AXIS Camera Station is an IP-Surveillance software that works with Axis network cameras and video servers to provide video monitoring, recording and event management functions.

With the AXIS Camera Station installed on your Windows PC, you can monitor your cameras, and at the same time, record high quality, digital video either continuously or on schedule, alarm and/or motion detection.

The AXIS Camera Station offers easy ways to search for recorded events. In addition, the software has a multi-view playback feature that enables a user to view simultaneous recordings from different cameras to get a comprehensive picture of an event. 

Remote viewing and playback are also possible with the use of a Web browser or with the AXIS Camera Station's Windows client. The Windows client also enables remote administration of the software. The software allows for scalability, with easy addition of licenses for up to 25 cameras (either networked or analog cameras with video servers attached--see list of compatible products below).

Key features:

• View and record live video from multiple cameras simultaneously      
• Includes several recording modes: continuous, scheduled, on alarm and/or on motion detection. (The software's motion detection feature works by retrieving an image every specified second and comparing the differences in a specified area of the image.)        
• Supports, additionally, the video motion detection feature built into some Axis cameras, which saves network bandwidth as images are only sent when motion is detected      
• High quality recordings      
• No recording limitation in software      
• Multiple search functions for recorded events      
• Remote access via a Web browser or Windows client, which is included with the software      
• Enables control of PTZ and dome cameras      
• Alarm alert functions (beep and e-mail)      
• Full duplex, real-time audio support without recording 

AXIS Camera Station supports the following Axis network cameras: AXIS 205, AXIS 206, AXIS 206M, AXIS 206W, AXIS 210, AXIS 211, AXIS 213 PTZ, AXIS 2100, AXIS 2110, AXIS 2120, AXIS 2130, AXIS 2420, and analog cameras that are connected to any of the following video servers: AXIS 241Q/S,  AXIS 2400, AXIS 2400+, AXIS 2401, AXIS 2401+, and AXIS 2411. The devices must have firmware 2.34 or higher installed. 

License information:
Licenses for up to 10 cameras (networked or analog cameras connected to video servers) are included in the software purchase. Thereafter, customers may purchase additional licenses in either packs of five or one. Each software supports a maximum of 25 camera licenses. (For instance, if 18 camera licenses are required, you'll need to buy one 5-license package, and three 1-license upgrades to add to the 10 already provided in the initial software purchase.) 

User interface

View recordings
 
The AXIS Camera Station software provides a multi-view playback feature that enables a user to view simultaneous recordings from different cameras to get a comprehensive picture of an event. The software also enables users to print, mail and save events or ZIP the events for later use or storage. Users can also search for recordings with motion in a selected area of an image.

System overview

The AXIS Camera Station software runs as a Windows Service in the background on a dedicated PC. It supports up to 25 cameras and allows live viewing of up to 16 cameras simultaneously. Since remote viewing and playback are possible with the use of a Web browser or with the AXIS Camera Station's Windows client, there is no need to be at the PC that is doing the actual recording. The Windows client also enables remote administration of the software.
 

	Live viewing	Playback	Administration	Background recording service
AXIS Camera Station
AXIS Camera Station Client
AXIS Camera Station Web interface
AXIS Camera Station Player*

*A computer with the AXIS Camera Station Player installed will be able to play back saved events. The Player (which is included in the AXIS Camera Station software) will be available for download for free from Axis' Web site in Q3, 2004.

See also installation scenarios for more details. 

Download the AXIS Camera Station data sheet 

Technical specifications