AXIS 2460 System Overview

AXIS ETRAX 100LX

ARTPEC-1

4 MB FLASH

32 MB RAM

Up to 4 internal IDE hard disks

Linux 2.4

AXIS 2460 I/O

Power connector 115/230V 50-60Hz

RJ-45 for Ethernet 10/100

4 + 4 BNC (video in + loop through)

RS-232 (modem + external device control)

RS-485 (PTZ not supported in first rev.)

4 alarm inputs + 1 relay output control

Operating Options

All recording is done to AXIS 2460 internal hard disks

No connection to network or over modem is necessary for recording

Live view, playback, and administration via Web browser

Connection to Ethernet (network or directly with cross-over cable)

Connection via modem

Both Ethernet and modem connection

Installation Scenario – “Small” Store

2460

Cashier

Parking lot

StoreStoreroom

Office

PC Modem

Access fromRemote location

Network or direct Ethernet cable

Serial cable to modem

Alarms for the “Small” Store

2460

Cashier

Parking lot

Store

Storeroom

Office

PC Modem

MD

MD

Push button

After Cabling

Basic set-up required after installation of cameras, cables, and alarm inputs, and the power is switched on for the first time

Minimum set-up to enable the video input ports

How to Get Around in the Product

1) Connect to PC/Web browser Over Ethernet (network or directly with cross-

over cable)

Over serial port (directly with null-modem cable supplied by Axis)

2) In the case of network connection, set the IP parameters and then continue with Web browser set-up

The first thing that will be seen in the Web browser is …

After Enabling the Cameras

The AXIS 2460 immediately starts to record from all enabled cameras at 1 frame per second

The “Continuous recording” event, a pre-defined event, which is enabled on all cameras by default

The event can be disabled or deleted

It is the events that determine what the AXIS 2460 will do!

Default View

Quad view Always the same image size is displayed For cameras set at high resolution (4CIF): Every second pixel

horizontally and vertically is removed For cameras set at normal resolution (CIF): Image shown in its’

true resolution For cameras set at low resolution (QCIF): Every pixel horizontally

and vertically is doubled Viewing frame rate up to 7 (NTSC) / 6 (PAL) fps per camera with 4

synchronized cameras Viewing frame rate up to 3.5 (NTSC) / 3 (PAL) fps per camera with 4

unsynchronized cameras Viewing frame rate up to 30 (NTSC) / 25 (PAL) fps with 1 camera

Links to single camera view Image shown in its’ true resolution

Links to Recordings and Administration

Does Everybody Have Access?

Yes, as long as the default password ‘pass’ remains unchanged

Three levels of users can be defined Administrator Operator Viewer All can be defined with or without dial-

up access

User Levels

User Settings are found under Administration - System Options – Users

Administrator Has access to everything

Operator Has access to everything except System Option

Viewer Has access to live viewing, playback, and

manual start/stop recording (if such an event has been defined)

Setting Up Events

Event settings are found under Administration - Recording Options – Event Settings

Start with Alarm Settings if alarm inputs/output is going to be used

Can only be set up by Administrator or Operator

Up to 100 events can be defined at the same time

Up to 50 events can be active at the same time and trigger recordings

As long as a recording exists, which has been triggered by a certain event, the even will remain defined even if deleted from the Events List

Events can always be disabled

Events for the “Small” Store

Storeroom MD active Record storeroom camera at max frame rate, recording duration 10

minutes, high priority recording

Always under normal conditions Record store and cashier cameras at 1 fps, normal priority

recording

Store MD active between 7 PM and 8 AM Record store and cashier cameras at max frame rate, pre-buffer 5

minutes, top priority recording

Cashier push button active Record store and cashier cameras at max frame rate, pre-buffer 30

minutes, recording duration 60 minutes, trigger alarm on output control, send an e-mail, top priority recording

Always Record parking lot camera, 1 fps, low priority recording

Where are the Recordings?

All recordings are found under the Recordings link Under Administration

Directly in the Live Quad View page

Directly in a single camera view page

Recordings

Allows you to search for recordings By camera, event name, and time

Playback Axis ActiveX component Shows images in recorded resolution Variable playback speed Zoom in on time intervals Create snapshots and AVI files

Lock recording (save “as is” on the hard disk until unlocked)

No limit on number of recordings Expect slower Web interface with many (thousands of)

recordings

Recording Options

Three Recording Modes available

The possible settings for the APViS algorithm Normal – Long – Extended Long

APViS – Axis Patent Pending

An Axis invented algorithm to make room for new recordings on the hard disks by reducing the frame rate of the oldest and least important recordings

Eventually recordings are erased from the hard disks (unless locked)

Increases availability time of recordings compared to the standard FIFO algorithm

Age and priority of the event triggering a recording determine when frame rate reduction is done

Reduction is Done in Four StepsUnreduced frame rate

Reduction step 1 (50 % of original frame rate)

Reduction step 3 (12,5 % of original frame rate)

Reduction step 2 (25 % of original frame rate)

2 3 4 5 6 7

2 3 4 5 6 7

1

1

8

8

Reduction step 4 (This sequence in the recording has been removed)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

The Recording Modes

Normal Same as FIFO, i.e. oldest recording erased completely

no matter what priority

Extended Approximately doubles recording availability over

Normal

Extended Long Approximately five-doubles recording availability over

Normal

Max Store Time Regardless of recording mode, maximum store time of

recordings can be specified per camera to enable compliance with local legislation

Availability / Time to First Reduction

Examples, approximate figures

Secure Storage

A method to reduce the impact of a hard disk crash or unexpected power failure

The AXIS 2460 writes images sequentially to all available disks

With for example 4 disks and in case of a disk crash, ¼ of the images of all recordings are lost, i.e. a 25 % decrease of frame rate is the only result and no complete recordings are lost

The AXIS 2460 uses a journaling file system (ext3fs) After a power crash, the AXIS 2460 self-repairs and

automatically resumes normal operation The recordings database is continuously backed up to all

available disks, but 1 minute of latest recordings may be lost

Camera Options

It’s all known from Axis Network Cameras and Video Servers

Camera and System Options

Two COM ports, modem goes on #2

No PTZ support

Three levels of users can be defined

Firewall built-in

Server and hard disk maintenance

Most of the other options are known from Axis Network Cameras and Video Servers

AXIS 2460 System Overview

InternetLANISDN

ModemGSM/CDPD

Digital CameraProcessing(ARTPEC-1)

Ethernet/RS-232

Axis 2460 CPU(ETRAX 100 LX)Data

Data

Data

Data

Web client/browser

APViSalgorithms

Recorder

Diskinterface

Digital inputs/Relay output

(Terminalblock)

Webserver(HTTP)

Eventhandler

Player

It’s a Great Product!!