Axis 212 PTZ-V [36/57] Axis 212 ptz v system options

AXIS 212 PTZ/-V - System Options

Maximum bandwidth - Specify, in Mbit/s or Kbit/s, the maximum bandwidth that AXIS 212 PTZ/-V is allowed to use on your

network. This is a useful function when connecting AXIS 212 PTZ/-V to busy or heavily loaded networks. The default setting is

Unlimited. For more information, please refer to the online help.

SOCKS

SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. AXIS 212 PTZ/-V can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the

other side of a firewall/proxy server. This functionality is useful if AXIS 212 PTZ/-V is located on a local network behind a

firewall, but notifications, uploads, alarms, etc., need to be sent to a destination outside the local network (for example, to the

Internet).

QoS (Quality of service)

Quality of Service (QoS) provides the means to guarantee a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a

network. Quality can be defined as for example, a maintained level of bandwidth, low latency, no packet losses, etc. The main

benefits of a QoS-aware network can be summarized as:

• the ability to prioritize traffic and thus allow critical flows to be served before flows with lesser priority.

• greater reliability in the network, thanks to the control of the amount of bandwidth an application may use, and thus

control over bandwidth races between applications.

The QoS in Axis network video products marks the data packets for various types of network traffic originating from the

product. This makes it possible for network routers and switches to for example, reserve a fixed amount of bandwidth for

these types of traffic. The following types of traffic are marked:

•live video

•live audio

• event/alarm traffic

• management network traffic

QoS Settings

For each type of network traffic supported by your Axis network video product, enter a DSCP (Differentiated Services

Codepoint) value. This value is used to mark the traffic’s IP header. When the marked traffic reaches a network router or

switch, the DSCP value in the IP header tells the router or switch which type of treatment to apply to this type of traffic, for

example, how much bandwidth to reserve for it.

Note that DSCP values can be entered in decimal or hexadecimal form, but saved values are always shown in decimal.

For more information on Quality of Service, please see the Axis support web at www.axis.com/techsup

SMTP (email)

Enter the host names or addresses for your primary and secondary mail servers in the fields provided, to enable the sending of

notifications and image/video email messages from the camera to predefined addresses via SMTP.

If your mail server requires authentication, check the box for Use authentication to log in to this server and enter the

necessary information.

SNMP

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows remote management of network devices. Depending on the level of

security required, select the version of SNMP to use. The three levels of security are:

• SNMP V1 - includes no security.

• SNMP V2c - uses very simple security. The community name can be specified as a password for read or read/write

access to all supported SNMP objects. The community is the group of network devices using SNMP.

• SNMP V3 - provides encryption and secure passwords. HTTPS must be enabled.