Axis IP Cameras

Of all the IP Camera manufacturers, we have found that Axis provide the most comprehensive technical information for software developers and all of the necessary documents are available from their web site. Their range of IP Cameras always perform as expected when integrated with our web platform and the variety of snapshot commands on offer make working with their equipment very flexible.

To date, only the Axis 207 / 207W models support the uploading of mpeg4 video clips via FTP and this is the one dissapointment we have found with the otherwise extensive range of features available in their cameras.

In the Setup Menu of your Axis camera, click on Event Configuration and Event Servers. Add a new FTP Event Server and enter the credentials and other information provided by YourAlarm.com - then click on the Test button to make sure that the camera is able to make a connection to the server.

Go to the Event Types Menu and click on the "Add Triggered" button. Set the "Respond to Trigger" and "Triggered By" sections to your requirements and then in the "When Triggered" section, set the Upload Type to FTP and enter the name of the FTP server you just created above. We recommend you use a Base File Name of .jpg and select the "Add date/time suffix" radio button. The Event Configuration screen is where you can experiment with different settings in order to obtain the results you want.

Unless you have the Axis 207 model that can upload mpeg4 video clips, the end result is that images will be uploaded to our server in Motion JPeg format, which is a number of individual files with a .jpg file extension. You can log into the FTP server with any FTP Client software to download your stored images at any time.