Axis Communications 241S Manuel D’Utilisation

RTP/RTSP
This unicast method is RTP tunneled over RTSP. This can be used to exploit the fact that it 

is relatively simple to configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic.

RTP/RTSP/HTTP or RTP/RTSP/HTTPS
These two methods can also be used to traverse firewalls. Firewalls are commonly 

configured to allow the HTTP protocol, thus allowing RTP to be tunneled.

The recommended method of accessing live video (MPEG-4 and/or Motion JPEG) from the 

AXIS 241Q/241S is to use the AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer in 

Windows. This ActiveX component is automatically installed on first use, after which it 

can be configured by opening the AMC Control Panel applet from the Windows Control 

Panel. Alternatively, right-click the video image in Internet Explorer.

Video/images from the AXIS 241Q/241S can also be accessed in the following ways:

• If supported by the client, the AXIS 241Q/241S can use Motion JPEG server push to dis-

play video. This option maintains an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends 

data as and when required, for as long as required. 

• As single JPEG images in a browser. Enter e.g. the path: 

http://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi?resolution=CIF

• Windows Media Player. This requires AMC and the MPEG-4 decoder to be installed. The 

paths that can be used are listed below, in the order of preference.

• Unicast via RTP: axrtpu://<ip>/mpeg4/#/media.amp
• Unicast via RTSP: axrtsp://<ip>/mpeg4/#/media.amp
• Unicast via RTSP, tunneled via HTTP: axrtsphttp://<ip>/mpeg4/#/media.amp 
• Unicast via RTSP, tunneled via HTTPS: axrtsphttps://<ip>/mpeg4/#/media.amp 
• Multicast:  axrtpm://<ip>/mpeg4/#/media.amp

• <ip> = IP address.
• # = video source number or the quad stream. This is set to 1 if omitted.