Axis 26926r2 User Manual

The AXIS Media Control (AMC) is installed automatically the first time the camera is accessed from Microsoft 

Internet Explorer. The AMC control panel can be opened by right-clicking on the video image in the Live View 

web page. The AMC control panel can be used to configure various video and audio settings. Please see the 

readme file included in the tool for more information.

Once installed, the camera is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the camera from the Internet you 

must configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the camera. One way to do this is to 

enable the NAT-traversal feature, which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the 

camera. This is enabled from Setup > System Options > Network > TCP/IP Advanced.

For more information, please see NAT traversal (port mapping), on page 28. See also the AXIS Internet Dynamic 

DNS Service at www.axiscam.net or, for Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support Web at 

www.axis.com/techsup

Depending on whether or not the Live View page has been customized, the buttons described below may or may 

not be visible.

The Video Format drop-down list allows the video format on the Live View page to be 

temporarily changed. 

The Output buttons control the 

output directly from the Live 

View page. These buttons are 

configured under Setup > Live 

View Config > Layout.

Pulse - click this button to activate the 

output for a defined period of time, e.g. 

to switch on a light for 20 seconds.

Active/Inactive - click these buttons to 

manually start and stop a connected 

device, e.g. switch a light on/off.

The Action buttons can trigger an event directly from the Live View page. These are configured 

under Setup > Live View Config > Layout.

The Snapshot button saves a snapshot of the video image currently being displayed. Right-click on 

the video image to save it in JPEG format on your computer. This button is primarily intended for 

use when the AMC viewer toolbar is not available.

The AMC viewer toolbar (AXIS Media Control) is available in Microsoft Internet Explorer only. It displays the 

following buttons:

The Play/Stop button starts and stops the live video stream.

The Snapshot button saves a snapshot of the video image currently being displayed. The Snapshot 

function and the target directory for saving snapshots can be configured from the AMC Control Applet 

in the Windows Control Panel (Internet Explorer only).

Click the View Full Screen button to make the video image fill the entire screen area. No other windows 

will be visible. Press Esc (Escape) on the computer keyboard to exit full screen.

The snapshot function in MPEG-4, Full Screen Mode will revert the image view to the default live view page. Click the 

Screen button to return to Full Screen Mode.