Axis Communications 216FD Manuel D’Utilisation

The AXIS 216FD provides several different image and video stream formats. The type to 

use depends on your requirements and on the properties of your network. 

The Live View page in the AXIS 216FD provides access to MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG video 

streams, as well as to single JPEG images. Other applications and clients can also access 

these video streams/images directly, without going via the Live View page. 

This video compression standard makes good use of bandwidth, and can provide 

DVD-quality video streams at less than 1 Mbit/s. Note that the image settings of the 

MPEG-4 stream are the same for all clients.

Deciding on the combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your viewing 

requirements, and on the properties of your network. The available options in AMC are:

Unicast RTP

This unicast method (RTP over UDP) should be your 
first consideration for live video, especially when it is 
important to always have an up-to-date video stream, 
even if some images are dropped. 

Unicasting is used for video-on-demand 
broadcasting, so that there is no video traf-
fic on the network until a client connects 
and requests the stream.  
Note: There is a maximum of 20 simulta-
neous viewers.

RTP over RTSP

This unicast method (RTP tunneled over RTSP) is use-
ful as it is relatively simple to configure firewalls to 
allow RTSP traffic. 

RTP over RTSP over HTTP

This unicast method can be used to traverse firewalls. 
Firewalls are commonly configured to allow the HTTP 
protocol, thus allowing RTP to be tunneled.

Multicast RTP

This method (RTP over TCP) should be your first con-
sideration for live video, especially when it is impor-
tant to always have an up-to-date video stream, even 
if some images are dropped.

Multicasting provides the most efficient 
usage of bandwidth, especially when there 
are large numbers of clients viewing simul-
taneously. Note however, that a multicast 
broadcast cannot pass a network router 
unless the router is configured to allow this. 
It is thus not possible to multicast over e.g. 
the Internet.

AMC will negotiate with the camera to determine exactly which transport protocol to use 

in the order listed above. This order can be changed and the options disabled, to suit any 

specific requirements.

MPEG-4 is licensed technology. The AXIS 216FD includes one viewing client license. 

Installing additional unlicensed copies of the viewing client is prohibited. To pur-

chase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller.