AXIS M5014

Rex

Hi guys,
Just purchased an AXIS M5014... not actually shipped yet. Been trying to test run Axis Companion software on VMware Fusion on virtual Windows machine on a Mac. At the last step, and even though the application was successfully installed, I am unable to log in to my Axis account. So, without Windows software...
What level of control/support does Security Spy have for the AXIS M5014?
I can still cancel my Axis order if it turns out I that won't have full functionality via a Mac OS application.
Thanks.

Ben

Hi Rex,

SecuritySpy works very well with this camera. With SecuritySpy you will be able to:

- Receive full-resolution full-rate video from the camera (either the JPEG or H.264 stream)
- Receive audio from the camera's built-in microphone
- Record both of the above
- Control the pan and tilt, including setting and recalling preset positions

Hope this helps,
Ben

Rex

It helps enormously with the blood pressure, and thank you, Ben!

There's something about licensing a codec, or something... are there any issues related to licenses when running the Axis on a Mac? The Axis data sheet says "Windows decoder 1-user license." No idea what that means. Thanks again.

Ben

I have no idea what that means either! SecuritySpy uses QuickTime for all its encoding/decoding, which is built into every Mac system and doesn't require any extra licensing. You don't have to worry about this.

Rex

Thanks, Ben.

With no trouble, I got the Axis running fine in SecuritySpy... controlling PTZ, etc., but at some weird point, I lost it again. I must have inadvertently changed some critical SecuritySpy settings.

I can access the camera at its default address -- 192.168.0.90 -- in a browser, or in another application, and control it, etc., at that address. But the address just won't work now in SecuritySpy! Strange! I tried every combination I could think of: quitting, resetting camera, password/no password, variations on my network settings... many hours ... stumped!

Here's a screenshot of my Mac's network settings and 2 SecuritySpy windows. Can you guess what the issue might be?

http://i43.tinypic.com/2v1krki.jpg

Rex

Footnote:
The problem was caused by a firewall!
Now I can access/"see" the camera in the Camera Settings window!
But in the Individual Camera Video window all I can see is black... with a tiny swatch of color in the top-left corner.
PTZ works fine.
Getting closer, but still not in the clear. Any suggestions much appreciated. Thanks!

Rex

All sorted, after a restart and tweaked settings in camera browser applet. One of these days I may even figure out how to add the cam to my network! Many thanks.

Ben

Hi Rex, glad to hear you worked out all your problems. I hope you're happy with everything now.