Camera setup · Axis

Connect an Axis camera to VISEC.

Axis cameras keep ONVIF users completely separate from their normal users, and once the camera has a password ONVIF stays locked until you create one. Create it and VISEC connects in seconds.

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First, try the easy way

Press scan.

VISEC searches your network for ONVIF cameras and lists what it finds. If your Axis camera already has ONVIF switched on, it appears here and you are watching live in a few seconds — nothing below is needed.

Creating the ONVIF user

If the camera does not appear.

Menu names move around between firmware versions, so treat these as the place to look rather than an exact path.

  1. Open the camera in a browser

    Enter the camera's IP address and sign in as root or an administrator.

  2. Find the ONVIF accounts

    On current AXIS OS go to System › Accounts › ONVIF accounts. On older firmware it is System Options › Security › ONVIF.

  3. Add an administrator ONVIF user

    Add a user with the Administrator role. root is not accepted as an ONVIF user name, and some firmware rejects special characters in the password — use letters, numbers, - or _.

  4. Scan from VISEC

    Press scan, pick the camera and sign in with the ONVIF user.

Access controlAxis cameras with input and output ports can open gates and unlock doors from VISEC's access control module, with no extra controller.
PortsONVIF on HTTP port 80, RTSP on 554.
Plate readingAxis cameras are a strong fit for VISEC's number plate recognition — it has run on Axis cameras on South African national roads.
The VISEC window on Windows showing four cameras at once
The VISEC window · four cameras at once · example views

Once it is connected.

  • Watch it liveOn its own or beside your other cameras, across up to 8 monitors.
  • Record on motionChoose the part of the picture that matters and how sensitive it should be.
  • Get an emailA snapshot the moment motion starts, so you know without watching.
  • Read number platesPlate recognition is included in every license, including the free one camera license.

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