AXISSECURITY
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This check type monitors events triggered by an http://www.axis.com network camera. When an event is triggered it will not only generate a traditional ServersCheck alert (email, SMS) but also start a recording and store it on the hard drive of the appliance or server on which the Monitoring Software runs. Through the Monitoring Software the recordings can be viewed as well as real time images from the camera.
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Requirements
1) Axis network camera with the HTTP API 2.0 or higher on board. Setup below is done against an Axis 207 camera. Other Axis camera's are setup in a similar way
2) ServersCheck Monitoring Software 8.1.1 or higher (PREMIUM Edition or Appliance)
First set up your camera according to the Axis user manual. Make sure to note the IP address of the camera, the port it listens on, the username and the password.
Configuring the monitoring in the ServersCheck Monitoring Software
Go the All Monitors View
In there click on the ADD MONITOR button. On the following screen select the AXISSECURITY check type
If you have already previously defined the camera, then select it from the drop down list in the Step 4 window
If no camera is defined, then select Add Axis Camera
Following information is needed for defining the camera:
- IP address of the camera
- Port the camera is running on. In this example it is running on port 8282
- Username
- Password
Take note of the ID of the camera. This will be needed when configuring the Axis camera for integration with the ServersCheck Monitoring Software
Configure the Axis camera for integration with ServersCheck
Connect to the administration web interface of your network camera and click on the Event Settings option as shown below
To trigger an event and notify the ServersCheck Monitoring Software, you need to enable the Send TCP Notification option. Then click on the TCP server settings
Now make sure that the ServersCheck Monitoring Service is running.
The ServersCheck Monitoring Software listens on port 1274 for incoming camera notifications. The IP address you need to define in the above window is the IP address of the host or appliance running the ServersCheck Monitoring Software.
Camera View & Recordings
From the top menu, select the Camera View
The monitor and camera added previously is shown in the camera view. It shows in this view the live streaming from the camera
In the drop down box under the Camera you would like to see a recording from, select the option Camera Recordings
You will now be redirected to the Camera Recordings view similar as below. By clicking on the link of a recording, you can view the stills as recorded by the Monitoring Software upon a trigger from the camera.
Store MP4 recordings on the appliance or ServersCheck host
ServersCheck automatically triggers a recording when an event is received from an Axis network camera. This recording is a collection of JPG still images at a rate of 2 frames per second
You can also have ServersCheck store MP4 recordings. MP4 recordings add the benefit of sound so that you can actually hear if something happens inside the server or technical room.
To enable MP4 recordings we first need to add a FTP server on the host or appliance running the ServersCheck Monitoring Software. ServersCheck recommends using the free Filezilla as FTP server. You can download it from here: [[1]]
Once installed, create a user in Filezilla as below. First click on the Add User icon (fourth from the right). The Users window will open and then click on the Add button to create a new user. Take note of the username and password you created for the FTP account
In the Users' window click on the Shared Folder page. Click on the Add button and browse to the video/mp4 subdirectory under your main ServersCheck directory. If you don't have a MP4 subfolder then create it now. Make sure it is mp4 in lower case. Click on OK when done
The folder options should be set with following options enabled: Read, Write, Delete
Now connect to the admin web interface of the camera. In the Event Settings option of the camera, enable the upload images/video option.
As upload type select FTP and then click on the Primary FTP server settings...
As folder set the Upload path: field to /ID of camera defined earlier/
The username and password are the ones you defined in Filezilla
You can click on Test to verify the settings
