Axis P7210 - Troubleshooting; Firmware and Recovery Procedures

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AXISP7210VideoEncoder

Troubleshooting

CheckingtheFirmware

Firmwareissoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootingaproblem

shouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticularproblem.The

currentrmwareversionintheAxisproductisdisplayedinthepageSetup>BasicSetupandinSetup>About.

UpgradingtheFirmware

Whenyouupgradethe>withthelatestrmwarefromAxiswebsite,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionalityavailable.Always

readtheupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewrelease,beforeupgradingthermware.

Toupgrade,followtheseinstructions:

1.Savethermwareletoyourcomputer.ThelatestversionofthermwareisavailablefreeofchargefromAxiswebsite

atwww.axis.com/techsup

2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpages.

3.UnderUpgradeServer,clickBrowseandlocatetheleonyourcomputer.ClickUpgrade.

Afterstartingtheupgradeprocess,alwayswaitatleast5–10minutesbeforerestartingtheproduct,evenifyoususpectthe

upgradehasfailed.

AXISCameraManagementcanbeusedformultipleupgrades.Seewww.axis.comformoreinformation.

Note

•Yourdealerreservestherighttochargeforanyrepairattributabletofaultyupgradebytheuser.

•Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providingthefeaturesareavailableinthe

newrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.

EmergencyRecoveryProcedure

Ifpowerornetworkconnectionislostduringtheupgrade,theprocessfailsandtheproductbecomesunresponsive.FlashingredStatus

indicatorindicatesafailedupgrade.Torecovertheproduct,followthestepsbelow.Theserialnumberisfoundontheproduct’slabel.

1.InUNIX/Linux,typethefollowingfromthecommandline:

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