Axis S2008 User Manual

AXISCameraStationS20ApplianceSeries
Managethebuilt-inswitch
Howtoimprovesecurityforunusedports
Youcandisableportsthatyoudonotuse.Thisimprovessecurityandpreventsunauthorizedusersfromconnectingalaptopor
otherdevicestothesecuritynetwork.
1.Opentheswitch’swebpage.
2.GotoOverview>Portstatus.
3.Foreachportyouwanttodisable,turnoffPortenabled.
Howtoconguretheswitch'sIPaddress
Youcanchangetheswitch’sIPaddressbutformostcamerainstallationswerecommendtousethedefaultsettings.Thereasonfor
thisisthatasurveillancenetworkisnormallyisolatedfromothernetworks,forexampleacorporateLAN.Inthiscase,youwould
onlyusethesurveillancenetworktomanageandcollectsurveillancedevicesanddatafromthevideomanagementsoftware
installedontheserver.
Important
MakesureyourecordthenewIPaddress.Ifyou’veforgottenthenewIPaddress,contactAxissupport.
Note
Thefactorydefaultsettingsare:astaticIPconnectionwithaddress192.168.50.1andasubnetmaskwithaddress
255.255.255.0.
1.Opentheswitch’swebpage.
2.GotoNetwork>Conguration.
3.EnterIPaddress,Subnetmask,Gateway,DNS1andDNS2.
4.ClickSave.
5.Reboottheswitch.
HowtoconguretheDHCPserver
Important
Iftheswitch’sDHCPserverisenabledandtheAXISCameraStationS20Applianceisconnectedtoanexternalnetwork
withitsownDHCPserverviatheU1orSFP1connectors,youwillhaveIPaddressconicts.Thismightresultinthe
corporatenetworknotworking.
YoucanconguretheswitchtouseitsinternalDHCPserverforassigningIPaddressestoconnecteddevices.WhenyouusetheU1
connectiontoallowdevicestoaccessorbeingaccessedbyexternalapplication,youmustspecifythegatewayandDNSaddresses.
1.Opentheswitch’swebpage.
2.GotoNetwork>DHCPserver.
3.EnterStartIPaddress,EndIPaddress,Subnetmask,Gateway,DNS1,DNS2andLeaselength.
4.ClickSave.
5.Reboottheswitch.
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Axis S2008 Specifications

General

Brand	Axis
Model	S2008
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English