Axis S2108 - Server Port Configuration; Security Considerations

AXISCameraStationS2108Appliance
Configureyourdevice
WhentheclientandtheserverareseparatedbyaNAT,rewallorsimilar,conguretheNATorrewalltoensurethattheHTTPport,
TCPport,andstreamingportspeciedinAXISCameraStationServiceControlareallowedtopassthroughtherewalland/orNAT.
ForinstructionshowtoconguretheNATorrewall,contactthenetworkadministrator.
Serverportconguration
AXISCameraStationserverusesports55752(HTTP),55754(TCP),55756(mobilecommunication),and55757(mobilestreaming)for
communicationbetweentheserverandtheclient.YoucanchangetheportsinAXISCameraStationServiceControlifrequired.See
GeneralinAXISCameraStationServiceControl.
Securityconsiderations
Topreventunauthorizedaccesstocamerasandrecordings,keepthefollowinginmind:
•Usestrongpasswordsforallnetworkdevices(cameras,videoencoders,andauxiliarydevices).
•InstallAXISCameraStationserver,cameras,videoencoders,andauxiliarydevicesonasecurenetworkseparatefrom
theofcenetwork.YoucaninstalltheAXISCameraStationclientonacomputeronanothernetwork,forexample,
anetworkwithinternetaccess.
•Makesureallusershavestrongpasswords.WindowsActiveDirectoryprovidesahighlevelofsecurity.
Licenseasystemonline
BoththeAXISCameraStationclientandtheservermustbeconnectedtotheinternet.
1.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,
1.1GotoConguration>Licenses>Management.
1.2Managelicensesonlineisturnedonbydefault.
1.3ClickGotoAXISLicensePortal.
2.IntheAXISLicensePortalwww.axis.com/licenses,
2.1SigninwithyourMyAxisaccount.
2.2ThelicensekeyisautomaticallygeneratedandshownunderLicensekeys.
2.3Ifyouhavepurchasedlicensekeysseparately,enteryourlicensekeyunderAddlicensekeyandclickAdd.
3.IntheAXISCameraStationclient,checkthatyourlicensekeysareshownunderConguration>Licenses>Keys.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=76546&section=license-a-system-with-internet-connection
AXISCameraStationonlinelicenseregistration
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