Axis IP Devices

For Axis IP devices on which the Bonjour function is supported and enabled, changing the default value of the Friendly name parameter is strongly discouraged. If an arbitrary Friendly name value is set for an Axis IP device, a search for connected equipment in the Axxon Next software package will give incorrect results for this IP device.

The Friendly name parameter is configured through the Web interface of the IP device: Setup -> System options -> Network -> Bonjour

The default value of the Friendly name parameter is as follows: AXIS <model name> - <mac address>, where <model name> is the model of the Axis IP device and <mac address> is its MAC address (for example, AXIS 214 - 00408C7D2610

 Stretch Cards

Only video cameras that support the same television standard can be simultaneously connected to VRC6004, VRC6008,VRC6404HD, VRC6416, VRC7008L and VRC7016LX Stretch cards: they must support either PAL or NTSC. The TV standard used in video cameras connected through a Stretch card is set automatically during launch of the Axxon Next software package. Changes in the TV standard parameter are invalid.

The TV standard parameter is located in the Video stream settings group, in the properties of the Camera object, which is a child of the Stretch card object

For video cameras connected through Stretch cards, it is impossible to display object tracking from embedded detection units in the viewing tile in Axxon Next

IP devices which partially support the ONVIF protocol

To connect IP devices which only partially support ONVIF functions to the Axxon Next software package, you must use an ONVIF driver (1) with compatibility mode enabled.

Such video cameras include Hikvision models and early versions of firmware from Sony, Samsung, and others.


Compatibility mode makes it possible to receive a video image from video cameras; however, some capabilities of the Axxon Next software package will be unavailable.
Enabling compatibility mode for a video camera (2) connected using the ONVIF protocol (1) is recommended if the connection settings are correct, but there is no video image.

Sony IP Devices

Some Sony models support encoding of the video signal in two formats simultaneously. To use this option you must perform the following steps:

  1. Select the value Yes for the Video stream selection and Dual encoding settings.
  2. From the Codec priority list, select the codec which will take priority when dual encoding.