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System design tools & Guidelines



Welcome to Axis system design pages & education center. This is where you’ll find information about how to successfully deploy or extend your video surveillance system. This section features a variety of tools and guidelines available in different formats, to help you in the design of your network video project.

 

Online information

Technical guide to network video
These pages explore the techniques and factors to consider for the successful deployment of IP-based security surveillance and remote monitoring applications. It helps you achieve a solution that takes full advantage of the potential of network video technology.
 
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IP-Surveillance Design Guide
This document is a guide to setting up an IP-Surveillance system in a small- to medium-sized security installation. It provides an overview of network video’s functionalities and benefits, and outlines considerations and recommendations for implementing such a system.
 
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Preparing your network video project
How to design a network video system depends on your application need and level of complexity.
 
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Tutorials

Image Quality Tutorial
This tutorial, focusing on conditions such as light, scene and camera settings, will help you understand the different aspects of image quality and what you can do to improve it.
 
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Identification and Recognition Tutorial
The focus of this tutorial is how cameras in a surveillance project can provide the close-up footage required for identification and recognition.
 
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System design tools

AXIS Design Tool
AXIS Design Tool is a simulation-based calculation tool which helps determine the bandwidth and storage needs for specific network video projects.
 
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Axis housing configurator
This tool helps you find the right housings, and complementary accessories such as brackets, power supplies and cables, for your specific camera application.
 
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AXIS Object Recognition Tool
This tool focuses on scene capturing and face recognition capabilities of Axis network cameras at different distances and in combination with alternative lenses. The tool helps you navigate through the Axis product portfolio, to find the most appropriate camera for your application.
 
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Lens calculators
This tool helps you calculate the focal length of the lens you will need in order to capture a specific scene at a certain distance.
 
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Axis product selector
This tool helps you find and compare products from Axis product portfolio. You specify product type, product category and needed functions and will be presented all available products meeting your selection criteria.
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AXIS Guide
The AXIS Guide is a version of the Axis product selector, specially designed for use on iPhone.
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Free project design tools, delivered upon request

Axis Network Video Design Tools DVD
 
AXIS Design Tool, a simulation-based calculation tool that determines the bandwidth and storage needs of a network video installation for both Motion-JPEG and MPEG-4 video.
 
Collection of video examples from different types of scenes.
 
Collateral, including the technical guide to network video.
Multilingual version, including support for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Japanese* and Korean*.

* Axis Design Tool only, collateral not included.
 
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Axis Technical Guide to Network Video
 
This reference guide explores the techniques and factors to consider for successful deployment of IP-based security surveillance and remote monitoring applications. It helps you achieve a solution that takes full advantage of the potential of network video technology.
 
Available in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, or Japanese
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