AXIS Camera Station

Easy and efficient video surveillance and access control
  • Easy and efficient operations
  • Surveillance and physical access control
  • Optimized for Axis network products
  • Powerful feature set
  • AXIS Site Designer for system design
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AXIS Camera Station is a video management and access management  software especially developed to fit a wide range of installations. Retail stores, hotels, schools and manufacturing industries are just some of the companies that enjoy full control and protection of their premises and can quickly take care of incidents.

Powerful and simple to operate

AXIS Camera Station is powerful and easy to use with an intuitive interface so anyone can manage the system, handle incidents and quickly export high-definition evidence. AXIS Camera Station matches our other network video products and features to offer you a complete, flexible, safe and reliable system. To make it easy to get started AXIS Camera Station comes preloaded on our wide range of network video recorders.

Video surveillance and more

With AXIS Camera Station you can do more than manage you cameras. It is easy to add features like network speakers to communicate with staff and deter intruders, network intercoms for audiovisual identification and remote entry control, body worn solutions for private security and law enforcement, Video analytics to improve operator efficiency and radar to follow intruders. Axis Camera Station is upgraded with new possibilities all the time to better protect your premises and make your life easier.

Enhanced security with access control

AXIS Camera Station also includes access control management as part of its seamless, user-friendly interface. Designed to work with AXIS A1601 Network Door Controller and Axis card readers, this scalable solution can manage up to 128 doors per server and up to 10,000 cardholders with support for multiple credentials. AXIS Camera Station Secure Entry is included in AXIS Camera Station, and one license is needed for each door controller.

smart search

Easy and efficient investigations with Smart Search 2 (beta)

Smart Search 2 (beta) comes with an intuitive search interface making it possible for any user to quickly search through video material to find persons and vehicles of interest. It is powered by motion object data from the Axis camera, which can be further processed using machine- and deep-learning methods to quickly classify objects such as people, cars, trucks and bicycles. The Smart Search 2 function works with most Axis IP cameras and no extra hardware and software is needed.

Protecting privacy – easily mask people and objects

Tools for protection of privacy are core functions of a Video Management Software. Sometimes you may need to mask objects and innocent bystanders in video to comply with regulations. Using video redaction in AXIS Camera Station you can easily clean video when exporting. With AXIS Live Privacy Shield you can monitor live activities without collecting any personal data.

Mobile viewing app for remote monitoring

Axis Mobile viewing app makes it easy to keep up with events from the surveillance site even from other locations. It offers easy access to multiple systems and other features such as live view with selectable streaming profiles, timeline visualization of recorded events, snapshots in live view and playback, real-time notifications as well as control of Axis intercoms.

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There are two main license types:

  • Core device licenses (0879-010) for Axis devices and 2N intercoms
  • Universal device licenses (0879-020) is required for all other types of devices (ONVIF Profile S and RTSP).
     

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License types

Name License number
AXIS Camera Station 5 Universal Device License - eLicense 0879-020
AXIS Camera Station 5 Universal Device License, 4 pcs 0879-100
AXIS Camera Station 5 Universal Device License, 10 pcs 0879-110
AXIS Camera Station 5 Universal Device License, 20 pcs 0879-120
AXIS Camera Station 5 Universal Device License 0879-090
AXIS Camera Station 5 Core to Universal Upgrade License - eLicense 0879-030
AXIS Camera Station 5 Core to Universal Upgrade License, 5 pcs 0879-140
AXIS Camera Station 5 Core to Universal Upgrade License, 10 pcs 0879-150
AXIS Camera Station 5 Core to Universal Upgrade License, 20 pcs 0879-160
AXIS Camera Station 5 Core to Universal Upgrade License 0879-130
AXIS Camera Station 5 Core Device License - eLicense 0879-010
AXIS Camera Station 5 Core Device License, 32 pcs 0879-080
AXIS Camera Station 5 Core Device License, 4 pcs 0879-060
AXIS Camera Station 5 Core Device License, 16 pcs 0879-070
AXIS Camera Station 5 Core Device License 0879-050
AXIS Camera Station 4 to Universal Upgrade License - eLicense 0879-040
AXIS Camera Station 4 to Universal Upgrade License 0879-170
AXIS Camera Station 4 to Universal Upgrade License, 5 pcs 0879-180
AXIS Camera Station 4 to Universal Upgrade License, 10 pcs 0879-190
AXIS Camera Station 4 to Universal Upgrade License, 20 pcs 0879-200

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Free upgrade to version 5. More about licenses and upgrades. 
See Migration guide 5.13 and Migration guide 5.0.

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AXIS Camera Station user manual for mobile app. 

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