AXIS Camera Station

Free upgrade of (AXIS Camera Station 3 & 4) Channel licenses to Core Device licenses for systems with 32 or less devices*.

Upgrade to Universal Device licenses for all devices above 32  for larger  systems is done by purchasing AXIS Camera Station 4 to Universal Upgrade License (e-License article number:  0879-040).

You can easily calculate the licenses required for your system using our License Calculator

Read more about upgrading in "Migration guide from AXIS Camera Station 4 to 5 or above"

Trial mode

When adding new devices to the system, a trial period of 30 days is offered for the newly added devices.

Information regarding AXIS Camera station 4.

From AXIS Camera Station 5.0, each Axis device requires one AXIS Camera Station Core Device or Universal Device license. For third party cameras, one Universal Device license is required for each IP address.
Some Axis network cameras contain more than one image sensor, they only require one device license.

Buy AXIS Camera Station licenses from our partners. Use our partner locator to find the right Axis partner for you.

eLicenses

The AXIS Camera Station licenses are available using electronic delivery, this is the recommended way of licensing. When eLicenses are ordered there will be no physical delivery. Compared with traditional software licensing, eLicensing generates savings on delivery times, delivery costs, distribution costs, storage space and environmental impact.

Any number of licenses can be ordered at once (i.e. 9 Core Device Licenses, 57 Universal Device Licenses…) but a separate order must be placed for each server.

Traditional licenses

Regular licenses are available in packs of either 1, 4, 16 or 32 for Core Device Licenses and packs of 1, 4, 10 or 20 for Universal Device Licenses, except for in North America (please use eLicenses instead). Each system* supports a maximum of 32 Core Device Licenses. There is no limit to how many Universal Device Licenses can be added to an AXIS Camera Station Server.

Type of licenses

Core Device licenses

Core Device licenses apply to Axis devices such as Axis network cameras.

A maximum of 32 Core Device licenses may be used on a system*.

Universal Device licenses

Universal Device licenses add scalability above 32 devices per system* and Third party device support.

Upgrades

Free upgrade of (AXIS Camera Station 3 & 4) Channel licenses to Core Device licenses (up to 32 per system*).

Upgrade of systems larger than 32 devices is done by purchasing AXIS Camera Station 4 to Universal Upgrade License.

Core Device licenses can be upgraded to Universal Device licenses thanks to an AXIS Camera Station Core to Universal Upgrade License. It is primarily used for merging two or more version 5 systems. One of these licenses in combination with a standard Core license gives one Universal license. Do NOT use this for upgrades from prior version of AXIS Camera Station. E-License article number: 0879-030. Printed license article number (Not available in North America, please use eLicenses in this region instead): 1-pack, 0879-130. 5-pack, 0879-140. 10-pack, 0879-150. 20-pack, 0879-160.

When adding new devices to the system, a trial period of 30 days is offered for the newly added devices.

* A system may consist of one or more servers. When an AXIS Camera Station viewing client is connected to two or more AXIS Camera Station servers at the same time, these servers are considered as part of the same system and share a common pool of maximum 32 Core Device licenses in total.