Adding Axis Cameras to the Central Point Recorder

Issue:

How do I add Axis cameras to the Central Point NVR?

Prerequisite:

• Axis camera with the latest version of firmware loaded on it.
• Laptop to configure the Axis camera.
• Central Point Recorder.

Resolution:

In order to get the Axis camera to operate correctly, you will need to configure the Axis camera. You will need to:

• Plug the camera into a POE port on the back of the NVR

• If the Axis camera is new out of the box, do the initial setup

• Create an Onvif User

• Create a 2nd Onvif stream at a resolution of 640x480

• Create the same Onvif user in the User Settings

1. Plug the camera into the back of the recorder into one of the POE ports in the back.
2. Plug your laptop into the back of the recorder into one of the POE ports in the back. 
3. Run the Axis Search Software to find the camera.
4. Open a web browser and navigate to the web interface of the camera.
5. If this is the first time you are logging onto the camera please go through the setup steps.
6. Make sure you leave the network settings at DHCP and the NTP is set to DHCP.
   
7. When the initial setup is finished click Settings at the bottom right of the window. 
8. Click on System>ONVIF.
   
9. Click the "+" below ONVIF users.
   
10. Enter a Username, New Password, and Repeat Password.
    
11. Click Save.
12. Click the "+" below ONVIF media profiles.
    
13. Give the new profile a name.
    
14. Click on the arrow to the right of Video Source and select "user0" in the Select a configuration field.
    
15. Scroll down and click the arrow to the right of Video encoder and select "default_2 h.264" for the Select a configuration field. 
    
16. Scroll down and change the Resolution to 640x480.
17. Click Save.
18. Click on the Users.
    
19. Click the "+" under Users.
20. Enter the same ONVIF username and password as you did in step 10.
    
21. Click Save. 
22. At the NVR, Right Click on any box and select Camera Registration. (If you do not see that, you will need to log in first.)
    
23. The recorder should find the camera. Click on the camera.
    
24. Enter the ONVIF Username and password (step 10) to the right and click check.
    
25. Go to the camera in the table and click on the Assign Column and assign the camera to a Channel. 
    
26. Click Save and then the "x" at the top right. 

The camera should be displaying in multi-screen and full-screen views.