AXIS 241 Video Servers from the market leader in network video, are designed to migrate your analog investments into high-performance IP solutions, ideal for surveillance and remote monitoring.

AXIS 241QA/SA provide one audio stream in each direction, enabling users to not only see, but also listen in on an area and communicate requests or orders. In addition, they offer a de-interlace filter that improves image quality in the highest resolution (4CIF).

Specifications

• Model Number - AXIS 241QA
• Video compression - Motion JPEG. MPEG-4 Part 2 (ISO/IEC 14496-2), Profiles: ASP and SP.
• Resolutions - Resolutions 4CIF, 2CIFExp, 2CIF, CIF, QCIF. max 704x480 (NTSC) 768x576 (PAL). min 160x120 (NTSC) 176x144 (PAL)
• Frame rate (NTSC/PAL) - Motion JPEG: 30/25 fps at CIF (4 channel). MPEG-4: 20/17 fps at CIF (4 channel).
• Video streaming - Simultaneous Motion JPEG and MPEG-4. Controllable frame rate and bandwidth. Constant and variable bit rate (MPEG-4).
• Image settings - Compression levels: 11 (Motion JPEG) /23 (MPEG-4). Rotation: 90º, 180º, 270º. Aspect ratio correction. Color: color, black & white. Overlay capabilities: time, date, text or image. De-interlace filter.
• Audio - G.711 PCM 64kbit/s, G.726 ADPCM 32 or 24 kbit/s, full duplex, half duplex, simplex or audio off.
• Security - Multiple user access levels with password protection, IP address filtering and HTTPS encryption.
• Alarm and event management - Events triggered by built-in motion detection, external inputs or according to a schedule. Image upload over FTP, email and HTTP. Notification over TCP, email, HTTP and external outputs. Pre- and post alarm buffer of 9 MB per channel (approx. 4 min of CIF resolution video at 4 frames per second).
• Pan/Tilt/Zoom - A wide range of analog PTZ dome cameras is supported, free drivers available at www.axis.com. 20 presets/camera, Guard tour, PTZ control queue.
• Connectors - Analog composite video, NTSC/PAL autosensing inputs: 4 BNC inputs. Ethernet 10BaseT/100BaseTX, RJ-45. Terminal block: 4 alarm inputs, 4 alarm outputs, RS-485/422 half duplex port, alternative power connection. D-Sub for RS-232 port. 3.5 mm jack for Mic in (max 54 mVpp) or Line in (max 8.0 Vpp, mono), 3.5 mm jack for Line out (max 2.6 Vpp, mono) to active speaker.
• Casing - Metal casing. Standalone, stackable or with brackets for wall or cage mount.
• Processors and memory - CPU: ETRAX 100LX 32bit. Video processing and compression: ARTPEC-2. RAM: 64MB (241Q/QA), Flash: 8 MB. Battery backed up by real-time clock.
• Power - 7 - 20 V DC, max 8 W
• Operating conditions - 5 - 50 ºC (41 - 122 ºF). Humidity 20 - 80% RH (non-condensing).
• Installation, management & maintenance - Installation tool on CD and web-based configuration. Configuration backup and restore. Firmware upgrades over HTTP or FTP, firmware available at www.axis.com.
• Video access from Web browser - Camera live view, sequence tour capability for up to 20 PTZ presets or other Axis video sources, customizable HTML pages.
• Minimum web browsing requirements - Pentium III CPU 500 MHz or higher, or equivalent AMD. 128 MB RAM. AGP graphic card, Direct Draw, 32 MB RAM. Windows XP, 2000, NT4.0*, ME* or 98*, DirectX 9.0 or later. Internet Explorer 5.x or later. For other operating systems and browsers see www.axis.com/techsup.
• System integration support - Powerful API for software integration available at www.axis.com, including AXIS VAPIX API, AXIS Media Control SDK, event trigger data in video stream, embedded scripting and access to serial port peripherals over HTTP/TCP. Watchdog secures continuous operation, can be monitored by other systems via event notification. Embedded operating system: Linux 2.4
• Supported protocols - HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS*, TCP, SNMPv1/v2cv/v3 (MIB-II), RTSP, RTP, UDP, IGMP, RTCP, SMTP, FTP, DHCP, UPnP, ARP, DNS, DynDNS, SOCKS.
• Included Accessories - Power supply 9 V DC, mounting brackets, connector kit, Installation Guide, CD with installation tool, software and User’s Manual. MPEG-4 decoder (Windows), MPEG-4 licences (1 encoder, 1 decoder).
• Dimensions (HxWxD) - 42 x 140 x 155 mm (1.7” x 5.5” x 6.1”)
• Weight - 540 g (1.2 lbs) excl. power supply