Specifications

• Model Number - AXIS 243Q
• Video compression - Motion JPEG. MPEG-4 Part 2 (ISO/IEC 14496-2). Profiles: ASP and SP.
• Resolutions - 4CIF, 2CIFExp, 2CIF, CIF, QCIF. Max 704x480 (NTSC), 704x576 (PAL). Min 160x120 (NTSC), 176x144 (PAL).
• Frame rate (NTSC/PAL) - Up to 30/25 per channel in all resolutions
• 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, image, privacy mask. De-interlace filter
• Pan/Tilt/Zoom - A wide range of analog PTZ dome cameras is supported, drivers available free of charge at www.axis.com 20 presets/camera. Guard tour. PTZ control queue. Supports Windows compatible joysticks.
• Security - Multiple user access levels with password protection. IP address filtering. HTTPS encryption. IEEE 802.1X authentication.
• Alarm and event management - Events triggered by video 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 CIF resolution video at 4 frames per second)
• Connectors - 4 BNC Analog composite video inputs, NTSC/PAL autosensing. Via AXIS 291 Video Server Rack: Ethernet 10BaseT/100BaseTX/1000BaseTX (Gigabit Ethernet), 4 alarm inputs (1 per video input), 4 alarm outputs (1 per video input), RS-485/422 half-duplex port (Video input 1 only)
• Processors and memory - CPU: 4 x ETRAX 100LX 32bit. Video processing and compression: 4 x ARTPEC-2. RAM: 4 x 32 MB. Flash: 4 x 8 MB. Battery backed up real-time clock.
• Operating conditions - 0º-45ºC (32-113 ºF). Humidity 20-80% RH (non-condensing).
• Installation, management & maintenance - AXIS Camera Management tool on CD and web-based configuration. Configuration of backup and restore. Firmware upgrades over HTTP or FTP, firmware available at www.axis.com
• Video access from Web browser - Camera live view for up to 20 clients (per video input). Video recording to file (ASF). Sequence tour for up to 20 PTZ presets. 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, DirectX 9.0 or later Internet Explorer 6.x or later. For other operating systems and browsers see www.axis.com/techsup
• System integration support - Open API for application integration, including AXIS VAPIX API*, AXIS Media Control SDK*, event trigger data in video stream. Quality of Service (QoS) Layer 3, DiffServ Model Watchdog ensures continuous operation, event notifications can be monitored by other systems. Embedded Linux operating system. Available at www.axis.com.
• Supported protocols - IPv4/v6, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS*, TCP, QoS, SNMPv1/v2c/v3 (MIB-II), RTSP, RTP, UDP, IGMP, RTCP, SMTP, FTP, ICMP DHCP, UPnP, Bonjour, ARP, DNS, DynDNS, SOCKS, IEEE802.1X. More information on protocol usage available at www.axis.com.
• Included Accessories - Installation Guide, CD with installation and management tools, software and User’s Manual, MPEG-4 licenses (1 encoder, 1 decoder), MPEG-4 decoder (Windows)
• Dimensions (HxWxD) - 30 x 130 x 255 mm (1.2” x 5.1” x 10.0”)
• Weight - 270g (0.6 lb)