AXIS A8207-VE Door Station User Manual
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Table of Contents Solution overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Find the device on the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About secure passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Solution overview Solution overview AXIS A9801 AXIS A9161 1 2 3 4 Door station Door station combined with AXIS A9801 Door station combined with AXIS A9161 Door station combined with an access control system, for example AXIS A1001 or AXIS A1601 3
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Product overview Product overview 2 1 3 4 5 6 10 7 9 8 8 4
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Product overview 7 8 9 10 Card reader icon Microphone PIR-sensor T-coil icon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 9 HDMI connector on page 22 (microHDMI) Power connector on page 24 Network connector on page 22 (PoE+) Relay connector on page 22 Relay connector on page 22 I/O connector on page 23 Status LED Control button on page 22 2N VBUS (not used) Audio connector on page 22 5
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Product overview 11 SD card slot on page 21 (microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC) 12 Reader connector on page 23 6
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Find the device on the network Find the device on the network To find Axis devices on the network and assign them IP addresses in Windows®, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager. Both applications are free and can be downloaded from axis.com/support For more information about how to find and assign IP addresses, see the document How to assign an IP address and access your device on the device page at axis.com Access the device 1.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Setup Setup This section will cover all the important configurations that an installer needs to do to get the product up and running after the hardware installation has been completed. Change the root password To change the password for the root account: 1. Log in to the product’s webpage and go to System: Users. 2. For the root user, click Edit. 3. Enter a new password and save.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Setup Set up SIP through a server (PBX) VOIP (Voice over IP) is a group of technologies that enables voice and multimedia communication over IP networks. For more, see Voice over IP (VoIP) on page 15. In this product VoIP is enabled through the SIP protocol. For more information about SIP, see Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) on page 16 There are two types of setups for SIP. A PBX-server is one of them.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Setup • belongs to a department Before you start • Create the organization in the phone book. To find out how to create it, see Create an organization on page 9 . • Enable SIP in VoIP > SIP settings. 1. Go to VoIP > Phone book > Contacts. 2. Click Edit next to the name of the organization to which the contact belongs. 3. Click New. 4. Enter the first and last name of the contact. 5. Enter an available speed dial number.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Setup Set up as card reader - network connection To use the door station as a card reader, you must connect it to a door controller. The door controller keeps track of who is allowed through the door. In this example we connect the devices over the network. We also modify the allowed card types. Important The network connection only works with Axis door controllers. To connect to a non-Axis door controller, you need to physically connect the devices with wires.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Setup 4. In Inputs used for LED control, select 1. 5. Under Input for LED1, select I2. 6. Select what colors to use for each state. 7. Click Save. 8. In the Card types tab, select the card types to allow. Note You can keep the default set of card types or modify the list according to your needs. 9. Click Save.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Setup 9. Click OK.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Daily use Daily use Transmit live video to a monitor Your device can transmit a live video stream to an HDMI monitor without a network connection. Use the monitor to see who is at the door. 1. Connect an external monitor to the HDMI connector. 2. Adjust the HDMI settings in System > HDMI. Print a contact list You can print a list of all or some of the contacts in the phone book with their speed dial numbers. To print a list of all contacts: 1.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station How it works How it works The phone book The phone book consists of: • Organizations – companies or organizations located in the building where the door station is placed. • Contacts – persons belonging to an organization and sometimes also a department. You assign a speed dial number to each contact. For each contact you can assign a fallback, to whom the call is forwarded if the original contact does not answer. • Departments – a contact can belong to a department.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station How it works When you press the call button on an Axis door station, a call is initiated to one or more predefined recipients. When a recipient replies, a call is established. The voice and video is transferred through VoIP technologies. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is used to set up, maintain and terminate VoIP calls. You can make calls between two or more parties, called SIP user agents.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station How it works Each SIP user agent registers with the PBX, and can then reach the others by dialing the correct extension. A typical SIP address in this case would be sip:@ or sip:@. The SIP address is independent of its IP address and the PBX makes the device accessible as long as it is registered to the PBX. Example User agent A door station sip:mydoor@company.com PBX SIP server sip.company.com User agent B SIP-enabled phone sip:office@company.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, try the troubleshooting section at axis.com/support Reset to factory default settings Important Reset to factory default should be used with caution. A reset to factory default resets all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values. To reset the product to the factory default settings: 1. Disconnect power from the product. 2.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Troubleshooting 2. Log in to the device as an administrator. 3. Go to System > Maintenance > Firmware upgrade and follow the instructions on the page. When the upgrade has finished, the device restarts automatically. Technical issues, clues and solutions If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, try the troubleshooting section at axis.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Troubleshooting • High image resolution or lower compression levels result in images containing more data which in turn affects the bandwidth. • Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG or unicast H.264 clients affects the bandwidth. • Simultaneous viewing of different streams (resolution, compression) by different clients affects both frame rate and bandwidth. Use identical streams wherever possible to maintain a high frame rate.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Specifications Specifications To find the latest version of the product’s datasheet, go to the product page at axis.com and locate Support & Documentation. Front panel indicators and controls When you connect the product to power, the indicator icons and the indicator strip light up for xx seconds. Call indicator icons Icon Indication Steady blue when outgoing call initiated. Flashes blue when incoming call initiated. Steady amber for ongoing call.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Specifications Buttons Control button The control button is used for: • Resetting the product to factory default settings. See Reset to factory default settings on page 18. • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. To connect, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds until the status LED flashes green. Connectors HDMI connector Use the microHDMITM connector to connect a display or public view monitor.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Specifications Function Pin Notes Specifications NO/NC 1 Normally open/normally closed For connecting relay devices. The two relay pins are galvanically separated from the rest of the circuitry. Max current 1 A Max voltage 30 V DC COM 2 Common 24 V DC 3 For powering auxiliary equipment. Note: This pin can only be used as power out. DC ground 4 NO/NC 5 Normally open/normally closed For connecting relay devices.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Specifications Function Pin Notes DC ground 1 DC output 2 Can be used to power auxiliary equipment. Note: This pin can only be used as power out. 12 V DC Max load = 50 mA Configurable (Input or Output) 3–6 Digital input – Connect to pin 1 to activate, or leave floating (unconnected) to deactivate. 0 to max 30 V DC Digital output – Internally connected to pin 1 (DC ground) when active, and floating (unconnected) when inactive. If used with an inductive load, e.g.
AXIS A8207-VE Door Station Safety information Safety information Hazard levels DANGER Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. WARNING Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. CAUTION Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury. NOTICE TICE NO Indicates a situation which, if not avoided, could result in damage to property.
User Manual AXIS A8207-VE Door Station © Axis Communications AB, 2018 - 2019 Ver. M1.25 Date: March 2019 Part No.
