Some Axis cameras also record to local storage, but all of them can record to a network share. Our cameras had already been configured via their web UI, and hence, it was necessary to enter the login credentials in order to use them with ACC. The Axis Camera Companion (referred to as ACC hereon) automatically searches for all compatible Axis cameras in the network.
The account is mandatory for the use of the Axis Camera Companion software and important for accessing the cameras on-the-go via the Internet, as we shall see further down. We installed it on a Windows 7 PC and created a MyAxis cloud account. However, for NVR purposes, it turned out to be easier to configure them from one interface using the Axis Camera Companion PC client. The two M1054 cameras could be easily configured stand-alone via their web UI. In fact, we never had to access it via its web UI other than to shut down the system at the end of our review process. Once the initial setup was done, we could completely forget about the NAS unit. Under the Applications tab, we also have Surveillance Camera Settings where a particular shared folder could be chosen for recording surveillance videos. We turned off AFP and SFTP as they were not essential for NVR functionality. By default, SMB, AFP and SFTP were turned on. We found that the two WD Red drives were configured in RAID-1 and formatted in XFS, and that a shared folder was already set up. We decided to evaluate it as a dedicated NVR. The web UI shows that the NVR can also be configured for regular NAS duties. Setting up the NASĪccessing the IP of the NAS led us to the web administration page (default password being 'password'). The network components received addresses via DHCP without any problems. The cameras were then connected to the PoE switch. In our evaluation setup, we decided to connect the TeraStation 5200 NVR and the BSL-POE-G2150U uplink to a switch connected directly to a router.
The most difficult part of setting up the NVR system actually turned out to be the wiring and placement of the two cameras relative to the PoE switch.
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