Problems with Axis CCTV

[neonetman]

We've recently noticed a few of our Axis cameras reporting as offline on the Camera Station software. If I login to the web interface of the camera IP, the live view gives me rtsptextrtsp://dummyurl/axis-media/media.amp rather than the correct URL.

 

If I manually type this in, and change the dummyurl to the IP, the camera live view appears..

 

Can anyone advise what could be causing this, and how to resolve it as I need these to be viewable in the camera station software again

 

Cheers

 

Iain

[neonetman]

In addition, it seems that the Axis camera are trying to use an APIPA local-link IP for the uPnP connection rather than the static address I've allocated. This is resulting in me having to update the software with a 169.254 address for the camera, whcih is prone to change.

 

I'm tearing my hair out trying to keep the cameras online

[RobFuller]

Under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic as this set to static or DHCP under IPv4?

Do you need UPnP service, or can you specify the camera hostname in camera station, can this be turned off?