Axis Camera Optimization App (UI Me) Tested

By: Ethan Ace, Published on Aug 28, 2017

A new Axis camera app (ACAP) called UI Me has been released, offering a number of interesting features including optimization wizards and cybersecurity checks.

This comes from the same developer who released the Axis Daybreak App that automatically adjusts day/night schedules based on local sunrise and sunset times changing throughout the year.

We tested UI Me to understand how it works and what impacts it could have for Axis users as well as to Axis competitors. Inside this note, we share those results.

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Overview *****

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*** *********** ** ********* similar ** ***** **** apps *** *** ******'* web *********, ***** *****.

**** *********, ***** *** access *** ** ** UI ** ******** *** settings ** ** ***** to * ******** ***, e.g.:

****:///*****/****/

Video ************* *******

*** ***** ******* ***** snapshots ** ********* ****** of ********, ******** *** user ** **** *** ones **** **** ****.

** ** ******** *** video ******* **** **** the **** ********* ****** of **** ******* **** by ****, ******* *** user ***** *** *** they ***** ***** ****. Instead ** ******** ****** one ** *** *** looking ** *** **** video ** *** *** the ******* *** *******, these ******* ** **** automatically, ****** ** **** simpler *** ******* ** compare ******.

*** ********** ****** (*****) adjusts:

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  • **********
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  • **********
  • ***** *******

*** ******** ****** *******:

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  • ***:***** ******* ********, ******** Capture, *** ***** **** WDR ******** ** ** off.

Cybersecurity *********

*** *** **** ******** a ***** *** ** check ****** ** *** remedy ****** ***** ******** issues, ********* ******* ********* ***** ***************. ** *** "*********" section, ***** *** *** at * ****** ******* services **** ** ***, SSH, ** *** *** enabled/disabled, ******* **** ******** and ********* *** ***, and ****, ***** *****.

Firmware ****** *******

*** ********* ***** ******* also ************* ****** ******* the ****** ** ***** latest ********, *** ** not, ******** * **** to *** ****** ******* available *** *** ******.

Limitations ** ** **

*** **** ********** ** UI ** ** **** it ***** ** **** one ****** ** * time. ***** **** ** run *** ********* ****** on ******** ******* ***** especially ***** **********.

********, ***** **** ** careful **** ******* ***** optimizations, ***** ******* **** during *** ***** *****/********* may ******* ***** ** other ***** ** *** day. *** *******, ********* exposure ** ***** *** lead ** ************ ****** the ***, ** ******** may ****** ************* ********* on ******* ** *** time (********, *****, *****, etc.).

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Comments (7)

John Honovich

IPVM | 08/28/17 01:52pm

**** *** ****** ** build * ********** *** strategy. ********, ** *** been* ***** ***** **** declared *** ********* **** over, ******:

*** **** *** ******** and *********** ************ ******. With *** ******* ** download *** *** ************ directly ** *** ****, the ** ****** ** now *** ****** ** the ************ *****

****, *** ** ******, not **** *** ****** else's, ** ******** **** an ******.

*** ** ***** **. This ** ** *** and *** ******** *** are ***** ****** *** could ** ********* *************** against ***** *****-**** ****** but **** *** **** nothing ** *******, ********* or ***** ** ********* to ******* ***** ****. Here ** ****** **** Axis ***** **** * priority.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | 08/28/17 02:05pm

**** *******, *** ***** very *********** *** *** decent ***** ************. **** getting *** **** *** on *** *** ******* alone ***** ** ****** tedious.

**** ***** ** **** more ********* ** * VMS ******* ******* ** an **** ***.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Brian Karas | 08/28/17 02:13pm

*** *** ****** *** app ** ******** ******* simultaneously ***** **** ****** Management. *** ***'** ***** need ** ********* **** one ************, ***** ***** be *******.

* ***** ****** *** features ** **** *** built **** **** ****** Management ***** ** * strong ************** *** ****. Provide *** ******* ** run *** ********* ***** wizard ** ***** *** launch ************ *** ******* from *** *** ******* of ****** ** ** to ******* **** ** addresses. **** ****'* ******** I've **** ** *** other ****.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Brian Karas | 08/29/17 03:46pm

** *** *** **** wisely, ** ***** ** a *** ****. **** I **** ******** ***** numbers ** *******, * always *** ************* ***** for **** **** ** camera. *** *** **** to ** ** *** up *** ************* ****, save ** (***** **** careful *** ** ******* unique ****** **** ** addresses ** *****) *** dump ** *** ** all *** ***** ******* of **** ****. *** biggest **** ** **** initial *****, * ****** seem ** **** *** odd-ball ******* *** ***** time.

* *** *** ***** this ** *** ***** camera ** *** ***** type *** ********, ******* it **, ********* ** and ****** * ******* config **** ** *** for ******* ** *** remaining *******. ** **** would **** ****** * few ****** **** *** IP ********** *** **** names *** ********, * could *** ** ******** of ******* ** * very ***** ****** ** time. ** ** **, IP ********* *** **** names *** *** ****** that **** *** ******* to ** *** ** you *** ****** *****.

***, ** *** **** to *** ** *** image ************, ***, *** have ** ** ****** every ****** *** *** would **** ** ** that ****** ******* ** two ****** *** *** same. *** * ** wish **** ***** ***** even *********** ***** ***** in *** ********** **** like *** ***** **** does.

Samuel Rodgers

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 08/29/17 09:15pm

*** ******* ************* *** * **** of *** ***** ** all *** ***** ****** screens *** *** *** see ** ****-**** ** you ****** *** *****. It's ******** *.* *** higher * *******. *** image ***********, *** ** me *** ***'* ** practical ** **** ****** to **** *** *** also ** ****** **** noted, ***'* **** ** load *** *** **** each ****** *** ****** each *** ** ***. I ** **** *** hardening ******** *** ***** also ********** ** **** to ** **** ** each ****** *** ****** the ***. *'* **** to *** **** ***** into *** *** ** push *** ***** ******** when ******* *** *****.

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Lasse Sørensen

08/28/17 05:52pm

****.. *** ****** **** me *****... *** *** isn't * ********** ***, but ** **** *** APP? ** ***** *** installing **** ** * Axis ***, *** *** didn't ******* **** ********. And *** ** *** reach *** "***" *********, and *** *** *** one? * ******* ***, a ******* ********* ** my ****** ** ** iPhone *** ? **** do * ****, **** clips ** *** ******* a ********** ** **** framing. **** ** **** I **** * ***** review..

/*****

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Lasse Sørensen | 08/28/17 06:32pm

** ** ******** **** other **** ************, ***** in *** *** ********* under "************":

**** **'* *********, *** can ***** ** *** "Settings" *** *** *** interface ** ******** **** in *** ** ******* + "/*****/****" ** *** to *** *** **. You *** **** *** UI ** ** ******* in *** ***** **** web *********, *** *** cannot ** **** *** in ****** ** ****** *** Interface (******** *.**+).

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