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Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Lund, Sweden, Axis is a video surveillance company with approximately 4,000 employees across more than 50 countries<ref>Axis website, https://www.axis.com/en-us/about-axis | |||
Archived link to Axis website, https://archive.ph/8oCS2</ref> | Archived link to Axis website, https://archive.ph/8oCS2</ref>. | ||
=== Axis Companion Classic === | === Axis Companion Classic === | ||
Released in 2016<ref name=":0">Companion software release notes, https://www.axis.com/ftp/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_companion/latest/relnote.txt | Released in 2016<ref name=":0">Companion software release notes, https://www.axis.com/ftp/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_companion/latest/relnote.txt | ||
Archived, | Archived, https://archive.ph/RNJ8J</ref>, Axis Companion Classic (formerly just Axis Companion) was a freely provided software for Axis account owners to be able to setup, configure, and manage cameras on the network. It also allowed a remote viewing feature for an iOS or Android Companion app to be able to view camera feeds remotely. | ||
==== Removal of Remote Access Support ==== | ==== Removal of Remote Access Support ==== | ||
Axis signaled that they would be removing remote access for any new sites created after 2023 | Axis signaled that they would be removing remote access for any new sites created after March 31, 2023<ref name=":0" />. Their software was updated in version 3.74.000 (released on March 15, 2023) to notify customers<ref name=":1">Axis Companion FTP download site, [https://www.axis.com/ftp/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_companion/] | ||
Archived, [https://archive.ph/ebg4g]</ref> | Archived, [https://archive.ph/ebg4g]</ref>. | ||
When version 3.75.000 was released on 2023 | When version 3.75.000 was released on March 24, 2023<ref name=":1" />, '''the only change was to prevent users from being able to enable remote access to camera feeds for new sites.''' | ||
<blockquote>Release Notes: | <blockquote>Release Notes: | ||
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If a consumer never updated to this or later versions, all remote access would continue to work and consumers could continue to create new sites without restriction | If a consumer never updated to this or later versions, all remote access would continue to work and consumers could continue to create new sites without restriction<ref name=":0" />. | ||
=== Axis Companion === | === Axis Companion === | ||
As part of their efforts to upgrade software while retaining legacy setups Axis created Axis Companion after renaming the previous Companion to Companion Classic. | As part of their efforts to upgrade software while retaining legacy setups, Axis created Axis Companion after renaming the previous Companion to Companion Classic. | ||
==== Removal of 3rd-Party SD Card support ==== | ==== Removal of 3rd-Party SD Card support ==== | ||
Starting June 27, 2024, Axis removed support for any new device configurations in Companion with 3rd-Party SD Cards | Starting June 27, 2024, Axis removed support for any new device configurations in Companion with 3rd-Party SD Cards<ref>Policy update regarding 3rd Party SD Cards, https://www.axis.com/dam/public/11/2e/29/axis-surveillance-cards-now-required-en-US-443994.pdf | ||
Archived, https://archive.ph/uHiaB</ref> | Archived, https://archive.ph/uHiaB</ref>. | ||
=== Axis SD Cards === | === Axis SD Cards === | ||
Axis sells proprietary SD Cards | Axis sells proprietary SD Cards, and claims that their cards are specially designed for reliability<ref>NetworkWebcams.co.uk article to explain pricing https://www.networkwebcams.co.uk/blog/why-use-axis-sd-surveillance-cards-in-ip-cameras/</ref> and offer a 5 year warranty<ref>Axis 256GB SD Card Page (Archived), https://web.archive.org/web/20240120015558/https://www.axis.com/products/axis-surveillance-card-256-gb</ref><ref>Technical Datasheet of Axis 256GB SD Card https://www.axis.com/dam/public/55/dd/19/datasheet-axis-surveillance-card-256-gb-en-US-417022.pdf</ref>. As of 2025, Axis' SD cards are roughly 5 times as expensive as a comparable 3rd Party SD Card<ref>Pricing 256GB Axis SD Card, https://archive.ph/nS3l4 | ||
Pricing 256GB Samsung SD Card, https://archive.ph/CM2z8</ref> and is required for all new setups on their "free" platform Camera Station Edge<ref>FAQ for Axis Edge, https://faq.axis.com/s/article/third-party-sd-cards-as-recording-storage-in-my-vms-solution?language=en_US</ref>. | Pricing 256GB Samsung SD Card, https://archive.ph/CM2z8</ref> and is required for all new setups on their "free" platform Camera Station Edge<ref>FAQ for Axis Edge, https://faq.axis.com/s/article/third-party-sd-cards-as-recording-storage-in-my-vms-solution?language=en_US</ref>. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:18, 17 January 2025
Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Lund, Sweden, Axis is a video surveillance company with approximately 4,000 employees across more than 50 countries[1].
Axis Companion Classic[edit | edit source]
Released in 2016[2], Axis Companion Classic (formerly just Axis Companion) was a freely provided software for Axis account owners to be able to setup, configure, and manage cameras on the network. It also allowed a remote viewing feature for an iOS or Android Companion app to be able to view camera feeds remotely.
Removal of Remote Access Support[edit | edit source]
Axis signaled that they would be removing remote access for any new sites created after March 31, 2023[2]. Their software was updated in version 3.74.000 (released on March 15, 2023) to notify customers[3].
When version 3.75.000 was released on March 24, 2023[3], the only change was to prevent users from being able to enable remote access to camera feeds for new sites.
Release Notes:
Changes since 3.75.000
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No Secure Remote Access on new sites created after 2023-03-31.
If a consumer never updated to this or later versions, all remote access would continue to work and consumers could continue to create new sites without restriction[2].
Axis Companion[edit | edit source]
As part of their efforts to upgrade software while retaining legacy setups, Axis created Axis Companion after renaming the previous Companion to Companion Classic.
Removal of 3rd-Party SD Card support[edit | edit source]
Starting June 27, 2024, Axis removed support for any new device configurations in Companion with 3rd-Party SD Cards[4].
Axis SD Cards[edit | edit source]
Axis sells proprietary SD Cards, and claims that their cards are specially designed for reliability[5] and offer a 5 year warranty[6][7]. As of 2025, Axis' SD cards are roughly 5 times as expensive as a comparable 3rd Party SD Card[8] and is required for all new setups on their "free" platform Camera Station Edge[9].
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Axis website, https://www.axis.com/en-us/about-axis Archived link to Axis website, https://archive.ph/8oCS2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Companion software release notes, https://www.axis.com/ftp/pub_soft/cam_srv/cam_companion/latest/relnote.txt Archived, https://archive.ph/RNJ8J
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Axis Companion FTP download site, [1] Archived, [2]
- ↑ Policy update regarding 3rd Party SD Cards, https://www.axis.com/dam/public/11/2e/29/axis-surveillance-cards-now-required-en-US-443994.pdf Archived, https://archive.ph/uHiaB
- ↑ NetworkWebcams.co.uk article to explain pricing https://www.networkwebcams.co.uk/blog/why-use-axis-sd-surveillance-cards-in-ip-cameras/
- ↑ Axis 256GB SD Card Page (Archived), https://web.archive.org/web/20240120015558/https://www.axis.com/products/axis-surveillance-card-256-gb
- ↑ Technical Datasheet of Axis 256GB SD Card https://www.axis.com/dam/public/55/dd/19/datasheet-axis-surveillance-card-256-gb-en-US-417022.pdf
- ↑ Pricing 256GB Axis SD Card, https://archive.ph/nS3l4 Pricing 256GB Samsung SD Card, https://archive.ph/CM2z8
- ↑ FAQ for Axis Edge, https://faq.axis.com/s/article/third-party-sd-cards-as-recording-storage-in-my-vms-solution?language=en_US
