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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 | 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 == | |||
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, https://archive.ph/RNJ8J</ref> | 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 === | |||
Axis signaled that they would be removing remote access for any new sites created after March 31, 2023<ref name=":0" /> | 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 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.''' | |||
When version 3.75.000 was released on March 24, 2023<ref name=":1" /> | |||
<blockquote>Release Notes: | <blockquote>Release Notes: | ||
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''No Secure Remote Access on new sites created after 2023-03-31.''</blockquote> | ''No Secure Remote Access on new sites created after 2023-03-31.''</blockquote> | ||
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 == | |||
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 Third-Party SD Card Support === | |||
Starting June 27, 2024, Axis removed support for any new device configurations in Companion with | Starting June 27, 2024, Axis removed support for any new device configurations in Companion with third-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> | |||
== Axis 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 five-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 five times as expensive as a comparable third-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> | |||
== References == | |||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 18 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
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
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
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 Third-Party SD Card Support
Starting June 27, 2024, Axis removed support for any new device configurations in Companion with third-party SD cards.[4]
Axis SD Cards
Axis sells proprietary SD cards, and claims that their cards are specially designed for reliability[5] and offer a five-year warranty.[6][7] As of 2025, Axis' SD cards are roughly five times as expensive as a comparable third-party SD card[8] and is required for all new setups on their "free" platform Camera Station Edge.[9]
References
- ↑ 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
