Customer Rating: 
Summary: Solid as a Rock
Comment: I have several of these Camera's setup and have used other cheaper wirless camera's. It is worth the extra money to go with a quality camera which doesn't lockup and continues to operate. I am very satisfied with Axis, I only with there security software would run on a mac. I have 5 of these in my house, mainly as a nanny camera. I am very happy all the way, very configurable and the wireless is amazingly reliable. I was very skeptical at first, now I would recommend any Axis camera's to anyone who needs them.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Very impressed
Comment: Axis has done a very impressive job with these cameras. These things are thoroughly designed. Technically oriented friends are amazed when they see this thing and find out that it is not just a webcam, but a wireless video server that can support ten streams. The back end functions are very sophisticated and user-configurable. I would hazard a guess that even though this is at the low-end of Axis optical resolution, the software/firmware is the same as higher end cameras. You can buy a similar resolution camera for less, but I doubt it is going to have the back office capabilities that this one has. On a Mac WiFi LAN, the camera appears automatically in Safari's Bonjour menu. It can operate on a closed, WPA2 WiFi network. Configuration is done by a browser, so it is platform independent. It has many options for video streaming and website configuration. The Axiscam.net dynamic IP service works very well. I found, as per suggestions from others, that using a very high port number (port forwarding on my router, try 9000), solves connection issues for outsiders. The camera has its own motion detection (i.e., you can have it decide if the image has changed and then tell it to send an image somewhere) or you can pair it with software running elsewhere. For Macs there is a very good program called Evocam that I would be using if I were using this as a security camera (Evocam monitors the images for motion). As others have noted, the audio quality is not very high and the screw-clamp mount is flimsy. The camera is also best for indoors, though you could get away with aiming it out a window. I may purchase more of these.
Customer Rating: Summary: Poor Support, Watch out
Comment: I have purchased quite a few Axis products and have never had to use them for support. I recently went to upgrade the firmware and the firmware update bricked the camera. I went to Axis for support and they essentially were useless. Even though all indications were ok for the firmware upgrade the camera was no longer working (the camera worked 100% before).
I contacted Axis for troubleshooting on the issue and they did not read the steps I went through before contacting them; i.e., they didn't bother to take the time to even read the trouble ticket before responding. Their response? reboot/reset to factory settings. I replied I had done that and they replied they could no longer assist me because I bought the camera too long ago.
Well, Axis still supports the camera version on their website by issuing patches and firmware. However, apparently, if you use them, you use them at your own peril. They will provide zero support if anything goes wrong applying "their" firmware patch to fix bugs they initially had in their product.
Axis makes a good camera, but if it breaks, count on just purchasing another one; and never, never apply any firmware or software upgrades if the camera is in working order.
Customer Rating: Summary: Pretty darn good, but a couple things could be improved
Comment: I'd give this guy 4.5 stars if it was possible.
I hooked up the camera and tested it. I am a computer guy (after a fashion), and it was pretty easy for me to hook up.
640 X 480 resolution was good, pretty good frame rate, and the sound was good as well. Wireless comes through nice, but it depends on the WAP you are using (this was tested on a Linksys WRT54g), and depends on the ISP you have or the ISP of the remote viewer. (like any camera). Nice glass lens with effective focus control. Power cord is pretty long, and of course you could add an extension. Seemed to live up to its reputation of 30 fps. Much better than web cams (I've had a few logitech models), and of course you don't need a powerful computer or laptop to run the camera, plugs right into the network. Port forwarding (on the router) is easy, I even set this guy up with www.dyndns.org.
Cons:
- Price was a little high, although similar cameras (not quite as good) go for about the same
- MPEG video worked the first time after installing the codec, but then failed afterwards. However, I haven't researched or called tech support to resolve this, could be a simple solution.
- Packaging could of been better.
- Power adapter seemed to make a high pitched whine/hum after being plugged in for a long time.
- Doesn't run on batteries, but this is not really an option considering the power this device needs.
Couple things to remember:
- Sound is off by default, you must config. it.
- Time needs to be configured
- Recording only works on MPEG format (which I mentioned I have problems with.) And it's MPEG4, so you may have issues importing this to some video programs.
- One thing you have to remember is before unplugging anything: disconnect from video sessions, and unplug the power first. Anytime you reset the wireless or unplug the wired cable, it stalls, and you must restart it by unplugging the power. It will then reboot with the config. in about a minute.
- This resolution is fine for a room as big as 15 X 15 feet. I wouldn't go with the MW (megapixel version) unless you have a large office or outdoor space you want to monitor.
I'll use this camera again.
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Customer Rating: Summary: working great but some minor feature complaints
Comment: I purchased my 207W in Sept 2006, and I have used it for webcasting two parties so far with no problems. I have been using one or two Axis 2100 series network IP webcams for my parties for years, always frustrated the 2100s would not be viewable in Safari, and the admin interface was a bit clunky, especially having to enable event settings. The 207W has a better admin interface but it takes some getting used to finding where the settings have moved in the menus. The lack of FTP image capture in the 207W was a shock, but with some searching the Axis website I found the CGI & HTTP command examples, so we figured out a cron job to grab the images directly from the camera, which has worked perfectly. The motion detect worked great at first, but I don't know what I misconfigured so that it doesn't work anymore. Since I'm using the cron jobs for scheduled events the motion detect is not a large concern of mine. The wifi is great on my Airport Extreme WEP network so I only need to worry about the power cable.
The only drawbacks of the 207W for me are no standard tripod mount (the Axis 2100 can remove the included mount leaving a standard tripod mount which was very nice), and the already-mentioned tendency to lose the time & date settings when losing power. The Axis 2100 kept the time settings when losing power so tripping over the power cable & plugging back in wouldn't usually need any reconfiguring. All in all, I'm considering purchasing a second 207W to replace the old 2100, since the 207W is so easy to set up, much better image quality, more browser-compatible, and more reliable than the now-ancient 2100 wired ethernet models.
