UniFi: Enable ONVIF on AXIS Cameras

Issue

ONVIF is a method of access used by 3rd party cameras and systems that allow those systems to interact and manage security cameras. UniFi supports ONVIF adoption of 3rd party devices.

Solution

This article will show you how to update the AXIS cameras and enable ONVIF. It will also detail SOP for account creation and credential management.

Guide

To turn on the ONVIF protocol on Axis cameras, you just need to login to the camera via web browser, open the System Option menu and navigate to the ONVIF tab here you can enable the protocol and create a user and password for authentication.

Here are the steps to enable the ONVIF protocol.

Log into the camera
Go to System Options >> Security >> ONVIF
Click the "Add..." button
Create a user with administrator privileges
1. Set username to: hpgadmin
2. Generate a random password for each camera using https://www.genphrase.com/
3. make a note of the Camera's IP Address and password in our Password Manager.
Save the configuration.

And it's done. Now you have your Axis camera working with ONVIF.