Cameras and docks are only half of it. Every AXIS body worn system also needs a system controller, a content destination where the footage lives, and the management software that ties them together. Here is what is required, what is optional, and how XGen quotes it as one package.
Per AXIS, "the body worn system functions only when it's connected to a content destination." That is the piece most often left off a first quote, so we put it in every one.
| Body worn cameras | Required Record video and audio, encrypted on the camera. Choose W120, W102, W111, or W110 from the camera lineup. |
| Docking stations | Required W700 Mk II (1-bay) and W701 Mk II (8-bay) for W120/W102; W702 (1-bay) and W703 (8-bay) for W110/W111. Charging and footage offload happen in the dock. |
| AXIS W800 System Controller | Required The hub. Up to five docking stations and 40 cameras per controller; add extension controllers to reach 1,000 cameras. Its 480 GB SSD is a transfer buffer, not permanent storage. |
| Content destination | Required Where recordings and metadata are permanently stored and searched: AXIS Camera Station Pro, AXIS Camera Station 5, Genetec Security Center, Milestone XProtect, or a partner evidence management system. If you already run one of these, your footage goes there. If not, we quote one with the hardware. |
| AXIS Body Worn Manager | Included The web application on the W800 that configures the system: camera profiles, users, fixed or self-assign camera assignment, and the connection to your content destination. No separate purchase. |
| AXIS Body Worn Live | Optional Live streaming and location from the camera to your control room. Annual subscription, licensed per streaming camera. |
| AXIS Body Worn Manager Pro | Optional Central management of several body worn systems (multiple W800s or sites). One license per system controller. |
| RFID card reader | Optional Needed only for self-assign, where staff tap a tag to check out any available camera. External RFID Card Reader 125 kHz + 13.56 MHz with NFC (USB), TWN4 Multitech, connected to the W800. |
What each one does, what it needs, and how it is licensed, straight from the AXIS documentation.
The web application you use to configure and manage the body worn system. It runs on the W800 System Controller and opens in a browser on the same network.
The system that stores, secures, and lets you search the footage. AXIS lists these:
Lets camera wearers stream live video and audio to authorized viewers, with location, while an incident is happening. The W120 streams over its built-in LTE; the W102, W111, and W110 stream over Wi-Fi or a phone hotspot.
For organizations running several body worn systems. One console pushes the same camera profiles, users, and software versions to every W800.
Cloud extensions (used by Body Worn Live) also add assisted GNSS for faster location fixes, email notifications, and software update alerts. AXIS notes that once cloud extensions are turned on they cannot be turned off without resetting the body worn system, so we confirm it with you before enabling.
Tell us which one is closest and how many people need a camera, and we quote the whole list.
Cameras, one or more docking stations, one W800 System Controller, and a content destination. If you have no VMS, add AXIS Camera Station Pro. Body Worn Manager comes with the W800.
Everything above plus AXIS Body Worn Live, licensed per streaming camera. Choose the W120 for cellular streaming with no phone, or W102/W111/W110 on Wi-Fi.
A W800 and docks at each site, one shared content destination, and AXIS Body Worn Manager Pro with one license per W800, running on a Windows server in your Active Directory domain.
Tell us whether you already run a VMS, whether you want live streaming, and how many sites you have. We come back with the complete list, nothing missing.
