Axis FA54 User manual

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TableofContents
Solutionoverview...........................................3
Productoverview...........................................4
Connectsensorunits.............................................4
Findthedeviceonthenetwork................................6
Openthedevice'swebpage.......................................6
Securepasswords...............................................6
Congureyourdevice........................................7
Webpageoverview..............................................7
Monitorlongandnarrowareas....................................7
Viewlivevideostreamonamonitor................................
Maximizethedetailsinanimage..................................
Reducebandwidthandstorage....................................
Bitratecontrol..................................................9
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight................................10
Applications....................................................1 1
Thedeviceinterface.........................................14
Status........................................................14
Video.........................................................14
Audio.........................................................22
Recordings.....................................................23
Apps..........................................................23
System........................................................24
Maintenance...................................................3
Specications..............................................40
LEDIndicators..................................................40
SDcardslot....................................................40
Buttons.......................................................40
Connectors....................................................40
Troubleshooting............................................43
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................43
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................43
Upgradethermware............................................43
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................44
Performanceconsiderations.......................................45
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Solutionoverview
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Productoverview
1StatusLED
2RJ12connector(4x)
3HDMI
4Audioin(2x)
5Audioout
6I/connector
7Powerconnector
8Networkconnector(DCinput)
9Controlbutton
10microSDcardslot
Connectsensorunits
Whenyouconnectasensorunittoamainunit,werecommendthatyoumaketheconnectionbeforeyoupowerupthemainunit.If
youdisconnectasensorunitandconnectadifferentone,youmustrestartthemainunit.
Shortenthesensorunitcable
Note
•Thesensorunitcablecannotbeextendedorsplit.
•Whenroutingthesensorunitcable,theminimumbendingradiusis40mm.
Thesensorunitisdeliveredwithacable.Toshortenthecablefollowthesesteps:
1.Cutthecabletothedesiredlength.Measurefromthesensorunit.
2.Striptheplasticoutercoatingfromtheendofthecable.
3.Peelbacktheshield.
4.Flattenthecoloredwiresintheorderdescribedbelow.
1Brown
2White/brown
3Notused
4Notused
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5White/blue
6Blue
5.Insertthewiresallthewayintoashielded6P6CRJ12connector.
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NTICE TICE TICE
Makesurethatthewiresstayinthecorrectorderandthatthecableshieldmakesgoodcontactwiththeconnectorshield.
6.Useacrimpingtooltofastentheconnectortothecable.
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Findthedeviceonthenetwork
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Openthedevice'swebpae
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordfortherootaccountonpage6.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleastcharacters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.There’snodefaultpasswordfortherootaccount.Yousetapasswordtherst
timeyoulogintothedevice.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage6.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickAdduser.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Important
Ifyoulosethepasswordfortherootaccount,gotoResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage43andfollowtheinstructions.
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Confiureyourdevice
Confiureyourdevice
Webpaeoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedeviceinterface.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/32947#t10157625
Axisdevicewebinterface
Needmorehelp?
Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromthedevice’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationonthedevice’sfeaturesand
theirsettings.
Monitorlonandnarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
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1.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’thaveautomaticrotationoftheview,gotoVideo>nstallation.
3.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Findoutmoreataxis.com/axis-corridor-format.
Viewlivevideostreamonamonitor
ThecameracantransmitalivevideostreamtoanHDMImonitorwithouttheneedforanetworkconnection.Themonitorcanbe
usedforsurveillancepurposes,orforpublicviewing,e.g.inastore.
1.ConnectanexternalmonitorusingtheHDMIconnector.
2.OpentheHDMIsettings,underSettings>System>HDM.
3.SelectwhattoviewontheHDMIoutput.TouseSinglesource—selecttherequiredcamera.
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•TheoptionsavailabletoshowoverHDMIwillvarydependingontheconnectedsensorunits(optical,thermalora
combinationofthese).
•Pleaserestartthemainunitafterchangingthecombinationofconnectedsensors.
Note
ImageandtextoverlaywillnotbedisplayedonvideostreamoverHDMI.
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.Youcanaddeithertextoranimage.
Maximizethedetailsinanimae
Important
Ifyoumaximizethedetailsinanimage,thebitratewillprobablyincreaseandyoumightgetareducedframerate.
•Makesuretoselectthecapturemodethathasthehighestresolution.
•GotoVideo>Stream>Generalandsetthecompressionaslowaspossible.
•Belowtheliveviewimage,clickandinVideoformat,selectMJPEG.
•GotoH.264andH.265encodingandturnoffZipstreamfunctionality.
Reducebandwidthandstorae
Important
Reducingthebandwidthcanresultinlossofdetailsintheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Stream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideo>Stream>GeneralandincreaseCompression.
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5.GotoVideo>Stream>H.264andH.265encodinganddooneormoreofthefollowing:
-SelecttheZipstreamlevelthatyouwanttouse.
-TurnonDynamicFPS.
-TurnonDynamicGOPandsetahighUpperlimitGOPlengthvalue.
Bitratecontrol
Withbitratecontrol,youcanmanagethebandwidthconsumptionofyourvideostream.
Variablebitrate(VBR)
Withvariablebitrate,thebandwidthconsumptionvariesbasedonthelevelofactivityinthescene.Themoreactivityinthescene,
themorebandwidthyouneed.Youareguaranteedconstantimagequalitybutitrequiresstoragemargins.
Maximumbitrate(MBR)
Withmaximumbitrate,youcansetatargetbitratetohandlebitratelimitationsinyoursystem.Youmayseeadeclineinimage
qualityorframeratewhentheinstantaneousbitrateiskeptbelowthespeciedtargetbitrate.Youcanchoosetoeitherprioritize
imagequalityorframerate.Werecommendthatyoucongurethetargetbitratetoahighervaluethantheexpectedbitrate.This
givesyouamarginforadditionalcomplexitythatneedstobecaptured.
1Targetbitrate
Averagebitrate(ABR)
Withaveragebitrate,thebitrateisautomaticallyadjustedoveralongertimescale.Thisissoyoucanmeetthespeciedtargetand
providethebestvideoqualitybasedonyouravailablestorage.Bitrateishigherinsceneswithalotofactivity,comparedtostatic
scenes.Youaremorelikelytogetbetterimagequalitywhenneededwhenusingtheaveragebitrateoption.Youcandenethetotal
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storagerequiredtostorethevideostreamforaspeciedamountoftime(retentiontime)whenimagequalityisadjustedtomeetthe
speciedtargetbitrate.Specifytheaveragebitratesettingsinoneofthefollowingways:
•Tocalculatetheestimatedstorageneed,setthetargetbitrateandtheretentiontime.
•Tocalculatetheaveragebitrate,basedonavailablestorageandrequiredretentiontime,usethetargetbitratecalculator.
kbit/s
s
1
2
1Targetbitrate
2Actualaveragebitrate
Youcanalsoturnonmaximumbitrateandspecifyatargetbitratewithintheaveragebitrateoption.
kbit/s
s
1
2
1Targetbitrate
2Actualaveragebitrate
Handlesceneswithstronbackliht
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
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