Axis Q1656-LE User manual

AXISQ1656-LEBoxCamera
UserManual

AXISQ1656-LEBoxCamera
TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Accessthedevice...............................................3
Webpageoverview..............................................4
Installation................................................5
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Replacethelens................................................6
Adjusttheimage................................................6
Viewandrecordvideo............................................
Setuprulesforevents...........................................2
Audio.........................................................7
Thedeviceinterface.........................................8
Status........................................................8
Video.........................................................8
Audio.........................................................27
Recordings.....................................................29
Apps..........................................................30
System........................................................30
Maintenance...................................................47
Learnmore................................................48
Long-distanceconnections........................................48
Viewarea......................................................48
Capturemodes.................................................48
Remotefocusandzoom..........................................48
Privacymasks..................................................48
Overlays.......................................................49
Streamingandstorage...........................................49
Applications....................................................5
Security.......................................................52
Specications..............................................53
Productoverview................................................53
LEDindicators..................................................54
Buzzer........................................................54
SDcardslot....................................................55
Buttons.......................................................55
Connectors....................................................55
Troubleshooting............................................59
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................59
Firmwareoptions...............................................59
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................59
Upgradethermware............................................59
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................60
Performanceconsiderations.......................................6
Contactsupport.................................................62
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browserspport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®Edge®Safari®
Windows®recommendedxx
macOS®recommendedx
Otheroperatingsystemsxx
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support.
Accessthedevice
.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordfortherootaccountonpage3.
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage9.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccont
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.There’snodefaultpasswordfortherootaccount.Yousetapasswordtherst
timeyoulogintothedevice.
Ifyoulosethepasswordfortherootaccount,gotoResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage9andfollowtheinstructions.
.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage3.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Secrepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
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Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Webpageoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedeviceinterface.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/6234#t101762
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Installaton
Installaton
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/6234#t101761
Installationvideoforthedevice.
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Configureyourdevce
Configureyourdevce
Replacethelens
.Stopallrecordingsanddisconnectpowerfromtheproduct.
2.Disconnectthelenscableandremovethestandardlens.
3.Attachthenewlensandconnectthelenscable.
4.Reconnectthepower.
5.Logintotheproduct’swebpage,gototheImagetabandthenselecttheP-Irislensyouhaveinstalled.
Note
IfyouuseaDCirislens,selectGenericDCIris.
6.Forthechangestotakeeffect,youneedtorestartthedevice.GotoSystemMaintenanceandclickRestart.
7.Adjustthezoomandfocus.
Adjsttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpage48.
Selectsceneprole
Asceneproleisasetofpredenedimageappearancesettingsincludingcolorlevel,brightness,sharpness,contrastandlocal
contrast.Sceneprolesarepreconguredintheproductforquicksetuptoaspecicscenario,forexampleForensicwhichis
optimizedforsurveillanceconditions.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seeThedeviceinterfaceonpage18.
Youcanselectasceneproleduringtheinitialsetupofthecamera.Youcanalsoselectorchangesceneprolelater.
.GotoVideoInstallation.
2.GotoSceneproleandselectaprole.
Selectexposremode
Toimproveimagequalityforspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andgain.GotoVideoImageExposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
OptimizeIRillmination
Dependingontheinstallationenvironmentandtheconditionsaroundthecamera,forexampleexternallightsourcesinthescene,
youcansometimesimprovetheIRilluminationifyoumanuallyadjusttheintensityoftheLEDs.
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.GotoVideoImageDay-nightmode.
2.TurnonAllowillumination.
3.GotoandselectManual.
4.Adjusttheintensity.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsbysingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Astheavailablelightdiminishes,youcansetthecamerato
automaticallyshifttonightmode,inwhichthecamerausesbothvisiblelightandnear-infraredlighttodeliverblack-and-white
images.Sincethecamerausesmoreoftheavailablelight,itcandeliverbrighter,moredetailedimages.
.GotoVideoImageDay-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
2.Tosetthelightlevelatwhichthecamerawillshifttonightmode,movetheThresholdslidertowardBrightorDark.
Redcenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoImageExposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxgain,theimagecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
•Opentheaperture.
Redcemotionblrinlow-lightconditions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,adjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettingsinVideoImageExposure:
•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,imagenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgaintoahighervalue.
Ifyoustillhaveproblemswithmotionblur:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
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Maximizethedetailsinanimage
Important
Ifyoumaximizethedetailsinanimage,thebitratewillprobablyincreaseandyoumightgetareducedframerate.
•GotoVideoStreamGeneralandsetthecompressionaslowaspossible.
•Belowtheliveviewimage,clickandinVideoformat,selectMJPEG.
•GotoH.264andH.265encodingandturnoffZipstreamfunctionality.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
ImagewithoutWDR.
ImagewithWDR.
Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimage.
•WDRmaynotbeavailableforallcapturemodes.
.GotoImageWidedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
4.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
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Stabilizeashakyimagewithelectronicimagestabilization(EIS)
ElectronicImageStabilization(EIS)canbeusedinenvironmentswheretheproductismountedinanexposedlocationandsubjectto
vibrations,forexample,windorpassingtrafc.
EISmakestheimagesmoother,steadierandlessblurry.Italsoreducesthelesizeofthecompressedimageandlowersthe
bitrateofthevideostream.
Note
TheimageiscroppedslightlywhenEISisenabled,loweringthemaximumresolution.
.GotoVideoImageImagecorrection.
2.TurnonElectronicimagestabilization(EIS).
Monitorlongandnarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’thaveautomaticrotationoftheview,gotoVideoInstallation.
3.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Findoutmoreataxis.com/axis-corridor-format.
Toseehowtorotatethelens,see
Verifythepixelresoltion
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimagecontainsenoughpixelsto,forexample,recognizelicenseplates,youcanusethepixel
counter.
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ABC 123
.ClickandselectLegacydeviceinterface.
2.GotoSettingsSystemOrientation.
3.Click.
4.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandpositionoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexamplewhereyou
expectlicenseplatestoappear.
Youcanseethenumberofpixelsforeachoftherectangle’ssides(XandY),anddecideifthevaluesareenoughfor
yourneeds.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
.GotoVideoPrivacymasks.
2.Click+.
3.ClickthenewmaskandenteraName.
4.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
Tochangethecolorforallprivacymasks:expandPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
.GotoVideoOverlays.
2.SelectImageandclick.
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3.GototheImagestab.
4.Draganddropanimage.
5.ClickUpload.
6.GototheManageoverlaytab.
7.Selecttheimageandaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlayimageintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Addstreetnamesandcompassdirectiontotheimage
Note
Thestreetnameandcompassdirectionwillbevisibleonallvideostreamsandrecordings.
.GotoApps.
2.Selectaxis-orientationaid.
3.ClickOpen.
4.Toaddastreetname,clickAddtextandmodifythetexttotthestreet.
5.Toaddacompass,clickAddcompassandmodifythecompasstottheimage.
Recordandwatchvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
.GotoVideoImage.
2.Tostartarecording,click.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorage,clickSetup.YoucanuseanSDcardornetworkstorage.
-SeeSetupnetworkstorageonpage12
3.Tostoprecording,clickagain.
Watchvideo
.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyourrecordinginthelist.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage49.
Redcebandwidthandstorage
Important
Reducingthebandwidthcanresultinlossofdetailsintheimage.
.GotoVideoStream.
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2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideoStreamGeneralandincreaseCompression.
5.GotoVideoStreamH.264andH.265encodinganddooneormoreofthefollowing:
-SelecttheZipstreamlevelthatyouwanttouse.
Note
TheZipstreamsettingsareusedforbothH.264andH.265.
-TurnonDynamicFPS.
-TurnonDynamicGOPandsetahighUpperlimitGOPlengthvalue.
Note
Mostwebbrowsersdon’tsupportH.265decodingandbecauseofthisthecameradoesn’tsupportitinitswebinterface.
InsteadyoucanuseavideomanagementsystemorapplicationsupportingH.265decoding.
Setpnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
.GotoSystem>Storage.
2.Click+AddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserverunderNetworkShare
5.Typetheusernameandpassword.
6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonAuto
7.CheckAddshareevenifconnectionfailsifyouareexperiencingtemporaryconnectionissues,ortheshareisnot
yetcongured.
8.ClickAdd.
Setprlesforevents
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Tolearnmore,checkoutourguideGetstartedwithrulesforevents.
Savepowerwhennomotionisdetected
Thisexampleexplainshowtoturnonpowersavingmodewhennomotionisdetectedinthescene.
Note
Whenyouturnonpowersavingmode,theIRilluminationrangeisreduced.
.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
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Createarule:
.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.SelectInvertthiscondition.
4.Inthelistofactions,underPowersavingmode,selectUsepowersavingmodewhiletheruleisactive.
5.ClickSave.
Triggeranalarmifsomeoneopensthehosing
Thisexampleexplainshowtotriggeranalarmifsomeoneopensthehousing.
Addarecipient:
.GotoSystemEventsRecipientsandclickAddrecipient.
2.Typeanamefortherecipient.
3.SelectEmail.
4.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
5.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soitwillneedtologintoanotheremailservertobeabletosendmails.Fill
intherestoftheinformationaccordingtoyouremailprovider.
6.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
7.ClickSave.
Createarule:
8.GotoSystemEventsRulesandaddarule.
9.Typeanamefortherule.
0.Inthelistofconditions,selectCasingopen.
.Inthelistofactions,selectSendnoticationtoemail.
2.Selectarecipientfromthelist.
3.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
4.ClickSave.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsmotion
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsmotionandto
stoponeminuteafter.
.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
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4.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
5.Selectastreamprole.
6.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
8.ClickSave.
Providevisalindicationofanongoingevent
YouhavetheoptiontoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoyournetworkcamera.ThisLEDcanbeconguredtoturnonwhenever
certaineventsoccurinthecamera.Forexample,toletpeopleknowthatvideorecordingisinprogress.
Requiredhardware
•AXISI/OIndicationLED
•AnAxisnetworkvideocamera
Note
ForinstructionsonhowtoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLED,seetheinstallationguideprovidedwiththeproduct.
ThefollowingexampleshowshowtocongurearulethatturnsontheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoindicatethatcameraisrecording.
.GotoSystemAccessoriesI/Oports.
2.FortheportthatyouconnectedtheAXISI/OIndicationLEDto,setthedirectiontoOutput,andsetthenormalstateto
Circuitopen.
3.GotoSystemEvents.
4.Createanewrule.
5.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggerthecameratostartrecording.Itcan,forexample,beatimescheduleor
motiondetection.
6.Inthelistofactions,selectRecordvideo.Selectastoragespace.Selectastreamproleorcreateanew.Alsosetthe
PrebufferandPostbufferasrequired.
7.Savetherule.
8.CreateasecondruleandselectthesameConditionasintherstrule.
9.Inthelistofactions,selectToggleI/Owhiletheruleisactive,andthenselecttheporttheAXISI/OIndicationLEDis
connectedto.SetthestatetoActive.
0.Savetherule.
OtherscenarioswhereAXISI/OIndicationLEDcanbeusedareforexample:
•ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenthecamerastarts,toindicatethepresenceofthecamera.SelectSystemreadyas
acondition.
•ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenlivestreamisactivetoindicatethatapersonoraprogramisaccessingastreamfrom
thecamera.SelectLivestreamaccessedasacondition.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsmotion.
.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
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2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
.GotoVideoOverlays.
2.UnderOverlays,selectTextandclick.
3.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
4.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
5.Topositionthetextoverlay,clickandselectanoption.
Createarule:
.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofactions,underOverlaytext,selectUseoverlaytext.
4.Selectavideochannel.
5.InText,type“Motiondetected”.
6.Settheduration.
7.ClickSave.
Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
RecordvideowhenaPIRdetectorsensesmotion
ThisexampleexplainshowtoconnectanAxisPIRdetectortothecamera,andsetupthecameratostartrecordingwhenthe
detectorsensesmotion.
Requiredhardware
•3-wirecable(ground,power,I/O)
•AxisPIRdetector
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Disconnectthecamerafrompowerbeforeconnectingthewires.Reconnecttopowerafterallconnectionsaredone.
Connectthewirestothecamera’sI/Oconnector
Note
ForinformationontheI/Oconnector,seeConnectorsonpage.
.Connectthegroundwiretopin(GND/-).
2.Connectthepowerwiretopin2(2VDCoutput).
3.ConnecttheI/Owiretopin3(I/Oinput).
ConnectthewirestothePIRdetector’sI/Oconnector
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.Connecttheotherendofthegroundwiretopin(GND/-).
2.Connecttheotherendofthepowerwiretopin2(DCinput/+).
3.ConnecttheotherendoftheI/Owiretopin3(I/Ooutput).
ConguretheI/Oportinthecamera’swebpage
.GotoSystemAccessories.
2.UnderDirection,selectInputforPort1.
3.Givetheinputmoduleadescriptivename.
4.UnderNormalposition,selectCircuitclosedtomakethePIRdetectorsendasignaltothecamerawhenitsensesmotion.
TotriggerthecameratostartrecordingwhenitreceivesasignalfromthePIRdetector,youneedtocreatearuleinthecamera’s
webpage.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectslodnoises
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsloudnoiseandto
stoponeminuteafter.
Note
Thefollowinginstructionsrequirethatamicrophoneisconnectedtoaudio-in.
Turnonaudio:
.Setupthestreamproletoincludeaudio,seeAddaudiotoyourrecordingonpage17.
Turnonaudiodetection:
.GotoSystemDetectorsAudiodetection.
2.Adjustthesoundlevelaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underAudio,selectAudioDetection.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideo.
5.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
6.Selectthestreamprolewhereaudiohasbeenturnedon.
7.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
9.ClickSave.
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Detecttamperingwithinptsignal
Thisexampleexplainshowtotriggeranalarmwhentheinputsignaliscutorshort-circuited.Formoreinformationaboutthe
I/Oconnector,seepage6.
.GotoSystemAccessoriesandturnonSupervisedforoneoftheports.
Createarule:
.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Enteranamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,selectDigitalinput.
4.SelectaPort
5.Inthelistofactions,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselectarecipientfromthelist.
-Tocreateanewrecipient,gotoRecipientsandclick+Addrecipient.
-Tocopyanexistingrecipient,gotoRecipients,hoveranexistingrecipient,openthecontextmenu
andclickCopyrecipient.
6.Enterasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
7.ClickSave.
Adio
Addadiotoyorrecording
Turnonaudio:
.GotoAudioDevicesettingsandturnonAllowaudio.
2.GotoInputTypeandselectyouraudiosource.
3.Editthestreamprolewhichisusedfortherecording:
3.GotoSystemStreamprolesandselectthestreamprole.
3.2SelectIncludeaudiotoallowaudiotobeincludedinthestream.
3.3ClickSave.
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Thedevcenterface
Thedevcenterface
Note
Supportforthefeaturesandsettingsdescribedinthissectionvariesbetweendevices.
Showorhidethemainmenu.
Accesstheproducthelp.
Changethelanguage.
Setlightthemeordarktheme.
Seeinformationabouttheuserwhoisloggedin.
Thecontextmenucontains:
•Analyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personalbrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyfeedbacktohelpusimproveyouruserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinformationaboutcookiesandlicenses.
•About:Viewdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
Stats
NTPsync
ShowsNTPsynchronizationinformation,includingifthedeviceisinsyncwithanNTPserverandthetimeremaininguntil
thenextsync.
NTPsettings:ClicktogototheDateandtimepagewhereyoucanchangetheNTPsettings.
Deviceinfo
Showsdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
Upgradermware:ClicktogototheMaintenancepagewhereyoucandoarmwareupgrade.
Video
Clicktoplaythelivevideostream.
Clicktofreezethelivevideostream.
Clicktotakeasnapshotofthelivevideostream.Theleissavedinthe‘Downloads’folderonyourcomputer.Theimage
lenameis[snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jpg].Thesizeofthesnapshotdependsonthecompressionthatisapplied
fromthespecicweb-browserenginewherethesnapshotisreceived,therefore,thesnapshotsizemayvaryfromtheactual
compressionsettingthatisconguredinthedevice.
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ClicktoshowI/Ooutputports.Usetheswitchtoopenorclosethecircuitofaport,forexampletotestexternaldevices.
ClicktomanuallyturnonorturnofftheIRillumination.
Clicktoturnonorturnofftheavailableon-screencontrols.
Clicktomanuallyturnontheheaterforaselectedperiodoftime.
Clicktostartacontinuousrecordingofthelivevideostream.Clickagaintostoptherecording.Ifarecordingisongoing,it
willresumeautomaticallyafterareboot.
Clicktoshowthestoragethatisconguredforthedevice.Tocongurethestorageyouneedtobeloggedinasan
administrator.
Clicktoaccessmoresettings:
•Videoformat:Selecttheencodingformattouseintheliveview.Ifyouselectaformatwithvideocompression,it
resultsinahigherCPUandmemoryusage.
•Clientstreaminformation:Turnontoshowdynamicinformationaboutthevideostreamusedbythebrowserthat
showsthelivevideostream.Thebitrateinformationdiffersfromtheinformationshowninatextoverlay,becauseof
differentinformationsources.Thebitrateintheclientstreaminformationisthebitrateofthelastsecond,andit
comesfromtheencodingdriverofthedevice.Thebitrateintheoverlayistheaveragebitrateofthelast5seconds,
anditcomesfromthebrowser.Bothvaluescoveronlytherawvideostreamandnottheadditionalbandwidth
generatedwhenit’stransportedoverthenetworkthroughUDP/TCP/HTTP.
•Adaptivestream:Turnontoadapttheimageresolutiontotheviewingclient’sactualdisplayresolution,toincrease
theuserexperienceandhelppreventapossibleoverloadoftheclient’shardware.Theadaptivestreamisonly
appliedwhenyouviewthelivevideostreaminthewebinterfaceinabrowser.Whenadaptivestreamisturnedon,
themaximumframerateis30fps.Ifyoutakeasnapshotwhileadaptivestreamisturnedon,itwillusetheimage
resolutionselectedbytheadaptivestream.
•Levelgrid:Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.Thegridhelpsyoudecideiftheimageishorizontallyaligned.Click
tohideit.
•Refresh:Clicktorefreshthestillimageintheliveview.
Clicktoshowtheliveviewatfullresolution.Ifthefullresolutionislargerthanyourscreensize,usethesmallerimageto
navigateintheimage.
Clicktoshowthelivevideostreaminfullscreen.PressESCtoexitfullscreenmode.
Installation
Capturemode:Acapturemodeisapresetcongurationthatdeneshowthecameracapturesimages.Whenyouchangethe
capturemode,itcanaffectmanyothersettings,suchasviewareasandprivacymasks.
Mountingposition:Theorientationoftheimagecanchangedependingonhowthecameraismounted.
Powerlinefrequency:Selectthefrequencythatisusedinyourregiontominimizeimageicker.TheAmericanregions
usuallyuse60Hz.Therestoftheworldmostlyuses50Hz.Ifyou'renotsureofyourregion'spowerlinefrequency,check
withthelocalauthorities.
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Thedevcenterface
Rotate:Selectthepreferredimageorientation.
Zoom:Usetheslidertoadjustthezoomlevel.
Autofocusarea:Clicktoshowtheautofocusarea.Thisareashouldincludetheareaofinterest.
Autofocus:Clicktomakethecamerafocusontheselectedarea.Ifyoudon’tselectanautofocusarea,thecamerafocuses
ontheentirescene.
Resetfocus:Clicktomakethefocusreturntoitsoriginalposition.
Focus:Usetheslidertosetthefocusmanually.
Sceneprole:Selectasceneprolethatsuitsyoursurveillancescenario.Asceneproleoptimizesimagesettings,includingcolor
level,brightness,sharpness,contrast,andlocalcontrast,foraspecicenvironmentorpurpose.
•Forensic:Suitableforsurveillancepurposes.
•Indoor:Suitableforindoorenvironments.
•Outdoor:Suitableforoutdoorenvironments.
•Vivid:Usefulfordemonstrationpurposes.
•Trafcoverview:Suitableforvehicletrafcmonitoring.
Image
Appearance
Saturation:Usetheslidertoadjustthecolorintensity.Youcanforexamplegetagrayscaleimage.
Contrast:Usetheslidertoadjustthedifferencebetweenlightanddark.
Brightness:Usetheslidertoadjustthelightintensity.Thiscanmakeobjectseasiertosee.Brightnessisappliedafterimage
capture,anddoesn’taffecttheinformationintheimage.Togetmoredetailsfromadarkarea,it’susuallybettertoincrease
gainorexposuretime.
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