Axis Q1656 User manual

AXISQ1656BoxCameraSeries
AXISQ1656BoxCamera
AXISQ1656-BBoxCamera
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AXISQ1656BoxCameraSeries
TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Openthedevice'swebinterface....................................3
Createanadministratoraccount...................................3
Securepasswords...............................................3
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware....................4
Webinterfaceoverview..........................................4
Installation................................................
Previewmode..................................................
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Replacethelens................................................6
Adjusttheimage................................................6
Viewandrecordvideo............................................11
Setuprulesforevents...........................................12
Audio.........................................................16
Thewebinterface...........................................18
Status........................................................18
Video.........................................................19
Audio.........................................................31
Recordings.....................................................32
Apps..........................................................33
System........................................................34
Maintenance...................................................3
Learnmore................................................
Long-distanceconnections........................................
Viewarea......................................................
Capturemodes.................................................
Remotefocusandzoom..........................................
Privacymasks..................................................
Overlays.......................................................
Streamingandstorage...........................................6
Applications....................................................8
Cybersecurity...................................................8
Specications..............................................60
Productoverview................................................60
LEDindicators..................................................60
Buzzer........................................................61
SDcardslot....................................................61
Buttons.......................................................61
Connectors....................................................61
PTZdrivers.................................................6
APTP..........................................................6
Pelco.........................................................6
Visca.........................................................67
Troubleshooting............................................69
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................69
Firmwareoptions...............................................69
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................69
Upgradethermware............................................69
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................70
Performanceconsiderations.......................................71
Contactsupport.................................................72
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Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewitiOS15oriPadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSPortal.
penthedevice'swebinterface
1.OpenabrowserandtypetheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Typetheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.See
Createanadministratoraccountonpage3.
Createanadministratoraccount
Thersttimeyoulogintoyourdevice,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.
1.Enterausername.
2.Enterapassword.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage3.
3.Re-enterthepassword.
4.Acceptthelicenseagreement.
.Clickddaccount.
Important
Thedevicehasnodefaultaccount.Ifyoulosethepasswordforyouradministratoraccount,youmustresetthedevice.See
Resettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage69.
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Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage69.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Webinterfaceoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedevice’swebinterface.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
elp.axis.com/?&piaId=65231&section=web-interface-overview
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Installation
Previewmode
Previewmodeisidealforinstallerswhennetuningthecameraviewduringtheinstallation.Nologinisrequiredtoaccessthe
cameraviewinpreviewmode.Itisavailableonlyinfactorydefaultedstateforalimitedtimefrompoweringupthedevice.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
elp.axis.com/?&piaId=65231&section=preview-mode
Tisvideodemonstratesowtousepreviewmode.
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Configureyourdeice
Configureyourdeice
Replacethelens
1.Stopallrecordingsanddisconnectpowerfromthedevice.
2.Disconnectthelenscableandremovethestandardlens.
3.Attachthenewlensandconnectthelenscable.
4.Reconnectthepower.
.Logintothedevice’swebinterfaceandgotoVideo>Image>Exposure.
6.SelecttheP-Irislensyouhaveinstalled.
Note
IfyouuseaDCiris,manualirisoroptionali-CSlensthereisnoneedtoselectalensdriver.
7.Forthechangestotakeeffect,youneedtorestartthedevice.GotoMaintenanceandclickRestart.
8.Adjustthezoomandfocus.
Note
ForalenswithP-Iris,DC-iris,ormanualiris,manuallyadjustthefocusonthelensbeforeyoune-tunethefocusthrough
thewebinterface.
Adjusttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpage55.
Adjustthezoomandfocus
Selectsceneprole
Asceneproleisasetofpredenedimageappearancesettingsincludingcolorlevel,brightness,sharpness,contrastandlocal
contrast.Sceneprolesarepreconguredintheproductforquicksetuptoaspecicscenario,forexampleForensicwhichis
optimizedforsurveillanceconditions.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seeTewebinterfaceonpage18.
Youcanselectasceneproleduringtheinitialsetupofthecamera.Youcanalsoselectorchangesceneprolelater.
1.GotoVideo>Image>ppearance.
2.GotoSceneproleandselectaprole.
Selectexposuremode
Toimproveimagequalityforspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andgain.GotoVideo>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
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Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsbyusingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Butasthevisiblelightdiminishes,colorimagesbecomeless
brightandclear.Ifyouswitchtonightmodewhenthishappens,thecamerausesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlighttodeliverbright
anddetailedblack-and-whiteimagesinstead.Youcansetthecameratoswitchtonightmodeautomatically.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Day-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettouto.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoVideo>Image>ExposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxgain,theimagecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
•Ifpossible,movethesliderunderperturetowardOpen.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage,underVideo>Image>ppearance.
Reducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,adjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettingsinVideo>Image>Exposure:
•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,imagenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgaintoahighervalue.
Ifyoustillhaveproblemswithmotionblur:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
Maximizethedetailsinanimage
Important
Ifyoumaximizethedetailsinanimage,thebitratewillprobablyincreaseandyoumightgetareducedframerate.
•GotoVideo>Stream>Generalandsetthecompressionaslowaspossible.
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•Belowtheliveviewimage,clickandinVideoformat,selectMJPEG.
•GotoVideo>Stream>ZipstreamandselectOff.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
ImagewitoutWDR.
ImagewitWDR.
Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimage.
•WDRmaynotbeavailableforallcapturemodes.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
4.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Stabilizeashakyimagewithimagestabilization
Imagestabilizationissuitableinenvironmentswheretheproductismountedinanexposedlocationwherevibrationscanoccur,for
example,duetowindorpassingtrafc.
Thefeaturemakestheimagesmoother,steadier,andlessblurry.Italsoreducesthelesizeofthecompressedimageandlowersthe
bitrateofthevideostream.
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Note
Whenyouturnonimagestabilization,theimageisslightlycropped,whichlowersthemaximumresolution.
1.GotoVideo>Installation>Imagecorrection.
2.TurnonImagestabilization.
Monitorlongandnarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
1.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’thaveautomaticrotationoftheview,gotoVideo>Installation.
3.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Verifythepixelresolution
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimagecontainsenoughpixelsto,forexample,recognizethefaceofaperson,youcanusethe
pixelcounter.
1.GotoVideo>Imageandclick.
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2.ClickforPixelcounter.
3.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandpositionoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexamplewhere
youexpectfacestoappear.
Youcanseethenumberofpixelsforeachoftherectangle’ssides,anddecideifthevaluesareenoughforyourneeds.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Privacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
.Tochangethecolorforallprivacymasks,clickPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
SeealsoPrivacymasksonpage55
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
2.SelectImageandclick.
3.ClickImages.
4.Draganddropanimage.
.ClickUpload.
6.ClickManageoverlay.
7.Selecttheimageandaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlayimageintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Addstreetnamesandcompassdirectiontotheimage
Note
Thestreetnameandcompassdirectionwillbevisibleonallvideostreamsandrecordings.
1.Gotopps.
2.Selectaxis-orientationaid.
3.ClickOpen.
4.Toaddastreetname,clickddtextandmodifythetexttotthestreet.
.Toaddacompass,clickddcompassandmodifythecompasstottheimage.
Recordandwatchvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
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1.GotoVideo>Image.
2.Tostartarecording,click.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorage,clickand.Forinstructionsonhowtosetupnetworkstorage,seeSetup
networkstorageonpage11
3.Tostoprecording,clickagain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyourrecordinginthelist.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage56.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Reducingthebandwidthcanleadtolossofdetailintheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Stream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideo>Stream>GeneralandincreaseCompression.
.GotoVideo>Stream>Zipstreamanddooneormoreofthefollowing:
Note
TheZipstreamsettingsareusedforbothH.264andH.26.
-SelecttheZipstreamStrengththatyouwanttouse.
-TurnonOptimizeforstorage.ThiscanonlybeusediftheVMSsupportsB-frames.
-TurnonDynamicFPS.
-TurnonDynamicGOPandsetahighUpperlimitGOPlengthvalue.
Note
Mostwebbrowsersdon’tsupportH.26decodingandbecauseofthisthedevicedoesn’tsupportitinitswebinterface.
InsteadyoucanuseavideomanagementsystemorapplicationthatsupportsH.26decoding.
Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSystem>Storage.
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2.ClickddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserverunderNetworkshare.
.Typetheusernameandpassword.
6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonuto.
7.Selectddsharewithouttestingifyouexperiencetemporaryconnectionissues,oriftheshareisnotyetcongured.
8.Clickdd.
Setuprulesforevents
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Tolearnmore,checkoutourguideGetstartedwitrulesforevents.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsanobject
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardwhenthecameradetectsanobject.Therecording
willincludevesecondsbeforedetectionandoneminuteafterdetectionends.
Beforeyoustart:
•MakesureyouhaveanSDcardinstalled.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnalyticsisrunning:
1.Gotopps>XISObjectnalytics.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underpplication,selectObjectnalytics.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
6.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
7.Settheprebuffertimetoseconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto1minute.
9.ClickSave.
Providevisualindicationofanongoingevent
YouhavetheoptiontoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoyournetworkcamera.ThisLEDcanbeconguredtoturnonwhenever
certaineventsoccurinthecamera.Forexample,toletpeopleknowthatvideorecordingisinprogress.
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Requiredhardware
•AXISI/OIndicationLED
•AnAxisnetworkvideocamera
Note
ForinstructionsonhowtoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLED,seetheinstallationguideprovidedwiththeproduct.
ThefollowingexampleshowshowtocongurearulethatturnsontheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoindicatethatcameraisrecording.
1.GotoSystem>ccessories>I/Oports.
2.FortheportthatyouconnectedtheAXISI/OIndicationLEDto,clicktosetthedirectiontoOutput,andclick
tosetthenormalstatetoCircuitopen.
3.GotoSystem>Events.
4.Createanewrule.
.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.Setthestatetoctive.
10.Savetherule.
OtherscenarioswhereAXISI/OIndicationLEDcanbeusedareforexample:
•ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenthecamerastarts,toindicatethepresenceofthecamera.SelectSystemreadyas
acondition.
•ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenlivestreamisactivetoindicatethatapersonoraprogramisaccessingastreamfrom
thecamera.SelectLivestreamaccessedasacondition.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsanobject
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsanobject.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnalyticsisrunning:
1.Gotopps>XISObjectnalytics.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
2.UnderOverlays,selectTextandclick.
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3.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
4.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
.Topositionthetextoverlay,clickandselectanoption.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underpplication,selectObjectnalytics.
4.Inthelistofactions,underOverlaytext,selectUseoverlaytext.
.Selectavideochannel.
6.InText,type“Motiondetected”.
7.Settheduration.
8.ClickSave.
Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
RecordvideowhenaPIRdetectorsensesmotion
ThisexampleexplainshowtoconnectaPIRdetector(normallyclosed)tothedevice,andtostartrecordingvideowhenthedetector
sensesmotion.
Requiredhardware
•3-wirecable(ground,power,I/O)
•PIRdetector,normallyclosed
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Disconnectthedevicefrompowerbeforeconnectingthewires.Reconnecttopowerafterallconnectionsaredone.
Connectthewirestothedevice’sI/Oconnector
Note
ForinformationontheI/Oconnector,seeConnectorsonpage61.
1.Connectthegroundwiretopin1(GND/-).
2.Connectthepowerwiretopin2(12VDCoutput).
3.ConnecttheI/Owiretopin3(I/Oinput).
ConnectthewirestothePIRdetector’sI/Oconnector
1.Connecttheotherendofthegroundwiretopin1(GND/-).
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2.Connecttheotherendofthepowerwiretopin2(DCinput/+).
3.ConnecttheotherendoftheI/Owiretopin3(I/Ooutput).
ConguretheI/Oportinthedevicewebinterface
1.GotoSystem>ccessories>I/Oports.
2.Clicktosetthedirectiontoinputforport1.
3.Givetheinputmoduleadescriptivename,forexample“PIRdetector”.
4.IfyouwanttotriggeraneventwheneverthePIRdetectorsensesmotion,clicktosetthenormalstatetocircuit
closed.
Createarule
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,selectPIRdetector.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
6.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
7.Settheprebuffertimetoseconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto1minute.
9.ClickSave.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsloudnoises
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsloudnoiseand
tostoptwominutesafter.
Turnonaudio:
1.Setupthestreamproletoincludeaudio,seeAddaudiotoyourrecordingonpage16.
Turnonaudiodetection:
1.GotoSystem>Detectors>udiodetection.
2.Adjustthesoundlevelaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underudio,selectudioDetection.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideo.
.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
6.Selectthestreamprolewhereaudiohasbeenturnedon.
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7.Settheprebuffertimetoseconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto2minutes.
9.ClickSave.
Detecttamperingwithinputsignal
Thisexampleexplainshowtosendanemailwhentheinputsignaliscutorshort-circuited.Formoreinformationaboutthe
I/Oconnector,seepage62.
1.GotoSystem>ccessoriesandturnonSupervisedfortherelevantport.
Addanemailrecipient:
1.GotoSystem>Events>Recipientsandaddarecipient.
2.Typeanamefortherecipient.
3.SelectEmail.
4.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soithastologintoanotheremailservertosendmails.Fillintherestofthe
informationaccordingtoyouremailprovider.
6.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
7.ClickSave.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underI/O,selectSupervisedinputtamperingisactive.
4.Selecttherelevantport.
.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselecttherecipientfromthelist.
6.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
7.ClickSave.
Audio
Addaudiotoyourrecording
Turnonaudio:
1.GotoVideo>Stream>udioandincludeaudio.
2.Ifthedevicehasmorethanoneinputsource,selectthecorrectoneinSource.
3.Gotoudio>Devicesettingsandturnonthecorrectinputsource.
4.Ifyoumakeanychangestotheinputsource,clickpplychanges.
Editthestreamprolethatisusedfortherecording:
.GotoSystem>Streamprolesandselectthestreamprole.
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6.SelectIncludeaudioandturniton.
7.ClickSave.
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Thewebinterface
Thewebinterface
Toreachthedevice’swebinterface,typethedevice’sIPaddressinawebbrowser.
Note
Supportforthefeaturesandsettingsdescribedinthissectionvariesbetweendevices.Thisiconindicatesthat
thefeatureorsettingisonlyavailableinsomedevices.
Showorhidethemainmenu.
Accessthereleasenotes.
Accesstheproducthelp.
Changethelanguage.
Setlightthemeordarktheme.
Theusermenucontains:
•Informationabouttheuserwhoisloggedin.
•Changeaccount:Logoutfromthecurrentaccountandlogintoanewaccount.
•Logout:Logoutfromthecurrentaccount.
Thecontextmenucontains:
•nalyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personalbrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyfeedbacktohelpusimproveyouruserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinformationaboutcookiesandlicenses.
•bout:Viewdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
•Legacydeviceinterface:Changethedevice’swebinterfacetothelegacyversion.
Status
Security
Showswhatkindofaccesstothedevicethatisactive,andwhatencryptionprotocolsareinuse.Recommendationstothesettings
arebasedontheAXISOSHardeningGuide.
Hardeningguide:LinktoAXISOSHardeningguidewhereyoucanlearnmoreaboutcybersecurityonAxisdevicesandbest
practices.
Timesyncstatus
ShowsNTPsynchronizationinformation,includingifthedeviceisinsyncwithanNTPserverandthetimeremaininguntil
thenextsync.
NTPsettings:ViewandupdatetheNTPsettings.TakesyoutotheDateandtimepagewhereyoucanchangetheNTPsettings.
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Ongoingrecordings
Showsongoingrecordingsandtheirdesignatedstoragespace.
Recordings:Viewongoingandlteredrecordingsandtheirsource.Formoreinformation,seeRecordingsonpage32
Showsthestoragespacewheretherecordingissaved.
Deviceinfo
Showsthedeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
Upgradermware:Upgradethermwareonyourdevice.TakesyoutotheMaintenancepagewhereyoucandoarmware
upgrade.
Connectedclients
Showsthenumberofconnectionsandconnectedclients.
Viewdetails:Viewandupdatethelistofconnectedclients.ThelistshowsIPaddress,protocol,port,state,andPID/process
ofeachconnection.
Video
Clicktoplaythelivevideostream.
Clicktofreezethelivevideostream.
Clicktotakeasnapshotofthelivevideostream.Theleissavedinthe‘Downloads’folderonyourcomputer.Theimage
lenameis[snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jpg].Thesizeofthesnapshotdependsonthecompressionthatthespecic
web-browserenginewherethesnapshotisreceivedapplies,therefore,thesnapshotsizemayvaryfromtheactualcompression
settingthatisconguredinthedevice.
ClicktoshowI/Ooutputports.Usetheswitchtoopenorclosethecircuitofaport,forexample,totestexternal
devices.
ClicktomanuallyturnonorturnofftheIRillumination.
Clicktomanuallyturnonorturnoffthewhitelight.
Clicktoaccessonscreencontrols:
•Predenedcontrols:Turnontousetheavailableonscreencontrols.
•Customcontrols:Clickddcustomcontroltoaddanonscreencontrol.
Startsthewasher.Whenthesequencestarts,thecameramovestotheconguredpositiontoreceivethewash
spray.Whenthewholewashsequenceiscompleted,thecamerareturnstoitspreviousposition.Thisiconisonlyvisiblewhenthe
washerisconnectedandcongured.
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AXISQ1656BoxCameraSeries
Thewebinterface
Startsthewiper.
Clickandselectapresetpositiontogotothatpresetpositionintheliveview.Or,clickSetuptogotothepreset
positionpage.
Addsorremovesafocusrecallarea.Whenyouaddafocusrecallarea,thecamerasavesthefocussettingsat
thatspecicpan/tiltrange.Whenyouhavesetafocusrecallareaandthecameraentersthatareaintheliveview,thecamera
recallsthepreviouslysavedfocus.It’senoughtocoverhalfoftheareaforthecameratorecallthefocus.
Clicktoselectaguardtour,thenclickStarttoplaytheguardtour.Or,clickSetuptogototheguardtourspage.
Clicktomanuallyturnontheheaterforaselectedperiodoftime.
Clicktostartacontinuousrecordingofthelivevideostream.Clickagaintostoptherecording.Ifarecordingisongoing,it
willresumeautomaticallyafterareboot.
Clicktoshowthestoragethatisconguredforthedevice.Tocongurethestorage,youneedtobeloggedinasan
administrator.
Clicktoaccessmoresettings:
•Videoformat:Selecttheencodingformattouseintheliveview.
•Clientstreaminformation:Turnontoshowdynamicinformationaboutthevideostreamusedbythebrowserthat
showsthelivevideostream.Thebitrateinformationdiffersfromtheinformationshowninatextoverlay,becauseof
differentinformationsources.Thebitrateintheclientstreaminformationisthebitrateofthelastsecond,andit
comesfromtheencodingdriverofthedevice.Thebitrateintheoverlayistheaveragebitrateofthelastseconds,
anditcomesfromthebrowser.Bothvaluescoveronlytherawvideostreamandnottheadditionalbandwidth
generatedwhenit’stransportedoverthenetworkthroughUDP/TCP/HTTP.
•daptivestream:Turnontoadapttheimageresolutiontotheviewingclient’sactualdisplayresolution,toimprove
theuserexperienceandhelppreventapossibleoverloadoftheclient’shardware.Theadaptivestreamisonly
appliedwhenyouviewthelivevideostreaminthewebinterfaceinabrowser.Whenadaptivestreamisturnedon,
themaximumframerateis30fps.Ifyoutakeasnapshotwhileadaptivestreamisturnedon,itwillusetheimage
resolutionselectedbytheadaptivestream.
•Levelgrid:Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.Thegridhelpsyoudecideiftheimageishorizontallyaligned.Click
tohideit.
•Pixelcounter:Clicktoshowthepixelcounter.Dragandresizetheboxtocontainyourareaofinterest.Youcan
alsodenethepixelsizeoftheboxintheWidthandHeightelds.
•Refresh:Clicktorefreshthestillimageintheliveview.
•PTZcontrols:TurnontodisplayPTZcontrolsintheliveview.
Clicktoshowtheliveviewatfullresolution.Ifthefullresolutionislargerthanyourscreensize,usethesmallerimageto
navigateintheimage.
Clicktoshowthelivevideostreaminfullscreen.PressESCtoexitfullscreenmode.
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