Axis Q1700-LE User manual

AXISQ1700-LELicensePlateCamera
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AXISQ1700-LELicensePlateCamera
TableofContents
Installation................................................3
Previewmode..................................................3
Getstarted................................................4
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................4
Openthedevice'swebinterface....................................4
Createanadministratoraccount...................................4
Securepasswords...............................................4
Webinterfaceoverview..........................................5
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Optimiethecameraforlicenceplatecapture........................6
Adjusttheimage................................................6
Setuprulesforevents...........................................10
Adjustthecameraview(PTZ)......................................12
Viewandrecordvideo............................................12
Audio.........................................................13
Thewebinterface...........................................15
Status........................................................15
Video.........................................................16
PTZ...........................................................26
Audio.........................................................29
Recordings.....................................................30
Apps..........................................................31
System........................................................31
Maintenance...................................................49
Learnmore................................................51
Long-distanceconnections........................................51
Capturemodes.................................................51
Privacymasks..................................................51
Overlays.......................................................51
Streamingandstorage...........................................51
Applications....................................................54
Specications..............................................55
Solutionoverview...............................................55
Productoverview................................................55
LEDIndicators..................................................56
SDcardslot....................................................56
Buttons.......................................................57
Connectors....................................................57
Troubleshooting............................................60
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................60
Firmwareoptions...............................................60
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................60
Upgradethermware............................................60
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................61
Performanceconsiderations.......................................63
Contactsupport.................................................63
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Installation
Installation
Previewmode
Previewmodeisidealforinstallerswhennetuningthecameraviewduringtheinstallation.Nologinisrequiredtoaccessthe
cameraviewinpreviewmode.Itisavailableonlyinfactorydefaultedstateforalimitedtimefrompoweringupthedevice.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=50100&section=preview-mode
Thisvideodemonstratehowtousepreviewmode.
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwor
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewithiOS15oriadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSortal.
Openthedevice'swebinterface
1.OpenabrowserandtypetheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Typetheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.See
Createanadministratoraccountonpage4.
Createanadministratoraccount
Thersttimeyoulogintoyourdevice,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.
1.Enterausername.
2.Enterapassword.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
3.Re-enterthepassword.
4.ClickAdduser.
Important
Thedevicehasnodefaultaccount.Ifyoulosethepasswordforyouradministratoraccount,youmustresetthedevice.See
Resettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage60.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
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Getstarted
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Webinterfaceoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedevice’swebinterface.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=50100&section=web-interface-overview
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Congureyourdevice
Congureyourdevice
Optimizethecameraforlicenceplatecapture
Note
Thisprocedurerequiresbothphysicalaccesstothecameraandaccesstothecamera’swebinterface.
1.Gotothecamera’swebinterface.
2.ClickandselectLegacydeviceinterface.
3.TheLicenseplatecaptureassistantstartsautomaticallywhenyoustartthecameraforthersttime.Tostartitmanually,
gotoSettings>System>rientation>LicenseplatecaptureassistantandclickCongure.
4.TypethedistancebetweenthecameraandthegroundandclickNext.
5.Typethedistancebetweenthecameraandthecenterofthelane.
6.TypethetypicalspeedofthevehiclesandclickNext.
7.Alignthecamera:
7.1Loosenthescrewinthearm.
7.2Aimthecameraattheroad20–50m(66–164ft)away.WithadditionalIRilluminationyoucanaimitupto100
m(328ft)away.TheassistantcalculatesanddisplaystheCardistance.
7.3Thecamerameasuresanddisplayshowitistiltedandrotated.MinimietheRollangletokeepthelicense
plateshoriontalintheimage.
7.4Tightenthescrewinthearm.
8.Gotothecamera’swebpageandclickNext.
9.TheassistantsuggestsImagesettingsthatprovidesgoodimagesforyourinstallation.Tosavethesesettings,clickDone.
10.Intheliveview,oominsothattheviewcoversthelaneorlanesthatyouwanttomonitor.Thecamerafocuses
automaticallywhenyouchangetheoomlevel.
Iftheimageisstilloutoffocus,switchtomanualfocusandthenbacktoautofocus.
11.Toverifythesettings,recordafewvehiclespassingbyandlookatthelicenseplatesintherecording.
Adjusttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpage51.
Selectexposuremode
Toimproveimagequalityforspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andgain.GotoVideo>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
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•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
Adjustthefocus
Thisproducthasthreefocusmodes:
•Auto:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusbasedontheentireimage.
•Area:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusbasedonaselectedareaoftheimage.
•Manual:Thefocusissetmanuallyataxeddistance.
Toturnoffautofocusandadjustthefocusmanually:
1.Intheliveviewwindow,iftheZoomsliderisvisible,clickZoomandselectFocus.
2.Click
M
andusetheslidertosetthefocus.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsbyusingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Butasthevisiblelightdiminishes,colorimagesbecomeless
brightandclear.Ifyouswitchtonightmodewhenthishappens,thecamerausesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlighttodeliverbright
anddetailedblack-and-whiteimagesinstead.Youcansetthecameratoswitchtonightmodeautomatically.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Day-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
2.Tosetatwhatlightlevelyouwantthecameratoswitchtonightmode,movetheThresholdslidertowardBrightorDark.
3.Tousethebuilt-inIRlightwhenthecameraisinnightmode,turnonAllowilluminationandSynchronizeillumination.
Note
Ifyousettheswitchtonightmodetooccurwhenit’sbrighter,theimageremainssharperasthereislesslow-lightnoise.If
yousettheswitchtooccurwhenit’sdarker,theimagecolorsaremaintainedforlonger,butthereismoreimageblurdue
tolow-lightnoise.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoVideo>Image>ExposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxgain,theimagecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
•Ifpossible,opentheaperture.
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•Reducesharpnessintheimage,underVideo>Image>Appearance.
Maximizethedetailsinanimage
Important
Ifyoumaximiethedetailsinanimage,thebitratewillprobablyincreaseandyoumightgetareducedframerate.
•GotoVideo>Stream>Generalandsetthecompressionaslowaspossible.
•Belowtheliveviewimage,clickandinVideoformat,selectMJPEG.
•GotoVideo>Stream>Zipstreamandselectff.
Handlesceneswithstrongbaclight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Stabilizeashayimagewithelectronicimagestabilization(EIS)
ElectronicImageStabiliation(EIS)canbeusedinenvironmentswheretheproductismountedinanexposedlocationandsubjectto
vibrations,forexample,windorpassingtrafc.
EISmakestheimagesmoother,steadierandlessblurry.Italsoreducesthelesieofthecompressedimageandlowersthe
bitrateofthevideostream.
Note
TheimageiscroppedslightlywhenEISisenabled,loweringthemaximumresolution.
1.GotoVideo>Installation>Imagecorrection.
2.TurnonImagestabilization.
Compensateforbarreldistortion
Barreldistortionisaphenomenonwherestraightlinesappearincreasinglybentclosertotheedgesoftheframe.Awideeldofview
oftencreatesbarreldistortioninanimage.Barreldistortioncorrectioncompensatesforthisdistortion.
Note
Barreldistortioncorrectionaffectstheimageresolutionandeldofview.
1.GotoVideo>Installation>Imagecorrection.
2.TurnonBarreldistortioncorrection(BDC).
Verifythepixelresolution
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimagecontainsenoughpixelsto,forexample,recognielicenseplates,youcanusethepixel
counter.
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ABC 123
1.GotoVideo>Image.
2.Click.
3.ClickforPixelcounter.
4.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesieandpositionoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexamplewhereyou
expectlicenseplatestoappear.
5.Youcanseethenumberofpixelsforeachoftherectangle’ssides,anddecideifthevaluesareenoughforyourneeds.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymass
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Privacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjustthesieandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
5.Tochangethecolorforallprivacymasks,clickPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
Seealsorivacymasksonpage51
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideo>verlays.
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2.SelectImageandclick.
3.ClickImages.
4.Draganddropanimage.
5.ClickUpload.
6.ClickManageoverlay.
7.Selecttheimageandaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlayimageintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Setuprulesforevents
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Tolearnmore,checkoutourguideGetstartedwithrulesforevents.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.Theruledeneswhenthedevicewillperformcertainactions.Youcanset
uprulesasscheduled,recurring,ormanuallytriggered.
2.EnteraName.
3.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherule,allofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
4.SelectwhichActionthedeviceshouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechangestoanactiverule,therulemustbeturnedonagainforthechangestotakeeffect.
Note
Ifyouchangethedenitionofastreamprolethatisusedinarule,thenyouneedtorestartalltherulesthatusethat
streamprole.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsanobject
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsanobject.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
1.GotoVideo>verlays.
2.Underverlays,selectTextandclick.
3.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
4.Choosetextsieandappearance.
5.Topositionthetextoverlay,clickandselectanoption.
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Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofactions,underverlaytext,selectUseoverlaytext.
4.Selectavideochannel.
5.InText,type“Motiondetected”.
6.Settheduration.
7.ClickSave.
Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsanobject
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardwhenthecameradetectsanobject.Therecording
willincludevesecondsbeforedetectionandoneminuteafterdetectionends.
Beforeyoustart:
•MakesureyouhaveanSDcardinstalled.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
4.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
5.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
6.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbuffertimeto1minute.
8.ClickSave.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsimpact
Shockdetectionallowsthecameratodetecttamperingcausedbyvibrationsorshock.Vibrationsduetotheenvironmentortoan
objectcantriggeranactiondependingontheshocksensitivityrange,whichcanbesetfrom0to100.Inthisscenario,someoneis
throwingrocksatthecameraafterhoursandyouwouldliketogetavideoclipoftheevent.
Turnonshockdetection:
1.GotoSystem>Detectors>Shockdetection.
2.Turnonshockdetection,andadjusttheshocksensitivity.
Createarule:
3.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
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4.Typeanamefortherule.
5.Inthelistofconditions,underDevicestatus,selectShockdetected.
6.Click+toaddasecondcondition.
7.Inthelistofconditions,underScheduledandrecurring,selectSchedule.
8.Inthelistofschedules,selectAfterhours.
9.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
10.Selectwheretosavetherecordings.
11.SelectaCamera.
12.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
13.Setthepostbuffertimeto50seconds.
14.ClickSave.
Adjustthecameraview(PTZ)
Limitthezoommovements
Iftherearepartsofthescenethatyoudon’twantthecameratobeabletooominon,youcanlimitthemaximumoomlevel.
Forexample,youwanttoprotecttheprivacyofresidentsinanapartmentbuilding,whichislocatedclosetoaparkinglotthat
youintendtomonitor.
Tolimitthemaximumoomlevel:
1.GotoPTZ>Limits.
2.Setthelimitsasneeded.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage51.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Reducingthebandwidthcanresultinlossofdetailsintheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Stream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideo>Stream>GeneralandincreaseCompression.
5.GotoVideo>Stream>Zipstreamanddooneormoreofthefollowing:
-SelecttheZipstreamStrengththatyouwanttouse.
-TurnonDynamicFPS.
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-TurnonDynamicGPandsetahighUpperlimitGOPlengthvalue.
Setupnetworstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSystem>Storage.
2.ClickAddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserverunderNetworkshare.
5.Typetheusernameandpassword.
6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonAuto.
7.SelectAddshareevenifconnectionfailsifyouexperiencetemporaryconnectionissues,oriftheshareisnotyet
congured.
8.ClickAdd.
Recordandwatchvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
1.GotoVideo>Image.
2.Tostartarecording,click.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorage,clickand.Forinstructionsonhowtosetupnetworkstorage,seeSetup
networkstorageonpage13
3.Tostoprecording,clickagain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyourrecordinginthelist.
Audio
Addaudiotoyourrecording
Turnonaudio:
1.GotoVideo>Stream>Audioandincludeaudio.
2.Ifthedevicehasmorethanoneinputsource,selectthecorrectoneinSource.
3.GotoAudio>Devicesettingsandturnonthecorrectinputsource.
4.Ifyoumakeanychangestotheinputsource,clickApplychanges.
Editthestreamprolethatisusedfortherecording:
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5.GotoSystem>Streamprolesandselectthestreamprole.
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.
•Changeuser:Logoutthecurrentuserandloginanewuser.
•Logout:Logoutthecurrentuser.
Thecontextmenucontains:
•Analyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personalbrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyfeedbacktohelpusimproveyouruserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinformationaboutcookiesandlicenses.
•About:Viewdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
•Legacydeviceinterface:Changethedevice’swebinterfacetothelegacyversion.
Status
Deviceinfo
Showsthedeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
Upgradermware:Upgradethermwareonyourdevice.TakesyoutotheMaintenancepagewhereyoucandoarmware
upgrade.
Timesyncstatus
ShowsNTPsynchroniationinformation,includingifthedeviceisinsyncwithanNTPserverandthetimeremaininguntil
thenextsync.
NTPsettings:ViewandupdatetheNTPsettings.TakesyoutotheDateandtimepagewhereyoucanchangetheNTPsettings.
Security
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Showswhatkindofaccesstothedevicethatisactive,andwhatencryptionprotocolsareinuse.Recommendationstothesettings
arebasedontheAXISOSHardeningGuide.
Hardeningguide:LinktoAXISOSHardeningguidewhereyoucanlearnmoreaboutcybersecurityonAxisdevicesandbest
practices.
PTZ
ShowsthePTZstatusandthetimeofthelasttest.
Test:StartatestofthePTZmechanics.Duringthetest,therearenovideostreamsavailable.Whenthetestisnished,the
devicerestorestoitshomeposition.
Connectedclients
Showsthenumberofconnectionsandconnectedclients.
Viewdetails:Viewandupdatethelistoftheconnectedclients.ThelistshowsIPaddress,protocol,port,andPID/Process
ofeachclient.
ngoingrecordings
Showsongoingrecordingsandtheirdesignatedstoragespace.
Recordings:Viewongoingandlteredrecordingsandtheirsource.Formoreinformation,seeRecordingsonpage30
Showsthestoragespacewheretherecordingissaved.
Video
Click-and-dragtopanandtiltintheliveview.
ZoomUsetheslidertooominandout.
FocusUsethissettingtosetfocusintheshownarea.Dependingonthedevice,differentfocusmodesareavailable.
•Auto:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusbasedontheentireimage.
•Manual:Setthefocusmanuallyataxeddistance.
•Area:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusforaselectedareaoftheimage.
•Spot:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusforthecenteroftheimage.
BrightnessUsethissettingtoadjustthelightintensityintheimage,forexample,tomakeobjectseasiertosee.Brightnessis
appliedafterimagecapture,anddoesnotaffecttheinformationintheimage.Togetmoredetailsinadarkarea,itissometimes
bettertotrytoincreasegainorincreaseexposuretime.
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Clicktoplaythelivevideostream.
Clicktofreeethelivevideostream.
Clicktotakeasnapshotofthelivevideostream.Theleissavedinthe‘Downloads’folderonyourcomputer.Theimage
lenameis[snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jpg].Thesieofthesnapshotdependsonthecompressionthatthespecic
web-browserenginewherethesnapshotisreceivedapplies,therefore,thesnapshotsiemayvaryfromtheactualcompression
settingthatisconguredinthedevice.
ClicktoshowI/Ooutputports.Usetheswitchtoopenorclosethecircuitofaport,forexample,totestexternal
devices.
ClicktomanuallyturnonorturnofftheIRillumination.
Clicktomanuallyturnonorturnoffthewhitelight.
Clicktoaccessonscreencontrols:
•Predenedcontrols:Turnontousetheavailableonscreencontrols.
•Customcontrols:ClickAddcustomcontroltoaddanonscreencontrol.
Startsthewasher.Whenthesequencestarts,thecameramovestotheconguredpositiontoreceivethewash
spray.Whenthewholewashsequenceiscompleted,thecamerareturnstoitspreviousposition.Thisiconisonlyvisiblewhenthe
washerisconnectedandcongured.
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:
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•Videoformat:Selecttheencodingformattouseintheliveview.
•Clientstreaminformation:Turnontoshowdynamicinformationaboutthevideostreamusedbythebrowserthat
showsthelivevideostream.Thebitrateinformationdiffersfromtheinformationshowninatextoverlay,becauseof
differentinformationsources.Thebitrateintheclientstreaminformationisthebitrateofthelastsecond,andit
comesfromtheencodingdriverofthedevice.Thebitrateintheoverlayistheaveragebitrateofthelast5seconds,
anditcomesfromthebrowser.Bothvaluescoveronlytherawvideostreamandnottheadditionalbandwidth
generatedwhenit’stransportedoverthenetworkthroughUDP/TCP/HTTP.
•Adaptivestream:Turnontoadapttheimageresolutiontotheviewingclient’sactualdisplayresolution,toimprove
theuserexperienceandhelppreventapossibleoverloadoftheclient’shardware.Theadaptivestreamisonly
appliedwhenyouviewthelivevideostreaminthewebinterfaceinabrowser.Whenadaptivestreamisturnedon,
themaximumframerateis30fps.Ifyoutakeasnapshotwhileadaptivestreamisturnedon,itwillusetheimage
resolutionselectedbytheadaptivestream.
•Levelgrid:Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.Thegridhelpsyoudecideiftheimageishoriontallyaligned.Click
tohideit.
•Pixelcounter:Clicktoshowthepixelcounter.Dragandresietheboxtocontainyourareaofinterest.Youcan
alsodenethepixelsieoftheboxintheWidthandHeightelds.
•Refresh:Clicktorefreshthestillimageintheliveview.
•PTZcontrols:TurnontodisplayPTZcontrolsintheliveview.
Clicktoshowtheliveviewatfullresolution.Ifthefullresolutionislargerthanyourscreensie,usethesmallerimageto
navigateintheimage.
Clicktoshowthelivevideostreaminfullscreen.PressESCtoexitfullscreenmode.
Installation
Capturemode:Acapturemodeisapresetcongurationthatdeneshowthecameracapturesimages.Whenyouchange
thecapturemode,itcanaffectmanyothersettings,suchasviewareasandprivacymasks.
Mountingposition:Theorientationoftheimagecanchangedependingonhowyoumountthecamera.
Powerlinefrequency:Tominimieimageicker,selectthefrequencyyourregionuses.TheAmericanregionsusuallyuse60H.
Therestoftheworldmostlyuses50H.Ifyou'renotsureofyourregion'spowerlinefrequency,checkwiththelocalauthorities.
Rotate:Selectthepreferredimageorientation.
Imagecorrection
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Important
Werecommendyounottousemultipleimagecorrectionfeaturesatthesametime,sinceitcanleadtoperformanceissues.
Barreldistortioncorrection(BDC):Turnontogetastraighterimageifitsuffersfrombarreldistortion.Barreldistortion
isalenseffectthatmakestheimageappearcurvedandbentoutwards.Theconditionisseenmoreclearlywhentheimageis
oomedout.
Crop:Usetheslidertoadjustthecorrectionlevel.Alowerlevelmeansthattheimagewidthiskeptattheexpenseof
imageheightandresolution.Ahigherlevelmeansthatimageheightandresolutionarekeptattheexpenseofimagewidth.
Removedistortion:Usetheslidertoadjustthecorrectionlevel.Puckermeansthattheimagewidthiskeptattheexpense
ofimageheightandresolution.Bloatmeansthatimageheightandresolutionarekeptattheexpenseofimagewidth.
Imagestabilization:Turnontogetasmootherandsteadierimagewithlessblur.Werecommendthatyouuseimage
stabiliationinenvironmentswherethedeviceismountedinanexposedlocationandsubjecttovibrationsdueto,forexample,
windorpassingtrafc.
Focallength:Usetheslidertoadjustthefocallength.Ahighervalueleadstohighermagnicationandanarrowerangle
ofview,whilealowervalueleadstoalowermagnicationandawiderangleofview.
Stabilizermargin:Usetheslidertoadjustthesieofthestabiliermargin,whichdeterminesthelevelofvibrationto
stabilie.Iftheproductismountedinanenvironmentwithalotofvibration,movetheslidertowardsMax.Asaresult,asmaller
sceneiscaptured.Iftheenvironmenthaslessvibration,movetheslidertowardsMin.
Straightenimage:Turnonandusetheslidertostraightentheimagehoriontallybyrotatingandcroppingitdigitally.The
functionalityisusefulwhenit’snotpossibletomountthecameraexactlylevel.Ideally,straightentheimageduringinstallation.
:Clicktoshowasupportinggridintheimage.
:Clicktohidethegrid.
Theimagebeforeandafterithasbeenstraightened.
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Appearance
Sceneprole:Selectasceneprolethatsuitsyoursurveillancescenario.Asceneproleoptimiesimagesettings,
includingcolorlevel,brightness,sharpness,contrast,andlocalcontrast,foraspecicenvironmentorpurpose.
•Forensic:Suitableforsurveillancepurposes.
•Indoor:Suitableforindoorenvironments.
•utdoor:Suitableforoutdoorenvironments.
•Vivid:Usefulfordemonstrationpurposes.
•Trafcoverview:Suitableforvehicletrafcmonitoring.
Saturation:Usetheslidertoadjustthecolorintensity.Youcan,forexample,getagrayscaleimage.
Contrast:Usetheslidertoadjustthedifferencebetweenlightanddark.
Brightness:Usetheslidertoadjustthelightintensity.Thiscanmakeobjectseasiertosee.Brightnessisappliedafterimage
capture,anddoesn’taffecttheinformationintheimage.Togetmoredetailsfromadarkarea,it’susuallybettertoincrease
gainorexposuretime.
Sharpness:Usetheslidertomakeobjectsintheimageappearsharperbyadjustingtheedgecontrast.Ifyouincreasethe
sharpness,itmayincreasethebitrateandtheamountofstoragespaceneededaswell.
Widedynamicrange
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