Axis Q2901-E User manual

AXISQ2901-EPTMountTemperatureAlarmCamera
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Europe
ThisprodutomplieswiththeappliableCEmarkingdiretives
andharmonizedstandards:
•EletromagnetiCompatibility(EMC)Diretive2004/108/EC.See.
•LowVoltage(LVD)Diretive2006/95/EC.SeeSafetyonpage2.
•RestritionsofHazardousSubstanes(RoHS)Diretive201 1/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandRecyclingonpage3.
Aopyoftheoriginaldelarationofonformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommuniationsAB.SeeontactInformationonpage3.
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
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standardsfor:
•Radiofrequenyemissionwheninstalledaordingtothe
instrutionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
•Immunitytoeletrialandeletromagnetiphenomenawhen
installedaordingtotheinstrutionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
•IfaDCpowersupplyisusedtopowertheprodut,thelowvoltage
powerordshallbeequippedwithaferriteore.
USA
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andfoundtoomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevie,
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotetionagainstharmfulinterferenewhenthe
equipmentisoperatedinaommerialenvironment.Thisequipment
generates,uses,andanradiateradiofrequenyenergyand,ifnot
installedandusedinaordanewiththeinstrutionmanual,may
auseharmfulinterferenetoradioommuniations.Operationofthis
equipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytoauseharmfulinterferene
inwhihasetheuserwillberequiredtoorrettheinterfereneathis
ownexpense.
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Canada
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Leproduitdoitêtreonnetéàl'aided'unâbleréseaublindé(STP)qui
estorretementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
aordingtotheClassAlimitofEN55022.Theprodutshallbe
onnetedusingashieldednetworkable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.Notie!ThisisaClassAprodut.Inadomestienvironment
thisprodutmayauseRFinterferene,inwhihasetheusermaybe
requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
Thisprodutfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaording
toEN61000-6-1residential,ommerialandlight-industrial
environments.
Thisprodutfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.
Thisprodutfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaordingto
EN55024ofeandommerialenvironments
Australia/NewZealand
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aordingtotheClassAlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theprodutshall
beonnetedusingashieldednetworkable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.Notie!ThisisaClassAprodut.Inadomestienvironment
thisprodutmayauseRFinterferene,inwhihasetheusermaybe
requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
Japan
この装置は、クラスA情報技術装置です。この装置を家庭環
境で使用すると電波妨害を引き起こすことがあります。この
場合には使用者が適切な対策を講ずるよう要求されることが
あります。本製品は、シールドネットワークケーブル(STP)を
使用して接続してください。また適切に接地してください。
Korea
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용자는이점을주의하시기바라며,가정외의지역에서사용
하는것을목적으로합니다.적절히접지된STP(shielded
twistedpair)케이블을사용하여제품을연결하십시오.
Safety
ThisprodutomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1and
IEC/EN/UL60950-22,SafetyofInformationTehnology

Equipment.Theprodutshallbegroundedeitherthroughashielded
networkable(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.
Thepowersupplyusedwiththisprodutshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSoure(LPS)
aordingtoIEC/EN/UL60950-1.
Battery
TheAxisprodutusesa3.0VBR/CR2032lithiumbatteryasthepower
supplyforitsinternalreal-timelok(RTC).Undernormalonditions
thisbatterywilllastforaminimumofveyears.
LowbatterypoweraffetstheoperationoftheRTC,ausingittoreset
ateverypower-up.Whenthebatteryneedsreplaing,alogmessage
willappearintheprodut’sserverreport.Formoreinformationabout
theserverreport,seetheprodut´ssetuppagesorontatAxissupport.
Thebatteryshouldnotbereplaedunlessrequired,butifthebattery
doesneedreplaing,ontatAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsupfor
assistane.
WARNING
•Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisinorretlyreplaed.
•Replaeonlywithanidentialbatteryorabatterywhihis
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AXISQ2901-EPTMountTemperatureAlarmCamera
TableofContents
HardwareOverview6
ConnetorsandButtons..........................................6
LEDIndiators..................................................7
AccesstheProduct8
AessfromaBrowser...........................................8
AessfromtheInternet..........................................8
SettheRootPassword...........................................9
TheLiveViewPage..............................................9
MediaStreams12
HowtoStreamH.264............................................12
MJPEG........................................................12
AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................12
AlternativeMethodsofAessingtheVideoStream....................13
SetUptheProduct15
BasiSetup....................................................15
Video16
SetUpVideoStreams............................................16
StreamProles.................................................17
CameraSettings................................................18
Overlay........................................................18
PrivayMask...................................................20
ThermalSettings21
IsothermalSettings..............................................21
TemperatureSale...............................................23
ConguretheLiveViewPage24
PTZ(PanTiltZoom)26
PresetPositions.................................................26
GuardTour.....................................................26
Advaned......................................................26
InstallPTZDriver................................................27
ControlQueue..................................................27
Detectors28
TemperatureDetetion...........................................28
ShokDetetion................................................33
MotionDetetion...............................................33
Applications35
AppliationLienses.............................................35
InstallAppliation...............................................35
AppliationConsiderations........................................35
AXISVideoMotionDetetion......................................36
Events37
SetUpAtionRules.............................................37
Triggers.......................................................37
Ations........................................................38
AddReipients..................................................39
CreateShedules................................................40
SetUpReurrenes..............................................40
Recordings41
ReordingList..................................................41
ContinuousReording............................................41
Languages42
SystemOptions43
Seurity.......................................................43
Date&Time....................................................45
Network.......................................................45
Storage.......................................................51
Ports&Devies.................................................52
Maintenane...................................................53
Support.......................................................53
Advaned......................................................54
ResettoFatoryDefaultSettings...................................54
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Troubleshooting56
ChektheFirmware.............................................56
UpgradetheFirmware...........................................56
Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialAtions.....................57
TechnicalSpecications60
Connetors....................................................63
PerformaneConsiderations.......................................63
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HardareOvervie
HardareOvervie
NO NO
NOTIE TIE TIE
NeverremoveboththesunshieldandthePTMountbraket.Oneofthemmustremaintokeeptheameraassemblyintat.
6
7
8
9
234
15
1Sunshield
2RS485/RS422connector
3Powerconnector
4Networkconnector
5Backcover
6StatusindicatorLED
7microSDmemorycardslot
8ontrolbutton
9PTMountbracket
ConnectorsandButtons
Fortehnialspeiations,seepage60.
NetworkConnector
RJ45EthernetonnetorwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE).
NO NO
NOTIE TIE TIE
Theprodutshallbeonnetedusingashieldednetworkable(STP)oranoptialberable.Allablesonnetingthe
produttothenetworkshallbeintendedfortheirspeiuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdeviesareinstalledinaordane
withthemanufaturer’sinstrutions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,see.
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HardareOvervie
PowerConnector
2-pinterminalblokforpowerinput.UseaSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)ompliantlimitedpowersoure(LPS)witheitherarated
outputpowerlimitedto≤100Woraratedoutputurrentlimitedto≤5A.
RS485/RS422Connector
TwoterminalbloksforRS485/RS422serialinterfaeusedtoontrolauxiliaryequipmentsuhasPTZdevies.
SDCardSlot
NO NO
NOTIE TIE TIE
•RiskofdamagetoSDard.DonotusesharptoolsorexessiveforewheninsertingorremovingtheSDard.
•Riskofdataloss.Topreventdataorruption,theSDardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.Tounmount,gotoSetup>
SystemOptions>Storage>SDCardandlikUnmount.
ThisprodutsupportsmiroSD/miroSDHC/miroSDXCard(notinluded).
ForSDardreommendations,seewww.axis.com
ControlButton
Forloationoftheontrolbutton,seeHardwareOverviewonpage6.
Theontrolbuttonisusedfor:
•Resettingtheproduttofatorydefaultsettings.Seepage54.
•ConnetingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservie.Seepage47.Toonnet,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3
seondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
•ConnetingtoAXISInternetDynamiDNSServie.Seepage47.Toonnet,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seonds.
EDIndicators
Note
•TheStatusLEDanbeonguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.
StatusLEDIndication
GreenConnetionandnormaloperation.
AmberSteadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgrade.
Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkonnetionisunavailableorlost.
RedFlashesredforrmwareupgradefailure.
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AccesstheProduct
AccesstheProduct
ToinstalltheAxisprodut,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeprodut.
Theprodutanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Thereommendedbrowsersare
•InternetExplorer®withWindows®
•Safari®withOSX®and
•ChromeTMorFirefox®withotheroperatingsystems.
SeeTechnicalSpecicationsonpage60.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.
TheAxisprodutinludesone(1)H.264deoderlienseforviewingvideostreams.ThelienseisautomatiallyinstalledwithAMC.
Theadministratorandisabletheinstallationofthedeoders,topreventinstallationofunliensedopies.
Note
•QuikTimeTMisalsosupportedforviewingH.264streams.
•Ifyouromputerrestritstheuseofadditionalsoftwareomponents,theprodutanbeonguredtouseaJavaapplet
forviewingMotionJPEG.
AccessfromaBrowser
1.Startabrowser(Chrome,InternetExplorer,Firefox,Safari).
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisprodutinthebrowser’sLoation/Addresseld.
ToaesstheprodutfromaMaomputer(OSX),likontheBonjourtabandselettheprodutfromthedrop-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytoloatetheprodutonthenetwork.Forinformationabouthowto
disoverandassignanIPaddress,seetheInstallationandManagementSoftwareCDorthedoumentAssignanIPAddress
andAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheprodutisaessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
ongured.Forinstrutions,seeSettheRootPasswordonpage9.
4.Theprodut’sLiveViewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Note
TheontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeenustomizedtomeetspeiinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferenes.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfuntionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownLiveViewpage.
AccessfromtheInternet
Oneonneted,theAxisprodutisaessibleonyourloalnetwork(LAN).ToaesstheprodutfromtheInternetyoumust
ongureyournetworkroutertoallowinomingdatatraftotheprodut.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,whih
willattempttoautomatiallyonguretheroutertoallowaesstotheprodut.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage48.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamiDNSServieat
www.axiscam.net
ForTehnialnotesonthisandothertopis,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
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AccesstheProduct
SettheRootPassword
ToaesstheAxisprodut,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whihopenswhentheprodutisaessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordanbesetviaanenryptedHTTPSonnetion,whihrequiresanHTTPS
ertiate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtooloverSSL)isaprotoolusedtoenrypttrafbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPSertiateensuresenryptedexhangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage43.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theprodutmustbe
resettothefatorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage54.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPonnetion,enteritdiretlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanenryptedHTTPSonnetion,followthesesteps:
1.ClikUseHTTPS.
Atemporaryertiate(validforoneyear)isreated,enablingenryptionofalltraftoandfromtheprodut,andthe
passwordannowbesetseurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoonrmthespelling.
3.ClikOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeenongured.
TheiveViewPage
TheontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeenustomizedtomeetspeiinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferenes.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfuntionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView
page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeahavailableontrol.
ControlsontheiveViewPage
TheSpottemperaturebuttonletsyouviewthetemperatureofapartiularareaoftheimage.Clik
thebuttontoshowapositionmarkerintheenteroftheimage.Theshowntemperaturevalueisthe
averagetemperatureofasmallarea.Differentmaterialshavedifferentemissivityvalues.SeeMaterial
EmissivityTableonpage32.
SeletastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtoongurestreamproles,seepage17.
TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranationrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformation
abouthowtoongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage10.
ClikSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
Theprodut’sheaterisontrolledbytheambienttemperatureandisturnedonandoffautomatially.
Ifrequired,theheateranbeativatedmanuallybylikingtheHeaterbutton.Toshowthebutton,
gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.UnderActionButtons,seletShowheaterbuttonandspeifythe
numberofminutestheheatershouldbeativated.
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AccesstheProduct
ManualTrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranationrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggeranforexamplebeusedto
validateationsduringprodutinstallationandonguration.
Toongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClikAddtoaddanewationrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,seletInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseonddrop-downlist,seletManualTrigger.
5.Seletthedesiredationandonguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutationrules,seeEventsonpage37.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,seletShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaontrol(AM)onpage12formore
information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttononnetstotheAxisprodutandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.Theloationwheretheimageissavedanbespeied
intheAMCControlPanel.
CliktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentiresreen.PressESC(Esape)ontheomputer
keyboardtoanelfullsreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtoreordtheurrentvideostreamonyouromputer.Theloationwherethereordingissaved
anbespeiedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings
TheLiveViewpagealsodisplaysPan/Tiltontrols.Theadministratoranenable/disableontrolsforspeiedusersunderSystem
Options>Security>Users.
WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeahuserisinontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clikthebuttonstorequestor
releaseontrolofthePTZontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.
CliktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandlikintheimagetomovetheameraviewinthediretionofthe
mousepointer.
CliktheCentermodebuttonandlikintheimagetoentertheameraviewonthatposition.
Theentermodebuttonouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspeiarea.Clikintheimageanddragtodrawa
retanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.
CliktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZontrolpanelwhihprovidesadditionalPTZontrols.
User-denedbuttonsanalsoappearintheControlpanel.Seeontrolsonpage26.
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PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtilttheameraview,orlikona
positiononthebartosteertheameraviewtothatposition.
ThePTZontrolsanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeontrolsonpage26.
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MediaStreams
MediaStreams
TheAxisprodutprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe
typeyouuse.
TheLiveViewpageintheprodutprovidesaesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream
proles.Otherappliationsandlientsanaessvideostreamsdiretly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.
HowtoStreamH.264
H.264an,withoutompromisingimagequality,reduethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%omparedwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuhas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuhlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespae
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muhhighervideoqualityanbeahievedforagivenbitrate.
Deidingwhihombinationofprotoolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UniastRTPThisuniastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveuniastvideo,espeiallywhenitis
importanttoalwayshaveanup-to-datevideo
stream,evenifsomeframesaredropped.
RTPoverRTSPThisuniastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletoongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtraf.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisuniastmethodanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsareommonlyonguredto
allowtheHTTPprotool,thusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Uniastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotraf
onthenetworkuntilalientonnetsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof20
simultaneousuniastonnetions.
MultiastRTPThismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemultiastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways
up-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredropped.
Multiastingprovidesthemostefientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof
lientsviewingsimultaneously.Amultiastannothowever,passanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisonguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomultiastovertheInternet,forexample.
Notealsothatallmultiastviewersountasoneuniastviewerinthemaximumtotalof20
simultaneousonnetions.
AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisproduttodeterminethetransportprotooltouse.Theorderofpriority,listedinthe
AMCControlPanel,anbehangedandtheoptionsdisabled,tosuitspeirequirements.
Note
H.264isliensedtehnology.TheAxisprodutinludesoneH.264viewinglientliense.Installingadditionalunliensed
opiesofthelientisprohibited.Topurhaseadditionallienses,ontatyourAxisreseller.
MJPEG
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufient
toreateastreamthatshowsonstantlyupdatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesonsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexellentimagequalityandaesstoeveryimage
ontainedinthestream.ThereommendedmethodofaessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisprodutistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.
AXISMediaControl(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsisthereommendedmethodofaessinglivevideofromtheAxisprodut.
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MediaStreams
TheAMCControlPanelanbeusedtoongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore
information.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomatiallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhihitanbeongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartsreenorStartmenu)
•Alternatively,right-likthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandlikSettings.
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream
YouanalsoaessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisprodutinthefollowingways:
•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbythelient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
onnetiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.
•StillJPEGimagesinabrowser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi
•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264deodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths
anbeused:
-UniastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UniastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UniastviaRTSP,tunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-Multiast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
•QuickTimeTM.Thefollowingpathsanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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Note
•<ip>=IPaddess
•TheAxisprodutsupportsQuikTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuikTimemayaddlatenytothevideostream.
•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
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SetUptheProduct
SetUptheProduct
TheAxisprodutanbeonguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheprodut’sSetuppages,likSetupin
thetopright-handorneroftheLiveViewpage.
•Administratorshaveunrestritedaesstoallsettings.
•OperatorshaveaesstoallsettingsexeptSystemOptions
Seealsotheonlinehelp.
BasicSetup
BasiSetupprovidesshortutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisprodut:
1.Users.Seepage43.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage45.
3.Date&Time.Seepage45.
4.VideoStream.Seepage16.
TheBasiSetupmenuanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Video
ItispossibletoongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisprodut:
•Videostream.Seepage16.
•Streamproles.Seepage17.
•Camerasettings.Seepage18.
•Overlayimage.Seepage18.
•Privaymask.Seepage20.
SetUpVideoStreams
Tosetuptheprodut’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
•Image.Seepage16.
•H.264.Seepage17.
•MJPEG.Seepage17.
PixelCounter
Thepixelountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelounterisusefulinsituationswherethereisa
requirementthattheimageisaertainsize,forexampleforobjetidentiation.
Thepixelounteranbeaessedfrom:
•Video>VideoStream.UnderPreview,likOpenandselettheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenabletheretangle
intheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetheretangle,orenterthenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeight
eldsandlikApply.
•TheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-likintheimageandselet
Pixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetheretangle.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingsanbeonguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelettheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Seletthedefaultresolution.
•Compression.Theompressionlevelaffetstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
ompression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
•Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimageanbemirrored.
•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimageanberotated.
•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeahvieweranbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframerateanbesetasUnlimited,whihmeanstheAxisprodutalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleundertheurrentonditions.
•Overlaysettings.SeeOverlayonpage18.
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ClikSavetoapplythenewsettings.
H.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideoompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamonsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuhasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisaompleteimagewhereas
P-framesonlyontainthedifferenesfrompreviousframes.
TheH.264streamsettingsanbeonguredfromtheVideo>VideoStreampage.SelettheH264tab.Thesettingsdenedinthis
pagewillapplytoallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole.
TheGOVlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoonseutiveI-frames.InreasingtheGOVlengthmaysaveonsiderablyon
bandwidthrequirementsinsomeases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffetonimagequality.
TheAxisprodutsupportsthefollowingH264prole(s):
•Baseline.TheBaselineproleisreommendedforlientsthatdon’tsupportCABACentropyoding.
•Main.TheMainproleprovideshigherompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualityomparedtotheBaselineprolebut
requiresmoreproessingpowertodeode.
ThebitrateanbesetasVariablebitrate(VBR)orConstantbitrate(CBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaordingtotheimage
omplexity,usingupmorebandwidthforinreasedativityintheimage,andlessforlowerimageativity.Whentheativityin
theseneinreases,thebitratewouldusuallyinreaseaswell.Ifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,thismaynotbeanissueand
seletingVariablebitrate(VBR)willbesufient.Butifbandwidthislimited,itisreommendedtoontrolthebitratebyseleting
Constantbitrate(CBR).Whentheativityintheseneinreases,VBRadjuststhebitrateaordingtotheomplexity,usingup
morebandwidthforinreasedativityinthesene,andlessforlowerseneativity.CBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratethat
limitsthebandwidthonsumption.
TheCBRtargetbitrateworksliketheeilingofatent.Itlimitsthebitrate,whilemaintainingsomeexibility.Thebitratemayboune
upanddownwithinthesettargetbutwhenitnearsthesettargetvalue,thelimitationkiksin.However,beauseCBRwillalways
prioritizeaontinuousvideostream,itallowstemporaryovershootsfromthetargetbitrate.Beausesettingatargetvalueprevents
thebitratefrominreasing,framerateandimagequalityareaffetednegatively.Topartlyompensateforthis,seletwhihvariable
shallbeprioritized,framerateorimagequality.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequallyaffeted.
Theurrentbitrateanbesettoappearastextoverlay.UnderOverlaySettings,seletIncludetextandenterthemodier
#bintheeld.
Toapplythesettings,likSave.
MJPEG
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowdynamioromplexsenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstoontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesonsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofinreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowdynami.Limitingthe
framesizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmaygivepoorimagequality.Topreventinreasedbandwidthandstorage
usage,themaximumframesizeshouldbesettoanoptimalvalue.
StreamProles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsinludingresolution,ompression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolesanbeused:
•Whensettingupreordingusingationrules.SeeEventsonpage37.
•Whensettingupontinuousreording.SeeontinuousRecordingonpage41.
•IntheLiveViewpage–seletthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
Forquiksetup,useoneofthepredenedstreamproles.Eahpredenedprolehasadesriptivename,indiatingitspurpose.If
required,thepredenedstreamprolesanbemodiedandnewustomizedstreamprolesanbereated.
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Toreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.
ToseletadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
CameraSettings
TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaesstoadvanedimagesettingsfortheAxisprodut.
ImageAppearance
TohangeImageAppearanegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.
InreasingtheSharpnessaninreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightinreaseimagenoiseespeiallyinlowdynami
onditions.Alowersettingreduesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.
ExposureSettings
Conguretheexposuresettingstosuittheimagequalityrequirementsinrelationtotemperaturevariationsinthesene.
Automaticgaincontrol-Thissettingisusedtoautomatiallyadjustthegaintoanappropriaterange,theweakertheimagesignal,
thestrongerthegain.SelettheLinearorEqualizationautomatigainontrolmethod.Thelatterusesahistogramequalization
method,whihadjuststhegaindynamiallybydistributingthemostfrequentintensityvalues.
Exposurezones-Thissettingsdetermineswhihpartoftheimageisusedtoalulatetheexposure.Formostsituations,theAuto
settinganbeused.Forpartiularrequirement,seletDenedandthenlikEditandseletoneofthepredenedareas.
Gain-Thissettingontrolsthemaximumgain.Loweringthegainreduestheontrastinthethermalimage.
Overlay
Overlaysareusedtoprovideextrainformation,forexampleforforensivideoanalysisorduringprodutinstallationand
onguration.Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.
Anoverlaytextandisplaytheurrentdateandtime,oratextstring.Whenusingatextstring,modiersanbeusedtodisplay
informationsuhastheurrentbitrateortheurrentframerate.Forinformationaboutavailablemodiers,seeFileNaming&
Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp.
Itisalsopossibletodisplaytextwhenanationruleistriggered,seeUseOverlayTextinanActionRule.
Toenableoverlays:
1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselettheImagetab.
2.Toinludeanoverlayimage,seletIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.Theoverlayimagemustrstbeuploadedto
theAxisprodut,seeOverlayImage.
3.Toinludedateandtime,seletIncludedateandIncludetime.
4.Toinludeatextstring,seletIncludetextandenterthetextintheeld.Modiersanbeused,seeFileNaming&
Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp.
5.Denetextoverlayharateristisintherelevantelds.
6.ClikSave.
Tomodifythedateandtimeformat,gotoSystemOptions>Date&Time.SeeDate&Timeonpage45.
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OverlayImage
Anoverlayimageisastatiimagesuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theimage,forexampleaompanylogo,isusedtoprovide
extrainformationortomaskapartoftheimage.
Sineitisstati,thepositionandsizeofanoverlayimagewillremainthesameregardlessofresolutionandPan/Tiltmovements.Use
aprivaymasktosetupadynamimaskwhihwillalwaysmaskthespeiedpartofmonitoredarea.
Formoreinformationaboutprivaymasks,seePrivacyMaskonpage20.
Touseanoverlayimage,theimagemustrstbeuploadedtotheAxisprodut.TheuploadedimageshouldbeaWindows24-bitBMP
imagewithmaximum250olors.Theimagewidthandheight,inpixels,mustbeexatlydivisibleby4andannotbelargerthanthe
maximumimageresolution.Ifombiningtextandimageoverlays,takeintoonsiderationthatthetextoverlayoupies16or32
pixelsinheight(dependingontheresolution)andhasthesamewidthasthevideoimage.
ToautomatiallysaletheimagetotheresolutionusedbytheAxisprodut,selettheoptionScalewithresolutionfromthe
TransparenySettingspagewhihisdisplayedwhenuploadingintheimage.
Touploadanoverlayimage:
1.GotoVideo>OverlayImage.
2.ClikBrowseandbrowsetothele.
3.ClikUpload.
4.TheTransparencySettingspageisnowdisplayed:
-Tomakeaolorintheoverlayimagetransparent,seletUsetransparencyandentertheRGBhexadeimalvalue
fortheolor.Example:Tomakewhitetransparent,enter#FFFFFF.
Formoreexamplesofhexadeimalvalues,seetheonlinehelp.
-Tosaletheimageautomatially,seletScalewithresolution.Theimagewillbesaleddowntotthe
resolutionusedbytheAxisprodut.
5.ClikSave.
Toselettheimagetouseasoverlay:
1.GotoVideo>OverlayImage.
2.SelettheimagetousefromtheUseoverlayimagelistandlikSave.
Todisplaytheoverlayimage:
1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselettheImagetab.
2.UnderOverlaySettings,seletIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.
3.Toontroltheimage’sposition,entertheXandYoordinates.TheX=0andY=0positionisthetopleftorner.Ifapartof
theimageispositionedoutsidethevideoimage,theoverlayimagewillbemovedsothatthewholeimageisvisible.
4.ClikSave.
UseOverlayTextinanActionRule
Ationrules,seepage37,andisplayanoverlaytextwhentheruleistriggered.Thetextanbeusedtoprovideinformationfor
forensivideoanalysis,notifysurveillaneoperatorsorvalidatetriggersandationsduringprodutinstallationandonguration.
Todisplayoverlaytextwhenanationruleistriggered,themodier#Dshouldbeusedasdesribedbelow.Whentheruleis
triggered,#Dwillbereplaedbythetextspeiedintheationrule.
Startbyenablingoverlaytextinthevideostream:
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1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselettheImagetab.
2.UnderOverlaySettings,seletIncludetext.
3.Enterthemodier#Dand,optionally,additionaltextwhihwillbedisplayedalsowhentheationruleisnotative.
Createtheationrule:
1.GotoEvents>ActionRules
2.ClikAddtoreateanewrule.
3.SeletaTriggerand,optionally,aScheduleandAdditionalconditions.Seetheonlinehelpfordetails.
4.FromtheActionslist,seletOverlayText
5.EnterthetexttodisplayintheTexteld.Thisisthetextthat#Dwillbereplaedby.
6.SpeifytheDuration.Thetextanbedisplayedwhiletheruleisativeorforaxednumberofseonds.
Example
Todisplaythetext“Motiondeteted”whenmotionisdeteted,enter#DintheIncludetexteldandenter“Motiondeteted”in
theTexteldwhensettinguptheationrule.
PrivacyMask
ThePrivayMaskList(Video>PrivacyMask)showsallthemasksthatareurrentlyonguredintheAxisprodutandindiates
iftheyareenabled.
Youanaddanewmask,re-sizethemaskwiththemouse,hooseaolorforthemask,andgivethemaskaname.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
Important
Addingmanyprivaymasksmayaffettheprodut’sperformane.
Note
Addingprivaymasksdonotaffettemperaturemeasurement.Privaymasksonlypreventusersfromviewingseletedparts
ofthevideostreamdisplayedintheLiveView.
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