Axis Q6000-E User manual

AXISQ6000-EPTZNetworkCamera
UserManual

AboutthisDocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersoftheAXIS
Q6000–EPTZNetworkCamera,andisalicabletormware5.65and
later.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheroducton
yournetwork.Previousexerienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhen
usingthisroduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystems
mayalsobebenecial,fordeveloingshellscritsandalications.
LaterversionsofthisdocumentwillbeostedtotheAxiswebsite,
asrequired.Seealsotheroduct’sonlinehel,availableviathe
web-basedinterface.
LealConsiderations
Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfromcountryto
country.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusingthisroduct
forsurveillanceuroses.
Thisroductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicense.Tourchase
furtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.
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tyograhicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe
roductandmanualswithoutriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB
makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained
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oruseofthismaterial.Thisroductisonlytobeusedforitsintended
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“About”intheroduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.
ThisroductcontainssourcecodecoyrightAleComuter,
Inc.,underthetermsofAlePublicSourceLicense2.0(see
www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom
https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/
EquipmentModications
Thisequimentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe
instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequimentcontains
nouser-serviceablecomonents.Unauthorizedequimentchangesor
modicationswillinvalidateallalicableregulatorycertications
andarovals.
TrademarkAcknowledments
AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXIS,ETRAX,ARTPECandVAPIXare
registeredtrademarksortrademarkalicationsofAxisABinvarious
jurisdictions.Allothercomanynamesandroductsaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksoftheirresectivecomanies.
Ale,Boa,Aache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExlorer,Linux,
Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftheresectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnPTMisa
certicationmarkoftheUPnPTMImlementersCororation.
SD,SDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C,
LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD,
miniSDHC,microSDHC,microSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered
trademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.
ReulatoryInformation
Europe
ThisroductcomlieswiththealicableCEmarkingdirectives
andharmonizedstandards:
•ElectromagneticComatibility(EMC)Directive2004/108/EC.See
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2006/95/EC.Seeafetyonpage3.
•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandRecyclingonpage3.
Acoyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactInformationonpage3.
ElectromaneticCompatibility(EMC)
Thisequimenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllalicable
standardsfor:
•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe
instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagnetichenomenawhen
installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Thisequimenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
andfoundtocomlywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,
ursuanttoart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
rovidereasonablerotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhenthe
equimentisoeratedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequiment
generates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnot
installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,may
causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Oerationofthis
equimentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterference
inwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathis
ownexense.
Theroductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
thatisroerlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalaaratuscomlieswithCANICES-3(ClassA).Theroduct
shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisroerly
grounded.
CetaareilnumériqueestconformeàlanormeNMBICES-3(classeA).
Leroduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâbleréseaublindé(STP)qui
estcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequimentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassAlimitofEN55022.Theroductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisroerly
grounded.Notice!ThisisaClassAroduct.Inadomesticenvironment
thisroductmaycauseRFinterference,inwhichcasetheusermaybe
requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
Thisroductfulllstherequirementsforemissionandimmunity
accordingtoEN50121-4andIEC62236-4railwayalications.
Thisroductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording
toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial
environments.
Thisroductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.
Thisroductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequimentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassAlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theroductshall
beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisroerly
grounded.Notice!ThisisaClassAroduct.Inadomesticenvironment
thisroductmaycauseRFinterference,inwhichcasetheusermaybe
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
이기기는업무용(A급)전자파적합기기로서판매자또는사
용자는이점을주의하시기바라며,가정외의지역에서사용
하는것을목적으로합니다.적절히접지된STP(shielded
twistedpair)케이블을사용하여제품을연결하십시오.

Safety
ThisroductcomlieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1and
IEC/EN/UL60950-22,SafetyofInformationTechnology
Equiment.Theroductshallbegroundedeitherthroughashielded
networkcable(STP)orotheraroriatemethod.
Battery
TheAxisroductusesa3.0VBR/CR2032lithiumbatteryastheower
sulyforitsinternalreal-timeclock(RTC).Undernormalconditions
thisbatterywilllastforaminimumofveyears.
LowbatteryoweraffectstheoerationoftheRTC,causingittoreset
ateveryower-u.Whenthebatteryneedsrelacing,alogmessage
willaearintheroduct’sserverreort.Formoreinformationabout
theserverreort,seetheroduct´ssetuagesorcontactAxissuort.
Thebatteryshouldnotberelacedunlessrequired,butifthebattery
doesneedrelacing,contactAxissuortatwww.axis.com/techsupfor
assistance.
WARNING
•Riskofexlosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyrelaced.
•Relaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis
recommendedbyAxis.
•Disoseofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalregulationsor
thebatterymanufacturer'sinstructions.
DisposalandRecyclin
Whenthisroducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disoseof
itaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.Forinformationabout
yournearestdesignatedcollectionoint,contactyourlocalauthority
resonsibleforwastedisosal.Inaccordancewithlocallegislation,
enaltiesmaybealicableforincorrectdisosalofthiswaste.
Europe
Thissymbolmeansthattheroductshallnotbedisosedof
togetherwithhouseholdorcommercialwaste.Directive2012/19/EU
onwasteelectricalandelectronicequiment(WEEE)isalicablein
theEuroeanUnionmemberstates.Toreventotentialharmto
humanhealthandtheenvironment,theroductmustbedisosed
ofinanarovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingrocess.For
informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionoint,contact
yourlocalauthorityresonsibleforwastedisosal.Businessesshould
contacttheroductsulierforinformationabouthowtodisose
ofthisroductcorrectly.
ThisroductcomlieswiththerequirementsofDirective2011/65/EUon
therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical
andelectronicequiment(RoHS).
China
Thisroductcomlieswiththerequirementsofthelegislative
actAdministrationontheControlofPollutionCausedbyElectronic
InformationProducts(ACPEIP).
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AXISQ6000-EPTZNetworkCamera
TableofContents
HardwareOverview6
ConnectorsandButtons..........................................6
LEDIndicators..................................................7
MidsanLEDIndicators..........................................8
AccesstheProduct9
AccessfromaBrowser...........................................9
AccessfromtheInternet..........................................9
SettheRootPassword...........................................9
Conguration..................................................10
TheLiveViewPage..............................................12
MediaStreams15
HowtoStreamH.264............................................15
MJPEG........................................................15
AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................15
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................16
SetUptheProduct18
BasicSetu....................................................18
Video19
VideoStream...................................................19
StreamProles.................................................20
CameraSettings................................................21
Overlay........................................................22
PrivacyMask...................................................24
ConguretheLiveViewPage25
PTZ(PanTiltZoom)27
ControlQueue..................................................27
Detectors28
CameraTamering..............................................28
MotionDetection...............................................28
Applications31
AlicationLicenses.............................................31
InstallAlication...............................................31
AlicationConsiderations........................................31
Events33
SetUActionRules.............................................33
AddReciients..................................................35
CreateSchedules................................................36
SetURecurrences..............................................36
Recordings37
FindRecordings.................................................37
PlayRecording..................................................37
ExortVideoCli................................................38
RecordingList..................................................38
ContinuousRecording............................................39
Languages40
SystemOptions41
Security.......................................................41
Date&Time....................................................43
PTZNetworkCamera............................................43
Network.......................................................45
Storage.......................................................51
Maintenance...................................................52
Suort.......................................................53
Advanced......................................................54
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................54
Troubleshooting55
ChecktheFirmware.............................................55
UgradetheFirmware...........................................55
Symtoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................55
TechnicalSpecications59
Connectors....................................................61
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PerformanceConsiderations.......................................61
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HarwareOverview
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3
4
5
6
7
1Dcardslot
2Restartbutton
3Networkconnector(serviceport)
4Controlbutton
5NetworkconnectoronAXIQ6000-E
6NetworkconnectoronPTZcamera.
7Cameraheads
ConnectorsandButtons
Fortechnicalsecications,seepage59.
NetworkConnector
RJ45Push-ullConnector(IP66)withHighPoweroverEthernet(HighPoE).
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RJ45Ethernetserviceort.
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Theroductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheroducttothenetworkshall
beintendedfortheirsecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
TocomlywiththeIP66-rateddesignofthecameraandmaintaintheIP66rotection,thesuliedRJ45Push-ullConnector
(IP66)shallbeused.Alternatively,usetheRJ45IP66-ratedcablewithremountedconnectorwhichisavailablefromyour
Axisreseller.Donotremovethelasticnetworkconnectorshieldfromthecamera.
SDCardSlot
AnSDcard(notincluded)canbeusedforlocalrecordingwithremovablestorage.Formoreinformation,seeTechnicalpecications.
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.DonotuseshartoolsorexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingtheSDcard.
•Riskofdataloss.Toreventcorrutionofrecordings,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.Tounmount,goto
Setup>SystemOptions>Storage>SDCardandclickUnmount.
Note
ForSDcardrecommendationsseewww.axis.com
ControlButton
Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareOverviewonpage6.
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
•Resettingtheroducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage54.
•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage47.Toconnect,ressandholdthebuttonforabout3
secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage47.Toconnect,ressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.
RestartButton
Presstherestartbuttontorestarttheroduct.
LEDIndicators
StatusLEDIndication
UnlitConnectionandnormaloeration.
GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloerationafterstartucomleted.
AmberSteadyduringstartu.Flashesduringrmwareugrade.
Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.
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MidspanLEDIndicators
LEDColorIndication
UnlitNocameraconnected.
GreenSteadywhencameraconnected,normaloeration.
Green,ashingSlowashwhenovercurrentorshortcircuitconditionontheort.
Port
Green,ashingFastashwheninutvoltageisoutofrangeorotherinternalerror.
ACGreenSteadywhenACowerinutconnected.
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AccesstheProuct
ToinstalltheAxisroduct,refertotheInstallationGuidesuliedwiththeroduct.
Theroductcanbeusedwithmostoeratingsystemsandbrowsers.TherecommendedbrowsersareInternetExlorerwithWindows,
SafariwithMacintoshandFirefoxwithotheroeratingsystems.SeeTechnicalpecicationsonpage59.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExlorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenromted.
TheAxisroductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAMC.
Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoders,toreventinstallationofunlicensedcoies.
Note
•QuickTimeTMisalsosuortedforviewingH.264streams.
•Ifyourcomuterrestrictstheuseofadditionalsoftwarecomonents,theroductcanbeconguredtouseaJavaalet
forviewingMotionJPEG.
AccessfromaBrowser
1.Startabrowser(Chrome,InternetExlorer,Firefox,Safari).
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisroductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.Toaccesstheroductfroma
Macintoshcomuter(MacOSX),clickontheBonjourtabandselecttheroductfromthedro-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheroductonthenetwork.Forinformationabouthowto
discoverandassignanIPaddress,seetheInstallationandManagementSoftwareCDorthedocumentAssignanIPAddress
andAccesstheVideotreamonAxisSuortwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
3.Enteryourusernameandassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheroductisaccessed,therootasswordmustrstbe
congured.Forinstructions,seeettheRootPasswordonpage9.
4.Theroduct’sLiveViewageoensinyourbrowser.
Note
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetsecicinstallationrequirementsand
userreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamlesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedislayedin
yourownLiveViewage.
AccessfromtheInternet
Onceconnected,theAxisroductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheroductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheroduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,which
willattemttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheroduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage48.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertoics,visittheAxisSuortwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
SettheRootPassword
ToaccesstheAxisroduct,youmustsettheasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichoenswhentheroductisaccessedforthersttime.
Toreventnetworkeavesdroing,therootasswordcanbesetviaanencrytedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HyertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isarotocolusedtoencryttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencrytedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPonpage41.
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Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootisermanentandcannotbedeleted.Iftheasswordforrootislost,theroductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultettingsonpage54.
TosettheasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosettheasswordviaanencrytedHTTPSconnection,followthesestes:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemorarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencrytionofalltrafctoandfromtheroduct,andthe
asswordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enteraasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmtheselling.
3.ClickOK.Theasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Conuration
Thersttimetheroductisconnectedtoanetwork,acongurationisrequired.Thecongurationageswillaearinthe
followingorder:
•AdjusttheCameraHeads,forinstructionsseepage10
•ConnecttothePTZNetworkCamera,forinstructionsseepage10
•CalibratethePTZNetworkCamera,forinstructionsseepage11
AdjusttheCameraHeads
ThisistheviewthataearsintheLiveViewagebeforethecameraiscalibrated(seeimagebelow).Usingthequadviewas
reference,thecameraheadscanbemovedalongtherimandositionedtocovertheareaofinterest.
SeetheInstallationGuideforfurtherinstructionsonhowtomechanicallyadjustthecameraheadsalongtherim.
ToconnecttothePTZNetworkCamera,clickNext.
ConnecttothePTZNetworkCamera
Imortant
TheuserloggedintothePTZcameramusthaveaccesstothePTZfunctions,seetheUserManualforthePTZcamera.
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Note
•Auto-CongureLink-LocalAddressmustbeenabledinthePTZnetworkcameraforAutoconnecttowork.Thisfeatureis
enabledbydefaultinAxisroducts.ItcanalsobeenabledunderSystemOptions>AdvancedTCP/IPSettings.
•Thealreadysavedasswordwillnotbechangediftheasswordeldisleftemty.
•Theconnectionsetudetailsmustbere-enterediftheroductisresettofactorydefault.
User-EnterthelogininformationforthePTZnetworkcamera.
IPaddress-EntertheIPaddressforthePTZnetworkcamera.
Ports-EntertheortnumberusedforthecommunicationwiththePTZnetworkcamera.Usethedefaultvaluesormodifyaser
requirement.
Autoconnect-CheckthisboxfortheroducttoautomaticallyconnecttothePTZnetworkcamerawhennetworkconnectionis
established.Thismaybeusefulifforexamletheroducthasrestartedduetoowerfailure.
Tosavethesettings,clickSave.
CalibratethePTZNetworkCamera
Imortant
ToenableallfunctionalityandtosyncthePTZcamerawiththecameraheads’surveillanceareas,thePTZcameramust
becalibrated.
Note
•IftheAxisroductlosesconnectionwiththePTZcamera,re-connectfromSystemOptions>PTZNetworkCamera>
Connection.
•ClickonthePTZNetworkCameraConnectionOKlinkinthetorightoftheroduct’sliveviewagetoaccessthe
PTZcamera’swebages.
TocalibratethePTZcamera,dothefollowing:
1.InthePTZNetworkCameraCalibrationage,selectachanneltocalibrate.
2.Clicktolaceacalibrationointintheselectedchannel.Thedigit‘1’aears.
Itisrecommendedtolacethecalibrationointsatacertaindistancefromeachother,butdonotdistributethemtoofar
outtotheedgesortooclosetothecenteroftheimage.
3.ByclickinginthePTZcamerawindow,navigatethePTZcameratondthesamecalibrationoint.
4.ClickSavecalibrationpoint.Thedigitindicatingthecalibrationointinthechannelviewturnsgreen.
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5.Reeatstes2-4untiltherearefourcalibrationointsinthechannel.
6.Reeatfromste1untilallchannelsarecalibrated.
7.SelectNext.
Theimageshowsasnapshotofanongoingcalibration.Thearrowspointoutcalibrationpoint3intheupperleftchannelviewand
thecorrespondingpointinthePTZcameraview.
TheLiveViewPae
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetsecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
references.Consequently,someoftheexamlesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedislayedinyourownLiveView
age.Thefollowingrovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
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ControlsontheLiveViewPae
ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimagetotthe
browserwindow(leftbutton).
SelectastreamrolefortheLiveViewagefromtheStreamProledro-downlist.Forinformationabouthow
tocongurestreamroles,seepage20.
TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewage.Forinformationabouthowto
congureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage13.
ClickSnapshottosaveasnashotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisrimarilyintendedforusewhenthe
AXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ActionButtons.
Theroduct’sfaniscontrolledbytheambienttemeratureandisturnedonandoffautomatically.Ifrequired,the
fancanbeactivatedmanuallybyclickingtheFanbutton.Toshowthebutton,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
UnderActionButtons,selectShowfanbuttonandsecifythenumberofminutesthefanshouldbeactivated.
Theroduct’sheateriscontrolledbytheambienttemeratureandisturnedonandoffautomatically.Ifrequired,
theheatercanbeactivatedmanuallybyclickingtheHeaterbutton.Toshowthebutton,gotoSetup>Live
ViewCong.UnderActionButtons,selectShowheaterbuttonandsecifythenumberofminutestheheater
shouldbeactivated.
ManualTrier
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewage.Themanualtriggercanforexamlebeusedto
validateactionsduringroductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdro-downlist,selectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddro-downlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage33.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExloreronly.SeeAXIMediaControl(AMC)onpage15formore
information.Thetoolbardislaysthefollowingbuttons:
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ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisroductandstartslayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstosthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnashotofthevideoimage.Thelocationwheretheimageissavedcanbesecied
intheAMCControlPanel.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escae)onthecomuter
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostream.Thelocationwheretherecordingissavedcanbeseciedin
theAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings
PTZControls
Note
IftheAxisroductlosesconnectionwiththePTZcamera,re-connecttothecameraunderSystemOptions>PTZNetwork
Camera>Connection.
IntheLiveViewage,thePTZcameralinkindicatesifthe
connectionisestablished.ClickonthelinktogotothePTZ
camera’swebages.
Theadministratorcanenable/disablecontrolsforseciedusersunderSystemOptions>Security>Users.
WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetuunderPTZ>ControlQueue.
Tozoominatasecicartofthevideostream,drawarectangleontheareaofinterestanyofthechannelsinquadview.The
connectedPTZcamerawillzoomintocoverthisarea.Tozoomout,drawalargerrectangle,thecamerawillzoomouttocover
thisarea.
TodirectthePTZcameratoasecicointofinterest,clickonaointanywhereinquadview.
Joystick
Toconnectajoystick,seetheUserManualforthejoystick.
TousethePTZfunctionsinthePTZNetworkCamerawithaconnectedjoystick,dothefollowing:
1.OenthequadviewageandthePTZcameraage.
2.TodirectthePTZcameratoasecicointofinterest,clickonaointanywhereinquadview.
3.UsethejoystickcontrolstonavigateinthePTZcameraliveview.
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MeiaStreams
TheAxisroductrovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandtheroertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe
tyeyouuse.
TheLiveViewageintheroductrovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream
roles.Otheralicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewage.
HowtoStreamH.264
H.264can,withoutcomromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comaredwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragesace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidingwhichcombinationofrotocolsandmethodstousedeendsonyourviewingrequirements,andontheroertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableotionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UnicastRTPThisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,eseciallywhenitis
imortanttoalwayshaveanu-to-datevideo
stream,evenifsomeframesaredroed.
RTPoverRTSPThisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimletocongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto
allowtheHTTProtocol,thusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof10
simultaneousunicastconnections.
MulticastRTPThismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways
u-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredroed.
Multicastingrovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof
clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothowever,assanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotossibletomulticastovertheInternet,forexamle.
Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof10
simultaneousconnections.
AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisroducttodeterminethetransortrotocoltouse.Theorderofriority,listedinthe
AMCControlPanel,canbechangedandtheotionsdisabled,tosuitsecicrequirements.
Note
H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisroductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed
coiesoftheclientisrohibited.Tourchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
MJPEG
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendislayedandudatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyudatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butrovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisroductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExlorerinWindows.
AXISMediaControl(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExlorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisroduct.
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TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore
information.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExlorerandclickSettings.
AlternativeMethodsofAccessintheVideoStream
YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisroductinthefollowingways:
•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsuortedbytheclient,Firefox,forexamle).ThisotionmaintainsanoenHTTPconnection
tothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.
•StillJPEGimagesinabrowser.Entertheathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi
•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingaths
canbeused:
-UnicastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSP,tunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-Multicast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
•QuickTimeTM.Thefollowingathscanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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Note
•<ip>=IPaddess
•TheAxisroductsuortsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
•ItmaybeossibletouseotherlayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingtheathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
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SetUptheProuct
SetUptheProuct
TheAxisroductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoeratorrights.Tooentheroduct’sSetuages,clickSetupin
thetoright-handcorneroftheLiveViewage.
•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
•OperatorshaveaccesstoallsettingsexcetSystemOtions
Seealsotheonlinehel.
BasicSetup
BasicSeturovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisroduct:
1.Users.Seepage41.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage45.
3.Date&Time.Seepage43.
4.VideoStream.Seepage19.
TheBasicSetumenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Vieo
ItisossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisroduct:
•Videostream.Seepage19.
•Streamroles.Seepage20.
•Camerasettings.Seepage21.
•Overlayimage.Seepage22.
•Privacymask.Seepage24.
VideoStream
YoucandenethefollowingvideostreamsettingsfromVideo>VideoStream:
•Image.Seepage19.
•H.264.Seepage20.
•MJPEG.Seepage20.
Note
Videostreamcanbeconguredforeachchannelincludingquadstream.
PixelCounter
Theixelcountershowsthenumberofixelsinanareaoftheimage.Theixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereisa
requirementthattheimageisacertainsize,forexamleinfacerecognition.
Theixelcountercanbeaccessedfrom:
•Video>VideoStream.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShowpixelcounterotiontoenabletherectangle
intheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenumberofixelsintheWidthandHeight
eldsandclickApply.
•TheLiveViewageinInternetExlorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickintheimageandselect
Pixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.
Imae
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
•Compression.Thecomressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
comression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.
•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthroblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisroductalwaysdeliversthehighest
framerateossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
•Overlaysettings.SeeOverlayonpage22.
ClickSavetoalythenewsettings.
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H.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocomressionstandardthatrovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttyesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacomleteimagewhereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfromreviousframes.
TheH.264streamsettingscanbeconguredfromtheVideo>VideoStreamage.SelecttheH264tab.Thesettingsdenedinthis
agewillalytoallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamrole.
TheGOVlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOVlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon
bandwidthrequirementsinsomecases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.
TheAxisroductsuortsthefollowingH264prole(s):
•Baseline.TheBaselineroleisrecommendedforclientsthatdon’tsuortCABACentroycoding.
•Main.TheMainrolerovideshighercomressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomaredtotheBaselinerolebut
requiresmorerocessingowertodecode.
•High.TheHighrolerovidesreducedbitrateandhighercomressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomaredtothe
Mainrolebutrequiresmorerocessingowertodecode.
ThebitratecanbesetasVariablebitrate(VBR)orMaximumbitrate(MBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimage
comlexity,usingumorebandwidthforincreasedactivityintheimage,andlessforlowerimageactivity.Whentheactivityin
thesceneincreases,thebitratewouldusuallyincreaseaswell.Ifthereisasurlusinbandwidth,thismaynotbeanissueand
selectingVariablebitrate(VBR)willbesufcient.Butifbandwidthislimited,itisrecommendedtocontrolthebitratebyselecting
Maximumbitrate(MBR).Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtothecomlexity,usingu
morebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratethat
limitsthebandwidthconsumtion.
TheMBRtargetbitrateworksliketheceilingofatent.Itlimitsthebitrate,whilemaintainingsomeexibility.Thebitrate
maybounceuanddownwithinthesettargetbutwhenitnearsthesettargetvalue,thelimitationkicksin.However,because
MBRwillalwaysrioritizeacontinuousvideostream,itallowstemoraryovershootsfromthetargetbitrate.Becausesettinga
targetvaluereventsthebitratefromincreasing,framerateandimagequalityareaffectednegatively.Toartlycomensatefor
this,selectwhichvariableshallberioritized,framerateorimagequality.Notsettingarioritymeansthatframerateand
imagequalityareequallyaffected.
Thecurrentbitratecanbesettoaearastextoverlay.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetextandenterthemodier
#bintheeld.
Toalythesettings,clickSave.
MJPEG
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomlexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
rovidesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeotimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmaygiveoorimagequality.Toreventincreasedbandwidthandstorageusage,
themaximumframesizeshouldbesettoanotimalvalue.
StreamProles
Astreamroleisasetofredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,comression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
rolescanbeused:
•Whensettingurecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage33.
•Whensettingucontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage39.
•IntheLiveViewage–selectthestreamrolefromtheStreamproledro-downlist.
Forquicksetu,useoneoftheredenedstreamroles.Eachredenedrolehasadescritivename,indicatingitsurose.If
required,theredenedstreamrolescanbemodiedandnewcustomizedstreamrolescanbecreated.
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