Axis Q8632-E User manual

AXISQ8632-EPTThermalNetworkCamera
UserManual

AboutthisDocumet
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISQ8632-E
PTMountNetworkamera,andisapplicabletormware6.50and
later.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproducton
yournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhen
usingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystems
mayalsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Later
versionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedatwww.axis.com.Seealsothe
product’sonlinehelp,availablethroughtheweb-basedinterface.
Legalcosideratios
Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfromcountryto
country.heckthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusingthisproduct
forsurveillancepurposes.
Thisproductincludesthefollowinglicences:
•one(1)H.264decoderlicense
Topurchasefurtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.
Thisproductissubjecttoexportcontrolregulations.Youshouldalways
consultandcomplywiththeregulationsoftheappropriatelocalexport
controlauthorities.
Liability
Everycarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdocument.Please
informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis
ommunicationsABcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytechnicalor
typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe
productandmanualswithoutpriornotice.AxisommunicationsAB
makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained
withinthisdocument,including,butnotlimitedto,theimplied
warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.Axis
ommunicationsABshallnotbeliablenorresponsibleforincidentalor
consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,performance
oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended
purpose.
Itellectualpropertyrights
AxisABhasintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingtotechnologyembodied
intheproductdescribedinthisdocument.Inparticular,andwithout
limitation,theseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormore
ofthepatentslistedatwww.axis.com/patent.htmandoneormore
additionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandother
countries.
Thisproductcontainslicensedthird-partysoftware.Seethemenuitem
“About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.
ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleomputer,
Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see
www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom
https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/
Equipmetmodicatios
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe
instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains
nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor
modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications
andapprovals.
Trademarkackowledgmets
AXISOMMUNIATIONS,AXISandVAPIXareregisteredtrademarksor
trademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvariousjurisdictions.Allother
companynamesandproductsaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarks
oftheirrespectivecompanies.
Apple,Boa,Apache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExplorer,Linux,
Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnPTMisa
certicationmarkoftheUPnPTMImplementersorporation.
SD,SDHandSDXaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3,
LLintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD,
miniSDH,microSDH,microSDXarealltrademarksorregistered
trademarksofSD-3,LLintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.
Regulatoryiformatio
Europe
ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableEmarkingdirectives
andharmonizedstandards:
•Electromagneticompatibility(EM)Directive2014/30/EU.See
Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2014/35/EU.Seeafetyonpage2.
•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandrecyclingonpage3.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisommunicationsAB.SeeContactinformationonpage3.
Electromageticcompatibility(EMC)
Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:
•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe
instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen
installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforalassAdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15oftheFRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhenthe
equipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipment
generates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnot
installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,may
causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthis
equipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterference
inwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathis
ownexpense.Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetwork
cable(STP)thatisproperlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithANIES-3(lassA).Theproduct
shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis
properlygrounded.etappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme
NMBIES-3(classeA).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble
réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtothelassAlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.Notice!ThisisalassAproduct.Inadomesticenvironment
thisproductmaycauseRFinterference,inwhichcasetheusermaybe
requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforemissionandimmunity
accordingtoEN50121-4andIE62236-4railwayapplications.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN50130-4residential,commercial,light-industrialandindustrial
environments.
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtothelassAlimitofAS/NZSISPR22.Theproductshall
beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.Notice!ThisisalassAproduct.Inadomesticenvironment
thisproductmaycauseRFinterference,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
The120VACvariantofthisproductcomplieswith
IE/EN/UL60950-1andIE/EN/UL60950-22,SafetyofInformation

TechnologyEquipment.Theproductshallbegroundedeitherthrougha
shieldednetworkcable(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.
The24VACand230VACvariantsofthisproductcomplywith
IE/EN60950-1andIE/EN60950-22,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.Theproductshallbegroundedeitherthrougha
shieldednetworkcable(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.
Thepowersupplyusedwiththeseproductsshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)
accordingtoIE/EN/UL60950-1.
Battery
LowbatterypoweraffectstheoperationoftheRT,causingittoreset
ateverypower-up.Whenthebatteryneedsreplacing,alogmessage
willappearintheproduct’sserverreport.Formoreinformationabout
theserverreport,seetheproduct´ssetuppagesorcontactAxissupport.
Thebatteryshouldnotbereplacedunlessrequired,butifthebattery
doesneedreplacing,contactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/supportfor
assistance.
Lithiumcoincell3.0Vbatteriescontain1,2-dimethoxyethane;ethylene
glycoldimethylether(EGDME),ASno.1 10-71-4.
WARNNG
•Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
•Replaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis
recommendedbyAxis.
•Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalregulationsor
thebatterymanufacturer'sinstructions.
Disposaladrecyclig
Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disposeof
itaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.Forinformationabout
yournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contactyourlocalauthority
responsibleforwastedisposal.Inaccordancewithlocallegislation,
penaltiesmaybeapplicableforincorrectdisposalofthiswaste.
Europe
Thissymbolmeansthattheproductshallnotbedisposedof
togetherwithhouseholdorcommercialwaste.Directive2012/19/EU
onwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)isapplicablein
theEuropeanUnionmemberstates.Topreventpotentialharmto
humanhealthandtheenvironment,theproductmustbedisposed
ofinanapprovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingprocess.For
informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contact
yourlocalauthorityresponsibleforwastedisposal.Businessesshould
contacttheproductsupplierforinformationabouthowtodispose
ofthisproductcorrectly.
ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective2011/65/EUon
therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical
andelectronicequipment(RoHS).
China
ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofSJ/T11364-2014,
Markingfortherestrictionofhazardoussubstancesinelectricaland
electronicproducts.
有毒有害物质或元素
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件
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称
铅
(Pb)汞
(Hg)镉
(d)六价
铬
(r(VI)
)
多溴
联苯
(PBB)
多溴
二苯
醚
(PBDE)
电
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实
装
部
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X00000
0:表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含量均在
GB/T26572标准规定的限量要求以下。
X:表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含
量超出GB/T26572标准规定的限量要求。
Cotactiformatio
AxisommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
Sweden
Tel:+46462721800
Fax:+4646136130
www.axis.com
Support
Shouldyourequireanytechnicalassistance,pleasecontactyourAxis
reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeansweredimmediately,your
resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto
ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,youcan:
•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates
•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search
byproduct,category,orphrase
•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate
supportarea
•chatwithAxissupportstaff
•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/support
Warratyiformatio
ForinformationaboutAxis’productwarrantyandtheretorelated
information,gotowww.axis.com/warranty/
Learmore!
VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings,
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AXISQ8632-EPTThermalNetworkCamera
TableoContents
Safetyinformation..........................................6
Hazardlevels...................................................6
Othermessagelevels.............................................6
Hardwareoverview..........................................7
HousingUnit...................................................8
ameraUnit...................................................8
Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................9
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................9
HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet.........................9
Howtosettherootpassword.....................................10
SetPowerLineFrequency.........................................10
Abouttheliveviewwindow.......................................10
Aboutmediastreams........................................13
AboutH.264format.............................................13
AboutMJPEGformat............................................13
AboutAXISMediaontrol(AM)...................................13
Alternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream....................14
Howtosetuptheproduct....................................16
Howtoperformabasicsetup.....................................16
Aboutvideosettings........................................17
Howtosetupvideostreams......................................17
Aboutstreamproles............................................19
AboutONVIFmediaproles.......................................19
Aboutcamerasettings...........................................19
Aboutoverlays..................................................20
Howtoconguretheliveviewwindow.........................23
AboutPTZ(PanTiltZoom)....................................25
Aboutpresetpositions...........................................25
Aboutguardtours...............................................26
Advanced......................................................26
onguretheWasher............................................27
HowtoinstallaPTZdriver........................................28
Aboutthecontrolqueue..........................................28
Aboutdetectors............................................29
Aboutcameratampering.........................................29
Aboutshockdetection...........................................29
Aboutmotiondetection..........................................29
Aboutapplications..........................................32
Aboutapplicationlicenses........................................32
Howtouploadandstartanapplication.............................32
Applicationonsiderations........................................32
Aboutevents...............................................33
Howtosetupactionrules........................................33
Howtoaddrecipients............................................35
Howtocreateschedules..........................................36
Howtosetuprecurrences........................................36
Aboutrecordings...........................................38
Howtondrecordings...........................................38
Howtoplayrecordings...........................................38
Howtoexportavideoclip........................................39
Aboutcontinuousrecording.......................................39
Aboutlanguages............................................40
Aboutsystemoptions........................................41
Security.......................................................41
Date&Time....................................................43
Network.......................................................44
Storage.......................................................49
Maintenance...................................................51
Support.......................................................51
Advanced......................................................52
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................53
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Troubleshooting............................................54
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................54
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................54
Symptoms,possiblecausesandremedialactions......................55
Technicalspecications......................................58
LEDIndicators..................................................58
SDcardslot....................................................58
Buttons.......................................................58
onnectors....................................................59
Performanceconsiderations.......................................59
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Saetyinormation
Saetyinormation
Hazardlevels
DANGER
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.
WARNNG
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTON
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderateinjury.
NO NO
NOTICE TICE
TICE
Indicatesasituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoproperty.
Othermessagelevels
Important
Indicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.
Note
Indicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.
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Hardwareoverview
HousigUit
1Topcover
2Protectivewindow
3Thermalnetworkcamera
CameraUit
1R485/R422connector
2Powerconnector
3Networkconnector
4tatusindicatorLED
5microDmemorycardslot
6Controlbutton
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtoaccesstheproduct
ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Werecommendthefollowingbrowsers:
•InternetExplorer®withWindows®
•Safari®withOSX®
•hromeTMorFirefox®withotheroperatingsystems.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaontrol(AM)whenprompted.
TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAM.
Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.
Note
•QuickTimeTMisalsosupportedforviewingH.264streams.
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideotreamonAxis
Supportwebatwww.axis.com/support
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.
4.Theproduct’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Note
Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.onsequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownliveviewpage.
HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheIteret
Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,which
willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/PAdvanced.
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage46.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/support
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtosettherootpassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPonpage41.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeHowtoresettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage53.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:
1.lickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe
passwordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.lickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
SetPowerLieFrequecy
PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainong(seepage52)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.
Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause
imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.
Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.
Note
Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.
Abouttheliveviewwidow
Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewwindowmayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.onsequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownliveview
window.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
Aboutthecotrolsitheliveviewwidow
SelectastreamprolefortheliveviewwindowfromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage19.
SelectapalettefortheliveviewwindowfromthePalettedrop-downlist.Palettesarecolormapsthat
canbeusedtovisualizeathermalsceneandtomakeobjectseasiertospot.Whichpalettetochoose
dependsonthelightingconditionsinthespecicscene.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Theproductcanbeequippedwithawashertoenablecleaningoftheprotectivewindow.lickStart
washtostartthewashingsequence.Forinformationaboutthewashingsequenceandhowtoenable
andcongurethewasher,seeConguretheWasheronpage27.
UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromtheliveviewwindow.Forinformation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeAboutthemanualtriggeronpage11.
lickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaontrolviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
Theproduct’sheateriscontrolledbytheambienttemperatureandisturnedonandoffautomatically.
Ifrequired,theheatercanbeactivatedmanuallybyclickingtheHeaterbutton.Toshowthebutton,
gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.UnderActionButtons,selectShowheaterbuttonandspecifythe
numberofminutestheheatershouldbeactivated.
Aboutthemaualtrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.lickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectnputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeAbouteventsonpage33.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AbouttheAXISMediaCotrolviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaontrolviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAboutAXIMediaControl(AMC)onpage13for
moreinformation.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
licktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressES(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMontrolPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
AboutthePTcotrols
TheliveviewwindowalsodisplaysPan/Tiltcontrols.Theadministratorcanenable/disablecontrolsforspeciedusersunderSystem
Options>Security>Users.
WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.lickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZontrolQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.
licktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.
licktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.
licktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.
User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheontrolpanel.SeeAboutadvancedPTZsettings
onpage27.
PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatposition.
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeAboutadvancedPTZsettingsonpage27.
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Aboutmediastreams
Aboutmediastreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe
typeyouuse.
TheliveviewwindowintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream
proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheliveviewwindow.
AboutH.264format
H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaontrolare:
UnicastRTPThisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis
importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream,
evenifsomeframesaredropped.
RTPoverRTSPThisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto
allowtheHTTPprotocol,thusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof20
simultaneousunicastconnections.
MulticastRTPThismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways
up-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredropped.
Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof
clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothowever,passanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternet,forexample.
Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof20
simultaneousconnections.
AXISMediaontrolnegotiateswiththeAxisproducttodeterminethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofpriority,listedinthe
AMontrolPanel,canbechangedandtheoptionsdisabled,tosuitspecicrequirements.
Note
H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
AboutMJPEGformat
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaontrolinInternetExplorerinWindows.
AboutAXISMediaCotrol(AMC)
AXISMediaontrol(AM)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.
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Aboutmediastreams
TheAMontrolPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaontrolUser’sManualformore
information.
TheAMontrolPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMontrolPanelfrom:
•WindowsontrolPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.
Alterativemethodsofaccessigthevideostream
YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:
•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,hromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.
•StillJPEGimagesinabrowser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi
•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaontrolandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths
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.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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Aboutmediastreams
Note
•<ip>=IPaddress
•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
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Howtosetuptheproduct
Howtosetuptheproduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’ssetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheliveviewwindow.
•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage41
Seealsotheonlinehelp.
Howtoperformabasicsetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage41.
2.TP/IP.Seepage44.
3.Date&Time.Seepage43.
4.VideoStream.Seepage17.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Aboutvideosettings
Aboutvideosettings
ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:
•Videostream.Seepage17.
•Streamproles.Seepage19.
•ONVIFMediaProles.Seepage19.
•amerasettings.Seepage19.
•Overlayimage.Seepage20.
Howtosetupvideostreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
•Image.Seepage17.
•H.264.Seepage18.
•MJPEG.Seepage19.
Aboutthepixelcouter
Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereisa
specicsizerequirement,forexampleforobjectidentication.
Thepixelcountercanbeused:
•Whensettingupavideostream,seeHowtosetupvideostreamsonpage17.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselectthe
Showpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenter
thenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.Selectthemagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
•Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.
•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.
•Palette.Theimagecanbecoloredbyapplyingapalette.olorsintheimageindicatetemperaturedifferencesandcanbe
usedtoimprovevisibilityofnedetails.Thepaletteselectedhereisusedasthedefaultpalette,otherpalettescanbe
selectedontheLiveViewpage.
•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage20.
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Aboutvideosettings
lickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
AboutH.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AV,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimage,whereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
AboutGOPlegth
AGroupofPictures(GOP)containsoneI-framefollowedbyanumberofP-frames.TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframes
betweentwoI-frames.
EqualvaluesforGOPlengthandframerateresultinoneGOPpersecond.AhigherGOPlengthvalueresultsinmoresmall-sized
P-framesandlessbig-sizedI-frameswhilekeepingthesameframerate.Inotherwords,ahighGOP-lengthvaluesavesbandwidth,
butthevideoqualitymaydecrease.AlowGOP-lengthvalueincreasesthevideoqualitybutrequiresmorebandwidth.
AboutH.264proles
TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):
•Main:TheMainproleusesABAandprovidesabettercompressionwithmaintainedvideoquality.Itrequiresalarger
amountofprocessingpowertodecodethantheBaselineprole.
Aboutbitratecotrol
Bitratecontrolisusefultomakesurethevideostreamingdoesnottakeuptoomuchbandwidth.
Aboutvariablebitrate
Variablebitrate(VBR)adjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimagecomplexity.Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjusts
thebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.
Variablebitrateissuitableifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,wheretheincreasedbitratemaynotbeanissue.
Aboutcostatbitrate
Ifbandwidthislimited,werecommendtocontrolthebitratebyselectingConstantbitrate(BR).BRallowsyoutosetatarget
bitratethatlimitsthebandwidthconsumption.TheBRtargetbitrateworksliketheceilingofatent.Itlimitsthebitrate,while
maintainingsomeexibility.Thebitratemaybounceupanddownwithinthesettargetbutwhenitnearsthesettargetvalue,the
limitationkicksin.However,becauseBRwillalwaysprioritizeacontinuousvideostream,itallowstemporaryovershootsfromthe
targetbitrate.Topartlycompensateforthenegativeeffectonframerateandimagequality,selectwhichvariabletobeprioritized.
Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequallyaffected.
HowtosetaH.264prole
1.TochangethesettingsforallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole,gotoVideo>VideoStream>H.264.
2.ToincreaseordecreasethenumberofframesperGOP,settheGOPlength.
3.SelectoneoftheH.264proles.
4.Selectoneofthefollowing:
-Variablebitrate
-Constantbitrate
5.IfyouselectConstantbitrate,selectwhichvariabletoprioritizeinthePrioritydrop-downlist.
6.lickSave.
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Aboutvideosettings
Howtoicludecurretbitrateiatextoverlay
1.GotoVideo>VideoStream>OverlaySettings.
2.Inthencludetexteldenter#b.
3.lickSave.
AboutMJPEGsettigs
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowdynamicorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowdynamic.Limitingthe
framesizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmayresultinpoorimagequality.
Aboutstreamproles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolescanbeused:
•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeAbouteventsonpage33.
•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeAboutcontinuousrecordingonpage39.
•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
AboutONVIFmediaproles
AnONVIFmediaproleconsistsofasetofcongurationsthatcanbeusedtochangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaproles
canbeusedbyaclienttoconguremediastreamproperties.
TheONVFMediaProlespagelistsallpreconguredproles.Theseprolesareincludedintheproductforquicksetup.Youcan
add,modifyorremoveONVIFmediaprolesfromthispage.
Aboutcamerasettigs
TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.
Aboutimageappearace
TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.
TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.
IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowdynamic
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.
TheContrastchangestherelativedifferenceinthermalradiation.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.
Aboutexposuresettigs
onguretheexposuresettingstosuittheimagequalityrequirementsinrelationtotemperaturevariationsinthescene.
Automaticgaincontrol-Thissettingisusedtoautomaticallyadjustthegaintoanappropriaterange,theweakertheimagesignal,
thestrongerthegain.SelecttheLinearorEqualizationautomaticgaincontrolmethod.Thelatterusesahistogramequalization
method,whichadjuststhegaindynamicallybydistributingthemostfrequentintensityvalues.
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Aboutvideosettings
Exposurezones-Thissettingsdetermineswhichpartoftheimageisusedtocalculatetheexposure.Formostsituations,theAuto
settingcanbeused.Forparticularrequirement,selectDenedandthenclickEditandselectoneofthepredenedareas.
Gain-Gainistheamountofamplicationappliedtoanimagesignal.Moregainmeansmorecontrastandmoredetailsbutalso
morenoise.Themaxgainvalueissetforallscenes,butaffectsprimarilylowcontrastscenescontrollingtheamountofallowednoise
intheimage,whichinturnalsolimitsthecontrast.
Aboutoverlays
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Aboutoverlaytext
Anoverlaytextcanincludethecurrentdateandtime,oratextstring.Whenusingatextstring,so-calledmodierscanbeusedto
display,forexample,thecurrentbitrateorthecurrentframerate.
Youcanchoosebetweenthefollowingtextoverlaysizes:
SizeTextheightBackgroundheight
Small10pixels20pixels
Medium16pixels28pixels
Large21pixels36pixels
Itisalsopossibletodisplaytextwhenanactionruleistriggered,seeHowtoincludeoverlaytextinanactionruleonpage20.
Howtoicludeoverlaytext
1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselectthemagetab.
2.Toincludedateandtime,selectncludedateandncludetime.
3.Toincludeatextstring,selectncludetextandenterthetextintheeld.Modierscanbeused,seeFileNaming&
Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp.
4.Selectsize,color,andplacementofthetextstring.
5.lickSave.
Tomodifythedateandtimeformat,gotoSystemOptions>Date&Time.SeeDate&Timeonpage43.
Howtoicludeoverlaytextiaactiorule
1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselectthemagetab.
2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectncludetext.
3.Enterthemodier#D.Whentheruleistriggered,#Disreplacedbythetextspeciedintheactionrule.
Additionaltextinthiseldwillbedisplayedalsowhentheactionruleisnotactive.
4.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandcreateyouractionrule.
5.FromtheActionslist,selectOverlayText.
6.EnterthetexttodisplayintheTexteld.
7.SpecifytheDuration.Thetextcanbedisplayedwhiletheruleisactiveorforaxednumberofseconds.
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