Axis M7104 User manual

AXISM7104VideoEncoder
UserManual

AXISM7104VideoEncoder
TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Accessthedevice...............................................3
Webpageoverview..............................................5
Additionalsettings..........................................7
Adjusttheimage................................................7
Adjustthecameraview(PTZ......................................9
Viewandrecordvideo............................................10
Setuprulesandalerts...........................................11
Learnmore................................................14
Imagequality...................................................14
Pan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ..........................................14
Streamingandstorage...........................................14
Applications....................................................15
Troubleshooting............................................16
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................16
Firmwareoptions...............................................16
Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................16
Upgradethermware............................................16
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................17
Performanceconsiderations.......................................19
Needmorehelp?................................................19
Specications..............................................20
Productoverview................................................20
LEDindicators..................................................20
SDcardslot....................................................21
Buttons.......................................................21
Connectors....................................................21
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AXISM7104VideoEncoder
Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®Edge®Safari®
Windows®recommendedxx
macOS®recommendedx
Otheroperatingsystemsxx
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support.
Accessthedevice
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordfortherootaccountonpage3.
3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Verifythtnoonehstmperedwiththermwre
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage6.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Setnewpsswordfortherootccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.
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Getstarted
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/4524#t0098905
Supporttip:Passwordsecurityconrmationcheck
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Securepsswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
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Webpgeoverview
Liveviewcontrolbar
2Liveview
3Productname
4Userinformation,colorthemes,andhelp
5Videocontrolbar
6Settingstoggle
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7Settingstabs
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Additionalsettings
Additionalsettings
Adjusttheimge
Thissectionincludesinstructionsabouthowtocongureyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatures
function,gotoLearnmoreonpage4.
Levelthecmer
Toadjusttheviewinrelationtoareferenceareaoranobject,usethelevelingguideincombinationwithamechanicaladjustment
ofthecamera.
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandclick.
2.Adjustthecameramechanicallyuntilthepositionofthereferenceareaortheobjectisalignedwiththelevelingguide.
Monitorlongndnrrowres
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
1.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’thaveautomaticrotationoftheview,logintothewebpageandgotoSettings>System>Orientation.
3.Click.
4.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Findoutmoreataxis.com/axis-corridor-format.
Hideprtsoftheimgewithprivcymsks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
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Additionalsettings
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/4524#t006902
Howtocreateaprivacymask
1.GotoSettings>Privacymask.
2.Clickew.
3.Adjustthesize,color,andnameoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/4524#t006902
Howtochangetheappearanceofthemask
Shownimgeoverly
Youcanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoSettings>Overlay.
2.ClickImagelist.
3.UploadanimageandclickDone.
4.ClickCreateoverlay.
5.SelectImageandclickCreate.
6.Selecttheimagefromthedrop-downlist.
7.Topositiontheimageoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
8.ClickCreate.
Showtextoverlyinthevideostremwhenthedevicedetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsmotion.
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Additionalsettings
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/4524#t003832
Howtoshowtextoverlaywhenthecameradetectsmotion
MakesurethatAXISVideoMotionDetectionisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
4.GotoSettings>Overlay.
5.SelectCreateoverlayandselectTextoverlay.
6.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
7.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
8.Topositionthetextoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
Createarule:
9.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
10.Typeanamefortherule.
11.Inthelistofconditions,selectAXISVideoMotionDetection.
12.Inthelistofactions,selectUseoverlaytext.
13.Selectaviewarea.
14.Type“Motiondetected”.
15.Settheduration.
16.ClickSave.
Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
Adjustthecmerview(PTZ)
Tolearnmoreaboutdifferentpan,tilt,andzoomsettings,seePan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ)onpage4.
InstllthePTZdriver
Thisproductsupportsseveraldevices.Foracompletelistofsupporteddevices,seeaxis.com
1.Gotothecamera’swebpage.
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Additionalsettings
2.Intheinstallationwizard,gotoSelectaPTZmodeandselectPTZdriverfromthedrop-downlist.
3.Onceyou’veaccessedtheliveview,gotoSettings>System>Accessories.
4.Selectoneofthefollowingactions:
4.1IfthePTZdriverisnotuploaded,selectUploaddriver.
4.2IfthePTZdriverisuploaded,gotoSelectdrivertouseandselectPTZdriverfromthedrop-downlist.
5.Selectavideochannel.
6.EntertheDeviceidandselectDevicetypefromthedropdown-list.Todecidewhichdevicetypetouse,seethe
documentationsuppliedwiththePTZdriver.
7.GotothePTZtabandcheckthatthePTZsettingsareavailable.
Cretegurdtourwithpresetpositions
Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositionseitherinapredeterminedorrandomorder,andforcongurable
periodsoftime.
1.GotoSettings>PTZ>Guardtours.
2.Click+.
3.Toedittheguardtour’sproperties,click.
4.Typeanamefortheguardtourandspecifythepauselengthinminutesbetweeneachtour.
5.Ifyouwanttheguardtourtogotothepresetpositionsinarandomorder,turnonShufe.
6.ClickDone.
7.ClickAddtoaddthepresetpositionsthatyouwantinyourguardtour.
8.ClickDonetoexittheguardtoursettings.
9.Toscheduletheguardtour,gotoSystem>Events.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/4524#t057
Viewndrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsabouthowtocongureyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage4.
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