Axis M1065-LW User manual

AXISM1065-LWNetworkCamera
UserManual

AboutthisDocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISM1065-LW
NetworkCameraandisapplicabletormware6.15andlater.It
includesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproductonyour
network.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhenusing
thisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystemsmay
alsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Later
versionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedatwww.axis.com.Seealsothe
product’sonlinehelpavailablethroughtheweb-basedinterface.
Legaconsiderations
Videoandaudiosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfrom
countrytocountry.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusing
thisproductforsurveillancepurposes.
Thisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseandone(1)AAC
decoderlicense.Topurchasefurtherlicensescontactyourreseller.
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Everycarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdocument.Please
informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis
CommunicationsABcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytechnicalor
typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe
productandmanualswithoutpriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB
makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained
withinthisdocumentincludingbutnotlimitedtotheimplied
warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.Axis
CommunicationsABshallnotbeliablenorresponsibleforincidentalor
consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishingperformance
oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended
purpose.
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intheproductdescribedinthisdocument.Inparticularandwithout
limitationtheseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormore
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additionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandother
countries.
Thisproductcontainslicensedthird-partysoftware.Seethemenuitem
“About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.
ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer
Inc.underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see
www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom
https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/
Equipmentmodications
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe
instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains
nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor
modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications
andapprovals.
Trademarkacknowedgments
AXISCOMMUNICATIONSAXISETRAXARTPECandVAPIXare
registeredtrademarksortrademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvarious
jurisdictions.Allothercompanynamesandproductsaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.
AppleBoaApacheBonjourEthernetInternetExplorerLinux
MicrosoftMozillaRealSMPTEQuickTimeUNIXWindowsWindows
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnPTMisa
certicationmarkoftheUPnPTMImplementersCorporation.
SDSDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C
LLCintheUnitedStatesothercountriesorboth.AlsominiSDmicroSD
miniSDHCmicroSDHCmicroSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered
trademarksofSD-3CLLCintheUnitedStatesothercountriesorboth.
WPAWPA2andWi-FiProtectedSetuparemarksoftheWi-FiAlliance.
Reguatoryinformation
Europe
Thisproductisintendedforindooruseonly.
ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectivesand
harmonizedstandards:
•ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive2014/30/EU.See
Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC).
•RadioandTelecommunicationsTerminalEquipment(R&TTE)
Directive1999/5/EC.SeeRadiotransmission.
•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2014/35/EU.Seeafety.
•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandrecycling.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactinformation.
Eectromagneticcompatibiity(EMC)
Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:
•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe
instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen
installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesigned
toprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina
residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgeneratesusesandcanradiate
radiofrequencyenergyandifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance
withtheinstructionsmaycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.Howeverthereisnoguaranteethatinterference
willnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreceptionwhich
canbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandontheuseris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe
followingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
thatisproperlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCANICES-3(ClassB).Theproduct
shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis
properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme
CANNMB-3(classeB).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble
réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55032.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording
toEN61000-6-1residentialcommercialandlight-industrial
environments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments.
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofAS/NZSCISPR32.Theproductshall
beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Japan
この装置は、クラスB情報技術装置です。この装置は、家
庭環境で使⽤することを⽬的としていますが、この装置が
ラジオやテレビジョン受信機に近接して使⽤されると、受
信障害を引き起こすことがあります。取扱説明書に従って
正しい取り扱いをして下さい。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
이기기는가정용(B급)전자파적합기기로서주로가정에
서사용하는것을목적으로하며,모든지역에서사용할수
있습니다.적절히접지된STP(shieldedtwistedpair)케이
블을사용하여제품을연결하십시오.
Radiotransmission
Thisequipmentmaygenerateoruseradiofrequencyenergy.Theuser
couldlosetheauthoritytooperatethisequipmentifanunauthorized
changeormodicationismade.
USA
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubject
tothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interferenceand(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesirableoperation.
ThisproductcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitsforan
uncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshallbeinstalledand
operatedwithaminimumdistanceof20cm(7.9in)betweentheuser
andthedevice.
Canada
ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicence-exemptRSS
standard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)
thisdevicemaynotcauseinterferenceand(2)thisdevicemustaccept
anyinterferenceincludinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired
operationofthedevice.
ThisproductcomplieswithICradiationexposurelimitsforan
uncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshallbeinstalledand
operatedwithaminimumdistanceof20cm(7.9in)betweenthe
userandthedevice.Thisdeviceforoperationinthefrequencyband
5150–5250MHzisonlyforindoorusetoreducethepotentialfor
harmfulinterferencetoco-channelmobilesatellitesystems.
LeprésentappareilestconformeauxCNRd'IndustrieCanada
applicablesauxappareilsradioexemptsdelicence.L'exploitationest
autoriséeauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:(1)l'appareilnedoitpas
produiredebrouillageet(2)l'utilisateurdel'appareildoitacceptertout
brouillageradioélectriquesubimêmesilebrouillageestsusceptible
d'encompromettrelefonctionnement.
Ceproduitestconformeauxlimitesd'expositionauxradiationsICpour
unenvironnementnoncontrôlé.L’équipementdoitêtreinstalléet
fonctionnéàunedistanceminimumde20cm(79po)entrel’utilisateur
etledispositif.Danslabandedefréquencesde5150à5250MHz
cetappareildoituniquementêtreutiliséàl’intérieuranderéduirele
risquedebrouillagepréjudiciabledesystèmesdeservicemobilepar
satellitesetrouvantdanslemêmecanal.
Europe
HerebyAxisCommunicationsABdeclaresthatthisproductisin
compliancewiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevant
provisionsofDirective1999/5/EC.
FR
ParlaprésenteAxisCommunicationsABdéclarequel’appareil
ceproduitestconformeauxexigencesessentiellesetauxautres
dispositionspertinentesdeladirective1999/5/CE.
DE
HiermiterklärtAxisCommunicationsABdasssichdiesesProduktin
ÜbereinstimmungmitdengrundlegendenAnforderungenundden
anderenrelevantenVorschriftenderRichtlinie1999/5/EGbendet.
IT
ConlapresenteAxisCommunicationsABdichiarachequestoprodotto
èconformeairequisitiessenzialiedallealtredisposizionipertinenti
stabilitedalladirettiva1999/5/CE.
ES
PormediodelapresenteAxisCommunicationsABdeclaraqueeleste
productocumpleconlosrequisitosesencialesycualesquieraotras
disposicionesaplicablesoexigiblesdelaDirectiva1999/5/CE.
FI
AxisCommunicationsABvakuuttaatätenettätämätuotetyyppinen
laiteondirektiivin1999/5/EYoleellistenvaatimustenjasitäkoskevien
direktiivinmuidenehtojenmukainen.
NL
HierbijverklaartAxisCommunicationsABdathettoestelin
overeenstemmingismetdeessentiëleeisenendeandererelevante
bepalingenvanrichtlijn1999/5/EG.
SV
HärmedintygarAxisCommunicationsABattdennaproduktstår
iöverensstämmelsemeddeväsentligaegenskapskravochövriga
relevantabestämmelsersomframgåravdirektiv1999/5/EG.
DA
UndertegnedeAxisCommunicationsABerklærerhervedatfølgende
udstyroverholderdevæsentligekravogøvrigerelevantekravidirektiv
1999/5/EF.
PT
AxisCommunicationsABdeclaraqueesteprodutoestáconformecom
osrequisitosessenciaiseoutrasdisposiçõesdaDirectiva1999/5/CE.
EL
ΜΕΤΗΝΠΑΡΟΥΣΑAxisCommunicationsABΔΗΛΩΝΕΙΟΤΙ
αυτότοπροϊόνΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙΠΡΟΣΤΙΣΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ
ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣΚΑΙΤΙΣΛΟΙΠΕΣΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣΤΗΣ
ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ1999/5/EK.
Thisequipmentcanbeusedinthefollowingcountries:
ATBEBGCHCYCZDEDKEEELESFIFRHRHUIEISITLILT
LULVMTNLNOPLPTROSESISKTRUK
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsoftheRadio
CommunicationsStandardAS/NZS4268.
Taiwan
【低功率警語】(主要針對BT/WIFI)BT/Wi-FiStatement第⼗⼆條
經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，⾮經許可，公司、商號或
使⽤者均不得擅⾃變更頻率、加⼤功率或變更原設計之特性及
功能。第⼗四條低功率射頻電機之使⽤不得影響⾶航安全及
⼲擾合法通信；經發現有⼲擾現象時，應⽴即停⽤，並改善⾄
無⼲擾時⽅得繼續使⽤。前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作
業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或⼯業、科
學及醫療⽤電波輻射性電機設備之⼲擾。
Japan
本製品は、特定無線設備の技術基準適合証明を受けてい
ます。
razil
EsteprodutoestáhomologadopelaANATELdeacordocomos
procedimentosregulamentadospelaResolução242/2000eatende
aosrequisitostécnicosaplicados.
Esteequipamentooperaemcarátersecundárioistoénãotemdireito
aproteçãocontrainterferênciaprejudicialmesmodeestaçõesdo
mesmotipoenãopodecausarinterferênciaasistemasoperandoem
caráterprimário.
ParamaioresinformaçõesconsulteositedaANATELwww.anatel.gov.br
Mexico
Laoperacióndeesteequipoestásujetaalassiguientesdoscondiciones:
1.Esposiblequeesteequipoodispositivonocauseinterferencia
perjudicial.
2.Esteequipoodispositivodebeaceptarcualquierinterferencia.
Incluyendolaquepuedacausarsuoperaciónnodeseada.
Safety
ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.
Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoorstheproductshallbe
groundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable(STP)orother
appropriatemethod.
Thepowersupplyusedwiththisproductshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)
accordingtoIEC/EN/UL60950-1.
Photobioogicasafety
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforphotobiologicalsafety
accordingtoIEC/EN62471(riskgroup1).
Battery
TheAxisproductusesa3.0VBR1632lithiumbatteryasthepower
supplyforitsinternalreal-timeclock(RTC).Undernormalconditions
thisbatterywilllastforaminimumofveyears.
LowbatterypoweraffectstheoperationoftheRTCcausingittoreset
ateverypower-up.Whenthebatteryneedsreplacingalogmessage
willappearintheproduct’sserverreport.Formoreinformationabout
theserverreportseetheproduct´ssetuppagesorcontactAxissupport.

Thebatteryshouldnotbereplacedunlessrequiredbutifthebattery
doesneedreplacingcontactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsupfor
assistance.
Lithiumcoincell3.0Vbatteriescontain12-dimethoxyethane;ethylene
glycoldimethylether(EGDME)CASno.110-71-4.
WARNING
•Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
•Replaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis
recommendedbyAxis.
•Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalregulationsor
thebatterymanufacturer'sinstructions.
Disposaandrecycing
Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullifedisposeof
itaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.Forinformationabout
yournearestdesignatedcollectionpointcontactyourlocalauthority
responsibleforwastedisposal.Inaccordancewithlocallegislation
penaltiesmaybeapplicableforincorrectdisposalofthiswaste.
Europe
Thissymbolmeansthattheproductshallnotbedisposedof
togetherwithhouseholdorcommercialwaste.Directive2012/19/EU
onwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)isapplicablein
theEuropeanUnionmemberstates.Topreventpotentialharmto
humanhealthandtheenvironmenttheproductmustbedisposed
ofinanapprovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingprocess.For
informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionpointcontact
yourlocalauthorityresponsibleforwastedisposal.Businessesshould
contacttheproductsupplierforinformationabouthowtodispose
ofthisproductcorrectly.
ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective2011/65/EUon
therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical
andelectronicequipment(RoHS).
China
ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofSJ/T11364-2014
Markingfortherestrictionofhazardoussubstancesinelectricaland
electronicproducts.
Contactinformation
AxisCommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
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Tel:[phone]
Fax:[phone]
www.axis.com
Support
ShouldyourequireanytechnicalassistancepleasecontactyourAxis
reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeansweredimmediatelyyour
resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto
ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternetyoucan:
•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates
•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search
byproductcategoryorphrase
•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate
supportarea
•chatwithAxissupportstaff
•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/
Warrantyinformation
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informationgotowww.axis.com/warranty/
Learnmore!
VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings
webinarstutorialsandguides.

AXISM1065-LWNetworkCamera
TableofContents
Safetyinformation..........................................7
Hazardlevels...................................................7
Othermessagelevels.............................................7
Hardwareoverview..........................................8
ConnectorsandButtons..........................................8
LEDIndicators..................................................9
Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................10
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................10
HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet.........................10
Howtosettherootpassword.....................................11
SetPowerLineFrequency.........................................11
Abouttheliveviewwindow.......................................11
Aboutmediastreams........................................14
AboutH.264format.............................................14
AboutMJPEGformat............................................14
AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)...................................14
Alternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream....................15
AccessAudioStreams............................................16
Howtosetuptheproduct....................................17
Howtodoabasicsetup..........................................17
Howtochangethecamerafocus...................................17
VideoandAudio............................................18
Howtosetupvideostreams......................................18
Aboutstreamproles............................................20
AboutONVIFmediaproles.......................................20
Aboutcamerasettings...........................................21
ViewArea.....................................................23
Aboutoverlays..................................................23
Aboutprivacymasks.............................................25
Howtochangeaudiosettings.....................................25
AudioClips....................................................26
Howtoconguretheliveviewwindow.........................27
AboutPTZ(PanTiltZoom)....................................29
Aboutpresetpositions...........................................29
Aboutguardtours...............................................29
Advanced......................................................29
Aboutdetectors............................................31
Aboutcameratampering.........................................31
Howtoconguretamperingdetection..............................31
Howtocongureanactionrulefortamperingalarm...................31
Aboutmotiondetection..........................................31
AudioDetection................................................33
PIRSensor.....................................................33
Aboutapplications..........................................34
Aboutapplicationlicenses........................................34
Howtouploadandstartanapplication.............................34
ApplicationConsiderations........................................34
AXISVideoMotionDetection.................................35
Considerations..................................................35
StartandStoptheApplication.....................................35
CongureApplication............................................35
UsingtheApplicationinanActionRule.............................40
Aboutevents...............................................41
Howtosetupactionrules........................................41
Howtoaddrecipients............................................43
Howtocreateschedules..........................................44
Howtosetuprecurrences........................................44
Aboutrecordings...........................................46
Howtondrecordings...........................................46
Howtoplayrecordings...........................................46
Howtoexportavideoclip........................................47
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Aboutcontinuousrecording.......................................47
Aboutlanguages............................................48
Aboutsystemoptions........................................49
Security.......................................................49
Date&Time....................................................51
Network.......................................................52
Storage.......................................................60
Maintenance...................................................63
Support.......................................................63
Advanced......................................................64
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................64
Troubleshooting............................................66
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................66
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................66
Symptomspossiblecausesandremedialactions......................67
Technicalspecications......................................70
PerformanceConsiderations.......................................73
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Safetynformaton
Safetynformaton
Hazardeves
DANGER
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhichifnotavoidedwillresultindeathorseriousinjury.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhichifnotavoidedcouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhichifnotavoidedcouldresultinminorormoderateinjury.
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Indicatesasituationwhichifnotavoidedcouldresultindamagetoproperty.
Othermessageeves
Important
Indicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.
Note
Indicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.
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Hardwareovervew
Hardwareovervew
ForspecicationsofthehardwarecomponentsseeTechnicalspecicationsonpage70.
1Focuslockring
2Focusring
3IRLED
4PIRsensor
5peaker
6tatusLED
7Controlbutton
8WLANpairingbutton
9Networkconnector
10Dcardslot
11Powerconnector
ConnectorsandButtons
Networkconnector
RJ45Ethernetconnector.
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkshall
beintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.ForinformationaboutregulatoryrequirementsseeElectromagneticcompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
Powerconnector
ThismicroUSBtypeBconnectorisforpoweronly.WerecommendusingAxismicroUSBpowersupply.
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Hardwareovervew
SDcardsot
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.Donotusesharptoolsmetalobjectsorexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingthe
SDcard.Useyourngerstoinsertandremovethecard.
•Riskofdatalossandcorruptedrecordings.DonotremovetheSDcardwhiletheproductisrunning.Disconnectpoweror
unmounttheSDcardfromtheAxisproduct’swebpagesbeforeremoval.
ThisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXCcards(notincluded).
ForSDcardrecommendationsseewww.axis.com
ControButton
ForlocationofthecontrolbuttonseeHardwareoverviewonpage8.
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage64.
•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage53.Toconnectpressandholdthebuttonforabout3
secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage54.Toconnectpressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.
WLANpairingbutton
TheWLANpairingbuttonisusedforconnectingtoanaccesspointthroughpushbuttonconguration(PBC).Formoreinformation
seeWirelessettingsonpage56.
LEDIndicators
Note
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.
StatusLEDIndication
UnlitConnectionandnormaloperation.
GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.
Flashesgreenduringwirelessnetworkpairing.
AmberSteadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgradeorresettofactorydefault.
Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.
RedFirmwareupgradefailure.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtoaccesstheproduct
ToinstalltheAxisproductseetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Werecommendthefollowingbrowsers:
•InternetExplorer®withWindows®
•Safari®withOSX®
•ChromeTMorFirefox®withotheroperatingsystems.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorerallowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.
TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreamsandone(1)AACaudiolicense.Thelicensesare
automaticallyinstalledwithAMC.Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstopreventinstallationofunlicensed
copies.
Note
•QuickTimeTMisalsosupportedforviewingH.264streamsandforaudio.
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX)gotoSafariclickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddressuseAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddressseethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideotreamonAxis
Supportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmarkgotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessedtherootpasswordmustrst
becongured.
4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Note
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequentlysomeoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownLiveViewpage.
HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet
OnceconnectedtheAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.TodothisenabletheNAT-traversalfeaturewhich
willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
FormoreinformationseeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage55.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopicsvisittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
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Howtosettherootpassword
ToaccesstheAxisproductyoumustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialogwhichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
TopreventnetworkeavesdroppingtherootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnectionwhichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPonpage50.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislosttheproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeHowtoresettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage64.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnectionenteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnectionfollowthesesteps:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreatedenablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproductandthe
passwordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
SetPowerLineFrequency
PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage64)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.
Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause
imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.
Whenusing50Hzthemaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.
Note
Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hzwhereasmostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.
Abouttheiveviewwindow
Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewwindowmayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.Consequentlysomeoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownliveview
window.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
Aboutthecontrosintheiveviewwindow
ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto
tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).
SelectastreamprolefortheliveviewwindowfromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamprolesseepage20.
UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromtheliveviewwindow.Forinformation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebuttonseeAboutthemanualtriggeronpage12.
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ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
Actionuttons.
TheAudioclipdrop-downlistallowsyoutoplayanaudioclipfromtheliveviewwindow.Selectthe
audioclipandclickthePlaybutton.
Activateorde-activateIRilluminationfromSetup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings.Enablethis
buttonfromLiveViewCong>Actionuttons.
MovetheslidertoincreaseordecreasetheintensityoftheIRillumination.
Aboutthemanuatrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlistselectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlistselectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
FormoreinformationaboutactionrulesseeAbouteventsonpage41.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionuttonsselectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AbouttheAXISMediaControviewertoobar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAboutAXIMediaControl(AMC)onpage14for
moreinformation.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
AMCAudioContros
AMCaudiobuttonscontrolthespeakersandmicrophoneconnectedtotheclientcomputer.Thebuttonsareonlyvisiblewhen
audioisenabled.
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ForinformationabouthowtocongureaudioseeHowtochangeaudiosettingsonpage25.
Speakerbutton—Clicktoturnthespeakersonoroff.
Microphonebutton–Clicktomuteorunmutethemicrophone.Inimplex-speakeronlymodetheMicrophoneandTalk
buttonsmustbothbeactivetosendaudiototheAxisproduct.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudiotransmission.
Usetheslidertocontrolthevolumeofthespeakersandthemicrophone.
Half-duplexmode
TheTalk/Listenbuttonisusedtoswitchbetweensendingandreceivingaudio.Thebuttoncanbecongured
fromtheAudiotabintheAMCControlpanel:
•Push-To-Talkmode:Clickandholdthebuttontotalk/send.Releasethebuttontolisten.
•Togglemode:Clickoncetoswitchbetweentalkingandlistening.
implex–speakeronlymode
TosendaudiotheTalkandMicrophonebuttonsmustbothbeactive.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudio
transmission.
PTZContros
Note
ThesecontrolsareavailableifdigitalPTZisenabledintheselectedviewareaseeViewAreaonpage23.
ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.
ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.
Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa
rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomoutrotatethemousewheel.
SelectaPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.SeeAboutpreset
positionsonpage29.
PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameravieworclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatposition.
Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandoutorclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>ControlsseeAboutadvancedPTZsettingsonpage29.
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Aboutmedastreams
Aboutmedastreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralaudioandvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwill
determinethetypeyouuse.
TheliveviewwindowintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreamsaudiostreamsandtothelistofavailable
streamproles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideoandaudiostreamsdirectlywithoutgoingviatheliveviewwindow.
AboutH.264format
H.264canwithoutcompromisingimagequalityreducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherwaymuchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirementsandonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UnicastRTPThisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideoespeciallywhenitis
importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream
evenifsomeframesaredropped.
RTPoverRTSPThisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto
allowtheHTTPprotocolthusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof20
simultaneousunicastconnections.
MulticastRTPThismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways
up-to-dateevenifsomeframesaredropped.
Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof
clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothoweverpassanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternetforexample.
Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof20
simultaneousconnections.
AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisproducttodeterminethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofprioritylistedinthe
AMCControlPanelcanbechangedandtheoptionsdisabledtosuitspecicrequirements.
Note
H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.TopurchaseadditionallicensescontactyourAxisreseller.
AboutMJPEGformat
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidthbutprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.
AboutAXISMediaContro(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.
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Aboutmedastreams
TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideoandaudiosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’s
Manualformoreinformation.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuseafterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
•Alternativelyright-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.
Aternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream
YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:
•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclientChromeorFirefoxforexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequiredforaslongasrequired.
•StillJPEGimagesinabrowser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi
•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths
canbeused:
-UnicastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSPtunneledviaHTTP: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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Note
•<ip>=IPaddress
•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabovealthoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
AccessAudioStreams
TheLiveViewpageprovidesaccesstoaudiothroughAXISMediaControl;inadditionaudiocanbeaccessedinthefollowingways:
•VAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface(API)Formoreinformationvisitwww.axis.com/developer
•WindowsMediaPlayersupportssimplexaudio.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-UnicastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSPtunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-Multicast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
•QuickTimeTMsupportsG.711andAACaudioencoding.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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Howtosetuptheproduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’ssetuppagesclickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheliveviewwindow.
•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
•OperatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettingsseeUsersonpage49
Seealsotheonlinehelp.
Howtodoabasicsetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage49.
2.Wireless.Seepage56.
3.TCP/IP.Seepage52.
4.Date&Time.Seepage51.
5.VideoStream.Seepage18.
6.AudioSettings.Seepage25.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
Howtochangethecamerafocus
1Focuslockring
2Focusring
1.Turnthefocuslockringcounterclockwisetounlockthefocusring.
2.Turnthefocusringtoadjustthefocus.
3.Turnthefocuslockringclockwisetolockthepositionofthefocusring.
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VdeoandAudo
Thevideoandaudiosettingscanbeusedtooptimizevideoandaudioquality.Youcancongurethefollowing:
•Videostreamsettings.Seepage18.
•Streamproles.Seepage20.
•Camerasettings.Seepage21.
•Viewarea.Seepage23.
•Overlayimage.Seepage23.
•Privacymask.Seepage25.
•Audiosettings.Seepage25.
•Audioclips.Seepage26.
Howtosetupvideostreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreamsgotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
•Image.Seepage18.
•Audio.Seepage25.
•H.264.Seepage19.
•Zipstream.Seepage20.
•MJPEG.Seepage20.
Aboutthepixecounter
Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
aspecicsizerequirementforexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeused:
•WhensettingupavideostreamseeHowtosetupvideostreamsonpage18.UnderPreviewclickOpenandselectthe
Showpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangleorenter
thenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
•WhenaccessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickinthe
imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequalitybandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compressionthehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
•Mirrorimage.Ifrequiredtheimagecanbemirrored.
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•Rotateimage.Ifrequiredtheimagecanberotated.
•Colorsetting.SelecteitherColororlack&White.lack&WhiteuseslessbandwidththanColor.
•Maximumframerate.ToavoidbandwidthproblemstheframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.AlternativelytheframeratecanbesetasUnlimitedwhichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage23.
ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
AboutH.264
H.264alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVCisavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimagewhereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
AboutGOPength
AGroupofPictures(GOP)containsoneI-framefollowedbyanumberofP-frames.TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframes
betweentwoI-frames.
EqualvaluesforGOPlengthandframerateresultinoneGOPpersecond.AhigherGOPlengthvalueresultsinmoresmall-sized
P-framesandlessbig-sizedI-frameswhilekeepingthesameframerate.InotherwordsahighGOP-lengthvaluesavesbandwidth
butthevideoqualitymaydecrease.AlowGOP-lengthvalueincreasesthevideoqualitybutrequiresmorebandwidth.
AboutH.264proes
TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):
•aseline:UsetheBaselineproleiftheclientdoesnotsupportCABACentropycoding.
•Main:TheMainproleusesCABACandprovidesabettercompressionwithmaintainedvideoquality.Itrequiresalarger
amountofprocessingpowertodecodethantheBaselineprole.
•High:TheHighproleprovidesahighercompressionthanbothMainandBaselineprolesbutrequiresmoreprocessing
powertodecode.Highprolesupports8x8blockswhichreducesthebitratefurthercomparedtotheMainprole.
Aboutbitratecontro
Bitratecontrolisusefultomakesurethevideostreamingdoesnottakeuptoomuchbandwidth.
Thebuilt-inbitratecontrolcanbecombinedwithZipstreamseeAboutZipstreamonpage20.Werecommendusingahighbitrate
limittoenablethefullpotentialofZipstream.
Aboutvariabebitrate
Variablebitrate(VBR)adjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimagecomplexity.WhentheactivityinthesceneincreasesVBRadjusts
thebitrateaccordingtothecomplexityusingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthesceneandlessforlowersceneactivity.
Variablebitrateissuitableifthereisasurplusinbandwidthwheretheincreasedbitratemaynotbeanissue.
Aboutmaximumbitrate
IfyouhavelimitedbandwidthwerecommendMaximumbitrate(MBR).MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratetocontrolthe
bandwidthconsumption.Thetargetvaluelimitsthebitratebutitmaintainsaexibilitytobeabletoprioritizeacontinuousvideo
stream.Consequentlytheframeratemightneedtogodownandtheimagequalitymightdecrease.Topartlycompensateforthis
youcanselectwhichvariableshallbeprioritized.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequallyaffected.
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HowtosetanH.264proe
1.TochangethesettingsforallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprolegotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream>H.264.
2.ToincreaseordecreasethenumberofframesperGOPsettheGOPlength.
3.SelectoneoftheH.264proles.
4.Selectoneofthefollowing:
-Variablebitrate
-Maximumbitrate
5.IfyouselectMaximumbitrateselectwhichvariabletoprioritizeinthePrioritydrop-downlist.
6.ClickSave.
AboutZipstream
Axis’ZipstreamTechnologyisabitratereductiontechnologyoptimizedforvideosurveillance.Zipstreamreducestheaveragebitrate
intheH.264streambyremovingunnecessarydatawhichmakesitpossibletostreamhigherresolutionsreducestoragecost
orkeeprecordingsforalongertime.
ToreducethebitrateZipstreamreducesthenumberofbitsintheareasoftheimagethatarelessinterestingfromavideo
surveillanceperspectiveforexamplethebackground.Imagedetailsthatareimportantforforensicvideoanalysisforexamplefaces
andlicenseplatesarepreservedwithenoughnumberofbits.
Axis’ZipstreamTechnologyforH.264conformstotheH.264standardandiscompatiblewiththird-partyclientsandVMSsolutions
thatdecodeH.264video.
AboutMJPEGsettings
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusagebutmayresultinpoorimagequality.
Aboutstreamproes
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolutioncompressionframerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolescanbeused:
•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeAbouteventsonpage41.
•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeAboutcontinuousrecordingonpage47.
•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
TocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprolegotoSetup>Video&Audio>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpagegotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
AboutONVIFmediaproes
AnONVIFmediaproleconsistsofasetofcongurationsthatcanbeusedtochangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaproles
canbeusedbyaclienttoconguremediastreamproperties.
TheONVIFMediaProlespagelistsallpreconguredproles.Theseprolesareincludedintheproductforquicksetup.Youcan
addmodifyorremoveONVIFmediaprolesfromthispage.
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