Axis P8513 User manual

USER’S MANUAL
AXIS P85 Series
AXIS P8513 Network Camera
AXIS P8514 Network Camera

AXIS P85 Series Network Camera User’s Manual
Notices
This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS P85
Series, and is applicable for firmware release 5.20 and later. It includes
instructions for using and managing the camera on your network.
Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this
product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may also be
beneficial, for developing shell scripts and applications. Later versions
of this document will be posted to the Axis Website, as required. See
also the product’s online help, available via the Web-based interface.
AXIS P85 Series supports ONVIF v1.01. For more information about
ONVIF go to www.onvif.org For more information about enabling ONVIF
go to the Developers page at www.axis.com
Liability
Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual. Please
inform your local Axis office of any inaccuracies or omissions. Axis
Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or
typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the
product and manuals without prior notice. Axis Communications AB
makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained
within this document, including, but not limited to, the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Axis
Communications AB shall not be liable nor responsible for incidental or
consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance
or use of this material.
Intellectual Property Rights
Axis AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology
embodied in the product described in this document. In particular, and
without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or
more of the patents listed at http://www.axis.com/patent.htm and one
or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the US and
other countries.
This product contains licensed third-party software. See the menu item
“About” in the product’s user interface for more information.
This product contains source code copyright Apple Computer, Inc.,
under the terms of Apple Public Source License 2.0 (see
http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/).
The source code is available from:
http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/bonjour/
Equipment Modifications
This equipment must be installed and used in strict accordance with the
instructions given in the user documentation. This equipment contains
no user-serviceable components. Unauthorized equipment changes or
modifications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certifications and
approvals.
Trademark Acknowledgments
Apple, Boa, Bonjour, Ethernet, Internet Explorer, Linux, Microsoft,
Mozilla, Netscape Navigator, OS/2, Real, QuickTime, UNIX, Windows,
WWW are registered trademarks of the respective holders. Java and all
Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. Axis Communications AB is independent of Sun Microsystems
Inc.
UPnPTM is a certification mark of the UPnPTM Implementers Corporation.
Support
Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your Axis
reseller. If your questions cannot be answered immediately, your
reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to
ensure a rapid response. If you are connected to the Internet, you can:
• download user documentation and firmware updates
• find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database. Search by
product, category, or phrases
• report problems to Axis support by logging in to your private support
area
• visit Axis Support at www.axis.com/techsup
AXIS P85 Series User’s Manual
Rev. 1.1
Copyright© Axis Communications AB, 2011-2012
April 2012 Part no. 47210

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AXIS P85 Series - Table of contents
Accessing the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Access from a browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Setting the root password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Access from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The Live View page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How to stream H.264 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Alternative methods of accessing the video stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Video Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Stream Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Overlay Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Privacy mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Live View Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
PTZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Preset Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Guard Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Event Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Event Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Camera Tampering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
System Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Resetting to Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Checking the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Upgrading the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Unit connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

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AXIS P85 Series - Accessing the Camera
Accessing the Camera
To install the AXIS P85 Series Network Camera, refer to the installation guide supplied with your product.
The network camera can be used with most standard operating systems and browsers. The recommended browser is Microsoft
Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See Technical Specifications
on page 36.
Notes:
• To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow ActiveX controls and install AXIS
Media Control (AMC) on your workstation.
• QuickTimeTM is also supported for viewing H.264 streams.
• If your computer restricts the use of additional software components, the camera can be configured to use a Java
applet for viewing Motion JPEG.
• H.264 is licensed technology. The network camera includes one viewing client license. Installing additional unlicensed
copies of the viewing client is prohibited. To purchase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller.
Access from a browser
1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox).
2. Enter the IP address or host name of the camera in the Location/Address field of your browser.
To access the camera from a Macintosh computer (Mac OSX), click on the Bonjour tab and select AXIS P8513 \AXIS
P8514 from the drop-down list.
3. If this is the first time you are accessing the camera, see Setting the root password, on page 5. Otherwise enter the
user name and password, set by the administrator.
4. The camera’s Live View page appears in your browser.
Note:
The layout of the Live View page may have been customized to specific requirements. Consequently your own Live
View page may differ in some of the examples and functions featured here.

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Setting the root password
1. When accessing the camera for the first time, the ‘Configure Root Password’ dialog appears.
Note:
Before you enter your password at this point, you can secure configuration of the root password via HTTPS by creating
a self-signed certificate. To do so, click the Create self-signed certificate... button in the Create Certificate window,
and provide the requested information.
2. Enter a password and re-enter to confirm. Click OK.The
Enter Network Password dialog appears.
3. Enter the password set in step 2, and click OK. If the
password is lost, the camera must be reset to the factory
default settings. See page 30.
Notes:
• The default administrator user name ‘root’ is permanent
and cannot be deleted.
• While setting the root password, click Yes to install the
AXIS Media Control (AMC), if prompted to do so. You will
need administrator rights on the computer to do this.
Access from the Internet
Once connected, the camera is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the camera from the Internet you must
configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the camera. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feature,
which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the camera. You enable this feature from Setup >
System Options > Network > TCP/IP Advanced in your web interface.
For more information, please see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 25. See also the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS
Service at www.axiscam.net For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup

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The Live View page
How you customize the Live View page determines which buttons are visible. Not all the buttons described below will show
up unless configured to do so.
General controls
AXIS Media Control toolbar
The AMC viewer toolbar (AXIS Media Control) is available in Microsoft Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control (AMC),
on page 8 for more information. AMC displays the following buttons:
The Stream Profile drop-down list allows you to select a customized or pre-programmed stream pro-
file on the Live View page. Stream profiles are configured under Video > Stream Profiles.
The Action buttons can trigger an event directly from the Live View page. These are enabled under
Setup > Live View Config > Layout.
The Snapshot button saves a snapshot of the video image on display. Right-click on the video image
to save it in JPEG format on your computer. This button is primarily intended for use when the AMC
viewer toolbar is not available.
The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream.
The Stop button stops the video stream being played.
The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the current image. The location where the image is saved can be
specified using the AXIS Media Control (AMC).
Click the View full screen button and the video image will fill the entire screen. Press Esc (Escape) on the
computer keyboard to cancel full screen view.
The Record button is used to record the current video stream. The location where the recording is saved can
be specified using the AXIS Media Control toolbar.
The Set center mode button helps you control the camera view by clicking in the image.
Note: The click-in-image function will not be available when PTZ control queue is enabled and Java applet
has been selected as default viewer under Live View Layout.

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AXIS P85 Series - Video
Video
The network camera provides several image and video stream formats. Your requirements and the properties of your network
will determine the type you use.
The Live View page in the network camera provides access to H.264, and Motion JPEG video streams, and to the list of
available stream profiles. Other applications and clients can also access these video streams/images directly, without going via
the Live View page.
How to stream H.264
This video compression standard makes good use of bandwidth, and can provide high quality video streams at less than 1
Mbit/s.
Deciding the combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your viewing requirements, and on the properties of
your network. The available options in AMC are:
AMC negotiates with the camera to determine the transport protocol to use in the order listed above. This order can be
changed and the options disabled, to suit specific requirements.
Important!
H.264 is licensed technology. The network camera includes one viewing client license for each technology. Installing
additional unlicensed copies of the viewing client is prohibited. To purchase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller.
Unicast RTP This unicast method (RTP over UDP) should
be your first consideration for live unicast
video, especially when it is important to
always have an up-to-date video stream,
even if some images are dropped. Unicasting is used for video streaming, so that there is
no video traffic on the network until a client connects
and requests the stream.
Note that there are a maximum of 20 simultaneous
unicast connections.
RTP over RTSP This unicast method (RTP tunneled over
RTSP) is useful as it is relatively simple to
configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic.
RTP over RTSP over
HTTP
This unicast method can be used to traverse
firewalls. Firewalls are commonly configured
to allow the HTTP protocol, thus allowing
RTP to be tunneled.
Multicast RTP This method (RTP over UDP) should be used for live multicast video. The video stream is always
up-to-date, even if some images are dropped.
Multicasting provides the most efficient usage of bandwidth when there are large numbers of cli-
ents viewing simultaneously. A multicast broadcast cannot however, pass a network router unless
the router is configured to allow this. It is not possible to multicast over the Internet, for example.
Note also that all multicast viewers count as one unicast viewer.

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AXIS Media Control (AMC)
AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer in Windows is
the recommended method of accessing live video from the network
camera.
The AMC control panel can be used to configure various video and audio
settings. Please see the AMC user manual included in the tool for more
information.
The AMC control panel is automatically installed on first use, after which
it can be configured.
Open the AMC Control Panel from:
• Windows Control Panel (from the Start menu)
• Alternatively, right-click the video image in Internet Explorer and
click Settings to access the AMC window.
Note: The AXIS P85 Series does not support audio.
Alternative methods of accessing the video stream
You can also access video/images from the network camera in the following ways:
• Motion JPEG server push (if supported by the client, Firefox, for example). This option maintains an open HTTP con-
nection to the browser and sends data as and when required, for as long as required.
• Still JPEG images in a browser. Enter the path - http://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi
• Windows Media Player. This requires AMC and the H.264 viewing client to be installed. The paths that can be used are
listed below in the order of preference:
• Unicast via RTP: axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=<codec>
• Unicast via RTSP: axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=<codec>
• Unicast via RTSP, tunnelled via HTTP: axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=<codec>
• Multicast: axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=<codec>
• To access the video stream from QuickTime™ the following paths can be used:
• rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=<codec>
• rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp?videocodec=<codec>
Notes:
• The network camera supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later.
• QuickTime adds latency to the video stream (up to 3 seconds).
• It may be possible to use other players to view the H.264 stream using the paths above, although Axis does not
guarantee this.
• <ip> = IP address
• <codec> = h264. The default codec is H.264.

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AXIS P85 Series - Video
Video Stream
The video stream settings appear under three tabs:
•Image
• H.264
•MJPEG
Image
Image Appearance
Use these settings to modify the image resolution
and compression. Changing the compression level
affects the image quality, and the bandwidth; the
lower the compression, the higher the image quality
with higher bandwidth requirements.
Mirroring - Mirroring is the horizontal flipping of
an image, that gives you another image perspective. This is a useful function when you need a direct view of the image, for
example, in ATMs and door phones. Define mirroring settings before defining parameters for privacy masks and motion
detection.
Rotate image - The image can be rotated by selecting one of the available values.
See the online help files for more information.
Video Stream
You can limit the frame rate allowed to each viewer to avoid bandwidth problems on the network. Select the Unlimited radio
button option to allow the highest available frame rate; or select the Limited to radio button option and enter a value (1-30)
fps in the field.
Text Overlay Settings
Use these settings to include text, date, and time as
overlay. Click for information on available
options.
Preview
For a preview of the image before saving, select the
Video Format and click Open.... When satisfied with
the settings, click Save.
To view the image while configuring the settings and
to check how many pixels are used in an area of the
image, choose a Video format and click Open.
Pixel Counter - The pixel counter is useful in
situations where there is a requirement that the image
is a certain size, for example face recognition.
To set the size of the rectangle enter the number of pixels to show and click Apply. Check Show pixel counter to enable the
box in the image.
Text,
overlay
date & time

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H.264
GOV Settings
The GOV structure describes the composition of the video stream and setting the GOV-length to a higher value saves
considerably on bandwidth but may have an adverse effect on image quality.
Bit Rate Control
The bit rate can be set as Variable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR).
VBR adjusts the bit rate according to the image complexity, using more bandwidth for increased activity in the image, and less
for lower activity in the monitored area.
CBR allows you to set a fixed Target bit rate that consumes a predictable amount of bandwidth. As the bit rate would usually
need to increase for increased image activity, but in this case cannot, the frame rate and image quality are affected
negatively. To partly compensate for this, it is possible to prioritize either the frame rate or the image quality whenever the bit
rate needs to be increased. Not setting a priority means the frame rate and image quality are equally affected.
Note: To determine a reasonable bit rate, go to Setup > Video > Video Stream > Image, check the Include text checkbox
and enter the code #b in the Include text: field. The current bit rate is displayed as a text overlay on the Live View page.
To view the image stream while configuring the GOV settings and Bit rate control, select Open... under Preview.
MJPEG
Sometimes the image size is large due to low light or complex scenery. Adjusting the Maximum frame size helps to control
the bandwidth and storage used by the Motion JPEG video stream in these situations. An Unlimited frame size provides
consistently good image quality at the expense of increased bandwidth and storage usage during low light. Limiting the frame
size optimizes bandwidth and storage usage, but may give poor image quality. To prevent increased bandwidth and storage
usage, the maximum frame size should be set to an optimal value.
See Preview, on page 9.
Stream Profiles
There are four pre-programmed stream profiles available for quick set-up. These settings can be adjusted and new customized
profiles can be created. Each profile has a descriptive name, describing its use and purpose. The profiles can be accessed from
the Live View page.
• To add a new stream profile, click Add to bring up the Stream Profile Settings dialog.
• Enter a descriptive name for your profile.
• Choose the form of Video encoding you wish to use from the drop-down list:
H.264 - Also known as MPEG-4 Part 10. This is the new generation compression standard for digital video. This
function offers higher video resolution than Motion JPEG at the same bit rate and bandwidth, or the same quality
video at a lower bit rate.
Motion JPEG - Delivers a high quality video stream, from which individual images can be extracted and saved.
•Copy an existing stream profile to your system and rename the copy
•Modify an existing stream profile based on the light situation and motion to be captured by your camera.
• Highlight the stream profile (custom created profiles only) you wish to remove, then click Remove to remove it from
the list.

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AXIS P85 Series - Video
Camera Settings
This page provides access to the advanced image settings for the AXIS P85 Series Network Camera.
Image Appearance
Color level - Select an appropriate level by entering a value in the range 0-100. Lower values mean less color saturation,
whilst the value 100 gives maximum color saturation.
Brightness - Image brightness can be adjusted in the range 0-100, where a higher value produces a brighter image.
Sharpness - Controls the amount of sharpening applied to the image. A sharper image might increase image noise especially
in low light conditions. A lower setting reduces image noise, but the image would be less sharp.
Contrast - Adjust the contrast of the image by raising or lowering the value in this field.
White balance - This is used to compensate for the different colors present in different light sources, to make the colors in
the image appear the same. The AXIS P85 Series Network Camera can be set to automatically identify the light source and
compensate for its color. Alternatively, the type of light source can be manually selected from the drop-down list. Please see
the online help files for a description of each available setting.
Wide dynamic range - Corrects the exposure when the contrast between light and dark in an image is extreme. Test the
different levels to find the one that works best for your light conditions. Wide dynamic range is only possible when the
Exposure control setting is set to Automatic.
Exposure Settings
Configure the exposure settings to suit the image quality requirements in relation to lighting, frame rate and bandwidth
considerations.
Exposure value - Click in the bar to fine-tune the exposure.
Exposure control - This setting is used to remove 50/60 Hz flicker.
Enable Backlight compensation - Enable this option if a bright spot of light, for example a light bulb, causes other areas in
the image to appear too dark.
Exposure zones - This setting determines which part of the image is used to calculate the exposure.
Exposure priority - This defines the balance between image quality and the frame rate. When Motion is prioritized, motion
blur is minimized, but the image quality may be reduced with a higher frame rate. A prioritized Low noise will provide better
image quality with a lower frame rate.
View Image Settings - Save and click View to view the video stream with the current configuration.
Overlay Image
An overlay image is a static image superimposed over the video image. An overlay can be used to provide extra information, or
to mask a part of the video image. To use an overlay image in the AXIS P85 Series Network Camera, it must be selected from
the drop-down list of available images. The overlay (a logo, for example) is then displayed in the video image.
To use your own image, first upload it to the AXIS P85 Series Network Camera. To do this enter the name of the file in the field
provided, or click the Browse button, locate and click the Upload button.
Image Overlay Placement - To place the overlay image at specific coordinates in the live view image, check Include overlay
image at the coordinates and enter the X and Y coordinates.
Click View to view the overlay image in the video stream. Once satisfied, click Save.
Note: Using a large overlay may negatively affect the frame rate.

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Privacy mask
Privacy masks are up to three configurable areas of solid color that allow concealment of parts of the image that are not to be
viewable. Privacy masks cannot even be bypassed via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API). The Privacy Mask
List shows all the masks that are currently configured in AXIS P85 Series Network Camera and indicates if they are enabled. To
define a new mask:
1. Click Add. A rectangle appears on the image.
1. Place the rectangle over the desired area to conceal.
2. To resize, click and pull the bottom right-hand corner.
3. Choose a color, black, white, gray or red for the box from the Privacy mask color drop-down list.
4. Enter a descriptive name in the Mask name field.
5. Click Save.
To edit a privacy mask, select it and reshape, move or change color as needed. Refer to the online Help for more
information.

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AXIS P85 Series - Live View Config
Live View Config
Live View Layout
Stream Profile
From the Stream Profile drop-down list, select the stream profile to be used for the Live View page. The stream profiles listed
are the standard ones as well as those created under Video > Stream Profiles. See the online help files on this page for
more information.
Default Viewer
From the drop-down lists, select the default method for viewing video images for your browser. The camera attempts to show
the video images in the selected video format and viewer. If this is not possible, the camera overrides the settings and selects
the best available combination.
Browser Viewer Description
Windows
Internet Explorer
AMC Recommended viewer in Windows Internet Explorer (H.264/Motion JPEG).
QuickTime H.264.
Java applet A slower imaging alternative to AMC. Requires one of the following installed on the
client:
• JVM (J2SE) 1.4.2 or higher
• JRE (J2SE) 5.0 or higher
Still image Displays still images only. Hit the Refresh button in your browser to view a new
image.
Other browsers
Server Push Recommended viewer for other browsers (Motion JPEG).
QuickTime H.264.
Java applet A slower imaging alternative to Server Push (Motion JPEG only).
Still image Displays still images only. Hit the Refresh button in your browser to view a new
image.

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Viewer Settings
Check the Show viewer toolbar box to display the AXIS Media Control (AMC) or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the video
image in your browser.
The administrator can disable the installation of the H.264 decoder included with AMC. This is used to prevent the installation
of unlicensed copies. Further decoder licenses can be purchased from your Axis dealer.
The Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode shows up a cross that indicates the center of the image when viewing the video
stream in PTZ joystick mode.
You can set the PTZ mode to joystick. Check the Use PTZ joystick mode as default option.
Check the Enable recording button to enable recording from the Live View page.
Action Buttons
The Show manual trigger button can be used to manually trigger and stop an event from the Live View page. See Events, on
page 17.
Check the Show snapshot button to save a snapshot from the video stream. This button is mainly intended for use with
browsers other than Internet Explorer, or when not using AXIS Media Control (AMC) to view the video stream. AMC for
Internet Explorer provides its own snapshot button.
User Defined Links
User defined links can be CGI links or web links. Once configured,
the link(s) appear on the Live View page.
To set up a web link, select the Use as web link radio button,
enter a descriptive name and enter the URL in the field. Click Save
and the link appears in the Live View page.
User defined CGI links can be used to issue VAPIX API requests.
For more information on the VAPIX Application Programming
Interface (API), see the Support/Network Video/Developer pages
on the Axis Web site at http://www.axis.com
Please use the online help files for more information.
User defined Link

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AXIS P85 Series - PTZ
PTZ
Under Pan Tilt Zoom Settings you can enable digital PTZ and create the PTZ preset positions.
Check the Enable digital PTZ box and click Save to enable digital pan/tilt/zoom and PTZ controls in Live View.
Max zoom - Set the maximum possible zoom rate in Live View. Note that by increasing the maximum zoom rate you will be
decreasing the maximum possible resolution in the Live View Image.
Preset Positions
A preset position is a pre-defined camera view that can quickly and easily be viewed, simply by selecting the preset's name. To
create a preset position:
1. Using the Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) controls, move the camera view to the required position.
2. When satisfied with the camera’s view, enter a descriptive name for the position in the Current position field.
3. If required, select the Use current position as Home box option.
4. Click Add. This camera position is then saved as a preset position in the camera. The position can be assumed at any
time, by selecting it from the drop-down list of available positions. Presets can be selected in from the Live View
window, from Events, from the Guard Tour, and in Sequence mode.
You can set a position as the Home position, which is readily accessible by clicking on the Home button in both the
Preset Position Setup page and the Live View page. The position's name will have (H) added. For example, Office
Entrance (H).
You can return the AXIS P85 Series Network Camera to the overview image after a set time of viewing a preset position. The
interval is configurable from 0 seconds (i.e. disabled) to 300 seconds. The default interval is 30 seconds.

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Guard Tour
A Guard Tour displays the video streams from different preset positions, one-by-one, in a pre-determined order or at random,
and for configurable time periods. Once the preset position has been set, and added to the guard tour, you can decide the
viewing time in seconds or minutes in the Guard Tour Setup window. You can also decide the order in which you will view
these presets, or you can choose a Random view order in this same window.
Advanced
The Control Settings enable managing the different controls provided for PTZ.
The Panel Shortcut Command Buttons are controls for creating and saving Panel Shortcut Command Buttons. These buttons
provide direct access to various built-in auxiliary commands provided by the PTZ driver. The buttons are displayed in the PTZ
Panel, which can be viewed in the Live View page by clicking the Ctrl panel button.

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AXIS P85 Series - Events
Events
•Event Type - A set of parameters describing how and when the camera should perform certain actions. An event type
may result in a single event, or it may result in many, all depending on how often the conditions governing its behav-
ior are met.
•Triggered Event Type - An event that is activated by a specific internal or external trigger condition; for example by
motion detection or by an external device such as a door switch or a sensor.
•Scheduled Event Type - An event that runs at a pre-programmed time.
•Action - What occurs when the event triggers, e.g. the upload of video images to an FTP server, or email notification.
Event Servers
Event Servers are used to receive uploaded image files and/or notification messages. To set up Event Server connections in
your camera, go to Setup > Events > Event Servers and enter the required information for the required server type.
For details on each setting, see the online help available from each web page.
When the setup is complete, the connection can be tested by clicking the Test button (the connection test takes
approximately 10 seconds).
Event Types
An Event Type describes how and when the camera performs certain actions.
Example: If an event has been configured to detect and respond to motion and somebody passes in front of a camera,
the camera can record and save images to an FTP server, and send a notification to an e-mail address. Images can be sent
as e-mail attachments.
Server type Purpose Information required
FTP Server
• Receives uploaded images • Descriptive name of your choice
• Network address (IP address or host name)
• User Name and Password
HTTP Server
• Receives notification messages
• Receives uploaded images
• Descriptive name of your choice
• URL (IP address or host name)
• User Name and Password
TCP Server
• Receives notification messages • Descriptive name of your choice
• Network address (IP address or host name)
• Port number

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Triggered Event
A triggered event could be activated by:
• a manually activated action, such as from an action button in the web interface
• detected movement in a configured motion detection window
• on restart (reboot), after power loss
• camera tampering
How to set up a triggered event
The following example describes how to set up the camera to upload images when the main door is opened.
1. Click Add triggered... on the Event Types page. The Triggered Event Type Setup page appears.
2. Enter a descriptive Name for the event, such as Motion Detection. To configure motion detection see page 20.
3. Set the Priority - High, Normal or Low (see the online help).
4. Set the Respond to Trigger... parameters to define when the event is active, for example, after office hours.
5. Select the trigger alternative from the Triggered by... drop-down list.
6. Set the When Triggered... parameters, that is what the camera will do if motion is detected; for example, upload
images to an FTP server or send an e-mail notification.
7. Click OK to save the event in the Event Types list.
Please see the online help for descriptions of each available option.
Note:
Up to 10 event types can be configured in the camera, and up to three of these can be configured to upload images.
File names can be formatted according to specific requirements. See File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online
help .
Pre-trigger and Post-trigger buffers
This function is useful when checking to see what happened immediately before and/or after a trigger, for example, 30
seconds before and/or after a door was opened. Check the Save stream checkbox under Event Types > Add Triggered... >
When Triggered... to view options. All uploaded images are JPEG images.
Include pre-trigger buffer - images stored internally in the server from the time immediately preceding the trigger. This
option appears when you check the Save stream checkbox under Event Types> Add Triggered...>When Triggered. Check the
box to enable the pre-trigger buffer, enter the desired length of time and specify the required image frequency.
Include post-trigger buffer - contains images from the time immediately after the trigger. Configure as for pre-trigger.
Notes
• Pre-trigger and Post-trigger buffers will be lost if the connection to the event server fails.
• The maximum length of the pre-/post-buffer depends on the video image size and selected frame rate.
• If the pre- or post-buffer is too large for the camera’s internal memory, the frame rate is reduced and no images will
be uploaded. If this occurs, an entry is created in the unit's log file.
Continue image upload (unbuffered) - enables the upload of video images for a fixed length of time. Specify the length of
time for the uploaded recording, in seconds, minutes or hours, or for as long as the trigger is active. Finally, set the desired
image frequency to the maximum (the maximum available) or to a specified frame rate. The frame rate will be the best
possible, but might not be as high as specified, especially if uploading via a slow connection.

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Scheduled Event
A Scheduled event can be activated at pre-set times, in a repeating pattern on selected weekdays.
Configuration example:
1. Click Add scheduled... in the Event Types page.
2. Enter a descriptive Name for the event, such as Scheduled e-mail upload.
3. Set the Priority (High, Normal or Low).
4. Set the Activation Time parameters (24h clock) for the event - start on Sundays at 13.00 with a duration of 12 hours.
5. Set the When Activated... parameters, (what the camera would do at the specified time) for example, send uploaded
images to an e-mail address.
6. Click OK to save the Event in the Event Types list.
Please see the online help for descriptions of each available option.
Camera Tampering
The camera tampering application generates an alarm whenever the camera is repositioned, or when the lens is covered,
sprayed, or severely defocused.
You must create an event - see How to set up a triggered event, on page 18 - for the camera to send an alarm.
Settings
The Minimum duration parameter sets the minimum tampering period, that is an alarm will not be triggered until this period
has lapsed, even if the tampering conditions are otherwise met. This can help prevent false alarms for known conditions that
affect the image.
If the camera lens is sprayed or covered so that the camera live view becomes dark, it will not be possible to distinguish this
situation from other situations where the same effect is seen, such as when lighting conditions change.
When the Alarm for dark images parameter is enabled, alarms are generated for all cases where the lights are either dimmed
or turned off, or if the lens is sprayed, covered, or rendered severely out of focus. If not enabled, no alarm will be sent.
After you define these settings, click Save.

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Motion Detection
Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs (or stops) in the video image. It is possible to
configure a total of 10 windows (Include and Exclude) for motion detection.
•Included windows target specific areas within the whole video image
•Excluded windows define areas within an Include window that should be ignored (areas outside Include windows are
automatically ignored)
Once configured, the motion detection windows appear in the list of available triggers, for triggering events. See How to set
up a triggered event, on page 18.
Note:
Using the motion detection feature may decrease the camera’s overall performance.
Configuring Motion Detection
1. Click Motion Detection in the Events menu.
2. Select one of the following options - Configure Included Windows, or Configure Excluded Windows.
3. Click on New against Windows Name and enter a descriptive name in the field below.
4. Adjust the size (drag the bottom right-hand corner) and position (click on the text at the top and drag to the desired
position) of the active window.
5. Adjust the Object Size, History and Sensitivity profile sliders (see table below for details). Any detected motion within
an active window is then indicated by red peaks in the Activity window (the active window has a red frame).
6. Click Save.
Please see the online help for descriptions of each available option.
To exclude parts of the Include window, select the Exclude option and position the
Exclude window as required, within the Include window.