Axis 01991-001 User manual

AXISF9114MainUnit
Usermanual

AXISF9114MainUnit
TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Connectsensorunits.............................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Openthedevice'swebpage.......................................3
Webpageoverview..............................................4
Installation................................................6
Previewmode..................................................6
Congureyourdevice........................................7
Adusttheimage................................................7
Viewandrecordvideo............................................10
Setuprulesforevents...........................................11
Audio.........................................................15
Thedeviceinterface.........................................16
Status........................................................16
Video.........................................................17
Audio.........................................................25
Recordings.....................................................26
Apps..........................................................26
System........................................................27
Maintenance...................................................44
Learnmore................................................46
Viewarea......................................................46
Capturemodes.................................................46
Privacymasks..................................................46
Overlays.......................................................46
Streamingandstorage...........................................46
Applications....................................................48
Security.......................................................49
Delayedshutdown...............................................49
Specications..............................................50
Productoverview................................................50
LEDindicators..................................................50
SDcardslot....................................................51
Buttons.......................................................51
Connectors....................................................51
Troubleshooting............................................54
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................54
Firmwareoptions...............................................54
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................54
Upgradethermware............................................54
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................55
Performanceconsiderations.......................................56
Contactsupport.................................................57
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Connectsensorunits
Whenyouconnectasensorunittoamainunit,werecommendthatyoumaketheconnectionbeforeyoupowerupthemainunit.If
youdisconnectasensorunitandconnectadifferentone,youmustrestartthemainunit.
Shortenthesensorunitcable
Note
•Incorrectshorteningofthecablecanleadtoimagedegradationorimageloss.
Toshortenthecablefollowthesesteps:
1.Cutthecabletothedesiredlength.Measurefromthesensorunit.
2.Striptheplasticoutercoatingfromtheendofthecable.
3.Putthesmallinsulatorsleeveontheinnerconductorofthecableandweldorcrimpthecenterpinontheinnerwire
ofthecable.
4.Puttheheat-shrinkabletubeandcoppertubeonthecable.
5.Insertthecableintotheconnector.
6.PushthecoppertubeontotheconnectorandthenHex.Useacrimpingtooltofastenthecoppertubeontheconnector.
7.Heattheheat-shrinkabletube.
Formoreinformation,seetheConnectorKitFAKRAInstallationGuide.
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewitiOS15oriPadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSPortal.

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Openthedevice'swebpage
1.OpenabrowserandtypetheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Typetheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSetanew
passwordforterootaccountonpage4.
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage54.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.There’snodefaultpasswordfortherootaccount.Yousetapasswordtherst
timeyoulogintothedevice.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickAdduser.
Important
Ifyoulosethepasswordfortherootaccount,gotoResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage54andfollowtheinstructions.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Webpageoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedeviceinterface.
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Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
elp.axis.com/?&piaId=65165&section=webpage-overview
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Installation
Installation
Previewmode
Previewmodeisidealforinstallerswhennetuningthecameraviewduringtheinstallation.Nologinisrequiredtoaccessthe
cameraviewinpreviewmode.Itisavailableonlyinfactorydefaultedstateforalimitedtimefrompoweringupthedevice.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
elp.axis.com/?&piaId=65165&section=preview-mode
Tisvideodemonstrateowtousepreviewmode.
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Configureyourdevie
Configureyourdevie
Adjusttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpage46.
Levelthecamera
Toadusttheviewinrelationtoareferenceareaoranobect,usethelevelgridincombinationwithamechanicaladustment
ofthecamera.
1.GotoVideo>Image>andclick.
2.Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.
3.Adustthecameramechanicallyuntilthepositionofthereferenceareaortheobectisalignedwiththelevelgrid.
Reduceimageprocessingtimewithlowlatencymode
Youcanoptimizetheimageprocessingtimeofyourlivestreambyturningonlowlatencymode.Thelatencyinyourlivestreamis
reducedtoaminimum.
1.GotoSystem>laincong.
2.SelectImageSourcefromthedrop-downlist.
3.GotoImageSource/I0/Sensor>LowlatencymodeandselectOn.
4.ClickSave.
Selectexposuremode
Toimproveimagequalityforspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andgain.GotoVideo>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Adustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoVideo>Image>ExposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
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Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
•Ifpossible,opentheaperture.
Reducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,adustoneormoreofthefollowingsettingsinVideo>Image>Exposure:
•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,imagenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgaintoahighervalue.
Ifyoustillhaveproblemswithmotionblur:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
ImagewitoutWDR.
ImagewitWDR.
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Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimage.
•WDRmaynotbeavailableforallcapturemodes.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadusttheamountofWDR.
4.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Monitorlongandnarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
1.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’thaveautomaticrotationoftheview,gotoVideo>Installation.
3.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoVideo>rivacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adustthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
5.Tochangethecolorforallprivacymasks,clickrivacymasksandselectacolor.
SeealsoPrivacymasksonpage46
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
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1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
2.SelectImageandclick.
3.ClickImages.
4.Draganddropanimage.
5.ClickUpload.
6.ClickManageoverlay.
7.Selecttheimageandaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlayimageintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage46.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Reducingthebandwidthcanresultinlossofdetailsintheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Stream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideo>Stream>GeneralandincreaseCompression.
5.GotoVideo>Stream>H.264andH.265encodinganddooneormoreofthefollowing:
-SelecttheZipstreamlevelthatyouwanttouse.
Note
TheZipstreamsettingsareusedforbothH.264andH.265.
-TurnonDynamicFS.
-TurnonDynamicGOandsetahighUpperlimitGOPlengthvalue.
Note
Mostwebbrowsersdon’tsupportH.265decodingandbecauseofthisthedevicedoesn’tsupportitinitswebinterface.
InsteadyoucanuseavideomanagementsystemorapplicationthatsupportsH.265decoding.
Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSystem>Storage.
2.ClickAddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserverunderNetworkshare.
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5.Typetheusernameandpassword.
6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonAuto.
7.SelectAddshareevenifconnectionfailsifyouexperiencetemporaryconnectionissues,oriftheshareisnotyet
congured.
8.ClickAdd.
Recordandwatchvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
1.GotoVideo>Image.
2.Tostartarecording,click.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorage,clickand.Forinstructionsonhowtosetupnetworkstorage,seeSetup
networkstorageonpage10
3.Tostoprecording,clickagain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyourrecordinginthelist.
Setuprulesforevents
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Tolearnmore,checkoutourguideGetstartedwitrulesforevents.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.Theruledeneswhenthedevicewillperformcertainactions.Youcanset
uprulesasscheduled,recurring,ormanuallytriggered.
2.EnteraName.
3.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherule,allofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
4.SelectwhichActionthedeviceshouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechangestoanactiverule,therulemustbeturnedonagainforthechangestotakeeffect.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsanobject
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardwhenthecameradetectsanobect.Therecording
willincludevesecondsbeforedetectionandoneminuteafterdetectionends.
Beforeyoustart:
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•MakesureyouhaveanSDcardinstalled.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
4.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
5.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
6.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbuffertimeto1minute.
8.ClickSave.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsanobject
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsanobect.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
2.UnderOverlays,selectTextandclick.
3.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
4.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
5.Topositionthetextoverlay,clickandselectanoption.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofactions,underOverlaytext,selectUseoverlaytext.
4.Selectavideochannel.
5.InText,type“Motiondetected”.
6.Settheduration.
7.ClickSave.
Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
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Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsloudnoises
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsloudnoiseand
tostoptwominutesafter.
Note
Thefollowinginstructionsrequirethatamicrophoneisconnectedtoaudio-in.
Turnonaudio:
1.Setupthestreamproletoincludeaudio,seeAddaudiotoyourrecordingonpage15.
Turnonaudiodetection:
1.GotoSystem>Detectors>Audiodetection.
2.Adustthesoundlevelaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underAudio,selectAudioDetection.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideo.
5.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
6.Selectthestreamprolewhereaudiohasbeenturnedon.
7.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto2minutes.
9.ClickSave.
Setuptheintrusionalarm
Beforeyoustart
•Connecttheintrusionalarmswitchtopin1(ground)andpin3(digitalI/O)ofthecamera’sI/Oconnector.
Conguretheinputport
1.GotoSystem>Accessories>I/Oports.
2.Forort1:
2.1SelectInput.
2.2SelectCircuitclosed.
Addarecipient:
3.GotoSystem>Events>RecipientsandclickAddrecipient.
4.Typeanamefortherecipient.
5.SelectEmail.
6.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
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7.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soitwillneedtologintoanotheremailservertobeabletosendmails.Fill
intherestoftheinformationaccordingtoyouremailprovider.
8.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
9.ClickSave.
Createarule
10.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
11.Typeanamefortherule.
12.Inthelistofconditions,underI/O,selectDigitalinput.
13.Inthelistofports,selectort1.
14.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemail.
15.SelectarecipientfromthelistorgotoRecipientstocreateanewrecipient.
Tocreateanewrecipient,click.Tocopyanexistingrecipient,click.
16.Typeasubectandamessagefortheemail.
17.ClickSave.
Sendanemailautomaticallyifsomeonespraypaintsthelens
Activatethetamperingdetection:
1.GotoSystem>Detectors>Cameratampering.
2.SetadurationforTriggerafter.Thevalueindicatesthetimethatmustpassbeforeanemailissent.
3.TurnonTriggerondarkimagestodetectifthelensissprayed,covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.
Addanemailrecipient:
4.GotoSystem>Events>Recipientsandaddarecipient.
5.Typeanamefortherecipient.
6.SelectEmail.
7.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
8.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soithastologintoanotheremailservertosendmails.Fillintherestofthe
informationaccordingtoyouremailprovider.
9.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
10.ClickSave.
Createarule:
11.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
12.Typeanamefortherule.
13.Inthelistofconditions,underVideo,selectTampering.
14.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselecttherecipientfromthelist.
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15.Typeasubectandamessagefortheemail.
16.ClickSave.
Audio
Addaudiotoyourrecording
Turnonaudio:
1.GotoVideo>Stream>Audioandincludeaudio.
2.Ifthedevicehasmorethanoneinputsource,selectthecorrectoneinSource.
3.GotoAudio>Devicesettingsandturnonthecorrectinputsource.
4.Ifyoumakeanychangestotheinputsource,clickApplychanges.
Editthestreamprolethatisusedfortherecording:
5.GotoSystem>Streamprolesandselectthestreamprole.
6.SelectIncludeaudioandturniton.
7.ClickSave.
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Thedevieinterfae
Thedevieinterfae
Toreachthedeviceinterface,typethedevice’sIPaddressinawebbrowser.
Note
Supportforthefeaturesandsettingsdescribedinthissectionvariesbetweendevices.
Showorhidethemainmenu.
Accesstheproducthelp.
Changethelanguage.
Setlightthemeordarktheme.
Theusermenucontains:
•Informationabouttheuserwhoisloggedin.
•Changeuser:Logoutthecurrentuserandloginanewuser.
•Logout:Logoutthecurrentuser.
Thecontextmenucontains:
•Analyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personalbrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyfeedbacktohelpusimproveyouruserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinformationaboutcookiesandlicenses.
•About:Viewdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
•Legacydeviceinterface:Changethedeviceinterfacetothelegacydeviceinterface.
Status
Timesyncstatus
ShowsNTPsynchronizationinformation,includingifthedeviceisinsyncwithanNTPserverandthetimeremaininguntil
thenextsync.
NTsettings:ClicktogototheDateandtimepagewhereyoucanchangetheNTPsettings.
Deviceinfo
Showsdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
Upgradermware:ClicktogototheMaintenancepagewhereyoucandoarmwareupgrade.
Ongoingrecordings
Recordings:Showseachongoingrecordinganditssource.Formoreinformation,seeRecordingsonpage26
Showsthestoragespacewheretherecordingissaved.
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Connectedclients
Viewdetails:Clicktoshowallclientsthatareconnectedtothedevice.
Video
Clicktoplaythelivevideostream.
Clicktofreezethelivevideostream.
Clicktotakeasnapshotofthelivevideostream.Theleissavedinthe‘Downloads’folderonyourcomputer.Theimage
lenameis[snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.pg].Thesizeofthesnapshotdependsonthecompressionthatisapplied
fromthespecicweb-browserenginewherethesnapshotisreceived,therefore,thesnapshotsizemayvaryfromtheactual
compressionsettingthatisconguredinthedevice.
ClicktoshowI/Ooutputports.Usetheswitchtoopenorclosethecircuitofaport,forexampletotestexternal
devices.
ClicktomanuallyturnonorturnofftheIRillumination.
Clicktomanuallyturnonorturnoffthewhitelight.
Clicktoaccessonscreencontrols:
•redenedcontrols:Turnontousetheavailableonscreencontrols.
•Customcontrols:ClickAddcustomcontroltoaddanonscreencontrol.
Startsthewasher.Whenthesequencestarts,thecameramovestotheconguredpositiontoreceivethewash
spray.Whenthewholewashsequenceiscompleted,thecamerareturnstoitspreviousposition.Thisiconisonlyvisiblewhenthe
washerisconnectedandcongured.
Startsthewiper.
Addsorremovesafocusrecallarea.Whenyouaddafocusrecallarea,thecamerasavesthefocussettingsat
thatspecicpan/tiltrange.Whenyouhavesetafocusrecallareaandthecameraentersthatareaintheliveview,thecamera
recallsthepreviouslysavedfocus.It’senoughtocoverhalfoftheareaforthecameratorecallthefocus.
Clicktomanuallyturnontheheaterforaselectedperiodoftime.
Clicktostartacontinuousrecordingofthelivevideostream.Clickagaintostoptherecording.Ifarecordingisongoing,it
willresumeautomaticallyafterareboot.
Clicktoshowthestoragethatisconguredforthedevice.Tocongurethestorageyouneedtobeloggedinasan
administrator.
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Clicktoaccessmoresettings:
•Videoformat:Selecttheencodingformattouseintheliveview.
•Clientstreaminformation:Turnontoshowdynamicinformationaboutthevideostreamusedbythebrowserthat
showsthelivevideostream.Thebitrateinformationdiffersfromtheinformationshowninatextoverlay,becauseof
differentinformationsources.Thebitrateintheclientstreaminformationisthebitrateofthelastsecond,andit
comesfromtheencodingdriverofthedevice.Thebitrateintheoverlayistheaveragebitrateofthelast5seconds,
anditcomesfromthebrowser.Bothvaluescoveronlytherawvideostreamandnottheadditionalbandwidth
generatedwhenit’stransportedoverthenetworkthroughUDP/TCP/HTTP.
•Adaptivestream:Turnontoadapttheimageresolutiontotheviewingclient’sactualdisplayresolution,toimprove
theuserexperienceandhelppreventapossibleoverloadoftheclient’shardware.Theadaptivestreamisonly
appliedwhenyouviewthelivevideostreaminthewebinterfaceinabrowser.Whenadaptivestreamisturnedon,
themaximumframerateis30fps.Ifyoutakeasnapshotwhileadaptivestreamisturnedon,itwillusetheimage
resolutionselectedbytheadaptivestream.
•Levelgrid:Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.Thegridhelpsyoudecideiftheimageishorizontallyaligned.Click
tohideit.
•ixelcounter:Clicktoshowthepixelcounter.Dragandresizetheboxtocontainyourareaofinterest.Youcan
alsodenethepixelsizeoftheboxintheWidthandHeightelds.
•Refresh:Clicktorefreshthestillimageintheliveview.
Clicktoshowtheliveviewatfullresolution.Ifthefullresolutionislargerthanyourscreensize,usethesmallerimageto
navigateintheimage.
Clicktoshowthelivevideostreaminfullscreen.PressESCtoexitfullscreenmode.
Installation
Capturemode:Acapturemodeisapresetcongurationthatdeneshowthecameracapturesimages.Whenyouchange
thecapturemode,itcanaffectmanyothersettings,suchasviewareasandprivacymasks.
Mountingposition:Theorientationoftheimagecanchangedependingonhowthecameraismounted.
owerlinefrequency:Selectthefrequencythatisusedinyourregiontominimizeimageicker.TheAmericanregions
usuallyuse60Hz.Therestoftheworldmostlyuses50Hz.Ifyou'renotsureofyourregion'spowerlinefrequency,check
withthelocalauthorities.
Rotate:Selectthepreferredimageorientation.
Image
Appearance
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Sceneprole:Selectasceneprolethatsuitsyoursurveillancescenario.Asceneproleoptimizesimagesettings,
includingcolorlevel,brightness,sharpness,contrast,andlocalcontrast,foraspecicenvironmentorpurpose.
•Forensic:Suitableforsurveillancepurposes.
•Indoor:Suitableforindoorenvironments.
•Outdoor:Suitableforoutdoorenvironments.
•Vivid:Usefulfordemonstrationpurposes.
•Trafcoverview:Suitableforvehicletrafcmonitoring.
Saturation:Usetheslidertoadustthecolorintensity.Youcanforexamplegetagrayscaleimage.
Contrast:Usetheslidertoadustthedifferencebetweenlightanddark.
Brightness:Usetheslidertoadustthelightintensity.Thiscanmakeobectseasiertosee.Brightnessisappliedafterimage
capture,anddoesn’taffecttheinformationintheimage.Togetmoredetailsfromadarkarea,it’susuallybettertoincrease
gainorexposuretime.
Sharpness:Usetheslidertomakeobectsintheimageappearsharperbyadustingtheedgecontrast.Ifyouincreasethe
sharpness,itmayincreasethebitrateandtheamountofstoragespaceneededaswell.
Widedynamicrange
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WDR:Turnontomakebothbrightanddarkareasoftheimagevisible.
Localcontrast:Usetheslidertoadustthecontrastoftheimage.Ahighervaluemakesthecontrasthigherbetween
darkandlightareas.
Tonemapping:Usetheslidertoadusttheamountoftonemappingthatisappliedtotheimage.Ifthevalueissetto
zeroonlythestandardgammacorrectionisapplied,whileahighervalueincreasesthevisibilityofthedarkestandbrightest
partsintheimage.
Whitebalance
Whenthecameradetectsthecolortemperatureoftheincominglight,itcanadusttheimagetomakethecolorslookmore
natural.Ifthisisnotsufcient,youcanselectasuitablelightsourcefromthelist.
Theautomaticwhitebalancesettingreducestheriskofcolorickerbyadaptingtochangesgradually.Ifthelightingchanges,or
whenthecameraisrststarted,itcantakeupto30secondstoadapttothenewlightsource.Ifthereismorethanonetype
oflightsourceinascene,thatistheydifferincolortemperature,thedominatinglightsourceactsasareferenceforthe
automaticwhitebalancealgorithm.Thisbehaviorcanbeoverriddenbychoosingaxedwhitebalancesettingthatmatches
thelightsourceyouwanttouseasareference.
Lightenvironment:
•Automatic:Automaticidenticationandcompensationforthelightsourcecolor.Thisistherecommendedsetting
whichcanbeusedinmostsituations.
•Automatic–outdoors:Automaticidenticationandcompensationforthelightsourcecolor.Thisisthe
recommendedsettingwhichcanbeusedinmostoutdoorsituations.
•Custom–indoors:Fixedcoloradustmentforaroomwithsomearticiallightotherthanuorescentlighting
andgoodforanormalcolortemperaturearound2800K.
•Custom–outdoors:Fixedcoloradustmentforsunnyweatherconditionswithacolortemperaturearound
5500K.
•Fixed–uorescent1:Fixedcoloradustmentforuorescentlightingwithacolortemperaturearound4000K.
•Fixed–uorescent2:Fixedcoloradustmentforuorescentlightingwithacolortemperaturearound3000K.
•Fixed–indoors:Fixedcoloradustmentforaroomwithsomearticiallightotherthanuorescentlightingand
goodforanormalcolortemperaturearound2800K.
•Fixed–outdoors1:Fixedcoloradustmentforsunnyweatherconditionswithacolortemperaturearound5500K.
•Fixed–outdoors2:Fixedcoloradustmentforcloudyweatherconditionwithacolortemperaturearound6500K.
•Streetlight–mercury:Fixedcoloradustmentforultravioletemissioninmercuryvaporlightscommon
instreetlighting.
•Streetlight–sodium:Fixedcoloradustmentthatcompensatesfortheyelloworangecolorofsodiumvapor
lightscommoninstreetlighting.
•Holdcurrent:Keepthecurrentsettingsanddonotcompensateforlightchanges.
•Manual:Fixthewhitebalancewiththehelpofawhiteobect.Dragthecircletoanobectthatyouwant
thecameratointerpretaswhiteintheliveviewimage.UsetheRedbalanceandBluebalancesliderstoadustthe
whitebalancemanually.
Exposure
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