Axis ExCam XF P1377 User manual

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AXISP13NetworkCameraSeries
TableofContents
Productoverview...........................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork................................4
Accessthedevice...............................................4
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware....................4
Securepasswords...............................................4
Additionalsettings..........................................6
Needmorehelp?................................................6
Replacethelens................................................6
Hidepartsoftheimaewithprivacymasks..........................6
Reducenoiseinlow-lihtconditions................................7
Selectexposuremode............................................7
Maximizethedetailsinanimae..................................8
Monitorlonandnarrowareas....................................8
Verifythepixelresolution.........................................8
Viewarea......................................................9
Handlesceneswithstronbackliht................................9
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion..10
Videocompressionformats........................................11
Reducebandwidthandstorae....................................12
Setupnetworkstorae...........................................12
Addaudiotoyourrecordin.......................................12
Recordandwatchvideo..........................................13
Setuprulesandalerts...........................................13
Trieranaction................................................13
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsmotion........................13
Applications....................................................14
Troubleshooting............................................16
Resettofactorydefaultsettins...................................16
Firmwareoptions...............................................16
Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................16
Upradethermware............................................16
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................17
Performanceconsiderations.......................................19
Specications..............................................20
LEDIndicators..................................................20
StatusLEDbehaviorforfocusassistant..............................20
SDcardslot....................................................20
Buttons.......................................................21
Connectors....................................................21
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AXISP13NetworkCameraSeries
Productoverview
Productoverview
1microSDcardslot
2StatusLED
3Built-inmicrophone
4Zoompuller
5Lockscrewforfocusring
Focusring
7Powerconnector(DC)
8T92G20connector
9Controlbutton
10RS485/422connector
11I/Oconnector
12i-CSconnector(compatiblewithP-irisandDC-iris)
13Securityslot
14Audioin(analogue/digital)
15Audioout
1Networkconnector(PoE)
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Findtedeviceontenetwork
Findtedeviceontenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassinthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManaer.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassinIPaddresses,otoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Accessthedevice
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManaertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordfortherootaccountonpage4.
3.Theliveviewpaeopensinyourbrowser.
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriinalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettins.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage1.
Afterthereset,securebootuaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Conureandinstallthedevice.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstloin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchanethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronlyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Chanethepasswordatarecurrininterval,atleastonceayear.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettins.
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Findtedeviceontenetwork
Towatchthisvideo,otothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/4318#t10098905
Supporttip:Passwordsecurityconrmationcheck
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespellin.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeenconured.
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Additionalsettings
Additionalsettings
Needmorehelp?
Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromthedevice’swebpae.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationonthedevice’sfeaturesand
theirsettins.
Replacethelens
1.Stopallrecordinsanddisconnectpowerfromtheproduct.
2.Disconnectthelenscableandremovethestandardlens.
3.Attachthenewlensandconnectthelenscable.
4.Reconnectthepower.
5.Lointotheproduct’swebpae,ototheImagetabandthenselecttheP-Irislensyouhaveinstalled.
Note
IfyouuseaDCirislens,selectGenericCIris.
6.Forthechanestotakeeffect,youneedtorestartthedevice.GotoSystem>MaintenanceandclickRestart.
7.Adjustthezoomandfocus.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimae.
Towatchthisvideo,otothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/4318#t1010902
Howtocreateaprivacymask
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Additionalsettings
1.GotoSettings>Privacymask.
2.ClickNew.
3.Adjustthesize,color,andnameoftheprivacymaskaccordintoyourneeds.
Towatchthisvideo,otothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/4318#t1010902
Howtochangetheappearanceofthemask
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lihtconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowinsettins:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoSettings>Image>ExposureandmovetheBlur-noise
trade-offslidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahihmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehihestpossiblevalue.
•Reducesharpnessintheimae.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxain,theimaecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxaintoalowervalue.
•Opentheaperture.
Selectexposuremode
Therearedifferentexposuremodeoptionsinthecamerathatadjustsaperture,shutterspeed,andaintoimproveimaequalityfor
specicsurveillancescenes.GotoSettings>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowinexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallihtin,forexampleuorescentlihtin,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallihtandbrihtliht,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlihtinatnihtand
sundurindaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
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Additionalsettings
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettins,selectHoldcurrent.
Maximizethedetailsinanimage
Important
Ifyoumaximizethedetailsinanimae,thebitratewillprobablyincreaseandyoumihtetareducedframerate.
•Setthecompressionaslowaspossible.
•SelectMJPEGstreamin.
•TurnoffZipstreamfunctionality.
Monitorlongandnarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalonandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
1.Dependinonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’thaveautomaticrotationoftheview,lointothewebpaeandotoSettings>System>Orientation.
3.Click.
4.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Findoutmoreataxis.com/axis-corridor-format.
Verifythepixelresolution
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimaecontainsenouhpixelsto,forexample,reconizethefaceofaperson,youcanusethe
pixelcounter.
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AXISP13NetworkCameraSeries
Additionalsettings
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientation.
2.Click.
3.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandpositionoftherectanlearoundtheareaofinterest,forexamplewhere
youexpectfacestoappear.
Youcanseethenumberofpixelsforeachoftherectanle’ssides(XandY),anddecideifthevaluesareenouhfor
yourneeds.
Viewarea
Aviewareaisacroppedpartofthefullview.Youcanstreamandstoreviewareasinsteadofthefullviewtominimizebandwidth
andstoraeneeds.IfyouenablePTZforaviewarea,youcanpan,tiltandzoomwithinit.Byusinviewareasyoucanremoveparts
ofthefullview,forexample,thesky.
Whenyousetupaviewarea,werecommendyoutosetthevideostreamresolutiontothesamesizeasorsmallerthantheviewarea
size.Ifyousetthevideostreamresolutionlarerthantheviewareasizeitimpliesdiitallyscaledupvideoaftersensorcapture,
whichrequiresmorebandwidthwithoutaddinimaeinformation.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicraneisthedifferenceinlihtlevelsinanimae.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrihtest
areascanbesinicant.Theresultisoftenanimaewhereeitherthedarkorthebrihtareasarevisible.Widedynamicrane
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrihtareasoftheimaevisible.
ImagewithoutWDR.
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Additionalsettings
ImagewithWDR.
Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimae.
•WDRmaynotbeavailableforallcapturemodes.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
4.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,otoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationdurinrecordins,suchasatimestamp,
ordurinproductinstallationandconuration.Youcanaddeithertextoranimae.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsmotion.
Towatchthisvideo,otothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/4318#t10103832
Howtoshowtextoverlaywhenthecameradetectsmotion
MakesurethatAXISVideoMotionDetectionisrunnin:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunnin.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordintoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
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