Axis ExCam XF P3807 User manual

AXISP3807-PVENetworkCamera
AXISP3807-PVENetworkCamera
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AXISP3807-PVENetworkCamera
TableofContents
Installation................................................3
Previewmode..................................................3
Getstarted................................................4
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................4
Openthedevice'swebinterface....................................4
Webinterfaceoverview..........................................5
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Adjusttheimae................................................6
Viewandrecordvideo............................................9
Setuprulesforevents...........................................10
Thedeviceinterface.........................................14
Status........................................................14
Video.........................................................15
Recordins.....................................................24
Apps..........................................................24
System........................................................25
Maintenance...................................................40
Learnmore................................................42
Capturemodes.................................................42
Privacymasks..................................................42
Overlays.......................................................42
Streaminandstorae...........................................42
Applications....................................................45
Troubleshooting............................................48
Resettofactorydefaultsettins...................................48
Firmwareoptions...............................................48
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................48
Upradethermware............................................48
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................49
Performanceconsiderations.......................................50
Specications..............................................52
Productoverview................................................52
LEDindicators..................................................52
SDcardslot....................................................53
Buttons.......................................................53
Connectors....................................................53

AXISP3807-PVENetworkCamera
Installation
Installation
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Installationvideofortheproduct.
Previewmode
Previewmodeisidealforinstallerswhennetuninthecameraviewdurintheinstallation.Noloinisrequiredtoaccessthe
cameraviewinpreviewmode.Itisavailableonlyinfactorydefaultedstateforalimitedtimefrompowerinupthedevice.
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hisvideodemonstratehowtousepreviewmode.
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etstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassinthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManaer.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassinIPaddresses,otoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowinbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatinsystems*
*ouseAXISOSwebinterfacewithiOS15oriPadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,otoAXISOSPortal.
Openthedevice'swebinterface
1.OpenabrowserandtypetheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManaertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Typetheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSetanew
passwordfortherootaccountonpage4.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.There’snodefaultpasswordfortherootaccount.Yousetapasswordtherst
timeyoulointothedevice.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespellin.
3.ClickAdduser.
Important
Ifyoulosethepasswordfortherootaccount,otoResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage48andfollowtheinstructions.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstloin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchanethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
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Toprotectyourdatawestronlyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Chanethepasswordatarecurrininterval,atleastonceayear.
Webinterfaceoverview
Thisvideoivesyouanoverviewofthedevice’swebinterface.
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Axisdevicewebinterface
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Configureyourdevice
Configureyourdevice
Adjusttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconurinyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,o
toLearnmoreonpage42.
Levelthecamera
Toadjusttheviewinrelationtoareferenceareaoranobject,usethelevelridincombinationwithamechanicaladjustment
ofthecamera.
1.GotoVideo>Image>andclick.
2.Clicktoshowthelevelrid.
3.Adjustthecameramechanicallyuntilthepositionofthereferenceareaortheobjectisalinedwiththelevelrid.
Adjustthecameraposition
Thecamerapositioncanbeadjustedbyhandinthefollowinways.
Selectexposuremode
Toimproveimaequalityforspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andain.GotoVideo>Image>xposureandselectbetweenthefollowinexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallihtin,forexampleuorescentlihtin,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallihtandbrihtliht,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlihtinatnihtand
sundurindaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
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•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettins,selectHoldcurrent.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsbyusingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelihttodelivercolorimaesdurintheday.Butasthevisiblelihtdiminishes,colorimaesbecomeless
brihtandclear.Ifyouswitchtonihtmodewhenthishappens,thecamerausesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlihttodeliverbriht
anddetailedblack-and-whiteimaesinstead.Youcansetthecameratoswitchtonihtmodeautomatically.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Day-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
2.Tosetatwhatlihtlevelyouwantthecameratoswitchtonihtmode,movetheThresholdslidertowardBrightorDark.
Note
Ifyousettheswitchtonihtmodetooccurwhenit’sbrihter,theimaeremainssharperasthereislesslow-lihtnoise.If
yousettheswitchtooccurwhenit’sdarker,theimaecolorsaremaintainedforloner,butthereismoreimaeblurdue
tolow-lihtnoise.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lihtconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowinsettins:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoVideo>Image>xposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahihmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehihestpossiblevalue.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxain,theimaecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxaintoalowervalue.
•Ifpossible,opentheaperture.
•Reducesharpnessintheimae,underVideo>Image>Appearance.
Reducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lihtconditions,adjustoneormoreofthefollowinsettinsinVideo>Image>xposure:
•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasetheain,imaenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgaintoahihervalue.
Ifyoustillhaveproblemswithmotionblur:
•Increasethelihtlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
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Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicraneisthedifferenceinlihtlevelsinanimae.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrihtest
areascanbesinicant.Theresultisoftenanimaewhereeitherthedarkorthebrihtareasarevisible.Widedynamicrane
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrihtareasoftheimaevisible.
ImagewithoutWDR.
ImagewithWDR.
Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimae.
•WDRmaynotbeavailableforallcapturemodes.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
4.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,otoxposureandadjustthexposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimae.
1.GotoVideo>Privacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordintoyourneeds.
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5.Tochanethecolorforallprivacymasks,clickPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
SeealsoPrivacymasksonpage42
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimaeasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
2.SelectImageandclick.
3.ClickImages.
4.Draanddropanimae.
5.ClickUpload.
6.ClickManageoverlay.
7.Selecttheimaeandaposition.Youcanalsodratheoverlayimaeintheliveviewtochanetheposition.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconurinyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreaminandstoraeworks,oto
Streamingandstorageonpage42.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Reducinthebandwidthcanresultinlossofdetailsintheimae.
1.GotoVideo>Stream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideo>Stream>GeneralandincreaseCompression.
5.GotoVideo>Stream>Zipstreamanddooneormoreofthefollowin:
-SelecttheZipstreamStrengththatyouwanttouse.
-TurnonDynamicFPS.
-TurnonDynamicGOPandsetahihUpperlimitGOPlenthvalue.
Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordinsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorae.
1.GotoSystem>Storage.
2.ClickAddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserverunderNetworkshare.
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5.Typetheusernameandpassword.
6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonAuto.
7.SelectAddshareevenifconnectionfailsifyouexperiencetemporaryconnectionissues,oriftheshareisnotyet
conured.
8.ClickAdd.
Recordandwatchvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
1.GotoVideo>Image.
2.Tostartarecordin,click.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorae,clickand.Forinstructionsonhowtosetupnetworkstorae,seeSetup
networkstorageonpage9
3.Tostoprecordin,clickaain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyourrecordininthelist.
Setuprulesforevents
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordinorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecordin.
Tolearnmore,checkoutouruideGetstartedwithrulesforevents.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSystem>ventsandaddarule.Theruledeneswhenthedevicewillperformcertainactions.Youcanset
uprulesasscheduled,recurrin,ormanuallytriered.
2.EnteraName.
3.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherule,allofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriertheaction.
4.SelectwhichActionthedeviceshouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechanestoanactiverule,therulemustbeturnedonaainforthechanestotakeeffect.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsanobject
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordintotheSDcardwhenthecameradetectsanobject.Therecordin
willincludevesecondsbeforedetectionandoneminuteafterdetectionends.
Beforeyoustart:
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