Axis ExCam XF Q1785 User manual

AXISQ17Series
AXISQ1785-LENetworkCamera
AXISQ1786-LENetworkCamera
ExCamXFQ1785Explosion-protecteCamera
F101-AXFQ1785Explosion-protecteCamera
XP40-Q1785Explosion-protecteCamera
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AXISQ17Series
Installation
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Installationvideofortheproduct.
Previewmodeisidealforinstallerswhennetuningthecameraviewduringtheinstallation.Nologinisrequiredtoaccessthe
cameraviewinpreviewmode.Itisavailableonlyinfactorydefaultedstateforalimitedtimefrompoweringupthedevice.
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TableofContents
Installation................................................2
Previewmode..................................................2
Getstarted................................................4
indthedeviceonthenetwork....................................4
Openthedevice'swebinterface....................................4
Createanadministratoraccount...................................4
Securepasswords...............................................4
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware....................5
Webinterfaceoverview..........................................5
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Basicsettings..................................................6
Adjusttheimage................................................6
Adjustthecameraview(PTZ)......................................11
Viewandrecordvideo............................................12
Setuprulesforevents...........................................13
Thewebinterface...........................................17
Status........................................................17
Video.........................................................18
PTZ...........................................................28
Audio.........................................................31
Recordings.....................................................32
Apps..........................................................33
System........................................................33
Maintenance...................................................51
Learnmore................................................52
Capturemodes.................................................52
Privacymasks..................................................52
Overlays.......................................................52
Pan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ)..........................................52
Streamingandstorage...........................................52
Applications....................................................55
Cybersecurity...................................................55
Specications..............................................57
Productoverview................................................57
LEDIndicators..................................................57
Buzzer........................................................58
SDcardslot....................................................58
Buttons.......................................................58
Connectors....................................................58
Troubleshooting............................................62
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................62
irmwareoptions...............................................62
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................62
Upgradethermware............................................62
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................63
Performanceconsiderations.......................................65
Contactsupport.................................................65
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Getstarted
Fintheeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
ormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassinanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewithiOS15oriPadOS15,otoSettins Settins
Settins> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSPortal.
Opentheevice'swebinterface
1.OpenabrowserandtypetheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Typetheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.See
Createanadministratoraccountonpae4.
Createanaministratoraccount
Thersttimeyoulogintoyourdevice,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.
1.Enterausername.
2.Enterapassword.SeeSecurepasswordsonpae4.
3.Re-enterthepassword.
4.ClickAdduser.
Important
Thedevicehasnodefaultaccount.Ifyoulosethepasswordforyouradministratoraccount,youmustresetthedevice.See
Resettofactorydefaultsettinsonpae62.
Securepasswors
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
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Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Verifythatnoonehastamperewiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettinsonpae62.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Webinterfaceoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedevice’swebinterface.
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Axisdevicewebinterface
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Configureyourdevice
Basicsettings
Setthecapturemode
1.GotoVideoInstallationCapturemode.
2.ClickChange.
3.SelectacapturemodeandclickSaveandrestart.
SeealsoCapturemodesonpae52.
Setthepowerlinefrequency
1.GotoVideoInstallationPowerlinefrequency.
2.ClickChange.
3.SelectapowerlinefrequencyandclickSaveandrestart.
Settheorientation
1.GotoVideoInstallationRotate.
2.Select0,90,180or270degrees.
SeealsoMonitorlonandnarrowareasonpae9.
Ajusttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpae52.
Levelthecamera
Toadjusttheviewinrelationtoareferenceareaoranobject,usethelevelgridincombinationwithamechanicaladjustment
ofthecamera.
1.GotoVideoImageandclick.
2.Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.
3.Adjustthecameramechanicallyuntilthepositionofthereferenceareaortheobjectisalignedwiththelevelgrid.
Ajustthefocus
Thisproducthasthreefocusmodes:
•Auto:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusbasedontheentireimage.
•Area:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusbasedonaselectedareaoftheimage.
•Manual:Thefocusissetmanuallyataxeddistance.
Toturnoffautofocusandadjustthefocusmanually:
1.Intheliveviewwindow,iftheZoomsliderisvisible,clickZoomandselectFocus.
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2.Click
M
andusetheslidertosetthefocus.
Selectsceneprole
Asceneproleisasetofpredenedimageappearancesettingsincludingcolorlevel,brightness,sharpness,contrastandlocal
contrast.Sceneprolesarepreconguredintheproductforquicksetuptoaspecicscenario,forexampleForensicwhichis
optimizedforsurveillanceconditions.oradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seeThewebinterfaceonpae17.
Youcanselectasceneproleduringtheinitialsetupofthecamera.Youcanalsoselectorchangesceneprolelater.
1.GotoVideoImageAppearance.
2.GotoSceneproleandselectaprole.
Selectexposuremoe
Toimproveimagequalityforspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andgain.GotoVideoImageExposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•ormostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•orenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•orenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconitionsbyusingnightmoe
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Butasthevisiblelightdiminishes,colorimagesbecomeless
brightandclear.Ifyouswitchtonightmodewhenthishappens,thecamerausesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlighttodeliverbright
anddetailedblack-and-whiteimagesinstead.Youcansetthecameratoswitchtonightmodeautomatically.
1.GotoVideoImageDay-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
2.Tosetatwhatlightlevelyouwantthecameratoswitchtonightmode,movetheThresholdslidertowardBrightorDark.
3.Tousethebuilt-inIRlightwhenthecameraisinnightmode,turnonAllowilluminationandSynchronizeillumination.
Note
Ifyousettheswitchtonightmodetooccurwhenit’sbrighter,theimageremainssharperasthereislesslow-lightnoise.If
yousettheswitchtooccurwhenit’sdarker,theimagecolorsaremaintainedforlonger,butthereismoreimageblurdue
tolow-lightnoise.
OptimizeIRillumination
Dependingontheinstallationenvironmentandtheconditionsaroundthecamera,forexampleexternallightsourcesinthescene,
youcansometimesimprovetheimagequalityifyoumanuallyadjusttheintensityoftheLEDs.Ifyouhaveproblemswithreections
fromtheLEDs,youcantrytoreducetheintensity.
1.GotoVideoImageDay-nightmode.
2.TurnonAllowillumination.
3.ClickintheliveviewandselectManual.
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4.Adjusttheintensity.
Reucenoiseinlow-lightconitions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoVideoImageExposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxgain,theimagecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
•Ifpossible,opentheaperture.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage,underVideoImageAppearance.
Reucemotionblurinlow-lightconitions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,adjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettingsinVideoImageExposure:
•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,imagenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgaintoahighervalue.
Ifyoustillhaveproblemswithmotionblur:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
Maximizetheetailsinanimage
Important
Ifyoumaximizethedetailsinanimage,thebitratewillprobablyincreaseandyoumightgetareducedframerate.
•GotoVideoStreamGeneralandsetthecompressionaslowaspossible.
•Belowtheliveviewimage,clickandinVideoformat,selectMJPEG.
•GotoVideoStreamZipstreamandselectOff.
Hanlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
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1.GotoVideoImageWidedynamicrange.
2.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
indoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Stabilizeashakyimagewithelectronicimagestabilization(EIS)
ElectronicImageStabilization(EIS)canbeusedinenvironmentswheretheproductismountedinanexposedlocationandsubjectto
vibrations,forexample,windorpassingtrafc.
EISmakestheimagesmoother,steadierandlessblurry.Italsoreducesthelesizeofthecompressedimageandlowersthe
bitrateofthevideostream.
Note
TheimageiscroppedslightlywhenEISisenabled,loweringthemaximumresolution.
1.GotoVideoInstallationImagecorrection.
2.TurnonImagestabilization.
Compensateforbarrelistortion
Barreldistortionisaphenomenonwherestraightlinesappearincreasinglybentclosertotheedgesoftheframe.Awideeldofview
oftencreatesbarreldistortioninanimage.Barreldistortioncorrectioncompensatesforthisdistortion.
Note
Barreldistortioncorrectionaffectstheimageresolutionandeldofview.
1.GotoVideoInstallationImagecorrection.
2.TurnonBarreldistortioncorrection(BDC).
Monitorlongannarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
1.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’thaveautomaticrotationoftheview,gotoVideoInstallation.
3.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
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Verifythepixelresolution
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimagecontainsenoughpixelsto,forexample,recognizelicenseplates,youcanusethepixel
counter.
ABC 123
1.GotoVideoImage.
2.Click.
3.ClickforPixelcounter.
4.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandpositionoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexamplewhereyou
expectlicenseplatestoappear.
5.Youcanseethenumberofpixelsforeachoftherectangle’ssides,anddecideifthevaluesareenoughforyourneeds.
Hiepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoVideoPrivacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
5.Tochangethecolorforallprivacymasks,clickPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
SeealsoPrivacymasksonpae52
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Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideoOverlays.
2.SelectImageandclick.
3.ClickImages.
4.Draganddropanimage.
5.ClickUpload.
6.ClickManageoverlay.
7.Selecttheimageandaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlayimageintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Showatextoverlay
Youcanaddatexteldasanoverlayinthevideostream.Thisisusefulforexamplewhenyouwanttodisplaythedate,timeora
companynameinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideoOverlays.
2.SelectTextandclick.
3.Typethetextyouwanttodisplayinthevideostream.
4.Selectaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlaytexteldintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Ajustthecameraview(PTZ)
Limitthezoommovements
Iftherearepartsofthescenethatyoudon’twantthecameratobeabletozoominon,youcanlimitthemaximumzoomlevel.
orexample,youwanttoprotecttheprivacyofresidentsinanapartmentbuilding,whichislocatedclosetoaparkinglotthat
youintendtomonitor.
Tolimitthemaximumzoomlevel:
1.GotoPTZLimits.
2.Setthelimitsasneeded.
Createaguartourwithpresetpositions
Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositionseitherinapredeterminedorrandomorder,andforcongurable
periodsoftime.
1.GotoPTZGuardtours.
2.ClickGuardtour.
3.SelectPresetpositionandclickCreate.
4.UnderGeneralsettings:
-Enteranamefortheguardtourandspecifythepauselengthbetweeneachtour.
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-Ifyouwanttheguardtourtogotothepresetpositionsinarandomorder,turnonPlayguardtourinrandom
order.
5.UnderStepsettings:
-Setthedurationforthepreset.
-Setthemovespeed,whichcontrolshowfasttomovetothenextpreset.
6.GotoPresetpositions.
6.1Selectthepresetpositionsthatyouwantinyourguardtour.
6.2DragthemtotheVieworderarea,andclickDone.
7.Toscheduletheguardtour,gotoSystemEvents.
Viewanrecorvieo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streaminandstoraeonpae52.
Reucebanwithanstorage
Important
Reducingthebandwidthcanleadtolossofdetailintheimage.
1.GotoVideoStream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideoStreamGeneralandincreaseCompression.
5.GotoVideoStreamZipstreamanddooneormoreofthefollowing:
-SelecttheZipstreamStrengththatyouwanttouse.
-TurnonOptimizeforstorage.ThiscanonlybeusediftheVMSsupportsB-frames.
-TurnonDynamicFPS.
-TurnonDynamicGOPandsetahighUpperlimitGOPlengthvalue.
Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSystemStorage.
2.ClickAddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserverunderNetworkshare.
5.Typetheusernameandpassword.
6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonAuto.
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7.SelectAddshareevenifconnectionfailsifyouexperiencetemporaryconnectionissues,oriftheshareisnotyet
congured.
8.ClickAdd.
Recoranwatchvieo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
1.GotoVideoImage.
2.Tostartarecording,click.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorage,clickand.orinstructionsonhowtosetupnetworkstorage,seeSetup
networkstoraeonpae12
3.Tostoprecording,clickagain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyourrecordinginthelist.
Setuprulesforevents
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.orexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Tolearnmore,checkoutourguideGetstartedwithrulesforevents.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.Theruledeneswhenthedevicewillperformcertainactions.Youcanset
uprulesasscheduled,recurring,ormanuallytriggered.
2.EnteraName.
3.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherule,allofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
4.SelectwhichActionthedeviceshouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechangestoanactiverule,therulemustbeturnedonagainforthechangestotakeeffect.
Note
Ifyouchangethedenitionofastreamprolethatisusedinarule,thenyouneedtorestartalltherulesthatusethat
streamprole.
Recorvieowhenthecameraetectsanobject
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardwhenthecameradetectsanobject.Therecording
willincludevesecondsbeforedetectionandoneminuteafterdetectionends.
Beforeyoustart:
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•MakesureyouhaveanSDcardinstalled.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
4.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
5.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
6.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbuffertimeto1minute.
8.ClickSave.
RecorvieowhenaPIRetectorsensesmotion
ThisexampleexplainshowtoconnectaPIRdetector(normallyclosed)tothedevice,andtostartrecordingvideowhenthedetector
sensesmotion.
Requiredhardware
•3-wirecable(ground,power,I/O)
•PIRdetector,normallyclosed
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Disconnectthedevicefrompowerbeforeconnectingthewires.Reconnecttopowerafterallconnectionsaredone.
Connectthewirestothedevice’sI/Oconnector
Note
orinformationontheI/Oconnector,seeConnectorsonpae58.
1.Connectthegroundwiretopin1(GND/-).
2.Connectthepowerwiretopin2(12VDCoutput).
3.ConnecttheI/Owiretopin3(I/Oinput).
ConnectthewirestothePIRdetector’sI/Oconnector
1.Connecttheotherendofthegroundwiretopin1(GND/-).
2.Connecttheotherendofthepowerwiretopin2(DCinput/+).
3.ConnecttheotherendoftheI/Owiretopin3(I/Ooutput).
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ConguretheI/Oportinthedevicewebinterface
1.GotoSystemAccessoriesI/Oports.
2.Clicktosetthedirectiontoinputforport1.
3.Givetheinputmoduleadescriptivename,forexample“PIRdetector”.
4.IfyouwanttotriggeraneventwheneverthePIRdetectorsensesmotion,clicktosetthenormalstatetocircuit
closed.
Createarule
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,selectPIRdetector.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
5.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
6.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
7.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto1minute.
9.ClickSave.
Recorvieowhenthecameraetectsimpact
Shockdetectionallowsthecameratodetecttamperingcausedbyvibrationsorshock.Vibrationsduetotheenvironmentortoan
objectcantriggeranactiondependingontheshocksensitivityrange,whichcanbesetfrom0to100.Inthisscenario,someoneis
throwingrocksatthecameraafterhoursandyouwouldliketogetavideoclipoftheevent.
Turnonshockdetection:
1.GotoSystemDetectorsShockdetection.
2.Turnonshockdetection,andadjusttheshocksensitivity.
Createarule:
3.GotoSystemEventsRulesandaddarule.
4.Typeanamefortherule.
5.Inthelistofconditions,underDevicestatus,selectShockdetected.
6.Click+toaddasecondcondition.
7.Inthelistofconditions,underScheduledandrecurring,selectSchedule.
8.Inthelistofschedules,selectAfterhours.
9.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
10.Selectwheretosavetherecordings.
11.SelectaCamera.
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12.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
13.Setthepostbuffertimeto50seconds.
14.ClickSave.
Zoominonaspecicareaautomaticallywithgatekeeper
Thisexampleexplainshowtousethegatekeeperfunctionalitytomakethecamerazoominautomaticallyonthelicenseplateofa
carthatpassesthroughagate.Whenthecarhaspassed,thecamerazoomsouttothehomeposition.
Createthepresetpositions:
1.GotoPTZPresetpositions.
2.Createthehomepositionthatincludestheentranceofthegate.
3.Createthezoomed-inpresetpositionsothatitcoverstheareaintheimagewhereyouassumethatthelicenseplate
willappear.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Nametherule“Gatekeeper”.
3.Inthelistofactions,underPresetpositions,selectGotopresetposition.
4.SelectaVideochannel.
5.SelectthePresetposition.
6.Tomakethecamerawaitawhilebeforeitreturnstothehomeposition,setatimeforHometimeout.
7.ClickSave.
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Theebinterface
Theebinterface
Toreachthedevice’swebinterface,typethedevice’sIPaddressinawebbrowser.
Note
Supportforthefeaturesandsettingsdescribedinthissectionvariesbetweendevices.Thisiconindicatesthat
thefeatureorsettingisonlyavailableinsomedevices.
Showorhidethemainmenu.
Accessthereleasenotes.
Accesstheproducthelp.
Changethelanguage.
Setlightthemeordarktheme.
Theusermenucontains:
•Informationabouttheuserwhoisloggedin.
•Changeuser:Logoutthecurrentuserandloginanewuser.
•Logout:Logoutthecurrentuser.
Thecontextmenucontains:
•Analyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personalbrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyfeedbacktohelpusimproveyouruserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinformationaboutcookiesandlicenses.
•About:Viewdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
•Legacydeviceinterface:Changethedevice’swebinterfacetothelegacyversion.
Status
Deviceinfo
Showsthedeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
Upgradermware:Upgradethermwareonyourdevice.TakesyoutotheMaintenancepagewhereyoucandoarmware
upgrade.
Timesyncstatus
ShowsNTPsynchronizationinformation,includingifthedeviceisinsyncwithanNTPserverandthetimeremaininguntil
thenextsync.
NTPsettings:ViewandupdatetheNTPsettings.TakesyoutotheDateandtimepagewhereyoucanchangetheNTPsettings.
Security
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Theebinterface
Showswhatkindofaccesstothedevicethatisactive,andwhatencryptionprotocolsareinuse.Recommendationstothesettings
arebasedontheAXISOSHardeningGuide.
Hardeningguide:LinktoAXISOSHardeninuidewhereyoucanlearnmoreaboutcybersecurityonAxisdevicesandbest
practices.
PTZ
ShowsthePTZstatusandthetimeofthelasttest.
Test:StartatestofthePTZmechanics.Duringthetest,therearenovideostreamsavailable.Whenthetestisnished,the
devicerestorestoitshomeposition.
Connectedclients
Showsthenumberofconnectionsandconnectedclients.
Viewdetails:Viewandupdatethelistoftheconnectedclients.ThelistshowsIPaddress,protocol,port,andPID/Process
ofeachclient.
Ongoingrecordings
Showsongoingrecordingsandtheirdesignatedstoragespace.
Recordings:Viewongoingandlteredrecordingsandtheirsource.ormoreinformation,seeRecordinsonpae32
Showsthestoragespacewheretherecordingissaved.
Vieo
Click-and-dragtopanandtiltintheliveview.
ZoomUsetheslidertozoominandout.
FocusUsethissettingtosetfocusintheshownarea.Dependingonthedevice,differentfocusmodesareavailable.
•Auto:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusbasedontheentireimage.
•Manual:Setthefocusmanuallyataxeddistance.
•Area:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusforaselectedareaoftheimage.
•Spot:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusforthecenteroftheimage.
BrightnessUsethissettingtoadjustthelightintensityintheimage,forexample,tomakeobjectseasiertosee.Brightnessis
appliedafterimagecapture,anddoesnotaffecttheinformationintheimage.Togetmoredetailsinadarkarea,itissometimes
bettertotrytoincreasegainorincreaseexposuretime.
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Clicktoplaythelivevideostream.
Clicktofreezethelivevideostream.
Clicktotakeasnapshotofthelivevideostream.Theleissavedinthe‘Downloads’folderonyourcomputer.Theimage
lenameis[snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jpg].Thesizeofthesnapshotdependsonthecompressionthatthespecic
web-browserenginewherethesnapshotisreceivedapplies,therefore,thesnapshotsizemayvaryfromtheactualcompression
settingthatisconguredinthedevice.
ClicktoshowI/Ooutputports.Usetheswitchtoopenorclosethecircuitofaport,forexample,totestexternal
devices.
ClicktomanuallyturnonorturnofftheIRillumination.
Clicktomanuallyturnonorturnoffthewhitelight.
Clicktoaccessonscreencontrols:
•Predenedcontrols:Turnontousetheavailableonscreencontrols.
•Customcontrols:ClickAddcustomcontroltoaddanonscreencontrol.
Startsthewasher.Whenthesequencestarts,thecameramovestotheconguredpositiontoreceivethewash
spray.Whenthewholewashsequenceiscompleted,thecamerareturnstoitspreviousposition.Thisiconisonlyvisiblewhenthe
washerisconnectedandcongured.
Startsthewiper.
Clickandselectapresetpositiontogotothatpresetpositionintheliveview.Or,clickSetuptogotothepreset
positionpage.
Addsorremovesafocusrecallarea.Whenyouaddafocusrecallarea,thecamerasavesthefocussettingsat
thatspecicpan/tiltrange.Whenyouhavesetafocusrecallareaandthecameraentersthatareaintheliveview,thecamera
recallsthepreviouslysavedfocus.It’senoughtocoverhalfoftheareaforthecameratorecallthefocus.
Clicktoselectaguardtour,thenclickStarttoplaytheguardtour.Or,clickSetuptogototheguardtourspage.
Clicktomanuallyturnontheheaterforaselectedperiodoftime.
Clicktostartacontinuousrecordingofthelivevideostream.Clickagaintostoptherecording.Ifarecordingisongoing,it
willresumeautomaticallyafterareboot.
Clicktoshowthestoragethatisconguredforthedevice.Tocongurethestorage,youneedtobeloggedinasan
administrator.
Clicktoaccessmoresettings:
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AXISQ17Series
Theebinterface
•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.
•Pixelcounter:Clicktoshowthepixelcounter.Dragandresizetheboxtocontainyourareaofinterest.Youcan
alsodenethepixelsizeoftheboxintheWidthandHeightelds.
•Refresh:Clicktorefreshthestillimageintheliveview.
•PTZcontrols:TurnontodisplayPTZcontrolsintheliveview.
Clicktoshowtheliveviewatfullresolution.Ifthefullresolutionislargerthanyourscreensize,usethesmallerimageto
navigateintheimage.
Clicktoshowthelivevideostreaminfullscreen.PressESCtoexitfullscreenmode.
Installation
Capturemode:Acapturemodeisapresetcongurationthatdeneshowthecameracapturesimages.Whenyouchange
thecapturemode,itcanaffectmanyothersettings,suchasviewareasandprivacymasks.
Mountingposition:Theorientationoftheimagecanchangedependingonhowyoumountthecamera.
Powerlinefrequency:Tominimizeimageicker,selectthefrequencyyourregionuses.TheAmericanregionsusuallyuse60Hz.
Therestoftheworldmostlyuses50Hz.Ifyou'renotsureofyourregion'spowerlinefrequency,checkwiththelocalauthorities.
Rotate:Selectthepreferredimageorientation.
Imagecorrection
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