Axis M11 Mk II Series User manual

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TableofContents
Aboutthismanual..........................................3
Getstarted................................................4
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................4
Openthedevice'swebpage.......................................4
Webpageoverview..............................................5
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Replacethelens................................................6
Adjusttheiage................................................6
Viewandrecordvideo............................................10
Setuprulesforevents...........................................11
Thedeviceinterface.........................................14
Status........................................................14
Video.........................................................15
Audio.........................................................25
Recordings.....................................................26
Apps..........................................................26
Syste........................................................27
Maintenance...................................................41
Learnmore................................................43
Bitratecontrol..................................................43
Viewarea......................................................44
Privacyasks..................................................44
Overlays.......................................................45
Streaingandstorage...........................................45
Applications....................................................45
Specications..............................................47
Productoverview................................................47
LEDindicators..................................................47
SDcardslot....................................................48
Buttons.......................................................48
Connectors....................................................48
Troubleshooting............................................50
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................50
Firwareoptions...............................................50
Checkthecurrentrwareversion.................................50
Upgradetherware............................................50
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................51
Perforanceconsiderations.......................................52
Needorehelp?................................................53
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Aboutthismanual
Aboutthismanual
Thisuseranualdescribesseveralproducts.Thiseansyouayndinstructionsthataren’tapplicabletoyourproduct.
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassigntheIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfroaxis.com/support.
FororeinforationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChroeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recoendedrecoended
acOS®recoendedrecoended
Linux®recoendedrecoended
Otheroperatingsystes*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewitiOS15oriPadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Ifyouneedoreinforationaboutrecoendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSPortal.
penthedevice'swebpage
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnaeoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernaeandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttie,youustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordforterootaccountonpage4.
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
ToakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage50.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Thedefaultadinistratorusernaeisroot.There’snodefaultpasswordfortherootaccount.Yousetapasswordtherst
tieyoulogintothedevice.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage5.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrthespelling.
3.ClickAdduser.
Iportant
Ifyoulosethepasswordfortherootaccount,gotoResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage50andfollowtheinstructions.
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Securepasswords
Iportant
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordisthepriaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotiposeapasswordpolicyasthey
aybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecoendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Webpageoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedeviceinterface.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocuent.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/#t10157625
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Configureyourdevice
Configureyourdevice
Replacethelens
1.Stopallrecordingsanddisconnectpowerfrotheproduct.
2.Disconnectthelenscableandreovethestandardlens.
3.Attachthenewlensandconnectthelenscable.
4.Reconnectthepower.
5.Forthechangestotakeeffect,youneedtorestartthedevice.GotoSystem>MaintenanceandclickRestart.
6.Adjustthezooandfocus.
Adjusttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpage43.
Levelthecamera
Toadjusttheviewinrelationtoareferenceareaoranobject,usethelevelgridincobinationwithaechanicaladjustent
ofthecaera.
1.Gotoideo>Image>andclick.
2.Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.
3.Adjustthecaeraechanicallyuntilthepositionofthereferenceareaortheobjectisalignedwiththelevelgrid.
Selectexposuremode
Toiproveiagequalityforspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposureodes.Exposureodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andgain.Gotoideo>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposureodes:
•Forostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexapleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesaefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexapleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytie,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesaefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsbyusingnightmode
Yourcaerausesvisiblelighttodelivercoloriagesduringtheday.Butasthevisiblelightdiinishes,coloriagesbecoeless
brightandclear.Ifyouswitchtonightodewhenthishappens,thecaerausesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlighttodeliverbright
anddetailedblack-and-whiteiagesinstead.Youcansetthecaeratoswitchtonightodeautoatically.
1.Gotoideo>Image>Day-nightmode,andakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
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2.Tosetatwhatlightlevelyouwantthecaeratoswitchtonightode,ovetheThresholdslidertowardBrightorDark.
Note
Ifyousettheswitchtonightodetooccurwhenit’sbrighter,theiagereainssharperasthereislesslow-lightnoise.If
yousettheswitchtooccurwhenit’sdarker,theiagecolorsareaintainedforlonger,butthereisoreiageblurdue
tolow-lightnoise.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneororeofthefollowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandotionblur.Gotoideo>Image>ExposureandovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposureodetoautoatic.
Note
Ahighaxshuttervaluecanresultinotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
Note
Whenyoureducetheaxgain,theiagecanbecoedarker.
•Settheaxgaintoalowervalue.
•Opentheaperture.
Reducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions
Toreduceotionblurinlow-lightconditions,adjustoneororeofthefollowingsettingsinideo>Image>Exposure:
•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,iagenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMaxshuttertoashortertie,andMaxgaintoahighervalue.
Ifyoustillhaveprobleswithotionblur:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecaerasothatobjectsovetowarditorawayfroitratherthansideways.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynaicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinaniage.Insoecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenaniagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynaicrange
(WDR)akesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheiagevisible.
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ImagewitoutWDR.
ImagewitWDR.
Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheiage.
•WDRaynotbeavailableforallcaptureodes.
1.Gotoideo>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheTonemappingslidertoadjusttheaountofWDR.
4.Ifyoustillhaveprobles,gotoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Verifythepixelresolution
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheiagecontainsenoughpixelsto,forexaple,recognizethefaceofaperson,youcanusethe
pixelcounter.
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1.Gotoideo>Imageandclick.
2.ClickforPixelcounter.
3.Inthecaera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandpositionoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexaplewhere
youexpectfacestoappear.
Youcanseethenuberofpixelsforeachoftherectangle’ssides,anddecideifthevaluesareenoughforyourneeds.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacyaskstohidepartsoftheiage.
1.Gotoideo>Privacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewaskandtypeanae.
4.Adjustthesizeandplaceentoftheprivacyaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
5.Tochangethecolorforallprivacyasks,expandPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
SeealsoPrivacymasksonpage25
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddaniageasanoverlayinthevideostrea.
1.Gotoideo>Overlays.
2.SelectImageandclick.
3.GototheImagestab.
4.Draganddropaniage.
5.ClickUpload.
6.GototheManageoverlaytab.
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7.Selecttheiageandaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlayiageintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsanobject
Thisexapleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsanobject.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
1.Gotoideo>Overlays.
2.UnderOverlays,selectTextandclick.
3.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
4.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
5.Topositionthetextoverlay,clickandselectanoption.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanaefortherule.
3.Inthelistofactions,underOverlaytext,selectUseoverlaytext.
4.Selectavideochannel.
5.InText,type“Motiondetected”.
6.Settheduration.
7.ClickSave.
Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautoaticallyupdatedonallvideostreasdynaically.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Tolearnoreabouthowstreaingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage45.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Iportant
Reducingthebandwidthcanresultinlossofdetailsintheiage.
1.Gotoideo>Stream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectideoformatH.264.
4.Gotoideo>Stream>GeneralandincreaseCompression.
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