Axis M3007-P User manual

AXISM3007-PNetworkCamera
UserManual

AboutthisDocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISM3007-P
FixedDomeNetworkamera,andisapplicabletormware6.30and
later.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproducton
yournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhen
usingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystems
mayalsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Later
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forsurveillancepurposes.
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consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,performance
oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended
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“About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.
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www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom
https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/
EquipmentMoications
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe
instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains
nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor
modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications
andapprovals.
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registeredtrademarksortrademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvarious
jurisdictions.Allothercompanynamesandproductsaretrademarksor
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Apple,Boa,Apache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExplorer,Linux,
Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnPTMisa
certicationmarkoftheUPnPTMImplementersorporation.
SD,SDHandSDXaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3,
LLintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD,
miniSDH,microSDH,microSDXarealltrademarksorregistered
trademarksofSD-3,LLintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.
RegulatoryInformation
Europe
ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableEmarkingdirectives
andharmonizedstandards:
•Electromagneticompatibility(EM)Directive2014/30/EU.See
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2014/35/EU.Seeafetyonpage3.
•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandRecyclingonpage3.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisommunicationsAB.SeeContactInformationonpage3.
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:
•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe
instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen
installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforalassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15oftheFRules.Theselimitsaredesigned
toprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina
residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiate
radiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance
withtheinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterference
willnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,which
canbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuseris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe
followingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•onnecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
•onsultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
thatisproperlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithANIES-3(lassB).Theproduct
shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis
properlygrounded.etappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme
ANNMB-3(classeB).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble
réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtothelassBlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording
toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial
environments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments.
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtothelassBlimitofAS/NZSISPR22.Theproductshall
beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Japan
この装置は、クラスB情報技術装置です。この装置は、家
庭環境で使⽤することを⽬的としていますが、この装置が
ラジオやテレビジョン受信機に近接して使⽤されると、受
信障害を引き起こすことがあります。取扱説明書に従って
正しい取り扱いをして下さい。本製品は、シールドネット
ワークケーブル(STP)を使⽤して接続してください。また
適切に接地してください。
Korea
이기기는가정용(B급)전자파적합기기로서주로가정에
서사용하는것을목적으로하며,모든지역에서사용할수
있습니다.적절히접지된STP(shieldedtwistedpair)케이
블을사용하여제품을연결하십시오.

Safety
ThisproductcomplieswithIE/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.
Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,theproductshallbe
groundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable(STP)orother
appropriatemethod.
Thepowersupplyusedwiththisproductshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)
accordingtoIE/EN/UL60950-1.
Battery
TheAxisproductusesa3.0VR2032lithiumbatteryasthepower
supplyforitsinternalreal-timeclock(RT).Undernormalconditions
thisbatterywilllastforaminimumofveyears.
LowbatterypoweraffectstheoperationoftheRT,causingittoreset
ateverypower-up.Whenthebatteryneedsreplacing,alogmessage
willappearintheproduct’sserverreport.Formoreinformationabout
theserverreport,seetheproduct´ssetuppagesorcontactAxissupport.
Thebatteryshouldnotbereplacedunlessrequired,butifthebattery
doesneedreplacing,contactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsupfor
assistance.
Lithiumcoincell3.0Vbatteriescontain1,2-dimethoxyethane;ethylene
glycoldimethylether(EGDME),ASno.110-71-4.
WARNING
•Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
•Replaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis
recommendedbyAxis.
•Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalregulationsor
thebatterymanufacturer'sinstructions.
DisposalanRecycling
Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disposeof
itaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.Forinformationabout
yournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contactyourlocalauthority
responsibleforwastedisposal.Inaccordancewithlocallegislation,
penaltiesmaybeapplicableforincorrectdisposalofthiswaste.
Europe
Thissymbolmeansthattheproductshallnotbedisposedof
togetherwithhouseholdorcommercialwaste.Directive2012/19/EU
onwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)isapplicablein
theEuropeanUnionmemberstates.Topreventpotentialharmto
humanhealthandtheenvironment,theproductmustbedisposed
ofinanapprovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingprocess.For
informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contact
yourlocalauthorityresponsibleforwastedisposal.Businessesshould
contacttheproductsupplierforinformationabouthowtodispose
ofthisproductcorrectly.
ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective2011/65/EUon
therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical
andelectronicequipment(RoHS).
China
Thisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofthelegislative
actAdministrationontheontrolofPollutionausedbyElectronic
InformationProducts(APEIP).
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Tel:[phone]
Fax:[phone]
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Support
Shouldyourequireanytechnicalassistance,pleasecontactyourAxis
reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeansweredimmediately,your
resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto
ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,youcan:
•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates
•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search
byproduct,category,orphrase
•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate
supportarea
•chatwithAxissupportstaff
•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/
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AXISM3007-PNetworkCamera
TableofContents
HardwareOverview6
onnectorsandButtons..........................................6
LEDIndicators..................................................7
AccesstheProduct8
AccessfromaBrowser...........................................8
AccessfromtheInternet..........................................8
SettheRootPassword...........................................9
ameraOrientation..............................................9
SetPowerLineFrequency.........................................10
TheLiveViewPage..............................................10
MediaStreams13
HowtoStreamH.264............................................13
MJPEG........................................................13
AXISMediaontrol(AM)........................................13
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................14
SetUptheProduct15
BasicSetup....................................................15
Video16
SetUpVideoStreams............................................16
Aboutstreamproles............................................19
AboutONVIFmediaproles.......................................19
ameraSettings................................................19
Viewareas.....................................................21
Aboutoverlays..................................................21
Aboutprivacymasks.............................................23
ConguretheLiveViewPage24
PTZ(PanTiltZoom)26
Aboutpresetpositions...........................................26
Aboutguardtours...............................................27
Advanced......................................................27
Detectors29
Aboutcameratampering.........................................29
Applications30
ApplicationLicenses.............................................30
UploadApplication..............................................30
Applicationonsiderations........................................30
AXISVideoMotionDetection32
onsiderations..................................................32
StartandStoptheApplication.....................................32
ongureApplication............................................32
UsingtheApplicationinanActionRule.............................35
Events37
SetUpActionRules.............................................37
AddRecipients..................................................39
reateSchedules................................................40
SetUpRecurrences..............................................41
Recordings42
FindRecordings.................................................42
PlayRecording..................................................42
ExportVideolip................................................43
ontinuousRecording............................................43
Languages44
SystemOptions45
Security.......................................................45
Date&Time....................................................47
Network.......................................................48
Storage.......................................................53
Maintenance...................................................55
Support.......................................................56
Advanced......................................................56
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................57
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Troubleshooting58
hecktheFirmware.............................................58
UpgradetheFirmware...........................................58
Symptoms,PossibleausesandRemedialActions.....................59
TechnicalSpecications62
Performanceonsiderations.......................................62
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HardwareOeriew
HardwareOeriew
1.Cover
2.Controlbutton
3.tatusLED
4.microDCardslot
5.Networkconector(PoE–comesattachedwithproduct)
6.Focusring
ConnectorsanButtons
NetworkConnector
RJ45EthernetconnectorwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE).
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HardwareOeriew
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkshall
beintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
SDcarslot
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.Donotusesharptools,metalobjectsorexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingthe
SDcard.Useyourngerstoinsertandremovethecard.
•Riskofdatalossandcorruptedrecordings.DonotremovetheSDcardwhiletheproductisrunning.Disconnectpoweror
unmounttheSDcardfromtheAxisproduct’swebpagesbeforeremoval.
ThisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDH/microSDXcards(notincluded).
ForSDcardrecommendations,seewww.axis.com
ControlButton
Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareOverviewonpage6.
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage57.
•onnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage49.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3
secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
•onnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage49.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.
LEDInicators
Note
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.
StatusLEDIndication
Unlitonnectionandnormaloperation.
GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.
AmberSteadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgrade.
Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.
RedFlashesredforrmwareupgradefailure.
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AccesstheProduct
AccesstheProduct
ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Werecommendthefollowingbrowsers:
•InternetExplorer®withWindows®
•Safari®withOSX®
•hromeTMorFirefox®withotheroperatingsystems.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaontrol(AM)whenprompted.
TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAM.
Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.
Note
•QuickTimeTMisalsosupportedforviewingH.264streams.
AccessfromaBrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideotreamonAxis
Supportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.Forinstructions,seeettheRootPasswordonpage9.
4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Note
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.onsequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownLiveViewpage.
AccessfromtheInternet
Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,which
willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage51.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
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AccesstheProduct
SettheRootPasswor
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPonpage46.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultettingsonpage57.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:
1.lickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe
passwordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.lickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
CameraOrientation
Thissettingisdenedthersttimetheproductisaccessed.DependingonhowtheAxisproductisinstalled,selectceiling,wall
ordesktop.
Yourselectionwillaffecttheviewmodesettingsintheproduct(seethetablebelowforanoverviewoftheviewmodesavailablefor
thedifferentcameraorientations).ForinformationaboutviewmodesseeViewmodesonpage16.
CeilingWallDesktop
Overview✓✓✓
Panorama✓✓✓
DoublePanorama✓—✓
QuadView✓—✓
ViewArea1✓✓✓
ViewArea2✓✓✓
ViewArea3✓✓✓
ViewArea4✓✓✓
PanoramaornerLeft✓—✓
PanoramaornerRight✓—✓
DoublePanoramaorner✓—✓
Tochangethesesettings,theproductmustberestoredtotheoriginalfactorydefaultsettings.Toresetorrestoretheproduct,goto
Setup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpages.Forinformationaboutresetandrestore,seeMaintenanceon
page55.
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AccesstheProduct
SetPowerLineFrequency
PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainong(seepage57)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.
Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause
imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.
Note
Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.
TheLiveViewPage
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.onsequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView
page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
ControlsontheLiveViewPage
licktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto
tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).
SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage19.
UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformationabout
howtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage10.
lickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaontrolviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
ManualTrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
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AccesstheProduct
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.lickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage37.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AXISMeiaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaontrolviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXIMediaControl(AMC)onpage13formore
information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.
licktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressES(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMontrolPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings
Note
PTZcontrolsareonlyavailableforviewareas.
WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.lickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZontrolQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.
licktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.
licktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.
Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.lickintheimageanddragtodrawa
rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.
licktheHomebuttontogototheHomepresetposition.SeeAboutpresetpositionsonpage26.
licktheOverviewmapbuttontohideorviewtheoverviewmap.SeeOverviewMaponpage26.
Toviewaspecicviewmodeorpresetposition,selectitfromtheSourcelist.
PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatposition.
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Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControlsonpage27.
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MediaStreams
MediaStreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe
typeyouuse.
TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream
proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.
HowtoStreamH.264
H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaontrolare:
UnicastRTPThisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis
importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream,
evenifsomeframesaredropped.
RTPoverRTSPThisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto
allowtheHTTPprotocol,thusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof20
simultaneousunicastconnections.
MulticastRTPThismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways
up-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredropped.
Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof
clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothowever,passanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternet,forexample.
Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof20
simultaneousconnections.
AXISMediaontrolnegotiateswiththeAxisproducttodeterminethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofpriority,listedinthe
AMontrolPanel,canbechangedandtheoptionsdisabled,tosuitspecicrequirements.
Note
H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
MJPEG
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaontrolinInternetExplorerinWindows.
AXISMeiaControl(AMC)
AXISMediaontrol(AM)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.
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MediaStreams
TheAMontrolPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaontrolUser’sManualformore
information.
TheAMontrolPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMontrolPanelfrom:
•WindowsontrolPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.
AlternativeMethosofAccessingtheVieoStream
YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:
•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,hromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.
•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaontrolandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths
canbeused:
•QuickTimeTM.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
Note
•<ip>=IPaddress
•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
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SetUptheProduct
SetUptheProduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.
•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage45
Seealsotheonlinehelp.
BasicSetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage45.
2.TP/IP.Seepage48.
3.Date&Time.Seepage47.
4.VideoStream.Seepage16.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Video
ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:
•Videostream.Seepage16.
•Streamproles.Seepage19.
•ONVIFMediaProles.Seepage19.
•amerasettings.Seepage19.
•Viewareas.Seepage21
•Overlayimage.Seepage21.
•Privacymask.Seepage23.
SetUpVieoStreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
•Image.Seepage17.
•Direction.Seepage18.
•H.264.Seepage18.
•MJPEG.Seepage19.
PixelCounter
Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeused:
•Whensettingupavideostream,seeetUpVideotreamsonpage16.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShow
pixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthe
numberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
•WhenaccessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaontrol(AM)inWindows.Right-clickinthe
imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.
Viewmoes
AviewmodeisoneofthepossibleviewsforthisAxisproductandcanbeaccessedfromtheSourcedrop-downlistintheproduct’s
LiveViewpage.
Therearevetypesofviewmodes:
•Overview.Seepage17.
•Panorama.Seepage17.
•DoublePanorama.Seepage17.
•QuadView.Seepage17.
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Video
Overview
Thisisanoverviewoftheentireareaundersurveillence.DenethesettingsforthisviewfromSetup>Video>VideoStream.
SeeetUpVideotreamsonpage16.
Panorama
Thisoffersa180degreeview.DenethesettingsforthisviewfromSetup>Video>VideoStream>Panorama.SeeetUp
Videotreamsonpage16.
DoublePanorama
Inthisviewtherearetwo180degreepanoramicviews.TodenethesettingsforthisviewgotoSetup>Video>VideoStream>
DoublePan.SeeetUpVideotreamsonpage16.
QuaView
Aquadviewisfourviewsonasinglescreenwhereeachimagetakesupaquarterofthedisplayarea.Todenethesettingsforthis
viewgotoSetup>Video>VideoStream>QuadView.SeeetUpVideotreamsonpage16.
PanoramaCornerLeft
Thisoffersa135°viewthatissuitableforcornerinstallationstotheleft.DenethesettingsforthisviewfromSetup>Video>
VideoStream>PanoramaC.SeeetUpVideotreamsonpage16.
PanoramaCornerRight
Thisoffersa135°viewthatissuitableforcornerinstallationstotheright.DenethesettingsforthisviewfromSetup>Video>
VideoStream>PanoramaC.SeeetUpVideotreamsonpage16.
DoublePanoramaCorner
Inthisviewtherearetwo135°cornerviews.TodenethesettingsforthisviewgotoSetup>Video>VideoStream>Double
PanC.SeeetUpVideotreamsonpage16.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
•Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.
•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.
•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage21.
lickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
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Video
Direction
InsomeviewmodeslistedunderSetup>Video>VideoStream,thecameracanbesteeredtopointatthedesireddirectionby
adjustingthePanandTiltcontrols.TodothisselecttheDirectiontabfromtheVideoStreamSettingspage.
Thisoptionisonlyavailableforthefollowingviewmodes:
•Panorama
•DoublePanorama
•QuadView
AboutH.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AV,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimage,whereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
AboutGOPlength
AGroupofPictures(GOP)containsoneI-framefollowedbyanumberofP-frames.TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframes
betweentwoI-frames.
IfyousettheGOPlengthandtheframerateequallyyouwillgetoneGOPpersecond.IfyouchangetheGOPlengthtoahigher
valueyouwillgetmoresmallsizedP-framesandlessbigsizedI-frameswhilekeepingthesameframerate.Inotherwords,ahigh
GOP-lengthvaluesavesbandwidth,butthevideoqualitymaydecrease.AlowGOP-lengthvalueincreasesthevideoquality
butneedsmorebandwidth.
AboutH.264proles
TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH264prole(s):
•Baseline:UsetheBaselineproleiftheclientdoesnotsupportABAentropycoding.
•Main:TheMainproleusesABAandprovidesabettercompressionwithmaintainedvideoquality.Itrequiresalarger
amountofprocessingpowertodecodethantheBaselineprole.
Aboutbitratecontrol
Bitratecontrolisusefultomakesurethevideostreamingdoesnottakeuptoomuchbandwidth.
Aboutvariablebitrate
Variablebitrate(VBR)adjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimagecomplexity.Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjusts
thebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.
Variablebitrateissuitableifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,wheretheincreasedbitratemaynotbeanissue.
Aboutmaximumbitrate
Ifyouhavelimitedbandwidth,werecommendMaximumbitrate(MBR).MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratetocontrolthe
bandwidthconsumption.Thetargetvaluelimitsthebitrate,butitmaintainsaexibilitytobeabletoprioritizeacontinuousvideo
stream.onsequently,theframeratemightneedtogodownandtheimagequalitymightdecrease.Topartlycompensateforthis,
youcanselectwhichvariableshallbeprioritized.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequallyaffected.
HowtosetanH.264prole
1.TochangethesettingsforallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole,gotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream>H264.
2.ToincreaseordecreasethenumberofframesperGOP,settheGOPlength.
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3.SelectoneoftheH.264proles.
4.Selectonofthefollowing:
-Variablebitrate
-Maximumbitrate
5.IfyouselectMaximumbitrate,selectwhichvariabletoprioritizeinthePrioritydrop-downlist.
6.lickSave.
Howtoincluecurrentbitrateinatextoverlay
1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream>OverlaySettings.
2.IntheIncludetexteldenter#b.
3.lickSave.
MJPEG
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmaygivepoorimagequality.Topreventincreasedbandwidthandstorageusage,
themaximumframesizeshouldbesettoanoptimalvalue.
Aboutstreamproles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolescanbeused:
•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage37.
•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage43.
•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
AboutONVIFmeiaproles
AnONVIFmediaproleconsistsofasetofcongurationsthatcanbeusedtochangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaproles
canbeusedbyaclienttoconguremediastreamproperties.
TheONVIFMediaProlespagelistsallpreconguredproles.Theseprolesareincludedintheproductforquicksetup.Youcan
add,modifyorremoveONVIFmediaprolesfromthispage.
CameraSettings
TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.
ImageAppearance
TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.
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IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100givesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0gives
minimumcolorsaturation.
TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.
IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.
TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.
WhiteBalance
TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings
Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis
productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight
sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp.
ThewhitebalancewindowisenabledfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptionsthatappearintheWhitebalancedrop-down
list.Selectoneoftheoptionsfromthedrop-downlisttosetthewhitebalancewindowproperties.SelectAutomatictousethe
defaultsettingsfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptions(intheWhitebalancedrop-downlist).SelectCustomtomanually
setareferencewindowforwhitebalanceintheviewarea.
WieDynamicRange
Widedynamicrange(DynamicContrast)canimprovetheexposurewhenthereisaconsiderablecontrastbetweenlightanddark
areasintheimage.EnableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.DisableWDRinlowlightconditionsforoptimalexposure.
Note
Thissettingisonlypossiblewhenusingautomaticexposurecontrol.
ExposureSettings
Exposureistheamountoflightthecamera’ssensorcapturesforascene.Toomuchlightresultsinawashedoutimageandtoo
littlelightresultsinadarkimage.
Exposurevalue-UsetheExposurevalueslidertoadjusttheoverallbrightnessoftheimage.
Exposurecontrol-Selectasuitableoptiontocontrolexposure.
FormostscenestheAutomaticoptionwillprovidethebestresults.Theshutterspeedisautomaticallysettoproduceoptimum
imagequality.
Iftheimageickersthatcanbecausedbyuorescentlampsorotherlightsources.Toreduceickerintheimage,selecttheFlicker
optionthatmatchesthepowerlinefrequency.
TheHoldcurrentoptionlocksthecurrentexposuresettings.
Maxexposuretime-Shutterspeed,alsocalled‘exposuretime’,standsforthelengthoftimethecamerashutterisopen,thereby
exposingthecamerasensortolight.Ifshutterspeedisfastitcanfreezeactioneffectively.Ifshutterspeedisslow,itcancause
movingobjectstoappearblurred.Decreasingtheexposuretimewillreducemotionblur.
EnableBacklightcompensation-Enablethisoptionifabrightspotoflight,suchasalightbulb,causesotherareasintheimage
toappeartoodark.
Exposurezones-Thissettingdetermineswhichpartoftheimageisusedtocalculatetheexposure.Formostsituations,theAuto
settingcanbeused.
YoucanselectapredenedareabydeningIncludeandExcludewindowswithintheimage.Excludewindowsexcludeareasthatare
toobrightordark,andIncludewindowsincludeareasinthescenethathavebetterlightingwhichwillcontributetotheexposuredata.
TheremustbeatleastoneIncludewindow.TherecanbeatotaloftenIncludeandExcludewindowstotailortheexposurezone.
NotethatanExcludewindowiseffectiveonlywhenplacedinsideanincludewindow.
Tip:IfanareaisextremelybrightdrawanIncludewindowtocoverthewholeareaanddeneExcludewindowswithinitto
blockoutthebrightareas.
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