Axis M5055 User manual

AXISM50PTZNetworkCameraSeries
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AboutthisDocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISM5054
PTZNetworkCameraandAXISM5055PTZNetworkCamera,andis
appliabletormware6.50andlater.Itinludesinstrutionsforusing
andmanagingtheprodutonyournetwork.Previousexperieneof
networkingwillbeofusewhenusingthisprodut.Someknowledge
ofUNIXorLinux-basedsystemsmayalsobeusefulwhendeveloping
shellsriptsandappliations.Laterversionsofthisdoumentwillbe
postedatwww.axis.com.Seealsotheprodut’sonlinehelp,available
throughtheweb-basedinterfae.
Legaconsiderations
Videoandaudiosurveillaneanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfrom
ountrytoountry.Chekthelawsinyourloalregionbeforeusing
thisprodutforsurveillanepurposes.
Thisprodutinludesthefollowinglienes:
•one(1)AACdeoderliense
•one(1)H.264deoderliense
Topurhasefurtherlienses,ontatyourreseller.
Liabiity
Everyarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdoument.Please
informyourloalAxisofeofanyinauraiesoromissions.Axis
CommuniationsABannotbeheldresponsibleforanytehnialor
typographialerrorsandreservestherighttomakehangestothe
produtandmanualswithoutpriornotie.AxisCommuniationsAB
makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialontained
withinthisdoument,inluding,butnotlimitedto,theimplied
warrantiesofmerhantabilityandtnessforapartiularpurpose.Axis
CommuniationsABshallnotbeliablenorresponsibleforinidentalor
onsequentialdamagesinonnetionwiththefurnishing,performane
oruseofthismaterial.Thisprodutisonlytobeusedforitsintended
purpose.
Inteectuapropertyrights
AxisABhasintelletualpropertyrightsrelatingtotehnologyembodied
intheprodutdesribedinthisdoument.Inpartiular,andwithout
limitation,theseintelletualpropertyrightsmayinludeoneormoreof
thepatentslistedataxis.com/patent.htmandoneormoreadditional
patentsorpendingpatentappliationsintheUSandotherountries.
Thisprodutontainsliensedthird-partysoftware.Seethemenuitem
“About”intheprodut’suserinterfaeformoreinformation.
ThisprodutontainssoureodeopyrightAppleComputer,
In.,underthetermsofApplePubliSoureLiense2.0(see
opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesoureodeisavailablefrom
developer.apple.com/bonjour/
Equipmentmodications
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstritaordanewiththe
instrutionsgivenintheuserdoumentation.Thisequipmentontains
nouser-servieableomponents.Unauthorizedequipmenthangesor
modiationswillinvalidateallappliableregulatoryertiations
andapprovals.
Trademarkacknowedgements
AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXISandVAPIXareregisteredtrademarksor
trademarkappliationsofAxisABinvariousjurisditions.Allother
ompanynamesandprodutsaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarks
oftheirrespetiveompanies.
Apple,Boa,Apahe,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExplorer,Linux,
Mirosoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuikTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespetiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOraleand/oritsafliates.TheUPnPWord
MarkandUPnPLogoaretrademarksofOpenConnetivityFoundation,
In.intheUnitedStatesorotherountries.
SD,SDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C,
LLCintheUnitedStates,otherountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,miroSD,
miniSDHC,miroSDHC,miroSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered
trademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,otherountriesorboth.
Eectromagneticcompatibiity(EMC)
Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllappliable
standardsfor:
•Radiofrequenyemissionwheninstalledaordingtothe
instrutionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
•Immunitytoeletrialandeletromagnetiphenomenawhen
installedaordingtotheinstrutionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetworkable(STP)
andfoundtoomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevie,
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotetionagainstharmfulinterferenewhenthe
equipmentisoperatedinaommerialenvironment.Thisequipment
generates,uses,andanradiateradiofrequenyenergyand,ifnot
installedandusedinaordanewiththeinstrutionmanual,may
auseharmfulinterferenetoradioommuniations.Operationofthis
equipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytoauseharmfulinterferene
inwhihasetheuserwillberequiredtoorrettheinterfereneathis
ownexpense.Theprodutshallbeonnetedusingashieldednetwork
able(STP)thatisproperlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalapparatusomplieswithCANICES-3(ClassA).Theprodut
shallbeonnetedusingashieldednetworkable(STP)thatis
properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestonformeàlanorme
CANNMB-3(lasseA).Leproduitdoitêtreonnetéàl'aided'unâble
réseaublindé(STP)quiestorretementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
aordingtotheClassAlimitofEN55032.Theprodutshallbe
onnetedusingashieldednetworkable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.Notie!ThisisaClassAprodut.Inadomestienvironment
thisprodutmayauseRFinterferene,inwhihasetheusermaybe
requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
aordingtotheClassAlimitofAS/NZSCISPR32.Theprodutshall
beonnetedusingashieldednetworkable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.Notie!ThisisaClassAprodut.Inadomestienvironment
thisprodutmayauseRFinterferene,inwhihasetheusermaybe
requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
Japan
この装置は、クラスA情報技術装置です。この装置を家庭環
境で使⽤すると電波妨害を引き起こすことがあります。この
場合には使⽤者が適切な対策を講ずるよう要求されることが
あります。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
이기기는업무용환경에서사용할목적으로적합성평가를받
은기기로서가정용환경에서사용하는경우전파간섭의우려
가있습니다.적절히접지된STP(shieldedtwistedpair)케이
블을사용하여제품을연결하십시오.
Safety
ThisprodutomplieswithIEC/EN/UL62368-1,safetyofaudio/video
andITequipment.
Ifitsonnetingablesareroutedoutdoors,theprodutshallbe
groundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkable(STP)orother
appropriatemethod.
WhenusedwithPoweroverEthernet(POE),thePowerSouring
Equipment(PSE)shallomplywithIEEE802.3afandLimitedPower
Soure(LPS)aordingtolause2.5ofIEC/EN/UL60950-1orannex
QofIEC/EN/UL62368-1.
Disposaandrecycing
Whenthisproduthasreahedtheendofitsusefullife,disposeof
itaordingtoloallawsandregulations.Forinformationabout
yournearestdesignatedolletionpoint,ontatyourloalauthority
responsibleforwastedisposal.Inaordanewithloallegislation,
penaltiesmaybeappliableforinorretdisposalofthiswaste.
Europe
Thissymbolmeansthattheprodutshallnotbedisposedof
togetherwithhouseholdorommerialwaste.Diretive2012/19/EU
onwasteeletrialandeletroniequipment(WEEE)isappliablein
theEuropeanUnionmemberstates.Topreventpotentialharmto

humanhealthandtheenvironment,theprodutmustbedisposed
ofinanapprovedandenvironmentallysafereylingproess.For
informationaboutyournearestdesignatedolletionpoint,ontat
yourloalauthorityresponsibleforwastedisposal.Businessesshould
ontattheprodutsupplierforinformationabouthowtodispose
ofthisprodutorretly.
ThisprodutomplieswiththerequirementsofDiretive201 1/65/EUon
therestritionoftheuseofertainhazardoussubstanesineletrial
andeletroniequipment(RoHS).
Contactinformation
AxisCommuniationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
Sweden
Tel:[phone]
Fax:[phone]
axis.com
Support
Shouldyourequireanytehnialassistane,pleaseontatyourAxis
reseller.Ifyourquestionsannotbeansweredimmediately,your
resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatehannelsto
ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareonnetedtotheInternet,youan:
•downloaduserdoumentationandsoftwareupdates
•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase,searh
byprodut,ategory,orphrase
•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate
supportarea
•hatwithAxissupportstaff
•visitAxisSupportataxis.com/support
Warrantyinformation
ForinformationaboutAxis’produtwarrantyandtheretorelated
information,gotoaxis.com/warranty
Learnmore!
VisitAxislearningenteraxis.com/academyforusefultrainings,
webinars,tutorialsandguides.

AXISM50PTZNetworkCameraSeries
TableofContents
Safetyinformation..........................................6
Hazardlevels...................................................6
Othermessagelevels.............................................6
Safetyinstructions..........................................7
Transportation..................................................7
Battery........................................................7
Solutionoverview...........................................8
Productoverview...........................................9
Howtoaccessteproduct....................................10
Howtoaesstheprodutfromabrowser...........................10
Howtoaesstheprodutfromtheinternet.........................10
Howtosettherootpassword.....................................10
Congureapturemode..........................................11
Abouttheliveviewwindow.......................................11
Aboutmediastreams........................................13
AboutH.264format.............................................13
AboutMJPEGformat............................................13
AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)...................................13
Alternativemethodsofaessingthevideostream....................14
AessAudioStreams............................................15
Howtosetupteproduct....................................16
Howtoperformabasisetup.....................................16
VideoandAudio............................................17
Howtosetupvideostreams......................................17
Aboutstreamproles............................................20
AboutONVIFmediaproles.......................................20
Aboutamerasettings...........................................20
Aboutoverlays..................................................22
Aboutprivaymasks.............................................24
Howtohangeaudiosettings.....................................24
Howtocongureteliveviewwindow.........................25
Howtosetdefaultviewerforbrowsers..............................25
Aboutviewersettings............................................25
Aboutuser-denedlinks..........................................26
AboutPTZ(PanTiltZoom)....................................27
Aboutpresetpositions...........................................27
OSDIZones....................................................27
Advaned......................................................28
Abouttheontrolqueue..........................................28
Aboutapplications..........................................30
Aboutappliationlienses........................................30
Howtouploadandstartanappliation.............................30
AppliationConsiderations........................................30
AboutAXISAudioVolumeDetetion................................31
AboutAXISSreamDetetion.....................................31
AboutAXISRemovedObjetDetetion..............................31
Aboutevents...............................................34
Howtosetupationrules........................................34
Howtoaddreipients............................................36
Howtoreateshedules..........................................37
Howtosetupreurrenes........................................38
Aboutrecordings...........................................39
Howtondreordings...........................................39
Howtoplayreordings...........................................39
Howtoexportavideolip........................................40
Aboutontinuousreording.......................................40
Aboutlanguages............................................41
Aboutsystemoptions........................................42
Seurity.......................................................42
Date&Time....................................................44
Network.......................................................45
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Storage.......................................................50
Maintenane...................................................52
Support.......................................................53
Advaned......................................................53
Howtoresettofatorydefaultsettings.............................54
Troublesooting............................................55
Howtohektheurrentrmware.................................55
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................55
Symptoms,possibleausesandremedialations......................55
Specications..............................................59
LEDIndiators..................................................59
SDardslot....................................................59
Buttons.......................................................59
Connetors....................................................59
Performaneonsiderations.......................................60
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Safetyinformation
Safetyinformation
Hazardeves
DANGER
Indiatesahazardoussituationwhih,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.
WARNING
Indiatesahazardoussituationwhih,ifnotavoided,ouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTION
Indiatesahazardoussituationwhih,ifnotavoided,ouldresultinminorormoderateinjury.
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Indiatesasituationwhih,ifnotavoided,ouldresultindamagetoproperty.
Othermessageeves
Important
Indiatessigniantinformationwhihisessentialfortheproduttofuntionorretly.
Note
Indiatesusefulinformationwhihhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheprodut.
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Safetyinstructions
Safetyinstructions
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
•TheAxisprodutshallbeusedinomplianewithloallawsandregulations.
•Axisreommendsusingashieldednetworkable(STP).
•UseonlyappliabletoolswheninstallingtheAxisprodut.Usingexessiveforewithpowertoolsouldausedamageto
theprodut.
•Useonlyaessoriesthatomplywiththetehnialspeiationofyourprodut.TheseanbeprovidedbyAxisorathird
party.AxisreommendsusingAxispowersoureequipmentompatiblewithyourprodut.
•UseonlysparepartsprovidedbyorreommendedbyAxis.
•Donotattempttorepairtheprodutyourself.ContatAxissupportoryourAxisresellerforserviematters.
Transportation
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
•WhentransportingtheAxisprodut,usetheoriginalpakagingorequivalenttopreventdamagetotheprodut.
Battery
LowbatterypoweraffetstheoperationoftheRTC,ausingittoresetateverypower-up.Whenthebatteryneedsreplaing,alog
messagewillappearintheprodut’sserverreport.Formoreinformationabouttheserverreport,seetheprodut´swebpageor
ontatAxissupport.
Lithiumoinell3.0Vbatteriesontain1,2-dimethoxyethane;ethyleneglyoldimethylether(EGDME),CASno.110-71-4.
WARNING
•Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisinorretlyreplaed.
•Thebatteryshouldbereplaedwithanidentialbatteryonly.
•Usedbatteriesshouldbedisposedofaordingtoloalregulationsorthebatterymanufaturer'sinstrutions.
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Solutionoverview
Solutionoverview
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Prouctoverview
Prouctoverview
1microScardslot
2Controlbutton
3Partnumber(P/N)andserialnumber(S/N)
4Networkconnector(PoE)
5Microphone
6StatusLEindicator
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Howtoaccesstheprouct
Howtoaccesstheprouct
ToinstalltheAxisprodut,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeprodut.
Theprodutanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Wereommendthefollowingbrowsers:
•InternetExplorer®withWindows®
•Safari®withOSX®
•ChromeTMorFirefox®withotheroperatingsystems.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.
TheAxisprodutinludesone(1)H.264deoderlienseforviewingvideostreamsandone(1)AACaudioliense.Theliensesare
automatiallyinstalledwithAMC.Theadministratorandisabletheinstallationofthedeoderstopreventinstallationofunliensed
opies.
Note
•QuikTimeTMisalsosupportedforviewingH.264streamsandforaudio.
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisprodutinthebrowser’saddresseld.
ToaesstheprodutfromaMaomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,likonBonjourandselettheprodutfromthe
drop-downlist.ToaddBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytoloatetheprodutonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodisoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedoumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis
Supportwebataxis.com/support
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheprodutisaessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
ongured.
4.Theprodut’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Howtoaccesstheproductfromtheinternet
Oneonneted,youanaesstheprodutonyourloalnetwork(LAN).
Toaesstheprodutfromtheinternetyoumustongureyournetworkroutertoallowinomingdatatraftotheprodut.Todo
this,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,whihwillattempttoautomatiallyonguretheroutertoallowaesstotheprodut.Thisis
enabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage48.
ForTehnialnotesonthisandothertopis,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/support
SeealsoAXISInternetDynamiDNSServieatwww.axiscam.net
Howtosettherootpassword
ToaesstheAxisprodut,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whihopenswhentheprodutisaessedforthersttime.
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Howtoaccesstheprouct
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordanbesetviaanenryptedHTTPSonnetion,whihrequiresanHTTPS
ertiate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtooloverSSL)isaprotoolusedtoenrypttrafbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPSertiateensuresenryptedexhangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage43.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theprodutmustbe
resettothefatorydefaultsettings.SeeHowtoresettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage54.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPonnetion,enteritdiretlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanenryptedHTTPSonnetion,followthesesteps:
1.ClikUseHTTPS.
Atemporaryertiate(validforoneyear)isreated,enablingenryptionofalltraftoandfromtheprodut,andthe
passwordannowbesetseurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoonrmthespelling.
3.ClikOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeenongured.
Congurecapturemode
CapturemodedenesthemaximumframerateavailableintheAxisprodut.Theapturemodealsoaffetslightsensitivity.A
apturemodewithahighmaximumframeratehasreduedlightsensitivityandvieversa.
SeealsoAboutcapturemodesonpage20.
Abouttheiveviewwindow
Theontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewwindowmayhavebeenustomizedtomeetspeiinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferenes.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfuntionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownliveview
window.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeahavailableontrol.
Aboutthecontrosintheiveviewwindow
CliktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortosaledowntheimageto
tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).
SeletastreamprolefortheliveviewwindowfromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtoongurestreamproles,seepage20.
UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranationrulefromtheliveviewwindow.Forinformation
abouthowtoongureandenablethebutton,seeAboutthemanualtriggeronpage11.
ClikSnapsottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
Aboutthemanuatrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranationrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggeranforexamplebeusedto
validateationsduringprodutinstallationandonguration.
Toongurethemanualtrigger:
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Howtoaccesstheprouct
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClikAddtoaddanewationrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,seletInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseonddrop-downlist,seletManualTrigger.
5.Seletthedesiredationandonguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutationrules,seeAbouteventsonpage34.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,seletSowmanualtriggerbutton.
AbouttheAXISMediaControviewertoobar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage13for
moreinformation.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttononnetstotheAxisprodutandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapsotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.
CliktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentiresreen.PressESC(Esape)ontheomputer
keyboardtoanelfullsreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtoreordtheurrentvideostreamonyouromputer.Theloationwherethereordingissaved
anbespeiedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
AMCAudioContros
AMCaudiobuttonsontrolthespeakersonnetedtothelientomputer.Thebuttonsareonlyvisiblewhenaudioisenabled.
Forinformationabouthowtoongureaudio,seeHowtochangeaudiosettingsonpage24.
Speakerbutton—Cliktoturnthespeakersonoroff.
Usetheslidertoontrolthevolumeofthespeakers.
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Aboutmeiastreams
Aboutmeiastreams
TheAxisprodutprovidesseveralaudioandvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwill
determinethetypeyouuse.
TheliveviewwindowintheprodutprovidesaesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,audiostreamsandtothelistofavailable
streamproles.Otherappliationsandlientsanaessvideoandaudiostreamsdiretly,withoutgoingviatheliveviewwindow.
AboutH.264format
H.264an,withoutompromisingimagequality,reduethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%omparedwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuhas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuhlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespae
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muhhighervideoqualityanbeahievedforagivenbitrate.
Deidingwhihombinationofprotoolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UniastRTPThisuniastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveuniastvideo,espeiallywhenitis
importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream,
evenifsomeframesaredropped.
RTPoverRTSPThisuniastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletoongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtraf.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisuniastmethodanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsareommonlyonguredto
allowtheHTTPprotool,thusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Uniastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotraf
onthenetworkuntilalientonnetsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof10
simultaneousuniastonnetions.
MultiastRTPThismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemultiastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways
up-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredropped.
Multiastingprovidesthemostefientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof
lientsviewingsimultaneously.Amultiastannothowever,passanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisonguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomultiastovertheInternet,forexample.
Notealsothatallmultiastviewersountasoneuniastviewerinthemaximumtotalof10
simultaneousonnetions.
AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisproduttodeterminethetransportprotooltouse.Theorderofpriority,listedinthe
AMCControlPanel,anbehangedandtheoptionsdisabled,tosuitspeirequirements.
Note
H.264isliensedtehnology.TheAxisprodutinludesoneH.264viewinglientliense.Installingadditionalunliensed
opiesofthelientisprohibited.Topurhaseadditionallienses,ontatyourAxisreseller.
AboutMJPEGformat
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufient
toreateastreamthatshowsonstantlyupdatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesonsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexellentimagequalityandaesstoeveryimage
ontainedinthestream.ThereommendedmethodofaessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisprodutistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.
AboutAXISMediaContro(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsisthereommendedmethodofaessinglivevideofromtheAxisprodut.
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Aboutmeiastreams
TheAMCControlPanelanbeusedtoongurevariousvideoandaudiosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’s
Manualformoreinformation.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomatiallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhihitanbeongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartsreenorStartmenu)
•Alternatively,right-likthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandlikSettings.
Aternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream
YouanalsoaessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisprodutinthefollowingways:
•MotionJPEGserverpus(ifsupportedbythelient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
onnetiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.
•StillJPEGimagesinabrowser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi
•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264deodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths
anbeused:
-UniastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UniastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UniastviaRTSP,tunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-Multiast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
•QuickTimeTM.Thefollowingpathsanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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Aboutmeiastreams
Note
•<ip>=IPaddress
•TheAxisprodutsupportsQuikTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuikTimemayaddlatenytothevideostream.
•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
AccessAudioStreams
TheLiveViewpageprovidesaesstoaudiothroughAXISMediaControl;inadditionaudioanbeaessedinthefollowingways:
•VAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface(API)Formoreinformation,visitwww.axis.om/developer
•WindowsMediaPlayersupportssimplexaudio.Thefollowingpathsanbeused:
-UniastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UniastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UniastviaRTSP,tunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-Multiast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
•QuickTimeTMsupportsG.71 1andAACaudioenoding.Thefollowingpathsanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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Howtosetuptheprouct
Howtosetuptheprouct
TheAxisprodutanbeonguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheprodut’ssetuppages,likSetupin
thetopright-handorneroftheliveviewwindow.
•Administratorshaveunrestritedaesstoallsettings.
•Operatorshaverestritedaesstosettings,seeUsersonpage42
Seealsotheonlinehelp.
Howtoperformabasicsetup
BasiSetupprovidesshortutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisprodut:
1.Users.Seepage42.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage45.
3.Date&Time.Seepage44.
4.VideoStream.Seepage17.
5.AudioSettings.Seepage24.
TheBasiSetupmenuanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Thevideoandaudiosettingsanbeusedtooptimizevideoandaudioquality.Youanongurethefollowing:
•Videostreamsettings.Seepage17.
•Streamproles.Seepage20.
•ONVIFMediaProles.Seepage20.
•Camerasettings.Seepage20.
•Privaymask.Seepage24.
•Audiosettings.Seepage24.
Howtosetupvideostreams
Tosetuptheprodut’svideostreams,gotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
•Image.Seepage17.
•Audio.Seepage24.
•H.264.Seepage18.
•Zipstream.Seepage19.
•MJPEG.Seepage20.
Aboutthepixecounter
Thepixelountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
aspeisizerequirement,forexampleinfaereognition.
Thepixelounteranbeused:
•Whensettingupavideostream,seeHowtosetupvideostreamsonpage17.UnderPreview,likOpenandseletthe
Sowpixelcounteroptiontoenabletheretangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetheretangle,orenter
thenumberofpixelsintheWidtandHeigteldsandlikApply.
•WhenaessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-likinthe
imageandseletPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetheretangle.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingsanbeonguredunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.SelettheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Seletthedefaultresolution.
•Compression.Theompressionlevelaffetstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
ompression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimageanberotated.
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•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeahvieweranbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframerateanbesetasUnlimited,whihmeanstheAxisprodutalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleundertheurrentonditions.
•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage22.
ClikSavetoapplythenewsettings.
AboutH.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideoompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamonsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuhasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisaompleteimage,whereas
P-framesonlyontainthedifferenesfrompreviousframes.
AboutGOPength
AGroupofPitures(GOP)ontainsoneI-framefollowedbyanumberofP-frames.TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframes
betweentwoI-frames.
EqualvaluesforGOPlengthandframerateresultinoneGOPperseond.AhigherGOPlengthvalueresultsinmoresmall-sized
P-framesandfewerlarge-sizedI-frameswhilekeepingthesameframerate.Inotherwords,ahighGOP-lengthvaluesaves
bandwidth,butthevideoqualitymayderease.AlowGOP-lengthvalueinreasesthevideoqualitybutrequiresmorebandwidth.
AboutH.264proes
TheAxisprodutsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):
•Baseline:UsetheBaselineproleifthelientdoesnotsupportCABACentropyoding.
•Main:TheMainproleusesCABACandprovidesabetterompressionwithmaintainedvideoquality.Itrequiresalarger
amountofproessingpowertodeodethantheBaselineprole.
•Hig:TheHighproleprovidesahigherompressionthanbothMainandBaselineproles,butrequiresmoreproessing
powertodeode.Highprolesupports8x8bloks,whihreduesthebitratefurtheromparedtotheMainprole.
Aboutbitratecontro
Bitrateontrolisusefultomakesurethevideostreamingdoesnottakeuptoomuhbandwidth.
Thebuilt-inbitrateontrolanbeombinedwithZipstream,seeAboutZipstreamonpage19.Wereommendusingahighbitrate
limittoenablethefullpotentialofZipstream.
Aboutvariabebitrate
Variablebitrate(VBR)adjuststhebitrateaordingtotheimageomplexity.Whentheativityintheseneinreases,VBRadjusts
thebitrateaordingtotheomplexity,usingupmorebandwidthforinreasedativityinthesene,andlessforlowerseneativity.
Variablebitrateissuitableifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,wheretheinreasedbitratemaynotbeanissue.
Aboutmaximumbitrate
Ifyouhavelimitedbandwidth,wereommendMaximumbitrate(MBR).MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratetoontrolthe
bandwidthonsumption.Thetargetvaluelimitsthebitrate,butitmaintainsaexibilitytobeabletoprioritizeaontinuousvideo
stream.Consequently,theframeratemightneedtogodownandtheimagequalitymightderease.Topartlyompensateforthis,
youanseletwhihvariableshallbeprioritized.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequallyaffeted.
HowtosetanH.264proe
1.TohangethesettingsforallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole,gotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream>H.264.
2.ToinreaseordereasethenumberofframesperGOP,settheGOPlengt.
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3.SeletoneoftheH.264proles.
4.Seletoneofthefollowing:
-Variablebitrate
-Maximumbitrate
5.IfyouseletMaximumbitrate,seletwhihvariabletoprioritizeinthePrioritydrop-downlist.
6.ClikSave.
Howtoincudecurrentbitrateinatextoveray
1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream>OverlaySettings.
2.IntheIncludetexteldenter#b.
3.ClikSave.
AboutZipstream
Axis’ZipstreamTehnologyisabitrateredutiontehnologyoptimizedforvideosurveillane.Zipstreamreduestheaveragebitrate
intheH.264streambyremovingunneessarydata,whihmakesitpossibletostreamhigherresolutions,reduestorageost
orkeepreordingsforalongertime.
Toreduetheaveragebitrate,Zipstreamreduesthebitrateinareasoftheimagethatarelessinterestingfromavideosurveillane
perspetive,forexamplethebakground.Imagedetailsthatareimportantforforensivideoanalysis,forexamplefaesand
lienseplates,areenodedwithahigherbitrate.
Axis’ZipstreamTehnologyforH.264onformstotheH.264standardandisompatiblewiththird-partylientsandVMSsolutions
thatdeodeH.264video.
Recommendeduseofbitratereduction
Zipstreamoffersanumberofbitrateredutionpresets,fromLowtoExtreme.Lowbitrateredutionisenabledbydefaultandis
safetouseinallappliationswhilestillreduingthebitrate.
WereommendusingtheExtremebitrateredutiontomaximizestoragetimeforloud-onnetedamerasoramerasusingedge
storage.Thissettingissuitabletoombinewithmotiondetetiontriggeringandvariablebitrate(VBR)wherethebitrateisallowed
toadapttohangesinomplexityinthesene.
HowtosavebandwidthandstorageusingZipstream
ThebitrateontrollerbuiltintotheprodutanbeombinedwithZipstreamtoensureamaximumbitrate(MBR)limit.We
reommendusingVBRorMBRwithahighbitratelimittoenablethefullpotentialofZipstream.
Forinstaneinrailwaysurveillanewhereattimesthereisalotofmovementintheseneandwhereitisimportanttoapture
details,suhasfaialfeatures,theMBRshouldbesetto10Mbit/s(for1080presolutionat30fps).
TofurthersavebandwidthgotoSetup>Video&Audio>VideoStreamanddooneormoreofthefollowing:
•GototheImagetabandsetalowMaximumframeratevalue.
•GototheH.264tabandsetahighGOPlengtvalue.
•GototheZipstreamtabandseletExtremeH.264bitrateredution.
•GototheZipstreamtab.EnableDynamicGOPandsetahighMaxdynamicGOPlengtvalue.
•GototheZipstreamtabandenableDynamicFPS.
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Alwaysverifythatthevideostreammeetsthequalityrequirementsforyoursurveillanepurposesafterhangingthevideostream
settings.
AboutMJPEGsettings
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightoromplexsenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstoontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesonsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofinreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmayresultinpoorimagequality.
Aboutstreamproes
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsinludingresolution,ompression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolesanbeused:
•Whensettingupreordingusingationrules.SeeAbouteventsonpage34.
•Whensettingupontinuousreording.SeeAboutcontinuousrecordingonpage40.
•IntheLiveViewpage–seletthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
Toreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video&Audio>StreamProles.
ToseletadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
AboutONVIFmediaproes
AnONVIFmediaproleonsistsofasetofongurationsthatanbeusedtohangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaproles
anbeusedbyalienttoonguremediastreamproperties.
TheONVIFMediaProlespagelistsallpreonguredproles.Theseprolesareinludedintheprodutforquiksetup.Youan
add,modifyorremoveONVIFmediaprolesfromthispage.
Aboutcamerasettings
TheVideo&Audio>CameraSettingspageprovidesaesstoadvanedimagesettingsfortheAxisprodut.
Aboutcapturemodes
CapturemodedenesthemaximumframerateavailableintheAxisprodutandaffetslightsensitivity.Aapturemodewithahigh
maximumframeratehasreduedlightsensitivityandvieversa.
Capturemodeissetthersttimetheprodutisaessed.SeletthedesiredapturemodeandlikOK.
Important
Changingapturemodewhentheproduthasbeenonguredisnotreommendedasmostothersettingswillbeeither
removedorreset.
Tohangeapturemode,followthesesteps:
1.GotoSetup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings.
2.Seletthenewapturemode.
Note
Whentheapturemodeishanged,theameraneedstorebootforthehangestotakeeffet.
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