Axis M5525-E User manual

AXISM5525-EPTZNetworkCamera
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AXISM5525-EPTZNetworkCamera
TableofContents
Productoverview...........................................3
Howtoconnectamicrophonetothecamera....................4
Findthedeviceonthenetwork................................5
Accessthedevice...............................................5
Securepasswords...............................................5
Additionalsettings..........................................7
Needmorehelp?................................................7
Imagequality...................................................7
Privacymasks..................................................
Overlays.......................................................10
Pan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ)..........................................11
Streamingandstorage...........................................11
Events........................................................12
Applications....................................................16
Troubleshooting............................................17
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................17
Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................17
Upgradethermware............................................17
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................18
Performanceconsiderations.......................................1
Specications..............................................21
LEDindicators..................................................21
SDcardslot....................................................21
Buttons.......................................................21
Connectors....................................................21
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Productoeriew
Productoeriew
1SDcardslot(microSD)
2Controlbutton
3StatusLED
4RJ45connector
5Audioin
6Audioout
7/Oconnector
8Powerconnector
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Howtoconnectamicrophonetothecamera
Howtoconnectamicrophonetothecamera
Thisexampleexplainshowtoconnectamicrophonetothecamerausinganaudioextensioncable.
Requiredhardware
•AXIST8351Microphone3.5mm
•AXISAudioExtensionCableA,5m(16ft)
Note
•Toavoidnoise,don'trunthecableclosetoorinparallelwithothercables.
•Toavoidnoise,cutthecableasshortaspossible.
•TomaintainIP66rating,makesureyoukeepthejackinsidethehousing.
Connectthecables
1.Keepthe3.5mmjackandcuttheaudioextensioncable.
2.Striptheoutercableinsulation.
3.Striptheinnerwireinsulation.
4.Twisttheaudiowires(withinsulation)together.
5.Twistthegroundingwires(withoutinsulation)together.
6.ConnecttheaudiowirestotheAUDIOINpinonthecamera.SeeProductoverviewonpage3.
7.ConnectthegroundingwirestotheGNDAUDIOINpinonthecamera.
8.Connectthemicrophonetothejackoftheaudioextensioncable.
.Turnonaudioandadjustotheraudiosettingsinthecamera'swebpage.
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Findthedeiceonthenetwork
Findthedeiceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHowtoassignanPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Accessthedevice
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyouhaveaMaccomputer(macOS),gotoSafari,clickBonjourandselectthedevicefromthedrop-downlist.Toadd
Bonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSaari>Preerences.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordfortherootaccountonpage5.
3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Secureasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Setanewasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage5.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
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Findthedeiceonthenetwork
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/37672
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Additionalsettings
Additionalsettings
Needmorehel?
Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromthedevice’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationonthedevice’sfeaturesand
theirsettings.
Imagequality
Selectexosuremode
Therearedifferentexposuremodeoptionsinthecamerathatadjustsaperture,shutterspeed,andgaintoimproveimagequalityfor
specicsurveillancescenes.GotoSettings>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-ree.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsusingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Astheavailablelightdiminishes,youcansetthecamerato
automaticallyshifttonightmode,inwhichthecamerausesbothvisiblelightandnear-infraredlighttodeliverblack-and-white
images.Sincethecamerausesmoreoftheavailablelightitcandeliverbrighter,moredetailed,images.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andmakesurethattheIRcutlterissettoAuto.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
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Additionalsettings
magewithoutWDR.
magewithWDR.
Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimage.
•WDRmaynotbeavailableforallcapturemodes.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
4.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Imrovefacialrecognition
Tobetterrecognizethefaceofapersonpassingbythecamera,youcansettheoptimalpixelresolutionwiththecamera’spixel
counter.
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Additionalsettings
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandclick.
2.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandplacementoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexample,where
thefacesofpassingpersonsareexpectedtoappear.Youcanthenseethenumberofpixelsrepresentedbythesidesof
therectangle.
Note
Youcanuseanobjectofaknownsizeintheviewasareferencetodecidehowmuchresolutionisneededforrecognition.
Privacymasks
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatpreventsusersfromviewingapartofthemonitoredarea.Inthevideostream,privacy
masksappearasblocksofsolidcolor.
Theprivacymaskisrelativetothepan,tilt,andzoomcoordinates,soregardlessofwhereyoupointthecamera,theprivacy
maskcoversthesameplaceorobject.
You’llseetheprivacymaskonallsnapshots,recordedvideo,andlivestreams.
YoucanusetheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API)toturnofftheprivacymasks.
Important
Ifyouusemultipleprivacymasksitmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Hideartsoftheimagewithrivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoSettings>Privacymask.
2.ClickNew.
3.Adjustthesize,color,andnameoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
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Additionalsettings
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/37672
Howtocreateaprivacymask
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/37672
Howtochangetheappearanceofthemask
Overlays
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.Youcanaddeithertextoranimage.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsmotion:
MakesurethatAXISVideoMotionDetectionisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.Ifyouneedhelp,seethe
usermanualforAXSVideoMotionDetection4.
Addtheoverlaytext:
4.GotoSettings>Overlay.
5.SelectCreateoverlayandselectTextoverlay.
6.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
7.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
8.Topositionthetextoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
Createanactionrule:
.GotoSettings>System>Events>Actionrules.
10.CreateanactionrulewithAXISVideoMotionDetectionastrigger.
11.Fromthelistofactions,selectOverlaytext.
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