Axis M5526-E User manual

AXISM5526-EPTZCamera
Usermanual

AXISM5526-EPTZCamera
TableofContents
Installation................................................3
Previewmode..................................................3
Getstarted................................................4
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................4
Openthedevice'swebinterface....................................4
Createanadministratoraccount...................................4
Securepasswords...............................................4
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware....................
Webinterfaceoverview..........................................
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Basicsettings..................................................6
Adjusttheimage................................................6
Adjustthecameraview(PTZ)......................................11
Viewandrecordvideo............................................1 1
Setuprulesforevents...........................................12
Audio.........................................................1
Thewebinterface...........................................17
Status........................................................17
Video.........................................................18
PTZ...........................................................27
Audio.........................................................30
Recordings.....................................................31
Apps..........................................................32
System........................................................32
Maintenance...................................................49
Learnmore................................................1
Capturemodes.................................................1
Privacymasks..................................................1
Overlays.......................................................2
Pan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ)..........................................2
Streamingandstorage...........................................2
Applications....................................................3
Cybersecurity...................................................4
Specications..............................................
Productoverview................................................
LEDindicators..................................................
SDcardslot....................................................6
Buttons.......................................................6
Connectors....................................................6
Cleaningrecommendations...................................8
Troubleshooting............................................9
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................9
Firmwareoptions...............................................9
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................9
Upgradethermware............................................9
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................60
Performanceconsiderations.......................................61
Contactsupport.................................................62
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Installation
Installation
Previewmode
Previewmodeisidealforinstallerswhennetuningthecameraviewduringtheinstallation.Nologinisrequiredtoaccessthe
cameraviewinpreviewmode.Itisavailableonlyinfactorydefaultedstateforalimitedtimefrompoweringupthedevice.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=88375&section=preview-mode
Thisvideodemonstratehowtousepreviewmode.
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassinanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browerupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewithiOS15oriPadOS15,otoSettins Settins
Settins> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSPortal.
Openthedevice'webinterface
1.OpenabrowserandtypetheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Typetheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.See
Createanadministratoraccountonpae4.
Createanadminitratoraccount
Thersttimeyoulogintoyourdevice,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.
1.Enterausername.
2.Enterapassword.SeeSecurepasswordsonpae4.
3.Re-enterthepassword.
4.ClickAdduser.
Important
Thedevicehasnodefaultaccount.Ifyoulosethepasswordforyouradministratoraccount,youmustresetthedevice.See
Resettofactorydefaultsettinsonpae59.
Securepaword
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
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Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Verifythatnoonehatamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettinsonpae59.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Webinterfaceoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedevice’swebinterface.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=88375&section=web-interface-overview
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Confiureyourdevice
Baicetting
Setthecapturemode
1.GotoVideoInstallationCapturemode.
2.ClickChange.
3.SelectacapturemodeandclickSaveandrestart.
SeealsoCapturemodesonpae51.
Setthepowerlinefrequency
1.GotoVideoInstallationPowerlinefrequency.
2.ClickChange.
3.SelectapowerlinefrequencyandclickSaveandrestart.
Settheorientation
1.GotoVideoInstallationRotate.
2.Select0,90,180or270degrees.
Seealso.
Adjuttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpae51.
Levelthecamera
Toadjusttheviewinrelationtoareferenceareaoranobject,usethelevelgridincombinationwithamechanicaladjustment
ofthecamera.
1.GotoVideoImageandclick.
2.Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.
3.Adjustthecameramechanicallyuntilthepositionofthereferenceareaortheobjectisalignedwiththelevelgrid.
Adjutthefocufaterwithfocurecallarea
Tosavethefocussettingsataspecicpan/tiltrange,addafocusrecallarea.Eachtimethecameramovesintothatareaitrecallsthe
previouslysavedfocus.It’senoughtocoverhalfofthefocusrecallareaintheliveview.
Werecommendthefocusrecallfeatureinthefollowingscenarios:
•Whenthereisalotofmanualoperationinliveview,forexamplewithajoystick.
•WherePTZpresetpositionswithmanualfocusarenotefcient,forexamplemovementswherethefocussettingchanges
continuously.
•Inlow-lightscenarios,wheretheautofocusischallengedbythelightingconditions.
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Important
•Thefocusrecalloverridesthecamera’sautofocusatthespecicpan/tiltrange.
•Apresetpositionoverridesthefocussettingsavedinthefocusrecallarea.
•Themaximumnumberoffocusrecallareasis20.
Createafocusrecallarea
1.Pan,tilt,andzoomintotheareawhereyouwouldliketohavefocus.
Aslongasthefocusrecallbuttonshowsaplus,youcanaddafocusrecallareainthatposition.
2.Adjustthefocus.
3.Clickthefocusrecallbutton.
Deleteafocusrecallarea
1.Pan,tilt,andzoomintothefocusrecallareayouwanttodelete.
Thefocusrecallbuttontogglestominuswhenthecameradetectsafocusrecallarea:.
2.Clickthefocusrecallbutton.
Selectceneprole
Asceneproleisasetofpredenedimageappearancesettingsincludingcolorlevel,brightness,sharpness,contrastandlocal
contrast.Sceneprolesarepreconguredintheproductforquicksetuptoaspecicscenario,forexampleForensicwhichis
optimizedforsurveillanceconditions.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seeThewebinterfaceonpae17.
Youcanselectasceneproleduringtheinitialsetupofthecamera.Youcanalsoselectorchangesceneprolelater.
1.GotoVideoImageAppearance.
2.GotoSceneproleandselectaprole.
Reduceimageproceingtimewithlowlatencymode
Youcanoptimizetheimageprocessingtimeofyourlivestreambyturningonlowlatencymode.Thelatencyinyourlivestreamis
reducedtoaminimum.Whenyouuselowlatencymode,theimagequalityislowerthanusual.
1.GotoSystemPlaincong.
2.SelectImageSourcefromthedrop-downlist.
3.GotoImageSource/I0/SensorLowlatencymodeandselectOn.
4.ClickSave.
Selectexpouremode
Toimproveimagequalityforspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andgain.GotoVideoImageExposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
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•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionbyuingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Butasthevisiblelightdiminishes,colorimagesbecomeless
brightandclear.Ifyouswitchtonightmodewhenthishappens,thecamerausesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlighttodeliverbright
anddetailedblack-and-whiteimagesinstead.Youcansetthecameratoswitchtonightmodeautomatically.
1.GotoVideoImageDay-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
Reducenoieinlow-lightcondition
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoVideoImageExposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxgain,theimagecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
•Ifpossible,opentheaperture.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage,underVideoImageAppearance.
Reducemotionblurinlow-lightcondition
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,adjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettingsinVideoImageExposure:
•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,imagenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgaintoahighervalue.
Ifyoustillhaveproblemswithmotionblur:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
Handlecenewithtrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
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ImaewithoutWDR.
ImaewithWDR.
Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimage.
•WDRmaynotbeavailableforallcapturemodes.
1.GotoVideoImageWidedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
4.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Verifythepixelreolution
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimagecontainsenoughpixelsto,forexample,recognizelicenseplates,youcanusethepixel
counter.
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ABC 123
1.GotoVideoImage.
2.Click.
3.ClickforPixelcounter.
4.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandpositionoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexamplewhereyou
expectlicenseplatestoappear.
.Youcanseethenumberofpixelsforeachoftherectangle’ssides,anddecideifthevaluesareenoughforyourneeds.
Hidepartoftheimagewithprivacymak
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoVideoPrivacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
.Tochangethecolorforallprivacymasks,clickPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
SeealsoPrivacymasksonpae51
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideoOverlays.
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2.SelectImageandclick.
3.ClickImages.
4.Draganddropanimage.
.ClickUpload.
6.ClickManageoverlay.
7.Selecttheimageandaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlayimageintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Showatextoverlay
Youcanaddatexteldasanoverlayinthevideostream.Thisisusefulforexamplewhenyouwanttodisplaythedate,timeora
companynameinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideoOverlays.
2.SelectTextandclick.
3.Typethetextyouwanttodisplayinthevideostream.
4.Selectaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlaytexteldintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Adjutthecameraview(PTZ)
Limitthepan,tilt,andzoommovement
Iftherearepartsofthescenethatyoudon’twantthecameratoreach,youcanlimitthepan,tilt,andzoommovements.For
example,youwanttoprotecttheprivacyofresidentsinanapartmentbuilding,whichislocatedclosetoaparkinglotthatyou
intendtomonitor.
Tolimitthemovements:
1.GotoPTZLimits.
2.Setthelimitsasneeded.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streaminandstoraeonpae52.
Setupnetworktorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSystemStorage.
2.ClickAddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserverunderNetworkshare.
.Typetheusernameandpassword.
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6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonAuto.
7.SelectAddsharewithouttestingifyouexperiencetemporaryconnectionissues,oriftheshareisnotyetcongured.
8.ClickAdd.
Recordandwatchvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
1.GotoVideoImage.
2.Tostartarecording,click.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorage,clickand.Forinstructionsonhowtosetupnetworkstorage,seeSetup
networkstoraeonpae11
3.Tostoprecording,clickagain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyourrecordinginthelist.
Verifythatnoonehatamperedwiththevideo
Withsignedvideo,youcanmakesurethatnoonehastamperedwiththevideorecordedbythecamera.
1.GotoVideoStreamGeneralandturnonSignedvideo.
2.UseAXISCameraStation(.46orlater)oranothercompatiblevideomanagementsoftwaretorecordvideo.For
instructions,seetheAXISCameraStationusermanual.
3.Exporttherecordedvideo.
4.UseAXISFilePlayertoplaythevideo.DownloadAXISFilePlayer.
indicatesthatnoonehastamperedwiththevideo.
Note
Togetmoreinformationaboutthevideo,right-clickthevideoandselectShowdigitalsignature.
Setupruleforevent
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Tolearnmore,checkoutourguideGetstartedwithrulesforevents.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.Theruledeneswhenthedevicewillperformcertainactions.Youcanset
uprulesasscheduled,recurring,ormanuallytriggered.
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2.EnteraName.
3.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherule,allofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
4.SelectwhichActionthedeviceshouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechangestoanactiverule,therulemustbeturnedonagainforthechangestotakeeffect.
Savepowerwhennomotionidetected
Thisexampleexplainshowtoturnonpowersavingmodewhennomotionisdetectedinthescene.
Note
Whenyouturnonpowersavingmode,theIRilluminationrangeisreduced.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnalyticsisrunning:
1.GotoAppsAXISObjectAnalytics.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectObjectAnalytics.
4.SelectInvertthiscondition.
.Inthelistofactions,underPowersavingmode,selectUsepowersavingmodewhiletheruleisactive.
6.ClickSave.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectanobject
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardwhenthecameradetectsanobject.Therecording
willincludevesecondsbeforedetectionandoneminuteafterdetectionends.
Beforeyoustart:
•MakesureyouhaveanSDcardinstalled.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnalyticsisrunning:
1.GotoAppsAXISObjectAnalytics.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectObjectAnalytics.
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4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
6.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
7.Settheprebuffertimetoseconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto1minute.
9.ClickSave.
Showatextoverlayinthevideotreamwhenthedevicedetectanobject
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsanobject.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnalyticsisrunning:
1.GotoAppsAXISObjectAnalytics.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
1.GotoVideoOverlays.
2.UnderOverlays,selectTextandclick.
3.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
4.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
.Topositionthetextoverlay,clickandselectanoption.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectObjectAnalytics.
4.Inthelistofactions,underOverlaytext,selectUseoverlaytext.
.Selectavideochannel.
6.InText,type“Motiondetected”.
7.Settheduration.
8.ClickSave.
Directthecameratoapreetpoitionwhenthecameradetectmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratogotoapresetpositionwhenitdetectsmotionintheimage.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnalyticsisrunning:
1.GotoAppsAXISObjectAnalytics.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
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3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addapresetposition:
GotoPTZandsetwhereyouwantthecameratobedirectedbycreatingapresetposition.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectObjectAnalytics.
4.Inthelistofactions,selectGotopresetposition.
.Selectthepresetpositionyouwantthecameratogoto.
6.ClickSave.
Zoominonapecicareaautomaticallywithgatekeeper
Thisexampleexplainshowtousethegatekeeperfunctionalitytomakethecamerazoominautomaticallyonthelicenseplateofa
carthatpassesthroughagate.Whenthecarhaspassed,thecamerazoomsouttothehomeposition.
Createthepresetpositions:
1.GotoPTZPresetpositions.
2.Createthehomepositionthatincludestheentranceofthegate.
3.Createthezoomed-inpresetpositionsothatitcoverstheareaintheimagewhereyouassumethatthelicenseplate
willappear.
Setupmotiondetection:
1.GotoAppsandstartandopenAXISObjectAnalytics.
2.Createanobjectinareascenarioforvehicles,withanincludeareathatcoverstheentranceofthegate.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Nametherule“Gatekeeper”.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selecttheObjectAnalyticsscenario.
4.Inthelistofactions,underPresetpositions,selectGotopresetposition.
.SelectaVideochannel.
6.SelectthePresetposition.
7.Tomakethecamerawaitawhilebeforeitreturnstothehomeposition,setatimeforHometimeout.
8.ClickSave.
Audio
Addaudiotoyourrecording
Turnonaudio:
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1.GotoVideoStreamAudioandincludeaudio.
2.Ifthedevicehasmorethanoneinputsource,selectthecorrectoneinSource.
3.GotoAudioDevicesettingsandturnonthecorrectinputsource.
4.Ifyoumakeanychangestotheinputsource,clickApplychanges.
Editthestreamprolethatisusedfortherecording:
.GotoSystemStreamprolesandselectthestreamprole.
6.SelectIncludeaudioandturniton.
7.ClickSave.
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Thewebinterface
Thewebinterface
Toreachthedevice’swebinterface,typethedevice’sIPaddressinawebbrowser.
Note
Supportforthefeaturesandsettingsdescribedinthissectionvariesbetweendevices.Thisiconindicatesthat
thefeatureorsettingisonlyavailableinsomedevices.
Showorhidethemainmenu.
Accessthereleasenotes.
Accesstheproducthelp.
Changethelanguage.
Setlightthemeordarktheme.
Theusermenucontains:
•Informationabouttheuserwhoisloggedin.
•Changeaccount:Logoutfromthecurrentaccountandlogintoanewaccount.
•Logout:Logoutfromthecurrentaccount.
Thecontextmenucontains:
•Analyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personalbrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyfeedbacktohelpusimproveyouruserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinformationaboutcookiesandlicenses.
•About:Viewdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
•Legacydeviceinterface:Changethedevice’swebinterfacetothelegacyversion.
Statu
Deviceinfo
Showsthedeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
Upgradermware:Upgradethermwareonyourdevice.TakesyoutotheMaintenancepagewhereyoucandoarmware
upgrade.
Timesyncstatus
ShowsNTPsynchronizationinformation,includingifthedeviceisinsyncwithanNTPserverandthetimeremaininguntil
thenextsync.
NTPsettings:ViewandupdatetheNTPsettings.TakesyoutotheDateandtimepagewhereyoucanchangetheNTPsettings.
Security
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Showswhatkindofaccesstothedevicethatisactive,andwhatencryptionprotocolsareinuse.Recommendationstothesettings
arebasedontheAXISOSHardeningGuide.
Hardeningguide:LinktoAXISOSHardeninuidewhereyoucanlearnmoreaboutcybersecurityonAxisdevicesandbest
practices.
PTZ
ShowsthePTZstatusandthetimeofthelasttest.
Test:StartatestofthePTZmechanics.Duringthetest,therearenovideostreamsavailable.Whenthetestisnished,the
devicerestorestoitshomeposition.
Connectedclients
Showsthenumberofconnectionsandconnectedclients.
Viewdetails:Viewandupdatethelistoftheconnectedclients.ThelistshowsIPaddress,protocol,port,andPID/Process
ofeachclient.
Ongoingrecordings
Showsongoingrecordingsandtheirdesignatedstoragespace.
Recordings:Viewongoingandlteredrecordingsandtheirsource.Formoreinformation,seeRecordinsonpae31
Showsthestoragespacewheretherecordingissaved.
Video
Click-and-dragtopanandtiltintheliveview.
ZoomUsetheslidertozoominandout.
FocusUsethissettingtosetfocusintheshownarea.Dependingonthedevice,differentfocusmodesareavailable.
•Auto:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusbasedontheentireimage.
•Manual:Setthefocusmanuallyataxeddistance.
•Area:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusforaselectedareaoftheimage.
•Spot:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusforthecenteroftheimage.
BrightnessUsethissettingtoadjustthelightintensityintheimage,forexample,tomakeobjectseasiertosee.Brightnessis
appliedafterimagecapture,anddoesnotaffecttheinformationintheimage.Togetmoredetailsinadarkarea,itissometimes
bettertotrytoincreasegainorincreaseexposuretime.
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Clicktoplaythelivevideostream.
Clicktofreezethelivevideostream.
Clicktotakeasnapshotofthelivevideostream.Theleissavedinthe‘Downloads’folderonyourcomputer.Theimage
lenameis[snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jpg].Thesizeofthesnapshotdependsonthecompressionthatthespecic
web-browserenginewherethesnapshotisreceivedapplies,therefore,thesnapshotsizemayvaryfromtheactualcompression
settingthatisconguredinthedevice.
ClicktoshowI/Ooutputports.Usetheswitchtoopenorclosethecircuitofaport,forexample,totestexternal
devices.
ClicktomanuallyturnonorturnofftheIRillumination.
Clicktomanuallyturnonorturnoffthewhitelight.
Clicktoaccessonscreencontrols:
•Predenedcontrols:Turnontousetheavailableonscreencontrols.
•Customcontrols:ClickAddcustomcontroltoaddanonscreencontrol.
Startsthewasher.Whenthesequencestarts,thecameramovestotheconguredpositiontoreceivethewash
spray.Whenthewholewashsequenceiscompleted,thecamerareturnstoitspreviousposition.Thisiconisonlyvisiblewhenthe
washerisconnectedandcongured.
Startsthewiper.
Clickandselectapresetpositiontogotothatpresetpositionintheliveview.Or,clickSetuptogotothepreset
positionpage.
Addsorremovesafocusrecallarea.Whenyouaddafocusrecallarea,thecamerasavesthefocussettingsat
thatspecicpan/tiltrange.Whenyouhavesetafocusrecallareaandthecameraentersthatareaintheliveview,thecamera
recallsthepreviouslysavedfocus.It’senoughtocoverhalfoftheareaforthecameratorecallthefocus.
Clicktoselectaguardtour,thenclickStarttoplaytheguardtour.Or,clickSetuptogototheguardtourspage.
Clicktomanuallyturnontheheaterforaselectedperiodoftime.
Clicktostartacontinuousrecordingofthelivevideostream.Clickagaintostoptherecording.Ifarecordingisongoing,it
willresumeautomaticallyafterareboot.
Clicktoshowthestoragethatisconguredforthedevice.Tocongurethestorage,youneedtobeloggedinasan
administrator.
Clicktoaccessmoresettings:
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AXISM5526-EPTZCamera
Thewebinterface
•Videoformat:Selecttheencodingformattouseintheliveview.
•Clientstreaminformation:Turnontoshowdynamicinformationaboutthevideostreamusedbythebrowserthat
showsthelivevideostream.Thebitrateinformationdiffersfromtheinformationshowninatextoverlay,becauseof
differentinformationsources.Thebitrateintheclientstreaminformationisthebitrateofthelastsecond,andit
comesfromtheencodingdriverofthedevice.Thebitrateintheoverlayistheaveragebitrateofthelastseconds,
anditcomesfromthebrowser.Bothvaluescoveronlytherawvideostreamandnottheadditionalbandwidth
generatedwhenit’stransportedoverthenetworkthroughUDP/TCP/HTTP.
•Adaptivestream:Turnontoadapttheimageresolutiontotheviewingclient’sactualdisplayresolution,toimprove
theuserexperienceandhelppreventapossibleoverloadoftheclient’shardware.Theadaptivestreamisonly
appliedwhenyouviewthelivevideostreaminthewebinterfaceinabrowser.Whenadaptivestreamisturnedon,
themaximumframerateis30fps.Ifyoutakeasnapshotwhileadaptivestreamisturnedon,itwillusetheimage
resolutionselectedbytheadaptivestream.
•Levelgrid:Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.Thegridhelpsyoudecideiftheimageishorizontallyaligned.Click
tohideit.
•Pixelcounter:Clicktoshowthepixelcounter.Dragandresizetheboxtocontainyourareaofinterest.Youcan
alsodenethepixelsizeoftheboxintheWidthandHeightelds.
•Refresh:Clicktorefreshthestillimageintheliveview.
•PTZcontrols:TurnontodisplayPTZcontrolsintheliveview.
Clicktoshowtheliveviewatfullresolution.Ifthefullresolutionislargerthanyourscreensize,usethesmallerimageto
navigateintheimage.
Clicktoshowthelivevideostreaminfullscreen.PressESCtoexitfullscreenmode.
Intallation
Capturemode:Acapturemodeisapresetcongurationthatdeneshowthecameracapturesimages.Whenyouchange
thecapturemode,itcanaffectmanyothersettings,suchasviewareasandprivacymasks.
Mountingposition:Theorientationoftheimagecanchangedependingonhowyoumountthecamera.
Powerlinefrequency:Tominimizeimageicker,selectthefrequencyyourregionuses.TheAmericanregionsusuallyuse60Hz.
Therestoftheworldmostlyuses0Hz.Ifyou'renotsureofyourregion'spowerlinefrequency,checkwiththelocalauthorities.
Rotate:Selectthepreferredimageorientation.
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