Axis P12 Series User manual

AXISP12ThermalNetworkCameraSeries
AXISP1280–EThermalNetworkCamera
AXISP1290–EThermalNetworkCamera
UserManual

AXISP12ThermalNetworkCameraSeries
TableofContents
ProductoverviewAXISP1280-E...............................3
ProductoverviewAXISP1290-E...............................4
Sensorunits...............................................6
Aboutsensorunits..............................................6
Findthedeviceonthenetwork................................7
Accessthedevice...............................................7
Aboutsecurepasswords..........................................7
Setup.....................................................8
Productwebpageoverview........................................8
Imagequality...................................................9
Privacymass..................................................10
Overlays.......................................................10
Streamingandstorage...........................................11
Events........................................................13
Applications....................................................14
Troubeshooting............................................15
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................15
Howtochecthecurrentrmware.................................15
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................15
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................16
Performanceconsiderations.......................................17
Specications..............................................18
SDcardslot....................................................18
Buttons.......................................................18
Connectors....................................................18
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ProductoverviewAXISP120-E
ProductoverviewAXISP120-E
AXISP12MkIIMainUnit
1StatusLED
2Controlbutton
3RJ12connector
4Netorkconnector(PoE)
5SDcardslot(microSDcard)
AXISFA1080ThermalSensorunit
1Sensorunit
2RJ12connector
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ProductoverviewAXISP1290-E
ProductoverviewAXISP1290-E
AXISP12ThermalMainUnit
1StatusLED
2Controlbutton
3RJ12connector
4Netorkconnector(PoE)
5SDcardslot(microSDcard)
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ProductoverviewAXISP1290-E
AXISFA4090–EThermalSensorunit
1Domecover
2Lockring
3Sensorunit
4RJ12connector
5Hardceilingmount(useasrequired)
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Sensorunits
Sensorunits
Abotsensornits
Whenconnectingasensorunittoamainunit,werecommendthatyoumaetheconnectionbeforepoweringupthemainunit.If
youdisconnectasensorunitandconnectadifferentone,itmaybenecessarytorestartthemainunit.
Howtoshortenthesensornitcable
Note
Thiscablecanonlybeshortened,notextendedormodiedinanyotherway.
Thesensorunitisdeliveredwithacable.Toshortenthecablefollowthesesteps:
1.Cutthecabletothedesiredlength.Measurefromthesensorunit.
2.Striptheplasticoutercoatingfromtheendofthecable.
3.Peelbactheshield.
4.Flattenthecoloredwiresintheorderdescribedbelow.
1Brown
2White/brown
3Notused
4Notused
5White/blue
6Blue
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Maesurethatthewiresstayinthecorrectorderandthatthecableshieldmaesgoodcontactwiththeconnectorshield.
5.Insertthewiresallthewayintoashielded6P6CRJ12connector.
6.Useacrimpingtooltofastentheconnectortothecable.
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Findthedeviceonthenetwork
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHotoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com
Accessthedevice
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyouhaveaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,cliconBonjourandselectthedevicefromthedrop-downlist.Toadd
Bonjourasabrowserboomar,gotoSafari>Preferences.
IfyoudonotnowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwor.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.See
Setasecurepassordfortherootaccountonpage7.
3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Abotsecrepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwor.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Changethedefaultpasswordthatcomeswitheachdevice.
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Setasecrepasswordfortherootaccont
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeAboutsecurepassordsonpage7.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClicCreateogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
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Setup
Setup
Prodctwebpageoverview
1Liveviecontrolbar
2Livevie
3Productname
4Controls
5Videocontrolbar
6Settingstoggle
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Setup
7Settingstabs
Abottheprodct'sbilt-inhelp
Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromtheproduct’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationontheproduct’s
featuresandtheirsettings.
Imageqality
Howtomonitorlongandnarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
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Setup
1.Dependingonyourproduct,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifyourproductdoesn’trotatetheviewautomatically,logintotheproduct’swebpageandgotoSettings>Stream>
Orientation.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Findoutmoreataxis.com/axis-corridor-format
Abotcolorpalettes
Colorpalettesappliedtothermalimageshelpthehumaneyedistinguishimagedetails.Thecolorsinthepalettearearticially
createdpseudocolorsthatemphasizetemperaturedifferences.
Coorpaetterecommendation
Theproducthasseveralcolorpalettestochoosefrom.Ifanoperatorwatchesthevideostream,chooseanyofthepalettes.Ifthe
videostreamisonlyusedbyapplications,selectthewhite-hotpalette.
Privacymasks
Howtohidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Whatisaprivacymask?
Aprivacymasisauser-denedareathatpreventsusersfromviewingapartofthemonitoredarea.Inthevideostream,privacy
massappearasblocsofsolidcolor.
You’llseetheprivacymasonallsnapshots,recordedvideo,andlivestreams.
YoucanusetheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API)toturnofftheprivacymass.
Important
Usingmultipleprivacymassmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Howtocreateaprivacymask
Tocreateaprivacymas,gotoSettings>Privacymask.
Overlays
Abotoverlays
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.
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