Axis P3225-LVE Mk II User manual

AXISP3225-LVENetworkCamera
UserManual

AboutthisDocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISP3225-LVE
NetworkCameraandisapplicabletormware5.70andlater.It
includesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproductonyour
network.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhenusing
thisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystemsmay
alsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Later
versionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedatwww.axis.com.Seealsothe
product’sonlinehelpavailablethroughtheweb-basedinterface.
LegaConsiderations
Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfromcountryto
country.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusingthisproduct
forsurveillancepurposes.
Thisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicense.Topurchase
furtherlicensescontactyourreseller.
Liabiity
Everycarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdocument.Please
informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis
CommunicationsABcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytechnicalor
typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe
productandmanualswithoutpriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB
makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained
withinthisdocumentincludingbutnotlimitedtotheimplied
warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.Axis
CommunicationsABshallnotbeliablenorresponsibleforincidentalor
consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishingperformance
oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended
purpose.
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AxisABhasintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingtotechnologyembodied
intheproductdescribedinthisdocument.Inparticularandwithout
limitationtheseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormore
ofthepatentslistedatwww.axis.com/patent.htmandoneormore
additionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandother
countries.
Thisproductcontainslicensedthird-partysoftware.Seethemenuitem
“About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.
ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer
Inc.underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see
www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom
https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/
EquipmentModications
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe
instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains
nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor
modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications
andapprovals.
TrademarkAcknowedgments
AXISCOMMUNICATIONSAXISETRAXARTPECandVAPIXare
registeredtrademarksortrademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvarious
jurisdictions.Allothercompanynamesandproductsaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.
AppleBoaApacheBonjourEthernetInternetExplorerLinux
MicrosoftMozillaRealSMPTEQuickTimeUNIXWindowsWindows
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnPTMisa
certicationmarkoftheUPnPTMImplementersCorporation.
SDSDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C
LLCintheUnitedStatesothercountriesorboth.AlsominiSDmicroSD
miniSDHCmicroSDHCmicroSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered
trademarksofSD-3CLLCintheUnitedStatesothercountriesorboth.
ReguatoryInformation
Europe
ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives
andharmonizedstandards:
•ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive2004/108/EC.See
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2006/95/EC.Seeafetyonpage3.
•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandRecyclingonpage3.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactInformationonpage3.
EectromagneticCompatibiity(EMC)
Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:
•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe
instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen
installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Usinganunshieldednetworkcable(UTP)–Thisequipmenthas
beentestedusinganunshieldednetworkcable(UTP)andfoundto
complywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevicepursuanttopart
15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentis
operatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates
usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyandifnotinstalledand
usedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanualmaycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentina
residentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcase
theuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense.
Usingashieldednetworkcable(STP)–Thisequipmenthasalso
beentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)andfoundtocomply
withthelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevicepursuanttopart15ofthe
FCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection
againstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.This
equipmentgeneratesusesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand
ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionsmaycause
harmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Howeverthereisno
guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.If
thisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision
receptionwhichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffand
ontheuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneor
moreofthefollowingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Tobeusedinaresidentialareaorademandingelectricalenvironment
theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
thatisproperlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCANICES-3(ClassB).Theproduct
shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
CetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanormeCANNMB-3(classeB).
Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâbleréseaublindé(STP)qui
estcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforemissionandimmunity
accordingtoEN50121-4andIEC62236-4railwayapplications.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording
toEN61000-6-1residentialcommercialandlight-industrial
environments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theproductshall

beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
apan
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
ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1and
IEC/EN/UL60950-22SafetyofInformationTechnology
Equipment.Theproductshallbegroundedeitherthroughashielded
networkcable(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.
PhotobioogicaSafety
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforphotobiologicalsafety
accordingtoIEC/EN62471(riskgroup1).
Battery
TheAxisproductusesa3.0VBR/CR2032lithiumbatteryasthepower
supplyforitsinternalreal-timeclock(RTC).Undernormalconditions
thisbatterywilllastforaminimumofveyears.
LowbatterypoweraffectstheoperationoftheRTCcausingittoreset
ateverypower-up.Whenthebatteryneedsreplacingalogmessage
willappearintheproduct’sserverreport.Formoreinformationabout
theserverreportseetheproduct´ssetuppagesorcontactAxissupport.
Thebatteryshouldnotbereplacedunlessrequiredbutifthebattery
doesneedreplacingcontactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsupfor
assistance.
WARNING
•Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
•Replaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis
recommendedbyAxis.
•Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalregulationsor
thebatterymanufacturer'sinstructions.
DisposaandRecycing
Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullifedisposeof
itaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.Forinformationabout
yournearestdesignatedcollectionpointcontactyourlocalauthority
responsibleforwastedisposal.Inaccordancewithlocallegislation
penaltiesmaybeapplicableforincorrectdisposalofthiswaste.
Europe
Thissymbolmeansthattheproductshallnotbedisposedof
togetherwithhouseholdorcommercialwaste.Directive2012/19/EU
onwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)isapplicablein
theEuropeanUnionmemberstates.Topreventpotentialharmto
humanhealthandtheenvironmenttheproductmustbedisposed
ofinanapprovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingprocess.For
informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionpointcontact
yourlocalauthorityresponsibleforwastedisposal.Businessesshould
contacttheproductsupplierforinformationabouthowtodispose
ofthisproductcorrectly.
ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective201 1/65/EUon
therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical
andelectronicequipment(RoHS).
China
Thisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofthelegislative
actAdministrationontheControlofPollutionCausedbyElectronic
InformationProducts(ACPEIP).
ContactInformation
AxisCommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
Sweden
Tel:[phone]
Fax:[phone]
www.axis.com
Support
ShouldyourequireanytechnicalassistancepleasecontactyourAxis
reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeansweredimmediatelyyour
resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto
ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternetyoucan:
•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates
•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search
byproductcategoryorphrase
•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate
supportarea
•chatwithAxissupportstaff
•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/
LearnMore!
VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings
webinarstutorialsandguides.

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SafetyInformation
SafetyInformation
HazardLeves
DANGERIndicatesahazardoussituationwhichifnotavoidedwillresultindeathorseriousinjury.
WARNINGIndicatesahazardoussituationwhichifnotavoidedcouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTIONIndicatesahazardoussituationwhichifnotavoidedcouldresultinminorormoderate
injury.
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICEIndicatesasituationwhichifnotavoidedcouldresultindamagetoproperty.
OtherMessageLeves
ImportantIndicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.
NoteIndicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.
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ableofContents
SafetyInformation..........................................4
HazardLevels...................................................4
OtherMessageLevels............................................4
HardwareOverview..........................................7
ConnectorsandButtons..........................................7
LEDIndicators..................................................8
AccesstheProduct..........................................9
AccessfromaBrowser...........................................9
AccessfromtheInternet..........................................9
SettheRootPassword...........................................10
CameraOrientation..............................................10
CongureCaptureMode..........................................10
SetPowerLineFrequency.........................................11
TheLiveViewPage..............................................11
MediaStreams.............................................14
HowtoStreamH.264............................................14
MJPEG........................................................14
AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................14
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................15
SetUptheProduct..........................................17
BasicSetup....................................................17
Focus&Zoom..................................................17
Video.....................................................18
SetUpVideoStreams............................................18
StreamProles.................................................20
CameraSettings................................................20
ViewArea.....................................................23
Overlay........................................................23
PrivacyMask...................................................25
ConguretheLiveViewPage.................................27
PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................29
PresetPositions.................................................29
GuardTour.....................................................29
Advanced......................................................30
ControlQueue..................................................30
Detectors..................................................32
CameraTampering..............................................32
MotionDetection...............................................32
Applications...............................................35
ApplicationLicenses.............................................35
InstallApplication...............................................35
ApplicationConsiderations........................................35
Events....................................................37
ConvertEventTypestoActionRules................................37
SetUpActionRules.............................................37
AddRecipients..................................................39
CreateSchedules................................................40
SetUpRecurrences..............................................41
Recordings.................................................42
FindRecordings.................................................42
PlayRecording..................................................42
ExportVideoClip................................................43
ContinuousRecording............................................43
Languages.................................................44
SystemOptions.............................................45
Security.......................................................45
Date&Time....................................................47
Network.......................................................47
Storage.......................................................53
Maintenance...................................................54
Support.......................................................55
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Advanced......................................................56
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................56
Troubleshooting............................................57
ChecktheFirmware.............................................57
UpgradetheFirmware...........................................57
SymptomsPossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................57
TechnicalSpecications......................................60
PerformanceConsiderations.......................................62
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HardwareOverview
HardwareOverview
1
2
3
4
5
1Networkconnector(PoE)
2Dmemorycardslot
3Partnumber(P/N)&erialnumber
4Controlbutton
5tatusLEDindicator
ConnectorsandButtons
Fortechnicalspecicationsseepage60.
NetworkConnector
RJ45EthernetconnectorwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE).
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Duetolocalregulationsortheenvironmentalandelectricalconditionsinwhichtheproductistobeusedashieldednetwork
cable(STP)maybeappropriateorrequired.Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkandthatareroutedoutdoors
orindemandingelectricalenvironmentsshallbeintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevices
areinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirementssee
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
SDCardSot
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.DonotusesharptoolsorexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingtheSDcard.
•Riskofdataloss.TopreventdatacorruptiontheSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.TounmountgotoSetup>
SystemOptions>Storage>SDCardandclickUnmount.
ThisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXCcards(notincluded).
ForSDcardrecommendationsseewww.axis.com
ControButton
ForlocationofthecontrolbuttonseeHardwareOverviewonpage7.
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
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HardwareOverview
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage56.
•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage49.Toconnectpressandholdthebuttonforabout3
secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage49.Toconnectpressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.
LEDIndicators
StatusLEDIndication
UnlitConnectionandnormaloperation.
GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.
AmberSteadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgrade.
Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.
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AccesstheProduct
AccesstheProduct
ToinstalltheAxisproductseetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Therecommendedbrowsersare
•InternetExplorer®withWindows®
•Safari®withOSX®and
•ChromeTMorFirefox®withotheroperatingsystems.
SeeTechnicalpecicationsonpage60.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorerallowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.
TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAMC.
Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.
Note
•QuickTimeTMisalsosupportedforviewingH.264streams.
•IfyourcomputerrestrictstheuseofadditionalsoftwarecomponentstheproductcanbeconguredtouseaJavaapplet
forviewingMotionJPEG.
AccessfromaBrowser
1.Startabrowser(ChromeInternetExplorerFirefoxSafari).
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX)gotoSafariclickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddressuseAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddressseethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideotreamonAxis
Supportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmarkgotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessedtherootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.ForinstructionsseeettheRootPasswordonpage10.
4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Note
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequentlysomeoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownLiveViewpage.
AccessfromtheInternet
OnceconnectedtheAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.TodothisenabletheNAT-traversalfeaturewhich
willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
FormoreinformationseeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage50.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
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AccesstheProduct
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopicsvisittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
SettheRootPassword
ToaccesstheAxisproductyoumustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialogwhichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
TopreventnetworkeavesdroppingtherootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnectionwhichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPonpage45.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislosttheproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultettingsonpage56.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnectionenteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnectionfollowthesesteps:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreatedenablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproductandthe
passwordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
CameraOrientation
Thissettingisdenedthersttimetheproductisaccessed.DependingonhowtheAxisproductisinstalledselectceilingorwall.
Tochangethesesettingstheproductmustberestoredtotheoriginalfactorydefaultsettings.Toresetorrestoretheproductgoto
Setup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpages.ForinformationaboutresetandrestoreseeMaintenanceon
page54.
CongureCaptureMode
CapturemodedenesthemaximumresolutionandmaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Thecapturemodesettingalso
affectsthecamera’sangleofview.
Selectthedesiredcapturemodefromthedrop-downlistandclickOK.
SeealsoCaptureModeonpage20.
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AccesstheProduct
SetPowerLineFrequency
PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage56)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.
Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause
imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.
Note
Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hzwhereasmostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.
TheLiveViewPage
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.ConsequentlysomeoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView
page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
ControsontheLiveViewPage
ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto
tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).
ClickWDRontoenableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.ClickWDRofftodisableWDRinlow
lightconditionsforoptimalexposure.
SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamprolesseepage20.
TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebuttonseeManualTriggeronpage11.
ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
Theproduct’sheateriscontrolledbytheambienttemperatureandisturnedonandoffautomatically.
IfrequiredtheheatercanbeactivatedmanuallybyclickingtheHeaterbutton.Toshowthebutton
gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.UnderActionButtonsselectShowheaterbuttonandspecifythe
numberofminutestheheatershouldbeactivated.
Activateorde-activateIRilluminationfromSetup>Video>CameraSettings.Enablethisbuttonfrom
LiveViewCong>ActionButtons.
MovetheslidertoincreaseordecreasetheintensityoftheLEDs.
ManuaTrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
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2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlistselectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlistselectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
FormoreinformationaboutactionrulesseeEventsonpage37.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtonsselectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AXISMediaControviewertoobar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXIMediaControl(AMC)onpage14formore
information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thelocationwheretheimageissavedcanbespecied
intheAMCControlPanel.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
PTZContros
Note
ThesecontrolsareavailableifdigitalPTZisenabledintheselectedviewareaseeViewAreaonpage23.
WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.
ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.
ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.
Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa
rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomoutrotatethemousewheel.
ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.
User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeControlsonpage30.
ToviewaspecicviewareaorpresetpositionselectitfromtheSourcelist.
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PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameravieworclickona
positiononthebartosteerthecameraviewtothatposition.
Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandoutorclickonapositiononthebarto
zoomtothatposition.
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>ControlsseeControlsonpage30.
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MediaStreams
MediaStreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe
typeyouuse.
TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreamsandtothelistofavailablestream
proles.OtherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectlywithoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.
HowtoStreamH.264
H.264canwithoutcompromisingimagequalityreducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherwaymuchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirementsandonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UnicastRTPThisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideoespeciallywhenitis
importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream
evenifsomeframesaredropped.
RTPoverRTSPThisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto
allowtheHTTPprotocolthusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof10
simultaneousunicastconnections.
MulticastRTPThismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways
up-to-dateevenifsomeframesaredropped.
Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof
clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothoweverpassanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternetforexample.
Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof10
simultaneousconnections.
AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisproducttodeterminethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofprioritylistedinthe
AMCControlPanelcanbechangedandtheoptionsdisabledtosuitspecicrequirements.
Note
H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.TopurchaseadditionallicensescontactyourAxisreseller.
MJPEG
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidthbutprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.
AXISMediaContro(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.
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MediaStreams
TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore
information.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuseafterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
•Alternativelyright-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.
AternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream
YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:
•MotionPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclientChromeorFirefoxforexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequiredforaslongasrequired.
•StillPEGimagesinabrowser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi
•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths
canbeused:
-UnicastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSPtunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-Multicast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
•QuickTimeTM.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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Note
•<ip>=IPaddess
•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabovealthoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
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SetUptheProduct
SetUptheProduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppagesclickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.
•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
•OperatorshaveaccesstoallsettingsexceptSystemOptions
Seealsotheonlinehelp.
BasicSetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage45.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage47.
3.Date&Time.Seepage47.
4.VideoStream.Seepage18.
5.Focus&Zoom.Seepage17.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
Focus&Zoom
Forinstallationinstructionsrefertotheproduct’sInstallationGuide.
Tosetfocusandzoom:
1.InstallthecameraasdescribedintheInstallationGuide.
2.GotoVideo>Focus&Zoom.
3.OntheBasictabsetthezoomlevelusingtheslider.Thebuttons<and>movethezoompositiononestepineither
direction.Thebuttons<<and>>movethezoompositioninmultiplestepsineitherdirection.
4.ClickPerformautofocustofocusthecameraautomatically.
5.IfmoreadjustmentsareneededgototheAdvancedtab.
Note
•Movementsinfrontofthecamerashouldbeavoidedduringautomaticfocusing.
OntheAdvancedtabfocuscanbeadjustedmanually:
1.ClickOpeniristoopentheiristoitsmaximumposition.Thisgivesthesmallestdepthofeldandprovidesthebest
conditionsforfocusing.
2.FocusissetintheFocuswindow.Usethemousetomoveandresizethefocuswindow.
3.ClickintheFocuspositionbartofocusonadesiredlocation.Thebuttons<and>movethefocuspositiononestepin
eitherdirection.Thebuttons<<and>>movethefocuspositioninmultiplestepsineitherdirection.
4.WhensatisedclickEnableiristoenabletheiris.
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Video
Video
ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:
•Videostream.Seepage18.
•Streamproles.Seepage20.
•Camerasettings.Seepage20.
•Viewareas.Seepage23.
•Overlayimage.Seepage23.
•Privacymask.Seepage25.
SetUpVideoStreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreamsgotoVideo>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
•Image.Seepage18.
•H.264.Seepage19.
•Zipstream.Seepage19
•MJPEG.Seepage20.
PixeCounter
Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereisa
requirementthattheimageisacertainsizeforexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeaccessedfrom:
•Video>VideoStream.UnderPreviewclickOpenandselecttheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangle
intheimage.UsethemousetomoveandresizetherectangleorenterthenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeight
eldsandclickApply.
•TheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickintheimageandselect
Pixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequalitybandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compressionthehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
•Mirrorimage.Ifrequiredtheimagecanbemirrored.
•Rotateimage.Ifrequiredtheimagecanberotated.
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•Maximumframerate.ToavoidbandwidthproblemstheframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.AlternativelytheframeratecanbesetasUnlimitedwhichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
•Overlaysettings.SeeOverlayonpage23.
ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
H.264
H.264alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVCisavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimagewhereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
TheH.264streamsettingscanbeconguredfromtheVideo>VideoStreampage.SelecttheH.264tab.Thesettingsdenedinthis
pagewillapplytoallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole.
TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOPlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon
bandwidthrequirementsinsomecasesbutmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.
TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):
•Baseline.TheBaselineproleisrecommendedforclientsthatdon’tsupportCABACentropycoding.
•Main.TheMainproleprovideshighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtotheBaselineprolebut
requiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.
•High.TheHighproleprovidesreducedbitrateandhighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtothe
Mainprolebutrequiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.
ThebitratecanbesetasVariablebitrate(VBR)orMaximumbitrate(MBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimage
complexityusingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityintheimageandlessforlowerimageactivity.Whentheactivityin
thesceneincreasesthebitratewouldusuallyincreaseaswell.Ifthereisasurplusinbandwidththismaynotbeanissueand
selectingVariablebitrate(VBR)willbesufcient.Butifbandwidthislimiteditisrecommendedtocontrolthebitratebyselecting
Maximumbitrate(MBR).WhentheactivityinthesceneincreasesVBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtothecomplexityusingup
morebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthesceneandlessforlowersceneactivity.MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratethat
limitsthebandwidthconsumption.
TheMBRtargetbitrateworksliketheceilingofatent.Itlimitsthebitratewhilemaintainingsomeexibility.Thebitrate
maybounceupanddownwithinthesettargetbutwhenitnearsthesettargetvaluethelimitationkicksin.Howeverbecause
MBRwillalwaysprioritizeacontinuousvideostreamitallowstemporaryovershootsfromthetargetbitrate.Becausesettinga
targetvaluepreventsthebitratefromincreasingframerateandimagequalityareaffectednegatively.Topartlycompensatefor
thisselectwhichvariableshallbeprioritizedframerateorimagequality.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateand
imagequalityareequallyaffected.
Thecurrentbitratecanbesettoappearastextoverlay.UnderOverlaySettingsselectIncludetextandenterthemodier
#bintheeld.
ToapplythesettingsclickSave.
Axis’ZipstreamTechnoogy
Zipstreamisabitrate-reductiontechnologyoptimizedforvideosurveillance.ZipstreamreducestheaveragebitrateintheH.264
streambyremovingunnecessarydataandmakesitpossibletoallowhigherresolutionsreducestoragecostortokeeprecordingsfor
alongertime.ToreducethebitrateZipstreamreducesthenumberofbitsintheareasoftheimagethatarelessinterestingfroma
videosurveillanceperspectiveforexamplethebackground.Imagedetailsthatareimportantforforensicvideoanalysisforexample
facesandlicenseplatesarepreservedwithenoughnumberofbits.
TheseZipstreamstrengthoptionsareavailable:
•Off.Zipstreamdisabled.
•LowestZipstreamstrength.Lowbandwidthreduction.Novisiblequalitydegradationinmostscenes
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•MediumZipstreamstrength.Mediumbandwidthreduction.Limitedvisualqualitydegradationinnotprioritizedareasin
somescenes
•HighestZipstreamstrength.Highbandwidthreduction.Visiblequalitydegradationinnotprioritizedareasinmanyscenes
LowestZipstreamstrengthisthedefaultsettingfortheproduct.Thiscongurationisverysafetouseinallapplicationswhilestill
reducingthebitrate.
Forcloud-connectedcamerasorcamerasusingedgestoragethatneedtolimitthebitrateforincreasedstoragetimeitis
recommendedtoselecttheHighestZipstreamstrength.Thissettingisverygoodtocombinewithmotiondetectiontriggeringand
variablebitrate(VBR)wherethebitrateisallowedtoadapttochangesincomplexityinthescene.
Axis’ZipstreamTechnologyforH.264conformstotheH.264standardandiscompatiblewiththird-partyclientsandVMSsolutions
thatdecodeH.264video.
ThebitratecontrollerbuiltintotheproductcanbecombinedwithZipsteamtoenforceamaximumbitrate(MBR)limit.Axis
CommunicationsrecommendsusingVBRorMBRwitharatherhighbitratelimittoenablethefullpotentialofAxis’Zipstream
Technology.
MJPEG
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusagebutmaygivepoorimagequality.Topreventincreasedbandwidthandstorageusage
themaximumframesizeshouldbesettoanoptimalvalue.
StreamProes
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolutioncompressionframerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolescanbeused:
•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage37.
•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage43.
•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
Forquicksetupuseoneofthepredenedstreamproles.Eachpredenedprolehasadescriptivenameindicatingitspurpose.If
requiredthepredenedstreamprolescanbemodiedandnewcustomizedstreamprolescanbecreated.
TocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprolegotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpagegotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
CameraSettings
TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.
CaptureMode
CapturemodedenesthemaximumresolutionandmaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Acapturemodewithalarge
maximumresolutionhasareducedmaximumframerateandviceversa.Thecapturemodesettingalsoaffectsthecamera’sangle
ofviewastheeffectivesizeoftheimagesensordiffersbetweencapturemodes.Capturemodeissetthersttimetheproduct
isaccessed.SelectthedesiredcapturemodeandclickOK.
Important
Changingcapturemodewhentheproducthasbeenconguredisnotrecommendedasmostothersettingswillbeeither
removedorreset.
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