Axis P3818-PVE User manual

AXISP3818-PVENetworkCamera
UserManual

AXISP3818-PVENetworkCamera
TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Accessthedevice...............................................3
Webpageoverview..............................................5
Additionalsettings..........................................7
Adjusttheimage................................................7
Viewandrecordvideo............................................10
Setupruesforevents...........................................1 1
Audio.........................................................19
Cleaningrecommendations...................................21
Learnmore................................................22
Long-distanceconnections........................................22
Privacymasks..................................................22
Overays.......................................................22
Streamingandstorage...........................................22
Appications....................................................25
Security.......................................................26
Troubleshooting............................................27
Resettofactorydefautsettings...................................27
Firmwareoptions...............................................27
Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................27
Upgradethermware............................................27
Technicaissues,cuesandsoutions................................28
Performanceconsiderations.......................................30
Contactsupport.................................................30
Specications..............................................31
Productoverview................................................31
LEDindicators..................................................31
SDcardsot....................................................32
Buttons.......................................................32
Connectors....................................................32
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Getstarte
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtiityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
appicationsarefreeandcanbedownoadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browserspport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefoowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
*iOSandiPadOSisonlysupportedupuntilversion14.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSPortal.
Accessthedevice
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtiityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordortherootaccountonpage3.
3.Theiveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginaAxisrmware,ortotakefucontroofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefautsettings.SeeResettoactorydeaultsettingsonpage27.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstathedevice.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccont
Important
Thedefautadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootisost,resetthedevicetofactorydefautsettings.See
Resettoactorydeaultsettingsonpage27
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Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/60260#t10098905
Supporttip:Passwordsecurityconrmationcheck
1.Typeapassword.Foowtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespeing.
3.CickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Secrepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiaysetpasswordinceartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpoicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstaations.
Toprotectyourdatawestrongyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithateast8characters,preferabycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterva,ateastonceayear.
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Webpageoverview
1Liveviewcontrolbar
2Liveview
3Productname
4Userinormation,colorthemes,andhelp
5Videocontrolbar
6Settingstoggle
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7Settingstabs
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Aitionalsettings
Aitionalsettings
Adjsttheimage
Thissectionincudesinstructionsabouthowtocongureyourdevice.Ifyouwanttoearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatures
function,gotoLearnmoreonpage22.
Levelthecamera
Toadjusttheviewinreationtoareferenceareaoranobject,usetheeveingguideincombinationwithamechanicaadjustment
ofthecamera.
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandcick.
2.Adjustthecameramechanicayuntithepositionofthereferenceareaortheobjectisaignedwiththeeveingguide.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionssingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisibeighttodeivercoorimagesduringtheday.Astheavaiabeightdiminishes,youcansetthecamerato
automaticayshifttonightmode,inwhichthecamerausesbothvisibeightandnear-infraredighttodeiverback-and-white
images.Sincethecamerausesmoreoftheavaiabeightitcandeiverbrighter,moredetaied,images.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andmakesurethattheIRcutlterissettoAuto.
2.Todetermineatwhatighteveyouwantthecameratoshifttonightmode,movetheThresholdsidertowardright
orDark.
Note
Ifyousettheshifttonightmodetooccurwhenit’sbrighter,theimageremainssharperastherewibeessow-ight
noise.Ifyousettheshifttooccurwhenit’sdarker,theimagecoorsaremaintainedforonger,buttherewibemore
imageburduetoow-ightnoise.
Redcenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinow-ightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefoowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionbur.GotoSettings>Image>Exposureandmovethelur-noise
trade-offsidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervauecanresutinmotionbur.
•Tosowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossibevaue.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxgain,theimagecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxgaintoaowervaue.
Redcemotionblrinlow-lightconditions
Toreducemotionburinow-ightconditions,adjustoneormoreofthefoowingsettingsinSettings>Image>Exposure:
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•Movethelur-noisetrade-offsidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,imagenoiseasoincreases.
•SetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgaintoahighervaue.
Ifyoustihaveprobemswithmotionbur:
•Increasetheighteveinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
Maximizethedetailsinanimage
Important
Ifyoumaximizethedetaisinanimage,thebitratewiprobabyincreaseandyoumightgetareducedframerate.
•Makesuretoseectthecapturemodethathasthehighestresoution.
•Setthecompressionasowaspossibe.
•SeectMJPEGstreaming.
•TurnoffZipstreamfunctionaity.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinightevesinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresutisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisibe.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisibe.
ImagewithoutWDR.
ImagewithWDR.
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Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimage.
•WDRmaynotbeavaiabeforacapturemodes.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastsidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wide-dynamic-range.
Verifythepixelresoltion
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimagecontainsenoughpixesto,forexampe,recognizethefaceofaperson,youcanusethe
pixecounter.
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientation.
2.Cick.
3.Inthecamera’siveview,adjustthesizeandpositionoftherectangearoundtheareaofinterest,forexampewhere
youexpectfacestoappear.
Youcanseethenumberofpixesforeachoftherectange’ssides(XandY),anddecideifthevauesareenoughfor
yourneeds.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveraprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
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Aitionalsettings
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/60260#t10106902
Howtocreateaprivacymask
1.GotoSettings>Privacymask.
2.CickNew.
3.Adjustthesize,coor,andnameoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/60260#t10106902
Howtochangetheappearanceothemask
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimageasanoverayinthevideostream.
1.GotoSettings>Overlay.
2.CickImagelist.
3.UpoadanimageandcickDone.
4.CickCreateoverlay.
5.SeectImageandcickCreate.
6.Seecttheimagefromthedrop-downist.
7.Topositiontheimageoveray,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
8.CickCreate.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincudesinstructionsabouthowtocongureyourdevice.Toearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage22.
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