Axis P3905-R User manual

AXISP3905-RNetworkCamera
UserManual

AboutthisDocument
Thismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofthe
AXISP3905–R,andisapplicabletormare6.50andlater.Itincludes
instructionsforusingandmanagingtheproductonyournetork.
Previousexperienceofnetorkingillbeofusehenusingthis
product.SomeknoledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystemsmayalsobe
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Legaconsiderations
Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylasthatvaryfromcountryto
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forsurveillancepurposes.
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•one(1)H.264decoderlicense
Topurchasefurtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.
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ithinthisdocument,including,butnotlimitedto,theimplied
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consequentialdamagesinconnectioniththefurnishing,performance
oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended
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www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom
https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/
Equipmentmodications
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordanceiththe
instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains
nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor
modicationsillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications
andapprovals.
Trademarkacknowedgments
AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXISandVAPIXareregisteredtrademarksor
trademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvariousjurisdictions.Allother
companynamesandproductsaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarks
oftheirrespectivecompanies.
Apple,Boa,Apache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExplorer,Linux,
Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windos,Windos
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnPTMisa
certicationmarkoftheUPnPTMImplementersCorporation.
SD,SDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C,
LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD,
miniSDHC,microSDHC,microSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered
trademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.
Reguatoryinformation
Europe
ThisproductcompliesiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives
andharmonizedstandards:
•ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive2014/30/EU.See
Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
•LoVoltage(LVD)Directive2014/35/EU.Seeafetyonpage3.
•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive201 1/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandrecyclingonpage3.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactinformationonpage3.
Eectromagneticcompatibiity(EMC)
Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:
•Radiofrequencyemissionheninstalledaccordingtothe
instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenahen
installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Usinganunshieldednetworkcable(UTP)–Thisequipmenthas
beentestedusinganunshieldednetorkcable(UTP)andfoundto
complyiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart
15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterferencehentheequipmentis
operatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,
uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand
usedinaccordanceiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentina
residentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinhichcase
theuserillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisonexpense.
Usingashieldednetworkcable(STP)–Thisequipmenthasalso
beentestedusingashieldednetorkcable(STP)andfoundtocomply
iththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15ofthe
FCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection
againstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.This
equipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,
ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordanceiththeinstructions,maycause
harmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Hoever,thereisno
guaranteethatinterferenceillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.If
thisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision
reception,hichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffand
on,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneor
moreofthefolloingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbeteentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattohichthereceiverisconnected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Tobeusedinaresidentialareaorademandingelectricalenvironment,
theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetorkcable(STP)
thatisproperlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalapparatuscompliesithCANICES-3(ClassB).Theproduct
shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetorkcable(STP)thatis
properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme
CANNMB-3(classeB).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble
réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetorkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theproductshall
beconnectedusingashieldednetorkcable(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
ThisproductcompliesithIEC/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.
Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,theproductshallbe
groundedeitherthroughashieldednetorkcable(STP)orother
appropriatemethod.
Disposaandrecycing
Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disposeof
itaccordingtolocallasandregulations.Forinformationabout
yournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contactyourlocalauthority
responsibleforastedisposal.Inaccordanceithlocallegislation,
penaltiesmaybeapplicableforincorrectdisposalofthisaste.
Europe
Thissymbolmeansthattheproductshallnotbedisposedof
togetherithhouseholdorcommercialaste.Directive2012/19/EU
onasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)isapplicablein
theEuropeanUnionmemberstates.Topreventpotentialharmto
humanhealthandtheenvironment,theproductmustbedisposed
ofinanapprovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingprocess.For
informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contact
yourlocalauthorityresponsibleforastedisposal.Businessesshould
contacttheproductsupplierforinformationabouthotodispose
ofthisproductcorrectly.
ThisproductcompliesiththerequirementsofDirective2011/65/EUon
therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical
andelectronicequipment(RoHS).
China
ThisproductcompliesiththerequirementsofSJ/T1 1364-2014,
Markingfortherestrictionofhazardoussubstancesinelectricaland
electronicproducts.
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Contactinformation
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www.axis.com
Support
Shouldyourequireanytechnicalassistance,pleasecontactyourAxis
reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeanseredimmediately,your
resellerillforardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto
ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,youcan:
•donloaduserdocumentationandsoftareupdates
•ndanserstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search
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•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate
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•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/support
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AXISP3905-RNetworkCamera
TableofContents
Safetyinformation..........................................6
Hazardlevels...................................................6
Othermessagelevels.............................................6
Hardwareoverview..........................................7
Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................8
Hotoaccesstheproductfromabroser...........................8
HotoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet.........................8
Hotosettherootpassord.....................................9
Aboutthelivevieindo.......................................9
Aboutmediastreams........................................12
AboutH.264format.............................................12
AboutMJPEGformat............................................12
AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)...................................12
Alternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream....................13
Howtosetuptheproduct....................................15
Hotoperformabasicsetup.....................................15
Aboutvideosettings........................................16
Hotosetupvideostreams......................................16
Aboutstreamproles............................................18
AboutONVIFmediaproles.......................................18
Aboutcamerasettings...........................................18
VieArea.....................................................20
Aboutoverlays..................................................21
Aboutprivacymasks.............................................22
Howtoconguretheliveviewwindow.........................24
AboutPTZ(PanTiltZoom)....................................26
Aboutpresetpositions...........................................26
Aboutguardtours...............................................27
Advanced......................................................28
Aboutthecontrolqueue..........................................29
Aboutdetectors............................................30
Aboutcameratampering.........................................30
Aboutapplications..........................................31
Aboutapplicationlicenses........................................31
Hotouploadandstartanapplication.............................31
ApplicationConsiderations........................................31
Aboutevents...............................................32
Hotosetupactionrules........................................32
Hotoaddrecipients............................................34
Hotocreateschedules..........................................35
Hotosetuprecurrences........................................36
Aboutrecordings...........................................37
Hotondrecordings...........................................37
Hotoplayrecordings...........................................37
Hotoexportavideoclip........................................38
Aboutcontinuousrecording.......................................38
Aboutlanguages............................................39
Aboutsystemoptions........................................40
Security.......................................................40
Date&Time....................................................42
Netork.......................................................42
Storage.......................................................47
Ports&Devices.................................................50
Maintenance...................................................50
Support.......................................................50
Advanced......................................................51
Hotoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................51
Troubleshooting............................................53
Hotocheckthecurrentrmare.................................53
Hotoupgradethermare.....................................53
Symptoms,possiblecausesandremedialactions......................54
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Technicalspecications......................................57
LEDIndicators..................................................57
SDcardslot....................................................57
Buttons.......................................................57
Connectors....................................................58
Performanceconsiderations.......................................58
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Safetynformaton
Safetynformaton
Hazardeves
DANGER
Indicatesahazardoussituationhich,ifnotavoided,illresultindeathorseriousinjury.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderateinjury.
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Indicatesasituationhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoproperty.
Othermessageeves
Important
Indicatessignicantinformationhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.
Note
Indicatesusefulinformationhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.
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Hardwareovervew
Hardwareovervew
Forspecicationsofthehardarecomponents,seeTechnicalspecicationsonpage57.
1Opticassembly
2Lenstool
3Partnumber(P/N)&erialnumber(/N)
4LEDindicators
5Dcardslot(microD)
6Controlbutton
7NetworkconnectorM12/RJ45
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtoaccesstheproduct
ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliediththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedithmostoperatingsystemsandbrosers.Werecommendthefolloingbrosers:
•InternetExplorer®ithWindos®
•Safari®ithOSX®
•ChromeTMorFirefox®ithotheroperatingsystems.
ToviestreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,alloinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)henprompted.
TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforvieingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledithAMC.
Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.
Note
•QuickTimeTMisalsosupportedforvieingH.264streams.
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser
1.Startaebbroser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebroser’saddresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-donlist.
IfyoudonotknotheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetork.Forinformationabout
hotodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideotreamonAxis
Supportebatwww.axis.com/support
Note
ToshoBonjourasabroserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassord.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpassordmustrstbe
congured.
4.Theproduct’sliveviepageopensinyourbroser.
Note
Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviepagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
youronliveviepage.
HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet
Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetorkroutertoalloincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,hich
illattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoalloaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage45.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportebatwww.axis.com/support
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtosettherootpassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepassordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,hichopenshentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetorkeavesdropping,therootpassordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,hichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbeteenebbrosersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPonpage41.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepassordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeHowtoresettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage51.
TosetthepassordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepassordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,follothesesteps:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe
passordcannobesetsecurely.
2.Enterapassordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickOK.Thepassordhasnobeencongured.
SetPowerLineFrequency
PoerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage51)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.
Selectthepoerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingtherongfrequencymaycause
imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.
Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.
Note
Poerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,hereasmostotherpartsof
theorlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alayscheckiththelocalauthorities.
Abouttheiveviewwindow
Thecontrolsandlayoutofthelivevieindomayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyouronlivevie
indo.Thefolloingprovidesanovervieofeachavailablecontrol.
Aboutthecontrosintheiveviewwindow
ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshotheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledontheimageto
tthebroserindo(leftbutton).
SelectastreamproleforthelivevieindofromtheStreamProledrop-donlist.Forinformation
abouthotocongurestreamproles,seepage18.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromthelivevieindo.Forinformation
abouthotocongureandenablethebutton,seeAboutthemanualtriggeronpage10.
ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusehen
theAXISMediaControlvieertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
Aboutthemanuatrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViepage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddaneactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-donlist,selectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-donlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeAbouteventsonpage32.
ToshothemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViepage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AbouttheAXISMediaControviewertoobar
TheAXISMediaControlvieertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAboutAXIMediaControl(AMC)onpage12for
moreinformation.Thetoolbardisplaysthefolloingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimageilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenvie.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
PTZContros
Note
ThesecontrolsareavailableifdigitalPTZisenabledintheselectedviearea,seeViewAreaonpage20.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.
ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameravieinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.
ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameravieonthatposition.
Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodraa
rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemouseheel.
Tovieaspecicvieareaorpresetposition,selectitfromtheSourcelist.
PanandTiltbars–Usethearrostopanandtiltthecameravie,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameravieto
thatposition.
Zoombar–Usethearrostozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeAboutadvancedPTZsettingsonpage28.
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Aboutmedastreams
Aboutmedastreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetorkilldeterminethe
typeyouuse.
ThelivevieindointheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream
proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,ithoutgoingviathelivevieindo.
AboutH.264format
H.264can,ithoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparediththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetorkbandidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotheray,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidinghichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourvieingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UnicastRTPThisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,especiallyhenitis
importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream,
evenifsomeframesaredropped.
RTPoverRTSPThisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure
reallstoalloRTSPtrafc.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse
realls.Fireallsarecommonlyconguredto
allotheHTTPprotocol,thusalloingRTPto
betunneled.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetorkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof20
simultaneousunicastconnections.
MulticastRTPThismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalays
up-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredropped.
Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandidthhentherearelargenumbersof
clientsvieingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothoever,passanetorkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallothis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternet,forexample.
Notealsothatallmulticastvieerscountasoneunicastvieerinthemaximumtotalof20
simultaneousconnections.
AXISMediaControlnegotiatesiththeAxisproducttodeterminethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofpriority,listedinthe
AMCControlPanel,canbechangedandtheoptionsdisabled,tosuitspecicrequirements.
Note
H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264vieingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
AboutMJPEGformat
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshosconstantlyupdatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindos.
AboutAXISMediaContro(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindosistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.
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Aboutmedastreams
TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore
information.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
•WindosControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.
Aternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream
YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefolloingays:
•MotionPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
connectiontothebroserandsendsdataasandhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.
•StillPEGimagesinabrowser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi
•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefolloingpaths
canbeused:
-UnicastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSP,tunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-Multicast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
•QuickTimeTM.Thefolloingpathscanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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Note
•<ip>=IPaddress
•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstovietheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
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Howtosetuptheproduct
Howtosetuptheproduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyusersithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’ssetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcornerofthelivevieindo.
•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage40
Seealsotheonlinehelp.
Howtoperformabasicsetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage40.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage42.
3.Date&Time.Seepage42.
4.VideoStream.Seepage16.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Aboutvdeosettngs
ItispossibletocongurethefolloingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:
•Videostream.Seepage16.
•Streamproles.Seepage18.
•ONVIFMediaProles.Seepage18.
•Camerasettings.Seepage18.
•Vieareas.Seepage20.
•Overlayimage.Seepage21.
•Privacymask.Seepage22.
Howtosetupvideostreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefolloingtabs:
•Image.Seepage16.
•H.264.Seepage17.
•MJPEG.Seepage18.
Aboutthepixecounter
Thepixelcountershosthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationsherethereis
aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeused:
•Whensettingupavideostream,seeHowtosetupvideostreamsonpage16.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselectthe
Showpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenter
thenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
•WhenaccessingtheLiveViepageinInternetExplorerithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindos.Right-clickinthe
imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefolloingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandidthandlesizeofsavedimages;theloerthe
compression,thehighertheimagequalityithhigherbandidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
•Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.
•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.
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•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandidthproblems,theframeratealloedtoeachvieercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,hichmeanstheAxisproductalaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage21.
ClickSavetoapplythenesettings.
AboutH.264
H.264,alsoknonasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlobitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimage,hereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
AboutGOPength
AGroupofPictures(GOP)containsoneI-framefolloedbyanumberofP-frames.TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframes
beteentoI-frames.
EqualvaluesforGOPlengthandframerateresultinoneGOPpersecond.AhigherGOPlengthvalueresultsinmoresmall-sized
P-framesandlessbig-sizedI-frameshilekeepingthesameframerate.Inotherords,ahighGOP-lengthvaluesavesbandidth,
butthevideoqualitymaydecrease.AloGOP-lengthvalueincreasesthevideoqualitybutrequiresmorebandidth.
AboutH.264proes
TheAxisproductsupportsthefolloingH.264prole(s):
•Baseline:UsetheBaselineproleiftheclientdoesnotsupportCABACentropycoding.
•Main:TheMainproleusesCABACandprovidesabettercompressionithmaintainedvideoquality.Itrequiresalarger
amountofprocessingpoertodecodethantheBaselineprole.
Aboutbitratecontro
Bitratecontrolisusefultomakesurethevideostreamingdoesnottakeuptoomuchbandidth.
Aboutvariabebitrate
Variablebitrate(VBR)adjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimagecomplexity.Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjusts
thebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingupmorebandidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforloersceneactivity.
Variablebitrateissuitableifthereisasurplusinbandidth,heretheincreasedbitratemaynotbeanissue.
Aboutconstantbitrate
HowtosetanH.264proe
1.TochangethesettingsforallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole,gotoVideo>VideoStream>H.264.
2.ToincreaseordecreasethenumberofframesperGOP,settheGOPlength.
3.SelectoneoftheH.264proles.
4.Selectoneofthefolloing:
-Variablebitrate
-Maximumbitrate
5.IfyouselectMaximumbitrate,selecthichvariabletoprioritizeinthePrioritydrop-donlist.
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6.ClickSave.
Howtoincudecurrentbitrateinatextoveray
1.GotoVideo>VideoStream>OverlaySettings.
2.IntheIncludetexteldenter#b.
3.ClickSave.
AboutMJPEGsettings
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetololightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandidthandstorageusageinlolight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandidthandstorageusage,butmayresultinpoorimagequality.
Aboutstreamproes
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolescanbeused:
•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeAbouteventsonpage32.
•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeAboutcontinuousrecordingonpage38.
•IntheLiveViepage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-donlist.
Tocreateaneproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViepage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
AboutONVIFmediaproes
AnONVIFmediaproleconsistsofasetofcongurationsthatcanbeusedtochangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaproles
canbeusedbyaclienttoconguremediastreamproperties.
TheONVIFMediaProlespagelistsallpreconguredproles.Theseprolesareincludedintheproductforquicksetup.Youcan
add,modifyorremoveONVIFmediaprolesfromthispage.
Aboutcamerasettings
TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.
Aboutimageappearance
TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.
IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100producesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0
resultsinablackandhiteimage.
TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,hereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.
IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlolight
conditions.Aloersettingreducesimagenoise,buttheholeimageillappearlesssharp.
TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebeteenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.
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Aboutwhitebaance
TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings
Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis
productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight
sourcefromthedrop-donlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp.
ThewhitebalancewindowisenabledfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptionsthatappearintheWhitebalancedrop-don
list.Selectoneoftheoptionsfromthedrop-donlisttosetthehitebalanceindoproperties.SelectAutomatictousethe
defaultsettingsfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptions(intheWhitebalancedrop-donlist).SelectCustomtomanually
setareferenceindoforhitebalanceintheviearea.
WideDynamicRange
Widedynamicrange(DynamicContrast)canimprovetheexposurehenthereisaconsiderablecontrastbeteenlightanddark
areasintheimage.EnableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.DisableWDRinlolightconditionsforoptimalexposure.
Note
Thissettingisonlypossiblehenusingautomaticexposurecontrol.
TrafcLightmode
Thismodeilldecreasetheexposure,sothattrafclightsandotherbrightlightsourcesillnotsaturateheninvieatnight.
Inthismode,itispossibletodistinguishthecolorofthetrafclightsatanysurroundinglightlevel.Thismodeisalsofavorable
forlicenseplaterecognition.
Note
Thedecreaseinexposureillmaketheholeimagedarker,duringconditionsabove.
ThissettingilldisabletheExposureSettingsforbestresults.
ExposureSettings
Exposureistheamountoflightthecamera’ssensorcapturesforascene.Toomuchlightresultsinaashedoutimageandtoo
littlelightresultsinadarkimage.
Exposurevalue-UsetheExposurevalueslidertoadjusttheoverallbrightnessoftheimage.
Exposurecontrol-Selectasuitableoptiontocontrolexposure.
Formostscenes,theAutomaticoptionillprovidethebestresults.Theshutterspeedisautomaticallysettoproduceoptimum
imagequality.Fluorescentlampsorotherlightsourcescansometimescauseickeringintheimage.Toreduceickerintheimage,
selecttheFlickeroptionthatmatchesthepoerlinefrequency.
TheHoldcurrentoptionlocksthecurrentexposuresettings.
Maxexposuretime-Shutterspeed,alsocalled‘exposuretime’,standsforthelengthoftimethecamerashutterisopen,thereby
exposingthecamerasensortolight.Ifshutterspeedisfastitcanfreezeactioneffectively.Ifshutterspeedisslo,itcancause
movingobjectstoappearblurred.Decreasingtheexposuretimeillreducemotionblur.
EnableBacklightcompensation-Enablethisoptionifabrightspotoflight,suchasalightbulb,causesotherareasintheimage
toappeartoodark.
Exposurezones-Thissettingdetermineshichpartoftheimageisusedtocalculatetheexposure.Formostsituations,theAuto
settingcanbeused.
YoucanselectapredenedareabydeningIncludeandExcludeindosithintheimage.Excludeindosexcludeareasthatare
toobrightordark,andIncludeindosincludeareasinthescenethathavebetterlightinghichillcontributetotheexposuredata.
TheremustbeatleastoneIncludeindo.TherecanbeatotaloftenIncludeandExcludeindostotailortheexposurezone.
NotethatanExcludeindoiseffectiveonlyhenplacedinsideanincludeindo.
Tip:Ifanareaisextremelybright,draanIncludeindotocovertheholeareaanddeneExcludeindosithinitto
blockoutthebrightareas.
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Shutter&Gain
Theshutterandgainsettingsaffecttheamountofmotionblurandnoiseintheimage.Toadapttodifferentlighting,available
storagespaceandbandidth,itisoftennecessarytoprioritizeeitherlomotionblurorlonoise.TheAxisproductallosdifferent
prioritizationinnormallightandinlolight.
Shutterspeedisrelatedtotheamountoftimetheshutterisopenedandismeasuredinseconds(s).Asloshutterspeedallos
morelighttoreachthesensorandcanhelpproduceabrighterimageinlolightsituations.Ontheotherhand,asloshutter
speedcancausemovingobjectstoappearblurry.
SetShutterto:
•Autotosettheshutterspeedautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxshuttertolimittheshutterspeedtopreventtheframe
ratefrombeingreduced.
Forexample,toget30fps,setMaxshutterto1/30.
•Fixedtouseaxedshutterspeed.
Gain,measuredindecibel(dB),istheamountofamplicationappliedtotheimage.Ahighgainmayprovideabetterimageinlo
lightsituationsbutillincreasetheamountofimagenoise.
SetGainto:
•Autotosetthegainautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxgaintolimittheappliedgain.
•Fixedtouseaxedgain.
Example
Ifstoragespaceorbandidthislimited,tryusingaloergain.Thisillreduceimagenoiseandproducesmallerimageles.
ViewArea
Avieareaisacroppedpartofthefullvie.EachvieareaistreatedasavideosourceinLiveViewandhasitsonvideo
streamandPTZsettings.
Whensettingupaviearea,itisrecommendedthatthevideostreamresolutionisthesamesizeasorsmallerthantheviearea
size.Settingthevideostreamresolutionlargerthanthevieareasizeimpliesdigitallyscaledupvideoaftersensorcapture,
requiringmorebandidthithoutaddingimageinformation.
Toenable,gotoVideo>CameraSettingsandselectEnableViewAreas.
Toaddaneviearea:
1.GotoVideo>ViewArea.
2.ClickAdd.
3.ThenevieareaappearsunderSelectedviewarea.EnteradescriptivenameintheNameeld.
4.SelectanAspectratioandaVideostreamresolution.
5.Anevieareacoverstheholeimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetheviearea.
6.SelectEnablePTZtoenabledigitalPTZfortheviearea.
7.ClickSavetosavethesettings.
Tomodifyaviearea,selectthevieareainthelistandmodifythesettingsasrequired.ClickSave.
Toremoveaviearea,selectthevieareaandclickRemove.
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