Axis P5415-E User manual

AXISP5415-EPTZDomeNetworkCamera
UserManual

AboutthisDocument
Thismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersof
AXISP5415-EPTZDomeNetworkCameraandisapplicabletormware
6.50andlater.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingthe
productonyournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwill
beofusewhenusingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXor
Linux-basedsystemsmayalsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscripts
andapplications.Laterversionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedat
www.axis.comSeealsotheproduct’sonlinehelpavailablethrough
theweb-basedinterface.
Lealconsiderations
Videoandaudiosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfrom
countrytocountry.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusing
thisproductforsurveillancepurposes.
Thisproductincludesthefollowinglicences:
•one(1)AACdecoderlicense
•one(1)H.264decoderlicense
Topurchasefurtherlicensescontactyourreseller.
Liability
Everycarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdocument.Please
informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis
CommunicationsABcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytechnicalor
typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe
productandmanualswithoutpriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB
makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained
withinthisdocumentincludingbutnotlimitedtotheimplied
warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.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/
Equipmentmodications
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe
instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains
nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor
modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications
andapprovals.
Trademarkacknowledments
AXISCOMMUNICATIONSAXISandVAPIXareregisteredtrademarksor
trademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvariousjurisdictions.Allother
companynamesandproductsaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarks
oftheirrespectivecompanies.
AppleBoaApacheBonjourEthernetInternetExplorerLinux
MicrosoftMozillaRealSMPTEQuickTimeUNIXWindowsWindows
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnPTMisa
certicationmarkoftheUPnPTMImplementersCorporation.
SDSDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C
LLCintheUnitedStatesothercountriesorboth.AlsominiSDmicroSD
miniSDHCmicroSDHCmicroSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered
trademarksofSD-3CLLCintheUnitedStatesothercountriesorboth.
Reulatoryinformation
Europe
ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives
andharmonizedstandards:
•ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive2014/30/EU.See
Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2014/35/EU.Seeafetyonpage3.
•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive201 1/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandrecyclingonpage3.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactinformationonpage3.
Electromaneticcompatibility(EMC)
Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:
•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe
instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen
installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesigned
toprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina
residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgeneratesusesandcanradiate
radiofrequencyenergyandifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance
withtheinstructionsmaycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.Howeverthereisnoguaranteethatinterference
willnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreceptionwhich
canbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandontheuseris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe
followingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
thatisproperlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCANICES-3(ClassB).Theproduct
shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis
properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme
CANNMB-3(classeB).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble
réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording
toEN61000-6-1residentialcommercialandlight-industrial
environments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments.
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theproductshall
beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Japan
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.
Thepowersupplyusedwiththisproductshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)accordingtoclause2.2ofIEC/UL
60950-1andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)accordingtoclause2.5of
IEC/UL60950-1orCEC/NECClass2sourceofsupplyasdenedin
theCanadianElectricalCodeCSAC22.1andNationalElectricalCode
ANSI/NFPA70.
Battery
TheAxisproductusesa3.0VBR2032lithiumbatteryasthepower
supplyforitsinternalreal-timeclock(RTC).Undernormalconditions
thisbatterywilllastforaminimumofveyears.
LowbatterypoweraffectstheoperationoftheRTCcausingittoreset
ateverypower-up.Whenthebatteryneedsreplacingalogmessage
willappearintheproduct’sserverreport.Formoreinformationabout
theserverreportseetheproduct´ssetuppagesorcontactAxissupport.
Thebatteryshouldnotbereplacedunlessrequiredbutifthebattery
doesneedreplacingcontactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/supportfor
assistance.
Lithiumcoincell3.0Vbatteriescontain12-dimethoxyethane;ethylene
glycoldimethylether(EGDME)CASno.1 10-71-4.
WARNING
•Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
•Replaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis
recommendedbyAxis.
•Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalregulationsor
thebatterymanufacturer'sinstructions.
Disposalandrecyclin
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.
ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective2011/65/EUon
therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical
andelectronicequipment(RoHS).
China
ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofSJ/T1 1364-2014
Markingfortherestrictionofhazardoussubstancesinelectricaland
electronicproducts.
有毒有害物质或元素
部
件
名
称
铅
(Pb)汞
(Hg)镉
(Cd)六价
铬
(Cr(VI)
)
多溴
联苯
(PBB)
多溴
二苯
醚
(PBDE)
电
气
实
装
部
分
X00000
0:表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含量均在
GB/T26572标准规定的限量要求以下。
X:表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含
量超出GB/T26572标准规定的限量要求。
Contactinformation
AxisCommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
Sweden
Tel:+46462721800
Fax:+4646136130
www.axis.com
Support
ShouldyourequireanytechnicalassistancepleasecontactyourAxis
reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeansweredimmediatelyyour
resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto
ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternetyoucan:
•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates
•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search
byproductcategoryorphrase
•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate
supportarea
•chatwithAxissupportstaff
•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/support
Warrantyinformation
ForinformationaboutAxis’productwarrantyandtheretorelated
informationgotowww.axis.com/warranty/
Learnmore!
VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings
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AXISP5415-EPTZDomeNetworkCamera
TableofContents
Safetyinformation6
Hazardlevels...................................................6
Othermessagelevels.............................................6
Hardwareoverview7
Howtoaccesstheproduct8
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................8
HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet.........................8
Howtosettherootpassword.....................................9
Abouttheliveviewwindow.......................................9
Aboutmediastreams12
AboutH.264format.............................................12
AboutMJPEGformat............................................12
AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)...................................12
Alternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream....................13
AccessAudioStreams............................................14
Howtosetuptheproduct15
Howtoperformabasicsetup.....................................15
VideoandAudio16
Howtosetupvideostreams......................................16
Aboutstreamproles............................................18
AboutONVIFmediaproles.......................................18
Aboutcamerasettings...........................................18
Aboutoverlays..................................................20
Aboutprivacymasks.............................................22
Howtochangeaudiosettings.....................................22
AudioClips....................................................24
Howtoconguretheliveviewwindow25
Howtosetdefaultviewerforbrowsers..............................25
AboutPTZ(PanTiltZoom)27
Aboutpresetpositions...........................................27
Gatekeeper....................................................28
Aboutguardtours...............................................28
OSDIZones....................................................29
Advanced......................................................29
Aboutthecontrolqueue..........................................31
Aboutdetectors32
Aboutmotiondetection..........................................32
AudioDetection................................................33
Aboutapplications34
Aboutapplicationlicenses........................................34
Howtouploadandstartanapplication.............................34
ApplicationConsiderations........................................34
Aboutevents35
Howtosetupactionrules........................................35
Howtoaddrecipients............................................37
Howtocreateschedules..........................................39
Howtosetuprecurrences........................................39
Aboutrecordings40
Howtondrecordings...........................................40
Howtoplayrecordings...........................................40
Howtoexportavideoclip........................................41
Aboutcontinuousrecording.......................................41
Aboutlanguages42
Aboutsystemoptions43
Security.......................................................43
Date&Time....................................................45
Network.......................................................46
Storage.......................................................51
Ports&Devices.................................................53
Maintenance...................................................54
Support.......................................................54
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Advanced......................................................55
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................55
RepaintingtheCamera57
Troubleshooting58
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................58
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................58
Symptomspossiblecausesandremedialactions......................59
Technicalspecications62
LEDIndicators..................................................62
SDcardslot....................................................62
Buttons.......................................................62
Connectors....................................................62
Performanceconsiderations.......................................64
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Safetinformation
Safetinformation
Hazardlevels
DANGER
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhichifnotavoidedwillresultindeathorseriousinjury.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhichifnotavoidedcouldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhichifnotavoidedcouldresultinminorormoderateinjury.
NO NO
NOTICE TICE
TICE
Indicatesasituationwhichifnotavoidedcouldresultindamagetoproperty.
Othermessaelevels
Important
Indicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.
Note
Indicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtoaccesstheproduct
ToinstalltheAxisproductseetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Werecommendthefollowingbrowsers:
•InternetExplorer®withWindows®
•Safari®withOSX®
•ChromeTMorFirefox®withotheroperatingsystems.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorerallowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.
TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreamsandone(1)AACaudiolicense.Thelicensesare
automaticallyinstalledwithAMC.Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstopreventinstallationofunlicensed
copies.
Note
•QuickTimeTMisalsosupportedforviewingH.264streamsandforaudio.
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX)gotoSafariclickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddressuseAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddressseethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideotreamonAxis
Supportwebatwww.axis.com/support
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmarkgotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessedtherootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.
4.Theproduct’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Note
Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequentlysomeoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownliveviewpage.
HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet
OnceconnectedtheAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.TodothisenabletheNAT-traversalfeaturewhich
willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
FormoreinformationseeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage49.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopicsvisittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/support
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtosettherootpassword
ToaccesstheAxisproductyoumustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialogwhichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
TopreventnetworkeavesdroppingtherootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnectionwhichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPonpage44.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislosttheproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeHowtoresettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage55.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnectionenteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnectionfollowthesesteps:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreatedenablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproductandthe
passwordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Abouttheliveviewwindow
Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewwindowmayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.Consequentlysomeoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownliveview
window.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
Aboutthecontrolsintheliveviewwindow
ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto
tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).
SelectastreamprolefortheliveviewwindowfromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamprolesseepage18.
ClickPulsetoactivatetheproduct’soutputportforadenedperiodoftime.Forinformationabouthow
toenableandcongureoutputbuttonsseepage26.Theoutputbuttonnamemaydifferdependingon
thenameenteredintheI/OPortsconguration.
ClicktheActive/Inactivebuttonstomanuallyactivateandinactivetheproduct’soutputport.For
informationabouthowtoenableandcongureoutputbuttonsseepage26.
UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromtheliveviewwindow.Forinformation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebuttonseeAboutthemanualtriggeronpage10.
ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
TheAudioclipdrop-downlistallowsyoutoplayanaudioclipfromtheliveviewwindow.Selectthe
audioclipandclickthePlaybutton.
EnableordisabletheGatekeeperbyselectingOnorOfffromthedrop-downlist.Formoreinformation
abouttheGatekeeperseepage28.
Aboutthemanualtrier
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlistselectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlistselectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
FormoreinformationaboutactionrulesseeAbouteventsonpage35.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtonsselectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AbouttheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAboutAXIMediaControl(AMC)onpage12for
moreinformation.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings
AMCAudioControls
AMCaudiobuttonscontrolthespeakersandmicrophoneconnectedtotheclientcomputer.Thebuttonsareonlyvisiblewhen
audioisenabled.
ForinformationabouthowtocongureaudioseeHowtochangeaudiosettingsonpage22.
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Speakerbutton—Clicktoturnthespeakersonoroff.
Microphonebutton–Clicktomuteorunmutethemicrophone.Inimplex-speakeronlymodetheMicrophoneandTalk
buttonsmustbothbeactivetosendaudiototheAxisproduct.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudiotransmission.
Usetheslidertocontrolthevolumeofthespeakersandthemicrophone.
Half-duplexmode
TheTalk/Listenbuttonisusedtoswitchbetweensendingandreceivingaudio.Thebuttoncanbecongured
fromtheAudiotabintheAMCControlpanel:
•Push-To-Talkmode:Clickandholdthebuttontotalk/send.Releasethebuttontolisten.
•Togglemode:Clickoncetoswitchbetweentalkingandlistening.
implex–speakeronlymode
TosendaudiotheTalkandMicrophonebuttonsmustbothbeactive.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudio
transmission.
PTZControls
TheliveviewwindowalsodisplaysPan/Tilt/Zoom(PTZ)controls.Theadministratorcanenable/disablecontrolsforspeciedusers
underSystemOptions>Security>Users.
WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.
SelectFocuswindowtodeneanareaofthecamera'simagethatfocusshouldbeappliedon.Ifthefocuswindowissetfromthe
liveviewwindowanychangeinthecamerapositionwillreturntheautofocustotheentirewindow.Tosetapermanentfocus
windowseeAboutpresetpositionsonpage27
ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.
ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.
Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa
rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomoutrotatethemousewheel.
ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.
User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeAboutadvancedPTZsettings
onpage30.
SelectaPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.SeeAboutpreset
positionsonpage27.
PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameravieworclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatposition.
Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandoutorclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.
Focusbar–Usethearrowstofocusthecameraorclickonapositiononthebartosetthefocusposition.Usingthefocusbarwill
disabletheproduct’sautofocus.Tore-enableusethePTZcontrolpanelwhichisopenedbyclickingtheCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>ControlsseeAboutadvancedPTZsettingsonpage30.
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Aboutmediastreams
Aboutmediastreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralaudioandvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwill
determinethetypeyouuse.
TheliveviewwindowintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreamsaudiostreamsandtothelistofavailable
streamproles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideoandaudiostreamsdirectlywithoutgoingviatheliveviewwindow.
AboutH.264format
H.264canwithoutcompromisingimagequalityreducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherwaymuchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirementsandonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UnicastRTPThisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideoespeciallywhenitis
importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream
evenifsomeframesaredropped.
RTPoverRTSPThisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto
allowtheHTTPprotocolthusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof20
simultaneousunicastconnections.
MulticastRTPThismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways
up-to-dateevenifsomeframesaredropped.
Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof
clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothoweverpassanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternetforexample.
Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof20
simultaneousconnections.
AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisproducttodeterminethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofprioritylistedinthe
AMCControlPanelcanbechangedandtheoptionsdisabledtosuitspecicrequirements.
Note
H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.TopurchaseadditionallicensescontactyourAxisreseller.
AboutMJPEGformat
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidthbutprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.
AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.
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Aboutmediastreams
TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideoandaudiosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’s
Manualformoreinformation.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuseafterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
•Alternativelyright-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.
Alternativemethodsofaccessinthevideostream
YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:
•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclientChromeorFirefoxforexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequiredforaslongasrequired.
•StillJPEGimagesinabrowser.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>=IPaddress
•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabovealthoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
AccessAudioStreams
TheLiveViewpageprovidesaccesstoaudiothroughAXISMediaControl;inadditionaudiocanbeaccessedinthefollowingways:
•VAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface(API)Formoreinformationvisitwww.axis.com/developer
•WindowsMediaPlayersupportssimplexaudio.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-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
•QuickTimeTMsupportsG.71 1andAACaudioencoding.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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Howtosetuptheproduct
Howtosetuptheproduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’ssetuppagesclickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheliveviewwindow.
•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
•OperatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettingsseeUsersonpage43
Seealsotheonlinehelp.
Howtoperformabasicsetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage43.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage46.
3.Date&Time.Seepage45.
4.VideoStream.Seepage16.
5.AudioSettings.Seepage22.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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VideoandAudio
Thevideoandaudiosettingscanbeusedtooptimizevideoandaudioquality.Youcancongurethefollowing:
•Videostreamsettings.Seepage16.
•Streamproles.Seepage18.
•ONVIFMediaProles.Seepage18.
•Camerasettings.Seepage18.
•Overlayimage.Seepage20.
•Privacymask.Seepage22.
•Audiosettings.Seepage22.
•Audioclips.Seepage24.
Howtosetupvideostreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreamsgotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
•Image.Seepage16.
•Audio.Seepage22.
•H.264.Seepage17.
•MJPEG.Seepage18.
Aboutthepixelcounter
Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
aspecicsizerequirementforexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeused:
•WhensettingupavideostreamseeHowtosetupvideostreamsonpage16.UnderPreviewclickOpenandselectthe
Showpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangleorenter
thenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
•WhenaccessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickinthe
imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.
Imae
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequalitybandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compressionthehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
•Rotateimage.Ifrequiredtheimagecanberotated.
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•Maximumframerate.ToavoidbandwidthproblemstheframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.AlternativelytheframeratecanbesetasUnlimitedwhichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage20.
ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
AboutH.264
H.264alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVCisavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimagewhereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
AboutGOPlenth
AGroupofPictures(GOP)containsoneI-framefollowedbyanumberofP-frames.TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframes
betweentwoI-frames.
EqualvaluesforGOPlengthandframerateresultinoneGOPpersecond.AhigherGOPlengthvalueresultsinmoresmall-sized
P-framesandfewerlarge-sizedI-frameswhilekeepingthesameframerate.InotherwordsahighGOP-lengthvaluesaves
bandwidthbutthevideoqualitymaydecrease.AlowGOP-lengthvalueincreasesthevideoqualitybutrequiresmorebandwidth.
AboutH.264proles
TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH264prole(s):
•Baseline:UsetheBaselineproleiftheclientdoesnotsupportCABACentropycoding.
•Main:TheMainproleusesCABACandprovidesabettercompressionwithmaintainedvideoquality.Itrequiresalarger
amountofprocessingpowertodecodethantheBaselineprole.
Aboutbitratecontrol
Bitratecontrolisusefultomakesurethevideostreamingdoesnottakeuptoomuchbandwidth.
Aboutvariablebitrate
Variablebitrate(VBR)adjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimagecomplexity.WhentheactivityinthesceneincreasesVBRadjusts
thebitrateaccordingtothecomplexityusingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthesceneandlessforlowersceneactivity.
Variablebitrateissuitableifthereisasurplusinbandwidthwheretheincreasedbitratemaynotbeanissue.
Aboutmaximumbitrate
IfyouhavelimitedbandwidthwerecommendMaximumbitrate(MBR).MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratetocontrolthe
bandwidthconsumption.Thetargetvaluelimitsthebitratebutitmaintainsaexibilitytobeabletoprioritizeacontinuousvideo
stream.Consequentlytheframeratemightneedtogodownandtheimagequalitymightdecrease.Topartlycompensateforthis
youcanselectwhichvariableshallbeprioritized.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequallyaffected.
HowtosetanH.264prole
1.TochangethesettingsforallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprolegotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream>H264.
2.ToincreaseordecreasethenumberofframesperGOPsettheGOPlength.
3.SelectoneoftheH.264proles.
4.Selectoneofthefollowing:
-Variablebitrate
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-Maximumbitrate
5.IfyouselectMaximumbitrateselectwhichvariabletoprioritizeinthePrioritydrop-downlist.
6.ClickSave.
Howtoincludecurrentbitrateinatextoverlay
1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream>OverlaySettings.
2.IntheIncludetexteldenter#b.
3.ClickSave.
AboutMJPEGsettins
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusagebutmayresultinpoorimagequality.
Aboutstreamproles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolutioncompressionframerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolescanbeused:
•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeAbouteventsonpage35.
•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeAboutcontinuousrecordingonpage41.
•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
TocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprolegotoSetup>Video&Audio>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpagegotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
AboutONVIFmediaproles
AnONVIFmediaproleconsistsofasetofcongurationsthatcanbeusedtochangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaproles
canbeusedbyaclienttoconguremediastreamproperties.
TheONVIFMediaProlespagelistsallpreconguredproles.Theseprolesareincludedintheproductforquicksetup.Youcan
addmodifyorremoveONVIFmediaprolesfromthispage.
Aboutcamerasettins
TheVideo&Audio>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.
Aboutimaeappearance
TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings.
IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100producesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0
resultsinablackandwhiteimage.
TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.
IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoisebutthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.
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TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.
Aboutwhitebalance
TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings
Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis
productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternativelyselectthetypeoflight
sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesettingseetheonlinehelp.
ThewhitebalancewindowisenabledfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptionsthatappearintheWhitebalancedrop-down
list.Selectoneoftheoptionsfromthedrop-downlisttosetthewhitebalancewindowproperties.SelectAutomatictousethe
defaultsettingsfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptions(intheWhitebalancedrop-downlist).SelectCustomtomanually
setareferencewindowforwhitebalanceintheviewarea.
WideDynamicRane
Widedynamicrange(DynamicContrast)canimprovetheexposurewhenthereisaconsiderablecontrastbetweenlightanddark
areasintheimage.EnableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.DisableWDRinlowlightconditionsforoptimalexposure.
Note
Thissettingisonlypossiblewhenusingautomaticexposurecontrol.
ExposureSettins
Exposureistheamountoflightthecamera’ssensorcapturesforascene.Toomuchlightresultsinawashedoutimageandtoo
littlelightresultsinadarkimage.
Exposurevalue-UsetheExposurevalueslidertoadjusttheoverallbrightnessoftheimage.
Maxexposuretime-Shutterspeedalsocalled‘exposuretime’standsforthelengthoftimethecamerashutterisopenthereby
exposingthecamerasensortolight.Ifshutterspeedisfastitcanfreezeactioneffectively.Ifshutterspeedisslowitcancause
movingobjectstoappearblurred.Decreasingtheexposuretimewillreducemotionblur.
EnableBacklightcompensation-Enablethisoptionifabrightspotoflightsuchasalightbulbcausesotherareasintheimage
toappeartoodark.
Exposurezones-Thissettingdetermineswhichpartoftheimageisusedtocalculatetheexposure.FormostsituationstheAuto
settingcanbeused.
YoucanselectapredenedareabydeningIncludeandExcludewindowswithintheimage.Excludewindowsexcludeareasthatare
toobrightordarkandIncludewindowsincludeareasinthescenethathavebetterlightingwhichwillcontributetotheexposuredata.
TheremustbeatleastoneIncludewindow.TherecanbeatotaloftenIncludeandExcludewindowstotailortheexposurezone.
NotethatanExcludewindowiseffectiveonlywhenplacedinsideanincludewindow.
Tip:IfanareaisextremelybrightdrawanIncludewindowtocoverthewholeareaanddeneExcludewindowswithinitto
blockoutthebrightareas.
Shutter&Gain
Theshutterandgainsettingsaffecttheamountofmotionblurandnoiseintheimage.Toadapttodifferentlightingconditions
availablestoragespaceandbandwidthitisoftennecessarytoprioritizeeitherlowmotionblurorlownoise.TheAxisproductallows
differentprioritizationsinnormalandlowlight.
Shutterspeedisrelatedtotheamountoftimetheshutterisopenedandismeasuredinseconds(s).Aslowshutterspeedallows
morelighttoreachthesensorandcanhelpproduceabrighterimageinlowlight.Ontheotherhandaslowshutterspeedcan
causemovingobjectstoappearblurry.
SetShutterto:
•Autotosettheshutterspeedautomatically.IfrequireduseMaxshuttertolimittheshutterspeedtopreventtheframe
ratefrombeingreduced.
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Forexampletoget30fpssetMaxshutterto1/30.
•Fixedtouseaxedshutterspeed.
Gainmeasuredindecibel(dB)istheamountofamplicationappliedtotheimage.Ahighgainmayprovideabetterimageinlow
lightbutwillincreasetheamountofimagenoise.
SetGainto:
•Autotosetthegainautomatically.IfrequireduseMaxgaintolimittheappliedgain.
•Fixedtouseaxedgain.
Example
Ifstoragespaceorbandwidthislimitedtryusingalowergain.Thiswillreduceimagenoiseandproducesmallerimageles.
Day/Niht
TheIRcutlterpreventsinfrared(IR)lightfromreachingtheimagesensor.Inpoorlightingconditionsforexampleatnightorwhen
usinganexternalIRlampsettheIRcutltertoOff.Thisincreaseslightsensitivityandallowstheproductto“see”infraredlight.The
imageisshowninblackandwhitewhentheIRcutlterisoff.
IfusingautomaticExposurecontrolsettheIRcutltertoAutotoautomaticallyswitchbetweenOnandOffaccordingtothe
lightingconditions.
Aboutoverlays
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordingssuchasatimestamp
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Aboutoverlaytext
Anoverlaytextcanincludethecurrentdateandtimeoratextstring.Whenusingatextstringso-calledmodierscanbeusedto
displayforexamplethecurrentbitrateorthecurrentframerate.
Youcanchoosebetweenthefollowingtextoverlaysizes:
SizeTextheightBackgroundheight
Small10pixels20pixels
Medium16pixels28pixels
Large21pixels36pixels
ItisalsopossibletodisplaytextwhenanactionruleistriggeredseeHowtoincludeoverlaytextinanactionruleonpage21.
Howtoincludeoverlaytext
1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
2.ToincludedateandtimeselectIncludedateandIncludetime.
3.ToincludeatextstringselectIncludetextandenterthetextintheeld.ModierscanbeusedseeFileNaming&
Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp.
4.Selectsizecolorandplacementofthetextstring.
5.ClickSave.
TomodifythedateandtimeformatgotoSystemOptions>Date&Time.SeeDate&Timeonpage45.
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