Axis P9106-V User manual

AXIS P9106-V Network Camera
User Manual

AXIS P9106-V Network Camera
Table of Contents
Solution overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
How to access the product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
About the product's built-in help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Image quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
treaming and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Add audio to your product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
How to reset to factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
How to check the current rmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
How to upgrade the rmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Technical issues, clues and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Performance considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
D card slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Solution o er iew
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Product o er iew
Product o er iew
1Status LED
2microSD card slot
3Focus ring
4Control button
5Network connector (PoE
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How to access the product
How to access the product
AXI IP Utility and AXI Device Manager are recommended methods for nding Axis products on the network and assigning them IP
addresses in Windows®. Both applications are free and can be downloaded from axis.com/support
The product can be used with the following browsers:
• Windows®: ChromeTM (recommended), Firefox®, Edge®, or Opera®
• O X®: ChromeTM (recommended) or afari®
• Other operating systems: ChromeTM or Firefox®.
If you need more information about recommended browsers, go to axis.com/browser-support
How to access the device rom a browser
1. tart a web browser.
2. Enter the IP address or host name of the Axis device in the browser’s address eld.
To access the device from a Mac computer (O X), go to afari, click on Bonjour and select the device from the drop-down
list. To add Bonjour as a browser bookmark, go to Safari > Preferences.
If you do not know the IP address, use AXI IP Utility to locate the device on the network. For information about how
to discover and assign an IP address, see the document How to assign an IP address and access your device on the
device page at axis.com.
3. Enter your username and password. If this is the rst time the device is accessed, the root password must rst be
congured, go to Set a secure password for the root account on page 5 .
4. The device’s live view page opens in your browser.
About secure passwords
Important
Axis devices send the initially set password in clear text over the network. To protect your device after the rst login, set
up a secure and encrypted HTTP connection and then change the password.
The device password is the primary protection for the data and services. Axis devices do not impose a password policy as they may be
used in various types of installations. To protect your data we recommend that you:
• Change the default password that comes with each device.
• Use a password with at least 8 characters, preferably created by a password generator.
• Don’t expose the password.
• Change the password at a recurring interval, at least once a year.
Set a secure password or the root account
Important
The default administrator username is root. If the password for root is lost, reset the device to factory default settings.
1. Type a password. Follow the instructions about secure passwords. ee About secure passwords on page 5 .
2. Retype the password to conrm the spelling.
3. Click Create login. The password has now been congured.
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Setup
About the product's built-in help
You can access the built-in help from the product’s webpage. The help provides more detailed information on the product’s
features and their settings.
Image quality
How to select exposure mode
There are different exposure mode options in the camera that adjusts aperture, shutter speed, and gain to improve image quality for
specic surveillance scenes. Go to Settings > Image > Exposure and select between the following exposure modes:
• For most use cases, select utomatic exposure.
• For environments with certain articial lighting, for example uorescent lighting, select Flicker-free.
• For environments with certain articial light and bright light, for example outdoors with uorescent lighting at night and
sun during daytime, select Flicker-reduced.
• To lock the current exposure settings, select Hold current.
About view area
A view area is a cropped part of the full view. You can stream and store view areas instead of the full view to minimize bandwidth
and storage needs. If you enable PTZ for a view area, you can pan, tilt and zoom within it. By using view areas you can remove parts
of the full view, for example, the sky.
When you set up a view area, we recommend you to set the video stream resolution to the same size as or smaller than the view area
size. If you set the video stream resolution larger than the view area size it implies digitally scaled up video after sensor capture,
which requires more bandwidth without adding image information.
How to hide parts o the image with privacy masks
What is a privacy mask?
A privacy mask is a user-dened area that prevents users from viewing a part of the monitored area. In the video stream, privacy
masks appear as blocks of solid color.
You’ll see the privacy mask on all snapshots, recorded video, and live streams.
You can use the VAPIX® application programming interface (API) to turn off the privacy masks.
Important
Using multiple privacy masks may affect the product’s performance.
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How to create a privacy mask
To create a privacy mask, go to Settings > Privacy mask .
How to enhance acial recognition
To better recognize the face of a person passing by the camera, you can set the optimal pixel resolution with the camera’s pixel
counter.
1. Go to Settings > System >Orientation and click .
2. Adjust the size and placement of the rectangle in the camera’s live view around the area of interest, for example where
the faces of passing persons are expected to appear. You can then see the number of pixels represented by the sides of
the rectangle.
Note
You can use an object of a known size in the view as a reference to decide how much resolution is needed for recognition.
How to reduce noise in low-light conditions
To reduce noise in low-light conditions, you can adjust one or more of the following settings:
• Make sure that the exposure mode is automatic.
Note
Increasing the max shutter value can result in motion blur.
• The shutter speed should be as slow as possible, which means you should set max shutter to the highest possible value.
• Reduce sharpness in the image.
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How to handle scenes with strong backlight
Image without WDR.
Image with WDR.
Note
WDR may cause artifacts in the image.
Find out more about WDR and how to use it at axis.com/web-articles/wdr
How to maximize details in an image
Important
If you maximize details in an image, the bitrate will probably increase and you might get a reduced frame rate.
• Make sure to select the capture mode that has the highest resolution.
• et the compression as low as possible.
• elect MJPEG streaming.
• Turn off Zipstream functionality.
Overlays
About overlays
Overlays are superimposed over the video stream. They are used to provide extra information during recordings, such as a timestamp,
or during product installation and conguration.
How to show a text overlay when the camera detects motion
This example explains how to display the text “Motion detected” when the camera detects motion:
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Make sure the AXI Video Motion Detection application is running:
1. Go to Settings > pps >XIS Video Motion Detection.
2. tart the application if it is not already running.
3. Make sure you have set up the application according to your needs.
Add the overlay text:
4. Go to Settings > Overlay.
5. Enter #D in the text eld.
6. Choose text size and appearance.
Create an action rule:
7. Go to System > Events >ction rules.
8. Create an action rule with AXI Video Motion Detection as trigger.
9. From the list of actions, select Overlay text.
10. Type “Motion detected”.
11. et the duration.
Streaming and storage
How to choose video compression ormat
Decide which compression method to use based on your viewing requirements, and on the properties of your network. The
available options are:
Motion JPEG
Motion JPEG or MJPEG is a digital video sequence that is made up of a series of individual JPEG images. These images are then
displayed and updated at a rate sufcient to create a stream that shows constantly updated motion. For the viewer to perceive motion
video the rate must be at least 16 image frames per second. Full motion video is perceived at 30 (NT C) or 25 (PAL) frames per second.
The Motion JPEG stream uses considerable amounts of bandwidth, but provides excellent image quality and access to every image
contained in the stream.
H.264 or MPEG-4 Part 10/ VC
Note
H.264 is a licensed technology. The Axis product includes one H.264 viewing client license. Installing additional unlicensed
copies of the client is prohibited. To purchase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller.
H.264 can, without compromising image quality, reduce the size of a digital video le by more than 80% compared to the Motion
JPEG format and by as much as 50% compared to the MPEG-4 standard. This means that less network bandwidth and storage space
are required for a video le. Or seen another way, higher video quality can be achieved for a given bitrate.
How to reduce bandwidth and storage
Important
If you reduce the bandwidth it can result in loss of details in the picture.
1. Go to live view and select H.264.
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2. Go to Settings > Stream.
3. Do one or more of the following:
- Turn on the Zipstream functionality and select the desired level.
- Turn on dynamic GOP and set a high GOP length value.
- Increase the compression.
- Turn on dynamic FP .
How to set up network storage
To store recordings on the network, you need to set up network storage:
1. Go to Settings > System >Storage.
2. Click Setup under Network storage.
3. Enter the IP address of the host server.
4. Enter the name of the shared location on the host server.
5. Move the switch if the share requires a login, and enter username and password.
6. Click Connect.
Events
About events
The event pages allow you to congure your product to perform actions when different events occur. For example, the product
can start a recording or send an email notication when motion is detected. The set of conditions that denes how and when
the action is triggered is called an action rule.
How to trigger an action
1. Go to Settings > System > Events to set up an action rule. The action rule denes when the camera will perform certain
actions. Action rules can be setup as scheduled, recurring, or for example, triggered by motion detection.
2. elect what Trigger must be met to trigger the action. If you specify more than one trigger for the action rule, all
of them must be met to trigger the action.
3. elect which ction the camera should perform when the conditions are met.
Note
If you make changes to an active action rule, the action rule needs to be restarted for the changes to take effect.
How to record video when the camera detects motion
This example explains how to set up the camera to start recording to the D card ve seconds before it detects motion and to
stop one minute after.
Make sure the AXI Video Motion Detection application is running:
1. Go to Settings > pps >XIS Video Motion Detection.
2. tart the application if it is not already running.
3. Make sure you have set up the application according to your needs.
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