Axis Q1656-B User manual

AXISQ1656BoxCameraSeries
AXISQ1656BoxCamera
AXISQ1656-BBoxCamera
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AXISQ1656BoxCameraSeries
TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Openthedevice'swebpage.......................................3
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount............................3
Securepasswords...............................................3
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware....................4
Webpageoverview..............................................4
Congureyourdevice........................................
Replacethelens................................................
Adjusttheimage................................................
Viewandrecordvideo............................................10
Setuprulesforevents...........................................1 1
Audio.........................................................1
Thedeviceinterface.........................................16
Status........................................................16
Video.........................................................17
Audio.........................................................27
Recordings.....................................................28
Apps..........................................................29
System........................................................29
Maintenance...................................................44
Learnmore................................................46
Long-distanceconnections........................................46
Viewarea......................................................46
Capturemodes.................................................46
Remotefocusandzoom..........................................46
Privacymasks..................................................46
Overlays.......................................................46
Streamingandstorage...........................................47
Applications....................................................49
Security.......................................................0
Specications..............................................1
Productoverview................................................1
LEDindicators..................................................1
Buzzer........................................................2
SDcardslot....................................................2
Buttons.......................................................2
Connectors....................................................2
Troubleshooting............................................6
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................6
Firmwareoptions...............................................6
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................6
Upgradethermware............................................6
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................7
Performanceconsiderations.......................................8
Contactsupport.................................................9
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Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewitiOS15oriPadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSPortal.
penthedevice'swebpage
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordforterootaccountonpage3.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.There’snodefaultpasswordfortherootaccount.Yousetapasswordtherst
timeyoulogintothedevice.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage3.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickAdduser.
Important
Ifyoulosethepasswordfortherootaccount,gotoResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage56andfollowtheinstructions.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
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Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage56.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Webpageoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedeviceinterface.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
elp.axis.com/?&piaId=&section=webpage-overview
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Configureourdevice
Replacethelens
1.Stopallrecordingsanddisconnectpowerfromtheproduct.
2.Disconnectthelenscableandremovethestandardlens.
3.Attachthenewlensandconnectthelenscable.
4.Reconnectthepower.
.Logintotheproduct’swebpageandgotoImage>Eposure.
6.SelecttheP-Irislensyouhaveinstalled.
Note
IfyouuseaDCiris,manualirisoroptionali-CSlensthereisnoneedtoselectalensdriver.
7.Forthechangestotakeeffect,youneedtorestartthedevice.GotoMaintenanceandclickRestart.
8.Adjustthezoomandfocus.
Note
ForalenswithP-iris,DC-iris,ormanualiris,manuallyadjustthefocusonthelensbeforenetuningthefocusthrough
thewebinterface.
Adjusttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpage46.
Selectsceneprole
Asceneproleisasetofpredenedimageappearancesettingsincludingcolorlevel,brightness,sharpness,contrastandlocal
contrast.Sceneprolesarepreconguredintheproductforquicksetuptoaspecicscenario,forexampleForensicwhichis
optimizedforsurveillanceconditions.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seeTedeviceinterfaceonpage16.
Youcanselectasceneproleduringtheinitialsetupofthecamera.Youcanalsoselectorchangesceneprolelater.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Appearance.
2.GotoSceneproleandselectaprole.
Selectexposuremode
Toimproveimagequalityforspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andgain.GotoVideo>Image>Eposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
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•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsbyusingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Butasthevisiblelightdiminishes,colorimagesbecomeless
brightandclear.Ifyouswitchtonightmodewhenthishappens,thecamerausesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlighttodeliverbright
anddetailedblack-and-whiteimagesinstead.Youcansetthecameratoswitchtonightmodeautomatically.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Day-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
2.Tosetatwhatlightlevelyouwantthecameratoswitchtonightmode,movetheThresholdslidertowardBrightorDark.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoVideo>Image>EposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxgain,theimagecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
•Ifpossible,opentheaperture.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage,underAppearance.
Reducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,adjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettingsinVideo>Image>Eposure:
•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,imagenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMashuttertoashortertime,andMagaintoahighervalue.
Ifyoustillhaveproblemswithmotionblur:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
Maximizethedetailsinanimage
Important
Ifyoumaximizethedetailsinanimage,thebitratewillprobablyincreaseandyoumightgetareducedframerate.
•GotoVideo>Stream>Generalandsetthecompressionaslowaspossible.
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•Belowtheliveviewimage,clickandinVideoformat,selectMJPEG.
•GotoVideo>Stream>H.264andH.265encoding>ZipstreamandselectOff.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
ImagewitoutWDR.
ImagewitWDR.
Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimage.
•WDRmaynotbeavailableforallcapturemodes.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
4.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoEposureandadjusttheEposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Stabilizeashakyimagewithelectronicimagestabilization(EIS)
ElectronicImageStabilization(EIS)canbeusedinenvironmentswheretheproductismountedinanexposedlocationandsubjectto
vibrations,forexample,windorpassingtrafc.
EISmakestheimagesmoother,steadierandlessblurry.Italsoreducesthelesizeofthecompressedimageandlowersthe
bitrateofthevideostream.
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Note
TheimageiscroppedslightlywhenEISisenabled,loweringthemaximumresolution.
1.GotoVideo>Installation>Imagecorrection.
2.TurnonElectronicimagestabilization(EIS).
Monitorlongandnarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
1.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’thaveautomaticrotationoftheview,gotoVideo>Installation.
3.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Findoutmoreataxis.com/axis-corridor-format.
Verifythepixelresolution
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimagecontainsenoughpixelsto,forexample,recognizethefaceofaperson,youcanusethe
pixelcounter.
1.GotoVideo>Imageandclick.
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2.ClickforPielcounter.
3.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandpositionoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexamplewhere
youexpectfacestoappear.
Youcanseethenumberofpixelsforeachoftherectangle’ssides,anddecideifthevaluesareenoughforyourneeds.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Privacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
.Tochangethecolorforallprivacymasks,expandPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
SeealsoPrivacymasksonpage46
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
2.SelectImageandclick.
3.GototheImagestab.
4.Draganddropanimage.
.ClickUpload.
6.GototheManageoverlaytab.
7.Selecttheimageandaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlayimageintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Addstreetnamesandcompassdirectiontotheimage
Note
Thestreetnameandcompassdirectionwillbevisibleonallvideostreamsandrecordings.
1.GotoApps.
2.Selectais-orientationaid.
3.ClickOpen.
4.Toaddastreetname,clickAddtetandmodifythetexttotthestreet.
.Toaddacompass,clickAddcompassandmodifythecompasstottheimage.
Recordandwatchvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
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1.GotoVideo>Image.
2.Tostartarecording,click.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorage,clickand.Forinstructionsonhowtosetupnetworkstorage,seeSetup
networkstorageonpage10
3.Tostoprecording,clickagain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyourrecordinginthelist.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage47.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Reducingthebandwidthcanresultinlossofdetailsintheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Stream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideo>Stream>GeneralandincreaseCompression.
.GotoVideo>Stream>H.264andH.265encodinganddooneormoreofthefollowing:
-SelecttheZipstreamlevelthatyouwanttouse.
Note
TheZipstreamsettingsareusedforbothH.264andH.26.
-TurnonDynamicFPS.
-TurnonDynamicGOPandsetahighUpperlimitGOPlengthvalue.
Note
Mostwebbrowsersdon’tsupportH.26decodingandbecauseofthisthedevicedoesn’tsupportitinitswebinterface.
InsteadyoucanuseavideomanagementsystemorapplicationthatsupportsH.26decoding.
Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSystem>Storage.
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