Axis Q1656-BE User manual

AXISQ1656-LEBoxCamera
AXISQ1656-LEBoxCamera
AXISQ1656-BEBoxCamera
AXISQ1656-BLEBoxCamera
UserManual

AXISQ1656-LEBoxCamera
TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Openthedevice'swebpage.......................................3
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount............................3
Securepasswords...............................................3
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware....................4
Webpageoverview..............................................4
Installation................................................
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Replacethelens................................................6
Adjusttheimage................................................6
Viewandrecordvideo............................................11
Setuprulesforevents...........................................12
Audio.........................................................18
Thedeviceinterface.........................................19
Status........................................................19
Video.........................................................20
Audio.........................................................30
Recordings.....................................................31
Apps..........................................................32
System........................................................32
Maintenance...................................................47
Learnmore................................................49
Long-distanceconnections........................................49
Viewarea......................................................49
Capturemodes.................................................49
Remotefocusandzoom..........................................49
Privacymasks..................................................49
Overlays.......................................................49
Streamingandstorage...........................................0
Applications....................................................2
Security.......................................................3
Specications..............................................4
Productoverview................................................4
LEDindicators..................................................
Buzzer........................................................
SDcardslot....................................................6
Buttons.......................................................6
Connectors....................................................6
Troubleshooting............................................60
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................60
Firmwareoptions...............................................60
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................60
Upgradethermware............................................60
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................61
Performanceconsiderations.......................................62
Contactsupport.................................................63
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browserspport
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.
Openthedevice'swebpage
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordforterootaccountonpage3.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccont
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.There’snodefaultpasswordfortherootaccount.Yousetapasswordtherst
timeyoulogintothedevice.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage3.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickAdduser.
Important
Ifyoulosethepasswordfortherootaccount,gotoResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage60andfollowtheinstructions.
Secrepasswords
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.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage60.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Webpageoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedeviceinterface.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
elp.axis.com/?&piaId=65234&section=webpage-overview
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Installaton
Installaton
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
elp.axis.com/?&piaId=65234&section=get-started
Installationvideofortedevice.
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Configureyourdevce
Configureyourdevce
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.
Adjsttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpage49.
Selectsceneprole
Asceneproleisasetofpredenedimageappearancesettingsincludingcolorlevel,brightness,sharpness,contrastandlocal
contrast.Sceneprolesarepreconguredintheproductforquicksetuptoaspecicscenario,forexampleForensicwhichis
optimizedforsurveillanceconditions.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seeTedeviceinterfaceonpage19.
Youcanselectasceneproleduringtheinitialsetupofthecamera.Youcanalsoselectorchangesceneprolelater.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Appearance.
2.GotoSceneproleandselectaprole.
Selectexposremode
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.
OptimizeIRillmination
Dependingontheinstallationenvironmentandtheconditionsaroundthecamera,forexampleexternallightsourcesinthescene,
youcansometimesimprovetheIRilluminationifyoumanuallyadjusttheintensityoftheLEDs.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Day-nightmode.
2.TurnonAllowillumination.
3.GotoandselectManual.
4.Adjusttheintensity.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsbysingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Butasthevisiblelightdiminishes,colorimagesbecomeless
brightandclear.Ifyouswitchtonightmodewhenthishappens,thecamerausesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlighttodeliverbright
anddetailedblack-and-whiteimagesinstead.Youcansetthecameratoswitchtonightmodeautomatically.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Day-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
2.Tosetatwhatlightlevelyouwantthecameratoswitchtonightmode,movetheThresholdslidertowardBrightorDark.
Redcenoiseinlow-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.
Redcemotionblrinlow-lightconditions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,adjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettingsinVideo>Image>Eposure:
•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,imagenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMashuttertoashortertime,andMagaintoahighervalue.
Ifyoustillhaveproblemswithmotionblur:
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•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
Maximizethedetailsinanimage
Important
Ifyoumaximizethedetailsinanimage,thebitratewillprobablyincreaseandyoumightgetareducedframerate.
•GotoVideo>Stream>Generalandsetthecompressionaslowaspossible.
•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.
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4.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoEposureandadjusttheEposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Stabilizeashakyimagewithelectronicimagestabilization(EIS)
ElectronicImageStabilization(EIS)canbeusedinenvironmentswheretheproductismountedinanexposedlocationandsubjectto
vibrations,forexample,windorpassingtrafc.
EISmakestheimagesmoother,steadierandlessblurry.Italsoreducesthelesizeofthecompressedimageandlowersthe
bitrateofthevideostream.
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.
Toseehowtorotatethelens,seeInstallationonpage5
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Verifythepixelresoltion
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimagecontainsenoughpixelsto,forexample,recognizelicenseplates,youcanusethepixel
counter.
ABC 123
1.GotoVideo>Imageandclick.
2.ClickforPielcounter.
3.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandpositionoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexamplewhereyou
expectlicenseplatestoappear.
4.Youcanseethenumberofpixelsforeachoftherectangle’ssides,anddecideifthevaluesareenoughforyourneeds.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Privacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
.Tochangethecolorforallprivacymasks,expandPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
SeealsoPrivacymasksonpage49
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