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
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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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
1.GotoVideo>Image.
2.Tostartarecording,click.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorage,clickand.Forinstructionsonhowtosetupnetworkstorage,seeSetup
networkstorageonpage12
3.Tostoprecording,clickagain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyourrecordinginthelist.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage50.
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Redcebandwidthandstorage
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.
Setpnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSystem>Storage.
2.ClickAddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserverunderNetworkshare.
.Typetheusernameandpassword.
6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonAuto.
7.SelectAddshareevenifconnectionfailsifyouexperiencetemporaryconnectionissues,oriftheshareisnotyet
congured.
8.ClickAdd.
Setprlesforevents
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Tolearnmore,checkoutourguideGetstartedwitrulesforevents.
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Triggerwhitelightwhenthecameradetectsanobjectdringnightmode
Thisexampleexplainshowtosetthecameratotriggerwhitelightwhenitdetectsanobjectinnightmode.Theimagebecomes
brightandcolored.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnalyticsisrunning:
1.GotoApps>AXISObjectAnalytics.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectObjectAnalytics.
4.Inthelistofconditions,underVideo,selectDay-nightmode.
.SelectNight.
6.Inthelistofactions,underIllumination,selectUselight.
7.SelectWhitelight.
8.Setthedurationtime.
9.ClickSave.
Triggeranalarmifsomeoneopensthehosing
Thisexampleexplainshowtotriggeranalarmifsomeoneopensthehousing.
Addarecipient:
1.GotoSystem>Events>RecipientsandclickAddrecipient.
2.Typeanamefortherecipient.
3.SelectEmail.
4.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soitwillneedtologintoanotheremailservertobeabletosendmails.Fill
intherestoftheinformationaccordingtoyouremailprovider.
6.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
7.ClickSave.
Createarule:
8.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
9.Typeanamefortherule.
10.Inthelistofconditions,selectCasingopen.
11.Inthelistofactions,selectSendnoticationtoemail.
12.Selectarecipientfromthelist.
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13.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
14.ClickSave.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsanobject
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsanobjectandto
stoponeminuteafter.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnalyticsisrunning:
1.GotoApps>AXISObjectAnalytics.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectObjectAnalytics.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
6.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
7.Settheprebuffertimetoseconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto1minute.
9.ClickSave.
Providevisalindicationofanongoingevent
YouhavetheoptiontoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoyournetworkcamera.ThisLEDcanbeconguredtoturnonwhenever
certaineventsoccurinthecamera.Forexample,toletpeopleknowthatvideorecordingisinprogress.
Requiredhardware
•AXISI/OIndicationLED
•AnAxisnetworkvideocamera
Note
ForinstructionsonhowtoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLED,seetheinstallationguideprovidedwiththeproduct.
ThefollowingexampleshowshowtocongurearulethatturnsontheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoindicatethatcameraisrecording.
1.GotoSystem>Accessories>I/Oports.
2.FortheportthatyouconnectedtheAXISI/OIndicationLEDto,setthedirectiontoOutput,andsetthenormalstateto
Circuitopen.
3.GotoSystem>Events.
4.Createanewrule.
.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggerthecameratostartrecording.Itcan,forexample,beatimescheduleor
motiondetection.
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6.Inthelistofactions,selectRecordvideo.Selectastoragespace.Selectastreamproleorcreateanew.Alsosetthe
PrebufferandPostbufferasrequired.
7.Savetherule.
8.CreateasecondruleandselectthesameConditionasintherstrule.
9.Inthelistofactions,selectToggleI/Owhiletheruleisactive,andthenselecttheporttheAXISI/OIndicationLEDis
connectedto.SetthestatetoActive.
10.Savetherule.
OtherscenarioswhereAXISI/OIndicationLEDcanbeusedareforexample:
•ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenthecamerastarts,toindicatethepresenceofthecamera.SelectSystemreadyas
acondition.
•ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenlivestreamisactivetoindicatethatapersonoraprogramisaccessingastreamfrom
thecamera.SelectLivestreamaccessedasacondition.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsanobject
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsanobject.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnalyticsisrunning:
1.GotoApps>AXISObjectAnalytics.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
2.UnderOverlays,selectTetandclick.
3.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
4.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
.Topositionthetextoverlay,clickandselectanoption.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectObjectAnalytics.
4.Inthelistofactions,underOverlaytet,selectUseoverlaytet.
.Selectavideochannel.
6.InTet,type“Motiondetected”.
7.Settheduration.
8.ClickSave.
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Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
RecordvideowhenaPIRdetectorsensesmotion
ThisexampleexplainshowtoconnectanAxisPIRdetectortothecamera,andsetupthecameratostartrecordingwhenthe
detectorsensesmotion.
Requiredhardware
•3-wirecable(ground,power,I/O)
•AxisPIRdetector
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Disconnectthecamerafrompowerbeforeconnectingthewires.Reconnecttopowerafterallconnectionsaredone.
Connectthewirestothecamera’sI/Oconnector
Note
ForinformationontheI/Oconnector,seeConnectorsonpage56.
1.Connectthegroundwiretopin1(GND/-).
2.Connectthepowerwiretopin2(12VDCoutput).
3.ConnecttheI/Owiretopin3(I/Oinput).
ConnectthewirestothePIRdetector’sI/Oconnector
1.Connecttheotherendofthegroundwiretopin1(GND/-).
2.Connecttheotherendofthepowerwiretopin2(DCinput/+).
3.ConnecttheotherendoftheI/Owiretopin3(I/Ooutput).
ConguretheI/Oportinthecamera’swebpage
1.GotoSystem>Accessories.
2.UnderDirection,selectInputforPort1.
3.Givetheinputmoduleadescriptivename.
4.UnderNormalposition,selectCircuitclosedtomakethePIRdetectorsendasignaltothecamerawhenitsensesmotion.
TotriggerthecameratostartrecordingwhenitreceivesasignalfromthePIRdetector,youneedtocreatearuleinthecamera’s
webpage.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectslodnoises
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsloudnoiseand
tostoptwominutesafter.
Turnonaudio:
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1.Setupthestreamproletoincludeaudio,seeAddaudiotoyourrecordingonpage18.
Turnonaudiodetection:
1.GotoSystem>Detectors>Audiodetection.
2.Adjustthesoundlevelaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underAudio,selectAudioDetection.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideo.
.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
6.Selectthestreamprolewhereaudiohasbeenturnedon.
7.Settheprebuffertimetoseconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto2minutes.
9.ClickSave.
Detecttamperingwithinptsignal
Thisexampleexplainshowtosendanemailwhentheinputsignaliscutorshort-circuited.Formoreinformationaboutthe
I/Oconnector,seepage57.
1.GotoSystem>AccessoriesandturnonSupervisedfortherelevantport.
Addanemailrecipient:
1.GotoSystem>Events>Recipientsandaddarecipient.
2.Typeanamefortherecipient.
3.SelectEmail.
4.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soithastologintoanotheremailservertosendmails.Fillintherestofthe
informationaccordingtoyouremailprovider.
6.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
7.ClickSave.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underI/O,selectSupervisedinputtamperingisactive.
4.Selecttherelevantport.
.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselecttherecipientfromthelist.
6.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
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7.ClickSave.
Adio
Addadiotoyorrecording
1.GotoVideo>Stream>Audioandincludeaudio.
2.Ifthedevicehasmorethanoneinputsource,selectthecorrectoneinSource.
3.GotoAudio>Devicesettingsandturnonthecorrectinputsource.
4.Ifyoumakeanychangestotheinputsource,clickApplychanges.
.Editthestreamprolethatisusedfortherecording:
.1GotoSystem>Streamprolesandselectthestreamprole.
.2SelectIncludeaudioandturniton.
.3ClickSave.
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Thedevcenterface
Thedevcenterface
Toreachthedeviceinterface,enterthedevice’sIPaddressinawebbrowser.
Note
Supportforthefeaturesandsettingsdescribedinthissectionvariesbetweendevices.
Showorhidethemainmenu.
Accesstheproducthelp.
Changethelanguage.
Setlightthemeordarktheme.
Theusermenucontains:
•Informationabouttheuserwhoisloggedin.
•Changeuser:Logoutthecurrentuserandloginanewuser.
•Logout:Logoutthecurrentuser.
Thecontextmenucontains:
•Analyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personalbrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyfeedbacktohelpusimproveyouruserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinformationaboutcookiesandlicenses.
•About:Viewdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
•Legacydeviceinterface:Changethedeviceinterfacetothelegacydeviceinterface.
Stats
NTPsync
ShowsNTPsynchronizationinformation,includingifthedeviceisinsyncwithanNTPserverandthetimeremaininguntil
thenextsync.
NTPsettings:ClicktogototheDateandtimepagewhereyoucanchangetheNTPsettings.
Deviceinfo
Showsdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
Upgradermware:ClicktogototheMaintenancepagewhereyoucandoarmwareupgrade.
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Video
Clicktoplaythelivevideostream.
Clicktofreezethelivevideostream.
Clicktotakeasnapshotofthelivevideostream.Theleissavedinthe‘Downloads’folderonyourcomputer.Theimage
lenameis[snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jpg].Thesizeofthesnapshotdependsonthecompressionthatisapplied
fromthespecicweb-browserenginewherethesnapshotisreceived,therefore,thesnapshotsizemayvaryfromtheactual
compressionsettingthatisconguredinthedevice.
ClicktoshowI/Ooutputports.Usetheswitchtoopenorclosethecircuitofaport,forexampletotestexternal
devices.
ClicktomanuallyturnonorturnofftheIRillumination.
Clicktoaccessonscreencontrols:
•Predenedcontrols:Turnontousetheavailableonscreencontrols.
•Customcontrols:ClickAddcustomcontroltoaddanonscreencontrol.
Clicktomanuallyturnontheheaterforaselectedperiodoftime.
Clicktostartacontinuousrecordingofthelivevideostream.Clickagaintostoptherecording.Ifarecordingisongoing,it
willresumeautomaticallyafterareboot.
Clicktoshowthestoragethatisconguredforthedevice.Tocongurethestorageyouneedtobeloggedinasan
administrator.
Clicktoaccessmoresettings:
•Videoformat:Selecttheencodingformattouseintheliveview.Ifyouselectaformatwithvideocompression,it
resultsinahigherCPUandmemoryusage.
•Clientstreaminformation:Turnontoshowdynamicinformationaboutthevideostreamusedbythebrowserthat
showsthelivevideostream.Thebitrateinformationdiffersfromtheinformationshowninatextoverlay,becauseof
differentinformationsources.Thebitrateintheclientstreaminformationisthebitrateofthelastsecond,andit
comesfromtheencodingdriverofthedevice.Thebitrateintheoverlayistheaveragebitrateofthelastseconds,
anditcomesfromthebrowser.Bothvaluescoveronlytherawvideostreamandnottheadditionalbandwidth
generatedwhenit’stransportedoverthenetworkthroughUDP/TCP/HTTP.
•Adaptivestream:Turnontoadapttheimageresolutiontotheviewingclient’sactualdisplayresolution,toincrease
theuserexperienceandhelppreventapossibleoverloadoftheclient’shardware.Theadaptivestreamisonly
appliedwhenyouviewthelivevideostreaminthewebinterfaceinabrowser.Whenadaptivestreamisturnedon,
themaximumframerateis30fps.Ifyoutakeasnapshotwhileadaptivestreamisturnedon,itwillusetheimage
resolutionselectedbytheadaptivestream.
•Levelgrid:Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.Thegridhelpsyoudecideiftheimageishorizontallyaligned.Click
tohideit.
•Pielcounter:Clicktoshowthepixelcounter.Dragandresizetheboxtocontainyourareaofinterest.Youcan
alsodenethepixelsizeoftheboxintheWidthandHeightelds.
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