Axis Q1659 User manual

AXISQ1659NetworkCamera
Usermanual

AXISQ1659NetworkCamera
TableofContents
Solutionoverview...........................................3
Chooselens....................................................3
Aboutnetworkredundancy.......................................4
Aboutpowerredundancy.........................................4
Installation................................................5
Previewmode..................................................5
Getstarted................................................6
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................6
Openthedevice'swebinterace....................................6
Createanadministratoraccount...................................6
Securepasswords...............................................6
Veriythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware....................7
Webinteraceoverview..........................................7
Congureyourdevice........................................8
Basicsettings..................................................8
Replacethelens................................................8
Adjusttheimage................................................8
Viewandrecordvideo............................................14
Setuprulesorevents...........................................15
Audio.........................................................17
Thewebinterface...........................................18
Status........................................................18
Video.........................................................19
Audio.........................................................30
Recordings.....................................................32
Apps..........................................................33
System........................................................34
Maintenance...................................................49
Learnmore................................................50
Viewarea......................................................50
Capturemodes.................................................50
Remoteocusandzoom..........................................50
Privacymasks..................................................51
Overlays.......................................................51
Pan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ)..........................................51
Streamingandstorage...........................................51
Cybersecurity...................................................53
Specications..............................................54
Productoverview................................................54
LEDindicators..................................................54
SDcardslot....................................................55
Buttons.......................................................55
Connectors....................................................55
Troubleshooting............................................58
Resettoactorydeaultsettings...................................58
Firmwareoptions...............................................58
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................58
Upgradethermware............................................58
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................59
Perormanceconsiderations.......................................60
Contactsupport.................................................61
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Solutionoverview
Solutionoverview
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Chooselens
Thereismorethanonelensoptionoryourcamera.Whichlenstochoosedependsonthesurveillancerequirements.Thelenseshave
dierentcapabilitieswhenitcomestolightsensitivityandeldoview.Seetheproduct’sdatasheetorlensalternatives.
Depthofeldandsensorsie
Thedepthoelddependsonthelensaperture,thesizeotheimagesensorandthedistancetothescene.Thelowerthe-number
andlargerthesensor,theshallowerdepthoeld.Duetothelargesensor,thedepthoeldismoreshallowinthisparticular
productthanintraditionalsurveillancecameras.Depthoeldbecomesshallowerindarkconditions,duetotheactthattheiris
opensuptoprovideenoughlighttothesensor.
Findoutmoreataxis.com/learning/web-articles/lenses-for-network-video-cameras.
Focusandlightsensitivity
Theocuspointisaectedbytheaperture(-stop)othelens.Thelowerthe-stopvalue,themorelightreachestheimagesensor.
Thesmallertheaperture,thedeeperdepthoeldwhichmayleadtoanunwantedabsoluteocuspoint.Duringlowlightconditions,
whentheapertureisaslargeaspossible,thedepthoelddecreasesandtheimagemaythereoreappearunocused.
Examplesofaperturesfordifferentf-numbers.
Tocalculatethedistancebetweenthecameraandtheobjectointerestinrelationtoscenedimensions,resolution,andocallength,
usethelenscalculatortool,gotoaxis.com/tools/lens-calculator.
Lenslters
Youcanuseanylterorstandardopticstoprotectthelensromdamagesortomodiytheimage.Thiscanbeuseulindicultlight
conditions,toltercertainwavelengthsortoreducereections.
Aboutnetworkredundancy
Thesotwarecontrolsthenetworkredundancyandrequiresthatbothnetworkconnectors(RJ45andSFP)areconnected.TheSFP
modulehashigherprioritythantheRJ45connector.ItheconnectionbetweentheSFPmoduleandtheswitchislosttheproduct
switchestotheRJ45connectortoestablishacontinuedconnection.
Aboutpowerredundancy
Thesotwarecontrolsthepowerredundancy.I,orexample,theDCconnectionails,thecameraautomaticallyswitchestoPoE.
Dependingonthesetup,thecameramayrestartorthechangetotakeeect.
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Installation
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionothisdocument.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=2096&section=solution-overview
Installationvideofortheproduct.
Previewmode
Previewmodeisidealorinstallerswhennetuningthecameraviewduringtheinstallation.Nologinisrequiredtoaccessthe
cameraviewinpreviewmode.Itisavailableonlyinactorydeaultedstateoralimitedtimerompoweringupthedevice.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionothisdocument.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=2096&section=preview-mode
Thisvideodemonstratehowtousepreviewmode.
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Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarereeandcanbedownloadedromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinormationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththeollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFireox®EdgeTMSaari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewithiOS15oriPadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Iyouneedmoreinormationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSPortal.
Openthedevice'swebinterface
1.OpenabrowserandtypetheIPaddressorhostnameotheAxisdevice.
IyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Typetheusernameandpassword.Iyouaccessthedeviceorthersttime,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.See
Createanadministratoraccountonpage6.
Createanadministratoraccount
Thersttimeyoulogintoyourdevice,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.
1.Enterausername.
2.Enterapassword.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage6.
3.Re-enterthepassword.
4.ClickAdduser.
Important
Thedevicehasnodeaultaccount.Iyoulosethepasswordoryouradministratoraccount,youmustresetthedevice.See
Resettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage58.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceatertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
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Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionoryourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesoinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preerablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakeullcontrolothedeviceaterasecurityattack:
1.Resettoactorydeaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage58.
Aterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateothedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Webinterfaceoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewothedevice’swebinterace.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionothisdocument.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=2096&section=web-interface-overview
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Congureyourdevice
Congureyourdevice
Basicsettings
Setthecapturemode
1.GotoVideoInstallationCapturemode.
2.ClickChange.
3.SelectacapturemodeandclickSaveandrestart.
SeealsoCapturemodesonpage50.
Setthemountingposition
1.GotoVideoInstallationMountingposition.
2.ClickChange.
3.SelectamountingpositionandclickSaveandrestart.
Setthepowerlinefrequency
1.GotoVideoInstallationPowerlinefrequency.
2.ClickChange.
3.SelectapowerlinerequencyandclickSaveandrestart.
Settheorientation
1.GotoVideoInstallationRotate.
2.Select0,90,180or270degrees.
SeealsoMonitorlongandnarrowareasonpage1 1.
Replacethelens
1.Stopallrecordingsanddisconnectpowerromthedevice.
2.Disconnectthelenscableandremovethestandardlens.
3.Attachthenewlensandconnectthelenscable.
4.Reconnectthepower.
5.Forthechangestotakeeect,youneedtorestartthedevice.GotoMaintenanceandclickRestart.
6.Adjustthezoomandocus.
Adjusttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Iyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertaineatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpage50.
Levelthecamera
Toadjusttheviewinrelationtoareerenceareaoranobject,usethelevelgridincombinationwithamechanicaladjustment
othecamera.
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1.GotoVideoImageandclick.
2.Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.
3.Adjustthecameramechanicallyuntilthepositionothereerenceareaortheobjectisalignedwiththelevelgrid.
Adjusttheoomandfocus
Toadjustthezoom:
1.GotoVideoInstallationandadjustthezoomslider.
Toadjusttheocus:
1.Clicktoshowtheautoocusarea.
2.Adjusttheautoocusareatocoverthepartotheimagethatyouwanttobeinocus.
Iyoudon’tselectanautoocusarea,thecameraocusesontheentirescene.Werecommendthatyouocusona
staticobject.
3.ClickAutofocus.
4.Tonetunetheocus,adjusttheocusslider.
Adjustthefocusmanually
Itheautoocusdidnotworkasexpected,youcanadjusttheocusmanually.
1.Drawtheocusareaintheliveview.
2.SetExposuremodetoAutomaticshutter.
3.Toopentheirisully,setAperturetothesmallestvalueavailableinthedrop-downlist.
4.Settheliveviewmodeto1:1.
5.Fine-tunetheocuswiththearrows.
6.GobacktothepreviousExposuremode.
Selectsceneprole
Asceneproleisasetopredenedimageappearancesettingsincludingcolorlevel,brightness,sharpness,contrastandlocal
contrast.Sceneprolesarepreconguredintheproductorquicksetuptoaspecicscenario,orexampleForensicwhichis
optimizedorsurveillanceconditions.Foradescriptionoeachavailablesetting,seeThewebinterfaceonpage18.
Youcanselectasceneproleduringtheinitialsetupothecamera.Youcanalsoselectorchangesceneprolelater.
1.GotoVideoImageAppearance.
2.GotoSceneproleandselectaprole.
Reduceimageprocessingtimewithlowlatencymode
Youcanoptimizetheimageprocessingtimeoyourlivestreambyturningonlowlatencymode.Thelatencyinyourlivestreamis
reducedtoaminimum.
1.GotoSystemPlaincong.
2.SelectImageSourceromthedrop-downlist.
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3.GotoImageSource/I0/SensorLowlatencymodeandselectOn.
4.ClickSave.
Selectexposuremode
Toimproveimagequalityorspecicsurveillancescenes,useexposuremodes.Exposuremodesletsyoucontrolaperture,shutter
speed,andgain.GotoVideoImageExposureandselectbetweentheollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forastmovingobjectsthatrequireaastorxedshutter,selectAutomaticaperture.
•Tomaintainalongerdepthoeldorocusrange,selectAutomaticshutter.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,orexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,orexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
•Iyouneedullcontroloallparameters,selectManual.Thisismostlyuseulorsceneswithlittlechangeinlighting.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreotheollowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-obetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoVideoImageExposureandmovetheBlur-noisetrade-off
slidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxgain,theimagecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
•Ipossible,opentheaperture.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage,underVideoImageAppearance.
Itheabovesettingsdonotimprovetheimagesuciently,changetoalenswithalower-value.
Reducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,adjustoneormoreotheollowingsettingsinVideoImageExposure:
•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,imagenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgaintoahighervalue.
Note
Whenyouopentheaperture,thedepthoeldgetsshallower.
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•MovetheApertureslidertowardOpen.
Iyoustillhaveproblemswithmotionblur:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayromitratherthansideways.
Maximiethedetailsinanimage
Important
Iyoumaximizethedetailsinanimage,thebitratewillprobablyincreaseandyoumightgetareducedramerate.
•Makesuretoselectthecapturemodethathasthehighestresolution.
•GotoVideoStreamGeneralandsetthecompressionaslowaspossible.
•Belowtheliveviewimage,clickandinVideoformat,selectMJPEG.
•GotoVideoStreamZipstreamandselectOff.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedierenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedierencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisotenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasotheimagevisible.
1.GotoVideoImageWidedynamicrange.
2.Iyoustillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaointerest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Stabilieashakyimagewithelectronicimagestabiliation(EIS)
ElectronicImageStabilization(EIS)canbeusedinenvironmentswheretheproductismountedinanexposedlocationandsubjectto
vibrations,orexample,windorpassingtrac.
EISmakestheimagesmoother,steadierandlessblurry.Italsoreducesthelesizeothecompressedimageandlowersthe
bitrateothevideostream.
Note
TheimageiscroppedslightlywhenEISisenabled,loweringthemaximumresolution.
1.GotoVideoInstallationImagecorrection.
2.TurnonImagestabilization.
Monitorlongandnarrowareas
Usecorridorormattobetterutilizetheulleldoviewinalongandnarrowarea,orexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
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1.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ithedevicedoesn’thaveautomaticrotationotheview,gotoVideoInstallation.
3.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Verifythepixelresolution
Toveriythatadenedpartotheimagecontainsenoughpixelsto,orexample,recognizelicenseplates,youcanusethepixel
counter.
ABC 123
1.GotoVideoImage.
2.Click.
3.ClickorPixelcounter.
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4.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandpositionotherectanglearoundtheareaointerest,orexamplewhereyou
expectlicenseplatestoappear.
5.Youcanseethenumberopixelsoreachotherectangle’ssides,anddecideithevaluesareenoughoryourneeds.
Increaseimagequalityinrainyweatherwithspeeddry
Thespeeddryunctionhelpstoprovidesharpimagesinrainyweather.Itcanalsosimpliydomecleaning,asitallowsormore
ecientmethodssuchashighpressurecleaning.Withthespeeddryunctionactivated,thedomevibratesathighspeed.It
breaksthesuracetensionothewaterandremovesthedrops.
Snapshotfromacamera’sliveviewbeforeandafterspeeddryhasbeenactivated.
1.ClickandselectLegacydeviceinterface.
2.Intheliveviewcontrolbar,clickSpeeddry.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsotheimage.
1.GotoVideoPrivacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjustthesizeandplacementotheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
5.Tochangethecolororallprivacymasks,clickPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
SeealsoPrivacymasksonpage51
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideoOverlays.
2.SelectImageandclick.
3.ClickImages.
4.Draganddropanimage.
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5.ClickUpload.
6.ClickManageoverlay.
7.Selecttheimageandaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlayimageintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Showatextoverlay
Youcanaddatexteldasanoverlayinthevideostream.Thisisuseulorexamplewhenyouwanttodisplaythedate,timeora
companynameinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideoOverlays.
2.SelectTextandclick.
3.Typethetextyouwanttodisplayinthevideostream.
4.Selectaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlaytexteldintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage51.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Reducingthebandwidthcanleadtolossodetailintheimage.
1.GotoVideoStream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideoStreamGeneralandincreaseCompression.
5.GotoVideoStreamZipstreamanddooneormoreotheollowing:
-SelecttheZipstreamStrengththatyouwanttouse.
-TurnonOptimizeforstorage.ThiscanonlybeuseditheVMSsupportsB-rames.
-TurnonDynamicFPS.
-TurnonDynamicGOPandsetahighUpperlimitGOPlengthvalue.
Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSystemStorage.
2.ClickAddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressothehostserver.
4.TypethenameothesharedlocationonthehostserverunderNetworkshare.
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5.Typetheusernameandpassword.
6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonAuto.
7.SelectAddshareevenifconnectionfailsiyouexperiencetemporaryconnectionissues,oritheshareisnotyet
congured.
8.ClickAdd.
Recordandwatchvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
1.GotoVideoImage.
2.Tostartarecording,click.
Iyouhaven’tsetupanystorage,clickand.Forinstructionsonhowtosetupnetworkstorage,seeSetup
networkstorageonpage14
3.Tostoprecording,clickagain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickoryourrecordinginthelist.
Setuprulesforevents
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperormanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsoconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Tolearnmore,checkoutourguideGetstartedwithrulesforevents.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.Theruledeneswhenthedevicewillperormcertainactions.Youcanset
uprulesasscheduled,recurring,ormanuallytriggered.
2.EnteraName.
3.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Iyouspeciymorethanoneconditionortherule,allothe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
4.SelectwhichActionthedeviceshouldperormwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Iyoumakechangestoanactiverule,therulemustbeturnedonagainorthechangestotakeeect.
Savepowerwhennomotionisdetected
Thisexampleexplainshowtoturnonpowersavingmodewhennomotionisdetectedinthescene.
Note
Whenyouturnonpowersavingmode,theIRilluminationrangeisreduced.
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1.Starttheapplicationiitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanameortherule.
3.SelectInvertthiscondition.
4.Inthelistoactions,underPowersavingmode,selectUsepowersavingmodewhiletheruleisactive.
5.ClickSave.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsanobject
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardwhenthecameradetectsanobject.Therecording
willincludevesecondsbeoredetectionandoneminuteaterdetectionends.
Beoreyoustart:
•MakesureyouhaveanSDcardinstalled.
1.Starttheapplicationiitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanameortherule.
3.Inthelistoactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
4.Inthelistostorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
5.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
6.Settheprebuertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbuertimeto1minute.
8.ClickSave.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsanobject
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsanobject.
1.Starttheapplicationiitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
1.GotoVideoOverlays.
2.UnderOverlays,selectTextandclick.
3.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
4.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
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5.Topositionthetextoverlay,clickandselectanoption.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanameortherule.
3.Inthelistoactions,underOverlaytext,selectUseoverlaytext.
4.Selectavideochannel.
5.InText,type“Motiondetected”.
6.Settheduration.
7.ClickSave.
Audio
Addaudiotoyourrecording
Turnonaudio:
1.GotoVideoStreamAudioandincludeaudio.
2.Ithedevicehasmorethanoneinputsource,selectthecorrectoneinSource.
3.GotoAudioDevicesettingsandturnonthecorrectinputsource.
4.Iyoumakeanychangestotheinputsource,clickApplychanges.
Editthestreamprolethatisusedortherecording:
5.GotoSystemStreamprolesandselectthestreamprole.
6.SelectIncludeaudioandturniton.
7.ClickSave.
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Thewebinterface
Thewebinterface
Toreachthedevice’swebinterace,typethedevice’sIPaddressinawebbrowser.
Note
Supportortheeaturesandsettingsdescribedinthissectionvariesbetweendevices.Thisiconindicatesthat
theeatureorsettingisonlyavailableinsomedevices.
Showorhidethemainmenu.
Accessthereleasenotes.
Accesstheproducthelp.
Changethelanguage.
Setlightthemeordarktheme.
Theusermenucontains:
•Inormationabouttheuserwhoisloggedin.
•Changeuser:Logoutthecurrentuserandloginanewuser.
•Logout:Logoutthecurrentuser.
Thecontextmenucontains:
•Analyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personalbrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyeedbacktohelpusimproveyouruserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinormationaboutcookiesandlicenses.
•About:Viewdeviceinormation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
•Legacydeviceinterface:Changethedevice’swebinteracetothelegacyversion.
Status
Security
Showswhatkindoaccesstothedevicethatisactive,andwhatencryptionprotocolsareinuse.Recommendationstothesettings
arebasedontheAXISOSHardeningGuide.
Hardeningguide:LinktoAXISOSHardeningguidewhereyoucanlearnmoreaboutcybersecurityonAxisdevicesandbest
practices.
Timesyncstatus
ShowsNTPsynchronizationinormation,includingithedeviceisinsyncwithanNTPserverandthetimeremaininguntil
thenextsync.
NTPsettings:ViewandupdatetheNTPsettings.TakesyoutotheDateandtimepagewhereyoucanchangetheNTPsettings.
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Videoinput
Showsvideoinputinormation,includingivideoinputisconguredanddetailedinormationoreachchannel.
Videoinputsettings:Updatethevideoinputsettings.TakesyoutotheVideoinputpagewhereyoucanchangethevideo
inputsettings.
Deviceinfo
Showsthedeviceinormation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
Upgradermware:Upgradethermwareonyourdevice.TakesyoutotheMaintenancepagewhereyoucandoarmware
upgrade.
Connectedclients
Showsthenumberoconnectionsandconnectedclients.
Viewdetails:Viewandupdatethelistotheconnectedclients.ThelistshowsIPaddress,protocol,port,andPID/Process
oeachclient.
RAMuse:PercentageoRAMthat’sused.
CPUuse:PercentageoCPUthat’sused.
GPUuse:PercentageoGPUthat’sused.
GPUbususe:PercentageoGPUbusthat’sused.
Decodingprocess:Currentstatusothedecodingprocess,RunningorStopped.
IPaddress:Thedevice’sIPaddress.
Dateandtime:Thedevice’sdateandtime.
Ongoingrecordings
Showsongoingrecordingsandtheirdesignatedstoragespace.
Recordings:Viewongoingandlteredrecordingsandtheirsource.Formoreinormation,seeRecordingsonpage2
Showsthestoragespacewheretherecordingissaved.
Video
Click-and-dragtopanandtiltintheliveview.
ZoomUsetheslidertozoominandout.
FocusUsethissettingtosetocusintheshownarea.Dependingonthedevice,dierentocusmodesareavailable.
•Auto:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsocusbasedontheentireimage.
•Manual:Settheocusmanuallyataxeddistance.
•Area:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsocusoraselectedareaotheimage.
•Spot:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsocusorthecenterotheimage.
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BrightnessUsethissettingtoadjustthelightintensityintheimage,orexample,tomakeobjectseasiertosee.Brightnessis
appliedaterimagecapture,anddoesnotaecttheinormationintheimage.Togetmoredetailsinadarkarea,itissometimes
bettertotrytoincreasegainorincreaseexposuretime.
Clicktoplaythelivevideostream.
Clicktoreezethelivevideostream.
Clicktotakeasnapshotothelivevideostream.Theleissavedinthe‘Downloads’olderonyourcomputer.Theimage
lenameis[snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jpg].Thesizeothesnapshotdependsonthecompressionthatthespecic
web-browserenginewherethesnapshotisreceivedapplies,thereore,thesnapshotsizemayvaryromtheactualcompression
settingthatisconguredinthedevice.
ClicktoshowI/Ooutputports.Usetheswitchtoopenorclosethecircuitoaport,orexample,totestexternal
devices.
ClicktomanuallyturnonorturnotheIRillumination.
Clicktomanuallyturnonorturnothewhitelight.
Clicktoaccessonscreencontrols:
•Predenedcontrols:Turnontousetheavailableonscreencontrols.
•Customcontrols:ClickAddcustomcontroltoaddanonscreencontrol.
Startsthewasher.Whenthesequencestarts,thecameramovestotheconguredpositiontoreceivethewash
spray.Whenthewholewashsequenceiscompleted,thecamerareturnstoitspreviousposition.Thisiconisonlyvisiblewhenthe
washerisconnectedandcongured.
Startsthewiper.
Clickandselectapresetpositiontogotothatpresetpositionintheliveview.Or,clickSetuptogotothepreset
positionpage.
Addsorremovesaocusrecallarea.Whenyouaddaocusrecallarea,thecamerasavestheocussettingsat
thatspecicpan/tiltrange.Whenyouhavesetaocusrecallareaandthecameraentersthatareaintheliveview,thecamera
recallsthepreviouslysavedocus.It’senoughtocoverhalotheareaorthecameratorecalltheocus.
Clicktoselectaguardtour,thenclickStarttoplaytheguardtour.Or,clickSetuptogototheguardtourspage.
Clicktomanuallyturnontheheateroraselectedperiodotime.
Clicktostartacontinuousrecordingothelivevideostream.Clickagaintostoptherecording.Iarecordingisongoing,it
willresumeautomaticallyaterareboot.
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