Axis Q1715 User manual

AXISQ1715BlockCamera
UserManual

AXISQ1715BlockCamera
TableofContents
Installation................................................3
Getstarted................................................4
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................4
Accessthedevice...............................................4
Webpageoverview..............................................6
Additionalsettings..........................................8
Adjusttheimage................................................8
Adjustthecameraview(PT)......................................13
Viewandrecordvideo............................................13
Setuprulesandalerts...........................................14
Audio.........................................................20
Cleaningrecommendations...................................21
Learnmore................................................22
Capturemodes.................................................22
Privacymasks..................................................22
Overlays.......................................................22
Pan,tilt,andzoom(PT)..........................................22
Streamingandstorage...........................................23
Applications....................................................25
Security.......................................................26
Troubleshooting............................................27
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................27
Firmwareoptions...............................................27
Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................27
Upgradethermware............................................27
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................28
Performanceconsiderations.......................................30
Contactsupport.................................................30
Specications..............................................31
Productoverview................................................31
LEDindicators..................................................31
SDcardslot....................................................32
Buttons.......................................................32
Connectors....................................................32
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Installation
Installation
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/63041#t10172268
Installationvideoforteproduct.
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
*SupportediniOSandiPadOS
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSPortal.
Accessthedevice
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordforterootaccountonpage4.
3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
erifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage27.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.See
Resettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage27
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Getstarted
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
www.axis.com/products/online-manual/63041#t10098905
Supporttip:Passwordsecurityconrmationceck
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage5.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
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Webpageoverview
1Liveviewcontrolbar
2Liveview
3Productname
4Userinformation,colortemes,andelp
5Videocontrolbar
6Settingstoggle
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7Settingstabs
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Additionalsettings
Additionalsettings
Adjusttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsabouthowtocongureyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatures
function,gotoLearnmoreonpage22.
Levelthecamera
Toadjusttheviewinrelationtoareferenceareaoranobject,usethelevelingguideincombinationwithamechanicaladjustment
ofthecamera.
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandclick.
2.Adjustthecameramechanicallyuntilthepositionofthereferenceareaortheobjectisalignedwiththelevelingguide.
Adjustthefocus
Thisproducthasthreefocusmodes:
•Auto:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusbasedontheentireimage.
•Area:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusbasedonaselectedareaoftheimage.
•Manual:Thefocusissetmanuallyataxeddistance.
Toturnoffautofocusandadjustthefocusmanually:
1.Intheliveviewwindow,iftheZoomsliderisvisible,clickZoomandselectocus.
2.ClickMandusetheslidertosetthefocus.
Selectsceneprole
Asceneproleisasetofpredenedimageappearancesettingsincludingcolorlevel,brightness,sharpness,contrastandlocal
contrast.Sceneprolesarepreconguredintheproductforquicksetuptoaspecicscenario,forexampleorensicwhichis
optimizedforsurveillanceconditions.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,gotothehelpmenuandclickHelp.
Youcanselectasceneproleduringtheinitialsetupofthecamera.Youcanalsoselectorchangesceneprolelater.
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientation.
2.GotoSceneproleandselectaprole.
3.ClickDone.
Reduceimageprocessingtimewithlowlatencymode
Youcanoptimizetheimageprocessingtimeofyourlivestreambyturningonlowlatencymode.Thelatencyinyourlivestreamis
reducedtoaminimum.
1.GotoSettings>System.
2.GotoPlaincong>Imagesource.
3.GotoLowlatencymodeandselectOn.
4.ClickSave.
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Additionalsettings
Selectexposuremode
Therearedifferentexposuremodeoptionsinthecamerathatadjustsaperture,shutterspeed,andgaintoimproveimagequalityfor
specicsurveillancescenes.GotoSettings>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoSettings>Image>ExposureandmovetheBlur-noise
trade-offslidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxgain,theimagecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
•Opentheaperture.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
ImagewitoutWDR.
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Additionalsettings
ImagewitWDR.
Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimage.
•WDRmaynotbeavailableforallcapturemodes.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
4.UsetheTonemappingslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
5.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
StabilizeashakyimagewithElectronicImageStabilization(EIS)
ElectronicImageStabilization(EIS)canbeusedinenvironmentswheretheproductismountedinanexposedlocationandsubjectto
vibrations,forexample,windorpassingtrafc.TurnonEIStogetasmootherandsteadierimagewithoutblur.
EISalsoreducesthelesizeofthecompressedimageandlowersthebitrateofthevideostream.
Note
WhenEISisturnedontheimageiscroppedslightly,loweringthemaximumresolution.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Imagecorrection.
2.TurnonEIS.
Monitorlongandnarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
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