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
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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*
*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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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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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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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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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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1.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’thaveautomaticrotationoftheview,logintothewebpageandgotoSettings>System>Orientation.
3.Click.
4.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Findoutmoreataxis.com/axis-corridor-format.
erifythepixelresolution
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimagecontainsenoughpixelsto,forexample,recognizethefaceofaperson,youcanusethe
pixelcounter.
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientation.
2.Click.
3.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandpositionoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexamplewhere
youexpectfacestoappear.
Youcanseethenumberofpixelsforeachoftherectangle’ssides(XandY),anddecideifthevaluesareenoughfor
yourneeds.
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Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
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Howtocreateaprivacymask
1.GotoSettings>Privacymask.
2.ClickNew.
3.Adjustthesize,color,andnameoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
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Howtocangeteappearanceoftemask
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoSettings>Overlay.
2.ClickImagelist.
3.UploadanimageandclickDone.
4.ClickCreateoverlay.
5.SelectImageandclickCreate.
6.Selecttheimagefromthedrop-downlist.
7.Topositiontheimageoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
8.ClickCreate.
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Adjustthecameraview(PTZ)
Tolearnmoreaboutdifferentpan,tilt,andzoomsettings,seePan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ)onpage22.
Limitthezoommovements
Iftherearepartsofthescenethatyoudon’twantthecameratobeabletozoominon,youcanlimitthemaximumzoomlevel.For
example,youwanttoprotecttheprivacyofresidentsinanapartmentbuilding,whichislocatedclosetoaparkinglotthatyou
intendtomonitor.Tolimitthemaximumzoomlevel,gotoSettings>PTZ>Limits.
Createaguardtourwithpresetpositions
Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositionseitherinapredeterminedorrandomorder,andforcongurable
periodsoftime.
1.GotoSettings>PTZ>Guardtours.
2.Click+.
3.Toedittheguardtour’sproperties,click.
4.Typeanamefortheguardtourandspecifythepauselengthinminutesbetweeneachtour.
5.Ifyouwanttheguardtourtogotothepresetpositionsinarandomorder,turnonShufe.
6.ClickDone.
7.ClickAddtoaddthepresetpositionsthatyouwantinyourguardtour.
8.ClickDonetoexittheguardtoursettings.
9.Toscheduletheguardtour,gotoSystem>Events.
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iewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsabouthowtocongureyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage23.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Ifyoureducethebandwidthitcanresultinlossofdetailsinthepicture.
1.GotoliveviewandselectH.264.
2.GotoSettings>Stream.
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3.Dooneormoreofthefollowing:
Note
ThezipstreamsettingsareusedforbothH.264andH.265.
-TurnondynamicGOPandsetahighGOPlengthvalue.
-Increasethecompression.
-TurnondynamicFPS.
Note
WebbrowsersdonotsupportH.265decoding.UseavideomanagementsystemorapplicationsupportingH.265decoding.
Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSettings>System>Storage.
2.ClickSetupunderNetworkstorage.
3.EntertheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.Enterthenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserver.
5.Movetheswitchifthesharerequiresalogin,andenterusernameandpassword.
6.ClickConnect.
Recordandwatchvideo
Torecordvideoyoumustrstsetupnetworkstorage,seeSetupnetworkstorageonpage14,orhaveanSDcardinstalled.
Recordvideo
1.Gototheliveview.
2.Tostartarecording,clickRecord.Clickagaintostoptherecording.
Watchvideo
1.ClickStorage>Gotorecordings.
2.Selectyourrecordinginthelistanditwillplayautomatically.
Setuprulesandalerts
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Formoreinformation,visitGetstartedwitrulesforevents.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventstosetuparule.Theruledeneswhenthedevicewillperformcertainactions.Rules
canbesetupasscheduled,recurring,orforexample,triggeredbymotiondetection.
2.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherule,allofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
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3.SelectwhichActionthedeviceshouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechangestoanactiverule,youhavetorestarttheruleforthechangestotakeeffect.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsmotion
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsmotionandto
stoponeminuteafter.
MakesurethatAXISObjectAnalyticsisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISObjectAnalytics.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.Ifyouneedhelp,seethe
usermanualforAXISObjectAnalytics.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectObjectAnalytics.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
5.Selectanexistingstreamproleorcreateanewone.
6.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
8.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSDcard.
9.ClickSave.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsmotion.
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Howtosowtextoverlaywentecameradetectsmotion
MakesurethatAXISVideoMotionDetectionisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
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2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
4.GotoSettings>Overlay.
5.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
6.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
Createarule:
7.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
8.Typeanamefortherule.
9.Inthelistofconditions,selectAXISVideoMotionDetection.
10.Inthelistofactions,selectUseoverlaytext.
11.SelectCamera1.
12.Type“Motiondetected”.
13.Settheduration.
14.ClickSave.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsloudnoises
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsloudnoiseandto
stoponeminuteafter.
Note
Thefollowinginstructionsrequirethatamicrophoneisconnectedtoaudio-in.
Turnonaudio:
1.Setupthestreamproletoincludeaudio,seeAddaudiotoyourrecordingonpage20.
Turnonaudiodetection:
1.GotoSettings>System>Detectors>Audiodetection.
2.Adjustthealarmlevelaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underAudio,selectAudioDetection.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideo.
5.Selectthestreamprolewhereaudiohasbeenturnedon.
6.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
8.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSDcard.
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9.ClickSave.
Zoominonaspecicareaautomaticallywithgatekeeper
Thisexampleexplainshowtousethegatekeeperfunctionalitytomakethecamerazoominautomaticallyonthelicenseplateofa
carthatpassesthroughagate.Whenthecarhaspassed,thecamerazoomsouttothehomeposition.
Createthepresetpositions:
1.GotoSettings>PTZ>Presetpositions.
2.Createthehomepositionthatincludestheentranceofthegate.
3.Createthezoomed-inpresetpositionsothatitcoverstheareaintheimagewhereyouassumethatthelicenseplate
willappear.
Createamotiondetectionprole:
1.GotoSettings>AppsandopenAXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Createaprolethatcoverstheentranceofthegateandthensavetheprole.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Nametherule“Gatekeeper”.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectthemotiondetectionprole.
4.Inthelistofactions,underPresetpositions,selectGotopresetposition.
5.SelectaVideochannel.
6.SelectthePresetposition.
7.Tomakethecamerawaitawhilebeforeitreturnstothehomeposition,selectHometimeout,andsetatime.
8.ClickSave.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsimpact
Shockdetectionallowsthecameratodetecttamperingcausedbyvibrationsorshock.Vibrationsduetotheenvironmentortoan
objectcantriggeranactiondependingontheshocksensitivityrange,whichcanbesetfrom0to100.Inthisscenario,someoneis
throwingrocksatthecameraafterhoursandyouwouldliketogetavideoclipoftheevent.
Turnonshockdetection:
1.GotoSettings>System>Detectors.
2.Turnonshockdetection,andsetavaluefortheshocksensitivity.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underDevicestatus,selectShockdetected.
4.Click+toaddasecondcondition.
5.Inthelistofconditions,underScheduledandrecurring,selectScheduledevent.
6.Inthelistofschedules,selectAfterhours.
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7.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
8.SelectaCamera.
9.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
10.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
11.Selectwheretosavetherecordings.
12.ClickSave.
Setuptheintrusionalarm
Beforeyoustart
•Connecttheintrusionalarmswitchtopin1(ground)andpin3(digitalI/O)ofthecamera’sI/Oconnector.
Conguretheinputport
1.GotoSettings>System>I/Oports.
2.ForPort1:
2.1SelectInputinthedrop-downmenu.
2.2SelectClosedcircuit(NC)inthedrop-downmenu.
Createarule
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underI/O,selectDigitalinput.
4.Inthelistofports,selectInput1.
5.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemail.
6.SelectarecipientfromthelistorgotoRecipientstocreateanewrecipient.
Tocreateanewrecipient,click.Tocopyanexistingrecipient,click.
7.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
8.ClickSave.
Detecttamperingwithinputsignal
Thisexampleexplainshowtotriggeranalarmwhentheinputsignalhasbeencutorshort-circuited.Formoreinformationaboutthe
I/Oconnector,seepage33.
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Howtosendanemailnoticationwensomeonetamperswitteinputsignal
1.GotoSettings>System>I/OPortsandturnonSupervisedI/Oforoneoftheports.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,selectDigitalinputandthenselectaport.
4.Inthelistofactions,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselectarecipientfromthelist.GotoRecipients
tocreateanewrecipient.
Tocreateanewrecipient,click.Tocopyanexistingrecipient,click.
5.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
6.ClickSave.
Sendanemailautomaticallyifsomeonespraypaintsthelens
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Howtosendanemailnoticationifsomeonespraypainttelens
1.GotoSettings>System>Detectors.
2.TurnonTriggerondarkimages.Thiswilltriggeranalarmifthelensissprayed,covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.
3.SetadurationforTriggerafter.Thevalueindicatesthetimethatmustpassbeforeanemailissent.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
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3.Inthelistofconditions,selectTampering.
4.Inthelistofactions,selectSendnoticationtoemail.
5.SelectarecipientfromthelistorgotoRecipientstocreateanewrecipient.
Tocreateanewrecipient,click.Tocopyanexistingrecipient,click.
6.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
7.ClickSave.
Audio
Addaudiotoyourrecording
Turnonaudio:
1.GotoSettings>AudioandturnonAllowaudio.
2.GotoInput>Typeandselectyouraudiosource.
Editthestreamprolewhichisusedfortherecording:
3.GotoSettings>StreamandclickStreamproles.
4.SelectthestreamproleandclickAudio.
5.SelectthecheckboxandselectInclude.
6.ClickSave.
7.ClickClose.
Connecttoanetworkspeaker
NetworkspeakerpairingallowsyoutouseacompatibleAxisnetworkspeakerasifitisconnecteddirectlytothecamera.Once
paired,thespeakeractsasanaudiooutdevicewhereyoucanplayaudioclipsandtransmitsoundthroughthecamera.
Important
Forthisfeaturetoworkwithavideomanagementsoftware(VMS),youmustrstpairthecamerawiththenetworkspeaker,
thenaddthecameratoyourVMS.
Paircamerawithnetworkspeaker
1.GotoSettings>System>Accessories>Networkspeakerpairing.
2.Typethenetworkspeaker’sIPaddress,usernameandpassword.
3.ClickConnect.AconrmationmessageappearsandUsespeakerpairingisturnedon.
4.GotoSettings>Audio.
5.TurnonAllowaudio.
6.MakesurethataudiomodeissettoHalfduplexorSimplex-NetworkCameraspeakeronly.Otherwise,thecamerawill
notcommunicatewiththenetworkspeaker.
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