Axis Q3527-LVE User manual

AXISQ35Series
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AXISQ35Series
TableofContents
Aboutthismanual..........................................3
Solutionoverview...........................................4
Productoverview...........................................5
Setup.....................................................7
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................7
Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp...................................8
Imageuality...................................................8
Overlays.......................................................12
Streamingandstorage...........................................12
Events........................................................14
Applications....................................................15
Troubleshooting............................................16
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................16
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................16
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................16
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................17
Performanceconsiderations.......................................18
Specications..............................................19
LEDIndicators..................................................19
SDcardslot....................................................19
Buttons.......................................................19
Connectors....................................................20
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Aboutthismanual
Aboutthismanual
Thisusermanualdescribesmultipleproducts.Someoftheinstructionsmaynotberelevantforyourproduct.
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Solutionoverview
Solutionoverview
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Productoverview
Productoverview
AXISQ351-LV
1Networkconnector
2Controlbutton
3I/Oconnector
4Audioout
5Audioin
6DCconnector
7SDcardslot
8StatusED(2x)
9Functionbutton
10IRED(2x)
AXISQ351-LVE,AXISQ352-LVE
1Networkconnector
2Controlbutton
3I/Oconnector
4Audioout
5Audioin
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Productoverview
6DCconnector
7SDcardslot
8StatusED(2x)
9Functionbutton
10Heater
11IRED(2x)
CAUTION
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Setup
Setup
Findtedeviceontenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com
Howtoaccesstedevicefromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdeviceinthebrowser’saddresseld.
ToaccessthedevicefromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselectthedevicefromthedrop-down
list.ToaddBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatethedeviceonthenetwork.Forinformationabouthow
todiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdeviceonthe
devicepageataxis.com.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimethedeviceisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured,gotoSetasecurepasswordfortherootaccountonpage7.
4.Thedevice’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Aboutsecurepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Changethedefaultpasswordthatcomeswitheachdevice.
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Setasecurepasswordforterootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage7.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
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Aboutteproduct'sbuilt-inelp
Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromtheproduct’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationontheproduct’s
featuresandtheirsettings.
Imagequality
Aboutcapturemodes
CapturemodedenesthemaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Dependingonwhichcapturemodeyouselect,you
maynotbeabletouseWDR.
Acapturemodeconsistsofaresolutionandthecorrespondingframerateavailableintheproduct.Thecapturemodesetting
affectsthecamera’seldofviewandaspectratio.
Thelowerresolutioncapturemodeiscroppedoutfromthehighestresolution.
Theimageshowshowtheeldofviewandaspectratiocanchangebetweentwodifferentcapturemodes.
Howtoselectcapturemode
Whichcapturemodetochoosedependsonthereuirementsofframerateandresolutionforthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheet.Tondthelatestversionofthedatasheet,gotoaxis.com
Aboutremotefocusandzoom
Theremotefocusandzoomfunctionalityallowsyoutomakefocusandzoomadjustmentstoyourcamerafromacomputer.Itisa
convenientwaytoensurethatthescene’sfocus,viewingangleandresolutionareoptimizedwithouthavingtovisitthecamera’s
installationlocation.
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eft:nofocus.Right:remotefocusapplied.
eft:nozoom.Right:remotezoomapplied.
Howtostraigtenimage
Straightenimagestraightenstheimagehorizontallybyrotatingandcroppingitdigitally.Duetothecropping,apartoftheoriginal
imageislost.Thefunctionalityisideallyusedtostraightentheimageduringinstallation.Theillustrationshowsbeforeand
afterstraightenimagehasbeenused.
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1.GotoSettings>Image>Imagecorrection.
2.EnableStraightenimage.
Howtoidepartsofteimagewitprivacymasks
Whatisaprivacymask?
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatpreventsusersfromviewingapartofthemonitoredarea.Inthevideostream,privacy
masksappearasblocksofsolidcolororblurredimageelements.
You’llseetheprivacymaskonallsnapshots,recordedvideo,andlivestreams.
YoucanusetheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API)toturnofftheprivacymasks.
Important
Usingmultipleprivacymasksmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Howtocreateaprivacymask
Tocreateaprivacymask,gotoSettings>Privacymask.
Howtoreducenoiseinlow-ligtconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Makesurethattheexposuremodeisautomatic.
Note
Increasingthemaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Theshutterspeedshouldbeasslowaspossible,whichmeansyoushouldsetmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage.
HowtobenetfromIRligtinlow-ligtconditionsusingnigtmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Aslightdiminishes,youcansetthecameratoautomatically
shifttonightmode.Innightmodethecamerausesbothvisiblelightandnear-infraredlighttodeliverblack-and-whiteimages.
Sincethecamerausesmoreoftheavailablelightitcandeliverbrighter,moredetailed,images.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andmakesurethattheIRcutlterissettoAuto.
Howtoselectexposuremode
Therearedifferentexposuremodeoptionsinthecamerathatadjustsaperture,shutterspeed,andgaintoimproveimageualityfor
specicsurveillancescenes.GotoSettings>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefreuencyasthepowerlinefreuency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefreuencyasthepowerlinefreuency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
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