Axis Q3527-LVE User manual

AXISQ3527-LVENetworkCamera
AXISQ3527-LVENetworkCamera
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AXISQ3527-LVENetworkCamera
TableoContents
Solutionoverview...........................................3
Productoverview...........................................4
Additionalsettings..........................................6
Accessthedevice...............................................6
Needmorehelp?................................................7
Imagequality...................................................7
Overlays.......................................................11
Streamingandstorage...........................................1
Events........................................................15
Applications....................................................17
Troubleshooting............................................18
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................18
Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................18
Upgradethermware............................................18
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................19
Performanceconsiderations.......................................0
Specications..............................................1
LEDIndicators..................................................1
SDcardslot....................................................1
Buttons.......................................................1
Connectors....................................................
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Solutionoverview
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Productoverview
AXISQ3517LV
1Networkconnector
2Controlbutton
3I/Oconnector
4Audioout
5Audioin
6DCconnector
7SDcardslot
8StatusED(2x)
9Functionbutton
10IRED(2x)
AXISQ3517LVE,AXISQ3527LVE
1Networkconnector
2Controlbutton
3I/Oconnector
4Audioout
5Audioin
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6DCconnector
7SDcardslot
8StatusED(2x)
9Functionbutton
10Heater
11IRED(2x)
CAUTION
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Additionalsettings
Additionalsettings
Accessthedevice
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyouhaveaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickBonjourandselectthedevicefromthedrop-downlist.Toadd
Bonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSeta
newpasswordfortherootaccountonpage6.
3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Verifthatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage18.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
.Congureandinstallthedevice.
TPMmodule
TheTPM(TrustedPlatformModule)isacomponentthatprovidescryptographicfeaturestoprotectinformationfromunauthorized
access.Itisalwaysactivatedandtherearenosettingsyoucanchange.
TolearnmoreaboutTPM,gotoaxis.com/press-center/media-resources/white-papers.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage6.
.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
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•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Needmorehelp?
Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromthedevice’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationonthedevice’sfeaturesand
theirsettings.
Imagequalit
Capturemodes
CapturemodedenesthemaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Dependingonwhichcapturemodeyouselect,you
maynotbeabletouseWDR.
Acapturemodeconsistsofaresolutionandthecorrespondingframerateavailableintheproduct.Thecapturemodesetting
affectsthecamera’seldofviewandaspectratio.
Thelowerresolutioncapturemodeiscroppedoutfromthehighestresolution.
Theimageshowshowtheeldofviewandaspectratiocanchangebetweentwodifferentcapturemodes.
Whichcapturemodetochoosedependsontherequirementsofframerateandresolutionforthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheetataxis.com.
Selectcapturemode
Whichcapturemodetochoosedependsontherequirementsofframerateandresolutionforthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheet.Tondthelatestversionofthedatasheet,gotoaxis.com.
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Additionalsettings
Remotefocusandzoom
Theremotefocusandzoomfunctionalityallowsyoutomakefocusandzoomadjustmentstoyourcamerafromacomputer.Itisa
convenientwaytoensurethatthescene’sfocus,viewingangleandresolutionareoptimizedwithouthavingtovisitthecamera’s
installationlocation.
eft:nofocus.Right:remotefocusapplied.
eft:nozoom.Right:remotezoomapplied.
Straightenaskewimage
Youcanstraightenaskewimagebyrotatingandcroppingitdigitally.Duetothecropping,apartoftheoriginalimageislost.The
functionalityisideallyusedtostraightentheimageduringinstallation.
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Theillustrationshowsbeforeandafteranimagehasbeenstraightened.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Imagecorrection.
.TurnonStraightenimage.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacmasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoSettings>Privacymask.
.ClickNew.
3.Adjustthesize,color,andnameoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsusingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Astheavailablelightdiminishes,youcansetthecamerato
automaticallyshifttonightmode,inwhichthecamerausesbothvisiblelightandnear-infraredlighttodeliverblack-and-white
images.Sincethecamerausesmoreoftheavailablelightitcandeliverbrighter,moredetailed,images.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andmakesurethattheIRcutlterissettoAuto.
Selectexposuremode
Therearedifferentexposuremodeoptionsinthecamerathatadjustsaperture,shutterspeed,andgaintoimproveimagequalityfor
specicsurveillancescenes.GotoSettings>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
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•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlickerfree.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlickerreduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
StabilizeashakimagewithElectronicImageStabilization(EIS)
ElectronicImageStabilization(EIS)canbeusedinenvironmentswheretheproductismountedinanexposedlocationandsubjectto
vibrations,forexample,windorpassingtrafc.TurnonEIStogetasmootherandsteadierimagewithoutblur.
EISalsoreducesthelesizeofthecompressedimageandlowersthebitrateofthevideostream.
Note
WhenEISisturnedontheimageiscroppedslightly,loweringthemaximumresolution.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Imagecorrection.
.TurnonEIS.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Widedynamicrange.
.Ifrequired,turnonWDR.
ImagewithoutWDR.
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