Axis Q6000-E Mk II User manual

AXISQ6000-EMkIIPTZNetworkCamera
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AXISQ6000-EMkIIPTZNetworkCamera
TableofContents
Hardwareoverview..........................................4
Getstarted................................................5
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................5
Accessthedevice...............................................6
Conguration..................................................7
Liveviewwindow...............................................10
Mediastreams..............................................15
H.264forat...................................................15
MJPEGforat..................................................16
AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................16
Accessthevideostrea..........................................17
Howtosetuptheproduct....................................18
Howtoperforabasicsetup.....................................18
Videosettings..............................................19
Howtosetupvideostreas......................................19
Streaproles.................................................22
AboutONVIFediaproles.......................................23
Caerasettings................................................23
Overlays.......................................................25
Privacyasks..................................................28
Howtoconguretheliveviewwindow.........................29
Howtosetdefaultviewerforbrowsers..............................29
Viewersettings.................................................29
User-denedlinks...............................................30
PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................31
Controlqueue..................................................31
ReoteGatekeeper..............................................31
Howtocreateadditionalgatekeepers...............................32
Detectors..................................................34
Caeratapering...............................................34
Howtoconguretaperingdetection..............................34
Howtocongureanactionrulefortaperingalar...................34
Shockdetection.................................................34
Motiondetection...............................................34
Applications...............................................37
Applicationlicenses.............................................37
Howtouploadandstartanapplication.............................37
ApplicationConsiderations........................................37
onguringreplacementlenses................................39
Installationsteps................................................39
Setuprulesforevents.......................................41
Howtosetupactionrules........................................41
Howtoaddrecipients............................................48
Howtocreateschedules..........................................50
Howtosetuprecurrences........................................51
Recordings.................................................52
Howtondrecordings...........................................52
Howtoplayrecordings...........................................53
Howtoexportavideoclip........................................53
Continuousrecording............................................53
Languages.................................................55
Systemoptions.............................................56
Security.......................................................56
Date&Tie....................................................59
PTZNetworkCaera............................................59
Network.......................................................61
Storage.......................................................67
Maintenance...................................................70
Support.......................................................71
Advanced......................................................72
Troubleshooting............................................73
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Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................73
Howtocheckthecurrentrware.................................74
Howtoupgradetherware.....................................75
Syptos,possiblecausesandreedialactions......................76
Specications..............................................81
LEDIndicators..................................................81
SDcardslot....................................................82
Buttons.......................................................83
Connectors....................................................83
Perforanceconsiderations.......................................85
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Harwareoverview
Harwareoverview
1SDcardslot
2LEDindicator
3Restartbutton
4Networkconnector(serviceport)
5Controlbutton
NetworkconnectoronAXISQ000-EMkII
7NetworkconnectoronPTZcamera
8Cameraheads
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Getstarte
Findthedeiceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassigntheIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfroaxis.com/support.
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassigntheIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagerExtend.
Bothapplicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfroaxis.com/support.
FororeinforationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
AXISOS7.10andhigher
VideoproductswithAXISOS7.10orhigherincludethenewwebinterface,whichcoeswithanoveralliprovedandsiplied
graphicaluserinterfaceandfocusesoncaerainstallation,conguration,andtroubleshooting.Thewebinterfaceistestedand
optiizedforChroe™andFirefox®browsers.Itisplatfor-independentandworkswithWindows®(versions7through10)aswell
asLinux®andOSX®.Ifyouuseotherbrowsers,youcouldexperienceliitationsinfunctionalityandsupport.Youcanndore
inforationaboutthelatestAXISOSversionofyourAxisproducthere.
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChroeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recoendedrecoended
acOS®recoendedrecoended
Linux®recoendedrecoended
Otheroperatingsystes*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewithiOS15oriPadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Tondoutoreabouthowtousethedevice,seetheuseranualavailableataxis.com.
Ifyouneedoreinforationaboutrecoendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSPortal.
Highlights
•Recoendedbrowser:LatestChroeandFirefox
•Supportedbrowser:LatestChroe,Firefox,EdgeandSafari
•Platfor-independentwithlatestLinux,OSXandWindows7throughWindows10
•Supportfortabletandobiledevices
•12pre-installedlanguagesandautoaticlanguagedetection
Knownlimitations
•Edge:1-secondvideodelaywhenstreaingH.264
•Safari,Chroe,Firefox:NosupportforH.264videostreainginAppleobile(iOS)devices
•Audio:Nosupportforsendingaudiotothecaerathroughthebrowser(i.e.throughacoputericrophone)
•Video:Soebrowserpluginsareknowntocauseprobleswithlivestreaing.Tryuninstallingpluginsifthevideo
doesnotplayasitshould.
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•Video:H.265videostreaingiscurrentlynotsupportedinanybrowser
Videostreaming
AXISMediaControlisnolongerrequiredforvideostreaingH.264orRTSP.DisplayingH.264andRTSPvideostreasintheweb
interface(e.g.livevieworwhensettingupanalytics)requiresthatthebrowsercanconnectoverWebSockets.SupportforRTSPvideo
streasoverWebSocketsrequiresanupdatedbrowserandthatthenetworkandproxysettingsareconguredtoallowWebSockets.
Theviewingexperiencedependsontheperforanceofthecoputer,thebrowser,anditsencodingcapabilities.Ifavideostreais
lagging,thewebinterfaceeithernotiestheuserorrestartsthevideostreaautoaticallyincaseitlagsalot.Iftheuserexperiences
continuouslagging,theyshouldadapttothecoputer’sperforancebyloweringtheresolutionofthevideostreastepwise.When
viewingvideostreasinhigherresolutionsthan1080pixels,theyshoulduseacoputerwithapowerfulCPUandgraphicscard.*
*Testedandveriedwiththefollowingconguration:GoogleChrome™(latestversion)onWindows®10orLinux,Intel®Core™i7-4770
Processor3.40GhzwithNVIDIA®GeForce®GTX™950orIntel™HDGraphics400.
Note
OnsoeLinuxsystes,thewebpageightickerwhenMJPEGisused.Thiscanberesolvedbyturningoffhardware
accelerationinthebrowser.
AXISOS6.5Xorlower
VideoproductswithAXISOS6.5XorloweraretestedandoptiizedforthelatestversionofInternetExplorer*,Windows,andAXIS
MediaControl(AMC).Althoughyoucanuseotherbrowsers,versionsandoperatingsystes,youightexperienceliitationsin
functionalityandsupport.YoucanndoreinforationaboutthelatestAXISOSversionofyourAxisproducthere.
Highlights
•Recoendedbrowser:InternetExplorer*withAXISMediaControl
•RecoendedforWindowsoperatingsyste
Knownlimitations
•QuickTieplayerintroducesa3-secondvideodelaywhenstreaing
•Javaapplet-basedclientsonlysupportone-wayaudio,andtheaudioquality,aswellasthefraerate,ightbereduced
•WhenusingvideoproductswithAXISOS5.50orlowerandIE10,copatibilityodeisrecoended
Videostreaming
AXISMediaControlandInternetExplorer*isrequiredforvideostreaingH.264overHTTP/RTSP/RTP.MJPEGvideostreaingis
supportedbyChroe,FirefoxandSafari.
*ReadmoreaboutInternetExplorerlimitationsin.
Accessthedeice
Note
•TheAxisdevicecanbeaccessedthroughanyofitsthreeIPaddresses.
•Loginisrequiredforeachofthethreechannelsseparately.
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnaeoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytondthedeviceonthenetwork.Forinforationabouthowto
discoverandassignanIPaddress,see.Thisinforationisalsoavailablefrothesupportpagesataxis.com/support.
2.Entertheusernaeandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttie,youustsettherootpassword.See.
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3.Entertheusernaeandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttie,youustsettherootpassword.SeeHowto
settherootpasswordonpage7.
4.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
5.AXISEntryManageropensinyourbrowser.Ifyouareusingacoputer,youwillreachtheOverviewpage.Ifyouareusing
aobiledevice,youwillreachtheobilelandingpage.
6.Thedevice’swebpageopensinyourbrowser.ThestartpageiscalledtheOverviewpage.
7.AXISI/OManageropensinyourbrowser.ThestartpageiscalledtheDashboard.
Howtosettherootpassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadinistratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttie.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinforation.SeeHTTPSonpage57.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinforation.
Thedefaultadinistratorusernaerootisperanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage73.
Thedefaultadinistratorusernaerootisperanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.Forinforationabouthowtoresettheproducttofactorydefault,seetheproduct’sUserManual.
Tosetthepassword,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
Securepasswords
Iportant
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordisthepriaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotiposeapasswordpolicyasthey
aybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecoendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Conguration
Note
IfaPTZcaerahasbeenountedtotheAXISQ6000-ESolovariant,akesuretodoafactorydefaultreset,otherwisethe
congurationwindowswillnotappear,seeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage73.
Thersttietheproductisconnectedtoanetwork,acongurationisrequired.Dothefollowing:
•Adjustthecameraheads,forinstructionsseepage8
•ConnecttothePTZNetworkCamera,forinstructionsseepage8
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•CalibratethePTZnetworkcamera,forinstructionsseepage9
Adjustthecameraheads
Usingthequadviewasreference,thecaeraheadscanbeovedalongtheriandpositionedtocovertheareaofinterest.
SeetheInstallationGuideforfurtherinstructionsonhowtoechanicallyadjustthecaeraheadsalongtheri.
ToconnecttothePTZNetworkCaera,clickNext.
Thequadviewthatappearsbeforecalibration.
ConnecttothePTZNetworkCamera
Iportant
TheuserloggedintothePTZcaerausthaveaccesstothePTZfunctions,seetheUserManualforthePTZcaera.
Note
•Auto-CongureLink-LocalAddressustbeenabledinthePTZnetworkcaeraforAutoconnecttowork.Thisfeatureis
enabledbydefaultinAxisproducts.ItcanalsobeenabledunderSystemOptions>AdvancedTP/IPSettings.
•Thealreadysavedpasswordwillnotbechangedifthepasswordeldisleftepty.
•Theconnectionsetupdetailsustbere-enterediftheproductisresettofactorydefault.
User-EnterthelogininforationforthePTZnetworkcaera.
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IPaddress-EntertheIPaddressforthePTZnetworkcaera.
Ports-EntertheportnuberusedforthecounicationwiththePTZnetworkcaera.Usethedefaultvaluesorodifyasper
requireent.
Autoconnect-CheckthisboxfortheproducttoautoaticallyconnecttothePTZnetworkcaerawhennetworkconnectionis
established.Thisaybeusefulifforexapletheproducthasrestartedduetopowerfailure.
Tosavethesettings,clickSave.
CalibratethePTZnetworkcamera
Iportant
IfPTZcaeraandthecaeraheadsarenotcalibrated,thePTZfunctionswillnotworkasexpected.
Note
•IftheAxisproductlosesconnectionwiththePTZcaera,re-connectfroSystemOptions>PTZNetworkamera>
onnection.
•ClickonPTZNetworkameraonnectionOKtoaccessthePTZcaera’swebpages.
TocalibratethePTZcaera,dothefollowing:
1.InthePTZNetworkameraalibrationpage,selectachanneltocalibrate.
2.AddacalibrationpointintheselectedchannelthennavigatethePTZcaeratondthesaepointinthePTZcaeraview.
3.ClickSave.
4.Repeatsteps2-4untiltherearefourcalibrationpointsinthechannel.
Toiprovecalibrationaccuracy,akesurethe4calibrationpointsarespreadevenlyovertheiageandatleastone
calibrationpointisclosertothecenteroftheiage.Itisnotrecoendedtoaddpointsneartheedgesoftheiage.
5.Repeatthesaeprocedureforallchannels.
6.SelectFinishalibration.
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Note
Ifyourepeatedlygetanerroressageduringcalibration,lensandresolutionchangesaybethecause.Youcanskipthe
affectedchannelandstillbeabletopointanddirectthePTZcaerainthecalibratedchannels.
Lieiewwindow
Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewwindowayhavebeencustoizedtoeetspecicinstallationrequireentsanduser
preferences.Consequently,soeoftheexaplesandfunctionsfeaturedhereaydifferfrothosedisplayedinyourownliveview
window.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
Controlsinthelieiewwindow
ClicktheSpottemperaturebuttontoviewtheteperatureofaparticularareaoftheiage.To
ovethepositionarker,clicktheareaofyourinterest.Theshownteperaturevalueistheaverage
teperatureofasallarea.Differentaterialshavedifferenteissivityvalues.See.
TheSpottemperaturebuttonletsyouviewtheteperatureofaparticularareaoftheiage.Click
thebuttontoshowapositionarkerinthecenteroftheiage.Theshownteperaturevalueisthe
averageteperatureofasallarea.Differentaterialshavedifferenteissivityvalues.See.
ClickViewsizetoscaletheiagedownto800pixelswideortofullscale.OnlyavailableinMJPEG.
ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheiageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheiageto
tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).
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ClickWDRontoenableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.Readoreaboutwidedynaicrangeon.
ClickLightnderModetoenablethisode.FororeinforationaboutLightnder,see.
ClickSpeedDrybuttontoenablethisfunction.Thecaeravibratestoclearthedoeofwaterdrops
andrenderacleareriage.Forinforationabouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManual
triggeronpage13
ClickWDRontoenableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.ClickWDRofftodisableWDRinlow
lightconditionsforoptialexposure.
SelectastreaprolefortheliveviewwindowfrotheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinforation
abouthowtocongurestreaproles,seepage22.
SelectaSceneprolefrothedrop-downlist.Forinforationaboutsceneproles,see.
SelectapalettefortheliveviewwindowfrothePalettedrop-downlist.Palettesarecolorapsthat
canbeusedtovisualizeatheralsceneandtoakeobjectseasiertospot.Whichpalettetochoose
dependsonthelightingconditionsinthespecicscene.
Toviewoneofthecaerasorthequadstrea,usetheSourcedrop-downlist.Tochangethedefault
videosourceforLiveView,gotoSetup>LiveViewong.
Theproductisequippedwithawipertoenablewipingoftheprotectivewindow.ClickStartwiper
tostartthewiper.ClickStopwipertostopthewiper.ClickStartwipersequencetoactivate
thewiperforasetaountoftie.Forinforationabouthowtocongurethewiper,see.
Theproductcanbeequippedwithawashertoenablecleaningoftheprotectivewindow.ClickStart
washtostartthewashingsequence.Forinforationaboutthewashingsequenceandhowtoenable
andcongurethewasher,see.
Clickthebuttonactivatethebuilt-inlightforadenedperiodoftie,forexaple20seconds.
EnabletheWLilluminationbuttonfroLiveViewong>ActionButtons.ClicktheOn/Offbuttons
toanuallyactivateordeactiveWLilluination.
MovetheslidertoincreaseordecreasetheintensityofWLilluination.
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EnableordisableIRilluinationfroSetup>Video&AudioVideo>ameraSettings.EnabletheIR
illuminationbuttonfroLiveViewong>ActionButtons.ClicktheOn/Offbuttonstoanually
activateordeactiveIRilluination.
EnableordisableIRilluinationfroSetup>Video&AudioVideo>ameraSettings.EnabletheIR
illuminationbuttonfroLiveViewong>ActionButtons.ClicktheOn/Offbuttonstoanually
activateordeactiveIRilluination.
MovetheslidertoincreaseordecreasetheintensityofIRilluination.
Clickthebuttonactivatetheproduct’soutputportforadenedperiodoftie.Forinforationabout
howtoenableandcongureoutputbuttons,see.Theoutputbuttonnaeaydifferdependingon
thenaeenteredintheI/OPortsconguration.
ClicktheOn/Offbuttonstoanuallyactivateorinactivetheproduct’soutputport.Forinforation
abouthowtoenableandcongureoutputbuttons,see.
UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefrotheliveviewwindow.Forinforation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualtriggeronpage13.
ClicktheFocusrecallplusbuttontosavethefocussettinginthecurrentpan/tiltrange.Forinforation
aboutthefocusrecallfunction,see.
ClicktheFocusrecallinusbuttontoreovethefocusrecallareainthecurrentpan/tiltrange.For
inforationaboutthefocusrecallfunction,see.
ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoiage.Thisbuttonispriarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfroLiveViewong>
ActionButtons.
ClickDefogtoenableordisabletheDefogfeature.Fororeinforationsee.
TheAudioclipdrop-downlistallowsyoutoplayanaudioclipfrotheliveviewwindow.Selectthe
audioclipandclickthePlaybutton.
Theproduct’sfaniscontrolledbytheabientteperatureandisturnedonandoffautoatically.If
required,thefancanbeactivatedanuallybyclickingtheFanbutton.Toshowthebutton,goto
Setup>LiveViewong.UnderActionButtons,selectShowfanbuttonandspecifythenuberof
inutesthefanshouldbeactivated.
Theproduct’sfansarecontrolledbytheabientteperatureandareturnedonandoffautoatically.
Ifrequired,thefanscanbeactivatedanuallybyclickingtheFanbutton.Toshowthebutton,goto
Setup>LiveViewong.UnderActionButtons,selectShowfanbuttonandspecifythenuberof
inutesthefansshouldbeactivated.
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Theproduct’sheateriscontrolledbytheabientteperatureandisturnedonandoffautoatically.
Ifrequired,theheatercanbeactivatedanuallybyclickingtheHeaterbutton.Toshowthebutton,
gotoSetup>LiveViewong.UnderActionButtons,selectShowheaterbuttonandspecifythe
nuberofinutestheheatershouldbeactivated.
EnableordisabletheGatekeeperbyselectingOnorOfffrothedrop-downlist.Fororeinforation
abouttheGatekeeper,see.
ClickDividertodisplaypartitionlinesbetweentheiages.Thiscanbeusefulforinstancewhen
identifyingpotentialblindspotsbetweentheiagesduringinstallation.
Manualtrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefrotheLiveViewpage.Theanualtriggercanforexaplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
IntheLiveViewpage,theanualtriggerbuttonsareavailablefrotheActionstab.ClickTriggerontostarttheaction.Click
Triggerofftostoptheaction.
Toconguretheanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FrotheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.
4.Frotheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Fororeinforationaboutactionrules,seeSetuprulesforeventsonpage41.
ToshowtheanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AXISMediaControliewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage1forore
inforation.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingaediastrea.
TheStopbuttonstopstheediastrea.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoiage.
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ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoiagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecoputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreaonyourcoputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfroLiveViewong>ViewerSettings.
PTZControls
Note
IftheAxisproductlosesconnectionwiththePTZcaera,re-connecttothecaeraunderSystemOptions>PTZNetwork
amera>onnection.
IntheLiveViewpage,thePTZcaeralinkindicatesifthe
connectionisestablished.ClickonthelinktogotothePTZ
caera’swebpages.
ClickthisbuttontozoooutthePTZcaera.
Theadinistratorcanenable/disablecontrolsforspeciedusersunderSystemOptions>Security>Users.
WiththePTZontrolQueueenabledthetieeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsisliited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ontrolQueue.
Tozooinataspecicpartofthevideostrea,drawarectangleontheareaofinterestanyofthechannelsinquadview.The
connectedPTZcaerawillzoointocoverthisarea.Tozooout,drawalargerrectangle,thecaerawillzooouttocover
thisarea.
TodirectthePTZcaeratoaspecicpointofinterest,clickonapointanywhereinquadview.
Joystick
Toconnectajoystick,seetheUserManualforthejoystick.
TousethePTZfunctionsinthePTZNetworkCaerawithaconnectedjoystick,dothefollowing:
1.OpenthequadviewpageandthePTZcaerapage.
2.TodirectthePTZcaeratoaspecicpointofinterest,clickonapointanywhereinquadview.
3.UsethejoystickcontrolstonavigateinthePTZcaeraliveview.
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Meiastreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralaudioandvideostreaforats.Yourrequireentsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwill
deterinethetypeyouuse.
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreaforats.Yourrequireentsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterinethe
typeyouuse.
TheliveviewwindowintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreas,audiostreasandtothelistofavailable
streaproles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideoandaudiostreasdirectly,withoutgoingviatheliveviewwindow.
TheliveviewwindowintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreas,andtothelistofavailablestrea
proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreasdirectly,withoutgoingviatheliveviewwindow.
H.264format
H.264can,withoutcoproisingiagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebyorethan80%coparedwiththeMotion
JPEGforatandasuchas50%orethantheMPEG-4standard.Thiseansthatuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,uchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidingwhichcobinationofprotocolsandethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequireents,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UnicastRTPThisunicastethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis
iportanttohaveanup-to-datevideostrea,
evenifsoefraesaredropped.
RTPoverRTSPThisunicastethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysipletocongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisunicastethodcanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsarecoonlyconguredto
allowtheHTTPprotocol,thusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-deand
transissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestrea.
Notethatthereareaaxiuof20
siultaneousunicastconnections.
MulticastRTPThisethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforliveulticastvideo.Thevideostreaisalways
up-to-date,evenifsoefraesaredropped.
Multicastingprovidestheostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenubersof
clientsviewingsiultaneously.Aulticastcannothowever,passanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletoulticastovertheInternet,forexaple.
Notealsothatallulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerintheaxiutotalof20
siultaneousconnections.
UnicastRTPThisunicastethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis
iportanttohaveanup-to-datevideostrea,
evenifsoefraesaredropped.
RTPoverRTSPThisunicastethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysipletocongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisunicastethodcanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsarecoonlyconguredto
allowtheHTTPprotocol,thusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-deand
transissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestrea.
Notethatthereareaaxiuof10
siultaneousunicastconnections.
MulticastRTPThisethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforliveulticastvideo.Thevideostreaisalways
up-to-date,evenifsoefraesaredropped.
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Meiastreams
Multicastingprovidestheostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenubersof
clientsviewingsiultaneously.Aulticastcannothowever,passanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletoulticastovertheInternet,forexaple.
Notealsothatallulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerintheaxiutotalof10
siultaneousconnections.
AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisproducttodeterinethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofpriority,listedinthe
AMCControlPanel,canbechangedandtheoptionsdisabled,tosuitspecicrequireents.
Note
H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
MJPEGformat
ThisforatusesstandardJPEGstilliagesforthevideostrea.Theseiagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreathatshowsconstantlyupdatedotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreausesconsiderableaountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentiagequalityandaccesstoeveryiage
containedinthestrea.TherecoendedethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofrotheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.
Note
ToensuresupportfortheOpusaudiocodec,theMotionJPEGstreaisalwayssentoverRTP.
AXISMediaControl(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecoendedethodofaccessinglivevideofrotheAxisproduct.
TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideoandaudiosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’s
Manualfororeinforation.
TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualforore
inforation.
TheAMCControlPanelisautoaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfro:
•WindowsControlPanel(frotheStartscreenorStartenu)
•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoiageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.
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Meiastreams
Accesstheideostream
YoucanaccessthevideostreaandstilliagesfrotheAxisdeviceindifferentways.
Iportant
Forthesecoandstowork,thedeviceusthavearootaccount.
•StillJPEGimagesinabrowser:enterthepathhttp://<ip-address>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi
•RTSPstreamingthroughmostmediaplayers(forexampleVL):enterthepathrtsp://<ip-address>/axis-
media/media.amp
•ONVIFstreaming(fordeviceswithanONVIFusercongured):enterthepathrtsp://<ip-address>/onvif-
media/media.amp
YoucanndorewaystoaccessthevideostreainVAPIX®Library.
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Howtosetuptheprouct
Howtosetuptheprouct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadinistratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’ssetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheliveviewwindow.
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadinistratorrights.GotoSetup>BasicSetup>1Userstoadinisterusers.
•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage5
Seealsotheonlinehelp.
Howtoperformabasicsetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbeadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage5.
2.Wireless.See.
3.TCP/IP.Seepage1.
4.Date&Tie.Seepage59.
5.VideoStrea.Seepage19.
6.Focus&Zoo.See.
7.Focus.See.
8.Focus.See.
9.Audiosettings.See.
10.VoIPSettings.See.
11.PTRZ&Focus.See.
TheBasicSetupenucanbedisabledfroSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Vieosettings
Vieosettings
ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:
•Videostrea.Seepage19.
•Streaproles.Seepage22.
•ONVIFMediaProles.Seepage23.
•Caerasettings.Seepage23.
•Viewarea.See.
•Viewareas.See.
•Viewareas.See
•Overlayiage.Seepage25.
•Privacyask.Seepage28.
•Privacyask.See.
•Focusandzoo.See.
•Focus.See.
•PTRZ&Focus.See.
Howtosetupideostreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreas,gotoVideo&AudioVideo>VideoStream.
Thevideostreasettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
•Iage.Seepage20.
•Audio.See.
•Direction.See.
•H.264.Seepage20.
•Zipstrea.Seepage22.
•MJPEG.Seepage22.
Note
Videostreacanbeconguredforeachchannel,includingquadstrea.
Pixelcounter
Thepixelcountershowsthenuberofpixelsinanareaoftheiage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
aspecicsizerequireent,forexapleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountershowsthenuberofpixelsinanareaoftheiage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereisa
specicsizerequireent,forexapleforobjectidentication.
Thepixelcountercanbeused:
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Vieosettings
•Whensettingupavideostrea,Video&Audio>VideoStream.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShowpixel
counteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheiage.Usetheousetooveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenuber
ofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
•Whensettingfocus,see.SelecttheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheiage.Usetheouseto
oveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenuberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
•Whensettingfocus,see.SelecttheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheiage.Usetheouseto
oveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenuberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
•WhenaccessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickinthe
iageandselectPixelcounter.Usetheousetooveandresizetherectangle.
Image
ThedefaultiagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo&AudioVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
•SelectAspectratiocorrectiontoiprovetheappearanceofiagesinthebrowserwhenthevideostreahasadifferent
aspectratio.Pixelscoprisingtheiagearerearrangedsoastoprovideaoreaccuraterepresentationoftheiage.
•ompression.Thecopressionlevelaffectstheiagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavediages;thelowerthe
copression,thehighertheiagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequireentsandlargerlesizes.
•Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theiagecanbeirrored.
•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theiagecanberotated.
•olorsetting.SelecteitherolororBlack&White.Black&WhiteuseslessbandwidththanColor.
Note
VideostreasoverHDMIcanonlyberotated180°or0°.
•Palette.Theiagecanbecoloredbyapplyingapalette.Colorsintheiageindicateteperaturedifferencesandcanbe
usedtoiprovevisibilityofnedetails.Thepaletteselectedhereisusedasthedefaultpalette,otherpalettescanbe
selectedontheLiveViewpage.
•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthprobles,thefraerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
aount.Alternatively,thefraeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whicheanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
fraeratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage25.
ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
H.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocopressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreasatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreaconsistsofdifferenttypesoffraessuchasI-fraesandP-fraes.AnI-fraeisacopleteiage,whereas
P-fraesonlycontainthedifferencesfropreviousfraes.
GOPlength
AGroupofPictures(GOP)containsoneI-fraefollowedbyanuberofP-fraes.TheGOPlengthisthenuberoffraes
betweentwoI-fraes.
EqualvaluesforGOPlengthandfraerateresultinoneGOPpersecond.AhigherGOPlengthvalueresultsinoresall-sized
P-fraesandfewerlarge-sizedI-fraeswhilekeepingthesaefraerate.Inotherwords,ahighGOP-lengthvaluesaves
bandwidth,butthevideoqualityaydecrease.AlowGOP-lengthvalueincreasesthevideoqualitybutrequiresorebandwidth.
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