Axis Q6055-C User manual

AXISQ6055-CPTZNetworkCamera
UserManual

AXISQ6055-CPTZNetworkCamera
TableofContents
Aboutthisdocument........................................3
Productoverview...........................................4
Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................8
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................8
Aboutsecurepasswords..........................................8
Setup.....................................................10
Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp...................................10
Aboutlong-distanceconnections...................................10
Aboutimagequality.............................................10
Aboutstreamingandstorage......................................1
Aboutevents...................................................13
Aboutapplications..............................................14
Troubleshooting............................................16
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................16
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................16
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................16
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................17
Performanceconsiderations.......................................18
Specications..............................................19
SDcardslot....................................................19
Buttons.......................................................19
Connectors....................................................0
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Aboutthsdocument
Aboutthsdocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISQ6055-CPTZNetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware6.0
andlater.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproductonyournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwill
beofusewhenusingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystemsmayalsobebenecial,fordevelopingshell
scriptsandapplications.LaterversionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedtotheAxiswebsite,asrequired.Seealsotheproduct’s
onlinehelp,availableviatheweb-basedinterface.
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NOTICE TICE TICE
Makesurethedomeisattachedinoperationmode,otherwisefocusmaybeaffected.
Topview
1Alignmentindicator
2Multiconnector
3Hookforsafetwire
4Unitholder(3x)
5Dome
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Bottomview
1Coolingsstem
2Fan
3SDcardslot(SDHC)
4Controlbutton
5Powerbutton(forFactorDefaultonl)
6StatusLEDindicator
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1DomebracketscrewPH2(4x)
2Domebracket
3Domecover
4Rubbergasket
5Domering
6DomeringscrewT30(4x)
1Powerconnector(DCinput)
2Powerconnector(DCoutput)
3Networkconnector(internal)
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4NetworkconnectorSFP(external)(2x)
5NetworkconnectorRJ45(external)(2x)
6CameranetworkLEDindicator
7NetworkLEDindicator(4x)
8PowerLEDindicator
9Groundclip
10I/Oconnector(internal)
11I/Oconnector(external)
12Multicable
13Groundscrew
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtoaccesstheproduct
AXISIPUtilityandAXISCameraManagementarerecommendedmethodsforndingAxisproductsonthenetworkandassigning
themIPaddressesinWindows®.Bothapplicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support
Theproductcanbeusedwiththefollowingbrowsers:
•ChromeTM(recommended),Firefox®,Edge®,orOpera®withWindows®
•ChromeTM(recommended)orSafari®withOSX®
•ChromeTMorFirefox®withotheroperatingsystems.
Howtoaccesstheprouctfromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis
Supportwebataxis.com/support
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.
4.Theproduct’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Aboutsecurepasswors
Important
Whensettingtheinitialpassword,thepasswordissentincleartextoverthenetwork.Ifthereisariskofnetworksnifng,
rstsetupasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionbeforeresettingthepasswords.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforthedataandservices.Axis’productsdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasproducts
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations,buttoprotectyourdatadothefollowing:
•Don’tusethedefaultpasswordthatcomeswiththeproducts.
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablyusingapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Setapassworfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproduct
mustberesettothefactorydefaultsettings.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Thedefaultrootaccounthasfullprivilegesandshouldbereservedforadministrativetasks.Alwayscreateauseraccountwithlimited
privilegesfordailyuse.Thisreducestheexposureoftheadministrativeaccount.
1.Makesuretofollowtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords,seeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage8.
.Typeapasswordandthenretypeittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
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Setup
Setup
Abouttheprouct'sbuilt-inhelp
Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpthroughyourproduct’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationontheproduct’s
featuresandtheirsettings.
Aboutlong-istanceconnections
Thisproductsupportsber-opticcableinstallationsthroughamediaconverter.Fiber-opticcableinstallationsofferanumber
ofbenetssuchas:
•Long-distanceconnection
•Highspeed
•Longlifetime
•Largecapacityofdatatransmission
•Electromagneticinterferenceimmunity
Findoutmoreaboutber-opticcableinstallationsonwww.axis.com/technologies/ber-optics.Forinformationabouthowtoinstall
themediaconverterseetheInstallationGuideforthisproduct.
Aboutimagequality
Howtoreucenoiseinlow-lightconitions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Makesurethattheexposuremodeisautomatic.
Note
Increasingthemaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Theshutterspeedshouldbeasslowaspossible,whichmeansyoushouldsetmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage.
•Tryloweringthemaxgainvalue.
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