Axis Q6055-S User manual

AXISQ6055-SPTZNetworkCamera
UserManual

Aboutthisdocument
Thismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersof
AXISQ6055-SPTZNetworkCamera,andisalicabletormware6.20
andlater.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheroduct
onyournetwork.Previousexerienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhen
usingthisroduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystems
mayalsobeusefulwhendeveloingshellscritsandalications.Later
versionsofthisdocumentwillbeostedatwww.axis.comSeealsothe
roduct’sonlinehel,availablethroughtheweb-basedinterface.
Lealconsiderations
Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfromcountryto
country.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusingthisroduct
forsurveillanceuroses.
Thisroductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicense.Tourchase
furtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.
Liability
Everycarehasbeentakenintherearationofthisdocument.Please
informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis
CommunicationsABcannotbeheldresonsibleforanytechnicalor
tyograhicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe
roductandmanualswithoutriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB
makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained
withinthisdocument,including,butnotlimitedto,theimlied
warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaarticularurose.Axis
CommunicationsABshallnotbeliablenorresonsibleforincidentalor
consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,erformance
oruseofthismaterial.Thisroductisonlytobeusedforitsintended
urose.
Intellectualpropertyrihts
AxisABhasintellectualroertyrightsrelatingtotechnologyembodied
intheroductdescribedinthisdocument.Inarticular,andwithout
limitation,theseintellectualroertyrightsmayincludeoneormore
oftheatentslistedatwww.axis.com/patent.htmandoneormore
additionalatentsorendingatentalicationsintheUSandother
countries.
Thisroductcontainslicensedthird-artysoftware.Seethemenuitem
“About”intheroduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.
ThisroductcontainssourcecodecoyrightAleComuter,
Inc.,underthetermsofAlePublicSourceLicense2.0(see
www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom
https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/
Equipmentmodications
Thisequimentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe
instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequimentcontains
nouser-serviceablecomonents.Unauthorizedequimentchangesor
modicationswillinvalidateallalicableregulatorycertications
andarovals.
Trademarkacknowledments
AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXIS,ETRAX,ARTPECandVAPIXare
registeredtrademarksortrademarkalicationsofAxisABinvarious
jurisdictions.Allothercomanynamesandroductsaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksoftheirresectivecomanies.
Ale,Boa,Aache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExlorer,Linux,
Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftheresectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnPTMisa
certicationmarkoftheUPnPTMImlementersCororation.
SD,SDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C,
LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD,
miniSDHC,microSDHC,microSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered
trademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.
Reulatoryinformation
Europe
ThisroductcomlieswiththealicableCEmarkingdirectives
andharmonizedstandards:
•ElectromagneticComatibility(EMC)Directive2014/30/EU.See
Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2014/35/EU.Seeafetyonpage2.
•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandrecyclingonpage3.
Acoyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactinformationonpage3.
Electromaneticcompatibility(EMC)
Thisequimenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllalicable
standardsfor:
•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe
instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagnetichenomenawhen
installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Thisequimenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
andfoundtocomlywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,
ursuanttoart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
rovidereasonablerotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhenthe
equimentisoeratedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequiment
generates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnot
installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,may
causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Oerationofthis
equimentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterference
inwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathis
ownexense.Theroductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetwork
cable(STP)thatisroerlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalaaratuscomlieswithCANICES-3(ClassA).Theroduct
shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis
roerlygrounded.Cetaareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme
NMBICES-3(classeA).Leroduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble
réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequimentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassAlimitofEN55032.Theroductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisroerly
grounded.Notice!ThisisaClassAroduct.Inadomesticenvironment
thisroductmaycauseRFinterference,inwhichcasetheusermaybe
requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
Thisroductfulllstherequirementsforemissionandimmunity
accordingtoEN50121-4andIEC62236-4railwayalications.
Thisroductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording
toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial
environments.
Thisroductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.
Thisroductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments.
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequimentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassAlimitofAS/NZSCISPR32.Theroductshall
beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisroerly
grounded.Notice!ThisisaClassAroduct.Inadomesticenvironment
thisroductmaycauseRFinterference,inwhichcasetheusermaybe
requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
Japan
この装置は、クラスA情報技術装置です。この装置を家庭環
境で使⽤すると電波妨害を引き起こすことがあります。この
場合には使⽤者が適切な対策を講ずるよう要求されることが
あります。本製品は、シールドネットワークケーブル(STP)を
使⽤して接続してください。また適切に接地してください。
Safety
ThisroductcomlieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1and
IEC/EN/UL60950-22,SafetyofInformationTechnology
Equiment.Theroductshallbegroundedeitherthroughashielded
networkcable(STP)orotheraroriatemethod.
Theowersulyusedwiththisroductshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)accordingtoIEC/EN/UL60950-1.

Battery
TheAxisroductusesa3.0VCR2032lithiumbatteryastheower
sulyforitsinternalreal-timeclock(RTC).Undernormalconditions
thisbatterywilllastforaminimumofveyears.
LowbatteryoweraffectstheoerationoftheRTC,causingittoreset
ateveryower-u.Whenthebatteryneedsrelacing,alogmessage
willaearintheroduct’sserverreort.Formoreinformationabout
theserverreort,seetheroduct´ssetuagesorcontactAxissuort.
Thebatteryshouldnotberelacedunlessrequired,butifthebattery
doesneedrelacing,contactAxissuortatwww.axis.com/techsupfor
assistance.
Lithiumcoincell3.0Vbatteriescontain1,2-dimethoxyethane;ethylene
glycoldimethylether(EGDME),CASno.110-71-4.
WARNING
•Riskofexlosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyrelaced.
•Relaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis
recommendedbyAxis.
•Disoseofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalregulationsor
thebatterymanufacturer'sinstructions.
Disposalandrecyclin
Whenthisroducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disoseof
itaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.Forinformationabout
yournearestdesignatedcollectionoint,contactyourlocalauthority
resonsibleforwastedisosal.Inaccordancewithlocallegislation,
enaltiesmaybealicableforincorrectdisosalofthiswaste.
Europe
Thissymbolmeansthattheroductshallnotbedisosedof
togetherwithhouseholdorcommercialwaste.Directive2012/19/EU
onwasteelectricalandelectronicequiment(WEEE)isalicablein
theEuroeanUnionmemberstates.Toreventotentialharmto
humanhealthandtheenvironment,theroductmustbedisosed
ofinanarovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingrocess.For
informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionoint,contact
yourlocalauthorityresonsibleforwastedisosal.Businessesshould
contacttheroductsulierforinformationabouthowtodisose
ofthisroductcorrectly.
ThisroductcomlieswiththerequirementsofDirective201 1/65/EUon
therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical
andelectronicequiment(RoHS).
China
ThisroductcomlieswiththerequirementsofSJ/T1 1364-2014,
Markingfortherestrictionofhazardoussubstancesinelectricaland
electronicroducts.
Contactinformation
AxisCommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
Sweden
Tel:[phone]
Fax:[phone]
www.axis.com
Support
Shouldyourequireanytechnicalassistance,leasecontactyourAxis
reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeansweredimmediately,your
resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughthearoriatechannelsto
ensurearaidresonse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,youcan:
•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareudates
•ndanswerstoresolvedroblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search
byroduct,category,orhrase
•reortroblemstoAxissuortstaffbyloggingintoyourrivate
suortarea
•chatwithAxissuortstaff
•visitAxisSuortatwww.axis.com/techsup/
Warrantyinformation
ForinformationaboutAxis’roductwarrantyandtheretorelated
information,gotowww.axis.com/warranty/
Learnmore!
VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings,
webinars,tutorialsandguides.

AXISQ6055-SPTZNetworkCamera
TableofContents
Safetyinformation..........................................6
Hazardlevels...................................................6
Othermessagelevels.............................................6
ardwareoverview..........................................7
Howtoressurizethecamera(recommended)........................9
owtoaccesstheproduct....................................10
Howtoaccesstheroductfromabrowser...........................10
HowtoaccesstheroductfromtheInternet.........................10
Howtosettherootassword.....................................11
Abouttheliveviewwindow.......................................11
Aboutmediastreams........................................14
AboutH.264format.............................................14
AboutMJPEGformat............................................14
AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)...................................14
Alternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream....................15
owtosetuptheproduct....................................16
Howtodoabasicsetu..........................................16
Aboutvideosettings........................................17
Howtosetuvideostreams......................................17
Aboutstreamroles............................................20
AboutONVIFmediaroles.......................................20
Aboutcamerasettings...........................................20
Aboutoverlays..................................................22
Aboutrivacymasks.............................................24
owtoconguretheliveviewwindow.........................25
Howtosetdefaultviewerforbrowsers..............................25
Aboutviewersettings............................................25
Aboutuser-denedlinks..........................................26
OututButtons.................................................26
AboutPTZ(PanTiltZoom)....................................27
Aboutresetositions...........................................27
Autotracking...................................................28
Gatekeeer....................................................29
Aboutguardtours...............................................29
OSDIZones....................................................30
Advanced......................................................31
Aboutthecontrolqueue..........................................32
Aboutdetectors............................................33
Aboutshockdetection...........................................33
Aboutmotiondetection..........................................33
BasicVideoAnalytics............................................34
Aboutapplications..........................................38
Aboutalicationlicenses........................................38
Howtouloadandstartanalication.............................38
AlicationConsiderations........................................38
Aboutevents...............................................39
Howtosetuactionrules........................................39
Howtoaddreciients............................................41
Howtocreateschedules..........................................43
Howtoseturecurrences........................................43
Aboutrecordings...........................................44
Howtondrecordings...........................................44
Howtolayrecordings...........................................44
Howtoexortavideocli........................................45
Aboutcontinuousrecording.......................................45
Aboutlanguages............................................46
Aboutsystemoptions........................................47
Security.......................................................47
Date&Time....................................................49
Network.......................................................50
Storage.......................................................55
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Ports&Devices.................................................57
Maintenance...................................................57
Suort.......................................................58
Advanced......................................................59
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................59
Troubleshooting............................................60
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................60
Howtougradethermware.....................................60
Symtoms,ossiblecausesandremedialactions......................60
Technicalspecications......................................63
LEDIndicators..................................................63
SDcardslot....................................................63
Buttons.......................................................63
Connectors....................................................64
PerformanceConsiderations.......................................68
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Safetynformaton
Safetynformaton
Hazardlevels
DANGER
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderateinjury.
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Indicatesasituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoroerty.
Othermessaelevels
Imortant
Indicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheroducttofunctioncorrectly.
Note
Indicatesusefulinformationwhichhelsingettingthemostoutoftheroduct.
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Hardwareovervew
Hardwareovervew
Forsecicationsofthehardwarecomonents,seeTechnicalspecicationsonpage63.
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Makesurethedomeisattachedinoerationmode,otherwisefocusmaybeaffected.
1Pressurereliefvalve
2Multiconnector
3Hookforsafetywire
4Inletvalve
5Mountinghole(3x)
6Partnumber(P/N)&erialnumber(/N)
7Dome
8Dcardslot(DHC)
9tatusLEDindicator
10Controlbutton
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1Domeattachmentring
2O-ring
3DomebracketscrewT20(4x)
4Dome
5O-ring
6Domering
7DomeringscrewT25(4x)
1Powerconnector(DCinput)
2Powerconnector(DCoutput)
3Networkconnector(internal)
4NetworkconnectorFP(external)(2x)
5NetworkconnectorRJ45(external)(2x)
6CameranetworkLEDindicator
7NetworkLEDindicator(4x)
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8PowerLEDindicator
9Groundclip
10I/Oconnector(internal)
11I/Oconnector(external)
12Multicable
13Groundscrew
Howtopressurizethecamera(recommended)
ThecamerahousingcanbelledwithNitrogengastoreventcondensation.
Thellingrocessisreeatedthreetimes,releasingtheressurebetweenllings,tomakesurethatallairandhumidityisurged
fromthehousing.
Note
Thecamerahousinghasanressurereliefvalvethatlimitsthellingressureto0.5bar(7si).Duringnormalusethe
ressureinsidethecamerahousingmaydrobelowthatressure.Forfullrotectionmakesurethattheressureisabove
0.2bar(3si).
1.Settheregulatorgaugeonthegascylinderto0.5bar(7si).
2.Removethecasfromtheinletvalveandtheressurereliefvalve.
3.Placethechuckontheinletvalveandressdowntollthecamerawithnitrogen.
4.Whentheressureinsidethecamerahousingreaches0.5bar(7si)theressurereliefvalvewilloen.Placeyourhand
overtheressurereliefvalvetoverifythatthegasisowingout.
5.Lifttheressurereliefvalvetolettheoverressureoutofthecameraunit.
6.Reeatthellingrocessatotalof3times,leavingthethecameraressurizedthelasttime.
7.Putthecasbackontheinletvalveandtheressurereliefvalve.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtoaccesstheproduct
ToinstalltheAxisroduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuliedwiththeroduct.
Theroductcanbeusedwithmostoeratingsystemsandbrowsers.Werecommendthefollowingbrowsers:
•InternetExlorer®withWindows®
•Safari®withOSX®
•ChromeTMorFirefox®withotheroeratingsystems.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExlorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenromted.
TheAxisroductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAMC.
Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstoreventinstallationofunlicensedcoies.
Note
•QuickTimeTMisalsosuortedforviewingH.264streams.
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisroductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.
ToaccesstheroductfromaMaccomuter(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheroductfromthe
dro-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheroductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideotreamonAxis
Suortwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheroductisaccessed,therootasswordmustrst
becongured.
4.Theroduct’sLiveViewageoensinyourbrowser.
Note
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetsecicinstallationrequirementsand
userreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamlesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedislayedin
yourownLiveViewage.
HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet
Onceconnected,theAxisroductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheroductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheroduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,which
willattemttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheroduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage52.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertoics,visittheAxisSuortwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtosettherootpassword
ToaccesstheAxisroduct,youmustsettheasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichoenswhentheroductisaccessedforthersttime.
Toreventnetworkeavesdroing,therootasswordcanbesetviaanencrytedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HyertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isarotocolusedtoencryttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencrytedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPonpage48.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootisermanentandcannotbedeleted.Iftheasswordforrootislost,theroductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeHowtoresettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage59.
TosettheasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosettheasswordviaanencrytedHTTPSconnection,followthesestes:
1.ClickUseTTPS.
Atemorarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencrytionofalltrafctoandfromtheroduct,andthe
asswordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enteraasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmtheselling.
3.ClickOK.Theasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Abouttheliveviewwindow
Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewwindowmayhavebeencustomizedtomeetsecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
references.Consequently,someoftheexamlesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedislayedinyourownliveview
window.Thefollowingrovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
Aboutthecontrolsintheliveviewwindow
ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto
tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).
SelectastreamrolefortheliveviewwindowfromtheStreamProledro-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamroles,seepage20.
ClickPulsetoactivatetheroduct’soututortforadenederiodoftime.Forinformationabouthow
toenableandcongureoututbuttons,seepage26.Theoututbuttonnamemaydifferdeendingon
thenameenteredintheI/OPortsconguration.
ClicktheActive/Inactivebuttonstomanuallyactivateandinactivetheroduct’soututort.For
informationabouthowtoenableandcongureoututbuttons,seepage26.
UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromtheliveviewwindow.Forinformation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeAboutthemanualtriggeronpage12.
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ClickSnapshottosaveasnashotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisrimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
EnableordisabletheGatekeeperbyselectingOnorOfffromthedro-downlist.Formoreinformation
abouttheGatekeeer,seepage29.
Aboutthemanualtrier
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewage.Themanualtriggercanforexamlebeusedto
validateactionsduringroductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdro-downlist,selectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddro-downlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeAbouteventsonpage39.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AbouttheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExloreronly.SeeAboutAXIMediaControl(AMC)onpage14for
moreinformation.Thetoolbardislaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisroductandstartslayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstosthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnashotofthevideoimage.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escae)onthecomuter
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomuter.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbeseciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
PTZControls
TheliveviewwindowalsodislaysPan/Tilt/Zoom(PTZ)controls.Theadministratorcanenable/disablecontrolsforseciedusers
underSystemOptions>Security>Users.
WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetuunderPTZ>ControlQueue.
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ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mouseointer.
ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatosition.
Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonasecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa
rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.
ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontooenthePTZcontrolanelwhichrovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.
User-denedbuttonscanalsoaearintheControlanel.SeeAboutadvancedPTZsettings
onpage31.
Selectarecordedtourandclicktolayareviouslyrecordedtourandclicktosto.
SeeAbouttourrecordingonpage30.
SelectaPTZresetositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedosition.SeeAboutpreset
positionsonpage27.
ClicktheStartAutoTrackbuttontostartautotrackingdirectlyfromtheliveviewwindow.See
Autotrackingonpage28.
PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstoanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonaositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatosition.
Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonaositiononthebartozoomtothatosition.
Focusbar–Usethearrowstofocusthecamera,orclickonaositiononthebartosetthefocusosition.Usingthefocusbarwill
disabletheroduct’sautofocus.Tore-enable,usethePTZcontrolanelwhichisoenedbyclickingtheCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).
Irisbar–Clickonaositiontosetamanualexosureleveltomaketheimagebrighterordarker.Thiswilldisableautoiris(automatic
exosure)andsetxedlevelsoniris,gainandshutterseed.Tore-enableautoiris,usethePTZcontrolanelwhichisoenedby
clickingtheCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).Ifautoirisisenabled,AutoisvisiblenexttotheIrisbarbar.
Imortant
InanenvironmentwithvaryinglightconditionsitisrecommendedtousetheBrightnessbarinsteadoftheIrisbartoadjust
imagebrightnesssincechangingthebrightnesslevelwillnotdisableautoiris(automaticexosure).
Brightnessbar–Clickonaositiononthebrightnessbartoadjusttheimagebrightness.Thissettingwillnotbesaved.Tomakea
savedchange,gotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings>Brightnessandadjustthebrightness.
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeAboutadvancedPTZsettingsonpage31.
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Aboutmedastreams
Aboutmedastreams
TheAxisroductrovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandtheroertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe
tyeyouuse.
TheliveviewwindowintheroductrovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream
roles.Otheralicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheliveviewwindow.
AboutH.264format
H.264can,withoutcomromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comaredwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragesace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidingwhichcombinationofrotocolsandmethodstousedeendsonyourviewingrequirements,andontheroertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableotionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UnicastRTPThisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,eseciallywhenitis
imortanttohaveanu-to-datevideostream,
evenifsomeframesaredroed.
RTPoverRTSPThisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimletocongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto
allowtheHTTProtocol,thusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof20
simultaneousunicastconnections.
MulticastRTPThismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways
u-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredroed.
Multicastingrovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof
clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothowever,assanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotossibletomulticastovertheInternet,forexamle.
Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof20
simultaneousconnections.
AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisroducttodeterminethetransortrotocoltouse.Theorderofriority,listedinthe
AMCControlPanel,canbechangedandtheotionsdisabled,tosuitsecicrequirements.
Note
H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisroductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed
coiesoftheclientisrohibited.Tourchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
AboutMJPEGformat
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendislayedandudatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyudatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butrovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisroductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExlorerinWindows.
AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExlorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisroduct.
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Aboutmedastreams
TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore
information.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExlorerandclickSettings.
Alternativemethodsofaccessinthevideostream
YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisroductinthefollowingways:
•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsuortedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexamle).ThisotionmaintainsanoenHTTP
connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.
•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingaths
canbeused:
•QuickTimeTM.Thefollowingathscanbeused:
Note
•<ip>=IPaddress
•TheAxisroductsuortsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
•ItmaybeossibletouseotherlayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingtheathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
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Howtosetuptheproduct
Howtosetuptheproduct
TheAxisroductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoeratorrights.Tooentheroduct’ssetuages,clickSetupin
thetoright-handcorneroftheliveviewwindow.
•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage47
Seealsotheonlinehel.
Howtodoabasicsetup
BasicSeturovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisroduct:
1.Users.Seepage47.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage50.
3.Date&Time.Seepage49.
4.VideoStream.Seepage17.
TheBasicSetumenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Aboutvdeosettngs
Aboutvdeosettngs
ItisossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisroduct:
•Videostream.Seepage17.
•Streamroles.Seepage20.
•ONVIFMediaProles.Seepage20.
•Camerasettings.Seepage20.
•Overlayimage.Seepage22.
•Privacymask.Seepage24.
Howtosetupvideostreams
Tosetutheroduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
•Image.Seepage17.
•H.264.Seepage18.
•Zistream.Seepage19.
•MJPEG.Seepage19.
Aboutthepixelcounter
Theixelcountershowsthenumberofixelsinanareaoftheimage.Theixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
asecicsizerequirement,forexamleinfacerecognition.
Theixelcountercanbeused:
•Whensettinguavideostream,seeHowtosetupvideostreamsonpage17.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselectthe
Showpixelcounterotiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenter
thenumberofixelsintheWidthandeighteldsandclickApply.
•WhenaccessingtheLiveViewageinInternetExlorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickinthe
imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.
Imae
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
•Compression.Thecomressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
comression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.
•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthroblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisroductalwaysdeliversthehighest
framerateossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
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Aboutvdeosettngs
•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage22.
ClickSavetoalythenewsettings.
AboutH.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocomressionstandardthatrovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttyesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacomleteimage,whereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfromreviousframes.
AboutGOPlenth
AGrouofPictures(GOP)containsoneI-framefollowedbyanumberofP-frames.TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframes
betweentwoI-frames.
EqualvaluesforGOPlengthandframerateresultinoneGOPersecond.AhigherGOPlengthvalueresultsinmoresmall-sized
P-framesandlessbig-sizedI-frameswhilekeeingthesameframerate.Inotherwords,ahighGOP-lengthvaluesavesbandwidth,
butthevideoqualitymaydecrease.AlowGOP-lengthvalueincreasesthevideoqualitybutrequiresmorebandwidth.
AboutH.264proles
TheAxisroductsuortsthefollowing.264prole(s):
•Baseline:UsetheBaselineroleiftheclientdoesnotsuortCABACentroycoding.
•Main:TheMainroleusesCABACandrovidesabettercomressionwithmaintainedvideoquality.Itrequiresalarger
amountofrocessingowertodecodethantheBaselinerole.
•igh:TheHighrolerovidesahighercomressionthanbothMainandBaselineroles,butrequiresmorerocessing
owertodecode.Highrolesuorts8x8blocks,whichreducesthebitratefurthercomaredtotheMainrole.
Aboutbitratecontrol
Bitratecontrolisusefultomakesurethevideostreamingdoesnottakeutoomuchbandwidth.
Thebuilt-inbitratecontrolcanbecombinedwithZistream,seeAboutZipstreamonpage19.Werecommendusingahighbitrate
limittoenablethefullotentialofZistream.
Aboutvariablebitrate
Variablebitrate(VBR)adjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimagecomlexity.Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjusts
thebitrateaccordingtothecomlexity,usingumorebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.
Variablebitrateissuitableifthereisasurlusinbandwidth,wheretheincreasedbitratemaynotbeanissue.
Aboutmaximumbitrate
Ifyouhavelimitedbandwidth,werecommendMaximumbitrate(MBR).MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratetocontrolthe
bandwidthconsumtion.Thetargetvaluelimitsthebitrate,butitmaintainsaexibilitytobeabletorioritizeacontinuousvideo
stream.Consequently,theframeratemightneedtogodownandtheimagequalitymightdecrease.Toartlycomensateforthis,
youcanselectwhichvariableshallberioritized.Notsettingarioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequallyaffected.
HowtosetanH.264prole
1.TochangethesettingsforallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamrole,gotoVideo>VideoStream>.264.
2.ToincreaseordecreasethenumberofframeserGOP,settheGOPlength.
3.SelectoneoftheH.264roles.
4.Selectoneofthefollowing:
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-Variablebitrate
-Maximumbitrate
5.IfyouselectMaximumbitrate,selectwhichvariabletorioritizeinthePrioritydro-downlist.
6.ClickSave.
Howtoincludecurrentbitrateinatextoverlay
1.GotoVideo>VideoStream>OverlaySettings.
2.IntheIncludetexteldenter#b.
3.ClickSave.
AboutZipstream
Axis’ZistreamTechnologyisabitratereductiontechnologyotimizedforvideosurveillance.Zistreamreducestheaveragebitrate
intheH.264streambyremovingunnecessarydata,whichmakesitossibletostreamhigherresolutions,reducestoragecost
orkeerecordingsforalongertime.
Toreducethebitrate,Zistreamreducesthenumberofbitsintheareasoftheimagethatarelessinterestingfromavideo
surveillanceersective,forexamlethebackground.Imagedetailsthatareimortantforforensicvideoanalysis,forexamlefaces
andlicenselates,arereservedwithenoughnumberofbits.
Axis’ZistreamTechnologyforH.264conformstotheH.264standardandiscomatiblewiththird-artyclientsandVMSsolutions
thatdecodeH.264video.
Recommendeduseofbitratereduction
Zistreamoffersanumberofbitratereductionresets,fromLowtoExtreme.Lowbitratereductionisenabledbydefaultandis
safetouseinallalicationswhilestillreducingthebitrate.
WerecommendusingtheExtremebitratereductiontomaximizestoragetimeforcloud-connectedcamerasorcamerasusingedge
storage.Thissettingissuitabletocombinewithmotiondetectiontriggeringandvariablebitrate(VBR)wherethebitrateisallowed
toadattochangesincomlexityinthescene.
HowtosavebandwidthandstoraeusinZipstream
ThebitratecontrollerbuiltintotheroductcanbecombinedwithZistreamtoensureamaximumbitrate(MBR)limit.We
recommendusingVBRorMBRwithahighbitratelimittoenablethefullotentialofZistream.Forinstanceinrailwaysurveillance
whereattimesthereisalotofmovementinthesceneandwhereitisimortanttocaturedetails,suchasfacialfeatures,theMBR
shouldbesetto10Mbit/s(for1080resolutionat30fs).
TofurthersavebandwidthgotoSetup>Video>VideoStreamanddooneormoreofthefollowing:
•GototheImagetabandsetalowMaximumframeratevalue.
•Gotothe.264tabandsetahighGOPlengthvalue.
•GototheZipstreamtabandselectExtremeH.264bitratereduction.
•GototheZipstreamtab.EnableDynamicGOPandsetahighMaxdynamicGOPlengthvalue.
Alwaysverifythatthevideostreammeetsthequalityrequirementsforyoursurveillanceurosesafterchangingthevideostream
settings.
AboutMJPEGsettins
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomlexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
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Aboutvdeosettngs
rovidesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeotimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmayresultinoorimagequality.
Aboutstreamproles
Astreamroleisasetofredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,comression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
rolescanbeused:
•Whensettingurecordingusingactionrules.SeeAbouteventsonpage39.
•Whensettingucontinuousrecording.SeeAboutcontinuousrecordingonpage45.
•IntheLiveViewage–selectthestreamrolefromtheStreamproledro-downlist.
Tocreateanewroleormodifyanexistingrole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamrolefortheLiveViewage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
AboutONVIFmediaproles
AnONVIFmediaroleconsistsofasetofcongurationsthatcanbeusedtochangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaroles
canbeusedbyaclienttoconguremediastreamroerties.
TheONVIFMediaProlesagelistsallreconguredroles.Theserolesareincludedintheroductforquicksetu.Youcan
add,modifyorremoveONVIFmediarolesfromthisage.
Aboutcamerasettins
TheVideo>CameraSettingsagerovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisroduct.
Aboutcapturemodes
CaturemodedenesthemaximumframerateavailableintheAxisroductandaffectslightsensitivity.Acaturemodewithahigh
maximumframeratehasreducedlightsensitivityandviceversa.
Tochangecaturemode,followthesestes:
1.GotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings.
2.Selectthenewcaturemode.
3.ClickSave.
Aboutimaeappearance
TochangeImageAearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.
IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100roducesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0
resultsinablackandwhiteimage.
TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueroducesabrighterimage.
IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharerimagemightincreaseimagenoiseeseciallyinlowlight
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillaearlessshar.
Aboutwhitebalance
TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings
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