Axis Q6125-LE User manual

AXISQ6125–LEPTZNetworkCamera
UserManual

AXISQ6125–LEPTZNetworkCamera
TaleofContents
Productoverview...........................................3
Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................4
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................4
Aboutsecurepasswords..........................................4
Setup.....................................................6
Productwebpageoverview........................................6
Imagequality...................................................8
Privacymasks..................................................
Overlays.......................................................10
PTZ(PanTiltZoom)..............................................10
Streamingandstorage...........................................11
Events........................................................12
Applications....................................................14
Troubleshooting............................................15
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................15
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................15
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................15
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................16
Performanceconsiderations.......................................17
Specications..............................................18
LEDindicators..................................................18
SDcardslot....................................................18
Buttons.......................................................18
Connectors....................................................18
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Productoverview
Productoverview
1Hookforsafetywire
2Networkconnector(HighPoE)
3Groundscrew
4Partnumber(P/N)Serialnumber(S/N)
5Unitholder(3x)
6Powerbutton
7StatusLEDindicator
8Controlbutton
9microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtoaccesstheproduct
AXISIPUtilityandAXISDeviceManagerarerecommendedmethodsforndingAxisproductsonthenetworkandassigningthemIP
addressesinWindows®.Bothapplicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support
Theproductcanbeusedwiththefollowingbrowsers:
•Windows®:ChromeTM(recommended),Firefox®,Edge®,orOpera®
•OSX®:ChromeTM(recommended)orSafari®
•Otheroperatingsystems:ChromeTMorFirefox®.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support
Howtoaccesstheprouctfromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.ToaddBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis
Supportwebataxis.com/support
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.
4.Theproduct’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Aboutsecurepasswors
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforthedataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyastheymaybe
usedinvarioustypesofinstallations.Toprotectyourdatawerecommendthatyou:
•Changethedefaultpasswordthatcomeswiththedevices.
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Setasecurepassworfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,thedevicemustberesetto
thefactorydefaultsettings.
1.Makesuretofollowtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Typeapasswordandthenretypeittoconrmthespelling.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
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Setup
Setup
Prouctwebpageoverview
1Liveviewcontrolbar
2Liveview
3Productname
4Controls
5Videocontrolbar
6Settingstoggle
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7Settingstabs
Abouttheprouct'sbuilt-inhelp
Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpthroughyourproduct’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationontheproduct’s
featuresandtheirsettings.
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Imagequality
HowtobenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconitionsusingnightmoe
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Aslightdiminishes,youcansetthecameratoautomatically
shifttonightmode.Innightmodethecamerausesbothvisiblelightandnear-infraredlighttodeliverblack-and-whiteimages.
Sincethecamerausesmoreoftheavailablelightitcandeliverbrighter,moredetailed,images.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andmakesurethattheIcutlterissettoAuto.
2.Todetermineatwhatlightlevelyouwantthecameratoshifttonightmode,settheDay-nightshiftprioritytoDay,
NightorNone.
3.EnableAllowIilluminationandSynchronizeIilluminationtousethecamera’sbuilt-inIRlightwhenthenight
modeisactivated.
Howtoreucemotionblurinlow-lightconitions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
Note
Imagenoisewillincreaseifyouincreasethegain.
•Increaseshutterspeedandgain.GotoSettings>Image>ExposureandsetMaxshuttertoalowervalue,andMaxgain
toahighervalue.
Ifyouarestillexperiencingmotionblur,youcantryoneofthefollowing:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
Howtohanlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Tomakebothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible,turnonWDR.
1.GotoSettings>Image.
2.TurnonWDRunderWidedynamicrange.
ImagewithoutWDR.
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ImagewithWDR.
Note
IfyouuseWDR,youmayexperiencesomeWDRartifactsintheimage.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr
Howtoincreaseimagequalityinrainyweatherwithspeery
Thespeeddryfunctionhelpstoprovidesharpimagesinrainyweather.Itcanalsosimplifydomecleaning,allowingformore
efcientmethodssuchashighpressurecleaning.Withthespeeddryfunctionactivated,thedomevibratesathighspeed.It
breaksthesurfacetensionofthewaterandremovesthedrips.
Snapshotfromacamera’sliveviewbeforeandafterspeeddryhasbeenactivated.
1.ClickontheSpeeddrybuttonintheLiveviewcontrolbar.
Privacymasks
Howtohiepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Whatisaprivacymask?
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatpreventsusersfromviewingapartofthemonitoredarea.Inthevideostream,privacy
masksappearasblocksofsolidcolor.
Theprivacymaskisrelativetothepan,tilt,andzoomcoordinates,soregardlessofwhereyoupointthecamera,theprivacy
maskcoversthesameplaceorobject.
You’llseetheprivacymaskonallsnapshots,recordedvideo,andlivestreams.
YoucanusetheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API)toturnofftheprivacymasks.
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Setup
Important
Usingmultipleprivacymasksmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Howtocreateaprivacymask
Tocreateaprivacymask,gotoSettings>Privacymask.
Overlays
Aboutoverlays
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Howtoisplaythepanortiltpositionasatextoverlay
Itmaybeusefultoretrieve,forinstancefromarecordedvideo,thepanortiltpositionindegreesinwhichaneventhastakenplace.
Thiscanbeobtainedbyincludingthepositionintheimageasatextoverlay,usingaso-calledmodier.
1.GotoSettings>Overlay.
2.Inthetexteld,enter#xtoshowthepanposition.
Enter#ytoshowthetiltposition.
3.Choosealignment,textsizeandappearance.
4.Includethetextoverlay.
5.Thecurrentpanandtiltpositionsshowupintheliveviewimageandintherecording.
PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
Howtolimitpan,tilt,anzoommovements
Inthisexample,thecameraissurveillingaparkinglotwithnearbyapartmentbuildings.Setpan,tiltandzoomlimitstoensure
privacyforresidents.
Tolimitpan,tiltandzoommovements,gotoSettings>PTZ>Limits.
Aboutguartours
Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositionseitherinapredeterminedorrandomorder,andforcongurable
periodsoftime.Oncestarted,aguardtourcontinuestorununtilstopped,evenwhentherearenoclients(webbrowsers)viewingthe
images.
Theguardtourfunctioninthisproductincludestourrecording.Thisallowsrecordingacustomtourusinganinputdevice,suchasa
joystick,amouseorakeyboard,orthroughusingtheVAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface(API).Arecordedtourisareplayofa
recordedsequenceofpan/tilt/zoommovements,includingtheirvariablespeedsandlengths.
Howtocreateaguardtourwithpresetpositions
1.GotoSettings>PTZ>Guardtours
2.Click+.
3.SelectPresetposition.
4.Toedittheguardtour’sproperties,click
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