Axis Q6215-LE User manual

AXISQ6215-LEPTZNetworkCamera
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AXISQ6215-LEPTZNetworkCamera
TableoContents
Installation................................................3
Previewmode..................................................3
Getstarted................................................4
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................4
Openthedevice'swebinterface....................................4
Createanadministratoraccount...................................4
Securepasswords...............................................4
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware....................
Webinterfaceoverview..........................................
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Basicsettings..................................................6
Adjusttheimage................................................6
Adjustthecameraview(PTZ)......................................8
Viewandrecordvideo............................................8
Setuprulesforevents...........................................9
Thewebinterface...........................................13
Status........................................................13
Video.........................................................14
PTZ...........................................................24
Recordings.....................................................28
Apps..........................................................29
System........................................................29
Maintenance...................................................4
Learnmore................................................47
Capturemodes.................................................47
Privacymasks..................................................47
Overlays.......................................................48
Pan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ)..........................................48
Streamingandstorage...........................................48
Applications....................................................0
Cybersecurity...................................................1
Specications..............................................2
Productoverview................................................2
SDcardslot....................................................2
Buttons.......................................................2
Connectors....................................................2
Troubleshooting............................................4
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................4
Firmwareoptions...............................................4
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................4
Upgradethermware............................................4
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................
Performanceconsiderations.......................................7
Contactsupport.................................................7
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Installation
Installation
Previewmode
Previewmodeisidealforinstallerswhennetuningthecameraviewduringtheinstallation.Nologinisrequiredtoaccessthe
cameraviewinpreviewmode.Itisavailableonlyinfactorydefaultedstateforalimitedtimefrompoweringupthedevice.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=35377&section=preview-mode
Thisvideodemonstratehowtousepreviewmode.
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Findtedeviceontenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewithiOS15oriadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> > >Safari Safari Safari> > >Advanced Advanced Advanced> > >Experimental Experimental ExperimentalFeatures Features Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSortal.
Opentedevice'swebinterface
1.OpenabrowserandtypetheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Typetheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.See
Createanadministratoraccountonpage4.
Createanadministratoraccount
Thersttimeyoulogintoyourdevice,youmustcreateanadministratoraccount.
1.Enterausername.
2.Enterapassword.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
3.Re-enterthepassword.
4.ClickAdduser.
Important
Thedevicehasnodefaultaccount.Ifyoulosethepasswordforyouradministratoraccount,youmustresetthedevice.See
Resettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage54.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
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Getstarted
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Verifytatnooneastamperedwittermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage54.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Webinterfaceoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedevice’swebinterface.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=35377&section=web-interface-overview
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Configureyourdevice
Configureyourdevice
Basicsettings
Setthecapturemode
1.GotoVideoInstallationCapturemode.
2.ClickChange.
3.SelectacapturemodeandclickSaveandrestart.
SeealsoCapturemodesonpage47.
Setthepowerlinefrequency
1.GotoVideoInstallationPowerlinefrequency.
2.ClickChange.
3.SelectapowerlinefrequencyandclickSaveandrestart.
Adjustteimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpage47.
BenetfromIRligtinlow-ligtconditionsbyusingnigtmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Butasthevisiblelightdiminishes,colorimagesbecomeless
brightandclear.Ifyouswitchtonightmodewhenthishappens,thecamerausesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlighttodeliverbright
anddetailedblack-and-whiteimagesinstead.Youcansetthecameratoswitchtonightmodeautomatically.
1.GotoVideoImageDay-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
2.Tousethebuilt-inIRlightwhenthecameraisinnightmode,turnonAllowilluminationandSynchronizeillumination.
Reducemotionblurinlow-ligtconditions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,adjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettingsinVideoImageExposure:
•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,imagenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgaintoahighervalue.
Ifyoustillhaveproblemswithmotionblur:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
Handlesceneswitstrongbackligt
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
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Configureyourdevice
1.GotoVideoImageWidedynamicrange.
2.Ifyoustillhaveproblems,gotoExposureandadjusttheExposurezonetocovertheareaofinterest.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Removewaterfromtefrontglasswittewiper
Thewiperiscontrolledmanually.
1.ClickontheWiperbuttonintheLiveviewcontrolbar.
Hidepartsofteimagewitprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoVideoPrivacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
.Tochangethecolorforallprivacymasks,clickPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
Seealsorivacymasksonpage47
Sowtepanortiltpositionasatextoverlay
Youcanshowthepanortiltpositionasanoverlayintheimage.
1.GotoVideoOverlaysandclick.
2.Inthetexteld,type#xtoshowthepanposition.
Type#ytoshowthetiltposition.
3.Chooseappearance,textsize,andalignment.
4.Thecurrentpanandtiltpositionsshowupintheliveviewimageandintherecording.
Addstreetnamesandcompassdirectiontoteimage
Note
Thepresetpositionsandcompassdirectionwillbevisibleinthecompasseldinallvideostreamsandrecordings.
Toactivatethecompass:
1.GotoPTZOrientationaid.
2.TurnonOrientationaid.
3.Positionthecameraviewatnorthwiththecrosshair.ClickSetnorth.
Toaddapresetpositiontoshowinthecompasseld:
1.GotoPTZPresetpositions.
2.Usethecrosshairtopositiontheviewwhereyouwanttoaddapresetposition.
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Configureyourdevice
3.ClickAddpresetpositiontocreateanewpresetposition.
Adjusttecameraview(PTZ)
Limittepan,tilt,andzoommovements
Iftherearepartsofthescenethatyoudon’twantthecameratoreach,youcanlimitthepan,tilt,andzoommovements.For
example,youwanttoprotecttheprivacyofresidentsinanapartmentbuilding,whichislocatedclosetoaparkinglotthatyou
intendtomonitor.
Tolimitthemovements:
1.GotoPTZLimits.
2.Setthelimitsasneeded.
Createaguardtourwitpresetpositions
Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositionseitherinapredeterminedorrandomorder,andforcongurable
periodsoftime.
1.GotoPTZGuardtours.
2.ClickGuardtour.
3.SelectPresetpositionandclickCreate.
4.UnderGeneralsettings:
-Enteranamefortheguardtourandspecifythepauselengthbetweeneachtour.
-Ifyouwanttheguardtourtogotothepresetpositionsinarandomorder,turnonPlayguardtourinrandom
order.
.UnderStepsettings:
-Setthedurationforthepreset.
-Setthemovespeed,whichcontrolshowfasttomovetothenextpreset.
6.GotoPresetpositions.
6.1Selectthepresetpositionsthatyouwantinyourguardtour.
6.2DragthemtotheVieworderarea,andclickDone.
7.Toscheduletheguardtour,gotoSystemEvents.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage48.
Reducebandwidtandstorage
Important
Reducingthebandwidthcanleadtolossofdetailintheimage.
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Configureyourdevice
1.GotoVideoStream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideoStreamGeneralandincreaseCompression.
.GotoVideoStreamZipstreamanddooneormoreofthefollowing:
-SelecttheZipstreamStrengththatyouwanttouse.
-TurnonOptimizeforstorage.ThiscanonlybeusediftheVMSsupportsB-frames.
-TurnonDynamicFPS.
-TurnonDynamicGOPandsetahighUpperlimitGOPlengthvalue.
Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSystemStorage.
2.ClickAddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserverunderNetworkshare.
.Typetheusernameandpassword.
6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonAuto.
7.SelectAddshareevenifconnectionfailsifyouexperiencetemporaryconnectionissues,oriftheshareisnotyet
congured.
8.ClickAdd.
Recordandwatcvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
1.GotoVideoImage.
2.Tostartarecording,click.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorage,clickand.Forinstructionsonhowtosetupnetworkstorage,seeSetup
networkstorageonpage9
3.Tostoprecording,clickagain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyourrecordinginthelist.
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Configureyourdevice
Setuprulesforevents
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Tolearnmore,checkoutourguideGetstartedwithrulesforevents.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.Theruledeneswhenthedevicewillperformcertainactions.Youcanset
uprulesasscheduled,recurring,ormanuallytriggered.
2.EnteraName.
3.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherule,allofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
4.SelectwhichActionthedeviceshouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechangestoanactiverule,therulemustbeturnedonagainforthechangestotakeeffect.
Recordvideowentecameradetectsanobject
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardwhenthecameradetectsanobject.Therecording
willincludevesecondsbeforedetectionandoneminuteafterdetectionends.
Beforeyoustart:
•MakesureyouhaveanSDcardinstalled.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystemEventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
4.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
6.Settheprebuffertimetoseconds.
7.Setthepostbuffertimeto1minute.
8.ClickSave.
Directtecameratoapresetpositionwentecameradetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratogotoapresetpositionwhenitdetectsmotionintheimage.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addapresetposition:
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