Axis XF40-Q1765 User manual

XF40-Q1765ExplosionProtectedFixedNetworkCamera
UserManual

AoutthisDocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofXF40-Q1765
ExplosionProtectedFixedNetorkCamera,andisapplicableto
rmare5.55andlater.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanaging
theproductonyournetork.Previousexperienceofnetorking
illbeofusehenusingthisproduct.SomeknoledgeofUNIXor
Linux-basedsystemsmayalsobebenecial,fordevelopingshellscripts
andapplications.Laterversionsofthisdocumentillbepostedtothe
Axisebsite,asrequired.Seealsotheproduct’sonlinehelp,available
viatheeb-basedinterface.
Legalconsiderations
Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylasthatvaryfromcountryto
country.Checkthelasinyourlocalregionbeforeusingthisproduct
forsurveillancepurposes.
Thisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicense.Topurchase
furtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.
Liaility
Everycarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdocument.Please
informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis
CommunicationsABcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytechnicalor
typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe
productandmanualsithoutpriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB
makesnoarrantyofanykindithregardtothematerialcontained
ithinthisdocument,including,butnotlimitedto,theimplied
arrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.Axis
CommunicationsABshallnotbeliablenorresponsibleforincidentalor
consequentialdamagesinconnectioniththefurnishing,performance
oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended
purpose.
Intellectualpropertyrights
AxisABhasintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingtotechnologyembodied
intheproductdescribedinthisdocument.Inparticular,andithout
limitation,theseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormore
ofthepatentslistedatwww.axis.com/patent.htmandoneormore
additionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandother
countries.
Thisproductcontainslicensedthird-partysoftare.Seethemenuitem
“About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.
ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer,
Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see
www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom
https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/
Equipmentmodications
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordanceiththe
instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains
nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor
modicationsillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications
andapprovals.
Trademarkacknowledgments
AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXIS,ETRAX,ARTPECandVAPIXare
registeredtrademarksortrademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvarious
jurisdictions.Allothercompanynamesandproductsaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.
Apple,Boa,Apache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExplorer,Linux,
Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windos,Windos
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnPTMisa
certicationmarkoftheUPnPTMImplementersCorporation.
SD,SDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C,
LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD,
miniSDHC,microSDHC,microSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered
trademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.
Regulatoryinformation
Europe
ThisproductcompliesiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives
andharmonizedstandards:
•ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive2014/30/EU.See
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
•LoVoltage(LVD)Directive2014/35/EU.Seeafetyonpage2.
•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive201 1/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandrecyclingonpage3.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactinformationonpage3.
ElectromagneticCompatiility(EMC)
Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:
•Radiofrequencyemissionheninstalledaccordingtothe
instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenahen
installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetorkcable(STP)
andfoundtocomplyiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesigned
toprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina
residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiate
radiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance
iththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.Hoever,thereisnoguaranteethatinterference
illnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,hich
canbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuseris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe
folloingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbeteentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattohichthereceiverisconnected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetorkcable(STP)
thatisproperlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalapparatuscompliesithCANICES-3(ClassB).Theproduct
shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetorkcable(STP)thatis
properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme
CANNMB-3(classeB).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble
réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetorkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforemissionandimmunity
accordingtoEN50121-4andIEC62236-4railayapplications.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording
toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial
environments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments.
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theproductshall
beconnectedusingashieldednetorkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Japan
この装置は、クラスB情報技術装置です。この装置は、家
庭環境で使⽤することを⽬的としていますが、この装置が
ラジオやテレビジョン受信機に近接して使⽤されると、受
信障害を引き起こすことがあります。取扱説明書に従って
正しい取り扱いをして下さい。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
ThisproductcompliesithIEC/EN60950-1,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.

Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,theproductshallbe
groundedeitherthroughashieldednetorkcable(STP)orother
appropriatemethod.
Thepoersupplyusediththisproductshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLoVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPoerSource(LPS)
accordingtoIEC/EN/UL60950-1.
Disposalandrecycling
Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disposeof
itaccordingtolocallasandregulations.Forinformationabout
yournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contactyourlocalauthority
responsibleforastedisposal.Inaccordanceithlocallegislation,
penaltiesmaybeapplicableforincorrectdisposalofthisaste.
Europe
Thissymbolmeansthattheproductshallnotbedisposedof
togetherithhouseholdorcommercialaste.Directive2012/19/EU
onasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)isapplicablein
theEuropeanUnionmemberstates.Topreventpotentialharmto
humanhealthandtheenvironment,theproductmustbedisposed
ofinanapprovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingprocess.For
informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contact
yourlocalauthorityresponsibleforastedisposal.Businessesshould
contacttheproductsupplierforinformationabouthotodispose
ofthisproductcorrectly.
ThisproductcompliesiththerequirementsofDirective201 1/65/EUon
therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical
andelectronicequipment(RoHS).
China
Thisproductcompliesiththerequirementsofthelegislative
actAdministrationontheControlofPollutionCausedbyElectronic
InformationProducts(ACPEIP).
Contactinformation
AxisCommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
Seden
Tel:[phone]
Fax:[phone]
www.axis.com
Support
Shouldyourequireanytechnicalassistance,pleasecontactyourAxis
reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeanseredimmediately,your
resellerillforardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto
ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,youcan:
•donloaduserdocumentationandsoftareupdates
•ndanserstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search
byproduct,category,orphrase
•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate
supportarea
•chatithAxissupportstaff
•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/
Learnmore!
VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings,
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XF40-Q1765ExplosionProtectedFixedNetworkamera
Tableofontents
Hardwareoverview..........................................5
CameraUnit...................................................5
SDcardslot....................................................6
ConnectorsandButtons..........................................6
LEDIndicators..................................................6
Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................8
AccessfromaBroser...........................................8
AccessfromtheInternet..........................................8
SettheRootPassord...........................................9
SetPoerLineFrequency.........................................9
TheLiveViePage..............................................9
MediaStreams.............................................11
HotoStreamH.264............................................11
MJPEG........................................................1 1
AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................11
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................12
SetUptheProduct..........................................13
BasicSetup....................................................13
Video.....................................................14
SetUpVideoStreams............................................14
Aboutstreamproles............................................15
CameraSettings................................................15
Aboutoverlaytext...............................................17
Aboutprivacymasks.............................................18
Focus&Zoom..................................................18
ConguretheLiveViewPage.................................19
PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................20
Aboutpresetpositions...........................................20
Detectors..................................................21
CameraTampering..............................................21
MotionDetection...............................................21
Applications...............................................24
ApplicationLicenses.............................................24
UploadApplication..............................................24
ApplicationConsiderations........................................24
Events....................................................25
SetUpActionRules.............................................25
AddRecipients..................................................27
CreateSchedules................................................28
SetUpRecurrences..............................................28
Recordings.................................................29
RecordingList..................................................29
ContinuousRecording............................................29
Languages.................................................30
SystemOptions.............................................31
Security.......................................................31
Date&Time....................................................33
Netork.......................................................34
Storage.......................................................39
Maintenance...................................................40
Support.......................................................40
Advanced......................................................41
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................41
Troubleshooting............................................43
ChecktheFirmare.............................................43
UpgradetheFirmare...........................................43
Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................44
Technicalspecications......................................47
PerformanceConsiderations.......................................47
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Hardwareoverview
Hardwareoverview
Forspecicationsofthehardarecomponents,seeTechnicalspecicationsonpage47.
1Wiper
2Protectivewindow
3Camerahousing
CameraUnit
1tatusLEDindicator
2MicroDmemorycardslot
3Controlbutton
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Hardwareoverview
SDcardslot
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.Donotusesharptools,metalobjectsorexcessiveforceheninsertingorremovingthe
SDcard.Useyourngerstoinsertandremovethecard.
•Riskofdatalossandcorruptedrecordings.DonotremovetheSDcardhiletheproductisrunning.Disconnectpoeror
unmounttheSDcardfromtheAxisproduct’sebpagesbeforeremoval.
ThisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXCcards(notincluded).
ForSDcardrecommendations,seewww.axis.com
ConnectorsandButtons
Networkconnector
RJ45EthernetconnectorithPoeroverEthernet(PoE).
NO NO
NOTICE TICE TICE
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetorkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetorkshall
beintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetorkdevicesareinstalledinaccordanceiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
ControlButton
Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareoverviewonpage5.
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage41.
•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage35.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3
secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage35.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.
LEDIndicators
Note
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtobeunlitduringnormaloperation.Tocongure,gotoSetup>SystemOptions>Ports
&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashhileaneventisactive.
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.
StatusLEDIndication
UnlitConnectionandnormaloperation.
GreenShossteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.
AmberSteadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmareupgradeorresettofactorydefault.
Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetorkconnectionisunavailableorlost.
RedFirmareupgradefailure.
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Hardwareoverview
Note
TheNetorkLEDcanbedisabledsothatitdoesnotashhenthereisnetorktrafc.Tocongure,gotoSetup>System
Options>Ports&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtoaccesstheproduct
ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliediththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedithmostoperatingsystemsandbrosers.Werecommendthefolloingbrosers:
•InternetExplorer®ithWindos®
•Safari®ithOSX®
•ChromeTMorFirefox®ithotheroperatingsystems.
ToviestreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,alloinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)henprompted.
TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforvieingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledithAMC.
Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.
Note
•QuickTimeTMisalsosupportedforvieingH.264streams.
AccessfromaBrowser
1.Startaebbroser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebroser’sLocation/Addresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-donlist.
IfyoudonotknotheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetork.Forinformationabout
hotodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideotreamonAxis
Supportebatwww.axis.com/techsup
Note
ToshoBonjourasabroserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassord.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpassordmustrstbe
congured.Forinstructions,seeettheRootPasswordonpage9.
4.Theproduct’sLiveViepageopensinyourbroser.
Note
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViepagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
youronLiveViepage.
AccessfromtheInternet
Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetorkroutertoalloincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,hich
illattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoalloaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage36.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportebatwww.axis.com/techsup
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
SettheRootPassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepassordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,hichopenshentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetorkeavesdropping,therootpassordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,hichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbeteenebbrosersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPonpage31.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepassordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage41.
TosetthepassordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepassordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,follothesesteps:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe
passordcannobesetsecurely.
2.Enterapassordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickOK.Thepassordhasnobeencongured.
SetPowerLineFrequency
PoerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage41)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.
Selectthepoerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingtherongfrequencymaycause
imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.
Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.
Note
Poerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,hereasmostotherpartsof
theorlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alayscheckiththelocalauthorities.
TheLiveViewPage
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViepagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyouronLiveVie
page.Thefolloingprovidesanovervieofeachavailablecontrol.
ControlsontheLiveViewPage
ClickViewsizetoscaletheimagedonto800pixelsideortofullscale.OnlyavailableinMJPEG.
SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViepagefromtheStreamProledrop-donlist.Forinformation
abouthotocongurestreamproles,seepage15.
UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViepage.Forinformationabout
hotocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage10.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusehen
theAXISMediaControlvieertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
Theproduct’sheateriscontrolledbytheambienttemperatureandisturnedonandoffautomatically.
Ifrequired,theheatercanbeactivatedmanuallybyclickingtheHeaterbutton.Toshothebutton,
gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.UnderActionButtons,selectShowheaterbuttonandspecifythe
numberofminutestheheatershouldbeactivated.
ManualTrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViepage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddaneactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-donlist,selectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-donlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage25.
ToshothemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViepage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AXISMediaControlviewertoolar
TheAXISMediaControlvieertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXIMediaControl(AMC)onpage1 1formore
information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefolloingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimageilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenvie.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
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MediaStreams
MediaStreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetorkilldeterminethe
typeyouuse.
TheLiveViepageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream
proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,ithoutgoingviatheLiveViepage.
HowtoStreamH.264
H.264can,ithoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparediththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetorkbandidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotheray,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidinghichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourvieingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UnicastRTPThisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,especiallyhenitis
importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream,
evenifsomeframesaredropped.
RTPoverRTSPThisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure
reallstoalloRTSPtrafc.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse
realls.Fireallsarecommonlyconguredto
allotheHTTPprotocol,thusalloingRTPto
betunneled.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetorkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof20
simultaneousunicastconnections.
MulticastRTPThismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalays
up-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredropped.
Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandidthhentherearelargenumbersof
clientsvieingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothoever,passanetorkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallothis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternet,forexample.
Notealsothatallmulticastvieerscountasoneunicastvieerinthemaximumtotalof20
simultaneousconnections.
AXISMediaControlnegotiatesiththeAxisproducttodeterminethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofpriority,listedinthe
AMCControlPanel,canbechangedandtheoptionsdisabled,tosuitspecicrequirements.
Note
H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264vieingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
MJPEG
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshosconstantlyupdatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindos.
AXISMediaControl(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindosistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.
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MediaStreams
TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore
information.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
•WindosControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream
YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefolloingays:
•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
connectiontothebroserandsendsdataasandhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.
•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefolloingpaths
canbeused:
•QuickTimeTM.Thefolloingpathscanbeused:
Note
•<ip>=IPaddress
•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstovietheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
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SetUptheProduct
SetUptheProduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyusersithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViepage.
•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage31
Seealsotheonlinehelp.
BasicSetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage31.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage34.
3.Date&Time.Seepage33.
4.VideoStream.Seepage14.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Video
Video
ItispossibletocongurethefolloingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:
•Videostream.Seepage14.
•Streamproles.Seepage15.
•Camerasettings.Seepage15.
•Overlayimage.Seepage17.
•Privacymask.Seepage18.
SetUpVideoStreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefolloingtabs:
•Image.Seepage14.
•H.264.Seepage15.
•MJPEG.Seepage15.
PixelCounter
Thepixelcountershosthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationsherethereis
aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeused:
•Whensettingupavideostream,seeetUpVideotreamsonpage14.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShow
pixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthe
numberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
•Whensettingfocus,seeFocus&Zoomonpage18.SelecttheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleinthe
image.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsand
clickApply.
•WhenaccessingtheLiveViepageinInternetExplorerithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindos.Right-clickinthe
imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefolloingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandidthandlesizeofsavedimages;theloerthe
compression,thehighertheimagequalityithhigherbandidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
•Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.
•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandidthproblems,theframeratealloedtoeachvieercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,hichmeanstheAxisproductalaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
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•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage17.
ClickSavetoapplythenesettings.
AoutH.264
H.264,alsoknonasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlobitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimage,hereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
MJPEG
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetololightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandidthandstorageusageinlolight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandidthandstorageusage,butmayresultinpoorimagequality.
Aoutstreamproles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolescanbeused:
•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage25.
•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage29.
•IntheLiveViepage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-donlist.
Tocreateaneproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViepage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
CameraSettings
TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.
ImageAppearance
TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.
IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100producesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0
resultsinablackandhiteimage.
TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,hereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.
IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlolight
conditions.Aloersettingreducesimagenoise,buttheholeimageillappearlesssharp.
TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebeteenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.
WhiteBalance
TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings
Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis
productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight
sourcefromthedrop-donlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp.
ThewhitebalancewindowisenabledfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptionsthatappearintheWhitebalancedrop-don
list.Selectoneoftheoptionsfromthedrop-donlisttosetthehitebalanceindoproperties.SelectAutomatictousethe
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defaultsettingsfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptions(intheWhitebalancedrop-donlist).SelectCustomtomanually
setareferenceindoforhitebalanceintheviearea.
WideDynamicRange
Widedynamicrange(DynamicContrast)canimprovetheexposurehenthereisaconsiderablecontrastbeteenlightanddark
areasintheimage.EnableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.DisableWDRinlolightconditionsforoptimalexposure.
Note
Thissettingisonlypossiblehenusingautomaticexposurecontrol.
ExposureSettings
Exposureistheamountoflightthecamera’ssensorcapturesforascene.Toomuchlightresultsinaashedoutimageandtoo
littlelightresultsinadarkimage.
Exposurevalue-UsetheExposurevalueslidertoadjusttheoverallbrightnessoftheimage.
Exposurecontrol-Selectasuitableoptiontocontrolexposure.
Formostscenes,theAutomaticoptionillprovidethebestresults.Theshutterspeedisautomaticallysettoproduceoptimum
imagequality.Fluorescentlampsorotherlightsourcescansometimescauseickeringintheimage.Toreduceickerintheimage,
selecttheFlickeroptionthatmatchesthepoerlinefrequency.
TheHoldcurrentoptionlocksthecurrentexposuresettings.
EnableBacklightcompensation-Enablethisoptionifabrightspotoflight,suchasalightbulb,causesotherareasintheimage
toappeartoodark.
Exposurezones-Thissettingdetermineshichpartoftheimageisusedtocalculatetheexposure.Formostsituations,theAuto
settingcanbeused.
YoucanselectapredenedareabydeningIncludeandExcludeindosithintheimage.Excludeindosexcludeareasthatare
toobrightordark,andIncludeindosincludeareasinthescenethathavebetterlightinghichillcontributetotheexposuredata.
TheremustbeatleastoneIncludeindo.TherecanbeatotaloftenIncludeandExcludeindostotailortheexposurezone.
NotethatanExcludeindoiseffectiveonlyhenplacedinsideanincludeindo.
Tip:Ifanareaisextremelybright,draanIncludeindotocovertheholeareaanddeneExcludeindosithinitto
blockoutthebrightareas.
Shutter&Gain
Theshutterandgainsettingsaffecttheamountofmotionblurandnoiseintheimage.Toadapttodifferentlighting,available
storagespaceandbandidth,itisoftennecessarytoprioritizeeitherlomotionblurorlonoise.TheAxisproductallosdifferent
prioritizationinnormallightandinlolight.
Shutterspeedisrelatedtotheamountoftimetheshutterisopenedandismeasuredinseconds(s).Asloshutterspeedallos
morelighttoreachthesensorandcanhelpproduceabrighterimageinlolightsituations.Ontheotherhand,asloshutter
speedcancausemovingobjectstoappearblurry.
SetWideDynamicRangetoWDROffandsetShutterto
•Autotosettheshutterspeedautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxshuttertolimittheshutterspeedtopreventtheframe
ratefrombeingreduced.
Forexample,toget30fps,setMaxshutterto1/30.
•Fixedtouseaxedshutterspeed.
Gain,measuredindecibel(dB),istheamountofamplicationappliedtotheimage.Ahighgainmayprovideabetterimageinlo
lightsituationsbutillincreasetheamountofimagenoise.
SetGainto
•Autotosetthegainautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxgaintolimittheappliedgain.
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•Fixedtouseaxedgain.
Example
Ifstoragespaceorbandidthislimited,tryusingaloergain.Thisillreduceimagenoiseandproducesmallerimageles.
Day/Night
TheIRcutlterpreventsinfrared(IR)lightfromreachingtheimagesensor.Inpoorlightingconditions,forexampleatnight,orhen
usinganexternalIRlamp,settheIRcutltertoOff.Thisincreaseslightsensitivityandallostheproductto“see”infraredlight.The
imageisshoninblackandhitehentheIRcutlterisoff.
IfusingautomaticExposurecontrol,settheIRcutltertoAutotoautomaticallysitchbeteenOnandOffaccordingtothe
lightingconditions.
TheDay/Nightshiftlevelbarhelpsdeterminehenthecameraillshiftfromdaymodetonightmode.Normally,thecamera
automaticallychangesmodefromdaytonighthenverydark(level100intheslider).BysettingDay/Nightshiftleveltoa
loervalue,thecameraillchangetonightmodeearlier.
Aoutoverlaytext
Anoverlaytextcanincludethecurrentdateandtime,oratextstring.Whenusingatextstring,so-calledmodierscanbeusedto
display,forexample,thecurrentbitrateorthecurrentframerate.
Youcanchoosebeteenthefolloingtextoverlaysizes:
SizeTextheightBackgroundheight
Small10pixels20pixels
Medium16pixels28pixels
Large21pixels36pixels
Itisalsopossibletodisplaytexthenanactionruleistriggered,seeHowtoincludeoverlaytextinanactionruleonpage18.
Howtodisplaythepanortiltpositionasatextoverlay
Itmaybeusefultoretrieve,forinstancefromarecordedvideo,thepanortiltposition(indegrees)inhichaneventhastaken
place.Thiscanbeobtainedbyincludingthepositionintheimageasatextoverlay,usingamodier.Todisplaythepanpositionasa
textoverlay:
1.GotoSetup>Video>VideoStream.
2.UnderOverlaysettings,selectIncludetext.
Enter#xtoshothepanposition.
Enter#ytoshothetiltposition.
3.Conguretheoptionalsize,colorandpositionofthetextoverlay.
4.ClickSave.
5.GototheLiveViepagetoconrmthesetting.
Aoutoverlayimages
Anoverlayimageisastaticimagesuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theimage,forexampleacompanylogo,isrstuploadedto
theAxisproductandthenusedtoprovideextrainformationortomaskapartoftheimage.
Imagespecications:
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•TheuploadedimageshouldbeaWindos24-bitBMPimageithmaximum250colors.
•Theimageidthandheight,inpixels,mustbeexactlydivisiblebyfour.
•Theimagecannotbelargerthanthemaximumimageresolution.
•Ifyoucombineatextoverlayithandimageoverlay,thetextoverlayalaystakespresidenceovertheoverlayimagein
height.Atextoverlayalaysstretchesacrosstheholevideoimagehichmeansyoucannotshrinktheoverlaystripto
makeroomforanimage.Forinformationaboutthedifferenttextoverlayheights,seeAboutoverlaytext.
Toalayscoveraselectedpartofthemonitoredarea,useaprivacymask.SeeAboutprivacymasksonpage18.
Howtoincludeoverlaytextinanactionrule
Example
Todisplaythetext“Motiondetected”henmotionisdetected,enter#DintheIncludetexteldandenter“Motiondetected”in
theTexteldhensettinguptheactionrule.
1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetext.
3.Enterthemodier#D.Whentheruleistriggered,#Disreplacedbythetextspeciedintheactionrule.
Additionaltextinthiseldillbedisplayedalsohentheactionruleisnotactive.
4.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandcreateyouractionrule.
5.FromtheActionslist,selectOverlayText.
6.EnterthetexttodisplayintheTexteld.
7.SpecifytheDuration.Thetextcanbedisplayedhiletheruleisactiveorforaxednumberofseconds.
Aoutprivacymasks
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatcoverspartsofthemonitoredarea.Privacymasksappearasblocksofsolidcolorandare
appliedonthevideostream.PrivacymaskscannotbebypassedusingtheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API).
ThePrivacyMaskList(Video>PrivacyMask)shosallthemasksthatarecurrentlyconguredintheAxisproductandindicates
iftheyareenabled.
Youcanaddanemask,re-sizethemaskiththemouse,chooseacolorforthemask,andgivethemaskaname.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
Important
Addingmanyprivacymasksmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Focus&Zoom
GotoVideo>Focus&Zoomtochangefocusandzoomsettings.
SettheZoomtelelimittolimithofarthecameracanbezoomedfromtheliveviepage.Thedigitalzoomlevelisindicated
iththeletterD.Tocheckthezoomtelelimit,clickGoto.
SelectAutofocustoenableautofocus.
SettheFocusnearlimittopreventthecamerafromfocusingonobjectsthatarecloserthanthelimit.Thiscanimprovetheauto
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onfiguretheLiveViewPage
onfiguretheLiveViewPage
YoucancustomizetheLiveViepageandalterittosuityourrequirements.Itispossibletodenethefolloingfeaturesof
theLiveViepage.
•StreamProle.Seepage15.
•DefaultVieerforBroser.Seepage19.
•VieerSettings.Seepage19.
•ActionButtons.ThesearethebuttonsdescribedinControlsontheLiveViewPageonpage9.
•UserDenedLinks.Seepage19.
DefaultViewerforBrowsers
FromLiveViewCong>DefaultViewerselectthedefaultmethodforvieingvideoimagesinyourbroser.Theproductattempts
toshothevideoimagesintheselectedvideoformatandvieer.Ifthisisnotpossible,theproductoverridesthesettingsand
selectsthebestavailablecombination.
BrowserViewerDescription
AMCRecommendedvieerinInternetExplorer(H.264/MotionJPEG).
QuickTimeH.264.
WindosInternetExplorer
StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrosertoviea
neimage.
ServerPushRecommendedvieerforotherbrosers(MotionJPEG).
QuickTimeH.264.
Otherbrosers
StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrosertoviea
neimage.
Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheonlinehelp.
ViewerSettings
Tocongureoptionsforthevieer,gotoLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
•SelectShowviewertoolbartodisplaytheAXISMediaControl(AMC)ortheQuickTimevieertoolbarunderthevideo
imageinyourbroser.
•H.264decoderinstallation.TheadministratorcandisableinstallationoftheH.264decoderincludedithAXISMedia
Control.Thisisusedtopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.Furtherdecoderlicensescanbepurchasedfromyour
Axisreseller.
•SelectEnablerecordingbuttontoenablerecordingfromtheLiveViepage.Thisbuttonisavailablehenusingthe
AMCvieer.TherecordingsaresavedtothelocationspeciedintheAMCControlPanel.SeeAXIMediaControl
(AMC)onpage1 1.
UserDenedLinks
Todisplayuser-denedlinksintheLiveViepage,selecttheShowcustomlinkoption,givethelinkanameandthenentertheURL
tolinkto.Whendeningaeblinkdonotremovethe'http://'fromtheURLaddress.Customlinkscanbeusedtorunscriptsor
activateexternaldevicesconnectedtotheproduct,ortheycanlinktoaebpage.Customlinksdenedascgilinksillrunthe
scriptinthebackground,inahiddenframe.Deningthelinkasaeblinkillopenthelinkinaneindo.
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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
Aoutpresetpositions
Apresetpositionisasavedviethatcanbeusedtoquicklysteerthecameratoaspecicposition.Apresetpositionconsistsof
thefolloingvalues:
•Focusposition(manualorautomatic)
Howtoaccessthepresetpositions
Presetpositionscanbeaccessedinseveralays:
•Whensettingupactionrules.Seepage25.
Howtoaddapresetposition
Note
Thefocusindorectangleilldisappearafterahile,butthefocusindoillstillbeactive.
1.GotoSetup>PTZ>PresetPositions.
2.Clickintheimageorusethecontrolstosteerthecameravietothedesiredposition.
3.Toaddafocusindo,selectFocuswindow.Placethemousepointeronthepartoftheimagethatyouanttofocuson,
clickanddragtocreatearectanglearounditandreleasethemousebutton.
Therectangleillturngreenhenthefocusindohasbeenset.Thecameraillautomaticallyadjusttheimage
focustothisarea.
Formoreinformationaboutfocusindos,seepage20.
4.WriteanameintheCurrentpositioneld.
5.ClickAddtosavethepresetposition.
SettheHomePosition
Aoutthefocuswindow
Thefocusindomakesitpossibletoselectanareaofthecamera’simagetohichthatfocusshouldbeapplied.Thiscanbeuseful
ifthereisapartoftheimageherefocusismorecritical,orifapartoftheimageshouldbeignoredbytheautofocus.
WhenthefocusindoissetfromtheLiveViepage,anychangeinthecamerapositionillreturntheautofocustotheentire
indo.
WhenclickingtheFocusWindowbuttoninthepresetpositionpage,themostrecentlysetfocusindofromtheLiveVie
pageappears.
Ifyousetthefocusindofromthepresetpositionspage,itisincludedinthesettingsforthatpreset.Thefocusindocanbe
redenedforthepreset,butitcannotbedeletedunlessthepresetisdeleted.
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