Axis 01078-021 User Manual

AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

UserManual

AboutthisDocument

Thismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofthe AXISP3904–R,andisapplicabletormware6.50andlater.Itincludes instructionsforusingandmanagingtheproductonyournetwork. Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhenusingthis product.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystemsmayalsobe benecial,fordevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Laterversions ofthisdocumentwillbepostedtotheAxiswebsite,asrequired.See alsotheproduct’sonlinehelp,availableviatheweb-basedinterface.

Legalconsiderations

Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfromcountryto country.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusingthisproduct forsurveillancepurposes.

Thisproductincludesthefollowinglicences:

•one(1)H.264decoderlicense

Topurchasefurtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.

Liability

Everycarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdocument.Please informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis CommunicationsABcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytechnicalor typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe productandmanualswithoutpriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained withinthisdocument,including,butnotlimitedto,theimplied warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.Axis CommunicationsABshallnotbeliablenorresponsibleforincidentalor consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,performance oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended purpose.

Intellectualpropertyrights

AxisABhasintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingtotechnologyembodied intheproductdescribedinthisdocument.Inparticular,andwithout limitation,theseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormore ofthepatentslistedatwww.axis.com/patent.htmandoneormore additionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandother countries.

Thisproductcontainslicensedthird-partysoftware.Seethemenuitem “About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.

ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer, Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see

www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/

Equipmentmodications

Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications andapprovals.

Trademarkacknowledgments

AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXISandVAPIXareregisteredtrademarksor trademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvariousjurisdictions.Allother companynamesandproductsaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarks oftheirrespectivecompanies.

Apple,Boa,Apache,Bonjour ,Ethernet,InternetExplorer,Linux, Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders. JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnP certicationmarkoftheUPnP

SD,SDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C, LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD, miniSDHC,microSDHC,microSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered trademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.

ImplementersCorporation.

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Regulatoryinformation

Europe

ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives

andharmonizedstandards:

•ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive2014/30/EU.See

Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)onpage2.

•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2014/35/EU.SeeSafetyonpage3.

•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive201 1/65/EU.

SeeDisposalandrecyclingonpage3. Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactinformationonpage3.

Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)

Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable standardsfor:

•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe

instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.

•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen

installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended

environment.

USA Usinganunshieldednetworkcable(UTP)–Thisequipmenthas

beentestedusinganunshieldednetworkcable(UTP)andfoundto complywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart 15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable protectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentis operatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates, uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand usedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmful interferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentina residentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcase theuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense.

Usingashieldednetworkcable(STP)–Thisequipmenthasalso beentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)andfoundtocomply withthelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15ofthe FCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection againstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.This equipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand, ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycause harmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.If thisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffand on,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneor moreofthefollowingmeasures:

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom

thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Tobeusedinaresidentialareaorademandingelectricalenvironment, theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP) thatisproperlygrounded.

Canada

ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCANICES-3(ClassB).Theproduct shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme CANNMB-3(classeB).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.

Europe

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly grounded.

Australia/NewZealand

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission accordingtotheClassBlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theproductshall beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(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。

Korea

이기기는가정용(B급)전자파적합기기로서주로가정에 서사용하는것을목적으로하며,모든지역에서사용할수 있습니다.적절히접지된STP(shieldedtwistedpair)케이 블을사용하여제품을연결하십시오.

Safety

ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation TechnologyEquipment.

Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,theproductshallbe groundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable(STP)orother appropriatemethod.

Disposalandrecycling

Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disposeof itaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.Forinformationabout yournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contactyourlocalauthority responsibleforwastedisposal.Inaccordancewithlocallegislation, penaltiesmaybeapplicableforincorrectdisposalofthiswaste.

Europe

Thissymbolmeansthattheproductshallnotbedisposedof togetherwithhouseholdorcommercialwaste.Directive2012/19/EU onwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)isapplicablein theEuropeanUnionmemberstates.Topreventpotentialharmto humanhealthandtheenvironment,theproductmustbedisposed ofinanapprovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingprocess.For informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contact yourlocalauthorityresponsibleforwastedisposal.Businessesshould contacttheproductsupplierforinformationabouthowtodispose ofthisproductcorrectly .

ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective201 1/65/EUon therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical andelectronicequipment(RoHS).

China

resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,youcan:

•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates

•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search

byproduct,category,orphrase

•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate

supportarea

•chatwithAxissupportstaff

•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/support

Warrantyinformation

ForinformationaboutAxis’productwarrantyandtheretorelated information,gotowww.axis.com/warranty/

Learnmore!

VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings, webinars,tutorialsandguides.

ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofSJ/T11364-2014, Markingfortherestrictionofhazardoussubstancesinelectricaland electronicproducts.

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Contactinformation

AxisCommunicationsAB Emdalavägen14 22369Lund Sweden

Tel:+46462721800 Fax:+4646136130

www.axis.com

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AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

TableofContents

Safetyinformation..........................................6

Hazardlevels...................................................6

Othermessagelevels.............................................6

Hardwareoverview..........................................7

Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................8

Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................8

HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet.........................8

Howtosettherootpassword.....................................9

Abouttheliveviewwindow.......................................9

Aboutmediastreams........................................12

AboutH.264format.............................................12

AboutMJPEGformat............................................12

AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)...................................12

Alternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream....................13

Howtosetuptheproduct....................................15

Howtoperformabasicsetup.....................................15

Aboutvideosettings........................................16

Howtosetupvideostreams......................................16

Aboutstreamproles............................................18

AboutONVIFmediaproles.......................................18

Aboutcamerasettings...........................................18

ViewArea.....................................................20

Aboutoverlays..................................................21

Aboutprivacymasks.............................................22

Howtoconguretheliveviewwindow.........................24

AboutPTZ(PanTiltZoom)....................................26

Aboutpresetpositions...........................................26

Aboutguardtours...............................................27

Advanced......................................................28

Aboutthecontrolqueue..........................................29

Aboutdetectors............................................30

Aboutcameratampering.........................................30

Aboutapplications..........................................31

Aboutapplicationlicenses........................................31

Howtouploadandstartanapplication.............................31

ApplicationConsiderations........................................31

Aboutevents...............................................32

Howtosetupactionrules........................................32

Howtoaddrecipients............................................34

Howtocreateschedules..........................................35

Howtosetuprecurrences........................................36

Aboutrecordings...........................................37

Howtondrecordings...........................................37

Howtoplayrecordings...........................................37

Howtoexportavideoclip........................................38

Aboutcontinuousrecording.......................................38

Aboutlanguages............................................39

Aboutsystemoptions........................................40

Security.......................................................40

Date&Time....................................................42

Network.......................................................42

Storage.......................................................47

Ports&Devices.................................................50

Maintenance...................................................50

Support.......................................................50

Advanced......................................................51

Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................51

Troubleshooting............................................53

Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................53

Howtoupgradethermware.....................................53

Symptoms,possiblecausesandremedialactions......................54

AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

TableofContents

Technicalspecications......................................57

LEDIndicators..................................................57

SDcardslot....................................................57

Buttons.......................................................57

Connectors....................................................58

Performanceconsiderations.......................................58

AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

Safetyinformation

Hazardlevels

DANGER

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.

WARNING

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.

CAUTION

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderateinjury.

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

Indicatesasituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoproperty.

Othermessagelevels

Important

Indicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.

Note

Indicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.

AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

Hardwareoverview

Forspecicationsofthehardwarecomponents,seeTechnicalspecicationsonpage57.

Opticassembly

Lenstool

Partnumber(P/N)&Serialnumber(S/N)

LEDindicators

SDcardslot(microSD)

Controlbutton

NetworkconnectorM12/RJ45

AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

Howtoaccesstheproduct

ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.

Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Werecommendthefollowingbrowsers:

•InternetExplorer

•Safari

•Chrome

ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.

TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAMC. Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.

Note

•QuickTime

withOSX

withWindows

orFirefox

withotheroperatingsystems.

isalsosupportedforviewingH.264streams.

Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser

1.Startawebbrowser.

2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.

ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe drop-downlist.

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis Supportwebatwww.axis.com/support

Note

ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.

3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe congured.

4.Theproduct’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Note

Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin yourownliveviewpage.

HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet

Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,which willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions> Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.

Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage45.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat

www.axiscam.net

ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/support

AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

Howtoaccesstheproduct

Howtosettherootpassword

ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.

Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage41.

Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeHowtoresettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage51.

TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.

TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:

1.ClickUseHTTPS.

Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe passwordcannowbesetsecurely.

2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

SetPowerLineFrequency

PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage51) orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.

Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.

Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.

Note

Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.

Abouttheliveviewwindow

Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewwindowmayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownliveview window.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.

Aboutthecontrolsintheliveviewwindow

ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).

SelectastreamprolefortheliveviewwindowfromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage18.

AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

Howtoaccesstheproduct

UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromtheliveviewwindow.Forinformation abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeAboutthemanualtriggeronpage10.

ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong> ActionButtons.

Aboutthemanualtrigger

TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Tocongurethemanualtrigger:

1.GotoSetup>Events.

2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.

3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.

4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.

5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.

Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeAbouteventsonpage32.

ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.

AbouttheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbar

TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage12for moreinformation.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:

ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.

TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.

TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.

ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.

TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

PTZControls

Note

ThesecontrolsareavailableifdigitalPTZisenabledintheselectedviewarea,seeViewAreaonpage20.

AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

Howtoaccesstheproduct

WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.

ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe mousepointer.

ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.

Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.

Toviewaspecicviewareaorpresetposition,selectitfromtheSourcelist.

PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto thatposition.

Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.

ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeAboutadvancedPTZsettingsonpage28.

AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

Aboutmediastreams

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe typeyouuse.

TheliveviewwindowintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheliveviewwindow.

AboutH.264format

H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.

Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:

UnicastRTP

RTPoverRTSP

RTPoverRTSPoverHTTP

MulticastRTP

AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisproducttodeterminethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofpriority,listedinthe AMCControlPanel,canbechangedandtheoptionsdisabled,tosuitspecicrequirements.

Note

H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.

Thisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream, evenifsomeframesaredropped.

Thisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP) isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.

Thisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto allowtheHTTPprotocol,thusallowingRTPto betunneled.

Thismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways up-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredropped. Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothowever,passanetworkrouterunlessthe routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternet,forexample. Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof20 simultaneousconnections.

Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand requeststhestream. Notethatthereareamaximumof20 simultaneousunicastconnections.

AboutMJPEGformat

ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.

TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.

AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)

AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.

AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

Aboutmediastreams

TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore information.

TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:

•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)

•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.

Alternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream

YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:

•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.

•StillJPEGimagesinabrowser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi

•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths canbeused:

-UnicastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-UnicastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-UnicastviaRTSP,tunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-Multicast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

•QuickTime

.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp

AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

Aboutmediastreams

Note

•<ip>=IPaddress

•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater .

•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.

•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee

this.

AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

Howtosetuptheproduct

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’ssetuppages,clickSetupin thetopright-handcorneroftheliveviewwindow.

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.

•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage40

Seealsotheonlinehelp

Howtoperformabasicsetup

BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:

1.Users.Seepage40.

2.TCP/IP.Seepage42.

3.Date&Time.Seepage42.

4.VideoStream.Seepage16.

TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.

AXISP3904-RNetworkCamera

Aboutvideosettings

ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:

•Videostream.Seepage16.

•Streamproles.Seepage18.

•ONVIFMediaProles.Seepage18.

•Camerasettings.Seepage18.

•Viewareas.Seepage20.

•Overlayimage.Seepage21.

•Privacymask.Seepage22.

Howtosetupvideostreams

Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.

Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:

•Image.Seepage16.

•H.264.Seepage17.

•MJPEG.Seepage18.

Aboutthepixelcounter

Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.

Thepixelcountercanbeused:

•Whensettingupavideostream,seeHowtosetupvideostreamsonpage16.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselectthe Showpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenter thenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.

•WhenaccessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickinthe imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.

Image

ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.

Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:

•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.

•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.

•Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.

•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.

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Aboutvideosettings

•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.

•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage21.

ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.

AboutH.264

H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates. AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimage,whereas P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.

AboutGOPlength

AGroupofPictures(GOP)containsoneI-framefollowedbyanumberofP-frames.TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframes betweentwoI-frames.

EqualvaluesforGOPlengthandframerateresultinoneGOPpersecond.AhigherGOPlengthvalueresultsinmoresmall-sized P-framesandlessbig-sizedI-frameswhilekeepingthesameframerate.Inotherwords,ahighGOP-lengthvaluesavesbandwidth, butthevideoqualitymaydecrease.AlowGOP-lengthvalueincreasesthevideoqualitybutrequiresmorebandwidth.

AboutH.264proles

TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):

•Baseline:UsetheBaselineproleiftheclientdoesnotsupportCABACentropycoding.

•Main:TheMainproleusesCABACandprovidesabettercompressionwithmaintainedvideoquality.Itrequiresalarger amountofprocessingpowertodecodethantheBaselineprole.

Aboutbitratecontrol

Bitratecontrolisusefultomakesurethevideostreamingdoesnottakeuptoomuchbandwidth.

Aboutvariablebitrate

Variablebitrate(VBR)adjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimagecomplexity.Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjusts thebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity. Variablebitrateissuitableifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,wheretheincreasedbitratemaynotbeanissue.

Aboutconstantbitrate

HowtosetanH.264prole

1.TochangethesettingsforallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole,gotoVideo>VideoStream>H.264.

2.ToincreaseordecreasethenumberofframesperGOP,settheGOPlength.

3.SelectoneoftheH.264proles.

4.Selectoneofthefollowing:

-Variablebitrate

-Maximumbitrate

5.IfyouselectMaximumbitrate,selectwhichvariabletoprioritizeinthePrioritydrop-downlist.

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Aboutvideosettings

6.ClickSave.

Howtoincludecurrentbitrateinatextoverlay

1.GotoVideo>VideoStream>OverlaySettings.

2.IntheIncludetexteldenter#b.

3.ClickSave.

AboutMJPEGsettings

Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmayresultinpoorimagequality.

Aboutstreamproles

Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream prolescanbeused:

•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeAbouteventsonpage32.

•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeAboutcontinuousrecordingonpage38.

•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.

Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.

ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

AboutONVIFmediaproles

AnONVIFmediaproleconsistsofasetofcongurationsthatcanbeusedtochangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaproles canbeusedbyaclienttoconguremediastreamproperties.

TheONVIFMediaProlespagelistsallpreconguredproles.Theseprolesareincludedintheproductforquicksetup.Youcan add,modifyorremoveONVIFmediaprolesfromthispage.

Aboutcamerasettings

TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.

Aboutimageappearance

TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.

IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100producesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0 resultsinablackandwhiteimage.

TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.

IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.

TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.

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