Axis 01145-001 User Manual

AXISM5525–EPTZNetworkCamera

UserManual

AXISM5525–EPTZNetworkCamera

TableofContents

Productoverview...........................................3

Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................4

Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................4

Aboutsecurepasswords..........................................4

Setup.....................................................6

Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp...................................6

Imagequality...................................................6

Privacymasks..................................................8

Overlays.......................................................8

PTZ(PanTiltZoom)..............................................9

Streamingandstorage...........................................9

Events........................................................10

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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AXISM5525–EPTZNetworkCamera

Productoverview

Productoverview

1

SDcardslot(microSD)

2

Controlbutton

3

StatusLED

4

RJ45connector

5

Audioin

6

Audioout

7

I/Oconnector

8

Powerconnector

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AXISM5525–EPTZNetworkCamera

Howtoaccesstheproduct

Howtoaccesstheproduct

AXISIPUtilityandAXISCameraManagementarerecommendedmethodsforndingAxisproductsonthenetworkandassigning
themIPaddressesinWindows®.Bothapplicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support

Theproductcanbeusedwiththefollowingbrowsers:

•Chrome

•Chrome

•Chrome

Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support

TM

(recommended),Firefox

TM

(recommended)orSafari

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orFirefox

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withotheroperatingsystems.

Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser

1.Startawebbrowser.

2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.

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,Edge

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,orOpera

withOSX

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withWindows

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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.

Aboutsecurepasswords

Important

Whensettingtheinitialpassword,thepasswordissentincleartextoverthenetwork.Ifthereisariskofnetworksnifng,
rstsetupasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionbeforeresettingthepasswords.

Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforthedataandservices.Axis’productsdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasproducts
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations,buttoprotectyourdatadothefollowing:

•Don’tusethedefaultpasswordthatcomeswiththeproducts.

•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablyusingapasswordgenerator.

•Don’texposethepassword.

•Changepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.

Setapasswordfortherootaccount

Important

Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustberesetto
thefactorydefaultsettings.

Thedefaultrootaccounthasfullprivilegesandshouldbereservedforadministrativetasks.Alwayscreateauseraccountwithlimited
privilegesfordailyuse.Thisreducestheexposureoftheadministrativeaccount.

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Howtoaccesstheproduct

1.Makesuretofollowtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords,seeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage4.

2.Typeapasswordandthenretypeittoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

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AXISM5525–EPTZNetworkCamera

Setup

Setup

Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp

Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpthroughyourproduct’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationontheproduct’s
featuresandtheirsettings.

Imagequality

Howtoselectexposuremode

Thereareseveralexposuremodeoptionsinthecamerathatadjustsaperture,shutterspeed,andgaintoimproveimagequalityfor
specicsurveillancescenes.IntheImagetab,selectbetweenthefollowingoptions:

•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.

•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.

Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.

•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.

Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.

•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.

HowtobenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsusingnightmode

Yourcameradeliverscolorimagesduringtheday.Aslightdiminishes,youcansetthecameratoautomaticallyshifttonightmode.
Withthissettingenabled,thecameradeliversblack-and-whiteimageswiththehelpofIRlight.

1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andmakesurethattheIRcutlterissettoAuto.

Howtohandlesceneswithstrongbacklight

UseWDRtomakebothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.

1.GotoSettings>Image.

2.TurnonWDRunderWidedynamicrange.

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