Axis 01161-001 User Manual

AXISQ17Series

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UserManual

AXISQ17Series

TableofContents

Aboutthismanual..........................................3

Solutionoverview...........................................4

Productoverview...........................................5

Findthedeviceonthenetwork................................6

Accessthedevice...............................................6

Aboutsecurepasswords..........................................6

Setup.....................................................7

Productwebpageoverview........................................7

Aboutlong-distanceconnections...................................8

Imagequality...................................................9

Privacymasks..................................................13

Overlays.......................................................13

PTZ(PanTiltZoom)..............................................14

Streamingandstorage...........................................15

Events........................................................16

Applications....................................................19

Troubleshooting............................................20

Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................20

Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................20

Howtoupgradethermware.....................................20

Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................

Performanceconsiderations.......................................

Specications..............................................23

LEDIndicators..................................................

Buzzer........................................................

SDcardslot....................................................

Buttons.......................................................

Connectors....................................................

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Aboutthismanual

Aboutthismanual

ThisUserManualprovidesinformationontheproductregarding:

•Access

•Mainusecases

•Troubleshooting

•Specications

Note

TheUserManualmayincludemorethanoneproduct.Partofthecontent,e.g.someusecasesorspecications,mayonly
applytosomeofthem.Formoreinformationontheexactfeaturesetandspecications,seetheproduct’swebpageand
datasheetatwww.axis.com

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Solutionoverview

Solutionoverview

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Productoverview

Productoverview

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Networkconnector

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

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Safetywire

4

Powerconnector

5

I/Oconnector

6

Audioconnector

7

Functionbutton

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microSDcardslot

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Controlbutton

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StatusLEDindicator

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IDCnetworkconnector

2

Foot

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Groundingscrew

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Mountingplate

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Findthedeviceonthenetwork

Findthedeviceonthenetwork

TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support

FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com

Accessthedevice

1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.

IfyouhaveaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselectthedevicefromthedrop-downlist.Toadd
Bonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.

2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.See
Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccountonpage6.

3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Aboutsecurepasswords

Important

Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.

Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.

Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:

•Changethedefaultpasswordthatcomeswitheachdevice.

•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator .

•Don’texposethepassword.

•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.

Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount

Important

Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.

1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage6.

2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

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Setup

Setup

Productwebpageoverview

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Liveviewcontrolbar

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Liveview

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Productname

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Controls

5

Videocontrolbar

6

Settingstoggle

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Setup

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Settingstabs

Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp

Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromtheproduct’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationontheproduct’s
featuresandtheirsettings.

Aboutlong-distanceconnections

Thisproductsupportsber-opticcableinstallationsthroughamediaconverter.Fiber-opticcableinstallationsofferanumber
ofbenetssuchas:

•Long-distanceconnection

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Setup

•Highspeed

•Longlifetime

•Largecapacityofdatatransmission

•Electromagneticinterferenceimmunity

Findoutmoreaboutber-opticcableinstallationsonwww.axis.com/technologies/ber-optics.Forinformationabouthowtoinstall
themediaconverterseetheInstallationGuideforthisproduct.

Imagequality

Aboutcapturemodes

CapturemodedenesthemaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Dependingonwhichcapturemodeyouselect,you
maynotbeabletouseWDR.

Howtoselectcapturemode

Whichcapturemodetochoosedependsontherequirementsofframerateandresolutionforthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheet.Tondthelatestversionofthedatasheet,gotoaxis.com

Howtoselectexposuremode

Therearedifferentexposuremodeoptionsinthecamerathatadjustsaperture,shutterspeed,andgaintoimproveimagequalityfor
specicsurveillancescenes.GotoSettings>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:

•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.

•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.

Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.

•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.

Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.

•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.

Howtofocus

Thisproducthasthreefocusmodes:

•Auto:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusbasedontheentireimage.

•Area:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusbasedonaselectedareaoftheimage.

•Manual:Thefocusissetmanuallyataxeddistance.

Toturnoffautofocusandadjustthefocusmanually:

1.Intheliveviewwindow,iftheZoomsliderisvisible,clickZoomandselectFocus.

2.ClickMandusetheslidertosetthefocus.

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