Axis 01223-001 User Manual

AXISQ16NetworkCameraSeries

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AXISQ16NetworkCameraSeries

TableofContents

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

Productoverview...........................................4

Productoverview................................................4

Howtochooselens..............................................6

Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................7

Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................7

Aboutsecurepasswords..........................................7

Setup.....................................................9

Productwebpageoverview........................................9

Aboutlong-distanceconnections...................................10

Imagequality...................................................11

Privacymasks..................................................16

Overlays.......................................................17

PTZ(PanTiltZoom)..............................................17

Streamingandstorage...........................................18

Events........................................................19

Applications....................................................22

Troubleshooting............................................23

Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................

Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................

Howtoupgradethermware.....................................23

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

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

Specications..............................................26

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

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

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

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

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AXISQ16NetworkCameraSeries

Aboutthismanual

Aboutthismanual

Thisusermanualdescribesmultipleproducts.Someoftheinstructionsmaynotberelevantforyourproduct.

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Productoverview

Productoverview

Productoverview

1

Topcover

2

Sunshield

3

Sunshieldadjustmentscrews

4

Networkcamera

5

Heater

6

Wallmount

7

Wallmountadapter

8

Bottomcover

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Productoverview

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Safetyhook

1

Networkconnector(PoEin)

2

PoEclassLED

3

IK10tool

4

Networkconnector(PoEout)

5

Coldstartupdelayswitch(Pos1:Startup-20°,Pos2:Startup:0°)

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Camerahousingcommunicationcable

7

Cameraheater

8

Safetyhookanchor

9

Cablegasket(x2)

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Fan

11

Controlbutton(1)

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Functionbutton(2)

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microSDCardslot

14

Audioin

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Audioout

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I/Oconnector

17

Irisconnector

18

Camerahousingcommunicationconnector

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Powerconnector(Indooruseonly)

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PowerLEDindicator

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NetworkLEDindicator

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Productoverview

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RS485/RS422connector

Howtochooselens

Thereismorethanonelensoptionforyourcamera.Whichlenstochoosedependsonthesurveillancerequirements.Thelenseshave
differentcapabilitieswhenitcomestolightsensitivityandeldofview.Seetheproduct’sdatasheetforlensalternatives.

Aboutdepthofeldandsensorsize

Thedepthofelddependsonthelensaperture,thesizeoftheimagesensorandthedistancetothescene.Thelowerthef-number
andlargerthesensor,theshallowerdepthofeld.Duetothelargesensor,thedepthofeldismoreshallowinthisparticular
productthanintraditionalsurveillancecameras.Depthofeldbecomesshallowerindarkconditions,duetothefactthattheiris
opensuptoprovideenoughlighttothesensor.

Findoutmoreataxis.com/learning/web-articles/lenses-for-network-video-cameras

Aboutfocusandlightsensitivity

Thefocuspointisaffectedbytheaperture(f-stop)ofthelens.Thelowerthef-stopvalue,themorelightreachestheimagesensor.
Thesmallertheaperture,thedeeperdepthofeldwhichmayleadtoanunwantedabsolutefocuspoint.Duringlowlightconditions,
whentheapertureisaslargeaspossible,thedepthofelddecreasesandtheimagemaythereforeappearunfocused.

Examplesofaperturesfordifferentf-numbers.

Tocalculatethedistancebetweenthecameraandtheobjectofinterestinrelationtoscenedimensions,resolution,andfocallength,
usethelenscalculatortool,gotoaxis.com/tools/lens-calculator

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Howtoaccesstheproduct

Howtoaccesstheproduct

AXISIPUtilityandAXISDeviceManagerarerecommendedmethodsforndingAxisproductsonthenetworkandassigningthemIP
addressesinWindows®.Bothapplicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support

Theproductcanbeusedwiththefollowingbrowsers:

•Windows

•OSX®:Chrome

•Otheroperatingsystems:Chrome

Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support

®

:Chrome

Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser

1.Startawebbrowser.

2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.

TM

(recommended),Firefox

TM

(recommended)orSafari

®

®

,Edge

,orOpera

®

TM

orFirefox

®

.

®

ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.ToaddBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdeviceonthe
productpageataxis.com.

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

4.Theproduct’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Aboutsecurepasswords

Important

Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.

Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforthedataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyastheymaybe
usedinvarioustypesofinstallations.Toprotectyourdatawerecommendthatyou:

•Changethedefaultpasswordthatcomeswiththedevices.

•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator .

•Don’texposethepassword.

•Changepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.

Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount

Important

Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.

1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage7.

2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.

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Howtoaccesstheproduct

3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

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Setup

Setup

Productwebpageoverview

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Liveviewcontrolbar

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Liveview

3

Productname

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Controls

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Videocontrolbar

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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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