Axis 01532-031 User Manual

AXISP1375NetworkCamera

UserManual

AXISP1375NetworkCamera

TableofContents

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

Findthedeviceonthenetwork................................4

Accessthedevice...............................................4

Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware....................4

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

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

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

Replacethelens................................................6

Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks..........................6

Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions................................7

Selectexposuremode............................................7

Maximizedetailsinanimage......................................7

Monitorlongandnarrowareas....................................7

Improvefacialrecognition........................................8

Aboutviewarea................................................8

Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight................................9

Aboutoverlays..................................................9

Makethecamerashowatextoverlaywhenitdetectsmotion...........9

Choosevideocompressionformat..................................10

Reducebandwidthandstorage....................................11

Setupnetworkstorage...........................................11

Addaudiotoyourrecording.......................................11

Recordandwatchvideo..........................................

Rulesandalerts.................................................

Triggeranaction................................................12

Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsmotion........................

Applications....................................................13

Troubleshooting............................................14

Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................14

Firmwareoptions...............................................14

Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................

Upgradethermware............................................15

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

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

Specications..............................................18

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

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

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

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AXISP1375NetworkCamera

Productoverview

Productoverview

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microSDcardslot

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StatusLED

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Built-inmicrophone

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Zoompuller

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Lockscrewforfocusring

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Focusring

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Powerconnector(DC)

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T92G20connector

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Controlbutton

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RS485/422connector

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I/Oconnector

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i-CSconnector(compatiblewithP-irisandDC-iris)

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Securityslot

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Audioin(analogue/digital)

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Audioout

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Networkconnector(PoE)

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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
Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccountonpage4.

3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware

TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:

1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage14

Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.

2.Congureandinstallthedevice.

Aboutsecurepasswords

Important

Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.

Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.

Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:

•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator .

•Don’texposethepassword.

•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.

Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount

Important

Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.

1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage4.

2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.

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Findthedeviceonthenetwork

3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

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Setup

Setup

Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp

Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromtheproduct’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationontheproduct’s
featuresandtheirsettings.

Replacethelens

1.Stopallrecordingsanddisconnectpowerfromtheproduct.

2.Disconnectthelenscableandremovethestandardlens.

3.Attachthenewlensandconnectthelenscable.

4.Reconnectthepower.

5.Logintotheproduct’swebpage,gototheImagetabandthenselecttheP-Irislensyouhaveinstalled.

Note

IfyouuseaDCirislens,selectGenericDCIris.

6.Forthechangestotakeeffect,youneedtorestartthedevice.GotoSystem>MaintenanceandclickRestart.

7.Adjustthezoomandfocus.

Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks

Whatisaprivacymask?

Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatcoversapartofthemonitoredarea.Inthevideostream,privacymasksappeareitheras
blocksofsolidcolororwithamosaicpattern.

You’llseetheprivacymaskonallsnapshots,recordedvideo,andlivestreams.

YoucanusetheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API)toturnofftheprivacymasks.

Important

Usingmultipleprivacymasksmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.

Createaprivacymask

Tocreateaprivacymask,gotoSettings>Privacymask.

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Setup

Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions

Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:

•Makesurethattheexposuremodeisautomatic.

Note

Increasingthemaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.

•Theshutterspeedshouldbeasslowaspossible,whichmeansyoushouldsetmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.

•Reducesharpnessintheimage.

•Tryloweringthemaxgainvalue.

Selectexposuremode

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.

Maximizedetailsinanimage

Important

Ifyoumaximizedetailsinanimage,thebitratewillprobablyincreaseandyoumightgetareducedframerate.

•Setthecompressionaslowaspossible.

•SelectMJPEGstreaming.

•TurnoffZipstreamfunctionality.

Monitorlongandnarrowareas

Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway ,road,ortunnel.

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