Axis 0836-001 User Manual

XP40-Q1765ExplosionProtectedPTZNetworkCamera

UserManual

AboutthisDocument

ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofXP40-Q1765
ExplosionProtectedPTZNetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware

5.55andlater .Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingthe
productonyournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeof
usewhenusingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-based
systemsmayalsobebenecial,fordevelopingshellscriptsand
applications.LaterversionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedtotheAxis
website,asrequired.Seealsotheproduct’sonlinehelp,availablevia
theweb-basedinterface.

LegalConsiderations

Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfromcountryto
country.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusingthisproduct
forsurveillancepurposes.

Thisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicense.Topurchase
furtherlicenses,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,AXIS,ETRAX,ARTPECandVAPIXare
registeredtrademarksortrademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvarious
jurisdictions.Allothercompanynamesandproductsaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.

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

TM

ImplementersCorporation.

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isa

RegulatoryInformation

Europe

ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives

andharmonizedstandards:

•ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive2004/108/EC.See

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.

•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2006/95/EC.SeeSafetyonpage2.

•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.

SeeDisposalandRecyclingonpage3.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactInformationonpage3.

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)

Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:

•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe

instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.

•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen

installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended

environment.

USA

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesigned
toprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina
residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiate
radiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance
withtheinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterference
willnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,which
canbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuseris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe
followingmeasures:

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom

thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

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.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforemissionandimmunity
accordingtoEN50121-4andIEC62236-4railwayapplications.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording
toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial
environments.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments.

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。

Safety

ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN60950-1,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,
theproductshallbegroundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable
(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.

Thepowersupplyusedwiththisproductshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)
accordingtoIEC/EN/UL60950-1.

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.

ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective2011/65/EUon
therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical
andelectronicequipment(RoHS).

China

Thisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofthelegislative
actAdministrationontheControlofPollutionCausedbyElectronic
InformationProducts(ACPEIP).

ContactInformation

AxisCommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
Sweden

Tel:[phone]
Fax:[phone]

www.axis.com

Support

Shouldyourequireanytechnicalassistance,pleasecontactyourAxis
reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeansweredimmediately,your
resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto
ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,youcan:

•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates

•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search

byproduct,category ,orphrase

•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate

supportarea

•chatwithAxissupportstaff

•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/

LearnMore!

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

XP40-Q1765ExplosionProtectedPTZNetworkCamera

TableofContents

HardwareOverview..........................................6

CameraUnit...................................................6

ConnectorsandButtons..........................................7

LEDIndicators..................................................7

AccesstheProduct..........................................8

AccessfromaBrowser...........................................8

AccessfromtheInternet..........................................8

SettheRootPassword...........................................9

SetPowerLineFrequency.........................................9

TheLiveViewPage..............................................9

MediaStreams.............................................12

HowtoStreamH.264............................................12

MJPEG........................................................12

AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................12

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................13

SetUptheProduct..........................................14

BasicSetup....................................................14

Video.....................................................15

SetUpVideoStreams............................................15

StreamProles.................................................16

CameraSettings................................................17

Overlay........................................................18

PrivacyMask...................................................21

Focus&Zoom..................................................21

ConguretheLiveViewPage.................................22

PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................24

PresetPositions.................................................24

Gatekeeper....................................................25

GuardTour.....................................................25

Advanced......................................................26

InstallPTZDriver................................................26

ControlQueue..................................................27

Detectors..................................................28

CameraTampering..............................................28

MotionDetection...............................................28

Applications...............................................31

ApplicationLicenses.............................................31

UploadApplication..............................................31

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

Events....................................................33

SetUpActionRules.............................................33

AddRecipients..................................................35

CreateSchedules................................................36

SetUpRecurrences..............................................37

Recordings.................................................38

RecordingList..................................................38

ContinuousRecording............................................38

Languages.................................................39

SystemOptions.............................................40

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

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

Network.......................................................43

Storage.......................................................48

Maintenance...................................................48

Support.......................................................49

Advanced......................................................50

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................50

Troubleshooting............................................52

ChecktheFirmware.............................................52

UpgradetheFirmware...........................................52

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................53

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TechnicalSpecications......................................55

PerformanceConsiderations.......................................57

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HardwareOverview

HardwareOverview

CameraUnit

1

Wiper

2

Protectivewindow

3

Camerahousing

4

Pan/Tiltunit

1

StatusLEDindicator

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2

Controlbutton

ConnectorsandButtons

Fortechnicalspecications,seepage55.

NetworkConnector

RJ45EthernetconnectorwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE).

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkshall
beintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.

ControlButton

Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareOverviewonpage6.

Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:

•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage50.

•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage44.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3
secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.

•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage44.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.

LEDIndicators

Note

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtobeunlitduringnormaloperation.Tocongure,gotoSetup>SystemOptions>Ports

&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.

StatusLED

Unlit

GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.

Amber

Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.

RedFlashesredforrmwareupgradefailure.

Note

TheNetworkLEDcanbedisabledsothatitdoesnotashwhenthereisnetworktrafc.Tocongure,gotoSetup>System

Options>Ports&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.

Indication

Connectionandnormaloperation.

Steadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgrade.

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AccesstheProduct

AccesstheProduct

ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.

Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Therecommendedbrowsersare

•InternetExplorer

•Safari

•Chrome

SeeTechnicalSpecicationsonpage55.

ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.

TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAMC.
Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoders,topreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.

Note

•QuickTime

®

withOSX

TM

®

withWindows

®

orFirefox

TM

®

withotheroperatingsystems.

isalsosupportedforviewingH.264streams.

®

AccessfromaBrowser

1.Startawebbrowser.

2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.

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

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

Note

ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.

3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.Forinstructions,seeSettheRootPasswordonpage9.

4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Note

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownLiveViewpage.

AccessfromtheInternet

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

Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage46.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat

www.axiscam.net

ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

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AccesstheProduct

SettheRootPassword

ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.

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

Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage50.

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(seepage50)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.

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

Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.

Note

Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.

TheLiveViewPage

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView
page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.

ControlsontheLiveViewPage

ClickViewsizetoscaletheimagedownto800pixelswideortofullscale.OnlyavailableinMJPEG.

SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage16.

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AccesstheProduct

TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage10.

ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.

Theproduct’sheateriscontrolledbytheambienttemperatureandisturnedonandoffautomatically.
Ifrequired,theheatercanbeactivatedmanuallybyclickingtheHeaterbutton.Toshowthebutton,
gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.UnderActionButtons,selectShowheaterbuttonandspecifythe
numberofminutestheheatershouldbeactivated.

EnableordisabletheGatekeeperbyselectingOnorOfffromthedrop-downlist.Formoreinformation
abouttheGatekeeper,seepage25.

ManualTrigger

TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Tocongurethemanualtrigger:

1.GotoSetup>Events.

2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.

3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.

4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.

5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.

Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage33.

ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.

AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar

TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage12formore
information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:

ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.

TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.

TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.

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AccesstheProduct

ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.

TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

PTZControls

TheLiveViewpagealsodisplaysPan/Tilt/Zoom(PTZ)controls.Theadministratorcanenable/disablecontrolsforspeciedusersunder
SystemOptions>Security>Users.

WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.

SelectFocuswindowtodeneanareaofthecamera'simagethatfocusshouldbeappliedon.Ifthefocuswindowissetfrom
theLiveViewpage,anychangeinthecamerapositionwillreturntheautofocustotheentirewindow.Tosetapermanentfocus
window,seePresetPositionsonpage24

ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.

ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.

ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.
User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeControlsonpage26.

SelectaPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.SeePresetPositions
onpage24.

PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatposition.

Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.

Focusbar–Usethearrowstofocusthecamera,orclickonapositiononthebartosetthefocusposition.Usingthefocusbarwill

disabletheproduct’sautofocus.Tore-enable,usethePTZcontrolpanelwhichisopenedbyclickingtheCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).

ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControlsonpage26.

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MediaStreams

MediaStreams

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe
typeyouuse.

TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream
proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.

HowtoStreamH.264

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.

MJPEG

ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.

TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.

AXISMediaControl(AMC)

AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.

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MediaStreams

TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore
information.

TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:

•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)

•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream

YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:

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

•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths
canbeused:

•QuickTime

Note

•<ip>=IPaddress

•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.

•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.

•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee

this.

TM

.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

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SetUptheProduct

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.

•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage40

Seealsotheonlinehelp

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BasicSetup

BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:

1.Users.Seepage40.

2.TCP/IP.Seepage43.

3.Date&Time.Seepage42.

4.VideoStream.Seepage15.

TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.

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Video

ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:

•Videostream.Seepage15.

•Streamproles.Seepage16.

•Camerasettings.Seepage17.

•Overlayimage.Seepage18.

•Privacymask.Seepage21.

SetUpVideoStreams

Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.

Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:

•Image.Seepage15.

•H.264.Seepage16.

•MJPEG.Seepage16.

PixelCounter

Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.

Thepixelcountercanbeused:

•Whensettingupavideostream,seeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage15.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShow
pixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthe
numberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.

•Whensettingfocus,seeFocus&Zoomonpage21.SelecttheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleinthe
image.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsand
clickApply.

•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.

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

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•Overlaysettings.SeeOverlayonpage18.

ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.

H.264

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

TheH.264streamsettingscanbeconguredfromtheVideo>VideoStreampage.SelecttheH.264tab.Thesettingsdenedinthis
pagewillapplytoallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole.

TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOPlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon
bandwidthrequirementsinsomecases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.

TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):

•Main.TheMainproleprovideshighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtotheBaselineprolebut
requiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.

ThebitratecanbesetasVariablebitrate(VBR)orConstantbitrate(CBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimage
complexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityintheimage,andlessforlowerimageactivity.Whentheactivityin
thesceneincreases,thebitratewouldusuallyincreaseaswell.Ifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,thismaynotbeanissueand
selectingVariablebitrate(VBR)willbesufcient.Butifbandwidthislimited,itisrecommendedtocontrolthebitratebyselecting
Constantbitrate(CBR).Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingup
morebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.CBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratethat
limitsthebandwidthconsumption.

TheCBRtargetbitrateworksliketheceilingofatent.Itlimitsthebitrate,whilemaintainingsomeexibility.Thebitratemaybounce
upanddownwithinthesettargetbutwhenitnearsthesettargetvalue,thelimitationkicksin.However,becauseCBRwillalways
prioritizeacontinuousvideostream,itallowstemporaryovershootsfromthetargetbitrate.Becausesettingatargetvalueprevents
thebitratefromincreasing,framerateandimagequalityareaffectednegatively.Topartlycompensateforthis,selectwhichvariable
shallbeprioritized,framerateorimagequality.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequallyaffected.

Thecurrentbitratecanbesettoappearastextoverlay.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetextandenterthemodier
#bintheeld.

Toapplythesettings,clickSave.

MJPEG

Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmaygivepoorimagequality.Topreventincreasedbandwidthandstorageusage,
themaximumframesizeshouldbesettoanoptimalvalue.

StreamProles

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

•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage33.

•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage38.

•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.

Forquicksetup,useoneofthepredenedstreamproles.Eachpredenedprolehasadescriptivename,indicatingitspurpose.If
required,thepredenedstreamprolescanbemodiedandnewcustomizedstreamprolescanbecreated.

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Video

Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.

ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

CameraSettings

TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.

ImageAppearance

TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.

IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100givesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0gives
minimumcolorsaturation.

TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.

IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.

TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.

WhiteBalance

TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings

Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis
productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight

sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp

ThewhitebalancewindowisenabledfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptionsthatappearintheWhitebalancedrop-down
list.Selectoneoftheoptionsfromthedrop-downlisttosetthewhitebalancewindowproperties.SelectAutomatictousethe
defaultsettingsfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptions(intheWhitebalancedrop-downlist).SelectCustomtomanually
setareferencewindowforwhitebalanceintheviewarea.

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WideDynamicRange

Widedynamicrange(DynamicContrast)canimprovetheexposurewhenthereisaconsiderablecontrastbetweenlightanddark
areasintheimage.EnableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.DisableWDRinlowlightconditionsforoptimalexposure.

Note

Thissettingisonlypossiblewhenusingautomaticexposurecontrol.

ExposureSettings

Exposurevalue-UsetheExposurevalueslidertoadjusttheoverallbrightnessoftheimage.

Exposurecontrol-Exposureistheamountoflightthecamera’ssensorcapturesforascene.Toomuchlightresultsinawashedout

photoandtoolittlelightresultsinadarkscene.Selectasuitableoptiontocontrolexposure.
TheFlicker-free50or60Hzoptionremovesickerthatiscausedbyuorescentandotherlightsources.TheHoldcurrentoption
locksthecurrentexposuresettings.

EnableBacklightcompensation-Enablethisoptionifabrightspotoflightsuchasalightbulb,causesotherareasintheimage
toappeartoodark.

Exposurezones-Thissettingdetermineswhichpartoftheimageisusedtocalculatetheexposure.Formostsituations,theAuto
settingcanbeused.
YoucanselectapredenedareabydeningIncludeandExcludewindowswithintheimage.Excludewindowsexcludeareasthatare
toobrightordark,andIncludewindowsincludeareasinthescenethathavebetterlightingwhichwillcontributetotheexposuredata.
TheremustbeatleastoneIncludewindow.TherecanbeatotaloftenIncludeandExcludewindowstotailortheexposurezone.

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NotethatanExcludewindowiseffectiveonlywhenplacedinsideanincludewindow.
Tip:IfanareaisextremelybrightdrawanIncludewindowtocoverthewholeareaanddeneExcludewindowswithinitto
blockoutthebrightareas.

Shutter&Gain

Theshutterandgainsettingsaffecttheamountofmotionblurandnoiseintheimage.Toadapttodifferentlighting,available
storagespaceandbandwidth,itisoftennecessarytoprioritizeeitherlowmotionblurorlownoise.TheAxisproductallows
usingdifferentprioritizationinnormallightandinlowlight.

Shutterspeedisrelatedtotheamountoftimetheshutterisopenedandismeasuredinseconds(s).Aslowshutterspeedallows
morelighttoreachthesensorandcanhelpproduceabrighterimageinlowlightsituations.Ontheotherhand,aslowshutter
speedcancausemovingobjectstoappearblurry.

SetShutterto

•Autotosettheshutterspeedautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxshuttertolimittheshutterspeedtopreventtheframe
ratefrombeingreduced.

Forexample,toget30fps,setMaxshutterto1/30.

•Fixedtouseaxedshutterspeed.

Gain,measuredindecibel(dB),istheamountofamplicationappliedtotheimage.Ahighgainmayprovideabetterimageinlow
lightsituationsbutwillincreasetheamountofimagenoise.

SetGainto

•Autotosetthegainautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxgaintolimittheappliedgain.

•Fixedtouseaxedgain.

WhenShutterandGainarebothsettoAuto,itispossibletosetthePrioritybetweenlowmotionblurandlownoisemanuallyandto
useadifferentPriorityinNormalLightandinLowLight.

Example
Consideranareawherepeopleorvehiclesmoveduringtheday,butwherethereshouldbenomovementsduringnight.Tobeableto,

forexample,recognizefacesorlicenseplates,movethenormallightpriorityslidertowardlowmotionblur.Atnighttime,motion
detectionismoreimportantthanidentication.Motionblurisacceptableandsincelowlightcancausealotofnoise,move
thelowlightpriorityslidertowardlownoise.

Example
Ifstoragespaceorbandwidthislimited,tryusingalowergain.Thiswillreduceimagenoiseandproducesmallerimageles.

Day/Night

TheIRcutlterpreventsinfrared(IR)lightfromreachingtheimagesensor.Inpoorlightingconditions,forexampleatnight,orwhen
usinganexternalIRlamp,settheIRcutltertoOff.Thisincreaseslightsensitivityandallowstheproductto“see”infraredlight.The
imageisshowninblackandwhitewhentheIRcutlterisoff.

IfusingautomaticExposurecontrol,settheIRcutltertoAutotoautomaticallyswitchbetweenOnandOffaccordingtothe
lightingconditions.

TheDay/Nightshiftlevelbarhelpsdeterminewhenthecamerawillshiftfromdaymodetonightmode.Normally,thecamera
automaticallychangesmodefromdaytonightwhenverydark(level100intheslider).BysettingDay/Nightshiftleveltoa
lowervalue,thecamerawillchangetonightmodeearlier.

Overlay

Overlaysareusedtoprovideextrainformation,suchasforensicvideoanalysisorduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.

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Video

Anoverlaytextcandisplaythecurrentdateandtime,oratextstring.

Whenusingatextstring,modierscanbeusedtodisplayinformationsuchasthecurrentbitrateorthecurrentframerate.

Forinformationaboutavailablemodiers,seeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp

Itisalsopossibletodisplaytextwhenanactionruleistriggered,seeUseOverlayTextinanActionRule.

Note

Toenableoverlays:

1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.

2.Toincludeanoverlayimage,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.Theoverlayimagemustrstbeuploadedto
theAxisproduct,seeOverlayImage.

3.Toincludedateandtime,selectIncludedateandIncludetime.

4.Toincludeatextstring,selectIncludetextandenterthetextintheeld.Modierscanbeused,seeFileNaming&

Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp

5.Denetextoverlaycharacteristicsintherelevantelds.

6.ClickSave.

Tomodifythedateandtimeformat,gotoSystemOptions>Date&Time.SeeDate&Timeonpage42.

.

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HowtoDisplaythePanorTiltPositionasaTextOverlay

Itmaybeusefultoretrieve,forinstancefromarecordedvideo,thepanortiltposition(indegrees)inwhichaneventhastaken
place.Thiscanbeobtainedbyincludingthepositionintheimageasatextoverlay,usingamodier.Todisplaythepanpositionasa
textoverlay:

1.GotoSetup>Video>VideoStream.

2.UnderOverlaysettings,selectIncludetext.

Enter#xtoshowthepanposition.

Enter#ytoshowthetiltposition.

3.Conguretheoptionalsize,colorandpositionofthetextoverlay.

4.ClickSave.

5.GototheLiveViewpagetoconrmthesetting.

OverlayImage

Anoverlayimageisastaticimagesuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theimage,forexampleacompanylogo,isusedtoprovide
extrainformationortomaskapartoftheimage.

Sinceitisstatic,thepositionandsizeofanoverlayimagewillremainthesameregardlessofresolutionandPan/Tilt/Zoommovements.

Useaprivacymasktosetupadynamicmaskwhichwillalwaysmaskthespeciedpartofmonitoredarea.

Formoreinformationaboutprivacymasks,seePrivacyMaskonpage21.

Touseanoverlayimage,theimagemustrstbeuploadedtotheAxisproduct.TheuploadedimageshouldbeaWindows24-bitBMP
imagewithmaximum250colors.Theimagewidthandheight,inpixels,mustbeexactlydivisibleby4andcannotbelargerthanthe
maximumimageresolution.Ifcombiningtextandimageoverlays,takeintoconsiderationthatthetextoverlayoccupies16or32
pixelsinheight(dependingontheresolution)andhasthesamewidthasthevideoimage.

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ToautomaticallyscaletheimagetotheresolutionusedbytheAxisproduct,selecttheoptionScalewithresolutionfromthe
TransparencySettingspagewhichisdisplayedwhenuploadingintheimage.

Touploadanoverlayimage:

1.GotoVideo>OverlayImage.

2.ClickBrowseandbrowsetothele.

3.ClickUpload.

4.TheTransparencySettingspageisnowdisplayed:

-Tomakeacolorintheoverlayimagetransparent,selectUsetransparencyandentertheRGBhexadecimalvalue
forthecolor.Example:Tomakewhitetransparent,enterFFFFFF.

Formoreexamplesofhexadecimalvalues,seetheonlinehelp

-Toscaletheimageautomatically,selectScalewithresolution.Theimagewillbescaleddowntotthe
resolutionusedbytheAxisproduct.

5.ClickSave.

Toselecttheimagetouseasoverlay:

1.GotoVideo>OverlayImage.

2.SelecttheimagetousefromtheUseoverlayimagelistandclickSave.

Todisplaytheoverlayimage:

1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.

2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.

3.Tocontroltheimage’sposition,entertheXandYcoordinates.TheX=0andY=0positionisthetopleftcorner.Ifapartof
theimageispositionedoutsidethevideoimage,theoverlayimagewillbemovedsothatthewholeimageisvisible.

4.ClickSave.

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UseOverlayTextinanActionRule

Actionrules,seepage33,candisplayanoverlaytextwhentheruleistriggered.Thetextcanbeusedtoprovideinformationfor
forensicvideoanalysis,notifysurveillanceoperatorsorvalidatetriggersandactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Todisplayoverlaytextwhenanactionruleistriggered,themodier#Dshouldbeusedasdescribedbelow.Whentheruleis
triggered,#Dwillbereplacedbythetextspeciedintheactionrule.

Startbyenablingoverlaytextinthevideostream:

1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.

2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetext.

3.Enterthemodier#Dand,optionally,additionaltextwhichwillbedisplayedalsowhentheactionruleisnotactive.

Createtheactionrule:

1.GotoEvents>ActionRules

2.ClickAddtocreateanewrule.

3.SelectaTriggerand,optionally,aScheduleandAdditionalconditions.Seetheonlinehelpfordetails.

4.FromtheActionslist,selectOverlayText

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5.EnterthetexttodisplayintheTexteld.Thisisthetextthat#Dwillbereplacedby.

6.SpecifytheDuration.Thetextcanbedisplayedwhiletheruleisactiveorforaxednumberofseconds.

Example
Todisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenmotionisdetected,enter#DintheIncludetexteldandenter“Motiondetected”in

theTexteldwhensettinguptheactionrule.

PrivacyMask

Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatpreventusersfromviewingpartsofthemonitoredarea.Privacymasksappearasblocks
ofsolidcolorandareappliedonthevideostream.PrivacymaskscannotbebypassedusingtheVAPIX®applicationprogramming
interface(API).

ThePrivacyMaskList(Video>PrivacyMask)showsallthemasksthatarecurrentlyconguredintheAxisproductandindicates
iftheyareenabled.

Youcanaddanewmask,re-sizethemaskwiththemouse,chooseacolorforthemask,andgivethemaskaname.

Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp

Important

Addingmanyprivacymasksmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.

Focus&Zoom

GotoVideo>Focus&Zoomtochangefocusandzoomsettings.

SettheZoomtelelimittolimithowfarthecameracanbezoomedfromtheliveviewpage.Thedigitalzoomlevelisindicated
withtheletterD.Tocheckthezoomtelelimit,clickGoto.

SelectAutofocustoenableautofocus.

SettheFocusnearlimittopreventthecamerafromfocusingonobjectsthatarecloserthanthelimit.Thiscanimprovetheauto
focusspeed.

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ConfiguretheLiveViewPage

ConfiguretheLiveViewPage

YoucancustomizetheLiveViewpageandalterittosuityourrequirements.Itispossibletodenethefollowingfeaturesof
theLiveViewpage.

•StreamProle.Seepage16.

•DefaultViewerforBrowser.Seepage22.

•ViewerSettings.Seepage22.

•ActionButtons.ThesearethebuttonsdescribedinControlsontheLiveViewPageonpage9.

•UserDenedLinks.Seepage23.

DefaultViewerforBrowsers

FromLiveViewCong>DefaultViewerselectthedefaultmethodforviewingvideoimagesinyourbrowser.Theproductattempts
toshowthevideoimagesintheselectedvideoformatandviewer.Ifthisisnotpossible,theproductoverridesthesettingsand
selectsthebestavailablecombination.

BrowserViewerDescription

WindowsInternetExplorer

Otherbrowsers

Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheonlinehelp.

AMC

QuickTime

StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa

ServerPush

QuickTime

StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa

RecommendedviewerinInternetExplorer(H.264/MotionJPEG).

H.264.

newimage.

Recommendedviewerforotherbrowsers(MotionJPEG).

H.264.

newimage.

ViewerSettings

Tocongureoptionsfortheviewer,gotoLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

•SelectShowviewertoolbartodisplaytheAXISMediaControl(AMC)ortheQuickTimeviewertoolbarunderthevideo
imageinyourbrowser.

•H.264decoderinstallation.TheadministratorcandisableinstallationoftheH.264decoderincludedwithAXISMedia
Control.Thisisusedtopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.Furtherdecoderlicensescanbepurchasedfromyour
Axisreseller.

•SelectShowcrosshairinPTZjoystickmodetoenableacrossthatwillindicatethecenteroftheimageinPTZjoystick
mode.

•SelectUsePTZjoystickmodeasdefaulttoenablejoystickmode.Themodecanbechangedtemporarilyfromthe
PTZcontrolpanel.

•SelectEnablerecordingbuttontoenablerecordingfromtheLiveViewpage.Thisbuttonisavailablewhenusingthe
AMCviewer.TherecordingsaresavedtothelocationspeciedintheAMCControlPanel.SeeAXISMediaControl
(AMC)onpage12.

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ConfiguretheLiveViewPage

UserDenedLinks

Todisplayuser-denedlinksintheLiveViewpage,selecttheShowcustomlinkoption,givethelinkanameandthenentertheURL
tolinkto.Whendeningaweblinkdonotremovethe'http://'fromtheURLaddress.Customlinkscanbeusedtorunscriptsor
activateexternaldevicesconnectedtotheproduct,ortheycanlinktoawebpage.Customlinksdenedascgilinkswillrunthe
scriptinthebackground,inahiddenframe.Deningthelinkasaweblinkwillopenthelinkinanewwindow.

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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)

PTZ(PanTiltZoom)

ThePTZmenuisavailableifaPTZdriverhasbeenuploaded.SeeInstallPTZDriveronpage26.

PresetPositions

Apresetpositionisasavedviewthatcanbeusedtoquicklysteerthecameratoaspecicposition.Apresetpositionconsistsof
thefollowingvalues:

•Panandtiltpositions

•Zoomposition

•Focusposition(manualorautomatic)

AccessthePresetPositions

Presetpositionscanbeaccessedinseveralways:

•ByselectingthepresetfromthePresetpositionsdrop-downlistintheLiveViewPage.

•Whensettingupactionrules.Seepage33.

•Whensettingupguardtours.Seepage25.

•WhensettinguptheGatekeeper.Seepage25.

AddaPresetPosition

1.GotoPTZ>PresetPositions.

2.Clickintheimageorusethecontrolstosteerthecameraviewtothedesiredposition,seePresetPositions.

3.Toaddafocuswindow,selectFocuswindow.Placethemousepointeronthepartoftheimagethatyouwanttofocuson,
clickanddragtocreatearectanglearounditandreleasethemousebutton.

Therectanglewillturngreenwhenthefocuswindowhasbeenset.Thecamerawillautomaticallyadjusttheimage
focustothisarea.

Formoreinformationaboutfocuswindows,seepage25.

Note

Therectanglewilldisappearafterawhile,butthefocuswindowwillstillbeactive.

4.EnteradescriptivenameintheCurrentpositioneld.

5.Ifrequired,selectUsecurrentpositionasHome.

6.ClickAddtosavethepresetposition.

Toincludethepresetpositionnameintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo,selectIncludeoverlaytextandenterthemodier#Pinthe

eld.Formoreinformationaboutmodiers,seeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp

.

SettheHomePosition

TheHomepositionisreadilyaccessiblebyclickingtheHomebuttonontheLiveViewpageandinthePresetPositionssetupwindow.

Tosetacustomizedhomeposition,selectUsecurrentpositionasHomewhenaddingapresetposition.Theuser-denedhome
positionwillhave(H)added,forexample,Entrance(H).ThedefaultHomeposition,called“Home”,willstillbeavailable.

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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)

TheproductcanbeconguredtoreturntotheHomepositionwhenthePTZfunctionalityhasbeeninactiveforaspeciedlength
oftime.EnterthelengthoftimeintheReturntohomewheninactiveeldandclickSave.Setthetimetozerotopreventthe
productfromautomaticallyreturningtotheHomeposition.

FocusWindow

Thefocuswindowmakesitpossibletoselectanareaofthecamera'simagethatfocusshouldbeappliedon.Thiscanbeusefulif
thereisapartoftheimagewherefocusismorecritical,orifapartoftheimageshouldbeignoredbytheautofocus.

WhenthefocuswindowissetfromtheLiveViewpage,anychangeinthecamerapositionwillreturntheautofocustotheentire
window.

WhenclickingtheFocusWindowbuttoninthePresetPositionpage,themostrecentlysetfocuswindowfromtheLiveView
pageappears.

WhenthefocuswindowissetfromthePresetPositionspage,itwillbeincludedinthesettingsforthatpreset.Thefocuswindow
canberedenedforthepreset,butitcannotbedeletedunlessthepresetisdeleted.

Gatekeeper

TheGatekeepermonitorsanareasuchasanentrancegate.Whenmotionisdetectedinthemonitoredarea,theGatekeeperwillsteer
thecameratoaselectedpresetposition.Usingazoomed-inpresetpositioncanmakeitpossibleto,forexample,readalicenseplate
oridentifyaperson.Whenmotionisnolongerdetected,thecamerareturnstoitsHomepositionafteradenedtime.

ToenabletheGatekeeper,gotoPTZ>Gatekeeperandfollowtheonlineinstructions.

Itisalsopossibleto,forexample,recordvideoorsaveimages(takeasnapshot)whiletheGatekeeperisactive.GotoEvents
andsetupanactionrulewithPTZPresetReachedastrigger.

GuardTour

Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositions,one-by-one,inapredeterminedorderoratrandomandfor
congurabletimeperiods.Theenabledguardtourwillkeeprunningaftertheuserhasloggedofforclosedthebrowser.

Toaddaguardtour:

1.GotoPTZ>GuardTourandclickAdd.

2.Enteradescriptivename.

3.Specifythepauselengthbetweenruns.

4.SelectanavailablepresetpositionandclickApply.

5.SpecifytheMoveSpeed.

6.SpecifytheViewTimeinsecondsorminutes.

7.SpecifytheViewOrderorselecttheRandomvieworderoption.

8.ClickSave.

Tomodifyorremoveguardtours,gotoPTZ>GuardTour,selecttheguardtourintheGuardTourListandclickModify/Remove.

Note

ForproductsthatsupportLimitedGuardTour,theproducthasaxedminimumviewtime

Formoreinformationseetheonlinehelp

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Advanced

DeviceSettings

TheDeviceSettingswindowdisplaysdriverspecicsettings.Theappearanceofthiswindowcanvarydependingonthedriver
installed.Optionsthatcanbeconguredinclude:

•DriverSpecicSettingsforVideoSource

•MechanicalLimitsforMovingVideoSource

•LightControlVideoSource

•ExtendedDriverSpecicSettingsforVideoSource

FordownloadandinstallationinformationaboutPTZdriversforyourAxisproductpleasevisitwww.axis.com/techsup/

Controls

AdvancedPTZsettingscanbeconguredunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls.

ThePanelShortcutCommandButtonslistshowstheuser-denedbuttonsthatcanbeaccessedfromtheLiveViewpage’sCtrl
panel.ThesebuttonscanbeusedtoprovidedirectaccesstocommandsissuedusingtheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface.
ClickAddtoaddanewshortcutcommandbutton.

ThefollowingPTZcontrolsareenabledbydefault:

•Pancontrol

•Tiltcontrol

•Zoomcontrol

•Focuscontrol

Todisablespeciccontrols,deselecttheoptionsunderEnable/Disablecontrols.

Note

DisablingPTZcontrolswillnotaffectpresetpositions.Forexample,ifthetiltcontrolisdisabled,theproductcanstillmoveto
presetpositionsthatrequireatiltmovement.

InstallPTZDriver

ThisAxisproductsupportsseveralPTZdevices.Pleaseseewww.axis.comforacompletelistofsupporteddevices,andtoobtainthe
correctdriver.ToinstallaPTZdeviceyouneedtoinstallthePTZdriver.

ToinstallthePTZdrivergotoPTZ>DriverSelection.Browsetondthedriver(e.g.driver.ptz)andUpload.Ifthedriverwas
successfullyuploaded,itappearsintheSelectdrivertousedrop-downlist.Fromthisdrop-downlist,selectthedrivertoinstall
orremove,andclickSave.

SelectActivatePTZtoenablePTZ.TheaddressoftheconnecteddeviceappearsagainstDeviceID.ChoosetheDevicetypefromthe
drop-downlist.Tondwhichdevicetypetouse,consultthedocumentationsuppliedbythePTZdriver.

TocompletetheinstallationgotoSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>COMPortandverifythesettings.

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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)

ControlQueue

Note

•TheadministratorcanenableanddisablePTZcontrolsforselectedusers.

•Toidentifydifferentusersintheviewergroup,cookiesmustbeenabledontheclient.

•TheControlqueuepolltimeismeasuredinseconds.Formoreinformationseetheonlinehelp

TheadministratorcansetupaqueueforPTZcontrollersfromPTZ>ControlQueue.Oncesetup,thePTZControlQueuebuttons
appearintheLiveViewpageofferingoneviewerexclusivecontrolforalimitedperiodoftime.Otheruserswillbeplacedinqueue.

Auserwhobelongstoagroup(seeUsersonpage40)withahigherPTZprioritycangobeforeotherusersinthequeueandtake
controloftheproduct.Theorderofpriorityisasfollows:

1.Administrator—AnadministratortakesoverPTZcontrolregardlessofwhoisrstinqueue.Theadministratorwillbe
removedfromthequeue60secondsafterthelastPTZcontrolcommand.

2.Event—TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtogotoapresetpositionwhentriggeredbyanalarm(seeEventsonpage33).
Theeventwillimmediatelybeplacedrstinthequeueexceptwhenanadministratorisincontrol.

3.Operator—Sameasadministratorbutwithlowerpriority

4.GuardTour—Aguardtour(seepage25)hasPTZcontrolforanindeniteperiodoftime.Itmaybeoverriddenbyan
operator,eventoradministrator.Theguardtourwillresumewhenhigherprioritygroupsleavethequeue.

5.Viewer—Multipleviewersmustwaitfortheirturn.Theviewerhas60secondsPTZcontrolbeforecontrolispassed
ontothenextviewerinqueue.

.

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Detectors

Detectors

CameraTampering

CameraTamperingcangenerateanalarmwheneverthecameraisrepositioned,orwhenthelensiscovered,spray-paintedorseverely
defocused.Tosendanalarm,forexampleanemail,anactionrulemustbesetup.

Toconguretamperingdetection:

1.GotoDetectors>CameraTampering.

2.SettheMinimumduration,thatis,thetimethatmustelapsebeforeanalarmisgenerated.Increasetimetoprevent
falsealarmsforknownconditionsthataffecttheimage.

3.SelectAlarmfordarkimagesifanalarmshouldbegeneratediflightsaredimmedorturnedoff,orifthelensissprayed,
covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.

4.ClickSave.

Toconguretheproducttosendanalarmwhentamperingoccurs:

1.GotoEvents>ActionRules.

2.ClickAddtosetupanewactionrule.

3.EnteraNamefortheactionrule.

4.UnderCondition,selectDetectorsfromtheTriggerlist.

5.SelectTamperingfromthelistofdetectors.

6.Optionally,selectascheduleandsetadditionalconditions.

7.Selecttheaction.Tosendanemail,selectSendNoticationandselectaRecipientfromthelistofdenedrecipients.

Note

TheWhiletheruleisactiveoptionunderDurationcannotbeusedwithcameratampering,sincecameratamperingdoesnot
haveadurationandonceithasbeentriggereditwillnotautomaticallyreturntoitsuntriggeredstate.

Formoreinformationonactionsrules,seeEventsonpage33.

MotionDetection

Motiondetectionisusedtogenerateanalarmwhenevermovementstartsorstopsinthecameraview.

Motiondetectionisconguredbydeningupto10IncludeandExcludewindows:

•Includewindows—deneareaswheremotionshouldbedetected

•Excludewindows—deneareaswithinanIncludewindowthatshouldbeignored(areasoutsideIncludewindows
areautomaticallyignored).

Forinstructions,seeSetUpMotionDetectionWindowsonpage29.

Tocontrolthenumberofmotiondetectionalarms,theparametersObjectSize,HistoryandSensitivitycanbeadjusted.See
MotionDetectionParametersonpage29.

Oncemotiondetectionwindowsarecongured,theAxisproductcanbeconguredtoperformactionswhenmotionisdetected.
Possibleactionsincludeuploadingimagesandstartrecording.Formoreinformation,seeSetUpActionRulesonpage33.

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Detectors

Note

•Usingthemotiondetectionfeaturemaydecreasetheproduct’soverallperformance.

•ThepositionoftheMotionDetectionWindowisrelativetotheorientationoftheCamera.Changingtheorientationofthe

camerawillalsochangethepositionoftheMotionDetectionWindow.

SetUpMotionDetectionWindows

TosetupamotiondetectionIncludeWindow,followtheseinstructions:

1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetection.

2.SelecttheCongureIncludedWindowsoptionandclickNew.Selectthenewwindowinthelistofwindowsand
enteradescriptivename.

3.Adjustthesize(dragthebottomright-handcorner)andtheposition(clickonthetextatthetopanddragtothedesired
position)ofthewindow.

4.AdjusttheObjectSize,HistoryandSensitivityprolesliders(seeMotionDetectionParametersfordetails).Anydetected
motionwithinanactivewindowisindicatedbyredpeaksintheActivitywindow.

5.ClickSave.

Toexcludepartsoftheincludewindow,selecttheCongureExcludedWindowsandpositiontheexcludewindowwithinthe
includewindow.

Todeleteanincludeorexcludewindow,selectthewindowinthelistofwindowsandclickDel.

MotionDetectionParameters

Theparameterscontrollingmotiondetectionaredescribedinthetablebelow:

Parameter

Description

Highlevel(100%)

Mediumlevel(50%)

Lowlevel(0%)

Recommendedvalues

Defaultvalues

ObjectSize

Objectsizerelativetowindow
size.

Onlyverylargeobjectstrigger
motiondetection.

Evenverysmallobjectstrigger
motiondetection.

5–15%60–90%75–95%

15%90%90%

History

Objectmemorylength.

Anobjectthatappearsin
thewindowtriggersmotion
detectionforalongtime
beforeitisconsideredas
non-moving.

Anobjectthatappearsin
thewindowtriggersmotion
detectiononlyforaveryshort
timebeforeitisconsideredas
non-moving.

Sensitivity

Differenceinluminance
betweenbackgroundand
object.

Ordinarycoloredobjectson
ordinarybackgroundstrigger
motiondetection.

Alargedifferenceinluminance
isrequiredtotriggermotion
detection.

Onlyverybrightobjectson
adarkbackgroundtrigger
motiondetection.

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Note

•Totriggeronsmallobjectsormovements,useseveralsmallmotiondetectionwindowsratherthanonelargewindow,

andselectalowobjectsize.

•Toavoidtriggeringonsmallobjects,selectahighobjectsize.

•Whilemonitoringanareawheremovingobjectsarenotexpected,selectahighhistorylevel.Thiswillcausemotion

detectiontotriggeraslongastheobjectispresentinthewindow.

•Toonlydetectashinglight,selectalowsensitivity.Inothercaseshighsensitivityisrecommended.

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Applications

Applications

AXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)isanopenplatformthatenablesthirdpartiestodevelopanalyticsandotherapplications
forAxisproducts.Forinformationaboutavailableapplications,downloads,trialsandlicenses,gotowww.axis.com/applications

Note

•Itisrecommendedtorunoneapplicationatatime.

•Avoidrunningapplicationswhenthebuilt-inmotiondetectionisactive.

ApplicationLicenses

Someapplicationsneedalicensetorun.Licensescanbeinstalledintwoways:

•Automaticinstallation—requiresaccesstotheInternet

•Manualinstallation—obtainthelicensekeyfromtheapplicationvendoranduploadthekeytotheAxisproduct

Torequestalicense,theAxisproductserialnumber(S/N)isrequired.Theserialnumbercanbefoundontheproductlabelandunder
SystemOptions>Support>SystemOverview.

UploadApplication

Touploadandstartanapplication:

1.GotoSetup>Applications.

2.UnderUploadApplication,clickBrowse.LocatetheapplicationleandclickUploadPackage.

3.Installthelicense(ifapplicable).Forinstructions,seethedocumentationprovidedbytheapplicationvendor.

4.Starttheapplication.GotopageApplications,selecttheapplicationinthelistofinstalledapplicationsandclickStart.

5.Conguretheapplication.Forinstructions,seethedocumentationprovidedbytheapplicationvendor.

Note

•Applicationscanbeuploadedbyproductadministrators.

•ApplicationsandlicensescanbeinstalledonmultipleproductsatthesametimeusingAXISCameraManagement,version

3.10andlater.

Togeneratealoglefortheapplication,gotoApplications.SelecttheapplicationandclickLog.

ApplicationConsiderations

Ifanapplicationisupgraded,applicationsettings,includingthelicense,willberemoved.Thelicensemustbereinstalledand
theapplicationrecongured.

IftheAxisproduct’srmwareisupgraded,uploadedapplicationsandtheirsettingswillremainunchanged,althoughthisisnot
guaranteedbyAxisCommunications.Notethattheapplicationmustbesupportedbythenewrmware.Forinformationabout
rmwareupgrades,seeUpgradetheFirmware.

IftheAxisproductisrestarted,runningapplicationswillrestartautomatically.

IftheAxisproductisrestored,uploadedapplicationsremainunchangedbutmustberestarted.Tostarttheapplication,goto
Setup>Applications.SelecttheapplicationinthelistofinstalledapplicationsandclickStart.Forinformationaboutrestoring
theAxisproduct,seeMaintenance.

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Applications

IftheAxisproductisresettofactorydefault,uploadedapplicationsandtheirsettingsareremoved.Forinformationaboutfactory
default,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings.

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Events

Events

TheEventpagesallowyoutoconguretheAxisproducttoperformactionswhendifferenteventsoccur.Forexample,theproduct
canstartarecordingorsendanemailnoticationwhenmotionisdetected.Thesetofconditionsthatdeneshowandwhen
theactionistriggerediscalledanactionrule.

SetUpActionRules

Anactionruledenestheconditionsthatmustbemetfortheproducttoperformanaction,forexamplerecordvideoorsendan
emailnotication.Ifmultipleconditionsaredened,allofthemmustbemettotriggertheaction.

Formoreinformationaboutavailabletriggersandactions,seeTriggersonpage33andActionsonpage34.

Thefollowingexampledescribeshowtosetupanactionruletorecordvideotoanetworkshareifthereismovementinthe
camera’seldofview.

Setupmotiondetectionandaddanetworkshare:

1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetectionandcongureamotiondetectionwindow.Seepage29.

2.GotoSystemOptions>Storageandsetupthenetworkshare.Seepage48.

Setuptheactionrule:

1.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickAdd.

2.SelectEnableruleandenteradescriptivenamefortherule.

3.SelectDetectorsfromtheTriggerdrop-downlist.

4.SelectMotionDetectionfromthedrop-downlist.Selectthemotiondetectionwindowtouse.

5.Optionally,selectaScheduleandAdditionalconditions.Seebelow.

6.UnderActions,selectRecordVideofromtheTypedrop-downlist.

7.SelectaStreamproleandconguretheDurationsettingsasdescribedbelow.

8.SelectNetworkSharefromtheStoragedrop-downlist.

Tousemorethanonetriggerfortheactionrule,selectAdditionalconditionsandclickAddtoaddadditionaltriggers.Whenusing
additionalconditions,allconditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.

Topreventanactionfrombeingtriggeredrepeatedly,aWaitatleasttimecanbeset.Enterthetimeinhours,minutesandseconds,
duringwhichthetriggershouldbeignoredbeforetheactionrulecanbeactivatedagain.

TherecordingDurationofsomeactionscanbesettoincludetimeimmediatelybeforeandaftertheevent.SelectPre-triggertime
and/orPost-triggertimeandenterthenumberofseconds.WhenWhiletheruleisactiveisenabledandtheactionistriggered
againduringthepost-triggertime,therecordingtimewillbeextendedwithanotherpost-triggertimeperiod.

Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp

.

Triggers

Availableactionruletriggersandconditionsinclude:

•Applications–Useinstalledapplicationstotriggertherule.SeeApplicationsonpage31.

•Detectors

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Events

-Day/NightMode–Triggertherulewhentheproductswitchesbetweendaymode(IRcutlteron)andnight
mode(IRcutlteroff).Thiscanforexamplebeusedtocontrolanexternalinfrared(IR)lightconnected
toanoutputport.

-LiveStreamAccessed–Triggertherulewhenanystreamisaccessedandduringedgestorageplayback.
Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendnotications.

-MotionDetection–Triggertherulewhenmotionisdetected.SeeMotionDetectiononpage28.

-Tampering–Triggertherulewhentamperingisdetected.SeeCameraTamperingonpage28.

•Hardware

-Network–Triggertheruleifnetworkconnectionislostorrestored.

-Temperature–Triggertheruleifthetemperaturefallsoutsideorinsidetheoperatingrangeoftheproduct.This
canforexamplebeusedtosendmaintenancenotications.

•InputSignal

-ManualTrigger–TriggertheruleusingtheManualTriggerbuttonintheLiveViewpage.SeeControlson
theLiveViewPageonpage9.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidateactionsduringproductinstallation
andconguration.

-VirtualInputs–canbeusedbyaVMS(VideoManagementSystem)totriggeractions.Virtualinputscan,for
example,beconnectedtobuttonsintheVMSuserinterface.

•PTZ

-Moving–TriggertherulewhenthecameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.Thiscanforexamplebeused
asanadditionalconditiontopreventanactionruletriggeredbymotiondetectiontorecordvideowhilethe
cameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.

-PresetReached–Triggertherulewhenthecamerastopsatapresetposition.Thiscanbeforexamplebeused
withtheSendImagesactiontouploadimagesfromthepresetposition.

-Ready–TriggertherulewhenthePTZfunctionalityisreadytobeused.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosteer
thecameratoaspecicpresetpositionwhentheproductisstarted.

•Storage

-Disruption–Triggertheruleifstorageproblemsaredetected,forexampleifthestoragedeviceisunavailable,
removed,full,lockedorifotherreadorwriteproblemsoccur .Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendmaintenance
notications.

-Recording–TriggerstherulewhentheAxisproductrecordstothestoragedevice.Therecordingstatustrigger
canbeusedtonotifytheoperator,forexamplebyashingLEDlights,iftheproducthasstartedorstoppedto
recordtothestoragedevice.Notethat,thistriggercanbeusedonlyforedgestoragerecordingstatus.

•System

-SystemReady–Triggertherulewhentheproducthasbeenstartedandallservicesarerunning.Thiscanfor
examplebeusedtosendanoticationwhentheproductrestarts.

•Time

Actions

Availableactionsinclude:

-Recurrence–Triggertheruleperiodically.SeeSetUpRecurrencesonpage37.Thiscanforexamplebeusedto
uploadanimageevery5minutes.

-UseSchedule–Triggertheruleaccordingtotheselectedschedule.SeeCreateSchedulesonpage36.

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Events

•Day/NightVisionMode–Setdaymode(IRcutlteron)ornightmode(IRcutlteroff).

•OverlayText–Displayanoverlaytext.SeeUseOverlayTextinanActionRuleonpage20.

•PTZControl

-PresetPosition–Gotoapresetposition.

-GuardTour–Startaguardtour.SeeGuardTouronpage25.

•RecordVideo–Recordvideotoaselectedstorage.

•SendImages–Sendimagestoarecipient.

•SendNotication–Sendanoticationmessagetoarecipient.

•SendSNMPTrap–SendanSNMPtrapmessagetotheoperator.MakesurethatSNMPisenabledandcongured
underSystemOptions>Network>SNMP.

•SendVideoClip–Sendavideocliptoarecipient.

•StatusLED–FlashtheLEDindicator.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidatetriggerssuchasmotiondetectionduring
productinstallationandconguration.

AddRecipients

Theproductcansendmedialesandmessagestonotifyusersaboutevents.Beforetheproductcansendmedialesornotication
messages,youmustdeneoneoremorerecipients.Forinformationaboutavailableoptions,seeRecipientTypesonpage35.

Toaddarecipient:

1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.

2.Enteradescriptivename.

3.SelectarecipientType.

4.Entertheinformationneededfortherecipienttype.

5.ClickTesttotesttheconnectiontotherecipient.

6.ClickOK.

RecipientTypes

Thefollowingrecipientsareavailable:

RecipientUsewithactionNotes

Email

FTP

SendImages

SendNotication

SendVideoClip

SendImages

Anemailrecipientcancontainmultipleemailaddresses.

SendVideoClip

HTTP

SendImages

SendNotication

SendVideoClip

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Events

HTTPSSendImages

SendNotication

SendVideoClip

NetworkShareSendImages

SendVideoClip

TCPSendNotication

EncryptedletransferusingHyperTextTransferProtocol
Secure(HTTPS).

SpecifylogininformationfortheHTTPSserverandvalidate
theserver’scerticate.IfthereisaproxybetweentheAxis
productandtheHTTPSserver,alsospecifytheproxysettings.

Anetworksharecanalsobeusedasastoragedevicefor
recordedvideo.GoSystemOptions>Storagetocongure
anetworksharebeforesettingupacontinuousrecordingor
anactionruletorecordvideo.Formoreinformationabout
storagedevices,seeStorageonpage48.

SetUpEmailRecipients

Emailrecipientscanbeconguredbyselectingoneofthelistedemailproviders,orbyspecifyingtheSMTPserver ,portand
authenticationusedby,forexample,acorporateemailserver.

Note

Someemailprovidershavesecurityltersthatpreventusersfromreceivingorviewinglargeamountofattachments,from
receivingscheduledemailsandsimilar.Checktheemailprovider’ssecuritypolicytoavoiddeliveryproblemsandlocked
emailaccounts.

Tosetupanemailrecipientusingoneofthelistedproviders:

1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.

2.EnteraNameandselectEmailfromtheTypelist.

3.EntertheemailaddressestosendemailstointheToeld.Usecommastoseparatemultipleaddresses.

4.SelecttheemailproviderfromtheProviderlist.

5.EntertheuserIDandpasswordfortheemailaccount.

6.ClickTesttosendatestemail.

Tosetupanemailrecipientusingforexampleacorporateemailserver,followtheinstructionsabovebutselectUserdenedas
Provider.EntertheemailaddresstoappearassenderintheFromeld.SelectAdvancedsettingsandspecifytheSMTPserver
address,portandauthenticationmethod.Optionally,selectUseencryptiontosendemailsoveranencryptedconnection.Theserver
certicatecanbevalidatedusingthecerticatesavailableintheAxisproduct.Forinformationonhowtouploadcerticates,
seeCerticatesonpage42.

CreateSchedules

Schedulescanbeusedasactionruletriggersorasadditionalconditions,forexampletorecordvideoifmotionisdetectedoutside
ofcehours.Useoneofthepredenedschedulesorcreateanewscheduleasdescribedbelow.

Tocreateanewschedule:

1.GotoEvents>SchedulesandclickAdd.

2.Enteradescriptivenameandtheinformationneededforadaily,weekly,monthlyoryearlyschedule.

3.ClickOK.

Tousethescheduleinanactionrule,selecttheschedulefromtheScheduledrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppage.

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SetUpRecurrences

Recurrencesareusedtotriggeractionrulesrepeatedly,forexampleevery5minutesoreveryhour.

Tosetuparecurrence:

1.GotoEvents>RecurrencesandclickAdd.

2.Enteradescriptivenameandrecurrencepattern.

3.ClickOK.

Tousetherecurrenceinanactionrule,rstselectTimefromtheTriggerdrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppageandthen
selecttherecurrencefromtheseconddrop-downlist.

Tomodifyorremoverecurrences,selecttherecurrenceintheRecurrencesListandclickModifyorRemove.

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Recordings

Recordings

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorecordvideocontinuouslyoraccordingtoanactionrule:

•Tostartacontinuousrecording,seepage38.

•Tosetupactionrules,seepage33.

•Toaccessrecordings,seeRecordingListonpage38.

•Tocongurecameracontrolledstorage,seeStorageonpage48.

RecordingList

RecordedvideosarelistedontheRecordings>Listpage.Thelistshowseachrecording’sstartdateandtime,durationandthe
eventthattriggeredtherecording.

Toplayordownloadarecording,followthesesteps:

1.GotoRecordings>List.

2.Usetheltertonarrowthelistofrecordings.EnterthedesiredltercriteriaandclickFilter.Someltersmaytake
alongtimetocomplete.

3.Selecttherecording.

4.ClickPlaytoplaytherecording,orclickDownloadtodownloadtherecording.

Multiplerecordingscanbedownloadedatthesametime.SelecttherecordingsandclickDownload.Thedownloadedleisaziple
containingaminimumofthreeles,ofwhichtheMatroska(mkv)lesaretheactualrecordings.Therecordingsaretime-stamped
withthedateandtimetheyweredownloaded(asopposedtothedatetherecordingsweremade).

Note

ToplayrecordingsinWindowsMediaPlayer,AXISMatroskaFileSplittermustbeinstalled.AXISMatroskaFileSplitter
canbedownloadedfromwww.axis.com/techsup/software

Fordetailedrecordingandvideoinformation,selectarecordingandclickProperties.

Toremovearecording,selecttherecordingandclickRemove.

ContinuousRecording

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtocontinuouslysavevideotoastoragedevice.Forinformationaboutstoragedevices,seeStorage
onpage48.Topreventthediskfrombecomingfull,itisrecommendedtocongurethedisktoautomaticallyremoveoldrecordings.

Ifanewstreamproleisselectedwhilearecordingisongoing,therecordingwillbestoppedandsavedintherecordinglistanda
newrecordingwiththenewstreamprolewillstart.Allpreviouscontinuousrecordingswillremainintherecordinglistuntilthey
areremovedmanuallyorthroughautomaticremovalofoldrecordings.

Tostartacontinuousrecording,followthesesteps:

1.GotoRecordings>Continuous.

2.SelectEnabled.

3.SelectthetypeofstoragedevicefromtheStoragelist.

4.SelectaStreamproletouseforcontinuousrecordings.

5.ClickSavetosaveandstarttherecording.

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Languages

Languages

MultiplelanguagescanbeinstalledintheAxisproduct.Allwebpagesincludingtheonlinehelpwillbedisplayedintheselected
language.Toswitchlanguages,gotoSetup>Languagesandrstuploadthenewlanguagele.Browseandlocatetheleandclick
theUploadLanguagebutton.SelectthenewlanguagefromthelistandclickSave.

Note

•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettingswilleraseanyuploadedlanguagelesandresettheproductlanguageto

English.

•ClickingtheRestorebuttonontheMaintenancepagewillnotaffectthelanguage.

•Armwareupgradewillnotaffectthelanguageused.Howeverifyouhaveuploadedanewlanguagetotheproductand

laterupgradethermware,itmayhappenthatthetranslationnolongermatchestheproduct'swebpages.Inthiscase,
uploadanupdatedlanguagele.

•Alanguagealreadyinstalledintheproductwillbereplacedwhenacurrentoralaterversionofthelanguageleisuploaded.

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SystemOptions

SystemOptions

Security

Users

UseraccesscontrolisenabledbydefaultandcanbeconguredunderSystemOptions>Security>Users.Anadministratorcan
setupotherusersbygivingthemusernamesandpasswords.Itisalsopossibletoallowanonymousviewerlogin,whichmeans
thatanybodymayaccesstheLiveViewpage.

Theuserlistdisplaysauthorizedusersandusergroups(accesslevels):

•ViewershaveaccesstotheLiveViewpage

•Operatorshaveaccesstoallsettingsexcept:

-creatingandmodifyingPTZpresets

-creatingandmodifyingPTZcontrolsettings

-creatingandmodifyingprivacymasksettings

-uploadingapplicationsandlanguageles

-anyofthesettingsincludedintheSystemOptions

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.Theadministratorcanadd,modifyandremoveotherusers.

Note

NotethatwhentheoptionEncrypted&unencryptedisselected,thewebserverwillencryptthepassword.Thisisthedefault
optionforanewunitoraunitresettofactorydefaultsettings.

UnderHTTP/RTSPPasswordSettings,selectthetypeofpasswordtoallow.Youmayneedtoallowunencryptedpasswordsifthereare
viewingclientsthatdonotsupportencryption,orifyouupgradedthermwareandexistingclientssupportencryptionbutneed
tologinagainandbeconguredtousethisfunctionality.

UnderUserSettings,selecttheEnableanonymousviewerloginoptiontoallowanonymoususersaccesstotheLiveViewpage.

SelecttheEnableanonymousPTZcontrollogintoallowanonymoususersaccesstothePTZcontrols.

DeselecttheEnableBasicSetupoptiontohidetheBasicSetupmenu.BasicSetupprovidesquickaccesstosettingsthatshouldbe
madebeforeusingtheAxisproduct.

ONVIF

ONVIF(OpenNetworkVideoInterfaceForum)isaglobalinterfacestandardthatmakesiteasierforendusers,integrators,consultants,
andmanufacturerstotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofferedbynetworkvideotechnology.ONVIFenablesinteroperability
betweendifferentvendorproducts,increasedexibility,reducedcostandfuture-proofsystems.

BycreatingauseryouautomaticallyenableONVIFcommunication.UsetheusernameandpasswordwithallONVIFcommunication
withtheproduct.Formoreinformationseewww .onvif.org

IPAddressFilter

IPaddresslteringisenabledontheSystemOptions>Security>IPAddressFilterpage.Onceenabled,thelistedIPaddressare
allowedordeniedaccesstotheAxisproduct.SelectAlloworDenyfromthelistandclickApplytoenableIPaddressltering.

Theadministratorcanaddupto256IPaddressentriestothelist(asingleentrycancontainmultipleIPaddresses).

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SystemOptions

HTTPS

HTTPS(HyperTextTransferProtocoloverSecureSocketLayer,orHTTPoverSSL)isawebprotocolprovidingencryptedbrowsing.
HTTPScanalsobeusedbyusersandclientstoverifythatthecorrectdeviceisbeingaccessed.Thesecuritylevelprovidedby
HTTPSisconsideredadequateformostcommercialexchanges.

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorequireHTTPSwhenusersfromdifferentusergroups(administrator,operator,viewer)login.

TouseHTTPS,anHTTPScerticatemustrstbeinstalled.GotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicatestoinstallandmanage
certicates.SeeCerticatesonpage42.

ToenableHTTPSontheAxisproduct:

1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS

2.SelectanHTTPScerticatefromthelistofinstalledcerticates.

3.Optionally,clickCiphersandselecttheencryptionalgorithmstouseforSSL.

4.SettheHTTPSConnectionPolicyforthedifferentusergroups.

5.ClickSavetoenablethesettings.

ToaccesstheAxisproductviathedesiredprotocol,intheaddresseldinabrowser,enterhttps://fortheHTTPSprotocol
andhttp://fortheHTTPprotocol.

TheHTTPSportcanbechangedontheSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advancedpage.

IEEE802.1X

IEEE802.1Xisastandardforport-basedNetworkAdmissionControlprovidingsecureauthenticationofwiredandwirelessnetwork
devices.IEEE802.1XisbasedonEAP(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol).

ToaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X,devicesmustbeauthenticated.Theauthenticationisperformedbyanauthentication
server,typicallyaRADIUSserver,examplesofwhichareFreeRADIUSandMicrosoftInternetAuthenticationService.

InAxisimplementation,theAxisproductandtheauthenticationserveridentifythemselveswithdigitalcerticatesusingEAP-TLS
(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-TransportLayerSecurity).ThecerticatesareprovidedbyaCerticationAuthority(CA).
Youneed:

•aCAcerticatetoauthenticatetheauthenticationserver.

•aCA-signedclientcerticatetoauthenticatetheAxisproduct.

Tocreateandinstallcerticates,gotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicates.SeeCerticatesonpage42.ManyCAcerticates
arepreinstalled.

ToallowtheproducttoaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X:

1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>IEEE802.1X.

2.SelectaCACerticateandaClientCerticatefromthelistsofinstalledcerticates.

3.UnderSettings,selecttheEAPOLversionandprovidetheEAPidentityassociatedwiththeclientcerticate.

4.ChecktheboxtoenableIEEE802.1XandclickSave.

Note

Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbesynchronizedwithanNTP
server.SeeDate&Timeonpage42.

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Certicates

Certicatesareusedtoauthenticatedevicesonanetwork.Typicalapplicationsincludeencryptedwebbrowsing(HTTPS),network
protectionviaIEEE802.1Xandsecureuploadofimagesandnoticationmessagesforexampleviaemail.Twotypesofcerticates
canbeusedwiththeAxisproduct:

Server/Clientcerticates-ToauthenticatetheAxisproduct.

CAcerticates-Toauthenticatepeercerticates,forexamplethecerticateofanauthenticationserverincasetheAxisproductis

connectedtoanIEEE802.1Xprotectednetwork.

Note

Installedcerticates,exceptpreinstalledCAcerticates,willbedeletediftheproductisresettofactorydefault.Preinstalled
CAcerticatesthathavebeendeletedwillbereinstalled.

AServer/Clientcerticatecanbeself-signedorissuedbyaCerticateAuthority(CA).Aself-signedcerticateofferslimited
protectionandcanbeusedbeforeaCA-issuedcerticatehasbeenobtained.

Toinstallaself-signedcerticate:

1.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.

2.ClickCreateself-signedcerticateandprovidetherequestedinformation.

TocreateandinstallaCA-signedcerticate:

1.Createaself-signedcerticateasdescribedabove.

2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.

3.ClickCreatecerticatesigningrequestandprovidetherequestedinformation.

4.CopythePEM-formattedrequestandsendtotheCAofyourchoice.

5.Whenthesignedcerticateisreturned,clickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.

Server/ClientcerticatescanbeinstalledasCerticatefromsigningrequestorasCerticateandprivatekey.SelectCerticate
andprivatekeyiftheprivatekeyistobeuploadasaseparateleorifthecerticateisinPKCS#12format.

TheAxisproductisshippedwithseveralpreinstalledCAcerticates.Ifrequired,additionalCAcerticatescanbeinstalled:

1.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.

2.ClickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.

Date&Time

TheAxisproduct’sdateandtimesettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Date&Time.

CurrentServerTimedisplaysthecurrentdateandtime(24hclock).Thetimecanbedisplayedin12hclockinthetextoverlay(see

below).

Tochangethedateandtimesettings,selectthepreferredTimemodeunderNewServerTime:

•Synchronizewithcomputertime–Setsdateandtimeaccordingtothecomputer’sclock.Withthisoption,dateand
timearesetonceandwillnotbeupdatedautomatically .

•SynchronizewithNTPServer–ObtainsdateandtimefromanNTPserver.Withthisoption,dateandtimesettingsare
updatedcontinuously.ForinformationonNTPsettings,seeNTPCongurationonpage45.

IfusingahostnamefortheNTPserver,aDNSservermustbecongured.SeeDNSCongurationonpage45.

•Setmanually–Allowsyoutomanuallysetdateandtime.

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IfusinganNTPserver,selectyourTimezonefromthedrop-downlist.Ifrequired,checkAutomaticallyadjustfordaylightsaving
timechanges.

TheDate&TimeFormatUsedinImagesisthedateandtimeformatdisplayedasatextoverlayinthevideostream.Usethe

predenedformatsorseeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
timeformats.Toincludedateandtimeintheoverlaytext,gotoVideoandselectIncludedateandIncludetime.

Network

BasicTCP/IPSettings

TheAxisproductsupportsIPversion4andIPversion6.Bothversionscanbeenabledsimultaneously,andatleastoneversion
mustalwaysbeenabled.

IPv4AddressConguration

Bydefault,theAxisproductissettouseIPv4(IPversion4)andtoobtaintheIPaddressautomaticallyviaDHCP.TheIPv4settingsare
conguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.

DHCP(DynamicHostCongurationProtocol)allowsnetworkadministratorstocentrallymanageandautomatetheassignmentof
IPaddresses.DHCPshouldonlybeenabledifusingdynamicIPaddressnotication,oriftheDHCPcanupdateaDNSserver.Itis
thenpossibletoaccesstheAxisproductbyname(hostname).

forinformationonhowtocreatecustomdateand

IfDHCPisenabledandtheproductcannotbeaccessed,runAXISIPUtilitytosearchthenetworkforconnectedAxisproducts,orreset
theproducttothefactorydefaultsettings(seepage50)andthenperformtheinstallationagain.

TouseastaticIPaddress,checkUsethefollowingIPaddressandspecifytheIPaddress,subnetmaskanddefaultrouter.

IPv6AddressConguration

IfIPv6(IPversion6)isenabled,theAxisproductwillreceiveanIPaddressaccordingtothecongurationinthenetworkrouter.

ToenableIPv6,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.OthersettingsforIPv6shouldbeconguredinthenetworkrouter.

ARP/Ping

Theproduct’sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARPandPing.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddressUsingARP/Pingonpage43.

TheARP/Pingserviceisenabledbydefaultbutisautomaticallydisabledtwominutesaftertheproductisstarted,orassoonasanIP
addressisassigned.Tore-assignIPaddressusingARP/Ping,theproductmustberestartedtoenableARP/Pingforanadditional
twominutes.

Todisabletheservice,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>BasicandcleartheoptionEnableARP/PingsettingofIPaddress.

Pingingtheproductisstillpossiblewhentheserviceisdisabled.

AssignIPAddressUsingARP/Ping

Theproduct'sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARP/Ping.Thecommandmustbeissuedwithin2minutesofconnectingpower.

1.AcquireafreestaticIPaddressonthesamenetworksegmentasthecomputer.

2.Locatetheserialnumber(S/N)ontheproductlabel.

3.Openacommandpromptandenterthefollowingcommands:

Linux/Unixsyntax

arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>temp
ping-s408<IPaddress>

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Linux/Unixexample

arp-s192.168.0.12500:40:8c:18:10:00temp
ping-s408192.168.0.125

Windowssyntax(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptasanadministrator)

arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>
ping-l408-t<IPaddress>

Windowsexample(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptasanadministrator)

arp-s192.168.0.12500-40-8c-18-10-00
ping-l408-t192.168.0.125

4.Checkthatthenetworkcableisconnectedandthenrestarttheproductbydisconnectingandreconnectingpower.

5.ClosethecommandpromptwhentheproductrespondswithReplyfrom192.168.0.125:...orsimilar.

6.Openabrowserandtypehttp://<IPaddress>intheLocation/Addresseld.

ForothermethodsofassigningtheIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupport
webatwww .axis.com/techsup

Note

•ToopenacommandpromptinWindows,opentheStartmenuandtypecmdintheRun/Searcheld.

•TousetheARPcommandinWindows8/Windows7/WindowsVista,right-clickthecommandprompticonandselect

Runasadministrator.

•ToopenacommandpromptinMacOSX,opentheTerminalutilityfromApplication>Utilities.

AXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)

AVHSusedinconjunctionwithanAVHSservice,provideseasyandsecureInternetaccesstoliveandrecordedvideoaccessiblefrom
anylocation.FormoreinformationandhelptondalocalAVHSServiceProvidergotowww.axis.com/hosting

TheAVHSsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCPIP>Basic.ThepossibilitytoconnecttoanAVHSservice
isenabledbydefault.Todisable,cleartheEnableAVHSbox.

One-clickenabled-Pressandholdtheproduct’scontrolbutton(seeHardwareOverviewonpage6)forabout3secondsto
connecttoanAVHSserviceovertheInternet.Onceregistered,AlwayswillbeenabledandtheAxisproductstaysconnectedto
theAVHSservice.Iftheproductisnotregisteredwithin24hoursfromwhenthebuttonispressed,theproductwilldisconnect
fromtheAVHSservice.

Always-TheAxisproductwillconstantlyattempttoconnecttotheAVHSserviceovertheInternet.Onceregisteredtheproductwill
stayconnectedtotheservice.Thisoptioncanbeusedwhentheproductisalreadyinstalledanditisnotconvenienttousethe
one-clickinstallation.

AXISInternetDynamicDNSService

AXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceassignsahostnameforeasyaccesstotheproduct.Formoreinformation,seewww.axiscam.net

ToregistertheAxisproductwithAXISInternetDynamicDNSService,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.Under
Services,clicktheAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceSettingsbutton(requiresaccesstotheInternet).Thedomainnamecurrently
registeredatAXISInternetDynamicDNSservicefortheproductcanatanytimeberemoved.

Note

AXISInternetDynamicDNSServicerequiresIPv4.

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SystemOptions

AdvancedTCP/IPSettings

DNSConguration

DNS(DomainNameService)providesthetranslationofhostnamestoIPaddresses.TheDNSsettingsareconguredunderSystem
Options>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

SelectObtainDNSserveraddressviaDHCPtousetheDNSsettingsprovidedbytheDHCPserver.

Tomakemanualsettings,selectUsethefollowingDNSserveraddressandspecifythefollowing:

Domainname-Enterthedomain(s)tosearchforthehostnameusedbytheAxisproduct.Multipledomainscanbeseparatedby
semicolons.Thehostnameisalwaystherstpartofafullyqualieddomainname,forexample,myserveristhehostnameinthe
fullyqualieddomainnamemyserver.mycompany.comwheremycompany.comisthedomainname.

Primary/SecondaryDNSserver-EntertheIPaddressesoftheprimaryandsecondaryDNSservers.ThesecondaryDNSserveris
optionalandwillbeusediftheprimaryisunavailable.

NTPConguration

NTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)isusedtosynchronizetheclocktimesofdevicesinanetwork.TheNTPsettingsareconguredunder
SystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

SelectObtainNTPserveraddressviaDHCPtousetheNTPsettingsprovidedbytheDHCPserver.

Tomakemanualsettings,selectUsethefollowingNTPserveraddressandenterthehostnameorIPaddressoftheNTPserver.

HostNameConguration

TheAxisproductcanbeaccessedusingahostnameinsteadofanIPaddress.ThehostnameisusuallythesameastheassignedDNS
name.ThehostnameisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

SelectObtainhostnameviaIPv4DHCPtousehostnameprovidedbytheDHCPserverrunningonIPv4.

SelectUsethehostnametosetthehostnamemanually .

SelectEnabledynamicDNSupdatestodynamicallyupdatelocalDNSserverswhenevertheAxisproduct’sIPaddresschanges.

Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp

Link-LocalIPv4Address

Link-LocalAddressisenabledbydefaultandassignstheAxisproductanadditionalIPaddresswhichcanbeusedtoaccess
theproductfromotherhostsonthesamesegmentonthelocalnetwork.TheproductcanhaveaLink-LocalIPandastatic
orDHCP-suppliedIPaddressatthesametime.

ThisfunctioncanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

HTTP

TheHTTPportusedbytheAxisproductcanbechangedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Inadditiontothe
defaultsetting,whichis80,anyportintherange1024–65535canbeused.

.

HTTPS

TheHTTPSportusedbytheAxisproductcanbechangedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Inadditionto
thedefaultsetting,whichis443,anyportintherange1024–65535canbeused.

ToenableHTTPS,gotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS.Formoreinformation,seeHTTPSonpage41.

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SystemOptions

NATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4

Anetworkrouterallowsdevicesonaprivatenetwork(LAN)toshareasingleconnectiontotheInternet.Thisisdonebyforwarding
networktrafcfromtheprivatenetworktothe“outside”,thatis,theInternet.Securityontheprivatenetwork(LAN)isincreased
sincemostroutersarepre-conguredtostopattemptstoaccesstheprivatenetwork(LAN)fromthepublicnetwork(Internet).

UseNATtraversalwhentheAxisproductislocatedonanintranet(LAN)andyouwishtomakeitavailablefromtheother(WAN)side
ofaNATrouter.WithNATtraversalproperlycongured,allHTTPtrafctoanexternalHTTPportintheNATrouterisforwardedto
theproduct.

NATtraversalisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

Note

•ForNATtraversaltowork,thismustbesupportedbytherouter.TheroutermustalsosupportUPnP

•Inthiscontext,routerreferstoanynetworkroutingdevicesuchasaNATrouter,Networkrouter,InternetGateway,

Broadbandrouter,Broadbandsharingdevice,orasoftwaresuchasarewall.

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Enable/Disable-Whenenabled,theAxisproductattemptstocongureportmappinginaNATrouteronyournetwork,usingUPnP
NotethatUPnP

UsemanuallyselectedNATrouter-SelectthisoptiontomanuallyselectaNATrouterandentertheIPaddressfortherouterin
theeld.Ifnorouterisspecied,theproductautomaticallysearchesforNATroutersonyournetwork.Ifmorethanonerouteris
found,thedefaultrouterisselected.

AlternativeHTTPport-SelectthisoptiontomanuallydeneanexternalHTTPport.Enteraportintherange1024–65535.Ifthe
porteldisemptyorcontainsthedefaultsetting,whichis0,aportnumberisautomaticallyselectedwhenenablingNATtraversal.

Note

•AnalternativeHTTPportcanbeusedorbeactiveevenifNATtraversalisdisabled.ThisisusefulifyourNATrouterdoesnot

•Ifyouattempttomanuallyenteraportthatisalreadyinuse,anotheravailableportisautomaticallyselected.

•Whentheportisselectedautomaticallyitisdisplayedinthiseld.Tochangethis,enteranewportnumberandclickSave.

FTP

TheFTPserverrunningintheAxisproductenablesuploadofnewrmware,userapplications,etc.TheFTPservercanbedisabled
underSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

Note

RTSP

TheRTSPserverrunningintheAxisproductallowsaconnectingclienttostartanH.264stream.TheRTSPportnumbercanbe
changedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Thedefaultportis554.

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mustbeenabledintheproduct(seeSystemOptions>Network>UPnP).

supportUPnPandyouneedtomanuallycongureportforwardingintheNATrouter.

ThisFTPserverhasnothingtodowiththeproduct’sabilitytotransferimagesviaFTPtootherlocationsandservers.

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.

Note

H.264videostreamswillnotbeavailableiftheRTSPserverisdisabled.

SOCKS

SOCKSisanetworkingproxyprotocol.TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtouseaSOCKSservertoreachnetworksontheother
sideofarewallorproxyserver.ThisfunctionalityisusefuliftheAxisproductislocatedonalocalnetworkbehindarewall,and
notications,uploads,alarms,etcneedtobesenttoadestinationoutsidethelocalnetwork(forexampletheInternet).

SOCKSisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>SOCKS.Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp.

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SystemOptions

QoS(QualityofService)

QoS(QualityofService)guaranteesacertainlevelofaspeciedresourcetoselectedtrafconanetwork.AQoS-awarenetwork
prioritizesnetworktrafcandprovidesagreaternetworkreliabilitybycontrollingtheamountofbandwidthanapplicationmayuse.

TheQoSsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>QoS.UsingDSCP(DifferentiatedServicesCodepoint)values,the
Axisproductcanmarkdifferenttypesoftrafc.

SNMP

TheSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)allowsremotemanagementofnetworkdevices.AnSNMPcommunityisthe
groupofdevicesandmanagementstationrunningSNMP.Communitynamesareusedtoidentifygroups.

AXISVideoMIB(ManagementInformationBase)forvideohardwarecanbeusedtomonitorAxis-specic,hardware-related
issuesthatmayneedadministrativeattention.FormoreinformationaboutAXISVideoMIBandtodownloadMIBles,goto

www.axis.com/techsup

ToenableandcongureSNMPintheAxisproduct,gototheSystemOptions>Network>SNMPpage.

Dependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired,selecttheversiononSNMPtouse.

TrapsareusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatuschanges.CheckEnable
trapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythatshouldreceivethemessage.

Note

IfHTTPSisenabled,SNMPv1andSNMPv2cshouldbedisabled.

TrapsforSNMPv1/v2areusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatus
changes.CheckEnabletrapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythat
shouldreceivethemessage.

Thefollowingtrapsareavailable:

•Coldstart

•Warmstart

•Linkup

•Authenticationfailed

Note

AllAXISVideoMIBtrapsareenabledwhenSNMPv1/v2ctrapsareenabled.Itisnotpossibletoturnonoroffspecictraps.

SNMPv3providesencryptionandsecurepasswords.TousetrapswithSNMPv3,anSNMPv3managementapplicationisrequired.

TouseSNMPv3,HTTPSmustbeenabled,seeHTTPSonpage41.ToenableSNMPv3,checktheboxandprovidetheinitialuser
password.

Note

Theinitialpasswordcanonlybesetonce.Ifthepasswordislost,theAxisproductmustberesettofactorydefault,see
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage50.

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UPnP

TheAxisproductincludessupportforUPnP
systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.

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UPnP

canbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>UPnP

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.UPnP

isenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating

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SystemOptions

RTP/H.264

TheRTPportrangeandmulticastsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>RTP.

TheRTPportrangedenestherangeofportsfromwhichthevideoportsareautomaticallyselected.Formulticaststreams,only
certainIPaddressesandportnumbersshouldbeused.

SelectAlwaysMulticastVideotostartmulticaststreamingwithoutopeninganRTSPsession.

Bonjour

TheAxisproductincludessupportforBonjour.Bonjourisenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating
systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.

BonjourcanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>Bonjour.

Storage

NetworkShare

NetworkshareallowsyoutoaddnetworkstoragesuchasaNAS(network-attachedstorage).TheNASshallbededicatedfor
recordingsanddatafromtheAxisproductsconnectedtothenetwork.ForinformationaboutreferenceNASdevices,goto

www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-companion/support-and-documentation

Note

ForNASrecommendationsseewww.axis.com

Toaddanetworkshare:

1.GotoSystemOptions>Storage.

2.ClickNetworkShare.

3.EntertheIPaddress,DNSorBonjournametothehostserverintheHosteld.

4.EnterthenameoftheshareintheShareeld.Subfolderscannotbeused.

5.Ifrequired,selectThesharerequiresloginandentertheusernameandpassword.

6.ClickConnect.

ToclearallrecordingsanddatafromtheAxisproduct’sfolderonthedesignatedshare,clickClearunderStorageTools.

Toavoidllingtheshare,itisrecommendedtoremoverecordingscontinuously.UnderRecordingSettings,selectRemoverecordings
olderthanandselectthenumberofdaysorweeks.

Tostopwritingtotheshareandprotectrecordingsfrombeingremoved,selectLockunderRecordingSettings.

Maintenance

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralmaintenancefunctions.TheseareavailableunderSystemOptions>Maintenance.

ClickRestarttoperformacorrectrestartiftheAxisproductisnotbehavingasexpected.Thiswillnotaffectanyofthecurrent
settings.

Note

ArestartclearsallentriesintheServerReport.

ClickRestoretoresetmostsettingstothefactorydefaultvalues.Thefollowingsettingsarenotaffected:

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SystemOptions

•thebootprotocol(DHCPorstatic)

•thestaticIPaddress

•thedefaultrouter

•thesubnetmask

•thesystemtime

•theIEEE802.1Xsettings

•uploadedapplicationsarekeptbutmustberestarted

ClickDefaulttoresetallsettings,includingtheIPaddress,tothefactorydefaultvalues.Thisbuttonshouldbeusedwithcaution.The
Axisproductcanalsoberesettofactorydefaultusingthecontrolbutton,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage50.

ToidentifytheproductortesttheStatusLED,clickFlashLEDunderIdentifyandspecifythedurationinseconds,minutesorhours.
Thiscanbeusefulforidentifyingtheproductamongotherproductsinstalledinthesamelocation.

Forinformationaboutrmwareupgrade,seeUpgradetheFirmwareonpage52.

Support

SupportOverview

TheSystemOptions>Support>SupportOverviewpageprovidesinformationontroubleshootingandcontactinformation,
shouldyourequiretechnicalassistance.

SeealsoTroubleshootingonpage52.

SystemOverview

TogetanoverviewoftheAxisproduct’sstatusandsettings,gotoSystemOptions>Support>SystemOverview.Informationthat
canbefoundhereincludesrmwareversion,IPaddress,networkandsecuritysettings,eventsettings,imagesettingsandrecentlog
items.ManyofthecaptionsarelinkstotheproperSetuppage.

Logs&Reports

TheSystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reportspagegenerateslogsandreportsusefulforsystemanalysisandtroubleshooting.If
contactingAxisSupport,pleaseprovideavalidServerReportwithyourquery.

SystemLog-Providesinformationaboutsystemevents.

AccessLog-Listsallfailedattemptstoaccesstheproduct.TheAccessLogcanalsobeconguredtolistallconnectionstothe

product(seebelow).

ServerReport-Providesinformationabouttheproductstatusinapop-upwindow.TheAccessLogisautomaticallyincluded
intheServerReport.

Youcanviewordownloadtheserverreport.Downloadingtheserverreportcreatesa.ziplethatcontainsacompleteserverreport
textleinUTF–8format.SelecttheIncludesnapshotwithdefaultimagesettingsoptiontoincludeasnapshotoftheproduct’sLive
View.Theserverreport.zipleshouldalwaysbeincludedwhencontactingsupport.

ParameterList-Showstheproduct'sparametersandtheircurrentsettings.Thismayproveusefulwhentroubleshootingor
whencontactingAxisSupport.

ConnectionList-Listsallclientsthatarecurrentlyaccessingmediastreams.

CrashReport-Generatesanarchivewithdebugginginformation.Thereporttakesseveralminutestogenerate.

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TheloglevelsfortheSystemLogandtheAccessLogaresetunderSystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reports>Conguration.
TheAccessLogcanbeconguredtolistallconnectionstotheproduct(selectCritical,Warnings&Info).

Advanced

Scripting

Scriptingallowsexperienceduserstocustomizeandusetheirownscripts.

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TICE TICE

ImproperusemaycauseunexpectedbehaviorandlossofcontactwiththeAxisproduct.

Axisstronglyrecommendsthatyoudonotusethisfunctionunlessyouunderstandtheconsequences.AxisSupportdoesnotprovide
assistanceforproblemswithcustomizedscripts.

ToopentheScriptEditor,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>Scripting.Ifascriptcausesproblems,resettheproducttoits
factorydefaultsettings,seepage50.

Formoreinformation,seewww.axis.com/developer

FileUpload

Files,forexamplewebpagesandimages,canbeuploadedtotheAxisproductandusedascustomsettings.Touploadale,go
toSystemOptions>Advanced>FileUpload.

Uploadedlesareaccessedthroughhttp://<ipaddress>/local/<user>/<filename>where<user>isthe
selectedusergroup(viewer ,operatororadministrator)fortheuploadedle.

PlainCong

PlainCongisforadvanceduserswithexperienceofAxisproductconguration.Mostparameterscanbesetandmodiedfrom
thispage.

ToopenPlainCong,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>PlainCong.AxisSupportdoesnotprovideassistance.

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings

Important

Resettofactorydefaultshouldbeusedwithcaution.Aresettofactorydefaultwillresetallsettings,includingtheIP
address,tothefactorydefaultvalues.

Note

Theinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolsareavailablefromthesupportpagesonwww.axis.com/techsup

Toresettheproducttothefactorydefaultsettings:

1.Disconnectpowerfromtheproduct.

2.Pressandholdthecontrolbuttonandreconnectpower.SeeHardwareOverviewonpage6.

3.Keepthecontrolbuttonpressedfor15–30secondsuntilthestatusLEDindicatorashesamber.

4.Releasethecontrolbutton.TheprocessiscompletewhenthestatusLEDindicatorturnsgreen.Theproducthasbeenreset
tothefactorydefaultsettings.IfnoDHCPserverisavailableonthenetwork,thedefaultIPaddressis192.168.0.90

5.Usingtheinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretools,assignanIPaddress,setthepassword,andaccessthevideostream.

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Itisalsopossibletoresetparameterstofactorydefaultviathewebinterface.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceand
clickDefault.

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

ChecktheFirmware

Firmwareissoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootingaproblem
shouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticularproblem.The
currentrmwareversionintheAxisproductisdisplayedinthepageSetup>BasicSetupandinSetup>About.

UpgradetheFirmware

Important

•Yourdealerreservestherighttochargeforanyrepairattributabletofaultyupgradebytheuser.

•Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providingthefeaturesareavailableinthe

newrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.

Note

•Aftertheupgradeprocesshascompleted,theproductwillrestartautomatically.Ifrestartingtheproductmanuallyafterthe

upgrade,wait10minutesevenifyoususpecttheupgradehasfailed.

•WhenyouupgradetheAxisproductwiththelatestrmwarefromAxiswebsite,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionality

available.Alwaysreadtheupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewreleasebeforeupgrading
thermware.

Toupgradetheproduct’srmware:

1.Downloadthelatestrmwareletoyourcomputer,availablefreeofchargeatwww.axis.com/techsup

2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpages.

3.UnderUpgradeServer,clickBrowseandlocatetheleonyourcomputer.

4.ClickUpgrade.

5.Waitapproximately10minuteswhiletheproductisbeingupgradedandrestarted.Thenaccesstheproduct.

AXISCameraManagementcanbeusedformultipleupgrades.Seewww.axis.comformoreinformation.

EmergencyRecoveryProcedure

Ifpowerornetworkconnectionislostduringtheupgrade,theprocessfailsandtheproductbecomesunresponsive.FlashingredStatus
indicatorindicatesafailedupgrade.Torecovertheproduct,followthestepsbelow.Theserialnumberisfoundontheproduct’slabel.

1.InUNIX/Linux,typethefollowingfromthecommandline:

arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>temp
ping-l408<IPaddress>

InWindows,typethefollowingfromacommand/DOSprompt(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptas
anadministrator):

arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>
ping-l408-t<IPaddress>

2.Iftheproductdoesnotreplyin30seconds,restartitandwaitforareply.PressCTRL+CtostopPing.

3.Openabrowserandtypeintheproduct’sIPaddress.Inthepagethatopens,usetheBrowsebuttontoselecttheupgrade
letouse.ThenclickLoadtorestarttheupgradeprocess.

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4.Aftertheupgradeiscomplete(1–10minutes),theproductautomaticallyrestartsandshowsasteadygreenonthe
Statusindicator.

5.Reinstalltheproduct,referringtotheInstallationGuide.

Iftheemergencyrecoveryproceduredoesnotgettheproductupandrunningagain,contactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions

ProblemssettingtheIPaddress

WhenusingARP/Ping

Theproductislocatedona
differentsubnet

TheIPaddressisbeingused
byanotherdevice

PossibleIPaddressconict
withanotherdeviceonthe
samesubnet.

Trytheinstallationagain.TheIPaddressmustbesetwithintwominutesafterpowerhasbeen
appliedtotheproduct.EnsurethePinglengthissetto408.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddress
UsingARP/Pingonpage43.

IftheIPaddressintendedfortheproductandtheIPaddressofthecomputerusedtoaccessthe
productarelocatedondifferentsubnets,youwillnotbeabletosettheIPaddress.Contactyour
networkadministratortoobtainanIPaddress.

DisconnecttheAxisproductfromthenetwork.RunthePingcommand(inaCommand/DOS
window,typepingandtheIPaddressoftheproduct):

•Ifyoureceive:Replyfrom<IPaddress>:bytes=32;time=10...
thismeansthattheIPaddressmayalreadybeinusebyanotherdeviceonthenetwork.
ObtainanewIPaddressfromthenetworkadministratorandreinstalltheproduct.

•Ifyoureceive:Requesttimedout,thismeansthattheIPaddressisavailable
forusewiththeAxisproduct.Checkallcablingandreinstalltheproduct.

ThestaticIPaddressintheAxisproductisusedbeforetheDHCPserversetsadynamicaddress.
ThismeansthatifthesamedefaultstaticIPaddressisalsousedbyanotherdevice,theremay
beproblemsaccessingtheproduct.

Theproductcannotbeaccessedfromabrowser

Cannotlogin

TheIPaddresshasbeen
changedbyDHCP

Certicateerrorwhenusing
IEEE802.1X

Theproductisaccessiblelocallybutnotexternally

RoutercongurationTocongureyourroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheAxisproduct,enabletheNAT-traversal

Firewallprotection

Defaultroutersrequired

WhenHTTPSisenabled,ensurethatthecorrectprotocol(HTTPorHTTPS)isusedwhenattempting
tologin.Youmayneedtomanuallytypehttporhttpsinthebrowser’saddresseld.

Ifthepasswordfortheuserrootislost,theproductmustberesettothefactorydefaultsettings.
SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage50.

IPaddressesobtainedfromaDHCPserveraredynamicandmaychange.IftheIPaddresshas
beenchanged,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISCameraManagementtolocatetheproductonthe
network.Identifytheproductusingitsmodelorserialnumber,orbytheDNSname(ifthename
hasbeencongured).

Ifrequired,astaticIPaddresscanbeassignedmanually.Forinstructions,seethedocumentAssign
anIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupportwebatwww .axis.com/techsup.

Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbe
synchronizedwithanNTPserver.SeeDate&Timeonpage42.

featurewhichwillattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheAxis
product,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage46.TheroutermustsupportUPnP

ChecktheInternetrewallwithyournetworkadministrator.

CheckifyouneedtoconguretheroutersettingsfromSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>
Basic.

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ProblemswithstreamingH.264

ProblemswithAXISMedia
Control(InternetExplorer
only)

NoH.264displayedinthe
client

MulticastH.264only
accessiblebylocalclients

NomulticastH.264
displayedintheclient

PoorrenderingofH.264
images

Colorsaturationisdifferent
inH.264andMotionJPEG

Lowerframeratethan
expected

ToenabletheupdatingofvideoimagesinInternetExplorer,setthebrowsertoallowActiveX
controls.Also,makesurethatAXISMediaControlisinstalledonyourcomputer.

CheckthattherelevantH.264connectionmethodsandcorrectinterfaceareenabledintheAMC
ControlPanel(streamingtab).SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage12.

IntheAMCControlPanel,selecttheH.264tabandclickSettodefaultH.264decoder.

CheckthatRTSPisenabledunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

Checkifyourroutersupportsmulticasting,oriftheroutersettingsbetweentheclientandthe
productneedtobecongured.TheTTL(TimeToLive)valuemayneedtobeincreased.

CheckwithyournetworkadministratorthatthemulticastaddressesusedbytheAxisproduct
arevalidforyournetwork.

Checkwithyournetworkadministratortoseeifthereisarewallpreventingviewing.

Ensurethatyourgraphicscardisusingthelatestdriver.Thelatestdriverscanusuallybe
downloadedfromthemanufacturer’swebsite.

Modifythesettingsforyourgraphicsadapter.Refertotheadapter’sdocumentationformore
information.

SeePerformanceConsiderationsonpage57.

Reducethenumberofapplicationsrunningontheclientcomputer.

Videoandimageproblems,general

Imageunsatisfactory

MotionDetectiontriggersunexpectedly

Changesinluminance

Storageanddiskmanagementproblems

Storagedisruption

Limitthenumberofsimultaneousviewers.

Checkwiththenetworkadministratorthatthereisenoughbandwidthavailable.

CheckintheAMCControlPanel(H.264tag)thatvideoprocessingisNOTsettoDecodeonly
keyframes.

Lowertheimageresolution.

Themaximumframespersecondisdependentontheutilityfrequency(60/50Hz)oftheAxis
product.SeeTechnicalSpecicationsonpage55.

CheckthevideostreamandcamerasettingsunderSetup>Video>VideoStreamandSetup>
Video>CameraSettings.

Motiondetectionisbasedonchangesinluminanceintheimage.Thismeansthatifthereare
suddenchangesinthelighting,motiondetectionmaytriggermistakenly.Lowerthesensitivity
settingtoavoidproblemswithluminance.

Astoragedisruptionalarmissentifastoragedeviceisunavailable,removed,full,lockedorifother
readorwriteproblemsoccur.Toidentifythesourceoftheproblem,checktheSystemLogunder
SystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reports.Dependingontheproblem,itmightbenecessaryto
re-mountthestoragedevice.

Forinformationonhowtosetupastoragedisruptionalarm,seeEventsonpage33.

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TechnicalSpecifications

Models

Certication
partnumber

Camera

Imagesensor

Lens4.7–84.6mm,F1.6–2.8

DayandnightAutomaticallyremovableinfrared-cutlter

Minimum
illumination

Shuttertime

Pan/Tilt/ZoomPan:360°endless,0.1–45°/s

Video

Video
compression

Resolutions1920x1080HDTV1080pto320x180

Framerate

Video
streaming

Imagesettings

XP40-Q1765
XP40-Q1765-60C
Bothmodelsareavailableindifferentversionsdependingontheregionalrequirementsforhazardousequipment
certication

1410-25/2420-01

ProgressivescanRGBCMOS1/2.9”

Horizontalangleofview59°–4°
Verticalangleofview35°–2°
Autofocus

Color:0.5luxat30IREF1.6
B/W:0.04luxat30IREF1.6

1/28000sto2s

Tilt:±90°,0.1–24°/s
18xopticalzoomand12xdigitalzoom,total216xzoom
64presetpositions,presetaccuracy+/-0.1°,GuardTour,Driverselection,Controlqueue

H.264(MPEG-4Part10/AVC)Baseline,andMainproles
MotionJPEG

Upto30/25fps(60/50Hz)inallresolutions

Multiple,individuallycongurablestreamsinH.264andMotionJPEG
Controllableframerateandbandwidth
VBR/CBRH.264

Manualshuttertime,Compression,Color,Brightness,Sharpness,Whitebalance,Exposurecontrol,Exposurezones,
Backlightcompensation,WDR-dynamiccontrast,Finetuningofbehavioratlowlight,Rotation,Textandimage
overlay,Day/nightshiftlevel

Network

SecurityPasswordprotection,IPaddressltering,HTTPS

Supported
protocols

Systemintegration

Application
Programming
Interface

AnalyticsVideomotiondetection,Activetamperingalarm

authentication,Useraccesslog,CentralizedCerticateManagement

IPv4/v6,HTTP,HTTPS
(MIB-II),DNS,DynDNS,NTP,RTSP,RTP,SFTP,TCP,UDP ,IGMP,RTCP,ICMP,DHCP,ARP,SOCKS,SSH

OpenAPIforsoftwareintegration,includingVAPIX®andAXISCameraApplicationPlatform;specications
atwww.axis.com
AXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)withOne-ClickConnection
ONVIFProleS,specicationatwww.onvif.org

a

,SSL/TLS

a

,QoSLayer3DiffServ,FTP,CIFS/SMB,SMTP,Bonjour,UPnP

a

encryption,IEEE802.1X

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networkaccesscontrol,Digest

TM

,SNMPv1/v2c/v3

XP40-Q1765ExplosionProtectedPTZNetworkCamera

TechnicalSpecifications

SupportforAXISCameraApplicationPlatformenablinginstallationofAXISVideoMotionDetection3,AXISCross
LineDetection,AXISDigitalAutotrackingandthird-partyapplications,seewww.axis.com/acap

EventtriggersAnalytics,Edgestorageevents

Eventactions

Data
streaming

Built-in
installation
aids

General

Casing

Memory256MBRAM,128MBFlash

Power

Edgestorage

Operating
conditions

Approvals

Dimensions

Weight

Included
accessories

Optional
accessories

Video
management
software

Fileupload:FTP,SFTP,HTTP,HTTPSnetworkshareandemail
Notication:email,HTTP,HTTPSandTCPandSNMPtrap
Videorecordingtoedgestorage
Pre-andpost-alarmvideobuffering
StatusLEDindicator
PTZpreset,Overlaytext
Day/Nightvisionmode

Eventdata

Pixelcounter

IP66–,IP67–andIK10–ratedElectro-polished316Lstainlesssteelcasingformaximumcorrosionprotection
IK08glassprotectivewindow

24VAC

XP40-Q1765:Maxconsumption:100W
XP40-Q1765-60C:Maxconsumption:100W

Supportforrecordingtodedicatednetwork-attachedstorage(NAS)
ForNASrecommendationsseewww.axis.com

XP40-Q1765:-40°Cto+60°C(-40°Fto140°F)
XP40-Q1765-60C:-60°Cto+40°C(-76°Fto104°F)

Humidity10–100%RH(condensing)

EN55022ClassA,EN61000-3-2,EN61000-3-3,EN55024,EN61000-6-1,EN61000-6-2,
FCCPart15SubpartBClassA,ICES-003ClassA,C-tickAS/NZSCISPR22ClassA,IEC/EN60950-1,
IEC/EN60950-22,EN50121-4,IEC/EN60529IP66,NEMA250Type4x,IEC/EN62262IK10body,IK8glass

ATEX:II2GExdopprIICT4II2DExtbIIICT135°CDbIP66/67
IECEx:ExdIICT4-60°C≤Ta≤+60°CGbExtbIIICT130°CDbIP66/67
Inmetro:ExdIICT4-60°C≤Ta≤+60°CGbExtbIIICT130°CDbIP66/67
LCus:Class1Zone1AExdIICT4LC131 1396Gb-60°C≤Ta≤+60°C
DIV:ClassI,Division1,GroupsB,C,D,-60°C≤Ta≤+60°C/ClassII,Division1,GroupsE,F,G
cLC:ExdIICT4LC1311396-60°C≤Ta≤+60°C
EAC:ExdIIC-60°C≤Ta≤+60°CGbExtbIIICT130°CDbIP6x-POCCGB.ГБ.B00659,IP66/67
CCOE:ExdIIC-60°C≤Ta≤+60°CGbExtbIIICT130°CDbIP6x-P306928/1/2,IP66/67
CNEX:ExdIICT4GbExdIIIC135°CDb,IP66/67

475x512x480mm(19x20x19in)

50kg(1 10lb)

Sunshield,InstallationGuide,Windowsdecoder1-userlicense

Washertankpressurized
Powersupplycabinet
Explosionprotectedcablesinvariouslengths
Mountingaccessories
Formoreaccessories,seewww.axis.com

AXISCameraCompanion,AXISCameraStation,VideomanagementsoftwarefromAxis’ApplicationDevelopment
Partnersavailableonwww.axis.com/techsup/software

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Languages

Warranty

a.ThisproductincludessoftwaredevelopedbytheOpenSSLProjectforuseintheOpenSSLToolkit.(www.openssl.org),and

cryptographicsoftwarewrittenbyEricYoung([e-mail]).

Environmentalresponsibility:
www.axis.com/environmental-responsibility

German,French,Spanish,Italian,Russian,SimpliedChinese,Japanese,Korean,Portuguese

Axis3-yearwarrantyandAXISExtendedWarrantyoption,seewww.axis.com/warranty

PerformanceConsiderations

Whensettingupyoursystem,itisimportanttoconsiderhowvarioussettingsandsituationswillaffectperformance.Somefactors
affecttheamountofbandwidth(thebitrate)required,otherscanaffecttheframerate,andsomeaffectboth.Iftheloadonthe
CPUreachesitsmaximum,thiswillalsoaffecttheframerate.

Thefollowingfactorsareamongthemostimportanttoconsider:

•Highimageresolutionand/orlowercompressionlevelsresultinimagescontainingmoredata.Bandwidthaffected.

•AccessbylargenumbersofMotionJPEGand/orunicastH.264clients.Bandwidthaffected.

•Simultaneousviewingofdifferentstreams(resolution,compression)bydifferentclients.Effectonframerateand
bandwidth.

•AccessingMotionJPEGandH.264videostreamssimultaneously.Framerateandbandwidthaffected.

•Heavyusageofeventsettingsaffecttheproduct’sCPUload.Framerateaffected.

•UsingHTTPSmayreduceframerate,inparticularifstreamingMotionJPEG.

•Heavynetworkutilizationduetopoorinfrastructure.Bandwidthaffected.

•Viewingonpoorlyperformingclientcomputerslowersperceivedperformance.Framerateaffected.

•RunningmultipleAXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)applicationssimultaneouslymayaffecttheframerateand
thegeneralperformance.

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Date:June2015

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