Axis 214 User Manual

AXIS 214 PTZ

Network Camera

User’s Manual

About this Document

This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS 214 PTZ PTZ Network Camera, and is applicable for software release 4.49. Previous experience of networking will be of use when installing and using this product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may also be beneficial, for developing shell scripts and applications. Later versions of this document will be posted to the Axis Website, as required.

Safety Notices Used In This Manual

Caution! - Indicates a potential hazard that can damage the product. Important! - Indicates a hazard that can seriously impair operation.

Do not proceed beyond any of the above notices until you have fully understood the implications.

Intellectual Property Rights

Axis AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product described in this document. In particular, and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the patents listed at http://www.axis.com/patent.htm and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the US and other countries.

This product contains licen “About” in the product’s user interface for more information.

This product contains source code copyright terms of Apple Public Source License 2.0 (see http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/). The source code is available from: http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/bonjour/

sed third-party software. See the menu item

Apple Computer, Inc., under the

Legal Considerations

Video surveillance can be prohibited by laws that vary from country to country. Check the laws in your local region before using this product for surveillance purposes.

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

If use of this equipment causes harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a different circuit to the receiver. Consult your dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Shielded (STP) network cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with EMC standards.

USA - This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits

for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Canada - This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Europe - This digital equipment fulfills the requirements for radiated

emission according to limit A of EN55022/1998, and the requirements for immunity according to EN55024/1998 residential, commercial, and industry. Warning! This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Japan - This is a class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary

Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio disturbance may arise. When such trouble occurs, the user may be required to take corrective action.

Australia - This electronic device meets the requirements of the Radio

communications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Standard 1998 AS/NZS 3548. Warning! This may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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Liability

Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual. Please inform your local Axis office of any inaccuracies or omissions. Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice. Axis Communications AB makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained within this document, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Axis Communications AB shall not be liable nor responsible for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material.

is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product

Trademark Acknowledgments

Ethernet, Internet Explorer, Linux, Microsoft, Mozilla, OS/2, UNIX, Wfine, Windows, WWW are registered trademarks of the respective holders. Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Axis Communications AB is independent of Sun Microsystems Inc. UPnP certification mark of the UPnP trademark of Apple Computer Inc.

Implementers Corporation. Bonjour is a

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Support

Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your Axis reseller. If your questions cannot be answered immediately, your reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response. If you are connected to the Internet, you can:

• download user documentation and firmware updates

• find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database. Search by prod category, or phrases

• report problems to Axis support by logging in to your private support area

uct,

Safety Notice - Battery Replacement

The AXIS 214 PTZ uses a 3.0V CR2032 Lithium battery as the power supply for its internal real-time clock (RTC). Under normal conditions this battery will last for a minimum of 5 years. Low battery power affects the operation of the RTC, causing it to reset at every power-up. A log message will appear when the battery needs replacing. The battery should not be replaced unless required!

If the battery does need replacing, please

• Danger of Explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced

• Replace only with the same or equivalent battery, as recommended by the manufact

• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Visit Axis Support at www.axis.com/techsup/

urer.

observe the following:

RoHS

This product complies with both the European RoHS directive, 2002/95/EC, and the Chinese RoHS regulation

s, ACPEIP.

WEEE Directive

The European Union has enacted a Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE Directive). This directive is applicable in the European Union member states.

The WEEE marking on this product (see right) or its documentation

ndicates that the product must not be disposed of together with household

i waste. To prevent possible harm to human health and/or the environment, the product must be disposed of in an approved and environmentally safe recycling process. For further information on how to dispose of this product correctly, contact the product supplier, or the local authority responsible for waste disposal in your area.

Business users should contact the product suppl dispose of this product correctly. This product should not be mixed with other commercial waste.

ier for information on how to

AXIS 214 PTZ

Table of contents

Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Accessing the camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Accessing the camera from a browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting the password for root . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Accessing the camera from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The Live View page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Viewer controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PTZ Control Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Video and Audio Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Video Stream Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Audio Stream Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

How to stream MPEG-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

AXIS Media Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Other methods of accessing the video stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Configuring the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Accessing the Setup link from a browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Video & Image settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Overlay Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

MPEG-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

MJPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

AXIS Media Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Basic Audio Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Advanced Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Live View Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

HTML Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

External Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

PTZ Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Preset Positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Guard Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Advanced - Limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Advanced - Ctrl Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Control Queue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Event configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Event servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Event types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Scheduled events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

AXIS 214 PTZ

Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

System Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Security - Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Security - IP Address Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Security - HTTPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Security - 802.1x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Network - Basic TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Network - Advanced TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Network - SOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Network - QoS (Quality of service) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Network - SMTP (email). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Network - SNMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Network - UPnP™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Network - RTP / MPEG-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Network - Bonjour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Ports & Devices - I/O Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Resetting to the factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

I/O inputs and outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Schematic connection diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Connecting audio equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Checking the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

General performance considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Optimizing your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Frame rates - Motion JPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Frame rates - MPEG-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

AXIS 214 PTZ

Product Description

The AXIS 214 PTZ is a fully-featured PTZ Network Camera for security surveillance and remote monitoring. With its removable automatic IR filter, the camera supports automatic day & night functionality.

The AXIS 214 PTZ is equipped with 1 input and 1 output, for connecting external devices, such as door switches. Two-way

Images from the camera are made available on the network as real-time, streams and/or MPEG-4 video streams. Up to 10 viewers can access the AXIS 214 PTZ simultaneously when using Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 unicast. The number of simultaneous viewers can be increased by using multicast MPEG-4. Video can be viewed in 5 resolutions (up to 768x576).

The AXIS 214 PTZ contains advanced scheduling is designed for use in security systems, it is also equipped with security features such as IP address filtering, HTTPS and multi-level users. The built-in web server provides full access to all features through the use of a web browser.

audio is supported by the LINE/MIC IN and LINE OUT ports.

full frame rate Motion JPEG

tools that can be used to trigger an event. As the camera

AXIS 214 PTZ

LINE/MIC IN

LINE OUT

Network

Power connector

I/O terminal connector

Status indicator

Network indicator

Power indicator

Control button

connector

Rear panel

The rear panel provides access to all of the available connections on the AXIS 214 PTZ. The view shown here is from a ceiling mounted camera.

Control button - This is used to restore the factory default

default settings, on page

38.

Indicators - After completion of the startup and self-test routines, the multi-colored Network,

settings, described in Resetting to the factory

Status and

Power indicators flash as follows:

Amber Flashes for activity on a 10 Mbit/s network

Network

Status

Power Green Normal operation

I/O terminal connector - The I/O terminal connector provides the physical interface to one output, one digital input and an auxiliary connection point for DC power. For more information, see I/O inputs and outputs, on page

Network connector - The AXIS 214 PTZ connects to the network via

Green Flashes for activity on a 100 Mbit/s network

None No connection

Green Normal operation

Amber Flashes during startup, reset to fact

Amber Flashes green/amber during upgrade

39.

ory default and firmware upgrade

transistor

a standard network cable. The speed

of the local network segment (10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet) is automatically detected.

LINE OUT - For connecting a public address (PA) system or an active speaker with a

built-in amplifier. A

stereo connector must be used for the audio out.

LINE/MIC IN - Input for a mono microphone, or for a line-in mono sign

al (only the left channel is used

from a stereo signal)

Power connector - For connection of the power adapter (included).

AXIS 214 PTZ

Accessing the camera

The AXIS 214 PTZ can be used with most standard operating systems, and supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x or later, Netscape 7.x or later and Mozilla 1.4 or later.

Accessing the camera from a browser

1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Netscape Navigator).

2. Enter the IP address or host name of the AXIS 214 PTZ in the Location/Address field of your browser.

3. Enter the user name and password set by the administrator. If required, click Yes to install the AXIS Media Control (AMC).

The Li

ve View page is then displayed in your

browser.

Note:

If this is the first time the camera is accessed, the ‘Configure Root Password’ dialog will be displayed on the screen. “root”

is the default administrator user name.

Setting the password for root

1. When accessing the camera for the first time, the ‘Configure Root Password’ dialog appears.

Note:

Before you enter your password at this point, you can secure configuration of the root password via HTTPS by creating a self-signed certificate. To do so, click the Create self-signed certificate... button in the Create Certificate window, and then proceed as follows.

2. Enter a password and re-enter, to confirm. Click OK. The Enter Network Password dialog appears.

3. Enter the password as set above, and click OK. If the password is lost, the cameras must be reset to the factory default settings. See page 38.

Notes:

•The layout of the Live View page in the AXIS 214 PTZ may have been customized to meet the specific requirements of the application. Consequently, many of the examples and functions in this section may differ from those displayed in your Live View page.

•If the AXIS 214 PTZ is to be mounted on a ceiling, the image must be rotated. Go to Setup > Video & Image and set Rotate image to 180 degrees.

•To view streaming video with AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you must set your browser to allow AXIS Media Control (AMC) to be installed on your computer. The first time an MPEG-4 video stream is accessed, AMC also installs an MPEG-4 decoder for viewing the video stream. As a license is required for each instance of the decoder, the product administrator may have disabled the installation. If your workstation restricts the use of additional software components, the cameras can be configured to use a Java applet for updating JPEG images. See the online help for more information.

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The 2 types of Output button each control the output directly

from the Live View page. These are configured under Setup >

Live View Config > Layout.

Pulse - click this button to activate the output for a

defined period of time, e.g. to switch on a light for 20 seconds.

Active/Inactive - click these buttons to manually start and stop a connected device, e.g. switch a light on/off.

Accessing the camera from the Internet

Once installed, the camera is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the camera from the Internet you must configure your router/firewall to allow incoming data traffic. For security reasons this is usually done on a specific port. Please refer to the documentation for your router/firewall for further instructions. For more information, please visit the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at www.axiscam.net or, for technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support Web at www.axis.com/techsup

The Live View page

The following provides an overview of the controls found on the Live View page. If the AXIS 214 PTZ has been customized (from Setup > Live View Config > Layout), the controls will be displayed accordingly:

The Video Format drop-down list allows the video format on the Live

View page to be

temporarily changed.

The source list is used to select the preset positions already configured in the camera. These are created in Setup > PTZ Configuration > Preset Positions.

The Manual trigger buttons trigger an action directly from the Liv are configured under S

etup > Live View Config > Layout. Click these buttons to manually

e View page. These buttons

start and stop events.

Use the Snapshot button to capture a snapshot of the image currently being displayed in the window. Right-click on the image to save it in JPEG format on your computer.

Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls

The Live View page also displays the Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls. These are enabled/disabled for specified users > Security > Users > User List.

by the administrator under System Options

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The Pan Tilt and Zoom bars control their respective functions in Clicking anywhere on the bar's gradient allows for a ‘smooth' adjustment of the camera's position, whilst clicking on the arrows at the two ends of the bar causes a stepped, incremental change.

Note:

Setting the iris and focus manually will disable Auto iris/Auto focus.

Control panel

Click the Ct the following settings:

The control panel can also show custom shortcuts, which from PTZ Configuration > Advanced > Ctrl Panel.

rl panel button to display the control panel, which provides

• Auto focus: Au

• Auto iris: Automatically adjusts the am the camera and gives the best results, This also protects the image sensor from strong light.

• Backlight comp: Enabling backli subject clearer if the image background is too bright, or if the subject is too dark.

• IR cut fil infrared light, e.g. at night, thus making the image clearer. The image is shown in black & white when the IR cut filter is off. Set to Auto to automatically turn the filter off when the available visible light falls below the minimum requirement.

tomatically adjusts the image focus.

ount of light reaching

ght compensation makes the

ter - when set to off, the camera will be able to “see”

are configured

two different ways.

Viewer controls

The default viewer (for further description see page 24) to use for displaying moving images is selected from Setup > Live View Config > Layout.

The AMC viewer toolbar is 12 for more information. The AMC viewer toolbar displays the follo

The Play/Stop buttons start and stop the live

The Snapsh and the target directory for saving snapshots can be Control), which is available from the Windows Control Panel (Internet Explorer only).

Click the View Fu windows will be visible. Press Esc (Escape) on the computer keyboard to

Enabling this button allows the user to location where the image file is recording, Select Live View Config > Viewer Settings > Enable recording button.

available in Microsoft Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control, on page

wing buttons:

video stream.

ot button takes a snapshot of the currently displayed image. The Snapshot function

configured from AMC (AXIS Media

ll Screen button and the video image will fill the entire screen area. No other

cancel full screen view.

start an recording directly from the Live View page. The

saved can be specified using the AMC control panel. To enable

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These buttons change the navigation mode. Selecting Center will move center on the position that indicated by a mouse click, relative to the center of the image. The further from the center the image is clicked, the greater the movement. These modes can also be selected by right-clicking in the image.

Click the Spe microphone, respectively.

When using Half-du The first icon indicates that you can talk and the speaker attached to voice. The second indicates that you will hear audio from the camera, but no audio will be sent to web clients. When in Simplex talk mode, the icon toggles between allowing you to speak and is dimmed when you do not want other clients to receive any audio.

Area Zoom

This allows you to draw a box over a desired area to zoom into. To activate, click the Center button described in the AMC viewer toolbar, or in other Internet browsers, select PTZ > Center. Using your mouse, click in the image and, while holding down the left mouse button, draw a square over the area you would like to zoom into.

This functionality may need to be calibrated before use. This is

Advanced > Calibration.

aker and Microphone buttons to switch the sound off and on for the speaker and

Use the slider to control the volume on the speaker and set between 0 and 100.

was clicked. Joystick mode will move the camera in the direction

plex mode this button toggles between allowing you to speak and listen.

microphone. The volume can be

done from Setup > PTZ Configuration >

the camera view to

the camera will play your

Server push (not available for Microsoft Internet Explorer)

With this method, the AXIS 214 PTZ maintains and sends data as and when required, for as long as required.

QuickTime

For use with MPEG-4 only. Note that in the settings for Vi object type must be set to Simple.

Java applet

This alternative uses a Java applet to update when this alternative is selected, external video sources will not be available on the Live View page, and audio will be mono-directional only (to the client only).

Still Image

Displays still images only. Hit your browser’s

the images in the browser. No download is required. Note that

Refresh button to view a new image.

controls an open HTTP connection to the browser and

deo & Image > Advanced > MPEG-4, the Video

PTZ Control Queue

Only one user can use the Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls at any one time. When multiple users are accessing the AXIS 214 PTZ’s Live View page, they must be placed in a queue and assigned a set period of time during which they have the use of the PTZ controls. Use the buttons to request or release control of the PTZ controls.

The PTZ Control Queue is set up

by the administrator from PTZ Configuration > Control Queue.

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Video and Audio Streams

The AXIS 214 PTZ provides several different image and video formats. The type you want to use depends on your requirements and on the properties of your network.

ve View page in the AXIS 214 PTZ provides access to Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams, as

The Li well as to single JPEG images. Other applications and clients can also access these video and audio streams/images directly, without going via the Live View page.

Video Stream Types

Motion JPEG

This format uses standard JPEG still images in the video stream. updated at a rate sufficient to create a stream that shows constantly updated motion.

The Motion JPEG stream uses considerable amounts of bandwidth, and access to each and every individual image contained in the stream.

Note also that multiple clients accessing Motion

MPEG-4

This is a video compression standard that makes good high-quality video streams at low bandwidth (at less than 1 Mbit/s).

The MPEG-4 standard provides scope for a large range of applications in different situations, and the AXIS 214 PTZ provides certain subsets of these tools. These are represented as Video object types, which are selected for use with different viewing clients. The supported video object types are:

• Simpl

• Ad

When using MPEG-4 it is also possible to control the bandwidth usage to be controlled. CBR (constant bit rate) is used to achieve a specific bit rate by varying the quality of the MPEG-4 stream. When using VBR (variable bit rate), the quality of the video stream is kept as constant as possible, at the cost of a varying bit rate.

e - sets the coding type to H.263, as used by e.g. QuickTime™

vanced Simple - sets the coding type to MPEG-4 Part 2, as used by AMC (AXIS Media Control)

JPEG streams can use different image settings.

use of bandwidth, and which can provide

different coding tools for use by various

bit rate, which in turn allows the amount of

These images are then displayed and

but also provides excellent image quality

Notes:

•MPEG-4 is licensed technology. The AXIS 214 PTZ includes one viewing client license. Installing additional unlicensed copies of the viewing client is prohibited. To purchase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller.

•All clients viewing the MPEG-4 stream must use the same image settings.

Audio Stream Types

The audio stream types for audio are:

• G.711 - International standard for encoding wired-telephone audio. Uses PCM samples to compress audio where higher signal sets the coding type to μ-law 64 kbit/s.

• G.726 - Uses PCM samples to code the difference between samples (ADPCM). Reduces bandwidth without losing too kbit/s.

All stream types are ITU-T standards and operate on frequencies

much useful audio. In Axis products, this sets the coded bit rate to 24 or 32

values are compressed more than lower values. In Axis products, this

of up to 4 kHz.

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MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods

To deliver live streaming video over IP networks, various combinations of transport protocols and broadcast methods are employed.

• RTP (Realtime Transport Protocol) is a protocol

that allows programs to manage the real-time

transmission of multimedia data, via unicast or multicast.

• RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) serves as a

control protocol, to negotiate which transport protocol to use for the stream. RTSP is thus used by a viewing client to start a unicast session, see below.

• UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is a communications

protocol that offers limited service for exchanging data in a network that uses the Internet Protocol (IP). UDP is an alternative to the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). The advantage of UDP is that it is not required to deliver all data and may drop network packets when there is e.g. network congestion. This is suitable for live video, as there is no point in re-transmitting old information that will not be displayed anyway.

• Unicasting is communication between a single sender and

a single receiver over a network. This means that the video stream goes independently to each user, and each user gets their own stream. A benefit of unicasting is that if one stream fails, it only affects one user.

• Multicast is bandwidth-conserving technology

that reduces bandwidth usage by simultaneously delivering a single stream of information to multiple network users. This technology is used primarily on delimited networks (intranets), as each user

needs an uninterrupted data flow and

should not rely on network routers.

How to stream MPEG-4

Deciding the combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your viewing requirements, and on the properties of your network. The available options in AMC are:

Unicast RTP This unicast method (RTP over UDP) should

be your first consideration for live unicast video, especially when it is important to always have an up-to-date video stream, even if some images are dropped.

RTP over RTSP This unicast method (RTP tunneled over

RTSP) is useful as it is relatively simple to configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic.

RTP over RTSP over HTTP

Multicast RTP This method (RTP over UDP) should be used for live

This unicast method can be used to traverse

irewalls. Firewalls are commonly configured

f to allow the HTTP protocol, thus allowing RTP to be tunneled.

up-to-date, even if some images are dropped. Multicasting provides the most efficient usage of bandwidth ents viewing simultaneously. A multicast broadcast cannot how the router is configured to allow this. It is not possible to multicast over the Internet, for example. Note also that all multicast viewers count as one simultaneous connections.

AMC negotiates with the camera to determine the transport p

Unicasting is used for video streaming, so that there is no video traffic on the network until a client connects and requests the stream.

Note that there are a maximum of 20 simultaneous

icast connections.

multicast video. The video stream is always

when there are large numbers of cli-

ever, pass a network router unless

unicast viewer in the maximum total of 10

rotocol to use in the order listed above. This

order can be changed and the options disabled, to suit specific requirements.

AXIS Media Control

The recommended method of accessing live video and audio from the AXIS 214 PTZ is to use the AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer in Windows. This ActiveX component is automatically installed on first use, after which it can be configured by opening the AMC Control Panel applet from the Windows Control Panel. Alternatively, right-click the video image in Internet Explorer.

Configuring the camera

The AXIS 214 PTZ is configured from the Setup link, available at the top right corner of the web interface. Click on this link to access menus can be used by:

• admin

• operators, who have access tings

See the section on Security -

istrators, who have unrestricted access to all the Setup tools

to the Video & Image, Live View Config and Event Configuration set-

Users, on page 31 for more information on user access control.

Accessing the Setup link from a browser

Follow the instructions below:

1. Start the browser and enter the IP address or host of the AXIS 214 PTZ in the location/address field.

2. The Live View page is now displayed. Click the Setup link at the top right to view menus that help configure the camera.

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The descriptions on the following pages offer full details of each setting, please refer to the online help files which are available from each page. Click to access the help files.

examples of the available features in the AXIS 214 PTZ. For

Video & Image settings

Image

Image Appearance

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Adjust these settings to optimize the video images according to your

requirements.

All configuration of images and overlays will affect the performance of and the available bandwidth.

Use these settings to adjust:

age resolution - select the image resolution that will define all image streams.

• Im

• Image compress

• Image rotation - rotate the image in steps of 90 d

• Color setting - Select either Color or Black & White. Color.

• Wh

Please see the online help for more information on these settings.

Note:

In certain situations, the white balancing system will not operate effectively. Problems may occur if the image contains no white color at all, or if the dominant color is not white. In these circumstances, the white balance may incorrectly be based on another visible color in the image, and colors may become distorted. A pale background picture with reddish or blue foreground objects is very symptomatic of this condition. In such cases it is recommended that a fixed white balance setting is selected.

ite balance - the white balancing system automatically detects white in the image and intelli-

gently use this as a reference for other colors.

ion - increase compression to save on bandwidth.

egrees.

Black & White uses less bandwidth than

the camera, depending on usage

Overlay Settings

Overlay

Text, date & time overlay

image

Use these settings to include: a) an image as an overlay b) the date and time, along with text of your own. It is possible to define the position and color of the text and the background.

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Text overlays are included in one

line at the top or bottom of the video image. Image overlays can be placed anywhere in the video image.

See Overlay Image below for instruc

tions on how

to upload an overlay image to the AXIS 214 PTZ .

Video Stream

Define the maximum vide

o stream time per

session in seconds, minutes or hours. When the set time has expired, a new stream can be started by refreshing the page in the browser.

Define the maximum fram

e rate (fps - frames per second) allowed for each viewer, to avoid bandwidth

problems on the network.

Test - For a preview

of the image and overlay settings before saving, click Test. The Brightness setting does not affect the Test image. When satisfied with the settings, click Save. Please note that the preview image will be in JPEG format, even though the settings are valid both for Motion JPEG and MPEG-4.

Overlay Image

An overlay image is an image included in the video image. Follow these instructions to upload and use an overlay image:

1. Go to Se

tup > Video & Image > Overlay Image.

2. To upload the image to the AXIS 214 PTZ, click the Browse button and locate it on your computer

3. Click the Upload button and follow the on-screen instructions.

4. The image is now available in the Use overlay image drop-down list.

5. Click Save.

6. Go to Setup > Video & Image and modify the parameters under Overlay Settings.

Overlay image requirements:

• The maximum overlay image size

• When a text overlay is also used, this reduces

Please see the online help for more information.

or server.

Image Formats Image Size

• Windows 24-bit BMP (full color)

• Windows 4-bit BMP (16 colors)

The height and width of the overlay image in pixe

ls must be exactly divisible by 4.

supported by the AXIS 214 PTZ is the same as the maximum

image resolution. See Technical Specifications, on page

43.

the amount of space available to the overlay image. To keep the text readable at lower resolutions, the text overlay occupies proportionally more and more space, i.e., 16 pixels in height at 640x480, 32 pixels at 320x240 and 64 pixels at 160x120.

Advanced Camera Settings

Lighting Conditions

To optimize the lighting settings according to your requirements, modify the following settings:

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• Brightness - this can be adjusted in the range 0-100.

• Sharpness - controls the amount of sharpening applied to the image.

• IR cut filter - turns the IR filter on or off. Alternatively, when set to Auto the filter will automatically be switched off when the light level falls below the minimum requirement.

• Use backlight compensation - this setting is used to make the subject appear clearer against e.g. a bright background.

Please see the online help for more information on these settings.

White Balance

White balance is used to make the colors in the image colors present in different light sources.

From the drop-down list, select the white

For more information please

Low Light Behavior

Exposure control select the desired Shutter speed from the drop-down list.

Image Settings

Auto focus enabled (defaul sharp image. Setting the sensitivity to ‘high’ will cause a drop in the frame rate (fps).

this setting is used to adapt to the amount/type of light being used. If set to Manual,

refer to the online help .

t setting) - this causes the camera to automatically adjust the focus to produce a

balance setting suitable for the lighting used for your camera.

appear the same, to compensate for the different

MPEG-4

The MPEG-4 standard provides many different coding tools for various applications in different situations. As most MPEG-4 clients do not support all of these tools, it is usual to instead define and use subsets for different clients or groups of clients. These settings allow you to define the type of viewing client to use.

Adjusting the maximum bit rate and setting it to variable or constant is bandwidth used by the MPEG-4 video stream. For more information on these advanced settings, please see Video and Audio Streams, on page 11, and the online help .

Client Compatibility

Select the correct combination of Video object

type and ISMA compliant to use for your viewing client.

a good way of controlling the

Video object type can be:

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• Simpl

• Ad

e - This sets the video coding type to H.263, as used by e.g. QuickTime.

vanced Simple - Sets the video coding type to MPEG-4 part 2, as used by e.g. AMC (AXIS

Media Control). This is the recommended setting.

ISMA compliant - This option when

enabled configures the generated stream to be ISMA compliant, which

includes limiting the bit rate to 1500 kbit/s.

GOV Settings

The GOV structure can be set

to either I or IP, which describes the type of images included in the video stream, as well as their internal order. The IP-structure generally sends the differences compared to the previous image and far fewer complete images, so this method uses much less bandwidth than the I-structure. The I-structure gives higher frame rates when using a high resolution, but requires more bandwidth.

The GOV lengt

h determines the sum total of P-images and I-images in a GOV. Setting the GOV length to a high value saves considerably on bandwidth. However there may be noticeable decay in the image at high values.

GOV = Group of VOPs

Note:

VOP = Video Object Plane Video Object Plane = image

Bit Rate Control

Limiting the maximum bit rate is a good way of control

ling the bandwidth used by the MPEG-4 video stream. Leaving the Maximum bit rate as Unlimited will provide consistently good image quality, but at the expense of increased bandwith usage whenever there is more activity in the image. Limiting the bit rate to a defined value will prevent excessive bandwidth usage, but images will be lost when the limit is exceeded.

Note that a maximum bit rate can be used for both

The bit rate type can be set as Variable Bit

Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR). VBR will adjust the bit

variable and constant bit rates.

rate according to the images' complexity, thus using a lot of bandwidth for a lot of activity in the image and less for lower activity in the monitored area.

Depending on the amount of motion, the required bandwidth may increase by 1-15% for each frame.

Note:

Video Stream

This parameter can be set to frame rate to incr

ease the frame rate by 30% in 4CIF resolution. If the

resolution is set to a value lower than 4CIF, the parameter should be set to bandwidth.

MJPEG

In some situations the image size may get quite large due to low light or complex scenery. Adjusting the Maximum frame size is a good way of controlling the bandwidth and storage used by the MJPEG video stream in these situations. Leaving the frame size as Unlimited will provide consistently good image quality at the expense of increased

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bandwidth and storage usage during low light. Limiting the frame size will prevent excessive bandwidth and storage usage, but image quality will suffer. To prevent increase in bandwidth and storage usage, the maximum frame size should be set to an optimal amount. During ideal light conditions follow these instructions to optimize frame size:

1. Click the Vi

2. Note the current frame size. To calculate a maximum frame size add 10 - 20% to the current frame size.

3. Enter the calculated frame size in the Limited to… field.

4. Verify the quality of the image in low light. I

Note: The maximum frame size allowed increases compression in order to maintain a low

starting at the compression value set under Image Settings > Image Appearance > Compression. When compression is 100, the image cannot be made smaller. You may also need to adjust the Resolution setting if a smaller frame size is needed.

For more information on these settings

ew button and a pop-up window appears with Frame size and Compression in the text field.

ncrease the maximum frame size if needed.

frame size

please refer to the online help .

AXIS Media Control

The AXIS Media Control (AMC) is installed automatically the first time the camera is accessed from a browser. The AMC control panel can be opened by right-clicking on the video image in the Live View web page. The AMC control panel can be used to configure various video and audio settings, such as push-to-talk. Please see the readme file included in the tool for more information. The AMC manual is available from the Network Video link in http://www.axis.com/techsup

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Audio

The AXIS 214 PTZ can transmit audio to other clients, by connecting a microphone, and can play audio from other clients by attaching a speaker.

This section describes how to configure the basic audio settings for the the communication mode and adjusting the sound levels for the microphone and speaker.

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Note:

The speaker attached to the LINE OUT connector must have a built-in amplifier, which is available in e.g. some brands of PC speakers.

Basic Audio Settings

Enable Audio

Enables audio transmission to and from the AXIS 214 39 for more information.

PTZ. Refer to Connecting audio equipment, on page

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Audio Channels

There are two mono audio channels between the AXIS 214 PTZ and other clients, one for receiving audio and one for transmitting audio. Each audio channel can be turned on or off, which means that there are four audio mode options that can be used.

• Full-duplex audio is as when having a telephone conversation. The only controls you may wish to use are the mute buttons to turn off the sound, and the level sliders for adjusting the input/output volume. This mode requires the client PC to have a sound card with support for full-duplex audio. If your available bandwidth is 0.2 Mbit/s or less, it is

• Half-duplex at a time (with the help of the push-to-talk button). To speak, press and hold the button (check that the microphone is not muted). When finished speaking, release the button to receive audio. The push-to-talk button is configured from AMC. Half-Duplex mode is best if you only have limited bandwidth available.

• In Si

• Simpl

When using half-duplex, the Send the sound the audio signal from the client that is talking to all the other clients.

mplex - AXIS 214 PTZ speaker only mode, the speaker connected to the AXIS 214 PTZ will play audio, but no audio will be transmitted from the AXIS 214 PTZ to other web clients. This could be used to e.g. provide spoken instructions to a person viewed in the camera. This mode requires the use of the push-to-talk button.

ex - AXIS 214 PTZ microphone mode transmits audio only from the microphone connected to the AXIS 214 PTZ to web clients. It will not receive audio from other web clients. This can be used in remote monitoring, and web attractions to provide live audio, as well as video, of a monitored situation.

mode also transmits and receives audio in both directions, but only in one direction

when you can transmit and receive audio (talk and listen) at the same time,

recommended that you use Half-duplex mode instead.

from the active client to all other clients option transmits

Audio Input

Audio from an external microphone or a line source can be c 214 PTZ. The audio source can be set to Microphone or Line. If you are using a microphone, the input sensitivity can be set to High or Low. See Technical Specifications, on page levels.

The Enable electret condenser microphone such as a clip-on mic or a PC microphone, this option needs to be enabled.

To use a high impedance dynamic microphone, DC power harm the microphone. The default value is DC power enabled. To use a professional microphone requiring 48V phantom power, you need an external power supply and must use a balanced-unbalanced converter (audio transformer) in between.

If there are problems with the sound input being too low or high, attached to the AXIS 214 PTZ.

Audio Output

If the sound from the speaker is too low or speaker attached to the AXIS 214 PTZ.

When satisfied with the settings, click Sa

microphone power option provides DC power for the external microphone. If you use a small

high it is possible to adjust the output gain for the active

ve, or click Reset to revert to the previously saved settings.

onnected to the Line/Mic In socket of the AXIS

43 for the exact maximum

should not be enabled. Using DC power will not

adjust the input gain for the microphone

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Advanced Audio Settings

The Advanced Audio settings allow you to tune the external microphone connected to the AXIS 214 PTZ’s connection module to suit your environment.

Enable speech

and can also help reduce background noise. The filter cuts the lowest and the highest frequencies. The bypass frequency range is approximately 250Hz to 3700Hz (measured at -10dB cut-off break points).

Enable echo cancellation reduces acoustic echoing microphone.

Noise cancellation is a way of reducing the background typical application could be that the camera is set up in a noisy environment, and you are only interested in hearing the sound from the AXIS 214 PTZ when someone is speaking close to the microphone. There are two adjustable parameters available to optimize this function:

• Noise canceller threshold value

• Noise canceller attenuation

When the incoming sound is louder than the threshold, it the threshold, the incoming sound will be reduced by a certain attenuation factor. The threshold level should be set higher than the background noise, but lower than the useful audio.

The nois threshold will allow most of the audio to pass. Only the weakest background noise will be reduced. A higher threshold will make noise cancellation act on even louder background noise. At the maximum level High, there is also a risk of reducing useful audio.

There is a trade-off between noise cancellation and sound quality. In canceller attenuation deteriorates sound quality. Adjust the threshold and the attenuation to an optimum by listening and changing the levels.

filter improves the sound quality when the microphone is placed close to the person talking

(feedback) if sound from the speaker is captured by the

noise when there is no useful audio present. A

will pass without any changes. When lower than

e canceller threshold value can be set to High, Medium High, Medium low and Low. A lower

other words, increasing the noise

Live View Config

Layout

These are the tools for deciding the layout of the Live View page. The layout can be set in two ways:

• Use Axis look - the layout is unchanged.

• Use custom settings - modify the default page with your Click the Configure button and Custom Settings page appears.

own colors, and images.

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Upload Own Web Files

Your own web files, or background pictures must first be uploaded be available for selection in the Custom Settings setup dialog. Once uploaded, the files are shown in the drop-down list.

1. Enter the path to the file, e.g. a file located Browse button.

2. Select the user level for the uploaded file. Setting the user access level means that you have complete control over which pages can be viewed by which users.

3. When the path is shown correctly in the text field, click the Upload button.

All uploaded files are shown in the list in the lower section of provided next to it and then click the Remove button.

Modify the Axis Look

Adjust the settings under Modify the Axis Look, to chang picture, banner, banner link, and Logo.

to the AXIS 214 PTZ in order to

on your workstation or click the

e the background color, text color, background

the page. To remove a file, check the box

• To use your uploaded file, click the radio button, se

• To use an external file located somewhere and enter the URL by External.

Note:

Deselecting the Show setup link box option removes the link from the camera’s web pages. The setup tools will then only be accessible by entering the full setup address into the address/URL field of a browser, i.e. http://<ip address>/operator/basic.shtml

other than in the AXIS 214 PTZ, click the radio button

lect the file from the drop-down list by Own:

Own Home Page

User-defined links

To use a previously uploaded web page as the default page,

heck the checkbox, select the page from the drop-down

c list and click OK.

Default Video Format - select default video format from the drop-down list.

Check the box to enable video format

selection from the Live View Page.

Default Video Format

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Select default video format from the drop-down list.

Check the box to enable video format selection from the Live View Page.

Default Viewer

When using Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) for Windows, s

elect your preferred method of viewing moving images.

The options are:

• AMC (ActiveX) - the best choice for fast image updating in Internet Explorer for

Windows, but

might not be possible on computers that have restriction on the installation of additional software.

• QuickTime - for use with MPEG-4 only, select this to use the QuickTime

plug-in for Microsoft

Internet Explorer.

• Java applet - this alternative uses a Java applet to update

• Still Image - displays still images only. Refresh your

When using any other browser than Internet

Explorer for Windows, select the appropriate method from the

the images in the browser.

browser to view a new image.

drop-down list for viewing images. The available options are similar to Internet Explorer except for Server Push. With this method, the camera maintains and controls an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as and when required for as long as required. Please see the online help for more information.

Viewer settings

Show viewer toolbar - uncheck to remove the viewer to

Enable MPEG-4 decoder installation - enables/disables the installation of

olbar from the Live View page.

the MPEG-4 decoder included

with AMC.

Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode - enables/disables a

red position indicator in the center of the image

when the joystick navigation mode is selected.

Use PTZ joystick mode as default - enabling this sets the PTZ mode to joystick. The mode can temporarily be chan

Enable recording button - enables recording directly from the Live View page. The recording is

ged on the Live View page, but will default to joystick if selected.

saved in the folder specified in the Recording tab in the AMC Control Applet. Note that this button is only available when viewing with AMC.

Action Buttons

These buttons can be used to manually trigger and stop information, see Event The snapshot button allows users to take

servers, on page 27.

a snapshot of the video stream and save it on a computer.

an event from the Live View page. For more

User Defined Links

Enter a descriptive name and enter the URL in the provi

ded field. The link will appear on the Live View

page.

User defined CGI links can be used to issu

e HTTP API requests, e.g. PTZ commands.

Example:

1. Check Show custom link 1.

Enter a descriptive name, e.g. CAM START.

3. Select the Use as cgi link radio button and enter the cgi link in the field:

http://192.168.0.125/axis-cgi/com/ptz.cgi?continuouspantiltmove=-30,-30

4. Check Show custom link 2.

5. Enter a descriptive name, e.g. CAM STOP.

6. Select the Use as cgi link radio button and enter the cgi link in the field:

http://192.168.0.125/axis-cgi/com/ptz.cgi?continuouspantiltmove=0,0

7. These links will appear in the web interface and can be used to control the PTZ camera.

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For more information on the Axis HTTP API, see the Support

/ Developer pages on the Axis Website at

http://www.axis.com

Output Buttons

These buttons can then be used to man

ually start and stop an event from the Live View page, e.g. to switch

a light on/off:

• The Pulse button activates the port for a defined period

• Active/Inactive displays 2 buttons, one for each action (on/off)

HTML Examples

You can add live video from the AXIS 214 PTZ to your own web site. The camera can transmit a Motion JPEG or unicast MPEG-4 stream to up to 20 simultaneous connections, although an administrator can restrict this to fewer. If multicast MPEG-4 is used, the video stream will be available to an unlimited number of viewers connected to those parts of the network where multicast is enabled. Please note that a separate MPEG-4 license is required for each viewer.

Enter the Vi The camera then generates the required source code for your configuration. Copy this code and paste it into your own Web page code.

deo format, Image type, Image size and other settings to suit your Web page and click Update.

Please see the online help for more information.

External Video

The AXIS 214 PTZ can also display video images from other Axis network cameras and video servers, directly on the Live View page. These are known as External Video sources. Once configured, these external video sources are available from the drop-down list on the Live View page.

Click the Add button to necessary settings. Enter the IP address or host name of the external video source you wish to add. Depending on the external source, select either MPEG-2, MPEG-4 or Motion JPEG as the type of video stream to receive.

open the External Video Source Setup dialog, which is used to make all the

PTZ Configuration

Preset Positions

A preset position is a pre-defined camera view that can quickly and easily be viewed.

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From Preset Position position. When satisfied with the camera's position, enter a descriptive name. This camera position is then saved as a preset position.

The AXIS 214 PTZ will take the exact position when the preset's name is selected from the Preset positions drop-do can be selected in Live View, from events.

One position can be set as the Hom which is readily accessible by clicking on the Home button in both the Preset Position Setup window and the Live View window.

Setup, use the Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) controls to steer the camera to the required

wn list. Preset positions

e position,

Guard Tour

A guard tour displays different preset positions, one-by-one, in a pre-determined order or randomly, and for configurable time periods. Once the preset position has been set, and added to the guard tour, the following settings can be made:

• View Time in seconds or minutes Move Speed - sets the speed of the Pan/Tilt movements to the preset position

•

• View Order (or Random)

Note:

There will be a delay of at least minutes between the guard tours.

Advanced - Limits

Define the pan, tilt and zoom limits for the AXIS 214 PTZ. Movements to the left and right, up and down can be restricted to narrow the area under surveillance. See the online help for further information.

Advanced - Ctrl Panel

This allows you to add a shortcut command button to the control panel. This requires you to provide the URL (path) to an auxiliary command provided by the PTZ driver, or to some other command accessed via the HTTP API. See the online help for more information.

Advanced - Calibration

The area zoom functionality available on the Live View page can be calibrated from here.

Control Queue

PTZ Control Queue - The administrator can set up a queue for the PTZ controls. Once set up, the PTZ Control Queue buttons will appear on the Live View page offering one viewer exclusive control for a limited amount of time. Other users will be placed in the queue.

Please see the online help for more information.

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Event configuration

This section describes how to configure the AXIS 214 PTZ for alarm and handling. The AXIS 214 PTZ can be configured to perform certain actions when certain types of events occur.

Terminology

• Event Ty tain actions. An event type may result in a single even

pe - A set of parameters describing how and when the AXIS 214 PTZ should perform cer-

t, or it may result in many, all depending on

how often the conditions governing its behavior are met.

• Triggered Event Type tion. For example by motion detection or by an external device

• Sche

• Ac

duled Event Type - An event that runs at a pre-programmed time.

tion - What occurs when the event triggers, e.g. the upload of video images to an FTP server, or

An event that is activated by a specific internal or external trigger condi-

such as a door switch or a sensor.

email notification.

Event servers

Event servers are used to e.g. receive uploaded image files and/or notification messages. To set up event server connections in your AXIS 214 PTZ, go to Setup > Event Configuration > Event Servers, and enter the required information for the selected server type.

Server type Purpose Required information

FTP server • Upload of saved images • IP address/hostname

• Descriptive name of your choice

• User name and password (to FTP server)

• Upload path e.g. images/

• Port number

• Use passive mode if there is a firewall between the camera and the FTP server

HTTP server • Notification messages

• Upload of saved images

TCP server

Notification messages

• Descriptive name of your choice

•URL

• User name and password (to HTTP server)

• Proxy address/proxy port

• Proxy user name and password

• IP address/hostname

• Descriptive name of your choice

• Port number

For details on each setting, please

Pre-trigger and post-trigger buffers will be lost if the connection to the event server fails.

Note:

refer to the online help available from each web page.

When the setup is complete, the connection can be tested by clicking the Test button (the connection test will take approximately 10 seconds).

Event types

Example: If someone passes a connected sensor and an event type has been configured to act on this, the

camera can e.g. record and save images to an FTP server, and/or send a notification email to a pre-configured email address with a pre-configured message. Images can be sent as email attachments.

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Triggered events

A triggered event is activated by

e.g:

• a switch connected to an input port on the AXIS 214 PTZ a manual trigger, e.g. from an action button in the web interface

•

• on restart (reboot) after e.g. power loss

• an audio alarm.

How to set up a triggered event

This example describes how to set the AXIS 214 PTZ

1. Click A

dd triggered on the Event types page.

to upload images when the main door is opened:

2. Enter a descriptive name for the event, e.g. Main door.

3. Set the Priority - High, Normal or Low (see online help files).

4. Set the Respond to Trigger... parameters when the event is to be active, e.g. only after office hours.

5. Select the trigger alternative from the Triggered by... drop-down list, e.g. an Input port with a connected sensor if the door is opened.

6. Set the When Triggered... parameters, i.e. set the actions that the AXIS 214 PTZ will take if the main door is opened, e.g. upload images to an FTP server.

7. Click OK to save the event in the Event Types list.

Please see the online help for descriptions of each available option.

Pre-trigger and post-trigger buffers

This function is very useful when checkin

g to see what happened immediately before and after a trigger, e.g. 2 minutes before and after a door has been opened. Check the Upload images checkbox under Event Types > Add triggered... > When Triggered... to expand the web page with the available options.

Note:

Buffer size - up to 9 MB buffer. The maximum length of time of the pre-/post-buffer depends on the image size and selected

frame rate.

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Include pre-trigger buffer - images stored internally in the server from the time immediately preceding the trigger. Check the box to enable the pre-trigger buffer, enter the desired length of time and specify the required image frequency.

Include post-trigger buffer - contains i

pre-trigger.

If the pre- or post-buffer is too large for the internal memory, the frame rate will be reduced and no image will be uploaded. If

Note:

this occurs, an entry will be created in the unit's log file.

Continue image upload (unbuffered) - enable the upload of images for a fixed length of time. Specify the length of time for the uploaded recording, in seconds, minutes or hours, or for as long as the trigger is active. Finally, set the desired image frequency to the maximum (the maximum available) or to a specified frame rate. The frame rate will be the best possible, but might not be as high as specified, especially if uploading via a slow connection.

mages from the time immediately after the trigger. Configure as for

Scheduled events

A Scheduled event can be activated at preset times, in a repeating pattern on selected weekdays.

How to set up a scheduled event

This example describes how to set the AXIS 214 PTZ to send an email notification a set time:

1. Click Ad

2. Enter a descriptive name for the event, e.g. Scheduled email.

3. Set the Priority (High, Normal or Low).

d scheduled on the Event types page.

with saved images from

4. Set the Activation Time parameters (24h clock) when the event is to be active, e.g. start on Fridays at 18.00 with a duration of 62 hours.

5. Set the When Activated... parameters i.e. set what the AXIS 214 PTZ is to do at the specified time e.g. send uploaded images to an email address.

6. Click OK to save the event in the Event Types list.

Please see the online help for descriptions of each available option.

Motion Detection

The AXIS 214 PTZ can be configured for motion detection. This feature is used to generate an alarm whenever movement starts (or stops) in the image. The AXIS 214 PTZ can use a maximum of 10 Include/Exclude windows.

• Include

• Ex

Once configured, the motion detection windows will appear in an event. See How to set up a triggered event above.

Notes:

Configuring Motion Detection

With reference to the motion detection parameters motion detection window.

• Using the motion detection feature may decrease overall performance in the camera.

• Motion detection will not function while the lens is moving (i.e. pan, tilt, zoom)

windows target specific areas within the image

clude windows are areas to be ignored within the Include window

a list when motion detection is set to trigger

in the table below, follow these instructions to create a

1. a) For AMC: Check the radio button Con the New button. A new window called DefaultWindow appears over the image. Select the name in the list of windows and rename the window.

b) For the Java applet: Click the Add Window button. Check the radio button Include or Exclude to define the type of window. Select the tab for the window and rename the window.

figure Include Windows to set the type of window. Click

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2. To move the window to the area to monitor, click on the text at the top of the window and drag it to the desired location. The window can be re-sized by dragging the bottom-right corner.

3. Set the Object Size, History, and Sensitivity profile sliders for the window (only applies to Include windows). A full description of each profile slider is provided below.

4. To test the motion detection window, select it and then create some physical disturbance within the window area. Any detected motion is then indicated by colored peaks in the Activity Indicator. An alarm is only generated if the motion exceeds the tolerance defined by the black delimiter line and the peak turns red.

5. For the Java applet: Click the Save button to save the new window.

If there are parts of the Include window that you wish to exclude, create an Exclude Window. An Exclude window is named, sized and moved in the same way as an Include window, but no other configuration is necessary.

Motion Detection Parameters

The parameters available for motion detection are described briefly here. Please see the online help for complete descriptions.

Parameter Size History Sensitivity

High Only very large objects

trigger motion detection

Low Even very small objects

er motion detection

trigg

Default values Low Medium to High Medium to High

An object that appears in the region will trigger the motion detection for a long period

An object that appears in the region will trigger motion detection for only a very short period

Ordinary colored objects against ordinary backgrounds will trigger the

ion detection

mot

Only very bright objects against a dark

ackground will trigger motion detec-

b tion

Examples:

• Avoid triggering on small objects in the image by selecting a high size level.

• To trigger motion detection as long as there is activity in the area, select a high history level.

• To only detect flashing light, low sensitivity can be selected. In other cases, a high sensitivity level is recommended.

Port Status

Under Event Configuration > Port Status there is a list that shows the status for the connected inputs and outputs of the AXIS 214 PTZ for the benefit of the Operator who cannot access the System Options section.

Example:

If the Normal state for a push button connected to an input is set to Inactive - as long as the button is not pushed, the state

will be inactive. If the button is pushed, the state of the input changes to active.

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System Options

Security - Users

User access control is enabled by default, when the administrator sets the root password on the first access. Other users are authorized with user names and passwords, or the administrator can choose to allow anonymous viewer login to the Live View page, as described below.

The AXIS 214 PTZ Network Camera supports different methods

HTTP Basic Authentication - This authenticates exchange of network credentials is in simple base64 coding and is not encrypted.

HTTP Digest Authentication - This method credentials is encrypted, which secures it against eavesdropping.

Users - the user lis

• Viewer

• Operator certain other settings. The Operator does not have access to the Systems Options configuration pages.

ministrator - an administrator has unrestricted access to the Setup Tools and can determine the

• Ad registration of all other users.

To add a new user, click the Ad

User Settings

• Enable anony

• Maximu viewers accessing the unit. This is useful if you need to save on bandwidth. (Note that all multicast viewers count as 1 viewer.)

• Enable anonymous PTZ on the Live View page.

t displays the authorized users and access levels:

- the lowest level of access, which only allows the user access to the Live View page.

- an Operator can view the Live View page, create and modify event types and adjust

d... button and see the online help.

- check the corresponding checkboxes to enable:

mous viewer login - allows any viewer direct access to the Live View page.

m number of simultaneous viewers - enter a value here to restrict the number of unicast

control login - allows any viewer access to the Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls

the user by requesting a user name and a password. The

also requests a user name and password, but the exchange of

of user authentication:

Security - IP Address Filter

The administrator can add up to 256 IP address ranges or single IP addresses to the Filtered IP Addresses list. If IP address filtering is enabled, the AXIS 214 PTZ will allow or deny requests coming from the IP addresses in the list.

See the online help files for information on how to add IP address ranges.

The IP addresses for the users added to this access rights (User, Operator or Administrator).

Referrals external Web pages, check the Referrals checkbox and enter the IP address or Host name of the computer that hosts the Web pages with the included video stream. Several IP addresses/host names can be defined and are separated by semicolons(;)

- to prevent unauthorized sources from including the video stream from the AXIS 214 PTZ into

list need to be specified in the user list, with the appropriate

Security - HTTPS

For greater security, the AXIS 214 PTZ can be configured to use HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL (Secure Socket Layer)). This means that all communication that would otherwise go via HTTP will instead go via an encrypted HTTPS connection.

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To use HTTPS for communication with the AXIS 214 PTZ, a Certificate must be created using one of these methods:

• A self-signed certificate can be created in the camera, security as an official certificate.

• An official certificate issued by a CA (Certificate Authori credentials and public keys for message encryption.

1. Click either Create self-signed certificate or Create C information in the provided fields.

2. Click OK.

3. Create self-signed certificate generates and installs a certificate which will be displayed under

Installed Certificate. Create Certificate Request generates a PEM formatted request which you copy and send to a CA

for signing. When the signed certificate is returned, click Install signed certificate... to install the certificate in the AXIS 214 PTZ.

4. Set the HTTPS Connection Policy for the administrator, Operator and Viewer to enable HTTPS connection (set to HTTP by default).

Please refer to the home page of your pr information, please see the online help.

eferred CA for information on where to send the request. For more

but this does not guarantee the same level of

ty). A CA issues and manages security

ertificate Request and enter the required

Security - 802.1x

IEEE 802.1x is an IEEE standard for port-based Network Admission Control. It provides authentication to devices attached to a network port (wired or wireless), establishing a point-to-point connection, or, if authentication fails, preventing access on that port. 802.1x is based on EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol).

In a 802.1x enabled network switch, clients equipped with allowed or denied network access at the Ethernet level.

Clients and servers in an 802.1x network may need to authenticate each other by implementation this is done with the help of digital certificates provided by a Certification Authority. These are then validated by a third-party entity, such as a RADIUS server, examples of which are Free Radius and Microsoft Internet Authentication Service.

To perform the authentication, the RADIUS server uses various many. The one used in the Axis implementation is EAP-TLS (EAP-Transport Layer Security).

The AXIS network video device presents the RADIUS server. The RADIUS server validates or rejects the certificate and responds to the switch, and sends its own certificate to the client for validation. The switch then allows or denies network access accordingly, on a preconfigured port.

RADIUS

RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) is Accounting) protocol for applications such as network access or IP mobility. It is intended to work in both local and roaming situations.

CA servers

In cryptography, a Certification Authority by other parties, and thus acts a trusted third party.

its certificate to the network switch, which in turn forwards this to

(CA) is an entity that provides signed digital certificates for use

the correct software can be authenticated and

some means. In the Axis

EAP methods/protocols, of which there are

an AAA (Authentication, Authorization and

There are many commercial CA’s that charge their own CA, and there are free CA’s available.

for their services. Institutions and governments may have

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Date & Time

Current Server Time - displays the current date and time (24h clock). The time can be displayed in 12h clock format in the Overlay Images (see below).

New Server Time

- Select your time zone from the drop-down list. If you want the server clock to automatically adjust for daylight savings time, select Automatically adjust for daylight saving time changes.

From the Time Mode se

• Synchronize with computer time - sets the time

ction, select the preferred method to use for setting the time:

from the clock on your computer.

• Synchronize with NTP Server - the camera will obtain the time from an NTP server every 60 minutes. The NTP server's IP address or host name must be specified in the TCP/IP Advanced Settings - see page 34.

• Set manually - this option allows you to manually set the time and date.

Note:

When using a host name for the NTP server, a DNS server must be configured under TCP/IP settings. See Network > TCP/IP below.

Date & Time Format Used in Images - specify the formats for the date and time (12h or 24h) displayed in the Live View video streams.

Use the predefined formats or use your own custom Date/Time Formats in the help files for information on how to create your

date and time formats. See Advanced File Naming &

own file formats.

Network - Basic TCP/IP Settings

IP Address Configuration

Your Axis network camera supports both simultaneously, and at least one version must always be enabled.

IP version 4 and IP version 6. Both versions may be enabled

When using IPv4, the IP address can be set automatically via

DHCP, or a static IP address can be set

manually.

If IPv6 is enabled, your camera will receive an IP address according to the con

figuration in the network

router.

There are also options for setting up notification of changes in the IP address,

and for using the AXIS

Internet Dynamic DNS Service. For more information on setting the IP address, please see the online help.

Notes:

• To receive notification whenever the camera’s IP address changes (via e.g. DHCP), configure the options for notification of IP address change. See Services below.

• Alternatively, if your DHCP server can update a DNS server, you can access the AXIS 214 PTZ by host name which is always the same, regardless of the IP address.

Services

Enable ARP/Ping setting of IP address - The IP address can be set

using the ARP/Ping method, which associates the unit's MAC address with an IP address. Check this box to enable the service. Leave disabled to prevent unintentional resetting of the IP address.

Notes:

• The ARP/Ping service is automatically disabled 2 minutes after the unit is started, or as soon as an IP address is set.

• Pinging the unit will still be possible when this service is disabled.

Options for notification of IP address change - Automatic IP address assignment via DHCP may lead to the situation where the IP address changes and you lose contact with the camera. To configure notification of changes in the IP address, click Settings... and enter the required information.

AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service - If the AXIS 214 PTZ has been

registered with the Axis Internet Dynamic DNS service and the IP address for the product changes, the service is updated to reflect the change. Check the box to enable/disable automatic updates.

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The domain name currently registered at the Axis Internet Dynamic DNS service for your product can be removed at any time. To do this, click Settings... and follow the instructions.

For more information, please refer to the

online help.

Network - Advanced TCP/IP Settings

DNS Configuration

DNS (Domain Name Service) provides the translation of

Obtain DNS server address via DHCP - automati server. Click the View button to see the current settings.

Use the following DNS server address

• Doma

• Primary DNS server - enter the IP address of the primary DNS server.

• Secondary DNS server - will be used if the primary DNS server is unavailable.

NTP Configuration

The AXIS 214 PTZ can obtain the correct time from an either be obtained via the DHCP server, or it can be entered manually.

Host Name Configuration

in name - enter the domain(s) to search for the host name used by the AXIS 214 PTZ. Multiple domains can be separated by semicolons (;). The host name is always the first part of a Fully Qualified Domain Name, e.g. myserver is the host name in the Fully Qualified Domain Name myserver.mycompany.com where mycompany.com is the Domain name.

- enter the desired DNS server by specifying the following:

host names to IP addresses on your network.

cally use the DNS server settings provided by the DHCP

NTP server. The address for the NTP server can

The AXIS 214 PTZ can be accessed using a host name, instead of the same as the assigned DNS Name. It is always the first part of a Fully Qualified Domain Name and is always one word, with no period. For example, myserver is the host name in the Fully Qualified Domain Name myserver.mycompany.com.

Enabling dynamic DNS updates allows you to alias a dynamic IP your computer to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet. Outside users can always access your server using the associated DNS name regardless of the WAN IP. The DNS server used by the user and/or the DNS server responsible for the domain in use must support RFC2136 and allow updates from the camera.

The TTL remembered when checking that the domain name for the registered IP address is still valid.

Link-Local IPv4 Address

Link-Local Address is enabled by default and the UPnP protocol. The AXIS 214 PTZ can have both a Link-Local IP and a static/DHCP IP address at the same time - these will not affect each other. See Network - UPnP™, on page

HTTP

The default HTTP port number (80) can be changed to for e.g. simple security port mapping.

HTTPS

(Time To Live) value determines how long (in seconds) the reply from the DNS server should be

assigns the AXIS 214 PTZ with an additional IP address for

any port within the range 1024-65535. This is useful

an IP address. The host name is usually

address to a static host name, allowing

37.

The default HTTPS port number (443) can be changed used to provide encrypted web browsing.

to any port within the range 1024-65535. HTTPS is

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NAT Traversal (port mapping)

A broadband router allows devices on a private network (LAN) to share a single connection to the Internet. This is done by forwarding network traffic from the private network to the “outside” i.e. the Internet. Security on the private network (LAN) is increased since most broadband routers are pre-configured to stop any attempts to access the private network (LAN) from the public network/Internet.

Use NAT tra

versal when your AXIS 214 PTZ is located on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it

available from the other (WAN) side of a NAT router. With NAT traversal properly configured, all HTTP traffic to an external HTTP port in the NAT router will be forwarded to the camera.

Notes:

• For NAT traversal to work, this must also be supported by the broadband router.

• The broadband router has many different names: “NAT router”, “Network router“, Internet Gateway”, “Broadband sharing device” or “Home firewall” but the essential purpose of the device is the same.

Enable/Disable - When enabled, the AXIS 214 PTZ will attempt to configure port mapping in a NAT router on your network, using UPnP™. Note that UPnP™ must be enabled in the camera (see System Options >

Network > UPnP).

Use manually selected NAT router

- Select this option to manually select a NAT router and enter the IP

address for the router in the field provided.

If a router is not manually specified, the AXIS 214 PTZ

will automatically search for NAT routers on your

network. If more than one router is found, the default router will be selected.

Alternative HTTP port

- Select this option to manually define an external HTTP port. Enter the port number in the field provided. If no port number is entered here, a number will automatically be selected when NAT traversal is enabled.

Notes:

• An alternative HTTP port number can be used/be active even if NAT traversal is disabled. This is useful if e.g. your NAT router does not support UPnP and you need to manually configure port forwarding in the NAT router.

• If you attempt to manually enter a port number that is already in use, another available port number will automatically be selected.

• When the port number is selected automatically it will be displayed in this field. This can be changed by entering a new port number and clicking Save.

FTP

The FTP server running in the AXIS 214 PTZ enables the upload of new firmware,

and user applications.

Check the box to enable the service.

RTSP

The RTSP protocol allows a connecting

client to start an MPEG-4 stream. Enter the RTSP port number to

use. The default setting is 554.

Network Traffic

The default connection setting is Auto-negotiate, which

means that the correct speed is automatically selected. If necessary, you can set the connection speed by selecting it from the drop-down list. 10BaseT (Half/Full Duplex), 100BaseTX (Half/Full Duplex).

Maximum bandwidth - Specify, in Mbit/s

or Kbit/s, the maximum bandwidth that the AXIS 214 PTZ is allowed to use on your network. This is a useful function when connecting the AXIS 214 PTZ to busy or heavily loaded networks. The default setting is Unlimited. For more information, please refer to the online help.

Network - SOCKS

SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The AXIS 214 PTZ can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a firewall/proxy server. This functionality is useful if the AXIS 214 PTZ is located on a local network behind a firewall, but notifications, uploads, and alarms need to be sent to a destination outside the local network (e.g. to the Internet).

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Network - QoS (Quality of service)

Quality of Service (QoS) provides the means to guarantee a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network. Quality can be defined as e.g. a maintained level of bandwidth, low latency, and no packet losses. The main benefits of a QoS-aware network can be summarized as:

• the ability to prioritize traffic and thus allow critical priority.

• greater reliability in the network, thanks to the control may use, and thus control over bandwidth races between applications.

The QoS in Axis network video products originating from the product. This makes it possible for network routers and switches to e.g. reserve a fixed amount of bandwidth for these types of traffic. The following types of traffic are marked:

• live video

• live audio

• event/alarm traffic

• management network traffic.

QoS Settings

For each type of network traffic supported by your (Differentiated Services Codepoint) value. This value is used to mark the traffic’s IP header. When the marked traffic reaches a network router or switch, the DSCP value in the IP header tells the router or switch which type of treatment to apply to this type of traffic, for example, how much bandwidth to reserve for it.

Note that DSCP values can be entered in decimal or hexadecimal in decimal.

For more information on Quality of Service, please

marks the data packets for various types of network traffic

Axis network video product, enter a DSCP

see the Axis support web at www.axis.com/techsup

flows to be served before flows with lesser

of the amount of bandwidth an application

form, but saved values are always shown

Network - SMTP (email)

Enter the host names or addresses for your primary and secondary mail servers in the fields provided to enable event and error email messages from the AXIS 214 PTZ to predefined addresses via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol).

Network - SNMP

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows the remote management of network devices. The AXIS 214 PTZ can be configured to support SNMP. The three levels of security are:

• SNMP V1 - includes no security.

• SNMP V2c - uses simple security. The community name can be specified as a password for read read/write access to all supported SNMP objects. The community is the group of network devices using SNMP.

• SNMP V3 - provides encryption and secure passwords.

Traps for SNMP v1/v2/v3

Traps are used by the camera to send messages to a management system for important events or status ch

anges. These settings are used with SNMP v1/v2/v3.

HTTPS must be enabled.

You can activate trap reporting, enter the IP address of the management server, and choose the trap community to use when sending a trap message to the management system.

See the online help .

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Network - UPnP™

The AXIS 214 PTZ includes support for UPnP™ in Windows Me and Windows XP. Enabled by default.

UPnP™ must be installed on your workstation. To do this, open the Control Panel from the Start Menu and select Add/Remove

Note:

Programs. Select Add/Remove Windows Components and open the Networking Services section. Click Details and then select UPnP as the service to add.

Network - RTP / MPEG-4

These settings are for the IP addresses, port numbers, and Time-To-Live values to use for media streams in the MPEG-4 format. Only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used for these streams. For more information, please see the online help.

Network - Bonjour

Your Axis network camera includes support for Bonjour. When enabled, the camera is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol.

Ports & Devices - I/O Ports

The pinout, interface support and the control and monitoring functions are described in the section Connections, on page

39.

Maintenance

• Restart - The unit is restarted without changing any of the settings. Use this method if the unit is not behaving as expected.

• Restore - The that will not be reset are as follows:

• the boot protocol (DHCP or static)

• the static IP address

• the default router

•the subnet mask

• the system time.

fault - The Factory default button should be used with caution. Pressing this button will reset all of

• De the AXIS 214 PTZ's settings to the factory default values (including the IP address).

Upgrade Server -

Backup - click the Backup button to take a backup of all of the parame

necessary, it is then possible to return to the previous settings if the settings are changed and there is unexpected behavior.

The root password will also be reset to the password saved in the backup file.

Note:

Restore - click the Browse button to locate the saved backup file (see above) and then click the Restore button. The settings will be restored to the previous configuration.

unit is restarted and most current settings are reset to factory default values. The settings

See Updating the Firmware, on page 40.

ters, and any user-defined scripts. If

Backup and Restore can only be used on the same unit running the same firmware. This feature is not intended for multi-unit

Note:

configuration or for firmware upgrades.

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Support

• Support overview - This page provides information on troubleshooting and contact information, should you require technical assistance.

ystem Overview - This page provides an overview of the camera’s settings and the most recent log

• S entries with links to the corresponding pages.

• Logs & Reports - The shooting and when contacting the Axis support serv Report with your support query.

• Configuration - Select the required log level

• Log Level for Log Files - from the drop-down list, select file.

• Log Level for Email - from the drop-down list, select th the destination email address.

various logs and the Parameter List provide valuable information for trouble-

ice. Please be sure to always provide a Server

to save.

the level of information to be added to the log

e level of information to send as email and enter

Advanced

Scripting - this is a powerful and advanced function that enables the use of custom scripts.

Caution!

Improper use may cause unexpected behavior or even cause loss cause problems, reset the unit to its factory default settings. A backup file may be of use to return the unit to its latest configuration.

Axis strongly recommends that you do not use this Axis support does not provide assistance for problems with customized scripts.

function unless you fully understand the consequences.

of contact with the unit. If a script does

For more information, please visit the Developer pages

Plain Config - this function is for the advanced user with experience of Axis network camera configuration All parameters can be set and modified from this page. Help is available from the standard help pages.

at www.axis.com/developer

Resetting to the factory default settings

To reset the AXIS 214 PTZ to the original default settings, go to the System Options > Maintenance web page (described in Maintenance, on page 3 PTZ, as described below:

Using the Control Button

Follow the instructions below to reset the AXIS 214 PTZ button.

1. Switch off the AXIS 214 PTZ by disconnecting the external power supply

2. Using a suitably pointed object, press and hold the Control button while reconnecting the power connector.

3. Keep the Control button pressed for approximately 15 seconds.

4. Release the Control button.

Note:

Resetting to the factory default settings using the Control Button will cause all parameters (including the IP address) to be reset. Refer to Maintenance, on page 37 for other methods that do not reset the IP address.

7) or use the Control button on the rear panel of the AXIS 214

to the factory default settings using the Control

Connections

o o

AXIS 214 PTZ

3.3V

Power

e.g. push button

Device

Linear Power Supply

Relay

GND

Fuse 500mA

I/O inputs and outputs

The 4-pin I/O terminal connector provides the interface to:

• 1 transistor output

• 1 digital input

• auxiliary power and ground

The I/O terminal connector is used in applications for e.g. recording, alarm notification via email, image storage to FTP locations, etc.

motion detection, event triggering, time lapse

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• Inpu

t - for connecting e.g. a push button. If the push button is pressed, the state changes and the

input becomes active (shown under Event Configuration > Port Status).

• Output

- connects e.g. an alarm device that can be activated by Output buttons on the Live View page, or by an Event Type. The output will show as active (Event Configuration > Port Status) if the alarm device is activated.

Function Pin no. Description Pinouts Transistor Output Pin 4 With a maximum load of 100mA and a maximum

put has an open-collector NPN transistor with the emitter connected to the GND pin. If with the load, for protection against voltage transients.

Digital Input Pin 3 Connect to GND to activate, or leave float GND Pin 2 Ground Auxiliary DC Power

Inpu (12VDC min 12W)

Pin 1 Connected electrically in parallel with the power adapter, this pin provides an

auxiliary connector for mains power to the unit. It can also be used to power auxiliary equipment, max 50mA.

used with an external relay, a diode must be connected in parallel

voltage of 24V DC, this out-

ing (or unconnected) to deactivate.

The I/O terminal pins on the cameras are numbered left right, as shown here.

Schematic connection diagram

Connecting audio equipment

1. Connect a microphone (not supplied) to the LINE/MIC IN socket.

2. Connect a loudspeaker (not supplied) to the LINE OUT socket (amplified speakers only).

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Troubleshooting

Checking the Firmware

Firmware is software that determines the functionality of the AXIS 214 PTZ. When the firmware is upgraded, your Axis product receives the latest available functionality.

One of your first actions when troubleshooting a problem should be firmware version. The latest version may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem. The current firmware version in your AXIS 214 PTZ is available under Setup > Basic Configuration.

to check the currently installed

Updating the Firmware

New firmware can be downloaded to the cameras over the network. Always read the upgrade instructions available with each new release, before updating the firmware.

1. Save the firmware file to your computer. The latest version is availabl Axis Website at http://www.axis.com/techsup or from your local distributor.

2. Go to Setup > System Options > Maintenance in the AXIS 214 PTZ Web pages.

3. In the Upgrade Server section and browse to the firmware file on your computer. Click Upgrade.

4. Wait at least 20 minutes before restarting the AXIS 214 PTZ after upgrading.

Notes:

• Pre-configured and customized settings will be retained for use when the new firmware is running (providing that the features are available in the new firmware) although this is not guaranteed by Axis Communications.

• After starting the process, you should always wait at least 20 minutes before restarting the AXIS 214 PTZ, even if you suspect the procedure has failed.

• Your dealer reserves the right to charge for any repair attributable to faulty updating by the user.

e free of charge from the

AXIS 214 PTZ

Support

If you contact the Axis support desk, please help us resolve your problems by providing a server report, a log file and a brief description of the problem.

Server Report - go

to Setup > System Options > Support Overview. The server report contains important

information about the server and its software, as well as a list of the current parameters.

Log file - go

to Setup > System Options > Logs & Reports. The Log file records events within the unit

since the last restart of the system and can prove a useful diagnostic tool for troubleshooting.

Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions

Problems setting the IP address

Using ARP and Ping The IP address must be set within two minutes after the pow

server and try again. Also, make sure the ping length is set to 408.

The AXIS 214 PTZ is located on a different subnet

The IP address is being used by another de

The AXIS 214 PTZ cannot be accessed from a browser

The IP address has been changed by DH

Other networking problems Test the network cable by connecting it to another network devic

Cannot send notificat

Firewall protection The AXIS 214 PTZ can be configured to use a SOCKS server t

Your AXIS 214 PTZ is accessible locally, but not externally

Firewall protection Check the Internet firewall with your system administrator. Default routers required Check if you need to configure the default router settings. A firmware upgrade has been inter-

rupted or the firmware has in some ot

vice

ions, uploads, alarms, etc, to a destination outside the local network

her way been damaged

If the IP address intended for the AXIS 214 PTZ and the IP nets, you will not be able to set the IP address. Contact your ne subnet as the computer you are performing the installation from.

Disconnect power from the AXIS 214 PTZ. Run the command (in a Command/DOS window, type pi

If you receive: Reply fr already be in use by another device on your network. You must obtain a new IP address and reinstall the unit.

If you receive: Req this case, check all cabling and reinstall the unit.

1) Move the AXIS 214 PTZ to an isolated network or to one with no DHCP or BOOTP server. Set the IP address again, using the ARP command.

2) Access the unit and disable BOOTP and DHCP in the TCP/IP set unit now has a fixed IP address that will not change.

3) As an alternative to 2), if a dynamic IP address via DHCP or then configure IP address change notification from the network settings. Return the unit to the main network. The unit will now have a dynamic IP address, but will notify you if the address changes.

server.

A rescue firmware is running in the product

Then, from a Web browser, access the unit and download Firmware, on page 40.

om <IP address>: bytes = 32; time = 10 ms..... - this means that the IP address may

uest timed out - this means that the IP address is available for use with your AXIS 214 PTZ. In

. First, set the IP address using AXIS IP utility or ARP and Ping.

er has been applied to the AXIS 214 PTZ. Restart the

address of your computer are located on different sub-

twork administrator for an IP address on the same

ng and the IP address of the unit).

tings. Return the unit to the main network. The

BOOTP is required, select the required service and

e. Then ping that device from your workstation.

o reach networks on the other side of a firewall/proxy

the latest firmware to the product, see Updating the

Problems with the MPEG-4 format

No MPEG-4 displayed in the client.

No multicast MPEG-4 displayed in

he client

Multicast MPEG-4 only accessible by

ents

local cli

Poor rendering of MPEG-4 images Color depth set incorrectly on clients. Set to 16-bit or 32-bit color.

Color saturation is different in MPEG-4 a

Lower frame rate than expected Reduce number of applications running on the client computer.

Image degeneration Decrease the GOV length, see the online

No images displayed in the Web interface

Problem with AMC (Int

Installation of additional ActiveX component re

Video Image Problems

Image too dark or too light See the help on Video & Image Settings. Problems uploading own files There is only limited space available for

Missing images in uploads This can occur when trying to use a larger

Slow image update Configuring, e.g. pre-buffers, hi-res images Slow performance Slow performance may be caused by e.g. heav

Bad snapshot images

Display incorrectly configured on your wo

Audio problems

No audio Check that:

No full-duplex function Incorrect configuration. Check the set

Poor performance Too many users/clients connected. Try limiting the

Whining or screeching sound from s

nd Motion JPEG

ernet Explorer only)

stricted or prohibited

rkstation

peakers (feedback)

Check that the correct network interface i Check that the relevant MPEG-4 conne In the AMC control applet, select the MPEG-4 tab and click t Check with your network administrator that the multicast addresses used by the

AXIS 214 PTZ are valid for your network. Check with your network administrator to see if there Check if your router supports multicasting, or if the router settings between the client and the server need to be

configured. The TTL (Time To Live) value may need to be increased.

If text overlays are blurred, or if there are other rende dering from the MPEG-4 tab in the AMC control panel applet.

Ensure that your graphics card is using the latest device the manufacturer's website.

Modify the settings for your graphics adapter. Please see the adapter's documentation for more information.

Check with the system administrator that t Check in the AMC control panel applet (MPEG-4 tab) Lower the image resolution.

To enable the updating of images in Microsoft Also, make sure that AXIS Media Control (AMC) component is installed on your workstation.

Configure your AXIS 214 PTZ to use a Java applet for updating the images under Live View Config > Layout > Default Viewer for Internet Explorer. See help files for more information.

up space.

the upload period.

client, use of features such as event handling and image rotation.

In Display Properties, configure your display to show at least 65000 colors, i.e. at least 16-bit.

Using only 16 or 256 colors on your display w

• PC sound card, speakers and microph

• The Mute button is not pressed.

• The volume in and volume out settings are correct.

• All cabling is connected.

• The value of the Post Content Length in you tem administrator to do this.

Sound card does not support full-duplex. For information on how to please visit www.axis.com and see the support section for Axis camera products.

Low bandwidth. Reduce the Speed setting on the Audio sett break-up in the sound, but will also increase the transmission delay. If running in Full-Duplex mode, try switching to Half-Duplex mode.

Poor positioning of speakers and/or microphone. Relocate the speakers or microphone so that they do not point towards each other, and/or lower the volume.

s selected in the AMC control panel applet (network tab).

ction methods are enabled in the AMC control panel applet (network tab).

is a firewall preventing viewing.

ring problems, you may need to enable Advanced Video Ren-

here is enough bandwidth available. See also the online help.

that video processing is not set to Decode only I frames.

help for more information.

Internet Explorer, set your Web browser to allow ActiveX controls.

the upload of your own files. Try deleting one or more existing files, to free

image buffer than is actually available. Try lowering the frame rate or

, high frame rate etc will reduce the performance of the AXIS 214 PTZ.

y network traffic, many users with access to unit, low performing

ill produce dithering artifacts in the image.

one are correctly connected.

r proxy server is 1MB or more. You may need to contact your sys-

ting in the camera’s Setup pages.

number of clients allowed to connect.

AXIS 214 PTZ

he button Set to default MPEG-4 decoder.

driver. The latest drivers can usually be downloaded from

check if your sound card supports full-duplex,

ings page. Setting lower speed will reduce any

For further assistance, please contact your reseller or check the product’s support pages on the Axis Website at http://www.axis.com/techsup

Technical Specifications

Item Specification Models • AXIS 214 PTZ 50Hz (PAL)

• AXIS 214 PTZ 60Hz (NTSC)

Image sensor ¼" Sony Exview HAD CCD Lens • 4.1-73.8 mm

• F1.4-3.0

• Autofocus

• Auto day/night

• Focus range: 10mm (wide) or 800 mm (tele) to infinity

Angle of view Horizontal 2.7°-48° Zoom 18x optical, 12x digital Minimum illumination • Color mode: 0.3 lux at F1.4, 30IRE

• Black/white mode: 0.005 lux at F1.4, 30IRE

Pan range +/- 170º Tilt range -30º to +90º Max speed • Pan: 100°/sec

• Tilt: 90°/sec

Video compression • Motion JPEG

• MPEG-4 Part 2 (ISO/IEC 14496-2), Profiles: ASP and SP

Resolutions • 4CIF, 2CIFExp, 2CIF, CIF, QCIF

• max 704x480 (NTSC) 704x576 (PAL)

• min 176x120 (NTSC) 176x144 (PAL)

Frame rate (NTSC/PAL)

Video streaming • Simultaneous Motion JPEG and MPEG-4

Image settings • Compression levels: 11 (Motion JPEG) /23 (MPEG-4)

Pan/Tilt/Zoom • 20 preset positions

Shutter time 1 to 1/10000 sec Audio • Full-duplex, half-duplex, simplex

Security • Multiple user access levels with password protection

Alarm and event management

• Motion JPEG: Up to 30/25 fps in all resolutions

• MPEG-4: Up to 25/21 fps at 4CIF/2CIFExp, up to 30/25 fps at 2CIF/CIF/QCIF

• Controllable frame rate and bandwidth

• Constant and variable bit rate (MPEG-4)

• Rotation: 90º, 180º, 270º

• Backlight compensation

• Configurable IR cut filter, Auto/Day/Night

• Configurable white balance, color/BW, brightness, shar

• Overlay capabilities: time, date, text or image

• Aspect ratio correction

• De-interlace filter (4 CIF resolution)

• Guard tour

• Control queue

• Supports Windows compatible joysticks

• Designed for operator control

• External line or microphone input (LINE/MIC IN)

• Mono audio (line level) output (LINE OUT) connects to PA system or active speaker

• Audio compression: G.711 PCM 64kbit/s, G.726 ADPCM 32 or 24 kbit/s

• IP address filtering

• HTTPS encryption

• Network authentication IEEE 802.1x

• Digest authentication

• Events triggered by: built-in motion detection, external inputs, PTZ preset positions, audio detection or according to a schedule

• Image upload over FTP, email and HTTP

• Notification over TCP, email, HTTP and external outputs

• Pre- and post alarm buffer of 9 MB per channel (approx. 4 second)

AXIS 214 PTZ

pness, exposure control

with built-in amplifier

min of CIF resolution video at 4 frames per

AXIS 214 PTZ

Item Specification Connectors • Ethernet 10BaseT/100BaseTX, RJ-45

• Terminal block for 1 alarm input, 1 output and alternative power connection

• Line/mic in 3,5mm tele jack

• Line out 3,5mm tele jack

Casing Plastic Processors and memory • CPU: ETRAX 100LX 32bit

• Video processing and compression: ARTPEC-2

• RAM: 32 MB, Flash: 8 MB

• Battery backed-up real-time clock

Power 11-13V DC, max 14 W Operating conditions • 0-45 °C (32-113 °F)

• Humidity 20-80% RH (non-condensing)

Installation, management and maintenance

Video access from Web browser

Minimum requirements • Pentium III CPU 500 MHz or higher, or equivalent AMD, 128 MB RAM, AGP graphics card 32 MB RAM,

• AXIS Camera Management tool on

• Configuration of backup and restore

• Firmware upgrades over HTTP or FTP, firmware available at www.axis.com

• Camera live view,

• Video recording to file (ASF)

• Customizable HTML pages

Direct Draw

• Windows 2000 or later

• DirectX 9.0 or later

• Internet Explorer 6.x or later

CD and web-based configuration

For other operating systems and brows

System integration support • Open API for software integration available at www.axis.com, including: AXIS

Control SDK, event trigger data in video stream

• Quality of Service (QoS) Layer 3, DiffServ Model

• Embedded Linux operating system

Supported protocols IPv4/v6, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS*, TCP, Q

ICMP, DHCP, UPnP, Bonjour, ARP, DNS, DynDNS, SOCKS, IEEE802.1X.

More information on protocol usage available at www.axis.com

*This product includes software developed by the Open SSL (www.openssl.org)

Included accessories • Installation Guide

• CD with User’s Manual, demo software, installation and management tools

• Ceiling mount kit

• Power supply 12V DC 3A

• MPEG-4 licenses (1 encoder, 1 decoder)

• MPEG-4 decoder (Windows)

Video management

tware (not included)

sof Accessories

(not included)

Approvals - EMC • EN55022 Class A,

Maximum dimensions (HxWxD) and

weight

• AXIS Camera Station - Surveillance application for viewing, recording and archiving up to 25 cameras

• See www.axis.com/partner/adp_partners.htm for more software applications via partners

• Housings for adverse indoor/outdoor environments

• AXIS 295 Video Surveillance Joystick

• AXIS 292 Network Video Decoder

• MPEG-4 decoder multi-user license pack

• EN 55024, EN61000-3-2

• EN61000-3-3

• EN61000-6-1

• EN61000-6-2

• FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A

• VCCI Class A

• C-tick AS/NZS CISPR 22

• ICES-003 Class A

• EN60950UL, CSA (Power supply)

179 x 152 x 157 mm (71/32 x 531/32 x 63/16)1110 g (27/16 lbs)

ers see www.axis.com/techsup

oS, SNMPv1/v2c/v3 (MIB-II), RTSP, RTP, UDP, IGMP, RTCP, SMTP, FTP,

Project for use in the Open SSL Tool kit

VAPIX API, AXIS Media

The AXIS 214 PTZ (PAL) delivers the following file sizes:

PAL PAL aspect ratio corrected

Resolution Min-Max (KB) Resolution Min-Max (KB)

4CIF 704x576 10 - 300 4CIF 768x576 11 - 330

2CIF expanded 704x576 10 - 250 2CIF expanded 768x576 11 - 270

2CIF 704x288 5 - 150 2CIF 768x288 5.5 - 160

CIF 352x288 2.5 - 80 CIF 384x288 2.7 - 90

QCIF 176x144 1 - 20 QCIF 192x144 1.1 - 22

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The AXIS 214 PTZ (NTS

4CIF 704x480 8 - 250 4CIF 640x480 7 - 230

2CIF expanded 704x480 8 - 200 2CIF expanded 640x480 7 - 180

2CIF 704x240 4 - 125 2CIF 640x240 3.5 - 11 0

CIF 352x240 2 - 70 CIF 320x240 1.8 - 60

QCIF 176x120 0.8 - 15 QCIF 160x120 0.7 - 14

C) delivers the following file sizes:

NTSC NTSC aspect ratio corrected

Resolution Min-Max (KB) Resolution Min-Max (KB)

General performance considerations

When setting up the camera, it is important to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance. Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others can affect the frame rate, and some will affect both. If the load on the CPU reaches its maximum, this will also affect the frame rate.

The following factors are among the most important to consider:

• High image resolutions and/or lower compression l affected.

• Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG and/or uni

• Simultaneous viewing of different streams (resolution, rate and bandwidth affected.

• Accessing both Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video width affected.

• Heavy usage of event settings affects the CPU load. Frame rate affected.

• Enabled motion detection. Frame rate and

bandwidth affected.

• Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure. Bandwidth

• Viewing on poorly performing client

PC lowers perceived performance. Frame rate affected.

• Access by large number of audio clients using

evels result in larger images. Bandwidth

cast MPEG-4 clients. Bandwidth affected.

compression, etc.) by many clients. Frame

streams simultaneously. Frame rate and band-

affected.

full-duplex mode. Bandwidth affected.

Optimizing your system

To see the bandwidth and frame rate currently required by the video stream, the AXIS 214 PTZ provides a tool that can be used to display these values directly in the video image.

To do this, special format strings are add Simply add #r (average frame rate in fps) and/or #b (average bandwidth in Kbps) to the overlay.

For detailed instructions, please see the online help for Video &

Image > Overlay Settings, and the help for File Naming & Date/Time Formats.

ed as part of a text overlay.

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Important!

•The figures displayed here are the values as delivered by the camera. If other restrictions are currently in force, (e.g. bandwidth limitation) these values might not correspond to those actually received by the client.

•For Motion JPEG, these values will only be accurate as long as no frame rate limit has been specified.

Frame rates - Motion JPEG

The following test results show the frame rates in frames/second (fps) for Motion JPEG streams from the AXIS 214 PTZ, using a compression level of 50%. Note that these values are guidelines only - actual values may vary.

fps

4CIF 25/30

2CIF expanded 25/30

2CIF 25/30

CIF 25/30

QCIF 25/30

Frame rates - MPEG-4

The following test results show the frame rates in frames/second (fps) for MPEG-4 streams from the AXIS 214 PTZ. Note that these values are guidelines only - actual values may vary.

The MPEG-4 test conditions:

• Compression level = 50%

•

Video Object Type = Advanced Simple

• GOV structure = IP*

4CIF 17/21

2CIF expanded 17/21

2CIF 25/30

CIF 25/30

QCIF 25/30

*Note that setting the GOV structure to use “I-frames only” will increase the frame rate.

fps

Bandwidth

As there are many factors affecting bandwidth, it is very difficult to predict the required amounts. The settings that affect bandwidth are:

• the image resolution

• the image compression

•the frame rate

• the MPEG-4 object type

• the MPEG-4 GOV structure

• the audio settings.

There are also factors in the monitored scene that will

affect the bandwidth. These are:

• the amount of motion

• the image’s complexity

• the lighting conditions.

For MPEG-4, if there is only limited bandwidth available,

and if this is more important than the image quality, using a constant bit rate (CBR) is recommended. Use a variable bit rate (VBR) if the image quality needs to be maintained at a higher level. If supported on the network, consider also using MPEG-4 multicasting, as the bandwidth consumption will be much lower.

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Glossary of Terms

ActiveX - A standard that enables software components to interact with one another in a networked environment, regardless of the language(s) used to create them. Web browsers may come into contact with ActiveX controls, ActiveX documents, and ActiveX scripts. ActiveX controls are often downloaded and installed automatically as required.

AF (Autofocus) - A system by which the camera lens automatically

ocuses on a selected part of the subject.

Angle - The field of view, relative to a standard lens in a 35mm still

amera, expressed in degrees, e.g. 30°. For practical purposes, this is

c the area that a lens can cover, where the angle of view is determined by the focal length of the lens. A wide-angle lens has a short focal length and covers a wider angle of view than standard or telephoto lenses, which have longer focal lengths.

ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) - This protocol is used to

ssociate an IP address to a hardware MAC address. A request is

a broadcast on the local network to discover the MAC address for an IP address.

ARTPEC (Axis Real Time Picture Encoder) - A chip designed by

xis for image compression. ARTPEC supports a range of CCD and

A CMOS sensors, built-in functionality for sharpening, backlight compensation, noise reduction and white balance, support for multiple Motion-JPEG streams, support for MPEG-4 part 2, up to 30 frames/second from 4 simultaneous video sources and real-time compression of up to 45 Megapixels/second.

ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit)

for a specific application, as opposed to a general purpose circuit, such as a microprocessor.

Aspect ratio - A ratio of width to height in images. A common aspect

tio used for television screens and computer monitors is 4:3.

ra High-definition television (HDTV) uses an aspect ratio of 16:9.

Autoiris (or DC-Iris) - This special type of iris is electrically c

ontrolled by the camera, to automatically regulate the amount of

light allowed to enter.

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) - A video format that supports

eous playback of audio and video.

simultan

Bitmap - A bitmap is a data file representing a rectangular grid of

ixels. It defines a display space and color for each pixel (or "bit") in

p the display space. This type of image is known as a "raster graphic." GIFs and JPEGs are examples of image file types that contain bitmaps.

Because a bitmap uses this fixed raster method, it cannot easily be

scaled without losing definition. Conversely, a vector graphic image

re uses geometrical shapes to represent the image, and can thus be quickly rescaled.

Bit rate - The bit rate (in kbit/s or Mbit/s) is often referred to as

ed, but actually defines the number of bits/time unit and not

spe distance/time unit.

Bluetooth - Bluetooth is an open standard for wireless transmission

f voice and data between mobile devices (PCs, handheld computers,

o telephones and printers).

Bonjour - Also known as zero-configuration networking, Bonjour

nables devices to automatically discover each other on a network,

e without having to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers. Bonjour is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Broadband - In network engineering terms, this describes

mission methods where two or more signals share the same

trans carrier. In more popular terminology, broadband is taken to mean high-speed data transmission.

CCD (Charged Coupled Device) - This light-sensitive image device

in many digital cameras is a large integrated circuit that

used contains hundreds of thousands of photo-sites (pixels) that convert light energy into electronic signals. Its size is measured diagonally and can be 1/4”, 1/3", 1/2" or 2/3".

- A circuit designed

CGI (Common Gateway Interface) - A specification for

unication between a web server and other (CGI) programs. For

comm example, a HTML page that contains a form might use a CGI program to process the form data once it is submitted.

CIF (Common Intermediate Format) - CIF refers to the analog video resolutions also Resolution.

Client/Server - Client/server describes the relationship between two computer request from another program, the server, which fulfils the request. Typically, multiple client programs share the services of a common server program. A web browser is a client program that requests services (the sending of web pages or files) from a web server.

CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) - A CMOS is a wide positive circuits. Since only one of the circuit types is on at any given time, CMOS chips require less power than chips using just one type of transistor. CMOS image sensors also allow processing circuits to be included on the same chip, an advantage not possible with CCD sensors, which are also much more expensive to produce.

Codec - In communications engineering, a codec is usually a code convert e.g. analog video and audio signals into a digital format for transmission. The codec also converts received digital signals back into analog format. A codec uses analog-to-digital conversion and digital-to-analog conversion in the same chip.

Codec can also mean compression/decompression, in which generally taken to mean an algorithm or computer program for reducing the size of large files and programs.

Compression - See Imag

Contrast - Defines the degree of difference between the lightest and

darkest p

DC-Iris - This special type of iris is electrically controlled by the came enter.

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - DHCP is a protocol th

at lets network administrators automate and centrally manage the

assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to network devices in a network.

DHCP uses the concept of a "lease" or amount of time that a given IP address will be valid for depending on how long a user is likely to require the network connection at a particular location.

DHCP also supports static addresses for e.g. computers running web

ervers, which need a permanent IP address.

DNS (Domain Name System) - DNS is used to locate and translate Inte domain name is a meaningful and easy-to-remember name for an Internet address. For example the domain name www.example.com is much easier to remember than 192.0.34.166. The translation tables for domain names are contained in Domain name servers.

Domain Server - Domains can also be used by organizations who wish Each user within a domain has an account that usually allows them to log in to and use any computer in the domain, although restrictions may also apply. The domain server is the server that authenticates the users on the network.

Duplex - See Fu

Ethernet - Ethernet is the most widely installed local area network

technolog pair wires. The most commonly installed Ethernet systems are 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T10, which provide transmission speeds up to 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps respectively.

ETRAX (Ethernet Token Ring AXIS) - Axis' own microprocessor.

Factory default settings - These are the settings that originally

applie should become necessary to reset a device to its factory default

352x288 pixels (PAL) and 352x240 pixels (NTSC). See

programs in which one program, the client, makes a service

ly used type of semiconductor that uses both negative and

r/decoder. Codecs are used in integrated circuits or chips that

case it is

e Compression.

arts of an image or video stream.

ra, to automatically regulate the amount of light allowed to

a computer. The lease time can vary,

rnet domain names into IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. A

to centralize the management of their (Windows) computers.

ll-duplex.

y. An Ethernet LAN typically uses special grades of twisted

d for a device when it was first delivered from the factory. If it

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settings, this will, for many devices, completely reset any settings that were changed by the user.

Firewall - A firewall works as a barrier between networks, e.g.

etween a Local Area Network and the Internet. The firewall ensures

b that only authorized users are allowed to access the one network from the other. A firewall can be software running on a computer, or it can be a standalone hardware device.

Focal length - Measured in millimeters, the focal length of a camera

ns determines the width of the horizontal field of view, which in

le turn is measured in degrees.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) - An application protocol that uses the

CP/IP protocols. It is used to exchange files between

T computers/devices on networks.

Frame - A frame is a complete video image. In the 2:1 interlaced sc

anning format of the RS-170 and CCIR formats, a frame is made up of two separate fields of 262.5 or 312.5 lines interlaced at 60 or 50 Hz to form a complete frame, which appears at 30 or 25 Hz. In video cameras with a progressive scan, each frame is scanned line-by-line and not interlaced; most are also displayed at 30 and 25 Hz.

Frame rate - The frame rate used to describe the frequency at which

video stream is updated is measured in frames per second (fps). A

a higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream, as it maintains image quality throughout.

Full-duplex - Transmission of data in two directions simultaneously.

an audio system this would describe e.g. a telephone systems.

In Half-duplex also provides bi-directional communication, but only in one direction at a time, as in a walkie-talkie system. See also Simplex.

Gain - The amplification factor and the extent to which an analog

mplifier boosts the strength of a signal. Amplification factors are

a usually expressed in terms of power. Decibel (dB) is the most common way of quantifying the gain of an amplifier.

Gateway - A gateway is a point in a network that acts as an entry

oint to another network. In a corporate network for example, a

p computer server acting as a gateway often also acts as a proxy server and a firewall server. A gateway is often associated with both a router, which knows where to direct a given packet of data that arrives at the gateway, and a switch, which furnishes the actual path in and out of the gateway for a given packet.

GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) - GIF is one of the most common

rmats used for images in web pages. There are two versions of

file fo the format, 87a and 89a. Version 89a supports animations, i.e. a short sequence of images within a single GIF file. GIF89a can also be specified for interlaced presentation.

GOV (Group Of VOPs) - A group of VOPs is the basic unit of an

PEG-4 video stream. The GOV contains different types and numbers

M of VOPs (I-VOPs, P-VOPs) as determined by the GOV length and GOV structure. See also VOP.

GOV length - The GOV length determines the number of images (VOPs) in the

GOV structure - The GOV structure describes the composition of an

EG-4 video stream, as regards the type of images (I-VOPs or

MP P-VOPs) included in the stream, and their internal order. See also GOV and VOP.

Half-duplex - See Full-duplex.

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) - HTML is the set of "markup"

sym browser. The markup tells the browser how to display the page's words and images for the user.

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - HTTP is the set of rules for

xchanging files (text, graphic images, sound, video, and other

e multimedia files) on the web. The HTTP protocol runs on top of the TCP/IP suite of protocols.

Hub - A (network) hub is used to connect multiple devices to the

twork. The hub transmits all data to all devices connected to it,

ne whereas a switch will only transmit the data to the device it is specifically intended for.

IEEE 802.11 - A family of standards for wireless LANs. The 802.11

GOV structure. See also GOV and VOP.

bols or codes inserted in a file intended for display in web

tandard supports 1 or 2 Mbit/s transmission on the 2.4 GHz band.

s IEEE 802.11b specifies an 11 Mbit/s data rate on the 2.4 GHz band, while 802.11a allows up to 54 Mbit/s on the 5 GHz band.

Image compression - Image compression minimizes the file size (in bytes) of an imag formats are JPEG and GIF.

Interlacing - Interlaced video is video captured at 50 pictures (known as

fields) per second, of which every 2 consecutive fields (at half height) are then combined into 1 frame. Interlacing was developed many years ago for the analog TV world and is still used widely today. It provides good results when viewing motion in standard TV pictures, although there is always some degree of distortion in the image.

To view interlaced video on e.g. a computer monitor, the video must

e de-interlaced, to produce progressive video, which consists of

first b complete images, one after the other, at 25 frames per second. See also Progressive scan.

IP (Internet Protocol) - The Internet Protocol is a method transmitting individual and completely independent "packets." Each computer (or host) on the Internet has at least one address that uniquely identifies it from all others, and each data packet contains both the sender's address and the receiver's address.

The Internet Protocol ensures that the data packets all arrive at the

d address. As IP is a connectionless protocol, which means

intende that there is no established connection between the communication end-points, packets can be sent via different routes and do not need to arrive at the destination in the correct order.

Once the data packets have arrived at the correct destination, another

- Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) - puts them in the

protocol right order. See also TCP.

IP Address - An IP address is simply an address on an IP network used

by a computer/device connected to that network. IP addresses allow all the connected computers/devices to find each other and to pass data back and forth.

To avoid conflicts, each IP address on any given network must be

ue. An IP address can be assigned as fixed, so that it does not

uniq change, or it can be assigned dynamically (and automatically) by DHCP.

An IP address consists of four groups (or quads) of decimal digits

eparated by periods, e.g. 130.5.5.25. Different parts of the address

s represent different things. Some part will represent the network number or address, and some other part will represent the local machine address.

Index

Accessing the video stream 13 Action Buttons 25 Active/Inactive 25 Administrator 31 Administrators 14 Advanced Simple profile 11 Alarm 27, 29, 39 AMC 9, 12 ARP/Ping 33 Audio 20 Audio input 21 Audio mode 21 Audio output 21 Auxiliary Power 39 AXIS Media Control 21

Backup 37 Bandwidth 11, 46 Bit rate 11 Buffer Size 28 Buffers 28

CGI links 24 Connection Module 39 Constant bit rate 11 Control Button 6 Control Panel 9

Date & Time 33 Default 37 DNS Configuration 34 DNS Server 34 Domain Name 34

Enable ARP/Ping 33 Event 27 Event Servers 27 Event Types 28

Factory Default 38 File Sizes (NTSC) 45 File Sizes (PAL) 45 Frame Rate 16 Frame rates 46 FTP Server 27 Full duplex 21

Half duplex 21 Host Name 34 HTML Examples 25 HTTP API 24 HTTP Server 27

Input 39 IP Address Filtering 31 IR light 9

LED Settings 37 Live View 14 Live View Config 23 Logs & Reports 38

Motion Detection 29 Motion JPEG 11 MPEG-4 5, 11, 17 MPEG-4 protocols 12 Multicasting 12

NAT traversal 35 Network 33 Network Connector 6 NTP Configuration 34 NTP Server 33

Operator 31 Other MPEG-4 clients 13 Output 39 Output Buttons 25 Overlay Image 16 Overlay Settings 16 Own Home Page 24 Own web files 23

Pan/Tilt/Zoom Control Queue 10 Pan/Tilt/Zoom Controls 10 Pinout 37 Pinout - I/O connectors 39 Port Status 30 Ports & Devices 37 Post-trigger Buffer 28 Power Connector 6 Pre-trigger Buffer 28 PTZ Commands 24 Pulse 8, 25 Push to talk 21

Referrals 31 Restart 37 Restore 37 RTP 12 RTSP 12

Scheduled Event 29 Security 31 Security/Users 31 Server Time 33 Services 33 Setup 14 Simple profile 11 SMTP 36 Snapshot 8 SOCKS 35 Streaming MPEG-4 12 Support 38 System Options 31

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TCP Server 27 Time Mode 33 Triggered Event 28 Troubleshooting 40

UDP 12 Unicasting 12 Upgrade Server 37 UPnP 37 User 31 User Defined Links 24 User List 31

Variable bit rate 11 Video Stream 16

Axis 214 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Product Description

Accessing the camera

Accessing the camera from a browser

Setting the password for root

Accessing the camera from the Internet

The Live View page

Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls

Viewer controls

PTZ Control Queue

Video and Audio Streams

Video Stream Types

Audio Stream Types

MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods

How to stream MPEG-4

AXIS Media Control

Other methods of accessing the video stream

Configuring the camera

Accessing the Setup link from a browser

Video & Image settings

Image

Overlay Image

MPEG-4

MJPEG

AXIS Media Control

Audio

Basic Audio Settings

Advanced Audio Settings

Live View Config

Layout

HTML Examples

External Video

PTZ Configuration

Preset Positions

Guard Tour

Advanced - Limits

Advanced - Ctrl Panel

Control Queue

Event configuration

Event servers

Event types

Scheduled events

Motion Detection

Port Status

System Options

Security - Users

Security - IP Address Filter

Security - HTTPS

Security - 802.1x

Date & Time

Network - Basic TCP/IP Settings

Network - Advanced TCP/IP Settings

Network - SOCKS

Network - QoS (Quality of service)

Network - SMTP (email)

Network - SNMP

Network - UPnP™

Network - RTP / MPEG-4

Network - Bonjour

Ports & Devices - I/O Ports

Maintenance

Support

Advanced

Resetting to the factory default settings

Connections

I/O inputs and outputs

Schematic connection diagram

Connecting audio equipment

Troubleshooting

Checking the Firmware

Updating the Firmware

Support

Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions

Technical Specifications

General performance considerations

Optimizing your system

Frame rates - Motion JPEG