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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