Axis M3044-WV User Manual (prior to FW 7.20)

AXISM3044-WVNetworkCamera

UserManual

AboutthisDocument

ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISM3044-WV
FixedDomeNetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware6.15and
later.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproducton
yournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhen
usingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystems
mayalsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Later
versionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedatwww.axis.com.Seealsothe
product’sonlinehelp,availablethroughtheweb-basedinterface.

Legalconsiderations

Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfromcountryto
country.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusingthisproduct
forsurveillancepurposes.

Thisproductincludesthefollowinglicences:

•one(1)H.264decoderlicense

Topurchasefurtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.

Liability

Everycarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdocument.Please
informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis
CommunicationsABcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytechnicalor
typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe
productandmanualswithoutpriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB
makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained
withinthisdocument,including,butnotlimitedto,theimplied
warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.Axis
CommunicationsABshallnotbeliablenorresponsibleforincidentalor
consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,performance
oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended
purpose.

Intellectualpropertyrights

AxisABhasintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingtotechnologyembodied
intheproductdescribedinthisdocument.Inparticular,andwithout
limitation,theseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormoreof
thepatentslistedataxis.com/patent.htmandoneormoreadditional
patentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandothercountries.

Thisproductcontainslicensedthird-partysoftware.Seethemenuitem
“About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.

ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer,
Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see

opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom
developer.apple.com/bonjour/

Equipmentmodications

Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe
instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains
nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor
modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications
andapprovals.

Trademarkacknowledgements

AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXISandVAPIXareregisteredtrademarksor
trademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvariousjurisdictions.Allother
companynamesandproductsaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarks
oftheirrespectivecompanies.

Apple,Boa,Apache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExplorer,Linux,
Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.TheUPnPWord
MarkandUPnPLogoaretrademarksofOpenConnectivityFoundation,
Inc.intheUnitedStatesorothercountries.

SD,SDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C,
LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD,
miniSDHC,microSDHC,microSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered
trademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.

WPA,WPA2andWi-FiProtectedSetuparemarksoftheWi-FiAlliance.

Regulatoryinformation

Europe

Thisproductisintendedforindooruseonly.
ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectivesand

harmonizedstandards:

•ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive2014/30/EU.See

Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)onpage2.

•RadioEquipmentDirective(RED)2014/53/EU.SeeRadio

transmissiononpage3.

•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2014/35/EU.SeeSafetyonpage3.

•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive201 1/65/EU.

SeeDisposalandrecyclingonpage3.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactinformationonpage4.

Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)

Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:

•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe

instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.

•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen

installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended

environment.

USA

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

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom

thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
thatisproperlygrounded.

Canada

ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCANICES-3(ClassB).Theproduct
shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis
properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme
CANNMB-3(classeB).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble
réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.

Europe

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55032.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.

Australia/NewZealand

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theproductshall
beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.

Japan

この装置は、クラスB情報技術装置です。この装置は、家
庭環境で使⽤することを⽬的としていますが、この装置が
ラジオやテレビジョン受信機に近接して使⽤されると、受
信障害を引き起こすことがあります。取扱説明書に従って
正しい取り扱いをして下さい。本製品は、シールドネット
ワークケーブル(STP)を使⽤して接続してください。また
適切に接地してください。

Korea

이기기는가정용(B급)전자파적합기기로서주로가정에
서사용하는것을목적으로하며,모든지역에서사용할수
있습니다.적절히접지된STP(shieldedtwistedpair)케이
블을사용하여제품을연결하십시오.

Radiotransmission

Thisequipmentmaygenerateoruseradiofrequencyenergy.Theuser
couldlosetheauthoritytooperatethisequipmentifanunauthorized
changeormodicationismade.

USA

ThisequipmentcomplieswiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesirableoperation.

ThisproductcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitsforan
uncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshallbeinstalledand
operatedwithaminimumdistanceof20cm(7.9in)betweentheuser
andthedevice.

Canada

ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicence-exemptRSS
standard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)
thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustaccept
anyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired
operationofthedevice.
ThisproductcomplieswithICradiationexposurelimitsforan
uncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshallbeinstalledand
operatedwithaminimumdistanceof20cm(7.9in)betweenthe
userandthedevice.Thisdeviceforoperationinthefrequencyband
5150-5250MHzisonlyforindoorusetoreducethepotentialfor
harmfulinterferencetoco-channelmobilesatellitesystems.
LeprésentappareilestconformeauxCNRd'IndustrieCanada
applicablesauxappareilsradioexemptsdelicence.L'exploitationest
autoriséeauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:(1)l'appareilnedoitpas
produiredebrouillage,et(2)l'utilisateurdel'appareildoitacceptertout
brouillageradioélectriquesubi,mêmesilebrouillageestsusceptible
d'encompromettrelefonctionnement.
Ceproduitestconformeauxlimitesd'expositionauxradiationsICpour
unenvironnementnoncontrôlé.L’équipementdoitêtreinstalléet
fonctionnéàunedistanceminimumde20cm(7,9po)entrel’utilisateur
etledispositif.Danslabandedefréquencesde5150à5250MHz,
cetappareildoituniquementêtreutiliséàl’intérieuranderéduirele
risquedebrouillagepréjudiciabledesystèmesdeservicemobilepar
satellitesetrouvantdanslemêmecanal.

Europe

Hereby,AxisCommunicationsABdeclaresthatthisproductisin
compliancewiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevant
provisionsofDirective2014/53/EC.

FR

ParlaprésenteAxisCommunicationsABdéclarequel’appareil
ceproduitestconformeauxexigencesessentiellesetauxautres
dispositionspertinentesdeladirective2014/53/CE.

DE

HiermiterklärtAxisCommunicationsAB,dasssichdiesesProduktin
ÜbereinstimmungmitdengrundlegendenAnforderungenundden
anderenrelevantenVorschriftenderRichtlinie2014/53/EGbendet.

IT

ConlapresenteAxisCommunicationsABdichiarachequestoprodotto
èconformeairequisitiessenzialiedallealtredisposizionipertinenti
stabilitedalladirettiva2014/53/CE.

ES

PormediodelapresenteAxisCommunicationsABdeclaraqueeleste
productocumpleconlosrequisitosesencialesycualesquieraotras
disposicionesaplicablesoexigiblesdelaDirectiva2014/53/CE.

FI

AxisCommunicationsABvakuuttaatätenettätämätuotetyyppinen
laiteondirektiivin2014/53/EYoleellistenvaatimustenjasitäkoskevien
direktiivinmuidenehtojenmukainen.

NL

HierbijverklaartAxisCommunicationsABdathettoestelin
overeenstemmingismetdeessentiëleeisenendeandererelevante
bepalingenvanrichtlijn2014/53/EG.

SV

HärmedintygarAxisCommunicationsABattdennaproduktstår
iöverensstämmelsemeddeväsentligaegenskapskravochövriga
relevantabestämmelsersomframgåravdirektiv2014/53/EG.

DA

UndertegnedeAxisCommunicationsABerklærerherved,atfølgende
udstyroverholderdevæsentligekravogøvrigerelevantekravidirektiv
2014/53/EF.

PT

AxisCommunicationsABdeclaraqueesteprodutoestáconformecom
osrequisitosessenciaiseoutrasdisposiçõesdaDirectiva2014/53/CE.

EL

ΜΕΤΗΝΠΑΡΟΥΣΑAxisCommunicationsABΔΗΛΩΝΕΙΟΤΙ
αυτότοπροϊόνΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙΠΡΟΣΤΙΣΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ
ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣΚΑΙΤΙΣΛΟΙΠΕΣΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣΤΗΣ
ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ2014/53/EK.

Thisequipmentcanbeusedinthefollowingcountries:
AT,BE,BG,CH,CY,CZ,DE,DK,EE,EL,ES,FI,FR,HR,HU,IE,IS,IT,LI,LT,

LU,LV,MT,NL,NO,PL,PT,RO,SE,SI,SK,TR,UK

Australia/NewZealand

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsoftheRadio
CommunicationsStandardAS/NZS4268.

Taiwan

【低功率警語】(主要針對BT/WIFI)BT/Wi-FiStatement第⼗⼆條
經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，⾮經許可，公司、商號或
使⽤者均不得擅⾃變更頻率、加⼤功率或變更原設計之特性及
功能。第⼗四條低功率射頻電機之使⽤不得影響⾶航安全及
⼲擾合法通信；經發現有⼲擾現象時，應⽴即停⽤，並改善⾄
無⼲擾時⽅得繼續使⽤。前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作
業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或⼯業、科
學及醫療⽤電波輻射性電機設備之⼲擾。

(1)應避免影響附近雷達系統之操作
(2)⾼增益指向性天線只得應⽤於固定式點對點系統

Japan

本製品は、特定無線設備の技術基準適合証明を受けてい
ます。

Brazil

EsteprodutoestáhomologadopelaANATEL,deacordocomos
procedimentosregulamentadospelaResolução242/2000eatende
aosrequisitostécnicosaplicados.

Esteequipamentooperaemcarátersecundário,istoé,nãotemdireito
aproteçãocontrainterferênciaprejudicial,mesmodeestaçõesdo
mesmotipo,enãopodecausarinterferênciaasistemasoperandoem
caráterprimário.

Paramaioresinformações,consulteositedaANATELwww.anatel.gov.br

Mexico

Laoperacióndeesteequipoestásujetaalassiguientesdoscondiciones:

1.Esposiblequeesteequipoodispositivonocauseinterferencia

perjudicial.

2.Esteequipoodispositivodebeaceptarcualquierinterferencia.

Incluyendolaquepuedacausarsuoperaciónnodeseada.

Safety

ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.

Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,theproductshallbe
groundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable(STP)orother
appropriatemethod.

Thepowersupplyusedwiththisproductshallfullloneofthe
followingrequirements:

•SafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)accordingtoclause2.2of

IEC/UL60950-1andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)accordingto

clause2.5ofIEC/UL60950-1orCEC/NECClass2sourceofsupply

asdenedintheCanadianElectricalCode,CSAC22.1andNational

ElectricalCode,ANSI/NFPA70

•Class1electricalenergysource(ES1)andClass2powersource

(PS2)ratedoutputpowerlimitedto≤100Waccordingto

IEC/UL62368-1

Disposalandrecycling

Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disposeof
itaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.Forinformationabout

yournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contactyourlocalauthority
responsibleforwastedisposal.Inaccordancewithlocallegislation,
penaltiesmaybeapplicableforincorrectdisposalofthiswaste.

Europe

Thissymbolmeansthattheproductshallnotbedisposedof
togetherwithhouseholdorcommercialwaste.Directive2012/19/EU
onwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)isapplicablein
theEuropeanUnionmemberstates.Topreventpotentialharmto
humanhealthandtheenvironment,theproductmustbedisposed
ofinanapprovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingprocess.For
informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contact
yourlocalauthorityresponsibleforwastedisposal.Businessesshould
contacttheproductsupplierforinformationabouthowtodispose
ofthisproductcorrectly.

ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective201 1/65/EUon
therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical
andelectronicequipment(RoHS).

China

ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofSJ/T11364-2014,
Markingfortherestrictionofhazardoussubstancesinelectricaland
electronicproducts.

有毒有害物质或元素

部
件
名
称

电
气
实
装
部
分

0:表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含量均在
GB/T26572标准规定的限量要求以下。

X:表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含

量超出GB/T26572标准规定的限量要求。

铅

(Pb)

X

汞

(Hg)

00000

镉

(Cd)

六价

铬

(Cr(VI)
)

多溴

联苯

(PBB)

多溴
二苯
醚

(PBDE)

Learnmore!

VisitAxislearningcenteraxis.com/academyforusefultrainings,
webinars,tutorialsandguides.

Contactinformation

AxisCommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
Sweden

Tel:[phone]
Fax:[phone]

axis.com

Support

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

•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates

•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase,search

byproduct,category,orphrase

•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate

supportarea

•chatwithAxissupportstaff

•visitAxisSupportataxis.com/support

Warrantyinformation

ForinformationaboutAxis’productwarrantyandtheretorelated
information,gotoaxis.com/warranty

AXISM3044-WVNetworkCamera

TableofContents

Safetyinformation..........................................7

Hazardlevels...................................................7

Othermessagelevels.............................................7

Hardwareoverview..........................................8

ConnectorsandButtons..........................................8

LEDIndicators..................................................9

Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................10

Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................10

HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet.........................10

Howtosettherootpassword.....................................10

SetPowerLineFrequency.........................................1 1

Abouttheliveviewwindow.......................................1 1

Aboutmediastreams........................................14

AboutH.264format.............................................14

AboutMJPEGformat............................................14

AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)...................................14

Alternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream....................15

Howtosetuptheproduct....................................17

Howtoperformabasicsetup.....................................17

Aboutvideosettings........................................18

Howtosetupvideostreams......................................18

Aboutstreamproles............................................19

AboutONVIFmediaproles.......................................19

Aboutcamerasettings...........................................19

ViewArea.....................................................20

Aboutoverlays..................................................21

Aboutprivacymasks.............................................22

Howtoconguretheliveviewwindow.........................24

AboutPTZ(PanTiltZoom)....................................26

Aboutpresetpositions...........................................26

Aboutguardtours...............................................26

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

Aboutdetectors............................................28

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

Aboutmotiondetection..........................................28

Aboutapplications..........................................31

Aboutapplicationlicenses........................................31

Howtouploadandstartanapplication.............................31

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

AXISVideoMotionDetection.................................32

Considerations..................................................32

StartandStoptheApplication.....................................32

CongureApplication............................................32

UsingtheApplicationinanActionRule.............................36

Aboutevents...............................................37

Howtosetupactionrules........................................37

Howtoaddrecipients............................................39

Howtocreateschedules..........................................40

Howtosetuprecurrences........................................41

Aboutrecordings...........................................42

Howtondrecordings...........................................42

Howtoplayrecordings...........................................42

Howtoexportavideoclip........................................43

Aboutcontinuousrecording.......................................43

Aboutlanguages............................................44

Aboutsystemoptions........................................45

Security.......................................................45

Date&Time....................................................47

Network.......................................................48

Storage.......................................................56

Maintenance...................................................58

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TableofContents

Support.......................................................59

Advanced......................................................60

Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................60

Troubleshooting............................................61

Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................61

Howtoupgradethermware.....................................61

EmergencyRecoveryProcedure....................................61

Symptoms,possiblecausesandremedialactions......................62

Specications..............................................65

Performanceconsiderations.......................................65

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Safetyinformation

Safetyinformation

Hazardlevels

DANGER

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.

WARNING

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.

CAUTION

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderateinjury.

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

Indicatesasituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoproperty.

Othermessagelevels

Important

Indicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.

Note

Indicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.

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Hardwareoverview

Hardwareoverview

Forspecicationsofthehardwarecomponents,seeSpecicationsonpage65.

1

Domecover

2

StatusLED

3

microSDcardslot

4

WLANpairingbutton(2)

5

Controlbutton(1)

6

Networkconnector

7

Focusring

8

Powerconnector

ConnectorsandButtons

Networkconnector

RJ45Ethernetconnector.

Powerconnector

ThismicroUSBtypeBconnectorisforpoweronly.WerecommendusingAxismicroUSBpowersupply.

SDcardslot

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.Donotusesharptools,metalobjects,orexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingthe
SDcard.Useyourngerstoinsertandremovethecard.

•Riskofdatalossandcorruptedrecordings.DonotremovetheSDcardwhiletheproductisrunning.UnmounttheSDcard
fromtheproduct’swebpagebeforeremoval.

ThisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXCcards(notincluded).

ForSDcardrecommendations,seeaxis.com

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Hardwareoverview

Controlbutton

Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,see.

Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:

•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage60.

•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage49.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3

secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.

•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage49.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.

WLANpairingbutton

TheWLANpairingbuttonisusedforconnectingtoanaccesspointthroughpushbuttonconguration(PBC).Tondoutmore,
gotoWirelessSettingsonpage52.

LEDIndicators

Note

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.

StatusLED

Unlit

GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.

Amber

Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.

RedFirmwareupgradefailure.

Note

Amberisacombinationofredandgreen,andcanbeperceivedaseitherofthesecolorsdependingonviewingangle.

Indication

Connectionandnormaloperation.

Flashesgreenduringwirelessnetworkpairing.

Steadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgradeorresettofactorydefault.

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Howtoaccesstheproduct

Howtoaccesstheproduct

ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.

Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Werecommendthefollowingbrowsers:

•InternetExplorer

•Safari

•Chrome

ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.

TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAMC.
Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.

Note

•QuickTime

®

withOSX

TM

®

withWindows

®

orFirefox

TM

®

withotheroperatingsystems.

isalsosupportedforviewingH.264streams.

®

Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser

1.Startawebbrowser.

2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.

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

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis
Supportwebataxis.com/support

Note

ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.

3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe

congured.

4.Theproduct’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.

HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet

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

Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage50.

ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/support

SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceatwww.axiscam.net

Howtosettherootpassword

ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.

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Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage46.

Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeHowtoresettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage60.

TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.

TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:

1.ClickUseHTTPS.

Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe
passwordcannowbesetsecurely.

2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

SetPowerLineFrequency

PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage60)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.

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

Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.

Note

Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.

Abouttheliveviewwindow

Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewwindowmayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownliveview
window.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.

Aboutthecontrolsintheliveviewwindow

ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto
tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).

SelectastreamprolefortheliveviewwindowfromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage19.

UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromtheliveviewwindow.Forinformation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeAboutthemanualtriggeronpage12.

ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.

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Aboutthemanualtrigger

TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Tocongurethemanualtrigger:

1.GotoSetup>Events.

2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.

3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.

4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.

5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.

Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeAbouteventsonpage37.

ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.

AbouttheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbar

TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage14for
moreinformation.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:

ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.

TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.

TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.

ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.

TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

PTZControls

Note

ThesecontrolsareavailableifdigitalPTZisenabledintheselectedviewarea,seeViewAreaonpage20.

ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.

ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.

Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa
rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.

Toviewaspecicviewareaorpresetposition,selectitfromtheSourcelist.

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PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatposition.

Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.

ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeAboutadvancedPTZsettingsonpage26.

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Aboutmediastreams

Aboutmediastreams

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe
typeyouuse.

TheliveviewwindowintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream
proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheliveviewwindow.

AboutH.264format

H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.

Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:

UnicastRTP

RTPoverRTSP

RTPoverRTSPoverHTTP

MulticastRTP

AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisproducttodeterminethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofpriority,listedinthe
AMCControlPanel,canbechangedandtheoptionsdisabled,tosuitspecicrequirements.

Note

H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.

Thisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis
importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream,
evenifsomeframesaredropped.

Thisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.

Thisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto
allowtheHTTPprotocol,thusallowingRTPto
betunneled.

Thismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways
up-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredropped.
Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof
clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothowever,passanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternet,forexample.
Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof20
simultaneousconnections.

Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof20
simultaneousunicastconnections.

AboutMJPEGformat

ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.

TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.

AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)

AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.

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Aboutmediastreams

TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore
information.

TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:

•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)

•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.

Alternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream

YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:

•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP

connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.

•StillJPEGimagesinabrowser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi

•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths

canbeused:

-UnicastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-UnicastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-UnicastviaRTSP,tunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-Multicast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

•QuickTime

TM

.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp

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Note

•<ip>=IPaddress

•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.

•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.

•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.

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Howtosetuptheproduct

Howtosetuptheproduct

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’ssetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheliveviewwindow.

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.

•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage45

Seealsotheonlinehelp

.

Howtoperformabasicsetup

BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:

1.Users.Seepage45.

2.Wireless.Seepage51.

3.TCP/IP.Seepage48.

4.Date&Time.Seepage47.

5.VideoStream.Seepage18.

TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.

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Aboutvideosettings

Aboutvideosettings

ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:

•Videostream.Seepage18.

•Streamproles.Seepage19.

•Camerasettings.Seepage19.

•Viewareas.Seepage20.

•Overlayimage.Seepage21.

•Privacymask.Seepage22.

Howtosetupvideostreams

Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.

Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:

•Image.Seepage18.

•H.264.Seepage19.

•Zipstream.Seepage19.

Aboutthepixelcounter

Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.

Thepixelcountercanbeused:

•Whensettingupavideostream,seeHowtosetupvideostreamsonpage18.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselectthe

Showpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenter
thenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.

•WhenaccessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickinthe

imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.

Image

ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.

Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:

•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.

•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe

compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.

•Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.

•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.

•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed

amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.

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•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage21.

ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.

AboutH.264

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

AboutZipstream

Axis’ZipstreamTechnologyisabitratereductiontechnologyoptimizedforvideosurveillance.Zipstreamreducestheaveragebitrate
intheH.264streambyremovingunnecessarydata,whichmakesitpossibletostreamhigherresolutions,reducestoragecost
orkeeprecordingsforalongertime.

Toreducetheaveragebitrate,Zipstreamreducesthebitrateinareasoftheimagethatarelessinterestingfromavideosurveillance
perspective,forexamplethebackground.Imagedetailsthatareimportantforforensicvideoanalysis,forexamplefacesand
licenseplates,areencodedwithahigherbitrate.

Axis’ZipstreamTechnologyforH.264conformstotheH.264standardandiscompatiblewiththird-partyclientsandVMSsolutions
thatdecodeH.264video.

Aboutstreamproles

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

•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeAbouteventsonpage37.

•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeAboutcontinuousrecordingonpage43.

•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.

Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.

ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

AboutONVIFmediaproles

AnONVIFmediaproleconsistsofasetofcongurationsthatcanbeusedtochangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaproles
canbeusedbyaclienttoconguremediastreamproperties.

TheONVIFMediaProlespagelistsallpreconguredproles.Theseprolesareincludedintheproductforquicksetup.Youcan
add,modifyorremoveONVIFmediaprolesfromthispage.

Aboutcamerasettings

TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.

Aboutimageappearance

TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.

IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100producesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0
resultsinablackandwhiteimage.

TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.

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Aboutvideosettings

IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.

TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.

Aboutwhitebalance

TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings

Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis
productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight

sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp.

ExposureSettings

Exposureistheamountoflightthecamera’ssensorcapturesforascene.Toomuchlightresultsinawashedoutimageandtoo
littlelightresultsinadarkimage.

Conguretheexposuresettingstosuittheimagequalityrequirementsinrelationtolighting,framerateandbandwidth
considerations.

Exposurevalue-Clickinthebartone-tunetheexposure.

Exposurecontrol-Selectasuitableoptiontocontrolexposure.

Formostscenes,theAutomaticoptionwillprovidethebestresults.Theshutterspeedisautomaticallysettoproduceoptimum
imagequality.
Fluorescentlampsorotherlightsourcescansometimescauseickeringintheimage.Toreduceickerintheimage,selecttheFlicker
optionthatmatchesthepowerlinefrequency.
TheHoldcurrentoptionlocksthecurrentexposuresettings.

ViewArea

Aviewareaisacroppedpartofthefullview.EachviewareaistreatedasavideosourceinLiveViewandhasitsownvideo
streamandPTZsettings.

Whensettingupaviewarea,itisrecommendedthatthevideostreamresolutionisthesamesizeasorsmallerthantheviewarea
size.Settingthevideostreamresolutionlargerthantheviewareasizeimpliesdigitallyscaledupvideoaftersensorcapture,
requiringmorebandwidthwithoutaddingimageinformation.

Toenable,gotoVideo>CameraSettingsandselectEnableViewAreas.

Toaddanewviewarea:

1.GotoVideo>ViewArea.

2.ClickAdd.

3.ThenewviewareaappearsunderSelectedviewarea.EnteradescriptivenameintheNameeld.

4.SelectanAspectratioandaVideostreamresolution.

5.Anewviewareacoversthewholeimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetheviewarea.

6.SelectEnablePTZtoenabledigitalPTZfortheviewarea.

7.ClickSavetosavethesettings.

Tomodifyaviewarea,selecttheviewareainthelistandmodifythesettingsasrequired.ClickSave.

Toremoveaviewarea,selecttheviewareaandclickRemove.

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