
AXISP55PTZNetworkCameraSeries
AXISP5514–E
AXISP5515-E
UserManual

AXISP55PTZNetworkCameraSeries
TableofContents
Productoverview...........................................3
Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................4
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................4
Aboutsecurepasswords..........................................4
Setup.....................................................6
Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp...................................6
Imagequality...................................................6
Aboutoverlays..................................................7
Streamingandstorage...........................................7
Aboutevents...................................................8
Aboutapplications..............................................9
Troubleshooting............................................11
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................11
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................1 1
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................1 1
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................12
Performanceconsiderations.......................................13
Specications..............................................14
LEDindicators..................................................14
SDcardslot....................................................14
Buttons.......................................................14
Connectors....................................................14
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Productoverview
Productoverview
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Makesurethedomeisattachedinoperationmode,otherwisefocusmaybeaffected.
Donotpointthecameralenstowardthesunorotherhigh-intensityradiationsourcesasthiscouldcausedamageto
thecamera.
1.
Controlbutton
2.
SDcardslot
3.
StatusindicatorLED
4.
Restartbutton
5.
Partnumber(P/N)&serialnumber(S/N).Serialnumbermayberequiredduringinstallation.
6.
Screws(3)
7.
Sunshield
8.
Hookforsafetywire
9.
Topcoverscrews(4)
10.
Unitholders(3)
11.
NetworkconnectorPoE
12.
Sealingring
13.
Topcover
14.
Domecover
15.
Domering
16.
Domeringscrews(8)
17.
Groundingscrew
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AXISP55PTZNetworkCameraSeries
Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtoaccesstheproduct
AXISIPUtilityandAXISCameraManagementarerecommendedmethodsforndingAxisproductsonthenetworkandassigning
themIPaddressesinWindows®.Bothapplicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support
Theproductcanbeusedwiththefollowingbrowsers:
•Chrome
•Chrome
•Chrome
TM
(recommended),Firefox
TM
(recommended)orSafari
TM
orFirefox
®
withotheroperatingsystems.
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.
®
,Edge
®
®
,orOpera
withOSX
®
withWindows
®
®
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis
Supportwebataxis.com/support
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.
4.Theproduct’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Aboutsecurepasswords
Important
Whensettingtheinitialpassword,thepasswordissentincleartextoverthenetwork.Ifthereisariskofnetworksnifng,
rstsetupasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionbeforeresettingthepasswords.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforthedataandservices.Axis’productsdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasproducts
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations,buttoprotectyourdatadothefollowing:
•Don’tusethedefaultpasswordthatcomeswiththeproducts.
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablyusingapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Setapasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustberesetto
thefactorydefaultsettings.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Thedefaultrootaccounthasfullprivilegesandshouldbereservedforadministrativetasks.Alwayscreateauseraccountwithlimited
privilegesfordailyuse.Thisreducestheexposureoftheadministrativeaccount.
1.Makesuretofollowtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords,seeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Typeapasswordandthenretypeittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
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