
AXISP55PTZNetworkCameraSeries
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AXISP55PTZNetworkCameraSeries
TableofContents
Productoverview...........................................3
Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................5
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................5
Aboutsecurepasswords..........................................5
Setup.....................................................7
Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp...................................7
Imagequality...................................................7
Aboutoverlays..................................................8
Streamingandstorage...........................................8
Aboutevents...................................................10
Aboutapplications..............................................11
Troubleshooting............................................12
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................12
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................12
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................12
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................13
Performanceconsiderations.......................................14
Specications..............................................15
LEDindicators..................................................15
SDcardslot....................................................15
Buttons.......................................................15
Connectors....................................................15
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AXISP55PTZNetworkCameraSeries
Productoverview
Productoverview
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TICE TICE
Makesurethedomeisattachedinoperationmode,otherwisefocusmaybeaffected.
Donotpointthecameralenstowardthesunorotherhigh-intensityradiationsourcesasthiscouldcausedamageto
thecamera.
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Sealingring
2
Topcover
3
Dome
4
Domering
5
Domeringscrews(8x)
6
StatusindicatorLED
7
Controlbutton
8
SDcardslot
9
Restartbutton
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Productoverview
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Mountingplate
2
Mountingplatescrews(3x)
3
Bracketarm(3x)
4
Bracketarmscrew(3x)andwasher(3x)
5
Mountingbracket
6
Trimring
7
Safetywire
8
Unitholders(3x)
9
Camerabaselid
10
Camerabaselidscrews(4x)
11
Hookforsafetywire
12
Partnumber(P/N)&Serialnumber(S/N).Serialnumbermayberequiredduringinstallation.
13
Cabletracks
14
Multi-connector
15
Topcoverscrews(4x)
16
Topcover
17
Rubbergasket
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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,seeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage5.
2.Typeapasswordandthenretypeittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
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