Axis M1004-W User Manual

AXISM1004–WNetworkCamera

UserManual

AboutthisDocument

ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISM1004-W
FixedDomeNetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware5.50and
later.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproducton
yournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhen
usingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystems
mayalsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Later
versionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedatwww.axis.com.Seealsothe
product’sonlinehelp,availablethroughtheweb-basedinterface.

LegalConsiderations

Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfromcountryto
country.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusingthisproduct
forsurveillancepurposes.

Thisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicense.Topurchase
furtherlicenses,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,theseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormore
ofthepatentslistedatwww.axis.com/patent.htmandoneormore
additionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandother
countries.

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

ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer,
Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see

www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom
https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/

EquipmentModications

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

TrademarkAcknowledgments

AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXIS,ETRAX,ARTPECandVAPIXare
registeredtrademarksortrademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvarious
jurisdictions.Allothercompanynamesandproductsaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.

Apple,Boa,Apache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExplorer,Linux,
Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnP
certicationmarkoftheUPnP

WPA,WPA2andWi-FiProtectedSetuparemarksoftheWi-FiAlliance.

TM

ImplementersCorporation.

TM

isa

RegulatoryInformation

Europe

CEmarkingdirectivesandharmonizedstandards:

•ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive2004/108/EC.See

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.

•RadioandTelecommunicationsTerminalEquipment(R&TTE)

Directive1999/5/EC.SeeRadioTransmissiononpage3.

Thisproductcomplieswiththeapplicable

•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2006/95/EC.SeeSafetyonpage3.

•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/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
accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording
toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial
environments.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments.

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

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubject
tothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesirableoperation.

ThisproductcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitsforan
uncontrolledenvironment.Avoidoperatingthisproductatadistance
lessthan20cm(7.9in)fromtheuser.

Canada

ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanadalicence-exemptRSS
standard(s).Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)
thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustaccept
anyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired
operationofthedevice.
ThisproductcomplieswithICradiationexposurelimitsforan
uncontrolledenvironment.Avoidoperatingthisproductatadistance
lessthan20cm(7.9in)fromtheuser.
LeprésentappareilestconformeauxCNRd'IndustrieCanada
applicablesauxappareilsradioexemptsdelicence.L'exploitationest
autoriséeauxdeuxconditionssuivantes:(1)l'appareilnedoitpas
produiredebrouillage,et(2)l'utilisateurdel'appareildoitacceptertout
brouillageradioélectriquesubi,mêmesilebrouillageestsusceptible
d'encompromettrelefonctionnement.
Ceproduitestconformeauxlimitesd'expositionauxradiationsICpour
unenvironnementnoncontrôlé.Évitezd'utiliserceproduitàune
distanceinférieureà20cm(7,9po)del'utilisateur.

Brazil

EsteprodutoestáhomologadopelaANATEL,deacordocomos
procedimentosregulamentadospelaResolução242/2000eatende
aosrequisitostécnicosaplicados.

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

Paramaioresinformações,consulteositedaANATELwww.anatel.gov.br

Europe

Hereby,AxisCommunicationsABdeclaresthatthisproductisin
compliancewiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevant
provisionsofDirective1999/5/EC.

FR

ParlaprésenteAxisCommunicationsABdéclarequel’appareil
ceproduitestconformeauxexigencesessentiellesetauxautres
dispositionspertinentesdeladirective1999/5/CE.

DE

HiermiterklärtAxisCommunicationsAB,dasssichdiesesProduktin
ÜbereinstimmungmitdengrundlegendenAnforderungenundden
anderenrelevantenVorschriftenderRichtlinie1999/5/EGbendet.

IT

ConlapresenteAxisCommunicationsABdichiarachequestoprodotto
èconformeairequisitiessenzialiedallealtredisposizionipertinenti
stabilitedalladirettiva1999/5/CE.

ES

PormediodelapresenteAxisCommunicationsABdeclaraqueeleste
productocumpleconlosrequisitosesencialesycualesquieraotras
disposicionesaplicablesoexigiblesdelaDirectiva1999/5/CE.

FI

AxisCommunicationsABvakuuttaatätenettätämätuotetyyppinen
laiteondirektiivin1999/5/EYoleellistenvaatimustenjasitäkoskevien
direktiivinmuidenehtojenmukainen.

NL

HierbijverklaartAxisCommunicationsABdathettoestelin
overeenstemmingismetdeessentiëleeisenendeandererelevante
bepalingenvanrichtlijn1999/5/EG.

SV

HärmedintygarAxisCommunicationsABattdennaproduktstår
Iöverensstämmelsemeddeväsentligaegenskapskravochövriga
relevantabestämmelsersomframgåravdirektiv1999/5/EG.

DA

UndertegnedeAxisCommunicationsABerklærerherved,atfølgende
udstyroverholderdevæsentligekravogøvrigerelevantekravidirektiv
1999/5/EF.

PT

AxisCommunicationsABdeclaraqueesteprodutoestáconformecom
osrequisitosessenciaiseoutrasdisposiçõesdaDirectiva1999/5/CE.

EL

ΜΕΤΗΝΠΑΡΟΥΣΑAxisCommunicationsABΔΗΛΩΝΕΙΟΤΙ
αυτότοπροϊόνΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙΠΡΟΣΤΙΣΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ
ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣΚΑΙΤΙΣΛΟΙΠΕΣΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ
ΤΗΣΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ1999/5/EK.

Australia/NewZealand

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsoftheRadio
CommunicationsStandardAS/NZS4771.

Korea

제품사양
주파수:802.11b/g/n(HT20),2412~2472MHz
온도:0~+40°C
전원:DC5V,1.5A

적합성평가표시
적합성평가를받은자의상호:AxisCommunicationsAB.
기자재의명칭(모델명):무선데이터통신시스템용무선기기

(AXISM1004-W)

제조연월:별도표시

제조자/제조국가제조연월:별도표시:

AxisCommunicationsAB/Sweden
A/S정보

AxisCommunicationsAB한국지사
주소:서울특별시금천구가산동685번지가산DigitalEmpire
1012호
TEL:[phone]
FAX:[phone]

Japan

ThisproductcomplieswithTechnicalRegulationsConformity
CerticationofSpeciedRadioEquipment.

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。

Safety

ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,
theproductshallbegroundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable
(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.

Thepowersupplyusedwiththisproductshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)
accordingtoIEC/EN/UL62368-1orIEC/EN/UL60950-1.

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

Thisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofthelegislative
actAdministrationontheControlofPollutionCausedbyElectronic
InformationProducts(ACPEIP).

ContactInformation

AxisCommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
Sweden

Tel:[phone]
Fax:[phone]

www.axis.com

Support

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

•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates

•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search

byproduct,category,orphrase

•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate

supportarea

•chatwithAxissupportstaff

•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/

LearnMore!

VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings,
webinars,tutorialsandguides.

AXISM1004–WNetworkCamera

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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TableofContents

SafetyInformation..........................................5

HazardLevels...................................................5

OtherMessageLevels............................................5

HardwareOverview..........................................8

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

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

AccesstheProduct..........................................11

AccessfromaBrowser...........................................11

AccessfromtheInternet..........................................11

SettheRootPassword...........................................12

SetPowerLineFrequency.........................................12

TheLiveViewPage..............................................12

MediaStreams.............................................15

HowtoStreamH.264............................................15

MJPEG........................................................15

AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................15

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................16

SetUptheProduct..........................................17

BasicSetup....................................................17

Video.........................................................18

SetUpVideoStreams............................................18

StreamProles.................................................19

CameraSettings................................................20

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

Aboutoverlaytext...............................................21

PrivacyMask...................................................21

ConguretheLiveViewPage.................................23

PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................25

PresetPositions.................................................25

GuardTour.....................................................25

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

Detectors..................................................27

CameraTampering..............................................27

MotionDetection...............................................27

Applications...............................................30

ApplicationLicenses.............................................30

UploadApplication..............................................30

ApplicationConsiderations........................................30

Events....................................................32

ConvertEventTypestoActionRules................................32

SetUpActionRules.............................................32

AddRecipients..................................................34

CreateSchedules................................................35

SetUpRecurrences..............................................36

Recordings.................................................37

RecordingList..................................................37

ContinuousRecording............................................37

Languages.................................................38

SystemOptions.............................................39

Security.......................................................39

Date&Time....................................................41

Network.......................................................42

Storage.......................................................50

Ports&Devices.................................................52

Maintenance...................................................52

Support.......................................................53

Advanced......................................................54

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................54

Troubleshooting............................................55

ChecktheFirmware.............................................55

UpgradetheFirmware...........................................55

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Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................56

ProblemRetrievingAdditionalVideoStreams.........................58

TechnicalSpecications......................................59

Connectors....................................................60

ConnectionDiagrams............................................61

PerformanceConsiderations.......................................61

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HardwareOverview

HardwareOverview

1

StatusLEDindicator

2

Focusring

3

Lens

4

Networkconnector(RJ45)

5

Powerconnector

6

Lockring

7

I/Oterminalconnector

8

Controlbutton

9

WLANpairingbutton

10

PowerLEDindicator

11

NetworkLEDindicator

12

WirelessLEDindicator

13

Partnumber(P/N)&Serialnumber(S/N)

TheAxisproductisequippedwithalenswithmanualfocus.Itisdeliveredwiththelensprefocusedandmanualfocusingis
usuallynotrequired.

Note

Onlychangethefocusifrequired,forexampleiftheimageisblurry.

ConnectorsandButtons

Fortechnicalspecications,seepage59.

NetworkConnector

RJ45Ethernetconnector.

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HardwareOverview

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkshall
beintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.

I/OConnector

Usewithexternaldevicesincombinationwith,forexample,tamperingalarms,motiondetection,eventtriggering,timelapserecording
andalarmnotications.Inadditiontothe0VDCreferencepointandpower(DCoutput),theI/Oconnectorprovidestheinterfaceto:

•Digitaloutput–ForconnectingexternaldevicessuchasrelaysandLEDs.Connecteddevicescanbeactivatedbythe
VAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface,outputbuttonsontheLiveViewpageorbyanActionRule.Theoutputwill
showasactive(shownunderSystemOptions>Ports&Devices)ifthealarmdeviceisactivated.

•Digitalinput–Analarminputforconnectingdevicesthatcantogglebetweenanopenandclosedcircuit,forexample:
PIRs,door/windowcontacts,glassbreakdetectors,etc.Whenasignalisreceivedthestatechangesandtheinputbecomes
active(shownunderSystemOptions>Ports&Devices).

ControlButton

Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareOverviewonpage8.

Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:

•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage54.

•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage43.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3
secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.

•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage43.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.

WLANPairingButton

TheWLANpairingbuttonisusedforconnectingtoanaccesspointthroughpushbuttonconguration(PBC).

LEDIndicators

Note

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtobeunlitduringnormaloperation.Tocongure,gotoSetup>SystemOptions>Ports

&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.

StatusLED

GreenSteadygreenfornormaloperation.
Amber
RedFlashesredforrmwareupgradefailure.

Indication

Steadyduringstartup.Flasheswhenrestoringsettings.

NetworkLEDIndication

Green

Amber

UnlitNonetworkconnection.

Steadyforconnectiontoa100Mbit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.

Steadyforconnectiontoa10Mbit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.

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PowerLEDIndication

Green
Amber

WirelessLEDIndication

UnlitWiredmode.
GreenSteadyforconnectiontoawirelessnetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.
Red
Amber

Normaloperation.

Flashesgreen/amberduringrmwareupgrade.

Steadyfornowirelessnetworkconnection.Flasheswhilescanningforwirelessnetworks.
Steadyorashingduringwirelessnetworkpairing.

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AccesstheProduct

AccesstheProduct

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.

®

AccessfromaBrowser

1.Startawebbrowser.

2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.

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

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis
Supportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

Note

ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.

3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.Forinstructions,seeSettheRootPasswordonpage12.

4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Note

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownLiveViewpage.

AccessfromtheInternet

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

Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage45.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat

www.axiscam.net

ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

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AccesstheProduct

SettheRootPassword

ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.

Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage40.

Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage54.

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(seepage54)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.

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

Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.

Note

Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.

TheLiveViewPage

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView
page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.

ControlsontheLiveViewPage

ClickViewsizetoscaletheimagedownto800pixelswideortofullscale.OnlyavailableinMJPEG.

SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage19.

ClickPulsetoactivatetheproduct’soutputportforadenedperiodoftime.Forinformationabouthow
toenableandcongureoutputbuttons,seepage24.Theoutputbuttonnamemaydifferdependingon
thenameenteredintheI/OPortsconguration.

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ClicktheActive/Inactivebuttonstomanuallyactivateandinactivetheproduct’soutputport.For
informationabouthowtoenableandcongureoutputbuttons,seepage24.

TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage13.

ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.

ManualTrigger

TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Tocongurethemanualtrigger:

1.GotoSetup>Events.

2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.

3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.

4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.

5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.

Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage32.

ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.

AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar

TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage15formore
information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:

ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.

TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.

TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.

ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.

TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

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PTZControls

Note

ThesecontrolsareavailableifdigitalPTZisenabledintheselectedviewarea,seeViewAreaonpage20.

SelectaPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.SeePresetPositions
onpage25.

PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatposition.

Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.

ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControlsonpage26.

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MediaStreams

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe
typeyouuse.

TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream
proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.

HowtoStreamH.264

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.

MJPEG

ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.

TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.

AXISMediaControl(AMC)

AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.

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TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore
information.

TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:

•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)

•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream

YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:

•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.

•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths
canbeused:

•QuickTime

Note

•<ip>=IPaddress

•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.

•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.

•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee

this.

TM

.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

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SetUptheProduct

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.

•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage39

Seealsotheonlinehelp

.

BasicSetup

BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:

1.Users.Seepage39.

2.Wireless.Seepage45.

3.TCP/IP.Seepage42.

4.Date&Time.Seepage41.

5.VideoStream.Seepage18.

TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.

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Video

ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:

•Videostream.Seepage18.

•Streamproles.Seepage19.

•Camerasettings.Seepage20.

•Viewarea.Seepage20.

•Overlayimage.Seepage21.

•Privacymask.Seepage21.

SetUpVideoStreams

Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.

Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:

•Image.Seepage18.

•H.264.Seepage19.

PixelCounter

Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.

Thepixelcountercanbeused:

•Whensettingupavideostream,seeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage18.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShow
pixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthe
numberofpixelsintheWidthandHeight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.

•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage21.

ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.

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H.264

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

TheH.264streamsettingscanbeconguredfromtheVideo>VideoStreampage.SelecttheH.264tab.Thesettingsdenedinthis
pagewillapplytoallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole.

TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOPlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon
bandwidthrequirementsinsomecases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.

TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):

•Main.TheMainproleprovideshighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtotheBaselineprolebut
requiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.

ThebitratecanbesetasVariablebitrate(VBR)orConstantbitrate(CBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimage
complexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityintheimage,andlessforlowerimageactivity.Whentheactivityin
thesceneincreases,thebitratewouldusuallyincreaseaswell.Ifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,thismaynotbeanissueand
selectingVariablebitrate(VBR)willbesufcient.Butifbandwidthislimited,itisrecommendedtocontrolthebitratebyselecting
Constantbitrate(CBR).Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingup
morebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.CBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratethat
limitsthebandwidthconsumption.

TheCBRtargetbitrateworksliketheceilingofatent.Itlimitsthebitrate,whilemaintainingsomeexibility.Thebitratemaybounce
upanddownwithinthesettargetbutwhenitnearsthesettargetvalue,thelimitationkicksin.However,becauseCBRwillalways
prioritizeacontinuousvideostream,itallowstemporaryovershootsfromthetargetbitrate.Becausesettingatargetvalueprevents
thebitratefromincreasing,framerateandimagequalityareaffectednegatively.Topartlycompensateforthis,selectwhichvariable
shallbeprioritized,framerateorimagequality.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequallyaffected.

Toapplythesettings,clickSave.

MJPEG

Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmaygivepoorimagequality.Topreventincreasedbandwidthandstorageusage,
themaximumframesizeshouldbesettoanoptimalvalue.

StreamProles

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

•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage32.

•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage37.

•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.

Forquicksetup,useoneofthepredenedstreamproles.Eachpredenedprolehasadescriptivename,indicatingitspurpose.If
required,thepredenedstreamprolescanbemodiedandnewcustomizedstreamprolescanbecreated.

Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.

ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

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CameraSettings

TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.

ImageAppearance

TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.

IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100givesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0gives
minimumcolorsaturation.

IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.

TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.

WhiteBalance

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.

EnableBacklightcompensation-Enablethisoptionifabrightspotoflightsuchasalightbulb,causesotherareasintheimage

toappeartoodark.

Exposurepriority-WhenMotionisprioritized,motionblurintheimageisminimized.Thiscanbeusefulforrecognitionofmoving
objectssuchaspeopleandvehicles.However,prioritizingmotionmaycauseanincreaseinimagenoise,especiallyinlowlight
situations.WhenLownoiseisprioritized,imagenoiseisminimizedandthelesizeisreduced,whichcanbeusefulifstoragespace
orbandwidthislimited.However,prioritizinglownoisemayresultinaverydarkimage,especiallyinlowlightsituations.

ViewArea

Aviewareaisacroppedpartofthefullview.TheviewareaistreatedasavideosourceinLiveViewandhasitsownvideo
streamandPTZsettings.

Whensettingupaviewareaitisrecommendedthatthevideostreamresolutionisthesamesizeasorsmallerthantheviewarea
size.Settingthevideostreamresolutionlargerthantheviewareasizeimpliesdigitallyscaledupvideoaftersensorcapture,
requiringmorebandwidthwithoutaddingimageinformation.

Toenable,gotoVideo>CameraSettingsandselectEnableViewArea.

Toconguretheviewarea:

1.GotoVideo>ViewArea.

2.SelectanAspectratioandaVideostreamresolution.

3.Usethemousetomoveandresizetheviewarea.

4.SelectEnablePTZtoenabledigitalPTZfortheviewarea.

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5.ClickSavetosavethesettings.

Note

ThePTZfunctionalityisusefulduringinstallationoftheAxisproduct.Useaviewareatocropoutaspecicpartofthe
fullview.

Aboutoverlaytext

Itisalsopossibletodisplaytextwhenanactionruleistriggered,seeHowtoincludeoverlaytextinanactionruleonpage21.

Aboutoverlayimages

Anoverlayimageisastaticimagesuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theimage,forexampleacompanylogo,isrstuploadedto
theAxisproductandthenusedtoprovideextrainformationortomaskapartoftheimage.

Imagespecications:

•TheuploadedimageshouldbeaWindows24-bitBMPimagewithmaximum250colors.

•Theimagewidthandheight,inpixels,mustbeexactlydivisiblebyfour.

•Theimagecannotbelargerthanthemaximumimageresolution.

•Ifcombiningtextandimageoverlays,takeintoconsiderationthatthetextoverlayoccupies16or32pixelsinheight
(dependingontheresolution)andhasthesamewidthasthevideoimage.

Sinceitisstatic,thepositionandsizeofanoverlayimagewillremainthesameregardlessofresolutionandpan,tiltorzoom
movements.

Toalwayscoveraselectedpartofthemonitoredarea,useaprivacymask.SeePrivacyMaskonpage21.

Howtoincludeoverlaytextinanactionrule

Example
Todisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenmotionisdetected,enter#DintheIncludetexteldandenter“Motiondetected”in

theTexteldwhensettinguptheactionrule.

1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.

2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetext.

3.Enterthemodier#D.Whentheruleistriggered,#Disreplacedbythetextspeciedintheactionrule.

Additionaltextinthiseldwillbedisplayedalsowhentheactionruleisnotactive.

4.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandcreateyouractionrule.

5.FromtheActionslist,selectOverlayText.

6.EnterthetexttodisplayintheTexteld.

7.SpecifytheDuration.Thetextcanbedisplayedwhiletheruleisactiveorforaxednumberofseconds.

PrivacyMask

Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatpreventusersfromviewingpartsofthemonitoredarea.Privacymasksappearasblocks
ofsolidcolorandareappliedonthevideostream.PrivacymaskscannotbebypassedusingtheVAPIX®applicationprogramming
interface(API).

ThePrivacyMaskList(Video>PrivacyMask)showsallthemasksthatarecurrentlyconguredintheAxisproductandindicates
iftheyareenabled.

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Youcanaddanewmask,re-sizethemaskwiththemouse,chooseacolorforthemask,andgivethemaskaname.

Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp

Important

Addingmanyprivacymasksmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.

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ConfiguretheLiveViewPage

ConfiguretheLiveViewPage

YoucancustomizetheLiveViewpageandalterittosuityourrequirements.Itispossibletodenethefollowingfeaturesof
theLiveViewpage.

•StreamProle.Seepage19.

•DefaultViewerforBrowser.Seepage23.

•ViewerSettings.Seepage23.

•ActionButtons.ThesearethebuttonsdescribedinControlsontheLiveViewPageonpage12.

•UserDenedLinks.Seepage23.

•OutputButtons.Seepage24.

DefaultViewerforBrowsers

FromLiveViewCong>DefaultViewerselectthedefaultmethodforviewingvideoimagesinyourbrowser.Theproductattempts
toshowthevideoimagesintheselectedvideoformatandviewer.Ifthisisnotpossible,theproductoverridesthesettingsand
selectsthebestavailablecombination.

BrowserViewerDescription

WindowsInternetExplorer

Otherbrowsers

Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheonlinehelp.

AMC

QuickTime
StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa

ServerPush

QuickTime
StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa

RecommendedviewerinInternetExplorer(H.264/MotionJPEG).
H.264.

newimage.

Recommendedviewerforotherbrowsers(MotionJPEG).
H.264.

newimage.

ViewerSettings

Tocongureoptionsfortheviewer,gotoLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

•SelectShowviewertoolbartodisplaytheAXISMediaControl(AMC)ortheQuickTimeviewertoolbarunderthevideo
imageinyourbrowser.

•H.264decoderinstallation.TheadministratorcandisableinstallationoftheH.264decoderincludedwithAXISMedia
Control.Thisisusedtopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.Furtherdecoderlicensescanbepurchasedfromyour
Axisreseller.

•SelectEnablerecordingbuttontoenablerecordingfromtheLiveViewpage.Thisbuttonisavailablewhenusingthe
AMCviewer.TherecordingsaresavedtothelocationspeciedintheAMCControlPanel.SeeAXISMediaControl
(AMC)onpage15.

UserDenedLinks

Todisplayuser-denedlinksintheLiveViewpage,selecttheShowcustomlinkoption,givethelinkanameandthenentertheURL
tolinkto.Whendeningaweblinkdonotremovethe'http://'fromtheURLaddress.Customlinkscanbeusedtorunscriptsor
activateexternaldevicesconnectedtotheproduct,ortheycanlinktoawebpage.Customlinksdenedascgilinkswillrunthe
scriptinthebackground,inahiddenframe.Deningthelinkasaweblinkwillopenthelinkinanewwindow.

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OutputButtons

ExternalI/OdevicesconnectedtotheAxisproduct’soutputportscanbecontrolleddirectlyfromtheLiveViewpage.

TodisplayoutputbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

2.UnderOutputButtons,selectthetypeofcontroltouse:

-Pulseactivatestheoutputforadenedperiodoftime.Thepulsetimecanbesetfrom1/100secondto60
seconds.

-Active/Inactivedisplaystwobuttons,oneoreachaction.

Toconguretheactiveandinactivestates,gotoSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>I/OPortsandsettheport’sNormalstate.

FormoreinformationaboutI/Oports,seeI/OPortsonpage52.

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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)

PTZ(PanTiltZoom)

ThePTZmenuisavailableifdigitalPTZ(pan,tiltandzoom)isenabledintheselectedviewarea.Formoreinformationonviewareas,
seeViewAreaonpage20.

PresetPositions

Apresetpositionisasavedviewthatcanbeusedtoquicklysteerthecameratoaspecicposition.Apresetpositionconsistsof
thefollowingvalues:

•Panandtiltpositions

•Zoomposition

AddaPresetPosition

1.GotoPTZ>PresetPositions.

2.Clickintheimageorusethecontrolstosteerthecameraviewtothedesiredposition,seePresetPositions.

3.EnteradescriptivenameintheCurrentpositioneld.

4.ClickAddtosavethepresetposition.

Toincludethepresetpositionnameintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo,selectIncludeoverlaytextandenterthemodier#Pinthe
eld.Formoreinformationaboutmodiers,seeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp

.

SettheHomePosition

TheentireviewareaistreatedastheHomepositionwhichisreadilyaccessiblebyclickingtheHomebuttonontheLiveView
pageandinthePresetPositionssetupwindow.

TheproductcanbeconguredtoreturntotheHomepositionwhenthePTZfunctionalityhasbeeninactiveforaspeciedlengthof
time.EnterthelengthoftimeintheReturntohomeaftereldandclickSave.Setthetimetozerotopreventtheproductfrom
automaticallyreturningtotheHomeposition.

FocusWindow

Thefocuswindowmakesitpossibletoselectanareaofthecamera'simagethatfocusshouldbeappliedon.Thiscanbeusefulif
thereisapartoftheimagewherefocusismorecritical,orifapartoftheimageshouldbeignoredbytheautofocus.

WhenthefocuswindowissetfromtheLiveViewpage,anychangeinthecamerapositionwillreturntheautofocustotheentire
window.

WhenclickingtheFocusWindowbuttoninthePresetPositionpage,themostrecentlysetfocuswindowfromtheLiveView
pageappears.

WhenthefocuswindowissetfromthePresetPositionspage,itwillbeincludedinthesettingsforthatpreset.Thefocuswindow
canberedenedforthepreset,butitcannotbedeletedunlessthepresetisdeleted.

GuardTour

Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositions,one-by-one,inapredeterminedorderoratrandomandfor
congurabletimeperiods.Theenabledguardtourwillkeeprunningaftertheuserhasloggedofforclosedthebrowser.

Toaddaguardtour:

1.GotoPTZ>GuardTourandclickAdd.

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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)

2.Enteradescriptivename.

3.Specifythepauselengthbetweenruns.

4.SelectanavailablepresetpositionandclickApply.

5.SpecifytheViewTimeinsecondsorminutes.

6.SpecifytheViewOrderorselecttheRandomvieworderoption.

7.ClickSave.

Tomodifyorremoveguardtours,gotoPTZ>GuardTour,selecttheguardtourintheGuardTourListandclickModify/Remove.

Note

ForproductsthatsupportLimitedGuardTour,theproducthasaxedminimumviewtime

Formoreinformationseetheonlinehelp

.

Advanced

Controls

AdvancedPTZsettingscanbeconguredunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls.

ThePanelShortcutCommandButtonslistshowstheuser-denedbuttonsthatcanbeaccessedfromtheLiveViewpage’sCtrl
panel.ThesebuttonscanbeusedtoprovidedirectaccesstocommandsissuedusingtheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface.
ClickAddtoaddanewshortcutcommandbutton.

ThefollowingPTZcontrolsareenabledbydefault:

•Pancontrol

•Tiltcontrol

•Zoomcontrol

Todisablespeciccontrols,deselecttheoptionsunderEnable/Disablecontrols.

Note

DisablingPTZcontrolswillnotaffectpresetpositions.Forexample,ifthetiltcontrolisdisabled,theproductcanstillmoveto
presetpositionsthatrequireatiltmovement.

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Detectors

CameraTampering

CameraTamperingcangenerateanalarmwheneverthecameraisrepositioned,orwhenthelensiscovered,spray-paintedorseverely
defocused.Tosendanalarm,forexampleanemail,anactionrulemustbesetup.

Toconguretamperingdetection:

1.GotoDetectors>CameraTampering.

2.SettheMinimumduration,thatis,thetimethatmustelapsebeforeanalarmisgenerated.Increasetimetoprevent
falsealarmsforknownconditionsthataffecttheimage.

3.SelectAlarmfordarkimagesifanalarmshouldbegeneratediflightsaredimmedorturnedoff,orifthelensissprayed,
covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.

4.ClickSave.

Toconguretheproducttosendanalarmwhentamperingoccurs:

1.GotoEvents>ActionRules.

2.ClickAddtosetupanewactionrule.

3.EnteraNamefortheactionrule.

4.UnderCondition,selectDetectorsfromtheTriggerlist.

5.SelectTamperingfromthelistofdetectors.

6.Optionally,selectascheduleandsetadditionalconditions.

7.Selecttheaction.Tosendanemail,selectSendNoticationandselectaRecipientfromthelistofdenedrecipients.

Note

TheWhiletheruleisactiveoptionunderDurationcannotbeusedwithcameratampering,sincecameratamperingdoesnot
haveadurationandonceithasbeentriggereditwillnotautomaticallyreturntoitsuntriggeredstate.

Formoreinformationonactionsrules,seeEventsonpage32.

MotionDetection

Motiondetectionisusedtogenerateanalarmwhenevermovementstartsorstopsinthecameraview.

Motiondetectionisconguredbydeningupto10IncludeandExcludewindows:

•Includewindows—deneareaswheremotionshouldbedetected

•Excludewindows—deneareaswithinanIncludewindowthatshouldbeignored(areasoutsideIncludewindows
areautomaticallyignored).

Forinstructions,seeSetUpMotionDetectionWindowsonpage28.

Tocontrolthenumberofmotiondetectionalarms,theparametersObjectSize,HistoryandSensitivitycanbeadjusted.See
MotionDetectionParametersonpage28.

Oncemotiondetectionwindowsarecongured,theAxisproductcanbeconguredtoperformactionswhenmotionisdetected.
Possibleactionsincludeuploadingimagesandstartrecording.Formoreinformation,seeSetUpActionRulesonpage32.

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Note

•Usingthemotiondetectionfeaturemaydecreasetheproduct’soverallperformance.

•ThepositionoftheMotionDetectionWindowisrelativetotheorientationoftheCamera.Changingtheorientationofthe

camerawillalsochangethepositionoftheMotionDetectionWindow.

SetUpMotionDetectionWindows

TosetupamotiondetectionIncludeWindow,followtheseinstructions:

1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetection.

2.SelecttheCongureIncludedWindowsoptionandclickNew.Selectthenewwindowinthelistofwindowsand
enteradescriptivename.

3.Adjustthesize(dragthebottomright-handcorner)andtheposition(clickonthetextatthetopanddragtothedesired
position)ofthewindow.

4.AdjusttheObjectSize,HistoryandSensitivityprolesliders(seeMotionDetectionParametersfordetails).Anydetected
motionwithinanactivewindowisindicatedbyredpeaksintheActivitywindow.

5.ClickSave.

Toexcludepartsoftheincludewindow,selecttheCongureExcludedWindowsandpositiontheexcludewindowwithinthe
includewindow.

Todeleteanincludeorexcludewindow,selectthewindowinthelistofwindowsandclickDel.

MotionDetectionParameters

Theparameterscontrollingmotiondetectionaredescribedinthetablebelow:

Parameter

Description

Highlevel(100%)

Mediumlevel(50%)

Lowlevel(0%)

Recommendedvalues

Defaultvalues

ObjectSize

Objectsizerelativetowindow
size.

Onlyverylargeobjectstrigger
motiondetection.

Evenverysmallobjectstrigger
motiondetection.

5–15%60–90%75–95%
15%90%90%

History

Objectmemorylength.

Anobjectthatappearsin
thewindowtriggersmotion
detectionforalongtime
beforeitisconsideredas
non-moving.

Anobjectthatappearsin
thewindowtriggersmotion
detectiononlyforaveryshort
timebeforeitisconsideredas
non-moving.

Sensitivity

Differenceinluminance
betweenbackgroundand
object.

Ordinarycoloredobjectson
ordinarybackgroundstrigger
motiondetection.

Alargedifferenceinluminance
isrequiredtotriggermotion
detection.

Onlyverybrightobjectson
adarkbackgroundtrigger
motiondetection.

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Note

•Totriggeronsmallobjectsormovements,useseveralsmallmotiondetectionwindowsratherthanonelargewindow,

andselectalowobjectsize.

•Toavoidtriggeringonsmallobjects,selectahighobjectsize.

•Whilemonitoringanareawheremovingobjectsarenotexpected,selectahighhistorylevel.Thiswillcausemotion

detectiontotriggeraslongastheobjectispresentinthewindow.

•Toonlydetectashinglight,selectalowsensitivity.Inothercaseshighsensitivityisrecommended.

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Applications

Applications

AXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)isanopenplatformthatenablesthirdpartiestodevelopanalyticsandotherapplications
forAxisproducts.Forinformationaboutavailableapplications,downloads,trialsandlicenses,gotowww.axis.com/applications

Note

•Itisrecommendedtorunoneapplicationatatime.

•Avoidrunningapplicationswhenthebuilt-inmotiondetectionisactive.

ApplicationLicenses

Someapplicationsneedalicensetorun.Licensescanbeinstalledintwoways:

•Automaticinstallation—requiresaccesstotheInternet

•Manualinstallation—obtainthelicensekeyfromtheapplicationvendoranduploadthekeytotheAxisproduct

Torequestalicense,theAxisproductserialnumber(S/N)isrequired.Theserialnumbercanbefoundontheproductlabelandunder
SystemOptions>Support>SystemOverview.

UploadApplication

Touploadandstartanapplication:

1.GotoSetup>Applications.

2.UnderUploadApplication,clickBrowse.LocatetheapplicationleandclickUploadPackage.

3.Installthelicense(ifapplicable).Forinstructions,seethedocumentationprovidedbytheapplicationvendor.

4.Starttheapplication.GotopageApplications,selecttheapplicationinthelistofinstalledapplicationsandclickStart.

5.Conguretheapplication.Forinstructions,seethedocumentationprovidedbytheapplicationvendor.

Note

•Applicationscanbeuploadedbyproductadministrators.

•ApplicationsandlicensescanbeinstalledonmultipleproductsatthesametimeusingAXISCameraManagement,version

3.10andlater.

Togeneratealoglefortheapplication,gotoApplications.SelecttheapplicationandclickLog.

ApplicationConsiderations

Ifanapplicationisupgraded,applicationsettings,includingthelicense,willberemoved.Thelicensemustbereinstalledand
theapplicationrecongured.

IftheAxisproduct’srmwareisupgraded,uploadedapplicationsandtheirsettingswillremainunchanged,althoughthisisnot
guaranteedbyAxisCommunications.Notethattheapplicationmustbesupportedbythenewrmware.Forinformationabout
rmwareupgrades,seeUpgradetheFirmware.

IftheAxisproductisrestarted,runningapplicationswillrestartautomatically.

IftheAxisproductisrestored,uploadedapplicationsremainunchangedbutmustberestarted.Tostarttheapplication,goto
Setup>Applications.SelecttheapplicationinthelistofinstalledapplicationsandclickStart.Forinformationaboutrestoring
theAxisproduct,seeMaintenance.

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IftheAxisproductisresettofactorydefault,uploadedapplicationsandtheirsettingsareremoved.Forinformationaboutfactory
default,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings.

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Events

TheEventpagesallowyoutoconguretheAxisproducttoperformactionswhendifferenteventsoccur.Forexample,theproduct
canstartarecordingorsendanemailnoticationwhenmotionisdetected.Thesetofconditionsthatdeneshowandwhen
theactionistriggerediscalledanactionrule.

ConvertEventTypestoActionRules

IftheAxisproductisupgradedtormwareversion5.40orlater,itisrecommendedtoconvertEventTypestoActionRules.The
legacyuserEventTypesinthecamerawillcontinuetoworkbutwillnotbevisibleintheuserinterfaceofthecamera.TheEvent
TypesneedtobeconvertedtoActionrulestobecomevisibleintheuserinterface.

ToconvertEventTypestoActionRulesgotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickConvert.

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

ThisisnotrecommendedwhenusingaVMSbasedontheoldEventManagementSystem.

SetUpActionRules

Anactionruledenestheconditionsthatmustbemetfortheproducttoperformanaction,forexamplerecordvideoorsendan
emailnotication.Ifmultipleconditionsaredened,allofthemmustbemettotriggertheaction.

Formoreinformationaboutavailabletriggersandactions,seeTriggersonpage33andActionsonpage33.

Thefollowingexampledescribeshowtosetupanactionruletorecordvideotoanetworkshareifthereismovementinthe
camera’seldofview.

Setupmotiondetectionandaddanetworkshare:

1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetectionandcongureamotiondetectionwindow.Seepage28.

2.GotoSystemOptions>Storageandsetupthenetworkshare.Seepage52.

Setuptheactionrule:

1.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickAdd.

2.SelectEnableruleandenteradescriptivenamefortherule.

3.SelectDetectorsfromtheTriggerdrop-downlist.

4.SelectMotionDetectionfromthedrop-downlist.Selectthemotiondetectionwindowtouse.

5.Optionally,selectaScheduleandAdditionalconditions.Seebelow.

6.UnderActions,selectRecordVideofromtheTypedrop-downlist.

7.SelectaStreamproleandconguretheDurationsettingsasdescribedbelow.

8.SelectNetworkSharefromtheStoragedrop-downlist.

Tousemorethanonetriggerfortheactionrule,selectAdditionalconditionsandclickAddtoaddadditionaltriggers.Whenusing
additionalconditions,allconditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.

Topreventanactionfrombeingtriggeredrepeatedly,aWaitatleasttimecanbeset.Enterthetimeinhours,minutesandseconds,
duringwhichthetriggershouldbeignoredbeforetheactionrulecanbeactivatedagain.

TherecordingDurationofsomeactionscanbesettoincludetimeimmediatelybeforeandaftertheevent.SelectPre-triggertime
and/orPost-triggertimeandenterthenumberofseconds.WhenWhiletheruleisactiveisenabledandtheactionistriggered
againduringthepost-triggertime,therecordingtimewillbeextendedwithanotherpost-triggertimeperiod.

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Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp.

Triggers

Availableactionruletriggersandconditionsinclude:

•Detectors

-LiveStreamAccessed–Triggertherulewhenanystreamisaccessedandduringedgestorageplayback.
Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendnotications.

-MotionDetection–Triggertherulewhenmotionisdetected.SeeMotionDetectiononpage27.

-Tampering–Triggertherulewhentamperingisdetected.SeeCameraTamperingonpage27.

•Hardware

-Network–Triggertheruleifnetworkconnectionislostorrestored.

•InputSignal

-DigitalInputPort–TriggertherulewhenanI/Oportreceivesasignalfromaconnecteddevice.SeeI/O
Portsonpage52.

-ManualTrigger–TriggertheruleusingtheManualTriggerbuttonintheLiveViewpage.SeeControlson
theLiveViewPageonpage12.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidateactionsduringproductinstallation
andconguration.

-VirtualInputs–canbeusedbyaVMS(VideoManagementSystem)totriggeractions.Virtualinputscan,for
example,beconnectedtobuttonsintheVMSuserinterface.

•PTZ

-Moving–TriggertherulewhenthecameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.Thiscanforexamplebeused
asanadditionalconditiontopreventanactionruletriggeredbymotiondetectiontorecordvideowhilethe
cameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.

-PresetReached–Triggertherulewhenthecamerastopsatapresetposition.Thiscanbeforexamplebeused
withtheSendImagesactiontouploadimagesfromthepresetposition.

•Storage

-Disruption–Triggertheruleifstorageproblemsaredetected,forexampleifthestoragedeviceisunavailable,
removed,full,lockedorifotherreadorwriteproblemsoccur.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendmaintenance
notications.

•System

-SystemReady–Triggertherulewhentheproducthasbeenstartedandallservicesarerunning.Thiscanfor
examplebeusedtosendanoticationwhentheproductrestarts.

•Time

-Recurrence–Triggertheruleperiodically.SeeSetUpRecurrencesonpage36.Thiscanforexamplebeusedto
uploadanimageevery5minutes.

-UseSchedule–Triggertheruleaccordingtotheselectedschedule.SeeCreateSchedulesonpage35.

Actions

Availableactionsinclude:

•OutputPort–ActivateanI/Oporttocontrolanexternaldevice.

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•OverlayText–Displayanoverlaytext.SeeHowtoincludeoverlaytextinanactionruleonpage21.

•PTZControl

-PresetPosition–Gotoapresetposition.

-GuardTour–Startaguardtour.SeeGuardTouronpage25.

•RecordVideo–Recordvideotoaselectedstorage.

•SendImages–Sendimagestoarecipient.

•SendNotication–Sendanoticationmessagetoarecipient.

•SendVideoClip–Sendavideocliptoarecipient.

•StatusLED–FlashtheLEDindicator.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidatetriggerssuchasmotiondetectionduring
productinstallationandconguration.

AddRecipients

Theproductcansendmedialesandmessagestonotifyusersaboutevents.Beforetheproductcansendmedialesornotication
messages,youmustdeneoneoremorerecipients.Forinformationaboutavailableoptions,seeRecipientTypesonpage34.

Toaddarecipient:

1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.

2.Enteradescriptivename.

3.SelectarecipientType.

4.Entertheinformationneededfortherecipienttype.

5.ClickTesttotesttheconnectiontotherecipient.

6.ClickOK.

RecipientTypes

Thefollowingrecipientsareavailable:

RecipientUsewithactionNotes

Email

FTP

HTTP

SendImages

SendNotication

SendVideoClip
SendImages

SendVideoClip
SendImages

Anemailrecipientcancontainmultipleemailaddresses.

SendNotication

SendVideoClip

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HTTPSSendImages

SendNotication

SendVideoClip

NetworkShareSendImages

SendVideoClip

TCPSendNotication

EncryptedletransferusingHyperTextTransferProtocol
Secure(HTTPS).

SpecifylogininformationfortheHTTPSserverandvalidate
theserver’scerticate.IfthereisaproxybetweentheAxis
productandtheHTTPSserver,alsospecifytheproxysettings.

Anetworksharecanalsobeusedasastoragedevicefor
recordedvideo.GoSystemOptions>Storagetocongure
anetworksharebeforesettingupacontinuousrecordingor
anactionruletorecordvideo.Formoreinformationabout
storagedevices,seeStorageonpage50.

SetUpEmailRecipients

Emailrecipientscanbeconguredbyselectingoneofthelistedemailproviders,orbyspecifyingtheSMTPserver,portand
authenticationusedby,forexample,acorporateemailserver.

Note

Someemailprovidershavesecurityltersthatpreventusersfromreceivingorviewinglargeamountofattachments,from
receivingscheduledemailsandsimilar.Checktheemailprovider’ssecuritypolicytoavoiddeliveryproblemsandlocked
emailaccounts.

Tosetupanemailrecipientusingoneofthelistedproviders:

1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.

2.EnteraNameandselectEmailfromtheTypelist.

3.EntertheemailaddressestosendemailstointheToeld.Usecommastoseparatemultipleaddresses.

4.SelecttheemailproviderfromtheProviderlist.

5.EntertheuserIDandpasswordfortheemailaccount.

6.ClickTesttosendatestemail.

Tosetupanemailrecipientusingforexampleacorporateemailserver,followtheinstructionsabovebutselectUserdenedas
Provider.EntertheemailaddresstoappearassenderintheFromeld.SelectAdvancedsettingsandspecifytheSMTPserver
address,portandauthenticationmethod.Optionally,selectUseencryptiontosendemailsoveranencryptedconnection.Theserver
certicatecanbevalidatedusingthecerticatesavailableintheAxisproduct.Forinformationonhowtouploadcerticates,
seeCerticatesonpage41.

CreateSchedules

Schedulescanbeusedasactionruletriggersorasadditionalconditions,forexampletorecordvideoifmotionisdetectedoutside
ofcehours.Useoneofthepredenedschedulesorcreateanewscheduleasdescribedbelow.

Tocreateanewschedule:

1.GotoEvents>SchedulesandclickAdd.

2.Enteradescriptivenameandtheinformationneededforadaily,weekly,monthlyoryearlyschedule.

3.ClickOK.

Tousethescheduleinanactionrule,selecttheschedulefromtheScheduledrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppage.

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SetUpRecurrences

Recurrencesareusedtotriggeractionrulesrepeatedly,forexampleevery5minutesoreveryhour.

Tosetuparecurrence:

1.GotoEvents>RecurrencesandclickAdd.

2.Enteradescriptivenameandrecurrencepattern.

3.ClickOK.

Tousetherecurrenceinanactionrule,rstselectTimefromtheTriggerdrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppageandthen
selecttherecurrencefromtheseconddrop-downlist.

Tomodifyorremoverecurrences,selecttherecurrenceintheRecurrencesListandclickModifyorRemove.

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Recordings

Recordings

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorecordvideocontinuouslyoraccordingtoanactionrule:

•Tostartacontinuousrecording,seepage37.

•Tosetupactionrules,seepage32.

•Toaccessrecordings,seeRecordingListonpage37.

•Tocongurecameracontrolledstorage,seeStorageonpage50.

RecordingList

RecordedvideosarelistedontheRecordings>Listpage.Thelistshowseachrecording’sstartdateandtime,durationandthe
eventthattriggeredtherecording.

Toplayordownloadarecording,followthesesteps:

1.GotoRecordings>List.

2.Usetheltertonarrowthelistofrecordings.EnterthedesiredltercriteriaandclickFilter.Someltersmaytake
alongtimetocomplete.

3.Selecttherecording.

4.ClickPlaytoplaytherecording,orclickDownloadtodownloadtherecording.

Multiplerecordingscanbedownloadedatthesametime.SelecttherecordingsandclickDownload.Thedownloadedleisaziple
containingaminimumofthreeles,ofwhichtheMatroska(mkv)lesaretheactualrecordings.Therecordingsaretime-stamped
withthedateandtimetheyweredownloaded(asopposedtothedatetherecordingsweremade).

Note

ToplayrecordingsinWindowsMediaPlayer,AXISMatroskaFileSplittermustbeinstalled.AXISMatroskaFileSplitter
canbedownloadedfromwww.axis.com/techsup/software

Fordetailedrecordingandvideoinformation,selectarecordingandclickProperties.

Toremovearecording,selecttherecordingandclickRemove.

ContinuousRecording

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtocontinuouslysavevideotoastoragedevice.Forinformationaboutstoragedevices,seeStorage
onpage50.Topreventthediskfrombecomingfull,itisrecommendedtocongurethedisktoautomaticallyremoveoldrecordings.

Ifanewstreamproleisselectedwhilearecordingisongoing,therecordingwillbestoppedandsavedintherecordinglistanda
newrecordingwiththenewstreamprolewillstart.Allpreviouscontinuousrecordingswillremainintherecordinglistuntilthey
areremovedmanuallyorthroughautomaticremovalofoldrecordings.

Tostartacontinuousrecording,followthesesteps:

1.GotoRecordings>Continuous.

2.SelectEnabled.

3.SelectthetypeofstoragedevicefromtheStoragelist.

4.SelectaStreamproletouseforcontinuousrecordings.

5.ClickSavetosaveandstarttherecording.

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Languages

Languages

MultiplelanguagescanbeinstalledintheAxisproduct.Allwebpagesincludingtheonlinehelpwillbedisplayedintheselected
language.Toswitchlanguages,gotoSetup>Languagesandrstuploadthenewlanguagele.Browseandlocatetheleandclick
theUploadLanguagebutton.SelectthenewlanguagefromthelistandclickSave.

Note

•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettingswilleraseanyuploadedlanguagelesandresettheproductlanguageto

English.

•ClickingtheRestorebuttonontheMaintenancepagewillnotaffectthelanguage.

•Armwareupgradewillnotaffectthelanguageused.Howeverifyouhaveuploadedanewlanguagetotheproductand

laterupgradethermware,itmayhappenthatthetranslationnolongermatchestheproduct'swebpages.Inthiscase,
uploadanupdatedlanguagele.

•Alanguagealreadyinstalledintheproductwillbereplacedwhenacurrentoralaterversionofthelanguageleisuploaded.

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SystemOptions

SystemOptions

Security

Users

UseraccesscontrolisenabledbydefaultandcanbeconguredunderSystemOptions>Security>Users.Anadministratorcan
setupotherusersbygivingthemusernamesandpasswords.Itisalsopossibletoallowanonymousviewerlogin,whichmeans
thatanybodymayaccesstheLiveViewpage.

Theuserlistdisplaysauthorizedusersandusergroups(accesslevels):

•ViewershaveaccesstotheLiveViewpage

•Operatorshaveaccesstoallsettingsexcept:

-creatingandmodifyingPTZpresets

-creatingandmodifyingPTZcontrolsettings

-creatingandmodifyingprivacymasksettings

-uploadingapplicationsandlanguageles

-anyofthesettingsincludedintheSystemOptions

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.Theadministratorcanadd,modifyandremoveotherusers.

Note

NotethatwhentheoptionEncrypted&unencryptedisselected,thewebserverwillencryptthepassword.Thisisthedefault
optionforanewunitoraunitresettofactorydefaultsettings.

UnderHTTP/RTSPPasswordSettings,selectthetypeofpasswordtoallow.Youmayneedtoallowunencryptedpasswordsifthereare
viewingclientsthatdonotsupportencryption,orifyouupgradedthermwareandexistingclientssupportencryptionbutneed
tologinagainandbeconguredtousethisfunctionality.

UnderUserSettings,selecttheEnableanonymousviewerloginoptiontoallowanonymoususersaccesstotheLiveViewpage.

SelecttheEnableanonymousPTZcontrollogintoallowanonymoususersaccesstothePTZcontrols.

DeselecttheEnableBasicSetupoptiontohidetheBasicSetupmenu.BasicSetupprovidesquickaccesstosettingsthatshouldbe
madebeforeusingtheAxisproduct.

ONVIF

ONVIF(OpenNetworkVideoInterfaceForum)isaglobalinterfacestandardthatmakesiteasierforendusers,integrators,consultants,
andmanufacturerstotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofferedbynetworkvideotechnology.ONVIFenablesinteroperability
betweendifferentvendorproducts,increasedexibility,reducedcostandfuture-proofsystems.

BycreatingauseryouautomaticallyenableONVIFcommunication.UsetheusernameandpasswordwithallONVIFcommunication
withtheproduct.Formoreinformationseewww .onvif.org

IPAddressFilter

IPaddresslteringisenabledontheSystemOptions>Security>IPAddressFilterpage.Onceenabled,thelistedIPaddressare
allowedordeniedaccesstotheAxisproduct.SelectAlloworDenyfromthelistandclickApplytoenableIPaddressltering.

Theadministratorcanaddupto256IPaddressentriestothelist(asingleentrycancontainmultipleIPaddresses).

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SystemOptions

HTTPS

HTTPS(HyperTextTransferProtocoloverSecureSocketLayer,orHTTPoverSSL)isawebprotocolprovidingencryptedbrowsing.
HTTPScanalsobeusedbyusersandclientstoverifythatthecorrectdeviceisbeingaccessed.Thesecuritylevelprovidedby
HTTPSisconsideredadequateformostcommercialexchanges.

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorequireHTTPSwhenusersfromdifferentusergroups(administrator,operator,viewer)login.

TouseHTTPS,anHTTPScerticatemustrstbeinstalled.GotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicatestoinstallandmanage
certicates.SeeCerticatesonpage41.

ToenableHTTPSontheAxisproduct:

1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS

2.SelectanHTTPScerticatefromthelistofinstalledcerticates.

3.Optionally,clickCiphersandselecttheencryptionalgorithmstouseforSSL.

4.SettheHTTPSConnectionPolicyforthedifferentusergroups.

5.ClickSavetoenablethesettings.

ToaccesstheAxisproductviathedesiredprotocol,intheaddresseldinabrowser,enterhttps://fortheHTTPSprotocol
andhttp://fortheHTTPprotocol.

TheHTTPSportcanbechangedontheSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advancedpage.

IEEE802.1X

IEEE802.1Xisastandardforport-basedNetworkAdmissionControlprovidingsecureauthenticationofwiredandwirelessnetwork
devices.IEEE802.1XisbasedonEAP(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol).

ToaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X,devicesmustbeauthenticated.Theauthenticationisperformedbyanauthentication
server,typicallyaRADIUSserver,examplesofwhichareFreeRADIUSandMicrosoftInternetAuthenticationService.

InAxisimplementation,theAxisproductandtheauthenticationserveridentifythemselveswithdigitalcerticatesusingEAP-TLS
(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-TransportLayerSecurity).ThecerticatesareprovidedbyaCerticationAuthority(CA).
Youneed:

•aCAcerticatetoauthenticatetheauthenticationserver.

•aCA-signedclientcerticatetoauthenticatetheAxisproduct.

Tocreateandinstallcerticates,gotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicates.SeeCerticatesonpage41.ManyCAcerticates
arepreinstalled.

ToallowtheproducttoaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X:

1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>IEEE802.1X.

2.SelectaCACerticateandaClientCerticatefromthelistsofinstalledcerticates.

3.UnderSettings,selecttheEAPOLversionandprovidetheEAPidentityassociatedwiththeclientcerticate.

4.ChecktheboxtoenableIEEE802.1XandclickSave.

Note

Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbesynchronizedwithanNTP
server.SeeDate&Timeonpage41.

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Certicates

Certicatesareusedtoauthenticatedevicesonanetwork.Typicalapplicationsincludeencryptedwebbrowsing(HTTPS),network
protectionviaIEEE802.1Xandsecureuploadofimagesandnoticationmessagesforexampleviaemail.Twotypesofcerticates
canbeusedwiththeAxisproduct:

Server/Clientcerticates-ToauthenticatetheAxisproduct.

CAcerticates-Toauthenticatepeercerticates,forexamplethecerticateofanauthenticationserverincasetheAxisproductis

connectedtoanIEEE802.1Xprotectednetwork.

Note

Installedcerticates,exceptpreinstalledCAcerticates,willbedeletediftheproductisresettofactorydefault.Preinstalled
CAcerticatesthathavebeendeletedwillbereinstalled.

AServer/Clientcerticatecanbeself-signedorissuedbyaCerticateAuthority(CA).Aself-signedcerticateofferslimited
protectionandcanbeusedbeforeaCA-issuedcerticatehasbeenobtained.

Toinstallaself-signedcerticate:

1.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.

2.ClickCreateself-signedcerticateandprovidetherequestedinformation.

TocreateandinstallaCA-signedcerticate:

1.Createaself-signedcerticateasdescribedabove.

2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.

3.ClickCreatecerticatesigningrequestandprovidetherequestedinformation.

4.CopythePEM-formattedrequestandsendtotheCAofyourchoice.

5.Whenthesignedcerticateisreturned,clickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.

Server/ClientcerticatescanbeinstalledasCerticatefromsigningrequestorasCerticateandprivatekey.SelectCerticate
andprivatekeyiftheprivatekeyistobeuploadasaseparateleorifthecerticateisinPKCS#12format.

TheAxisproductisshippedwithseveralpreinstalledCAcerticates.Ifrequired,additionalCAcerticatescanbeinstalled:

1.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.

2.ClickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.

Date&Time

TheAxisproduct’sdateandtimesettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Date&Time.

CurrentServerTimedisplaysthecurrentdateandtime(24hclock).Thetimecanbedisplayedin12hclockinthetextoverlay(see

below).

Tochangethedateandtimesettings,selectthepreferredTimemodeunderNewServerTime:

•Synchronizewithcomputertime–Setsdateandtimeaccordingtothecomputer’sclock.Withthisoption,dateand
timearesetonceandwillnotbeupdatedautomatically.

•SynchronizewithNTPServer–ObtainsdateandtimefromanNTPserver.Withthisoption,dateandtimesettingsare
updatedcontinuously.ForinformationonNTPsettings,seeNTPCongurationonpage44.

IfusingahostnamefortheNTPserver,aDNSservermustbecongured.SeeDNSCongurationonpage44.

•Setmanually–Allowsyoutomanuallysetdateandtime.

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IfusinganNTPserver,selectyourTimezonefromthedrop-downlist.Ifrequired,checkAutomaticallyadjustfordaylightsaving
timechanges.

TheDate&TimeFormatUsedinImagesisthedateandtimeformatdisplayedasatextoverlayinthevideostream.Usethe
predenedformatsorseeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp

timeformats.Toincludedateandtimeintheoverlaytext,gotoVideoandselectIncludedateandIncludetime.

Network

BasicTCP/IPSettings

TheAxisproductsupportsIPversion4andIPversion6.Bothversionscanbeenabledsimultaneously,andatleastoneversion
mustalwaysbeenabled.

NetworkInterfaceMode

ThenetworkinterfacetotheAXISproductcanbewiredorwireless.Differentsettingscanbeusedforeachnetworkinterface,but
onlyonecanbeusedatatime.InAutomodetheproductwilluseawirelessnetworkunlessanetworkcableisconnected,inwhich
caseitwillusethewirednetwork.InWiredmodetheproductwillrequireanetworkcabletoconnecttothenetwork.

forinformationonhowtocreatecustomdateand

IPv4AddressConguration

Bydefault,theAxisproductissettouseIPv4(IPversion4)andtoobtaintheIPaddressautomaticallyviaDHCP.TheIPv4settingsare
conguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.

DHCP(DynamicHostCongurationProtocol)allowsnetworkadministratorstocentrallymanageandautomatetheassignmentof
IPaddresses.DHCPshouldonlybeenabledifusingdynamicIPaddressnotication,oriftheDHCPcanupdateaDNSserver.Itis
thenpossibletoaccesstheAxisproductbyname(hostname).

IfDHCPisenabledandtheproductcannotbeaccessed,runAXISIPUtilitytosearchthenetworkforconnectedAxisproducts,orreset
theproducttothefactorydefaultsettings(seepage54)andthenperformtheinstallationagain.

TouseastaticIPaddress,checkUsethefollowingIPaddressandspecifytheIPaddress,subnetmaskanddefaultrouter.

IPv6AddressConguration

IfIPv6(IPversion6)isenabled,theAxisproductwillreceiveanIPaddressaccordingtothecongurationinthenetworkrouter.

ToenableIPv6,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.OthersettingsforIPv6shouldbeconguredinthenetworkrouter.

ARP/Ping

Theproduct’sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARPandPing.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddressUsingARP/Pingonpage42.

TheARP/Pingserviceisenabledbydefaultbutisautomaticallydisabledtwominutesaftertheproductisstarted,orassoonasanIP
addressisassigned.Tore-assignIPaddressusingARP/Ping,theproductmustberestartedtoenableARP/Pingforanadditional
twominutes.

Todisabletheservice,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>BasicandcleartheoptionEnableARP/PingsettingofIPaddress.

Pingingtheproductisstillpossiblewhentheserviceisdisabled.

AssignIPAddressUsingARP/Ping

Theproduct'sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARP/Ping.Thecommandmustbeissuedwithin2minutesofconnectingpower.

1.AcquireafreestaticIPaddressonthesamenetworksegmentasthecomputer.

2.Locatetheserialnumber(S/N)ontheproductlabel.

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3.Openacommandpromptandenterthefollowingcommands:

Linux/Unixsyntax

arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>temp
ping-s408<IPaddress>

Linux/Unixexample

arp-s192.168.0.12500:40:8c:18:10:00temp
ping-s408192.168.0.125

Windowssyntax(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptasanadministrator)

arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>
ping-l408-t<IPaddress>

Windowsexample(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptasanadministrator)

arp-s192.168.0.12500-40-8c-18-10-00
ping-l408-t192.168.0.125

4.Checkthatthenetworkcableisconnectedandthenrestarttheproductbydisconnectingandreconnectingpower.

5.ClosethecommandpromptwhentheproductrespondswithReplyfrom192.168.0.125:...orsimilar.

6.Openabrowserandtypehttp://<IPaddress>intheLocation/Addresseld.

ForothermethodsofassigningtheIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupport
webatwww .axis.com/techsup

Note

•ToopenacommandpromptinWindows,opentheStartmenuandtypecmdintheRun/Searcheld.

•TousetheARPcommandinWindows8/Windows7/WindowsVista,right-clickthecommandprompticonandselect

Runasadministrator.

•ToopenacommandpromptinMacOSX,opentheTerminalutilityfromApplication>Utilities.

AXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)

AVHSusedinconjunctionwithanAVHSservice,provideseasyandsecureInternetaccesstoliveandrecordedvideoaccessiblefrom
anylocation.FormoreinformationandhelptondalocalAVHSServiceProvidergotowww.axis.com/hosting

TheAVHSsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCPIP>Basic.ThepossibilitytoconnecttoanAVHSservice
isenabledbydefault.Todisable,cleartheEnableAVHSbox.

One-clickenabled-Pressandholdtheproduct’scontrolbutton(seeHardwareOverviewonpage8)forabout3secondsto
connecttoanAVHSserviceovertheInternet.Onceregistered,AlwayswillbeenabledandtheAxisproductstaysconnectedto
theAVHSservice.Iftheproductisnotregisteredwithin24hoursfromwhenthebuttonispressed,theproductwilldisconnect
fromtheAVHSservice.

Always-TheAxisproductwillconstantlyattempttoconnecttotheAVHSserviceovertheInternet.Onceregisteredtheproductwill
stayconnectedtotheservice.Thisoptioncanbeusedwhentheproductisalreadyinstalledanditisnotconvenienttousethe
one-clickinstallation.

AXISInternetDynamicDNSService

AXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceassignsahostnameforeasyaccesstotheproduct.Formoreinformation,seewww.axiscam.net

ToregistertheAxisproductwithAXISInternetDynamicDNSService,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.Under
Services,clicktheAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceSettingsbutton(requiresaccesstotheInternet).Thedomainnamecurrently
registeredatAXISInternetDynamicDNSservicefortheproductcanatanytimeberemoved.

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Note

AXISInternetDynamicDNSServicerequiresIPv4.

AdvancedTCP/IPSettings

DNSConguration

DNS(DomainNameService)providesthetranslationofhostnamestoIPaddresses.TheDNSsettingsareconguredunderSystem
Options>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

SelectObtainDNSserveraddressviaDHCPtousetheDNSsettingsprovidedbytheDHCPserver.

Tomakemanualsettings,selectUsethefollowingDNSserveraddressandspecifythefollowing:

Domainname-Enterthedomain(s)tosearchforthehostnameusedbytheAxisproduct.Multipledomainscanbeseparatedby
semicolons.Thehostnameisalwaystherstpartofafullyqualieddomainname,forexample,myserveristhehostnameinthe
fullyqualieddomainnamemyserver.mycompany.comwheremycompany.comisthedomainname.

Primary/SecondaryDNSserver-EntertheIPaddressesoftheprimaryandsecondaryDNSservers.ThesecondaryDNSserveris
optionalandwillbeusediftheprimaryisunavailable.

NTPConguration

NTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)isusedtosynchronizetheclocktimesofdevicesinanetwork.TheNTPsettingsareconguredunder
SystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

SelectObtainNTPserveraddressviaDHCPtousetheNTPsettingsprovidedbytheDHCPserver.

Tomakemanualsettings,selectUsethefollowingNTPserveraddressandenterthehostnameorIPaddressoftheNTPserver.

HostNameConguration

TheAxisproductcanbeaccessedusingahostnameinsteadofanIPaddress.ThehostnameisusuallythesameastheassignedDNS
name.ThehostnameisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

SelectObtainhostnameviaIPv4DHCPtousehostnameprovidedbytheDHCPserverrunningonIPv4.

SelectUsethehostnametosetthehostnamemanually.

SelectEnabledynamicDNSupdatestodynamicallyupdatelocalDNSserverswhenevertheAxisproduct’sIPaddresschanges.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp

Link-LocalIPv4Address

Link-LocalAddressisenabledbydefaultandassignstheAxisproductanadditionalIPaddresswhichcanbeusedtoaccess
theproductfromotherhostsonthesamesegmentonthelocalnetwork.TheproductcanhaveaLink-LocalIPandastatic
orDHCP-suppliedIPaddressatthesametime.

ThisfunctioncanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

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HTTP

TheHTTPportusedbytheAxisproductcanbechangedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Inadditiontothe
defaultsetting,whichis80,anyportintherange1024–65535canbeused.

HTTPS

TheHTTPSportusedbytheAxisproductcanbechangedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Inadditionto
thedefaultsetting,whichis443,anyportintherange1024–65535canbeused.

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ToenableHTTPS,gotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS.Formoreinformation,seeHTTPSonpage40.

NATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4

Anetworkrouterallowsdevicesonaprivatenetwork(LAN)toshareasingleconnectiontotheInternet.Thisisdonebyforwarding
networktrafcfromtheprivatenetworktothe“outside”,thatis,theInternet.Securityontheprivatenetwork(LAN)isincreased
sincemostroutersarepre-conguredtostopattemptstoaccesstheprivatenetwork(LAN)fromthepublicnetwork(Internet).

UseNATtraversalwhentheAxisproductislocatedonanintranet(LAN)andyouwishtomakeitavailablefromtheother(WAN)side
ofaNATrouter.WithNATtraversalproperlycongured,allHTTPtrafctoanexternalHTTPportintheNATrouterisforwardedto
theproduct.

NATtraversalisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

Note

•ForNATtraversaltowork,thismustbesupportedbytherouter.TheroutermustalsosupportUPnP

•Inthiscontext,routerreferstoanynetworkroutingdevicesuchasaNATrouter,Networkrouter,InternetGateway,

Broadbandrouter,Broadbandsharingdevice,orasoftwaresuchasarewall.

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Enable/Disable-Whenenabled,theAxisproductattemptstocongureportmappinginaNATrouteronyournetwork,usingUPnP
NotethatUPnP

UsemanuallyselectedNATrouter-SelectthisoptiontomanuallyselectaNATrouterandentertheIPaddressfortherouterin
theeld.Ifnorouterisspecied,theproductautomaticallysearchesforNATroutersonyournetwork.Ifmorethanonerouteris
found,thedefaultrouterisselected.

AlternativeHTTPport-SelectthisoptiontomanuallydeneanexternalHTTPport.Enteraportintherange1024–65535.Ifthe
porteldisemptyorcontainsthedefaultsetting,whichis0,aportnumberisautomaticallyselectedwhenenablingNATtraversal.

Note

•AnalternativeHTTPportcanbeusedorbeactiveevenifNATtraversalisdisabled.ThisisusefulifyourNATrouterdoesnot

•Ifyouattempttomanuallyenteraportthatisalreadyinuse,anotheravailableportisautomaticallyselected.

•Whentheportisselectedautomaticallyitisdisplayedinthiseld.Tochangethis,enteranewportnumberandclickSave.

FTP

TheFTPserverrunningintheAxisproductenablesuploadofnewrmware,userapplications,etc.TheFTPservercanbedisabled
underSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

Note

RTSP

TheRTSPserverrunningintheAxisproductallowsaconnectingclienttostartanH.264stream.TheRTSPportnumbercanbe
changedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Thedefaultportis554.

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mustbeenabledintheproduct(seeSystemOptions>Network>UPnP).

supportUPnPandyouneedtomanuallycongureportforwardingintheNATrouter.

ThisFTPserverhasnothingtodowiththeproduct’sabilitytotransferimagesviaFTPtootherlocationsandservers.

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Note

H.264videostreamswillnotbeavailableiftheRTSPserverisdisabled.

Wireless

WirelessNetworkStatus

Toviewalistofavailablewirelessnetworks,gotoSystemOptions>Network>Wireless.Thestatusofwirelessnetworkslististhe
resultofanetworkscanandprovidesthefollowinginformation:

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•SSIDisthenameofawirelessnetwork(orad-hocnetwork).

•Modeshowsthetypeofnetwork,whichcanbeMaster(anaccesspoint)orAd-Hoc.

•Securityshowsthetypeofsecuritythenetworkuses.

•Channelshowsthewirelesschannelcurrentlyinuse.

•Signalstrengthshowsthequality,thestrength,ofthesignal.

•BitrateshowsthecurrentbitrateinMbit/s.Thiscanonlybeshownfortheaccesspointcurrentlyinuse.

ClickRefreshtoperformanewscan.

AccesspointswithadisabledSSIDBroadcastwillnotappearunlesstheAxisproductisassociatedwithit.Oncethewireless
connectionisestablished,thenetworktheAxisproductiscurrentlylinkedtoisshowninblue.Anetworkusingunsupported
securityisshowningrey.

WirelessSettings

Important

•Toestablishandmaintaincommunication,allwirelesssettingsmustbeexactlythesameintheAxisproductasinthe

accesspointorad-hocnetwork.

•AlwayscongureorchangethewirelesssettingsintheAxisproductrst,beforechangingthesettingsinthewireless

accesspoint.

•Keys,passphrasesandcerticatesthatareusedforsecuritymustbeenteredmanually.ContactyourNetworkAdministrator

fortherequirementsfortheselectedaccesspointorad-hocnetwork.

ThewirelesssettingscontrolhowtheAxisproductinteractswiththewirelessnetwork.Apartfromidentifyingthewirelessnetwork,it
isalsopossibletoenablewirelessencryption.

SelectEnablecongestioncontroltosecurethewirelessconnectionbetweentheAxisproductandaccesspointincongested
environments,forexamplewheretherearemanyavailablenetworksandwheremanydevicesareusingthesameaccesspoint.

CongestioncontrolusesaRequestToSend/ClearToSend(RTS/CTS)handshaketoreserveaccesstothewirelessmediabefore
transmittingapacket.Usingthehandshakedecreasesthroughputsinceitaddsanoverhead.Insomesituations,however,the
overheadoftheRTS/CTShandshakeislowerthantheoverheadcausedbycollisionsonthewirelessmedia.Congestioncontrolis
disabledbydefault.

SelectEnableWLANpairingbuttontoallowthewirelessAxisproducttoconnecttoanaccesspointbypushingabuttononboth
ofthedeviceswithina120secondtimewindow.Duringthistimethedeviceswillautomaticallydiscovereachotherandagree
onaconguration.

Makesuretheaccesspointalsohaspushbuttonconguration(PBC)enabledandthattheAxisproductisnotconnectedtothewired
network.AfterasuccessfulpairinganyWLANsettingssetbytheuserintheAxisproductareoverwritten.TheWLANpairingbutton
isenabledbydefault;deselectthisoptiontopreventunauthorizedWLANpairing.

SSIDisthenameoftheselectedwirelessnetwork,whichmustbeexactlythesameasthenameinthewirelessaccesspoint.Ifthe
eldisleftblanktheAxisproductwillnotconnecttoanywirelessnetwork.

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SSIDissometimeswrittenasESSID.

SelectthenetworkSecuritymethod.Allsettingsmustmatchthesettingsintheaccesspoint.Thefollowingsecuritymethodsare
supported,whereWPATM-/WPA2

•WPA-/WPA2–PSK.Seepage47.

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-EnterpriseismoresecurethanWPA-/WPA2-PSK,whichinturnismoresecurethanWEP:

•WPA-/WPA-Enterprise.Seepage47.

•WEP(notrecommended).Seepage48.

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•Nosecurity(notrecommended).Seepage48.

Ifapplicable,selecttheNetworktype.SelectMastertoaccessthenetworkviaanaccesspointorAd-hoctoaccessanyother
wirelessdeviceandcreatealocalnetwork.

Ad-hocmodeallowsuserstoformawirelessLANwithoutconnectionthroughanaccesspoint.TheAxisproductcan,forexample,
connectpoint-to-pointtoanexistingad-hocnetwork,orifthereisnone,createoneitself.Ad-hocconnectionmaybeusefulin
certaininstallationsandfortroubleshootingbutisnottherecommendedmethod.Thead-hocoptionisonlyavailablewhen
supportedbytheselectedsecuritymethod.

WPATM-/WPA2

ThesecuritymethodWPA-/WPA2–PSKisdesignedforsmallnetworksanddoesnotrequireanauthenticationserver.TheAxis
productusesaPSK(Pre-SharedKey)toauthenticatewiththeaccesspoint.Thekeycanbeenteredeitherasmanualhex—a64
hexdecimalnumber(0–9,A-F)—orapassphraseusing8–63ASCIIcharacters.Thelongerthepassphrase,themoresecureisthekey.

TocongurethewirelesssettingsusingtheWPA-/WPA2–PSKsecuritymethod:

1.EntertherequiredPassphrasefortheaccesspoint.

2.ClickSave.

WPATM-/WPA-Enterprise

ThesecuritymethodWPA-/WPA-Enterpriseisdesignedforlargenetworksandrequiresanauthenticationserver.Thenetworkis
protectedbyEAPOL(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocolOverLan).

SelecttheWPA-Enterprisetypebeingusedbytheaccesspoint:

•EAP-TLS.Seepage47.

•EAP-PEAP/MSCHAPv2.Seepage47.

EAP-TLS

TheauthenticationprotocolEAP-TLS(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-TransportLayerSecurity)allowstheclientandserverto
authenticateeachotherusingdigitalcerticatesprovidedbyaCerticationAuthority.Togainaccesstotheprotectednetwork,the
Axisproductpresentsitscerticatetothenetworkaccesspoint.Accessisgrantedifthecerticateisapproved.

Important

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-PSK

Toensuresuccessfulcerticatevalidation,timesynchronizationshouldbeperformedonallclientsandserverspriorto
conguration.

TocongurethewirelesssettingsusingtheWPATM-/WPA-EnterprisesecuritymethodandEAP-TLS:

1.EntertheuserIdentityassociatedwithyourcerticate.

2.EnterthePrivatekeypasswordforyouruseridentity.

3.SelecttheEAPOLversion(1or2)asusedintheaccesspoint.

4.ClickSave.

Formoreinformationoncerticatesforwirelessnetworks,seeCerticatesonpage48.

EAP-PEAP/MSCHAPv2

TheauthenticationprotocolEAP-PEAP/MSCHAPv2(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-ProtectedExtensibleAuthentication
Protocol/MicrosoftChallengeHandshakeAuthenticationProtocol)allowstheclienttoauthenticatethenetworkusingadigital
certicateprovidedbyaCerticationAuthority.Thenetworkauthenticatestheclientusinganidentityandapassword.Togain

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accesstotheprotectednetwork,theAxisproductpresentsitsidentityandpasswordtothenetworkaccesspoint.Ifthesecredentials
areapproved,theaccesspointallowsaccessonapreconguredport.

Important

Toensuresuccessfulcerticatevalidation,timesynchronizationshouldbeperformedonallclientsandserverspriorto
conguration.

TocongurethewirelesssettingsusingtheWPATM-/WPA-EnterprisesecuritymethodandEAP-PEAP/MSCHAPv2:

1.EntertheuserIdentityassociatedwithyourcerticate.

2.EnterthePasswordforyouruseridentity.

3.SelectthePEAPVersion(0or1)asusedintheaccesspoint.

4.SelectthePEAPLabelthattheaccesspointuseswhenusingPEAPversion1.Select1touseclientEAPencryption;select
2touseclientPEAPencryption.

5.SelecttheEAPOLversion(1or2)asusedintheaccesspoint.

6.ClickSave.

Formoreinformationoncerticatesforwirelessnetworks,seeCerticatesonpage48.

WEP

ThesecuritymethodWEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)canbeusedtohelpsecureawirelessnetwork.However,WEPhassomeaws,
whichmakesitmorevulnerabletoattacksandWPATM-WPA-EnterpriseorWPA-/WPA2

TocongurethewirelesssettingsusingtheWEPsecuritymethod:

1.Selectthenetworktypebeingusedbytheaccesspoint,MasterorAd-Hoc.

2.SelecttheAuthenticationtype,OpenorSharedKeydependingonthemethodusedbytheaccesspoint.Notallaccess
pointshavethisoption,inwhichcasetheyprobablyuseopensystem,alsosometimescalledSSIDAuthentication.

3.SelecttheKeylength,64bitor128bitusedforthewirelessencryption.

4.SelecttheKeytype,dependingonthekeytypeusedbytheaccesspointandenterthekeyinthecorrespondingkeyelds.

Manualallowsyoutomanuallyenterthehexkey.ASCIIrequiresthestringtobeexactlyvecharactersfor64–bitWEP
and13charactersfor128–bitWEP.ThePassphrasecancontainupto31characters.In64–bitWEPthepassphrase
generatesfourdifferentkeys.For128–bitWEP,onlyonekeyisgenerated,whichthenisreplicatedforallfourkeys.

TheActivetransmitkeyselectswhichofthefourkeystheAxisproductuseswhentransmittinginformation.

5.ClickSave.

NoSecurity

TheNosecurityoptionprovidesnoprotectionagainstattacks.Itisnotarecommendedmethodandshouldonlybeusedduring
shortperiodsandexceptionalcases.

Tocongurethewirelesssettingswithnosecurity:

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–PSKisabetterchoice.

1.Selectthenetworktypebeingusedbytheaccesspoint,MasterorAd-Hoc.

2.ClickSave.

Certicates

Wirelessnetworkcerticatesareusedtoauthenticatedevicesonawirelessnetwork.Wirelessnetworksusingthe
WPATM-/WPA-EnterprisesecuritymethodareprotectedbyEAPOL(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocolOverLan),whichispartofthe

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IEEE802.1Xstandard.TheclientandserverauthenticateeachotherusingdigitalcerticatesprovidedbyaCerticateAuthority.To
gainaccesstotheprotectedwirelessnetwork,theAxisproductpresentsitscerticatetothenetworkswitch.Ifthecerticateis
approved,theswitchallowsaccess.

Youmayneedtocontactyournetworkadministratorforinformationoncerticates,userIDsandpasswords

CAcerticate-CreatedbytheCerticationAuthorityforthepurposeofvalidatingitselfandisusedbytheAxisproductfor
checkingtheserver’sidentity.

Clientcerticate/Clientprivatekey-UsedfortheAxisproducttoauthenticateitselfusingaclientcerticateandaprivatekey.

TouploadaCAcerticate:

1.EnterthepathtothecerticatedirectlyorclickBrowsetolocatethele.

2.ClickUpload.

Touploadaclientcerticate/clientprivatekey:

1.UsetheClientprivatekeyeldifuploadingonecombinedle.Foreachle,enterthepathtotheleorclickBrowseto
locatethele.

2.ClickUpload.

ToremoveaCAcerticate/Clientcerticate/Clientprivatekey,clickRemove.

Note

Installedcerticateswillbedeletediftheproductisresettofactorydefault.

FormoreinformationaboutIEEE802.1X,seeIEEE802.1Xonpage40.

SOCKS

SOCKSisanetworkingproxyprotocol.TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtouseaSOCKSservertoreachnetworksontheother
sideofarewallorproxyserver.ThisfunctionalityisusefuliftheAxisproductislocatedonalocalnetworkbehindarewall,and
notications,uploads,alarms,etcneedtobesenttoadestinationoutsidethelocalnetwork(forexampletheInternet).

SOCKSisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>SOCKS.Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp

.

QoS(QualityofService)

QoS(QualityofService)guaranteesacertainlevelofaspeciedresourcetoselectedtrafconanetwork.AQoS-awarenetwork
prioritizesnetworktrafcandprovidesagreaternetworkreliabilitybycontrollingtheamountofbandwidthanapplicationmayuse.

TheQoSsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>QoS.UsingDSCP(DifferentiatedServicesCodepoint)values,the
Axisproductcanmarkdifferenttypesoftrafc.

SNMP

TheSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)allowsremotemanagementofnetworkdevices.AnSNMPcommunityisthe
groupofdevicesandmanagementstationrunningSNMP.Communitynamesareusedtoidentifygroups.

ToenableandcongureSNMPintheAxisproduct,gototheSystemOptions>Network>SNMPpage.

Dependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired,selecttheversiononSNMPtouse.

TrapsareusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatuschanges.CheckEnable
trapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythatshouldreceivethemessage.

Note

IfHTTPSisenabled,SNMPv1andSNMPv2cshouldbedisabled.

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TrapsforSNMPv1/v2areusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatus
changes.CheckEnabletrapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythat
shouldreceivethemessage.

Thefollowingtrapsareavailable:

•Coldstart

•Warmstart

•Linkup

•Authenticationfailed

SNMPv3providesencryptionandsecurepasswords.TousetrapswithSNMPv3,anSNMPv3managementapplicationisrequired.

TouseSNMPv3,HTTPSmustbeenabled,seeHTTPSonpage40.ToenableSNMPv3,checktheboxandprovidetheinitialuser
password.

Note

Theinitialpasswordcanonlybesetonce.Ifthepasswordislost,theAxisproductmustberesettofactorydefault,see
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage54.

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UPnP

TheAxisproductincludessupportforUPnP
systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.

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UPnP

canbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>UPnP

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isenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating

RTP/H.264

TheRTPportrangeandmulticastsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>RTP.

TheRTPportrangedenestherangeofportsfromwhichthevideoportsareautomaticallyselected.Formulticaststreams,only
certainIPaddressesandportnumbersshouldbeused.

SelectAlwaysMulticastVideotostartmulticaststreamingwithoutopeninganRTSPsession.

Bonjour

TheAxisproductincludessupportforBonjour.Bonjourisenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating
systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.

BonjourcanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>Bonjour.

Storage

SDCard

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

Topreventdatacorruption,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.

Note

ForSDcardrecommendationsseewww.axis.com

Note

DonotinsertorejecttheSDcardwhiletheproductisrunning.Theproductwillloseitsconnectiontothewirelessnetwork.
Reboottheproducttoreestablishthewirelessconnectionafterthecardhasbeeninsertedorejected.

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ThefollowingSDcardlesystemsaresupported:

•ext4—recommendedduetoitsresilienceagainstdatalossifthecardisejectedorifthereisabruptpowerloss.Toaccess
datastoredonthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,athird-partyext4driverorapplicationisrequired.

•vFAT—supportedbymostoperatingsystemsforpersonalcomputers.

TheSDcardismanagedontheSystemOptions>Storagepage.ClickSDCardtoopenStorageManagement.

Ifthecard’sstatusshowsasfailed,clickCheckdisktoseeiftheproblemcanbefoundandthentryRepair.Thisoptionisonly
availableforSDcardswithext4.ForSDcardswithvFAT,useacardreaderorcomputertotroubleshootthecard.

Toavoidllingthecard,itisrecommendedtoremoverecordingscontinuously.UnderGeneralSettings,selectRemoverecordings
olderthanandselectthenumberofdaysorweeks.

Tostopwritingtothecardandprotectrecordingsfrombeingremoved,selectLockunderGeneralSettings.

MountandUnmountSDCard

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

Topreventcorruptionofrecordings,theSDcardshouldalwaysbeunmountedbeforeitisejected.

TheSDcardisautomaticallymountedwhenthecardisinsertedintotheAxisproductorwhentheproductisstarted.Amanual
mountisonlyrequiredifthecardhasbeenunmountedandnotejectedandre-inserted.

TounmounttheSDcard:

1.OpentheAxisproduct’swebpagesandgotoSetup>SystemOptions>Storage.

2.ClickSDCard.

3.ClickUnmount.

4.Thecardcannowberemoved.

FormatSDCard

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

FormattingtheSDcardwillremovealldataandrecordingsstoredonthecard.

Important

Ifautoformatisenabled,onlyuseneworemptySDcards.Anydatastoredonthecardwillbelostwhenthecardisinserted
intotheAxisproduct.

AnSDcardinsertedintotheproductcanbemanuallyformattedtooneofthesupportedlesystems.Tomanuallyformatthe
SDcard,followthesesteps:

1.InserttheSDcardintheSDcardslot.

2.OpentheAxisproduct’swebpagesandgotoSetup>SystemOptions>Storage.

3.ClickSDCard.

4.ClickFormatandselectthedesiredlesystem.

5.ClickOKtostartformattingthecard.

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SystemOptions

NetworkShare

NetworkshareallowsyoutoaddnetworkstoragesuchasaNAS(network-attachedstorage).TheNASshallbededicatedfor
recordingsanddatafromtheAxisproductsconnectedtothenetwork.ForinformationaboutreferenceNASdevices,goto

www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-companion/support-and-documentation

Note

ForNASrecommendationsseewww.axis.com

Toaddanetworkshare:

1.GotoSystemOptions>Storage.

2.ClickNetworkShare.

3.EntertheIPaddress,DNSorBonjournametothehostserverintheHosteld.

4.EnterthenameoftheshareintheShareeld.Subfolderscannotbeused.

5.Ifrequired,selectThesharerequiresloginandentertheusernameandpassword.

6.ClickConnect.

ToclearallrecordingsanddatafromtheAxisproduct’sfolderonthedesignatedshare,clickClearunderStorageTools.

Toavoidllingtheshare,itisrecommendedtoremoverecordingscontinuously.UnderRecordingSettings,selectRemoverecordings
olderthanandselectthenumberofdaysorweeks.

Tostopwritingtotheshareandprotectrecordingsfrombeingremoved,selectLockunderRecordingSettings.

Ports&Devices

I/OPorts

TheAxisproductprovidesoneinputportandoneoutputportforconnectionofexternaldevices.Forinformationabouthowto
connectexternaldevices,seeConnectorsonpage60.

TheI/OportsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>I/OPorts.Theportscanbegivendescriptivenamesandtheir
NormalstatescanbeconguredasOpencircuitorGroundedcircuit.

PortStatus

ThelistontheSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>PortStatuspageshowsthestatusoftheproduct’sinputandoutputports.

Maintenance

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralmaintenancefunctions.TheseareavailableunderSystemOptions>Maintenance.

ClickRestarttoperformacorrectrestartiftheAxisproductisnotbehavingasexpected.Thiswillnotaffectanyofthecurrent
settings.

Note

ArestartclearsallentriesintheServerReport.

ClickRestoretoresetmostsettingstothefactorydefaultvalues.Thefollowingsettingsarenotaffected:

•thebootprotocol(DHCPorstatic)

•thestaticIPaddress

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•thedefaultrouter

•thesubnetmask

•thesystemtime

•theIEEE802.1Xsettings

•thewirelesssettings

ClickDefaulttoresetallsettings,includingtheIPaddress,tothefactorydefaultvalues.Thisbuttonshouldbeusedwithcaution.The
Axisproductcanalsoberesettofactorydefaultusingthecontrolbutton,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage54.

ToidentifytheproductortesttheStatusLED,clickFlashLEDunderIdentifyandspecifythedurationinseconds,minutesorhours.
Thiscanbeusefulforidentifyingtheproductamongotherproductsinstalledinthesamelocation.

Forinformationaboutrmwareupgrade,seeUpgradetheFirmwareonpage55.

Support

SupportOverview

TheSystemOptions>Support>SupportOverviewpageprovidesinformationontroubleshootingandcontactinformation,
shouldyourequiretechnicalassistance.

SeealsoTroubleshootingonpage55.

SystemOverview

TogetanoverviewoftheAxisproduct’sstatusandsettings,gotoSystemOptions>Support>SystemOverview.Informationthat
canbefoundhereincludesrmwareversion,IPaddress,networkandsecuritysettings,eventsettings,imagesettingsandrecentlog
items.ManyofthecaptionsarelinkstotheproperSetuppage.

Logs&Reports

TheSystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reportspagegenerateslogsandreportsusefulforsystemanalysisandtroubleshooting.If
contactingAxisSupport,pleaseprovideavalidServerReportwithyourquery.

SystemLog-Providesinformationaboutsystemevents.

AccessLog-Listsallfailedattemptstoaccesstheproduct.TheAccessLogcanalsobeconguredtolistallconnectionstothe

product(seebelow).

ServerReport-Providesinformationabouttheproductstatusinapop-upwindow.TheAccessLogisautomaticallyincluded
intheServerReport.

Youcanviewordownloadtheserverreport.Downloadingtheserverreportcreatesa.ziplethatcontainsacompleteserverreport
textleinUTF–8format.SelecttheIncludesnapshotwithdefaultimagesettingsoptiontoincludeasnapshotoftheproduct’sLive
View.Theserverreport.zipleshouldalwaysbeincludedwhencontactingsupport.

ParameterList-Showstheproduct'sparametersandtheircurrentsettings.Thismayproveusefulwhentroubleshootingor
whencontactingAxisSupport.

ConnectionList-Listsallclientsthatarecurrentlyaccessingmediastreams.

CrashReport-Generatesanarchivewithdebugginginformation.Thereporttakesseveralminutestogenerate.

TheloglevelsfortheSystemLogandtheAccessLogaresetunderSystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reports>Conguration.
TheAccessLogcanbeconguredtolistallconnectionstotheproduct(selectCritical,Warnings&Info).

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SystemOptions

Advanced

Scripting

Scriptingallowsexperienceduserstocustomizeandusetheirownscripts.

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

ImproperusemaycauseunexpectedbehaviorandlossofcontactwiththeAxisproduct.

Axisstronglyrecommendsthatyoudonotusethisfunctionunlessyouunderstandtheconsequences.AxisSupportdoesnotprovide
assistanceforproblemswithcustomizedscripts.

ToopentheScriptEditor,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>Scripting.Ifascriptcausesproblems,resettheproducttoits
factorydefaultsettings,seepage54.

Formoreinformation,seewww.axis.com/developer

FileUpload

Files,forexamplewebpagesandimages,canbeuploadedtotheAxisproductandusedascustomsettings.Touploadale,go
toSystemOptions>Advanced>FileUpload.

Uploadedlesareaccessedthroughhttp://<ipaddress>/local/<user>/<filename>where<user>isthe
selectedusergroup(viewer,operatororadministrator)fortheuploadedle.

PlainCong

PlainCongisforadvanceduserswithexperienceofAxisproductconguration.Mostparameterscanbesetandmodiedfrom
thispage.

ToopenPlainCong,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>PlainCong.AxisSupportdoesnotprovideassistance.

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings

Important

Resettofactorydefaultshouldbeusedwithcaution.Aresettofactorydefaultwillresetallsettings,includingtheIP
address,tothefactorydefaultvalues.

Note

Theinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolsareavailablefromthesupportpagesonwww.axis.com/techsup

Toresettheproducttothefactorydefaultsettings:

1.Disconnectpowerfromtheproduct.

2.Pressandholdthecontrolbuttonandreconnectpower.SeeHardwareOverviewonpage8.

3.Keepthecontrolbuttonpressedfor15–30secondsuntilthestatusLEDindicatorashesamber.

4.Releasethecontrolbutton.TheprocessiscompletewhenthestatusLEDindicatorturnsgreen.Theproducthasbeenreset
tothefactorydefaultsettings.IfnoDHCPserverisavailableonthenetwork,thedefaultIPaddressis192.168.0.90

5.Usingtheinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretools,assignanIPaddress,setthepassword,andaccessthevideostream.

Itisalsopossibletoresetparameterstofactorydefaultviathewebinterface.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceand
clickDefault.

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

ChecktheFirmware

Firmwareissoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootingaproblem
shouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticularproblem.The
currentrmwareversionintheAxisproductisdisplayedinthepageSetup>BasicSetupandinSetup>About.

UpgradetheFirmware

Important

•Yourdealerreservestherighttochargeforanyrepairattributabletofaultyupgradebytheuser.

•Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providingthefeaturesareavailableinthe

newrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.

Note

•Aftertheupgradeprocesshascompleted,theproductwillrestartautomatically.Ifrestartingtheproductmanuallyafterthe

upgrade,wait10minutesevenifyoususpecttheupgradehasfailed.

•WhenyouupgradetheAxisproductwiththelatestrmwarefromAxiswebsite,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionality

available.Alwaysreadtheupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewreleasebeforeupgrading
thermware.

Toupgradetheproduct’srmware:

1.Downloadthelatestrmwareletoyourcomputer,availablefreeofchargeatwww.axis.com/techsup

2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpages.

3.UnderUpgradeServer,clickBrowseandlocatetheleonyourcomputer.

4.ClickUpgrade.

5.Waitapproximately10minuteswhiletheproductisbeingupgradedandrestarted.Thenaccesstheproduct.

AXISCameraManagementcanbeusedformultipleupgrades.Seewww.axis.comformoreinformation.

EmergencyRecoveryProcedure

Ifpowerornetworkconnectionislostduringtheupgrade,theprocessfailsandtheproductmaybecomeunresponsive.Flashing
redStatusindicatorindicatesafailedupgrade.Torecovertheproduct,followthestepsbelow.Theserialnumberisfoundon
theproduct’slabel.

1.InUNIX/Linux,typethefollowingfromthecommandline:

arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>temp
ping-l408<IPaddress>

InWindows,typethefollowingfromacommand/DOSprompt(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptas
anadministrator):

arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>
ping-l408-t<IPaddress>

2.Iftheproductdoesnotreplyin30seconds,restartitandwaitforareply.PressCTRL+CtostopPing.

3.Openabrowserandtypeintheproduct’sIPaddress.Inthepagethatopens,usetheBrowsebuttontoselecttheupgrade
letouse.ThenclickLoadtorestarttheupgradeprocess.

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4.Aftertheupgradeiscomplete(1–10minutes),theproductautomaticallyrestartsandshowsasteadygreenonthe
Statusindicator.

5.Reinstalltheproduct,referringtotheInstallationGuide.

Iftheemergencyrecoveryproceduredoesnotgettheproductupandrunningagain,contactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/

Note

Theemergencyrecoveryprocedureonlyworksonthewiredinterface.

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions

ProblemssettingtheIPaddress

WhenusingARP/Ping

Theproductislocatedona
differentsubnet

TheIPaddressisbeingused
byanotherdevice

Trytheinstallationagain.TheIPaddressmustbesetwithintwominutesafterpowerhasbeen
appliedtotheproduct.EnsurethePinglengthissetto408.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddress
UsingARP/Pingonpage42.

IftheIPaddressintendedfortheproductandtheIPaddressofthecomputerusedtoaccessthe
productarelocatedondifferentsubnets,youwillnotbeabletosettheIPaddress.Contactyour
networkadministratortoobtainanIPaddress.

DisconnecttheAxisproductfromthenetwork.RunthePingcommand(inaCommand/DOS
window,typepingandtheIPaddressoftheproduct):

•Ifyoureceive:Replyfrom<IPaddress>:bytes=32;time=10...
thismeansthattheIPaddressmayalreadybeinusebyanotherdeviceonthenetwork.
ObtainanewIPaddressfromthenetworkadministratorandreinstalltheproduct.

•Ifyoureceive:Requesttimedout,thismeansthattheIPaddressisavailable
forusewiththeAxisproduct.Checkallcablingandreinstalltheproduct.

PossibleIPaddressconict
withanotherdeviceonthe
samesubnet.

Theproductcannotbeaccessedfromabrowser

Cannotlogin

TheIPaddresshasbeen
changedbyDHCP

Certicateerrorwhenusing
IEEE802.1X

Theproductisaccessiblelocallybutnotexternally

RoutercongurationTocongureyourroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheAxisproduct,enabletheNAT-traversal

ThestaticIPaddressintheAxisproductisusedbeforetheDHCPserversetsadynamicaddress.
ThismeansthatifthesamedefaultstaticIPaddressisalsousedbyanotherdevice,theremay
beproblemsaccessingtheproduct.

WhenHTTPSisenabled,ensurethatthecorrectprotocol(HTTPorHTTPS)isusedwhenattempting
tologin.Youmayneedtomanuallytypehttporhttpsinthebrowser’saddresseld.

Ifthepasswordfortheuserrootislost,theproductmustberesettothefactorydefaultsettings.
SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage54.

IPaddressesobtainedfromaDHCPserveraredynamicandmaychange.IftheIPaddresshas
beenchanged,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISCameraManagementtolocatetheproductonthe
network.Identifytheproductusingitsmodelorserialnumber,orbytheDNSname(ifthename
hasbeencongured).

Ifrequired,astaticIPaddresscanbeassignedmanually.Forinstructions,seethedocumentAssign
anIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup.

Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbe
synchronizedwithanNTPserver.SeeDate&Timeonpage41.

featurewhichwillattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheAxis
product,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage45.TheroutermustsupportUPnP

TM

.

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Firewallprotection
Defaultroutersrequired

ProblemswithstreamingH.264

ProblemswithAXISMedia
Control(InternetExplorer
only)

NoH.264displayedinthe
client

MulticastH.264only
accessiblebylocalclients

NomulticastH.264
displayedintheclient

PoorrenderingofH.264
images

Colorsaturationisdifferent
inH.264andMotionJPEG

Lowerframeratethan
expected

ChecktheInternetrewallwithyournetworkadministrator.

CheckifyouneedtoconguretheroutersettingsfromSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>
Basic.

ToenabletheupdatingofvideoimagesinInternetExplorer,setthebrowsertoallowActiveX
controls.Also,makesurethatAXISMediaControlisinstalledonyourcomputer.

CheckthattherelevantH.264connectionmethodsandcorrectinterfaceareenabledintheAMC
ControlPanel(streamingtab).SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage15.

IntheAMCControlPanel,selecttheH.264tabandclickSettodefaultH.264decoder.

CheckthatRTSPisenabledunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
Checkifyourroutersupportsmulticasting,oriftheroutersettingsbetweentheclientandthe

productneedtobecongured.TheTTL(TimeToLive)valuemayneedtobeincreased.
CheckwithyournetworkadministratorthatthemulticastaddressesusedbytheAxisproduct

arevalidforyournetwork.

Checkwithyournetworkadministratortoseeifthereisarewallpreventingviewing.
Ensurethatyourgraphicscardisusingthelatestdriver.Thelatestdriverscanusuallybe

downloadedfromthemanufacturer’swebsite.
Modifythesettingsforyourgraphicsadapter.Refertotheadapter’sdocumentationformore

information.

SeePerformanceConsiderationsonpage61.

Reducethenumberofapplicationsrunningontheclientcomputer.

Limitthenumberofsimultaneousviewers.

Checkwiththenetworkadministratorthatthereisenoughbandwidthavailable.

CheckintheAMCControlPanel(H.264tag)thatvideoprocessingisNOTsettoDecodeonly
keyframes.

Lowertheimageresolution.

Themaximumframespersecondisdependentontheutilityfrequency(60/50Hz)oftheAxis
product.SeeTechnicalSpecicationsonpage59.

StatusandNetworkindicatorLEDsareashingredrapidly

Hardwarefailure

Productdoesnotstartup

ProductdoesnotstartupIftheproductdoesnotstartupkeepthenetworkcableconnectedandre-insertthepowercable

ContactyourAxisreseller.

tothemidspan.

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Videoandimageproblems,general

Imageunsatisfactory

Disturbedfocus

MotionDetectiontriggersunexpectedly

Changesinluminance

Storageanddiskmanagementproblems

Storagedisruption

CheckthevideostreamandcamerasettingsunderSetup>Video>VideoStreamandSetup>
Video>CameraSettings.

Setthefocusmanuallybyturningthefocusring.

SeeHardwareOverviewonpage8

Motiondetectionisbasedonchangesinluminanceintheimage.Thismeansthatifthereare
suddenchangesinthelighting,motiondetectionmaytriggermistakenly.Lowerthesensitivity
settingtoavoidproblemswithluminance.

Astoragedisruptionalarmissentifastoragedeviceisunavailable,removed,full,lockedorifother
readorwriteproblemsoccur.Toidentifythesourceoftheproblem,checktheSystemLogunder
SystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reports.Dependingontheproblem,itmightbenecessaryto
re-mountthestoragedevice.

Forinformationonhowtosetupastoragedisruptionalarm,seeEventsonpage32.

ProblemRetrievingAdditionalVideoStreams

‘VideoError’displayedin
AXISCameraCompanion

‘503serviceunavailable’
errorinIE/AMCorQuick
Time

‘Cameranotavailable’
displayedinAXISCamera
Station

‘Ifnoimageisdisplayed,
theremightbetoomany
viewers…’inFirefox/Safari

‘ErrorreadingvideoStream’
messageinbrowserwhen
usingtheJavaapplet

Thiscameraisdesignedtodeliveruptofourdifferentstreams.Ifafthuniquestreamisrequested
thecamerawillnotdeliveritandanerrormessageisdisplayed.Theerrormessagedependsonthe
waythestreamisrequested.
Stream0:Maxresolution-1280x800,xed,cannotbeconguredforlowerresolutions
Stream1:1440x900,upscaled,canuselowerresolutions
Stream2:1280x720,canuselowerresolutions
Stream3:720x576,usedforAxisCameraApplicationPlatform,canuselowerresolutions

Thesestreamsareusedonarst-come-rst-servedbasis.Examplesofusingastreamare:

•Liveviewinginawebbrowserorotherapplication

•Whilerecording-continuousormotiontriggeredrecording

•Aneventusingimagesonthecamera

•Aninstalledapplication,suchasAxisVideoMotionDetection2.1willalwaysusea

Thecameracandelivermorethanfoursimultaneousstreamsprovidedthecongurationofany
additionalstreamisidenticaltoanyofthefourrststreams.Identicalcongurationimplies
exactlythesameresolution,framerate,compression,videoformat,rotationetc.Formore
informationseewww.axis.com/techsup

stream,regardlessofwhetheritisusedornot.

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TechnicalSpecifications

Camera

Imagesensor

Lens2.8mm:80°view

Light
sensitivity

Shuttertime

Pan/Tilt/Zoom

Video

Video
compression

Resolutions

Framerate

Video
streaming

Imagesettings

1/4”progressivescanRGBCMOS

1.2-100000lux,F2.0

1/8000sto1/6s

DigitalPTZ,presetpositions,guardtour

H.264MainProle(MPEG-4Part10/AVC),MotionJPEG

1280x800to320x240

25/30fpsinallresolutionswithpowerlinefrequency50/60Hz(performancemaybereducedinwirelessmode)

Multiple,individuallycongurablestreamsinH.264andMotionJPEG
Controllableframerateandbandwidth,VBR/CBRH.264,MPEG-4Part2

Compression,Color,Brightness,Sharpness,Contrast,Whitebalance,Exposurevalue,Backlightcompensation,Text
andimageoverlay,Privacymask,Mirroring,RotationincludingCorridorFormat
WDR-dynamiccontrast

a

,F2.0,xediris,adjustablefocus

Network

Wireless
interface

SecurityPasswordprotection,IPaddressltering,HTTPS

Supported
protocols

Systemintegration

Application
Programming
Interface

AnalyticsVideomotiondetection,Activetamperingalarm

EventtriggersAnalytics,Edgestorageevents

EventactionsFileupload:FTP,HTTP,networkshareandemail

Data
streaming

Internalantenna
IEEE802.1 1b/g/n(frequencyband2.4GHz)

authentication,Useraccesslog
WEP64/128bit,WPA/WPA2-PSK,WPA,WPA2Enterprise
WLANpairingbutton(Wi-FiProtectedSetup

IPv4/v6,HTTP,HTTPS
SNMPv1/v2c/v3(MIB-II),DNS,DynDNS,NTP,RTSP,RTP,TCP,UDP,IGMP,RTCP,ICMP,DHCP,ARP,SOCKS

OpenAPIforsoftwareintegration,includingVAPIX®andAXISCameraApplicationPlatform;specications
atwww.axis.com
AXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)withOne-ClickConnection
ONVIFProleS;specicationsatwww.onvif.org

SupportforAXISCameraApplicationPlatformenablinginstallationofAXISVideoMotionDetection3,AXISCross
LineDetection,AXISDigitalAutotrackingandthird-partyapplications,seewww.axis.com/acap

Externalinput

Notication:email,HTTPandTCP
Pre-andpost-alarmvideobuffering
Externaloutputactivation

Eventdata

b

,SSL/TLS

b

,QoSLayer3DiffServ,FTP,CIFS/SMB,SMTP,Bonjour,UPnP

b

encryption,IEEE802.1X

TM

PBCcompatible)

b

networkaccesscontrol,Digest

TM

,

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Built-in
installation
aids

General

CasingColor:WhiteNCSS1002-B

Memory256MBRAM,128MBFlash

Power

Connectors

Storage

Operating
conditions

Approvals

Weight

Included
accessories

Optional
accessories

Video
management
software

Languages

Warranty

Pixelcounter

Polycarbonate

4.9-5.1VDC,max.6.5W

DCjack,RJ4510BASE-T/100BASE-TX
1alarminputand1output

Supportforrecordingtodedicatednetwork-attachedstorage(NAS)
ForNASrecommendationsseewww .axis.com

0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)
Humidity20-80%RH(non-condensing)

EN55022ClassB,EN61000-3-2,EN61000-3-3,EN55024,FCCPart15SubpartBClassBandC,ICES-003ClassB,
VCCIClassB,C-tickAS/NZSCISPR22,KCCKN22ClassB,KN24,EN60950-1,EN6231 1,EN301489-1,
EN301489-17,EN300328,RSS-210,ANATEL,CNC,NCC,TELEC,AS/NZS4771,IEC/EN/UL60950-1
SRRC
Powersupply:EN60950-1,cCSAus

111g(0.24lb)

Powersupply,Standandclamp,InstallationGuide,Windowsdecoder1-userlicense

AXISPoEActiveSplitter5VAF
AXIST8414InstallationDisplay

AXISCameraCompanion,AXISCameraStation,VideomanagementsoftwarefromAxis’ApplicationDevelopment
Partnersavailableonwww.axis.com/techsup/software

English,German,French,Spanish,Italian,Russian,SimpliedChinese,Japanese,Korean,Portuguese,Traditional
Chinese

Axis1-yearwarrantyandAXISExtendedWarrantyoptionseewww.axis.com/warranty

a.Horizontalangleofview
b.ThisproductincludessoftwaredevelopedbytheOpenSSLProjectforuseintheOpenSSLToolkit(http://www.openssl.org/),and

cryptographicsoftwarewrittenbyEricYoung([e-mail]).

Environmentalresponsibility:
www.axis.com/environmental-responsibility

Connectors

I/OConnector

4-pinterminalblock

Foranexamplediagram,seeConnectionDiagramsonpage61.

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FunctionPinNotes

0VDC(-)
DCoutput

Digitalinput

Digitaloutput

ConnectionDiagrams

I/OConnector

Specications

1

2

3

4

Canbeusedtopowerauxiliaryequipment.
Note:Thispincanonlybeusedaspowerout.

Connecttopin1toactivate,orleaveoating(unconnected)
todeactivate

Connectedtopin1whenactivated,oating(unconnected)
whendeactivated.Ifusedwithaninductiveload,e.g.arelay,
adiodemustbeconnectedinparallelwiththeload,for
protectionagainstvoltagetransients.

0VDC

3.3VDC
Maxload=50mA

0tomax40VDC

0tomax40VDC,opendrain,
100mA

1

0VDC(-)

2

DCoutput3.3V,max50mA

3

Digitalinput0tomax40VDC

4

Digitaloutput0tomax40VDC,opendrain,100mA

PerformanceConsiderations

Whensettingupyoursystem,itisimportanttoconsiderhowvarioussettingsandsituationswillaffectperformance.Somefactors
affecttheamountofbandwidth(thebitrate)required,otherscanaffecttheframerate,andsomeaffectboth.Iftheloadonthe
CPUreachesitsmaximum,thiswillalsoaffecttheframerate.

Thefollowingfactorsareamongthemostimportanttoconsider:

•Highimageresolutionand/orlowercompressionlevelsresultinimagescontainingmoredata.Bandwidthaffected.

•AccessbylargenumbersofMotionJPEGand/orunicastH.264clients.Bandwidthaffected.

•Simultaneousviewingofdifferentstreams(resolution,compression)bydifferentclients.Effectonframerateand
bandwidth.

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•AccessingMotionJPEGandH.264videostreamssimultaneously.Framerateandbandwidthaffected.

•Heavyusageofeventsettingsaffecttheproduct’sCPUload.Framerateaffected.

•UsingHTTPSmayreduceframerate,inparticularifstreamingMotionJPEG.

•Heavynetworkutilizationduetopoorinfrastructure.Bandwidthaffected.

•Viewingonpoorlyperformingclientcomputerslowersperceivedperformance.Framerateaffected.

•RunningmultipleAXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)applicationssimultaneouslymayaffecttheframerateand
thegeneralperformance.

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