
AXISM1034-WNetworkCamera
UserManual

Aboutthisdocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISM1034-W
NetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware5.50andlater.It
includesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproductonyour
network.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhenusing
thisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystemsmay
alsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Later
versionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedatwww.axis.com.Seealsothe
product’sonlinehelp,availablethroughtheweb-basedinterface.
LegalConsiderations
Videoandaudiosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfrom
countrytocountry.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusing
thisproductforsurveillancepurposes.
Thisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseandone(1)AAC
decoderlicense.Topurchasefurtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.
Liability
Everycarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdocument.Please
informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis
CommunicationsABcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytechnicalor
typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe
productandmanualswithoutpriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB
makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained
withinthisdocument,including,butnotlimitedto,theimplied
warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.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/
EquipmentModications
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe
instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains
nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor
modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications
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/oritsafliates.UPnP
certicationmarkoftheUPnP
WPA,WPA2andWi-FiProtectedSetuparemarksoftheWi-FiAlliance.
TM
ImplementersCorporation.
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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)
Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
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)thatisproperly
grounded.
CetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanormeCANNMB-3(classeB).
Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâbleréseaublindé(STP)qui
estcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording
toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial
environments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
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
changeormodicationismade.
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.
Europe
Hereby,AxisCommunicationsABdeclaresthatthisproductisin
compliancewiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevant
provisionsofDirective1999/5/EC.
FR
ParlaprésenteAxisCommunicationsABdéclarequel’appareil
ceproduitestconformeauxexigencesessentiellesetauxautres
dispositionspertinentesdeladirective1999/5/CE.
DE
HiermiterklärtAxisCommunicationsAB,dasssichdiesesProduktin
ÜbereinstimmungmitdengrundlegendenAnforderungenundden
anderenrelevantenVorschriftenderRichtlinie1999/5/EGbendet.
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
ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣΚΑΙΤΙΣΛΟΙΠΕΣΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣΤΗΣ
ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ1999/5/EK.
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsoftheRadio
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
(AXISM1033-W,M1034-W)
제조연월:별도표시
제조자/제조국가제조연월:별도표시:
AxisCommunicationsAB/Sweden
A/S정보
AxisCommunicationsAB한국지사
주소:서울특별시금천구가산동685번지가산DigitalEmpire
1012호
TEL:82-2-780-9636
FAX:82-2-6280-9636
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。
Japan
ThisproductcomplieswithTechnicalRegulationsConformity
CerticationofSpeciedRadioEquipment.
Brazil
EsteprodutoestáhomologadopelaANATEL,deacordocomos
procedimentosregulamentadospelaResolução242/2000eatende
aosrequisitostécnicosaplicados.
Esteequipamentooperaemcarátersecundário,istoé,nãotemdireito
aproteçãocontrainterferênciaprejudicial,mesmodeestaçõesdo
mesmotipo,enãopodecausarinterferênciaasistemasoperandoem
caráterprimário.
Paramaioresinformações,consulteositedaANATELwww.anatel.gov.br
Safety
ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,
theproductshallbegroundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable
(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.
Thepowersupplyusedwiththisproductshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)
accordingtoIEC/EN/UL60950-1.
PhotobiologicalSafety
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforphotobiologicalsafety
accordingtoIEC/EN62471(riskgroup1).
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).
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AXISM1034-WNetworkCamera
SafetyInformation
SafetyInformation
HazardLevels
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderate
injury.
Indicatesasituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoproperty.
OtherMessageLevels
ImportantIndicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.
NoteIndicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.
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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.............................................16
HowtoStreamH.264............................................16
MJPEG........................................................16
AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................16
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................17
AccessAudioStreams............................................18
SetUptheProduct..........................................19
BasicSetup....................................................19
VideoandAudio............................................20
SetUpVideoStreams............................................20
StreamProles.................................................21
CameraSettings................................................22
ViewArea.....................................................22
Overlay........................................................23
PrivacyMask...................................................25
SetUpAudio...................................................25
AudioClips....................................................26
ConguretheLiveViewPage.................................27
PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................29
PresetPositions.................................................29
GuardTour.....................................................29
Advanced......................................................30
ControlQueue..................................................30
Detectors..................................................32
CameraTampering..............................................32
MotionDetection...............................................32
AudioDetection................................................34
PIRSensor.....................................................34
Events....................................................35
ConvertEventTypestoActionRules................................35
SetUpActionRules.............................................35
AddRecipients..................................................37
CreateSchedules................................................39
SetUpRecurrences..............................................39
Recordings.................................................40
RecordingList..................................................40
ContinuousRecording............................................40
Languages.................................................42
SystemOptions.............................................43
Security.......................................................43
Date&Time....................................................45
Network.......................................................46
Storage.......................................................54
Ports&Devices.................................................56
Maintenance...................................................56
Support.......................................................57
Advanced......................................................58
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................58
Troubleshooting............................................59
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ChecktheFirmware.............................................59
UpgradetheFirmware...........................................59
Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................60
TechnicalSpecications......................................63
Connectors....................................................65
ConnectionDiagrams............................................66
PerformanceConsiderations.......................................66
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HardwareOverview
HardwareOverview
1
StatusLEDindicator
2
Focusring
3
Lens
4
Microphone
5
Speaker
6
PIRsensor
7
Light(whiteilluminationLED)
8
Networkconnector(RJ-45)
9
Powerconnector
10
Lockring
11
I/Oterminalconnector
12
Controlbutton
13
WLANpairingbutton
14
PowerLEDindicator
15
NetworkLEDindicator
16
WirelessLEDindicator
17
Partnumber(P/N)&Serialnumber(S/N)
TheAxisproductisequippedwithalenswithmanualfocus.Itisdeliveredwiththelensprefocusedandmanualfocusingis
usuallynotrequired.
Note
Onlychangethefocusifrequired,forexampleiftheimageisblurry.
ConnectorsandButtons
Fortechnicalspecications,seepage63.
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NetworkConnector
RJ45Ethernetconnector.
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkshall
beintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
I/OConnector
Usewithexternaldevicesincombinationwith,forexample,tamperingalarms,motiondetection,eventtriggering,timelapserecording
andalarmnotications.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).
PowerConnector
MiniDCconnector.Usethesuppliedadapter.
ControlButton
Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareOverviewonpage8.
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
•EnablingtheFocusAssistant.PressandveryquicklyreleasetheControlbutton.
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage58.
•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage47.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3
secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage47.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.
LEDIndicators
Note
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtobeunlitduringnormaloperation.Tocongure,gotoSetup>SystemOptions>Ports
&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.
StatusLED
GreenSteadygreenfornormaloperation.
Amber
RedFlashesredforrmwareupgradefailure.
Indication
Steadyduringstartupandwhenrestoringsettings.
Note
TheNetworkLEDcanbedisabledsothatitdoesnotashwhenthereisnetworktrafc.Tocongure,gotoSetup>System
Options>Ports&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.
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NetworkLEDIndication
Green
Amber
UnlitNonetworkconnection.
PowerLEDIndication
Green
Amber
WirelessLEDIndication
UnlitWiredmode.
GreenSteadyforconnectiontoawirelessnetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.
Red
Amber
Steadyforconnectiontoa100Mbit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.
Steadyforconnectiontoa10Mbit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.
Normaloperation.
Flashesgreen/amberduringrmwareupgrade.
Steadyfornowirelessnetworkconnection.Flasheswhilescanningforwirelessnetworks.
Steadyorashingduringwirelessnetworkpairing.
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AccesstheProduct
AccesstheProduct
ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Therecommendedbrowsersare
•InternetExplorer
•Safari
•Chrome
SeeTechnicalSpecicationsonpage63.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.
TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreamsandone(1)AACaudiolicense.Thelicensesare
automaticallyinstalledwithAMC.Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoders,topreventinstallationofunlicensed
copies.
Note
•QuickTime
•Ifyourcomputerrestrictstheuseofadditionalsoftwarecomponents,theproductcanbeconguredtouseaJavaapplet
®
withOSX®and
TM
forviewingMotionJPEG.
®
withWindows
orFirefox
TM
®
withotheroperatingsystems.
isalsosupportedforviewingH.264streamsandforaudio.
®
AccessfromaBrowser
1.Startabrowser(Chrome,InternetExplorer,Firefox,Safari).
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabouthowto
discoverandassignanIPaddress,seetheInstallationandManagementSoftwareCDorthedocumentAssignanIPAddress
andAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.Forinstructions,seeSettheRootPasswordonpage12.
4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Note
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownLiveViewpage.
AccessfromtheInternet
Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,which
willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
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AccesstheProduct
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage49.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
SettheRootPassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage43.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage58.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe
passwordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
SetPowerLineFrequency
PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage58)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.
Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause
imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.
Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.
Note
Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.
TheLiveViewPage
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView
page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
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ControlsontheLiveViewPage
ClickViewsizetoscaletheimagedownto800pixelswideortofullscale.OnlyavailableinMJPEG.
SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage21.
ClickPulsetoactivatethebuilt-inlightforadenedperiodoftime,forexample20seconds.
ClicktheActive/Inactivebuttonstomanuallyturnthebuilt-inlightonandoff.
UsetheSlidertocontrolthebrightnessofthebuilt-inlight,slidelefttodimandslideright
dotobrighten.
ClickPulsetoactivatetheproduct’soutputportforadenedperiodoftime.Forinformationabouthow
toenableandcongureoutputbuttons,seepage28.
ClicktheActive/Inactivebuttonstomanuallyactivateandinactivetheproduct’soutputport.For
informationabouthowtoenableandcongureoutputbuttons,seepage28.
TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage13.
ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
TheAudioclipdrop-downlistallowsyoutoplayanaudioclipfromtheLiveViewpage.Select
theaudioclipandclickthePlaybutton.
ManualTrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
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Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage35.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage16formore
information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thelocationwheretheimageissavedcanbespecied
intheAMCControlPanel.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
AMCAudioControls
AMCaudiobuttonscontrolthespeakersandmicrophoneconnectedtotheclientcomputer.Thebuttonsareonlyvisiblewhen
audioisenabled.
Speakerbutton—Clicktoturnthespeakersonoroff.
Microphonebutton–Clicktomuteorunmutethemicrophone.InSimplex-speakeronlymode,theMicrophoneandTalk
buttonsmustbothbeactivetosendaudiototheAxisproduct.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudiotransmission.
Usetheslidertocontrolthevolumeofthespeakersandthemicrophone.
Half-duplexmode
TheTalk/Listenbuttonisusedtoswitchbetweensendingandreceivingaudio.Thebuttoncanbecongured
fromtheAudiotabintheAMCControlpanel:
Simplex–speakeronlymode
Tosendaudio,theTalkandMicrophonebuttonsmustbothbeactive.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudio
transmission.
•Push-To-Talkmode:Clickandholdthebuttontotalk/send.Releasethebuttontolisten.
•Togglemode:Clickoncetoswitchbetweentalkingandlistening.
PTZControls
Note
ThesecontrolsareavailableifdigitalPTZisenabledintheselectedviewarea,seeViewAreaonpage22.
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ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.
ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.
Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa
rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.
ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.
User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeControlsonpage30.
SelectaPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.SeePresetPositions
onpage29.
PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickona
positiononthebartosteerthecameraviewtothatposition.
Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebarto
zoomtothatposition.
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControlsonpage30.
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MediaStreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralaudioandvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwill
determinethetypeyouuse.
TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,audiostreamsandtothelistofavailable
streamproles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideoandaudiostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.
HowtoStreamH.264
H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UnicastRTP
RTPoverRTSP
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTP
MulticastRTP
AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisproducttodeterminethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofpriority,listedinthe
AMCControlPanel,canbechangedandtheoptionsdisabled,tosuitspecicrequirements.
Note
H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
Thisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis
importanttoalwayshaveanup-to-datevideo
stream,evenifsomeframesaredropped.
Thisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.
Thisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto
allowtheHTTPprotocol,thusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Thismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways
up-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredropped.
Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof
clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothowever,passanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternet,forexample.
Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof20
simultaneousconnections.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof20
simultaneousunicastconnections.
MJPEG
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.
AXISMediaControl(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.
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TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideoandaudiosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’s
Manualformoreinformation.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream
YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:
•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.
•StillJPEGimagesinabrowser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi
•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths
canbeused:
-UnicastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSP,tunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-Multicast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
•QuickTime
TM
.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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Note
•<ip>=IPaddess
•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
AccessAudioStreams
TheLiveViewpageprovidesaccesstoaudiothroughAXISMediaControl;inadditionaudiocanbeaccessedinthefollowingways:
•VAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface(API)Formoreinformation,visitwww.axis.com/developer
•WindowsMediaPlayersupportssimplexaudio.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-UnicastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSP,tunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-Multicast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
•QuickTime
•TheJavaappletsupportssimplexaudiowithG.71 1encoding.
TM
supportsG.711andAACaudioencoding.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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SetUptheProduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.
•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
•OperatorshaveaccesstoallsettingsexceptSystemOptions
Seealsotheonlinehelp
.
BasicSetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage43.
2.Wireless.Seepage49.
3.TCP/IP.Seepage46.
4.Date&Time.Seepage45.
5.VideoStream.Seepage20.
6.AudioSettings.Seepage25.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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VideoandAudio
Thevideoandaudiosettingscanbeusedtooptimizevideoandaudioquality.Youcancongurethefollowing:
•Videostreamsettings.Seepage20.
•Streamproles.Seepage21.
•Camerasettings.Seepage22.
•Viewarea.Seepage22.
•Overlayimage.Seepage23.
•Privacymask.Seepage25.
•Audiosettings.Seepage25.
•Audioclips.Seepage26.
SetUpVideoStreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
•Image.Seepage20.
•Audio.Seepage25.
•H.264.Seepage21.
PixelCounter
Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereisa
requirementthattheimageisacertainsize,forexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeaccessedfrom:
•Video&Audio>VideoStream.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenablethe
rectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenumberofpixelsintheWidth
andHeighteldsandclickApply.
•TheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickintheimageandselect
Pixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
•Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.
•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.
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•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
•Overlaysettings.SeeOverlayonpage23.
ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
H.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimagewhereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
TheH.264streamsettingscanbeconguredfromtheVideo&Audio>VideoStreampage.SelecttheH.264tab.Thesettings
denedinthispagewillapplytoallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole.
TheGOVlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOVlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon
bandwidthrequirementsinsomecases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.
TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):
•Main.TheMainproleprovideshighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtotheBaselineprolebut
requiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.
ThebitratecanbesetasVariablebitrate(VBR)orConstantbitrate(CBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimage
complexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityintheimage,andlessforlowerimageactivity.Whentheactivityin
thesceneincreases,thebitratewouldusuallyincreaseaswell.Ifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,thismaynotbeanissueand
selectingVariablebitrate(VBR)willbesufcient.Butifbandwidthislimited,itisrecommendedtocontrolthebitratebyselecting
Constantbitrate(CBR).Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingup
morebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.CBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratethat
limitsthebandwidthconsumption.
TheCBRtargetbitrateworksliketheceilingofatent.Itlimitsthebitrate,whilemaintainingsomeexibility.Thebitratemaybounce
upanddownwithinthesettargetbutwhenitnearsthesettargetvalue,thelimitationkicksin.However,becauseCBRwillalways
prioritizeacontinuousvideostream,itallowstemporaryovershootsfromthetargetbitrate.Becausesettingatargetvalueprevents
thebitratefromincreasing,framerateandimagequalityareaffectednegatively.Topartlycompensateforthis,selectwhichvariable
shallbeprioritized,framerateorimagequality.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequallyaffected.
Thecurrentbitratecanbesettoappearastextoverlay.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetextandenterthemodier
#bintheeld.
Toapplythesettings,clickSave.
MJPEG
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmaygivepoorimagequality.Topreventincreasedbandwidthandstorageusage,
themaximumframesizeshouldbesettoanoptimalvalue.
StreamProles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolescanbeused:
•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage35.
•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage40.
•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
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Forquicksetup,useoneofthepredenedstreamproles.Eachpredenedprolehasadescriptivename,indicatingitspurpose.If
required,thepredenedstreamprolescanbemodiedandnewcustomizedstreamprolescanbecreated.
Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video&Audio>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
CameraSettings
TheVideo&Audio>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.
ImageAppearance
TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings.
IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100givesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0gives
minimumcolorsaturation.
IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.
TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.
WhiteBalance
TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings
Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis
productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight
sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp
.
ExposureSettings
Conguretheexposuresettingstosuittheimagequalityrequirementsinrelationtolighting,framerateandbandwidth
considerations.
Exposurevalue-Clickinthebartone-tunetheexposure.
EnableBacklightcompensation-Enablethisoptionifabrightspotoflight,forexamplealightbulb,causesotherareasin
theimagetoappeartoodark.
Exposurepriority-WhenMotionisprioritized,motionblurintheimageisminimized.Thiscanbeusefulforrecognitionofmoving
objectssuchaspeopleandvehicles.However,prioritizingmotionmaycauseanincreaseinimagenoise,especiallyinlowlight
situations.WhenLownoiseisprioritized,imagenoiseisminimized.Thelesizeisreduced,whichcanbeusefulifstoragespaceor
bandwidthislimited.However,prioritizinglownoisemayresultinaverydarkimage,especiallyinlowlightsituations.
ViewArea
Aviewareaisacroppedpartofthefullview.TheviewareaistreatedasavideosourceinLiveViewandhasitsownvideo
streamandPTZsettings.
Whensettingupaviewareaitisrecommendedthatthevideostreamresolutionisthesamesizeasorsmallerthantheviewarea
size.Settingthevideostreamresolutionlargerthantheviewareasizeimpliesdigitallyscaledupvideoaftersensorcapture,
requiringmorebandwidthwithoutaddingimageinformation.
Toenable,gotoVideo&Audio>CameraSettingsandselectEnableViewArea.
Toconguretheviewarea:
1.GotoVideo&Audio>ViewArea.
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2.SelectanAspectratioandaVideostreamresolution.
3.Usethemousetomoveandresizetheviewarea.
4.SelectEnablePTZtoenabledigitalPTZfortheviewarea.
5.ClickSavetosavethesettings.
Note
ThePTZfunctionalityisusefulduringinstallationoftheAxisproduct.Useaviewareatocropoutaspecicpartofthe
fullview.
Overlay
Overlaysareusedtoprovideextrainformation,forexampleforforensicvideoanalysisorduringproductinstallationand
conguration.Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.
Anoverlaytextcandisplaythecurrentdateandtime,oratextstring.Whenusingatextstring,modierscanbeusedtodisplay
informationsuchasthecurrentbitrateorthecurrentframerate.Forinformationaboutavailablemodiers,seeFileNaming&
Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
.
Itisalsopossibletodisplaytextwhenanactionruleistriggered,seeUseOverlayTextinanActionRule.
Toenableoverlays:
1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
2.Toincludeanoverlayimage,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.Theoverlayimagemustrstbeuploadedto
theAxisproduct,seeOverlayImage.
3.Toincludedateandtime,selectIncludedateandIncludetime.
4.Toincludeatextstring,selectIncludetextandenterthetextintheeld.Modierscanbeused,seeFileNaming&
Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
5.Denetextoverlaycharacteristicsintherelevantelds.
6.ClickSave.
Tomodifythedateandtimeformat,gotoSystemOptions>Date&Time.SeeDate&Timeonpage45.
.
OverlayImage
Anoverlayimageisastaticimagesuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theimage,forexampleacompanylogo,isusedtoprovide
extrainformationortomaskapartoftheimage.
Sinceitisstatic,thepositionandsizeofanoverlayimagewillremainthesameregardlessofresolutionandPan/Tilt/Zoommovements.
Useaprivacymasktosetupadynamicmaskwhichwillalwaysmaskthespeciedpartofmonitoredarea.
Formoreinformationaboutprivacymasks,seePrivacyMaskonpage25.
Touseanoverlayimage,theimagemustrstbeuploadedtotheAxisproduct.TheuploadedimageshouldbeaWindows24-bitBMP
imagewithmaximum250colors.Theimagewidthandheight,inpixels,mustbeexactlydivisibleby4andcannotbelargerthanthe
maximumimageresolution.Ifcombiningtextandimageoverlays,takeintoconsiderationthatthetextoverlayoccupies16or32
pixelsinheight(dependingontheresolution)andhasthesamewidthasthevideoimage.
ToautomaticallyscaletheimagetotheresolutionusedbytheAxisproduct,selecttheoptionScalewithresolutionfromthe
TransparencySettingspagewhichisdisplayedwhenuploadingintheimage.
Touploadanoverlayimage:
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1.GotoVideo&Audio>OverlayImage.
2.ClickBrowseandbrowsetothele.
3.ClickUpload.
4.TheTransparencySettingspageisnowdisplayed:
-Tomakeacolorintheoverlayimagetransparent,selectUsetransparencyandentertheRGBhexadecimalvalue
forthecolor.Example:Tomakewhitetransparent,enter#FFFFFF.
Formoreexamplesofhexadecimalvalues,seetheonlinehelp
-Toscaletheimageautomatically,selectScalewithresolution.Theimagewillbescaleddowntotthe
resolutionusedbytheAxisproduct.
5.ClickSave.
Toselecttheimagetouseasoverlay:
1.GotoVideo&Audio>OverlayImage.
2.SelecttheimagetousefromtheUseoverlayimagelistandclickSave.
Todisplaytheoverlayimage:
1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.
3.Tocontroltheimage’sposition,entertheXandYcoordinates.TheX=0andY=0positionisthetopleftcorner.Ifapartof
theimageispositionedoutsidethevideoimage,theoverlayimagewillbemovedsothatthewholeimageisvisible.
4.ClickSave.
.
UseOverlayTextinanActionRule
Actionrules,seepage35,candisplayanoverlaytextwhentheruleistriggered.Thetextcanbeusedtoprovideinformationfor
forensicvideoanalysis,notifysurveillanceoperatorsorvalidatetriggersandactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Todisplayoverlaytextwhenanactionruleistriggered,themodier#Dshouldbeusedasdescribedbelow.Whentheruleis
triggered,#Dwillbereplacedbythetextspeciedintheactionrule.
Startbyenablingoverlaytextinthevideostream:
1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetext.
3.Enterthemodier#Dand,optionally,additionaltextwhichwillbedisplayedalsowhentheactionruleisnotactive.
Createtheactionrule:
1.GotoEvents>ActionRules
2.ClickAddtocreateanewrule.
3.SelectaTriggerand,optionally,aScheduleandAdditionalconditions.Seetheonlinehelpfordetails.
4.FromtheActionslist,selectOverlayText
5.EnterthetexttodisplayintheTexteld.Thisisthetextthat#Dwillbereplacedby.
6.SpecifytheDuration.Thetextcanbedisplayedwhiletheruleisactiveorforaxednumberofseconds.
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Todisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenmotionisdetected,enter#DintheIncludetexteldandenter“Motiondetected”in
theTexteldwhensettinguptheactionrule.
PrivacyMask
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatpreventusersfromviewingpartsofthemonitoredarea.Privacymasksappearasblocks
ofsolidcolorandareappliedonthevideostream.PrivacymaskscannotbebypassedusingtheVAPIX®applicationprogramming
interface(API).
ThePrivacyMaskList(Video&Audio>PrivacyMask)showsallthemasksthatarecurrentlyconguredintheAxisproductand
indicatesiftheyareenabled.
Youcanaddanewmask,re-sizethemaskwiththemouse,chooseacolorforthemask,andgivethemaskaname.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
Important
Addingmanyprivacymasksmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
SetUpAudio
Tochangetheproduct’saudiosettings,gotoVideo&Audio>AudioSettings.
Toincludetheaudiostreaminavideostream,gotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream.UndertheAudiotab,selectEnableaudio.
Eachstreamproleisaseparatevideostream.Toincludetheaudiostreaminallstreamproles,gototheaudiotabineachstream
prolesettingspageandenableaudio.Formoreinformation,seeStreamProlesonpage21.
AudioModes
TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingaudiomodes:
Fullduplex-Simultaneoustwo-wayaudioallowingtheAxisproducttotransmitandreceiveaudioatthesametime.Thereisno
echocancellation;iffeedbackloopsappear,trymovingthemicrophoneorthespeaker.
Half-duplex-AudiocanbetransmittedtoandfromtheAxisproductbutonlyinonedirectionatatime.Totransmitaudiousingthe
LiveViewpage,usetheTalkandListenbuttons,seeAMCAudioControlsonpage14.
Simplex—NetworkCameraspeakeronly-AudioistransmittedfromaclienttotheAxisproductandcanbeplayedbyaspeaker
connectedtotheproduct.TotransmitaudiousingtheLiveViewpage,theTalkandMicrophoneMicrophoneonbuttonsmustboth
beactive,seeAMCAudioControlsonpage14.
Simplex—NetworkCameramicrophoneonly-AudiocapturedbytheproductmicrophoneistransmittedfromtheAxisproductto
oneormoreclients.
Tosettheaudiomode,gotoVideo&Audio>AudioSettingsandselectthedesiredmodefromtheAudiomodedrop-downlist.
AudioInput
UsetheInputgaintocontrolthevolume(dBFullScale)oftheaudioinput.Ifthesoundistoolow,chooseahigherdB,toamplify
thesound.Ifthesoundistoohigh,choosealowerdB.TheLevelbargivesavisualrepresentationoftheaudiosignallevelindB
relativetothefull-scaleinputlevel.
•Green—thesignalisatagoodlevel.
•Yellow—thesignalisbecomingdistorted.
•Red—thesignalisdistorted.
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UsetheEncodingoptiontoselectdigitalaudioencodingformat.
•AACrequiresalicenseforbothencodinganddecoding.AACistheleastcomplicatedandmostwidelyusedcodec.If
achievingthebestpossibleaudioqualityisapriority,AACistherecommendedcodectouse.AnAAClicenseisincluded
intheAxisproduct.
•G71 1isanunlicensedstandardcodecthatisusefulwhenintegratingaudiointoaVoIPsystem
•G726isanunlicensedspeechcodecthatismostcommonlyusedwithinthesecurityindustry.
Note
Ifrecordingaudiotoedgestorage,suchasanetworkshare,useAACencoding.
TheSampleratedenesthenumberoftimespersecondthesoundissampled.Ahighersampleratewillprovidebetteraudio
quality,butalsorequiresagreaterbandwidth.
SettherequiredBitratedependingontheselectedencoding.Ahigherbitratewillgivebetteraudioquality.Alowerbitrate
mayhavelatencyordelay,butwillrequirelessbandwidth.
Formoreinformationaboutthesesettings,pleaseseetheonlinehelp
.
AudioOutput
ConguretheaudiooutputsettingsunderVideo&Audio>AudioSettings.
Outputgain-Controlthevolume(dBFullScale)ofthelineaudiooutput.Ifthesoundistoolow,chooseahigherdB.Ifthe
soundistoohigh,choosealowerdB.
AudioClips
AnaudioclipisasoundlethatcanbeplayedwheneventsoccurordirectlyfromtheLiveViewpage.Theaudioclipmustrstbe
uploadedtotheAxisproductorrecordedbyamicrophoneconnectedtotheproduct.
Toadd,download,modifyorremoveaudioclips,gotoVideo&Audio>AudioClips.Formoreinformationseetheonlinehelp.
ToconguretheAxisproducttoplayaudioclipswhenaneventoccurs,anactionrulemustbesetup.Formoreinformation,
seeEventsonpage35.
Note
Audioclipscannotbeusediftheproduct’saudiofunctionalityisenabled.TheaudiofunctionalityisenabledontheAudio
tabunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.
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ConfiguretheLiveViewPage
ConfiguretheLiveViewPage
YoucancustomizetheLiveViewpageandalterittosuityourrequirements.Itispossibletodenethefollowingfeaturesof
theLiveViewpage.
•StreamProle.Seepage21.
•DefaultViewerforBrowser.Seepage27.
•ViewerSettings.Seepage27.
•ActionButtons.ThesearethebuttonsdescribedinControlsontheLiveViewPageonpage13.
•UserDenedLinks.Seepage28.
•LightButtons.Seepage28.
•OutputButtons.Seepage28.
DefaultViewerforBrowsers
FromLiveViewCong>DefaultViewerselectthedefaultmethodforviewingvideoimagesinyourbrowser.Theproductattempts
toshowthevideoimagesintheselectedvideoformatandviewer.Ifthisisnotpossible,theproductoverridesthesettingsand
selectsthebestavailablecombination.
BrowserViewerDescription
WindowsInternetExplorer
Otherbrowsers
Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheonlinehelp.
AMC
QuickTime
Javaapplet
StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa
ServerPush
QuickTime
Javaapplet
StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa
RecommendedviewerinInternetExplorer(H.264/MotionJPEG).
H.264.
AslowerimagingalternativetoAMC(MotionJPEG).Requiresoneofthe
followinginstalledontheclient:
•JVM(J2SE)1.4.2orhigher.
•JRE(J2SE)5.0orhigher.
newimage.
Recommendedviewerforotherbrowsers(MotionJPEG).
H.264.
AslowerimagingalternativetoServerPush(MotionJPEGonly).
newimage.
ViewerSettings
Tocongureoptionsfortheviewer,gotoLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
•SelectShowviewertoolbartodisplaytheAXISMediaControl(AMC)ortheQuickTimeviewertoolbarunderthevideo
imageinyourbrowser.
•H.264decoderinstallation.TheadministratorcandisableinstallationoftheH.264decoderincludedwithAXISMedia
Control.Thisisusedtopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.Furtherdecoderlicensescanbepurchasedfromyour
Axisreseller.
•SelectShowcrosshairinPTZjoystickmodetoenableacrossthatwillindicatethecenteroftheimageinPTZjoystick
mode.
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•SelectUsePTZjoystickmodeasdefaulttoenablejoystickmode.Themodecanbechangedtemporarilyfromthe
PTZcontrolpanel.
•SelectEnablerecordingbuttontoenablerecordingfromtheLiveViewpage.Thisbuttonisavailablewhenusingthe
AMCviewer.TherecordingsaresavedtothelocationspeciedintheAMCControlPanel.SeeAXISMediaControl
(AMC)onpage16.
UserDenedLinks
Todisplayuser-denedlinksintheLiveViewpage,selecttheShowcustomlinkoption,givethelinkanameandthenentertheURL
tolinkto.Whendeningaweblinkdonotremovethe'http://'fromtheURLaddress.Customlinkscanbeusedtorunscriptsor
activateexternaldevicesconnectedtotheproduct,ortheycanlinktoawebpage.Customlinksdenedascgilinkswillrunthe
scriptinthebackground,inahiddenframe.Deningthelinkasaweblinkwillopenthelinkinanewwindow.
LightButtons
Thebuilt-inlightontheAXISproductcanbecontrolleddirectlyfromtheLiveViewpagebyenablingthedisplayoflightbuttons.
TodisplaythelightbuttonsintheLiveviewPage,selectthetypeofcontrolfromthedrop-downlistunderLiveViewCong>
LightButtons:
•Pulseactivatesthelightforadenedperiodoftime.Thepulsetimecanbesetasshortas1/100second,andaslongas
60seconds
•Active/Inactivedisplaystwobuttons(on/off).
•Slidercontrolsthebrightnessofthebuilt-inlight,slidelefttodimandsliderightdotobrighten.
OutputButtons
ExternalI/OdevicesconnectedtotheAxisproduct’soutputportscanbecontrolleddirectlyfromtheLiveViewpage.
TodisplayoutputbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderOutputButtons,selectthetypeofcontroltouse:
-Pulseactivatestheoutputforadenedperiodoftime.Thepulsetimecanbesetfrom1/100secondto60
seconds.
-Active/Inactivedisplaystwobuttons,oneoreachaction.
Toconguretheactiveandinactivestates,gotoSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>I/OPortsandsettheport’sNormalstate.
FormoreinformationaboutI/Oports,seeI/OPortsonpage56.
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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
ThePTZmenuisavailableifdigitalPTZ(pan,tiltandzoom)isenabledintheselectedviewarea.Formoreinformationonviewareas,
seeViewAreaonpage22.
PresetPositions
Apresetpositionisasavedviewthatcanbeusedtoquicklysteerthecameratoaspecicposition.Apresetpositionconsistsof
thefollowingvalues:
•Panandtiltpositions
•Zoomposition
AccessthePresetPositions
Presetpositionscanbeaccessedinseveralways:
•ByselectingthepresetfromtheSourcedrop-downlistintheLiveViewPage.
•Whensettingupactionrules.Seepage35.
•Whensettingupguardtours.Seepage29.
AddaPresetPosition
1.GotoPTZ>PresetPositions.
2.Clickintheimageorusethecontrolstosteerthecameraviewtothedesiredposition,seePresetPositions.
3.EnteradescriptivenameintheCurrentpositioneld.
4.ClickAddtosavethepresetposition.
Toincludethepresetpositionnameintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo&Audio,selectIncludeoverlaytextandenterthemodier#Pin
theeld.Formoreinformationaboutmodiers,seeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
.
SettheHomePosition
TheentireviewareaistreatedastheHomepositionwhichisreadilyaccessiblebyclickingtheHomebuttonontheLiveView
pageandinthePresetPositionssetupwindow.
TheproductcanbeconguredtoreturntotheHomepositionwhenthePTZfunctionalityhasbeeninactiveforaspeciedlengthof
time.EnterthelengthoftimeintheReturntohomeaftereldandclickSave.Setthetimetozerotopreventtheproductfrom
automaticallyreturningtotheHomeposition.
GuardTour
Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositions,one-by-one,inapredeterminedorderoratrandomandfor
congurabletimeperiods.Theenabledguardtourwillkeeprunningaftertheuserhasloggedofforclosedthebrowser.
Toaddaguardtour:
1.GotoPTZ>GuardTourandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivename.
3.Specifythepauselengthbetweenruns.
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4.SelectanavailablepresetpositionandclickApply.
5.SpecifytheViewTimeinsecondsorminutes.
6.SpecifytheViewOrderorselecttheRandomvieworderoption.
7.ClickSave.
Tomodifyorremoveguardtours,gotoPTZ>GuardTour,selecttheguardtourintheGuardTourListandclickModify/Remove.
Note
ForproductsthatsupportLimitedGuardTour,theproducthasaxedminimumviewtime
Formoreinformationseetheonlinehelp
.
Advanced
Controls
AdvancedPTZsettingscanbeconguredunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls.
ThePanelShortcutCommandButtonslistshowstheuser-denedbuttonsthatcanbeaccessedfromtheLiveViewpage’sCtrl
panel.ThesebuttonscanbeusedtoprovidedirectaccesstocommandsissuedusingtheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface.
ClickAddtoaddanewshortcutcommandbutton.
ThefollowingPTZcontrolsareenabledbydefault:
•Pancontrol
•Tiltcontrol
•Zoomcontrol
Todisablespeciccontrols,deselecttheoptionsunderEnable/Disablecontrols.
ControlQueue
Note
•TheadministratorcanenableanddisablePTZcontrolsforselectedusers.
•Toidentifydifferentusersintheviewergroup,cookiesmustbeenabledontheclient.
•TheControlqueuepolltimeismeasuredinseconds.Formoreinformationseetheonlinehelp.
TheadministratorcansetupaqueueforPTZcontrollersfromPTZ>ControlQueue.Oncesetup,thePTZControlQueuebuttons
appearintheLiveViewpageofferingoneviewerexclusivecontrolforalimitedperiodoftime.Otheruserswillbeplacedinqueue.
Auserwhobelongstoagroup(seeUsersonpage43)withahigherPTZprioritycangobeforeotherusersinthequeueandtake
controloftheproduct.Theorderofpriorityisasfollows:
1.Administrator—AnadministratortakesoverPTZcontrolregardlessofwhoisrstinqueue.Theadministratorwillbe
removedfromthequeue60secondsafterthelastPTZcontrolcommand.
2.Event—TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtogotoapresetpositionwhentriggeredbyanalarm(seeEventsonpage35).
Theeventwillimmediatelybeplacedrstinthequeueexceptwhenanadministratorisincontrol.
3.Operator—Sameasadministratorbutwithlowerpriority
4.GuardTour—Aguardtour(seepage29)hasPTZcontrolforanindeniteperiodoftime.Itmaybeoverriddenbyan
operator,eventoradministrator.Theguardtourwillresumewhenhigherprioritygroupsleavethequeue.
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5.Viewer—Multipleviewersmustwaitfortheirturn.Theviewerhas60secondsPTZcontrolbeforecontrolispassed
ontothenextviewerinqueue.
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Detectors
CameraTampering
CameraTamperingcangenerateanalarmwheneverthecameraisrepositioned,orwhenthelensiscovered,sprayedorseverely
defocused.Tosendanalarm,forexampleanemail,anactionrulemustbesetup.
Toconguretampering:
1.GotoDetectors>CameraTampering.
2.SettheMinimumduration,thatis,thetimethatmustelapsebeforeanalarmisgenerated.Increasetimetoprevent
falsealarmsforknownconditionsthataffecttheimage.
3.SelectAlarmfordarkimagesifanalarmshouldbegeneratediflightsaredimmedorturnedoff,orifthelensissprayed,
covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.
4.ClickSave.
Toconguretheproducttosendanalarmwhentamperingoccurs:
1.GotoEvents>ActionRules.
2.ClickAddtosetupanewactionrule.
3.EnteraNamefortheactionrule.
4.UnderCondition,selectDetectorsfromtheTriggerlist.
5.SelectTamperingfromthelistofdetectors.
6.Optionally,selectascheduleandsetadditionalconditions.
7.Selecttheaction.Tosendanemail,selectSendNoticationandselectaRecipientfromthelistofdenedrecipients.
Note
TheWhiletheruleisactiveoptionunderDurationcannotbeusedwithcameratampering,sincecameratamperingdoesnot
haveadurationandonceithasbeentriggereditwillnotautomaticallyreturntoitsuntriggeredstate.
Formoreinformationonactionsrules,seeEventsonpage35.
MotionDetection
Motiondetectionisusedtogenerateanalarmwhenevermovementstartsorstopsinthecameraview.
Motiondetectionisconguredbydeningupto10IncludeandExcludewindows:
•Includewindows—deneareaswheremotionshouldbedetected
•Excludewindows—deneareaswithinanIncludewindowthatshouldbeignored(areasoutsideIncludewindows
areautomaticallyignored).
Forinstructions,seeSetUpMotionDetectionWindowsonpage33.
Tocontrolthenumberofmotiondetectionalarms,theparametersObjectSize,HistoryandSensitivitycanbeadjusted.See
MotionDetectionParametersonpage33.
Oncemotiondetectionwindowsarecongured,theAxisproductcanbeconguredtoperformactionswhenmotionisdetected.
Possibleactionsincludeuploadingimagesandstartrecording.Formoreinformation,seeSetUpActionRulesonpage35.
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Note
•Usingthemotiondetectionfeaturemaydecreasetheproduct’soverallperformance.
•ThepositionoftheMotionDetectionWindowisrelativetotheorientationoftheCamera.Changingtheorientationofthe
camerawillalsochangethepositionoftheMotionDetectionWindow.
SetUpMotionDetectionWindows
TosetupamotiondetectionIncludeWindow,followtheseinstructions:
1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetection.
2.SelecttheCongureIncludedWindowsoptionandclickNew.Selectthenewwindowinthelistofwindowsand
enteradescriptivename.
3.Adjustthesize(dragthebottomright-handcorner)andtheposition(clickonthetextatthetopanddragtothedesired
position)ofthewindow.
4.AdjusttheObjectSize,HistoryandSensitivityprolesliders(seeMotionDetectionParametersfordetails).Anydetected
motionwithinanactivewindowisindicatedbyredpeaksintheActivitywindow.
5.ClickSave.
Toexcludepartsoftheincludewindow,selecttheCongureExcludedWindowsandpositiontheexcludewindowwithinthe
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.
•Toonlydetectashinglight,selectalowsensitivity.Inothercaseshighsensitivityisrecommended.
AudioDetection
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtogenerateanalarmwhenaudiorisesaboveorfallsbelowthethresholdvalue.Thethreshold
valuecanbesetintherange0–100where0isthemostsensitiveand100theleastsensitive.
1.GotoDetectors>AudioDetection.
2.SettheaudioalarmlevelandclickSave.
3.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandsetupanactionrule,seeSetUpActionRulesonpage35.
DetectedaudioisindicatedbycoloredpeaksintheActivityindicator.Aneventistriggeredwhendetectedaudiorisesaboveorfalls
belowthethresholdvalue,whichisrepresentedbythebar.
PIRSensor
ThePIR(PassiveInfrared)sensordetectsmotionbymeasuringchangesininfraredlight.Thesensorcanforexamplebeusedin
low-lightenvironmentswherevideomotiondetection(seepage32)isnotreliable.
ToadjustthesensitivityofthePIRsensor,anactionrulethatactivatesthebuilt-inlightwhenthePIRsensordetectsmotionisuseful:
1.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickAdd.
2.SelectDetectorsfromtheTriggerlistandthenselectPIR.
3.SelectActivateLightastheaction.
4.ClickOKtosavetherule.
5.GotoDetectors>PIRSensor.
6.MakesurethereismovementinfrontofthecameraandadjusttheSensitivityuntilthelightisactivated.
7.Whensatised,clickSave.
Bysettingupactionrules,theAxisproductcanbeconguredto,forexample,recordvideowhenthePIRsensordetectsmotion.
Ifthecameraisusedinalow-lightenvironment,anactionrulethatturnsonthebuilt-inlightcanimproveimagequalityof
therecordedvideo.
Formoreinformationonactionrules,seeEventsonpage35.
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Events
Events
TheEventpagesallowyoutoconguretheAxisproducttoperformactionswhendifferenteventsoccur.Forexample,theproduct
canstartarecordingorsendanemailnoticationwhenmotionisdetected.Thesetofconditionsthatdeneshowandwhen
theactionistriggerediscalledanactionrule.
ConvertEventTypestoActionRules
IftheAxisproductisupgradedtormwareversion5.40orlater,itisrecommendedtoconvertEventTypestoActionRules.The
legacyuserEventTypesinthecamerawillcontinuetoworkbutwillnotbevisibleintheuserinterfaceofthecamera.TheEvent
TypesneedtobeconvertedtoActionrulestobecomevisibleintheuserinterface.
ToconvertEventTypestoActionRulesgotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickConvert.
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
ThisisnotrecommendedwhenusingaVMSbasedontheoldEventManagementSystem.
SetUpActionRules
Anactionruledenestheconditionsthatmustbemetfortheproducttoperformanaction,forexamplerecordvideoorsendan
emailnotication.Ifmultipleconditionsaredened,allofthemmustbemettotriggertheaction.
Formoreinformationaboutavailabletriggersandactions,seeTriggersonpage36andActionsonpage37.
Thefollowingexampledescribeshowtosetupanactionruletorecordvideotoanetworkshareifthereismovementinthe
camera’seldofview.
Setupmotiondetectionandaddanetworkshare:
1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetectionandcongureamotiondetectionwindow.Seepage33
2.GotoSystemOptions>Storageandsetupthenetworkshare.Seepage56.
Setuptheactionrule:
1.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickAdd.
2.SelectEnableruleandenteradescriptivenamefortherule.
3.SelectDetectorsfromtheTriggerdrop-downlist.
4.SelectMotionDetectionfromthedrop-downlist.Selectthemotiondetectionwindowtouse.
5.Optionally,selectaScheduleandAdditionalconditions.Seebelow.
6.UnderActions,selectRecordVideofromtheTypedrop-downlist.
7.SelectaStreamproleandconguretheDurationsettingsasdescribedbelow.
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
-AudioDetection–Triggertherulewhenaudioisdetected.SeeAudioDetectiononpage34.
-LiveStreamAccessed–Triggertherulewhenanystreamisaccessedandduringedgestorageplayback.
Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendnotications.
-MotionDetection–Triggertherulewhenmotionisdetected.SeeMotionDetectiononpage32.
-PIR–TriggertherulewhenthePIRsensordetectsmotion.SeePIRSensoronpage34.
-Tampering–Triggertherulewhentamperingisdetected.SeeCameraTamperingonpage32.
•Hardware
-Network–Triggertheruleifnetworkconnectionislostorrestored.
•InputSignal
•PTZ
•Storage
-DigitalInputPort–TriggertherulewhenanI/Oportreceivesasignalfromaconnecteddevice.SeeI/O
Portsonpage56.
-ManualTrigger–TriggertheruleusingtheManualTriggerbuttonintheLiveViewpage.SeeControlson
theLiveViewPageonpage13.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidateactionsduringproductinstallation
andconguration.
-VirtualInputs–canbeusedbyaVMS(VideoManagementSystem)totriggeractions.Virtualinputscan,for
example,beconnectedtobuttonsintheVMSuserinterface.
-Error–TriggertheruleifthePTZfunctionalityisnotworkingcorrectly.Thiscanforexamplebeusedto
sendmaintenancenotications.
-Moving–TriggertherulewhenthecameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.Thiscanforexamplebeused
asanadditionalconditiontopreventanactionruletriggeredbymotiondetectiontorecordvideowhilethe
cameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.
-PresetReached–Triggertherulewhenthecamerastopsatapresetposition.Thiscanbeforexamplebeused
withtheSendImagesactiontouploadimagesfromthepresetposition.
-Available–Triggertherulewhenthestoragedeviceisunmountedorremoved.Thiscanforexamplebeusedto
sendmaintenancenotications.
-Disruption–Triggertheruleifstorageproblemsaredetected,forexampleifthestoragedeviceisunavailable,
removed,full,lockedorifotherreadorwriteproblemsoccur.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendmaintenance
notications.
-Full–Triggertherulewhenthestoragedeviceisfull.Undernormaloperation,theoldestrecordingswillbe
overwrittentopreventthestoragedevicefrombecomingfull.
-Locked–Triggertheruleifthestoragedeviceislocked(writeprotected).
•System
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-SystemReady–Triggertherulewhentheproducthasbeenstartedandallservicesarerunning.Thiscanfor
examplebeusedtosendanoticationwhentheproductrestarts.
•Time
-Recurrence–Triggertheruleperiodically.SeeSetUpRecurrencesonpage39.Thiscanforexamplebeusedto
uploadanimageevery5minutes.
-UseSchedule–Triggertheruleaccordingtotheselectedschedule.SeeCreateSchedulesonpage39.
Actions
Availableactionsinclude:
•ActivateLight–Turnthebuilt-inlightonoroff.
•OutputPort–ActivateanI/Oporttocontrolanexternaldevice.
•OverlayText–Displayanoverlaytext.SeeUseOverlayTextinanActionRuleonpage24.
•PlayAudioClip–SeeAudioClipsonpage26.
•PTZControl
-PresetPosition–Gotoapresetposition.
-GuardTour–Startaguardtour.SeeGuardTouronpage29.
•RecordVideo–Recordvideoandaudiotoaselectedstorage.Torecordaudio,useAACaudioencodingandmakesurethat
audioisenabledintheselectedstreamprole.
•SendImages–Sendimagestoarecipient.
•SendNotication–Sendanoticationmessagetoarecipient.
•SendVideoClip–Sendavideocliptoarecipient.
•StatusLED–FlashtheLEDindicator.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidatetriggerssuchasmotiondetectionduring
productinstallationandconguration.
AddRecipients
Theproductcansendmedialesandmessagestonotifyusersaboutevents.Beforetheproductcansendmedialesornotication
messages,youmustdeneoneoremorerecipients.Forinformationaboutavailableoptions,seeRecipientTypesonpage37.
Toaddarecipient:
1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivename.
3.SelectarecipientType.
4.Entertheinformationneededfortherecipienttype.
5.ClickTesttotesttheconnectiontotherecipient.
6.ClickOK.
RecipientTypes
Thefollowingrecipientsareavailable:
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RecipientUsewithactionNotes
Email
FTP
HTTP
HTTPSSendImages
NetworkShareSendImages
TCPSendNotication
SendImages
SendNotication
SendVideoClip
SendImages
SendVideoClip
SendImages
SendNotication
SendVideoClip
SendNotication
SendVideoClip
SendVideoClip
Anemailrecipientcancontainmultipleemailaddresses.
EncryptedletransferusingHyperTextTransferProtocol
Secure(HTTPS).
SpecifylogininformationfortheHTTPSserverandvalidate
theserver’scerticate.IfthereisaproxybetweentheAxis
productandtheHTTPSserver,alsospecifytheproxysettings.
Anetworksharecanalsobeusedasastoragedevicefor
recordedvideo.GoSystemOptions>Storagetocongure
anetworksharebeforesettingupacontinuousrecordingor
anactionruletorecordvideo.Formoreinformationabout
storagedevices,seeStorageonpage54.
SetUpEmailRecipients
Emailrecipientscanbeconguredbyselectingoneofthelistedemailproviders,orbyspecifyingtheSMTPserver,portand
authenticationusedby,forexample,acorporateemailserver.
Note
Someemailprovidershavesecurityltersthatpreventusersfromreceivingorviewinglargeamountofattachments,from
receivingscheduledemailsandsimilar.Checktheemailprovider’ssecuritypolicytoavoiddeliveryproblemsandlocked
emailaccounts.
Tosetupanemailrecipientusingoneofthelistedproviders:
1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.
2.EnteraNameandselectEmailfromtheTypelist.
3.EntertheemailaddressestosendemailstointheToeld.Usecommastoseparatemultipleaddresses.
4.SelecttheemailproviderfromtheProviderlist.
5.EntertheuserIDandpasswordfortheemailaccount.
6.ClickTesttosendatestemail.
Tosetupanemailrecipientusingforexampleacorporateemailserver,followtheinstructionsabovebutselectUserdenedas
Provider.EntertheemailaddresstoappearassenderintheFromeld.SelectAdvancedsettingsandspecifytheSMTPserver
address,portandauthenticationmethod.Optionally,selectUseencryptiontosendemailsoveranencryptedconnection.Theserver
certicatecanbevalidatedusingthecerticatesavailableintheAxisproduct.Forinformationonhowtouploadcerticates,
seeCerticatesonpage44.
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CreateSchedules
Schedulescanbeusedasactionruletriggersorasadditionalconditions,forexampletorecordvideoifmotionisdetectedoutside
ofcehours.Useoneofthepredenedschedulesorcreateanewscheduleasdescribedbelow.
Tocreateanewschedule:
1.GotoEvents>SchedulesandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivenameandtheinformationneededforadaily,weekly,monthlyoryearlyschedule.
3.ClickOK.
Tousethescheduleinanactionrule,selecttheschedulefromtheScheduledrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppage.
SetUpRecurrences
Recurrencesareusedtotriggeractionrulesrepeatedly,forexampleevery5minutesoreveryhour.
Tosetuparecurrence:
1.GotoEvents>RecurrencesandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivenameandrecurrencepattern.
3.ClickOK.
Tousetherecurrenceinanactionrule,rstselectTimefromtheTriggerdrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppageandthen
selecttherecurrencefromtheseconddrop-downlist.
Tomodifyorremoverecurrences,selecttherecurrenceintheRecurrencesListandclickModifyorRemove.
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Recordings
Recordings
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorecordvideocontinuouslyoraccordingtoanactionrule:
•Tostartacontinuousrecording,seepage40.
•Tosetupactionrules,seepage35.
•Toaccessrecordings,seeRecordingListonpage40.
•Tocongurecameracontrolledstorage,seeStorageonpage54.
RecordingList
RecordedvideosarelistedontheRecordings>Listpage.Thelistshowseachrecording’sstartdateandtime,durationandthe
eventthattriggeredtherecording.
Toplayordownloadarecording,followthesesteps:
1.GotoRecordings>List.
2.Usetheltertonarrowthelistofrecordings.EnterthedesiredltercriteriaandclickFilter.Someltersmaytake
alongtimetocomplete.
3.Selecttherecording.
4.ClickPlaytoplaytherecording,orclickDownloadtodownloadtherecording.
Multiplerecordingscanbedownloadedatthesametime.SelecttherecordingsandclickDownload.Thedownloadedleisaziple
containingaminimumofthreeles,ofwhichtheMatroska(mkv)lesaretheactualrecordings.Therecordingsaretime-stamped
withthedateandtimetheyweredownloaded(thatis,notthedatetherecordingsweremade).
Note
ToplayrecordingsinWindowsMediaPlayer,AXISMatroskaFileSplittermustbeinstalled.AXISMatroskaFileSplitter
canbedownloadedfromwww.axis.com/techsup/software
Fordetailedrecordingandvideoinformation,selectarecordingandclickProperties.
Toremovearecording,selecttherecordingandclickRemove.
ContinuousRecording
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtocontinuouslysavevideotoastoragedevice.Forinformationaboutstoragedevices,seeStorage
onpage54.Topreventthediskfrombecomingfull,itisrecommendedtocongurethedisktoautomaticallyremoveoldrecordings.
Ifanewstreamproleisselectedwhilearecordingisongoing,therecordingwillbestoppedandsavedintherecordinglistanda
newrecordingwiththenewstreamprolewillstart.Allpreviouscontinuousrecordingswillremainintherecordinglistuntilthey
areremovedmanuallyorthroughautomaticremovalofoldrecordings.
Tostartacontinuousrecording,followthesesteps:
1.GotoRecordings>Continuous.
2.SelectEnabled.
3.SelectthetypeofstoragedevicefromtheStoragelist.
4.SelectaStreamproletouseforcontinuousrecordings.Toincludeaudiointherecording,useAACaudioencodingand
makesurethataudioisenabledintheselectedstreamprole.
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5.ClickSavetosaveandstarttherecording.
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Languages
Languages
MultiplelanguagescanbeinstalledintheAxisproduct.Allwebpagesincludingtheonlinehelpwillbedisplayedintheselected
language.Toswitchlanguages,gotoSetup>Languagesandrstuploadthenewlanguagele.Browseandlocatetheleandclick
theUploadLanguagebutton.SelectthenewlanguagefromthelistandclickSave.
Note
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettingswilleraseanyuploadedlanguagelesandresettheproductlanguageto
English.
•ClickingtheRestorebuttonontheMaintenancepagewillnotaffectthelanguage.
•Armwareupgradewillnotaffectthelanguageused.Howeverifyouhaveuploadedanewlanguagetotheproductand
laterupgradethermware,itmayhappenthatthetranslationnolongermatchestheproduct'swebpages.Inthiscase,
uploadanupdatedlanguagele.
•Alanguagealreadyinstalledintheproductwillbereplacedwhenacurrentoralaterversionofthelanguageleisuploaded.
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SystemOptions
SystemOptions
Security
Users
UseraccesscontrolisenabledbydefaultandcanbeconguredunderSystemOptions>Security>Users.Anadministratorcan
setupotherusersbygivingthemusernamesandpasswords.Itisalsopossibletoallowanonymousviewerlogin,whichmeans
thatanybodymayaccesstheLiveViewpage.
Theuserlistdisplaysauthorizedusersandusergroups(accesslevels):
Viewer-AccesstotheLiveViewpage
Operator-AccesstotheLiveViewpageandtoallsettingsexceptSystemOptions
Administrator-Unrestrictedaccesstoallsettings;canadd,modifyandremoveotherusers.
UnderHTTP/RTSPPasswordSettings,selectthetypeofpasswordtoallow.Youmayneedtoallowunencryptedpasswordsifthereare
viewingclientsthatdonotsupportencryption,orifyouupgradedthermwareandexistingclientssupportencryptionbutneed
tologinagainandbeconguredtousethisfunctionality.
UnderUserSettings,selecttheEnableanonymousviewerloginoptiontoallowanonymoususersaccesstotheLiveViewpage.
SelecttheEnableanonymousPTZcontrollogintoallowanonymoususersaccesstothePTZcontrols.
DeselecttheEnableBasicSetupoptiontohidetheBasicSetupmenu.BasicSetupprovidesquickaccesstosettingsthatshouldbe
madebeforeusingtheAxisproduct.
ONVIF
ONVIF(OpenNetworkVideoInterfaceForum)isaglobalinterfacestandardthatmakesiteasierforendusers,integrators,consultants,
andmanufacturerstotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofferedbynetworkvideotechnology.ONVIFenablesinteroperablitybetween
differentvendorproducts,increasedexibility,reducedcostandfuture-proofsystems.
BycreatingauseryouautomaticallyenableONVIFcommunication.UsetheusernameandpasswordwithallONVIFcommunication
withtheproduct.Formoreinformationseewww .onvif.org
IPAddressFilter
IPaddresslteringisenabledontheSystemOptions>Security>IPAddressFilterpage.Onceenabled,thelistedIPaddressare
allowedordeniedaccesstotheAxisproduct.SelectAlloworDenyfromthelistandclickApplytoenableIPaddressltering.
Theadministratorcanaddupto256IPaddressentriestothelist(asingleentrycancontainmultipleIPaddresses).
HTTPS
HTTPS(HyperTextTransferProtocoloverSecureSocketLayer,orHTTPoverSSL)isawebprotocolprovidingencryptedbrowsing.
HTTPScanalsobeusedbyusersandclientstoverifythatthecorrectdeviceisbeingaccessed.Thesecuritylevelprovidedby
HTTPSisconsideredadequateformostcommercialexchanges.
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorequireHTTPSwhenusersfromdifferentusergroups(administrator,operator,viewer)login.
TouseHTTPS,anHTTPScerticatemustrstbeinstalled.GotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicatestoinstallandmanage
certicates.SeeCerticatesonpage44.
ToenableHTTPSontheAxisproduct:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS
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2.SelectanHTTPScerticatefromthelistofinstalledcerticates.
3.Optionally,clickCiphersandselecttheencryptionalgorithmstouseforSSL.
4.SettheHTTPSConnectionPolicyforthedifferentusergroups.
5.ClickSavetoenablethesettings.
ToaccesstheAxisproductviathedesiredprotocol,intheaddresseldinabrowser,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,theAxisproductandtheauthenticationserveridentifythemselveswithdigitalcerticatesusingEAP-TLS
(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-TransportLayerSecurity).ThecerticatesareprovidedbyaCerticationAuthority(CA).
Youneed:
•aCAcerticatetoauthenticatetheauthenticationserver.
•aCA-signedclientcerticatetoauthenticatetheAxisproduct.
Tocreateandinstallcerticates,gotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicates.SeeCerticatesonpage44.ManyCAcerticates
arepreinstalled.
ToallowtheproducttoaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>IEEE802.1X.
2.SelectaCACerticateandaClientCerticatefromthelistsofinstalledcerticates.
3.UnderSettings,selecttheEAPOLversionandprovidetheEAPidentityassociatedwiththeclientcerticate.
4.ChecktheboxtoenableIEEE802.1XandclickSave.
Note
Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbesynchronizedwithanNTP
server.SeeDate&Timeonpage45.
Certicates
Certicatesareusedtoauthenticatedevicesonanetwork.Typicalapplicationsincludeencryptedwebbrowsing(HTTPS),network
protectionviaIEEE802.1Xandsecureuploadofimagesandnoticationmessagesforexampleviaemail.Twotypesofcerticates
canbeusedwiththeAxisproduct:
Server/Clientcerticates-ToauthenticatetheAxisproduct.
CAcerticates-Toauthenticatepeercerticates,forexamplethecerticateofanauthenticationserverincasetheAxisproductis
connectedtoanIEEE802.1Xprotectednetwork.
Note
Installedcerticates,exceptpreinstalledCAcerticates,willbedeletediftheproductisresettofactorydefault.Preinstalled
CAcerticatesthathavebeendeletedwillbereinstalled.
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AServer/Clientcerticatecanbeself-signedorissuedbyaCerticateAuthority(CA).Aself-signedcerticateofferslimited
protectionandcanbeusedbeforeaCA-issuedcerticatehasbeenobtained.
Toinstallaself-signedcerticate:
1.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.
2.ClickCreateself-signedcerticateandprovidetherequestedinformation.
TocreateandinstallaCA-signedcerticate:
1.Createaself-signedcerticateasdescribedabove.
2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.
3.ClickCreatecerticatesigningrequestandprovidetherequestedinformation.
4.CopythePEM-formattedrequestandsendtotheCAofyourchoice.
5.Whenthesignedcerticateisreturned,clickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.
Server/ClientcerticatescanbeinstalledasCerticatefromsigningrequestorasCerticateandprivatekey.SelectCerticate
andprivatekeyiftheprivatekeyistobeuploadasaseparateleorifthecerticateisinPKCS#12format.
TheAxisproductisshippedwithseveralpreinstalledCAcerticates.Ifrequired,additionalCAcerticatescanbeinstalled:
1.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.
2.ClickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.
AudioSupport
SelectEnableaudiosupporttoallowclientstoretrieveaudiostreamsfromtheAxisproduct.Forinformationonhowtocongure
audiosettings,seeSetUpAudioonpage25.
Note
DeselectingthisoptionwilldisableaudiogloballyintheAxisproduct,forconguredeventsandproleswithaudioaswell.
Date&Time
TheAxisproduct’sdateandtimesettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Date&Time.
CurrentServerTimedisplaysthecurrentdateandtime(24hclock).Thetimecanbedisplayedin12hclockinthetextoverlay(see
below).
Tochangethedateandtimesettings,selectthepreferredTimemodeunderNewServerTime:
•Synchronizewithcomputertime–Setsdateandtimeaccordingtothecomputer’sclock.Withthisoption,dateand
timearesetonceandwillnotbeupdatedautomatically.
•SynchronizewithNTPServer–ObtainsdateandtimefromanNTPserver.Withthisoption,dateandtimesettingsare
updatedcontinuously.ForinformationonNTPsettings,seeNTPCongurationonpage48.
IfusingahostnamefortheNTPserver,aDNSservermustbecongured.SeeDNSCongurationonpage48.
•Setmanually–Allowsyoutomanuallysetdateandtime.
IfusinganNTPserver,selectyourTimezonefromthedrop-downlist.Ifrequired,checkAutomaticallyadjustfordaylightsaving
timechanges.
TheDate&TimeFormatUsedinImagesisthedateandtimeformatdisplayedasatextoverlayinthevideostream.Usethe
predenedformatsorseeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
timeformats.Toincludedateandtimeintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo&AudioandselectIncludedateandIncludetime.
forinformationonhowtocreatecustomdateand
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SystemOptions
Network
BasicTCP/IPSettings
TheAxisproductsupportsIPversion4andIPversion6.Bothversionscanbeenabledsimultaneously,andatleastoneversion
mustalwaysbeenabled.
NetworkInterfaceMode
ThenetworkinterfacetotheAXISproductcanbewiredorwireless.Differentsettingscanbeusedforeachnetworkinterface,but
onlyonecanbeusedatatime.InAutomodetheproductwilluseawirelessnetworkunlessanetworkcableisconnected,inwhich
caseitwillusethewirednetwork.InWiredmodetheproductwillrequireanetworkcabletoconnecttothenetwork.
IPv4AddressConguration
Bydefault,theAxisproductissettouseIPv4(IPversion4)andtoobtaintheIPaddressautomaticallyviaDHCP.TheIPv4settingsare
conguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.
DHCP(DynamicHostCongurationProtocol)allowsnetworkadministratorstocentrallymanageandautomatetheassignmentof
IPaddresses.DHCPshouldonlybeenabledifusingdynamicIPaddressnotication,oriftheDHCPcanupdateaDNSserver.Itis
thenpossibletoaccesstheAxisproductbyname(hostname).
IfDHCPisenabledandtheproductcannotbeaccessed,runAXISIPUtilitytosearchthenetworkforconnectedAxisproducts,orreset
theproducttothefactorydefaultsettings(seepage58)andthenperformtheinstallationagain.
TouseastaticIPaddress,checkUsethefollowingIPaddressandspecifytheIPaddress,subnetmaskanddefaultrouter.
IPv6AddressConguration
IfIPv6(IPversion6)isenabled,theAxisproductwillreceiveanIPaddressaccordingtothecongurationinthenetworkrouter.
ToenableIPv6,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.OthersettingsforIPv6shouldbeconguredinthenetworkrouter.
ARP/Ping
Theproduct’sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARPandPing.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddressUsingARP/Pingonpage46.
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.
3.Openacommandpromptandenterthefollowingcommands:
Linux/Unixsyntax
arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>temp
ping-s408<IPaddress>
Linux/Unixexample
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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/Addresseld.
ForothermethodsofassigningtheIPaddress,seetheInstallationandManagementSoftwareCDorthedocumentAssignanIP
AddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
Note
•ToopenacommandpromptinWindows,opentheStartmenuandtypecmdintheRun/Searcheld.
•TousetheARPcommandinWindows8/Windows7/WindowsVista,right-clickthecommandprompticonandselect
Runasadministrator.
•ToopenacommandpromptinMacOSX,opentheTerminalutilityfromApplication>Utilities.
AXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)
AVHSusedinconjunctionwithanAVHSservice,provideseasyandsecureInternetaccesstoliveandrecordedvideoaccessiblefrom
anylocation.FormoreinformationandhelptondalocalAVHSServiceProvidergotowww.axis.com/hosting
TheAVHSsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>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.
Note
AXISInternetDynamicDNSServicerequiresIPv4.
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SystemOptions
AdvancedTCP/IPSettings
DNSConguration
DNS(DomainNameService)providesthetranslationofhostnamestoIPaddresses.TheDNSsettingsareconguredunderSystem
Options>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
SelectObtainDNSserveraddressviaDHCPtousetheDNSsettingsprovidedbytheDHCPserver.
Tomakemanualsettings,selectUsethefollowingDNSserveraddressandspecifythefollowing:
Domainname-Enterthedomain(s)tosearchforthehostnameusedbytheAxisproduct.Multipledomainscanbeseparatedby
semicolons.Thehostnameisalwaystherstpartofafullyqualieddomainname,forexample,myserveristhehostnameinthe
fullyqualieddomainnamemyserver.mycompany.comwheremycompany.comisthedomainname.
Primary/SecondaryDNSserver-EntertheIPaddressesoftheprimaryandsecondaryDNSservers.ThesecondaryDNSserveris
optionalandwillbeusediftheprimaryisunavailable.
NTPConguration
NTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)isusedtosynchronizetheclocktimesofdevicesinanetwork.TheNTPsettingsareconguredunder
SystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
SelectObtainNTPserveraddressviaDHCPtousetheNTPsettingsprovidedbytheDHCPserver.
Tomakemanualsettings,selectUsethefollowingNTPserveraddressandenterthehostnameorIPaddressoftheNTPserver.
HostNameConguration
TheAxisproductcanbeaccessedusingahostnameinsteadofanIPaddress.ThehostnameisusuallythesameastheassignedDNS
name.ThehostnameisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
SelectObtainhostnameviaIPv4DHCPtousehostnameprovidedbytheDHCPserverrunningonIPv4.
SelectUsethehostnametosetthehostnamemanually.
SelectEnabledynamicDNSupdatestodynamicallyupdatelocalDNSserverswhenevertheAxisproduct’sIPaddresschanges.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
Link-LocalIPv4Address
Link-LocalAddressisenabledbydefaultandassignstheAxisproductanadditionalIPaddresswhichcanbeusedtoaccess
theproductfromotherhostsonthesamesegmentonthelocalnetwork.TheproductcanhaveaLink-LocalIPandastatic
orDHCP-suppliedIPaddressatthesametime.
ThisfunctioncanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
HTTP
TheHTTPportusedbytheAxisproductcanbechangedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Inadditiontothe
defaultsetting,whichis80,anyportintherange1024–65535canbeused.
.
HTTPS
TheHTTPSportusedbytheAxisproductcanbechangedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Inadditionto
thedefaultsetting,whichis443,anyportintherange1024–65535canbeused.
ToenableHTTPS,gotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS.Formoreinformation,seeHTTPSonpage43.
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NATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4
Anetworkrouterallowsdevicesonaprivatenetwork(LAN)toshareasingleconnectiontotheInternet.Thisisdonebyforwarding
networktrafcfromtheprivatenetworktothe“outside”,thatis,theInternet.Securityontheprivatenetwork(LAN)isincreased
sincemostroutersarepre-conguredtostopattemptstoaccesstheprivatenetwork(LAN)fromthepublicnetwork(Internet).
UseNATtraversalwhentheAxisproductislocatedonanintranet(LAN)andyouwishtomakeitavailablefromtheother(WAN)side
ofaNATrouter.WithNATtraversalproperlycongured,allHTTPtrafctoanexternalHTTPportintheNATrouterisforwardedto
theproduct.
NATtraversalisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
Note
•ForNATtraversaltowork,thismustbesupportedbytherouter.TheroutermustalsosupportUPnP
•Inthiscontext,routerreferstoanynetworkroutingdevicesuchasaNATrouter,Networkrouter,InternetGateway,
Broadbandrouter,Broadbandsharingdevice,orasoftwaresuchasarewall.
TM
.
Enable/Disable-Whenenabled,theAxisproductattemptstocongureportmappinginaNATrouteronyournetwork,usingUPnP
NotethatUPnP
UsemanuallyselectedNATrouter-SelectthisoptiontomanuallyselectaNATrouterandentertheIPaddressfortherouterin
theeld.Ifnorouterisspecied,theproductautomaticallysearchesforNATroutersonyournetwork.Ifmorethanonerouteris
found,thedefaultrouterisselected.
AlternativeHTTPport-SelectthisoptiontomanuallydeneanexternalHTTPport.Enteraportintherange1024–65535.Ifthe
porteldisemptyorcontainsthedefaultsetting,whichis0,aportnumberisautomaticallyselectedwhenenablingNATtraversal.
Note
•AnalternativeHTTPportcanbeusedorbeactiveevenifNATtraversalisdisabled.ThisisusefulifyourNATrouterdoesnot
•Ifyouattempttomanuallyenteraportthatisalreadyinuse,anotheravailableportisautomaticallyselected.
•Whentheportisselectedautomaticallyitisdisplayedinthiseld.Tochangethis,enteranewportnumberandclickSave.
FTP
TheFTPserverrunningintheAxisproductenablesuploadofnewrmware,userapplications,etc.TheFTPservercanbedisabled
underSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
Note
RTSP
TheRTSPserverrunningintheAxisproductallowsaconnectingclienttostartanH.264stream.TheRTSPportnumbercanbe
changedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Thedefaultportis554.
TM
mustbeenabledintheproduct(seeSystemOptions>Network>UPnP).
supportUPnPandyouneedtomanuallycongureportforwardingintheNATrouter.
ThisFTPserverhasnothingtodowiththeproduct’sabilitytotransferimagesviaFTPtootherlocationsandservers.
TM
.
Note
H.264videostreamswillnotbeavailableiftheRTSPserverisdisabled.
Wireless
WirelessNetworkStatus
Toviewalistofavailablewirelessnetworks,gotoSystemOptions>Network>Wireless.Thestatusofwirelessnetworkslististhe
resultofanetworkscanandprovidesthefollowinginformation:
•SSIDisthenameofawirelessnetwork(orad-hocnetwork).
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•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.
•AlwayscongureorchangethewirelesssettingsintheAxisproductrst,beforechangingthesettingsinthewireless
accesspoint.
•Keys,passphrasesandcerticatesthatareusedforsecuritymustbeenteredmanually.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
onaconguration.
Makesuretheaccesspointalsohaspushbuttonconguration(PBC)enabledandthattheAxisproductisnotconnectedtothewired
network.AfterasuccessfulpairinganyWLANsettingssetbytheuserintheAxisproductareoverwritten.TheWLANpairingbutton
isenabledbydefault;deselectthisoptiontopreventunauthorizedWLANpairing.
SSIDisthenameoftheselectedwirelessnetwork,whichmustbeexactlythesameasthenameinthewirelessaccesspoint.Ifthe
eldisleftblanktheAxisproductwillnotconnecttoanywirelessnetwork.
Note
SSIDissometimeswrittenasESSID.
SelectthenetworkSecuritymethod.Allsettingsmustmatchthesettingsintheaccesspoint.Thefollowingsecuritymethodsare
supported,whereWPATM-/WPA2
•WPA-/WPA2–PSK.Seepage51.
TM
-EnterpriseismoresecurethanWPA-/WPA2-PSK,whichinturnismoresecurethanWEP:
•WPA-/WPA-Enterprise.Seepage51.
•WEP(notrecommended).Seepage52.
•Nosecurity(notrecommended).Seepage52.
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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.
TocongurethewirelesssettingsusingtheWPA-/WPA2–PSKsecuritymethod:
1.EntertherequiredPassphrasefortheaccesspoint.
2.ClickSave.
WPATM-/WPA-Enterprise
ThesecuritymethodWPA-/WPA-Enterpriseisdesignedforlargenetworksandrequiresanauthenticationserver.Thenetworkis
protectedbyEAPOL(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocolOverLan).
SelecttheWPA-Enterprisetypebeingusedbytheaccesspoint:
•EAP-TLS.Seepage51.
•EAP-PEAP/MSCHAPv2.Seepage51.
EAP-TLS
TheauthenticationprotocolEAP-TLS(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-TransportLayerSecurity)allowstheclientandserverto
authenticateeachotherusingdigitalcerticatesprovidedbyaCerticationAuthority.Togainaccesstotheprotectednetwork,the
Axisproductpresentsitscerticatetothenetworkaccesspoint.Accessisgrantedifthecerticateisapproved.
Important
TM
-PSK
Toensuresuccessfulcerticatevalidation,timesynchronizationshouldbeperformedonallclientsandserverspriorto
conguration.
TocongurethewirelesssettingsusingtheWPATM-/WPA-EnterprisesecuritymethodandEAP-TLS:
1.EntertheuserIdentityassociatedwithyourcerticate.
2.EnterthePrivatekeypasswordforyouruseridentity.
3.SelecttheEAPOLversion(1or2)asusedintheaccesspoint.
4.ClickSave.
Formoreinformationoncerticatesforwirelessnetworks,seeCerticatesonpage52.
EAP-PEAP/MSCHAPv2
TheauthenticationprotocolEAP-PEAP/MSCHAPv2(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-ProtectedExtensibleAuthentication
Protocol/MicrosoftChallengeHandshakeAuthenticationProtocol)allowstheclienttoauthenticatethenetworkusingadigital
certicateprovidedbyaCerticationAuthority.Thenetworkauthenticatestheclientusinganidentityandapassword.Togain
accesstotheprotectednetwork,theAxisproductpresentsitsidentityandpasswordtothenetworkaccesspoint.Ifthesecredentials
areapproved,theaccesspointallowsaccessonapreconguredport.
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Important
Toensuresuccessfulcerticatevalidation,timesynchronizationshouldbeperformedonallclientsandserverspriorto
conguration.
TocongurethewirelesssettingsusingtheWPATM-/WPA-EnterprisesecuritymethodandEAP-PEAP/MSCHAPv2:
1.EntertheuserIdentityassociatedwithyourcerticate.
2.EnterthePasswordforyouruseridentity.
3.SelectthePEAPVersion(0or1)asusedintheaccesspoint.
4.SelectthePEAPLabelthattheaccesspointuseswhenusingPEAPversion1.Select1touseclientEAPencryption;select
2touseclientPEAPencryption.
5.SelecttheEAPOLversion(1or2)asusedintheaccesspoint.
6.ClickSave.
Formoreinformationoncerticatesforwirelessnetworks,seeCerticatesonpage52.
WEP
ThesecuritymethodWEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)canbeusedtohelpsecureawirelessnetwork.However,WEPhassomeaws,
whichmakesitmorevulnerabletoattacksandWPATM-WPA-EnterpriseorWPA-/WPA2
TM
–PSKisabetterchoice.
TocongurethewirelesssettingsusingtheWEPsecuritymethod:
1.Selectthenetworktypebeingusedbytheaccesspoint,MasterorAd-Hoc.
2.SelecttheAuthenticationtype,OpenorSharedKeydependingonthemethodusedbytheaccesspoint.Notallaccess
pointshavethisoption,inwhichcasetheyprobablyuseopensystem,alsosometimescalledSSIDAuthentication.
3.SelecttheKeylength,64bitor128bitusedforthewirelessencryption.
4.SelecttheKeytype,dependingonthekeytypeusedbytheaccesspointandenterthekeyinthecorrespondingkeyelds.
Manualallowsyoutomanuallyenterthehexkey.ASCIIrequiresthestringtobeexactlyvecharactersfor64–bitWEP
and13charactersfor128–bitWEP.ThePassphrasecancontainupto31characters.In64–bitWEPthepassphrase
generatesfourdifferentkeys.For128–bitWEP,onlyonekeyisgenerated,whichthenisreplicatedforallfourkeys.
TheActivetransmitkeyselectswhichofthefourkeystheAxisproductuseswhentransmittinginformation.
5.ClickSave.
NoSecurity
TheNosecurityoptionprovidesnoprotectionagainstattacks.Itisnotarecommendedmethodandshouldonlybeusedduring
shortperiodsandexceptionalcases.
Tocongurethewirelesssettingswithnosecurity:
1.Selectthenetworktypebeingusedbytheaccesspoint,MasterorAd-Hoc.
2.ClickSave.
Certicates
Wirelessnetworkcerticatesareusedtoauthenticatedevicesonawirelessnetwork.Wirelessnetworksusingthe
WPATM-/WPA-EnterprisesecuritymethodareprotectedbyEAPOL(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocolOverLan),whichispartofthe
IEEE802.1Xstandard.TheclientandserverauthenticateeachotherusingdigitalcerticatesprovidedbyaCerticateAuthority.To
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gainaccesstotheprotectedwirelessnetwork,theAxisproductpresentsitscerticatetothenetworkswitch.Ifthecerticateis
approved,theswitchallowsaccess.
Youmayneedtocontactyournetworkadministratorforinformationoncerticates,userIDsandpasswords
CAcerticate-CreatedbytheCerticationAuthorityforthepurposeofvalidatingitselfandisusedbytheAxisproductfor
checkingtheserver’sidentity.
Clientcerticate/Clientprivatekey-UsedfortheAxisproducttoauthenticateitselfusingaclientcerticateandaprivatekey.
TouploadaCAcerticate:
1.EnterthepathtothecerticatedirectlyorclickBrowsetolocatethele.
2.ClickUpload.
Touploadaclientcerticate/clientprivatekey:
1.UsetheClientprivatekeyeldifuploadingonecombinedle.Foreachle,enterthepathtotheleorclickBrowseto
locatethele.
2.ClickUpload.
ToremoveaCAcerticate/Clientcerticate/Clientprivatekey,clickRemove.
Note
Installedcerticateswillbedeletediftheproductisresettofactorydefault.
FormoreinformationaboutIEEE802.1X,seeIEEE802.1Xonpage44.
SOCKS
SOCKSisanetworkingproxyprotocol.TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtouseaSOCKSservertoreachnetworksontheother
sideofarewallorproxyserver.ThisfunctionalityisusefuliftheAxisproductislocatedonalocalnetworkbehindarewall,and
notications,uploads,alarms,etcneedtobesenttoadestinationoutsidethelocalnetwork(forexampletheInternet).
SOCKSisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>SOCKS.Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
.
QoS(QualityofService)
QoS(QualityofService)guaranteesacertainlevelofaspeciedresourcetoselectedtrafconanetwork.AQoS-awarenetwork
prioritizesnetworktrafcandprovidesagreaternetworkreliabilitybycontrollingtheamountofbandwidthanapplicationmayuse.
TheQoSsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>QoS.UsingDSCP(DifferentiatedServicesCodepoint)values,the
Axisproductcanmarkdifferenttypesoftrafc.
Note
LiveaudioDSCPwillbeequaltolivevideoDSCPifH.264overRTSPisused.
SNMP
TheSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)allowsremotemanagementofnetworkdevices.AnSNMPcommunityisthe
groupofdevicesandmanagementstationrunningSNMP.Communitynamesareusedtoidentifygroups.
ToenableandcongureSNMPintheAxisproduct,gototheSystemOptions>Network>SNMPpage.
Dependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired,selecttheversiononSNMPtouse.
TrapsareusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatuschanges.CheckEnable
trapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythatshouldreceivethemessage.
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Note
IfHTTPSisenabled,SNMPv1andSNMPv2cshouldbedisabled.
TrapsforSNMPv1/v2areusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatus
changes.CheckEnabletrapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythat
shouldreceivethemessage.
Thefollowingtrapsareavailable:
•Coldstart
•Warmstart
•Linkup
•Authenticationfailed
SNMPv3providesencryptionandsecurepasswords.TousetrapswithSNMPv3,anSNMPv3managementapplicationisrequired.
TouseSNMPv3,HTTPSmustbeenabled,seeHTTPSonpage43.ToenableSNMPv3,checktheboxandprovidetheinitialuser
password.
Note
Theinitialpasswordcanonlybesetonce.Ifthepasswordislost,theAxisproductmustberesettofactorydefault,see
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage58.
TM
UPnP
TheAxisproductincludessupportforUPnP
systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.
TM
UPnP
canbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>UPnP
TM
TM
.UPnP
isenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating
RTP/H.264
TheRTPportrangeandmulticastsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>RTP.
TheRTPportrangedenestherangeofportsfromwhichthevideo/audioportsareautomaticallyselected.Formulticaststreams,
onlycertainIPaddressesandportnumbersshouldbeused.
SelectAlwaysMulticastVideoand/orAlwaysMulticastAudiotostartmulticaststreamingwithoutopeninganRTSPsession.
Bonjour
TheAxisproductincludessupportforBonjour.Bonjourisenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating
systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.
BonjourcanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>Bonjour.
Storage
SDCard
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
Topreventdatacorruption,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.
Note
ForSDcardrecommendationsseewww.axis.com
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Note
DonotinsertorejecttheSDcardwhiletheproductisrunning.Theproductwillloseitsconnectiontothewirelessnetwork.
Reboottheproducttoreestablishthewirelessconnectionafterthecardhasbeeninsertedorejected.
ThefollowingSDcardlesystemsaresupported:
•ext4—recommendedduetoitsresilienceagainstdatalossifthecardisejectedorifthereisabruptpowerloss.Toaccess
datastoredonthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,athird-partyext4driverorapplicationisrequired.
•vFAT—supportedbymostoperatingsystemsforpersonalcomputers.
TheSDcardismanagedontheSystemOptions>Storagepage.ClickSDCardtoopenStorageManagement.
Ifthecard’sstatusshowsasfailed,clickCheckdisktoseeiftheproblemcanbefoundandthentryRepair.Thisoptionisonly
availableforSDcardswithext4.ForSDcardswithvFAT,useacardreaderorcomputertotroubleshootthecard.
Toavoidllingthecard,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.
AnSDcardinsertedintotheproductcanbemanuallyformattedtooneofthesupportedlesystems.Tomanuallyformatthe
SDcard,followthesesteps:
1.InserttheSDcardintheSDcardslot.
2.OpentheAxisproduct’swebpagesandgotoSetup>SystemOptions>Storage.
3.ClickSDCard.
4.ClickFormatandselectthedesiredlesystem.
5.ClickOKtostartformattingthecard.
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NetworkShare
NetworkshareallowsyoutoaddnetworkstoragesuchasaNAS(network-attachedstorage).TheNASshallbededicatedfor
recordingsanddatafromtheAxisproductsconnectedtothenetwork.ForinformationaboutreferenceNASdevices,goto
www.axis.com/products/cam_companion_software/supported.htm
Note
ForNASrecommendationsseewww.axis.com
Toaddanetworkshare:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Storage.
2.ClickNetworkShare.
3.EntertheIPaddress,DNSorBonjournametothehostserverintheHosteld.
4.EnterthenameoftheshareintheShareeld.Subfolderscannotbeused.
5.Ifrequired,selectThesharerequiresloginandentertheusernameandpassword.
6.ClickConnect.
ToclearallrecordingsanddatafromtheAxisproduct’sfolderonthedesignatedshare,clickClearunderStorageTools.
Toavoidllingtheshare,itisrecommendedtoremoverecordingscontinuously.UnderRecordingSettings,selectRemoverecordings
olderthanandselectthenumberofdaysorweeks.
Tostopwritingtotheshareandprotectrecordingsfrombeingremoved,selectLockunderRecordingSettings.
Ports&Devices
I/OPorts
TheAxisproductprovidesoneinputportandoneoutputportforconnectionofexternaldevices.Forinformationabouthowto
connectexternaldevices,seeConnectorsonpage65.
TheI/OportsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>I/OPorts.Theportscanbegivendescriptivenamesandtheir
NormalstatescanbeconguredasOpencircuitorGroundedcircuit.
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,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage58.
ToidentifytheproductortesttheStatusLED,clickFlashLEDunderIdentifyandspecifythedurationinseconds,minutesorhours.
Thiscanbeusefulforidentifyingtheproductamongotherproductsinstalledinthesamelocation.
Forinformationaboutrmwareupgrade,seeUpgradetheFirmwareonpage59.
Support
SupportOverview
TheSystemOptions>Support>SupportOverviewpageprovidesinformationontroubleshootingandcontactinformation,
shouldyourequiretechnicalassistance.
SeealsoTroubleshootingonpage59.
SystemOverview
TogetanoverviewoftheAxisproduct’sstatusandsettings,gotoSystemOptions>Support>SystemOverview.Informationthat
canbefoundhereincludesrmwareversion,IPaddress,networkandsecuritysettings,eventsettings,imagesettingsandrecentlog
items.ManyofthecaptionsarelinkstotheproperSetuppage.
Logs&Reports
TheSystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reportspagegenerateslogsandreportsusefulforsystemanalysisandtroubleshooting.If
contactingAxisSupport,pleaseprovideavalidServerReportwithyourquery.
SystemLog-Providesinformationaboutsystemevents.
AccessLog-Listsallfailedattemptstoaccesstheproduct.TheAccessLogcanalsobeconguredtolistallconnectionstothe
product(seebelow).
ServerReport-Providesinformationabouttheproductstatusinapop-upwindow.TheAccessLogisautomaticallyincluded
intheServerReport.
ParameterList-Showstheproduct'sparametersandtheircurrentsettings.Thismayproveusefulwhentroubleshootingor
whencontactingAxisSupport.
ConnectionList-Listsallclientsthatarecurrentlyaccessingmediastreams.
CrashReport-Generatesanarchivewithdebugginginformation.Thereporttakesseveralminutestogenerate.
TheloglevelsfortheSystemLogandtheAccessLogaresetunderSystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reports>Conguration.
TheAccessLogcanbeconguredtolistallconnectionstotheproduct(selectCritical,Warnings&Info).
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Advanced
Scripting
Scriptingallowsexperienceduserstocustomizeandusetheirownscripts.
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
ImproperusemaycauseunexpectedbehaviorandlossofcontactwiththeAxisproduct.
Axisstronglyrecommendsthatyoudonotusethisfunctionunlessyouunderstandtheconsequences.AxisSupportdoesnotprovide
assistanceforproblemswithcustomizedscripts.
ToopentheScriptEditor,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>Scripting.Ifascriptcausesproblems,resettheproducttoits
factorydefaultsettings,seepage58.
Formoreinformation,seewww.axis.com/developer
FileUpload
Files,forexamplewebpagesandimages,canbeuploadedtotheAxisproductandusedascustomsettings.Touploadale,go
toSystemOptions>Advanced>FileUpload.
Uploadedlesareaccessedthroughhttp://<ipaddress>/local/<user>/<filename>where<user>isthe
selectedusergroup(viewer,operatororadministrator)fortheuploadedle.
PlainCong
PlainCongisforadvanceduserswithexperienceofAxisproductconguration.Mostparameterscanbesetandmodiedfrom
thispage.
ToopenPlainCong,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>PlainCong.AxisSupportdoesnotprovideassistance.
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings
Important
Resettofactorydefaultshouldbeusedwithcaution.Aresettofactorydefaultwillresetallsettings,includingtheIP
address,tothefactorydefaultvalues.
Note
TheinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolsareavailableontheCDsuppliedwiththeproductandfromthesupport
pagesonwww .axis.com/techsup
Toresettheproducttothefactorydefaultsettings:
1.Disconnectpowerfromtheproduct.
2.Pressandholdthecontrolbuttonandreconnectpower.SeeHardwareOverviewonpage8.
3.Keepthecontrolbuttonpressedforabout15–30secondsuntilthestatusLEDindicatorashesamber.
4.Releasethecontrolbutton.TheprocessiscompletewhenthestatusLEDindicatorturnsgreen.Theproducthasbeenreset
tothefactorydefaultsettings.IfnoDHCPserverisavailableonthenetwork,thedefaultIPaddressis192.168.0.90
5.Usingtheinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretools,assignanIPaddress,setthepassword,andaccessthevideostream.
Itisalsopossibletoresetparameterstofactorydefaultviathewebinterface.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.
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Troubleshooting
ChecktheFirmware
Firmwareissoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootingaproblem
shouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticularproblem.The
currentrmwareversionintheAxisproductisdisplayedinthepageSetup>BasicSetupandinSetup>About.
UpgradetheFirmware
Important
•Yourdealerreservestherighttochargeforanyrepairattributabletofaultyupgradebytheuser.
•Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providingthefeaturesareavailableinthe
newrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.
Note
•Aftertheupgradeprocesshascompleted,theproductwillrestartautomatically.Ifrestartingtheproductmanuallyafterthe
upgrade,alwayswait10minutesevenifyoususpecttheupgradehasfailed.
•WhenyouupgradetheAxisproductwiththelatestrmwarefromAxiswebsite,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionality
available.Alwaysreadtheupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewreleasebeforeupgrading
thermware.
Toupgradetheproduct’srmware:
1.Savethermwareletoyourcomputer.ThelatestversionofthermwareisavailablefreeofchargefromAxiswebsite
atwww.axis.com/techsup
2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpages.
3.UnderUpgradeServer,clickBrowseandlocatetheleonyourcomputer.ClickUpgrade.
4.Waitapproximately10minuteswhiletheproductisbeingupgradedandrestarted.Thenaccesstheproduct.
AXISCameraManagementcanbeusedformultipleupgrades.Seewww.axis.comformoreinformation.
EmergencyRecoveryProcedure
Ifpowerornetworkconnectionislostduringtheupgrade,theprocessfailsandtheproductbecomesunresponsive.FlashingredStatus
indicatorindicatesafailedupgrade.Torecovertheproduct,followthestepsbelow.Theserialnumberisfoundontheproduct’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.
4.Aftertheupgradeiscomplete(1–10minutes),theproductautomaticallyrestartsandshowsasteadygreenonthe
Statusindicator.
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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/Pingonpage46.
IftheIPaddressintendedfortheproductandtheIPaddressofthecomputerusedtoaccessthe
productarelocatedondifferentsubnets,youwillnotbeabletosettheIPaddress.Contactyour
networkadministratortoobtainanIPaddress.
DisconnecttheAxisproductfromthenetwork.RunthePingcommand(inaCommand/DOS
window,typepingandtheIPaddressoftheproduct):
PossibleIPaddressconict
withanotherdeviceonthe
samesubnet.
Theproductcannotbeaccessedfromabrowser
Cannotlogin
TheIPaddresshasbeen
changedbyDHCP
Certicateerrorwhenusing
IEEE802.1X
ThestaticIPaddressintheAxisproductisusedbeforetheDHCPserversetsadynamicaddress.
ThismeansthatifthesamedefaultstaticIPaddressisalsousedbyanotherdevice,theremay
beproblemsaccessingtheproduct.
WhenHTTPSisenabled,ensurethatthecorrectprotocol(HTTPorHTTPS)isusedwhenattempting
tologin.Youmayneedtomanuallytypehttporhttpsinthebrowser’saddresseld.
Ifthepasswordfortheuserrootislost,theproductmustberesettothefactorydefaultsettings.
SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage58.
IPaddressesobtainedfromaDHCPserveraredynamicandmaychange.IftheIPaddresshas
beenchanged,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISCameraManagementtolocatetheproductonthe
network.Identifytheproductusingitsmodelorserialnumber,orbytheDNSname(ifthename
hasbeencongured).
Ifrequired,astaticIPaddresscanbeassignedmanually.Forinstructions,seetheInstallationand
ManagementSoftwareCDorthedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamon
AxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup.
Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbe
synchronizedwithanNTPserver.SeeDate&Timeonpage45.
•Ifyoureceive:Replyfrom<IPaddress>:bytes=32;time=10...
thismeansthattheIPaddressmayalreadybeinusebyanotherdeviceonthenetwork.
ObtainanewIPaddressfromthenetworkadministratorandreinstalltheproduct.
•Ifyoureceive:Requesttimedout,thismeansthattheIPaddressisavailable
forusewiththeAxisproduct.Checkallcablingandreinstalltheproduct.
Theproductisaccessiblelocallybutnotexternally
RoutercongurationTocongureyourroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheAxisproduct,enabletheNAT-traversal
Firewallprotection
Defaultroutersrequired
featurewhichwillattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheAxis
product,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage49.TheroutermustsupportUPnP
ChecktheInternetrewallwithyournetworkadministrator.
CheckifyouneedtoconguretheroutersettingsfromSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>
Basic.
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ProblemswithstreamingH.264
ProblemswithAXISMedia
Control(InternetExplorer
only)
NoH.264displayedinthe
client
MulticastH.264only
accessiblebylocalclients
NomulticastH.264
displayedintheclient
Installationofadditional
ActiveXcomponent
restrictedorprohibited
PoorrenderingofH.264
images
Colorsaturationisdifferent
inH.264andMotionJPEG
Lowerframeratethan
expected
ToenabletheupdatingofvideoimagesinInternetExplorer,setthebrowsertoallowActiveX
controls.Also,makesurethatAXISMediaControlisinstalledonyourcomputer.
CheckthattherelevantH.264connectionmethodsandcorrectinterfaceareenabledintheAMC
ControlPanel(streamingtab).SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage16.
IntheAMCControlPanel,selecttheH.264tabandclickSettodefaultH.264decoder.
CheckthatRTSPisenabledunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
Checkifyourroutersupportsmulticasting,oriftheroutersettingsbetweentheclientandthe
productneedtobecongured.TheTTL(TimeToLive)valuemayneedtobeincreased.
CheckwithyournetworkadministratorthatthemulticastaddressesusedbytheAxisproduct
arevalidforyournetwork.
Checkwithyournetworkadministratortoseeifthereisarewallpreventingviewing.
ConguretheAxisproducttouseaJavaappletforupdatingvideoimagesinyourbrowser.Goto
Setup>LiveViewCongandselectJavaappletunderDefaultviewer.
Ensurethatyourgraphicscardisusingthelatestdriver.Thelatestdriverscanusuallybe
downloadedfromthemanufacturer’swebsite.
Modifythesettingsforyourgraphicsadapter.Refertotheadapter’sdocumentationformore
information.
SeePerformanceConsiderationsonpage66.
Reducethenumberofapplicationsrunningontheclientcomputer.
Limitthenumberofsimultaneousviewers.
Checkwiththenetworkadministratorthatthereisenoughbandwidthavailable.
CheckintheAMCControlPanel(H.264tag)thatvideoprocessingisNOTsettoDecodeonly
keyframes.
Lowertheimageresolution.
StatusandNetworkindicatorLEDsareashingredrapidly
Hardwarefailure
Productdoesnotstartup
ProductdoesnotstartupIftheproductdoesnotstartupkeepthenetworkcableconnectedandre-insertthepowercable
Videoandimageproblems,general
Imageunsatisfactory
MotionDetectiontriggersunexpectedly
Changesinluminance
ContactyourAxisreseller.
tothemidspan.
CheckthevideostreamandcamerasettingsunderSetup>Video&Audio>VideoStreamand
Setup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings.
Motiondetectionisbasedonchangesinluminanceintheimage.Thismeansthatifthereare
suddenchangesinthelighting,motiondetectionmaytriggermistakenly.Lowerthesensitivity
settingtoavoidproblemswithluminance.
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Noaudio
Incorrectsetup
Pooraudioquality
Stuttering
Unsynchronizedaudioand
videousingH.264
Distortedaudio
FeedbackloopsFeedbackloopsmightappearinfull-duplexmode.Trymovingthemicrophoneorthespeaker,or
Checkthesoundcardinthecomputer.Ensurethatmuteisnotselectedandthatthevolume
settingsarecorrect.
CheckthatEnableaudiosupportisselectedunderSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Audio
Support.
CheckthatthecorrectAudioInputsourceisselectedunderSetup>Video&Audio>Audio
Settings.
Reducethenumberoflistenersandviewers.Decreaseimageresolutionandcompression.
Synchronizetheproduct’sdateandtimesettingswithanNTPserver.GotoSetup>System
Options>Date&Time.
CheckthatthecorrectAudioInputsourceisselectedunderSetup>Video&Audio>Audio
Settings.
usehalf-duplexmodeinstead.
Storageanddiskmanagementproblems
Storagedisruption
Videocannotberecorded
SDcardcannotbemountedReformattheSDcardandthenclickMount.
PIRSensorsensitivity
ThePIRsensorrarelytriggers
ornotatall
Astoragedisruptionalarmissentifastoragedeviceisunavailable,removed,full,lockedorifother
readorwriteproblemsoccur.Toidentifythesourceoftheproblem,checktheSystemLogunder
SystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reports.Dependingontheproblem,itmightbenecessaryto
re-mountthestoragedevice.
Forinformationonhowtosetupastoragedisruptionalarm,seeEventsonpage35.
CheckthattheSDcardisnotwriteprotected(thatis,readonly).
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
Formattingthecardwillremoveallcontent,includingallrecordings,fromtheSDcard.
SinceIRlightisblockedbyglass,thePIRsensorwillnotworkiftheproductisplacedbehind
awindoworsimilar.
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TechnicalSpecifications
Function/group
Camera
Video
Audio
Item
Model
Imagesensor
Lens2.8mm,F2.0xediris
Minimum
illumination
Shuttertime
Pan/Tilt/Zoom
Video
compression
Resolutions
FramerateH.26430fpsinallresolutions
Framerate
MotionJPEG
Videostreaming
Imagesettings
AudiostreamingTwo-way
Audio
compression
AudioinputBuilt-inmicrophone
AudiooutputBuilt-inspeaker
Built-in
microphone
specication
Specications
AXISM1034-W
1/4"ProgressivescanRGBCMOS
Horizontalangleofview:80°
Verticalangleofview:51°
1.2-100000lux,F2.0
0luxwithilluminationLEDon
1/8000sto1/6s
DigitalPTZ,presetpositions,guardtour
H.264(MPEG-4Part10/AVC,Mainprole)
MotionJPEG
1280x800to320x240
30fpsinallresolutions(performancemaybereducedinwirelessmode)
Multiple,individuallycongurablestreamsinH.264andMotionJPEG
Controllableframerateandbandwidth
VBR/CBRH.264,MPEG-4Part2
Compression,color,brightness,sharpness,contrast,whitebalance,backlight
compensation
Rotation:0°,90°180°270°
Mirroringofimages
Textandimageoverlay
Privacymask
Axis’CorridorFormat
AACLC8kHz32kbit/s,16kHz64kbit/s
G.71 1PCM8kHz64kbit/s
G.726ADPCM8kHz32kbit/sor24kbit/s
Congurablebitrate
Speakeroutput:78dB
Sensitivity:-36dB±2dB(0dB=1V/Pa,1kHz)
Maxinput(SPL):100dB
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TechnicalSpecifications
Function/group
Network
System
Integration
Item
Wirelessinterface
SecurityPasswordprotection,IPaddressltering,HTTPSencryption*,IEEE802.1Xnetworkaccess
Supported
protocols
Application
Programming
Interface
IntelligentvideoVideomotiondetection,activetamperingalarm,audiodetection
EventtriggersIntelligentvideo,built-inPIRsensor,digitalinput,manualtrigger,PTZpreset,PTZmoving,
Eventactions
Videoaccessfrom
webbrowser
Managementand
maintenance
Built-in
installationaids
Specications
IEEE802.11g/b/n(802.1 1nsinglestream,20MHzchannelwidth)
Internalantenna
control*,digestauthentication,useraccesslog
WEP64/128bit,WPATM-/WPA2
WLANpairingbutton(Wi-FiProtectedSetup
*ThisproductincludessoftwaredevelopedbytheOpenSSLProjectforuseintheOpenSSL
Toolkit(www.openssl.org)
IPv4/v6,HTTP,HTTPS*,SSL/TLS*,QoSLayer3DiffServ,FTP,CIFS/SMB,SMTP,Bonjour,
TM
UPnP
,SNMPv1/v2c/v3(MIB-II),DNS,DynDNS,NTP,RTSP,RTP,TCP,UDP,IGMP,RTCP,
ICMP,DHCP,ARP,SOCKS
*ThisproductincludessoftwaredevelopedbytheOpenSSLProjectforuseintheOpenSSL
Toolkit(www.openssl.org)
OpenAPIforsoftwareintegration,includingVAPIX®;specicationsavailableat
www.axis.com
ONVIF,specicationsavailableatwww.onvif.org
AXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)withOne-ClickCameraConnection
networklost,storagestatus
FileuploadviaFTP,HTTP,HTTPSandemail
Noticationviaemail,HTTP,HTTPSandTCP
Videoandaudiorecordingtoedgestorage
Externaloutputactivation
PTZpreset
Guardtour
Playaudioclip
StatusLED
Activatelight
Pre-andpostalarmvideobuffering
Overlaytext
SetDaymodeorNightmode
Cameraliveview
Videorecordingtole(ASF)
CustomizableHTMLpages
Windows8,Windows7,WindowsVista,WindowsXP,WindowsServer2008,Windows
Server2003
DirectX9corhigher
Forotheroperatingsystemsandbrowsers,seewww.axis.com/techsup
AXISCameraManagementtoolonCDandweb-basedconguration
FirmwareupgradesoverHTTPorFTP,rmwareavailableonwww.axis.com
Pixelcounter
TM
-PSK,WPA-/WPA2–Enterprise
TM
PBCcompatible)
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TechnicalSpecifications
Function/group
General
Item
CasingColor:WhiteNCSS1002-B
Memory256MBRAM,128MBFlash
Power
ConnectorsDCjack
Edgestorage
PIRsensor
IlluminationLED
Operating
conditions
ApprovalsEN301489-1,EN301489-17
Dimensions
(HxWxD)
Weight
Included
accessories
Video
management
software
Optional
accessories
Warranty
Specications
Polycarbonate
4.9–5.1VDC,max.6.5W
RJ4510BASE-T/100BASE-TX
Terminalblockswithpoweroutput,1alarminputand1output
Supportforrecordingtonetworkshare(NetworkAttachedStorageorleserver)
Passiveinfrared(PIR)motionsensorwithcongurablesensitivity,max.range:
6m(19.7ft.)
WhiteilluminationLED:1W(Class1M)
0ºCto40ºC(32ºFto104ºF)
Humidity20–80%RH(non-condensing)
EN55022ClassB,EN61000-3-2,EN61000-3-3,EN61000-6-1,EN61000-6-2,EN55024
EN62311:2008,EN300328
FCCPart15SubpartBandCClassB,VCCIClassB,C-tickAS/NZSCISPR22,
ICES-003ClassB,KCCClassB
IEC/EN/UL60950-1
SRRC,ANATEL,CNC,NCC,TELEC,RSS-210,AS/NZS4771
EN/IEC62741(riskgroup1)
Powersupply:EN60950-1,cCSAus
34x59x95mm(1.3x2.3x3.7in)
Camera:116g(0.26lb.)
Powersupply,standandclamp,extensionforstand100mm(4.0in),InstallationGuide,
InstallationandManagementSoftwareCD,Windowsdecoder1-userlicense
AXISCameraCompanion(softwareincludedonCD)—Basicsurveillanceforsmall
businesses,wherevideoisrecordedtoedgestorage
AXISCameraStation(soldseparately)—Fullyfeaturedsurveillanceformedium-sized
installations,wherevideoisrecordedonasystemserverFormoreinformationand
softwareapplicationsfrompartners,seewww.axis.com/products/video/software/
PoEActiveSplitter
InstallationDisplay
NetworkI/OAudioModule
Axis1–yearwarrantyandAXISExtendedWarrantyoptionseewww .axis.com/warranty
Connectors
I/OConnector
4-pinterminalblock
Foranexamplediagram,seeConnectionDiagramsonpage66.
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TechnicalSpecifications
FunctionPinNotes
0VDC(-)
DCoutput
Digitalinput
Digitaloutput
ConnectionDiagrams
I/OConnector
Specications
1
2
3
4
Canbeusedtopowerauxiliaryequipment.
Note:Thispincanonlybeusedaspowerout.
Connecttopin1toactivate,orleaveoating(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)applicationssimultaneouslymayaffectperformance.
•Iftheproductincludesseveralcameraunits,runningapplicationsonmultiplecamerasmayaffecttheframerate.
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Date:May2015
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