Axis M1065-LW Service Manual

AXISM1065-LWNetworkCamera

UserManual

AboutthisDocument

ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISM1065-LW
NetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware6.15andlater.It
includesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproductonyour
network.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhenusing
thisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystemsmay
alsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Later
versionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedatwww .axis.com.Seealsothe
product’sonlinehelp,availablethroughtheweb-basedinterface.

Legalconsiderations

Videoandaudiosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfrom
countrytocountry.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusing
thisproductforsurveillancepurposes.

Thisproductincludesthefollowinglicences:

•one(1)AACdecoderlicense

•one(1)H.264decoderlicense

Topurchasefurtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.

Liability

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

Intellectualpropertyrights

AxisABhasintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingtotechnologyembodied
intheproductdescribedinthisdocument.Inparticular,andwithout
limitation,theseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormore
ofthepatentslistedatwww.axis.com/patent.htmandoneormore
additionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandother
countries.

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

ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer,
Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see

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

Equipmentmodications

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

Trademarkacknowledgments

AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXISandVAPIXareregisteredtrademarksor
trademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvariousjurisdictions.Allother
companynamesandproductsaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarks
oftheirrespectivecompanies.

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

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

WPA,WPA2andWi-FiProtectedSetuparemarksoftheWi-FiAlliance.

TM

ImplementersCorporation.

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Regulatoryinformation

Europe

Thisproductisintendedforindooruseonly.
ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectivesand

harmonizedstandards:

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

Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC).

•RadioandTelecommunicationsTerminalEquipment(R&TTE)

Directive1999/5/EC.SeeRadiotransmission.

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

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

SeeDisposalandrecycling.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactinformation.

Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)

Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:

•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe

instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.

•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen

installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended

environment.

USA

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

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom

thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
thatisproperlygrounded.

Canada

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

Europe

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

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

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments.

Australia/NewZealand

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofAS/NZSCISPR32.Theproductshall
beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.

Japan

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

Korea

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

Radiotransmission

Thisequipmentmaygenerateoruseradiofrequencyenergy.Theuser
couldlosetheauthoritytooperatethisequipmentifanunauthorized
changeormodicationismade.

USA

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

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

Canada

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

Europe

Hereby,AxisCommunicationsABdeclaresthatthisproductisin
compliancewiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevant
provisionsofDirective1999/5/EC.

FR

ParlaprésenteAxisCommunicationsABdéclarequel’appareil
ceproduitestconformeauxexigencesessentiellesetauxautres
dispositionspertinentesdeladirective1999/5/CE.

DE

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

IT

ConlapresenteAxisCommunicationsABdichiarachequestoprodotto
èconformeairequisitiessenzialiedallealtredisposizionipertinenti
stabilitedalladirettiva1999/5/CE.

ES

PormediodelapresenteAxisCommunicationsABdeclaraqueeleste
productocumpleconlosrequisitosesencialesycualesquieraotras
disposicionesaplicablesoexigiblesdelaDirectiva1999/5/CE.

FI

AxisCommunicationsABvakuuttaatätenettätämätuotetyyppinen
laiteondirektiivin1999/5/EYoleellistenvaatimustenjasitäkoskevien
direktiivinmuidenehtojenmukainen.

NL

HierbijverklaartAxisCommunicationsABdathettoestelin
overeenstemmingismetdeessentiëleeisenendeandererelevante
bepalingenvanrichtlijn1999/5/EG.

SV

HärmedintygarAxisCommunicationsABattdennaproduktstår
iöverensstämmelsemeddeväsentligaegenskapskravochövriga
relevantabestämmelsersomframgåravdirektiv1999/5/EG.

DA

UndertegnedeAxisCommunicationsABerklærerherved,atfølgende
udstyroverholderdevæsentligekravogøvrigerelevantekravidirektiv
1999/5/EF.

PT

AxisCommunicationsABdeclaraqueesteprodutoestáconformecom
osrequisitosessenciaiseoutrasdisposiçõesdaDirectiva1999/5/CE.

EL

ΜΕΤΗΝΠΑΡΟΥΣΑAxisCommunicationsABΔΗΛΩΝΕΙΟΤΙ
αυτότοπροϊόνΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙΠΡΟΣΤΙΣΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ
ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣΚΑΙΤΙΣΛΟΙΠΕΣΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣΤΗΣ
ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ1999/5/EK.

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

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

Australia/NewZealand

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsoftheRadio
CommunicationsStandardAS/NZS4268.

Taiwan

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

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

Japan

本製品は、特定無線設備の技術基準適合証明を受けてい
ます。

Brazil

EsteprodutoestáhomologadopelaANATEL,deacordocomos
procedimentosregulamentadospelaResolução242/2000eatende
aosrequisitostécnicosaplicados.

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

Oprodutofoiconcebidoparaserinstaladoemumaalturamínimade2
mentreousuárioeodispositivo,foradoalcancedopúblicoemgeral.
Umavezinstaladaporumapessoatécnica,esteprodutonãoserámais
manuseadopelousuário.

Paramaioresinformações,consulteositedaANATELwww.anatel.gov.br

Mexico

Laoperacióndeesteequipoestásujetaalassiguientesdoscondiciones:

1.Esposiblequeesteequipoodispositivonocauseinterferencia

perjudicial.

2.Esteequipoodispositivodebeaceptarcualquierinterferencia.

Incluyendolaquepuedacausarsuoperaciónnodeseada.

Safety

ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.

Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,theproductshallbe
groundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable(STP)orother
appropriatemethod.

Thepowersupplyusedwiththisproductshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)
accordingtoIEC/EN/UL60950-1.

Photobiologicalsafety

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforphotobiologicalsafety
accordingtoIEC/EN62471(riskgroup1).

Battery

TheAxisproductusesa3.0VBR1632lithiumbatteryasthepower
supplyforitsinternalreal-timeclock(RTC).Undernormalconditions
thisbatterywilllastforaminimumofveyears.

LowbatterypoweraffectstheoperationoftheRTC,causingittoreset
ateverypower-up.Whenthebatteryneedsreplacing,alogmessage
willappearintheproduct’sserverreport.Formoreinformationabout
theserverreport,seetheproduct´ssetuppagesorcontactAxissupport.

Thebatteryshouldnotbereplacedunlessrequired,butifthebattery
doesneedreplacing,contactAxissupportatwww .axis.com/supportfor
assistance.

Lithiumcoincell3.0Vbatteriescontain1,2-dimethoxyethane;ethylene
glycoldimethylether(EGDME),CASno.1 10-71-4.

WARNING

•Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

•Replaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis

recommendedbyAxis.

•Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalregulationsor

thebatterymanufacturer'sinstructions.

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

电
气
实
装
部
分

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

X:表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含
量超出GB/T26572标准规定的限量要求。

Contactinformation

AxisCommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
Sweden

Tel:[phone]
Fax:[phone]

www.axis.com

X

00000

Support

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

•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates

•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search

byproduct,category,orphrase

•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate

supportarea

•chatwithAxissupportstaff

•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/support

Warrantyinformation

ForinformationaboutAxis’productwarrantyandtheretorelated
information,gotowww.axis.com/warranty/

Learnmore!

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

ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofSJ/T1 1364-2014,
Markingfortherestrictionofhazardoussubstancesinelectricaland
electronicproducts.

有毒有害物质或元素

部
件
名
称

铅

(Pb)

汞

(Hg)

镉

(Cd)

六价

铬

(Cr(VI)
)

多溴

联苯

(PBB)

多溴
二苯
醚

(PBDE)

AXISM1065-LWNetworkCamera

TableofContents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Howtosettherootpassword.....................................11

SetPowerLineFrequency.........................................11

Abouttheliveviewwindow.......................................11

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

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

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

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

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

AccessAudioStreams............................................16

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

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

Howtochangethecamerafocus...................................17

VideoandAudio............................................18

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

Aboutstreamproles............................................20

AboutONVIFmediaproles.......................................20

Aboutcamerasettings...........................................21

ViewArea.....................................................23

Aboutoverlays..................................................23

Aboutprivacymasks.............................................25

Howtochangeaudiosettings.....................................25

AudioClips....................................................26

Howtoconguretheliveviewwindow.........................27

AboutPTZ(PanTiltZoom)....................................29

Aboutpresetpositions...........................................29

Aboutguardtours...............................................29

Advanced......................................................29

Aboutdetectors............................................31

Aboutcameratampering.........................................31

Howtoconguretamperingdetection..............................31

Howtocongureanactionrulefortamperingalarm...................31

Aboutmotiondetection..........................................31

AudioDetection................................................33

PIRSensor.....................................................33

Aboutapplications..........................................34

Aboutapplicationlicenses........................................34

Howtouploadandstartanapplication.............................34

ApplicationConsiderations........................................34

AXISVideoMotionDetection.................................35

Considerations..................................................35

StartandStoptheApplication.....................................35

CongureApplication............................................35

UsingtheApplicationinanActionRule.............................38

Aboutevents...............................................40

Howtosetupactionrules........................................40

Howtoaddrecipients............................................42

Howtocreateschedules..........................................44

Howtosetuprecurrences........................................44

Aboutrecordings...........................................45

Howtondrecordings...........................................45

Howtoplayrecordings...........................................45

Howtoexportavideoclip........................................46

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TableofContents

Aboutcontinuousrecording.......................................46

Aboutlanguages............................................47

Aboutsystemoptions........................................48

Security.......................................................48

Date&Time....................................................50

Network.......................................................51

Storage.......................................................59

Maintenance...................................................62

Support.......................................................62

Advanced......................................................63

Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................63

Troubleshooting............................................65

Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................65

Howtoupgradethermware.....................................65

Symptoms,possiblecausesandremedialactions......................66

Technicalspecications......................................69

Performanceconsiderations.......................................72

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Safetyinformation

Safetyinformation

Hazardlevels

DANGER

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.

WARNING

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.

CAUTION

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderateinjury.

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

Indicatesasituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoproperty.

Othermessagelevels

Important

Indicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.

Note

Indicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.

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Hardwareoverview

Hardwareoverview

Forspecicationsofthehardwarecomponents,seeTechnicalspecicationsonpage69.

1

Focuslockring

2

Focusring

3

IRLED

4

PIRsensor

5

Speaker

6

StatusLED

7

Controlbutton

8

WLANpairingbutton

9

Networkconnector

10

SDcardslot

11

Powerconnector

ConnectorsandButtons

Networkconnector

RJ45Ethernetconnector.

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkshall
beintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seetheInstallationGuideavailableatwww.axis.com

Powerconnector

ThismicroUSBtypeBconnectorisforpoweronly.WerecommendusingAxismicroUSBpowersupply.

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Hardwareoverview

SDcardslot

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.Donotusesharptools,metalobjectsorexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingthe
SDcard.Useyourngerstoinsertandremovethecard.

•Riskofdatalossandcorruptedrecordings.DonotremovetheSDcardwhiletheproductisrunning.Disconnectpoweror
unmounttheSDcardfromtheAxisproduct’swebpagesbeforeremoval.

ThisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXCcards(notincluded).

ForSDcardrecommendations,seewww.axis.com

ControlButton

Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareoverviewonpage8.

Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:

•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage63.

•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage52.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3

secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.

•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage53.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.

WLANpairingbutton

TheWLANpairingbuttonisusedforconnectingtoanaccesspointthroughpushbuttonconguration(PBC).Formoreinformation,
seeWirelessSettingsonpage55.

LEDIndicators

Note

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.

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

StatusLED

Unlit

GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.

Amber

Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.

RedFirmwareupgradefailure.

Indication

Connectionandnormaloperation.

Steadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgradeorresettofactorydefault.

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Howtoaccesstheproduct

ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.

Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Werecommendthefollowingbrowsers:

•InternetExplorer

•Safari

•Chrome

ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.

TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreamsandone(1)AACaudiolicense.Thelicensesare
automaticallyinstalledwithAMC.Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstopreventinstallationofunlicensed
copies.

Note

•QuickTime

®

withOSX

TM

®

withWindows

®

orFirefox

TM

®

withotheroperatingsystems.

isalsosupportedforviewingH.264streamsandforaudio.

®

Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser

1.Startawebbrowser.

2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.

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

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

Note

ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.

3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe

congured.

4.Theproduct’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Note

Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownliveviewpage.

HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet

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

Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage54.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat

www.axiscam.net

ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/support

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Howtosettherootpassword

ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.

Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage49.

Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeHowtoresettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage63.

TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.

TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:

1.ClickUseHTTPS.

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

2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

SetPowerLineFrequency

PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage63)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.

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

Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.

Note

Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.

Abouttheliveviewwindow

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

Aboutthecontrolsintheliveviewwindow

ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto
tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).

SelectastreamprolefortheliveviewwindowfromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage20.

UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromtheliveviewwindow.Forinformation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeAboutthemanualtriggeronpage12.

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ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.

TheAudioclipdrop-downlistallowsyoutoplayanaudioclipfromtheliveviewwindow.Selectthe
audioclipandclickthePlaybutton.

Activateorde-activateIRilluminationfromSetup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings.Enablethis
buttonfromLiveViewCong>ActionButtons.
MovetheslidertoincreaseordecreasetheintensityoftheIRillumination.

Aboutthemanualtrigger

TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Tocongurethemanualtrigger:

1.GotoSetup>Events.

2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.

3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.

4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.

5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.

Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeAbouteventsonpage40.

ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.

AbouttheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbar

TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage14for
moreinformation.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:

ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.

TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.

TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.

ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.

TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

AMCAudioControls

AMCaudiobuttonscontrolthespeakersandmicrophoneconnectedtotheclientcomputer.Thebuttonsareonlyvisiblewhen
audioisenabled.

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Forinformationabouthowtocongureaudio,seeHowtochangeaudiosettingsonpage25.

Speakerbutton—Clicktoturnthespeakersonoroff.

Microphonebutton–Clicktomuteorunmutethemicrophone.InSimplex-speakeronlymode,theMicrophoneandTalk

buttonsmustbothbeactivetosendaudiototheAxisproduct.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudiotransmission.

Usetheslidertocontrolthevolumeofthespeakersandthemicrophone.

Half-duplexmode

TheTalk/Listenbuttonisusedtoswitchbetweensendingandreceivingaudio.Thebuttoncanbecongured
fromtheAudiotabintheAMCControlpanel:

Simplex–speakeronlymode

Tosendaudio,theTalkandMicrophonebuttonsmustbothbeactive.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudio
transmission.

PTZControls

•Push-To-Talkmode:Clickandholdthebuttontotalk/send.Releasethebuttontolisten.

•Togglemode:Clickoncetoswitchbetweentalkingandlistening.

Note

ThesecontrolsareavailableifdigitalPTZisenabledintheselectedviewarea,seeViewAreaonpage23.

ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.

ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.

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

SelectaPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.SeeAboutpreset
positionsonpage29.

PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatposition.

Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.

ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeAboutadvancedPTZsettingsonpage29.

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Aboutmediastreams

Aboutmediastreams

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralaudioandvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwill
determinethetypeyouuse.

TheliveviewwindowintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,audiostreamsandtothelistofavailable
streamproles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideoandaudiostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheliveviewwindow.

AboutH.264format

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

Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:

UnicastRTP

RTPoverRTSP

RTPoverRTSPoverHTTP

MulticastRTP

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

Note

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

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

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

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

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

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

AboutMJPEGformat

ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.

TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.

AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)

AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.

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TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideoandaudiosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’s
Manualformoreinformation.

TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:

•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)

•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.

Alternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream

YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:

•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP

connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.

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

•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths

canbeused:

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

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

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

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

•QuickTime

TM

.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

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

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

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Note

•<ip>=IPaddress

•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.

•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.

•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.

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

TM

supportsG.7 11andAACaudioencoding.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

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

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

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Howtosetuptheproduct

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

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.

•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage48

Seealsotheonlinehelp

.

Howtoperformabasicsetup

BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:

1.Users.Seepage48.

2.Wireless.Seepage55.

3.TCP/IP.Seepage51.

4.Date&Time.Seepage50.

5.VideoStream.Seepage18.

6.AudioSettings.Seepage25.

TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.

Howtochangethecamerafocus

1

Focuslockring

2

Focusring

1.Turnthefocuslockringcounterclockwisetounlockthefocusring.

2.Turnthefocusringtoadjustthefocus.

3.Turnthefocuslockringclockwisetolockthepositionofthefocusring.

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VideoandAudio

Thevideoandaudiosettingscanbeusedtooptimizevideoandaudioquality.Youcancongurethefollowing:

•Videostreamsettings.Seepage18.

•Streamproles.Seepage20.

•Camerasettings.Seepage21.

•Viewarea.Seepage23.

•Overlayimage.Seepage23.

•Privacymask.Seepage25.

•Audiosettings.Seepage25.

•Audioclips.Seepage26.

Howtosetupvideostreams

Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream.

Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:

•Image.Seepage18.

•Audio.Seepage25.

•H.264.Seepage19.

•Zipstream.Seepage20.

•MJPEG.Seepage20.

Aboutthepixelcounter

Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.

Thepixelcountercanbeused:

•Whensettingupavideostream,seeHowtosetupvideostreamsonpage18.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselectthe

Showpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenter
thenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.

•WhenaccessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickinthe

imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.

Image

ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.

Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:

•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.

•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe

compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.

•Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.

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•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.

•Colorsetting.SelecteitherColororBlack&White.Black&WhiteuseslessbandwidththanColor.

•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed

amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.

•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage23.

ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.

AboutH.264

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

AboutGOPlength

AGroupofPictures(GOP)containsoneI-framefollowedbyanumberofP-frames.TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframes
betweentwoI-frames.

EqualvaluesforGOPlengthandframerateresultinoneGOPpersecond.AhigherGOPlengthvalueresultsinmoresmall-sized
P-framesandlessbig-sizedI-frameswhilekeepingthesameframerate.Inotherwords,ahighGOP-lengthvaluesavesbandwidth,
butthevideoqualitymaydecrease.AlowGOP-lengthvalueincreasesthevideoqualitybutrequiresmorebandwidth.

AboutH.264proles

TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):

•Baseline:UsetheBaselineproleiftheclientdoesnotsupportCABACentropycoding.

•Main:TheMainproleusesCABACandprovidesabettercompressionwithmaintainedvideoquality.Itrequiresalarger

amountofprocessingpowertodecodethantheBaselineprole.

•High:TheHighproleprovidesahighercompressionthanbothMainandBaselineproles,butrequiresmoreprocessing

powertodecode.Highprolesupports8x8blocks,whichreducesthebitratefurthercomparedtotheMainprole.

Aboutbitratecontrol

Bitratecontrolisusefultomakesurethevideostreamingdoesnottakeuptoomuchbandwidth.

Thebuilt-inbitratecontrolcanbecombinedwithZipstream,seeAboutZipstreamonpage20.Werecommendusingahighbitrate
limittoenablethefullpotentialofZipstream.

Aboutvariablebitrate

Variablebitrate(VBR)adjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimagecomplexity.Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjusts
thebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.
Variablebitrateissuitableifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,wheretheincreasedbitratemaynotbeanissue.

Aboutmaximumbitrate

Ifyouhavelimitedbandwidth,werecommendMaximumbitrate(MBR).MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratetocontrolthe
bandwidthconsumption.Thetargetvaluelimitsthebitrate,butitmaintainsaexibilitytobeabletoprioritizeacontinuousvideo
stream.Consequently,theframeratemightneedtogodownandtheimagequalitymightdecrease.Topartlycompensateforthis,
youcanselectwhichvariableshallbeprioritized.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequallyaffected.

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HowtosetanH.264prole

1.TochangethesettingsforallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole,gotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream>H.264.

2.ToincreaseordecreasethenumberofframesperGOP,settheGOPlength.

3.SelectoneoftheH.264proles.

4.Selectoneofthefollowing:

-Variablebitrate

-Maximumbitrate

5.IfyouselectMaximumbitrate,selectwhichvariabletoprioritizeinthePrioritydrop-downlist.

6.ClickSave.

AboutZipstream

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

Toreducethebitrate,Zipstreamreducesthenumberofbitsintheareasoftheimagethatarelessinterestingfromavideo
surveillanceperspective,forexamplethebackground.Imagedetailsthatareimportantforforensicvideoanalysis,forexamplefaces
andlicenseplates,arepreservedwithenoughnumberofbits.

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

AboutMJPEGsettings

Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmayresultinpoorimagequality.

Aboutstreamproles

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

•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeAbouteventsonpage40.

•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeAboutcontinuousrecordingonpage46.

•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.

Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video&Audio>StreamProles.

ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

AboutONVIFmediaproles

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

TheONVIFMediaProlespagelistsallpreconguredproles.Theseprolesareincludedintheproductforquicksetup.Youcan
add,modifyorremoveONVIFmediaprolesfromthispage.

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Aboutcamerasettings

TheVideo&Audio>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.

Aboutimageappearance

TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings.

IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100producesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0
resultsinablackandwhiteimage.

TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.

IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.

TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.

Aboutwhitebalance

TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings

Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis
productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight

sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp.

ThewhitebalancewindowisenabledfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptionsthatappearintheWhitebalancedrop-down
list.Selectoneoftheoptionsfromthedrop-downlisttosetthewhitebalancewindowproperties.SelectAutomatictousethe
defaultsettingsfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptions(intheWhitebalancedrop-downlist).SelectCustomtomanually
setareferencewindowforwhitebalanceintheviewarea.

WideDynamicRange

WideDynamicRangecanimprovetheexposurewhenthereisaconsiderablecontrastbetweenlightanddarkareasintheimage.
EnableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.DisableWDRinlowlightconditionsforoptimalexposure.

ExposureSettings

Exposureistheamountoflightthecamera’ssensorcapturesforascene.Toomuchlightresultsinawashedoutimageandtoo
littlelightresultsinadarkimage.

Conguretheexposuresettingstosuittheimagequalityrequirementsinrelationtolighting,framerateandbandwidth
considerations.

Exposurevalue-Clickinthebartone-tunetheexposure.

Exposurecontrol-Selectasuitableoptiontocontrolexposure.

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

Shutter&Gain

Theshutterandgainsettingsaffecttheamountofmotionblurandnoiseintheimage.Toadapttodifferentlighting,available
storagespaceandbandwidth,itisoftennecessarytoprioritizeeitherlowmotionblurorlownoise.TheAxisproductallowsdifferent
prioritizationinnormallightandinlowlight.

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Shutterspeedisrelatedtotheamountoftimetheshutterisopenedandismeasuredinseconds(s).Aslowshutterspeedallows
morelighttoreachthesensorandcanhelpproduceabrighterimageinlowlightsituations.Ontheotherhand,aslowshutter
speedcancausemovingobjectstoappearblurry.

SetShutterto:

•Autotosettheshutterspeedautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxshuttertolimittheshutterspeedtopreventtheframe

ratefrombeingreduced.

Forexample,toget30fps,setMaxshutterto1/30.

•Fixedtouseaxedshutterspeed.

Gain,measuredindecibel(dB),istheamountofamplicationappliedtotheimage.Ahighgainmayprovideabetterimageinlow
lightsituationsbutwillincreasetheamountofimagenoise.

SetGainto:

•Autotosetthegainautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxgaintolimittheappliedgain.

•Fixedtouseaxedgain.

Example
Ifstoragespaceorbandwidthislimited,tryusingalowergain.Thiswillreduceimagenoiseandproducesmallerimageles.

Theshutterandgainsettingsaffecttheamountofmotionblurandnoiseintheimage.Toadapttodifferentlighting,available
storagespaceandbandwidth,itisoftennecessarytoprioritizeeitherlowmotionblurorlownoise.TheAxisproductallows
usingdifferentprioritizationinnormallightandinlowlight.

SetExposurepriorityto

•Automatictosettheshutterspeedautomatically.

•Lowmotionblurtoprioritizelowmotionblur.

•Lownoisetoprioritizelownoise.

ItisalsopossibletosettheMinandMaxlimitsforShutterandGain.

Shutterisrelatedtotheamountoftimetheshutterisopenedandismeasuredinseconds(s).Aslowshutterspeedallowsmorelight
toreachthesensorandcanhelpproduceabrighterimageinlowlightsituations.Ontheotherhand,aslowshutterspeedcan
causemovingobjectstoappearblurry.

Gain,measuredindecibel(dB),istheamountofamplicationappliedtotheimage.Ahighgainmayprovideabetterimageinlow
lightsituationsbutwillincreasetheamountofimagenoise.

Example
Ifstoragespaceorbandwidthislimited,tryusingalowergain.Thiswillreduceimagenoiseandproducesmallerimageles.

Day/Night

TheIRcutlterpreventsinfrared(IR)lightfromreachingtheimagesensor.Inpoorlightingconditions,forexampleatnight,orwhen
usinganexternalIRlamp,settheIRcutltertoOff.Thisincreaseslightsensitivityandallowstheproductto“see”infraredlight.The
imageisshowninblackandwhitewhentheIRcutlterisoff.

IfusingautomaticExposurecontrol,settheIRcutltertoAutotoautomaticallyswitchbetweenOnandOffaccordingtothe
lightingconditions.

Built-inIRIllumination

WARNING

Riskofeyeinjury.DonotlookdirectlyintotheIRLEDatshortdistance.SincethelightprovidedfromtheIRLEDisoutsideof
thevisiblerange,itisnotpossibletoseeifitisactive.UsethecameratocheckiftheIRilluminationisactive.

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