
AXISM3007-PVNetworkCamera
UserManual

AboutthisDocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISM3007–PV
NetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware6.30andlater.It
includesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproductonyour
network.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhen
usingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystems
mayalsobebenecial,fordevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.
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Europe
ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives
andharmonizedstandards:
•ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive2014/30/EU.See
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2014/35/EU.SeeSafetyonpage3.
•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandRecyclingonpage3.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactInformationonpage3.
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)thatis
properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme
CANNMB-3(classeB).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble
réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording
toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial
environments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments.
Australia/NewZealand
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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。
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서사용하는것을목적으로하며,모든지역에서사용할수
있습니다.적절히접지된STP(shieldedtwistedpair)케이
블을사용하여제품을연결하십시오.

Safety
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TechnologyEquipment.
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groundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable(STP)orother
appropriatemethod.
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forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)
accordingtoIEC/EN/UL60950-1.
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supplyforitsinternalreal-timeclock(RTC).Undernormalconditions
thisbatterywilllastforaminimumofveyears.
LowbatterypoweraffectstheoperationoftheRTC,causingittoreset
ateverypower-up.Whenthebatteryneedsreplacing,alogmessage
willappearintheproduct’sserverreport.Formoreinformationabout
theserverreport,seetheproduct´ssetuppagesorcontactAxissupport.
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doesneedreplacing,contactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsupfor
assistance.
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glycoldimethylether(EGDME),CASno.1 10-71-4.
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•Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
•Replaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis
recommendedbyAxis.
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AXISM3007-PVNetworkCamera
TableofContents
HardwareOverview..........................................6
ConnectorsandButtons..........................................6
LEDIndicators..................................................7
AccesstheProduct..........................................8
AccessfromaBrowser...........................................8
AccessfromtheInternet..........................................8
SettheRootPassword...........................................9
CameraOrientation..............................................9
SetPowerLineFrequency.........................................10
TheLiveViewPage..............................................10
MediaStreams.............................................13
HowtoStreamH.264............................................13
MJPEG........................................................13
AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................13
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................14
SetUptheProduct..........................................15
BasicSetup....................................................15
Video.....................................................16
SetUpVideoStreams............................................16
Aboutstreamproles............................................19
AboutONVIFmediaproles.......................................19
CameraSettings................................................19
Viewareas.....................................................21
Aboutoverlays..................................................21
Aboutprivacymasks.............................................23
ConguretheLiveViewPage.................................24
PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................26
Aboutpresetpositions...........................................26
Aboutguardtours...............................................27
Advanced......................................................27
Detectors..................................................29
Aboutcameratampering.........................................29
Applications...............................................30
ApplicationLicenses.............................................30
UploadApplication..............................................30
ApplicationConsiderations........................................30
AXISVideoMotionDetection.................................32
Considerations..................................................32
StartandStoptheApplication.....................................32
CongureApplication............................................32
UsingtheApplicationinanActionRule.............................35
Events....................................................37
SetUpActionRules.............................................37
AddRecipients..................................................39
CreateSchedules................................................40
SetUpRecurrences..............................................41
Recordings.................................................42
FindRecordings.................................................42
PlayRecording..................................................42
ExportVideoClip................................................43
ContinuousRecording............................................43
Languages.................................................44
SystemOptions.............................................45
Security.......................................................45
Date&Time....................................................47
Network.......................................................48
Storage.......................................................53
Maintenance...................................................55
Support.......................................................56
Advanced......................................................56
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................57
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Troubleshooting............................................58
ChecktheFirmware.............................................58
UpgradetheFirmware...........................................58
Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................59
TechnicalSpecications......................................62
PerformanceConsiderations.......................................62
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HardwareOverview
HardwareOverview
1.
Domecover
2.
Controlbutton
3.
StatusLED
4.
microSDCardslot
5.
Networkconnector(PoE)(comesattachedwiththeproduct)
6.
Focusring
ConnectorsandButtons
NetworkConnector
RJ45EthernetconnectorwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE).
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NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkshall
beintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
SDcardslot
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.Donotusesharptools,metalobjectsorexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingthe
SDcard.Useyourngerstoinsertandremovethecard.
•Riskofdatalossandcorruptedrecordings.DonotremovetheSDcardwhiletheproductisrunning.Disconnectpoweror
unmounttheSDcardfromtheAxisproduct’swebpagesbeforeremoval.
ThisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXCcards(notincluded).
ForSDcardrecommendations,seewww.axis.com
ControlButton
Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareOverviewonpage6.
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage57.
•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage49.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3
secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage49.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.
LEDIndicators
Note
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.
StatusLED
Unlit
GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.
Amber
Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.
RedFlashesredforrmwareupgradefailure.
Indication
Connectionandnormaloperation.
Steadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgrade.
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AccesstheProduct
AccesstheProduct
ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Werecommendthefollowingbrowsers:
•InternetExplorer
•Safari
•Chrome
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.
TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAMC.
Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.
Note
•QuickTime
®
withOSX
TM
®
withWindows
®
orFirefox
TM
®
withotheroperatingsystems.
isalsosupportedforviewingH.264streams.
®
AccessfromaBrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis
Supportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.Forinstructions,seeSettheRootPasswordonpage9.
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.
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage51.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww .axis.com/techsup
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AccesstheProduct
SettheRootPassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage46.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage57.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe
passwordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
CameraOrientation
Thissettingisdenedthersttimetheproductisaccessed.DependingonhowtheAxisproductisinstalled,selectceiling,wall
ordesktop.
Yourselectionwillaffecttheviewmodesettingsintheproduct(seethetablebelowforanoverviewoftheviewmodesavailablefor
thedifferentcameraorientations).ForinformationaboutviewmodesseeViewmodesonpage16.
WallDesktop
—
—
—
—
—
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
Overview
Panorama
DoublePanorama
QuadView
ViewArea1
ViewArea2
ViewArea3
ViewArea4
PanoramaCornerLeft
PanoramaCornerRight
DoublePanoramaCorner
Ceiling
✓✓✓
✓✓✓
✓
✓
✓✓✓
✓✓✓
✓✓✓
✓✓✓
✓
✓
✓
Tochangethesesettings,theproductmustberestoredtotheoriginalfactorydefaultsettings.Toresetorrestoretheproduct,goto
Setup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpages.Forinformationaboutresetandrestore,seeMaintenanceon
page55.
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AccesstheProduct
SetPowerLineFrequency
PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage57)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.
Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause
imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.
Note
Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.
TheLiveViewPage
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.Consequently ,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView
page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
ControlsontheLiveViewPage
ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto
tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).
SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage19.
UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformationabout
howtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage10.
ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
ManualTrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
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AccesstheProduct
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage37.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage13formore
information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview .
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
Note
PTZcontrolsareonlyavailableforviewareas.
WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.
ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.
ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.
Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa
rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.
ClicktheHomebuttontogototheHomepresetposition.SeeAboutpresetpositionsonpage26.
ClicktheOverviewmapbuttontohideorviewtheoverviewmap.SeeOverviewMaponpage26.
Toviewaspecicviewmodeorpresetposition,selectitfromtheSourcelist.
PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatposition.
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Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControlsonpage27.
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MediaStreams
MediaStreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe
typeyouuse.
TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream
proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,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
importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream,
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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TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore
information.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream
YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:
•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.
•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths
canbeused:
•QuickTime
Note
•<ip>=IPaddress
•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
TM
.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
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SetUptheProduct
SetUptheProduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.
•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage45
Seealsotheonlinehelp
.
BasicSetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage45.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage48.
3.Date&Time.Seepage47.
4.VideoStream.Seepage16.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Video
ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:
•Videostream.Seepage16.
•Streamproles.Seepage19.
•ONVIFMediaProles.Seepage19.
•Camerasettings.Seepage19.
•Viewareas.Seepage21
•Overlayimage.Seepage21.
•Privacymask.Seepage23.
SetUpVideoStreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
•Image.Seepage17.
•Direction.Seepage18.
•H.264.Seepage18.
•MJPEG.Seepage19.
PixelCounter
Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeused:
•Whensettingupavideostream,seeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage16.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShow
pixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthe
numberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
•WhenaccessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickinthe
imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.
Viewmodes
AviewmodeisoneofthepossibleviewsforthisAxisproductandcanbeaccessedfromtheSourcedrop-downlistintheproduct’s
LiveViewpage.
Therearevetypesofviewmodes:
•Overview.Seepage17.
•Panorama.Seepage17.
•DoublePanorama.Seepage17.
•QuadView.Seepage17.
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Overview
Thisisanoverviewoftheentireareaundersurveillence.DenethesettingsforthisviewfromSetup>Video>VideoStream.
SeeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage16.
Panorama
Thisoffersa180degreeview.DenethesettingsforthisviewfromSetup>Video>VideoStream>Panorama.SeeSetUp
VideoStreamsonpage16.
DoublePanorama
Inthisviewtherearetwo180degreepanoramicviews.TodenethesettingsforthisviewgotoSetup>Video>VideoStream>
DoublePan....SeeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage16.
QuadView
Aquadviewisfourviewsonasinglescreenwhereeachimagetakesupaquarterofthedisplayarea.Todenethesettingsforthis
viewgotoSetup>Video>VideoStream>QuadView.SeeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage16.
PanoramaCornerLeft
Thisoffersa135°viewthatissuitableforcornerinstallationstotheleft.DenethesettingsforthisviewfromSetup>Video>
VideoStream>PanoramaC....SeeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage16.
PanoramaCornerRight
Thisoffersa135°viewthatissuitableforcornerinstallationstotheright.DenethesettingsforthisviewfromSetup>Video>
VideoStream>PanoramaC....SeeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage16.
DoublePanoramaCorner
Inthisviewtherearetwo135°cornerviews.TodenethesettingsforthisviewgotoSetup>Video>VideoStream>Double
PanC....SeeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage16.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
•Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.
•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.
•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
•Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage21.
ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
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Direction
InsomeviewmodeslistedunderSetup>Video>VideoStream,thecameracanbesteeredtopointatthedesireddirectionby
adjustingthePanandTiltcontrols.TodothisselecttheDirectiontabfromtheVideoStreamSettingspage.
Thisoptionisonlyavailableforthefollowingviewmodes:
•Panorama
•DoublePanorama
•QuadView
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.
IfyousettheGOPlengthandtheframerateequallyyouwillgetoneGOPpersecond.IfyouchangetheGOPlengthtoahigher
valueyouwillgetmoresmallsizedP-framesandlessbigsizedI-frameswhilekeepingthesameframerate.Inotherwords,ahigh
GOP-lengthvaluesavesbandwidth,butthevideoqualitymaydecrease.AlowGOP-lengthvalueincreasesthevideoquality
butneedsmorebandwidth.
AboutH.264proles
TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):
•Baseline:UsetheBaselineproleiftheclientdoesnotsupportCABACentropycoding.
•Main:TheMainproleusesCABACandprovidesabettercompressionwithmaintainedvideoquality.Itrequiresalarger
amountofprocessingpowertodecodethantheBaselineprole.
Aboutbitratecontrol
Bitratecontrolisusefultomakesurethevideostreamingdoesnottakeuptoomuchbandwidth.
Aboutvariablebitrate
Variablebitrate(VBR)adjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimagecomplexity.Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjusts
thebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.
Variablebitrateissuitableifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,wheretheincreasedbitratemaynotbeanissue.
Aboutmaximumbitrate
Ifyouhavelimitedbandwidth,werecommendMaximumbitrate(MBR).MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratetocontrolthe
bandwidthconsumption.Thetargetvaluelimitsthebitrate,butitmaintainsaexibilitytobeabletoprioritizeacontinuousvideo
stream.Consequently,theframeratemightneedtogodownandtheimagequalitymightdecrease.Topartlycompensateforthis,
youcanselectwhichvariableshallbeprioritized.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequallyaffected.
HowtosetanH.264prole
1.TochangethesettingsforallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole,gotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream>H.264.
2.ToincreaseordecreasethenumberofframesperGOP,settheGOPlength.
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3.SelectoneoftheH.264proles.
4.Selectonofthefollowing:
-Variablebitrate
-Maximumbitrate
5.IfyouselectMaximumbitrate,selectwhichvariabletoprioritizeinthePrioritydrop-downlist.
6.ClickSave.
Howtoincludecurrentbitrateinatextoverlay
1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream>OverlaySettings.
2.IntheIncludetexteldenter#b.
3.ClickSave.
MJPEG
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmaygivepoorimagequality.Topreventincreasedbandwidthandstorageusage,
themaximumframesizeshouldbesettoanoptimalvalue.
Aboutstreamproles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolescanbeused:
•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage37.
•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage43.
•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
AboutONVIFmediaproles
AnONVIFmediaproleconsistsofasetofcongurationsthatcanbeusedtochangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaproles
canbeusedbyaclienttoconguremediastreamproperties.
TheONVIFMediaProlespagelistsallpreconguredproles.Theseprolesareincludedintheproductforquicksetup.Youcan
add,modifyorremoveONVIFmediaprolesfromthispage.
CameraSettings
TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.
ImageAppearance
TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.
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IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100givesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0gives
minimumcolorsaturation.
TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.
IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.
TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.
WhiteBalance
TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings
Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis
productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight
sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp
ThewhitebalancewindowisenabledfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptionsthatappearintheWhitebalancedrop-down
list.Selectoneoftheoptionsfromthedrop-downlisttosetthewhitebalancewindowproperties.SelectAutomatictousethe
defaultsettingsfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptions(intheWhitebalancedrop-downlist).SelectCustomtomanually
setareferencewindowforwhitebalanceintheviewarea.
.
WideDynamicRange
Widedynamicrange(DynamicContrast)canimprovetheexposurewhenthereisaconsiderablecontrastbetweenlightanddark
areasintheimage.EnableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.DisableWDRinlowlightconditionsforoptimalexposure.
Note
Thissettingisonlypossiblewhenusingautomaticexposurecontrol.
ExposureSettings
Exposureistheamountoflightthecamera’ssensorcapturesforascene.Toomuchlightresultsinawashedoutimageandtoo
littlelightresultsinadarkimage.
Exposurevalue-UsetheExposurevalueslidertoadjusttheoverallbrightnessoftheimage.
Exposurecontrol-Selectasuitableoptiontocontrolexposure.
FormostscenestheAutomaticoptionwillprovidethebestresults.Theshutterspeedisautomaticallysettoproduceoptimum
imagequality.
Iftheimageickersthatcanbecausedbyuorescentlampsorotherlightsources.Toreduceickerintheimage,selecttheFlicker
optionthatmatchesthepowerlinefrequency.
TheHoldcurrentoptionlocksthecurrentexposuresettings.
Maxexposuretime-Shutterspeed,alsocalled‘exposuretime’,standsforthelengthoftimethecamerashutterisopen,thereby
exposingthecamerasensortolight.Ifshutterspeedisfastitcanfreezeactioneffectively.Ifshutterspeedisslow,itcancause
movingobjectstoappearblurred.Decreasingtheexposuretimewillreducemotionblur .
EnableBacklightcompensation-Enablethisoptionifabrightspotoflight,suchasalightbulb,causesotherareasintheimage
toappeartoodark.
Exposurezones-Thissettingdetermineswhichpartoftheimageisusedtocalculatetheexposure.Formostsituations,theAuto
settingcanbeused.
YoucanselectapredenedareabydeningIncludeandExcludewindowswithintheimage.Excludewindowsexcludeareasthatare
toobrightordark,andIncludewindowsincludeareasinthescenethathavebetterlightingwhichwillcontributetotheexposuredata.
TheremustbeatleastoneIncludewindow.TherecanbeatotaloftenIncludeandExcludewindowstotailortheexposurezone.
NotethatanExcludewindowiseffectiveonlywhenplacedinsideanincludewindow.
Tip:IfanareaisextremelybrightdrawanIncludewindowtocoverthewholeareaanddeneExcludewindowswithinitto
blockoutthebrightareas.
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Shutter&Gain
Theshutterandgainsettingsaffecttheamountofmotionblurandnoiseintheimage.Toadapttodifferentlighting,available
storagespaceandbandwidth,itisoftennecessarytoprioritizeeitherlowmotionblurorlownoise.TheAxisproductallowsdifferent
prioritizationinnormallightandinlowlight.
Shutterspeedisrelatedtotheamountoftimetheshutterisopenedandismeasuredinseconds(s).Aslowshutterspeedallows
morelighttoreachthesensorandcanhelpproduceabrighterimageinlowlightsituations.Ontheotherhand,aslowshutter
speedcancausemovingobjectstoappearblurry.
SetWideDynamicRangetoWDROffandsetShutterto
•Autotosettheshutterspeedautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxshuttertolimittheshutterspeedtopreventtheframe
ratefrombeingreduced.
•Fixedtouseaxedshutterspeed.
Gain,measuredindecibel(dB),istheamountofamplicationappliedtotheimage.Ahighgainmayprovideabetterimageinlow
lightsituationsbutwillincreasetheamountofimagenoise.
SetGainto
•Autotosetthegainautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxgaintolimittheappliedgain.
•Fixedtouseaxedgain.
Example
Ifstoragespaceorbandwidthislimited,tryusingalowergain.Thiswillreduceimagenoiseandproducesmallerimageles.
Viewareas
Aviewareaisacroppedpartofthefullview.ItistreatedasavideosourceinLiveViewandhasitsownvideostreamandPTZ
settings.SeePTZ(PanTiltZoom)onpage26.TosetupaviewareagotoVideo>ViewAreas.Hereyoucandenethenameand
resolutionforaviewarea,setupaHomepositionandlocktothispositionifdesired.
TodenethevideostreamsettingsforeachviewareaclickontherespectiveviewareafromSetup>Video>VideoStream.
Seepage16.
YoucanselectaviewareathatyouhavesetupfromtheSourcedrop-downlistintheLiveViewpage.UsethePan,Tilt,Zoom
sliders,orclickontheoverviewmapatthebottomrighttozeroinonanarea.Thecurrentpositionisindicatedintheoverview
mapbyagreencircle.
Aboutoverlays
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Aboutoverlaytext
Anoverlaytextcanincludethecurrentdateandtime,oratextstring.Whenusingatextstring,so-calledmodierscanbeusedto
display,forexample,thecurrentbitrateorthecurrentframerate.
Youcanchoosebetweenthefollowingtextoverlaysizes:
Size
Small
Medium16pixels28pixels
Large21pixels36pixels
TextheightBackgroundheight
10pixels20pixels
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Itisalsopossibletodisplaytextwhenanactionruleistriggered,seeHowtoincludeoverlaytextinanactionruleonpage22.
Howtoincludeoverlaytext
1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
2.Toincludedateandtime,selectIncludedateandIncludetime.
3.Toincludeatextstring,selectIncludetextandenterthetextintheeld.Modierscanbeused,seeFileNaming&
Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
4.Selectsize,color ,andplacementofthetextstring.
5.ClickSave.
Tomodifythedateandtimeformat,gotoSystemOptions>Date&Time.SeeDate&Timeonpage47.
Howtoincludeoverlaytextinanactionrule
Note
Todisplayoverlaytextinmultipleviewareas,overlaytextmustbeenabledineachviewarea.
.
1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetext.
3.Enterthemodier#D.Whentheruleistriggered,#Disreplacedbythetextspeciedintheactionrule.
Additionaltextinthiseldwillbedisplayedalsowhentheactionruleisnotactive.
4.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandcreateyouractionrule.
5.FromtheActionslist,selectOverlayText.
6.EnterthetexttodisplayintheTexteld.
7.SpecifytheDuration.Thetextcanbedisplayedwhiletheruleisactiveorforaxednumberofseconds.
Aboutoverlayimages
Anoverlayimageisastaticimagesuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theimage,forexampleacompanylogo,isrstuploadedto
theAxisproductandthenusedtoprovideextrainformationortomaskapartoftheimage.
Imagespecications:
•TheuploadedimageshouldbeaWindows24-bitBMPimagewithmaximum250colors.
•Theimagewidthandheight,inpixels,mustbeexactlydivisiblebyfour.
•Theimagecannotbelargerthanthemaximumimageresolution.
•Ifyoucombineatextoverlaywithandimageoverlay,thetextoverlayalwaystakespresidenceovertheoverlayimagein
height.Atextoverlayalwaysstretchesacrossthewholevideoimagewhichmeansyoucannotshrinktheoverlaystripto
makeroomforanimage.Forinformationaboutthedifferenttextoverlayheights,seeAboutoverlaytext.
Sinceitisstatic,thepositionandsizeofanoverlayimageremainsthesameregardlessofresolutionandpan,tiltorzoommovements.
Toalwayscoveraselectedpartofthemonitoredarea,useaprivacymask.SeeAboutprivacymasksonpage23.
Howtouploadanoverlayimage
1.GotoVideo>OverlayImage.
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2.ClickBrowseandbrowsetothele.
3.ClickUpload.
4.TheTransparencySettingspageisnowdisplayed:
-Tomakeacolorintheoverlayimagetransparent,selectUsetransparencyandentertheRGBhexadecimalvalue
forthecolor.Example:Tomakewhitetransparent,enterFFFFFF.
Formoreexamplesofhexadecimalvalues,seetheonlinehelp
-Toscaletheimageautomatically,selectScalewithresolution.Theimagewillbescaleddowntotthe
resolutionusedbytheAxisproduct.
5.ClickSave.
.
Howtoincludeanoverlayimage
1.GotoVideo>OverlayImage.
2.SelecttheimagetousefromtheUseoverlayimagelistandclickSave.
3.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
4.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.
5.Tocontroltheimage’sposition,entertheX(horizontal)andY(vertical)coordinates.TheX=0andY=0positionis
thetopleftcorner.Ifapartoftheimageispositionedoutsidethevideoimage,theoverlayimagewillbemovedso
thatthewholeimageisvisible.
6.ClickSave.
Aboutprivacymasks
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatcoverspartsofthemonitoredarea.Privacymasksappearasblocksofsolidcolorandare
appliedonthevideostream.PrivacymaskscannotbebypassedusingtheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API).
ThePrivacyMaskList(Video>PrivacyMask)showsallthemasksthatarecurrentlyconguredintheAxisproductandindicates
iftheyareenabled.
Youcanaddanewmask,re-sizethemaskwiththemouse,chooseacolorforthemask,andgivethemaskaname.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
Important
Ifyouaddmanyprivacymasks,thismayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Note
PrivacymasksinviewmodesotherthantheOverviewmodemayappearwarped.
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ConfiguretheLiveViewPage
ConfiguretheLiveViewPage
YoucancustomizetheLiveViewpageandalterittosuityourrequirements.Itispossibletodenethefollowingfeaturesof
theLiveViewpage.
•StreamProle.Seepage19.
•DefaultViewerforBrowser.Seepage24.
•ViewerSettings.Seepage24.
•ActionButtons.ThesearethebuttonsdescribedinControlsontheLiveViewPageonpage10.
•UserDenedLinks.Seepage25.
DefaultViewerforBrowsers
FromLiveViewCong>DefaultViewerselectthedefaultmethodforviewingvideoimagesinyourbrowser.Theproductattempts
toshowthevideoimagesintheselectedvideoformatandviewer.Ifthisisnotpossible,theproductoverridesthesettingsand
selectsthebestavailablecombination.
BrowserViewerDescription
WindowsInternetExplorer
Otherbrowsers
Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheonlinehelp.
AMC
QuickTime
StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa
ServerPush
QuickTime
StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa
RecommendedviewerinInternetExplorer(H.264/MotionJPEG).
H.264.
newimage.
Recommendedviewerforotherbrowsers(MotionJPEG).
H.264.
newimage.
ViewerSettings
Tocongureoptionsfortheviewer,gotoLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
•SelectShowviewertoolbartodisplaytheAXISMediaControl(AMC)ortheQuickTimeviewertoolbarunderthevideo
imageinyourbrowser.
•H.264decoderinstallation.TheadministratorcandisableinstallationoftheH.264decoderincludedwithAXISMedia
Control.Thisisusedtopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.Furtherdecoderlicensescanbepurchasedfromyour
Axisreseller.
•SelectShowcrosshairinPTZjoystickmodetoenableacrossthatwillindicatethecenteroftheimageinPTZjoystick
mode.
•SelectUsePTZjoystickmodeasdefaulttoenablejoystickmode.Themodecanbechangedtemporarilyfromthe
PTZcontrolpanel.
•SelectEnablerecordingbuttontoenablerecordingfromtheLiveViewpage.Thisbuttonisavailablewhenusingthe
AMCviewer.TherecordingsaresavedtothelocationspeciedintheAMCControlPanel.SeeAXISMediaControl
(AMC)onpage13.
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ConfiguretheLiveViewPage
UserDenedLinks
Todisplayuser-denedlinksintheLiveViewpage,selecttheShowcustomlinkoption,givethelinkanameandthenentertheURL
tolinkto.Whendeningaweblinkdonotremovethe'http://'fromtheURLaddress.Customlinkscanbeusedtorunscriptsor
activateexternaldevicesconnectedtotheproduct,ortheycanlinktoawebpage.Customlinksdenedascgilinkswillrunthe
scriptinthebackground,inahiddenframe.Deningthelinkasaweblinkwillopenthelinkinanewwindow.
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.
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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
PTZcontrolsareonlyavailableforviewareas.
Aboutpresetpositions
Apresetpositionisasavedviewthatcanbeusedtoquicklysteerthecameratoaspecicposition.Apresetpositionconsistsof
thefollowingvalues:
•Panandtiltpositions
•Zoomposition
Eachviewareahasitsownpresetpositions.
Howtoaccessthepresetpositions
Presetpositionscanbeaccessedinseveralways:
•ByselectingthepresetfromtheSourcedrop-downlistintheLiveViewPage.
•Whensettingupactionrules.Seepage37.
•Whensettingupguardtours.Seepage27.
Howtoaddapresetposition
1.GotoSetup>PTZ>PresetPositions.
2.Clickintheimageorusethecontrolstosteerthecameraviewtothedesiredposition.
3.WriteanameintheCurrentpositioneld.
4.ClickAddtosavethepresetposition.
Howtoincludethepresetpositionnameinanoverlaytext
1.GotoVideo.
2.SelectIncludeoverlaytext.
3.Writethemodier#Pintheeld.
4.ClickSave.
SettheHomePosition
TheentireviewareaistreatedastheHomepositionwhichisreadilyaccessiblebyclickingtheHomebuttonontheLiveView
pageandinthePresetPositionssetupwindow.
TheproductcanbeconguredtoreturntotheHomepositionwhenthePTZfunctionalityhasbeeninactiveforaspeciedlengthof
time.EnterthelengthoftimeintheReturntohomeaftereldandclickSave.Setthetimetozerotopreventtheproductfrom
automaticallyreturningtotheHomeposition.
OverviewMap
Clickwithintheoverviewmapcircletoquicklysteerthecameraviewtoanewposition.Thecurrentpositionisindicatedbyagreen
circle.Allviewareasdisplayanoverviewmapatthebottomrightcorner.
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Aboutguardtours
Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositions,one-by-one,inapredeterminedorderoratrandomandfor
congurabletimeperiods.Theenabledguardtourwillkeeprunningaftertheuserhasloggedofforclosedthebrowser.
Note
Forproductsthatsupportlimitedguardtours,thereisaxedminimumviewtimeof10seconds.
Howtocreateaguardtour
1.GotoSetup>PTZ>GuardTour.
2.ClickAdd.
3.Typeaname.
4.Specifythepauselengthbetweenruns.
5.Selectapresetpositionfromthedrop-downlistandclickAdd.
6.Foreachpresetposition,entertheViewTimeinsecondsorminutes.
7.SpecifytheViewOrderofthepresetpositions,orselectRandomvieworder.
8.ClickSave.
Howtoeditaguardtour
1.GotoSetup>PTZ>GuardTour.
2.SelecttheguardtourintheGuardTourList.
3.ClickModify.
Howtodeleteaguardtour
1.GotoSetup>PTZ>GuardTour.
2.SelecttheguardtourintheGuardTourList.
3.ClickRemove.
Advanced
Controls
AdvancedPTZsettingscanbeconguredunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls.
ThePanelShortcutCommandButtonslistshowstheuser-denedbuttonsthatcanbeaccessedfromtheLiveViewpage’sCtrl
panel.ThesebuttonscanbeusedtoprovidedirectaccesstocommandsissuedusingtheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface.
ClickAddtoaddanewshortcutcommandbutton.
ThefollowingPTZcontrolsareenabledbydefault:
•Pancontrol
•Tiltcontrol
•Zoomcontrol
Todisablespeciccontrols,deselecttheoptionsunderEnable/Disablecontrols.
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Note
DisablingPTZcontrolswillnotaffectpresetpositions.Forexample,ifthetiltcontrolisdisabled,theproductcanstillmoveto
presetpositionsthatrequireatiltmovement.
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Detectors
Aboutcameratampering
CameraTamperingcangenerateanalarmwhenthecameraisrepositioned,orwhenthelensiscovered,spray-paintedorseverely
de-focused.Tosendanalarm,forexampleviaemail,anactionrulemustbesetup.
Howtoconguretamperingdetection
1.GotoDetectors>CameraTampering.
2.SettheMinimumduration,thatisthetimethatmustelapsebeforeanalarmisgenerated.Increasetimetoprevent
falsealarmsforknownconditionsthataffecttheimage.
3.SelectAlarmfordarkimagesifanalarmshouldbegeneratedwhenlightsaredimmedorturnedoff,orifthelensis
sprayed,covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.
4.ClickSave.
Howtocongureanactionrulefortamperingalarm
1.GotoEvents>ActionRules.
2.ClickAddtosetupanewactionrule.
3.EnteraNamefortheactionrule.
4.UnderCondition,selectDetectorsfromtheTriggerlist.
5.SelectTamperingfromthelistofdetectors.
6.Optionally,selectascheduleandsetadditionalconditions.
7.Selecttheaction.Example:Tosendanemail,selectSendNoticationandselectaRecipientfromthelistofdened
recipients.
Note
TheWhiletheruleisactiveoptionunderDurationcannotbeusedwithcameratampering,sincecameratamperingdoesnot
haveadurationandonceithasbeentriggereditwillnotautomaticallyreturntoitsuntriggeredstate.
Formoreinformationonactionsrules,seeEventsonpage37.
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Applications
AXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)isanopenplatformthatenablesthirdpartiestodevelopanalyticsandotherapplications
forAxisproducts.Forinformationaboutavailableapplications,downloads,trialsandlicenses,gotowww.axis.com/applications
Note
•TheapplicationAXISVideoMotionDetectionisincludedwiththisproduct.SeeAXISVideoMotionDetectiononpage32.
•Severalapplicationscanrunatthesametimebutsomeapplicationsmightnotbecompatiblewitheachother.Certain
combinationsofapplicationsmightrequiretoomuchprocessingpowerormemoryresourceswhenruninparallel.Verify
thattheapplicationsworktogetherbeforedeployment.
ApplicationLicenses
Someapplicationsneedalicensetorun.Licensescanbeinstalledintwoways:
•Automaticinstallation—requiresaccesstotheInternet
•Manualinstallation—obtainthelicensekeyfromtheapplicationvendoranduploadthekeytotheAxisproduct
Torequestalicense,theAxisproductserialnumber(S/N)isrequired.Theserialnumbercanbefoundontheproductlabelandunder
SystemOptions>Support>SystemOverview.
UploadApplication
Touploadandstartanapplication:
1.GotoSetup>Applications.
2.UnderUploadApplication,clickBrowse.LocatetheapplicationleandclickUploadPackage.
3.Installthelicense(ifapplicable).Forinstructions,seethedocumentationprovidedbytheapplicationvendor.
4.Starttheapplication.GotopageApplications,selecttheapplicationinthelistofinstalledapplicationsandclickStart.
5.Conguretheapplication.Forinstructions,seethedocumentationprovidedbytheapplicationvendor.
Note
•Applicationscanbeuploadedbyproductadministrators.
•ApplicationsandlicensescanbeinstalledonmultipleproductsatthesametimeusingAXISCameraManagement,version
3.10andlater.
Togeneratealoglefortheapplication,gotoApplications.SelecttheapplicationandclickLog.
ApplicationConsiderations
Ifanapplicationisupgraded,applicationsettings,includingthelicense,willberemoved.Thelicensemustbereinstalledand
theapplicationrecongured.
IftheAxisproduct’srmwareisupgraded,uploadedapplicationsandtheirsettingswillremainunchanged,althoughthisisnot
guaranteedbyAxisCommunications.Notethattheapplicationmustbesupportedbythenewrmware.Forinformationabout
rmwareupgrades,seeUpgradetheFirmwareonpage58.
IftheAxisproductisrestarted,runningapplicationswillrestartautomatically.
IftheAxisproductisrestored,uploadedapplicationsremainunchangedbutmustberestarted.Tostarttheapplication,goto
Setup>Applications.SelecttheapplicationinthelistofinstalledapplicationsandclickStart.Forinformationaboutrestoring
theAxisproduct,seeMaintenanceonpage55.
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IftheAxisproductisresettofactorydefault,uploadedapplicationsandtheirsettingsareremoved.Forinformationaboutfactory
default,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage57.
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AXISVideoMotionDetection
AXISVideoMotionDetectionisanapplicationthatdetectsmovingobjectsinthecamera’seldofview.Whenamovingobject
isdetected,AXISVideoMotionDetectionsendsanalarmthatcanbeusedbytheAxisproductorbythird-partysoftwareto
forexample,recordvideoorsendanotication.
AXISVideoMotionDetection3isincludedwiththeAxisproductandisavailableunderSetup>Applications.TouseAXISVideo
MotionDetection,theapplicationmustrstbestarted.Toavoiddetectingunwantedobjects,theapplicationshouldbecongured.
Duringconguration,visualconrmationcanbeusedtohelpunderstandtheeffectofthedifferentlters.Whenvisualconrmation
isenabled,redpolygonsshowwhichobjectstheapplicationdetectsandgreenpolygonsshowwhichobjectstheapplicationignores.
Considerations
BeforeusingAXISVideoMotionDetection3,takethefollowingintoconsideration:
•Smallanddistantobjectsmightnotbedetected.
•Detectionaccuracymaybeaffectedbyweatherconditionssuchasheavyrainorsnow .
•MakesurethatthelightingconditionsarewithintheAxisproduct’sspecication.Addadditionallightingifneeded.
•Makesurethatthecameraisnotsubjecttoexcessivevibrations.Vibrationsmightcausefalsedetections.
StartandStoptheApplication
Tostarttheapplication,selectitintheInstalledApplicationslistontheApplicationspageandclickStart.
Tostoptheapplication,selectitinthelistandclickStop.
CongureApplication
TheapplicationisavailablefromSetup>Applications>MotionDetection3.GotoSettingsandthenclickAXIS AXIS
Detection
Detection Detection
TocongureAXISVideoMotionDetection3,followthesesteps:
Aftermodifyingasetting,clickSavetoapplythechanges.Thevideostreamwillberestartedanditmaytakeafewseconds
beforethechangeisapplied.
settings
settings settings
1.Modifythesizeandpositionoftheincludearea.Thisistheareainwhichmovingobjectswillbedetected.SeeInclude
Areaonpage32.
2.Optionally,addoneormoreexcludeareas.Objectsinanexcludeareawillbeignored.SeeExcludeAreaonpage33.
3.ClickSavetoapplythechanges.
4.Usevisualconrmationtoverifythesettings.SeeVisualConrmationonpage33.
5.Iftoomanyunwantedobjectsaredetected,enableandcongureoneormoreoftheignorelters.SeeIgnoreFilters
onpage34.
toopentheapplication’swebpage.
AXIS
Video
Motion
Video Video
Motion Motion
IncludeArea
Theincludeareaistheareainwhichmovingobjectswillbedetected.Objectsmovingoutsidetheincludeareawillbeignored.
Theobjectwillbedetectedalsoifonlyapartoftheobjectisinsidetheincludearea.
Note
Tomodifytheincludearea,InternetExplorerandAXISMediaControl(AMC)mustbeused.
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Thedefaultincludeareaisasquarethatcoversthewholeimage.Clickontheicontohighlightthearea.
Usethemousetoreshapeandresizetheareasothatitonlycoversthepartoftheimageinwhichmovingobjectsshouldbedetected.
Thedefaultsquarecanbechangedtoapolygonwithupto20points(corners).
•Toaddanewpoint,clickontheincludeareaborder.Dragthepointtothedesiredposition.
•Toremoveapoint,right-clickonthepoint.
•Tomoveapoint,dragthepointtothenewposition.
•Tomovetheentireincludearea,placethemousepointerinsidethearea.Whenthepointerbecomesacross,dragthe
areatothenewposition.
•Toselecttheincludearea,clickontheborder.
Toresettheincludeareatoitsdefaultsize,clickReset.
ExcludeArea
Anexcludeareaisanareainwhichmovingobjectswillbeignored.Useexcludeareasifthereareareasinsidetheincludearea
thattriggeralotofunwanteddetectedobjects.Upto10excludeareascanbeused.
Note
Toaddandmodifyexcludeareas,InternetExplorerandAXISMediaControl(AMC)mustbeused.
Toaddanexcludearea,clickAdd.Thedefaultexcludeareaisarectangleplacedinthecenteroftheimage.Usethemouse
tomove,reshapeandresizetheareasothatitcoversthedesiredpartoftheimage.Thedefaultsquarecanbechangedtoa
polygonwithupto20points(corners).
•Tomovetheexcludearea,placethemousepointerinsidethearea.Whenthepointerbecomesacross,dragthearea
tothenewposition.
•Toaddanewpoint,clickontheexcludeareaborder.Dragthepointtothedesiredposition.
•Toremoveapoint,right-clickonthepoint.
•Tomoveapoint,dragthepointtothenewposition.
•Toselectanexcludearea,clickontheborder.
Toremoveanexcludearea,selecttheareaandthenclickRemove.
Tohighlighttheexcludeareas,clickonthe
icon.
VisualConrmation
Visualconrmationisusedtovalidatethatthesettingsarecorrect,thatis,thatallobjectsthatshouldbedetectedaredetected.
Note
Tousevisualconrmation,InternetExplorerandAXISMediaControl(AMC)mustbeused.
Whenvisualconrmationisenabled,allmovingobjectsfoundbytheapplicationwillbeencircledandfollowedbypolygons.Ared
polygonindicatesthattheobjectisfoundandisdetectedasamovingobject.Agreenpolygonindicatesthattheobjectisfoundbut
isignoredbecauseitisnotintheincludeareaorbecauseofoneoftheignorelters.
Toenablevisualconrmation:
1.SelecttheEnablevisualconrmationoption.
2.ClickSave.
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Note
•Visualconrmationisdisabledafter15minutes.
•Aftermodifyingasetting,clickSavetoapplythechange.Thevideostreamwillberestartedanditmaytakeafewseconds
beforethechangeisapplied.
•Enablingvisualconrmationmayintroducevideolatency.
IgnoreFilters
IfAXISVideoMotionDetection3detectstoomanyunwantedobjects,startbymodifyingtheincludeandexcludeareas.Ifstilltoo
manyobjectsaredetected,useoneormoreoftheignorelters.
Supportedignorelters:
•Swayingobjects—Usedtoignoreobjectsthatonlymoveashortdistance
•Short-livedobjects—Usedtoignoreobjectsthatonlyappearintheimageforashortperiodoftime
•Smallobjects—Usedtoignoresmallobjects
Ignoreltersareappliedtoallmovingobjectsfoundbytheapplicationandshouldbeconguredwithcaretoensurethatno
importantobjectsareignored.
Onlyuseignoreltersifneededanduseasfewltersaspossible.Enableandcongureonelteratatimeandusevisualconrmation
toverifythesettingsbeforeenablinganotherlter.Whenconguringalter,startwithasmallltersize,clickSaveandusevisual
conrmationtoverifythesettings.Ifrequired,increasetheltersizeinsmallstepsuntilthenumberofunwantedobjectsisreduced.
SwayingObjectIgnoreFilter
Theswayingobjectlterisusedtoavoiddetectingobjectsthatonlymoveashortdistance,forexamplemovingtrees,agsandtheir
shadows.Usethelterifsuchobjectscausealotoffalsedetections.Iftheswayingobjectsinthescenearelarge,forexamplelarge
pondsorlargetrees,useexcludeareasinsteadofthelter.Thelterwillbeappliedtoallmovingobjectsinsceneand,ifsetto
avaluetoolarge,importantobjectsmightnotbedetected.
Whentheswayingobjectlterisenabledandtheapplicationndsamovingobject,theobjectwillnotbereportedasdetected(red
polygoninvisualconrmation)untilithastravelledadistancelargerthanthesetltersize.Thealarmsentbytheapplicationwillbe
sentwhentheobjectisdetected.Ifthealarmisusedtostartarecording,congurethepre-triggertimesothattherecordingalso
includesthetimetheobjectmovedinthescenebeforebeingdetected.
Toenablethelter:
1.SelecttheSwayingobjectsoption.
2.Clickonthe
3.Usethemousetoadjusttheltersize.Startwithasmallsize.Objectsmovingadistanceshorterthanthedistancefrom
thecenterofthecrosstooneofthearrowheadswillbeignored.Theltercanbemovedtothelocationofaswaying
objecttomakeiteasiertoadjustthesize.Notethatthelterwillbeappliedtoallobjectsintheimage,notonlytothe
onesatthelocationwherethelterisplaced.
4.ClickSavetoapplythelter.
5.Usevisualconrmationtoverifythesettings.
icontoshowtheltersizeintheimage.
6.Iftheresultisnotsatisfactory,increasetheltersizeinsmallsteps.
Theltersizecanalsobesetbyenteringavaluebetween10and50intheeld.Thevaluecorrespondstothedistancefromthe
centerofthecrosstooneofthearrowheads.Thevalue100impliesthatanobjectmusttravelfromitsinitialpointtoonethirdofthe
imagewidthorheightbeforebeingdetected.Thevalue50implieshalfthatdistance,thatis,theobjectmusttraveladistanceof
onesixthoftheimagewidthorheightbeforebeingdetected.
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Short-LivedObjectIgnoreFilter
Theshort-livedobjectlterisusedtoavoiddetectingobjectsthatonlyappearforashortperiodoftime,suchaslightbeamsfroma
passingcarandquicklymovingshadows.Usethelterifsuchobjectscausealotoffalsedetections.
Whentheshort-livedobjectlterisenabledandtheapplicationndsamovingobject,theobjectwillnotbereportedasdetected
(redpolygoninvisualconrmation)untilthesettimeaspassed.Thealarmsentbytheapplicationwillbesentwhentheobjectis
detected.Ifthealarmisusedtostartarecording,congurethepre-triggertimesothattherecordingalsoincludesthetimethe
objectmovedinthescenebeforebeingdetected.
Toenablethelter:
1.SelecttheShort-livedobjectsoption.
2.Enterthenumberofsecondsintheeld.Thenumberofsecondsistheminimumtimethatmustpassbeforetheobjectis
detected.Startwithasmallnumber.
3.ClickSavetoapplythelter.
4.Usevisualconrmationtoverifythesettings.
5.Iftheresultisnotsatisfactory,increasetheltersizeinsmallsteps.
SmallObjectIgnoreFilter
Thesmallobjectlterisusedtoavoiddetectingobjectsthataretoosmall.Forexample,ifonlymovingcarsshouldbedetected,the
smallobjectltercanbeusedtoavoiddetectingpeopleandanimals.
Ifusingthesmallobjectlter,takeintoconsiderationthatanobjectfarfromthecameraappearssmallerthananobjectclosetothe
camera.Ifthelterissettoignoreobjectsthesizeofaperson,peoplethatareclosetobecameracanstillbedetectedbecause
theyarelargerthantheltersize.
Toenablethelter:
1.SelecttheSmallobjectsoption.
2.Clickonthe
3.Usethemousetoadjusttheltersize.Startwithasmallsize.Movingobjectsthattinsidetherectanglewillbeignored.
Thelterdisplayedintheimagecanbemovedtomakeiteasiertocomparetheltersizewiththesizeofobjects
intheimage.Notethatthelterwillbeappliedtoallobjectsintheimage,alsotoobjectsthatarenotlocatedat
thepositionofthedisplayedlter.
4.ClickSavetoapplythelter.
5.Usevisualconrmationtoverifythesettings.
6.Iftheresultisnotsatisfactory,increasetheltersizeinsmallsteps.
Theltersizecanalsobesetbyenteringthewidthandheightintheelds.Thewidthandheightarethemaximumwidthand
maximumheightoftheobjectstoignoreandaremeasuredinpercentoftheimagewidthandheight.Valuesbetween5and100
canbeused.
icontoshowtheltersizeintheimage.
UsingtheApplicationinanActionRule
ThefollowingexampleshowshowtoconguretheAxisproducttorecordvideowhenAXISVideoMotionDetection3detectsmotion.
1.InsertanSDcardintheAxisproduct,orgotoSetup>SystemOptions>StorageintheAxisproduct’swebpagesand
conguretheproducttouseanetworkshare.
2.Optionally,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProlesandcreateastreamproletouseforrecording.
3.GotoSetup>Events>ActionRulesandclickAddtocreateanewactionrule.
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4.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectApplicationsandthenselectVMD3.
5.Congureothersettingsasrequired.Forexample,toonlyrecordvideoduringcertaintimeperiods,selectaSchedule.
6.UnderActions,selectRecordVideofromtheTypedrop-downlist.
7.Selectthestreamproleandstoragedevicetouseandcongurethepre-andpost-triggertimes.
8.MakesurethattheruleisenabledandthenclickOK.
Note
ToappearintheTriggerlist,theapplicationmustbestartedanditsstatusmustbeIdleorRunning.
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Events
TheEventpagesallowyoutoconguretheAxisproducttoperformactionswhendifferenteventsoccur.Forexample,theproduct
canstartarecordingorsendanemailnoticationwhenmotionisdetected.Thesetofconditionsthatdeneshowandwhen
theactionistriggerediscalledanactionrule.
SetUpActionRules
Anactionruledenestheconditionsthatmustbemetfortheproducttoperformanaction,forexamplerecordvideoorsendan
emailnotication.Ifmultipleconditionsaredened,allofthemmustbemettotriggertheaction.
Formoreinformationaboutavailabletriggersandactions,seeTriggersonpage37andActionsonpage38.
Thefollowingexampledescribeshowtosetupanactionruletorecordvideotoanetworkshareifthereismovementinthe
camera’seldofview.
Setupmotiondetectionandaddanetworkshare:
1.GotoApplicationstostartandcongureAXISVideoMotionDetection3.SeeAXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.GotoSystemOptions>Storageandsetupthenetworkshare.Seepage55.
Setuptheactionrule:
1.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickAdd.
2.SelectEnableruleandenteradescriptivenamefortherule.
3.SelectApplicationsfromtheTriggerdrop-downlistandthenselectVMD3
4.Optionally,selectaScheduleandAdditionalconditions.Seebelow.
5.UnderActions,selectRecordVideofromtheTypedrop-downlist.
6.SelectaStreamproleandconguretheDurationsettingsasdescribedbelow.
7.SelectNetworkSharefromtheStoragedrop-downlist.
Tousemorethanonetriggerfortheactionrule,selectAdditionalconditionsandclickAddtoaddadditionaltriggers.Whenusing
additionalconditions,allconditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
Topreventanactionfrombeingtriggeredrepeatedly,aWaitatleasttimecanbeset.Enterthetimeinhours,minutesandseconds,
duringwhichthetriggershouldbeignoredbeforetheactionrulecanbeactivatedagain.
TherecordingDurationofsomeactionscanbesettoincludetimeimmediatelybeforeandaftertheevent.SelectPre-triggertime
and/orPost-triggertimeandenterthenumberofseconds.WhenWhiletheruleisactiveisenabledandtheactionistriggered
againduringthepost-triggertime,therecordingtimewillbeextendedwithanotherpost-triggertimeperiod.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
.
Triggers
Availableactionruletriggersandconditionsinclude:
•Applications–Useinstalledapplicationstotriggertherule.SeeApplicationsonpage30.
-VMD3–TriggertherulewhenAXISVideoMotionDetectiondetectsamovingobject.SeeAXISVideoMotion
Detection.
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-Day/NightMode–Triggertherulewhentheproductswitchesbetweendaymode(IRcutlteron)andnight
mode(IRcutlteroff).Thiscanforexamplebeusedtocontrolanexternalinfrared(IR)lightconnected
toanoutputport.
-LiveStreamAccessed–Triggertherulewhenanystreamisaccessedandduringedgestorageplayback.
Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendnotications.
-Tampering–Triggertherulewhentamperingisdetected.SeeAboutcameratamperingonpage29.
•Hardware
-Network–Triggertheruleifnetworkconnectionislostorrestored.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtostart
recordingtotheSDcard.
•InputSignal
-ManualTrigger–TriggertheruleusingtheManualTriggerbuttonintheLiveViewpage.SeeControlson
theLiveViewPageonpage10.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidateactionsduringproductinstallation
andconguration.
-VirtualInputs–canbeusedbyaVMS(VideoManagementSystem)totriggeractions.Virtualinputscan,for
example,beconnectedtobuttonsintheVMSuserinterface.
•PTZ
-Moving–TriggertherulewhenthecameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.Thiscanforexamplebeused
asanadditionalconditiontopreventanactionruletriggeredbymotiondetectiontorecordvideowhilethe
cameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.
-PresetReached–Triggertherulewhenthecamerastopsatapresetposition.Thiscanbeforexamplebeused
withtheSendImagesactiontouploadimagesfromthepresetposition.
•Storage
-Disruption–Triggertheruleifstorageproblemsaredetected,forexampleifthestoragedeviceisunavailable,
removed,full,lockedorifotherreadorwriteproblemsoccur .Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendmaintenance
notications.
-Recording–TriggerstherulewhentheAxisproductrecordstothestoragedevice.Therecordingstatustrigger
canbeusedtonotifytheoperator,forexamplebyashingLEDlights,iftheproducthasstartedorstoppedto
recordtothestoragedevice.Notethat,thistriggercanbeusedonlyforedgestoragerecordingstatus.
•System
-SystemReady–Triggertherulewhentheproducthasbeenstartedandallservicesarerunning.Thiscanfor
examplebeusedtosendanoticationwhentheproductrestarts.
•Time
-Recurrence–Triggertheruleperiodically.SeeSetUpRecurrencesonpage41.Thiscanforexamplebeusedto
uploadanimageevery5minutes.
-UseSchedule–Triggertheruleaccordingtotheselectedschedule.SeeCreateSchedulesonpage40.
Actions
Availableactionsinclude:
•OverlayText–Displayanoverlaytext.SeeHowtoincludeoverlaytextinanactionruleonpage22.
•PTZControl
-PresetPosition–Gotoapresetposition.
-GuardTour–Startaguardtour .SeeAboutguardtoursonpage27.
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•RecordVideo–Recordvideotoaselectedstorage.
•SendImages–Sendimagestoarecipient.
•SendNotication–Sendanoticationmessagetoarecipient.
•SendSNMPTrap–SendanSNMPtrapmessagetotheoperator.MakesurethatSNMPisenabledandcongured
underSystemOptions>Network>SNMP.
•SendVideoClip–Sendavideocliptoarecipient.
•StatusLED–FlashtheLEDindicator.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidatetriggerssuchasmotiondetectionduring
productinstallationandconguration.
AddRecipients
Theproductcansendmedialesandmessagestonotifyusersaboutevents.Beforetheproductcansendmedialesornotication
messages,youmustdeneoneoremorerecipients.Forinformationaboutavailableoptions,seeRecipientTypesonpage39.
Toaddarecipient:
1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivename.
3.SelectarecipientType.
4.Entertheinformationneededfortherecipienttype.
5.ClickTesttotesttheconnectiontotherecipient.
6.ClickOK.
RecipientTypes
Thefollowingrecipientsareavailable:
RecipientUsewithactionNotes
Email
FTP
SFTPSendImages
SendImages
SendNotication
SendVideoClip
SendImages
SendVideoClip
SendVideoClip
Anemailrecipientcancontainmultipleemailaddresses.
EncryptedletransferusingSSHFileTransportProtocol
(SFTP).SFTPisamoresecuremethodthanFTPbutle
transfermightbeslower,especiallyforlargelessuchashigh
resolutionvideo.
SpecifylogininformationfortheSFTPserverandtheserver’s
publickeyMD5ngerprint(32hexadecimaldigits).
TheSFTPrecipientsupportsSFTPserversusingSSH-2with
RSAandDSAhostkeytypes.RSAisthepreferredmethod.To
useDSA,disabletheRSAkeyontheSFTPserver.
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HTTP
HTTPSSendImages
NetworkShareSendImages
TCPSendNotication
SendImages
SendNotication
SendVideoClip
SendNotication
SendVideoClip
SendVideoClip
EncryptedletransferusingHyperTextTransferProtocol
Secure(HTTPS).
SpecifylogininformationfortheHTTPSserverandvalidate
theserver’scerticate.IfthereisaproxybetweentheAxis
productandtheHTTPSserver,alsospecifytheproxysettings.
Anetworksharecanalsobeusedasastoragedevicefor
recordedvideo.GoSystemOptions>Storagetocongure
anetworksharebeforesettingupacontinuousrecordingor
anactionruletorecordvideo.Formoreinformationabout
storagedevices,seeStorageonpage53.
SetUpEmailRecipients
Emailrecipientscanbeconguredbyselectingoneofthelistedemailproviders,orbyspecifyingtheSMTPserver ,portand
authenticationusedby,forexample,acorporateemailserver.
Note
Someemailprovidershavesecurityltersthatpreventusersfromreceivingorviewinglargeattachments,fromreceiving
scheduledemailsandsimilar.Checktheemailprovider’ssecuritypolicytoavoiddeliveryproblemsandlockedemailaccounts.
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,see
Aboutcerticatesonpage47.
CreateSchedules
Schedulescanbeusedasactionruletriggersorasadditionalconditions,forexampletorecordvideoifmotionisdetectedoutside
ofcehours.Useoneofthepredenedschedulesorcreateanewscheduleasdescribedbelow.
Tocreateanewschedule:
1.GotoEvents>SchedulesandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivenameandtheinformationneededforadaily,weekly,monthlyoryearlyschedule.
3.ClickOK.
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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
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorecordvideocontinuouslyoraccordingtoanactionrule:
•Tostartacontinuousrecording,seepage43.
•Tosetupactionrules,seepage37.
•Toaccessrecordings,seeFindRecordingsonpage42.
•Toplayrecordings,seePlayRecordingonpage42.
•Toexportarecordingasavideoclip,seeExportVideoCliponpage43.
•Tocongurecameracontrolledstorage,seeStorageonpage53.
FindRecordings
RecordingsstoredontheSDcardornetworksharecanbeaccessedfromtheRecordings>Listpage.Thepagelistsallrecordingson
thestoragedeviceandshowseachrecording’sstartdateandtime,durationandtheeventthattriggeredtherecording.
Note
Therecording’sstartdateandtimeissetaccordingtotheAxisproduct’sdateandtimesettings.IftheAxisproductis
conguredtouseatimezonedifferentfromthelocaltimezone,makesuretoconguretheRecordingtimeltersaccording
totheproduct’stimezone.DateandtimesettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Date&Time,seeDate&Time
onpage47.
Tondarecording,followthesesteps:
1.GotoRecordings>List.
2.Toreducethenumberofrecordingsdisplayed,selectthedesiredoptionsunderFilter:
Recordingtime–ListrecordingsthatstartedbetweentheFromandTotimes.
Event–Listrecordingsthatweretriggeredbyaspecicevent.Selectcontinuoustolistcontinuousrecordings.
Storage–Listrecordingsfromaspecicstoragedevice.
Sort–Specifyhowrecordingsshouldbesortedinthelist.
Results–Specifythemaximumnumberofrecordingstodisplay.
3.Toapplythelters,clicktheFilterbutton.Someltersmaytakealongtimetocomplete.
4.TherecordingsaredisplayedintheRecordinglist.
Toplayarecording,selecttherecordingandclickPlay.SeealsoPlayRecordingonpage42.
Toviewdetailedinformationaboutarecording,selecttherecordingandclickProperties.
Toexportarecordingorapartofarecordingasavideoclip,selecttherecordingandclickExport.SeealsoExportVideoClipon
page43.
Toremovearecordingfromthestoragedevice,selecttherecordingandclickRemove.
PlayRecording
RecordingsontheSDcardornetworksharecanbeplayeddirectlyfromtheAxisproduct’swebpages.
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Recordings
Toplayarecording,followthesesteps:
1.GotoRecordings>List.
2.Toreducethenumberofrecordingsdisplayed,selectthedesiredoptionsunderFilterandclicktheFilterbuttonto
applythelters.SeealsoFindRecordingsonpage42.
3.SelecttherecordingandclickPlay.Therecordingwillbeplayedinanewbrowserwindow.
ExportVideoClip
RecordingsontheSDcardornetworksharecanbeexportedasvideoclips.Itispossibletoexportacompleterecordingora
partofarecording.
Note
TheexportedrecordingisaMatroskavideole(.mkv).ToplaytherecordinginWindowsMediaPlayer,AXISMatroskaFile
Splittermustbeinstalled.AXISMatroskaFileSplittercanbedownloadedfromwww.axis.com/techsup/software
Toexportavideoclip,followthesesteps:
1.GotoRecordings>List.
2.Toreducethenumberofrecordingsdisplayed,selectthedesiredoptionsunderFilterandclicktheFilterbuttonto
applythelters.SeealsoFindRecordingsonpage42.
3.SelecttherecordingandclickExport.TheExportRecordingdialogopens.
4.Bydefault,thecompleterecordingisselected.Toexportapartoftherecording,modifythestartandstoptimes.
5.Optionally,enteralenamefortherecording.
6.ClickExport.
Note
Recordingscanalsobeexportedfromtheplaybackwindow.
ContinuousRecording
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtocontinuouslysavevideotoastoragedevice.Forinformationaboutstoragedevices,seeStorage
onpage53.Topreventthediskfrombecomingfull,itisrecommendedtocongurethedisktoautomaticallyremoveoldrecordings.
Ifanewstreamproleisselectedwhilearecordingisongoing,therecordingwillbestoppedandsavedintherecordinglistanda
newrecordingwiththenewstreamprolewillstart.Allpreviouscontinuousrecordingswillremainintherecordinglistuntilthey
areremovedmanuallyorthroughautomaticremovalofoldrecordings.
Youcanstartacontinuousrecordingforanyoftheviewmodes.SeeViewmodesonpage16.
Tostartacontinuousrecording,followthesesteps:
1.GotoRecordings>Continuous.
2.SelectEnabled.
3.SelectthetypeofstoragedevicefromtheStoragelist.
4.SelectaStreamproletouseforcontinuousrecordings.
5.ClickSavetosaveandstarttherecording.
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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
Security
Users
UseraccesscontrolisenabledbydefaultandcanbeconguredunderSystemOptions>Security>Users.Anadministratorcan
setupotherusersbygivingthemusernamesandpasswords.Itisalsopossibletoallowanonymousviewerlogin,whichmeans
thatanybodymayaccesstheLiveViewpage.
Theuserlistdisplaysauthorizedusersandusergroups(accesslevels):
•ViewershaveaccesstotheLiveViewpage
•Operatorshaveaccesstoallsettingsexcept:
-creatingandmodifyingPTZpresets
-creatingandmodifyingPTZcontrolsettings
-creatingandmodifyingprivacymasksettings
-uploadingapplicationsandlanguageles
-anyofthesettingsincludedintheSystemOptions
•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.Theadministratorcanadd,modifyandremoveotherusers.
Note
NotethatwhentheoptionEncrypted&unencryptedisselected,thewebserverwillencryptthepassword.Thisisthedefault
optionforanewunitoraunitresettofactorydefaultsettings.
UnderHTTP/RTSPPasswordSettings,selectthetypeofpasswordtoallow.Youmayneedtoallowunencryptedpasswordsifthereare
viewingclientsthatdonotsupportencryption,orifyouupgradedthermwareandexistingclientssupportencryptionbutneed
tologinagainandbeconguredtousethisfunctionality.
UnderUserSettings,selecttheEnableanonymousviewerloginoptiontoallowanonymoususersaccesstotheLiveViewpage.
DeselecttheEnableBasicSetupoptiontohidetheBasicSetupmenu.BasicSetupprovidesquickaccesstosettingsthatshouldbe
madebeforeusingtheAxisproduct.
ONVIF
ONVIF(OpenNetworkVideoInterfaceForum)isaglobalinterfacestandardthatmakesiteasierforendusers,integrators,consultants,
andmanufacturerstotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofferedbynetworkvideotechnology.ONVIFenablesinteroperability
betweendifferentvendorproducts,increasedexibility,reducedcostandfuture-proofsystems.
BycreatingauseryouautomaticallyenableONVIFcommunication.UsetheusernameandpasswordwithallONVIFcommunication
withtheproduct.Formoreinformationseewww.onvif.org
IPAddressFilter
IPaddresslteringisenabledontheSystemOptions>Security>IPAddressFilterpage.Onceenabled,thelistedIPaddressare
allowedordeniedaccesstotheAxisproduct.SelectAlloworDenyfromthelistandclickApplytoenableIPaddressltering.
Theadministratorcanaddupto256IPaddressentriestothelist(asingleentrycancontainmultipleIPaddresses).
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HTTPS
HTTPS(HyperTextTransferProtocoloverSecureSocketLayer,orHTTPoverSSL)isawebprotocolprovidingencryptedbrowsing.
HTTPScanalsobeusedbyusersandclientstoverifythatthecorrectdeviceisbeingaccessed.Thesecuritylevelprovidedby
HTTPSisconsideredadequateformostcommercialexchanges.
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorequireHTTPSwhenusersfromdifferentusergroups(administrator,operator,viewer)login.
TouseHTTPS,anHTTPScerticatemustrstbeinstalled.GotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicatestoinstallandmanage
certicates.SeeAboutcerticatesonpage47.
ToenableHTTPSontheAxisproduct:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS
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.SeeAboutcerticatesonpage47.ManyCA
certicatesarepreinstalled.
ToallowtheproducttoaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>IEEE802.1X.
2.SelectaCACerticateandaClientCerticatefromthelistsofinstalledcerticates.
3.UnderSettings,selecttheEAPOLversionandprovidetheEAPidentityassociatedwiththeclientcerticate.
4.ChecktheboxtoenableIEEE802.1XandclickSave.
Note
Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbesynchronizedwithanNTP
server.SeeDate&Timeonpage47.
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Aboutcerticates
Certicatesareusedtoauthenticatedevicesonanetwork.Typicalapplicationsincludeencryptedwebbrowsing(HTTPS),network
protectionviaIEEE802.1Xandsecureuploadofimagesandnoticationmessagesforexampleviaemail.Twotypesofcerticates
canbeusedwiththeAxisproduct:
Server/Clientcerticates-ToauthenticatetheAxisproduct.AServer/Clientcerticatecanbeself-signedorissuedbyaCerticate
Authority(CA).Aself-signedcerticateofferslimitedprotectionandcanbeusedbeforeaCA-issuedcerticatehasbeenobtained.
CAcerticates-Toauthenticatepeercerticates,forexamplethecerticateofanauthenticationserverincasetheAxisproductis
connectedtoanIEEE802.1Xprotectednetwork.TheAxisproductisshippedwithseveralpreinstalledCAcerticates.
Note
•Iftheproductisresettofactorydefault,allcerticates,exceptpreinstalledCAcerticates,willbedeleted.
•Iftheproductisresettofactorydefault,allpreinstalledCAcerticatesthathavebeendeletedwillbereinstalled.
Howtocreateaself-signedcerticate
1.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.
2.ClickCreateself-signedcerticateandprovidetherequestedinformation.
HowtocreateandinstallaCA-signedcerticate
1.Createaself-signedcerticate,seeHowtocreateaself-signedcerticateonpage47.
2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.
3.ClickCreatecerticatesigningrequestandprovidetherequestedinformation.
4.CopythePEM-formattedrequestandsendtotheCAofyourchoice.
5.Whenthesignedcerticateisreturned,clickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.
HowtoinstalladditionalCAcerticates
1.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.
2.ClickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.
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,seeNTPCongurationonpage50.
IfusingahostnamefortheNTPserver,aDNSservermustbecongured.SeeDNSCongurationonpage50.
•Setmanually–Allowsyoutomanuallysetdateandtime.
IfusinganNTPserver,selectyourTimezonefromthedrop-downlist.Ifrequired,checkAutomaticallyadjustfordaylightsaving
timechanges.
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TheDate&TimeFormatUsedinImagesisthedateandtimeformatdisplayedasatextoverlayinthevideostream.Usethe
predenedformatsorseeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelpforinformationonhowtocreatecustomdateand
timeformats.Toincludedateandtimeintheoverlaytext,gotoVideoandselectIncludedateandIncludetime.
Network
BasicTCP/IPSettings
TheAxisproductsupportsIPversion4andIPversion6.Bothversionscanbeenabledsimultaneously,andatleastoneversion
mustalwaysbeenabled.
IPv4AddressConguration
Bydefault,theAxisproductissettouseIPv4(IPversion4)andtoobtaintheIPaddressautomaticallyviaDHCP.TheIPv4settingsare
conguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.
DHCP(DynamicHostCongurationProtocol)allowsnetworkadministratorstocentrallymanageandautomatetheassignmentof
IPaddresses.DHCPshouldonlybeenabledifusingdynamicIPaddressnotication,oriftheDHCPcanupdateaDNSserver.Itis
thenpossibletoaccesstheAxisproductbyname(hostname).
IfDHCPisenabledandtheproductcannotbeaccessed,runAXISIPUtilitytosearchthenetworkforconnectedAxisproducts,orreset
theproducttothefactorydefaultsettings(seepage57)andthenperformtheinstallationagain.
TouseastaticIPaddress,checkUsethefollowingIPaddressandspecifytheIPaddress,subnetmaskanddefaultrouter.
IPv6AddressConguration
IfIPv6(IPversion6)isenabled,theAxisproductwillreceiveanIPaddressaccordingtothecongurationinthenetworkrouter.
ToenableIPv6,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.OthersettingsforIPv6shouldbeconguredinthenetworkrouter.
ARP/Ping
Theproduct’sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARPandPing.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddressUsingARP/Pingonpage48.
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,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupport
webatwww .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(seeHardwareOverviewonpage6)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,seeHTTPSonpage46.
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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.
SOCKS
SOCKSisanetworkingproxyprotocol.TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtouseaSOCKSservertoreachnetworksontheother
sideofarewallorproxyserver.ThisfunctionalityisusefuliftheAxisproductislocatedonalocalnetworkbehindarewall,and
notications,uploads,alarms,etcneedtobesenttoadestinationoutsidethelocalnetwork(forexampletheInternet).
SOCKSisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>SOCKS.Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp.
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QoS(QualityofService)
QoS(QualityofService)guaranteesacertainlevelofaspeciedresourcetoselectedtrafconanetwork.AQoS-awarenetwork
prioritizesnetworktrafcandprovidesagreaternetworkreliabilitybycontrollingtheamountofbandwidthanapplicationmayuse.
TheQoSsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>QoS.UsingDSCP(DifferentiatedServicesCodepoint)values,the
Axisproductcanmarkdifferenttypesoftrafc.
SNMP
TheSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)allowsremotemanagementofnetworkdevices.AnSNMPcommunityisthe
groupofdevicesandmanagementstationrunningSNMP.Communitynamesareusedtoidentifygroups.
AXISVideoMIB(ManagementInformationBase)forvideohardwarecanbeusedtomonitorAxis-specic,hardware-related
issuesthatmayneedadministrativeattention.FormoreinformationaboutAXISVideoMIBandtodownloadMIBles,goto
www.axis.com/techsup
ToenableandcongureSNMPintheAxisproduct,gototheSystemOptions>Network>SNMPpage.
Dependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired,selecttheversiononSNMPtouse.
TrapsareusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatuschanges.CheckEnable
trapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythatshouldreceivethemessage.
Note
IfHTTPSisenabled,SNMPv1andSNMPv2cshouldbedisabled.
TrapsforSNMPv1/v2areusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatus
changes.CheckEnabletrapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythat
shouldreceivethemessage.
Thefollowingtrapsareavailable:
•Coldstart
•Warmstart
•Linkup
•Authenticationfailed
Note
AllAXISVideoMIBtrapsareenabledwhenSNMPv1/v2ctrapsareenabled.Itisnotpossibletoturnonoroffspecictraps.
SNMPv3providesencryptionandsecurepasswords.TousetrapswithSNMPv3,anSNMPv3managementapplicationisrequired.
TouseSNMPv3,HTTPSmustbeenabled,seeHTTPSonpage46.ToenableSNMPv3,checktheboxandprovidetheinitialuser
password.
Note
Theinitialpasswordcanonlybesetonce.Ifthepasswordislost,theAxisproductmustberesettofactorydefault,see
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage57.
TM
UPnP
TheAxisproductincludessupportforUPnP
systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.
TM
UPnP
canbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>UPnP
TM
TM
.UPnP
isenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating
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RTP/H.264
TheRTPportrangeandmulticastsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>RTP.
TheRTPportrangedenestherangeofportsfromwhichthevideoportsareautomaticallyselected.Formulticaststreams,only
certainIPaddressesandportnumbersshouldbeused.
SelectAlwaysMulticastVideotostartmulticaststreamingwithoutopeninganRTSPsession.
Bonjour
TheAxisproductincludessupportforBonjour.Bonjourisenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating
systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.
BonjourcanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>Bonjour.
Storage
SDCard
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
Topreventdatacorruption,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.
Note
ForSDcardrecommendationsseewww.axis.com
TheAxisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXCcards.
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.
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4.Thecardcannowberemoved.
FormatSDCard
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
FormattingtheSDcardwillremovealldataandrecordingsstoredonthecard.
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtoautomaticallyformatSDcardsthatareinsertedintotheproduct.Ifautoformatisenabledand
anSDcardisinserted,theproductwillcheckiftheSDcardhastheext4lesystem.Ifthecardhasadifferentlesystem,the
cardwillautomaticallybeformattedtoext4.
Important
Ifautoformatisenabled,onlyuseneworemptySDcards.Anydatastoredonthecardwillbelostwhenthecardisinserted
intotheAxisproduct.
Toenableautomaticformatting,followthesesteps:
1.OpentheAxisproduct’swebpagesandgotoSetup>SystemOptions>Storage.
2.ClickSDCard.
3.UnderGeneralSettings,selectAutoformatto.
4.ClickOKtosavesettings.
AnSDcardinsertedintotheproductcanbemanuallyformattedtooneofthesupportedlesystems.Tomanuallyformatthe
SDcard,followthesesteps:
1.InserttheSDcardintheSDcardslot.
2.OpentheAxisproduct’swebpagesandgotoSetup>SystemOptions>Storage.
3.ClickSDCard.
4.ClickFormatandselectthedesiredlesystem.
5.ClickOKtostartformattingthecard.
EncryptSDCardData
Topreventunauthorizedindividualsandsystemsfromaccessingrecordedvideo,theSDcardcontentcanbeencrypted.Encryption
canonlybeenabledwhenthecardisunmounted.Afterenablingencryption,theSDcardmustbeformattedsothatnounencrypted
dataremainsonthecard.Thecardmustalsobemountedbeforeitcanbeused.
Note
Ifautoformatisenabled,thecardwillbeformattedandmountedautomaticallywhenencryptionisenabled.Theformatand
mountstepsbelowshouldthenbeskipped.
ToencrypttheSDcardcontent:
1.OpentheAxisproduct’swebpagesandgotoSetup>SystemOptions>Storage.
2.ClickSDCardtoopenStorageManagement.
3.IftheSDcardismounted,clickUnmounttounmountthecard.
4.ClickEncrypt.
5.SelectEnableSDcardencryptionandenterapassphrase.
6.BackinStorageManagement,clickFormattoformattheSDcard.
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7.ClickMounttomounttheSDcard.
Itispossibletochangethepassphrasewithoutreformattingthecard.OpenStorageManagement,clickEncryptandentertheold
andnewpassphrases.Thepassphrasecanonlybechangedwhenthecardismounted.Ongoingrecordingswillnotbeaffectedif
thepassphraseischanged.
Todisableencryption,unmounttheSDcardandfollowthestepsabovebutcleartheEnableSDcardencryptionoption.Thecard
mustbeformattedandmountedwhenencryptionhasbeendisabled.
NetworkShare
NetworkshareallowsyoutoaddnetworkstoragesuchasaNAS(network-attachedstorage).TheNASshallbededicatedfor
recordingsanddatafromtheAxisproductsconnectedtothenetwork.ForinformationaboutreferenceNASdevices,goto
www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-companion/support-and-documentation
Note
ForNASrecommendationsseewww.axis.com
Toaddanetworkshare:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Storage.
2.ClickNetworkShare.
3.EntertheIPaddress,DNSorBonjournametothehostserverintheHosteld.
4.EnterthenameoftheshareintheShareeld.Subfolderscannotbeused.
5.Ifrequired,selectThesharerequiresloginandentertheusernameandpassword.
6.ClickConnect.
ToclearallrecordingsanddatafromtheAxisproduct’sfolderonthedesignatedshare,clickClearunderStorageTools.
Toavoidllingtheshare,itisrecommendedtoremoverecordingscontinuously.UnderRecordingSettings,selectRemoverecordings
olderthanandselectthenumberofdaysorweeks.
Tostopwritingtotheshareandprotectrecordingsfrombeingremoved,selectLockunderRecordingSettings.
Maintenance
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralmaintenancefunctions.TheseareavailableunderSystemOptions>Maintenance.
ClickRestarttoperformacorrectrestartiftheAxisproductisnotbehavingasexpected.Thiswillnotaffectanyofthecurrent
settings.
Note
ArestartclearsallentriesintheServerReport.
ClickRestoretoresetmostsettingstothefactorydefaultvalues.Thefollowingsettingsarenotaffected:
•thebootprotocol(DHCPorstatic)
•thestaticIPaddress
•thedefaultrouter
•thesubnetmask
•thesystemtime
•theIEEE802.1Xsettings
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•uploadedapplicationsarekeptbutmustberestarted
ClickDefaulttoresetallsettings,includingtheIPaddress,tothefactorydefaultvalues.Thisbuttonshouldbeusedwithcaution.The
Axisproductcanalsoberesettofactorydefaultusingthecontrolbutton,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage57.
ToidentifytheproductortesttheStatusLED,clickFlashLEDunderIdentifyandspecifythedurationinseconds,minutesorhours.
Thiscanbeusefulforidentifyingtheproductamongotherproductsinstalledinthesamelocation.
Forinformationaboutrmwareupgrade,seeUpgradetheFirmwareonpage58.
Support
SupportOverview
TheSystemOptions>Support>SupportOverviewpageprovidesinformationontroubleshootingandcontactinformation,
shouldyourequiretechnicalassistance.
SeealsoTroubleshootingonpage58.
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.
Youcanviewordownloadtheserverreport.Downloadingtheserverreportcreatesa.ziplethatcontainsacompleteserverreport
textleinUTF–8format.SelecttheIncludesnapshotwithdefaultimagesettingsoptiontoincludeasnapshotoftheproduct’sLive
View.Theserverreport.zipleshouldalwaysbeincludedwhencontactingsupport.
ParameterList-Showstheproduct'sparametersandtheircurrentsettings.Thismayproveusefulwhentroubleshootingor
whencontactingAxisSupport.
ConnectionList-Listsallclientsthatarecurrentlyaccessingmediastreams.
CrashReport-Generatesanarchivewithdebugginginformation.Thereporttakesseveralminutestogenerate.
Advanced
Scripting
Scriptingallowsexperienceduserstocustomizeandusetheirownscripts.
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
ImproperusemaycauseunexpectedbehaviorandlossofcontactwiththeAxisproduct.
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Axisstronglyrecommendsthatyoudonotusethisfunctionunlessyouunderstandtheconsequences.AxisSupportdoesnotprovide
assistanceforproblemswithcustomizedscripts.
ToopentheScriptEditor,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>Scripting.Ifascriptcausesproblems,resettheproducttoits
factorydefaultsettings,seepage57.
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
Theinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolsareavailablefromthesupportpagesonwww.axis.com/techsup
Toresettheproducttothefactorydefaultsettings:
1.Disconnectpowerfromtheproduct.
2.Pressandholdthecontrolbuttonandreconnectpower.SeeHardwareOverviewonpage6.
3.Keepthecontrolbuttonpressedfor15–30secondsuntilthestatusLEDindicatorashesamber.
4.Releasethecontrolbutton.TheprocessiscompletewhenthestatusLEDindicatorturnsgreen.Theproducthasbeenreset
tothefactorydefaultsettings.IfnoDHCPserverisavailableonthenetwork,thedefaultIPaddressis192.168.0.90
5.Usingtheinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretools,assignanIPaddress,setthepassword,andaccessthevideostream.
Itisalsopossibletoresetparameterstofactorydefaultviathewebinterface.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceand
clickDefault.
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Troubleshooting
ChecktheFirmware
Firmwareissoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootingaproblem
shouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticularproblem.The
currentrmwareversionintheAxisproductisdisplayedinthepageSetup>BasicSetupandinSetup>About.
UpgradetheFirmware
Important
•Yourdealerreservestherighttochargeforanyrepairattributabletofaultyupgradebytheuser.
•Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providingthefeaturesareavailableinthe
newrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.
Note
•Aftertheupgradeprocesshascompleted,theproductwillrestartautomatically.Ifrestartingtheproductmanuallyafterthe
upgrade,wait10minutesevenifyoususpecttheupgradehasfailed.
•WhenyouupgradetheAxisproductwiththelatestrmwarefromAxiswebsite,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionality
available.Alwaysreadtheupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewreleasebeforeupgrading
thermware.
Toupgradetheproduct’srmware:
1.Downloadthelatestrmwareletoyourcomputer,availablefreeofchargeatwww.axis.com/techsup
2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpages.
3.UnderUpgradeServer,clickBrowseandlocatetheleonyourcomputer .
4.ClickUpgrade.
5.Waitapproximately10minuteswhiletheproductisbeingupgradedandrestarted.Thenaccesstheproduct.
6.GotoSetup>BasicSetuptoverifythermwareupgrade.
AXISCameraManagementcanbeusedformultipleupgrades.Seewww.axis.comformoreinformation.
EmergencyRecoveryProcedure
Ifpowerornetworkconnectionislostduringtheupgrade,theprocessfailsandtheproductmaybecomeunresponsive.Flashing
redStatusindicatorindicatesafailedupgrade.Torecovertheproduct,followthestepsbelow.Theserialnumberisfoundon
theproduct’slabel.
1.InUNIX/Linux,typethefollowingfromthecommandline:
arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>temp
ping-l408<IPaddress>
InWindows,typethefollowingfromacommand/DOSprompt(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptas
anadministrator):
arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>
ping-l408-t<IPaddress>
2.Iftheproductdoesnotreplyin30seconds,restartitandwaitforareply.PressCTRL+CtostopPing.
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3.Openabrowserandtypeintheproduct’sIPaddress.Inthepagethatopens,usetheBrowsebuttontoselecttheupgrade
letouse.ThenclickLoadtorestarttheupgradeprocess.
4.Aftertheupgradeiscomplete(1–10minutes),theproductautomaticallyrestartsandshowsasteadygreenonthe
Statusindicator.
5.Reinstalltheproduct,referringtotheInstallationGuide.
Iftheemergencyrecoveryproceduredoesnotgettheproductupandrunningagain,contactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/
Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions
Problemsupgradingthermware
Firmwareupgradefailure
ProblemssettingtheIPaddress
WhenusingARP/Ping
Theproductislocatedona
differentsubnet
TheIPaddressisbeingused
byanotherdevice
Ifthermwareupgradefails,theproductreloadsthepreviousrmware.Checkthermware
leandtryagain.
Trytheinstallationagain.TheIPaddressmustbesetwithintwominutesafterpowerhasbeen
appliedtotheproduct.EnsurethePinglengthissetto408.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddress
UsingARP/Pingonpage48.
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.
SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage57.
IPaddressesobtainedfromaDHCPserveraredynamicandmaychange.IftheIPaddresshas
beenchanged,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISCameraManagementtolocatetheproductonthe
network.Identifytheproductusingitsmodelorserialnumber,orbytheDNSname(ifthename
hasbeencongured).
Ifrequired,astaticIPaddresscanbeassignedmanually.Forinstructions,seethedocumentAssign
anIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup.
Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbe
synchronizedwithanNTPserver.SeeDate&Timeonpage47.
•Ifyoureceive:Replyfrom<IPaddress>:bytes=32;time=10...
thismeansthattheIPaddressmayalreadybeinusebyanotherdeviceonthenetwork.
ObtainanewIPaddressfromthenetworkadministratorandreinstalltheproduct.
•Ifyoureceive:Requesttimedout,thismeansthattheIPaddressisavailable
forusewiththeAxisproduct.Checkallcablingandreinstalltheproduct.
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Theproductisaccessiblelocallybutnotexternally
RoutercongurationTocongureyourroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheAxisproduct,enabletheNAT-traversal
Firewallprotection
Defaultroutersrequired
ProblemswithstreamingH.264
ProblemswithAXISMedia
Control(InternetExplorer
only)
NoH.264displayedinthe
client
MulticastH.264only
accessiblebylocalclients
NomulticastH.264
displayedintheclient
featurewhichwillattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheAxis
product,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage51.TheroutermustsupportUPnP
ChecktheInternetrewallwithyournetworkadministrator.
CheckifyouneedtoconguretheroutersettingsfromSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>
Basic.
ToenabletheupdatingofvideoimagesinInternetExplorer,setthebrowsertoallowActiveX
controls.Also,makesurethatAXISMediaControlisinstalledonyourcomputer.
CheckthattherelevantH.264connectionmethodsandcorrectinterfaceareenabledintheAMC
ControlPanel(streamingtab).SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage13.
IntheAMCControlPanel,selecttheH.264tabandclickSettodefaultH.264decoder.
CheckthatRTSPisenabledunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
Checkifyourroutersupportsmulticasting,oriftheroutersettingsbetweentheclientandthe
productneedtobecongured.TheTTL(TimeToLive)valuemayneedtobeincreased.
CheckwithyournetworkadministratorthatthemulticastaddressesusedbytheAxisproduct
arevalidforyournetwork.
TM
.
PoorrenderingofH.264
images
Colorsaturationisdifferent
inH.264andMotionJPEG
Lowerframeratethan
expected
Videoandimageproblems,general
Imageunsatisfactory
Disturbedfocus
Checkwithyournetworkadministratortoseeifthereisarewallpreventingviewing.
Ensurethatyourgraphicscardisusingthelatestdriver.Thelatestdriverscanusuallybe
downloadedfromthemanufacturer’swebsite.
Modifythesettingsforyourgraphicsadapter.Refertotheadapter’sdocumentationformore
information.
SeePerformanceConsiderationsonpage62.
Reducethenumberofapplicationsrunningontheclientcomputer.
Limitthenumberofsimultaneousviewers.
Checkwiththenetworkadministratorthatthereisenoughbandwidthavailable.
CheckintheAMCControlPanel(H.264tag)thatvideoprocessingisnotsettoDecodeonly
keyframes.
cetodatasheetremoved
Lowertheimageresolution.
Themaximumframespersecondisdependentontheutilityfrequency(60/50Hz)oftheAxis
product.
CheckthevideostreamandcamerasettingsunderSetup>Video>VideoStreamandSetup>
Video>CameraSettings.
Setthefocusmanuallybygentlypushandturnthefocusring.
Setthefocusmanuallybyusingtheblackrubbersideofthelenstool.Insertthetoolcarefully
andholdpressedwhileturningtoadjustfocus.
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Storageanddiskmanagementproblems
Storagedisruption
Videocannotberecorded
SDcardcannotbemountedReformattheSDcardandthenclickMount.
Astoragedisruptionalarmissentifastoragedeviceisunavailable,removed,full,lockedorifother
readorwriteproblemsoccur.Toidentifythesourceoftheproblem,checktheSystemLogunder
SystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reports.Dependingontheproblem,itmightbenecessaryto
re-mountthestoragedevice.
Forinformationonhowtosetupastoragedisruptionalarm,seeEventsonpage37.
CheckthattheSDcardisnotwriteprotected(thatis,readonly).
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
Formattingthecardwillremoveallcontent,includingallrecordings,fromtheSDcard.
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TechnicalSpecifications
Youcanndthelatestversionofthetechnicalspecicationsatwww.axis.com
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.
•AccessingMotionJPEGandH.264videostreamssimultaneously.Framerateandbandwidthaffected.
•Heavyusageofeventsettingsaffecttheproduct’sCPUload.Framerateaffected.
•UsingHTTPSmayreduceframerate,inparticularifstreamingMotionJPEG.
•Heavynetworkutilizationduetopoorinfrastructure.Bandwidthaffected.
•Viewingonpoorlyperformingclientcomputerslowersperceivedperformance.Framerateaffected.
•RunningmultipleAXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)applicationssimultaneouslymayaffecttheframerateand
thegeneralperformance.
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