Axis P1311 User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

AXIS P1311 Network Camera

Notices

This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS P1311 Network Camera, and is applicable for firmware release 5.01 and later. It includes instructions for using and managing the camera on your network. Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may also be beneficial, for developing shell scripts and applications. Later versions of this document will be posted to the Axis Website, as required. See also the product’s online help, available via the Web-based interface.

Liability

Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual. Please inform your local Axis office of any inaccuracies or omissions. Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice. Axis Communications AB makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained within this document, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Axis Communications AB shall not be liable nor responsible for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material.

Intellectual Property Rights

Axis AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product described in this document. In particular, and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the patents listed at http://www.axis.com/patent.htm and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the US and other countries.

This product contains licensed third-part “About” in the product’s user interface for more information.

This product contains source code under the terms of Apple Public Source License 2.0 (see http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/). The source code is available from:

://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/bonjour/

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y software. See the menu item

AXIS P1311 User’s Manual

Equipment Modifications

This equipment must be installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions given in the user documentation. This equipment contains no user-serviceable components. Unauthorized equipment changes or modifications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certifications and approvals.

Trademark Acknowledgments

Apple, Boa, Bonjour, Ethernet, Internet Explorer, Linux, Microsoft, Mozilla, Netscape Navigator, OS/2, Real, QuickTime, UNIX, Windows, WWW are registered trademarks of the respective holders. Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Axis Communications AB is independent of Sun Microsystems Inc.

is a certification mark of the UPnPTM Implementers Corporation.

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Support

Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your Axis reseller. If your questions cannot be answered immediately, your reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response. If you are connected to the Internet, you can:

• download user documentation and firmware updates

• find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database. Search by product, category, or phrases

• report problems to Axis support by logging in to your private support area

• visit Axis Support at www

.axis.com/techsup

AXIS P1311 Network Camera User’s Manual

September 2010 Part no. 40502

Rev. 1.5

AXIS P1311 - Table of contents

Contents

Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Key features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Accessing the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Access from a browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Setting the root password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Access from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The Live View page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Video Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

How to stream MPEG-4/H.264 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Motion JPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Alternative methods of accessing the video stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Video & Audio settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Video Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Stream Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Overlay Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Privacy mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Live View Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Event Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Event Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Camera tampering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Port Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Recording List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

System Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Ports & Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Resetting to Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Unit connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Checking the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Upgrading the firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Symptoms, possible causes, and remedial actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

General performance considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

AXIS P1311 - Product Description

Dimensions

HxWxD = 46 x 78 x 176 mm (1.8" x 3.1" x 6.9") Weight = 584g (1.29 lb)

Network connector (PoE)

Focus puller

Status indicator

Microphone

Power LED

Network LED

Serial number

Top view

Rear view

Control button

I/O terminal connector

Power connector

Back focus screw

Audio in

Audio out

SD memory card slot

Product Description

Key features

• Superior image quality AXIS P1311 offers superior image quality with progressive scan, providing crisp and clear images of both illuminated and dark areas.

• Multi

• Intelligent video

• Improved secu

Overview

ple H.264, MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG streams

AXIS P1311 can provide several independent H.264, MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG streams for different quality needs and bandwidth constraints. It is possible to view images in the highest quality and full frame rate simultaneously with a video stream configured for optimized storage, optionally at a lower resolution or frame rate, or a higher compression level. H.264 also offers significantly reduced bit rate compared with MPEG-4 Part-2. Motion JPEG images can simultaneously be provided in full frame rate for easy extraction of high-quality still images.

capabilities

AXIS P1311 Network Camera offers intelligent c including audio detection support, and detection of camera tampering attempts like blocking or spray-painting. The camera also provides capacity for third party analytics modules.

rity

AXIS P1311 logs all user access, and lists currently connected users. AXIS crypto, which implies that full frame rate video can be provided over HTTPS.

apabilities such as enhanced video motion detection, two-way audio

P1311 also includes hardware accelerated

AXIS P1311 - Product Description

LED indicators

LED Color Indication

Network Green Steady for connection to a 100 Mbit/s network. Flashes for network activity.

Amber Steady for connection to 10 Mbit/s network. Flashes

Unlit No network connection.

Status Green Steady green for normal operation.

Amber Steady during startup, during reset to factory

Red Slow flash for failed upgrade.

Power Green Normal operation.

Amber Flashes green/amber during firmware upgrade.

Note: The Status LED can be configured to be flash only when the camera is accessed. To configure, go to Setup > System Options > LED settings. See the online help files for more information.

Status LED for lens adjustment

Status LED Color Indication

Green

Amber Step 4: The Camera has been moved, or an object has been inserted in front of

Red Step 4: The Camera has been moved, or an object has been inserted in front of

Step 4: Focus Assistant is enabled Step 6: The lens is optimally adjusted

the lens. Exit and restart the Focus Assistant. Step 6: The lens is less optimally adjusted

the lens. Exit and restart the Focus Assistant. Step 6: The lens is poorly adjusted

for network activity.

unlit during normal operation, or to

default or when restoring settings.

AXIS P1311 - Accessing the Camera

Accessing the Camera

To install the AXIS P1311 network cameras, refer to the installation guide supplied with your product.

The network camera can be used with most Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See Technical Specifications, on page 43.

Notes:

To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer, set your browser to allow ActiveX controls and install AXIS

• Media Control (AMC) on your workstation.

• QuickTime

• If your computer restricts the use of additional software components, the camera can be configured to use a Java applet for viewing Motion JPEG.

• The network camera includes one (1) H.264 decoder license and one (1) MPEG-4 decoder license for viewing video streams, and (1) AAC audio license. These licenses are automatically installed with AMC. The administrator can disable the installation of the decoders, to prevent installation of unlicensed copies.

is also supported for viewing H.264 and MPEG-4 streams and for audio.

standard operating systems and browsers. The recommended browser is Microsoft

Access from a browser

1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox).

2. Enter the IP address or host name of the camera in the Location/Address field of your browser. To access the camera from a Macintosh computer (Mac OSX), click on the Bonjour tab and select the AXIS P1311 from the drop-down list.

3. If this is the first time you are accessing the camera, see Setting the root password, on page 7. Otherwise enter your user name and password, set by the administrator.

4. The camera’s Live View page appears in your browser.

Note:

The layout of t examples and functions featured here may differ from those displayed on your own Live View page.

he Live View page may have been customized to specific requirements. Consequently, some of the

AXIS P1311 - Accessing the Camera

To configure the password directly via an unencrypted connection, enter the password here.

To create an HTTPS connection, click this button.

Setting the root password

To gain access to the product, you must set the password for the default administrator user - ‘root’. This is done in the ‘Configure Root Password’ dialog, which appears when the network camera is accessed for the first time. To prevent network eavesdropping the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires an HTTPS certificate.

Note:

HTTPS (Hypertext ers. The HTTPS certificate controls the encrypted exchange of information.

To set the password via a standard HTTP connection, enter it direct

To set the password via an encrypted HTTPS connection, follow these steps:

1. Click the Create self-si

2. Provide the requested information and click OK. The certificate is created and the password can now be set securely. All traffic to and from the network camera is encrypted from this point on.

3. Enter a password and then re-enter it to confirm the spelling. Click OK. The password has now been configured.

Transfer Protocol over SSL) is a protocol used to encrypt the traffic between web browsers and serv-

ly in the first dialog shown above.

gned certificate button.

Notes:

• The default administrator user name ‘root’ is permanent and cannot be deleted.

• If the password for root is lost, the network camera must be reset to the factory default settings. See page 35.

• If prompted, click Yes to install AXIS Media Control (AMC), which allows viewing of the video stream in Internet Explorer. You will need administrator rights on the computer to do this. If using Windows 7/Vista you must also run Internet Explorer as administrator; right-click the Internet Explorer icon and select Run as administrator.

Access from the Internet

Once connected, the camera is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the camera from the Internet you must configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the camera. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feature, which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the camera. This is enabled from Setup > System Options > Network > TCP/IP Advanced.

For more information, please see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page Service at www.axiscam.n

et For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup

29. See also the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS

Adjust focus

Focus puller

Status indicator

Control button

Back focus screw

To focus AXIS P1311 follow the instructions below.

1. Open the product’s home page in a web browser. Loosen the focus puller and turn the lens gently to focus the

2. camera. Check the quality of the image in the Live View window.

Note: If the camera is mounted so that one cannot look at the

image and turn the lens at the same time, use the Focus Assistant instead. See below.

3. Retighten the focus puller.

Adjust focus using the Focus Assistant

To focus AXIS P1311 using the Focus Assistant follow the instructions below:

1. Mount or place the camera so that it cannot be moved. Power-on the camera and wait about one minute.

3. Set the camera to its extreme distant-focus position by loosening the focus puller and turning the lens fully clockwise.

4. Press and quickly release the Control button. When the Status LED flashes green, the Focus Assistant is enabled. If the Status indicator LED flashes either red or amber before you are able to adjust the lens, skip to step 7 to exit the Focus Assistant and repeat steps 3 -7. See the notes below.

5. Gently turn the lens anti-clockwise until it stops. Do not force the lens too far or it will separate from the camera.

6. Finally, turn the lens slowly clockwise until the status indicator flashes green (not red or amber).

7. To exit the Focus Assistant, press the control button again. Note: The Focus Assistant is switched off automatically after 15

minutes.

8. Retighten the focus puller.

9. Open the Live View page in a web browser and check the quality of the image.

AXIS P1311 - Accessing the Camera

Notes:

• The view in front of the camera should not be changed during focus adjustment (steps 5 and 6). If the camera is moved, or if a finger or other object is placed in front of the lens, steps 3 -7 will have to be repeated.

• If movements in front of the camera cannot be avoided, the Focus Assistant should not be used.

• If the control button is not released within two seconds, AXIS Dynamic DNS Service is enabled instead of the Focus Assistant.

• If the camera is mounted so that the Control button cannot be accessed, you can still use the Focus Assistant. Follow the instructions above but mount the camera after step 4 (pressing the Control button) instead and skip step 7.

Adjusting the back focus

The back focus of the AXIS P1311 might need to be adjusted when attaching a new lens that has specifications that are different from the original lens.

Turn the back focus screw clockwise to move the senso by 0.5 mm/r. Do not force the screw beyond the end stop since it can damage the camera.

r away from the lens

AXIS P1311 - Accessing the Camera

The Live View page

How you customize the Live View page determines which buttons are visible. Not all the buttons described below will show up unless configured to do so.

General controls

The Stream Profile drop-down list allows you to select file on the Live View page. Stream profiles are configured under Video & Audio > Stream Profiles, see Stream Profiles, on page 14 for more information.

Pulse - click this button to activate the output for a defined period of time, such as switching a light on for 20 seconds.

Active/Inactive - click these buttons to manually start and stop a connected device - e.g. switch a light on/off.

The Action buttons can trigger an event directly from the Live View page. These are enabled under Setup > Live View Config > Layout.

The Snapshot button saves a snapshot of the video image on display. Right-click on the video image to save it in JPEG format on your computer. This button is primarily intended for use when the AMC viewer toolbar is not available.

a customized or pre-programmed stream pro-

AXIS Media Control toolbar

The AMC viewer toolbar (AXIS Media Control) is available in Microsoft Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 12 for more information. AMC displays the following buttons:

The Play

button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream.

p button stops the video stream being played.

The Sto

The Snapshot specified using the AXIS Media Control (AMC).

Click the Vie computer keyboard to cancel full screen view.

The Re be specified using the AXIS Media Control toolbar.

AMC audio controls monitor the client computer’s speaker output. These

Click the Speaker Button to switch the sound off and on to your computer's speaker.

If you have set your network camera to the live view page of your Axis network camera, you are only able to receive audio from an external camera microphone. To be able to send audio, click this button. See note below.

If you have set your network camera to half dupl view page of your Axis network camera ers connected to your Axis network camera. To be abl

button takes a snapshot of the current image. The location where the image is saved can be

w Full Screen button and the video image will fill the entire screen. Press Esc (Escape) on the

cord button is used to record the current video stream. The location where the recording is saved can

half duplex mode and the half duplex Listen button appears first in

ex mode and the half duplex Talk button appears in the live

if you push to talk, and you are only able to send audio to the speak-

e to receive audio, click this button.

controls are only available when audio is enabled.

AXIS P1311 - Accessing the Camera

Click the Microphone button to switch the sound off and on to your computer's microphone. In Simplex - Network Camera speaker only mode, you can click this button to stop sending audio to the network camera. See note below.

Use this scale to control the volume of the speakers

Note:

In Simplex – speaker only or microphone only mode, you can use either the Microphone button or the half duplex Talk button to stop sending audio to the network camera. To send audio, both buttons must be enabled.

and the microphone.

AXIS P1311 - Video Streams

Video Streams

The network camera provides several image and video stream formats. Your requirements and the properties of your network will determine the type you use.

The Live View page in the network camera provides access to H.264 of available stream profiles. Other applications and clients can also access these video streams/images directly, without going via the Live View page.

, Motion JPEG, and MPEG-4 video streams, and to the list

How to stream MPEG-4/H.264

This video compression standard makes good use of bandwidth, and can provide high quality video streams at less than 1 Mbit/s.

Deciding which combination of protocols and methods to use depends your network. The available options in AXIS Media Control are:

Unicast RTP This unicast method (RTP over UDP) should

be your fi video, especially when it is important to always have an up-to-date video stream, even if some images are dropped.

RTP over RTSP This unicast method (RTP tunneled over

RTSP) is useful as it is relatively simple to configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic.

RTP over RTSP over HTTP

This unicast method can be used to firewalls. Firewalls are commonly configured to allow the HTTP protocol, thus allowing RTP to be tunneled.

rst consideration for live unicast

on your viewing requirements, and on the properties of

Unicasting is used for video-on-demand broadcasting, so that there is no video traffic on the network until a client connects and requests the stream.

Note that there are a maxim unicast connections.

traverse

um of 20 simultaneous

Multicast RTP This method (RTP over UDP) should be used for live multicast video. The video stream is always

up-to-date, even if some images are dropped. Multicasting provides the most efficient usage of bandwidth when there are large numbers of clients viewing simultaneously. A multicast broadcast the router is configured to allow this. It is not possible to multicast over the Internet, for example. Note also that all multicast viewers count as one unicast simultaneous connections.

AXIS Media Control negotiates with the camera to AMC Control Panel, can be changed and the options disabled to suit specific requirements.

Important!

.264, MPEG-4, and AAC are licensed technologies. The network camera includes one H.264 viewing client license

H and one MPEG-4 viewing client license, and one AAC audio client license. Installing additional unlicensed copies of the clients is prohibited. To purchase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller.

determine the transport protocol to use. The order of priority, listed in the

cannot however, pass a network router unless

viewer in the maximum total of 20

AXIS Media Control (AMC)

AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer in Windows is the recommended method of accessing live video from the network camera.

AXIS P1311 - Video Streams

The AMC control panel can be used to settings. Please see the AMC User Manual included in the tool for more information.

The AMC control panel is automatically install it can be configured. Open the AMC Control Panel from:

• Windows Control Panel (from the Start menu)

• Alternatively, right-click the video image in Inter click Settings to access the AMC window.

configure various video and audio

ed on first use, after which

net Explorer and

Motion JPEG

This format uses standard JPEG still images for the video stream. These images are then displayed and updated at a rate sufficient to create a stream that shows constantly updated motion.

The Motion JPEG stream uses considerable amounts of bandwidth, but image contained in the stream. The recommended method of accessing Motion JPEG live video from the network camera is to use the AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer in Windows.

provides excellent image quality and access to every

Alternative methods of accessing the video stream

You can also access video/images from the network camera in the following ways:

• Motion JPEG server push (if supported by the client, Firef nection to the browser and sends data as and when required, for as long as required.

• Still JPEG images in a browser. Enter the path -

• Windows Media Player. This requires AMC and the MPEG-4/H.264 viewing client to be installed. The paths that can be used are listed below in the order of preference:

• Unicast via RTP: axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=<codec>

Unicast via RTSP: axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=<codec>

•

• Unicast via RTSP, tunneled via HTTP: axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=<codec>

• Multicast: axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp?videocodec=<codec>

• To access the video stream from Qu

• rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/medi

• rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp?videocodec=<codec>

ickTime™ the following paths can be used:

a.amp?videocodec=<codec>

http://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi

ox, for example). This option maintains an open HTTP con-

Notes:

• The network camera supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later.

• QuickTime adds latency to the video and audio stream (up to 3 seconds).

• It may be possible to use other players to view the MPEG-4/H.264 stream using the paths above, although Axis does not guarantee this.

• <ip> = IP address

• <codec> = h264 or mpeg4. The default codec is H.264.

AXIS P1311 - Video & Audio settings

Text,

overlay

date & time

Video & Audio settings

This section describes how to configure the camera, and is intended for product Administrators, who have unrestricted access to all settings; and Operators, who have access to the settings for Basic Setup, Video & Audio and Events.

You can configure the camera by clicking Setu access the online help that explains the setup tools.

p in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. Click on this page to

Video Stream

The video stream settings appear under four different tabs:

•Image

• Audio

• MPEG-4 & H.264

•MJPEG

Image

Image Appearance

Use these settings to modify the image resolution and compression. Setting the compression level affects the image quality and the amount of bandwidth required; the lower the compression, the higher the image quality with higher bandwidth requirements.

See the online help files for more information.

Video Stream

To avoid bandwidth problems on the network, the frame rate allowed to each viewer can be limited. Select the Unlimited radio button option to allow the highest available frame rate; or select the Limited to radio button option and enter a value (1-30) fps in the field.

Text Overlay Settings

Use these settings to include text, date, and time as overlay. Click for information on available options.

Preview

For a preview of the image before saving, select the

Video Format and click Open.... When satisfied with

the settings, click Save.

Audio

Check the Enable Audio option to enable audio.

Configuration settings from Video Settings are displayed under Current Audio Settings. See Audio Settings, on page 16 for more information on the audio settings.

& Audio > Audio

AXIS P1311 - Video & Audio settings

MPEG-4 & H.264

GOV Settings

The GOV structure describes the composition of the video stream and setting the GOV-length to a higher value saves considerably on bandwidth but may have an adverse effect on image quality.

Bit Rate Control

The bit rate can be set as Variable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR).

VBR adjusts the bit rate according to the image complexity, using up bandwidth for increased activity in the image, and less for lower activity in the monitored area.

CBR allows you to set a fixed Target bit rate th need to increase for increased image activity, but in this case cannot, the frame rate and image quality are affected negatively. To partly compensate for this, it is possible to prioritize either the frame rate or the image quality whenever the bit rate needs to be increased. Not setting a priority means the frame rate and image quality are equally affected.

Note:

mine a reasonable bit rate, go to Setup > Video & Audio > Video Stream > Image, check the Include check-

To deter box and enter the code #b in the Include text: field. The current bit rate will display as a text overlay on the Live View page.

To view the image stream while configuring the GOV

at consumes a predictable amount of bandwidth. As the bit rate would usually

settings and Bit rate control, select Open... under Preview.

MJPEG

Sometimes the image size is large due to low light or complex scenery. Adjusting the maximum frame size helps to control the bandwidth and storage used by the Motion JPEG video stream in these situations. Defining the frame size as Unlimited provides consistently good image quality at the expense of increased bandwidth and storage usage during low light. Limiting the frame size optimizes bandwidth and storage usage, but may give poor image quality. To prevent increased bandwidth and storage usage, the maximum frame size should be set to an optimal value.

Stream Profiles

There are four pre-programmed stream profiles available for quick set-up. These settings can be adjusted and new customized profiles can be created. Each profile has a descriptive name, describing its usage and/or purpose. The profiles can be accessed from the Live View page.

• To add a new stream profile, click Add to

• Choose a descriptive name and enter a

• Choose the form of Video encodi

64 - Also known as MPEG-4 Part 10. This is the new generation compression standard for digital video. This

• H.2

function offers higher video resolution than Motion JPEG or MPEG-4 at the same bit rate and bandwidth, or the same quality video at a lower bit rate.

• MPEG-4 part 2 -A video compression standard for digital video.

• Motion JPEG - Delivers a high quality video stream, from which individual images can be extracted and saved.

• Copy an exist

• Modify an existing stream profile based on the light situation and motion to be captured by your camera. See Stream Profile Settings for more information.

• Highlight the stream profile you wish to remove, then click Re

ing stream profile to your system and rename the copy

bring up the Stream Profile Settings dialog.

description for your profile.

ng you wish to use from the drop-down list:

move to remove it from the list.

Camera Settings

This page provides access to the advanced image settings for the AXIS P1311.

Image Appearance

Color level - Select an appropriate level by entering a value in the range 0-100. Lower values mean less color saturation,

AXIS P1311 - Video & Audio settings

whilst the value 100 gives maximum color saturation.

Brightness - The image brightness can be adjusted in the range 0-100, where a higher value produces a brighter image.

Sharpness - Controls the amount of sharpening applied to the image. A sh

in low light conditions. A lower setting reduces image noise, but the image would be less sharp.

Contrast - Adjust the image's contrast by

Rotate image - The image can be rotated to the correct orientation. Sel

raising or lowering the value in this field.

White balance

This is used to compensate for the different colors present in different light sources, to make the colors in the image appear the same. The AXIS P1311 can be set to automatically identify the light source and compensate for its color. Alternatively, the type of light source can be manually selected from the drop-down list. Please see the online help files for a description of each available setting.

Exposure Settings

Configure the exposure settings to suit the image quality requirements in relation to lighting, frame rate and bandwidth considerations.

arper image might increase image noise especially

ect the appropriate value from the drop-down list.

Exposure value - Increasing the exposure will improve image quality at t

be an increase in motion blur.

Exposure control - this setting is used to adapt to the amount/type

enabled/disabled when the exposure control is set to Automatic.

Enable Backlight compensation - Backlight compensation makes the subject appea

too bright, or the subject too dark.

Exposure zones - this setting determines which part of the image

Exposure priority - This defines the balance between image quality and th

blur is minimized, but the image quality may be reduced with a higher frame rate. A prioritized Low noise will provide better image quality with a lower frame rate.

he expense of the total frame rate. There may also

of light being used. Allow slow shutter can be

r clearer when the image background is

is used to calculate the exposure.

e frame rate. When Motion is prioritized, motion

View Image Settings

Click View to view the video stream with the current configuration. Once satisfied, click Save.

Overlay Image

An overlay image is a static image superimposed over the video image. An overlay can be used to provide extra information, or to mask a part of the video image.

To use an overlay image in the AXIS P1311 Network Camera, it The overlay (a logo, for example) is then displayed in the video image.

To use your own image, first upload it to the AXIS P1311 Network Camera. To upload en provided, or click the Browse button, locate and click the Upload button.

must be selected from the drop-down list of available images.

ter the name of the file in the field

Image Overlay Placement image at the coordinates and enter the X and Y coordinates.

Click Vie

w to view the overlay image in the video stream. Once satisfied, click Save.

- To place the overlay image at specific coordinates in the live view image, check Include overlay

AXIS P1311 - Video & Audio settings

Privacy mask

Privacy masks are up to three configurable areas of solid color that allow concealment of parts of the image that are not to be viewable. Privacy masks cannot even be bypassed via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API).

The Priva are enabled.

To define a new mask:

To edit a privacy mask, select it and reshap

For more information refer to the online Help .

cy Mask List shows all the masks that are currently configured in AXIS P1311 Network Camera and indicates if they

1. Click Add. A

1. Place the rectangle over the desired area to conceal.

2. To resize, click and pull the bottom right-hand corner.

3. Choose a color, black, white, gray or red for the box from the Privacy mask color drop-down list.

4. Enter a descriptive name in the Mask name field.

5. Click Save.

rectangle appears on the image.

e, move or change color as needed.

Audio Settings

This section describes how to configure the basic audio settings for the network camera.

The audio functionality is enabled under Video & Au

Audio Channels

Audio mode - The Half duplex mode transmits and receives audio in both directions, but only in one direction at a time. To speak, press and hold the button (check that the microphone is not muted). To receive audio, release the button.

Note:

The push-to-talk butt ure the push-to-talk button so that it toggles between the speaking and listening modes.

With the S transmitted from the camera to other web clients. This could be used to provide spoken instructions to a person seen in the camera. This mode requires you to use the push-to-talk button.

implex - Network Camera speaker only option, the speaker connected to the camera plays audio, but no audio is

on is configured from AMC (see AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 12). It is possible to config-

dio > Video Stream > Audio.

plex - Network Camera microphone only mode transmits audio only from the network camera to web clients. It does

The Sim not receive audio from other web clients. This can be used in remote monitoring, and web attractions, to provide live audio and video, of a monitored situation.

Audio Input

An external microphone or a line source can be connected to the Audio in the connector of the network camera. If an external microphone or line source has been connected, the internal microphone will be automatically disconnected. The audio source must be set to Microphone or Line depending on the connected device.

Note:

prevent unauthorized listening, the internal microphone can be disabled by inserting a plug in the Audio in connec-

To tor.

The Enable mi microphone such as a clip-on microphone or a PC microphone, enable this option.

Note:

crophone power option provides DC power for an external microphone. If using a small electret condenser

To use a high imped you are uncertain, try switching it off and on. The default value is DC power enabled. To use a professional microphone requiring 48V phantom power, you need an external power supply and a balanced-unbalanced converter (audio transformer) in between.

ance dynamic microphone, do not enable DC power. DC power will not harm the microphone; if

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