Axis P1355-E User Manual

USERMANUAL

AXISP1355–ENetworkCamera

Aboutthisdocument

ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersoftheAXIS
P1355–ENetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware5.40andlater.
Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproductonyour
network.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhenusing
thisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystemsmayalso
bebenecial,fordevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Laterversion
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makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained
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consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,performance
oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended
purpose.

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“About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.

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EquipmentModications

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

TrademarkAcknowledgments

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

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

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

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ImplementersCorporation.

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RegulatoryInformation

Europe

ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives

andharmonizedstandards:

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

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC),onpage2.

•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2006/95/EC.SeeSafety,onpage2.

•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.

SeeDisposalandRecycling,onpage2.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactInformation,onpage3.

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)

Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:

•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe

instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.

•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen

installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.

USA

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

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom

thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Canada

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

Europe

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.

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

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments

Australia/NewZealand

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.

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。

Korea

이기기는가정용(B급)전자파적합기기로서주로가정에
서사용하는것을목적으로하며,모든지역에서사용
할수있습니다.

Safety

ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1and
IEC/EN/UL60950-22,SafetyofInformationTechnology
Equipment.

DisposalandRecycling

Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disposeof
itaccordingtolocalrawsandregulations.Forinformationabout
yournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contactyourlocalauthority
responsibleforwastedisposal.Inaccordancewithlocallegislation,
penaltiesmaybeapplicableforincorrectdisposalofthiswaste.

Europe

Thissymbolmeansthattheproductshallnotbedisposedof
togetherwithhouseholdorcommercialwaste.Directive2012/19/EU
onwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)isapplicablein
theEuropeanUnionmemberstates.Topreventpotentialharmto
humanhealthandtheenvironment,theproductmustbedisposed
ofinanapprovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingprocess.For
informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contact

yourlocalauthorityresponsibleforwastedisposal.Businessesshould
contacttheproductsupplierforinformationabouthowtodispose
ofthisproductcorrectly.

ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective2011/65/EU
ontherestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesin
electricalandelectronicequipment(RoHS).

China

Thisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofthelegislative
actAdministrationontheControlofPollutionCausedbyElectronic
InformationProducts(ACPEIP).

ContactInformation

AxisCommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
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Tel:[phone]
Fax:[phone]

www.axis.com

Support

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

•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates

•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search

byproduct,category,orphrase

•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate

supportarea

•chatwithAxissupportstaff(selectedcountriesonly)

•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/

LearnMore!

VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings,
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AXISP1355–ENetworkCamera

TableofContents

HardwareOverview..........................................6

Connectors....................................................8

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

StatusLEDwhenusingFocusAssistant..............................9

Replacingthelens...............................................9

AccessingtheProduct.......................................11

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

AccessfromtheInternet..........................................12

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

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

PTZMode......................................................13

TheLiveViewPage..............................................13

MediaStreams.............................................16

HowtoStreamH.264............................................16

MJPEG........................................................16

AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................16

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................17

AccessingAudioStreams.........................................18

SettingUptheProduct......................................19

BasicSetup....................................................19

Focus.........................................................19

VideoandAudio............................................20

VideoStream...................................................20

StreamProles.................................................22

CameraSettings................................................22

ViewArea.....................................................24

Overlay........................................................24

PrivacyMask...................................................25

AudioSettings..................................................25

AudioClips....................................................27

LiveViewCong............................................28

PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................31

PresetPositions.................................................31

InstallingaPTZdriver............................................31

GuardTour.....................................................32

Advanced......................................................32

ControlQueue..................................................33

Detectors..................................................34

CameraTampering..............................................34

MotionDetection...............................................34

AudioDetection................................................36

Applications...............................................37

Events....................................................38

SettingUpanActionRule........................................39

Recipients.....................................................40

Schedules......................................................40

Recurrences....................................................41

Recordings.................................................42

RecordingList..................................................42

ContinuousRecording............................................42

SystemOptions.............................................43

Security.......................................................43

Date&Time....................................................44

Network.......................................................45

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

Ports&Devices.................................................51

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

Support.......................................................52

Advanced......................................................53

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................53

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

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CheckingtheFirmware...........................................55

UpgradingtheFirmware..........................................55

EmergencyRecoveryProcedure....................................55

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

TechnicalSpecications......................................59

Connectors....................................................62

PerformanceConsiderations.......................................63

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HardwareOverview

HardwareOverview

1

Focuspuller

2

Zoompuller

3

LEDindicator

4

SDcardslot(microSD)

5

Audioin

6

Audioout

7

NetworkconnectorPoE

8

PowerLED

9

NetworkLED

10

Controlbutton

11

I/Oterminalblock

12

RS485/422connector

13

Irisconnector

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15 16 17

HardwareOverview

1.

Sunshieldadjustmentscrew(2x)

2.

Sunshield

3.

Productnumber(P/N)&Serialnumber(S/N).Theserialnumbermayberequiredduringtheinstallation.

4.

Topcover

5.

Networkcamera

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

HousingLEDindicator(fanandheater)
Networkconnector
Safetywiretab
Cableholes
Bottomcoverscrews(4x)
Cablecover
Cablecoverscrews(2x)
Bottomcover
Heaters.Caution!Maybehot

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15.

Bracketscrews(4x)

16.

Bracketadapter

17.

Networkcable(routethroughwallbracket).Cablenotincluded

18.

Wallbracket

19.

Bracketadjustmentscrew

Connectors

Fortechnicalspecications,seepage59.

Networkconnector-RJ45Ethernetconnector.SupportsPoweroverEthernet(PoE).

NOTICE

NOTICE NOTICE

Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkswitch
shallbeshielded(STP)andintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkswitchisproperlygrounded.For
informationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeRegulatoryInformation,onpage2.

Audioin(pink)-3.5mminputforamonomicrophone,oraline-inmonosignal(leftchannelisusedfromastereosignal).

Audioout(green)-3.5mmoutputforaudio(linelevel)thatcanbeconnectedtoapublicaddress(PA)systemoranactivespeaker

withabuilt-inamplier.Astereoconnectormustbeusedforaudioout.

SDcardslot-Astandardorhigh-capacitymicroSDcard(notincluded)canbeusedforlocalrecordingwithremovablestorage.

NOTICE

NOTICE NOTICE

Topreventcorruptionofrecordings,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.Tounmount,gotoSetup>System
Options>Storage>SDCardandclickUnmount.

Controlbutton-Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:

•EnablingtheFocusAssistant.PressandveryquicklyreleasetheControlbutton.

•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage53.

•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage46.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonfor
about1seconduntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.

•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage47.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonfor
about3seconds.

Powerconnector-2-pinterminalblockforpowerinput.Usealimitedpowersource(LPS)witheitheraratedoutputpower
limitedto≤100Woraratedoutputcurrentlimitedto≤5A.

I/Oterminalconnector-Useinapplicationsfore.g.motiondetection,eventtriggering,timelapserecordingandalarmnotications.
InadditiontoanauxiliarypowerandaGNDpin,theI/Oterminalconnectorprovidestheinterfaceto:

•Digitaloutput–ForconnectingexternaldevicessuchasrelaysandLEDs.Connecteddevicescanbeactivatedby
theVAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface,outputbuttonsontheLiveViewpageorbyanActionRule.The
outputwillshowasactive(shownunderSystemOptions>Ports&Devices)ifthealarmdeviceisactivated.

•Digitalinput–Analarminputforconnectingdevicesthatcantogglebetweenanopenandclosedcircuit,for
example:PIRs,door/windowcontacts,glassbreakdetectors,etc.Whenasignalisreceivedthestatechangesand
theinputbecomesactive(shownunderSystemOptions>Ports&Devices).

Note

TheI/Oconnectorisconnectedtothehousing(fan/heater)ondelivery,andwilltriggeraninputporteventtoindicateafan
orheatererrorwhenactivated.SeeEvents,onpage38forinformationaboutevents.

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RS-485/RS-422connector-Two2-pinterminalblocksforRS-485/RS-422serialinterfaceusedtocontrolauxiliaryequipment,
e.g.PTZdevices.

LEDIndicators

LED

Network

Status

LED

Housing
(fanand
heater)

Note

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

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.

Color

Green

Amber

UnlitNonetworkconnection.

GreenSteadygreenfornormaloperation.

Amber

Red

Green

Amber

Color

Green

Flashing
green

&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.

Indication

Steadyforconnectiontoa100MBit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.

Steadyforconnectiontoa10MBit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.

Steadyduringstartupandwhenrestoringsettings.

Slowashforfailedupgrade.

Normaloperation. Power

Flashesgreen/amberduringrmwareupgrade.

Indication

Normaloperation.

Singleash:Heatererror
Doubleash:Fanerror
Tripleash:Generalerror
Alarmeventswillbetriggeredthroughthecamera’sinputport.
ContactyourAxisresellerforinformationaboutsparepartsandtroubleshooting.

StatusLEDwhenusingFocusAssistant

StatusColor

Green

AmberThecamerahasbeenmoved,oranobjecthasbeeninsertedinfrontofthelens.Exitand

RedThecamerahasbeenmoved,oranobjecthasbeeninsertedinfrontofthelens.Exitand

Replacingthelens

ItispossibletouseoptionallensesfortheAxisproduct.

Toreplacethelens:

1.Disconnecttheiriscable.

Indication

FocusAssistantisenabled
Thelensisoptimallyadjusted

restarttheFocusAssistant.
Thelensislessoptimallyadjusted

restarttheFocusAssistant.
Thelensispoorlyadjusted

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2.Unscrewthestandardlens.

3.Attachandscrewonthenewlens.

Note

ThereisnoneedtorestarttheAxisproductafterchangingthelens.However,theproductmustberestartedifyouare
interchangingbetweenaP-iris,DC-Irisorxed/manualirislens.Inordertosetthefocusandpositionthelens,theAxis
productmustbeconnectedtothenetwork.

Tochangetheirisconguration:

1.GotoSetup>VideoandAudio>CameraSettings.Iriscongurationshowsthecurrentcongurediristype.

2.ClickEdit.

3.Selecttheinstalledirislensfromthedrop-downlistandclickOK.

Note

ForP-irislensesnotlistedinthedrop-downlist,downloadtheiriscongurationlefromwww.axis.com
Touploadandusethedownloadedcongurationle,clicktheUploadtab.ClickBrowseandselectthecongurationle.
ClickUpload.TheinstalledirislensshouldnowbeincludedintheIrisSelectiondrop-downlist,selectitandpressOK.If
youselectaDCiriscongurationleforaP-irislens,anerrormessagewillappearbelowtheiriscongurationtypeinthe
CameraSettingspage.ForcustomDCIrislenses,selectGenericDCIrisoption.

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AccessingtheProduct

ToinstalltheAxisproduct,refertotheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.

Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.TherecommendedbrowsersareInternetExplorerwithWindows,
SafariwithMacintoshandFirefoxwithotheroperatingsystems.SeeTechnicalSpecications,onpage59.Toviewstreamingvideoin
InternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.

Note

•QuickTime

•Ifyourcomputerrestrictstheuseofadditionalsoftwarecomponents,theproductcanbeconguredtouseaJavaapplet
forviewingMotionJPEG.

AccessfromaBrowser

1.Startabrowser(InternetExplorer,Firefox,Safari).

2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.Toaccesstheproductfroma

Macintoshcomputer(MacOSX),clickontheBonjourtabandselecttheproductfromthedrop-downlist.

TM

isalsosupportedforviewingH.264streamsandforaudio.

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabouthowto
discoverandassignanIPaddress,seetheInstallationandManagementSoftwareCDorthedocumentAssignanIPAddress
andAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe

congured.Forinstructions,seeSettheRootPassword,onpage12.

4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageappearsinyourbrowser.

Note

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownLiveViewpage.

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AccessfromtheInternet

Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,which
willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>

Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.

Formoreinformation,pleaseseeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4,onpage48.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.netForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

SettheRootPassword

TogainaccesstotheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongure
RootPassworddialog,whichappearswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.

Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPS,onpage48.

Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings,onpage53.

TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyintherstdialog.

TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:

1.ClickCreateself-signedcerticate.

2.ProvidetherequestedinformationandclickOK.Thecerticateiscreatedandthepasswordcannowbesetsecurely.All

trafctoandfromtheproductisencryptedfromthispointon.

3.Enterapasswordandthenre-entertoconrmthespelling.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

SetPowerLineFrequency

PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage53)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.

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

Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.

Note

Powerlinefrequencyisdifferentindifferentgeographicregions.IntheAmericas,60Hzisusuallyused;mostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationsmayapply,alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.

PTZMode

PTZmodeissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.

DigitalPTZisthedefaultmodeandshouldbeusedwhenapan/tiltmotorisnotused.

Ifthecameraismountedtoapan/tiltmotor,selectUploadablePTZdriver.ForinformationabouthowtouploadaPTZdriver,
seeInstallingaPTZdriver,onpage31.

TheLiveViewPage

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

ControlsontheLiveViewPage

SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformationabouthow
tocongurestreamproles,seepage22.

ClickPulsetoactivatetheproduct’soutputportforadenedperiodoftime.Forinformationabouthowtoenable
andcongureoutputbuttons,seepage29.

ClicktheActive/Inactivebuttonstomanuallyactivateandinactivetheproduct’soutputport.Forinformation
abouthowtoenableandcongureoutputbuttons,seepage29.

TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformationabouthowto
congureandenablethebutton,seeManualTrigger,onpage13.

ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Right-clickthevideoimagetosaveitinJPEGformatonyour
computer.ThisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhentheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.
EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ActionButtons.

TheAudioclipdrop-downlistallowsyoutoplayanaudioclipfromtheLiveViewpage.Selecttheaudio
clipandclickthePlaybutton.

ManualTrigger

TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Tocongurethemanualtrigger:

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1.GotoSetup>Events.

2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.

3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.

4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.

5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.

Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEvents,onpage38.

ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewLayout.

2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.

AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar

TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC),onpage16formore
information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:

ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.

TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.

TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thelocationwheretheimageissavedcanbespecied
intheAMCControlPanel.

ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.

TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostream.Thelocationwheretherecordingissavedcanbespeciedin
theAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

AMCAudioControls

AMCaudiobuttonscontrolthespeakersandmicrophoneconnectedtotheclientcomputer.Thebuttonsareonlyvisiblewhen
audioisenabled.

Speakerbutton—Clicktoturnthespeakersonoroff.

Microphonebutton–Clicktomuteorunmutethemicrophone.InSimplex-speakeronlymode,theMicrophoneandTalk

buttonsmustbothbeactivetosendaudiototheAxisproduct.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudiotransmission.

Usetheslidertocontrolthevolumeofthespeakersandthemicrophone.

Half-duplexmode

TheTalk/Listenbuttonisusedtoswitchbetweensendingandreceivingaudio.Thebuttoncanbecongured
fromtheAudiotabintheAMCControlpanel:

Simplex–speakeronlymode

Tosendaudio,theTalkandMicrophonebuttonsmustbothbeactive.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudio
transmission.

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

•Togglemode:Clickoncetoswitchbetweentalkingandlistening.

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AccessingtheProduct

PTZControls

TheLiveViewpagealsodisplaysPan/Tilt/Zoom(PTZ)controls.Theadministratorcanenable/disablecontrolsforspeciedusersunder
SystemOptions>Security>Users.

WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.

ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.

ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.Thecentermode
buttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawarectanglesurrounding
theareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.

ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.
User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeControls,onpage32.

ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControls,onpage32.

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MediaStreams

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralaudioandvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwill
determinethetypeyouuse.

TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,audiostreamsandtothelistofavailable
streamproles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideoandaudiostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.

HowtoStreamH.264

ThevideocompressionstandardH.264makesgooduseofbandwidth,andcanprovidehighqualityvideostreamsatlessthan1Mbit/s.

Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:

UnicastRTP

RTPoverRTSP

RTPoverRTSPoverHTTP

MulticastRTP

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

Note

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

Thisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis
importanttoalwayshaveanup-to-datevideo
stream,evenifsomeimagesaredropped.

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

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

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

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

MJPEG

ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.

TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.

AXISMediaControl(AMC)

AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.

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TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideoandaudiosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’s
Manualformoreinformation.

TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:

•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartmenu)

•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream

YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:

•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,Firefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTPconnection

tothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.

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

•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths

canbeused:

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

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

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

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

•QuickTime

TM

.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

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

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

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Note

•<ip>=IPaddess

•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.

•QuickTimeaddslatencytothevideostream.

•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.

AccessingAudioStreams

TheLiveViewpageprovidesaccesstoaudiothroughAXISMediaControl;inadditionaudiocanbeaccessedinthefollowingways:

•VAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface(API)Formoreinformation,visitwww.axis.com/developer

•WindowsMediaPlayersupportssimplexaudio.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

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

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

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

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

•QuickTime

•TheJavaappletsupportssimplexaudiowithG.711encoding.

TM

supportsG.711andAACaudioencoding.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

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

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

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SettingUptheProduct

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

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.

•OperatorshaveaccesstoallsettingsexceptSystemOptions

Seealsotheonlinehelp

.

BasicSetup

BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:

1.Users.Seepage43.

2.TCP/IP.Seepage45.

3.Date&Time.Seepage44.

4.VideoStream.Seepage20.

5.Focus.Seepage19

6.AudioSettings.Seepage25.

TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.

Focus

YoucanfocustheAxisproductunderVideo&Audio>Focus.Formostapplications,theadjustmentsontheBasictabaresufcient.
Ifrequired,additionaladjustmentscanbemadeontheAdvancedtab.Beforefocusing,alwaysclickOpeniristoopentheiristoits
maximum.Thisgivesthesmallestdepthofeldandthusbestconditionsforcorrectfocusing.ClickEnableiriswhennishedfocusing.

Basic

Followtheon-screeninstructionsontheBasictabtoadjustzoomandfocus.Thepixelcounterisusedtodeterminethenumberof
pixelsinanareaoftheimage,forexampletoensurethattheimagesizefulllsspecicrequirements.Topositionthepixelcounter,
clickonthetextanddragthewindowtothedesiredposition.

Note

•Thebackfocus(step2)shouldonlyberesetifthecamerahasbeenfocusedpreviously.

•Setfocusaspreciselyaspossibleusingthefocuspulleronthelens(step3)beforestartingtheautomaticne-tuning(step4).

•Ifthecameraisplacedsothatitisdifculttolookattheimageandmovethepullersatthesametime,youcanusethe
FocusAssistanttofocusthecamera;forinstructions,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.

Advanced

Thetoolsonthispagecanbeusedtondtheoptimalfocusposition.Alwaysopentheirisbeforefocusingandenableitwhennished
focusing.FocusismeasuredinthepartoftheimagecoveredbytheFocuswindow.Usethemousetomoveandresizethewindow
andthenclickFine-tunefocusautomatically.Ifneeded,clickintheFocuspositionbaroronthearrowsattheendsofthebar,to
furtheradjustthefocus.Thebuttons<and>movethefocuspositiononestepineitherdirection.Thebuttons<<and>>movethe
focuspositionmultiplestepsineitherdirection.Clickingonthebarsetsfocustothatposition.Ifthecameraisnotfocusedafter
completingtheaboveinstructions,trytheFullrangefocusscan.Thescan,whichcantakeseveralminutes,transformsthefocus
positionbartoagraphwherepeaksindicatethebestfocuspositions.Clickinthegraphtosetfocustothedesiredposition.

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VideoandAudio

Thevideoandaudiosettingscanbeusedtooptimizevideoandaudioquality.Youcancongurethefollowing:

•Videostreamsettings.Seepage20.

•Streamproles.Seepage22.

•Camerasettings.Seepage22.

•Overlayimage.Seepage24.

•Privacymask.Seepage25.

•Focus.Seepage19.

•Audiosettings.Seepage25.

•Audioclips.Seepage27.

VideoStream

YoucandenethefollowingvideostreamsettingsfromVideo&Audio>VideoStream:

•Image.Seepage21.

•H.264.Seepage21.

•MJPEG.Seepage21.

PixelCounter

Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereisa
requirementthattheimageisacertainsize,forexampleinfacerecognition.

Thepixelcountercanbeaccessedfrom:

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•Video&Audio>VideoStream.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenablethe

rectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenumberofpixelsintheWidth
andHeighteldsandclickApply.

•Video&Audio>Focus.SelecttheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemouseto

moveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.

•TheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerinWindows.Right-clickintheimageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemouse

tomoveandresizetherectangle.

Image

ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.

Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:

•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.

•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe

compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.

•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.

•Mirror.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.

•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed

amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.

•Overlaysettings.SeeOverlay,onpage24.

ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.

H.264

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

TheGOVlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOVlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon
bandwidthrequirementsinsomecases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.

TheAxisproductsupportstwoH.264proles.TheMainproleprovideshighercompressionthantheBaselineprolewiththesame
videoquality,butrequiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.

ThebitratecanbesetasVariableBitRate(VBR)orConstantBitRate(CBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimage
complexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityintheimage,andlessforlowerimageactivity.CBRallowsyoutoseta
xedTargetbitratethatconsumesapredictableamountofbandwidth.Asthebitratewouldusuallyneedtoincreaseforincreased
imageactivity,butinthiscasecannot,framerateandimagequalityareaffectednegatively.Topartlycompensateforthis,itis
possibletoprioritizeeitherframerateorimagequality.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequally
affected.Youmustsaveyoursettingsbeforetheycantakeeffect.

Thecurrentbitratecanbesettoappearastextoverlay.Todothis,selecttheIncludetextcheckboxoptionunderOverlay
Settingsandenterthemodier#bintheeld.

MJPEG

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

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StreamProles

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

•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEvents,onpage38.

•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecording,onpage42.

•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.

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

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

ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

CameraSettings

TheVideo&Audio>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.

ImageAppearance

IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100givesmaximumcolorsaturation.Thevalue0givesa
blackandwhiteimage.

TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.

IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.

TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.

WhiteBalance

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

Conguretheexposuresettingstosuittheimagequalityrequirementsinrelationtolighting,framerateandbandwidth
considerations.

Exposurevalue-Clickinthebartone-tunetheexposure.

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Exposurecontrol-Thesesettingsisusedtoadapttotheamountoflightused.Automaticisthedefaultsettingscanbeusedinmost
situations.Theshutterspeedisautomaticallysettoproduceoptimumimagequality.Flicker-free50or60Hzisusedtoremove
ickerwhichcanbecausedbyuorescentandotherlightsources.TheHoldcurrentoptionlocksthecurrentexposuresettings.

EnableBacklightcompensation-Enablethisoptionifabrightspotoflight,forexamplealightbulb,causesotherareasin
theimagetoappeartoodark.

Exposurezones-Thissettingsdetermineswhichpartoftheimageisusedtocalculatetheexposure.Formostsituations,theAuto
settingcanbeused.Forparticularrequirement,selectapredenedarea.

Shutter&Gain

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

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

SetShutterto

•Autotosettheshutterspeedautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxshuttertolimittheshutterspeedtopreventtheframe

ratefrombeingreduced.Forexample,toget30fps,setMaxshutterto1/30.

•Fixedtouseaxedshutterspeed.

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

SetGainto

•Autotosetthegainautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxgaintolimittheappliedgain.

•Fixedtouseaxedgain.

WhenShutterandGainarebothsettoAuto,itispossibletosetthePrioritybetweenlowmotionblurandlownoisemanuallyandto
useadifferentPriorityinNormalLightandinLowLight.

Example

Consideranareawherepeopleorvehiclesmoveduringtheday,butwherethereshouldbenomovementsduringnight.Tobeableto,
forexample,recognizefacesorlicenseplates,movethenormallightpriorityslidertowardlowmotionblur.Atnighttime,motion
detectionismoreimportantthanidentication.Motionblurisacceptableandsincelowlightcancausealotofnoise,move
thelowlightpriorityslidertowardlownoise.

Example

Ifstoragespaceorbandwidthislimited,tryusingalowergain.Thiswillreduceimagenoiseandproducesmallerimageles.

Irisconguration

Iriscongurationshowsthecurrentcongurediristype.Donotchangetheiriscongurationunlessthelenshasbeenchanged,
seeReplacingthelens,onpage9.

Irisadjustment

SelectEnableautomaticirisadjustmenttoautomaticallycompensateforchanginglightconditions.Thisoptionisnotavailable
ifaxedirisisused.

UsetheIrisadjustmentslidertosetthepreferredF-value.Thescalerepresentstheamounttheirisisopen.Ifsetto0,theiris
isopenedasmuchaspossible.Ifsetto100,theirisisclosedasmuchaspossible.TheactualF-valueisshownbelowthe
slider.Ifautomaticirisadjustmentisenabled,theiriswillstayatthispositionaslongaslightconditionsarefavorable.Iflight

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conditionschange,theiriswilladjustitselftothebestirissettings.Ifautomaticirisadjustmentisdisabled,theiriswilllockon
thesetpositionregardlessoflightconditions

Day/Night

TheIRcutlterpreventsinfrared(IR)lightfromreachingtheimagesensor.Inpoorlightingconditions,forexampleatnight,or
whenusinganIRlamp,settheIRcutltertoOff.Thisincreaseslightsensitivityandallowstheproductto“see”infraredlight.The
imageisshowninblackandwhitewhentheIRcutlterisoff.

IfusingautomaticExposurecontrol,settheIRcutltertoAutotoautomaticallyswitchbetweenOnandOffaccordingtothe
lightingconditions.

TheDay/Nightshiftlevelbarhelpsdeterminewhenthecamerawillshiftfromdaymodetonightmode.Normally,thecamera
automaticallychangesmodefromdaytonightwhenverydark(level100intheslider).BysettingDay/Nightshiftleveltoa
lowervalue,thecamerawillchangetonightmodeearlier.

ImageSettings

ViewArea

Note

ViewareaisavailableonlyifdigitalPTZwasselectedwhenconguringtheproductforthersttimeorafterresetting
tofactorydefault.

Aviewareaisacroppedpartofthefullview.TheviewareaistreatedasavideosourceinLiveViewandhasitsownvideo
streamandPTZsettings.

Whensettingupaviewareaitisrecommendedthatthevideostreamresolutionisthesamesizeasorsmallerthantheviewarea
size.Settingthevideostreamresolutionlargerthantheviewareasizeimpliesdigitallyscaledupvideoaftersensorcapture,
requiringmorebandwidthwithoutaddingimageinformation.

Toenableaviewarea,gotoVideo&Audio>CameraSettingsandselectEnableViewArea.

Toconguretheviewarea:

1.GotoVideo&Audio>ViewArea.

2.SelectanAspectratioandaVideostreamresolution.

3.Usethemousetomoveandresizetheviewarea.

4.SelectEnablePTZtoenabledigitalPTZfortheviewarea.

5.ClickSavetosavethesettings.

Note

ThePTZfunctionalityisusefulduringinstallationoftheAxisproduct.Useaviewareatocropoutaspecicpartofthe
fullview.

Overlay

Overlaysareusedtoprovideextrainformation,forexampleforforensicvideoanalysisorduringproductinstallationand
conguration.Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.

Anoverlaytextcandisplaythecurrentdateandtime,oratextstring.Whenusingatextstring,modierscanbeusedtodisplay
informationsuchasthecurrentbitrateorthecurrentframerate.Forinformationaboutavailablemodiers,seeFileNaming&

Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp

Toenableoverlays:

.

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1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.

2.Toincludeanoverlayimage,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.Theoverlayimagemustrstbeuploadedto

theAxisproduct,seeOverlayImage.

3.Toincludedateandtime,selectIncludedateandIncludetime.

4.Toincludeatextstring,selectIncludetextandenterthetextintheeld.Modierscanbeused,seeFileNaming&

Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp

5.Denetextoverlaycharacteristicsintherelevantelds.

6.ClickSave.

Tomodifythedateandtimeformat,gotoSystemOptions>Date&Time.SeeDate&Time,onpage44.

OverlayImage

Anoverlayimageisastaticimagesuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theimage,forexamplecompanylogo,isusedtoprovide
extrainformationortomaskapartoftheimage.

Touseanoverlayimage,theimagemustrstbeuploadedtotheAxisproduct:

.

1.GotoVideo&Audio>OverlayImage.

2.ClickBrowseandbrowsetothele.

3.ClickUpload.

4.SelecttheimagetousefromtheUseoverlayimagelist.

5.ClickSave.

Todisplaytheoverlayimage:

1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.

2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinatesandentertheXandYcoordinates.

3.ClickSave.

Forinformationaboutsupportedimageformats,seetheonlinehelp

.

PrivacyMask

Aprivacymaskisanareaofsolidcolorthatprohibitsusersfromviewingpartsofthemonitoredarea.Privacymaskscannotbe
bypassedviatheVAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface(API).

ThePrivacyMaskList(Video&Audio>PrivacyMask)showsallthemasksthatarecurrentlyconguredintheAxisproductand
indicatesiftheyareenabled.

Youcanaddanewmask,re-sizethemaskwiththemouse,chooseacolorforthemask,andgivethemaskaname.

Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp

Important

Addingmanyprivacymasksmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.

AudioSettings

TheaudiofunctionalityforeachvideostreamisenabledunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream>Audio.

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AudioModes

TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingaudiomodes:

Fullduplex-Simultaneoustwo-wayaudioallowingtheAxisproducttotransmitandreceiveaudioatthesametime.Thereisno
echocancellation;iffeedbackloopsappear,trymovingthemicrophoneorthespeaker.

Half-duplex-AudiocanbetransmittedtoandfromtheAxisproductbutonlyinonedirectionatatime.Totransmitaudiousingthe
LiveViewpage,usetheTalkandListenbuttons,seeAMCAudioControls,onpage14.

Simplex—speakeronly-AudioistransmittedfromaclienttotheAxisproductandcanbeplayedbyaspeakerconnected
totheproduct.TotransmitaudiousingtheLiveViewpage,theTalkandMicrophonebuttonsmustbothbeactive,seeAMC
AudioControls,onpage14.

Simplex—microphoneonly-AudiocapturedbytheproductmicrophoneistransmittedfromtheAxisproducttooneormoreclients.

Tosettheaudiomode,gotoVideo&Audio>AudioSettingsandselectthedesiredmodefromtheAudiomodedrop-downlist.

AudioInput

Anexternalmicrophoneoralinesourcecanbeconnectedtotheproduct’sAudio-inconnector.Conguretheaudioinputsettings
underVideo&Audio>AudioSettings.

Note

TheinternalmicrophoneonthisAxisproductcannotbeused.

Note

Theinternalmicrophoneisusedbydefault;theexternalmicrophoneisusedwhenconnected.Itispossibletodisablethe
internalmicrophonebyconnectingaplugtothemicinput.

SelectMicrophonetouseanexternalmicrophoneorLinetouseaLineindevice,e.g.anaudiomixerformultiplemicrophones
oramicrophonewithabuilt-inamplier,asaudiosource.

TheMicrophonepoweroptionprovidesDCpowerforanexternalmicrophone.Microphonepowershouldonlybeusedwith
microphonesthathavenobatteryandwhenusingtheinternalmicrophone.Thissettingshouldnotbeenabledwhenusingadynamic
orbatterypoweredmicrophone.Microphonepowerwillnotharmthemicrophone;ifyouareuncertain,tryswitchingitoffandon.
Touseaprofessionalmicrophonerequiring48Vphantompower,youneedanexternalpowersupplyandabalanced-unbalanced
converter(audiotransformer)inbetween.

UsetheInputgaintocontrolthevolume(dBFullScale)oftheaudioinput.Ifthesoundistoolow,chooseahigherdB,toamplify
thesound.Ifthesoundistoohigh,choosealowerdB.TheLevelbargivesavisualrepresentationoftheaudiosignallevelindB
relativetothefull-scaleinputlevel.

•Green—thesignalisatagoodlevel.

•Yellow—thesignalisbecomingdistorted.

•Red—thesignalisdistorted.

UsetheEncodingoptiontoselectdigitalaudioencodingformat.

•AACrequiresalicenseforbothencodinganddecoding.AACistheleastcomplicatedandmostwidelyusedcodec.If

achievingthebestpossibleaudioqualityisapriority,AACistherecommendedcodectouse.AnAAClicenseisincluded
intheAxisproduct.

•G711isanunlicensedstandardcodecthatisusefulwhenintegratingaudiointoaVoIPsystem

•G726isanunlicensedspeechcodecthatismostcommonlyusedwithinthesecurityindustry.

TheSampleratedenesthenumberoftimespersecondthesoundissampled.Ahighersampleratewillprovidebetteraudio
quality,butalsorequiresagreaterbandwidth.

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VideoandAudio

SettherequiredBitratedependingontheselectedencoding.Ahigherbitratewillgivebetteraudioquality.Alowerbitrate
mayhavelatencyordelay,butwillrequirelessbandwidth.

Formoreinformationaboutthesesettings,pleaseseetheonlinehelp

.

AudioOutput

Anexternalspeakercanbeconnectedtotheproduct’sAudio-outconnector(abuilt-inamplierisrequiredforthis).Theoutputcan
beconnectedtoanotheramplierwithspeakers.Astereoconnectormustbeusedfortheaudioout.

ConguretheaudiooutputsettingsunderVideo&Audio>AudioSettings.

Outputgain-Controlthevolume(dBFullScale)ofthelineaudiooutput.Ifthesoundistoolow,chooseahigherdB.Ifthe
soundistoohigh,choosealowerdB.

AudioClips

AnaudioclipisasoundlethatcanbeplayedwheneventsoccurordirectlyfromtheLiveViewpage.Theaudioclipmustrstbe
uploadedtotheAxisproductorrecordedbyamicrophoneconnectedtotheproduct.

Toadd,download,modifyorremoveaudioclips,gotoVideo&Audio>AudioClips.Formoreinformationseetheonlinehelp.

ToconguretheAxisproducttoplayaudioclipswhenaneventoccurs,anactionrulemustbesetup.Formoreinformation,see
Events,onpage38.

Note

Audioclipscannotbeusediftheproduct’saudiofunctionalityisenabled.TheaudiofunctionalityisenabledontheAudio
tabunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.

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LiveViewCong

LiveViewCong

YoucancustomizetheLiveViewpageandalterittosuityourrequirements.Itispossibletodenethefollowingfeaturesof
theLiveViewpage.

•StreamProle.Seepage22.

•DefaultViewerforBrowser.Seepage28.

•ViewerSettings.Seepage29.

•ActionButtons.ThesearethebuttonsdescribedinControlsontheLiveViewPage,onpage13.

•UserDenedLinks.Seepage29.

•OutputButtons.Seepage29.

DefaultViewerforBrowsers

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

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BrowserViewerDescription

WindowsInternetExplorer

Otherbrowsers

Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheonlinehelp.

AMC

QuickTime

Javaapplet

StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa

ServerPush

QuickTime

Javaapplet

StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa

RecommendedviewerinInternetExplorer(H.264/MotionJPEG).

H.264.

AslowerimagingalternativetoAMC(MotionJPEG).Requiresoneofthe
followinginstalledontheclient:

•JVM(J2SE)1.4.2orhigher.

•JRE(J2SE)5.0orhigher.

newimage.

Recommendedviewerforotherbrowsers(MotionJPEG).

H.264.

AslowerimagingalternativetoServerPush(MotionJPEGonly).

newimage.

ViewerSettings

Tocongureoptionsfortheviewer,gotoLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

•SelectShowviewertoolbartodisplaytheAXISMediaControl(AMC)ortheQuickTimeviewertoolbarunderthevideo

imageinyourbrowser.

•H.264decoderinstallation.TheadministratorcandisableinstallationoftheH.264decoderincludedwithAXISMedia

Control.Thisisusedtopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.Furtherdecoderlicensescanbepurchasedfromyour
Axisreseller.

•SelectShowcrosshairinPTZjoystickmodetoenableacrossthatwillindicatethecenteroftheimageinPTZjoystick

mode.

•SelectUsePTZjoystickmodeasdefaulttoenablejoystickmode.Themodecanbechangedtemporarilyfromthe

PTZcontrolpanel.

•SelectEnablerecordingbuttontoenablerecordingfromtheLiveViewpage.Thisbuttonisavailablewhenusingthe

AMCviewer.TherecordingsaresavedtothelocationspeciedintheAMCControlPanel.SeeAXISMediaControl
(AMC),onpage16.

UserDenedLinks

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

OutputButtons

ExternalI/OdevicesconnectedtotheAxisproduct’soutputportscanbecontrolleddirectlyfromtheLiveViewpage.

TodisplayoutputbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

2.UnderOutputButtons,selectthetypeofcontroltouse:

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-Pulseactivatestheoutputforadenedperiodoftime.Thepulsetimecanbesetfrom1/100secondto60
seconds.

-Active/Inactivedisplaystwobuttons,oneoreachaction.

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

FormoreinformationaboutI/Oports,seeI/OPorts,onpage51.

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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)

PTZ(PanTiltZoom)

ThePTZmenuisavailableifdigitalPTZ(pan,tiltandzoom)isenabledintheselectedviewareaorifaPTZdriverhasbeenuploaded.
Formoreinformationonviewareas,seeViewArea,onpage24.Formoreinformationonhowtouploadadriver,seeInstallinga
PTZdriver,onpage31.

PresetPositions

Apresetpositionisapredenedviewthatcanbeusedtoquicklysteerthecameratoaspeciclocation.Presetpositionscan
beaccessedinseveralways:

•Whensettingupactionrules.Seepage38.

•WhensettingupGuardTour.Seepage32.

Toaddapresetposition:

1.GotoPTZ>PresetPositions.

2.Usethepan,tiltandzoomcontrolstosteerthecameraviewtothedesiredposition.

3.EnteradescriptivenameintheCurrentpositioneld.

4.ClickAdd.Thecamera’spositionandfocussettingsaresavedasapresetposition.

TheproductcanbeconguredtoreturntotheHomepositionwhenthePTZfunctionalityhasbeeninactiveforaspeciedlength
oftime.EnterthelengthoftimeintheeldandclickSave.Setthetimetozerotopreventtheproductfromautomatically
returningtotheHomeposition.

Toincludethepresetpositionnameintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo&Audio,selectIncludeoverlaytextandenterthemodier#Pin

theeld.Formoreinformationaboutmodiers,seeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp

.

TheaboveimageisshownwithdigitalPTZenabled.TheimagemayvaryifaPTZdriverhasbeenuploaded.

InstallingaPTZdriver

ThisAxisproductsupportsseveralPTZdevices.Pleaseseewww.axis.comforacompletelistofsupporteddevices,andtoobtainthe
correctdriver.ToinstallaPTZdeviceyouneedtoinstallthePTZdriver.

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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)

ToinstallthePTZdrivergotoPTZ>DriverSelection.Browsetondthedriver(e.g.driver.ptz)andUpload.Ifthedriverwas
successfullyuploaded,itappearsintheSelectdrivertousedrop-downlist.Fromthisdrop-downlist,selectthedrivertoinstall
orremove,andclickSave.

SelectActivatePTZtoenablePTZ.TheaddressoftheconnecteddeviceappearsagainstDeviceID.ChoosetheDevicetypefromthe
drop-downlist.Tondwhichdevicetypetouse,consultthedocumentationsuppliedbythePTZdriver.

TocompletetheinstallationgotoSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>COMPort(seeCOMPort)andverifythesettings.

GuardTour

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

Toaddaguardtour:

1.GotoPTZ>GuardTourandclickAdd.

2.Enteradescriptivename.

3.Specifythepauselengthbetweenruns.

4.SelectanavailablepresetpositionandclickApply.

5.SpecifytheViewTimeinsecondsorminutes.

6.SpecifytheViewOrderorselecttheRandomvieworderoption.

7.ClickSave.

Tomodifyorremoveguardtours,gotoPTZ>GuardTour,selecttheguardtourintheGuardTourListandclickModify/Remove.

Formoreinformationseetheonlinehelp

Note

ThisAxisproductsupportslimitedguardtours.Thepausebetweensuccessiveguardtoursmustbesettoatleast10minutes.

.

Advanced

DeviceSettings

TheDeviceSettingswindowdisplaysdriverspecicsettings.Theappearanceofthiswindowcanvarydependingonthedriver
installed.Optionsthatcanbeconguredinclude:

•DriverSpecicSettingsfromVideoSource

•MechanicalLimitsforMovingVideoSource

•LightControlVideoSource

•ExtendedDriverSpecicSettingsforVideoSource

FordownloadandinstallationinformationaboutPTZdriversforyourAxisproductpleasevisitwww.axis.com/techsup/

Controls

PanelShortcutCommandButtonscanbeconguredtoprovidedirectaccesstocommandsissuedviatheVAPIX®Application
ProgrammingInterface.ThebuttonswillbedisplayedinthePTZcontrolpanel,whichisavailableintheLiveViewpagethrough
theCtrlpanelbutton,seepage15.

DeselecttheoptionsunderEnable/Disablecontrolstodisablethepan,tilt,zoomandfocuscontrols.

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Note

DisablingPTZcontrolswillnotaffectpresetpositions.Forexample,ifthetiltcontrolisdisabled,theproductcanstillmoveto
presetpositionsthatrequireatiltmovement.

ControlQueue

TheadministratorcansetupaqueueforPTZcontrollersfromPTZ>ControlQueue.Oncesetup,thePTZControlQueuebuttons
appearintheLiveViewpageofferingoneviewerexclusivecontrolforalimitedperiodoftime.Otheruserswillbeplacedinqueue.

Auserwhobelongstoagroup(seeUsers,onpage43)withahigherPTZprioritycangobeforeotherusersinthequeueand
takecontroloftheproduct.Theorderofpriorityisasfollows:

1.Administrator—AnadministratortakesoverPTZcontrolregardlessofwhoisrstinqueue.Theadministratorwillbe
removedfromthequeue60secondsafterthelastPTZcontrolcommand.

2.Event—TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtogotoapresetpositionwhentriggeredbyanalarm(seeEvents,onpage38).
Theeventwillimmediatelybeplacedrstinthequeueexceptwhenanadministratorisincontrol.

3.Operator—Sameasadministratorbutwithlowerpriority

4.GuardTour—Aguardtour(seepage32)hasPTZcontrolforanindeniteperiodoftime.Itmaybeoverriddenbyan
operator,eventoradministrator.Theguardtourwillresumewhenhigherprioritygroupsleavethequeue.

5.Viewer—Multipleviewersmustwaitfortheirturn.Theviewerhas60secondsPTZcontrolbeforecontrolispassed
ontothenextviewerinqueue.

Note

•TheadministratorcanenableanddisablePTZcontrolsforselectedusers.

•Toidentifydifferentusersintheviewergroup,cookiesmustbeenabledontheclient.

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Detectors

Detectors

CameraTampering

CameraTamperingcangenerateanalarmwheneverthecameraisrepositioned,orwhenthelensiscovered,sprayedorseverely
defocused.Tosendanalarm,forexampleanemail,anactionrulemustbesetup.

Toconguretampering:

1.GotoDetectors>CameraTampering.

2.SettheMinimumduration,thatis,thetimethatmustelapsebeforeanalarmisgenerated.Thiscanhelpprevent
falsealarmsforknownconditionsthataffecttheimage.

3.SelectAlarmfordarkimagesifanalarmshouldbegeneratediflightsaredimmedorturnedoff,orifthelensissprayed,
covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.

4.ClickSave.

Toconguretheproducttosendanalarmwhentamperingoccurs:

1.GotoEvents>ActionRules.

2.ClickAddtosetupanewactionrule.

3.EnteraNamefortheactionrule.

4.UnderCondition,selectDetectorsfromtheTriggerlist.

5.SelectTamperingfromthelistofdetectors.

6.Optionally,selectascheduleandsetadditionalconditions.

7.Selecttheaction.Tosendanemail,selectSendNoticationandselectaRecipientfromthelistofdenedrecipients.

Note

TheWhiletheruleisactiveoptionunderDurationcannotbeusedwithcameratampering,sincecameratamperingdoesnot
haveadurationandonceithasbeentriggereditwillnotautomaticallyreturntoitsuntriggeredstate.

Formoreinformationonactionsrules,seeEvents,onpage38.

MotionDetection

Motiondetectionisusedtogenerateanalarmwhenevermovementstartsorstopsinthecameraview.

Motiondetectionisconguredbydeningupto10IncludeandExcludewindows:

•Includewindows—deneareaswheremotionshouldbedetected

•Excludewindows—deneareaswithinanIncludewindowthatshouldbeignored(areasoutsideIncludewindows
areautomaticallyignored).

Forinstructions,seeSetUpMotionDetectionWindows,onpage35.

Tocontrolthenumberofmotiondetectionalarms,theparametersObjectSize,HistoryandSensitivitycanbeadjusted.See
MotionDetectionParameters,onpage35.

Oncemotiondetectionwindowsarecongured,theAxisproductcanbeconguredtoperformactionswhenmotionisdetected.
Possibleactionsincludeuploadingimagesandstartrecording.Formoreinformation,seeSettingUpanActionRule,onpage39.

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Detectors

Note

Usingthemotiondetectionfeaturemaydecreasetheproduct’soverallperformance.

SetUpMotionDetectionWindows

TosetupamotiondetectionIncludeWindow,followtheseinstructions:

1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetection.

2.SelecttheCongureIncludedWindowsoptionandclickNew.Selectthenewwindowinthelistofwindowsand
enteradescriptivename.

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

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

5.ClickSave.

Toexcludepartsoftheincludewindow,selecttheCongureExcludedWindowsandpositiontheexcludewindowwithinthe
includewindow.

Todeleteanincludeorexcludewindow,selectthewindowinthelistofwindowsandclickDel.

MotionDetectionParameters

Theparameterscontrollingmotiondetectionaredescribedinthetablebelow:

Parameter

Description

Highlevel(100%)

Mediumlevel(50%)

ObjectSize

Objectsizerelativetowindow
size.

Onlyverylargeobjectstrigger
motiondetection.

History

Objectmemorylength.

Anobjectthatappearsin
thewindowtriggersmotion
detectionforalongtime
beforeitisconsideredas
non-moving.

Sensitivity

Differenceinluminance
betweenbackgroundand
object.

Ordinarycoloredobjectson
ordinarybackgroundstrigger
motiondetection.

Alargedifferenceinluminance
isrequiredtotriggermotion
detection.

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Lowlevel(0%)

Recommendedvalues

Defaultvalues

Note

•Totriggeronsmallobjectsormovements,useseveralsmallmotiondetectionwindowsratherthanonelargewindow

andselectalowobjectsize.

•Toavoidtriggeringonsmallobjects,selectahighobjectsize.

•Whilemonitoringanareawheremovingobjectsarenotexpected,selectahighhistorylevel.Thiswillcausemotion

detectiontotriggeraslongastheobjectispresentinthewindow.

•Toonlydetectashinglight,selectalowsensitivity.Inothercaseshighsensitivityisrecommended.

Evenverysmallobjectstrigger
motiondetection.

5–15%60–90%75–95%

15%90%90%

Anobjectthatappearsin
thewindowtriggersmotion
detectiononlyforaveryshort
timebeforeitisconsideredas
non-moving.

Onlyverybrightobjectson
adarkbackgroundtrigger
motiondetection.

AudioDetection

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtogenerateanalarmwhenaudiorisesaboveorfallsbelowthethresholdvalue.Thethreshold
valuecanbesetintherange0–100where0isthemostsensitiveand100theleastsensitive.

1.GotoDetectors>AudioDetection.

2.SettheaudioalarmlevelandclickSave.

3.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandsetupanactionrule,seeSettingUpanActionRule,onpage39.

DetectedaudioisindicatedbycoloredpeaksintheActivityindicator.Aneventistriggeredwhendetectedaudiorisesaboveorfalls
belowthethresholdvalue,whichisrepresentedbythebar.

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AXISP1355–ENetworkCamera

Applications

Applications

ThirdpartyapplicationscanbeuploadedtoandinstalledontheAxisproduct.Applicationsaddfunctionalitytotheproduct,for
examplevideoanalyticsandintelligentvideocapabilitiessuchasrecognition,tracking,detectionandcounting.Forinformation
aboutavailableapplications,downloads,trialsandlicenses,gotowww.axis.com/applications

Note

•Itisrecommendedtorunoneapplicationatatime.

•Avoidrunningapplicationswhenthebuilt-inmotiondetectionisactive.

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Events

Events

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtoperformactionswhendifferenteventsoccur,forexample,startarecordingwhenmotionis
detected.ThesetofconditionsthatdeneshowandwhentheactionistriggerediscalledanActionRule.

AvailableActionRuletriggersandconditionsinclude:

•Applications—useinstalledapplicationstotriggertherule,seeApplications,onpage37.

•Detectors

-AudioDetection—triggertherulewhenaudioisdetected,seeAudioDetection,onpage36.

-Day/NightMode—triggertherulewhentheproductswitchesbetweendaymode(IRcutlteron)andnight
mode(IRcutlteroff).Thiscanforexamplebeusedtocontrolanexternalinfrared(IR)lightconnected
toanoutputport.

-MotionDetection—triggertherulewhenmotionisdetected,seeMotionDetection,onpage34.

-Tampering—triggertherulewhentamperingisdetected,seeCameraTampering,onpage34.

•Hardware

•InputSignal

•PTZ

•Storage

-Network—triggertheruleifnetworkconnectionislostorrestored.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtostart
recordingtotheSDcard.

-Temperature—triggertheruleifthetemperaturefallsoutsideorinsidetheoperatingrangeoftheproduct.This
canforexamplebeusedtosendmaintenancenotications.

-DigitalInputPort—triggertherulewhenanI/Oportreceivesasignalfromaconnecteddevice,seeI/O
Ports,onpage51.

-ManualTrigger—triggertheruleusingtheManualTriggerbuttonintheLiveViewpage,seeControlson
theLiveViewPage,onpage13.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidateactionsduringproductinstallation
andconguration.

-Moving—triggertherulewhenthecameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.Thiscanforexamplebeused
asanadditionalconditiontopreventanactionruletriggeredbymotiondetectiontorecordvideowhilethe
cameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.

-PresetReached—triggertherulewhenthecamerastopsatapresetposition.Thiscanbeforexamplebeused
withtheSendImagesactiontouploadimagesfromthepresetposition.

-Available—triggertherulewhenthestoragedeviceisunmountedorremoved.Thiscanforexamplebe
usedtosendmaintenancenotications.

-Full—triggertherulewhenthestoragedeviceisfull.Undernormaloperation,theoldestrecordingswillbe
overwrittentopreventthestoragedevicefrombecomingfull.

-Locked—triggertheruleifthestoragedeviceislocked(writeprotected).

•System

-SystemInitializing—triggertherulewhentheproductisbeingstarted.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosenda
noticationwhentheproductrestarts.

•Time

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-Recurrence—triggertheruleperiodically,seeRecurrences,onpage41.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtoupload
animageevery5minutes.

-UseSchedule—triggertheruleaccordingtotheselectedschedule,seeSchedules,onpage40.

Availableactionsinclude:

•Day/NightVisionMode—setdaymode(IRcutlteron)ornightmode(IRcutlteroff).

•OutputPort—activateanI/Oporttocontrolanexternaldevice.

•PlayAudioClip—seeAudioClips,onpage27.

•PTZControl

-PresetPosition—gotoapresetposition.

-GuardTour—startaguardtour,seeGuardTour,onpage32.

•RecordVideo—recordvideotoaselectedstorage.

•SendImages—sendimagestoarecipient.

•SendNotications—sendanoticationmessagetoarecipient.

•StatusLED—ashtheLEDindicator.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidatetriggerssuchasmotiondetectionduring
productinstallationandconguration.

SettingUpanActionRule

Anactionruledenestheconditionsthatmustbemetfortheproducttoperformanaction,forexamplerecordvideoorsendemail
notications.Ifmultipleconditionsaredened,allmustbemettotriggertheaction.

Thefollowingexampledescribeshowtosetupanactionruletorecordvideotoanetworkshareifthereismovementinthe
camera’seldofview.

Setupmotiondetectionandaddanetworkshare:

1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetectionandcongureamotiondetectionwindow,seepage35

2.GotoSystemOptions>Storageandsetupthenetworkshare,seepage51.

Setuptheactionrule:

1.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickAdd.

2.SelectEnableruleandenteradescriptivenamefortherule.

3.SelectDetectorsfromtheTriggerdrop-downlist.

4.SelectMotionDetectionfromthedrop-downlist.Selectthemotiondetectionwindowtouse.

5.Optionally,selectaScheduleandAdditionalconditions,seebelow.

6.UnderActions,selectRecordVideofromtheTypedrop-downlist.

7.SelectaStreamproleandconguretheDurationsettingsasdescribedbelow.

8.SelectNetworkSharefromtheStoragedrop-downlist.

Toaddadditionalcriteria,selecttheAdditionalconditionsoptionandaddadditionaltriggers.Topreventanactionfrombeing
triggeredrepeatedly,aWaitatleasttimecanbeset.Enterthetimeinhours,minutesandseconds,duringwhichthetrigger
shouldbeignoredbeforetheactionrulecanbeactivatedagain.

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Events

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

Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp

.

Recipients

Recipientsreceivemedialesandnoticationmessages.Thefollowingrecipientsareavailable:

RecipientUsewithaction

Email

FTP

HTTP

NetworkShareSendImages

TCPSendNotication

Note

Anetworksharecanalsobeusedasastoragedeviceforrecordedvideo.GotoSystemOptions>Storagetocongurea
networksharebeforesettingupacontinuousrecordingoranactionruletorecordvideo.SeeStorage,onpage50formore
informationaboutstoragedevices.

Toaddarecipient:

1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.

SendImages

SendNotication

SendImages

SendImages

SendNotication

2.Enteradescriptivename.

3.SelectarecipientType.

4.Entertheinformationneededfortherecipienttype.

5.ClickTesttotesttheconnectiontotherecipient.

6.ClickOK.

Schedules

Schedulescanbeusedasactionruletriggersorasadditionalconditions,forexampletorecordvideoifmotionisdetectedoutside
ofcehours.Useoneofthepredenedschedulesorcreateanewscheduleasdescribedbelow.

Tocreateanewschedule:

1.GotoEvents>SchedulesandclickAdd.

2.Enteradescriptivenameandtheinformationneededforadaily,weekly,monthlyoryearlyschedule.

3.ClickOK.

TousethescheduleinanActionRule,selecttheschedulefromtheScheduledrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppage.

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Recurrences

RecurrencesareusedtotriggerActionRulesrepeatedly,forexampleevery5minutesoreveryhour.

Tosetuparecurrence:

1.GotoEvents>RecurrencesandclickAdd.

2.Enteradescriptivenameandrecurrencepattern.

3.ClickOK.

TousetherecurrenceinanActionRule,rstselectTimefromtheTriggerdrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppageand
thenselecttherecurrencefromtheseconddrop-downlist.

Tomodifyorremoverecurrences,selecttherecurrenceintheRecurrencesListandclickModifyorRemove.

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Recordings

Recordings

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorecordvideocontinuouslyoraccordingtoanactionrule:

•Tostartacontinuousrecording,seepage42.

•Tosetupactionrules,seepage39.

•Toaccessrecordings,seeRecordingList,onpage42.

•Tocongurecameracontrolledstorage,seeStorage,onpage50.

RecordingList

RecordedvideosarelistedontheRecordings>Listpage.Thelistshowseachrecording’sstartdateandtime,durationandthe
eventthattriggeredtherecording.

Toplayordownloadarecording,followthesesteps:

1.GotoRecordings>List.

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

3.Selecttherecording.

4.ClickPlaytoplaytherecording,orclickDownloadtodownloadtherecording.

Multiplerecordingscanbedownloadedatthesametime.SelecttherecordingsandclickDownload.Thedownloadedleisaziple
containingaminimumofthreeles,ofwhichtheMatroska(mkv)lesaretheactualrecordings.Therecordingsaretime-stamped
withthedateandtimetheyweredownloaded(thatis,notthedatetherecordingsweremade).

Note

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

Fordetailedrecordingandvideoinformation,selectarecordingandclickProperties.

Toremovearecording,selecttherecordingandclickRemove.

ContinuousRecording

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtocontinuouslysavevideotoastoragedevice.SeeStorage,onpage50formoreinformation
aboutstoragedevices.Topreventthediskfrombecomingfull,itisrecommendedtocongurethedisktoautomaticallyremoveold
recordings.Ifanewstreamproleisselectedwhilearecordingisongoing,therecordingwillbestoppedandsavedintherecording
listandanewrecordingwiththenewstreamprolewillstart.Allpreviouscontinuousrecordingswillremainintherecordinglist
untiltheyareremovedmanuallyorthroughautomaticremovalofoldrecordings.

Tostartacontinuousrecording,followthesesteps:

1.GotoRecordings>Continuous.

2.SelectEnabled.

3.SelecttypeofstoragedevicefromtheDisklist.

4.SelectaStreamproletouseforcontinuousrecordings.

5.ClickSavetosaveandstarttherecording.

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SystemOptions

SystemOptions

Security

Users

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

Theuserlistdisplaysauthorizedusersandusergroups(accesslevels):

Viewer-AccesstotheLiveViewpage

Operator-AccesstotheLiveViewpageandtoallsettingsexceptSystemOptions

Administrator-Unrestrictedaccesstoallsettings;canadd,modifyandremoveotherusers.

UnderHTTP/RTSPPasswordSettings,selectthetypeofpasswordtoallow.Youmayneedtoallowunencryptedpasswordsifthere
areviewingclientsthatdonotsupportencryption,orifyouupgradedthermwareandexistingclientssupportencryptionbutneed
tologinagainandbeconguredtousethisfunctionality.

UnderUserSettings,selecttheEnableanonymousviewerloginoptiontoallowanonymoususersaccesstotheLiveViewpage.

DeselecttheEnableBasicSetupoptiontohidetheBasicSetupmenu.BasicSetupprovidesquickaccesstosettingsthatshouldbe
madebeforeusingtheAxisproduct.

ONVIF

ONVIF(OpenNetworkVideoInterfaceForum)isaglobalinterfacestandardthatmakesiteasierforendusers,integrators,consultants,
andmanufacturerstotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofferedbynetworkvideotechnology.ONVIFenablesinteroperablitybetween
differentvendorproducts,increasedexibility,reducedcostandfuture-proofsystems.

BycreatingauseryouautomaticallyenableONVIFcommunication.UsetheusernameandpasswordwithallONVIFcommunication
withtheproduct.Formoreinformationseewww.onvif.org

IPAddressFilter

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

Theadministratorcanaddupto256IPaddressentriestothelist(asingleentrycancontainmultipleIPaddresses).

HTTPS

TheAxisproductsupportsencryptedbrowsingusingHTTPS.ThisisconguredontheSystemOptions>Security>HTTPSpage.

Aself-signedcerticatecanbeuseduntilaCerticateAuthority-issuedcerticatehasbeenobtained.ClickCreateself-signed
certicatetoinstallaself-signedcerticate.Althoughself-signedcerticatesarefreeandoffersomeprotection,truesecurityisonly
implementedaftertheinstallationofasignedcerticateissuedbyaCerticateAuthority.

ToobtainasignedcerticatefromanissuingCerticateAuthority,clickCreateCerticateRequest.Whenthesignedcerticate
isreturned,clickInstallsignedcerticatetoimportthecerticate.Thepropertiesofanycerticaterequestcurrentlyresidentin
theproductorinstalledcanbeviewedbyclickingProperties.

ToenableHTTPSintheAxisproduct,theHTTPSConnectionPolicymustbesetforeachusergroup.

Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp

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IEEE802.1X

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

ToaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X,devicesmustauthenticatethemselves.Theauthenticationisperformedbya
third-partyentitycalledanauthenticationserver,typicallyaRADIUSserver,examplesofwhichareFreeRADIUSandMicrosoft
InternetAuthenticationService.

InAxis'implementation,thenetworkdeviceandtheauthenticationserverauthenticatethemselveswiththehelpofdigital
certicatesusingEAP-TLS(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-TransportLayerSecurity).Thecerticatesareprovidedbyan
CerticationAuthority(CA).Youneed:

•aCAcerticatetovalidatetheidentityoftheauthenticationserver

•aCA-signedclientcerticateandaprivatekeytoauthenticatethenetworkdevice.

ToallowthenetworkdevicetoaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X:

1.ObtainaCAcerticate,aclientcerticateandaclientprivatekey(contactyournetworkadministrator).

2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>IEEE802.1XanduploadtheCAcerticate,theclientcerticateandthe
clientprivatekey.

3.UnderSettings,selecttheEAPOLversion,provideyourEAPidentityandprivatekeypassword.

4.ChecktheboxtoenableIEEE802.1XandclickSave.

Certicates

CACerticateTheCAcerticateisusedtovalidatetheidentityoftheauthenticationserver.Enterthepathto

Clientcerticate
Clientprivatekey

Settings

EAPOLversion

EAPidentity

Privatekeypassword

EnableIEEE802.1X

thecerticatedirectly,orlocatetheleusingtheBrowsebutton.ThenclickUpload.Toremove
acerticate,clickRemove.

Theclientcerticateandprivatekeyareusedtoauthenticatethenetworkdevice.Theycanbe
uploadedasseparatelesorinonecombinedle(e.g.aPFXleoraPEMle).UsetheClient
privatekeyeldifuploadingonecombinedle.Foreachle,enterthepathtothele,orlocatethe
leusingtheBrowsebutton.ThenclickUpload.Toremoveale,clickRemove.

SelecttheEAPOLversion(1or2)asusedinyournetworkswitch.

Entertheuseridentity(maximum16characters)associatedwithyourcerticate.

Enterthepassword(maximum16characters)fortheprivatekey.

ChecktheboxtoenabletheIEEE802.1Xprotocol.

AudioSupport

SelectEnableaudiosupporttoallowclientstoretrieveaudiostreamsfromtheAxisproduct.Forinformationonhowtocongure
audiosettings,seeAudioSettings,onpage25.

Note

DeselectingthisoptionwilldisableaudiogloballyintheAxisproduct,forconguredeventsandproleswithaudioaswell.

Date&Time

TheAxisproduct’sdateandtimesettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Date&Time.

CurrentServerTimedisplaysthecurrentdateandtime(24hclock).Thetimecanbedisplayedin12hclockinthetextoverlay(see

below).

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Tochangethedateandtimesettings,selectthepreferredTimemodeunderNewServerTime:

•Synchronizewithcomputertimesetsdateandtimeaccordingtothecomputer’sclock.Withthisoption,dateand
timearesetonceandwillnotbeupdatedautomatically.

•SynchronizewithNTPServerobtainsdateandtimefromanNTPserver.Withthisoption,dateandtimesettingsare
updatedcontinuously.ForinformationonNTPsettings,seeNTPConguration,onpage47.

IfusingahostnamefortheNTPserver,aDNSservermustbecongured.SeeDNSConguration,onpage47.

•Setmanuallyallowsyoutomanuallysetdateandtime.

IfusinganNTPserver,selectyourTimezonefromthedrop-downlist.Ifrequired,checkAutomaticallyadjustfordaylightsaving
timechanges.

TheDate&TimeFormatUsedinImagesisthedateandtimeformatdisplayedasatextoverlayinthevideostream.Usethe

predenedformatsorseeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
timeformats.Toincludedateandtimeintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo&AudioandselectIncludedateandIncludetime.

Network

forinformationonhowtocreatecustomdateand

BasicTCP/IPSettings

TheAxisproductsupportsIPversion4andIPversion6.Bothversionscanbeenabledsimultaneously,andatleastoneversion
mustalwaysbeenabled.

IPv4AddressConguration

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

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

IfDHCPisenabledandtheproductcannotbeaccessed,runAXISIPUtilitytosearchthenetworkforconnectedAxisproducts,orreset
theproducttothefactorydefaultsettings(seepage53)andthenperformtheinstallationagain.

TouseastaticIPaddress,checkUsethefollowingIPaddressandspecifytheIPaddress,subnetmaskanddefaultrouter.

IPv6AddressConguration

IfIPv6(IPversion6)isenabled,theAxisproductwillreceiveanIPaddressaccordingtothecongurationinthenetworkrouter.

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

ARP/Ping

Theproduct’sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARPandPing.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddressusingARP/Ping,onpage46.

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

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

Pingingtheproductisstillpossiblewhentheserviceisdisabled.

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AssignIPAddressusingARP/Ping

Theproduct'sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARP/Ping.Thecommandmustbeissuedwithin2minutesofconnectingpower.

1.AcquireafreestaticIPaddressonthesamenetworksegmentasthecomputer.

2.Locatetheserialnumber(S/N)ontheproductlabel.

3.Openacommandpromptandenterthefollowingcommands:

Linux/Unixsyntax

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

Linux/Unixexample

arp-s192.168.0.12500:40:8c:18:10:00temp
ping-l408192.168.0.125

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.CheckthatthenetworkcableisconnectedtotheAxisproductandthenrestarttheproductbydisconnectingand
reconnectingpower.

5.ClosethecommandpromptwhentheproductrespondswithReplyfrom192.168.0.125:...orsimilar.

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

ForothermethodsofassigningtheIPaddress,seetheInstallationandManagementSoftwareCDorthedocumentAssignanIP
AddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

Note

•ToopenacommandpromptinWindows,opentheStartmenuandtypecmdintheRun/Searcheld.

•TousetheARPcommandinWindows7/WindowsVista,right-clickthecommandprompticonandselectRunas

administrator.

•ToopenacommandpromptinMacOSX,opentheTerminalutilityfromApplication>Utilities.

AXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)

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

AVHSisenabledbydefault.ThesettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCPIP>Basic.

One-clickenabled-Presstheproduct’scontrolbutton(seeHardwareOverview,onpage6)toconnecttoanAVHSserviceoverthe
Internet.Onceregistered,AlwayswillbeenabledandtheAxisproductstaysconnectedtotheAVHSservice.Iftheproductisnot
registeredwithin24hoursfromwhenthebuttonispressed,theproductwilldisconnectfromtheAVHSservice.

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

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AXISInternetDynamicDNSService

AXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceassignsahostnameforeasyaccesstotheproduct.Formoreinformation,seewww.axiscam.net

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

AdvancedTCP/IPSettings

DNSConguration

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

SelectObtainDNSserveraddressviaDHCPtousetheDNSsettingsprovidedbytheDHCPserver.

Tomakemanualsettings,selectUsethefollowingDNSserveraddressandspecifythefollowing:

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

Primary/SecondaryDNSserver-EntertheIPaddressesoftheprimaryandsecondaryDNSservers.ThesecondaryDNSserveris
optionalandwillbeusediftheprimaryisunavailable.

NTPConguration

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

SelectObtainNTPserveraddressviaDHCPtousetheNTPsettingsprovidedbytheDHCPserver.

Tomakemanualsettings,selectUsethefollowingNTPserveraddressandenterthehostnameorIPaddressoftheNTPserver.

HostNameConguration

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

SelectObtainhostnameviaIPv4DHCPtousehostnameprovidedbytheDHCPserverrunningonIPv4.

SelectUsethehostnametosetthehostnamemanually.

SelectEnabledynamicDNSupdatestodynamicallyupdatelocalDNSserverswhenevertheAxisproduct’sIPaddresschanges.

Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp

Link-LocalIPv4Address

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

.

ThisfunctioncanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

HTTP

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

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HTTPS

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

ToenableHTTPS,gotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS.Formoreinformation,seepage43.

NATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4

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

UseNATtraversalwhentheAxisproductislocatedonanintranet(LAN)andyouwishtomakeitavailablefromtheother
(WAN)sideofaNATrouter.WithNATtraversalproperlycongured,allHTTPtrafctoanexternalHTTPportintheNATrouter
isforwardedtotheproduct.

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

Note

•ForNATtraversaltowork,thismustbesupportedbytherouter.TheroutermustalsosupportUPnP

•Therouterhasmanydifferentnames:“NATrouter”,“Networkrouter”,“InternetGateway”,”Broadbandrouter”,“Broadband

sharingdevice”or“Homerewall”buttheessentialpurposeofthedeviceisthesame.

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.

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

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

AlternativeHTTPport-SelectthisoptiontomanuallydeneanexternalHTTPport.Entertheportnumberintheeld.Ifnoportis
enteredhere,aportnumberisautomaticallyselectedwhenNATtraversalisenabled.

Note

•AnalternativeHTTPportcanbeusedorbeactiveevenifNATtraversalisdisabled.ThisisusefulifyourNATrouterdoesnot

•Ifyouattempttomanuallyenteraportthatisalreadyinuse,anotheravailableportisautomaticallyselected.

•Whentheportisselectedautomaticallyitisdisplayedinthiseld.Tochangethis,enteranewportnumberandclickSave.

FTP

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

Note

RTSP

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

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mustbeenabledintheproduct(seeSystemOptions>Network>UPnP).

supportUPnPandyouneedtomanuallycongureportforwardingintheNATrouter.

ThisFTPserverhasnothingtodowiththeproduct’sabilitytotransferimagesviaFTPtootherlocationsandservers.

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.

Note

H.264videostreamswillnotbeavailableiftheRTSPserverisdisabled.

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SOCKS

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

SOCKSisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>SOCKS.Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp

.

QoS(QualityofService)

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

TheQoSsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>QoS.UsingDSCP(DifferentiatedServicesCodepoint)values,the
Axisproductcanmarkthefollowingtypesoftrafc:livevideo,liveaudio,event/alarmtrafcandmanagementtrafc.

Note

LiveaudioDSCPwillbeequaltolivevideoDSCPifH.264overRTSPisused.

SMTP(email)

TosendemailmessagesfromtheAxisproductviaSMTP(SimpleMailTransferProtocol),anSMTPmailservermustbesetup.This
isdoneunderSystemOptions>Network>SMTP(email).

EnterthehostnamesorIPaddressesandportnumbersfortheprimaryandsecondarymailserversintheeldsprovided.AFrom
emailaddressisalsorequired.Ifthemailserverrequiresauthentication,checkUseauthenticationtologintothisserverandenter
thenecessaryinformation.

SNMP

TheSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)allowsremotemanagementofnetworkdevices.AnSNMPcommunityisthe
groupofdevicesandmanagementstationrunningSNMP.Communitynamesareusedtoidentifygroups.

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtosupportSNMPontheSystemOptions>Network>SNMPpage.

Dependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired,selecttheversiononSNMPtouse.

SNMPv1/v2providesthelowestlevelofsecurity.Thecommunitynamecanbespeciedasapasswordforreadorread/write
accesstoallsupportedSNMPdevices.ThedefaultpasswordfortheReadcommunityispublicandthedefaultpasswordforthe
Writecommunityiswrite.

Note

IfHTTPSisenabled,SNMPv1andSNMPv2cshouldbedisabled.

TrapsforSNMPv1/v2areusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatus
changes.CheckEnabletrapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythat
shouldreceivethemessage.

Thefollowingtrapsareavailable:

•Coldstart

•Warmstart

•Linkup

•Authenticationfailed

SNMPv3providesencryptionandsecurepasswords.TousetrapswithSNMPv3,anSNMPv3managementapplicationisrequired.

TouseSNMPv3,HTTPSmustbeenabled,seeHTTPS,onpage43.ToenableSNMPv3,checktheboxandprovidetheinitialuser
password.

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Note

Theinitialpasswordcanonlybesetonce.Ifthepasswordislost,theAxisproductmustberesettofactorydefault,see
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings,onpage53.

TM

UPnP

TheAxisproductincludessupportforUPnP
systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.

TM

UPnP

canbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>UPnP

TM

RTP/H.264

TheRTPportrangeandmulticastsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>RTP.

TheRTPportrangedenestherangeofportsfromwhichthevideo/audioportsareautomaticallyselected.Formulticaststreams,
onlycertainIPaddressesandportnumbersshouldbeused.

SelectAlwaysMulticastVideoand/orAlwaysMulticastAudiotostartmulticaststreamingwithoutopeninganRTSPsession.

Bonjour

TM

.UPnP

isenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating

TM

.

TheAxisproductincludessupportforBonjour.Bonjourisenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating
systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.

BonjourcanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>Bonjour.

Storage

SDCard

NOTICE

NOTICE NOTICE

Topreventcorruptionofrecordings,theSDcardshouldalwaysbeunmountedbeforeitisejected.

TheAxisproductsupportsSDcardswiththefollowinglesystems:

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

•vFAT—mostSDcardsarepre-formattedwithvFATwhenpurchased.

Ifrequired,theSDcardcanbemanuallyformattedtothedesiredlesystem.ToformattheSDcard:

1.InserttheSDcardintheSDcardslot.

2.GotoSystemOptions>StorageandclickSDCard.

3.ClickFormatandselectthedesiredlesystem.

Note

Duringformattinganypreviousdatastoredonthediskwillbelost.

Mountingisdoneautomaticallywhenthecardisinsertedorwhentheproductisstarted.Amanualmountisonlyrequiredifthe
cardhasbeenunmountedandnotejectedandre-inserted.

TounmounttheSDcard:

1.GotoSystemOptions>StorageandclickSDCard.

2.ClickUnmount.

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3.Thecardcannowberemoved.

TheSDcardismanagedontheSystemOptions>Storagepage.ClickSDCardtoopenStorageManagement.

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

Toavoidllingthecard,itisrecommendedtoremoverecordingscontinuously.UnderRecordingSettings,selectRemoverecordings
olderthanandselectthenumberofdaysorweeks.

Tostopwritingtothecardandprotectrecordingsfrombeingremoved,selectLockunderRecordingSettings.

NetworkShare

NetworkshareallowsyoutoaddnetworkstoragesuchasaNAS(NetworkAttachedStorage)oranyserverthatusesCIFS(Common
InternetFileSystem)andusethemforstorageofrecordings.

Toaddanetworkshare:

1.GotoSystemOptions>Storage.

2.ClickNetworkShare.

3.EntertheIPaddress,DNSorBonjournametothehostserverintheHosteld.

4.EnterthenameoftheshareintheShareeld.Subfolderscannotbeused.

5.Ifrequired,selectThesharerequiresloginandentertheusernameandpassword.

6.ClickConnect.

ToclearallrecordingsanddatafromtheAxisproduct’sfolderonthedesignatedshare,clickClearunderStorageTools.

Toavoidllingtheshare,itisrecommendedtoremoverecordingscontinuously.UnderRecordingSettings,selectRemoverecordings
olderthanandselectthenumberofdaysorweeks.

Tostopwritingtotheshareandprotectrecordingsfrombeingremoved,selectLockunderRecordingSettings.

Ports&Devices

I/OPorts

TheAxisproductprovidesoneinputportandoneoutputportforconnectionofexternaldevices.Forinformationonhowto
connectexternaldevices,seeConnectors,onpage8.

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

COMPort

TheAxisproducthasoneRS-485/RS-422serialport.Theportsupportsthefollowingmodes:

•GenericHTTPallowstheAxisproducttoreceivedataandsendcommandsviaHTTP.

•PanTiltZoomisusedtocontrolaPTZdevice.ThePTZdevicerequiresadriver.SeeInstallingaPTZdriverformore
information.Driverscanbedownloadedfromwww.axis.com

•GenericTCP/IPallowstheAxisproducttoreceivedataandsendcommandsviaTCP/IP.Daisychainserver-AllowsDaisy
chainclientstocommunicatewiththeAxisproduct.

SelectthedesiredPortTypefromthedrop-downlist.FormoreinformationonSerialPortSettingsandDaisyChainPortSettings

seetheonlinehelp

.

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PortStatus

ThelistontheSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>PortStatuspageshowsthestatusoftheproduct’sinputandoutputports.

Maintenance

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralmaintenancefunctions.TheseareavailableunderSystemOptions>Maintenance.

ClickRestarttoperformacorrectrestartiftheAxisproductisnotbehavingasexpected.Thiswillnotaffectanyofthecurrent
settings.

ClickRestoretoresetmostsettingstothefactorydefaultvalues.Thefollowingsettingsarenotaffected:

•thebootprotocol(DHCPorstatic)

•thestaticIPaddress

•thedefaultrouter

•thesubnetmask

•thesystemtime

•theIEEE802.1Xsettings

•thefocusposition

•uploadedapplicationsarekeptbutmustberestarted

ClickDefaulttoresetallsettings,includingtheIPaddress,tothefactorydefaultvalues.Thisbuttonshouldbeusedwithcaution.The
Axisproductcanalsoberesettofactorydefaultusingthecontrolbutton,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings,onpage53.

ToidentifytheproductortesttheStatusLED,clickFlashLEDunderIdentifyandspecifythedurationinseconds,minutesorhours.
Thiscanbeusefulforidentifyingtheproductamongotherproductsinstalledinthesamelocation.

Forinformationaboutrmwareupgrade,seeUpgradingtheFirmware,onpage55.

Support

SupportOverview

TheSystemOptions>Support>SupportOverviewpageprovidesinformationontroubleshootingandcontactinformation,
shouldyourequiretechnicalassistance.

SeealsoTroubleshooting,onpage55.

SystemOverview

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

Logs&Reports

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

SystemLog-Providesinformationaboutsystemevents.

AccessLog-Listsallfailedattemptstoaccesstheproduct.TheAccessLogcanalsobeconguredtolistallconnectionstothe

product(seebelow).

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ServerReport-Providesinformationabouttheproductstatusinapop-upwindow.TheAccessLogisautomaticallyincluded
intheServerReport.

Youcanviewordownloadtheserverreport.Downloadingtheserverreportcreatesa.ziplethatcontainsacompleteserverreport
textleinUTF–8format.SelecttheIncludesnapshotwithdefaultimagesettingsoptiontoincludeasnapshotoftheproduct’s
LiveViewthatalsoshowsthesettingsspeciedunderVideoStream>Image>ImageAppearance.Theserverreport.zipleshould
alwaysbeincludedwhencontactingsupport.

ParameterList-Showstheproduct'sparametersandtheircurrentsettings.Thismayproveusefulwhentroubleshootingor
whencontactingAxisSupport.

ConnectionList-Listsallclientsthatarecurrentlyaccessingmediastreams.

CrashReport-Generatesanarchivewithdebugginginformation.Thereporttakesseveralminutestogenerate.

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

Advanced

Scripting

Scriptingallowsexperienceduserstocustomizeandusetheirownscripts.

NOTICE

NOTICE NOTICE

ImproperusemaycauseunexpectedbehaviorandlossofcontactwiththeAxisproduct.

Axisstronglyrecommendsthatyoudonotusethisfunctionunlessyouunderstandtheconsequences.AxisSupportdoesnotprovide
assistanceforproblemswithcustomizedscripts.

ToopentheScriptEditor,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>Scripting.Ifascriptcausesproblems,resettheproducttoits
factorydefaultsettings,seepage53.

Formoreinformation,seewww.axis.com/developer

FileUpload

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

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

PlainCong

PlainCongisforadvanceduserswithexperienceofAxisproductconguration.Mostparameterscanbesetandmodiedfromthis
page.Helpisavailablefromthestandardhelppages.

ToopenPlainCong,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>PlainCong.AxisSupportdoesnotprovideassistance.

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings

Important

Resettofactorydefaultshouldbeusedwithcaution.Aresettofactorydefaultwillresetallsettings,includingtheIP
address,tothefactorydefaultvalues.

Toresettheproducttothefactorydefaultsettings:

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SystemOptions

1.Disconnectpowerfromtheproduct.

2.Pressandholdthecontrolbuttonandreconnectpower.SeeHardwareOverview,onpage6.

3.Keepthecontrolbuttonpressedforabout15–30secondsuntilthestatusLEDindicatorashesamber.

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

5.UsethetoolsprovidedontheInstallationandManagementSoftwareCDtoassignanIPaddress,setthepasswordand
accessthevideostream.Thisinformationisalsoavailablefromthesupportpagesonwww.axis.com/techsup

6.Refocustheproduct.

Itisalsopossibletoresetparameterstofactorydefaultviathewebinterface.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.

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Troubleshooting

CheckingtheFirmware

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

UpgradingtheFirmware

WhenyouupgradetheproductwiththelatestrmwarefromAxiswebsite,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionalityavailable.
Alwaysreadtheupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewrelease,beforeupgradingthermware.

Toupgrade,followtheseinstructions:

1.Savethermwareletoyourcomputer.ThelatestversionofthermwareisavailablefreeofchargefromAxiswebsite
atwww.axis.com/techsup

2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproductswebpages.

3.UnderUpgradeServer,clickBrowseandlocatetheleonyourcomputer.ClickUpgrade.

Afterstartingtheupgradeprocess,alwayswaitatleast5–10minutesbeforerestartingtheproduct,evenifyoususpectthe
upgradehasfailed.

AXISCameraManagementcanbeusedformultipleupgrades.Seewww.axis.comformoreinformation.

Note

•Yourdealerreservestherighttochargeforanyrepairattributabletofaultyupgradebytheuser.

•Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providingthefeaturesareavailableinthe

newrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.

EmergencyRecoveryProcedure

Ifpowerornetworkconnectionislostduringtheupgrade,theprocessfailsandtheproductbecomesunresponsive.FlashingredStatus
indicatorindicatesafailedupgrade.Torecovertheproduct,followthestepsbelow.Theserialnumberisfoundontheproduct’slabel.

1.InUNIX/Linux,typethefollowingfromthecommandline:

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Troubleshooting

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

InWindows,typethefollowingfromacommand/DOSprompt(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptas
anadministrator):

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

2.Iftheproductdoesnotreplyin30seconds,restartitandwaitforareply.PressCTRL+CtostopPing.

3.Openabrowserandtypeintheproduct’sIPaddress.Inthepagethatappears,usetheBrowsebuttontoselecttheupgrade
letouse.ThenclickLoadtorestarttheupgradeprocess.

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

5.Reinstalltheproduct,referringtotheInstallationGuide.

Iftheemergencyrecoveryproceduredoesnotgettheproductupandrunningagain,contactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions

ProblemssettingtheIPaddress

WhenusingARP/Ping

Theproductislocatedona
differentsubnet

TheIPaddressisbeingused
byanotherdevice

PossibleIPaddressconict
withanotherdeviceonthe
samesubnet.

Theproductcannotbeaccessedfromabrowser

Cannotlogin

Trytheinstallationagain.TheIPaddressmustbesetwithintwominutesafterpowerhasbeen
appliedtotheproduct.EnsurethePinglengthissetto408.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddress
usingARP/Ping,onpage46.

IftheIPaddressintendedfortheproductandtheIPaddressofthecomputerusedtoaccessthe
productarelocatedondifferentsubnets,youwillnotbeabletosettheIPaddress.Contactyour
networkadministratortoobtainanIPaddress.

DisconnecttheAxisproductfromthenetwork.RunthePingcommand(inaCommand/DOS
window,typepingandtheIPaddressoftheproduct:

ThestaticIPaddressintheAxisproductisusedbeforetheDHCPserversetsadynamicaddress.
ThismeansthatifthesamedefaultstaticIPaddressisalsousedbyanotherdevice,theremay
beproblemsaccessingtheproduct.

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

Ifthepasswordfortheuserrootislost,theproductmustberesettothefactorydefaultsettings.
SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings,onpage53.

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

•Ifyoureceive:Requesttimedout,thismeansthattheIPaddressisavailable
forusewiththeAxisproduct.Checkallcablingandreinstalltheproduct.

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TheIPaddresshasbeen
changedbyDHCP

Certicateerrorwhenusing
IEEE802.1X

Theproductisaccessiblelocallybutnotexternally

RoutercongurationTocongureyourroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheAxisproduct,enabletheNAT-traversal

Firewallprotection

Defaultroutersrequired

ProblemswithstreamingH.264

ProblemswithAXISMedia
Control(InternetExplorer
only)

NoH.264displayedinthe
client

IPaddressesobtainedfromaDHCPserveraredynamicandmaychange.IftheIPaddresshas
beenchanged,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISCameraManagementtolocatedtheproductonthe
network.Identifytheproductusingitsmodelorserialnumber,orbytheDNSname(ifthename
hasbeencongured).

Ifrequired,astaticIPaddresscanbeassignedmanually.Forinstructions,seetheInstallationand
ManagementSoftwareCDorthedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamon
AxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbe
synchronizedwithanNTPserver.SeeDate&Time,onpage44.

featurewhichwillattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheAxis
product,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4,onpage48.TheroutermustsupportUPnP

ChecktheInternetrewallwithyournetworkadministrator.

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

ToenabletheupdatingofvideoimagesinInternetExplorer,setthebrowsertoallowActiveX
controls.Also,makesurethatAXISMediaControlisinstalledonyourcomputer.

CheckthattherelevantH.264connectionmethodsandcorrectinterfaceareenabledintheAMC
ControlPanel(streamingtab).SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC),onpage16.

TM

.

MulticastH.264only
accessiblebylocalclients

NomulticastH.264
displayedintheclient

Installationofadditional
ActiveXcomponent
restrictedorprohibited

PoorrenderingofH.264
images

Colorsaturationisdifferent
inH.264andMotionJPEG

IntheAMCControlPanel,selecttheH.264tabandclickSettodefaultH.264decoder.

CheckthatRTSPisenabledunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

Checkifyourroutersupportsmulticasting,oriftheroutersettingsbetweentheclientandthe
productneedtobecongured.TheTTL(TimeToLive)valuemayneedtobeincreased.

CheckwithyournetworkadministratorthatthemulticastaddressesusedbytheAxisproduct
arevalidforyournetwork.

Checkwithyournetworkadministratortoseeifthereisarewallpreventingviewing.

ConguretheAxisproducttouseaJavaappletforupdatingvideoimagesinyourbrowser.Goto
Setup>LiveViewCongandselectJavaappletunderDefaultviewer.

Ensurethatyourgraphicscardisusingthelatestdriver.Thelatestdriverscanusuallybe
downloadedfromthemanufacturer’swebsite.

Modifythesettingsforyourgraphicsadapter.Refertotheadapter’sdocumentationformore
information.

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Lowerframeratethan
expected

StatusandNetworkindicatorLEDsareashingredrapidly

Hardwarefailure

Videoandimageproblems,general

Imageunsatisfactory

MotionDetectiontriggersunexpectedly

Changesinluminance

SeePerformanceConsiderations,onpage63.

Reducethenumberofapplicationsrunningontheclientcomputer.

Limitthenumberofsimultaneousviewers.

Checkwiththenetworkadministratorthatthereisenoughbandwidthavailable.

CheckintheAMCControlPanel(H.264tag)thatvideoprocessingisNOTsettoDecodeonly
keyframes.

Lowertheimageresolution.

Themaximumframespersecondisdependentontheutilityfrequency(60/50Hz)oftheAxis
product.SeeTechnicalSpecications,onpage59.

ContactyourAxisreseller.

CheckthevideostreamandcamerasettingsunderSetup>Video&Audio>VideoStreamand
Setup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings.

Motiondetectionisbasedonchangesinluminanceintheimage.Thismeansthatifthereare
suddenchangesinthelighting,motiondetectionmaytriggermistakenly.Lowerthesensitivity
settingtoavoidproblemswithluminance.

Noaudio

Incorrectsetup

Pooraudioquality

Stuttering

Unsynchronizedaudioand
videousingH.264

Distortedaudio

FeedbackloopsFeedbackloopsmightappearinfull-duplexmode.Trymovingthemicrophoneorthespeaker,or

Storageanddiskmanagementproblems

Videocannotberecorded

SDcardcannotbemountedReformattheSDcardandthenclickMount.

Checkthesoundcardinthecomputer.Ensurethatmuteisnotselectedandthatthevolume
settingsarecorrect.

CheckthatEnableaudiosupportisselectedunderSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Audio
Support.

CheckthatthecorrectAudioInputsourceisselectedunderSetup>Video&Audio>Audio
Settings.

Reducethenumberoflistenersandviewers.Decreaseimageresolutionandcompression.

Synchronizetheproduct’sdateandtimesettingswithanNTPserver.GotoSetup>System
Options>Date&Time.

CheckthatthecorrectAudioInputsourceisselectedunderSetup>Video&Audio>Audio
Settings.

usehalf-duplexmodeinstead.

CheckthattheSDcardisnotwriteprotected(thatis,readonly).

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TechnicalSpecications

TechnicalSpecications

Function/group

Camera

Video

Audio

Item

Model

Imagesensor

Lens

Dayandnight
functionality

Minimum
illumination

Shuttertime

Video
compression

Resolutions

FramerateH.26430fpsin60Hzcapturefrequency

Framerate
MotionJPEG

Videostreaming

Pan/Tilt/Zoom

Imagesettings

AudiostreamingTwo-way,fullduplex

Audio
compression

Audioinput

Audiooutput3.5mmjackforlineout.min1.8Vpp

Specications

AXISP1355–E

ProgressivescanRGBCMOS1/2.8”

Varifocal2.8-8mm,F1.2,P-iris,IRcorrected,CS-mount
Horizontalangleofview80°-39°
Verticalangleofview58°-22°
Diagonalangleofview103°-44°
Remotebackfocus
Focusrange0.3mtoinnity

Automaticallyremovableinfrared-cutlter

Color:0.2lux,F1.2
B/W:0.04lux,F1.2

1/33500sto2s

H.264(MPEG-4Part10/AVC,BaselineandMainProle)
MotionJPEG

1920x1080to160x90

25fpsin50Hzcapturefrequency

30fpsin60Hzcapturefrequency
25fpsin50Hzcapturefrequency

Multiple,individuallycongurablestreamsinH.264andMotionJPEG
Controllableframerateandbandwidth
VBR/CBRH.264

DigitalPTZ
Presetpositions
Guardtour

Compression,color,brightness,sharpness,contrast,whitebalance,exposurecontrol,
exposurezones
Backlightcompensation,netuningofbehavioratlowlight,dynamiccontrast
Mirroringofimages
Textandimageoverlay
Privacymask

AACLC8kHz32kbit/s,16kHz64kbit/s
G.711PCM8kHz64kbit/s
G.726ADPCM8kHz32kbit/sor24kbit/s
Congurablebitrate

3.5mmjackformic/linein,max80mVppformicrophone/max6.2Vppforlinesignal
Impedance:Min1kΩ,Mic-Poweractivated;Min4kΩline
Tip:Signal/Bias
Ring:Bias
Sleeve:Ground
Powertoexternalelectretmicrophone:1.3V–2.6V(DC)
SNR:>70dB

SNR:>70dB
Outputimpedance:Max100Ω,normal<1Ω

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Function/group

Network

System
Integration

Item

Built-in
microphone
specication

SecurityPasswordprotection,IPaddressltering,HTTPSencryption,IEEE802.1Xnetworkaccess

Supported
protocols

Application
Programming
Interface

Intelligentvideo

TriggersIntelligentvideo

ActionsFileuploadviaFTP,HTTPandemail

Videoaccessfrom
webbrowser

Managementand
maintenance

InstallationaidsFocusassistant

Specications

control,digestauthentication,useraccesslog

IPv4/v6,HTTP,HTTPS,SSL/TLS,QoSLayer3DiffServ,FTP,CIFS/SMB,SMTP,Bonjour,
UPnP™,SNMPv1/v2c/v3(MIB-II),DNS,DynDNS,NTP,RTSP,RTP,TCP,UDP,IGMP,RTCP,
ICMP,DHCP,ARP,SOCKS

OpenAPIforsoftwareintegration,includingtheONVIFspecicationavailableat
www.onvif.org,aswellasVAPIX®andAXISCameraApplicationPlatformfromAxis
Communications,specicationsavailableatwww.axis.com
SupportforAXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)withOne-ClickCameraconnection
SupportforAXISCameraCompanion(ACC)

Videomotiondetection,activetamperingalarm,audiodetection,SupportforAXIS
CameraApplicationPlatformenablinginstallationofadditionalapplications

Day/nightmode
DigitalI/O
Manualtrigger
PTZpreset
PTZmoving
Networklost
Storagestatus
Systeminitializing

Noticationviaemail,HTTPandTCP
Externaloutputactivation
Videoandaudiorecordingtoedgestorage
Pre-andpost-alarmvideobuffering
Day/Nightswitching
StatusLEDactivation
Playingaudioclips
PTZpreset
Guardtour

Cameraliveview
Videoandaudiorecordingtole(ASF)
CustomizableHTMLpages
Windows7,WindowsVista,WindowsXP,WindowsServer2008,WindowsServer2003
DirectX9corhigher
Forotheroperatingsystemsandbrowsers,seewww.axis.com/techsup

AXISCameraManagementtoolonCDandweb-basedconguration
FirmwareupgradesoverHTTPorFTP,rmwareavailableonwww.axis.com

Pixelcounter
Remotebackfocus

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TechnicalSpecications

Function/group

General

Item

Casing

Processor,
memory

PowerPoEIEEE802.3afmax.12.95WorHighPoEmax25.5W

Connectors

Edgestorage

Operating
conditions

Approvals

Dimensions
(HxWxD)

Weight

Included
accessories

Video
management
software(not
included)

Optional
accessories

Specications

IP66-andNEMA4X-rated,IK10impact-resistantaluminumenclosure
Color:whiteNCSS1002-B

ARTPEC-4,256MBRAM,128MBFlash
Batterybacked-upreal-timeclock

RJ4510BASE-T/100BASE-TXPoE
I/O:4-pin2.50mmterminalblock,for1alarminputand1output
RS-485/422,2pcs,2pos,fullduplex,terminalblock

3.5mmjackformicin(max80mVpp)orlinemonoinput(max6.2Vpp)

3.5mmjackforlinemonooutput(max2.8Vpp)toactivespeaker

MicroSD/microSDHC/micro/SDXCslotsupportingmemorycardupto64GB(cardnot
included).
Supportforrecordingtonetworkshare(NetworkAttachedStorageorleserver).

-30ºCto50ºC(-22ºFto122ºF)withPoE;downto-40ºC(-40ºF)withHighPoE
Humidity10-100%RH(condensing)

EN55022ClassB,EN55024,EN50581,EN/IEC/UL60950-1,EN/IEC/UL60950–22,EN
61000-6-1,EN61000-6-2,EN50121–4,IEC62236–4
IEC60529IP66,NEMA250Type4X,IEC62262,IK10,IEC60068–2–6,IEC60068–2–27
FCCPart15SubpartBClassB
ICES-003ClassB
VCCIClassB
C-tickAS/NZSCISPR22
KCCKN22ClassB,KN24

87/120x140/161x404mm(3.4/4.7”x5.5/6.4”x15.9”)includingsunshield

3kg(6.6lb.)

Stand
Wallmountbracket
Sunshield
Connectorkit
InstallationGuide
InstallationandManagementSoftwareCD
Windowsdecoder1-userlicense
TorxT20screwdriver
Allenkey

AXISCameraCompanion(included)
AXISCameraStationandvideomanagementsoftwarefromAxis’Application
DevelopmentPartners(soldseparately).Formoreinformation,see

www.axis.com/products/video/software

AXIST90AIlluminators
AXIST8414InstallationDisplay
AXIST8123HighPoEMidspan1-Port
Mountingaccessories
Lenses

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3.3 V max 50 mA

1

2

3

4

TechnicalSpecications

Connectors

I/Oterminalconnector

4–pinterminalblockfor:

•DigitalInput

•DigitalOutput

•Auxiliarypowerandground(GND)

FunctionPinNotes

GND

3.3VDCPower

DigitalInput

DigitalOutput

1

2

3

4

Ground

Canbeusedtopowerauxiliaryequipment.
Note:Thispincanonlybeusedaspowerout.

ConnecttoGNDtoactivate,orleaveoating(unconnected)
todeactivate.

Internalconnectiontogroundwhenactivated,oating
(unconnected)whendeactivated.Ifusedwithaninductive
load,e.g.arelay,adiodemustbeconnectedinparallelwith
theload,forprotectionagainstvoltagetransients.

Specications

Maxload=50mA

0to+40VDC

Maxload=100mA
Maxvoltage=+40VDC

Powerconnector

2-pinterminalblockforpowerinput.

DCpowerinput

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Rx/Tx Tx

4 3 2 1

TechnicalSpecications

Audioconnector

3.5mmaudioconnectors

AudioInput

1Tip

2Ring

3SleeveGroundGround

RS-485/422connector

Two2-pinterminalblocksforRS-485/RS-422serialinterface.Theserial
portcanbeconguredtosupport:

•Two-wireRS-485halfduplex

•Four-wireRS-485fullduplex

•Two-wireRS-422simplex

•Four-wireRS-422fullduplexpointtopointcommunication

FunctionPinNotes

RS-485/RS-422TX(A)

RS-485/RS-422TX(B)

RS-485AaltRS–485/422RX
(A)

RS-485BaltRS-485/422RX
(B)

Microphone/Linein

1

2

3

4

TXpairforRS422and4–wireRS-485

RXpairforallmodes(combinedRX/TXfor2–wireRS-485)

AudioOutput

Lineout(mono)

PerformanceConsiderations

Whensettingsupyoursystem,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.

•Heavynetworkutilizationduetopoorinfrastructure.Bandwidthaffected.

•Viewingonpoorlyperformingclientcomputerslowersperceivedperformance.Framerateaffected.

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