Axis P3717-PLE Service Manual

AXISP37–PLENetworkCameras

AXIS P3717–PLE

Network Camera

UserManual

AXISP37–PLENetworkCameras

TableofContents

Productoverview...........................................3

Findthedeviceonthenetwork................................4

Accessthedevice...............................................4

Aboutsecurepasswords..........................................4

Setup.....................................................5

Productwebpageoverview........................................5

Imagequality...................................................7

Privacymasks..................................................9

Overlays.......................................................10

Streamingandstorage...........................................1 1

Events........................................................12

Applications....................................................13

Troubleshooting............................................14

Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................14

Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................14

Howtoupgradethermware.....................................14

Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................15

Performanceconsiderations.......................................16

Specications..............................................

LEDindicators..................................................

SDcardslot....................................................

Buttons.......................................................

Connectors....................................................

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Productoverview

Productoverview

1

Mountingbracket

2

Cameraunit

3

Domecover

4

IRillumination

5

Networkconnector(PoE)

6

SDcardslots

7

Controlbutton

8

StatusLEDindicator

9

Restartbutton

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Findthedeviceonthenetwork

Findthedeviceonthenetwork

TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support

FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com

Accessthedevice

1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.

IfyouhaveaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselectthedevicefromthedrop-downlist.Toadd
Bonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.

2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.See
Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccountonpage4.

3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Aboutsecurepasswords

Important

Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.

Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.

Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:

•Changethedefaultpasswordthatcomeswitheachdevice.

•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator .

•Don’texposethepassword.

•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.

Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount

Important

Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.

1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage4.

2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

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Setup

Setup

Productwebpageoverview

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Liveviewcontrolbar

2

Liveview

3

Productname

4

Controls

5

Videocontrolbar

6

Settingstoggle

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Setup

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Settingstabs

Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp

Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromtheproduct’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationontheproduct’s
featuresandtheirsettings.

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