Axis P5515 User Manual

AXISP5515PTZNetworkCamera

UserManual

AboutthisDocument

Thismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersof
AXISP5514/P5515PTZDomeNetworkCamera,andisapplicableto
rmware5.85andlater.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanaging
theproductonyournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworking
willbeofusewhenusingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXor
Linux-basedsystemsmayalsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscripts
andapplications.Laterversionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedat
www.axis.com.Seealsotheproduct’sonlinehelp,availablethrough
theweb-basedinterface.

LegalConsiderations

Videoandaudiosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfrom
countrytocountry.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusing
thisproductforsurveillancepurposes.

Thisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseandone(1)AAC
decoderlicense.Topurchasefurtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.

Liability

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

IntellectualPropertyRights

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

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

ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer,
Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see

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

EquipmentModications

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

TrademarkAcknowledgments

AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,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.

TM

ImplementersCorporation.

TM

isa

RegulatoryInformation

Europe

ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives

andharmonizedstandards:

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

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.

•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2006/95/EC.SeeSafetyonpage2.

•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.

SeeDisposalandRecyclingonpage3.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactInformationonpage3.

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)

Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:

•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe

instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.

•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen

installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended

environment.

USA

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhenthe
equipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipment
generates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnot
installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,may
causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthis
equipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterference
inwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathis
ownexpense.Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetwork
cable(STP)thatisproperlygrounded.

Canada

ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCANICES-3(ClassA).Theproduct
shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis
properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme
NMBICES-3(classeA).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble
réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.

Europe

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassAlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.Notice!ThisisaClassAproduct.Inadomesticenvironment
thisproductmaycauseRFinterference,inwhichcasetheusermaybe
requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.

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

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments

Australia/NewZealand

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassAlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theproductshall
beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.Notice!ThisisaClassAproduct.Inadomesticenvironment
thisproductmaycauseRFinterference,inwhichcasetheusermaybe
requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.

Japan

この装置は、クラスA情報技術装置です。この装置を家庭環
境で使用すると電波妨害を引き起こすことがあります。この
場合には使用者が適切な対策を講ずるよう要求されることが
あります。本製品は、シールドネットワークケーブル(STP)を
使用して接続してください。また適切に接地してください。

Korea

이기기는업무용(A급)전자파적합기기로서판매자또는사용
자는이점을주의하시기바라며,가정외의지역에서사용하는
것을목적으로합니다.적절히접지된STP(shieldedtwistedpair)
케이블을사용하여제품을연결하십시오.

Safety

ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,
theproductshallbegroundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable
(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.

Battery

TheAxisproductusesa3.0VCR2032lithiumbatteryasthepower
supplyforitsinternalreal-timeclock(RTC).Undernormalconditions
thisbatterywilllastforaminimumofveyears.

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

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

WARNING

•Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

•Replaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis

recommendedbyAxis.

•Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalregulationsor

thebatterymanufacturer'sinstructions.

DisposalandRecycling

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

Europe

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

ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective201 1/65/EUon
therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical
andelectronicequipment(RoHS).

China

Thisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofthelegislative
actAdministrationontheControlofPollutionCausedbyElectronic
InformationProducts(ACPEIP).

ContactInformation

AxisCommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
Sweden

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

•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/

LearnMore!

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

AXISP5515PTZNetworkCamera

TableofContents

SafetyInformation..........................................6

HazardLevels...................................................6

OtherMessageLevels............................................6

HardwareOverview..........................................7

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

LEDIndicators..................................................10

AccesstheProduct..........................................11

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

AccessfromtheInternet..........................................11

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

TheLiveViewPage..............................................12

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

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

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

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

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

SetUptheProduct..........................................19

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

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

SetUpVideoStreams............................................20

StreamProles.................................................21

ONVIFMediaProles............................................22

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

Overlay........................................................23

SetUpAudio...................................................25

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

ConguretheLiveViewPage.................................28

PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................30

PresetPositions.................................................30

Gatekeeper....................................................30

GuardTour.....................................................31

OSDIZones....................................................31

Advanced......................................................31

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

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

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

AudioDetection................................................35

Applications...............................................36

ApplicationLicenses.............................................36

UploadApplication..............................................36

ApplicationConsiderations........................................36

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

SetUpActionRules.............................................38

AddRecipients..................................................40

CreateSchedules................................................42

SetUpRecurrences..............................................42

Recordings.................................................43

FindRecordings.................................................43

PlayRecording..................................................43

ExportVideoClip................................................44

ContinuousRecording............................................44

Languages.................................................45

SystemOptions.............................................46

Security.......................................................46

Date&Time....................................................48

Network.......................................................49

Storage.......................................................54

Ports&Devices.................................................57

Maintenance...................................................57

Support.......................................................58

Advanced......................................................58

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ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................59

Multi-ConnectorCable(soldseparately)........................60

Troubleshooting............................................61

ChecktheFirmware.............................................61

UpgradetheFirmware...........................................61

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................61

TechnicalSpecications......................................65

Connectors....................................................67

PerformanceConsiderations.......................................67

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SafetyInformation

SafetyInformation

HazardLevels

DANGER

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury .

WARNING

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.

CAUTION

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderateinjury.

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

Indicatesasituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoproperty.

OtherMessageLevels

Important

Indicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.

Note

Indicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.

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6

7

8

9

2

3

4

5

HardwareOverview

HardwareOverview

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

Makesurethedomeisattachedinoperationmode,otherwisefocusmaybeaffected.

Donotpointthecameralenstowardthesunorotherhigh-intensityradiationsourcesasthiscouldcausedamageto
thecamera.

1

Sealingring

2

Topcover

3

Dome

4

Domering

5

Domeringscrews(8x)

6

StatusindicatorLED

7

Controlbutton

8

SDcardslot

9

Restartbutton

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

13

12

17

11

14

15

16

HardwareOverview

1

Mountingplate

2

Mountingplatescrews(3x)

3

Bracketarm(3x)

4

Bracketarmscrew(3x)andwasher(3x)

5

Mountingbracket

6

Trimring

7

Safetywire

8

Unitholders(3x)

9

Camerabaselid

10

Camerabaselidscrews(4x)

11

Hookforsafetywire

12

Partnumber(P/N)&Serialnumber(S/N).Serialnumbermayberequiredduringinstallation.

13

Cabletracks

14

Multi-connector

15

ConnectorsandButtons

Fortechnicalspecications,seepage65.

Topcoverscrews(4x)

16

Topcover

17

Rubbergasket

NetworkConnector

RJ45EthernetconnectorwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE).

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkshall
beintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.

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SDCardSlot

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.DonotusesharptoolsorexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingtheSDcard.

•Riskofdataloss.Topreventdatacorruption,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.Tounmount,gotoSetup>
SystemOptions>Storage>SDCardandclickUnmount.

ThisproductsupportsSD/SDHC/SDXCcards(notincluded).

ForSDcardrecommendations,seewww.axis.com

ControlButton

Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareOverviewonpage7.

Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:

•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage59.

•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage50.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3

secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.

•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage50.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.

RestartButton

Presstherestartbuttontorestarttheproduct.

Multi-ConnectorCable(soldseparately)

WhenconnectingexternalequipmenttotheAxisproduct,amulti-connectorcable(availablefromAxis)isrequiredinorderto
maintaintheproduct’sIPrating.Themulti-connectorcablecanbepurchasedfromyourAxisreseller.

Connectthemulti-connectorcabletotheproduct’smulti-connector.Tolocatethemulti-connector,seeHardwareOverviewonpage

7.Thecableprovidesthefollowingconnectors:

Powerconnector-3-pinterminalblockusedforpowerinput.Seeimagebelow.UseaSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)compliant
limitedpowersource(LPS)witheitheraratedoutputpowerlimitedto≤100Woraratedoutputcurrentlimitedto≤5A.

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

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

withabuilt-inamplier.Astereoconnectormustbeusedfortheaudioout.

I/Oterminalconnector-Usewithexternaldevicesincombinationwith,forexample,tamperingalarms,motiondetection,event
triggering,timelapserecordingandalarmnotications.Inadditiontothe0VDCreferencepointandpower(DCoutput),theI/O
connectorprovidestheinterfaceto:

•Digitaloutput—ForconnectingexternaldevicessuchasrelaysandLEDs.Connecteddevicescanbeactivatedbythe
VAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface,outputbuttonsontheLiveViewpageorbyanActionRule.Theoutput
willshowasactive(shownunderSystemOptions>Port&Devices>PortStatus)ifthealarmdeviceisactivated.

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

FunctionPinNotes

0VDC(-)

DCoutput

1

2

Canbeusedtopowerauxiliaryequipment.
Note:Thispincanonlybeusedaspowerout.

9

Specications

3.3VDC
Maxload=250mA

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HardwareOverview

Congurable(Input
orOutput)

Foranexamplediagram,seeConnectionDiagramsonpage67.

I/Oconnector

3–6

DCpowerinputACpowerinput

Digitalinput–Connecttopin1toactivate,orleave
oating(unconnected)todeactivate.

Digitaloutput–Connectedtopin1whenactivated,
oating(unconnected)whendeactivated.Ifusedwith
aninductiveload,e.g.arelay,adiodemustbeconnected
inparallelwiththeload,forprotectionagainstvoltage
transients.

LEDIndicators

0tomax40VDC

0tomax40VDC,open
drain,100mA

StatusLED

Unlit

GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.

Amber

Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.

Indication

Connectionandnormaloperation.

Steadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgrade.

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AccesstheProduct

AccesstheProduct

ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.

Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Therecommendedbrowsersare

•InternetExplorer

•Safari

•Chrome

SeeTechnicalSpecicationsonpage65.

ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.

TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreamsandone(1)AACaudiolicense.Thelicensesare
automaticallyinstalledwithAMC.Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoders,topreventinstallationofunlicensed
copies.

Note

•QuickTime

®

withOSX

TM

®

withWindows

®

orFirefox

TM

®

withotheroperatingsystems.

isalsosupportedforviewingH.264streamsandforaudio.

®

AccessfromaBrowser

1.Startawebbrowser.

2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.

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

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

Note

ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.

3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.Forinstructions,seeSettheRootPasswordonpage12.

4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Note

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownLiveViewpage.

AccessfromtheInternet

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

Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage52.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat

www.axiscam.net

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AccesstheProduct

ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

SettheRootPassword

ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.

Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage47.

Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage59.

TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.

TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:

1.ClickUseHTTPS.

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

2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

TheLiveViewPage

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

ControlsontheLiveViewPage

ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto
tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).

SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage21.

ClickPulsetoactivatetheproduct’soutputportforadenedperiodoftime.Forinformationabouthow
toenableandcongureoutputbuttons,seepage29.Theoutputbuttonnamemaydifferdependingon
thenameenteredintheI/OPortsconguration.

ClicktheActive/Inactivebuttonstomanuallyactivateandinactivetheproduct’soutputport.For
informationabouthowtoenableandcongureoutputbuttons,seepage29.

TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage13.

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ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.

TheAudioclipdrop-downlistallowsyoutoplayanaudioclipfromtheLiveViewpage.Selectthe
audioclipandclickthePlaybutton.

Theproduct’sfaniscontrolledbytheambienttemperatureandisturnedonandoffautomatically.If
required,thefancanbeactivatedmanuallybyclickingtheFanbutton.Toshowthebutton,goto
Setup>LiveViewCong.UnderActionButtons,selectShowfanbuttonandspecifythenumberof
minutesthefanshouldbeactivated.

EnableordisabletheGatekeeperbyselectingOnorOfffromthedrop-downlist.Formoreinformation
abouttheGatekeeper,seepage30.

ManualTrigger

TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Tocongurethemanualtrigger:

1.GotoSetup>Events.

2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.

3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.

4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.

5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.

Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage38.

ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.

AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar

TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage16formore
information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:

ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.

TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.

TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thelocationwheretheimageissavedcanbespecied
intheAMCControlPanel.

ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.

TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

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AMCAudioControls

AMCaudiobuttonscontrolthespeakersandmicrophoneconnectedtotheclientcomputer.Thebuttonsareonlyvisiblewhen
audioisenabled.

AMCaudiobuttonscontrolthespeakersconnectedtotheclientcomputer.Thebuttonsareonlyvisiblewhenaudioisenabled.

Forinformationabouthowtocongureaudio,seeSetUpAudioonpage25.

Speakerbutton—Clicktoturnthespeakersonoroff.

Microphonebutton–Clicktomuteorunmutethemicrophone.InSimplex-speakeronlymode,theMicrophoneandTalk

buttonsmustbothbeactivetosendaudiototheAxisproduct.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudiotransmission.

Usetheslidertocontrolthevolumeofthespeakersandthemicrophone.

Usetheslidertocontrolthevolumeofthespeakers.

Half-duplexmode

TheTalk/Listenbuttonisusedtoswitchbetweensendingandreceivingaudio.Thebuttoncanbecongured
fromtheAudiotabintheAMCControlpanel:

Simplex–speakeronlymode

Tosendaudio,theTalkandMicrophonebuttonsmustbothbeactive.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudio
transmission.

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

•Togglemode:Clickoncetoswitchbetweentalkingandlistening.

PTZControls

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

WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.

ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.

ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.

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

ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.
User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeControlsonpage32.

SelectaPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.SeePresetPositions
onpage30.

PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview ,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatposition.

Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.

Focusbar–Usethearrowstofocusthecamera,orclickonapositiononthebartosetthefocusposition.Usingthefocusbarwill
disabletheproduct’sautofocus.Tore-enable,usethePTZcontrolpanelwhichisopenedbyclickingtheCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).

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Irisbar–Clickonapositiontosetamanualexposureleveltomaketheimagebrighterordarker.Thiswilldisableautoiris(automatic
exposure)andsetxedlevelsoniris,gainandshutterspeed.Tore-enableautoiris,usethePTZcontrolpanelwhichisopenedby
clickingtheCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).Ifautoirisisenabled,AutoisvisiblenexttotheIrisbarbar.

Important

InanenvironmentwithvaryinglightconditionsitisrecommendedtousetheBrightnessbarinsteadoftheIrisbartoadjust
imagebrightnesssincechangingthebrightnesslevelwillnotdisableautoiris(automaticexposure).

Brightnessbar–Clickonapositiononthebrightnessbartoadjusttheimagebrightness.Thissettingwillnotbesaved.Tomakea
savedchange,gotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings>Brightnessandadjustthebrightness.

ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControlsonpage32.

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MediaStreams

MediaStreams

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralaudioandvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwill
determinethetypeyouuse.

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

HowtoStreamH.264

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

Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:

UnicastRTP

RTPoverRTSP

RTPoverRTSPoverHTTP

MulticastRTP

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

Note

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

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

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

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

Thismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways
up-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredropped.
Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof
clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothowever,passanetworkrouterunlessthe
routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternet,forexample.
Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof10
simultaneousconnections.

Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof10
simultaneousunicastconnections.

MJPEG

ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.

TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.

AXISMediaControl(AMC)

AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.

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MediaStreams

TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideoandaudiosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’s
Manualformoreinformation.

TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:

•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)

•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream

YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:

•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.

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

•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths
canbeused:

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

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

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

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

•QuickTime

TM

.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

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

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

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Note

•<ip>=IPaddress

•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.

•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.

•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee

this.

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SetUptheProduct

SetUptheProduct

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

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.

•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage46

Seealsotheonlinehelp

.

BasicSetup

BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:

1.Users.Seepage46.

2.TCP/IP.Seepage49.

3.Date&Time.Seepage48.

4.VideoStream.Seepage20.

5.AudioSettings.Seepage25.

TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.

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VideoandAudio

VideoandAudio

Thevideoandaudiosettingscanbeusedtooptimizevideoandaudioquality.Youcancongurethefollowing:

•Videostreamsettings.Seepage20.

•Streamproles.Seepage21.

•ONVIFMediaProles.Seepage22.

•Camerasettings.Seepage22.

•Overlayimage.Seepage23.

•Audiosettings.Seepage25.

•Audioclips.Seepage27.

SetUpVideoStreams

Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream.

Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:

•Image.Seepage20.

•Audio.Seepage25.

•H.264.Seepage21.

•MJPEG.Seepage21.

PixelCounter

Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.

Thepixelcountercanbeused:

•Whensettingupavideostream,seeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage20.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShow
pixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthe
numberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.

Image

ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.

Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:

•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.

•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.

•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.

•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.

•Overlaysettings.SeeOverlayonpage23.

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ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.

H.264

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

TheH.264streamsettingscanbeconguredfromtheVideo&Audio>VideoStreampage.SelecttheH.264tab.Thesettings
denedinthispagewillapplytoallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole.

TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOPlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon
bandwidthrequirementsinsomecases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.

TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):

•Baseline.TheBaselineproleisrecommendedforclientsthatdon’tsupportCABACentropycoding.

•Main.TheMainproleprovideshighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtotheBaselineprolebut
requiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.

•High.TheHighproleprovidesreducedbitrateandhighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtothe
Mainprolebutrequiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.

ThebitratecanbesetasVariablebitrate(VBR)orMaximumbitrate(MBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimage
complexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityintheimage,andlessforlowerimageactivity.Whentheactivityin
thesceneincreases,thebitratewouldusuallyincreaseaswell.Ifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,thismaynotbeanissueand
selectingVariablebitrate(VBR)willbesufcient.Butifbandwidthislimited,itisrecommendedtocontrolthebitratebyselecting
Maximumbitrate(MBR).Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingup
morebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratethat
limitsthebandwidthconsumption.

TheMBRtargetbitrateworksliketheceilingofatent.Itlimitsthebitrate,whilemaintainingsomeexibility.Thebitrate
maybounceupanddownwithinthesettargetbutwhenitnearsthesettargetvalue,thelimitationkicksin.However,because
MBRwillalwaysprioritizeacontinuousvideostream,itallowstemporaryovershootsfromthetargetbitrate.Becausesettinga
targetvaluepreventsthebitratefromincreasing,framerateandimagequalityareaffectednegatively.Topartlycompensatefor
this,selectwhichvariableshallbeprioritized,framerateorimagequality.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateand
imagequalityareequallyaffected.

Thecurrentbitratecanbesettoappearastextoverlay.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetextandenterthemodier
#bintheeld.

Toapplythesettings,clickSave.

MJPEG

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

StreamProles

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

•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage38.

•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage44.

•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.

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