Axis P7224 User Manual

USERMANUAL
AXISP7224VideoEncoder
AboutthisDocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersoftheAXIS P7224VideoEncodeBlade,andisapplicabletormware5.50and later.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproducton yournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhen usingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystems mayalsobebenecial,fordevelopingshellscriptsandapplications. LaterversionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedtotheAxiswebsite, asrequired.Seealsotheproduct’sonlinehelp,availableviathe web-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 ofthepatentslistedathttp://www.axis.com/patent.htmandoneor moreadditionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSand othercountries.
Thisproductcontainslicensedthird-partysoftware.Seethemenuitem “About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.
ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer, Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailable fromhttp://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/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
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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,onpage3. 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
이기기는업무용(A급)전자파적합기기로서판매자또는사 용자는이점을주의하시기바라며,가정외의지역에서사용 하는것을목적으로합니다.
Safety
ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation TechnologyEquipment.
Battery
LowbatterypoweraffectstheoperationoftheRTC,causingittoreset ateverypower-up.Alogmessagewillappearwhenthebatteryneeds replacing.
Thebatteryshouldnotbereplacedunlessrequired,butifthebattery doesneedreplacing,contactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/for assistance.
WARNING
Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Replaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis
recommendedbyAxis.
Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalregulationsor
thebatterymanufacturer'sinstructions.
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 22369Lund Sweden
Tel:+46462721800 Fax:+4646136130
www.axis.com
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AXISP7224VideoEncoder
TableofContents
HardwareOverview..........................................6
ConnectorsandButtons..........................................6
PinAssignmentsforI/OConnector-AXIS2911UVideoServerChassi.....7
PinAssignmentsforI/OConnector-AXISQ7900andAXISQ7920Chassis.7 PinAssignmentsforRS-485Connector-AXISQ7900andAXISQ7920
Chassis........................................................8
LEDIndicators..................................................8
AccessingtheProduct.......................................9
AccessfromaBrowser...........................................9
AccessfromtheInternet..........................................10
SettheRootPassword...........................................10
TheLiveViewPage..............................................11
MediaStreams.............................................14
HowtoStreamH.264............................................14
MJPEG........................................................14
AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................14
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................15
AccessingAudioStreams.........................................16
SettingUptheProduct......................................17
BasicSetup....................................................17
VideoandAudio............................................18
VideoStream...................................................18
Quadstream...................................................20
StreamProles.................................................20
CameraSettings................................................20
Overlay........................................................21
PrivacyMask...................................................22
AudioSettings..................................................23
AudioClips....................................................24
LiveViewCong............................................25
PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................28
PresetPositions.................................................28
GuardTour.....................................................29
Advanced......................................................29
InstallingaPTZdriver............................................30
Detectors..................................................31
CameraTampering..............................................31
MotionDetection...............................................31
AudioDetection................................................33
Events....................................................34
SettingUpanActionRule........................................35
Recipients.....................................................36
Schedules......................................................37
Recurrences....................................................37
Recordings.................................................38
RecordingList..................................................38
ContinuousRecording............................................38
Languages.................................................39
SystemOptions.............................................40
Security.......................................................40
Date&Time....................................................42
Network.......................................................43
Ports&Devices.................................................47
Maintenance...................................................47
Support.......................................................48
Advanced......................................................48
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................49
Troubleshooting............................................50
CheckingtheFirmware...........................................50
UpgradingtheFirmware..........................................50
Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................51
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TechnicalSpecications......................................54
Connectors....................................................56
PerformanceConsiderations.......................................56
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HardwareOverview
HardwareOverview
1.
Videoinputs(4)
2.
Audioinput1
3.
Audioinput2
4.
Audiooutput1
5.
Controlbutton
6.
Restartbutton
7.
StatusLED
8.
PowerLED
9.
Audiomountingnut
10.
Busconnectors
11.
Partnumber(P/N)&Serialnumber(S/N).Theserialnumbermayberequiredduringtheinstallation.
ConnectorsandButtons
Fortechnicalspecications,seepage54.
BusConnector
Thebusconnectorsarethephysicalinterfacestothevideoencoderchassisthatprovidepower,network,RS485,andI/Oterminal connections.
BNCConnector
Eachvideoinputisterminatedusingacoax/BNCconnector.Connecta75Ohmcoaxialvideocable;therecommendedmaximum lengthis250m(800ft).
Note
75Ohmvideoterminationcanbeenabled/disabledforthevideoinputthroughtheproduct'swebpageatVideo&Audio> CameraSettings>Videotermination.Thisterminationisenabledonfactorydefault.Incaseswheretheproductistobe connectedinparallelwithotherequipment,foroptimumvideoquality,itisrecommendedthatterminationbeenabledfor onlythelastdeviceinthevideosignalchain.
AudioConnector
TheAxisproducthasthefollowingaudioconnectors:
Audioin(pink)–3.5mminputforamonomicrophone,oraline-inmonosignal(leftchannelisusedfromastereosignal).
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Audioout(green)–3.5mmoutputforaudio(linelevel)thatcanbeconnectedtoapublicaddress(PA)systemoran activespeakerwithabuilt-inamplier.Astereoconnectormustbeusedforaudioout.
ControlButton
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage49.
•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage43.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout1 seconduntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage43.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.
RestartButton
Presstherestartbuttontorestarttheproduct.
PinAssignmentsforI/OConnector-AXIS2911UVideoServerChassi
PinFunctionDescription
1
+12Vout, 100mA
2
GND
3
Congurable I/O1
4
Congurable I/O2
5
Congurable I/O3
6
Congurable I/O4
7– 10
11
RS485A
12
RS485B
Digitalinput-ConnecttoGNDtoactivate,orleave oating(orunconnected)todeactivate. Digitaloutput-UsesanopendrainNFETtransistor withthesourceconnectedtoGND.Ifusedwith anexternalrelay,adiodemustbeconnected inparallelwiththeload,forprotectionagainst voltagetransients.
Notused
Ahalf-duplexRS-485interfaceforcontrollingauxiliaryequipmente.g.PTZdevices.
Mininput=0VDC Maxinput=+40VDC Maxload=100mA Maxvoltageapplied=+40VDC
PinAssignmentsforI/OConnector-AXISQ7900andAXISQ7920Chassis
PinFunctionDescription
1
Congurable I/O1
2
Congurable I/O2
3
Congurable I/O3
4
Congurable I/O4
5– 12
Digitalinput-ConnecttoGNDtoactivate,orleave oating(orunconnected)todeactivate. Digitaloutput-Internalconnectiontoground whenactivated,oating(unconnected)when deactivated.Ifusedwithanexternalrelay,adiode mustbeconnectedinparallelwiththeload,for protectionagainstvoltagetransients.
Notused
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Mininput=0VDC Maxinput=+40VDC Maxload=100mA Maxvoltageapplied=+40VDC
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HardwareOverview
PinAssignmentsforRS-485Connector-AXISQ7900andAXISQ7920Chassis
Pin
1
2
3–12
AXISP7224
RS-485A
RS-485B
Notused
Description
Ahalf-duplexRS-485interfaceforcontrollingauxiliaryequipmente.g.PTZdevices.
LEDIndicators
LED
Network
Status
Power
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
&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.
Indication
Steadyforconnectiontoa100MBit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.
Steadyforconnectiontoa10MBit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.
Steadyduringstartupandwhenrestoringsettings.
Slowashforfailedupgrade.
Normaloperation.
Flashesgreen/amberduringrmwareupgrade.
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AccessingtheProduct
AccessingtheProduct
ToinstalltheAxisproduct,refertotheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.TherecommendedbrowsersareInternetExplorerwithWindows, SafariwithMacintoshandFirefoxwithotheroperatingsystems.SeeTechnicalSpecications,onpage54.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,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,onpage10.
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,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4,onpage45.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService atwww.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
SettheRootPassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot Passworddialog,whichappearswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPS,onpage40.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings,onpage49.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe passwordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
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3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
TheLiveViewPage
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
ControlsontheLiveViewPage
SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformationabouthow tocongurestreamproles,seepage20.
ClickPulsetoactivatetheproduct’soutputportforadenedperiodoftime.Forinformationabouthowtoenable andcongureoutputbuttons,seepage26.
ClicktheActive/Inactivebuttonstomanuallyactivateandinactivetheproduct’soutputport.Forinformation abouthowtoenableandcongureoutputbuttons,seepage26.
TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformationabouthow tocongureandenablethebutton,see.
ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Right-clickthevideoimagetosaveitinJPEGformatonyour computer.ThisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhentheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable. EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ActionButtons.
TheAudioclipdrop-downlistallowsyoutoplayanaudioclipfromtheLiveViewpage.Selecttheaudio clipandclickthePlaybutton.
AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC),onpage14formore information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thelocationwheretheimageissavedcanbespecied intheAMCControlPanel.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostream.Thelocationwheretherecordingissavedcanbespeciedin theAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
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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.
PTZControls
TheLiveViewpagealsodisplaysPan/Tilt/Zoom(PTZ)controls.Theadministratorcanenable/disablecontrolsforspeciedusersunder SystemOptions>Security>Users.
ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe mousepointer.
ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.Thecentermode buttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawarectanglesurrounding theareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.
ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols. User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeControls,onpage29.
SelectthevideochanneloraPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.See PresetPositions,onpage28.
PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthe cameraviewtothatposition.
Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.
Focusbar–Usethearrowstofocusthecamera,orclickonapositiononthebartosetthefocusposition.Usingthe
focusbarwilldisabletheproduct’sautofocus.Tore-enable,usethePTZcontrolpanelwhichisopenedbyclicking theCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).
Irisbar–Clickonapositionontheirisbartochangethedegreetowhichtheirisisopened.Thiswilldisablethe product’sautoiris.Tore-enable,usethePTZcontrolpanelwhichisopenedbyclickingtheCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).
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ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControls,onpage29.
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MediaStreams
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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MediaStreams
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
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BasicSetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage40.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage43.
3.Date&Time.Seepage42.
4.VideoStream.Seepage18.
5.AudioSettings.Seepage23.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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VideoandAudio
Thevideoandaudiosettingscanbeusedtooptimizevideoandaudioquality.Youcancongurethefollowing:
•Videostreamsettings.Seepage18.
•Streamproles.Seepage20.
•Camerasettings.Seepage20.
•Overlayimage.Seepage21.
•Privacymask.Seepage22.
•Audiosettings.Seepage23.
•Audioclips.Seepage24.
VideoStream
YoucandenethefollowingvideostreamsettingsfromVideo&Audio>VideoStream:
•Image.Seepage19.
•Audio.Seepage23.
•H.264.Seepage19.
•MJPEG.Seepage19.
Note
Videostreamcanbeconguredforeachchannelincludingquadstream.
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PixelCounter
Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereisa requirementthattheimageisacertainsize,forexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeaccessedfrom:
Video&Audio>VideoStream.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenablethe rectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenumberofpixelsintheWidth andHeight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.
Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
Overlaysettings.SeeOverlay,onpage21.
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
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sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmaygivepoorimagequality.Topreventincreasedbandwidthandstorageusage, themaximumframesizeshouldbesettoanoptimalvalue.
Quadstream
AQuadviewdisplaysimagesfromallfourchannelsonasinglescreen;wheretheimagesfromeachcameratakeupaquarterof thedisplayarea.Itispossibletodenesettingsforthevideostreaminquadview.
StreamProles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream prolescanbeused:
•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEvents,onpage34.
•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecording,onpage38.
•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.
TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.
Videoinput
•EnteradescriptivenameforyourvideosourceintheVideosourcenameeld.
•ThevaluesintheOffsetAdjustmentseldsaffectthehorizontalandverticalsynchronizationfortheimage.Thiscan beusedtoeliminateanyblackbordersurroundingtheimage.Highvalues,bothnegativeandpositivecanputthe imageoutofsync.
•De-interlacing-isusedtoimprovevideostreamimagequalityfromanalogdevices.Selectanyofthefollowingoptions fromtheDe-interlacingdrop-downlist.SelectNoneifde-interlacingisnotnecessary;Blendingforimprovedimage qualitythatisnotasprocessorintensive;AdaptiveInterpolationperformsde-interlacingofthevideostreambyapplying differentltersontheimage.ThismaygiveabetterresultthanMotionAdaptiveInterpolationinrarecases;Motion AdaptiveInterpolationperformsde-interlacingofthevideostreambyapplyingdifferentltersdependingonthemotion indifferentpartsoftheimage.Thiswillinmostcasesresultinthebestimagequality.
Antialiasingwillminimizedistortionknownasaliasing,whichhappenswhenahigh-resolutionimageisrepresentedat alowerresolution.
•Foreachvideoinput75Ohmvideoterminationcanbeenabled/disabledviatheproduct'swebpageatVideo&Audio >VideoInput>Videotermination.Theseterminationsareenabledonfactorydefault.Incaseswheretheproductis
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tobeconnectedinparallelwithotherequipment,foroptimumvideoquality,itisrecommendedthatterminationbe enabledforonlythelastdeviceinthevideosignalchain.
ImageSettings
Noisereduction-SettoOntoenablenoisereduction.Noisereductionmayincreasetheamountofmotionblur.
Overlay
Overlaysareusedtoprovideextrainformation,forexampleforforensicvideoanalysisorduringproductinstallationand conguration.Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.
Anoverlaytextcandisplaythecurrentdateandtime,oratextstring.Whenusingatextstring,modierscanbeusedtodisplay informationsuchasthecurrentbitrateorthecurrentframerate.Forinformationaboutavailablemodiers,seeFileNaming&
Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
Itisalsopossibletodisplaytextwhenanactionruleistriggered,seeUsingOverlayTextinanActionRule.
Toenableoverlays:
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,onpage42.
Note
Overlayisnotpossibleforquadstream.
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OverlayImage
Anoverlayimageisastaticimagesuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theimage,forexamplecompanylogo,isusedtoprovide extrainformationortomaskapartoftheimage.
Sinceitisstatic,thepositionandsizeofanoverlayimagewillremainthesameregardlessofresolutionandPan/Tilt/Zoom movements.Tosetupadynamicmask,whichwillalwaysmaskthespeciedpartofmonitoredarea,seePrivacyMask,onpage22
Touseanoverlayimage,theimagemustrstbeuploadedtotheAxisproduct:
1.GotoVideo&Audio>OverlayImage.
2.ClickBrowseandbrowsetothele.
3.ClickUpload.
4.SelecttheimagetousefromtheUseoverlayimagelist.
5.ClickSave.
Todisplaytheoverlayimage:
1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
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2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinatesandentertheXandYcoordinates.
3.ClickSave.
Forinformationaboutsupportedimageformats,seetheonlinehelp .
UsingOverlayTextinanActionRule
Actionrules,seepage34,candisplayanoverlaytextwhentheruleistriggered.Thetextcanbeusedtoprovideinformationfor forensicvideoanalysis,notifysurveillanceoperatorsorvalidatetriggersandactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Todisplayoverlaytextwhenanactionruleistriggered,themodier#Dshouldbeusedasdescribedbelow.Whentheruleis triggered,#Dwillbereplacedbythetextspeciedintheactionrule.
Startbyenablingoverlaytextinthevideostream:
1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetext.
3.Enterthemodier#Dand,optionally,additionaltextwhichwillbedisplayedalsowhentheactionruleisnotactive.
Createtheactionrule:
1.GotoEvents>ActionRules
2.ClickAddtocreateanewrule.
3.SelectaTriggerand,optionally,aScheduleandAdditionalconditions.Seetheonlinehelpfordetails.
4.FromtheActionslist,selectOverlayText
5.EnterthetexttodisplayintheTexteld.Thisisthetextthat#Dwillbereplacedby.
6.SpecifytheDuration.Thetextcanbedisplayedwhiletheruleisactiveorforaxednumberofseconds.
Example
Todisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenmotionisdetected,enter#DintheIncludetexteldandenter“Motiondetected”in theTexteldwhensettinguptheactionrule.
PrivacyMask
Aprivacymaskisanareaofsolidcolorthatprohibitsusersfromviewingpartsofthemonitoredarea.Privacymaskscannotbe bypassedviatheVAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface(API).
ThePrivacyMaskList(Video&Audio>PrivacyMask)showsallthemasksthatarecurrentlyconguredintheAxisproductand indicatesiftheyareenabled.
Youcanaddanewmask,re-sizethemaskwiththemouse,chooseacolorforthemask,andgivethemaskaname.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
Important
Addingmanyprivacymasksmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Note
Privacymaskisnotavailableforthequadstream.However,privacymasksconguredoneachchannelwillbedisplayed inthequad.
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AudioSettings
TheaudiofunctionalityforeachvideostreamisenabledunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream>Audio.
Selectthedesiredaudiochannelfromthedrop-downlist.
AudioModes
TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingaudiomodes:
Fullduplex-Simultaneoustwo-wayaudioallowingtheAxisproducttotransmitandreceiveaudioatthesametime.Thereisno echocancellation;iffeedbackloopsappear,trymovingthemicrophoneorthespeaker.
Half-duplex-AudiocanbetransmittedtoandfromtheAxisproductbutonlyinonedirectionatatime.Totransmitaudiousingthe LiveViewpage,usetheTalkandListenbuttons,seeAMCAudioControls,onpage12.
Simplex—speakeronly-AudioistransmittedfromaclienttotheAxisproductandcanbeplayedbyaspeakerconnected totheproduct.TotransmitaudiousingtheLiveViewpage,theTalkandMicrophonebuttonsmustbothbeactive,seeAMC AudioControls,onpage12.
Simplex—microphoneonly-AudiocapturedbytheproductmicrophoneistransmittedfromtheAxisproducttooneormoreclients.
Tosettheaudiomode,gotoVideo&Audio>AudioSettingsandselectthedesiredmodefromtheAudiomodedrop-downlist.
AudioInput
AnexternalmicrophoneoralinesourcecanbeconnectedtotheAudio-inconnector.ConguretheaudioinputsettingsunderVideo &Audio>AudioSettings.
SelectMicrophonetouseanexternalmicrophoneorLinetouseaLineindevice,e.g.anaudiomixerformultiplemicrophones oramicrophonewithabuilt-inamplier,asaudiosource.
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.
SettherequiredBitratedependingontheselectedencoding.Ahigherbitratewillgivebetteraudioquality.Alowerbitrate mayhavelatencyordelay,butwillrequirelessbandwidth.
Formoreinformationaboutthesesettings,pleaseseetheonlinehelp
.
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AudioOutput
AnexternalspeakercanbeconnectedtotheAudio-outconnector(abuilt-inamplierisrequiredforthis).Theoutputcanbe connectedtoanotherampli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,onpage34.
Note
Audioclipscannotbeusediftheproduct’saudiofunctionalityisenabled.TheaudiofunctionalityisenabledontheAudio tabunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.
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LiveViewCong
LiveViewCong
YoucancustomizetheLiveViewpageandalterittosuityourrequirements.Itispossibletodenethefollowingfeaturesof theLiveViewpage.
•StreamProle.Seepage20.
•DefaultViewerforBrowser.Seepage26.
•ViewerSettings.Seepage26.
•ActionButtons.ThesearethebuttonsdescribedinControlsontheLiveViewPage,onpage11.
•UserDenedLinks.Seepage26.
•OutputButtons.Seepage26.
Defaultliveviewvideo
SelectthedefaultvideosourcetobedisplayedintheLiveViewpagefromSetup>LiveViewCongThiscouldbeoneofthe4 videostreamsorQuadstream.SeeQuadstream,onpage20.
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LiveViewCong
DefaultViewerforBrowsers
FromLiveViewCong>DefaultViewerselectthedefaultmethodforviewingvideoimagesinyourbrowser.Theproductattempts toshowthevideoimagesintheselectedvideoformatandviewer.Ifthisisnotpossible,theproductoverridesthesettingsand selectsthebestavailablecombination.
BrowserViewerDescription
WindowsInternetExplorer
Otherbrowsers
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.
Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheonlinehelp .
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),onpage14.
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:
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1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderOutputButtons,selectthetypeofcontroltouse:
-Pulseactivatestheoutputforadenedperiodoftime.Thepulsetimecanbesetfrom1/100secondto60 seconds.
-Active/Inactivedisplaystwobuttons,oneoreachaction.
Toconguretheactiveandinactivestates,gotoSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>I/OPortsandsettheport’sNormalstate.
FormoreinformationaboutI/Oports,seeI/OPorts,onpage47.
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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
ThePTZmenuisavailableifaPTZdriverhasbeenuploaded.SeeInstallingaPTZdriver,onpage30.
PresetPositions
Apresetpositionisapredenedviewthatcanbeusedtoquicklysteerthecameratoaspeciclocation.Presetpositionscan beaccessedinseveralways:
•ByselectingthepresetfromthePresetpositionsdrop-downlistintheLiveViewPage.
•Whensettingupactionrules.Seepage34.
•WhensettingupGuardTour.Seepage29.
Toaddapresetposition:
1.GotoPTZ>PresetPositions.
2.Usethepan,tiltandzoomcontrolstosteerthecameraviewtothedesiredposition.
3.EnteradescriptivenameintheCurrentpositioneld.
4.Ifrequired,selectUsecurrentpositionasHome.
5.ClickAdd.Thecamera’sposition,irisandfocussettingsaresavedasapresetposition.
TheHomepositionisreadilyaccessiblebyclickingtheHomebuttonontheLiveViewpageandinthePresetPositionssetupwindow.
Tosetacustomizedhomeposition,selectUsecurrentpositionasHomewhenaddingapresetposition.Theuser-denedhome positionwillhave(H)added,forexample,Entrance(H).ThedefaultHomeposition,called“Home”,willstillbeavailable.
TheproductcanbeconguredtoreturntotheHomepositionwhenthePTZfunctionalityhasbeeninactiveforaspeciedlength oftime.EnterthelengthoftimeintheReturntohomewheninactiveeldandclickSave.Setthetimetozerotopreventthe productfromautomaticallyreturningtotheHomeposition.
Toincludethepresetpositionnameintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo&Audio,selectIncludeoverlaytextandenterthemodier#Pin
theeld.Formoreinformationaboutmodiers,seeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
.
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GuardTour
Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositions,one-by-one,inapredeterminedorderoratrandomandfor congurabletimeperiods.Theenabledguardtourwillkeeprunningaftertheuserhasloggedofforclosedthebrowser.
Toaddaguardtour:
1.GotoPTZ>GuardTourandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivename.
3.Specifythepauselengthbetweenruns.
4.SelectanavailablepresetpositionandclickApply.
5.SpecifytheMoveSpeed.
6.SpecifytheViewTimeinsecondsorminutes.
7.SpecifytheViewOrderorselecttheRandomvieworderoption.
8.ClickSave.
Tomodifyorremoveguardtours,gotoPTZ>GuardTour,selecttheguardtourintheGuardTourListandclickModify/Remove.
Formoreinformationseetheonlinehelp
.
Advanced
Limits
Denethepan,tilt,zoomandfocuslimitsfortheAxisproduct.Movementstotheleftandright,upanddown,canberestrictedto narrowtheareaundersurveillance.
Movespeedsetsthespeedofthecamera’spanandtiltmovements.Thedefaultsettingismaximumspeed.
Whenusingajoystick(oremulatingonewiththemouse)theEnableproportionalspeedsettingcanbeusedtoreducethemaximum pan/tiltmovementspeed,i.e.thespeedthecameraviewmovesatwhenthejoystickispushedallthewayoutinanydirection.Thisis usefulthentheviewiszoomedinonanobject.
Seetheonlinehelp
DeviceSettings
TheDeviceSettingswindowdisplaysdriverspecicsettings.Theappearanceofthiswindowcanvarydependingonthedriver installed.Optionsthatcanbeconguredinclude:
•DriverSpecicSettingsfromVideoSource
•MechanicalLimitsforMovingVideoSource
•LightControlVideoSource
formoreinformation.
•ExtendedDriverSpecicSettingsforVideoSource
FordownloadandinstallationinformationaboutPTZdriversforyourAxisproductpleasevisitwww.axis.com/techsup/
Controls
PanelShortcutCommandButtonscanbeconguredtoprovidedirectaccesstocommandsissuedviatheVAPIX®Application ProgrammingInterface.ThebuttonswillbedisplayedinthePTZcontrolpanel,whichisavailableintheLiveViewpagethrough theCtrlpanelbutton,seepage12.
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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
DeselecttheoptionsunderEnable/Disablecontrolstodisablethepan,tilt,zoom,focusandiriscontrols.
Note
DisablingPTZcontrolswillnotaffectpresetpositions.Forexample,ifthetiltcontrolisdisabled,theproductcanstillmoveto presetpositionsthatrequireatiltmovement.
InstallingaPTZdriver
ThisAxisproductsupportsseveralPTZdevices.Pleaseseewww.axis.comforacompletelistofsupporteddevices,andtoobtainthe correctdriver.ToinstallaPTZdeviceyouneedtoinstallthePTZdriver.
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.
OSDMenu
IfthePTZunitsupportsaninternalcongurationmenu,thiscanbeaccessedusingtheOn-ScreenDisplay(OSD).Congurethe analogcamerabyopeningandnavigatingthroughitsinternalmenuinthisdisplay.
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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.Selectthevideochannel.
7.Optionally,selectascheduleandsetadditionalconditions.
8.Selecttheaction.Tosendanemail,selectSendNoticationandselectaRecipientfromthelistofdenedrecipients.
Note
TheWhiletheruleisactiveoptionunderDurationcannotbeusedwithcameratampering,sincecameratamperingdoesnot haveadurationandonceithasbeentriggereditwillnotautomaticallyreturntoitsuntriggeredstate.
Formoreinformationonactionsrules,seeEvents,onpage34.
MotionDetection
Motiondetectionisusedtogenerateanalarmwhenevermovementstartsorstopsinthecameraview.
Motiondetectionisconguredbydeningupto10IncludeandExcludewindows:
Includewindows—deneareaswheremotionshouldbedetected
Excludewindows—deneareaswithinanIncludewindowthatshouldbeignored(areasoutsideIncludewindows areautomaticallyignored).
Forinstructions,seeSetUpMotionDetectionWindows,onpage32.
Tocontrolthenumberofmotiondetectionalarms,theparametersObjectSize,HistoryandSensitivitycanbeadjusted.See MotionDetectionParameters,onpage32.
Oncemotiondetectionwindowsarecongured,theAxisproductcanbeconguredtoperformactionswhenmotionisdetected. Possibleactionsincludeuploadingimagesandstartrecording.Formoreinformation,seeSettingUpanActionRule,onpage35.
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Note
•Usingthemotiondetectionfeaturemaydecreasetheproduct’soverallperformance.
•ThepositionoftheMotionDetectionWindowisrelativetotheorientationoftheCamera.Changingtheorientationofthe
camerawillalsochangethepositionoftheMotionDetectionWindow.
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%)
ObjectSize
Objectsizerelativetowindow size.
Onlyverylargeobjectstrigger motiondetection.
History
Objectmemorylength.
Anobjectthatappearsin thewindowtriggersmotion detectionforalongtime beforeitisconsideredas non-moving.
Sensitivity
Differenceinluminance betweenbackgroundand object.
Ordinarycoloredobjectson ordinarybackgroundstrigger motiondetection.
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Mediumlevel(50%)
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.
Alargedifferenceinluminance isrequiredtotriggermotion detection.
Onlyverybrightobjectson adarkbackgroundtrigger motiondetection.
AudioDetection
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtogenerateanalarmwhenaudiorisesaboveorfallsbelowthethresholdvalue.Thethreshold valuecanbesetintherange0–100where0isthemostsensitiveand100theleastsensitive.
1.GotoDetectors>AudioDetection.
2.SettheaudioalarmlevelandclickSave.
3.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandsetupanactionrule,seeSettingUpanActionRule,onpage35.
DetectedaudioisindicatedbycoloredpeaksintheActivityindicator.Aneventistriggeredwhendetectedaudiorisesaboveorfalls belowthethresholdvalue,whichisrepresentedbythebar.
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Events
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtoperformactionswhendifferenteventsoccur,forexample,startarecordingwhenmotionis detected.ThesetofconditionsthatdeneshowandwhentheactionistriggerediscalledanActionRule.
AvailableActionRuletriggersandconditionsinclude:
Detectors
-AudioDetection—triggertherulewhenaudioisdetected,seeAudioDetection,onpage33.
-LiveStreamAccessed—triggertherulewhenanystreamisaccessedandduringedgestorageplayback. Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendnotications.
-MotionDetection—triggertherulewhenmotionisdetected,seeMotionDetection,onpage31.
-Tampering—triggertherulewhentamperingisdetected,seeCameraTampering,onpage31.
Hardware
-VideoSignal—triggertheruleifvideosignalislost.
InputSignal
PTZ
Storage
-Network—triggertheruleifnetworkconnectionislostorrestored.
-DigitalInputPort—triggertherulewhenanI/Oportreceivesasignalfromaconnecteddevice,seeI/O Ports,onpage47.
-ManualTrigger—triggertheruleusingtheManualTriggerbuttonintheLiveViewpage,seeControlson theLiveViewPage,onpage11.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidateactionsduringproductinstallation andconguration.
-VirtualInputs—canbeusedbyaVMS(VideoManagementSystem)totriggeractions.Virtualinputscan,for example,beconnectedtobuttonsintheVMSuserinterface.
-Error—triggertheruleifthePTZfunctionalityisnotworkingcorrectly.Thiscanforexamplebeusedto sendmaintenancenotications.
-Moving—triggertherulewhenthecameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.Thiscanforexamplebeused asanadditionalconditiontopreventanactionruletriggeredbymotiondetectiontorecordvideowhilethe cameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.
-PresetReached—triggertherulewhenthecamerastopsatapresetposition.Thiscanbeforexamplebeused withtheSendImagesactiontouploadimagesfromthepresetposition.
-Ready—triggertherulewhenthePTZfunctionalityisreadytobeused.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosteer thecameratoaspecicpresetpositionwhentheproductisstarted.
-Disruption—triggertheruleifstorageproblemsaredetected,forexampleifthestoragedeviceisunavailable, removed,full,lockedorifotherreadorwriteproblemsoccur.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendmaintenance notications.
System
-SystemReady—triggertherulewhentheproducthasbeenstartedandallservicesarerunning.Thiscanfor examplebeusedtosendanoticationwhentheproductrestarts.
Time
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Availableactionsinclude:
OutputPort—activateanI/Oporttocontrolanexternaldevice.
OverlayText—displayanoverlaytext,seeUsingOverlayTextinanActionRule,onpage22.
PlayAudioClip—seeAudioClips,onpage24.
PTZControl
RecordVideo—recordvideotoaselectedstorage.
SendImages—sendimagestoarecipient.
SendNotications—sendanoticationmessagetoarecipient.
-Recurrence—triggertheruleperiodically,seeRecurrences,onpage37.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtoupload animageevery5minutes.
-UseSchedule—triggertheruleaccordingtotheselectedschedule,seeSchedules,onpage37.
-PresetPosition—gotoapresetposition.
-GuardTour—startaguardtour,seeGuardTour,onpage29.
SendVideoClip—sendavideocliptoarecipient.
StatusLED—ashtheLEDindicator.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidatetriggerssuchasmotiondetectionduring productinstallationandconguration.
SettingUpanActionRule
Anactionruledenestheconditionsthatmustbemetfortheproducttoperformanaction,forexamplerecordvideoorsendan emailnotication.Ifmultipleconditionsaredened,allofthemmustbemettotriggertheaction.
Thefollowingexampledescribeshowtosetupanactionruletorecordvideotoanetworkshareifthereismovementinthe camera’seldofview.
Setupmotiondetectionandaddanetworkshare:
1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetectionandcongureamotiondetectionwindow,seepage32
2.GotoSystemOptions>Storageandsetupthenetworkshare,see.
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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TherecordingDurationofsomeactionscanbesettoincludetimeimmediatelybeforeandaftertheevent.SelectPre-triggertime and/orPost-triggertimeandenterthenumberofseconds.WhenWhiletheruleisactiveisenabledandtheactionistriggered againduringthepost-triggertime,therecordingtimewillbeextendedwithanotherpost-triggertimeperiod.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
.
Recipients
Recipientsreceivemedialesandnoticationmessages.Thefollowingrecipientsareavailable:
RecipientUsewithaction
1
Email
FTP
HTTP
HTTPSSendImages
NetworkShare
2
SendImages
SendNotication
SendVideoClip
SendImages
SendVideoClip
SendImages
SendNotication
SendVideoClip
SendNotication
SendVideoClip
SendImages
SendVideoClip
TCPSendNotication
1.Someemailprovidershavesecurityltersthatpreventusersfromreceivingorviewinglargeamountofattachments,fromreceivingscheduled emailsandsimilar.Checktheemailprovider’ssecuritypolicytoavoiddeliveryproblemsandlockedemailaccounts.
2.Anetworksharecanalsobeusedasastoragedeviceforrecordedvideo.GoSystemOptions>Storagetocongureanetworksharebefore settingupacontinuousrecordingoranactionruletorecordvideo.Seeformoreinformationaboutstoragedevices.
Toaddarecipient:
1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivename.
3.SelectarecipientType.
4.Entertheinformationneededfortherecipienttype.
5.ClickTesttotesttheconnectiontotherecipient.
6.ClickOK.
SettingUpanEmailRecipient
Emailrecipientscanbeconguredbyselectingoneofthelistedemailproviders,orbyspecifyingtheSMTPserver,portand authenticationusedby,forexample,acorporateemailserver.
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Note
Someemailprovidershavesecurityltersthatpreventusersfromreceivingorviewinglargeamountofattachments,from receivingscheduledemailsandsimilar.Checktheemailprovider’ssecuritypolicytoavoiddeliveryproblemsandlocked emailaccounts.
Tosetupanemailrecipientusingoneofthelistedproviders:
1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.
2.EnteraNameandselectEmailfromtheTypelist.
3.EntertheemailaddressestosendemailstointheToeld.Usecommastoseparatemultipleaddresses.
4.SelecttheemailproviderfromtheProviderlist.
5.EntertheuserIDandpasswordfortheemailaccount.
6.ClickTesttosendatestemail.
Tosetupanemailrecipientusingforexampleacorporateemailserver,followtheinstructionsabovebutselectUserdenedas Provider.EntertheemailaddresstoappearassenderintheFromeld.SelectAdvancedsettingsandspecifytheSMTPserver address,portandauthenticationmethod.Optionally,selectUseencryptiontosendemailsoveranencryptedconnection.Theserver certicatecanbevalidatedusingthecerticatesavailableintheAxisproduct.Forinformationonhowtouploadcerticates, seeCerticates,onpage41.
Schedules
Schedulescanbeusedasactionruletriggersorasadditionalconditions,forexampletorecordvideoifmotionisdetectedoutside ofcehours.Useoneofthepredenedschedulesorcreateanewscheduleasdescribedbelow.
Tocreateanewschedule:
1.GotoEvents>SchedulesandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivenameandtheinformationneededforadaily,weekly,monthlyoryearlyschedule.
3.ClickOK.
TousethescheduleinanActionRule,selecttheschedulefromtheScheduledrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppage.
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,seepage38.
•Tosetupactionrules,seepage35.
•Toaccessrecordings,seeRecordingList,onpage38.
•Tocongurecameracontrolledstorage,see.
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.Seeformoreinformationaboutstoragedevices. Topreventthediskfrombecomingfull,itisrecommendedtocongurethedisktoautomaticallyremoveoldrecordings.Ifanew streamproleisselectedwhilearecordingisongoing,therecordingwillbestoppedandsavedintherecordinglistandanew recordingwiththenewstreamprolewillstart.Allpreviouscontinuousrecordingswillremainintherecordinglistuntiltheyare removedmanuallyorthroughautomaticremovalofoldrecordings.
Tostartacontinuousrecording,followthesesteps:
1.GotoRecordings>Continuous.
2.SelectEnabled.
3.SelecttypeofstoragedevicefromtheDisklist.
4.SelectaStreamproletouseforcontinuousrecordings.
5.ClickSavetosaveandstarttherecording.
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Languages
MultiplelanguagescanbeinstalledintheAxisproduct.Allwebpagesincludingtheonlinehelpwillbedisplayedintheselected language.Toswitchlanguages,gotoSetup>Languagesandrstuploadthenewlanguagele.Browseandlocatetheleandclick theUploadLanguagebutton.SelectthenewlanguagefromthelistandclickSave.
Note
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettingswilleraseanyuploadedlanguageleandresettheproductlanguageto
English.
•ClickingtheRestorebuttonontheMaintenancepagewillnotaffectthelanguage.
•Armwareupgradewillnotaffectthelanguageused.Howeverifyouhaveuploadedanewlanguagetotheproductand
laterupgradethermware,itmayhappenthatthetranslationnolongermatchestheproduct'swebpages.Inthiscase, uploadanupdatedlanguagele.
•Alanguagealreadyinstalledintheproductwillbereplacedwhenacurrentoralaterversionofthelanguageleisuploaded.
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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.
SelecttheEnableanonymousPTZcontrollogintoallowanonymoususersaccesstothePTZcontrols.
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
HTTPS(HyperTextTransferProtocoloverSecureSocketLayer,orHTTPoverSSL)isawebprotocolprovidingencryptedbrowsing. HTTPScanalsobeusedbyusersandclientstoverifythatthecorrectdeviceisbeingaccessed.Thesecuritylevelprovidedby HTTPSisconsideredadequateformostcommercialexchanges.
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorequireHTTPSwhenusersfromdifferentusergroups(administrator,operator,viewer)connect.
TouseHTTPS,anHTTPScerticatemustrstbeinstalled.GotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicatestoinstallandmanage certicates.SeeCerticates,onpage41.
ToenableHTTPSontheAxisproduct:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS
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2.SelectanHTTPScerticatefromthelistofinstalledcerticates.
3.Optionally,clickCiphersandselecttheencryptionalgorithmstouseforSSL.
4.SettheHTTPSConnectionPolicyforthedifferentusergroups.
5.ClickSavetoenablethesettings.
ToaccesstheAxisproductviathedesiredprotocol,enterhttps://orhttp://intheaddresseldinabrowser.
TheHTTPSportcanbechangedontheSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advancedpage.
IEEE802.1X
IEEE802.1Xisastandardforport-basedNetworkAdmissionControlprovidingsecureauthenticationofwiredandwirelessnetwork devices.IEEE802.1XisbasedonEAP(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol).
ToaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X,devicesmustbeauthenticated.Theauthenticationisperformedbyanauthentication server,typicallyaRADIUSserver,examplesofwhichareFreeRADIUSandMicrosoftInternetAuthenticationService.
InAxisimplementation,theAxisproductandtheauthenticationserveridentifythemselveswithdigitalcerticatesusingEAP-TLS (ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-TransportLayerSecurity).ThecerticatesareprovidedbyaCerticationAuthority(CA). Youneed:
•aCAcerticatetoauthenticatetheauthenticationserver
•aCA-signedclientcerticatetoauthenticatetheAxisproduct.
Tocreateandinstallcerticates,gotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicates.SeeCerticates,onpage41.ManyCAcerticates arepreinstalled.
ToallowtheproducttoaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>IEEE802.1X.
2.SelectaCACerticateandaClientCerticatefromthelistsofinstalledcerticates.
3.UnderSettings,selecttheEAPOLversionandprovidetheEAPidentityassociatedwiththeclientcerticate.
4.ChecktheboxtoenableIEEE802.1XandclickSave.
Note
Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbesynchronizedwithanNTP server.SeeDate&Time,onpage42.
Certicates
Certicatesareusedtoauthenticatedevicesonanetwork.Typicalapplicationsincludeencryptedwebbrowsing(HTTPS),network protectionviaIEEE802.1Xandsecureuploadofimagesandnoticationmessagesforexampleviaemail.Twotypesofcerticates canbeusedwiththeAxisproduct:
Server/Clientcerticates-toauthenticatetheAxisproduct
CAcerticates-toauthenticatepeercerticates,forexamplethecerticateofanauthenticationserverincasetheAxisproductis
connectedtoanIEEE802.1Xprotectednetwork.
Note
Installedcerticates,exceptpreinstalledCAcerticates,willbedeletediftheproductisresettofactorydefault.Preinstalled CAcerticatesthathavebeendeletedwillbereinstalled.
AServer/Clientcerticatecanbeself-signedorissuedbyaCerticateAuthority(CA).Aself-signedcerticateofferslimited protectionandcanbeusedbeforeaCA-issuedcerticatehasbeenobtained.
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Toinstallaself-signedcerticate:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicates.
2.ClickCreateself-signedcerticateandprovidetherequestedinformation.
TocreateandinstallaCA-signedcerticate:
1.Createaself-signedcerticateasdescribedabove.
2.GotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicates.
3.ClickCreatecerticatesigningrequestandprovidetherequestedinformation.
4.CopythePEM-formattedrequestandsendtotheCAofyourchoice.
5.Whenthesignedcerticateisreturned,clickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.
Server/ClientcerticatescanbeinstalledasCerticatefromsigningrequestorasCerticateandprivatekey.SelectCerticate andprivatekeyiftheprivatekeyistobeuploadasaseparateleorifthecerticateisinPKCS#12format.
TheAxisproductisshippedwithseveralpreinstalledCAcerticates.Ifrequired,additionalCAcerticatescanbeinstalled:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicates
2.ClickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.
AudioSupport
SelectEnableaudiosupporttoallowclientstoretrieveaudiostreamsfromtheAxisproduct.Forinformationonhowtocongure audiosettings,seeAudioSettings,onpage23.
Note
DeselectingthisoptionwilldisableaudiogloballyintheAxisproduct,forconguredeventsandproleswithaudioaswell.
Date&Time
TheAxisproduct’sdateandtimesettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Date&Time.
CurrentServerTimedisplaysthecurrentdateandtime(24hclock).Thetimecanbedisplayedin12hclockinthetextoverlay(see
below).
Tochangethedateandtimesettings,selectthepreferredTimemodeunderNewServerTime:
Synchronizewithcomputertimesetsdateandtimeaccordingtothecomputer’sclock.Withthisoption,dateand timearesetonceandwillnotbeupdatedautomatically.
SynchronizewithNTPServerobtainsdateandtimefromanNTPserver.Withthisoption,dateandtimesettingsare updatedcontinuously.ForinformationonNTPsettings,seeNTPConguration,onpage44.
IfusingahostnamefortheNTPserver,aDNSservermustbecongured.SeeDNSConguration,onpage44.
Setmanuallyallowsyoutomanuallysetdateandtime.
IfusinganNTPserver,selectyourTimezonefromthedrop-downlist.Ifrequired,checkAutomaticallyadjustfordaylightsaving timechanges.
TheDate&TimeFormatUsedinImagesisthedateandtimeformatdisplayedasatextoverlayinthevideostream.Usethe
predenedformatsorseeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp timeformats.Toincludedateandtimeintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo&AudioandselectIncludedateandIncludetime.
forinformationonhowtocreatecustomdateand
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Network
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(seepage49)andthenperformtheinstallationagain.
TouseastaticIPaddress,checkUsethefollowingIPaddressandspecifytheIPaddress,subnetmaskanddefaultrouter.
IPv6AddressConguration
IfIPv6(IPversion6)isenabled,theAxisproductwillreceiveanIPaddressaccordingtothecongurationinthenetworkrouter.
ToenableIPv6,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.OthersettingsforIPv6shouldbeconguredinthenetworkrouter.
ARP/Ping
Theproduct’sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARPandPing.Forinstructions,see.
TheARP/Pingserviceisenabledbydefaultbutisautomaticallydisabledtwominutesaftertheproductisstarted,orassoonasanIP addressisassigned.Tore-assignIPaddressusingARP/Ping,theproductmustberestartedtoenableARP/Pingforanadditional twominutes.
Todisabletheservice,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>BasicandcleartheoptionEnableARP/PingsettingofIPaddress.
Pingingtheproductisstillpossiblewhentheserviceisdisabled.
AXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)
AVHSusedinconjunctionwithanAVHSservice,provideseasyandsecureInternetaccesstoliveandrecordedvideoaccessiblefrom anylocation.FormoreinformationandhelptondalocalAVHSServiceProvidergotowww.axis.com/hosting
TheAVHSsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCPIP>Basic.ThepossibilitytoconnecttoanAVHSservice isenabledbydefault.Todisable,cleartheEnableAVHSbox.
One-clickenabled-Presstheproduct’scontrolbutton(seeHardwareOverview,onpage6)toconnecttoanAVHSserviceoverthe Internet.Onceregistered,AlwayswillbeenabledandtheAxisproductstaysconnectedtotheAVHSservice.Iftheproductisnot registeredwithin24hoursfromwhenthebuttonispressed,theproductwilldisconnectfromtheAVHSservice.
Always-TheAxisproductwillconstantlyattempttoconnecttotheAVHSserviceovertheInternet.Onceregisteredtheproductwill stayconnectedtotheservice.Thisoptioncanbeusedwhentheproductisalreadyinstalledanditisnotconvenienttousethe one-clickinstallation.
AXISInternetDynamicDNSService
AXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceassignsahostnameforeasyaccesstotheproduct.Formoreinformation,seewww.axiscam.net
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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.
HTTPS
TheHTTPSportusedbytheAxisproductcanbechangedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Inadditionto thedefaultsetting,whichis443,anyportintherange1024–65535canbeused.
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ToenableHTTPS,gotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS.Formoreinformation,seeHTTPS,onpage40.
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.
TM
.
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.
TM
mustbeenabledintheproduct(seeSystemOptions>Network>UPnP).
supportUPnPandyouneedtomanuallycongureportforwardingintheNATrouter.
ThisFTPserverhasnothingtodowiththeproduct’sabilitytotransferimagesviaFTPtootherlocationsandservers.
TM
.
Note
H.264videostreamswillnotbeavailableiftheRTSPserverisdisabled.
SOCKS
SOCKSisanetworkingproxyprotocol.TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtouseaSOCKSservertoreachnetworksontheother sideofarewallorproxyserver.ThisfunctionalityisusefuliftheAxisproductislocatedonalocalnetworkbehindarewall,and notications,uploads,alarms,etcneedtobesenttoadestinationoutsidethelocalnetwork(forexampletheInternet).
SOCKSisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>SOCKS.Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
.
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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.
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,onpage40.ToenableSNMPv3,checktheboxandprovidetheinitialuser password.
Note
Theinitialpasswordcanonlybesetonce.Ifthepasswordislost,theAxisproductmustberesettofactorydefault,see ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings,onpage49.
TM
UPnP
TheAxisproductincludessupportforUPnP systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.
TM
UPnP
canbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>UPnP
TM
TM
.UPnP
isenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating
TM
.
RTP/H.264
TheRTPportrangeandmulticastsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>RTP.
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TheRTPportrangedenestherangeofportsfromwhichthevideo/audioportsareautomaticallyselected.Formulticaststreams, onlycertainIPaddressesandportnumbersshouldbeused.
SelectAlwaysMulticastVideoand/orAlwaysMulticastAudiotostartmulticaststreamingwithoutopeninganRTSPsession.
Bonjour
TheAxisproductincludessupportforBonjour.Bonjourisenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.
BonjourcanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>Bonjour.
Ports&Devices
I/OPorts
ConguretheinputandoutputportssupportedbyyourAxisproductfromSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>I/OPorts.Portscan
begivendescriptivenames,andtheirNormalstatecanbecongured.Formoreinformationaboutthisseetheonlinehelp Forinformationregardinghowtoconnecttheinputandoutputonthisproductsee.
.
COMPort
TheAxisproducthasoneRS-485/RS-422serialport.Theportsupportsthefollowingmodes:
GenericHTTPallowstheAxisproducttoreceivedataandsendcommandsviaHTTP.
PanTiltZoomisusedtocontrolaPTZdevice.ThePTZdevicerequiresadriver.SeeInstallingaPTZdriverformore information.Driverscanbedownloadedfromwww.axis.com
GenericTCP/IPallowstheAxisproducttoreceivedataandsendcommandsviaTCP/IP.Daisychainserver-AllowsDaisy chainclientstocommunicatewiththeAxisproduct.
SelectthedesiredPortTypefromthedrop-downlist.FormoreinformationonSerialPortSettingsandDaisyChainPortSettings
seetheonlinehelp
.
PortStatus
ThelistontheSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>PortStatuspageshowsthestatusoftheproduct’sinputandoutputports.
Maintenance
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralmaintenancefunctions.TheseareavailableunderSystemOptions>Maintenance.
ClickRestarttoperformacorrectrestartiftheAxisproductisnotbehavingasexpected.Thiswillnotaffectanyofthecurrent settings.
ClickRestoretoresetmostsettingstothefactorydefaultvalues.Thefollowingsettingsarenotaffected:
•thebootprotocol(DHCPorstatic)
•thestaticIPaddress
•thedefaultrouter
•thesubnetmask
•thesystemtime
•theIEEE802.1Xsettings
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ClickDefaulttoresetallsettings,includingtheIPaddress,tothefactorydefaultvalues.Thisbuttonshouldbeusedwithcaution.The Axisproductcanalsoberesettofactorydefaultusingthecontrolbutton,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings,onpage49.
ToidentifytheproductortesttheStatusLED,clickFlashLEDunderIdentifyandspecifythedurationinseconds,minutesorhours. Thiscanbeusefulforidentifyingtheproductamongotherproductsinstalledinthesamelocation.
Forinformationaboutrmwareupgrade,seeUpgradingtheFirmware,onpage50.
Support
SupportOverview
TheSystemOptions>Support>SupportOverviewpageprovidesinformationontroubleshootingandcontactinformation, shouldyourequiretechnicalassistance.
SeealsoTroubleshooting,onpage50.
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).
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.
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Axisstronglyrecommendsthatyoudonotusethisfunctionunlessyouunderstandtheconsequences.AxisSupportdoesnotprovide assistanceforproblemswithcustomizedscripts.
ToopentheScriptEditor,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>Scripting.Ifascriptcausesproblems,resettheproducttoits factorydefaultsettings,seepage49.
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.
Note
TheinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolsareavailableontheCDsuppliedwiththeproductandfromthesupport pagesonwww.axis.com/techsup
Toresettheproducttothefactorydefaultsettings:
1.Pressandholdthecontrolbuttonandtherestartbuttonatthesametime.
2.Releasetherestartbuttonbutcontinuetoholddownthecontrolbuttonforabout15–30secondsuntilthestatus LEDindicatorashesamber.
3.Releasethecontrolbutton.TheprocessiscompletewhenthestatusLEDindicatorturnsgreen.Theproducthasbeenreset tothefactorydefaultsettings.IfnoDHCPserverisavailableonthenetwork,thedefaultIPaddressis192.168.0.90
4.Usingtheinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretools,assignanIPaddress,setthepasswordandaccessthevideostream
Note
Toresetasinglechanneltotheoriginalfactorydefaultsettings,usethebuttonprovidedinthatunit’swebinterface.
Itisalsopossibletoresetparameterstofactorydefaultviathewebinterface.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.
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Troubleshooting
CheckingtheFirmware
Firmwareissoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootingaproblem shouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticularproblem.The currentrmwareversionintheAxisproductisdisplayedinthepageSetup>BasicSetupandinSetup>About.
UpgradingtheFirmware
Whenyouupgradethe>withthelatestrmwarefromAxiswebsite,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionalityavailable.Always readtheupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewrelease,beforeupgradingthermware.
Toupgrade,followtheseinstructions:
1.Savethermwareletoyourcomputer.ThelatestversionofthermwareisavailablefreeofchargefromAxiswebsite atwww.axis.com/techsup
2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpages.
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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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,see.
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,onpage49.
•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,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISCameraManagementtolocatetheproductonthe network.Identifytheproductusingitsmodelorserialnumber,orbytheDNSname(ifthename hasbeencongured).
Ifrequired,astaticIPaddresscanbeassignedmanually.Forinstructions,seetheInstallationand ManagementSoftwareCDorthedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamon AxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup.
Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbe synchronizedwithanNTPserver.SeeDate&Time,onpage42.
featurewhichwillattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheAxis product,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4,onpage45.TheroutermustsupportUPnP
ChecktheInternetrewallwithyournetworkadministrator.
CheckifyouneedtoconguretheroutersettingsfromSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP> Basic.
ToenabletheupdatingofvideoimagesinInternetExplorer,setthebrowsertoallowActiveX controls.Also,makesurethatAXISMediaControlisinstalledonyourcomputer.
CheckthattherelevantH.264connectionmethodsandcorrectinterfaceareenabledintheAMC ControlPanel(streamingtab).SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC),onpage14.
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
Videoandimageproblems,general
Imageunsatisfactory
MotionDetectiontriggersunexpectedly
Changesinluminance
Noaudio
Incorrectsetup
SeePerformanceConsiderations,onpage56.
Reducethenumberofapplicationsrunningontheclientcomputer.
Limitthenumberofsimultaneousviewers.
Checkwiththenetworkadministratorthatthereisenoughbandwidthavailable.
CheckintheAMCControlPanel(H.264tag)thatvideoprocessingisNOTsettoDecodeonly keyframes.
Lowertheimageresolution.
Themaximumframespersecondisdependentontheutilityfrequency(60/50Hz)oftheAxis product.SeeTechnicalSpecications,onpage54.
CheckthevideostreamandcamerasettingsunderSetup>Video&Audio>VideoStreamand Setup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings.
Motiondetectionisbasedonchangesinluminanceintheimage.Thismeansthatifthereare suddenchangesinthelighting,motiondetectionmaytriggermistakenly.Lowerthesensitivity settingtoavoidproblemswithluminance.
Checkthesoundcardinthecomputer.Ensurethatmuteisnotselectedandthatthevolume settingsarecorrect.
CheckthatEnableaudiosupportisselectedunderSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Audio Support.
CheckthatthecorrectAudioInputsourceisselectedunderSetup>Video&Audio>Audio
Settings.
Pooraudioquality
Stuttering
Unsynchronizedaudioand videousingH.264
Distortedaudio
FeedbackloopsFeedbackloopsmightappearinfull-duplexmode.Trymovingthemicrophoneorthespeaker,or
Storageanddiskmanagementproblems
Storagedisruption
Reducethenumberoflistenersandviewers.Decreaseimageresolutionandcompression.
Synchronizetheproduct’sdateandtimesettingswithanNTPserver.GotoSetup>System Options>Date&Time.
CheckthatthecorrectAudioInputsourceisselectedunderSetup>Video&Audio>Audio Settings.
usehalf-duplexmodeinstead.
Astoragedisruptionalarmissentifastoragedeviceisunavailable,removed,full,lockedorifother readorwriteproblemsoccur.Toidentifythesourceoftheproblem,checktheSystemLogunder SystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reports.Dependingontheproblem,itmightbenecessaryto re-mountthestoragedevice.
Forinformationonhowtosetupastoragedisruptionalarm,seeEvents,onpage34.
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TechnicalSpecications
Function/group
VideoEncoder
Video
Audio
Network
Item
Model
Pan/Tilt/Zoom
Video compression
Resolutions
FramerateH.264
Framerate MotionJPEG
Videostreaming
Imagesettings
Audiostreaming
Audio compression
Audio input/output
SecurityPasswordprotection,IPaddressltering,IEEE802.1X**networkaccesscontrol,HTTPS**
Supported protocols
Specications
AXISP7224
WiderangeofanalogPTZcamerassupported(driversavailablefordownloadat www.axis.com) 100presets/camera,guardtour,PTZcontrolqueue SupportsWindowscompatiblejoysticks
H.264(MPEG-4Part10/AVC)BaselineProle(BP)andMainProle(MP)MotionJPEG
176x120to720x576 176x120to1536x1152forquadview
30/25(NTSC/PAL)fpsinallresolutions
30/25(NTSC/PAL)fpsinallresolutions
Multi-streamH.264andMotionJPEG:OneH.264andoneJPEGstreamoneachchannel (8streamsintotal)infullframerateindividuallyconguredstreamsinmax.resolutionat 30/25fps;morestreamsifidenticalorlimitedinframerate/resolution ControllableframerateandbandwidthVBR/CBRH.264
Compression,color,brightness,contrast Rotation:90°,180°,270° Aspectratiocorrection Mirroringofimages Textandimageoverlay Privacymask Enhanceddeinterlacelter Videotermination Anti-aliasing Temporalnoiseltering
Two-way,fullduplexandhalfduplex(mic/lineinput1/lineoutput) Two-way,fullduplexandhalfduplex(mic/lineinput2/lineoutput)
In: AAC-LC8or16kHz8-64kbit/sG.711µ-lawPCM8kHz64kbit/sG.726ADPCM8kHz32 kbit/sor24kbit/s Out: G.711µ-lawPCM8kHz64kbit/sµ-lawPCM16kHz128kbit/sG.726ADPCM8kHz32 kbit/sor24kbit/s
Twoexternalmicrophoneorlineinputsandonelineoutput.
encryption,digestauthentication,useraccesslog. **ThisproductincludessoftwaredevelopedbytheOpenSSLProjectforuseintheOpenSSL Toolkit.
IPv4/v6,HTTP,HTTPS**,SSL/TLS**,QoSLayer3DiffServ,FTP,SMB,SMTP,Bonjour,UPnP, SNMPv1/v2c/v3(MIB-II),DNS,DynDNS,NTP,RTSP,RTP,TCP,UDP,IGMP,RTCP,ICMP, DHCP,ARP,SOCKS **ThisproductincludessoftwaredevelopedbytheOpenSSLProjectforuseintheOpenSSL Toolkit(http://www.openssl.org/),andcryptographicsoftwarewrittenbyEricYoung (eay@cryptsoft.com).
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AXISP7224VideoEncoder
TechnicalSpecications
Function/group
System Integration
General
Item
Application Programming Interface
IntelligentvideoVideomotiondetection,activetamperingalarm
EventtriggersIntelligentvideo,Audiodetection,externalinputs,edgestorageevents
EventactionsFileuploadviaFTP,HTTP,networkshareandemail
Processor, memory
Power
Connectors4xanalogcompositevideoBNCinputs
Required hardware
Operating conditions
Approvals
Weight
Included accessories
Dimensions (HxWxD)
Specications
OpenAPIforsoftwareintegration,includingVAPIX®fromAxisCommunicationsavailable atwww.axis.com IncludestheONVIFProleS;specicationatwww.onvif.orgSupportforAXISVideo HostingSystem(AVHS)withOne-ClickCameraconnection
Noticationviaemail,HTTPandTCP PTZpreset Externaloutputactivation Playaudioclip Pre-andpost-alarmvideobuffering
ARTPEC-4,512MBRAM,128MBFlash
12VDC,max6W
2x3.5mmjacksformonomicrophoneorlineinput(6Vppmax) 1x3.5mmjackformonoaudiooutput(2Vppmaxat1kohmtypical) 10BASE-T/100BASE-TXEthernet 4xCongurableexternalinputs/outputs 1xRS-485/422halfduplex
AXISQ7900Chassi,AXISQ7920ChassiorAXIS2911UChassi
0-45°C(32-113°F) Humidity20-80%RH(non-condensing)
EN55022ClassB EN61000-3-2 EN61000-3-3 EN55024 EN61000-6-1 EN61000-6-2 FCCPart15SubpartBClassB ICES-003ClassB VCCIClassB C-tickAS/NZSCISPR22ClassB KCCKN22ClassA,KN24 IEC/EN/UL60950-1
210g
InstallationGuide,CDwithinstallationandmanagementtools,softwareandUser’s Manual,4Windowsdecoderuserlicenses
30x129x255mm(1.2”x5.1”x10.0”)excludingconnectors
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AXISP7224VideoEncoder
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TechnicalSpecications
Connectors
AudioConnector
3.5mmaudioconnectors (stereo)
AudioInput
1Tip
2Ring
3SleeveGroundGround
Note
Foramoresecureconnection,usethreadedaudioconnectors.ThejacksarecompatiblewithM6x0.5threadedlockingcollar connectors.Removetheproduct’saudiomountingnutsbeforeconnectingcableswiththreadedaudioconnectors.Tolocate theaudiomountingnuts,seeHardwareOverview,onpage6.
Microphone/Linein
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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UserManualVer.M4.6 AXISP7224VideoEncoderDate:October2013 ©AxisCommunicationsAB,2013
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