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AXISQ16NetworkCameraSeries

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AXISQ16NetworkCameraSeries

TableofContents

Aboutthismanual..........................................3

Productoverview...........................................4

Chooselens....................................................6

Findthedeviceonthenetwork................................7

Accessthedevice...............................................7

Securepasswords...............................................7

Setup.....................................................8

Webpageoverview..............................................8

Long-distanceconnections........................................9

Imagequality...................................................10

Privacymasks..................................................16

Overlays.......................................................16

Streamingandstorage...........................................18

Events........................................................21

Applications....................................................24

Troubleshooting............................................25

Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................25

Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................25

Upgradethermware............................................25

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

Performanceconsiderations.......................................

Specications..............................................28

LEDIndicators..................................................

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

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

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

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AXISQ16NetworkCameraSeries

Aboutthismanual

Aboutthismanual

Thisusermanualdescribesmultipleproducts.Someoftheinstructionsmaynotberelevantforyourproduct.

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AXISQ16NetworkCameraSeries

Productoverview

Productoverview

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Topcover

2

Sunshield

3

Sunshieldadjustmentscrews

4

Networkcamera

5

Heater

6

Wallmount

7

Bottomcover

8

Safetyhook

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AXISQ16NetworkCameraSeries

Productoverview

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Networkconnector(PoEin)

2

PoEclassLED

3

IK10tool

4

Networkconnector(PoEout)

5

Coldstartupdelayswitch(Pos1:Startup-20°,Pos2:Startup:0°)

6

Camerahousingcommunicationcable

7

Cameraheater

8

Safetyhookanchor

9

Cablegasket(x2)

10

Fan

11

Controlbutton(1)

12

Functionbutton(2)

13

microSDCardslot

14

Audioin

15

Audioout

16

I/Oconnector

17

Irisconnector

18

Camerahousingcommunicationconnector

19

Powerconnector(Indooruseonly)

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PowerLEDindicator

21

NetworkLEDindicator

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RS485/RS422connector

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Productoverview

Chooselens

Thereismorethanonelensoptionforyourcamera.Whichlenstochoosedependsonthesurveillancerequirements.Thelenseshave
differentcapabilitieswhenitcomestolightsensitivityandeldofview.Seetheproduct’sdatasheetforlensalternatives.

Depthofeldandsensorsize

Thedepthofelddependsonthelensaperture,thesizeoftheimagesensorandthedistancetothescene.Thelowerthef-number
andlargerthesensor,theshallowerdepthofeld.Duetothelargesensor,thedepthofeldismoreshallowinthisparticular
productthanintraditionalsurveillancecameras.Depthofeldbecomesshallowerindarkconditions,duetothefactthattheiris
opensuptoprovideenoughlighttothesensor.

Findoutmoreataxis.com/learning/web-articles/lenses-for-network-video-cameras.

Focusandlightsensitivity

Thefocuspointisaffectedbytheaperture(f-stop)ofthelens.Thelowerthef-stopvalue,themorelightreachestheimagesensor.
Thesmallertheaperture,thedeeperdepthofeldwhichmayleadtoanunwantedabsolutefocuspoint.Duringlowlightconditions,
whentheapertureisaslargeaspossible,thedepthofelddecreasesandtheimagemaythereforeappearunfocused.

Examplesofaperturesfordifferentf-numbers.

Tocalculatethedistancebetweenthecameraandtheobjectofinterestinrelationtoscenedimensions,resolution,andfocallength,
usethelenscalculatortool,gotoaxis.com/tools/lens-calculator.

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Findthedeviceonthenetwork

Findthedeviceonthenetwork

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

FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com.

Accessthedevice

1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.

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

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.

2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.See
Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccountonpage7.

3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Securepasswords

Important

Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.

Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.

Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:

•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator .

•Don’texposethepassword.

•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.

Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount

Important

Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.

1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage7.

2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

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Setup

Setup

Webpageoverview

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Liveviewcontrolbar

2

Liveview

3

Productname

4

Userinformation,colorthemes,andhelp

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Videocontrolbar

6

Settingstoggle

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Setup

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Settingstabs

Needmorehelp?

Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromthedevice’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationonthedevice’sfeaturesand
theirsettings.

Long-distanceconnections

Thisproductsupportsber-opticcableinstallationsthroughamediaconverter.Fiber-opticcableinstallationsofferanumber
ofbenetssuchas:

•Long-distanceconnection

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Setup

•Highspeed

•Longlifetime

•Largecapacityofdatatransmission

•Electromagneticinterferenceimmunity

Findoutmoreaboutber-opticcableinstallationsonaxis.com/technologies/ber-optics.

ForinformationabouthowtoinstallthemediaconverterseetheInstallationGuideforthisproduct.

Imagequality

Capturemodes

Acapturemodeconsistsofaresolutionandthecorrespondingframerateavailableintheproduct.Thecapturemodesetting
affectsthecamera’seldofviewandaspectratio.

Thelowerresolutioncapturemodeiscroppedoutfromthehighestresolution.

Theimageshowshowtheeldofviewandaspectratiocanchangebetweentwodifferentcapturemodes.

Whichcapturemodetochoosedependsontherequirementsofframerateandresolutionforthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheetataxis.com.

Selectcapturemode

Whichcapturemodetochoosedependsontherequirementsofframerateandresolutionforthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheet.Tondthelatestversionofthedatasheet,gotoaxis.com

Replacethelens

1.Stopallrecordingsanddisconnectpowerfromtheproduct.

2.Disconnectthelenscableandremovethestandardlens.

3.Attachthenewlensandconnectthelenscable.

4.Reconnectthepower.

5.Logintotheproduct’swebpage,gototheImagetabandthenselecttheP-Irislensyouhaveinstalled.

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