Axis Q1798-LE User Manual

AXISQ1798-LENetworkCamera

UserManual

AXISQ1798-LENetworkCamera

TableofContents

Solutionoverview...........................................3

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Getstarted................................................4

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

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

Webpageoverview..............................................5

Setup.....................................................7

Adjusttheimage................................................7

Viewandrecordvideo............................................13

Setuprulesandalerts...........................................14

Addaudio.....................................................21

Learnmore................................................22

Cleaningrecommendations.......................................22

Long-distanceconnections........................................22

Imagequality...................................................22

Streamingandstorage...........................................24

Applications....................................................25

Troubleshooting............................................26

Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................26

Firmwareoptions...............................................26

Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................

Upgradethermware............................................27

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

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

Needmorehelp?................................................29

Specications..............................................30

Productoverview................................................

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

Buzzer........................................................

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

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

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

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Solutionoverview

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Getstarted

Findthedeviceonthenetwork

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

FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com.

Browsersupport

Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:

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Chrome

Windows

OSX

Otheroperatingsystems

Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support.

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Accessthedevice

1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.

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

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.

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

3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser .

Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware

TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:

1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage26.

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Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.

2.Congureandinstallthedevice.

Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount

Important

Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.

1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage5.

2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

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Securepasswords

Important

Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.

Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.

Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:

•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.

•Don’texposethepassword.

•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.

Webpageoverview

1

Liveviewcontrolbar

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Liveview

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Productname

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Userinformation,colorthemes,andhelp

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Videocontrolbar

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Settingstoggle

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Settingstabs

Needmorehelp?

Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromthedevice’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationonthedevice’sfeaturesand
theirsettings.

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Setup

Adjusttheimage

Tondoutmoreaboutwhatyoucandowiththeimage,seeLearnmoreonpage22.

Levelthecamera

Toadjusttheviewinrelationtoareferenceareaorobject,usethelevelingguideincombinationwithamechanicaladjustment
ofthecamera.

1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandclick

2.Adjustthecameramechanicallyuntilthepositionofthereferenceareaorobject,isalignedwiththelevelingguide.

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Adjustthefocus

Thisproducthasthreefocusmodes:

•Auto:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusbasedontheentireimage.

•Area:Thecameraautomaticallyadjustsfocusbasedonaselectedareaoftheimage.

•Manual:Thefocusissetmanuallyataxeddistance.

Toturnoffautofocusandadjustthefocusmanually:

1.Intheliveviewwindow,iftheZoomsliderisvisible,clickZoomandselectFocus.

2.ClickMandusetheslidertosetthefocus.

Selectexposuremode

Therearedifferentexposuremodeoptionsinthecamerathatadjustsaperture,shutterspeed,andgaintoimproveimagequalityfor
specicsurveillancescenes.GotoSettings>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:

•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.

•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.

Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.

•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.

Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.

•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.

OptimizeIRillumination

Inmostcases,theexposureoftheimageisautomaticallyadjustedtoobtainoptimalimagequality.Ifthecameraisplacedclosetoa
walloracorner,itcansometimesresultinsaturationofpartsoftheimage.Whenthishappens,theLED’sclosesttothewallor
cornerareautomaticallydimmedtoavoidsaturatingtheimage.

Dependingontheinstallationenvironmentandtheconditionsaroundthecamera,forexampleexternallightsourcesinthescene,
youcansometimesimprovetheIRilluminationifyoumanuallyadjusttheintensityoftheLED’s.

1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andturnonAllowIRillumination.

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2.TurnonLiveviewcontrol.

3.MinimizeSettings.

4.Intheliveview,clicktheIlluminationbutton,turnonIRlightandselectManual.

5.Adjusttheintensity.

BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsusingnightmode

Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Astheavailablelightdiminishes,youcansetthecamerato
automaticallyshifttonightmode,inwhichthecamerausesbothvisiblelightandnear-infraredlighttodeliverblack-and-white
images.Sincethecamerausesmoreoftheavailablelightitcandeliverbrighter,moredetailed,images.

1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andmakesurethattheIRcutlterissettoAuto.

2.Todetermineatwhatlightlevelyouwantthecameratoshifttonightmode,movetheThresholdslidertowardBright
orDark.

3.EnableAllowIRilluminationandSynchronizeIRilluminationtousethecamera’sIRlightwhennightmodeisactivated.

Note

Ifyousettheshifttooccurwhenit’sbrighter,theimageremainssharperastherewillbelesslow-lightnoise.Ifyouset
theshifttooccurwhenit’sdarker,theimagecolorsaremaintainedforlonger,buttherewillbemoreimageblurdue
tolow-lightnoise.

Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions

Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:

•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.

Note

Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.

•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.

•Reducesharpnessintheimage.

•Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.

Reducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions

Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:

Note

Imagenoisewillincreaseifyouincreasethegain.

•Increaseshutterspeedandgain.GotoSettings>Image>ExposureandsetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgain
toahighervalue.

Ifyouarestillexperiencingmotionblur,youcantryoneofthefollowing:

•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.

•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.

Maximizedetailsinanimage

Important

Ifyoumaximizedetailsinanimage,thebitratewillprobablyincreaseandyoumightgetareducedframerate.

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•Setthecompressionaslowaspossible.

•SelectMJPEGstreaming.

•TurnoffZipstreamfunctionality.

Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight

Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.

1.GotoSettings>Image>Widedynamicrange.

2.Ifrequired,turnonWDR.

ImagewithoutWDR.

ImagewithWDR.

Note

WDRmaycauseartifactsintheimage.

FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.

StabilizeashakyimagewithElectronicImageStabilization(EIS)

ElectronicImageStabilization(EIS)canbeusedinenvironmentswheretheproductismountedinanexposedlocationandsubjectto
vibrations,forexample,windorpassingtrafc.TurnonEIStogetasmootherandsteadierimagewithoutblur.

EISalsoreducesthelesizeofthecompressedimageandlowersthebitrateofthevideostream.

Note

WhenEISisturnedontheimageiscroppedslightly,loweringthemaximumresolution.

1.GotoSettings>Image>Imagecorrection.

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2.TurnonEIS.

Compensateforbarreldistortion

Barreldistortionisaphenomenonwherestraightlinesappearincreasinglybentclosertotheedgesoftheframe.Awideeldofview
oftencreatesbarreldistortioninanimage.Barreldistortioncorrectioncompensatesforthisdistortion.

Note

Barreldistortioncorrectionaffectstheimageresolutionandeldofview.

1.GotoSettings>Image>Imagecorrection.

2.TurnonBarreldistortioncorrection(BDC).

3.Setthelevelofcorrectionthatgivesyouthebestimage.

Monitorlongandnarrowareas

Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.

1.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.

2.Ifthedevicedoesn’trotatetheviewautomatically,logintothewebpageandgotoSettings>System>Orientation.

3.Click

4.Rotatetheview90°or270°.

Findoutmoreataxis.com/axis-corridor-format.

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Improvefacialrecognition

Tobetterrecognizethefaceofapersonpassingbythecamera,youcansettheoptimalpixelresolutionwiththecamera’spixel
counter.

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1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandclick.

2.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandplacementoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexample,where
thefacesofpassingpersonsareexpectedtoappear.Youcanthenseethenumberofpixelsrepresentedbythesidesof
therectangle.

Note

Youcanuseanobjectofaknownsizeintheviewasareferencetodecidehowmuchresolutionisneededforrecognition.

Improvelicenseplaterecognition

Tobetterrecognizethelicenseplateofacarpassingbythecamera,youcanapplyandadjustanumberofthings.

Oneoptionistousethepixelcounterinyourcameratosettheoptimalpixelresolution:

1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandclick

2.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftherectangleinthecamera’sliveviewaroundtheareaofinterest,forexample
wherethelicenseplatesofpassingcarsareexpectedtoappear.Youcanthenseethenumberofpixelsrepresentedby
thesidesoftherectangle.

Note

Youcanuseanobjectofaknownsizeintheviewasareferencetodecidehowmuchresolutionisneededforrecognition.

Inaddition,youcantrytoadjustthefollowingtooptimizelicenseplaterecognition:

•Shutterspeed

•Gain

•Zoom

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Optimizetheimagefortrafcsurveillance

Togetthebestpossibleimagefortrafcsurveillance,usetheAXISTrafcWizardincombinationwiththeTrafcoverviewscene
prole.

1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISTrafcWizard.

2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.

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3.Tosetuptheapplication,clickOpen.

4.Selectunits(metricorimperial).

5.EnterthevaluesforRoaddistance,Cameraheight,VehicledistanceandMaxspeed.

6.Tomakebothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible,turnonWDR.

7.Settheleveloflow-lightgaindependingonthelightconditions.

8.IfexternalIRilluminationisavailable,selecttheSupplementalIRilluminationcheckbox.

9.ClickSave.

10.GotoSystem>Orientation.

11.SelectTrafcoverviewunderSceneprole.

12.ClickDone.

Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks

Createaprivacymasktohideapartoftheimage:

1.GotoSettings>Privacymask.

2.ClickNew.

Showanimageoverlay

Toaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream:

1.GotoSettings>Overlay.

2.ClickImagelist.

3.UploadanimageandclickDone.

4.ClickCreateoverlay.

5.SelectImageandclickCreate.

6.Selecttheimagefromthedrop-downlist.

7.Topositiontheimageoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.

8.ClickCreate.

Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion

Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsmotion:

MakesuretheAXISVideoMotionDetectionapplicationisrunning:

1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.

2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.

3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.

Addtheoverlaytext:

4.GotoSettings>Overlay.

5.SelectCreateoverlayandselectTextoverlay.

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6.Enter#Dinthetexteld.

7.Choosetextsizeandappearance.

8.Topositionthetextoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.

Createanactionrule:

9.GotoSystem>Events>Actionrules.

10.CreateanactionrulewithAXISVideoMotionDetectionastrigger.

11.Fromthelistofactions,selectOverlaytext.

12.Type“Motiondetected”.

13.Settheduration.

Note

Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.

Tolearnmoreaboutdifferentpan,tilt,andzoomsettings,see.

Limitthezoommovements

Iftherearepartsofthescenethatyoudon’twantthecameratobeabletozoominon,youcanlimitthemaximumzoomlevel.For
example,youwanttoprotecttheprivacyofresidentsinanapartmentbuilding,whichislocatedclosetoaparkinglotthatyou
intendtomonitor.Tolimitthemaximumzoomlevel,gotoSettings>PTZ>Limits.

Createaguardtourwithpresetpositions

Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositionseitherinapredeterminedorrandomorder,andforcongurable
periodsoftime.

1.GotoSettings>PTZ>Guardtours.

2.Click+.

3.SelectPresetposition.

4.Toedittheguardtour’sproperties,click

5.Typeanamefortheguardtourandspecifythepauselengthinminutesbetweeneachtour.

6.Ifyouwanttheguardtourtogotothepresetpositionsinarandomorder,turnonShufe.

7.ClickDone.

8.ClickAddtoaddthepresetpositionsthatyouwantinyourguardtour.

9.ClickDonetoexittheguardtoursettings.

10.Toscheduletheguardtour,gotoSystem>Events.

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Viewandrecordvideo

Tolearnmoreaboutsettingsforviewingandrecordingvideo,seeStreamingandstorageonpage24.

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Reducebandwidthandstorage

Important

Ifyoureducethebandwidthitcanresultinlossofdetailsinthepicture.

1.GotoliveviewandselectH.264.

2.GotoSettings>Stream.

3.Dooneormoreofthefollowing:

-TurnontheZipstreamfunctionalityandselectthedesiredlevel.

Note

ThezipstreamsettingsareusedforbothH.264andH.265.

-TurnondynamicGOPandsetahighGOPlengthvalue.

-Increasethecompression.

-TurnondynamicFPS.

Note

WebbrowsersdonotsupportH.265decoding.UseavideomanagementsystemorapplicationsupportingH.265decoding.

Setupnetworkstorage

Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupnetworkstorage:

1.GotoSettings>System>Storage.

2.ClickSetupunderNetworkstorage.

3.EntertheIPaddressofthehostserver.

4.Enterthenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserver .

5.Movetheswitchifthesharerequiresalogin,andenterusernameandpassword.

6.ClickConnect.

Recordandwatchvideo

Torecordvideoyoumustrstsetupnetworkstorage,seeSetupnetworkstorageonpage14,orhaveanSDcardinstalled.

1.Gotothecamera’sliveview.

2.ClickonRecordoncetostartrecordingandonemoretimetostoprecording.

Towatchyourrecording:

1.ClickonStorage>Gotorecordings.

2.Selectyourrecordinginthelistanditwillplayautomatically.

Setuprulesandalerts

Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhenitrecords.

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Triggeranaction

1.GotoSettings>System>Eventstosetupanactionrule.Theactionruledeneswhenthecamerawillperformcertain
actions.Actionrulescanbesetupasscheduled,recurring,orforexample,triggeredbymotiondetection.

2.SelectwhatTriggermustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanonetriggerfortheactionrule,all
ofthemmustbemettotriggertheaction.

3.SelectwhichActionthecamerashouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.

Note

Ifyoumakechangestoanactiveactionrule,theactionruleneedstoberestartedforthechangestotakeeffect.

Note

Ifyouchangethedenitionofastreamprolethatisusedinarule,thenyouneedtorestartalltherulesthatusethat
streamprole.

Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsmotion

ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsmotionandto
stoponeminuteafter.

MakesuretheAXISVideoMotionDetectionapplicationisrunning:

1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.

2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.

3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.

Createanactionrule:

1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddanactionrule.

2.Typeanamefortheactionrule.

3.Fromthelistoftriggers,selectApplicationsandthenselectAXISVideoMotionDetection(VMD).

4.Fromthelistofactions,selectRecordvideo.

5.Selectanexistingstreamproleorcreateanewone.

6.Enableandsetthepre-triggertimeto5seconds.

7.EnableWhiletheruleisactive.

8.Enableandsetthepost-triggertimeto60seconds.

9.SelectSDcardfromthelistofstorageoptions.

10.ClickOk.

RecordvideowhenaPIRdetectorsensesmotion

ThisexampleexplainshowtoconnectanAxisPIRdetectortothecamera,andsetupthecameratostartrecordingwhenthe
detectorsensesmotion.

Requiredhardware

•3-wirecable(ground,power,I/O)

•AxisPIRdetector

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Disconnectthecamerafrompowerbeforeconnectingthewires.Reconnecttopowerafterallconnectionsaredone.

Connectthewirestothecamera’sI/Oconnector

Note

ForinformationontheI/Oconnector,seeConnectorsonpage32.

1.Connectthegroundwiretopin1(GND/-).

2.Connectthepowerwiretopin2(12VDCoutput).

3.ConnecttheI/Owiretopin3(I/Oinput).

ConnectthewirestothePIRdetector’sI/Oconnector

1.Connecttheotherendofthegroundwiretopin1(GND/-).

2.Connecttheotherendofthepowerwiretopin2(DCinput/+).

3.ConnecttheotherendoftheI/Owiretopin3(I/Ooutput).

ConguretheI/Oportinthecamera’swebpage

1.GotoSettings>System>I/Oports.

2.SelectInputinthePort1drop-downlist.

3.Givetheinputmoduleadescriptivename.

4.TomakethePIRdetectorsendasignaltothecamerawhenitsensesmotion,selectClosedcircuitinthedrop-downlist.

TotriggerthecameratostartrecordingwhenitreceivesasignalfromthePIRdetector,youneedtocreateanactionrulein
thecamera’swebpage.

Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsloudnoises

ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsloudnoiseandto
stoponeminuteafter.

Note

Thefollowinginstructionsrequirethatamicrophoneisconnectedtoaudio-in.

Turnonaudio:

1.Setupthestreamproletoincludeaudio,seeAddaudiotoyourrecordingonpage21.

Setupaudiodetection:

2.GotoSettings>System>Detectors>Audiodetection.

3.Adjustthealarmlevelaccordingtoyourneeds.

Createarule:

4.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.

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5.Typeanamefortherule.

6.Inthelistoftriggers,selectDetectorsandthenselectAudioDetection.

7.Inthelistofactions,selectRecordvideo.

8.Selectthestreamprolewhereaudiohasbeenturnedonorcreateanewone.

9.Enableandsetthepre-triggertimeto5seconds.

10.EnableWhiletheruleisactive.

11.Enableandsetthepost-triggertimeto60seconds.

12.SelectSDcardfromthelistofstorageoptions.

13.ClickOK.

Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsimpact

Shockdetectionallowsthecameratodetecttamperingcausedbyvibrationsorshock.Vibrationsduetotheenvironmentortoan
objectcantriggeranactiondependingontheshocksensitivityrange,whichcanbesetfrom0to100.Inthisscenario,someoneis
throwingrocksatthecameraafterhoursandyouwouldliketogetavideoclipoftheevent.

1.GotoSettings>System>Detectors.

2.Setshockdetectiontoon,andsetavaluefortheshocksensitivity.

Createanactionrule:

3.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddanactionrule.

4.Typeanamefortheactionrule.

5.Fromthelistoftriggers,selectDetectorsandthenselectShockdetection.

6.Fromthelistofschedules,selectAfterHours.

7.Fromthelistofactions,selectSendVideoClip.

8.Selectanexistingstreamproleorcreateanewone.

9.Enableandsetthepre-triggertimeto5seconds.

10.EnableWhiletheruleisactive.

11.Enableandsetthepost-triggertimeto60seconds.

12.Selectanexistingrecipientorcreateanewone.

13.ClickOK.

Providevisualindicationofanongoingevent

YouhavetheoptiontoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoyournetworkcamera.ThisLEDcanbeconguredtoturnonwhenever
certaineventsoccurinthecamera.Forexample,toletpeopleknowthatvideorecordingisinprogress.

Requiredhardware

•AXISI/OIndicationLED

•AnAxisnetworkvideocamera

Note

ForinstructionsonhowtoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLED,seetheinstallationguideprovidedwiththeproduct.

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ThefollowingexampleshowshowtocongurearulethatturnsontheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoindicatethatcameraisrecording.

1.GotoSettings>System>I/OPorts.

3.GotoSettings>System>Events.

4.Createanewrule.

5.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggerthecameratostartrecording.Itcan,forexample,beatimescheduleor
motiondetection.

6.Inthelistofactions,selectRecordvideo.Selectastreamproleorcreateanew.Alsosetdurationasrequired.

7.Savetherule.

8.CreateasecondruleandselectthesameConditionasintherstrule.

9.Inthelistofactions,selectOutputport,andthenselecttheporttheAXISI/OIndicationLEDisconnectedto.Setthe
statetoActiveandsetdurationasrequired.

11.Savetherule.

OtherscenarioswhereAXISI/OIndicationLEDcanbeusedareforexample:

•ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenthecamerastarts,toindicatethepresenceofthecamera.SelectSystemreadyas
acondition.

•ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenlivestreamisactivetoindicatethatapersonoraprogramisaccessingastreamfrom
thecamera.SelectLivestreamaccessedasacondition.

CongureI/Oports

Youneedtoconnecttheswitchrelaytothecamerafromthecamera’swebpage.First,conguretheI/Oports:

SetthePIRdetectortoaninputport

1.GotoSystem>I/Oports.

2.SelectInputinthePort1drop-downlist.

3.Givetheinputmoduleadescriptivename,forexample“PIRdetector”.

4.TotriggeraneventwheneverthePIRdetectorsensesmotion,selectOpencircuitinthedrop-down

list.

Settheswitchrelaytoanoutputport

1.GotoSystem>I/Oports.

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2.SelectOutputinthePort2drop-downlist.

3.Givetheoutputmoduleadescriptivename,forexample“Gateswitch”.

4.Toopenthegatewheneveraneventistriggered,selectClosedcircuitinthedrop-downlist.

Createrules

ForthecameratoopenthegatewhenthePIRdetectorsensessomeonenearby,youneedtocreatearuleinthecamera:

1.GotoSystem>Events>Actionrules.

2.ClickAdd.

3.Givetheactionruleaname,forexample“Opengate”.

4.IntheTriggerdrop-downmenu,selectInputsignal.

5.SelectDigitalinputsignal.

6.Select”PIRdetector”,inthisexampleconnectedtoport1.

7.UnderActions,selectOutputportfromtheTypedrop-downmenu.

8.InthePortdrop-downmenu,select“Gateswitch”.

9.ClickOk.

10.Createanotheractionrulewiththename“Directthecameratothegate".

11.Selectthesameinputsignalasbefore,butasactionselectthepreviouslycreated“Gateentrance”presetposition.

12.ClickOk.

Setupintrusionalarm

Beforeyoustart

•Connecttheintrusionalarmswitchtopin1(ground)andpin3(digitalI/O)ofthecamera’sI/Oconnector .

Conguretheinputport

1.GotoSettings>System>I/Oports.

2.ForPort1:

2.1SelectInputinthedrop-downmenu

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2.2SelectClosedcircuit(NC)inthedrop-downmenu.

Createarule

1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandcreateanactionrule.

2.Typeanamefortheactionrule.

3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputsignalandDigitalInputPort.

4.SetActivetoYes.

5.FromtheScheduledrop-downlist,selectSendNoticationandselectarecipientorcreateanewrecipient.

6.ClickOK.

Detecttamperingwithinputsignal

Thisexampleexplainshowtotriggeranalarmwhentheinputsignalhasbeencutorshort-circuited.Formoreinformationaboutthe
I/Oconnector,seepage33.

1.GotoSettings>System>I/OPortsandturnonSupervisedI/Oforoneoftheports.

Createanactionrule:

1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandcreateanactionrule.

2.Typeanamefortheactionrule.

3.Fromthelistoftriggers,selectInputSignalandthenSupervisedinputport.SetTamperedtoYes.

4.Fromthelistofschedules,selectAlways.

5.Fromthelistofactions,selectSendNoticationandthenselectarecipientorcreateanewrecipient.

6.ClickOK.

Sendanemailautomaticallyifsomeonespraypaintsthelens

1.GotoSystem>Detectors.

2.TurnonTriggerondarkimages.Thiswilltriggeranalarmifthelensissprayed,covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.

3.SetadurationforTriggerafter.Thevalueindicatesthetimethatmustpassbeforeanemailissent.

Createanactionrule:

1.GotoEvents>Actionrulesandaddanactionrule.

2.Enteranamefortheactionrule.

3.Fromthelistoftriggers,selectDetectorsandthenselectTampering.

4.Fromthelistofactions,selectSendNoticationandthenselectarecipientfromthelistorclickNewRecipient
tocreateanewrecipient.

5.Enternameandaddressfortheemail.

6.ClickOk.

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Addaudio

Addaudiotoyourrecording

Editthestreamprolewhichisusedfortherecording:

1.GotoSettings>StreamandclickStreamproles.

2.SelectthestreamproleandclickAudio.

3.SelectthecheckboxandselectInclude.

4.ClickSave.

5.ClickClose.

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Cleaningrecommendations

Ifthecameragetsgreasestainsorbecomesheavilysoiled,youcancleanitwithmild,solvent-freesoapordetergent.

WARNING

Neveruseharshdetergent,forexamplegasoline,benzeneoracetone.

1.Useacanofcompressedairtoremoveanydustorloosedirtfromthedevice.

2.Cleanthedevicewithasoftclothdampenedwithmilddetergentandlukewarmwater.

3.Wipecarefullywithadrycloth.

Note

Avoidcleaningindirectsunlightoratelevatedtemperatures,asthismaycausestainswhenthewaterdropletshavedried.

Long-distanceconnections

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

•Long-distanceconnection

•Highspeed

•Longlifetime

•Largecapacityofdatatransmission

•Electromagneticinterferenceimmunity

Findoutmoreaboutber-opticcableinstallationsonaxis.com/technologies/ber-optics.

ForinformationabouthowtoinstallthemediaconverterseetheInstallationGuideforthisproduct.

Imagequality

Remotefocusandzoom

Theremotefocusandzoomfunctionalityallowsyoutomakefocusandzoomadjustmentstoyourcamerafromacomputer.Itisa
convenientwaytoensurethatthescene’sfocus,viewingangleandresolutionareoptimizedwithouthavingtovisitthecamera’s
installationlocation.

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Left:nofocus.Right:remotefocusapplied.

Left:nozoom.Right:remotezoomapplied.

Privacymasks

Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatcoversapartofthemonitoredarea.Inthevideostream,privacymasksappeareitheras
blocksofsolidcolororwithamosaicpattern.

Theprivacymaskisrelativetothepan,tilt,andzoomcoordinates,soregardlessofwhereyoupointthecamera,theprivacy
maskcoversthesameplaceorobject.

You’llseetheprivacymaskonallsnapshots,recordedvideo,andlivestreams.

YoucanusetheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API)toturnofftheprivacymasks.

Important

Ifyouusemultipleprivacymasksitmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.

Overlays

Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.Youcanaddeithertextoranimage.

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Guardtours

Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositionseitherinapredeterminedorrandomorder,andforcongurable
periodsoftime.Oncestarted,aguardtourcontinuestorununtilstopped,evenwhentherearenoclients(webbrowsers)viewingthe
images.

Streamingandstorage

Bitratecontrol

Bysettingthebitratecontrolyoucanmanagethebandwidthconsumptionforyourvideostream.

Variablebitrate(VBR)

Withvariablebitratethebandwidthvariesbasedonthelevelofactivityinthescene.Themoreactivityinthescene,themore
bandwidthisrequired.Thisoptionguaranteesthatimagequalityisconstantbutrequiresstoragemargins.

Maximumbitrate(MBR)

Themaximumbitrateoptionallowsyoutosetatargetbitratevaluetobeabletohandlesystembitratelimitations.Tokeepthe
instantaneousbitratebelowthespeciedtargetbitrate,theremaybeadecreaseinimagequalityortheframeratemaydecrease.
Youhavetheoptiontoprioritizeeitherimagequalityorframerate.Itisrecommendedtocongurethetargetbitratehigherthanthe
expectedbitratetohavemarginsforadditionalcomplexitythatneedstobecaptured.

Averagebitrate(ABR)

Withaveragebitrate,thebitrateisautomaticallyadjustedoveralongertimescaletomeetthespeciedtargetandprovidethe
bestqualityonthevideostreambasedonavailablestorage.Imagequalityisdecreaseduniformly.Youcanstillgetgoodimage
qualitywhenthereisactivityinthescene.Theaveragebitrateoptionallowsyoutodenethetotalstoragerequiredtostorethe
videostreamforaspeciedamountoftime(retentiontime)whenimagequalityisadjustedtomeetthespeciedtargetbitrate.
Specifytheaveragebitratesettingsinoneofthefollowingways:

•Setthetargetbitrateandtheretentiontimetocalculatetheestimatedstorageneed.

•Usethetargetbitratecalculatortocalculatetheaveragebitrate,basedonavailablestorageanddesiredretentiontime.

Youhavealsotheoptiontoturnonmaximumbitratetospecifyabitratelimit.

Videocompressionformats

Decidewhichcompressionmethodtousebasedonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesofyournetwork.The
availableoptionsare:

MotionJPEG

Note

ToensuresupportfortheOpusaudiocodec,theMotionJPEGstreamisalwayssentoverRTP.

MotionJPEG,orMJPEG,isadigitalvideosequencethatismadeupofaseriesofindividualJPEGimages.Theseimagesarethen
displayedandupdatedataratesufcienttocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.Fortheviewertoperceivemotion
videotheratemustbeatleast16imageframespersecond.Fullmotionvideoisperceivedat30(NTSC)or25(PAL)framespersecond.

TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.

H.264orMPEG-4Part10/AVC

Note

H.264isalicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Toinstalladditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.

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H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedtotheMotion
JPEGformatandbyasmuchas50%comparedtotheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,highervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.

H.265orMPEG-HPart2/HEVC

Note

H.265islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.265viewingclientlicense.Toinstalladditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.

HowdoImage,Stream,andStreamprolesettingsrelatetoeachother?

TheImagetabcontainscamerasettingsthataffectallvideostreamsfromtheproduct.Ifyouchangesomethinginthistab,it
immediatelyaffectsallvideostreamsandrecordings.

TheStreamtabcontainssettingsforvideostreams.Yougetthesesettingsifyourequestavideostreamfromtheproductanddon’t
specifyforexampleresolution,orframerate.WhenyouchangethesettingsintheStreamtab,itdoesn’taffectongoingstreams,but
itwilltakeeffectwhenyoustartanewstream.

TheStreamprolessettingsoverridethesettingsfromtheStreamtab.Ifyourequestastreamwithaspecicstreamprole,the
streamcontainsthesettingsofthatprole.Ifyourequestastreamwithoutspecifyingastreamprole,orrequestastreamprole
thatdoesn'texistintheproduct,thestreamcontainsthesettingsfromtheStreamtab.

Applications

AXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)isanopenplatformthatenablesthirdpartiestodevelopanalyticsandotherapplications
forAxisproducts.Tondoutmoreaboutavailableapplications,downloads,trialsandlicenses,gotoaxis.com/applications.

TondtheusermanualsforAxisapplications,gotoaxis.com.

Note

•Severalapplicationscanrunatthesametimebutsomeapplicationsmightnotbecompatiblewitheachother.Certain

combinationsofapplicationsmightrequiretoomuchprocessingpowerormemoryresourceswhenruninparallel.Verify
thattheapplicationsworktogetherbeforedeployment.

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Troubleshooting

Ifyoucan’tndwhatyou’relookingforhere,trythetroubleshootingsectionataxis.com/support.

Resettofactorydefaultsettings

Important

Resettofactorydefaultshouldbeusedwithcaution.Aresettofactorydefaultresetsallsettings,includingtheIPaddress,to
thefactorydefaultvalues.

Toresettheproducttothefactorydefaultsettings:

1.Disconnectpowerfromtheproduct.

2.Pressandholdthecontrolbuttonwhilereconnectingpower.SeeProductoverviewonpage30.

3.Keepthecontrolbuttonpressedfor15–30secondsuntilthestatusLEDindicatorashesamber.

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

5.UsetheinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolstoassignanIPaddress,setthepassword,andaccessthevideostream.

Theinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolsareavailablefromthesupportpagesonaxis.com/support.

Itisalsopossibletoresetparameterstofactorydefaultthroughthewebinterface.GotoSettings>System>Maintenanceand
clickDefault.

Firmwareoptions

Axisoffersproductrmwaremanagementaccordingtoeithertheactivetrackorthelong-termsupport(LTS)tracks.Beingonthe
activetrackmeanscontinuouslygettingaccesstoallthelatestproductfeatures,whiletheLTStracksprovideaxedplatformwith
periodicreleasesfocusedmainlyonbugxesandsecurityupdates.

Usingrmwarefromtheactivetrackisrecommendedifyouwanttoaccessthenewestfeatures,orifyouuseAxisend-to-endsystem
offerings.TheLTStracksarerecommendedifyouusethird-partyintegrations,whicharenotcontinuouslyvalidatedagainstthelatest
activetrack.WithLTS,theproductscanmaintaincybersecuritywithoutintroducinganysignicantfunctionalchangesoraffecting
anyexistingintegrations.FormoredetailedinformationaboutAxisproductrmwarestrategy,gotoaxis.com/support/rmware.

Checkthecurrentrmware

Firmwareisthesoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootinga
problemshouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticular
problem.

Tocheckthecurrentrmware:

1.Gototheproduct’swebpage.

2.Clickonthehelpmenu.

3.ClickAbout.

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Upgradethermware

Important

Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providedthatthefeaturesareavailablein
thenewrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.

Important

Makesuretheproductremainsconnectedtothepowersourcethroughouttheupgradeprocess.

Note

Whenyouupgradetheproductwiththelatestrmwareintheactivetrack,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionality
available.Alwaysreadtheupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewreleasebeforeupgradingthe
rmware.Tondthelatestrmwareandthereleasenotes,gotoaxis.com/support/rmware.

1.Downloadthermwareletoyourcomputer,availablefreeofchargeataxis.com/support/rmware.

2.Logintotheproductasanadministrator .

3.GotoSettings>System>Maintenance.Followtheinstructionsonthepage.Whentheupgradehasnished,the
productrestartsautomatically.

AXISDeviceManagercanbeusedformultipleupgrades.Findoutmoreataxis.com/products/axis-device-manager.

Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions

Ifyoucan’tndwhatyou’relookingforhere,trythetroubleshootingsectionataxis.com/support.

Problemsupgradingthermware

FirmwareupgradefailureIfthermwareupgradefails,thedevicereloadsthepreviousrmware.Themostcommonreason

Problemsafterrmware
upgrade

ProblemssettingtheIPaddress

Thedeviceislocatedona
differentsubnet

TheIPaddressisbeingused
byanotherdevice

PossibleIPaddressconict
withanotherdeviceonthe
samesubnet

isthatthewrongrmwarelehasbeenuploaded.Checkthatthenameofthermwarele
correspondstoyourdeviceandtryagain.

Ifyouexperienceproblemsafterarmwareupgrade,rollbacktothepreviouslyinstalledversion
fromtheMaintenancepage.

IftheIPaddressintendedforthedeviceandtheIPaddressofthecomputerusedtoaccessthe
devicearelocatedondifferentsubnets,youcannotsettheIPaddress.Contactyournetwork
administratortoobtainanIPaddress.

DisconnecttheAxisdevicefromthenetwork.Runthepingcommand(inaCommand/DOSwindow,
typepingandtheIPaddressofthedevice):

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

•Ifyoureceive:Requesttimedout,thismeansthattheIPaddressisavailable
forusewiththeAxisdevice.Checkallcablingandreinstallthedevice.

ThestaticIPaddressintheAxisdeviceisusedbeforetheDHCPserversetsadynamicaddress.
ThismeansthatifthesamedefaultstaticIPaddressisalsousedbyanotherdevice,theremay
beproblemsaccessingthedevice.

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Thedevicecannotbeaccessedfromabrowser

Cannotlogin

TheIPaddresshasbeen
changedbyDHCP

Thedeviceisaccessiblelocallybutnotexternally

Toaccessthedeviceexternally,werecommendusingoneofthefollowingapplicationsforWindows

•AXISCompanion:freeofcharge,idealforsmallsystemswithbasicsurveillanceneeds.

•AXISCameraStation:30-daytrialversionfreeofcharge,idealforsmalltomid-sizesystems.

Forinstructionsanddownload,gotoaxis.com/products/axis-companion.

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

Ifthepasswordfortheuserrootislost,thedevicemustberesettothefactorydefaultsettings.
SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage26.

IPaddressesobtainedfromaDHCPserveraredynamicandmaychange.IftheIPaddresshasbeen
changed,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertolocatethedeviceonthenetwork.Identify
thedeviceusingitsmodelorserialnumber,orbytheDNSname(ifthenamehasbeencongured).

Ifrequired,astaticIPaddresscanbeassignedmanually.Forinstructions,gotoaxis.com/support.

®

:

Problemswithstreaming

MulticastH.264only
accessiblebylocalclients

NomulticastH.264
displayedintheclient

PoorrenderingofH.264
images

Colorsaturationisdifferent
inH.264andMotionJPEG

Lowerframeratethan
expected

Can'tselectH.265encoding
inliveview

Checkifyourroutersupportsmulticasting,oriftheroutersettingsbetweentheclientandthe
deviceneedtobecongured.TheTTL(TimeToLive)valuemayneedtobeincreased.

CheckwithyournetworkadministratorthatthemulticastaddressesusedbytheAxisdevice
arevalidforyournetwork.

Checkwithyournetworkadministratortoseeifthereisarewallpreventingviewing.

Ensurethatyourgraphicscardisusingthelatestdriver .Thelatestdriverscanusuallybe
downloadedfromthemanufacturer’swebsite.

Modifythesettingsforyourgraphicsadapter.Gototheadapter’sdocumentationformore
information.

•SeePerformanceconsiderationsonpage28.

•Reducethenumberofapplicationsrunningontheclientcomputer.

•Limitthenumberofsimultaneousviewers.

•Checkwiththenetworkadministratorthatthereisenoughbandwidthavailable.

•Lowertheimageresolution.

WebbrowsersdonotsupportH.265decoding.Useavideomanagementsystemorapplication
supportingH.265decoding.

Performanceconsiderations

Whensettingupyoursystem,itisimportanttoconsiderhowvarioussettingsandsituationsaffecttheperformance.Somefactors
affecttheamountofbandwidth(thebitrate)required,otherscanaffecttheframerate,andsomeaffectboth.Iftheloadonthe
CPUreachesitsmaximum,thisalsoaffectstheframerate.

Thefollowingfactorsarethemostimportanttoconsider:

•Highimageresolutionorlowercompressionlevelsresultinimagescontainingmoredatawhichinturnaffectsthe
bandwidth.

•RotatingtheimageintheGUIwillincreasetheproduct'sCPUload.

•AccessbylargenumbersofMotionJPEGorunicastH.264clientsaffectsthebandwidth.

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•Simultaneousviewingofdifferentstreams(resolution,compression)bydifferentclientsaffectsbothframerateand
bandwidth.

Useidenticalstreamswhereverpossibletomaintainahighframerate.Streamprolescanbeusedtoensurethat
streamsareidentical.

•AccessingMotionJPEGandH.264videostreamssimultaneouslyaffectsbothframerateandbandwidth.

•Heavyusageofeventsettingsaffectstheproduct’sCPUloadwhichinturnaffectstheframerate.

•UsingHTTPSmayreduceframerate,inparticularifstreamingMotionJPEG.

•Heavynetworkutilizationduetopoorinfrastructureaffectsthebandwidth.

•Viewingonpoorlyperformingclientcomputerslowersperceivedperformanceandaffectsframerate.

•RunningmultipleAXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)applicationssimultaneouslymayaffecttheframerateand
thegeneralperformance.

Needmorehelp?

Usefullinks

•HowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice

Contactsupport

Contactsupportataxis.com/support.

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Specifications

Tondthelatestversionoftheproduct’sdatasheet,gototheproductpageataxis.comandlocateSupport&Documentation.

Productoverview

1

Networkconnector

2

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

3

Safetywire

4

Powerconnector

5

I/Oconnector

6

Audioconnector

7

Controlbutton

8

microSDcardslot

9

Functionbutton

10

StatusLEDindicator

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IDCnetworkconnector

2

Foot

3

Groundingscrew

4

Mountingplate

LEDindicators

StatusLED

Unlit

GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.

Amber

Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.

Indication

Connectionandnormaloperation.

Steadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgradeorresettofactorydefault.

Buzzer

Buzzersignalforlevelingassistant

Forinformationonthefunctionbuttonusedforlevelingthecamera,seepage32.

Pressandholdthefunctionbuttonformorethantwosecondstolevelthecamera.

•Whenthecameraislevel,thebeepiscontinuous.

•Whenthecameraisnotlevel,thebeepoccursatslowintervals.

SDcardslot

NO

TICE

NO NO

TICE TICE

•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.Donotusesharptools,metalobjects,orexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingthe

SDcard.Useyourngerstoinsertandremovethecard.

•Riskofdatalossandcorruptedrecordings.DonotremovetheSDcardwhiletheproductisrunning.UnmounttheSDcard

fromtheproduct’swebpagebeforeremoval.

ThisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXCcards.

ForSDcardrecommendations,seeaxis.com.

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trademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.

microSD,microSDHC,andmicroSDXCLogosaretrademarksofSD-3CLLC.microSD,microSDHC,microSDXCare

Buttons

Controlbutton

Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:

•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage26.

•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3secondsuntilthe
statusLEDashesgreen.

FunctionButton

Thefunctionbuttonhasmultiplefunctions:

•AslevelingAssistant–Thisfunctionhelpstoensurethecameraislevel.Pressthebuttonforabout3secondstostart
thelevelingassistantandpressagaintostop.ThestatusLED(see)andbuzzersignalassistlevelingofthecamera.
Thecameraislevelwhenthebuzzerbeepscontinuously.

•ToviewtheStatusLED–PressthebuttononcetolightuptheStatusLEDs.Pressagaintoturnthemoff.TheLEDs
willturnoffautomaticallyafter10seconds.

Connectors

Networkconnector

RJ45EthernetconnectorwithPoweroverEthernetPlus(PoE+).

IDCconnector

Usetheinsulation-displacementconnector(IDC)toconnectanetworkcablewithoutanRJ45-connector.

Note

WhenusingtheIDCconnector,connectapatchcablebetweenthepatchcableconnectoronthefootandthenetwork
connectoronthecameraassembly.

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1–8

IDCconnectors

9

Patchcableconnector

Pinassignment

PositionT586AT586B

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

BlueandwhiteBlueandwhite

BlueBlue

OrangeandwhiteGreenandwhite

OrangeGreen

GreenandwhiteOrangeandwhite

GreenOrange

BrownandwhiteBrownandwhite

BrownBrown

Audioconnector

•Audioin–3.5mminputforamonomicrophone,oraline-inmonosignal(leftchannelisusedfromastereosignal).

1Tip2Ring

AudioInput

Microphone/Linein

Microphonebiasvoltage

3Sleeve

Ground

Foraudioin,theleftchannelisusedfromastereosignal.

I/Oconnector

UsetheI/Oconnectorwithexternaldevicesincombinationwith,forexample,motiondetection,eventtriggering,andalarm
notications.Inadditiontothe0VDCreferencepointandpower(DCoutput),theI/Oconnectorprovidestheinterfaceto:

Digitalinput-Forconnectingdevicesthatcantogglebetweenanopenandclosedcircuit,forexamplePIRsensors,door/window
contacts,andglassbreakdetectors.

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Digitaloutput-ForconnectingexternaldevicessuchasrelaysandLEDs.ConnecteddevicescanbeactivatedbytheVAPIX®
ApplicationProgrammingInterfaceorfromtheproduct’swebpage.

4-pinterminalblock

Example

1

DCground

2

DCoutput12V,max50mA

3

I/Oconguredasinput

4

I/Oconguredasoutput

Powerconnector

2-pinterminalblockforDCpowerinput.UseaSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)compliantlimitedpowersource(LPS)witheither
aratedoutputpowerlimitedto≤100Woraratedoutputcurrentlimitedto≤5A.

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