Axis Q3527-LVE User Manual

AXISQ3527-LVENetworkCamera

UserManual

AXISQ3527-LVENetworkCamera

TableofContents

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

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

Setup.....................................................6

Accessthedevice...............................................6

Needmorehelp?................................................7

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

Overlays.......................................................11

Streamingandstorage...........................................11

Events........................................................13

Applications....................................................14

Troubleshooting............................................15

Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................15

Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................15

Upgradethermware............................................15

Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................16

Performanceconsiderations.......................................17

Specications..............................................18

LEDIndicators..................................................18

SDcardslot....................................................18

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

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

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Solutionoverview

Solutionoverview

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Productoverview

Productoverview

AXISQ3517-LV

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Networkconnector

2

Controlbutton

3

I/Oconnector

4

Audioout

5

Audioin

6

DCconnector

7

SDcardslot

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StatusLED(2x)

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Functionbutton

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IRLED(2x)

AXISQ3517-LVE,AXISQ3527-LVE

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Networkconnector

2

Controlbutton

3

I/Oconnector

4

Audioout

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Audioin

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Productoverview

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DCconnector

7

SDcardslot

8

StatusLED(2x)

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Functionbutton

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Heater

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IRLED(2x)

CAUTION

Theheatermaybehot.

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Setup

Setup

Accessthedevice

1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.

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

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.

2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.See
Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccountonpage6.

3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser .

Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware

TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:

1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage15

Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.

2.Congureandinstallthedevice.

TPMmodule

TheTPM(TrustedPlatformModule)isacomponentthatprovidescryptographicfeaturestoprotectinformationfromunauthorized
access.Itisalwaysactivatedandtherearenosettingsyoucanchange.

TolearnmoreaboutTPM,gotowww.axis.com/press-center/media-resources/white-papers.

Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount

Important

Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.

1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage6.

2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

Securepasswords

Important

Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.

Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.

Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:

•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.

•Don’texposethepassword.

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Setup

•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.

Needmorehelp?

Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromthedevice’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationonthedevice’sfeaturesand
theirsettings.

Imagequality

Capturemodes

CapturemodedenesthemaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Dependingonwhichcapturemodeyouselect,you
maynotbeabletouseWDR.

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

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