Axis Q36-VE, Q3615-VE, Q3617-VE User Manual

AXISQ36-VENetworkCameraSeries

AXISQ3615-VENetworkCamera

AXISQ3617-VENetworkCamera

UserManual

AXISQ36-VENetworkCameraSeries

TableofContents

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

Solutionoverview...........................................4

Productoverview...........................................5

Findthedeviceonthenetwork................................6

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

Aboutsecurepasswords..........................................6

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

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

Pan,tilt,roll,andzoom(PTRZ).....................................7

SetPTRZandfocus..............................................8

Capturemodes.................................................8

Selectcapturemode.............................................9

Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks..........................9

Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions................................9

Selectexposuremode............................................10

Maximizedetailsinanimage......................................10

StabilizeashakyimagewithElectronicImageStabilization(EIS).........10

Compensateforbarreldistortion...................................10

Viewarea......................................................10

Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight................................1 1

Aboutoverlays..................................................

Aboutoverlaytext...............................................

Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion..

Choosevideocompressionformat..................................12

Reducebandwidthandstorage....................................13

Setupnetworkstorage...........................................13

Rulesandalerts.................................................

Triggeranaction................................................13

Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsmotion........................

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

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

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

Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................15

Upgradethermware............................................15

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

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

Specications..............................................18

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

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

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

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

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AXISQ36-VENetworkCameraSeries

Aboutthismanual

Aboutthismanual

Thisusermanualdescribesmultipleproducts.Someoftheinstructionsmaynotberelevantforyourproduct.

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AXISQ36-VENetworkCameraSeries

Solutionoverview

Solutionoverview

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AXISQ36-VENetworkCameraSeries

Productoverview

Productoverview

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Networkconnector

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SDcardslot

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Controlbutton

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Bracket

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Spring

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Mountingbracket

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Sidelid

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Conduitadapter

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Lockingclip

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Groundingscrew

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Unitcasing

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LEDindicator

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Domecover

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Weathershield

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Findthedeviceonthenetwork

Findthedeviceonthenetwork

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

FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com

Accessthedevice

1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.

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

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.

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

3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Aboutsecurepasswords

Important

Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.

Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.

Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:

•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator .

•Don’texposethepassword.

•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.

Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount

Important

Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.

1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage6.

2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

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