Axis Q6045-C Mk II User Manual

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AXIS Q6045-C Mk II PTZ Dome Network Camera

User Manual

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About this Document

This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS Q6045-C Mk II PTZ Dome Network Camera, and is applicable to rmware 5.55 and later. It includes instructions for using and managing the product on your network. Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may also be benecial, for developing shell scripts and applications. Later versions of this document will be posted to the Axis website, as required. See also the product’s online help, available via the web-based interface.

Legal Considerations

Video surveillance can be regulated by laws that vary from country to country. Check the laws in your local region before using this product for surveillance purposes.

This product includes one (1) H.264 decoder license. To purchase further licenses, contact your reseller.

Liability

Every care has been taken in the preparation of this document. Please inform your local Axis ofce of any inaccuracies or omissions. Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice. Axis Communications AB makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained within this document, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and tness for a particular purpose. Axis Communications AB shall not be liable nor responsible for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material. This product is only to be used for its intended purpose.

Intellectual Property Rights

Axis AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product described in this document. In particular, and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the patents listed at www.axis.com/patent.htm and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the US and other countries.

This product contains licensed third-party software. See the menu item “About” in the product’s user interface for more information.

This product contains source code copyright Apple Computer, Inc., under the terms of Apple Public Source License 2.0 (see

www.opensource.apple.com/apsl). The source code is available from https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/

Equipment Modications

This equipment must be installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions given in the user documentation. This equipment contains no user-serviceable components. Unauthorized equipment changes or modications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certications and approvals.

Trademark Acknowledgments

AXIS COMMUNICATIONS, AXIS, ETRAX, ARTPEC and VAPIX are registered trademarks or trademark applications of Axis AB in various jurisdictions. All other company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Apple, Boa, Apache, Bonjour, Ethernet, Internet Explorer, Linux, Microsoft, Mozilla, Real, SMPTE, QuickTime, UNIX, Windows, Windows Vista and WWW are registered trademarks of the respective holders. Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its afliates. UPnPTMis a certication mark of the UPnPTMImplementers Corporation.

SD, SDHC and SDXC are trademarks or registered trademarks of SD-3C, LLC in the United States, other countries or both. Also, miniSD, microSD, miniSDHC, microSDHC, microSDXC are all trademarks or registered trademarks of SD-3C, LLC in the United States, other countries or both.

Regulatory Information

Europe

This product complies with the applicable CE marking directives

and harmonized standards:

• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2004/108/EC. See

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) on page 2 .

• Low Voltage (LVD) Directive 2006/95/EC. See Safety on page 2 .

• Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2011/65/EU.

See Disposal and Recycling on page 3 . A copy of the original declaration of conformity may be obtained from Axis Communications AB. See Contact Information on page 3 .

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

This equipment has been designed and tested to fulll applicable standards for:

• Radio frequency emission when installed according to the

instructions and used in its intended environment.

• Immunity to electrical and electromagnetic phenomena when

installed according to the instructions and used in its intended

environment.

USA

This equipment has been tested using a shielded network cable (STP) and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. The product shall be connected using a shielded network cable (STP) that is properly grounded.

Canada

This digital apparatus complies with CAN ICES-3 (Class A). The product shall be connected using a shielded network cable (STP) that is properly grounded. Cet appareil numérique est conforme à la norme NMB ICES-3 (classe A). Le produit doit être connecté à l'aide d'un câble réseau blindé (STP) qui est correctement mis à la terre.

Europe

This digital equipment fullls the requirements for RF emission according to the Class A limit of EN 55022. The product shall be connected using a shielded network cable (STP) that is properly grounded. Notice! This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause RF interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

This product fullls the requirements for emission and immunity according to EN 50121-4 and IEC 62236-4 railway applications.

This product fullls the requirements for immunity according to EN 61000-6-1 residential, commercial and light-industrial environments.

This product fullls the requirements for immunity according to EN 61000-6-2 industrial environments.

This product fullls the requirements for immunity according to EN 55024 ofce and commercial environments

Australia/New Zealand

This digital equipment fullls the requirements for RF emission according to the Class A limit of AS/NZS CISPR 22. The product shall be connected using a shielded network cable (STP) that is properly grounded. Notice! This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause RF interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

Japan

この装置は、クラスA情報技術装置です。この装置を家庭環

境で使用すると電波妨害を引き起こすことがあります。この

場合には使用者が適切な対策を講ずるよう要求されることが

あります。本製品は、シールドネットワークケーブル(STP)を

使用して接続してください。また適切に接地してください。

Safety

This product complies with IEC/EN/UL 60950-1 and IEC/EN/UL 60950-22, Safety of Information Technology Equipment. The product shall be grounded either through a shielded network cable (STP) or other appropriate method.

The power supply used with this product shall fulll the requirements for Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) according to IEC/EN/UL 60950-1.

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Disposal and Recycling

When this product has reached the end of its useful life, dispose of it according to local laws and regulations. For information about your nearest designated collection point, contact your local authority responsible for waste disposal. In accordance with local legislation, penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste.

Europe

This symbol means that the product shall not be disposed of together with household or commercial waste. Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is applicable in the European Union member states. To prevent potential harm to human health and the environment, the product must be disposed of in an approved and environmentally safe recycling process. For information about your nearest designated collection point, contact your local authority responsible for waste disposal. Businesses should contact the product supplier for information about how to dispose of this product correctly.

This product complies with the requirements of Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS).

China

This product complies with the requirements of the legislative act Administration on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products (ACPEIP).

Contact Information

Axis Communications AB Emdalavägen 14 223 69 Lund Sweden

Tel: +46 46 272 18 00 Fax: +46 46 13 61 30

www.axis.com

Support

Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your Axis reseller. If your questions cannot be answered immediately, your reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response. If you are connected to the Internet, you can:

• download user documentation and software updates

• nd answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database. Search

by product, category, or phrase

• report problems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private

support area

• chat with Axis support staff (selected countries only)

• visit Axis Support at www.axis.com/techsup/

Learn More!

Visit Axis learning center www.axis.com/academy/ for useful trainings, webinars, tutorials and guides.

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Table of Contents

Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connectors and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Media Converter Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Access the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Access from a Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Access from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Set the Root Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

The Live View Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Media Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

How to Stream H.264 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

MJPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

AXIS Media Control (AMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Alternative Methods of Accessing the Video Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Set Up the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Video Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Stream Proles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Privacy Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Congure the Live View Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Preset Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Gatekeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Autotracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Guard Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

OSDI Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Control Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Detectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Shock Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Basic Video Analytics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Application Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Install Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Application Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Set Up Action Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Add Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Create Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Set Up Recurrences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Recording List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Continuous Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

System Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Ports & Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Reset to Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Multi-Connector Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Check the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Upgrade the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Technical Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Media Converter Switch Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Performance Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Hardware Overview

Camera

Network connector (High PoE)

Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N)

Cooling system

Fan

SD card slot

Power button

Status LED indicator

Control button

Important

Dust and particle buildup could affect the performance of the cooling system. To maintain the performance level, the outer heat sink in the camera’s cooling system may need occasional or regular cleaning. See the product’s Installation Guide for information on how to access and clean the outer heat sink.

Connectors and Buttons

For technical specications, see page 65.

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Hardware Overview

Multi-connector

Terminal connector for connecting the supplied media converter switch, which provides the following signals:

• DC Power

• Network (Ethernet 10/100Base-T)

• Input/Output (I/O)

The supplied multi-connector cable is required in order to maintain the product’s NEMA/IP rating. For more information, see Multi-Connector Cable on page 59.

SD Card Slot

An SD card (not included) can be used for local recording with removable storage. For more information, see Technical Specications.

TICE

NONONOTICETICE

To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should be unmounted before removal. To unmount, go to Setup > System Options > Storage > SD Card and click Unmount.

Note

For SD card recommendations see www.axis.com

Control Button

For location of the control button, see Hardware Overview on page 6 .

The control button is used for:

• Resetting the product to factory default settings. See page 58.

• Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 51. To connect, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds until the Status LED ashes green.

• Connecting to AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service. See page 51. To connect, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds.

Power Button

Press and hold the power button to temporarily power the product when the dome cover is removed. The power button is also used with the control button to reset the camera to factory default settings. See page 58.

LED Indicators

LED

Status

Color

Unlit

Amber

Amber/red Flashes amber/red if network connection is unavailable or lost.

Red Flashes red for rmware upgrade failure.

Green Shows steady green for 10 seconds for normal operation after startup

Indication

Connection and normal operation

Steady during startup. Flashes during rmware upgrade.

completed.

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Hardware Overview

Media Converter Switch

Power connector (DC input)

Power connector (DC output)

Network connector (internal)

Network slot SFP (external) (2x)

Network connector RJ45 (external) (2x)

Camera LED indicator

Network LED indicator (4x)

Power LED indicator

Ground clip

I/O connector (internal)

I/O connector (external)

Multi-connector cable

Ground screw

Media Converter Switch Connectors

For technical specications, see page 65.

TICE

NONONOTICETICE

The product shall be connected using a shielded network cable (STP) or an optical ber cable. All cables connecting the product to the network shall be intended for their specic use. Make sure that the network devices are installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. For information about regulatory requirements, see Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) on page 2 .

Important

The media converter switch does not support hotswapping. Disconnect power from the switch before swapping cameras. An attempt to hotswap could cause the switch to freeze, in which case it must be restarted.

Power connector (DC input) - 2-pin terminal block for power input.

Power connector (DC output) - Two 2-pin terminal block for power output (pin 4 is not used).

Network connector RJ45 (external) - Two RJ45 connectors (10/100Base-T) for network connectivity.

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Network slot SFP (external) - Two SFP slots (100Base-FX/1000Base-X) for network connectivity.

Each RJ45 and SFP port has its own dip switch. The dip switches control how the port forwards data. See Network Connector Dip Switches.

Dip switch position Description of use

Default (middle)

Left A When connecting to a camera or a device that is not intended for viewing

Right

Network connector (internal) - Two 2-pin Ethernet terminal blocks.

I/O connector (external) - 6-pin congurable I/O terminal block, which is connected to the camera through the multi-connector

cable. Use with external devices in combination with, for example, tampering alarms, motion detection, event triggering, time lapse recording and alarm notications. In addition to the 0 V DC reference point and power (DC output), the I/O connector provides the interface to:

• Digital output – For connecting external devices such as relays and LEDs. Connected devices can be activated by the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface, output buttons on the Live View page or by an Action Rule. The output will show as active (shown under System Options > Port & Devices > Port Status) if the alarm device is activated.

B When connecting to the network, directly or through a router or network

switch.

data.

When connecting to another media converter switch.

• Digital input – An alarm input for connecting devices that can toggle between an open and closed circuit, for example: PIRs, door/window contacts, glass break detectors, etc. When a signal is received the state changes and the input becomes active (shown under System Options > Port & Devices > Port Status).

I/O connector (internal) - 2–pin I/O terminal block.

Network Connector Dip Switches

Important

Always use the default dip switch setting (position B) if the relationship between devices in the system is not dened.

The camera attaches a particular VLAN tag to all its forwarded multicast packages. The media converter switch manages how these multicast packages are forwarded between cameras, media converter switches and other network devices. This especially useful when connecting the camera and media converter switch to the network in a daisy chain.

By changing the position of the dip switches, each network connector port in the media converter switch can be congured to manage multicasts in three different ways.

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Dip switch position Description

Default (middle)

Left A Block multicast packages that have a VLAN tag. Use this setting when connecting to a device that is

Right

VLAN tags are used to create independent logical networks, virtual local area networks (VLANs), within a physical network. Multiple media converter switches that are connected to each other in a daisy chain are members of the same VLAN. The media converter switches tag the multicast packages moving between them so that the next media converter switch in line knows the destination of the packages. In other words, the VLAN tag serves as a VLAN identier. VLAN tagging should only be used when using multiple cameras and media converter switches because forwarding multicast packages with a VLAN tag only serves a purpose when the port is connected to another media converter switch, which might be connected to potential viewers.

Note

When connecting an outgoing media converter switch network connector to another type of network device, set the dip switch to position A to protect the device from multicast trafc.

B Remove VLAN tags from forwarded multicast packages. Use this setting when connecting to the

network, directly or through a router or network switch.

not intended for multicast viewing.

Forward multicast packages with a VLAN tag. Use this setting when connecting to another media

converter switch.

Media Converter Switch LED Indicators

LED

Power

Network (4x)

Camera Green

Color

Unlit

Green DC power connected.

Amber 10 Mbit connection. Flashes during activity.

Green

Indication

DC power unconnected or current protection engaged (power overload)

100/1000 Mbit connection. Flashes during activity.

100 Mbit connection. Flashes during activity.

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Access the Product

To install the Axis product, refer to the Installation Guide supplied with the product.

The product can be used with most operating systems and browsers. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See Technical Specications on page 65.

To view streaming video in Internet Explorer, allow installation of AXIS Media Control (AMC) when prompted.

The Axis product includes one (1) H.264 decoder license for viewing video streams. The license is automatically installed with AMC. The administrator can disable the installation of the decoders, to prevent installation of unlicensed copies.

Note

• QuickTimeTMis also supported for viewing H.264 streams.

• If your computer restricts the use of additional software components, the product can be congured to use a Java applet for viewing Motion JPEG.

Access from a Browser

1. Start a browser (Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari).

2. Enter the IP address or host name of the Axis product in the browser’s Location/Address eld. To access the product from a

Macintosh computer (Mac OS X), click on the Bonjour tab and select the product from the drop-down list.

If you do not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility to locate the product on the network. For information about how to discover and assign an IP address, see the Installation and Management Software CD or the document Assign an IP Address and Access the Video Stream on Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup

3. Enter your user name and password. If this is the rst time the product is accessed, the root password must rst be

congured. For instructions, see Set the Root Password on page 11 .

4. The product’s Live View page opens in your browser.

Note

The controls and layout of the Live View page may have been customized to meet specic installation requirements and user preferences. Consequently, some of the examples and functions featured here may differ from those displayed in your own Live View page.

Access from the Internet

Once connected, the Axis product is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the product from the Internet you must congure your network router to allow incoming data trafc to the product. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feature, which will attempt to automatically congure the router to allow access to the product. This is enabled from Setup > System Options > Network > TCP/IP Advanced.

For more information, see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4 on page 52. See also AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at

www.axiscam.net

For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup

Set the Root Password

To access the Axis product, you must set the password for the default administrator user root. This is done in the Congure Root Password dialog, which opens when the product is accessed for the rst time.

To prevent network eavesdropping, the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires an HTTPS certicate. HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) is a protocol used to encrypt trafc between web browsers and servers. The HTTPS certicate ensures encrypted exchange of information. See HTTPS on page 47.

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The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted. If the password for root is lost, the product must be reset to the factory default settings. See Reset to Factory Default Settings on page 58.

To set the password via a standard HTTP connection, enter it directly in the dialog.

To set the password via an encrypted HTTPS connection, follow these steps:

1. Click Use HTTPS.

A temporary certicate (valid for one year) is created, enabling encryption of all trafc to and from the product, and the password can now be set securely.

2. Enter a password and then re-enter it to conrm the spelling.

3. Click OK. The password has now been congured.

The Live View Page

Controls on the Live View Page

Select a stream prole for the Live View page from the Stream Prole drop-down list. For information about how to congure stream proles, see page 20.

Click Pulse to activate the product’s output port for a dened period of time. For information about how to enable and congure output buttons, see page 26.

Click the Active/Inactive buttons to manually activate and inactive the product’s output port. For information about how to enable and congure output buttons, see page 26.

The Manual Trigger button is used to trigger an action rule from the Live View page. For information about how to congure and enable the button, see Manual Trigger on page 12.

Click Snapshot to save a snapshot of the video image. This button is primarily intended for use when the AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is not available. Enable this button from Live View Cong > Action Buttons.

Enable or disable the Gatekeeper by selecting On or Off from the drop-down list. For more information about the Gatekeeper, see page 28.

Manual Trigger

The Manual Trigger is used to trigger an action rule from the Live View page. The manual trigger can for example be used to validate actions during product installation and conguration.

To congure the manual trigger:

1. Go to Setup > Events.

2. Click Add to add a new action rule.

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3. From the Trigger drop-down list, select Input Signal.

4. From the second drop-down list, select Manual Trigger.

5. Select the desired action and congure the other settings as required.

For more information about action rules, see Events on page 40.

To show the manual trigger buttons in the Live View page:

1. Go to Setup > Live View Cong.

2. Under Action Buttons, select Show manual trigger button.

AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar

The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 15 for more information. The toolbar displays the following buttons:

The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream.

The Stop button stops the media stream.

The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the video image. The location where the image is saved can be specied in the AMC Control Panel.

Click the View Full Screen button and the video image will ll the entire screen. Press ESC (Escape) on the computer keyboard to cancel full screen view.

The Record button is used to record the current video stream. The location where the recording is saved can be specied in the AMC Control Panel. Enable this button from Live View Cong > Viewer Settings.

PTZ Controls

The Live View page also displays Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) controls. The administrator can enable/disable controls for specied users under System Options > Security > Users.

With the PTZ Control Queue enabled the time each user is in control of the PTZ settings is limited. Click the buttons to request or release control of the PTZ controls. The PTZ Control Queue is set up under PTZ > Control Queue.

Click the Emulate joystick mode button and click in the image to move the camera view in the direction of the mouse pointer.

Click the Center mode button and click in the image to center the camera view on that position. The center mode button could also be used to zoom in on a specic area. Click in the image and drag to draw a rectangle surrounding the area to be magnied. To zoom out, rotate the mouse wheel.

Click the Ctrl panel button to open the PTZ control panel which provides additional PTZ controls. User-dened buttons can also appear in the Control panel. See Controls on page 31.

Select a recorded tour and click to play a previously recorded tour and click to stop. See Tour Recording on page 29.

Select a PTZ preset position to steer the camera view to the saved position. See Preset Positions on page 27.

Click the Start Auto Track button to start autotracking directly from the Live View page. See Autotracking on page 28.

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Pan and Tilt bars – Use the arrows to pan and tilt the camera view, or click on a position on the bar to steer the camera view to that position.

Zoom bar – Use the arrows to zoom in and out, or click on a position on the bar to zoom to that position.

Focus bar – Use the arrows to focus the camera, or click on a position on the bar to set the focus position. Using the focus bar will disable the product’s autofocus. To re-enable, use the PTZ control panel which is opened by clicking the Ctrl panel button (see above).

Iris bar – Click on a position on the iris bar to change the degree to which the iris is opened. This will disable the product’s auto iris. To re-enable, use the PTZ control panel which is opened by clicking the Ctrl panel button (see above). If auto iris is enabled, Auto is visible next to the Iris bar bar, see below.

Important

Adjusting the iris position will affect the shutter speed and gain. The default setting is recommended.

Brightness bar – Click on a position on the brightness bar to adjust the image brightness. This setting will not be saved. To make a saved change, go to Setup > Video > Camera Settings > Brightness and adjust the brightness.

The PTZ controls can be disabled under PTZ > Advanced > Controls, see Controls on page 31.

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Media Streams

The Axis product provides several video stream formats. Your requirements and the properties of your network will determine the type you use.

The Live View page in the product provides access to H.264 and Motion JPEG video streams, and to the list of available stream proles. Other applications and clients can access video streams directly, without going via the Live View page.

How to Stream H.264

H.264 can, without compromising image quality, reduce the size of a digital video le by more than 80% compared with the Motion JPEG format and as much as 50% more than the MPEG-4 standard. This means that much less network bandwidth and storage space are required for a video le. Or seen another way, much higher video quality can be achieved for a given bit rate.

Deciding which combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your viewing requirements, and on the properties of your network. The available options in AXIS Media Control are:

Unicast RTP

RTP over RTSP

RTP over RTSP over HTTP

Multicast RTP

AXIS Media Control negotiates with the Axis product to determine the transport protocol to use. The order of priority, listed in the AMC Control Panel, can be changed and the options disabled, to suit specic requirements.

Note

H.264 is licensed technology. The Axis product includes one H.264 viewing client license. Installing additional unlicensed copies of the client is prohibited. To purchase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller.

This unicast method (RTP over UDP) is used for live unicast video, especially when it is important to always have an up-to-date video stream, even if some frames are dropped.

This unicast method (RTP tunneled over RTSP) is useful as it is relatively simple to congure rewalls to allow RTSP trafc.

This unicast method can be used to traverse rewalls. Firewalls are commonly congured to allow the HTTP protocol, thus allowing RTP to be tunneled.

This method (RTP over UDP) should be used for live multicast video. The video stream is always up-to-date, even if some frames are dropped. Multicasting provides the most efcient usage of bandwidth when there are large numbers of clients viewing simultaneously. A multicast cannot however, pass a network router unless the router is congured to allow this. It is not possible to multicast over the Internet, for example. Note also that all multicast viewers count as one unicast viewer in the maximum total of 20 simultaneous connections.

Unicasting is used for video-on-demand transmission so that there is no video trafc on the network until a client connects and requests the stream. Note that there are a maximum of 20 simultaneous unicast connections.

MJPEG

This format uses standard JPEG still images for the video stream. These images are then displayed and updated at a rate sufcient to create a stream that shows constantly updated motion.

The Motion JPEG stream uses considerable amounts of bandwidth, but provides excellent image quality and access to every image contained in the stream. The recommended method of accessing Motion JPEG live video from the Axis product is to use the AXIS Media Control in Internet Explorer in Windows.

AXIS Media Control (AMC)

AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Internet Explorer in Windows is the recommended method of accessing live video from the Axis product.

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The AMC Control Panel can be used to congure various video settings. Please see the AXIS Media Control User’s Manual for more information.

The AMC Control Panel is automatically installed on rst use, after which it can be congured. Open the AMC Control Panel from:

• Windows Control Panel (from the Start screen or Start menu)

• Alternatively, right-click the video image in Internet Explorer and click Settings.

Alternative Methods of Accessing the Video Stream

You can also access video and images from the Axis product in the following ways:

• Motion JPEG server push (if supported by the client, Firefox, for example). This option maintains an open HTTP connection

to the browser and sends data as and when required, for as long as required.

• Still JPEG images in a browser. Enter the path http://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi

• Windows Media Player. This requires AXIS Media Control and the H.264 decoder to be installed. The following paths

can be used:

- Unicast via RTP: axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

- Unicast via RTSP: axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

- Unicast via RTSP, tunneled via HTTP: axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

- Multicast: axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

• QuickTimeTM. The following paths can be used:

- rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

- rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp

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Note

• <ip>= IP addess

• The Axis product supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later.

• QuickTime may add latency to the video stream.

• It may be possible to use other players to view the H.264 stream using the paths above, although Axis does not guarantee this.

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Set Up the Product

The Axis product can be congured by users with administrator or operator rights. To open the product’s Setup pages, click Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page.

• Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings.

• Operators have access to all settings except System Options

See also the online help

Basic Setup

Basic Setup provides shortcuts to the settings that should be made before using the Axis product:

1. Users. See page 47.

2. TCP/IP. See page 49.

3. Date & Time. See page 49.

4. Video Stream. See page 19.

The Basic Setup menu can be disabled from System Options > Security > Users.

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It is possible to congure the following video features in your Axis product:

• Video stream. See page 19.

• Stream proles. See page 20.

• Camera settings. See page 21.

• Overlay image. See page 22.

• Privacy mask. See page 24.

Video Stream

You can dene the following video stream settings from Video > Video Stream:

• Image. See page 19.

• H.264. See page 20.

• MJPEG. See page 20.

Pixel Counter

The pixel counter shows the number of pixels in an area of the image. The pixel counter is useful in situations where there is a requirement that the image is a certain size, for example in face recognition.

The pixel counter can be accessed from:

• Video > Video Stream. Under Preview, click Open and select the Show pixel counter option to enable the rectangle

in the image. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height elds and click Apply.

• The Live View page in Internet Explorer with AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Windows. Right-click in the image and select

Pixel counter. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle.

Image

The default image settings can be congured under Video> Video Stream. Select the Image tab.

The following settings are available:

• Resolution. Select the default resolution.

• Compression. The compression level affects the image quality, bandwidth and le size of saved images; the lower the

compression, the higher the image quality with higher bandwidth requirements and larger le sizes.

• Rotate image. If required, the image can be rotated.

• Maximum frame rate. To avoid bandwidth problems, the frame rate allowed to each viewer can be Limited to a xed

amount. Alternatively, the frame rate can be set as Unlimited, which means the Axis product always delivers the highest frame rate possible under the current conditions.

• Overlay settings. See Overlay on page 22.

Click Save to apply the new settings.

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H.264

H.264, also known as MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC, is a video compression standard that provides high quality video streams at low bit rates. An H.264 video stream consists of different types of frames such as I-frames and P-frames. An I-frame is a complete image whereas P-frames only contain the differences from previous frames.

The H.264 stream settings can be congured from the Video > Video Stream page. Select the H.264 tab. The settings dened in this page will apply to all H.264 streams that do not use a stream prole.

The GOV length is the number of frames between two consecutive I-frames. Increasing the GOV length may save considerably on bandwidth requirements in some cases, but may also have an adverse affect on image quality.

The Axis product supports the following H.264 prole(s):

• Baseline. The Baseline prole is recommended for clients that don’t support CABAC entropy coding.

• Main. The Main prole provides higher compression with maintained video quality compared to the Baseline prole but

requires more processing power to decode.

The bit rate can be set as Variable bit rate (VBR) or Constant bit rate (CBR). VBR adjusts the bit rate according to the image complexity, using up more bandwidth for increased activity in the image, and less for lower image activity. When the activity in the scene increases, the bit rate would usually increase as well. If there is a surplus in bandwidth, this may not be an issue and selecting Variable bit rate (VBR) will be sufcient. But if bandwidth is limited, it is recommended to control the bit rate by selecting Constant bit rate (CBR). When the activity in the scene increases, VBR adjusts the bit rate according to the complexity, using up more bandwidth for increased activity in the scene, and less for lower scene activity. CBR allows you to set a target bit rate that limits the bandwidth consumption.

The CBR target bit rate works like the ceiling of a tent. It limits the bit rate, while maintaining some exibility. The bit rate may bounce up and down within the set target but when it nears the set target value, the limitation kicks in. However, because CBR will always prioritize a continuous video stream, it allows temporary overshoots from the target bit rate. Because setting a target value prevents the bit rate from increasing, frame rate and image quality are affected negatively. To partly compensate for this, select which variable shall be prioritized, frame rate or image quality. Not setting a priority means that frame rate and image quality are equally affected.

The current bit rate can be set to appear as text overlay. Under Overlay Settings, select Include text and enter the modier #b in the eld.

To apply the settings, click Save.

MJPEG

Sometimes the image size is large due to low light or complex scenery. Adjusting the maximum frame size helps to control the bandwidth and storage used by the Motion JPEG video stream in these situations. Setting the frame size to the Default setting provides consistently good image quality at the expense of increased bandwidth and storage usage in low light. Limiting the frame size optimizes bandwidth and storage usage, but may give poor image quality. To prevent increased bandwidth and storage usage, the maximum frame size should be set to an optimal value.

Stream Proles

A stream prole is a set of predened stream settings including resolution, compression, frame rate and overlay settings. Stream proles can be used:

• When setting up recording using action rules. See Events on page 40.

• When setting up continuous recording. See Continuous Recording on page 45.

• In the Live View page – select the stream prole from the Stream prole drop-down list.

For quick setup, use one of the predened stream proles. Each predened prole has a descriptive name, indicating its purpose. If required, the predened stream proles can be modied and new customized stream proles can be created.

To create a new prole or modify an existing prole, go to Setup > Video > Stream Proles.

To select a default stream prole for the Live View page, go to Setup > Live View Cong.

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Camera Settings

The Video > Camera Settings page provides access to advanced image settings for the Axis product.

Image Appearance

Increasing the Color level increases the color saturation. The value 100 gives maximum color saturation. The value 0 gives a black and white image.

The image Brightness can be adjusted in the range 0–100, where a higher value produces a brighter image.

Increasing the Sharpness can increase bandwidth usage. A sharper image might increase image noise especially in low light conditions. A lower setting reduces image noise, but the whole image will appear less sharp.

White Balance

White balance is used to make colors in the image appear the same regardless of the color temperature of the light source. The Axis product can be set to automatically identify the light source and compensate for its color. Alternatively, select the type of light

source from the drop-down list. For a description of each available setting, see the online help

Wide Dynamic Range

Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) processing balances the brightest and darkest sections of a scene to produce an image that is balanced in lighting to provide more detail. Wide dynamic range can improve the exposure when there is a considerable contrast between light and dark areas in the image. There are three different WDR modes:

WDR 1 - contrast

WDR 2 - double exposure

WDR 3 - contrast and double exposure

The different WDR settings adjust for various amounts of contrast in the image. Use a higher WDR number for a higher contrast. Enable WDR in intense backlight conditions. Disable WDR in low light conditions for optimal exposure.

Exposure Settings

Exposure control - These settings is used to adapt to the amount of light used. Automatic is the default setting and it can be used in most situations. The shutter speed is automatically set to produce optimum image quality. Use Manual if you have special requirements for the exposure setting and wish to lock it. Select the desired exposure time from the drop-down list.

Max exposure time - Select the maximum exposure time from the drop-down list. Increasing the exposure time will improve image quality, but decrease the frame rate. There may also be an increase in motion blur. Checking Allow slow shutter decreases the shutter speed in low light to improve image brightness.

Enable Backlight compensation - Select Enable Backlight compensation if a bright spot of light, for example a light bulb, causes other areas in the image to appear too dark.

Highlight Compensation - The Axis product will detect a bright light from a source such as a torch or car headlights and mask that image area. This setting is useful when the camera operates in a very dark area where a bright light may overexpose part of the image and prevent the operator from seeing other parts of the scene.

Max gain - Measured in decibels (dB), gain describes the amount of amplication applied to a signal, in this case the visual information in the image. A high level of amplication may provide a better image in very low light situations. A high gain will also increase the amount of image noise.

Exposure zones - This settings determines which part of the image is used to calculate the exposure. For most situations, the Auto setting can be used. For particular requirement, select a predened area.

IR cut lter - The IR cut lter prevents infrared (IR) light from reaching the image sensor. In poor lighting conditions, for example at night, or when using an external IR lamp, set the IR cut lter to Off. This increases light sensitivity and allows the product to “see”

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infrared light. The image is shown in black and white when the IR cut lter is off. Set the IR cut lter to Auto to automatically switch between On and Off according to the lighting conditions.

Day/Night shift priority - Use the Day/Night shift priority bar to determine when the camera shifts into either day mode or night mode. By default, the camera will automatically change from day to night mode at a pre-dened level which corresponds to light conditions. By dragging the bar handle towards the sun, the camera will change to day mode earlier and change to night mode late.

Image Settings

Important

The autofocus behavior is affected by factors such as light conditions, contrasts in the scene, and objects moving in and out. In these conditions or scenes, a manual focus could be preferable to enhance performance and allow the camera to focus faster.

Autofocus enabled - Autofocus enables the camera to focus although the distance to different objects of interest is constantly changing. Whenever the camera’s pan/tilt/zoom position is changed, the autofocus performs a search to nd the ideal focus point. Automatic focusing is enabled by default. If the focus position is changed manually using the focus bar, autofocus will be disabled even if enabled in Image Settings. In this case, use the PTZ control panel to enable autofocus, see PTZ Controls on page 13. If required, the focus control can be disabled under PTZ > Advanced > Controls.

Auto defog - The product will detect fog and automatically lter it out to get a clear image. Select the level of fog removal from the drop-down list. High implies that maximum fog removal is applied and off implies no fog removal. Auto defog can be activated incorrectly in scenes with low contrast, high light level variations or when auto focus is slightly off. This can affect the image quality by for example, increasing image contrast. Also, too much brightness can negatively impact the image quality when defog is active.

Noise reduction - Set to On to enable noise reduction. Noise reduction may increase the amount of motion blur.

Image freeze on PTZ - Select All movements to freeze the image while the camera is moving during a pan, tilt or zoom operation.

Once the camera reaches its new position, the view from that position is shown. Presets freezes the image only when the camera moves between preset positions.

Overlay

Overlays are used to provide extra information, for example for forensic video analysis or during product installation and conguration. Overlays are superimposed over the video stream.

An overlay text can display the current date and time, or a text string. When using a text string, modiers can be used to display information such as the current bit rate or the current frame rate. For information about available modiers, see File Naming &

Date/Time Formats in the online help

It is also possible to display text when an action rule is triggered, see Use Overlay Text in an Action Rule.

To enable overlays:

1. Go to Video > Video Stream and select the Image tab.

2. To include an overlay image, select Include overlay image at the coordinates. The overlay image must rst be uploaded to

the Axis product, see Overlay Image.

3. To include date and time, select Include date and Include time.

4. To include a text string, select Include text and enter the text in the eld. Modiers can be used, see File Naming &

Date/Time Formats in the online help

5. Dene text overlay characteristics in the relevant elds.

6. Click Save.

To modify the date and time format, go to System Options > Date & Time. See Date & Time on page 49.

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Overlay Image

An overlay image is a static image superimposed over the video stream. The image, for example a company logo, is used to provide extra information or to mask a part of the image.

Since it is static, the position and size of an overlay image will remain the same regardless of resolution and Pan/Tilt/Zoom movements. Use a privacy mask to set up a dynamic mask which will always mask the specied part of monitored area.

For more information about privacy masks, see Privacy Mask on page 24.

To use an overlay image, the image must rst be uploaded to the Axis product. The uploaded image should be a Windows 24-bit BMP image with maximum 250 colors. The image width and height, in pixels, must be exactly divisible by 4 and cannot be larger than the maximum image resolution. If combining text and image overlays, take into consideration that the text overlay occupies 16 or 32 pixels in height (depending on the resolution) and has the same width as the video image.

To automatically scale the image to the resolution used by the Axis product, select the option Scale with resolution from the Transparency Settings page which is displayed when uploading in the image.

To upload an overlay image:

1. Go to Video > Overlay Image.

2. Click Browse and browse to the le.

3. Click Upload.

4. The Transparency Settings page is now displayed:

- To make a color in the overlay image transparent, select Use transparency and enter the RGB hexadecimal value for the color. Example: To make white transparent, enter #FFFFFF.

- To scale the image automatically, select Scale with resolution. The image will be scaled down to t the resolution used by the Axis product.

5. Click Save.

To select the image to use as overlay:

1. Go to Video > Overlay Image.

2. Select the image to use from the Use overlay image list and click Save.

To display the overlay image:

1. Go to Video > Video Stream and select the Image tab.

2. Under Overlay Settings, select Include overlay image at the coordinates.

3. To control the image’s position, enter the X and Y coordinates. The X=0 and Y=0 position is the top left corner. If a part of the image is positioned outside the video image, the overlay image will be moved so that the whole image is visible.

4. Click Save.

Use Overlay Text in an Action Rule

Action rules, see page 40, can display an overlay text when the rule is triggered. The text can be used to provide information for forensic video analysis, notify surveillance operators or validate triggers and actions during product installation and conguration.

To display overlay text when an action rule is triggered, the modier #D should be used as described below. When the rule is triggered, #D will be replaced by the text specied in the action rule.

Start by enabling overlay text in the video stream:

1. Go to Video > Video Stream and select the Image tab.

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2. Under Overlay Settings, select Include text.

3. Enter the modier #D and, optionally, additional text which will be displayed also when the action rule is not active.

Create the action rule:

1. Go to Events > Action Rules

2. Click Add to create a new rule.

3. Select a Trigger and, optionally, a Schedule and Additional conditions. See the online help for details.

4. From the Actions list, select Overlay Text

5. Enter the text to display in the Text eld. This is the text that #D will be replaced by.

6. Specify the Duration. The text can be displayed while the rule is active or for a xed number of seconds.

Example To display the text “Motion detected” when motion is detected, enter #D in the Include text eld and enter “Motion detected” in

the Text eld when setting up the action rule.

Privacy Mask

A privacy mask is an area of solid color that prohibits users from viewing parts of the monitored area. Privacy masks cannot be bypassed via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API).

The Privacy Mask List, Video > Privacy Mask, shows all the masks that are currently congured in the Axis product and indicates if they are enabled.

Since the Pan/Tilt/Zoom coordinates dene its size and position, a privacy mask is dynamic in relation to the monitored area. This means that regardless of the angle and zoom of the lens, the same place or object will be hidden. To dene at what magnication the mask should be displayed, zoom to the desired level and click Set level.

You can add a new mask, re-size the mask with the mouse, choose a color for the mask, and give the mask a name.

For more information, see the online help

Important

Adding many privacy masks may affect the product’s performance.

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Conﬁgure the Live View Page

You can customize the Live View page and alter it to suit your requirements. It is possible to dene the following features of the Live View page.

• Stream Prole. See page 20.

• Default Viewer for Browser. See page 25.

• Viewer Settings. See page 25.

• Action Buttons. These are the buttons described in Controls on the Live View Page on page 12.

• User Dened Links. See page 26.

• Output Buttons. See page 26.

Default Viewer for Browsers

From Live View Cong > Default Viewer select the default method for viewing video images in your browser. The product attempts to show the video images in the selected video format and viewer. If this is not possible, the product overrides the settings and selects the best available combination.

Browser Viewer Description

Windows Internet Explorer

Other browsers

For more information, please see the online help .

AMC

QuickTime

Java applet

Still image Displays still images only. Click the Refresh button in your browser to view a

Server Push

QuickTime

Java applet

Still image Displays still images only. Click the Refresh button in your browser to view a

Recommended viewer in Internet Explorer (H.264/Motion JPEG).

H.264.

A slower imaging alternative to AMC (Motion JPEG). Requires one of the following installed on the client:

• JVM (J2SE) 1.4.2 or higher.

• JRE (J2SE) 5.0 or higher.

new image.

Recommended viewer for other browsers (Motion JPEG).

H.264.

A slower imaging alternative to Server Push (Motion JPEG only).

new image.

Viewer Settings

To congure options for the viewer, go to Live View Cong > Viewer Settings.

• Select Show viewer toolbar to display the AXIS Media Control (AMC) or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the video image in your browser.

• H.264 decoder installation. The administrator can disable installation of the H.264 decoder included with AXIS Media Control. This is used to prevent installation of unlicensed copies. Further decoder licenses can be purchased from your Axis reseller.

• Select Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode to enable a cross that will indicate the center of the image in PTZ joystick mode.

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Conﬁgure the Live View Page

• Select Use PTZ joystick mode as default to enable joystick mode. The mode can be changed temporarily from the PTZ control panel.

• Select Enable recording button to enable recording from the Live View page. This button is available when using the AMC viewer. The recordings are saved to the location specied in the AMC Control Panel. See AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 15.

User Dened Links

To display user-dened links in the Live View page, select the Show custom link option, give the link a name and then enter the URL to link to. When dening a web link do not remove the 'http://' from the URL address. Custom links can be used to run scripts or activate external devices connected to the product, or they can link to a web page. Custom links dened as cgi links will run the script in the background, in a hidden frame. Dening the link as a web link will open the link in a new window.

Output Buttons

External I/O devices connected to the Axis product’s output ports can be controlled directly from the Live View page.

Note

To enable this setting at least one I/O port must be congured as an output port. See I/O Ports on page 56.

To display output buttons in the Live View page:

1. Go to Setup > Live View Cong.

2. Under Output Buttons, select the type of control to use:

- Pulse activates the output for a dened period of time. The pulse time can be set from 1/100 second to 60 seconds.

- Active/Inactive displays two buttons, one or each action.

To congure the active and inactive states, go to System Options > Ports & Devices > I/O Ports and set the port’s Normal state.

For more information about I/O ports, see I/O Ports on page 56.

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PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)

Preset Positions

A preset position is a saved view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specic position. A preset position consists of the following values:

• Pan and tilt positions

• Zoom position

• Focus position (manual or automatic)

• Iris position (manual or automatic)

Access the Preset Positions

Preset positions can be accessed in several ways:

• By selecting the preset from the Preset positions drop-down list in the Live View Page.

• When setting up action rules. See page 40.

• When setting up guard tours. See page 29.

• When setting up the Gatekeeper. See page 28.

Add a Preset Position

1. Go to PTZ > Preset Positions.

2. Click in the image or use the controls to steer the camera view to the desired position, see Preset Positions.

3. Enter a descriptive name in the Current position eld.

4. If required, select Use current position as Home.

5. Click Add to save the preset position.

To include the preset position name in the overlay text, go to Video, select Include overlay text and enter the modier #P in the

eld. For more information about modiers, see File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online help

Set the Home Position

The Home position is readily accessible by clicking the Home button on the Live View page and in the Preset Positions setup window.

To set a customized home position, select Use current position as Home when adding a preset position. The user-dened home position will have (H) added, for example, Entrance (H). The default Home position, called “Home”, will still be available.

The product can be congured to return to the Home position when the PTZ functionality has been inactive for a specied length of time. Enter the length of time in the Return to home when inactive eld and click Save. Set the time to zero to prevent the product from automatically returning to the Home position.

Set New Pan 0°

Important

Set new Pan 0° affects all previously dened presets, guard tours, masks etc.

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The product can be mounted in three different horizontal directions. This may cause the view from Pan 0° to be changed from the original view. Click Set new Pan 0° to set the pan coordinate system to zero in the current direction. Set new Pan 0° can be useful for instance when re-installing the product after maintenance.

Gatekeeper

The Active Gatekeeper monitors an area such as an entrance gate. When motion is detected in the monitored area, the Gatekeeper will, depending on conguration, steer the camera to a selected preset position or start autotracking from a selected preset position. Using a zoomed-in preset position can make it possible to, for example, read a license plate or identify a person. When motion is no longer detected, the camera returns to its Home position after a dened time.

To enable the Gatekeeper, go to PTZ > Gatekeeper and follow the online instructions.

It is also possible to, for example, record video or save images (take a snapshot) while the Gatekeeper is active. Go to Events and set up an action rule with PTZ Preset Reached or Autotracking as trigger.

Autotracking

The Axis product can detect movement in the eld of view, for example a moving vehicle or person. If autotracking is enabled, the Axis product will automatically pan and tilt to follow the moving object. In case there is much simultaneous movement, the area with the most movement will be followed. Autotracking continues until the moving object stops or disappears from the monitored area. Movement in areas blocked by privacy masks and in exclude areas does not trigger autotracking.

It is strongly recommended to enable the PTZ Control Queue if autotracking and guard tour are enabled simultaneously. In the PTZ Control Queue, guard tour has lower priority than autotracking, so autotracking will not be abandoned to start a guard tour.

Conguration

Start/Stop Autotracking - Click Start to enable autotracking. To disable autotracking, click Stop.

Settings - The Movement trigger sensitivity level can be set to Low, Medium or High. Medium is usually a good choice, depending on

the size of the moving objects and the image contrast, a low or high sensitivity might be more suitable.

Exclude Areas

Exclude areas are areas where movement is to be ignored.

Note

Movement in an area blocked by a privacy mask is always ignored.

1. Click Add area to create an exclude area

2. Resize and move the area (the blue rectangle) to the desired position.

3. Enter a descriptive name and click Save.

To remove an area, click the name of the area and click Remove. To enable or disable an area, click the name of the area and click Enable/Disable.

Max Limits

The pan and tilt limits restrict the area where autotracking is allowed. The area beyond the set limits will be ignored. This may prove useful, for example, to avoid tracking birds in the sky. Between the pan start and end limits, autotracking is allowed going clockwise. The illustrations show the difference between setting a range from 135° to 45° (1) and a range from 45° to 135° (2).

1. Select Enable tilt limit and Enable pan limit respectively to enable the tilt and pan limits.

2. Enter the Tilt angle and Pan limit values, or click the links and move the blue horizontal and vertical bars in the preview window until satised.

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3. Click Save.

Top view

A Pan limit start B Pan limit end

Guard Tour

A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions, one-by-one, in a predetermined order or at random and for congurable time periods. The enabled guard tour will keep running after the user has logged off or closed the browser.

The guard tour capability in this Axis product also includes tour recording. Tour recording is described in Tour Recording on page 29.

To add a guard tour:

1. Go to PTZ > Guard Tour and click Add.

2. Select Create a preset tour and click OK.

3. Enter a descriptive name.

4. Specify the pause length between runs.

5. Select an available preset position and click Apply.

6. Specify the Move Speed.

7. Specify the View Time in seconds or minutes.

8. Specify the View Order or select the Random view order option.

9. Click Save.

To modify or remove guard tours, go to PTZ > Guard Tour, select the guard tour in the Guard Tour List and click Modify/Remove.

For more information see the online help

Tour Recording

The guard tour function in this product includes tour recording, which allows recording of a custom tour using an input device such as a joystick, mouse, keyboard or through the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API). A recorded tour displays the video stream of the recorded sequence of Pan/Tilt/Zoom movements, including their variable speeds and lengths.

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To add a recorded tour:

1. Go to PTZ > Guard Tour and click Add.

2. Select Create a record tour and click OK.

3. Enter a descriptive name.

4. Specify the pause length between runs.

5. Click

6. When satised, click

7. Click OK.

Note

Only the name of the recorded tour and pause between runs can be modied. Starting a new recording will overwrite the existing guard tour.

The recorded tour can be activated from the Live View and Guard Tour pages or through events. For more information see the

online help

to start recording the Pan/Tilt/Zoom movements.

OSDI Zones

On-Screen Direction Indicator (OSDI) zones can be included in the overlay text (see Overlay on page 22) to aid the user to navigate the Axis product. Each OSDI zone is set up with coordinates and a descriptive name.

OSDI zones are set up under PTZ > OSDI Zones. The Axis product uses the coordinates of the center of the view to set the lower left and upper right zone areas. First navigate to where you would like the lowermost left point of the OSDI zone to be located. Click Get to set the coordinates. Proceed to where the upper right point of zone should be located and click Get. Give the zone a descriptive name and click OK.

To include the name of the OSDI zone in the overlay text, go to Video < Video Stream < Overlay Settings. Check the Include text box and enter the modier #L in the eld. For more information about modiers, see File Naming & Date/Time Formats in

the online help

Advanced

Limits

Dene the pan, tilt, zoom and focus limits for the Axis product. Movements to the left and right, up and down, can be restricted to narrow the area under surveillance.

When Enable E-ip is selected, as it tilts down and continues to pan backwards, the Axis product will automatically correct the view and ip it 180 degrees. The left limit must be set to –180 degrees and the right limit to 180 degrees for e-ip to work.

Near focus limit is used to prevent the camera from autofocusing on objects close to the camera. This way, the camera can ignore objects such as overhead wires, streetlights, or other cameras placed close to the camera.

To make the camera focus on the areas of interest, set the near focus limit to a value that is greater than the distance at which the uninteresting objects tend to appear. See illustration below where x is the near focus limit value.

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PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)

Move speed sets the speed of the camera’s pan and tilt movements. The default setting is maximum speed.

When using a joystick (or emulating one with the mouse) the Enable proportional speed setting can be used to reduce the maximum pan/tilt movement speed, i.e. the speed the camera view moves at when the joystick is pushed all the way out in any direction. This is useful then the view is zoomed in on an object.

See the online help

for more information.

Controls

Advanced PTZ settings can be congured under PTZ > Advanced > Controls.

The Panel Shortcut Command Buttons list shows the user-dened buttons that can be accessed from the Live View page’s Ctrl panel. These buttons can be used to provide direct access to commands issued using the VAPIX® application programming interface. Click Add to add a new shortcut command button.

The following PTZ controls are enabled by default:

• Pan control

• Tilt control

• Zoom control

• Focus control

• Iris control

To disable specic controls, deselect the options under Enable/Disable controls.

Note

Disabling PTZ controls will not affect preset positions. For example, if the tilt control is disabled, the product can still move to preset positions that require a tilt movement.

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Control Queue

The administrator can set up a queue for PTZ controllers from PTZ > Control Queue. Once set up, the PTZ Control Queue buttons appear in the Live View page offering one viewer exclusive control for a limited period of time. Other users will be placed in queue.

A user who belongs to a group (see Users on page 47) with a higher PTZ priority can go before other users in the queue and take control of the product. The order of priority is as follows:

1. Administrator — An administrator takes over PTZ control regardless of who is rst in queue. The administrator will be removed from the queue 60 seconds after the last PTZ control command.

2. Event — The Axis product can be congured to go to a preset position when triggered by an alarm (see Events on page 40). The event will immediately be placed rst in the queue except when an administrator is in control.

3. Operator — Same as administrator but with lower priority

4. Guard Tour — A guard tour (see page 29) has PTZ control for an indenite period of time. It may be overridden by an operator, event or administrator. The guard tour will resume when higher priority groups leave the queue.

5. Viewer — Multiple viewers must wait for their turn. The viewer has 60 seconds PTZ control before control is passed on to the next viewer in queue.

Note

• The administrator can enable and disable PTZ controls for selected users.

• To identify different users in the viewer group, cookies must be enabled on the client.

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Detectors

Shock Detection

Enable Shock Detection from the Detectors menu. Shock detection is used, for example, to generate an alarm if the product is hit by an object.

Use the Shock sensitivity slider to adjust the sensitivity level at which the product should send an alarm upon being hit. Low sensitivity value implies that the product will generate an alarm only if the hit is powerful.

Motion Detection

Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement starts or stops in the camera view.

Motion detection is congured by dening up to 10 Include and Exclude windows:

• Include windows — dene areas where motion should be detected

• Exclude windows — dene areas within an Include window that should be ignored (areas outside Include windows are automatically ignored).

For instructions, see Set Up Motion Detection Windows on page 33.

To control the number of motion detection alarms, the parameters Object Size, History and Sensitivity can be adjusted. See Motion Detection Parameters on page 33.

Once motion detection windows are congured, the Axis product can be congured to perform actions when motion is detected. Possible actions include uploading images and start recording. For more information, see Set Up Action Rules on page 40.

Note

• Using the motion detection feature may decrease the product’s overall performance.

• The position of the Motion Detection Window is relative to the orientation of the Camera. Changing the orientation of the

camera will also change the position of the Motion Detection Window.

Set Up Motion Detection Windows

To set up a motion detection Include Window, follow these instructions:

1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection.

2. Select the Congure Included Windows option and click New. Select the new window in the list of windows and enter a descriptive name.

3. Adjust the size (drag the bottom right-hand corner) and the position (click on the text at the top and drag to the desired position) of the window.

4. Adjust the Object Size, History and Sensitivity prole sliders (see Motion Detection Parameters for details). Any detected motion within an active window is indicated by red peaks in the Activity window.

5. Click Save.

To exclude parts of the include window, select the Congure Excluded Windows and position the exclude window within the include window.

To delete an include or exclude window, select the window in the list of windows and click Del.

Motion Detection Parameters

The parameters controlling motion detection are described in the table below:

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Parameter

Description

High level (100%)

Medium level (50%)

Low level (0%)

Recommended values

Default values

Note

• To trigger on small objects or movements, use several small motion detection windows rather than one large window

and select a low object size.

• To avoid triggering on small objects, select a high object size.

• While monitoring an area where moving objects are not expected, select a high history level. This will cause motion

detection to trigger as long as the object is present in the window.

• To only detect ashing light, select a low sensitivity. In other cases high sensitivity is recommended.

Object Size

Object size relative to window size.

Only very large objects trigger motion detection.

Even very small objects trigger motion detection.

5–15% 60–90% 75–95%

15% 90% 90%

History

Object memory length.

An object that appears in the window triggers motion detection for a long time before it is considered as non-moving.

An object that appears in the window triggers motion detection only for a very short time before it is considered as non-moving.

Sensitivity

Difference in luminance between background and object.

Ordinary colored objects on ordinary backgrounds trigger motion detection.

A large difference in luminance is required to trigger motion detection.

Only very bright objects on a dark background trigger motion detection.

Basic Video Analytics

The Basic Video Analytics section include the following detectors:

• Object Removed, see page 34

• Enter/Exit Detector, see page 35

• Fence Detector, see page 36

• Object Counter, see page 36

Important

• To activate a detector, the saved preset must be selected in the drop-down list. The detector will only be enabled at the

preset, see Preset Positions on page 27. Note that the Area of interest and Object size are not visible in Preset Positions, only under the Detectors menu. If the pan/tilt/zoom position is changed, the detector is disabled.

• The detector will not register an object if the speed of the object is too high, if the object is too close to the camera, if the

difference in luminance between the object and the background is insufcient, or if the camera is autofocusing.

Object Removed

Object Removed is used to trigger an alarm if a detected object within a pre-dened area of interest has disappeared. Do the following to set the detector:

Note

Use the Drawing Opacity slidebar to dene how transparent the area of interest or object size shape should be. Note that this change will not be saved.

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1. Choose Area of interest from the drop-down list. Set the virtual area to detect if an object has disappeared from this area of interest.

Important

When conguring Object size the view shall be zoomed out to Wide position.

2. Choose Object size from the drop-down list. Set the size limits of the object that should be detected. The camera will detect any object whose size falls in between the minimum (blue shape) and maximum (white shape) range.

3. Use the Sensitivity slidebar to dene how sensitive the detection should be. The lower sensitivity selected on the Sensitivity bar, the greater difference in luminance is needed between the object and the background for the detector to be activated.

See the online help for more information.

Enter/Exit Detector

Enter/Exit Detector is used to trigger an alarm if an object within a pre-dened area of interest has entered or left the area. Do the following to set the detector:

Note

Use the Drawing Opacity slidebar to dene how transparent the area of interest or object size shape should be. Note that this change will not be saved.

1. Choose Area of interest in the drop-down list. Set the virtual area to detect moving if any objects are entering or exiting the area of interest.

Important

When conguring Object size the view shall be zoomed out to Wide position.

2. Choose Object size in the drop-down list. Set the size limits of the object that should be detected. The camera will detect any object whose size falls in between the minimum (blue shape) and maximum (white shape) range.

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See the online help for more information.

Fence Detector

Fence Detector is used to trigger an alarm if an object crosses a virtual line. Do the following to set the detector:

Note

Use the Drawing Opacity slidebar to dene how transparent the area of interest or object size shape should be. Note that this change will not be saved.

1. Choose Area of interest from the drop-down list. Set the virtual line to detect objects moving across it.

Important

When conguring Object size the view shall be zoomed out to Wide position.

See the online help for more information.

Object Counter

Object Counter is used to count objects that move across a virtual line. Do the following to set the detector:

Note

Use the Drawing Opacity slidebar to dene how transparent the area of interest or object size shape should be. Note that this change will not be saved.

1. Choose Area of interest from the drop-down list and set the virtual line. Objects crossing this virtual line will be counted.

Important

When conguring Object size the view shall be zoomed out to Wide position.

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be activated.

See the online help for more information.

Observations

The Observations element appears when a preset is selected in the drop-down list.

Left to Right - The value shows the amount of objects detected moving from left to right or, if the virtual line is horizontal,

objects detected moving downwards.

Right to Left - The value shows the amount of objects detected moving from right to left or, if the virtual line is horizontal, objects detected moving upwards.

Total - The value shows the total amount of objects crossing the virtual line in any direction.

Refresh - Click Refresh to get updated observation values. The values are not automatically updated.

Reset - Click Reset to reset the observation values.

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Applications

Third party applications can be uploaded to and installed on the Axis product. Applications add functionality to the product, for example video analytics and intelligent video capabilities such as recognition, tracking, detection and counting. For information about available applications, downloads, trials and licenses, go to www.axis.com/applications

Note

• It is recommended to run one application at a time.

• Avoid running applications when the built-in motion detection is active.

Application Licenses

Some applications need a license to run. Licenses can be installed in two ways:

• Automatic installation — requires access to the Internet

• Manual installation — obtain the license key from the application vendor and upload the key to the Axis product

To request a license, the Axis product serial number (S/N) is required. The serial number can be found on the product label and under System Options > Support > System Overview.

Install Application

To install and start an application:

1. Go to Setup > Applications.

2. Under Upload Application, click Browse. Locate the application le and click Upload Package.

3. Install the license (if applicable). For instructions, see the documentation provided by the application vendor.

4. Start the application. Go to page Applications, select the application in the list of installed applications and click Start.

5. Congure the application. For instructions, see the documentation provided by the application vendor.

Note

• Applications can be uploaded by product administrators.

• Applications and licenses can be installed on multiple products at the same time using AXIS Camera Management, version

3.10 and later.

To generate a log le for the application, go to Applications. Select the application and click Log.

Application Considerations

If an application is upgraded, application settings, including the license, will be removed. The license must be reinstalled and the application recongured.

If the Axis product’s rmware is upgraded, installed applications and their settings will remain unchanged, although this is not guaranteed by Axis Communications AB. Note that the application must be supported by the new rmware. For information about rmware upgrades, see Upgrade the Firmware.

If the Axis product is restarted, running applications will restart automatically.

If the Axis product is restored, installed applications remain unchanged but must be restarted. To start the application, go to Setup > Applications. Select the application in the list of installed applications and click Start. For information about restoring the Axis product, see Maintenance.

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Applications

If the Axis product is reset to factory default, installed applications and their settings are removed. For information about factory default, see Reset to Factory Default Settings.

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Events

The Event pages allow you to congure the Axis product to perform actions when different events occur. For example, the product can start a recording or send an email notication when motion is detected. The set of conditions that denes how and when the action is triggered is called an action rule.

Set Up Action Rules

An action rule denes the conditions that must be met for the product to perform an action, for example record video or send an email notication. If multiple conditions are dened, all of them must be met to trigger the action.

For more information about available triggers and actions, see Triggers on page 40 and Actions on page 42.

The following example describes how to set up an action rule to record video to a network share if there is movement in the camera’s eld of view.

Set up motion detection and add a network share:

1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection and congure a motion detection window. See page 33

2. Go to System Options > Storage and set up the network share. See page 56.

Set up the action rule:

1. Go to Events > Action Rules and click Add.

2. Select Enable rule and enter a descriptive name for the rule.

3. Select Detectors from the Trigger drop-down list.

4. Select Motion Detection from the drop-down list. Select the motion detection window to use.

5. Optionally, select a Schedule and Additional conditions. See below.

6. Under Actions, select Record Video from the Type drop-down list.

7. Select a Stream prole and congure the Duration settings as described below.

8. Select Network Share from the Storage drop-down list.

To use more than one trigger for the action rule, select Additional conditions and click Add to add additional triggers. When using additional conditions, all conditions must be met to trigger the action.

To prevent an action from being triggered repeatedly, a Wait at least time can be set. Enter the time in hours, minutes and seconds, during which the trigger should be ignored before the action rule can be activated again.

The recording Duration of some actions can be set to include time immediately before and after the event. Select Pre-trigger time and/or Post-trigger time and enter the number of seconds. When While the rule is active is enabled and the action is triggered again during the post-trigger time, the recording time will be extended with another post-trigger time period.

For more information, see the online help

Triggers

Available action rule triggers and conditions include:

• Applications – Use installed applications to trigger the rule. See Applications on page 38.

• Detectors

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- Live Stream Accessed – Trigger the rule when any stream is accessed and during edge storage playback. This can for example be used to send notications.

- Motion Detection – Trigger the rule when motion is detected. See Motion Detection on page 33.

- Shock Detected – Trigger the rule when the Axis product detects it has been tilted or hit. See Shock Detection on page 33.

- Enter/Exit – Trigger the rule when an object has entered or exited the area. See Enter/Exit Detector on page 35.

- Fence Detector – Trigger the rule when an object has crossed a virtual line. See Fence Detector on page 36

- Object Removed – Trigger the rule when an object has been removed from a scene. See Object Removed on page 34.

• Hardware

- Network – Trigger the rule if network connection is lost or restored. This can for example be used to start recording to the SD card.

- Temperature – Trigger the rule if the temperature falls outside or inside the operating range of the product. This can for example be used to send maintenance notications.

• Input Signal

- Digital Input Port – Trigger the rule when an I/O port receives a signal from a connected device. See I/O

- Manual Trigger – Trigger the rule using the Manual Trigger button in the Live View page. See Controls on

- Virtual Inputs – can be used by a VMS (Video Management System) to trigger actions. Virtual inputs can, for

• PTZ

- Autotracking – Trigger the rule when autotracking starts or stops. See Autotracking on page 28.

- Error – Trigger the rule if the PTZ functionality is not working correctly. This can for example be used to

- Ready – Trigger the rule when the PTZ functionality is ready to be used. This can for example be used to steer

• Storage

- Disruption – Trigger the rule if storage problems are detected, for example if the storage device is unavailable,

- Recording – Triggers the rule when the Axis product records to the storage device. The recording status trigger

Ports on page 56.

the Live View Page on page 12. This can for example be used to validate actions during product installation

and conguration.

example, be connected to buttons in the VMS user interface.

send maintenance notications.

the camera to a specic preset position when the product is started.

removed, full, locked or if other read or write problems occur. This can for example be used to send maintenance notications.

can be used to notify the operator, for example by ashing LED lights, if the product has started or stopped to record to the storage device. Note that, this trigger can be used only for edge storage recording status.

• System

• Time

- System Ready – Trigger the rule when the product has been started and all services are running. This can for example be used to send a notication when the product restarts.

- Recurrence – Trigger the rule periodically. See Set Up Recurrences on page 44. This can for example be used to upload an image every 5 minutes.

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- Use Schedule – Trigger the rule according to the selected schedule. See Create Schedules on page 43.

Actions

Available actions include:

• Day/Night Vision Mode – Set day mode (IR cut lter on) or night mode (IR cut lter off).

• Output Port – Activate an I/O port to control an external device.

• Overlay Text – Display an overlay text. See Use Overlay Text in an Action Rule on page 23.

• PTZ Control

- Autotracking – Start autotracking. See Autotracking on page 28.

- Preset Position – Go to a preset position.

- Guard Tour – Start a guard tour. See Guard Tour on page 29.

• Record Video – Record video to a selected storage.

• Send Images – Send images to a recipient.

• Send Notications – Send a notication message to a recipient.

• Send Video Clip – Send a video clip to a recipient.

Add Recipients

The product can send media les and messages to notify users about events. Before the product can send media les or notication messages, you must dene one ore more recipients. For information about available options, see Recipient Types on page 42.

To add a recipient:

1. Go to Events > Recipients and click Add.

2. Enter a descriptive name.

3. Select a recipient Type.

4. Enter the information needed for the recipient type.

5. Click Test to test the connection to the recipient.

6. Click OK.

Recipient Types

The following recipients are available:

Recipient Use with action Notes

Send Images

Send Notication

An email recipient can contain multiple email addresses. For more information about email recipients, see Set Up Email

Recipients on page 43

FTP

Send Video Clip

Send Images

Send Video Clip

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Events

HTTP

HTTPS Send Images

Network Share Send Images

TCP Send Notication

Send Images

Send Notication

Send Video Clip

Send Notication

Send Video Clip

Encrypted le transfer using HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS).

Specify login information for the HTTPS server and validate the server’s certicate. If there is a proxy between the Axis product and the HTTPS server, also specify the proxy settings.

A network share can also be used as a storage device for recorded video. Go System Options > Storage to congure a network share before setting up a continuous recording or an action rule to record video. For more information about storage devices, see Storage on page 54.

Set Up Email Recipients

Email recipients can be congured by selecting one of the listed email providers, or by specifying the SMTP server, port and authentication used by, for example, a corporate email server.

Note

Some email providers have security lters that prevent users from receiving or viewing large amount of attachments, from receiving scheduled emails and similar. Check the email provider’s security policy to avoid delivery problems and locked email accounts.

To set up an email recipient using one of the listed providers:

1. Go to Events > Recipients and click Add.

2. Enter a Name and select Email from the Type list.

3. Enter the email addresses to send emails to in the To eld. Use commas to separate multiple addresses.

4. Select the email provider from the Provider list.

5. Enter the user ID and password for the email account.

6. Click Test to send a test email.

To set up an email recipient using for example a corporate email server, follow the instructions above but select User dened as Provider. Enter the email address to appear as sender in the From eld. Select Advanced settings and specify the SMTP server address, port and authentication method. Optionally, select Use encryption to send emails over an encrypted connection. The server certicate can be validated using the certicates available in the Axis product. For information on how to upload certicates, see Certicates on page 48.

Create Schedules

Schedules can be used as action rule triggers or as additional conditions, for example to record video if motion is detected outside ofce hours. Use one of the predened schedules or create a new schedule as described below.

To create a new schedule:

1. Go to Events > Schedules and click Add.

2. Enter a descriptive name and the information needed for a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly schedule.

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3. Click OK.

To use the schedule in an action rule, select the schedule from the Schedule drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup page.

Set Up Recurrences

Recurrences are used to trigger action rules repeatedly, for example every 5 minutes or every hour.

To set up a recurrence:

1. Go to Events > Recurrences and click Add.

2. Enter a descriptive name and recurrence pattern.

3. Click OK.

To use the recurrence in an action rule, rst select Time from the Trigger drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup page and then select the recurrence from the second drop-down list.

To modify or remove recurrences, select the recurrence in the Recurrences List and click Modify or Remove.

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Recordings

The Axis product can be congured to record video continuously or according to an action rule:

• To start a continuous recording, see page 45.

• To set up action rules, see page 40.

• To access recordings, see Recording List on page 45.

• To congure camera controlled storage, see Storage on page 54.

Recording List

Recorded videos are listed on the Recordings > List page. The list shows each recording’s start date and time, duration and the event that triggered the recording.

To play or download a recording, follow these steps:

1. Go to Recordings > List.

2. Use the lter to narrow the list of recordings. Enter the desired lter criteria and click Filter. Some lters may take a long time to complete.

3. Select the recording.

4. Click Play to play the recording, or click Download to download the recording.

Multiple recordings can be downloaded at the same time. Select the recordings and click Download. The downloaded le is a zip le containing a minimum of three les, of which the Matroska (mkv) les are the actual recordings. The recordings are time-stamped with the date and time they were downloaded (that is, not the date the recordings were made).

Note

To play recordings in Windows Media Player, AXIS Matroska File Splitter must be installed. AXIS Matroska File Splitter can be downloaded from www.axis.com/techsup/software

For detailed recording and video information, select a recording and click Properties.

To remove a recording, select the recording and click Remove.

Continuous Recording

The Axis product can be congured to continuously save video to a storage device. For information about storage devices, see Storage on page 54. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to congure the disk to automatically remove old recordings.

If a new stream prole is selected while a recording is ongoing, the recording will be stopped and saved in the recording list and a new recording with the new stream prole will start. All previous continuous recordings will remain in the recording list until they are removed manually or through automatic removal of old recordings.

To start a continuous recording, follow these steps:

1. Go to Recordings > Continuous.

2. Select Enabled.

3. Select the type of storage device from the Storage list.

4. Select a Stream prole to use for continuous recordings.

5. Click Save to save and start the recording.

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Languages

Multiple languages can be installed in the Axis product. All web pages including the online help will be displayed in the selected language. To switch languages, go to Setup > Languages and rst upload the new language le. Browse and locate the le and click the Upload Language button. Select the new language from the list and click Save.

Note

• Resetting the product to factory default settings will erase any uploaded language les and reset the product language to

English.

• Clicking the Restore button on the Maintenance page will not affect the language.

• A rmware upgrade will not affect the language used. However if you have uploaded a new language to the product and

later upgrade the rmware, it may happen that the translation no longer matches the product's web pages. In this case, upload an updated language le.

• A language already installed in the product will be replaced when a current or a later version of the language le is uploaded.

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Security

Users

User access control is enabled by default and can be congured under System Options > Security > Users. An administrator can set up other users by giving them user names and passwords. It is also possible to allow anonymous viewer login, which means that anybody may access the Live View page.

The user list displays authorized users and user groups (access levels):

Viewer - Access to the Live View page

Operator - Access to the Live View page and to all settings except System Options

Administrator - Unrestricted access to all settings; can add, modify and remove other users.

Under HTTP/RTSP Password Settings, select the type of password to allow. You may need to allow unencrypted passwords if there are viewing clients that do not support encryption, or if you upgraded the rmware and existing clients support encryption but need to log in again and be congured to use this functionality.

Under User Settings, select the Enable anonymous viewer login option to allow anonymous users access to the Live View page.

Select the Enable anonymous PTZ control login to allow anonymous users access to the PTZ controls.

Deselect the Enable Basic Setup option to hide the Basic Setup menu. Basic Setup provides quick access to settings that should be made before using the Axis product.

ONVIF

ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) is a global interface standard that makes it easier for end users, integrators, consultants, and manufacturers to take advantage of the possibilities offered by network video technology. ONVIF enables interoperablity between different vendor products, increased exibility, reduced cost and future-proof systems.

By creating a user you automatically enable ONVIF communication. Use the user name and password with all ONVIF communication with the product. For more information see www.onvif.org

IP Address Filter

IP address ltering is enabled on the System Options > Security > IP Address Filter page. Once enabled, the listed IP address are allowed or denied access to the Axis product. Select Allow or Deny from the list and click Apply to enable IP address ltering.

The administrator can add up to 256 IP address entries to the list (a single entry can contain multiple IP addresses).

HTTPS

HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer, or HTTP over SSL) is a web protocol providing encrypted browsing. HTTPS can also be used by users and clients to verify that the correct device is being accessed. The security level provided by HTTPS is considered adequate for most commercial exchanges.

The Axis product can be congured to require HTTPS when users from different user groups (administrator, operator, viewer) log in.

To use HTTPS, an HTTPS certicate must rst be installed. Go to System Options > Security > Certicates to install and manage certicates. See Certicates on page 48.

To enable HTTPS on the Axis product:

1. Go to System Options > Security > HTTPS

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2. Select an HTTPS certicate from the list of installed certicates.

3. Optionally, click Ciphers and select the encryption algorithms to use for SSL.

4. Set the HTTPS Connection Policy for the different user groups.

5. Click Save to enable the settings.

To access the Axis product via the desired protocol, enter https:// or http:// in the address eld in a browser.

The HTTPS port can be changed on the System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced page.

IEEE 802.1X

IEEE 802.1X is a standard for port-based Network Admission Control providing secure authentication of wired and wireless network devices. IEEE 802.1X is based on EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol).

To access a network protected by IEEE 802.1X, devices must be authenticated. The authentication is performed by an authentication server, typically a RADIUS server, examples of which are FreeRADIUS and Microsoft Internet Authentication Service.

In Axis implementation, the Axis product and the authentication server identify themselves with digital certicates using EAP-TLS (Extensible Authentication Protocol - Transport Layer Security). The certicates are provided by a Certication Authority (CA). You need:

• a CA certicate to authenticate the authentication server.

• a CA-signed client certicate to authenticate the Axis product.

To create and install certicates, go to System Options > Security > Certicates. See Certicates on page 48. Many CA certicates are preinstalled.

To allow the product to access a network protected by IEEE 802.1X:

1. Go to System Options > Security > IEEE 802.1X.

2. Select a CA Certicate and a Client Certicate from the lists of installed certicates.

3. Under Settings, select the EAPOL version and provide the EAP identity associated with the client certicate.

4. Check the box to enable IEEE 802.1X and click Save.

Note

For authentication to work properly, the date and time settings in the Axis product should be synchronized with an NTP server. See Date & Time on page 49.

Certicates

Certicates are used to authenticate devices on a network. Typical applications include encrypted web browsing (HTTPS), network protection via IEEE 802.1X and secure upload of images and notication messages for example via email. Two types of certicates can be used with the Axis product:

Server/Client certicates - To authenticate the Axis product.

CA certicates - To authenticate peer certicates, for example the certicate of an authentication server in case the Axis product is

connected to an IEEE 802.1X protected network.

Note

Installed certicates, except preinstalled CA certicates, will be deleted if the product is reset to factory default. Preinstalled CA certicates that have been deleted will be reinstalled.

A Server/Client certicate can be self-signed or issued by a Certicate Authority (CA). A self-signed certicate offers limited protection and can be used before a CA-issued certicate has been obtained.

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To install a self-signed certicate:

1. Go to Setup > System Options > Security > Certicates.

2. Click Create self-signed certicate and provide the requested information.

To create and install a CA-signed certicate:

1. Create a self-signed certicate as described above.

2. Go to Setup > System Options > Security > Certicates.

3. Click Create certicate signing request and provide the requested information.

4. Copy the PEM-formatted request and send to the CA of your choice.

5. When the signed certicate is returned, click Install certicate and upload the certicate.

Server/Client certicates can be installed as Certicate from signing request or as Certicate and private key. Select Certicate and private key if the private key is to be upload as a separate le or if the certicate is in PKCS#12 format.

The Axis product is shipped with several preinstalled CA certicates. If required, additional CA certicates can be installed:

1. Go to Setup > System Options > Security > Certicates.

2. Click Install certicate and upload the certicate.

Date & Time

The Axis product’s date and time settings are congured under System Options > Date & Time.

Current Server Time displays the current date and time (24h clock). The time can be displayed in 12h clock in the text overlay (see

below).

To change the date and time settings, select the preferred Time mode under New Server Time:

• Synchronize with computer time – Sets date and time according to the computer’s clock. With this option, date and time are set once and will not be updated automatically.

• Synchronize with NTP Server – Obtains date and time from an NTP server. With this option, date and time settings are updated continuously. For information on NTP settings, see NTP Conguration on page 52.

If using a host name for the NTP server, a DNS server must be congured. See DNS Conguration on page 51.

• Set manually – Allows you to manually set date and time.

If using an NTP server, select your Time zone from the drop-down list. If required, check Automatically adjust for daylight saving time changes.

The Date & Time Format Used in Images is the date and time format displayed as a text overlay in the video stream. Use the

predened formats or see File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online help time formats. To include date and time in the overlay text, go to Video and select Include date and Include time.

for information on how to create custom date and

Network

Basic TCP/IP Settings

The Axis product supports IP version 4 and IP version 6. Both versions can be enabled simultaneously, and at least one version must always be enabled.

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IPv4 Address Conguration

By default, the Axis product is set to use IPv4 (IP version 4) and to obtain the IP address automatically via DHCP. The IPv4 settings are congured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic.

DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) allows network administrators to centrally manage and automate the assignment of IP addresses. DHCP should only be enabled if using dynamic IP address notication, or if the DHCP can update a DNS server. It is then possible to access the Axis product by name (host name).

If DHCP is enabled and the product cannot be accessed, run AXIS IP Utility to search the network for connected Axis products, or reset the product to the factory default settings (see page 58) and then perform the installation again.

To use a static IP address, check Use the following IP address and specify the IP address, subnet mask and default router.

IPv6 Address Conguration

If IPv6 (IP version 6) is enabled, the Axis product will receive an IP address according to the conguration in the network router.

To enable IPv6, go to System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic. Other settings for IPv6 should be congured in the network router.

ARP/Ping

The product’s IP address can be assigned using ARP and Ping. For instructions, see Assign IP Address Using ARP/Ping on page 50.

The ARP/Ping service is enabled by default but is automatically disabled two minutes after the product is started, or as soon as an IP address is assigned. To re-assign IP address using ARP/Ping, the product must be restarted to enable ARP/Ping for an additional two minutes.

To disable the service, go to System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic and clear the option Enable ARP/Ping setting of IP address.

Pinging the product is still possible when the service is disabled.

Assign IP Address Using ARP/Ping

The product's IP address can be assigned using ARP/Ping. The command must be issued within 2 minutes of connecting power.

1. Acquire a free static IP address on the same network segment as the computer.

2. Locate the serial number (S/N) on the product label.

3. Open a command prompt and enter the following commands:

Linux/Unix syntax

arp -s <IP address> <serial number> temp ping -s 408 <IP address>

Linux/Unix example

arp -s 192.168.0.125 00:40:8c:18:10:00 temp ping -s 408 192.168.0.125

Windows syntax (this may require that you run the command prompt as an administrator)

arp -s <IP address> <serial number> ping -l 408 -t <IP address>

Windows example (this may require that you run the command prompt as an administrator)

arp -s 192.168.0.125 00-40-8c-18-10-00 ping -l 408 -t 192.168.0.125

4. Check that the network cable is connected and then restart the product by disconnecting and reconnecting power.

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5. Close the command prompt when the product responds with Reply from 192.168.0.125:... or similar.

6. Open a browser and type http://<IP address> in the Location/Address eld.

For other methods of assigning the IP address, see the Installation and Management Software CD or the document Assign an IP Address and Access the Video Stream on Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup

Note

• To open a command prompt in Windows, open the Start menu and type cmd in the Run/Search eld.

• To use the ARP command in Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Vista, right-click the command prompt icon and select

Run as administrator.

• To open a command prompt in Mac OS X, open the Terminal utility from Application > Utilities.

AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS)

AVHS used in conjunction with an AVHS service, provides easy and secure Internet access to live and recorded video accessible from any location. For more information and help to nd a local AVHS Service Provider go to www.axis.com/hosting

The AVHS settings are congured under System Options > Network > TCP IP > Basic. The possibility to connect to an AVHS service is enabled by default. To disable, clear the Enable AVHS box.

One-click enabled - Press and hold the product’s control button (see Hardware Overview on page 6 ) for about 3 seconds to connect to an AVHS service over the Internet. Once registered, Always will be enabled and the Axis product stays connected to the AVHS service. If the product is not registered within 24 hours from when the button is pressed, the product will disconnect from the AVHS service.

Always - The Axis product will constantly attempt to connect to the AVHS service over the Internet. Once registered the product will stay connected to the service. This option can be used when the product is already installed and it is not convenient to use the one-click installation.

AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service

AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service assigns a host name for easy access to the product. For more information, see www.axiscam.net

To register the Axis product with AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service, go to System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic. Under Services, click the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service Settings button (requires access to the Internet). The domain name currently registered at AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS service for the product can at any time be removed.

Note

AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service requires IPv4.

Advanced TCP/IP Settings

DNS Conguration

DNS (Domain Name Service) provides the translation of host names to IP addresses. The DNS settings are congured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Select Obtain DNS server address via DHCP to use the DNS settings provided by the DHCP server.

To make manual settings, select Use the following DNS server address and specify the following:

Domain name - Enter the domain(s) to search for the host name used by the Axis product. Multiple domains can be separated by semicolons. The host name is always the rst part of a fully qualied domain name, for example, myserver is the host name in the fully qualied domain name myserver.mycompany.com where mycompany.com is the domain name.

Primary/Secondary DNS server - Enter the IP addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers. The secondary DNS server is optional and will be used if the primary is unavailable.

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NTP Conguration

NTP (Network Time Protocol) is used to synchronize the clock times of devices in a network. The NTP settings are congured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Select Obtain NTP server address via DHCP to use the NTP settings provided by the DHCP server.

To make manual settings, select Use the following NTP server address and enter the host name or IP address of the NTP server.

Host Name Conguration

The Axis product can be accessed using a host name instead of an IP address. The host name is usually the same as the assigned DNS name. The host name is congured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Select Obtain host name via IPv4 DHCP to use host name provided by the DHCP server running on IPv4.

Select Use the host name to set the host name manually.

Select Enable dynamic DNS updates to dynamically update local DNS servers whenever the Axis product’s IP address changes.

For more information, see the online help

Link-Local IPv4 Address

Link-Local Address is enabled by default and assigns the Axis product an additional IP address which can be used to access the product from other hosts on the same segment on the local network. The product can have a Link-Local IP and a static or DHCP-supplied IP address at the same time.

This function can be disabled under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

HTTP

The HTTP port used by the Axis product can be changed under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced. In addition to the default setting, which is 80, any port in the range 1024–65535 can be used.

HTTPS

The HTTPS port used by the Axis product can be changed under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced. In addition to the default setting, which is 443, any port in the range 1024–65535 can be used.

To enable HTTPS, go to System Options > Security > HTTPS. For more information, see HTTPS on page 47.

NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4

A network router allows devices on a private network (LAN) to share a single connection to the Internet. This is done by forwarding network trafc from the private network to the “outside”, that is, the Internet. Security on the private network (LAN) is increased since most routers are pre-congured to stop attempts to access the private network (LAN) from the public network (Internet).

Use NAT traversal when the Axis product is located on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it available from the other (WAN) side of a NAT router. With NAT traversal properly congured, all HTTP trafc to an external HTTP port in the NAT router is forwarded to the product.

NAT traversal is congured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Note

• For NAT traversal to work, this must be supported by the router. The router must also support UPnPTM.

• In this context, router refers to any network routing device such as a NAT router, Network router, Internet Gateway,

Broadband router, Broadband sharing device, or a software such as a rewall.

Enable/Disable - When enabled, the Axis product attempts to congure port mapping in a NAT router on your network, using UPnPTM. Note that UPnPTMmust be enabled in the product (see System Options > Network > UPnP).

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Use manually selected NAT router - Select this option to manually select a NAT router and enter the IP address for the router in the eld. If no router is specied, the product automatically searches for NAT routers on your network. If more than one router is found, the default router is selected.

Alternative HTTP port - Select this option to manually dene an external HTTP port. Enter a port in the range 1024–65535. If the port eld is empty or contains the default setting, which is 0, a port number is automatically selected when enabling NAT traversal.

Note

• An alternative HTTP port can be used or be active even if NAT traversal is disabled. This is useful if your NAT router does not

support UPnP and you need to manually congure port forwarding in the NAT router.

• If you attempt to manually enter a port that is already in use, another available port is automatically selected.

• When the port is selected automatically it is displayed in this eld. To change this, enter a new port number and click Save.

FTP

The FTP server running in the Axis product enables upload of new rmware, user applications, etc. The FTP server can be disabled under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Note

This FTP server has nothing to do with the product’s ability to transfer images via FTP to other locations and servers.

RTSP

The RTSP server running in the Axis product allows a connecting client to start an H.264 stream. The RTSP port number can be changed under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced. The default port is 554.

Note

H.264 video streams will not be available if the RTSP server is disabled.

SOCKS

SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The Axis product can be congured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a rewall or proxy server. This functionality is useful if the Axis product is located on a local network behind a rewall, and notications, uploads, alarms, etc need to be sent to a destination outside the local network (for example the Internet).

SOCKS is congured under System Options > Network > SOCKS. For more information, see the online help

QoS (Quality of Service)

QoS (Quality of Service) guarantees a certain level of a specied resource to selected trafc on a network. A QoS-aware network prioritizes network trafc and provides a greater network reliability by controlling the amount of bandwidth an application may use.

The QoS settings are congured under System Options > Network > QoS. Using DSCP (Differentiated Services Codepoint) values, the Axis product can mark different types of trafc.

SNMP

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows remote management of network devices. An SNMP community is the group of devices and management station running SNMP. Community names are used to identify groups.

To enable and congure SNMP in the Axis product, go to the System Options > Network > SNMP page.

Depending on the level of security required, select the version on SNMP to use.

Traps are used by the Axis product to send messages to a management system on important events and status changes. Check Enable traps and enter the IP address where the trap message should be sent and the Trap community that should receive the message.

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Note

If HTTPS is enabled, SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c should be disabled.

Traps for SNMP v1/v2 are used by the Axis product to send messages to a management system on important events and status changes. Check Enable traps and enter the IP address where the trap message should be sent and the Trap community that should receive the message.

The following traps are available:

• Cold start

• Warm start

• Link up

• Authentication failed

SNMP v3 provides encryption and secure passwords. To use traps with SNMP v3, an SNMP v3 management application is required.

To use SNMP v3, HTTPS must be enabled, see HTTPS on page 47. To enable SNMP v3, check the box and provide the initial user password.

Note

The initial password can only be set once. If the password is lost, the Axis product must be reset to factory default, see Reset to Factory Default Settings on page 58.

UPnP

The Axis product includes support for UPnPTM. UPnPTMis enabled by default and the product is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol.

UPnPTMcan be disabled under System Options > Network > UPnPTM.

RTP/H.264

The RTP port range and multicast settings are congured under System Options > Network > RTP.

The RTP port range denes the range of ports from which the video ports are automatically selected. For multicast streams, only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used.

Select Always Multicast Video to start multicast streaming without opening an RTSP session.

Bonjour

The Axis product includes support for Bonjour. Bonjour is enabled by default and the product is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol.

Bonjour can be disabled under System Options > Network > Bonjour.

Storage

SD Card

TICE

NONONOTICETICE

To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should always be unmounted before it is ejected.

Note

For SD card recommendations see www.axis.com

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The Axis product supports SD cards with up to 64 GB of storage. For best recording performance, use an SDHC or SDXC card with speed class 10.

The following SD card le systems are supported:

• ext4 — recommended due to its resilience against data loss if the card is ejected or if there is abrupt power loss. To access data stored on the card from the Windows operating system, a third-party ext4 driver or application is required.

• vFAT — supported by most operating systems for personal computers.

The SD card is managed on the System Options > Storage page. Click SD Card to open Storage Management.

If the card’s status shows as failed, click Check disk to see if the problem can be found and then try Repair. This option is only available for SD cards with ext4. For SD cards with vFAT, use a card reader or computer to troubleshoot the card.

To avoid lling the card, it is recommended to remove recordings continuously. Under General Settings, select Remove recordings older than and select the number of days or weeks.

To stop writing to the card and protect recordings from being removed, select Lock under General Settings.

Mount and Unmount SD Card

TICE

NONONOTICETICE

To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should always be unmounted before it is ejected.

The SD card is automatically mounted when the card is inserted into the Axis product or when the product is started. A manual mount is only required if the card has been unmounted and not ejected and re-inserted.

To unmount the SD card:

1. Open the Axis product’s webpages and go to Setup > System Options > Storage.

2. Click SD Card.

3. Click Unmount.

4. The card can now be removed.

Format SD Card

TICE

NONONOTICETICE

Formatting the SD card will remove all data and recordings stored on the card.

Important

If autoformat is enabled, only use new or empty SD cards. Any data stored on the card will be lost when the card is inserted into the Axis product.

An SD card inserted into the product can be manually formatted to one of the supported le systems. To manually format the SD card, follow these steps:

1. Insert the SD card in the SD card slot.

2. Open the Axis product’s webpages and go to Setup > System Options > Storage.

3. Click SD Card.

4. Click Format and select the desired le system.

5. Click OK to start formatting the card.

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Network Share

Network share allows you to add network storage such as a NAS (network-attached storage). The NAS shall be dedicated for recordings and data from the Axis products connected to the network. For information about reference NAS devices, go to

www.axis.com/products/cam_companion_software/supported.htm

Note

For NAS recommendations see www.axis.com

To add a network share:

1. Go to System Options > Storage.

2. Click Network Share.

3. Enter the IP address, DNS or Bonjour name to the host server in the Host eld.

4. Enter the name of the share in the Share eld. Sub folders cannot be used.

5. If required, select The share requires login and enter the user name and password.

6. Click Connect.

To clear all recordings and data from the Axis product’s folder on the designated share, click Clear under Storage Tools.

To avoid lling the share, it is recommended to remove recordings continuously. Under Recording Settings, select Remove recordings older than and select the number of days or weeks.

To stop writing to the share and protect recordings from being removed, select Lock under Recording Settings.

Ports & Devices

I/O Ports

The media converter switch provides two congurable input and output ports for connection of external devices. One port is dedicated for the I/O signals between the media converter switch, the supplied multi-connector cable and the camera. For more information about the multi-connector cable, see page 59.

The I/O ports are congured under System Options > Ports & Devices > I/O Ports. Select the port direction (Input or Output). The ports can be given descriptive names and their Normal states can be congured as Open circuit or Grounded circuit.

Port Status

The list on the System Options > Ports & Devices > Port Status page shows the status of the product’s input and output ports.

Maintenance

The Axis product provides several maintenance functions. These are available under System Options > Maintenance.

Click Restart to perform a correct restart if the Axis product is not behaving as expected. This will not affect any of the current settings.

Note

A restart clears all entries in the Server Report.

Click Restore to reset most settings to the factory default values. The following settings are not affected:

• the boot protocol (DHCP or static)

• the static IP address

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• the default router

• the subnet mask

• the system time

• the IEEE 802.1X settings

• uploaded applications are kept but must be restarted

Click Default to reset all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values. This button should be used with caution. The Axis product can also be reset to factory default using the control button, see Reset to Factory Default Settings on page 58.

To test the product’s PTZ mechanics, click Test under PTZ Status.

For information about rmware upgrade, see Upgrade the Firmware on page 61.

Support

Support Overview

The System Options > Support > Support Overview page provides information on troubleshooting and contact information, should you require technical assistance.

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