Axis Q6128-E User Manual

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AXISQ6128-EPTZNetworkCamera
UserManual
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AboutthisDocument
Thismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersof AXISQ6128-EPTZNetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware5.85 andlater.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproduct onyournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhen usingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystems mayalsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Later versionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedatwww .axis.com.Seealsothe product’sonlinehelp,availablethroughtheweb-basedinterface.
LegalConsiderations
Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfromcountryto country.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusingthisproduct forsurveillancepurposes.
Thisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicense.Topurchase furtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.
Liability
Everycarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdocument.Please informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis CommunicationsABcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytechnicalor typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe productandmanualswithoutpriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained withinthisdocument,including,butnotlimitedto,theimplied warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.Axis CommunicationsABshallnotbeliablenorresponsibleforincidentalor consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,performance oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended purpose.
IntellectualPropertyRights
AxisABhasintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingtotechnologyembodied intheproductdescribedinthisdocument.Inparticular,andwithout limitation,theseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormore ofthepatentslistedatwww.axis.com/patent.htmandoneormore additionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandother countries.
Thisproductcontainslicensedthird-partysoftware.Seethemenuitem “About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.
ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer, Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see
www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/
EquipmentModications
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications andapprovals.
TrademarkAcknowledgments
AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXIS,ETRAX,ARTPECandVAPIXare registeredtrademarksortrademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvarious jurisdictions.Allothercompanynamesandproductsaretrademarksor registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.
Apple,Boa,Apache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExplorer ,Linux, Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders. JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnP certicationmarkoftheUPnP
SD,SDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C, LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD, miniSDHC,microSDHC,microSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered trademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.
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ImplementersCorporation.
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RegulatoryInformation
Europe
ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives
andharmonizedstandards:
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive2004/108/EC.See
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2006/95/EC.SeeSafetyonpage2.
RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandRecyclingonpage3. Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactInformationonpage3.
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable standardsfor:
Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe
instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen
installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP) andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice, pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhenthe equipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipment generates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnot installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,may causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthis equipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterference inwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathis ownexpense.Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetwork cable(STP)thatisproperlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCANICES-3(ClassA).Theproduct shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme NMBICES-3(classeA).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission accordingtotheClassAlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly grounded.Notice!ThisisaClassAproduct.Inadomesticenvironment thisproductmaycauseRFinterference,inwhichcasetheusermaybe requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforemissionandimmunity accordingtoEN50121-4andIEC62236-4railwayapplications.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial environments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments.
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission accordingtotheClassAlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theproductshall beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly grounded.Notice!ThisisaClassAproduct.Inadomesticenvironment thisproductmaycauseRFinterference,inwhichcasetheusermaybe requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
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。
Korea
이기기는업무용(A급)전자파적합기기로서판매자또는사 용자는이점을주의하시기바라며,가정외의지역에서사용 하는것을목적으로합니다.적절히접지된STP(shielded twistedpair)케이블을사용하여제품을연결하십시오.
Safety
ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1and IEC/EN/UL60950-22,SafetyofInformationTechnology
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Equipment.Theproductshallbegroundedeitherthroughashielded networkcable(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.
Battery
TheAxisproductusesa3.0VBR2032lithiumbatteryasthepower supplyforitsinternalreal-timeclock(RTC).Undernormalconditions thisbatterywilllastforaminimumofveyears.
LowbatterypoweraffectstheoperationoftheRTC,causingittoreset ateverypower-up.Whenthebatteryneedsreplacing,alogmessage willappearintheproduct’sserverreport.Formoreinformationabout theserverreport,seetheproduct´ssetuppagesorcontactAxissupport.
Thebatteryshouldnotbereplacedunlessrequired,butifthebattery doesneedreplacing,contactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsupfor assistance.
Lithiumcoincell3.0Vbatteriescontain1,2-dimethoxyethane;ethylene glycoldimethylether(EGDME),CASno.1 10-7 1-4.
WARNING
Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.
Replaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis
recommendedbyAxis.
Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalregulationsor
thebatterymanufacturer'sinstructions.
DisposalandRecycling
Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disposeof itaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.Forinformationabout yournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contactyourlocalauthority responsibleforwastedisposal.Inaccordancewithlocallegislation, penaltiesmaybeapplicableforincorrectdisposalofthiswaste.
Europe
Thissymbolmeansthattheproductshallnotbedisposedof togetherwithhouseholdorcommercialwaste.Directive2012/19/EU onwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)isapplicablein theEuropeanUnionmemberstates.Topreventpotentialharmto humanhealthandtheenvironment,theproductmustbedisposed ofinanapprovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingprocess.For informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contact yourlocalauthorityresponsibleforwastedisposal.Businessesshould contacttheproductsupplierforinformationabouthowtodispose ofthisproductcorrectly .
ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective201 1/65/EUon therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical andelectronicequipment(RoHS).
China
Thisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofthelegislative actAdministrationontheControlofPollutionCausedbyElectronic InformationProducts(ACPEIP).
ContactInformation
AxisCommunicationsAB Emdalavägen14 22369Lund Sweden
Tel:+46462721800 Fax:+4646136130
www.axis.com
Support
Shouldyourequireanytechnicalassistance,pleasecontactyourAxis reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeansweredimmediately,your resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,youcan:
downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates
ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search
byproduct,category ,orphrase
reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate
supportarea
chatwithAxissupportstaff
visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/
LearnMore!
VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings, webinars,tutorialsandguides.
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TableofContents
SafetyInformation..........................................6
HazardLevels...................................................6
OtherMessageLevels............................................6
HardwareOverview..........................................7
ConnectorsandButtons..........................................7
LEDIndicators..................................................8
AccesstheProduct..........................................9
AccessfromaBrowser...........................................9
AccessfromtheInternet..........................................9
SettheRootPassword...........................................10
TheLiveViewPage..............................................10
MediaStreams.............................................13
HowtoStreamH.264............................................13
AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................13
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................14
SetUptheProduct..........................................15
BasicSetup....................................................15
Video.....................................................16
SetUpVideoStreams............................................16
StreamProles.................................................17
ONVIFMediaProles............................................17
CameraSettings................................................18
Overlay........................................................19
PrivacyMask...................................................21
ConguretheLiveViewPage.................................23
DefaultViewerforBrowsers.......................................23
ViewerSettings.................................................23
UserDenedLinks...............................................24
PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................25
PresetPositions.................................................25
Autotracking...................................................26
Gatekeeper....................................................27
GuardTour.....................................................27
OSDIZones....................................................28
Advanced......................................................28
ControlQueue..................................................30
Detectors..................................................31
ShockDetection................................................31
MotionDetection...............................................31
Applications...............................................33
ApplicationLicenses.............................................33
UploadApplication..............................................33
ApplicationConsiderations........................................33
Events....................................................35
SetUpActionRules.............................................35
AddRecipients..................................................37
CreateSchedules................................................39
SetUpRecurrences..............................................39
Recordings.................................................40
FindRecordings.................................................40
PlayRecording..................................................40
ExportVideoClip................................................41
ContinuousRecording............................................41
Languages.................................................42
SystemOptions.............................................43
Security.......................................................43
Date&Time....................................................45
Network.......................................................46
Storage.......................................................51
Maintenance...................................................53
Support.......................................................54
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Advanced......................................................54
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................55
Troubleshooting............................................56
ChecktheFirmware.............................................56
UpgradetheFirmware...........................................56
Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................56
TechnicalSpecications......................................60
PerformanceConsiderations.......................................62
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SafetyInformation
SafetyInformation
HazardLevels
DANGER
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury .
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderateinjury.
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
Indicatesasituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoproperty.
OtherMessageLevels
Important
Indicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.
Note
Indicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.
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3
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HardwareOverview
HardwareOverview
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
Makesurethedomeisattachedinoperationmode,otherwisefocusmaybeaffected.
1
Hookforsafetywire
2
Networkconnector(HighPoE) 3 4
5 6 7 8 9
Groundscrew
Unitholder(3x)
Partnumber(P/N)&Serialnumber(S/N)
Powerbutton
StatusLEDindicator
Controlbutton
SDcardslot(SDHC)
ConnectorsandButtons
Fortechnicalspecications,seepage60.
NetworkConnector
RJ45Push-pullConnector(IP66)withHighPoweroverEthernet(HighPoE).
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NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkshall beintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s instructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
TocomplywiththeIP66-rateddesignofthecameraandmaintaintheIP66protection,thesuppliedRJ45Push-pullConnector (IP66)shallbeused.Alternatively,usetheRJ45IP66-ratedcablewithpremountedconnectorwhichisavailablefromyour Axisreseller.Donotremovetheplasticnetworkconnectorshieldfromthecamera.
SDCardSlot
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.DonotusesharptoolsorexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingtheSDcard.
•Riskofdataloss.Topreventdatacorruption,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.Tounmount,gotoSetup> SystemOptions>Storage>SDCardandclickUnmount.
ThisproductsupportsSD/SDHC/SDXCcards(notincluded).
ForSDcardrecommendations,seewww.axis.com
ControlButton
Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareOverviewonpage7.
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage55.
•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage47.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3
secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage47.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.
PowerButton
Thepowerbuttonisusedwiththecontrolbuttontoresetthecameratofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage55.
LEDIndicators
StatusLED
Unlit
GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.
Amber
Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.
Indication
Connectionandnormaloperation.
Steadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgrade.
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AccesstheProduct
AccesstheProduct
ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Therecommendedbrowsersare
•InternetExplorer
•Safari
•Chrome
SeeTechnicalSpecicationsonpage60.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.
TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAMC. Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoders,topreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.
Note
•QuickTime
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withOSX
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withWindows
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orFirefox
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withotheroperatingsystems.
isalsosupportedforviewingH.264streams.
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AccessfromaBrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe drop-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis Supportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.Forinstructions,seeSettheRootPasswordonpage10.
4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Note
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin yourownLiveViewpage.
AccessfromtheInternet
Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,which willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions> Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage49.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww .axis.com/techsup
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SettheRootPassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage44.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage55.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe passwordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
TheLiveViewPage
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
ControlsontheLiveViewPage
ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).
ClickSpeedDrybuttontoenablethisfunction.Thecameravibratestoclearthedomeofwaterdrops andrenderaclearerimage.Forinformationabouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManual
Triggeronpage1 1
SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage17.
TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformation abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage11.
ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong> ActionButtons.
EnableordisabletheGatekeeperbyselectingOnorOfffromthedrop-downlist.Formoreinformation abouttheGatekeeper,seepage27.
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ManualTrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage35.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage13formore information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thelocationwheretheimageissavedcanbespecied intheAMCControlPanel.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
PTZControls
TheLiveViewpagealsodisplaysPan/Tilt/Zoom(PTZ)controls.Theadministratorcanenable/disablecontrolsforspeciedusersunder SystemOptions>Security>Users.
WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.
ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe mousepointer.
ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.
Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.
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ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols. User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeControlsonpage29.
Selectarecordedtourandclicktoplayapreviouslyrecordedtourandclicktostop.See TourRecordingonpage28.
SelectaPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.SeePresetPositions onpage25.
ClicktheStartAutoTrackbuttontostartautotrackingdirectlyfromtheLiveViewpage.See Autotrackingonpage26.
PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview ,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto thatposition.
Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.
Focusbar–Usethearrowstofocusthecamera,orclickonapositiononthebartosetthefocusposition.Usingthefocusbarwill disabletheproduct’sautofocus.Tore-enable,usethePTZcontrolpanelwhichisopenedbyclickingtheCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).
Irisbar–Clickonapositiontosetamanualexposureleveltomaketheimagebrighterordarker.Thiswilldisableautoiris(automatic
exposure)andsetxedlevelsoniris,gainandshutterspeed.Tore-enableautoiris,usethePTZcontrolpanelwhichisopenedby clickingtheCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).Ifautoirisisenabled,AutoisvisiblenexttotheIrisbarbar.
Important
InanenvironmentwithvaryinglightconditionsitisrecommendedtousetheBrightnessbarinsteadoftheIrisbartoadjust imagebrightnesssincechangingthebrightnesslevelwillnotdisableautoiris(automaticexposure).
Brightnessbar–Clickonapositiononthebrightnessbartoadjusttheimagebrightness.Thissettingwillnotbesaved.Tomakea savedchange,gotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings>Brightnessandadjustthebrightness.
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControlsonpage29.
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MediaStreams
MediaStreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe typeyouuse.
TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.
HowtoStreamH.264
H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UnicastRTP
RTPoverRTSP
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTP
MulticastRTP
AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisproducttodeterminethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofpriority,listedinthe AMCControlPanel,canbechangedandtheoptionsdisabled,tosuitspecicrequirements.
Note
H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
Thisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream, evenifsomeframesaredropped.
Thisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP) isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.
Thisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto allowtheHTTPprotocol,thusallowingRTPto betunneled.
Thismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways up-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredropped. Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothowever,passanetworkrouterunlessthe routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternet,forexample. Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof10 simultaneousconnections.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand requeststhestream. Notethatthereareamaximumof10 simultaneousunicastconnections.
AXISMediaControl(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.
TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore information.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.
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AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream
YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:
MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.
WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths
canbeused:
QuickTime
Note
<ip>=IPaddress
•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee this.
TM
.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
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SetUptheProduct
SetUptheProduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.
Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage43
Seealsotheonlinehelp
.
BasicSetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage43.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage46.
3.Date&Time.Seepage45.
4.VideoStream.Seepage16.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Video
ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:
•Videostream.Seepage16.
•Streamproles.Seepage17.
•ONVIFMediaProles.Seepage17.
•Camerasettings.Seepage18.
•Overlayimage.Seepage19.
•Privacymask.Seepage21.
SetUpVideoStreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
•Image.Seepage16.
•H.264.Seepage17.
PixelCounter
Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeused:
•Whensettingupavideostream,seeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage16.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShow
pixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthe numberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
•WhenaccessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickinthe
imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.
Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
Overlaysettings.SeeOverlayonpage19.
ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
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H.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates. AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimagewhereas P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
TheH.264streamsettingscanbeconguredfromtheVideo>VideoStreampage.SelecttheH.264tab.Thesettingsdenedinthis pagewillapplytoallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole.
TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOPlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon bandwidthrequirementsinsomecases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.
TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):
Baseline.TheBaselineproleisrecommendedforclientsthatdon’tsupportCABACentropycoding.
Main.TheMainproleprovideshighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtotheBaselineprolebut
requiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.
High.TheHighproleprovidesreducedbitrateandhighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtothe
Mainprolebutrequiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.
ThebitratecanbesetasVariablebitrate(VBR)orMaximumbitrate(MBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimage complexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityintheimage,andlessforlowerimageactivity.Whentheactivityin thesceneincreases,thebitratewouldusuallyincreaseaswell.Ifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,thismaynotbeanissueand selectingVariablebitrate(VBR)willbesufcient.Butifbandwidthislimited,itisrecommendedtocontrolthebitratebyselecting Maximumbitrate(MBR).Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingup morebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratethat limitsthebandwidthconsumption.
TheMBRtargetbitrateworksliketheceilingofatent.Itlimitsthebitrate,whilemaintainingsomeexibility.Thebitrate maybounceupanddownwithinthesettargetbutwhenitnearsthesettargetvalue,thelimitationkicksin.However,because MBRwillalwaysprioritizeacontinuousvideostream,itallowstemporaryovershootsfromthetargetbitrate.Becausesettinga targetvaluepreventsthebitratefromincreasing,framerateandimagequalityareaffectednegatively.Topartlycompensatefor this,selectwhichvariableshallbeprioritized,framerateorimagequality.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateand imagequalityareequallyaffected.
Toapplythesettings,clickSave.
StreamProles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream prolescanbeused:
•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage35.
•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage41.
•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
Forquicksetup,useoneofthepredenedstreamproles.Eachpredenedprolehasadescriptivename,indicatingitspurpose.If required,thepredenedstreamprolescanbemodiedandnewcustomizedstreamprolescanbecreated.
Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
ONVIFMediaProles
AnONVIFmediaproleconsistsofasetofcongurationsthatcanbeusedtochangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaproles canbesetthroughtheONVIFMediaProleSettingspageandbeusedbyaclienttoconguremediastreamproperties.
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TheONVIFMediaProlespagelistsallsuchpre-conguredproles.Theseprolescannotberemoved.Pre-conguredmedia proleshavebeenincludedintheproductforquicksetup.ItisalsopossibletocongurenewONVIFmediaprolesasperrequired specications.ToaddanewONVIFmediaprole,clickAddandentertherequiredinformation.Youcanalsomodifyorremovea prolefromthispage.
CameraSettings
TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.
CaptureMode
CapturemodedenesthemaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproductandaffectslightsensitivity .Acapturemodewithahigh maximumframeratehasreducedlightsensitivityandviceversa.
Tochangecapturemode,followthesesteps:
1.GotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings.
2.Selectthenewcapturemode.
3.ClickSave.
ImageAppearance
TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.
IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100givesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0gives minimumcolorsaturation.
TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.
IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.
WhiteBalance
TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings
Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight
sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp
.
ExposureSettings
Exposurecontrol-Thesesettingsisusedtoadapttotheamountoflightused.Automaticisthedefaultsettinganditcanbe usedinmostsituations.Theshutterspeedisautomaticallysettoproduceoptimumimagequality.UseManualifyouhavespecial requirementsfortheexposuresettingandwishtolockit.Selectthedesiredexposuretimefromthedrop-downlist.
EnableBacklightcompensation-SelectEnableBacklightcompensationifabrightspotoflightsuchasalightbulb,causesother areasintheimagetoappeartoodark.
EnableHighlightcompensation-Thissettingdetectsbrightlightsfromasourcesuchasatorchorcarheadlightsandmasksthat imagearea.Thefeatureisusefulwhenthecameraoperatesinaverydarkareawhereabrightlightmayoverexposepartoftheimage andpreventtheoperatorfromseeingotherpartsofthescene.
Maxgain-Measuredindecibels(dB),gaindescribestheamountofamplicationappliedtoasignal,inthiscasethevisual informationintheimage.Ahighlevelofamplicationmayprovideabetterimageinverylowlightsituations.Ahighgainwillalso increasetheamountofimagenoise.
Exposurezones-Thissettingdetermineswhichpartoftheimageisusedtocalculatetheexposure.Formostsituations,theAuto settingcanbeused.Forparticularrequirements,selectapredenedareabydeningIncludeandExcludewindowswithintheimage
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toexcludeareasthataretoobrightordark,andincludeareasinthescenethathavebetterlightingwhichwillcontributetothe exposuredata.TheremustbeatleastoneIncludewindow .TherecanbeatotaloftenIncludeandExcludewindowstotailorthe exposurezone.NotethatanExcludewindowiseffectiveonlywhenplacedinsideanincludewindow.Tip:Ifanareaisextremely brightdrawanIncludewindowtocoverthewholeareaanddeneExcludewindowswithinittoblockoutthebrightareas.
IRcutlter-TheIRcutlterpreventsinfrared(IR)lightfromreachingtheimagesensor.Inpoorlightingconditions,orwhen usinganexternalIRlamp,settheIRcutltertoOff.Thisincreaseslightsensitivityandallowstheproductto“see”infraredlight. TheimageisshowninblackandwhitewhentheIRcutlterisoff.SettheIRcutltertoAutotoautomaticallyswitchbetween
OnandOffaccordingtothelightingconditions.
Day/Nightshiftpriority-UsetheDay/Nightshiftprioritybartodeterminewhenthecamerashiftsintoeitherdaymodeornight
mode.Bydefault,thecamerawillautomaticallychangefromdaytonightmodeatapre-denedlevelwhichcorrespondstolight conditions.Bydraggingthebarhandletowardsthesun,thecamerawillchangetodaymodeearlierandchangetonightmodelate.
ImageSettings
Important
Theautofocusbehaviorisaffectedbyfactorssuchaslightconditions,contrastsinthescene,andobjectsmovinginandout.In theseconditionsorscenes,amanualfocuscouldbepreferabletoenhanceperformanceandallowthecameratofocusfaster.
Autofocusenabled-Autofocusenablesthecameratofocusalthoughthedistancetodifferentobjectsofinterestisconstantly changing.Wheneverthecamera’span/tilt/zoompositionischanged,theautofocusperformsasearchtondtheidealfocuspoint. Automaticfocusingisenabledbydefault.Ifthefocuspositionischangedmanuallyusingthefocusbar,autofocuswillbedisabled evenifenabledinImageSettings.Inthiscase,usethePTZcontrolpaneltoenableautofocus,seepage11.Ifrequired,thefocus controlcanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls.
Defog-EnablethisfeaturefromVideo&Audio>CameraSettingstocountertheeffectsoffoggyweatherandgetaclearimage.
Noisereduction-SettoOntoenablenoisereduction.Noisereductionmayincreasetheamountofmotionblur.
Stabilizer-Whenmonitoringenvironmentsthataresubjecttovibrations(e.g.trafccontrol),imagesmayappeartobeunsteady.
SelectOnorOfftoenable/disablethestabilizer.Enablingthestabilizerwillsteadytheimageandwilllimitthedigitalzoom.
Seetheonlinehelp
ImagefreezeonPTZ-SelectAllmovementstofreezetheimagewhilethecameraismovingduringapan,tiltorzoomoperation. Oncethecamerareachesitsnewposition,theviewfromthatpositionisshown.Presetsfreezestheimageonlywhenthecamera movesbetweenpresetpositions.
formoreinformation.
Overlay
Overlaysareusedtoprovideextrainformation,suchasforensicvideoanalysisorduringproductinstallationandconguration. Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.
Anoverlaytextcandisplaythecurrentdateandtime,oratextstring.
Whenusingatextstring,modierscanbeusedtodisplayinformationsuchasthenameofthecurrentweekormonth.
Forinformationaboutavailablemodiers,seeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
Itisalsopossibletodisplaytextwhenanactionruleistriggered,seeUseOverlayTextinanActionRule.
Note
Toenableoverlays:
.
1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
2.Toincludeanoverlayimage,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.Theoverlayimagemustrstbeuploadedto
theAxisproduct,seeOverlayImage.
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3.Toincludedateandtime,selectIncludedateandIncludetime.
4.Toincludeatextstring,selectIncludetextandenterthetextintheeld.Modierscanbeused,seeFileNaming&
Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
5.Denetextoverlaycharacteristicsintherelevantelds.
6.ClickSave.
Tomodifythedateandtimeformat,gotoSystemOptions>Date&Time.SeeDate&Timeonpage45.
HowtoDisplaythePanorTiltPositionasaTextOverlay
Itmaybeusefultoretrieve,forinstancefromarecordedvideo,thepanortiltposition(indegrees)inwhichaneventhastaken place.Thiscanbeobtainedbyincludingthepositionintheimageasatextoverlay,usingamodier.Todisplaythepanpositionasa textoverlay:
1.GotoSetup>Video>VideoStream.
2.UnderOverlaysettings,selectIncludetext.
Enter#xtoshowthepanposition.
.
Enter#ytoshowthetiltposition.
3.Conguretheoptionalsize,colorandpositionofthetextoverlay.
4.ClickSave.
5.GototheLiveViewpagetoconrmthesetting.
OverlayImage
Anoverlayimageisastaticimagesuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theimage,forexampleacompanylogo,isusedtoprovide extrainformationortomaskapartoftheimage.
Sinceitisstatic,thepositionandsizeofanoverlayimagewillremainthesameregardlessofresolutionandPan/Tilt/Zoommovements.
Useaprivacymasktosetupadynamicmaskwhichwillalwaysmaskthespeciedpartofmonitoredarea.
Formoreinformationaboutprivacymasks,seePrivacyMaskonpage21.
Touseanoverlayimage,theimagemustrstbeuploadedtotheAxisproduct.TheuploadedimageshouldbeaWindows24-bitBMP imagewithmaximum250colors.Theimagewidthandheight,inpixels,mustbeexactlydivisibleby4andcannotbelargerthanthe maximumimageresolution.Ifcombiningtextandimageoverlays,takeintoconsiderationthatthetextoverlayoccupies16or32 pixelsinheight(dependingontheresolution)andhasthesamewidthasthevideoimage.
ToautomaticallyscaletheimagetotheresolutionusedbytheAxisproduct,selecttheoptionScalewithresolutionfromthe TransparencySettingspagewhichisdisplayedwhenuploadingintheimage.
Touploadanoverlayimage:
1.GotoVideo>OverlayImage.
2.ClickBrowseandbrowsetothele.
3.ClickUpload.
4.TheTransparencySettingspageisnowdisplayed:
-Tomakeacolorintheoverlayimagetransparent,selectUsetransparencyandentertheRGBhexadecimalvalue forthecolor.Example:Tomakewhitetransparent,enterFFFFFF.
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Formoreexamplesofhexadecimalvalues,seetheonlinehelp.
-Toscaletheimageautomatically,selectScalewithresolution.Theimagewillbescaleddowntotthe resolutionusedbytheAxisproduct.
5.ClickSave.
Toselecttheimagetouseasoverlay:
1.GotoVideo>OverlayImage.
2.SelecttheimagetousefromtheUseoverlayimagelistandclickSave.
Todisplaytheoverlayimage:
1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.
3.Tocontroltheimage’sposition,entertheXandYcoordinates.TheX=0andY=0positionisthetopleftcorner.Ifapartof theimageispositionedoutsidethevideoimage,theoverlayimagewillbemovedsothatthewholeimageisvisible.
4.ClickSave.
UseOverlayTextinanActionRule
Actionrules,seepage35,candisplayanoverlaytextwhentheruleistriggered.Thetextcanbeusedtoprovideinformationfor forensicvideoanalysis,notifysurveillanceoperatorsorvalidatetriggersandactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Todisplayoverlaytextwhenanactionruleistriggered,themodier#Dshouldbeusedasdescribedbelow.Whentheruleis triggered,#Dwillbereplacedbythetextspeciedintheactionrule.
Startbyenablingoverlaytextinthevideostream:
1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetext.
3.Enterthemodier#Dand,optionally,additionaltextwhichwillbedisplayedalsowhentheactionruleisnotactive.
Createtheactionrule:
1.GotoEvents>ActionRules
2.ClickAddtocreateanewrule.
3.SelectaTriggerand,optionally,aScheduleandAdditionalconditions.Seetheonlinehelpfordetails.
4.FromtheActionslist,selectOverlayText
5.EnterthetexttodisplayintheTexteld.Thisisthetextthat#Dwillbereplacedby.
6.SpecifytheDuration.Thetextcanbedisplayedwhiletheruleisactiveorforaxednumberofseconds.
Example Todisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenmotionisdetected,enter#DintheIncludetexteldandenter“Motiondetected”in
theTexteldwhensettinguptheactionrule.
PrivacyMask
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatpreventusersfromviewingpartsofthemonitoredarea.Privacymasksappearasblocks ofsolidcolorandareappliedonthevideostream.PrivacymaskscannotbebypassedusingtheVAPIX®applicationprogramming interface(API).
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ThePrivacyMaskList(Video>PrivacyMask)showsallthemasksthatarecurrentlyconguredintheAxisproductandindicates iftheyareenabled.
Youcanaddanewmask,re-sizethemaskwiththemouse,chooseacolorforthemask,andgivethemaskaname.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
Important
Addingmanyprivacymasksmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
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ConfiguretheLiveViewPage
ConfiguretheLiveViewPage
YoucancustomizetheLiveViewpageandalterittosuityourrequirements.Itispossibletodenethefollowingfeaturesof theLiveViewpage.
•StreamProle.Seepage17.
•DefaultViewerforBrowser.Seepage23.
•ViewerSettings.Seepage23.
•ActionButtons.ThesearethebuttonsdescribedinControlsontheLiveViewPageonpage10.
•UserDenedLinks.Seepage24.
DefaultViewerforBrowsers
FromLiveViewCong>DefaultViewerselectthedefaultmethodforviewingvideoimagesinyourbrowser.Theproductattempts toshowthevideoimagesintheselectedvideoformatandviewer.Ifthisisnotpossible,theproductoverridesthesettingsand selectsthebestavailablecombination.
BrowserViewerDescription
WindowsInternetExplorer
Otherbrowsers
Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheonlinehelp.
AMC
QuickTime
StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa
ServerPush
QuickTime
StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa
RecommendedviewerinInternetExplorer(H.264/MotionJPEG).
H.264.
newimage.
Recommendedviewerforotherbrowsers(MotionJPEG).
H.264.
newimage.
ViewerSettings
Tocongureoptionsfortheviewer,gotoLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
•SelectShowviewertoolbartodisplaytheAXISMediaControl(AMC)ortheQuickTimeviewertoolbarunderthevideo imageinyourbrowser.
H.264decoderinstallation.TheadministratorcandisableinstallationoftheH.264decoderincludedwithAXISMedia Control.Thisisusedtopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.Furtherdecoderlicensescanbepurchasedfromyour Axisreseller.
•SelectShowcrosshairinPTZjoystickmodetoenableacrossthatwillindicatethecenteroftheimageinPTZjoystick mode.
•SelectUsePTZjoystickmodeasdefaulttoenablejoystickmode.Themodecanbechangedtemporarilyfromthe PTZcontrolpanel.
•SelectEnablerecordingbuttontoenablerecordingfromtheLiveViewpage.Thisbuttonisavailablewhenusingthe AMCviewer.TherecordingsaresavedtothelocationspeciedintheAMCControlPanel.SeeAXISMediaControl (AMC)onpage13.
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UserDenedLinks
Todisplayuser-denedlinksintheLiveViewpage,selecttheShowcustomlinkoption,givethelinkanameandthenentertheURL tolinkto.Whendeningaweblinkdonotremovethe'http://'fromtheURLaddress.Customlinkscanbeusedtorunscriptsor activateexternaldevicesconnectedtotheproduct,ortheycanlinktoawebpage.Customlinksdenedascgilinkswillrunthe scriptinthebackground,inahiddenframe.Deningthelinkasaweblinkwillopenthelinkinanewwindow.
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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
PresetPositions
Apresetpositionisasavedviewthatcanbeusedtoquicklysteerthecameratoaspecicposition.Apresetpositionconsistsof thefollowingvalues:
•Panandtiltpositions
•Zoomposition
•Focusposition(manualorautomatic)
•Irisposition(manualorautomatic)
AccessthePresetPositions
Presetpositionscanbeaccessedinseveralways:
•ByselectingthepresetfromthePresetpositionsdrop-downlistintheLiveViewPage.
•Whensettingupactionrules.Seepage35.
•Whensettingupguardtours.Seepage27.
•WhensettinguptheGatekeeper.Seepage27.
AddaPresetPosition
1.GotoPTZ>PresetPositions.
2.Clickintheimageorusethecontrolstosteerthecameraviewtothedesiredposition,seePresetPositions.
3.EnteradescriptivenameintheCurrentpositioneld.
4.Ifrequired,selectUsecurrentpositionasHome.
5.ClickAddtosavethepresetposition.
Toincludethepresetpositionnameintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo,selectIncludeoverlaytextandenterthemodier#Pinthe
eld.Formoreinformationaboutmodiers,seeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
.
SettheHomePosition
TheHomepositionisreadilyaccessiblebyclickingtheHomebuttonontheLiveViewpageandinthePresetPositionssetupwindow.
Tosetacustomizedhomeposition,selectUsecurrentpositionasHomewhenaddingapresetposition.Theuser-denedhome positionwillhave(H)added,forexample,Entrance(H).ThedefaultHomeposition,called“Home”,willstillbeavailable.
TheproductcanbeconguredtoreturntotheHomepositionwhenthePTZfunctionalityhasbeeninactiveforaspeciedlength oftime.EnterthelengthoftimeintheReturntohomewheninactiveeldandclickSave.Setthetimetozerotopreventthe productfromautomaticallyreturningtotheHomeposition.
SetNewPan0°
Important
SetnewPan0°affectsallpreviouslydenedpresets,guardtours,masksetc.
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Autotracking
TheAxisproductcandetectmovementintheeldofview,forexampleamovingvehicleorperson.Ifautotrackingisenabled,the Axisproductwillautomaticallypanandtilttofollowthemovingobject.Incasethereismuchsimultaneousmovement,theareawith themostmovementwillbefollowed.Autotrackingcontinuesuntilthemovingobjectstopsordisappearsfromthemonitoredarea. Movementinareasblockedbyprivacymasksandinexcludeareasdoesnottriggerautotracking.
ItisstronglyrecommendedtoenablethePTZControlQueueifautotrackingandguardtourareenabledsimultaneously.InthePTZ ControlQueue,guardtourhaslowerprioritythanautotracking,soautotrackingwillnotbeabandonedtostartaguardtour.
Conguration
Start/StopAutotracking-ClickStarttoenableautotracking.Todisableautotracking,clickStop.
Settings-TheMovementtriggersensitivitylevelcanbesettoLow,MediumorHigh.Mediumisusuallyagoodchoice,dependingon
thesizeofthemovingobjectsandtheimagecontrast,aloworhighsensitivitymightbemoresuitable.
ExcludeAreas
Excludeareasareareaswheremovementistobeignored.
Note
Movementinanareablockedbyaprivacymaskisalwaysignored.
1.ClickAddareatocreateanexcludearea
2.Resizeandmovethearea(thebluerectangle)tothedesiredposition.
3.EnteradescriptivenameandclickSave.
Toremoveanarea,clickthenameoftheareaandclickRemove.Toenableordisableanarea,clickthenameoftheareaand clickEnable/Disable.
MaxLimits
Thepanandtiltlimitsrestricttheareawhereautotrackingisallowed.Theareabeyondthesetlimitswillbeignored.Thismayprove useful,forexample,toavoidtrackingbirdsinthesky.Betweenthepanstartandendlimits,autotrackingisallowedgoingclockwise. Theillustrationsshowthedifferencebetweensettingarangefrom135°to45°(1)andarangefrom45°to135°(2).
1.SelectEnabletiltlimitandEnablepanlimitrespectivelytoenablethetiltandpanlimits.
2.EntertheTiltangleandPanlimitvalues,orclickthelinksandmovethebluehorizontalandverticalbarsinthepreview windowuntilsatised.
3.ClickSave.
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-180°/180°
0°
90°-90°
-180°/180°
0°
A
B
B
A
1
2
PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
Topview
APanlimitstart BPanlimitend
Gatekeeper
TheActiveGatekeepermonitorsanareasuchasanentrancegate.Whenmotionisdetectedinthemonitoredarea,theGatekeeper will,dependingonconguration,steerthecameratoaselectedpresetpositionorstartautotrackingfromaselectedpresetposition. Usingazoomed-inpresetpositioncanmakeitpossibleto,forexample,readalicenseplateoridentifyaperson.Whenmotion isnolongerdetected,thecamerareturnstoitsHomepositionafteradenedtime.
ToenabletheGatekeeper,gotoPTZ>Gatekeeperandfollowtheonlineinstructions.
Itisalsopossibleto,forexample,recordvideoorsaveimages(takeasnapshot)whiletheGatekeeperisactive.GotoEventsandset upanactionrulewithPTZPresetReachedorAutotrackingastrigger.
GuardTour
Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositions,one-by-one,inapredeterminedorderoratrandomandfor congurabletimeperiods.Theenabledguardtourwillkeeprunningaftertheuserhasloggedofforclosedthebrowser.
TheguardtourcapabilityinthisAxisproductalsoincludestourrecording.TourrecordingisdescribedinTourRecordingonpage28.
Toaddaguardtour:
1.GotoPTZ>GuardTourandclickAdd.
2.SelectCreateapresettourandclickOK.
3.Enteradescriptivename.
4.Specifythepauselengthbetweenruns.
5.SelectanavailablepresetpositionandclickApply.
6.SpecifytheMoveSpeed.
7.SpecifytheViewTimeinsecondsorminutes.
8.SpecifytheViewOrderorselecttheRandomvieworderoption.
9.ClickSave.
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Tomodifyorremoveguardtours,gotoPTZ>GuardTour,selecttheguardtourintheGuardTourListandclickModify/Remove.
Note
ForproductsthatsupportLimitedGuardTour,theproducthasaxedminimumviewtime
Formoreinformationseetheonlinehelp.
TourRecording
Theguardtourfunctioninthisproductincludestourrecording,whichallowsrecordingofacustomtourusinganinputdevicesuchas ajoystick,mouse,keyboardorthroughtheVAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface(API).Arecordedtourisareplayofarecorded sequenceofPan/Tilt/Zoommovements,includingtheirvariablespeedsandlengths.
Toaddarecordedtour:
1.GotoPTZ>GuardTourandclickAdd.
2.SelectCreatearecordtourandclickOK.
3.Enteradescriptivename.
4.Specifythepauselengthbetweenruns.
5.Click
6.Whensatised,click.
7.ClickOK.
Note
Onlythenameoftherecordedtourandpausebetweenrunscanbemodied.Startinganewrecordingwilloverwritethe existingguardtour.
TherecordedtourcanbeactivatedfromtheLiveViewandGuardTourpagesorthroughevents.Formoreinformationseethe
onlinehelp.
tostartrecordingthePan/Tilt/Zoommovements.
OSDIZones
On-ScreenDirectionIndicator(OSDI)zonescanbeincludedintheoverlaytext(seeOverlayonpage19)toaidtheusertonavigate theAxisproduct.EachOSDIzoneissetupwithcoordinatesandadescriptivename.
OSDIzonesaresetupunderPTZ>OSDIZones.TheAxisproductusesthecoordinatesofthecenteroftheviewtosetthelower leftandupperrightzoneareas.FirstnavigatetowhereyouwouldlikethelowermostleftpointoftheOSDIzonetobelocated. ClickGettosetthecoordinates.ProceedtowheretheupperrightpointofzoneshouldbelocatedandclickGet.Givethezonea descriptivenameandclickOK.
ToincludethenameoftheOSDIzoneintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo<VideoStream<OverlaySettings.ChecktheInclude textboxandenterthemodier#Lintheeld.Formoreinformationaboutmodiers,seeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsin
theonlinehelp
.
Advanced
Limits
Denethepan,tilt,zoomandfocuslimitsfortheAxisproduct.Movementstotheleftandright,upanddown,canberestrictedto narrowtheareaundersurveillance.
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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
Nearfocuslimitisusedtopreventthecamerafromautofocusingonobjectsclosetothecamera.Thisway,thecameracanignore objectssuchasoverheadwires,streetlights,orothercamerasplacedclosetothecamera.
Tomakethecamerafocusontheareasofinterest,setthenearfocuslimittoavaluethatisgreaterthanthedistanceatwhichthe uninterestingobjectstendtoappear.Seeillustrationbelowwherexisthenearfocuslimitvalue.
Movespeedsetsthespeedofthecamera’spanandtiltmovements.Thedefaultsettingismaximumspeed.
SelectEnableadjustablezoomspeedtousevariablespeedswhencontrollingthezoomwithforexampleajoystickoramousewheel. ThezoomspeedisautomaticallysetthroughthecommandcontinuouszoommoveintheVAPIX®ApplicationProgramming Interface(API).Deselectthefeaturetousethehighestzoomspeedwhichisthesamespeedformovingtopresets.
Whenusingajoystick(oremulatingonewiththemouse)theEnableproportionalspeedsettingcanbeusedtoreducethemaximum pan/tiltmovementspeed,i.e.thespeedthecameraviewmovesatwhenthejoystickispushedallthewayoutinanydirection.Thisis usefulthentheviewiszoomedinonanobject.
Seetheonlinehelp
formoreinformation.
DeviceSettings
TheDeviceSettingswindowdisplaysdriverspecicsettings.Theappearanceofthiswindowcanvarydependingonthedriver installed.Optionsthatcanbeconguredinclude:
•DriverSpecicSettingsforVideoSource
•MechanicalLimitsforMovingVideoSource
•LightControlVideoSource
•ExtendedDriverSpecicSettingsforVideoSource
FordownloadandinstallationinformationaboutPTZdriversforyourAxisproductpleasevisitwww.axis.com/techsup/
Controls
AdvancedPTZsettingscanbeconguredunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls.
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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
ThePanelShortcutCommandButtonslistshowstheuser-denedbuttonsthatcanbeaccessedfromtheLiveViewpage’sCtrl panel.ThesebuttonscanbeusedtoprovidedirectaccesstocommandsissuedusingtheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface.
ClickAddtoaddanewshortcutcommandbutton.
ThefollowingPTZcontrolsareenabledbydefault:
•Pancontrol
•Tiltcontrol
•Zoomcontrol
•Focuscontrol
•Iriscontrol
Todisablespeciccontrols,deselecttheoptionsunderEnable/Disablecontrols.
ControlQueue
Note
•TheadministratorcanenableanddisablePTZcontrolsforselectedusers.
•Toidentifydifferentusersintheviewergroup,cookiesmustbeenabledontheclient.
•TheControlqueuepolltimeismeasuredinseconds.Formoreinformationseetheonlinehelp.
TheadministratorcansetupaqueueforPTZcontrollersfromPTZ>ControlQueue.Oncesetup,thePTZControlQueuebuttons appearintheLiveViewpageofferingoneviewerexclusivecontrolforalimitedperiodoftime.Otheruserswillbeplacedinqueue.
Auserwhobelongstoagroup(seeUsersonpage43)withahigherPTZprioritycangobeforeotherusersinthequeueandtake controloftheproduct.Theorderofpriorityisasfollows:
1.Administrator—AnadministratortakesoverPTZcontrolregardlessofwhoisrstinqueue.Theadministratorwillbe removedfromthequeue60secondsafterthelastPTZcontrolcommand.
2.Event—TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtogotoapresetpositionwhentriggeredbyanalarm(seeEventsonpage35). Theeventwillimmediatelybeplacedrstinthequeueexceptwhenanadministratorisincontrol.
3.Operator—Sameasadministratorbutwithlowerpriority
4.GuardTour—Aguardtour(seepage27)hasPTZcontrolforanindeniteperiodoftime.Itmaybeoverriddenbyan operator,eventoradministrator.Theguardtourwillresumewhenhigherprioritygroupsleavethequeue.
5.Viewer—Multipleviewersmustwaitfortheirturn.Theviewerhas60secondsPTZcontrolbeforecontrolispassed ontothenextviewerinqueue.
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Detectors
Detectors
ShockDetection
EnableShockDetectionfromtheDetectorsmenu.Shockdetectionisused,forexample,togenerateanalarmiftheproductishit byanobjectoriftheproductistamperedwith.
UsetheShocksensitivityslidertoadjustthesensitivitylevelatwhichtheproductshouldsendanalarm.Lowsensitivityvalue impliesthattheproductwillgenerateanalarmonlyifthehitispowerful.Ahighsensitivityvalueimpliesthattheproductwill generateanalarmevenwithmildtampering.
MotionDetection
Motiondetectionisusedtogenerateanalarmwhenevermovementstartsorstopsinthecameraview.
Motiondetectionisconguredbydeningupto10IncludeandExcludewindows:
Includewindows—deneareaswheremotionshouldbedetected
Excludewindows—deneareaswithinanIncludewindowthatshouldbeignored(areasoutsideIncludewindows areautomaticallyignored).
Forinstructions,seeSetUpMotionDetectionWindowsonpage31.
Tocontrolthenumberofmotiondetectionalarms,theparametersObjectSize,HistoryandSensitivitycanbeadjusted.See MotionDetectionParametersonpage31.
Oncemotiondetectionwindowsarecongured,theAxisproductcanbeconguredtoperformactionswhenmotionisdetected. Possibleactionsincludeuploadingimagesandstartrecording.Formoreinformation,seeSetUpActionRulesonpage35.
Note
•Usingthemotiondetectionfeaturemaydecreasetheproduct’soverallperformance.
•ThepositionoftheMotionDetectionWindowisrelativetotheorientationoftheCamera.Changingtheorientationofthe
camerawillalsochangethepositionoftheMotionDetectionWindow.
SetUpMotionDetectionWindows
TosetupamotiondetectionIncludeWindow,followtheseinstructions:
1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetection.
2.SelecttheCongureIncludedWindowsoptionandclickNew.Selectthenewwindowinthelistofwindowsand enteradescriptivename.
3.Adjustthesize(dragthebottomright-handcorner)andtheposition(clickonthetextatthetopanddragtothedesired position)ofthewindow.
4.AdjusttheObjectSize,HistoryandSensitivityprolesliders(seeMotionDetectionParametersfordetails).Anydetected motionwithinanactivewindowisindicatedbyredpeaksintheActivitywindow.
5.ClickSave.
Toexcludepartsoftheincludewindow,selecttheCongureExcludedWindowsandpositiontheexcludewindowwithinthe includewindow.
Todeleteanincludeorexcludewindow ,selectthewindowinthelistofwindowsandclickDel.
MotionDetectionParameters
Theparameterscontrollingmotiondetectionaredescribedinthetablebelow:
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Parameter
Description
Highlevel(100%)
Mediumlevel(50%)
Lowlevel(0%)
Recommendedvalues
Defaultvalues
Note
•Totriggeronsmallobjectsormovements,useseveralsmallmotiondetectionwindowsratherthanonelargewindow,
andselectalowobjectsize.
•Toavoidtriggeringonsmallobjects,selectahighobjectsize.
•Whilemonitoringanareawheremovingobjectsarenotexpected,selectahighhistorylevel.Thiswillcausemotion
detectiontotriggeraslongastheobjectispresentinthewindow .
•Toonlydetectashinglight,selectalowsensitivity.Inothercaseshighsensitivityisrecommended.
ObjectSize
Objectsizerelativetowindow size.
Onlyverylargeobjectstrigger motiondetection.
Evenverysmallobjectstrigger motiondetection.
5–15%60–90%75–95%
15%90%90%
History
Objectmemorylength.
Anobjectthatappearsin thewindowtriggersmotion detectionforalongtime beforeitisconsideredas non-moving.
Anobjectthatappearsin thewindowtriggersmotion detectiononlyforaveryshort timebeforeitisconsideredas non-moving.
Sensitivity
Differenceinluminance betweenbackgroundand object.
Ordinarycoloredobjectson ordinarybackgroundstrigger motiondetection.
Alargedifferenceinluminance isrequiredtotriggermotion detection.
Onlyverybrightobjectson adarkbackgroundtrigger motiondetection.
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Applications
Applications
AXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)isanopenplatformthatenablesthirdpartiestodevelopanalyticsandotherapplications forAxisproducts.Forinformationaboutavailableapplications,downloads,trialsandlicenses,gotowww.axis.com/applications
Note
•Severalapplicationscanrunatthesametimebutsomeapplicationsmightnotbecompatiblewitheachother.Certain
combinationsofapplicationsmightrequiretoomuchprocessingpowerormemoryresourceswhenruninparallel.Verify thattheapplicationsworktogetherbeforedeployment.
ApplicationLicenses
Someapplicationsneedalicensetorun.Licensescanbeinstalledintwoways:
•Automaticinstallation—requiresaccesstotheInternet
•Manualinstallation—obtainthelicensekeyfromtheapplicationvendoranduploadthekeytotheAxisproduct
Torequestalicense,theAxisproductserialnumber(S/N)isrequired.Theserialnumbercanbefoundontheproductlabelandunder SystemOptions>Support>SystemOverview.
UploadApplication
Touploadandstartanapplication:
1.GotoSetup>Applications.
2.UnderUploadApplication,clickBrowse.LocatetheapplicationleandclickUploadPackage.
3.Installthelicense(ifapplicable).Forinstructions,seethedocumentationprovidedbytheapplicationvendor.
4.Starttheapplication.GotopageApplications,selecttheapplicationinthelistofinstalledapplicationsandclickStart.
5.Conguretheapplication.Forinstructions,seethedocumentationprovidedbytheapplicationvendor.
Note
•Applicationscanbeuploadedbyproductadministrators.
•ApplicationsandlicensescanbeinstalledonmultipleproductsatthesametimeusingAXISCameraManagement,version
3.10andlater.
Togeneratealoglefortheapplication,gotoApplications.SelecttheapplicationandclickLog.
ApplicationConsiderations
Ifanapplicationisupgraded,applicationsettings,includingthelicense,willberemoved.Thelicensemustbereinstalledand theapplicationrecongured.
IftheAxisproduct’srmwareisupgraded,uploadedapplicationsandtheirsettingswillremainunchanged,althoughthisisnot guaranteedbyAxisCommunications.Notethattheapplicationmustbesupportedbythenewrmware.Forinformationabout rmwareupgrades,seeUpgradetheFirmware.
IftheAxisproductisrestarted,runningapplicationswillrestartautomatically.
IftheAxisproductisrestored,uploadedapplicationsremainunchangedbutmustberestarted.Tostarttheapplication,goto Setup>Applications.SelecttheapplicationinthelistofinstalledapplicationsandclickStart.Forinformationaboutrestoring theAxisproduct,seeMaintenance.
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IftheAxisproductisresettofactorydefault,uploadedapplicationsandtheirsettingsareremoved.Forinformationaboutfactory default,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings.
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Events
TheEventpagesallowyoutoconguretheAxisproducttoperformactionswhendifferenteventsoccur.Forexample,theproduct canstartarecordingorsendanemailnoticationwhenmotionisdetected.Thesetofconditionsthatdeneshowandwhen theactionistriggerediscalledanactionrule.
SetUpActionRules
Anactionruledenestheconditionsthatmustbemetfortheproducttoperformanaction,forexamplerecordvideoorsendan emailnotication.Ifmultipleconditionsaredened,allofthemmustbemettotriggertheaction.
Formoreinformationaboutavailabletriggersandactions,seeTriggersonpage35andActionsonpage37.
Thefollowingexampledescribeshowtosetupanactionruletorecordvideotoanetworkshareifthereismovementinthe camera’seldofview.
Setupmotiondetectionandaddanetworkshare:
1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetectionandcongureamotiondetectionwindow.Seepage31.
2.GotoSystemOptions>Storageandsetupthenetworkshare.Seepage53.
Setuptheactionrule:
1.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickAdd.
2.SelectEnableruleandenteradescriptivenamefortherule.
3.SelectDetectorsfromtheTriggerdrop-downlist.
4.SelectMotionDetectionfromthedrop-downlist.Selectthemotiondetectionwindowtouse.
5.Optionally,selectaScheduleandAdditionalconditions.Seebelow.
6.UnderActions,selectRecordVideofromtheTypedrop-downlist.
7.SelectaStreamproleandconguretheDurationsettingsasdescribedbelow.
8.SelectNetworkSharefromtheStoragedrop-downlist.
Tousemorethanonetriggerfortheactionrule,selectAdditionalconditionsandclickAddtoaddadditionaltriggers.Whenusing additionalconditions,allconditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
Topreventanactionfrombeingtriggeredrepeatedly,aWaitatleasttimecanbeset.Enterthetimeinhours,minutesandseconds, duringwhichthetriggershouldbeignoredbeforetheactionrulecanbeactivatedagain.
TherecordingDurationofsomeactionscanbesettoincludetimeimmediatelybeforeandaftertheevent.SelectPre-triggertime and/orPost-triggertimeandenterthenumberofseconds.WhenWhiletheruleisactiveisenabledandtheactionistriggered againduringthepost-triggertime,therecordingtimewillbeextendedwithanotherpost-triggertimeperiod.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
.
Triggers
Availableactionruletriggersandconditionsinclude:
Applications–Useinstalledapplicationstotriggertherule.SeeApplicationsonpage33.
Detectors
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-LiveStreamAccessed–Triggertherulewhenanystreamisaccessedandduringedgestorageplayback. Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendnotications.
-MotionDetection–Triggertherulewhenmotionisdetected.SeeMotionDetectiononpage31.
-ShockDetection–TriggertherulewhentheAxisproductdetectsithasbeentiltedorhit.SeeShockDetection onpage31.
Hardware
-Network–Triggertheruleifnetworkconnectionislostorrestored.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtostart recordingtotheSDcard.
-Temperature–Triggertheruleifthetemperaturefallsoutsideorinsidetheoperatingrangeoftheproduct.This canforexamplebeusedtosendmaintenancenotications.
InputSignal
-ManualTrigger–TriggertheruleusingtheManualTriggerbuttonintheLiveViewpage.SeeControlson theLiveViewPageonpage10.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidateactionsduringproductinstallation andconguration.
-VirtualInputs–canbeusedbyaVMS(VideoManagementSystem)totriggeractions.Virtualinputscan,for example,beconnectedtobuttonsintheVMSuserinterface.
PTZ
-Autotracking–Triggertherulewhenautotrackingstartsorstops.SeeAutotrackingonpage26.
-Error–TriggertheruleifthePTZfunctionalityisnotworkingcorrectly.Thiscanforexamplebeusedto sendmaintenancenotications.
-Moving–TriggertherulewhenthecameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.Thiscanforexamplebeused asanadditionalconditiontopreventanactionruletriggeredbymotiondetectiontorecordvideowhilethe cameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.
-PresetReached–Triggertherulewhenthecamerastopsatapresetposition.Thiscanbeforexamplebeused withtheSendImagesactiontouploadimagesfromthepresetposition.
-Ready–TriggertherulewhenthePTZfunctionalityisreadytobeused.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosteer thecameratoaspecicpresetpositionwhentheproductisstarted.
Storage
-Disruption–Triggertheruleifstorageproblemsaredetected,forexampleifthestoragedeviceisunavailable, removed,full,lockedorifotherreadorwriteproblemsoccur.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendmaintenance notications.
-Recording–TriggerstherulewhentheAxisproductrecordstothestoragedevice.Therecordingstatustrigger canbeusedtonotifytheoperator,forexamplebyashingLEDlights,iftheproducthasstartedorstoppedto recordtothestoragedevice.Notethat,thistriggercanbeusedonlyforedgestoragerecordingstatus.
System
-SystemReady–Triggertherulewhentheproducthasbeenstartedandallservicesarerunning.Thiscanfor examplebeusedtosendanoticationwhentheproductrestarts.
Time
-Recurrence–Triggertheruleperiodically.SeeSetUpRecurrencesonpage39.Thiscanforexamplebeusedto uploadanimageevery5minutes.
-UseSchedule–Triggertheruleaccordingtotheselectedschedule.SeeCreateSchedulesonpage39.
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Actions
Availableactionsinclude:
Day/NightVisionMode–Setdaymode(IRcutlteron)ornightmode(IRcutlteroff).
OverlayText–Displayanoverlaytext.SeeUseOverlayTextinanActionRuleonpage21.
PTZControl
-Autotracking–Startautotracking.SeeAutotrackingonpage26.
-PresetPosition–Gotoapresetposition.
-GuardTour–Startaguardtour.SeeGuardTouronpage27.
RecordVideo–Recordvideotoaselectedstorage.
SendImages–Sendimagestoarecipient.
SendNotication–Sendanoticationmessagetoarecipient.
SendSNMPTrap–SendanSNMPtrapmessagetotheoperator.MakesurethatSNMPisenabledandcongured underSystemOptions>Network>SNMP.
SendVideoClip–Sendavideocliptoarecipient.
AddRecipients
Theproductcansendmedialesandmessagestonotifyusersaboutevents.Beforetheproductcansendmedialesornotication messages,youmustdeneoneoremorerecipients.Forinformationaboutavailableoptions,seeRecipientTypesonpage37.
Toaddarecipient:
1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivename.
3.SelectarecipientType.
4.Entertheinformationneededfortherecipienttype.
5.ClickTesttotesttheconnectiontotherecipient.
6.ClickOK.
RecipientTypes
Thefollowingrecipientsareavailable:
RecipientUsewithactionNotes
Email
SendImages
SendNotication
Anemailrecipientcancontainmultipleemailaddresses.
SendVideoClip
FTP
SendImages
SendVideoClip
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SFTPSendImages
HTTP
HTTPSSendImages
NetworkShareSendImages
TCPSendNotication
SendVideoClip
SendImages
SendNotication
SendVideoClip
SendNotication
SendVideoClip
SendVideoClip
EncryptedletransferusingSSHFileTransportProtocol (SFTP).SFTPisamoresecuremethodthanFTPbutle transfermightbeslower,especiallyforlargelessuchashigh resolutionvideo.
SpecifylogininformationfortheSFTPserverandtheserver’s publickeyMD5ngerprint(32hexadecimaldigits).
TheSFTPrecipientsupportsSFTPserversusingSSH-2with RSAandDSAhostkeytypes.RSAisthepreferredmethod.To useDSA,disabletheRSAkeyontheSFTPserver.
EncryptedletransferusingHyperTextTransferProtocol Secure(HTTPS).
SpecifylogininformationfortheHTTPSserverandvalidate theserver’scerticate.IfthereisaproxybetweentheAxis productandtheHTTPSserver ,alsospecifytheproxysettings.
Anetworksharecanalsobeusedasastoragedevicefor recordedvideo.GoSystemOptions>Storagetocongure anetworksharebeforesettingupacontinuousrecordingor anactionruletorecordvideo.Formoreinformationabout storagedevices,seeStorageonpage51.
SetUpEmailRecipients
Emailrecipientscanbeconguredbyselectingoneofthelistedemailproviders,orbyspecifyingtheSMTPserver,portand authenticationusedby,forexample,acorporateemailserver.
Note
Someemailprovidershavesecurityltersthatpreventusersfromreceivingorviewinglargeamountofattachments,from receivingscheduledemailsandsimilar .Checktheemailprovider’ssecuritypolicytoavoiddeliveryproblemsandlocked emailaccounts.
Tosetupanemailrecipientusingoneofthelistedproviders:
1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.
2.EnteraNameandselectEmailfromtheTypelist.
3.EntertheemailaddressestosendemailstointheToeld.Usecommastoseparatemultipleaddresses.
4.SelecttheemailproviderfromtheProviderlist.
5.EntertheuserIDandpasswordfortheemailaccount.
6.ClickTesttosendatestemail.
Tosetupanemailrecipientusingforexampleacorporateemailserver,followtheinstructionsabovebutselectUserdenedas Provider.EntertheemailaddresstoappearassenderintheFromeld.SelectAdvancedsettingsandspecifytheSMTPserver address,portandauthenticationmethod.Optionally,selectUseencryptiontosendemailsoveranencryptedconnection.Theserver certicatecanbevalidatedusingthecerticatesavailableintheAxisproduct.Forinformationonhowtouploadcerticates, seeCerticatesonpage45.
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CreateSchedules
Schedulescanbeusedasactionruletriggersorasadditionalconditions,forexampletorecordvideoifmotionisdetectedoutside ofcehours.Useoneofthepredenedschedulesorcreateanewscheduleasdescribedbelow.
Tocreateanewschedule:
1.GotoEvents>SchedulesandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivenameandtheinformationneededforadaily,weekly,monthlyoryearlyschedule.
3.ClickOK.
Tousethescheduleinanactionrule,selecttheschedulefromtheScheduledrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppage.
SetUpRecurrences
Recurrencesareusedtotriggeractionrulesrepeatedly,forexampleevery5minutesoreveryhour.
Tosetuparecurrence:
1.GotoEvents>RecurrencesandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivenameandrecurrencepattern.
3.ClickOK.
Tousetherecurrenceinanactionrule,rstselectTimefromtheTriggerdrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppageandthen selecttherecurrencefromtheseconddrop-downlist.
Tomodifyorremoverecurrences,selecttherecurrenceintheRecurrencesListandclickModifyorRemove.
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Recordings
Recordings
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorecordvideocontinuouslyoraccordingtoanactionrule:
•Tostartacontinuousrecording,seepage41.
•Tosetupactionrules,seepage35.
•Toaccessrecordings,seeFindRecordingsonpage40.
•Toplayrecordings,seePlayRecordingonpage40.
•Toexportarecordingasavideoclip,seeExportVideoCliponpage41.
•Tocongurecameracontrolledstorage,seeStorageonpage51.
FindRecordings
RecordingsstoredontheSDcardornetworksharecanbeaccessedfromtheRecordings>Listpage.Thepagelistsallrecordingson thestoragedeviceandshowseachrecording’sstartdateandtime,durationandtheeventthattriggeredtherecording.
Note
Therecording’sstartdateandtimeissetaccordingtotheAxisproduct’sdateandtimesettings.IftheAxisproductis conguredtouseatimezonedifferentfromthelocaltimezone,makesuretoconguretheRecordingtimeltersaccording totheproduct’stimezone.DateandtimesettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Date&Time,seeDate&Time onpage45.
Tondarecording,followthesesteps:
1.GotoRecordings>List.
2.Toreducethenumberofrecordingsdisplayed,selectthedesiredoptionsunderFilter:
Recordingtime–ListrecordingsthatstartedbetweentheFromandTotimes.
Event–Listrecordingsthatweretriggeredbyaspecicevent.Selectcontinuoustolistcontinuousrecordings.
Storage–Listrecordingsfromaspecicstoragedevice.
Sort–Specifyhowrecordingsshouldbesortedinthelist.
Results–Specifythemaximumnumberofrecordingstodisplay.
3.Toapplythelters,clicktheFilterbutton.Someltersmaytakealongtimetocomplete.
4.TherecordingsaredisplayedintheRecordinglist.
Toplayarecording,selecttherecordingandclickPlay.SeealsoPlayRecordingonpage40.
Toviewdetailedinformationaboutarecording,selecttherecordingandclickProperties.
Toexportarecordingorapartofarecordingasavideoclip,selecttherecordingandclickExport.SeealsoExportVideoClipon page41.
Toremovearecordingfromthestoragedevice,selecttherecordingandclickRemove.
PlayRecording
RecordingsontheSDcardornetworksharecanbeplayeddirectlyfromtheAxisproduct’swebpages.
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Recordings
Toplayarecording,followthesesteps:
1.GotoRecordings>List.
2.Toreducethenumberofrecordingsdisplayed,selectthedesiredoptionsunderFilterandclicktheFilterbuttonto applythelters.SeealsoFindRecordingsonpage40.
3.SelecttherecordingandclickPlay.Therecordingwillbeplayedinanewbrowserwindow.
ExportVideoClip
RecordingsontheSDcardornetworksharecanbeexportedasvideoclips.Itispossibletoexportacompleterecordingora partofarecording.
Note
TheexportedrecordingisaMatroskavideole(.mkv).ToplaytherecordinginWindowsMediaPlayer,AXISMatroskaFile Splittermustbeinstalled.AXISMatroskaFileSplittercanbedownloadedfromwww.axis.com/techsup/software
Toexportavideoclip,followthesesteps:
1.GotoRecordings>List.
2.Toreducethenumberofrecordingsdisplayed,selectthedesiredoptionsunderFilterandclicktheFilterbuttonto applythelters.SeealsoFindRecordingsonpage40.
3.SelecttherecordingandclickExport.TheExportRecordingdialogopens.
4.Bydefault,thecompleterecordingisselected.Toexportapartoftherecording,modifythestartandstoptimes.
5.Optionally,enteralenamefortherecording.
6.ClickExport.
Note
Recordingscanalsobeexportedfromtheplaybackwindow .
ContinuousRecording
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtocontinuouslysavevideotoastoragedevice.Forinformationaboutstoragedevices,seeStorage onpage51.Topreventthediskfrombecomingfull,itisrecommendedtocongurethedisktoautomaticallyremoveoldrecordings.
Ifanewstreamproleisselectedwhilearecordingisongoing,therecordingwillbestoppedandsavedintherecordinglistanda newrecordingwiththenewstreamprolewillstart.Allpreviouscontinuousrecordingswillremainintherecordinglistuntilthey areremovedmanuallyorthroughautomaticremovalofoldrecordings.
Tostartacontinuousrecording,followthesesteps:
1.GotoRecordings>Continuous.
2.SelectEnabled.
3.SelectthetypeofstoragedevicefromtheStoragelist.
4.SelectaStreamproletouseforcontinuousrecordings.
5.ClickSavetosaveandstarttherecording.
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Languages
Languages
MultiplelanguagescanbeinstalledintheAxisproduct.Allwebpagesincludingtheonlinehelpwillbedisplayedintheselected language.Toswitchlanguages,gotoSetup>Languagesandrstuploadthenewlanguagele.Browseandlocatetheleandclick theUploadLanguagebutton.SelectthenewlanguagefromthelistandclickSave.
Note
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettingswilleraseanyuploadedlanguagelesandresettheproductlanguageto
English.
•ClickingtheRestorebuttonontheMaintenancepagewillnotaffectthelanguage.
•Armwareupgradewillnotaffectthelanguageused.Howeverifyouhaveuploadedanewlanguagetotheproductand
laterupgradethermware,itmayhappenthatthetranslationnolongermatchestheproduct'swebpages.Inthiscase, uploadanupdatedlanguagele.
•Alanguagealreadyinstalledintheproductwillbereplacedwhenacurrentoralaterversionofthelanguageleisuploaded.
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SystemOptions
SystemOptions
Security
Users
UseraccesscontrolisenabledbydefaultandcanbeconguredunderSystemOptions>Security>Users.Anadministratorcan setupotherusersbygivingthemusernamesandpasswords.Itisalsopossibletoallowanonymousviewerlogin,whichmeans thatanybodymayaccesstheLiveViewpage.
Theuserlistdisplaysauthorizedusersandusergroups(accesslevels):
ViewershaveaccesstotheLiveViewpage
Operatorshaveaccesstoallsettingsexcept:
-creatingandmodifyingPTZpresets
-creatingandmodifyingPTZcontrolsettings
-creatingandmodifyingprivacymasksettings
-uploadingapplicationsandlanguageles
-anyofthesettingsincludedintheSystemOptions
Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.Theadministratorcanadd,modifyandremoveotherusers.
Note
NotethatwhentheoptionEncrypted&unencryptedisselected,thewebserverwillencryptthepassword.Thisisthedefault optionforanewunitoraunitresettofactorydefaultsettings.
UnderHTTP/RTSPPasswordSettings,selectthetypeofpasswordtoallow.Youmayneedtoallowunencryptedpasswordsifthereare viewingclientsthatdonotsupportencryption,orifyouupgradedthermwareandexistingclientssupportencryptionbutneed tologinagainandbeconguredtousethisfunctionality.
UnderUserSettings,selecttheEnableanonymousviewerloginoptiontoallowanonymoususersaccesstotheLiveViewpage.
SelecttheEnableanonymousPTZcontrollogintoallowanonymoususersaccesstothePTZcontrols.
DeselecttheEnableBasicSetupoptiontohidetheBasicSetupmenu.BasicSetupprovidesquickaccesstosettingsthatshouldbe madebeforeusingtheAxisproduct.
ONVIF
ONVIF(OpenNetworkVideoInterfaceForum)isaglobalinterfacestandardthatmakesiteasierforendusers,integrators,consultants, andmanufacturerstotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofferedbynetworkvideotechnology.ONVIFenablesinteroperability betweendifferentvendorproducts,increasedexibility ,reducedcostandfuture-proofsystems.
BycreatingauseryouautomaticallyenableONVIFcommunication.UsetheusernameandpasswordwithallONVIFcommunication withtheproduct.Formoreinformationseewww.onvif.org
IPAddressFilter
IPaddresslteringisenabledontheSystemOptions>Security>IPAddressFilterpage.Onceenabled,thelistedIPaddressare allowedordeniedaccesstotheAxisproduct.SelectAlloworDenyfromthelistandclickApplytoenableIPaddressltering.
Theadministratorcanaddupto256IPaddressentriestothelist(asingleentrycancontainmultipleIPaddresses).
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SystemOptions
HTTPS
HTTPS(HyperTextTransferProtocoloverSecureSocketLayer,orHTTPoverSSL)isawebprotocolprovidingencryptedbrowsing. HTTPScanalsobeusedbyusersandclientstoverifythatthecorrectdeviceisbeingaccessed.Thesecuritylevelprovidedby HTTPSisconsideredadequateformostcommercialexchanges.
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorequireHTTPSwhenusersfromdifferentusergroups(administrator,operator,viewer)login.
TouseHTTPS,anHTTPScerticatemustrstbeinstalled.GotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicatestoinstallandmanage certicates.SeeCerticatesonpage45.
ToenableHTTPSontheAxisproduct:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS
2.SelectanHTTPScerticatefromthelistofinstalledcerticates.
3.Optionally,clickCiphersandselecttheencryptionalgorithmstouseforSSL.
4.SettheHTTPSConnectionPolicyforthedifferentusergroups.
5.ClickSavetoenablethesettings.
ToaccesstheAxisproductviathedesiredprotocol,intheaddresseldinabrowser,enterhttps://fortheHTTPSprotocol andhttp://fortheHTTPprotocol.
TheHTTPSportcanbechangedontheSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advancedpage.
IEEE802.1X
IEEE802.1Xisastandardforport-basedNetworkAdmissionControlprovidingsecureauthenticationofwiredandwirelessnetwork devices.IEEE802.1XisbasedonEAP(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol).
ToaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X,devicesmustbeauthenticated.Theauthenticationisperformedbyanauthentication server,typicallyaRADIUSserver,examplesofwhichareFreeRADIUSandMicrosoftInternetAuthenticationService.
InAxisimplementation,theAxisproductandtheauthenticationserveridentifythemselveswithdigitalcerticatesusingEAP-TLS (ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-TransportLayerSecurity).ThecerticatesareprovidedbyaCerticationAuthority(CA). Youneed:
•aCAcerticatetoauthenticatetheauthenticationserver.
•aCA-signedclientcerticatetoauthenticatetheAxisproduct.
Tocreateandinstallcerticates,gotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicates.SeeCerticatesonpage45.ManyCAcerticates arepreinstalled.
ToallowtheproducttoaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>IEEE802.1X.
2.SelectaCACerticateandaClientCerticatefromthelistsofinstalledcerticates.
3.UnderSettings,selecttheEAPOLversionandprovidetheEAPidentityassociatedwiththeclientcerticate.
4.ChecktheboxtoenableIEEE802.1XandclickSave.
Note
Forauthenticationtoworkproperly ,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbesynchronizedwithanNTP server.SeeDate&Timeonpage45.
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Certicates
Certicatesareusedtoauthenticatedevicesonanetwork.Typicalapplicationsincludeencryptedwebbrowsing(HTTPS),network protectionviaIEEE802.1Xandsecureuploadofimagesandnoticationmessagesforexampleviaemail.Twotypesofcerticates canbeusedwiththeAxisproduct:
Server/Clientcerticates-ToauthenticatetheAxisproduct.
CAcerticates-Toauthenticatepeercerticates,forexamplethecerticateofanauthenticationserverincasetheAxisproductis
connectedtoanIEEE802.1Xprotectednetwork.
Note
Installedcerticates,exceptpreinstalledCAcerticates,willbedeletediftheproductisresettofactorydefault.Preinstalled CAcerticatesthathavebeendeletedwillbereinstalled.
AServer/Clientcerticatecanbeself-signedorissuedbyaCerticateAuthority(CA).Aself-signedcerticateofferslimited protectionandcanbeusedbeforeaCA-issuedcerticatehasbeenobtained.
Toinstallaself-signedcerticate:
1.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.
2.ClickCreateself-signedcerticateandprovidetherequestedinformation.
TocreateandinstallaCA-signedcerticate:
1.Createaself-signedcerticateasdescribedabove.
2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.
3.ClickCreatecerticatesigningrequestandprovidetherequestedinformation.
4.CopythePEM-formattedrequestandsendtotheCAofyourchoice.
5.Whenthesignedcerticateisreturned,clickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.
Server/ClientcerticatescanbeinstalledasCerticatefromsigningrequestorasCerticateandprivatekey.SelectCerticate andprivatekeyiftheprivatekeyistobeuploadasaseparateleorifthecerticateisinPKCS#12format.
TheAxisproductisshippedwithseveralpreinstalledCAcerticates.Ifrequired,additionalCAcerticatescanbeinstalled:
1.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.
2.ClickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.
Date&Time
TheAxisproduct’sdateandtimesettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Date&Time.
CurrentServerTimedisplaysthecurrentdateandtime(24hclock).Thetimecanbedisplayedin12hclockinthetextoverlay(see
below).
Tochangethedateandtimesettings,selectthepreferredTimemodeunderNewServerTime:
Synchronizewithcomputertime–Setsdateandtimeaccordingtothecomputer’sclock.Withthisoption,dateand timearesetonceandwillnotbeupdatedautomatically.
SynchronizewithNTPServer–ObtainsdateandtimefromanNTPserver.Withthisoption,dateandtimesettingsare updatedcontinuously.ForinformationonNTPsettings,seeNTPCongurationonpage48.
IfusingahostnamefortheNTPserver,aDNSservermustbecongured.SeeDNSCongurationonpage48.
Setmanually–Allowsyoutomanuallysetdateandtime.
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IfusinganNTPserver,selectyourTimezonefromthedrop-downlist.Ifrequired,checkAutomaticallyadjustfordaylightsaving timechanges.
TheDate&TimeFormatUsedinImagesisthedateandtimeformatdisplayedasatextoverlayinthevideostream.Usethe
predenedformatsorseeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp timeformats.Toincludedateandtimeintheoverlaytext,gotoVideoandselectIncludedateandIncludetime.
Network
BasicTCP/IPSettings
TheAxisproductsupportsIPversion4andIPversion6.Bothversionscanbeenabledsimultaneously,andatleastoneversion mustalwaysbeenabled.
IPv4AddressConguration
Bydefault,theAxisproductissettouseIPv4(IPversion4)andtoobtaintheIPaddressautomaticallyviaDHCP.TheIPv4settingsare conguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.
DHCP(DynamicHostCongurationProtocol)allowsnetworkadministratorstocentrallymanageandautomatetheassignmentof IPaddresses.DHCPshouldonlybeenabledifusingdynamicIPaddressnotication,oriftheDHCPcanupdateaDNSserver.Itis thenpossibletoaccesstheAxisproductbyname(hostname).
forinformationonhowtocreatecustomdateand
IfDHCPisenabledandtheproductcannotbeaccessed,runAXISIPUtilitytosearchthenetworkforconnectedAxisproducts,orreset theproducttothefactorydefaultsettings(seepage55)andthenperformtheinstallationagain.
TouseastaticIPaddress,checkUsethefollowingIPaddressandspecifytheIPaddress,subnetmaskanddefaultrouter.
IPv6AddressConguration
IfIPv6(IPversion6)isenabled,theAxisproductwillreceiveanIPaddressaccordingtothecongurationinthenetworkrouter .
ToenableIPv6,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.OthersettingsforIPv6shouldbeconguredinthenetworkrouter.
ARP/Ping
Theproduct’sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARPandPing.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddressUsingARP/Pingonpage46.
TheARP/Pingserviceisenabledbydefaultbutisautomaticallydisabledtwominutesaftertheproductisstarted,orassoonasanIP addressisassigned.Tore-assignIPaddressusingARP/Ping,theproductmustberestartedtoenableARP/Pingforanadditional twominutes.
Todisabletheservice,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>BasicandcleartheoptionEnableARP/PingsettingofIPaddress.
Pingingtheproductisstillpossiblewhentheserviceisdisabled.
AssignIPAddressUsingARP/Ping
Theproduct'sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARP/Ping.Thecommandmustbeissuedwithin2minutesofconnectingpower.
1.AcquireafreestaticIPaddressonthesamenetworksegmentasthecomputer.
2.Locatetheserialnumber(S/N)ontheproductlabel.
3.Openacommandpromptandenterthefollowingcommands:
Linux/Unixsyntax
arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>temp ping-s408<IPaddress>
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Linux/Unixexample
arp-s192.168.0.12500:40:8c:18:10:00temp ping-s408192.168.0.125
Windowssyntax(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptasanadministrator)
arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber> ping-l408-t<IPaddress>
Windowsexample(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptasanadministrator)
arp-s192.168.0.12500-40-8c-18-10-00 ping-l408-t192.168.0.125
4.Checkthatthenetworkcableisconnectedandthenrestarttheproductbydisconnectingandreconnectingpower.
5.ClosethecommandpromptwhentheproductrespondswithReplyfrom192.168.0.125:...orsimilar.
6.Openabrowserandtypehttp://<IPaddress>intheLocation/Addresseld.
ForothermethodsofassigningtheIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupport webatwww .axis.com/techsup
Note
•ToopenacommandpromptinWindows,opentheStartmenuandtypecmdintheRun/Searcheld.
•TousetheARPcommandinWindows8/Windows7/WindowsVista,right-clickthecommandprompticonandselect
Runasadministrator.
•ToopenacommandpromptinMacOSX,opentheTerminalutilityfromApplication>Utilities.
AXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)
AVHSusedinconjunctionwithanAVHSservice,provideseasyandsecureInternetaccesstoliveandrecordedvideoaccessiblefrom anylocation.FormoreinformationandhelptondalocalAVHSServiceProvidergotowww.axis.com/hosting
TheAVHSsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCPIP>Basic.ThepossibilitytoconnecttoanAVHSservice isenabledbydefault.Todisable,cleartheEnableAVHSbox.
One-clickenabled-Pressandholdtheproduct’scontrolbutton(seeHardwareOverviewonpage7)forabout3secondsto connecttoanAVHSserviceovertheInternet.Onceregistered,AlwayswillbeenabledandtheAxisproductstaysconnectedto theAVHSservice.Iftheproductisnotregisteredwithin24hoursfromwhenthebuttonispressed,theproductwilldisconnect fromtheAVHSservice.
Always-TheAxisproductwillconstantlyattempttoconnecttotheAVHSserviceovertheInternet.Onceregisteredtheproductwill stayconnectedtotheservice.Thisoptioncanbeusedwhentheproductisalreadyinstalledanditisnotconvenienttousethe one-clickinstallation.
AXISInternetDynamicDNSService
AXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceassignsahostnameforeasyaccesstotheproduct.Formoreinformation,seewww.axiscam.net
ToregistertheAxisproductwithAXISInternetDynamicDNSService,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.Under Services,clicktheAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceSettingsbutton(requiresaccesstotheInternet).Thedomainnamecurrently registeredatAXISInternetDynamicDNSservicefortheproductcanatanytimeberemoved.
Note
AXISInternetDynamicDNSServicerequiresIPv4.
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SystemOptions
AdvancedTCP/IPSettings
DNSConguration
DNS(DomainNameService)providesthetranslationofhostnamestoIPaddresses.TheDNSsettingsareconguredunderSystem Options>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
SelectObtainDNSserveraddressviaDHCPtousetheDNSsettingsprovidedbytheDHCPserver.
Tomakemanualsettings,selectUsethefollowingDNSserveraddressandspecifythefollowing:
Domainname-Enterthedomain(s)tosearchforthehostnameusedbytheAxisproduct.Multipledomainscanbeseparatedby semicolons.Thehostnameisalwaystherstpartofafullyqualieddomainname,forexample,myserveristhehostnameinthe fullyqualieddomainnamemyserver.mycompany.comwheremycompany.comisthedomainname.
Primary/SecondaryDNSserver-EntertheIPaddressesoftheprimaryandsecondaryDNSservers.ThesecondaryDNSserveris optionalandwillbeusediftheprimaryisunavailable.
NTPConguration
NTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)isusedtosynchronizetheclocktimesofdevicesinanetwork.TheNTPsettingsareconguredunder SystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
SelectObtainNTPserveraddressviaDHCPtousetheNTPsettingsprovidedbytheDHCPserver.
Tomakemanualsettings,selectUsethefollowingNTPserveraddressandenterthehostnameorIPaddressoftheNTPserver.
HostNameConguration
TheAxisproductcanbeaccessedusingahostnameinsteadofanIPaddress.ThehostnameisusuallythesameastheassignedDNS name.ThehostnameisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
SelectObtainhostnameviaIPv4DHCPtousehostnameprovidedbytheDHCPserverrunningonIPv4.
SelectUsethehostnametosetthehostnamemanually.
SelectEnabledynamicDNSupdatestodynamicallyupdatelocalDNSserverswhenevertheAxisproduct’sIPaddresschanges.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
Link-LocalIPv4Address
Link-LocalAddressisenabledbydefaultandassignstheAxisproductanadditionalIPaddresswhichcanbeusedtoaccess theproductfromotherhostsonthesamesegmentonthelocalnetwork.TheproductcanhaveaLink-LocalIPandastatic orDHCP-suppliedIPaddressatthesametime.
ThisfunctioncanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
HTTP
TheHTTPportusedbytheAxisproductcanbechangedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Inadditiontothe defaultsetting,whichis80,anyportintherange1024–65535canbeused.
.
HTTPS
TheHTTPSportusedbytheAxisproductcanbechangedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Inadditionto thedefaultsetting,whichis443,anyportintherange1024–65535canbeused.
ToenableHTTPS,gotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS.Formoreinformation,seeHTTPSonpage44.
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SystemOptions
NATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4
Anetworkrouterallowsdevicesonaprivatenetwork(LAN)toshareasingleconnectiontotheInternet.Thisisdonebyforwarding networktrafcfromtheprivatenetworktothe“outside”,thatis,theInternet.Securityontheprivatenetwork(LAN)isincreased sincemostroutersarepre-conguredtostopattemptstoaccesstheprivatenetwork(LAN)fromthepublicnetwork(Internet).
UseNATtraversalwhentheAxisproductislocatedonanintranet(LAN)andyouwishtomakeitavailablefromtheother(WAN)side ofaNATrouter.WithNATtraversalproperlycongured,allHTTPtrafctoanexternalHTTPportintheNATrouterisforwardedto theproduct.
NATtraversalisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
Note
•ForNATtraversaltowork,thismustbesupportedbytherouter.TheroutermustalsosupportUPnP
•Inthiscontext,routerreferstoanynetworkroutingdevicesuchasaNATrouter,Networkrouter,InternetGateway,
Broadbandrouter,Broadbandsharingdevice,orasoftwaresuchasarewall.
TM
.
Enable/Disable-Whenenabled,theAxisproductattemptstocongureportmappinginaNATrouteronyournetwork,usingUPnP NotethatUPnP
UsemanuallyselectedNATrouter-SelectthisoptiontomanuallyselectaNATrouterandentertheIPaddressfortherouterin theeld.Ifnorouterisspecied,theproductautomaticallysearchesforNATroutersonyournetwork.Ifmorethanonerouteris found,thedefaultrouterisselected.
AlternativeHTTPport-SelectthisoptiontomanuallydeneanexternalHTTPport.Enteraportintherange1024–65535.Ifthe porteldisemptyorcontainsthedefaultsetting,whichis0,aportnumberisautomaticallyselectedwhenenablingNATtraversal.
Note
•AnalternativeHTTPportcanbeusedorbeactiveevenifNATtraversalisdisabled.ThisisusefulifyourNATrouterdoesnot
•Ifyouattempttomanuallyenteraportthatisalreadyinuse,anotheravailableportisautomaticallyselected.
•Whentheportisselectedautomaticallyitisdisplayedinthiseld.Tochangethis,enteranewportnumberandclickSave.
FTP
TheFTPserverrunningintheAxisproductenablesuploadofnewrmware,userapplications,etc.TheFTPservercanbedisabled underSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
Note
RTSP
TheRTSPserverrunningintheAxisproductallowsaconnectingclienttostartanH.264stream.TheRTSPportnumbercanbe changedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Thedefaultportis554.
TM
mustbeenabledintheproduct(seeSystemOptions>Network>UPnP).
supportUPnPandyouneedtomanuallycongureportforwardingintheNATrouter.
ThisFTPserverhasnothingtodowiththeproduct’sabilitytotransferimagesviaFTPtootherlocationsandservers.
TM
.
Note
H.264videostreamswillnotbeavailableiftheRTSPserverisdisabled.
SOCKS
SOCKSisanetworkingproxyprotocol.TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtouseaSOCKSservertoreachnetworksontheother sideofarewallorproxyserver.ThisfunctionalityisusefuliftheAxisproductislocatedonalocalnetworkbehindarewall,and notications,uploads,alarms,etcneedtobesenttoadestinationoutsidethelocalnetwork(forexampletheInternet).
SOCKSisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>SOCKS.Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
.
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SystemOptions
QoS(QualityofService)
QoS(QualityofService)guaranteesacertainlevelofaspeciedresourcetoselectedtrafconanetwork.AQoS-awarenetwork prioritizesnetworktrafcandprovidesagreaternetworkreliabilitybycontrollingtheamountofbandwidthanapplicationmayuse.
TheQoSsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>QoS.UsingDSCP(DifferentiatedServicesCodepoint)values,the Axisproductcanmarkdifferenttypesoftrafc.
SNMP
TheSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)allowsremotemanagementofnetworkdevices.AnSNMPcommunityisthe groupofdevicesandmanagementstationrunningSNMP.Communitynamesareusedtoidentifygroups.
AXISVideoMIB(ManagementInformationBase)forvideohardwarecanbeusedtomonitorAxis-specic,hardware-related issuesthatmayneedadministrativeattention.FormoreinformationaboutAXISVideoMIBandtodownloadMIBles,goto
www.axis.com/techsup
ToenableandcongureSNMPintheAxisproduct,gototheSystemOptions>Network>SNMPpage.
Dependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired,selecttheversiononSNMPtouse.
TrapsareusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatuschanges.CheckEnable trapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythatshouldreceivethemessage.
Note
IfHTTPSisenabled,SNMPv1andSNMPv2cshouldbedisabled.
TrapsforSNMPv1/v2areusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatus changes.CheckEnabletrapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythat shouldreceivethemessage.
Thefollowingtrapsareavailable:
•Coldstart
•Warmstart
•Linkup
•Authenticationfailed
Note
AllAXISVideoMIBtrapsareenabledwhenSNMPv1/v2ctrapsareenabled.Itisnotpossibletoturnonoroffspecictraps.
SNMPv3providesencryptionandsecurepasswords.TousetrapswithSNMPv3,anSNMPv3managementapplicationisrequired.
TouseSNMPv3,HTTPSmustbeenabled,seeHTTPSonpage44.ToenableSNMPv3,checktheboxandprovidetheinitialuser password.
Note
Theinitialpasswordcanonlybesetonce.Ifthepasswordislost,theAxisproductmustberesettofactorydefault,see ResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage55.
TM
UPnP
TheAxisproductincludessupportforUPnP systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.
TM
UPnP
canbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>UPnP
TM
TM
.UPnP
isenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating
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RTP/H.264
TheRTPportrangeandmulticastsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>RTP.
TheRTPportrangedenestherangeofportsfromwhichthevideoportsareautomaticallyselected.Formulticaststreams,only certainIPaddressesandportnumbersshouldbeused.
SelectAlwaysMulticastVideotostartmulticaststreamingwithoutopeninganRTSPsession.
Bonjour
TheAxisproductincludessupportforBonjour.Bonjourisenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.
BonjourcanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>Bonjour.
Storage
SDCard
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
Topreventdatacorruption,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.
Note
ForSDcardrecommendationsseewww.axis.com
TheAxisproductsupportsSD/SDHC/SDXCcards.
ThefollowingSDcardlesystemsaresupported:
ext4—recommendedduetoitsresilienceagainstdatalossifthecardisejectedorifthereisabruptpowerloss.Toaccess datastoredonthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,athird-partyext4driverorapplicationisrequired.
vFAT—supportedbymostoperatingsystemsforpersonalcomputers.
TheSDcardismanagedontheSystemOptions>Storagepage.ClickSDCardtoopenStorageManagement.
Ifthecard’sstatusshowsasfailed,clickCheckdisktoseeiftheproblemcanbefoundandthentryRepair.Thisoptionisonly availableforSDcardswithext4.ForSDcardswithvFAT,useacardreaderorcomputertotroubleshootthecard.
Toavoidllingthecard,itisrecommendedtoremoverecordingscontinuously.UnderGeneralSettings,selectRemoverecordings olderthanandselectthenumberofdaysorweeks.
Tostopwritingtothecardandprotectrecordingsfrombeingremoved,selectLockunderGeneralSettings.
MountandUnmountSDCard
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
Topreventcorruptionofrecordings,theSDcardshouldalwaysbeunmountedbeforeitisejected.
TheSDcardisautomaticallymountedwhenthecardisinsertedintotheAxisproductorwhentheproductisstarted.Amanual mountisonlyrequiredifthecardhasbeenunmountedandnotejectedandre-inserted.
TounmounttheSDcard:
1.OpentheAxisproduct’swebpagesandgotoSetup>SystemOptions>Storage.
2.ClickSDCard.
3.ClickUnmount.
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4.Thecardcannowberemoved.
FormatSDCard
NO
TICE
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FormattingtheSDcardwillremovealldataandrecordingsstoredonthecard.
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtoautomaticallyformatSDcardsthatareinsertedintotheproduct.Ifautoformatisenabledand anSDcardisinserted,theproductwillcheckiftheSDcardhastheext4lesystem.Ifthecardhasadifferentlesystem,the cardwillautomaticallybeformattedtoext4.
Important
Ifautoformatisenabled,onlyuseneworemptySDcards.Anydatastoredonthecardwillbelostwhenthecardisinserted intotheAxisproduct.
Toenableautomaticformatting,followthesesteps:
1.OpentheAxisproduct’swebpagesandgotoSetup>SystemOptions>Storage.
2.ClickSDCard.
3.UnderGeneralSettings,selectAutoformatto.
4.ClickOKtosavesettings.
AnSDcardinsertedintotheproductcanbemanuallyformattedtooneofthesupportedlesystems.Tomanuallyformatthe SDcard,followthesesteps:
1.InserttheSDcardintheSDcardslot.
2.OpentheAxisproduct’swebpagesandgotoSetup>SystemOptions>Storage.
3.ClickSDCard.
4.ClickFormatandselectthedesiredlesystem.
5.ClickOKtostartformattingthecard.
EncryptSDCardData
Topreventunauthorizedindividualsandsystemstoaccessrecordedvideo,theSDcardcontentcanbeencrypted.Encryptioncanonly beenabledwhenthecardisunmounted.Afterenablingencryption,theSDcardmustbeformattedsothatnounencrypteddata remainonthecard.Thecardmustalsobemountedbeforeitcanbeused.
Note
Ifautoformatisenabled,thecardwillbeformattedandmountedautomaticallywhenencryptionisenabled.Theformatand mountstepsbelowshouldthenbeskipped.
ToencrypttheSDcardcontent:
1.OpentheAxisproduct’swebpagesandgotoSetup>SystemOptions>Storage.
2.ClickSDCardtoopenStorageManagement.
3.IftheSDcardismounted,clickUnmounttounmountthecard.
4.ClickEncrypt.
5.SelectEnableSDcardencryptionandenterapassphrase.
6.BackinStorageManagement,clickFormattoformattheSDcard.
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7.ClickMounttomounttheSDcard.
Itispossibletochangethepassphrasewithoutreformattingthecard.OpenStorageManagement,clickEncryptandentertheold andnewpassphrases.Thepassphrasecanonlybechangedwhenthecardismounted.Ongoingrecordingswillnotbeaffectedif thepassphraseischanged.
Todisableencryption,unmounttheSDcardandfollowthestepsabovebutcleartheEnableSDcardencryptionoption.Thecard mustbeformattedandmountedwhenencryptionhasbeendisabled.
NetworkShare
NetworkshareallowsyoutoaddnetworkstoragesuchasaNAS(network-attachedstorage).TheNASshallbededicatedfor recordingsanddatafromtheAxisproductsconnectedtothenetwork.ForinformationaboutreferenceNASdevices,goto
www.axis.com/products/axis-camera-companion/support-and-documentation
Note
ForNASrecommendationsseewww.axis.com
Toaddanetworkshare:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Storage.
2.ClickNetworkShare.
3.EntertheIPaddress,DNSorBonjournametothehostserverintheHosteld.
4.EnterthenameoftheshareintheShareeld.Subfolderscannotbeused.
5.Ifrequired,selectThesharerequiresloginandentertheusernameandpassword.
6.ClickConnect.
ToclearallrecordingsanddatafromtheAxisproduct’sfolderonthedesignatedshare,clickClearunderStorageTools.
Toavoidllingtheshare,itisrecommendedtoremoverecordingscontinuously.UnderRecordingSettings,selectRemoverecordings olderthanandselectthenumberofdaysorweeks.
Tostopwritingtotheshareandprotectrecordingsfrombeingremoved,selectLockunderRecordingSettings.
Maintenance
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralmaintenancefunctions.TheseareavailableunderSystemOptions>Maintenance.
ClickRestarttoperformacorrectrestartiftheAxisproductisnotbehavingasexpected.Thiswillnotaffectanyofthecurrent settings.
Note
ArestartclearsallentriesintheServerReport.
ClickRestoretoresetmostsettingstothefactorydefaultvalues.Thefollowingsettingsarenotaffected:
•thebootprotocol(DHCPorstatic)
•thestaticIPaddress
•thedefaultrouter
•thesubnetmask
•thesystemtime
•theIEEE802.1Xsettings
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•uploadedapplicationsarekeptbutmustberestarted
ClickDefaulttoresetallsettings,includingtheIPaddress,tothefactorydefaultvalues.Thisbuttonshouldbeusedwithcaution.The Axisproductcanalsoberesettofactorydefaultusingthecontrolbutton,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage55.
Totesttheproduct’sPTZmechanics,clickTestunderPTZStatus.
Forinformationaboutrmwareupgrade,seeUpgradetheFirmwareonpage56.
Support
SupportOverview
TheSystemOptions>Support>SupportOverviewpageprovidesinformationontroubleshootingandcontactinformation, shouldyourequiretechnicalassistance.
SeealsoTroubleshootingonpage56.
SystemOverview
TogetanoverviewoftheAxisproduct’sstatusandsettings,gotoSystemOptions>Support>SystemOverview.Informationthat canbefoundhereincludesrmwareversion,IPaddress,networkandsecuritysettings,eventsettings,imagesettingsandrecentlog items.ManyofthecaptionsarelinkstotheproperSetuppage.
Logs&Reports
TheSystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reportspagegenerateslogsandreportsusefulforsystemanalysisandtroubleshooting.If contactingAxisSupport,pleaseprovideavalidServerReportwithyourquery.
SystemLog-Providesinformationaboutsystemevents.
AccessLog-Listsallfailedattemptstoaccesstheproduct.TheAccessLogcanalsobeconguredtolistallconnectionstothe
product(seebelow).
ServerReport-Providesinformationabouttheproductstatusinapop-upwindow.TheAccessLogisautomaticallyincluded intheServerReport.
Youcanviewordownloadtheserverreport.Downloadingtheserverreportcreatesa.ziplethatcontainsacompleteserverreport textleinUTF–8format.SelecttheIncludesnapshotwithdefaultimagesettingsoptiontoincludeasnapshotoftheproduct’sLive View.Theserverreport.zipleshouldalwaysbeincludedwhencontactingsupport.
ParameterList-Showstheproduct'sparametersandtheircurrentsettings.Thismayproveusefulwhentroubleshootingor whencontactingAxisSupport.
ConnectionList-Listsallclientsthatarecurrentlyaccessingmediastreams.
CrashReport-Generatesanarchivewithdebugginginformation.Thereporttakesseveralminutestogenerate.
Advanced
Scripting
Scriptingallowsexperienceduserstocustomizeandusetheirownscripts.
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ImproperusemaycauseunexpectedbehaviorandlossofcontactwiththeAxisproduct.
Axisstronglyrecommendsthatyoudonotusethisfunctionunlessyouunderstandtheconsequences.AxisSupportdoesnotprovide assistanceforproblemswithcustomizedscripts.
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ToopentheScriptEditor ,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>Scripting.Ifascriptcausesproblems,resettheproducttoits factorydefaultsettings,seepage55.
Formoreinformation,seewww.axis.com/developer
FileUpload
Files,forexamplewebpagesandimages,canbeuploadedtotheAxisproductandusedascustomsettings.Touploadale,go toSystemOptions>Advanced>FileUpload.
Uploadedlesareaccessedthroughhttp://<ipaddress>/local/<user>/<filename>where<user>isthe selectedusergroup(viewer,operatororadministrator)fortheuploadedle.
PlainCong
PlainCongisforadvanceduserswithexperienceofAxisproductconguration.Mostparameterscanbesetandmodiedfrom thispage.
ToopenPlainCong,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>PlainCong.AxisSupportdoesnotprovideassistance.
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings
Important
Resettofactorydefaultshouldbeusedwithcaution.Aresettofactorydefaultwillresetallsettings,includingtheIP address,tothefactorydefaultvalues.
Note
Theinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolsareavailablefromthesupportpagesonwww.axis.com/techsup
Toresettheproducttothefactorydefaultsettings:
1.Pressandholdthecontrolbuttonandthepowerbutton.SeeHardwareOverviewonpage7.
2.Releasethepowerbuttonbutcontinuetoholddownthecontrolbuttonfor15–30secondsuntilthestatusLEDindicator ashesamber.
3.Releasethecontrolbutton.
4.Theprocessisnowcomplete.Theproducthasbeenresettothefactorydefaultsettings.IfnoDHCPserverisavailableon thenetwork,thedefaultIPaddressis192.168.0.90
5.Usingtheinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretools,assignanIPaddress,setthepasswordandaccessthevideostream.
Itisalsopossibletoresetparameterstofactorydefaultviathewebinterface.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceand clickDefault.
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Troubleshooting
ChecktheFirmware
Firmwareissoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootingaproblem shouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticularproblem.The currentrmwareversionintheAxisproductisdisplayedinthepageSetup>BasicSetupandinSetup>About.
UpgradetheFirmware
Important
•Yourdealerreservestherighttochargeforanyrepairattributabletofaultyupgradebytheuser.
•Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providingthefeaturesareavailableinthe
newrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.
Note
•Aftertheupgradeprocesshascompleted,theproductwillrestartautomatically.Ifrestartingtheproductmanuallyafterthe
upgrade,wait10minutesevenifyoususpecttheupgradehasfailed.
•WhenyouupgradetheAxisproductwiththelatestrmwarefromAxiswebsite,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionality
available.Alwaysreadtheupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewreleasebeforeupgrading thermware.
Toupgradetheproduct’srmware:
1.Downloadthelatestrmwareletoyourcomputer,availablefreeofchargeatwww.axis.com/techsup
2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpages.
3.UnderUpgradeServer,clickBrowseandlocatetheleonyourcomputer.
4.ClickUpgrade.
5.Waitapproximately10minuteswhiletheproductisbeingupgradedandrestarted.Thenaccesstheproduct.
AXISCameraManagementcanbeusedformultipleupgrades.Seewww .axis.comformoreinformation.
Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions
ProblemssettingtheIPaddress
WhenusingARP/Ping
Theproductislocatedona differentsubnet
Trytheinstallationagain.TheIPaddressmustbesetwithintwominutesafterpowerhasbeen appliedtotheproduct.EnsurethePinglengthissetto408.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddress UsingARP/Pingonpage46.
IftheIPaddressintendedfortheproductandtheIPaddressofthecomputerusedtoaccessthe productarelocatedondifferentsubnets,youwillnotbeabletosettheIPaddress.Contactyour networkadministratortoobtainanIPaddress.
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TheIPaddressisbeingused byanotherdevice
PossibleIPaddressconict withanotherdeviceonthe samesubnet.
Theproductcannotbeaccessedfromabrowser
Cannotlogin
TheIPaddresshasbeen changedbyDHCP
Certicateerrorwhenusing IEEE802.1X
DisconnecttheAxisproductfromthenetwork.RunthePingcommand(inaCommand/DOS window,typepingandtheIPaddressoftheproduct):
ThestaticIPaddressintheAxisproductisusedbeforetheDHCPserversetsadynamicaddress. ThismeansthatifthesamedefaultstaticIPaddressisalsousedbyanotherdevice,theremay beproblemsaccessingtheproduct.
WhenHTTPSisenabled,ensurethatthecorrectprotocol(HTTPorHTTPS)isusedwhenattempting tologin.Youmayneedtomanuallytypehttporhttpsinthebrowser’saddresseld.
Ifthepasswordfortheuserrootislost,theproductmustberesettothefactorydefaultsettings. SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage55.
IPaddressesobtainedfromaDHCPserveraredynamicandmaychange.IftheIPaddresshas beenchanged,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISCameraManagementtolocatetheproductonthe network.Identifytheproductusingitsmodelorserialnumber,orbytheDNSname(ifthename hasbeencongured).
Ifrequired,astaticIPaddresscanbeassignedmanually.Forinstructions,seethedocumentAssign anIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup.
Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbe synchronizedwithanNTPserver .SeeDate&Timeonpage45.
•Ifyoureceive:Replyfrom<IPaddress>:bytes=32;time=10... thismeansthattheIPaddressmayalreadybeinusebyanotherdeviceonthenetwork. ObtainanewIPaddressfromthenetworkadministratorandreinstalltheproduct.
•Ifyoureceive:Requesttimedout,thismeansthattheIPaddressisavailable forusewiththeAxisproduct.Checkallcablingandreinstalltheproduct.
Theproductisaccessiblelocallybutnotexternally
RoutercongurationTocongureyourroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheAxisproduct,enabletheNAT-traversal
Firewallprotection
Defaultroutersrequired
ProblemswithstreamingH.264
ProblemswithAXISMedia Control(InternetExplorer only)
NoH.264displayedinthe client
MulticastH.264only accessiblebylocalclients
NomulticastH.264 displayedintheclient
featurewhichwillattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheAxis product,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage49.TheroutermustsupportUPnP
ChecktheInternetrewallwithyournetworkadministrator.
CheckifyouneedtoconguretheroutersettingsfromSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP> Basic.
ToenabletheupdatingofvideoimagesinInternetExplorer,setthebrowsertoallowActiveX controls.Also,makesurethatAXISMediaControlisinstalledonyourcomputer.
CheckthattherelevantH.264connectionmethodsandcorrectinterfaceareenabledintheAMC ControlPanel(streamingtab).SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage13.
IntheAMCControlPanel,selecttheH.264tabandclickSettodefaultH.264decoder.
CheckthatRTSPisenabledunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
Checkifyourroutersupportsmulticasting,oriftheroutersettingsbetweentheclientandthe productneedtobecongured.TheTTL(TimeToLive)valuemayneedtobeincreased.
CheckwithyournetworkadministratorthatthemulticastaddressesusedbytheAxisproduct arevalidforyournetwork.
Checkwithyournetworkadministratortoseeifthereisarewallpreventingviewing.
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PoorrenderingofH.264 images
Colorsaturationisdifferent inH.264andMotionJPEG
Lowerframeratethan expected
Productdoesnotstartup
ProductdoesnotstartupIftheproductdoesnotstartupkeepthenetworkcableconnectedandre-insertthepowercable
Videoandimageproblems,general
Blackimagewithtext indicatinginadequatepower supply
Imageunsatisfactory
Ensurethatyourgraphicscardisusingthelatestdriver.Thelatestdriverscanusuallybe downloadedfromthemanufacturer’swebsite.
Modifythesettingsforyourgraphicsadapter.Refertotheadapter’sdocumentationformore information.
SeePerformanceConsiderationsonpage62.
Reducethenumberofapplicationsrunningontheclientcomputer.
Limitthenumberofsimultaneousviewers.
Checkwiththenetworkadministratorthatthereisenoughbandwidthavailable.
CheckintheAMCControlPanel(H.264tag)thatvideoprocessingisNOTsettoDecodeonly keyframes.
Lowertheimageresolution.
tothemidspan.
Checkcablesandrestartpowersourcingequipment.
CheckthevideostreamandcamerasettingsunderSetup>Video>VideoStreamandSetup>
Video>CameraSettings.
MotionDetectiontriggersunexpectedly
Changesinluminance
Storageanddiskmanagementproblems
Storagedisruption
Videocannotberecorded
SDcardcannotbemountedReformattheSDcardandthenclickMount.
Productdoesnotfunctionincoldenvironment
ArcticTemperatureControl*/ TemperatureControl
*ArcticTemperatureControlvalidforspecicproductsonly
Motiondetectionisbasedonchangesinluminanceintheimage.Thismeansthatifthereare suddenchangesinthelighting,motiondetectionmaytriggermistakenly.Lowerthesensitivity settingtoavoidproblemswithluminance.
Astoragedisruptionalarmissentifastoragedeviceisunavailable,removed,full,lockedorifother readorwriteproblemsoccur.Toidentifythesourceoftheproblem,checktheSystemLogunder SystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reports.Dependingontheproblem,itmightbenecessaryto re-mountthestoragedevice.
Forinformationonhowtosetupastoragedisruptionalarm,seeEventsonpage35.
CheckthattheSDcardisnotwriteprotected(thatis,readonly).
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Formattingthecardwillremoveallcontent,includingallrecordings,fromtheSDcard.
Duringstartupinacoldenvironment,functioninthemechanicalpartsissuspendeduntilthey aresufcientlyheated.
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Productmovestooslow
HightorquemodePositioningerrorsmayoccurduetounforeseenphysicalobstaclessuchasiceorheavyvibrations.In
TextoverlayaboutPTZerrors
TextoverlayaboutPTZerrors
"Notenoughpowerforboth cameraandpantiltmotors"
suchcasestheproductwillswitchtoahightorquemodeandcorrectthepositionwithmorepower atlowerspeed.Theproductwillautomaticallyreturntonormaldrivemodeafterthecorrectionis complete.Theswitchbetweennormalandhightorquemodeisloggedinthesystemlog.
Incasethepan/tiltdrivecomponentsorthecameracomponentsexperienceaproblemthatcannot automaticallybecorrected,thistextoverlaywillappearandthePTZStatusinSystemOptions >Maintenancewillbesetaccordingly.Theproblemmaybecausedbyphysicalblockingofthe mechanics,heavyvibrations,mechanicalwearorothermalfunction.Insomecasestheproblem mightbetemporaryandcanberesolvedinthenextmovementorafterpressingtheTestbutton underSystemOptions>Maintenance>PTZStatus.
Thecameradoesnotgetenoughpowerforboththecameraandthemotorsafternegotiatingwith thePowerSourcingEquipment(PSE),forexampleaninjectorormidspan.
PleaserestartthePSEbyunpluggingthemainsadapterand/orrestartthecamera.
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TechnicalSpecifications
TechnicalSpecifications
Models
Camera
Imagesensor
Lens3.9–46.8mm,F1.8–2.0
DayandnightAutomaticallyremovableinfrared-cutlter
Minimum illumination
Shuttertime
Pan/Tilt/ZoomPan:360°endless,0.05°–700°/s
Video
Video compression
Resolutions3840x2160UltraHD4Kto640x360
Framerate
Video streaming
Imagesettings
AXISQ6128-E50Hz AXISQ6128-E60Hz
1/2.3”ProgressivescanCMOS
Horizontalangleofview:70.7˚–6.2˚ Verticalangleofview:43.5˚–3.5˚ Autofocus,auto-iris
Color:0.45luxat30IRE,F1.8 B/W:0.03luxat30IRE,F1.8
1/10000sto1s
Tilt:+20to-90°,0.05°–500°/s Zoom:12xOptical,12xDigital,Total144xzoom Nadirip,256presetpositions,Tourrecording,Guardtour,Controlqueue,On-screendirectionalindicator, Setnewpan0°,Adjustablezoomspeed,SpeedDry
H.264(MPEG-4Part10/AVC)Baseline,MainandHighProles MotionJPEG
Upto50/60fps(50/60Hz)@1080p Upto25/30fps(50/60Hz)@4K
Multiple,individuallycongurablestreamsinH.264andMotionJPEG Controllableframerateandbandwidth VBR/MBRH.264
Compression,Color,Brightness,Sharpness,Whitebalance,Exposurecontrol,Exposurezones,Rotation,Backlight compensation,Finetuningofbehavioratlowlight,ElectronicImageStabilization(EIS),Defogging,Manualshutter time,Textandimageoverlay,ImagefreezeonPTZ Highlightcompensation 24individual3Dprivacymasks
Network
SecurityPasswordprotection,IPaddressltering,HTTPS
Supported protocols
Systemintegration
Application Programming Interface
Analytics
authentication,Useraccesslog,CentralizedCerticateManagement
IPv4/v6,HTTP,HTTPS (MIB-II),DNS,DynDNS,NTP,RTSP,RTP,SFTP,TCP,UDP,IGMP,RTCP ,ICMP,DHCP,ARP ,SOCKS,SSH,NTCIP
OpenAPIforsoftwareintegration,includingVAPIX®andAXISCameraApplicationPlatform;specications atwww.axis.com AXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)withOne-ClickConnection ONVIFProleS,specicationatwww.onvif.org
Videomotiondetection,ActiveGatekeeper SupportforAXISCameraApplicationPlatformenablinginstallationofthird-partyapplications,see
www.axis.com/acap
a
,SSL/TLS
a
,QoSLayer3DiffServ,FTP,CIFS/SMB,SMTP,Bonjour,UPnP
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encryption,IEEE802.1X
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Eventtriggers
Eventactions
Data streaming
Built-in installation aids
General
Casing
Memory
Power
Connectors
Edgestorage
Operating conditions
Storage conditions
Approvals
Dimensions
Weight
Included accessories
Optional accessories
Detectors:LiveStreamAccessed,MotionDetection,ShockDetection Hardware:Network,Temperature InputSignal:ManualTrigger,VirtualInputs PTZ:Autotracking,Error,Moving,PresetReached,Ready Storage:Disruption,Recording System:SystemReady Time:Recurrence,UseSchedule
Overlaytext Recordvideo FileuploadviaFTP,SFTP,HTTP,HTTPS,andemail Noticationviaemail,HTTP,HTTPS,andTCP PTZpreset,guardtour,videorecordingtoedgestorage,autotracking,day/nightmode Pre-andpost-alarmvideobuffering
Eventdata
Pixelcounter
IK08,IP66-andNEMA4X-ratedmetalcasing(aluminum),Polycarbonate(PC)cleardomewithSharpdome technology
1GBRAM,256MBFlash
AxisHighPoEmidspan1–port:100–240VAC,max74W Cameraconsumption:typical14W,max51W AxisPoE+midspan1–port:100–240VAC,max37W IEEE802.3atType2Class4 Cameraconsumption:typical14W,max25W
RJ4510BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T RJ45Push-pullConnector(IP67)
SupportforSD/SDHC/SDXCcard Supportforrecordingtodedicatednetwork-attachedstorage(NAS) ForSDcardandNASrecommendationsseewww.axis.com
With30Wmidspan:-20°Cto50°C(4°Fto122°F) With60Wmidspan:-50°Cto50°C(-58°Fto122°F) ArcticTemperatureControl:Start-upaslowas-40°C(-40°F)
Humidity10–100%RH(condensing)
-40°Cto70°C(-40°Fto158°F)
EN55022ClassA,EN61000-3-2,EN61000-3-3,EN61000-6-1,EN61000-6-2,EN55024,EN50121-4, IEC62236-4,FCCPart15SubpartBClassA,ICES-003ClassA,VCCIClassA,C-tickAS/NZSCISPR22ClassA, KCCKN22ClassA,KN24,IEC/EN/UL60950-1,IEC/EN/UL60950-22,IEC/EN62262IK08,IEC/EN60529IP66, NEMA250Type4X,IEC60068-2-1,IEC60068-2-2,IEC60068-2-78,IEC60068-2-14,IEC60068-2-6, IEC60068-2-27,ISO4892-2 Midspan:EN60950-1,GS,UL,cUL,CE,FCC,VCCI,CB,KCC,UL-AR
Withmountinghook:274x165x165mm(1013/16x61/2x61/2in) Withoutmountinghook:256x165x165mm(101/16x61/2x61/2in)
3.0kg(6.5lb)
IP66-ratedRJ45connectorkit,HighPoEMidspan1-port,InstallationGuide,Windowsdecoder1-userlicense
AXIST91/T94mountingaccessories,AxisHighPoEmidspans Formoreaccessories,seewww.axis.com
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Video management software
Languages
Warranty
a.ThisproductincludessoftwaredevelopedbytheOpenSSLProjectforuseintheOpenSSLToolkit.(www.openssl.org),and
cryptographicsoftwarewrittenbyEricYoung(eay@cryptsoft.com).
Moreinformationisavailableatwww.axis.com
AXISCameraCompanion,AXISCameraStation,VideomanagementsoftwarefromAxis’ApplicationDevelopment Partnersavailableonwww.axis.com/techsup/software
English,German,French,Spanish,Italian,Russian,SimpliedChinese,Japanese,Korean,Portuguese,Traditional Chinese
Axis3-yearwarrantyandAXISExtendedWarrantyoption,seewww.axis.com/warranty
PerformanceConsiderations
Whensettingupyoursystem,itisimportanttoconsiderhowvarioussettingsandsituationswillaffectperformance.Somefactors affecttheamountofbandwidth(thebitrate)required,otherscanaffecttheframerate,andsomeaffectboth.Iftheloadonthe CPUreachesitsmaximum,thiswillalsoaffecttheframerate.
Thefollowingfactorsareamongthemostimportanttoconsider:
•Highimageresolutionand/orlowercompressionlevelsresultinimagescontainingmoredata.Bandwidthaffected.
•AccessbylargenumbersofMotionJPEGand/orunicastH.264clients.Bandwidthaffected.
•Simultaneousviewingofdifferentstreams(resolution,compression)bydifferentclients.Effectonframerateand bandwidth.
•AccessingMotionJPEGandH.264videostreamssimultaneously.Framerateandbandwidthaffected.
•Heavyusageofeventsettingsaffecttheproduct’sCPUload.Framerateaffected.
•UsingHTTPSmayreduceframerate,inparticularifstreamingMotionJPEG.
•Heavynetworkutilizationduetopoorinfrastructure.Bandwidthaffected.
•Viewingonpoorlyperformingclientcomputerslowersperceivedperformance.Framerateaffected.
•RunningmultipleAXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)applicationssimultaneouslymayaffecttheframerateand thegeneralperformance.
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