Axis Q6215-LE User Manual

AXISQ6215-LEPTZNetworkCamera

UserManual

AXISQ6215-LEPTZNetworkCamera

TableofContents

Productoverview...........................................3

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

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

Aboutsecurepasswords..........................................4

Setup.....................................................5

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

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

Privacymasks..................................................8

Overlays.......................................................8

PTZ(PanTiltZoom)..............................................9

Streamingandstorage...........................................10

Rulesandalerts.................................................11

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

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

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

Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................15

Upgradethermware............................................15

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

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

Specications..............................................18

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

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

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

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AXISQ6215-LEPTZNetworkCamera

Productoverview

Productoverview

1

SDcardslot

2

Controlbutton

3

Groundscrew

4

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

5

Networkconnector(HighPoE)

6

Impactprotectionbracket

7

StatusLED

8

Wiper

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Findthedeviceonthenetwork

Findthedeviceonthenetwork

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

FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com

Accessthedevice

1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.

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

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.

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

3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Aboutsecurepasswords

Important

Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.

Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.

Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:

•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator .

•Don’texposethepassword.

•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.

Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount

Important

Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.

1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage4.

2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

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Setup

Setup

Webpageoverview

1

Liveviewcontrolbar

2

Liveview

3

Productname

4

Controls

5

Videocontrolbar

6

Settingstoggle

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Setup

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Settingstabs

Needmorehelp?

Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromthedevice’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationonthedevice’sfeaturesand
theirsettings.

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