Axis XF40-Q1765 User Manual

XF40-Q1765ExplosionProtectedFixedNetworkCamera
UserManual
AboutthisDocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofXF40-Q1765 ExplosionProtectedFixedNetworkCamera,andisapplicableto rmware5.55andlater.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanaging theproductonyournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworking willbeofusewhenusingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXor Linux-basedsystemsmayalsobebenecial,fordevelopingshellscripts andapplications.Laterversionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedtothe Axiswebsite,asrequired.Seealsotheproduct’sonlinehelp,available viatheweb-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)Directive2014/30/EU.See
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2014/35/EU.SeeSafetyonpage2.
RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive201 1/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandrecyclingonpage3. Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactinformationonpage3.
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable standardsfor:
Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe
instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen
installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP) andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice, pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesigned toprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiate radiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance withtheinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterference willnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,which canbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuseris encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe followingmeasures:
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP) thatisproperlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCANICES-3(ClassB).Theproduct shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme CANNMB-3(classeB).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly grounded.
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 accordingtotheClassBlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theproductshall beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly grounded.
Japan
この装置は、クラスB情報技術装置です。この装置は、家 庭環境で使⽤することを⽬的としていますが、この装置が ラジオやテレビジョン受信機に近接して使⽤されると、受 信障害を引き起こすことがあります。取扱説明書に従って 正しい取り扱いをして下さい。本製品は、シールドネット ワークケーブル(STP)を使⽤して接続してください。また 適切に接地してください。
Safety
ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN60950-1,SafetyofInformation TechnologyEquipment.
Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,theproductshallbe groundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable(STP)orother appropriatemethod.
Thepowersupplyusedwiththisproductshallfullltherequirements forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS) accordingtoIEC/EN/UL60950-1.
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.
XF40-Q1765ExplosionProtectedFixedNetworkCamera
TableofContents
Hardwareoverview..........................................5
CameraUnit...................................................5
SDcardslot....................................................6
ConnectorsandButtons..........................................6
LEDIndicators..................................................6
Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................8
AccessfromaBrowser...........................................8
AccessfromtheInternet..........................................8
SettheRootPassword...........................................9
SetPowerLineFrequency.........................................9
TheLiveViewPage..............................................9
MediaStreams.............................................11
HowtoStreamH.264............................................11
MJPEG........................................................11
AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................11
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................12
SetUptheProduct..........................................13
BasicSetup....................................................13
Video.....................................................14
SetUpVideoStreams............................................14
Aboutstreamproles............................................15
CameraSettings................................................15
Aboutoverlaytext...............................................17
Aboutprivacymasks.............................................18
Focus&Zoom..................................................18
ConguretheLiveViewPage.................................19
PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................20
Aboutpresetpositions...........................................20
Detectors..................................................21
CameraTampering..............................................21
MotionDetection...............................................21
Applications...............................................24
ApplicationLicenses.............................................24
UploadApplication..............................................24
ApplicationConsiderations........................................24
Events....................................................25
SetUpActionRules.............................................25
AddRecipients..................................................27
CreateSchedules................................................28
SetUpRecurrences..............................................28
Recordings.................................................29
RecordingList..................................................29
ContinuousRecording............................................29
Languages.................................................30
SystemOptions.............................................31
Security.......................................................31
Date&Time....................................................33
Network.......................................................34
Storage.......................................................39
Maintenance...................................................40
Support.......................................................40
Advanced......................................................41
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................41
Troubleshooting............................................43
ChecktheFirmware.............................................43
UpgradetheFirmware...........................................43
Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................44
Technicalspecications......................................47
PerformanceConsiderations.......................................47
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Hardwareoverview
Hardwareoverview
Forspecicationsofthehardwarecomponents,seeTechnicalspecicationsonpage47.
1
Wiper
2
Protectivewindow
3
Camerahousing
CameraUnit
1
StatusLEDindicator
2
MicroSDmemorycardslot
3
Controlbutton
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Hardwareoverview
SDcardslot
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.Donotusesharptools,metalobjectsorexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingthe SDcard.Useyourngerstoinsertandremovethecard.
•Riskofdatalossandcorruptedrecordings.DonotremovetheSDcardwhiletheproductisrunning.Disconnectpoweror unmounttheSDcardfromtheAxisproduct’swebpagesbeforeremoval.
ThisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXCcards(notincluded).
ForSDcardrecommendations,seewww.axis.com
ConnectorsandButtons
Networkconnector
RJ45EthernetconnectorwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE).
NO
TICE
NO NO
TICE TICE
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkshall beintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s instructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
ControlButton
Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareoverviewonpage5.
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage41.
•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage35.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3
secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage35.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.
LEDIndicators
Note
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtobeunlitduringnormaloperation.Tocongure,gotoSetup>SystemOptions>Ports &Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.
StatusLED
Unlit
GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.
Amber
Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.
RedFirmwareupgradefailure.
Indication
Connectionandnormaloperation.
Steadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgradeorresettofactorydefault.
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Hardwareoverview
Note
TheNetworkLEDcanbedisabledsothatitdoesnotashwhenthereisnetworktrafc.Tocongure,gotoSetup>System Options>Ports&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtoaccesstheproduct
ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Werecommendthefollowingbrowsers:
•InternetExplorer
•Safari
•Chrome
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.
TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAMC. Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.
Note
•QuickTime
®
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,seeSettheRootPasswordonpage9.
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)forIPv4onpage36.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
SettheRootPassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage31.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage41.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe passwordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
SetPowerLineFrequency
PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage41) orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.
Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.
Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.
Note
Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.
TheLiveViewPage
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
ControlsontheLiveViewPage
ClickViewsizetoscaletheimagedownto800pixelswideortofullscale.OnlyavailableinMJPEG.
SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage15.
UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformationabout howtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage10.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong> ActionButtons.
Theproduct’sheateriscontrolledbytheambienttemperatureandisturnedonandoffautomatically. Ifrequired,theheatercanbeactivatedmanuallybyclickingtheHeaterbutton.Toshowthebutton, gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.UnderActionButtons,selectShowheaterbuttonandspecifythe numberofminutestheheatershouldbeactivated.
ManualTrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage25.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage1 1formore information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
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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. Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof20 simultaneousconnections.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand requeststhestream. Notethatthereareamaximumof20 simultaneousunicastconnections.
MJPEG
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.
AXISMediaControl(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.
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MediaStreams
TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore information.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.
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,seeUsersonpage31
Seealsotheonlinehelp
.
BasicSetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage31.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage34.
3.Date&Time.Seepage33.
4.VideoStream.Seepage14.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Video
Video
ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:
•Videostream.Seepage14.
•Streamproles.Seepage15.
•Camerasettings.Seepage15.
•Overlayimage.Seepage17.
•Privacymask.Seepage18.
SetUpVideoStreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
•Image.Seepage14.
•H.264.Seepage15.
•MJPEG.Seepage15.
PixelCounter
Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeused:
•Whensettingupavideostream,seeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage14.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShow
pixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthe numberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
•Whensettingfocus,seeFocus&Zoomonpage18.SelecttheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleinthe
image.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsand clickApply.
•WhenaccessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickinthe
imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.
Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
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Video
Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage17.
ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
AboutH.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates. AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimage,whereas P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
MJPEG
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmayresultinpoorimagequality.
Aboutstreamproles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream prolescanbeused:
•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage25.
•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage29.
•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
CameraSettings
TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.
ImageAppearance
TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.
IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100producesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0 resultsinablackandwhiteimage.
TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.
IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.
TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.
WhiteBalance
TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings
Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively ,selectthetypeoflight
sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp
ThewhitebalancewindowisenabledfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptionsthatappearintheWhitebalancedrop-down list.Selectoneoftheoptionsfromthedrop-downlisttosetthewhitebalancewindowproperties.SelectAutomatictousethe
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