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USER'S MANUAL

AXIS M7014

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About this document

This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS M7014 Video Encoder, and is applicable to ﬁrmware 5.40 and later. It includes instructions for using and managing the product on your network. Previous e xperience of networking will be of use when using this product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may also be beneﬁcial, for developing shell scripts and applications. Later versions of this document will be posted to the Axis website, as required. See also the product’s online help, available via the web-based interface.

Liability

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

Intellectual Property Rights

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

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

This product contains source code copyright Apple Computer, Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl). The source code is available from http://developer.apple.co m/darwin/p rojects/bonjour/

Equipment Modiﬁcations

This equipment must be installed and used in strict a ccordance with the instructions given in the user documentation. This equipment contains no user-serviceable componen ts. Unauthorized equ ipment changes or modiﬁcations will invalidat e all applicable regulatory certiﬁcations and approvals.

Trademark Acknowledgments

Apple, Boa, Bonjour, Ethernet, Internet Explorer, Linux, Microsoft, Mozilla, Real, SMPTE, QuickTime, UNIX, Windows, Windows Vista and WWW are registered trademarks of the respective holders. Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its afﬁliates. UPnP mark of the UPnP

Implementers Corporation.

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Support

Should you require any technical assistance reseller. If your questions cannot be answered immediately, your reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response. If you are connec

,pleasecontactyourAxis

tedtotheInternet,youcan:

• download user documentation and software updates

• ﬁnd answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database. Search

by product, category, or phrase

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

support area

• chat with Axis support staff (selected countries only)

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

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Table of Contents

HardwareOverview .......................................... 4

Connectors .................................................... 4

LEDIndicators .................................................. 5

AccessingtheProduct ....................................... 6

AccessfromaBrowser ........................................... 6

AccessfromtheInternet .......................................... 7

SettheRootPassword ........................................... 7

TheLiveViewPage .............................................. 8

MediaStreams ............................................. 10

HowtoStreamH.264 ............................................ 10

MJPEG ........................................................ 10

AXISMediaControl(AMC) ........................................ 10

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream .................... 11

SettingUptheProduct ...................................... 13

BasicSetup .................................................... 13

Video ..................................................... 14

VideoStream ................................................... 14

Quadstream ................................................... 15

Stream Proﬁles ................................................. 15

CameraSettings ................................................ 15

PrivacyMask ................................................... 16

Overlay ........................................................ 16

Live View Conﬁg ............................................ 18

PTZ(PanTiltZoom) ......................................... 20

PresetPositions ................................................. 20

Advanced ...................................................... 20

ControlQueue .................................................. 21

Detectors .................................................. 22

CameraTampering .............................................. 22

MotionDetection ............................................... 22

Events .................................................... 25

SettingUpanActionRule ........................................ 26

Recipients ..................................................... 26

Schedules ...................................................... 27

Recurrences .................................................... 27

Recordings ................................................. 28

RecordingList .................................................. 28

ContinuousRecording ............................................ 28

SystemOptions ............................................. 30

Security ....................................................... 30

Date&Time .................................................... 31

Network ....................................................... 32

Storage ....................................................... 36

Maintenance ................................................... 37

Support ....................................................... 38

Advanced ...................................................... 39

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings ................................... 39

Troubleshooting ............................................ 40

CheckingtheFirmware ........................................... 40

UpgradingtheFirmware .......................................... 40

EmergencyRecoveryProcedure .................................... 40

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions ..................... 41

Technical Speciﬁcations ...................................... 44

PerformanceConsiderations ....................................... 45

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Hardware Overview

Mounting holes

Video input connectors

LED indicators for power, status and network

SD memory card slot (microSD)

RS-485/RS-422 connector

Control button

Power connector

Nework connector (PoE)

Connectors

For technical speciﬁcations, see

Network connector - RJ-45 Ethernet connector. Supports Power over Ethernet (PoE).

NOTICE

Due to local regulations or the environmental and electrical conditions in which the product is to be used, a shielded network cable (STP) may be appropriate or required. Any network cables that are routed in outdoor environments or similar shall be shielded (STP) and intended for their speciﬁc use. Make sure that the network switch is properly grounded. See for regulatory requirements.

SD card slot - A standard or high-capacity SD card (not included) can be used for local recording with removable storage.

NOTICE

To p revent corruption of recordings, the SD card should be unmounted before removal. To unmount, go to Setup > System

Options > Storage > SD Card and click U

Control button - The control button is used for:

• ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.See 1 second until the Sta

• ConnectingtoAX about 3 seconds.

• Resetting the product to factory default settings. See

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nmount.

tus LED ﬂashes green.

IS Internet Dynamic DNS Service. See

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. To connect, press and hold the button for about

. To connect, press and hold the button for

Power connector - 2-pin terminal block for power input.

RS-485/RS-422 connector - Two 2-pin terminal blocks for RS-485/RS-422 serial interface used to control auxiliary eq uipment,

e.g. PTZ devices.

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Hardware Overview

LED Indicators

LED

Network

Status

Power

Note

Color

Green

Amber

Unlit No network connection.

Green Steady green for normal operation.

Amber

Red

Green

Amber

• The Status LED can be conﬁgured to be unlit d uring normal operation. To conﬁgure, go to Setup > System Options >

Ports & Devices > LED. See the online help for more information.

Indication

Steady for connection to a 100 MBit/s network. Flashes for network activity.

Steady for connection to a 10 MBit/s network. Flashes for network activity.

Steady during startup and when restoring settings.

Slow ﬂash for failed upgrade.

Normal operation.

Flashes green/amber during ﬁrmware upgrade.

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Accessing the Product

Accessing the Produc t

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

The product can be used with most operating systems and browsers. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer with Wind ows , Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See Internet Explorer, allow installation of AXIS Media Control (AM C ) when prompted.

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

Note

• QuickTime

• If your computer restricts the use of additional software components, the product can be conﬁgured to use a Java applet for view ing Motion JPEG.

is also supported for viewing H.264 streams.

Access from a Browser

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

Technical Speciﬁcatio n s, on page 44

.Toviewstreamingvideoin

2. Enter the IP address or host name of the Axis product in the browser’s Location/Address ﬁeld. To access the product from a Macintosh computer (Mac OS X), click on the Bonjour tab and select the product from the drop-down list.

If you do not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility to locate the product on the network. For more information on how to discover and assign an IP address, refer to the Installation Guide.

3. Enter your user name and password. If this is the ﬁrst time the product is accessed, the root pas sw ord must ﬁrst be conﬁgured; for instructions see

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

Note

Set the Root Password, on page 7

atured here ma y differ from those displayed in

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Accessing the Product

Access from the Internet

Once connected, the Axis product is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the product from the Internet you must conﬁgure your network router to allow incoming data trafﬁc to the product. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feature, which will attempt to automatically co nﬁgure the router to allow access to the prod uct. This is enabled from Setup > System Options >

Network > TCP/IP Adva n c ed.

For mo re information, please see www.axiscam.net For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup

NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 34

. See also AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at

Set the Root Password

To gain access to the Axis product, you must set the password for the default administrator user root. This is done in the Conﬁgure Root Password dialog, which appears when the pro

To prevent network eavesdropping certiﬁcate. HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) is a protocol used to encrypt trafﬁc between web browsers and servers. The HTTPS certiﬁcate ensures encrypted exchange of information.

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

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

1. Click Create self-signed certiﬁcate.

2. Provide the requested information and click OK.Thecertiﬁcate is created and the password can now be set securely. All trafﬁcto

3. Ente

and from the product is encrypted from this point on.

rapasswordandthenre-entertoconﬁrm the spelling. Click OK. The password has now been conﬁgured.

, the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires an HTTPS

duct is accessed for the ﬁrst time.

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Note

• The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted.

• If the password for root is lost, the product must be reset to the factory default settings. See

Settings, on page 39

Reset to Factory Default

TheLiveViewPage

The controls and layout of the Live View page may have been customized to meet speciﬁc installation requirements and user preferences. Consequently, some of the examples and functions featured here may differ from those displayed in your own Live View page. The following provides an overview of each available control.

Controls on the Live View Page

The Stream Proﬁle drop-down list allows you to select a customized or pre-programmed stream proﬁle. Stream proﬁles are conﬁgured under Video > Stream Proﬁles.See

The Manual Trigger button is used to trigger a n action rule from the Live View page, see .

Click Snapshot to save a snapshot of the video image. Right-click the video image to save it in JPEG format on your computer. This button is primarily intended for use when the AXIS Media C o ntrol viewer toolbar is not available. Enable this button from Live View Conﬁg > Action Buttons.

Stream Proﬁles, on page 15

AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar

The AXIS Media Control viewe r toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only. See information. The toolbar displays the following buttons:

AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 10

for more

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

The Stop button stops the media stream.

The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the video image. The locationwheretheimageissavedcanbespeciﬁed in the AMC Control Panel.

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

The Re cord button is used to record the current video stream. The location where the recording is saved can be speciﬁed in the AMC Control Panel.

PTZ Controls

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

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

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

Click the Center mode button and click in the image to center the camera view on that position. The center mode button could also be used to zoom in on a speciﬁ c area. Click in the image and drag to draw a re cta n gle surrounding theareatobemagniﬁed. To zoom out, rotate the mouse wheel.

Click the Ctrl panel button to open the PTZ control panel which provides additional PTZ controls. User-deﬁned buttons can also appear in the Control panel. See

Select the video channel or a PTZ preset position to steer the camera view to the saved position. See

Preset Positions, on page 20

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

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

Focus bar – Click on a pos ition on the focus bar to set the focus position. This will disable the product’s autofocus. To re-enable, use the PTZ control panel which is opened by clicking the Ctrl panel button (see above).

Iris bar – Click on a position on the iris bar to change the degree to which the iris is opened. This will disable the

product’s auto iris. To re-enab

le, use the PTZ control panel which is opened b y clicking the Ctrl panel button (see above).

ion on the bar to zoom to that position.

Controls, on page 20

The PTZ controls can be disabled under PTZ > Advanced > Controls,see

Controls, on pa g e 20

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Media Streams

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

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

How to Stream H.264

The video compression standard H .264 makes good use of bandwidth, and can provide high quality vid eo streams at less than 1 Mbit/s.

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

Unicast RTP

RTP over RTSP

RTP over RTSP over HTTP

Multicast RTP

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

Note

H.264 is licensed technology. The Axis product includes one H.264 viewing client license. Installing additional unlicensed copies of the client is prohibited. To

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

This unicast method (RTP tunneled over RTSP) is useful as it is relatively simple to conﬁgure ﬁrewallstoallowRTSPtrafﬁc.

This unicast method can be used to traverse ﬁrewalls. Firewalls are commonly conﬁgured to allow the HTTP protocol, thus allowing RTP to be tunneled.

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

purchase additional license s, contact your Axis reseller.

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

MJPEG

This format uses standard JPEG still images for the video stream. These images are then displayedandupdatedataratesufﬁcient to create a stream that shows constantly updated motion.

The Motion JPEG stream uses considerable amounts of bandwidth, but provides excellent image qualityandaccesstoeveryimage contained in the stream. The recommended method of accessing Motion JPEG live v id eo from the Axis product is to use the AXIS Media Control in Internet Explorer in Windows.

AXIS Media Control (AMC)

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

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Media Streams

TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtoconﬁgure various video settings. Please see the AXIS Media Control User’s Manual for more information.

The AMC Control Panel is automatically installed on ﬁrst use, after which it can be conﬁgured. Open the AMC Control Panel from:

• Windows Control Panel (from the Start menu)

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

Alternative Methods of Accessing the V ideo Stream

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

• Motion JPEG server push (if supported by the client, Firefox, for example). This option maintains an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as a nd when required, for as long as required.

• Still JPEG images in a browser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi

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

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

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

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

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

• QuickTime

. The following paths can be used:

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

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

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Note

• <ip>= IP addess

• The Axis product supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later.

• QuickTime adds latency to the video stream.

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

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Setting Up the Product

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

• Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings.

• Operators have access to all settings except System Options

See also the online help

Basic Setup

Basic Setup provides shortcuts to the settings thatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:

1. Users. See

2. TCP/IP. See

3. Date & Time. See

4. Video Stream. See

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

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Video

It is possible to conﬁgure the following video features in your A xis product:

• Video stream. See

•Streamproﬁles. See

• Camera settings. See

• Overlay image. See

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Video Stream

You can deﬁne the follow ing video stream settings from Video > Video Stream:

•Image.See

• H.264. See

•MJPEG.See

Note

Video stream can be conﬁgured for each channel including quad stream.

Image

The default image settings can be conﬁgured under Video> Video Stream. Select the Image tab.

The following settings are available:

• Resolution. Select the default resolution.

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• Compression. The compression level affects the image quality, band width and ﬁle size of saved images; the lower the compression, the higher the image quality with higher ban

• Rotate image. If required, the image c

• Maximum frame rate.Toavoidban

• Overlay settings.See

Click Save to apply t

he new settings.

Ove

rlay, on page 16

an be rotated.

dwidth problems, the frame rate allowed to each viewer can be limited.

dwidth requirements and larger ﬁle sizes.

H.264

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

mes only contain the differences from previous frames.

P-fra

he GOV length is the number of frames between two consecutive I-frames. Increasing the GOV length may save considerably on

T bandwidth requirements in some cases, but may also h a v e an adverse affect on image quality.

ThebitratecanbesetasVariable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR). VBR adjusts the bit rate according to the image complexity, using up more bandwidth for increased activity in the imag e, and less for lower image activity. CBR a llow s you to set a ﬁxed Target bit rate that consumes a predictable amount of bandwidth. As the bit rate would usually need to increase for increased image a ctivity, but in this case cannot, frame rate and image qualityareaffectednegatively.Topartly compensate for this, it is possible to prioritize either frame rate or image quality. Not se tting a priority means that frame rate and image quality are equally affected. You must save your settings before they can take effect.

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Video

The current bit rate can be set to appear as text overlay. To do this, select the Include text check box option under Overlay Settings and enter the modiﬁer #b in the ﬁeld.

MJPEG

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

Quad stream

A Quad view displays ima ges from all four channels on a single screen; where the images from each camera take up a quar ter of the display area. It is possible to deﬁne settings for the video stream in quad view.

Stream Proﬁles

Astreamproﬁle is a set of pre-conﬁgured stream settings including resolution, compression, frame rate and overlay settings. Stream proﬁles can be used:

• When setting up recording using action rules, see

• When setting up a continuous recording, see

• In the Live View page — select the stream proﬁle from the Stream proﬁle drop-down list.

Four pre-programmed stream pro ﬁl es are ava ilable for quick set up. Each pre-programmed proﬁle has a descriptive na m e, indicating its purpose. If required, the pre-programmed stream proﬁles can be modiﬁed and new customiz ed stream proﬁles can be created.

To create a new pro ﬁle or modify an existing proﬁle, go to Setup > Video > Stream Proﬁles.

To select a default stream proﬁle for the Live View page, go to Setup > Live View Conﬁg.

Events, on page 25

Continuous Recording, on page 28

Camera Settings

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

Image Appearance

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

The Contrast changes the relative difference between light and dark. It can be adjusted using the slidebar.

Video input

• Enter a descriptive name for your video source in the Video source name ﬁeld.

• The values in the Offset Adjustments ﬁelds affect the horizontal and vertical synchronization for the image. This can be used to eliminate any black border surrounding the image. High values, both negative and positive can put the image out of sync.

• De-interlacing - is used to improve video stream image quality from analog devices. Select any of the following options from the De-interlacing drop-down list. Select None if de-interlacing is not necessary; Blending for improved image quality that is not as processor intensive; Adaptive Interpolation pe rfor m s de-interlacing of the vide o stream b y applying diffe rent

ﬁlters on the image. This may give a better result than Motion Adaptive Interpolation in rare cases; Motion Adaptive Interpolation perform s de-interlacing of the vide o stream by applying different ﬁlters depending on the motion in different

parts of the image. This will in most cases result in the best image quality.

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Video

• Antialiasing will minimize distortion known as aliasing, which happens when a high-resolution image is represented at alowerresolution.

• For each video input 75 Ohm video termination can be enabled/disabled via the product's web page at Video & Audio > Video Input > Video termination. These terminations are enabled on factory default. In cases where the product is to be connected in parallel with other equipment, for optimum video quality, it is recom m ende d that termination be enabled for only the last device in the video signal chain.

Image Settings

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

Privacy Mask

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

The Privacy Mask List (Video > Privacy Mask) shows all the masks that are currently conﬁgured in the Axis product and indicates if they are ena ble d.

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

For more information, see the online help

Important

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

Note

Privacy mask is not available for the quad stream. However, privacy masks conﬁgured on each channel will be displayed in the quad.

Overlay

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

An overlay text can display the current date and time, or a text string. When using a text string, modiﬁers can be used to display information such as the cur rent bit rate or the current frame rate. For information about available modiﬁers, see

Date/Time Formats

To enable overlays:

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

2. To include an overlay image, select Include overlay image at the coordinates. The overlay image must ﬁrst be uploaded to the Axis pro duc

3. To include

4. To inc

Date/Time Formats

in the o nline help .

t, see

Overlay Image

date and time, select Include da te and Include time.

lude a text string, select Include text and enter the text in the ﬁeld. Modiﬁers can be used, see

in the online help .

File Naming &

5. Select the text color, the text background color and the position of the overlay.

6. Click Save.

Tomodifythedateandtimeformat,gotoSystem Options > Date & Time.See

Date & Time, on page 31

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Video

Note

Overlay is not possible for quad stream.

Overlay Image

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

To use an overlay image, the image must ﬁrst be uploaded to the Axis product:

1. Go to Video > Overlay Image.

2. Click Browse andbrowsetotheﬁle.

3. Click Upload.

4. Select the image to use from the Use overlay image list.

5. Click Save.

To display the overlay image:

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

2. Under Overlay Settings,selectInclude overlay image at the coordinates and enter the X and Y coordinates.

3. Click Save.

For information about supported image formats, see the online help

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Live View Conﬁg

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

•StreamProﬁle. See

• Default Viewer for Browser. See

• Viewer Settings. See

• Action Buttons. These are the buttons described in

•UserDeﬁned Links. See

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Controls on the Live View Page, on page 8

Default live view video

Select the default video source to be displa yed in the Live View page from Setup > Live View Conﬁg This could be one of the 4 video streams or Quad s

tream. See

Quad stream, on page 15

Default Viewer for Browsers

From Live View Conﬁg > Default Viewer select the default method for viewing video images in your browser. The product attempts to show the video im ages in the selected video format and viewer. If this is not possible, the product overrides the settings and selects th

e best available combination.

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Live View Conﬁg

Browser Viewer Description

Windows Internet Explorer

Other browsers

For more information, please s ee the online help .

AMC

QuickTime

Java applet

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

Server Push

QuickTime

Java applet

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

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

H.264

A slower imaging alternative to AMC (Motion JPEG). Req uire s one of the following installed o n the client:

• JVM (J2SE) 1.4.2 or higher

• JRE (J2SE) 5.0 o r higher

new image

Recommended viewer for other browsers (Motion JPEG).

H.264

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

new image

Viewer Settings

To conﬁgure options for the viewer, go to Live View Conﬁg > Viewer Settings.

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

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

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

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

•SelectEnable recording button to enable recording from the Live View page. This button is available when using the AMC viewer. The recordings are saved to the location speciﬁed in the AMC Control Panel. See

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User Deﬁned Links

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

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PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)

Preset Positions

A preset position is a predeﬁned view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a speciﬁc location. Preset positions can be accessed in several ways:

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

• When setting up action rules. See

• When setting up Guard Tour. See .

To add a preset position:

1. Go to PTZ > Preset Positions.

2. Use the pan, tilt and zoom controls to steer the camera view to the desired position.

3. Enter a descriptive name in the Current position ﬁeld.

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

5. Click Add.Thecamera’sposition,irisandfocussettingsaresavedasapresetposition.

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

To set a customized hom e position, select Use current position as Home when adding a preset position. The u position will have (H) added, for example, Entrance (H). The default Home position, called “Home”, will still be available.

The product can be conﬁgured to return to the Home position when the PTZ functionality has been inactive for a speciﬁed length of time. Enter the length of time in the Return to home when inactive ﬁeld and click Save. Setthetimetozerotopreventthe product from automatically returning to the Home posi

To include the preset position name in the over

For m o re information about modiﬁers, see

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tup window.

ser-deﬁned home

tion.

lay text, go to Video,selectInclude overlay text and enter the modiﬁer #P in the ﬁeld.

File Naming & Date/Time Formats

in the online help .

Advanced

Limits

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

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

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

See the online help

for more information.

Controls

Panel Shortcut Command Buttons can be co nﬁg u red to provide direct access to commands issued via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface. The buttons will be displayed in the PTZ control panel, which is available in the Live View pag e through the Ctrl panel button, see

Deselect the options under Enable/Disable controls to disable the pan, tilt, zoom, focus and iris controls.

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PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)

Control Queue

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

A user who belongs to a group (see take control of the product. The order of priority is as follows:

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

2. Event — The Axis product can be conﬁguredtogotoapresetpositionwhen triggered by an alarm (see The event will immediately be placed ﬁrst in the queue except w he n an administrator is in control.

3. Operator — Same as administrator but with low er priority

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

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

Note

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

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

Users, on page 30

) with a higher PTZ priority can go before other users in the queue and

Events, on page 25

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Detectors

Camera Tampering

Camera Tampering can generate an alarm whenever the camera is repositioned, or when the lens is covered, sprayed or severely defocused. To send an alarm, for example an email, an action rule must be set up.

To conﬁgure tampering:

1. Go to Detectors > Camera Tampering.

2. Set the Minimum d ura tion, that is, the time that must elapse before an alarm is generated. This can hel p prevent false alarms for known conditions that affect the image.

3. Select Alarm for dark images if an alarm should be ge n e rated if lights are dimmed or turned off, or if the lens is sprayed, covered, or rendered severely out of focus.

4. Click Save.

To conﬁgure the product to send an alarm when tampering occurs:

1. Go to Events > Action Rules.

2. Click Add to set up a new action rule.

3. Enter a Name for t he action rule.

4. Under Condition,selectDetectors from the Trigger list.

5. Select Tampering from the list of detectors.

6. Select the video channel.

7. Optiona lly, select a schedule and set additional conditions

8. Select the action. To send an email, select Send Notiﬁ

Note

The While the rule is active option under Duration cannot be used with camera tampering, since camera tampering does not have a duration and once it has been triggered it will not automatically return to its untriggered state.

For more information on actions rules, see

Motion Detect

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

Motion detection is conﬁgured by deﬁning up to 10 Include and Exclude wind ows:

• Include windows —deﬁne areas where motion should be detected

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

ion

Events, on page 25

cation and select a Recipient from the list of deﬁned recipients.

For instructions, see

To control the number of motion detection alarms, the parameters Object Size, History and Sensitivity can be adjusted. See

Detection Parameters, on page 23

Once motion detection windows are conﬁgured, the Axis product can be conﬁgured to p erform actions when motion is detected. Possible actions include uploading images and start recording. For more information, see

Set Up Motion Detection Windows, on page 23

Motion

Setting Up an Action Rule, on page 26

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Detectors

Note

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

Set Up Motion Detection Windows

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

1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection.

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

3. Adjustthesize(dragthebottomright-handcorner)andtheposition (click on the text at the top and drag to the desired position) of the window.

4. Adjust the Ob ject Size, History and Sensitivity proﬁle sliders (see motion within an active window is indicated by red pea ks in the Activity window.

5. Click Save.

To exclude parts of the include window, select the Conﬁgure Excluded W include window.

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

Motion Detection Parameters

indows and position the exclude window within the

for details). Any detected

Motion Detection Parameters

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

Parameter

Description

High level (100%)

Medium level (50%)

Object Size

Object size relative to window size.

Only very large objects trigger motion detection.

History

Object memory length.

An object that appears in the window t detection for a long time before it is considered as non-m

riggers motion

oving.

Sensitivity

Difference in luminance between background and object.

Ordinary colored objects on ordinary backgrounds trigger motion detection.

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

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Detectors

Low level (0%)

Recommended values

Default values

Note

• To trigger on small objects or movements, use several small motion detection windows rather than one large window and select a low object size.

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

• If no objects should appear in the Include Window , select a high history level. This will cause motion detection to trigger as long as the object is present in the window.

• To only detect ﬂashing light, select a low sensitivity. In other cases high sensitivity is recom m ende d .

Even very small objects trigger motion detection.

5–15% 60–90% 75–95%

15% 90% 90%

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

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

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Events

The Axis product can be conﬁgured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording when motion is detected. The set of conditions that deﬁnes how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule.

Available Action Rul e triggers and conditions include:

• Applications — use installed applications to trigger the rule, see .

• Detectors

- Motion Detection — trigger the rule when motion is detected, see

- Tampering — trigger the rule when tampering is detected, se e

• Hardware

- Video Signal — trigger the rule if video signal is lost.

- Network — trigger the rule if network connectio n is lost or restored. This can for example be used to start

• Input Signal

- Manual Trigger — trigger the rule using the Manual Trigger button in the Live View page, see

• PTZ

- Moving — trigger the rule when the camera view moves due to a PTZ operation

- Preset Reached —triggertherulewhenthecamerastopsatapresetposition. Thiscanbeforexamplebeused

• Storage

- Available — trigger the rule wh

Motion Detection, on page 22

Camera Tampering, on page 22

recording to the SD card.

Controls on the

Live View Page, on page 8

and conﬁguration.

as an additional condition to prevent an action rule triggered by motion detectio n to record video while the camera view moves due to a PTZ operation.

with the Send Images action to upload images from the pre

used to send maintenance notiﬁcations.

. This can f or example be used to validate actions during product installation

. This can for example be used

set position.

en the storage device is unmounted or removed. This can for example be

- Full — trigger the rule when the storage device is full. Under normal operation, the oldest recordings will be overwritten to prevent the storage device from becoming full.

- Locked — trigger the rule if the storage device is locked (write protected).

• System

- System Initializing — trigger the rule when the product is being started. This can for example be used to send a

otiﬁcation when the product restarts.

• Time

- Recurrence — trigger the rule periodically, see upload an image every 5 minutes.

- Use Schedule — trigger the rule according to the selected sche dule , see

Available actions include:

• PTZ Control

- Preset Position — go to a preset position.

Recurrences, on page 27

. This can for example be used to

Schedules, on page 27

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Events

- Guard Tour — start a guard tour, see .

• Record Video — record video to a selected storage.

• Send Images —sendimagestoarecipient.

• Send Notiﬁcations —sendanotiﬁcation message to a recipient.

Setting Up an Action Rule

An action rule deﬁnes the conditions that must be met for the product to perform an action, for example record video or send email notiﬁcations. If multiple conditions are deﬁned, all must be met to trigger the action.

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

Set up motion detection and a dd a network share:

1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection and conﬁgure a motion detection window, see

2. Go to System Options > Storage and set up the network share, see

Set up the action rule:

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

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

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

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

5. Optiona lly, select a Schedule and Additional conditions,seebelow.

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

7. Select a Stream proﬁle and conﬁgure the Duration settings as described below.

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

To add additional criteria, select the Additional conditions option and a dd additional triggers. To prevent an action from b eing triggered repeatedly, a Wait at least time can be set. Enter the time in hours, minutes and seconds, during which the trigger should be ignored before the action rule can be activated again.

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

For more information, see the online help

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Recipients

Recipients receive media ﬁles and notiﬁcation messages. The following recipients are available:

Recipient Use with action

FTP

Send Images

Send Notiﬁcation

Send Images

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Events

HTTP

Network Share Send Images

TCP Send Notiﬁcation

To add a recipient:

1. Go to Events > Recipients an d click Add.

2. Enter a descriptive name

3. Select a recipient Type.

4. Enter the information needed for the recipient type.

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

6. Click OK.

Send Images

Send Notiﬁcation

Schedules

Schedules can be used as action rule triggers or as additional conditions, for example to record v ideo if motion is detected outside ofﬁce hours. Use one of the predeﬁned schedules or create a new schedule as described below.

To create a new schedule:

1. Go to Events > Schedules and click Add.

2. Enter a descriptive name and the information needed for a

3. Click OK.

To use the schedule in an Action Rule, sele

cttheschedulefromtheSchedule drop -dow n list in the Action Rule Setup page.

daily, weekly, monthly or yearly schedule.

Recurrences

Recurrences a re

To set up a r

1. Go to

2. Enter a descriptive name and recurrence pattern.

3. Click OK.

To use the recurrence in an Action Rule, ﬁrst select Time from the Trigger drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup p age and then select the recurrence from the second drop-down list.

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

used to trigger Action Rules repeatedly, for example every 5 minutes or every hour.

ecurrence:

Events > Recurrences and click Add.

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Recordings

TheAxisproductcanbeconﬁgured to record video continuously or according to an action rule:

• To start a continuous recording, see

• To set up action rules, see

• To access recordings, see

•Toconﬁgure camera controlled storage, see

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Recording List, on page 28

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Storage, on page 36

Recording List

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

To play or download a recording, follow these steps:

1. Go to Recordings > List.

2. Use the ﬁlter to narrow the list of recordings. Enter the desired ﬁlter criteria and click Filter. Some ﬁlters ma y take a long time to complete.

3. Select the recording.

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

Multiple recordings can be downloaded at the same time. Select the recordings and click Download. The downloaded ﬁle is a zip ﬁle containing a minimum of three ﬁles, of which the Matroska (mkv) ﬁlesaretheactualrecordings. The recordings are tim e-stamped with the date and time they were downloaded (that is, not the date the

Note

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

recordings were made).

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

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

Continuous Recording

The Axis product can be conﬁgured to continuously save video to a storage device. See about storage devices. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to conﬁgure the disk to automatically remove old recordings.

To start a continuous recording, follow these steps:

1. Go to Recordings > Continuous.

2. Select Enabled.

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

4. Select a Stream proﬁle to use for continuous recordings.

5. Click Save to save and start the recording.

Storage, on page 36

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Recordings

Note

If a new stream proﬁle is selected while a recording is o ngoing, the recording will be stopped a nd saved in the recording list and a new recording with the new stream proﬁle will start. All previous continuous recordings will remain in the recording list until they are remove d manually or through automatic removal of old recordings.

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System Op tion s

System Options

Security

Users

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

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

Viewer - Access to the Live View page

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

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

Under HTTP/RTSPPasswordSettings, select the type of password to allow. You may need to allow unencrypted passwords if there are view ing clients that do not support encryption, or if you upgraded the ﬁrmware and existing clients support encryption but need to log in again and be conﬁguredtousethisfunctionality.

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

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

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

ONVIF

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

By creating a user you automaticall with the product. For more information see www.onvif.org

y enable ONVIF communication. Use the user name and password with all ONVIF communication

uced cost and future-proof systems.

IP Address Filter

IP address ﬁltering is enabled on the System Options > Security > IP Address Filter page. Once enabled, the listed IP address are allowed or denied acces

The administr

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

s to the Axis product. Select Allow or Deny from the list and click Apply to enable IP address ﬁltering.

HTTPS

The Axis product supports encrypted browsing using HTTPS. This is conﬁgured on the System Options > Security > HTTPS page.

A self-signed certiﬁcate can be used until a Certiﬁcate Authority-issued certiﬁcate has been obtained. Click Create self-signed certiﬁcate to install a self-signed certiﬁcate. Although self-signed certiﬁcates are free and offer some protection, true security is only implemented after the installation of a signed certiﬁcate issued by a Certiﬁcate Authority.

To obtain a signed certiﬁcate from an issuing Certiﬁcate Authority, click Create Certiﬁcate Request. When the signed certiﬁcate is returned, click Install signed certiﬁcate to import the certiﬁcate. The properties of any certiﬁcate request currently resident in the product or installed can be viewed by clicking Properties.

To enable HTTPS in the Axis product, the HTTPS Connection Policy must be set for each user group.

For more information, see the online help

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System Op tion s

IEEE 802.1X

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

To access a network protected by IEEE 802.1X, devices must authenticate themselves. The authentication is performed by a third-party entity called an authentication server, typically a RADIUS serve r, examples of which are FreeRADIUS and Microsoft Internet Authentication Service.

In Axis' implem enta tion, the network device and the authentication server authenticate themselves with the help of digital certiﬁcates using EAP-TLS (Extensible Authentication Protocol - Transport Layer Security). The certiﬁcates are provided by an Certiﬁcation Authority (CA). You need:

•aCAcertiﬁcate to validate the identity o f the authentication server

• a CA-signed client certiﬁcate and a private key to a uthenticate the network device.

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

1. Obtain a CA certiﬁcate, a client certiﬁcate and a client private key (contact your network administrator).

2. Go to Setup > System Options > Security > IEEE 802.1X and upload the CA certiﬁcate, the client certiﬁcate and the client private key.

3. Under Settings, select the EAPOL version, provide your EAP identity and private key password.

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

Certiﬁcates

CA Certiﬁcate The CA certiﬁcate is used to validate the identity of the authentication server. Enter the path to

the certiﬁcate directly, or locate the ﬁle using the Browse button. Then click U acertiﬁcate, click Remove.

Client certiﬁcate Client private key

Settings

EAPOL version

EAP identity

Private key password

Enable IEEE 802.1X

The client certiﬁcate and private key are used to authenticate the network device. They can be uploaded as separ ate ﬁles or in one combined ﬁle (e.g. a PFX ﬁle or a PEM ﬁle). Use the Client

private key ﬁeld if uploading one combined ﬁle. For each ﬁle, enter the path to the ﬁle using the Browse button. Then click Upload.Toremoveaﬁle, click Remove.

SelecttheEAPOLversion(1or2)asusedinyournetworkswitch.

Enter the user identity (maximum 16 characters) associated with your certiﬁcate.

Enter the password (maximum

Check the box to enable the IEEE 802.1X protocol.

16 characters) for the private key.

pload.Toremove

ﬁle, or locate the

Date & Time

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

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

below).

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

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

• Synchronize with NTP Server obtains date and time from an NTP server. With this option, date and time settings are updated continuously. For information on NTP settings, see

NTP Conﬁguration, on page 33

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If using a host name for the NTP server, a DNS server must be conﬁgured. See

• Set manually a llows you to manually set date and time.

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

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

predeﬁned formats or see time formats. To include date and time in the overlay text, go to Video and select Include date and Include time.

File Naming & Date/Time Formats

in the online help for information on how to create custom date and

DNS Conﬁguration, on page 33

Network

Basic TCP/IP Settings

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

IPv4 Address Conﬁguration

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

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

If DHCP is enabled and the product cannot be accessed, run AXIS IP Utility to search the network for connected Ax is products, or reset

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the product to the factory default s ettings (see

) and then perform the installation again.

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

IPv6 Address Conﬁguration

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

To enable IP v6, go to System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic. Other settings for IPv6 should be conﬁgured in the network router.

ARP/Ping

The IP address can be set using ARP and Ping. For instructions, see the product’s Installation Guide.

ARP/Ping is enabled by default. To disable, uncheck the box under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic.

The ARP/Ping service is automatically disabled two minutes after the product is started, or as soon as an IP address is set. To reset the IP address, the product must be restarted to activate ARP/Ping for an additional two minutes.

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

AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS)

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

AVHS is enabled by default. The settings are conﬁgured under System Options > Network > TCP IP > Basic.

One-click enabled - Press the product’s control button (see Internet. Once registered, Always will be enabled and the Axis product stays connected to the AVHS service. If the product is not registered within 24 hours from when the button is pressed, the product will disconnect from the AVH S service.

Hardware Overview, on page 4

) to connect to an AVHS service over the

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

AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service

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

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

Advanced TCP/IP Settings

DNS Conﬁguration

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

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

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

Domain name - Enter the domain(s) to search for the host name used by the Axis product. Multiple domains can be separated by semicolons. The host name is always the ﬁrstpartofafullyqualiﬁed domain name, for example, myserver is the host name in the fully qualiﬁed domain name myserver.mycompany.com where mycompany.com is the domain name.

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

NTP Conﬁguration

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

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

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

Host Name Conﬁguration

The Axis produc t can be accessed using a host name instead of an IP address. The h ost name is usually th e same as the assigned DNS name. The host name is conﬁgured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

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

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

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

For more inform

ation, see the online help

Link-Local IPv4 Address

Link-Local Address is enabled by default and assigns the Axis product an additional IP address whichcanbeusedtoaccess

oduct from other hosts on the same segment on the local network. The product can have a Link-Local IP and a static

the pr or DHCP-supplied IP address at the same time.

This function can be disa ble d under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

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HTTP

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

HTTPS

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

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

NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4

A ne tw ork router allows devices on a private network (LAN) to share a single connection to the Internet. This is done by for wa rding network trafﬁc from the private network to the “outside”, that is, the Internet. Security on the private network (LAN) is increased since most routers are pre-conﬁgured to stop attempts to access the private network (LAN) from the public network (Internet).

Use NAT traversal when the Axis p roduct is located on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it available from the ot her (WAN) side of a NAT router. With NAT traversal prope rly conﬁgured, all HTTP trafﬁc to an external HTTP port in the NAT router isforwardedtotheproduct.

NAT traversal is conﬁgured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Note

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

• The router has many different names: “NAT router”, “Network router”, “Internet Gateway”, ”Broadband router”, “Broadband sharing device” or “Home ﬁrewall” but the essential purpose of the device is the same.

Enable/Disable - When enabled, the Axis product attempts to conﬁgure port mapping in a NAT router on your network, using UPnP Note that UPnP

Use manually selected NAT router - Select this option to manually select a NAT router and enter the IP address for the router in the ﬁeld. If no router is speciﬁed, the product automatically searches for NAT routers on your network. If m ore than one router is found, the default router is selected.

Alternative HTTP port - Select this option to manually deﬁne an external HTTP port. Enter the port number in the ﬁeld. If no port is entered here, a port number is automatically selected when NAT traversal is enabled.

Note

FTP

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

must be enabled in the product (see System Options > Network > UPnP).

• An alternative HTTP port can be used or be active even if NAT traversal is disabled. This is useful if your NAT router does not support UPnP and you need to manually conﬁgure port forwarding in the NAT router.

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

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

Note

This FTP server has nothing to do w ith the product’s ability to transfer i m ages via FTP to othe r locations and servers.

RTSP

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

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Note

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

SOCKS

SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The Axis product can b e conﬁgured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a ﬁrewall or proxy server. This functionality is useful if the Axis product is located on a local network behind a ﬁrewall, and notiﬁcations, uploads, alarms, etc need to be send to a destination outside the local network (for example the Internet).

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

QoS (Quality of Service)

QoS (Quality of Service) guarantees a certain level of a speciﬁed resource to selected trafﬁc on a network. A QoS-aware network prioritizes n e t w o rk trafﬁc a nd provides a greater ne two rk reliability by controlling the amount of bandwidth an application may use.

The QoS settings are conﬁgured under System O p tions > Network > QoS. Using DSCP (Differentiated Services Codepoint) values, the Axis product can mark the following types of trafﬁc: live v ide o, event/alarm trafﬁc and management trafﬁc.

SMTP (email)

To send email messages from the Axis product via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), an SMTP mail server must be set up. This is done under System Options > Network > SMTP (email).

Enter the host names or IP addresses and port numbers for the primary and secondary mail servers in the ﬁelds provided. A From email address is a lso required. If the mail serve r requires authentica tion, check Use authentication to log in to this server and enter the necessary information.

SNMP

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

The A xis product can be conﬁgured to support S N MP on the System Options > Network > SNMP page.

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

SNMP v1/v2 provid es the lowest level of security. The community name can be speciﬁed as a passw ord for read or read/write access to all supported SNMP devices. The default password for the Read community is public and the default passw ord for the Write community is write.

MP community is the

Note

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

Traps for SNMP v1/v2 are used b changes. Check Enable traps and enter the IP address where the trap m essage should be sent and the Trap community that should receive the m es sa ge.

The following traps are available:

•Coldstart

•Warmstart

•Linkup

• Authentication failed

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

y the Axis product to send messages to a management system on important events and status

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To use SNMP v3, HTTPS must be enabled, see password.

Note

The initial password can only be set once. If the password is lost, the Axis product must be reset to factory default, see

Reset to Factory Default Settings, on page 39

UPnP

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

UPnP

can be disabled under System Options > Network > UPnPTM.

HTTPS, on page 30

. To enable SNMP v3, check the box and provide the initial user

RTP/H.264

The RTP port range and multicast settings are conﬁgured under System Options > Network > RTP.

The RTP port range deﬁnes the range of ports from which the video ports are a utom ati ca lly selected. For multicast streams, only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used.

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

Bonjour

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

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

Storage

SD Card

NOTICE

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

The Axis product supports SD cards with the following ﬁle systems:

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

• vFAT — most SD cards are pre-formatted with vFAT when purchased.

If required, the SD card can be re-formatted to the desired ﬁle system . To format the SD card:

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

2. Go to System Options > Storage and click SD Card.

3. Click Format and select the desired ﬁle system.

Note

During formatting any previous data stored on the disk will be lost.

Mounting is done automatically when the card is inserted or when the product is started. A manual mount is only required if the card has been unmounted and not ejected and re-inserted.

To unmount the SD card:

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1. Go to System Options > Storage and click SD Card.

2. Click Unmount.

3. The card can now be removed.

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

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

To avoid ﬁlling the card, it is recom me nde d to rem o ve recordings continuously. Under Recording Settings, select Remove recordings older than and select the number of days or weeks.

To stop writing to the card and protect recording s from being removed, select Lock under Recording Settings.

Network Share

Network share allows you to add network storage such as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) or any server that uses CIFS (Common Internet File System) and use them for storage of recordings.

To add a network share:

1. Go to System Options > Storage.

2. Click Network Share.

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

4. Enter the name of the share in the Share ﬁeld.

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

6. Click Connect.

To clear all recordings and data from the Axis product’s f

To avoid ﬁlling the share, it is recommended to re older than and select the number of days or weeks.

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

older on the designated share, click Clear under Storage Tools.

move recordings continuously. Under Recording Settings,selectRemove recordings

assword.

Maintenance

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

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

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

• the boot protocol (DHCP or static)

• the static IP address

• the default router

• the subnet mask

•thesystemtime

• the IEEE 802.1X settings

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

Reset to Factory Default Settings, on page 39

For information about ﬁrmware upgrade, see

Upgrading the Firmware, on page 40

Support

Support Overview

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

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