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USER MANUAL

AXIS M1013 Network Camera

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About this document

This manual is intended for administrators and users of AXIS M1013 Network Camera, and is applicable to ﬁrmware 5.40 and later. It includes instructions for using and managing the product on your network. Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may also be beneﬁcial, for developing shell scripts and applications. Laterversionsofthisdocumentwill be posted t o t he 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 warranty 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 responsib le for incidental or consequential damages in connection w ith the furnishing, performance or use of this material. This product is only to be used for its intended purpose.

Intellectual Property Rights

Axis AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product described in this document. In particular, and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may includ e one or more of the p atents listed at http://www.axis.com/patent .htm and one or more additional patents or pending pa tent application s 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.com/darwin/projects/bonjour/

Equipment M odiﬁcations

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

Trademark Acknowledgments

Apple, Boa, Bonjour, Ethernet, Internet Explorer, Linux, Microso 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 registe trademarks of Oracle and/or its afﬁliates. UPnP mark of the UPnP

Implementers Corporation.

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Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

This equipment has been designed and t ested to fulﬁll applicable standards for:

• Radio frequency emission when installed according to the

instructions and u sed in its intended environment.

• Immunity to electrical and electromagnetic phenomena when

installed according to the instructions and used in its intended environment.

USA

This equipm ent has been tested using a shielded network cable (STP) and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi tal device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These lim its are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from

that to which the receiver is connecte d.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Canada

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Cana dian ICES-003.

Europe

This digital equipment fulﬁlls the requirem ents for RF emission

according to the Class B limit of EN 55022. This product fulﬁlls the requirements for immunity according

to EN 61000-6-1 residential, commercial and light-industrial environments.

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

This product fulﬁlls the requirements for immunity according to EN 55024 ofﬁce and commercial environments.

Australia/New Zealand

This digital equipment fulﬁlls the requirements for RF emission according to the Class B limit of AS/NZS CISPR 22.

Korea

이 기기는 가정용(B급) 전자파적합기기로서 주로 가정에서 사 용하는 것을 목적으로 하며, 모든 지역에서 사용할 수 있습니다.

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。

Safety

This product complies w ith EN/IEC 60950-1, Safety of Information Technology Equipment.

The powe r supply used with this product shall fulﬁll the requirements for Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) and Limited Power Source (LPS) according to EN/IEC/UL 60950-1.

Support

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

• download use

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

by product, category, or phrase

• report pr

support area

• chat with Axis support staff (selected countries only)

t Axis Support at www.axis.c om/techsup/

• visi

arn More!

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

r documentation and software updates

oblems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private

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Table of Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MediaStreams ............................................. 11

HowtoStreamH.264 ............................................ 11

MJPEG ........................................................ 11

AXISMediaControl(AMC) ........................................ 11

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream .................... 12

SettingUptheProduct ...................................... 14

BasicSetup .................................................... 14

Video ..................................................... 15

VideoStream ................................................... 15

Stream Proﬁles ................................................. 16

CameraSettings ................................................ 17

ViewArea ..................................................... 17

Overlay ........................................................ 18

PrivacyMask ................................................... 19

Live View Conﬁg ............................................ 20

PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) ......................................... 22

PresetPositions ................................................. 22

GuardTour ..................................................... 22

Advanced ...................................................... 23

ControlQueue .................................................. 23

Detectors .................................................. 24

CameraTampering .............................................. 24

MotionDetection ............................................... 24

Events .................................................... 27

SettingUpanActionRule ........................................ 28

Recipients ..................................................... 28

Schedules ...................................................... 29

Recurrences .................................................... 29

Recordings ................................................. 30

RecordingList .................................................. 30

ContinuousRecording ............................................ 30

SystemOptions ............................................. 32

Security ....................................................... 32

Date&Time .................................................... 34

Network ....................................................... 34

Storage ....................................................... 39

Maintenance ................................................... 40

Support ....................................................... 40

Advanced ...................................................... 41

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings ................................... 41

Troubleshooting ............................................ 43

CheckingtheFirmware ........................................... 43

UpgradingtheFirmware .......................................... 43

EmergencyRecoveryProcedure .................................... 43

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions ..................... 44

Technical Speciﬁcations ...................................... 47

PerformanceConsiderations ....................................... 49

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Status LED indicator

Focus ring

Lens

Network connector (RJ-45)

Power connector

Lock ring

Control button

SD card slot (microSDHC)

Power LED indicator

Network LED indicator

LED indicator (not used)

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

The Axis product is equipped with a lens with manual focus. It is delivered with the lens prefocused and manual focusing is usually not required.

Note

Only change the focus if required, for example if the image is blurry.

Connectors

For technical speciﬁcations, see

Network connector - RJ-45 Ethernet connector.

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 cab les that are routed in outdoor environments or similar

ll be shielded (STP) and intended for their speciﬁc use. M ake sure that the network switch is properly grounded. See

sha

Electromagnetic Com patibility (EMC)

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for regulatory requirements.

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

NOTICE

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

Options > Storage > SD Card and click Unmount.

Control button - The control button is used for:

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• ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.See 1 second until the Status LED ﬂashes green.

. To connect, press and hold the button for about

• ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService. See about 3 seconds.

• R esetting the product to factory default settings. See

Power connector - Mini DC connector

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. To connect, press and hold the button for

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 Network LED can be conﬁgured to be unlit during normal operation. To conﬁgure, go to Setup > System Options > Ports & Devices > LED. See the online he lp for more information.

• The Status LED can be conﬁgured to be unlit during normal operation. To conﬁgure, go to Setup > System Options > Ports & Devices > LED. See the online he lp for more information.

• The Status LED can be conﬁgured to ﬂas h while an event is active.

• The Status LED can be

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.

conﬁgured to ﬂash for identifying the unit. Go to Setup > System Options > Maintenance .

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Accessing the Product

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

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

The Axis product includes one (1) H.264 decoder license for viewing vide o 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 viewing Motion JPEG.

is also supported for viewing H.264 streams.

Access from a Browser

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

Technical Speciﬁcations, on page 47

.Toviewstreamingvideoin

2. Enter the IP address or host name o f 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 d o not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility to locate the product on the netw ork. 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 acce ssed, the root password must ﬁrst be conﬁgured; for instructions see

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

Note

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 fe your own Live Vie w page.

Set the Root Password, on page 7

atured here may differ from those displayed in

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Access from the Internet

Once connected, the Axis product is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the p roduct from the Internet you must conﬁgure your network router to allow incoming data trafﬁc to the product. To do this, enable the NA will attempt to automatically conﬁgure the router to allow access to the product. This is enabled from Setup > System Options >

Network > TCP/IP Advanced.

For more information, please see www.axiscam.net For Technical notes on this and other topics

NAT traversal (port m apping) for IPv4, on page 36

, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup

. See also AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at

T-traversal feature, which

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 product is accessed for the ﬁrst time.

To prevent network eavesdropping, the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires an HTTPS 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 trafﬁc to and from the product is encrypted from this point on.

3. Enter a password and then re-enter to conﬁrm the spelling. Click OK. The password has now been conﬁgured.

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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 41

Reset to F a cto ry Default

Set Power Line Frequency

Power line frequency is set the ﬁrst time the Axis product is accessed and can only be changed from Plain Conﬁg(see or by resetting the product to factory default.

Select the power line frequency (50 Hz or 60 Hz) used at the location of t he Axis product. Selecting the wrong frequency may cause image ﬂickeriftheproductisusedinﬂuorescent light environments.

When using 50 Hz, the maximum frame rate is limited to 25 fps.

Note

Power line frequency is different in different geographic regions. In the Americas, 60 Hz is usually used; mos t other parts of the world use 50 Hz. Local variations may apply, always check with the local authorities.

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)

The Live View Page

The controls and layout of the Live View page may have been customized to meet speciﬁc installation requirements and user preferences. Consequently, so page. The following provides an overview of each available control.

me of the examples and functions featured here may differ from those displayed in your own Live View

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Controls on the Live View Page

The Stream Proﬁle drop-down list allows yo u 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 an action rule from the Live View page; see button from Live View Conﬁg > Action Buttons.

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 Control viewer toolbar is not available. Enable this button from Live View Conﬁg > Action Buttons.

Manual Trigger

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

To conﬁgure the m anual trigger:

1. Go to Setup > Events.

2. Click Add to add a new action rule.

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

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

Stream Proﬁles, on page 16

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. Enable this

5. Select the desired action and conﬁgure the other settings as required.

For more information about action rules, see

To show the manual trigger buttons in the Live V iew page:

1. Go to Setup > Live View Layout.

2. Under Action Buttons,selectShow manual tri

Events, on page 27

gger button.

AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar

The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is availab le in Internet Explorer only. See information. The toolbar displays the following buttons:

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

The Stop button stops the media stream.

The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the video image. The location where the image is saved can be speciﬁed 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 Record button is used to record the current video stream. The location where the reco rding is saved can be speciﬁed in the AMC Control Panel.

AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 11

for more

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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.

Note

These controls are available if digital PTZ is enabled in the selected view area, see

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 p ositio n. The center mode button could also be used to zoom in on a speciﬁc a rea. Click in the image and drag to draw a rectangle 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 a PTZ preset position to steer the camera view to the saved position. See

on page 22

View Area, on page 17

Controls, on page 23

Preset Positions,

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

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

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

ontrols, on page 23

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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 video streams at less than 1 Mbit/s.

Deciding which combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your viewing requirements, a nd 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 A xis 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, especially w h en 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 licenses, contact your Axis reseller.

Unicasting is used for video-on-demand transmission so that there is n o 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 fo r 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 video from the Axis product is to use the AXIS Media Control in Internet Explorer in Windows.

AXIS Media Control (AMC)

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

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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:

• W indows Control Panel (from the Start menu)

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

Alternative Methods of Accessing the Video Stream

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

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

• Still JPEG images in a browser.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 use rs 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 Axis product:

• Video stream. See

•Streamproﬁles. See

• Camera settings. See

•Viewarea.See

• Overlay image. See

•Privacymask.See

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Video Stream

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

•Image.See

• H .264. See

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Pixel Counter

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

The pixel counter can be accessed from:

• Video > Video Stream.UnderPreview,clickOpen and select the Show pixel counter option to enable the rectangle in the image. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height ﬁelds and click Apply.

• The Live View page in Internet Explorer in Windows. Right-click in the image and select Pixel counter.Usethemouse to move and resize the rectangle.

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Video

Image

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

The following settings are available:

• Resolution. Select the default resolution.

• Compression. The compression level affects the image quality, bandwidth and ﬁle size of saved images; the lower the compression, the higher the image quality with higher bandwidth requirements and larger ﬁle sizes.

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

• Mirror. If required, the image can be mirrored.

• Maximum frame rate. To avoid bandwidth problems, the frame rate allowed to each viewer can be limited.

• Overlay s ettings.See

Click Save to apply the new settings.

Overlay, on page 18

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 a nd P-frames. An I-frame is a complete image whereas P-frames only contain the differences from previous frames.

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

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 image, and less for lower image activity. C B R allows you to set a ﬁxed Target bit rate that consumes a predictable amount of bandwidth. As the image activity, but in this case cannot, frame rate and image quality are affected negatively. To partly compensate for this, it is possible to prioritize either frame rate or image quality. Not setting a priority means that frame rate and image quality are equally affected. You must save your settings before they can take effect.

The current bit rate can be set to appear as text overlay. To do Settings and enter the modiﬁer #b in the ﬁel d.

this, select the Include text check box option under Overlay

bit rate would usually need toincreaseforincreased

MJPEG

Sometimes the image size is large due to low light or complex scenery. Adjusting the maximum frame size helps to c ontrol the bandwidth and storage used by the provides consistently good image quality at the expense of increased bandwidth and storage usage in low light. Limiting the frame size optimizes bandwidth and storage usage, but may give poor image quality. To prevent increased bandwidth and storage usage, the maximum frame siz

e should be set to an optimal value.

Motion JPEG video stream in these situations. Setting the frame size to the Default setting

Stream Proﬁles

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

• W hen setting up recording using action rules, see

• W hen 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 proﬁles are available for quick set up. Each pre-programmed proﬁle has a descriptive name, indicating its purpose. If required, the pre-programmed stream proﬁles can be modiﬁed and new customized stream proﬁles can be created.

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

Events, on page 27

Continuous Recording, on page 30

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Video

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

Camera Settings

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

Image Appearance

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

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

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

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

White Balance

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

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

Exposure Settings

Conﬁgure the exposure s ettings to suit the image q uality requirements in relatio n to lighting, frame rate and bandwidth considerations.

Exposure v alue - Click in the bar to ﬁne-tune the exposure.

Enable Backlight compensation - Enable this option if a bright spot of light, for ex

the image to appear too dark.

Exposure priority - When Motion is prioritized, motion blur in the image is minimized. This can be useful for recognition of moving objects such as people and vehicles. However, prioritizing motion may cause an increase in im age noise, especially in low light situations. When Low noise is prioritized, image bandwidth is limited. However, prioritizing low noise may result in a very dark image, espe c ially in low light situations.

noise is minimized. The ﬁ le size is reduced, which can be useful if storage space or

ample a light bulb, causes other areas in

View Area

A view area is a cropped par t of the full view. The view area is treated as a video source in Live View and has its own video stream and PTZ settings.

When setting up a view area it is recommended that the video stream resolution is the same size as or smaller than the view area size. Setting the v requiring more bandwidth without adding image information.

To enable a view area, go to Video > Camera Settings and select Enable View Area.

To conﬁgure the v iew area:

1. Go to Video > View Area.

ideo stream resolution larger than the view area size implies digitally scaled up video after sensor capture,

2. Select an Aspect ratio and a Video stream resolution.

3. Use the mouse to move and resize the view area.

4. Select Enable PTZ to enable digital PTZ for the view area.

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5. Click Save to save the settings.

Note

The PTZ functionality is useful during installation of the Axis product. Use a view area to crop out a speciﬁcpartofthe full view.

Overlay

Overlays are used to provide extra information, for example for forensic video analysis or during product ins t allation 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 current bit ra te 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 product, see

in the online help .

Overlay Image

File Naming &

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

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

Date/Time Formats

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

6. Click Save.

Tomodifythedateandtimeformat,gotoSystem Options > Date & Time.See

in the online help .

Date & Time, on page 34

File Naming &

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.

Since it is static, the position and size of an overlay image will remain the same regardless of resolution and digital Pan/Tilt movements. To set up a dynamic mask, which will always mask a speciﬁed part of the monitored area, see

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.

Privacy Mask

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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Video

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 enabled.

You can add a new mask, re-size the mask with the mouse,chooseacolorforthemask,andgivethemaskaname.

For more information, see the online help

Important

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

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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 fo llowing features of theLiveViewpage.

•StreamProﬁle. See

• Default Viewer for Browser. See

• V iewer Settings. See

• Actio n Buttons. These are the buttons described in

•UserDeﬁned Links. See

page 16

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Controls on the Live View Page, on page 9

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 images in the selected video format and viewer. If this is not possible, the product overrides the settings and selects the best avai

lable combination.

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Browser Viewer Description

Windows Internet Explorer

Other browsers

For more information, please see the online help .

AMC

QuickTime

Java applet

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

Server Push

QuickTime

Java applet

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

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

H.264.

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

• JVM (J2SE) 1.4.2 or higher.

• JRE (J2SE) 5.0 or higher.

new image.

Recommended viewer for other browsers (Motion JPEG).

H.264.

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

new image.

Viewer Settings

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

•SelectShow viewer toolbar to display the AXIS Media Control (AM C) 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 b e 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

(AMC), on page 11

AXIS Media Control

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. When 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 background, 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)

The PTZ menu is available if digital PTZ (pan, tilt and zoo m) is enabled in the selected view area. For more information on view areas, see

View Area, on page 17

Preset Positi ons

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.

• W hen setting up action rules. See

• W hen 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.

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 ﬁeld and click Save. Set the time to zero to prevent the product from automatically returning to the Home position.

To include the preset position name in the overlay text, go to Video,selectInclude overlay text and enter the modiﬁer #P in the ﬁeld.

For more information about modiﬁers, see

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File Naming & Date/Time Forma

in the online help .

d Tour

Guar

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

Toaddaguardtour:

1. Go to PTZ>GuardTourand click Add.

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2. Enter a descriptive name.

3. Specify the pause length between runs.

4. Select an available preset position and click Apply.

5. Specify the View Time in seconds or minutes.

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

7. Click Save.

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

For more information see the online help

Advanced

Controls

Panel Shortcut Command Buttons can be conﬁgured 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 page through the Ctrl panel button, see

page 10

Control Queue

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

2. Event — The Axis product can be conﬁguredtogotoapr The event will immediately be placed ﬁrst in the queue except when an administrator is in control.

3. Operator — Same as administrator but with lower priority

4. Guard Tour — A guard tour (see operator, event or administrator. The guard tour will resume when higher priority groups leave the queue.

Users, on page 32

page 22

) has PTZ c ontrol for an indeﬁnite period of time. It may be overridden by an

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

command.

eset position when triggered by an alarm (see

Events, on page 2 7

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

Note

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

•Toid

t viewer in queue.

entify different users in the viewer group, cookies must be enabled on the client.

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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 duration, that is, the time that must e lapse before an alarm is generated. This can help prevent false alarms for known conditions that affect the image.

3. Select Alarm for dark images if an alarm should be generated if lights a re 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 the action rule.

4. Under Condition,selectDetectors from the Trigger list.

5. Select Tampering from the list of detectors.

6. Optionally, select a schedule and set additional conditions.

7. Select the action. To send an email, select Send Notiﬁcation a

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

Events, on page 27

nd select a Recipient from the list of deﬁned recipie nts.

Motion Detection

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

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

• 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).

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 25

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

Set Up Motion Detection Windows, on page 25

Motion

Setting Up an Action Rule, on page 28

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Note

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

Set Up Motion Detection Windows

To set up a motion de tection Include Window, follow 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 adescriptivename.

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

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

5. Click Save.

To exclude parts of the include window, select the Con include window.

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

ﬁgure Excluded Windows and position the exclude window within the

Motion Detection Parameters

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 detection for a long time before it is considered as non-mo

triggers motion

ving.

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 trigge r motion detection.

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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, sele ct a low sensitivity. In other cases high sensitivity is recommended.

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 Rule triggers and conditions include:

• Detectors

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

- Tampering — trigger the rule when tampering is detected, see

• Hardware

- Network — trigger the rule if network connection 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. This can for example be used

- Preset Reached —triggertherulewhenthecamerastopsatapresetposition. Thiscanbeforexamplebeused

• Storage

- Available — trigger the rule when the storage device is u

- Full — trigger the rule when the storage device is full. Under normal operat ion, the oldest recordings will be

Motion Detection, on page 24

Camera Tampering, on page 24

recording to the SD card.

Controls on the

Live View Page, on page 9

and conﬁguration.

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

with the Send Images action to upload images from the preset position.

used to send maintenance notiﬁcations.

overwritten to prevent the storage device from becoming full.

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

nmounted or rem oved. This can for example be

- Locked —triggertheruleifthestoragedeviceislocked(writeprotected).

• System

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

• Time

- R upload an image every 5 minutes.

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

Available actions include:

• PTZ Control

- Preset Position — go to a preset position.

- Guard Tour — start a guard tour, see

• Record Video — record video to a selected storage.

on when the product restarts.

ecurrence — trigger the rule periodically, see

Recurrences, on page 29

Guard Tour, on page 22

. This can for example be used to

Schedules, on page 29

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• Send Images —sendimagestoarecipient.

• Send Notiﬁcations —sendanotiﬁcation message to a recipient.

• Status LED — ﬂash the LED indicator. This can for example be used to validate triggers such as motion detection during product installation and conﬁguration.

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 mo tion detection and add 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-do wn list. Select the motion detection window to use.

5. Optionally, select a Schedule and Additional conditions,seebelow.

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

7. Select a Stream proﬁ le 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 add additional triggers. To prevent an action from being triggered repeatedly, a Wait at least tim e can be set. Enter the time in hours, minutes and seconds, d uring which the trigger should be ignored before t he action rule can be activated again.

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

For more information, see the online help

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Recipients

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

Recipient Use with action

FTP

Send Images

Send Notiﬁcation

Send Images

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HTTP

Network Share Send Images

TCP Send Notiﬁcation

Note

A network share can also be used as a storage device for recorded video. Go to System Options > Storage to conﬁgure a network share before setting up a continuous recordingoranactionruletorecordvideo. See for more information about storage devices.

To add a recipient:

1. Go to Events > Recipients and click Add.

2. Enter a descriptive name.

3. Select a recipient Type.

4. Enter the information needed for the recipient type.

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

6. Click OK.

Send Images

Send Notiﬁcation

Storage, on page 39

Schedules

Schedules can be used as action rule triggers or as additional conditions, for example to record video 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 daily, weekly, monthl y or yearly schedule.

3. Click OK.

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

Recurrences

Recurrences are used to trigger Action Rules re peatedly, for example every 5 minutes or e v ery hour.

To set up a recurrence:

1. Go to Events > Recurrences and click Add.

2. Enter a descriptive name and recurrence pattern.

3. Click OK.

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

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

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Recordings

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

page 28

Recording List, on page 30

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Storage, on page 39

Recording List

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

To play or download a recording, follow these steps:

1. Go to Recordings > List.

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

3. Select the recording.

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

Multiple recordings can be downloaded at the same time. Select the recordings and click Download. The downloaded ﬁle is a zip ﬁle containing a minimum of three ﬁles, of which the Matroska (mkv) ﬁles are the actual recordings. The recordings are time-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 conﬁgu re 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 f rom 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 39

for more information

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Note

If a new stream proﬁle is selected while a recording is ongoing, the recording will be stopped and saved in the reco rding list and a new recording with the new stream proﬁle will start. All pre vious continuous recordings will remain in the recording list until they a re removed manually or through automatic removal of old recordings.

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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 a nonymous viewer login, which means that anybody may access the Live View page.

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

Viewer - Access to the Live View page

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

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

Under HTTP/RTSPPasswordSettings, select the type of password to allow. You may need to allow unencrypted passwords if there are viewing clients that do not support encryption, or if you upgraded the 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 View page.

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

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

ONVIF

ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) is a global interface standard that makes it easier for end users, integrators, c onsultants, 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 F ilter 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 ﬁlter ing.

HTTPS

The Axis product supports encrypted browsing using HTTPS. This is conﬁgured on the System Options > Security > H TTPS 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 certiﬁca te 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 Options

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 server, examples of which are FreeRADIUS and Microsoft Internet Authentication Service.

In Axis' implementation, 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 of the authentication server

• a CA-signed client certiﬁcate and a private key to authenticate 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 separate 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, or locate the ﬁ

le 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

Certiﬁcates

Certiﬁcates are used to authenticate devices on a network. Typical applications includ e encrypted web browsing (HTTPS), network protection via IEEE 802.1X and secure u pload of images and notiﬁcation messages for example via email. Two types of certiﬁcates

used with the Axis product:

can be

erver/Client certiﬁcates - to authenticate the Axis product

CA certiﬁcates - to authenticate peer certiﬁcates, for example the c ertiﬁcate of an authentication server in case the Axis product is

connected to an IEEE 802.1X protected network.

Note

Installed certiﬁcates, except preinstalled CA certiﬁcates, will be deleted if the product is reset to factory default. Preinstalled CA certiﬁcates that have been deleted will be reins t alled.

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

To install a self-s igne d certiﬁcate:

1. Go to System Options > Security > Certiﬁcates.

2. Click Create self-signed certiﬁcate and p rovide the requested information.

To create and install a CA-signed certiﬁcate:

1. Create a self-signed certiﬁcate as described above.

2. Go to System Options > Security > Certiﬁcates.

3. Click Create certiﬁcate signing request and provide the requested information.

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

5. When the signed certiﬁcate is returned, c lick Install certiﬁcate and upload the certiﬁcate.

Server/Client certiﬁcates can be installed as Certiﬁcate from signing request or as Certiﬁcate and private key.SelectCertiﬁcate and private key if the private key is to be upload as a separate ﬁle or if the certiﬁcate is in PKCS#12 format.

The Axis product is shipped with several preinstalled CA certiﬁcates. If required, additional CA certiﬁcates can be installed:

1. Go to System Options > Security > Certiﬁcates

2. Click Install certiﬁcate and upload the certiﬁcate.

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 wi

• Synchronize wit updated continuously. For information on NTP settings, see

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

• Set manually allows you to manually set date and time.

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

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

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.

ll not be updated automatically.

h N TP Server obtains date and time from an NTP server. With this option, date and time settings are

File Naming & Date/Time Formats

NTP Conﬁguration, on page 36

DNS Conﬁguration, on page 35

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

Network

Basic TCP/IP Settings

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

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IPv4 Address Conﬁguration

By default, the Axis product is set to use IPv4 (IP version 4) and to obtain the IP address automatically via DHCP. The IPv4 settings are 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 accesse d, run AXIS IP Utility to search the netwo rk for connected Axis products, or reset the product to the f actory default settings (see

To use 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 IPv6, 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.

page 41

) and then perform the installation again.

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

The A RP/Ping service is a u tomatically 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 Provid

AVHS is enabled by default. The settings are conﬁgured under System O

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

Always - The Axis product will constantly attempt to connect to the AVH S service over the Internet. Once registered the product will stay connected to the service. Thi one-click installation.

AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service

AXIS Internet Dyna

To register th 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.

mic DNS Service assigns a host name for easy access to the product. For more information, see www.axisca m .net

e Axis product with AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service, go to System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic.Under

s option can b e used when the product is already installed and it is not convenient to use the

ol button (see

Hardware Overview, on page 4

er go to www.axis.com/hosting

ptions>Network>TCPIP>Basic.

) to connect to an AVHS service over the

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.

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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. Mu ltiple domains can be separ ate d 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 product can be accessed using a host name instea d of an IP address. The host name is usually the 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 b y the DHCP server running on IPv4.

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

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

For more information, see the online help

Link-Local IPv4 Address

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

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

HTTP

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

HTTPS

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

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

NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4

A network router allows devices on a private network (LAN) to share a single connection to the Internet. This is done by forwarding network 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).

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Use NAT traversal when the Axis product is located on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it available from the o ther (WAN) side of a NAT ro uter. With NAT traversal properly 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 m any differe nt 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 po rt 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 more 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, user a pplications, etc. The FTP server can be disabled under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Note

RTSP

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

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 p o rt is selected automatically it is displayed in this ﬁeld. To change this, enter a new port number and click Save.

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

Note

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

SOCKS

SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The Axis product can be conﬁgured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks o n 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 sent 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 prioritize

The QoS Axis product can mark the following types of trafﬁc: live video, event/alarm trafﬁc and management trafﬁc.

snetworktrafﬁc and provides a greater network reliability by controlling the amount of bandwidth an application may use.

settings are conﬁgured under System Options > Network > QoS. Using DSCP (Differentiated Services Codepoint) values, the

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SMTP (email)

To send email messages from the Axis product via SM TP (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 also required. If the mail server requires authentication, check Use authentication to log in to this server and enter the necessary information.

SNMP

The Simple Network Management P rotocol (SNMP) allows remote manag ement of network devices. An SNMP community is the group of devices and management s tation running SNMP. Community names are used to identify groups.

The Axis product can be conﬁgured to support SNMP on the System Options > Network > SNMP page.

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

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

Note

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

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

The following traps are available:

•Coldstart

•Warmstart

•Linkup

• Authentication failed

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

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 prod uct must be reset to factory default, see

Reset to Factory Default Settings, on page 41

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 32

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

TP/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 automatically selected. For multicast streams, only certain IP a ddresses and po rt numbers should be used.

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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 op erating 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 Windows 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 o r when the product is started. A manual mount is only required if the card has been unmounted and not ejected a nd re-inserted.

To unmount the SD card:

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 recommended to remove recordings continuously. Under Recording Settings, select Remove recordings older than and select the number of days or weeks.

To stop writing to the card and protect recordings from being removed, select Lock und er 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:

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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 a nd password.

6. Click Connect.

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

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

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

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 following 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

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

To identify the product or test the Status LED, click Flash LED under Identify and specify the duration in seconds, minutes or hours. This can be

For i

useful for identifying the product among other products installed in the same location.

nformation about ﬁrmware upgrade, see

Upgrading the Firmware, on page 43

Reset to Factory Default Settings, on page 41

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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