Axis Communications 215 PTZ-E User Manual

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AXIS 215 PTZ/ AXIS 215 PTZ-E

Network Camera

User’s Manual

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About This Document

This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS 215 PTZ/ AXIS 215 PTZ-E Network Camera, and is applicable for software release 4.40. Previous experience of networking will be of use when installing and using this product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems would also be beneficial, for developing shell scripts and applications. Later versions of this document will be posted to the Axis Website, as required.

Safety Notices Used In This Manual

Caution! - Indicates a potential hazard that can damage the product. Important! - Indicates a hazard that can seriously impair operation.

Do not proceed beyond any of the above notices until you have fully

nderstood the implications.

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 include one or more of the patents listed at http://www.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., under the

erms of Apple Public Source License 2.0 (see

t http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl/). The source code is available from:

ttp://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/bonjour/

Legal Considerations

Camera surveillance can be prohibited by laws that vary from country to country. Check the laws in your local region before using this product for surveillance purposes.

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

Note: To comply with limits in Class B, use one of the following accessories when

nnecting I/O cables:

20291 ACC FERRITE SPLIT SNAP IN EUR 20292 ACC FERRITE SPLIT SNAP IN US

USA - This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency

energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user at his/her own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference. Shielded cables should be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B limits.

Canada - This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian

ICES-003.

Europe - This digital equipment fulfills the requirements for

radiated emission according to limit B of EN55022:1998, and the requirements for immunity according to EN55024:1998 residential, commercial, and light industry.

Japan - This is a class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary

Control Council for Interference from Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual.

Australia - This electronic device meets the requirements of the Radio

communications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Standard 1998 AS/NZS

3548.

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 responsible for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance or use of this material.

Trademark Acknowledgments

AXIS COMMUNICATIONS

<Product Name> Quick User’s Guide

Ethernet, Internet Explorer, Linux, Macintosh, Microsoft, Mozilla, Netscape Navigator, UNIX, Windows, WWW are registered trademarks of the respective holders. Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. UPnP is a certification mark of the UPnP Implementers Corporation. Axis Communications AB is independent of Sun Microsystems Inc.

Axis Customer Services

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 the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response. If you are connected to the Internet, you can:

• download user documentation and firmware updates

• find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database. Search by product, ategory, or phrases

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

area

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

Safety Notice - Battery Replacement

The AXIS 215 PTZ/ AXIS 215 PTZ-E uses a 3.0V CR2032 Lithium battery as the power supply for its internal real-time clock (RTC). This battery will, under normal conditions, last for a minimum of 5 years. Low battery power affects the operation of the RTC, causing it to reset at every power-up. A log message will appear when battery replacement is required. The battery should not be replaced unless required! If the battery does need replacing, please observe the following points: Caution! Danger of Explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent battery, as recommended by the

acturer.

manuf Dispose of used batteries according t

o the manufacturer's instructions.

RoHS

This product complies with both the European RoHS directive, 2002/95/EC, and the Chinese RoHS regulations, ACPEIP.

WEEE Directive

The European Union has enacted a Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE Directive). This directive is applicable in the European Union member states. The WEEE marking on this product (see right) or its documentation

ndicates that the product must not be disposed of together with

i household waste. To prevent possible harm to human health and/or the environment, the product must be disposed of in an approved and environmentally safe recycling process. For further information on how to dispose of this product correctly, contact the product supplier, or the local authority responsible for waste disposal in your area. Business users should contact the product supplier for information on how to

ispose of this product correctly. This product should not be mixed with other

d commercial waste.

AXIS 215 PTZ User’s Manual Part No: 34088 December 2008 Revision: 2.00

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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Table of Contents

Accessing the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Accessing from a browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Setting the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Accessing the camera from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

The Live View page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Video and Audio Streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Video Stream Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

AXIS Media Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

How to stream MPEG-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Other methods of accessing the video stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Accessing the setup tools from a browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Custom Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

User Defined Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

PTZ Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Event Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Event Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Event Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Port Status (AXIS 215 PTZ only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

System Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Network - SOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Network - QoS (Quality of Service) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Network - SMTP (email) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Network - SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Network - UPnP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Network - RTP/MPEG-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Network - Bonjour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Ports & Devices - I/O Ports (for AXIS 215 PTZ only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Resetting to Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Unit Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

I/O terminal connector (for AXIS 215 PTZ only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Connection diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Checking the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Customer Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

File sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

General performance considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Optimizing your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Frame rates - Motion JPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Frame rates - MPEG-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 5

Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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Accessing the camera

The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can be used with most standard operating systems and supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or later, Netscape 7.x or later and Mozilla 1.4 or later.

The AXIS 215 PTZ-E Network Camera does not support manual to audio and to the I/O parts pertain to the AXIS 215 PTZ Network Camera only.

To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows, you must set your browser to allow the AXIS Media Control (AMC)

Note:

to be installed on your computer. The first time an MPEG-4 video stream is accessed, AMC also installs an MPEG-4 decoder for viewing the video stream. As a license is required for each instance of the decoder, the product administrator may have disabled the installation. If your workstation restricts the use of additional software components, the camera can be configured to use a Java applet for updating JPEG images. See the online help for more information.

audio and does not have I/O ports. All references in this

Accessing from a browser

1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Netscape Navigator).

2. Enter the IP address or host name of the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E in the Location/ Address field of your browser.

3. Enter the user name and password set by the administrator.

4. A video image is displayed in your browser.

Note:

User functions in the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E may have been customized to meet the specific requirements of the application. Consequently, many of the examples and functions in this section may differ from those displayed in your Live View page.

Setting the Password

1. When accessing the camera for the first time, the ‘Configure Root Password’ dialog will be displayed on the screen.

2. Enter a password and then re-enter it, to confirm the spelling. Click OK.

3. Enter the User name: root Note: The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted or altered.

4. Enter the password as set in step 2 above, and click OK. If the password is lost, the camera must be reset to the factory default settings. See page 34.

5. If required, click Yes to install the AXIS Media Control (AMC). You will need administrator rights on the computer to do this.

Accessing the camera from the Internet

Once installed, the camera is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the camera from the Internet you must configure your router/firewall to allow incoming data traffic. For security reasons this is usually done on a specific port. Please refer to the documentation for your router/firewall for further instructions.

For more information, please visit the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Servi notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support Web at www.axis.com/techsup

ce at www.axiscam.net or, for Technical

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The two types of Output button (AXIS 215 PTZ only) each control the output directly from the Live View page. These are configured under Setup > Live View Config > Layout.

Pulse - click this button to activate the

output for a defined period of time, e.g. to switch on a light for 20 seconds.

Active/Inactive - click these buttons to manually start and stop a connected device, e.g. switch a light on/off.

The Live View page

The following provides an overview of each button on the Live View page. If the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E has been customized, the buttons will be displayed accordingly:

The Video Format drop-down list allows the video format on the Live View page to be temporarily changed.

These buttons start/stop the Sequence Mode which automatically displays the view from preset positions at set intervals. Sequence mode is configured in Setup > PTZ Configuration > Sequence Mode.

The source list is used to select the preset positions already configure are created in Setup > PTZ Configuration > Preset Positions.

d in the camera. These

The Manual trigger buttons trigger an action di configured under Setup

> Live View Config > Layout. Click these buttons to manually start and

rectly from the Live View page. These buttons are

stop events.

Use the Snapshot button to capture a snapshot of the image currently being displayed in the window. Right-click on the image to save it in JPEG format on your computer.

Area Zoom

This allows you to draw a box over a desired area to zoom into. In order to

fine-tune the precision, Area zoom

should be calibrated from Setup > PTZ Configuration > Advanced > Calibration.

To activate Area Zoom on the Live Vi

ew page, click the Center mode button in the AMC viewer toolbar (in other Internet browsers choose PTZ > Center). Click in the image and while holding down the left mouse button, draw a square over the area you would like to zoom into.

Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls

The Live View page also displays the Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls.

These are enabled/disabled for specified

users by the administrator under System Options > Security > Users > User List.

See also Advanced - Limits, on page 2 (PTZ

Configuration > Advanced > Limits.)

1 for information on E-flip, proportional speed and Auto-flip

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The control panel

Click the Ctrl panel button to display the control panel, where the following settings are available:

• Auto focus

• Backlight comp - enabling backlight compensation mak if the image background is too bright, or if the subject is too dark.

cut filter - when set to off, the camera will be able to “see” infrared light,

• IR e.g. at night, thus making the image clearer. The image is shown in black & white when the IR cut filter is off.

• Brightness - the image brightness can be adjusted using where a higher value produces a brighter image. Click the Reset button to revert to the values saved under Video & Image > Advanced > Camera.

ortcuts - these buttons can be configured to provide direct access to vari-

• Sh ous built-in auxiliary commands provided by Ctrl Panel on page 22.

Viewer controls

The default viewer to use for displaying moving images is selected from Setup > The A

MC viewer toolbar is available in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows only. See AXIS Media

Control, on page 9 for more information. The AMC viewer toolbar displays the

The Play/S

The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the target directory for saving snapshots can be configured from AMC (AXIS Media available from the Windows Control Panel (Internet Explorer for Windows only).

- automatically adjusts the image focus. es the subject clearer

the +/- buttons,

the PTZ driver. See Advanced -

Live View Config > Layout.

following buttons:

top buttons start and stop the live video stream.

currently displayed image. The Snapshot function and the

Control), which is

Click the Star recording is saved in the folder specified in the Recording tab in the AMC Control Applet. Only available if the recording

Click the View Full will be visible. Press Esc (Escape) on the computer keyboard to

Click the Mute /M enabled. (AXIS 215 PTZ-E does not support audio.)

Navigation mode:

Center Joystick

image. The further from the center the image is clicked, the higher the movement speed.

t recording button to make an MPEG-4 recording. Click again to stop the recording. The

button is enabled on the Live View Config page

Screen button and the video image will fill the entire screen area. No other windows

cancel full screen view.

icrophone buttons to switch the sound off and on. Only available if Audio is

Use the sliders to control the volume on the speaker and between 0 and 100. (AXIS 215 PTZ-E does not support audio.)

will move the camera view to center on the position that was clicked. Also used for Area zoom.

moves the camera in the direction indicated by a mouse click, relative to the center of the

microphone. The volume can be set

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Server push (not available for Micros

With this method, the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E maintains and controls an open HTTP co browser and sends data as and when required, for as long as required.

QuickTime

For use with MPEG-4 only. Note that in the settings for Vid object type must be set to Simple.

Java applet

This alternative uses a Java applet to when this alternative is selected, external video sources will not be available on the live view page, and audio will be mono-directional only (to the client only). (AXIS 215 PTZ-E does not support audio and does not have I/O ports.)

Still Image

Displays still images only. Hit your browser’s

PTZ Control Queue

Only one user can use the Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls at any one time. When multiple users are accessing the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E’s Live View page, they can be placed in the PTZ control queue and assigned a set period of time during which they have the use of the PTZ controls. Use the buttons to request or release control of the PTZ controls.

oft Internet Explorer)

nnection to the

eo & Image > Advanced > MPEG-4, the Video

update the images in the browser. No download is required. Note that

Refresh button to view a new image.

The PTZ Control Queue is set up

by the administrator under PTZ Configuration > Control Queue.

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Video and Audio Streams

The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E provides several different image and video formats. The type to use depends on your requirements and on the properties of your network.

The Live View page in the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E provides access streams, as well as to single JPEG images. Other applications and clients can also access these video and audio streams/images directly, without going via the Live View page.

Note: AXIS 215 PTZ-E Network Camera does not support audio.

to Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video

Video Stream Types

Motion JPEG

This format uses standard JPEG still images in the video stream. a rate sufficient to create a stream that shows constantly updated motion.

The Motion JPEG stream uses considerable amounts of access to each and every individual image contained in the stream.

Note also that multiple

MPEG-4

This is a video compression standard that makes good use at less than 1 Mbit/s.

The MPEG-4 standard provides scope for in different situations, and the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E provides certain subsets of these tools. These are represented as Video object types, which are selected for use with different viewing clients. The supported video object types are:

clients accessing Motion JPEG streams can use different image settings.

a large range of different coding tools for use by various applications

bandwidth, but also provides excellent image quality and

These images are then displayed and updated at

of bandwidth, providing high-quality video streams

• Simple -

• Ad

vanced Simple - sets the coding type to MPEG-4 Part 2, as used by AMC (AXIS Media Control)

When using MPEG-4 it is also possible to control the bit rate, which in usage to be controlled. CBR (constant bit rate) is used to achieve a specific bit rate by varying the quality of the MPEG-4 stream. When using VBR (variable bit rate), the quality of the video stream is kept as constant as possible, at the cost of a varying bit rate.

Notes: • MPEG-4 is licensed technology. The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 2

sets the coding type to H.263, as used by e.g. QuickTime™.

turn allows the amount of bandwidth

15 PTZ-E includes one viewing client license. Installing additional unlicensed copies of the viewing client is prohibited. To purchase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller.

• All clients viewing the MPE

G-4 stream must use the same image settings.

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MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods

To deliver live streaming video over IP networks, various combinations of transport protocols and broadcast methods are employed.

• RTP (Realtime Transport Protocol) is a protoco multimedia data, via unicast or multicast.

• RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) serves as a use for the stream. RTSP is thus used by a viewing client to start a unicast session, see below.

• UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is a communications protocol in a network that uses the Internet Protocol (IP). UDP is an alternative to the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). The advantage of UDP is that it is not required to deliver all data and may drop network packets when there is e.g. network congestion. This is suitable for live video, as there is no point in re-transmitting old information that will not be displayed anyway.

• Unicasting is communication between a s the video stream goes independently to each user, and each user gets their own stream. A benefit of unicasting is that if one stream fails, it onl

• Multicast is bandwidth-conserving technology that reduces bandwidth usage by single stream of information to multiple network users. This technology is used primarily on delimited networks (intranets), as each user needs an uninterrupted

y affects one user.

l that allows programs to manage the real-time transmission of

control protocol, to negotiate which transport protocol to

that offers limited service for exchanging data

ingle sender and a single receiver over a network. This means that

simultaneously delivering a

data flow and should not rely on network routers.

AXIS Media Control

For accessing live video (MPEG-4 and/or Motion JPEG) and audio from AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E, the AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows is recommended. This ActiveX component is automatically installed on first use, after which it can be configured by opening the AMC Control Panel applet from the Windows Control Panel. Alternatively, right-click the video image in Internet Explorer.

See AXIS Media Control User’s Manual, available from the

AXIS 215 PTZ-E does not support audio and does not have I/O ports.

Note:

support pages on the Axis web site at: www.axis.com

How to stream MPEG-4

Deciding on the combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your viewing requirements, and on the properties of your network. Setting the preferred method(s) is done in the control applet for AMC, which is found in the Windows Control Panel. When this has been set, AMC will test all the selected methods in the specified order, until the first functioning one is found.

RTP+RTSP

This method (actually RTP over UDP and RTSP especially when it is important to always have an up-to-date video stream, even if some images do get dropped. This can be configured as multicast or unicast.

Multicasting provides the most efficient viewing simultaneously. Note however, that a multicast broadcast cannot pass a network router unless the router is configured to allow this. It is thus not possible to multicast over e.g. the Internet.

Unicasting should be used for video-o until a client connects and requests the stream. However, as more and more unicast clients connect, the traffic on the network will increase and may cause congestion. Although there is a maximum of 20 unicast viewers, note that all multicast users combined count as 1 unicast viewer.

RTP/RTSP

This unicast method is RTP tunneled over RTSP. This can configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic.

usage of bandwidth, especially when there are large numbers of clients

n-demand broadcasting, so that there is no video traffic on the network

over TCP) should be your first consideration for live video,

be used to exploit the fact that it is relatively simple to

RTP/RTSP/HTTP

This method can also be used to traverse protocol, thus allowing RTP to be tunneled.

firewalls. Firewalls are commonly configured to allow the HTTP

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Setup

The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E is configured from the setup tools, which are available from the link in the web interface. The setup tools can be used by:

• admin

• operators, who have access to See the section on Security, on

istrators, who have unrestricted access to all the Setup tools

the Video & Image, Live View Config and Event Configuration settings.

page 27 for more information on user access control.

Accessing the setup tools from a browser

Follow the instructions below:

1. Start the browser and enter the IP address or host name of the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E in the location/address field.

2. The Live View page is now displayed. Click Setup to display the

Setup configuration tools.

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overlay

Date & Time

image

To set up PTZ coordinates in text overlay

Use #P #L to show the Preset and OSDI Zone name as text overlay

Video & Image settings

The following descriptions offer examples of the available features in the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E. For details of each setting, please refer to the online help files .

To optimize the video images to your requirements,

• Resolution (including Aspect ratio correction

modify the following settings under Image Appearance:

and 4CIF de-interlacing)

• Compression • White balance

• Rotate image • Color setting

Notes:

All configuration of images and overlays will affect the performance of the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E, depending on the usage and

the available bandwidth. Please keep in mind the following when changing the image settings:

• Lower compression improves image quality, but generates larger files

• Color uses more bandwidth than Black & White

• Rotating the image will lower the maximum frame rate

• When using MPEG-4 as the video format, the compression setting will define the minimum compression level. The compression level will

temporarily increase as and when required, i.e. when the bit rate approaches the maximum value as defined in the current profile@level combination.

• In certain conditions, the white balancing system will not operate effectively. See Video Image Problems, on page 40 for more

information.

You may need to click the Stop and Play buttons on the Live View page before the settings take effect.

Overlay Settings

Use these settings to include an image as an overlay, and/or

date and time, along with text of your own.

the

See Overlay Image Se

ttings below for instructions on how to upload an overlay image to the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E.

Text overlays are included on one

line at the top or bottom of the video image. Use text overlays in combination with OSDI (On-Screen Directional Indicator) on page 31 to aid the viewer in navigating the camera.

Video Stream

The video stream time can be set as Unlimited, or a ma

ximum stream time per session in seconds, minutes or

hours can be defined. When the set time has expired, a new stream can be started by refreshing the page in the Web browser. Note that the maximum video stream time does not apply to clients connecting via multicast.

To avoid bandwidth problems on the network, the frame

rate allowed to each viewer can also be limited. Select

either Unlimited or define a maximum frame rate per viewer.

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For a preview of the image and overlay settings before saving, click Test. When you are satisfied with the settings, click Save.

Please use the online help files for more information.

Overlay Image Settings

An overlay image is an image included in the video image. This might, for example, be your own company logo. Follow these instructions to upload and use an overlay image:

1. Go to Set

up > Video & Image > Overlay Image.

2. To upload the image to the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E, click the Browse button and locate it on your computer or server.

3. Click the Upload button and follow the on-screen instructions.

4. The image is now available in the Use overlay image drop-down list.

5. Click Save.

6. Go to Setup > Video & Image and modify the parameters under Overlay Settings.

Overlay image requirements:

Image Formats Image Size

• Windows 24-bit BMP (full color)

• Windows 4-bit BMP (16 colors)

The height and width of the overlay image in pixels must be exactly divisible by 4.

There are a number of limitations when using overlay images, such as the size and positioning of images. Please use the online help for more information.

Advanced settings

Camera - to optimize the lighting settings according to your requirements, modify the following settings under Lighting Conditions:

• Brightness - increase the value to bri

ghten the image.

• Sharpness - increase the value to sharpen the image. A higher value will sharpen the image but also

increase the image noise, especially in low lighting.

• IR cut filter - set the IR cut filter to On, Off or Auto. The IR cut filter can also be set to On, Off or Auto

directly from the control panel on the Live View page.

• Backlight compensation - this setting is used to make the subject appear clearer against e.g. a bright

background.

Low Light Behavior

These settings determine how the camera

will function in low light conditions. Adjustments made here affect

image quality and are basically a measure of how much noise to allow in images. Please use the online help

for more information on each individual setting.

•Priority

•

Exposure control

• Max exposure time

•Max gain

Image Settings

• Auto focu

s enabled (default setting)- Auto focus can also be set to On/Off directly from the control

panel on the Live View page.

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• Image freeze on PTZ - freeze the image either during pan, tilt, zoom movement or between preset

positions only. Once the camera has reached its position, the current image is shown.

MPEG-4 Settings

The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E supports the following different MPEG-4 profiles and levels:

Profile@Level Properties

Advanced Simple Profile @ Level 3b Max bit rate = 1,5 Mbps

Advanced Simple Profile @ Level 5 Max Bit rate = 8 Mbit/s

ISMA compliant

Level 5 is preferred if there is enough

bandwidth available, as the image quality of the video stream will be better than if level 3 is used. The viewing client must support the profile used for the video stream otherwise the MPEG-4 stream can not be viewed.

AXIS Media Control supports all the configuration possibilities

Note:

available on this page.

The GOV structure can be set to either I or IP, which describes the type of images included in the video stream, as well as their internal order. The IP-structure generally sends the differences compared to the previous image and far fewer complete images, so this method uses much less bandwidth than the I-structure. The I-structure gives higher frame rates when using a high resolution, but requires more bandwidth.

The GOV lengt

h determines the sum total of P-images and I-images in a GOV. Setting the GOV length to a high

value saves considerably on bandwidth. However there may be noticeable decay in the image at high values.

GOV = Group of VOPs

Note:

VOP = Video Object Plane Video Object Plane = image

Bit Rate Control

Limiting the maximum bit rate is a good way of controlling

the bandwidth used by the MPEG-4 video stream. Leaving the Maximum bit rate as unlimited will provide consistently good image quality, but at the expense of increased bandwith usage whenever there is more activity in the image. Limiting the bit rate to a defined value will prevent excessive bandwidth usage, but images will be lost when the limit is exceeded.

Note that a maximum bit rate can be used for both

The bit rate type can be set as Variabl

e Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR). VBR will adjust the bit rate

variable and constant bit rates.

according to the images' complexity, thus using a lot of bandwidth for a lot of activity in the image and less for lower activity in the monitored area.

Depending on the amount of motion, the required bandwidth may increase by 1-15% for each frame.

Note:

Video Stream

This parameter can be set to fr

ame rate to increase the frame rate by 30% in 4CIF resolution. If the resolution is

set to a value lower than 4CIF, the parameter should be set to bandwidth.

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Audio Settings (AXIS 215 PTZ only)

This section describes how to configure the basic audio settings for the AXIS 215 PTZ, e.g. set the communication mode and adjust the sound levels in the microphone and speaker.

Enable Audio

Check the En to enable the audio functionality.

Audio Channels

There are two mono audio channels PTZ and other clients, one for receiving audio and one for transmitting audio. Each audio channel can be turned on or off, which means that there are four audio mode options that can be used.

Full-duplex having to use any of the controls. This is just like having a telephone conversation. The only controls you may wish to use are the mute buttons to turn off the sound, and the sliders, to adjust the input/output volume levels. This mode requires that the client PC has a sound card with support for full-duplex audio. If your available bandwidth is 0.2 Mbit/s or less, it is recommended that you use Half-duplex mode instead.

Half-duplex means that you must select when to receive or transmit audio using the push-to-talk button. To speak, press and hold the button (check that the microphone is not muted). When finished speaking, release the button. You will now be receiving audio from the other end of the connection.

able Audio checkbox

between the AXIS 215

mode means that you can transmit and receive audio (talk and listen) at the same time, without

mode also transmits and receives audio in both directions, but only in one direction at a time. This

Note that the push-to-talk button i to configure the Push-to-talk button so is best if you only have limited bandwidth available.

When you select Simplex will play audio, but no audio will be transmitted from the AXIS 215 PTZ to other web clients. This could be used, e.g. to provide spoken instructions to a person seen in the network camera. This mode requires you to use the push to talk button.

Simplex - Network Camera microphone only AXIS 215 PTZ to any web clients. It will not receive audio from any other web clients. This can be used in remote monitoring, web attractions etc., to provide live audio, as well as video, of a monitored situation.

When using half-duplex, the Send the audio signal from the client that is talking to all the other clients.

Audio Input

If there are problems with the sound input microphone connected to the AXIS 215 PTZ.

Source - se multiple microphones or a microphone with a built-in amplifier.

Input sensitivity - set

lect Microphone for an external microphone or Line for a Line in device, e.g. an audio mixer for

- Network Camera speaker only mode, the speaker connected to the AXIS 215 PTZ

the sensitivity level of the audio input according to the following:

s configured from AMC, see AXIS Media Control, on page 9. It is also possible

that it toggles between speaking and listening modes. Half-Duplex mode

mode transmits audio from the microphone connected to the

sound from the active client to all other clients option transmits the

being too low or high, it is possible to adjust the input gain for the

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If Microphone is selected - set the Input sensitivity to:

• High if the connected microphone is an ordinary (unam clip-on mic.

• Low if the connected microphone has a built-in line amplifier.

Enable microphone power - microp battery. This setting should not be enabled when using a dynamic or battery powered microphone.

Input gain - volume made earlier in the audio path (see above).

Note: Low Input sensitivity should never be compensated by noise.

Encoding -

Bit rate - depending on

the greater the bandwidth required.

Alarm level - event types in the AXIS 215 type can be configured to trigger if the sound level rises above or falls below the set value.

The alarm level can be set in the range 0-100%, where

Audio Output

If the sound from the speaker is too low or high speaker.

select the digital audio encoding format to use.

control of the audio input. The Input sensitivity levels High and Low are volume settings

the selected encoding, set the required bit rate (audio quality). The higher the bit rate,

hone power should only be used with an electret microphone without a

PTZ can be set to use this level as a trigger. Each individual event

0% is the most sensitive and 100% the least sensitive.

it is possible to adjust the output gain for the connected active

plified) microphone, e.g. a computer mic or

a high Input gain, as this may cause unwanted

When satisfied with the settings, click Save, or click Re

set to revert to the previously saved settings.

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Advanced Audio Settings (AXIS 215 PTZ only)

The Advanced Audio settings allows you to tune the external microphone connected to the AXIS 215 PTZ to suit your environment.

Enable speech filte can also help reduce background noise. The filter cuts the lowest and the highest frequencies. The bypass frequency range is approximately 250Hz to 3700Hz (measured at -10dB cut-off break points).

Enable echo cancellation reduces acoustic echoing

Noise canceling is a way of reducing th application could be that the camera is set up in a noisy environment, and you are only interested in hearing audio from the AXIS 215 PTZ when someone is speaking close to the microphone.

Noise canceller attenuation - when changes. When lower than the threshold, the incoming sound will be reduced by a certain attenuation factor. The threshold level should be set higher than the background noise, but lower than the useful audio.

There is a trade-off between noise canceling and sound quality. In attenuation deteriorates sound quality. Adjust the threshold and the attenuation to an optimum by listening and changing the levels.

r improves the sound quality when the microphone is placed close to the person talking and

if sound from the speaker is captured by the microphone.

e background noise when there is no useful audio present. A typical

the incoming sound is louder than the threshold, it will pass without any

other words, increasing the noise canceller

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Live View Config - Live View Layout

These are the tools for determining the layout of the Live View page. The layout can be set in 3 ways:

• Use Axis look - the layout is unchanged.

• Use custom settings - modify the default page with your own color

s, images etc. Click the Configure button and see the

following page.

• Own Home Page - upload and use page as the default web page. Click the Configure button and see the following page.

your own custom made

Custom Settings

Upload Own Web Files

Your own web files, background picture, color etc. must first be uploaded to the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E in order to be available for selection. Once uploaded, the files are shown in the drop-down list.

1. Enter the path to the file, e.g. a file located

2. Select the user level for the uploaded file. Setting the user access level means that you have complete control over which pages can be viewed by which users.

3. When the path is shown correctly in the text field, click the Upload button.

All uploaded files are shown in the list in the lower section of the page. To next to it and then click the Remove button.

on your workstation or click the Browse button.

remove a file, check the box provided

Modify the Axis Look

Adjust the settings under Modify the Axis Look, to change the background color, text color, background picture, banner, banner link, Logo, etc.

• To use your uploaded file, click the Own radio button and select

• To use an external file located somewhere other than in the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E, click the Exter- nal radio

button and enter the URL to the file (applies to background picture, banner and logo).

the file from the drop-down list.

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Note that unchecking the box for Show set

up link will remove the setup link from the

camera’s Home Page. The setup tools will then only be accessible by entering the full setup address into the address/URL field of a browser, i.e.

http://<ip address>/operator/basic.shtml

Own Home Page

To use a previously uploaded web page as the default page, check the checkbox, select the page from the drop-down list and click OK.

You can also add live video from the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E to your own web site.

Note:

For further information, please refer to HTML Examples, on page 20.

User Defined Links

Enter a descriptive name and enter the URL in the provided field. The link will appear on the Live View page.

User defined CGI links can be used to issue PTZ commands.

Example:

1. Check Show

custom link 1

The VAPIX® API requests, e.g.

2. Enter a descriptive name, e.g. CAM START.

3. Select the Use as cgi link radio button and enter the cgi link in the field:

http://192.168.0.125/axis-cgi/com/ptz.cgi?continuouspantiltmove=-30,-30

4. Check Show

5. Enter a descriptive name, e.g. CAM STOP.

6. Select the Use as cgi link radio button and enter the cgi link in the field:

http://192.168.0.125/axis-cgi/com/ptz.cgi?continuouspantiltmove=0,0

7. These links will appear in the web interface and can be used to control the PTZ camera.

For more information on the The VAPIX® API, see the Support http://www.axis.com

Action Buttons See Event Servers, on page The snapshot button allows users to take

Output Buttons (AXIS 215 PTZ only) - th the Live View page, e.g. switch a light on/off:

custom link 2.

/ Developer pages on the Axis Website at

these buttons can then be used to manually trigger and stop an event from the Live View page.

23. a snapshot of the video stream and save it on a computer.

ese buttons can then be used to manually start and stop an event from

Default Video Format - select format selection from the Live View Page.

Default Viewer

• The Pulse button activates the port for a defined period

• Active/Inactive displays 2 buttons, one for each action

default video format from the drop-down list. Check the box to enable video

(on/off)

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When using images. The options are:

When using any other browser than Internet Explorer for drop-down list for viewing images. The available options are similar to Internet Explorer Push. With this method, the camera maintains and controls an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as and when required for as long as required.

Please see the online help for more information.

Viewer settings

Show viewer toolbar - u

Enable MPEG-4 decoder installation - enables/disables the installation of the MPEG-4

AMC.

Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode - enables/disables a red position indica when the joystick navigation mode is selected.

Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE)

• AMC (A might not be possible on computers that have restriction on the installation of additional software.

• QuickTime Explorer.

• Java appl

• Still Image - displays still images only

ctiveX) - this is the best choice for fast image updating in Internet Explorer for Windows, but

- for use with MPEG-4 only, select this to use the QuickTime plug-in for Microsoft Internet

et - this alternative uses a Java applet to update the images in the browser.

ncheck to remove the viewer toolbar from the Live View page.

for Windows, select your preferred method of viewing moving

. Hit the Refresh button in your browser to view a new image.

Windows, select the appropriate method from the

except for Server

decoder included with

tor in the center of the image

Use PTZ joystick mode as default changed on the Live View page, but will default to joystick if selected.

Enable recording button - enables folder specified in the Recording tab in the AMC Control Applet. Note that this button is only available when viewing with AMC.

- enabling this sets the PTZ mode to joystick. The mode can temporarily be

recording directly from the Live View page. The recording is saved in the

HTML Examples

You can add live video from the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E to your own web site. The camera can transmit a Motion JPEG stream to up to 20 simultaneous connections, although an administrator can restrict this to fewer.

Select the preferred Video Format from the drop down using AMC and MPEG-4 using QuickTime. If MPEG-4 is set as the video format, note that a separate MPEG-4 license is required for each viewer.

The Motion JPEG selection has additional settings for Im configure the video stream to suit your Web page. Click Update once satisfied.

The camera generates the required source code for your configuration. Web page code.

list. The available options are Motion JPEG, MPEG-4

age Type, Image size and other optional settings to

Copy this code and paste it into your own

External Video

An external video source is a source originating from some other Axis device on the network. The images from these sources can be displayed just as if they were produced by the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E.

The External Video Source list shows all displayed is the name of the source and the path to the video stream. Up to 20 external video sources can be configured. Please see the online help for more information.

of the external video sources currently configured. The information

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PTZ Configuration

Preset Positions

A preset position is a pre-defined camera view than can quickly and easily be viewed.

From P position. When satisfied with the camera's position, enter a descriptive name. This camera position is then saved as a preset position.

The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E will take the exact when the preset's name is selected from the Preset positions drop-down list. Preset from events and in Sequence mode.

One position can be set as the Home accessible by clicking on the Home button in both the Preset Position Setup window and the Live View window. The position's name will have (H) added, e.g. Office Entrance (H).

reset Position Setup, use the Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) controls to steer the camera to the required

position

positions can be selected in Live View,

position, which is readily

Sequence Mode

The Live View page can be configured to rotate through the selected preset positions, in a set order or randomly.

Select the desired preset positions and enter

The Sequence buttons will appear on the Live Vi sequence mode.

the time to display each position. Click Save.

ew page to enable the viewer to start and stop the

OSDI Zones

On-Screen Direction Indicator Zones are areas that you define with coordinates and a descriptive name. These zones can then be included in the Image text to aid the viewer in navigating the camera.

The camera uses the coordinates of the cen navigate where you would like the most lower left point of the OSDI Zone to be located. The coordinates are set by clicking on the Get button. Proceed to where the upper right point of the zone should be located and click on the corresponding Get button. Give the zone a descriptive name and go to Overlay Image Settings, on page 13 for information about including the name of

ter of the image to set the lower left and upper right zone areas. First

OSDI Zone in the Image text.

Advanced - Limits

Define the pan, tilt and zoom limits for the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E. Movements to the left and right, up and down can be restricted to narrow the area under surveillance.

Note: The image is automatically flipped over (E-flip) e.g. w

moves on. In situations where E-flip is not desired, set the Lower limit to -90°, which will disable this function.

Move speed -

Enable proportional speed - when using a

to reduce the maximum pan/tilt movement speed, i.e. the speed the camera moves at when the joystick is pushed all the way out in any pan/tilt direction. This is useful when the camera is zoomed in on an object and a pan/tilt movement is performed

Auto-flip - the AXIS 215 PTZ will simulate continuous pan movement in the same direction, i.e. the camera wi pan the full 360 degrees, even though there is a mechanical stop at ±170 degrees. This is achieved by reversing the camera lens and flipping it over There will be a slight delay during the lens reversal.

sets the speed of the camera's Pan/Tilt movements. The default setting is maximum speed.

joystick (or emulating one with the mouse), this setting can be used

hen the target moves under the camera and then

when the camera reaches the mechanical stop.

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Movement prediction after Auto-flip - the camera will attempt to predict the new position in the pan movement, after compensating for the slight delay while the camera changes direction after an Auto-flip. This is useful for e.g. tracking moving objects or persons when using the joystick or emulated joystick mode.

See the online help for more information.

Advanced - Ctrl Panel

This allows you to add a shortcut command button to the control panel. This requires you to provide the URL (path) to an auxiliary command provided by the PTZ driver, or to some other command accessed via the The VAPIX® API. See the online help for more information.

Advanced - Calibration

The Area zoom functionality on the Live View page provides the possibility to zoom in on an area marked by drawing a square directly in the image. In order to fine-tune the precision of the square, Area zoom should first be calibrated from this page.

Follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate the

precision of the zoom.

Control Queue

PTZ Control Queue - the administrator can set up a queue for the PTZ controls. Once set up, the PTZ Control Queue buttons will appear on the Live View page offering one viewer exclusive control for a limited amount of time. Other users will be placed in the queue.

PTZ Control Queue on Live View page

Please see the online help for more information.

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Event Configuration

This section describes how to configure the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E for alarm and event handling. The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can be configured to perform certain actions when certain types of events occur.

Event Type A set of parameters describing how and when the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E is to perform certain actions

Triggered Event page 24 the circumstances that start an event e.g. at a signal from an external device, such as motion detection

Scheduled Event page 25 the circumstances that start an event e.g. at a pre-programmed time

Action what occurs when the event triggers e.g. uploaded video images to an FTP server, email notification, etc.

Event Servers

Event Servers are used, e.g. for receiving uploaded image files and/or notification messages. To set up Event server connections in your AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E, go to Setup > Event Configuration > Event Servers and enter the required information according to the selected server type.

Server type Purpose Required information

FTP Server • used for uploading saved images • Descriptive name of your choice

HTTP Server • used for notification messages

• used for uploading saved images

TCP Server • used for notification messages • Descriptive name of your choice

• Network address (host name or IP address)

• Upload path e.g. images/

• Port number

• User name/Password

• Use passive mode if there is a firewall between the PTZ camera and the FTP server

• Use temporary file if your FTP server doesn’t allow an existing file to be overwritten by a new file with the same name

• Descriptive name of your choice

•URL

• User Name and Password (to HTTP server)

• Proxy address/Proxy port (if required)

• Proxy User Name and Password (if required)

• Network address (host name or IP address)

• Port

For details on each setting, please refer to

Pre-trigger and Post-trigger buffers will be lost if the connection to the event server fails.

Note:

the online help files which are available from each web page.

When the setup is complete, the connection can be tested by clicking the Test button (the connection test will take approximately 10 seconds).

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Event Types

An Event Type is a set of parameters describing how and when the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E is to perform certain actions.

Example:

images to an FTP server, and/or send a notification email to a pre-configured email address with a pre-configured message. Images can be sent as email attachments.

If somebody passes a connected sensor and an event type has been configured to act on this, the camera can e.g. record and save

Triggered Event

A Triggered event is

activated from, e.g:

• a switch connected to an input port on the AXIS 215 PTZ a manually activated action e.g. from an action button in the web interface

•

• on restart (reboot) after e.g. power loss

Note:

AXIS 215 PTZ-E does not support I/O ports.

How to set up a triggered event

This example describes how to set the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 2

15 PTZ-E to upload images when the main door is

opened:

1. Click A

dd triggered on the Event types page.

2. Enter a descriptive name for the event, such as Motion Detection. To configure motion detection see page

25.

3. Set the Priority - High, Normal or Low (see online help files).

4. Set the Respond to Trigger... parameters when the event is to be active, for example. only after office hours.

5. Select the trigger alternative from the Triggered by... drop-down list, e.g. on restart.

6. Set the When Triggered... parameters i.e. set what the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E is to do if motion is detected, e.g. upload images to an FTP server or send an e-mail.

7. Click OK to save the Event in the Event Types list.

Please use the online help for descriptions of each available option. according to specific requirements, such as time/date or type

of triggered event. See File Naming & Date/Time

Image file names can be formatted

Formats under Event Configuration.

Please use the online help files for descriptions of each

available option.

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Pre-trigger and Post-trigger buffers

This function is very useful when checking to see what happened immediately before and after a trigger, e.g. 2 minutes before and after a door has been opened. Check the Upload images checkbox under Event Types > Add Triggered... > When Triggered... to expand the web page with the available options.

Note: Buffer size - up to 9

MB buffer. The maximum length of time of the pre-/post-buffer depends on the

image size and selected frame rate.

Include pre-trigger buffer

- images stored internally in the server from the time immediately preceding the trigger. Check the box to enable the pre-trigger buffer, enter the desired length of time and specify the required image frequency.

Include post-trigger buffer - contain

s images from the time immediately after the trigger. Configure as for

pre-trigger.

If the pre- or post-buffer is too large for the internal memory, the frame rate will be reduced and individual images may be missing. If this

Note:

occurs, an entry will be created in the unit's log file.

Continue image upload (unbuffered) - enable the upload of images for a fixed length of time. Specify the length of time for the uploaded recording, in seconds, minutes or hours, or for as long as the trigger is active. Finally, set the desired image frequency to the maximum (the maximum available) or to a specified frame rate. The frame rate will be the best possible, but might not be as high as specified, especially if uploading via a slow connection.

Scheduled Event

eduled event can be activated at pre-set times, in a repeating pattern on selected weekdays.

A Sch

How to set up a scheduled event

This example describes how to set the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 21

5 PTZ-E to send an email notification with saved

images from a set time:

1. Click Ad

d scheduled on the Event types page.

2. Enter a descriptive name for the event, e.g. Scheduled email.

3. Set the Priority (High, Normal or Low).

4. Set the Activation Time parameters (24h clock) when the event is to be active, e.g. start on Fridays at

18.00 with a duration of 62 hours.

5. Set the When Activated... parameters i.e. set what the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E is to do at the specified time e.g. send uploaded images to an email address.

6. Click OK to save the Event in the Event Types list.

Please use the online help files for descriptions of each

available option.

Motion Detection

In the Motion Detection menu, you can configure the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E for motion detection. The motion detection feature is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs (or stops) in the image. The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can use a maximum of 10 Include/Exclude windows.

• Include

• Ex

Once configured, the motion detection win an event. See How to set up a triggered event above.

windows target specific areas within the image

clude windows are areas to be ignored within the Include window

dows will appear in a list when motion detection is selected to trigger

Using the motion detection feature may decrease overall performance in the camera.

Note:

Motion detection will not function while the lens is moving (i.e. pan, tilt, zoom)

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How to configure Motion Detection

This example describes how to configure motion detection:

1. Click Motion Detect

ion in the Event Configuration menu.

2. Click the Configure Included Windows radio button.

3. Click New.

4. Enter a descriptive name of your choice under Windows name.

5. Adjust the size (drag the bottom right-hand corner) and position (click on the text at the top and drag

to the desired position).

6. Adjust the Object size, History and Sensitivity profile sliders (see table below for details). Any detected

motion within an active window is then indicated by red peaks in the Activity window (the active window has a red frame).

7. Click Save.

If there are parts of the Include window that you wish to exclude, click the Configure Excluded Windows radio button and repeat steps 1-7 above.

Please use the online help for descriptions of each available option.

Parameter

High Only very large objects trigger

Low Even very small objects trigger

Default values

Size

motion detection

motion detect

Low Medium to High Medium to High

ion

History Sensitivity

An object that appears in the region will trigger the motion detection for a long period

An object that appears in the region will trigger motion detection for only a very short period

Ordinary colored objects against ordinary backgrounds will trigger the motion detection

Only very bright objects against a dark background will trigger motion detection

Examples:

• Avoid triggering on small objects in the image by selecting a high size level.

• To trigger motion detection as long as there is activity in the area, select a high history level.

• To only detect flashing light, low sensitivity can be selected. In other cases, a high sensitivity level is recommended.

Port Status (AXIS 215 PTZ only)

Under Event Configuration > Port Status there is a list that shows the status for the connected inputs and outputs of the AXIS 215 PTZ for the benefit of the Operator who cannot access the System Options section.

Example:

If the Normal state for a push button connected to an input is set to Inactive - as long as the button is not pushed, the state is

inactive. If the button is pushed, the state of the input changes to active.

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System Options

Security

User access control is enabled by default, the administrator sets the root password on first access. Other users are authorized with user names and passwords, or the administrator can choose to allow anonymous viewer login to the Live View page, as described below:

Users - the u

• Viewer - the lowest level

• Ope other settings. The Operator does not have access to the Systems Options configuration pages.

• Ad tration of all other users.

User Settings - ch

• Anonymous viewer

• Maximum number of s accessing the unit. This is useful if you need to save on bandwidth. (Note that all multicast viewers count as 1 viewer.)

• Anonymous PTZ control login page.

ser list displays the authorized users and access levels:

of access, which only allows the user access to the Live View page.

rator - an Operator can view the Live View page, create and modify event types and adjust certain

ministrator - an administrator has unrestricted access to the Setup Tools and can determine the regis-

eck the corresponding checkboxes to enable:

imultaneous viewers - enter a value here to restrict the number of unicast viewers

- allows any viewer access to the Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls on the Live View

IP Address Filter

Enable IP Address Filtering - to allow or deny access to the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E, check the box Enable IP address filtering. Once enabled, the IP addresses in the list will be allowed or denied access according

to the choice made in the drop-down list Allow/Deny the following IP addresses.

The administrator can add up to 256 IP address ranges or single IP addresses to the Fil IP address filtering is enabled, the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E will allow or deny requests coming from the IP addresses in the list.

tered IP Addresses list. If

See the IP address filtering help files for information on how to add IP address ranges.

The users from these IP addresses need

Operator or Administrator).

Referrals -

PTZ-E into external Web pages, check the Referrals checkbox and enter the IP address or Host name of the computer that hosts the Web pages with the included video stream. Several IP addresses/host names can be defined and are separated by semicolons(;)

to prevent unauthorized sources from including the video stream from the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215

to be specified in the user list with the appropriate access rights (User,

HTTPS

For greater security, the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can be configured to use HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL (Secure Socket Layer)). That is, all communication that would otherwise go via HTTP will instead go via an encrypted HTTPS connection.

Certificate created using one of the following methods:

• A self-signed certificate can be creat security as an official certificate.

• An official certificate issued by a CA (Certificate Authority). and public keys for message encryption.

to use HTTPS for communication with the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E, a Certificate must be

ed in the network camera, but this does not guarantee the same level of

A CA issues and manages security credentials

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1. Click either Create self-signed certificate or Create Certificate Request and enter the required

information in the provided fields.

2. Click OK.

3. Create self-signed certificate generates and installs a certificate which will be displayed under Installed

Certificate. Create Certificate Request generates a PEM formatted request which you copy and send to a CA for

signing. When the signed certificate is returned, click Install signed certificate... to install the certificate in the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E.

4. Set the HTTPS Connection Policy for the administrator, Operator and Viewer to enable HTTPS connection

(set to HTTP by default)

Please refer to the home page of your preferred CA for information on where to send the request etc. For more information, please refer to the online help files

802.1X - Network Admission Control

IEEE 802.1X is an IEEE standard for port-based Network Admission Control. It provides authentication to devices attached to a network port (wired or wireless), establishing a point-to-point connection, or, if authentication fails, preventing access on that port. 802.1X is based on EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol).

In an 802.1X enabled network switch, clients equipp allowed or denied network access at the Ethernet level.

Clients and servers in an 802.1X network implementation this is done with the help of digital certificates provided by a Certification Authority. These are then validated by a third-party entity, such as a RADIUS server, examples of which are Free Radius and Microsoft Internet Authentication Service.

To perform the authentication, the RADIUS server uses various EAP methods/protocols, of many. The one used in the Axis implementation is EAP-TLS (EAP-Transport Layer Security).

The AXIS network video device presents it RADIUS server. The RADIUS server validates or rejects the certificate and responds to the switch, and sends its own certificate to the client for validation. The switch then allows or denies network access accordingly, on a pre-configured port.

may need to authenticate each other by some means. In the Axis

s certificate to the network switch, which in turn forwards this to the

ed with the correct software can be authenticated and

which there are

The authentication process

1. A CA server provides the required signed certificates.

2. The Axis video device requests access to the protected network at the network switch. The switch forwards the video device’s CA certificate to the RADIUS server, which then replies to the switch.

3. The switch forwards the RADIUS server’s CA certificate to the video device, which also replies to the switch.

4. The switch keeps track of all responses to the validation requests. If all certificates are validated, the Axis video device is allowed access to the protected network via a pre-configured port.

RADIUS (Re protocol for applications such as network access or IP mobility. It is intended to work in both local and roaming situations.

CA servers - In cryptog for use by other parties, thus acting a trusted third party. There are many commercial CA’s that charge for their services. Institutions and governments may have their own CA, and there are free CA’s available.

mote Authentication Dial In User Service) - AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting)

raphy, a Certification Authority (CA) is an entity that provides signed digital certificates

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Date & Time

Current Server Time - displays the current date and time (24h clock). If this has not been configured, the time displayed is the default setting. The time can be displayed in 12h clock format in the Overlay Images (see below).

New Server Time - Select

your time zone from the drop-down list and check the daylight saving time changes,

if desired.

From the Time Mode sec

• Synchronize with computer time

• Synchronize with NTP Server - the

tion, select the preferred method to use for setting the time:

- sets the time from the clock on your computer. AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E will obtain the time from an NTP server every

60 minutes. Specify the NTP server's IP address or host name. Note that if using a host name for the NTP server, a DNS

server must be configured under TCP/IP settings. See

Network > TCP/IP below.

• Set manually - this option allows you to

Date & Time Format Used in Images - spec

manually set the time and date.

ify the formats for the date and time (12h or 24h) displayed in the

Live View video streams.

Use the predefined formats or use your own custom

date and time formats. See Advanced File Naming &

Date/Time Formats in the help files for information on how to create your own file formats.

Network

Basic TCP/IP Settings

The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E supports both IP version 4 simultaneously, and at least one version must always be enabled.

and IP version 6. Both versions may be enabled

IPv4 Address Configuration - when

using IPv4, the IP address for the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can be

set automatically via DHCP, or a static IP address can be set manually.

IPv6 Address Configuration -

If IPv6 is enabled, the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E will receive an IP address

according to the configuration in the network router.

There are also options for setting up notification of chang

es in the IP address, and for using the AXIS Internet

Dynamic DNS Service. For more information on setting the IP address, please see the online help.

Notes:

• DHCP is a protocol for automatic IP address assignment on a network. IP address assignment via DHCP may lead to the situation where the IP address changes and you lose contact. Configure the options for notification of IP address change (under Services) to receive notification from the network camera when the IP address changes.

• Alternatively, if your DHCP server can update a DNS server, you can access the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E by host name which is always the same, regardless of the IP address.

For more information, please refer to the online help files

Services

Enable ARP/Ping setting of IP address - The

IP address can be set using the ARP/Ping method, which associates the unit's MAC address with an IP address. Check this box to enable the service. Leave disabled to prevent unintentional resetting of the IP address.

Notes:

• The ARP/Ping service is automatically disabled 2 minutes after the unit is started, or as soon as an IP address is set.

• Pinging the unit will still be possible when this service is disabled.

Options for notification of IP address change - if the IP Address for the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E is changed automatically, e.g. by DHCP, you can choose to be notified. Click Settings... and enter the required information.

AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service - If

the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E has been registered with the Axis Internet Dynamic DNS service and the IP address for the product changes, the service is updated to reflect the change. Check the box to enable/disable automatic updates.

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The domain name currently registered at the Axis Internet Dynamic DNS service for your product can at any time be removed. To do this click Settings... and follow the instructions.

For more information, please refe

Advanced TCP/IP Settings

DNS Configuration - DNS (Domain Name

your network.

Obtain DNS server address via DHCP - au Click the View button to see the current settings.

Use the following DNS server address - enter the d

• Domain name - enter the Multiple domains can be separated by semicolons (;). The host name is always the first part of a Fully Qualified Domain Name, e.g. myserver is the host name in the Fully Qualified Domain Name myserver.mycompany.com where mycompany.com is the Domain name.

• Primary DN

• Secondary DNS serv

NTP Configuration - The AXIS 215 address for the NTP server can either be obtained via the DHCP server, or it can be entered manually.

Host Name Configuration - The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can be accessed using a host name, instead of

IP address. The host name is usually the same as the assigned DNS Name. It is always the first part of a Fully

an Qualified Domain Name and is always one word, with no period. For example, myserver is the host name in the Fully Qualified Domain Name myserver.mycompany.com.

S server - enter the IP address of the primary DNS server.

er - will be used if the primary DNS server is unavailable.

r to the online help files

Service) provides the translation of host names to IP addresses on

tomatically use the DNS server settings provided by the DHCP server.

esired DNS server by specifying the following:

domain(s) to search for the host name used by the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E.

PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can obtain the correct time from an NTP server. The

The enable dynamic DNS updates allows you computer to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet. Outside users can always access your server using the associated DNS name regardless of the WAN IP. The DNS server used by the user and/or the DNS server responsible for the domain in use must support RFC2136 and allow updates from the camera.

The TTL (Time remembered when checking that the domain name for the registered IP address is still valid.

To Live) value determines how long (in seconds) the reply from the DNS server should be

to alias a dynamic IP address to a static host name, allowing your

Link-Local IPv4 Address

This is enabled by default and assigns the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E an additional IP address for use with

™. The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can have both a Link-Local IP and a static/DHCP-supplied IP

UPnP address at the same time - these will not affect each other.

HTTP - The is useful for e.g. simple security port mapping.

HTTPS - If applicable, enter (443) can be changed to any port within the range 1024-65535. HTTPS is used to provide encrypted web browsing.

NAT Traversal (port mapping) for IPv4 - Use NAT located on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it available from the other (WAN) side of a NAT router. With NAT traversal properly configured, all HTTP traffic to an external HTTP port in the NAT router will be forwarded to the network camera.

default HTTP port number (port 80) can be changed to any port within the range 1024-65535. This

the HTTPS port the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E will use. The default setting

traversal when your AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E is

Enable/Disable - When a NAT router on your network, using UPnP™.

Use manually selected NAT router - Select this option to manually select a the router in the field provided. If a router is not manually specified, the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 search for NAT routers on your network. If more than one router is found, the default router will be selected.

enabled, the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E will attempt to configure port mapping in

NAT router. Enter the IP address for

PTZ-E Network Camera will automatically

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

FTP - The F user applications, etc. Check the box to enable the service.

RTSP - The RTSP protocol allows a connecting client to start a use. The default setting is 554.

Network Traffic

The default setting is Auto-negot you can set the connection speed by selecting it from the drop-down list. 10BaseT (Half/Full Duplex), 100BaseTX (Half/Full Duplex).

Maximum bandwidth - Specify, in Mbit/s or Kbit/s, the maximum bandwidth that the AXIS 215 PTZ-E is allowed to use on your network. This is a useful function when connecting the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E to busy or heavily loaded networks. The default setting is Unlimited.

For more information, please refe

TP server running in the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E enables the upload of e.g. new firmware,

n MPEG-4 stream. Enter the RTSP port number to

iate which means that the correct speed is automatically selected. If necessary,

PTZ/AXIS 215

r to the online help files

Network - SOCKS

SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a firewall/proxy server. This functionality is useful if the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E is located on a local network behind a firewall, but notifications, uploads, alarms, etc., need to be sent to a destination outside the local network (e.g. to the Internet).

Network - QoS (Quality of Service)

Quality of Service (QoS) provides the means to guarantee a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network. Quality can be defined as e.g. a maintained level of bandwidth, low latency, no packet losses, etc. The main benefits of a QoS-aware network can be summarized as:

• The ability to prioritize traffic and thus allow critical flows to be served before flows

• Greater reliability in the network, thanks to the control use, and thus control over bandwidth races between applications.

The QoS in Axis network video products marks the data packets for various types of network from the product. This makes it possible for network routers and switches to e.g. reserve a fixed amount of bandwidth for these types of traffic. The types of traffic marked by the camera are video, audio, event/alarm and management network traffic.

of the amount of bandwidth an application may

QoS DSCP Settings

For each type of network traffic supported by your Axis network video product, enter a DSCP (Differentiated Services Codepoint) value. This value is used to mark the traffic’s IP header. When the marked traffic reaches a network router or switch, the DSCP value in the IP header tells the router or switch which type of treatment to apply to this type of traffic, for example, how much bandwidth to reserve for it.

Note that DSCP values can be entered For more information on Quality of Service, please see the Axis support web at www.axis.com/techsup

in decimal or hex form, but saved values are always shown in decimal.

with lesser priority.

traffic originating

Network - SMTP (email)

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) - enter the host names or addresses for your primary and secondary mail servers in the fields provided to enable event and error email messages from the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E to predefined addresses, via SMTP.

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Network - SNMP

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows remote management of network devices. Depending on the level of security required, select the version of SNMP to use. The three levels of security are:

• SNMP V1 - includes no security.

• SNMP V2c - uses simple security. The community name can be specified access to all supported SNMP objects. The community is the group of network devices using SNMP.

• SNMP V3 - provides encryption and secure

passwords. HTTPS must be enabled.

as a password for read or read/write

Network - UPnP

The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E includes support for UPnP in Windows Millennium and Windows XP. UPnP is enabled by default.

Note:

UPnP must be installed on your workstation. To do this, open the Control Panel from the Start Menu and select Add/Remove Programs. Select Add/Remove Windows Components and open the Networking Services section. Click Details and then select UPnP.

Network - RTP/MPEG-4

Multicast must be enabled for these settings to take effect. The settings are only valid when MPEG-4 is used as the video format. These settings are the port range, IP address, port number, and Time-To-Live value to use for the video stream(s) in MPEG-4 format. Only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used for multicast streams.

Enter the port range, IP address and the port fields. (AXIS 215 PTZ-E does not support audio.)

Only IP addresses within certain ranges can be used for multicasting. The camera an address from these ranges, and this does not normally need to be changed. Please contact your network administrator if you have special requirements.

Notes:

If IP packets (i.e. data) fail to be delivered to their destination within a reasonable length of time the number entered in the Time to live field tells the network routers when to discard the packet. The value is usually measured in ‘hops’, i.e. the number of network routers that can be passed before the packet arrives at its destination or is dropped.

• Viewers do not need to know this IP address or port number, but simply the main IP address or host name otherwise used for accessing the camera.

• Setting the video port number to 0 means a random port number will be used.

number to use for the video and audio streams in the required

has been pre-configured with

Network - Bonjour

The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E includes support for Bonjour. When enabled, the camera is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this.

Ports & Devices - I/O Ports (for AXIS 215 PTZ only)

Ports can be given descriptive names and their Normal state can be configured.

The 2 options for Normal state are Open circuit and Groun state changes so that it no longer equals the Normal state.

As an example, if the Normal state for a pushbutton connected to an long as the button is not pushed (and the Current state remains as Open Circuit), the state will be inactive.

For more information, please refe

r to the online help files

ded circuit. The input is activated when the Current

input is Open circuit, this means that as

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Maintenance

• Restart - the unit is restarted without changing any of the settings. Use this method if the unit is not behaving as expected.

store - the unit is restarted and most current settings are reset to factory default values. The settings that

• Re will not be reset are as follows:

• boot protocol (DHCP or static)

• static IP address

• default router

•subnet mask

• system time

• Defaul AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E's settings to the factory default values (including the IP address).

PTZ Status - click the Test button to check an error message as the result of this test, contact Axis Customer Services at www.axis.com/techsup

t - the Factory default button should be used with caution. Pressing this button will reset all of the

the pan, tilt, zoom mechanics and camera for errors. If you receive

Upgrade Server - Se

Backup - click the Backup

e Updating the Firmware, on page 37.

button to take a backup of all of the parameters, and any user-defined scripts. If necessary, it is then possible to return to the previous settings if the settings are changed and there is unexpected behavior.

The root password will also be reset to the password saved in the backup file.

Note:

Restore - click the Browse button to locate the saved backup file (see above) and then click the Restore button. The settings will be restored to the previous configuration.

Backup and Restore can only be used on the same unit running the same firmware. This feature is not intended for multi-configura-

Note:

tions or for firmware upgrades.

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Support

The support overview page provides valuable information on troubleshooting and contact information, should you require technical assistance.

Support - System Overview is a found here includes the camera’s Firmware version, IP address, Security, Event and Image settings and Recent log items. Many of the captions are also links to the proper Setup page to conveniently make adjustments in the camera’s settings.

Support - Logs & Reports

Logs - the Log report

Reports - the Server

include the server report when contacting Axis’ support service.

Configuration

• Log Lev

• Log Lev destination email address.

el for Log Files - from the drop-down list, select the level of information to be added to the Log file el for Email - from the drop-down list, select the level of information to send as email and enter the

including all log information

Report and Parameter List provide valuable information for troubleshooting, be sure to

quick look over the camera’s status and settings. Information that can be

- when contacting Axis support, please be sure to provide all relevant information:

Advanced

Scripting is an advanced function that provides the possibility to customize and use scripts. This function is a very powerful tool.

Caution!

Improper use may cause unexpe problems, reset the unit to its factory default settings. A backup file may be of use to return the unit to its latest configuration.

Axis strongly recommends that you do not use

Note that Axis support does not provide assistance for problems with customized scripts.

cted behavior or even cause loss of contact with the unit. If a script does cause

this function unless you fully understand the consequences.

For more information, please visit the Developer

Plain Config parameters can be set and modified from this page. Help is available from the standard help pages.

this function is for the advanced user with experience of Axis network camera configuration. All

pages at www.axis.com/developer

Resetting to Factory Default Settings

To reset the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E to the original default settings, go to the System Options > Maintenance web page (described in Maintenance, on page 33) or use the Reset button on the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E as described

Using the Reset Button

Follow the instructions below to reset the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E to factory default settings using the Reset Button.

1. Switch off the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E

2. Press and hold the Reset button while you reconnect the power connector.

3. Keep the Reset button pressed for approximately 15 seconds.

4. Release the Reset button.

Note:

Resetting to the factory default settings using the Reset Button will cause all parameters (including the IP address) to be reset. Refer to Maintenance, on page 33 for other methods that do not reset the IP address.

below:

by disconnecting the power supply.

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I/O terminal connector

Audio in

Audio out

Indicator LEDs

Status/network/power

Network connector

Control button

Power connector

AXIS 215 PTZ Network Camera

Pin 4

Pin 3

Pin 2

Pin 1

Unit Connectors

This section describes the following:

• The I/O terminal block (for AXIS 2

15 PTZ only)

•LED indicators

• Power connection

AXIS 215 PTZ-E does not support audio and does not have I/O ports.

Note:

I/O terminal connector (for AXIS 215 PTZ only)

Used in applications for e.g. motion detection, event triggering, time lapse recording and alarm notifications. It provides the interface to:

• 1 transistor output - For connecting external devices such as

relays and LEDs. Connected devices can be activated by VAPIX®, output buttons on the Live View page or by an Event Type. The output will show as active (shown under Event Configuration > Port Status) if the alarm device is activated.

• 1 digital input - An alarm input for connecting devices that circuit, for example: PIRs, door/window contacts, glass break detectors, etc. When a signal is received the state changes and the input becomes active (shown under Event Configuration > Port Status).

can toggle between an open and closed

• Auxiliary power and GND

Function Pin number Notes Specifications

GND 1 Ground 12V DC

Pow Digital

put

Transistor Output

2 Can be used to power auxiliary equipment. Note that the AXIS 215 PTZ itself

cannot be powered via the I/O terminal connector.

3 Connect to GND to activate, or leave floating (or unconnected) to deactivate. Must not be exposed to voltages

4 Uses an open-collector NPN transistor with the emitter connected to the

pin. If used with an external relay, a diode must be connected in paral-

GND

lel with the load, for protection against voltage transients.

Max load = 100mA

greater than 12V DC Max load = 100mA

Max voltage = 24V DC (to the transistor)

Network connector - RJ-45 Ethernet connector. Using shielded cables is recommended.

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AXIS 215 PTZ

12V max. 100mA

e.g. pushbutton

Power connector - Mini DC connector 12V DC ±5%, max 11.5W. See product label for ± connection.

Audio in - 3.5mm input for a mono microphone, or a line-in

mono signal (left channel is used from a stereo

signal).

Audio out - Audio output (line level) that can be connected to a public

address (PA) system or an active speaker with a built-in amplifier. A pair of headphones can also be attached. A stereo connector must be used for the audio out.

Connection diagram

LED indicators

LED Color Indication

Network Green Steady for connection to a 100 Mbit/s network. Fla

Amber Steady for connection to 10 Mbit/s netw

Unlit No network connection.

Status Green Steady green for normal operation.

Amber Steady during startup, during reset to fact

Red Slow flash for failed upgrade.

Power Green Normal operation.

Amber Flashes green/amber during firmware upgrade.

ork. Flashes for network activity.

shes for network activity.

ory default or when restoring settings.

Power connection

Connect the supplied indoor power adapter to the power connector in the camera casing.

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Troubleshooting

Checking the Firmware

The firmware is software that determines the functionality of the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E. When you download firmware from the Axis Website, your Axis product will receive the latest available functionality.

One of your first actions when troubleshooting version. The latest version may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem. The current software version in your AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E is available under Setup > Basic Configuration.

a problem should be to check the currently installed firmware

Updating the Firmware

New firmware can be downloaded to the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E over the network. Always read the upgrade instructions available with each new release, before updating the firmware.

1. Save the firmware file to your computer. The latest version of the AXIS 2 firmware is available free of charge from the Axis Website at http://www.axis.com/techsup or from your local distributor.

2. Go to Setup > System Options > Maintenance in the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E Web pages.

3. In the Upgrade Server section and browse to the firmware file on your computer. Click Upgrade.

4. Wait at least 20 minutes before restarting the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E after upgrading.

Notes:

• Pre-configured and customized settings will be retained for use when the new firmware is running (providing that the features are available in the new firmware) although this is not guaranteed by Axis Communications.

• After starting the process, you should always wait at least 20 minutes before restarting the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E, even if you suspect the procedure has failed.

• Your dealer reserves the right to charge for any repair attributable to faulty updating by the user.

15 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E

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Customer Services

If you contact the Axis support desk, please help us help you resolve your problems expediently by providing a server report, log file and a brief description of the problem.

Server Report - go information about the server and its software, as well as a list of the current parameters.

Log file - go to Setup > System Options > Logs & Reports. Th last restart of the system and can prove a useful diagnostic tool for troubleshooting.

to Setup > System Options > Support Overview. The server report contains important

e Log file records events within the unit since the

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Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions

Problems setting the IP address

Using ARP Ping The IP address must be set within two minutes after the power has been applied to the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E,

The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E is located on a different subnet

The IP address is being used by another device

The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E cannot be accessed from a browser

The IP address has been changed by DHCP

Other networking problems Test the network cable by connecting it to another network device, then Ping that device from your workstation.

Cannot send notifications, uploads, alarms, etc, to a destination outside the local network.

Firewall protection The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a

Your AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E is accessible locally, but not externally

Firewall protection Check the Internet firewall with your system administrator. Default routers required Check if you need to configure the default router settings. The Internet site is too heavily loaded Use a script running on your web server to relay images from the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E to the Internet.

restart the server and try again. Also, make sure the ping length is set to 408. If the IP address intended for the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E and the IP address of your computer are located on

different subnets, you will not be able to set the IP address. Contact your network administrator for an IP address on the same subnet as the computer you are performing the installation from.

Disconnect power from the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E. Run the Ping command (in a Command/DOS window, type pi

If you receive: be in use by another device on your network. You must obtain a new IP address and reinstall the unit.

If you receive: Request timed out - this means that the IP address is available for use with your AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E. In this case, check all cabling and reinstall the unit.

1) Move the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E to an isolated network or to one with no DHCP or BOOTP server. Set the IP address again, using the ARP Ping command.

2) Access the unit and disable BOOTP and DHCP in the TCP/IP settings. Return the unit to the main network. The unit has a fixed IP address that will not change.

now

3) As an alternative to 2), if dynamic IP address via DHCP or BOOTP is required, select the required service and then

configure IP address change notification from the network settings. Return the unit to the main network. The unit will now have a dynamic IP address, but will notify you if the address changes.

firewall/proxy server.

Reply from <IP address>: bytes = 32; time = 10 ms..... - this means that the IP address may already

ng and the IP address of the unit).

A firmware upgrade has been interrupted or the firmware has in some other way been damaged

Problems with the MPEG-4 format

No MPEG-4 displayed in the client.

No multicast MPEG-4 displayed in the client.

Multicast MPEG-4 only accessible by local clients.

Poor rendering of MPEG-4 images Color depth set incorrectly on clients. Set to 16-bit or 32-bit color.

Color saturation is different in MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG.

Lower frame rate than expected. Reduce number of applications running on the client computer.

Image degeneration. Decrease the GOV length, see the online help for more information.

No images displayed in the Web interface

Problem with AMC

(Internet Explorer for Windows only)

Installation of additional ActiveX component restricted or prohibited

A rescue firmware is running in the product. First, set the IP address using AXIS IP utility or ARP and Ping,

Then, from a Web browser, access the unit and downlo ware, on page

Check that the correct network interface is selected in the AMC control panel applet (network tab). Check that the relevant MPEG-4 connection methods are enabled in the AMC control panel applet (network tab). In the AMC control applet, select the MPEG-4 tab and click the button Set to default MPEG-4 decoder. Check with your network administrator that the multicast addresses used by the

AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E are valid for your network. Check with your network administrator to see if there is a firewall preventing viewing. Check if your router supports multicasting, or if the router settings between the client and the server need to be con-

figured. The TTL (Time To Live) value may need to be increased.

If text overlays are blurred, or if there are other rendering problems, you may need to enable Advanced Video Rendering from the MPEG-4 tab in the AMC control panel applet.

Ensure that your graphics card is using the latest device driver. The latest drivers can usually be downloaded from the manufacturer's website.

Modify the settings for your graphics adapter. Please see the adapter's documentation for more information.

Check with the system administrator that there is enough bandwidth available. See also the online help. Check in the AMC control panel applet (MPEG-4 tab) that video processing is not set to Decode only I frames. Lower the image resolution.

To enable the updating of images in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows, set your Web browser to allow ActiveX controls. Also, make sure that AXIS Media Control (AMC) component is installed on your workstation.

Configure your AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E to use a Java applet for updating the images under Live View Config > Layout > Default Viewer for Internet Explorer. See help files for more information.

37.

ad the latest firmware to the product, see Updating the Firm-

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Video Image Problems

Distorted colors Problems may occur if the image contains no white color at all, or if the dominant color is not white. In these circum-

stances, the white balance may incorrectly b torted. A pale background picture with reddish or blue foreground objects is very symptomatic of this condition. In

such cases it is recommended that a fixed white balance setting is selected. Image too dark or too light See the help on Video & Image Settings. Problems uploading own files There is only limited space available for the upload of your own files. Try deleting one or more existing files, to free up

space. Missing images in uploads This can occur when trying to use a larger image buffer than is actually available. Try lowering the frame rate or the

upload period. Slow image update Configuring, e.g. pre-buffers, hi-res images, high frame rate etc will reduce the performance of the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS

Slow performance Slow performance may be caused by e.g. heavy network traffic, many users with access to unit, low performing client,

Bad snapshot images

Display incorrectly configured on your workstation

Audio problems (AXIS 215 PTZ only)

No audio Check that:

No full-duplex function Incorrect configuration. Check the setting in the camera’s Setup pages.

Poor performance Too many users/clients connected. Try limiting the number of clients allowed to connect.

Whining or screeching sound from speakers (feedback)

Mechanical problems

problem with pan, tilt, zoom mechanics Click the PTZ Status - Test button under System Options > Maintenance to check the pan, tilt, zoom mechanics and

215 PTZ-E.

use of features such as Event handling., Image rotation.

In Display Properties, configure your display to show at least 65000 colors, i.e. at least 16-bit.

Using only 16 or 256 colors on your display will produce dithering artifacts in the image.

• PC sound card, speakers and microphone are

• the Mute button is not pressed

• the volume in and volume out settings are correct

• all cabling is connected

• the value of the Post Content Length in your proxy server is 1MB or more. You may need to contact your system administrator to do this.

Sound card does not support full-duplex. For information on how to check if your sound card supports full-duplex, please visit www.axis.com and see the support section for Axis camera products.

Low bandwidth. Reduce the Speed setting on the Audio settings page. Setting lower speed will reduce any break-up in the sound, but will also increase the transmission delay. If running in Full-Duplex mode, try switching to Half-Duplex mode.

Poor positioning of speakers and/or microphone. Relocate the speakers or microphone so that they do not point towards each other, and/or lower the volume.

camera for errors. If you receive an error message as the result of this test, contact Axis Customer Services at www.axis.com/techsup

e based on another visible color in the image, and colors may become dis-

correctly connected

For additional assistance, please contact your reseller or check the product’s support pages on the Axis Website at http://www.axis.com/techsup

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Technical Specifications

Item Specification Models • AXIS 215 PTZ - 60Hz

• AXIS 215 PTZ - 50Hz

• AXIS 215 PTZ-E 60Hz(NTSC)

• AXIS 215 PTZ-E 50Hz (PAL)

Image sensor 1/4” sony Interlaced CCD Lens F1.6-F2.7

f=3.8-46mm Automatic day/night Autofocus Focus range: 300 mm (wide) or 1000 mm (tele) to infinity

Angle of view 4.4° - 51.6° horizontal Zoom 12x optical and 4x digital, total 48x Minimum illumination Color: 1 lux at 30 IRE, F1.6

B/W: 0.3 lux at 30 IRE, F1.6

Pan Range +/-170° (360° panning via Auto-flip) Tilt Range 180° Max speed Pan: 180°/sec

Tilt: 140°/sec

Video compression Motion JPEG

MPEG-4 Part 2 (ISO/IEC 14496-2), ASP level 0-5, SP level 0-3

Resolutions 4CIF, 2CIFExp, 2CIF, CIF, QCIF

Max 704x480 (NTSC) 704x576 (PAL) Min 176x120 (NTSC) 176x144 (PAL)

Frame rate

(NTSC/PAL)

Video streaming Simultaneous Motion JPEG and MPEG-4

Image settings De-interlace (4CIF resolution)

Pan/tilt/zoom Auto-flip

Motion JPEG: Up to 30/25 fps in all resolutions MPEG-4 (AXIS 215 PTZ):

• Up to 30/25 fps at 2CIF/CIF/QCIF

• Up to 25/21 fps at 4CIF/2CIFExp

MPEG-4 (AXIS 215 PTZ-E)

• Up to 30/25 (NTSC/PAL) in 2CIF/CIF/QCIF

• Up to 26/22 (NTSC/PAL) in 4CIF/2CIFExp

Controllable frame rate and bandwidth Constant and variable bit rate (MPEG-4) 3GPP and ISMA compatible

Compression levels: 100 Rotation: 0°, 180° Aspect ratio correction Configurable white balance, exposure control, Overlay capabilities: Zone ID, preset ID, time, date, PTZ coordinates, text or image Automatic or manual day/night mode Backlight compensation

E-flip 20 preset positions Sequence mode Control queue Image freeze Supports Windows compatible joysticks Designed for operator control*

brightness, sharpness and color mode

designed for continuous PTZ movements e.g. Guard tour. For continuous movement, please see Axis network

*Not dome offering

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Item Specification Shutter time • NTSC: 4/3 - 1/50000 sec

• PAL: 8/5 - 1/50000 sec

Audio (AXIS 215 PTZ only) Two-way (full or half duplex) or one-way

G.711 PCM 64kbit/s, G.726 ADPCM 32 or 24 kbit/s Requires external microphone or line in. Mono audio output (line level) connect with built-in amplifier

Security Multiple user access levels with password protection

IP address filtering HTTPS encryption IEEE 802.1X network access control

Users 20 simultaneous unicast users

Unlimited users using multicast (MPEG-4)

Alarm and event managem

Connectors AXIS 215 PTZ

Processors and memory AXIS ETRAX FS 32-bit RISC CPU

Power

Operating conditions AXIS 215 PTZ

Temperature warning Warning issued when temperature is below or above limits Installation, management

Video access from Web browser

Minimum web browsing requirements

ent

d maintenance

Events triggered by

• built-in multi-window motion detection

• external input (AXIS 215 PTZ only)

• audio detection (AXIS 215 PTZ only)

• temperature

• PTZ preset position

• according to schedule I m a ge u p l o ad o v e r FT P , e m ai l a n d H TT P Notification over TCP, email, HTTP Pre- and post alarm buffering in Motion JPEG up to 9 MB (approx 4 min of CIF resolution video at 4 fps)

• Ethernet 10BaseT/100BaseTX, RJ-45

• Terminal block for 1 alarm input, 1 output and power out for I/O

• Audio line/mic in

• Audio line out AXIS 215 PTZ-E

• RJ-45 for 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX

• Pre-installed 5 m (16.4 ft.) Cat-5e cable

AXIS ARTPEC-2 video compression chip 32 MB RAM, 8 MB flash Battery backed up real-time clock

12VDC ±5%, max

• 0-45 °C

• Humidity 20 - 80% RH (non-condensing) AXIS 215 PTZ-E

• -20 to 40 °C (-4 to 104 °F)

• 2 built-in heaters, 3 built-in fans

Installation tool on CD and Web-based configuration Configuration backup and restore AXIS Camera Station One for recording. AXIS Camera Management for camera management. Firmware upgrades over HTTP or FTP, fir

Camera live view for up to 20 clients Video recording to file (ASF) Sequence tour for up to 20 Axis video sources Customizable HTML pages

• Pentium III CPU 500 MHz or higher, or equivalent AMD,128 MB RAM, AGP graphics card 32 MB RAM, Direct

• Windows XP, 2000, DirectX 9.0 or later

• Internet Explorer 6.x or later

• For other operating systems and browser

14.5W

mware available at www.axis.com

Draw

s see www.axis.com/techsup

s to PA system or active speaker

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Item Specification System integration support • Open API for application integration, including AXIS VAPIX API*, AXIS Media Control SDK*,

event trigger data in video stream

• Quality of Service (QoS) Layer 3, DiffS

• Watchdog ensures continuous operation, event notifications can be monitored by other systems

• Embedded Linux operating system

ilable at www.axis.com

* Ava

Supported protocols IPv4/v6, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS*, TCP, QoS, SNMPv1/v2c/v3 (MIB-II), RTSP, RTP, UDP, IGMP, RTCP, SMTP, FTP, ICMP,

DHCP, UPnP, Bonjour, ARP, DNS, DynDNS, SOCKS, NTP, IEEE 802.1X. More information on protocol usage available at www.axis.com

is product includes software developed by the Open SSL Project for use in the Open SSL Tool kit

*Th (www.openssl.org)

Video management software (not incl.)

Accessories (included)

Accessories (not included)

Approvals - EMC • EN55024,

Dimensions (HxWxD) and weight

AXIS Camera Station – Surveillance application for viewing, recording and archiving up to 25 cameras

See www.axis.com/partner/adp_partners.htm for

• Indoor power supply AXIS PS-P 12VDC

• Hard ceiling and drop ceiling mount kits

• Clear and smoked domes

• Installation Guide

• CD with installation tool, software and User’s Manual

• MPEG-4 licenses (1 encoder, 1 decoder)

• MPEG-4 decoder (Windows)

• 1.5" NPT adapter (AXIS 215 PTZ-E only)

AXIS 215 PTZ

• Outdoor housing solutions

• Outdoor power supply

• IR illuminators

• AXIS 295 Video Surveillance Joystick

AXIS 215 PTZ-E Corner mount, pole mount, AXIS 295 Video Surveillance Joystick, AXIS T90A illuminators

• EN55022 Class B,

• EN61000-3-2,

• EN61000-3-3,

• EN60950-1,

• FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B,

• ICES-003 Class B,

• C-tick AS/NZS 3548

• Power supply: UL, CSA, CE

AXIS 215 PTZ

• 128 x 153 x 131 mm (5.0” x 6.0” x 5.2”) excl. cover 132 x 162 x 149 mm (5.2" x 6.4" x 5.9")

• 730g incl. hard ceiling cover 1260g incl. drop ceiling mounting bracket and cover

AXIS 215 PTZ-E

• 4.8 kg (10.6 lb.) incl. cables, excl. wall bracket and sunshield

• 6.1 kg (13.4 lb.) incl. cables, wall bracket and sunshield

erv Model

more software applications via partners

incl. hard ceiling cover

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File sizes

The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E delivers the following file sizes (PAL):

PAL PAL aspect ratio corrected

Resolution Mi n-Max (KB) Resolution Min-Max (KB)

4CIF 704x576 10 - 300 4CIF 768x576 11 - 330

2CIF expanded 704x576 10 - 250 2CIF expanded 768x576 11 - 270

2CIF 704x288 5 - 150 2CIF 768x288 5.5 - 160

CIF 352x288 2.5 - 80 CIF 384x288 2.7 - 90

QCIF 176x144 1 - 20 QCIF 192x144 1.1 - 22

The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E deliv

NTSC NTSC aspect ratio corrected

Resolution Min-Max (KB) Resolution Min-Max (KB)

4CIF 704x480 8 - 250 4CIF 640x480 7 - 230

2CIF expanded 704x480 8 - 200 2CIF expanded 640x480 7 - 180

2CIF 704x240 4 - 125 2CIF 640x240 3.5 - 110

CIF 352x240 2 - 70 CIF 320x240 1.8 - 60

QCIF 176x120 0.8 - 15 QCIF 160x120 0.7 - 14

ers the following file sizes (NTSC):

General performance considerations

When setting up the camera, it is important to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance. Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others can affect the frame rate, and some will affect both. If the load on the CPU reaches its maximum, this will also affect the frame rate.

The following factors are among the m

• High image resolutions and/or lower

• Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG and/or unicast MP

• Simultaneous viewing of different streams (resolutio and bandwidth affected.

• Accessing both Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams simultaneously affected.

• Heavy usage of event settings affects the CPU load. Frame rate affected.

• Enabled motion detection. Frame rate

• Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure. Bandwidth

• Viewing on poorly performing client PC lowers perceived performance. Frame

• Access by large number of audio clients using

ost important to consider:

compression levels result in larger images. Bandwidth affected.

EG-4 clients. Bandwidth affected.

n, compression, etc.) by many clients. Frame rate

. Frame rate and bandwidth

and bandwidth affected.

affected.

rate affected.

full-duplex mode. Bandwidth affected.

Optimizing your system

To see the bandwidth and frame rate currently required by the video stream, the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E provides a tool that can be used to display these values directly in the video image.

To do this, special format strings are added as part Simply add #r (average frame rate in fps) and/or #b (average bandwidth in Kbps) to the overlay.

For detailed instructions, please see the online help for Video & Image > Overlay Settings, and the help for File Naming & Date/Time Formats.

of a text overlay.

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Important!

•The figures displayed here are the values as delivered by the camera. If other restrictions are currently in force, (e.g. bandwidth limitation) these values might not correspond to those actually received by the client.

•For Motion JPEG, these values will only be accurate as long as no frame rate limit has been specified.

Frame rates - Motion JPEG

The following test results show the frame rates in frames/second (fps) for Motion JPEG streams from the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E, using a compression level of 50%. Note that these values are guidelines only - actual values may vary.

Resolutions 60Hz/50Hz

4CIF 30/25 fps

2CIF expanded 30/25 fps

2CIF 30/25 fps

CIF 30/25 fps

QCIF 30/25 fps

Frame rates - MPEG-4

The following test results show the frame rates in frames/second (fps) for MPEG-4 streams from the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E. Note that these values are guidelines only - actual values may vary.

The MPEG-4 test conditions:

• Compression level = 50%

•

Video Object Type = Advanced Simple

• GOV structure = IP*

Resolutions 60Hz/50Hz

4CIF 25/21 fps

2CIF expanded 25/21 fps

2CIF 30/25 fps

CIF 30/25 fps

QCIF 30/25 fps

*Note that setting the GOV structure to use “I-frames only” will increase the frame rate.

Bandwidth

As there are many factors affecting bandwidth, it is very difficult to predict the required amounts. The settings that affect bandwidth are:

• the image resolution

• the image compression

•the frame rate

• the MPEG-4 object type

• the MPEG-4 GOV structure

• the audio settings (AXIS 215 PTZ only)

There are also factors in the monitored scene that will

• the amount of motion

• the image’s complexity

• the lighting conditions.

affect the bandwidth. These are:

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For MPEG-4, if there is only limited bandwidth available, and if this is more important than the image quality, using a constant bit rate (CBR) is recommended. Use a variable bit rate (VBR) if the image quality needs to be maintained at a higher level. If supported on the network, consider also using MPEG-4 multicasting, as the bandwidth consumption will be much lower.

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AXIS 215 PTZ/ AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Terms

ActiveX - A standard that enables software components to interact with one another in a networked environment, regardless of the language(s) used to create them. Web browsers may come into contact with ActiveX controls, ActiveX documents, and ActiveX scripts. ActiveX controls are often downloaded and installed automatically as required.

AF (Autofocus) - A system by which the camera lens automatically

cuses on a selected part of the subject.

Angle - The field of view, relative to a standard lens in a 35mm still cam

era, expressed in degrees, e.g. 30°. For practical purposes, this is the area that a lens can cover, where the angle of view is determined by the focal length of the lens. A wide-angle lens has a short focal length and covers a wider angle of view than standard or telephoto lenses, which have longer focal lengths.

ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) - This protocol is used to associate

IP address to a hardware MAC address. A request is broadcast on the

an local network to discover the MAC address for an IP address.

ARTPEC (Axis Real Time Picture Encoder) - This chip is used for image

pression.

com

ASIC (Application Specific Integrated

a specific application, as opposed to a general purpose circuit, such as a microprocessor.

Aspect ratio - A ratio of width to height in images. A common aspect ratio

used for television screens and computer monitors is 4:3.

High-definition television (HDTV) uses an aspect ratio of 9:16.

Autoiris (or DC-Iris) - This special type of iris is electrically controlled

e camera, to automatically regulate the amount of light allowed to

by th enter.

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) - A video format that supports simultaneo

Bitmap - A bitmap is a data file representing a rectangular grid of pixe display space. This type of image is known as a "raster graphic." GIFs and JPEGs are examples of image file types that contain bitmaps.

Because a bitmap uses this fixed raster method, it cannot easily be rescal uses geometrical shapes to represent the image, and can thus be quickly rescaled.

Bit rate - The bit rate (in kbit/s or Mbit/s) is often referred to as speed, but unit.

Bluetooth - Bluetooth is an open standard for wireless transmission of voic telephones and printers).

Bonjour - Also known as zero-configuration networking, Bonjour ena without having to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers. Bonjour is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

AXIS COMMUNICATIONS

<Product Name> Quick User’s Guide

Broadband - In network engineering terms, this describes transmission methods where two or more signals sha popular terminology, broadband is taken to mean high-speed data transmission.

CCD (Charged Coupled Device) - This light-sensitive image device used in hundreds of thousands of photo-sites (pixels) that convert light energy into electronic signals. Its size is measured diagonally and can be 1/4", 1/3", 1/2" or 2/3".

CGI (Common Gateway Interface) - A specification for communication betw page that contains a form might use a CGI program to process the form data once it is submitted.

CIF (Common Intermediate Format) - CIF refers to the analog video resolutions

us playback of audio and video.

ls. It defines a display space and color for each pixel (or "bit") in the

ed without losing definition. Conversely, a vector graphic image

actually defines the number of bits/time unit and not distance/time

e and data between mobile devices (PCs, handheld computers,

bles devices to automatically discover each other on a network,

many digital cameras is a large integrated circuit that contains

een a web server and other (CGI) programs. For example, a HTML

352x288 pixels (PAL) and 352x240 pixels (NTSC). See also

Circuit) - A circuit designed for

re the same carrier. In more

Resolution.

Client/Server - Client/server describes the relationship between two comp

uter programs in which one program, the client, makes a service request from another program, the server, which fulfils the request. Typically, multiple client programs share the services of a common server program. A web browser is a client program that requests services (the sending of web pages or files) from a web server.

CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) - A CMOS is a

ly used type of semiconductor that uses both negative and positive

wide circuits. Since only one of the circuit types is on at any given time, CMOS chips require less power than chips using just one type of transistor. CMOS image sensors also allow processing circuits to be included on the same chip, an advantage not possible with CCD sensors, which are also much more expensive to produce.

Codec - In communications engineering, a codec is usually a

r/decoder. Codecs are used in integrated circuits or chips that

code convert e.g. analog video and audio signals into a digital format for transmission. The codec also converts received digital signals back into analog format. A codec uses analog-to-digital conversion and digital-to-analog conversion in the same chip.

Codec can also mean compression/decompression, in which case it is

rally taken to mean an algorithm or computer program for reducing

gene the size of large files and programs.

Compression - See Image

Contrast - Defines the degree of difference between the lightest and

darkest p

DC-Iris - This special type of iris is electrically controlled by the came

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - DHCP is a protocol th assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to network devices in a network.

DHCP uses the concept of a "lease" or amount of address will be valid for a computer. The lease time can vary, depending on how long a user is likely to require the network connection at a particular location.

DHCP also supports static addresses for e.g. computers running web servers, which

DNS (Domain Name System) - DNS is used to locate and translate Inte name is a meaningful and easy-to-remember name for an Internet address. For example the domain name www.example.com is much easier to remember than 192.0.34.166. The translation tables for domain names are contained in Domain name servers.

Domain Server - Domains can also be used by organizations who wish to within a domain has an account that usually allows them to log in to and use any computer in the domain, although restrictions may also apply. The domain server is the server that authenticates the users on the network.

Duplex - See Full-duplex.

Ethernet - Ethernet is the most widely installed local area network

technolog pair wires. The most commonly installed Ethernet systems are 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T10, which provide transmission speeds up to 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps respectively.

ETRAX (Ethernet Token Ring AXIS) - Axis' own microprocessor.

Factory default s

for a device when it was first delivered from the factory. If it should become necessary to reset a device to its factory default settings, this will, for many devices, completely reset any settings that were changed by the user.

Firewall - A firewall works as a barrier between networks, e.g. between a L authorized users are allowed to access the one network from the other. A

arts of an image or video stream.

ra, to automatically regulate the amount of light allowed to enter.

at lets network administrators automate and centrally manage the

need a permanent IP address.

rnet domain names into IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. A domain

centralize the management of their (Windows) computers. Each user

y. An Ethernet LAN typically uses special grades of twisted

ocal Area Network and the Internet. The firewall ensures that only

Compression.

time that a given IP

ettings - These are the settings that originally applied

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firewall can be software running on a computer, or it can be a standalone hardware device.

Focal length - Measured in millimeters, the focal length of a camera lens d

etermines the width of the horizontal field of view, which in turn is

measured in degrees.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) - An application protocol that uses the TCP/IP proto on networks.

Frame - A frame is a complete video image. In the 2:1 interlaced scanni two separate fields of 262.5 or 312.5 lines interlaced at 60 or 50 Hz to form a complete frame, which appears at 30 or 25 Hz. In video cameras with a progressive scan, each frame is scanned line-by-line and not interlaced; most are also displayed at 30 and 25 Hz.

Frame rate - The frame rate used to describe the frequency at which a vide frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream, as it maintains image quality throughout.

Full-duplex - Transmission of data in two directions simultaneously. In an audio system this would describ Half-duplex also provides bi-directional communication, but only in one direction at a time, as in a walkie-talkie system. See also Simplex.

Gain - Gain is the amplification factor and the extent to which an anal are usually expressed in terms of power. The decibel (dB) is the most common way of quantifying the gain of an amplifier.

Gateway - A gateway is a point in a network that acts as an entry point to another network. In server acting as a gateway often also acts as a proxy server and a firewall server. A gateway is often associated with both a router, which knows where to direct a given packet of data that arrives at the gateway, and a switch, which furnishes the actual path in and out of the gateway for a given packet.

GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) - GIF is one of the most common

e formats used for images in web pages. There are two versions of the

fil format, 87a and 89a. Version 89a supports animations, i.e. a short sequence of images within a single GIF file. A GIF89a can also be specified for interlaced presentation.

GOV (Group Of VOPs) - A group of VOPs is the basic unit of an MPEG-4 v VOPs (I-VOPs, P-VOPs, etc) as determined by the GOV length and GOV structure. See also VOP.

GOV length - The GOV length determines the number of images (VOPs) in the

GOV structure - The GOV structure describes the composition of an MPEG-4 vide included in the stream, and their internal order. See also GOV and VOP.

Half-duplex - See Full-

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) - HTML is the set of "markup"

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symbol

<Product Name> Quick User’s Guide

The markup tells the browser how to display the page's words and images for the user.

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - HTTP is the set of rules for

hanging files (text, graphic images, sound, video, and other

exc multimedia files) on the web. The HTTP protocol runs on top of the TCP/IP suite of protocols.

Hub - A (network) hub is used to connect multiple devices to the netw whereas a switch will only transmit the data to the device it is specifically intended for.

IEEE 802.11 - A family of standards for wireless LANs. The 802.11 standard

802.11b specifies an 11 Mbit/s data rate on the 2.4 GHz band, while

802.11a allows up to 54 Mbit/s on the 5 GHz band.

Image compression - Image compression minimizes the file size (in

cols. It is used to exchange files between computers/devices

ng format of the RS-170 and CCIR formats, a frame is made up of

o stream is updated is measured in frames per second (fps). A higher

e e.g. a telephone systems.

og amplifier boosts the strength of a signal. Amplification factors

a corporate network for example, a computer

ideo stream. The GOV contains different types and numbers of

GOV structure. See also GOV and VOP.

o stream, as regards the type of images (I-VOPs or P-VOPs)

duplex.

s or codes inserted in a file intended for display in web browser.

ork. The hub transmits all data to all devices connected to it,

supports 1 or 2 Mbit/s transmission on the 2.4 GHz band. IEEE

of an image. Two of the most common compressed image formats

bytes) are JPEG and GIF.

Interlacing - Interlaced video is video captured at 50 pictures (known as

lds) per second, of which every 2 consecutive fields (at half height) are

fie then combined into 1 frame. Interlacing was developed many years ago for the analog TV world and is still used widely today. It provides good results when viewing motion in standard TV pictures, although there is always some degree of distortion in the image.

To view interlaced video on e.g. a computer monitor, the video must first

interlaced, to produce progressive video, which consists of

be decomplete images, one after the other, at 25 frames per second. See also Progressive scan.

IP (Internet Protocol) - The Internet Protocol is a method transmitting

over a network. Data to be sent is divided into individual and

data completely independent "packets." Each computer (or host) on the Internet has at least one address that uniquely identifies it from all others, and each data packet contains both the sender's address and the receiver's address.

The Internet Protocol ensures that the data packets all arrive at the

d address. As IP is a connectionless protocol, which means that

intende there is no established connection between the communication end-points, packets can be sent via different routes and do not need to arrive at the destination in the correct order.

Once the data packets have arrived at the correct destination, another

l - Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) - puts them in the right

protoco order. See also TCP.

IP Address - An IP address is simply an address on an IP network used by a

computer/device connected to that network. IP addresses allow all the connected computers/devices to find each other and to pass data back and forth.

To avoid conflicts, each IP address on any given network must be

ique. An IP address can be assigned as fixed, so that it does not

un change, or it can be assigned dynamically (and automatically) by DHCP.

An IP address consists of four groups (or quads) of decimal digits separate

d by periods, e.g. 130.5.5.25. Different parts of the address represent different things. Some part will represent the network number or address, and some other part will represent the local machine address.

Index

4CIF de-interlacing 12

802.1x 28

Accessing the video stream 10 Action 23 Action Buttons 19 Active/Inactive 19 Administrator 27 Administrators 11 Advanced Simple profile 8 Alarm 23, 25, 35 AMC 6, 9 ARP/Ping 29 Audio 15 Audio input 15 Audio mode 15 Audio output 16 Auxiliary Power 35 AXIS Media Control 15 AXIS VAPIX API 19

Event Servers 23 Event Types 24

Factory Default 34 File Sizes (NTSC) 44 File Sizes (PAL) 44 Frame rates 12, 45 FTP Server 23 Full duplex 15

Half duplex 15 Host Name 30 HTML Examples 20 HTTP 30 HTTP Server 23 HTTPS 27

Include windows 26 Input 35 IR light 6

Backup 33 Bandwidth 8, 45 Bit rate 8 Bonjour 32 Brightness 12 Buffer Size 25 Buffers 25

CA servers 28 CGI links 19 Color Setting 12 Compression 12 Constant bit rate 8 Control Panel 6

Date & Time 29 Default 33 Default Video Format 19 Default Viewer 19 De-interlacing 12 DNS Configuration 30 DNS Server 30 Domain Name 30 DSCP 31

Event 23

Live View 11 Live View Config 18 Logs & Reports 34

Motion Detection 25, 35 Motion JPEG 8 MPEG-4 8, 12, 14, 32 MPEG-4 protocols 9 Multicasting 9

NAT Traversal 30 Network 29 New Server Time 29 NTP Configuration 30 NTP Server 29

Operator 27 Other MPEG-4 clients 10 Output 35 Output Buttons 19 Overlay Image 13 Overlay Settings 12 Own Home Page 19 Own web files 18

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Pan/Tilt/Zoom Control Queue 7 Password 4 Pinout - I/O connectors 35 Port Status 26 Ports & Devices 32 Post-trigger Buffer 25 Pre-trigger Buffer 25 PTZ Commands 19 Pulse 5, 19 Push to talk 15

QoS 31

RADIUS 28 Referrals 27 Reset Button 34 Resolution 12 Restart 33 Restore 33 Rotate Image 12 RTP 9 RTP (multicast) 32 RTSP 9

Upgrade Server 33 UPnP 30, 32 User 27 User Defined Links 19 User List 27

VAPIX API 19 Variable bit rate 8 Video Stream 12 Viewer settings 20

Scheduled Event 23, 25 Security 27 Security/Users 27 Sequence Mode 5 Services 29 Setup 11 Shortcuts 6 Simple profile 8 SMTP 31 Snapshot 5 SNMP 32 SOCKS 31 Streaming MPEG-4 9 Support 34 System Options 27 System Overview 34

TCP Server 23 Time Mode 29 Triggered Event 23, 24 Troubleshooting 37

UDP 9 Unicasting 9 Unit connectors 35

Axis Communications 215 PTZ-E User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Accessing the camera

Accessing from a browser

Setting the Password

Accessing the camera from the Internet

The Live View page

Video and Audio Streams

Video Stream Types

MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods

AXIS Media Control

How to stream MPEG-4

Other methods of accessing the video stream

Setup

Accessing the setup tools from a browser

Custom Settings

User Defined Links

PTZ Configuration

Event Configuration

Event Servers

Event Types

Motion Detection

Port Status (AXIS 215 PTZ only)

System Options

Security

Date & Time

Network

Network - SOCKS

Network - QoS (Quality of Service)

Network - SMTP (email)

Network - SNMP

Network - UPnP

Network - RTP/MPEG-4

Network - Bonjour

Ports & Devices - I/O Ports (for AXIS 215 PTZ only)

Maintenance

Support

Advanced

Resetting to Factory Default Settings

Unit Connectors

I/O terminal connector (for AXIS 215 PTZ only)

Connection diagram

LED indicators

Power connection

Troubleshooting

Checking the Firmware

Updating the Firmware

Customer Services

Technical Specifications

File sizes

General performance considerations

Optimizing your system

Frame rates - Motion JPEG

Frame rates - MPEG-4

Bandwidth

Glossary of Terms

Index