Axis P3245-VE User manual

P3245-VE
Axis
Brand
Axis
Model
P3245-VE
Category
Video servers/encoders
Type
User manual

Axis P3245-VE is a versatile and powerful surveillance camera designed to deliver exceptional image quality and comprehensive security features. With its weatherproof design, it can withstand harsh outdoor conditions, making it suitable for various applications such as perimeter protection, traffic monitoring, and retail surveillance. The camera's remote focus and zoom capabilities enable precise adjustments to optimize the field of view and image quality, while its wide dynamic range (WDR) technology ensures清晰的图像, even in challenging lighting conditions.

Axis P3245-VE is a versatile and powerful surveillance camera designed to deliver exceptional image quality and comprehensive security features. With its weatherproof design, it can withstand harsh outdoor conditions, making it suitable for various applications such as perimeter protection, traffic monitoring, and retail surveillance. The camera's remote focus and zoom capabilities enable precise adjustments to optimize the field of view and image quality, while its wide dynamic range (WDR) technology ensures清晰的图像, even in challenging lighting conditions.

AXISP3245NetworkCameraSeries
AXISP3245–V
AXISP3245–VE
UserManual
AXISP3245NetworkCameraSeries
TableofContents
Aboutthismanual..........................................3
Solutionoverview...........................................4
Productoverview...........................................5
Findthedeviceonthenetwork................................8
Browsersupport................................................8
Accessthedevice...........................................9
Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount..........................9
Securepasswords...............................................9
Setup.....................................................10
Webpageoverview..............................................10
Imagequality...................................................12
Privacymasks..................................................16
Overlays.......................................................16
Streamingandstorage...........................................17
Events........................................................19
Applications....................................................21
Troubleshooting............................................23
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................23
Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................23
Upgradethermware............................................23
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................
24
Performanceconsiderations.......................................
25
Specications..............................................26
LEDindicators..................................................
26
SDcardslot....................................................
26
Buttons.......................................................
26
Connectors....................................................
26
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Aboutthismanual
Aboutthismanual
Thisusermanualdescribesmultipleproducts.Someoftheinstructionsmaynotberelevantforyourproduct.
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AXISP3245NetworkCameraSeries
Solutionoverview
Solutionoverview
1
AXISP3245–V
2
AXISP3245–VE
3
Surveillancecenter
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Productoverview
Productoverview
AXISP3245–V
1
Mountingbracket
2
Cameraunit
3
Coverview
4
Dome
5
Lid
6
Domecover
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Productoverview
1
Networkconnector(PoE)
2
SDmemorycardslot
3
StatusLEDindicator
4
Controlbutton
AXISP3245–VE
1
Mountingbracket
2
Cameraunit
3
Coverview
4
Lid
5
Dome
6
AXISP3245NetworkCameraSeries
Productoverview
1
Networkconnector(PoE)
2
SDmemorycardslot
3
StatusLEDindicator
4
Controlbutton
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Findthedeviceonthenetwork
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
Chrome
TM
Firefox
®
Edge
®
Safari
®
Windows
®
recommended
xx
OSX
®
recommended
x
Otheroperatingsystems
xx
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support.
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Accessthedevice
Accessthedevice
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyouhaveaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselectthedevicefromthedrop-downlist.Toadd
Bonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.See
Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccountonpage9.
3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage9.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
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Setup
Webpageoverview
1
Liveviewcontrolbar
2
Liveview
3
Productname
4
Userinformation,colorthemes,andhelp
5
Videocontrolbar
6
Settingstoggle
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7
Settingstabs
Needmorehelp?
Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpfromthedevice’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationonthedevice’sfeaturesand
theirsettings.
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Imagequality
Capturemodes
CapturemodedenesthemaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Dependingonwhichcapturemodeyouselect,you
maynotbeabletouseWDR.
CapturemodedenesthemaximumresolutionandmaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Ifusingacapturemodewith
asmallerresolutionthanthemaximumresolution,theangleofviewisreduced.Thecapturemodealsoaffectslightsensitivity.A
capturemodewithahighmaximumframeratehasreducedlightsensitivityandviceversa.
Thelowerresolutioncapturemodeiscroppedoutfromthehighestresolution.
Theimageshowshowtheeldofviewandaspectratiocanchangebetweentwodifferentcapturemodes.
Whichcapturemodetochoosedependsontherequirementsofframerateandresolutionforthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheetataxis.com.
Remotefocusandzoom
Theremotefocusandzoomfunctionalityallowsyoutomakefocusandzoomadjustmentstoyourcamerafromacomputer.Itisa
convenientwaytoensurethatthescene’sfocus,viewingangleandresolutionareoptimizedwithouthavingtovisitthecamera’s
installationlocation.
Left:nofocus.Right:remotefocusapplied.
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Left:nozoom.Right:remotezoomapplied.
Selectexposuremode
Therearedifferentexposuremodeoptionsinthecamerathatadjustsaperture,shutterspeed,andgaintoimproveimagequalityfor
specicsurveillancescenes.GotoSettings>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage.
•Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.Ifrequired,turnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
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ImagewithoutWDR.
ImagewithWDR.
Note
WDRmaycauseartifactsintheimage.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Compensateforbarreldistortion
Barreldistortionisaphenomenonwherestraightlinesappearincreasinglybentclosertotheedgesoftheframe.Awideeldofview
oftencreatesbarreldistortioninanimage.Barreldistortioncorrectioncompensatesforthisdistortion.
Note
Barreldistortioncorrectionaffectstheimageresolutionandeldofview.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Imagecorrection.
2.TurnonBarreldistortioncorrection(BDC).
3.Setthelevelofcorrectionthatgivesyouthebestimage.
Monitorlongandnarrowareas
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongandnarrowarea,forexampleastaircase,hallway,road,ortunnel.
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Setup
1.Dependingonyourdevice,turnthecameraorthe3-axislensinthecamera90°or270°.
2.Ifthedevicedoesn’trotatetheviewautomatically,logintothewebpageandgotoSettings>System>Orientation.
3.Click
.
4.Rotatetheview90°or270°.
Findoutmoreataxis.com/axis-corridor-format.
Improvefacialrecognition
Tobetterrecognizethefaceofapersonpassingbythecamera,youcansettheoptimalpixelresolutionwiththecamera’spixel
counter.
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandclick.
2.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandplacementoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexample,where
thefacesofpassingpersonsareexpectedtoappear.Youcanthenseethenumberofpixelsrepresentedbythesidesof
therectangle.
Note
Youcanuseanobjectofaknownsizeintheviewasareferencetodecidehowmuchresolutionisneededforrecognition.
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Viewarea
Aviewareaisacroppedpartofthefullview.Youcanstreamandstoreviewareasinsteadofthefullviewtominimizebandwidth
andstorageneeds.IfyouenablePTZforaviewarea,youcanpan,tiltandzoomwithinit.Byusingviewareasyoucanremoveparts
ofthefullview,forexample,thesky.
Whenyousetupaviewarea,werecommendyoutosetthevideostreamresolutiontothesamesizeasorsmallerthantheviewarea
size.Ifyousetthevideostreamresolutionlargerthantheviewareasizeitimpliesdigitallyscaledupvideoaftersensorcapture,
whichrequiresmorebandwidthwithoutaddingimageinformation.
Privacymasks
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatpreventsusersfromviewingapartofthemonitoredarea.Inthevideostream,privacy
masksappearasblocksofsolidcolor.
You’llseetheprivacymaskonallsnapshots,recordedvideo,andlivestreams.
YoucanusetheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API)toturnofftheprivacymasks.
Important
Ifyouusemultipleprivacymasksitmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Important
Setthezoomandfocusbeforeyoucreateaprivacymask.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Createaprivacymasktohideapartoftheimage:
1.GotoSettings>Privacymask.
2.ClickNew.
Overlays
Note
OverlaysarenotincludedinthevideostreamwhenusingSIPcalls.
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.Youcanaddeithertextoranimage.
Thevideostreamingindicatorisanothertypeofoverlay.Itshowsyouthattheliveviewvideostreamislive.
Showanimageoverlay
Toaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream:
1.GotoSettings>Overlay.
2.ClickImagelist.
3.UploadanimageandclickDone.
4.ClickCreateoverlay.
5.SelectImageandclickCreate.
6.Selecttheimagefromthedrop-downlist.
7.Topositiontheimageoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
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8.ClickCreate.
Streamingandstorage
HowdoImage,Stream,andStreamprolesettingsrelatetoeachother?
TheImagetabcontainscamerasettingsthataffectallvideostreamsfromtheproduct.Ifyouchangesomethinginthistab,it
immediatelyaffectsallvideostreamsandrecordings.
TheStreamtabcontainssettingsforvideostreams.Yougetthesesettingsifyourequestavideostreamfromtheproductanddon’t
specifyforexampleresolution,orframerate.WhenyouchangethesettingsintheStreamtab,itdoesn’taffectongoingstreams,but
itwilltakeeffectwhenyoustartanewstream.
TheStreamprolessettingsoverridethesettingsfromtheStreamtab.Ifyourequestastreamwithaspecicstreamprole,the
streamcontainsthesettingsofthatprole.Ifyourequestastreamwithoutspecifyingastreamprole,orrequestastreamprole
thatdoesn'texistintheproduct,thestreamcontainsthesettingsfromtheStreamtab.
Videocompressionformats
Decidewhichcompressionmethodtousebasedonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesofyournetwork.The
availableoptionsare:
MotionJPEG
MotionJPEG,orMJPEG,isadigitalvideosequencethatismadeupofaseriesofindividualJPEGimages.Theseimagesarethen
displayedandupdatedataratesufcienttocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.Fortheviewertoperceivemotion
videotheratemustbeatleast16imageframespersecond.Fullmotionvideoisperceivedat30(NTSC)or25(PAL)framespersecond.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.
H.264orMPEG-4Part10/AVC
Note
H.264isalicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Toinstalladditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedtotheMotion
JPEGformatandbyasmuchas50%comparedtotheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,highervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
H.265orMPEG-HPart2/HEVC
Note
H.265islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.265viewingclientlicense.Toinstalladditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
Bitratecontrol
Bysettingthebitratecontrolyoucanmanagethebandwidthconsumptionforyourvideostream.
Variablebitrate(VBR)
Withvariablebitratethebandwidthvariesbasedonthelevelofactivityinthescene.Themoreactivityinthescene,themore
bandwidthisrequired.Thisoptionguaranteesthatimagequalityisconstantbutrequiresstoragemargins.
Maximumbitrate(MBR)
Themaximumbitrateoptionallowsyoutosetatargetbitratevaluetobeabletohandlesystembitratelimitations.Tokeepthe
instantaneousbitratebelowthespeciedtargetbitrate,theremaybeadecreaseinimagequalityortheframeratemaydecrease.
Youhavetheoptiontoprioritizeeitherimagequalityorframerate.Itisrecommendedtocongurethetargetbitratehigherthanthe
expectedbitratetohavemarginsforadditionalcomplexitythatneedstobecaptured.
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Averagebitrate(ABR)
Withaveragebitrate,thebitrateisautomaticallyadjustedoveralongertimescaletomeetthespeciedtargetandprovidethe
bestqualityonthevideostreambasedonavailablestorage.Imagequalityisdecreaseduniformly.Youcanstillgetgoodimage
qualitywhenthereisactivityinthescene.Theaveragebitrateoptionallowsyoutodenethetotalstoragerequiredtostorethe
videostreamforaspeciedamountoftime(retentiontime)whenimagequalityisadjustedtomeetthespeciedtargetbitrate.
Specifytheaveragebitratesettingsinoneofthefollowingways:
•Setthetargetbitrateandtheretentiontimetocalculatetheestimatedstorageneed.
•Usethetargetbitratecalculatortocalculatetheaveragebitrate,basedonavailablestorageanddesiredretentiontime.
Youhavealsotheoptiontoturnonmaximumbitratetospecifyabitratelimit.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Ifyoureducethebandwidthitcanresultinlossofdetailsinthepicture.
1.GotoliveviewandselectH.264.
2.GotoSettings>Stream.
3.Dooneormoreofthefollowing:
-TurnontheZipstreamfunctionalityandselectthedesiredlevel.
Note
ThezipstreamsettingsareusedforbothH.264andH.265.
-TurnondynamicGOPandsetahighGOPlengthvalue.
-Increasethecompression.
-TurnondynamicFPS.
Note
WebbrowsersdonotsupportH.265decoding.UseavideomanagementsystemorapplicationsupportingH.265decoding.
Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupnetworkstorage:
1.GotoSettings>System>Storage.
2.ClickSetupunderNetworkstorage.
3.EntertheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.Enterthenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserver.
5.Movetheswitchifthesharerequiresalogin,andenterusernameandpassword.
6.ClickConnect.
Recordandwatchvideo
Torecordvideoyoumustrstsetupnetworkstorage,seeSetupnetworkstorageonpage18,orhaveanSDcardinstalled.
1.Gotothecamera’sliveview.
2.ClickonRecordoncetostartrecordingandonemoretimetostoprecording.
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Towatchyourrecording:
1.ClickonStorage>Gotorecordings.
2.Selectyourrecordinginthelistanditwillplayautomatically.
Events
Setuprulesandalerts
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhenitrecords.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsmotion
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsmotionandto
stoponeminuteafter.
MakesuretheAXISVideoMotionDetectionapplicationisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectAXISVideoMotionDetection(VMD).
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
5.Selectanexistingstreamproleorcreateanewone.
6.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
8.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSDcard.
9.ClickSave.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsmotion:
MakesuretheAXISVideoMotionDetectionapplicationisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
4.GotoSettings>Overlay.
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5.SelectCreateoverlayandselectTextoverlay.
6.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
7.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
8.Topositionthetextoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
Createarule:
9.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
10.Typeanamefortherule.
11.Inthelistofconditions,selectAXISVideoMotionDetection.
12.Inthelistofactions,selectUseoverlaytext.
13.Selectaviewarea.
14.Type“Motiondetected”.
15.Settheduration.
16.ClickSave.
Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
Sendlivevideotoamobilephone
Inthisexample,wesetupthecameratomakeaSIPcalltoamobilephonewhenthecameradetectsmotion.TheSIPcalltransmits
thelivevideostreamfromthecameratothemobilephone.
Beforeyoustart
•InstallaSIPclientonamobilephone.
•RegisterwithaSIPserverorPBX.
•SetupAXISVideoMotionDetectioninthecamera.
MakebasicSIPsettings
1.GotoSettings>System>SIP.
2.SelectAllowSIP.
3.ClickNATtraversalandenableSTUN.
4.Typetheserveraddress.
5.ClickSave.
SetuparegisteredSIPaccountonthecamera
1.GotoSettings>System>SIPandclick
underAccounts.
2.ClickRegistered.
3.Typeanamefortheaccount,forexample“Registered”.
4.Typeauserid,domain,password,andregistrar.
5.ClickSave.
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Axis P3245-VE User manual

P3245-VE
Axis
Brand
Axis
Model
P3245-VE
Category
Video servers/encoders
Type
User manual

Axis P3245-VE is a versatile and powerful surveillance camera designed to deliver exceptional image quality and comprehensive security features. With its weatherproof design, it can withstand harsh outdoor conditions, making it suitable for various applications such as perimeter protection, traffic monitoring, and retail surveillance. The camera's remote focus and zoom capabilities enable precise adjustments to optimize the field of view and image quality, while its wide dynamic range (WDR) technology ensures清晰的图像, even in challenging lighting conditions.

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