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TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Accessthedevice...............................................3
Webpageoverview..............................................4
Setup.....................................................6
Adjusttheimage................................................6
Adjustthecameraview(PTZ)......................................9
Viewandrecordvideo............................................10
Setuprulesandalerts...........................................11
Learnmore................................................15
Cleaningrecommendations.......................................15
Bitratecontrol..................................................15
Capturemodes.................................................15
Privacymasks..................................................15
Overlays.......................................................16
Pan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ)..........................................16
Streamingandstorage...........................................16
Applications....................................................17
Security.......................................................
17
Troubleshooting............................................18
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................18
Firmwareoptions...............................................18
Checkthecurrentrmware.......................................
18
Upgradethermware............................................19
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................
19
Performanceconsiderations.......................................
20
Needmorehelp?................................................21
Specications..............................................22
Productoverview................................................
22
LEDindicators..................................................
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SDcardslot....................................................
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Buttons.......................................................
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Connectors....................................................
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,seethedocumentHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyour
deviceonthedevicepageataxis.com.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
Chrome
TM
Firefox
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Edge
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Safari
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Windows
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recommended
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OSX
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recommended
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Otheroperatingsystems
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Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support.
Accessthedevice
1.OpenabrowserandentertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyouhaveaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselectthedevicefromthedrop-downlist.Toadd
Bonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Entertheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.See
Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccountonpage3.
3.Theliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage18.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Setasecurepasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,resetthedevicetofactorydefaultsettings.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
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Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Webpageoverview
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Liveviewcontrolbar
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Liveview
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Productname
4
Userinformation,colorthemes,andhelp
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Videocontrolbar
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Settingstoggle
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Settingstabs
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Setup
Adjusttheimage
Tondoutmoreaboutwhatyoucandowiththeimage,seeLearnmoreonpage15.
Adjustthefocusfasterwithfocusrecallareas
Tosavethefocussettingsataspecicpan/tiltrange,addafocusrecallarea.Eachtimethecameramovesintothatareaitrecallsthe
previouslysavedfocus.It’senoughtocoverhalfofthefocusrecallareaintheliveview.
Werecommendthefocusrecallfeatureinthefollowingscenarios:
•Whenthereisalotofmanualoperationinliveview,forexamplewithajoystick.
•WherePTZpresetpositionswithmanualfocusarenotefcient,forexamplemovementswherethefocussettingchanges
continuously.
•Inlow-lightscenarios,wheretheautofocusischallengedbythelightingconditions.
Important
•Thefocusrecalloverridesthecamera’sautofocusatthespecicpan/tiltrange.
•Apresetpositionoverridesthefocussettingsavedinthefocusrecallarea.
•Themaximumnumberoffocusrecallareasis20.
Createafocusrecallarea
1.Pan,tilt,andzoomintotheareawhereyouwouldliketohavefocus.
Aslongasthefocusrecallbuttonshowsaplus
,youcanaddafocusrecallareainthatposition.
2.Adjustthefocus.
3.Clickthefocusrecallbutton.
Deleteafocusrecallarea
1.Pan,tilt,andzoomintothefocusrecallareayouwanttodelete.
Thefocusrecallbuttontogglestominuswhenthecameradetectsafocusrecallarea.
2.Clickthefocusrecallbutton.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsusingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Astheavailablelightdiminishes,youcansetthecamerato
automaticallyshifttonightmode,inwhichthecamerausesbothvisiblelightandnear-infraredlighttodeliverblack-and-white
images.Sincethecamerausesmoreoftheavailablelightitcandeliverbrighter,moredetailed,images.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andmakesurethattheIRcutlterissettoAuto.
2.Todetermineatwhatlightlevelyouwantthecameratoshifttonightmode,movetheThresholdslidertowardBright
orDark.
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Note
Ifyousettheshifttooccurwhenit’sbrighter,theimageremainssharperastherewillbelesslow-lightnoise.Ifyouset
theshifttooccurwhenit’sdarker,theimagecolorsaremaintainedforlonger,buttherewillbemoreimageblurdue
tolow-lightnoise.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
•Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.Ifrequired,turnonWDR.
3.TosettheamountofWDR,selectLow,MediumorHighfromtheWDRlevellist.
ImagewithoutWDR.
ImagewithWDR.
Note
WDRmaycauseartifactsintheimage.
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FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr.
Improvelicenseplaterecognition
Tobetterrecognizethelicenseplateofacarpassingbythecamera,youcanapplyandadjustanumberofthings.
Oneoptionistousethepixelcounterinyourcameratosettheoptimalpixelresolution:
1.GotoSettings>System>Orientationandclick
.
2.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftherectangleinthecamera’sliveviewaroundtheareaofinterest,forexample
wherethelicenseplatesofpassingcarsareexpectedtoappear.Youcanthenseethenumberofpixelsrepresentedby
thesidesoftherectangle.
Note
Youcanuseanobjectofaknownsizeintheviewasareferencetodecidehowmuchresolutionisneededforrecognition.
Inaddition,youcantrytoadjustthefollowingtooptimizelicenseplaterecognition:
•Shutterspeed
•Gain
•Zoom
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Createaprivacymasktohideapartoftheimage:
1.GotoSettings>Privacymask.
2.ClickNew.
Showanimageoverlay
Toaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream:
1.GotoSettings>Overlay.
2.ClickImagelist.
3.UploadanimageandclickDone.
4.ClickCreateoverlay.
5.SelectImageandclickCreate.
6.Selecttheimagefromthedrop-downlist.
7.Topositiontheimageoverlay,chooseCustomoroneofthepresets.
8.ClickCreate.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsmotion:
MakesuretheAXISVideoMotionDetectionapplicationisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
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3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
4.GotoSettings>Overlay.
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.
Showthepanortiltpositionasatextoverlay
Youcanshowthepanortiltpositionasanoverlayintheimage.
1.GotoSettings>OverlayandclickCreateoverlay.
2.SelectTextandclickCreate.
3.Inthetexteld,type#xtoshowthepanposition.
Type#ytoshowthetiltposition.
4.Chooseappearance,textsize,andalignment.
5.Thecurrentpanandtiltpositionsshowupintheliveviewimageandintherecording.
Adjustthecameraview(PTZ)
Tolearnmoreaboutdifferentpan,tilt,andzoomsettings,seePan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ)onpage16.
Limitthepan,tilt,andzoommovements
Iftherearepartsofthescenethatyoudon’twantthecameratoreach,youcanlimitthepan,tilt,andzoommovements.For
example,youwanttoprotecttheprivacyofresidentsinanapartmentbuilding,whichislocatedclosetoaparkinglotthatyouintend
tomonitor.Tolimitthemovements,gotoSettings>PTZ>Limits.
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Createaguardtourwithpresetpositions
Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositionseitherinapredeterminedorrandomorder,andforcongurable
periodsoftime.
1.GotoSettings>PTZ>Guardtours.
2.Click+.
3.SelectPresetposition.
4.Toedittheguardtour’sproperties,click
.
5.Typeanamefortheguardtourandspecifythepauselengthinminutesbetweeneachtour.
6.Ifyouwanttheguardtourtogotothepresetpositionsinarandomorder,turnonShufe.
7.ClickDone.
8.ClickAddtoaddthepresetpositionsthatyouwantinyourguardtour.
9.ClickDonetoexittheguardtoursettings.
10.Toscheduletheguardtour,gotoSystem>Events.
Viewandrecordvideo
Tolearnmoreaboutsettingsforviewingandrecordingvideo,seeStreamingandstorageonpage16.
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.
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3.EntertheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.Enterthenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserver.
5.Movetheswitchifthesharerequiresalogin,andenterusernameandpassword.
6.ClickConnect.
Recordandwatchvideo
Torecordvideoyoumustrstsetupnetworkstorage,seeSetupnetworkstorageonpage10,orhaveanSDcardinstalled.
1.Gotothecamera’sliveview.
2.ClickonRecordoncetostartrecordingandonemoretimetostoprecording.
Towatchyourrecording:
1.ClickonStorage>Gotorecordings.
2.Selectyourrecordinginthelistanditwillplayautomatically.
Setuprulesandalerts
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhenitrecords.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventstosetuparule.Theruledeneswhenthecamerawillperformcertainactions.Rules
canbesetupasscheduled,recurring,orforexample,triggeredbymotiondetection.
2.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherule,allofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
3.SelectwhichActionthecamerashouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechangestoanactiverule,thentheruleneedstoberestartedforthechangestotakeeffect.
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).
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4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
5.Selectanexistingstreamproleorcreateanewone.
6.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
8.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSDcard.
9.ClickSave.
Directthecameratoapresetpositionwhenthecameradetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratogotoapresetpositionwhenitdetectsmotionintheimage.
MakesuretheAXISVideoMotionDetectionapplicationisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addapresetposition:
GotoSettings>PTZandsetwhereyouwantthecameratobedirectedbycreatingapresetposition.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,selectavideomotiondetectionconditionunderApplication.
4.Fromthelistofactions,selectGotopresetposition.
5.Selectthepresetpositionyouwantthecameratogoto.
6.ClickSave.
Zoominonaspecicareaautomaticallywithgatekeeper
Thisexampleexplainshowtousethegatekeeperfunctionalitytomakethecamerazoominautomaticallyonthelicenseplateofa
carthatpassesthroughagate.Whenthecarhaspassed,thecamerazoomsouttothehomeposition.
Createthepresetpositions:
1.GotoSettings>PTZ>Presetpositions.
2.Createthehomepositionthatincludestheentranceofthegate.
3.Createthezoomed-inpresetpositionsothatitcoverstheareaintheimagewhereyouassumethatthelicenseplate
willappear.
Createamotiondetectionprole:
1.GotoSettings>AppsandopenAXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Createaprolethatcoverstheentranceofthegateandthensavetheprole.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
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2.Nametherule“Gatekeeper”.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underApplication,selectthemotiondetectionprole.
4.Inthelistofactions,underPresetpositions,selectGotopresetposition.
5.SelectaVideochannel.
6.SelectthePresetposition.
7.Tomakethecamerawaitawhilebeforeitreturnstothehomeposition,selectHometimeout,andsetatime.
8.ClickSave.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsimpact
Shockdetectionallowsthecameratodetecttamperingcausedbyvibrationsorshock.Vibrationsduetotheenvironmentortoan
objectcantriggeranactiondependingontheshocksensitivityrange,whichcanbesetfrom0to100.Inthisscenario,someoneis
throwingrocksatthecameraafterhoursandyouwouldliketogetavideoclipoftheevent.
Turnonshockdetection:
1.GotoSettings>System>Detectors.
2.Turnonshockdetection,andsetavaluefortheshocksensitivity.
Createarule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underDevicestatus,selectShockdetected.
4.Click+toaddasecondcondition.
5.Inthelistofconditions,underScheduledandrecurring,selectScheduledevent.
6.Inthelistofschedules,seletAfterhours.
7.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
8.SelectaCamera.
9.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
10.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
11.Selectwheretosavetherecordings.
12.ClickSave.
Sendanemailautomaticallyifsomeonespraypaintsthelens
1.GotoSystem>Detectors.
2.TurnonTriggerondarkimages.Thiswilltriggeranalarmifthelensissprayed,covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.
3.SetadurationforTriggerafter.Thevalueindicatesthetimethatmustpassbeforeanemailissent.
Createarule:
1.GotoEvents>Rulesandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
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3.Inthelistofconditions,selectTampering.
4.Inthelistofactions,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselectarecipientfromthelist.GotoRecipients
tocreateanewrecipient.
5.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
6.ClickSave.
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Learnmore
Cleaningrecommendations
Ifthecameragetsgreasestainsorbecomesheavilysoiled,youcancleanitwithmild,solvent-freesoapordetergent.
WARNING
Neveruseharshdetergent,forexamplegasoline,benzeneoracetone.
1.Useacanofcompressedairtoremoveanydustorloosedirtfromthedevice.
2.Cleanthedevicewithasoftclothdampenedwithmilddetergentandlukewarmwater.
3.Wipecarefullywithadrycloth.
Note
Avoidcleaningindirectsunlightoratelevatedtemperatures,asthismaycausestainswhenthewaterdropletshavedried.
Bitratecontrol
Bysettingthebitratecontrolyoucanmanagethebandwidthconsumptionforyourvideostream.
Variablebitrate(VBR)
Withvariablebitratethebandwidthvariesbasedonthelevelofactivityinthescene.Themoreactivityinthescene,themore
bandwidthisrequired.Thisoptionguaranteesthatimagequalityisconstantbutrequiresstoragemargins.
Maximumbitrate(MBR)
Themaximumbitrateoptionallowsyoutosetatargetbitratevaluetobeabletohandlesystembitratelimitations.Tokeepthe
instantaneousbitratebelowthespeciedtargetbitrate,theremaybeadecreaseinimagequalityortheframeratemaydecrease.
Youhavetheoptiontoprioritizeeitherimagequalityorframerate.Itisrecommendedtocongurethetargetbitratehigherthanthe
expectedbitratetohavemarginsforadditionalcomplexitythatneedstobecaptured.
Averagebitrate(ABR)
Withaveragebitrate,thebitrateisautomaticallyadjustedoveralongertimescaletomeetthespeciedtargetandprovidethe
bestqualityonthevideostreambasedonavailablestorage.Imagequalityisdecreaseduniformly.Youcanstillgetgoodimage
qualitywhenthereisactivityinthescene.Theaveragebitrateoptionallowsyoutodenethetotalstoragerequiredtostorethe
videostreamforaspeciedamountoftime(retentiontime)whenimagequalityisadjustedtomeetthespeciedtargetbitrate.
Specifytheaveragebitratesettingsinoneofthefollowingways:
•Setthetargetbitrateandtheretentiontimetocalculatetheestimatedstorageneed.
•Usethetargetbitratecalculatortocalculatetheaveragebitrate,basedonavailablestorageanddesiredretentiontime.
Youhavealsotheoptiontoturnonmaximumbitratetospecifyabitratelimit.
Capturemodes
CapturemodedenesthemaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Dependingonwhichcapturemodeyouselect,you
maynotbeabletouseWDR.
Whichcapturemodetochoosedependsontherequirementsofframerateandresolutionforthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheetataxis.com.
Privacymasks
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatcoversapartofthemonitoredarea.Inthevideostream,privacymasksappeareitheras
blocksofsolidcolororwithamosaicpattern.
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You’llseetheprivacymaskonallsnapshots,recordedvideo,andlivestreams.
YoucanusetheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface(API)toturnofftheprivacymasks.
Important
Ifyouusemultipleprivacymasksitmayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Overlays
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.Youcanaddeithertextoranimage.
Thevideostreamingindicatorisanothertypeofoverlay.Itshowsyouthattheliveviewvideostreamislive.
Pan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ)
Guardtours
Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositionseitherinapredeterminedorrandomorder,andforcongurable
periodsoftime.Oncestarted,aguardtourcontinuestorununtilstopped,evenwhentherearenoclients(webbrowsers)viewingthe
images.
Streamingandstorage
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.
HowdoImage,Stream,andStreamprolesettingsrelatetoeachother?
TheImagetabcontainscamerasettingsthataffectallvideostreamsfromtheproduct.Ifyouchangesomethinginthistab,it
immediatelyaffectsallvideostreamsandrecordings.
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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.
Applications
AXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)isanopenplatformthatenablesthirdpartiestodevelopanalyticsandotherapplications
forAxisproducts.Tondoutmoreaboutavailableapplications,downloads,trialsandlicenses,gotoaxis.com/applications.
TondtheusermanualsforAxisapplications,gotoaxis.com.
Note
•Severalapplicationscanrunatthesametimebutsomeapplicationsmightnotbecompatiblewitheachother.Certain
combinationsofapplicationsmightrequiretoomuchprocessingpowerormemoryresourceswhenruninparallel.Verify
thattheapplicationsworktogetherbeforedeployment.
Autotracking
Withautotracking,thecameraautomaticallyzoomsinonandtracksmovingobjects,forexampleavehicleoraperson.Youcan
manuallyselectanobjecttotrack,orsetuptriggerareasandletthecameradetectmovingobjects.Theapplicationisbestsuited
foropenareaswithnoobscuringobjectsandwheremovementisunusual.Whenthecameradoesn'ttrackanobject,itreturns
toitshomeposition.
Important
•Autotrackingisdesignedforareaswithalimitedamountofmovement.
•Autotrackingdoesnottrackobjectsbehindprivacymasks.
•Ifbothautotrackingandguardtourareenabled,guardtourtakespriorityoverautotracking.Thismeansautotracking
stopsifaguardtourstarts.
Security
TPMmodule
TheTPM(TrustedPlatformModule)isacomponentthatprovidescryptographicfeaturestoprotectinformationfromunauthorized
access.Itisalwaysactivatedandtherearenosettingsyoucanchange.
TolearnmoreaboutTPM,gotoaxis.com/press-center/media-resources/white-papers.
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Ifyoucan’tndwhatyou’relookingforhere,trythetroubleshootingsectionataxis.com/support.
Resettofactorydefaultsettings
Important
Resettofactorydefaultshouldbeusedwithcaution.Aresettofactorydefaultresetsallsettings,includingtheIPaddress,to
thefactorydefaultvalues.
Toresettheproducttothefactorydefaultsettings:
1.Pressandholdthecontrolbuttonandthepowerbuttonfor15–30secondsuntilthestatusLEDindicatorashesamber.
SeeProductoverviewonpage22.
2.ReleasethecontrolbuttonbutcontinuetoholddownthepowerbuttonuntilthestatusLEDindicatorturnsgreen.
3.Releasethepowerbuttonandassembletheproduct.
4.Theprocessisnowcomplete.Theproducthasbeenresettothefactorydefaultsettings.IfnoDHCPserverisavailableon
thenetwork,thedefaultIPaddressis192.168.0.90.
5.UsingtheinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolstoassignanIPaddress,setthepasswordandaccessthevideo
stream.
Itisalsopossibletoresetparameterstofactorydefaultthroughthewebinterface.GotoSettings>System>Maintenanceand
clickDefault.
Firmwareoptions
Axisoffersproductrmwaremanagementaccordingtoeithertheactivetrackorthelong-termsupport(LTS)tracks.Beingonthe
activetrackmeanscontinuouslygettingaccesstoallthelatestproductfeatures,whiletheLTStracksprovideaxedplatformwith
periodicreleasesfocusedmainlyonbugxesandsecurityupdates.
Usingrmwarefromtheactivetrackisrecommendedifyouwanttoaccessthenewestfeatures,orifyouuseAxisend-to-endsystem
offerings.TheLTStracksarerecommendedifyouusethird-partyintegrations,whicharenotcontinuouslyvalidatedagainstthelatest
activetrack.WithLTS,theproductscanmaintaincybersecuritywithoutintroducinganysignicantfunctionalchangesoraffecting
anyexistingintegrations.FormoredetailedinformationaboutAxisproductrmwarestrategy,gotoaxis.com/support/rmware.
Checkthecurrentrmware
Firmwareisthesoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootinga
problemshouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticular
problem.
Tocheckthecurrentrmware:
1.Gototheproduct’swebpage.
2.Clickonthehelpmenu.
3.ClickAbout.
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Upgradethermware
Important
Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providedthatthefeaturesareavailablein
thenewrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.
Important
Makesurethecoverisattachedduringupgradetoavoidinstallationfailure.
Important
Makesuretheproductremainsconnectedtothepowersourcethroughouttheupgradeprocess.
Note
Whenyouupgradetheproductwiththelatestrmwareintheactivetrack,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionality
available.Alwaysreadtheupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewreleasebeforeupgradingthe
rmware.Tondthelatestrmwareandthereleasenotes,gotoaxis.com/support/rmware.
1.Downloadthermwareletoyourcomputer,availablefreeofchargeataxis.com/support/rmware.
2.Logintotheproductasanadministrator.
3.GotoSettings>System>Maintenance.Followtheinstructionsonthepage.Whentheupgradehasnished,the
productrestartsautomatically.
AXISDeviceManagercanbeusedformultipleupgrades.Findoutmoreataxis.com/products/axis-device-manager.
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions
Ifyoucan’tndwhatyou’relookingforhere,trythetroubleshootingsectionataxis.com/support.
Problemsupgradingthermware
FirmwareupgradefailureIfthermwareupgradefails,thedevicereloadsthepreviousrmware.Themostcommonreason
isthatthewrongrmwarelehasbeenuploaded.Checkthatthenameofthermwarele
correspondstoyourdeviceandtryagain.
ProblemssettingtheIPaddress
Thedeviceislocatedona
differentsubnet
IftheIPaddressintendedforthedeviceandtheIPaddressofthecomputerusedtoaccessthe
devicearelocatedondifferentsubnets,youcannotsettheIPaddress.Contactyournetwork
administratortoobtainanIPaddress.
TheIPaddressisbeingused
byanotherdevice
DisconnecttheAxisdevicefromthenetwork.Runthepingcommand(inaCommand/DOSwindow,
typepingandtheIPaddressofthedevice):
•Ifyoureceive:Replyfrom<IPaddress>:bytes=32;time=10...
thismeansthattheIPaddressmayalreadybeinusebyanotherdeviceonthenetwork.
ObtainanewIPaddressfromthenetworkadministratorandreinstallthedevice.
•Ifyoureceive:Requesttimedout,thismeansthattheIPaddressisavailable
forusewiththeAxisdevice.Checkallcablingandreinstallthedevice.
PossibleIPaddressconict
withanotherdeviceonthe
samesubnet
ThestaticIPaddressintheAxisdeviceisusedbeforetheDHCPserversetsadynamicaddress.
ThismeansthatifthesamedefaultstaticIPaddressisalsousedbyanotherdevice,theremay
beproblemsaccessingthedevice.
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Thedevicecannotbeaccessedfromabrowser
Cannotlogin
WhenHTTPSisenabled,ensurethatthecorrectprotocol(HTTPorHTTPS)isusedwhenattempting
tologin.Youmayneedtomanuallytypehttporhttpsinthebrowser’saddresseld.
Ifthepasswordfortheuserrootislost,thedevicemustberesettothefactorydefaultsettings.
SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage18.
TheIPaddresshasbeen
changedbyDHCP
IPaddressesobtainedfromaDHCPserveraredynamicandmaychange.IftheIPaddresshasbeen
changed,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertolocatethedeviceonthenetwork.Identify
thedeviceusingitsmodelorserialnumber,orbytheDNSname(ifthenamehasbeencongured).
Ifrequired,astaticIPaddresscanbeassignedmanually.Forinstructions,gotoaxis.com/support.
Thedeviceisaccessiblelocallybutnotexternally
Toaccessthedeviceexternally,werecommendusingoneofthefollowingapplicationsforWindows
®
:
•AXISCompanion:freeofcharge,idealforsmallsystemswithbasicsurveillanceneeds.
•AXISCameraStation:30-daytrialversionfreeofcharge,idealforsmalltomid-sizesystems.
Forinstructionsanddownload,gotoaxis.com/products/axis-companion.
Problemswithstreaming
MulticastH.264only
accessiblebylocalclients
Checkifyourroutersupportsmulticasting,oriftheroutersettingsbetweentheclientandthe
deviceneedtobecongured.TheTTL(TimeToLive)valuemayneedtobeincreased.
NomulticastH.264
displayedintheclient
CheckwithyournetworkadministratorthatthemulticastaddressesusedbytheAxisdevice
arevalidforyournetwork.
Checkwithyournetworkadministratortoseeifthereisarewallpreventingviewing.
PoorrenderingofH.264
images
Ensurethatyourgraphicscardisusingthelatestdriver.Thelatestdriverscanusuallybe
downloadedfromthemanufacturer’swebsite.
Colorsaturationisdifferent
inH.264andMotionJPEG
Modifythesettingsforyourgraphicsadapter.Gototheadapter’sdocumentationformore
information.
Lowerframeratethan
expected
•SeePerformanceconsiderationsonpage20.
•Reducethenumberofapplicationsrunningontheclientcomputer.
•Limitthenumberofsimultaneousviewers.
•Checkwiththenetworkadministratorthatthereisenoughbandwidthavailable.
•Lowertheimageresolution.
•Themaximumframespersecondisdependentontheutilityfrequency(60/50Hz)
oftheAxisdevice.
Can'tselectH.265encoding
inliveview
WebbrowsersdonotsupportH.265decoding.Useavideomanagementsystemorapplication
supportingH.265decoding.
Performanceconsiderations
Whensettingupyoursystem,itisimportanttoconsiderhowvarioussettingsandsituationsaffecttheperformance.Somefactors
affecttheamountofbandwidth(thebitrate)required,otherscanaffecttheframerate,andsomeaffectboth.Iftheloadonthe
CPUreachesitsmaximum,thisalsoaffectstheframerate.
Thefollowingfactorsarethemostimportanttoconsider:
•Highimageresolutionorlowercompressionlevelsresultinimagescontainingmoredatawhichinturnaffectsthe
bandwidth.
•RotatingtheimageintheGUIwillincreasetheproduct'sCPUload.
•Removingorattachingthecoverwillrestartthecamera.
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