The Axis Q3517-LV network camera delivers high-quality surveillance footage with its 2 MP resolution and support for WDR and Lightfinder technologies, making it suitable for demanding lighting conditions. Its remote focus and zoom capabilities allow for precise adjustments without physical access to the camera, while privacy masks help protect sensitive areas. With built-in IR illumination, the camera can capture clear images in low-light conditions.
The Axis Q3517-LV network camera delivers high-quality surveillance footage with its 2 MP resolution and support for WDR and Lightfinder technologies, making it suitable for demanding lighting conditions. Its remote focus and zoom capabilities allow for precise adjustments without physical access to the camera, while privacy masks help protect sensitive areas. With built-in IR illumination, the camera can capture clear images in low-light conditions.
AXISQ35Series
TableofContents
Solutionoverview...........................................3
Productoverview...........................................4
Setup.....................................................6
Howtoaccesstheproduct........................................6
Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp...................................7
Imagequality...................................................7
Overlays.......................................................11
Streamingandstorage...........................................12
Events........................................................13
Applications....................................................15
Troubleshooting............................................16
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................16
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................16
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................16
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................17
Performanceconsiderations.......................................18
Specications..............................................19
LEDIndicators..................................................19
SDcardslot....................................................19
Buttons.......................................................19
Connectors....................................................20
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Setup
Setup
Howtoaccesstheproduct
AXISIPUtilityandAXISCameraManagementarerecommendedmethodsforndingAxisproductsonthenetworkandassigning
themIPaddressesinWindows®.Bothapplicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support
Theproductcanbeusedwiththefollowingbrowsers:
•ChromeTM(recommended),Firefox®,Edge®,orOpera®withWindows®
•ChromeTM(recommended)orSafari®withOSX®
•ChromeTMorFirefox®withotheroperatingsystems.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoaxis.com/browser-support
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.ToaddBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis
Supportwebataxis.com/support
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.
4.Theproduct’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Aboutsecurepasswords
Important
Whensettingtheinitialpassword,thepasswordissentincleartextoverthenetwork.Ifthereisariskofnetworksnifng,
rstsetupasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionbeforeresettingthepasswords.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforthedataandservices.Axis’devicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasdevicesmay
beusedinvarioustypesofinstallations,buttoprotectyourdatadothefollowing:
•Don’tusethedefaultpasswordthatcomeswiththedevices.
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablyusingapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Setapasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,thedevicemustberesetto
thefactorydefaultsettings.
Thedefaultrootaccounthasfullprivilegesandshouldbereservedforadministrativetasks.Alwayscreateauseraccountwithlimited
privilegesfordailyuse.Thisreducestheexposureoftheadministrativeaccount.
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1.Makesuretofollowtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords,seeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage6.
2.Typeapasswordandthenretypeittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp
Youcanaccessthebuilt-inhelpthroughyourproduct’swebpage.Thehelpprovidesmoredetailedinformationontheproduct’s
featuresandtheirsettings.
Imagequality
Aboutcapturemodes
CapturemodedenesthemaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Dependingonwhichcapturemodeyouselect,you
maynotbeabletouseWDR.
Acapturemodeconsistsofaresolutionandthecorrespondingframerateavailableintheproduct.Thecapturemodesetting
affectsthecamera’seldofviewandaspectratio.
Thelowerresolutioncapturemodeiscroppedoutfromthehighestresolution.
Theimageshowshowtheeldofviewandaspectratiocanchangebetweentwodifferentcapturemodes.
Howtoselectcapturemode
Whichcapturemodetochoosedependsontherequirementsofframerateandresolutionforthespecicsurveillancesetup.For
specicationsaboutavailablecapturemodes,seetheproduct’sdatasheet.Tondthelatestversionofthedatasheet,gotoaxis.com
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Aboutremotefocusandzoom
Theremotefocusandzoomfunctionalityallowsyoutomakefocusandzoomadjustmentstoyourcamerafromacomputer.Itisa
convenientwaytoensurethatthescene’sfocus,viewingangleandresolutionareoptimizedwithouthavingtovisitthecamera’s
installationlocation.
Left:nofocus.Right:remotefocusapplied.
Left:nozoom.Right:remotezoomapplied.
Howtostraightenimage
Straightenimagestraightenstheimagehorizontallybyrotatingandcroppingitdigitally.Duetothecropping,apartoftheoriginal
imageislost.Thefunctionalityisideallyusedtostraightentheimageduringinstallation.Theillustrationshowsbeforeand
afterstraightenimagehasbeenused.
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1.GotoSettings>Image>Imagecorrection.
2.EnableStraightenimage.
Howtohidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Ifyouwanttohidepartsoftheimageduetoprivacyreasons,useoneorseveralprivacymasks.
Whatisaprivacymask?
Aprivacymaskisauser-denedareathatprohibitsusersfromviewingpartsofthemonitoredarea.Privacymasksappearasblocks
ofsolidcolororblurredimageelementsandareappliedonthevideostream.
Privacymasksarepresentonallsnapshots,recordedvideo,andrequestedstreams.TheycannotbebypassedthroughtheVAPIX®
applicationprogramminginterface(API).
Important
Ifyouaddmultipleprivacymasks,thismayaffecttheproduct’sperformance.
Howtocreateaprivacymask
Tocreateoreditaprivacymask,gotoSettings>Privacymask.
Howtoreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Makesurethattheexposuremodeisautomatic.
Note
Increasingthemaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Theshutterspeedshouldbeasslowaspossible,whichmeansyoushouldsetmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage.
HowtobenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsusingnightmode
Yourcameradeliverscolorimagesduringtheday.Aslightdiminishes,youcansetthecameratoautomaticallyshifttonightmode.
Withthissettingenabled,thecameradeliversblack-and-whiteimageswiththehelpofIRlight.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Dayandnight,andmakesurethattheIRcutlterissettoAuto.
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Howtoselectexposuremode
Thereareseveralexposuremodeoptionsinthecamerathatadjustsaperture,shutterspeed,andgaintoimproveimagequalityfor
specicsurveillancescenes.GotoSettings>Image>Exposureandselectbetweenthefollowingexposuremodes:
•Formostusecases,selectAutomaticexposure.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallighting,forexampleuorescentlighting,selectFlicker-free.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Forenvironmentswithcertainarticiallightandbrightlight,forexampleoutdoorswithuorescentlightingatnightand
sunduringdaytime,selectFlicker-reduced.
Selectthesamefrequencyasthepowerlinefrequency.
•Tolockthecurrentexposuresettings,selectHoldcurrent.
HowtostabilizeashakyimagewithElectronicImageStabilization(EIS)
EIScanbeusedinenvironmentswheretheproductismountedinanexposedlocationandsubjecttovibrations,forexample,wind
orpassingtrafc.TurnonEIStogetasmootherandsteadierimagewithoutblur.
EISalsoreducesthelesizeofthecompressedimageandlowersthebitrateofthevideostream.
Note
WhenEISisturnedontheimageiscroppedslightly,loweringthemaximumresolution.
1.GotoSettings>Image.
2.TurnonEIS.
Howtohandlesceneswithstrongbacklight
UseWDRtomakebothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
1.GotoSettings>Image.
2.TurnonWDRunderWidedynamicrange.
ImagewithoutWDR.
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ImagewithWDR.
Note
IfyouuseWDR,youmayexperiencesomeWDRartifactsintheimage.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wdr
Overlays
Aboutoverlays
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Howtoshowatextoverlaywhenthecameradetectsmotion
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthecameradetectsmotion:
MakesuretheAXISVideoMotionDetectionapplicationisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
4.GotoSettings>Overlay.
5.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
6.Choosealignment,textsizeandappearance.
7.Includethetextoverlay.
Createanactionrule:
8.GotoSystem>Events>Actionrules.
9.CreateanactionrulewithAXISVideoMotionDetectionastrigger.
10.Fromthelistofactions,selectOverlaytext.
11.Type“Motiondetected”.
12.Settheduration.
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Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
Streamingandstorage
Howtochoosevideocompressionformat
Decidewhichcompressionmethodtousebasedonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesofyournetwork.The
availableoptionsare:
MotionJPEG
MotionJPEGorMJPEGisadigitalvideosequencethatismadeupofaseriesofindividualJPEGimages.Theseimagesarethen
displayedandupdatedataratesufcienttocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.Fortheviewertoperceivemotion
videotheratemustbeatleast16imageframespersecond.Fullmotionvideoisperceivedat30(NTSC)or25(PAL)framespersecond.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.
H.264orMPEG-4Part10/AVC
Note
H.264isalicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed
copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.
H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedtotheMotion
JPEGformatandbyasmuchas50%comparedtotheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,highervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Howtoreducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Ifyoureducethebandwidthitcanresultinlossofdetailsinthepicture.
1.GotoliveviewandselectH.264.
2.GotoSettings>Stream.
3.Dooneormoreofthefollowing:
-TurnontheZipstreamfunctionalityandselectthedesiredlevel.
-TurnondynamicGOPandsetahighGOPlengthvalue.
-Increasethecompression.
-TurnondynamicFPS.
Howtosetupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupnetworkstorage:
1.GotoSettings>System>Storage.
2.ClickSetupunderNetworkstorage.
3.EntertheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.Enterthenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserver.
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5.Movetheswitchifthesharerequiresalogin,andenterusernameandpassword.
6.ClickConnect.
Howtoaddaudiotoyourrecording
Editthestreamprolewhichisusedfortherecording:
1.GotoSettings>System>Streamproles.
2.Selectthestreamproletomodify.
3.IntheAudiotab,selecttheAudiostreamcheckboxandselectOnfromthedrop-downlist.
4.ClickOk.
Howtorecordandwatchvideo
Torecordvideoyoumustrstsetupnetworkstorage,seeHowtosetupnetworkstorageonpage12,orhaveanSDcardinstalled.
1.Gotothecamera’sliveview.
2.ClickonRecordoncetostartrecordingandonemoretimetostoprecording.
Towatchyourrecording:
1.ClickonStorage>Gotorecordings.
2.Selectyourrecordinginthelistanditwillplayautomatically.
Events
Aboutevents
Theeventpagesallowyoutocongureyourproducttoperformactionswhendifferenteventsoccur.Forexample,theproduct
canstartarecordingorsendanemailnoticationwhenmotionisdetected.Thesetofconditionsthatdeneshowandwhen
theactionistriggerediscalledanactionrule.
Howtorecordvideowhenthecameradetectsmotion
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsmotionandto
stoponeminuteafter.
MakesuretheAXISVideoMotionDetectionapplicationisrunning:
1.GotoSettings>Apps>AXISVideoMotionDetection.
2.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
3.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createanactionrule:
4.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddanactionrule.
5.Typeanamefortheactionrule.
6.Fromthelistoftriggers,selectApplicationsandthenselectAXISVideoMotionDetection(VMD).
7.Fromthelistofactions,selectRecordvideo.
8.Selectanexistingstreamproleorcreateanewone.
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9.Setthepre-triggertimeto5seconds.
10.Setthepost-triggertimeto60seconds.
11.SelectSDcardfromthelistofstorageoptions.
12.ClickOk.
Howtodetecttamperingwithinputsignal
Thisexampleexplainshowtotriggeranalarmwhentheinputsignalhasbeencutorshort-circuited.Formoreinformationaboutthe
I/Oconnector,seepage20.
1.GotoSettings>System>I/OPortsandenableSupervisedI/Oforoneoftheports.
Createanactionrule:
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandcreateanactionrule.
2.Typeanamefortheactionrule.
3.Fromthelistoftriggers,selectInputSignalandthenDigitalinputport.SelecttheportwithSupervisedI/Oandset
TamperedtoYes.
4.Fromthelistofschedules,selectAlways.
5.Fromthelistofactions,selectSendNoticationandthenselectarecipientorcreateanewrecipient.
6.ClickOK.
Howtorecordvideowhenthecameradetectsimpact
Shockdetectionallowsthecameratodetecttamperingcausedbyvibrationorshock.Vibrationcausedbytheenvironmentoran
objectcantriggeranactiondependingontheshocksensitivityrange,whichcanbesetfrom0to100.Inthisscenario,someoneis
throwingrocksatthecameraduringafterhoursandyouwouldliketoreceiveavideoclipoftheevent.
1.GotoSettings>System>Detectors.
2.Enableshockdetectionandsetshocksensitivityvalue.
3.ClickSave.
Createanactionrule:
4.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddanactionrule.
5.Typeanamefortheactionrule.
6.Fromthelistoftriggers,selectDetectorsandthenselectShockdetection.
7.Fromthelistofschedules,selectAfterHours.
8.Fromthelistofactions,selectSendVideoClip.
9.Selectanexistingstreamproleorcreateanewone.
10.Setthepre-triggertimeto5seconds.
11.Setthepost-triggertimeto60seconds.
12.Selectanexistingrecipientorcreateanewone.
13.ClickOk.
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Applications
Aboutapplications
AXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)isanopenplatformthatenablesthirdpartiestodevelopanalyticsandotherapplications
forAxisproducts.Tondoutmoreaboutavailableapplications,downloads,trialsandlicenses,gotoaxis.com/applications
TondtheusermanualsforAxisapplications,gotoaxis.com
Note
•Itisrecommendedtorunoneapplicationatatime.
•Avoidrunningapplicationswhenthebuilt-inmotiondetectionisactive.
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings
Important
Resettofactorydefaultshouldbeusedwithcaution.Aresettofactorydefaultresetsallsettings,includingtheIPaddress,to
thefactorydefaultvalues.
Toresettheproducttothefactorydefaultsettings:
1.Disconnectpowerfromtheproduct.
2.Pressandholdthecontrolbuttonwhilereconnectingpower.SeeProductoverviewonpage4.
3.Keepthecontrolbuttonpressedfor15–30secondsuntilthestatusLEDindicatorashesamber.
4.Releasethecontrolbutton.TheprocessiscompletewhenthestatusLEDindicatorturnsgreen.Theproducthasbeenreset
tothefactorydefaultsettings.IfnoDHCPserverisavailableonthenetwork,thedefaultIPaddressis192.168.0.90
5.UsetheinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolstoassignanIPaddress,setthepassword,andaccessthevideostream.
Theinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolsareavailablefromthesupportpagesonaxis.com/support
Itisalsopossibletoresetparameterstofactorydefaultviathewebinterface.GotoSettings>System>Maintenanceand
clickDefault.
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware
Firmwareisthesoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootinga
problemshouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticular
problem.
Tocheckthecurrentrmware:
1.Gototheproduct’swebpage.
2.Clickonthehelpmenu.
3.ClickAbout.
Howtoupgradethermware
Important
Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providedthatthefeaturesareavailablein
thenewrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.
Important
Makesuretheproductremainsconnectedtothepowersourcethroughouttheupgradeprocess.
Note
Whenyouupgradetheproductwiththelatestrmware,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionalityavailable.Alwaysread
theupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewreleasebeforeupgradingthermware.Tondthelatest
rmwareandthereleasenotes,gotoaxis.com/support/rmware
1.Downloadthelatestrmwareletoyourcomputer,availablefreeofchargeataxis.com/support/rmware
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2.Logintotheproductasanadministrator.
3.GotoSettings>System>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpageandfollowtheinstructions.Whentheupgradehas
nished,theproductrestartsautomatically.
AXISCameraManagementcanbeusedformultipleupgrades.Findoutmoreataxis.com/products/axis-camera-management
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions
Ifyoucan’tndwhatyou’relookingforhere,trythetroubleshootingsectionataxis.com/support
Problemsupgradingthermware
FirmwareupgradefailureIfthermwareupgradefails,theproductreloadsthepreviousrmware.Themostcommonreason
isthatthewrongrmwarelehasbeenuploaded.Checkthatthenameofthermwarele
correspondstoyourproductandtryagain.
ProblemssettingtheIPaddress
Theproductislocatedona
differentsubnet
IftheIPaddressintendedfortheproductandtheIPaddressofthecomputerusedtoaccessthe
productarelocatedondifferentsubnets,youcannotsettheIPaddress.Contactyournetwork
administratortoobtainanIPaddress.
TheIPaddressisbeingused
byanotherdevice
DisconnecttheAxisproductfromthenetwork.Runthepingcommand(inaCommand/DOS
window,typepingandtheIPaddressoftheproduct):
•Ifyoureceive:Replyfrom<IPaddress>:bytes=32;time=10...
thismeansthattheIPaddressmayalreadybeinusebyanotherdeviceonthenetwork.
ObtainanewIPaddressfromthenetworkadministratorandreinstalltheproduct.
•Ifyoureceive:Requesttimedout,thismeansthattheIPaddressisavailable
forusewiththeAxisproduct.Checkallcablingandreinstalltheproduct.
PossibleIPaddressconict
withanotherdeviceonthe
samesubnet
ThestaticIPaddressintheAxisproductisusedbeforetheDHCPserversetsadynamicaddress.
ThismeansthatifthesamedefaultstaticIPaddressisalsousedbyanotherdevice,theremay
beproblemsaccessingtheproduct.
Theproductcannotbeaccessedfromabrowser
CannotloginWhenHTTPSisenabled,ensurethatthecorrectprotocol(HTTPorHTTPS)isusedwhenattempting
tologin.Youmayneedtomanuallytypehttporhttpsinthebrowser’saddresseld.
Ifthepasswordfortheuserrootislost,theproductmustberesettothefactorydefaultsettings.
SeeHowtoresettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage16.
TheIPaddresshasbeen
changedbyDHCP
IPaddressesobtainedfromaDHCPserveraredynamicandmaychange.IftheIPaddresshas
beenchanged,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISCameraManagementtolocatetheproductonthe
network.Identifytheproductusingitsmodelorserialnumber,orbytheDNSname(ifthename
hasbeencongured).
Ifrequired,astaticIPaddresscanbeassignedmanually.Forinstructions,gotoaxis.com/support.
Certicateerrorwhenusing
IEEE802.1X
Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductmustbe
synchronizedwithanNTPserver.GotoSettings>System>Dateandtime
Theproductisaccessiblelocallybutnotexternally
RoutercongurationCheckthatyourrouterallowsincomingdatatrafctotheAxisproduct.Theroutermustsupport
UPnP®.
FirewallprotectionChecktheInternetrewallwithyournetworkadministrator.
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Problemswithstreaming
MulticastH.264only
accessiblebylocalclients
Checkifyourroutersupportsmulticasting,oriftheroutersettingsbetweentheclientandthe
productneedtobecongured.TheTTL(TimeToLive)valuemayneedtobeincreased.
NomulticastH.264
displayedintheclient
CheckwithyournetworkadministratorthatthemulticastaddressesusedbytheAxisproduct
arevalidforyournetwork.
Checkwithyournetworkadministratortoseeifthereisarewallpreventingviewing.
PoorrenderingofH.264
images
Ensurethatyourgraphicscardisusingthelatestdriver.Thelatestdriverscanusuallybe
downloadedfromthemanufacturer’swebsite.
Colorsaturationisdifferent
inH.264andMotionJPEG
Modifythesettingsforyourgraphicsadapter.Gototheadapter’sdocumentationformore
information.
Lowerframeratethan
expected
•SeePerformanceconsiderationsonpage18.
•Reducethenumberofapplicationsrunningontheclientcomputer.
•Limitthenumberofsimultaneousviewers.
•Checkwiththenetworkadministratorthatthereisenoughbandwidthavailable.
•Lowertheimageresolution.
•Intheproduct’swebpage,setacapturemodethatprioritizesframerate.Changingthe
capturemodetoprioritizeframeratemightlowerthemaximumresolutiondepending
ontheproductusedandcapturemodesavailable.
•Themaximumframespersecondisdependentontheutilityfrequency(60/50Hz)of
theAxisproduct.
Performanceconsiderations
Whensettingupyoursystem,itisimportanttoconsiderhowvarioussettingsandsituationsaffecttheperformance.Somefactors
affecttheamountofbandwidth(thebitrate)required,otherscanaffecttheframerate,andsomeaffectboth.Iftheloadonthe
CPUreachesitsmaximum,thisalsoaffectstheframerate.
Thefollowingfactorsarethemostimportanttoconsider:
•Highimageresolutionorlowercompressionlevelsresultinimagescontainingmoredatawhichinturnaffectsthe
bandwidth.
•AccessbylargenumbersofMotionJPEGorunicastH.264clientsaffectsthebandwidth.
•Simultaneousviewingofdifferentstreams(resolution,compression)bydifferentclientsaffectsbothframerateand
bandwidth.
Useidenticalstreamswhereverpossibletomaintainahighframerate.Streamprolescanbeusedtoensurethat
streamsareidentical.
•AccessingMotionJPEGandH.264videostreamssimultaneouslyaffectsbothframerateandbandwidth.
•Heavyusageofeventsettingsaffectstheproduct’sCPUloadwhichinturnaffectstheframerate.
•UsingHTTPSmayreduceframerate,inparticularifstreamingMotionJPEG.
•Heavynetworkutilizationduetopoorinfrastructureaffectsthebandwidth.
•Viewingonpoorlyperformingclientcomputerslowersperceivedperformanceandaffectsframerate.
•RunningmultipleAXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)applicationssimultaneouslymayaffecttheframerateand
thegeneralperformance.
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Specifications
Tondthelatestversionoftheproduct’sdatasheet,gototheproductpageonaxis.comandlocateSupport&Documentation.
LEDIndicators
Note
•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.
StatusLEDIndication
UnlitConnectionandnormaloperation.
GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.
AmberSteadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgradeorresettofactorydefault.
Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.
StatusLEDbehaviorandbuzzersignalforlevelingassistant
Forinformationonthefunctionbuttonusedforlevelingtheimage,seepage19.
ColorBuzzerCameraposition
FixedgreenContinuousbeepLevel
FlashinggreenFastbeepsAlmostlevel
FlashingorangeMediumbeepsNotlevel
FlashingredSlowbeepsFarfromlevel
SDcardslot
NO NO
NOTICE TICE
TICE
•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.Donotusesharptools,metalobjects,orexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingthe
SDcard.Useyourngerstoinsertandremovethecard.
•Riskofdatalossandcorruptedrecordings.DonotremovetheSDcardwhiletheproductisrunning.UnmounttheSDcard
fromtheproduct’swebpagebeforeremoval.
ThisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXCcards(notincluded).
ForSDcardrecommendations,seeaxis.com
Buttons
Controlbutton
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.SeeHowtoresettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage16.
•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3secondsuntilthe
statusLEDashesgreen.
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FunctionButton
Thefunctionbuttonhasmultiplefunctions:
•AslevelingAssistant–Thisfunctionhelpstoensuretheimageislevel.Pressthebuttonforabout2secondstostartthe
levelingassistantandpressagaintostop.ThestatusLED(see)andbuzzersignalassistlevelingoftheimage.Theimageis
levelwhenthebuzzerbeepscontinuously.
•ToviewtheStatusLED–PressthebuttononcetolightuptheStatusLEDs.Pressagaintoturnthemoff.TheLEDs
willturnoffautomaticallyafter10seconds.
Connectors
Networkconnector
RJ45EthernetconnectorwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE).
Audioconnector
TheAxisproducthasthefollowingaudioconnectors:
•Audioin(pink)–3.5mminputforamonomicrophone,oraline-inmonosignal.
•Audioout(green)–3.5mmoutputforaudio(linelevel)thatcanbeconnectedtoapublicaddress(PA)systemoran
activespeakerwithabuilt-inamplier.Itisrecommendedtouseastereoconnectorforaudioout.
Foraudioin,theleftchannelisusedfromastereosignal.
3.5mmaudioconnectors
(stereo)
1Tip2Ring3Sleeve
AudioInputMicrophone/LineinMicrophonebiasvoltageGround
AudioOutputLineout,monoLineout,monoGround
I/Oconnector
UsetheI/Oconnectorwithexternaldevicesincombinationwith,forexample,motiondetection,eventtriggering,andalarm
notications.Inadditiontothe0VDCreferencepointandpower(DCoutput),theI/Oconnectorprovidestheinterfaceto:
Digitalinput-Forconnectingdevicesthatcantogglebetweenanopenandclosedcircuit,forexamplePIRsensors,door/window
contacts,andglassbreakdetectors.
Supervisedinput-Enablespossibilitytodetecttamperingonadigitalinput.
Digitaloutput-ForconnectingexternaldevicessuchasrelaysandLEDs.ConnecteddevicescanbeactivatedbytheVAPIX®
ApplicationProgrammingInterfaceorintheproduct’swebpage.
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The Axis Q3517-LV network camera delivers high-quality surveillance footage with its 2 MP resolution and support for WDR and Lightfinder technologies, making it suitable for demanding lighting conditions. Its remote focus and zoom capabilities allow for precise adjustments without physical access to the camera, while privacy masks help protect sensitive areas. With built-in IR illumination, the camera can capture clear images in low-light conditions.
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