Axis FA54
The Axis FA54 is a high-performance main unit designed for use with Axis F-series sensor units. This main unit provides four RJ12 ports for connecting sensor units up to 10 meters (33 feet) away. The Axis FA54 has a built-in HDMI port, allowing you to connect a monitor for local viewing, and a microSD card slot for local storage of recordings. The main unit also features audio input and output ports, allowing you to connect external audio devices.
The Axis FA54 is a versatile main unit that can be used in various applications, such as:
- Surveillance of long, narrow areas such as hallways, corridors, and roads.
Axis FA54
The Axis FA54 is a high-performance main unit designed for use with Axis F-series sensor units. This main unit provides four RJ12 ports for connecting sensor units up to 10 meters (33 feet) away. The Axis FA54 has a built-in HDMI port, allowing you to connect a monitor for local viewing, and a microSD card slot for local storage of recordings. The main unit also features audio input and output ports, allowing you to connect external audio devices.
The Axis FA54 is a versatile main unit that can be used in various applications, such as:
- Surveillance of long, narrow areas such as hallways, corridors, and roads.
AXISFA54MainUnit
TableofContents
Systemoverview............................................3
Productoverview...........................................4
Aboutthesensorunits...........................................4
Howtoshortenthesensorunitcable...............................4
Setup.....................................................6
Howtoaccesstheproduct........................................6
Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp...................................7
Howtosetupcorridorformat.....................................7
Howtoviewlivevideostreamonamonitor..........................8
Aboutoverlays..................................................8
Howtomaximizethedetailsintheimage...........................8
Howtoreducebandwidthandstorage..............................9
Aboutapplications..............................................9
Troubleshooting............................................10
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................10
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................10
Technicalissues,cluesandsolutions................................11
Performanceconsiderations.......................................12
Technicalspecications......................................13
LEDIndicators..................................................13
SDcardslot....................................................13
Buttons.......................................................13
Connectors....................................................13
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Productoverview
Productoverview
1StatusLED
2RJ12connector(4x)
3HDMI
4Audioin(2x)
5Audioout
6I/Oconnector
7Powerconnector
8Networkconnector(DCinput)
9Controlbutton
10microSDcardslot
Aboutthesensorunits
Werecommendthatyouconnectthesensorunitstothemainunitbeforepoweringthemainunit.Ifyoudisconnectasensorunit,
andconnectadifferentsensorunit,itmaybenecessarytorestartthemainunit.
Howtoshortenthesensorunitcable
Note
•Thesensorunitcablecannotbeextendedorsplit.
•Whenroutingthesensorunitcable,theminimumbendingradiusis40mm.
Thesensorunitisdeliveredwithacable.Toshortenthecablefollowthesesteps:
1.Cutthecabletothedesiredlength.Measurefromthesensorunit.
2.Striptheplasticoutercoatingfromtheendofthecable.
3.Peelbacktheshield.
4.Flattenthecoloredwiresintheorderdescribedbelow.
1Brown
2White/brown
3Notused
4Notused
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Setup
Setup
Howtoaccesstheproduct
AXISIPUtilityandAXISCameraManagementarerecommendedmethodsforndingAxisproductsonthenetworkandassigning
themIPaddressesinWindows®.Bothapplicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromwww.axis.com/support
Theproductcanbeusedwiththefollowingbrowsers:
•ChromeTM(recommended),Firefox®,Edge®,orOpera®withWindows®
•ChromeTM(recommended)orSafari®withOSX®
•ChromeTMorFirefox®withotheroperatingsystems.
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis
Supportwebatwww.axis.com/support
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.
4.Theproduct’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Aboutsecurepasswords
Important
Whensettingtheinitialpassword,thepasswordissentincleartextoverthenetwork.Ifthereisariskofnetworksnifng,
rstsetupasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionbeforeresettingthepasswords.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforthedataandservices.Axis’productsdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasproducts
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations,buttoprotectyourdatadothefollowing:
•Don’tusethedefaultpasswordthatcomeswiththeproducts.
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablyusingapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Setapasswordfortherootaccount
Important
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproduct
mustberesettothefactorydefaultsettings.
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Setup
Thedefaultrootaccounthasfullprivilegesandshouldbereservedforadministrativetasks.Alwayscreateauseraccountwithlimited
privilegesfordailyuse.Thisreducestheexposureoftheadministrativeaccount.
1.Makesuretofollowtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords,seeAboutsecurepasswordsonpage6.
2.Typeapasswordandthenretypeittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickCreatelogin.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
AXISInternetDynamicDNSService
AXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceassignsahostnameforeasyaccesstotheproduct.Formoreinformation,seewww.axiscam.net
ToregistertheAxisproductwithAXISInternetDynamicDNSService,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.Under
Services,clicktheAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceSettingsbutton(requiresaccesstotheInternet).Thedomainnamecurrently
registeredatAXISInternetDynamicDNSservicefortheproductcanatanytimeberemoved.
Note
AXISInternetDynamicDNSServicerequiresIPv4.
Abouttheproduct'sbuilt-inhelp
Tosetuptheproduct,youneedtoaccesstheproduct’swebpage.Inthewebpageyoucanalsonddetailedinstructionsinthe
product’sbuilt-inhelp.
Howtosetupcorridorformat
Usecorridorformattobetterutilizethefulleldofviewinalongnarrowarea.Forexampleinstaircases,hallways,roads,tunnels,
andmanyothers.
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Setup
1.Turnthecamera90°.
2.GototheStreamtabontheproduct’swebpageandrotatetheview90°.
Howtoviewlivevideostreamonamonitor
YourcameracantransmitlivevideostreamtoanHDMImonitorwithoutanetworkconnection.Themonitorcanbeusedfor
surveillancepurposesorforpublicviewinge.g.inastore.
1.ConnectanexternalmonitorusingtheHDMIconnector.
2.ChangetheHDMIsettingsunderSettings>Stream>HDMI.
Aboutoverlays
Note
Theoverlayfeatureisnotsupportedforthequadstream,onlyfortheindividualvideostreams.
Note
ImageandtextoverlaywillnotbedisplayedonvideostreamoverHDMI.
Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theyareusedtoprovideextrainformationduringrecordings,suchasatimestamp,
orduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Howtomaximizethedetailsintheimage
Important
Ifyoumaximizethedetailsintheimagethebitratebecomeshigherwhichinturnmightresultinreducedframerate.
•Makesuretoselectthecapturemodewiththehighestresolution.
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Setup
•Setthecompressionassmallaspossible.
•SelectMJPEGstreaming.
•TurnofftheZipstreamfunctionality.
Howtoreducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Ifyoureducethebandwidthitcanresultinlessdetailsinthepicture.
1.GotoliveviewandselectH.264.
2.GototheStreamtab.
3.Dooneormoreofthefollowing:
-TurnontheZipstreamfunctionality.
-TurnontheGOPandsetahighGOPlengthvalue.
-Increasethecompression.
-TurnonthedynamicFPS.
Aboutapplications
AXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)isanopenplatformthatenablesthirdpartiestodevelopanalyticsandotherapplications
forAxisproducts.Forinformationaboutavailableapplications,downloads,trialsandlicenses,gotowww.axis.com/applications
TondtheusermanualsforAxisapplications,gotowww.axis.com
Note
•Severalapplicationscanrunatthesametimebutsomeapplicationsmightnotbecompatiblewitheachother.Certain
combinationsofapplicationsmightrequiretoomuchprocessingpowerormemoryresourceswhenruninparallel.Verify
thattheapplicationsworktogetherbeforedeployment.
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Important
Resettofactorydefaultshouldbeusedwithcaution.Aresettofactorydefaultresetsallsettings,includingtheIPaddress,to
thefactorydefaultvalues.
Toresettheproducttothefactorydefaultsettings:
1.Disconnectpowerfromtheproduct.
2.Pressandholdthecontrolbuttonwhilereconnectingpower.SeeProductoverview.
3.Keepthecontrolbuttonpressedfor15–30secondsuntilthestatusLEDindicatorashesamber.
4.Releasethecontrolbutton.TheprocessiscompletewhenthestatusLEDindicatorturnsgreen.Theproducthasbeenreset
tothefactorydefaultsettings.IfnoDHCPserverisavailableonthenetwork,thedefaultIPaddressis192.168.0.90
5.UsetheinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolstoassignanIPaddress,setthepassword,andaccessthevideostream.
Theinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolsareavailablefromthesupportpagesonwww.axis.com/support
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware
Firmwareisthesoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootinga
problemshouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticular
problem.
Tocheckthecurrentrmware:
1.Gototheproduct’swebpage.
2.Clickonthehelpmenu.
3.ClickAbout.
Howtoupgradethermware
Important
Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providedthatthefeaturesareavailablein
thenewrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.
Note
Whenyouupgradetheproductwiththelatestrmware,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionalityavailable.Alwaysread
theupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewreleasebeforeupgradingthermware.Tondthelatest
rmwareandthereleasenotes,gotowww.axis.com>product>Support&Documentation.
1.Downloadthelatestrmwareletoyourcomputer,availablefreeofchargeatwww.axis.com/support/rmware
2.Logintotheproductasanadministrator.
3.GotoSettings>System>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpageandfollowtheinstructions.
4.Theupgradetakesawhile,don'tbreakthepowertotheproduct.Whentheupgradeisnished,theproductrestarts
automatically.
AXISCameraManagementcanbeusedformultipleupgrades,seewww.axis.com/products/axis-camera-managementformore
information.
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Troubleshooting
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.
See.
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.
Problemswithstreaming
MulticastH.264only
accessiblebylocalclients
Checkifyourroutersupportsmulticasting,oriftheroutersettingsbetweentheclientandthe
productneedtobecongured.TheTTL(TimeToLive)valuemayneedtobeincreased.
NomulticastH.264
displayedintheclient
CheckwithyournetworkadministratorthatthemulticastaddressesusedbytheAxisproduct
arevalidforyournetwork.
Checkwithyournetworkadministratortoseeifthereisarewallpreventingviewing.
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Troubleshooting
PoorrenderingofH.264
images
Ensurethatyourgraphicscardisusingthelatestdriver.Thelatestdriverscanusuallybe
downloadedfromthemanufacturer’swebsite.
Colorsaturationisdifferent
inH.264andMotionJPEG
Modifythesettingsforyourgraphicsadapter.Gototheadapter’sdocumentationformore
information.
Lowerframeratethan
expected
•SeePerformanceconsiderationsonpage12.
•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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Technicalspecifications
Technicalspecifications
Tondthelatestversionofthedatasheet,gotowww.axis.com>product>Support&Documentation.
LEDIndicators
StatusLEDIndication
GreenSteadygreenfornormaloperation.
AmberSteadyduringstartup.Flasheswhenrestoringsettings.
RedFirmwareupgradefailure.
NetworkLEDIndication
GreenSteadyforconnectiontoa1Gbit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.
AmberSteadyforconnectiontoa10/100Mbit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.
UnlitNonetworkconnection.
PowerLEDIndication
GreenNormaloperation.
AmberFlashesgreen/amberduringrmwareupgrade.
SDcardslot
NO NO
NOTICE TICE
TICE
•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.Donotusesharptools,metalobjects,orexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingthe
SDcard.Useyourngerstoinsertandremovethecard.
•Riskofdatalossandcorruptedrecordings.DonotremovetheSDcardwhiletheproductisrunning.Disconnectpoweror
unmounttheSDcardfromtheproduct’swebpagebeforeremoval.
ThisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXCcards(notincluded).
ForSDcardrecommendations,seewww.axis.com
Buttons
Controlbutton
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.See.
•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3secondsuntilthe
statusLEDashesgreen.
Connectors
HDMIconnector
UsetheHDMITMconnectortoconnectadisplayorpublicviewmonitor.
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Technicalspecifications
Networkconnector
RJ45Ethernetconnector.
Audioconnector
TheAxisproducthasthefollowingaudioconnectors:
•Audioin–3.5mminputforamonomicrophone,oraline-inmonosignal(leftchannelisusedfromastereosignal).
•Audioout–3.5mmoutputforaudio(linelevel)thatcanbeconnectedtoapublicaddress(PA)systemoranactive
speakerwithabuilt-inamplier.Astereoconnectormustbeusedforaudioout.
3.5mmaudioconnectors
(stereo)
1Tip2Ring3Sleeve
AudioInputMicrophone/LineinGround
AudioOutputLineout(mono)Ground
I/Oconnectors
UsetheI/Oconnectorwithexternaldevicesincombinationwith,forexample,tamperingalarms,motiondetection,eventtriggering,
andalarmnotications.Inadditiontothe0VDCreferencepointandpower(DCoutput),theI/Oconnectorprovidestheinterfaceto:
Digitaloutput-ForconnectingexternaldevicessuchasrelaysandLEDs.ConnecteddevicescanbeactivatedbytheVAPIX®
ApplicationProgrammingInterfaceorintheproduct’swebpage.
Digitalinput-Forconnectingdevicesthatcantogglebetweenanopenandclosedcircuit,forexamplePIRsensors,door/window
contacts,andglassbreakdetectors.
6-pincongurableterminalblock
FunctionPinNotesSpecications
0VDC(-)1DCground0VDC
DCoutput2Canbeusedtopowerauxiliaryequipment.
Note:Thispincanonlybeusedaspowerout.
12VDC
Maxload=50mA
Digitalinput–Connecttopin1toactivate,orleaveoating
(unconnected)todeactivate.
0tomax30VDC Congurable
(InputorOutput)
3–6
Digitaloutput–Connectedtopin1whenactivated,oating
(unconnected)whendeactivated.Ifusedwithaninductiveload,e.g.
arelay,adiodemustbeconnectedinparallelwiththeload,for
protectionagainstvoltagetransients.
0tomax30VDC,opendrain,
100mA
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Technicalspecifications
10VDC(-)
2DCoutput12V,max50mA
AI/Oconguredasinput
BI/Oconguredasoutput
Powerconnector
DCconnector.Usethesuppliedadapter.
RJ12Connector
TheRJ12connectorisusedforconnectingthesensorunittothemainunit.Forinformationonhowtoshortenthesensorunit
cableseeHowtoshortenthesensorunitcableonpage4.
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Axis FA54
The Axis FA54 is a high-performance main unit designed for use with Axis F-series sensor units. This main unit provides four RJ12 ports for connecting sensor units up to 10 meters (33 feet) away. The Axis FA54 has a built-in HDMI port, allowing you to connect a monitor for local viewing, and a microSD card slot for local storage of recordings. The main unit also features audio input and output ports, allowing you to connect external audio devices.
The Axis FA54 is a versatile main unit that can be used in various applications, such as:
- Surveillance of long, narrow areas such as hallways, corridors, and roads.
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