Axis AXIS P1425-LE Mk II User manual

AXISP3214-VNetworkCamera

UserManual

Aboutthisdocument

Thismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofthe

AXISP3214-VFixedDomeNetworkCamera,andisapplicableto

rmware5.80andlater.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanaging

theproductonyournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworking

willbeofusewhenusingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXor

Linux-basedsystemsmayalsobebenecial,fordevelopingshellscripts

andapplications.Laterversionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedtothe

Axiswebsite,asrequired.Seealsotheproduct’sonlinehelp,available

viatheweb-basedinterface.

LegalConsiderations

Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfromcountryto

country.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusingthisproduct

forsurveillancepurposes.

Thisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicense.Topurchase

furtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.

Liability

Everycarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdocument.Please

informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis

CommunicationsABcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytechnicalor

typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe

productandmanualswithoutpriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB

makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained

withinthisdocument,including,butnotlimitedto,theimplied

warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.Axis

CommunicationsABshallnotbeliablenorresponsibleforincidentalor

consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,performance

oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended

purpose.

IntellectualPropertyRights

AxisABhasintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingtotechnologyembodied

intheproductdescribedinthisdocument.Inparticular,andwithout

limitation,theseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormore

ofthepatentslistedatwww.axis.com/patent.htmandoneormore

additionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandother

countries.

Thisproductcontainslicensedthird-partysoftware.Seethemenuitem

“About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.

ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer,

Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see

www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom

https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/

EquipmentModications

Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe

instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains

nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor

modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications

andapprovals.

TrademarkAcknowledgments

AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXIS,ETRAX,ARTPECandVAPIXare

registeredtrademarksortrademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvarious

jurisdictions.Allothercompanynamesandproductsaretrademarksor

registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.

Apple,Boa,Apache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExplorer,Linux,

Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows

VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.

JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor

registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnPTMisa

certicationmarkoftheUPnPTMImplementersCorporation.

SD,SDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C,

LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD,

miniSDHC,microSDHC,microSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered

trademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.

RegulatoryInformation

Europe

ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives

andharmonizedstandards:

•ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)Directive2004/108/EC.See

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.

•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2006/95/EC.SeeSafetyonpage3.

•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive201 1/65/EU.

SeeDisposalandRecyclingonpage3.

Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom

AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactInformationonpage3.

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)

Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable

standardsfor:

•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe

instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.

•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen

installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended

environment.

USA

Usinganunshieldednetworkcable(UTP)–Thisequipmenthas

beentestedusinganunshieldednetworkcable(UTP)andfoundto

complywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart

15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable

protectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentis

operatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,

uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand

usedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmful

interferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthisequipmentina

residentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcase

theuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense.

Usingashieldednetworkcable(STP)–Thisequipmenthasalso

beentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)andfoundtocomply

withthelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15ofthe

FCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotection

againstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.This

equipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,

ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycause

harmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno

guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.If

thisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision

reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffand

on,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneor

moreofthefollowingmeasures:

•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom

thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Tobeusedinaresidentialareaorademandingelectricalenvironment,

theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)

thatisproperlygrounded.

Canada

ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCANICES-3(ClassB).Theproduct

shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis

properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme

CANNMB-3(classeB).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble

réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.

Europe

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission

accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe

connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly

grounded.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforemissionandimmunity

accordingtoEN50121-4andIEC62236-4railwayapplications.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording

toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial

environments.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto

EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments

Australia/NewZealand

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission

accordingtotheClassBlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theproductshall

beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly

grounded.

Japan

この装置は、クラスB情報技術装置です。この装置は、家

庭環境で使用することを目的としていますが、この装置が

ラジオやテレビジョン受信機に近接して使用されると、受

信障害を引き起こすことがあります。取扱説明書に従って

正しい取り扱いをして下さい。本製品は、シールドネッ

トワークケーブル(STP)を使用して接続してください。また

適切に接地してください。

Korea

이기기는가정용(B급)전자파적합기기로서주로가정에서사

용하는것을목적으로하며,모든지역에서사용할수있습니

다.적절히접지된STP(shieldedtwistedpair)케이블을사용하여

제품을연결하십시오.

Safety

ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation

TechnologyEquipment.Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,

theproductshallbegroundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable

(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.

Battery

LowbatterypoweraffectstheoperationoftheRTC,causingittoreset

ateverypower-up.Whenthebatteryneedsreplacing,alogmessage

willappearintheproduct’sserverreport.Formoreinformationabout

theserverreport,seetheproduct´ssetuppagesorcontactAxissupport.

Thebatteryshouldnotbereplacedunlessrequired,butifthebattery

doesneedreplacing,contactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsupfor

assistance.

WARNING

•Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

•Replaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis

recommendedbyAxis.

•Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalregulationsor

thebatterymanufacturer'sinstructions.

DisposalandRecycling

Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disposeof

itaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.Forinformationabout

yournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contactyourlocalauthority

responsibleforwastedisposal.Inaccordancewithlocallegislation,

penaltiesmaybeapplicableforincorrectdisposalofthiswaste.

Europe

Thissymbolmeansthattheproductshallnotbedisposedof

togetherwithhouseholdorcommercialwaste.Directive2012/19/EU

onwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)isapplicablein

theEuropeanUnionmemberstates.Topreventpotentialharmto

humanhealthandtheenvironment,theproductmustbedisposed

ofinanapprovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingprocess.For

informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contact

yourlocalauthorityresponsibleforwastedisposal.Businessesshould

contacttheproductsupplierforinformationabouthowtodispose

ofthisproductcorrectly.

ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective201 1/65/EUon

therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical

andelectronicequipment(RoHS).

China

Thisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofthelegislative

actAdministrationontheControlofPollutionCausedbyElectronic

InformationProducts(ACPEIP).

ContactInformation

AxisCommunicationsAB

Emdalavägen14

22369Lund

Sweden

Tel:+46462721800

Fax:+4646136130

www.axis.com

Support

Shouldyourequireanytechnicalassistance,pleasecontactyourAxis

reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeansweredimmediately,your

resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto

ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,youcan:

•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates

•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search

byproduct,category,orphrase

•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate

supportarea

•chatwithAxissupportstaff

•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/

LearnMore!

VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings,

webinars,tutorialsandguides.

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TableofContents

SafetyInformation..........................................6

HazardLevels...................................................6

OtherMessageLevels............................................6

HardwareOverview..........................................7

ConnectorsandButtons..........................................7

LEDIndicators..................................................8

AccesstheProduct..........................................9

AccessfromaBrowser...........................................9

AccessfromtheInternet..........................................9

SettheRootPassword...........................................10

CameraOrientation..............................................10

SetPowerLineFrequency.........................................10

TheLiveViewPage..............................................11

MediaStreams.............................................13

HowtoStreamH.264............................................13

MJPEG........................................................13

AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................13

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................14

SetUptheProduct..........................................16

BasicSetup....................................................16

Focus&Zoom..................................................16

Video.....................................................17

SetUpVideoStreams............................................17

StreamProles.................................................18

ONVIFMediaProles............................................19

CameraSettings................................................19

ViewArea.....................................................21

Overlay........................................................22

PrivacyMask...................................................24

ConguretheLiveViewPage.................................25

PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................27

PresetPositions.................................................27

GuardTour.....................................................27

Advanced......................................................28

ControlQueue..................................................28

Detectors..................................................29

CameraTampering..............................................29

Applications...............................................30

ApplicationLicenses.............................................30

UploadApplication..............................................30

ApplicationConsiderations........................................30

AXISVideoMotionDetection.................................32

Considerations..................................................32

StartandStoptheApplication.....................................32

CongureApplication............................................32

UsingtheApplicationinanActionRule.............................35

Events....................................................37

SetUpActionRules.............................................37

AddRecipients..................................................39

CreateSchedules................................................40

SetUpRecurrences..............................................41

Recordings.................................................42

FindRecordings.................................................42

PlayRecording..................................................42

ExportVideoClip................................................43

ContinuousRecording............................................43

Languages.................................................44

SystemOptions.............................................45

Security.......................................................45

Date&Time....................................................47

Network.......................................................48

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Storage.......................................................53

Maintenance...................................................55

Support.......................................................56

Advanced......................................................56

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................57

Troubleshooting............................................58

ChecktheFirmware.............................................58

UpgradetheFirmware...........................................58

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................59

TechnicalSpecications......................................61

PerformanceConsiderations.......................................63

AXISP3214-VNetworkCamera

SafetyInformation

HazardLevels

DANGERIndicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.

WARNINGIndicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.

CAUTIONIndicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderate

injury.

NO NO

NOTICE TICE

TICEIndicatesasituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoproperty.

OtherMessageLevels

ImportantIndicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.

NoteIndicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.

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HardwareOverview

345

1StatusLEDindicator

2Controlbutton

3Networkconnector(PoE)

4SDmemorycardslot

5Partnumber(P/N)&Serialnumber(S/N)

ConnectorsandButtons

Fortechnicalspecications,seepage61.

NetworkConnector

RJ45EthernetconnectorwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE).

NO NO

NOTICE TICE

TICE

Duetolocalregulationsortheenvironmentalandelectricalconditionsinwhichtheproductistobeused,ashieldednetwork

cable(STP)maybeappropriateorrequired.Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkandthatareroutedoutdoors

orindemandingelectricalenvironmentsshallbeintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevices

areinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,see

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.

SDCardSlot

NO NO

NOTICE TICE

TICE

•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.DonotusesharptoolsorexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingtheSDcard.

•Riskofdataloss.Topreventdatacorruption,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.Tounmount,gotoSetup>

SystemOptions>Storage>SDCardandclickUnmount.

ThisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXCcards(notincluded).

ForSDcardrecommendations,seewww.axis.com

ControlButton

Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareOverviewonpage7.

Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:

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•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage57.

•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage49.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3

secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.

•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage49.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.

LEDIndicators

StatusLEDIndication

UnlitConnectionandnormaloperation.

GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.

AmberSteadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgrade.

Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.

RedFlashesredforrmwareupgradefailure.

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AccesstheProduct

ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.

Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Therecommendedbrowsersare

•InternetExplorer®withWindows®

•Safari®withOSX®

•ChromeTMorFirefox®withotheroperatingsystems.

SeeTechnicalSpecicationsonpage61.

ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.

TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAMC.

Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoders,topreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.

Note

•QuickTimeTMisalsosupportedforviewingH.264streams.

AccessfromaBrowser

1.Startawebbrowser.

2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.

ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe

drop-downlist.

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout

howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis

Supportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

Note

ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.

3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe

congured.Forinstructions,seeSettheRootPasswordonpage10.

4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Note

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand

userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin

yourownLiveViewpage.

AccessfromtheInternet

Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust

congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,which

willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>

Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.

Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage51.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat

www.axiscam.net

ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

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SettheRootPassword

ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot

Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.

Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS

certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The

HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage46.

Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe

resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage57.

TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.

TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:

1.ClickUseHTTPS.

Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe

passwordcannowbesetsecurely.

2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

CameraOrientation

Thissettingisdenedthersttimetheproductisaccessed.DependingonhowtheAxisproductisinstalled,selectceilingorwall.

Tochangethesesettings,theproductmustberestoredtotheoriginalfactorydefaultsettings.Toresetorrestoretheproduct,goto

Setup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpages.Forinformationaboutresetandrestore,seeMaintenanceon

page55.

SetPowerLineFrequency

PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage57)

orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.

Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause

imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.

Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.

Note

Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof

theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.

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TheLiveViewPage

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser

preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView

page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.

ControlsontheLiveViewPage

ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto

tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).

SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation

abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage18.

TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformation

abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage1 1.

ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen

theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>

ActionButtons.

Theproduct’sheateriscontrolledbytheambienttemperatureandisturnedonandoffautomatically.

Ifrequired,theheatercanbeactivatedmanuallybyclickingtheHeaterbutton.Toshowthebutton,

gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.UnderActionButtons,selectShowheaterbuttonandspecifythe

numberofminutestheheatershouldbeactivated.

ManualTrigger

TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto

validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Tocongurethemanualtrigger:

1.GotoSetup>Events.

2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.

3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.

4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.

5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.

Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage37.

ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.

AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar

TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage13formore

information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:

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ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.

TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.

TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thelocationwheretheimageissavedcanbespecied

intheAMCControlPanel.

ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer

keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.

TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved

canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

PTZControls

Note

ThesecontrolsareavailableifdigitalPTZisenabledintheselectedviewarea,seeViewAreaonpage21.

WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor

releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.

ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe

mousepointer.

ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.

Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa

rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.

ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.

User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeControlsonpage28.

Toviewaspecicviewareaorpresetposition,selectitfromtheSourcelist.

PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto

thatposition.

Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.

ClickingZoomouttooverviewimagewillsetthecameratotheminimumzoomposition.Inthisposition,thecamera

cannotpanortilt.

ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControlsonpage28.

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MediaStreams

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe

typeyouuse.

TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream

proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.

HowtoStreamH.264

H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion

JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace

arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.

Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof

yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:

UnicastRTPThisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused

forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis

importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream,

evenifsomeframesaredropped.

RTPoverRTSPThisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)

isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure

rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.

RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse

rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto

allowtheHTTPprotocol,thusallowingRTPto

betunneled.

Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand

transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc

onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand

requeststhestream.

Notethatthereareamaximumof20

simultaneousunicastconnections.

MulticastRTPThismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways

up-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredropped.

Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof

clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothowever,passanetworkrouterunlessthe

routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternet,forexample.

Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof20

simultaneousconnections.

AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisproducttodeterminethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofpriority,listedinthe

AMCControlPanel,canbechangedandtheoptionsdisabled,tosuitspecicrequirements.

Note

H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed

copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.

MJPEG

ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient

tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.

TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage

containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS

MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.

AXISMediaControl(AMC)

AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.

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MediaStreams

TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore

information.

TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:

•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)

•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream

YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:

•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP

connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.

•StillJPEGimagesinabrowser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi

•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths

canbeused:

-UnicastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-UnicastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-UnicastviaRTSP,tunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-Multicast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

•QuickTimeTM.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp

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MediaStreams

Note

•<ip>=IPaddress

•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.

•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.

•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee

this.

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SetUptheProduct

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin

thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.

•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage45

Seealsotheonlinehelp.

BasicSetup

BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:

1.Users.Seepage45.

2.TCP/IP.Seepage48.

3.Date&Time.Seepage47.

4.VideoStream.Seepage17.

5.Focus&Zoom.Seepage16.

TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.

Focus&Zoom

Forinstallationinstructions,refertotheproduct’sInstallationGuide.

Tosetfocusandzoom:

1.InstallthecameraasdescribedintheInstallationGuide.

2.GotoVideo>Focus&Zoom.

3.OntheBasictab,setthezoomlevelusingtheslider.Thebuttons<and>movethezoompositiononestepineither

direction.Thebuttons<<and>>movethezoompositioninmultiplestepsineitherdirection.

4.ClickPerformautofocustofocusthecameraautomatically.

5.Ifmoreadjustmentsareneeded,gototheAdvancedtab.

Note

•Movementsinfrontofthecamerashouldbeavoidedduringautomaticfocusing.

OntheAdvancedtab,focuscanbeadjustedmanually:

1.ClickOpeniristoopentheiristoitsmaximumposition.Thisgivesthesmallestdepthofeldandprovidesthebest

conditionsforfocusing.

2.FocusissetintheFocuswindow.Usethemousetomoveandresizethefocuswindow.

3.ClickintheFocuspositionbartofocusonadesiredlocation.Thebuttons<and>movethefocuspositiononestepin

eitherdirection.Thebuttons<<and>>movethefocuspositioninmultiplestepsineitherdirection.

4.Whensatised,clickEnableiristoenabletheiris.

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Video

ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:

•Videostream.Seepage17.

•Streamproles.Seepage18.

•Camerasettings.Seepage19.

•Viewareas.Seepage21.

•Overlayimage.Seepage22.

•Privacymask.Seepage24.

•Focusandzoom.Seepage16.

SetUpVideoStreams

Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.

Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:

•Image.Seepage17.

•H.264.Seepage18.

•MJPEG.Seepage18.

PixelCounter

Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis

aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.

Thepixelcountercanbeused:

•Whensettingupavideostream,seeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage17.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShow

pixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthe

numberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.

•Whensettingfocus,seeFocus&Zoomonpage16.SelecttheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleinthe

image.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsand

clickApply.

•WhenaccessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickinthe

imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.

Image

ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.

Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:

•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.

•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe

compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.

•Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.

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Video

•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.

•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed

amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest

frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.

•Overlaysettings.SeeOverlayonpage22.

ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.

H.264

H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.

AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimagewhereas

P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.

TheH.264streamsettingscanbeconguredfromtheVideo>VideoStreampage.SelecttheH.264tab.Thesettingsdenedinthis

pagewillapplytoallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole.

TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOPlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon

bandwidthrequirementsinsomecases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.

TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):

•Baseline.TheBaselineproleisrecommendedforclientsthatdon’tsupportCABACentropycoding.

•Main.TheMainproleprovideshighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtotheBaselineprolebut

requiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.

ThebitratecanbesetasVariablebitrate(VBR)orMaximumbitrate(MBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimage

complexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityintheimage,andlessforlowerimageactivity.Whentheactivityin

thesceneincreases,thebitratewouldusuallyincreaseaswell.Ifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,thismaynotbeanissueand

selectingVariablebitrate(VBR)willbesufcient.Butifbandwidthislimited,itisrecommendedtocontrolthebitratebyselecting

Maximumbitrate(MBR).Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingup

morebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratethat

limitsthebandwidthconsumption.

TheMBRtargetbitrateworksliketheceilingofatent.Itlimitsthebitrate,whilemaintainingsomeexibility.Thebitrate

maybounceupanddownwithinthesettargetbutwhenitnearsthesettargetvalue,thelimitationkicksin.However,because

MBRwillalwaysprioritizeacontinuousvideostream,itallowstemporaryovershootsfromthetargetbitrate.Becausesettinga

targetvaluepreventsthebitratefromincreasing,framerateandimagequalityareaffectednegatively.Topartlycompensatefor

this,selectwhichvariableshallbeprioritized,framerateorimagequality.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateand

imagequalityareequallyaffected.

Thecurrentbitratecanbesettoappearastextoverlay.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetextandenterthemodier

#bintheeld.

Toapplythesettings,clickSave.

MJPEG

Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe

bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting

providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe

sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmaygivepoorimagequality.Topreventincreasedbandwidthandstorageusage,

themaximumframesizeshouldbesettoanoptimalvalue.

StreamProles

Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream

prolescanbeused:

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Video

•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage37.

•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage43.

•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.

Forquicksetup,useoneofthepredenedstreamproles.Eachpredenedprolehasadescriptivename,indicatingitspurpose.If

required,thepredenedstreamprolescanbemodiedandnewcustomizedstreamprolescanbecreated.

Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.

ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

ONVIFMediaProles

AnONVIFmediaproleconsistsofasetofcongurationsthatcanbeusedtochangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaproles

canbesetthroughtheONVIFMediaProleSettingspageandbeusedbyaclienttoconguremediastreamproperties.

TheONVIFMediaProlespagelistsallsuchpre-conguredproles.Theseprolescannotberemoved.Pre-conguredmedia

proleshavebeenincludedintheproductforquicksetup.ItisalsopossibletocongurenewONVIFmediaprolesasperrequired

specications.ToaddanewONVIFmediaprole,clickAddandentertherequiredinformation.Youcanalsomodifyorremovea

prolefromthispage.

CameraSettings

TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.

ImageAppearance

TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.

IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100givesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0gives

minimumcolorsaturation.

TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.

IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight

conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.

TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.

WhiteBalance

TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings

Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis

productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight

sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp.

ThewhitebalancewindowisenabledfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptionsthatappearintheWhitebalancedrop-down

list.Selectoneoftheoptionsfromthedrop-downlisttosetthewhitebalancewindowproperties.SelectAutomatictousethe

defaultsettingsfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptions(intheWhitebalancedrop-downlist).SelectCustomtomanually

setareferencewindowforwhitebalanceintheviewarea.

WideDynamicRange

Widedynamicrange(DynamicContrast)canimprovetheexposurewhenthereisaconsiderablecontrastbetweenlightanddark

areasintheimage.EnableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.DisableWDRinlowlightconditionsforoptimalexposure.

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Video

Note

Thissettingisonlypossiblewhenusingautomaticexposurecontrol.

ExposureSettings

Conguretheexposuresettingstosuittheimagequalityrequirementsinrelationtolighting,framerateandbandwidth

considerations.

Exposurevalue-UsetheExposurevalueslidertoadjusttheoverallbrightnessoftheimage.

Exposurecontrol-Thissettingisusedtoadapttotheamountoflightused.Automaticisthedefaultsettingandcanbeusedin

mostsituations.Theshutterspeedisautomaticallysettoproduceoptimumimagequality.Flicker-free50or60Hzisusedtoremove

ickerwhichcanbecausedbyuorescentandotherlightsources.TheHoldcurrentoptionlocksthecurrentexposuresettings.

EnableBacklightcompensation-Enablethisoptionifabrightspotoflight,forexamplealightbulb,causesotherareasin

theimagetoappeartoodark.

Exposurezones-Thissettingdetermineswhichpartoftheimageisusedtocalculatetheexposure.Formostsituations,theAuto

settingcanbeused.Forparticularrequirements,selectapredenedarea.

Shutter&Gain

Theshutterandgainsettingsaffecttheamountofmotionblurandnoiseintheimage.Toadapttodifferentlighting,available

storagespaceandbandwidth,itisoftennecessarytoprioritizeeitherlowmotionblurorlownoise.TheAxisproductallows

usingdifferentprioritizationinnormallightandinlowlight.

Shutterspeedisrelatedtotheamountoftimetheshutterisopenedandismeasuredinseconds(s).Aslowshutterspeedallows

morelighttoreachthesensorandcanhelpproduceabrighterimageinlowlightsituations.Ontheotherhand,aslowshutter

speedcancausemovingobjectstoappearblurry.

SetShutterto

•Autotosettheshutterspeedautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxshuttertolimittheshutterspeedtopreventtheframe

ratefrombeingreduced.

Forexample,toget30fps,setMaxshutterto1/30.

•Fixedtouseaxedshutterspeed.

Gain,measuredindecibel(dB),istheamountofamplicationappliedtotheimage.Ahighgainmayprovideabetterimageinlow

lightsituationsbutwillincreasetheamountofimagenoise.

SetGainto

•Autotosetthegainautomatically.Ifrequired,useMaxgaintolimittheappliedgain.

•Fixedtouseaxedgain.

WhenShutterandGainarebothsettoAuto,itispossibletosetthePrioritybetweenlowmotionblurandlownoisemanuallyandto

useadifferentPriorityinNormalLightandinLowLight.

Example

Consideranareawherepeopleorvehiclesmoveduringtheday,butwherethereshouldbenomovementsduringnight.Tobeableto,

forexample,recognizefacesorlicenseplates,movethenormallightpriorityslidertowardlowmotionblur.Atnighttime,motion

detectionismoreimportantthanidentication.Motionblurisacceptableandsincelowlightcancausealotofnoise,move

thelowlightpriorityslidertowardlownoise.

Example

Ifstoragespaceorbandwidthislimited,tryusingalowergain.Thiswillreduceimagenoiseandproducesmallerimageles.

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