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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
B
で使いま
やテして使
を引取扱
して本製は、ルド
(STP)使ださ
切に地しださ
Korea
기기가정(B)자파적합기기로서가정에서
하며,
.적절접지STP(shieldedtwistedpair)이블사용하여
품을시오.
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/
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VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings,
webinars,tutorialsandguides.
AXISP3214-VNetworkCamera
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
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SafetyInformation
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
HardwareOverview
345
21
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
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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AccesstheProduct
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.
PanandTiltbarsUsethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatposition.
ZoombarUsethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.
ClickingZoomouttooverviewimagewillsetthecameratotheminimumzoomposition.Inthisposition,thecamera
cannotpanortilt.
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControlsonpage28.
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MediaStreams
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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Note
<ip>=IPaddress
TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
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SetUptheProduct
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
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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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.
IntheLiveViewpageselectthestreampro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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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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