Axis Q7424-R User manual

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AXISQ7424–RMkIIVideoEncoder
UserManual
AboutthisDocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISQ7424–R
MkIIVideoEncoder,andisapplicabletormware5.50andlater.It
includesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproductonyour
network.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhenusing
thisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystemsmay
alsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Later
versionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedatwww.axis.com.Seealsothe
product’sonlinehelp,availablethroughtheweb-basedinterface.
LegalConsiderations
Videoandaudiosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfrom
countrytocountry.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusing
thisproductforsurveillancepurposes.
Thisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseandone(1)AAC
decoderlicense.Topurchasefurtherlicenses,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.UPnP
TM
isa
certicationmarkoftheUPnP
TM
ImplementersCorporation.
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)Directive2011/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandRecyclingonpage3.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactInformationonpage3.
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)
Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:
Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe
instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen
installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesigned
toprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina
residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiate
radiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordance
withtheinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterference
willnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,which
canbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuseris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe
followingmeasures:
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
thatisproperlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCANICES-3(ClassB).Theproduct
shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
CetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanormeCANNMB-3(classeB).
Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâbleréseaublindé(STP)qui
estcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforemissionandimmunity
accordingtoEN50121-4andIEC62236-4railwayapplications.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording
toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial
environments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theproductshall
beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.
Japan
B
で使して
やテ使用
を引取扱
取り本製ネッ
(STP)を使してしてさい
切に地しださ
Korea
기는정용(B)전자파적기기로서정에
용하것을목적으로하며,모든지역에서
.절히STP(shieldedtwistedpair)케이
용하제품오.
Safety
ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,
theproductshallbegroundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable
(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.
Thepowersupplyusedwiththisproductshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)
accordingtoIEC/EN/UL60950-1.
Battery
TheAxisproductusesa3.0VBR/CR2032lithiumbatteryasthepower
supplyforitsinternalreal-timeclock(RTC).Undernormalconditions
thisbatterywilllastforaminimumofveyears.
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.
AXISQ7424–RMkIIVideoEncoder
SafetyInformation
SafetyInformation
HazardLevels
DANGER
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderate
injury.
NO NO
NO
TICE TICE
TICE
Indicatesasituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoproperty.
OtherMessageLevels
ImportantIndicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.
NoteIndicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.
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TableofContents
SafetyInformation..........................................4
HazardLevels...................................................4
OtherMessageLevels............................................4
HardwareOverview..........................................7
ConnectorsandButtons..........................................7
LEDIndicators..................................................9
AccesstheProduct..........................................10
AccessfromaBrowser...........................................10
AccessfromtheInternet..........................................10
SettheRootPassword...........................................11
TheLiveViewPage..............................................11
MediaStreams.............................................15
HowtoStreamH.264............................................15
MJPEG........................................................15
AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................15
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................16
AccessAudioStreams............................................17
SetUptheProduct..........................................18
BasicSetup....................................................18
VideoandAudio............................................19
SetUpVideoStreams............................................19
QuadStream...................................................20
StreamProles.................................................20
CameraSettings................................................21
Overlay........................................................21
PrivacyMask...................................................23
SetUpAudio...................................................24
AudioClips....................................................25
ConguretheLiveViewPage.................................26
PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................28
PresetPositions.................................................28
GuardTour.....................................................28
Advanced......................................................29
InstallPTZDriver................................................30
ControlQueue..................................................30
Detectors..................................................31
CameraTampering..............................................31
MotionDetection...............................................31
AudioDetection................................................33
Applications...............................................34
ApplicationLicenses.............................................34
InstallApplication...............................................34
ApplicationConsiderations........................................34
Events....................................................36
ConvertEventTypestoActionRules................................36
SetUpActionRules.............................................36
AddRecipients..................................................38
CreateSchedules................................................40
SetUpRecurrences..............................................40
Recordings.................................................41
RecordingList..................................................41
ContinuousRecording............................................41
Languages.................................................43
SystemOptions.............................................44
Security.......................................................44
Date&Time....................................................46
Network.......................................................47
Storage.......................................................52
Ports&Devices.................................................53
Maintenance...................................................54
Support.......................................................54
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Advanced......................................................55
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................56
Troubleshooting............................................57
ChecktheFirmware.............................................57
UpgradetheFirmware...........................................57
Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................58
TechnicalSpecications......................................61
Connectors....................................................63
ConnectionDiagrams............................................65
PerformanceConsiderations.......................................65
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HardwareOverview
HardwareOverview
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1
LEDindicatorpower
2
LEDindicatorstatus
3
LEDindicatornetwork
4
Mountingholes
5
Videoinputconnectors
6
SDmemorycardslot
7
I/Oconnector
8
Audioconnectors
9
SFPconnector
10
RS485/RS422connector
11
Controlbutton
12
Powerconnector
13
Networkconnector(PoE)
ConnectorsandButtons
Fortechnicalspecications,seepage61.
BNCConnector
Eachvideoinputisterminatedusingacoax/BNCconnector.Connecta75Ohmcoaxialvideocable;therecommendedmaximum
lengthis250m(800ft).
Note
75Ohmvideoterminationcanbeenabled/disabledforthevideoinputthroughtheproduct'swebpageatVideo&Audio>
CameraSettings>Videotermination.Thisterminationisenabledonfactorydefault.Incaseswheretheproductistobe
connectedinparallelwithotherequipment,foroptimumvideoquality,itisrecommendedthatterminationbeenabledfor
onlythelastdeviceinthevideosignalchain.
NetworkConnector
RJ45EthernetconnectorwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE).
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HardwareOverview
TheunitcanonlyuseoneNetworkinterface,eitheranSFPmoduleorRJ45connector.SFPmodulehashigherprioritythanthe
RJ45connector.
NO NO
NO
TICE TICE
TICE
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkshall
beintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
I/OConnector
Usewithexternaldevicesincombinationwith,forexample,tamperingalarms,motiondetection,eventtriggering,timelapserecording
andalarmnotications.Inadditiontothe0VDCreferencepointandpower(DCoutput),theI/Oconnectorprovidestheinterfaceto:
DigitaloutputForconnectingexternaldevicessuchasrelaysandLEDs.Connecteddevicescanbeactivatedbythe
VAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface,outputbuttonsontheLiveViewpageorbyanActionRule.Theoutputwill
showasactive(shownunderSystemOptions>Ports&Devices)ifthealarmdeviceisactivated.
DigitalinputAnalarminputforconnectingdevicesthatcantogglebetweenanopenandclosedcircuit,forexample:
PIRs,door/windowcontacts,glassbreakdetectors,etc.Whenasignalisreceivedthestatechangesandtheinputbecomes
active(shownunderSystemOptions>Ports&Devices).
PowerConnector
3-pinterminalblockforpowerinput.UseaSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)compliantlimitedpowersource(LPS)witheitherarated
outputpowerlimitedto100Woraratedoutputcurrentlimitedto5A.
Multi-connector
AudioConnector
4-pinterminalblockforaudioinputandoutput.
Foraudioin,theleftchannelisusedfromastereosignal.
RS485/RS422Connector
TwoterminalblocksforRS485/RS422serialinterfaceusedtocontrolauxiliaryequipmentsuchasPTZdevices.
SDCardSlot
NO NO
NO
TICE TICE
TICE
RiskofdamagetoSDcard.DonotusesharptoolsorexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingtheSDcard.
Riskofdataloss.Topreventdatacorruption,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.Tounmount,gotoSetup>
SystemOptions>Storage>SDCardandclickUnmount.
ThisproductsupportsSD/SDHC/SDXCcard(notincluded).
ForSDcardrecommendations,seewww.axis.com
ControlButton
Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareOverviewonpage7.
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
EnablingtheFocusAssistant.PressandveryquicklyreleasetheControlbutton.
Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage56.
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HardwareOverview
ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage48.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3
secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage48.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.
LEDIndicators
Note
TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtobeunlitduringnormaloperation.Tocongure,gotoSetup>SystemOptions>Ports
&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.
TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.
TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.
StatusLED
Indication
GreenSteadygreenfornormaloperation.
Amber
Steadyduringstartupandwhenrestoringsettings.
RedFlashesredforrmwareupgradefailure.
Note
TheNetworkLEDcanbedisabledsothatitdoesnotashwhenthereisnetworktrafc.Tocongure,gotoSetup>System
Options>Ports&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.
NetworkLEDIndication
Green
Steadyforconnectiontoa1Gbit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.
Amber
Steadyforconnectiontoa10/100Mbit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.
UnlitNonetworkconnection.
Note
ThePowerLEDcanbeconguredtobeunlitduringnormaloperation.Tocongure,gotoSetup>SystemOptions>Ports&
Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.
PowerLEDIndication
Green
Normaloperation.
Amber
Flashesgreen/amberduringrmwareupgrade.
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AXISQ7424–RMkIIVideoEncoder
AccesstheProduct
AccesstheProduct
ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Therecommendedbrowsersare
InternetExplorer
®
withWindows
®
Safari
®
withOSX
®
and
Chrome
TM
orFirefox
®
withotheroperatingsystems.
SeeTechnicalSpecicationsonpage61.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.
TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreamsandone(1)AACaudiolicense.Thelicensesare
automaticallyinstalledwithAMC.Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoders,topreventinstallationofunlicensed
copies.
Note
QuickTime
TM
isalsosupportedforviewingH.264streamsandforaudio.
Ifyourcomputerrestrictstheuseofadditionalsoftwarecomponents,theproductcanbeconguredtouseaJavaapplet
forviewingMotionJPEG.
AccessfromaBrowser
1.Startabrowser(Chrome,InternetExplorer,Firefox,Safari).
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,seeSettheRootPasswordonpage1 1.
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.
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AccesstheProduct
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage49.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
SettheRootPassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage44.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage56.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe
passwordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
TheLiveViewPage
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView
page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
ControlsontheLiveViewPage
SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage20.
ClickPulsetoactivatetheproduct’soutputportforadenedperiodoftime.Forinformationabouthow
toenableandcongureoutputbuttons,seepage27.
ClicktheActive/Inactivebuttonstomanuallyactivateandinactivetheproduct’soutputport.For
informationabouthowtoenableandcongureoutputbuttons,seepage27.
TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage12.
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ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
TheAudioclipdrop-downlistallowsyoutoplayanaudioclipfromtheLiveViewpage.Select
theaudioclipandclickthePlaybutton.
ManualTrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage36.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage15formore
information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thelocationwheretheimageissavedcanbespecied
intheAMCControlPanel.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
AMCAudioControls
AMCaudiobuttonscontrolthespeakersandmicrophoneconnectedtotheclientcomputer.Thebuttonsareonlyvisiblewhen
audioisenabled.
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SpeakerbuttonClicktoturnthespeakersonoroff.
MicrophonebuttonClicktomuteorunmutethemicrophone.InSimplex-speakeronlymode,theMicrophoneandTalk
buttonsmustbothbeactivetosendaudiototheAxisproduct.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudiotransmission.
Usetheslidertocontrolthevolumeofthespeakersandthemicrophone.
Half-duplexmode
TheTalk/Listenbuttonisusedtoswitchbetweensendingandreceivingaudio.Thebuttoncanbecongured
fromtheAudiotabintheAMCControlpanel:
Push-To-Talkmode:Clickandholdthebuttontotalk/send.Releasethebuttontolisten.
Togglemode:Clickoncetoswitchbetweentalkingandlistening.
Simplexspeakeronlymode
Tosendaudio,theTalkandMicrophonebuttonsmustbothbeactive.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudio
transmission.
PTZControls
TheLiveViewpagealsodisplaysPan/Tilt/Zoom(PTZ)controls.Theadministratorcanenable/disablecontrolsforspeciedusersunder
SystemOptions>Security>Users.
WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.
ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.
ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.
Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa
rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.
ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.
User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeControlsonpage29.
SelectthevideochanneloraPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.See
PresetPositionsonpage28.
PanandTiltbarsUsethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickona
positiononthebartosteerthecameraviewtothatposition.
ZoombarUsethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebarto
zoomtothatposition.
FocusbarUsethearrowstofocusthecamera,orclickonapositiononthebar
tosetthefocusposition.Usingthefocusbarwilldisabletheproduct’sautofocus.
Tore-enable,usethePTZcontrolpanelwhichisopenedbyclickingtheCtrlpanel
button(seeabove).
IrisbarClickonapositiontosetamanualexposureleveltomaketheimagebrighter
ordarker.Thiswilldisableautoiris(automaticexposure)andsetxedlevelsoniris,
gainandshutterspeed.Tore-enableautoiris,usethePTZcontrolpanelwhichis
openedbyclickingtheCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).Ifautoirisisenabled,Autois
visiblenexttotheIrisbarbar,seebelow.
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AXISQ7424–RMkIIVideoEncoder
AccesstheProduct
Important
Inanenvironmentwithvaryinglightconditionsitisrecommendedtousethe
BrightnessbarinsteadoftheIrisbartoadjustimagebrightnesssincechanging
thebrightnesslevelwillnotdisableautoiris(automaticexposure).
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControlsonpage29.
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AXISQ7424–RMkIIVideoEncoder
MediaStreams
MediaStreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralaudioandvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwill
determinethetypeyouuse.
TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,audiostreamsandtothelistofavailable
streamproles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideoandaudiostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.
HowtoStreamH.264
H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UnicastRTP
Thisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis
importanttoalwayshaveanup-to-datevideo
stream,evenifsomeframesaredropped.
RTPoverRTSP
Thisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTP
Thisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto
allowtheHTTPprotocol,thusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof20
simultaneousunicastconnections.
MulticastRTP
Thismethod(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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AXISQ7424–RMkIIVideoEncoder
MediaStreams
TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideoandaudiosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’s
Manualformoreinformation.
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
QuickTime
TM
.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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AXISQ7424–RMkIIVideoEncoder
MediaStreams
Note
<ip>=IPaddess
TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
AccessAudioStreams
TheLiveViewpageprovidesaccesstoaudiothroughAXISMediaControl;inadditionaudiocanbeaccessedinthefollowingways:
VAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface(API)Formoreinformation,visitwww.axis.com/developer
WindowsMediaPlayersupportssimplexaudio.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-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
QuickTime
TM
supportsG.71 1andAACaudioencoding.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
TheJavaappletsupportssimplexaudiowithG.71 1encoding.
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AXISQ7424–RMkIIVideoEncoder
SetUptheProduct
SetUptheProduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.
Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
OperatorshaveaccesstoallsettingsexceptSystemOptions
Seealsotheonlinehelp
.
BasicSetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage44.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage47.
3.Date&Time.Seepage46.
4.VideoStream.Seepage19.
5.AudioSettings.Seepage24.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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AXISQ7424–RMkIIVideoEncoder
VideoandAudio
VideoandAudio
Thevideoandaudiosettingscanbeusedtooptimizevideoandaudioquality.Youcancongurethefollowing:
Videostreamsettings.Seepage19.
Streamproles.Seepage20.
Camerasettings.Seepage21.
Overlayimage.Seepage21.
Privacymask.Seepage23.
Audiosettings.Seepage24.
Audioclips.Seepage25.
SetUpVideoStreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
Image.Seepage19.
Audio.Seepage24.
H.264.Seepage20.
MJPEG.Seepage20.
Note
Videostreamcanbeconguredforeachchannel,includingquadstream.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
SelectAspectratiocorrectiontoimprovetheappearanceofimagesinthebrowserwhenthevideostreamhasadifferent
aspectratio.Pixelscomprisingtheimagearerearrangedsoastoprovideamoreaccuraterepresentationoftheimage.
Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.
Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.
Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
Overlaysettings.SeeOverlayonpage21.
ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
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AXISQ7424–RMkIIVideoEncoder
VideoandAudio
H.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimagewhereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
TheH.264streamsettingscanbeconguredfromtheVideo&Audio>VideoStreampage.SelecttheH.264tab.Thesettings
denedinthispagewillapplytoallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole.
TheGOVlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOVlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon
bandwidthrequirementsinsomecases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.
TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):
Baseline.TheBaselineproleisrecommendedforclientsthatdon’tsupportCABACentropycoding.
Main.TheMainproleprovideshighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtotheBaselineprolebut
requiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.
ThebitratecanbesetasVariablebitrate(VBR)orConstantbitrate(CBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimage
complexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityintheimage,andlessforlowerimageactivity.Whentheactivityin
thesceneincreases,thebitratewouldusuallyincreaseaswell.Ifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,thismaynotbeanissueand
selectingVariablebitrate(VBR)willbesufcient.Butifbandwidthislimited,itisrecommendedtocontrolthebitratebyselecting
Constantbitrate(CBR).Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingup
morebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.CBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratethat
limitsthebandwidthconsumption.
TheCBRtargetbitrateworksliketheceilingofatent.Itlimitsthebitrate,whilemaintainingsomeexibility.Thebitratemaybounce
upanddownwithinthesettargetbutwhenitnearsthesettargetvalue,thelimitationkicksin.However,becauseCBRwillalways
prioritizeacontinuousvideostream,itallowstemporaryovershootsfromthetargetbitrate.Becausesettingatargetvalueprevents
thebitratefromincreasing,framerateandimagequalityareaffectednegatively.Topartlycompensateforthis,selectwhichvariable
shallbeprioritized,framerateorimagequality.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequallyaffected.
Thecurrentbitratecanbesettoappearastextoverlay.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetextandenterthemodier
#bintheeld.
Toapplythesettings,clickSave.
MJPEG
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmaygivepoorimagequality.Topreventincreasedbandwidthandstorageusage,
themaximumframesizeshouldbesettoanoptimalvalue.
QuadStream
Aquadviewdisplaysimagesfromallfourchannelsonasinglescreenwheretheimagesfromeachcameratakeupaquarterof
thedisplayarea.Itispossibletodenesettingsforthevideostreaminquadview.
StreamProles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolescanbeused:
Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage36.
Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage41.
IntheLiveViewpageselectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
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