Axis Q8665-E User manual

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Security cameras
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AXISQ8665-EPTZNetworkCamera
UserManual
AboutthisDocument
Thismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersof
AXISQ8665-EPTMountNetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware
6.50andlater.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingthe
productonyournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwill
beofusewhenusingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXor
Linux-basedsystemsmayalsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscripts
andapplications.Laterversionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedat
www.axis.com.Seealsotheproduct’sonlinehelp,availablethrough
theweb-basedinterface.
Legalconsiderations
Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfromcountryto
country.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusingthisproduct
forsurveillancepurposes.
Thisproductincludesthefollowinglicences:
one(1)H.264decoderlicense
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,AXISandVAPIXareregisteredtrademarksor
trademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvariousjurisdictions.Allother
companynamesandproductsaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarks
oftheirrespectivecompanies.
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)Directive2014/30/EU.See
Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2014/35/EU.SeeSafetyonpage2.
RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.
SeeDisposalandrecyclingonpage3.
Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom
AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactinformationonpage3.
Electromagneticcompatibility(EMC)
Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable
standardsfor:
Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe
instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.
Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen
installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended
environment.
USA
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)
andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,
pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhenthe
equipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipment
generates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnot
installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,may
causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthis
equipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterference
inwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathis
ownexpense.Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetwork
cable(STP)thatisproperlygrounded.
Canada
ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCANICES-3(ClassA).Theproduct
shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis
properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme
NMBICES-3(classeA).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble
réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassAlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe
connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.Notice!ThisisaClassAproduct.Inadomesticenvironment
thisproductmaycauseRFinterference,inwhichcasetheusermaybe
requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforemissionandimmunity
accordingtoEN50121-4andIEC62236-4railwayapplications.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN50130-4residential,commercial,light-industrialandindustrial
environments.
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassAlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theproductshall
beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly
grounded.Notice!ThisisaClassAproduct.Inadomesticenvironment
thisproductmaycauseRFinterference,inwhichcasetheusermaybe
requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
Japan
A
境で使るとを引ことます
場合使⽤者な対るよされること
あります本製は、シードネットークーブル(STP)
使して
Korea
(A)전자판매
용자점을주의하바라며,가정외의지역에사용
니다.절히지된STP(shielded
twistedpair)케이블을사용하여제품시오.
Safety
The120VACvariantofthisproductcomplieswith
IEC/EN/UL60950-1andIEC/EN/UL60950-22,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.Theproductshallbegroundedeitherthrougha
shieldednetworkcable(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.
The24VACand230VACvariantsofthisproductcomplywith
IEC/EN60950-1andIEC/EN60950-22,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.Theproductshallbegroundedeitherthrougha
shieldednetworkcable(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.
Thepowersupplyusedwiththeseproductsshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)
accordingtoIEC/EN/UL60950-1.
Battery
TheAxisproductusesa3.0VCR2032lithiumbatteryasthepower
supplyforitsinternalreal-timeclock(RTC).Undernormalconditions
thisbatterywilllastforaminimumofveyears.
LowbatterypoweraffectstheoperationoftheRTC,causingittoreset
ateverypower-up.Whenthebatteryneedsreplacing,alogmessage
willappearintheproduct’sserverreport.Formoreinformationabout
theserverreport,seetheproduct´ssetuppagesorcontactAxissupport.
Thebatteryshouldnotbereplacedunlessrequired,butifthebattery
doesneedreplacing,contactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/supportfor
assistance.
Lithiumcoincell3.0Vbatteriescontain1,2-dimethoxyethane;ethylene
glycoldimethylether(EGDME),CASno.110-71-4.
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.
ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective2011/65/EUon
therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical
andelectronicequipment(RoHS).
China
ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofSJ/T11364-2014,
Markingfortherestrictionofhazardoussubstancesinelectricaland
electronicproducts.
有害或元
(Pb)
(Hg)
(Cd)
(Cr(VI)
)
(PBB)
(PBDE)
X
00000
0:表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含量均在
GB/T26572准规的限要求
X:示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含
超出GB/T26572规定限量要求
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/support
Warrantyinformation
ForinformationaboutAxis’productwarrantyandtheretorelated
information,gotowww.axis.com/warranty/
Learnmore!
VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings,
webinars,tutorialsandguides.
AXISQ8665-EPTZNetworkCamera
TableofContents
Safetyinformation..........................................6
Hazardlevels...................................................6
Othermessagelevels.............................................6
Hardwareoverview..........................................7
Howtoaccesstheproduct....................................9
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser...........................9
HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet.........................9
Howtosettherootpassword.....................................10
SetPowerLineFrequency.........................................10
Abouttheliveviewwindow.......................................10
Aboutmediastreams........................................13
AboutH.264format.............................................13
AboutMJPEGformat............................................13
AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)...................................13
Alternativemethodsofaccessingthevideostream....................14
Howtosetuptheproduct....................................16
Howtoperformabasicsetup.....................................16
Aboutvideosettings........................................17
Howtosetupvideostreams......................................17
Aboutstreamproles............................................19
AboutONVIFmediaproles.......................................19
Aboutcamerasettings...........................................19
Aboutoverlays..................................................21
Focus&Zoom..................................................23
Howtoconguretheliveviewwindow.........................24
AboutPTZ(PanTiltZoom)....................................26
Aboutpresetpositions...........................................26
Gatekeeper....................................................27
Aboutguardtours...............................................27
Advanced......................................................28
ConguretheWiper.............................................29
ConguretheWasher............................................29
HowtoinstallaPTZdriver........................................30
Aboutthecontrolqueue..........................................30
Aboutdetectors............................................31
Aboutcameratampering.........................................31
Aboutmotiondetection..........................................31
Aboutapplications..........................................34
Aboutapplicationlicenses........................................34
Howtouploadandstartanapplication.............................34
ApplicationConsiderations........................................34
Aboutevents...............................................35
Howtosetupactionrules........................................35
Howtoaddrecipients............................................37
Howtocreateschedules..........................................39
Howtosetuprecurrences........................................39
Aboutrecordings...........................................40
Howtondrecordings...........................................40
Howtoplayrecordings...........................................40
Howtoexportavideoclip........................................41
Aboutcontinuousrecording.......................................41
Aboutlanguages............................................42
Aboutsystemoptions........................................43
Security.......................................................43
Date&Time....................................................45
Network.......................................................46
Storage.......................................................51
Maintenance...................................................53
Support.......................................................54
Advanced......................................................54
Howtoresettofactorydefaultsettings.............................55
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CleantheWiper............................................56
Troubleshooting............................................57
Howtocheckthecurrentrmware.................................57
Howtoupgradethermware.....................................57
Symptoms,possiblecausesandremedialactions......................58
Technicalspecications......................................61
LEDIndicators..................................................61
SDcardslot....................................................61
Buttons.......................................................61
Connectors....................................................62
Performanceconsiderations.......................................62
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Safetyinformation
Safetyinformation
Hazardlevels
DANGER
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderateinjury.
NO NO
NO
TICE TICE
TICE
Indicatesasituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoproperty.
Othermessagelevels
Important
Indicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.
Note
Indicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.
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Hardwareoverview
Hardwareoverview
Forspecicationsofthehardwarecomponents,seeTechnicalspecicationsonpage61.
Foranoverviewofthehousingunitseepage7
Foranoverviewofthebuttonsandconnectorsonthecamera,seepage8
1
Sunshield
2
PTZNetworkCamera
3
BaseUnit
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Hardwareoverview
1
Sunshield
2
Topcover
3
Protectivewindow
4
Wiper
5
Wipermotor
6
Cameraunit
1
RS485/RS422connector
2
Powerconnector
3
Networkconnector
4
StatusindicatorLED
5
microSDmemorycardslot
6
Controlbutton
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AXISQ8665-EPTZNetworkCamera
Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtoaccesstheproduct
ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Werecommendthefollowingbrowsers:
InternetExplorer
®
withWindows
®
Safari
®
withOSX
®
Chrome
TM
orFirefox
®
withotheroperatingsystems.
ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.
TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAMC.
Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoderstopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.
Note
QuickTime
TM
isalsosupportedforviewingH.264streams.
Howtoaccesstheproductfromabrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’saddresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis
Supportwebatwww.axis.com/support
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.
4.Theproduct’sliveviewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Note
Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownliveviewpage.
HowtoaccesstheproductfromtheInternet
Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,which
willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage48.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/support
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Howtosettherootpassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage44.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeHowtoresettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage55.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe
passwordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
SetPowerLineFrequency
PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage55)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.
Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause
imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.
Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.
Note
Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.
Abouttheliveviewwindow
Thecontrolsandlayoutoftheliveviewwindowmayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownliveview
window.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
Aboutthecontrolsintheliveviewwindow
ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto
tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).
SelectastreamprolefortheliveviewwindowfromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage19.
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
Theproductisequippedwithawipertoenablewipingoftheprotectivewindow.ClickStartwiper
tostartthewiper.ClickStopwipertostopthewiper.ClickStartwipersequencetoactivate
thewiperforasetamountoftime.Forinformationabouthowtocongurethewiper,seeCongure
theWiperonpage29.
Theproductcanbeequippedwithawashertoenablecleaningoftheprotectivewindow.ClickStart
washtostartthewashingsequence.Forinformationaboutthewashingsequenceandhowtoenable
andcongurethewasher,seeConguretheWasheronpage29.
UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromtheliveviewwindow.Forinformation
abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeAboutthemanualtriggeronpage1 1.
ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
Theproduct’sheateriscontrolledbytheambienttemperatureandisturnedonandoffautomatically.
Ifrequired,theheatercanbeactivatedmanuallybyclickingtheHeaterbutton.Toshowthebutton,
gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.UnderActionButtons,selectShowheaterbuttonandspecifythe
numberofminutestheheatershouldbeactivated.
EnableordisabletheGatekeeperbyselectingOnorOfffromthedrop-downlist.Formoreinformation
abouttheGatekeeper,seepage27.
Aboutthemanualtrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeAbouteventsonpage35.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AbouttheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage13for
moreinformation.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
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Howtoaccesstheproduct
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
PTZControls
TheliveviewwindowalsodisplaysPan/Tilt/Zoom(PTZ)controls.Theadministratorcanenable/disablecontrolsforspeciedusers
underSystemOptions>Security>Users.
WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.
SelectFocuswindowtodeneanareaofthecamera'simagethatfocusshouldbeappliedon.Ifthefocuswindowissetfromthe
liveviewwindow,anychangeinthecamerapositionwillreturntheautofocustotheentirewindow.Tosetapermanentfocus
window,seeAboutpresetpositionsonpage26
ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.
ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.
Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa
rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.
ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.
User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeAboutadvancedPTZsettings
onpage28.
SelectaPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.SeeAboutpreset
positionsonpage26.
PanandTiltbarsUsethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatposition.
ZoombarUsethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.
FocusbarUsethearrowstofocusthecamera,orclickonapositiononthebartosetthefocusposition.Usingthefocusbarwill
disabletheproduct’sautofocus.Tore-enable,usethePTZcontrolpanelwhichisopenedbyclickingtheCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeAboutadvancedPTZsettingsonpage28.
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Aboutmediastreams
Aboutmediastreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe
typeyouuse.
TheliveviewwindowintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream
proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheliveviewwindow.
AboutH.264format
H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UnicastRTP
Thisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis
importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream,
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.
AboutMJPEGformat
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.
AboutAXISMediaControl(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.
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Aboutmediastreams
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
QuickTime
TM
.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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Aboutmediastreams
Note
<ip>=IPaddress
TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
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Howtosetuptheproduct
Howtosetuptheproduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’ssetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheliveviewwindow.
Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage43
Seealsotheonlinehelp
.
Howtoperformabasicsetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage43.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage46.
3.Date&Time.Seepage45.
4.VideoStream.Seepage17.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Aboutvideosettings
Aboutvideosettings
ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:
Videostream.Seepage17.
Streamproles.Seepage19.
ONVIFMediaProles.Seepage19.
Camerasettings.Seepage19.
Overlayimage.Seepage21.
Howtosetupvideostreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
Image.Seepage17.
H.264.Seepage18.
MJPEG.Seepage19.
Aboutthepixelcounter
Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeused:
Whensettingupavideostream,seeHowtosetupvideostreamsonpage17.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselectthe
Showpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenter
thenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.
Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.
Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage21.
ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
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Aboutvideosettings
AboutH.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimage,whereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
AboutGOPlength
AGroupofPictures(GOP)containsoneI-framefollowedbyanumberofP-frames.TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframes
betweentwoI-frames.
EqualvaluesforGOPlengthandframerateresultinoneGOPpersecond.AhigherGOPlengthvalueresultsinmoresmall-sized
P-framesandlessbig-sizedI-frameswhilekeepingthesameframerate.Inotherwords,ahighGOP-lengthvaluesavesbandwidth,
butthevideoqualitymaydecrease.AlowGOP-lengthvalueincreasesthevideoqualitybutrequiresmorebandwidth.
AboutH.264proles
TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):
Main:TheMainproleusesCABACandprovidesabettercompressionwithmaintainedvideoquality.Itrequiresalarger
amountofprocessingpowertodecodethantheBaselineprole.
Aboutbitratecontrol
Bitratecontrolisusefultomakesurethevideostreamingdoesnottakeuptoomuchbandwidth.
Aboutvariablebitrate
Variablebitrate(VBR)adjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimagecomplexity.Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjusts
thebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.
Variablebitrateissuitableifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,wheretheincreasedbitratemaynotbeanissue.
Aboutconstantbitrate
HowtosetanH.264prole
1.TochangethesettingsforallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole,gotoVideo>VideoStream>H.264.
2.ToincreaseordecreasethenumberofframesperGOP,settheGOPlength.
3.SelectoneoftheH.264proles.
4.Selectoneofthefollowing:
-Variablebitrate
-Maximumbitrate
5.IfyouselectMaximumbitrate,selectwhichvariabletoprioritizeinthePrioritydrop-downlist.
6.ClickSave.
Howtoincludecurrentbitrateinatextoverlay
1.GotoVideo>VideoStream>OverlaySettings.
2.IntheIncludetexteldenter#b.
3.ClickSave.
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Aboutvideosettings
AboutMJPEGsettings
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmayresultinpoorimagequality.
Aboutstreamproles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolescanbeused:
Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeAbouteventsonpage35.
Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeAboutcontinuousrecordingonpage41.
IntheLiveViewpageselectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
AboutONVIFmediaproles
AnONVIFmediaproleconsistsofasetofcongurationsthatcanbeusedtochangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaproles
canbeusedbyaclienttoconguremediastreamproperties.
TheONVIFMediaProlespagelistsallpreconguredproles.Theseprolesareincludedintheproductforquicksetup.Youcan
add,modifyorremoveONVIFmediaprolesfromthispage.
Aboutcamerasettings
TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.
Aboutimageappearance
TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.
IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100producesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0
resultsinablackandwhiteimage.
TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.
IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.
TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.
Aboutwhitebalance
TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings
Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis
productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight
sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp
.
ThewhitebalancewindowisenabledfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptionsthatappearintheWhitebalancedrop-down
list.Selectoneoftheoptionsfromthedrop-downlisttosetthewhitebalancewindowproperties.SelectAutomatictousethe
defaultsettingsfortheAutomaticandAutomaticoutdooroptions(intheWhitebalancedrop-downlist).SelectCustomtomanually
setareferencewindowforwhitebalanceintheviewarea.
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Aboutvideosettings
WideDynamicRange
Widedynamicrange(DynamicContrast)canimprovetheexposurewhenthereisaconsiderablecontrastbetweenlightanddark
areasintheimage.EnableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.DisableWDRinlowlightconditionsforoptimalexposure.
Note
Thissettingisonlypossiblewhenusingautomaticexposurecontrol.
ExposureSettings
Exposureistheamountoflightthecamera’ssensorcapturesforascene.Toomuchlightresultsinawashedoutimageandtoo
littlelightresultsinadarkimage.
Exposurevalue-UsetheExposurevalueslidertoadjusttheoverallbrightnessoftheimage.
Exposurecontrol-Selectasuitableoptiontocontrolexposure.
Formostscenes,theAutomaticoptionwillprovidethebestresults.Theshutterspeedisautomaticallysettoproduceoptimum
imagequality.Fluorescentlampsorotherlightsourcescansometimescauseickeringintheimage.Toreduceickerintheimage,
selecttheFlickeroptionthatmatchesthepowerlinefrequency.
TheHoldcurrentoptionlocksthecurrentexposuresettings.
Maxexposuretime-Shutterspeed,alsocalled‘exposuretime’,standsforthelengthoftimethecamerashutterisopen,thereby
exposingthecamerasensortolight.Ifshutterspeedisfastitcanfreezeactioneffectively.Ifshutterspeedisslow,itcancause
movingobjectstoappearblurred.Decreasingtheexposuretimewillreducemotionblur.
EnableBacklightcompensation-Enablethisoptionifabrightspotoflight,suchasalightbulb,causesotherareasintheimage
toappeartoodark.
Exposurezones-Thissettingdetermineswhichpartoftheimageisusedtocalculatetheexposure.Formostsituations,theAuto
settingcanbeused.
YoucanselectapredenedareabydeningIncludeandExcludewindowswithintheimage.Excludewindowsexcludeareasthatare
toobrightordark,andIncludewindowsincludeareasinthescenethathavebetterlightingwhichwillcontributetotheexposuredata.
TheremustbeatleastoneIncludewindow.TherecanbeatotaloftenIncludeandExcludewindowstotailortheexposurezone.
NotethatanExcludewindowiseffectiveonlywhenplacedinsideanincludewindow.
Tip:Ifanareaisextremelybright,drawanIncludewindowtocoverthewholeareaanddeneExcludewindowswithinitto
blockoutthebrightareas.
Shutter&Gain
Theshutterandgainsettingsaffecttheamountofmotionblurandnoiseintheimage.Toadapttodifferentlighting,available
storagespaceandbandwidth,itisoftennecessarytoprioritizeeitherlowmotionblurorlownoise.TheAxisproductallowsdifferent
prioritizationinnormallightandinlowlight.
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.
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