Axis M1025 User manual

USERMANUAL

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

AboutthisDocument

Thismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofthe

AXISM1025FixedDomeNetworkCamera,andisapplicableto

rmware5.4andlater.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.

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typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe

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warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.Axis

CommunicationsABshallnotbeliablenorresponsibleforincidentalor

consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,performance

oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended

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additionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandother

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“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.

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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

isa

certicationmarkoftheUPnP

ImplementersCorporation.

SD,SDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C,

LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD,

miniSDHC,microSDHC,microSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered

trademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.

ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DenitionMultimediaInterface,and

theHDMILogoaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMI

LicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.

RegulatoryInformation

Europe

ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives

andharmonizedstandards:

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

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC),onpage2.

•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2006/95/EC.SeeSafety,onpage3.

•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.

SeeDisposalandRecycling,onpage3.

Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom

AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactInformation,onpage3.

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

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.The

productshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis

properlygrounded.

CetappareilnumériquedelaclasseBestconfomeàlanorme

NMB-003duCanada.Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble

réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.

Europe

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission

accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe

connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly

grounded.

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

この装置は、クラスB情報技術装置です。この装置は、家

庭環境で使用することを目的としていますが、この装置が

ラジオやテレビジョン受信機に近接して使用されると、受

信障害を引き起こすことがあります。取扱説明書に従って

正しい取り扱いをして下さい。本製品は、シールドネット

ワークケーブル(STP)を使用して接続してください。また

適切に接地してください。

Korea

이기기는가정용(B급)전자파적합기기로서주로가정에

서사용하는것을목적으로하며,모든지역에서사용할수

있습니다.적절히접지된STP(shieldedtwistedpair)케이

블을사용하여제품을연결하십시오.

제품사양

•사용온도:0°C~45°C(32°F~113°F),습도(20~80%)

•전원:4.9~5.1VDC,Max.6.5W또는PoweroverEthernetIEEE

802.3af/802.3atType1Class1

적합성평가를받은자의상호:AxisCommunicationsAB

기자재의명칭(모델명):NetworkCamera(M1025)

인증번호:MSIP-REM-PNB-M1025

제조자/제조국가:AxisCommunicationsAB/Sweden

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Safety

ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation

TechnologyEquipment.Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,

theproductshallbegroundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable

(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.

Thepowersupplyusedwiththisproductshallfullltherequirements

forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)

accordingtoIEC/EN/UL60950-1.

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/EU

ontherestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesin

electricalandelectronicequipment(RoHS).

China

Thisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofthelegislative

actAdministrationontheControlofPollutionCausedbyElectronic

InformationProducts(ACPEIP).

Battery

ThisAxisproductusesaML614Rrechargablecellasthepowersupply

foritsinternalreal-timeclock(RTC).Undernormalconditionsthis

batterywilllastforaminimumof2weeks.

WARNING

Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtothemanufacturer's

instructions.

ContactInformation

AxisCommunicationsAB

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Tel:+46462721800

Fax:+4646136130

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Support

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resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto

ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,youcan:

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•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search

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•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate

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AXISM1025NetworkCamera

TableofContents

HardwareOverview..........................................5

ConnectorsandButtons..........................................5

LEDIndicators..................................................6

AccessingtheProduct.......................................7

AccessfromaBrowser...........................................7

AccessfromtheInternet..........................................8

SettheRootPassword...........................................8

TheLiveViewPage..............................................9

MediaStreams.............................................12

HowtoStreamH.264............................................12

MJPEG........................................................12

AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................12

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................13

SettingUptheProduct......................................15

ConnectingCameratoaMonitor...................................15

BasicSetup....................................................15

Video.........................................................16

VideoStream...................................................16

StreamProles.................................................18

CameraSettings................................................18

ViewArea.....................................................19

Overlay........................................................20

PrivacyMask...................................................21

LiveViewCong............................................22

PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................24

PresetPositions.................................................24

Advanced......................................................24

Detectors..................................................26

CameraTampering..............................................26

MotionDetection...............................................26

Applications...............................................29

ApplicationLicenses.............................................29

InstallApplication...............................................29

ApplicationConsiderations........................................29

Events....................................................31

SettingUpanActionRule........................................32

Recipients.....................................................32

Schedules......................................................33

Recurrences....................................................33

Recordings.................................................34

RecordingList..................................................34

ContinuousRecording............................................34

SystemOptions.............................................35

Security.......................................................35

Date&Time....................................................37

Network.......................................................37

Storage.......................................................43

Maintenance...................................................44

Support.......................................................44

Advanced......................................................45

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................46

Troubleshooting............................................47

CheckingtheFirmware...........................................47

UpgradingtheFirmware..........................................47

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................48

ProblemsRetrievingAdditionalVideoStreams........................50

TechnicalSpecications......................................52

PerformanceConsiderations.......................................54

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

HardwareOverview

StatusLEDindicator

Focusring

Lens

Networkconnector(PoE)

Powerconnector

Lockring

Controlbutton

SDcardslot

PowerLED

10.

NetworkLED

11.

WirelessindicatorLED(activatedonwirelessmodelsonly)

12.

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

13.

HDMIconnector-VideooutcompatiblewithDVI

ConnectorsandButtons

Fortechnicalspecications,seepage52.

HDMIConnector

TheHDMIConnector

isusedforconnectingtoavideodisplayormonitor.

NetworkConnector

RJ45Ethernetconnector.SupportsPoweroverEthernet(PoE).

NOTICE NOTICE

NOTICE

Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)oranopticalbercable.Allcablesconnectingthe

producttothenetworkshallbeintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledin

accordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeElectromagnetic

Compatibility(EMC),onpage2.

SDCardSlot

AmicroSDcard(notincluded)canbeusedforlocalrecordingwithremovablestorage.Formoreinformation,seeTechnical

Specications,onpage52.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

HardwareOverview

NOTICE NOTICE

NOTICE

Topreventcorruptionofrecordings,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.Tounmount,gotoSetup>System

Options>Storage>SDCardandclickUnmount.

ControlButton

Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:

•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage46.

•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage39.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout1

seconduntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.

•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage39.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.

LEDIndicators

LED

Color

Indication

Green

Steadyforconnectiontoa100Mbit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.

Amber

Steadyforconnectiontoa10Mbit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.

Network

UnlitNonetworkconnection.

GreenSteadygreenfornormaloperation.

Amber

Steadyduringstartupandwhenrestoringsettings.

Status

Red

Slowashforfailedupgrade.

Green

Normaloperation.

Power

Amber

Flashesgreen/amberduringrmwareupgrade.

Note

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtobeunlitduringnormaloperation.Tocongure,gotoSetup>SystemOptions>Ports

&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.

•TheNetworkLEDcanbedisabledsothatitdoesnotashwhenthereisnetworktrafc.Tocongure,gotoSetup>System

Options>Ports&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

AccessingtheProduct

ToinstalltheAxisproduct,refertotheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.

Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.TherecommendedbrowsersareInternetExplorerwithWindows,

SafariwithMacintoshandFirefoxwithotheroperatingsystems.SeeTechnicalSpecications,onpage52.

ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.

TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreams.ThelicenseisautomaticallyinstalledwithAMC.

Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoders,topreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.

Note

•QuickTime

isalsosupportedforviewingH.264streams.

•Ifyourcomputerrestrictstheuseofadditionalsoftwarecomponents,theproductcanbeconguredtouseaJavaapplet

forviewingMotionJPEG.

AccessfromaBrowser

1.Startabrowser(InternetExplorer,Firefox,Safari).

2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.Toaccesstheproductfroma

Macintoshcomputer(MacOSX),clickontheBonjourtabandselecttheproductfromthedrop-downlist.

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabouthowto

discoverandassignanIPaddress,seetheInstallationandManagementSoftwareCDorthedocumentAssignanIPAddress

andAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe

congured.Forinstructions,seeSettheRootPassword,onpage8.

4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Note

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand

userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin

yourownLiveViewpage.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

AccessingtheProduct

AccessfromtheInternet

Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust

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

willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>

Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.

Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4,onpage40.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService

atwww.axiscam.net

ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

SettheRootPassword

ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot

Passworddialog,whichappearswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.

Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS

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

HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPS,onpage40.

Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe

resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings,onpage46.

TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.

TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:

1.ClickCreateself-signedcerticate.

2.ProvidetherequestedinformationandclickOK.Thecerticateiscreatedandthepasswordcannowbesetsecurely.

3.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.

4.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

CongureCaptureMode

CapturemodedenesthemaximumresolutionandmaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Thecapturemodesettingalso

affectsthecamera’sangleofview.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

AccessingtheProduct

Selectthedesiredcapturemodefromthedrop-downlistandclickOK.

Note

Thedefaultcapturemodeis1080p@30/25fps.ToconnecttheproducttoavideosourceusingastandardHDMI®cable,

select720p(HDMI)@30/25fps.

SeealsoCaptureMode,onpage18.

SetPowerLineFrequency

PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage45)

orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.

Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause

imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.

Note

Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof

theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.

TheLiveViewPage

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser

preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView

page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.

ControlsontheLiveViewPage

ClickViewsizetoscaletheimagedownto800pixelswideortofullscale.OnlyavailableinMJPEG.

SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformationabouthow

tocongurestreamproles,seepage18.

TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformationabouthowto

congureandenablethebutton,seeManualTrigger,onpage9.

ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.ThisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhentheAXIS

MediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ActionButtons.

ManualTrigger

TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto

validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Tocongurethemanualtrigger:

1.GotoSetup>Events.

2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.

3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

AccessingtheProduct

4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.

5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.

Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEvents,onpage31.

ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.

AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar

TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC),onpage12formore

information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:

ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.

TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.

TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thelocationwheretheimageissavedcanbespecied

intheAMCControlPanel.

ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer

keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.

TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostream.Thelocationwheretherecordingissavedcanbespeciedin

theAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

PTZControls

TheLiveViewpagealsodisplaysPan/Tilt/Zoom(PTZ)controls.Theadministratorcanenable/disablecontrolsforspeciedusersunder

SystemOptions>Security>Users.

Note

ThesecontrolsareavailableifdigitalPTZisenabledintheselectedviewarea,seeViewArea,onpage19.

ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.

User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeControls,onpage24.

SelectaPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.SeePresetPositions,

onpage24.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

AccessingtheProduct

PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthe

cameraviewtothatposition.

ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControls,onpage24.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

MediaStreams

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe

typeyouuse.

TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestreamproles.

Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,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.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

MediaStreams

TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore

information.

TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:

•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartmenu)

•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream

YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:

•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,Firefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTPconnection

tothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,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

.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

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

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

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

MediaStreams

Note

•<ip>=IPaddess

•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.

•QuickTimeaddslatencytothevideostream.

•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee

this.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

SettingUptheProduct

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin

thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.

•OperatorshaveaccesstoallsettingsexceptSystemOptions

Seealsotheonlinehelp

ConnectingCameratoaMonitor

Whenthecameraisrstconnectedtoamonitorandthenpoweredup,thedefaultcapturemodeisautomaticallysetforviewingthe

imagestreamoverHDMI.Ifthecameraisconnectedtoamonitorafterpowerup,restartthecameraorsetthecapturemodeto

720p(HDMI)@30/25fps.ThiscanbedonefromtheCapturemodedrop-downlistfromVideo>CameraSettings.Thiscanalsobe

donefromtheCongurecapturemodewindow(seeCongureCaptureMode,onpage8)afterafactorydefault(seepage46).

BasicSetup

BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:

1.Users.Seepage35.

2.TCP/IP.Seepage37.

3.Date&Time.Seepage37.

4.VideoStream.Seepage16.

TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

SettingUptheProduct

Video

ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:

•Videostream.Seepage16.

•Streamproles.Seepage18.

•Camerasettings.Seepage18.

•Viewarea.Seepage19.

•Overlayimage.Seepage20.

•Privacymask.Seepage21.

VideoStream

YoucandenethefollowingvideostreamsettingsfromVideo>VideoStream:

•Image.Seepage17.

•H.264.Seepage17.

PixelCounter

Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereisa

requirementthattheimageisacertainsize,forexampleinfacerecognition.

Thepixelcountercanbeaccessedfrom:

•Video>VideoStream.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangle

intheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenumberofpixelsintheWidthandHeight

eldsandclickApply.

•TheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickintheimageandselect

Pixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

SettingUptheProduct

Image

ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.

Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:

•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.

•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe

compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.

•Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.

Note

VideostreamsoverHDMIcanonlyberotated180°or0°.

•Mirror.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.

•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed

amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest

frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.

•Overlaysettings.SeeOverlay,onpage20.

ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.

H.264

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

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

P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.

TheGOVlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOVlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon

bandwidthrequirementsinsomecases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.

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.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

SettingUptheProduct

StreamProles

Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream

prolescanbeused:

•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEvents,onpage31.

•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecording,onpage34.

•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.

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

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

Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.

ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

CameraSettings

TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.

CaptureMode

CapturemodedenesthemaximumresolutionandmaximumframerateavailableintheAxisproduct.Acapturemodewithalarge

maximumresolutionhasareducedmaximumframerateandviceversa.

Thecapturemodesettingalsoaffectsthecamera’sangleofviewastheeffectivesizeoftheimagesensordiffersbetweencapture

modes.

Capturemodeissetthersttimetheproductisaccessed.SelectthedesiredcapturemodeandclickOK.

Changingcapturemodewhentheproducthasbeenconguredisnotrecommendedasmostothersettingswillbeeitherremoved

orreset,forexample:

1.GotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings.

2.Selectthenewcapturemode.

3.ClickSave.

4.Reviewandrecongureallsettings,forexample:

-Viewarea

-Streamproles

-PTZsettingsincludingpresetpositionsandguardtours

-Motiondetectionwindows

-Privacymasks

-Imageoverlays

-Actionrules

-Settingsinuploadedapplications

ImageAppearance

IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100givesmaximumcolorsaturation.Thevalue0givesa

blackandwhiteimage.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

SettingUptheProduct

TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.

IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight

conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.

TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.

WhiteBalance

Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis

productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight

sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp.

WideDynamicRange

Widedynamicrange(DynamicContrast)canimprovetheexposurewhenthereisaconsiderablecontrastbetweenlightanddark

areasintheimage.EnableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.DisableWDRinlowlightconditionsforoptimalexposure.

Note

Thissettingisonlypossiblewhenusingautomaticexposurecontrol.

ExposureSettings

Conguretheexposuresettingstosuittheimagequalityrequirementsinrelationtolighting,framerateandbandwidth

considerations.

Exposurevalue-Clickinthebartone-tunetheexposure.

EnableBacklightcompensation-Enablethisoptionifabrightspotoflight,forexamplealightbulb,causesotherareasin

theimagetoappeartoodark.

Exposurepriority-WhenMotionisprioritized,motionblurintheimageisminimized.Thiscanbeusefulforrecognitionofmoving

objectssuchaspeopleandvehicles.However,prioritizingmotionmaycauseanincreaseinimagenoise,especiallyinlowlight

situations.WhenLownoiseisprioritized,imagenoiseisminimized.Thelesizeisreduced,whichcanbeusefulifstoragespaceor

bandwidthislimited.However,prioritizinglownoisemayresultinaverydarkimage,especiallyinlowlightsituations.

ViewArea

Aviewareaisacroppedpartofthefullview.TheviewareaistreatedasavideosourceinLiveViewandhasitsownvideo

streamandPTZsettings.

Whensettingupaviewareaitisrecommendedthatthevideostreamresolutionisthesamesizeasorsmallerthantheviewarea

size.Settingthevideostreamresolutionlargerthantheviewareasizeimpliesdigitallyscaledupvideoaftersensorcapture,

requiringmorebandwidthwithoutaddingimageinformation.

Toenable,gotoVideo>CameraSettingsandselectEnableViewArea.

Toconguretheviewarea:

1.GotoVideo>ViewArea.

2.SelectanAspectratioandaVideostreamresolution.

3.Usethemousetomoveandresizetheviewarea.

4.SelectEnablePTZtoenabledigitalPTZfortheviewarea.

5.ClickSavetosavethesettings.

AXISM1025NetworkCamera

SettingUptheProduct

Note

ThePTZfunctionalityisusefulduringinstallationoftheAxisproduct.Useaviewareatocropoutaspecicpartofthe

fullview.

Overlay

Overlaysareusedtoprovideextrainformation,forexampleforforensicvideoanalysisorduringproductinstallationand

conguration.Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.

Anoverlaytextcandisplaythecurrentdateandtime,oratextstring.Whenusingatextstring,modierscanbeusedtodisplay

informationsuchasthecurrentbitrateorthecurrentframerate.Forinformationaboutavailablemodiers,seeFileNaming&

Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp

ImageandtextoverlaywillnotbedisplayedonvideostreamoverHDMI.

Toenableoverlays:

1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.

2.Toincludeanoverlayimage,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.Theoverlayimagemustrstbeuploadedto

theAxisproduct,seeOverlayImage.

3.Toincludedateandtime,selectIncludedateandIncludetime.

4.Toincludeatextstring,selectIncludetextandenterthetextintheeld.Modierscanbeused,seeFileNaming&

Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp

5.Denetextoverlaycharacteristicsintherelevantelds.

6.ClickSave.

Tomodifythedateandtimeformat,gotoSystemOptions>Date&Time.SeeDate&Time,onpage37.

OverlayImage

Anoverlayimageisastaticimagesuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theimage,forexamplecompanylogo,isusedtoprovide

extrainformationortomaskapartoftheimage.

Sinceitisstatic,thepositionandsizeofanoverlayimagewillremainthesameregardlessofresolutionandPan/Tilt/Zoom

movements.Tosetupadynamicmask,whichwillalwaysmaskthespeciedpartofmonitoredarea,seePrivacyMask,onpage21

Touseanoverlayimage,theimagemustrstbeuploadedtotheAxisproduct:

1.GotoVideo>OverlayImage.

2.ClickBrowseandbrowsetothele.

3.ClickUpload.

4.SelecttheimagetousefromtheUseoverlayimagelist.

5.ClickSave.

Todisplaytheoverlayimage:

1.GotoVideo>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.

2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinatesandentertheXandYcoordinates.

3.ClickSave.

Forinformationaboutsupportedimageformats,seetheonlinehelp

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