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AXISM3044-VNetworkCamera
UserManual
AboutthisDocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISM3044-V
FixedDomeNetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware6.15and
later.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproducton
yournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhen
usingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystems
mayalsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Later
versionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedatwww.axis.com.Seealsothe
product’sonlinehelp,availablethroughtheweb-basedinterface.
LegalConsiderations
Videosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfromcountryto
country.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusingthisproduct
forsurveillancepurposes.
Thisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicense.Topurchase
furtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.
Liability
Everycarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdocument.Please
informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis
CommunicationsABcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytechnicalor
typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe
productandmanualswithoutpriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB
makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained
withinthisdocument,including,butnotlimitedto,theimplied
warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.Axis
CommunicationsABshallnotbeliablenorresponsibleforincidentalor
consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,performance
oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended
purpose.
IntellectualPropertyRights
AxisABhasintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingtotechnologyembodied
intheproductdescribedinthisdocument.Inparticular,andwithout
limitation,theseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormore
ofthepatentslistedatwww.axis.com/patent.htmandoneormore
additionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandother
countries.
Thisproductcontainslicensedthird-partysoftware.Seethemenuitem
“About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.
ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer,
Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see
www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom
https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/
EquipmentModications
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe
instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains
nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor
modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications
andapprovals.
TrademarkAcknowledgments
AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXIS,ETRAX,ARTPECandVAPIXare
registeredtrademarksortrademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvarious
jurisdictions.Allothercompanynamesandproductsaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.
Apple,Boa,Apache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExplorer,Linux,
Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.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.SeeSafetyonpage3.
RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive201 1/65/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)thatis
properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme
CANNMB-3(classeB).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble
réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55032.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
B
で使てい
やテ使⽤
を引取扱
取り製品
(STP)を使してしてさい
切に地しださ
Korea
기는정용(B)전자파적기기로서정에
용하것을목적으로하며,모든지역에서
다.접지STP(shieldedtwistedpair)케이
용하제품오.
Safety
ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,
theproductshallbegroundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable
(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.
Thepowersupplyusedwiththisproductshallfullltherequirements
forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)
accordingtoIEC/EN/UL62368-1orIEC/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/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.
AXISM3044-VNetworkCamera
TableofContents
SafetyInformation..........................................6
HazardLevels...................................................6
OtherMessageLevels............................................6
HardwareOverview..........................................7
ConnectorsandButtons..........................................7
LEDIndicators..................................................8
AccesstheProduct..........................................9
AccessfromaBrowser...........................................9
AccessfromtheInternet..........................................9
SettheRootPassword...........................................10
SetPowerLineFrequency.........................................10
TheLiveViewPage..............................................10
MediaStreams.............................................13
HowtoStreamH.264............................................13
MJPEG........................................................13
AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................13
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................14
SetUptheProduct..........................................16
BasicSetup....................................................16
Video.....................................................17
SetUpVideoStreams............................................17
StreamProles.................................................19
ONVIFMediaProles............................................19
CameraSettings................................................19
ViewArea.....................................................20
Aboutoverlays..................................................21
PrivacyMask...................................................22
ConguretheLiveViewPage.................................23
PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................25
PresetPositions.................................................25
Aboutguardtours...............................................25
Advanced......................................................26
Detectors..................................................27
CameraTampering..............................................27
MotionDetection...............................................27
Applications...............................................30
ApplicationLicenses.............................................30
UploadApplication..............................................30
ApplicationConsiderations........................................30
AXISVideoMotionDetection.................................32
Considerations..................................................32
StartandStoptheApplication.....................................32
CongureApplication............................................32
UsingtheApplicationinanActionRule.............................36
Events....................................................38
SetUpActionRules.............................................38
AddRecipients..................................................39
CreateSchedules................................................41
SetUpRecurrences..............................................41
Recordings.................................................42
FindRecordings.................................................42
PlayRecording..................................................42
ExportVideoClip................................................43
ContinuousRecording............................................43
Languages.................................................44
SystemOptions.............................................45
Security.......................................................45
Date&Time....................................................47
Network.......................................................48
Storage.......................................................53
Maintenance...................................................55
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Support.......................................................56
Advanced......................................................56
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................57
Troubleshooting............................................58
ChecktheFirmware.............................................58
UpgradetheFirmware...........................................58
EmergencyRecoveryProcedure....................................58
Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................59
TechnicalSpecications......................................62
PerformanceConsiderations.......................................63
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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
1
Domecover
2
StatusLED
3
microSDcardslot
4
Controlbutton
5
Networkconnector(PoE)
6
Focusring
ConnectorsandButtons
Fortechnicalspecications,seepage62.
NetworkConnector
RJ45EthernetconnectorwithPoweroverEthernet(PoE).
NO NO
NO
TICE TICE
TICE
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkshall
beintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevicesareinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’s
instructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.
SDCardSlot
NO NO
NO
TICE TICE
TICE
RiskofdamagetoSDcard.Donotusesharptools,metalobjectsorexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingthe
SDcard.Useyourngerstoinsertandremovethecard.
Riskofdatalossandcorruptedrecordings.DonotremovetheSDcardwhiletheproductisrunning.Disconnectpoweror
unmounttheSDcardfromtheAxisproduct’swebpagesbeforeremoval.
ThisproductsupportsmicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXCcards(notincluded).
ForSDcardrecommendations,seewww.axis.com
ControlButton
Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareOverviewonpage7.
Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
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HardwareOverview
Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage57.
ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage49.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3
secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage49.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.
LEDIndicators
Note
TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.
TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.
StatusLED
Indication
Unlit
Connectionandnormaloperation.
GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.
Amber
Steadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgrade.
Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.
RedFlashesredforrmwareupgradefailure.
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AccesstheProduct
AccesstheProduct
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.
AccessfromaBrowser
1.Startawebbrowser.
2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.
ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe
drop-downlist.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout
howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis
Supportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
Note
ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.
3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe
congured.Forinstructions,seeSettheRootPasswordonpage10.
4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageopensinyourbrowser.
Note
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownLiveViewpage.
AccessfromtheInternet
Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,which
willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage51.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat
www.axiscam.net
ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
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AccesstheProduct
SettheRootPassword
ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot
Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.
Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS
certicate.HTTPS(HypertextTransferProtocoloverSSL)isaprotocolusedtoencrypttrafcbetweenwebbrowsersandservers.The
HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage46.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage57.
TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.
TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:
1.ClickUseHTTPS.
Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe
passwordcannowbesetsecurely.
2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.
SetPowerLineFrequency
PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage57)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.
Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause
imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.
Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.
Note
Powerlinefrequencyvariesdependingongeographicregion.TheAmericasusuallyuse60Hz,whereasmostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationscouldapply.Alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.
TheLiveViewPage
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView
page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
ControlsontheLiveViewPage
ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto
tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).
ClickWDRontoenableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.ClickWDRofftodisableWDRinlow
lightconditionsforoptimalexposure.
SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation
abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage19.
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AccesstheProduct
UsetheManualTriggerbuttontotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformationabout
howtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage11.
ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen
theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>
ActionButtons.
ManualTrigger
TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto
validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.
Tocongurethemanualtrigger:
1.GotoSetup>Events.
2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.
3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.
4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.
5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.
Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage38.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage13formore
information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved
canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
PTZControls
Note
ThesecontrolsareavailableifdigitalPTZisenabledintheselectedviewarea,seeViewAreaonpage20.
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AccesstheProduct
ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe
mousepointer.
ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.
Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa
rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.
Toviewaspecicviewareaorpresetposition,selectitfromtheSourcelist.
PanandTiltbarsUsethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto
thatposition.
ZoombarUsethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControlsonpage26.
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MediaStreams
MediaStreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwilldeterminethe
typeyouuse.
TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,andtothelistofavailablestream
proles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.
HowtoStreamH.264
H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion
JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace
arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.
Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
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.
MJPEG
ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient
tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.
TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage
containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS
MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.
AXISMediaControl(AMC)
AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.
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MediaStreams
TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’sManualformore
information.
TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:
WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)
Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream
YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:
MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP
connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.
StillJPEGimagesinabrowser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi
WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths
canbeused:
-UnicastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-UnicastviaRTSP,tunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-Multicast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
QuickTime
TM
.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
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MediaStreams
Note
<ip>=IPaddress
TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.
QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.
ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee
this.
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SetUptheProduct
SetUptheProduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.
Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage45
Seealsotheonlinehelp
.
BasicSetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage45.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage48.
3.Date&Time.Seepage47.
4.VideoStream.Seepage17.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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Video
Video
ItispossibletocongurethefollowingvideofeaturesinyourAxisproduct:
Videostream.Seepage17.
Streamproles.Seepage19.
Camerasettings.Seepage19.
Viewareas.Seepage20.
Overlayimage.Seepage2
1.
Privacymask.Seepage22.
SetUpVideoStreams
Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo>VideoStream.
Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:
Image.Seepage17.
H.264.Seepage18.
Zipstream.Seepage18
MJPEG.See.
PixelCounter
Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis
aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeused:
Whensettingupavideostream,seeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage17.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShow
pixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthe
numberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.
WhenaccessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickinthe
imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
Mirrorimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanbemirrored.
Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.
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Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
Overlaysettings.SeeAboutoverlaytextonpage21.
ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
H.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimagewhereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
TheH.264streamsettingscanbeconguredfromtheVideo>VideoStreampage.SelecttheH.264tab.Thesettingsdenedinthis
pagewillapplytoallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole.
TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOPlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon
bandwidthrequirementsinsomecases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.
TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):
Baseline.TheBaselineproleisrecommendedforclientsthatdon’tsupportCABACentropycoding.
Main.TheMainproleprovideshighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtotheBaselineprolebut
requiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.
ThebitratecanbesetasVariablebitrate(VBR)orMaximumbitrate(MBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimage
complexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityintheimage,andlessforlowerimageactivity.Whentheactivityin
thesceneincreases,thebitratewouldusuallyincreaseaswell.Ifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,thismaynotbeanissueand
selectingVariablebitrate(VBR)willbesufcient.Butifbandwidthislimited,itisrecommendedtocontrolthebitratebyselecting
Maximumbitrate(MBR).Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingup
morebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratethat
limitsthebandwidthconsumption.
TheMBRtargetbitrateworksliketheceilingofatent.Itlimitsthebitrate,whilemaintainingsomeexibility.Thebitrate
maybounceupanddownwithinthesettargetbutwhenitnearsthesettargetvalue,thelimitationkicksin.However,because
MBRwillalwaysprioritizeacontinuousvideostream,itallowstemporaryovershootsfromthetargetbitrate.Becausesettinga
targetvaluepreventsthebitratefromincreasing,framerateandimagequalityareaffectednegatively.Topartlycompensatefor
this,selectwhichvariableshallbeprioritized,framerateorimagequality.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateand
imagequalityareequallyaffected.
Thecurrentbitratecanbesettoappearastextoverlay.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetextandenterthemodier
#bintheeld.
Toapplythesettings,clickSave.
Axis’ZipstreamTechnology
Zipstreamisabitrate-reductiontechnologyoptimizedforvideosurveillance.ZipstreamreducestheaveragebitrateintheH.264
streambyremovingunnecessarydataandmakesitpossibletoallowhigherresolutions,reducestoragecostortokeeprecordingsfor
alongertime.Toreducethebitrate,Zipstreamreducesthenumberofbitsintheareasoftheimagethatarelessinterestingfroma
videosurveillanceperspective,forexamplethebackground.Imagedetailsthatareimportantforforensicvideoanalysis,forexample
facesandlicenseplates,arepreservedwithenoughnumberofbits.
TheseZipstreamstrengthoptionsareavailable:
Off.Zipstreamdisabled.
LowestZipstreamstrength.Lowbandwidthreduction.Novisiblequalitydegradationinmostscenes
MediumZipstreamstrength.Mediumbandwidthreduction.Limitedvisualqualitydegradationinnotprioritizedareasin
somescenes
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HighestZipstreamstrength.Highbandwidthreduction.Visiblequalitydegradationinnotprioritizedareasinmanyscenes
LowestZipstreamstrengthisthedefaultsettingfortheproduct.Thiscongurationisverysafetouseinallapplicationswhilestill
reducingthebitrate.
Forcloud-connectedcamerasorcamerasusingedgestoragethatneedtolimitthebitrateforincreasedstoragetimeitis
recommendedtoselecttheHighestZipstreamstrength.Thissettingisverygoodtocombinewithmotiondetectiontriggeringand
variablebitrate(VBR)wherethebitrateisallowedtoadapttochangesincomplexityinthescene.
Axis’ZipstreamTechnologyforH.264conformstotheH.264standardandiscompatiblewiththird-partyclientsandVMSsolutions
thatdecodeH.264video.
ThebitratecontrollerbuiltintotheproductcanbecombinedwithZipstreamtoenforceamaximumbitrate(MBR)limit.Axis
CommunicationsrecommendsusingVBRorMBRwitharatherhighbitratelimittoenablethefullpotentialofAxis’Zipstream
Technology.
StreamProles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolescanbeused:
Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage38.
Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage43.
IntheLiveViewpageselectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
Forquicksetup,useoneofthepredenedstreamproles.Eachpredenedprolehasadescriptivename,indicatingitspurpose.If
required,thepredenedstreamprolescanbemodiedandnewcustomizedstreamprolescanbecreated.
Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
ONVIFMediaProles
AnONVIFmediaproleconsistsofasetofcongurationsthatcanbeusedtochangemediastreamsettings.ONVIFmediaproles
canbesetthroughtheONVIFMediaProleSettingspageandbeusedbyaclienttoconguremediastreamproperties.
TheONVIFMediaProlespagelistsallsuchpre-conguredproles.Theseprolescannotberemoved.Pre-conguredmedia
proleshavebeenincludedintheproductforquicksetup.ItisalsopossibletocongurenewONVIFmediaprolesasperrequired
specications.ToaddanewONVIFmediaprole,clickAddandentertherequiredinformation.Youcanalsomodifyorremovea
prolefromthispage.
CameraSettings
TheVideo>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.
ImageAppearance
TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video>CameraSettings.
IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100givesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0gives
minimumcolorsaturation.
TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.
IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.
TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.
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WhiteBalance
TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings
Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis
productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight
sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp
.
ExposureSettings
Exposureistheamountoflightthecamera’ssensorcapturesforascene.Toomuchlightresultsinawashedoutimageandtoo
littlelightresultsinadarkimage.
Conguretheexposuresettingstosuittheimagequalityrequirementsinrelationtolighting,framerateandbandwidth
considerations.
Exposurevalue-Clickinthebartone-tunetheexposure.
Exposurecontrol-Selectasuitableoptiontocontrolexposure.
FormostscenestheAutomaticoptionwillprovidethebestresults.Theshutterspeedisautomaticallysettoproduceoptimum
imagequality.
Iftheimageickersthatcanbecausedbyuorescentlampsorotherlightsources.Toreduceickerintheimage,selecttheFlicker
optionthatmatchesthepowerlinefrequency.
TheHoldcurrentoptionlocksthecurrentexposuresettings.
ViewArea
Aviewareaisacroppedpartofthefullview.EachviewareaistreatedasavideosourceinLiveViewandhasitsownvideo
streamandPTZsettings.
Whensettingupaviewareaitisrecommendedthatthevideostreamresolutionisthesamesizeasorsmallerthantheviewarea
size.Settingthevideostreamresolutionlargerthantheviewareasizeimpliesdigitallyscaledupvideoaftersensorcapture,
requiringmorebandwidthwithoutaddingimageinformation.
Toenable,gotoVideo>CameraSettingsandselectEnableViewAreas.
Toaddanewviewarea:
1.GotoVideo>ViewArea.
2.ClickAdd.
3.ThenewviewareaappearsunderSelectedviewarea.EnteradescriptivenameintheNameeld.
4.SelectanAspectratioandaVideostreamresolution.
5.Anewviewareacoversthewholeimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetheviewarea.
6.SelectEnablePTZtoenabledigitalPTZfortheviewarea.
7.ClickSavetosavethesettings.
Tomodifyaviewarea,selecttheviewareainthelistandmodifythesettingsasrequired.ClickSave.
Toremoveaviewarea,selecttheviewareaandclickRemove.
Note
ThePTZfunctionalityisusefulduringinstallationoftheAxisproduct.Useaviewareatocropoutaspecicpartofthe
fullview.
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