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Axis P3818-PVE Network Camera User manual

  • Hello! I'm a chat assistant, and I've thoroughly reviewed the user manual for the AXIS P3818-PVE Network Camera. I'm ready to assist you with any questions about its features, such as image adjustments, video recording, event rules, and integration with network speakers, as covered in this document.
  • How do I find the device on the network?
    How do I set a new password for the root account?
    How can I reduce noise in low-light conditions?
    How do I set up network storage?
    How do I record video when the camera detects an object?
    How do I connect to a network speaker?
AXISP3818-PVENetworkCamera
Usermanual
AXISP3818-PVENetworkCamera
TableofContents
Getstarted................................................3
Findthedeviceonthenetwork....................................3
Openthedevice'swebpage.......................................3
Webpageoverview..............................................4
Installation................................................5
Previewmode..................................................5
Congureyourdevice........................................6
Adjusttheimage................................................6
Viewandrecordvideo............................................9
Setuprulesforevents...........................................10
Audio.........................................................17
Thedeviceinterface.........................................19
Status........................................................19
Video.........................................................21
Audio.........................................................29
Recordings.....................................................30
Apps..........................................................33
System........................................................33
Maintenance...................................................48
Learnmore................................................50
Long-distanceconnections........................................50
Privacymasks..................................................50
Overlays.......................................................50
Streamingandstorage...........................................50
Applications....................................................53
Security.......................................................55
Specications..............................................56
Productoverview................................................56
LEDindicators..................................................56
SDcardslot....................................................57
Buttons.......................................................57
Connectors....................................................57
Cleaningrecommendations...................................59
Troubleshooting............................................60
Resettofactorydefaultsettings...................................60
Firmwareoptions...............................................60
Checkthecurrentrmwareversion.................................60
Upgradethermware............................................60
Technicalissues,clues,andsolutions................................61
Performanceconsiderations.......................................62
Contactsupport.................................................63
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Getstarted
Getstarted
Findthedeviceonthenetwork
TondAxisdevicesonthenetworkandassignthemIPaddressesinWindows®,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManager.Both
applicationsarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromaxis.com/support.
FormoreinformationabouthowtondandassignIPaddresses,gotoHowtoassignanIPaddressandaccessyourdevice.
Browsersupport
Youcanusethedevicewiththefollowingbrowsers:
ChromeTMFirefox®EdgeTMSafari®
Windows®recommendedrecommended
macOS®recommendedrecommended
Linux®recommendedrecommended
Otheroperatingsystems*
*TouseAXISOSwebinterfacewithiOS15oriPadOS15,gotoSettings Settings
Settings> >
>Safari Safari
Safari> >
>Advanced Advanced
Advanced> >
>Experimental Experimental
ExperimentalFeatures Features
Featuresanddisable
NSURLSessionWebsocket.
Ifyouneedmoreinformationaboutrecommendedbrowsers,gotoAXISOSPortal.
Openthedevice'swebpage
1.OpenabrowserandtypetheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisdevice.
IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISDeviceManagertondthedeviceonthenetwork.
2.Typetheusernameandpassword.Ifyouaccessthedeviceforthersttime,youmustsettherootpassword.SeeSetanew
passwordfortherootaccountonpage3.
Verifythatnoonehastamperedwiththermware
TomakesurethatthedevicehasitsoriginalAxisrmware,ortotakefullcontrolofthedeviceafterasecurityattack:
1.Resettofactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage60.
Afterthereset,securebootguaranteesthestateofthedevice.
2.Congureandinstallthedevice.
Setanewpasswordfortherootaccount
Thedefaultadministratorusernameisroot.There’snodefaultpasswordfortherootaccount.Yousetapasswordtherst
timeyoulogintothedevice.
1.Typeapassword.Followtheinstructionsaboutsecurepasswords.SeeSecurepasswordsonpage4.
2.Retypethepasswordtoconrmthespelling.
3.ClickAdduser.
Important
Ifyoulosethepasswordfortherootaccount,gotoResettofactorydefaultsettingsonpage60andfollowtheinstructions.
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Securepasswords
Important
Axisdevicessendtheinitiallysetpasswordincleartextoverthenetwork.Toprotectyourdeviceaftertherstlogin,set
upasecureandencryptedHTTPSconnectionandthenchangethepassword.
Thedevicepasswordistheprimaryprotectionforyourdataandservices.Axisdevicesdonotimposeapasswordpolicyasthey
maybeusedinvarioustypesofinstallations.
Toprotectyourdatawestronglyrecommendthatyou:
•Useapasswordwithatleast8characters,preferablycreatedbyapasswordgenerator.
•Don’texposethepassword.
•Changethepasswordatarecurringinterval,atleastonceayear.
Webpageoverview
Thisvideogivesyouanoverviewofthedeviceinterface.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=60260&section=webpage-overview
Axisdevicewebinterface
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Installation
Installation
Previewmode
Previewmodeisidealforinstallerswhennetuningthecameraviewduringtheinstallation.Nologinisrequiredtoaccessthe
cameraviewinpreviewmode.Itisavailableonlyinfactorydefaultedstateforalimitedtimefrompoweringupthedevice.
Towatchthisvideo,gotothewebversionofthisdocument.
help.axis.com/?&piaId=60260&section=preview-mode
Thisvideodemonstratehowtousepreviewmode.
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Configureyourdevice
Configureyourdevice
Adjusttheimage
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Ifyouwanttolearnmoreabouthowcertainfeatureswork,go
toLearnmoreonpage50.
Levelthecamera
Toadjusttheviewinrelationtoareferenceareaoranobject,usethelevelgridincombinationwithamechanicaladjustment
ofthecamera.
1.GotoVideo>Image>andclick.
2.Clicktoshowthelevelgrid.
3.Adjustthecameramechanicallyuntilthepositionofthereferenceareaortheobjectisalignedwiththelevelgrid.
BenetfromIRlightinlow-lightconditionsbyusingnightmode
Yourcamerausesvisiblelighttodelivercolorimagesduringtheday.Butasthevisiblelightdiminishes,colorimagesbecomeless
brightandclear.Ifyouswitchtonightmodewhenthishappens,thecamerausesbothvisibleandnear-infraredlighttodeliverbright
anddetailedblack-and-whiteimagesinstead.Youcansetthecameratoswitchtonightmodeautomatically.
1.GotoVideo>Image>Day-nightmode,andmakesurethattheIR-cutlterissettoAuto.
2.Tosetatwhatlightlevelyouwantthecameratoswitchtonightmode,movetheThresholdslidertowardBrightorDark.
Note
Ifyousettheswitchtonightmodetooccurwhenit’sbrighter,theimageremainssharperasthereislesslow-lightnoise.If
yousettheswitchtooccurwhenit’sdarker,theimagecolorsaremaintainedforlonger,butthereismoreimageblurdue
tolow-lightnoise.
Reducenoiseinlow-lightconditions
Toreducenoiseinlow-lightconditions,youcanadjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettings:
•Adjustthetrade-offbetweennoiseandmotionblur.GotoSettings>Image>ExposureandmovetheBlur-noise
trade-offslidertowardLownoise.
•Settheexposuremodetoautomatic.
Note
Ahighmaxshuttervaluecanresultinmotionblur.
•Toslowdowntheshutterspeed,setmaxshuttertothehighestpossiblevalue.
•Reducesharpnessintheimage.
Note
Whenyoureducethemaxgain,theimagecanbecomedarker.
•Setthemaxgaintoalowervalue.
Reducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions
Toreducemotionblurinlow-lightconditions,adjustoneormoreofthefollowingsettingsinVideo>Image>Exposure:
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•MovetheBlur-noisetrade-offslidertowardLowmotionblur.
Note
Whenyouincreasethegain,imagenoisealsoincreases.
•SetMaxshuttertoashortertime,andMaxgaintoahighervalue.
Ifyoustillhaveproblemswithmotionblur:
•Increasethelightlevelinthescene.
•Mountthecamerasothatobjectsmovetowarditorawayfromitratherthansideways.
Maximizethedetailsinanimage
Important
Ifyoumaximizethedetailsinanimage,thebitratewillprobablyincreaseandyoumightgetareducedframerate.
•Makesuretoselectthecapturemodethathasthehighestresolution.
•GotoVideo>Stream>Generalandsetthecompressionaslowaspossible.
•Belowtheliveviewimage,clickandinVideoformat,selectMJPEG.
•GotoVideo>Stream>H.264andH.265encoding>ZipstreamandselectOff.
Handlesceneswithstrongbacklight
Dynamicrangeisthedifferenceinlightlevelsinanimage.Insomecasesthedifferencebetweenthedarkestandthebrightest
areascanbesignicant.Theresultisoftenanimagewhereeitherthedarkorthebrightareasarevisible.Widedynamicrange
(WDR)makesbothdarkandbrightareasoftheimagevisible.
ImagewithoutWDR.
ImagewithWDR.
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Note
•WDRcancauseartifactsintheimage.
•WDRmaynotbeavailableforallcapturemodes.
1.GotoSettings>Image>Widedynamicrange.
2.TurnonWDR.
3.UsetheLocalcontrastslidertoadjusttheamountofWDR.
FindoutmoreaboutWDRandhowtouseitataxis.com/web-articles/wide-dynamic-range.
Verifythepixelresolution
Toverifythatadenedpartoftheimagecontainsenoughpixelsto,forexample,recognizethefaceofaperson,youcanusethe
pixelcounter.
1.GotoVideo>Imageandclick.
2.ClickforPixelcounter.
3.Inthecamera’sliveview,adjustthesizeandpositionoftherectanglearoundtheareaofinterest,forexamplewhere
youexpectfacestoappear.
Youcanseethenumberofpixelsforeachoftherectangle’ssides,anddecideifthevaluesareenoughforyourneeds.
Hidepartsoftheimagewithprivacymasks
Youcancreateoneorseveralprivacymaskstohidepartsoftheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Privacymasks.
2.Click.
3.Clickthenewmaskandtypeaname.
4.Adjustthesizeandplacementoftheprivacymaskaccordingtoyourneeds.
5.Tochangethecolorforallprivacymasks,clickPrivacymasksandselectacolor.
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SeealsoPrivacymasksonpage50
Showanimageoverlay
Youcanaddanimageasanoverlayinthevideostream.
1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
2.SelectImageandclick.
3.ClickImages.
4.Draganddropanimage.
5.ClickUpload.
6.ClickManageoverlay.
7.Selecttheimageandaposition.Youcanalsodragtheoverlayimageintheliveviewtochangetheposition.
Viewandrecordvideo
Thissectionincludesinstructionsaboutconguringyourdevice.Tolearnmoreabouthowstreamingandstorageworks,goto
Streamingandstorageonpage50.
Reducebandwidthandstorage
Important
Reducingthebandwidthcanresultinlossofdetailsintheimage.
1.GotoVideo>Stream.
2.Clickintheliveview.
3.SelectVideoformatH.264.
4.GotoVideo>Stream>GeneralandincreaseCompression.
5.GotoVideo>Stream>H.264andH.265encodinganddooneormoreofthefollowing:
-SelecttheZipstreamlevelthatyouwanttouse.
Note
TheZipstreamsettingsareusedforbothH.264andH.265.
-TurnonDynamicFPS.
-TurnonDynamicGOPandsetahighUpperlimitGOPlengthvalue.
Note
Mostwebbrowsersdon’tsupportH.265decodingandbecauseofthisthedevicedoesn’tsupportitinitswebinterface.
InsteadyoucanuseavideomanagementsystemorapplicationthatsupportsH.265decoding.
Setupnetworkstorage
Tostorerecordingsonthenetwork,youneedtosetupyournetworkstorage.
1.GotoSystem>Storage.
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2.ClickAddnetworkstorageunderNetworkstorage.
3.TypetheIPaddressofthehostserver.
4.TypethenameofthesharedlocationonthehostserverunderNetworkshare.
5.Typetheusernameandpassword.
6.SelecttheSMBversionorleaveitonAuto.
7.SelectAddshareevenifconnectionfailsifyouexperiencetemporaryconnectionissues,oriftheshareisnotyet
congured.
8.ClickAdd.
Recordandwatchvideo
Recordvideodirectlyfromthecamera
1.GotoVideo>Image.
2.Tostartarecording,click.
Ifyouhaven’tsetupanystorage,clickand.Forinstructionsonhowtosetupnetworkstorage,seeSetup
networkstorageonpage9
3.Tostoprecording,clickagain.
Watchvideo
1.GotoRecordings.
2.Clickforyourrecordinginthelist.
Setuprulesforevents
Youcancreaterulestomakeyourdeviceperformanactionwhencertaineventsoccur.Aruleconsistsofconditionsandactions.
Theconditionscanbeusedtotriggertheactions.Forexample,thedevicecanstartarecordingorsendanemailwhenitdetects
motion,orshowanoverlaytextwhilethedeviceisrecording.
Tolearnmore,checkoutourguideGetstartedwithrulesforevents.
Triggeranaction
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.Theruledeneswhenthedevicewillperformcertainactions.Youcanset
uprulesasscheduled,recurring,ormanuallytriggered.
2.EnteraName.
3.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggertheaction.Ifyouspecifymorethanoneconditionfortherule,allofthe
conditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.
4.SelectwhichActionthedeviceshouldperformwhentheconditionsaremet.
Note
Ifyoumakechangestoanactiverule,therulemustbeturnedonagainforthechangestotakeeffect.
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Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsanobject
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardwhenthecameradetectsanobject.Therecording
willincludevesecondsbeforedetectionandoneminuteafterdetectionends.
Beforeyoustart:
•MakesureyouhaveanSDcardinstalled.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
4.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
5.Selectacameraandastreamprole.
6.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
7.Setthepostbuffertimeto1minute.
8.ClickSave.
Showatextoverlayinthevideostreamwhenthedevicedetectsanobject
Thisexampleexplainshowtodisplaythetext“Motiondetected”whenthedevicedetectsanobject.
1.Starttheapplicationifitisnotalreadyrunning.
2.Makesureyouhavesetuptheapplicationaccordingtoyourneeds.
Addtheoverlaytext:
1.GotoVideo>Overlays.
2.UnderOverlays,selectTextandclick.
3.Enter#Dinthetexteld.
4.Choosetextsizeandappearance.
5.Topositionthetextoverlay,clickandselectanoption.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofactions,underOverlaytext,selectUseoverlaytext.
4.Selectavideochannel.
5.InText,type“Motiondetected”.
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6.Settheduration.
7.ClickSave.
Note
Ifyouupdatetheoverlaytextitwillbeautomaticallyupdatedonallvideostreamsdynamically.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsloudnoises
ThisexampleexplainshowtosetupthecameratostartrecordingtotheSDcardvesecondsbeforeitdetectsloudnoiseand
tostoptwominutesafter.
Turnonaudio:
1.Setupthestreamproletoincludeaudio,seeAddaudiotoyourrecordingonpage17.
Turnonaudiodetection:
1.GotoSystem>Detectors>Audiodetection.
2.Adjustthesoundlevelaccordingtoyourneeds.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underAudio,selectAudioDetection.
4.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideo.
5.Inthelistofstorageoptions,selectSD_DISK.
6.Selectthestreamprolewhereaudiohasbeenturnedon.
7.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
8.Setthepostbuffertimeto2minutes.
9.ClickSave.
Recordvideowhenthecameradetectsimpact
Shockdetectionallowsthecameratodetecttamperingcausedbyvibrationsorshock.Vibrationsduetotheenvironmentortoan
objectcantriggeranactiondependingontheshocksensitivityrange,whichcanbesetfrom0to100.Inthisscenario,someoneis
throwingrocksatthecameraafterhoursandyouwouldliketogetavideoclipoftheevent.
Turnonshockdetection:
1.GotoSystem>Detectors>Shockdetection.
2.Turnonshockdetection,andsetavaluefortheshocksensitivity.
Createarule:
3.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
4.Typeanamefortherule.
5.Inthelistofconditions,underDevicestatus,selectShockdetected.
6.Click+toaddasecondcondition.
7.Inthelistofconditions,underScheduledandrecurring,selectScheduledevent.
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8.Inthelistofschedules,selectAfterhours.
9.Inthelistofactions,underRecordings,selectRecordvideowhiletheruleisactive.
10.Selectwheretosavetherecordings.
11.SelectaCamera.
12.Settheprebuffertimeto5seconds.
13.Setthepostbuffertimeto60seconds.
14.ClickSave.
Providevisualindicationofanongoingevent
YouhavetheoptiontoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoyournetworkcamera.ThisLEDcanbeconguredtoturnonwhenever
certaineventsoccurinthecamera.Forexample,toletpeopleknowthatvideorecordingisinprogress.
Requiredhardware
•AXISI/OIndicationLED
•AnAxisnetworkvideocamera
Note
ForinstructionsonhowtoconnecttheAXISI/OIndicationLED,seetheinstallationguideprovidedwiththeproduct.
ThefollowingexampleshowshowtocongurearulethatturnsontheAXISI/OIndicationLEDtoindicatethatcameraisrecording.
1.GotoSettings>System>I/OPorts.
2.FortheportthatyouconnectedtheAXISI/OIndicationLEDto,setthedirectiontoOutput,andsetthenormalstateto
Opencircuit(NO)
3.GotoSettings>System>Events.
4.Createanewrule.
5.SelecttheConditionthatmustbemettotriggerthecameratostartrecording.Itcan,forexample,beatimescheduleor
motiondetection.
6.Inthelistofactions,selectRecordvideo.Selectastreamproleorcreateanew.AlsosetthePrebufferandPostbuffer
asrequired.
7.Savetherule.
8.CreateasecondruleandselectthesameConditionasintherstrule.
9.Inthelistofactions,selectToggleI/Owhiletheruleisactive,andthenselecttheporttheAXISI/OIndicationLEDis
connectedto.SetthestatetoActive.
10.Savetherule.
OtherscenarioswhereAXISI/OIndicationLEDcanbeusedareforexample:
•ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenthecamerastarts,toindicatethepresenceofthecamera.SelectSystemreadyas
acondition.
•ConguretheLEDtoturnonwhenlivestreamisactivetoindicatethatapersonoraprogramisaccessingastreamfrom
thecamera.SelectLivestreamaccessedasacondition.
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Openthelocktoagatewhensomeoneisnearby
Thisexampleexplainshowtodirectthecameraandopenagatewhensomeonewantstoenterduringdaytime.Thisisdoneby
connectingaPIRdetectortotheproduct’sinputportandaswitchrelaytotheproduct’soutputport.
Requiredhardware
•MountedPIRdetector
•Switchrelayconnectedtothegatelock,inthiscasetheswitchisnormallyclosed(NC)
•Connectingwires
Physicalconnection
1.ConnectthewiresfromthePIRdetectortotheinputpin,seeI/Oconnectoronpage57.
2.Connectthewiresfromtheswitchtotheoutputpin,seeI/Oconnectoronpage57
CongureI/Oports
Youneedtoconnecttheswitchrelaytothecamerafromthecamera’swebpage.First,conguretheI/Oports:
SetthePIRdetectortoaninputport
1.GotoSystem>Accessories>I/Oports.
2.SetthedirectiontoInputforport1.
3.Givetheinputmoduleadescriptivename,forexample“PIRdetector”.
4.TotriggeraneventwheneverthePIRdetectorsensesmotion,setthenormalstatetoCircuitopen.
Settheswitchrelaytoanoutputport
1.SetthedirectiontoOutputforport2.
2.Givetheoutputmoduleadescriptivename,forexample“Gateswitch”.
3.Toopenthegatewheneveraneventistriggered,setthenormalstatetoCircuitclosed.
Createrules
1.GotoSettings>System>Eventsandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule,forexample“Opengate”.
3.Inthelistofconditions,selectPIRdetector.
4.Inthelistofactions,selectToggleI/Oonce.
5.Inthelistofports,selectGateswitch.
6.SetstatetoActive.
7.Settheduration.
8.ClickSave.
Triggeranalarmifsomeoneopensthehousing
Thisexampleexplainshowtotriggeranalarmifsomeoneopensthehousing.
Addarecipient:
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1.GotoSystem>Events>RecipientsandclickAddrecipient.
2.Typeanamefortherecipient.
3.SelectEmail.
4.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
5.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soitwillneedtologintoanotheremailservertobeabletosendmails.Fill
intherestoftheinformationaccordingtoyouremailprovider.
6.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
7.ClickSave.
Createarule:
8.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
9.Typeanamefortherule.
10.Inthelistofconditions,selectCasingopen.
11.Inthelistofactions,selectSendnoticationtoemail.
12.Selectarecipientfromthelist.
13.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
14.ClickSave.
Setuptheintrusionalarm
Beforeyoustart
•Connecttheintrusionalarmswitchtopin1(ground)andpin3(digitalI/O)ofthecamera’sI/Oconnector.
Conguretheinputport
1.GotoSystem>Accessories>I/Oports.
2.ForPort1:
2.1SelectInput.
2.2SelectCircuitclosed.
Addarecipient:
3.GotoSystem>Events>RecipientsandclickAddrecipient.
4.Typeanamefortherecipient.
5.SelectEmail.
6.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
7.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soitwillneedtologintoanotheremailservertobeabletosendmails.Fill
intherestoftheinformationaccordingtoyouremailprovider.
8.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
9.ClickSave.
Createarule
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10.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
11.Typeanamefortherule.
12.Inthelistofconditions,underI/O,selectDigitalinput.
13.Inthelistofports,selectPort1.
14.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemail.
15.SelectarecipientfromthelistorgotoRecipientstocreateanewrecipient.
Tocreateanewrecipient,click.Tocopyanexistingrecipient,click.
16.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
17.ClickSave.
Detecttamperingwithinputsignal
Thisexampleexplainshowtosendanemailwhentheinputsignaliscutorshort-circuited.Formoreinformationaboutthe
I/Oconnector,seepage57.
1.GotoSystem>AccessoriesandturnonSupervisedfortherelevantport.
Addanemailrecipient:
1.GotoSystem>Events>Recipientsandaddarecipient.
2.Typeanamefortherecipient.
3.SelectEmail.
4.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
5.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soithastologintoanotheremailservertosendmails.Fillintherestofthe
informationaccordingtoyouremailprovider.
6.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
7.ClickSave.
Createarule:
1.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
2.Typeanamefortherule.
3.Inthelistofconditions,underI/O,selectSupervisedinputtamperingisactive.
4.Selecttherelevantport.
5.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselecttherecipientfromthelist.
6.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
7.ClickSave.
Sendanemailautomaticallyifsomeonespraypaintsthelens
Activatethetamperingdetection:
1.GotoSystem>Detectors>Cameratampering.
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2.SetadurationforTriggerafter.Thevalueindicatesthetimethatmustpassbeforeanemailissent.
3.TurnonTriggerondarkimagestodetectifthelensissprayed,covered,orrenderedseverelyoutoffocus.
Addanemailrecipient:
4.GotoSystem>Events>Recipientsandaddarecipient.
5.Typeanamefortherecipient.
6.SelectEmail.
7.Typeanemailaddresstosendtheemailto.
8.Thecameradoesn’thaveit’sownemailserver,soithastologintoanotheremailservertosendmails.Fillintherestofthe
informationaccordingtoyouremailprovider.
9.Tosendatestemail,clickTest.
10.ClickSave.
Createarule:
11.GotoSystem>Events>Rulesandaddarule.
12.Typeanamefortherule.
13.Inthelistofconditions,underVideo,selectTampering.
14.Inthelistofactions,underNotications,selectSendnoticationtoemailandthenselecttherecipientfromthelist.
15.Typeasubjectandamessagefortheemail.
16.ClickSave.
Audio
Addaudiotoyourrecording
1.GotoVideo>Stream>Audioandincludeaudio.
2.Ifthedevicehasmorethanoneinputsource,selectthecorrectoneinSource.
3.GotoAudio>Devicesettingsandturnonthecorrectinputsource.
4.Ifyoumakeanychangestotheinputsource,clickApplychanges.
5.Editthestreamprolethatisusedfortherecording:
5.1GotoSystem>Streamprolesandselectthestreamprole.
5.2SelectIncludeaudioandturniton.
5.3ClickSave.
Connecttoanetworkspeaker
NetworkspeakerpairingallowsyoutouseacompatibleAxisnetworkspeakerasifitisconnecteddirectlytothecamera.Once
paired,thespeakeractsasanaudiooutdevicewhereyoucanplayaudioclipsandtransmitsoundthroughthecamera.
Important
Forthisfeaturetoworkwithavideomanagementsoftware(VMS),youmustrstpairthecamerawiththenetworkspeaker,
thenaddthecameratoyourVMS.
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Paircamerawithnetworkspeaker
1.GotoSystem>Accessories>Networkspeakerpairing.
2.Typethenetworkspeaker’sIPaddress,usernameandpassword.
3.ClickConnect.Aconrmationmessageappears.
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Thedeviceinterface
Thedeviceinterface
Toreachthedeviceinterface,typethedevice’sIPaddressinawebbrowser.
Note
Supportforthefeaturesandsettingsdescribedinthissectionvariesbetweendevices.
Showorhidethemainmenu.
Accesstheproducthelp.
Changethelanguage.
Setlightthemeordarktheme.
Theusermenucontains:
•Informationabouttheuserwhoisloggedin.
•Changeuser:Logoutthecurrentuserandloginanewuser.
•Logout:Logoutthecurrentuser.
Thecontextmenucontains:
•Analyticsdata:Accepttosharenon-personalbrowserdata.
•Feedback:Shareanyfeedbacktohelpusimproveyouruserexperience.
•Legal:Viewinformationaboutcookiesandlicenses.
•About:Viewdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
•Legacydeviceinterface:Changethedeviceinterfacetothelegacydeviceinterface.
Status
NTPsync
ShowsNTPsynchronizationinformation,includingifthedeviceisinsyncwithanNTPserverandthetimeremaininguntil
thenextsync.
NTPsettings:ClicktogototheDateandtimepagewhereyoucanchangetheNTPsettings.
Ongoingrecordings
Recordings:Showseachongoingrecordinganditssource.Formoreinformation,seeRecordingsonpage30
Showsthestoragespacewheretherecordingissaved.
Deviceinfo
Showsdeviceinformation,includingrmwareversionandserialnumber.
Upgradermware:ClicktogototheMaintenancepagewhereyoucandoarmwareupgrade.
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Thedeviceinterface
Connectedclients
Thelistshowsallclientsthatareconnectedtothedevice.
Update:Clicktorefreshthelist.
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