Axis P1353 User manual

USERMANUAL

AXISP1353–ENetworkCamera

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ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersoftheAXIS

P1353–ENetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware5.40andlater.

Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproductonyour

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thisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystemsmayalso

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EquipmentModications

Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe

instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains

nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor

modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications

andapprovals.

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registeredtrademarksortrademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvarious

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SD,SDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C,

LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD,

miniSDHC,microSDHC,microSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered

trademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.

RegulatoryInformation

Europe

ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives

andharmonizedstandards:

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

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC),onpage2.

•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2006/95/EC.SeeSafety,onpage2.

•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.

SeeDisposalandRecycling,onpage2.

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.

Canada

ThisClassBdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.

Europe

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission

accordingtotheClassBlimitofEN55022.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording

toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial

environments.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto

EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto

EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments

Australia/NewZealand

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission

accordingtotheClassBlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.

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。

Korea

이기기는가정용(B급)전자파적합기기로서주로가정에

서사용하는것을목적으로하며,모든지역에서사용

할수있습니다.

Safety

ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1and

IEC/EN/UL60950-22,SafetyofInformationTechnology

Equipment.

DisposalandRecycling

Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disposeof

itaccordingtolocalrawsandregulations.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).

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AXISP1353–ENetworkCamera

TableofContents

HardwareOverview..........................................6

Connectors....................................................8

LEDIndicators..................................................9

StatusLEDwhenusingFocusAssistant..............................9

Replacingthelens...............................................10

AccessingtheProduct.......................................11

AccessfromaBrowser...........................................11

AccessfromtheInternet..........................................12

SettheRootPassword...........................................12

TheLiveViewPage..............................................13

MediaStreams.............................................17

HowtoStreamH.264............................................17

MJPEG........................................................17

AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................17

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................18

AccessingAudioStreams.........................................19

SettingUptheProduct......................................20

BasicSetup....................................................20

Focus.........................................................20

VideoandAudio............................................21

VideoStream...................................................21

StreamProles.................................................23

CameraSettings................................................23

ViewArea.....................................................25

Overlay........................................................25

PrivacyMask...................................................26

AudioSettings..................................................26

AudioClips....................................................28

LiveViewCong............................................29

PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................32

PresetPositions.................................................32

InstallingaPTZdriver............................................32

GuardTour.....................................................33

Advanced......................................................33

ControlQueue..................................................34

Detectors..................................................35

CameraTampering..............................................35

MotionDetection...............................................35

AudioDetection................................................37

Applications...............................................38

Events....................................................39

SettingUpanActionRule........................................40

Recipients.....................................................41

Schedules......................................................41

Recurrences....................................................42

Recordings.................................................43

RecordingList..................................................43

ContinuousRecording............................................43

SystemOptions.............................................44

Security.......................................................44

Date&Time....................................................45

Network.......................................................46

Storage.......................................................51

Ports&Devices.................................................52

Maintenance...................................................53

Support.......................................................53

Advanced......................................................54

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................54

Troubleshooting............................................56

CheckingtheFirmware...........................................56

UpgradingtheFirmware..........................................56

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EmergencyRecoveryProcedure....................................56

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................57

TechnicalSpecications......................................60

Connectors....................................................63

PerformanceConsiderations.......................................64

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1Focuspuller

2Zoompuller

3LEDindicator

4SDcardslot(microSD)

5Audioin

6Audioout

7NetworkconnectorPoE

8PowerLED

9NetworkLED

10Controlbutton

11I/Oterminalblock

12RS485/422connector

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1.Sunshieldadjustmentscrew(2x)

2.Sunshield

3.Productnumber(P/N)&Serialnumber(S/N).Theserialnumbermayberequiredduringtheinstallation.

4.Topcover

5.Networkcamera

6.HousingLEDindicator(fanandheater)

7.Networkconnector

8.Safetywiretab

9.Cableholes

10.Bottomcoverscrews(4x)

11.Cablecover

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12.Cablecoverscrews(2x)

13.Bottomcover

14.Heaters.Caution!Maybehot

15.Bracketscrews(4x)

16.Bracketadapter

17.Networkcable(routethroughwallbracket).Cablenotincluded

18.Wallbracket

19.Bracketadjustmentscrew

Connectors

Fortechnicalspecications,seepage60.

Networkconnector-RJ45Ethernetconnector.SupportsPoweroverEthernet(PoE).

NOTICE NOTICE

NOTICE

Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkswitch

shallbeshielded(STP)andintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkswitchisproperlygrounded.For

informationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeRegulatoryInformation,onpage2.

Audioin(pink)-3.5mminputforamonomicrophone,oraline-inmonosignal(leftchannelisusedfromastereosignal).

Audioout(green)-3.5mmoutputforaudio(linelevel)thatcanbeconnectedtoapublicaddress(PA)systemoranactivespeaker

withabuilt-inamplier.Astereoconnectormustbeusedforaudioout.

SDcardslot-Astandardorhigh-capacitymicroSDcard(notincluded)canbeusedforlocalrecordingwithremovablestorage.

NOTICE NOTICE

NOTICE

Topreventcorruptionofrecordings,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.Tounmount,gotoSetup>System

Options>Storage>SDCardandclickUnmount.

Controlbutton-Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:

•EnablingtheFocusAssistant.PressandveryquicklyreleasetheControlbutton.

•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage54.

•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage47.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonfor

about1seconduntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.

•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage48.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonfor

about3seconds.

Powerconnector-2-pinterminalblockforpowerinput.Usealimitedpowersource(LPS)witheitheraratedoutputpower

limitedto≤100Woraratedoutputcurrentlimitedto≤5A.

I/Oterminalconnector-Useinapplicationsfore.g.motiondetection,eventtriggering,timelapserecordingandalarmnotications.

InadditiontoanauxiliarypowerandaGNDpin,theI/Oterminalconnectorprovidestheinterfaceto:

•Digitaloutput–ForconnectingexternaldevicessuchasrelaysandLEDs.Connecteddevicescanbeactivatedby

theVAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface,outputbuttonsontheLiveViewpageorbyanActionRule.The

outputwillshowasactive(shownunderSystemOptions>Ports&Devices)ifthealarmdeviceisactivated.

•Digitalinput–Analarminputforconnectingdevicesthatcantogglebetweenanopenandclosedcircuit,for

example:PIRs,door/windowcontacts,glassbreakdetectors,etc.Whenasignalisreceivedthestatechangesand

theinputbecomesactive(shownunderSystemOptions>Ports&Devices).

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Note

TheI/Oconnectorisconnectedtothehousing(fan/heater)ondelivery,andwilltriggeraninputporteventtoindicateafan

orheatererrorwhenactivated.SeeEvents,onpage39forinformationaboutevents.

RS-485/RS-422connector-Two2-pinterminalblocksforRS-485/RS-422serialinterfaceusedtocontrolauxiliaryequipment,

e.g.PTZdevices.

LEDIndicators

LEDColorIndication

GreenSteadyforconnectiontoa100MBit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.

AmberSteadyforconnectiontoa10MBit/snetwork.Flashesfornetworkactivity.

Network

UnlitNonetworkconnection.

GreenSteadygreenfornormaloperation.

AmberSteadyduringstartupandwhenrestoringsettings.

Status

RedSlowashforfailedupgrade.

GreenNormaloperation. Power

AmberFlashesgreen/amberduringrmwareupgrade.

LEDColorIndication

GreenNormaloperation.

Housing

(fanand

heater)Flashing

green

Singleash:Heatererror

Doubleash:Fanerror

Tripleash:Generalerror

Alarmeventswillbetriggeredthroughthecamera’sinputport.

ContactyourAxisresellerforinformationaboutsparepartsandtroubleshooting.

Note

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

&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.

•TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.

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

StatusLEDwhenusingFocusAssistant

StatusColorIndication

GreenFocusAssistantisenabled

Thelensisoptimallyadjusted

AmberThecamerahasbeenmoved,oranobjecthasbeeninsertedinfrontofthelens.Exitand

restarttheFocusAssistant.

Thelensislessoptimallyadjusted

RedThecamerahasbeenmoved,oranobjecthasbeeninsertedinfrontofthelens.Exitand

restarttheFocusAssistant.

Thelensispoorlyadjusted

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Replacingthelens

ItispossibletouseoptionallensesfortheAxisproduct.

Toreplacethelens:

1.Disconnecttheiriscable.

2.Unscrewthestandardlens.

3.Attachandscrewonthenewlens.

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AccessingtheProduct

ToinstalltheAxisproduct,refertotheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.

Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.TherecommendedbrowsersareInternetExplorerwithWindows,

SafariwithMacintoshandFirefoxwithotheroperatingsystems.SeeTechnicalSpecications,onpage60.Toviewstreamingvideoin

InternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.

Note

•QuickTimeTMisalsosupportedforviewingH.264streamsandforaudio.

•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,onpage12.

4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageappearsinyourbrowser.

Note

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand

userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin

yourownLiveViewpage.

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AccessfromtheInternet

Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust

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

willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>

Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.

Formoreinformation,pleaseseeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4,onpage49.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat

www.axiscam.netForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

SettheRootPassword

TogainaccesstotheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongure

RootPassworddialog,whichappearswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.

Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS

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

HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPS,onpage49.

Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe

resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings,onpage54.

TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyintherstdialog.

TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:

1.ClickCreateself-signedcerticate.

2.ProvidetherequestedinformationandclickOK.Thecerticateiscreatedandthepasswordcannowbesetsecurely.All

trafctoandfromtheproductisencryptedfromthispointon.

3.Enterapasswordandthenre-entertoconrmthespelling.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

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SetPowerLineFrequency

PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage54)

orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.

Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause

imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.

Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.

Note

Powerlinefrequencyisdifferentindifferentgeographicregions.IntheAmericas,60Hzisusuallyused;mostotherpartsof

theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationsmayapply,alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.

PTZMode

PTZmodeissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.

DigitalPTZisthedefaultmodeandshouldbeusedwhenapan/tiltmotorisnotused.

Ifthecameraismountedtoapan/tiltmotor,selectUploadablePTZdriver.ForinformationabouthowtouploadaPTZdriver,

seeInstallingaPTZdriver,onpage32.

TheLiveViewPage

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser

preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView

page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.

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ControlsontheLiveViewPage

SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformationabouthow

tocongurestreamproles,seepage23.

ClickPulsetoactivatetheproduct’soutputportforadenedperiodoftime.Forinformationabouthowtoenable

andcongureoutputbuttons,seepage30.

ClicktheActive/Inactivebuttonstomanuallyactivateandinactivetheproduct’soutputport.Forinformation

abouthowtoenableandcongureoutputbuttons,seepage30.

TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformationabouthowto

congureandenablethebutton,seeManualTrigger,onpage14.

ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Right-clickthevideoimagetosaveitinJPEGformatonyour

computer.ThisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhentheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.

EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ActionButtons.

TheAudioclipdrop-downlistallowsyoutoplayanaudioclipfromtheLiveViewpage.Selecttheaudio

clipandclickthePlaybutton.

ManualTrigger

TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto

validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Tocongurethemanualtrigger:

1.GotoSetup>Events.

2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.

3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.

4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.

5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.

Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEvents,onpage39.

ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewLayout.

2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.

AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar

TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC),onpage17formore

information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:

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ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.

TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.

TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thelocationwheretheimageissavedcanbespecied

intheAMCControlPanel.

ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer

keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.

TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostream.Thelocationwheretherecordingissavedcanbespeciedin

theAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

AMCAudioControls

AMCaudiobuttonscontrolthespeakersandmicrophoneconnectedtotheclientcomputer.Thebuttonsareonlyvisiblewhen

audioisenabled.

Speakerbutton—Clicktoturnthespeakersonoroff.

Microphonebutton–Clicktomuteorunmutethemicrophone.InSimplex-speakeronlymode,theMicrophoneandTalk

buttonsmustbothbeactivetosendaudiototheAxisproduct.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudiotransmission.

Usetheslidertocontrolthevolumeofthespeakersandthemicrophone.

Half-duplexmode

TheTalk/Listenbuttonisusedtoswitchbetweensendingandreceivingaudio.Thebuttoncanbecongured

fromtheAudiotabintheAMCControlpanel:

•Push-To-Talkmode:Clickandholdthebuttontotalk/send.Releasethebuttontolisten.

•Togglemode:Clickoncetoswitchbetweentalkingandlistening.

Simplex–speakeronlymode

Tosendaudio,theTalkandMicrophonebuttonsmustbothbeactive.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudio

transmission.

PTZControls

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

SystemOptions>Security>Users.

WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor

releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.

ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe

mousepointer.

ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.Thecentermode

buttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawarectanglesurrounding

theareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.

ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.

User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeControls,onpage33.

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ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControls,onpage33.

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MediaStreams

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralaudioandvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwill

determinethetypeyouuse.

TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,audiostreamsandtothelistofavailable

streamproles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideoandaudiostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.

HowtoStreamH.264

ThevideocompressionstandardH.264makesgooduseofbandwidth,andcanprovidehighqualityvideostreamsatlessthan1Mbit/s.

Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof

yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:

UnicastRTPThisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused

forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis

importanttoalwayshaveanup-to-datevideo

stream,evenifsomeimagesaredropped.

RTPoverRTSPThisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)

isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure

rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.

RTPoverRTSPoverHTTPThisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse

rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto

allowtheHTTPprotocol,thusallowingRTPto

betunneled.

Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand

transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc

onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand

requeststhestream.

Notethatthereareamaximumof20

simultaneousunicastconnections.

MulticastRTPThismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways

up-to-date,evenifsomeimagesaredropped.

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gurevariousvideoandaudiosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’s

Manualformoreinformation.

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

•QuickTimeTM.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

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

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

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MediaStreams

Note

•<ip>=IPaddess

•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.

•QuickTimeaddslatencytothevideostream.

•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee

this.

AccessingAudioStreams

TheLiveViewpageprovidesaccesstoaudiothroughAXISMediaControl;inadditionaudiocanbeaccessedinthefollowingways:

•VAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface(API)Formoreinformation,visitwww.axis.com/developer

•WindowsMediaPlayersupportssimplexaudio.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

-UnicastviaRTP:axrtpu://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-UnicastviaRTSP:axrtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-UnicastviaRTSP,tunneledviaHTTP:axrtsphttp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

-Multicast:axrtpm://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp

•QuickTimeTMsupportsG.711andAACaudioencoding.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

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

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

•TheJavaappletsupportssimplexaudiowithG.711encoding.

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AXISP1353–ENetworkCamera

SettingUptheProduct

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin

thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.

•OperatorshaveaccesstoallsettingsexceptSystemOptions

Seealsotheonlinehelp.

BasicSetup

BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:

1.Users.Seepage44.

2.TCP/IP.Seepage46.

3.Date&Time.Seepage45.

4.VideoStream.Seepage21.

5.Focus.Seepage20

6.AudioSettings.Seepage26.

TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.

Focus

YoucanfocustheAxisproductunderVideo&Audio>Focus.Formostapplications,theadjustmentsontheBasictabaresufcient.

Ifrequired,additionaladjustmentscanbemadeontheAdvancedtab.Beforefocusing,alwaysclickOpeniristoopentheiristoits

maximum.Thisgivesthesmallestdepthofeldandthusbestconditionsforcorrectfocusing.ClickEnableiriswhennishedfocusing.

Basic

Followtheon-screeninstructionsontheBasictabtoadjustzoomandfocus.Thepixelcounterisusedtodeterminethenumberof

pixelsinanareaoftheimage,forexampletoensurethattheimagesizefulllsspecicrequirements.Topositionthepixelcounter,

clickonthetextanddragthewindowtothedesiredposition.

Note

•Thebackfocus(step2)shouldonlyberesetifthecamerahasbeenfocusedpreviously.

•Setfocusaspreciselyaspossibleusingthefocuspulleronthelens(step3)beforestartingtheautomaticne-tuning(step4).

•Ifthecameraisplacedsothatitisdifculttolookattheimageandmovethepullersatthesametime,youcanusethe

FocusAssistanttofocusthecamera;forinstructions,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.

Advanced

Thetoolsonthispagecanbeusedtondtheoptimalfocusposition.Alwaysopentheirisbeforefocusingandenableitwhennished

focusing.FocusismeasuredinthepartoftheimagecoveredbytheFocuswindow.Usethemousetomoveandresizethewindow

andthenclickFine-tunefocusautomatically.Ifneeded,clickintheFocuspositionbaroronthearrowsattheendsofthebar,to

furtheradjustthefocus.Thebuttons<and>movethefocuspositiononestepineitherdirection.Thebuttons<<and>>movethe

focuspositionmultiplestepsineitherdirection.Clickingonthebarsetsfocustothatposition.Ifthecameraisnotfocusedafter

completingtheaboveinstructions,trytheFullrangefocusscan.Thescan,whichcantakeseveralminutes,transformsthefocus

positionbartoagraphwherepeaksindicatethebestfocuspositions.Clickinthegraphtosetfocustothedesiredposition.

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