Axis Communications Security Camera P1346 E User Manual

USER MANUAL

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Hardware overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Status LED when using Focus Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Replacing the lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Accessing the product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Access from a browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Access from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Set the root password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

The Live View page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Media streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

How to stream H.264 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

MJPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

AXIS Media Control (AMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Alternative methods of accessing the video stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Accessing audio streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setting up the product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Video and Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Video Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Stream Proﬁles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

View Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Privacy Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Audio Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Live View Conﬁg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Preset Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Guard Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Detectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Camera Tampering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Audio detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Convert Event Types to Action Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Setting Up an Action Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Recurrences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Recording List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Continuous recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

System Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Ports & Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Reset to factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Checking the ﬁrmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Upgrading the ﬁrmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Emergency recovery procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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Symptoms, possible causes and remedial actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Technical Speciﬁcations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Performance considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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2 3 4 5

6 7

SD card slot

Microphone

Status LED indicator

Zoom puller

Focus puller

Audio in

Audio out

Network connector (PoE)

Power LED indicator

Network LED indicator

Control button

Iris connector

Power connector

I/O terminal connector

Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N)

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1 2

6 7 8

14 13

15 16 17

Sunshield adjustment screw (2x)

Sunshield

Product number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N). The serial number may be required during the installation.

Top cover

Network camera

Housing LED indicator (fan and heater)

Network connector

Safety wire tab

Cable holes

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

Bottom cover screws (4x)

Cable cover

Cable cover screws (2x)

Bottom cover

Heaters. Caution! May be hot

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15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

Bracket screws (4x)

Bracket adapter

Network cable (route through wall bracket)

Wall bracket

Bracket adjustment screw

Connectors

Network connector - RJ-45 Ethernet connector. Supports Power over Ethernet (PoE).

Caution

Due to local regulations or the environmental and electrical conditions in which the product is to be used, a shielded

network cable (STP) may be appropriate or required. Any network cables that are routed in outdoor environments or similar

shall be shielded (STP) and intended for their speciﬁc use. Make sure that the network switch is properly grounded. See

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) for regulatory requirements.

Audio in (pink) - 3.5 mm input for a mono microphone, or a line-in mono signal (left channel is used from a stereo signal).

Audio out (green) - 3.5 mm output for audio (line level) that can be connected to a public address (PA) system or an active speaker

with a built-in ampliﬁer. A stereo connector must be used for the audio out.

SD card slot - A standard or high-capacity SD card (not included) can be used for local recording with removable storage. For

instructions on how to insert and remove an SD card, please refer to the Installation Guide.

Note

Before removal, the SD card should be unmounted to prevent corruption of recordings. To unmount the SD card, go to Setup

> System Options > Storage > SD Card and click Unmount.

Control button - The control button is used for:

•

Enabling the Focus Assistant. Press and very quickly release the Control button.

Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 45. To connect, press and hold the button for about

1 second until the Status LED ﬂashes green.

•

Connecting to AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service. See page 45. To connect, press and hold the button for

about 3 seconds.

Resetting the product to factory default settings. See page 51.

Power connector - 2-pin terminal block for power input.

DC power input

I/O connector

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Note

For technical speciﬁcations, see page 57.

I/O terminal connector - Use in applications for e.g. motion detection, event triggering, time lapse recording and alarm notiﬁcations.

In addition to an auxiliary power and a GND pin, the I/O terminal connector provides the interface to:

•

Digital output — For connecting external devices such as relays and LEDs. Connected devices can be activated by

the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface, output buttons on the Live View page or by an Action Rule. The

output will show as active (shown under System Options > Ports & Devices) if the alarm device is activated.

•

Digital input — An alarm input for connecting devices that can toggle between an open and closed circuit, for

example: PIRs, door/window contacts, glass break detectors, etc. When a signal is received the state changes and

the input becomes active (shown under System Options > Ports & Devices).

Note

The I/O connector is connected to the housing (fan/heater) on delivery, and will trigger an input port event to indicate a fan

or heater error when activated. See Events, on page 36 for information on how to set up an event.

Function

Notes

Speciﬁcations

GND

Ground

3.3 V DC Power

Can be used to power auxiliary equipment.

Note: This pin can only be used as power out.

Max load = 50 mA

0 to +40 V DC

Digital Input

Connect to GND to activate, or leave ﬂoating (unconnected)

to deactivate.

Digital Output

Internal connection to ground when activated, ﬂoating

(unconnected) when deactivated. If used with an inductive

load, e.g. a relay, a diode must be connected in parallel with

the load, for protection against voltage transients.

Max load =100 mA

Max voltage = +40 V DC

3.3 V max 50 mA

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LED indicators

LED

Color

Green

Amber

Unlit

Indication

Network

Steady for connection to a 100 MBit/s network. Flashes for network activity.

Steady for connection to a 10 MBit/s network. Flashes for network activity.

No network connection.

Status

Green

Amber

Red

Steady green for normal operation.

Steady during startup and when restoring settings.

Slow ﬂash for failed upgrade.

Power

Green

Amber

Normal operation.

Flashes green/amber during ﬁrmware upgrade.

LED

Color

Indication

Housing

(fan and

heater)

Green

Normal operation.

Flashing

green

Single ﬂash: Heater error

Double ﬂash: Fan error

Triple ﬂash: General error

Alarm events will be triggered through the camera’s input port.

Contact your Axis reseller for information about spare parts and troubleshooting.

Note

• The Status LED can be conﬁgured to be unlit during normal operation. To conﬁgure, go to Setup > System Options >Ports

& Devices >LED. See the online help for more information.

• The Status LED can be conﬁgured to ﬂash while an event is active.

• The Status LED can be conﬁgured to ﬂash for identifying the unit. This can be done under Setup > System Options >

Maintenance.

Status LED when using Focus Assistant

Status

Color

Indication

Green

Focus Assistant is enabled

The lens is optimally adjusted

Amber

Red

The camera has been moved, or an object has been inserted in front of the lens. Exit and

restart the Focus Assistant.

The lens is less optimally adjusted

The camera has been moved, or an object has been inserted in front of the lens. Exit and

restart the Focus Assistant.

The lens is poorly adjusted

Replacing the lens

It is possible to use optional lenses for the Axis product.

To replace the lens:

1. Disconnect the iris cable.

2. Unscrew the standard lens.

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3. Attach and screw on the new lens.

Note

There is no need to restart the Axis product after changing the lens. However, the product must be restarted if you are

interchanging between a P-iris, DC-Iris or ﬁxed/manual iris lens. In order to set the focus and position the lens, the Axis

product must be connected to the network.

To change the iris conﬁguration:

1. Go to Setup > Video and Audio > Camera Settings. Iris conﬁguration shows the current conﬁgured iris type.

2. Click Edit.

3. Select the installed iris lens from the drop-down list and click OK.

Note

For iris lenses not listed in the drop-down list, download the iris conﬁguration ﬁle from www.axis.com

To upload and use the downloaded conﬁguration ﬁle, click the Upload tab. Click Browse and select the conﬁguration

ﬁle. Click Upload. The installed iris lens should now be included in the Iris Selection drop-down list, select it and press

OK. If you select a DC iris conﬁguration ﬁle for a P-iris lens, an error message will appear below the iris conﬁguration

type in the Camera Settings page.

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Accessing the product

To install the Axis product, refer to the Installation Guide supplied with the product.

The product can be used with most operating systems and browsers. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer with Windows,

Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See Technical Speci ﬁ cations, on page 57.

Note

• To view streaming video in Internet Explorer, allow installation of AXIS Media Control (AMC) when prompted.

• QuickTime^TMis also supported for viewing H.264 streams and for audio.

• If your computer restricts the use of additional software components, the product can be conﬁgured to use a Java

applet for viewing Motion JPEG.

• The Axis product includes (1) H.264 decoder license for viewing video streams and (1) AAC audio license. These licenses are

automatically installed with AMC. The administrator can disable the installation of the decoders, to prevent installation of

unlicensed copies.

Access from a browser

1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari).

2. Enter the IP address or host name of the Axis product in the browser’s Location/Address ﬁeld. To access the product from a

Macintosh computer (Mac OS X), click on the Bonjour tab and select the product from the drop-down list.

If you do not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility to locate the product on the network. For more information on how to

discover and assign an IP address, refer to the Installation Guide.

3. Enter your user name and password. If this is the ﬁrst time the product is accessed, the root password must ﬁrst be

conﬁgured; for instructions see Set the root password, on page 12.

4. The product’s Live View page appears in your browser.

Note

The layout of the Live View page may have been customized to meet speciﬁc requirements. Consequently, some of the

examples and functions featured here may differ from those displayed in your own Live View page.

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Access from the Internet

Once connected, the Axis product is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the product from the Internet you must

conﬁgure your network router to allow incoming data trafﬁc to the product. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feature, which

will attempt to automatically conﬁgure the router to allow access to the product. This is enabled from Setup > System Options >

Network > TCP/IP Advanced.

For more information, please see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 46. See also AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at

www.axiscam.net For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com\techsup

Set the root password

To gain access to the Axis product, you must set the password for the default administrator user root. This is done in the Conﬁgure

Root Password dialog, which appears when the product is accessed for the ﬁrst time.

To prevent network eavesdropping, the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires an HTTPS

certiﬁcate. HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) is a protocol used to encrypt trafﬁc between web browsers and servers. The

HTTPS certiﬁcate ensures encrypted exchange of information.

To set the password via a standard HTTP connection, enter it directly in the ﬁrst dialog.

To set the password via an encrypted HTTPS connection, follow these steps:

1. Click Create self-signed certiﬁcate.

2. Provide the requested information and click OK. The certiﬁcate is created and the password can now be set securely. All

trafﬁc to and from the product is encrypted from this point on.

3. Enter a password and then re-enter to conﬁrm the spelling. Click OK. The password has now been conﬁgured.

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Note

• The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted.

• If the password for root is lost, the product must be reset to the factory default settings. See Reset to factory default

settings, on page 51.

Conﬁgure capture mode

Capture mode deﬁnes the maximum resolution and maximum frame rate available in the Axis product. The capture mode setting also

affects the camera’s angle of view; if using a capture mode with a smaller maximum resolution, the angle of view is reduced.

Select the desired capture mode from the drop-down list and click OK.

See also the online help

Basic Setup

Basic Setup provides shortcuts to the settings that should be made before using the Axis product:

1. Users. See page 42.

2. TCP/IP. See page 44.

3. Date & Time. See page 43.

4. Video Stream. See page 20.

5. Focus. See page 25

6. Audio Settings. See page 25.

The Basic Setup menu can be disabled from System Options > Security > Users.

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Video and Audio

The video and audio settings can be used to optimize video and audio quality. You can conﬁgure the following:

•

Video stream settings. See page 20.

Stream proﬁles. See page 21.

Camera settings. See page 22.

View areas. See page 24.

Overlay image. See page 24.

Privacy mask. See page 24.

Focus. See page 25.

Audio settings. See page 25.

Audio clips. See page 27.

Video Stream

You can deﬁne the following video stream settings from Video & Audio > Video Stream:

•

Image. See page 21.

H.264. See page 21.

MJPEG. See page 21.

Pixel Counter

The pixel counter shows the number of pixels in an area of the image. The pixel counter is useful in situations where there is a

requirement that the image is a certain size, for example in face recognition.

The pixel counter can be accessed from:

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•

Video & Audio > Video Stream. Under Preview, click Open and select the Show pixel counter option to enable the

rectangle in the image. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width

and Height ﬁelds and click Apply.

•

Video & Audio > Focus. Select the Show pixel counter option to enable the rectangle in the image. Use the mouse to

move and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height ﬁelds and click Apply.

The Live View page in Internet Explorer in Windows. Right-click in the image and select Pixel counter. Use the mouse

to move and resize the rectangle.

Image

You can modify the image resolution and compression, and rotate the image from the Image tab (Video & Audio > Video Stream).

The image can also be mirrored from the Image tab.

Setting the compression level affects the image quality and bandwidth; the lower the compression, the higher the image quality

with higher bandwidth requirements.

To avoid bandwidth problems on the network, you can limit the frame rate allowed to each viewer. The maximum frame rate can be

set to Unlimited, or you can limit the frame rate to a value.

An image or text can be superimposed over the image as overlay. See Overlay, on page 24.

Save your settings before they can take effect.

H.264

H.264, also known as MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC, is a video compression standard that provides high quality video streams at low bit rates.

An H.264 video stream consists of different types of frames such as I-frames, P-frames and B-frames. An I-frame is a complete image

whereas P-frames and B-frames only contain the differences from previous/future frames.

The GOV length is the number of frames between two consecutive I-frames. Increasing the GOV length may save considerably on

bandwidth requirements in some cases, but may also have an adverse affect on image quality.

The bit rate can be set as Variable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR). VBR adjusts the bit rate according to the image

complexity, using up more bandwidth for increased activity in the image, and less for lower image activity. CBR allows you to set a

ﬁxed Target bit rate that consumes a predictable amount of bandwidth. As the bit rate would usually need to increase for increased

image activity, but in this case cannot, frame rate and image quality are affected negatively. To partly compensate for this, it is

possible to prioritize either frame rate or image quality. Not setting a priority means that frame rate and image quality are equally

affected. You must save your settings before they can take effect.

The current bit rate can be set to appear as text overlay. To do this, select the Include text check box option under Overlay

Settings and enter the modiﬁer#b in the ﬁeld.

MJPEG

Sometimes the image size is large due to low light or complex scenery. Adjusting the maximum frame size helps to control the

bandwidth and storage used by the Motion JPEG video stream in these situations. Setting the frame size to the Default setting

provides consistently good image quality at the expense of increased bandwidth and storage usage in low light. Limiting the frame

size optimizes bandwidth and storage usage, but may give poor image quality. To prevent increased bandwidth and storage usage,

the maximum frame size should be set to an optimal value.

Stream Proﬁles

There are four pre-programmed stream proﬁles available for quick set up. The settings for these can be adjusted. New customized

proﬁles can also be created. Each proﬁle has a descriptive name, indicating its purpose.

•

The stream proﬁles can be accessed from the Stream proﬁle drop-down list in the Live View page.

To add, copy, modify, and remove stream proﬁles go to Video & Audio > Stream Proﬁles.

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Video and Audio

•

To select the default stream proﬁle go to Live View Conﬁg > Stream Proﬁle and choose the proﬁle from the drop-down list.

For more information see the online help

on this page.

Camera Settings

The Video & Audio > Camera Settings page provides access to advanced image settings for the Axis product.

Capture Mode

Capture mode deﬁnes the maximum resolution and maximum frame rate available in the Axis product. A capture mode with a large

maximum resolution has a reduced maximum frame rate and vice versa.

The capture mode setting also affects the camera’s angle of view as the effective size of the image sensor differs between capture

modes. If using a capture mode with a smaller maximum resolution, the angle of view is reduced.

Capture mode is set the ﬁrst time the product is accessed. Select the desired capture mode and click OK.

Changing capture mode when the product has been conﬁgured is not recommended as most other settings will be either removed

or reset, for example:

1. Go to Setup > Video & Audio > Camera Settings.

2. Select the new capture mode.

3. Click Save.

4. Review and reconﬁgure all settings, for example:

View areas

Stream proﬁles

PTZ settings including preset positions and guard tours

Motion detection windows

Privacy masks

Image overlays

Exposure zones

Action rules

Settings in uploaded applications

Image Appearance

Increasing the Color level increases the color saturation. The value 100 gives maximum color saturation. The value 0 gives a

black and white image.

The image Brightness can be adjusted in the range 0–100, where a higher value produces a brighter image.

Increasing the Sharpness can increase bandwidth usage. A sharper image might increase image noise especially in low light

conditions. A lower setting reduces image noise, but the whole image will appear less sharp.

The Contrast changes the relative difference between light and dark. It can be adjusted using the slidebar.

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Video and Audio

White balance

White balance is used to make colors in the image appear the same regardless of the color temperature of the light source. The Axis

product can be set to automatically identify the light source and compensate for its color. Alternatively, select the type of light

source from the drop-down list. For a description of each available setting, see the online help

Wide Dynamic Range (Dynamic Contrast)

Wide dynamic range (Dynamic Contrast) can improve the exposure when there is a considerable contrast between light and dark

areas in the image. In intense backlight conditions, enable WDR. Disable WDR In low light conditions for optimal exposure.

Note

This setting is only possible when using automatic exposure control.

Exposure Settings

Conﬁgure the exposure settings to suit the image quality requirements in relation to lighting, frame rate and bandwidth

considerations.

Exposure value - Click in the bar to ﬁne-tune the exposure.

Exposure control - These settings is used to adapt to the amount of light used. Automatic is the default settings can be used in most

situations. The shutter speed is automatically set to produce optimum image quality. Flicker-free 50 or 60 Hz is used to remove

ﬂicker which can be caused by ﬂuorescent and other light sources. The Hold current option locks the current exposure settings.

Enable Backlight compensation - Enable this option if a bright spot of light, for example a light bulb, causes other areas in

the image to appear too dark.

Exposure zones - This settings determines which part of the image is used to calculate the exposure. For most situations, the Auto

setting can be used. For particular requirement, select a predeﬁned area.

Exposure priority - When Motion is prioritized and maximum Shutter time is set to a small value, motion blur in the image is

minimized. This can be useful for recognition of moving objects such as people and vehicles. However, prioritizing motion may cause

an increase in image noise, especially in low light situations. When Low noise is prioritized and Gain is set to a small value, image

noise is minimized. The ﬁle size is reduced, which can be useful if storage space or bandwidth is limited. However, prioritizing low

noise may result in a very dark image, especially in low light situations.

IR cut ﬁlter

The IR cut ﬁlter prevents infrared (IR) light from reaching the image sensor. In poor lighting conditions, for example at night, or

when using an IR lamp, set the IR cut ﬁlter to Off. This increases light sensitivity and allows the product to “see” infrared light. The

image is shown in black and white when the IR cut ﬁlter is off.

If using automatic Exposure control, set the IR cut ﬁlter to Auto to automatically switch between On and Off according to the

lighting conditions.

Iris conﬁguration

Iris conﬁguration shows the current conﬁgured iris type. Do not change the iris conﬁguration unless the lens has been changed,

see Replacing the lens, on page 9 .

Iris adjustment

Select Enable automatic iris adjustment to automatically compensate for changing light conditions. This option is not available

if a ﬁxed iris is used.

Use the Iris adjustment slider to set the preferred F-value. The scale represents the amount the iris is open. If set to 0, the iris

is opened as much as possible. If set to 100, the iris is closed as much as possible. The actual F-value is shown below the

slider. If automatic iris adjustment is enabled, the iris will stay at this position as long as light conditions are favorable. If light

conditions change, the iris will adjust itself to the best iris settings. If automatic iris adjustment is disabled, the iris will lock on

the set position regardless of light conditions

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Video and Audio

View Areas

A view area is a cropped part of the full view. Each view area is treated as a video source in Live View and has its own video

stream and PTZ settings.

To enable view areas, go to Video & Audio > Camera Settings and select Enable View Areas.

When setting up a view area it is recommended that the video stream resolution is the same size as or smaller than the view area

size. Setting the video stream resolution larger than the view area size implies digitally scaled up video after sensor capture,

requiring more bandwidth without adding image information.

To add a new view area:

1. Go to Video & Audio > View Areas.

2. Click Add.

3. The new view area appears under Selected view area. Enter a descriptive name in the Name ﬁeld.

4. Select an Aspect ratio and a Video stream resolution.

5. A new view area covers the whole image. Use the mouse to move and resize the view area.

6. Select Enable PTZ to enable digital PTZ for this view area.

7. Click Save to save the settings.

To modify a view area, select the view area in the list and modify the settings as required. Click Save.

To remove a view area, select the view area and click Remove.

Tip:

•

The PTZ functionality is useful during installation of the Axis product. Use a view area to crop out a speciﬁc part of

the full view.

Overlay

Overlays can be used to provide extra information and are superimposed over the video image. With overlay text it is possible to

include date and time or view the current bit rate as overlay text.

To include the current bit rate as overlay text go to Video & Audio > Video Stream > Overlay Settings, select the Include text check

box option, and enter the overlay code in the ﬁeld. See the online help

for supported formats.

Overlay image

An overlay image can be used to provide extra information, or to mask a part of the video image.

To use your own image, such as a logo, ﬁrst upload the image to the Axis product. Go to Video & Audio > Overlay Image, click

Browse to locate the ﬁle and then click Upload. The ﬁle can then be selected from the Use overlay image drop-down list.

To place an overlay image at speciﬁc coordinates, go to Video & Audio > Video Stream and select the Include overlay image at

coordinates check box option and enter the X and Y coordinates.

For more information see the online help

Privacy Mask

A privacy mask is an area of solid color that prohibits users from viewing parts of the monitored area. Privacy masks cannot be

bypassed via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API).

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Video and Audio

The Privacy Mask List (Video & Audio > Privacy Mask) shows all the masks that are currently conﬁgured in the Axis product and

indicates if they are enabled.

You can add a new mask, re-size the mask with the mouse, choose a color for the mask, and give the mask a name.

For more information, see the online help

Focus

You can focus the Axis product under Video & Audio > Focus. For most applications, the adjustments on the Basic tab are sufﬁcient.

If required, additional adjustments can be made on the Advanced tab. Before focusing, always click Open iris to open the iris to its

maximum. This gives the smallest depth of ﬁeld and thus best conditions for correct focusing. Click Enable iris when ﬁnished focusing.

Basic

Follow the on-screen instructions on the Basic tab to adjust zoom and focus. The pixel counter is used to determine the number of

pixels in an area of the image, for example to ensure that the image size fulﬁlls speciﬁc requirements. To position the pixel counter,

click on the text and drag the window to the desired position.

Note

• The back focus (step 2) should only be reset if the camera has been focused previously.

• Set focus as precisely as possible using the focus puller on the lens (step 3) before starting the automatic ﬁne-tuning

(step 4).

• If the camera is placed so that it is difﬁcult to look at the image and move the pullers at the same time, you can use the

Focus Assistant to focus the camera; for instructions, see the Installation Guide supplied with the product.

Advanced

The tools on this page can be used to ﬁnd the optimal focus position. Always open the iris before focusing and enable it when ﬁnished

focusing. Focus is measured in the part of the image covered by the Focus window. Use the mouse to move and resize the window

and then click Fine-tune focus automatically. If needed, click in the Focus position bar or on the arrows at the ends of the bar, to

further adjust the focus. The buttons < and > move the focus position one step in either direction. The buttons << and >> move the

focus position multiple steps in either direction. Clicking on the bar sets focus to that position. If the camera is not focused after

completing the above instructions, try the Full range focus scan. The scan, which can take several minutes, transforms the focus

position bar to a graph where peaks indicate the best focus positions. Click in the graph to set focus to the desired position.

Audio Settings

The audio functionality for each video stream is enabled under Video & Audio > Video Stream > Audio.

Audio Channels

Select the type of audio transmission from the Audio mode: drop-down list (Video & Audio> Audio Settings). The different types are:

Full duplex - Simultaneous two-way audio allowing you to transmit and receive audio (talk and listen) at the same time. There is no

echo cancellation; if feedback loops appear, try moving the microphone or the speaker.

Half-duplex - Audio can be transmitted in both directions between the Axis product and the client computer, but only in one

direction at a time. You must actively receive sound using the Talk/Listen button visible in the Live View page (see AXIS Media

Control viewer toolbar). In Push-To-Talk mode, click and hold the button to speak and release it when done. In Toggle mode, click

once to switch between speaking and listening. The Talk/Listen mode is conﬁgured from the Audio tab in the AMC control panel

(see AXIS Media Control on page 16).

Simplex - speaker only - Audio is transmitted from the client to the Axis product and played by the speaker connected to the

product. To send audio, the Talk and Microphone buttons in the AMC toolbar must both be enabled. Click either button to stop

audio transmission.

Simplex - microphone only - Audio captured by the microphone connected to the Axis product is transmitted from the product to

one or more clients.

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For more information about these settings, please see the online help

Audio Input

An external microphone or a line source can be connected to the product’s Audio-in connector. Conﬁgure the audio input settings

under Video & Audio > Audio Settings.

Note

The internal microphone on this Axis product cannot be used.

Source - Select Microphone for an external microphone or Line for a Line in device, e.g. an audio mixer for multiple microphones or

a microphone with a built-in ampliﬁer.

Microphone power - The Enable microphone power option provides DC power for an external microphone. Microphone power

should only be used with microphones that have no battery. This setting should not be enabled when using a dynamic or battery

powered microphone. Microphone power will not harm the microphone; if you are uncertain, try switching it off and on. To use a

professional microphone requiring 48V phantom power, you need an external power supply and a balanced-unbalanced converter

(audio transformer) in between.

Input gain - Control the volume (dB Full Scale) of the audio input. If the sound is too low, choose a higher dB, to amplify the

sound. If the sound is too high, choose a lower dB. The Level bar gives a visual representation of the audio signal level in dB

relative to the full-scale input level.

•

Green — the signal is at a good level.

Yellow — the signal is becoming distorted.

Red — the signal is distorted.

Encoding - Select digital audio encoding format.

•

AAC requires a license for both encoding and decoding. AAC is the least complicated and most widely used codec.

If achieving the best possible audio quality is a priority, AAC is the recommended codec to use. An AAC license

is included in the Axis product.

•

G711

G726

Sample rate - The number of times per second the sound is sampled. A higher sample rate will provide better audio quality, but

also requires a greater bandwidth.

Bit rate - Set the required bit rate depending on the selected encoding. A higher bit rate will give better audio quality. A lower bit

rate may have latency or delay, but will require less bandwidth.

For more information about these settings, please see the online help

Audio Output

An external speaker can be connected to the product’s Audio-out connector. The output can be used with high impedance

headphones or connected to another ampliﬁer with speakers.

Conﬁgure the audio output settings under Video & Audio > Audio Settings.

Output gain - Control the volume (dB Full Scale) of the line audio output. If the sound is too low, choose a higher dB. If the

sound is too high, choose a lower dB.

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Video and Audio

Audio Clips

An audio clip is a sound ﬁle that can be played either when an event occurs or manually from the Live View page. Audio clips can

be uploaded to the product or recorded by a microphone connected to the product.

You can add, play, download, modify and remove audio clips from Video & Audio > Audio Clips. For more information see the

online help

Note

Audio clips cannot be used if the product’s audio functionality is enabled. The audio functionality is enabled on the Audio

tab under Video & Audio > Video Stream.

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Live View Conﬁg

You can customize the Live View page and alter it to suit your requirements. It is possible to deﬁne the following features of

the Live View page.

•

Stream Proﬁle. See page 21.

Default Viewer for Browser. See page 28.

Viewer Settings. See page 29.

Action Buttons. These are the buttons described in Controls on the Live View page, on page 13.

User Deﬁned Links. See page 29.

Output Buttons. See page 29.

Default viewer for browsers

From Live View Conﬁg > Default Viewer select the default method for viewing video images in your browser. The product attempts

to show the video images in the selected video format and viewer. If this is not possible, the product overrides the settings and

selects the best available combination.

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Live View Conﬁg

Browser

Viewer

Description

Windows Internet Explorer

AMC

Recommended viewer in Internet Explorer (H.264/Motion JPEG)

H.264

QuickTime

Java applet

A slower imaging alternative to AMC (Motion JPEG). Requires one of the

following installed on the client:

• JVM (J2SE) 1.4.2 or higher

• JRE (J2SE) 5.0 or higher

Still image

Displays still images only. Click the Refresh button in your browser to view a

new image

Other browsers

Server Push

QuickTime

Java applet

Still image

Recommended viewer for other browsers (Motion JPEG).

H.264

A slower imaging alternative to Server Push (Motion JPEG only).

Displays still images only. Click the Refresh button in your browser to view a

new image

For more information, please see the online help

Viewer Settings

Options for the viewer are conﬁgured under Live View Conﬁg > Viewer Settings.

•

The Show viewer toolbar option will display the AXIS Media Control (AMC) or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the

video image in your browser.

•

H.264 decoder installation. The administrator can disable installation of the H.264 decoder included with AXIS Media

Control. This is used to prevent installation of unlicensed copies. Further decoder licenses can be purchased from your

Axis reseller.

•

Select Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode to enable a cross that will indicate the center of the image in PTZ joystick mode.

Select Use PTZ joystick mode as default to enable joystick mode. The mode can be changed temporarily from the PTZ

control panel.

•

You can enable recording from the Live View page. The recordings are saved to the location speciﬁed in the AMC Control

Panel. See AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 16.

User Deﬁned Links

To display user-deﬁned links in the Live View page, select the Show custom link option, give the link a name and then enter the URL

to link to. When deﬁning a web link do not remove the 'http://' from the URL address. Custom links can be used to run scripts or

activate external devices connected to the product, or they can link to a web page. Custom links deﬁned as cgi links will run the

script in the background, in a hidden frame. Deﬁning the link as a web link will open the link in a new window.

Output Buttons

An output on the Axis product can be controlled directly from the Live View page, by enabling the display of output buttons. To

display the output buttons in the Live View page, select the type of control to use for the port from the drop-down list under

Live View Conﬁg > Output Buttons:

•

Pulse activates the output for a deﬁned period of time. The pulse time can be set as short as 1/100 second, and as

long as 60 seconds

•

Active/Inactive displays two buttons (on/off). The output ports must ﬁrst be conﬁgured under System Options> Ports &

Devices > I/O Ports. See I/O Ports, on page 49.

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PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)

The PTZ menu is available if digital PTZ (pan, tilt and zoom) is enabled in the selected view area. For more information on view areas,

see View Areas, on page 24.

Preset Positions

A preset position is a predeﬁned view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a speciﬁc location. Preset positions can

be accessed in several ways:

•

By selecting the preset from the Preset positions drop-down list in the Live View Page.

When setting up action rules. See page 36.

When setting up Guard Tour. See page 31.

Each view area has its own preset positions.

To add a preset position:

1. Go to PTZ > Preset Positions.

2. Use the pan, tilt and zoom controls to steer the camera view to the desired position.

3. Enter a descriptive name in the Current position ﬁeld.

4. Click Add. The camera’s position is saved as a preset position.

The entire view area is treated as the Home position which is readily accessible by clicking the Home button on the Live View

page and in the Preset Positions setup window.

The product can be conﬁgured to return to the Home position when the PTZ functionality has been inactive for a speciﬁed length of

time. Enter the length of time in the Return to home after ﬁeld and click Save. Set the time to zero to prevent the product from

automatically returning to the Home position.

To include the preset position name in the overlay text, go to Video & Audio, select Include overlay text and enter the modiﬁer #P in

the ﬁeld. For more information about modiﬁers, see File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online help

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PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)

Guard Tour

A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions, one-by-one, in a predetermined order or at random and for

conﬁgurable time periods. The enabled guard tour will keep running after the user has logged off or closed the browser.

To add a guard tour:

1. Go to PTZ > Guard Tour and click Add.

2. Enter a descriptive name.

3. Specify the pause length between runs.

4. Select an available preset position and click Apply.

6. Specify the View Time in seconds or minutes.

7. Specify the View order or select the Random view order check box option.

8. Click Save.

To modify or remove guard tours, go to PTZ > Guard Tour, select the guard tour in the Guard Tour List and click Modify/Remove.

For more information see the online help

Advanced

Controls

Panel Shortcut Command Buttons can be conﬁgured to provide direct access to commands issued via the VAPIX® Application

Programming Interface. The buttons will be displayed in the PTZ control panel, which is available in the Live View page through

the Ctrl panel button, see page 15.

Note

Disabling PTZ controls will not affect preset positions. For example, if the tilt control is disabled, the product can still move to

preset positions that require a tilt movement.

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Detectors

Camera Tampering

Camera Tampering can generate an alarm whenever the camera is repositioned, or when the lens is covered, sprayed or severely

defocused. To send an alarm, for example an email, an action rule must be set up.

To conﬁgure tampering:

1. Go to Detectors > Camera Tampering.

2. Set the Minimum duration, that is, the time that must elapse before an alarm is generated. This can help prevent false

alarms for known conditions that affect the image.

3. Select Alarm for dark images if an alarm should be generated if lights are dimmed or turned off, or if the lens is sprayed,

covered, or rendered severely out of focus.

4. Click Save.

To conﬁgure the product to send an alarm when tampering occurs:

1. Go to Events > Action Rules.

2. Click Add to set up a new action rule.

3. Enter a Name for the action rule.

4. Under Condition, select Detectors from the Trigger list.

5. Select Tampering from the list of detectors.

6. Optionally, select a schedule and set additional conditions.

7. Select the action. To send an email, select Send Notiﬁcation and select a Recipient from the list of deﬁned recipients.

Note

The While the rule is active option under Duration cannot be used with camera tampering, since camera tampering does not

have a duration and once it has been triggered it will not automatically return to its untriggered state.

For more information on actions rules, see Events, on page 36.

Motion Detection

Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs (or stops) in the view. Up to 10 Include and Exclude

windows can be conﬁgured:

•

Include windows — target speciﬁc areas within the whole video image

Exclude windows — deﬁne areas within an Include window that should be ignored (areas outside Include windows

are automatically ignored)

Once conﬁgured, motion detection windows appear in the list of Detectors in Action rule setup. See Setting Up an Action Rule, on

page 37.

Note

Using the motion detection feature may decrease the product’s overall performance.

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Detectors

Set Up Motion Detection

To set up a motion detection Include Window, follow these instructions:

1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection.

2. Select a desired resolution for viewing while setting up Motion Detection from the View in list.

3. Select the Conﬁgure Included Windows option and click New. Select the new window in the list of windows and enter

a descriptive name.

4. Adjust the size (drag the bottom right-hand corner) and the position (click on the text at the top and drag to the desired

position) of the active window (window with red frame).

5. Adjust the Object Size, History and Sensitivity proﬁle sliders (see Motion detection parameters for details). Any detected

motion within an active window is indicated by red peaks in the Activity window.

6. Click Save.

To exclude parts of the include window, select the Conﬁgure Excluded Windows and position the exclude window within the

include window.

To delete an include or exclude window, select the window in the list of windows and click Del.

Motion detection parameters

The parameters controlling motion detection are described in the table below:

Parameter

Object Size

History

Sensitivity

Description

Object size relative to window Object memory length.

size.

Difference in luminance

between background and

object.

Only very large objects trigger

motion detection.

An object that appears in

the window triggers motion

detection for a long time

before it is considered as

non-moving.

Ordinary colored objects on

ordinary backgrounds trigger

motion detection.

High level (100%)

A large difference in luminance

is required to trigger motion

detection.

Medium level (50%)

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Detectors

Even very small objects trigger An object that appears in

Only very bright objects on

a dark background trigger

Low level (0%)

motion detection.

the window triggers motion

detection only for a very short motion detection.

time before it is considered as

non-moving.

5–15%

15%

60–90%

90%

75–95%

90%

Recommended values

Default values

Tips:

•

To trigger on small objects or movements, use several small motion detection windows rather than one large window

and select a low object size.

•

To avoid triggering on small objects, select a high object size.

If no objects should appear in the Include Window, select a high history level. This will cause motion detection to trigger as

long as the object is present in the window.

•

To only detect ﬂashing light, select a low sensitivity. In other cases high sensitivity is recommended.

Audio detection

The Axis product can be conﬁgured to generate an alarm when audio rises above or falls below the threshold value. The threshold

value can be set in the range 0–100 where 0 is the most sensitive and 100 the least sensitive.

1. Go to Detectors > Audio Detection.

2. Set the audio alarm level and click Save.

3. Go to Events > Action Rules and set up an action rule, see Setting Up an Action Rule, on page 37.

Detected audio is indicated by colored peaks in the Activity indicator. An event is triggered when detected audio rises above or falls

below the threshold value, which is represented by the bar.

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Applications

Third party applications can be uploaded to and installed on the Axis product. For information about available applications,

downloads, trials and licenses, go to www.axis.com/applications

To upload an application, go to Applications > Overview, click Browse to locate the ﬁle and then click Upload Package. Click on the

uploaded application’s name to open the menu options Settings, License and About. For conﬁguration instructions, please refer to

the documentation provided with the application.

Most applications need a license to run. To install the license, select the License menu option. If the product is connected

to the Internet, Automatic Installation appears in the web page. If the product is not connected to the Internet, go to

www.axis.com/applications to acquire a License key. You will need a license code and the product’s serial number (found on the label

and under System Options > Support > System Overview) to receive a license key.

Installed Applications lists installed applications with information about the version and the vendor, the status of the application

(running or not running), and information about the license.

Use the Start and Stop buttons to start and stop the application.

To generate a log ﬁle for the application, select the application and click Log.

Note

It is recommended to run one application at a time. Avoid running applications when motion detection is active.

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Events

The Axis product can be conﬁgured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording when motion is

detected. The set of conditions that deﬁnes how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule.

Available Action Rule triggers and conditions include:

•

Applications — use installed applications to trigger the rule, see Applications, on page 35.

Detectors

Audio Detection — trigger the rule when audio is detected, see Audio detection, on page 34.

Motion Detection — trigger the rule when motion is detected, see Motion Detection, on page 32.

Tampering — trigger the rule when tampering is detected, see Camera Tampering, on page 32.

Hardware

•

Network — trigger the rule if network connection is lost or restored. This can for example be used to start

recording to the SD card.

Input Signal

Digital Input Port — trigger the rule when an I/O port receives a signal from a connected device, see I/O

Ports, on page 49.

Manual Trigger — trigger the rule using the Manual Trigger button in the Live View page, see Controls on

the Live View page, on page 13. This can for example be used to validate actions during product installation

and conﬁguration.

•

PTZ

Moving — trigger the rule when the camera view moves due to a PTZ operation. This can for example be used

as an additional condition to prevent an action rule triggered by motion detection to record video while the

camera view moves due to a PTZ operation.

Preset Reached — trigger the rule when the camera stops at a preset position. This can be for example be used

with the Send Images action to upload images from the preset position.

Storage

Available — trigger the rule when the storage device is unmounted or removed. This can for example be

used to send maintenance notiﬁcations.

Full — trigger the rule when the storage device is full. Under normal operation, the oldest recordings will be

overwritten to prevent the storage device from becoming full.

System

Locked — trigger the rule if the storage device is locked (write protected).

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System Initializing — trigger the rule when the product is being started. This can for example be used to send a

notiﬁcation when the product restarts.

Time

Recurrence — trigger the rule periodically, see Recurrences, on page 38. This can for example be used to upload

an image every 5 minutes.

Use Schedule — trigger the rule according to the selected schedule, see Schedules, on page 38.

Available actions include:

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Events

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Day/Night Vision Mode — set day mode (IR cut ﬁlter on) or night mode (IR cut ﬁlter off).

Output Port — activate an I/O port to control an external device.

Play Audio Clip — see Audio Clips, on page 27.

PTZ Control

Preset Position — go to a preset position.

Guard Tour — start a guard tour, see Guard Tour, on page 31.

•

Record Video — record video to a selected storage.

Send Images — send images to a recipient.

Send Notiﬁcations — send a notiﬁcation message to a recipient.

Convert Event Types to Action Rules

If the Axis product is upgraded to ﬁrmware version 5.40 or later, it is recommended to convert Event Types to Action Rules. The

legacy user Event Types in the camera will continue to work but will not be visible in the user interface of the camera. The Event

Types need to be converted to Action rules to become visible in the user interface.

To convert Event Types to Action Rules go to Events > Action Rules and click Convert.

Caution

This is not recommended when using a VMS based on the old Event Management System.

Setting Up an Action Rule

An action rule deﬁnes the conditions that must be met for the product to perform an action, for example record video or send email

notiﬁcations. If multiple conditions are deﬁned, all must be met to trigger the action.

The following example describes how to set up an action rule to record video to a network share if there is movement in the

camera’s ﬁeld of view.

Set up motion detection and add a network share:

1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection and conﬁgure a motion detection window, see page 33

2. Go to System Options > Storage and set up the network share, see page 49.

Set up the action rule:

1. Go to Events > Action Rules and click Add.

2. Select Enable rule and enter a descriptive name for the rule.

3. Select Detectors from the Trigger drop-down list.

4. Select Motion Detection from the drop-down list. Select the motion detection window to use.

5. Optionally, select a Schedule and Additional conditions, see below.

6. Under Actions, select Record Video from the Type drop-down list.

7. Select a Stream proﬁle and conﬁgure the Duration settings as described below.

8. Select Network Share from the Storage drop-down list.

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Events

To add additional criteria, select the Additional conditions option and add additional triggers. To prevent an action from being

triggered repeatedly, a Wait at least time can be set. Enter the time in hours, minutes and seconds, during which the trigger

should be ignored before the action rule can be activated again.

The recording Duration of some actions can be set to include time immediately before and after the event. Select Pre-trigger time

and/or Post-trigger time and enter the number of seconds. When While the rule is active is enabled and the action is triggered

again during the post-trigger time, the recording time will be extended with another post-trigger time period.

For more information, see the online help

Recipients

Recipients receive media ﬁles and notiﬁcation messages. The following recipients are available:

Recipient

Use with action

Send Images

Send Notiﬁcation

Send Images

FTP

HTTP

Send Images

Send Notiﬁcation

Send Images

Network Share

TCP

Send Notiﬁcation

To add a recipient:

1. Go to Events > Recipients and click Add.

2. Enter a descriptive name

3. Select a recipient Type.

4. Enter the information needed for the recipient type.

5. Click Test to test the connection to the recipient.

6. Click OK.

Schedules

Schedules can be used as action rule triggers or as additional conditions, for example to record video if motion is detected outside

ofﬁce hours. Use one of the predeﬁned schedules or create a new schedule as described below.

To create a new schedule:

1. Go to Events > Schedules and click Add.

2. Enter a descriptive name and the information needed for a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly schedule.

3. Click OK.

To use the schedule in an Action Rule, select the schedule from the Schedule drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup page.

Recurrences

Recurrences are used to trigger Action Rules repeatedly, for example every 5 minutes or every hour.

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Events

To set up a recurrence:

1. Go to Events > Recurrences and click Add.

2. Enter a descriptive name and recurrence pattern.

3. Click OK.

To use the recurrence in an Action Rule, ﬁrst select Time from the Trigger drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup page and

then select the recurrence from the second drop-down list.

To modify or remove recurrences, select the recurrence in the Recurrences List and click Modify or Remove.

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Recordings

The Axis product can be conﬁgured to record video continuously or according to an action rule:

•

To start a continuous recording, see page 40.

To set up action rules, see page 37.

To access recordings, see Recording List, on page 40.

To conﬁgure camera controlled storage, see Storage, on page 48.

Recording List

Recorded videos are listed on the Recordings > List page. The list shows each recording’s start date and time, duration and the

event that triggered the recording.

To play or download a recording, follow these steps:

1. Go to Recordings > List.

2. Use the ﬁlter to narrow the list of recordings. Enter the desired ﬁlter criteria and click Filter. Some ﬁlters may take

a long time to complete.

3. Select the recording.

4. Click Play to play the recording, or click Download to download the recording.

Multiple recordings can be downloaded at the same time. Select the recordings and click Download. The downloaded ﬁle is a zip ﬁle

containing a minimum of three ﬁles, of which the Matroska (mkv) ﬁles are the actual recordings. The recordings are time-stamped

with the date and time they were downloaded (that is, not the date the recordings were made).

Note

To play recordings in Windows Media Player, AXIS Matroska File Splitter must be installed. AXIS Matroska File Splitter

can be downloaded from www.axis.com/techsup/software

For detailed recording and video information, select a recording and click Properties.

To remove a recording, select the recording and click Remove.

Continuous recording

The Axis product can be conﬁgured to continuously save video to a storage device. See Storage, on page 48 for more information

about storage devices. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to conﬁgure the disk to automatically remove

old recordings.

To start a continuous recording, follow these steps:

1. Go to Recordings > Continuous.

2. Select Enabled.

3. Select type of storage device from the Disk list.

4. Select a Stream proﬁle to use for continuous recordings.

5. Click Save to save and start the recording.

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Recordings

Note

If a new stream proﬁle is selected while a recording is ongoing, the recording will be stopped and saved in the recording list

and a new recording with the new stream proﬁle will start. All previous continuous recordings will remain in the recording

list until they are removed manually or through automatic removal of old recordings.

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System Options

Security

Users

User access control is enabled by default and can be conﬁgured under System Options > Security > Users. An administrator can

set up other users by giving them user names and passwords. It is also possible to allow anonymous viewer login, which means

that anybody may access the Live View page.

The user list displays authorized users and user groups (access levels):

Viewer - Access to the Live View page

Operator - Access to the Live View page and to all settings except System Options

Administrator - Unrestricted access to all settings; can add, modify and remove other users.

Under HTTP/RTSP Password Settings, select the type of password to allow. You may need to allow unencrypted passwords if there

are viewing clients that do not support encryption, or if you upgraded the ﬁrmware and existing clients support encryption but need

to log in again and be conﬁgured to use this functionality.

Under User Settings, select the Enable anonymous viewer login option to allow anonymous users access to the Live View page.

Select the Enable anonymous PTZ control login to allow anonymous users access to the PTZ controls.

Deselect the Enable Basic Setup option to hide the Basic Setup menu. Basic Setup provides quick access to settings that should be

made before using the Axis product.

ONVIF

ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) is a global interface standard that makes it easier for end users, integrators, consultants,

and manufacturers to take advantage of the possibilities offered by network video technology. ONVIF enables interoperablity between

different vendor products, increased ﬂexibility, reduced cost and future-proof systems.

By creating a user you automatically enable ONVIF communication. Use the user name and password with all ONVIF communication

with the product. For more information see www.onvif.org

IP Address Filter

IP address ﬁltering is enabled on the System Options > Security > IP Address Filter page. Once enabled, the listed IP address are

allowed or denied access to the Axis product. Select Allow or Deny from the list and click Apply to enable IP address ﬁltering.

The administrator can add up to 256 IP address entries to the list (a single entry can contain multiple IP addresses).

HTTPS

The Axis product supports encrypted browsing using HTTPS. This is conﬁgured on the System Options > Security > HTTPS page.

A self-signed certiﬁcate can be used until a Certiﬁcate Authority-issued certiﬁcate has been obtained. Click Create self-signed

certiﬁcate to install a self-signed certiﬁcate. Although self-signed certiﬁcates are free and offer some protection, true security is only

implemented after the installation of a signed certiﬁcate issued by a Certiﬁcate Authority.

To obtain a signed certiﬁcate from an issuing Certiﬁcate Authority, click Create Certiﬁcate Request. When the signed certiﬁcate

is returned, click Install signed certiﬁcate to import the certiﬁcate. The properties of any certiﬁcate request currently resident in

the product or installed can be viewed by clicking Properties.

To enable HTTPS in the Axis product, the HTTPS Connection Policy must be set for each user group.

For more information, see the online help

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IEEE 802.1X

IEEE 802.1X is a standard for port-based Network Admission Control providing secure authentication of wired and wireless network

devices. IEEE 802.1X is based on EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol).

To access a network protected by IEEE 802.1X, devices must authenticate themselves. The authentication is performed by a

third-party entity called an authentication server, typically a RADIUS server, examples of which are FreeRADIUS and Microsoft

Internet Authentication Service.

In Axis' implementation, the network device and the authentication server authenticate themselves with the help of digital

certiﬁcates using EAP-TLS (Extensible Authentication Protocol - Transport Layer Security). The certiﬁcates are provided by an

Certiﬁcation Authority (CA). You need:

•

a CA certiﬁcate to validate the identity of the authentication server

a CA-signed client certiﬁcate and a private key to authenticate the network device.

To allow the network device to access a network protected by IEEE 802.1X:

1. Obtain a CA certiﬁcate, a client certiﬁcate and a client private key (contact your network administrator).

2. Go to Setup > System Options > Security > IEEE 802.1X and upload the CA certiﬁcate, the client certiﬁcate and the

client private key.

3. Under Settings, select the EAPOL version, provide your EAP identity and private key password.

4. Check the box to enable IEEE 802.1X and click Save.

Certiﬁcates

CA Certiﬁcate

The CA certiﬁcate is used to validate the identity of the authentication server. Enter the path to

the certiﬁcate directly, or locate the ﬁle using the Browse button. Then click Upload. To remove

a certiﬁcate, click Remove.

Client certiﬁcate

Client private key

The client certiﬁcate and private key are used to authenticate the network device. They can be

uploaded as separate ﬁles or in one combined ﬁle (e.g. a PFX ﬁle or a PEM ﬁle). Use the Client

private key ﬁeld if uploading one combined ﬁle. For each ﬁle, enter the path to the ﬁle, or locate the

ﬁle using the Browse button. Then click Upload. To remove a ﬁle, click Remove.

Settings

EAPOL version

EAP identity

Select the EAPOL version (1 or 2) as used in your network switch.

Enter the user identity (maximum 16 characters) associated with your certiﬁcate.

Enter the password (maximum 16 characters) for the private key.

Check the box to enable the IEEE 802.1X protocol.

Private key password

Enable IEEE 802.1X

Audio Support

Select Enable audio support to allow clients to retrieve audio streams from the Axis product. For information on how to conﬁgure

audio settings, see Audio Settings, on page 25.

Note

Deselecting this option will disable audio globally in the Axis product, for conﬁgured events and proﬁles with audio as well.

Date & Time

The Axis product’s date and time settings are conﬁgured under System Options > Date & Time.

Current Server Time displays the current date and time (24h clock). The time can be displayed in 12h clock in the text overlay (see

below).

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To change the date and time settings, select the preferred Time mode under New Server Time:

•

Synchronize with computer time sets date and time according to the computer’s clock. With this option, date and

time are set once and will not be updated automatically.

•

Synchronize with NTP Server obtains date and time from an NTP server. With this option, date and time settings are

updated continuously. For information on NTP settings, see NTP Con ﬁ guration, on page 45.

If using a host name for the NTP server, a DNS server must be conﬁgured. See DNS Con ﬁ guration, on page 45.

Set manually allows you to manually set date and time.

•

If using an NTP server, select your Time zone from the drop-down list. If required, check Automatically adjust for daylight saving

time changes.

The Date & Time Format Used in Images is the date and time format displayed as a text overlay in the video stream. Use the

predeﬁned formats or see File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online help

for information on how to create custom date and

time formats. To include date and time in the overlay text, go to Video & Audio and select Include date and Include time.

Network

Basic TCP/IP Settings

The Axis product supports IP version 4 and IP version 6. Both versions can be enabled simultaneously, and at least one version

must always be enabled.

IPv4 Address Conﬁguration

By default, the Axis product is set to use IPv4 (IP version 4) and to obtain the IP address automatically via DHCP. The IPv4 settings are

conﬁgured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic.

DHCP (Dynamic Host Conﬁguration Protocol) allows network administrators to centrally manage and automate the assignment of

IP addresses. DHCP should only be enabled if using dynamic IP address notiﬁcation, or if the DHCP can update a DNS server. It is

then possible to access the Axis product by name (host name).

If DHCP is enabled and the product cannot be accessed, run AXIS IP Utility to search the network for connected Axis products, or reset

the product to the factory default settings (see page 51) and then perform the installation again.

To use a static IP address, check Use the following IP address and specify the IP address, subnet mask and default router.

IPv6 Address Conﬁguration

If IPv6 (IP version 6) is enabled, the Axis product will receive an IP address according to the conﬁguration in the network router.

To enable IPv6, go to System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic. Other settings for IPv6 should be conﬁgured in the network router.

ARP/Ping

The IP address can be set using ARP and Ping. For instructions, see the product’s Installation Guide.

ARP/Ping is enabled by default. To disable, uncheck the box under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic.

The ARP/Ping service is automatically disabled two minutes after the product is started, or as soon as an IP address is set. To reset the

IP address, the product must be restarted to activate ARP/Ping for an additional two minutes.

Pinging the product is still possible when this service is disabled.

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AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS)

AVHS used in conjunction with an AVHS service, provides easy and secure Internet access to live and recorded video accessible from

any location. For more information and help to ﬁnd a local AVHS Service Provider go to www.axis.com/hosting

AVHS is enabled by default. The settings are conﬁgured under System Options > Network > TCP IP > Basic.

One-click enabled - Press the product’s control button (see Hardware overview, on page 5 ) to connect to an AVHS service over the

Internet. Once registered, Always will be enabled and the Axis product stays connected to the AVHS service. If the product is not

registered within 24 hours from when the button is pressed, the product will disconnect from the AVHS service.

Always - The Axis product will constantly attempt to connect to the AVHS service over the Internet. Once registered the product will

stay connected to the service. This option can be used when the product is already installed and it is not convenient to use the

one-click installation.

AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service

AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service assigns a host name for easy access to the product. For more information, see www.axiscam.net

To register the Axis product with AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service, go to System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic. Under

Services, click the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service Settings button (requires access to the Internet). The domain name currently

registered at AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS service for the product can at any time be removed.

Advanced TCP/IP Settings

DNS Conﬁguration

DNS (Domain Name Service) provides the translation of host names to IP addresses. The DNS settings are conﬁgured under System

Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Select Obtain DNS server address via DHCP to use the DNS settings provided by the DHCP server.

To make manual settings, select Use the following DNS server address and specify the following:

Domain name - Enter the domain(s) to search for the host name used by the Axis product. Multiple domains can be separated by

semicolons. The host name is always the ﬁrst part of a fully qualiﬁed domain name, for example, myserver is the host name in the

fully qualiﬁed domain name myserver.mycompany.com where mycompany.com is the domain name.

Primary/Secondary DNS server - Enter the IP addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers. The secondary DNS server is

optional and will be used if the primary is unavailable.

NTP Conﬁguration

NTP (Network Time Protocol) is used to synchronize the clock times of devices in a network. The NTP settings are conﬁgured under

System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Select Obtain NTP server address via DHCP to use the NTP settings provided by the DHCP server.

To make manual settings, select Use the following NTP server address and enter the host name or IP address of the NTP server.

Host Name Conﬁguration

The Axis product can be accessed using a host name instead of an IP address. The host name is usually the same as the assigned DNS

name. The host name is conﬁgured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Select Obtain host name via IPv4 DHCP to use host name provided by the DHCP server running on IPv4.

Select Use the host name to set the host name manually.

Select Enable dynamic DNS updates to dynamically update local DNS servers whenever the Axis product’s IP address changes.

For more information, see the online help

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Link-Local IPv4 Address

Link-Local Address is enabled by default and assigns the Axis product an additional IP address which can be used to access

the product from other hosts on the same segment on the local network. The product can have a Link-Local IP and a static

or DHCP-supplied IP address at the same time.

This function can be disabled under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

HTTP

The HTTP port used by the Axis product can be changed under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced. In addition to the

default setting, which is 80, any port in the range 1024–65535 can be used.

HTTPS

The HTTPS port used by the Axis product can be changed under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced. In addition to

the default setting, which is 443, any port in the range 1024–65535 can be used.

To enable HTTPS, go to System Options > Security > HTTPS. For more information, see page 42.

NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4

A network router allows devices on a private network (LAN) to share a single connection to the Internet. This is done by forwarding

network trafﬁc from the private network to the “outside”, that is, the Internet. Security on the private network (LAN) is increased

since most routers are pre-conﬁgured to stop attempts to access the private network (LAN) from the public network (Internet).

Use NAT traversal when the Axis product is located on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it available from the other

(WAN) side of a NAT router. With NAT traversal properly conﬁgured, all HTTP trafﬁc to an external HTTP port in the NAT router

is forwarded to the product.

NAT traversal is conﬁgured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

Note

• For NAT traversal to work, this must be supported by the router. The router must also support UPnP^TM

• The router has many different names: “NAT router”, “Network router”, “Internet Gateway”, ”Broadband router”, “Broadband

sharing device” or “Home ﬁrewall” but the essential purpose of the device is the same.

Enable/Disable - When enabled, the Axis product attempts to conﬁgure port mapping in a NAT router on your network, using UPnP^TM

Note that UPnP^TMmust be enabled in the product (see System Options > Network > UPnP).

Use manually selected NAT router - Select this option to manually select a NAT router and enter the IP address for the router in

the ﬁeld. If no router is speciﬁed, the product automatically searches for NAT routers on your network. If more than one router is

found, the default router is selected.

Alternative HTTP port - Select this option to manually deﬁne an external HTTP port. Enter the port number in the ﬁeld. If no port is

entered here, a port number is automatically selected when NAT traversal is enabled.

Note

• An alternative HTTP port can be used or be active even if NAT traversal is disabled. This is useful if your NAT router does

not support UPnP and you need to manually conﬁgure port forwarding in the NAT router.

• If you attempt to manually enter a port that is already in use, another available port is automatically selected.

• When the port is selected automatically it is displayed in this ﬁeld. To change this, enter a new port number and click Save.

FTP

The FTP server running in the Axis product enables upload of new ﬁrmware, user applications, etc. The FTP server can be disabled

under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.

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Note

This FTP server has nothing to do with the product’s ability to transfer images via FTP to other locations and servers.

RTSP

The RTSP server running in the Axis product allows a connecting client to start an H.264 stream. The RTSP port number can be

changed under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced. The default port is 554.

Note

H.264 video streams will not be available if the RTSP server is disabled.

SOCKS

SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The Axis product can be conﬁgured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other

side of a ﬁrewall or proxy server. This functionality is useful if the Axis product is located on a local network behind a ﬁrewall, and

notiﬁcations, uploads, alarms, etc need to be send to a destination outside the local network (for example the Internet).

SOCKS is conﬁgured under System Options > Network > SOCKS. For more information, see the online help

QoS (Quality of Service)

QoS (Quality of Service) guarantees a certain level of a speciﬁed resource to selected trafﬁc on a network. A QoS-aware network

prioritizes network trafﬁc and provides a greater network reliability by controlling the amount of bandwidth an application may use.

The QoS settings are conﬁgured under System Options > Network > QoS. Using DSCP (Differentiated Services Codepoint) values, the

Axis product can mark the following types of trafﬁc: live video, live audio, event/alarm trafﬁc and management trafﬁc.

Note

Live audio DSCP will be equal to live video DSCP if H.264 over RTSP is used.

SMTP (email)

To send email messages from the Axis product via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), an SMTP mail server must be set up. This

is done under System Options > Network > SMTP (email).

Enter the host names or IP addresses and port numbers for the primary and secondary mail servers in the ﬁelds provided. A From

email address is also required. If the mail server requires authentication, check Use authentication to log in to this server and enter

the necessary information.

SNMP

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows remote management of network devices. An SNMP community is the

group of devices and management station running SNMP. Community names are used to identify groups.

The Axis product can be conﬁgured to support SNMP on the System Options > Network > SNMP page.

Depending on the level of security required, select the version on SNMP to use.

SNMP v1/v2 provides the lowest level of security. The community name can be speciﬁed as a password for read or read/write

access to all supported SNMP devices. The default password for the Read community is public and the default password for the

Write community is write.

Note

If HTTPS is enabled, SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c should be disabled.

Traps for SNMP v1/v2 are used by the Axis product to send messages to a management system on important events and status

changes. Check Enable traps and enter the IP address where the trap message should be sent and the Trap community that

should receive the message.

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The following traps are available:

•

Cold start

Warm start

Link up

Authentication failed

SNMP v3 provides encryption and secure passwords. To use traps with SNMP v3, an SNMP v3 management application is required.

To use SNMP v3, HTTPS must be enabled, see HTTPS, on page 42. To enable SNMP v3, check the box and provide the initial user

password.

Note

The initial password can only be set once. If the password is lost, the Axis product must be reset to factory default, see

Reset to factory default settings, on page 51.

UPnP^TM

The Axis product includes support for UPnP^TM. UPnP^TMis enabled by default and the product is automatically detected by operating

systems and clients that support this protocol.

UPnP^TMcan be disabled under System Options > Network > UPnP^TM

RTP/H.264

The RTP port range and multicast settings are conﬁgured under System Options > Network > RTP.

The RTP port range deﬁnes the range of ports from which the video/audio ports are automatically selected. For multicast streams,

only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used.

Select Always Multicast Video and/or Always Multicast Audio to start multicast streaming without opening an RTSP session.

Bonjour

The Axis product includes support for Bonjour. Bonjour is enabled by default and the product is automatically detected by operating

systems and clients that support this protocol.

Bonjour can be disabled under System Options > Network > Bonjour.

Storage

SD card

The SD card is managed on the System Options > Storage page. Click SD card to open Storage Management.

Mounting is done automatically when the card is inserted or when the product boots. SD cards are normally preformatted when

purchased, but if needed, click Format to format the card.

Format an SD card so that it can be written to one of two available options — VFAT and ext4. During the formatting any previous

data stored on the disk will be lost. The recommended format is ext4, due to its resilience against data loss if the card is ejected

or if there is abrupt power loss. A third-party ext4 driver or application is also needed to access the ﬁle system from Windows.

Note that most SD cards are pre-formatted with vFAT when purchased. The Check Disk option is used to check for errors on the SD

card and only works for the ﬁle system ext4. The Repair option repairs the SD card of errors in the ﬁle system ext4. For vFAT ﬁle

system use a card reader or PC to perform card maintenance.

Note

To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should always be unmounted before removal.

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If the card’s status shows as failed, click Check disk to see if the problem can be found and then try Repair.

To avoid ﬁlling the card, it is recommended to remove recordings continuously. Under Recording Settings, select Remove recordings

older than and select the number of days or weeks.

To stop writing to the share and protect recordings from being removed, select Lock under Recording Settings.

For more information, see the online help

Network Share

Network share allows you to add network storage such as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) or any server that uses CIFS (Common

Internet File System) and use them for storage of recordings.

To add a network share:

1. Go to System Options > Storage.

2. Click Network Share.

3. Enter the IP address, DNS or Bonjour name to the host server in the Host ﬁeld.

4. Enter the name of the share in the Share ﬁeld.

5. If required, select The share requires login and enter the user name and password.

6. Click Connect.

To clear all recordings and data from the Axis product’s folder on the designated share, click Clear under Storage Tools.

To avoid ﬁlling the share, it is recommended to remove recordings continuously. Under Recording Settings, select Remove recordings

older than and select the number of days or weeks.

To stop writing to the share and protect recordings from being removed, select Lock under Recording Settings.

Ports & Devices

I/O Ports

The Axis product provides one input port and one output port for connection of external devices. For information on how to

connect external devices, see Connectors, on page 7 .

The I/O ports are conﬁgured under System Options > Ports & Devices > I/O Ports. The ports can be given descriptive names and their

Normal states can be conﬁgured as Open circuit or Grounded circuit.

Port Status

The list on the System Options > Ports & Devices > Port Status page shows the status of the product’s input and output ports.

Maintenance

The Axis product provides several maintenance functions. These are available under System Options > Maintenance.

Click Restart to perform a correct restart if the Axis product is not behaving as expected. This will not affect any of the current

settings.

Click Restore to reset most settings to the factory default values. The following settings are not affected:

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the boot protocol (DHCP or static)

the static IP address

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the default router

the subnet mask

the system time

the IEEE 802.1X settings

the focus position

Click Default to reset all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values. This button should be used with caution. The

Axis product can also be reset to factory default using the control button, see Reset to factory default settings, on page 51.

To identify the product or test the Status LED, click Flash LED under Identify and specify the duration in seconds, minutes or hours.

This can be useful for identifying the product among other products installed in the same location.

For information about ﬁrmware upgrade, see Upgrading the ﬁ rmware, on page 52.

Support

Support Overview

The System Options > Support > Support Overview page provides information on troubleshooting and contact information,

should you require technical assistance.