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USERMANUAL
AXISM5013–VPTZDomeNetworkCamera
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Aboutthisdocument
ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersoftheAXIS
M5013–VPTZDomeNetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware
5.40andlater.Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingthe
productonyournetwork.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeof
usewhenusingthisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-based
systemsmayalsobebenecial,fordevelopingshellscriptsand
applications.LaterversionofthisdocumentwillbepostedtotheAxis
website,asrequired.Seealsotheproduct’sonlinehelp,availablevia
theweb-basedinterface.
LegalConsiderations
Videoandaudiosurveillancecanberegulatedbylawsthatvaryfrom
countrytocountry.Checkthelawsinyourlocalregionbeforeusing
thisproductforsurveillancepurposes.
Thisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseandone(1)AAC
decoderlicense.Topurchasefurtherlicenses,contactyourreseller.
Liability
Everycarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisdocument.Please
informyourlocalAxisofceofanyinaccuraciesoromissions.Axis
CommunicationsABcannotbeheldresponsibleforanytechnicalor
typographicalerrorsandreservestherighttomakechangestothe
productandmanualswithoutpriornotice.AxisCommunicationsAB
makesnowarrantyofanykindwithregardtothematerialcontained
withinthisdocument,including,butnotlimitedto,theimplied
warrantiesofmerchantabilityandtnessforaparticularpurpose.Axis
CommunicationsABshallnotbeliablenorresponsibleforincidentalor
consequentialdamagesinconnectionwiththefurnishing,performance
oruseofthismaterial.Thisproductisonlytobeusedforitsintended
purpose.
IntellectualPropertyRights
AxisABhasintellectualpropertyrightsrelatingtotechnologyembodied
intheproductdescribedinthisdocument.Inparticular,andwithout
limitation,theseintellectualpropertyrightsmayincludeoneormore
ofthepatentslistedathttp://www.axis.com/patent.htmandoneor
moreadditionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSand
othercountries.
Thisproductcontainslicensedthird-partysoftware.Seethemenuitem
“About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.
ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer,
Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see
http://www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailable
fromhttp://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/bonjour/
EquipmentModications
Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe
instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains
nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor
modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications
andapprovals.
TrademarkAcknowledgments
AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXIS,ETRAX,ARTPECandVAPIXare
registeredtrademarksortrademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvarious
jurisdictions.Allothercompanynamesandproductsaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.
Apple,Boa,Apache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExplorer,Linux,
Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows
VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.
JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor
registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnP
TM
isa
certicationmarkoftheUPnP
TM
ImplementersCorporation.
SD,SDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C,
LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD,
miniSDHC,microSDHC,microSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered
trademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.
RegulatoryInformation
Europe
ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives
andharmonizedstandards:
ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)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
ThisClassAdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCanadianICES-003.
Europe
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassAlimitofEN55022.Notice!ThisisaClassA
product.InadomesticenvironmentthisproductmaycauseRF
interference,inwhichcasetheusermayberequiredtotakeadequate
measures.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording
toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial
environments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.
Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto
EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments
Australia/NewZealand
ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission
accordingtotheClassAlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Notice!Thisisa
ClassAproduct.InadomesticenvironmentthisproductmaycauseRF
interference,inwhichcasetheusermayberequiredtotakeadequate
measures.
Japan
B情報
環境使する的としすが装置
受信機にて使用さと、信障
を引き起とがあり説明書にて正
取りをし下さ
Korea
업무용(A급)자파적합기기로서매자
용자점을주의하시바라며,가정외의지역에서사용
적으.
Safety
ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN60950-1,SafetyofInformation
TechnologyEquipment.
DisposalandRecycling
Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disposeof
itaccordingtolocalrawsandregulations.Forinformationabout
yournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contactyourlocalauthority
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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).
ContactInformation
AxisCommunicationsAB
Emdalavägen14
22369Lund
Sweden
Tel:+46462721800
Fax:+4646136130
www.axis.com
Support
Shouldyourequireanytechnicalassistance,pleasecontactyourAxis
reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeansweredimmediately,your
resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto
ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,youcan:
downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates
ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search
byproduct,category,orphrase
reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate
supportarea
chatwithAxissupportstaff(selectedcountriesonly)
visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/
LearnMore!
VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings,
webinars,tutorialsandguides.
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TableofContents
HardwareOverview..........................................5
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Connectors....................................................6
LEDIndicators..................................................7
AccessingtheProduct.......................................8
AccessfromaBrowser...........................................8
AccessfromtheInternet..........................................9
SettheRootPassword...........................................9
TheLiveViewPage..............................................10
MediaStreams.............................................13
HowtoStreamH.264............................................13
MJPEG........................................................13
AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................13
AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................14
AccessingAudioStreams.........................................15
SettingUptheProduct......................................16
BasicSetup....................................................16
VideoandAudio................................................17
VideoStream...................................................17
StreamProles.................................................18
CameraSettings................................................19
Overlay........................................................19
AudioSettings..................................................20
LiveViewCong............................................21
PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................23
PresetPositions.................................................23
OSDIZones....................................................23
Advanced......................................................24
ControlQueue..................................................24
Detectors..................................................25
MotionDetection...............................................25
AudioDetection................................................26
Applications...............................................27
ApplicationLicenses.............................................27
InstallApplication...............................................27
ApplicationConsiderations........................................27
Events....................................................29
ConvertEventTypestoActionRules................................30
SettingUpanActionRule........................................30
Recipients.....................................................31
Schedules......................................................31
Recurrences....................................................31
Recordings.................................................33
RecordingList..................................................33
ContinuousRecording............................................33
SystemOptions.............................................34
Security.......................................................34
Date&Time....................................................35
Network.......................................................36
Storage.......................................................41
Maintenance...................................................42
Support.......................................................43
Advanced......................................................43
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings...................................44
Troubleshooting............................................45
CheckingtheFirmware...........................................45
UpgradingtheFirmware..........................................45
Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................46
TechnicalSpecications......................................49
PerformanceConsiderations.......................................51
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HardwareOverview
HardwareOverview
MEMORY CARD
1 2 3
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Controlbutton
2
SDcard(microSDHC)slot
3
Partnumber(P/N)&Serialnumber(S/N)
4
Networkconnector(PoE)
5
StatusLEDindicator
6
Microphone
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HardwareOverview
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3
4
1
Chassis
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Elasticpad
3
Dome
4
Cover
Connectors
Fortechnicalspecications,seepage49.
Networkconnector-RJ45Ethernetconnector.SupportsPoweroverEthernet(PoE).
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HardwareOverview
NOTICE NOTICE
NOTICE
Theproductshallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP).Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkswitch
shallbeshielded(STP)andintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkswitchisproperlygrounded.For
informationaboutregulatoryrequirements,seeRegulatoryInformation,onpage2.
SDcardslot-Astandardorhigh-capacitymicroSDcard(notincluded)canbeusedforlocalrecordingwithremovablestorage.
NOTICE NOTICE
NOTICE
Topreventcorruptionofrecordings,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.Tounmount,gotoSetup>System
Options>Storage>SDCardandclickUnmount.
Controlbutton-Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:
Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage44.
ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage37.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonfor
about1seconduntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.
ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage38.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonfor
about3seconds.
LEDIndicators
LED
Color
Indication
Unlit
Connectionandnormaloperation
Amber
Steadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgrade.
Amber/redFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.
RedFlashesredforrmwareupgradefailure.
Status
GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterrestart.
Note
TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashwhileaneventisactive.
TheStatusLEDcanbeconguredtoashforidentifyingtheunit.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.
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AccessingtheProduct
AccessingtheProduct
ToinstalltheAxisproduct,refertotheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.
Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.TherecommendedbrowsersareInternetExplorerwithWindows,
SafariwithMacintoshandFirefoxwithotheroperatingsystems.SeeTechnicalSpecications,onpage49.Toviewstreamingvideoin
InternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.
Note
QuickTime
TM
isalsosupportedforviewingH.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,onpage9.
4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageappearsinyourbrowser.
Note
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand
userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin
yourownLiveViewpage.
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AccessingtheProduct
AccessfromtheInternet
Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust
congureyournetworkroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheproduct.Todothis,enabletheNAT-traversalfeature,which
willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>
Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.
Formoreinformation,pleaseseeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4,onpage39.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,onpage39.
Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe
resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings,onpage44.
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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AccessingtheProduct
SetPowerLineFrequency
PowerlinefrequencyissetthersttimetheAxisproductisaccessedandcanonlybechangedfromPlainCong(seepage44)
orbyresettingtheproducttofactorydefault.
Selectthepowerlinefrequency(50Hzor60Hz)usedatthelocationoftheAxisproduct.Selectingthewrongfrequencymaycause
imageickeriftheproductisusedinuorescentlightenvironments.
Whenusing50Hz,themaximumframerateislimitedto25fps.
Note
Powerlinefrequencyisdifferentindifferentgeographicregions.IntheAmericas,60Hzisusuallyused;mostotherpartsof
theworlduse50Hz.Localvariationsmayapply,alwayscheckwiththelocalauthorities.
TheLiveViewPage
ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser
preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView
page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.
ControlsontheLiveViewPage
SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformationabouthow
tocongurestreamproles,seepage18.
TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformationabouthowto
congureandenablethebutton,seeManualTrigger,onpage11.
ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Right-clickthevideoimagetosaveitinJPEGformatonyour
computer.ThisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhentheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.
EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ActionButtons.
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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,onpage29.
ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:
1.GotoSetup>LiveViewLayout.
2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.
AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar
TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC),onpage13formore
information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:
ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.
TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.
TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thelocationwheretheimageissavedcanbespecied
intheAMCControlPanel.
ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer
keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.
TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostream.Thelocationwheretherecordingissavedcanbespeciedin
theAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
AMCAudioControls
AMCaudiobuttonscontrolthespeakersconnectedtotheclientcomputer.Thebuttonsareonlyvisiblewhenaudioisenabled.
SpeakerbuttonClicktoturnthespeakersonoroff.
Usetheslidertocontrolthevolumeofthespeakers.
PTZControls
TheLiveViewpagealsodisplaysPan/Tilt/Zoom(PTZ)controls.Theadministratorcanenable/disablecontrolsforspeciedusersunder
SystemOptions>Security>Users.
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AccessingtheProduct
WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor
releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.
ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.
User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeControls,onpage24.
SelectaPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.SeePresetPositions,
onpage23.
PanandTiltbarsUsethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthe
cameraviewtothatposition.
ZoombarUsethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.
ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControls,onpage24.
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MediaStreams
MediaStreams
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralaudioandvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwill
determinethetypeyouuse.
TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,audiostreamsandtothelistofavailable
streamproles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideoandaudiostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.
HowtoStreamH.264
ThevideocompressionstandardH.264makesgooduseofbandwidth,andcanprovidehighqualityvideostreamsatlessthan1Mbit/s.
Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof
yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:
UnicastRTP
Thisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused
forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis
importanttoalwayshaveanup-to-datevideo
stream,evenifsomeimagesaredropped.
RTPoverRTSP
Thisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)
isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure
rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.
RTPoverRTSPoverHTTP
Thisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse
rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto
allowtheHTTPprotocol,thusallowingRTPto
betunneled.
Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand
transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc
onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand
requeststhestream.
Notethatthereareamaximumof20
simultaneousunicastconnections.
MulticastRTP
Thismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways
up-to-date,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
QuickTime
TM
.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
QuickTime
TM
supportsG.711andAACaudioencoding.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.amp
-rtsp://<ip>/axis-media/media.3gp
TheJavaappletsupportssimplexaudiowithG.711encoding.
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SettingUptheProduct
SettingUptheProduct
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin
thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.
Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.
OperatorshaveaccesstoallsettingsexceptSystemOptions
Seealsotheonlinehelp
.
BasicSetup
BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:
1.Users.Seepage34.
2.TCP/IP.Seepage36.
3.Date&Time.Seepage35.
4.VideoStream.Seepage17.
5.AudioSettings.Seepage20.
TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.
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SettingUptheProduct
VideoandAudio
Thevideoandaudiosettingscanbeusedtooptimizevideoandaudioquality.Youcancongurethefollowing:
Videostreamsettings.Seepage17.
Streamproles.Seepage18.
Camerasettings.Seepage19.
Audiosettings.Seepage20.
VideoStream
YoucandenethefollowingvideostreamsettingsfromVideo&Audio>VideoStream:
Image.Seepage17.
H.264.Seepage18.
MJPEG.Seepage18.
PixelCounter
Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereisa
requirementthattheimageisacertainsize,forexampleinfacerecognition.
Thepixelcountercanbeaccessedfrom:
Video&Audio>VideoStream.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShowpixelcounteroptiontoenablethe
rectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthenumberofpixelsintheWidth
andHeighteldsandclickApply.
TheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerinWindows.Right-clickintheimageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemouse
tomoveandresizetherectangle.
Image
ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.
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SettingUptheProduct
Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:
Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.
Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe
compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.
Rotateimage.Ifrequired,theimagecanberotated.
Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed
amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest
frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.
Overlaysettings.SeeOverlay,onpage19.
ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.
H.264
H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.
AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimagewhereas
P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.
TheGOVlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOVlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon
bandwidthrequirementsinsomecases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.
ThebitratecanbesetasVariableBitRate(VBR)orConstantBitRate(CBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimage
complexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityintheimage,andlessforlowerimageactivity.CBRallowsyoutoseta
xedTargetbitratethatconsumesapredictableamountofbandwidth.Asthebitratewouldusuallyneedtoincreaseforincreased
imageactivity,butinthiscasecannot,framerateandimagequalityareaffectednegatively.Topartlycompensateforthis,itis
possibletoprioritizeeitherframerateorimagequality.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateandimagequalityareequally
affected.Youmustsaveyoursettingsbeforetheycantakeeffect.
Thecurrentbitratecanbesettoappearastextoverlay.Todothis,selecttheIncludetextcheckboxoptionunderOverlay
Settingsandenterthemodier#bintheeld.
MJPEG
Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe
bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting
providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe
sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmaygivepoorimagequality.Topreventincreasedbandwidthandstorageusage,
themaximumframesizeshouldbesettoanoptimalvalue.
StreamProles
Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream
prolescanbeused:
Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEvents,onpage29.
Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecording,onpage33.
IntheLiveViewpageselectthestreamprolefromtheStreamproledrop-downlist.
Forquicksetup,useoneofthepredenedstreamproles.Eachpredenedprolehasadescriptivename,indicatingitspurpose.If
required,thepredenedstreamprolescanbemodiedandnewcustomizedstreamprolescanbecreated.
Tocreateanewproleormodifyanexistingprole,gotoSetup>Video&Audio>StreamProles.
ToselectadefaultstreamprolefortheLiveViewpage,gotoSetup>LiveViewCong.
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CameraSettings
TheVideo&Audio>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.
ImageAppearance
IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100givesmaximumcolorsaturation.Thevalue0givesa
blackandwhiteimage.
TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.
IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight
conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.
TheContrastchangestherelativedifferencebetweenlightanddark.Itcanbeadjustedusingtheslidebar.
WhiteBalance
Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis
productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight
sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp
.
ExposureSettings
Conguretheexposuresettingstosuittheimagequalityrequirementsinrelationtolighting,framerateandbandwidth
considerations.
Exposurevalue-Clickinthebartone-tunetheexposure.
EnableBacklightcompensation-Enablethisoptionifabrightspotoflight,forexamplealightbulb,causesotherareasin
theimagetoappeartoodark.
Exposurezones-Thissettingsdetermineswhichpartoftheimageisusedtocalculatetheexposure.Formostsituations,theAuto
settingcanbeused.Forparticularrequirement,selectapredenedarea.
Exposurepriority-WhenMotionisprioritizedandmaximumShuttertimeissettoasmallvalue,motionblurintheimageis
minimized.Thiscanbeusefulforrecognitionofmovingobjectssuchaspeopleandvehicles.However,prioritizingmotionmaycause
anincreaseinimagenoise,especiallyinlowlightsituations.WhenLownoiseisprioritizedandGainissettoasmallvalue,image
noiseisminimized.Thelesizeisreduced,whichcanbeusefulifstoragespaceorbandwidthislimited.However,prioritizinglow
noisemayresultinaverydarkimage,especiallyinlowlightsituations.
ImageSettings
Overlay
Overlaysareusedtoprovideextrainformation,forexampleforforensicvideoanalysisorduringproductinstallationand
conguration.Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.
Anoverlaytextcandisplaythecurrentdateandtime,oratextstring.Whenusingatextstring,modierscanbeusedtodisplay
informationsuchasthecurrentbitrateorthecurrentframerate.Forinformationaboutavailablemodiers,seeFileNaming&
Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp.
Toenableoverlays:
1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.
2.Toincludedateandtime,selectIncludedateandIncludetime.
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3.Toincludeatextstring,selectIncludetextandenterthetextintheeld.Modierscanbeused,seeFileNaming&
Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp.
4.Denetextoverlaycharacteristicsintherelevantelds.
5.ClickSave.
Tomodifythedateandtimeformat,gotoSystemOptions>Date&Time.SeeDate&Time,onpage35.
AudioSettings
TheaudiofunctionalityforeachvideostreamisenabledunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream>Audio.
AudioInput
UsetheInputgaintocontrolthevolume(dBFullScale)oftheaudioinput.Ifthesoundistoolow,chooseahigherdB,toamplify
thesound.Ifthesoundistoohigh,choosealowerdB.TheLevelbargivesavisualrepresentationoftheaudiosignallevelindB
relativetothefull-scaleinputlevel.
Greenthesignalisatagoodlevel.
Yellowthesignalisbecomingdistorted.
Redthesignalisdistorted.
UsetheEncodingoptiontoselectdigitalaudioencodingformat.
AACrequiresalicenseforbothencodinganddecoding.AACistheleastcomplicatedandmostwidelyusedcodec.If
achievingthebestpossibleaudioqualityisapriority,AACistherecommendedcodectouse.AnAAClicenseisincluded
intheAxisproduct.
G711isanunlicensedstandardcodecthatisusefulwhenintegratingaudiointoaVoIPsystem
G726isanunlicensedspeechcodecthatismostcommonlyusedwithinthesecurityindustry.
TheSampleratedenesthenumberoftimespersecondthesoundissampled.Ahighersampleratewillprovidebetteraudio
quality,butalsorequiresagreaterbandwidth.
SettherequiredBitratedependingontheselectedencoding.Ahigherbitratewillgivebetteraudioquality.Alowerbitrate
mayhavelatencyordelay,butwillrequirelessbandwidth.
Formoreinformationaboutthesesettings,pleaseseetheonlinehelp
.
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LiveViewCong
LiveViewCong
YoucancustomizetheLiveViewpageandalterittosuityourrequirements.Itispossibletodenethefollowingfeaturesof
theLiveViewpage.
StreamProle.Seepage18.
DefaultViewerforBrowser.Seepage21.
ViewerSettings.Seepage22.
ActionButtons.ThesearethebuttonsdescribedinControlsontheLiveViewPage,onpage10.
UserDenedLinks.Seepage22.
DefaultViewerforBrowsers
FromLiveViewCong>DefaultViewerselectthedefaultmethodforviewingvideoimagesinyourbrowser.Theproductattempts
toshowthevideoimagesintheselectedvideoformatandviewer.Ifthisisnotpossible,theproductoverridesthesettingsand
selectsthebestavailablecombination.
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LiveViewCong
BrowserViewerDescription
AMC
RecommendedviewerinInternetExplorer(H.264/MotionJPEG).
QuickTime
H.264.
Javaapplet
AslowerimagingalternativetoAMC(MotionJPEG).Requiresoneofthe
followinginstalledontheclient:
JVM(J2SE)1.4.2orhigher.
JRE(J2SE)5.0orhigher.
WindowsInternetExplorer
StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa
newimage.
ServerPush
Recommendedviewerforotherbrowsers(MotionJPEG).
QuickTime
H.264.
Javaapplet
AslowerimagingalternativetoServerPush(MotionJPEGonly).
Otherbrowsers
StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa
newimage.
Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheonlinehelp.
ViewerSettings
Tocongureoptionsfortheviewer,gotoLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.
SelectShowviewertoolbartodisplaytheAXISMediaControl(AMC)ortheQuickTimeviewertoolbarunderthevideo
imageinyourbrowser.
H.264decoderinstallation.TheadministratorcandisableinstallationoftheH.264decoderincludedwithAXISMedia
Control.Thisisusedtopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.Furtherdecoderlicensescanbepurchasedfromyour
Axisreseller.
SelectEnablerecordingbuttontoenablerecordingfromtheLiveViewpage.Thisbuttonisavailablewhenusingthe
AMCviewer.TherecordingsaresavedtothelocationspeciedintheAMCControlPanel.SeeAXISMediaControl
(AMC),onpage13.
UserDenedLinks
Todisplayuser-denedlinksintheLiveViewpage,selecttheShowcustomlinkoption,givethelinkanameandthenentertheURL
tolinkto.Whendeningaweblinkdonotremovethe'http://'fromtheURLaddress.Customlinkscanbeusedtorunscriptsor
activateexternaldevicesconnectedtotheproduct,ortheycanlinktoawebpage.Customlinksdenedascgilinkswillrunthe
scriptinthebackground,inahiddenframe.Deningthelinkasaweblinkwillopenthelinkinanewwindow.
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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
PresetPositions
Apresetpositionisapredenedviewthatcanbeusedtoquicklysteerthecameratoaspeciclocation.Presetpositionscan
beaccessedinseveralways:
ByselectingthepresetfromthePresetpositionsdrop-downlistintheLiveViewPage.
Whensettingupactionrules.Seepage29.
Toaddapresetposition:
1.GotoPTZ>PresetPositions.
2.Usethepan,tiltandzoomcontrolstosteerthecameraviewtothedesiredposition.
3.EnteradescriptivenameintheCurrentpositioneld.
4.Ifrequired,selectUsecurrentpositionasHome.
TheHomepositionisreadilyaccessiblebyclickingtheHomebuttonontheLiveViewpageandinthePresetPositionssetupwindow.
Tosetacustomizedhomeposition,selectUsecurrentpositionasHomewhenaddingapresetposition.Theuser-denedhome
positionwillhave(H)added,forexample,Entrance(H).ThedefaultHomeposition,called“Home”,willstillbeavailable.
TheproductcanbeconguredtoreturntotheHomepositionwhenthePTZfunctionalityhasbeeninactiveforaspeciedlength
oftime.EnterthelengthoftimeintheReturntohomewheninactiveeldandclickSave.Setthetimetozerotopreventthe
productfromautomaticallyreturningtotheHomeposition.
Toincludethepresetpositionnameintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo&Audio,selectIncludeoverlaytextandenterthemodier#Pin
theeld.Formoreinformationaboutmodiers,seeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
.
OSDIZones
On-ScreenDirectionIndicator(OSDI)zonescanbeincludedintheoverlaytext(seeOverlay,onpage19)toaidtheusertonavigate
theAxisproduct.EachOSDIzoneissetupwithcoordinatesandadescriptivename.
OSDIzonesaresetupunderPTZ>OSDIZones.TheAxisproductusesthecoordinatesofthecenteroftheviewtosetthelower
leftandupperrightzoneareas.FirstnavigatetowhereyouwouldlikethelowermostleftpointoftheOSDIzonetobelocated.
ClickGettosetthecoordinates.ProceedtowheretheupperrightpointofzoneshouldbelocatedandclickGet.Givethezonea
descriptivenameandclickOK.
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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)
ToincludethenameoftheOSDIzoneintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo&Audio<VideoStream<OverlaySettings.Checkthe
Includetextboxandenterthemodier#Lintheeld.Formoreinformationaboutmodiers,seeFileNaming&Date/Time
Formatsintheonlinehelp.
Advanced
Limits
Denethepan,tilt,zoomandfocuslimitsfortheAxisproduct.Movementstotheleftandright,upanddown,canberestrictedto
narrowtheareaundersurveillance.
Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.
Controls
PanelShortcutCommandButtonscanbeconguredtoprovidedirectaccesstocommandsissuedviatheVAPIX®Application
ProgrammingInterface.ThebuttonswillbedisplayedinthePTZcontrolpanel,whichisavailableintheLiveViewpagethrough
theCtrlpanelbutton,seepage11.
Note
DisablingPTZcontrolswillnotaffectpresetpositions.Forexample,ifthetiltcontrolisdisabled,theproductcanstillmoveto
presetpositionsthatrequireatiltmovement.
ControlQueue
TheadministratorcansetupaqueueforPTZcontrollersfromPTZ>ControlQueue.Oncesetup,thePTZControlQueuebuttons
appearintheLiveViewpageofferingoneviewerexclusivecontrolforalimitedperiodoftime.Otheruserswillbeplacedinqueue.
Auserwhobelongstoagroup(seeUsers,onpage34)withahigherPTZprioritycangobeforeotherusersinthequeueand
takecontroloftheproduct.Theorderofpriorityisasfollows:
1.AdministratorAnadministratortakesoverPTZcontrolregardlessofwhoisrstinqueue.Theadministratorwillbe
removedfromthequeue60secondsafterthelastPTZcontrolcommand.
2.EventTheAxisproductcanbeconguredtogotoapresetpositionwhentriggeredbyanalarm(seeEvents,onpage29).
Theeventwillimmediatelybeplacedrstinthequeueexceptwhenanadministratorisincontrol.
3.OperatorSameasadministratorbutwithlowerpriority
4.ViewerMultipleviewersmustwaitfortheirturn.Theviewerhas60secondsPTZcontrolbeforecontrolispassed
ontothenextviewerinqueue.
Note
TheadministratorcanenableanddisablePTZcontrolsforselectedusers.
Toidentifydifferentusersintheviewergroup,cookiesmustbeenabledontheclient.
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Detectors
Detectors
MotionDetection
Motiondetectionisusedtogenerateanalarmwhenevermovementstartsorstopsinthecameraview.
Motiondetectionisconguredbydeningupto10IncludeandExcludewindows:
Includewindowsdeneareaswheremotionshouldbedetected
ExcludewindowsdeneareaswithinanIncludewindowthatshouldbeignored(areasoutsideIncludewindows
areautomaticallyignored).
Forinstructions,seeSetUpMotionDetectionWindows,onpage25.
Tocontrolthenumberofmotiondetectionalarms,theparametersObjectSize,HistoryandSensitivitycanbeadjusted.See
MotionDetectionParameters,onpage26.
Oncemotiondetectionwindowsarecongured,theAxisproductcanbeconguredtoperformactionswhenmotionisdetected.
Possibleactionsincludeuploadingimagesandstartrecording.Formoreinformation,seeSettingUpanActionRule,onpage30.
Note
Usingthemotiondetectionfeaturemaydecreasetheproduct’soverallperformance.
SetUpMotionDetectionWindows
TosetupamotiondetectionIncludeWindow,followtheseinstructions:
1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetection.
2.SelecttheCongureIncludedWindowsoptionandclickNew.Selectthenewwindowinthelistofwindowsand
enteradescriptivename.
3.Adjustthesize(dragthebottomright-handcorner)andtheposition(clickonthetextatthetopanddragtothedesired
position)ofthewindow.
4.AdjusttheObjectSize,HistoryandSensitivityprolesliders(seeMotionDetectionParametersfordetails).Anydetected
motionwithinanactivewindowisindicatedbyredpeaksintheActivitywindow.
5.ClickSave.
Toexcludepartsoftheincludewindow,selecttheCongureExcludedWindowsandpositiontheexcludewindowwithinthe
includewindow.
Todeleteanincludeorexcludewindow,selectthewindowinthelistofwindowsandclickDel.
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Detectors
MotionDetectionParameters
Theparameterscontrollingmotiondetectionaredescribedinthetablebelow:
Parameter
ObjectSize
History
Sensitivity
Description
Objectsizerelativetowindow
size.
Objectmemorylength.
Differenceinluminance
betweenbackgroundand
object.
Highlevel(100%)
Onlyverylargeobjectstrigger
motiondetection.
Anobjectthatappearsin
thewindowtriggersmotion
detectionforalongtime
beforeitisconsideredas
non-moving.
Ordinarycoloredobjectson
ordinarybackgroundstrigger
motiondetection.
Mediumlevel(50%)
Alargedifferenceinluminance
isrequiredtotriggermotion
detection.
Lowlevel(0%)
Evenverysmallobjectstrigger
motiondetection.
Anobjectthatappearsin
thewindowtriggersmotion
detectiononlyforaveryshort
timebeforeitisconsideredas
non-moving.
Onlyverybrightobjectson
adarkbackgroundtrigger
motiondetection.
Recommendedvalues
5–15%60–90%75–95%
Defaultvalues
15%90%90%
Note
Totriggeronsmallobjectsormovements,useseveralsmallmotiondetectionwindowsratherthanonelargewindow
andselectalowobjectsize.
Toavoidtriggeringonsmallobjects,selectahighobjectsize.
Whilemonitoringanareawheremovingobjectsarenotexpected,selectahighhistorylevel.Thiswillcausemotion
detectiontotriggeraslongastheobjectispresentinthewindow.
Toonlydetectashinglight,selectalowsensitivity.Inothercaseshighsensitivityisrecommended.
AudioDetection
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtogenerateanalarmwhenaudiorisesaboveorfallsbelowthethresholdvalue.Thethreshold
valuecanbesetintherange0–100where0isthemostsensitiveand100theleastsensitive.
1.GotoDetectors>AudioDetection.
2.SettheaudioalarmlevelandclickSave.
3.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandsetupanactionrule,seeSettingUpanActionRule,onpage30.
Note
AudioalarmisdisabledbydefaultduringPTZmovement.Toenable,cleartheAlarmautomaticallydisabledduringPTZ
movementcheckboxoption.
DetectedaudioisindicatedbycoloredpeaksintheActivityindicator.Aneventistriggeredwhendetectedaudiorisesaboveorfalls
belowthethresholdvalue,whichisrepresentedbythebar.
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Applications
Applications
ThirdpartyapplicationscanbeuploadedtoandinstalledontheAxisproduct.Applicationsaddfunctionalitytotheproduct,for
examplevideoanalyticsandintelligentvideocapabilitiessuchasrecognition,tracking,detectionandcounting.Forinformation
aboutavailableapplications,downloads,trialsandlicenses,gotowww.axis.com/applications
Note
Itisrecommendedtorunoneapplicationatatime.
Avoidrunningapplicationswhenthebuilt-inmotiondetectionisactive.
ApplicationLicenses
Someapplicationsneedalicensetorun.Licensescanbeinstalledintwoways:
AutomaticinstallationrequiresaccesstotheInternet
ManualinstallationobtainthelicensekeyfromtheapplicationvendoranduploadthekeytotheAxisproduct
Torequestalicense,theAxisproductserialnumber(S/N)isrequired.Theserialnumbercanbefoundontheproductlabelandunder
SystemOptions>Support>SystemOverview.
InstallApplication
Toinstallandstartanapplication:
1.GotoSetup>Applications.
2.UnderUploadApplication,clickBrowse.LocatetheapplicationleandclickUploadPackage.
3.Installthelicense(ifapplicable).Forinstructions,seethedocumentationprovidedbytheapplicationvendor.
4.Starttheapplication.GotopageApplications,selecttheapplicationinthelistofinstalledapplicationsandclickStart.
5.Conguretheapplication.Forinstructions,seethedocumentationprovidedbytheapplicationvendor.
Note
Applicationscanbeuploadedbyproductadministrators.
ApplicationsandlicensescanbeinstalledonmultipleproductsatthesametimeusingAXISCameraManagement,version
3.10andlater.
Togeneratealoglefortheapplication,gotoApplications.SelecttheapplicationandclickLog.
ApplicationConsiderations
Ifanapplicationisupgraded,applicationsettings,includingthelicense,willberemoved.Thelicensemustbereinstalledand
theapplicationrecongured.
IftheAxisproduct’srmwareisupgraded,installedapplicationsandtheirsettingswillremainunchanged,althoughthisisnot
guaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.Notethattheapplicationmustbesupportedbythenewrmware.Forinformationabout
rmwareupgrades,seeUpgradingtheFirmware.
IftheAxisproductisrestarted,runningapplicationswillrestartautomatically.
IftheAxisproductisrestored,installedapplicationsremainunchangedbutmustberestarted.Tostarttheapplication,goto
Setup>Applications.SelecttheapplicationinthelistofinstalledapplicationsandclickStart.Forinformationaboutrestoring
theAxisproduct,seeMaintenance.
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Applications
IftheAxisproductisresettofactorydefault,installedapplicationsandtheirsettingsareremoved.Forinformationaboutfactory
default,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings.
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Events
Events
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtoperformactionswhendifferenteventsoccur,forexample,startarecordingwhenmotionis
detected.ThesetofconditionsthatdeneshowandwhentheactionistriggerediscalledanActionRule.
AvailableActionRuletriggersandconditionsinclude:
Applicationsuseinstalledapplicationstotriggertherule,seeApplications,onpage27.
Detectors
-AudioDetectiontriggertherulewhenaudioisdetected,seeAudioDetection,onpage26.
-MotionDetectiontriggertherulewhenmotionisdetected,seeMotionDetection,onpage25.
Hardware
-Networktriggertheruleifnetworkconnectionislostorrestored.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtostart
recordingtotheSDcard.
-Temperaturetriggertheruleifthetemperaturefallsoutsideorinsidetheoperatingrangeoftheproduct.This
canforexamplebeusedtosendmaintenancenotications.
InputSignal
-ManualTriggertriggertheruleusingtheManualTriggerbuttonintheLiveViewpage,seeControlson
theLiveViewPage,onpage10.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidateactionsduringproductinstallation
andconguration.
PTZ
-MovingtriggertherulewhenthecameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.Thiscanforexamplebeused
asanadditionalconditiontopreventanactionruletriggeredbymotiondetectiontorecordvideowhilethe
cameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.
-PresetReachedtriggertherulewhenthecamerastopsatapresetposition.Thiscanbeforexamplebeused
withtheSendImagesactiontouploadimagesfromthepresetposition.
Storage
-Availabletriggertherulewhenthestoragedeviceisunmountedorremoved.Thiscanforexamplebe
usedtosendmaintenancenotications.
-Fulltriggertherulewhenthestoragedeviceisfull.Undernormaloperation,theoldestrecordingswillbe
overwrittentopreventthestoragedevicefrombecomingfull.
-Lockedtriggertheruleifthestoragedeviceislocked(writeprotected).
System
-SystemInitializingtriggertherulewhentheproductisbeingstarted.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosenda
noticationwhentheproductrestarts.
Time
-Recurrencetriggertheruleperiodically,seeRecurrences,onpage31.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtoupload
animageevery5minutes.
-UseScheduletriggertheruleaccordingtotheselectedschedule,seeSchedules,onpage31.
Availableactionsinclude:
PTZControl
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Events
-PresetPositiongotoapresetposition.
RecordVideorecordvideotoaselectedstorage.
SendImagessendimagestoarecipient.
SendNoticationssendanoticationmessagetoarecipient.
StatusLEDashtheLEDindicator.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidatetriggerssuchasmotiondetectionduring
productinstallationandconguration.
ConvertEventTypestoActionRules
IftheAxisproductisupgradedtormwareversion5.40orlater,itisrecommendedtoconvertEventTypestoActionRules.The
legacyuserEventTypesinthecamerawillcontinuetoworkbutwillnotbevisibleintheuserinterfaceofthecamera.TheEvent
TypesneedtobeconvertedtoActionrulestobecomevisibleintheuserinterface.
ToconvertEventTypestoActionRulesgotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickConvert.
NOTICE NOTICE
NOTICE
ThisisnotrecommendedwhenusingaVMSbasedontheoldEventManagementSystem.
SettingUpanActionRule
Anactionruledenestheconditionsthatmustbemetfortheproducttoperformanaction,forexamplerecordvideoorsendemail
notications.Ifmultipleconditionsaredened,allmustbemettotriggertheaction.
Thefollowingexampledescribeshowtosetupanactionruletorecordvideotoanetworkshareifthereismovementinthe
camera’seldofview.
Setupmotiondetectionandaddanetworkshare:
1.GotoDetectors>MotionDetectionandcongureamotiondetectionwindow,seepage25
2.GotoSystemOptions>Storageandsetupthenetworkshare,seepage42.
Setuptheactionrule:
1.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickAdd.
2.SelectEnableruleandenteradescriptivenamefortherule.
3.SelectDetectorsfromtheTriggerdrop-downlist.
4.SelectMotionDetectionfromthedrop-downlist.Selectthemotiondetectionwindowtouse.
5.Optionally,selectaScheduleandAdditionalconditions,seebelow.
6.UnderActions,selectRecordVideofromtheTypedrop-downlist.
7.SelectaStreamproleandconguretheDurationsettingsasdescribedbelow.
8.SelectNetworkSharefromtheStoragedrop-downlist.
Toaddadditionalcriteria,selecttheAdditionalconditionsoptionandaddadditionaltriggers.Topreventanactionfrombeing
triggeredrepeatedly,aWaitatleasttimecanbeset.Enterthetimeinhours,minutesandseconds,duringwhichthetrigger
shouldbeignoredbeforetheactionrulecanbeactivatedagain.
TherecordingDurationofsomeactionscanbesettoincludetimeimmediatelybeforeandaftertheevent.SelectPre-triggertime
and/orPost-triggertimeandenterthenumberofseconds.WhenWhiletheruleisactiveisenabledandtheactionistriggered
againduringthepost-triggertime,therecordingtimewillbeextendedwithanotherpost-triggertimeperiod.
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Events
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp.
Recipients
Recipientsreceivemedialesandnoticationmessages.Thefollowingrecipientsareavailable:
RecipientUsewithaction
Email
SendImages
SendNotication
FTP
SendImages
HTTP
SendImages
SendNotication
NetworkShareSendImages
TCPSendNotication
Note
Anetworksharecanalsobeusedasastoragedeviceforrecordedvideo.GotoSystemOptions>Storagetocongurea
networksharebeforesettingupacontinuousrecordingoranactionruletorecordvideo.SeeStorage,onpage41formore
informationaboutstoragedevices.
Toaddarecipient:
1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivename.
3.SelectarecipientType.
4.Entertheinformationneededfortherecipienttype.
5.ClickTesttotesttheconnectiontotherecipient.
6.ClickOK.
Schedules
Schedulescanbeusedasactionruletriggersorasadditionalconditions,forexampletorecordvideoifmotionisdetectedoutside
ofcehours.Useoneofthepredenedschedulesorcreateanewscheduleasdescribedbelow.
Tocreateanewschedule:
1.GotoEvents>SchedulesandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivenameandtheinformationneededforadaily,weekly,monthlyoryearlyschedule.
3.ClickOK.
TousethescheduleinanActionRule,selecttheschedulefromtheScheduledrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppage.
Recurrences
RecurrencesareusedtotriggerActionRulesrepeatedly,forexampleevery5minutesoreveryhour.
Tosetuparecurrence:
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Events
1.GotoEvents>RecurrencesandclickAdd.
2.Enteradescriptivenameandrecurrencepattern.
3.ClickOK.
TousetherecurrenceinanActionRule,rstselectTimefromtheTriggerdrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppageand
thenselecttherecurrencefromtheseconddrop-downlist.
Tomodifyorremoverecurrences,selecttherecurrenceintheRecurrencesListandclickModifyorRemove.
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Recordings
Recordings
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorecordvideocontinuouslyoraccordingtoanactionrule:
Tostartacontinuousrecording,seepage33.
Tosetupactionrules,seepage30.
Toaccessrecordings,seeRecordingList,onpage33.
Tocongurecameracontrolledstorage,seeStorage,onpage41.
RecordingList
RecordedvideosarelistedontheRecordings>Listpage.Thelistshowseachrecording’sstartdateandtime,durationandthe
eventthattriggeredtherecording.
Toplayordownloadarecording,followthesesteps:
1.GotoRecordings>List.
2.Usetheltertonarrowthelistofrecordings.EnterthedesiredltercriteriaandclickFilter.Someltersmaytake
alongtimetocomplete.
3.Selecttherecording.
4.ClickPlaytoplaytherecording,orclickDownloadtodownloadtherecording.
Multiplerecordingscanbedownloadedatthesametime.SelecttherecordingsandclickDownload.Thedownloadedleisaziple
containingaminimumofthreeles,ofwhichtheMatroska(mkv)lesaretheactualrecordings.Therecordingsaretime-stamped
withthedateandtimetheyweredownloaded(thatis,notthedatetherecordingsweremade).
Note
ToplayrecordingsinWindowsMediaPlayer,AXISMatroskaFileSplittermustbeinstalled.AXISMatroskaFileSplitter
canbedownloadedfromwww.axis.com/techsup/software
Fordetailedrecordingandvideoinformation,selectarecordingandclickProperties.
Toremovearecording,selecttherecordingandclickRemove.
ContinuousRecording
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtocontinuouslysavevideotoastoragedevice.SeeStorage,onpage41formoreinformation
aboutstoragedevices.Topreventthediskfrombecomingfull,itisrecommendedtocongurethedisktoautomaticallyremoveold
recordings.Ifanewstreamproleisselectedwhilearecordingisongoing,therecordingwillbestoppedandsavedintherecording
listandanewrecordingwiththenewstreamprolewillstart.Allpreviouscontinuousrecordingswillremainintherecordinglist
untiltheyareremovedmanuallyorthroughautomaticremovalofoldrecordings.
Tostartacontinuousrecording,followthesesteps:
1.GotoRecordings>Continuous.
2.SelectEnabled.
3.SelecttypeofstoragedevicefromtheDisklist.
4.SelectaStreamproletouseforcontinuousrecordings.
5.ClickSavetosaveandstarttherecording.
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SystemOptions
SystemOptions
Security
Users
UseraccesscontrolisenabledbydefaultandcanbeconguredunderSystemOptions>Security>Users.Anadministratorcan
setupotherusersbygivingthemusernamesandpasswords.Itisalsopossibletoallowanonymousviewerlogin,whichmeans
thatanybodymayaccesstheLiveViewpage.
Theuserlistdisplaysauthorizedusersandusergroups(accesslevels):
Viewer-AccesstotheLiveViewpage
Operator-AccesstotheLiveViewpageandtoallsettingsexceptSystemOptions
Administrator-Unrestrictedaccesstoallsettings;canadd,modifyandremoveotherusers.
UnderHTTP/RTSPPasswordSettings,selectthetypeofpasswordtoallow.Youmayneedtoallowunencryptedpasswordsifthere
areviewingclientsthatdonotsupportencryption,orifyouupgradedthermwareandexistingclientssupportencryptionbutneed
tologinagainandbeconguredtousethisfunctionality.
UnderUserSettings,selecttheEnableanonymousviewerloginoptiontoallowanonymoususersaccesstotheLiveViewpage.
SelecttheEnableanonymousPTZcontrollogintoallowanonymoususersaccesstothePTZcontrols.
DeselecttheEnableBasicSetupoptiontohidetheBasicSetupmenu.BasicSetupprovidesquickaccesstosettingsthatshouldbe
madebeforeusingtheAxisproduct.
ONVIF
ONVIF(OpenNetworkVideoInterfaceForum)isaglobalinterfacestandardthatmakesiteasierforendusers,integrators,consultants,
andmanufacturerstotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofferedbynetworkvideotechnology.ONVIFenablesinteroperablitybetween
differentvendorproducts,increasedexibility,reducedcostandfuture-proofsystems.
BycreatingauseryouautomaticallyenableONVIFcommunication.UsetheusernameandpasswordwithallONVIFcommunication
withtheproduct.Formoreinformationseewww.onvif.org
IPAddressFilter
IPaddresslteringisenabledontheSystemOptions>Security>IPAddressFilterpage.Onceenabled,thelistedIPaddressare
allowedordeniedaccesstotheAxisproduct.SelectAlloworDenyfromthelistandclickApplytoenableIPaddressltering.
Theadministratorcanaddupto256IPaddressentriestothelist(asingleentrycancontainmultipleIPaddresses).
HTTPS
TheAxisproductsupportsencryptedbrowsingusingHTTPS.ThisisconguredontheSystemOptions>Security>HTTPSpage.
Aself-signedcerticatecanbeuseduntilaCerticateAuthority-issuedcerticatehasbeenobtained.ClickCreateself-signed
certicatetoinstallaself-signedcerticate.Althoughself-signedcerticatesarefreeandoffersomeprotection,truesecurityisonly
implementedaftertheinstallationofasignedcerticateissuedbyaCerticateAuthority.
ToobtainasignedcerticatefromanissuingCerticateAuthority,clickCreateCerticateRequest.Whenthesignedcerticate
isreturned,clickInstallsignedcerticatetoimportthecerticate.Thepropertiesofanycerticaterequestcurrentlyresidentin
theproductorinstalledcanbeviewedbyclickingProperties.
ToenableHTTPSintheAxisproduct,theHTTPSConnectionPolicymustbesetforeachusergroup.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
.
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SystemOptions
IEEE802.1X
IEEE802.1Xisastandardforport-basedNetworkAdmissionControlprovidingsecureauthenticationofwiredandwirelessnetwork
devices.IEEE802.1XisbasedonEAP(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol).
ToaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X,devicesmustauthenticatethemselves.Theauthenticationisperformedbya
third-partyentitycalledanauthenticationserver,typicallyaRADIUSserver,examplesofwhichareFreeRADIUSandMicrosoft
InternetAuthenticationService.
InAxis'implementation,thenetworkdeviceandtheauthenticationserverauthenticatethemselveswiththehelpofdigital
certicatesusingEAP-TLS(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-TransportLayerSecurity).Thecerticatesareprovidedbyan
CerticationAuthority(CA).Youneed:
aCAcerticatetovalidatetheidentityoftheauthenticationserver
aCA-signedclientcerticateandaprivatekeytoauthenticatethenetworkdevice.
ToallowthenetworkdevicetoaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X:
1.ObtainaCAcerticate,aclientcerticateandaclientprivatekey(contactyournetworkadministrator).
2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>IEEE802.1XanduploadtheCAcerticate,theclientcerticateandthe
clientprivatekey.
3.UnderSettings,selecttheEAPOLversion,provideyourEAPidentityandprivatekeypassword.
4.ChecktheboxtoenableIEEE802.1XandclickSave.
Certicates
CACerticateTheCAcerticateisusedtovalidatetheidentityoftheauthenticationserver.Enterthepathto
thecerticatedirectly,orlocatetheleusingtheBrowsebutton.ThenclickUpload.Toremove
acerticate,clickRemove.
Clientcerticate
Clientprivatekey
Theclientcerticateandprivatekeyareusedtoauthenticatethenetworkdevice.Theycanbe
uploadedasseparatelesorinonecombinedle(e.g.aPFXleoraPEMle).UsetheClient
privatekeyeldifuploadingonecombinedle.Foreachle,enterthepathtothele,orlocatethe
leusingtheBrowsebutton.ThenclickUpload.Toremoveale,clickRemove.
Settings
EAPOLversion
SelecttheEAPOLversion(1or2)asusedinyournetworkswitch.
EAPidentity
Entertheuseridentity(maximum16characters)associatedwithyourcerticate.
Privatekeypassword
Enterthepassword(maximum16characters)fortheprivatekey.
EnableIEEE802.1X
ChecktheboxtoenabletheIEEE802.1Xprotocol.
AudioSupport
SelectEnableaudiosupporttoallowclientstoretrieveaudiostreamsfromtheAxisproduct.Forinformationonhowtocongure
audiosettings,seeAudioSettings,onpage20.
Note
DeselectingthisoptionwilldisableaudiogloballyintheAxisproduct,forconguredeventsandproleswithaudioaswell.
Date&Time
TheAxisproduct’sdateandtimesettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Date&Time.
CurrentServerTimedisplaysthecurrentdateandtime(24hclock).Thetimecanbedisplayedin12hclockinthetextoverlay(see
below).
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SystemOptions
Tochangethedateandtimesettings,selectthepreferredTimemodeunderNewServerTime:
Synchronizewithcomputertimesetsdateandtimeaccordingtothecomputer’sclock.Withthisoption,dateand
timearesetonceandwillnotbeupdatedautomatically.
SynchronizewithNTPServerobtainsdateandtimefromanNTPserver.Withthisoption,dateandtimesettingsare
updatedcontinuously.ForinformationonNTPsettings,seeNTPConguration,onpage38.
IfusingahostnamefortheNTPserver,aDNSservermustbecongured.SeeDNSConguration,onpage38.
Setmanuallyallowsyoutomanuallysetdateandtime.
IfusinganNTPserver,selectyourTimezonefromthedrop-downlist.Ifrequired,checkAutomaticallyadjustfordaylightsaving
timechanges.
TheDate&TimeFormatUsedinImagesisthedateandtimeformatdisplayedasatextoverlayinthevideostream.Usethe
predenedformatsorseeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp
forinformationonhowtocreatecustomdateand
timeformats.Toincludedateandtimeintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo&AudioandselectIncludedateandIncludetime.
Network
BasicTCP/IPSettings
TheAxisproductsupportsIPversion4andIPversion6.Bothversionscanbeenabledsimultaneously,andatleastoneversion
mustalwaysbeenabled.
IPv4AddressConguration
Bydefault,theAxisproductissettouseIPv4(IPversion4)andtoobtaintheIPaddressautomaticallyviaDHCP.TheIPv4settingsare
conguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.
DHCP(DynamicHostCongurationProtocol)allowsnetworkadministratorstocentrallymanageandautomatetheassignmentof
IPaddresses.DHCPshouldonlybeenabledifusingdynamicIPaddressnotication,oriftheDHCPcanupdateaDNSserver.Itis
thenpossibletoaccesstheAxisproductbyname(hostname).
IfDHCPisenabledandtheproductcannotbeaccessed,runAXISIPUtilitytosearchthenetworkforconnectedAxisproducts,orreset
theproducttothefactorydefaultsettings(seepage44)andthenperformtheinstallationagain.
TouseastaticIPaddress,checkUsethefollowingIPaddressandspecifytheIPaddress,subnetmaskanddefaultrouter.
IPv6AddressConguration
IfIPv6(IPversion6)isenabled,theAxisproductwillreceiveanIPaddressaccordingtothecongurationinthenetworkrouter.
ToenableIPv6,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.OthersettingsforIPv6shouldbeconguredinthenetworkrouter.
ARP/Ping
Theproduct’sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARPandPing.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddressusingARP/Ping,onpage37.
TheARP/Pingserviceisenabledbydefaultbutisautomaticallydisabledtwominutesaftertheproductisstarted,orassoonasanIP
addressisassigned.Tore-assignIPaddressusingARP/Ping,theproductmustberestartedtoenableARP/Pingforanadditional
twominutes.
Todisabletheservice,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>BasicandcleartheoptionEnableARP/PingsettingofIPaddress.
Pingingtheproductisstillpossiblewhentheserviceisdisabled.
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SystemOptions
AssignIPAddressusingARP/Ping
Theproduct'sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARP/Ping.Thecommandmustbeissuedwithin2minutesofconnectingpower.
1.AcquireafreestaticIPaddressonthesamenetworksegmentasthecomputer.
2.Locatetheserialnumber(S/N)ontheproductlabel.
3.Openacommandpromptandenterthefollowingcommands:
Linux/Unixsyntax
arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>temp
ping-l408<IPaddress>
Linux/Unixexample
arp-s192.168.0.12500:40:8c:18:10:00temp
ping-l408192.168.0.125
Windowssyntax(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptasanadministrator)
arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>
ping-l408-t<IPaddress>
Windowsexample(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptasanadministrator)
arp-s192.168.0.12500-40-8c-18-10-00
ping-l408-t192.168.0.125
4.CheckthatthenetworkcableisconnectedtotheAxisproductandthenrestarttheproductbydisconnectingand
reconnectingpower.
5.ClosethecommandpromptwhentheproductrespondswithReplyfrom192.168.0.125:...orsimilar.
6.Openabrowserandtypehttp://<IPaddress>intheLocation/Addresseld.
ForothermethodsofassigningtheIPaddress,seetheInstallationandManagementSoftwareCDorthedocumentAssignanIP
AddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
Note
ToopenacommandpromptinWindows,opentheStartmenuandtypecmdintheRun/Searcheld.
TousetheARPcommandinWindows7/WindowsVista,right-clickthecommandprompticonandselectRunas
administrator.
ToopenacommandpromptinMacOSX,opentheTerminalutilityfromApplication>Utilities.
AXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)
AVHSusedinconjunctionwithanAVHSservice,provideseasyandsecureInternetaccesstoliveandrecordedvideoaccessiblefrom
anylocation.FormoreinformationandhelptondalocalAVHSServiceProvidergotowww.axis.com/hosting
AVHSisenabledbydefault.ThesettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCPIP>Basic.
One-clickenabled-Presstheproduct’scontrolbutton(seeHardwareOverview,onpage5)toconnecttoanAVHSserviceoverthe
Internet.Onceregistered,AlwayswillbeenabledandtheAxisproductstaysconnectedtotheAVHSservice.Iftheproductisnot
registeredwithin24hoursfromwhenthebuttonispressed,theproductwilldisconnectfromtheAVHSservice.
Always-TheAxisproductwillconstantlyattempttoconnecttotheAVHSserviceovertheInternet.Onceregisteredtheproductwill
stayconnectedtotheservice.Thisoptioncanbeusedwhentheproductisalreadyinstalledanditisnotconvenienttousethe
one-clickinstallation.
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SystemOptions
AXISInternetDynamicDNSService
AXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceassignsahostnameforeasyaccesstotheproduct.Formoreinformation,seewww.axiscam.net
ToregistertheAxisproductwithAXISInternetDynamicDNSService,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.Under
Services,clicktheAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceSettingsbutton(requiresaccesstotheInternet).Thedomainnamecurrently
registeredatAXISInternetDynamicDNSservicefortheproductcanatanytimeberemoved.
AdvancedTCP/IPSettings
DNSConguration
DNS(DomainNameService)providesthetranslationofhostnamestoIPaddresses.TheDNSsettingsareconguredunderSystem
Options>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
SelectObtainDNSserveraddressviaDHCPtousetheDNSsettingsprovidedbytheDHCPserver.
Tomakemanualsettings,selectUsethefollowingDNSserveraddressandspecifythefollowing:
Domainname-Enterthedomain(s)tosearchforthehostnameusedbytheAxisproduct.Multipledomainscanbeseparatedby
semicolons.Thehostnameisalwaystherstpartofafullyqualieddomainname,forexample,myserveristhehostnameinthe
fullyqualieddomainnamemyserver.mycompany.comwheremycompany.comisthedomainname.
Primary/SecondaryDNSserver-EntertheIPaddressesoftheprimaryandsecondaryDNSservers.ThesecondaryDNSserveris
optionalandwillbeusediftheprimaryisunavailable.
NTPConguration
NTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)isusedtosynchronizetheclocktimesofdevicesinanetwork.TheNTPsettingsareconguredunder
SystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
SelectObtainNTPserveraddressviaDHCPtousetheNTPsettingsprovidedbytheDHCPserver.
Tomakemanualsettings,selectUsethefollowingNTPserveraddressandenterthehostnameorIPaddressoftheNTPserver.
HostNameConguration
TheAxisproductcanbeaccessedusingahostnameinsteadofanIPaddress.ThehostnameisusuallythesameastheassignedDNS
name.ThehostnameisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
SelectObtainhostnameviaIPv4DHCPtousehostnameprovidedbytheDHCPserverrunningonIPv4.
SelectUsethehostnametosetthehostnamemanually.
SelectEnabledynamicDNSupdatestodynamicallyupdatelocalDNSserverswhenevertheAxisproduct’sIPaddresschanges.
Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
.
Link-LocalIPv4Address
Link-LocalAddressisenabledbydefaultandassignstheAxisproductanadditionalIPaddresswhichcanbeusedtoaccess
theproductfromotherhostsonthesamesegmentonthelocalnetwork.TheproductcanhaveaLink-LocalIPandastatic
orDHCP-suppliedIPaddressatthesametime.
ThisfunctioncanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
HTTP
TheHTTPportusedbytheAxisproductcanbechangedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Inadditiontothe
defaultsetting,whichis80,anyportintherange1024–65535canbeused.
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SystemOptions
HTTPS
TheHTTPSportusedbytheAxisproductcanbechangedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Inadditionto
thedefaultsetting,whichis443,anyportintherange1024–65535canbeused.
ToenableHTTPS,gotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS.Formoreinformation,seepage34.
NATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4
Anetworkrouterallowsdevicesonaprivatenetwork(LAN)toshareasingleconnectiontotheInternet.Thisisdonebyforwarding
networktrafcfromtheprivatenetworktothe“outside”,thatis,theInternet.Securityontheprivatenetwork(LAN)isincreased
sincemostroutersarepre-conguredtostopattemptstoaccesstheprivatenetwork(LAN)fromthepublicnetwork(Internet).
UseNATtraversalwhentheAxisproductislocatedonanintranet(LAN)andyouwishtomakeitavailablefromtheother
(WAN)sideofaNATrouter.WithNATtraversalproperlycongured,allHTTPtrafctoanexternalHTTPportintheNATrouter
isforwardedtotheproduct.
NATtraversalisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
Note
ForNATtraversaltowork,thismustbesupportedbytherouter.TheroutermustalsosupportUPnP
TM
.
Therouterhasmanydifferentnames:“NATrouter”,“Networkrouter”,“InternetGateway”,”Broadbandrouter”,“Broadband
sharingdevice”or“Homerewall”buttheessentialpurposeofthedeviceisthesame.
Enable/Disable-Whenenabled,theAxisproductattemptstocongureportmappinginaNATrouteronyournetwork,usingUPnP
TM
.
NotethatUPnP
TM
mustbeenabledintheproduct(seeSystemOptions>Network>UPnP).
UsemanuallyselectedNATrouter-SelectthisoptiontomanuallyselectaNATrouterandentertheIPaddressfortherouterin
theeld.Ifnorouterisspecied,theproductautomaticallysearchesforNATroutersonyournetwork.Ifmorethanonerouteris
found,thedefaultrouterisselected.
AlternativeHTTPport-SelectthisoptiontomanuallydeneanexternalHTTPport.Entertheportnumberintheeld.Ifnoportis
enteredhere,aportnumberisautomaticallyselectedwhenNATtraversalisenabled.
Note
AnalternativeHTTPportcanbeusedorbeactiveevenifNATtraversalisdisabled.ThisisusefulifyourNATrouterdoesnot
supportUPnPandyouneedtomanuallycongureportforwardingintheNATrouter.
Ifyouattempttomanuallyenteraportthatisalreadyinuse,anotheravailableportisautomaticallyselected.
Whentheportisselectedautomaticallyitisdisplayedinthiseld.Tochangethis,enteranewportnumberandclickSave.
FTP
TheFTPserverrunningintheAxisproductenablesuploadofnewrmware,userapplications,etc.TheFTPservercanbedisabled
underSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
Note
ThisFTPserverhasnothingtodowiththeproduct’sabilitytotransferimagesviaFTPtootherlocationsandservers.
RTSP
TheRTSPserverrunningintheAxisproductallowsaconnectingclienttostartanH.264stream.TheRTSPportnumbercanbe
changedunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.Thedefaultportis554.
Note
H.264videostreamswillnotbeavailableiftheRTSPserverisdisabled.
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SystemOptions
SOCKS
SOCKSisanetworkingproxyprotocol.TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtouseaSOCKSservertoreachnetworksontheother
sideofarewallorproxyserver.ThisfunctionalityisusefuliftheAxisproductislocatedonalocalnetworkbehindarewall,and
notications,uploads,alarms,etcneedtobesenttoadestinationoutsidethelocalnetwork(forexampletheInternet).
SOCKSisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>SOCKS.Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp
.
QoS(QualityofService)
QoS(QualityofService)guaranteesacertainlevelofaspeciedresourcetoselectedtrafconanetwork.AQoS-awarenetwork
prioritizesnetworktrafcandprovidesagreaternetworkreliabilitybycontrollingtheamountofbandwidthanapplicationmayuse.
TheQoSsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>QoS.UsingDSCP(DifferentiatedServicesCodepoint)values,the
Axisproductcanmarkthefollowingtypesoftrafc:livevideo,liveaudio,event/alarmtrafcandmanagementtrafc.
Note
LiveaudioDSCPwillbeequaltolivevideoDSCPifH.264overRTSPisused.
SMTP(email)
TosendemailmessagesfromtheAxisproductviaSMTP(SimpleMailTransferProtocol),anSMTPmailservermustbesetup.This
isdoneunderSystemOptions>Network>SMTP(email).
EnterthehostnamesorIPaddressesandportnumbersfortheprimaryandsecondarymailserversintheeldsprovided.AFrom
emailaddressisalsorequired.Ifthemailserverrequiresauthentication,checkUseauthenticationtologintothisserverandenter
thenecessaryinformation.
SNMP
TheSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)allowsremotemanagementofnetworkdevices.AnSNMPcommunityisthe
groupofdevicesandmanagementstationrunningSNMP.Communitynamesareusedtoidentifygroups.
TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtosupportSNMPontheSystemOptions>Network>SNMPpage.
Dependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired,selecttheversiononSNMPtouse.
SNMPv1/v2providesthelowestlevelofsecurity.Thecommunitynamecanbespeciedasapasswordforreadorread/write
accesstoallsupportedSNMPdevices.ThedefaultpasswordfortheReadcommunityispublicandthedefaultpasswordforthe
Writecommunityiswrite.
Note
IfHTTPSisenabled,SNMPv1andSNMPv2cshouldbedisabled.
TrapsforSNMPv1/v2areusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatus
changes.CheckEnabletrapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythat
shouldreceivethemessage.
Thefollowingtrapsareavailable:
Coldstart
Warmstart
Linkup
Authenticationfailed
SNMPv3providesencryptionandsecurepasswords.TousetrapswithSNMPv3,anSNMPv3managementapplicationisrequired.
TouseSNMPv3,HTTPSmustbeenabled,seeHTTPS,onpage34.ToenableSNMPv3,checktheboxandprovidetheinitialuser
password.
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SystemOptions
Note
Theinitialpasswordcanonlybesetonce.Ifthepasswordislost,theAxisproductmustberesettofactorydefault,see
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings,onpage44.
UPnP
TM
TheAxisproductincludessupportforUPnP
TM
.UPnP
TM
isenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating
systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.
UPnP
TM
canbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>UPnP
TM
.
RTP/H.264
TheRTPportrangeandmulticastsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>RTP.
TheRTPportrangedenestherangeofportsfromwhichthevideo/audioportsareautomaticallyselected.Formulticaststreams,
onlycertainIPaddressesandportnumbersshouldbeused.
SelectAlwaysMulticastVideoand/orAlwaysMulticastAudiotostartmulticaststreamingwithoutopeninganRTSPsession.
Bonjour
TheAxisproductincludessupportforBonjour.Bonjourisenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating
systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.
BonjourcanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>Bonjour.
Storage
SDCard
NOTICE NOTICE
NOTICE
Topreventcorruptionofrecordings,theSDcardshouldalwaysbeunmountedbeforeitisejected.
TheAxisproductsupportsSDcardswiththefollowinglesystems:
ext4recommendedduetoitsresilienceagainstdatalossifthecardisejectedorifthereisabruptpowerloss.Toaccess
datastoredonthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,athird-partyext4driverorapplicationisrequired.
vFATmostSDcardsarepre-formattedwithvFATwhenpurchased.
Ifrequired,theSDcardcanbemanuallyformattedtothedesiredlesystem.ToformattheSDcard:
1.InserttheSDcardintheSDcardslot.
2.GotoSystemOptions>StorageandclickSDCard.
3.ClickFormatandselectthedesiredlesystem.
Note
Duringformattinganypreviousdatastoredonthediskwillbelost.
Mountingisdoneautomaticallywhenthecardisinsertedorwhentheproductisstarted.Amanualmountisonlyrequiredifthe
cardhasbeenunmountedandnotejectedandre-inserted.
TounmounttheSDcard:
1.GotoSystemOptions>StorageandclickSDCard.
2.ClickUnmount.
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3.Thecardcannowberemoved.
TheSDcardismanagedontheSystemOptions>Storagepage.ClickSDCardtoopenStorageManagement.
Ifthecard’sstatusshowsasfailed,clickCheckdisktoseeiftheproblemcanbefoundandthentryRepair.Thisoptionisonly
availableforSDcardswithext4.ForSDcardswithvFAT,useacardreaderorcomputertotroubleshootthecard.
Toavoidllingthecard,itisrecommendedtoremoverecordingscontinuously.UnderRecordingSettings,selectRemoverecordings
olderthanandselectthenumberofdaysorweeks.
Tostopwritingtothecardandprotectrecordingsfrombeingremoved,selectLockunderRecordingSettings.
NetworkShare
NetworkshareallowsyoutoaddnetworkstoragesuchasaNAS(NetworkAttachedStorage)oranyserverthatusesCIFS(Common
InternetFileSystem)andusethemforstorageofrecordings.
Toaddanetworkshare:
1.GotoSystemOptions>Storage.
2.ClickNetworkShare.
3.EntertheIPaddress,DNSorBonjournametothehostserverintheHosteld.
4.EnterthenameoftheshareintheShareeld.Subfolderscannotbeused.
5.Ifrequired,selectThesharerequiresloginandentertheusernameandpassword.
6.ClickConnect.
ToclearallrecordingsanddatafromtheAxisproduct’sfolderonthedesignatedshare,clickClearunderStorageTools.
Toavoidllingtheshare,itisrecommendedtoremoverecordingscontinuously.UnderRecordingSettings,selectRemoverecordings
olderthanandselectthenumberofdaysorweeks.
Tostopwritingtotheshareandprotectrecordingsfrombeingremoved,selectLockunderRecordingSettings.
Maintenance
TheAxisproductprovidesseveralmaintenancefunctions.TheseareavailableunderSystemOptions>Maintenance.
ClickRestarttoperformacorrectrestartiftheAxisproductisnotbehavingasexpected.Thiswillnotaffectanyofthecurrent
settings.
ClickRestoretoresetmostsettingstothefactorydefaultvalues.Thefollowingsettingsarenotaffected:
thebootprotocol(DHCPorstatic)
thestaticIPaddress
thedefaultrouter
thesubnetmask
thesystemtime
theIEEE802.1Xsettings
uploadedapplicationsarekeptbutmustberestarted
ClickDefaulttoresetallsettings,includingtheIPaddress,tothefactorydefaultvalues.Thisbuttonshouldbeusedwithcaution.The
Axisproductcanalsoberesettofactorydefaultusingthecontrolbutton,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings,onpage44.
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SystemOptions
Totesttheproduct’sPTZmechanics,clickTestunderPTZStatus.
ToidentifytheproductortesttheStatusLED,clickFlashLEDunderIdentifyandspecifythedurationinseconds,minutesorhours.
Thiscanbeusefulforidentifyingtheproductamongotherproductsinstalledinthesamelocation.
Forinformationaboutrmwareupgrade,seeUpgradingtheFirmware,onpage45.
Support
SupportOverview
TheSystemOptions>Support>SupportOverviewpageprovidesinformationontroubleshootingandcontactinformation,
shouldyourequiretechnicalassistance.
SeealsoTroubleshooting,onpage45.
SystemOverview
TogetanoverviewoftheAxisproduct’sstatusandsettings,gotoSystemOptions>Support>SystemOverview.Informationthat
canbefoundhereincludesrmwareversion,IPaddress,networkandsecuritysettings,eventsettings,imagesettingsandrecentlog
items.ManyofthecaptionsarelinkstotheproperSetuppage.
Logs&Reports
TheSystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reportspagegenerateslogsandreportsusefulforsystemanalysisandtroubleshooting.If
contactingAxisSupport,pleaseprovideavalidServerReportwithyourquery.
SystemLog-Providesinformationaboutsystemevents.
AccessLog-Listsallfailedattemptstoaccesstheproduct.TheAccessLogcanalsobeconguredtolistallconnectionstothe
product(seebelow).
ServerReport-Providesinformationabouttheproductstatusinapop-upwindow.TheAccessLogisautomaticallyincluded
intheServerReport.
Youcanviewordownloadtheserverreport.Downloadingtheserverreportcreatesa.ziplethatcontainsacompleteserverreport
textleinUTF–8format.SelecttheIncludesnapshotwithdefaultimagesettingsoptiontoincludeasnapshotoftheproduct’s
LiveViewthatalsoshowsthesettingsspeciedunderVideoStream>Image>ImageAppearance.Theserverreport.zipleshould
alwaysbeincludedwhencontactingsupport.
ParameterList-Showstheproduct'sparametersandtheircurrentsettings.Thismayproveusefulwhentroubleshootingor
whencontactingAxisSupport.
ConnectionList-Listsallclientsthatarecurrentlyaccessingmediastreams.
CrashReport-Generatesanarchivewithdebugginginformation.Thereporttakesseveralminutestogenerate.
TheloglevelsfortheSystemLogandtheAccessLogaresetunderSystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reports>Conguration.
TheAccessLogcanbeconguredtolistallconnectionstotheproduct(selectCritical,Warnings&Info).
Advanced
Scripting
Scriptingallowsexperienceduserstocustomizeandusetheirownscripts.
NOTICE NOTICE
NOTICE
ImproperusemaycauseunexpectedbehaviorandlossofcontactwiththeAxisproduct.
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Axisstronglyrecommendsthatyoudonotusethisfunctionunlessyouunderstandtheconsequences.AxisSupportdoesnotprovide
assistanceforproblemswithcustomizedscripts.
ToopentheScriptEditor,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>Scripting.Ifascriptcausesproblems,resettheproducttoits
factorydefaultsettings,seepage44.
Formoreinformation,seewww.axis.com/developer
FileUpload
Files,forexamplewebpagesandimages,canbeuploadedtotheAxisproductandusedascustomsettings.Touploadale,go
toSystemOptions>Advanced>FileUpload.
Uploadedlesareaccessedthroughhttp://<ipaddress>/local/<user>/<filename>where<user>isthe
selectedusergroup(viewer,operatororadministrator)fortheuploadedle.
PlainCong
PlainCongisforadvanceduserswithexperienceofAxisproductconguration.Mostparameterscanbesetandmodiedfromthis
page.Helpisavailablefromthestandardhelppages.
ToopenPlainCong,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>PlainCong.AxisSupportdoesnotprovideassistance.
ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings
Important
Resettofactorydefaultshouldbeusedwithcaution.Aresettofactorydefaultwillresetallsettings,includingtheIP
address,tothefactorydefaultvalues.
Toresettheproducttothefactorydefaultsettings:
1.Disconnectpowerfromtheproduct.
2.Pressandholdthecontrolbuttonandreconnectpower.SeeHardwareOverview,onpage5.
3.Keepthecontrolbuttonpressedforabout15–30secondsuntilthestatusLEDindicatorashesamber.
4.Releasethecontrolbutton.TheprocessiscompletewhenthestatusLEDindicatorturnsgreen.Theproducthasbeenreset
tothefactorydefaultsettings.IfnoDHCPserverisavailableonthenetwork,thedefaultIPaddressis192.168.0.90
5.UsethetoolsprovidedontheInstallationandManagementSoftwareCDtoassignanIPaddress,setthepasswordand
accessthevideostream.Thisinformationisalsoavailablefromthesupportpagesonwww.axis.com/techsup
Itisalsopossibletoresetparameterstofactorydefaultviathewebinterface.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.
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Troubleshooting
CheckingtheFirmware
Firmwareissoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootingaproblem
shouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticularproblem.The
currentrmwareversionintheAxisproductisdisplayedinthepageSetup>BasicSetupandinSetup>About.
UpgradingtheFirmware
WhenyouupgradetheproductwiththelatestrmwarefromAxiswebsite,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionalityavailable.
Alwaysreadtheupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewrelease,beforeupgradingthermware.
Toupgrade,followtheseinstructions:
1.Savethermwareletoyourcomputer.ThelatestversionofthermwareisavailablefreeofchargefromAxiswebsite
atwww.axis.com/techsup
2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproductswebpages.
3.UnderUpgradeServer,clickBrowseandlocatetheleonyourcomputer.ClickUpgrade.
Afterstartingtheupgradeprocess,alwayswaitatleast5–10minutesbeforerestartingtheproduct,evenifyoususpectthe
upgradehasfailed.
AXISCameraManagementcanbeusedformultipleupgrades.Seewww.axis.comformoreinformation.
Note
Yourdealerreservestherighttochargeforanyrepairattributabletofaultyupgradebytheuser.
Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providingthefeaturesareavailableinthe
newrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.
EmergencyRecoveryProcedure
Ifpowerornetworkconnectionislostduringtheupgrade,theprocessfailsandtheproductbecomesunresponsive.FlashingredStatus
indicatorindicatesafailedupgrade.Torecovertheproduct,followthestepsbelow.Theserialnumberisfoundontheproduct’slabel.
1.InUNIX/Linux,typethefollowingfromthecommandline:
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arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>temp
ping-l408<IPaddress>
InWindows,typethefollowingfromacommand/DOSprompt(thismayrequirethatyourunthecommandpromptas
anadministrator):
arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>
ping-l408-t<IPaddress>
2.Iftheproductdoesnotreplyin30seconds,restartitandwaitforareply.PressCTRL+CtostopPing.
3.Openabrowserandtypeintheproduct’sIPaddress.Inthepagethatappears,usetheBrowsebuttontoselecttheupgrade
letouse.ThenclickLoadtorestarttheupgradeprocess.
4.Aftertheupgradeiscomplete(1–10minutes),theproductautomaticallyrestartsandshowsasteadygreenonthe
Statusindicator.
5.Reinstalltheproduct,referringtotheInstallationGuide.
Iftheemergencyrecoveryproceduredoesnotgettheproductupandrunningagain,contactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/
Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions
ProblemssettingtheIPaddress
WhenusingARP/Ping
Trytheinstallationagain.TheIPaddressmustbesetwithintwominutesafterpowerhasbeen
appliedtotheproduct.EnsurethePinglengthissetto408.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddress
usingARP/Ping,onpage37.
Theproductislocatedona
differentsubnet
IftheIPaddressintendedfortheproductandtheIPaddressofthecomputerusedtoaccessthe
productarelocatedondifferentsubnets,youwillnotbeabletosettheIPaddress.Contactyour
networkadministratortoobtainanIPaddress.
TheIPaddressisbeingused
byanotherdevice
DisconnecttheAxisproductfromthenetwork.RunthePingcommand(inaCommand/DOS
window,typepingandtheIPaddressoftheproduct:
Ifyoureceive:Replyfrom<IPaddress>:bytes=32;time=10...
thismeansthattheIPaddressmayalreadybeinusebyanotherdeviceonthenetwork.
ObtainanewIPaddressfromthenetworkadministratorandreinstalltheproduct.
Ifyoureceive:Requesttimedout,thismeansthattheIPaddressisavailable
forusewiththeAxisproduct.Checkallcablingandreinstalltheproduct.
PossibleIPaddressconict
withanotherdeviceonthe
samesubnet.
ThestaticIPaddressintheAxisproductisusedbeforetheDHCPserversetsadynamicaddress.
ThismeansthatifthesamedefaultstaticIPaddressisalsousedbyanotherdevice,theremay
beproblemsaccessingtheproduct.
Theproductcannotbeaccessedfromabrowser
Cannotlogin
WhenHTTPSisenabled,ensurethatthecorrectprotocol(HTTPorHTTPS)isusedwhenattempting
tologin.Youmayneedtomanuallytypehttporhttpsinthebrowser’saddresseld.
Ifthepasswordfortheuserrootislost,theproductmustberesettothefactorydefaultsettings.
SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings,onpage44.
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TheIPaddresshasbeen
changedbyDHCP
IPaddressesobtainedfromaDHCPserveraredynamicandmaychange.IftheIPaddresshas
beenchanged,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISCameraManagementtolocatedtheproductonthe
network.Identifytheproductusingitsmodelorserialnumber,orbytheDNSname(ifthename
hasbeencongured).
Ifrequired,astaticIPaddresscanbeassignedmanually.Forinstructions,seetheInstallationand
ManagementSoftwareCDorthedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamon
AxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup
Certicateerrorwhenusing
IEEE802.1X
Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbe
synchronizedwithanNTPserver.SeeDate&Time,onpage35.
Theproductisaccessiblelocallybutnotexternally
RoutercongurationTocongureyourroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheAxisproduct,enabletheNAT-traversal
featurewhichwillattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheAxis
product,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4,onpage39.TheroutermustsupportUPnP
TM
.
Firewallprotection
ChecktheInternetrewallwithyournetworkadministrator.
Defaultroutersrequired
CheckifyouneedtoconguretheroutersettingsfromSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>
Basic.
ProblemswithstreamingH.264
ProblemswithAXISMedia
Control(InternetExplorer
only)
ToenabletheupdatingofvideoimagesinInternetExplorer,setthebrowsertoallowActiveX
controls.Also,makesurethatAXISMediaControlisinstalledonyourcomputer.
NoH.264displayedinthe
client
CheckthattherelevantH.264connectionmethodsandcorrectinterfaceareenabledintheAMC
ControlPanel(streamingtab).SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC),onpage13.
IntheAMCControlPanel,selecttheH.264tabandclickSettodefaultH.264decoder.
CheckthatRTSPisenabledunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.
MulticastH.264only
accessiblebylocalclients
Checkifyourroutersupportsmulticasting,oriftheroutersettingsbetweentheclientandthe
productneedtobecongured.TheTTL(TimeToLive)valuemayneedtobeincreased.
NomulticastH.264
displayedintheclient
CheckwithyournetworkadministratorthatthemulticastaddressesusedbytheAxisproduct
arevalidforyournetwork.
Checkwithyournetworkadministratortoseeifthereisarewallpreventingviewing.
Installationofadditional
ActiveXcomponent
restrictedorprohibited
ConguretheAxisproducttouseaJavaappletforupdatingvideoimagesinyourbrowser.Goto
Setup>LiveViewCongandselectJavaappletunderDefaultviewer.
PoorrenderingofH.264
images
Ensurethatyourgraphicscardisusingthelatestdriver.Thelatestdriverscanusuallybe
downloadedfromthemanufacturer’swebsite.
Colorsaturationisdifferent
inH.264andMotionJPEG
Modifythesettingsforyourgraphicsadapter.Refertotheadapter’sdocumentationformore
information.
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Lowerframeratethan
expected
SeePerformanceConsiderations,onpage51.
Reducethenumberofapplicationsrunningontheclientcomputer.
Limitthenumberofsimultaneousviewers.
Checkwiththenetworkadministratorthatthereisenoughbandwidthavailable.
CheckintheAMCControlPanel(H.264tag)thatvideoprocessingisNOTsettoDecodeonly
keyframes.
Lowertheimageresolution.
Themaximumframespersecondisdependentontheutilityfrequency(60/50Hz)oftheAxis
product.SeeTechnicalSpecications,onpage49.
Videoandimageproblems,general
Imageunsatisfactory
CheckthevideostreamandcamerasettingsunderSetup>Video&Audio>VideoStreamand
Setup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings.
MotionDetectiontriggersunexpectedly
Changesinluminance
Motiondetectionisbasedonchangesinluminanceintheimage.Thismeansthatifthereare
suddenchangesinthelighting,motiondetectionmaytriggermistakenly.Lowerthesensitivity
settingtoavoidproblemswithluminance.
Noaudio
Incorrectsetup
Checkthesoundcardinthecomputer.Ensurethatmuteisnotselectedandthatthevolume
settingsarecorrect.
CheckthatEnableaudiosupportisselectedunderSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Audio
Support.
CheckthatthecorrectAudioInputsourceisselectedunderSetup>Video&Audio>Audio
Settings.
Pooraudioquality
Stuttering
Reducethenumberoflistenersandviewers.Decreaseimageresolutionandcompression.
Storageanddiskmanagementproblems
Videocannotberecorded
CheckthattheSDcardisnotwriteprotected(thatis,readonly).
SDcardcannotbemountedReformattheSDcardandthenclickMount.
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TechnicalSpecications
Function/group
Item
Specications
Models
AXISM5013–V
Imagesensor
1/4'‘progressivescanRGBCMOS
Lens3.6mm,F1.8
Horizontalangleofview:45°
Verticalangleofview:32°
Diagonalangleofview:56°
Minimum
illumination
1.4lux,F1.8
Shuttertime
1/25000sto1/6s
Camera
Pan/Tilt/Zoom
25presetpositions.Presetpositionscanbeusedattemperaturesabove10°C(50°F).
Pan:±180°,>100°/s
Tilt:90°,>100°/s
Zoom:3xdigital
Video
compression
H.264(MPEG-4Part10/AVC
MotionJPEG
Resolutions
800x600to320x180
FramerateH.26430inallresolutions
Framerate
MotionJPEG
30inallresolutions
Videostreaming
Multiple,individuallycongurablestreamsinH.264andMotionJPEG
Controllableframerateandbandwidth
VBR/CBRH.264
Video
ImagesettingsManualshuttertime,compression,color,brightness,sharpness,contrast,whitebalance,
exposurecontrol,exposurezones
backlightcompensation,netuningofbehavioratlowlight
Rotation:0°,180°
Textoverlay
Audiostreaming
One-way
Audio
compression
AACLC8/16kHz
G.711PCM8kHz
G.726ADPCM8kHz
Congurablebitrate
Audio
AudioinputBuilt-inmicrophone
SecurityPasswordprotection,IPaddressltering,HTTPSencryption*,IEEE802.1Xnetworkaccess
control*,digestauthentication,useraccesslog
*ThisproductincludessoftwaredevelopedbytheOpenSSLProjectforuseintheOpen
SSLToolkit(www.openssl.org)
Network
Supported
protocols
IPv4/v6,HTTP,HTTPS*,SSL/TLS*,QoSLayer3DiffServ,FTP,SMTP,Bonjour,UPnP,
SNMPv1/v2c/v3(MIB-II),DNS,DynDNS,NTP,RTSP,RTP,TCP,UDP,IGMP,RTCP,ICMP,
DHCP,ARP,SOCKS,etc
*ThisproductincludessoftwaredevelopedbytheOpenSSLProjectforuseintheOpen
SSLToolkit(www.openssl.org)
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Function/group
Item
Specications
Application
Programming
Interface
OpenAPIforsoftwareintegration,includingVAPIX®andAXISCameraApplication
PlatformfromAxisCommunications;specicationsavailableatwww.axis.com
IncludestheONVIFspecicationavailableatwww.onvif.org
SupportforAXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)withOne-ClickCameraConnection
Intelligentvideo
Videomotiondetection,audiodetection,AXISCameraApplicationPlatform
AlarmtriggersIntelligentvideo,temperature,manualtrigger,PTZpreset,PTZmoving,networklost,
storagestatus,systeminitializing
ActionsFileuploadviaFTP,HTTPandemail
Noticationviaemail,HTTPandTCP
GotoPTZpreset
Videorecordingtoedgestorage
Pre-andpostalarmvideobuffering
StatusLED
Videoaccessfrom
webbrowser
Cameraliveview
Videorecordingtole(ASF)
CustomizableHTMLpages
Windows7,WindowsVista,WindowsXP,WindowsServer2008,WindowsServer2003
DirectX9corhigher
Forotheroperatingsystemsandbrowsers,seewww.axis.com/techsup
System
Integration
Installation,
managementand
maintenance
AXISCameraManagementtoolonCDandweb-basedconguration
Congurationofbackupandrestore
FirmwareupgradesoverHTTPorFTP,rmwareavailableonwww.axis.com
Casing
IP51–ratedplasticcasing,cleardome
Memory256MBRAM,128MBFlash
Power
PoweroverEthernetIEEE802.3afClass3
Connectors
RJ-4510BASE-T/100BASE-TXPoE
Localstorage
SDcard(microSDHC)slot(cardnotincluded)
Operating
conditions
Temperature:0°Cto45°C(32°Fto113°F)
Humidity20–80%RH(non-condensing)
Approvals
EN55022ClassA,EN61000–6–1,EN61000–6–2,EN55024
FCCPart15SubpartBClassB
ICES-003ClassA
VCCIClassB
C-tickAS/NZSCISPR22
KCCClassA
EN60950–1(IEC60950–1)
IEC60529IP51
Weight
940g(2.1lb.)
General
Included
accessories
Drilltemplate,mountingbracketsforsoftandhardceilings,QuickGuide,CDwith
installationtools,recordingsoftwareandUser’sManual,Windowsdecoder1-userlicense
Video
management
software(not
included)
AXISCameraStationVideomanagementsoftwareforviewingandrecordingupto50
cameras
Seewww.axis.com/products/video/software/formoresoftwareapplicationsviapartners
Optional
accessories
Standforwallmounting
WhiteLEDIlluminators
NetworkI/OAudioModule
InstallationDisplay
PoweroverEthernetMidspan
Multi-userdecoderlicensepack
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PerformanceConsiderations
Whensettingsupyoursystem,itisimportanttoconsiderhowvarioussettingsandsituationswillaffectperformance.Somefactors
affecttheamountofbandwidth(thebitrate)required,otherscanaffecttheframerate,andsomeaffectboth.Iftheloadonthe
CPUreachesitsmaximum,thiswillalsoaffecttheframerate.
Thefollowingfactorsareamongthemostimportanttoconsider:
Highimageresolutionand/orlowercompressionlevelsresultinimagescontainingmoredata.Bandwidthaffected.
AccessbylargenumbersofMotionJPEGand/orunicastH.264clients.Bandwidthaffected.
Simultaneousviewingofdifferentstreams(resolution,compression)bydifferentclients.Effectonframerateand
bandwidth.
AccessingMotionJPEGandH.264videostreamssimultaneously.Framerateandbandwidthaffected.
Heavyusageofeventsettingsaffecttheproduct’sCPUload.Framerateaffected.
Heavynetworkutilizationduetopoorinfrastructure.Bandwidthaffected.
Viewingonpoorlyperformingclientcomputerslowersperceivedperformance.Framerateaffected.
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