Axis V5914 PTZ Network Camera User Manual

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

UserManual

AboutthisDocument

ThismanualisintendedforadministratorsandusersofAXISV5914

PTZNetworkCamera,andisapplicabletormware5.75andlater.

Itincludesinstructionsforusingandmanagingtheproductonyour

network.Previousexperienceofnetworkingwillbeofusewhenusing

thisproduct.SomeknowledgeofUNIXorLinux-basedsystemsmay

alsobeusefulwhendevelopingshellscriptsandapplications.Later

versionsofthisdocumentwillbepostedatwww.axis.com.Seealsothe

product’sonlinehelp,availablethroughtheweb-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

ofthepatentslistedatwww.axis.com/patent.htmandoneormore

additionalpatentsorpendingpatentapplicationsintheUSandother

countries.

Thisproductcontainslicensedthird-partysoftware.Seethemenuitem

“About”intheproduct’suserinterfaceformoreinformation.

ThisproductcontainssourcecodecopyrightAppleComputer,

Inc.,underthetermsofApplePublicSourceLicense2.0(see

www.opensource.apple.com/apsl).Thesourcecodeisavailablefrom

https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/

EquipmentModications

Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledandusedinstrictaccordancewiththe

instructionsgivenintheuserdocumentation.Thisequipmentcontains

nouser-serviceablecomponents.Unauthorizedequipmentchangesor

modicationswillinvalidateallapplicableregulatorycertications

andapprovals.

TrademarkAcknowledgments

AXISCOMMUNICATIONS,AXIS,ETRAX,ARTPECandVAPIXare

registeredtrademarksortrademarkapplicationsofAxisABinvarious

jurisdictions.Allothercompanynamesandproductsaretrademarksor

registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectivecompanies.

Apple,Boa,Apache,Bonjour,Ethernet,InternetExplorer,Linux,

Microsoft,Mozilla,Real,SMPTE,QuickTime,UNIX,Windows,Windows

VistaandWWWareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectiveholders.

JavaandallJava-basedtrademarksandlogosaretrademarksor

registeredtrademarksofOracleand/oritsafliates.UPnP

isa

certicationmarkoftheUPnP

ImplementersCorporation.

SD,SDHCandSDXCaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSD-3C,

LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.Also,miniSD,microSD,

miniSDHC,microSDHC,microSDXCarealltrademarksorregistered

trademarksofSD-3C,LLCintheUnitedStates,othercountriesorboth.

ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DenitionMultimediaInterface,and

theHDMILogoaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMI

LicensingLLCintheUnitedStatesandothercountries.

RegulatoryInformation

Europe

ThisproductcomplieswiththeapplicableCEmarkingdirectives

andharmonizedstandards:

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

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.

•LowVoltage(LVD)Directive2006/95/EC.SeeSafetyonpage3.

•RestrictionsofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)Directive2011/65/EU.

SeeDisposalandRecyclingonpage3.

Acopyoftheoriginaldeclarationofconformitymaybeobtainedfrom

AxisCommunicationsAB.SeeContactInformationonpage3.

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)

Thisequipmenthasbeendesignedandtestedtofulllapplicable

standardsfor:

•Radiofrequencyemissionwheninstalledaccordingtothe

instructionsandusedinitsintendedenvironment.

•Immunitytoelectricalandelectromagneticphenomenawhen

installedaccordingtotheinstructionsandusedinitsintended

environment.

USA

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedusinganunshieldednetworkcable

(UTP)andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,

pursuanttopart15oftheFCCrules.Thisequipmenthasalsobeen

testedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)andfoundtocomplywith

thelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCC

rules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst

harmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercial

environment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradio

frequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewith

theinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio

communications.Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialarea

islikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwillbe

requiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisownexpense.

Canada

ThisdigitalapparatuscomplieswithCANICES-3(ClassA).Theproduct

shallbeconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatis

properlygrounded.Cetappareilnumériqueestconformeàlanorme

NMBICES-3(classeA).Leproduitdoitêtreconnectéàl'aided'uncâble

réseaublindé(STP)quiestcorrectementmisàlaterre.

Europe

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission

accordingtotheClassAlimitofEN55022.Theproductshallbe

connectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly

grounded.Notice!ThisisaClassAproduct.Inadomesticenvironment

thisproductmaycauseRFinterference,inwhichcasetheusermaybe

requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccording

toEN61000-6-1residential,commercialandlight-industrial

environments.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto

EN61000-6-2industrialenvironments.

Thisproductfulllstherequirementsforimmunityaccordingto

EN55024ofceandcommercialenvironments

Australia/NewZealand

ThisdigitalequipmentfulllstherequirementsforRFemission

accordingtotheClassAlimitofAS/NZSCISPR22.Theproductshall

beconnectedusingashieldednetworkcable(STP)thatisproperly

grounded.Notice!ThisisaClassAproduct.Inadomesticenvironment

thisproductmaycauseRFinterference,inwhichcasetheusermaybe

requiredtotakeadequatemeasures.

Japan

この装置は、クラスA情報技術装置です。この装置を家庭環

境で使用すると電波妨害を引き起こすことがあります。この

場合には使用者が適切な対策を講ずるよう要求されることが

あります。本製品は、シールドネットワークケーブル(STP)を

使用して接続してください。また適切に接地してください。

Korea

이기기는업무용(A급)전자파적합기기로서판매자또는사용

자는이점을주의하시기바라며,가정외의지역에서사용하는

것을목적으로합니다.적절히접지된STP(shieldedtwistedpair)

케이블을사용하여제품을연결하십시오.

Safety

ThisproductcomplieswithIEC/EN/UL60950-1,SafetyofInformation

TechnologyEquipment.Ifitsconnectingcablesareroutedoutdoors,

theproductshallbegroundedeitherthroughashieldednetworkcable

(STP)orotherappropriatemethod.

Thepowersupplyusedwiththisproductshallfullltherequirements

forSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)andLimitedPowerSource(LPS)

accordingtoIEC/EN/UL60950-1.

Battery

LowbatterypoweraffectstheoperationoftheRTC,causingittoreset

ateverypower-up.Whenthebatteryneedsreplacing,alogmessage

willappearintheproduct’sserverreport.Formoreinformationabout

theserverreport,seetheproduct´ssetuppagesorcontactAxissupport.

Thebatteryshouldnotbereplacedunlessrequired,butifthebattery

doesneedreplacing,contactAxissupportatwww.axis.com/techsupfor

assistance.

WARNING

•Riskofexplosionifthebatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

•Replaceonlywithanidenticalbatteryorabatterywhichis

recommendedbyAxis.

•Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtolocalregulationsor

thebatterymanufacturer'sinstructions.

DisposalandRecycling

Whenthisproducthasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,disposeof

itaccordingtolocallawsandregulations.Forinformationabout

yournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contactyourlocalauthority

responsibleforwastedisposal.Inaccordancewithlocallegislation,

penaltiesmaybeapplicableforincorrectdisposalofthiswaste.

Europe

Thissymbolmeansthattheproductshallnotbedisposedof

togetherwithhouseholdorcommercialwaste.Directive2012/19/EU

onwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(WEEE)isapplicablein

theEuropeanUnionmemberstates.Topreventpotentialharmto

humanhealthandtheenvironment,theproductmustbedisposed

ofinanapprovedandenvironmentallysaferecyclingprocess.For

informationaboutyournearestdesignatedcollectionpoint,contact

yourlocalauthorityresponsibleforwastedisposal.Businessesshould

contacttheproductsupplierforinformationabouthowtodispose

ofthisproductcorrectly.

ThisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofDirective201 1/65/EUon

therestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectrical

andelectronicequipment(RoHS).

China

Thisproductcomplieswiththerequirementsofthelegislative

actAdministrationontheControlofPollutionCausedbyElectronic

InformationProducts(ACPEIP).

ContactInformation

AxisCommunicationsAB

Emdalavägen14

22369Lund

Sweden

Tel:+46462721800

Fax:+4646136130

www.axis.com

Support

Shouldyourequireanytechnicalassistance,pleasecontactyourAxis

reseller.Ifyourquestionscannotbeansweredimmediately,your

resellerwillforwardyourqueriesthroughtheappropriatechannelsto

ensurearapidresponse.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,youcan:

•downloaduserdocumentationandsoftwareupdates

•ndanswerstoresolvedproblemsintheFAQdatabase.Search

byproduct,category,orphrase

•reportproblemstoAxissupportstaffbyloggingintoyourprivate

supportarea

•chatwithAxissupportstaff

•visitAxisSupportatwww.axis.com/techsup/

LearnMore!

VisitAxislearningcenterwww.axis.com/academy/forusefultrainings,

webinars,tutorialsandguides.

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SafetyInformation

HazardLevels

DANGER

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willresultindeathorseriousinjury.

WARNING

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeathorseriousinjury.

CAUTION

Indicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultinminorormoderateinjury.

NO NO

TICE TICE

TICE

Indicatesasituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindamagetoproperty.

OtherMessageLevels

Important

Indicatessignicantinformationwhichisessentialfortheproducttofunctioncorrectly.

Note

Indicatesusefulinformationwhichhelpsingettingthemostoutoftheproduct.

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TableofContents

SafetyInformation..........................................4

HazardLevels...................................................4

OtherMessageLevels............................................4

HardwareOverview..........................................7

ConnectorsandButtons..........................................7

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

AccesstheProduct..........................................10

AccessfromaBrowser...........................................10

AccessfromtheInternet..........................................10

SettheRootPassword...........................................11

TheLiveViewPage..............................................11

MediaStreams.............................................14

HowtoStreamH.264............................................14

MJPEG........................................................14

AXISMediaControl(AMC)........................................15

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream....................15

AccessAudioStreams............................................16

AccessfromWindowsApplications.................................16

SetUptheProduct..........................................17

ConnecttheCameratoaHDMIDisplay..............................17

ConnecttheCameratoanSDIDevice...............................17

BasicSetup....................................................17

VideoandAudio............................................18

SetUpVideoStreams............................................18

StreamProles.................................................19

CameraSettings................................................20

Overlay........................................................21

SetUpAudio...................................................23

AudioClips....................................................25

ConguretheLiveViewPage.................................26

PTZ(PanTiltZoom).........................................28

PresetPositions.................................................28

OSDIZones....................................................28

Advanced......................................................29

ControlQueue..................................................30

Detectors..................................................31

AudioDetection................................................31

Applications...............................................32

ApplicationLicenses.............................................32

UploadApplication..............................................32

ApplicationConsiderations........................................32

Events....................................................34

ConvertEventTypestoActionRules................................34

SetUpActionRules.............................................34

AddRecipients..................................................36

CreateSchedules................................................37

SetUpRecurrences..............................................38

Recordings.................................................39

FindRecordings.................................................39

PlayRecording..................................................39

ExportVideoClip................................................40

ContinuousRecording............................................40

Languages.................................................41

SystemOptions.............................................42

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

Date&Time....................................................44

Network.......................................................45

Storage.......................................................50

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

Maintenance...................................................52

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

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

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

Troubleshooting............................................55

ChecktheFirmware.............................................55

UpgradetheFirmware...........................................55

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions.....................55

TechnicalSpecications......................................58

Connectors....................................................61

PerformanceConsiderations.......................................63

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

HardwareOverview

1 2 3 4

8 9

Powerconnector

3.5mm,unbalancedaudioin

3.5mm,unbalancedaudioout

Networkconnector

MicrophonepowerLED(XLR)

XLR,balancedaudioin(left)

XLR,balancedaudioin(right)

BNCconnector(SDI)

HDMIconnector

10 11 12 13 14

SDcardslot(SDHC)

StatusLEDindicator

I/Oconnector

Controlbutton

TallyLED(3x)

ConnectorsandButtons

Fortechnicalspecications,seepage58.

BNCConnector

TheBNCconnectorisusedforconnectingbroadcastequipmentusingSDI.Connecta75OhmcoaxialSDIcable.

CAUTION

Theconnectormaybehotduringnormaloperationinelevatedambienttemperatures.

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HardwareOverview

HDMIConnector

TheHDMI

Connectorisusedforconnectingtoadisplayormonitor.

NetworkConnector

RJ45Ethernetconnector.

NO NO

TICE TICE

TICE

Duetolocalregulationsortheenvironmentalandelectricalconditionsinwhichtheproductistobeused,ashieldednetwork

cable(STP)maybeappropriateorrequired.Allcablesconnectingtheproducttothenetworkandthatareroutedoutdoors

orindemandingelectricalenvironmentsshallbeintendedfortheirspecicuse.Makesurethatthenetworkdevices

areinstalledinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.Forinformationaboutregulatoryrequirements,see

ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)onpage2.

I/OConnector

Usewithexternaldevicesincombinationwith,forexample,tamperingalarms,motiondetection,eventtriggering,timelapserecording

andalarmnotications.Inadditiontothe0VDCreferencepointandpower(DCoutput),theI/Oconnectorprovidestheinterfaceto:

•Digitaloutput–ForconnectingexternaldevicessuchasrelaysandLEDs.Connecteddevicescanbeactivatedbythe

VAPIX®ApplicationProgrammingInterface,outputbuttonsontheLiveViewpageorbyanActionRule.Theoutputwill

showasactive(shownunderSystemOptions>Ports&Devices)ifthealarmdeviceisactivated.

•Digitalinput–Analarminputforconnectingdevicesthatcantogglebetweenanopenandclosedcircuit,forexample:

PIRs,door/windowcontacts,glassbreakdetectors,etc.Whenasignalisreceivedthestatechangesandtheinputbecomes

active(shownunderSystemOptions>Ports&Devices).

PowerConnector

2-pinterminalblockforpowerinput.UseaSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)compliantlimitedpowersource(LPS)witheitherarated

outputpowerlimitedto≤100Woraratedoutputcurrentlimitedto≤5A.

AudioConnector

TheAxisproducthasthefollowingaudioconnectors:

•Audioin–3.5mminputforastereomicrophone,oraline-instereosignal.

•Audioout–3.5mmoutputforaudio(linelevel)thatcanbeconnectedtoapublicaddress(PA)systemoranactivespeaker

withabuilt-inamplier.Apairofheadphonescanalsobeattached.Astereoconnectormustbeusedforaudioout.

•Left–3-pinXLRconnectorforbalancedaudioinput.Useleftconnectorformono.

•Right–3-pinXLRconnectorforbalancedaudioinput.

SDCardSlot

NO NO

TICE TICE

TICE

•RiskofdamagetoSDcard.DonotusesharptoolsorexcessiveforcewheninsertingorremovingtheSDcard.

•Riskofdataloss.Topreventdatacorruption,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.Tounmount,gotoSetup>

SystemOptions>Storage>SDCardandclickUnmount.

ThisproductsupportsSD/SDHC/SDXCcards(notincluded).

ForSDcardrecommendations,seewww.axis.com

ControlButton

Forlocationofthecontrolbutton,seeHardwareOverviewonpage7.

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Thecontrolbuttonisusedfor:

•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettings.Seepage54.

•ConnectingtoanAXISVideoHostingSystemservice.Seepage46.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3

secondsuntiltheStatusLEDashesgreen.

•ConnectingtoAXISInternetDynamicDNSService.Seepage46.Toconnect,pressandholdthebuttonforabout3seconds.

LEDIndicators

StatusLED

Indication

Unlit

Connectionandnormaloperation.

GreenShowssteadygreenfor10secondsfornormaloperationafterstartupcompleted.

Amber

Steadyduringstartup.Flashesduringrmwareupgrade.

Amber/RedFlashesamber/redifnetworkconnectionisunavailableorlost.

RedFlashesredforrmwareupgradefailure.

MicrophonepowerLEDIndication

UnlitPhantompoweroff.

BluePhantompoweron.

Note

•ThetallyLEDcanbeconguredtobelitorunlitduringnormaloperation.Tocongure,gotoSetup>SystemOptions>

Ports&Devices>LED.Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.

•ThetallyLEDonlyindicatesnetworktransmission.IfvideooraudioisonlytransmittedthroughHDMIorSDIthetallyLED

willbeunlit.

TallyLEDIndication

Unlit

Cameraidle.

RedActivenetworktransmissionorrecording.

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AccesstheProduct

ToinstalltheAxisproduct,seetheInstallationGuidesuppliedwiththeproduct.

Theproductcanbeusedwithmostoperatingsystemsandbrowsers.Therecommendedbrowsersare

•InternetExplorer

withWindows

•Safari

withOSX

•Chrome

orFirefox

withotheroperatingsystems.

SeeTechnicalSpecicationsonpage58.

ToviewstreamingvideoinInternetExplorer,allowinstallationofAXISMediaControl(AMC)whenprompted.

TheAxisproductincludesone(1)H.264decoderlicenseforviewingvideostreamsandone(1)AACaudiolicense.Thelicensesare

automaticallyinstalledwithAMC.Theadministratorcandisabletheinstallationofthedecoders,topreventinstallationofunlicensed

copies.

Note

•QuickTime

isalsosupportedforviewingH.264streamsandforaudio.

AccessfromaBrowser

1.Startawebbrowser.

2.EntertheIPaddressorhostnameoftheAxisproductinthebrowser’sLocation/Addresseld.

ToaccesstheproductfromaMaccomputer(OSX),gotoSafari,clickonBonjourandselecttheproductfromthe

drop-downlist.

IfyoudonotknowtheIPaddress,useAXISIPUtilitytolocatetheproductonthenetwork.Forinformationabout

howtodiscoverandassignanIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxis

Supportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

Note

ToshowBonjourasabrowserbookmark,gotoSafari>Preferences.

3.Enteryourusernameandpassword.Ifthisisthersttimetheproductisaccessed,therootpasswordmustrstbe

congured.Forinstructions,seeSettheRootPasswordonpage1 1.

4.Theproduct’sLiveViewpageopensinyourbrowser.

Note

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsand

userpreferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedin

yourownLiveViewpage.

AccessfromtheInternet

Onceconnected,theAxisproductisaccessibleonyourlocalnetwork(LAN).ToaccesstheproductfromtheInternetyoumust

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

willattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheproduct.ThisisenabledfromSetup>SystemOptions>

Network>TCP/IPAdvanced.

Formoreinformation,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage48.SeealsoAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceat

www.axiscam.net

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AccesstheProduct

ForTechnicalnotesonthisandothertopics,visittheAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup

SettheRootPassword

ToaccesstheAxisproduct,youmustsetthepasswordforthedefaultadministratoruserroot.ThisisdoneintheCongureRoot

Passworddialog,whichopenswhentheproductisaccessedforthersttime.

Topreventnetworkeavesdropping,therootpasswordcanbesetviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,whichrequiresanHTTPS

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

HTTPScerticateensuresencryptedexchangeofinformation.SeeHTTPSonpage43.

Thedefaultadministratorusernamerootispermanentandcannotbedeleted.Ifthepasswordforrootislost,theproductmustbe

resettothefactorydefaultsettings.SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage54.

TosetthepasswordviaastandardHTTPconnection,enteritdirectlyinthedialog.

TosetthepasswordviaanencryptedHTTPSconnection,followthesesteps:

1.ClickUseHTTPS.

Atemporarycerticate(validforoneyear)iscreated,enablingencryptionofalltrafctoandfromtheproduct,andthe

passwordcannowbesetsecurely.

2.Enterapasswordandthenre-enterittoconrmthespelling.

3.ClickOK.Thepasswordhasnowbeencongured.

TheLiveViewPage

ThecontrolsandlayoutoftheLiveViewpagemayhavebeencustomizedtomeetspecicinstallationrequirementsanduser

preferences.Consequently,someoftheexamplesandfunctionsfeaturedheremaydifferfromthosedisplayedinyourownLiveView

page.Thefollowingprovidesanoverviewofeachavailablecontrol.

ControlsontheLiveViewPage

ClicktheViewsizebuttonstoshowtheimageinfullsize(rightbutton)ortoscaledowntheimageto

tthebrowserwindow(leftbutton).

SelectastreamprolefortheLiveViewpagefromtheStreamProledrop-downlist.Forinformation

abouthowtocongurestreamproles,seepage19.

ClickPulsetoactivatetheproduct’soutputportforadenedperiodoftime.Forinformationabouthow

toenableandcongureoutputbuttons,seepage27.Theoutputbuttonnamemaydifferdependingon

thenameenteredintheI/OPortsconguration.

ClicktheActive/Inactivebuttonstomanuallyactivateandinactivetheproduct’soutputport.For

informationabouthowtoenableandcongureoutputbuttons,seepage27.

TheManualTriggerbuttonisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Forinformation

abouthowtocongureandenablethebutton,seeManualTriggeronpage12.

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ClickSnapshottosaveasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thisbuttonisprimarilyintendedforusewhen

theAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisnotavailable.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>

ActionButtons.

TheAudioclipdrop-downlistallowsyoutoplayanaudioclipfromtheLiveViewpage.Selectthe

audioclipandclickthePlaybutton.

ManualTrigger

TheManualTriggerisusedtotriggeranactionrulefromtheLiveViewpage.Themanualtriggercanforexamplebeusedto

validateactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Tocongurethemanualtrigger:

1.GotoSetup>Events.

2.ClickAddtoaddanewactionrule.

3.FromtheTriggerdrop-downlist,selectInputSignal.

4.Fromtheseconddrop-downlist,selectManualTrigger.

5.Selectthedesiredactionandconguretheothersettingsasrequired.

Formoreinformationaboutactionrules,seeEventsonpage34.

ToshowthemanualtriggerbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

2.UnderActionButtons,selectShowmanualtriggerbutton.

AXISMediaControlviewertoolbar

TheAXISMediaControlviewertoolbarisavailableinInternetExploreronly.SeeAXISMediaControl(AMC)onpage15formore

information.Thetoolbardisplaysthefollowingbuttons:

ThePlaybuttonconnectstotheAxisproductandstartsplayingamediastream.

TheStopbuttonstopsthemediastream.

TheSnapshotbuttontakesasnapshotofthevideoimage.Thelocationwheretheimageissavedcanbespecied

intheAMCControlPanel.

ClicktheViewFullScreenbuttonandthevideoimagewilllltheentirescreen.PressESC(Escape)onthecomputer

keyboardtocancelfullscreenview.

TheRecordbuttonisusedtorecordthecurrentvideostreamonyourcomputer.Thelocationwheretherecordingissaved

canbespeciedintheAMCControlPanel.EnablethisbuttonfromLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

AMCAudioControls

AMCaudiobuttonscontrolthespeakersandmicrophoneconnectedtotheclientcomputer.Thebuttonsareonlyvisiblewhen

audioisenabled.

Forinformationabouthowtocongureaudio,seeSetUpAudioonpage23.

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Speakerbutton—Clicktoturnthespeakersonoroff.

Microphonebutton–Clicktomuteorunmutethemicrophone.InSimplex-speakeronlymode,theMicrophoneandTalk

buttonsmustbothbeactivetosendaudiototheAxisproduct.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudiotransmission.

Usetheslidertocontrolthevolumeofthespeakersandthemicrophone.

Half-duplexmode

TheTalk/Listenbuttonisusedtoswitchbetweensendingandreceivingaudio.Thebuttoncanbecongured

fromtheAudiotabintheAMCControlpanel:

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

•Togglemode:Clickoncetoswitchbetweentalkingandlistening.

Simplex–speakeronlymode

Tosendaudio,theTalkandMicrophonebuttonsmustbothbeactive.Clickeitherbuttontostopaudio

transmission.

PTZControls

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

SystemOptions>Security>Users.

WiththePTZControlQueueenabledthetimeeachuserisincontrolofthePTZsettingsislimited.Clickthebuttonstorequestor

releasecontrolofthePTZcontrols.ThePTZControlQueueissetupunderPTZ>ControlQueue.

ClicktheEmulatejoystickmodebuttonandclickintheimagetomovethecameraviewinthedirectionofthe

mousepointer.

ClicktheCentermodebuttonandclickintheimagetocenterthecameraviewonthatposition.

Thecentermodebuttoncouldalsobeusedtozoominonaspecicarea.Clickintheimageanddragtodrawa

rectanglesurroundingtheareatobemagnied.Tozoomout,rotatethemousewheel.

ClicktheCtrlpanelbuttontoopenthePTZcontrolpanelwhichprovidesadditionalPTZcontrols.

User-denedbuttonscanalsoappearintheControlpanel.SeeControlsonpage29.

SelectaPTZpresetpositiontosteerthecameraviewtothesavedposition.SeePresetPositions

onpage28.

PanandTiltbars–Usethearrowstopanandtiltthecameraview,orclickonapositiononthebartosteerthecameraviewto

thatposition.

Zoombar–Usethearrowstozoominandout,orclickonapositiononthebartozoomtothatposition.

Focusbar–Usethearrowstofocusthecamera,orclickonapositiononthebartosetthefocusposition.Usingthefocusbarwill

disabletheproduct’sautofocus.Tore-enable,usethePTZcontrolpanelwhichisopenedbyclickingtheCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).

Irisbar–Clickonapositiontosetamanualexposureleveltomaketheimagebrighterordarker.Thiswilldisableautoiris(automatic

exposure)andsetxedlevelsoniris,gainandshutterspeed.Tore-enableautoiris,usethePTZcontrolpanelwhichisopenedby

clickingtheCtrlpanelbutton(seeabove).Ifautoirisisenabled,AutoisvisiblenexttotheIrisbarbar.

Important

InanenvironmentwithvaryinglightconditionsitisrecommendedtousetheBrightnessbarinsteadoftheIrisbartoadjust

imagebrightnesssincechangingthebrightnesslevelwillnotdisableautoiris(automaticexposure).

Brightnessbar–Clickonapositiononthebrightnessbartoadjusttheimagebrightness.Thissettingwillnotbesaved.Tomakea

savedchange,gotoSetup>Video>CameraSettings>Brightnessandadjustthebrightness.

ThePTZcontrolscanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls,seeControlsonpage29.

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MediaStreams

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralaudioandvideostreamformats.Yourrequirementsandthepropertiesofyournetworkwill

determinethetypeyouuse.

TheLiveViewpageintheproductprovidesaccesstoH.264andMotionJPEGvideostreams,audiostreamsandtothelistofavailable

streamproles.Otherapplicationsandclientscanaccessvideoandaudiostreamsdirectly,withoutgoingviatheLiveViewpage.

HowtoStreamH.264

H.264can,withoutcompromisingimagequality,reducethesizeofadigitalvideolebymorethan80%comparedwiththeMotion

JPEGformatandasmuchas50%morethantheMPEG-4standard.Thismeansthatmuchlessnetworkbandwidthandstoragespace

arerequiredforavideole.Orseenanotherway,muchhighervideoqualitycanbeachievedforagivenbitrate.

Decidingwhichcombinationofprotocolsandmethodstousedependsonyourviewingrequirements,andonthepropertiesof

yournetwork.TheavailableoptionsinAXISMediaControlare:

UnicastRTP

Thisunicastmethod(RTPoverUDP)isused

forliveunicastvideo,especiallywhenitis

importanttohaveanup-to-datevideostream,

evenifsomeframesaredropped.

RTPoverRTSP

Thisunicastmethod(RTPtunneledoverRTSP)

isusefulasitisrelativelysimpletocongure

rewallstoallowRTSPtrafc.

RTPoverRTSPoverHTTP

Thisunicastmethodcanbeusedtotraverse

rewalls.Firewallsarecommonlyconguredto

allowtheHTTPprotocol,thusallowingRTPto

betunneled.

Unicastingisusedforvideo-on-demand

transmissionsothatthereisnovideotrafc

onthenetworkuntilaclientconnectsand

requeststhestream.

Notethatthereareamaximumof20

simultaneousunicastconnections.

MulticastRTP

Thismethod(RTPoverUDP)shouldbeusedforlivemulticastvideo.Thevideostreamisalways

up-to-date,evenifsomeframesaredropped.

Multicastingprovidesthemostefcientusageofbandwidthwhentherearelargenumbersof

clientsviewingsimultaneously.Amulticastcannothowever,passanetworkrouterunlessthe

routerisconguredtoallowthis.ItisnotpossibletomulticastovertheInternet,forexample.

Notealsothatallmulticastviewerscountasoneunicastviewerinthemaximumtotalof20

simultaneousconnections.

AXISMediaControlnegotiateswiththeAxisproducttodeterminethetransportprotocoltouse.Theorderofpriority,listedinthe

AMCControlPanel,canbechangedandtheoptionsdisabled,tosuitspecicrequirements.

Note

H.264islicensedtechnology.TheAxisproductincludesoneH.264viewingclientlicense.Installingadditionalunlicensed

copiesoftheclientisprohibited.Topurchaseadditionallicenses,contactyourAxisreseller.

MJPEG

ThisformatusesstandardJPEGstillimagesforthevideostream.Theseimagesarethendisplayedandupdatedataratesufcient

tocreateastreamthatshowsconstantlyupdatedmotion.

TheMotionJPEGstreamusesconsiderableamountsofbandwidth,butprovidesexcellentimagequalityandaccesstoeveryimage

containedinthestream.TherecommendedmethodofaccessingMotionJPEGlivevideofromtheAxisproductistousetheAXIS

MediaControlinInternetExplorerinWindows.

Note

ToensuresupportfortheOpusaudiocodec,theMotionJPEGstreamisalwayssentoverRTP.

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MediaStreams

AXISMediaControl(AMC)

AXISMediaControl(AMC)inInternetExplorerinWindowsistherecommendedmethodofaccessinglivevideofromtheAxisproduct.

TheAMCControlPanelcanbeusedtocongurevariousvideoandaudiosettings.PleaseseetheAXISMediaControlUser’s

Manualformoreinformation.

TheAMCControlPanelisautomaticallyinstalledonrstuse,afterwhichitcanbecongured.OpentheAMCControlPanelfrom:

•WindowsControlPanel(fromtheStartscreenorStartmenu)

•Alternatively,right-clickthevideoimageinInternetExplorerandclickSettings.

AlternativeMethodsofAccessingtheVideoStream

YoucanalsoaccessvideoandimagesfromtheAxisproductinthefollowingways:

•MotionJPEGserverpush(ifsupportedbytheclient,ChromeorFirefox,forexample).ThisoptionmaintainsanopenHTTP

connectiontothebrowserandsendsdataasandwhenrequired,foraslongasrequired.

•StillJPEGimagesinabrowser.Enterthepathhttp://<ip>/axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi

•WindowsMediaPlayer.ThisrequiresAXISMediaControlandtheH.264decodertobeinstalled.Thefollowingpaths

canbeused:

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

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

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

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

•QuickTime

.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

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

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

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Note

•<ip>=IPaddress

•TheAxisproductsupportsQuickTime6.5.1andlater.

•QuickTimemayaddlatencytothevideostream.

•ItmaybepossibletouseotherplayerstoviewtheH.264streamusingthepathsabove,althoughAxisdoesnotguarantee

this.

AccessAudioStreams

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

supportsG.71 1andAACaudioencoding.Thefollowingpathscanbeused:

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

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

AccessfromWindowsApplications

AXISStreamingAssistantisanapplicationthatmakesvideoandaudiostreamsfromanAxiscameraaccessibleinstreaming

applicationssuchasSkypeorAdobeFlashMediaLiveEncoder.

AxisStreamingAssistantcanbedownloadedfreeofchargefromwww.axis.com/support/downloads

WhenAXISStreamingAssistantisinstalledonacomputer,itautomaticallydiscoversanyAxisproductonthenetwork.Thevideoand

audiostreamsfromthecamerascanthenbeusedinothersoftwareapplications.Mostapplicationsthatcanintegrateexternalvideo

andaudiostreamsaresupported,butaudiostreamingrequiresAdobeFlashMediaLiveEncoderorMicrosoftExpressionEncoder.

AXISStreamingAssistantsupportsstreamsfrommultiplecameras.TheH.264compressionenablesoptimizationofbandwidthby

signicantlyreducingthebitrate.WithAXISStreamingAssistantyoucaneasilysetupawiderangeofbroadcastingsolutionssuch

aslivepromotionfromahotel,videoconferencingandreal-timetrafcmonitoring.

Seetheonlinehelpformoreinformation.

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SetUptheProduct

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredbyuserswithadministratororoperatorrights.Toopentheproduct’sSetuppages,clickSetupin

thetopright-handcorneroftheLiveViewpage.

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.

•Operatorshaverestrictedaccesstosettings,seeUsersonpage42

Seealsotheonlinehelp

ConnecttheCameratoaHDMIDisplay

ThecameracanbeconnectedtoaHDMIdisplayandtransmitaudioandvideotothatdisplaywithouttheneedforanetwork

connection.

Ifthedisplaysupportsthemaximumresolutionofthecamera,justconnectthedisplaywithoutadjustinganysettings.

Ifthedisplay’smaximumresolutiondoesnotmatchthatofthecamera,thecapturemodeinthecamerahastobechangedto

matchtheresolutionofthedisplay.

GotoSetup>VideoandAudio>CameraSettingsandselectacapturemodethatmatchesthedisplay.

Note

Onlycapturemodescontainingthetext(HDMI)canbeusedwiththeHDMIconnector.

ConnecttheCameratoanSDIDevice

ThecameracanbeconnectedtoanSDIdeviceandwilltransmitaudioandvideotothatdevicewithouttheneedforanetwork

connection.

GotoSetup>VideoandAudio>CameraSettingsandselectacapturemodewiththedesiredresolutionandframerate.

BasicSetup

BasicSetupprovidesshortcutstothesettingsthatshouldbemadebeforeusingtheAxisproduct:

1.Users.Seepage42.

2.TCP/IP.Seepage45.

3.Date&Time.Seepage44.

4.VideoStream.Seepage18.

5.AudioSettings.Seepage23.

TheBasicSetupmenucanbedisabledfromSystemOptions>Security>Users.

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VideoandAudio

Thevideoandaudiosettingscanbeusedtooptimizevideoandaudioquality.Youcancongurethefollowing:

•Videostreamsettings.Seepage18.

•Streamproles.Seepage19.

•Camerasettings.Seepage20.

•Overlayimage.Seepage21.

•Audiosettings.Seepage23.

•Audioclips.Seepage25.

SetUpVideoStreams

Tosetuptheproduct’svideostreams,gotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream.

Thevideostreamsettingsaredividedintothefollowingtabs:

•Image.Seepage18.

•Audio.Seepage23.

•H.264.Seepage19.

•MJPEG.Seepage19.

PixelCounter

Thepixelcountershowsthenumberofpixelsinanareaoftheimage.Thepixelcounterisusefulinsituationswherethereis

aspecicsizerequirement,forexampleinfacerecognition.

Thepixelcountercanbeused:

•Whensettingupavideostream,seeSetUpVideoStreamsonpage18.UnderPreview,clickOpenandselecttheShow

pixelcounteroptiontoenabletherectangleintheimage.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle,orenterthe

numberofpixelsintheWidthandHeighteldsandclickApply.

•WhenaccessingtheLiveViewpageinInternetExplorerwithAXISMediaControl(AMC)inWindows.Right-clickinthe

imageandselectPixelcounter.Usethemousetomoveandresizetherectangle.

Image

ThedefaultimagesettingscanbeconguredunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.SelecttheImagetab.

Thefollowingsettingsareavailable:

•Resolution.Selectthedefaultresolution.

•Compression.Thecompressionlevelaffectstheimagequality,bandwidthandlesizeofsavedimages;thelowerthe

compression,thehighertheimagequalitywithhigherbandwidthrequirementsandlargerlesizes.

Note

VideostreamsoverHDMIcanonlyberotated180°or0°.

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•Maximumframerate.Toavoidbandwidthproblems,theframerateallowedtoeachviewercanbeLimitedtoaxed

amount.Alternatively,theframeratecanbesetasUnlimited,whichmeanstheAxisproductalwaysdeliversthehighest

frameratepossibleunderthecurrentconditions.

•Overlaysettings.SeeOverlayonpage21.

ClickSavetoapplythenewsettings.

H.264

H.264,alsoknownasMPEG-4Part10/AVC,isavideocompressionstandardthatprovideshighqualityvideostreamsatlowbitrates.

AnH.264videostreamconsistsofdifferenttypesofframessuchasI-framesandP-frames.AnI-frameisacompleteimagewhereas

P-framesonlycontainthedifferencesfrompreviousframes.

TheH.264streamsettingscanbeconguredfromtheVideo&Audio>VideoStreampage.SelecttheH.264tab.Thesettings

denedinthispagewillapplytoallH.264streamsthatdonotuseastreamprole.

TheGOPlengthisthenumberofframesbetweentwoconsecutiveI-frames.IncreasingtheGOPlengthmaysaveconsiderablyon

bandwidthrequirementsinsomecases,butmayalsohaveanadverseaffectonimagequality.

TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingH.264prole(s):

•Baseline.TheBaselineproleisrecommendedforclientsthatdon’tsupportCABACentropycoding.

•Main.TheMainproleprovideshighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtotheBaselineprolebut

requiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.

•High.TheHighproleprovidesreducedbitrateandhighercompressionwithmaintainedvideoqualitycomparedtothe

Mainprolebutrequiresmoreprocessingpowertodecode.

ThebitratecanbesetasVariablebitrate(VBR)orMaximumbitrate(MBR).VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtotheimage

complexity,usingupmorebandwidthforincreasedactivityintheimage,andlessforlowerimageactivity.Whentheactivityin

thesceneincreases,thebitratewouldusuallyincreaseaswell.Ifthereisasurplusinbandwidth,thismaynotbeanissueand

selectingVariablebitrate(VBR)willbesufcient.Butifbandwidthislimited,itisrecommendedtocontrolthebitratebyselecting

Maximumbitrate(MBR).Whentheactivityinthesceneincreases,VBRadjuststhebitrateaccordingtothecomplexity,usingup

morebandwidthforincreasedactivityinthescene,andlessforlowersceneactivity.MBRallowsyoutosetatargetbitratethat

limitsthebandwidthconsumption.

TheMBRtargetbitrateworksliketheceilingofatent.Itlimitsthebitrate,whilemaintainingsomeexibility.Thebitrate

maybounceupanddownwithinthesettargetbutwhenitnearsthesettargetvalue,thelimitationkicksin.However,because

MBRwillalwaysprioritizeacontinuousvideostream,itallowstemporaryovershootsfromthetargetbitrate.Becausesettinga

targetvaluepreventsthebitratefromincreasing,framerateandimagequalityareaffectednegatively.Topartlycompensatefor

this,selectwhichvariableshallbeprioritized,framerateorimagequality.Notsettingaprioritymeansthatframerateand

imagequalityareequallyaffected.

Thecurrentbitratecanbesettoappearastextoverlay.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetextandenterthemodier

#bintheeld.

Toapplythesettings,clickSave.

MJPEG

Sometimestheimagesizeislargeduetolowlightorcomplexscenery.Adjustingthemaximumframesizehelpstocontrolthe

bandwidthandstorageusedbytheMotionJPEGvideostreaminthesesituations.SettingtheframesizetotheDefaultsetting

providesconsistentlygoodimagequalityattheexpenseofincreasedbandwidthandstorageusageinlowlight.Limitingtheframe

sizeoptimizesbandwidthandstorageusage,butmaygivepoorimagequality.Topreventincreasedbandwidthandstorageusage,

themaximumframesizeshouldbesettoanoptimalvalue.

StreamProles

Astreamproleisasetofpredenedstreamsettingsincludingresolution,compression,framerateandoverlaysettings.Stream

prolescanbeused:

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•Whensettinguprecordingusingactionrules.SeeEventsonpage34.

•Whensettingupcontinuousrecording.SeeContinuousRecordingonpage40.

•IntheLiveViewpage–selectthestreampro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.

CameraSettings

TheVideo&Audio>CameraSettingspageprovidesaccesstoadvancedimagesettingsfortheAxisproduct.

CaptureMode

Tochangecapturemode,followthesesteps:

1.GotoSetup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings.

2.Selectthenewcapturemode.

3.ClickSave.

Note

Whenthecapturemodeissetthecamerawillrebootwhichmeansitwillbeofineforapproximatelytwominutes.

ImageAppearance

TochangeImageAppearancegotothemenusunderSetup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings.

IncreasingtheColorlevelincreasesthecolorsaturation.Thevalue100givesmaximumcolorsaturationandthevalue0gives

minimumcolorsaturation.

TheimageBrightnesscanbeadjustedintherange0–100,whereahighervalueproducesabrighterimage.

IncreasingtheSharpnesscanincreasebandwidthusage.Asharperimagemightincreaseimagenoiseespeciallyinlowlight

conditions.Alowersettingreducesimagenoise,butthewholeimagewillappearlesssharp.

UseRotateimagetorotatetheimage180°.Thiscanbeusefulifthecameraismountedonaceilingandthevideoisupsidedown.

Therotationwillbeappliedtoallvideostreams,overnetwork,HDMIandSDI.

WhiteBalance

TochangethissettinggotoSetup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings

Whitebalanceisusedtomakecolorsintheimageappearthesameregardlessofthecolortemperatureofthelightsource.TheAxis

productcanbesettoautomaticallyidentifythelightsourceandcompensateforitscolor.Alternatively,selectthetypeoflight

sourcefromthedrop-downlist.Foradescriptionofeachavailablesetting,seetheonlinehelp.

SelectManualtodisplaytheOne-clickWhiteBalancebutton.ClickSavetoactivatethebutton.

Tosetthewhitebalance,makesurethatawhiteobjectincorrectlightingconditionsisoccupyingmorethanhalftheimage

andclickOne-clickWhiteBalance.

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WideDynamicRange

WideDynamicRangecanimprovetheexposurewhenthereisaconsiderablecontrastbetweenlightanddarkareasintheimage.

EnableWDRinintensebacklightconditions.DisableWDRinlowlightconditionsforoptimalexposure.

ExposureSettings

Exposurecontrol-Thesesettingsisusedtoadapttotheamountoflightused.Automaticisthedefaultsettinganditcanbe

usedinmostsituations.Theshutterspeedisautomaticallysettoproduceoptimumimagequality.UseManualifyouhavespecial

requirementsfortheexposuresettingandwishtolockit.Selectthedesiredexposuretimefromthedrop-downlist.

Allowslowshutter-SelectAllowslowshuttertoletthecameradecreasetheshutterspeedinlowlighttoimproveimagebrightness.

EnableBacklightcompensation-SelectEnableBacklightcompensationifabrightspotoflight,forexamplealightbulb,causes

otherareasintheimagetoappeartoodark.

Maxgain-Measuredindecibels(dB),gaindescribestheamountofamplicationappliedtoasignal,inthiscasethevisual

informationintheimage.Ahighlevelofamplicationmayprovideabetterimageinverylowlightsituations.Ahighgainwillalso

increasetheamountofimagenoise.

Exposurezones-Thissettingsdetermineswhichpartoftheimageisusedtocalculatetheexposure.Formostsituations,theAuto

settingcanbeused.Forparticularrequirement,selectapredenedarea.

IRcutlter-TheIRcutlterpreventsinfrared(IR)lightfromreachingtheimagesensor.Inpoorlightingconditions,forexampleat

night,orwhenusinganexternalIRlamp,settheIRcutltertoOff.Thisincreaseslightsensitivityandallowstheproductto“see”

infraredlight.TheimageisshowninblackandwhitewhentheIRcutlterisoff.SettheIRcutltertoAutotoautomatically

switchbetweenOnandOffaccordingtothelightingconditions.

ImageSettings

Important

Theautofocusbehaviorisaffectedbyfactorssuchaslightconditions,contrastsinthescene,andobjectsmovinginandout.In

theseconditionsorscenes,amanualfocuscouldbepreferabletoenhanceperformanceandallowthecameratofocusfaster.

Autofocusenabled-Autofocusenablesthecameratofocusalthoughthedistancetodifferentobjectsofinterestisconstantly

changing.Wheneverthecamera’span/tilt/zoompositionischanged,theautofocusperformsasearchtondtheidealfocuspoint.

Automaticfocusingisenabledbydefault.Ifthefocuspositionischangedmanuallyusingthefocusbar,autofocuswillbedisabled

evenifenabledinImageSettings.Inthiscase,usethePTZcontrolpaneltoenableautofocus,seepage13.Ifrequired,thefocus

controlcanbedisabledunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls.

Defog-EnablethisfeaturefromVideo&Audio>CameraSettingstocountertheeffectsoffoggyweatherandgetaclearimage.

Noisereduction-SettoOntoenablenoisereduction.Noisereductionmayincreasetheamountofmotionblur.

Stabilizer-Whenmonitoringenvironmentsthataresubjecttovibrations(e.g.trafccontrol),imagesmayappeartobeunsteady.

SelectOnorOfftoenable/disablethestabilizer.Enablingthestabilizerwillsteadytheimageandwilllimitthedigitalzoom.

Seetheonlinehelp

formoreinformation.

Overlay

Overlaysareusedtoprovideextrainformation,suchasforensicvideoanalysisorduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Overlaysaresuperimposedoverthevideostream.

Anoverlaytextcandisplaythecurrentdateandtime,oratextstring.

Whenusingatextstring,modierscanbeusedtodisplayinformationsuchasthecurrentbitrateorthecurrentframerate.

Forinformationaboutavailablemodiers,seeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp

Itisalsopossibletodisplaytextwhenanactionruleistriggered,seeUseOverlayTextinanActionRule.

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Note

•ImageandtextoverlaywillnotbedisplayedonvideostreamoverHDMI.

•ImageandtextoverlaywillnotbedisplayedonvideostreamoverSDI.

Toenableoverlays:

1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.

2.Toincludeanoverlayimage,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.Theoverlayimagemustrstbeuploadedto

theAxisproduct,seeOverlayImage.

4.Toincludedateandtime,selectIncludedateandIncludetime.

5.Toincludeatextstring,selectIncludetextandenterthetextintheeld.Modierscanbeused,seeFileNaming&

Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp

6.Denetextoverlaycharacteristicsintherelevantelds.

7.ClickSave.

Tomodifythedateandtimeformat,gotoSystemOptions>Date&Time.SeeDate&Timeonpage44.

OverlayImage

Anoverlayimageisastaticimagesuperimposedoverthevideostream.Theimage,forexampleacompanylogo,isusedtoprovide

extrainformationortomaskapartoftheimage.

Sinceitisstatic,thepositionandsizeofanoverlayimagewillremainthesameregardlessofresolutionandPan/Tilt/Zoommovements.

Touseanoverlayimage,theimagemustrstbeuploadedtotheAxisproduct.TheuploadedimageshouldbeaWindows24-bitBMP

imagewithmaximum250colors.Theimagewidthandheight,inpixels,mustbeexactlydivisibleby4andcannotbelargerthanthe

maximumimageresolution.Ifcombiningtextandimageoverlays,takeintoconsiderationthatthetextoverlayoccupies16or32

pixelsinheight(dependingontheresolution)andhasthesamewidthasthevideoimage.

ToautomaticallyscaletheimagetotheresolutionusedbytheAxisproduct,selecttheoptionScalewithresolutionfromthe

TransparencySettingspagewhichisdisplayedwhenuploadingintheimage.

Touploadanoverlayimage:

1.GotoVideo&Audio>OverlayImage.

2.ClickBrowseandbrowsetothele.

3.ClickUpload.

4.TheTransparencySettingspageisnowdisplayed:

-Tomakeacolorintheoverlayimagetransparent,selectUsetransparencyandentertheRGBhexadecimalvalue

forthecolor.Example:Tomakewhitetransparent,enterFFFFFF.

Formoreexamplesofhexadecimalvalues,seetheonlinehelp

-Toscaletheimageautomatically,selectScalewithresolution.Theimagewillbescaleddowntotthe

resolutionusedbytheAxisproduct.

5.ClickSave.

Toselecttheimagetouseasoverlay:

1.GotoVideo&Audio>OverlayImage.

2.SelecttheimagetousefromtheUseoverlayimagelistandclickSave.

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Todisplaytheoverlayimage:

1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.

2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludeoverlayimageatthecoordinates.

3.Tocontroltheimage’sposition,entertheXandYcoordinates.TheX=0andY=0positionisthetopleftcorner.Ifapartof

theimageispositionedoutsidethevideoimage,theoverlayimagewillbemovedsothatthewholeimageisvisible.

4.ClickSave.

UseOverlayTextinanActionRule

Actionrules,seepage34,candisplayanoverlaytextwhentheruleistriggered.Thetextcanbeusedtoprovideinformationfor

forensicvideoanalysis,notifysurveillanceoperatorsorvalidatetriggersandactionsduringproductinstallationandconguration.

Todisplayoverlaytextwhenanactionruleistriggered,themodier#Dshouldbeusedasdescribedbelow.Whentheruleis

triggered,#Dwillbereplacedbythetextspeciedintheactionrule.

Startbyenablingoverlaytextinthevideostream:

1.GotoVideo&Audio>VideoStreamandselecttheImagetab.

2.UnderOverlaySettings,selectIncludetext.

3.Enterthemodier#Dand,optionally,additionaltextwhichwillbedisplayedalsowhentheactionruleisnotactive.

Createtheactionrule:

1.GotoEvents>ActionRules

2.ClickAddtocreateanewrule.

3.SelectaTriggerand,optionally,aScheduleandAdditionalconditions.Seetheonlinehelpfordetails.

4.FromtheActionslist,selectOverlayText

5.EnterthetexttodisplayintheTexteld.Thisisthetextthat#Dwillbereplacedby.

6.SpecifytheDuration.Thetextcanbedisplayedwhiletheruleisactiveorforaxednumberofseconds.

SetUpAudio

Tochangetheproduct’saudiosettings,gotoVideo&Audio>AudioSettings.

Toincludetheaudiostreaminavideostream,gotoVideo&Audio>VideoStream.UndertheAudiotab,selectEnableaudio.

Eachstreamproleisaseparatevideostream.Toincludetheaudiostreaminallstreamproles,gototheaudiotabineachstream

prolesettingspageandenableaudio.Formoreinformation,seeStreamProlesonpage19.

AudioModes

TheAxisproductsupportsthefollowingaudiomodes:

•Fullduplex–Simultaneoustwo-wayaudioallowingtheAxisproducttotransmitandreceiveaudioatthesametime.

Thereisnoechocancellation;iffeedbackloopsappear,trymovingthemicrophoneorthespeaker.

•Half-duplex–AudiocanbetransmittedtoandfromtheAxisproductbutonlyinonedirectionatatime.Totransmit

audiousingtheLiveViewpage,usetheTalkandListenbuttons,seeAMCAudioControlsonpage12.

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•Simplex–NetworkCameraspeakeronly-AudioistransmittedfromaclienttotheAxisproductandcanbeplayedby

aspeakerconnectedtotheproduct.TotransmitaudiousingtheLiveViewpage,theTalkandMicrophoneonbuttons

mustbothbeactive,seeAMCAudioControlsonpage12.

•Simplex–NetworkCameramicrophoneonly-Audiocapturedbytheproductmicrophoneistransmittedfromthe

Axisproducttooneormoreclients.

Tosettheaudiomode,gotoVideo&Audio>AudioSettingsandselectthedesiredmodefromtheAudiomodedrop-downlist.

AudioInput

Note

IfusingunbalancedLineinamonocontactmustbeused.Signalontipandgroundonsleeve.

SelectExternalMicrophonetouseanexternalmicrophoneorLinetouseaLineindevice,e.g.anaudiomixerformultiple

microphonesoramicrophonewithabuilt-inamplier,asaudiosource.

Note

•WhenselectingLinethe3.5mmaudioinputconnectorisenabled.TousetheXLRconnectorsforlinelevelinput,select

Microphone,setMicrophonepowertoOff,anddeselect+30dBmicrophoneboost.

•WhenselectingMicrophonetheXLRaudioinputconnectorsareenabled.Tousethe3.5mmconnectorformicrophone

input,setMicrophonepowerto5.0V.

Selectthe+30dBmicrophoneboostoptiontoamplifythesignaloftheexternalmicrophoneconnectedtotheAxisproduct.

Microphoneboostoptionisusefulwhenamicrophone'svolumeistoolowandyouwanttoincreaseit.Thisoptionisnotavailable

whentheLinesourceisselected

TheMicrophonepoweroptionprovidesDCpowerforanexternalmicrophone.

Microphonepowershouldonlybeusedwithmicrophonesthathavenobattery.Thissettingshouldnotbeenabledwhenusinga

dynamicorbatterypoweredmicrophone.

UsetheInputgaintocontrolthevolumeoftheaudioinput.Ifthesoundistoolow,chooseahigherdBvalue,toamplifythe

sound.Ifthesoundistoohigh,choosealowerdBvalue.TheLevelbargivesavisualrepresentationoftheaudiosignallevelindB

relativetothefull-scaleinputlevel.

•Green—thesignalisatagoodlevel.

•Yellow—thesignalisbecomingdistorted.

•Red—thesignalisdistorted.

UsetheEncodingoptiontoselectdigitalaudioencodingformat.

•AACrequiresalicenseforbothencodinganddecoding.AACistheleastcomplicatedandmostwidelyusedcodec.If

achievingthebestpossibleaudioqualityisapriority,AACistherecommendedcodectouse.AnAAClicenseisincluded

intheAxisproduct.

•G711isanunlicensedstandardcodecthatisusefulwhenintegratingaudiointoaVoIPsystem

•G726isanunlicensedspeechcodecthatismostcommonlyusedwithinthesecurityindustry.

•Opusisanunlicensedcodecthatisusedforinteractivereal-timeaudiotransmissionovernetwork.

Note

Ifrecordingaudiotoedgestorage,suchasanSDcardornetworkshare,useAACorOpusencoding.

TheSampleratedenesthenumberoftimespersecondthesoundissampled.Ahighersampleratewillprovidebetteraudio

quality,butalsorequiresagreaterbandwidth.

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VideoandAudio

SettherequiredBitratedependingontheselectedencoding.Ahigherbitratewillgivebetteraudioquality.Alowerbitrate

mayhavelatencyordelay,butwillrequirelessbandwidth.

Formoreinformationaboutthesesettings,pleaseseetheonlinehelp

AudioOutput

ConguretheaudiooutputsettingsunderVideo&Audio>AudioSettings.

Outputgain-Controlthevolumeofthelineaudiooutput.Ifthesoundistoolow,chooseahigherdBvalue.Ifthesoundis

toohigh,choosealowerdBvalue.

AudioClips

AnaudioclipisasoundlethatcanbeplayedwheneventsoccurordirectlyfromtheLiveViewpage.Theaudioclipmustrstbe

uploadedtotheAxisproductorrecordedbyamicrophoneconnectedtotheproduct.

Toadd,download,modifyorremoveaudioclips,gotoVideo&Audio>AudioClips.Formoreinformationseetheonlinehelp

ToconguretheAxisproducttoplayaudioclipswhenaneventoccurs,anactionrulemustbesetup.Formoreinformation,

seeEventsonpage34.

Note

Audioclipscannotbeusediftheproduct’saudiofunctionalityisenabled.TheaudiofunctionalityisenabledontheAudio

tabunderVideo&Audio>VideoStream.

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ConﬁguretheLiveViewPage

YoucancustomizetheLiveViewpageandalterittosuityourrequirements.Itispossibletodenethefollowingfeaturesof

theLiveViewpage.

•StreamProle.Seepage19.

•DefaultViewerforBrowser.Seepage26.

•ViewerSettings.Seepage26.

•ActionButtons.ThesearethebuttonsdescribedinControlsontheLiveViewPageonpage11.

•UserDenedLinks.Seepage27.

•OutputButtons.Seepage27.

DefaultViewerforBrowsers

FromLiveViewCong>DefaultViewerselectthedefaultmethodforviewingvideoimagesinyourbrowser.Theproductattempts

toshowthevideoimagesintheselectedvideoformatandviewer.Ifthisisnotpossible,theproductoverridesthesettingsand

selectsthebestavailablecombination.

BrowserViewerDescription

AMC

RecommendedviewerinInternetExplorer(H.264/MotionJPEG).

QuickTime

H.264.

WindowsInternetExplorer

StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa

newimage.

ServerPush

Recommendedviewerforotherbrowsers(MotionJPEG).

QuickTime

H.264.

Otherbrowsers

StillimageDisplaysstillimagesonly.ClicktheRefreshbuttoninyourbrowsertoviewa

newimage.

Formoreinformation,pleaseseetheonlinehelp.

ViewerSettings

Tocongureoptionsfortheviewer,gotoLiveViewCong>ViewerSettings.

•SelectShowviewertoolbartodisplaytheAXISMediaControl(AMC)ortheQuickTimeviewertoolbarunderthevideo

imageinyourbrowser.

•H.264decoderinstallation.TheadministratorcandisableinstallationoftheH.264decoderincludedwithAXISMedia

Control.Thisisusedtopreventinstallationofunlicensedcopies.Furtherdecoderlicensescanbepurchasedfromyour

Axisreseller.

•SelectShowcrosshairinPTZjoystickmodetoenableacrossthatwillindicatethecenteroftheimageinPTZjoystick

mode.

•SelectUsePTZjoystickmodeasdefaulttoenablejoystickmode.Themodecanbechangedtemporarilyfromthe

PTZcontrolpanel.

•SelectEnablerecordingbuttontoenablerecordingfromtheLiveViewpage.Thisbuttonisavailablewhenusingthe

AMCviewer.TherecordingsaresavedtothelocationspeciedintheAMCControlPanel.SeeAXISMediaControl

(AMC)onpage15.

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ConﬁguretheLiveViewPage

UserDenedLinks

Todisplayuser-denedlinksintheLiveViewpage,selecttheShowcustomlinkoption,givethelinkanameandthenentertheURL

tolinkto.Whendeningaweblinkdonotremovethe'http://'fromtheURLaddress.Customlinkscanbeusedtorunscriptsor

activateexternaldevicesconnectedtotheproduct,ortheycanlinktoawebpage.Customlinksdenedascgilinkswillrunthe

scriptinthebackground,inahiddenframe.Deningthelinkasaweblinkwillopenthelinkinanewwindow.

OutputButtons

ExternalI/OdevicesconnectedtotheAxisproduct’soutputportscanbecontrolleddirectlyfromtheLiveViewpage.

TodisplayoutputbuttonsintheLiveViewpage:

1.GotoSetup>LiveViewCong.

2.UnderOutputButtons,selectthetypeofcontroltouse:

-Pulseactivatestheoutputforadenedperiodoftime.Thepulsetimecanbesetfrom1/100secondto60

seconds.

-Active/Inactivedisplaystwobuttons,oneoreachaction.

Toconguretheactiveandinactivestates,gotoSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>I/OPortsandsettheport’sNormalstate.

FormoreinformationaboutI/Oports,seeI/OPortsonpage52.

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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)

PresetPositions

Apresetpositionisasavedviewthatcanbeusedtoquicklysteerthecameratoaspecicposition.Apresetpositionconsistsof

thefollowingvalues:

•Panandtiltpositions

•Zoomposition

•Focusposition(manualorautomatic)

•Irisposition(manualorautomatic)

AccessthePresetPositions

Presetpositionscanbeaccessedinseveralways:

•ByselectingthepresetfromthePresetpositionsdrop-downlistintheLiveViewPage.

•Whensettingupactionrules.Seepage34.

AddaPresetPosition

1.GotoPTZ>PresetPositions.

2.Clickintheimageorusethecontrolstosteerthecameraviewtothedesiredposition,seePresetPositions.

3.EnteradescriptivenameintheCurrentpositioneld.

4.Ifrequired,selectUsecurrentpositionasHome.

5.ClickAddtosavethepresetposition.

Toincludethepresetpositionnameintheoverlaytext,gotoVideo&Audio,selectIncludeoverlaytextandenterthemodier#Pin

theeld.Formoreinformationaboutmodiers,seeFileNaming&Date/TimeFormatsintheonlinehelp

SettheHomePosition

TheHomepositionisreadilyaccessiblebyclickingtheHomebuttonontheLiveViewpageandinthePresetPositionssetupwindow.

Tosetacustomizedhomeposition,selectUsecurrentpositionasHomewhenaddingapresetposition.Theuser-denedhome

positionwillhave(H)added,forexample,Entrance(H).ThedefaultHomeposition,called“Home”,willstillbeavailable.

TheproductcanbeconguredtoreturntotheHomepositionwhenthePTZfunctionalityhasbeeninactiveforaspeciedlength

oftime.EnterthelengthoftimeintheReturntohomewheninactiveeldandclickSave.Setthetimetozerotopreventthe

productfromautomaticallyreturningtotheHomeposition.

OSDIZones

On-ScreenDirectionIndicator(OSDI)zonescanbeincludedintheoverlaytext(seeOverlayonpage21)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.

Nearfocuslimitisusedtopreventthecamerafromautofocusingonobjectsclosetothecamera.Thisway,thecameracanignore

objectssuchasoverheadwires,streetlights,orothercamerasplacedclosetothecamera.

Tomakethecamerafocusontheareasofinterest,setthenearfocuslimittoavaluethatisgreaterthanthedistanceatwhichthe

uninterestingobjectstendtoappear.Seeillustrationbelowwherexisthenearfocuslimitvalue.

Movespeedsetsthespeedofthecamera’spanandtiltmovements.Thedefaultsettingismaximumspeed.

Whenusingajoystick(oremulatingonewiththemouse)theEnableproportionalspeedsettingcanbeusedtoreducethemaximum

pan/tiltmovementspeed,i.e.thespeedthecameraviewmovesatwhenthejoystickispushedallthewayoutinanydirection.Thisis

usefulthentheviewiszoomedinonanobject.

Seetheonlinehelp

formoreinformation.

Controls

AdvancedPTZsettingscanbeconguredunderPTZ>Advanced>Controls.

ThePanelShortcutCommandButtonslistshowstheuser-denedbuttonsthatcanbeaccessedfromtheLiveViewpage’sCtrl

panel.ThesebuttonscanbeusedtoprovidedirectaccesstocommandsissuedusingtheVAPIX®applicationprogramminginterface.

ClickAddtoaddanewshortcutcommandbutton.

ThefollowingPTZcontrolsareenabledbydefault:

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PTZ(PanTiltZoom)

•Pancontrol

•Tiltcontrol

•Zoomcontrol

•Focuscontrol

•Iriscontrol

Todisablespeciccontrols,deselecttheoptionsunderEnable/Disablecontrols.

Note

DisablingPTZcontrolswillnotaffectpresetpositions.Forexample,ifthetiltcontrolisdisabled,theproductcanstillmoveto

presetpositionsthatrequireatiltmovement.

ControlQueue

Note

•TheadministratorcanenableanddisablePTZcontrolsforselectedusers.

•Toidentifydifferentusersintheviewergroup,cookiesmustbeenabledontheclient.

•TheControlqueuepolltimeismeasuredinseconds.Formoreinformationseetheonlinehelp.

TheadministratorcansetupaqueueforPTZcontrollersfromPTZ>ControlQueue.Oncesetup,thePTZControlQueuebuttons

appearintheLiveViewpageofferingoneviewerexclusivecontrolforalimitedperiodoftime.Otheruserswillbeplacedinqueue.

Auserwhobelongstoagroup(seeUsersonpage42)withahigherPTZprioritycangobeforeotherusersinthequeueandtake

controloftheproduct.Theorderofpriorityisasfollows:

1.Administrator—AnadministratortakesoverPTZcontrolregardlessofwhoisrstinqueue.Theadministratorwillbe

removedfromthequeue60secondsafterthelastPTZcontrolcommand.

2.Event—TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtogotoapresetpositionwhentriggeredbyanalarm(seeEventsonpage34).

Theeventwillimmediatelybeplacedrstinthequeueexceptwhenanadministratorisincontrol.

3.Operator—Sameasadministratorbutwithlowerpriority

4.Viewer—Multipleviewersmustwaitfortheirturn.Theviewerhas60secondsPTZcontrolbeforecontrolispassed

ontothenextviewerinqueue.

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Detectors

AudioDetection

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtogenerateanalarmwhenaudiorisesaboveorfallsbelowthethresholdvalue.Thethreshold

valuecanbesetintherange0–100where0isthemostsensitiveand100theleastsensitive.

1.GotoDetectors>AudioDetection.

2.SettheaudioalarmlevelandclickSave.

3.GotoEvents>ActionRulesandsetupanactionrule,seeSetUpActionRulesonpage34.

DetectedaudioisindicatedbycoloredpeaksintheActivityindicator.Aneventistriggeredwhendetectedaudiorisesaboveorfalls

belowthethresholdvalue,whichisrepresentedbythebar.

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Applications

AXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)isanopenplatformthatenablesthirdpartiestodevelopanalyticsandotherapplications

forAxisproducts.Forinformationaboutavailableapplications,downloads,trialsandlicenses,gotowww.axis.com/applications

Note

•Severalapplicationscanrunatthesametimebutsomeapplicationsmightnotbecompatiblewitheachother.Certain

combinationsofapplicationsmightrequiretoomuchprocessingpowerormemoryresourceswhenruninparallel.Verify

thattheapplicationsworktogetherbeforedeployment.

ApplicationLicenses

Someapplicationsneedalicensetorun.Licensescanbeinstalledintwoways:

•Automaticinstallation—requiresaccesstotheInternet

•Manualinstallation—obtainthelicensekeyfromtheapplicationvendoranduploadthekeytotheAxisproduct

Torequestalicense,theAxisproductserialnumber(S/N)isrequired.Theserialnumbercanbefoundontheproductlabelandunder

SystemOptions>Support>SystemOverview.

UploadApplication

Touploadandstartanapplication:

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,uploadedapplicationsandtheirsettingswillremainunchanged,althoughthisisnot

guaranteedbyAxisCommunications.Notethattheapplicationmustbesupportedbythenewrmware.Forinformationabout

rmwareupgrades,seeUpgradetheFirmware.

IftheAxisproductisrestarted,runningapplicationswillrestartautomatically.

IftheAxisproductisrestored,uploadedapplicationsremainunchangedbutmustberestarted.Tostarttheapplication,goto

Setup>Applications.SelecttheapplicationinthelistofinstalledapplicationsandclickStart.Forinformationaboutrestoring

theAxisproduct,seeMaintenance.

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Applications

IftheAxisproductisresettofactorydefault,uploadedapplicationsandtheirsettingsareremoved.Forinformationaboutfactory

default,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettings.

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Events

TheEventpagesallowyoutoconguretheAxisproducttoperformactionswhendifferenteventsoccur.Forexample,theproduct

canstartarecordingorsendanemailnoticationwhenmotionisdetected.Thesetofconditionsthatdeneshowandwhen

theactionistriggerediscalledanactionrule.

ConvertEventTypestoActionRules

IftheAxisproductisupgradedtormwareversion5.40orlater,itisrecommendedtoconvertEventTypestoActionRules.The

legacyuserEventTypesinthecamerawillcontinuetoworkbutwillnotbevisibleintheuserinterfaceofthecamera.TheEvent

TypesneedtobeconvertedtoActionrulestobecomevisibleintheuserinterface.

ToconvertEventTypestoActionRulesgotoEvents>ActionRulesandclickConvert.

NO NO

TICE TICE

TICE

ThisisnotrecommendedwhenusingaVMSbasedontheoldEventManagementSystem.

SetUpActionRules

Anactionruledenestheconditionsthatmustbemetfortheproducttoperformanaction,forexamplerecordvideoorsendan

emailnotication.Ifmultipleconditionsaredened,allofthemmustbemettotriggertheaction.

Formoreinformationaboutavailabletriggersandactions,seeTriggersonpage34andActionsonpage35.

Tousemorethanonetriggerfortheactionrule,selectAdditionalconditionsandclickAddtoaddadditionaltriggers.Whenusing

additionalconditions,allconditionsmustbemettotriggertheaction.

Topreventanactionfrombeingtriggeredrepeatedly,aWaitatleasttimecanbeset.Enterthetimeinhours,minutesandseconds,

duringwhichthetriggershouldbeignoredbeforetheactionrulecanbeactivatedagain.

TherecordingDurationofsomeactionscanbesettoincludetimeimmediatelybeforeandaftertheevent.SelectPre-triggertime

and/orPost-triggertimeandenterthenumberofseconds.WhenWhiletheruleisactiveisenabledandtheactionistriggered

againduringthepost-triggertime,therecordingtimewillbeextendedwithanotherpost-triggertimeperiod.

Formoreinformation,seetheonlinehelp

Triggers

Availableactionruletriggersandconditionsinclude:

•Applications–Useinstalledapplicationstotriggertherule.SeeApplicationsonpage32.

•Detectors

-AudioDetection–Triggertherulewhenaudioisdetected.SeeAudioDetectiononpage31.

-LiveStreamAccessed–Triggertherulewhenanystreamisaccessedandduringedgestorageplayback.

Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendnotications.

•Hardware

-Network–Triggertheruleifnetworkconnectionislostorrestored.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtostart

recordingtotheSDcard.

•InputSignal

-DigitalInputPort–TriggertherulewhenanI/Oportreceivesasignalfromaconnecteddevice.SeeI/O

Portsonpage52.

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Events

-ManualTrigger–TriggertheruleusingtheManualTriggerbuttonintheLiveViewpage.SeeControlson

theLiveViewPageonpage11.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtovalidateactionsduringproductinstallation

andconguration.

-VirtualInputs–canbeusedbyaVMS(VideoManagementSystem)totriggeractions.Virtualinputscan,for

example,beconnectedtobuttonsintheVMSuserinterface.

•PTZ

-Error–TriggertheruleifthePTZfunctionalityisnotworkingcorrectly.Thiscanforexamplebeusedto

sendmaintenancenotications.

-Moving–TriggertherulewhenthecameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.Thiscanforexamplebeused

asanadditionalconditiontopreventanactionruletriggeredbymotiondetectiontorecordvideowhilethe

cameraviewmovesduetoaPTZoperation.

-PresetReached–Triggertherulewhenthecamerastopsatapresetposition.Thiscanbeforexamplebeused

withtheSendImagesactiontouploadimagesfromthepresetposition.

-Ready–TriggertherulewhenthePTZfunctionalityisreadytobeused.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosteer

thecameratoaspecicpresetpositionwhentheproductisstarted.

•Storage

-Disruption–Triggertheruleifstorageproblemsaredetected,forexampleifthestoragedeviceisunavailable,

removed,full,lockedorifotherreadorwriteproblemsoccur.Thiscanforexamplebeusedtosendmaintenance

notications.

-Recording–TriggerstherulewhentheAxisproductrecordstothestoragedevice.Therecordingstatustrigger

canbeusedtonotifytheoperator,forexamplebyashingLEDlights,iftheproducthasstartedorstoppedto

recordtothestoragedevice.Notethat,thistriggercanbeusedonlyforedgestoragerecordingstatus.

•System

-SystemReady–Triggertherulewhentheproducthasbeenstartedandallservicesarerunning.Thiscanfor

examplebeusedtosendanoticationwhentheproductrestarts.

•Time

-Recurrence–Triggertheruleperiodically.SeeSetUpRecurrencesonpage38.Thiscanforexamplebeusedto

uploadanimageevery5minutes.

-UseSchedule–Triggertheruleaccordingtotheselectedschedule.SeeCreateSchedulesonpage37.

Actions

Availableactionsinclude:

•Day/NightVisionMode–Setdaymode(IRcutlteron)ornightmode(IRcutlteroff).

•OutputPort–ActivateanI/Oporttocontrolanexternaldevice.

•OverlayText–Displayanoverlaytext.SeeUseOverlayTextinanActionRuleonpage23.

•PlayAudioClip–SeeAudioClipsonpage25.

•PTZControl

-PresetPosition–Gotoapresetposition.

•RecordVideo–Recordvideoandaudiotoaselectedstorage.Torecordaudio,useAACaudioencodingandmakesurethat

audioisenabledintheselectedstreamprole.

•SendImages–Sendimagestoarecipient.

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Events

•SendNotication–Sendanoticationmessagetoarecipient.

•SendSNMPTrap–SendanSNMPtrapmessagetotheoperator.MakesurethatSNMPisenabledandcongured

underSystemOptions>Network>SNMP.

•SendVideoClip–Sendavideocliptoarecipient.

AddRecipients

Theproductcansendmedialesandmessagestonotifyusersaboutevents.Beforetheproductcansendmedialesornotication

messages,youmustdeneoneoremorerecipients.Forinformationaboutavailableoptions,seeRecipientTypesonpage36.

Toaddarecipient:

1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.

2.Enteradescriptivename.

3.SelectarecipientType.

4.Entertheinformationneededfortherecipienttype.

5.ClickTesttotesttheconnectiontotherecipient.

6.ClickOK.

RecipientTypes

Thefollowingrecipientsareavailable:

RecipientUsewithactionNotes

SendImages

SendNotication

SendVideoClip

Anemailrecipientcancontainmultipleemailaddresses.

FTP

SendImages

SendVideoClip

SFTPSendImages

SendVideoClip

EncryptedletransferusingSSHFileTransportProtocol

(SFTP).SFTPisamoresecuremethodthanFTPbutle

transfermightbeslower,especiallyforlargelessuchashigh

resolutionvideo.

SpecifylogininformationfortheSFTPserverandtheserver’s

publickeyMD5ngerprint(32hexadecimaldigits).

TheSFTPrecipientsupportsSFTPserversusingSSH-2with

RSAandDSAhostkeytypes.RSAisthepreferredmethod.To

useDSA,disabletheRSAkeyontheSFTPserver.

HTTP

SendImages

SendNotication

SendVideoClip

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Events

HTTPSSendImages

SendNotication

SendVideoClip

EncryptedletransferusingHyperTextTransferProtocol

Secure(HTTPS).

SpecifylogininformationfortheHTTPSserverandvalidate

theserver’scerticate.IfthereisaproxybetweentheAxis

productandtheHTTPSserver,alsospecifytheproxysettings.

NetworkShareSendImages

SendVideoClip

Anetworksharecanalsobeusedasastoragedevicefor

recordedvideo.GoSystemOptions>Storagetocongure

anetworksharebeforesettingupacontinuousrecordingor

anactionruletorecordvideo.Formoreinformationabout

storagedevices,seeStorageonpage50.

TCPSendNotication

SetUpEmailRecipients

Emailrecipientscanbeconguredbyselectingoneofthelistedemailproviders,orbyspecifyingtheSMTPserver,portand

authenticationusedby,forexample,acorporateemailserver.

Note

Someemailprovidershavesecurityltersthatpreventusersfromreceivingorviewinglargeamountofattachments,from

receivingscheduledemailsandsimilar.Checktheemailprovider’ssecuritypolicytoavoiddeliveryproblemsandlocked

emailaccounts.

Tosetupanemailrecipientusingoneofthelistedproviders:

1.GotoEvents>RecipientsandclickAdd.

2.EnteraNameandselectEmailfromtheTypelist.

3.EntertheemailaddressestosendemailstointheToeld.Usecommastoseparatemultipleaddresses.

4.SelecttheemailproviderfromtheProviderlist.

5.EntertheuserIDandpasswordfortheemailaccount.

6.ClickTesttosendatestemail.

Tosetupanemailrecipientusingforexampleacorporateemailserver,followtheinstructionsabovebutselectUserdenedas

Provider.EntertheemailaddresstoappearassenderintheFromeld.SelectAdvancedsettingsandspecifytheSMTPserver

address,portandauthenticationmethod.Optionally,selectUseencryptiontosendemailsoveranencryptedconnection.Theserver

certicatecanbevalidatedusingthecerticatesavailableintheAxisproduct.Forinformationonhowtouploadcerticates,

seeCerticatesonpage44.

CreateSchedules

Schedulescanbeusedasactionruletriggersorasadditionalconditions,forexampletorecordvideoifmotionisdetectedoutside

ofcehours.Useoneofthepredenedschedulesorcreateanewscheduleasdescribedbelow.

Tocreateanewschedule:

1.GotoEvents>SchedulesandclickAdd.

2.Enteradescriptivenameandtheinformationneededforadaily,weekly,monthlyoryearlyschedule.

3.ClickOK.

Tousethescheduleinanactionrule,selecttheschedulefromtheScheduledrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppage.

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Events

SetUpRecurrences

Recurrencesareusedtotriggeractionrulesrepeatedly,forexampleevery5minutesoreveryhour.

Tosetuparecurrence:

1.GotoEvents>RecurrencesandclickAdd.

2.Enteradescriptivenameandrecurrencepattern.

3.ClickOK.

Tousetherecurrenceinanactionrule,rstselectTimefromtheTriggerdrop-downlistintheActionRuleSetuppageandthen

selecttherecurrencefromtheseconddrop-downlist.

Tomodifyorremoverecurrences,selecttherecurrenceintheRecurrencesListandclickModifyorRemove.

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Recordings

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorecordvideocontinuouslyoraccordingtoanactionrule:

•Tostartacontinuousrecording,seepage40.

•Tosetupactionrules,seepage34.

•Toaccessrecordings,seeFindRecordingsonpage39.

•Toplayrecordings,seePlayRecordingonpage39.

•Toexportarecordingasavideoclip,seeExportVideoCliponpage40.

•Tocongurecameracontrolledstorage,seeStorageonpage50.

FindRecordings

RecordingsstoredontheSDcardornetworksharecanbeaccessedfromtheRecordings>Listpage.Thepagelistsallrecordingson

thestoragedeviceandshowseachrecording’sstartdateandtime,durationandtheeventthattriggeredtherecording.

Note

Therecording’sstartdateandtimeissetaccordingtotheAxisproduct’sdateandtimesettings.IftheAxisproductis

conguredtouseatimezonedifferentfromthelocaltimezone,makesuretoconguretheRecordingtimeltersaccording

totheproduct’stimezone.DateandtimesettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Date&Time,seeDate&Time

onpage44.

Tondarecording,followthesesteps:

1.GotoRecordings>List.

2.Toreducethenumberofrecordingsdisplayed,selectthedesiredoptionsunderFilter:

Recordingtime–ListrecordingsthatstartedbetweentheFromandTotimes.

Event–Listrecordingsthatweretriggeredbyaspecicevent.Selectcontinuoustolistcontinuousrecordings.

Storage–Listrecordingsfromaspecicstoragedevice.

Sort–Specifyhowrecordingsshouldbesortedinthelist.

Results–Specifythemaximumnumberofrecordingstodisplay.

3.Toapplythelters,clicktheFilterbutton.Someltersmaytakealongtimetocomplete.

4.TherecordingsaredisplayedintheRecordinglist.

Toplayarecording,selecttherecordingandclickPlay.SeealsoPlayRecordingonpage39.

Toviewdetailedinformationaboutarecording,selecttherecordingandclickProperties.

Toexportarecordingorapartofarecordingasavideoclip,selecttherecordingandclickExport.SeealsoExportVideoClipon

page40.

Toremovearecordingfromthestoragedevice,selecttherecordingandclickRemove.

PlayRecording

RecordingsontheSDcardornetworksharecanbeplayeddirectlyfromtheAxisproduct’swebpages.

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Recordings

Toplayarecording,followthesesteps:

1.GotoRecordings>List.

2.Toreducethenumberofrecordingsdisplayed,selectthedesiredoptionsunderFilterandclicktheFilterbuttonto

applythelters.SeealsoFindRecordingsonpage39.

3.SelecttherecordingandclickPlay.Therecordingwillbeplayedinanewbrowserwindow.

ExportVideoClip

RecordingsontheSDcardornetworksharecanbeexportedasvideoclips.Itispossibletoexportacompleterecordingora

partofarecording.

Note

TheexportedrecordingisaMatroskavideole(.mkv).ToplaytherecordinginWindowsMediaPlayer,AXISMatroskaFile

Splittermustbeinstalled.AXISMatroskaFileSplittercanbedownloadedfromwww.axis.com/techsup/software

Toexportavideoclip,followthesesteps:

1.GotoRecordings>List.

2.Toreducethenumberofrecordingsdisplayed,selectthedesiredoptionsunderFilterandclicktheFilterbuttonto

applythelters.SeealsoFindRecordingsonpage39.

3.SelecttherecordingandclickExport.TheExportRecordingdialogopens.

4.Bydefault,thecompleterecordingisselected.Toexportapartoftherecording,modifythestartandstoptimes.

5.Optionally,enteralenamefortherecording.

6.ClickExport.

Note

Recordingscanalsobeexportedfromtheplaybackwindow.

ContinuousRecording

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtocontinuouslysavevideotoastoragedevice.Forinformationaboutstoragedevices,seeStorage

onpage50.Topreventthediskfrombecomingfull,itisrecommendedtocongurethedisktoautomaticallyremoveoldrecordings.

Ifanewstreamproleisselectedwhilearecordingisongoing,therecordingwillbestoppedandsavedintherecordinglistanda

newrecordingwiththenewstreamprolewillstart.Allpreviouscontinuousrecordingswillremainintherecordinglistuntilthey

areremovedmanuallyorthroughautomaticremovalofoldrecordings.

Tostartacontinuousrecording,followthesesteps:

1.GotoRecordings>Continuous.

2.SelectEnabled.

3.SelectthetypeofstoragedevicefromtheStoragelist.

4.SelectaStreamproletouseforcontinuousrecordings.Toincludeaudiointherecording,useAACaudioencodingand

makesurethataudioisenabledintheselectedstreamprole.

5.ClickSavetosaveandstarttherecording.

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Languages

MultiplelanguagescanbeinstalledintheAxisproduct.Allwebpagesincludingtheonlinehelpwillbedisplayedintheselected

language.Toswitchlanguages,gotoSetup>Languagesandrstuploadthenewlanguagele.Browseandlocatetheleandclick

theUploadLanguagebutton.SelectthenewlanguagefromthelistandclickSave.

Note

•Resettingtheproducttofactorydefaultsettingswilleraseanyuploadedlanguagelesandresettheproductlanguageto

English.

•ClickingtheRestorebuttonontheMaintenancepagewillnotaffectthelanguage.

•Armwareupgradewillnotaffectthelanguageused.Howeverifyouhaveuploadedanewlanguagetotheproductand

laterupgradethermware,itmayhappenthatthetranslationnolongermatchestheproduct'swebpages.Inthiscase,

uploadanupdatedlanguagele.

•Alanguagealreadyinstalledintheproductwillbereplacedwhenacurrentoralaterversionofthelanguageleisuploaded.

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SystemOptions

Security

Users

UseraccesscontrolisenabledbydefaultandcanbeconguredunderSystemOptions>Security>Users.Anadministratorcan

setupotherusersbygivingthemusernamesandpasswords.Itisalsopossibletoallowanonymousviewerlogin,whichmeans

thatanybodymayaccesstheLiveViewpage.

Theuserlistdisplaysauthorizedusersandusergroups(accesslevels):

•ViewershaveaccesstotheLiveViewpage

•Operatorshaveaccesstoallsettingsexcept:

-creatingandmodifyingPTZpresets

-creatingandmodifyingPTZcontrolsettings

-creatingandmodifyingprivacymasksettings

-uploadingapplicationsandlanguageles

-anyofthesettingsincludedintheSystemOptions

•Administratorshaveunrestrictedaccesstoallsettings.Theadministratorcanadd,modifyandremoveotherusers.

Note

NotethatwhentheoptionEncrypted&unencryptedisselected,thewebserverwillencryptthepassword.Thisisthedefault

optionforanewunitoraunitresettofactorydefaultsettings.

UnderHTTP/RTSPPasswordSettings,selectthetypeofpasswordtoallow.Youmayneedtoallowunencryptedpasswordsifthereare

viewingclientsthatdonotsupportencryption,orifyouupgradedthermwareandexistingclientssupportencryptionbutneed

tologinagainandbeconguredtousethisfunctionality.

UnderUserSettings,selecttheEnableanonymousviewerloginoptiontoallowanonymoususersaccesstotheLiveViewpage.

SelecttheEnableanonymousPTZcontrollogintoallowanonymoususersaccesstothePTZcontrols.

DeselecttheEnableBasicSetupoptiontohidetheBasicSetupmenu.BasicSetupprovidesquickaccesstosettingsthatshouldbe

madebeforeusingtheAxisproduct.

ONVIF

ONVIF(OpenNetworkVideoInterfaceForum)isaglobalinterfacestandardthatmakesiteasierforendusers,integrators,consultants,

andmanufacturerstotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofferedbynetworkvideotechnology.ONVIFenablesinteroperability

betweendifferentvendorproducts,increasedexibility,reducedcostandfuture-proofsystems.

BycreatingauseryouautomaticallyenableONVIFcommunication.UsetheusernameandpasswordwithallONVIFcommunication

withtheproduct.Formoreinformationseewww.onvif.org

IPAddressFilter

IPaddresslteringisenabledontheSystemOptions>Security>IPAddressFilterpage.Onceenabled,thelistedIPaddressare

allowedordeniedaccesstotheAxisproduct.SelectAlloworDenyfromthelistandclickApplytoenableIPaddressltering.

Theadministratorcanaddupto256IPaddressentriestothelist(asingleentrycancontainmultipleIPaddresses).

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SystemOptions

HTTPS

HTTPS(HyperTextTransferProtocoloverSecureSocketLayer,orHTTPoverSSL)isawebprotocolprovidingencryptedbrowsing.

HTTPScanalsobeusedbyusersandclientstoverifythatthecorrectdeviceisbeingaccessed.Thesecuritylevelprovidedby

HTTPSisconsideredadequateformostcommercialexchanges.

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtorequireHTTPSwhenusersfromdifferentusergroups(administrator,operator,viewer)login.

TouseHTTPS,anHTTPScerticatemustrstbeinstalled.GotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicatestoinstallandmanage

certicates.SeeCerticatesonpage44.

ToenableHTTPSontheAxisproduct:

1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>HTTPS

2.SelectanHTTPScerticatefromthelistofinstalledcerticates.

3.Optionally,clickCiphersandselecttheencryptionalgorithmstouseforSSL.

4.SettheHTTPSConnectionPolicyforthedifferentusergroups.

5.ClickSavetoenablethesettings.

ToaccesstheAxisproductviathedesiredprotocol,intheaddresseldinabrowser,enterhttps://fortheHTTPSprotocol

andhttp://fortheHTTPprotocol.

TheHTTPSportcanbechangedontheSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advancedpage.

IEEE802.1X

IEEE802.1Xisastandardforport-basedNetworkAdmissionControlprovidingsecureauthenticationofwiredandwirelessnetwork

devices.IEEE802.1XisbasedonEAP(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol).

ToaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X,devicesmustbeauthenticated.Theauthenticationisperformedbyanauthentication

server,typicallyaRADIUSserver,examplesofwhichareFreeRADIUSandMicrosoftInternetAuthenticationService.

InAxisimplementation,theAxisproductandtheauthenticationserveridentifythemselveswithdigitalcerticatesusingEAP-TLS

(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-TransportLayerSecurity).ThecerticatesareprovidedbyaCerticationAuthority(CA).

Youneed:

•aCAcerticatetoauthenticatetheauthenticationserver.

•aCA-signedclientcerticatetoauthenticatetheAxisproduct.

Tocreateandinstallcerticates,gotoSystemOptions>Security>Certicates.SeeCerticatesonpage44.ManyCAcerticates

arepreinstalled.

ToallowtheproducttoaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1X:

1.GotoSystemOptions>Security>IEEE802.1X.

2.SelectaCACerticateandaClientCerticatefromthelistsofinstalledcerticates.

3.UnderSettings,selecttheEAPOLversionandprovidetheEAPidentityassociatedwiththeclientcerticate.

4.ChecktheboxtoenableIEEE802.1XandclickSave.

Note

Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbesynchronizedwithanNTP

server.SeeDate&Timeonpage44.

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SystemOptions

Certicates

Certicatesareusedtoauthenticatedevicesonanetwork.Typicalapplicationsincludeencryptedwebbrowsing(HTTPS),network

protectionviaIEEE802.1Xandsecureuploadofimagesandnoticationmessagesforexampleviaemail.Twotypesofcerticates

canbeusedwiththeAxisproduct:

Server/Clientcerticates-ToauthenticatetheAxisproduct.

CAcerticates-Toauthenticatepeercerticates,forexamplethecerticateofanauthenticationserverincasetheAxisproductis

connectedtoanIEEE802.1Xprotectednetwork.

Note

Installedcerticates,exceptpreinstalledCAcerticates,willbedeletediftheproductisresettofactorydefault.Preinstalled

CAcerticatesthathavebeendeletedwillbereinstalled.

AServer/Clientcerticatecanbeself-signedorissuedbyaCerticateAuthority(CA).Aself-signedcerticateofferslimited

protectionandcanbeusedbeforeaCA-issuedcerticatehasbeenobtained.

Toinstallaself-signedcerticate:

1.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.

2.ClickCreateself-signedcerticateandprovidetherequestedinformation.

TocreateandinstallaCA-signedcerticate:

1.Createaself-signedcerticateasdescribedabove.

2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.

3.ClickCreatecerticatesigningrequestandprovidetherequestedinformation.

4.CopythePEM-formattedrequestandsendtotheCAofyourchoice.

5.Whenthesignedcerticateisreturned,clickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.

Server/ClientcerticatescanbeinstalledasCerticatefromsigningrequestorasCerticateandprivatekey.SelectCerticate

andprivatekeyiftheprivatekeyistobeuploadasaseparateleorifthecerticateisinPKCS#12format.

TheAxisproductisshippedwithseveralpreinstalledCAcerticates.Ifrequired,additionalCAcerticatescanbeinstalled:

1.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Certicates.

2.ClickInstallcerticateanduploadthecerticate.

AudioSupport

SelectEnableaudiosupporttoallowclientstoretrieveaudiostreamsfromtheAxisproduct.Forinformationonhowtocongure

audiosettings,seeSetUpAudioonpage23.

Note

DeselectingthisoptionwilldisableaudiogloballyintheAxisproduct,forconguredeventsandproleswithaudioaswell.

Date&Time

TheAxisproduct’sdateandtimesettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Date&Time.

CurrentServerTimedisplaysthecurrentdateandtime(24hclock).Thetimecanbedisplayedin12hclockinthetextoverlay(see

below).

Tochangethedateandtimesettings,selectthepreferredTimemodeunderNewServerTime:

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SystemOptions

•Synchronizewithcomputertime–Setsdateandtimeaccordingtothecomputer’sclock.Withthisoption,dateand

timearesetonceandwillnotbeupdatedautomatically.

•SynchronizewithNTPServer–ObtainsdateandtimefromanNTPserver.Withthisoption,dateandtimesettingsare

updatedcontinuously.ForinformationonNTPsettings,seeNTPCongurationonpage47.

IfusingahostnamefortheNTPserver,aDNSservermustbecongured.SeeDNSCongurationonpage47.

•Setmanually–Allowsyoutomanuallysetdateandtime.

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(seepage54)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/Pingonpage45.

TheARP/Pingserviceisenabledbydefaultbutisautomaticallydisabledtwominutesaftertheproductisstarted,orassoonasanIP

addressisassigned.Tore-assignIPaddressusingARP/Ping,theproductmustberestartedtoenableARP/Pingforanadditional

twominutes.

Todisabletheservice,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>BasicandcleartheoptionEnableARP/PingsettingofIPaddress.

Pingingtheproductisstillpossiblewhentheserviceisdisabled.

AssignIPAddressUsingARP/Ping

Theproduct'sIPaddresscanbeassignedusingARP/Ping.Thecommandmustbeissuedwithin2minutesofconnectingpower.

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SystemOptions

1.AcquireafreestaticIPaddressonthesamenetworksegmentasthecomputer.

2.Locatetheserialnumber(S/N)ontheproductlabel.

3.Openacommandpromptandenterthefollowingcommands:

Linux/Unixsyntax

arp-s<IPaddress><serialnumber>temp

ping-s408<IPaddress>

Linux/Unixexample

arp-s192.168.0.12500:40:8c:18:10:00temp

ping-s408192.168.0.125

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.Checkthatthenetworkcableisconnectedandthenrestarttheproductbydisconnectingandreconnectingpower.

5.ClosethecommandpromptwhentheproductrespondswithReplyfrom192.168.0.125:...orsimilar.

6.Openabrowserandtypehttp://<IPaddress>intheLocation/Addresseld.

ForothermethodsofassigningtheIPaddress,seethedocumentAssignanIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupport

webatwww.axis.com/techsup

Note

•ToopenacommandpromptinWindows,opentheStartmenuandtypecmdintheRun/Searcheld.

•TousetheARPcommandinWindows8/Windows7/WindowsVista,right-clickthecommandprompticonandselect

Runasadministrator.

•ToopenacommandpromptinMacOSX,opentheTerminalutilityfromApplication>Utilities.

AXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)

AVHSusedinconjunctionwithanAVHSservice,provideseasyandsecureInternetaccesstoliveandrecordedvideoaccessiblefrom

anylocation.FormoreinformationandhelptondalocalAVHSServiceProvidergotowww.axis.com/hosting

TheAVHSsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCPIP>Basic.ThepossibilitytoconnecttoanAVHSservice

isenabledbydefault.Todisable,cleartheEnableAVHSbox.

One-clickenabled-Pressandholdtheproduct’scontrolbutton(seeHardwareOverviewonpage7)forabout3secondsto

connecttoanAVHSserviceovertheInternet.Onceregistered,AlwayswillbeenabledandtheAxisproductstaysconnectedto

theAVHSservice.Iftheproductisnotregisteredwithin24hoursfromwhenthebuttonispressed,theproductwilldisconnect

fromtheAVHSservice.

Always-TheAxisproductwillconstantlyattempttoconnecttotheAVHSserviceovertheInternet.Onceregisteredtheproductwill

stayconnectedtotheservice.Thisoptioncanbeusedwhentheproductisalreadyinstalledanditisnotconvenienttousethe

one-clickinstallation.

AXISInternetDynamicDNSService

AXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceassignsahostnameforeasyaccesstotheproduct.Formoreinformation,seewww.axiscam.net

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SystemOptions

ToregistertheAxisproductwithAXISInternetDynamicDNSService,gotoSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Basic.Under

Services,clicktheAXISInternetDynamicDNSServiceSettingsbutton(requiresaccesstotheInternet).Thedomainnamecurrently

registeredatAXISInternetDynamicDNSservicefortheproductcanatanytimeberemoved.

Note

AXISInternetDynamicDNSServicerequiresIPv4.

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,seeHTTPSonpage43.

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)side

ofaNATrouter.WithNATtraversalproperlycongured,allHTTPtrafctoanexternalHTTPportintheNATrouterisforwardedto

theproduct.

NATtraversalisconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>TCP/IP>Advanced.

Note

•ForNATtraversaltowork,thismustbesupportedbytherouter.TheroutermustalsosupportUPnP

•Inthiscontext,routerreferstoanynetworkroutingdevicesuchasaNATrouter,Networkrouter,InternetGateway,

Broadbandrouter,Broadbandsharingdevice,orasoftwaresuchasarewall.

Enable/Disable-Whenenabled,theAxisproductattemptstocongureportmappinginaNATrouteronyournetwork,usingUPnP

NotethatUPnP

mustbeenabledintheproduct(seeSystemOptions>Network>UPnP).

UsemanuallyselectedNATrouter-SelectthisoptiontomanuallyselectaNATrouterandentertheIPaddressfortherouterin

theeld.Ifnorouterisspecied,theproductautomaticallysearchesforNATroutersonyournetwork.Ifmorethanonerouteris

found,thedefaultrouterisselected.

AlternativeHTTPport-SelectthisoptiontomanuallydeneanexternalHTTPport.Enteraportintherange1024–65535.Ifthe

porteldisemptyorcontainsthedefaultsetting,whichis0,aportnumberisautomaticallyselectedwhenenablingNATtraversal.

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

Axisproductcanmarkdifferenttypesoftrafc.

Note

LiveaudioDSCPwillbeequaltolivevideoDSCPifH.264overRTSPisused.

SNMP

TheSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)allowsremotemanagementofnetworkdevices.AnSNMPcommunityisthe

groupofdevicesandmanagementstationrunningSNMP.Communitynamesareusedtoidentifygroups.

AXISVideoMIB(ManagementInformationBase)forvideohardwarecanbeusedtomonitorAxis-specic,hardware-related

issuesthatmayneedadministrativeattention.FormoreinformationaboutAXISVideoMIBandtodownloadMIBles,goto

www.axis.com/techsup

ToenableandcongureSNMPintheAxisproduct,gototheSystemOptions>Network>SNMPpage.

Dependingonthelevelofsecurityrequired,selecttheversiononSNMPtouse.

TrapsareusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatuschanges.CheckEnable

trapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythatshouldreceivethemessage.

Note

IfHTTPSisenabled,SNMPv1andSNMPv2cshouldbedisabled.

TrapsforSNMPv1/v2areusedbytheAxisproducttosendmessagestoamanagementsystemonimportanteventsandstatus

changes.CheckEnabletrapsandentertheIPaddresswherethetrapmessageshouldbesentandtheTrapcommunitythat

shouldreceivethemessage.

Thefollowingtrapsareavailable:

•Coldstart

•Warmstart

•Linkup

•Authenticationfailed

Note

AllAXISVideoMIBtrapsareenabledwhenSNMPv1/v2ctrapsareenabled.Itisnotpossibletoturnonoroffspecictraps.

SNMPv3providesencryptionandsecurepasswords.TousetrapswithSNMPv3,anSNMPv3managementapplicationisrequired.

TouseSNMPv3,HTTPSmustbeenabled,seeHTTPSonpage43.ToenableSNMPv3,checktheboxandprovidetheinitialuser

password.

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SystemOptions

Note

Theinitialpasswordcanonlybesetonce.Ifthepasswordislost,theAxisproductmustberesettofactorydefault,see

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage54.

UPnP

TheAxisproductincludessupportforUPnP

.UPnP

isenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating

systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.

UPnP

canbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>UPnP

RTP/H.264

TheRTPportrangeandmulticastsettingsareconguredunderSystemOptions>Network>RTP.

TheRTPportrangedenestherangeofportsfromwhichthevideo/audioportsareautomaticallyselected.Formulticaststreams,

onlycertainIPaddressesandportnumbersshouldbeused.

SelectAlwaysMulticastVideoand/orAlwaysMulticastAudiotostartmulticaststreamingwithoutopeninganRTSPsession.

Bonjour

TheAxisproductincludessupportforBonjour.Bonjourisenabledbydefaultandtheproductisautomaticallydetectedbyoperating

systemsandclientsthatsupportthisprotocol.

BonjourcanbedisabledunderSystemOptions>Network>Bonjour.

Storage

SDCard

NO NO

TICE TICE

TICE

Topreventdatacorruption,theSDcardshouldbeunmountedbeforeremoval.

Note

ForSDcardrecommendationsseewww.axis.com

TheAxisproductsupportsSD/SDHC/SDXCcards.

ThefollowingSDcardlesystemsaresupported:

•ext4—recommendedduetoitsresilienceagainstdatalossifthecardisejectedorifthereisabruptpowerloss.Toaccess

datastoredonthecardfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,athird-partyext4driverorapplicationisrequired.

•vFAT—supportedbymostoperatingsystemsforpersonalcomputers.

TheSDcardismanagedontheSystemOptions>Storagepage.ClickSDCardtoopenStorageManagement.

Ifthecard’sstatusshowsasfailed,clickCheckdisktoseeiftheproblemcanbefoundandthentryRepair.Thisoptionisonly

availableforSDcardswithext4.ForSDcardswithvFAT,useacardreaderorcomputertotroubleshootthecard.

Toavoidllingthecard,itisrecommendedtoremoverecordingscontinuously.UnderGeneralSettings,selectRemoverecordings

olderthanandselectthenumberofdaysorweeks.

Tostopwritingtothecardandprotectrecordingsfrombeingremoved,selectLockunderGeneralSettings.

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

SystemOptions

MountandUnmountSDCard

NO NO

TICE TICE

TICE

Topreventcorruptionofrecordings,theSDcardshouldalwaysbeunmountedbeforeitisejected.

TheSDcardisautomaticallymountedwhenthecardisinsertedintotheAxisproductorwhentheproductisstarted.Amanual

mountisonlyrequiredifthecardhasbeenunmountedandnotejectedandre-inserted.

TounmounttheSDcard:

1.OpentheAxisproduct’swebpagesandgotoSetup>SystemOptions>Storage.

2.ClickSDCard.

3.ClickUnmount.

4.Thecardcannowberemoved.

FormatSDCard

NO NO

TICE TICE

TICE

FormattingtheSDcardwillremovealldataandrecordingsstoredonthecard.

TheAxisproductcanbeconguredtoautomaticallyformatSDcardsthatareinsertedintotheproduct.Ifautoformatisenabledand

anSDcardisinserted,theproductwillcheckiftheSDcardhastheext4lesystem.Ifthecardhasadifferentlesystem,the

cardwillautomaticallybeformattedtoext4.

Important

Ifautoformatisenabled,onlyuseneworemptySDcards.Anydatastoredonthecardwillbelostwhenthecardisinserted

intotheAxisproduct.

Toenableautomaticformatting,followthesesteps:

1.OpentheAxisproduct’swebpagesandgotoSetup>SystemOptions>Storage.

2.ClickSDCard.

3.UnderGeneralSettings,selectAutoformatto.

4.ClickOKtosavesettings.

AnSDcardinsertedintotheproductcanbemanuallyformattedtooneofthesupportedlesystems.Tomanuallyformatthe

SDcard,followthesesteps:

1.InserttheSDcardintheSDcardslot.

2.OpentheAxisproduct’swebpagesandgotoSetup>SystemOptions>Storage.

3.ClickSDCard.

4.ClickFormatandselectthedesiredlesystem.

5.ClickOKtostartformattingthecard.

NetworkShare

NetworkshareallowsyoutoaddnetworkstoragesuchasaNAS(network-attachedstorage).TheNASshallbededicatedfor

recordingsanddatafromtheAxisproductsconnectedtothenetwork.ForinformationaboutreferenceNASdevices,goto

www.axis.com/se/sv/products/axis-camera-companion/support-and-documentation

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

SystemOptions

Note

ForNASrecommendationsseewww.axis.com

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.

Ports&Devices

I/OPorts

TheAxisproductprovidestwocongurableinputandoutputportsforconnectionofexternaldevices.Forinformationabout

howtoconnectexternaldevices,seeConnectorsonpage61.

ToconguretheI/Oports,gotoSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>I/OPorts.Eachportcanfunctionasinputoroutput:

•InputasOpencircuit–Theinputbecomesactivewhenthecircuitisgroundedby,forexample,aREXdevice.Itremains

inactiveaslongasitsnormalstateequalsitscurrentstatus.

•InputasGroundedcircuit–Theinputbecomesactivewhenthecircuitisopenedbyforexampleamonitor.

•OutputasOpencircuit–Theoutputportisinanon-conductivestatewhenitscurrentstatusisopencircuit.Thecurrent

statusofanoutputportcanbechangedby,forexample,anactionrule.

•OutputasGroundedcircuit–Theoutputportisinaconductivestatewhenitscurrentstatusisgroundedcircuit.

PortStatus

ThelistontheSystemOptions>Ports&Devices>PortStatuspageshowsthestatusoftheproduct’sinputandoutputports.

Maintenance

TheAxisproductprovidesseveralmaintenancefunctions.TheseareavailableunderSystemOptions>Maintenance.

ClickRestarttoperformacorrectrestartiftheAxisproductisnotbehavingasexpected.Thiswillnotaffectanyofthecurrent

settings.

Note

ArestartclearsallentriesintheServerReport.

ClickRestoretoresetmostsettingstothefactorydefaultvalues.Thefollowingsettingsarenotaffected:

•thebootprotocol(DHCPorstatic)

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

SystemOptions

•thestaticIPaddress

•thedefaultrouter

•thesubnetmask

•thesystemtime

•theIEEE802.1Xsettings

•uploadedapplicationsarekeptbutmustberestarted

ClickDefaulttoresetallsettings,includingtheIPaddress,tothefactorydefaultvalues.Thisbuttonshouldbeusedwithcaution.The

Axisproductcanalsoberesettofactorydefaultusingthecontrolbutton,seeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage54.

Totesttheproduct’sPTZmechanics,clickTestunderPTZStatus.

Forinformationaboutrmwareupgrade,seeUpgradetheFirmwareonpage55.

Support

SupportOverview

TheSystemOptions>Support>SupportOverviewpageprovidesinformationontroubleshootingandcontactinformation,

shouldyourequiretechnicalassistance.

SeealsoTroubleshootingonpage55.

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’sLive

View.Theserverreport.zipleshouldalwaysbeincludedwhencontactingsupport.

ParameterList-Showstheproduct'sparametersandtheircurrentsettings.Thismayproveusefulwhentroubleshootingor

whencontactingAxisSupport.

ConnectionList-Listsallclientsthatarecurrentlyaccessingmediastreams.

CrashReport-Generatesanarchivewithdebugginginformation.Thereporttakesseveralminutestogenerate.

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

SystemOptions

Advanced

Scripting

Scriptingallowsexperienceduserstocustomizeandusetheirownscripts.

NO NO

TICE TICE

TICE

ImproperusemaycauseunexpectedbehaviorandlossofcontactwiththeAxisproduct.

Axisstronglyrecommendsthatyoudonotusethisfunctionunlessyouunderstandtheconsequences.AxisSupportdoesnotprovide

assistanceforproblemswithcustomizedscripts.

ToopentheScriptEditor,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>Scripting.Ifascriptcausesproblems,resettheproducttoits

factorydefaultsettings,seepage54.

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edfrom

thispage.

ToopenPlainCong,gotoSystemOptions>Advanced>PlainCong.AxisSupportdoesnotprovideassistance.

ResettoFactoryDefaultSettings

Important

Resettofactorydefaultshouldbeusedwithcaution.Aresettofactorydefaultwillresetallsettings,includingtheIP

address,tothefactorydefaultvalues.

Note

Theinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretoolsareavailablefromthesupportpagesonwww.axis.com/techsup

Toresettheproducttothefactorydefaultsettings:

1.Disconnectpowerfromtheproduct.

2.Pressandholdthecontrolbuttonandreconnectpower.SeeHardwareOverviewonpage7.

3.Keepthecontrolbuttonpressedfor15–30secondsuntilthestatusLEDindicatorashesamber.

4.Releasethecontrolbutton.TheprocessiscompletewhenthestatusLEDindicatorturnsgreen.Theproducthasbeenreset

tothefactorydefaultsettings.IfnoDHCPserverisavailableonthenetwork,thedefaultIPaddressis192.168.0.90

5.Usingtheinstallationandmanagementsoftwaretools,assignanIPaddress,setthepassword,andaccessthevideostream.

Itisalsopossibletoresetparameterstofactorydefaultviathewebinterface.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenance.

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

Troubleshooting

ChecktheFirmware

Firmwareissoftwarethatdeterminesthefunctionalityofnetworkdevices.Oneofyourrstactionswhentroubleshootingaproblem

shouldbetocheckthecurrentrmwareversion.Thelatestversionmaycontainacorrectionthatxesyourparticularproblem.The

currentrmwareversionintheAxisproductisdisplayedinthepageSetup>BasicSetupandinSetup>About.

UpgradetheFirmware

Important

•Yourdealerreservestherighttochargeforanyrepairattributabletofaultyupgradebytheuser.

•Preconguredandcustomizedsettingsaresavedwhenthermwareisupgraded(providingthefeaturesareavailableinthe

newrmware)althoughthisisnotguaranteedbyAxisCommunicationsAB.

Note

•Aftertheupgradeprocesshascompleted,theproductwillrestartautomatically.Ifrestartingtheproductmanuallyafterthe

upgrade,alwayswait10minutesevenifyoususpecttheupgradehasfailed.

•WhenyouupgradetheAxisproductwiththelatestrmwarefromAxiswebsite,theproductreceivesthelatestfunctionality

available.Alwaysreadtheupgradeinstructionsandreleasenotesavailablewitheachnewreleasebeforeupgrading

thermware.

Toupgradetheproduct’srmware:

1.Savethermwareletoyourcomputer.ThelatestversionofthermwareisavailablefreeofchargefromAxiswebsite

atwww.axis.com/techsup

2.GotoSetup>SystemOptions>Maintenanceintheproduct’swebpages.

3.UnderUpgradeServer,clickBrowseandlocatetheleonyourcomputer.ClickUpgrade.

4.Waitapproximately10minuteswhiletheproductisbeingupgradedandrestarted.Thenaccesstheproduct.

AXISCameraManagementcanbeusedformultipleupgrades.Seewww.axis.comformoreinformation.

Symptoms,PossibleCausesandRemedialActions

ProblemssettingtheIPaddress

WhenusingARP/Ping

Trytheinstallationagain.TheIPaddressmustbesetwithintwominutesafterpowerhasbeen

appliedtotheproduct.EnsurethePinglengthissetto408.Forinstructions,seeAssignIPAddress

UsingARP/Pingonpage45.

Theproductislocatedona

differentsubnet

IftheIPaddressintendedfortheproductandtheIPaddressofthecomputerusedtoaccessthe

productarelocatedondifferentsubnets,youwillnotbeabletosettheIPaddress.Contactyour

networkadministratortoobtainanIPaddress.

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

Troubleshooting

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.

SeeResettoFactoryDefaultSettingsonpage54.

TheIPaddresshasbeen

changedbyDHCP

IPaddressesobtainedfromaDHCPserveraredynamicandmaychange.IftheIPaddresshas

beenchanged,useAXISIPUtilityorAXISCameraManagementtolocatetheproductonthe

network.Identifytheproductusingitsmodelorserialnumber,orbytheDNSname(ifthename

hasbeencongured).

Ifrequired,astaticIPaddresscanbeassignedmanually.Forinstructions,seethedocumentAssign

anIPAddressandAccesstheVideoStreamonAxisSupportwebatwww.axis.com/techsup.

Certicateerrorwhenusing

IEEE802.1X

Forauthenticationtoworkproperly,thedateandtimesettingsintheAxisproductshouldbe

synchronizedwithanNTPserver.SeeDate&Timeonpage44.

Theproductisaccessiblelocallybutnotexternally

RoutercongurationTocongureyourroutertoallowincomingdatatrafctotheAxisproduct,enabletheNAT-traversal

featurewhichwillattempttoautomaticallyconguretheroutertoallowaccesstotheAxis

product,seeNATtraversal(portmapping)forIPv4onpage48.TheroutermustsupportUPnP

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)onpage15.

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.

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

Troubleshooting

PoorrenderingofH.264

images

Ensurethatyourgraphicscardisusingthelatestdriver.Thelatestdriverscanusuallybe

downloadedfromthemanufacturer’swebsite.

Colorsaturationisdifferent

inH.264andMotionJPEG

Modifythesettingsforyourgraphicsadapter.Refertotheadapter’sdocumentationformore

information.

Lowerframeratethan

expected

SeePerformanceConsiderationsonpage63.

Reducethenumberofapplicationsrunningontheclientcomputer.

Limitthenumberofsimultaneousviewers.

Checkwiththenetworkadministratorthatthereisenoughbandwidthavailable.

CheckintheAMCControlPanel(H.264tag)thatvideoprocessingisNOTsettoDecodeonly

keyframes.

Lowertheimageresolution.

Videoandimageproblems,general

Imageunsatisfactory

CheckthevideostreamandcamerasettingsunderSetup>Video&Audio>VideoStreamand

Setup>Video&Audio>CameraSettings.

Noaudio

Incorrectsetup

Checkthesoundcardinthecomputer.Ensurethatmuteisnotselectedandthatthevolume

settingsarecorrect.

CheckthatEnableaudiosupportisselectedunderSetup>SystemOptions>Security>Audio

Support.

CheckthatthecorrectAudioInputsourceisselectedunderSetup>Video&Audio>Audio

Settings.

Pooraudioquality

Stuttering

Reducethenumberoflistenersandviewers.Decreaseimageresolutionandcompression.

Unsynchronizedaudioand

videousingH.264

Synchronizetheproduct’sdateandtimesettingswithanNTPserver.GotoSetup>System

Options>Date&Time.

Distortedaudio

CheckthatthecorrectAudioInputsourceisselectedunderSetup>Video&Audio>Audio

Settings.

FeedbackloopsFeedbackloopsmightappearinfull-duplexmode.Trymovingthemicrophoneorthespeaker,or

usehalf-duplexmodeinstead.

Storageanddiskmanagementproblems

Storagedisruption

Astoragedisruptionalarmissentifastoragedeviceisunavailable,removed,full,lockedorifother

readorwriteproblemsoccur.Toidentifythesourceoftheproblem,checktheSystemLogunder

SystemOptions>Support>Logs&Reports.Dependingontheproblem,itmightbenecessaryto

re-mountthestoragedevice.

Forinformationonhowtosetupastoragedisruptionalarm,seeEventsonpage34.

Videocannotberecorded

CheckthattheSDcardisnotwriteprotected(thatis,readonly).

SDcardcannotbemountedReformattheSDcardandthenclickMount.

NO NO

TICE TICE

TICE

Formattingthecardwillremoveallcontent,includingallrecordings,fromtheSDcard.

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

TechnicalSpeciﬁcations

Function/group

Item

Specications

Models

AXISV591450Hz

AXISV591460Hz

Imagesensor

1/3'‘progressivescanRGBCMOS

LensAutofocus,P-iriscontrol,4.3-129mm,F1.6-4.7

Horizontalangleofview:58.3°-2.1°

Verticalangleofview:34.5°-1.2°

Minimum

illumination

Color:0.6luxat30IREF1.6

B/W:0.03luxat30IREF1.6

Shuttertime

1/10000sto1s

Pan/Tilt/ZoomPan:±170°,0.2–100°/s

Tilt:-20°-+90°,0.2–90°/s

Accuracy:±0.2°

Resolution:0.02°

Zoom:30xOptical,12xDigital,Total360x

Camera

Pan/Tilt/Zoom

functionalities

256presetpositions,Controlqueue,On-screendirectionalindicator,Adjustablezoom

speed

Video

compression

H.264High,BaselineandMainprole(MPEG-4Part10/AVC)

MotionJPEG

Resolutions

1280x720(HDTV720p)to320x180

HDMI/SDI:UptoHDTV720p

Framerate

Upto50/60fps(50/60Hz)

Videostreaming

MultiplestreamsinH.264andMotionJPEG.

H.264andMotionJPEG:1streaminfullresolutionandframerate.Morestreamsif

identicalorlimitedinframerateorresolution.

Controllableframerateandbandwidth

VBR/MBRH.264

Video

Imagesettings120dBWDR-dynamiccapture,compression,color,brightness,sharpness,whitebalance,

exposurecontrol,exposurezones,backlightcompensation,defogging,noisereduction,

electronicimagestabilization,textandimageoverlay(overethernet)

Rotation:0°,180°

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

TechnicalSpeciﬁcations

Function/group

Item

Specications

AudiostreamingTwo-way,stereo

Audio

compression

SDI:AES324bit,48kHz

HDMI:LPCM

Network:

AACLC8to48kHz,8to128kbit/s

G.711PCM8kHz64kbit/s

G.726ADPCM8kHz24to32kbit/s

Opus8/16/48kHz8to128kbit/s

Congurablebitrate

Audioinput

XLRbalancedmonoinput(left/right)

Balancedexternalmicrophone(mono)

Microphonephantompower48V

Balancedlinelevel(mono)

Lineinputimpedance:>7.1kΩ

Maximuminputlevel:4.4Vrms

Bandwidth:20Hz-20kHz,maybelimitedbysamplerate

THD+N:<0.03%

Signal-to-Noiseratio:>85dB@0dBgain,>78dB@30dBgain

3.5mmunbalancedstereoinput

Unbalancedexternalmicrophone(stereo)

MicrophonePower5Vvia2.2kΩ

Unbalancedline(stereo)

Lineinputimpedance:>1.7kΩ

Maximuminputlevel:2.2Vrms

THD+N:<0.03%

Signal-to-Noiseratio:>87dB@0dBgain,>83dB@30dBgain

Bandwidth:20Hz-20kHz,maybelimitedbysamplerate

Audio

Audiooutput

3.5mmunbalancedstereooutputOutput

Outputimpedance:<100Ω,shortcircuitproof

Signal-to-Noiseratio:>87dB

Bandwidth:20Hz-20kHz,maybelimitedbysamplerate

THD+N:<0.03%@10kΩload

Maximumoutputlevel:>0.707Vrms

SDI

THD+N:<0.03%

Bandwidth:20Hz-20kHz

Signal-to-Noiseratio:>87dB@0dBgain,>83dB@30dBgain

HDMI

THD+N:<0.03%

Bandwidth:20Hz-20kHz

Signal-to-Noiseratio:>87dB@0dBgain,>83dB@30dBgain

SecurityPasswordprotection,IPaddressltering,HTTPSencryption*,IEEE802.1Xnetworkaccess

control*,digestauthentication,useraccesslog,centralizedcerticatemanagement.

*ThisproductincludessoftwaredevelopedbytheOpenSSLProjectforuseintheOpen

SSLToolkit(www.openssl.org),andcryptographicsoftwarewrittenbyEricYoung

([email protected]).

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,CIFS/SMB,SSH,HDMI1.4,SDI

*ThisproductincludessoftwaredevelopedbytheOpenSSLProjectforuseintheOpen

SSLToolkit(www.openssl.org),andcryptographicsoftwarewrittenbyEricYoung

([email protected]).

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

TechnicalSpeciﬁcations

Function/group

Item

Specications

Application

Programming

Interface

OpenAPIforsoftwareintegration,includingVAPIX®andAXISCameraApplication

Platform;specicationsatwww.axis.com

AXISVideoHostingSystem(AVHS)withOne-ClickConnection.

ONVIFProleS;specicationatwww.onvif.org

AXISMediaControlSDK(availableatwww.axis.com),eventtriggerdatainvideostream

QualityofService(QoS)layer3,DiffServModel

EmbeddedLinuxoperatingsystem

Analytics

SupportforAXISCameraApplicationPlatformenablinginstallationofadditional

applications,seewww.axis.com/acap

EventtriggersAnalytics,edgestorageevents,externalinput

Eventactions

FileuploadviaFTP,SFTP,HTTP,HTTPS,networkshareandemail

Noticationviaemail,HTTP,HTTPSandTCP

Sendvideoclip,SendSNMPtrap

Videoandaudiorecordingtoedgestorage

Pre-andpost-alarmvideobuffering

GotoPTZpreset

Externaloutputactivation

Day/nightvisionmode

Playaudioclip

DatastreamingEventdata

Videoaccessfrom

webbrowser

Cameraliveview

Videorecordingtole(ASF)

CustomizableHTMLpages

Windows7,WindowsVista,WindowsXP,WindowsServer2008,WindowsServer2012

andWindows8

DirectX9corhigher

Forotheroperatingsystemsandbrowsers,seewww.axis.com/techsup

System

Integration

Built-in

installationaids

Pixelcounter

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

TechnicalSpeciﬁcations

Function/group

Item

Specications

CasingASAplasticcoverblackandwhite.

Color:WhiteNCSS1002-B.

Memory

512MBFlash,1GBRAM

Batterybacked-upreal-timeclock

Power

8–28VDC(12Vpowersupplyincluded)typical12W,max.21W

Connectors

RJ4510BASE-T/100BASE-TX

Terminalblockfor2congurablealarminput/output

3.5mmjackformic/linein

3.5mmjackforlinestereooutput

XLR-3(left+right)mic/linein(with48Vphantompower)

HDMITypeA

BNCforSDI,SMPTE292–1(1.5Gbit/s)

TerminalblockforDCpower

Edgestorage

SD/SDHC/SDXCslotsupportingmemorycardupto64GB(cardnotincluded)

Supportforrecordingtodedicatednetwork-attachedstorage(NAS)

Operating

conditions

Temperature:0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)

Humidity:10–85%RH(non-condensing)

Storage

conditions

Temperature:–20°Cto60°C(–4°Fto140°F)

Humidity:10–85%RH(non-condensing)

Approvals

EN55022ClassA,EN55024,EN61000-6-1,EN61000-6-2,EN61000-3-2,EN61000-3-3

FCCPart15SubpartBClassA

ICES-003ClassA

VCCIClassA

KCCKN22ClassA,KN24

C-tickAS/NZSCISPR22ClassA

IEC/EN/UL60950-1

EN50581

Dimensions

180x136x136mm(7.1x5.4x5.4in)

Weight

1.49kg(3.3lb)

Included

accessories

Powersupply,Wall/Ceilingmount,TerminalconnectorforI/O,InstallationGuide,

Windowsdecoder1-userlicense,Lenscover

Video

management

software

AXISCameraCompanion,AXISCameraStation,VideomanagementsoftwarefromAxis’

ApplicationDevelopmentPartnersavailableonwww.axis.com/techsup/software

Languages

German,French,Spanish,Italian,Russian,SimpliedChinese,Japanese,Korean,

Portuguese

General

Warranty

Axis3-yearwarrantyandAXISExtendedWarrantyoption,seewww.axis.com/warranty

Connectors

I/OConnector

4–pinterminalblock

2 3 4

Foranexamplediagram,see.

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

TechnicalSpeciﬁcations

FunctionPinNotes

Specications

0VDC(-)

0VDC

DCoutput

Canbeusedtopowerauxiliaryequipment.

Note:Thispincanonlybeusedaspowerout.

12VDC

Maxload=50mA

Digitalinput–Connecttopin1toactivate,orleaveoating

(unconnected)todeactivate.

0tomax30VDC Congurable

(InputorOutput)

3–4

Digitaloutput–Connectedtopin1whenactivated,oating

(unconnected)whendeactivated.Ifusedwithaninductive

load,e.g.arelay,adiodemustbeconnectedinparallelwith

theload,forprotectionagainstvoltagetransients.

0tomax30VDC,opendrain,

100mA

PowerConnector

2-pinterminalblockforDCpowerinput.UseaSafetyExtraLowVoltage(SELV)compliant

limitedpowersource(LPS)witheitheraratedoutputpowerlimitedto≤100Woraratedoutput

currentlimitedto≤5A.

AudioConnector

3.5mmaudioconnectors

(stereo)

123

1Tip2Ring

3Sleeve

AudioInput

Microphone/Linein(left)Microphone/Linein(right)

Ground

AudioOutput

Lineout(left)Lineout(right)

Ground

3–pinXLRconnectors

(balanced)

Function

Ground

BalancedMicrophoneHot(+)InBalancedMicrophoneCold(-)In

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

TechnicalSpeciﬁcations

PerformanceConsiderations

Whensettingupyoursystem,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.

•UsingHTTPSmayreduceframerate,inparticularifstreamingMotionJPEG.

•Heavynetworkutilizationduetopoorinfrastructure.Bandwidthaffected.

•Viewingonpoorlyperformingclientcomputerslowersperceivedperformance.Framerateaffected.

•RunningmultipleAXISCameraApplicationPlatform(ACAP)applicationssimultaneouslymayaffecttheframerateand

thegeneralperformance.

UserManualVer.M2.2

AXISV5914PTZNetworkCamera

Date:July2015

PartNo.1491442

Axis V5914 PTZ Network Camera

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