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AXIS 216FD Fixed Dome

Network Camera

User’s Manual

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Page 1: ...AXIS 216FD Fixed Dome Network Camera User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Europe This digital equipment fulfills the requirements for radiated emission according to limit B of EN55022 1998 and the requirements for immunity according to EN55024 1998 residential commercial and light industry Japan This is...

Page 3: ...must not be disposed of together with household waste To prevent possible harm to human health and or the environment the product must be disposed of in an approved and environmentally safe recycling process For further information on how to dispose of this product correctly contact the product supplier or the local authority responsible for waste disposal in your area Business users should contac...

Page 4: ...figuration 17 Accessing the Setup tools 17 AXIS Media Control 17 Video and Image settings 18 Audio 21 Audio Settings 21 Live View Config 24 Layout 24 HTML Examples 27 External Video 27 Sequence Mode 27 Event Configuration 28 Event Servers 28 Configuring Event Types 29 Motion Detection 31 Port Status 32 System Options 33 Security 33 Date Time 34 Network Basic TCP IP Settings 35 Network Advanced TCP...

Page 5: ...5 AXIS 216FD Resetting to the Factory Default Settings 40 Advanced 40 The I O Terminal Connector 41 Pinout and Interface 41 Troubleshooting 43 Technical Specifications 48 Glossary of Terms 52 Index 58 ...

Page 6: ...nsures network security Power over Ethernet reduces cabling and enables centralized power back up Supported by the industry s largest base of surveillance applications this camera constitutes the perfect solution for securing e g stores schools and offices For indoor use only Key features Discreet and compact design effectively protecting against tampering Superior image quality with progressive s...

Page 7: ...is disabled by inserting a plug in the Audio in connector Power Connector For connection of the PS H power adapter included I O Connector The I O terminal connector provides the physical interface to one transistor output one digital input and an auxiliary connection point for DC power For more information see The I O Terminal Connector on page 45 Network Connector The camera connects to the netwo...

Page 8: ... the load for protec tion against voltage transients 3 Digital Input Connect to GND to activate or leave floating or unconnected to deactivate 2 3 3V DC Can be used to power auxiliary equipment max 50mA 1 GND LED indicators Network Green Steady for connection to 100 Mbit s network Flashes for network activity Amber Steady for connection to 10 Mbit s network Flashes for network activity Unlit No co...

Page 9: ...tion JPEG The AXIS 216FD includes one 1 decoder license for viewing MPEG 4 video streams This is automatically installed with AMC The administrator can disable the installation of the MPEG 4 decoder to prevent unlicensed copies being installed Access from a browser 1 Start a browser e g Internet Explorer Mozilla 2 Enter the IP address or host name of the camera in the Location Address field of you...

Page 10: ...k Yes to install the AXIS Media Control AMC You will need administrator rights on the computer to do this Accessing the camera from the Internet Once installed the camera is accessible on your local network LAN To access the camera from the Internet you must configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the camera To do this enable the NAT traversal feature which will attempt t...

Page 11: ...sired position 4 Once satisfied gently tighten the locking screw and tilt adjustment screws to secure the camera s position 5 Turn the image balance ring to set the horizontal position 6 Open the Focus Adjustment page in the Web interface under Basic Configuration Focus and follow the on screen instructions Use the image window to adjust the focus and zoom To set the focus and zoom loosen the zoom...

Page 12: ...onfig Layout The Snapshot button saves a snapshot of the video image currently being displayed Right click on the video image to save it in JPEG format on your computer This button is primarily intended for use when the AMC viewer toolbar is not available The AMC viewer toolbar AXIS Media Control is available in Microsoft Internet Explorer only It displays the following buttons The Play Stop butto...

Page 13: ...0 and 100 The Buffer slider controls the size of the buffer for audio A higher level will reduce audio break up but may introduce a noticeable lag in audio transmission There are four settings i e min low high and max When using Half duplex mode this button toggles between allowing you to speak and listen The first icon indicates that you can talk and the speaker attached to the camera will play y...

Page 14: ... your first uni cast consideration for live video especially when it is important to always have an up to date video stream even if some images are dropped RTP over RTSP This method RTP tunneled over RTSP is relatively simple to configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic RTP over RTSP over HTTP This method can be used to traverse firewalls Fire walls are commonly configured to allow the HTTP pro to...

Page 15: ...rtsp ip mpeg4 media amp rtsp ip mpeg4 media 3gp Notes The AXIS 216FD supports QuickTime 6 5 1 or later and Real Player 10 5 or later QuickTime adds latency to the video and audio stream up to 3 seconds It may be possible to use other players to view the MPEG 4 stream using the paths above although this is not guaranteed by Axis ip IP address Motion JPEG This format uses standard JPEG still images ...

Page 16: ...ired for as long as required See HTML Examples on page 27 Still JPEG images in a browser Enter e g the path http ip axis cgi jpg image cgi resolution 320x240 Windows Media Player This requires AMC and the MPEG 4 viewing client to be installed The paths that can be used are listed below in the order of preference Unicast via RTP axrtpu ip mpeg4 media amp Unicast via RTSP axrtsp ip mpeg4 media amp U...

Page 17: ...lp available from the setup tools Click to access the online help Accessing the Setup tools Follow the instructions below to access the Setup Tools from a browser 1 Start your browser and enter the IP address or host name of the camera in the location address field 2 The Live View page is now displayed Click Setup to display the Setup tools AXIS Media Control The AXIS Media Control AMC is installe...

Page 18: ... be adjusted and the white balance can be changed The configuration of the video image will affect the camera s overall performance depending on how it is used and on the available bandwidth Setting higher resolution and lower compression improves video image quality but increases the amount of bandwidth required Please see the online help for further information on these settings ...

Page 19: ... Test When satisfied with the settings click Save Please note that the preview image will be in JPEG format even though the settings are valid both for Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 Overlay Mask The following options are available for overlays and masks Uploaded image as overlay Configurable areas as privacy mask Uploaded image as overlay is a text and or a static image superimposed over the video image ...

Page 20: ...andwith usage whenever there is more activity in the image Limiting the bit rate to a defined value will prevent excessive bandwidth usage but images will be lost when the limit is exceeded Note that a maximum bit rate can be used for both variable and constant bit rates The bit rate type can be set as Variable Bit Rate VBR or Constant Bit Rate CBR VBR will adjust the bit rate according to the ima...

Page 21: ...ave a built in amplifier e g PC speakers An example of a network using AXIS 216FD cameras to transmit audio and video across the network Audio Settings This section describes how to configure the basic audio settings for the AXIS 216FD e g set the communication mode and adjust the sound levels in the microphone and speaker connected to the camera Enable Audio Check this box to enable audio in the ...

Page 22: ...ons etc to provide live audio as well as video of a monitored situation When using half duplex the Send the sound from the active client to all other clients option transmits the audio signal from the client that is talking to all the other clients Audio Input Audio from an external microphone or a line source can be connected to the Audio in connector of the AXIS 216FD The audio source must be se...

Page 23: ...et between 0 100 Audio Output If the sound from the speaker is too low or high adjust the output gain for the active speaker attached to the AXIS 216FD When satisfied with the settings click Save or click Reset to revert to the previously saved settings Note To receive synchronized video and audio it is recommended that the time settings in the camera and client PC are synchronized with an NTP Ser...

Page 24: ...is look with your own colors images etc Click the Configure button and see Customizing the default page on page 25 Own Home Page Upload and use your own custom page as the default web page Click the Configure button and see Customizing the default page on page 25 The other settings on this page concern which features to include e g action button output button default video stream and viewer See pa...

Page 25: ... 3 Select the user level for the uploaded file Setting the user access level means that you have complete control over which pages can be viewed by which users 4 When the path is shown correctly in the text field click the Upload button All uploaded files are shown in the list in the lower section of the page To remove a file check the box provided next to it and then click the Remove button Unche...

Page 26: ...View page allowing you to temporarily change the format When using MPEG 4 as the video format the default viewer is AXIS Media Control with Internet Explorer Note It is also possible to view Motion JPEG when MPEG 4 is chosen as default and vice versa Default Viewer From the drop down lists select the default method for viewing video images for your browser The camera will attempt to show the video...

Page 27: ... has additional settings for Image Type Image size and other optional settings to configure the video stream to suit your Web page Click Update once satisfied The camera generates the required source code for your configuration Copy this code and paste it into your own Web page code External Video The AXIS 216FD can also display video images from other Axis network cameras and video servers direct...

Page 28: ...sages To set up Event server connections in your camera go to Setup Event Configuration Event Servers and enter the required information for the required server type For details on each setting please see the online help available from each web page When the setup is complete the connection can be tested by clicking the Test button the connection test takes approximately 10 seconds Event type Trig...

Page 29: ...red event This example describes how to set up the camera to upload images when e g the main door is opened 1 Click Add triggered on the Event types page 2 Enter a descriptive name for the event e g Main door open 3 Set the priority High Normal or Low see the online help 4 Set the Respond to Trigger parameters for when the event will be active e g only after office hours 5 Select the trigger alter...

Page 30: ...be reduced and individual images may be missing If this occurs an entry will be created in the unit s log file Continue image upload unbuffered enables the upload of video images for a fixed length of time Specify the length of time for the uploaded recording in seconds minutes or hours or for as long as the trigger is active Finally set the desired image frequency to the maximum the maximum avail...

Page 31: ...ease the camera s overall performance Configuring Motion Detection 1 Click Motion Detection in the Event Configuration menu 2 Click the Configure Included Window radio button and click New 3 Enter a descriptive name under Window name 4 Adjust the size drag the bottom right hand corner and position click on the text at the top and drag to the desired position 5 Adjust the Object size History and Se...

Page 32: ...ing on small objects in the video image by setting the object size level to high To reduce the number of triggers if there is a lot of movement during a short period of time select a high history level To only detect flashing light low sensitivity can be selected In other cases a high sensitivity level is recommended Port Status Under Event Configuration Port Status there is a list showing the sta...

Page 33: ... Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 viewers accessing the unit This is useful if you need to save on bandwidth Note that within the limit of 20 users all multi cast viewers count as 1 viewer IP Address Filtering Enable IP Address Filtering to allow or deny access to the AXIS 216FD Once enabled the IP addresses in the list will be allowed or denied access according to the choice made in the drop down list Allo...

Page 34: ...tificate button to import the certificate The properties of any certificate request currently resident in the camera or installed can also be viewed by clicking the Properties button The HTTPS Connection Policy must also be set in the drop down lists to enable HTTPS in the camera For more information please refer to the online help 802 1x Network Admission Control IEEE 802 1x is an IEEE standard f...

Page 35: ...ty It is intended to work in both local and roaming situations Protected network Axis video device Q Certificate OK Certificate Authority CA 3 1 2 4 A OK RADIUS server Network switch Q Certificate OK A OK Certificate Certificate 1 A CA server provides the required signed certificates 2 The Axis video device requests access to the protected network at the network switch The switch forwards the vide...

Page 36: ... computer Synchronize with NTP Server the camera will obtain the time from an NTP server every 60 minutes Set manually this option allows you to manually set the time and date Note If using a host name for the NTP server a DNS server must be configured under TCP IP settings See Network TCP IP below Date Time Format Used in Images specify the formats for the date and time 12h or 24h displayed in th...

Page 37: ...es The ARP Ping service is automatically disabled 2 minutes after the unit is started or as soon as an IP address is set Pinging the unit will still be possible when this service is disabled Options for notification of IP address change If the IP address for the camera changes e g automatically by DHCP you can choose to be notified of the change Click Settings and enter the required information AX...

Page 38: ... IP address of the NTP server Host Name Configuration The AXIS 216FD can be accessed using a host name instead of an IP address The host name is usually the same as the assigned DNS Name For more information please see the Security help Link Local Address This is enabled by default and assigns the AXIS 216FD an additional IP address for use with UPnP The AXIS 216FD can have both a Link Local IP an...

Page 39: ... router in the field provided If a router is not manually specified the AXIS 216FD will automatically search for NAT routers on your network If more than one router is found the default router will be selected Alternative HTTP port Select this option to manually define an external HTTP port Enter the port number in the field provided If no port is entered here a port number will automatically be s...

Page 40: ...fits of a QoS aware network can be summarized as The ability to prioritize traffic and thus allow critical flows to be served before flows with lesser priority Greater reliability in the network thanks to the control of the amount of band width an application may use and thus control over bandwidth races between applications The QoS in Axis network video products marks the data packets for various...

Page 41: ...ation check the box for Use authentication to log in to this server and enter the necessary information SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP allows remote management of network devices Depending on the level of security required select the version of SNMP to use The three levels of security are SNMP V1 includes no security SNMP V2c uses very simple security The community name can be sp...

Page 42: ...etrieved using MPEG 4 multicast Maintenance Restart The camera is restarted without changing any of the settings Restore The unit is restarted and most current settings are reset to factory default val ues The settings that will not be reset are as follows the boot protocol DHCP or static the static IP address the default router the subnet mask Default The default button should be used with cautio...

Page 43: ... also links to the proper Setup page to conveniently make adjustments in the cameras settings Logs Reports when contacting Axis support please be sure to provide a valid Server Report with your query View Information The Log file the Server Report and the Parameter List all provide valuable information for troubleshooting and when contacting Axis support Configuration Log Level for Log Files from ...

Page 44: ...o return the unit to its latest configuration Axis strongly recommends that you do not use this function unless you fully understand the consequences Note that Axis support does not provide assistance for problems with customized scripts For more information please visit the Developer pages at www axis com developer Plain Config this function is for the advanced user with experience of Axis networ...

Page 45: ...us Output connects e g an alarm device that can be activated by Output buttons on the Live View page or by an Event Type The output will show as active Event Configuration Port Status if the alarm device is activated I O terminal connector I O terminal connector Pin Function Description 4 Transistor Output With a maximum load of 50mA and a maximum voltage of 24V DC this out put has an open collect...

Page 46: ...amera as follows 1 Attach the cables for the device securely to the supplied green connector block 2 Once the cables are connected push the connector block into the green terminal connector on the camera Terminal Connectors o z AXIS 216FD 3 3V max 50mA e g doorbell 4 o 3 o o 2 1 ...

Page 47: ...when the firmware is upgraded providing the fea tures are available in the new firmware although this is not guaranteed by Axis Communications Always read the instructions and release notes available with each new release before upgrading the firmware 1 Save the firmware file to your computer The latest version of the firmware is available free of charge from the Axis Web site at www axis com tech...

Page 48: ... to select the upgrade file to use e g axis216fd bin Then click the Load button to restart the upgrade process 4 After the upgrade has completed 1 10 minutes the unit will automatically restart and show a steady green on the Power and Status LEDs and flashing green or amber on the Network LED 5 Referring to the installation guide reinstall the camera If the emergency recovery procedure does not ge...

Page 49: ...e DHCP in the TCP IP settings Return the unit to the main network The unit now has a fixed IP address that will not change 3 As an alternative to 2 if dynamic IP address via DHCP or BOOTP is required select the required service and then configure IP address change notification from the network set tings Return the unit to the main network The unit will now have a dynamic IP address but will notify...

Page 50: ...e camera is inaccessible A firmware upgrade has been inter rupted or the firmware has otherwise been damaged See the Emergency Recovery Procedure above No images displayed on web page Problem with AMC Internet Explorer only To enable the updating of video images in Microsoft Internet Explorer set your browser to allow ActiveX controls Also make sure that AXIS Media Control AMC component is install...

Page 51: ...ct Line for a connected line in source Audio volume too low high Volume settings incorrect The volume of the microphone is either too high or too low Change the volume for the microphone in the toolbar on the Live View page Poor audio quality Too many users Too many users clients connected to the camera may affect the sound quality adversely Try limiting the number of clients allowed to connect un...

Page 52: ...Image settings Compression levels 100 Rotation 0º 180º Configurable color level brightness sharpness contrast white balance exposure control Overlay capabilities time date text image or privacy mask Shutter time 1 4 1 15000 sec Audio Configurable for built in or external microphone Audio compression Audio in AAC LC 8 32 kbit s G 711 PCM 64 kbit s G 726 ADPCM 32 or 24 kbit s Audio out G 711 PCM 64 ...

Page 53: ...r HTTP or FTP firmware available at www axis com Video access from Web browser Camera live view Video recording to file ASF Sequence tour for up to 20 Axis video sources Customizable HTML pages Minimum web browsing requirements Pentium III CPU 500 MHz or higher or equivalent AMD 128 MB RAM AGP graphics card DirectDraw 32 MB video RAM Windows XP 2000 or Server 2003 DirectX 9 0 or later Internet Exp...

Page 54: ...llation Guide CD with User s Manual demo software installation and management tools Mounting and connector kits Power supply 5 1 V DC MPEG 4 licenses 1 encoder 1 decoder MPEG 4 decoder Windows Accessories not included Polycarbonate smoked dome glass MPEG 4 Decoder mulit user license pack Approvals EN 55022 1998 A1 A2 Class B CISPR22 1997 A1 A2 Class B EN61000 3 2 2000 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 EN 55024 ...

Page 55: ...ng of different streams resolution compression etc by dif ferent clients Frame rate and bandwidth affected Accessing both Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 video streams simultaneously Frame rate and bandwidth affected Heavy usage of event settings affects the camera s CPU load Frame rate affected Enabled motion detection Frame rate and bandwidth affected Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure ...

Page 56: ...e frame rate in fps and or b average bandwidth in kbps to the overlay For detailed instructions please see the online help for Video Image Text Overlay Settings and the help for File Naming Date Time Formats Important The figures displayed here are the values as delivered by the camera If other restrictions are currently in force e g bandwidth limitation these values might not correspond to those ...

Page 57: ...tors that affect bandwidth it is very difficult to predict the required amounts The settings that affect bandwidth are image resolution image compression frame rate MPEG 4 GOV settings bit rate control settings There are also factors in the monitored scene that will affect the bandwidth These are amount of motion image complexity lighting conditions For MPEG 4 if there is only limited bandwidth av...

Page 58: ...our Also known as zero configuration networking Bonjour enables devices to automatically discover each other on a network without having to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers Bonjour is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc Broadband In network engineering terms this describes transmission methods where two or more signals share the same carrier In more popular terminology broadband is taken ...

Page 59: ...d to exchange files between computers devices on networks Frame A frame is a complete video image In the 2 1 interlaced scanning format of the RS 170 and CCIR formats a frame is made up of two separate fields of 262 5 or 312 5 lines interlaced at 60 or 50 Hz to form a complete frame which appears at 30 or 25 Hz In video cameras with a progressive scan each frame is scanned line by line and not int...

Page 60: ...a back and forth To avoid conflicts each IP address on any given network must be unique An IP address can be assigned as fixed so that it does not change or it can be assigned dynamically and automatically by DHCP An IP address consists of four groups or quads of decimal digits separated by periods e g 130 5 5 25 Different parts of the address represent different things Some part will represent th...

Page 61: ...onding normally Ping can be run from e g the Windows Command prompt or the command line in Unix Pixel A pixel is one of the many tiny dots that make up a digital image The colour and intensity of each pixel represents a tiny area of the complete image PoE Power over Ethernet Power over Ethernet provides power to a network device via the same cable as used for the network connection This is very us...

Page 62: ...r TV sets that used notch filter decoders This filter took away all high frequency detail in the black and white region of the picture The sharpness control attempted to put some of that detail back in the picture Sharpness controls are mostly superfluous in today s high end TVs The only logical requirement for it nowadays is on a VHS machine Simplex In simplex operation a network cable or communi...

Page 63: ...ints within the VPN Only devices with the correct key will be able to work within the VPN The VPN network can be within a company LAN Local Area Network but different sites can also be connected over the Internet in a secure way One common use for VPN is for connecting a remote computer to the corporate network via e g a direct phone line or via the Internet VOP Video Object Plane A VOP is an imag...

Page 64: ... Domain Name 38 E Emergency Recovery 48 Enable ARP Ping 37 Event Servers 28 Event Types 29 Events 28 F Factory Default Settings 44 Frame Rate 19 FTP Server 28 G GOV Settings 20 H Half duplex 22 Host Name 38 HTML Examples 27 HTTP Server 28 HTTPS 34 I I O Ports 42 I O Terminal Block 7 45 Include Windows 31 Input 45 IP Address Filtering 33 L Live View 12 17 Live View Config 24 Logs Reports 43 M Motio...

Page 65: ...9 15 26 R Real Player 9 15 Recovery 48 Referrals 33 Restore 42 S Scheduled Event 28 30 Security 33 Server Time 36 Services 37 Snapshot button 12 SNMP 41 Support 43 System Options 33 T TCP Server 28 TCP IP Settings 36 Terminal Block 45 Time Mode 36 Triggered Event 28 Troubleshooting 47 U Upgrade Server 42 Uploading web files 25 UPnP 38 41 Users 33 V Video Stream 19 ...

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