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AXIS Q17 Series

AXIS Q1785-LE Network Camera

AXIS Q1786-LE Network Camera

ExCam XF Q1785 Explosion-protected Camera

F101-A XF Q1785 Explosion-protected Camera

XP40-Q1785 Explosion-protected Camera

User Manual

Summary of Contents for ExCam XF Q1785

Page 1: ...S Q17 Series AXIS Q1785 LE Network Camera AXIS Q1786 LE Network Camera ExCam XF Q1785 Explosion protected Camera F101 A XF Q1785 Explosion protected Camera XP40 Q1785 Explosion protected Camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...distance connections 9 Image quality 10 Privacy masks 14 Overlays 15 Pan tilt and zoom PTZ 16 Streaming and storage 17 Events 21 Applications 24 Troubleshooting 26 Reset to factory default settings 26 Check the current firmware 26 Upgrade the firmware 26 Technical issues clues and solutions 27 Performance considerations 28 Specifications 30 LED Indicators 30 Buzzer 30 SD card slot 30 Buttons 30 Co...

Page 3: ...ccess Main use cases Troubleshooting Specifications Note The User Manual may include more than one product Part of the content e g some use cases or specifications may only apply to some of them For more information on the exact feature set and specifications see the product s web page and datasheet at www axis com 3 ...

Page 4: ...AXIS Q17 Series Solution overview Solution overview 4 ...

Page 5: ... connector 2 Part nu mber P N Serial number S N 3 Safety wire 4 Power connector 5 I O connector 6 Audio connector 7 Control button 8 microSD card slot 9 Function button 10 Status LED indicator 1 IDC network connector 2 Foot 3 Grounding screw 4 Mounting plate 5 ...

Page 6: ...Axis devices send the initially set password in clear text over the network To protect your device after the first login set up a secure and encrypted HTTPS connection and then change the password The device password is the primary protection for your data and services Axis devices do not impose a password policy as they may be used in various types of installations To protect your data we strongl...

Page 7: ...AXIS Q17 Series Find the device on the network 2 Retype the password to confirm the spelling 3 Click Create login The password has now been configured 7 ...

Page 8: ...XIS Q17 Series Additional settings Additional settings Webpage overview 1 Live view control bar 2 Live view 3 Product name 4 User information color themes and help 5 Video control bar 6 Settings toggle 8 ...

Page 9: ...he device s webpage The help provides more detailed information on the device s features and their settings Long distance connections This product supports fiber optic cable installations through a media converter Fiber optic cable installations offer a number of benefits such as Long distance connection 9 ...

Page 10: ...lighting for example fluorescent lighting select Flicker free Select the same frequency as the power line frequency For environments with certain artificial light and bright light for example outdoors with fluorescent lighting at night and sun during daytime select Flicker reduced Select the same frequency as the power line frequency To lock the current exposure settings select Hold current Adjust...

Page 11: ...and motion blur Go to Settings Image Exposure and move the Blur noise trade off slider toward Low noise Set the exposure mode to automatic Note A high max shutter value can result in motion blur To slow down the shutter speed set max shutter to the highest possible value Reduce sharpness in the image Note When you reduce the max gain the image can become darker Set the max gain to a lower value Op...

Page 12: ...environments where the product is mounted in an exposed location and subject to vibrations for example wind or passing traffic Turn on EIS to get a smoother and steadier image without blur EIS also reduces the file size of the compressed image and lowers the bitrate of the video stream Note When EIS is turned on the image is cropped slightly lowering the maximum resolution 1 Go to Settings Image I...

Page 13: ...from walls or weathershields 2 If the device doesn t have automatic rotation of the view log in to the webpage and go to Settings System Orientation 3 Click 4 Rotate the view 90 or 270 Find out more at axis com axis corridor format Verify the pixel resolution To verify that a defined part of the image contains enough pixels to for example recognize license plates you can use the pixel counter 1 Go...

Page 14: ...Orientation 11 Select Traffic overview under Scene profile 12 Click Done Privacy masks A privacy mask is a user defined area that covers a part of the monitored area In the video stream privacy masks appear either as blocks of solid color or with a mosaic pattern The privacy mask is relative to the pan tilt and zoom coordinates so regardless of where you point the camera the privacy mask covers th...

Page 15: ...ecordings such as a timestamp or during product installation and configuration You can add either text or an image Show an image overlay You can add an image as an overlay in the video stream 1 Go to Settings Overlay 2 Click Image list 3 Upload an image and click Done 4 Click Create overlay 5 Select Image and click Create 6 Select the image from the drop down list 7 To position the image overlay c...

Page 16: ... overlay choose Custom or one of the presets Create a rule 9 Go to System Events Rules and add a rule 10 Type a name for the rule 11 In the list of conditions select AXIS Video Motion Detection 12 In the list of actions select Use overlay text 13 Select a view area 14 Type Motion detected 15 Set the duration 16 Click Save Note If you update the overlay text it will be automatically updated on all ...

Page 17: ... tour and specify the pause length in minutes between each tour 5 If you want the guard tour to go to the preset positions in a random order turn on Shuffle 6 Click Done 7 Click Add to add the preset positions that you want in your guard tour 8 Click Done to exit the guard tour settings 9 To schedule the guard tour go to System Events To watch this video go to the web version of this document www ...

Page 18: ...tomatically adjusted over a longer timescale This is so you can meet the specified target and provide the best video quality based on your available storage Bitrate is higher in scenes with a lot of activity compared to static scenes You are more likely to get better image quality when needed when using the average bitrate option You can define the total storage required to store the video stream ...

Page 19: ...ideo sequence that is made up of a series of individual JPEG images These images are then displayed and updated at a rate sufficient to create a stream that shows constantly updated motion For the viewer to perceive motion video the rate must be at least 16 image frames per second Full motion video is perceived at 30 NTSC or 25 PAL frames per second The Motion JPEG stream uses considerable amounts...

Page 20: ...rdings on the network you need to set up your network storage 1 Go to Settings System Storage 2 Click Setup under Network storage 3 Enter the IP address of the host server 4 Enter the name of the shared location on the host server 5 Move the switch if the share requires a login and enter username and password 6 Click Connect Add audio to your recording Turn on audio 1 Go to Settings Audio and turn...

Page 21: ...ally Events Set up rules and alerts You can create rules to make your device perform an action when certain events occur A rule consists of conditions and actions The conditions can be used to trigger the actions For example the device can start a recording or send an email when it detects motion or show an overlay text while the device is recording Trigger an action 1 Go to Settings System Events...

Page 22: ...o Motion Detection VMD 4 In the list of actions under Recordings select Record video while the rule is active 5 Select an existing stream profile or create a new one 6 Set the prebuffer time to 5 seconds 7 Set the postbuffer time to 60 seconds 8 In the list of storage options select SD card 9 Click Save Record video when a PIR detector senses motion This example explains how to connect an Axis PIR...

Page 23: ...ic area automatically with gatekeeper This example explains how to use the gatekeeper functionality to make the camera zoom in automatically on the license plate of a car that passes through a gate When the car has passed the camera zooms out to the home position Create the preset positions 1 Go to Settings PTZ Preset positions 2 Create the home position that includes the entrance of the gate 3 Cr...

Page 24: ...etected 4 Click to add a second condition 5 In the list of conditions under Scheduled and recurring select Scheduled event 6 In the list of schedules select After hours 7 In the list of actions under Recordings select Record video while the rule is active 8 Select a Camera 9 Set the prebuffer time to 5 seconds 10 Set the postbuffer time to 60 seconds 11 Select where to save the recordings 12 Click...

Page 25: ...AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings To watch this video go to the web version of this document www axis com products online manual 39799 t10001688 How to download and install an application 25 ...

Page 26: ...d management software tools to assign an IP address set the password and access the video stream The installation and management software tools are available from the support pages on axis com support It is also possible to reset parameters to factory default through the web interface Go to Settings System Maintenance and click Default Check the current firmware Firmware is the software that deter...

Page 27: ...are file has been uploaded Check that the name of the firmware file corresponds to your device and try again Problems after firmware upgrade If you experience problems after a firmware upgrade roll back to the previously installed version from the Maintenance page Problems setting the IP address The device is located on a different subnet If the IP address intended for the device and the IP addres...

Page 28: ...reased No multicast H 264 displayed in the client Check with your network administrator that the multicast addresses used by the Axis device are valid for your network Check with your network administrator to see if there is a firewall preventing viewing Poor rendering of H 264 images Ensure that your graphics card is using the latest driver The latest drivers can usually be downloaded from the ma...

Page 29: ...age of event settings affects the product s CPU load which in turn affects the frame rate Using HTTPS may reduce frame rate in particular if streaming Motion JPEG Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure affects the bandwidth Viewing on poorly performing client computers lowers perceived performance and affects frame rate Running multiple AXIS Camera Application Platform ACAP applicati...

Page 30: ...e beep occurs at slow intervals SD card slot NO NO NOTICE TICE TICE Risk of damage to SD card Do not use sharp tools metal objects or excessive force when inserting or removing the SD card Use your fingers to insert and remove the card Risk of data loss and corrupted recordings Do not remove the SD card while the product is running Unmount the SD card from the product s webpage before removal This...

Page 31: ...tor Use the insulation displacement connector IDC to connect a network cable without an RJ45 connector Note When using the IDC connector connect a patch cable between the patch cable connector on the foot and the network connector on the camera assembly 1 8 IDC connectors 9 Patch cable connector Pin assignment Position T586A T586B 1 Blue and white Blue and white 2 Blue Blue 3 Orange and white Gree...

Page 32: ...tput For connecting external devices such as relays and LEDs Connected devices can be activated by the VAPIX Application Programming Interface trough an event or from the product s webpage 4 pin terminal block Function Pin Notes Specifications DC ground 1 0 V DC DC output 2 Can be used to power auxiliary equipment Note This pin can only be used as power out 12 V DC Max load 50 mA Digital input Con...

Page 33: ...input 4 I O configured as output Power connector 2 pin terminal block for DC power input Use a Safety Extra Low Voltage SELV compliant limited power source LPS with either a rated output power limited to 100 W or a rated output current limited to 5 A 33 ...

Page 34: ...User Manual Ver M12 2 AXIS Q17 Series Date April 2021 Axis Communications AB 2017 2021 Part No T10118679 ...

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