Axis FA51 User Manual Download Page 21

AXIS FA51 Main Unit

The device interface

Click to play the recording.

Click to stop the recording.

Click to show more information and options about the recording.

Set export range

: If you only want to export part of the recording, enter from when to when.

Click to delete the recording.

Export

: Click to export (part of) the recording.

Apps

Add app

: Click to install a new app.

Find more apps

: Click to go to an overview page of Axis apps.

The context menu contains:

App log

: Click to view a log of the app events. The log is helpful when you contact support.

Activate license with a key

: If the app requires a license, you need to activate it. Use this option if your device

doesn’t have internet access.
If you don’t have a license key, go to

axis.com/applications

You need a license code and the Axis product serial

number to generate a license key.

Activate license automatically

: If the app requires a license, you need to activate it. Use this option if your device has

internet access. You need a license code to activate the license.

Deactivate the license

: Deactivate the license to use it in another device. If you deactivate the license, you also

remove it from the device. To deactivate the license requires internet access.

Delete

: Delete the app permanently from the device. If you don’t deactivate the license first, it remains active.

Note

The device’s performance might be affected if you run several apps at the same time.

Start

: Start or stop the app.

Open

: Click to access the app’s settings. The available settings depend on the application. Some applications don’t have any

settings.

System

Date and time

The time format depends on the web browser’s language settings.

Note

We recommend you to synchronize the device’s date and time with an NTP server.

Synchronization

: Select an option for synchronizing the device’s date and time.

Automatic date and time (NTP server using DHCP)

: Synchronize with the NTP server connected to the DHCP server.

Automatic date and time (manual NTP server)

: Synchronize with NTP servers of your choice.

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Summary of Contents for FA51

Page 1: ...AXIS FA51 Main Unit User Manual...

Page 2: ...tatus 12 Video 12 Recordings 20 Apps 21 System 21 Maintenance 36 Learn more 38 Privacy masks 38 Overlays 38 Streaming and storage 38 Applications 39 Specifications 41 Product overview 41 LED indicator...

Page 3: ...ic outer coating from the end of the cable 3 Peel back the shield 4 Flatten the colored wires in the order described below 1 Brown 2 White brown 3 Not used 4 Not used 5 White blue 6 Blue 5 Insert the...

Page 4: ...xis firmware or to take full control of the device after a security attack 1 Reset to factory default settings See Reset to factory default settings on page 44 After the reset secure boot guarantees t...

Page 5: ...erator Don t expose the password Change the password at a recurring interval at least once a year Webpage overview This video gives you an overview of the device interface To watch this video go to th...

Page 6: ...equency 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 reduce...

Page 7: ...n WDR 3 Use the Local contrast slider to adjust the amount of WDR 4 If you still have problems go to Exposure and adjust the Exposure zone to cover the area of interest Find out more about WDR and how...

Page 8: ...e 1 Go to Video Privacy masks 2 Click 3 Click the new mask and type a name 4 Adjust the size and placement of the privacy mask according to your needs 5 To change the color for all privacy masks expan...

Page 9: ...a live video stream on a monitor Your camera can transmit a live video stream to an HDMI monitor even without a network connection Use the monitor for surveillance purposes or for public viewing for...

Page 10: ...dd a rule The rule defines when the device will perform certain actions You can set up rules as scheduled recurring or manually triggered 2 Enter a Name 3 Select the Condition that must be met to trig...

Page 11: ...ure you have set up the application according to your needs Add the overlay text 1 Go to Video Overlays 2 Under Overlays select Text and click 3 Enter D in the text field 4 Choose text size and appear...

Page 12: ...ng if the device is in sync with an NTP server and the time remaining until the next sync NTP settings Click to go to the Date and time page where you can change the NTP settings Device info Shows dev...

Page 13: ...from the encoding driver of the device The bitrate in the overlay is the average bitrate of the last 5 seconds and it comes from the browser Both values cover only the raw video stream and not the ad...

Page 14: ...wer line frequency check with the local authorities Rotate Select the preferred image orientation Image Appearance Saturation Use the slider to adjust the color intensity You can for example get a gra...

Page 15: ...ons Automatic outdoors Automatic identification and compensation for the light source color This is the recommended setting which can be used in most outdoor situations Custom indoors Fixed color adju...

Page 16: ...Automatic illumination angle Turn on to use the automatic illumination angle Illumination angle Use the slider to manually set the illumination angle for example if the angle needs to be different fr...

Page 17: ...part of the image to calculate the exposure Spot Uses an area with a fixed size and position in the live view to calculate the exposure Custom Uses an area in the live view to calculate the exposure...

Page 18: ...Low compression improves the image quality but uses more bandwidth and storage when you record H 26x encoding Zipstream A bitrate reduction technology optimized for video surveillance that reduces th...

Page 19: ...limit Bitrate limit Enter a bitrate limit that is higher than the target bitrate Maximum Select to set a maximum instant bitrate of the stream based on your network bandwidth Maximum Enter the maximu...

Page 20: ...eate a view area Click the view area to access settings Name Enter a name for the view area The maximum length is 64 characters Aspect ratio Select desired aspect ratio The resolution adjusts automati...

Page 21: ...activate it Use this option if your device has internet access You need a license code to activate the license Deactivate the license Deactivate the license to use it in another device If you deactiv...

Page 22: ...k segments Hostname Enter the hostname Search domains When you use a hostname that is not fully qualified click Add search domain and enter a domain in which to search for the hostname used by the dev...

Page 23: ...r the proxy server s address Port Enter the port number used for access Login and Password If needed enter username and password for the proxy server Authentication method Basic This method is the mos...

Page 24: ...ord is set the password field is no longer displayed To set the password again you must reset the device to factory default settings Connected clients The list shows all clients that are connected to...

Page 25: ...identity When no certificate is selected the device tries to authenticate itself regardless of what network it is connected to EAP identity Enter the user identity associated with the client certifica...

Page 26: ...user Anonymous users Allow anonymous viewers Turn on to allow anyone to access the device as a viewer without having to log in with a user account Allow anonymous PTZ operators Turn on to allow anonym...

Page 27: ...an error message when uploading files Username Enter the username for the login Password Enter the password for the login Use temporary file name Select to upload files with temporary automatically g...

Page 28: ...les This way you know that all files that have the desired name are correct Email Send email to Enter the email address to send emails to To enter multiple addresses use commas to separate them Send e...

Page 29: ...tween clients You can learn more about MQTT in AXIS OS Portal MQTT client Connect Turn on or off the MQTT client Status Shows the current status of the MQTT client Broker Host Enter the hostname or IP...

Page 30: ...fault Turn off to enter your own default message Topic Enter the topic for the default message Payload Enter the content for the default message Retain Select to keep the state of client on this Topic...

Page 31: ...e password SMB version Select the SMB storage protocol version to connect to the NAS If you select Auto the device tries to negotiate one of the secure versions SMB 3 02 3 0 or 2 1 Select 1 0 or 2 0 t...

Page 32: ...are the two available file system options The recommended format is ext4 due to its resilience against data loss if the card is ejected or if there is an abrupt power loss However you need a third par...

Page 33: ...r after has passed The tampering detector only activates when the camera has not moved for at least 10 seconds During this period the detector sets up a scene model to use as a comparison to detect ta...

Page 34: ...n each rotation Mirror image Click to flip the image Create Click to save Picture in picture Two streams are displayed on the external monitor at the same time One stream fills the display and the oth...

Page 35: ...ing if an input is open or closed you can also detect if someone has tampered with it that is cut or shorted To supervise the connection requires additional hardware end of line resistors in the exter...

Page 36: ...s not affect any of the current settings Running applications restart automatically Restore Return most settings to the factory default values Afterwards you must reconfigure the device and apps reins...

Page 37: ...grade and return all settings to the factory default values When you choose this option you can t revert to the previous firmware version after the upgrade Autorollback Upgrade and confirm the upgrade...

Page 38: ...and by as much as 50 compared to older MPEG formats This means that less network bandwidth and storage space are required for a video file Or seen another way higher video quality can be achieved for...

Page 39: ...e than the expected bitrate This gives you a margin for additional complexity that needs to be captured 1 Target bitrate Applications AXIS Camera Application Platform ACAP is an open platform that ena...

Page 40: ...manual 67523 t10001688 How to activate an application licence code on a device AXIS Face Detector AXIS Face Detector is an application that detects faces in a predefined area of the live video The det...

Page 41: ...es during firmware upgrade or reset to factory default Amber Red Flashes amber red if network connection is unavailable or lost SD card slot NO NO NOTICE TICE TICE Risk of damage to SD card Do not use...

Page 42: ...des the interface to Digital input For connecting devices that can toggle between an open and closed circuit for example PIR sensors door window contacts and glass break detectors Digital output For c...

Page 43: ...12 V max 50mA 3 I O configured as input 4 I O configured as output RJ12 connector The RJ12 connector is used for connecting the sensor unit to the main unit For information on how to shorten the senso...

Page 44: ...tegrations For more detailed information about Axis product firmware strategy go to axis com support firmware Check the current firmware version Firmware is the software that determines the functional...

Page 45: ...address is available for use with the Axis device Check all cabling and reinstall the device Possible IP address conflict with another device on the same subnet The static IP address in the Axis devi...

Page 46: ...ations affect the performance Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth the bitrate required others can affect the frame rate and some affect both If the load on the CPU reaches its maximum this als...

Page 47: ...User Manual Ver M4 3 AXIS FA51 Main Unit Date January 2022 Axis Communications AB 2021 2022 Part No T10166207...

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