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AXIS M11-E Series

Additional settings

Note

WDR may cause artifacts in the image.

Find out more about WDR and how to use it at

axis.com/web-articles/wdr

.

Improve license plate recognition

To better recognize the license plate of a car passing by the camera, you can apply and adjust a number of things.

One option is to use the pixel counter in your camera to set the optimal pixel resolution:

1. Go to

Settings > System

>

Orientation

and click

.

2. Adjust the size and placement of the rectangle in the camera’s live view around the area of interest, for example

where the license plates of passing cars are expected to appear. You can then see the number of pixels represented by
the sides of the rectangle.

Note

You can use an object of a known size in the view as a reference to decide how much resolution is needed for recognition.

In addition, you can try to adjust the following to optimize license plate recognition:

Shutter speed

Gain

Zoom

Hide parts of the image with privacy masks

You can create one or several privacy masks to hide parts of the image.

1. Go to

Settings > Privacy mask

.

2. Click

New

.

3. Adjust the size, color, and name of the privacy mask according to your needs.

Show an image overlay

To 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, choose

Custom

or one of the presets.

8. Click

Create

.

Show a text overlay in the video stream when the device detects motion

This example explains how to display the text “Motion detected” when the device detects motion:

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Summary of Contents for M11-E

Page 1: ...AXIS M11 E Series AXIS M1135 E Network camera AXIS M1137 E Network camera User Manual ...

Page 2: ...1 Learn more 14 Bitrate control 14 View area 15 Privacy masks 15 Overlays 16 Streaming and storage 16 Applications 16 Troubleshooting 17 Reset to factory default settings 17 Firmware options 17 Check the current firmware 17 Upgrade the firmware 18 Technical issues clues and solutions 18 Performance considerations 19 Need more help 20 Specifications 21 Product overview 21 LED indicators 22 SD card ...

Page 3: ...AXIS M11 E Series About this manual About this manual This user manual describes multiple products Some of the instructions may not be relevant for your product 3 ...

Page 4: ... as a browser bookmark go to Safari Preferences If you do not know the IP address use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager to find the device on the network 2 Enter the username and password If you access the device for the first time you must set the root password See Set a new password for the root account on page 4 3 The live view page opens in your browser Verify that no one has tampered wit...

Page 5: ...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 strongly recommend that you Use a password with at least 8 characters preferably created by a password generator Don t expose the password Change the password at a recurring interval at least once a year Webpage overview 1 Live view control bar 2 Liv...

Page 6: ...AXIS M11 E Series Get started 7 Settings tabs 6 ...

Page 7: ...ng daytime select Flicker reduced Select the same frequency as the power line frequency To lock the current exposure settings select Hold current Benefit from IR light in low light conditions using night mode Your camera uses visible light to deliver color images during the day As the available light diminishes you can set the camera to automatically shift to night mode in which the camera uses bo...

Page 8: ...ill experiencing motion blur you can try one of the following Increase the light level in the scene Mount the camera so that objects move toward it or away from it rather than sideways Handle scenes with strong backlight Dynamic range is the difference in light levels in an image In some cases the difference between the darkest and the brightest areas can be significant The result is often an imag...

Page 9: ...wn size in the view as a reference to decide how much resolution is needed for recognition In addition you can try to adjust the following to optimize license plate recognition Shutter speed Gain Zoom Hide parts of the image with privacy masks You can create one or several privacy masks to hide parts of the image 1 Go to Settings Privacy mask 2 Click New 3 Adjust the size color and name of the pri...

Page 10: ...f 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 video streams dynamically View and record video To learn more about settings for viewing and recording video see Streaming and storage on page 16 ...

Page 11: ...ing Watch video 1 Click Storage Go to recordings 2 Select your recording in the list and it will play automatically 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 motio...

Page 12: ...ule 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 detector to the camera and set up the camera to start recording when the detector senses motion...

Page 13: ...need to create a rule in the camera s webpage Send an email automatically if someone spray paints the lens 1 Go to System Detectors 2 Turn on Trigger on dark images This will trigger an alarm if the lens is sprayed covered or rendered severely out of focus 3 Set a duration for Trigger after The value indicates the time that must pass before an email is sent Create a rule 1 Go to Events Rules and a...

Page 14: ...than the expected bitrate This gives you a margin for additional complexity that needs to be captured kbit s s 1 1 Target bitrate Average bitrate ABR With average bitrate the bitrate is automatically 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 comp...

Page 15: ...iew area we recommend you to set the video stream resolution to the same size as or smaller than the view area size If you set the video stream resolution larger than the view area size it implies digitally scaled up video after sensor capture which requires more bandwidth without adding image information Privacy masks A privacy mask is a user defined area that prevents users from viewing a part o...

Page 16: ...gs relate to each other The Image tab contains camera settings that affect all video streams from the product If you change something in this tab it immediately affects all video streams and recordings The Stream tab contains settings for video streams You get these settings if you request a video stream from the product and don t specify for example resolution or frame rate When you change the se...

Page 17: ...ry default through the web interface Go to Settings System Maintenance and click Default Firmware options Axis offers product firmware management according to either the active track or the long term support LTS tracks Being on the active track means continuously getting access to all the latest product features while the LTS tracks provide a fixed platform with periodic releases focused mainly on...

Page 18: ...Problems upgrading the firmware Firmware upgrade failure If the firmware upgrade fails the device reloads the previous firmware The most common reason is that the wrong firmware file has been uploaded Check that the name of the firmware file corresponds to your device and try again Problems setting the IP address The device is located on a different subnet If the IP address intended for the device...

Page 19: ...ed 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 manufa...

Page 20: ...e 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 application...

Page 21: ...d the latest version of the product s datasheet go to the product page at axis com and locate Support Documentation Product overview 1 IK10 tool 2 Safety wire 3 Top cover 4 Weather cover 5 Front widow 6 Network camera 7 Holder screw 2x 8 Cable gasket 2x 21 ...

Page 22: ...ol button 13 Audio in LED indicators Note The Status LED can be configured to flash while an event is active Status LED Indication Unlit Connection and normal operation Green Shows steady green for 10 seconds for normal operation after startup completed Amber Steady during startup Flashes during firmware upgrade or reset to factory default Amber Red Flashes amber red if network connection is unava...

Page 23: ...t to factory default settings on page 17 Connectors Network connector RJ45 Ethernet connector with Power over Ethernet PoE Audio connector I O connector Use the I O connector with external devices in combination with for example motion detection event triggering and alarm notifications In addition to the 0 V DC reference point and power DC output the I O connector provides the interface to Digital...

Page 24: ...y connected to pin 1 DC ground when active and floating unconnected when inactive If used with an inductive load e g a relay connect a diode in parallel with the load to protect against voltage transients 0 to max 30 V DC open drain 100 mA Example 1 DC ground 2 DC output 12 V max 25 mA 3 Digital input 4 Digital output Power connector 2 pin terminal block for DC power input Use a Safety Extra Low V...

Page 25: ...User Manual Ver M2 2 AXIS M11 E Series Date January 2020 Axis Communications AB 2019 2020 Part No T10140813 ...

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