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USER MANAL

AXIS M1103

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Page 2: ...ification mark of the UPnPTM Implementers Corporation Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC This equipment has been designed and tested to fulfill applicable standards for Radio frequency emission when installed according to the instructions and used in its intended environment Immunity to electrical and electromagnetic phenomena when installed according to the instructions and used in its intended en...

Page 3: ... Area 15 Overlay 16 Privacy Mask 17 Live View Config 18 PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom 20 Preset Positions 20 Guard Tour 20 Advanced 21 Detectors 22 Camera Tampering 22 Motion Detection 22 Applications 25 Events 26 Setting Up an Action Rule 27 Schedules 27 Recurrences 28 Recordings 29 Recording List 29 Continuous Recording 29 System Options 31 Security 31 Date Time 33 Network 33 Storage 38 Maintenance 38 Suppo...

Page 4: ...k Unlit No network connection Green Steady green for normal operation Amber Steady during startup and when restoring settings Status Red Slow flash for failed upgrade Green Normal operation Power Amber Flashes green amber during firmware upgrade Note The Status LED can be configured to be unlit during normal operation To configure go to Setup System Options Ports Devices LED See the online help fo...

Page 5: ...t can be configured to use a Java applet for viewing Motion JPEG Access from a Browser 1 Start a browser Internet Explorer Firefox Safari 2 Enter the IP address or host name of the Axis product in the browser s Location Address field To access the product from a Macintosh computer Mac OS X click on the Bonjour tab and select the product from the drop down list If you do not know the IP address use...

Page 6: ...rd can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection which requires an HTTPS certificate HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL is a protocol used to encrypt traffic between web browsers and servers The HTTPS certificate ensures encrypted exchange of information To set the password via a standard HTTP connection enter it directly in the first dialog To set the password via an encrypted HTTPS connec...

Page 7: ...used to trigger an action rule from the Live View page see page 7 Enable this button from Live View Config Action Buttons Click Snapshot to save a snapshot of the video image Right click the video image to save it in JPEG format on your computer This button is primarily intended for use when the AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is not available Enable this button from Live View Config Action Butt...

Page 8: ... PTZ controls The administrator can enable disable controls for specified users under System Options Security Users Note These controls are available if digital PTZ is enabled in the selected view area see View Area on page 15 Click the Ctrl panel button to open the PTZ control panel which provides additional PTZ controls User defined buttons can also appear in the Control panel See Controls on pa...

Page 9: ...icast connections Multicast RTP This method RTP over UDP should be used for live multicast video The video stream is always up to date even if some images are dropped Multicasting provides the most efficient usage of bandwidth when there are large numbers of clients viewing simultaneously A multicast cannot however pass a network router unless the router is configured to allow this It is not possi...

Page 10: ...in the following ways Motion JPEG server push if supported by the client Firefox for example This option maintains an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as and when required for as long as required Still JPEG images in a browser Enter the path http ip axis cgi jpg image cgi Windows Media Player This requires AXIS Media Control and the H 264 decoder to be installed The following pat...

Page 11: ... IP addess The Axis product supports QuickTime 6 5 1 and later QuickTime adds latency to the video stream It may be possible to use other players to view the H 264 stream using the paths above although Axis does not guarantee this 11 ...

Page 12: ...Adjustment To focus your Axis product 1 Open the Live View page in a web browser 2 Unscrew the focus puller on the lens by turning it counterclockwise Adjust focus as required Re tighten the focus puller Back Focus Adjustment If the lens is changed to a non standard lens or when the focus achieved is not satisfactory adjust the back focus as follows 1 Loosen the screw that holds the CS ring See Ha...

Page 13: ...e page 14 H 264 See page 14 MJPEG See page 14 Pixel Counter The pixel counter shows the number of pixels in an area of the image The pixel counter is useful in situations where there is a requirement that the image is a certain size for example in face recognition The pixel counter can be accessed from Video Video Stream Under Preview click Open and select the Show pixel counter option to enable t...

Page 14: ... more bandwidth for increased activity in the image and less for lower image activity CBR allows you to set a fixed Target bit rate that consumes a predictable amount of bandwidth As the bit rate would usually need to increase for increased image activity but in this case cannot frame rate and image quality are affected negatively To partly compensate for this it is possible to prioritize either f...

Page 15: ...able setting see the online help Exposure Settings Configure the exposure settings to suit the image quality requirements in relation to lighting frame rate and bandwidth considerations Exposure value Click in the bar to fine tune the exposure Enable Backlight compensation Enable this option if a bright spot of light for example a light bulb causes other areas in the image to appear too dark Expos...

Page 16: ...at the coordinates The overlay image must first be uploaded to the Axis product see Overlay Image 3 To include date and time select Include date and Include time 4 To include a text string select Include text and enter the text in the field Modifiers can be used see File Naming Date Time Formats in the online help 5 Select the text color the text background color and the position of the overlay 6 ...

Page 17: ...t prohibits users from viewing parts of the monitored area Privacy masks cannot be bypassed via the VAPIX Application Programming Interface API The Privacy Mask List Video Privacy Mask shows all the masks that are currently configured in the Axis product and indicates if they are enabled You can add a new mask re size the mask with the mouse choose a color for the mask and give the mask a name For...

Page 18: ...Settings See page 19 Action Buttons These are the buttons described in Controls on the Live View Page on page 7 User Defined Links See page 19 Default Viewer for Browsers From Live View Config Default Viewer select the default method for viewing video images in your browser The product attempts to show the video images in the selected video format and viewer If this is not possible the product ove...

Page 19: ...ontrol AMC or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the video image in your browser H 264 decoder installation The administrator can disable installation of the H 264 decoder included with AXIS Media Control This is used to prevent installation of unlicensed copies Further decoder licenses can be purchased from your Axis reseller Select Enable recording button to enable recording from the Live View p...

Page 20: ...scriptive name in the Current position field The product can be configured to return to the Home position when the PTZ functionality has been inactive for a specified length of time Enter the length of time in the field and click Save Set the time to zero to prevent the product from automatically returning to the Home position To include the preset position name in the overlay text go to Video sel...

Page 21: ...fy or remove guard tours go to PTZ Guard Tour select the guard tour in the Guard Tour List and click Modify Remove For more information see the online help Advanced Controls Panel Shortcut Command Buttons can be configured to provide direct access to commands issued via the VAPIX Application Programming Interface The buttons will be displayed in the PTZ control panel which is available in the Live...

Page 22: ... Send Notification and select a Recipient from the list of defined recipients Note The While the rule is active option under Duration cannot be used with camera tampering since camera tampering does not have a duration and once it has been triggered it will not automatically return to its untriggered state For more information on actions rules see Events on page 26 Motion Detection Motion detectio...

Page 23: ...by red peaks in the Activity window 5 Click Save To exclude parts of the include window select the Configure Excluded Windows and position the exclude window within the include window To delete an include or exclude window select the window in the list of windows and click Del Motion Detection Parameters The parameters controlling motion detection are described in the table below Parameter Object ...

Page 24: ...75 95 Default values 15 90 90 Note To trigger on small objects or movements use several small motion detection windows rather than one large window and select a low object size To avoid triggering on small objects select a high object size If no objects should appear in the Include Window select a high history level This will cause motion detection to trigger as long as the object is present in th...

Page 25: ...nu option If the product is connected to the Internet Automatic Installation appears in the web page If the product is not connected to the Internet go to www axis com applications to acquire a License key You will need a license code and the product s serial number found on the label and under System Options Support System Overview to receive a license key Installed Applications lists installed a...

Page 26: ...ional condition to prevent an action rule triggered by motion detection to record video while the camera view moves due to a PTZ operation Preset Reached trigger the rule when the camera stops at a preset position This can be for example be used with the Send Images action to upload images from the preset position Storage Available trigger the rule when the storage device is unmounted or removed T...

Page 27: ...Optionally select a Schedule and Additional conditions see below 6 Under Actions select Record Video from the Type drop down list 7 Select a Stream profile and configure the Duration settings as described below 8 Select Network Share from the Storage drop down list To add additional criteria select the Additional conditions option and add additional triggers To prevent an action from being trigger...

Page 28: ...tes or every hour To set up a recurrence 1 Go to Events Recurrences and click Add 2 Enter a descriptive name and recurrence pattern 3 Click OK To use the recurrence in an Action Rule first select Time from the Trigger drop down list in the Action Rule Setup page and then select the recurrence from the second drop down list To modify or remove recurrences select the recurrence in the Recurrences Li...

Page 29: ...d The downloaded file is a zip file containing a minimum of three files of which the Matroska mkv files are the actual recordings The recordings are time stamped with the date and time they were downloaded that is not the date the recordings were made Note To play recordings in Windows Media Player AXIS Matroska File Splitter must be installed AXIS Matroska File Splitter can be downloaded from www...

Page 30: ...is ongoing the recording will be stopped and saved in the recording list and a new recording with the new stream profile will start All previous continuous recordings will remain in the recording list until they are removed manually or through automatic removal of old recordings 30 ...

Page 31: ...he possibilities offered by network video technology ONVIF enables interoperablity between different vendor products increased flexibility reduced cost and future proof systems By creating a user you automatically enable ONVIF communication Use the user name and password with all ONVIF communication with the product For more information see www onvif org IP Address Filter IP address filtering is e...

Page 32: ...lidate the identity of the authentication server Enter the path to the certificate directly or locate the file using the Browse button Then click Upload To remove a certificate click Remove Client certificate Client private key The client certificate and private key are used to authenticate the network device They can be uploaded as separate files or in one combined file e g a PFX file or a PEM fi...

Page 33: ...d time settings are configured under System Options Date Time Current Server Time displays the current date and time 24h clock The time can be displayed in 12h clock in the text overlay see below To change the date and time settings select the preferred Time mode under New Server Time Synchronize with computer time sets date and time according to the computer s clock With this option date and time...

Page 34: ...dditional two minutes Pinging the product is still possible when this service is disabled AXIS Video Hosting System AVHS AVHS used in conjunction with an AVHS service provides easy and secure Internet access to live and recorded video accessible from any location For more information and help to find a local AVHS Service Provider go to www axis com hosting AVHS is enabled by default The settings a...

Page 35: ...st name via IPv4 DHCP to use host name provided by the DHCP server running on IPv4 Select Use the host name to set the host name manually Select Enable dynamic DNS updates to dynamically update local DNS servers whenever the Axis product s IP address changes For more information see the online help Link Local IPv4 Address Link Local Address is enabled by default and assigns the Axis product an add...

Page 36: ...empt to manually enter a port that is already in use another available port is automatically selected When the port is selected automatically it is displayed in this field To change this enter a new port number and click Save FTP The FTP server running in the Axis product enables upload of new firmware user applications etc The FTP server can be disabled under System Options Network TCP IP Advance...

Page 37: ... If HTTPS is enabled SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c should be disabled Traps for SNMP v1 v2 are used by the Axis product to send messages to a management system on important events and status changes Check Enable traps and enter the IP address where the trap message should be sent and the Trap community that should receive the message The following traps are available Cold start Warm start Link up Authentic...

Page 38: ... product s folder on the designated share click Clear under Storage Tools To avoid filling the share it is recommended to remove recordings continuously Under Recording Settings select Remove recordings older than and select the number of days or weeks To stop writing to the share and protect recordings from being removed select Lock under Recording Settings Maintenance The Axis product provides s...

Page 39: ...onfigured to list all connections to the product see below Server Report Provides information about the product status in a pop up window The Access Log is automatically included in the Server Report You can view or download the server report Downloading the server report creates a zip file that contains a complete server report text file in UTF 8 format Select the Include snapshot with default im...

Page 40: ...strator for the uploaded file Plain Config Plain Config is for advanced users with experience of Axis product configuration Most parameters can be set and modified from this page Help is available from the standard help pages To open Plain Config go to System Options Advanced Plain Config Reset to Factory Default Settings This will reset all parameters including the IP address to the factory defau...

Page 41: ...t www axis com techsup 2 Go to Setup System Options Maintenance in the products web pages 3 Under Upgrade Server click Browse and locate the file on your computer Click Upgrade After starting the upgrade process always wait at least 5 10 minutes before restarting the product even if you suspect the upgrade has failed AXIS Camera Management can be used for multiple upgrades See www axis com for mor...

Page 42: ...ed for the product and the IP address of the computer used to access the product are located on different subnets you will not be able to set the IP address Contact your network administrator to obtain an IP address The IP address is being used by another device Disconnect the Axis product from the network Run the Ping command in a Command DOS window type ping and the IP address of the product If ...

Page 43: ...he AMC Control Panel streaming tab See AXIS Media Control AMC on page 9 In the AMC Control Panel select the H 264 tab and click Set to default H 264 decoder Check that RTSP is enabled under System Options Network TCP IP Advanced No multicast H 264 displayed in the client Check with your network administrator that the multicast addresses used by the Axis product are valid for your network Check wit...

Page 44: ... select Java applet under Default viewer Video and image problems general Image too dark or too light Check the video stream and camera settings under Setup Video Video Stream and Setup Video Camera Settings Missing images in uploads This can occur when trying to use a larger image buffer than is actually available Try lowering the frame rate or the upload period Slow image update Configuring pre ...

Page 45: ...d space available for the upload of your own files Delete existing files to free up space Motion Detection triggers unexpectedly Changes in luminance Motion detection is based on changes in luminance in the image This means that if there are sudden changes in the lighting motion detection may trigger mistakenly Lower the sensitivity setting to avoid problems with luminance 45 ...

Page 46: ...1 stream in full resolution and frame rate More streams in either compression if identical or limited in frame rate or resolution Controllable frame rate and bandwidth VBR CBR H 264 Video Image settings Compression color brightness sharpness contrast white balance exposure control exposure zones backlight compensation fine tuning of behavior at low light mirroring of images Mirroring Rotation 0 90...

Page 47: ...om techsup System Integration Installation management and maintenance AXIS Camera Management tool on CD and web based configuration Firmware upgrades over HTTP or FTP firmware available on www axis com Casing Aluminium and plastic Processor memory ARTPEC 3 128 MB RAM 128 MB Flash Power Power over Ethernet IEEE 802 3af Class 1 Edge storage Support for recording to network share Network Attached Sto...

Page 48: ...n affect the frame rate and some affect both If the load on the CPU reaches its maximum this will also affect the frame rate The following factors are among the most important to consider High image resolution and or lower compression levels result in images containing more data Bandwidth affected Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG and or unicast H 264 clients Bandwidth affected Simultaneous v...

Page 49: ...User Manal Ver M1 10 AXIS M1103 Date April 2012 Axis Communications AB 2010 2012 Part No 46766 ...

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