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About this Document

This manual is intended for administrators and users of AXIS P1254
Network Camera, and is applicable to firmware 6.15 and later. It

includes instructions for using and managing the product on your
network. Previous experience of networking will be of use when using
this product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may
also be useful when developing shell scripts and applications. Later
versions of this document will be posted at

www.axis.com

. See also the

product’s online help, available through the web-based interface.

Legal Considerations

Video surveillance can be regulated by laws that vary from country to
country. Check the laws in your local region before using this product
for surveillance purposes.
This product includes one (1) H.264 decoder license. To purchase
further licenses, contact your reseller.

Liability

Every care has been taken in the preparation of this document. Please
inform your local Axis office of any inaccuracies or omissions. Axis
Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or
typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the
product and manuals without prior notice. Axis Communications AB

makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained
within this document, including, but not limited to, the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Axis
Communications AB shall not be liable nor responsible for incidental or
consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance
or use of this material. This product is only to be used for its intended
purpose.

Intellectual Property Rights

Axis AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied
in the product described in this document. In particular, and without
limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or more
of the patents listed at

www.axis.com/patent.htm

and one or more

additional patents or pending patent applications in the US and other
countries.
This product contains licensed third-party software. See the menu item
“About” in the product’s user interface for more information.
This product contains source code copyright Apple Computer,
Inc., under the terms of Apple Public Source License 2.0 (see

www.opensource.apple.com/apsl

). The source code is available from

https://developer.apple.com/bonjour/

Equipment Modifications

This equipment must be installed and used in strict accordance with the
instructions given in the user documentation. This equipment contains
no user-serviceable components. Unauthorized equipment changes or
modifications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certifications
and approvals.

Trademark Acknowledgments

AXIS COMMUNICATIONS, AXIS, ETRAX, ARTPEC and VAPIX are
registered trademarks or trademark applications of Axis AB in various
jurisdictions. All other company names and products are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Apple, Boa, Apache, Bonjour, Ethernet, Internet Explorer, Linux,
Microsoft, Mozilla, Real, SMPTE, QuickTime, UNIX, Windows, Windows
Vista and WWW are registered trademarks of the respective holders.
Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. UPnP

TM

is a

certification mark of the UPnP

TM

Implementers Corporation.

SD, SDHC and SDXC are trademarks or registered trademarks of SD-3C,
LLC in the United States, other countries or both. Also, miniSD, microSD,
miniSDHC, microSDHC, microSDXC are all trademarks or registered
trademarks of SD-3C, LLC in the United States, other countries or both.

Regulatory Information

Europe

This product complies with the applicable CE marking directives

and harmonized standards:

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2014/30/EU. See

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) on page 2

.

Low Voltage (LVD) Directive 2014/35/EU. See

Safety on page 3

.

Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2011/65/EU.
See

Disposal and Recycling on page 3

.

A copy of the original declaration of conformity may be obtained from
Axis Communications AB. See

Contact Information on page 3

.

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
environment.

USA

This equipment has been tested using a shielded network cable (STP)
and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The product shall be connected using a shielded network cable (STP)
that is properly grounded.

Canada

This digital apparatus complies with CAN ICES-3 (Class B). The product
shall be connected using a shielded network cable (STP) that is
properly grounded. Cet appareil numérique est conforme à la norme
CAN NMB-3 (classe B). Le produit doit être connecté à l'aide d'un câble
réseau blindé (STP) qui est correctement mis à la terre.

Europe

This digital equipment fulfills the requirements for RF emission
according to the Class B limit of EN 55022. The product shall be
connected using a shielded network cable (STP) that is properly
grounded.
This product fulfills the requirements for immunity according
to EN 61000-6-1 residential, commercial and light-industrial
environments.
This product fulfills the requirements for immunity according to
EN 61000-6-2 industrial environments.
This product fulfills the requirements for immunity according to
EN 55024 office and commercial environments.

Australia/New Zealand

This digital equipment fulfills the requirements for RF emission
according to the Class B limit of AS/NZS CISPR 22. The product shall
be connected using a shielded network cable (STP) that is properly
grounded.

Japan

この装置は、クラスB 情報技術装置です。この装置は、家

庭環境で使⽤することを⽬ 的としていますが、この装置が
ラジオやテレビジョン受信機に近接して使⽤されると、 受
信障害を引き起こすことがあります。 取扱説明書に従って
正しい取り扱いをして下さい。 本製品は、シールドネット
ワークケーブル(STP)を使⽤して接続してください。また
適切に接地してください。

Korea

이 기기는 가정용(B급) 전자파적합기기로서 주로 가정에

서 사용하는 것을 목적으로 하며, 모든 지역에서 사용할 수
있습니다. 적절히 접지된 STP (shielded twisted pair) 케이
블을 사용하여 제품을 연결 하십시오.

Summary of Contents for P1254

Page 1: ...AXIS P1254 Network Camera User Manual...

Page 2: ...nters Corporation SD SDHC and SDXC are trademarks or registered trademarks of SD 3C LLC in the United States other countries or both Also miniSD microSD miniSDHC microSDHC microSDXC are all trademarks...

Page 3: ...accordance with local legislation penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste Europe This symbol means that the product shall not be disposed of together with household or commer...

Page 4: ...files 18 About ONVIF media profiles 18 Camera Settings 18 About overlays 20 About privacy masks 21 Configure the Live View Page 22 Default Viewer for Browsers 22 Viewer Settings 22 User Defined Links...

Page 5: ...f Contents Advanced 49 Reset to Factory Default Settings 50 Troubleshooting 51 Check the Firmware 51 Upgrade the Firmware 51 Symptoms Possible Causes and Remedial Actions 52 Technical Specifications 5...

Page 6: ...esult in death or serious injury CAUTION Indicates a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury NO NO NOTICE TICE TICE Indicates a situation which if not avoided...

Page 7: ...Overview AXIS P12 Mk II Main Unit 1 Status LED 2 Control button 3 RJ12 connector 4 Network connector PoE 5 SD card slot microSD card AXIS F1004 Bullet Sensor Unit 1 Sensor unit 2 Micro USB connector...

Page 8: ...is running Disconnect power or unmount the SD card from the Axis product s webpages before removal This product supports microSD microSDHC microSDXC cards not included For SD card recommendations see...

Page 9: ...sensor unit cable the minimum bending radius is 40 mm The sensor unit is delivered with a cable To shorten the cable follow these steps 1 Cut the cable to the desired length Measure from the sensor un...

Page 10: ...gn an IP address see the document Assign an IP Address and Access the Video Stream on Axis Support web at www axis com techsup Note To show Bonjour as a browser bookmark go to Safari Preferences 3 Ent...

Page 11: ...t Power Line Frequency Power line frequency is set the first time the Axis product is accessed and can only be changed from Plain Config see page 50 or by resetting the product to factory default Sele...

Page 12: ...ct the desired action and configure the other settings as required For more information about action rules see Events on page 31 To show the manual trigger buttons in the Live View page 1 Go to Setup...

Page 13: ...fic on the network until a client connects and requests the stream Note that there are a maximum of 10 simultaneous unicast connections Multicast RTP This method RTP over UDP should be used for live m...

Page 14: ...You can also access video and images from the Axis product in the following ways Motion JPEG server push if supported by the client Chrome or Firefox for example This option maintains an open HTTP con...

Page 15: ...View page Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings Operators have restricted access to settings see Users on page 38 See also the online help Basic Setup Basic Setup provides shortcuts...

Page 16: ...e mouse to move and resize the rectangle or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height fields and click Apply When accessing the Live View page in Internet Explorer with AXIS Media Control AMC...

Page 17: ...ng Maximum bit rate MBR When the activity in the scene increases VBR adjusts the bit rate according to the complexity using up more bandwidth for increased activity in the scene and less for lower sce...

Page 18: ...miting the frame size optimizes bandwidth and storage usage but may give poor image quality To prevent increased bandwidth and storage usage the maximum frame size should be set to an optimal value Ab...

Page 19: ...r line frequency The Hold current option locks the current exposure settings Max exposure time Shutter speed also called exposure time stands for the length of time the camera shutter is open thereby...

Page 20: ...Modifiers can be used see File Naming Date Time Formats in the online help 4 Select size color and placement of the text string 5 Click Save To modify the date and time format go to System Options Dat...

Page 21: ...ll be scaled down to fit the resolution used by the Axis product 5 Click Save How to include an overlay image 1 Go to Video Overlay Image 2 Select the image to use from the Use overlay image list and...

Page 22: ...k the Refresh button in your browser to view a new image For more information please see the online help Viewer Settings To configure options for the viewer go to Live View Config Viewer Settings Sele...

Page 23: ...lens is sprayed covered or rendered severely out of focus 4 Click Save To configure the product to send an alarm when tampering occurs 1 Go to Events Action Rules 2 Click Add to set up a new action r...

Page 24: ...tructions see the documentation provided by the application vendor 4 Start the application Go to page Applications select the application in the list of installed applications and click Start 5 Config...

Page 25: ...ork Camera Applications If the Axis product is reset to factory default uploaded applications and their settings are removed For information about factory default see Reset to Factory Default Settings...

Page 26: ...false detections Start and Stop the Application To start the application select it in the Installed Applications list on the Applications page and click Start To stop the application select it in the...

Page 27: ...rectangle placed in the center of the image Use the mouse to move reshape and resize the area so that it covers the desired part of the image The default square can be changed to a polygon with up to...

Page 28: ...ple large ponds or large trees use exclude areas instead of the filter The filter will be applied to all moving objects in scene and if set to a value too large important objects might not be detected...

Page 29: ...he camera appears smaller than an object close to the camera If the filter is set to ignore objects the size of a person people that are close to be camera can still be detected because they are large...

Page 30: ...record video during certain time periods select a Schedule 6 Under Actions select Record Video from the Type drop down list 7 Select the stream profile and storage device to use and configure the pre...

Page 31: ...seconds When While the rule is active is enabled and the action is triggered again during the post trigger time the recording time will be extended with another post trigger time period For more infor...

Page 32: ...ideo Record video to a selected storage Send Images Send images to a recipient Send Notification Send a notification message to a recipient Send SNMP Trap Send an SNMP trap message to the operator Mak...

Page 33: ...ween the Axis product and the HTTPS server also specify the proxy settings Network Share Send Images Send Video Clip A network share can also be used as a storage device for recorded video Go System O...

Page 34: ...if motion is detected outside office hours Use one of the predefined schedules or create a new schedule as described below To create a new schedule 1 Go to Events Schedules and click Add 2 Enter a de...

Page 35: ...red under System Options Date Time see Date Time on page 40 To find a recording follow these steps 1 Go to Recordings List 2 To reduce the number of recordings displayed select the desired options und...

Page 36: ...3 Select the recording and click Export The Export Recording dialog opens 4 By default the complete recording is selected To export a part of the recording modify the start and stop times 5 Optionall...

Page 37: ...the product to factory default settings will erase any uploaded language files and reset the product language to English Clicking the Restore button on the Maintenance page will not affect the languag...

Page 38: ...rs access to the Live View page Deselect the Enable Basic Setup option to hide the Basic Setup menu Basic Setup provides quick access to settings that should be made before using the Axis product ONVI...

Page 39: ...with digital certificates using EAP TLS Extensible Authentication Protocol Transport Layer Security The certificates are provided by a Certification Authority CA You need a CA certificate to authenti...

Page 40: ...tes If required additional CA certificates can be installed 1 Go to Setup System Options Security Certificates 2 Click Install certificate and upload the certificate Date Time The Axis product s date...

Page 41: ...ccording to the configuration in the network router To enable IPv6 go to System Options Network TCP IP Basic Other settings for IPv6 should be configured in the network router ARP Ping The product s I...

Page 42: ...box One click enabled Press and hold the product s control button see Hardware Overview on page 7 for about 3 seconds to connect to an AVHS service over the Internet Once registered Always will be ena...

Page 43: ...ore information see the online help Link Local IPv4 Address Link Local Address is enabled by default and assigns the Axis product an additional IP address which can be used to access the product from...

Page 44: ...e 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 Advanced Note This FTP server h...

Page 45: ...ll AXIS Video MIB traps are enabled when SNMP v1 v2c traps are enabled It is not possible to turn on or off specific traps SNMP v3 provides encryption and secure passwords To use traps with SNMP v3 an...

Page 46: ...oid filling the card it is recommended to remove recordings continuously Under General Settings select Remove recordings older than and select the number of days or weeks To stop writing to the card a...

Page 47: ...d After enabling encryption the SD card must be formatted so that no unencrypted data remains on the card The card must also be mounted before it can be used Note If autoformat is enabled the card wil...

Page 48: ...share and protect recordings from being removed select Lock under Recording Settings Maintenance The Axis product provides several maintenance functions These are available under System Options Maint...

Page 49: ...tomatically included in the Server Report Parameter List Shows the product s parameters and their current settings This may prove useful when troubleshooting or when contacting Axis Support Connection...

Page 50: ...axis com techsup To reset the product to the factory default settings 1 Disconnect power from the product 2 Press and hold the control button and reconnect power See Hardware Overview on page 7 3 Kee...

Page 51: ...ns and release notes available with each new release before upgrading the firmware To upgrade the product s firmware 1 Download the latest firmware file to your computer available free of charge at ww...

Page 52: ...bytes 32 time 10 this means that the IP address may already be in use by another device on the network Obtain a new IP address from the network administrator and reinstall the product If you receive...

Page 53: ...clients Check if your router supports multicasting or if the router settings between the client and the product need to be configured The TTL Time To Live value may need to be increased No multicast...

Page 54: ...stem Log under System Options Support Logs Reports Depending on the problem it might be necessary to re mount the storage device For information on how to set up a storage disruption alarm see Events...

Page 55: ...mask Mirroring of images Network Security Password protection IP address filtering HTTPSa encryption IEEE 802 1Xa network access control Digest authentication User access log Centralized certificate m...

Page 56: ...IEC 60068 2 6 IEC 60068 2 14 IEC 60068 2 27 Dimensions AXIS P12 Mk II Main Unit 16 5 x 46 x 109 mm 5 8 x 1 13 16 x 4 5 16 in AXIS F1004 Bullet Sensor Unit 60 x 60 x 89 mm 2 3 8 x 2 3 8 x 3 1 2 in Sens...

Page 57: ...ed Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG and or unicast H 264 clients Bandwidth affected Simultaneous viewing of different streams resolution compression by different clients Effect on frame rate and...

Page 58: ...User Manual Ver M1 4 AXIS P1254 Network Camera Date June 2016 Axis Communications AB 2016 Part No 1626145...

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