Page 2 - AXIS COMMUNICATIONS; About This Document
AXIS COMMUNICATIONS <Product Name> Quick User’s Guide 2 About This Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS 231D/232D Network Dome Camera, and is applicable for Firmware release 4.30. It includes instructions for using and managing the AXIS 231D/232D on your ne...
Page 3 - Table of contents
3 AXIS 231D/232D Table of contents AXIS 231D/232D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 AXIS 232D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 6 - and Power Indicators show as follows:
6 AXIS 231D/232D - AXIS 231D/232D Hardware Inventory Check the items supplied with your network dome camera against the following list: Item Title/variant Notes Network Dome Camera AXIS 231D/232D Printed user documentation AXIS 231D/232D Installation Guide Warranty Warranty document Connection modul...
Page 7 - Connection Module - The connection module; provides the physical interface to 4 transistor; Connection module connector
7 AXIS 231D/232D - AXIS 231D/232D Network Connector - The AXIS 231D/232D connects to the network via a standard RJ45 connector. The AXIS 231D/232D detects the speed of the local network segment (10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet). Connection Module - The connection module provides the physical interface to...
Page 8 - AXIS 231D/232D - Using the Network Dome Camera; Using the Network Dome Camera; the Location/Address field of
8 AXIS 231D/232D - Using the Network Dome Camera Using the Network Dome Camera This document includes instructions for using and managing the AXIS 231D/232D. Instructions on how to install the AXIS 231D/232D on your network are provided in the AXIS 231D/232D Installation guide which is available on ...
Page 9 - The Live View page
9 AXIS 231D/232D - Using the Network Dome Camera The Live View page If the dome camera has been customized, the buttons and other items described below will be displayed accordingly on the Live View page. The following provides an overview of each button: The Video Format drop-down list allows the v...
Page 10 - ends of the bar cause a stepped, incremental change; different types of navigation Center and Joystick.; absolute position that was clicked.
10 AXIS 231D/232D - Using the Network Dome Camera Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls The controls available for the Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) are displayed on the Live View by default. These are enabled/disabled for specified users by the administrator under System Options > Security > Users > User List. The...
Page 11 - Focus and Iris Controls; Preset Positions; The Control panel; “Joystick” moves the camera in the direction indicated by
11 AXIS 231D/232D - Using the Network Dome Camera Joystick mode moves the camera in the direction of the mouse pointer. By clicking and holding the mouse button down in the image, the PTZ device moves the camera in that direction, relative to the center of the image. The further from the center the ...
Page 13 - Video Streams; Stream Types; Motion JPEG; provide high quality video streams at less than 1 Mbit/s.
13 AXIS 231D/232D - Video Streams Video Streams The AXIS 231D/232D provides several different image and video stream formats. The type to use depends on your requirements and on the properties of your network. The Live View page in the AXIS 231D/232D provides access to Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video s...
Page 14 - MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods; protocols and broadcast methods are employed.
14 AXIS 231D/232D - Video Streams MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods To deliver live streaming video over IP networks, various combinations of transport protocols and broadcast methods are employed. • RTP (Realtime Transport Protocol) is a protocol that allows programs to manage the real-tim...
Page 15 - data as and when required, for as long as required.
15 AXIS 231D/232D - Video Streams RTP/RTSP This unicast method is RTP tunneled over RTSP. This can be used to exploit the fact that it is relatively simple to configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic. RTP/RTSP/HTTP or RTP/RTSP/HTTPS These two methods can also be used to traverse firewalls. Firewall...
Page 17 - AXIS 231D/232D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera; Configuring the Network Dome Camera; Security, on page 34 for more information on user access control.; Accessing the Setup Tools; Start the Web browser and enter; Overview of the Setup Tools
17 AXIS 231D/232D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera Configuring the Network Dome Camera This section describes how to configure the AXIS 231D/232D and is intended for the product Administrator who has unrestricted access to all Setup tools and Operator who has access to Video & Image, Live V...
Page 18 - Video & Image Settings; available from each page. Click; Image Settings; camera, depending on the usage and the available bandwidth.
18 AXIS 231D/232D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera Video & Image Settings The following descriptions offer examples of the available features in the AXIS 231D/232D. For details of each setting, please refer to the online help files which are available from each page. Click to access the hel...
Page 19 - Overlay Settings
19 AXIS 231D/232D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera Overlay Settings Use these settings to include a) an image as an overlay, and/or b) the date and time, along with text of your own. Text overlays are all included on one line at the top or bottom of the video image. Image overlays can be placed...
Page 20 - Overlay image limitations:; Please use the online help files; Advanced; • White balance - the white balancing system in the AXIS 231D/232D can
20 AXIS 231D/232D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera Overlay image requirements: Image Formats Image SizeThe height and width of the overlay image in pixels must be exactly divisible by 4. Overlay image limitations: Please use the online help files for more information. Advanced Advanced Camera S...
Page 22 - Live View Config; Layout; Customizing the; and follow the; Upload
22 AXIS 231D/232D - Live View Config Live View Config Layout These are the tools for deciding the layout of the Live View page. The layout can be set in 3 ways: • Use Axis look - the layout is unchanged. • Use custom settings - modify the default page with your own colors, images etc. Click the Conf...
Page 24 - Default Viewer
24 AXIS 231D/232D - Live View Config 6. Select the Use as cgi link radio button and enter the cgi link in the field: http://192.168.0.125/axis-cgi/com/ptz.cgi?continuouspantiltmove=0,0 7. These links will appear in the web interface and can be used to control the dome camera. Please use the online h...
Page 26 - Dome Configuration
26 AXIS 231D/232D - Dome Configuration Dome Configuration Preset Positions A preset position is a pre-defined camera view than can be used to quickly move the camera to a specific location. From Preset Position Setup, use the Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) controls to steer the camera to the required posi...
Page 27 - commands. Shortcut buttons are then displayed on the ctrl Panel.; Control Queue; a limited amount of time. Other users will be placed in the queue.; Please see the online help
27 AXIS 231D/232D - Dome Configuration Ctrl Panel - Panel view Settings is a list of configured Shortcut command buttons. Follow the online help for instructions to configure buttons to provide direct access to various built-in auxiliary commands provided by the PTZ driver and other programmable com...
Page 28 - Event Configuration; Event Servers; selected server type.
28 AXIS 231D/232D - Event Configuration Event Configuration This section describes how to configure the AXIS 231D/232D for alarm handling. The AXIS 231D/232D can be configured to perform actions when defined types of events occur. Event type A set of parameters describing how and when the Network Do...
Page 29 - Event Types; Triggered Event
29 AXIS 231D/232D - Event Configuration Event Types An Event Type is a set of parameters describing how and when the Network Dome Camera is to perform certain actions. Example: If a door is opened, and an event has been configured to act on this, the Network Dome Camera can e.g. record and save vide...
Page 30 - images checkbox to expand the web page
30 AXIS 231D/232D - Event Configuration Pre-trigger and Post-trigger buffers This function is very useful when checking to see what happened immediately before and after a trigger, e.g. 2 minutes before and after a door has been opened. Go to Event Types > Add Triggered... > When Triggered ......
Page 32 - Motion Detection; (areas outside Include windows are automatically ignored); for triggering events. See How to set up a triggered event, page 29.; at the top and drag to the desired position).; peaks in the Activity window (the active window has a red frame).
32 AXIS 231D/232D - Event Configuration Motion Detection Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs (or stops) in the video image. A total of 10 Include and/or Exclude windows can be configured. • Include windows target specific areas within the whole video image• Exclude...
Page 33 - Port Status; cannot access the System Options section.
33 AXIS 231D/232D - Event Configuration Please use the online help for descriptions of each available option. High Only very large objects trigger motion detection An object that appears in the region will trigger the motion detection for a long period Ordinary colored objects against ordinary backg...
Page 34 - System Options; Security; controllers on the Live View page.; IP Address Filtering
34 AXIS 231D/232D - System Options System Options Security User access control is enabled by default, the administrator sets the root password on first access. Other users are authorized with user names and passwords, or the administrator can choose to allow anonymous viewer login to the Live View p...
Page 35 - HTTPS
35 AXIS 231D/232D - System Options Notes: • If the referrers feature is enabled and you wish to also allow normal access to the Live View page, the product's own IP address or host name must be added to the list of allowed referrers. • Restricting referrers has no effect on an MPEG-4 video stream. T...
Page 36 - 4h) displayed in the Live View video streams.; File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the help files; for information on how to create
36 AXIS 231D/232D - System Options From the Time Mode section, select the preferred method to use for setting the time: • Synchronize with computer time - sets the time from the clock on your computer. • Synchronize with NTP Server - the network camera will obtain the time from an NTP server every 6...
Page 37 - Services; For more information, please refer to the online help files
37 AXIS 231D/232D - System Options Network - Basic TCP/IP Settings IP Address Configuration- the IP address of the Network Dome Camera can be set automatically via DHCP, or a fixed IP address can be set manually. DHCP is enabled by default. To use a fixed IP address, you must also enter the correct ...
Page 38 - and uses the NTP server as provided by DHCP.; Host Name Configuration
38 AXIS 231D/232D - System Options Network - Advanced TCP/IP Settings DNS Configuration DNS (Domain Name Service) provides the translation of host names to IP addresses on your network. Obtain DNS server address via DHCP - automatically use the DNS server settings provided by the DHCP server. Click ...
Page 39 - RTSP
39 AXIS 231D/232D - System Options Link-Local Address This is enabled by default and assigns the AXIS 231D/232D an additional IP address for use with UPnP™. The AXIS 231D/232D can have both a Link-Local IP and a static/DHCP-supplied IP address at the same time - these will not affect each other. HTT...
Page 40 - For more information, please see the online help; SOCKS; from the Network Dome Camera to predefined addresses, via SMTP.; SNMP; three levels of security are:
40 AXIS 231D/232D - System Options Maximum bandwidth - Specify, in Mbit/s or kbit/s, the maximum bandwidth that the network camera is allowed to use on your network. This is a useful function when connecting your network camera to busy or heavily loaded networks. The default setting is Unlimited. No...
Page 41 - UPnPTM; Maintenance
41 AXIS 231D/232D - System Options UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Play) The Network Dome Camera includes support for UPnP ™ in Windows ME and Windows XP. UPnP ™ is enabled by default. Note: UPnP must be installed on your workstation. To do this, open the Control Panel from the Start Menu and select Add/R...
Page 42 - Support; contact information, should you require technical assistance.
42 AXIS 231D/232D - System Options Restore - click the Browse button to locate the saved backup file (see above) and then click the Restore button. The settings will be restored to the previous configuration. Note: Backup and Restore can only be used on the same unit running the same firmware. This ...
Page 45 - Connection Module; alarm notification via email, picture storage to FTP locations.; Connection Module Pinout
45 AXIS 231D/232D - Connection Module Connection Module This section describes the pinout provided by the Connection module consisting of: 24V AC Power used 4 transistor outputs (see table below) 4 digital inputs not • 4 transistor outputs• 4 digital inputs• power and GND (ground) The inputs/outputs...
Page 47 - Troubleshooting; Checking the Firmware; New firmware can be uploaded to the AXIS 231D/232D over the network.
47 AXIS 231D/232D - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware One of your first actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the currently installed firmware version. The latest version may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem. See the support section at h...
Page 48 - Emergency Recovery Procedure; found on the label on the product casing.
48 AXIS 231D/232D - Troubleshooting Emergency Recovery Procedure If power or the network connection to the AXIS 231D/232D is lost during the upgrade, the process will fail and the unit will become unresponsive. A flashing red Network LED indicates a failed upgrade. To recover the unit, follow the st...
Page 49 - Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions
49 AXIS 231D/232D - Troubleshooting Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Problems setting the IP address Using ARP Ping The IP address must be set within two minutes after the power has been applied to the AXIS 231D/232D, restart the server and try again. Also, make sure the ping length is...
Page 51 - AXIS 231D/232D - Technical Specifications; Technical Specifications
51 AXIS 231D/232D - Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Item Specification Models • AXIS 231D 50Hz/PAL• AXIS 231D 60Hz/NTSC• AXIS 232D 50Hz/PAL (Automatic Day/Night functionality)• AXIS 232D 60Hz/NTSC (Automatic Day/Night functionality) Image Sensor • 1/4” Sony EXview HAD CCD Lens • Au...
Page 54 - General performance considerations
54 AXIS 231D/232D - Technical Specifications General performance considerations When setting up your system, it is important to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance. Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others can affect the frame rate,...
Page 55 - Frame rates - Motion JPEG; values are guidelines only - actual values may vary.; Bandwidth; amounts. The settings that affect bandwidth are:
55 AXIS 231D/232D - Technical Specifications Frame rates - Motion JPEG The following test results show the frame rates in frames/second (fps) for Motion JPEG streams from the AXIS 231D/232D, using a compression level of 50%. Note that these values are guidelines only - actual values may vary. Frame ...
Page 57 - Index
57 AXIS 231D Index A Accessing the video stream 15 Action Buttons 9 Action buttons 24 Active/Inactive 9, 24 Administrator 17, 34 Advanced TCP/IP settings 38 Alarm 28, 45 AMC 9, 15 B Backlight Compensation 20 Backup 41 Bandwidth 13, 55 Buffer Size 30 Buffers 30 C CGI links 11, 23 Click-in-image 10 Co...
