Page 3 - Support
Safety This product complies with IEC/EN/UL 60950-1 andIEC/EN/UL 60950-22, Safety of Information TechnologyEquipment. The product shall be grounded either through a shieldednetwork cable (STP) or other appropriate method. Disposal and Recycling When this product has reached the end of its useful lif...
Page 4 - AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera; Table of Contents
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Table of Contents Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Connectors and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 LED Indicators . . . . . . . ...
Page 6 - Hardware Overview; Connectors and Buttons; Status LED
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Hardware Overview Hardware Overview Connectors and Buttons For technical specifications, see page 56 . LED Indicators Note • The Status LED can be configured to flash while an event is active. • The Status LED can be configured to flash for identifying the uni...
Page 7 - Access the Product; Access from a Browser; Access from the Internet
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Access the Product Access the Product To install the Axis product, see the Installation Guide supplied with the product. The product can be used with most operating systems and browsers. The recommended browsers are • Internet Explorer ® with Windows ® • Safar...
Page 8 - Set the Root Password; Configure Capture Mode; The Live View Page
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Access the Product Set the Root Password To access the Axis product, you must set the password for the default administrator user root . This is done in the Configure Root Password dialog, which opens when the product is accessed for the first time. To prevent...
Page 9 - Controls on the Live View Page; Manual Trigger; AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Access the Product Controls on the Live View Page Click the View size buttons to show the image in full size (right button) or to scale down the image to fit the browser window (left button). Select a stream profile for the Live View page from the Stream Profi...
Page 11 - Media Streams; MJPEG
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Media Streams Media Streams The Axis product provides several video stream formats. Your requirements and the properties of your network will determine thetype you use. The Live View page in the product provides access to H.264 and Motion JPEG video streams, a...
Page 12 - Settings; Alternative Methods of Accessing the Video Stream; Motion JPEG server push
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Media Streams The AMC Control Panel can be used to configure various video settings. Please see the AXIS Media Control User’s Manual for moreinformation. The AMC Control Panel is automatically installed on first use, after which it can be configured. Open the ...
Page 14 - Set Up the Product; Setup; Basic Setup
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Set Up the Product Set Up the Product The Axis product can be configured by users with administrator or operator rights. To open the product’s Setup pages, click Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. • Administrators have unrestricted acces...
Page 15 - Video; Set Up Video Streams; Pixel Counter; Image
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Video Video It is possible to configure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 15 . • Stream profiles. See page 16 . • Camera settings. See page 17 . • View areas. See page 19 . • Overlay image. See page 20 . • Privacy mask...
Page 16 - Stream Profiles
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Video • Overlay settings . See Overlay on page 20 . Click Save to apply the new settings. H.264 H.264, also known as MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC, is a video compression standard that provides high quality video streams at low bit rates.An H.264 video stream consists of...
Page 17 - Camera Settings; Video > Camera Settings; Capture Mode; OK; Image Appearance
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Video For quick setup, use one of the predefined stream profiles. Each predefined profile has a descriptive name, indicating its purpose. Ifrequired, the predefined stream profiles can be modified and new customized stream profiles can be created. To create a ...
Page 18 - White Balance
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Video Increasing the Color level increases the color saturation. The value 100 gives maximum color saturation and the value 0 gives minimum color saturation. The image Brightness can be adjusted in the range 0–100, where a higher value produces a brighter imag...
Page 19 - View Area
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Video • Auto to set the shutter speed automatically. If required, use Max shutter to limit the shutter speed to prevent the frame rate from being reduced. For example, to get 30 fps, set Max shutter to 1/30. • Fixed to use a fixed shutter speed. Gain , measure...
Page 20 - Overlay; Overlay Image
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Video 6. Select Enable PTZ to enable digital PTZ for the view area. 7. Click Save to save the settings. To modify a view area, select the view area in the list and modify the settings as required. Click Save . To remove a view area, select the view area and cl...
Page 22 - Privacy Mask
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Video 5. Enter the text to display in the Text field. This is the text that #D will be replaced by. 6. Specify the Duration . The text can be displayed while the rule is active or for a fixed number of seconds. ExampleTo display the text “Motion detected” when...
Page 23 - Configure the Live View Page; Default Viewer for Browsers
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Configure the Live View Page Configure the Live View Page You can customize the Live View page and alter it to suit your requirements. It is possible to define the following features ofthe Live View page. • Stream Profile. See page 16 . • Default Viewer for Br...
Page 24 - User Defined Links; Show custom link; Output Buttons; Setup > Live View Config
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Configure the Live View Page User Defined Links To display user-defined links in the Live View page, select the Show custom link option, give the link a name and then enter the URL to link to. When defining a web link do not remove the 'http://' from the URL a...
Page 25 - Preset Positions; Controls
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) The PTZ menu is available if digital PTZ (pan, tilt and zoom) is enabled in the selected view area. For more information on view areas,see View Area on page 19 . Preset Positions A preset position is a saved view that ca...
Page 26 - Control Queue
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) • Tilt control • Zoom control To disable specific controls, deselect the options under Enable/Disable controls . If using multiple view areas, deselecting a control will only disable the control in the selected view area. Note Disabling PTZ...
Page 27 - Detectors; Camera Tampering; Motion Detection
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Detectors Detectors Camera Tampering Camera Tampering can generate an alarm whenever the camera is repositioned, or when the lens is covered, spray-painted or severelydefocused. To send an alarm, for example an email, an action rule must be set up. To configur...
Page 28 - Set Up Motion Detection Windows; Motion Detection Parameters
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Detectors Note • Using the motion detection feature may decrease the product’s overall performance. • The position of the Motion Detection Window is relative to the orientation of the Camera. Changing the orientation of the camera will also change the position...
Page 30 - Applications; Application Licenses
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Applications Applications AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) is an open platform that enables third parties to develop analytics and other applicationsfor Axis products. For information about available applications, downloads, trials and licenses, go to w...
Page 32 - Events; Set Up Action Rules
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Events Events The Event pages allow you to configure the Axis product to perform actions when different events occur. For example, the productcan start a recording or send an email notification when motion is detected. The set of conditions that defines how an...
Page 33 - Recipient Types; Set Up Email Recipients
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Events 2. Enter a descriptive name. 3. Select a recipient Type . 4. Enter the information needed for the recipient type. 5. Click Test to test the connection to the recipient. 6. Click OK . Recipient Types The following recipients are available: Recipient Use ...
Page 34 - Create Schedules
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Events 1. Go to Events > Recipients and click Add . 2. Enter a Name and select Email from the Type list. 3. Enter the email addresses to send emails to in the To field. Use commas to separate multiple addresses. 4. Select the email provider from the Provide...
Page 35 - Recordings; Find Recordings
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Recordings Recordings The Axis product can be configured to record video continuously or according to an action rule: • To start a continuous recording, see page 37 . • To set up action rules, see page 32 . • To access recordings, see Find Recordings on page 3...
Page 36 - Export Video Clip; Recording List
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Recordings To play a recording, follow these steps: 1. Go to Recordings > List . 2. To reduce the number of recordings displayed, select the desired options under Filter and click the Filter button to apply the filters. See also Find Recordings on page 35 ....
Page 37 - Continuous Recording
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Recordings To remove a recording, select the recording and click Remove . Continuous Recording The Axis product can be configured to continuously save video to a storage device. For information about storage devices, see Storage on page 47 . To prevent the dis...
Page 38 - Languages; Upload Language; Restore
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Languages Languages Multiple languages can be installed in the Axis product. All web pages including the online help will be displayed in the selectedlanguage. To switch languages, go to Setup > Languages and first upload the new language file. Browse and l...
Page 39 - System Options; Security; Users
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options System Options Security Users User access control is enabled by default and can be configured under System Options > Security > Users . An administrator can set up other users by giving them user names and passwords. It is also possible to...
Page 40 - HTTPS
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options HTTPS HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer, or HTTP over SSL) is a web protocol providing encrypted browsing.HTTPS can also be used by users and clients to verify that the correct device is being accessed. The security lev...
Page 41 - Certificates
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options Certificates Certificates are used to authenticate devices on a network. Typical applications include encrypted web browsing (HTTPS), networkprotection via IEEE 802.1X and secure upload of images and notification messages for example via email. ...
Page 42 - Network; Basic TCP/IP Settings; IPv4 Address Configuration; Assign IP Address Using ARP/Ping
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options If using an NTP server, select your Time zone from the drop-down list. If required, check Automatically adjust for daylight saving time changes . The Date & Time Format Used in Images is the date and time format displayed as a text overlay i...
Page 43 - AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options Linux/Unix example arp -s 192.168.0.125 00:40:8c:18:10:00 tempping -s 408 192.168.0.125 Windows syntax (this may require that you run the command prompt as an administrator) arp -s <IP address> <serial number>ping -l 408 -t <IP ad...
Page 44 - Advanced TCP/IP Settings
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options Advanced TCP/IP Settings DNS Configuration DNS (Domain Name Service) provides the translation of host names to IP addresses. The DNS settings are configured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced . Select Obtain DNS server a...
Page 45 - NAT traversal; Use manually selected NAT router -; SOCKS
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4 A network router allows devices on a private network (LAN) to share a single connection to the Internet. This is done by forwardingnetwork traffic from the private network to the “outside”, that is, the Inte...
Page 46 - SNMP; UPnP
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options QoS (Quality of Service) QoS (Quality of Service) guarantees a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network. A QoS-aware networkprioritizes network traffic and provides a greater network reliability by controlling the a...
Page 47 - Bonjour; SD Card; Format SD Card
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options RTP/H.264 The RTP port range and multicast settings are configured under System Options > Network > RTP . The RTP port range defines the range of ports from which the video ports are automatically selected. For multicast streams, onlycerta...
Page 48 - Mount and Unmount SD Card; Network Share
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options 1. Open the Axis product’s webpages and go to Setup > System Options > Storage . 2. Click SD Card . 3. Under General Settings , select Autoformat to . 4. Click OK to save settings. An SD card inserted into the product can be manually forma...
Page 49 - Port Status; Maintenance; Support Overview
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options 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 bein...
Page 50 - System Overview; System Options > Support > System Overview; Advanced; Scripting; File Upload
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options See also Troubleshooting on page 52 . System Overview To get an overview of the Axis product’s status and settings, go to System Options > Support > System Overview . Information that can be found here includes firmware version, IP address...
Page 51 - Plain Config
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options Plain Config Plain Config is for advanced users with experience of Axis product configuration. Most parameters can be set and modified fromthis page. To open Plain Config, go to System Options > Advanced > Plain Config . Axis Support does ...
Page 52 - Troubleshooting; Check the Firmware; Emergency Recovery Procedure
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Check the Firmware Firmware is software that determines the functionality of network devices. One of your first actions when troubleshooting a problemshould be to check the current firmware version. The latest version may contai...
Page 53 - Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions; Problems setting the IP address; The product cannot be accessed from a browser; The product is accessible locally but not externally; Basic
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Troubleshooting 5. Reinstall the product, referring to the Installation Guide. If the emergency recovery procedure does not get the product up and running again, contact Axis support at www.axis.com/techsup/ Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Probl...
Page 56 - Technical Specifications
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Camera Image sensor 1/3.6” (effective) progressive scan RGB CMOS Lens M12 mount, Fixed iris, Megapixel resolution, IR corrected2.0 mm, F2.0Horizontal angle of view: 106°Vertical angle of view: 78° Day and night...
Page 58 - Connectors; Function; Connection Diagrams
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Technical Specifications Connectors I/O Connector 4–pin terminal block 1 2 3 4 For an example diagram, see Connection Diagrams on page 58 . Function Pin Notes Specifications 0 V DC (-) 1 0 V DC DC output 2 Can be used to power auxiliary equipment.Note: This pi...
Page 59 - Performance Considerations
AXIS M3026-VE Fixed Dome Network Camera Technical Specifications Performance Considerations When setting up your system, it is important to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance. Some factorsaffect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others can affect the ...
