Axis M1143-L - Manual

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Hardware Overview • Digital input – An alarm input for connecting devices that can toggle between an open and closed circuit, for example: PIRs, door/window contacts, glass break detectors, etc. When a signal is received the state changes and the input becomesactive (shown...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Access the Product Access the Product To install the Axis product, refer to 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,Safari with Macintosh...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Access the Product The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted. If the password for root is lost, the product must be reset to the factory default settings. See Reset to Factory Default Settings on page 50 . To set the password via a standar...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Access the Product 1. Go to Setup > Events . 2. Click Add to add a new action rule. 3. From the Trigger drop-down list, select Input Signal . 4. From the second drop-down list, select Manual Trigger . 5. Select the desired action and configure the other settings as requ...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Access the Product 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 page 24 . Select a PTZ preset position to steer the camera view to the saved posi...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual 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, and to the lis...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual 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 AMC Control P...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual 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 access to all sett...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Set Up the Product Video It is possible to configure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 16 . • Stream profiles. See page 17 . • Camera settings. See page 18 . • View area. See page 19 . • Overlay image. See page 19 . • Privacy mask....

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Set Up the Product 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 different types of frames such as I-frames and P-frames. An I-frame is a complete i...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Set Up the Product Camera Settings The Video > Camera Settings page provides access to advanced image settings for the Axis product. Image Appearance Increasing the Color level increases the color saturation. The value 100 gives maximum color saturation. The value 0 giv...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Set Up the Product Built-in IR Illuminations LEDs WARNING Risk of eye injury. Do not look directly into the IR LED at short distance. Since the light provided from the IR LED is outside ofthe visible range, it is not possible to see if it is active. Use the camera to check...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Set Up the Product 2. To include an overlay image, select Include overlay image 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 s...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Set Up the Product Use Overlay Text in an Action Rule Action rules, see page 31 , can display an overlay text when the rule is triggered. The text can be used to provide information for forensic video analysis, notify surveillance operators or validate triggers and actions...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual 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 17 . • Default Viewer for Browser. See pa...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Configure the Live View Page • Select Use PTZ joystick mode as default to enable joystick mode. The mode can be changed temporarily from the PTZ control panel. • Select Enable recording button to enable recording from the Live View page. This button is available when using...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual 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 can be used to ...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Control Queue The administrator can set up a queue for PTZ controllers from PTZ > Control Queue . Once set up, the PTZ Control Queue buttons appear in the Live View page offering one viewer exclusive control for a limited period of time. Other users ...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Detectors Detectors Camera Tampering Camera Tampering can generate an alarm whenever the camera is repositioned, or when the lens is covered, sprayed or severelydefocused. To send an alarm, for example an email, an action rule must be set up. To configure tampering: 1. Go ...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual 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 of the Motio...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Applications Applications Third party applications can be uploaded to and installed on the Axis product. Applications add functionality to the product, forexample video analytics and intelligent video capabilities such as recognition, tracking, detection and counting. For ...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Applications If the Axis product is reset to factory default, installed applications and their settings are removed. For information about factorydefault, see Reset to Factory Default Settings . 30

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual 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 and whenthe act...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Events - Day/Night Mode – Trigger the rule when the product switches between day mode (IR cut filter on) and night mode (IR cut filter off). This can for example be used to control an external infrared (IR) light connectedto an output port. - Live Stream Accessed – Trigger...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Events Actions Available actions include: • IR Illumination – Activate or deactivate IR light. • Day/Night Vision Mode – Set day mode (IR cut filter on) or night mode (IR cut filter off). • Output Port – Activate an I/O port to control an external device. • Overlay Text – ...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Events FTP Send Images Send Video Clip HTTP Send Images Send Notification Send Video Clip HTTPS Send Images Send Notification Send Video Clip Encrypted file transfer using HyperText Transfer ProtocolSecure (HTTPS). Specify login information for the HTTPS server and validat...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Events 2. Enter a descriptive name and the information needed for a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly schedule. 3. Click OK . To use the schedule in an action rule, select the schedule from the Schedule drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup page. Set Up Recurrences Recurr...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual 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 31 . • To configure camera controlled storage, see Storage on page 47 ....

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Recordings 3. Select the recording and click Play . The recording will be played in a new browser window. Export Video Clip Recordings on the SD card or network share can be exported as video clips. It is possible to export a complete recording or apart of a recording. Not...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual 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 locate the fil...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual 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 allow anonym...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual System Options 2. Select an HTTPS certificate from the list of installed certificates. 3. Optionally, click Ciphers and select the encryption algorithms to use for SSL. 4. Set the HTTPS Connection Policy for the different user groups. 5. Click Save to enable the settings. ...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual System Options To install a self-signed certificate: 1. Go to Setup > System Options > Security > Certificates . 2. Click Create self-signed certificate and provide the requested information. To create and install a CA-signed certificate: 1. Create a self-signed c...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual System Options IPv4 Address Configuration By default, the Axis product is set to use IPv4 (IP version 4) and to obtain the IP address automatically via DHCP. The IPv4 settings areconfigured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic . DHCP (Dynamic Host Confi...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual System Options 5. Close the command prompt when the product responds with Reply from 192.168.0.125:... or similar. 6. Open a browser and type http://<IP address> in the Location/Address field. For other methods of assigning the IP address, see the Installation and Ma...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual System Options NTP Configuration NTP (Network Time Protocol) is used to synchronize the clock times of devices in a network. The NTP settings are configured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced . Select Obtain NTP server address via DHCP to use the N...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual System Options Use manually selected NAT router - Select this option to manually select a NAT router and enter the IP address for the router in the field. If no router is specified, the product automatically searches for NAT routers on your network. If more than one router...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual System Options Traps 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. Note ...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual System Options Storage SD Card NO NO NOTICE TICE TICE To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should always be unmounted before it is ejected. Note For SD card recommendations see www.axis.com The Axis product supports microSD cards with up to 64 GB of storage. Fo...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual System Options 1. Insert the SD card in the SD card slot. 2. Open the Axis product’s webpages and go to Setup > System Options > Storage . 3. Click SD Card . 4. Click Format and select the desired file system. 5. Click OK to start formatting the card. Network Share N...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual System Options Note A restart clears all entries in the Server Report. Click Restore to reset most settings to the factory default values. The following settings are not affected: • the boot protocol (DHCP or static) • the static IP address • the default router • the subne...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual System Options Parameter List - Shows the product's parameters and their current settings. This may prove useful when troubleshooting or when contacting Axis Support. Connection List - Lists all clients that are currently accessing media streams. Crash Report - Generates a...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual 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 contain a correctio...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual 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 Problems setting t...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Troubleshooting Storage and disk management problems Storage disruption A storage disruption alarm is sent if a storage device is unavailable, removed, full, locked or if otherread or write problems occur. To identify the source of the problem, check the System Log under S...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Events actions File upload via FTP, HTTP and email, Notification via email, HTTP and TCP; pre- andpost-alarm video buffering, Activation of IR illumination, External output activation,video recording to local stor...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Warranty Axis 1-year warranty and AXIS Extended Warranty option, see www.axis.com/warranty Connectors I/O Connector 4-pin terminal block for: • Auxiliary power (DC output)• Digital Input• Digital Output• 0 V DC (-...

AXIS M1143–L - User Manual 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 frame rate, a...