Axis M1145 - Manual

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Hardware Overview • Digital output – For connecting external devices such as relays and LEDs. Connected devices can be activated by the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface, output buttons on the Live View page or by an Action Rule. The output willshow as active (shown ...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Accessing the Product Accessing 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 Maci...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Accessing 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 51 . To set the password via a stand...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Accessing the Product The Manual Trigger button is used to trigger an action rule from the Live View page. For information about how to configure and enable the button, see Manual Trigger on page 10 . Click Snapshot to save a snapshot of the video image. This button is prim...

AXIS M1145 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, and to the list...

AXIS M1145 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 AMC Control Pa...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Setting Up the Product Setting 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 a...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Setting Up the Product 4. Click in the Focus position bar to focus on a desired location. The buttons < and > move the focus position one step in either direction. The buttons << and >> move the focus position in multiple steps in either direction. 5. When...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Setting Up the Product Video It is possible to configure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 17 . • Stream profiles. See page 18 . • Camera settings. See page 18 . • View areas. See page 20 . • Overlay image. See page 21 . • Privacy m...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Setting 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 complet...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Setting Up the Product Image Appearance Increasing the Color level increases the color saturation. The value 100 gives maximum color saturation. The value 0 gives a black and white image. The image Brightness can be adjusted in the range 0–100, where a higher value produces...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Setting Up the Product Gain , measured in decibel (dB), is the amount of amplification applied to the image. A high gain may provide a better image in low light situations but will increase the amount of image noise. Set Gain to • Auto to set the gain automatically. If requ...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Setting Up the Product 1. Go to Video > View Area . 2. Click Add . 3. The new view area appears under Selected view area . Enter a descriptive name in the Name field. 4. Select an Aspect ratio and a Video stream resolution . 5. A new view area covers the whole image. Use...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Setting Up the Product 2. Click Browse and browse to the file. 3. Click Upload . 4. Select the image to use from the Use overlay image list. 5. Click Save . To display the overlay image: 1. Go to Video > Video Stream and select the Image tab. 2. Under Overlay Settings , ...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Live View Config Live View Config 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 18 . • Default Viewer for Browser. See page 24 . • Viewer Settings...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Live View Config • 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 the AMC view...

AXIS M1145 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 20 . Preset Positions A preset position is a predefined view that can be used...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Tour Recording The guard tour function in this product includes tour recording, which allows recording of a custom tour using an input device suchas a joystick, mouse, keyboard or through the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API). A recorded tou...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera 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 t...

AXIS M1145 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 of the Motion...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera 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 i...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera 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 . 32

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Events - Recurrence – Trigger the rule periodically. See Recurrences on page 36 . This can for example be used to upload an image every 5 minutes. - Use Schedule – Trigger the rule according to the selected schedule. See Schedules on page 36 . Available actions include: • D...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Events To add additional criteria, select the Additional conditions option and add additional triggers. To prevent an action from being triggered repeatedly, a Wait at least time can be set. Enter the time in hours, minutes and seconds, during which the trigger should be ig...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Events 5. Click Test to test the connection to the recipient. 6. Click OK . Setting Up an Email Recipient Email recipients can be configured by selecting one of the listed email providers, or by specifying the SMTP server, port andauthentication used by, for example, a corp...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Events 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 List and ...

AXIS M1145 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 38 . • To set up action rules, see page 34 . • To access recordings, see Recording List on page 38 . • To config...

AXIS M1145 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 locate the file...

AXIS M1145 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 allow anonymo...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera 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. T...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera 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 ce...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera 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 Config...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera 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 Man...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera 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 NT...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera 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 M1145 Network Camera System Options Note 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 mes...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera System Options • ext4 — recommended due to its resilience against data loss if the card is ejected or if there is abrupt power loss. To access data stored on the card from the Windows operating system, a third-party ext4 driver or application is required. • vFAT — supported...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera System Options Ports & Devices I/O Ports The Axis product provides one input port and one output port for connection of external devices. For information about how toconnect external devices, see Connectors on page 58 . The I/O ports are configured under System Options ...

AXIS M1145 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, network and ...

AXIS M1145 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 not provide as...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking 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 correct...

AXIS M1145 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 Problems setting th...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera 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 Sy...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications ApplicationProgrammingInterface Open API for software integration, including VAPIX® and AXIS Camera ApplicationPlatform; specifications at www.axis.com AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS) withOne-Click Camera Connecti...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Optionalaccessories AXIS T91A04 Camera HolderAXIS T91A05 Camera HolderAXIS P8221 Audio ModuleAXIS T90A White LED IlluminatorsAXIS PoE products Languages German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese...

AXIS M1145 Network Camera Technical Specifications 3.3 V max 50 mA 1 2 3 4 SD Card Slot Supports microSD cards with up to 64 GB of storage. For best recording performance, use a microSDHC or microSDXC card withspeed class 10. Performance Considerations When settings up your system, it is important t...