Axis P1224-E - Manual

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Hardware Overview NO NO NOTICE TICE TICE Make sure that the wires stay in the correct order and that the cable shield makes good contact with the connector shield. 6. Use a crimping tool to fasten the connector to the cable. 14 mm 14 mm 6 1 Connectors and Buttons For tech...

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Hardware Overview SD Card Slot A microSD card (not included) can be used for local recording with removable storage. For more information, see Technical Specifications on page 48 . NO NO NOTICE TICE TICE To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should be unmounted...

AXIS P1224–E 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 Ma...

AXIS P1224–E 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 43 . To set the password via a sta...

AXIS P1224–E 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 pr...

AXIS P1224–E 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 li...

AXIS P1224–E 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 ...

AXIS P1224–E 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...

AXIS P1224–E 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 16 . • Overlay image. See page 17 . • Privacy mask. See page 18 . Video Stream You can def...

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Video 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 image whereas...

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Video 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 a brighter ima...

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Video 5. Define text overlay characteristics in the relevant fields. 6. Click Save . To modify the date and time format, go to System Options > Date & Time . See Date & Time on page 34 . Overlay Image An overlay image is a static image superimposed over the vid...

AXIS P1224–E 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 16 . • Default Viewer for Browser. See page 20 . • Viewer Settin...

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Live View Config 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 address. Custom links can...

AXIS P1224–E 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...

AXIS P1224–E 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 Moti...

AXIS P1224–E 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...

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Events Events The Axis product can be configured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording when motion isdetected. The set of conditions that defines how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule . Available action rule...

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Events Setting Up an Action Rule An action rule defines the conditions that must be met for the product to perform an action, for example record video or send anemail notification. If multiple conditions are defined, all of them must be met to trigger the action. The foll...

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Events To add a recipient: 1. Go to Events > Recipients and click Add . 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 . Setting Up an ...

AXIS P1224–E 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 31 . • To set up action rules, see page 28 . • To access recordings, see Recording List on page 31 . • To conf...

AXIS P1224–E 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 anony...

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera System Options 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. To access the Axis product via the desired protocol, enter https:// or ...

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera System Options 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 certificate as described above. 2. Go ...

AXIS P1224–E 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 Conf...

AXIS P1224–E 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 M...

AXIS P1224–E 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 ...

AXIS P1224–E 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 route...

AXIS P1224–E 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 m...

AXIS P1224–E 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 — support...

AXIS P1224–E 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 50 . The I/O ports are configured under System Option...

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera System Options 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 security settings, event settings, i...

AXIS P1224–E 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 ...

AXIS P1224–E 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 corre...

AXIS P1224–E 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 ...

AXIS P1224–E 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 ...

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Model AXIS P1224–E Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1/4” Lens Fixed iris, fixed focus, 3.7 mm, F2.5Horizontal angle of view: 145.5°Vertical angle of view: 80°Diagonal angle of view:...

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Warranty Axis 3-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 P1224–E Network Camera Technical Specifications Power Connector 2-pin terminal block for power input.Use a Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV)compliant limited power source (LPS)with either a rated output powerlimited to ≤ 100 W or a rated output current limited to ≤ 5 A. DC power input SD Card Slo...