Axis P1346 - Manual

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Hardware overview Connectors Network connector - RJ-45 Ethernet connector. Supports Power over Ethernet (PoE). Caution Due to local regulations or the environmental and electrical conditions in which the product is to be used, a shielded network cable (STP) may be appropria...

AXIS P1346 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 will show as active (shown...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Hardware overview Green Normal operation. Power Amber Flashes green/amber during fi rmware upgrade. Note • The Status LED can be con fi gured to be unlit during normal operation. To con fi gure, go to Setup > System Options >Ports & Devices >LED . See the onlin...

AXIS P1346 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 Mac...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Accessing the product Access from the Internet Once connected, the Axis product is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the product from the Internet you must con fi gure your network router to allow incoming data traf fi c to the product. To do this, enable th...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Accessing the product Note • 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 . Con fi gure capture m...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Accessing the product Click the Active/Inactive buttons to manually start and stop a connected device — e.g. switch an external light on and off. The Manual Trigger button can trigger an event directly from the Live View page. The button is con fi gured under Live View Con ...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Accessing the product Use the slider to control the volume of the speakers and the microphone. Half-duplex mode The Talk/Listen button is used to switch between sending and receiving audio. The button can be con fi gured from the Audio tab in the AMC Control panel: • Push-T...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Media streams Media streams The Axis product provides several audio and video stream formats. Your requirements and the properties of your network will determine the type you use. The Live View page in the product provides access to H.264 and Motion JPEG video streams, audi...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Media streams The AMC Control Panel can be used to con fi gure various video and audio settings. Please see the AXIS Media Control User’s Manual for more information. The AMC Control Panel is automatically installed on fi rst use, after which it can be con fi gured. Open th...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Media streams Note • <ip>= IP addess • The Axis product supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later.• QuickTime adds latency to the video stream.• It may be possible to use other players to view the H.264 stream using the paths above, although Axis does not guarantee this. Acc...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Setting up the product Setting up the product The Axis product can be con fi gured by users with administrator or operator rights. Click Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. • Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings. • Operators have acc...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Video and Audio Video and Audio The video and audio settings can be used to optimize video and audio quality. You can con fi gure the following: • Video stream settings. See page 19 . • Stream pro fi les. See page 20 . • Camera settings. See page 21 . • View areas. See page...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Video and Audio • Video & Audio > Video Stream . Under Preview , click Open and select the Show pixel counter option to enable the rectangle in the image. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height fi elds an...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Video and Audio • To select the default stream pro fi le go to Live View Con fi g > Stream Pro fi le and choose the pro fi le from the drop-down list. For more information see the online help on this page. Camera Settings The Video & Audio > Camera Settings page p...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Video and Audio View Areas A view area is a cropped part of the full view. Each view area is treated as a video source in Live View and has its own video stream and PTZ settings. To enable view areas, go to Video & Audio > Camera Settings and select Enable View Areas...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Video and Audio The Privacy Mask List ( Video & Audio > Privacy Mask ) shows all the masks that are currently con fi gured in the Axis product and indicates if they are enabled. You can add a new mask, re-size the mask with the mouse, choose a color for the mask, and...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Video and Audio For more information about these settings, please see the online help . Audio Input An external microphone or a line source can be connected to the product’s Audio-in connector. Con fi gure the audio input settings under Video & Audio > Audio Settings...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Live View Con fi g Live View Con fi g You can customize the Live View page and alter it to suit your requirements. It is possible to de fi ne the following features of the Live View page. • Stream Pro fi le. See page 20 . • Default Viewer for Browser. See page 27 . • Viewer...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Live View Con fi g Browser Viewer Description AMC Recommended viewer in Internet Explorer (H.264/Motion JPEG) QuickTime H.264 Java applet A slower imaging alternative to AMC (Motion JPEG). Requires one of the following installed on the client: • JVM (J2SE) 1.4.2 or higher •...

AXIS P1346 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 Areas, on page 23 . Preset Positions A preset position is a prede fi ned view that can be...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Guard Tour A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions, one-by-one, in a predetermined order or at random and for con fi gurable time periods. The enabled guard tour will keep running after the user has logged off or closed the...

AXIS P1346 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 severely defocused. To send an alarm, for example an email, an action rule must be set up. To con fi gure tampering: 1. G...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Detectors Set Up Motion Detection To set up a motion detection Include Window, follow these instructions: 1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection . 2. Select a desired resolution for viewing while setting up Motion Detection from the View in list. 3. Select the Con fi gure...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Detectors Low level (0%) Even very small objects trigger motion detection. An object that appears in the window triggers motion detection only for a very short time before it is considered as non-moving. Only very bright objects on a dark background trigger motion detection...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Applications Applications Third party applications can be uploaded to and installed on the Axis product. For information about available applications, downloads, trials and licenses, go to www.axis.com/applications To upload an application, go to Applications > Overview ...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Events Events The Axis product can be con fi gured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording when motion is detected. The set of conditions that de fi nes how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule . Available Action R...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Events • Day/Night Vision Mode — set day mode (IR cut fi lter on) or night mode (IR cut fi lter off). • Output Port — activate an I/O port to control an external device. • Play Audio Clip — see Audio Clips, on page 25 . • PTZ Control - Preset Position — go to a preset posit...

AXIS P1346 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 P1346 Network Camera Recordings Recordings The Axis product can be con fi gured to record video continuously or according to an action rule: • To start a continuous recording, see page 39 . • To set up action rules, see page 36 . • To access recordings, see Recording List, on page 39 . • To con...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera System Options System Options Security Users User access control is enabled by default and can be con fi gured 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 P1346 Network Camera System Options IEEE 802.1X IEEE 802.1X is a standard for port-based Network Admission Control providing secure authentication of wired and wireless network devices. IEEE 802.1X is based on EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol). To access a network protected by IEEE 802.1...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera System Options To change the date and time settings, select the preferred Time mode under New Server Time : • Synchronize with computer time sets date and time according to the computer’s clock. With this option, date and time are set once and will not be updated automatica...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera System Options AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS) AVHS used in conjunction with an AVHS service, provides easy and secure Internet access to live and recorded video accessible from any location. For more information and help to fi nd a local AVHS Service Provider go to www.ax...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera System Options Note This FTP server has nothing to do with the product’s ability to transfer images via FTP to other locations and servers. RTSP The RTSP server running in the Axis product allows a connecting client to start an H.264 stream. The RTSP port number can be chan...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera System Options The following traps are available: • Cold start • Warm start • Link up • Authentication failed SNMP v3 provides encryption and secure passwords. To use traps with SNMP v3, an SNMP v3 management application is required. To use SNMP v3, HTTPS must be enabled, s...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera System Options If the card’s status shows as failed, click Check disk to see if the problem can be found and then try Repair . To avoid fi lling the card, it is recommended to remove recordings continuously. Under Recording Settings , select Remove recordings older than and...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera System Options • the default router • the subnet mask • the system time • the IEEE 802.1X settings • the focus position Click Default to reset all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values. This button should be used with caution. The Axis product ca...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera System Options Advanced Scripting Scripting allows experienced users to customize and use their own scripts. Caution Improper use may cause unexpected behavior and loss of contact with the Axis product. Axis strongly recommends that you do not use this function unless you u...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the fi rmware Firmware is software that determines the functionality of network devices. One of your fi rst actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the current fi rmware version. The latest version may contain a cor...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Troubleshooting arp -s <IP address> <serial number> tempping -s 408 <IP address> In Windows , type the following from a command/DOS prompt (this may require that you run the command prompt as an administrator): arp -s <IP address> <serial number&g...

AXIS P1346 Network Camera Technical Speci fi cations Function/group Item Speci fi cations Casing Metal (zinc) Processor, memory 256 MB RAM, 128 MB Flash Power 8-20 V DC or Power over Ethernet (PoE) IEEE 802.3af, max. 9.6 W, PoE Class 3 Connectors RJ-45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX PoE Terminal blocks with po...