Axis P1353E - Manual

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Hardware Overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 Sunshield adjustment 2 Sunshield 3 Top cover 4 Network camera 5 Safety wire tab 6 Cable hole 7 Network connector 8 Bottom cover screws (4x) 9 Cable cover 10 Cable cover screws (2x)11 Bottom cover 12...

AXIS P1353–E 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 (show...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Hardware Overview LED Indicators Note • The Status LED can be configured to be unlit during normal operation. To configure, go to Setup > System Options > Ports & Devices > LED . See the online help for more information. • The Status LED can be configured to ...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Hardware Overview Note • If you select a DC iris configuration file for a P-iris lens, an error message will appear below the iris configuration type in the Camera Settings page. For custom DC Iris lenses, select Generic DC Iris option. • There is no need to restart the p...

AXIS P1353–E 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 ® • Safari ® with OS ...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Access the Product For more information, see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4 on page 54 . See also AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at www.axiscam.net For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup Set the Root Pass...

AXIS P1353–E 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 Profile drop-down...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Access the Product The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream. The Stop button stops the media stream. The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the video image. The location where the image is saved can be specified in the AMC Control Pa...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Media Streams Media Streams The Axis product provides several audio and video stream formats. Your requirements and the properties of your network willdetermine the type you use. The Live View page in the product provides access to H.264 and Motion JPEG video streams, aud...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Media Streams The AMC Control Panel can be used to configure various video and audio settings. Please see the AXIS Media Control User’sManual for more information. The AMC Control Panel is automatically installed on first use, after which it can be configured. Open the AM...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Media Streams Note • <ip>= IP address • The Axis product supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later. • QuickTime may add 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 t...

AXIS P1353–E 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 access to all set...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Video and Audio Video and Audio The video and audio settings can be used to optimize video and audio quality. You can configure the following: • Video stream settings. See page 20 . • Stream profiles. See page 22 . • Camera settings. See page 22 . • View area. See page 24...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Video and Audio Stream Profiles A stream profile is a set of predefined stream settings including resolution, compression, frame rate and overlay settings. Streamprofiles can be used: • When setting up recording using action rules. See Events on page 40 . • When setting u...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Video and Audio Exposure value - Use the Exposure value slider to adjust the overall brightness of the image. Exposure control - This setting is used to adapt to the amount of light used. Automatic is the default setting and can be used in most situations. The shutter spe...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Video and Audio Day/Night The IR cut filter prevents infrared (IR) light from reaching the image sensor. In poor lighting conditions, for example at night, or whenusing an external IR lamp, set the IR cut filter to Off . This increases light sensitivity and allows the pro...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Video and Audio 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 str...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Video and Audio 3. To control the image’s position, enter the X and Y coordinates. The X=0 and Y=0 position is the top left corner. If a part of the image is positioned outside the video image, the overlay image will be moved so that the whole image is visible. 4. Click S...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Video and Audio Basic Follow the on-screen instructions on the Basic tab to adjust zoom and focus. The pixel counter is used to determine the number of pixels in an area of the image, for example to ensure that the image size fulfills specific requirements. To position th...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Video and Audio Note When used in an outdoor enclosure, the internal microphone on this Axis product cannot be used. Select Microphone to use an external microphone or Line to use a Line in device, e.g. an audio mixer for multiple microphones or a microphone with a built-...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Video and Audio To add, download, modify or remove audio clips, go to Video & Audio > Audio Clips . For more information see the online help . To configure the Axis product to play audio clips when an event occurs, an action rule must be set up. For more informatio...

AXIS P1353–E 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 22 . • Default Viewer for Browser. See p...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera 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 usin...

AXIS P1353–E 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 or if a PTZ driver has been uploaded.For more information on view areas, see View Area on page 24 . For more information on how to up...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) 2. Enter a descriptive name. 3. Specify the pause length between runs. 4. Select an available preset position and click Apply . 5. Specify the View Time in seconds or minutes. 6. Specify the View Order or select the Random view order option. 7. Click S...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Control Queue Note • The administrator can enable and disable PTZ controls for selected users. • To identify different users in the viewer group, cookies must be enabled on the client. • The Control queue polltime is measured in seconds. For more infor...

AXIS P1353–E 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 configure tampering ...

AXIS P1353–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 P1353–E Network Camera Detectors Note • To trigger on small objects or movements, use several small motion detection windows rather than one large window and select a low object size. • To avoid triggering on small objects, select a high object size. • While monitoring an area where moving obje...

AXIS P1353–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 P1353–E 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 and whenthe ac...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Events Actions Available actions include: • 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 – Display an overlay text. See Use Overlay Text in an ...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera 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 valida...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera 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 Recur...

AXIS P1353–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 47 . • To set up action rules, see page 40 . • To access recordings, see Find Recordings on page 45 . • To pla...

AXIS P1353–E 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 45 . 3. Select t...

AXIS P1353–E 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 57 . To prevent the disk from becom...

AXIS P1353–E 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 fi...

AXIS P1353–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 P1353–E 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....

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera System Options A Server/Client certificate can be self-signed or issued by a Certificate Authority (CA). A self-signed certificate offers limited protection and can be used before a CA-issued certificate has been obtained. To install a self-signed certificate: 1. Go to Se...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera System Options Network Basic TCP/IP Settings The Axis product supports IP version 4 and IP version 6. Both versions can be enabled simultaneously, and at least one versionmust always be enabled. IPv4 Address Configuration By default, the Axis product is set to use IPv4 (I...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera System Options ping -l 408 -t <IP address> Windows example (this may require that you run the command prompt as an administrator) arp -s 192.168.0.125 00-40-8c-18-10-00ping -l 408 -t 192.168.0.125 4. Check that the network cable is connected and then restart the pro...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera System Options Domain name - Enter the domain(s) to search for the host name used by the Axis product. Multiple domains can be separated by semicolons. The host name is always the first part of a fully qualified domain name, for example, myserver is the host name in the f...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera System Options Note • For NAT traversal to work, this must be supported by the router. The router must also support UPnP TM . • In this context, router refers to any network routing device such as a NAT router, Network router, Internet Gateway, Broadband router, Broadband...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera System Options SMTP (email) To send email messages from the Axis product via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), an SMTP mail server must be set up. Thisis done under System Options > Network > SMTP (email) . Enter the host names or IP addresses and port numbers f...

AXIS P1353–E 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/audio ports are automatically selected. For multicast streams,only certain IP ...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera System Options 4. The card can now be removed. Format SD Card NO NO NOTICE TICE TICE Formatting the SD card will remove all data and recordings stored on the card. The Axis product can be configured to automatically format SD cards that are inserted into the product. If a...

AXIS P1353–E 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 being removed, s...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera System Options 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 can also be reset to factory default using the control button, see Reset to Factory Default Settings on p...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera System Options To open the Script Editor, go to System Options > Advanced > Scripting . If a script causes problems, reset the product to its factory default settings, see page 61 . For more information, see www.axis.com/developer File Upload Files, for example webp...

AXIS P1353–E 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 contain a correcti...

AXIS P1353–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 P1353–E Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Model AXIS P1353–E Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1/3” Lens Varifocal 3 – 8 mm, F1.0, DC-Iris, IR corrected, CS mountHorizontal angle of view: 80° – 34°Vertical angle of view: 59°...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Technical Specifications Connectors I/O Connector 4–pin terminal block For an example diagram, see Connection Diagrams on page 70 . Function Pin Notes Specifications 0 V DC (-) 1 DC output 2 Can be used to power auxiliary equipment.Note: This pin can only be used as power...

AXIS P1353–E Network Camera Technical Specifications RS485/422 Connector Two 2-pin terminal blocks for RS485/RS422 serial interface. The serialport can be configured to support: • Two-wire RS485 half duplex• Four-wire RS485 full duplex• Two-wire RS422 simplex• Four-wire RS422 full duplex point to po...