Axis P3304 - Manual

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Hardware Overview Network Connector RJ45 Ethernet connector with Power over Ethernet (PoE). NO NO NOTICE TICE TICE Due to local regulations or the environmental and electrical conditions in which the product is to be used, a shielded networkcable (STP) may be app...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera 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...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Access 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 mustconfigure your network router to allow incoming data traffic to the product. To do this, enable...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Access the Product The Live View Page The controls and layout of the Live View page may have been customized to meet specific installation requirements and userpreferences. Consequently, some of the examples and functions featured here may differ from those displ...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Access the Product AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 14 for more information. The toolbar displays the following buttons: The Play button connects t...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera 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 29 . Select a PTZ preset position to steer the camera view to the ...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 str...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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. Op...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Media Streams Note • <ip>= IP addess • 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 gua...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 t...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 18 . • Stream profiles. See page 20 . • Camera settings. See page 20 . • View area. Se...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 35 . • When ...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Video and Audio Exposure priority - When Motion is prioritized and maximum Shutter time is set to a small value, motion blur in the image is minimized. This can be useful for recognition of moving objects such as people and vehicles. However, prioritizing motion ...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Video and Audio 6. Click Save . To modify the date and time format, go to System Options > Date & Time . See Date & Time on page 40 . Overlay Image An overlay image is a static image superimposed over the video stream. The image, for example a company ...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Video and Audio For more information, see the online help Important Adding many privacy masks may affect the product’s performance. Audio Settings The audio functionality for each video stream is enabled under Video & Audio > Video Stream > Audio . Audi...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Video and Audio • AAC requires a license for both encoding and decoding. AAC is the least complicated and most widely used codec. If achieving the best possible audio quality is a priority, AAC is the recommended codec to use. An AAC license is includedin the Axi...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 20 . • Default Viewer for Brows...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Configure the Live View Page 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 thefollowing installed on the client: • JVM (J...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Configure the Live View Page - Pulse activates the output for a defined period of time. The pulse time can be set from 1/100 second to 60 seconds. - Active/Inactive displays two buttons, one or each action. To configure the active and inactive states, go to Syste...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 21 . Preset Positions A preset position is a saved view that can b...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 forconfigurable time periods. The enabled guard tour will keep running after the user has logged off or cl...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 tamperi...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Detectors Medium level (50%) A large difference in luminanceis required to trigger motiondetection. Low level (0%) Even very small objects triggermotion detection. An object that appears inthe window triggers motiondetection only for a very shorttime before it is...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 coun...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 w...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Events For more information, see the online help . Add Recipients The product can send media files and messages to notify users about events. Before the product can send media files or notificationmessages, you must define one ore more recipients. To add a recipi...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 37 . • To set up action rules, see page 35 . • To access recordings, see Recording List on page 37 . ...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Recordings 5. Click Save to save and start the recording. 38

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 al...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 networkdevices. IEEE 802.1X is based on EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol). To access a network protected by ...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 updat...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 fromany location. For more information and help to find a local AVHS Service Provider go ...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options Select Use the host name to set the host name manually. Select Enable dynamic DNS updates to dynamically update local DNS servers whenever the Axis product’s IP address changes. For more information, see the online help . Link-Local IPv4 Address Li...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options FTP The FTP server running in the Axis product enables upload of new firmware, user applications, etc. The FTP server can be disabledunder System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced . Note This FTP server has nothing to do with the produ...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options 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 message should be sent and the Trap community that should r...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options 2. Click Network Share . 3. Enter the IP address, DNS or Bonjour name to the host server in the Host field. 4. Enter the name of the share in the Share field. Sub folders cannot be used. 5. If required, select The share requires login and enter the...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera System Options To identify the product or test the Status LED, click Flash LED under Identify and specify the duration in seconds, minutes or hours. This can be useful for identifying the product among other products installed in the same location. For informatio...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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 48 . For more information, see www.axis.com/developer File Upload Files, for exa...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome 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...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Troubleshooting Emergency Recovery Procedure If power or network connection is lost during the upgrade, the process fails and the product becomes unresponsive. Flashing red Statusindicator indicates a failed upgrade. To recover the product, follow the steps below...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Models AXIS P3304 Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1/4'‘ Lens Varifocal 2.8 – 10 mm, F1.7, DC-irisHorizontal angle of view: 80° – 22°Vertical angle of view: 48° – 14° Minim...

AXIS P3304 Fixed Dome Network Camera Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Includedaccessories Mounting and connector kits, clear and smoked dome cover, Installation Guide, CD withUser Manual, recording software, installation and management tools, Windows decoder1–user license,...