Axis Q1615-E - Manual

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Hardware Overview 2. Bottom cover 3. Bottom cover screws (4x) 4. Bracket adjustment screw 5. Wall mount Connectors and Buttons For technical specifications, see page 65 . Network Connector RJ45 Ethernet connector with Power over Ethernet (PoE). NO NO NOTICE TICE TICE Due ...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Hardware Overview Note For SD card recommendations see www.axis.com Control Button The control button is used for: • Resetting the product to factory default settings. See page 60 . • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 53 . To connect, press and ...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Hardware Overview LED Color Indication Green Normal operation. Housing(fan and heater) Flashinggreen Single flash: Heater errorDouble flash: Fan errorTriple flash: General errorAlarm events will be triggered through the camera’s input port.Contact your Axis reseller for i...

AXIS Q1615-E 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 Macintos...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Access the Product To prevent network eavesdropping, the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires an HTTPScertificate. HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) is a protocol used to encrypt traffic between web browsers and servers. Th...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Access the Product Select a stream profile for the Live View page from the Stream Profile drop-down list. For information about how to configure stream profiles, see page 23 . Click Pulse to activate the product’s output port for a defined period of time. For information ...

AXIS Q1615-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 Q1615-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 Q1615-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 Q1615-E 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 guarantee th...

AXIS Q1615-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 Q1615-E Network Camera Set Up the Product Focus Assistant Note • The view in front of the camera should not be changed during focus adjustment (steps 5 and 6). If the camera is moved, or if a finger or other object is placed in front of the lens, steps 3 - 7 will have to be repeated. • If movem...

AXIS Q1615-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 22 . • Stream profiles. See page 23 . • Camera settings. See page 24 . • View areas. See page 2...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Video and Audio • Maximum frame rate . To avoid bandwidth problems, the frame rate allowed to each viewer can be Limited to a fixed amount. Alternatively, the frame rate can be set as Unlimited , which means the Axis product always delivers the highest frame rate possible...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Video and Audio • When setting up recording using action rules. See Events on page 43 . • When setting up continuous recording. See Continuous Recording on page 46 . • In the Live View page – select the stream profile from the Stream profile drop-down list. For quick setu...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Video and Audio View Area View area. See page 27 . 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,...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Video and Audio Important Use WDR in combination with automatic exposure control. Other exposure settings could give undesirable results. Exposure Settings Configure the exposure settings to suit the image quality requirements in relation to lighting, frame rate and bandw...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Video and Audio If storage space or bandwidth is limited, try using a lower gain. This will reduce image noise and produce smaller image files. Iris configuration Iris configuration shows the current configured iris type. Do not change the iris configuration unless the le...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Video and Audio To modify a view area, select the view area in the list and modify the settings as required. Click Save . To remove a view area, select the view area and click Remove . Note The PTZ functionality is useful during installation of the Axis product. Use a vie...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Video and Audio Privacy Mask A privacy mask is a user-defined area that prevent users from viewing parts of the monitored area. Privacy masks appear asblocks of solid color or blurred image elements and are applied on the video stream. Privacy masks cannot be bypassed usi...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Video and Audio Simplex — Network Camera speaker only - Audio is transmitted from a client to the Axis product and can be played by a speaker connected to the product. To transmit audio using the Live View page, the Talk and Microphone buttons must both be active, see AMC...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Video and Audio Note If recording audio to edge storage, such as an SD card or network share, use AAC encoding. The Sample rate defines the number of times per second the sound is sampled. A higher sample rate will provide better audio quality, but also requires a greater...

AXIS Q1615-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 23 . • Default Viewer for Browser. See p...

AXIS Q1615-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 Q1615-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 27 . For more information on how to up...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) 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 Save . To modify or remove guard tours, go to PTZ > Guard Tour , sele...

AXIS Q1615-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 Q1615-E Network Camera Detectors To control the number of motion detection alarms, the parameters Object Size , History and Sensitivity can be adjusted. See Motion Detection Parameters on page 39 . Once motion detection windows are configured, the Axis product can be configured to perform actio...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Detectors Recommended values 5–15% 60–90% 75–95% Default values 15% 90% 90% 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, selec...

AXIS Q1615-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 Q1615-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 Q1615-E 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 recipient: 1. G...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Events 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 Recurrences are used to trigger action rules repeatedly, for example every 5 minutes or every hour. To set up...

AXIS Q1615-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 46 . • To set up action rules, see page 43 . • To access recordings, see Recording List on page 46 . • To conf...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Recordings 5. Click Save to save and start the recording. 47

AXIS Q1615-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 Q1615-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 Q1615-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 Q1615-E 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 ...

AXIS Q1615-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 Q1615-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 Q1615-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 Q1615-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 . • The router has many different names: “NAT router”, “Network router”, “Internet Gateway”, ”Broadband router”, “Broadband sharing device” or “Home...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera System Options SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows remote management of network devices. An SNMP community is thegroup of devices and management station running SNMP. Community names are used to identify groups. AXIS Video MIB (Management Information...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera System Options Bonjour The Axis product includes support for Bonjour. Bonjour is enabled by default and the product is automatically detected by operatingsystems and clients that support this protocol. Bonjour can be disabled under System Options > Network > Bonjour...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera System Options Ports & Devices I/O Ports The Axis product provides two configurable input and output ports for connection of external devices. For information abouthow to connect external devices, see Connectors on page 68 . The I/O ports are configured under System O...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera System Options • uploaded applications are kept but must be restarted 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 con...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera System Options Axis strongly recommends that you do not use this function unless you understand the consequences. Axis Support does not provideassistance for problems with customized scripts. To open the Script Editor, go to System Options > Advanced > Scripting . I...

AXIS Q1615-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 Q1615-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 Q1615-E Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Models AXIS Q1615-E: 2 MP/HDTV 1080p resolution, outdoor Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1/2.8” Lens P-Iris, IR corrected, varifocal, CS-mount, support for DC-iris lens, megapixel ...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications AXIS Camera Station and video management software from Axis’ ApplicationDevelopment Partners Warranty Axis 3-year warranty and AXIS Extended Warranty option, see www.axis.com/warranty Connectors I/O connector 4–p...

AXIS Q1615-E Network Camera Technical Specifications Audio Connector 3.5 mm audio connectors(stereo) 1 2 3 1 Tip 2 Ring 3 Sleeve Audio Input Microphone/Line in Balanced Microphone Hot (+)In/Unbalance Microphone In/Line In Balanced Microphone Cold (-) In Ground AudioOutput Line out (mono) Ground RS48...