Page 3 - WARNING; Support
Safety This product complies with IEC/EN 60950-1 and IEC/EN 60950-22,Safety of Information Technology Equipment. The product shall begrounded either through a shielded network cable (STP) or otherappropriate method.The power supply used with this product shall fulfill the requirementsfor Safety Extr...
Page 4 - AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera; Table of Contents; Setting Up the Product
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Table of Contents Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Connectors and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . ....
Page 6 - Hardware Overview
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Hardware Overview Hardware Overview 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 Mounting hole for sunshield (3x) 2 Pressure relief valve 3 Multiconnector 4 Hook for safety wire 5 Guide hole 6 Inlet valve 7 Mounting hole (3x) 8 Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N) 9 SD card ...
Page 7 - SD Card Slot; Unmount; Control Button; LED Indicators; LED
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Hardware Overview 5. Keep the gas flowing through the camera housing for one minute before removing the chuck from the inlet valve. 6. Lift the pressure relief valve to let the overpressure out of the camera unit. 7. Repeat the filling process a total of 3 times,...
Page 8 - Media Converter Switch Connectors
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Hardware Overview Media Converter Switch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 11 12 13 1 Power connector (DC input) 2 Power connector (DC output) 3 Network connector (internal) 4 Network slot SFP (external) (2x) 5 Network connector RJ45 (external) (2x) 6 Camera LED indicator 7 N...
Page 9 - Dip switch position; Digital output –; Network Connector Dip Switches
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Hardware Overview Network slot SFP (external) - Two SFP slots (100Base-FX/1000Base-X) for network connectivity. Each RJ45 and SFP port has its own dip switch. The dip switches control how the port forwards data. See Network Connector Dip Switches . Dip switch pos...
Page 10 - Media Converter Switch LED Indicators
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Hardware Overview 1 Dip switch position Description Default (middle) B Remove VLAN tags from forwarded multicast packages. Use this setting when connecting to thenetwork, directly or through a router or network switch. Left A Block multicast packages that have a ...
Page 11 - Accessing the Product; Access from a Browser
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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,Safar...
Page 13 - Controls on the Live View Page; Manual Trigger
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Accessing 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 di...
Page 14 - AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Accessing 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 16 for more information. The toolbar displays the following buttons: The Play button connec...
Page 16 - Media Streams; MJPEG
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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 ...
Page 17 - Settings; Alternative Methods of Accessing the Video Stream; Motion JPEG server push
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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...
Page 19 - Setup; Basic Setup
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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 ...
Page 20 - Video; Pixel Counter
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Video Video It is possible to configure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 20 . • Stream profiles. See page 21 . • Camera settings. See page 22 . • Overlay image. See page 23 . • Privacy mask. See page 24 . Video Stream Yo...
Page 21 - Image; Stream Profiles
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Video Image The default image settings can be configured under Video> Video Stream . Select the Image tab. The following settings are available: • Resolution . Select the default resolution. • Compression . The compression level affects the image quality, band...
Page 22 - Image Appearance
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Video For quick setup, use one of the predefined stream profiles. Each predefined profile has a descriptive name, indicating its purpose. Ifrequired, the predefined stream profiles can be modified and new customized stream profiles can be created. To create a new...
Page 23 - Image Settings; Overlay; Overlay Image
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Video Day/Night shift priority - Use the Day/Night shift priority bar to determine when the camera shifts into either day mode or night mode. By default, the camera will automatically change from day to night mode at a pre-defined level which corresponds to light...
Page 26 - Live View Config
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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 21 . • Default Viewer for Browser. See page 27 . • View...
Page 27 - Default Viewer for Browsers; User Defined Links
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Live View Config Default Viewer for Browsers From Live View Config > Default Viewer select the default method for viewing video images in your browser. The product attempts to show the video images in the selected video format and viewer. If this is not possib...
Page 28 - Setup > Live View Config; Normal state
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Live View Config Note To enable this setting at least one I/O port must be configured as an output port. See I/O Ports, on page 54 . To display output buttons in the Live View page: 1. Go to Setup > Live View Config . 2. Under Output Buttons , select the type ...
Page 29 - Preset Positions
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Preset Positions A preset position is a predefined view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specific location. Preset positions canbe accessed in several ways: • By selecting the preset from the Preset positio...
Page 30 - Gatekeeper; Configuration; Max Limits
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Gatekeeper The Active Gatekeeper monitors an area such as an entrance gate. When motion is detected in the monitored area, the Gatekeeperwill, depending on configuration, steer the camera to a selected preset position or start autotracking fro...
Page 31 - Guard Tour; Tour Recording
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) 90° - 90° - 180°/180° 0° 90° - 90° - 180°/180° 0° A B B A 1 2 Top view A Pan limit start B Pan limit end Guard Tour A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions, one-by-one, in a predetermined order or at random and f...
Page 32 - OSDI Zones; Limits
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) 1. Go to PTZ > Guard Tour and click Add . 2. Select Create a record tour and click OK . 3. Enter a descriptive name. 4. Specify the pause length between runs. 5. Click to start recording the Pan/Tilt/Zoom movements. 6. When satisfied, click...
Page 33 - Controls; Control Queue
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Controls Panel Shortcut Command Buttons can be configured to provide direct access to commands issued via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface. The buttons will be displayed in the PTZ control panel, which is available in the Live View...
Page 34 - Detectors; Set Up Motion Detection Windows
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Detectors Detectors Shock Detection Enable Shock Detection from the Detectors menu. Shock detection is used, for example, to generate an alarm if the product is hit by an object. Use the Shock sensitivity slider to adjust the sensitivity level at which the produc...
Page 35 - Motion Detection Parameters
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Detectors 4. Adjust the Object Size , History and Sensitivity profile sliders (see Motion Detection Parameters for details). Any detected motion within an active window is indicated by red peaks in the Activity window . 5. Click Save . To exclude parts of the inc...
Page 36 - Applications; Application Licenses; Application Considerations
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ 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...
Page 38 - Events
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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 ac...
Page 39 - Setting Up an Action Rule
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Events - Disruption – Trigger the rule if storage problems are detected, for example if the storage device is unavailable, removed, full, locked or if other read or write problems occur. This can for example be used to send maintenancenotifications. - Recording –...
Page 40 - Fallback Action; Recipients
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Events 3. Select Detectors from the Trigger drop-down list. 4. Select Motion Detection from the drop-down list. Select the motion detection window to use. 5. Optionally, select a Schedule and Additional conditions . See below. 6. Under Actions , select Record Vid...
Page 41 - Setting Up an Email Recipient; Schedules
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Events 2. A network share can also be used as a storage device for recorded video. Go System Options > Storage to configure a network share before setting up a continuous recording or an action rule to record video. See Storage, on page 52 for more information...
Page 43 - Recordings; Recording List; Continuous Recording
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ 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 43 . • To set up action rules, see page 39 . • To access recordings, see Recording List, on page 43 ....
Page 44 - Languages; Upload Language; Restore
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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 loca...
Page 45 - System Options; Users
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ 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...
Page 46 - Certificates
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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 ...
Page 47 - Network; Basic TCP/IP Settings
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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 sel...
Page 48 - IPv4 Address Configuration; Enable ARP/Ping setting of IP address
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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 ...
Page 49 - AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service; Advanced TCP/IP Settings; DNS Configuration
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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 Installat...
Page 50 - NTP Configuration
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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...
Page 51 - Use manually selected NAT router -; Save; RTSP; SOCKS; Read community
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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 ...
Page 52 - Enable traps; UPnP; Always Multicast Video; Bonjour; Storage; SD Card
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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 t...
Page 53 - Network Share
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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 ...
Page 54 - Port Status; Maintenance; Support Overview; System Overview
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera System Options Ports & Devices I/O Ports The media converter switch provides two configurable input and output ports for connection of external devices. One port isdedicated for the I/O signals between the media converter switch, the supplied multi-connector ...
Page 55 - Scripting; File Upload
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera System Options Logs & Reports The System Options > Support > Logs & Reports page generates logs and reports useful for system analysis and troubleshooting. If contacting Axis Support, please provide a valid Server Report with your query. System Log ...
Page 57 - Multi-Connector Cable; Function
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Multi-Connector Cable Multi-Connector Cable The supplied multi-connector cable is required in order to maintain the camera’s IP rating. Connect the multi-connector cable to the camera’s multi-connector and to the connectors in the supplied media converter switch,...
Page 58 - Troubleshooting; Upgrade Server; Emergency Recovery Procedure
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome 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 contai...
Page 59 - Windows; Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions; Problems setting the IP address; The product cannot be accessed from a browser
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Troubleshooting arp -s <IP address> <serial number> tempping -l 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> <seri...
Page 65 - Camera Connectors; External Connectors
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Technical Specifications Media Converter Switch Connectors Camera Connectors Power connector Two 2-pin terminal blocks for power output (pin 4 is not used). + + 2 1 4 3 - Function Pin Notes Specifications 12 V DC 1, 2 Power out to camera Max load = 6.5 A12.0–13.2...
Page 66 - I/O terminal connector; Performance Considerations
AXIS Q6042–S PTZ Dome Network Camera Technical Specifications I/O terminal connector 6-pin terminal blocks for: • Digital Input/Output• Power (DC output)• 0 V DC (-) 2 1 4 3 6 5 Function Pin Notes Specifications 0 V DC (-) 1, 4, 6 0 V DC DC output 2 Power out 12 V DC, 50 mA Digital input 0 to max 30...