Axis F44 - Manuals

AXIS F44 Main Unit Hardware Overview Audio Connector The Axis product has the following audio connectors: • Audio in – 3.5 mm input for a mono microphone, or a line-in mono signal (left channel is used from a stereo signal). • Audio out – 3.5 mm output for audio (line level) that can be connected to...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Hardware Overview 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 flash while an event is ...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 Macintosh and Fir...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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. TheHTTPS ce...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Access the Product Controls on the Live View Page Click View size to scale the image down to 800 pixels wide or to full scale. Only available in MJPEG. 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 (l...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 13 for more information. The toolbar displays the following buttons: The Play button connects to the Axis product...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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, audio stream...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 AMC Control...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 this. Acces...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 settings. • ...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 17 . • Stream profiles. See page 21 . • Camera settings. See page 18 . • Overlay image. See page 21 . • ...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 under th...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio Capture Mode Capture mode defines the maximum resolution and maximum frame rate available in the Axis product. A capture mode with a largemaximum resolution has a reduced maximum frame rate and vice versa. The capture mode setting also affects the camera’s angle of...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio Local Contrast applies contrast to a specific area of the image. Use the slider to adjust the contrast, where a higher value produces an image with high contrast between the dark and light areas. White Balance White balance is used to make colors in the image appea...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio Consider an area where people or vehicles move during the day, but where there should be no movements during night. To be able to,for example, recognize faces or license plates, move the normal light priority slider toward low motion blur. At nighttime, motiondetec...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio An overlay text can display the current date and time, or a text string. When using a text string, modifiers can be used to displayinformation such as the current bit rate or the current frame rate. For information about available modifiers, see File Naming & D...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio 2. Select the image to use from the Use overlay image list and click Save . To display the overlay image: 1. Go to Video & Audio > Video Stream and select the Image tab. 2. Under Overlay Settings , select Include overlay image at the coordinates . 3. To cont...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 Audio Co...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio Audio Clips An audio clip is a sound file that can be played when events occur or directly from the Live View page. The audio clip must first be uploaded to the Axis product or recorded by a microphone connected to the product. To add, download, modify or remove au...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 21 . • Default Viewer for Browser. See page 26 . ...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Configure the Live View Page User Defined Links To display user-defined links in the Live View page, select the Show custom link option, give the link a name and then enter the URL to link to. When defining a web link do not remove the 'http://' from the URL address. Custom links ...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 to Detec...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 Motion Detect...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 objects are n...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 informat...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 action is t...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Events - Live Stream Accessed – Trigger the rule when any stream is accessed and during edge storage playback. This can for example be used to send notifications. - Motion Detection – Trigger the rule when motion is detected. See Motion Detection on page 28 . - Tampering – Trigger...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Events • Send SNMP Trap – Send an SNMP trap message to the operator. Make sure that SNMP is enabled and configured under System Options > Network > SNMP . • Send Video Clip – Send a video clip to a recipient. • Status LED – Flash the LED indicator. This can for example be us...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Events Set Up Email Recipients Email recipients can be configured by selecting one of the listed email providers, or by specifying the SMTP server, port andauthentication used by, for example, a corporate email server. Note Some email providers have security filters that prevent u...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 39 . • To set up action rules, see page 33 . • To access recordings, see Find Recordings on page 37 . • To play recordi...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 37 . 3. Select the record...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 49 . To prevent the disk from becoming full,...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 file and cl...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 anonymous view...

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options 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. To access the Axis product via the desired protocol, enter https:// or http:// i...

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options 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 certificate as described above. 2. Go to Setup ...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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. Network Interface Mode The network interface to the AXIS product can be wired or wirel...

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options arp -s 192.168.0.125 00:40:8c:18:10:00 tempping -s 408 192.168.0.125 Windows syntax (this may require that you run the command prompt as an administrator) arp -s <IP address> <serial number>ping -l 408 -t <IP address> Windows example (this may requ...

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options Advanced TCP/IP Settings DNS Configuration DNS (Domain Name Service) provides the translation of host names to IP addresses. The DNS settings are configured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced . Select Obtain DNS server address via DHCP to us...

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4 A network router allows devices on a private network (LAN) to share a single connection to the Internet. This is done by forwardingnetwork traffic from the private network to the “outside”, that is, the Internet. Security on the...

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options QoS (Quality of Service) QoS (Quality of Service) guarantees a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network. A QoS-aware networkprioritizes network traffic and provides a greater network reliability by controlling the amount of bandwidth an...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 addresses...

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options 3. Click Unmount . 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. Important If autoformat is enabled, only use new or empty SD cards. Any data stored on the card wi...

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options Ports & Devices I/O Ports The Axis product provides four configurable input and output ports for connection of external devices. For information abouthow to connect external devices, see Connectors on page 61 . The I/O ports are configured under System Options &...

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options System Overview To get an overview of the Axis product’s status and settings, go to System Options > Support > System Overview . Information that can be found here includes firmware version, IP address, network and security settings, event settings, image sett...

AXIS F44 Main Unit 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 correction that f...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Troubleshooting The IP address is being usedby another device Disconnect the Axis product from the network. Run the Ping command (in a Command/DOSwindow, type ping and the IP address of the product): • If you receive: Reply from <IP address>: bytes=32; time=10... this means ...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications AXIS F1005-E/F1035-E/F44: IEC 60068-EN 50155 (Vibration, Shock & Bump) AXIS F1015/F1025/F44: IEC 60068-2-6IEC 60068-2-27 Dimensions(HxWxD) Main unit: 121 x 121 x 51 mm (4.8 x 4.8 x 2.0 in) Weight AXIS F44: 542 g (1.19...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Technical Specifications Digital input – Connect to pin 1 to activate, or leave floating(unconnected) to deactivate. 0 to max 30 V DC Configurable(Input or Output) 3–6 Digital output – Connected to pin 1 when activated, floating(unconnected) when deactivated. If used with an induc...

AXIS F44 Main Unit Technical Specifications Performance Considerations When setting up your system, it is important to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance. Some factorsaffect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others can affect the frame rate, and some ...