Axis M3204-V - Manuals

5 AXIS M32 Series Overview Network Connector - The camera connects to the network via a standard network connector. Supporting NWay, the camera detects the speed of the local network segment (10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet). Supporting PoE (Power over Ethernet), the camera can be powered directly from t...

6 AXIS M32 Series LED indicators LED Color Description Network Green Steady for connection to 100 Mbit/s network. Flashes for network activity. Amber Steady for connection to 10 Mbit/s network. Flashes for network activity. Unlit No connection. Status Green Shows steady green for normal operation. N...

7 AXIS M32 Series Accessing the Camera Refer to the installation guide supplied with your product in order to install the AXIS M32 Series network camera. This network camera can be used with most standard operating systems and browsers. The recommended browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer with Win...

8 AXIS M32 Series Setting the root password 1. When accessing the camera for the first time, the ‘ Configure Root Password ’ dialog appears. 2. Enter a password and re-enter to confirm. Click OK . 3. The ‘ Enter Network Password’ dialog appears. Enter the User name: root 4. Enter the password set in...

9 AXIS M32 Series Setting the root password over a secure connection To gain access to the product, the password for the default administrator user root must be set. This is done in the ‘Configure Root Password’ dialog, which is displayed when the network camera is accessed for the first time. To pr...

10 AXIS M32 Series The Live View page How you customize the Live View page determines which buttons are visible. Not all the buttons described below show up unless configured to do so. Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls The following controls are available if digital PTZ is enabled, see Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ), on ...

11 AXIS M32 Series Video Streams The network camera provides several image and video stream formats. Your requirements and the properties of your network determine which type you use. The Live View page in the network camera provides access to H.264 and Motion JPEG video streams, and to the list of ...

12 AXIS M32 Series AXIS Media Control (AMC) The recommended method of accessing live video from the network camera is to use the AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer in Windows. The AMC control panel can be used to configure various video and audio settings. Please see the readme ...

13 AXIS M32 Series Video settings This section describes how to configure the camera, and is intended for product Administrators, who have unrestricted access to all the configuration menus accessed through the Setup link at the top right-hand corner of the Live View page; and Operators , who have a...

14 AXIS M32 Series Bit Rate Control The bit rate can be set as Variable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR). VBR adjusts the bit rate according to the image complexity, using up bandwidth for increased activity in the image, and less for lower activity in the monitored area. CBR allows you to ...

15 AXIS M32 Series Camera Settings This page provides access to the advanced image settings for the AXIS M32 Series. Image Appearance Color level - Select an appropriate level by entering a value in the range 0-100. Lower values mean less color saturation, the value 100 gives maximum color saturatio...

16 AXIS M32 Series Privacy Mask List - The Privacy Mask List shows all the masks that are currently configured in the AXIS M32 Series Network Camera and if they are enabled. Add/Edit Mask - To define a new mask: 1. Click Add. 1. Place the rectangle over the desired area to conceal.2. To resize, clic...

17 AXIS M32 Series Live View Config Layout Stream Profile From the Stream Profile drop-down list, select the stream profile that is to be used for the Live View page. Listed are the standard stream profiles as well as the ones created under Video > Stream Profiles . See the online help files on t...

18 AXIS M32 Series Viewer Settings Select the Show viewer toolbar box option to enable the AXIS Media Control (AMC) or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the video image in your browser. The administrator can disable the installation of the H.264 decoder included with AMC. This is used to prevent th...

20 AXIS M32 Series - Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) Note: The pause between guard tour runs must be set to at least 10 minutes. Advanced 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 di...

21 AXIS M32 Series Event Configuration An event or Event Type in the camera triggers actions when activated. This section describes how to configure the camera to perform certain actions when events occur. Definitions Event Servers Event Servers are used to receive uploaded image files and/or notifi...

23 AXIS M32 Series Scheduled Event A Scheduled event can be activated at preset times, in a repeating pattern on selected weekdays. Configuration example: 1. Click Add scheduled... on the Event Types page. 2. Enter a descriptive Name for the event, such as Scheduled e-mail upload. 3. Set the Priorit...

24 AXIS M32 Series Camera tampering The camera tampering application generates an alarm whenever the camera is repositioned, or when the lens is covered, sprayed, or severely defocused. First, you must create an event, see How to set up a triggered event, on page 22, for the camera to send an alarm....

25 AXIS M32 Series Motion Detection Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs (or stops) in the video image. A total of 10 Include and/or Exclude windows can be configured. • Included windows target specific areas within the whole video image • Excluded windows define ar...

26 AXIS M32 Series Examples: • Avoid triggering on small objects in the video image by setting the object size level to high. • Use several small Motion Detection windows rather than one large window, if triggers on small movements or objects are desired. • To reduce the number of triggers if there ...

27 AXIS M32 Series System Options Security - Users User access control is enabled by default. An administrator can set up other users, by giving them user names and passwords. It is also possible to allow anonymous viewer login, which means that anybody may access the Live View page, as described be...

29 AXIS M32 Series Network Basic TCP/IP Settings AXIS M32 Series support both IP version 4 and IP version 6. Both versions may be enabled simultaneously, and at least one version must always be enabled. When using IPv4, the IP address for the camera can be set automatically via DHCP, or a static IP ...

31 AXIS M32 Series Use NAT traversal when your network cameras are located on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it available from the other (WAN) side of a NAT router. With NAT traversal properly configured, all HTTP traffic to an external HTTP port in the NAT router is forwarded to the camera....

32 AXIS M32 Series QoS (Quality of Service) Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network. Quality can be defined as a maintained level of bandwidth, low latency, and no packet losses. The main benefits of a QoS-aware network can be summ...

33 AXIS M32 Series RTP/H.264 These settings are the port range, IP address, port number (video), and Time-To-Live value to use for the video stream(s) in multicast H.264 format. Only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used for multicast streams. For more information, please see the onli...

34 AXIS M32 Series Logs & Reports When contacting Axis support, please be sure to provide a valid Server Report with your query. The Access Log is automatically included in the server report. Information - the Server Report and Parameter List may prove useful when troubleshooting a problem or wh...

35 AXIS M32 Series Resetting to the Factory Default Settings To reset the camera to the original factory default settings, go to the System Options > Maintenance web page (as described in Maintenance, on page 33) or use the Control button on the side of the camera (see page 5) as described below:...

36 AXIS M32 Series Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware Firmware is software that determines the functionality of the network camera. One of your first actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the current firmware version. The latest version may contain a correction that fixes your...

37 AXIS M32 Series 5. Re-configure the camera, referring to the installation guide. If the emergency recovery procedure does not get the camera up and running again, please contact Axis support at www.axis.com/techsup/ Axis Support If you contact Axis support, please help us to help you solve your p...

40 AXIS M32 Series Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specification Camera Models • AXIS M3203: SVGA resolution, tamper-resistant casing• AXIS M3203-V: SVGA resolution, vandal-resistant casing• AXIS M3204: 1MP/HDTV 720p, tamper-resistant casing• AXIS M3204-V: 1MP/HDTV 720p, vandal-resistan...

42 AXIS M32 Series General performance considerations When setting up your system, it is important to consider how various settings and situations affect performance. Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others can affect the frame rate, and some affect both. If the l...

43 AXIS M32 Series - Glossary of Terms Glossary of Terms ActiveX - A standard that enables software components to interact with one another in a networked environment, regardless of the language(s) used to create them. web browsers may come into contact with ActiveX controls, ActiveX documents, and ...

AXIS M32 Series - Index 49 A Action 21Action Buttons 18Administrator 13Alarm 25AMC 7ARP/Ping 29AVHS 29 B Backup 33Bit Rate 14Bonjour 7Buffer Size 22Buffers 22 C Camera tampering 24Control Button 5, 35 D Date & Time 28Default Viewer 17DNS Configuration 30DNS Server 30Domain Name 30 E Emergency Re...