Axis Q1614-E - Manuals

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Hardware Overview 1 2 3 4 5 1. Network cable (route through wall bracket) 2. Bottom cover 3. Bottom cover screws (4x) 4. Bracket adjustment screw 5. Wall bracket Connectors and Buttons For technical specifications, see page 65 . Network Connector RJ45 Ethernet connector w...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Hardware Overview Audio Connector The Axis product has the following audio connectors: • Audio in (pink) – 3.5 mm input for a mono microphone, or a line-in mono signal. • Audio out (green) – 3.5 mm output for audio (line level) that can be connected to a public address (P...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Hardware Overview Green Steady green for normal operation. Amber Steady during startup and when restoring settings. Status Red Slow flash for failed upgrade. Green Normal operation. Power Amber Flashes green/amber during firmware upgrade. Note • The Status LED can be conf...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Hardware Overview Status LED Behavior and Buzzer Signal for Levelling Assistant For information on the Function button used for levelling the camera, see Connectors and Buttons . Color Buzzer Camera position Fixed green Continuous beep Level Flashing green Fast interval A...

AXIS Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-E Network Camera Access the Product Controls on the Live View Page 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 (left button). Click WDR on to enable WDR in intense backlight conditions. Read more about wide...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Access the Product 1. Go to Setup > Live View Config . 2. Under Action Buttons , select Show manual trigger button . AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 17 ...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Access the Product With the PTZ Control Queue enabled the time each user is in control of the PTZ settings is limited. Click the buttons to request or release control of the PTZ controls. The PTZ Control Queue is set up under PTZ > Control Queue . Click the Emulate joy...

AXIS Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 21 . • Stream profiles. See page 22 . • Camera settings. See page 23 . • View area. See page 26...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Video and Audio • Mirror image . If required, the image can be mirrored. • Rotate image . If required, the image can be rotated. • Maximum frame rate . To avoid bandwidth problems, the frame rate allowed to each viewer can be Limited to a fixed amount. Alternatively, the ...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Video and Audio • 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 setup, use one of the predefined stream profiles. Each predefined profile ha...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Video and Audio 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, where a higher value produces a br...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Video and Audio Shutter speed is related to the amount of time the shutter is opened and is measured in seconds (s). A slow shutter speed allows more light to reach the sensor and can help produce a brighter image in low light situations. On the other hand, a slow shutter...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Video and Audio View Area Note This feature is available only if digital PTZ was selected when configuring the product for the first time or after resettingto factory default. A view area is a cropped part of the full view. The view area is treated as a video source in Li...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Video and Audio Overlay Image An overlay image is a static image superimposed over the video stream. The image, for example a company logo, is used to provideextra information or to mask a part of the image. For more information about privacy masks, see Privacy Mask on pa...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Video and Audio Create the action rule: 1. Go to Events > Action Rules 2. Click Add to create a new rule. 3. Select a Trigger and, optionally, a Schedule and Additional conditions . See the online help for details. 4. From the Actions list, select Overlay Text 5. Enter...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Video and Audio Audio Settings The audio functionality for each video stream is enabled under Video & Audio > Video Stream > Audio . Audio Modes The Axis product supports the following audio modes: Full duplex - Simultaneous two-way audio allowing the Axis produ...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Video and Audio • Yellow — the signal is becoming distorted. • Red — the signal is distorted. Use the Encoding option to select digital audio encoding format. • AAC requires a license for both encoding and decoding. AAC is the least complicated and most widely used codec....

AXIS Q1614-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 22 . • Default Viewer for Browser. See p...

AXIS Q1614-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 Q1614-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 26 . For more information on how to up...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) 7. Click Save . To modify or remove guard tours, go to PTZ > Guard Tour , select the guard tour in the Guard Tour List and click Modify/Remove . For more information see the online help . Advanced Device Settings The Device Settings window displays ...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) A user who belongs to a group (see Users on page 48 ) with a higher PTZ priority can go before other users in the queue and take control of the product. The order of priority is as follows: 1. Administrator — An administrator takes over PTZ control reg...

AXIS Q1614-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 Q1614-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 37 . Once motion detection windows are configured, the Axis product can be configured to perform actio...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Detectors High level (100%) Only very large objects triggermotion detection. An object that appears inthe window triggers motiondetection for a long timebefore it is considered asnon-moving. Ordinary colored objects onordinary backgrounds triggermotion detection. Medium l...

AXIS Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-E Network Camera 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 36 . - Shock Dete...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Events • Overlay Text – Display an overlay text. See Use Overlay Text in an Action Rule on page 27 . • Play Audio Clip – See Audio Clips on page 30 . • PTZ Control - Preset Position – Go to a preset position. - Guard Tour – Start a guard tour. See Guard Tour on page 33 . ...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Events 3. Enter the email addresses to send emails to in the To field. Use commas to separate multiple addresses. 4. Select the email provider from the Provider list. 5. Enter the user ID and password for the email account. 6. Click Test to send a test email. To set up an...

AXIS Q1614-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 41 . • To access recordings, see Find Recordings on page 45 . • To pla...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera 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 45 . 3. Select t...

AXIS Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-E Network Camera System Options The Axis product can be configured to automatically format SD cards that are inserted into the product. If autoformat is enabled andan SD card is inserted, the product will check if the SD card has the ext4 file system. If the card has a different file syst...

AXIS Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-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 Q1614-E Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Models AXIS Q1614-E: 1 MP/HDTV 720p, outdoor Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1/3” Lens P-iris, IR corrected, varifocal, CS-mount, support for DC-Iris lens, megapixel resolution2.8 ...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Languages German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean,Portuguese Warranty Axis 3-year warranty and AXIS Extended Warranty option, see www.axis.com/warranty Connectors I/O conne...

AXIS Q1614-E Network Camera Technical Specifications 4. I/O configured as output Audio Connector 3.5 mm audio connectors(stereo) 1 2 3 1 Tip 2 Ring 3 Sleeve Audio Input Balanced Microphone Hot (+)In/Unbalance Microphone In/Line In Balanced Microphone Cold (-) In Ground AudioOutput Line out (mono) Gr...