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1. Check with your network administrator to see if there is a firewall preventing viewing Multicast H 264 only accessible by local clients Check if your router supports multicasting or if the router settings between the client and the server need to be configured The TTL Time To Live value may need to be increased Poor rendering of H 264 images Color depth set incorrectly on clients Set to 16 bit or 32 bit color If text overlays are blurred or if there are other rendering problems you may need to enable Advanced Video Rendering from the H 264 tab in the AMC control panel Ensure that your graphics card is using the latest device driver The latest drivers can usually be downloaded from the manufacturer s web site Color saturation is different in H 264 and Motion JPEG Modify the settings for your graphics adapter Please see the adapter s documentation for more information 44 AXIS P1343 P1344 Troubleshooting Lower frame rate than expected Reduce number of applications running on the client computer Limit the number of simultaneous viewers Check with the system administrator that there is enough bandwidth available See also the online help Check in the AMC Control Panel H 264 tab that video processing is set to Decode all frames possible Lower the image resolution Why do I not get 30 frames per second See the section General performance
2. Audio volume too low high Volume settings incorrect The volume of the microphone is either too high or too low Change the volume for the micro phone in the toolbar on the Live View page Poor audio quality CPU overloaded Reduce the number of listeners and viewers and decrease the image resolution and compres sion Unsynchronized audio and video It is recommended that the camera s time setting is synchronized with an NTP Server This is enabled under System Options gt Date amp Time Distorted audio Check that the correct Audio Input source is selected under Setup gt Audio gt Source Select Microphone for the internal microphone or for a connected external microphone Select Line for a connected line in source Feedback loops Feedback loops might appear in full duplex mode Try moving the microphone or the speaker or use half duplex mode instead Storage Disk management problems Video cannot be recorded Check that the SD Card is not write protected i e Read only SD Card cannot be mounted If the SD Card cannot be mounted reformat it and then click Mount For further assistance please contact your reseller or see the support pages on the Axis website at www axis com techsup 46 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Function group Item Specification Camera Models AXIS P1343 SVGA resolution d
3. Axis AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product described in this document In particular and without limitation these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the patents listed at http www axis com patent htm and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the US and other countries This product contains licensed third party software See the menu item About in the product s user interface for more information This product contains source code copyright Apple Computer Inc under the terms of Apple Public Source License 2 0 see http www opensource apple com apsl The source code is available from http developer apple com darwin projects bonjour Equipment Modifications This equipment must be installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions given in the user documentation This equipment contains no user serviceable components Unauthorized equipment changes or modifications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certifications and approvals Trademark Acknowledgments Apple Boa Bonjour Ethernet Internet Explorer Linux Microsoft Mozilla Netscape Navigator OS 2 Real QuickTime UNIX Windows WWW are registered trademarks of the respective holders Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States and other countries Axis Communications AB
4. Browser Viewer Description AMC Recommended viewer in Internet Explorer H 264 Motion JPEG QuickTime H 264 Internet Explorer Java applet A slower imaging alternative to AMC Requires one of the following installed on the client e JVM J2SE 1 4 2 or higher e JRE J2SE 5 0 or higher Displays still images only Click the Refresh button in your browser to view a new image Still image Recommended viewer for other browsers Motion JPEG QuickTime H 264 Java applet Server Push Other browsers A slower imaging alternative to Server Push Motion JPEG only Still image Displays still images only Click the Refresh button in your browser to view a new image 19 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Live View Config D Viewer Settings Check the Show viewer toolbar box to display 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 AXIS Media Control This is used to prevent the installation of unlicensed copies Further decoder licenses can be purchased from your Axis dealer Enable Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode and a cross will indicate the center of the image in PTZ joystick mode Check Use PTZ joystick mode as default to enable joystick mode The mode can be changed temporarily from the PTZ control panel Check Enable recording button to enable recording from the
5. Supported protocols Pv4 v6 HTTP HTTPS SSL TLS QoS Layer 3 DiffServ FTP SMTP Bonjour UPnP SNMPv1 v2c v3 MIB 11 DNS DynDNS NTP RTSP RTP TCP UDP IGMP RTCP ICMP DHCP ARP SOCKS etc This product includes software developed by the Open SSL Project for use in the Open SSL Tool kit www openssl org System Application Open API for software integration including VAPIX from Axis Integration Programming Communications AXIS Media Control SDK event trigger data in video Interface stream Quality of Service QoS layer 3 DiffServ Model Embedded Linux operating system Available at www axis com Intelligent video Video motion detection active tampering alarm audio detection Alarm triggers Intelligent video external input Alarm events e File upload via FTP HTTP and email e Notification via email HTTP and TCP e External output activation e Video recording to local storage Video buffer 48 MB pre and post alarm Video access from e Camera live view web browser e Video recording to file ASF Customizable HTML pages e Windows Vista XP 2000 Server 2003 e DirectX 9c or higher e For other operating systems and browers see www axis com techsup Installation e AXIS Camera Management tool on CD and web based configuration management and e Configuration of backup and restore maintenance e Firmware upgrades over HTTP or FTP firmware available at www axis com General Casing Metal zinc Processors memory ARTPEC 3
6. browser Sharpness This is the control of fine detail within a picture This feature was originally introduced into color TV sets that used notch filter decoders This filter took away all high frequency detail in the black and white region of the picture The sharpness control attempted to put some of that detail back in the picture Sharpness controls are mostly superfluous in today s high end TVs The only logical requirement for it nowadays is on a VHS machine Simplex In Simplex operation a network cable or communications channel can only send information in one direction SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP is used for sending and receiving e mail However as it is simple it is limited in its ability to queue messages at the receiving end and is usually used with one of two other protocols POP3 or IMAP These other protocols allow the user to save messages in a server mailbox and download them periodically from the server SMTP authentication is an extension of SMTP whereby the client is required to log into the mail server before or during the sending of email It can be used to allow legitimate users to send email while denying the service to unauthorized users such as spammers SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP forms part of the Internet Protocol suite as defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force The protocol can support monitoring of network attached devices for any conditions
7. information Versions item Version The AMC Control Panel is automatically installed on first use after which Media Control 54 17 12 it can be configured Open the AMC Control Panel from oes a ee e Windows Control Panel from the Start menu MPEG 4 Video Decoder 2 0 7 0 H 264 Video Decoder 2 1 12 0 e Alternatively right click the video image in Internet Explorer and File Writer 2 0 4 0 click Settings Alternative methods of accessing the video stream View License View Users Manual You can also access video images from the network camera in the E gt Cancel following ways mj e Motion JPEG server push if supported by the client Firefox for example This option maintains an open HTTP con nection to the browser and sends data as and when required for as long as required e Still JPEG images in a browser Enter the path http lt ip gt axis cgi jpg image cgi e Windows Media Player This requires AXIS Media Control and the H 264 decoder to be installed The paths that can be used are listed below in the order of preference e Unicast via RTP axrtpu lt ip gt axis media media amp e Unicast via RTSP axrtsp lt ip gt axis media media amp e Unicast via RTSP tunneled via HTTP axrtsphttp lt ip gt axis media media amp e Multicast axrtpm lt ip gt axis media media amp e To access the video stream from QuickTime the following paths can be used e rtsp lt ip gt axis media media amp e rtsp lt ip gt ax
8. 168 0 90 5 Re assign the IP address for instructions see the Installation Guide supplied with the camera 6 Refocus the camera for instructions see the Installation Guide supplied with the camera 38 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Unit connectors gt Unit connectors Network connector RJ 45 Ethernet connector Supports Power over Ethernet Using shielded cables is recommended Power connector 2 pin terminal block used for power input Function Pin number Description GND 1 Ground DC Power 2 Power input 8 20V DC max 6 4W Audio in pink 3 5 mm input for a mono microphone or a line in mono signal left channel is used from a stereo signal Audio out green Audio output line level that can be connected to a public address PA system or an active speaker with a built in amplifier A pair of headphones can also be attached A stereo connector must be used for the audio out SDHC memory card slot A standard or high capacity SD memory card can be used for local recording with removable storage Sy TE SD memory card slot To insert an SD card lift the SD card cover on the rear of AXIS P1343 P1344 and carefully insert the SD card into its slot To remove an SD card lift the cover and gently push the card in and release it The SD card will come out of the slot and can be removed Note Before removing the SD card it should be unmounted to
9. AXIS P1343 P1344 System Options RTSP The RTSP protocol allows a connecting client to start an H 264 stream Check the box to enable the server and enter the RTSP port number to use The default setting is 554 Note that H 264 video streams will not be available if this service is not enabled SOCKS SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol The Axis network camera can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a firewall proxy server This functionality is useful if the network camera is located on a local network behind a firewall and notifications uploads alarms and such need to be sent to a destination outside the local network such as the Internet See the online help O for more information 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 summarized as e The ability to prioritize traffic and thus allow critical flows to be served before flows with lesser priority e Greater reliability in the network thanks to the control of the amount of bandwidth an application may use and thus control over bandwidth races between applications The QoS in Axis network video products marks the data packets for various types of network traffic originating from the product This makes i
10. Administrator access privileges To quickly access these 2 TCP IP settings use the numbered shortcuts to the left All the settings are also available from 3 Date amp Time the standard setup links in the menu 4 Video Stream Note that the only required setting is the IP address which is set on the TCP IP page All 5 Focus other settings are optional Please see the online help for more information 6 Audio Settings y p Firmware version 5 05 gt Video amp Audio MAC address 00 40 8C 18 38 84 gt Live View Config gt PTZ gt Events Recording List gt System Options About 12 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Video amp Audio Video amp Audio Click 2 to access the online help that explains the Setup tools Video Stream The video stream settings appear under four different tabs e Image e Audio e H 264 e MJPEG Preview For a preview of the image before saving select the Video Format and click Open The pixel counter shows the number of pixels in an area of the image and can be used to ensure that the size of the image fulfills certain requirements for example for face recognition Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height fields and click Apply When satisfied with the settings click Save Image Image Appearance AXISA Basic Setup v Video amp Audio Video Stream Stream Profiles Camera Settings Overlay Image Priv
11. Common Gateway Interface A specification for communication between a web server and other CGI programs For example a HTML page that contains a form might use a CGI program to process the form data once it is submitted CIF Common Intermediate Format CIF refers to the analog video resolutions 352x288 pixels PAL and 352x240 pixels NTSC See also Resolution Client Server Client server describes the relationship between two computer programs in which one program the client makes a service request from another program the server which fulfils the request Typically multiple client programs share the services of a common server program A web browser is a client program that requests services the sending of web pages or files from a web server CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor A CMOS is a widely used type of semiconductor that uses both negative and positive circuits Since only one of the circuit types is on at any given time CMOS chips require less power than chips using just one type of transistor CMOS image sensors also allow processing circuits to be included on the same chip an advantage not possible with CCD sensors which are also much more expensive to produce Codec In communications engineering a codec is usually a coder decoder Codecs are used in integrated circuits or chips that convert e g analog video and audio signals into a digital format for transmission The codec also converts
12. Emulate joystick mode button and click in the image to move the camera view in the direction of the O mouse pointer O Click the Center mode button and click on a position in the image to center the camera view on that position Up Pan Tilt and Zoom bars Clicking a position directly on the bar moves the camera view directly to the new posi tion in one smooth movement Clicking on the arrows at the ends of a bar causes an incremental change Clicking Zoom out to overview image will set the camera to the minimum zoom position In this position the camera cannot pan or tilt TILT PAN Left Right ZOOM Wide Tele Zoom out to overview image Down Click the Ctrl panel button to open the PTZ control panel which provides additional PTZ controls a User defined buttons can also appear in the Control panel see Advanced on page 22 Accessing the Setup tools AXIS P1343 P1344 can be configured by users with administrator or operator rights To access the product s Setup tools click Setup in the top right hand corner of the Live View page e Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings e Operators have access to Video amp Audio Live View Config PTZ Events and Recording List AXISA AXIS P1344 Network Camera Live View Setup Help A Basic Setu v Basic Setup P Instructions Before using the AXIS P1344 Network Camera there are certain settings that should be Setu p link 1 Users made most of which require Administrat
13. List 28 Recovery 42 Referrals 29 Restore 36 S Scheduled Event 25 Security 29 Server Time 31 SNMP 34 Storage 35 Support 36 System Options 29 7 TCP Server 23 TCP IP Settings 31 AXIS P1343 P1344 Index Text Overlay 13 Time Mode 31 Troubleshooting 42 U Upgrade Server 36 UPnP 33 35 Users 29 V VAPIX 20 22 Video Stream 13 W White Balance 15 Wide Dynamic Range 15 57
14. Live View page The recordings are saved to the location specified in the AMC Control Panel see AXIS Media Control AMC on page 11 Action Buttons Check the boxes to display the action buttons on the Live View page The manual trigger button can be used to manually trigger and stop an event See Events on page 23 The snapshot button can be used to save a snapshot from the video stream This button is mainly intended for use with browsers other than Internet Explorer or when not using AXIS Media Control to view the video stream AXIS Media Control for Internet Explorer has its own snapshot button User Defined Links AXIS P1344 Network Camera Live View Setup Help tream profile Output 1 jotion JPEG v 00 278 kbit User defined links can link to web pages or can be used to run scripts or activate and control external devices connected to the network camera Once configured the links appear on the Live View page To set up a link check the Show custom link box select the cgi or web link radio button enter the URL and a descriptive name in the provided field A link defined as a web link will open in a new window while a cgi link will run for example a script in the background User defined cgi links can be used to issue Playing Motion JPEG API requests For more information on the 0000 VAPIX Application Programming Interface API see the Video developer pages at Axis Web site www axis com developer User
15. Setup Help gt Basic Setup Guard Tour OQ n Guard Tour List Video amp Audio Name Running Mode Live View Config Guard Tour 1 no Bando PTZ PTZ Settings Preset Positions Guard Tour Advanced Events Recording List Add Modify _ _start Stop Remove System Options Note To schedule a Guard Tour add a scheduled event from the Event page About 21 C AXIS P1343 P1344 PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom 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 displayed in the PTZ control Ctrl panel panel which is available on the Live View page by clicking the Ctrl panel button Enable Disable controls Uncheck the boxes to disable the pan tilt and zoom controls Note Disabling PTZ controls will affect preset positions For example if the tilt control is disabled the camera cannot move to preset positions that require a tilt movement 22 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Events Events Pre defined parameters known as an event or Event Type can trigger certain actions in the camera A common event type is an alarm that causes the camera to upload images Many event types use an Event Server to receive uploaded images An event that is triggered by a signal such as a door switch motion detection or system event is called a triggered event see page 24 A sche
16. View page Stream profiles are configured under Video amp Audio gt Stream Profiles see Stream H 264 Profiles on page 14 for more information Salanced Bandwidth Mobile ATAN Pulse Click this button to activate the output for a defined period of time such as switching a light on Q for 20 seconds Output 1 Active Inactive Click these buttons to manually start and stop a connected device e g switch a light O on off Taso The Trigger buttons can trigger an event directly from the Live View page The buttons are configured 00 under Setup gt Live View Config gt Layout Snapshot The Snapshot button saves a snapshot of the video image on display Right click on the video image to save it in JPEG format on your computer This button is primarily intended for use when the AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is not available AXIS Media Control toolbar The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only See AXIS Media Control AMC on page 11 for more information The toolbar displays the following buttons O The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream O The Stop button stops the video stream being played The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the current image The location where the image is saved can be speci fied in the AMC Control Panel Click the View Full Screen button and the video image will fill the entire screen Press Esc Escape on the com p
17. a erento Aaa Maan Gee eee SN 10 Alternative methods of accessing the video stream 11 keene nett 11 ACCESSING AUCIO SthEAMS A E 11 Basic Setup ect a giv vetag edge canes Veh a E in ged E E a ET EAA eed a 12 Video EAU lO erario a 13 Video Streams arcano TI te e EA AS anne Me ees 13 Stream Profiles 2d carte Hee ened ede She mee eRe EE ase ees eae tee 14 CameraSettings a vias ie ee cade A i ee 15 Overlay Mage cie a ei 16 Privacy Mask pore ar ARI IA IST dada dae 16 FOCUS to AAA Pa 16 Audio Settings ai e A at eae ene a E oA E A eee vida 17 LIVE VIEW CONTIOS A a ae 19 Layouts a A A A a A ha 19 PILA TEL a tada 21 PIZ Settings wets elites a A A AE o da 21 PRESET POSTOR AA A Wat og ee ease hea ele cael 21 GUAK TOU c2h 2 A a saleable seat elas piste 21 Advanced netas Rage ete cane A spike Ra e A tee 22 EVEN cp AA AAA A UE AA eee bya an ee ee eae EENES 23 EVENTS TAA A A A A A A Se ee 23 Eventilypes 20 AA A A ERA EE eae ae 23 Gamera tampenind RA E Ses Sie ao 25 Motion Detection a tl is in e a ade 26 Port Status sur iacan ar aes AA EAE ATA an ag a a 27 Recording st cin ete aie ett ak a ene ta Ale E Satan doe ia ae eaten 28 System Options espn E rd das ete 406 haa aay ade eens a ii NE 29 SECUN a A AS ino 29 DatescrTIMe 2 ta is in ds ao stale a 31 NEtWOLK iare andregaia o r LE RAAE a A A ar 31 SMA A A EE SE E AANE 35 Ports Et DEVICES A DEORE A anne ERAO AE career E ES 36 LED a AN a a Ss Mees art A ae 36 Maintenances ia cade sti Sit oa
18. automatic fine tuning and the full range focus scan Audio Settings This section describes how to configure the basic audio settings for the network camera The audio functionality for each video stream is enabled under Video amp Audio gt Video Stream gt Audio Audio Channels Audio mode The available audio modes are e Full duplex Simultaneous two way audio allowing you to transmit and receive audio talk and listen at the same time Note There is no echo cancellation if feedback loops appear try moving the microphone or the speaker e Half duplex Audio can be transmitted in both directions between the network camera and the client computer but only in one direction at a time You must actively transmit receive sound using the Talk Listen button available on the Live View page see AX S Media Control toolbar on page 8 In Push To Talk mode click and hold the button to speak and release it when finished speaking In Toggle mode click once to switch between speaking and listening Note The Talk Listen button mode is configured from the Audio tab in the AMC control panel see AXIS Media Con trol AMC on page 11 e Simplex Network Camera speaker only Audio is transmitted from the client to AXIS P1343 P1344 and played by the speaker connected to the camera To send audio the Talk and Microphone buttons in the AMC toolbar must both be enabled Click either button to stop audio transmission e Simplex Network Camera micro
19. color saturation Brightness The image brightness can be adjusted in the range 0 100 where a higher value produces a brighter image Sharpness Controls the amount of sharpening applied to the image A sharper image might increase image noise especially in low light conditions A lower setting reduces image noise but the image would be less sharp Contrast Adjust the image s contrast by raising or lowering the value in this field White Balance This is used to compensate for the different colors present in different light sources to make the colors in the image appear the same AXIS P1343 P1344 can be set to automatically identify the light source and compensate for its color Alternatively the type of light source can be manually selected from the drop down list Please see the online help files for a description of each available setting Wide Dynamic Range Check the box Enable Dynamic Contrast to improve the exposure when there is a considerable contrast between light and dark areas in an image Exposure Settings Configure the exposure settings to suit the image quality requirements in relation to lighting frame rate and bandwidth considerations Exposure value Click in the bar to fine tune the exposure Increasing the exposure will improve image quality at the expense of the total frame rate There may also be an increase in motion blur Exposure control This setting is used to remove 50 or 60 Hz flicker caused by a
20. defined link Axis Communications AB Output Buttons The output buttons are used to manually activate and inactivate the output port for example to switch a light on and off To display the output buttons on the Live View page select the type of control to use for the port from the drop down list e Pulse Activates the output for a defined period of time e Active Inactive Displays two buttons one for each action on off See also O Ports on page 36 20 C AXIS P1343 P1344 PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ Settings To use the camera s digital pan tilt and zoom PTZ functionality check the Enable digital PTZ box and click Save Select the maximum zoom rate from the Max zoom drop down list The selected zoom rate also determines the resolutions available for video streams Increasing the maximum zoom rate decreases the maximum resolution that can be selected under Video amp Audio gt Video Stream gt Image and used for Stream Profiles Lock to current position When finished configuring the PTZ settings check this box to prevent further modification of the settings Note that preset positions and guard tours will be disabled Note To disable selected PTZ controls for example only pan and tilt go to PTZ gt Advanced gt Controls see page 22 Preset Positions A preset position is a pre defined camera view that can be used to quickly steer the Aa Sd AR pierda camera to a specifi
21. determines the width of the horizontal field of view which in turn is measured in degrees FTP File Transfer Protocol An application protocol that uses the TCP IP protocols It is used to exchange files between computers devices on networks Frame A frame is a complete video image In the 2 1 interlaced scanning format of the RS 170 and CCIR formats a frame is made up of two separate fields of 262 5 or 312 5 lines interlaced at 60 or 50 Hz to form a complete frame which appears at 30 or 25 Hz In video cameras with a progressive scan each frame is scanned line by line and not interlaced most are also displayed at 30 and 25 Hz Frame rate The frame rate used to describe the frequency at which a video stream is updated is measured in frames per second fps A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream as it maintains image quality throughout Full duplex Transmission of data in two directions 51 simultaneously In an audio system this would describe e g a telephone systems Half duplex also provides bi directional communication but only in one direction at a time as in a walkie talkie system See also Simplex Gain Gain is the amplification factor and the extent to which an analog amplifier boosts the strength of a signal Amplification factors are usually expressed in terms of power The decibel dB is the most common way of quantifying the gain of an amplifier Gateway A ga
22. firmware version IP address security event and image settings and recent log items Many of the captions are also links to the proper Setup page to conveniently make adjustments in the camera s settings 36 C AXIS P1343 P1344 System Options Logs amp Reports AXIS a AXIS P1344 Network Camera Live View Setup Help When contacting Axis support please be sure to provide a valid palo man Server Report with your query The Access Log is automatically E included in the server report Live View contig Information hecording tist The Server Report and Parameter List may prove useful when ys troubleshooting a problem or when contacting the Axis support e System Log Provides information about system events e Access Log By default the Access Log lists all failed attempts to access the camera but can be configured About to list all connections to the camera whether successful or not Go to Support gt Logs amp Reports gt Configuration and select the desired level of information from the list See below for more information The Access Log is useful for various purposes such as tracking all access to the camera system analysis and troubleshooting e Server Report Provides information about the server status and should always be included when requesting support e Parameter List Shows the unit s parameters and their current settings e Connection List Lists all clients that are currently a
23. fluorescent light source The Hold current option locks the current exposure settings Enable Backlight compensation Backlight compensation makes the subject appear clearer when the image background is too bright or the subject is too dark Exposure zones This setting determines which part of the image is used to calculate the exposure For most situations the Auto settings can be used but for particular requirements select Defined and click Edit to open the Exposure Windows dialog where you can customize the exposure zone See the online help QO for more information IR cut filter Set the IR cut filter to Off to allow the camera to see infrared light it increases the light sensitivity for example at night The image is shown in black amp white when the IR cut filter is off Set to Auto to automatically switch between On and Off according to the lighting conditions Exposure priority This defines the balance between image quality and frame rate Prioritizing Motion minimizes motion blur but may result in reduced image quality with a higher frame rate Selecting Low noise provides better image quality with a lower frame rate The Shutter and Gain settings can be used to further adjust the amount of motion blur and noise in the image See the online help for more information Enable automatic iris adjustment This box should always be checked except when using a fixed iris View Image Settings Click View to view the vi
24. is independent of Sun Microsystems Inc UPnP is a certification mark of the UPnP Implementers Corporation Support Should you require any technical assistance please contact your Axis reseller If your questions cannot be answered immediately your reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response If you are connected to the Internet you can e download user documentation and firmware updates e find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database Search by product category or phrases e report problems to Axis support by logging in to your private support area e visit Axis Support at www axis com techsup AXIS P1343 P1344 Network Camera User s Manual Rev 1 21 Copyright Axis Communications AB 2009 December 2009 Part no 37344 AXIS P1343 P1344 Table of contents Contents Product Description posesion 4 Key features ii A A A A AT 4 OVENWIEW A NO 5 Accessingthe Camera taa da da da 6 ACCESS froma DrOWSEF o ra ba A NEA EEG TE NESA E 6 Access fromthe Internet viano ida da podia tdo 7 Setting the root password in area eee wee ak ane Ae aoa Rete beens 7 The Live View page smena arans AAA AD Shree DAE eae Meee agi ee haw Ck 8 Accessing the Setup tools e ii A Rd 9 Video and Audio Streams 5 ss2gvacekay sade coves Ube Meigs deh eevee eubdd oiae woe evita age Pepe 10 Howto stream H264 oc claus dra A Kaas didas 10 Motion JPEG a isa a ea SA eee
25. prevent corruption of recordings To unmount the SD card go to Setup gt System Options gt Storage gt SD Card gt Disk Management and click Unmount 39 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Unit connectors I O terminal connector Used in applications for e g motion detection event triggering time lapse recording and alarm notifications In addition to an auxiliary power and a GND pin it provides the interface to e 1 digital output For connecting external devices such as relays and LEDs Con nected devices can be activated by the VAPIX Application Programming Interface output buttons on the Live View page or by an Event Type The output will show as Pin 4 Pin 2 active shown under Events gt Port Status if the alarm device is activated Pin 3 Pin 1 e 1 digital input An alarm input for connecting devices that can toggle between an open and closed circuit for example PIRs door window contacts glass break detectors etc When a signal is received the state changes and the input becomes active shown under Events gt Port Status Function Pin Notes Specifications GND 1 Ground 3 3VDC Power 2 Can be used to power auxiliary equipment Max load 50mA Note This pin can only be used as power out Digital Input 3 Connect to GND to activate or leave floating unconnected to deac Min input 40V DC tivate Max input 40V DC Digital Output 4 Uses an open drain NFET transistor with the sour
26. rate and bandwidth or the same quality video at a lower bit rate Half duplex See Full duplex HTML Hypertext Markup Language HTML is the set of markup symbols or codes inserted in a file intended for display in web browser The markup tells the browser how to display the page s words and images for the user HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP is the set of rules for exchanging files text graphic images sound video and other multimedia files on the web The HTTP protocol runs on top of the TCP IP suite of protocols Hub A network hub is used to connect multiple devices to the network The hub transmits all data to all devices connected to it whereas a switch will only transmit the data to the device it is specifically intended for IEEE 802 11 A family of standards for wireless LANs The AXIS P1343 P1344 Glossary of Terms 802 11 standard supports 1 or 2 Mbit s transmission on the 2 4 GHz band IEEE 802 11b specifies an 11 Mbit s data rate on the 2 4 GHz band while 802 11a allows up to 54 Mbit s on the 5 GHz band Image compression Image compression minimizes the file size in bytes of an image Two of the most common compressed image formats are JPEG and GIF Interlacing Interlaced video is video captured at 50 pictures known as fields per second of which every 2 consecutive fields at half height are then combined into 1 frame Interlacing was developed many years ago for t
27. received digital signals back into analog format A codec uses analog to digital conversion and digital to analog conversion in the same chip Codec can also mean compression decompression in which case it is generally taken to mean an algorithm or computer program for reducing the size of large files and programs Compression See Image compression DC Iris Autoiris This special type of iris is electrically controlled by the camera to automatically regulate the amount of light allowed to enter DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a protocol that lets network administrators automate and centrally manage the assignment of Internet Protocol IP addresses to network devices in a network DHCP uses the concept of a lease or amount of time that a given IP address will be valid for a computer The lease time can vary depending on how long a user is likely to require the network connection at a particular location DHCP also supports static addresses for e g computers running web servers which need a permanent IP address AXIS P1343 P1344 Glossary of Terms DNS Domain Name System DNS is used to locate and translate Internet domain names into IP Internet Protocol addresses A domain name is a meaningful and easy to remember name for an Internet address For example the domain name www example com is much easier to remember than 192 0 34 166 The translation tables for domain names are contai
28. select it from the list and click the Play button For detailed recording and video information select an individual recording from the list and click the Properties button Use the Lock Unlock button to define whether a recording can be removed or recorded over If the recording is important and needs to be saved for future use locking the recording can help prevent its accidental removal The Remove button is used to delete unlocked recordings Note To play recordings in Windows Media Player download and install AXIS Matroska File Splitter from www axis com techsup software 28 C AXIS P1343 P1344 System Options D 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 below The user list displays the authorized users and user groups levels Viewer Provides the lowest level of access which only allows access to the Live View page Operator An operator can view the Live View page create and modify events and adjust certain other settings Operators have no access to System Options Administrator An administrator has unrestricted access to all menus for configuration and can determine the registration of all other users HTTP RTSP Password Settings Select the type of
29. that warrant administrative attention Sockets Sockets are a method for communication between a client program and a server program over a network A socket is defined as the endpoint in a connection Sockets are created and used with a set of programming requests or function calls sometimes called the sockets application programming interface API SSL TSL Secure Socket Layer Transport Layer Security These two protocols SSL is succeeded by TSL are cryptographic protocols that provide secure communication on a network SSL is commonly used over HTTP to form HTTPS as used e g on the Internet for electronic financial transactions SSL uses public key 54 certificates to verify the identity of the server Subnet subnet mask A subnet is an identifiably separate part of an organization s network Typically a subnet may represent all the machines at one geographic location in one building or on the same local area network LAN Having an organization s network divided into subnets allows it to be connected to the Internet with a single shared network address The subnet mask is the part of the IP address that tells a network router how to find the subnet that the data packet should be delivered to Using a subnet mask saves the router having to handle the entire 32 bit IP address it simply looks at the bits selected by the mask Switch A switch is a network device that connects network segments together an
30. virtual private network VPN Pre post alarm images The images from immediately before and after an alarm These images are stored in a buffer for later retrieval Progressive scan Progressive scan as opposed to interlaced video scans the entire picture line by line every sixteenth of a second In other words captured images are not split into separate fields as in interlaced scanning Computer monitors do not need interlace to show the picture on the screen but instead show them progressively 53 on one line at a time in perfect order i e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 etc so there is virtually no flickering effect In a surveillance application this can be critical when viewing detail within a moving image such as a person running A high quality monitor is required to get the best from progressive scan See also Interlacing Protocol A special set of rules governing how two entities will communicate Protocols are found at many levels of communication and there are hardware protocols and software protocols Proxy server In an organization that uses the Internet a proxy server acts as an intermediary between a workstation user and the Internet This provides security administrative control and a caching service Any proxy server associated with a gateway server or part of a gateway server effectively separates the organization s network from the outside network and the local firewall It is the firewall serv
31. 128 MB RAM 128 MB Flash Battery backed up real time clock Power e Power over Ethernet IEEE 802 3af Class 2 e8 20VDC max 6 4 W Connectors e RJ 45 10BASE T 100BASE TX PoE e Terminal block for 1 alarm input and 1 output e 3 5 mm jack for mic in max 74 mVpp or line mono input max 6 2 Vpp e 3 5 mm jack for line mono output max 2 8 Vpp to active speaker Local storage SD SDHC memory card slot card not included Operating conditions e Temperature O 50 C 32 122 F e Humidity 20 80 RH non condensing 48 3 AXIS P1343 P1344 Technical Specifications Function group Item Specification Approvals e EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 e EN 61000 3 3 e EN 55024 FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B e ICES 003 Class B e VCCI Class B e C tick AS NZS CISPR 22 e EN 60950 1 Dimensions HxWxD AXIS P1343 46 x 78 x 193 mm 1 8 x 3 1 x 7 6 AXIS P1344 46 x 78 x 206 mm 1 8 x 3 1 x 8 1 Weight AXIS P1343 590 g 1 3 Ib AXIS P1344 620 g 1 4 Ib Included accessories Mounting and connector kits Installation Guide CD with installation tools recording software and User s Manual Windows decoder 1 user license Video management AXIS Camera Station Video management software for viewing and software recording up to 50 cameras not included See www axis com products video software for more software applications via partners Optional accessories Pow
32. 2 Access the unit and disable DHCP in the TCP IP settings Return the unit to the main network The unit now has a fixed IP address that will not change Other networking problems Test the network cable by connecting it to another network device then Ping that device from your workstation See instructions above Camera is accessible locally but not exter nally Broadband router configuration To configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the camera enable the NAT traversal feature which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the camera This is enabled from Setup gt System Options gt Network gt TCP IP Advanced Note that the router must support uPnp Firewall protection Check the Internet firewall with your system administrator Default routers required Check if you need to configure the default router settings Problems with the H 264 format No H 264 displayed in the Check that the correct network interface is selected in the AMC Control Panel network tab client Check that the relevant H 264 connection methods are enabled in the AMC Control Panel net work tab In the AMC Control Panel select the H 264 tab and click the button Set to default H 264 decoder No multicast H 264 displayed in the cli ent Check with your network administrator that the multicast addresses used by the camera are valid for your network
33. Checking the firmware Firmware is software that determines the functionality of network cameras 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 particular problem The current firmware version in your camera is displayed on the page Setup gt Basic Setup or under About Upgrading the firmware When you upgrade your camera with the latest firmware from the Axis website your camera receives the latest functionality available Always read the upgrade instructions and release notes available with each new release before updating the firmware Note Preconfigured and customized settings are saved when the firmware is upgraded providing the features are available in the new firmware although this is not guaranteed by Axis Communications 1 Save the firmware file to your computer The latest version of the firmware is available free of charge ans AES ESTE MOE Comers cli from the Axis website at www axis com techsup a lc Anta o 2 Goto Setup gt System Options gt Server Er Hasta hertar the AXIS 91344 ttre Camara Maintenance in the camera s web pages a Se aa aaie eee 3 In the Upgrade Server section browse to the desired Events a firmware file on your computer Click Upgrade Recording List System Options Browne on click Upgrade Notes e After starting the upgrade process always wait at least 5 10 minu
34. EG will be shown with AMC in Windows Internet Explorer and with server push in other brovsers Viewer Settings Y Show viewer toolbar V Enable H 264 decoder installation Y Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode El Use PTZ joystick mode as default E Enable recording button Not applicable to AMC ActiveX Action Buttons E show manual trigger button E Show snapshot button User Defined Links Y Show custom link 1 Use as cgi link O web link Name Axis Communication URL http vww axis com 1 Show custom link 2 Use as 9 cgi link web link Name Custom link 2 URL http E show custom link 3 Use as cgi link web link Name Custom link 3 URL http E Show custom link 4 Use as cgi link web link Name Custom link 4 URL http Output Buttons Output 1 Pulse y Time 10 1 100 seconds v Save j Reset Stream Profile From the Stream Profile drop down list select the stream profile to be used for the Live View page Listed are the pre programmed stream profiles as well as the ones created under Video amp Audio gt Stream Profiles See Stream Profiles on page 14 for more information Default Viewer From the drop down lists select the default method for viewing video images for your browser The camera attempts to show the video images in the selected video format and viewer If this is not possible the camera overrides the settings and selects the best available combination
35. Line PAL is the dominant elevision standard in Europe PAL delivers 625 lines at 50 half frames second Ping Ping is a basic network program used diagnostically to check the status of a network host or device Ping can be used to see if a particular network address IP address or host name is occupied or not or if the host at that address is responding normally Ping can be run from e g the Windows Command prompt or the command line in UNIX Pixel A pixel is one of the many tiny dots that make up a digital image The color and intensity of each pixel represents a tiny area of the complete image PoE Power over Ethernet Power over Ethernet provides power to a network device via the same cable as used for the network connection This is very useful for IP Surveillance and remote monitoring applications in places where it may be too impractical or expensive to power the device from a power outlet PPP Point to Point Protocol A protocol that uses a serial interface for communication between two network devices For example a PC connected by a phone line to a server PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol A protocol set of communication rules that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private tunnels over the public Internet In this way a corporation can effectively use a WAN Wide Area Network as a large single LAN Local Area Network This kind of interconnection is known as a
36. P address for use with UPnP The camera can have both a Link Local IP and a static DHCP supplied IP address at the same time these will not affect each other HTTP and HTTPS The default HTTP HTTPS port numbers 80 and 443 respectively can be changed to any port within the range 1024 65535 This is useful for simple security port mapping for example NAT traversal port mapping for IPv4 A broadband router allows devices on a private network LAN to share a single connection to the Internet This is done by forwarding network traffic from the private network to the outside that is the Internet Security on the private network LAN is increased since most broadband routers are pre configured to stop attempts to access the private network LAN from the public network Internet Use NAT traversal when your network camera is 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 LAN intranet WAN internet MM Broadband 64 NAT ISP n A router eS IL Internet Notes e For NAT traversal to work this must be supported by the broadband router The router must also support UPn e The broadband router has many different names NAT router Network router Internet Gateway Broadband sharing device or Home firew
37. See Pixel MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group The Moving Picture Experts Group develops standards for digital video and audio compression It operates under the auspices of the International Organization for Standardization ISO The MPEG standards are an evolving series each designed for a different purpose MPEG 2 MPEG 2 is the designation for a group of audio and video coding standards and is typically used to encode audio and video for broadcast signals including digital satellite and Cable TV MPEG 2 with some modifications is also the coding format used by standard commercial DVD movies MPEG 4 A video compression standard that makes good use of bandwidth and which can provide DVD quality AXIS P1343 P1344 Glossary of Terms video streams at less than 1 Mbit s Multicast Bandwidth conserving technology that reduces bandwidth usage by simultaneously delivering a single stream of information to multiple network recipients Network connectivity The physical wired or wireless and logical protocol connection of a computer network or an individual device to a network such as the Internet or a LAN NTSC National Television System Committee NTSC is he television and video standard in the United States NTSC delivers 525 lines at 60 half frames second NWay A network protocol that automatically negotiates he highest possible common transmission speed between wo devices PAL Phase Alternating
38. USER S MANUAL AXIS P1343 Network Camera AXIS P1344 Network Camera AXISA COMMUNICATIONS AXIS P1343 P1344 User s Manual Notices This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS P1343 P1344 Network Camera and is applicable for firmware release 5 05 and later It includes instructions for using and managing the camera on your network Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this product Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux based systems may also be beneficial for developing shell scripts and applications Later versions of this document will be posted to the Axis Website as required See also the product s online help available via the Web based interface Liability Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual Please inform your local Axis office of any inaccuracies or omissions Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice Axis Communications AB makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained within this document including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Axis Communications AB shall not be liable nor responsible for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Intellectual Property Rights
39. XIS P1343 P1344 and used as custom settings Uploaded files are accessed through http lt ip address gt local lt user gt lt file name gt where lt user gt is the selected user access group viewer operator or administrator for the uploaded file Plain Config Plain Config is for the advanced user with experience of Axis network camera configuration All parameters can be set and modified from this page Help is available from the standard help pages 37 C AXIS P1343 P1344 About About Here you can find basic information about your network camera You can also view third party software licenses Resetting to Factory Default Settings To reset the camera to the original factory default settings go to the System Options gt Maintenance web page as described in Maintenance on page 36 or use the Control button on the side of the camera see page 5 as described below Using the Control Button This will reset all parameters including the IP address and the focus position to the factory default settings 1 Disconnect power from the camera 2 Press and hold the Control button and reconnect power 3 Keep the Control button pressed until the Status indicator color changes to amber this may take up to 15 seconds 4 Release the Control button When the Status indicator changes to green which may take up to 1 minute the process is complete and the camera has been reset The unit now has the default IP address 192
40. XIS P1343 P1344 offer an SD SDHC memory card slot for local storage of video e Two way audio Two way audio support allows remote users to listen in on an area and communicate with visitors or intruders e Robust and deterrent design AXIS P1343 P1344 with their robust metal casing in a box design are perfect for deterrence e Intelligent video capabilities AXIS P1343 P1344 include intelligent capabilities such as video motion detection audio detection and detection of camera tampering attempts like blocking spray painting or defocusing The cameras also provide capacity for third party analytics modules C AXIS P1343 P1344 Product Description Overview Focus puller Zoom puller Status LED Internal microphone SD memory card slot Rear view Top view Audio out Audio in Network connector PoE Power LED Network LED Iris connector Control button Power connector 1 0 terminal connector Part number P N amp Serial number S N The serial number may be required during installation For descriptions of the connectors please refer to Unit connectors on page 39 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Accessing the Camera Accessing the Camera To install the AXIS P1343 P1344 Network Camera refer to the Installation Guide supplied with your product The network camera can be used with most operating systems and browsers The recommended browsers are In
41. ach other by some means In the Axis implementation this is done with the help of digital certificates provided by a Certification Authority These are then validated by a third party entity such as a RADIUS server examples of which are Free Radius and Microsoft Internet Authentication Service To perform the authentication the RADIUS server uses various EAP methods protocols of which there are many The one used in the Axis implementation is EAPOL using EAP TLS EAP Transport Layer Security The Axis network video device presents its certificate to the network switch which in turn forwards this to the RADIUS server The RADIUS server validates or rejects the certificate and responds to the switch and sends its own certificate to the client for validation The switch then allows or denies network access accordingly on a preconfigured port Certificates CA Certificate This certificate is created by the Certification Authority for the purpose of validating itself so AXIS P1343 P1344 needs this certificate to check the server s identity Provide the path to the certificate directly or use the Browse button to locate it Then click the Upload button To remove a certificate click the Remove button Client certificate private key AXIS P1343 P1344 must also authenticate itself using a client certificate and a private key Provide the path to the certificate in the first field or use the Browse button to locate it Then click the Upload bu
42. acy Mask Focus Audio Settings Live View Config gt PTZ Events Recording List gt System Options About AXIS P1344 Network Camera Video Stream Settings Image Audio H 264 MIPEG Image Appearance Resolution 160x120 4 3 pixels Compression 30 fo 100 Mirror image Rotate image 0 degrees Video Stream Maximum frame rate O Unlimited Limited to Text Overlay Settings 1 30 fps per viewer Y Include date Y Include time V Include text Bit rate b kbit s Text color white M Text background color black Place text date time at top of image Preview View image stream while configuring Video format MJPEG Live View Setup Help 12 Digital PTZ Locked Max 480x300 Use these settings to modify the image resolution and compression Setting the compression level affects the image quality and the amount of bandwidth required the lower the compression the higher the image quality with higher bandwidth requirements The image can also be mirrored reversed or rotated Digital PTZ shows if Digital PTZ has been enabled or not If enabled the maximum zoom rate is shown under Max To configure the Digital PTZ and Max zoom settings click the Digital PTZ link or navigate to PTZ gt PTZ Settings Note that the resolutions available in the Resolution drop down list depend on the selected maximum zoom See PTZ Sett
43. all but the essential purpose of the device is the same p Enable Disable When enabled the network camera attempts to configure port mapping in a NAT router on your network using UPnP Note that UPnP must be enabled in the camera see System Options gt Network gt UPnP 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 provided If a router is not manually specified the network camera automatically searches for NAT routers on your network If more than one router is found the default router is selected Alternative HTTP port Select this option to manually define an external HTTP port Enter the port number in the field provided If no port is entered here a port number is automatically selected when NAT traversal is enabled Notes e An alternative HTTP port can be used be active even if NAT traversal is disabled This is useful if your NAT router does not support UPnP and you need to manually configure port forwarding in the NAT router e If you attempt to manually enter a port that is already in use another available port is automatically selected e When the port is selected automatically it is displayed in this field To change this enter a new port number and click Save FTP The FTP server running in the network camera enables the upload of new firmware and user applications Check the box to enable the service 33 C
44. allowed to enter Bitmap A bitmap is a data file representing a rectangular grid of pixels It defines a display space and color for each pixel or bit in the display space This type of image is known as a raster graphic GIFs and JPEGs are examples of image file types that contain bitmaps Because a bitmap uses this fixed raster method it cannot easily be rescaled without losing definition Conversely a vector graphic image uses geometrical shapes to represent the image and can thus be quickly rescaled Bit rate The bit rate in kbit s or Mbit s is often referred to as speed but actually defines the number of bits time unit and not distance time unit Bonjour Also known as zero configuration networking Bonjour enables devices to automatically discover each other on a network without having to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers Bonjour is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc Broadband In network engineering terms this describes transmission methods where two or more signals share the same carrier In more popular terminology broadband is taken to mean high speed data transmission 50 CCD Charged Coupled Device This light sensitive image device used in many digital cameras is a large integrated circuit that contains hundreds of thousands of photo sites pixels that convert light energy into electronic signals Its size is measured diagonally and can be 1 4 1 3 1 2 or 913 CGI
45. ashing green or amber on the Network LED 5 Reinstall 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 42 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Troubleshooting Axis Support If you contact Axis support please help us resolve your problem expediently by providing a Server Report and a detailed description of the problem The Server Report contains important information about the server and its software as well as a list of the current parameters The Access Log is also included in the Server Report Go to Setup gt System Options gt Support gt Support Overview to generate a Server Report 43 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Troubleshooting Symptoms possible causes and remedial action Problems setting the IP address When using ARP Ping Try the installation again The IP address must be set within two minutes after power has been applied to the camera Ensure the Ping length is set to 408 See the Installation Guide The camera is located on a different subnet If the IP address intended for the camera and the IP address of your computer are located on different subnets you will not be able to set the IP address Contact your network administrator to obtain an appropriate IP address The IP address is being used by another device Disconnect the camera from the network Run
46. ay and night AXIS P1344 1 MP HDTV 720p day and night Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1 4 Lens AXIS P1343 Varifocal 3 8 mm F1 4 DC iris CS mount e Horizontal angle of view 25 59 e Vertical angle of view 18 42 e Diagonal angle of view 31 74 e Remote back focus e Focus range 0 2 m to infinity AXIS P1344 Varifocal 3 8 mm F1 2 DC iris CS mount e Horizontal angle of view 32 74 e Vertical angle of view 17 41 e Diagonal angle of view 32 84 e Remote back focus e Focus range 0 3 m to infinity Day and night Automatically removable infrared cut filter functionality Minimum AXIS P1343 Color 0 3 lux F1 4 llumination e B W 0 05 lux F1 4 AXIS P1344 e Color 0 3 lux F1 2 e B W 0 05 lux F1 2 Shutter time 1 24500 s to 1 6 s Video Video compression e H 264 Baseline profile MPEG 4 Part 10 AVC e Motion JPEG Resolutions AXIS P1343 800x600 SVGA to 160x90 AXIS P1344 1280x800 1 MP to 160x90 Frame rate H 264 30 fps in all resolutions Frame rate Motion JPEG 30 fps in all resolutions Video streaming AXIS P1343 Multi stream H 264 and Motion JPEG e H 264 and Motion JPEG 2 individually configured streams in full resolution and frame rate More streams if identical or limited in frame rate or resolution e Controllable frame rate and bandwidth e VBR CBR H 264 AXIS P1344 e Multi stream H 264 and Motion JPEG e H 264 1 stream in ful
47. c location t Basic Setup seansida O Video A Audio PERR PORRISTAS Current posivoni Live View Contig From Preset Position Setup use the Pan Tilt and Zoom controls to steer the camera view to the required position When satisfied with the camera s position enter a descriptive name Click Add to save the camera position Aca as a preset position Systam Options PTZ Use current position as rai Settings Preset Positions N Guard Te Events About The position can be assumed at any time by selecting the preset s name from the Preset Be i position s drop down list Preset positions zoon wda da ipd can be selected on the Live View page and panenn ann in Guard Tours One position can be set as the Home position which is readily accessible by clicking the Home button in both the Preset Position Setup window and the Live View window The position s name will have H added for example Entrance H The camera will always return to the Home position after the time specified in the Return to home after field Setting the time to O prevents the camera from automatically returning to the Home position Guard Tour A guard tour moves between chosen Preset Positions one by one in a pre determined order or at random and for configurable time periods The guard tour sequence will keep running after the user has logged off or closed the browser AXIS a AXIS P1344 Network Camera Live View
48. ccessing video and audio It is also used for system analysis and troubleshooting e Crash Report Generates an archive with debugging information Note that the report takes several minutes to generate Configuration From the drop down lists select the size and level of information to be added to the System Log and Access Log files The default information level for the Access Log is set to Critical amp Warnings i e failed connections However in an error situation and when requesting support set it to the highest information level Critical amp Warnings amp Info For the Log Level for Email select from the drop down list the level of information to send as email and enter the destination email address Advanced Scripting Scripting is an advanced function that enables you to customize and use scripts This function is a very powerful tool Caution Improper use may cause unexpected behavior or even cause loss of contact with the unit If a script does cause problems reset the unit to its factory default settings A backup file may be of use to return the unit to its latest configuration Axis strongly recommends that you do not use this function unless you understand the consequences Note that Axis support does not provide assistance for problems with customized scripts For more information please visit the Video developer pages at www axis com developer File Upload Files e g web pages and images can be upload to A
49. ce connected to Max load 100 mA GND If used with an external relay a diode must be connected in Max voltage 40V parallel with the load for protection against voltage transients DC The following connection diagram gives an example of how to connect an auxiliary device to AXIS P1343 P1344 E g push button 3 3V midi max 50mA 40 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Unit connectors LED indicators LED Color Indication Network Green Steady for connection to a 100 Mbit s network Flashes for network activity Amber Steady for connection to 10 Mbit s network Flashes for network activity Unlit No network connection Status Green Steady green for normal operation Note The Status LED can be configured to be unlit during normal operation or to flash only when the camera is accessed To configure go to Setup gt System Options gt LED settings See the online help files for more information Amber Steady during startup during reset to factory default or when restoring settings Red Slow flash for failed upgrade Power Green Normal operation Amber Flashes green amber during firmware upgrade Note Please refer to the product s Installation Guide for a description of the behavior of the Status LED when using the Focus Assistant 41 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting
50. ce of the camera Poor performance Poor performance may be caused by heavy network traffic multiple users accessing the unit low performance clients use of features such as motion detection event handling and image rotation other than 180 degrees Focus problems Focus not found with Focus Assistant automatic fine tuning or full range focus scan If the view in front of the camera changes during focus adjustments i e if a finger or other object is placed in front of the lens lighting conditions change or if the camera is moved the camera will not be able to find the optimal focus position Make sure there is no movement in front of the camera and then restart the focusing process Remember to set focus with the focus puller or the Focus Assistant before starting automatic fine tuning If movements cannot be avoided adjust focus using the focus puller instead Focus not found when using the focus puller This can sometimes occur if back focus is not reset Go to Setup gt Video amp Audio gt Focus and click Reset to reset back focus and then try again AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service is enabled instead of the Focus Assistant If the control button is not released within two seconds AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service is enabled instead of the Focus Assistant Poor quality snapshot images Screen incorrectly configured on your workstation In Display Properties configure your screen to show at
51. considerations on page 49 Image degeneration Decrease the GOV length see the online help for more information The Status and Network indicator LEDs are flashing red rapidly Hardware failure Contact your Axis reseller The Status indicator LED is flashing red and the camera is inaccessible A firmware upgrade has been inter rupted or the firmware has otherwise been damaged See the Emergency Recovery Procedure above No images displayed on web page Problem with AXIS Media Control Internet Explorer only To enable the updating of video images in Internet Explorer set your browser to allow ActiveX controls Also make sure that AXIS Media Control is installed on your workstation Installation of additional ActiveX com ponent restricted or prohibited Configure your camera to use a Java applet for updating the video images under Live View Config gt Layout gt Default Viewer for Internet Explorer See the online help for more information Video Image problems general Image too dark or too light Check the video image settings See the online help on Video Stream and Camera Settings Missing images in uploads This can occur when trying to use a larger image buffer than is actually available Try lowering the frame rate or the upload period Slow image update Configuring pre buffers motion detection high resolution images or high frame rates will affect the performan
52. d bandwidth and storage usage the maximum frame size should be set to an optimal value Stream Profiles There are four pre programmed stream profiles available for quick set up These settings can be adjusted and new customized profiles can be created Each profile has a descriptive name describing its usage and or purpose The profiles can be accessed from the Live View page e To create a new stream profile click Add to bring up the Stream Profile Settings dialog 1 Enter a unique name and a description for your profile 2 Select a Video encoding H 264 or MJPEG from the drop down list 3 Modify the stream settings under the Image Audio H 264 and MJPEG tabs See Video Stream on page 13 4 Click OK to save the profile e To copy an existing stream profile click Copy and enter a new name Change the stream profile settings as above e To modify an existing stream profile click Modify and change the settings as above The original settings for the pre programmed profiles can always be restored by clicking Restore e To remove a stream profile click Remove Pre programmed profiles cannot be removed 14 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Video amp Audio Camera Settings This page provides access to the advanced image settings for AXIS P1343 P1344 Image Appearance Color level Select an appropriate level by entering a value in the range 0 100 Lower values mean less color saturation whilst the value 100 gives maximum
53. d which selects a path for sending a unit of data to its next destination In general a switch is a simpler and faster mechanism than a router which requires knowledge about the network and how to determine the route Some switches include the router function See also Router TCP Transmission Control Protocol TCP is used along with the Internet Protocol IP to transmit data as packets between computers over the network While IP takes care of the actual packet delivery TCP keeps track of the individual packets that the communication e g requested a web page file is divided into and when all packets have arrived at their destination it reassembles them to re form the complete file TCP is a connection oriented protocol which means that a connection is established between the two end points and is maintained until the data has been successfully exchanged between the communicating applications Telnet Telnet is a simple method with which to access another network device e g a computer The HTTP protocol and the FTP protocols allow you to request specific files from remote computers but do not allow you logon as a user of that computer With Telnet you log on as a regular user with whatever privileges you may have been granted for specific applications and data residing on that computer UDP User Datagram Protocol UDP is a communications protocol that offers limited service for exchanging data in a network that uses th
54. deo stream with the current configuration Once satisfied click Save 15 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Video amp Audio Overlay Image An overlay image is a static image superimposed over the video image The overlay image can be used to provide extra information or to mask a part of the video image See the online help for supported image formats and sizes To use your own image e g a logo it must first be upload to AXIS P1343 P1344 Click Browse and locate the image file on the computer Click Upload When uploaded the file can be selected in the Use overlay image drop down list To place the overlay image at specific coordinates in the live view image check Include overlay image at coordinates and enter the X and Y coordinates Once satisfied click Save Click View to view the overlay image in the video stream Privacy mask A privacy mask is an area of solid color that prohibits users from viewing parts of the monitored area Up to three privacy masks can be used Privacy masks cannot be bypassed via the VAPIX Application Programming Interface API Privacy Mask List The Privacy Mask List shows all the masks that are currently configured in AXIS P1343 P1344 and if they are enabled Add Edit Mask To define a new mask 1 Click Add A rectangle appears on the image 2 Use the mouse to move the rectangle To resize click and pull the bottom right hand corner 3 Enter a descriptive name in the Mask name field 4 Clic
55. duled event runs at pre programmed times An Action refers to what happens when the event occurs This section describes how to configure the camera to perform certain actions when events occur Event Servers Event Servers are used to receive uploaded image files and or notification messages To set up Event Server connections in your camera go to Setup gt Events gt Event Servers and enter the required information for the required server type Server type Purpose Information required e Receives uploaded images e Descriptive name FTP Server e Network address and Upload path e User name and password e Receives notification messages e Descriptive name e Receives uploaded images e URL IP address or host name HTTP Server P 9 e User name and password e Proxy settings e Receives notification messages e Descriptive name TCP Server e Network address IP address or host name e Port number For details on each setting see the online help O available from each web page When the setup is complete the connection can be tested by clicking the Test button the connection test takes approximately 10 seconds Event Types An Event Type describes how and when the camera performs certain actions AXIS P1344 Network Camera Live View Setup Help Basic Setup Event Types 9 Event Type List Video amp Audio Name Enabl Priority Trig Sched Actions gt Live View Config Detected moti
56. e and post trigger buffers This function is very useful when checking to see what happened immediately before and or after a trigger for example 20 seconds before and after a door was opened All uploaded images are JPEG images Include pre trigger buffer Images stored internally in the server from the time immediately preceding the trigger Check the box to enable the pre trigger buffer and specify the buffer length in seconds minutes or hours Include post trigger buffer Contains images from the time immediately after the trigger The post trigger buffer is configured in the same way as the pre trigger buffer Notes e Pre trigger and post trigger buffers will be lost if the connection to the event server fails e The maximum length of the pre post buffer depends on the video image size and selected frame rate e If the pre or post buffer is too large for the camera s internal memory the frame rate is reduced and individual images may be missing If this occurs an entry is created in the unit s log file 24 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Events D Continue image upload unbuffered Upload video images for a fixed length of time or for as long as the trigger is active Select type Upload images to an FTP or HTTP server send images by e mail or save the video stream to the local storage disk Create folder Images uploaded to FTP and HTTP servers can be saved to designated folders Folders can for example be named using the curre
57. e Internet Protocol IP UDP is an alternative to the Transmission Control Protocol TCP The advantage of UDP is that it is not required to deliver all data and may drop network packets when there is e g network congestion This is suitable for live video as there is no point in re transmitting old information that will not be displayed anyway Unicast Communication between a single sender and a single receiver over a network A new connection is established for each new user URL Uniform Resource Locator An address on the network Varifocal lens A varifocal lens provides a wide range of focal lengths as opposed to a lens with a fixed focal length which only provides one AXIS P1343 P1344 Glossary of Terms VPN Virtual Private Network This creates a secure tunnel between the points within the VPN Only devices with the correct key will be able to work within the VPN The VPN network can be within a company LAN Local Area Network but different sites can also be connected over the Internet in a secure way One common use for VPN is for connecting a remote computer to the corporate network via e g a direct phone line or via the Internet VOP Video Object Plane A VOP is an image frame in an H 264 video stream There are several types of VOP An I VOP is complete image frame A P VOP codes the differences between images as long as it is more efficient to do so Otherwise it codes
58. e The back focus step 2 should only be reset if the camera has been focused previously e Set focus as precisely as possible using the focus puller on the lens step 3 before starting the automatic fine tuning step 4 e If the camera is placed so that it is difficult to look at the image and move the pullers at the same time you can use the Focus Assistant to focus the camera for instructions see the Installation Guide supplied with the product Advanced The tools on this page can be used to find the optimal focus position Always open the iris before focusing and enable it when finished focusing Focus is measured in the part of the image covered by the focus window Use the mouse to move and resize the window and then click Fine tune focus automatically If needed click in the Focus position bar or on the arrows at the ends of the bar to further adjust the focus The buttons lt and gt move the focus position one step in either direction The buttons lt lt and gt gt move the focus position multiple steps in either direction Clicking on the bar sets focus to that position If the camera is not focused after completing the above instructions try the Full range focus scan The scan which can take several minutes transforms the focus position bar to a graph where peaks indicate the best focus positions Click in the graph to set focus to the desired position Note Movements in front of the camera should be avoided during the
59. e describes how to set up the camera to upload images when a door is opened Click Add triggered on the Event Types page The Triggered Event Type Setup page appears Enter a descriptive Name for the event such as Door open Set the Priority High Normal or Low Set the Respond to Trigger parameters to define when the event is active for example after office hours Ol ei Select the Input ports alternative from the Triggered by drop down list and specify the state active inactive or change that the input must enter for the event to be triggered 6 Set the When Triggered parameters that is define what the camera will do if the door is opened To upload images select Save stream and enter the required information See Save stream on page 24 7 Click OK to save the event in the Event Types list Please see the online help Q for descriptions of each available option Note Up to 10 event types can be configured in the camera and up to three of these can be configured to upload images File names can be formatted according to specific requirements See File Naming amp Date Time Formats in the online help Save stream To upload images to an FIP or HTTP server or to send images by email check the Save stream box Image frequency Set the image frequency to a desired frame rate The frame rate will be the best possible but might not be as high as specified especially if uploading via a slow connection Pr
60. e the transport protocol to use The order of priority listed in the AMC Control Panel can be changed and the options disabled to suit specific requirements Important H 264 and AAC are licensed technologies The network camera includes one H 264 viewing client license and one AAC audio client license Installing additional unlicensed copies of the clients is prohibited To purchase additional licenses contact your Axis reseller Motion JPEG This format uses standard JPEG still images for the video stream These images are then displayed and updated at a rate sufficient to create a stream that shows constantly updated motion The Motion JPEG stream uses considerable amounts of bandwidth but provides excellent image quality and access to every image contained in the stream The recommended method of accessing Motion JPEG live video from the network camera is to use the AXIS Media Control in Internet Explorer in Windows 10 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Video and Audio Streams AXIS Media Control AMC EV Axis Media Control Es AXIS Media Control AMC in Internet Explorer in Windows is the sudo Pz Recording General Network Snapshot MPEG 4 H 264 recommended method of accessing live video from the network camera AXIS Media Control The AMC Control Panel can be used to configure various video and audio aj Copyright 2004 2008 Axis Communications AB settings Please see the AXIS Media Control User s Manual for more di
61. each other and to pass data back and forth To avoid conflicts each IP address on any given network must be unique An IP address can be assigned as fixed so that it does not change or it can be assigned dynamically and automatically by DHCP An IP address consists of four groups or quads of decimal digits separated by periods e g 130 5 5 25 Different parts of the address represent different things Some part will represent the network number or address and some other part will represent the local machine address See also IP Internet Protocol I VOP See VOP JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group Together with the GIF file format JPEG is an image file type commonly used on the web A JPEG image is a bitmap and usually has the file suffix jpg or jpeg When creating a JPEG image it is possible to configure the level of compression to use As the lowest compression i e the highest quality results in the largest file there is a trade off between 52 image quality and file size kbit s kilobits per second A measure of the bit rate i e the rate at which bits are passing a given point See also Bit rate LAN Local Area Network A LAN is a group of computers and associated devices that typically share common resources within a limited geographical area Linux Linux is an open source operating system within the UNIX family Because of its robustness and availability Linux has won popula
62. er accessories e Various housings e AXIS T90A llluminators General performance considerations When setting up your system it is important to consider how various settings and situations will 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 load on the CPU reaches its maximum this will also affect the frame rate The following factors are among the most important to consider High image resolutions and or lower compression levels result in larger images Bandwidth affected Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG and or unicast H 264 clients Bandwidth affected Simultaneous viewing of different streams resolution compression by different clients Effect on frame rate and bandwidth Accessing both Motion JPEG and H 264 video streams simultaneously Frame rate and bandwidth affected Heavy usage of event settings affects the camera s CPU load Frame rate affected Enabled motion detection Frame rate and bandwidth affected Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure Bandwidth affected Viewing on poorly performing client PCs lowers perceived performance Frame rate affected 49 AXIS P1343 P1344 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 br
63. er that protects the network against outside intrusion A proxy server receives requests for Internet services such as web page requests from many users If the proxy server is also a cache server it looks in its local cache of previously downloaded web pages If it finds the page it is returned to the user without forwarding the request to the Internet If the page is not in the cache the proxy server acting as a client on behalf of the user uses one of its own IP addresses to request the page from another server over the Internet When the requested page is returned the proxy server forwards it to the user that originally requested it P VOP See VOP Resolution Image resolution is a measure of how much detail a digital image can hold the greater the resolution the greater the level of detail Resolution can be specified as the number of pixel columns width by the number of pixel rows height e g 320x240 Alternatively the total number of pixels usually in megapixels in the image can be used In analog systems it is also common to use other format designations such as CIF QCIF 4CIF etc RTCP Real Time Control Protocol RTCP provides support for real time conferencing of groups of any size within an intranet This support includes source identification and support for gateways like audio and video bridges as well as multicast to unicast translators RTCP offers quality of service feedback from receivers to
64. f time select a high history level e To only detect flashing light select low sensitivity In other cases a high sensitivity level is recommended Port Status Under Events gt Port Status there is a list showing the status for the camera s input and output This is for the benefit of Operators who have no access to the System Options section Example If the Normal state for a push button connected to an input is set to Open circuit as long as the button is not pushed the state is inactive If the button is pushed the state of the input changes to active 27 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Recording List Recording List AXIS a AXIS P1344 Network Camera Live View Setup Help gt Basic Setup Recording List O Recording 1 to 5 of 5 Video amp Audio Starttime Length Triggered by locked n j 2009 05 19 18 12 11 00 00 32 Input no Live View Config 2009 05 19 15 25 08 00 02 00 Tampering no 2009 05 17 14 26 03 00 00 08 Motion no gt PTZ 2009 05 17 13 49 59 00 02 00 Tampering no 2009 05 12 12 44 48 00 00 09 Motion no Events Recording List System Options About Play Properties Lock Unlock Remove The Recording List window contains a list of recordings made to the memory card It shows each recording s start time length the event type used to start the recording and indicates if the recording is locked so that it can neither be deleted nor recorded over To view a recording
65. fault router Specify the IP address of the default router gateway used for connecting devices attached to differ ent networks and network segments IPv6 Address Configuration Check the Enable IPv6 box option to enable IPv6 Other settings for IPv6 are configured in the network router Services Enable ARP Ping setting of IP address The IP address can be set using the ARP Ping method which associates the unit s MAC address with an IP address Check this box to enable the service Leave disabled to prevent unintentional resetting of the IP address Notes e The ARP Ping service is automatically disabled two minutes after the unit is started or as soon as an IP address is set In order to reset the IP address the camera must be restarted to activate ARP Ping for an additional two minutes e Pinging the unit is still possible when this service is disabled AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service Use AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS service to assign a host name for easy access to your network camera Click Settings to register the camera with AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS service or to modify the existing settings requires access to the Internet The domain name currently registered at AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS service for your product can at any time be removed For more information please refer to www axiscam net and to the online help Advanced TCP IP Settings DNS Configuration DNS Domain Name Service provides the translation of host name
66. ges option Note The time zone setting only applies when the device s time is synchronized with an NTP server From the Time Mode section select the preferred method to use for setting the time e Synchronize with computer time Sets the time from the clock on your computer e Synchronize with NTP Server The camera will obtain the time from an NTP server e Set manually This option allows you to manually set the time and date Note If using a host name for the NTP server a DNS server must be configured under TCP IP settings See Basic TCP IP Settings below Date amp Time Format Used in Images Specify the formats for the date and time 12h or 24h displayed in the video streams Use the predefined formats or use your own custom date and time formats See File Naming amp Date Time Formats in the online help O for information on how to create your own date and time formats Network Basic TCP IP Settings AXIS P1343 P1344 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 address can be set manually If IPv6 is enabled the network camera receives an IP address according to the configuration in the network router There is also the option of using AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service For more information on setting the IP address please refer to t
67. he analog TV world and is still used widely today It provides good results when viewing motion in standard TV pictures although there is always some degree of distortion in the image To view interlaced video on e g a computer monitor the video must first be de interlaced to produce progressive video which consists of complete images one after the other at 25 frames per second See also Progressive scan IP Internet Protocol The Internet Protocol is a method transmitting data over a network Data to be sent is divided into individual and completely independent packets Each computer or host on the Internet has at least one address that uniquely identifies it from all others and each data packet contains both the sender s address and the receiver s address The Internet Protocol ensures that the data packets all arrive at the intended address As IP is a connectionless protocol which means that there is no established connection between the communication end points packets can be sent via different routes and do not need to arrive at the destination in the correct order Once the data packets have arrived at the correct destination another protocol Transmission Control Protocol TCP puts them in the right order See also TCP IP Address An IP address is simply an address on an IP network used by a computer device connected to that network IP addresses allow all the connected computers devices to find
68. he Installation Guide supplied with the product Network Settings Click the View button for an overview of the IP configuration of the network camera IPv4 Address Configuration Check the Enable IPv4 box option to enable Pv4 Obtain IP address via DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a protocol that lets network administrators centrally manage and automate the assignment of IP addresses on a network DHCP is enabled by default Although a DHCP server is mostly used to set an IP address dynamically it is also possible to use it to set a static known IP address for a particular MAC address Note DHCP should only be enabled if using dynamic IP address notification or if your DHCP server can update a DNS server which then allows you to access AXIS P1343 P1344 by name host name If DHCP is enabled and you cannot access the unit run AXIS IP Utility to search the network for connected Axis products or reset the network camera to factory default settings and then perform the installation again 31 E AXIS P1343 P1344 System Options Use the following IP address To use a static IP address for AXIS P1343 P1344 check the radio button and then make the following settings e P address Specify a unique IP address for your AXIS P1343 P1344 To check if the IP address you intend to use is available or not click the Test button e Subnet mask Specify the mask for the subnet AXIS P1343 P1344 is located on e De
69. ices 1 0 Ports AXIS P1343 P1344 has one input and one output port for connection of external devices The ports can be given descriptive names and their Normal states can be configured as Open circuit or Grounded circuit See Unit connectors on page 39 for information on how to connect external devices LED The Status indicator LED on the front of the camera can be set to flash at a configurable interval or to not light up at all when the unit is accessed For a listing of all LED behavior see page 41 Maintenance Restart The camera is restarted without changing any settings Restore The unit is restarted and most current settings are reset to factory default values The settings that do not reset are e the boot protocol DHCP or static e the static IP address e the default router e the subnet mask e the product interface language e the system time e the 802 1x settings e the back focus position Default The default button should be used with caution Pressing this returns the camera s settings to the factory default values including the IP address Upgrade Server See Upgrading the firmware on page 42 Support Support Overview The Support Overview page provides valuable information on troubleshooting and contact information should you require technical assistance System Overview System Overview is an overview of the camera s status and settings Information that can be found here includes the camera s
70. ings on page 21 See the online help files for more information Video Stream To avoid bandwidth problems on the network the frame rate allowed to each viewer can be limited Select the Unlimited radio button option to allow the highest Text available frame rate or select the Limited date amp time to radio button option and enter a value overlay 1 30 fps in the field Text Overlay Settings Use these settings to include text date and time as overlay Click O for information on available options 13 AXIS P1344 Network Camera iva Mon JP 000 Live View Setup Help C AXIS P1343 P1344 Video amp Audio Audio Check the Enable Audio box to enable audio in the video stream Note The checkbox Enable Audio Support under System Options gt Security gt Audio Support must also be checked to enable sound in the product See Audio Support on page 30 Configuration settings from Video amp Audio gt Audio Settings are displayed under Current Audio Settings See Audio Settings on page 17 for more information on audio settings H 264 GOV Settings The GOV structure describes the composition of the video stream and setting the GOV length to a higher value saves considerably on bandwidth but may have an adverse effect on image quality 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 comple
71. irements and on the properties of your network The available options in AXIS Media Control are Unicast RTP This unicast method RTP over UDP is used for live unicast video especially when it is important to always have an up to date video stream even if some images are dropped Unicasting is used for video on demand transmission so that there is no video traffic on the network until a RTP over RTSP This unicast method RTP tunneled over client connects and requests the stream RTSP is useful as it is relatively simple to configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic Note that there are a maximum of 20 simultaneous unicast connections RTP over RTSP over This unicast method can be used to traverse HTTP firewalls Firewalls are commonly configured to allow the HTTP protocol thus allowing RTP to be tunneled Multicast RTP This method RTP over UDP should be used for live multicast video The video stream is always up to date even if some images are dropped Multicasting provides the most efficient usage of bandwidth when there are large numbers of cli ents viewing simultaneously A multicast cannot however pass a network router unless the router is configured to allow this It is not possible to multicast over the Internet for example Note also that all multicast viewers count as one unicast viewer in the maximum total of 20 simultaneous connections AXIS Media Control negotiates with the camera to determin
72. is media media 3gp e The network camera supports QuickTime 6 5 1 and later e QuickTime adds latency to the video and audio stream up to 3 seconds e t may be possible to use other players to view the H 264 stream using the paths above although Axis does not guarantee this e lt ip gt IP address Accessing audio streams The Live View page provides access to audio through AXIS Media Control in addition audio can be accessed in the following ways VAPIX Audio can be accessed through the VAPIX application programming interface API For more information visit http www axis com techsup QuickTime and Windows Media Player Simplex audio can be accessed via QuickTime and Windows Media Player by using the same paths as for video streams see above QuickTime supports G 711 and AAC audio encoding Java applet The Java applet supports simplex audio with G 711 encoding 11 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Basic Setup Basic Setup Basic Setup provides shortcuts to the settings that should be made before using the network camera 1 Users see page 29 2 TCP IP see page 31 3 Date amp Time see page 31 4 Video Stream see page 13 5 Focus see page 16 6 Audio Settings see page 17 AXIS P1344 Network Camera Live View Setup Help Basic Setup Basic Setup Instructions 7 Before using the AXIS P1344 Network Camera there are certain settings that should be 1 Users made most of which require
73. 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 24 for the camera to send an alarm Settings The Minimum duration parameter sets the minimum tampering period that is an alarm will not be triggered until this period has lapsed even if the tampering conditions are otherwise met This can help prevent false alarms for known conditions that affect the image If the camera lens is sprayed or covered so that the camera live view becomes dark it will not be possible to distinguish this situation from other situations where the same effect is seen such as when lighting conditions change When the Alarm for dark images parameter is enabled alarms are generated for all cases where the lights are either dimmed or turned off or if the lens is sprayed covered or rendered severely out of focus If not enabled no alarm will be sent After you define these settings click Save 25 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Events Motion Detection Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs or stops in the camera s field of view Up to 10 Include and Exclude windows can be configured e Include windows target specific areas within the whole image e Exclude windows define areas within an Include window that should be ignored areas outside Include windows are automatically ignored Once configured the motion detection wi
74. k Save To edit a privacy mask select the mask and reshape or move as needed To change the Privacy mask color select the new color from the drop down list Focus AXIS AXIS P1344 Network Camera Live View Setup Help The Focus page provides tools and Basic Setup eras 9 step by step instructions for focusing ro Gris Ma rre AXIS P1343 P1344 See also the Installation Guide supplied with the product Pre y image Focus 5 And a the ke For most applications the adjustments on the tive view contig AA AA Basic tab are sufficient If required additional adjustments can be made on the Advanced Events tab Recording List System Options About Before focusing always click Open iris to open the iris to its maximum This gives the smallest depth of field and thus best conditions for correct focusing Click Enable iris when finished focusing Basic F Show pixel ccoater Height 30 pixels Apply Note The pixel counter window size is showa relative ts the ser resalution on the default stream which is currently 320x180 cals Follow the on screen instructions on the Basic tab to adjust zoom and focus The pixel counter is used to determine the number of pixels in an area of the image for example to ensure that the image size fulfills specific requirements To position the pixel counter click on the text and drag the window to the desired position 16 4 AXIS P1343 P1344 Video amp Audio
75. l resolution and frame rate 2 individually configured streams in HDTV 720p and full frame rate e Motion JPEG 1 stream in full resolution and frame rate e More streams if identical or limited in frame rate or resolution e Controllable frame rate and bandwidth e VBR CBR H 264 Pan Tilt Zoom Digital PTZ preset positions guard tour Image settings Compression color brightness sharpness contrast white balance exposure control exposure zones backlight compensation wide dynamic range with dynamic contrast fine tuning of behavior at low light e Rotation 0 90 180 270 e Mirroring of images e Text and image overlay e Privacy mask 47 AXIS P1343 P1344 Technical Specifications Function group Item Specification Users e 20 simultaneous users e Unlimited number of users using multicast H 264 Audio Audio streaming Two way Audio compression AAC LC 8 kHz 32 kbit s 16 kHz 64 kbit s e G 711 PCM 8 kHz 64 kbit s e G 726 ADPCM 8 kHz 32 kbit s or 24 kbit s Audio input output Built in microphone external microphone input or line input e Line output Network Security Password protection IP address filtering HTTPS encryption IEEE 802 1X network access control digest authentication user access log This product includes software developed by the Open SSL Project for use in the Open SSL Tool kit www openssl org
76. least 65000 colors that is at least 16 bit Using only 16 or 256 colors will produce dithering artifacts in the image Overlay Privacy mask is not displayed Incorrect size or location of overlay or privacy mask The overlay or privacy mask may have been positioned incorrectly or may be too large Refer to Overlay Image Settings in the online help for more information Browser freezes Netscape 7 x or Mozilla 1 4 or later can sometimes freeze on a slow com puter Lower the image resolution Problems uploading files Limited space There is only limited space available for the upload of your own files Try deleting existing files to free up space Motion Detection triggers unexpectedly Changes in luminance Motion detection is based on changes in luminance in the image This means that if there are sudden changes in the lighting motion detection may be triggered mistakenly Lower the sensi tivity setting to avoid problems with luminance 45 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Troubleshooting No audio Incorrect setup Check the sound card in the PC Ensure that the mute button is not pressed and the volume set tings are correct No audio or Check that the correct Audio Input source is selected under Setup gt Audio gt Source Select very poor audio quality Microphone for the internal microphone or for a connected external microphone Select Line for a connected line in source
77. llow these steps 1 Click the Create self signed certificate button 2 Provide the requested information and click OK The certificate is created and the password can now be set securely All traffic to and from the network camera is encrypted from this point on 3 Enter a password and then re enter it to confirm the spelling Click OK The password has now been configured e The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted e Ifthe password for root is lost the camera must be reset to the factory default settings See page 38 e f prompted click Yes to install AXIS Media Control which allows viewing of the video stream in Internet Explorer You will need administrator rights on the computer to do this If using Windows Vista you must also run Internet Explorer as administrator right click the Internet Explorer icon and select Run as administrator C AXIS P1343 P1344 Accessing the Camera The Live View page If your network camera has been customized to meet specific requirements the buttons and other items described below may or may not be displayed on the Live View page The following provides an overview of each available button General controls View size Click to scale the image down to 800 pixels wide or to full scale Only available in MJPEG OO profile The Stream Profile drop down list allows you to select a customized or pre programmed stream profile on i the Live
78. mal characters or as a Passphrase WPA PSK provides a greater degree of security than WEP Zoom lens A zoom lens can be moved zoomed to enlarge the view of an object to show more detail AXIS P1343 P1344 Index Index A Action Buttons 8 20 Active Inactive 20 Administrator 9 Alarm 26 40 AMC 6 ARP Ping 32 Audio 14 Audio input 17 Audio output 18 Audio Settings 17 AXIS Media Control 11 17 AXIS Media Control toolbar 8 B Backlight compensation 15 Backup 36 Bit Rate 14 Bonjour 6 Buffer Size 24 c Camera tampering 25 CGI link 20 Control Button 38 D Date amp Time 31 Default Viewer 19 Disk Management 35 DNS Configuration 32 DNS Server 32 Domain Name 32 E Emergency Recovery 42 Enable ARP Ping 32 Event Servers 23 Events 23 Exposure control 15 Exposure priority 15 Exposure zones 15 F Frame Rate 13 FTP Server 23 G GOV Settings 14 H H 264 13 14 Half duplex 17 Host Name 32 56 HTTP Server 23 HTTPS 7 29 33 l 1 0 Ports 36 IEEE 802 1X 29 Input 40 IP Address Filtering 29 L Live View 6 8 Live View Config 19 Local storage 35 Logs amp Reports 37 M Motion Detection 26 40 N NAT traversal 7 33 Network Settings 31 NTP Server 31 0 Output Buttons 20 P Pinout I O connectors 40 Pixel counter 13 16 Port Status 27 Ports amp Devices 36 Preset Positions 21 Pulse 20 Q QoS Quality of Service 34 QuickTime 11 19 R Recording
79. ndows appear in the list of available triggers for triggered events See How to set up a triggered event on page 24 Notes Using the motion detection feature may decrease the camera s overall performance AXISA AXIS P1344 Network Camera Live View Setup Help Motion Detection O Basic Setup Configure Included Configure Excluded Video amp Audio Windows Windows Windows Name New Del Defaultwindow Live View Config PTZ Events Instructions Event Servers Event Types Camera Tampering Motion Detection Port Status Object Size History Recording List Sensitivity System Options About Activity View All Windows C View Selected Window Set up a motion detection include window Go to Events gt Motion Detection 2 Create a new motion detection window a Using AXIS Media Control Internet Explorer Select the radio button Configure Included Windows and click New Select the new window in the list of windows and enter a descriptive name b Using the Java applet Click Add Window Select the Include radio button and enter a descriptive name in the field 3 Adjust the size drag the bottom right hand corner and position click on the text at the top and drag to the desired position of the active window 4 Adjust the Object Size History and Sensitivity profile sliders see table below for details Any detected motion within an active window is indicated by red peak
80. ned in Domain name servers Domain Server Domains can also be used by organizations who wish to centralize the management of their Windows computers Each user within a domain has an account that usually allows them to log in to and use any computer in the domain although restrictions may also apply The domain server is the server that authenticates the users on the network Duplex See Full duplex Ethernet Ethernet is the most widely installed local area network technology An Ethernet LAN typically uses special grades of twisted pair wires The most commonly installed Ethernet systems are 10BASE T and 100BASE T10 which provide transmission speeds up to 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps respectively ETRAX Ethernet Token Ring AXIS Axis own microprocessor Factory default settings These are the settings that originally applied for a device when it was first delivered from the factory If it should become necessary to reset a device to its factory default settings this will for many devices completely reset any settings that were changed by the user Firewall A firewall works as a barrier between networks e g between a Local Area Network and the Internet The firewall ensures that only authorized users are allowed to access the one network from the other A firewall can be software running on a computer or it can be a standalone hardware device Focal length Measured in millimeters the focal length of a camera lens
81. nsures encrypted exchange of information AXIS a Create Certificate Secure configuration of the root password via HTTPS requires a self signed To create an HTTPS connection Create self signed certificate click this button Configure Root Password reat name pe Create Self Signed Certificate 9 Password l Common name 10 92 25 211 Confirm password Validity 365 days The name of the entity to be certified i e the IP address or product The password for the pre coffigured administrator roc oK Cancel before the product can be used Once the certificate is created this page will close and you vil Configure Root Password using HTTPS If the password for root is loft the product must be r configure the root password via HTTPS settings by pressing the button located in the produc user documentation for morg information Password User name root R Confirm password oK To configure the password directly viaanu nencrypted connection enter The passvord for the pre configured administrator root must ba changed the password here If the password for root is lost the product must be reset to the factory default settings by pressing the button located in the product s casing Please see the user documentation for more information To set the password via a standard HTTP connection enter it directly in the first dialog shown above To set the password via an encrypted HTTPS connection fo
82. nt date and time see File Naming amp Date Time Formats in the online help Base file name Used to name all uploaded images Add a suffix or use your own file format to give the images unique names see File Naming t Date Time Formats in the online help Use stream profile Select the stream profile to upload send as e mail or save to the local disk For HTTP FTP and Email only MJPEG stream profiles are available Scheduled Event A Scheduled event can be activated at preset times in a repeating pattern on selected weekdays How to set up a scheduled event The following example describes how to configure the camera to save images from pre programmed time periods Click Add scheduled on the Event Types page Enter a descriptive Name for the event such as Scheduled e mail upload 1 2 3 Set the Priority High Normal or Low 4 Set the Activation Time parameters 24h clock for the event For example select Recurrence pattern and let the event start on Sundays at 13 00 with a duration of 12 hours 5 Set the When Activated parameters that is define what the camera should do when the event is active To upload images select Save stream and enter the required information See Save stream on page 24 6 Click OK to save the Event in the Event Types list Please see the online help OQ for descriptions of each available option Camera tampering The camera tampering application generates an alarm whenever the camera
83. on Yes Normal Motion det Hn Rec Run Guard Tour Yes Normal Manual G PTZ Weekends Yes Normal Time frame Hu P Events Instructions Event Servers Event Types Camera Tampering Motion Detection Port Status Add triggered __Add scheduled J _ Copy Modify Remove 5 7 Fu FTP upload Hu HTTP upload Eu Email upload O Qutput port En Email notification Recording List Hn HTTP notification Tn TCP notification Rec Record to disk P PTZ preset G Guard Tour System Options About Example If somebody passes in front of the camera and an event has been configured to detect and respond to motion the camera can record and saves images to an FTP server and can send a notification e mail to an e mail address Images can be sent as e mail attachments 23 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Events Triggered Event A triggered event can be activated by e Input ports e A manual trigger using the manual trigger button on the Live View page or through the VAPIX Application Pro gramming Interface API e IR cut filter e Movement in a motion detection window e Audio when the sound level rises above or falls below the alarm level configured under Video amp Audio gt Audio Settings see page 17 e On boot for example after power loss e Camera tampering see page 25 e Disk full when the local storage disk SD memory card has less than 1MB free memory How to set up a triggered event The following exampl
84. on running SNMP Community names are used to identify groups Depending on the level of security required select the version of SNMP to use SNMP v1 v2 Select either SNMP V1 that includes no security or SNMP V2c that uses very simple security The community name can be specified as a password for read or read write access to all supported SNMP objects The community is the group of network devices using SNMP The default password for the Read Community is public and the default password for the Write community is write 34 C AXIS P1343 P1344 System Options Traps for SNMP v1 v2 Traps are used by the camera to send messages to a management system for important events or status changes If Enable traps is selected enter the email address where the trap message is to be sent as well as the Trap community that should receive the message There are four types of traps available for AXIS P1343 P1344 e Cold start e Warm start e Linkup e Authentication failed SNMP v3 SNMP V3 provides encryption and secure passwords HTTPS must be enabled To use traps with SNMP v3 an SNMP v3 management application is required If the Enable SNMP v3 option is enabled provide the Initial user password Note that the initial password is activated only when HTTPS is enabled and can only be set once If HTTPS is enabled SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c should be disabled When SNMP configuration is ready click Save to use the new settings or Rese
85. or access privileges To quickly access these 2 TCP IP settings use the numbered shortcuts to the left All the settings are also available from 3 Date amp Time the standard setup links in the menu 4 Video Stream Note that the only required setting is the IP address which is set on the TCP IP page All 5 Focus other settings are optional Please see the online help for more information 6 Audio Settings A Firmware version 5 05 gt Video amp Audio MAC address 00 40 8C 18 38 84 gt Live View Config gt PTZ Events Recording List System Options About For descriptions of the available settings see pages 12 38 See also the online help available by clicking O on each Setup page C AXIS P1343 P1344 Video and Audio Streams Video and Audio Streams The network camera provides several image and video stream formats Your requirements and the properties of your network will determine the type you use The Live View page in the network camera provides access to H 264 and Motion JPEG video streams audio streams and to the list of available stream profiles Other applications and clients can access the video and audio streams directly without going via the Live View page How to stream H 264 This video compression standard makes good use of bandwidth and can provide high quality video streams at less than 1 Mbit s Deciding which combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your viewing requ
86. owsers may come into contact with ActiveX controls ActiveX documents and ActiveX scripts ActiveX controls are often downloaded and installed automatically as required Angle The field of view relative to a standard lens in a 35mm still camera expressed in degrees e g 30 For practical purposes this is the area that a lens can cover where the angle of view is determined by the focal length of the lens A wide angle lens has a short focal length and covers a wider angle of view than standard or telephoto lenses which have longer focal lengths ARP Address Resolution Protocol This protocol is used to associate an IP address to a hardware MAC address A request is broadcast on the local network to discover the MAC address for an IP address ARTPEC Axis Real Time Picture Encoder This chip is used for image compression and image processing such as conversion of raw image sensor data color correction sharpening noise filtering etc ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit A circuit designed for a specific application as opposed to a general purpose circuit such as a microprocessor Aspect ratio A ratio of width to height in images A common aspect ratio used for television screens and computer monitors is 4 3 High definition television HDTV uses an aspect ratio of 16 9 Autoiris DC Iris This special type of iris is electrically controlled by the camera to automatically regulate the amount of light
87. password You may need to allow unencrypted passwords if there are viewing clients that do not support encryption or if you recently upgraded the firmware and the existing clients support encryption but need to log in again and be configured to use this functionality User Settings Check the relevant box to enable anonymous viewer login allows any viewer direct access to the Live View page Enable Basic Setup Before using AXIS P1343 P1344 there are certain settings that should be made most of which require Administrator access privileges To quickly access these settings use the Basic Setup in the menu All settings are also available from the standard setup links in the menu Basic Setup is enabled by default but can be disabled and removed from the menu IP Address Filter Enable IP Address Filtering to allow or deny access to the network camera Once enabled the IP addresses in the list are allowed or denied access according to the choice made in the drop down list Allow Deny the following IP addresses The administrator can add up to 256 IP address entries to the list a single entry can contain multiple IP addresses The users from these IP addresses need to be specified in the user list with the appropriate access rights This is done from Setup gt System Options gt Security gt Users HTTPS The network camera supports encrypted browsing using HTTPS A self signed certificate can be used until a Certificate Authority iss
88. phone only Audio captured by the microphone connected to the network camera is transmitted from the camera to one or more clients Audio Input An external microphone or a line source can be connected to the Audio in the connector of the network camera If an external microphone or line source has been connected the internal microphone will be automatically disconnected The audio source must be set to Microphone or Line depending on the connected device Note To prevent unauthorized listening the internal microphone can be disabled by inserting a plug in the Audio in connec tor The Enable microphone power option provides DC power for an external microphone If using a small electret condenser microphone such as a clip on microphone or a PC microphone enable this option 17 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Video amp Audio Note To use a high impedance dynamic microphone do not enable microphone power Microphone power will not harm the microphone if you are uncertain try switching it off and on To use a professional microphone requiring 48V phantom power you need an external power supply and a balanced unbalanced converter audio transformer in between If the sound input is too low or too high adjust the input gain for the microphone attached to the network camera Select the desired audio Encoding format G711 p law G726 or AAC Select the required Sample rate number of times per second the sound is sampled The higher
89. rity in the open source community and among commercial application developers Local storage If a camera or video encoder supports local storage an SD card can be inserted into the SD card slot to locally record and store a video stream MAC address Media Access Control address A MAC address is a unique identifier associated with a piece of networking equipment or more specifically its interface with the network For example the network card in a computer has its own MAC address Manual iris This is the opposite to an autoiris i e the camera iris must be adjusted manually to regulate the amount of light allowed to reach the image sensor Mbit s Megabits per second A measure of the bit rate i e the rate at which bits are passing a given point Commonly used to give the speed of a network A LAN might run at 10 or 100 Mbit s See also Bit rate Monitor A monitor is very similar to a standard television set but lacks the electronics to pick up regular television signals Motion JPEG Motion JPEG is a simple compression decompression technique for networked video Latency is low and image quality is guaranteed regardless of movement or complexity of the image Image quality is controlled by adjusting the compression level which in turn provides control over the file size and thereby the bit rate High quality individual images from the Motion JPEG stream are easily extracted See also JPEG Megapixel
90. s in the Activity window the active window has a red frame 5 Click Save To exclude parts of the Include window select the Exclude option and position the Exclude window as required within the Include window To delete an Include or Exclude window a Using AXIS Media Control Internet Explorer Select the window in the list of windows and click Del b Using the Java applet Select the window and click on the cross in the upper right corner Please see the online help O for descriptions of each available option 26 AXIS P1343 P1344 Events trigger motion detec will trigger motion detection for only Object Size History Sensitivity High level Only very large objects An object that appears in the region Ordinary colored objects on ordinary trigger motion detec will trigger the motion detection for backgrounds will trigger the motion tion a long period detection Low level Even very small objects An object that appears in the region Only very bright objects on a dark background trigger motion detection tion a very short period High Default value Low High Examples e Avoid triggering on small objects by setting the object size level to high e Use several small Motion Detection windows rather than one large window if triggers on small movements or objects are desired e To reduce the number of triggers if there is a lot of movement during a short period o
91. s to IP addresses on your network Obtain DNS server address via DHCP Automatically use the DNS server settings provided by the DHCP server Click the View button to see the current settings Use the following DNS server address Enter the desired DNS server by specifying the following e Domain name Enter the domain s to search for the host name used by the network camera 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 Fully Qualified Domain Name myserver mycompany com where mycompany com is the Domain name e DNS servers Enter the IP addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers Note This is not mandatory with regard to secondary DNS servers NTP Configuration Obtain NTP server address via DHCP Check this radio button to automatically look up and use the NTP server settings as provided by DHCP Click the View button to see the current settings Use the following NTP server address To create manual settings check this radio button and enter the host name or IP address of the NTP server Host Name Configuration The network camera can be accessed using a host name instead of an IP address The host name is usually the same as the assigned DNS Name 32 C AXIS P1343 P1344 System Options Link Local IPv4 Address This is enabled by default and assigns the network camera an additional I
92. t of the Live View page may have been customized to specific requirements Consequently some of the examples and functions featured here may differ from those displayed on your own Live View page C AXIS P1343 P1344 Accessing the Camera Access from the Internet Once connected the camera is accessible on your local network LAN To access the camera from the Internet you must configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the camera To do this enable the NAT traversal feature which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the camera This is enabled from Setup gt System Options gt Network gt TCP IP Advanced For more information please see NAT traversal port mapping for IPv4 on page 33 See also the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at www axiscam net For Technical notes on this and other topics visit the Axis Support web at www axis com techsup Setting the root password To gain access to the product you must set the password for the default administrator user root This is done in the Configure Root Password dialog which appears when the network camera is accessed for the first time To prevent network eavesdropping the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection which requires an HTTPS certificate Note HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL is a protocol used to encrypt traffic between web browsers and servers The HTTPS certificate e
93. t possible for network routers and switches to reserve a fixed amount of bandwidth for these types of traffic The network camera marks the following types of traffic e video e audio e event alarm e management network traffic QoS Settings For each type of network traffic supported by your Axis network video product enter a DSCP Differentiated Services Codepoint value This value is used to mark the traffic s IP header When the marked traffic reaches a network router or switch the DSCP value in the IP header tells the router or switch the type of treatment to apply to this type of traffic for example how much bandwidth to reserve for it Note that DSCP values can be entered in decimal or hex form but saved values are always shown in decimal For more information on Quality of Service please see the Axis support web at www axis com techsup SMTP email Enter the host names or IP addresses and port numbers for your primary and secondary mail servers in the fields provided to enable the sending of notifications and image email messages from the camera to predefined addresses via SMTP If your mail server requires authentication check the box for Use authentication to log in to this server and enter the necessary information See the online help 2 for more information SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP allows remote management of network devices An SNMP community is the group of devices and management stati
94. t to return to the default values UPnP The network camera includes support for UPnP UPnP is enabled by default and the network camera then is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol RTP H 264 These settings are the port range IP address port number video and audio 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 online help Bonjour The network camera includes support for Bonjour When enabled the camera is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol Storage SD Card The Disk Management window is used to set up and manage local storage It is used to connect memory cards for recording video monitoring a disk s status enabling automatic cleanup and preventing a memory card s memory from being overwritten Storage Device is used to identify and monitor the status of the SD card It shows the size of the SD card and how much free space is available for storage It is also used to mount and format SD cards for local storage Device Settings is used to configure removal of recorded video Automatic disk cleanup can be enabled and set up according to a schedule and an SD card can be locked to prevent storage removal 35 C AXIS P1343 P1344 System Options Ports amp Dev
95. ternet Explorer with Windows Safari with Mac OSX and Firefox with other operating systems See Technical Specifications on page 47 Notes e To view streaming video in Internet Explorer set your browser to allow ActiveX controls and install AXIS Media Control AMC on your workstation e QuickTime is also supported for viewing H 264 streams and for audio e If your computer restricts the use of additional software components the camera can be configured to use a Java applet for viewing Motion JPEG e The network camera includes one 1 H 264 decoder license for viewing video streams and 1 AAC audio license These licenses are automatically installed with AMC The administrator can disable the installation of the decoders to prevent installation of unlicensed copies Access from a browser 1 Start a browser Internet Explorer Firefox Safari 2 Enter the IP address or host name of the camera in the Location Address field of your browser To access the camera from a Macintosh computer Mac OSX click on the Bonjour tab and select the AXIS P1343 P1344 from the drop down list 3 If this is the first time you access the camera see Access from the Internet on page 7 Otherwise enter your user name and password set by the administrator 4 The camera s Live View page appears in your browser AXIS a AXIS P1344 Network Camera Live View Setup Help Playing H 264 using RTP over RTSP over HTTP 000 Note The layou
96. tes before restarting the camera even ppo if you suspect the upgrade has failed About e Your dealer reserves the right to charge for any repair attributable to faulty upgrading by the user e AXIS Camera Management can be used for multiple upgrades Please see the Axis website at www axis com for more information Maintenance Emergency Recovery Procedure If power or the network connection to the camera is lost during the upgrade the process fails and the unit becomes unresponsive A flashing red Status LED indicates a failed upgrade To recover the unit follow the steps below The serial number is found on the label attached to the bottom of the camera 1 UNIX Linux From the command line type the following arp s lt IP address of camera gt lt serial number gt temp ping s 408 lt IP address of camera gt Windows From a command DOS prompt type the following arp s lt IP address of camera gt lt serial number gt ping 408 t lt IP address of camera gt If the unit does not reply within a few seconds restart it and wait for a reply Press CTRL C to stop Ping Open a browser and type in the camera s IP address In the page that appears use the Browse button to select the upgrade file to use for example AXIS_P1343 bin Then click the Load button to restart the upgrade process 4 After the upgrade is complete 1 10 minutes the unit automatically restarts and shows a steady green on the Power and Status LEDs and fl
97. teway is a point in a network that acts as an entry point to another network In a corporate network for example a computer server acting as a gateway often also acts as a proxy server and a firewall server A gateway is often associated with both a router which knows where to direct a given packet of data that arrives at the gateway and a switch which furnishes the actual path in and out of the gateway for a given packet GIF Graphics Interchange Format GIF is one of the most common file formats used for images in web pages There are two versions of the format 87a and 89a Version 89a supports animations i e a short sequence of images within a single GIF file A GIF89a can also be specified for interlaced presentation GOV Group Of VOPs A group of VOPs is the basic unit of an H 264 video stream The GOV contains different types and numbers of VOPs I VOPs P VOPs as determined by the GOV length and GOV structure See also VOP GOV length The GOV length determines the number of images VOPs in the GOV structure See also GOV and VOP GOV structure The GOV structure describes the composition of an H 264 video stream as regards the type of images I VOPs or P VOPs included in the stream and their internal order See also GOV and VOP H 264 Also known as MPEG 4 Part 10 This is the new generation compression standard for digital video H 264 offers higher video resolution than Motion JPEG or MPEG 4 at the same bit
98. th sald oe ates e is daa cata eels 36 SUPPORT occurs canoes Rey Sii EA A AAA aul weed AAA Aa 36 AdVanced yi cin SA A ac oe DAR Aes Be A 37 ABOUT 2 oth nhs Boek SE ik Bee E Eg EN Oe OE RS O Eee ee Reet 38 Resetting to Factory Default Settings var a OSes ian A EISOR NES 38 UIE CONNECLOFS 22 saa Nate acta ne eae ARR Are SLA MN ter ce Ne AO At a oN do a a 39 LED indicators is eae ae ere cement a Ea Met ct age e wy Ole tonnage ney EGRE 41 Troubleshooting state Seca eid debe wade Bat ee A A E NAA 42 Checking the firmware its o aaah Pa ta 42 Upgrading the tirmwarets Sack ic tk eect nauk bey Ges gales Te dns A ii 42 Symptoms possible causes and remedial action 0 0 eee teen eens 44 Technical SpecificatiOns cey oe radiata idad 47 General performance considerations 0 0 eee eet nnn ett narea 49 Glossary OF TEMS ist AAA A eee ie WAKE Rene a eo Qe NACE Ee ees 50 IEX acces aid oh Rte ENCES Mirth E RAS 56 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Product Description Product Description This manual applies to the AXIS P1343 P1344 Network Cameras The information provided here applies to both models except where otherwise indicated Key features e Superb video quality including HDTV quality AXIS P1343 P1344 Network Cameras support wide dynamic range and include day night HDTV functionality with an automatically controlled IR filter adapting for both daylight and dark NETWORK VIDEO lighting conditions Both models offer superb image qualit
99. the Ping command In a Command DOS window type ping and the IP address of the unit If you receive Reply from lt IP address gt bytes 32 time 10 ms this means that the IP address may already be in use by another device on your network You must obtain a new IP address and reinstall the unit If you see Request timed out this means that the IP address is available for use with your camera In this case check all cabling and reinstall the unit Possible IP address conflict with another device on the same subnet The static IP address in the camera is used before the DHCP server sets a a dynamic address This means that if the same default static IP address is also used by another device there may be problems accessing the camera To avoid this set the static IP address to 0 0 0 0 The camera cannot be accessed from a browser Cannot log in When HTTPS is enabled ensure that the correct protocol HTTP or HTTPS is used when attempt ing to log in You may need to manually type http or https in the browser s address field The IP address has been changed by DHCP If the camera and client are on the same network Run AXIS IP Utility to locate the camera Identify the camera using its model or serial number Alternatively 1 Move the camera to an isolated network or to one with no DHCP or BOOTP server Set the IP address again using the AXIS IP Utility see the Installation Guide or the ARP Ping commands
100. the multicast group as well as support for the synchronization of different media streams RTP Real Time Transport Protocol RTP is an Internet protocol for the transport of real time data e g audio and video It can be used for media on demand as well as interactive services such as Internet telephony RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol RTSP is a control protocol and a starting point for negotiating transports such as RTP multicast and Unicast and for negotiating codecs RTSP can be considered a remote control for controlling AXIS P1343 P1344 Glossary of Terms the media stream delivered by a media server RTSP servers typically use RTP as the protocol for the actual transport of audio video data Router A device that determines the next network point to which a packet should be forwarded on its way to its final destination A router creates and or maintains a special routing table that stores information on how best to reach certain destinations A router is sometimes included as part of a network switch See also switch Server In general a server is a computer program that provides services to other computer programs in the same or other computers A computer running a server program is also frequently referred to as a server In practice the server may contain any number of server and client programs A web server is the computer program that supplies the requested HTML pages or files to the client
101. the sample rate the better the audio quality and the greater the bandwidth required Changing the Bit rate changes the audio compression level and hence audio quality A higher bit rate can improve audio quality but requires more bandwidth The network camera can be configured to trigger an event if the incoming sound level rises above falls below or passes the set Alarm level Audio Output If the sound from the speaker is too low or too high adjust the output gain for the active speaker attached to the network camera When satisfied with the settings click Save or click Reset to revert to previously saved settings Note To receive synchronized video in H 264 and audio it is recommended that the time settings in the camera and client computer are synchronized with an NTP Server This is enabled in the camera under System Options gt Date amp Time Please refer to the help pages for more information 18 C AXIS P1343 P1344 Live View Config D Live View Config Layout AXIS Basic Setup gt Video amp Audio Live View Config Layout PTZ Events Recording List System Options About AXIS P1344 Network Camera Live View Setup Help Live View Layout O Stream Profile Stream profile Motion JPEG w Y Show stream profile selection Default Viewer Windows Internet Explorer AMC ActiveX w Other Brovsers Server push w Note QuickTime is only used with H 264 Motion JP
102. the whole image which may also be a completely new image WAN Wide Area Network Similar to a LAN but on a larger geographical scale W LAN Wireless LAN A wireless LAN is a wireless local area network that uses radio waves as its carrier where the network connections for end users are wireless The main network structure usually uses cables Web server A web server is a program which allows web browsers to retrieve files from computers connected to the Internet The web server listens for requests from web browsers and upon receiving a request for a file sends it back to the browser The primary function of a web server is to serve pages to other remote computers consequently it needs to be installed on a computer that is permanently connected to the Internet It also controls access to the server whilst monitoring and logging server access statistics WEP Wireless Equivalent Privacy A wireless security protocol specified in the IEEE 802 11 standard which is designed to provide a wireless local area network WLAN with a level of security and privacy comparable to that usually expected of a wired LAN Security is at two different levels 40 bit and 128 bit encryption The higher the bit number the more secure the encryption WPA PSK Wi Fi Protected Access Pre Shared Key This wireless encryption method uses a pre shared key PSK for key management Keys can usually be entered as manual hex values as hexadeci
103. tton To remove a certificate click the Remove button Alternatively it may be possible to upload the certificate and key in one combined file e g a PFX file or PEM file Provide the path to the file or use the Browse button to locate it Click Upload to load the file To remove a certificate and key click the Remove button Settings EAPOL version Select the EAPOL version 1 or 2 as used in your network switch EAP identity Enter the user identity associated with your certificate A maximum of 16 characters can be used Private key password Enter the password maximum 16 characters for your user identity Enable IEEE 802 1X Check the provided box to enable the IEEE 802 1X protocol Audio Support Enable audio support This option allows clients to retrieve audio streams from AXIS P1343 P1344 See also Audio Settings on page 17 for information on how to configure the audio settings Note This parameter will enable disable audio globally in the camera even for configured events and profiles with audio 30 C AXIS P1343 P1344 System Options Date amp Time Current Server Time Displays the current date and time 24h clock The time can be displayed in 12h clock format in the overlay see below New Server Time Select your time zone from the drop down list If you want the server clock to automatically adjust for daylight savings time select the Automatically adjust for daylight saving time chan
104. ued certificate has been obtained Click the Create self signed Certificate button to install a self signed certificate Although self signed certificates are free and offer some protection true security is only implemented after the installation of a signed certificate issued by a Certificate Authority A signed certificate can be obtained from an issuing Certificate Authority by clicking the Create Certificate Request button When the signed certificate is returned click the Install signed certificate button to import the certificate The properties of any certificate request currently resident in the camera or installed can also be viewed by clicking the Properties button The HTTPS Connection Policy must also be set in the drop down lists to enable HTTPS in the camera For more information please refer to the online help O IEEE 802 1X IEEE 802 1X is an IEEE standard for port based Network Admission Control It provides authentication to devices attached to a network port wired or wireless establishing a point to point connection or if authentication fails preventing access on that port 802 1X is based on EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol 29 3 AXIS P1343 P1344 System Options In an IEEE 802 1X enabled network switch clients equipped with the correct software can be authenticated and allowed or denied network access at the Ethernet level Clients and servers in an IEEE 802 1X network may need to authenticate e
105. uter keyboard to cancel full screen view The Record button is used to record the current video stream The location where the recording is saved can be O specified in the AMC Control Panel AMC Audio controls AMC audio buttons control the speakers and microphone connected to the client computer The buttons are only visible when audio is enabled O Speaker button Click to switch the sound on or off Microphone button Click to switch the sound on or off O In Simplex Network Camera speaker only mode click this button to stop sending audio to the network camera Use the slider to control the volume of the speakers and the microphone C AXIS P1343 P1344 Accessing the Camera Half duplex mode 13 Q The Talk Listen button is used to switch between sending and receiving audio The button can be config ured from the Audio tab in the AMC Control panel e Push To Talk mode Click and hold the button to talk send release the button to listen e Toggle mode Click once to switch between talking and listening Simplex Network Camera speaker only mode To send audio the Talk and Microphone buttons must both be enabled Click either button to stop audio transmission Pan Tilt Zoom controls The following controls are available if digital PTZ is enabled see PTZ Settings on page 21 The administrator can enable and disable the controls for specific users under System Options gt Security gt Users gt User List Click the
106. xity using up bandwidth for increased activity in the image and less for lower activity in the monitored area CBR allows you to set a fixed Target bit rate that consumes a predictable amount of bandwidth As the bit rate would usually need to increase for increased image activity but in this case cannot the frame rate and image quality are affected negatively To partly compensate for this it is possible to prioritize either the frame rate or the image quality whenever the bit rate needs to be increased Not setting a priority means the frame rate and image quality are equally affected Note To determine a reasonable bit rate go to Setup gt Video amp Audio gt Video Stream gt Image Under Text Overlay Set tings check the Include text checkbox and enter the code b in the field The current bit rate will display as a text overlay on the Live View page To preview the image stream while configuring the GOV settings and Bit rate control select Open under Preview MJPEG Sometimes the image size is large due to low light or complex scenery Adjusting the Maximum frame size helps to control the bandwidth and storage used by the Motion JPEG video stream in these situations Defining the frame size as Unlimited provides consistently good image quality at the expense of increased bandwidth and storage usage during low light Limiting the frame size optimizes bandwidth and storage usage but may give poor image quality To prevent increase
107. y in either SVGA AXIS P1343 or 1MP AXIS P1344 resolution AXIS P1344 in addition offers HDTV streaming in 720p at 30 fps e Multiple H 264 and Motion JPEG video streams AXIS P1343 P1344 can provide several independent H 264 streams for different quality needs and bandwidth constraints e g live viewing in highest quality and full frame rate and simultaneously delivering a video stream configured for optimized storage at a lower resolution or frame rate or a higher compression level Motion JPEG images can be provided simultaneously for easy extraction of high quality still images e Easy installation with focus assistant remote back focus and pixel counter The focus assistant and remote back focus capability make AXIS P1343 P1344 Network Cameras easy to install A first rough focusing of the lens can be facilitated by the focus assistant which indicates focus by flashing the camera s front LED Having performed the rough focusing at the lens the remote back focus capability of AXIS P1343 P1344 is conveniently used for automatic focus fine tuning During focusing the pixel counter helps to ensure that the image size and resolution is optimized and that specific requirements for example for face recognition are fulfilled e Power over Ethernet AXIS P1343 P1344 support Power over Ethernet IEEE 802 3af reducing installation costs by eliminating the need for power cables The cameras can alternatively be powered by 8 20 V DC e Local storage A

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