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AXIS F44 Main Unit User Manual[...]

About this Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS F44 Main Unit, and is applicable to rmware 5.65 and later . It includes instructions for using and managing the product on your network. Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may a[...]

Safety This product complies with IEC/EN/UL 60950-1, Safety of Information Technology Equipment. If its connecting cables are routed outdoors, the product shall be grounded either through a shielded network cable (STP) or other appropriate method. The power supply used with this product shall fulll the requirements for Safety Extra Low V oltage [...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit T able of Contents Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Connectors and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit T able of Contents Technical Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1 P erformance Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Hardware Overview Hardware Overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 1. Control button 2. SD card slots 3. LEDs (P ower , Status, Network) 4. RJ12 connector (4 nos.) 5. Audio in 6. Audio out 7. I/O connector 8. P ower connector 9. Network connector (P oE) 1 0. RS232 connector 1 1. Plastic bottom plate Connectors and Buttons For technical[...]

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

AXIS F44 Main Unit Hardware Overview Note • The Status LED can be congured to be unlit during normal operation. To congure, go to Setup > System Options > P orts & Devices > LED . See the online help for more information. • The Status LED can be congured to ash while an event is active. • The Status LED can be cong[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Access the Product Access the Product To install the Axis product, refer to the Installation Guide supplied with the product. The product can be used with most operating systems and browsers. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See T echnical[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Access the Product To prevent network eavesdropping, the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires an HTTPS certicate. HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL) is a protocol used to encrypt trafc between web browsers and servers. The HTTPS certicate ensures encrypted exchange of infor[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Access the Product Controls on the Live View P age Click View size to scale the image down to 800 pixels wide or to full scale. Only available in MJPEG. Click the View size buttons to show the image in full size (right button) or to scale down the image to t the browser window (left button). Select a stream prole for the Li[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Access the Product AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only . See AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 13 for more information. The toolbar displays the following buttons: The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream. The Stop butt[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Media Streams Media Streams The Axis product provides several audio and video stream formats. Y our requirements and the properties of your network will determine the type you use. The Live View page in the product provides access to H.264 and Motion JPEG video streams, audio streams and to the list of available stream proles.[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Media Streams The AMC Control P anel can be used to congure various video and audio settings. Please see the AXIS Media Control User’s Manual for more information. The AMC Control P anel is automatically installed on rst use, after which it can be congured. Open the AMC Control P anel from: • Windows Control P anel ([...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Media Streams Note • <ip>= IP addess • The Axis product supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later . • QuickTime may add latency to the video stream. • It may be possible to use other players to view the H.264 stream using the paths above, although Axis does not guarantee this. Access Audio Streams The Live View page provid[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Set Up the Pr oduct Set Up the Pr oduct The Axis product can be congured by users with administrator or operator rights. T o open the product’s Setup pages, click Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. • Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings. • Operators have access to all settings ex[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio Video and Audio The video and audio settings can be used to optimize video and audio quality . Y ou can congure the following: • Video stream settings. See page 17 . • Stream proles. See page 2 1 . • Camera settings. See page 18 . • Overlay image. See page 2 1 . • Privacy mask. See page 2 1 . • A[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio • Maximum frame rate . To avoid bandwidth problems, the frame rate allowed to each viewer can be Limited to a xed amount. Alternatively , the frame rate can be set as Unlimited , which means the Axis product always delivers the highest frame rate possible under the current conditions. • Overlay settings . S[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio Capture Mode Capture mode denes the maximum resolution and maximum frame rate available in the Axis product. A capture mode with a large maximum resolution has a reduced maximum frame rate and vice versa. The capture mode setting also affects the camera’s angle of view as the effective size of the image senso[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio Local Contrast applies contrast to a specic area of the image. Use the slider to adjust the contrast, where a higher value produces an image with high contrast between the dark and light areas. White Balance White balance is used to make colors in the image appear the same regardless of the color temperature of[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio Consider an area where people or vehicles move during the day , but where there should be no movements during night. T o be able to, for example, recognize faces or license plates, move the normal light priority slider toward low motion blur . At nighttime, motion detection is more important than identication. [...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio An overlay text can display the current date and time, or a text string. When using a text string, modiers can be used to display information such as the current bit rate or the current frame rate. For information about available modiers, see File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online help . It is als[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio 2. Select the image to use from the Use overlay image list and click Save . To display the overlay image: 1. Go to Video & Audio > Video Stream and select the Image tab . 2. Under Overlay Settings , select Include overlay image at the coordinates . 3. T o control the image’s position, enter the X and Y co[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio Simplex — Network Camera speaker only - Audio is transmitted from a client to the Axis product and can be played by a speaker connected to the product. To transmit audio using the Live View page, the T alk and Microphone buttons must both be active, see AMC Audio Controls on page 12 . Simplex — Network Camera [...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Video and Audio Audio Clips An audio clip is a sound le that can be played when events occur or directly from the Live View page. The audio clip must rst be uploaded to the Axis product or recorded by a microphone connected to the product. To add, download, modify or remove audio clips, go to Video & Audio > Audio Cl[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Configure the Live View Page Configure the Live View Page Y ou can customize the Live View page and alter it to suit your requirements. It is possible to dene the following features of the Live View page. • Stream Prole. See page 2 1 . • Default Viewer for Browser . See page 26 . • Viewer Settings. See page 26 . •[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Configure the Live View Page User Dened Links To display user-dened links in the Live View page, select the Show custom link option, give the link a name and then enter the URL to link to. When dening a web link do not remove the 'http://' from the URL address. Custom links can be used to run scripts or activa[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Detectors Detectors Camera Tampering Camera Tampering can generate an alarm whenever the camera is repositioned, or when the lens is covered, sprayed or severely defocused. T o send an alarm, for example an email, an action rule must be set up. To congure tampering: 1. Go to Detectors > Camera Tampering . 2. Set the Minimum[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Detectors Note • Using the motion detection feature may decrease the product’s overall performance. • The position of the Motion Detection Window is relative to the orientation of the Camera. Changing the orientation of the camera will also change the position of the Motion Detection Window . Set Up Motion Detection Windows[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Detectors Note • To trigger on small objects or movements, use several small motion detection windows rather than one large window and select a low object size. • To avoid triggering on small objects, select a high object size. • While monitoring an area where moving objects are not expected, select a high history level. Th[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Applications Applications Third party applications can be uploaded to and installed on the Axis product. Applications add functionality to the product, for example video analytics and intelligent video capabilities such as recognition, tracking, detection and counting. For information about available applications, downloads, tria[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Applications If the Axis product is reset to factory default, installed applications and their settings are removed. For information about factory default, see Reset to Factory Default Settings . 32[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Events Events The Event pages allow you to congure the Axis product to perform actions when different events occur . For example, the product can start a recording or send an email notication when motion is detected. The set of conditions that denes how and when the action is triggered is called an action rule. Set Up Ac[...]

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

AXIS F44 Main Unit Events • Send SNMP T rap – Send an SNMP trap message to the operator . Make sure that SNMP is enabled and congured under System Options > Network > SNMP . • Send Video Clip – Send a video clip to a recipient. • Status LED – Flash the LED indicator . This can for example be used to validate triggers such as mo[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Events Set Up Email Recipients Email recipients can be congured by selecting one of the listed email providers, or by specifying the SMTP server , port and authentication used by , for example, a corporate email server . Note Some email providers have security lters that prevent users from receiving or viewing large amount [...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Recordings Recordings The Axis product can be congured to record video continuously or according to an action rule: • To start a continuous recording, see page 39 . • To set up action rules, see page 33 . • To access recordings, see Find Recordings on page 37 . • To play recordings, see Play Recording on page 37 . • [...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Recordings To play a recording, follow these steps: 1. Go to Recordings > List . 2. T o reduce the number of recordings displayed, select the desired options under Filter and click the Filter button to apply the lters. See also Find Recordings on page 37 . 3. Select the recording and click Play . The recording will be playe[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Recordings To remove a recording, select the recording and click Remove . Continuous Recording The Axis product can be congured to continuously save video to a storage device. For information about storage devices, see Storage on page 49 . To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to congure the disk to auto[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Languages Languages Multiple languages can be installed in the Axis product. All web pages including the online help will be displayed in the selected language. To switch languages, go to Setup > Languages and rst upload the new language le. Browse and locate the le and click the Upload Language button. Select the new[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options System Options Security Users User access control is enabled by default and can be congured under System Options > Security > Users . An administrator can set up other users by giving them user names and passwords. It is also possible to allow anonymous viewer login, which means that anybody may access the[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options 3. Optionally , click Ciphers and select the encryption algorithms to use for SSL. 4. Set the HTTPS Connection P olicy for the different user groups. 5. Click Save to enable the settings. To access the Axis product via the desired protocol, enter https:// or http:// in the address eld in a browser . The HTTPS po[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options 1. Go to Setup > System Options > Security > Certicates . 2. Click Create self-signed certicate and provide the requested information. To create and install a CA-signed certicate: 1. Create a self-signed certicate as described above. 2. Go to Setup > System Options > Security > Certi?[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options Network Basic TCP/IP Settings The Axis product supports IP version 4 and IP version 6. Both versions can be enabled simultaneously , and at least one version must always be enabled. Network Interface Mode The network interface to the AXIS product can be wired or wireless. Different settings can be used for each net[...]

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

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options Advanced TCP/IP Settings DNS Conguration DNS (Domain Name Service) provides the translation of host names to IP addresses. The DNS settings are congured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced . Select Obtain DNS server address via DHCP to use the DNS settings provided by the DHCP server .[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4 A network router allows devices on a private network (LAN) to share a single connection to the Internet. This is done by forwarding network trafc from the private network to the “outside”, that is, the Internet. Security on the private network (LAN) is increased since mo[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options QoS (Quality of Service) QoS (Quality of Service) guarantees a certain level of a specied resource to selected trafc on a network. A QoS-aware network prioritizes network trafc and provides a greater network reliability by controlling the amount of bandwidth an application may use. The QoS settings are con[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options RTP/H.264 The RTP port range and multicast settings are congured under System Options > Network > RTP . The RTP port range denes the range of ports from which the video/audio ports are automatically selected. For multicast streams, only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used. Select Always[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options 3. Click Unmount . 4. The card can now be removed. Format SD Card NO NO NO TICE TICE TICE Formatting the SD card will remove all data and recordings stored on the card. Important If autoformat is enabled, only use new or empty SD cards. Any data stored on the card will be lost when the card is inserted into the Axi[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options P orts & Devices I/O P orts The Axis product provides four congurable input and output ports for connection of external devices. For information about how to connect external devices, see Connectors on page 6 1 . The I/O ports are congured under System Options > P orts & Devices > I/O P orts . S[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options System Overview To get an overview of the Axis product’s status and settings, go to System Options > Support > System Overview . Information that can be found here includes rmware version, IP address, network and security settings, event settings, image settings and recent log items. Many of the captions[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit System Options Reset to Factory Default Settings Important Reset to factory default should be used with caution. A reset to factory default will reset all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values. Note The installation and management software tools are available on the CD supplied with the product and fro[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Check the Firmware Firmware is software that determines the functionality of network devices. One of your rst actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the current rmware version. The latest version may contain a correction that xes your particular problem. The current r[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Troubleshooting The IP address is being used by another device Disconnect the Axis product from the network. Run the Ping command (in a Command/DOS window , type ping and the IP address of the product): • If you receive: Reply from <IP address>: bytes=32; time=10... this means that the IP address may already be in use by [...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Troubleshooting Installation of additional ActiveX component restricted or prohibited Congure the Axis product to use a Java applet for updating video images in your browser . Go to Setup > Live View Cong and select Java applet under Default viewer . P oor rendering of H.264 images Ensure that your graphics card is using[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit Troubleshooting Distorted audio Check that the correct Audio Input source is selected under Setup > Video & Audio > Audio Settings . Feedback loops Feedback loops might appear in full-duplex mode. T ry moving the microphone or the speaker , or use half-duplex mode instead. Storage and disk management problems Storage di[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit T echnical Specifications T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications Model Main unit: AXIS F44: 4 channels, 1 080p/HD TV 720p, quad view Sensor Units (with option of 3 or 12 m cable (1 0 ft or 39 ft)): AXIS F1 005-E: Standard AXIS F1 0 15: V arifocal AXIS F1 0 25: Pinhole AXIS F1 035-E: Fisheye Image sensor 1[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications Video compression H.264 (MPEG-4 P art 1 0/AVC) Baseline, Main and High proles Motion JPEG Resolutions 1920 x 1200 (1 080p) to 160 x 90 Frame rate H.264/Motion JPEG In 1 080p, 12.5/15 fps (50/60 Hz) In 720p, 25/30 fps (50/60 Hz) Video streaming Multiple, individuall[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications Data streaming Event data Video access from web browser Camera live view Video recording to le (ASF) Customizable HTML pages Windows Vista, XP , Windows 7, and Server 2008, Server 20 12 and Windows 8 DirectX 9c or higher For other operating systems and browers see [...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications AXIS F1 005-E/F1 035-E/F44: IEC 60068- EN 50 155 (Vibration, Shock & Bump) AXIS F1 0 15/F1 0 25/F44: IEC 60068-2-6 IEC 60068-2-27 Dimensions (HxWxD) Main unit: 12 1 x 12 1 x 5 1 mm (4.8 x 4.8 x 2.0 in) Weight AXIS F44: 542 g (1.19 lb) AXIS F1 005-E (12m cable): 36[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit T echnical Specifications Digital input – Connect to pin 1 to activate, or leave oating (unconnected) to deactivate. 0 to max 30 V DC Congurable (Input or Output) 3–6 Digital output – Connected to pin 1 when activated, oating (unconnected) when deactivated. If used with an inductive load, e.g. a relay , a diode mu[...]

AXIS F44 Main Unit T echnical Specifications P erformance 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 it[...]

User Manual V er . M2.2 AXIS F44 Main Unit Date: November 20 14 © Axis Communications AB, 20 14 P art No. 59456[...]