Axis Communications AXIS 221 manual

AXIS 221 Network Camera User’s Manual[...]

AXIS COMMUNICATIONS <Product Name> Quick U ser’s Guide About thi s Document This manual is inte nded for administrat ors and users of th e AXIS 221 Network Camera, and is applicable for software release 4.45. It includes instructions for using and managing the AXIS 221 on your network. Previous experience of networking will be of use wh en [...]

3 AXIS 221 Contents Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Accessing the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

4 AXIS 221 Network - Advanced TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Network - SOC KS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Network - QoS (Quali ty of Service) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 AXIS 221 - Product Features Product Features The AXIS 221 is part of the la test generation of fully feat ured Axis Network Cameras, based on the AXIS ARTPEC-2 compression chip . It features a DC-I ris and supports Power over Ethernet. It als o features a meta l casing and an infrared (IR) filter for day and night operation. Video from the camera[...]

6 AXIS 221 - Product Features The AXIS 221 features a varifo cal lens with DC-Iris, which automatically regulates the amount of light entering the camera. Tele/wid e and focus are adjusted manually with the aid of the pullers mounted on the lens. The AXIS 221 is al so available without a lens. The AXIS 221 can be powered from the netw ork cabling a[...]

7 AXIS 221 - Product Features Power adapter connector - for connection of the PS-K power adapter (included). Power connector block - for connection of a power supply. See Power connections, on page 48 . I/O terminal connector - The I/O terminal connector provid es the physical interface to one solid state relay output, two digital photo-coupled inp[...]

8 AXIS 221 - Accessing the Camera Accessing the Camera Follow the instructions in the AXIS 221 In stallation Guide to install the camera. The camera can be accessed with most stan dard operating system s and browsers. The recommended browser is Internet Explorer fo r Windows, and Mozilla with other operating systems. See also the Technical Specific[...]

9 AXIS 221 - Accessing the Camera Setting the root password 1. When accessing th e camera for the first time, the ‘ Configure Root P a ssword ’ dialog will be displayed on the screen. 2. Enter a password and th en re-enter it, to confirm the spelling. Click OK . 3. The Enter Network P assword dialog will appear . Enter the User name: root Note:[...]

10 AXIS 221 - Accessing the Camera The Live View page Depending on whether or not the Live View page has be en customized, the buttons described below may or may not be visible. The Video Format drop-down list allows th e video format on the Live View page to be temporarily changed. The Output buttons , Pulse and Active/Inactive below, control the [...]

11 AXIS 221 - Accessing the Camera Click the View Full Screen button to make the video image fill the entire screen area. No other windows will be visible. Press Esc (Escape) on the computer keyboard to exit full screen.[...]

12 AXIS 221 - Video Streams Video Streams The AXIS 221 provides several different image and video formats. The type to use depends on your requirements and on th e properties of your network. The Live View page in the AXIS 221 provide s access to Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams, as well as to single JPEG images. Other applications and clients [...]

13 AXIS 221 - Video Streams MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods To deliver live streaming video over IP netw orks, various combinations of transport protocols and broadcast methods are employed. • RTP (Realtime Transport Prot ocol) is a protocol that a llows programs to manage the real-time transmission of multimedi a data, via unicast or [...]

14 AXIS 221 - Video Streams Unicasting should be used for video-on-deman d broadcasting, so that there is no video traffic on the network until a client conne cts and requests the stream. However, as more and more unicast clients connect, the traffic on the n etwork will increase and may cause congestion. Although there is a maximum of 20 unicast v[...]

15 AXIS 221 - Video Streams Other MPEG-4 clients Although it may be possible to use other clients to view th e MPEG-4 stream, this is not guaranteed by Axis. For some other clients, e. g. QuickTime™ the Video Obje ct Type must be set to Simple . It may also be necessary to adjust the advanced MPEG-4 settings. To assess the video stream from e.g. [...]

16 AXIS 221 - Setup Tools Setup Tools The AXIS 221 is configured from the setup tool s, which are availab le from the link in the web interface. The setup tools can be used by: • A dministrators , who have unrestricted acce ss to all the Setup tools • Operators , who have access to the Video & Imag e, Live View Config and Event Config- urat[...]

17 AXIS 221 - Video a nd Image Settings Video and Image Settings The following descriptions show examples of some of the features available in the AXIS 221. For details of each setting, please refer to the online help available from the setup tools. Click to access the online he lp. Image Settings Image Appearance Adjust these settings to optimize [...]

18 AXIS 221 - Video and Image Settings Please see the online help for further inf ormation on the se settings. Video Stream Define the maximum video stream time per session in seconds, minutes or hours. When the set time has expired, a new stream can be started by refreshing the page in the Web browser. For unlimited video stream time, set this val[...]

19 AXIS 221 - Video a nd Image Settings Upload and use an overlay To upload an overlay image to the camera: 1. Select the type of overlay to use in Overlay/Mask Typ e . 2. In the field Upload own image , click the Browse button and locate the image file on your computer or server . 3. Click the Upload button and follow the on-screen instructions. T[...]

20 AXIS 221 - Video and Image Settings Advanced settings These web pages include different setti ngs for fine-tuning the video image. Camera settings To compensate for the Lighting Conditions , the Color leve l , the Brightness , the Sharpn ess , the Contrast , and the Exposure control , the Exposure area and t he IR cut filter can all be adjusted.[...]

21 AXIS 221 - Video a nd Image Settings MPEG-4 Settings These are the tools for adjusting the MPEG-4 setti ngs and controlling the video bit rate. The MPEG-4 standard provides many different coding tools for various applications in different situations. As most MPEG-4 clients do not support all of these tools, it is usual to instead define and use [...]

22 AXIS 221 - Video and Image Settings MJPEG Settings The MJPEG Settings window is us ed to control the frame size of the video stream in order to improve either image qual ity or save bandwidth. Frame Size Control - Use Frame Size Control to set the maximum frame size to unlimited for best image quality, or to a limited number of Kbytes. The defau[...]

23 AXIS 221 - Live View Config Live View Config These are the tools for deciding the layout of the camera’s Live View page. The layout can be set in 3 ways: • Use Axis look - the layout is unchanged. • Use custom settings - modify the default Live View page with your own colors, images etc. Click the Configure button and see below . • Own H[...]

24 AXIS 221 - Live View Config Upload Own Web Files Your own background pictures, banners and logos can either be located externally on e.g. a network server, or they can be uploaded to the AXIS 221 itself. Once uploaded, files are shown in the drop-down lists for Own (file). Follow these instructions to upload a file. 1. Click the Upload/Remove bu[...]

25 AXIS 221 - Live View Config User-defined CGI links can be used to issu e advanced commands via the Axis HTTP API. For more information, see the Devel oper pages at www.axis.com/developer Action Buttons The manual trigger buttons can be used to manually trigger and stop an event from the Live View page. See Event Configuration, on page 27. Enabli[...]

26 AXIS 221 - Live View Config Viewer settings Checking the Show viewer toolb ar displays the viewer toolba r under the video stream in your browser. By checking the Enable MPEG-4 decoder installation box, it is also possible for the Administrator to enable or disable the installation of the MPEG -4 decoder. This is used to prevent the ins tallatio[...]

27 AXIS 221 - Event Configuration Event Configuration An event in the camera is when an Event Type is activated and causes certain actions to be performed. The event type is the set of pa rameters (or conditions) that specifies how and when which actions will be pe rformed. A common event type is when the camera uploads images when an alarm occurs.[...]

28 AXIS 221 - Event Configuration Configuring Event Types An Event Type describes how and when the camera will perform certain actions. Example: If somebody passes in front of the camera, and an event that uses motion detection has been con - figured to act on this, the camera can e.g. record and save images to an FTP server, and/or send a notifica[...]

29 AXIS 221 - Event Configuration Please use the online help for descriptions of each ava ilable option. Image file names can be formatted according to specific requirem ents, such as time/date or type of triggered event. See File Naming & Date/Time Formats under Event Configuration . Note: Up to 10 event types can be configured in the camera, [...]

30 AXIS 221 - Event Configuration Please see the online help for descriptions of each available option. Camera Tampering The camera tampering application genera tes an alarm whenever the camera is repositioned, or when the lens is covered, sprayed, or severely defocused. You must also create an event, see How to set up a triggered event , on page 2[...]

31 AXIS 221 - Event Configuration Motion Detection Motion detection is used to generate an alar m whenever movement ei ther occurs or stops in the video image. A total of 10 Include an d/or Exclude windows can be configured. • Included windows target specific area s within the whole video image • Exclu ded windows define areas within an Incl ud[...]

32 AXIS 221 - Event Configuration Please see the online help for d esc riptions of each available option. Examples: • Avoid triggering on small objects in the image by selecting a high object size level. • To trigger motion detection as long as ther e is activity in the area, select a high history level. • To only detect flashing light, low s[...]

33 AXIS 221 - System Options System Options Security - Users User access control is enabled by default. An administrator can set up other users, by giving these 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: Users - the user list displays the[...]

34 AXIS 221 - System Options Notes: • If the referrals feature is enabled and you wish to also allow normal access to the Live View page, the product's own IP address or host name must be added to the list of allowed referrers. •Restricting referrers has no effect on an MPEG-4 video stream. To restrict an MPEG-4 stream, IP address filterin[...]

35 AXIS 221 - System Options Security - 802.1x IEEE 802.1x is an IEEE standard for port-b ased Network Admission Control. It provides authentication to devices at tached to a network port (wired or wirele ss), establishing a point-to-point connection. If authentication fa ils, access is prevented on the port. 802.1x is based on EAP (Extensible Au t[...]

36 AXIS 221 - System Options The authentication process RADIUS RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In Us er Service) is an AAA (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) protocol for a pplications such as network access or IP mobility. It is intended to work in both local and roaming situations. CA servers In cryptography, a Certification Author[...]

37 AXIS 221 - System Options Date & Time Current Server Time - displays the curren t date and t ime (24h cl ock). The time can be displayed in 12h clock format in the Overlay Images (see below). New Server Time - Select your time zone from the drop-down list. If y ou want the AXIS 221 clock to automatically adjust for daylight savings time, sel[...]

38 AXIS 221 - System Options Services Enable ARP/Ping setting of IP addre ss - The IP address can be set using the ARP/Ping method, which associates the un it's MAC address with an IP addr ess. Uncheck this box to disable the service in order to prevent unintentional resetting of the IP address. For more information se e Other methods of setti[...]

39 AXIS 221 - System Options Use the following NTP server address - to make manual setti ngs, check this radio button and enter the host name or IP address of the NTP server. Host Name Configurat ion The AXIS 221 can be accessed us ing a host name, instead of an IP address. The host name is usually the same as the assigned DNS Name . It is always t[...]

40 AXIS 221 - System Options If a router is not manually specified, th e AXIS 221 will automati cally search for NAT routers on your network. If more than one rout er is found, the default router, specified in System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic > IPv4 Address Configuration > Default router , will be selected. Alternative HTTP [...]

41 AXIS 221 - System Options Network - QoS (Quality of Service) Quality of Service (QoS) provides the means to guarantee a certain level of a specified resource to selected t raffic on a network. Qua lity can be defined as e.g. a maintained level of bandwidth, low latency, no packet loss es, etc. The main benefits of a QoS-aware network can be summ[...]

42 AXIS 221 - System Options Network - SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows the remote management of network devices. Select the version of SNMP to use, depending on the level of security required. HTTPS should be enabled when setting the password for SNMPv3. Network - UPnP™ The camera includes support for UPnP ™ , which is[...]

43 AXIS 221 - System Options LED Settings The Status and Network Indicator LEDs can be set to flash at a configurable interval (or to not light up at all) whenever the unit is ac cessed. For a listing of all LED behavior, see page 7 , or the online help. Note: The LED does not flash when the stream is retrieved using MPEG-4 multicast. Maintenance ?[...]

44 AXIS 221 - System Options Logs & Reports When contacting Axis support, please be sure to provide a valid Server Report with your query. The Access Log is automatically included in the server report. Information This page gives you access to the following log files and reports that may prove useful when troubleshooting a problem or wh en cont[...]

45 AXIS 221 - System Options Axis strongly recommends that you do not use this function unless you fully understand its consequences. Axis support provides no assistan ce for customized scripts. For more information, please visit the Developer pages at www.axis.com/developer Plain Config - this function is for the advanced user with previous experi[...]

46 AXIS 221 - Unit Connectors Unit Connectors This section describes the following: • The I/O T erminal connector • P ower connections • The RS-232 D-Sub connector I/O Terminal connector The 10-pin I/O terminal connecto r provides the interface to a solid state relay output, two digital photo-coupled inputs, RS-485, GND and auxiliary power. T[...]

47 AXIS 221 - Unit Connectors I/O terminal connector pinout table I/O Terminal connector schematic diagram Example schematic diagram of the AXIS 221 terminal connector - showing possible applications. Pin Function Description 1 Output A On the external device output terminal s (A and B), there is no distinction between positive and negative (+ an d[...]

48 AXIS 221 - Unit Connectors Power connections Power can be supplied to the ca mera by the following methods: • the supplied power adapter , PS-K, 9W . The center pin is positive (+). • P oE (P ower over Ethernet) with power cla ssification Class 2, via the network cable. This will automatically be dete cted if available via the network. • t[...]

49 AXIS 221 - Unit Connectors The RS-232 connector The AXIS 221 provides one 9-pin D-sub connector, providing the physical interface for an RS-232 port, used for connecting accessory equipment. A diagram of the RS-232 connect or, complete with pin assign ment table, is shown below. Pin Function 1 CD 2 - RXD 3 - TXD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 R[...]

50 AXIS 221 - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware Firmware is software that dete rmines the functionality of th e AXIS 221. One of your first actions when troubleshooting a problem shou ld be to check the currently instal led firmware version. The latest version may cont ain a correction that fixes your particular problem. The cur[...]

51 AXIS 221 - Troubleshooting Emergency Recovery Procedure If power to the AXIS 22 1 is lost during the upgrade, the process will fail and the unit will become unresponsive. A flashing red Status LED indicates a failed upgrade. To recover the unit, follow the step s below. The serial number is found on the label attached to the bottom of the camera[...]

52 AXIS 221 - Troubleshooting Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Problems setting the IP address When using ARP/Ping . Try the install ation again. T he IP address mu st be set with in two minutes af ter running the ARP command. Ensure the Ping len gth is set to 408. The camera is located on a different subnet. If the IP address intende[...]

53 AXIS 221 - Troubleshooting Video/Image pr oblems - general No images in browser ( Internet Explorer for Windows only ) To enable the updating of video images in Microsoft Internet Explorer, set your brow ser to allow ActiveX controls. Also, make sure that AXIS Media Control (AMC) component is installed on your workstation. Installation of additi[...]

54 AXIS 221 - Troubleshooting For additional assistance, please contact your reseller or see the support pages on the Axis Website at www.axis.com/techsup Poor rendering of MPEG-4 images. Color depth set incorrectly on clients. Set to 16-bit or 32-bit co lor. If text overlays are blurred, or if there are other rendering problems, you may need to en[...]

55 AXIS 221 - Replacing the lens Replacing the lens If the lens on the AXIS 221 needs to be replac ed or if the camera was supplied without a lens, a new lens can be fitted quickly and easily. As the AXIS 221 is designed with a CS-mount, the lens supplied with your product can be replaced with any standard C or CS lens. Note: Although the lens supp[...]

56 AXIS 221 - Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Item Specification Image sen sor 1/3” Sony Wfine progressive scan RGB CCD Lens • Pentax TS3V310ED • F1.0 varifocal 3.0 - 8.0 mm • DC-iris, • focus range: 0.3 m to infinity • CS mount Angle of view • Horizontal: 35° - 93° Minimum illumination • Color mode: 0.65 lux, F1[...]

57 AXIS 221 - Technical Specifications Connectors • RJ-45 for Ethernet 10BaseT/100BaseTX (PoE) • Terminal block for 2 alarm inputs, 1 output, • RS-485/422 half duplex port and alternative DC power c onnection • D-sub for RS-232 port Casing • Aluminum casing Processors and memory • CPU: ETRAX 100LX • Video processing and co mpression: [...]

58 AXIS 221 - Technical Specifications Included accessories • Installation Guide, CD with User’s Manual • installation and management tools • demo software • mounting and connector kits • camera stand • power supply 9 V DC • Single user decoder licenses • MPEG-4 decoder (Windows) Applications (not included) • AXIS Camera Station[...]

59 AXIS 221 - Technical Specifications General performance co nsiderations When setting up your system, it is importa nt to consider how various settings and situations will affect performa nce. Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others can affect the frame rate, and some will a ffect both. If the load on the CPU r[...]

60 AXIS 221 - Technical Specifications Frame rates - Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 The following table shows typical frame rates in frames/second (fps) for Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams from the AXIS 221. Note that these values are gui delin es only - actual values may vary. Motion JPEG settings: • Viewing in AMC • C ompression level = 30% MPEG[...]

AXIS COMMUNICATIONS <Product Name> Quick U ser’s Guide 61 Glossary of Terms ActiveX - A software component, also refered to as a control, that integrates into and extends the Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer(TM) web browser. ActiveX controls are typicaly downloaded and installed dynamicaly by the browser from a web page. AMC - AXIS Media Cont[...]

AXIS COMMUNICATIONS <Product Name> Quick U ser’s Guide 62 Ping - A small utility used for sending data packets to network resources to check that they are working and that the network is intact. Pre/post alarm image - The images from immediately before and after an alarm. Privacy mask - An image or specified area used to block out certain p[...]

63 AXIS 221 - Index Index A Access from a Browser 8 Access Log 44 Accessing the Video Stream 14 Action 27 Action Buttons 25 Active/Inactive 25 Administrators 16 Advanced Camera Settin gs 20 Advanced Simple Profile 12 Alarm 31, 46 AMC Viewer Toolbar 10 ARP/Ping 38 Auxiliary Power 46 AXIS Media Control (AMC) 14 B Backup 43 Bandwidth 12, 60 Bit Rate 1[...]

64 AXIS 221 - Index Multicast 42 Multicasting 13 N Network Connector 7 Network Settings - Advanced 38 Network Settings - Basic 37 NTP Server 37 O Other MPEG-4 Clients 15 Output 46 Output Buttons 25 Overlay/Mask 18 Own Home Page 24 Own Web Files 24 P Password 9 Port Status 32 Ports & Devices 42 Power Adapter Connector 7 Power Connector Block 7 P[...]