Axis Communications AXIS M1144-L manual

AXIS M1 144–L Network Camera User Manual[...]

About this Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS M1 144-L Network Camera, and is applicable to rmware 5.60 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 sys[...]

Safety Photobiological Safety This product fullls the requirements for photobiological safety according to IEC/EN 6247 1 (risk group 1). Battery The Axis product uses a 3.0 V BR/CR2032 lithium battery as the power supply for its internal real-time clock (RTC). Under normal conditions this battery will last for a minimum of ve years. Low batte[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera T able of Contents Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Connectors and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera T able of Contents Symptoms, P ossible Causes and Remedial Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Technical Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Hardware Overview Hardware Overview 4 5 6 3 7 8 9 1 0 1 2 1. Lid 2. Focus puller 3. Zoom puller 4. microSD card slot 5. I/O connector 6. Network connector (P oE) 7. Network LED 8. Status LED 9. P ower LED 1 0. Control button Connectors and Buttons For technical specications, see page 56 . Network Connector RJ45 Ethe[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Hardware Overview • 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 System Options > P orts & De[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Access the Product Access the Product To install the Axis product, refer to the Installation Guide supplied with the product. The product can be used with most operating systems and browsers. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Access the Product The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted. If the password for root is lost, the product must be reset to the factory default settings. See Reset to Factory Default Settings on page 50 . To set the password via a standard HTTP connection, enter it directly in the dia[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Access the Product 1. Go to Setup > Events . 2. Click Add to add a new action rule. 3. From the Trigger drop-down list, select Input Signal . 4. From the second drop-down list, select Manual Trigger . 5. Select the desired action and congure the other settings as required. For more information about action rules,[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Access the Product Click the Ctrl panel button to open the PTZ control panel which provides additional PTZ controls. User-dened buttons can also appear in the Control panel. See Controls on page 24 . Select a PTZ preset position to steer the camera view to the saved position. See Preset P ositions on page 24 . P an [...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Media Streams Media Streams The Axis product provides several 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, and to the list of available stream proles. Other applic[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Media Streams The AMC Control P anel can be used to congure various video 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 M1144–L Network Camera Media Streams Note • <ip>= IP addess • The Axis product supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later . • QuickTime may add latency to the video stream. • It may be possible to use other players to view the H.264 stream using the paths above, although Axis does not guarantee this. 14[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Set Up the Product Set Up the Product The Axis product can be congured by users with administrator or operator rights. To open the product’s Setup pages, click Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. • Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings. • Operators have access to all set[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Set Up the Product Video It is possible to congure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 16 . • Stream proles. See page 17 . • Camera settings. See page 18 . • View area. See page 19 . • Overlay image. See page 19 . • Privacy mask. See page 2 1 . Video Stream Y ou[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Set Up the Product H.264 H.264, also known as MPEG-4 P art 1 0/AVC, is a video compression standard that provides high quality video streams at low bit rates. An H.264 video stream consists of different types of frames such as I-frames and P-frames. An I-frame is a complete image whereas P-frames only contain the diffe[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Set Up the Product Camera Settings The Video > Camera Settings page provides access to advanced image settings for the Axis product. Image Appearance Increasing the Color level increases the color saturation. The value 1 00 gives maximum color saturation. The value 0 gives a black and white image. The image Brightne[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Set Up the Product Built-in IR Illuminations LEDs WARNING Risk of eye injury . Do not look directly into the IR LED at short distance. Since the light provided from the IR LED is outside of the visible range, it is not possible to see if it is active. Use the camera to check if the IR illumination is active. The IR ill[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Set Up the Product 2. To include an overlay image, select Include overlay image at the coordinates . The overlay image must rst be uploaded to the Axis product, see Overlay Image . 3. To include date and time, select Include date and Include time . 4. To include a text string, select Include text and enter the text [...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Set Up the Product Use Overlay Text in an Action Rule Action rules, see page 3 1 , can display an overlay text when the rule is triggered. The text can be used to provide information for forensic video analysis, notify surveillance operators or validate triggers and actions during product installation and conguratio[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera 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 17 . • Default Viewer for Browser . See page 22 . • Viewer Settings. See pag[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Configure the Live View Page • Select Use PTZ joystick mode as default to enable joystick mode. The mode can be changed temporarily from the PTZ control panel. • Select Enable recording button to enable recording from the Live View page. This button is available when using the AMC viewer . The recordings are saved[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) The PTZ menu is available if digital PTZ (pan, tilt and zoom) is enabled in the selected view area. For more information on view areas, see View Area on page 19 . Preset P ositions A preset position is a saved view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specic posit[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Control Queue The administrator can set up a queue for PTZ controllers from PTZ > Control Queue . Once set up, the PTZ Control Queue buttons appear in the Live View page offering one viewer exclusive control for a limited period of time. Other users will be placed in queue. A user who belongs to [...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Detectors Detectors Camera T ampering Camera T ampering 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 T ampering . 2. S[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera 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 Detect[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera 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 histor[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera 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, down[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera 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 . 30[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera 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[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Events - Day/Night Mode – T rigger the rule when the product switches between day mode (IR cut lter on) and night mode (IR cut lter off). This can for example be used to control an external infrared (IR) light connected to an output port. - Live Stream Accessed – T rigger the rule when any stream is accessed [...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Events Actions Available actions include: • IR Illumination – Activate or deactivate IR light. • Day/Night Vision Mode – Set day mode (IR cut lter on) or night mode (IR cut lter off). • Output P ort – Activate an I/O port to control an external device. • Overlay T ext – Display an overlay text. Se[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Events FTP Send Images Send Video Clip HTTP Send Images Send Notication Send Video Clip HTTPS Send Images Send Notication Send Video Clip Encrypted le transfer using HyperT ext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS). Specify login information for the HTTPS server and validate the server’s certicate. If there is[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Events 2. Enter a descriptive name and the information needed for a daily , weekly , monthly or yearly schedule. 3. Click OK . To use the schedule in an action rule, select the schedule from the Schedule drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup page. Set Up Recurrences Recurrences are used to trigger action rules repeat[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera 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 37 . • To set up action rules, see page 3 1 . • To congure camera controlled storage, see Storage on page 47 . Find Recordings Recordings stored on [...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Recordings 3. Select the recording and click Play . The recording will be played in a new browser window . Export Video Clip Recordings on the SD card or network share can be exported as video clips. It is possible to export a complete recording or a part of a recording. Note The exported recording is a Matroska video [...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Languages Languages Multiple languages can be installed in the Axis product. All web pages including the online help will be displayed in the selected language. T o switch languages, go to Setup > Languages and rst upload the new language le. Browse and locate the le and click the Upload Language button. Se[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera 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[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera System Options 2. Select an HTTPS certicate from the list of installed certicates. 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 [...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera System Options To install a self-signed certicate: 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 Se[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera System Options IPv4 Address Conguration By default, the Axis product is set to use IPv4 (IP version 4) and to obtain the IP address automatically via DHCP . The IPv4 settings are congured under System Options > Network > T CP/IP > Basic . DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) allows network adminis[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera System Options 5. Close the command prompt when the product responds with Reply from 192.168.0.125:... or similar . 6. Open a browser and type http://<IP address> in the Location/Address eld. For other methods of assigning the IP address, see the Installation and Management Software CD or the document Assign a[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera System Options NTP Conguration NTP (Network Time Protocol) is used to synchronize the clock times of devices in a network. The NTP settings are congured under System Options > Network > T CP/IP > Advanced . Select Obtain NTP server address via DHCP to use the NTP settings provided by the DHCP server . To[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera System Options Use manually selected NAT router - Select this option to manually select a NA T router and enter the IP address for the router in the eld. If no router is specied, the product automatically searches for NAT routers on your network. If more than one router is found, the default router is selected. A[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera System Options Traps are used by the Axis product to send messages to a management system on important events and status changes. Check Enable traps and enter the IP address where the trap message should be sent and the T rap community that should receive the message. Note If HTTPS is enabled, SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c shou[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera System Options Storage SD Card NO NO NO TICE TICE TICE To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should always be unmounted before it is ejected. Note For SD card recommendations see www .axis.com The Axis product supports microSD cards with up to 64 GB of storage. For best recording performance, use ultra-high [...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera System Options 1. Insert the SD card in the SD card slot. 2. Open the Axis product’s webpages and go to Setup > System Options > Storage . 3. Click SD Card . 4. Click Format and select the desired le system. 5. Click OK to start formatting the card. Network Share Network share allows you to add network stora[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera System Options Note A restart clears all entries in the Server Report. Click Restore to reset most settings to the factory default values. The following settings are not affected: • the boot protocol (DHCP or static) • the static IP address • the default router • the subnet mask • the system time • the IEEE[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera System Options P arameter List - Shows the product's parameters and their current settings. This may prove useful when troubleshooting or when contacting Axis Support. Connection List - Lists all clients that are currently accessing media streams. Crash Report - Generates an archive with debugging information. The[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera System Options 4. Release the control button. The process is complete when the status LED indicator turns green. The product has been reset to the factory default settings. If no DHCP server is available on the network, the default IP address is 192.168.0.90 5. Using the installation and management software tools, assi[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera 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 c[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Troubleshooting 5. Reinstall the product, referring to the Installation Guide. If the emergency recovery procedure does not get the product up and running again, contact Axis support at www .axis.com/techsup/ Symptoms, P ossible Causes and Remedial Actions Problems setting the IP address When using ARP/Ping Try the ins[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Troubleshooting Problems with streaming H.264 Problems with AXIS Media Control ( Internet Explorer only ) To enable the updating of video images in Internet Explorer , set the browser to allow ActiveX controls. Also, make sure that AXIS Media Control is installed on your computer . No H.264 displayed in the client Chec[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera Troubleshooting 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 trigger mistakenly . Lower the sensitivity setting to avoid problems with luminance. Storage and d[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera T echnical Specifications T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications Models AXIS M1 144–L Image sensor 1/4’’ progressive scan RGB CMOS Lens Varifocal, DC-iris, manual focus and zoom 6mm: 2.5-6 mm, F1.4 Horizontal angle of view*: 87°-40° V ertical angle of view: 54°-24° Diagonal angle of v[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications Event actions File upload via FTP , HTTP and email Notication via email, HTTP and T CP; pre- and post-alarm video buffering, Activation of IR illumination, External output activation, video recording to local storage Video buffer 25 MB pre- and post alar[...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera T echnical Specifications Connectors I/O Connector 4-pin terminal block for: • Auxiliary power (DC output) • Digital Input • Digital Output • 0 V DC (-) 1 2 3 4 Function Pin Notes Specications 0 V DC (-) 1 0 V DC DC output 2 Can be used to power auxiliary equipment. Note: This pin can only be used as power [...]

AXIS M1144–L Network Camera T echnical Specifications The following factors are among the most important to consider: • High image resolution and/or lower compression levels result in images containing more data. Bandwidth affected. • Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG and/or unicast H.264 clients. Bandwidth affected. • Simultaneous vi[...]

User Manual V er . M2.13 AXIS M1 144–L Network Camera Date: December 2014 © Axis Communications AB, 20 12 - 20 14 P art No. 60885[...]