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AXIS P12 14 Network Camera User Manual[...]

About this document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS P12 14 Network Camera, and is applicable to rmware 5.40 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 syste[...]

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 P1214 Network Camera Safety Infor mation Safety Infor mation Hazard Levels DANGER Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury . WARNING Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury . CAUTION Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided,[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera T able of Contents Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hazard Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Other Message Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Hardware Overview Hardware Overview 10 11 9 8 7 3 2 1 6 5 4 12 13 1 P ower indicator LED 2 Status indicator LED 3 Network indicator LED 4 SD card slot (microSD card) 5 RJ12 connector 6 I/O connector 7 Main unit 8 Network connector (P oE) 9 Control button 1 0 P ower connector 1 1 Mounting rail 12 Sensor unit 13 Mounting bra[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Hardware Overview I/O Connector Use with external devices in combination with, for example, tampering alarms, motion detection, event triggering, time lapse recording and alarm notications. In addition to the 0 V DC reference point and power (DC output), the I/O connector provides the interface to: • Digital output ?[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Hardware Overview Note • The Status LED can be congured to be unlit during normal operation. T o congure, go to Setup > System Options > Ports & 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 [...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Access the Product Access the Product To install the Axis product, see 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 OS X ® and • Chrome TM or Firefox ® with oth[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Access the Product Set the Root P assword To access the Axis product, you must set the password for the default administrator user root . This is done in the Congure Root P assword dialog, which appears when the product is accessed for the rst time. To prevent network eavesdropping, the root password can be set via a[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Access the Product The Live View P age The controls and layout of the Live View page may have been customized to meet specic installation requirements and user preferences. Consequently , some of the examples and functions featured here may differ from those displayed in your own Live View page. The following provides a[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera 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 St[...]

AXIS P1214 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 applicatio[...]

AXIS P1214 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 (fro[...]

AXIS P1214 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. 15[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Set Up the Product Set Up the Product 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 settin[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Video Video It is possible to congure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 17 . • Stream proles. See page 19 . • Camera settings. See page 19 . • Overlay image. See page 20 . • Privacy mask. See page 2 1 . Set Up Video Streams To set up the product’s video streams, g[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Video Image The default image settings can be congured under Video> Video Stream . Select the Image tab . The following settings are available: • Resolution . Select the default resolution. • Compression . The compression level affects the image quality , bandwidth and le size of saved images; the lower the co[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Video Stream Proles A stream prole is a set of predened stream settings including resolution, compression, frame rate and overlay settings. Stream proles can be used: • When setting up recording using action rules. See Events on page 30 . • When setting up continuous recording. See Continuous Recording on p[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Video noise is minimized. The le size is reduced, which can be useful if storage space or bandwidth is limited. However , prioritizing low noise may result in a very dark image, especially in low light situations. Overlay Overlays are used to provide extra information, for example for forensic video analysis or during p[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Video 5. Click Save . To select the image to use as overlay: 1. Go to Video > Overlay Image . 2. Select the image to use from the Use overlay image list and click Save . To display the overlay image: 1. Go to Video > Video Stream and select the Image tab . 2. Under Overlay Settings , select Include overlay image at t[...]

AXIS P1214 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 19 . • Default Viewer for Browser . See page 22 . • Viewer Settings. See page 23[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Configure the Live View Page Browser Viewer Description AMC Recommended viewer in Internet Explorer (H.264/Motion JPEG). QuickTime H.264. Java applet A slower imaging alternative to AMC (Motion JPEG). Requires one of the following installed on the client: • JVM (J2SE) 1.4.2 or higher . • JRE (J2SE) 5.0 or higher . Win[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Configure the Live View Page For more information about I/O ports, see I/O P orts on page 44 . 24[...]

AXIS P1214 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. To 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[...]

AXIS P1214 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 Detection [...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Detectors Note • T o trigger on small objects or movements, use several small motion detection windows rather than one large window and select a low object size. • T o avoid triggering on small objects, select a high object size. • While monitoring an area where moving objects are not expected, select a high history [...]

AXIS P1214 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, download[...]

AXIS P1214 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 . 29[...]

AXIS P1214 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. Co[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Events For more information, see the online help . Triggers Available action rule triggers and conditions include: • Applications – Use installed applications to trigger the rule. See Applications on page 28 . • Detectors - Motion Detection – T rigger the rule when motion is detected. See Motion Detection on page 2[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Events Add Recipients The product can send media les and messages to notify users about events. Before the product can send media les or notication messages, you must dene one ore more recipients. For information about available options, see Recipient T ypes on page 32 . To add a recipient: 1. Go to Events >[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Events 1. Go to Events > Recurrences and click Add . 2. Enter a descriptive name and recurrence pattern. 3. Click OK . To use the recurrence in an action rule, rst select Time from the T rigger drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup page and then select the recurrence from the second drop-down list. To modify or rem[...]

AXIS P1214 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 34 . • To set up action rules, see page 30 . • To access recordings, see Recording List on page 34 . • To congure camera controlled storage, see Stora[...]

AXIS P1214 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 acc[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera System Options IEEE 80 2.1X IEEE 802.1X is a standard for port-based Network Admission Control providing secure authentication of wired and wireless network devices. IEEE 80 2.1X is based on EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol). To access a network protected by IEEE 80 2.1X, devices must authenticate themselves. The au[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera System Options If using a host name for the NTP server , a DNS server must be congured. See DNS Conguration on page 39 . • Set manually – Allows you to manually set date and time. If using an NTP server , select your Time zone from the drop-down list. If required, check Automatically adjust for daylight saving ti[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera System Options Linux/Unix syntax arp -s <IP address> <serial number> temp ping -s 408 <IP address> Linux/Unix example 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> <se[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera System Options Advanced T CP/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 > T CP/IP > Advanced . Select Obtain DNS server address via DHCP to use the DNS settings provided by the DHCP[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera 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 s[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera 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 [...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera 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 ports are automatically selected. For multicast streams, only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used. Select Alway[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera 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 [...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera System Options P orts & Devices I/O P orts The Axis product provides one input port and one output port for connection of external devices. For information about how to connect external devices, see Connectors on page 53 . The I/O ports are congured under System Options > P orts & Devices > I/O P orts . Th[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera 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 c[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera System Options Plain Cong Plain Cong is for advanced users with experience of Axis product conguration. Most parameters can be set and modied from this page. To open Plain Cong, go to System Options > Advanced > Plain Cong . Axis Support does not provide assistance. Reset to Factory Default Settings[...]

AXIS P1214 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 curre[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Troubleshooting Emergency Recovery Procedure If power or network connection is lost during the upgrade, the process fails and the product becomes unresponsive. Flashing red Status indicator indicates a failed upgrade. To recover the product, follow the steps below . The serial number is found on the product’s label. 1. I[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Troubleshooting The IP address has been changed by DHCP IP addresses obtained from a DHCP server are dynamic and may change. If the IP address has been changed, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Camera Management to locate the product on the network. Identify the product using its model or serial number , or by the DNS name (if [...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera Troubleshooting Lower frame rate than expected See P erformance Considerations on page 54 . Reduce the number of applications running on the client computer . Limit the number of simultaneous viewers. Check with the network administrator that there is enough bandwidth available. Check in the AMC Control P anel (H.264 tag) [...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera T echnical Specifications T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications Model AXIS P1214 Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1/4” Lens f=3.7 mm, F2.5, xed iris, xed focus Horizontal angle of view: 57° V ertical angle of view: 3 1° Diagonal angle of view: 68° Light sensitivity 1.2 lux – 1 0[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications External output activation Status LED Video access from web browser Camera live view Video recording to le (ASF) Customizable HTML pages Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP , Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 DirectX 9c or higher For other operating [...]

AXIS P1214 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 (-) 4 3 2 1 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 out.[...]

AXIS P1214 Network Camera T echnical Specifications P ower Connector 2-pin terminal block for power input. Use a Safety Extra Low V oltage (SELV) compliant limited power source (LPS) with either a rated output power limited to ≤ 1 00 W or a rated output current limited to ≤ 5 A. DC power input P erformance Considerations When setting up your s[...]

User Manual V er . M6.3 AXIS P12 14 Network Camera Date: January 20 15 © Axis Communications AB, 20 15 P art No. 620 27[...]