Axis Communications Axis P3225 manual

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera User Manual[...]

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    About this Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of AXIS P3225-LVE Network Camera, and is applicable to rmware 5.70 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 system[...]

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    be connected using a shielded network cable (STP) that is properly grounded. Japan こ の 装 置 は 、 ク ラ ス B 情 報 技 術 装 置 で す 。 こ の 装 置 は 、 家 庭 環 境 で使 用 す る こ と を 目 的 と し て い ま す が 、 こ の 装置 が ラ ジ オ やテ レ ビ ジ ョ ン 受 信 機 に 近 接 [...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 avo[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera T able of Contents Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hazard Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Other Message Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera T able of Contents Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Reset to Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Hardware Overview Hardware Overview 1 2 3 4 5 1 Network connector (P oE) 2 SD memory card slot 3 P art number (P/N) & Serial number 4 Control button 5 Status LED indicator Connectors and Buttons For technical specications, see page 60 . Network Connector RJ45 Ethernet connector with P ower over Ethernet (P oE).[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Hardware Overview • Resetting the product to factory default settings. See page 56 . • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 49 . To connect, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds until the Status LED ashes green. • Connecting to AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service. See page 49 . [...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 ® wit[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Access the Product For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www .axis.com/techsup 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 opens when the product [...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Access the Product Set P ower Line Frequency P ower line frequency is set the rst time the Axis product is accessed and can only be changed from Plain Cong (see page 56 ) or by resetting the product to factory default. Select the power line frequency (50 Hz or 60 Hz) used at the location of the Axis product. Sel[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Access the Product 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, see Events on page 37 . To [...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Access the Product P an and Tilt bars – Use the arrows to pan and tilt the camera view , or click on a position on the bar to steer the camera view to that position. Zoom bar – Use the arrows to zoom in and out, or click on a position on the bar to zoom to that position. The PTZ controls can be disabled under PTZ [...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 appli[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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. 16[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 se[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Video Video It is possible to congure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 18 . • Stream proles. See page 20 . • Camera settings. See page 20 . • View areas. See page 23 . • Overlay image. See page 23 . • Privacy mask. See page 25 . Set Up Video Streams To set u[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Video • 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 .[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Video • Medium Zipstream strength . Medium bandwidth reduction. Limited visual quality degradation in not prioritized areas in some scenes • Highest Zipstream strength . High bandwidth reduction. Visible quality degradation in not prioritized areas in many scenes Lowest Zipstream strength is the default setting fo[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Video To change capture mode, follow these steps: 1. Go to Setup > Video > Camera Settings . 2. Select the new capture mode. 3. Click Save . 4. Review and recongure all settings, for example: - View areas - Stream proles - PTZ settings including preset positions and guard tours - Privacy masks - Image over[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Video Important Use WDR in combination with automatic exposure control. Other exposure settings could give undesirable results. Exposure Settings Congure the exposure settings to suit the image quality requirements in relation to lighting, frame rate and bandwidth considerations. Exposure value - Use the Exposure v[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Video 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 illumination ca[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Video 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 a[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Video 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 the coordina[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Video Important Adding many privacy masks may affect the product’s performance. 26[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 20 . • Default Viewer for Browser . See page 27 . • Viewer Settings. See pa[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Configure the Live View Page • 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 to the location specied in the AMC Control P anel. See AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 14 . User Dened Links To display user[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 23 . Preset P ositions A preset position is a saved view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specic posi[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) 3. Specify the pause length between runs. 4. Select an available preset position and click Apply . 5. Specify the View Time in seconds or minutes. 6. Specify the View Order or select the Random view order option. 7. Click Save . To modify or remove guard tours, go to PTZ > Guard Tour , select th[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) 2. Event — The Axis product can be congured to go to a preset position when triggered by an alarm (see Events on page 37 ). The event will immediately be placed rst in the queue except when an administrator is in control. 3. Operator — Same as administrator but with lower priority 4. Guar[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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, spray-painted or severely defocused. To send an alarm, for example an email, an action rule must be set up. To congure tampering detection: 1. Go to Detectors > Camera T[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 Detec[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 his[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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, dow[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 . 36[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 rul[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Events - Network – Trigger the rule if network connection is lost or restored. This can for example be used to start recording to the SD card. - Temperature – Trigger the rule if the temperature falls outside or inside the operating range of the product. This can for example be used to send maintenance noticati[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Events • Send Notication – Send a notication message to a recipient. • 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. • WDR Mode – The [...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Events HTTPS Send Images Send Notication Send Video Clip Encrypted le transfer using HyperT ext T ransfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS). Specify login information for the HTTPS server and validate the server’s certicate. If there is a proxy between the Axis product and the HTTPS server , also specify the proxy se[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Events Set Up Recurrences Recurrences are used to trigger action rules repeatedly , for example every 5 minutes or every hour . To set up a recurrence: 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 sele[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 43 . • To set up action rules, see page 37 . • To access recordings, see Find Recordings on page 42 . • To play recordings, see Play Recording on pa[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera Recordings To play a recording, follow these steps: 1. Go to Recordings > List . 2. To 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 42 . 3. Select the recording and click Play . The recording wi[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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. 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. Se[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 ma[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera System Options A Server/Client certicate can be self-signed or issued by a Certicate Authority (CA). A self-signed certicate offers limited protection and can be used before a CA-issued certicate has been obtained. To install a self-signed certicate: 1. Go to Setup > System Options > Security >[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 > TCP/IP > Basic . DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) allows network adminis[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 document Assign an IP Address and Access the Video Stream on Ax[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 . T[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera System Options Use manually selected NA T router - Select this option to manually select a NAT router and enter the IP address for the router in the eld. If no router is specied, the product automatically searches for NA T routers on your network. If more than one router is found, the default router is selected.[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 sho[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera System Options Storage SD Card NO NO NO TICE TICE TICE To prevent data corruption, the SD card should be unmounted before removal. Note For SD card recommendations see www .axis.com The Axis product supports microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC cards. The following SD card le systems are supported: • ext4 — recommended [...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera System Options To enable automatic formatting, follow these steps: 1. Open the Axis product’s webpages and go to Setup > System Options > Storage . 2. Click SD Card . 3. Under General Settings , select Autoformat to . 4. Click OK to save settings. An SD card inserted into the product can be manually formatted [...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera System Options 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 802.1X settings • uploaded applications are kept but[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera System Options Advanced Scripting Scripting allows experienced users to customize and use their own scripts. NO NO NO TICE TICE TICE Improper use may cause unexpected behavior and loss of contact with the Axis product. Axis strongly recommends that you do not use this function unless you understand the consequences. A[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE 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 [...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera 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 b[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera 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 c[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera T echnical Specifications T echnical Specifications Camera Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1/2.8” Lens Varifocal, 3.0–1 0.5 mm, F1.4 Horizontal angle of view 92°–34° V ertical angle of view 50°–20° Remote focus and zoom, P-Iris control, IR corrected Day and night Automatically removable infrared-c[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera T echnical Specifications Notication: email, HTTP , HTTPS, TCP and SNMP trap Video recording to edge storage Pre- and post-alarm video buffering Send video clip Overlay text IR illumination on/off Data streaming Event data Built-in installation aids Remote zoom, Remote focus, Pixel counter , OptimizedIR with adjus[...]

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    AXIS P3225-L VE Network Camera T echnical Specifications Warranty Axis 3-year warranty and AXIS Extended Warranty option, see www .axis.com/warranty a. This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (www .openssl.org), and cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com). More inform[...]

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    User Manual V er . M2.2 AXIS P3225-LVE Network Camera Date: July 20 15 © Axis Communications AB, 20 15 P art No. 1493508[...]