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    USER MANUAL AXIS M3007–PV[...]

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    About this Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of AXIS M3007–PV 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 system[...]

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    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 Voltage (SELV) a[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Table of Contents Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connectors and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Hardware Overview Hardware Overview 5 1 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 1. Dome cover 2. Control button 3. Status LED 4. microSD Card slot 5. Network connector (PoE) (comes attached with the product) 6. Focus ring Connectors and Buttons For technical specications, see page 55 . Network Connector RJ45 Ethernet connector. Sup[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Hardware Overview NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE The product shall be connected using a shielded network cable (STP) or an optical ber cable. All cables connecting the product to the network shall be intended for their specic use. Make sure that the network devices are installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. For [...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Accessing the Product Accessing 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 Technic[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Accessing the Product Access from the Internet Once connected, the Axis product is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the product from the Internet you must congure your network router to allow incoming data trafc to the product. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feature, which will attempt to automatically c[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Accessing the Product Set Power Line Frequency Power line frequency is set the rst time the Axis product is accessed and can only be changed from Plain Cong (see page 50 ) 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. Selecting the wro[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Accessing 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 11 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[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Media Streams Media Streams The Axis product provides several video stream formats. Your 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 applications and clie[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Media Streams The AMC Control Panel can be used to congure various video settings. Please see the AXIS Media Control User’s Manual for more information. The AMC Control Panel is automatically installed on rst use, after which it can be congured. Open the AMC Control Panel from: • Windows Control Panel (from the Start me[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Media Streams Note • <ip>= IP addess • The Axis product supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later. • QuickTime adds 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. 13[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Setting Up the Product Setting 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 settings [...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Video Video It is possible to congure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 15 . • Stream proles. See page 20 . • Camera settings. See page 20 . • View areas. See page 21 • Overlay image. See page 22 . • Privacy mask. See page 23 . Video Stream You can dene the following vid[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Video • Video > Video Stream . Under Preview , click Open and select the Show pixel counter option to enable the rectangle in the image. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height elds and click Apply . • The Live View page in Internet Explorer with AXIS Media Cont[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Video This view is only available if the product has been congured for multiple view modes (see ). Double Panorama In this view there are two 180 degree panoramic views. To dene the settings for this view go to Setup > Video > Video Stream > Double Pan... . See Video Stream, on page 15 . This view is not available dur[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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 compression, t[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Video This option is only available for the following view modes: • Panorama • Double Panorama • Quad View H.264 H.264, also known as MPEG-4 Part 10/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-[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Video size optimizes bandwidth and storage usage, but may give poor image quality. To prevent increased bandwidth and storage usage, the maximum frame size should be set to an optimal value. Stream Proles A stream prole is a set of predened stream settings including resolution, compression, frame rate and overlay settings. [...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Video Exposure Settings Congure the exposure settings to suit the image quality requirements in relation to lighting, frame rate and bandwidth considerations. Exposure value - Click in the bar to ne-tune the exposure. Exposure control - These settings is used to adapt to the amount of light used. Automatic is the default setti[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Video To dene the video stream settings for each view area click on the respective view area from Setup > Video > Video Stream . See page 15 . You can select a view area that you have set up from the Source drop-down list in the Live View page. Use the Pan , Tilt , Zoom sliders, or click on the overview map at the bottom ri[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Video For information about supported image formats, see the online help . Using Overlay Text in an Action Rule Action rules, see page 33 , 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 du[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Live View Cong Live View Cong You 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 24 . • Viewer Settings. See page 25 . • Action Buttons. These are the[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Live View Cong 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. Windows Internet Explorer S[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) PTZ controls are only available for view areas. Preset Positions A preset position is a predened view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specic location. Preset positions can be accessed in several ways: • By selecting the preset from the Source drop-down list in the Liv[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Guard Tour A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions, one-by-one, in a predetermined order or at random and for congurable time periods. The enabled guard tour will keep running after the user has logged off or closed the browser. To add a guard tour: 1. Go to PTZ > Guard Tour a[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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. 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 Minimum dur[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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 To [...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Detectors Medium level (50%) A large difference in luminance is required to trigger motion detection. Low level (0%) Even very small objects trigger motion detection. An object that appears in the window triggers motion detection only for a very short time before it is considered as non-moving. Only very bright objects on a dark bac[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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, trials [...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Events Events The Axis product can be congured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording when motion is detected. The set of conditions that denes how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule . Available action rule triggers and conditions include: • Applications – Use [...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Events • Send Images – Send images to a recipient. • Send Notications – Send a notication message to a recipient. • Status LED – Flash the LED indicator. This can for example be used to validate triggers such as motion detection during product installation and conguration. Setting Up an Action Rule An action rul[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Events Recipient Use with action Email 1 Send Images Send Notication FTP Send Images HTTP Send Images Send Notication Network Share 2 Send Images TCP Send Notication 1. Some email providers have security lters that prevent users from receiving or viewing large amount of attachments, from receiving scheduled emails and si[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Events Schedules Schedules can be used as action rule triggers or as additional conditions, for example to record video if motion is detected outside ofce hours. Use one of the predened schedules or create a new schedule as described below. To create a new schedule: 1. Go to Events > Schedules and click Add . 2. Enter a des[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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 34 . • To access recordings, see Recording List, on page 37 . • To congure camera controlled storage, see Storage, on pa[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Recordings 5. Click Save to save and start the recording. 38[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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 la[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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 Li[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV System Options IEEE 802.1X IEEE 802.1X is a standard for port-based Network Admission Control providing secure authentication of wired and wireless network devices. IEEE 802.1X is based on EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol). To access a network protected by IEEE 802.1X, devices must authenticate themselves. The authentication [...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV System Options If using a host name for the NTP server, a DNS server must be congured. See DNS Conguration, on page 44 . • 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 time changes [...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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> <serial numbe[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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. To [...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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 most [...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV System Options Bonjour The Axis product includes support for Bonjour. Bonjour is enabled by default and the product is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol. Bonjour can be disabled under System Options > Network > Bonjour . Storage SD Card The Axis product supports SD cards with up[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV System Options To add a network share: 1. Go to System Options > Storage . 2. Click Network Share . 3. Enter the IP address, DNS or Bonjour name to the host server in the Host eld. 4. Enter the name of the share in the Share eld. Sub folders cannot be used. 5. If required, select The share requires login and enter the user [...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV System Options See also Troubleshooting, on page 51 . 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 re[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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 Important[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking 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[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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. In UNIX/Linu[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV 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 the name ha[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Troubleshooting Lower frame rate than expected See Performance Considerations, on page 57 . 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 Panel (H.264 tag) that video p[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Technical Specications Technical Specications Function/group Item Specications Model AXIS M3007–PV: 5 MP resolution, 360°/180° Image sensor 1/3.2" progressive scan RGB CMOS Lens M12 mount, F2.8, xed iris, megapixel resolution 1.3 mm, horizontal angle of view: 187°, vertical angle of view: 168°, Diagonal angle [...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Technical Specications Function/group Item Specications Video access from web browser Camera live view Video recording to le (ASF) Customizable HTML pages Windows Vista, XP, Windows 7, Server 2003 and Server 2008 DirectX 9c or higher For other operating systems and browers see www.axis.com/techsup Management and maintenance[...]

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    AXIS M3007–PV Technical Specications Performance Considerations When settings 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 its ma[...]

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    User Manual Ver. M6.4 AXIS M3007–PV Date: April 2014 © Axis Communications AB, 2012 - 2014 Part No. 57084[...]