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USER MANUAL AXIS M3114-R Network Camera[...]
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About this document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS M3114-R 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[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Table of Contents Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Hardware Overview Hardware Overview 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 8 1 180° mark 2 Lens holder 3 Optic mount 4 Optic holder 5 Use screws here to mount camera to mounting surface 6 Control button 7 LED indicators 8 Network cable Connectors For technical specications, see page 46 . The Axis product is available in two variants with dif[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Hardware Overview Network connector - D-coded M12 connector. Supports Power over Ethernet (PoE). NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE The product shall be connected using a shielded network cable (STP). All cables connecting the product to the network switch shall be shielded (STP) and intended for their specic use. Make sure that th[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera 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.[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera 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 congure your network router to allow incoming data trafc to the product. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feature, which will attempt to aut[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera 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 Cong (see page 41 ) 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. Selec[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Accessing the Product The Manual Trigger button is used to trigger an action rule from the Live View page; see . Enable this button from Live View Cong > Action Buttons. Click Snapshot to save a snapshot of the video image. Right-click the video image to save it in JPEG format on your computer. This button is prima[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Accessing the Product Pan 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 &g[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera 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 proles. Other applicati[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Media Streams The AMC Control Panel can be used to congure 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 congured. Open the AMC Control Panel from: • Windows Control Panel (from [...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera 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 M3114-R Network Camera Setting Up the Product Setting Up the Product The Axis product can be congured 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 a[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Video Video It is possible to congure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 15 . • Stream proles. See page 16 . • Camera settings. See page 17 . • View area. See page 18 . • Overlay image. See page 18 . • Privacy mask. See page 19 . Video Stream You can dene the [...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Video • The Live View page in Internet Explorer in Windows. Right-click in the image and select Pixel counter . Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle. Image The default image settings can be congured under Video> Video Stream . Select the Image tab. The following settings are available: • Resolution . [...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Video • In the Live View page – select the stream prole from the Stream prole drop-down list. For quick setup, use one of the predened stream proles. Each predened prole has a descriptive name, indicating its purpose. If required, the predened stream proles can be modied and new customized [...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Video View Area A view area is a cropped part of the full view. The view area is treated as a video source in Live View and has its own video stream and PTZ settings. When setting up a view area it is recommended that the video stream resolution is the same size as or smaller than the view area size. Setting the video st[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Video To use an overlay image, the image must rst be uploaded to the Axis product: 1. Go to Video > Overlay Image . 2. Click Browse and browse to the le. 3. Click Upload . 4. Select the image to use from the Use overlay image list. 5. Click Save . To display the overlay image: 1. Go to Video > Video Stream an[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Live View Cong Live View Cong You can customize the Live View page and alter it to suit your requirements. It is possible to dene the following features of the Live View page. • Stream Prole. See page 16 . • Default Viewer for Browser. See page 20 . • Viewer Settings. See page 21 . • Action Buttons. T[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Live View Cong 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 Interne[...]
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AXIS M3114-R 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 18 . Preset Positions A preset position is a predened view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specic l[...]
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AXIS M3114-R 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 the g[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera 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 congure tampering: 1. Go to Detectors > Camera Tampering . 2. Set the[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Detectors Note Using the motion detection feature may decrease the product’s overall performance. Set Up Motion Detection Windows To set up a motion detection Include Window, follow these instructions: 1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection . 2. Select the Congure Included Windows option and click New . Select the[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Detectors 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 background trigger motion detection. Recommended values 5–15% 60–90% 75–95% D[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Applications Applications Third party applications can be uploaded to and installed on the Axis product. For information about available applications, downloads, trials and licenses, go to www.axis.com/applications To upload an application, go to Applications > Overview , click Browse to locate the le and then clic[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Events Events The Axis product can be congured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording when motion is detected. The set of conditions that denes how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule . Available Action Rule triggers and conditions include: • Applicati[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Events • Status LED — ash the LED indicator. This can for example be used to validate triggers such as motion detection during product installation and conguration. Convert Event Types to Action Rules If the Axis product is upgraded to rmware version 5.40 or later, it is recommended to convert Event Types to[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Events Recipient Use with action Email Send Images Send Notication FTP Send Images HTTP Send Images Send Notication Network Share Send Images TCP Send Notication Note A network share can also be used as a storage device for recorded video. Go to System Options > Storage to congure a network share before se[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Events To use the recurrence in an Action Rule, rst select Time from the Trigger drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup page and then select the recurrence from the second drop-down list. To modify or remove recurrences, select the recurrence in the Recurrences List and click Modify or Remove . 31[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Recordings Recordings The Axis product can be congured to record video continuously or according to an action rule: • To start a continuous recording, see page 32 . • To set up action rules, see page 29 . • To access recordings, see Recording List, on page 32 . • To congure camera controlled storage, see St[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera System Options System Options Security Users User access control is enabled by default and can be congured 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 a[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera 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 aut[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera System Options If using a host name for the NTP server, a DNS server must be congured. See DNS Conguration, on page 36 . • 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[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera System Options Always - The Axis product will constantly attempt to connect to the AVHS service over the Internet. Once registered the product will stay connected to the service. This option can be used when the product is already installed and it is not convenient to use the one-click installation. AXIS Internet Dynamic[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera System Options HTTP The HTTP port used by the Axis product can be changed under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced . In addition to the default setting, which is 80, any port in the range 1024–65535 can be used. HTTPS The HTTPS port used by the Axis product can be changed under System Options > Ne[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera System Options Note H.264 video streams will not be available if the RTSP server is disabled. SOCKS SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The Axis product can be congured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a rewall or proxy server. This functionality is useful if the Axis product is locate[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera System Options To use SNMP v3, HTTPS must be enabled, see HTTPS, on page 33 . To enable SNMP v3, check the box and provide the initial user password. Note The initial password can only be set once. If the password is lost, the Axis product must be reset to factory default, see Reset to Factory Default Settings, on page 4[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera System Options Maintenance The Axis product provides several maintenance functions. These are available under System Options > Maintenance . Click Restart to perform a correct restart if the Axis product is not behaving as expected. This will not affect any of the current settings. Click Restore to reset most settings[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera System Options Parameter 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 re[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera 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 [...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Troubleshooting arp -s <IP address> <serial number> temp ping -s 408 <IP address> In Windows , type the following from a command/DOS prompt (this may require that you run the command prompt as an administrator): arp -s <IP address> <serial number> ping -l 408 -t <IP address> 2. If the [...]
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AXIS M3114-R 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 located the product on the network. Identify the product using its model or serial number, or by the DNS name (i[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Troubleshooting Lower frame rate than expected See Performance Considerations, on page 48 . 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) [...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Technical Specications Technical Specications Function/group Item Specications Model AXIS M3114-R : 1 MP, rugged RJ-45 connector, 2.9 mm lens AXIS M3114-R M12 : 1 MP, rugged M12 connector, 2.9 mm lens AXIS M3114-R M12 2 mm : rugged 1 MP, M12 connector, 1.97 mm lens Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1/4” L[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Technical Specications Function/group Item Specications Application Programming Interface Open API for software integration, including VAPIX® and AXIS Camera Application Platform from Axis Communications; specications available at www.axis.com Includes the ONVIF specication available at www.onvif.org Support[...]
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AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Technical Specications Function/group Item Specications Included accessories Lens tool, top cover tool, drill hole template, mounting adapter, Installation Guide, CD with installation tools, recording software and User Manual, Windows decoder 1-user license Video management software (not included) AXIS Camera Stati[...]
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User Manual Ver. M2.2 AXIS M3114-R Network Camera Date: November 2012 © Axis Communications AB, 2009 - 2012 Part No. 49433[...]