Axis Communications P1224-E manual

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera User Manual[...]

About this Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS P1224–E 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 sy[...]

Safety This product complies with IEC/EN/UL 60950-1 and IEC/EN/UL 60950-22, Safety of Information Technology Equipment. 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 (SELV) and Limited P ow[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera T able of Contents Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Shorten Sensor Unit Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connectors and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

AXIS P1224–E 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 Camera 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 Cover [...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Hardware Overview NO NO NO TICE TICE TICE Make sure that the wires stay in the correct order and that the cable shield makes good contact with the connector shield. 6. Use a crimping tool to fasten the connector to the cable. 14 mm 14 mm 6 1 Connectors and Buttons For technical specications, see page 48 . Network Co[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Hardware Overview SD Card Slot A microSD card (not included) can be used for local recording with removable storage. For more information, see T echnical Specications on page 48 . NO NO NO TICE TICE TICE To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should be unmounted before removal. T o unmount, go to Setup >[...]

AXIS P1224–E 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 system[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Accessing 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 43 . To set the password via a standard HTTP connection, enter it directly in the [...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Accessing the Product The Manual Trigger button is used to trigger an action rule from the Live View page. For information about how to congure and enable the button, see Manual T rigger on page 1 0 . Click Snapshot to save a snapshot of the video image. This button is primarily intended for use when the AXIS Media [...]

AXIS P1224–E 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 P1224–E 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 P1224–E 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[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Setting Up the Product Setting 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 t[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera 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 16 . • Camera settings. See page 16 . • Overlay image. See page 17 . • Privacy mask. See page 18 . Video Stream Y ou can dene the following video stream set[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Video 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 differences from p[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Video 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 Brightness can be adjusted in the range 0–1 00, where a higher value produces a brighter image. Increasing the Sharpness can increase ba[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Video 5. Dene text overlay characteristics in the relevant elds. 6. Click Save . To modify the date and time format, go to System Options > Date & Time . See Date & Time on page 34 . Overlay Image An overlay image is a static image superimposed over the video stream. The image, for example a company lo[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Video Y ou can add a new mask, re-size the mask with the mouse, choose a color for the mask, and give the mask a name. For more information, see the online help Important Adding many privacy masks may affect the product’s performance. 19[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Live View Config Live View Config 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 16 . • Default Viewer for Browser . See page 20 . • Viewer Settings. See page 20 . • Action Button[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Live View Config User Dened Links To display user-dened links in the Live View page, select the Show custom link option, give the link a name and then enter the URL to link to. When dening a web link do not remove the 'http://' from the URL address. Custom links can be used to run scripts or activat[...]

AXIS P1224–E 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 P1224–E 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 P1224–E 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 P1224–E 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 P1224–E 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 . 26[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera 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: • Applic[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Events Setting Up an Action Rule An action rule denes the conditions that must be met for the product to perform an action, for example record video or send an email notication. If multiple conditions are dened, all of them must be met to trigger the action. The following example describes how to set up an act[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Events To add a recipient: 1. Go to Events > Recipients and click Add . 2. Enter a descriptive name. 3. Select a recipient T ype . 4. Enter the information needed for the recipient type. 5. Click Test to test the connection to the recipient. 6. Click OK . Setting Up an Email Recipient Email recipients can be cong[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Events 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 select Time from the T rigger drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup page and then select the recurrence from the second drop[...]

AXIS P1224–E 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 3 1 . • To set up action rules, see page 28 . • To access recordings, see Recording List on page 3 1 . • To congure camera controlled storage, see[...]

AXIS P1224–E 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 P1224–E Network Camera System Options 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 protocol, enter https:// or http:// in the address eld in a browser . T[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera System Options 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 Setup > System Options > Security &[...]

AXIS P1224–E 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 P1224–E 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 P1224–E 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 P1224–E 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 P1224–E Network Camera System Options Note If HTTPS is enabled, SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c should be disabled. Traps for SNMP v1/v2 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 th[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera System Options • ext4 — recommended due to its resilience against data loss if the card is ejected or if there is abrupt power loss. To access data stored on the card from the Windows operating system, a third-party ext4 driver or application is required. • vFAT — supported by most operating systems for persona[...]

AXIS P1224–E 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 50 . The I/O ports are congured under System Options > P orts & Devices > I/O P orts [...]

AXIS P1224–E 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 t[...]

AXIS P1224–E 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 Sett[...]

AXIS P1224–E 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. Th[...]

AXIS P1224–E 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 P1224–E 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 P1224–E Network Camera Troubleshooting Storage and disk management problems Storage disruption A storage disruption alarm is sent if a storage device is unavailable, removed, full, locked or if other read or write problems occur . T o identify the source of the problem, check the System Log under System Options > Support > Logs & R[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera T echnical Specifications T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications Model AXIS P1224–E Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1/4” Lens Fixed iris, xed focus, 3.7 mm, F2.5 Horizontal angle of view: 145.5° V ertical angle of view: 80° Diagonal angle of view: 167° Light sensitivity 1.8 –[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications 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 systems and browsers, see www .axi[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications Warranty Axis 3-year warranty and AXIS Extended Warranty option, see www .axis.com/warranty 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 Spe[...]

AXIS P1224–E Network Camera T echnical Specifications P ower Connector 2-pin terminal block for power input. Use a Safety Extra Low V oltage (SEL V) 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 SD Card Slot Supports microSD cards with up t[...]

User Manual V er . M3.2 AXIS P1224–E Network Camera Date: May 20 14 © Axis Communications AB, 20 14 P art No. 57828[...]