Axis Communications P1346 manual

USER MANUAL AXIS P1346 Network Camera[...]

About this document This manual is int ended for administra tors and users of the AXIS P1346 Network Camera, and is applicable to fi rmware 5.40 and lat er. 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-base d sy[...]

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AXIS P1346 Network Camer a H a rd w a re ov e r v i ew Hardware overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 SD card slot 2 Microphone 3 Status LED indicator 4 Zoom puller 5 Focus puller 6 Audio in 7 Audio out 8 Network connector (PoE) 9 Power LED indicator 10 Network LED indicator 11 Control button 12 Iris connector 13 Power connector 14 I/O ter[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a H a rd w a re ov e r v i ew Connectors Network connector - RJ-45 Ethernet connector. Supports Power over Ethernet (PoE). Caution Due to local regulations or the environmental and ele ctrical conditions in which the product is to be used, a shielde d network cable (STP) may be appropriate or required. Any networ k cables t[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a H a rd w a re ov e r v i ew • Digital output — For connecting external devices such as relays and LEDs. Connected devices can be activated by the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface, output buttons on the Live View page or by an Action Rule. The output will show as active (shown under System Options > Ports &[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a H a rd w a re ov e r v i ew Green Normal operation. Power Amber Flashes green/amber during fi rmware upgrade. Note • The Status LED can be con fi gured to be unlit during normal op eration. To con fi gure, go to Setup > System Options >Ports & Devices >LED . See the online he lp for more information. •[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a H a rd w a re ov e r v i ew Note For iris lenses not listed in the drop-down list, download the iris con fi guration fi le from www .axis.com To upload and use the downloaded con fi guration fi le, click the Upload tab. Click Browse and select the con fi guration fi le. Click Upload . The installed iris lens should [...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a A ccessing the pr oduct Accessing the product To install the Axis product, refer to the Installation Guide supplied wi th the product. The product can be used with most operating sy stems and browsers . The recommended bro wsers are Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Firefox w ith other operating sy[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a A ccessing the pr oduct Access from the Internet Once connected, the Axis product is accessible on your local net work (LAN). To access the product from the Internet you must con fi gure your network router to allow incoming data traf fi c to the product. To do this, enable the NAT-travers al feature, which will attempt[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a A ccessing the pr oduct Note • 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 50 . Con fi gure capt ure mode Capture mode de fi nes the maximum r[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a A ccessing the pr oduct Click the Active/Inactive buttons to manually start and stop a connected device — e.g. switch an external light on and off. The Manual Trigger button can trigger an event directly from the Live View page. The button is con fi gured under Live View Con fi g > Action Buttons . Click Snapshot t[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a A ccessing the pr oduct Use the slider to control the volume of the speakers and the microphone. Half-duplex mode The Talk/Listen button is used to switch between sending and receiving audio. The button can be con fi gured from the Audio tab in the AMC Control panel: • Push-To-Talk mode: Click and hold the button t o t[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Media str eams Media streams The Axis product provides several audio and video stream form ats. Your requirements and the properties of you r network will determine the type you use. The Live View page in the product provides access to H.264 and Motio n JPEG video streams, audio streams and to the list of available stream[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Media str eams T h eA M CC o n t r o lP a n e lc a nb eu s e dt oc o n fi gure various video and audio settings. Pl ease see the AXIS Media Control User’s Manual for more information. The AMC Control Pane l is automatically installed on fi rst use, after whi ch it can be con fi gured. Open the AMC Control Panel from:[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Media str eams 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 a bove, although Axis do es not guarantee this. Accessing audio streams The Live View p[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Settin g up the pr oduct Setting up the product The Axis product can be con fi gured by users with administrator or opera tor rights. Click Setup in the top right-hand corner of t h eL i v eV i e wp a g e . • Administrators have unrestricted a ccess to all settings. • Operators have access to all settings except Syst[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Video and A udio Video and Audio The video and audio settings ca n be used to optimize video a nd audio quality. You can con fi gure the following: • Vide o stream settings. Se e page 19 . •S t r e a m p r o fi les. See page 20 . • Camera settings. See page 21 . •V i e w a r e a s . S e e page 23 . • Over lay [...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Video and A udio • Video & Audio > Video Stream .U n d e r Preview , click Open and select the Show pixel counter option to enable the rectangle in the image. Use the mouse to move and resi ze the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height fi elds and click Apply . • Video & Audio >[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Video and A udio • To s elect the default stream pr o fi le go to Live View Con fi g > Stream Pro fi le and choose the pro fi le from the drop-down list. For more information see the online help on this page. Camera Settings The Video & Audio > Camera Settings page provides access to advanced image setting[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Video and A udio White balance White balance is used to make colors in the im age appear the same regardle ss of the color temperature of the light source. The Ax is product can be set to automatically identify the light source and c ompensate for its color. Alternatively, select the type of light source from the drop-dow[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Video and A udio View Areas A view area is a cropped part of the full view. Ea ch view area is treated as a video source in Live View and has its own video stream and PTZ setti ngs. To enable view areas, go to Video & Audio > Camera Settings and select Enable View Areas . When setting up a view area it is recommend[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Video and A udio The Privacy Mask List ( Video & Audio > Privacy Mask ) shows all the masks that are currently con fi gured in the Axis product and indicates if they a re enabled. You can add a new mask, re-size the mask with the mouse ,c h o o s eac o l o rf o rt h em a s k ,a n dg i v et h em a s kan a m e . For[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Video and A udio For more information about these settings, please see the online help . Audio Input An external microphone or a line source can be connected to the product’s Audio-in connector. Con fi gure the audio input settings under Video & Audio > Audio Settings . Source - Select Microphone for an external[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Video and A udio You can add, play, download, modify and remove audio clips from Video & Audio > Audio Clips . For mor e information see the online help . Note Audio clips cannot be used if the product’s audio functional ity is enabled. The audio functionality is enabled on the Audio tab under Video & Audio &[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Live V ie w Con fi g Live View Con fi g You can customize the Live View page and alter it to suit your requirements. It is possible to de fi ne the following features of t h eL i v eV i e wp a g e . •S t r e a m P r o fi le. See page 20 . • Default Viewer for Bro wser. See page 27 . • Viewer Setting s. See page [...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Live V ie w Con fi g Browser Viewer Description AMC Recommended viewer in Internet Explorer (H.264/Motion JPEG) QuickTime H.264 Java applet A slower imaging alter native to AMC (Motion JPE G). Requires one of the following installed on the client: • JVM (J2SE) 1.4. 2 or higher • JRE (J2SE) 5.0 or higher Windows Inter[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a PTZ (P an T ilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) The PTZ menu is available if digita l PTZ (pan, tilt and zoom) is enabled in the selected view area. For more information o n view areas, see View Areas, on page 23 . Preset Positions A preset position is a prede fi ned view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a speci[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a PTZ (P an T ilt Zoom) Guard Tour A guard tour displa ys the video stream from differ ent preset posi tions, one- by-one , in a prede termin ed order or at random a nd for con fi gurable time periods. The enabled guard tour will keep running after the user has logge d off or closed the browser. T oa d dag u a r dt o u r :[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Detector s Detectors Camera Tampering Camera Tampering can gene rate an alarm wheneve r 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 fi gure tampering: 1. Go to Detectors > Camera Tampering . 2. Set[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Detector s Set Up Motion Detection To set up a motion dete ction Include Window, follow thes e instructions: 1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection . 2. Select a desired resolutio n for viewing while setting up Motio n Detection from the View in list. 3. Select the Con fi gure Included Windows option and click New . Se[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Detector s 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 co nsidered as non-moving. Only very bright objects on a dark background trigger motion detection. Recommended va lues 5–15% 60–90% 75–95%[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Applications Applications Third party applications can be uploa ded 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 fi le and then cli[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Ev e n t s Events The Axis product can be con fi gured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording wh en motion is detected. The set of conditions that de fi nes how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule . Available Action Rule triggers and conditions include: • A[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Ev e n t s • Day/Night Vision Mode —s e td a ym o d e( I Rc u t fi lter on) or night mode (IR cut fi lter off). • Output Port — activate an I/O port to control an external device. • Play Audio Clip —s e e Audio C lips, on page 25 . • PTZ Control - Preset Position — go to a preset position. - Guard Tour ?[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Ev e n t s To add additional criteria, se lect the Additional conditions option and add additional triggers. To prevent an action from being triggered repeatedly, a Wait at least time can b e set. Enter the time in hours, minutes and s econds, during which the trigger should be ignored before the ac tion rule can be activ[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Ev e n t s To set up a recurrence: 1. Go to Events > Recurrences and click Add . 2. Enter a descriptive na me and recurrence patter n. 3. Click OK . To use the recurrence in an Action Rule, fi rst select Time from the Trigger drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup page and then select the rec urrence from the second [...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Re c o rd i n g s Recordings T h eA x i sp r o d u c tc a nb ec o n fi gured to record video continuously or according to an action rule: • To start a continuous recording, see page 39 . • To s et up action rules, see page 36 . • To access recordings, see Recording List, on page 39 . •T o c o n fi gure camera co[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a Re c o rd i n g s Note If a new stream pro fi le is selected while a recording is ongoing, the reco rding will be stopped and saved in the recording list and a new recording with the new stream pro fi le will star t. All previous continuous recordings will rem ain in the recording list until they are remove d manually o[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a System Options System Options Security Users User access control is enabled by default and can be con fi gured under System Options > Security > Users . An administrator can set up other users by givi ng them user names and passw ords. It i s also possible to allow a nonymous viewer login, which means that anybody [...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a System Options IEEE 802.1X IEEE 802.1X is a standard for port-based Network Admission Control p roviding 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 auth enticate themselves. The au[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a System Options To change the date and time settings, select the preferred Time mode under New Server Time : • Synchronize with computer time sets date and time according to the computer’s clock. With this option, date and time are set once and will not be updated automatically. • Synchronize with N TP Server obtains[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a System Options AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS) AVHS used in conjunction with an AVHS service, provides easy and s ecure Internet access to live and recorded video accessible from any location. For more information and help to fi nd a local AVHS Service Provider go to www.axis.com/hosting AVHS is enabled by defa ult. The[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a System Options Link-Local IPv4 Address Link-Local Address is enabled by defa ult and assigns the Axis product an additional IP address which can be used t o access the product from other hosts on the same segment on the loca l network. The product can have a Link-Local IP and a static or DHCP-supplied IP address at the sa[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a System Options Note This FTP server has nothing to do with the product’s ability to transfer images via FTP to other locations and serv ers. RTSP The RTSP server running in the Axis product allows a connecting client to start an H.264 stream. The RTSP port number can be changed under System Options > Network > TCP[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a System Options The following traps are available: •C o l d s t a r t •W a r m s t a r t •L i n k u p • Authentication failed SNMP v3 provides encryption and secure passwords. To use traps with SNMP v3, an SNMP v3 management application is required. To use SNMP v3, HTTPS must be enabled, see HTTPS, on page 41 . To [...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a System Options If the card’s status shows as failed, click Check disk to see if the problem can be found and then try Repair . To avoid fi lling the card, it is recommended to remove recordings continuously. U nder Recording Settings , select Remove recordings older than and select the number of days or weeks. To stop [...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a System Options • the default router • the subnet mask •t h e s y s t e m t i m e • the IEEE 802.1X settings • the focus position Click Default to reset all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values. This button should be used with caution. The Axis product can also be reset to factory d e[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a System Options Advanced Scripting Scripting allows experienced use rs to customize and use their own scripts. Caution Improper use may cause unexpected behavior a nd loss of contact with the Axis product. Axis strongly recommends that you do not use this function unless y ou understand the consequences. Axis Support does [...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a T r oubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the fi rmware Firmware is softwar e that determines the f unctionality of ne twork devices. One of y our fi rst actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the curr ent fi rmware version. The latest version may contain a corr ection that fi xes your partic ular [...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a T r oubleshooting arp -s <IP address> <serial number> temp ping -s 408 <IP address> In Windows , type the following from a command/DOS prompt (t his may require that you run the command pro mpt as an administrator): arp -s <IP address> <serial number> ping -l 408 -t <IP address> 2. If t[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a T r oubleshooting The product is accessible locally but not externally Router con fi guration To con fi gure your router to allow incoming data traf fi c to the Axis product, enable the NA T-traversal feature which will attempt to automatically con fi gure the router to allow access to the Axis product, see NAT traver[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a T r oubleshooting Status indicator LED is fl ashing red and the product is inaccessible A fi rmware upgrade has been interrupted or the fi rmware has othe rwise been damaged See Emergency recovery procedure, on page 51 . No images displayed on web page Problems with AXIS Media Control ( Internet Explorer only ) To enab[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a T r oubleshooting Motion Detection triggers unexpectedly Changes in luminance Motion detection is based on changes in luminance in the image. This means that if there are sudden changes in the lighting, motion detecti on may trigger mistakenly. Lower the sensitivity setting to avoid problems with luminance. No audio Incor[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a T echnical Speci fi cations Technical Speci fi cations Function/group Item Speci fi cat ions Model AXIS P1346 Image sensor Pro gressive scan RGB CM OS 1/3” (effective) Lens Varifocal f=3.5 – 10 mm, F1.6, P-Iris, CS mount Horizontal angle of view: 72° – 27° Vertical angle of view: 53° – 23° Diagonal angle of[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a T echnical Speci fi cations Function/group Item Speci fi cat ions Audio output 3.5 mm jack for line out. max 2.8 Vpp Impedance: max 100 Ω ,n o r m a l<1 Ω SNR: > 40dB Built-in microphone speci fi cation S e n s i t i v i t y : - 3 6d B± 2d B( 0d B=1V / P a ,1k H z ) Max input (SPL): 100 dB Security Password [...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a T echnical Speci fi cations Function/group Item Speci fi cat ions Casing Metal (zinc) Processor, memory 256 MB RAM, 128 MB Flash Power 8-20 V DC or Power over Ethernet (PoE) IEEE 802.3af, max. 9.6 W, PoE Class 3 Connectors RJ-45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX PoE Terminal blocks with power output, 1 alarm input and 1 output 3.5 mm[...]

AXIS P1346 Network Camer a T echnical Speci fi cations • Access ing Motion JPEG and H.264 video streams simultaneously. Frame rate and bandwidth affe cted. • Heavy usage of event settings affect the p roduct’s CPU l oad. Frame rate affected. • Hea vy network utilization due to poor infra structure. Ba ndwidth affected. • Viewing on poorl[...]

User Manual Ver. M3.3 AXIS P1346 N etwork Camera Date: January 2012 © Axis Communicati ons AB, 2011 - 2012 Part No. 45 967[...]