Axis Communications 207W manual

AXIS 207W / AXIS 207MW Network Camera User’s Manual[...]

AXIS COMMUNICATIONS <Product Name> Quick U ser’s Guide About thi s Document This manual is inte nded for administrato rs and users of th e AXIS 207W and AXIS 207MW, Network Camera, and is applicable for firmware rele ase 4.40 and later. It includes instructions for using and managing the camera on your network. Previous experience of networ[...]

3 AXIS 207W/207MW Contents Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Key features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 AXIS 207W/207MW QoS (Quality of service) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 SMTP (email) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Product Features Product Features The AXIS 207W and AXIS 207MW are the worl d’s smallest true megapixel MPEG-4 network cameras, from Axis communications - the market leader in network video. Key features • Superior image quality , with maximum resolu - tions 640x480 (AXIS 207W) and1280x1024 (AXIS 207MW) • True MPEG-4 [...]

6 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Product Features Overview Lock ring Network connector Network indicator Control button Product ID & serial number (S/N) label Wireless indicator Power indicator I/O terminal connector Power connector Focus r ing Status indicator (outer rin g) Microphone Antenna Antenna - For connection to wireless networks. Compatible w[...]

7 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Product Features LED indicators After completion of the startu p and self test routines, the multi-colored Network, Status, and Power LED indicators flash as follows: Unlit Wired mode. Green Steady for connection to a wireless network. Flashes for network activity. Red Steady for no wireless network connection. Flashes w he[...]

8 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Accessing the Camera Accessing the Camera Before accessing the came ra it must be installed. Please see the installation guide supplied with the product. The camera can be used with most stan dard operating system s and browsers. The recommended browser is Microsof t Internet Explorer with Win dows, Safari wi th Macintosh a[...]

9 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Accessing the Camera Setting the Password 1. When accessing th e camera for the fir st time, the ‘ Configure Root P assword ’ dialog will be displayed on the screen. 2. Enter a password and th en re-enter it, to confirm the spelling. Click OK . 3. The ‘ Enter Network P assword’ dialog will appear . Enter the User na[...]

10 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Accessing the Camera Focusing Status Indicator Focus Ring To focus: Open a brow ser and examine the image. If required, adjust the focus ring until the focus is satisfactory. Small dot above the lens assembly. Note: Upon delivery, the raised line on the focus ring is aligned with the dot above the lens, and th e focus is s[...]

11 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Accessing the Camera AMC audio controls These control the client computer’s speaker output. The controls are only available in MPEG-4 video format and wh en audio is enabled, see Audio Settings, on page 18. Click the Mute/Sound button to switch the sound off and on. Use the slider to co ntrol the volum e. The volume can [...]

12 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Video Streams Video Streams The AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW provides several different image and video stream formats. The type to use depends on your requiremen ts and on the propert ies of your network. The Live View page in the camera provide s access to MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG video streams, as well as to single JPEG images. O[...]

13 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Video Stre ams MPEG-4 clients AXIS Media Control (AMC) The recommended method of accessing live video (MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG) from the AXIS 207MW is to use the AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer in Windows. The AMC control panel can be used to configure various video and audio se ttings. Please see th[...]

14 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Video Streams Note also that multiple clie nts accessing Motion JPEG streams can use different image settings. Alternative methods of accessing the video stream Video/images from the AXIS 207MW can also be accessed in the following ways: • 3GPP - enter the following path: • rtsp://<ip>/mpeg4/media.3gp Refer to 3G[...]

15 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Configuration Configuration This section describes how to configure the came ra, and is intended for product Administrators, who have unrestricted access to all the Setup tools, and Operators , who have access to the settings for Video & Imag e, Audio, Live View Config and Event Configuration. The camera is configured [...]

16 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Configuration Video and Image settings Image Appearance Use these settings to change the image as re quired. The image can be rotated, the image resolution and compression can be adjust ed, and the white balance can be changed. The configuration of the vi deo image will affect the ca mera’s overall performance, depending[...]

17 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Configuration Video Stream Define the maximum video stream time per session in seconds, minutes or hours, or set it as unlimited. When the set time has expired, a new stream can be started by refreshing the page in the browser. Note that the maximum video stream time does not apply to clients connecting via multicast. The [...]

18 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Configuration Note that a maximum bit rate can be used for both variable and constant bit rates. The bit rate type can be set as Variable Bit Ra te (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR). VBR will adjust the bit rate according to the images' co mplexity, thus using a lot of bandwidth for a lot of activity in the image and l[...]

19 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Live View Config Live View Config Layout These are the tools for deciding th e layout of the Live View page. The layout can be set in 3 ways: • Use Axis look - the layout is unchanged. • Use custom settings - modify the Axis look , with your own colors, images etc. Click the Configure button and see Customizing the def[...]

20 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Live View Config Customizing the default page The appearance of the default Live View page can be customized to suit your own requirements, or you can upload and use your own home page. To upload your own file s, click the Upload/Remove button and se e the description below. Upload Own Web Files Your own web files, backgro[...]

21 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Live View Config Action Buttons The manual trigger buttons can be used to manually trigger and stop an event from the Live View page. See Event Configuration, on page 23. Enabling the display of the Snapshot button allows users to save a snapshot from the video stream by clicking the butto n . This button is mainly in tend[...]

22 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Live View Config Viewer Settings Show viewer toolbar - Check this box to display the viewer toolbar under the image in your browser. The toolbar provides various co ntrols for e.g. pausing the video stream, switching to full screen mode, etc. Enable MPEG-4 decoder installation - By checking/unchecking this box, the adminis[...]

23 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Event Configuration Event Configuration An event in the AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW is when a trigger is activated, causing a cert ain action to be performed. The event is the set o f parameters (or conditions) that specifies how and when which actions will be performed. A common event is when the camera uploads images, triggered[...]

24 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Event Configuration Send HTTP notification - This method sends notifi cation messages to an HTTP notification server that listens for th ese. Click the HTTP server settings... button to set up the destination server . Send TCP notification - This method sends notification mess ages to an HTTP notification server that liste[...]

25 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Event Configura tion Please see the online he lp for descriptions of each available option. Object S ize History Sensitivit y High level Only very large objects trig - ger motion detection An object that appears in the region will trigger the motion detection for a long period Ordinary colored objects on ordinary back - gr[...]

26 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - System Options System Options Security The user access control in the AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW allows an administrator to set up and modify all other users, by providing these with user names and passwords. It is also possible to allow anonymous viewer login, which means that anybody may access the Live View page, as described[...]

27 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - System Options Notes: •If the referrals feature is enabled and you wish to a lso allow normal access to the Live View page, the product's own IP address or host name must be added to the list of allowed referrers. •Restricting referrers has no effect on an MPEG-4 video stream. To restrict an MPEG-4 stream, IP addr[...]

28 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - System Options Use the predefined formats or use your ow n custom date and time formats. See Advanced File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online help for information on how to create your own file formats. Network - Basic TCP/IP Settings Network Interface Mode This setting controls how the wired and wirele ss networ[...]

29 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - System Options AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service - use the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS service to assign a host name f or easy access to your camera. Click Settings... to register your camera with the service, or to modify the existing settings. The domain name currently register ed at the Axis Internet Dynamic DNS service f[...]

30 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - System Options HTTP The default HTTP port number (80) can be changed to any port within the range 1024-65535. This is useful for e.g. simple security port mapping. HTTPS The HTTPS port number. The default is 443. NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4 A broadband router allows devices on a privat e network (LAN) to share a [...]

31 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - System Options Notes: • An alternative HTTP port can be used/be active even if NAT traversal is disabled. This is useful if e.g. your NAT router does not support UPnP and you need to manually configure port forwarding in the NAT router. • If you attempt to manually enter a port that is already in use, another available[...]

32 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - System Options Wireless These settings should always be made firstly in the camera an d in the wireless access point secondly. This ensures that the camera is always accessible wh en making changes. Using a wired connection and/or HTTPS en sures greater secr ecy while making these settings. Status of Wireless Networks This[...]

33 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - System Options Security - The AXIS 207MW supports two security methods: • WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK (recommended method) • WEP Notes: • WPA-PSK is also known as WPA-Personal, an d WPA2-PSK is also known as WPA2-Personal. • WPA-Enterprise is not supported. WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK (Wi-Fi Prot ected Access - Pre-Share d Key) The AXIS[...]

34 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - System Options QoS (Quality of service) Quality of Service (QoS) provides the means to guarantee a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network. Quality can be defined as e.g. a maintained level of bandwidth, low latency, no packet loss es, etc. The main benefits of a QoS-aware network can be summ[...]

35 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - System Options SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows re mote management of network devices. Depending on the level of security requ ired, select the version of SNMP to us e. The three levels of security are: • SNMP V1 - includes no se curity . • SNMP V2c - uses very simple security . Th e community [...]

36 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - System Options Maintenance • Restart - The camera is restarted without changing any of the settings. • Restore - The unit is restarted an d most current settings are reset to factory default val - ues. The settings that will not be reset are as follows: • the boot protocol (DHCP or static) • the static IP addre ss [...]

37 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - System Options Resetting to the Factory Default Settings To reset the camera to the original factory default settings, go to the System Options > Maintenance web page (as described in Maintenance, on page 36 ) or use the Control button on the underside of the camera (see page 6 ) as described below: Using the Control Bu[...]

38 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - The I/O Terminal Connector The I/O Terminal Connector Used in applications for e.g. motion detection, event triggering, time lapse recording, alarm notifications, etc., the I/O terminal connector provides the interface to: • 1 transistor output - For connecting exte rnal devices such as relays and LED:s. Connected device[...]

39 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - The I/O Terminal Connector Terminal connectors o z z o o o o o Camera 3.3V Power Supp ly e.g. pushbutton Device z 4 o 3 o Linear Power Supply o 1 o o Relay GND + 2 Fuse 1A 2 1 z[...]

40 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware Firmware is software that determines the functionality of the AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW. One of your first actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the currently installed firmware version. An updated vers ion may contain a correction that fixes your particu[...]

41 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Troubleshooting Emergency Recovery Procedure If power or the network connection to the came ra is lost during the upgrade, the process will fail and the unit will become unresponsive . A flashing red Status LED indicates a failed upgrade. To recover the unit, fo llow the steps below. The serial number is found on the label[...]

42 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Troubleshooting Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Problems setting the IP address When using ARP/Ping Try the installation again. The IP address mu st be set w ithin two minutes after power has been applied to the camera. Ensure the Ping len gth is set to 408. See the Installation Guide. The camera is located [...]

43 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Troubleshooting Problems with the MP EG-4 format No MPEG-4 displayed in the client Check that the correct n etwork interface is se lected in the AMC control panel applet (net - work tab ). Check that the relevant MPEG -4 connectio n methods are enabled in the AMC control panel a pplet (n etwork t ab). In the AMC control ap[...]

44 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Troubleshooting For further assistance, please contact your re seller or see the suppor t pages on the Axis Website at www.axis.com/techsup Slow image update Configuring, e.g. pre-buffers, motion detectio n, high-resolution im ages, high frame rates, etc, will reduce the pe rformance of the camera. Poor performance Poor pe[...]

45 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Item Specification Model • AXIS 207W: VGA, wired and wireless interface • AXIS 207MW: Megapixel, wi red and wireless interface Image sensor • AXIS 207W: ¼” Micron Progressive Scan RGB VGA CMOS • AXIS 207MW: 1/3” 1.3 Megapixel Micron Progressive Scan CMOS Lens ?[...]

46 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Technical Specifications Security • Multiple user access levels with password protection • IP address filtering • HTTPS encryption • WEP 64/128 bit, WPA-PSK*, WPA2-PSK* *infrastructure mode only Users • 10 simultaneous unicast users • Unlimited users using multicast (MPEG-4) Alarm and ev ent management • Even[...]

47 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Technical Specifications Supported protocols IPv4, IPv6, HTTP, TCP, ICMP, QoS, RTSP, RT P, UDP, IGMP, RTCP, SMTP, FTP, DHCP, UPnP, ARP, DNS, DynDNS, SOCKS, NTP, HTT PS, SSL/TLS*, SNMPv1/v2c/v3 (MIB-II) More information on protocol us age available at www.a xis.com * This product includes software developed by the Open SSL [...]

48 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Technical Specifications General performance considerations When setting up your system, it is importa nt to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance. Some fact ors affect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others ca n affect the frame rate, and some w ill affect both. If the load [...]

49 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Technical Specifications Frame rates - Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 The following table show typica l frame rates in frames/second (fps) for Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams. Motion JPEG settings: • Viewing in AMC • Compression level = 30% MPEG-4 settings: • Viewing in AMC • Compression level = 30% •G O V l e n g t[...]

50 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Technical Specifications Bandwidth As there are many factors th at affect bandwidth, it is very difficult to predict the required amounts. The settings th at affect bandwidth are: • the image resolution • the image compression •t h e f r a m e r a t e There are also factors in the monitored scene that will affe ct th[...]

51 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Glossary of Terms Glossary of Terms ActiveX - A standard that enables software components to interact with one another in a networked environm ent, regardless of the language(s) used to create them. Web browsers may come into contact with ActiveX controls, ActiveX documents, and A ctiveX scripts. ActiveX controls are often[...]

52 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Glossary of Terms uses analog-to-digital conversion and digital-to-an alog conversion in the same chip. Codec can also mean compression/decompression, in which case it is generally taken to mean an algorithm or computer program for reducing the size of large files and program s. Compression - See Image Compression . Contra[...]

53 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Glossary of Terms images (VOP's) in the GOV structure. See also GOV and VOP . GOV structure - The GOV structure describes the composition of an MPEG-4 video stream, as regards the type of images (I-VOP's or P-VOP's) included in the stream, and their internal order. See also GOV and VOP . Half-duplex - See Fu[...]

54 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Glossary of Terms Commonly used to give the "speed" of a network. A LAN might run at 10 or 100 Mbit/s. See also Bit rate . Monitor - A monitor is very similar to a standard tele vision set, but lacks the electronics to pick up regular television signals. Motion JPEG - Motion JPEG is a simple compression/decompres[...]

55 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Glossary of Terms progressive scan. See also Int erlacing . Protocol - A special set of rules governing how two e ntities will communicate. Protocols are found at many levels of communic ation, and there are ha rdware proto cols and software protocols. Proxy server - In an organisation that uses the Internet, a proxy serve[...]

56 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Glossary of Terms are created and used with a set of programming requests or "function calls" sometimes called the sockets application programming interface (API). SSL/TSL (Secure Socket Laye r/T ransport L ayer S ecurity) These two protocols (SSL is succeeded by TSL) are cryptographic protocols that provide secu[...]

57 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Glossary of Terms levels; 40-bit and 128-bit encryption. The higher the bit number, the more secure the encryption. WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) - Part of the Microsoft Windows NT Server, WINS manages the association of workstation names and locations with IP addresses, without the user or administrator having to[...]

58 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Index Index Numerics 3GPP 9, 14 A Access point 32 Action Buttons 21 Active Transmit Key 33 Active/Inactive 21 Administrator 15 Alarm 24, 38 AMC 8 AMC Viewer Toolbar 11 ARP/Ping 28 Authentication 33 B Backup 36 Bandwidth 50 Bit Rate 17 Bonjour 8 C Configuration 15 Control Button 6, 37 Customize 20 D Date & Time 27 Defau[...]

59 AXIS 207W/AXIS 207MW - Index P Port Status 25 Ports & Devices 35 Power Connector 6 Pulse 10, 21 Q QoS 32 QuickTime 8, 13, 21 R Real Player 8, 13 Recovery 41 Referrals 26 Restore 36 S Scan wireless networks 32 Security 26, 33 Server Time 27 Services 28 SSID 32 Support 36 System Options 26 T TCP/IP Settings 28 Terminal Block 38 Time Mode 27 Tr[...]