Axis Communications AXIS 233D manual

AXIS 233D Network Dome Camera User’s Manual[...]

AXIS COMMUNICATIONS <Product Name> Quick U ser’s Guide 2 About This Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS 233D Network Dome Camera, and is applicable for software release 4.40. It includ es instructions for using and managing the AXIS 233D on your network. Previous experience of networking wi ll be of use[...]

3 Safety Notice - Battery Replacement The AXIS 233D uses a 3.0V CR2032 Lithium battery as the power supply for its internal real-time clock (RTC). This battery will, under normal conditions, last for a minimum of 5 years. Low battery power affects the operation of the RTC, causing it to re set at every p ower-up. A log me ssage will appear when bat[...]

4 AXIS 233D Table of contents Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Status LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 AXIS 233D SOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 QoS (Quality of service) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 SMTP (email) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 AXIS 233D - Product Overview Product Overview The AXIS 233D Network Dome Camera is a high-performance, progr essive-scan camera with security features such as HTTPS and IP address filtering for us e in professional and demanding surveilla nce situations. The perfect choice for large area surv eillanc e environments where su perior image quality o[...]

7 AXIS 233D - Product Overview Overview Network Restart button Control button Indicator Status LED Power/Audio I/O terminal Connector Serial number label Network connector - The AXIS 233D connects to the network via a RJ-45 Ethernet connector. Using shielded cables is recommended. Power/Audio connector - for connecting power supply and audio. See P[...]

8 AXIS 233D - Product Overview Serial number - This number is located on the product label at the base of the camera and is used during installation an d restoring the camera to factor y default settings. Included in the package is an extra product label, put this in a safe place for future refere nce. Restart button - This button power cycles the [...]

9 AXIS 233D - Using the Network Dome Camera Using the Network Dome Camera This document includes instructions for using and managing the AXIS 233D. For instructions on how to install the AXIS 233D on your network refer to the Installation Guide which is supplied with the product in prin ted format or in PDF format from the Axis Web site at http://w[...]

10 AXIS 233D - Using the Network D ome Camera If the AXIS 233D has been customized, the butto ns and other items described below will be displayed accordingly on the Live View page . The following provides an overview of each button: The Video Format drop-down list allows the video format on the Live View page to be temporarily changed. The Output [...]

11 AXIS 233D - Using the Network Dome Camera Area Zoom This allows you to draw a box over a desire d area to zoom into. To activate, click the Center button described in the AMC viewer to olbar or in other Inte rnet browsers choose PTZ > Center. Using your mouse click in the image and while holding down the left mouse button draw a square over t[...]

12 AXIS 233D - Using the Network D ome Camera The Pan/Tilt/Zoom Control Queue is set up by the administrator under: Dome Configuration > Advanced > Control Queue . The Toolbar available from Mozilla Firefox, displays the following buttons: The Play/Stop buttons start and stop the live video stream. The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the [...]

13 AXIS 233D - Video Stre ams Video Streams The AXIS 233D provides several di fferent image and video stream formats. The type to use depends on your requirements and on the properties of your network. The Live View page in the AXIS 233D provides access to Mo tion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams, as well as to single JPEG images. Other applications a[...]

14 AXIS 233D - Video Streams MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods To deliver live streaming video over IP netw orks, vario us combinations of transport protocols and broadcast methods are employed. • RTP (Realtime Transport Protocol) is a prot ocol that allows programs to manage the real-time transmission of multimedia data, via unicast or [...]

15 AXIS 233D - Video Stre ams How to stream MPEG-4 Deciding on the combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your viewing requirements, and on the pr operties of your network. RTP+RTSP This method (actually RTP over UDP and RTSP ove r TCP) should be your first consideration for live video, especially when it is important to always have[...]

16 AXIS 233D - Video Streams The AXIS Media Control The recommended method of acce ssing live video (MPEG-4 and/ or Motion JPEG) from the AXIS 233D is to use the AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer in Windows. This ActiveX component is automatica lly installed on first use, after which it can be configured by opening the AMC Con[...]

17 AXIS 233D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera Configuring the Network Dome Camera This section describes how to configure the AXIS 233D and is intended for the product Administrator who has unrestricted access to all Setup tools and Operator who has access to Video & Image, Live View Config an d Event Configuration. See the s ection on Sec[...]

18 AXIS 233D - Video & Image Settings Video & Image Settings The following descriptions offer examples of the available features in the AXIS 233D. For details of each setting, please refer to the online help files which are available from each page. Click to access the help files. Image Settings To optimize the video images according to you[...]

19 AXIS 233D - Video & Image Settings Overlay Settings Use these settings to include an image as an overlay, and/or the date and time, along with text of your own. Text overlays are all included on one line at the top or bottom of the video image. Use text overlays in combination with OSDI (On-Screen Directional Indicator) on page 31 to aid the[...]

Overlay image requirements Overlay image limitations Image Formats Image Size The height and width of the overlay image in pixels must be exactly divisible by 4. 20 AXIS 233D - Video & Image Settings Privacy Mask Privacy masks allow you to mask areas in an image that are prohibited for the viewer. A 3D mask, covers the area regardless of the ca[...]

21 AXIS 233D - Video & Image Settings between light and dark in an image. Test th e different levels to find the one that works best of your light conditions. • Backlight compensation - this setting is used to make the subje ct appear clearer, e.g. against a br ight background. Low Light Behavior The settings for Low Light Behavior determine [...]

22 AXIS 233D - Video & Image Settings MPEG-4 Settings Tools for adjusting the MPEG-4 settings and for controlling the video bit rate. The MPEG-4 standard provides many different coding tools for various applications in different situations. As most MPEG-4 clients do not support all of these tools, it is usual to instead define and use subsets f[...]

23 AXIS 233D - Audio Audio The AXIS 233D can transmit audio to other clients by connecting an external microphone and can play audio received from ot her clients via a connect ed speaker. Audio Settings This section describes how to configure the ba sic audio settings for the AXIS 233D, e.g. set the communication mode and adjust the so und levels i[...]

24 AXIS 233D - Audio Audio Input Audio from an external microphone or a line source can be connected to the Audio in Power/Audio connector of the AXIS 233D, see I/O terminal connector blocks , on page 54 . The audio source must be set to Microphone or Line depending on the connected device. When Microphone is selected as a Source , set the Input se[...]

25 AXIS 233D - Audio Advanced Audio Advanced audio settings can im prove audio quality by speech filtering and echo and noise cancellation. When enabled the speech filter reduces noise by filtering ou t all the frequencies below 100HZ and above 3500 Hz. This improves the soun d quality if a person is close to the microphone when talking and w ill r[...]

26 AXIS 233D - Live View Config Live View Config Layout These are the tools for deciding the 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 default page with your own colors, images etc. Click the Configure button and see the following page. • Own Ho[...]

27 AXIS 233D - Live View Config Upload Own Web Files Your own web files, background picture, colo r etc. must first be u ploaded to the AXIS 233D in order to be available for selection in the Custom Se ttings setup dialog. Once uploaded, the files are shown in the drop-down list. 1.Enter the path to the file, e.g. a file located on your workstation[...]

28 AXIS 233D - Live View Config 4. Check Show Custom Link 2. 5. Enter a descriptive name, e.g. CAM STOP . 6. Select the Use as cgi link radio button and enter the cgi link in the field: http://192.168.0.125/axis-cgi/com/p tz.cgi?continuouspantiltmove=0,0 7. These links will appear in the web interfac e and can be used to control the AXIS 233D. For [...]

29 AXIS 233D - Live View Config Default Viewer From the drop-down lists, select the defaul t method for viewing video images for your browser. The camera will attempt to show the video images in the selected video format and viewer. If this is not possible, the camera will override the settings and select the best available combination. AMC Recomme[...]

30 AXIS 233D - Live View Config The Motion JPEG selection has additional settings for Image Type , Image size and other optional settings to configure the video stream to su it your Web page. Click Update once satisfied. The camera generates the requir ed source code for your config uration. Copy this code and paste it into your own Web page code. [...]

31 AXIS 233D - Dome Configuration Dome Configuration Preset Positions A preset position is a pre-defined camera vi ew than can be used to quickly move the camera to a specific location. From Preset Position Setup , use the Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) controls to steer the camera to the required position. When satisfied with the camera's position,[...]

32 AXIS 233D - Dome Configuration The camera uses the coor dinates of the center of the image to set the lower left and upper right zone areas. First navigate where you woul d like the most lower left point of the OSDI Zone to be located. By clicking on the Get button the coordinates ar e set. Proceed to where the upper right point of the zone sh o[...]

33 AXIS 233D - Event Configuration Event Configuration This section describes how to configure the AXIS 233D for alarm handling. The AXIS 233D can be configured to perform ce rtain acti ons when certain types of events occur. Event type A set of parameters describing how and when the Ne twork Dome Camera is to perform certain actions the circumstan[...]

34 AXIS 233D - Event Configuration Event Types An Event Type is a set of parameters describing how and when the Network Dome Camera is to perform certain actions. Example: If a door is opened, and an event has been configured to act on this, the Network Dome Camera can e.g. record and save video images to an FTP server or send a notification email [...]

35 AXIS 233D - Event Configuration Pre-trigger and Post-trigger buffers This function is very useful when checking to see what happened immediately before and after a trigger, e.g. 2 minutes before and after a door has been opened. Go to Event Types > Add Triggered... > When Triggered... and check the Upload images checkbox to expand the web [...]

36 AXIS 233D - Event Configuration Scheduled Event A Scheduled event can be activated at pr e-set times, in a repeat ing pattern on selected weekdays. How to set up a scheduled event This example describes how to set the Network Dome Camera to send an email notification with saved images from at a set time: 1. Click Ad d s c h e d u l e d on the Ev[...]

37 AXIS 233D - Event Configuration Motion Detection Motion detection is used to generate an alar m whenever movement occurs (or stops) in the video image. A total of 10 Include and/or Exclude windows can be configured. • Included windows target specific area s within the whole video image • Exclu ded windows define areas within an Incl ude wind[...]

38 AXIS 233D - Event Configuration Please see the online help for descriptions of each available option. High level Only very large objects trigger motion detect ion An object that appears in the region will trigger the motion detection for a long period Ordinary colored objects on ordinary backgrounds will trigger the motion detection Low level Ev[...]

39 AXIS 233D - System Options System Options Security User access control is enabled by default, the administrator sets the root password on first access. Other users are au thorized with user names and pass words, or the administrator can choose to allow anonymous viewer login to the Live View page, as described below: Users - the user list displa[...]

40 AXIS 233D - System Options Notes: If the referra ls feature is enabled and you wish to also 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 vide o stream. To restrict an MPEG -4 stream, IP a ddress filtering [...]

41 AXIS 233D - System Options Clients and servers in an 802.1X network may need to authenticate each other by some means. In the Axis implementation this is done with the help of digital certificates provided by a Certification Authority . These are then validate d by a third-party entity, such as a RADIUS server , examples of which are Free Radius[...]

42 AXIS 233D - System Options From the Time Mode section, select the preferred me thod to use for setting the time: • Synchronize with computer time - sets the time from the clock on your com - puter . • Synchronize with NTP Server - the network camera will obtain the time from an NTP server every 60 minutes. Specify the NTP server 's IP a[...]

43 AXIS 233D - System Options Network - Basic TCP/IP Settings IP Address Configuration The AXIS 233D supports both IP version 4 and IP version 6. Both versions may be enabled simultaneously, and at least one ve rsion must always be enabled. When using IPv4, the IP address for the AXIS 233D can be set automatically via DHCP, or a static IP address c[...]

44 AXIS 233D - System Options Network - Advanced TCP/IP Settings DNS Configuration DNS (Domain Name Service) provides the transl ation of host names to IP addresses on your network. Obtain DNS server a ddress via DHCP - automatically use the DNS server settings provided by the DHCP server. Click the View button to see th e curren t settings. Use th[...]

45 AXIS 233D - System Options Link-Local IPv4 Address This is enabled by default and assigns the AXIS 233D an additi onal IP address for use with UPnP ™ . The AXIS 233D can have both a Link-Loc al IP and a static /DHCP-supplied IP address at the same time - these wi ll not affect each oth er. HTTP The default HTTP port number (80) can be ch anged[...]

46 AXIS 233D - System Options Enable/Disable - When enabled, the AXIS 233D will attempt to configure port mapping in a NAT router on your network, using UPnP™. Note that UPnP™ must be enabled in the camera (see System Options > Network > UPnP ). AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service - Use this free se rvice to assign a host name (user-friendl[...]

47 AXIS 233D - System Options SOCKS SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The AX IS 233D can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a firewall/proxy server. This functionality is useful if the AXIS 233D is located on a local network behind a firewall, but notifications, upl oads , al arms , et c., n eed to b e se[...]

48 AXIS 233D - 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 use. The three levels of security are: • SNMP V1 - includes no security . • SNMP V2c - uses very simple securit y . The community name can be s[...]

49 AXIS 233D - System Options • the default router •t h e s u b n e t m a s k • the system time • Default - The default button should be used with caution. Pressing this will return all of the network c amera's settings to the factor y default values (includ ing the IP address). Dome Status - Click the Test button to check the camera a[...]

50 AXIS 233D - System Options Support The support overview page provides valuable informatio n on troubleshooting and contact information, should you re quire technical assistance. System Overview - is a quick look over the camera’s st atus and settings. Information that can be found here inc ludes the camera’s Fir mwa re version, IP addre ss, [...]

51 AXIS 233D - System Options About Third Party Software Licenses - click View licenses for a list of the licensed software used in the AXIS 233D Network Dome Camera. Resetting to Factory Default Settings To reset the AXIS 233D to the orig inal default settings, go to the System Options > Maintenance web page (described in Maintenance , on page [...]

52 AXIS 233D - I/O terminal Connectors I/O terminal Connectors The AXIS 233D Network Dome Camera has 3 (8 pin) connectors. Th e inputs/outputs are used in applications for, e.g. event triggering , time lapse recording, alarm notification via email, picture storage to FTP locations Network connector Inputs Power/Audio Outputs . • P ower , auxiliar[...]

53 AXIS 233D - I/O terminal Con nectors Power connections Power can be supplied to the camera by the fol lowing methods: • Connect the supplied indoor power adapter to th e po wer co nnector block and a ttach it to the camera casing. Note that this indoor power adap ter provides power for the camera only . • Connect an outdoor power supply to t[...]

54 AXIS 233D - I/O terminal Connectors I/O terminal connector blocks Power/Audio 1 Power AC 18 - 30 VAC max 25VA power consumption. 2 Power AC/DC+ 18 - 30 VAC max 25VA power consumption. -or- 22 - 40 VDC max 20W power consumption. 3 GND Ground 4 Vout 12V/200mA Vout can be used to power auxiliary equipmen t, max 200mA. 5 GND Ground 6 Line OUT Mono a[...]

55 AXIS 233D - I/O terminal Con nectors Schematic Diagram - AXIS 233D I/O connectors and power[...]

56 AXIS 233D - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware One of your first actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the currently installed firmware version. Th e latest version may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem. See the support section at http://www.axis.com/techsup for information on the late[...]

57 AXIS 233D - Troubleshooting Emergency Recovery Procedure If power or the network connection to the AX IS 233D is lost during the upgrade, the process will fail and the unit will become unresponsive. When the status indicator flashes red it indicates a failed upgrade. To recover the unit, follow the steps below . The serial number is found on the[...]

58 AXIS 233D - Troubleshooting LED Indicator flash routine Normal boot sequence Unlit Power on RFL check Amber Kernel booting System initiating Green Shows steady green for 10 sec. for normal operation after restart. Unlit Steady connection/normal operation Hard Factory Default Unlit Power on RFL check Amber Steady - Kernel booting Flashes - Firmwa[...]

59 AXIS 233D - Troubleshooting Support If you contact Axis Customer Services, plea se help us he lp you resolve your problems expediently by providing a server report, log file and a brief descri ption of the problem. Server Report - go to Setup > System Options > Support Overview . The server report contains important information about the s[...]

60 AXIS 233D - Troubleshooting Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Problems setting the IP addr ess Using ARP Ping The IP add ress mu st be set within two minu tes after the power has been applied to the AXIS 233D, restart the server and try a gain. Also, make sure the ping len gth is set to 408. See the ARP ping description in the inst [...]

61 AXIS 233D - Troubleshooting For additional assistance, plea se contact your reseller or ch eck the product’s support pages on the Axis Website at ht tp://www.axis.com/techsup Image too dark or too light. See the help files on Video & Image Settings Problems uploading own files There is only limited space availa ble for the upload of your o[...]

62 AXIS 233D - Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Item Specification Models • AXIS 233D Network Dome Camera 60 Hz • AXIS 233D Network Dome Camera 50 Hz Image sensor • 1/4” ExView HAD Progressive Scan CCD Lens • F1.4 - 4.2 • F=3.4 - 119mm • Automatic day/night IR filter • Autofocus with 35x optical zoom • Focus range[...]

63 AXIS 233D - Technical Specifications Shutter time • 1.5s PAL(1/2s NTSC) - 1/30000s Audio • Two-way (full or half duplex) or one-way • Audio compression: G.711 PCM 64kbit/s, G726 ADPCM 32 or 24 kbits • Requires external microphone or line in. • Mono audio output (line level) connects to PA system or active speaker with built-in amplifie[...]

64 AXIS 233D - Technical Specifications Minimum web browsing requirements • Pentium III CPU 500 MHz or higher or equivalent AMD • 128 MB RAM • AGP graphics card 32MB RAM, DirectDraw • Windows: 2003 Server, XP, 2000 • DirectX 9.0 or later • Internet Explorer 6.x or later • For other operating systems and browsers, see www.axis.com/tech[...]

65 AXIS 233D - Technical Specifications General performance co nsiderations When setting up your system, it is importa nt to consider how various settings and situations will affect performa nce. Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others can affect the frame rate, and some will a ffect both. If the load on the CPU [...]

66 AXIS 233D - Technical Specifications Frame rates Motion JPEG Test results show the frame rates in frames /s econd (fps) for Motion JPEG streams from the AXIS 233D, using a compression level of 50% is 25 fps for PAL and 30 fps for NTSC. Note that these values are guidelines only - actual values may vary. MPEG-4 Test results show the frame ra tes [...]

67 AXIS 233D Index 802.1x 40 A Accessing the video stream 16 Action Buttons 10 Action buttons 28 Active/Inactive 10, 28 ActiveX Controls 9 Advanced TCP/IP settings 44 Alarm 33, 37, 52 Alarm inputs 52 AMC 11, 12 AMC (AXIS Media Control) 11, 12, 16, 23 ARP/Ping 43 Audio 54 Audio Channels 23 Audio input 24 Audio output 24 Auxiliary power 52 B Backligh[...]

68 AXIS 233D Live View 17 Logs & Reports 50 Low light behavior 21 M Motion JPEG 13 Mozilla Firefox 12 MPEG-4 13 MPEG-4 clients 16 MPEG-4 Decoder 64 MPEG-4 protocols 14 Multicasting 14 N NAT traversal 45 Network 43 New Server Time 41 Noise canceller attenuation 25 Notification of IP address change 43 O Output 52, 54 Output Buttons 10, 28 Overlay[...]

69 AXIS 233D V Variable bit rate 13 Video format 10 Video Stream 19 W Wide dynamic range 20[...]