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AXIS M3203-V Network Camera User Manual[...]

About this Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS M3203-V Network Camera, and is applicable to rmware 5.5 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[...]

Disposal and Recycling When this product has reached the end of its useful life, dispose of it according to local laws and regulations. For information about your nearest designated collection point, contact your local authority responsible for waste disposal. In accordance with local legislation, penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal [...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera T able of Contents Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connectors and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Hardware Overview Hardware Overview 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 1 Status indicator LED 2 Cover plates 3 Control button 4 P ower indicator LED 5 Network indicator LED 6 Network connector 7 Product ID and Serial number (S/N) Connectors and Buttons For technical specications, see page 5 1 . Network Connector RJ45 Ethernet connector wi[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Hardware Overview Control Button The control button is used for: • Resetting the product to factory default settings. See page 46 . • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 40 . T o connect, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds until the Status LED ashes green. • Connecting to AXIS[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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.[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 46 . To set the password via a standard HTTP connection, enter it directly in the di[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Accessing the Product Controls on the Live View P age Select a stream prole for the Live View page from the Stream Prole drop-down list. For information about how to congure stream proles, see page 16 . The Manual Trigger button is used to trigger an action rule from the Live View page. For information about [...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Accessing the Product PTZ Controls The Live View page also displays P an/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) controls. The administrator can enable/disable controls for specied users under System Options > Security > Users . Note These controls are available if digital PTZ is enabled in the selected view area, see View Area on page[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 applicat[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 (f[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 M3203-V 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 to [...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 . • View area. See page 17 . • Overlay image. See page 18 . • Privacy mask. See page 19 . Video Stream Y ou can dene the[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Video Click Save to apply the new settings. 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[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 band[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Video Note The PTZ functionality is useful during installation of the Axis product. Use a view area to crop out a specic part of the full view . Overlay Overlays are used to provide extra information, for example for forensic video analysis or during product installation and conguration. Overlays are superimposed o[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Video - To scale the image automatically , select Scale with resolution . The image will be scaled down to t the resolution used by the Axis product. 5. Click Save . To select the image to use as overlay: 1. Go to Video > Overlay Image . 2. Select the image to use from the Use overlay image list and click Save . To[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Video The Privacy Mask List ( Video > Privacy Mask ) shows all the masks that are currently congured in the Axis product and indicates if they are enabled. 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 Impor[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 2 1 . • Viewer Settings. See page 2 1 . • Action Button[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Live View Config • Select Enable recording button to enable recording from the Live View page. This button is available when using the AMC viewer . The recordings are saved to the location specied in the AMC Control P anel. See AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 1 1 . User Dened Links To display user-dened link[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 17 . Preset P ositions A preset position is a predened view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specic l[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Note This Axis product supports limited guard tours. The pause between successive guard tours must be set to at least 1 0 minutes. Advanced Controls P anel Shortcut Command Buttons can be congured to provide direct access to commands issued via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface. The but[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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. Set[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 Detectio[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Detectors Medium level (50%) A large difference in luminance is required to trigger motion detection. 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 o[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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, downlo[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 . 29[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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: • Applicat[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Events - Preset P osition – Go to a preset position. - Guard T our – Start a guard tour . See Guard T our on page 23 . • Record Video – Record video to a selected storage. • Send Images – Send images to a recipient. • Send Notications – Send a notication message to a recipient. • Send Video Clip ?[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Events Recipient Use with action Email 1 Send Images Send Notication Send Video Clip FTP Send Images Send Video Clip HTTP Send Images Send Notication Send Video Clip HTTPS Send Images Send Notication Send Video Clip Network Share 2 Send Images Send Video Clip TCP Send Notication 1. An email recipient can cont[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Events 4. Select the email provider from the Provider list. 5. Enter the user ID and password for the email account. 6. Click Test to send a test email. To set up an email recipient using for example a corporate email server , follow the instructions above but select User dened as Provider . Enter the email address to[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 34 . • To set up action rules, see page 3 1 . • To access recordings, see Recording List on page 34 . • To congure camera controlled storage, see St[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Languages Languages Multiple languages can be installed in the Axis product. All web pages including the online help will be displayed in the selected language. T o switch languages, go to Setup > Languages and rst upload the new language le. Browse and locate the le and click the Upload Language button. Sele[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 a[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera System Options 2. Select an HTTPS certicate from the list of installed certicates. 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 pr[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera System Options To install a self-signed certicate: 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 Setu[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 administr[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 an [...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 m[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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. Alt[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera System Options The Axis product can be congured to support SNMP on the System Options > Network > SNMP page. Depending on the level of security required, select the version on SNMP to use. SNMP v1/v2 provides the lowest level of security . The community name can be specied as a password for read or read/write[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera System Options Storage Network Share Network share allows you to add network storage such as a NAS (network-attached storage). The NAS shall be dedicated for recordings and data from the Axis products connected to the network. For information about reference NAS devices, go to www .axis.com/products/cam_companion_softwar[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera System Options Support Support Overview The System Options > Support > Support Overview page provides information on troubleshooting and contact information, should you require technical assistance. See also Troubleshooting on page 47 . System Overview To get an overview of the Axis product’s status and settings,[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera System Options File Upload Files, for example web pages and images, can be uploaded to the Axis product and used as custom settings. T o upload a le, go to System Options > Advanced > File Upload . Uploaded les are accessed through http://<ip address>/local/<user>/<file name> where <user&[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 [...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 insta[...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 Check [...]

AXIS M3203-V 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 . To identify the source of the problem, check the System Log under System Options > Support > Logs & Repo[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera T echnical Specifications T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications Model AXIS M3203-V Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1/4” Lens Varifocal 2.8 - 1 0 mm, F1.7, xed iris Horizontal angle of view: 66° to 18° V ertical angle of view: 48° to 14° Minimum illumination 0.9 lux F1.7 Shutter t[...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications Application Programming Interface Open API for software integration, including VAPIX® and AXIS Camera Application Platform; specications at www .axis.com AXIS Video Hosting System (A VHS) with One-Click Camera Connection. ONVIF Prole S; specication [...]

AXIS M3203-V Network Camera T echnical Specifications Function/group Item Specications Video management software (not included) AXIS Camera Companion (included), AXIS Camera Station and video management software from Axis’ Application Development P artners (not included). See www .axis.com/products/video/software Optional accessories AXIS P82[...]

User Manual V er . M2.15 AXIS M3203-V Network Camera Date: May © Axis Communications AB, 20 14 P art No. 57993[...]