Axis Communications P5544 manual

USER MANUAL AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Network Camera[...]

About This Document This manual is int ended for administra tors and users of the AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camera, a nd is applicable t o fi rmware 5.41 and later. It includes instru ctions fo r using and managing the product on your network. Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this product. Some knowle dge of UNIX or L[...]

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AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a H a rd w a re O v e r v i ew Hardware Overview 1 2 4 5 7 6 8 3 1 Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N) 2 Network connector (PoE+) 3 Panopsis lens 4 Multi-connector 5 Control button 6 SD card slot 7 Status LED indicator 8 Restart butto n Connectors For technical speci fi cations, see page 57 . Network conn[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a H a rd w a re O v e r v i ew • C o n n e c t i n gt oA X I SI n t e r n e tD y n a m i cD N SS e r v i c e . S e e page 42 . To connect, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds. • Resetting the product to factory default settings. See page 49 . Restart button - Press to restart the product. Multi-conne[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a A ccessin g the P r oduct Accessing the Product To install the Axis product, refer to the Installation Guide sup plied with 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 Ma cintosh and Firefox w ith other[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a A ccessin g the P r 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-traver sal feature, which [...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a A ccessin g the P r oduct The Live View Page T h eL i v eV i e wp a g ec a nb eu s e di nt w om o d e s : • Overview mode — a 360° panoramic o verview • Normal mode — standard camera view (not using the Pan opsis lens). PTZ controls can be used. Click Setup to open the product’s Setup pag es. Click He[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a A ccessin g the P r oduct Normal Mode In Normal mode, the camera is looking through the dome cover av oiding the P anopsis lens. T he Live View page shows the camera view and an Overvi ew snapshot . Click in the Overview snapshot to quickly steer the camera view to a new position. The current position is indicat[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a A ccessin g the P r oduct Controls on the Live View Page The viewer toolbar on the Live View page provides the following controls: Go to Overview mode . Click the View size button to reduce the size of the displayed video. Play a live media strea m. Pause the live media stream. Start recording the video stream. [...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a A ccessin g the P r oduct Microphone on and Microphone off . Click to mute or unmute the microphone. In Simplex — speaker only mode , the Microphone on and Talk buttons must both be active to send audio to the Axis product. C lick either button to stop audio transmission. Use the slider to control the volume o[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Media Str eams Media Streams The Axis product provides several audio and video stream form ats. Your 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 Motio n JPEG video streams, audio streams and to the list of availab[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork 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 which it can be con fi gured. Open the AMC Control P[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Media Str eams Note • <ip>= IP addess • The Axis product supports QuickTim e 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 [...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Settin g Up the P r oduct Setting Up the Product The Axis product can be co n fi gured by users with admini strator or operator r ights. To open the product’s Setup pages, click Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. • Administrators have unrestricted a ccess to all settings. • Operator[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork 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. See page 17 . •S t r e a m p r o fi les. See page 18 . • Camera settings. See page 19 . • Over lay image. S ee page 20 . •P r i[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Video and A udio • The Li ve View page in Inter net Explorer in Windo ws. Right-click in the image and s elect Pixel counter .U s e t h e m o u s e to move and resiz e the rectangle. Image The default image setting s can be con fi gured under Video & Audio > Video Stream .S e l e c t t h e Image tab. T[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Video and A udio To select a defa ult stream pro fi le for the Live View page, go to Setup > Live View Con fi g . Camera Settings The Video & Audio > Camera Settings page prov ides access to advanced image settings for the Axis product. Image Appearance Increasing the Color level increases the color [...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Video and A udio Image Settings Autofocus enabled - Automatic focusing is enabled by default. If the foc us position is changed manually using the focus bar, autofocus will be di sabled even if enabled h ere. In this case, use the P TZ control panel to enable autofocus, se e . If required, the focus control can [...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Video and A udio 2. Under Overlay Settings ,s e l e c t Include overlay image at the coordinates and enter the X and Y coordinates. 3. Click Save . For information about supported image formats, see the online help . Privacy Mask A privacy mask is an area of solid color that pro hibits users fro m v iewing parts[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Video and A udio Note A multi-connector cable (available from Axis; Multi-Co nnector Cable (sold separately) ) i s required when connecting external audio equipment to the Axis product. Source - Select Microphone for an external microphone or Line for a Line in device, e.g. an audio mixer for multiple microphone[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Video and A udio Audio Clips An audio clip is a sound fi le that can be played when events o ccur. The audio clip must fi rst be uploaded to the Axis product or recorded by a microphone connected to the product. To add, download, modify or remove audio clips, go to Video & Audio > Audio Clips . For more[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork 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 fo llowing 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 18 . • Default Viewer for Bro wser. See page 24 . • Viewer Setting s[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork 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 Win[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Live V ie w Con fi g In the Live View page, the buttons are displayed on the Actions tab. To con fi g u r et h ea c t i v ea n di n a c t i v es t a t e s ,g ot o System Options > Ports & Devices > I/O Ports and set the port’s Normal state . For more information about I/O ports, see I/O Ports, on p[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a PTZ (P an Tilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Preset Positions A preset position is a prede fi ned view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a speci fi c location. Preset positions can be accessed in several ways: • B y selecting the preset from the PTZ Presets tab or the Overview snapshot in the Live [...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a PTZ (P an Tilt Zoom) To con fi gure the Gatekeeper, follow the online instructions under PTZ > Gatekeeper . Guard Tour A guard tour displa ys the video stream from different preset posi tions, one- by-one , in a pre determi ned order or at random a nd for con fi gurable time periods. The enabled guard tour [...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a PTZ (P an Tilt Zoom) When using a joystick (or emulating one with the mouse) the Enable proportional speed setting can be used to reduce the maximum pan/tilt movement speed, i.e. the speed the ca mera view moves at w hen the joystick is pushed al l the way out in any direction. This is useful then the view is zo[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Detector s Detectors Motion Detection Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement starts or stops in the camera’s fi el d of view. The alarm is generated when the camera is in Overview Mode , that is, when using the Panopsis lens. See Overview Mode, on page 9 . Motion detection is con fi [...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Detector s Motion Detection Parameters The parameters controlling motion dete ction are described in the table below: Parameter Object Size History Sensitivity Description Object size relative to window size. Object memory length. Difference in luminance between background and object. High level (100%) Only very[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Applications Applications Third party applications can be uploa ded to and installed on the Axis product. Fo r information about available ap plications, 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 [...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Ev e n t s Events The Axis product can be con fi gured to perform actions w hen 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 in[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Ev e n t s Available actions include: • 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 C lip —s e e Audio Clips, on pag e 23 . • PTZ Control - Preset Position — g[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Ev e n t s Recipients Recipients receive media fi les and noti fi cation messages . The following recipients are available: Recipient Use with action Email Send Images Send Noti fi cation FTP Send Images HTTP Send Images Send Noti fi cation Network Share Send Images TCP Send Noti fi cation To add a recipien[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Ev e n t s To modify or remove recurrences, sele ct the recurrence in the Recurrences List and click Modify or Remove . 36[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Re c o rd i n g s Recordings T h eA x i sp r o d u c t c a nb ec o n fi gured to record video continuously or according to an action rule: • To start a continuous recording, see page 37 . • To s et up action rules, see page 34 . • To access recordings, see Recording List, on page 37 . •T o c o n fi gur[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork 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 w ill remain in the recording list until they are remove d [...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork 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 anonymous viewer login, which means that[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork 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 themselv[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork 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 op tion, date and time are set once and will not be updated automatically. • Synchronize w ith NTP Ser[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork 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 Pro vider go to www.axis.com/hosting AVHS is enabled by de[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a System Options Link-Local IPv4 Address Link-Local Address is enabled by default a nd assigns the Axis product an additional IP address which can be used to access the product from other hosts on the same segment on the loca l network. The product can have a Link-Local IP a nd a static or DHCP-supplied IP address[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork 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 servers . 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 > Networ[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork 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 pag[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a System Options If required, the SD card can be re-forma tted to the desired fi le system. To format the SD card: 1. Insert the SD card in the SD card slo t. 2. Go to System Options > Storage and click SD Card . 3. Click Format and select the desired fi le system. Note During formatting any previous data sto[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a System Options Ports & Devices I/O Ports The Axis product provides four con fi gurable input and output ports for connection of external devices. A multi-connector cable (available f rom Axis) is r equired when connecting e xternal devic es, see Multi-Connector Cable (sold separately), on page 50 . The I/O [...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a System Options 1. Open PTZ Calibration from System Options > Maintenance . 2. Use the rotate buttons to adjust the image orientation. 3. Select an object inside the small circle and click on a n easily identi fi able point on that object. 4. Click on the same point on the same object in the normal mode image[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a System Options Advanced Scripting Scripting allows experienced use rs to customize and use their own scripts. NOTICE 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 Supp[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Multi-Connector Cable (sold separ ately) Multi-Connector Cable (sold separately) When connecting external equipme nt to the Axis product, a multi-connecto r cable (available from Axis) is req uired in order to maintain the product’s IP rating. The multi-connect or cable can be purchased from your Axis reseller[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a Multi-Connector Cable (sold separ ately) Connection diagram: 3.3 V max 250 mA 1 2 A B A I/O con fi gured as input B I/O con fi gured as output I/O connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC power input AC power input 51[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a T r oubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware Firmware is softwar e that determines the f unctionality of ne twork devices. One of your fi rst actions when tro ubleshooting a problem should be to check the curr ent fi rmware version. The latest version ma y contain a correction that fi xes your part[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a T r oubleshooting ping -s 408 <IP address> In Windows , type the following from a command/DOS prompt (t his may require that you run the command prompt as an administrator): arp -s <IP address> <serial number> ping -l 408 -t <IP address> 2. If the product does not reply in 30 seconds, res[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork 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 NAT-traversal feature which will attempt to automatically con fi gure the router to allow access to the Axis product, see N[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a T r oubleshooting No images displayed on web page Problems with AXIS Media Control ( Internet Explorer only ) To enable the updating of vide o images in Internet Expl orer, set the browser to allow Acti veX controls. A lso, make sure that AXIS Media Con trol is installed on your computer . Installation of additi[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork 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. Lowe r the sensitivity setting to avoid problems with luminance. No [...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a T echnical Speci fi cations Technical Speci fi cations Function/group Item Speci fi cat ions Model AXIS P5544 50 Hz AXIS P5544 60 Hz Image sensor 1/3” progressive scan CCD 1.3 megapixel Lens pan/tilt/zoom lens (Normal mode): f=4.7 – 84.6 mm, F1.6 – 2. 8, autofocus, automatic day/night Horizontal angle o[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a T echnical Speci fi cations Function/group Item Speci fi cat ions Security Password protection, IP address fi ltering, HTTPS encryption*, IEEE 802.1X network access control*, digest authentication, user access log *This product includes softw are develope d by the Open SSL Project for use in the Open SSL Tool[...]

AXIS P5544 PTZ Dome Netw ork Camer a T echnical Speci fi cations Function/group Item Speci fi cat ions Operating conditions Temperature: 0 ºC to 50 ºC (32 ºF to 122 ºF) Humidity 20–80% RH (non-condensing) Approvals EN 55022 Class B, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2, EN 55024, F C CP a r t1 5S u b p a r tBC l a s sB , I[...]

User Manual Ver. M1.15 AXIS P5544 P TZ Dome Network Camera Date: April 2012 © Axis Communic ations AB, 2 012 Part No. 46 270[...]