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AXIS 215 PTZ/ AXIS 215 PTZ-E
Network Camera
User’s Manual
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Safety Notice - Battery Replacement About This Document 2 The AXIS 215 PTZ/ AXIS 215 PTZ-E uses a 3.0V CR2032 Lithium battery as This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS 215 PTZ/ the power supply for its internal real-time clock (RTC). This battery will, AXIS 215 PTZ-E Network Camera, and is applicable for software release 4.40. under normal conditions, last for a minimum of 5 years. Low battery power Previous experience of networking will be of use when installing
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Table of Contents Accessing the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Accessing from a browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Setting the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Accessing
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Accessing the camera Accessing the camera The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can be used with most standard operating systems and supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or later, Netscape 7.x or later and Mozilla 1.4 or later. The AXIS 215 PTZ-E Network Camera does not support audio and does not have I/O ports. All references in this manual to audio and to the I/O parts pertain to the AXIS 215 PTZ Network Camera only. Note: To view streaming video in Microsoft Int
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Accessing the camera The Live View page The following provides an overview of each button on the Live View page. If the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E has been customized, the buttons will be displayed accordingly: The Video Format drop-down list allows the video format on the Live View page to be temporarily changed. The two types of Output button (AXIS 215 PTZ only) each control the output directly from the Live View page. These are configured under Setup > Li
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Accessing the camera The control panel Click the Ctrl panel button to display the control panel, where the following settings are available: • Auto focus - automatically adjusts the image focus. • Backlight comp - enabling backlight compensation makes the subject clearer if the image background is too bright, or if the subject is too dark. • IR cut filter - when set to off, the camera will be able to “see” infrared light, e.g. at night, thus making the image cl
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Accessing the camera Server push (not available for Microsoft Internet Explorer) With this method, the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E maintains and controls an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as and when required, for as long as required. QuickTime For use with MPEG-4 only. Note that in the settings for Video & Image > Advanced > MPEG-4, the Video object type must be set to Simple. Java applet This alternative uses a Java applet to update the im
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Video and Audio Streams Video and Audio Streams The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E provides several different image and video formats. The type to use depends on your requirements and on the properties of your network. The Live View page in the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E provides access to Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams, as well as to single JPEG images. Other applications and clients can also access these video and audio streams/images directly, without goi
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Video and Audio Streams MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods To deliver live streaming video over IP networks, various combinations of transport protocols and broadcast methods are employed. • RTP (Realtime Transport Protocol) is a protocol that allows programs to manage the real-time transmission of multimedia data, via unicast or multicast. • RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) serves as a control protocol, to negotiate which transport protocol to use fo
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Video and Audio Streams Other methods of accessing the video stream Video/images from the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can also be accessed in the following ways: • If supported by the client, the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E can use Motion JPEG server push to display video. This option maintains an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as and when required, for as long as required. • As single JPEG images in a browser. Enter e.g. the path: http://
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Setup Setup The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E is configured from the setup tools, which are available from the link in the web interface. The setup tools can be used by: • administrators, who have unrestricted access to all the Setup tools • operators, who have access to the Video & Image, Live View Config and Event Configuration settings. See the section on Security, on page 27 for more information on user access control. Accessing the setup tools from a browser F
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Setup Video & Image settings The following descriptions offer examples of the available features in the AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E. For details of each setting, please refer to the online help files . To optimize the video images to your requirements, modify the following settings under Image Appearance: • Resolution (including Aspect ratio correction and 4CIF de-interlacing) • Compression • White balance • Rotate image • Color setting Notes: All configuration of
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Setup For a preview of the image and overlay settings before saving, click Test. When you are satisfied with the settings, click Save. Please use the online help files for more information. Overlay Image Settings An overlay image is an image included in the video image. This might, for example, be your own company logo. Follow these instructions to upload and use an overlay image: 1. Go to Setup > Video & Image > Overlay Image. 2. To upload the image to the AXIS
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Setup • Image freeze on PTZ - freeze the image either during pan, tilt, zoom movement or between preset positions only. Once the camera has reached its position, the current image is shown. MPEG-4 Settings The AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E supports the following different MPEG-4 profiles and levels: Profile@Level Properties Advanced Simple Profile @ Level 3b Max bit rate = 1,5 Mbps ISMA compliant Advanced Simple Profile @ Level 5 Max Bit rate = 8 Mbit/s Level 5 is
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Setup Audio Settings (AXIS 215 PTZ only) This section describes how to configure the basic audio settings for the AXIS 215 PTZ, e.g. set the communication mode and adjust the sound levels in the microphone and speaker. Enable Audio Check the Enable Audio checkbox to enable the audio functionality. Audio Channels There are two mono audio channels between the AXIS 215 PTZ and other clients, one for receiving audio and one for transmitting audio. Each audio
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Setup If Microphone is selected - set the Input sensitivity to: • High if the connected microphone is an ordinary (unamplified) microphone, e.g. a computer mic or clip-on mic. • Low if the connected microphone has a built-in line amplifier. Enable microphone power - microphone power should only be used with an electret microphone without a battery. This setting should not be enabled when using a dynamic or battery powered microphone. Input gain - volume contro
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Setup Advanced Audio Settings (AXIS 215 PTZ only) The Advanced Audio settings allows you to tune the external microphone connected to the AXIS 215 PTZ to suit your environment. Enable speech filter improves the sound quality when the microphone is placed close to the person talking and can also help reduce background noise. The filter cuts the lowest and the highest frequencies. The bypass frequency range is approximately 250Hz to 3700Hz (measured at -10dB cut-o
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Setup Live View Config - Live View Layout These are the tools for determining 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 Home Page - upload and use your own custom made page as the default web page. Click the Configure button and see the following page.
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Setup Show Setup link Note that unchecking the box for Show setup link will remove the setup link from the camera’s Home Page. The setup tools will then only be accessible by entering the full setup address into the address/URL field of a browser, i.e. http:///operator/basic.shtml Own Home Page To use a previously uploaded web page as the default page, check the checkbox, select the page from the drop-down list and click OK. Note: You can also add li
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AXIS 215 PTZ/AXIS 215 PTZ-E - Setup When using Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) for Windows, select your preferred method of viewing moving images. The options are: • AMC (ActiveX) - this is the best choice for fast image updating in Internet Explorer for Windows, but might not be possible on computers that have restriction on the installation of additional software. • QuickTime - for use with MPEG-4 only, select this to use the QuickTime plug-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer. • Java appl
