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AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera
User’s Manual
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About This Document Axis Customer Services This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS 213 PTZ Should you require any technical assistance, please contact your Axis Network Camera, and is applicable for software release 4.35. Previous reseller. If your questions cannot be answered immediately, your reseller experience of networking will be of use when installing and using this will forward your queries through the appropriate channels to ensure a product. Some knowledge o
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AXIS 213 PTZ 3 Table of contents Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Accessing the camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 213 PTZ 4 Security - IP Address Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Date & Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Network - Basic TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Network Advanced TCP/IP Settings. . . . .
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AXIS 213 PTZ 5 Product Description The AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera is a fully featured PTZ network camera for security surveillance and remote monitoring. The images from the camera are made available on the network as real-time, full frame rate Motion JPEG streams and/or MPEG-4 video streams. The AXIS 213 also has an infrared (IR) lamp and a removable IR filter for day and night operation. The AXIS 213 PTZ can optionally be equipped with a connection module that provides 2 inputs and 3 ou
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AXIS 213 PTZ 6 Connection module (optional accessory) - This module provides the physical interface to 3 relay outputs, 2 digital inputs, audio in/out, video in/out and the RS-232C serial port. See Connection Module, on page 35 for more information. 3 Relay Outputs RS 232C 2 Digital Inputs Connector to AXIS 213 Audio In/Out Video In/Out Note: For information on installing the AXIS 213 PTZ, please refer to the Installation Guide.
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AXIS 213 PTZ 7 Accessing the camera The AXIS 213 PTZ 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. Note: To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows, you must set your browser to allow the AXIS Media Control (AMC) to be installed on your computer. The first time an MPEG-4 video stream is accessed, AMC also installs an MPEG-4 decoder for viewing the video stream. A
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AXIS 213 PTZ 8 The Live View page The following provides an overview of each button on the Live View page. If the AXIS 213 PTZ 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 2 types of Output button each Pulse - click this button to activate the output for control the output directly from a defined period of time, e.g. to switch on a light the Live View page. The
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AXIS 213 PTZ 9 Control panel Click the Ctrl panel button to display the control panel, which provides the following settings: • Auto focus: Automatically adjusts the image focus. • Auto iris: Automatically adjusts the amount of light reaching the cam- era and gives the best results, This also protects the image sensor from strong light. • 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
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AXIS 213 PTZ 10 Area Zoom This allows you to draw a box over a desired area to zoom into. To activate, click the Center button described in the AMC viewer toolbar, or in other Internet browsers, select PTZ > Center. Using your mouse, click in the image and, while holding down the left mouse button, draw a square over the area you would like to zoom into. This functionality may need to be calibrated before use. This is done from Setup > PTZ Configuration > Advanced > Calibration. Server pus
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AXIS 213 PTZ 11 Video and Audio Streams The AXIS 213 PTZ 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 213 PTZ 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 going via the Live View page. Video Stream Types Motion JPEG This fo
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AXIS 213 PTZ 12 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 transmis- sion of multimedia data, via unicast or multicast. • RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) serves as a control protocol, to negotiate which transport protocol to use for the stream. RTSP is thus used by
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AXIS 213 PTZ 13 Other methods of accessing the video stream Video/images from the AXIS 213 PTZ can also be accessed in the following ways: • If supported by the client, the AXIS 213 PTZ 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:///axis-cgi/jpg/image.cgi?res- olution=CIF • Windows Media P
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AXIS 213 PTZ 14 Setup The AXIS 213 PTZ 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 - users, on page 29 for more information on user access control. Accessing the setup tools from a browser Follow the instructions bel
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AXIS 213 PTZ 15 Video & Image Image Image Appearance Use these settings to change the image as required. The image can be rotated, the image resolution and compression can be adjusted, and the white balance can be changed. The configuration of the video image will affect the camera’s overall performance, depending on how it is used and on the available bandwidth. Setting higher resolution and lower compression improves video image quality, but increases the amount of bandwidth required. Pl
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AXIS 213 PTZ 16 Overlay image To use your own image as an overlay, it must first be uploaded to the AXIS 213. Enter the name of the file in the field provided, or click the Browse button and locate it. Then click the Upload button. Once your own image has been uploaded it will be available for selection from the drop-down list. For more information see also the online help. Advanced - Camera To optimize the lighting settings according to your requirements, modify the following settings: Ligh
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AXIS 213 PTZ 17 Advanced - MPEG-4 Client Compatability The AXIS 213 PTZ supports the following different MPEG-4 profiles and levels: Profile@Level Properties Advanced Simple Profile @ Level 3 Max bit rate = 768 kbit/s, ISMA compliant Advanced Simple Profile @ Level 5 Max Bit rate = 8 Mbit/s To use Advanced Simple Profile @ Level 3, select ISMA compliant and click the Save button. Level 5 is preferred if there is enough bandwidth available, as the image quality of the video stream will be bett
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AXIS 213 PTZ 18 The bit rate type can be set as Variable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR). VBR will adjust the bit rate according to the images' complexity, thus using a lot of bandwidth for a lot of activity in the image and less for lower activity in the monitored area.
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AXIS 213 PTZ 19 Audio This section describes how to configure the basic audio settings for the AXIS 213 PTZ, e.g. set the communication mode and adjust the sound levels in the microphone and speaker connected to the connection module. Audio - Basic Enable Audio Enable audio transmission to and from the AXIS 213 PTZ using the connection module, which is an optional accessory. See AUDIO IN/OUT, on page 35 for more information. Audio Channels There are two mono audio channels between the AXIS
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AXIS 213 PTZ 20 When using half-duplex, the Send the sound from the active client to all other clients option transmits the audio signal from the client that is talking to all the other clients. Audio Input If there are problems with the sound input being too low or high, it is possible to adjust the input gain for the microphone connected to the AXIS 213 PTZ. Audio Output If the sound from the speaker is too low or high it is possible to adjust the output gain for the active speaker connec
