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AXIS 233D
Network Dome Camera
User’s Manual
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near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment, it About This Document 2 may cause radio interference. Install and use the equipment This manual is intended for administrators and users of the according to the instruction manual. AXIS 233D Network Dome Camera, and is applicable for Australia - This electronic device meets the requirements of software release 4.40. It includes instructions for using and the Radio communications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) managing the
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Safety Notice - Battery Replacement 3 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 reset at every power-up. A log message will appear when battery replacement is required. The battery should not be replaced unless required! If the battery does need replacing, please observe the followin
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AXIS 233D 4 Table of contents Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Status LED Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Using the Network Dome Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 233D 5 SOCKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 QoS (Quality of service) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 SMTP (email). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 SNMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 233D - Product Overview 6 Product Overview The AXIS 233D Network Dome Camera is a high-performance, progressive-scan camera with security features such as HTTPS and IP address filtering for use in professional and demanding surveillance situations. The perfect choice for large area surveillance environments where superior image quality on moving objects is important from a long distance. Key Features • 35x Zoom with EIS- EIS (Electronic Image Stabilizer) reduces the effect of the vib
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AXIS 233D - Product Overview 7 Overview Power/Audio Network Restart button I/O terminal Connector Control button Status LED Indicator 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 Power connections, on page 53. I/O terminal connectors - The AXIS 233D has 3 (8 pin) I/O terminal connectors that provide the physical interface
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AXIS 233D - Product Overview 8 Serial number - This number is located on the product label at the base of the camera and is used during installation and restoring the camera to factory default settings. Included in the package is an extra product label, put this in a safe place for future reference. Restart button - This button power cycles the camera and is to be used during firmware upgrade or factory reset. Control button - This button is used to restore the factory default settings as
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AXIS 233D - Using the Network Dome Camera 9 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 printed format or in PDF format from the Axis Web site at http://www.axis.com The AXIS 233D can be used with most standard operating systems and supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or later, Netscape 7.x or
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AXIS 233D - Using the Network Dome Camera 10 If the AXIS 233D has been customized, the buttons 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 buttons control an output directly from the Live View page. These buttons are configured under Setup > Live View Config > Layout. Pulse - click t
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AXIS 233D - Using the Network Dome Camera 11 The AMC viewer toolbar (AXIS Media Control), available from Microsoft Internet Explorer, displays the following buttons: The Play/Stop buttons start and stop the live video stream. The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the currently displayed image. The Snapshot function and the target directory for saving snapshots can be configured from AMC (AXIS Media Control), which is available from the Windows Control Panel (Internet Explorer only). Clic
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AXIS 233D - Using the Network Dome Camera 12 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 currently displayed image. The Snapshot function and the target directory for saving snapshots can be configured from AMC (AXIS Media Control), which is
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AXIS 233D - Video Streams 13 Video Streams The AXIS 233D provides several different 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 Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams, as well as to single JPEG images. Other applications and clients can also access these video streams/images directly, without going via the Live View page. Stream Types Motion JPEG This format uses st
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AXIS 233D - Video Streams 14 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 for the stream. RTSP is t
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AXIS 233D - Video Streams 15 How to stream MPEG-4 Deciding on the combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your viewing requirements, and on the properties of your network. RTP+RTSP This method (actually RTP over UDP and RTSP over TCP) should be your first consideration for live video, especially when it is important to always have an up-to-date video stream, even if some images do get dropped. This can be configured as multicast or unicast. Multicasting provides the most ef
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AXIS 233D - Video Streams 16 The AXIS Media Control The recommended method of accessing 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 automatically installed on first use, after which it can be configured by opening the AMC Control Panel applet from the Windows Control Panel. Alternatively, right-click the video image in Internet Explorer. Other methods of accessing the
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AXIS 233D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera 17 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 and Event Configuration. See the section on Security, on page 39 for more information on user access control. The AXIS 233D is configured under Setup from a standard browser. Accessing the Setup Too
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AXIS 233D - Video & Image Settings 18 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 your requirements, modify the following settings under Image Appearance. Each setting is described in the online help files All configuration of images an
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AXIS 233D - Video & Image Settings 19 Overlay Settings Use these settings to include an image as an overlay, and/or the date and Date & time, along with text of your own. Time Text overlays are all included on one Overlay line at the top or bottom of the video image image. Use text overlays in combination with OSDI (On-Screen Directional Indicator) on page 31 to aid the viewer in navigating the camera. Example: To set up PTZ coordinates in text overlay. To show the Preset and OSDI Zone
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AXIS 233D - Video & Image Settings 20 Overlay image requirements Overlay image limitations Image Formats Image Size • If the image overlay and text overlay are larger than the video image, no overlay will be dis- • Windows 24-bit BMP (full color) The height and width of the overlay played. When also using a text overlay, this image in pixels must be exactly • Windows 4-bit BMP (16 colors) will occupy 16 pixels in height and as many in divisible by 4. • OS/2 4-bit BMP (16 colors) width as
