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AXIS 214 PTZ
Network Camera
User’s Manual
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which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. About this Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the Japan - This is a class A product based on the standard of the AXIS 214 PTZ PTZ Network Camera, and is applicable for Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information software release 4.30. Previous experience of networking will Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a be of use when installing and using this product. Som
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AXIS 214 PTZ 3 Table of contents Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Accessing the camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Accessing the camera from a browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 214 PTZ 4 Event Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Event Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Event Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Motion Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Po
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AXIS 214 PTZ 5 Frame rates - MPEG-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Bandwidth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Product Description 6 Product Description The AXIS 214 PTZ is a fully-featured PTZ Network Camera for security surveillance and remote monitoring. With its removable automatic IR filter, the camera supports automatic day & night functionality, The AXIS 214 PTZ is equipped with 1 input and 1 output, for connecting external devices, e.g. door switches, etc. Two-way audio is supported by Line/Mic In and Line Out ports. Images from the camera are made available on the network as
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Product Description 7 Rear panel The rear panel contains all of the connections available on the AXIS 214 PTZ. The view shown here is from a ceiling mounted camera. Network indicator Line out Control button Power indicator Status indicator Line/Mic in I/O terminal connector Network Power connector connector Control button - This is used to restore the factory default settings, as described in Resetting to the factory default settings, on page 48. Indicators - After completion
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Product Description 8 Network connector - The AXIS 214 PTZ connects to the network via a standard network cable. The speed of the local network segment (10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet) is automatically detected. Line Out - For connecting a public address (PA) system or an active speaker with a built-in amplifier. A stereo connector must be used for the audio out. Line/Mic In - Input for a mono microphone, or for a line-in mono signal (only the left channel is used from a stereo
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Accessing the camera 9 Accessing the camera The AXIS 214 PTZ can be used with most standard operating systems, and supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x or later, Netscape 7.x or later and Mozilla 1.4 or later. Accessing the camera from a browser 1. Start a browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Netscape Navigator). 2. Enter the IP address or host name of the AXIS 214 PTZ in the Location/ Address field of your browser. 3. Enter the user name and password set by the adminis
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Accessing the camera 10 Notes: • The layout of the Live View page in the AXIS 214 PTZ may have been customized to meet the specific requirements of the application. Consequently, many of the examples and functions in this section may differ from those displayed in your Live View page. • If the AXIS 214 PTZ is to be placed upright on a desktop, the image must be rotated. Go to Setup > Video & Image and set Rotate image to 180 degrees. • To view streaming video with AXIS Media
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Accessing the camera 11 The Live View page The following provides an overview of the controls found on the Live View page. If the AXIS 214 PTZ has been customized (from Setup > Live View Config > Layout), the controls 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 Pulse - click this button to activate the each control the output output for a defined period
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Accessing the camera 12 Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls The Live View page also displays the Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls. These are enabled/disabled for specified users by the administrator under System Options > Security > Users > User List. The Pan Tilt and Zoom bars control their respective functions in two different ways. Clicking anywhere on the bar's gradient allows for a 'smooth' adjustment of the camera's position, whilst clicking on the arrows at the two ends of the bar cause
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Accessing the camera 13 Viewer controls The default viewer to use for displaying moving images is selected from Setup >> Live View Config >> Layout. The AMC viewer toolbar is available in Microsoft Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control, on page 17 for more information. The AMC viewer toolbar 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
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Accessing the camera 14 Still Image Displays still images only. Hit your browser’s Refresh button to view a new image. PTZ Control Queue Only one user can use the Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls at any one time. When multiple users are accessing the AXIS 214 PTZ’s Live View page, they must be placed in a queue and assigned a set period of time during which they have the use of the PTZ controls. Use the buttons to request or release control of the PTZ controls. The PTZ Control Queue i
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Video and Audio Streams 15 Video and Audio Streams The AXIS 214 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 214 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 Strea
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Video and Audio Streams 16 Audio Stream Types The audio stream types for audio are: • G.711 - International standard for encoding wired-telephone audio. Uses PCM samples to compress audio where higher signal values are compressed more than lower values. In Axis products, this sets the coding type to μ-law 64 kbit/s. • G.726 - Uses PCM samples to code the difference between samples (ADPCM). Reduces bandwidth without losing too much useful audio. In Axis products, this sets th
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Video and Audio Streams 17 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. Setting the preferred method(s) is done in the control applet for AMC, which is found in the Windows Control Panel. When this has been set, AMC will test all the selected methods in the specified order, until the first functioning one is found. RTP+RTSP This method (actually RTP over UDP and
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Video and Audio Streams 18 Other methods of accessing the video stream Video/images from the AXIS 214 PTZ can also be accessed in the following ways: • If supported by the client, the AXIS 214 PTZ can use Motion JPEG server push to dis- play 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?resolution=CIF
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AXIS 214 PTZ - Video and Audio Streams 19 When audio is transmitted using MPEG-4, the Axis product sends synchronization information along with the streams to the client performing the synchronization. Audio is streamed from the client to the server over HTTP when using both Motion JPEG and MPEG-4. Accessing the Audio Streams In addition to accessing audio in the Live View page using AMC, audio from the camera can also be accessed in the following ways: HTTP-API You can read about accessin
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AXIS 214 PTZ - The Setup Tools 20 The Setup Tools The AXIS 214 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 Config- uration settings. See the section on Security - Users, on page 41 for more information on user access control. Accessing the setup tools from a brow
