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AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera...
  • Page 2 Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may also be beneficial, for developing shell scripts and applications. Later version of this document will be posted to the Axis website, as required. See also the product’s online help, available via the web-based interface.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AXIS Media Control (AMC) ........

  • Page 4: Hardware Overview

    AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Hardware overview Hardware overview Control button SDHC card slot Status indicator LED Restart button Part number (P/N) & serial number (S/N). Serial number may be required during installation. Screws (3) Sunshield Hook for safety wire Top cover screws (4) 10.

  • Page 5: Connectors

    Control button - The control button is used for: • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service, see page 34. To connect, press and hold the button until the Status LED flashes green. •...

  • Page 6: Accessing The Product

    Macintosh computer (Mac OS X), click on the Bonjour tab and select the product from the drop-down list. If you do not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility to locate the product on the network. For more information on how to discover and assign an IP address, refer to the Installation Guide.

  • Page 7: Access From The Internet

    Set the root password To gain access to the Axis product, you must set the password for the default administrator user root. This is done in the Configure Root Password dialog, which appears when the product is accessed for the first time.

  • Page 8: The Live View Page

    Accessing the product The Live View page If the Axis product has been customized to meet specific requirements, not all the items described below will appear in the Live View page. The following provides an overview of each available button.
  • Page 9 AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Accessing the product Click the Emulate joystick mode button and click in the image to move the camera view in the direction of the mouse pointer. Click the Center mode button and click in the image to center the camera view on that position.

  • Page 10: Media Streams

    RTP over RTSP over HTTP Multicast RTP AXIS Media Control negotiates with the Axis product to determine the transport protocol to use. The order of priority, listed in the AMC Control Panel, can be changed and the options disabled, to suit specific requirements.

  • Page 11: Alternative Methods Of Accessing The Video Stream

    AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Media streams The AMC Control Panel can be used to configure various video settings. Please see the AXIS Media Control User’s Manual for more information. The AMC Control Panel is automatically installed on first use, after which it can be configured. Open the AMC Control Panel from: •...
  • Page 12 • The Axis product supports QuickTime 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 above, although Axis does not guarantee this.

  • Page 13: Setting Up The Product

    Setting up the product Setting up the product The Axis product can be configured by users with administrator or operator rights. Click Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings.

  • Page 14: Video

    AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Video Video It is possible to configure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 14. • Stream profiles. See page 15. • Camera settings. See page 15. •...

  • Page 15: Stream Profiles

    For more information see the online help Camera Settings The Video > Camera Settings page provides access to advanced image settings for the Axis product. Image Appearance Increasing the Color level increases the color saturation. The value 100 gives maximum color saturation. The value 0 gives a black and white image.

  • Page 16: Overlay

    An overlay image can be used to provide extra information, or to mask a part of the video image. To use your own image, such as a logo, first upload the image to the Axis product. Go to Video > Overlay Image, browse for and upload the image file on the computer.
  • Page 17 AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Video To place an overlay image at specific coordinates, go to Video > Video Stream and select the Include overlay image at coordinates check box option and enter the X and Y coordinates. For more information see the online help...
  • Page 18 AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Live View Config Live View Config You can customize the Live View page and alter it to suit your requirements. It is possible to define the following features of the Live View page. •...
  • Page 19 Viewer Settings Options for the viewer are configured under Live View Config > Viewer Settings. The Show viewer toolbar option will display the AXIS Media Control (AMC) or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the • video image in your browser.

  • Page 20: Ptz (Pan Tilt Zoom)

    AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Preset positions A preset position is a predefined view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specific location. Preset positions can be accessed in several ways: •...

  • Page 21: Osdi Zones

    Axis product. Each OSDI zone is set up with coordinates and a descriptive name. OSDI zones are set up under PTZ > OSDI Zones. The Axis product uses the coordinates of the center of the view to set the lower left and upper right zone areas.

  • Page 22: Control Queue

    60 seconds after the last PTZ control command. 2. Event — The Axis product can be configured to go to a preset position when triggered by an alarm (see Events, on page 24). The event will immediately be placed first in the queue except when an administrator is in control.

  • Page 23: Applications

    Internet, Automatic Installation appears in the web page. If the product is not connected to the Internet, go to www.axis.com/applications to acquire a License key. You will need a license code and the product’s serial number (found on the label and under System Options >...

  • Page 24: Events

    Events Events Predefined parameters, known as an Event or Event Type, can trigger actions in the Axis product. A common event type is an alarm that causes the product to upload images to an Event Server. Triggered events - are activated by a signal, for example motion detection.

  • Page 25: Event Types

    Example If somebody passes in front of the camera and an event has been configured to detect and respond to motion, the Axis product can record and save images to an FTP server and send a notification email. Images can be sent as email attachments.

  • Page 26: Gatekeeper

    AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Events 4. Set the Activation Time parameters (24h clock) for the event. For example, select Recurrence pattern and let the event start on Sundays at 13.00 with a duration of 12 hours. 5. Set the When Activated parameters, that is, define what the product should do when the event is activated. To upload images, select Save stream and enter the required information.

  • Page 27: Motion Detection Parameters

    AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Events Exclude windows — define areas within an Include window that should be ignored (areas outside Include windows • are automatically ignored) Once configured, motion detection windows appear in the list of available triggers for triggered events. See Set up a triggered event, on page 25.
  • Page 28 AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Events High level (100%) Medium level (50%) Low level (0%) Recommended values Default values Tips: • To trigger on small objects or movements, use several small motion detection windows rather than one large window and select a low object size.

  • Page 29: Recordings

    AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Recordings Recordings The Axis product can be configured to record video continuously or as a result of a triggered or scheduled event: • To start a continuous recording, see page 30. • To set up triggered and scheduled events, see Events, on page 24.

  • Page 30: Continuous Recording

    Continuous recording If using an SD card, the Axis product can be configured to continuously save video to the card. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to enable automatic disk cleanup under System Options > Storage.
  • Page 31 (that is, not the date the recordings were made). Note To play recordings in Windows Media Player, AXIS Matroska File Splitter must be installed. AXIS Matroska File Splitter can be downloaded from www.axis.com/techsup/software...

  • Page 32: System Options

    IP address filtering is enabled on the System Options > Security > IP Address Filter page. Once enabled, the listed IP address are allowed or denied access to the Axis product. Select Allow or Deny from the list and click Apply to enable IP address filtering.

  • Page 33: Date & Time

    RADIUS server, examples of which are FreeRADIUS and Microsoft Internet Authentication Service. In Axis' implementation, the network device and the authentication server authenticate themselves with the help of digital certificates using EAP-TLS (Extensible Authentication Protocol - Transport Layer Security). The certificates are provided by an Certification Authority (CA).

  • Page 34: Network

    IPv4 Address Configuration By default, the Axis product is set to use IPv4 (IP version 4) and to obtain the IP address automatically via DHCP. The IPv4 settings are configured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic.
  • Page 35 Host Name Configuration The Axis product can be accessed using a host name instead of an IP address. The host name is usually the same as the assigned DNS name. The host name is configured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.
  • Page 36 System Options HTTPS The HTTPS port used by the Axis product can be changed under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced. Any port in the range 1024–65536 can be used. The default setting is 443. To enable HTTPS, go to System Options > Security > HTTPS. For more information, see page 32.
  • Page 37 SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The Axis product can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a firewall or proxy server. This functionality is useful if the Axis product is located on a local network behind a firewall, and notifications, uploads, alarms, etc need to be send to a destination outside the local network (for example the Internet).

  • Page 38: Storage

    The Axis product provides several maintenance functions. These are available under System Options > Maintenance. Click Restart to perform a correct restart if the Axis product is not behaving as expected. This will not affect any of the current settings.

  • Page 39: Support

    Click Default to reset all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values. This button should be used with caution. The Axis product can also be reset to factory default using the control button, see Reset to factory default settings, on page 40.

  • Page 40: Advanced

    For more information, see www.axis.com/developer File Upload Files, for example web pages and images, can be uploaded to the Axis product and used as custom settings. To upload a file, go to System Options > Advanced > File Upload. Uploaded files are accessed through http://<ip address>/local/<user>/<file name> where <user> is the selected user group (viewer, operator or administrator) for the uploaded file.
  • Page 41 AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera System Options 2. Release the Restart button but continue to hold down the Control button for about 15 seconds until the Status indicator flashes amber. 3. Release the Control button. The process is complete after about 1 minute (when the Status indicator turns green). The product has been reset to the factory default settings.

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    firmware version. The latest version may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem. The current firmware version in the Axis product is displayed in the page Setup > Basic Setup and in Setup > System Options > About.

  • Page 43: Symptoms, Possible Causes And Remedial Actions

    Identify the product using its model or serial number. Move the Axis product to an isolated network, or to one with no DHCP or BOOTP server. Set the IP address again, using AXIS IP Utility or ARP/Ping (see the Installation Guide). Open the Setup pages and disabled DHCP in the TCP/IP settings.
  • Page 44 Also, make sure that AXIS Media Control is installed on your workstation. only) Installation of additional Configure the Axis product to use a Java applet for updating video images in Internet Explorer. Go ActiveX component to Setup > Live View Config and select Java applet under Default viewer.
  • Page 45 AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Troubleshooting Slow image update Configuring pre-buffers, motion detection, high-resolution images or high frame rates will affect the performance of the Axis product. Poor performance low performance clients, use of features such as motion detection and event handling.

  • Page 46: Technical Specifications

    AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Item Function/group Models Image sensor Lens Minimum illumination Shutter time Pan/Tilt/Zoom Pan/Tilt/Zoom functionalities Video compression Resolutions Frame rate H.264 Frame rate Motion JPEG Video streaming Image settings Network Security Supported protocols Specifications...
  • Page 47 IP66-rated RJ-45 connector kit, clear and smoked dome cover, Installation Guide, CD with User Manual, recording software, installation and management tools, Windows decoder 1-user license AXIS Camera Station - Video management software for viewing and recording up to 50 cameras See www.axis.com/products/video/software/ for more software applications via partners...

  • Page 48: Performance Considerations

    AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Technical Specifications Performance considerations When settings up your system, it is important to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance. Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others can affect the frame rate, and some affect both. If the load on the CPU reaches its maximum, this will also affect the frame rate.
  • Page 49 User Manual Ver. M3.2 AXIS P5512–E PTZ Dome Network Camera Date: June 2011 © Part No. 43632 Axis Communications AB, 2011...

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