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Axis P7701 User Manual

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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL AXIS P7701 Video Decoder...
  • Page 2 AXIS P7701 User’s Manual Notices This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS P7701 Video Decoder, and is applicable for firmware release 5.07 and later. It includes instructions for using and managing the decoder on your network. Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Technical Specifications for AXIS P7701 ........

  • Page 4: Axis P7701 Video Decoder

    AXIS P7701 Video Decoder provides a simple monitoring solution by enabling analog or digital monitors to connect to and display live video from Axis network cameras and video encoders. AXIS P7701 is ideal for use with a public view monitor, and in large and small surveillance systems.

  • Page 5: Hardware Overview

    1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Control button Audio out 4-pin I/O terminal Video out Dimensions HxWxD = 33 x 99 x 118mm (1.3" x 3.9" x 4.7") Weight AXIS P7701 = 318g (0.7 lb) power supply excl.

  • Page 6: Unit Connectors

    For digital input, the DVI-I connector can also be used to connect the AXIS P7701 to a monitor with a DVI input, or to a monitor with a HDMI connector with the addition of a DVI-to-HDMI adapter.

  • Page 7: Led Indicators

    AXIS P7701 - Hardware overview The following connection diagram gives an example of how to connect an auxiliary device to the AXIS P7701. AXIS P7701 Switch Push to trigger video select 3.3V max 250mA 3 video input 4 Unused RS-422/RS-485 connector - Two 2-pin terminal blocks for RS-485/422 serial interface used to control auxiliary equipment, e.g.

  • Page 8: Accessing The Video Decoder

    2. Enter the IP address or host name of the decoder in the Location/Address field of your browser. To access the decoder from a Macintosh computer (Mac OSX), click on the Bonjour tab and select your AXIS product from the drop-down list (the Bonjour tab is only available in Safari).

  • Page 9: Setting The Root Password

    > Network > TCP/IP Advanced. For more information, please see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 18. See also the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at www.axiscam.net For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup Notes: •...

  • Page 10: Video Sources

    AXIS P7701 - Video Sources Video Sources This section describes how to add and manage video sources (encoders and cameras) in the AXIS P7701 Network Video Decoder. The Video Source List shows all of the sources currently added to the system. Various information about each source is shown, including the source’s last known status.

  • Page 11: Network Settings

    MPEG-4 Multicast, then that format will automatically be selected. However, if the multicast data is not correctly routed, the video stream from the encoder or camera will not reach the AXIS P7701. In this case, the format should instead be set to MPEG-4 unicast.
  • Page 12 AXIS P7701 - Video Sources Notes: • Performing certain actions will empty the unit’s cache and start a new round of autodetection. • When autodetect is used to connect to a new encoder or camera for the first time, the connection will take longer to complete.

  • Page 13: Status

    The Status page provides general status information, and also shows information on the video source currently connected to the AXIS P7701 Video Decoder. A list of recent log messages are displayed at the bottom of the page. For more information...

  • Page 14: Video & Audio

    This page provides settings for configuring the start up mode, alarm notification, video and audio output. General Connect at startup - When selected, the AXIS P7701 will automatically connect to the first video source in the video source list at startup. When unselected, it will stay disconnected and wait for user input or alarms.

  • Page 15: Audio Out

    Margin adjustment - As video monitors often use too much of the available screen area, some parts of the monitored scene might not be visible. To correct this, the AXIS P7701 allows the margin to be adjusted on all 4 sides, so that the image is forced more towards the center of the screen.

  • Page 16: System Options

    Axis implementation is EAPOL using EAP-TLS (EAP-Transport Layer Security). The Axis network video device presents its certificate to the network switch, which in turn forwards this to the RADIUS server. The RADIUS server validates or rejects the certificate and responds to the switch, and sends its own certificate to the client for validation.

  • Page 17: Network

    Note: DHCP should only be enabled if your DHCP server can update a DNS server, which then allows you to access the video decoder by name (host name). If DHCP is enabled and you cannot access the unit, run AXIS IP Utility to search the net- work for connected Axis products or reset the video decoder to factory default settings and then perform the installation again.
  • Page 18 AXIS P7701 - System Options Click System Options > Network > Basic > Settings... to register the decoder with the Axis Internet Dynamic DNS service, or to modify the existing settings (requires access to the Internet). The domain name currently registered at the Axis Internet Dynamic DNS service for your product can at any time be removed.

  • Page 19: Proxy Settings

    Proxy settings Proxy settings allows you to set up an HTTP proxy server if, for example, you want the AXIS P7701 to be able to access cameras outside of a firewall. Follow the steps below to set up an HTTP proxy server: 1.
  • Page 20 AXIS P7701 - System Options SMTP (email) Enter the host names (or IP addresses) and port numbers for your primary and secondary mail servers in the fields provided, to enable the sending of notifications from the decoder to predefined addresses via SMTP.

  • Page 21: Com Port

    Use the Mode setting to either manually Off, or automatically Auto, send data from your device to an encoder or camera. The auxiliary device can be connected to the AXIS P7701 using either the RS-485 or RS-422 serial interface. If RS-485 is selected, the data direction can be set to either Full or Half duplex.

  • Page 22: About

    For more information, please visit the Developer pages at www.axis.com/developer Plain Config - this function is for the advanced user with experience of Axis video decoder configuration. All parameters can be set and modified from this page. Help is available from the standard help pages.

  • Page 23: Sequence Mode

    Alarm received from video encoder or camera. Alarm is ignored. Manual sequence mode When in manual mode, the AXIS P7701 displays a single video source and only skips to the next source when the video select button is pressed. Action/event...

  • Page 24: Alarms

    Work station To allow alarms to be received by the AXIS P7701, the Sequence mode must be set to Manual, and Receive alarms must be set to Yes. Both settings are found on the General settings page. When enabled, the AXIS P7701 automatically switches to the video source specified in the alarm message.

  • Page 25: Notification Syntax

    • The TCP alarm port on the AXIS P7701 is configured on the Network Settings page. 3. Configure the Event Type to send a notification message to the event server (i.e. the AXIS P7701). Notification syntax The notification message is formatted differently for TCP and HTTP.

  • Page 26: Resetting To Factory Default Settings

    Resetting to Factory Default Settings To reset the AXIS P7701 to its original factory default settings, go to the System Options > Maintenance web page (as described in Maintenance, on page 21) or use the Control button (see page 5) as described below:...

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    The current firmware version in your decoder is displayed on the page About. Upgrading the Firmware When you upgrade your decoder with the latest firmware from the Axis Web site, your decoder receives the latest functionality available. Always read the upgrade instructions and release notes available with each new release, before updating the firmware.
  • Page 28 AXIS P7701 - Troubleshooting Axis Support If you contact Axis support, please help us to help you solve your problems by providing the server report, the log file and a detailed description of the problem. Server Report - go to System Options > Support > Support Overview. The server report contains important information about the server and its software, as well as a list of the current parameters.

  • Page 29: Technical Specifications For Axis P7701

    IPv4/v6, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, Bonjour, UPnP, SNMPv1/v2c/v3(MIB-II), DNS, DynDNS, NTP, RTSP, RTP, TCP, UDP, IGMP, RTCP, ICMP, DHCP, ARP, SSL/TLS System Application Open API for software integration, including VAPIX® from Axis Integration Programming Communications available at www.axis.com Interface Alarm triggers...

  • Page 30: General Performance Considerations

    Technical Specifications for AXIS P7701 Function/group Item Specification General Casing • Metal casing. Standalone or wall mount Processors, memory • TI TMS320DM6443, 128MB RAM, 128MB Flash Power 8-20 V DC, max. 8.3 W or Power over Ethernet IEEE 802.3af Class 3 Connectors •...

  • Page 31: Glossary Of Terms

    IP address. sending of web pages or files) from a web server. ARTPEC (Axis Real Time Picture Encoder) - This chip is used CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) - A for image compression, and image processing such as...
  • Page 32 (VOPs) in the GOV structure. See also GOV and VOP. respectively. GOV structure - The GOV structure describes the composition ETRAX (Ethernet Token Ring AXIS) - Axis' own of an H.264 video stream, as regards the type of images (I-VOPs microprocessor.
  • Page 33 Glossary of Terms HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) - HTTP is the set of rules lowest compression (i.e. the highest quality) results in the for exchanging files (text, graphic images, sound, video, and largest file, there is a trade-off between image quality and file other multimedia files) on the web.
  • Page 34 Glossary of Terms PAL (Phase Alternating Line) - PAL is the dominant television a cache server, it looks in its local cache of previously standard in Europe. PAL delivers 625 lines at 50 downloaded web pages. If it finds the page, it is returned to the half-frames/second.
  • Page 35 Glossary of Terms SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) - SMTP is used for maintained until the data has been successfully exchanged sending and receiving e-mail. However, as it is ‘simple,’ it is between the communicating applications. limited in its ability to queue messages at the receiving end, and is usually used with one of two other protocols, POP3 or Telnet - Telnet is a simple method with which to access IMAP.
  • Page 36 Glossary of Terms browser. The primary function of a web server is to serve pages to other remote computers; consequently, it needs to be installed on a computer that is permanently connected to the Internet. It also controls access to the server whilst monitoring and logging server access statistics.

  • Page 37: Index

    Index Index RCA connector 4, 6 Recovery 27 Numerics Resetting to Factory Default Settings 26 802.1X 16 RS-422/RS-485 connector 4, 7 Alarm 6, 14, 24 Security 16 AMC 9 Sequence Mode 23 ARP/Ping 17 Server Time 16 Audio 6, 15 SMTP 20 Auxiliary Power 6 SNMP 20...

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