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This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. be beneficial, for developing shell scripts and applications. Later version of this document will be posted to the Axis website, as required. See Europe also the product’s online help, available via the web-based interface.
AXIS M3006–V Network Camera Hardware Overview Hardware Overview Dome cover Control button Status LED microSD card slot Network connector (PoE) (comes attached with the product) Focus ring Connectors For technical specifications, see page 48. Network connector - RJ45 Ethernet connector. Supports Power over Ethernet (PoE).
Resetting the product to factory default settings. See page 43. • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 36. To connect, press and hold the button for about 1 second until the Status LED flashes green. •...
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 information about how to discover and assign an IP address, see the Installation and Management Software CD or the document Assign an IP Address and Access the Video Stream on Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup...
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.
See also Capture Mode, on page 17. Set Power Line Frequency Power line frequency is set the first time the Axis product is accessed and can only be changed from Plain Config (see page 43) or by resetting the product to factory default.
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Enable this button from Live View Config > Action Buttons. AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 11 for more information. The toolbar displays the following buttons: The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream.
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AXIS M3006–V Network Camera Accessing the Product Click the Ctrl panel button to open the PTZ control panel which provides additional PTZ controls. User-defined buttons can also appear in the Control panel. See Controls, on page 24. To view a specific view area, view mode, or preset position, select the same from the Source list.
Note also that all multicast viewers count as one unicast viewer in the maximum total of 20 simultaneous connections. 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.
AXIS M3006–V 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: •...
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• 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.
Setting Up the Product Setting Up the Product The Axis product can be configured by users with administrator or operator rights. To open the product’s Setup pages, click Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. •...
AXIS M3006–V Network Camera Video Video It is possible to configure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 15. • Stream profiles. See page 16. • Camera settings. See page 17. • View areas. See page 19.
The Axis product supports two H.264 profiles. The Main profile provides higher compression than the Baseline profile with the same video quality, but requires more processing power to decode.
The Video > Camera Settings page provides access to advanced image settings for the Axis product. Capture Mode Capture mode defines the maximum resolution and maximum frame rate available in the Axis product. A capture mode with a large maximum resolution has a reduced maximum frame rate and vice versa.
White Balance White balance is used to make colors in the image appear the same regardless of the color temperature of the light source. The Axis product can be set to automatically identify the light source and compensate for its color. Alternatively, select the type of light source from the drop-down list.
To modify a view area, select the view area in the list and modify the settings as required. Click Save. To remove a view area, select the view area and click Remove. Note The PTZ functionality is useful during installation of the Axis product. Use a view area to crop out a specific part of the full view. Overlay Overlays are used to provide extra information, for example for forensic video analysis or during product installation and configuration.
A privacy mask is an area of solid color that prohibits users from viewing parts of the monitored area. Privacy masks cannot be bypassed via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API). The Privacy Mask List (Video > Privacy Mask) shows all the masks that are currently configured in the Axis product and indicates if they are enabled.
AXIS M3006–V 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. • Stream Profile. See page 16.
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Viewer Settings To configure options for the viewer, go to Live View Config > Viewer Settings. • Select Show viewer toolbar to display the AXIS Media Control (AMC) or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the video image in your browser. •...
AXIS M3006–V Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) The PTZ menu is available if digital PTZ (pan, tilt and zoom) is enabled in the selected view area. For more information on view areas, see . Preset Positions A preset position is a predefined view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specific location.
AXIS M3006–V Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Guard Tour A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions, one-by-one, in a predetermined order or at random and for configurable time periods. The enabled guard tour will keep running after the user has logged off or closed the browser.
Motion Detection Parameters, on page 26. Once motion detection windows are configured, the Axis product can be configured to perform actions when motion is detected. Possible actions include uploading images and start recording. For more information, see Setting Up an Action Rule, on page 30.
AXIS M3006–V Network Camera Detectors Note Using the motion detection feature may decrease the product’s overall performance. Set Up Motion Detection Windows To set up a motion detection Include Window, follow these instructions: 1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection.
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AXIS M3006–V Network Camera Detectors A large difference in luminance Medium level (50%) is required to trigger motion detection. Even very small objects trigger An object that appears in Only very bright objects on Low level (0%) motion detection. the window triggers motion...
Applications Applications Third party applications can be uploaded to and installed on the Axis product. Applications add functionality to the product, for example video analytics and intelligent video capabilities such as recognition, tracking, detection and counting. For information about available applications, downloads, trials and licenses, go to www.axis.com/applications Note •...
Events The Axis product can be configured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording when motion is detected. The set of conditions that defines how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule.
AXIS M3006–V Network Camera Events • Record Video — record video to a selected storage. • Send Images — send images to a recipient. • Send Notifications — send a notification message to a recipient. • Status LED — flash the LED indicator. This can for example be used to validate triggers such as motion detection during product installation and configuration.
AXIS M3006–V Network Camera Events HTTP Send Images Send Notification Network Share Send Images Send Notification Note A network share can also be used as a storage device for recorded video. Go to System Options > Storage to configure a network share before setting up a continuous recording or an action rule to record video.
Continuous Recording The Axis product can be configured to continuously save video to a storage device. See Storage, on page 40 for more information about storage devices. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to configure the disk to automatically remove old recordings.
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.
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).
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.
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One-click enabled - Press the product’s control button (see Hardware Overview, on page 4 ) to connect to an AVHS service over the Internet. Once registered, Always will be enabled and the Axis product stays connected to the AVHS service. If the product is not registered within 24 hours from when the button is pressed, the product will disconnect from the AVHS service.
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.
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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 sent to a destination outside the local network (for example the Internet).
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Axis product can mark the following types of traffic: live video, event/alarm traffic and management traffic. SMTP (email) To send email messages from the Axis product via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), an SMTP mail server must be set up. This is done under System Options > Network > SMTP (email).
Select Always Multicast Video to start multicast streaming without opening an RTSP session. Bonjour The Axis product includes support for Bonjour. Bonjour is enabled by default and the product is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol.
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.
43. 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.
(viewer, operator or administrator) for the uploaded file. Plain Config Plain Config is for advanced users with experience of Axis product configuration. Most parameters can be set and modified from this page. Help is available from the standard help pages.
Always read the upgrade instructions and release notes available with each new release, before upgrading the firmware. To upgrade, follow these instructions: 1. Save the firmware file to your computer. The latest version of the firmware is available free of charge from Axis website at www.axis.com/techsup 2.
Status indicator. 5. Reinstall the product, referring to the Installation Guide. If the emergency recovery procedure does not get the product up and running again, contact Axis support at www.axis.com/techsup/ Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Problems setting the IP address Try the installation again.
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Check with your network administrator to see if there is a firewall preventing viewing. Installation of additional Configure the Axis product to use a Java applet for updating video images in your browser. Go to ActiveX component Setup > Live View Config and select Java applet under Default viewer.
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Set a Capture Mode that prioritizes frame rate. Changing the capture mode to prioritize frame rate will lower the maximum resolution. SeeCapture Mode, on page 17. The maximum frames per second is dependent on the utility frequency (60/50 Hz) of the Axis product. See Technical Specifications, on page 48.
AXIS M3006–V Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Item Specifications Function/group Model AXIS M3006–V Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1/3.6" (effective) Lens M12 mount, fixed iris, megapixel resolution 1.6 mm, horizontal angle of view: 134°, vertical angle of view: 99°, diagonal angle of view: 171°, F2.8...
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Open API for software integration, including the ONVIF specification available at Integration Programming www.onvif.org, as well as VAPIX® and AXIS Camera Application Platform from Axis Interface Communications, specifications available at www.axis.com Support for AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS) with One-Click Camera connection...
AXIS T90A White LED Illuminators AXIS P8221 Network I/O Audio Module AXIS T8414 Installation Display Video AXIS Camera Companion - Basic surveillance, typical for small businesses, where video is management recorded to edge storage software (not AXIS Camera Station - Fully featured surveillance, typical for medium-sized businesses, included) where video is recorded on a system server (sold separately).