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XF40-Q1765 Explosion Protected Fixed Network Camera

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    XF40-Q1765 Explosion Protected Fixed Network Camera User Manual...
  • Page 2 • Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2014/30/EU. See Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) on page 2 . This manual is intended for administrators and users of XF40-Q1765 • Low Voltage (LVD) Directive 2014/35/EU. See Safety on page 2 . Explosion Protected Fixed Network Camera, and is applicable to •...
  • Page 3 • find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database. Search by product, category, or phrase • report problems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private support area • chat with Axis support staff •...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    AXIS Media Control (AMC) ........
  • Page 5: Hardware Overview

    XF40-Q1765 Explosion Protected Fixed Network Camera Hardware overview Hardware overview For specifications of the hardware components, see Technical specifications on page 47. Wiper Protective window Camera housing Camera Unit Status LED indicator MicroSD memory card slot Control button...
  • Page 6: Sd Card Slot

    Resetting the product to factory default settings. See page 41. • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 35. To connect, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds until the Status LED flashes green. •...
  • Page 7 XF40-Q1765 Explosion Protected Fixed Network Camera Hardware overview Note The Network LED can be disabled so that it does not flash when there is network traffic. To configure, go to Setup > System Options > Ports & Devices > LED. See the online help for more information.
  • Page 8: How To Access The Product

    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 document Assign an IP Address and Access the Video Stream on Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup...
  • Page 9: Set The Root Password

    3. Click OK. The password has now been configured. 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 41) or by resetting the product to factory default.
  • Page 10 2. Under Action Buttons, select Show manual trigger button. 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.
  • Page 11: Media Streams

    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.
  • Page 12: Alternative Methods Of Accessing The Video Stream

    • The Axis product supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later. • QuickTime may add 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: Set Up The Product

    Set Up the Product Set 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. •...
  • Page 14: Video

    Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height fields and click Apply. • When accessing the Live View page in Internet Explorer with AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Windows. Right-click in the image and select Pixel counter. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle. Image The default image settings can be configured under Video>...
  • Page 15: About Stream Profiles

    To change this setting go to Setup > Video > Camera Settings 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.
  • Page 16 The shutter and gain settings affect the amount of motion blur and noise in the image. To adapt to different lighting, available storage space and bandwidth, it is often necessary to prioritize either low motion blur or low noise. The Axis product allows different prioritization in normal light and in low light.
  • Page 17: About Overlay Text

    An overlay image is a static image superimposed over the video stream. The image, for example a company logo, is first uploaded to the Axis product and then used to provide extra information or to mask a part of the image.
  • Page 18: About Privacy Masks

    Privacy masks cannot be bypassed using 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.
  • Page 19: Configure The Live View Page

    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. •...
  • Page 20: Ptz (Pan Tilt Zoom)

    XF40-Q1765 Explosion Protected Fixed Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) About preset positions A preset position is a saved view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specific position. A preset position consists of the following values: •...
  • Page 21: Detectors

    Motion Detection Parameters on page 22. 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 Set Up Action Rules on page 25.
  • Page 22 XF40-Q1765 Explosion Protected Fixed Network Camera Detectors Note • Using the motion detection feature may decrease the product’s overall performance. • The position of the Motion Detection Window is relative to the orientation of the Camera. Changing the orientation of the camera will also change the position of the Motion Detection Window.
  • Page 23 XF40-Q1765 Explosion Protected Fixed Network Camera Detectors Note • To trigger on small objects or movements, use several small motion detection windows rather than one large window, and select a low object size. • To avoid triggering on small objects, select a high object size.
  • Page 24: Applications

    Manual installation — obtain the license key from the application vendor and upload the key to the Axis product To request a license, the Axis product serial number (S/N) is required. The serial number can be found on the product label and under System Options >...
  • Page 25: Events

    Events The Event pages allow you to configure the Axis product to perform actions when different events occur. For example, the product can start a recording or send an email notification when motion is detected. The set of conditions that defines how and when the action is triggered is called an action rule.
  • Page 26 Recording – Triggers the rule when the Axis product records to the storage device. The recording status trigger can be used to notify the operator, for example by flashing LED lights, if the product has started or stopped to record to the storage device.
  • Page 27: Add Recipients

    Secure (HTTPS). Send Notification Specify login information for the HTTPS server and validate Send Video Clip the server’s certificate. If there is a proxy between the Axis product and the HTTPS server, also specify the proxy settings. Network Share Send Images A network share can also be used as a storage device for recorded video.
  • Page 28: Create Schedules

    Optionally, select Use encryption to send emails over an encrypted connection. The server certificate can be validated using the certificates available in the Axis product. For information on how to upload certificates, see About certificates on page 32.
  • Page 29: Recordings

    Continuous Recording The Axis product can be configured to continuously save video to a storage device. For information about storage devices, see Storage on page 39. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to configure the disk to automatically remove old recordings.
  • Page 30: Languages

    Languages Multiple languages can be installed in the Axis product. All web pages including the online help will be displayed in the selected language. To switch languages, go to Setup > Languages and first upload the new language file. Browse and locate the file and click the Upload Language button.
  • Page 31: 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 32 4. Set the HTTPS Connection Policy for the different user groups. 5. Click Save to enable the settings. To access the Axis product via the desired protocol, in the address field in a browser, enter https:// for the HTTPS protocol and http:// for the HTTP protocol.
  • Page 33: Date & Time

    Date & Time The Axis product’s date and time settings are configured under System Options > Date & Time. Current Server Time displays the current date and time (24h clock). The time can be displayed in 12h clock in the text overlay (see below).
  • 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 5. Close the command prompt when the product responds with Reply from 192.168.0.125:... or similar. 6. Open a browser and type http://<IP address> in the Location/Address field. For other methods of assigning the IP address, see the document Assign an IP Address and Access the Video Stream on Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup Note •...
  • Page 36 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 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 sent to a destination outside the local network (for example the Internet).
  • Page 38 Note All AXIS Video MIB traps are enabled when SNMP v1/v2c traps are enabled. It is not possible to turn on or off specific traps. SNMP v3 provides encryption and secure passwords. To use traps with SNMP v3, an SNMP v3 management application is required.
  • Page 39: Storage

    6. Click Connect. To clear all recordings and data from the Axis product’s folder on the designated share, click Clear under Storage Tools. To avoid filling the share, it is recommended to remove recordings continuously. Under Recording Settings, select Remove recordings older than and select the number of days or weeks.
  • Page 40: Maintenance

    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 41: Advanced

    For more information, see www.axis.com/developer File Upload Files, for example webpages 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 42 XF40-Q1765 Explosion Protected Fixed Network Camera System Options To reset the product to the factory default settings: 1. Disconnect power from the product. 2. Press and hold the control button and reconnect power. See Hardware overview on page 5 .
  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    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 > About.
  • Page 44: Symptoms, Possible Causes And Remedial Actions

    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 upgrading the firmware Firmware upgrade failure If the firmware upgrade fails, the product reloads the previous firmware.
  • Page 45 The product is accessible locally but not externally Router configuration To configure your router to allow incoming data traffic to the Axis product, enable the NAT-traversal feature which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the Axis product, see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4 on page 36.
  • Page 46 XF40-Q1765 Explosion Protected Fixed Network Camera Troubleshooting Storage and disk management problems Storage disruption A storage disruption alarm is sent if a storage device is unavailable, removed, full, locked or if other read or write problems occur. To identify the source of the problem, check the System Log under System Options >...
  • Page 47: Technical Specifications

    Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure. Bandwidth affected. • Viewing on poorly performing client computers lowers perceived performance. Frame rate affected. • Running multiple AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) applications simultaneously may affect the frame rate and the general performance.
  • Page 48 User Manual Ver. M2.3 XF40-Q1765 Explosion Protected Fixed Network Camera Date: October 2016 © Axis Communications AB, 2015 Part No. 62009...

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