AXIS M30 Network Camera Series About this manual About this manual This User Manual provides information on the product regarding: • Access • Main use cases • Troubleshooting • Specifications Note The User Manual may include more than one product. Part of the content, e.g. some use cases or specifications, may only apply to some of them.
AXIS M3044–V Network Camera Dome cover Status LED microSD card slot Control button Network connector (PoE) Focus ring AXIS M3045–V and AXIS M3046–V Network Cameras Dome cover HDMI connector Status LED microSD card slot Control button Network connector (PoE) Focus ring...
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 axis.com/support...
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AXIS M30 Network Camera Series How to access the product 1. Make sure to follow the instructions about secure passwords, see About secure passwords on page 6 . 2. Type a password and then retype it to confirm the spelling.
What capture mode to choose depends on the requirements of frame rate and resolution for the specific surveillance setup. For specifications about available capture modes, see the product’s datasheet. To find the latest version of the datasheet, go to axis.com...
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AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Setup • For environments with certain artificial lighting, for example fluorescent lighting, select Flicker-free. • For environments with certain artificial light and bright light, for example outdoors with fluorescent lighting at night and sun during daytime, select Flicker-reduced.
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Use corridor format to better utilize the full field of view in a long and narrow area, for example a staircase, hallway, road, or tunnel. 1. Depending on your product, turn the camera or the 3–axis lens in the camera 90° or 270°.
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Image with WDR. Note If you use WDR, you may experience some WDR artifacts in the image. Find out more about WDR and how to use it at axis.com/web-articles/wdr How to maximize details in an image Important If you maximize details in an image, bitrate increases and might lead to reduced frame rate.
H.264 or MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC Note H.264 is a licensed technology. The Axis product includes one H.264 viewing client license. Installing additional unlicensed copies of the client is prohibited. To purchase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Setup H.264 can, without compromising image quality, reduce the size of a digital video file by more than 80% compared to the Motion JPEG format and by as much as 50% compared to the MPEG-4 standard. This means that less network bandwidth and storage space are required for a video file.
Applications About applications AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) is an open platform that enables third parties to develop analytics and other applications for Axis products. To find out more about available applications, downloads, trials and licenses, go to axis.com/applications To find the user manuals for Axis applications, go to axis.com Note •...
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The counter is embedded in the camera which means you do not need a dedicated computer to run the application. AXIS People Counter is intended for retail environments, like stores or shopping malls, or other environments where you want to...
To find the latest firmware and the release notes, go to axis.com/support/firmware 1. Download the latest firmware file to your computer, available free of charge at axis.com/support/firmware 2. Log in to the product as an administrator.
Axis product. Check all cabling and reinstall the product. Possible IP address conflict The static IP address in the Axis product is used before the DHCP server sets a dynamic address. with another device on the...
‘503 service unavailable’ image every hour error in Quick Time, or • An installed application, such as Axis Video Motion Detection, will always use a stream regardless of whether it is used or not. ‘Camera not The camera can deliver more than four simultaneous streams provided the configuration of any available’...
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Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure affects the bandwidth. • Viewing on poorly performing client computers lowers perceived performance and affects frame rate. • Running multiple AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) applications simultaneously may affect the frame rate and the general performance.
Resetting the product to factory default settings. See How to reset to factory default settings on page 16. • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. To connect, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds until the status LED flashes green.
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AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Specifications Network connector RJ45 Ethernet connector with Power over Ethernet (PoE).