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AXIS P12 Series About this manual About this manual This user manual describes multiple products. Some of the instructions may not be relevant for your product.
AXIS P12 Series Product overview Product overview AXIS P12 Mk II Main Unit Status LED Control button RJ12 connector Network connector (PoE) SD card slot (microSD card) About the sensor units We recommend that you connect the sensor units to the main unit before powering the main unit. If you disconnect a sensor unit, and connect a different sensor unit, it may be necessary to restart the main unit.
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AXIS P12 Series Product overview Brown White/brown Not used Not used White/blue Blue NOTICE TICE TICE Make sure that the wires stay in the correct order and that the cable shield makes good contact with the connector shield. 5. Insert the wires all the way into a shielded 6P6C RJ12 connector.
HTTPS connection and then change the password. The device password is the primary protection for the data and services. Axis devices do not impose a password policy as they may be used in various types of installations. To protect your data we recommend that you: •...
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AXIS P12 Series How to access the product 3. Click Create login. The password has now been configured.
AXIS P12 Series Setup Setup Product webpage overview Live view control bar Live view Product name Controls Video control bar Settings toggle...
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AXIS P12 Series Setup Settings tabs About the product's built-in help You can access the built-in help from the product’s webpage. The help provides more detailed information on the product’s features and their settings.
Which 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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Note WDR may cause artifacts in the image. Find out more about WDR and how to use it at axis.com/web-articles/wdr How to monitor long and narrow areas 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.
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Setup 1. Depending on your product, turn the camera or the 3-axis lens in the camera 90° or 270°. 2. If your product doesn’t rotate the view automatically, log in to the product’s webpage and go to Settings > Stream >...
7. Include the text overlay. Create an action rule: 8. Go to System > Events > Action rules. 9. Create an action rule with AXIS Video Motion Detection as trigger. 10. From the list of actions, select Overlay text. 11. Type “Motion detected”.
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. 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.
4. Go to Settings > System > Events and add an action rule. 5. Type a name for the action rule. 6. From the list of triggers, select Applications and then select AXIS Video Motion Detection (VMD). 7. From the list of actions, select Record video.
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...
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...
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.
AXIS P12 Series Specifications Specifications To find the latest version of the product’s datasheet, go to the product page on axis.com and locate Support & Documentation. LED indicators Color Indication Status Green Steady green for normal operation. Amber Steady during startup. Flashes during firmware upgrade or reset to factory default.
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