AXIS M30 Network Camera 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 M30 Network Camera Series Product overview Product overview Mounting bracket Camera unit Cover IR illumination Network connector (PoE) Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N) Status LED indicator I/O connector 10 Control button 11 HDMI connector 12 SD card slot...
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 M30 Network Camera Series How to access the product 3. Click Create login. The password has now been configured.
AXIS M30 Network Camera 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 M30 Network Camera 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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AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Setup Select the same frequency as the power line frequency. • To lock the current exposure settings, select Hold current. How to optimize IR illumination In most cases, the exposure of the image is automatically adjusted to obtain optimal image quality. Sometimes if the camera is placed close to a wall or a corner, it might result in saturating parts of the image.
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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 About view area A view area is a cropped part of the full view. You can stream and store view areas instead of the full view to minimize bandwidth and storage needs.
This example explains how to display the text “Motion detected” when the camera detects motion: Make sure the AXIS Video Motion Detection application is running: 1. Go to Settings > Apps > AXIS Video Motion Detection. 2. Start the application if it is not already running.
8. Include the text overlay. Create an action rule: 9. Go to System > Events > Action rules. 10. Create an action rule with AXIS Video Motion Detection as trigger. 11. From the list of actions, select Overlay text. 12. 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.
Make sure the AXIS Video Motion Detection application is running: 1. Go to Settings > Apps > AXIS Video Motion Detection. 2. Start the application if it is not already running. 3. Make sure you have set up the application according to your needs.
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12. Click Ok. How to record video when a PIR detector senses motion This example explains how to connect an Axis PIR detector to the camera, and set up the camera to start recording when the detector senses motion. Required hardware •...
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...
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AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Setup Note • Several applications can run at the same time but some applications might not be compatible with each other. Certain combinations of applications might require too much processing power or memory resources when run in parallel. Verify...
5. Use the installation and management software tools to assign an IP address, set the password, and access the video stream. The installation and management software tools are available from the support pages on axis.com/support 1. Press and hold the control button and the power button for 15–30 seconds until the status LED indicator flashes amber.
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...
IP addresses obtained from a DHCP server are dynamic and may change. If the IP address has been changed by DHCP changed, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager to locate the product on the network. Identify the product using its model or serial number, or by the DNS name (if the name has been configured).
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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.
AXIS M30 Network Camera 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 Note The Status LED can be configured to flash while an event is active.
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AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Specifications Network connector RJ45 Ethernet connector with Power over Ethernet (PoE). I/O connector Use the I/O connector with external devices in combination with, for example, motion detection, event triggering, and alarm notifications. In addition to the 0 V DC reference point and power (DC output), the I/O connector provides the interface to: Digital input - For connecting devices that can toggle between an open and closed circuit, for example PIR sensors, door/window contacts, and glass break detectors.
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AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Specifications DC ground DC output 12 V, max 25 mA I/O supervised input I/O digital output...
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