AXIS Q3517-SLVE Network Camera Product overview Product overview Network connector Control button I/O connector Audio out Audio in DC connector SD card slot Status LED (2x) Function button 10 Heater 11 IR LED (2x) CAUTION The heater may be hot.
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AXIS Q3517-SLVE Network Camera Product overview Mounting bracket Unit casing Camera unit View protector Dome cover...
Find the device on the network Find the device on the network To find Axis devices on the network and assign them IP addresses in Windows®, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager. Both applications are free and can be downloaded from axis.com/support.
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AXIS Q3517-SLVE Network Camera Find the device on the network 2. Retype the password to confirm the spelling. 3. Click Create login. The password has now been configured.
AXIS Q3517-SLVE Network Camera Additional settings Additional settings Webpage overview Live view control bar Live view Product name User information, color themes, and help Video control bar Settings toggle...
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AXIS Q3517-SLVE Network Camera Additional settings Settings tabs Need more help? You can access the built-in help from the device’s webpage. The help provides more detailed information on the device’s features and their settings.
Image quality Capture modes Capture mode defines the maximum frame rate available in the Axis product. Depending on which capture mode you select, you may not be able to use WDR. A capture mode consists of a resolution and the corresponding frame rate available in the product. The capture mode setting affects the camera’s field of view and aspect ratio.
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AXIS Q3517-SLVE Network Camera Additional settings The illustration shows before and after an image has been straightened. 1. Go to Settings > Image > Image correction. 2. Turn on Straighten image. Reduce noise in low-light conditions To reduce noise in low-light conditions, you can adjust one or more of the following settings: •...
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AXIS Q3517-SLVE Network Camera Additional settings • For environments with certain artificial light and bright light, for example outdoors with fluorescent lighting at night and sun during daytime, select Flicker-reduced. Select the same frequency as the power line frequency. •...
2. Turn on WDR. 3. If you still have problems, go to Exposure and adjust the Exposure zone to cover the area of interest. Find out more about WDR and how to use it at axis.com/web-articles/wdr. Privacy masks A privacy mask is a user-defined area that prevents users from viewing a part of the monitored area. In the video stream, privacy masks appear as blocks of solid color or blurred image elements.
Create an action rule: 9. Go to Settings > 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”.
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Additional settings Note H.264 is a licensed technology. The Axis product includes one H.264 viewing client license. To install 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.
1. Go to Settings > System > Events and add an action rule. 2. Type a name for the action rule. 3. From the list of triggers, select Applications and then select AXIS Video Motion Detection (VMD). 4. From the list of actions, select Record video.
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9. Select SD card from the list of storage options. 10. Click Ok. 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 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 Q3517-SLVE Network Camera Additional settings Note • We recommended running one application at a time. • Avoid running applications when the built-in motion detection is active. To watch this video, go to the web version of this document. www.axis.com/products/online-manual/43183#t10001688...
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. It is also possible to reset parameters to factory default through the web interface. Go to Settings > System > Maintenance and click Default.
Axis device. Check all cabling and reinstall the device. Possible IP address conflict The static IP address in the Axis device 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 device on the network. Identify the device 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.
This product supports microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC cards. For SD card recommendations, see axis.com. microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC Logos are trademarks of SD-3C LLC. microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC are trademarks or registered trademarks of SD-3C, LLC in the United States, other countries or both.
AXIS Q3517-SLVE Network Camera Specifications • As leveling Assistant – This function helps to ensure the image is level. Press the button for about 2 seconds to start the leveling assistant and press again to stop. The status LED (see ) and buzzer signal assist leveling of the image. The image is level when the buzzer beeps continuously.
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AXIS Q3517-SLVE Network Camera Specifications Function Notes Specifications DC ground 0 V DC DC output Can be used to power auxiliary equipment. 12 V DC Note: This pin can only be used as power out. Max load = 50 mA 3–4...