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  • Page 1 AXIS P1357-E Network Camera User Manual...
  • Page 2 About this document Regulatory information This manual is intended for administrators and users of AXIS P1357-E Europe Network Camera, and is applicable to firmware 6.50 and later. It includes instructions for using and managing the product on your This product complies with the applicable CE marking directives network.
  • Page 3 X: 表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含 量超出GB/T 26572标准规定的限量要求。 Battery The Axis product uses a 3.0 V CR2032 lithium battery as the power supply for its internal real-time clock (RTC). Under normal conditions Contact information this battery will last for a minimum of five years.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    About AXIS Media Control (AMC) ........
  • Page 5 AXIS P1357-E Network Camera Table of Contents Storage ............

  • Page 6: Safety Information

    AXIS P1357-E Network Camera Safety information Safety information Hazard levels DANGER Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. WARNING Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

  • Page 7: Hardware Overview

    AXIS P1357-E Network Camera Hardware overview Hardware overview For specifications of the hardware components, see Technical specifications on page 64. Focus puller Zoom puller Status LED SD card slot (microSD) Audio in Audio out Network connector PoE Power LED Network LED...
  • Page 8 AXIS P1357-E Network Camera Hardware overview 11 I/O terminal block 12 RS485/422 connector 13 Iris connector Sunshield adjustment screw (2x) Sunshield Product number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N). The serial number may be required during the installation. Top cover Network camera...

  • Page 9: How To Replace The Lens

    In order to set the focus and position the lens, the product must be connected to the network. It is possible to use optional lenses for the Axis product. To replace the lens: 1. Disconnect the iris cable.

  • Page 10: How To Access The Product

    To view streaming video in Internet Explorer, allow installation of AXIS Media Control (AMC) when prompted. The Axis product includes one (1) H.264 decoder license for viewing video streams and one (1) AAC audio license. The licenses are automatically installed with AMC. The administrator can disable the installation of the decoders to prevent installation of unlicensed copies.

  • Page 11: How To 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 58) or by resetting the product to factory default.

  • Page 12: About The Live View Window

    About the manual trigger on page 12. Click Snapshot to save a snapshot of the video image. This button is primarily intended for use when the AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is not available. Enable this button from Live View Config > Action Buttons.
  • Page 13 How to access the product About the AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only. See About AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 15 for more information. The toolbar displays the following buttons: The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream.
  • Page 14 AXIS P1357-E Network Camera How to access the product Click the Emulate joystick mode button and click in the image to move the camera view in the direction of the mouse pointer. Click the Center mode button and click in the image to center the camera view on that position.

  • Page 15: About 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 16: Alternative Methods Of Accessing The Video Stream

    AXIS P1357-E Network Camera About media streams The AMC Control Panel can be used to configure various video and audio settings. Please see the AXIS Media Control User’s Manual for more information. The AMC Control Panel is automatically installed on first use, after which it can be configured. Open the AMC Control Panel from: •...

  • Page 17: Access Audio Streams

    • 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 18: How To Set Up The Product

    How to set up the product How to 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 window.

  • Page 19: Video And Audio

    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 20 Maximum frame rate. To avoid bandwidth problems, the frame rate allowed to each viewer can be Limited to a fixed amount. Alternatively, the frame rate can be set as Unlimited, which means the Axis product always delivers the highest frame rate possible under the current conditions.

  • Page 21: About Stream Profiles

    The ONVIF Media Profiles page lists all preconfigured profiles. These profiles are included in the product for quick setup. You can add, modify or remove ONVIF media profiles from this page. About camera settings The Video & Audio > Camera Settings page provides access to advanced image settings for the Axis product.
  • Page 22 To change this setting go to Setup > Video & Audio > 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 23 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 24: View Area

    To modify a view area, select the view area in the list and modify the settings as required. Click Save. To remove a view area, select the view area and click Remove. Note The PTZ functionality is useful during installation of the Axis product. Use a view area to crop out a specific part of the full view.

  • Page 25: About Overlays

    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 26: About Privacy Masks

    Privacy masks cannot be bypassed using the VAPIX® application programming interface (API). The Privacy Mask List (Video & Audio > Privacy Mask) shows all the masks that are currently configured in the Axis product and indicates if they are enabled.

  • Page 27: About Focus

    About focus You can focus the Axis product under Video & Audio > Focus. The same settings can be found under Basic Setup > Focus. For most applications, the adjustments on the Basic tab are sufficient. If required, additional adjustments can be made on the Advanced tab.

  • Page 28: How To Change Audio Settings

    • If movements in front of the camera cannot be avoided, the Focus Assistant should not be used. • If the control button is not released within two seconds, AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service is enabled instead of the Focus Assistant.
  • Page 29 • Half-duplex – Audio can be transmitted to and from the Axis product but only in one direction at a time. To transmit audio using the Live View page, use the Talk and Listen buttons, see AMC Audio Controls on page 13.

  • Page 30: Audio Clips

    To add, download, modify or remove audio clips, go to Video & Audio > Audio Clips. For more information see the online help To configure the Axis product to play audio clips when an event occurs, an action rule must be set up. For more information, see About events on page 38.

  • Page 31: How To Configure The Live View Window

    Select Enable recording button to enable recording from the Live View page. This button is available when using the AMC viewer. The recordings are saved to the location specified in the AMC Control Panel. See About AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 15.
  • Page 32 Defining the link as a web link will open the link in a new window. Output Buttons External I/O devices connected to the Axis product’s output ports can be controlled directly from the Live View page. To display output buttons in the Live View page: 1.

  • Page 33: About Ptz (Pan Tilt Zoom)

    The enabled guard tour will keep running after the user has logged off or closed the browser. Note This Axis product supports limited guard tours which means the pause between successive guard tours is at least 10 minutes. How to create a guard tour...

  • Page 34: Advanced

    Light Control Video Source • Extended Driver Specific Settings for Video Source For download and installation information about PTZ drivers for your Axis product please visit www.axis.com/support About advanced PTZ settings Advanced PTZ settings can be configured under PTZ > Advanced > Controls.

  • Page 35: How To Install A Ptz Driver

    60 seconds after the last PTZ control command. 2. Event — The Axis product can be configured to go to a preset position when triggered by an alarm (see About events on page 38). The event will immediately be placed first in the queue except when an administrator is in control.

  • Page 36: About Detectors

    Audio Detection The Axis product can be configured to generate an alarm when audio rises above or falls below the threshold value. The threshold value can be set in the range 0–100 where 0 is the most sensitive and 100 the least sensitive.

  • Page 37: About 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 38: About Events

    How to set up motion detection and add a network share: 1. Go to Applications to start and configure AXIS Video Motion Detection. See the online help. 2. Go to System Options > Storage and set up the network share. See page 56.
  • Page 39 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 40: How To Add Recipients

    AXIS P1357-E Network Camera About events • Day/Night Vision Mode – Set day mode (IR cut filter on) or night mode (IR cut filter off). • Output Port – Activate an I/O port to control an external device. • Overlay Text – Display an overlay text. See How to include overlay text in an action rule on page 25.
  • Page 41 Provider. Enter the email address to appear as sender in the From field. Select Advanced settings and specify the SMTP server address, port and authentication method. 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 .

  • Page 42: How To Create Schedules

    AXIS P1357-E Network Camera About events How to create schedules Schedules can be used as action rule triggers or as additional conditions, for example to record video if motion is detected outside office hours. Use one of the predefined schedules or create a new schedule as described below.

  • Page 43: About Recordings

    Note The recording’s start date and time is set according to the Axis product’s date and time settings. If the Axis product is configured to use a time zone different from the local time zone, make sure to configure the Recording time filters according to the product’s time zone.

  • Page 44: How To Export A Video Clip

    About 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 54. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to configure the disk to automatically remove old recordings.

  • Page 45: About Languages

    About 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 46: About 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 47 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 48: Date & Time

    2. Click Install certificate and upload the certificate. Audio Support Select Enable audio support to allow clients to retrieve audio streams from the Axis product. For information on how to configure audio settings, see How to change audio settings on page 28.

  • Page 49: 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 50 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/support Note •...
  • Page 51 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 52 (LAN) from the public network (Internet). Use NAT traversal when the Axis product is located on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it available from the other (WAN) side of a NAT router.
  • Page 53 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 54: Storage

    To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should always be unmounted before it is ejected. The SD card is automatically mounted when the card is inserted into the Axis product or when the product is started. A manual mount is only required if the card has been unmounted and not ejected and re-inserted.
  • Page 55 Formatting the SD card will remove all data and recordings stored on the card. The Axis product can be configured to automatically format SD cards that are inserted into the product. If autoformat is enabled and an SD card is inserted, the product will check if the SD card has the ext4 file system. If the card has a different file system, the card will automatically be formatted to ext4.

  • Page 56: Ports & Devices

    Ports & Devices I/O Ports The Axis product provides one input port and one output port for connection of external devices. For information about how to connect external devices, see Connectors on page 65. The I/O ports are configured under System Options > Ports & Devices > I/O Ports. The ports can be given descriptive names and their Normal states can be configured as Open circuit or Grounded circuit.

  • Page 57: 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 58: 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 59: How To Reset To Factory Default Settings

    If no DHCP server is available on the network, the default IP address is 192.168.0.90 5. Using the installation and management software tools, assign an IP address, set the password, and access the video stream. The installation and management software tools are available from the support pages at www.axis.com/support 6. Refocus the product.

  • Page 60: 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 61: 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/support 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 62 Set a Capture Mode that prioritizes frame rate. Changing the capture mode to prioritize frame rate might lower the maximum resolution depending on the product used and capture modes available. The maximum frames per second is dependent on the utility frequency (60/50 Hz) of the Axis product.
  • Page 63 AXIS P1357-E Network Camera Troubleshooting No audio Incorrect setup Check the sound card in the computer. Ensure that mute is not selected and that the volume settings are correct. Check that Enable audio support is selected under Setup > System Options > Security > Audio Support.

  • Page 64: Technical Specifications

    AXIS P1357-E Network Camera Technical specifications Technical specifications You can find the latest version of the datasheet at www.axis.com LED Indicators Note • The Status LED can be configured to be unlit during normal operation. To configure, go to Setup > System Options > Ports &...

  • Page 65: Buttons

    Resetting the product to factory default settings. See page 59. • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 50. To connect, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds until the Status LED flashes green. •...
  • Page 66 AXIS P1357-E Network Camera Technical specifications Function Notes Specifications 0 V DC 0 V DC (-) DC output Can be used to power auxiliary equipment. 3.3 V DC Note: This pin can only be used as power out. Max load = 50 mA...

  • Page 67: Performance Considerations

    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.
  • Page 68 User Manual Ver. M4.4 AXIS P1357-E Network Camera Date: February 2017 © Axis Communications AB, 2013 - 2017 Part No. 1465568...

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