AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series About this manual About this manual This user manual describes several products. This means you may find instructions that aren’t applicable to your product.
AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series Installation Installation 要观看此视频,请转到本文档的网页版本。 www.axis.com/products/online-manual/42925#t10170563 Installation video for the product.
See . Verify that no one has tampered with the firmware To make sure that the device has its original Axis firmware, or to take full control of the device after a security attack: 1. Reset to factory default settings. See .
HTTPS connection and then change the password. The device password is the primary protection for your data and services. Axis devices do not impose a password policy as they may be used in various types of installations.
AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series Configure your device Configure your device Adjust the image This section includes instructions about configuring your device. If you want to learn more about how certain features work, go to . Level the camera To adjust the view in relation to a reference area or an object, use the level grid in combination with a mechanical adjustment of the camera.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series Configure your device Reduce noise in low-light conditions To reduce noise in low-light conditions, you can adjust one or more of the following settings: Adjust the trade-off between noise and motion blur. Go to Video > Image > Exposure and move •...
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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 device, turn the camera or the 3-axis lens in the camera 90° or 270°. 注...
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series Configure your device ABC 123 1. Go to Video > Image and click 2. Click Pixel counter. 3. In the camera’s live view, adjust the size and position of the rectangle around the area of interest, for example where you expect license plates to appear.
AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series Configure your device 2. Make sure you have set up the application according to your needs. Add the overlay text: 1. Go to Video > Overlays. 2. Under Overlays, select Text and click 3. Enter in the text field.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series Configure your device View and record video This section includes instructions about configuring your device. To learn more about how streaming and storage works, go to . Reduce bandwidth and storage 重要 Reducing the bandwidth can result in loss of details in the image.
AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series Configure your device 4. Type the name of the shared location on the host server under Network share. 5. Type the username and password. 6. Select the SMB version or leave it on Auto. 7. Select...
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Provide visual indication of an ongoing event You have the option to connect the AXIS I/O Indication LED to your network camera. This LED can be configured to turn on whenever certain events occur in the camera. For example, to let people know that video recording is in progress.
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1. Go to System > Accessories > I/O ports. 2. Make sure that the port you connected the AXIS I/O Indication LED to is set to Output. Set the normal state to Circuit open. 3. Go to System >...
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series Configure your device 2. For Port 2.1 Select Circuit closed. Add a recipient: 3. Go to System > Events > Recipients and click recipient. 4. Type a name for the recipient. 5. Select Email. 6. Type an email address to send the email to.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series Configure your device 9. To send a test email, click Test. 10.Click Save. Create a rule: 11.Go to System > Events > Rules and add a rule. 12.Type a name for the rule. 13.In the list of conditions, under Video, select Tampering.
AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series Learn more Learn more 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. If you enable PTZ for a view area, you can pan, tilt and zoom within it.
H.264 or MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC 注 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.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series Learn more Variable bitrate (VBR)Variable bitrate allows the bandwidth consumption to vary depending on the level of activity in the scene. The more activity, the more bandwidth you need. With variable bitrate you are guaranteed constant image quality, but you need to make sure you have storage margins.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series Learn more kbit/s Target bitrate Actual average bitrate You can also turn on maximum bitrate and specify a target bitrate within the average bitrate option. kbit/s Target bitrate Actual average bitrate...
Default. Firmware options Axis offers product firmware management according to either the active track or the long-term support (LTS) tracks. Being on the active track means continuously getting access to all the latest product features, while the LTS tracks provide a fixed platform with periodic releases focused mainly on bug fixes and security updates.
Maintenance > Firmware upgrade and click Upgrade. When the upgrade has finished, the product restarts automatically. You can use AXIS Device Manager to upgrade multiple devices at the same time. Find out more at axis.com/products/axis-device-manager Technical issues, clues, and solutions axis.com/support...
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Axis device. Check all cabling and reinstall the device. Possible IP address The static IP address in the Axis device is used before the DHCP server sets a conflict with another dynamic address. This means that if the same default static IP address is also device on the same used by another device, there may be problems accessing the device.
• An event that uses images on the camera, for example an event that sends an e-mail with an image every hour • An installed and running application, such as AXIS Video Motion Detection, will always consume a video stream, whether it is used or not. A stopped application does not consume a video stream.
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. Need more help? Useful links How to assign an IP address and access your device •...
AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface The device interface You reach the device interface by entering the IP address of the device in a web browser. 注 Support for the features and settings described in this section varies between devices.
AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Video Click to play the live video stream. Click to freeze the live video stream. Click to take a snapshot of the live video stream. The file is saved in the ‘Downloads’ folder on your computer.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Pixel counter: Click to show the pixel counter. Drag and resize the box to contain your • area of interest. You can also define the pixel size of the box in the...
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Wide dynamic range WDR: Turn on to make both bright and dark areas of the image visible. Local contrast : Use the slider to adjust the contrast of the image. A higher value makes the contrast higher between dark and light areas.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface IR-cut filter: • Auto: Select to automatically turn on and off the IR-cut filter. When the camera is in day mode, the IR-cut filter is turned on and blocks incoming infrared light, and when in night mode, the IR-cut filter is turned off and the camera’s light sensitivity increases.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Flicker-reduced 50 Hz : This is the same as flicker-free, but the camera might use shutter • speeds faster than 1/100 s for brighter scenes. Flicker-reduced 60 Hz : This is the same as flicker-free, but the camera might use shutter •...
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Zipstream: A bitrate reduction technology, optimized for video surveillance, that reduces the average bitrate in an H.264 or H.265 stream in real time. Axis Zipstream applies a high bitrate in scenes where there are multiple regions of interest, for example in scenes with moving objects. When the scene is more static, Zipstream applies a lower bitrate, and thereby reduces the required storage.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Dynamic GOP (Group of Pictures): Turn on to dynamically adjust the interval between I-frames based on the level of activity in the scene. Upper limit : Enter a maximum GOP length, that is, the maximum number of P-frames between two I-frames.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Size: Select the desired font size. Appearance: Select the text color and background color, for example, white text on a black background (default). : Select the position of the overlay in the image.
Click to install a new app. Find more apps: Click to go to an overview page of Axis apps. The context menu contains: log: Click to view a log of the app events. The log is helpful when you contact support.
AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface System Date and time The time format depends on the web browser’s language settings. 注 We recommend you to synchronize the device’s date and time with an NTP server. Synchronization: Select an option for synchronizing the device’s date and time.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Allow access through: Select if a user is allowed to connect to the device through the HTTP, HTTPS, or both HTTP and HTTPS protocols. HTTPS is a protocol that provides encryption for page requests from users and for the pages returned by the web server.
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Authentication failed: Sends a trap message when an authentication attempt fails. 注 All Axis Video MIB traps are enabled when you turn on SNMP v1 and v2c traps. For more AXIS OS Portal > SNMP information, see • v3: SNMP v3 is a more secure version, which provides encryption and secure passwords.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface The list shows all clients that are connected to the device. Update: Click to refresh the list. Security Certificates Certificates are used to authenticate devices on a network. The device supports two types of...
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The certificate verifies that the firmware is approved by both the device owner and Axis. The firmware can only run on a specific device which is identified by its unique serial number and chip ID. Custom-signed firmware certificates can only be created by Axis, since Axis holds the key to sign them.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Users user: Click to add a new user. You can add up to 100 users. Username: Enter a unique username. password: Enter a password for the user. Passwords must be 1 to 64 characters long. Only ASCII printable characters (code 32 to 126) are allowed in the password, for example letters, numbers, punctuation, and some symbols.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Condition: Select a condition from the list. A condition must be met for the device to perform an action. If multiple conditions are defined, all of them must be met to trigger the action. For information about...
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface URL: Enter the network address to the HTTPS server and the script that will handle the request. For example: https://192.168.254.10/cgi-bin/notify.cgi. Validate server certificate: Select to validate the certificate that was created by HTTPS server.
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Things (IoT). It was designed for simplified IoT integration and is used in a wide variety of industries to connect remote devices with a small code footprint and minimal network bandwidth. The MQTT client in Axis device firmware can simplify integration of data and events produced in the device to systems which are not video management systems (VMS).
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface • 443 is the default value for MQTT over WebSocket Secure Username: Enter the username that the client will use to access the server. Password: Enter a password for the username. Client ID: Enter a client ID.
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DHCP since a dynamic IP address can change) or that you use DNS. Windows SMB/CIFS names are not supported. Network share: Enter the name of the shared location on the host server. Several Axis devices • can use the same network share, since each device gets its own folder.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Write protect: Turn on to stop writing to the network share and protect recordings from being removed. You can’t format a write-protected network share. Ignore: Turn on to stop storing recordings on the network share.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Hard drive • Free: The amount of free disk space. • Status: If the disk is mounted or not. File system: The file system that is used by the disk. • • Encrypted: If the disk is encrypted or not.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Each NAT traversal protocol can be used separately or in different combinations depending on the network environment. • ICE: The ICE (Interactive Connectivity Establishment) protocol increases the chances of finding the most efficient path to successful communication between peer devices. If you also enable STUN and TURN, you improve the ICE protocol’s chances.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface User ID: Enter the unique extension or phone number assigned to the device. • • Peer-to-peer: Use for direct calls to another SIP device on the local network. • Registered: Use for calls to SIP devices outside the local network, through a SIP server.
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Delete the user. You can’t delete the root user. By creating an ONVIF user, you automatically enable ONVIF communication. Use the username and password for all ONVIF communication with the device. For more information see the Axis Developer axis.com...
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Analytics metadata Metadata producers Metadata producers lists the channels used by apps and the metadata they are streaming from the device. Producer: The app producing the metadata. Channel: The channel used by the app. Check to enable the metadata stream. Uncheck to disable the stream for compatibility or resources management reasons.
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface 注 During restart the output circuit is open. When the restart is complete, the circuit goes back to the normal position. If you change any settings on this page, the output circuits go back to their normal positions regardless of any active triggers.
注 All Axis device firmware is digitally signed to ensure that you only install verified firmware on your device. This further increases the overall minimum cybersecurity level of Axis devices. For more information, see the white paper “Signed firmware, secure boot, and security of private axis.com...
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AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series The device interface Firmware upgrade: Upgrade to a new firmware version. New firmware releases can contain improved functionality, bug fixes, and completely new features. We recommend you to always use the latest axis.com/support release. To download the latest release, go to...
AXIS M32-LVE Network Camera Series Specifications Specifications Product overview Optical shield microSD card slot Network connector (PoE) Status LED indicator IR illumination Control button HDMI connector Focus ring LED indicators Indication Status LED Unlit Connection and normal operation. Green Shows steady green for 10 seconds for normal operation after startup completed.
The control button is used for: Resetting the product to factory default settings. See . • 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 M32-LVE Network Camera Series Specifications Function Notes Specifications DC ground 0 V DC DC output Can be used to power auxiliary equipment.Note: 12 V DCMax load = 25 mA This pin can only be used as power out. Digital Input...
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