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  • Page 1 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera User manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Table of Contents Get started ..........

  • Page 3: Get Started

    Get started 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.

  • Page 4: Verify That No One Has Tampered With The Firmware

    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 Reset to factory default settings on page 63.

  • Page 5: Installation

    AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Installation Installation Preview mode Preview mode is ideal for installers when fine tuning the camera view during the installation. No login is required to access the camera view in preview mode. It is available only in factory defaulted state for a limited time from powering up the device.

  • Page 6: Configure Your Device

    AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Configure your device Configure your device Basic settings Set the capture mode 1. Go to Video > Installation > Capture mode. 2. Click Change. 3. Select a capture mode and click Save and restart. See also Capture modes on page 51.
  • Page 7 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Configure your device Benefit from IR light in low-light conditions by using night mode Your camera uses visible light to deliver color images during the day. But as the visible light diminishes, color images become less bright and clear.
  • Page 8 4. Use the Tone mapping slider to adjust the amount of WDR. 5. 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. Compensate for barrel distortion Barrel distortion is a phenomenon where straight lines appear increasingly bent closer to the edges of the frame.
  • Page 9 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°.
  • Page 10 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Configure your device ABC 123 1. Go to Video > Image. 2. Click 3. Click for Pixel counter. 4. 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.

  • Page 11: Adjust The Camera View (Ptz)

    AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Configure your device 2. Select Image and click 3. Click Images. 4. Drag and drop an image. 5. Click Upload. 6. Click Manage overlay. 7. Select the image and a position. You can also drag the overlay image in the live view to change the position.
  • Page 12 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera 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 Streaming and storage on page 52. Reduce bandwidth and storage Important Reducing the bandwidth can result in loss of details in the image.

  • Page 13: Set Up Rules For Events

    With signed video, you can make sure that no one has tampered with the video recorded by the camera. 1. Go to Video > Stream > General and turn on Signed video. 2. Use AXIS Camera Station (5.46 or later) or another compatible video management software to record video. For instructions, see the AXIS Camera Station user manual.
  • Page 14 Before you start: • Make sure you have an SD card installed. Make sure that AXIS Object Analytics is running: 1. Go to Apps > AXIS Object Analytics. 2. Start the application if it is not already running. 3. Make sure you have set up the application according to your needs.
  • Page 15 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.
  • Page 16 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 > Events.
  • Page 17 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Configure your device 1. Go to System > Accessories > I/O ports. 2. Click to set the direction to input for port 1. 3. Give the input module a descriptive name, for example “PIR detector”.
  • Page 18 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Configure your device Create a rule: 1. Go to System > Events and add a rule. 2. Type a name for the rule. 3. In the list of conditions, under Audio, select Audio Detection. 4. In the list of actions, under Recordings, select Record video.

  • Page 19: Audio

    Connect to a network speaker Network speaker pairing allows you to use a compatible Axis network speaker as if it is connected directly to the camera. Once paired, the speaker acts as an audio out device where you can play audio clips and transmit sound through the camera.
  • Page 20 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Configure your device Pair camera with network speaker 1. Go to System > Accessories > Network speaker pairing. 2. Type the network speaker’s IP address, username and password. 3. Click Connect. A confirmation message appears.

  • Page 21: The Device Interface

    AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface The device interface To reach the device interface, type the device’s IP address in a web browser. Note Support for the features and settings described in this section varies between devices. Show or hide the main menu.

  • Page 22: Video

    AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface Connected clients View details: Click to show all clients that are connected to the device. 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. The image file name is [snapshot_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jpg].
  • Page 23 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface Click to access more settings: • Video format: Select the encoding format to use in the live view. • Client stream information: Turn on to show dynamic information about the video stream used by the browser that shows the live video stream.
  • Page 24 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface Zoom: Use the slider to adjust the zoom level. Autofocus after zooming: Toggle to turn on autofocus after zooming. Autofocus area: Click to show the autofocus area. This area should include the area of interest.
  • Page 25 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface The image before and after it has been straightened. Image Appearance Scene profile : Select a scene profile that suits your surveillance scenario. A scene profile optimizes image settings, including color level, brightness, sharpness, contrast, and local contrast, for a specific environment or purpose.
  • Page 26 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface Sharpness: Use the slider to make objects in the image appear sharper by adjusting the edge contrast. If you increase the sharpness, it may increase the bitrate and the amount of storage space needed as well.
  • Page 27 • Move the slider towards Dark to increase the threshold for the IR-cut filter. The camera changes to night mode later. IR light If your device doesn’t have built-in illumination, these controls are only available when you have connected a supporting Axis accessory.
  • Page 28 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface Exposure Exposure mode: Select an exposure mode to reduce rapidly changing irregular effects in the image, for example flicker produced by different types of light sources. We recommend you to use the automatic exposure mode, or the same frequency as your power network.
  • Page 29 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface to a high value, images can differ a lot if the light conditions are very different from day to night. Max gain works with max shutter to improve the image. Motion-adaptive exposure : Select to reduce motion blur in low-light conditions.
  • Page 30 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.
  • Page 31 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface Storage: Shows the estimated storage that can be used for the stream. Maximum bitrate: Turn on to set a bitrate limit. Bitrate limit : Enter a bitrate limit that is higher than the target bitrate.

  • Page 32: Audio

    Locate device: Click to play a sound that helps you identify the speaker. For some products, a LED will flash on the device. Calibrate : Click to calibrate the speaker. Launch AXIS Audio Manager Edge: Click to launch the application. Device settings Input: Turn on or off audio input. Shows the type of input.

  • Page 33: Recordings

    AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface Gain: Use the slider to change the gain. Click the microphone icon to mute or unmute. Stream Encoding: Select the encoding to use for the input source streaming. You can only choose encoding if audio input is turned on. If audio input is turned off, click Enable audio input to turn it on.

  • Page 34: Apps

    • Activate license with a key: If the app requires a license, you need to activate it. Use this option if your device doesn’t have internet access. If you don’t have a license key, go to axis.com/products/analytics. You need a license code and the Axis product serial number to generate a license key.
  • Page 35 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface Note The system uses the date and time settings in all recordings, logs and system settings. Network IPv4 Assign IPv4 automatically: Select to let the network router assign an IP address to the device automatically. We recommend automatic IP (DHCP) for most networks.
  • Page 36 One-click cloud connection One-click cloud connection (O3C) together with an O3C service provides easy and secure internet access to live and recorded video from any location. For more information, see axis.com/end-to-end-solutions/hosted-services. Allow O3C: • One-click: The default setting. Press and hold the control button on the device to connect to an O3C service over the internet.
  • Page 37 Authentication failed: Sends a trap message when an authentication attempt fails. Note All Axis Video MIB traps are enabled when you turn on SNMP v1 and v2c traps. For more information, see AXIS OS Portal > SNMP. • v3: SNMP v3 is a more secure version, which provides encryption and secure passwords. To use SNMP v3, we recommend you to activate HTTPS, as the password is then sent through HTTPS.
  • Page 38 When configured without a CA certificate, server certificate validation is disabled and the device tries to authenticate itself regardless of what network it is connected to. When using a certificate, in Axis' implementation, the device and the authentication server authenticate themselves with digital certificates using EAP-TLS (Extensible Authentication Protocol - Transport Layer Security).
  • Page 39 To install test firmware or other custom firmware from Axis on the device, you need a custom-signed firmware certificate. 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.
  • Page 40 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface Wait between actions: Enter the minimum time (hh:mm:ss) that must pass between rule activations. It is useful if the rule is activated by for example day-night mode conditions, to avoid that small light changes during sunrise and sunset activate the rule repeatedly.
  • Page 41 RSA is the preferred method during negotiation, followed by ECDSA, ED25519, and DSA. Make sure to enter the right MD5 host key that is used by your SFTP server. While the Axis device supports both MD5 and SHA-256 hash keys, we recommend using SHA-256 due to stronger security over MD5. For more information on how to configure an SFTP server with an Axis device, go to the AXIS OS Portal.
  • Page 42 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).
  • Page 43 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface Connect: Turn on or off the MQTT client. Status: Shows the current status of the MQTT client. Broker Host: Enter the hostname or IP address of the MQTT server. Protocol: Select which protocol to use.
  • Page 44 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.
  • Page 45 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface Ignore: Turn on to stop storing recordings on the network share. Retention time: Select how long to keep recordings, to limit the amount of old recordings or to comply with regulations regarding data storage.
  • Page 46 When you create 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 Community at axis.com. Add user: Click to add a new ONVIF user.
  • Page 47 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera The device interface 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.
  • Page 48 The device interface Network speaker pairing allows you to use a compatible Axis network speaker as if it is connected directly to the camera. Once paired, the speaker acts as an audio out device where you can play audio clips and transmit sound through the camera.
  • Page 49 Severity: Select which messages to send when triggered. CA certificate set: See the current settings or add a certificate. Plain config Plain config is for advanced users with experience of Axis device configuration. Most parameters can be set and edited from this page.

  • Page 50: Maintenance

    Note 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 keys” at axis.com.

  • Page 51: Learn More

    AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera 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. By using view areas you can remove parts of the full view, for example, the sky.

  • Page 52: Privacy Masks

    Learn more What capture mode to choose depends on the requirements for the frame rate and resolution of the specific surveillance setup. For specifications about available capture modes, see the product’s datasheet at axis.com. Privacy masks A privacy mask is a user-defined area that covers a part of the monitored area. In the video stream, privacy masks appear either as blocks of solid color or with a mosaic pattern.
  • Page 53 Learn more 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 older MPEG formats.
  • Page 54 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Learn more or frame rate. We recommend that you configure the target bitrate to a higher value than the expected bitrate. This gives you a margin in case there is a high level of activity in the scene.

  • Page 55: Applications

    Applications With applications you can get more out of your Axis device. AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) is an open platform that makes it possible for third parties to develop analytics and other applications for Axis devices. Applications can be preinstalled on the device, available for download for free, or for a license fee.
  • Page 56 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Learn more Turn on smoke alert 1. Go to Apps. 2. Go to Smoke alert and turn on smoke alert. You may need to wait for a few minutes for smoke alert to calibrate. Set up smoke and flame detection 1.

  • Page 57: Security

    Axis device ID Axis device ID works like a digital passport, unique for each device unit. It is securely and permanently stored in Edge Vault as a certificate signed by Axis root certificate. Axis device ID is designed to prove the origin of the device, enabling a new level of device trust through the life cycle of the product.

  • Page 58: Specifications

    AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Specifications Specifications Product overview Audio connector I/O connector microSD card slot Network connector DC power input Status LED indicator Part number (P/N) & serial number (S/N) Control button LED indicators Status LED Indication Unlit Connection and normal operation.

  • Page 59: Buttons

    Audio equipment • Input/Output (I/O) devices When connecting external equipment, an Axis multicable is required in order to maintain the product’s IP rating. To find out more, go to . I/O connector Use the I/O connector with external devices in combination with, for example, motion detection, event triggering, and alarm...
  • Page 60 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Specifications 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. Digital output - For connecting external devices such as relays and LEDs. Connected devices can be activated by the VAPIX®...
  • Page 61 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Specifications...

  • Page 62: Cleaning Recommendations

    AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Cleaning recommendations Cleaning recommendations NOTICE TICE TICE Never use harsh detergent, for example gasoline, benzene, or acetone. 1. Use a can of compressed air to remove any dust or loose dirt from the device. 2. If necessary, clean the lens with a soft cloth dampened with lukewarm water.

  • Page 63: Troubleshooting

    Using firmware from the active track is recommended if you want to access the newest features, or if you use Axis end-to-end system offerings. The LTS tracks are recommended if you use third-party integrations, which are not continuously validated against the latest active track.

  • Page 64: Upgrade The Firmware

    3. Go to 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 If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, try the troubleshooting section at axis.com/support.

  • Page 65: Performance Considerations

    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).

  • Page 66: Contact Support

    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. Contact support Contact support at axis.com/support.
  • Page 67 User manual Ver. M2.2 AXIS P1468-XLE Explosion-Protected Fixed Camera Date: March 2023 © Axis Communications AB, 2023 Part no. T10182888...

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