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  • Page 1 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera User manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera Table of Contents Installation ..........

  • Page 3: Installation

    AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network 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 4: 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 5: 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 54.

  • Page 6: Configure Your Device

    AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network 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 47.
  • Page 7 2. 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. Remove water from the front glass with the wiper The wiper is controlled manually.

  • Page 8: Adjust The Camera View (Ptz)

    AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera Configure your device 3. Click Add preset position to create a new preset position. Adjust the camera view (PTZ) Limit the pan, tilt, and zoom movements If there are parts of the scene that you don’t want the camera to reach, you can limit the pan, tilt, and zoom movements. For example, you want to protect the privacy of residents in an apartment building, which is located close to a parking lot that you intend to monitor.
  • Page 9 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera Configure your device 1. Go to Video > Stream. 2. Click in the live view. 3. Select Video format H.264. 4. Go to Video > Stream > General and increase Compression. 5. Go to Video > Stream > Zipstream and do one or more of the following: Select the Zipstream Strength that you want to use.

  • Page 10: Set Up Rules For Events

    AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera Configure your device Set up rules for events You can create rules to make your device perform an action when certain events occur. A rule consists of conditions and actions. The conditions can be used to trigger the actions. For example, the device can start a recording or send an email when it detects motion, or show an overlay text while the device is recording.
  • Page 11 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera Configure your device Go to PTZ and set where you want the camera to be directed by creating a preset position. Create a rule: 1. Go to System > Events and add a rule. 2. Type a name for the rule.
  • Page 12 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera Configure your device 7. In the list of conditions, under Scheduled and recurring, select Schedule. 8. In the list of schedules, select After hours . 9. In the list of actions, under Recordings, select Record video while the rule is active.

  • Page 13: The Web Interface

    AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface The web interface To reach the device’s web 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. This icon indicates that the feature or setting is only available in some devices.

  • Page 14: Video

    Shows what kind of access to the device that is active, and what encryption protocols are in use. Recommendations to the settings are based on the AXIS OS Hardening Guide. Hardening guide: Link to AXIS OS Hardening guide where you can learn more about cybersecurity on Axis devices and best practices.
  • Page 15 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface 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 16 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface • 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 17 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface Remove distortion : Use the slider to adjust the correction level. Pucker means that the image width is kept at the expense of image height and resolution. Bloat means that image height and resolution are kept at the expense of image width.
  • Page 18 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface 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 19 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface : 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.
  • Page 20 • 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 connect a supporting Axis accessory. Allow illumination: Turn on to let the camera use the built-in light in night mode.
  • Page 21 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface • Flicker-free 60 Hz : The camera adjusts the aperture and gain automatically, and uses the shutter speed 1/60 s. • Flicker-reduced : This is the same as flicker-free, but the camera might use shutter speeds faster than 1/100 s (50 Hz) and 1/120 s (60 Hz) for brighter scenes.
  • Page 22 Zipstream is 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 23 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface Optimize for storage: Turn on to minimize the bitrate while maintaining quality. The optimization does not apply to the stream shown in the web client. This can only be used if your VMS supports B-frames. Turning on Optimize for storage also turns on Dynamic GOP.

  • Page 24: Ptz

    AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface Use transparency: Select and enter the RGB hexadecimal value for that color. Use the format RRGGBB. Examples of hexadecimal values: FFFFFF for white, 000000 for black, FF0000 for red, 6633FF for blue, and 669900 for green.
  • Page 25 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface Guard tours Guard tour: Create a guard tour. • Preset position: Select to create a guard tour with preset positions. • Recorded: Select to create a recorded guard tour. Preset position A guard tour with preset positions continuously streams footage from a selection of preset positions in a random or fixed sequence.
  • Page 26 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface Limits To narrow down the area under surveillance, you can limit the PTZ movements. Save as Pan 0: Click to set the current position as zero-point for pan coordinates. Set pan-tilt limits: Turn on to set pan-tilt limits for PTZ movements. The camera uses the coordinates of the center of the image when you set pan-tilt limits.
  • Page 27 • PTZ control queue: Turn on to place PTZ control requests in a queue. This displays the users status and position in the queue. To use the PTZ controls in AXIS Camera Station, turn off this setting. Enter queue: Click to add your request for PTZ control to the queue.

  • Page 28: Recordings

    AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface Timeout type Timespan: Time out after reaching the set duration. Activity: Time out after reaching the set duration since the last activity. Infinity: Never to time out until a user with higher priority takes control.

  • Page 29: 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 30 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface Note The system uses the date and time settings in all recordings, logs, and system settings. Device location Enter where the device is located. Your video management system can use this information to place the device on a map.
  • Page 31 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: This is the default setting. Press and hold the control button on the device to connect to an O3C service over the internet.
  • Page 32 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 33 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 34 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 35 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface Add SSH account: Click to add a new SSH account. • Restrict root access: Turn on to restrict functionality that requires root access. • Enable SSH: Turn on to use SSH service.
  • Page 36 The SFTP client supports SFTP servers using SSH-2 with RSA, DSA, ECDSA, and ED25519 host key types. 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...
  • Page 37 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 38 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 software (VMS).
  • Page 39 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface Reconnect automatically: Specifies whether the client should reconnect automatically after a disconnect. Connect message Specifies if a message should be sent out when a connection is established. Send message: Turn on to send messages.
  • Page 40 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 41 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web 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. Retention time: Select how long to keep recordings, to limit the amount of old recordings, or to comply with regulations regarding data storage.
  • Page 42 When you create an ONVIF account, 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.
  • Page 43 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface Add accounts: Click to add a new ONVIF account. Account: Enter a unique account name. New 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.
  • Page 44 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface Shows power status information. Information varies depending on the product. Power profiles Select a power profile according to the temperature range that the device will be used in: • Full power (default): The product can be used in low temperatures, but will consume more power.

  • Page 45: Maintenance

    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. Maintenance Restart: Restart the device.
  • Page 46 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera The web interface • Factory default: Upgrade and return all settings to the factory default values. When you choose this option, you can’t revert to the previous firmware version after the upgrade. • Autorollback: Upgrade and confirm the upgrade within the set time. If you don’t confirm, the device reverts to the previous firmware version.

  • Page 47: Capture Modes

    The image shows how the field of view and aspect ratio can change between two different capture modes. 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 prevents users from viewing a part of the monitored area.

  • Page 48: Overlays

    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. 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 49 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera Learn more Bitrate control Bitrate control helps you to manage the bandwidth consumption of your video stream. 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.

  • Page 50: 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 51: Cybersecurity

    If the device detects that the firmware integrity is compromised, the firmware upgrade will be rejected. To learn more about Axis Edge Vault and cybersecurity features in Axis devices, go to axis.com/learning/white-papers and search for cybersecurity.

  • Page 52: Specifications

    AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera Specifications Specifications Product overview SD card slot Control button Ground screw Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N) Network connector (High PoE) Impact protection bracket Status LED Wiper SD card slot NOTICE TICE TICE • Risk of damage to SD card. Don’t use sharp tools, metal objects, or excessive force when inserting or removing the SD card.

  • Page 53: Connectors

    To comply with the IP66-rated design of the camera and maintain the IP66 protection, the supplied RJ45 Push-pull Connector (IP66) shall be used. Alternatively, use the RJ45 IP66-rated cable with premounted connector which is available from your Axis reseller. Don’t remove the plastic network connector shield from the camera.

  • Page 54: Reset To Factory Default Settings

    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 55: 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 56 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 57: 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. Contact support Contact support at axis.com/support.
  • Page 58 User manual Ver. M8.2 AXIS Q6215-LE PTZ Network Camera Date: September 2023 © Axis Communications AB, 2018 - 2023 Part no. T10116228...

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