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  • Page 1 AXIS Q60 Series AXIS Q6074 PTZ Network Camera AXIS Q6075 PTZ Network Camera ExCam XPT Q6075 Explosion-protected Camera User manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 3: Preview Mode

    AXIS Q60 Series Preview mode 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: Web Interface Overview

    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 64.

  • Page 6: Configure Your Device

    AXIS Q60 Series 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 55.
  • Page 7 2. To set the amount of WDR, select Low, Medium or High from the WDR level list. 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. Verify the pixel resolution To verify that a defined part of the image contains enough pixels to, for example, recognize the face of a person, you can use the pixel counter.
  • Page 8 AXIS Q60 Series Configure your device 1. Go to Video > Image and click 2. Click for 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 faces to appear.

  • Page 9: Adjust The Camera View (Ptz)

    AXIS Q60 Series Configure your device 7. Select the image and a position. You can also drag the overlay image in the live view to change the position. Show a text overlay You can add a text field as an overlay in the video stream. This is useful for example when you want to display the date, time or a company name in the video stream.

  • Page 10: View And Record Video

    AXIS Q60 Series Configure your device Enter a name for the guard tour and specify the pause length between each tour. If you want the guard tour to go to the preset positions in a random order, turn on Play guard tour in random order.

  • Page 11: Set Up Rules For Events

    AXIS Q60 Series Configure your device Select the Zipstream Strength that you want to use. Turn on Optimize for storage. This can only be used if the VMS supports B-frames. Turn on Dynamic FPS. Turn on Dynamic GOP and set a high Upper limit GOP length value.
  • Page 12 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 13 AXIS Q60 Series Configure your device 3. Make sure you have set up the application according to your needs. Add a preset position: Go to PTZ and set where you want the camera to be directed by creating a preset position.
  • Page 14 Set up motion detection: 1. Go to Apps and start and open AXIS Object Analytics. 2. Create an object in area scenario for vehicles, with an include area that covers the entrance of the gate. Create a rule: 1.

  • Page 15: Audio

    AXIS Q60 Series Configure your device 6. In Text, type “Motion detected”. 7. Set the duration. 8. Click Save. Note If you update the overlay text it will be automatically updated on all video streams dynamically. Record video when the camera detects impact Shock detection allows the camera to detect tampering caused by vibrations or shock.
  • Page 16 AXIS Q60 Series Configure your device 5. Go to System > Stream profiles and select the stream profile. 6. Select Include audio and turn it on. 7. Click Save.

  • Page 17: The Web Interface

    AXIS Q60 Series 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 18: 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 19 AXIS Q60 Series 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 20 AXIS Q60 Series 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. The bitrate information differs from the information shown in a text overlay, because of different information sources.
  • Page 21 AXIS Q60 Series The web interface Important We recommend you not to use multiple image correction features at the same time, since it can lead to performance issues. Barrel distortion correction (BDC) : Turn on to get a straighter image if it suffers from barrel distortion. Barrel distortion is a lens effect that makes the image appear curved and bent outwards.
  • Page 22 AXIS Q60 Series The web interface 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 23 AXIS Q60 Series 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 24 • 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 25 AXIS Q60 Series 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 26 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 27 AXIS Q60 Series 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 28: Ptz

    AXIS Q60 Series The web 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. • Image: Select to show a static image superimposed over the video stream. You can use .bmp, .png, .jpeg, or .svg files.
  • Page 29 AXIS Q60 Series The web interface • Create thumbnails : Create a thumbnail for all your preset positions. • Refresh thumbnails: Replace the thumbnails for your preset positions with new and updated thumbnails. • Delete all preset positions: Remove all your preset positions. This will also create a new home position automatically.
  • Page 30 AXIS Q60 Series The web interface General settings • Name: Enter a name for the guard tour. • Pause between runs: Enter your desired time interval between guard tours. You can enter any interval from 0 minutes to 2 hours and 45 minutes.
  • Page 31 AXIS Q60 Series The web interface Motion Proportional speed: Turn on to set the maximum proportional speed. • Max proportional speed: Set a value between 1 and 1000 to limit the pan and tilt speed. Max proportional speed is defined as a percentage, where the value 1000 equals 1000%.

  • Page 32: Audio

    • 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 33 AXIS Q60 Series The web interface Allow stream extraction : Turn on to allow stream extraction. Input type : Select the type of input, for instance, if it’s internal microphone or line. Power type : Select power type for your input.

  • Page 34: Recordings

    AXIS Q60 Series The web interface Ten Band Graphic Audio Equalizer: Turn on to adjust the level of different frequency bands within an audio signal. This feature is for advanced users with audio configuration experience. Talkback range : Choose the operational range to gather audio content. An increase to the operational range cause a reduction of simultaneous two-way communication capabilities.

  • Page 35: 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 36 AXIS Q60 Series The web interface Synchronization: Select an option for the device’s date and time synchronization. • Automatic date and time (manual NTS KE servers): Synchronize with the secure NTP key establishment servers connected to the DHCP server. Manual NTS KE servers: Enter the IP address of one or two NTP servers. When you use two NTP servers, the device synchronizes and adapts its time based on input from both.
  • Page 37 WS-Discovery: Turn on to allow automatic discovery on the network. 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.
  • Page 38 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 39 • Secure keystore: Select to use Secure element or Trusted Platform Module 2.0 to securely store the private key. For more information on which secure keystore to select, go to help.axis.com/en-us/axis-os#cryptographic-support. • Key type: Select the default or a different encryption algorithm from the drop-down list to protect the certificate.
  • Page 40 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 41 AXIS Q60 Series The web interface Add account: Click to add a new account. You can add up to 100 accounts. Account: Enter a unique account name. New password: Enter a password for the account. 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 42 AXIS Q60 Series The web interface Client ID: Enter the OpenID username. Outgoing Proxy: Enter the proxy address for the OpenID connection to use a proxy server. Admin claim: Enter a value for the admin role. Provider URL: Enter the web link for the API endpoint authentication. Format should be https://[insert URL]/.well-known/openid-configuration...
  • Page 43 AXIS Q60 Series The web interface You can set up your device to notify recipients about events or send files. The list shows all the recipients currently configured in the product, along with information about their configuration. Note You can create up to 20 recipients.
  • Page 44 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 45 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 46 AXIS Q60 Series The web interface Keep alive interval: Enables the client to detect when the server is no longer available without having to wait for the long TCP/IP timeout. Timeout: The time interval in seconds to allow a connect to complete. Default value: 60 Device topic prefix: Used in the default values for the topic in the connect message and LWT message on the MQTT client tab, and in the publication conditions on the MQTT publication tab.
  • Page 47 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 48 AXIS Q60 Series The web interface Unmount: Click to unmount the network share. Mount: Click to mount the network share. 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.
  • Page 49 When you create an ONVIF account, you automatically enable ONVIF communication. Use the account name and password for all ONVIF communication with the device. For more information see the Axis Developer Community at axis.com.
  • Page 50 AXIS Q60 Series 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 account. 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 51 AXIS Q60 Series The web interface Shock detector: Turn on to generate an alarm if the device is hit by an object or if it is tampered with. Sensitivity level: Move the slider to adjust the sensitivity level at which the device should generate an alarm. A low value means that the device only generates an alarm if the hit is powerful.

  • Page 52: 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 53 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 54: Bitrate Control

    AXIS Q60 Series Learn more 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 55: Capture Modes

    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 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 56: 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 57: 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 58: Cybersecurity

    The TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is a component that provides cryptographic features to protect information from unauthorized access. It is always activated and there are no settings you can change. 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 59: Specifications

    AXIS Q60 Series Specifications Specifications Product overview Multiconnector Part number (P/N) and serial number (S/N) Network connector (PoE+) Power button Dome Control button Status LED indicator SD card slot LED indicators Status LED Indication Unlit Connection and normal operation. Green Shows steady green for 10 seconds for normal operation after startup completed.

  • Page 60: Sd Card Slot

    Terminal connector for connecting external equipment: • Audio equipment • Input/Output (I/O) devices • AC/DC power supply When connecting external equipment, a separately sold Axis multicable is required in order to maintain the product’s IP rating. For more information, see Multicable connectors on page 61.
  • Page 61 AXIS Q60 Series Specifications Multicable connectors Multicable overview Camera multiconnector Audio in (pink) Audio out (green) Power connector, 3-pin I/O terminal block, 6-pin The multicable provides the following connectors: Power connector - 3-pin terminal block used for power input. Use a Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) compliant limited power source (LPS) with either a rated output power limited to ≤100 W or a rated output current limited to ≤5 A.
  • Page 62 AXIS Q60 Series Specifications Function Notes Specifications 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 = 250 mA 3–6 Digital input – Connect to pin 1 to activate, or leave...
  • Page 63 AXIS Q60 Series Cleaning recommendations Cleaning recommendations If the device gets grease stains or becomes heavily soiled, you can clean it with mild, solvent-free soap or detergent. NOTICE TICE TICE Never use harsh detergent, for example gasoline, benzene, or acetone.

  • Page 64: 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 65: Technical Issues, Clues, And Solutions

    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 66: 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 67: 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 68 User manual Ver. M13.2 AXIS Q60 Series Date: November 2023 © Axis Communications AB, 2019 - 2023 Part no. T10142380...

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