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AXIS P1214 Network Camera

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Page 1 USER MANUAL AXIS P1214 Network Camera...
Page 2 Later version with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio of this document will be posted to the Axis website, as required. See communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference also the product’s online help, available via the web-based interface.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
AXIS Media Control (AMC) ........
Page 4: Hardware Overview
AXIS P1214 Network Camera Hardware Overview Hardware Overview Power indicator LED Status indicator LED Network indicator LED SD card slot (microSD card) Camera connector I/O terminal connector Main unit Network connector Control button 10 Power connector 11 Mounting rail 12 Sensor unit...
Page 5: Led Indicators
Options > Storage > SD Card and click Unmount. Control button - The control button is used for: • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 33. To connect, press and hold the button for about 1 second until the Status LED ﬂashes green. •...
Page 6 AXIS P1214 Network Camera Hardware Overview 1. Cut the cable to the desired length. Measure from the sensor unit. 2. Strip the plastic outer coating from the end of the cable. 3. Peel back the shield. 4. Flatten the colored wires in the order described below.
Page 7: Accessing The Product
Macintosh computer (Mac OS X), click on the Bonjour tab and select the product from the drop-down list. If you do not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility to locate the product on the network. For more information on how to discover and assign an IP address, refer to the Installation Guide.
Page 8: Access From The Internet
Set the Root Password To gain access to the Axis product, you must set the password for the default administrator user root. This is done in the Conﬁgure Root Password dialog, which appears when the product is accessed for the ﬁrst time.
Page 9: The Live View Page
AXIS P1214 Network Camera Accessing the Product Select the power line frequency (50 Hz or 60 Hz) used at the location of the Axis product. Selecting the wrong frequency may cause image ﬂicker if the product is used in ﬂuorescent light environments.
Page 10 2. Under Action Buttons, select Show manual trigger button. AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 11 for more information. The toolbar displays the following buttons: The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream.
Page 11: 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 12: Alternative Methods Of Accessing The Video Stream
AXIS P1214 Network Camera Media Streams The AMC Control Panel can be used to conﬁgure various video 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 13 • The Axis product supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later. • QuickTime adds 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 14: Setting Up The Product
Setting Up the Product Setting 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 page. Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings.
Page 15: Video
AXIS P1214 Network Camera Video Video It is possible to conﬁgure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 15. • Stream proﬁles. See page 16. • Camera settings. See page 17. • Overlay image. See page 17.
Page 16: Stream Profiles
AXIS P1214 Network Camera Video Image The default image settings can be conﬁgured under Video> Video Stream. Select the Image tab. The following settings are available: Resolution. Select the default resolution. • • Compression. The compression level affects the image quality, bandwidth and ﬁle size of saved images; the lower the compression, the higher the image quality with higher bandwidth requirements and larger ﬁle sizes.
Page 17: Camera Settings
White Balance 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 18: Privacy Mask
A privacy mask is an area of solid color that prohibits users from viewing parts of the monitored area. Privacy masks cannot be bypassed via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API). The Privacy Mask List (Video > Privacy Mask) shows all the masks that are currently conﬁgured in the Axis product and indicates if they are enabled.
Page 19: Live View Config
AXIS P1214 Network Camera Live View Conﬁg Live View Conﬁg You can customize the Live View page and alter it to suit your requirements. It is possible to deﬁne the following features of the Live View page. • Stream Proﬁle. See page 16.
Page 20 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 AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 11.
Page 21 AXIS P1214 Network Camera Live View Conﬁg For more information about I/O ports, see I/O Ports on page 38.
Page 22: Detectors
Motion Detection Parameters on page 23. Once motion detection windows are conﬁgured, the Axis product can be conﬁgured to perform actions when motion is detected. Possible actions include uploading images and start recording. For more information, see Setting Up an Action Rule on page 26.
Page 23 AXIS P1214 Network Camera Detectors Note Using the motion detection feature may decrease the product’s overall performance. Set Up Motion Detection Windows To set up a motion detection Include Window, follow these instructions: 1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection.
Page 24: Applications
Internet, Automatic Installation appears in the web page. If the product is not connected to the Internet, go to www.axis.com/applications to acquire a License key. You will need a license code and the product’s serial number (found on the label and under System Options >...
Page 25: Events
Events The Axis product can be conﬁgured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording when motion is detected. The set of conditions that deﬁnes how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule.
Page 26: Setting Up An Action Rule
AXIS P1214 Network Camera Events Setting Up an Action Rule An action rule deﬁnes the conditions that must be met for the product to perform an action, for example record video or send email notiﬁcations. If multiple conditions are deﬁned, all must be met to trigger the action.
Page 27: Schedules
AXIS P1214 Network Camera Events Note A network share can also be used as a storage device for recorded video. Go to System Options > Storage to conﬁgure a network share before setting up a continuous recording or an action rule to record video. See Storage on page 37 for more information about storage devices.
Page 28: Recording List
Continuous recording The Axis product can be conﬁgured to continuously save video to an SD card or network share. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to conﬁgure the disk to automatically remove old recordings see Storage on page 37.
Page 29 AXIS P1214 Network Camera Recordings Note If a new stream proﬁle is selected while a recording is ongoing, the recording will be stopped and saved in the recording list and a new recording with the new stream proﬁle will start. All previous continuous recordings will remain in the recording...
Page 30: 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 31: Date & Time
RADIUS server, examples of which are FreeRADIUS and Microsoft Internet Authentication Service. In Axis' implementation, the network device and the authentication server authenticate themselves with the help of digital certiﬁcates using EAP-TLS (Extensible Authentication Protocol - Transport Layer Security). The certiﬁcates are provided by an Certiﬁcation Authority (CA).
Page 32: 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 33 One-click enabled - Press the product’s control button (see Hardware Overview on page 4 ) to connect to an AVHS service over the Internet. Once registered, Always will be enabled and the Axis product stays connected to the AVHS service. If the product is not registered within 24 hours from when the button is pressed, the product will disconnect from the AVHS service.
Page 34 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 35 SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The Axis product can be conﬁgured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a ﬁrewall or proxy server. This functionality is useful if the Axis product is located on a local network behind a ﬁrewall, and notiﬁcations, uploads, alarms, etc need to be sent to a destination outside the local network (for example the Internet).
Page 36 Axis product can mark the following types of trafﬁc: live video, event/alarm trafﬁc and management trafﬁc. SMTP (email) To send email messages from the Axis product via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), an SMTP mail server must be set up. This is done under System Options > Network > SMTP (email).
Page 37: Storage
Select Always Multicast Video to start multicast streaming without opening an RTSP session. Bonjour The Axis product includes support for Bonjour. Bonjour is enabled by default and the product is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol.
Page 38: Ports & Devices
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 39: Support
Click Default to reset all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values. This button should be used with caution. The Axis product can also be reset to factory default using the control button, see Reset to Factory Default Settings on page 40.
Page 40: Reset To Factory Default Settings
For more information, see www.axis.com/developer File Upload Files, for example web pages 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 41: Troubleshooting
Always read the upgrade instructions and release notes available with each new release, before upgrading the ﬁrmware. To upgrade, follow these instructions: 1. Save the ﬁrmware ﬁle to your computer. The latest version of the ﬁrmware is available free of charge from Axis website at www.axis.com/techsup 2.
Page 42: Symptoms, Possible Causes And Remedial Actions
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/techsup/ Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Problems setting the IP address Try the installation again.
Page 43 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 Camera Management to located the product on the network. Identify the product using its model or serial number.
Page 44 Also, make sure that AXIS Media Control is installed on your computer. only) Installation of additional Conﬁgure the Axis product to use a Java applet for updating video images in Internet Explorer. Go to Setup > Live View Conﬁg and select Java applet under Default viewer. ActiveX component...
Page 45 AXIS P1214 Network Camera Troubleshooting Storage and disk management problems Video cannot be recorded Check that the SD card is not write protected (that is, read only). SD card cannot be mounted Reformat the SD card and then click Mount.
Page 46: Technical Specifications
*This product includes software developed by the Open SSL Project for use in the Open SSL Toolkit (www.openssl.org) System Application Open API for software integration, including VAPIX® and AXIS Camera Application Integration Programming Platform from Axis Communications; speciﬁcations available at www.axis.com Interface Includes the ONVIF speciﬁcation available at www.onvif.org...
Page 47: Performance Considerations
Mounting kit, Installation Guide, Axis Warranty Document, AVHS Authentication key, accessories Installation and Management Software CD, Windows decoder 1-user license Video AXIS Camera Station — Video management software for viewing and recording up to 50 management cameras software (sold See www.axis.com/products/video/software/ for more software applications via partners...
Page 48 AXIS P1214 Network Camera Technical Speciﬁcations The following factors are among the most important to consider: • High image resolution and/or lower compression levels result in images containing more data. Bandwidth affected. • Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG and/or unicast H.264 clients. Bandwidth affected.
Page 49 User Manual Ver. M2.2 AXIS P1214 Network Camera Date: August 2012 Part No. 47874 © Axis Communications AB, 2012...

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