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USER'S MANUAL
AXIS P85 Series
AXIS P8513 Network Camera
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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL AXIS P85 Series AXIS P8513 Network Camera AXIS P8514 Network Camera...
  • Page 2 Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may also be beneficial, for developing shell scripts and applications. Later versions of this document will be posted to the Axis Website, as required. See also the product’s online help, available via the Web-based interface.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AXIS P85 Series - Table of contents Accessing the Camera ................4 Access from a browser .

  • Page 4: Accessing The Camera

    2. Enter the IP address or host name of the camera in the Location/Address field of your browser. To access the camera from a Macintosh computer (Mac OSX), click on the Bonjour tab and select AXIS P8513 \AXIS P8514 from the drop-down list.

  • Page 5: Setting The Root Password

    System Options > Network > TCP/IP Advanced in your web interface. For more information, please see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 25. See also the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at www.axiscam.net For Technical notes on this and other topics, visit the Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup...

  • Page 6: The Live View Page

    AXIS Media Control toolbar The AMC viewer toolbar (AXIS Media Control) is available in Microsoft Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 8 for more information. AMC displays the following buttons: The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream.

  • Page 7: Video

    Important! H.264 is licensed technology. The network camera includes one viewing client license for each technology. Installing additional unlicensed copies of the viewing client is prohibited. To purchase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller.

  • Page 8: Alternative Methods Of Accessing The Video Stream

    • QuickTime adds latency to the video stream (up to 3 seconds). • It may be possible to use other players to view the H.264 stream using the paths above, although Axis does not guarantee this. • <ip> = IP address •...

  • Page 9: Video Stream

    AXIS P85 Series - Video Video Stream The video stream settings appear under three tabs: • Image • H.264 • MJPEG Image Image Appearance Use these settings to modify the image resolution and compression. Changing the compression level affects the image quality, and the bandwidth; the lower the compression, the higher the image quality with higher bandwidth requirements.

  • Page 10: Stream Profiles

    AXIS P85 Series - Video H.264 GOV Settings The GOV structure describes the composition of the video stream and setting the GOV-length to a higher value saves considerably on bandwidth but may have an adverse effect on image quality. Bit Rate Control The bit rate can be set as Variable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR).

  • Page 11: Camera Settings

    The overlay (a logo, for example) is then displayed in the video image. To use your own image, first upload it to the AXIS P85 Series Network Camera. To do this enter the name of the file in the field provided, or click the Browse button, locate and click the Upload button.

  • Page 12: Privacy Mask

    Privacy masks cannot even be bypassed via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API). The Privacy Mask List shows all the masks that are currently configured in AXIS P85 Series Network Camera and indicates if they are enabled. To define a new mask: 1.

  • Page 13: Live View Config

    AXIS P85 Series - Live View Config Live View Config Live View Layout Stream Profile From the Stream Profile drop-down list, select the stream profile to be used for the Live View page. The stream profiles listed are the standard ones as well as those created under Video > Stream Profiles. See the online help files on this page for more information.
  • Page 14 AXIS P85 Series - Live View Config Viewer Settings Check the Show viewer toolbar box to display the AXIS Media Control (AMC) or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the video image in your browser. The administrator can disable the installation of the H.264 decoder included with AMC. This is used to prevent the installation of unlicensed copies.

  • Page 15: Ptz

    Entrance (H). You can return the AXIS P85 Series Network Camera to the overview image after a set time of viewing a preset position. The interval is configurable from 0 seconds (i.e. disabled) to 300 seconds. The default interval is 30 seconds.

  • Page 16: Guard Tour

    AXIS P85 Series - PTZ Guard Tour A Guard Tour displays the video streams from different preset positions, one-by-one, in a pre-determined order or at random, and for configurable time periods. Once the preset position has been set, and added to the guard tour, you can decide the viewing time in seconds or minutes in the Guard Tour Setup window.

  • Page 17: Events

    AXIS P85 Series - Events Events Event Type - A set of parameters describing how and when the camera should perform certain actions. An event type • may result in a single event, or it may result in many, all depending on how often the conditions governing its behav- ior are met.
  • Page 18 AXIS P85 Series - Events Triggered Event A triggered event could be activated by: • a manually activated action, such as from an action button in the web interface • detected movement in a configured motion detection window • on restart (reboot), after power loss •...

  • Page 19: Camera Tampering

    AXIS P85 Series - Events Scheduled Event A Scheduled event can be activated at pre-set times, in a repeating pattern on selected weekdays. Configuration example: 1. Click Add scheduled... in the Event Types page. 2. Enter a descriptive Name for the event, such as Scheduled e-mail upload.

  • Page 20: Motion Detection

    AXIS P85 Series - Events Motion Detection Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs (or stops) in the video image. It is possible to configure a total of 10 windows (Include and Exclude) for motion detection.
  • Page 21 AXIS P85 Series - Events Object Size History Sensitivity High level Only very large objects An object that appears in the region Ordinary colored objects on ordinary trigger motion detec- will trigger the motion detection for backgrounds will trigger the motion...

  • Page 22: System Options

    Enable Basic Setup - Before using the AXIS P85 Series Network Camera, there are certain settings that should be made, most of which require Administrator access privileges. To quickly access these settings use the Basic Setup in the menu. All settings are also available from the standard links in the menu.

  • Page 23: Date & Time

    AXIS P85 Series - System Options Date & Time Current Server Time - Displays the current date and time (24h clock). The time can be displayed in 12h clock format in the overlay (see below). New Server Time - Select your time zone from the drop-down list. If you want the server clock to automatically adjust for daylight savings time, select the Automatically adjust for daylight saving time changes option.

  • Page 24: Network

    DHCP should only be enabled if your DHCP server can update a DNS server, which then allows you to access the AXIS P85 Series Network Camera by name (host name). If DHCP is enabled and you cannot access the unit, run AXIS IP Util- ity to search the network for connected Axis products or reset the network camera to factory default settings and then perform the installation again.
  • Page 25 AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service Use the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS service to assign a host name for easy access to your network camera (requires Internet access). Click Settings... to register the camera with the Axis Internet Dynamic DNS service, or to modify the existing settings (requires access to the Internet).
  • Page 26 SOCKS SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The Axis network camera can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a firewall/proxy server. This functionality is useful if the network camera is located on a local network behind a firewall, and notifications, uploads, alarms, and such need to be sent to a destination outside the local network (such as the Internet).
  • Page 27 The QoS in Axis network video products marks the data packets for various types of network traffic originating from the product. This makes it possible for network routers and switches to reserve a fixed amount of bandwidth for these types of traffic.

  • Page 28: Maintenance

    AXIS P85 Series - System Options There are four types of traps available for the AXIS P85 Series Network Camera. • Cold start • Warm start • Link up • Authentication failed SNMP v3 SNMP V3 - provides encryption and secure passwords. HTTPS must be enabled. To use traps with SNMP v3 an SNMP v3 management application is required.
  • Page 29 For more information, please visit the Developer pages at www.axis.com/developer File Upload - To use your own files as custom settings, upload the files first to the AXIS P85 Series Network Camera. Browse to select the file. Select the User level for the uploaded file. When the file is displayed correctly in the text field, click the Upload button.

  • Page 30: About

    AXIS P85 Series - System Options About Here you can find basic information about your network camera. You can also view third party software licenses. Resetting to Factory Default Settings To reset the camera to the original factory default settings, go to the System Options > Maintenance web page (as described...

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    Upgrading the Firmware When you upgrade your camera with the latest firmware from the Axis Web site, your camera receives the latest functionality available. Always read the upgrade instructions and release notes available with each new release, before updating the firmware.

  • Page 32: Led Indicators

    AXIS P85 Series - Troubleshooting If the emergency recovery procedure does not get the camera up and running again, please contact Axis support at www.axis.com/techsup/ Factory default The camera unit must be removed from the pipe so the LED indicators are visible, see Removing the camera unit, on page 32.
  • Page 33 Axis Support If you contact Axis support, please help us to help you solve your problems by providing the server report, the log file and a detailed description of the problem. Server Report - go to Setup > System Options > Support > Support Overview. The server report contains important information about the server and its software, as well as a list of the current parameters.
  • Page 34 The camera cannot be accessed from a browser The IP address has been changed by If the camera and client are on the same network, Run AXIS IP Utility to locate the camera. DHCP Identify the camera using its model or serial number. Alternatively: 1) Move the camera to an isolated network or to one with no DHCP or BOOTP server.
  • Page 35 Motion detection is based on changes in luminance in the image. This means that if there are sudden changes in the lighting, motion detection may be falsely triggered. Lower the sensitivity setting to avoid problems with luminance. For further assistance, please contact your reseller or see the support pages on the Axis website at www.axis.com/techsup...

  • Page 36: Technical Specifications

    Rotation ± 180° adjustment Video compression • H.264 Baseline profile • Motion JPEG Resolutions AXIS P8514: 1280x800* to 160x90 AXIS P8513: 800x600 to 160x90 *1440x900 (1.3 MP) scaled resolution available via VAPIX® Frame rate H.264 30 fps in all resolutions Frame rate...
  • Page 37 For other operating systems and browers see www.axis.com/techsup Installation, • AXIS Camera Management tool on CD and web-based configuration management and • Firmware upgrades over HTTP or FTP, firmware available at www.axis.com maintenance General Casing Steel tube available in Chrome, or Epoxy painted White or Black...

  • Page 38: Glossary Of Terms

    IP address. sending of web pages or files) from a web server. ARTPEC (Axis Real Time Picture Encoder) - This chip is used CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) - A for image compression, and image processing such as...
  • Page 39 AXIS P85 Series - Glossary of Terms translate Internet domain names into IP (Internet Protocol) example, a computer server acting as a gateway often also acts addresses. A domain name is a meaningful and as a proxy server and a firewall server. A gateway is often easy-to-remember name for an Internet address.
  • Page 40 AXIS P85 Series - Glossary of Terms Monitor - A monitor is very similar to a standard television set, uniquely identifies it from all others, and each data packet contains both the sender's address and the receiver's address. but lacks the electronics to pick up regular television signals.
  • Page 41 AXIS P85 Series - Glossary of Terms retrieval. protocol, and a starting point for negotiating transports such as RTP, multicast and Unicast, and for negotiating codecs. Progressive scan - Progressive scan, as opposed to interlaced RTSP can be considered a ‘remote control’ for controlling the video, scans the entire picture, line by line every sixteenth of a media stream delivered by a media server.
  • Page 42 AXIS P85 Series - Glossary of Terms part of an organization's network. Typically, a subnet may remote computer to the corporate network, via e.g. a direct represent all the machines at one geographic location, in one phone line or via the Internet.
  • Page 43 AXIS P85 Network Camera - Index Action Buttons 9, 16 Post-trigger Buffer 19 Alarm 21 Pre-trigger Buffer 19 AMC 7 ARP/Ping 25 QoS (Quality of Service) 27 QuickTime 11, 15 Bit Rate 13 Bonjour 7, 29 Buffer Size 19 Recovery 32...

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