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  • Page 1 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series AXIS M3085-V Dome Camera AXIS M3086-V Dome Camera AXIS M3088-V Dome Camera User manual...
  • Page 2 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series About this manual About this manual This user manual describes several products. This means you may find instructions that aren’t applicable to your product.

  • Page 3: Preview Mode

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series 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: Find The Device On The Network

    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

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series Get started The device password is the primary protection for your data and services. Axis devices do not impose a password policy as they may be used in various types of installations. To protect your data we strongly recommend that you: •...

  • Page 6: Adjust The Image

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series Configure your device Configure your device Adjust the image This section includes instructions about configuring your device. If you want to learn more about how certain features work, go to Learn more on page 49.

  • Page 7: Reduce Motion Blur In Low-Light Conditions

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series Configure your device • If possible, open the aperture. • Reduce sharpness in the image, under Video > Image > Appearance. Reduce motion blur in low-light conditions To reduce motion blur in low-light conditions, adjust one or more of the following settings in Video > Image > Exposure: •...

  • Page 8: Monitor Long And Narrow Areas

    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 9: Hide Parts Of The Image With Privacy Masks

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera 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 10: Reduce Bandwidth And Storage

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series Configure your device 4. Choose text size and appearance. 5. To position the text overlay, click and select an option. Create a rule: 1. Go to System > Events and add a rule. 2. Type a name for the rule.
  • Page 11 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series Configure your device 1. Go to System > Storage. 2. Click Add network storage under Network storage. 3. Type the IP address of the host server. 4. Type the name of the shared location on the host server under Network share.

  • Page 12: Send An Email Automatically If Someone Spray Paints The Lens

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series Configure your device Note If you make changes to an active rule, the rule must be turned on again for the changes to take effect. Note If you change the definition of a stream profile that is used in a rule, then you need to restart all the rules that use that stream profile.

  • Page 13: Add Audio To Your Recording

    Add audio capability to your product With the AXIS T61 Audio and I/O Interface products, you can add audio capability to your product. Use the setup in, for example, interview rooms. You can place the Axis network video product on the wall or ceiling to give good visual coverage, and the...
  • Page 14 2. Connect the AXIS T61 Audio and I/O Interface (2) and the PoE switch (3) with a PoE cable. Once the devices are connected, an audio tab becomes visible in the settings for your Axis network video device. Go to the audio tab and turn on Allow audio.
  • Page 15 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 16 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface Ongoing recordings Shows ongoing recordings and their designated storage space. Recordings: View ongoing and filtered recordings and their source. For more information, see Recordings on page 26 Shows the storage space where the recording is saved.
  • Page 17 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface Starts the wiper. Click and select a preset position to go to that preset position in the live view. Or, click Setup to go to the preset position page. Adds or removes a focus recall area. When you add a focus recall area, the camera saves the focus settings at that specific pan/tilt range.

  • Page 18: Installation

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface Installation Capture mode : A capture mode is a preset configuration that defines how the camera captures images. When you change the capture mode, it can affect many other settings, such as view areas and privacy masks.
  • Page 19 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web 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 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 M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface 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 22 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface Max gain: Select the suitable max gain. If you increase the max gain, it improves the visible level of detail in dark images, but also increases the noise level. More noise can also result in increased use of bandwidth and storage. If you set the max gain to a high value, images can differ a lot if the light conditions are very different from day to night.
  • Page 23 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 24: View Areas

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface Include: Turn on to use audio in the video stream. Source : Select what audio source to use. Stereo : Turn on to include built-in audio as well as audio from an external microphone.

  • Page 25: Privacy Masks

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface Privacy masks : Click to create a new privacy mask. Privacy masks: Click to change the color of all privacy masks, or to delete all privacy masks permanently. Mask x: Click to rename, disable, or permanently delete the mask.

  • Page 26: Audio Clips

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface Audio clips Add clip: Add a new audio clip. You can use .au, .mp3, .opus, .vorbis, .wav files. Play the audio clip. Stop playing the audio clip. The context menu contains: • Rename: Change the name of the audio clip.
  • Page 27 • 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 28: Time And Location

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface System Time and location Date and time The time format depends on the web browser’s language settings. Note We recommend you synchronize the device’s date and time with an NTP server. Synchronization: Select an option for the device’s date and time synchronization.
  • Page 29 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface Note If DHCP isn’t available and the device uses a static address fallback, the static address is configured with a limited scope. IPv6 Assign IPv6 automatically: Select to turn on IPv6 and to let the network router assign an IP address to the device automatically.
  • Page 30 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...
  • Page 31 • 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 32 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 33 AXIS M30 Dome Camera 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 34 AXIS M30 Dome Camera 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 35 AXIS M30 Dome Camera 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 36 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 37 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 38 AXIS M30 Dome Camera 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 39 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface MQTT subscriptions Add subscription: Click to add a new MQTT subscription. Subscription filter: Enter the MQTT topic that you want to subscribe to. Use device topic prefix: Add the subscription filter as prefix to the MQTT topic.
  • Page 40 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface Use NAT (Network Address Translation) traversal when the device is located on an private network (LAN) and you want to make it available from outside of that network. Note For NAT traversal to work, the router must support it. The router must also support UPnP®.
  • Page 41 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface • Make default: Select to make this the default account. There must be a default account, and there can only be one default account. • Answer automatically: Select to automatically answer an incoming call.
  • Page 42 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 43: Stream Profiles

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface • Repair: Repair errors in the ext4 file system. To repair an SD card with the VFAT file system, eject the SD card, insert it in a computer, and perform a disk repair.
  • Page 44 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. Add accounts: Click to add a new ONVIF account.

  • Page 45: Edge To Edge

    Pairing Pairing allows you to use a compatible Axis network speaker or microphone as if it’s part of the camera. Once paired, the network speaker acts as an audio out device where you can play audio clips and transmit sound through the camera. The network microphone will take up sounds from the surrounding area and make it available as an audio input device, usable in media streams and recordings.
  • Page 46 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series The web interface Address: Enter host name or IP address to the network speaker. Username: Enter username. Password: Enter password for the user. Speaker pairing: Select to pair a network speaker. Microphone pairing: Select to pair a microphone.

  • Page 47: Plain Config

    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 48 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series 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 49: View Area

    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.

  • Page 50: Streaming And Storage

    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 51: Bitrate Control

    AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series Learn more The Stream tab contains settings for video streams. You get these settings if you request a video stream from the product and don’t specify for example resolution, or frame rate. When you change the settings in the Stream tab, it doesn’t affect ongoing streams, but it will take effect when you start a new stream.
  • Page 52 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 53 AXIS People Counter AXIS People Counter is an analytic application that you can install on a network camera. You can use the application to count how many people pass through an entrance, in what direction they pass, and if more than one person passes during a predefined interval.
  • Page 54 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series Learn more Objects at the edge Objects near the center...
  • Page 55 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series 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 56: Upgrade The Firmware

    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 57: 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 58 • An event that uses images on the camera, for example an event that sends an e-mail with an image every hour • An installed and running application, such as AXIS Video Motion Detection, will always consume a video stream, whether...

  • Page 59: Performance Considerations

    Identical configuration implies exactly the same resolution, frame rate, compression, video format, rotation etc. For more information see the white paper “Max number of unique video stream configurations”, available at axis.com. Can’t connect over port 8883 with MQTT over SSL The firewall blocks traffic In some cases the server/broker might not provide a specific port for MQTT communication.

  • Page 60: 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 61: Product Overview

    Don’t remove the SD card while the product is running. This device supports microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC cards. For SD card recommendations, see axis.com. microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC Logos are trademarks of SD-3C LLC. microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC are trademarks or registered trademarks of SD-3C, LLC in the United States, other countries or both.

  • Page 62: Control Button

    Resetting the product to factory default settings. See Reset to factory default settings on page 56. • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. To connect, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds until the status LED flashes green.
  • Page 63 User manual Ver. M11.2 AXIS M30 Dome Camera Series Date: November 2023 © Axis Communications AB, 2022 - 2023 Part no. T10179857...

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