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  • Page 1 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series AXIS Q1656 Box Camera AXIS Q1656-B Box Camera User manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Table of Contents Get started ..........

  • Page 3: 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 4: Secure Passwords

    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 69.

  • Page 5: Installation

    AXIS Q1656 Box 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 6: Configure Your Device

    AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Configure your device Configure your device Replace the lens 1. Stop all recordings and disconnect power from the device. 2. Disconnect the lens cable and remove the standard lens. 3. Attach the new lens and connect the lens cable.
  • Page 7 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Configure your device Select the same frequency as the power line frequency. • To lock the current exposure settings, select Hold current. Benefit from IR light in low-light conditions by using night mode Your camera uses visible light to deliver color images during the day. But as the visible light diminishes, color images become less bright and clear.
  • Page 8 3. Use the Local contrast slider to adjust the amount of WDR. 4. 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. Stabilize a shaky image with image stabilization Image stabilization is suitable in environments where the product is mounted in an exposed location where vibrations can occur, for example, due to wind or passing traffic.
  • Page 9 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 10 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Configure your device 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 11: View And Record Video

    AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Configure your device 1. Go to Video > Image. 2. To start a recording, click If you haven’t set up any storage, click . For instructions on how to set up network storage, see Set up network storage on page 11 3.

  • Page 12: Set Up Rules For Events

    Provide visual indication of an ongoing event You have the option to connect the AXIS I/O Indication LED to your network camera. This LED can be configured to turn on whenever certain events occur in the camera. For example, to let people know that video recording is in progress.
  • Page 13 8. Create a second rule and select the same Condition as in the first rule. 9. In the list of actions, select Toggle I/O while the rule is active, and then select the port the AXIS I/O Indication LED is connected to.
  • Page 14 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Configure your device 3. Enter #D in the text field. 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.
  • Page 15 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Configure your device 2. Connect the other end of the power wire to pin 2 (DC input/+). 3. Connect the other end of the I/O wire to pin 3 (I/O output). Configure the I/O port in the device web interface 1.

  • Page 16: Audio

    AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Configure your device 7. Set the prebuffer time to 5 seconds. 8. Set the postbuffer time to 2 minutes. 9. Click Save. Detect tampering with input signal This example explains how to send an email when the input signal is cut or short-circuited. For more information about the I/O connector, see page 62.
  • Page 17 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Configure your device 6. Select Include audio and turn it on. 7. Click Save.

  • Page 18: The Web Interface

    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: Video

    AXIS Q1656 Box 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 32 Shows the storage space where the recording is saved.
  • Page 20 AXIS Q1656 Box 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 21 AXIS Q1656 Box 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 22 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series The web interface Stabilizer margin : Use the slider to adjust the size of the stabilizer margin, which determines the level of vibration to stabilize. If the product is mounted in an environment with a lot of vibration, move the slider towards Max. As a result, a smaller scene is captured.
  • Page 23 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series 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 24 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera 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 25 • 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 26 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera 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 27 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 28 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series The web interface Select the bitrate reduction Strength: • Off: No bitrate reduction. • Low: No visible quality degradation in most scenes. This is the default option and it can be used in all types of scenes to reduce the bitrate.
  • Page 29 AXIS Q1656 Box 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 30 Label: Enter the text label for the x axis. Time window: Enter how long time the data is visualized. Time unit: Enter a time unit for the x axis. Y axis Label: Enter the text label for the y axis.

  • Page 31: Audio

    AXIS Q1656 Box 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. Cell size: If you choose mosaic color, the privacy masks appear as pixilated patterns. Use the slider to change the size of the pixels.

  • Page 32: Recordings

    AXIS Q1656 Box 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 33: Apps

    Export: Export the whole or a part of the recording. Apps Add app: Install a new app. Find more apps: Find more apps to install. You will be taken to an overview page of Axis apps. Allow unsigned apps : Turn on to allow installation of unsigned apps.

  • Page 34: System

    • 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 35 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series The web interface Network IPv4 Assign IPv4 automatically: Select to let the network router assign an IP address to the device automatically. We recommend automatic IP (DHCP) for most networks. IP address: Enter a unique IP address for the device. Static IP addresses can be assigned at random within isolated networks, provided that each address is unique.
  • Page 36 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 37 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 38 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 39 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 40 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series The web interface All System settings. Adding apps. • Viewer: Has access to: Watch and take snapshots of a video stream. Watch and export recordings. Pan, tilt, and zoom; with PTZ user access. The context menu contains: Update account: Edit the account properties.
  • Page 41 AXIS Q1656 Box 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 42 AXIS Q1656 Box 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 43 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 44 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 45 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series The web interface HTTP proxy: A URL with a maximum length of 255 bytes. You can leave the field empty if you don't want to use an HTTP proxy. HTTPS proxy: A URL with a maximum length of 255 bytes. You can leave the field empty if you don't want to use an HTTPS proxy.
  • Page 46 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 47 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series The web interface Unbind: Click to unbind and disconnect the network share. Bind: Click to bind and connect the network share. Unmount: Click to unmount the network share. Mount: Click to mount the network share.
  • Page 48 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 49 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera 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 50 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series The web interface • Select configuration: Select a user-defined configuration from the list and adjust the metadata settings. The configurations in the drop-down list act as identifiers/names of the metadata configuration. : Select the PTZ settings for your configuration.
  • Page 51 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera 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 The web interface 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 53: 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 54 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series The web interface Firmware upgrade: Upgrade to a new firmware version. New firmware releases can contain improved functionality, bug fixes, and completely new features. We recommend you to always use the latest release. To download the latest release, go to axis.com/support.

  • Page 55: Long-Distance Connections

    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. Remote focus and zoom The remote focus and zoom functionality allows you to make focus and zoom adjustments to your camera from a computer. It is a convenient way to ensure that the scene’s focus, viewing angle and resolution are optimized without having to visit the camera’s...

  • 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 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series 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 58: Applications

    AXIS Object Analytics AXIS Object Analytics is an analytic application that comes preinstalled on the camera. It detects objects that move in the scene and classifies them as, for example, humans or vehicles. You can set up the application to send alarms for different types of objects. To...

  • Page 59: Cybersecurity

    AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Learn more Cybersecurity TPM module 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.

  • Page 60: Specifications

    AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Specifications Specifications Product overview microSD card slot Status LED Built-in microphone Power connector (DC) T92G20 connector Control button RS485/422 connector I/O connector i-CS connector (compatible with P-iris and DC-iris) 10 Security slot 11 Audio in (analogue/digital)

  • Page 61: Buzzer

    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 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Specifications Audio input 1 Tip 2 Ring 3 Sleeve Electret power if selected Ground Unbalanced microphone (with or without electret power) or line Ground Balanced microphone (with or without phantom power) Balanced microphone (with or without phantom or line, “hot”...
  • Page 63 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Specifications DC ground DC output 12 V, max 50 mA I/O configured as supervised input I/O configured as output Configurable I/O Configurable I/O Power connector 2-pin terminal block for DC 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 64 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Specifications Function Notes RS485B alt RS485/422 RX(B) RX pair for all modes (combined RX/TX for 2-wire RS485) RS485A alt RS485/422 RX(A) TX pair for RS422 and 4-wire RS485 RS485/RS422 TX(B) RS485/RS422 TX(A) Important The maximum cable length is 30 m (98 ft).

  • Page 65: Ptz Drivers

    PTZ drivers PTZ drivers APTP This is a list of models supported by this driver. The physical installation depends on your Axis product and the PTZ unit. Important Check what serial communication your Axis product and the PTZ unit will support.
  • Page 66 Pelco Spectra Mini • Videotec DTRX3/PTH310P • Videotec ULISSE • PTK AMB • YP3040 Other models may be supported but this has not been verified by Axis. Technical information DEFAULT capabilities for PTZ driver: Driver Pelco 4.17 Version DEFAULT serial configuration: PortMode...

  • Page 67: Visca

    To change serial port settings, go to System > Plain config > Serial in the device’s web interface. Visca This is a list of models supported by this driver. The physical installation depends on your Axis product and the PTZ unit. Important Check what serial communication your Axis product and the PTZ unit will support.
  • Page 68 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series PTZ drivers Note Different PTZ units may have other capabilities (both less and more). Movement Absolute Relative Continuous Tilt Zoom Focus Iris AutoIris AutoFocus IrCutFilter BackLight OSDMenu Connection For the RS485/RS422 pin assignment on your device, see RS485/RS422 connector on page 63.

  • Page 69: 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 70: 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 71: 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 72: Contact Support

    • 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 If you need more help, go to axis.com/support.
  • Page 73 User manual Ver. M14.2 AXIS Q1656 Box Camera Series Date: March 2024 © Axis Communications AB, 2021 - 2024 Part no. T10171076...

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