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AXISP32DomeCameraSer AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series AXIS P3267-LV Dome Camera AXIS P3267-LVE Dome Camera AXIS P3268-LV Dome Camera AXIS P3268-LVE Dome Camera User manual...
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Table of Contents Solution overview ............................5 Get started..............................6 Find the device on the network.........................6 Browser support ..........................6 Open the device's web interface........................6 Make sure that no one has tampered with the device software..............6 Create an administrator account ......................6 Secure passwords ..........................7...
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Connectors ............................84 Network connector .........................84 Audio connector ..........................85 I/O connector ..........................87 Troubleshooting............................90 Reset to factory default settings ......................90 AXIS OS options ............................91 Check the current AXIS OS version ......................92 Upgrade AXIS OS...........................92 Technical issues, clues, and solutions.......................92 Performance considerations ........................95...
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Contact support ............................95...
Make sure that no one has tampered with the device software To make sure that the device has its original AXIS OS, or to take full control of the device after a security attack: Reset to factory default settings. See .
Secure passwords Important Axis devices send the initially set password in clear text over the network. To protect your device after the first login, set up a secure and encrypted HTTPS connection and then change the password. 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.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Installation To watch this video, go to the web version of this document. How to install the camera 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.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 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 . Select exposure mode To improve image quality for specific surveillance scenes, use exposure modes. Exposure modes lets you control aperture, shutter speed, and gain.
To set the amount of WDR, select Low, Medium or High from the WDR level list. 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. Compensate for barrel distortion Barrel distortion is a phenomenon where straight lines appear increasingly bent closer to the edges of the frame.
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. Depending on your device, turn the camera or the 3-axis lens in the camera 90° or 270°. If the device doesn’t have automatic rotation of the view, go to Video > Installation.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Hide parts of the image with privacy masks You can create one or several privacy masks to hide parts of the image. Go to Video > Privacy masks. Click Click the new mask and type a name.
Make sure you have an SD card installed. Make sure that AXIS Object Analytics is running: Make sure that AXIS Video Motion Detection is running: Go to Apps > AXIS Object Analytics. Go to Apps > AXIS Video Motion Detection.
This example explains how to display the text “Motion detected” when the device detects an object. Make sure that AXIS Object Analytics is running: Make sure that AXIS Video Motion Detection is running: Go to Apps > AXIS Object Analytics.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Record video when the camera detects loud noises This example explains how to set up the camera to start recording to the SD card five seconds before it detects loud noise and to stop two minutes after.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Click Save. Send an email automatically if someone spray paints the lens Activate the tampering detection: Go to System > Detectors > Camera tampering. Set a value for Trigger delay. The value indicates the time that must pass before an email is sent.
Connect to a network speaker Network speaker pairing allows you to use a compatible Axis network speaker as if it is connected directly to the camera. Once paired, the speaker acts as an audio out device where you can play audio clips and transmit sound through the camera.
Status Device info Shows the device information, including AXIS OS version and serial number. Upgrade AXIS OS: Upgrade the software on your device. Takes you to the Maintenance page where you can do the upgrade. Time sync status Shows NTP synchronization information, including if the device is in sync with an NTP server and the time remaining until the next sync.
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Shows what kind of access to the device that is active, what encryption protocols are in use, and if unsigned apps are allowed. 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.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Video 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.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series • Video format: Select the encoding format to use in the live view. • Autoplay: Turn on to autoplay a muted video stream whenever you open the device in a new session. • Client stream information: Turn on to show dynamic information about the video stream used by the browser that shows the live video stream.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Zoom : Use the slider to adjust the zoom level. Autofocus after zooming : Turn on to enable autofocus after zooming. Focus: Use the slider to manually set the focus. Autofocus: Click to make the camera focus on the selected area. If you don’t select an autofocus area, the camera focuses on the entire scene.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 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.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 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.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series : 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.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Light environment: • Automatic: Automatic identification and compensation for the light source color. This is the recommended setting which can be used in most situations. • Automatic – outdoors : Automatic identification and compensation for the light source color.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series IR-cut filter: • Auto: Select to automatically turn on and off the IR-cut filter. When the camera is in day mode, the IR-cut filter is turned on and blocks incoming infrared light, and when in night mode, the IR-cut filter is turned off and the camera’s light sensitivity increases.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Exposure mode: • Automatic: The camera adjusts the aperture, gain, and shutter automatically. • Automatic aperture : The camera adjusts the aperture and gain automatically. The shutter is fixed. • Automatic shutter : The camera adjusts the shutter and gain automatically. The aperture is fixed.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series • Right : Uses an area with a fixed size and position in the right part of the image to calculate the exposure. • Spot: Uses an area with a fixed size and position in the live view to calculate the exposure.
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. When the scene is more static, Zipstream applies a lower bitrate, and thereby reduces the required storage.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 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.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 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.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Overlays : Click to add an overlay. Select the type of overlay from the dropdown list: • Text: Select to show a text that is integrated in the live view image and visible in all views, recordings and snapshots.
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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.
Start: Click to start AXIS Object Analytics. The application will run in the background, and you can create rules for events based on the application’s current settings. Open: Click to open AXIS Object Analytics. The application opens up in a new browser tab where you can configure its settings.
Start: Click to start AXIS Image Health Analytics. The application will run in the background, and you can create rules for events based on the application’s current settings. Open: Click to open AXIS Image Health Analytics. The application opens up in a new browser tab where you can configure its settings.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Producer: The app that produces the metadata. Below the app is a list of the types of metadata the app streams from the device. Channel: The channel that the app uses. Select to enable the metadata stream. Deselect for compatibility or resource management reasons.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 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.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 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.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 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.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 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.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Allow access through: Select if a user is allowed to connect to the device through the HTTP, HTTPS, or both HTTP and HTTPS protocols. Note If you view encrypted web pages through HTTPS, you might experience a drop in performance, especially when you request a page for the first time.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 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.
– 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.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Certificates are used to authenticate devices on a network. The device supports two types of certificates: • Client/server certificates A client/server certificate validates the device’s identity, and can be self-signed or issued by a Certificate Authority (CA). A self-signed certificate offers limited protection and can be used before a CA-issued certificate has been obtained.
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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).
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Blocking: Turn on to block brute-force attacks. A brute-force attack uses trial-and-error to guess login info or encryption keys. Blocking period: Enter the number of seconds to block a brute-force attack. Blocking conditions: Enter the number of authentication failures allowed per second before the block starts.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series To install test software or other custom software from Axis on the device, you need a custom signed AXIS OS certificate. The certificate verifies that the software is approved by both the device owner and Axis. The software can only run on a specific device which is identified by its unique serial number and chip ID.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Add SSH account: Click to add a new SSH account. • Enable SSH: Turn on to use SSH service. 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.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 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]/.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Recipients You can set up your device to notify recipients about events or send files. Note If you set up your device to use FTP or SFTP, don’t change or remove the unique sequence number that’s added to the file names.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Add a recipient: Click to add a recipient. Name: Enter a name for the recipient. Type: Select from the list: • – Host: Enter the server's IP address or hostname. If you enter a hostname, make sure that a DNS server is specified under System >...
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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.
(IoT). It was designed for simplified 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 software can simplify integration of data and events produced in the device to systems which are not video management software (VMS).
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series MQTT client...
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Connect: Turn on or off the MQTT client. Status: Shows the current status of the MQTT client. Broker Host: Enter the hostname or IP address of the MQTT server. Protocol: Select which protocol to use.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series can let the broker deliver a message to other clients. This LWT message has the same form as an ordinary message and gets routed via the same mechanics. Send message: Turn on to send messages.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Note Connect to an MQTT broker before you add MQTT overlay modifiers. Add overlay modifier: Click to add a new overlay modifier. Topic filter: Add the MQTT topic that contains the data you want to show in the overlay.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series SIP setup assistant: Click to set up and configure SIP step by step. Enable SIP: Check this option to make it possible to initiate and receive SIP calls. Allow incoming calls: Check this option to allow incoming calls from other SIP devices.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series • UDP-to-TCP switching: Select to allow calls to switch transport protocols from UDP (User Datagram Protocol) to TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) temporarily. The reason for switching is to avoid fragmentation, and the switch can take place if a request is within 200 bytes of the maximum transmission unit (MTU) or larger than 1300 bytes.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series All current SIP accounts are listed under SIP accounts. For registered accounts, the colored circle lets you know the status. The account is successfully registered with the SIP server. There is a problem with the account. Possible reasons can be authorization failure, that the account credentials are wrong, or that the SIP server can’t find the account.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series – Server address: Enter the IP address of the SIP proxy server. – Username: If required, enter the username for the SIP proxy server. – Password: If required, enter the password for the SIP proxy server.
IP address can change) or that you use 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.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Important Risk of data loss and corrupted recordings. Do not remove the SD card while the device is running. Unmount the SD card before you remove it. Unmount: Click to safely remove the SD card.
ONVIF enables interoperability between different vendor products, increased flexibility, reduced cost and future-proof systems. 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.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 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.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Add media profile: Click to add a new ONVIF media profile. Profile name: Add a name for the media profile. Video source: Select the video source for your configuration. • Select configuration: Select a user-defined configuration from the list. The configurations in the drop-down list correspond to the device's video channels, including multiviews, view areas and virtual channels.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Detectors Camera tampering The camera tampering detector generates an alarm when the scene changes, for example, when the lens is covered, sprayed or severely put out of focus, and the time in Trigger delay has passed. The tampering detector only activates when the camera has not moved for at least 10 seconds.
Edge-to-edge Pairing Pairing allows you to use a compatible Axis device as if it were part of the main device. Audio pairing allows you to pair with network speaker or microphone. 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.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Add: Add a device to pair with. Select pairing type: Select from the drop-down list. Speaker pairing: Select to pair a network speaker. Microphone pairing : Select to pair a microphone. Address: Enter host name or IP address to the network speaker.
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.
Note All Axis device software is digitally signed to ensure that you only install verified software on your device. This further increases the overall minimum cybersecurity level of Axis devices. For more information, see the white paper “Axis Edge Vault” at axis.com.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Troubleshoot Reset PTR : Reset PTR if for some reason the Pan, Tilt, or Roll settings aren’t working as expected. The PTR motors are always calibrated in a new camera. But calibration can be lost, for example, if the camera loses power or if the motors are moved by hand.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Learn more View area A view area is a cropped part of the full view. You can stream and store view areas instead of the full view to minimize bandwidth and storage needs. If you enable PTZ for a view area, you can pan, tilt and zoom within it.
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. Remote focus and zoom The remote focus and zoom functionality allows you to make focus and zoom adjustments to your camera from a computer.
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.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Note • H.265 is licensed technology. The Axis product includes one H.265 viewing client license. Installing additional unlicensed copies of the client is prohibited. To purchase additional licenses, contact your Axis reseller. • Most web browsers don’t support H.265 decoding and because of this the camera doesn’t support it in its web interface.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 1 Target bitrate Average bitrate (ABR) With average bitrate, the bitrate is automatically adjusted over a longer period of time. This is so you can meet the specified target and provide the best video quality based on your available storage. Bitrate is higher in scenes with a lot of activity, compared to static scenes.
You can set up the application to send alarms for different types of objects. To find out more about how the application works, see AXIS Object Analytics user manual.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Specifications Product overview P3267/68-LV 1 Dome 2 Dome casing 3 Lid 4 Camera unit 5 Mounting bracket 6 Network connector (PoE) 7 Case open detector 8 IR LED 9 I/O connector 10 Control button 11 Status LED indicator...
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 1 Dome 2 Dome cover 3 Lid 4 Camera unit 5 Mounting bracket 6 Weathershield 7 Network connector (PoE) 8 Case open detector 9 IR LED 10 I/O connector 11 Control button 12 Status LED indicator...
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 1 Microphone 2 Dome 3 Dome cover 4 Lid 5 Camera unit 6 Mounting bracket 7 Weathershield 8 Network connector (PoE) 9 IR LED 10 Case open detector 11 Control button 12 Status LED indicator...
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Flashes before startup if the temperature is below -20 °C and heating is required. The product starts when it reaches operating temperature. Amber Steady during startup. Flashes during device software upgrade or reset to factory default.
The buzzer signal (see ) assist leveling of the camera. The camera is level when the buzzer beeps continuously. • 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. •...
To comply with the IP66-rated design of the camera and maintain the IP66 protection, the supplied RJ45 Push-pull Connector (IP66) shall be used. Alternatively, use the RJ45 IP66-rated cable with premounted connector which is available from your Axis reseller. Do not remove the plastic network connector shield from the camera.
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Digital signal Ring power if selected Ground Stereo unbalanced microphone (with or Stereo unbalanced microphone (with or Ground without electret power) or line-in, “left” without electret power) or line-in, “right” Audio output 1 Tip 2 Ring...
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Function Ground Balanced Microphone Hot (+) In Balanced Microphone Cold (-) In I/O connector Use the I/O connector with external devices in combination with, for example, motion detection, event triggering, and alarm notifications. In addition to the 0 VDC reference point and power (12 V DC output), the I/O...
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AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series Digital Input or Connect to pin 1 to activate, or leave floating 0 to max 30 VDC Supervised (unconnected) to deactivate. To use supervised Input input, install end-of-line resistors. See connection diagram for information about how to connect the resistors.
AXIS P32 Dome Camera Series 1 DC ground 2 DC output 12 V, max 25 mA 3 Supervised input 4 Digital output 1 DC ground 2 DC output 12 V, max 50 mA 3 I/O configured as supervised input 4 I/O configured as output...
IP address, to the factory default values. Note For products with multiple IP addresses and AXIS OS 11.11 or earlier, channel 1 will have the address 192.168.0.90, channel 2 will have the address 192.168.0.91 and so on. Products with AXIS OS 12.0 and later will obtain a distinct IP address obtained from the link-local address subnet for each channel (169.254.x.x).
LTS tracks provide a fixed platform with periodic releases focused mainly on bug fixes and security updates. Using AXIS OS 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.
Check the current AXIS OS version AXIS OS determines the functionality of our devices. When you troubleshoot a problem, we recommend that you to start by checking the current AXIS OS version. The latest version might contain a correction that fixes your particular problem.
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Axis device. Check all cabling and reinstall the device. Possible IP address The static IP address in the Axis device is used before the DHCP server sets a conflict with another dynamic address. This means that if the same default static IP address is also used device on the same by another device, there may be problems accessing the device.
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Maybe there an e-mail with an image every hour are too many • An installed and running application, such as AXIS Video Motion Detection, viewers.’ in will always consume a video stream, whether it is used or not. A stopped Chrome/Firefox, application does not consume a video stream.
• 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. • Using palettes affects the product’s CPU load which in turn affects the frame rate.
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