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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera...
  • Page 2 About this document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera, and is applicable to firmware 5.25 and later. It includes instructions for using and managing the product on your network. Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AXIS Media Control (AMC) ........

  • Page 4: Hardware Overview

    AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera Hardware overview Hardware overview Unit holders (3) Camera base lid Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N). The serial number may be required during the installation. Camera base lid screws (4) Hook for safety wire...

  • Page 5: Connectors

    Control button - The control button is used for: • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service, see page 37. To connect, press and hold the button until the Status LED flashes green. •...

  • Page 6: 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 7: 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 8: The Live View Page

    Accessing the product The Live View page If the Axis product has been customized to meet specific requirements, not all the items described below will appear in the Live View page. The following provides an overview of each available button.

  • Page 9: Ptz Controls

    AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera Accessing the product AMC Audio controls AMC audio buttons control the speakers and microphone connected to the client computer. The buttons are only visible when audio is enabled. Speaker button — Click to turn the speakers on or off.
  • Page 10 AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera Accessing the product The PTZ controls can be disabled under PTZ > Advanced > Controls, see Controls, on page 25.

  • 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 P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera Media streams The AMC Control Panel can be used to configure various video and audio 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: Accessing Audio Streams

    • 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. Click Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings.

  • Page 15: Video And Audio

    AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera Video and Audio Video and Audio The video and audio settings can be used to optimize video and audio quality. You can configure the following: • Video stream settings. See page 15. • Stream profiles. See page 16.

  • Page 16: Stream Profiles

    Camera Settings The Video & Audio > Camera Settings page provides access to advanced image settings for the Axis product. Image Appearance Increasing the Color level increases the color saturation. The value 100 gives maximum color saturation. The value 0 gives a black and white image.

  • Page 17: Overlay

    An overlay image can be used to provide extra information, or to mask a part of the video image. To use your own image, such as a logo, first upload the image to the Axis product. Go to Video & Audio > Overlay Image, browse for...

  • Page 18: Audio Settings

    Half-duplex - Audio can be transmitted in both directions between the Axis product and the client computer, but only in one direction at a time. You must actively receive sound using the Talk/Listen button visible in the Live View page (see AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar).

  • Page 19: Audio Clips

    & Audio > Audio Settings. Note A multi-connector cable (available from Axis; Multi-Connector Cable (sold separately)) is required when connecting external audio equipment to the Axis product. Output gain - Control the volume (dB Full Scale) of the line audio output. The output can be used with high impedance headphones or connected to another amplifier with speakers.

  • Page 20: Live View Config

    AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome 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. •...
  • Page 21 Output Buttons An output on the Axis product can be controlled directly from the Live View page, by enabling the display of output buttons. To display the output buttons in the Live View page, select the type of control to use for the port from the drop-down list under Live View Config >...
  • Page 22 AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera Live View Config Note A multi-connector cable (available from Axis) is required when connecting external I/O devices to the Axis product. See Multi-Connector Cable (sold separately), on page 45...

  • Page 23: Ptz (Pan Tilt Zoom)

    AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Preset positions A preset position is a predefined view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specific location. Preset positions can be accessed in several ways: •...

  • Page 24: Osdi Zones

    Axis product. Each OSDI zone is set up with coordinates and a descriptive name. OSDI zones are set up under PTZ > OSDI Zones. The Axis product uses the coordinates of the center of the view to set the lower left and upper right zone areas.

  • Page 25: Control Queue

    60 seconds after the last PTZ control command. 2. Event — The Axis product can be configured to go to a preset position when triggered by an alarm (see Events, on page 27). The event will immediately be placed first in the queue except when an administrator is in control.

  • Page 26: 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 27: Events

    Events Events Predefined parameters, known as an Event or Event Type, can trigger actions in the Axis product. A common event type is an alarm that causes the product to upload images to an Event Server. Triggered events - are activated by a signal, for example motion detection.

  • Page 28: Event Types

    Example If somebody passes in front of the camera and an event has been configured to detect and respond to motion, the Axis product can record and save images to an FTP server and send a notification email. Images can be sent as email attachments.

  • Page 29: Gatekeeper

    A scheduled event can be activated at preset times, in a repeating pattern on selected weekdays. The following example describes how to configure the Axis product to upload images from pre-programmed time periods. 1. Go to Events > Event Types and click Add scheduled.

  • Page 30: Motion Detection

    AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera Events To configure the Gatekeeper, follow the online instructions under Events > Gatekeeper. Motion detection Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs (or stops) in the view. Up to 10 Include and Exclude windows can be configured:...

  • Page 31: Audio Detection

    Audio detection The Axis product can be configured to generate an alarm when audio rises above, falls below or passes the audio alarm level. The alarm level can be set in the range 0–100 where 0 is the most sensitive and 100 the least sensitive.

  • Page 32: Recordings

    AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera Recordings Recordings The Axis product can be configured to record video continuously or as a result of a triggered or scheduled event: • To start a continuous recording, see page 33. • To set up triggered and scheduled events, see Events, on page 27.

  • Page 33: Continuous Recording

    Continuous recording If using an SD card, the Axis product can be configured to continuously save video to the card. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to enable automatic disk cleanup under System Options > Storage.
  • Page 34 (that is, not the date the recordings were made). Note To play recordings in Windows Media Player, AXIS Matroska File Splitter must be installed. AXIS Matroska File Splitter can be downloaded from www.axis.com/techsup/software...

  • Page 35: 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 36: Date & Time

    Check the box to enable the IEEE 802.1X protocol. Audio Support Select Enable audio support to allow clients to retrieve audio streams from the Axis product. For information on how to configure audio settings, see Audio Settings, on page 18.

  • Page 37: 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 38 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 39 This function can be disabled under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced. HTTP The HTTP port used by the Axis product can be changed under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced. Any port in the range 1024–65536 can be used. The default setting is 80.
  • Page 40 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 send to a destination outside the local network (for example the Internet).

  • Page 41: Storage

    To use SNMP v3, HTTPS must be enabled, see HTTPS, on page 35. To enable SNMP v3, check the box and provide the initial user password. Note The initial password can only be set once. If the password is lost, the Axis product must be reset to factory default, see Reset to factory default settings, on page 44. UPnP The Axis product includes support for UPnP .

  • Page 42: 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 43: Advanced

    If a script causes problems, reset the product to its factory default settings, see page 44. 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.

  • Page 44: Reset To Factory Default Settings

    (viewer, operator or administrator) for the uploaded file. Plain Config Plain Config is for advanced users with experience of Axis product configuration. All parameters can be set and modified from this page. Help is available from the standard help pages.

  • Page 45: Multi-Connector Cable (Sold Separately)

    Multi-Connector Cable (sold separately) Multi-Connector Cable (sold separately) When connecting external equipment to the Axis product, a multi-connector cable (available from Axis) is required in order to maintain the product’s IP rating. The multi-connector cable can be purchased from your Axis reseller.
  • Page 46 AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera Multi-Connector Cable (sold separately) Connection diagram: I/O configured as input I/O configured as output DC power input AC power input I/O connector...

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    firmware version. The latest version may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem. The current firmware version in the Axis product is displayed in the page Setup > Basic Setup and in Setup > System Options > About.

  • Page 48: Symptoms, Possible Causes And Remedial Actions

    Identify the product using its model or serial number. Move the Axis product to an isolated network, or to one with no DHCP or BOOTP server. Set the IP address again, using AXIS IP Utility or ARP/Ping (see the Installation Guide). Open the Setup pages and disabled DHCP in the TCP/IP settings.
  • Page 49 Also, make sure that AXIS Media Control is installed on your workstation. only) Installation of additional Configure the Axis product to use a Java applet for updating video images in Internet Explorer. Go ActiveX component to Setup > Live View Config and select Java applet under Default viewer.
  • Page 50 AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera Troubleshooting Slow image update Configuring pre-buffers, motion detection, high-resolution images or high frame rates will affect the performance of the Axis product. Poor performance Poor performance may be caused by heavy network traffic, multiple users accessing the product, low performance clients, use of features such as motion detection and event handling.

  • Page 51: Technical Specifications

    AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Item Specifications Function/group Models Camera AXIS P5512 50HZ AXIS P5512 60HZ Image sensor 1/4” CCD Lens Varifocal f=3.8 - 46 mm, F1.6 - 2.7, autofocus, automatic day/night Horizontal angle of view: 51.6° - 4.4°...
  • Page 52 CD with User Manual, recording software, installation and management tools, Windows decoder 1-user license Video AXIS Camera Station - Video management software for viewing and recording up to 50 management cameras See www.axis.com/products/video/software/ for more software applications via software (not...

  • Page 53: Performance Considerations

    AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera Technical Specifications Performance considerations When settings up your system, it is important to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance. Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others can affect the frame rate, and some affect both. If the load on the CPU reaches its maximum, this will also affect the frame rate.
  • Page 54 User Manual Ver. M3.3 AXIS P5512 PTZ Dome Network Camera Date: June 2011 © Part No. 43631 Axis Communications AB, 2011...

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