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AXIS P1343-E Network Camera

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL AXIS P1343-E 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 Media Control (AMC) ........
  • Page 4 AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Table of Contents Symptoms, possible causes and remedial actions ..... . Technical Specifications ........

  • Page 5: Hardware Overview

    AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Hardware overview Hardware overview 3 4 5 SD card slot Microphone Status LED indicator Zoom puller Focus puller Audio in Audio out Network connector (PoE) Power LED indicator 10 Network LED indicator 11 Control button 12 Iris connector...
  • Page 6 AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Hardware overview 15 16 17 Sunshield adjustment screw (2x) Sunshield Product number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N). The serial number may be required during the installation. Top cover Network camera Housing LED indicator (fan and heater)

  • Page 7: Connectors

    Enabling the Focus Assistant. Press and very quickly release the Control button. • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 43. To connect, press and hold the button for about 1 second until the Status LED flashes green.
  • Page 8 AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Hardware overview I/O terminal connector - Use in applications for e.g. motion detection, event triggering, time lapse recording and alarm notifications. In addition to an auxiliary power and a GND pin, the I/O terminal connector provides the interface to: •...

  • Page 9: Led Indicators

    Triple flash: General error Alarm events will be triggered through the camera’s input port. See the User Manual, available on the CD provided with this product, or from www.axis.com Contact your Axis reseller for information about spare parts and troubleshooting.
  • Page 10 AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Hardware overview 3. Attach and screw on the new lens.

  • Page 11: 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 12: 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 13: The Live View Page

    49. 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 14: Ptz Controls

    Accessing the product AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 16 for more information. The toolbar displays the following buttons: The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream.
  • Page 15 AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Accessing the product Click the Emulate joystick mode button and click in the image to move the camera view in the direction of the mouse pointer. Click the Center mode button and click in the image to center the camera view on that position.

  • Page 16: 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 17: Alternative Methods Of Accessing The Video Stream

    AXIS P1343-E 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 18: 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 19: 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 20: Video And Audio

    AXIS P1343-E 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 20. • Stream profiles. See page 21.

  • Page 21: Stream Profiles

    AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Video and Audio Video & Audio > Video Stream. Under Preview, click Open and select the Show pixel counter option to enable the • rectangle in the image. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height fields and click Apply.

  • Page 22: Camera Settings

    White balance White balance is used to make colors in the image appear the same regardless of the color temperature of the light source. The Axis product can be set to automatically identify the light source and compensate for its color. Alternatively, select the type of light source from the drop-down list.

  • Page 23: Iris Adjustment

    To modify the view area, modify the settings as required. Click Save. Tip: • The PTZ functionality is useful during installation of the Axis product. Use a view area to crop out a specific part of the full view. Overlay Overlays can be used to provide extra information and are superimposed over the video image.

  • Page 24: Privacy Mask

    Video and Audio To use your own image, such as a logo, first upload the image to the Axis product. Go to Video & Audio > Overlay Image, click Browse to locate the file and then click Upload. The file can then be selected from the Use overlay image drop-down list.

  • Page 25: Audio Input

    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 26: Audio Output

    AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Video and Audio Audio Output An external speaker can be connected to the product’s Audio-out connector. The output can be used with high impedance headphones or connected to another amplifier with speakers. Configure the audio output settings under Video & Audio > Audio Settings.

  • Page 27: Live View Config

    AXIS P1343-E 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. • Stream Profile. See page 21.
  • Page 28 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 29: Ptz (Pan Tilt Zoom)

    AXIS P1343-E 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 30: Advanced

    AXIS P1343-E Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) 4. Select an available preset position and click Apply. 6. Specify the View Time in seconds or minutes. 7. Specify the View order or select the Random view order check box option.

  • Page 31: Camera Tampering

    AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Detectors Detectors Camera Tampering Camera Tampering can generate an alarm whenever the camera is repositioned, or when the lens is covered, sprayed or severely defocused. To send an alarm, for example an email, an action rule must be set up.

  • Page 32: Motion Detection Parameters

    AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Detectors Set up motion detection To set up a motion detection Include Window, follow these instructions: 1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection. 2. Select the Configure Included Windows option and click New. Select the new window in the list of windows and enter a descriptive name.

  • Page 33: Audio Detection

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

  • Page 34: 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 35: Events

    Events The Axis product can be configured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording when motion is detected. The set of conditions that defines how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule. The action rule will apply at specific periods called Schedules.

  • Page 36: Recipients

    AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Events 5. Set one of the available pre-programmed time intervals from the Schedule drop-down list. 6. Select Send Notification from the Type drop-down list. 7. Select where to send the notification from the Recipient drop-down list.

  • Page 37: Events 35

    AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Events 3. Click OK. To use the recurrence in an Action Rule, first select Time from the Trigger drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup page and then select the recurrence from the second drop-down list.

  • Page 38: Recording List

    Continuous recording The Axis product can be configured to continuously save video to an SD card or network share. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to configure the disk to automatically remove old recordings see Storage, on page 46.
  • Page 39 AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Recordings Note If a new stream profile is selected while a recording is ongoing, the recording will be stopped and saved in the recording list and a new recording with the new stream profile will start. All previous continuous recordings will remain in the recording...

  • Page 40: 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 41: 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 24.

  • Page 42: 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 43 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 44 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. In addition to the default setting, which is 80, any port in the range 1024–65535 can be used.
  • Page 45 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 46: Storage

    To use SNMP v3, HTTPS must be enabled, see HTTPS, on page 40. 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 49. UPnP The Axis product includes support for UPnP .

  • Page 47: 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 48: Support

    Click Default to reset all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values. This button should be used with caution. The Axis product can also be reset to factory default using the control button, see Reset to factory default settings, on page 49.

  • Page 49: Advanced

    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. Uploaded files are accessed through http://<ip address>/local/<user>/<file name> where <user> is the selected user group (viewer, operator or administrator) for the uploaded file.
  • Page 50 AXIS P1343-E Network Camera System Options 2. Press and hold the Control button and reconnect power (see Hardware overview, on page 5 ). 3. Keep the Control button pressed for about 15 seconds until the Status indicator flashes amber. 4. Release the Control button. The process is complete after about 1 minute (when the Status indicator turns green). The product has been reset to the factory default settings.

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    Always read the upgrade instructions and release notes available with each new release, before upgrading the firmware. To upgrade, follow these instructions: 1. Save the firmware file to your computer. The latest version of the firmware is available free of charge from Axis website at www.axis.com/techsup 2.

  • Page 52: 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 53: Performance Considerations

    The product is accessible locally but not externally Router configuration To configure your router to allow incoming data traffic to the Axis product, enable the NAT-traversal feature which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the Axis product, see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 44.
  • Page 54 Also, make sure that AXIS Media Control is installed on your computer. only) Installation of additional Configure the Axis product to use a Java applet for updating video images in Internet Explorer. Go to Setup > Live View Config and select Java applet under Default viewer. ActiveX component...
  • Page 55 AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Troubleshooting No audio Incorrect setup Check the sound card in the computer. Ensure that mute is not selected and that the volume settings are correct. Check that Enable audio support is selected under Setup > System Options > Security > Audio...
  • Page 56 AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Item Specifications Function/group Camera Model AXIS P1343-E Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1/4” Lens Varifocal f=3 – 8 mm, F1.0, DC-Iris, CS mount Horizontal angle of view: 61° – 21° Vertical angle of view: 42° – 18°...
  • Page 57 *This product includes software developed by the Open SSL Project for use in the Open SSL Toolkit (www.openssl.org) System Application Open API for software integration, including VAPIX® and AXIS Camera Application Integration Programming Platform from Axis Communications; specifications available at www.axis.com Interface Includes the ONVIF specification available at www.onvif.org...

  • Page 58: Performance Considerations

    User’s Manual, Windows decoder 1-user license Wall mount bracket, sunshield, cable glands Video AXIS Camera Station — Video management software for viewing and recording up to 50 management cameras software (not See www.axis.com/products/video/software/ for more software applications via partners...
  • Page 59 User Manual Ver. M1.8 AXIS P1343-E Network Camera Date: November 2011 Part No. 45012 © Axis Communications AB, 2011...

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