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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL AXIS M1054 Network Camera...
  • Page 2 Later version radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance of this document will be posted to the Axis website, as required. See with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio also the product’s online help, available via the web-based interface.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AXIS Media Control (AMC) ........
  • Page 4 AXIS M1054 Network Camera Table of Contents Performance considerations ........

  • Page 5: Hardware Overview

    Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) for regulatory requirements. Control button - The control button is used for: • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 41. To connect, press and hold the button for about 1 second until the Status LED flashes green. •...
  • Page 6 AXIS M1054 Network Camera Hardware overview • Resetting the product to factory default settings. See page 47. Power connector - Mini DC connector I/O connector Note For technical specifications, see page 53. I/O terminal connector - Use in applications for e.g. motion detection, event triggering, time lapse recording and alarm notifications.

  • Page 7: Led Indicators

    AXIS M1054 Network Camera Hardware overview 3.3 V max 50 mA LED indicators Color Indication Network Green Steady for connection to a 100 MBit/s network. Flashes for network activity. Amber Steady for connection to a 10 MBit/s network. Flashes for network activity.

  • Page 8: 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 9: 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 10: The Live View Page

    Accessing the product Set Power Line Frequency Power line frequency is set the first time the Axis product is accessed and can only be changed from Plain Config or by resetting the product to factory default. Select the power line frequency (50 Hz or 60 Hz) used at the location of the Axis product. Selecting the wrong frequency may cause image flicker if the product is used in fluorescent light environments.
  • Page 11 Play button. AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 13 for more information. The toolbar displays the following buttons: The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream.

  • Page 12: Ptz Controls

    AXIS M1054 Network Camera Accessing the product Use the slider to control the volume of the speakers and the microphone. Half-duplex mode The Talk/Listen button is used to switch between sending and receiving audio. The button can be configured from the Audio tab in the AMC Control panel: •...

  • Page 13: 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 14: Alternative Methods Of Accessing The Video Stream

    AXIS M1054 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 15: 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 16: 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 17: Video And Audio

    AXIS M1054 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 17. • Stream profiles. See page 18.

  • Page 18: Stream Profiles

    AXIS M1054 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 19: 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 20: 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, click Browse to locate the file and then click Upload.

  • Page 21: Audio Input

    (see AXIS Media Control on page 13). Simplex - speaker only - Audio is transmitted from the client to the Axis product and played by the speaker connected to the product. To send audio, the Talk and Microphone buttons in the AMC toolbar must both be enabled. Click either button to stop audio transmission.
  • Page 22 AXIS M1054 Network Camera Video and Audio You can add, play, download, modify and remove audio clips from Video & Audio > Audio Clips. For more information see the online help Note Audio clips cannot be used if the product’s audio functionality is enabled. The audio functionality is enabled on the Audio...

  • Page 23: Live View Config

    AXIS M1054 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 18.
  • Page 24 Light Buttons The built-in light on the AXIS product can be controlled directly from the Live View page by enabling the display of light buttons. To display the light buttons in the Live view Page, select the type of control from the drop-down list under Live View Config >...
  • Page 25 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 26: Ptz (Pan Tilt Zoom)

    AXIS M1054 Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) The PTZ menu is available if digital PTZ (pan, tilt and zoom) is enabled in the selected view area. For more information on view areas, see View Area, on page 19.

  • Page 27: Advanced

    AXIS M1054 Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) 3. Specify the pause length between runs. 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 28: Camera Tampering

    AXIS M1054 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 29 AXIS M1054 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 30: 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 31: 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 32: 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.

  • Page 33: Convert Event Types To Action Rules

    Convert Event Types to Action Rules If the Axis product is upgraded to firmware version 5.40 or later, it is recommended to convert Event Types to Action Rules. The legacy user Event Types in the camera will continue to work but will not be visible in the user interface of the camera. The Event Types need to be converted to Action rules to become visible in the user interface.

  • Page 34: Recipients

    AXIS M1054 Network Camera Events To add additional criteria, select the Additional conditions option and add additional triggers. To prevent an action from being triggered repeatedly, a Wait at least time can be set. Enter the time in hours, minutes and seconds, during which the trigger should be ignored before the action rule can be activated again.
  • Page 35 AXIS M1054 Network Camera Events To set up a recurrence: 1. Go to Events > Recurrences and click Add. 2. Enter a descriptive name and recurrence pattern. 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 36: Recording List

    Continuous recording The Axis product can be configured to continuously save video to a storage device. See Storage, on page 44 for more information about storage devices. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to configure the disk to automatically remove old recordings see .
  • Page 37 AXIS M1054 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 38: 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 39: 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 20.

  • Page 40: 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 41 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 42 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 43 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 44: Storage

    To use SNMP v3, HTTPS must be enabled, see HTTPS, on page 38. 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 47. UPnP The Axis product includes support for UPnP .

  • Page 45: 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 46: 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...

  • Page 47: Reset To Factory Default Settings

    System Options Plain Config Plain Config is for advanced users with experience of Axis product configuration. Most parameters can be set and modified from this page. Help is available from the standard help pages. To open Plain Config, go to System Options > Advanced > Plain Config.

  • Page 48: 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 49: 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 50 See Performance considerations, on page 55. frames per second? The maximum frames per second is dependent on the utility frequency (60/50 Hz) of the Axis product. See Technical Specifications, on page 53. Decrease the GOV length. Go to Video & Audio > Video Stream and select the H.264 tab Image degeneration to modify the GOV length.
  • Page 51 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 52 AXIS M1054 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 53: Technical Specifications

    AXIS M1054 Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Item Specifications Function/group Model Camera AXIS M1054 Image sensor 1/4" Progressive scan RGB CMOS Lens 2.9 mm, F2.0 fixed iris, fixed focus Horizontal angle of view: 84° Vertical angle of view: 48°...
  • Page 54 Technical Specifications Item Specifications Function/group System Application Open API for software integration, including VAPIX® from Axis Communications*, AXIS Integration Programming Media Control SDK, event trigger data in video stream* Interface Includes the ONVIF specification available at www.onvif.org Support for AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS) with One-Click Camera Connection Quality of Service QoS) layer 3, DiffServ Model, Embedded Linux operating system *Available at www.axis.com...

  • Page 55: Performance Considerations

    User Manual, Windows decoder 1-user license, extension for stand: 100 mm [4.0”] 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 56 User Manual Ver. M1.6 AXIS M1054 Network Camera Date: December 2011 Part No. 45435 © Axis Communications AB, 2011...

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