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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL AXIS M7010...
  • Page 2 About this Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS M7010 Video Encoder, and is applicable to firmware 5.40 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

    Control button - The control button is used for: page 32 • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See . To connect, press and hold the button for about 1 second until the Status LED flashes green. page 33 •...

  • Page 5: Hardware Overview

    AXIS M7010 Hardware Overview page 39 • Resetting the product to factory default settings. See Power connector - 2-pin terminal block for power input. RS-485/RS-422 connector - Two 2-pin terminal blocks for RS-485/RS-422 serial interface used to control auxiliary equipment, e.g.

  • 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

    Click Snapshot to save a snapshot of the video image. Right-click the video image to save it in JPEG format on your computer. This button is primarily intended for use when the AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is not available.

  • Page 9: Ptz Controls

    AXIS M7010 Accessing the Product The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream. The Stop button stops the media stream. The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the video image. The location where the image is saved can be specified in the AMC Control Panel.

  • Page 10: 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 11: Alternative Methods Of Accessing The Video Stream

    AXIS M7010 Media Streams The AMC Control Panel can be used to configure various video 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 12 • 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 13: 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. To open the product’s Setup pages, click Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings.

  • Page 14: Video

    AXIS M7010 Video Video It is possible to configure the following video features in your Axis product: page 14 • Video stream. See page 15 • Stream profiles. See page 15 • Camera settings. See page 16 • Overlay image. See Video Stream You can define the following video stream settings from Video >...

  • Page 15: Quad Stream

    To select a default stream profile for the Live View page, go to Setup > Live View Config. Camera Settings The Video > Camera Settings page provides access to advanced image settings for the Axis product. Image Appearance The image Brightness can be adjusted in the range 0–100, where a higher value produces a brighter image.

  • Page 16: Image Settings

    A privacy mask is an area of solid color that prohibits users from viewing parts of the monitored area. Privacy masks cannot be bypassed via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API). The Privacy Mask List (Video > Privacy Mask) shows all the masks that are currently configured in the Axis product and indicates if they are enabled.

  • Page 17: Overlay Image

    An overlay image is a static image superimposed over the video stream. The image, for example company logo, is used to provide extra information or to mask a part of the image. To use an overlay image, the image must first be uploaded to the Axis product: 1. Go to Video > Overlay Image.
  • Page 18 AXIS M7010 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 15 • Stream Profile. See page 18 •...
  • Page 19 Viewer Settings To configure options for the viewer, go to Live View Config > Viewer Settings. Select Show viewer toolbar to display the AXIS Media Control (AMC) or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the video • image in your browser.

  • Page 20: Ptz (Pan Tilt Zoom)

    Advanced Limits Define the pan, tilt, zoom and focus limits for the Axis product. Movements to the left and right, up and down, can be restricted to narrow the area under surveillance. Move speed sets the speed of the camera’s pan and tilt movements. The default setting is maximum speed.

  • Page 21: Control Queue

    1. Administrator — An administrator takes over PTZ control regardless of who is first in queue. The administrator will be removed from the 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 25 The event will immediately be placed first in the queue except when an administrator is in control.

  • Page 22: Detectors

    To control the number of motion detection alarms, the parameters Object Size, History and Sensitivity can be adjusted. See Detection Parameters, on page 23 Once motion detection windows are configured, the Axis product can be configured to perform actions when motion is detected. Setting Up an Action Rule, on page 26...
  • Page 23 AXIS M7010 Detectors Note Using the motion detection feature may decrease the product’s overall performance. Set Up Motion Detection Windows 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 24 AXIS M7010 Detectors Even very small objects trigger An object that appears in Only very bright objects on Low level (0%) motion detection. the window triggers motion a dark background trigger detection only for a very short motion detection. time before it is considered as non-moving.

  • Page 25: 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 26: Setting Up An Action Rule

    AXIS M7010 Events Guard Tour — start a guard tour, see . • Record Video — record video to a selected storage. Send Images — send images to a recipient. • Send Notifications — send a notification message to a recipient.

  • Page 27: Schedules

    AXIS M7010 Events HTTP Send Images Send Notification Network Share Send Images Send Notification To add a recipient: 1. Go to Events > Recipients and click Add. 2. Enter a descriptive name 3. Select a recipient Type. 4. Enter the information needed for the recipient type.

  • Page 28: Recording List

    (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 For detailed recording and video information, select a recording and click Properties.
  • Page 29 AXIS M7010 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 30: 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 31: Date & Time

    RADIUS server, examples of which are FreeRADIUS and Microsoft Internet Authentication Service. In Axis' implementation, the network device and the authentication server authenticate themselves with the help of digital certificates using EAP-TLS (Extensible Authentication Protocol - Transport Layer Security). The certificates are provided by an Certification Authority (CA).

  • Page 32: 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 33 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 34 System Options 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 35 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 36: Storage

    . 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 39 UPnP The Axis product includes support for UPnP .

  • Page 37: Maintenance

    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 38: Support

    System Overview To get an overview of the Axis product’s status and settings, go to System Options > Support > System Overview. Information that can be found here includes firmware version, IP address, network and security settings, event settings, image settings and recent log items.

  • Page 39: 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 40: 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 41: 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 42: Performance Considerations

    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 ActiveX component to Setup > Live View Config and select Java applet under Default viewer.
  • Page 43 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, event handling or uploaded applications.

  • Page 44: Technical Specifications

    SNMPv1/v2c/v3(MIB-II), DNS, DynDNS, NTP, RTSP, RTP, TCP, UDP, IGMP, RTCP, ICMP, DHCP, ARP, SOCKS System Application Open API for software integration, including VAPIX® from Axis Communications available Integration Programming at www.axis.com Includes the ONVIF specification available at www.onvif.org Interface...

  • Page 45: Performance Considerations

    Processor, 4x ARTPEC-4, 4 x 512 MB RAM, 4x 128 MB Flash memory Power 8-20 V DC, max 28W;4 x Power over Ethernet IEEE 802.3af Class 3, AXIS PS-P power supply Connectors 16x analog composite video inputs (BNC) 4x 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet...
  • Page 46 User Manual Ver. M4.2 AXIS M7010 Date: April 2012 Part No. 47415 © Axis Communications AB, 2011 - 2012...

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