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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL AXIS P1354 Network Camera...
  • Page 2 About this document This equipment has been tested using a shielded network cable (STP) This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS P1354 and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, Network Camera, and is applicable to firmware 5.40 and later. It pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 3 • find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database. Search by product, category, or phrase • report problems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private support area • chat with Axis support staff (selected countries only) •...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    AXIS Media Control (AMC) ........
  • Page 5 AXIS P1354 Network Camera Table of Contents Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions ..... Technical Specifications ........

  • Page 6: Hardware Overview

    AXIS P1354 Network Camera Hardware Overview Hardware Overview Connectors For technical specifications, see page 60. Network connector - RJ-45 Ethernet connector. Supports Power over Ethernet (PoE).

  • Page 7: Led Indicators

    Enabling the Focus Assistant. Press and very quickly release the Control button. • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 46. To connect, press and hold the button for about 1 second until the Status LED flashes green.

  • Page 8: Status Led When Using Focus Assistant

    The camera has been moved, or an object has been inserted in front of the lens. Exit and restart the Focus Assistant. The lens is poorly adjusted Replacing the lens It is possible to use optional lenses for the Axis product. To replace the lens: 1. Disconnect the iris cable. 2. Unscrew the standard lens.

  • Page 9: 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 information about how to discover and assign an IP address, see the Installation and Management Software CD or the document Assign an IP Address and Access the Video Stream on Axis Support web at www.axis.com/techsup...

  • Page 10: 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 11: 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 (see page 53) 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 12 2. Under Action Buttons, select Show manual trigger 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 15 for more information. The toolbar displays the following buttons:...
  • Page 13 Microphone button – Click to mute or unmute the microphone. In Simplex - speaker only mode, the Microphone and Talk buttons must both be active to send audio to the Axis product. Click either button to stop audio transmission. Use the slider to control the volume of the speakers and the microphone.
  • Page 14 AXIS P1354 Network Camera Accessing the Product Pan and Tilt bars – Use the arrows to pan and tilt the camera view, or click on a position on the bar to steer the camera view to that position. Zoom bar – Use the arrows to zoom in and out, or click on a position on the bar to zoom to that position.

  • Page 15: 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 16: Alternative Methods Of Accessing The Video Stream

    AXIS P1354 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 17: 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 18: Setting Up The Product

    Focus You can focus the Axis product under Video & Audio > Focus. For most applications, the adjustments on the Basic tab are sufficient. If required, additional adjustments can be made on the Advanced tab. Before focusing, always click Open iris to open the iris to its maximum.

  • Page 19: Video And Audio

    AXIS P1354 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 19. • Stream profiles. See page 21.
  • Page 20 The Axis product supports two H.264 profiles. The Main profile provides higher compression than the Baseline profile with the same video quality, but requires more processing power to decode.

  • Page 21: Stream Profiles

    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 22 The shutter and gain settings affect the amount of motion blur and noise in the image. To adapt to different lighting, available storage space and bandwidth, it is often necessary to prioritize either low motion blur or low noise. The Axis product allows using different prioritization in normal light and in low light.

  • Page 23: View Area

    4. Select Enable PTZ to enable digital PTZ for the view area. 5. Click Save to save the settings. Note 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 are used to provide extra information, for example for forensic video analysis or during product installation and configuration.

  • Page 24: Privacy Mask

    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 & Audio > Privacy Mask) shows all the masks that are currently configured in the Axis product and indicates if they are enabled.

  • Page 25: Audio Modes

    Half-duplex - Audio can be transmitted to and from the Axis product but only in one direction at a time. To transmit audio using the Live View page, use the Talk and Listen buttons, see AMC Audio Controls, on page 13.

  • Page 26: Audio Clips

    To add, download, modify or remove audio clips, go to Video & Audio > Audio Clips. For more information see the online help To configure the Axis product to play audio clips when an event occurs, an action rule must be set up. For more information, see Events, on page 37.

  • Page 27: Live View Config

    AXIS P1354 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 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 29 AXIS P1354 Network Camera Live View Config Pulse activates the output for a defined period of time. The pulse time can be set from 1/100 second to 60 seconds. Active/Inactive displays two buttons, one or each action. To configure the active and inactive states, go to System Options > Ports & Devices > I/O Ports and set the port’s Normal state.

  • Page 30: Ptz (Pan Tilt Zoom)

    For more information about modifiers, see File Naming & Date/Time Formats in the online help Installing a PTZ driver This Axis product supports several PTZ devices. Please see www.axis.com for a complete list of supported devices, and to obtain the correct driver. To install a PTZ device you need to install the PTZ driver.

  • Page 31: Guard Tour

    To modify or remove guard tours, go to PTZ > Guard Tour, select the guard tour in the Guard Tour List and click Modify/Remove. For more information see the online help Note This Axis product supports limited guard tours. The pause between successive guard tours must be set to at least 10 minutes. Advanced Device Settings The Device Settings window displays driver specific settings.
  • Page 32 AXIS P1354 Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Note Disabling PTZ controls will not affect preset positions. For example, if the tilt control is disabled, the product can still move to preset positions that require a tilt movement.

  • Page 33: Camera Tampering

    Motion Detection Parameters, on page 34. Once motion detection windows are configured, the Axis product can be configured to perform actions when motion is detected. Possible actions include uploading images and start recording. For more information, see Setting Up an Action Rule, on page 38.
  • Page 34 AXIS P1354 Network Camera 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.

  • Page 35: 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 36: 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 37: 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 38: Setting Up An Action Rule

    AXIS P1354 Network Camera Events • Day/Night Vision Mode — set day mode (IR cut filter on) or night mode (IR cut filter off). • Output Port — activate an I/O port to control an external device. • Play Audio Clip — see Audio Clips, on page 26.

  • Page 39: Recipients

    AXIS P1354 Network Camera Events Recipients Recipients receive media files and notification messages. The following recipients are available: Recipient Use with action Email Send Images Send Notification Send Images HTTP Send Images Send Notification Network Share Send Images Send Notification Note A network share can also be used as a storage device for recorded video.
  • Page 40 AXIS P1354 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 41: Recordings

    Continuous Recording The Axis product can be configured to continuously save video to a storage device. See Storage, on page 50 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.

  • Page 42: Recordings 41

    AXIS P1354 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 43: 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 44 For authentication to work properly, the date and time settings in the Axis product should be synchronized with an NTP server. See Date & Time, on page 45. 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 45: Date & Time

    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 46 -s 192.168.0.125 00-40-8c-18-10-00 ping -l 408 -t 192.168.0.125 4. Check that the network cable is connected to the Axis product and then restart the product by disconnecting and reconnecting power. 5. Close the command prompt when the product responds with Reply from 192.168.0.125:... or similar.
  • Page 47 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 48 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 49 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 sent to a destination outside the local network (for example the Internet).

  • Page 50: Storage

    To use SNMP v3, HTTPS must be enabled, see HTTPS, on page 43. 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 54. UPnP The Axis product includes support for UPnP .

  • Page 51: Ports & Devices

    Ports & Devices I/O Ports The Axis product provides one input port and one output port for connection of external devices. For information on how to connect external devices, see Connectors, on page 6 . The I/O ports are configured under System Options > Ports & Devices > I/O Ports. The ports can be given descriptive names and their Normal states can be configured as Open circuit or Grounded circuit.

  • Page 52: 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 53: 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 54: Reset To Factory Default Settings

    AXIS P1354 Network Camera System Options Reset to Factory Default Settings This will reset all parameters, including the IP address, to the factory default settings: 1. Disconnect power from the product. 2. Press and hold the Control button and reconnect power (see Hardware Overview, on page 6 ).

  • Page 55: 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 56: Symptoms, Possible Causes And Remedial Actions

    Status indicator. 5. Reinstall the product, referring to the Installation Guide. If the emergency recovery procedure does not get the product up and running again, contact Axis support at www.axis.com/techsup/ Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Problems setting the IP address Try the installation again.
  • Page 57 IP addresses obtained from a DHCP server are dynamic and may change. If the IP address has been changed by DHCP changed, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Camera Management to located the product on the network. Identify the product using its model or serial number.
  • Page 58 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 59 AXIS P1354 Network Camera Troubleshooting Problems uploading files Limited space There is only limited space available for the upload of your own files. Delete existing files to free up space. Motion Detection triggers unexpectedly Changes in luminance Motion detection is based on changes in luminance in the image. This means that if there are sudden changes in the lighting, motion detection may trigger mistakenly.

  • Page 60: Technical Specifications

    AXIS P1354 Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Item Specifications Function/group Camera Model AXIS P1354 Image sensor Progressive scan RGB CMOS 1/3” Lens Varifocal f=2.8 – 8 mm, F1.2, DC-Iris, IR corrected, CS mount Horizontal angle of view: 100° – 34°...
  • Page 61 Open API for software integration, including the ONVIF specification available at Integration Programming www.onvif.org, as well as VAPIX® and AXIS Camera Application Platform from Axis Interface Communications, specifications available at www.axis.com Support for AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS) with One-Click Camera connection...
  • Page 62 DirectX 9c or higher For other operating systems and browsers, see www.axis.com/techsup Management and AXIS Camera Management tool on CD and web-based configuration maintenance Firmware upgrades over HTTP or FTP, firmware available on www.axis.com Installation aids Focus assistant Pixel counter Remote back focus...

  • Page 63: Connectors

    AXIS P1354 Network Camera Technical Specifications Connectors I/O terminal connector 4–pin terminal block for: • Digital Input • Digital Output • Auxiliary power and ground (GND) Function Notes Specifications Ground 3.3 V DC Power Can be used to power auxiliary equipment.

  • Page 64: Performance Considerations

    AXIS P1354 Network Camera Technical Specifications Audio connector 3.5 mm audio connectors Audio Input Audio Output 1 Tip Microphone/Line in Line out (mono) 2 Ring 3 Sleeve Ground Ground RS-485/422 connector Two 2-pin terminal blocks for RS-485/RS-422 serial interface. The serial port can be configured to support: •...
  • Page 65 User Manual Ver. M1.17 AXIS P1354 Network Camera Date: September 2012 © Axis Communications AB, 2012 Part No. 48262...

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