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AXIS 243Q Blade Video Server User`s Manual

1. Live View Setup Help Open Close Back Select Status in queue Not in queue Position in queue Time remaining seconds Request control Use the PTZ control queue window to enable and disable PTZ queueing This window allows you to set up a queue for viewers wanting to access the AXIS 243Q Blade and limits the number of viewers and the length of time each viewer can access and control the PTZ unit For more information on how to set up the control queue please see the online help Basic Configuration Video amp Image gt Live View Config PTZ Configuration Preset Positions Guard Tour Advanced OSD Menu Control Queue Event Configuration gt System Options About AXIS 2430 Blade Video Server PTZ Control Queue Control Queue Settings Enable PTZ control queue Live View Setup Help O Limit number of users in queue to 20 1 100 Control queue polltime 20 5 3600 Save Reset Note also that a viewer who belongs to a group see Security on page 38 with a higher PTZ priority can go before other users in the queue and take control of the AXIS 2430 Blade AXIS 243Q Blade Pan Tilt Zoom 31 The order of priority for taking control of the queue is as follows 1 Administrators An administrator takes over PTZ control regardless of who is currently first in queue The administrator will be removed from the queue 60 seconds after their last PTZ cont
2. Selecting the overlay mask type will display further settings available for the selected type See the online help for further information Upload and use an overlay image 1 Select Uploaded image as overlay in the Overlay Mask Type drop down list New options appear 2 Click the Browse button by the Upload own image field and locate the image file on your computer or server 3 Click the Upload button and follow the on screen instructions To use an already uploaded image 1 Select an uploaded image from the Use image drop down list 2 Place the image at the required location by entering the x and y coordinates Note The x and y coordinates and the width and height of the overlay mask are relative to the maximum avail able resolution of the product 3 Click Save AXIS 243Q Blade Video amp Image 22 AXISA AXIS 243Q Blade Video Server Live View Setup Help Basic Configuration Overlay Mask Settings 2 Overlay Mask Type v Video amp Image Image Overlay Mask Type Uploaded image as overlay Video Source Image for Overlay Advanced Overlay Mask Upload own image Browse Upload fete overlays axis 128x44 ovl y Use image Live View Confi 9 Place image at the coordinates X Y PTZ Configuration Remove image Remove selected image Event Configuration Note Images that exceed the dimensions of the video image will be disabled gt System Options About Overlay image re
3. firewall ensures that only authorized users are allowed to access the one network from the other A firewall can be software running on a computer or it can be a standalone hardware device Fixed iris See Autoiris Focal length Measured in millimeters the focal length of a camera lens determines the width of the horizontal field of view which in turn is measured in degrees FTP File Transfer Protocol FTP is an application protocol that uses the TCP IP protocols used to exchange files between computers devices on networks Frame A frame is a complete video image In the 2 1 interlaced scanning format of the RS 170 and CCIR formats a frame is made up of two separate fields of 262 5 or 312 5 lines interlaced at 60 or 50 Hz to forma complete frame which appears at 30 or 25 Hz In video cameras with a progressive scan each frame is scanned line by line and not interlaced most are also displayed at 30 and 25 Hz Frame rate The frame rate used to describe the frequency at which a video stream is updated is measured in frames per second fps A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream as it maintains image quality throughout Full duplex Transmission of data in two directions simultaneously In an audio system this would describe e g a telephone systems Half duplex also provides AXIS 243Q Blade Glossary 64 bi directional communication but only in one direction at a time
4. Limiting the bit rate to a defined value will prevent excessive bandwidth usage but images will be lost when the limit is exceeded Note that a maximum bit rate can be used for both variable and constant bit rates The bit rate type can be set as Variable Bit Rate VBR or Constant Bit Rate CBR VBR will adjust the bit rate according to the images complexity and thus uses a lot of bandwidth for a lot of activity in the image and less when the monitored area is quiet When using CBR you can set a fixed Target bit rate which will ensure that the level of bandwidth consumed is predictable and will not change whatever happens in the image Priority As the bit rate would usually need to increase for increased image activity but cannot when CBR is selected the frame rate and image quality will both be affected negatively To go some of the way towards compensating for this it is possible to prioritize either the frame rate or the image quality whenever the bit rate would normally need to be increased Not setting a priority means the frame rate and image quality will be affected approximately equally Video Stream This parameter can be set to frame rate to increase the frame rate by 30 in 4CIF resolution This means that under normal conditions the maximum frame rate can be increased from 17 fps to 22 fps in PAL and from 21 fps to 27 fps in NTSC Note also that depending on the amount of motion this may also increase the required b
5. implementation this is done with the help of digital certificates provided by a Certification Authority These are then validated by a third party entity such as a RADIUS server examples of which are Free Radius and Microsoft Internet Authentication Service AXIS 243Q Blade System options 40 To perform the authentication the RADIUS server uses various EAP methods protocols The one used in the Axis implementation is EAP TLS EAP Transport Layer Security The AXIS network video device presents its certificate to the network switch which in turn forwards this to the RADIUS server The RADIUS server validates or rejects the certificate and responds to the switch and sends its own certificate to the client for validation The switch then allows or denies network access accordingly on a preconfigured port The authentication process Axis video device i al nu Certificate 3 x oo OK a Newark ye oo OK switch Certificate Authority CA E RADIUS y Certificate Protected network 1 A CA server provides the required signed certificates 2 The Axis video device requests access to the protected network at the network switch The switch forwards the video device s CA certificate to the RADIUS server which then replies to the switch 3 The switch forwards the RADIUS server s CA certificate to the video device which also replies
6. 1 Video input 1 Connect to GND to activate or leave floating or unconnected to deactivate 4 Input 2 Video input 2 5 Input 3 Video input 3 6 Input 4 Video input 4 7 Output 1 Video input 1 With a maximum load of 100mA and maximum voltage of 24V DC the output 8 Output 2 Video input 2 has an open collector NPN transistor with the emitter connected to pin 2 9 Output 3 Video input 3 GND If it is to be used with an external relay a diode must be connected in i parallel with the load for protection against any voltage transients 10 Output 4 Video input 4 11 RS 485 A A half duplex RS 485 interface for controlling auxiliary equipment e g PTZ non inverting devices 12 RS 485 B inverting The AXIS 291 Video Server rack includes a green 12 pin connector block Connect input output devices to this block 1 Loosen the corresponding screw on top of the pin on the connector block see the table above to determine which pin to use Push the cable into the connector block and secure it by fastening the screw Once all devices are connected connect the connector block to the video server s terminal connector 50 C AXIS 2430 Blade 1 0 Terminal connector 51 Schematic diagram 1 O terminal connector 12V Out 100mA Relay Device e g push button AXIS 2430 Blade 1 0 Terminal connector 52 RS 485 COM port The RS 485 COM Port supports several operational mo
7. 243Q Blade This is for the benefit of an operator who cannot access the System Options section ects in the image by selecting a high size level e To trigger motion detection as long as there is activity in the area select a high history level e To only detect flashing light low sensitivity can be selected In other cases a high sensitivity level is recommended Example If the Normal state for a push button connected to an input is set to Open circuit as long as the button is not pushed the state is inactive If the button is pushed the state of the input changes to active 37 AXIS 243Q Blade System options 38 System options Security User access control is enabled by default when the administrator sets the root password on first access New users are authorized with user names and passwords or the administrator can choose to allow anonymous viewer login to the Live View page as described below Users The user list displays the authorized users and access levels Viewer Provides the lowest level of access which only allows the user access to the Live View page Operator An Operator can view the Live View page create and modify event types and adjust certain other settings The Operator does not have access to the Systems Options configuration pages Administrator An administrator has unrestricted access to the Setup Tools and can determine the registration of all other users User settin
8. 43 E Email server 45 Emergency recovery 54 Enable ARP Ping 42 Event servers 32 Event types 32 F Factory default settings 49 firmware 2 Frame rates 18 61 FTP Server 32 G Generic HTTP 52 Generic TCP IP 52 H half duplex 57 Host name 43 HTTP API 28 HTTP API requests 24 HTTP port number 44 HTTP Server 32 HTTPS 39 1 1 0 Ports 46 I O Terminal connector 50 Installing PTZ devices 25 IP address filtering 38 L Live view config 23 Live View Page 10 Live View page 16 M Motion detection 36 Motion JPEG 12 MPEG 4 12 MPEG 4 protocols 13 MPEG 4 settings 46 Multicasting 13 N Network settings 42 Network traffic 44 NTP Server 41 NTP server 43 0 Operator 38 Other MPEG 4 Clients 15 Output buttons 24 Overlays 18 Overview 6 P Pan Tilt Zoom 27 52 password 10 Pinout I O connectors 50 Port status 37 Ports amp Devices 46 Post trigger buffer 33 Preset positions 29 Pre trigger buffer 33 PTZ commands 24 28 PTZ control queue 30 Pulse 24 Pulse button 24 Q QoS 45 Quad stream 22 R Recovery 54 Referrals 38 Relative and absolute PTZ drivers 27 Restart 47 Restore 47 RS 485 50 RTP 13 46 RTSP 13 44 S Security 38 Serial number 54 serial number 54 server time 41 Services 42 Simple Profile 12 SMTP settings 45 Snapshot Button 11 SOCKS server 45 Specifications 57 Streaming MPEG 4 13 Support 47 System options 38 T TCP Server 32 TCP IP settings 42 Trigger bu
9. ActiveX Y Other Browsers Server push Y gt Event Config Note QuickTime is only used with MPEG 4 Motion JPEG will be shown with AMC in Windows Internet Explorer and with server push in other browsers gt System Options Viewer Settings Y Show viewer toolbar About Y Enable MPEG 4 decoder installation V Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode Use PTZ joystick mode as default Enable recording button Not applicable to AMC Activex Action Buttons Show manual trigger button Show snapshot button User Defined Links Show custom link 1 Use as cgilink web link Name Custom link 1 URL http Show custom link 2 Useas cgilink O web link Name Custom link 2 URL hitpi f E o Show custom link 3 Use as cgitink O weblink Name Custom link 3 URL https f Show custorn link 4 Useas cgilink O web link Name Custom link 4 URL http Default Video Format Select the default format to use on the Live View page Checking the Show video format selection option displays a drop down list on the Live View page allowing you to temporarily change the format Default Viewer Select from the drop down list the viewer you wish to use for your web browser Please see the online help for more information Viewer Settings Check the Show viewer toolbar option to display the viewer s own toolbar under the image
10. Auto focus buttons click the Control conwalipanal panel button The menu to the right will then appear in the upper left E hand corner of the screen 2 There are also driver specific shortcuts that can appear in the Control 9n of Panel In the screen to the right a driver has been installed that DONAR AREA Wiper brings up the Wiper shortcut button which allows the user to configure and use a windshield wiping action with the AXIS 2430 Blade Tk Close panel BEP AXIS 243Q Blade Pan Tilt Zoom 29 Preset positions Select presets from the drop down Source list on the Live View page These will move and or zoom the camera to a pre defined position to cover an area of particular interest Events can also be configured to go to preset positions when triggered For information on setting up preset positions please see Preset positions on page 26 and the online help Guard tour A guard tour moves between chosen Preset Positions one by one in a pre determined order or at random and for configurable time periods A guard tour sequence will continue to run after the user has logged off or closed the browser Advanced The Device Settings options relate to driver specific settings so the appearance of this window can vary depending on the driver installed Options that can be configured include Driver Specific Settings for Video Source 1 Mechanical Limits for Moving Video Source 1 Light Control for Video Source 1 and Extended D
11. a unicast session see below e UDP User Datagram Protocol is a communications protocol that offers limited service for exchanging data in a network that uses the Internet Protocol IP UDP is an alternative to the Transmission Control Protocol TCP The advantage of UDP is that it is not required to deliver all data and may drop network packets when there is network congestion This is suitable for live video as there is no point in re transmitting old information that will not be displayed anyway Unicasting is communication between a single sender and a single receiver over a network This means that the video stream goes independently to each user and each user gets their own stream A benefit of unicasting is that if one stream fails it only affects one user Multicast is bandwidth conserving technology that reduces bandwidth usage by simultaneously delivering a single stream of information to multiple network recipients This technology is used primarily on delimited networks intranets as each user needs an uninterrupted data flow and should not rely on network routers How to stream MPEG 4 Deciding on the combination of protocols and methods to use depends on your viewing requirements and on the properties of your network Setting the preferred method s is done in the control applet for AMC which is found in the Windows Control Panel When this has been set AMC will test all the selected methods in the specified order u
12. and you lose contact with the camera Configure the options for notification of IP address change under Services to receive notification from the camera when the IP address changes Alternatively if your DHCP server can update a DNS server you can access the AXIS 2430 Blade by host name which is always the same regardless of the IP address Services Enable ARP Ping setting of IP address The IP address can be set using the ARP Ping method which associates the unit s MAC address with an IP address Check this box to enable the service Leave disabled to prevent unintentional resetting of the IP address Notes e The ARP Ping service is automatically disabled 2 minutes after the unit is started or as soon as an IP address is set e Pinging the unit will still be possible when this service is disabled AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service If the AXIS 2430 Blade has been registered with the Axis Internet Dynamic DNS service and the IP address for the product changes the service is updated to reflect the change Check the box to enable disable automatic updates The domain name currently registered at the Axis Internet Dynamic DNS service for your product can at any time be removed To do this click Settings and follow the instructions For more information please refer to the online help AXIS 243Q Blade System options 43 Advanced TCP IP settings DNS configuration DNS Domain Name Service provides the translation of ho
13. as in a walkie talkie system See also Simplex G 711 The international standard for encoding telephone audio on a 64 kbps channel It is a pulse code modulation PCM scheme operating at 8 kHz sample rate G 726 A frequently used speech compression algorithm in telecommunications due to its high perceived speech quality and low resource requirements Gain Gain is the amplification factor and the extent to which an analog amplifier boosts the strength of a signal Amplification factors are usually expressed in terms of power The decibel dB is the most common way of quantifying the gain of an amplifier Gateway A gateway is a point in a network that acts as an entry point to another network In a corporate network for example a computer server acting as a gateway often also acts as a proxy server and a firewall server A gateway is often associated with both a router which knows where to direct a given packet of data that arrives at the gateway and a switch which furnishes the actual path in and out of the gateway for a given packet GIF Graphics Interchange Format GIF is one of the most common file formats used for images in web pages There are two versions of the format 87a and 89a Version 89a supports animations i e a short sequence of images within a single GIF file A GIF89a can also be specified for interlaced presentation GOV Group Of VOPs A group of VOPs is the basic unit of an MPEG 4 video stream Th
14. coder decoder Codecs are used in integrated circuits or chips that convert e g analog video and audio signals into a digital format for transmission The codec also converts received digital signals back into analog format A codec uses analog to digital conversion and digital to analog conversion in the same chip Codec can also mean compression decompression in which case it is generally taken to mean an algorithm or computer program for reducing the size of large files and programs Composite video A type of video signal in which the red blue and green signals sometimes audio signals too AXIS 243Q Blade Glossary 63 are mixed together Compression See Image compression Contrast Defines the degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of an image or video stream Control unit If a CCTV system has more than one camera there must be a way to control the video signals going to recorders and monitors There are three basic types of Video Control Unit Multiplexer Switch and Quad dB Decibels A unit to measure sound level changes A 3dB change is the smallest level change we can hear A 3dB change is actually twice or half the audio power level A gain of OdB will leave the signal level unchanged DC Iris This special type of iris is electrically controlled by the camera to automatically regulate the amount of light allowed to enter Decoder See Video decoder De interlacing See Interl
15. custom link 2 5 Enter a descriptive name for example CAMI Stop PTZ 6 Enter the cgi link http 192 168 0 125 axis cgi com ptz cgi camera 1 amp continuouspantiltmove 0 0 7 These links appear in the web interface and can be used to control the PTZ camera For more information on the VAPIX API see the Developer pages at the Axis web site www axis com developer See also the section on Pan Tilt Zoom on page 25 Output Buttons These buttons are used to control the outputs on the AXIS 243Q Blade and the equipment connected to them such as switching a light on or off e The Pulse button activates the port for a defined period e Active Inactive displays two buttons one for each action on off AXIS 2430 Blade Pan Tilt Zoom 25 Pan Tilt Zoom Installing PTZ devices Video input 1 on the AXIS 243Q Blade supports several Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ devices Please see www axis com for a complete list of supported devices and to obtain the correct driver PTZ devices can also be used on video inputs 2 4 by creating an internal connection to them from input 1 For further information see Using PTZ on video inputs 2 4 on page 31 Follow the instructions below to install a PTZ device Note 1 Select Pan Tilt Zoom To configure PTZ on Sup Using an appropriate cable connect the PTZ device to the RS 485 port which is available via the I O terminal connector on the AXIS 291 Video Server Rack See 1 0 Terminal connector on pa
16. e at least 16 bit yourworkstation Using only 16 or 256 colors on your display will produce dithering artifacts in the image Incorrect exposure in images Incorrect line termination If the AXIS 243Q Blade is to be connected in loopthrough with other equipment disable the input termination by turning the corresponding DIP switch to OFF Problems with the MPEG 4 format Lower frame rate than expected Check with the administrator that there is enough bandwidth available Check also the settings for bit rate control in the Video amp Image gt Advanced gt MPEG 4 settings Using an inappro priate video object type can also affect the frame rate See the online help for more informa tion Check in the AMC control panel applet MPEG 4 tab that video processing is not set to Decode only frames Lower the image resolution Reduce the number of applications running on the client computer No MPEG 4 displayed in the Check that the correct network interface is selected in the AMC control panel applet network client tab Check that the relevant MPEG 4 connection methods are enabled in the AMC control panel applet network tab In the AMC control applet select the MPEG 4 tab and click the button Set to default MPEG 4 decoder No multicast MPEG 4 displayed Check with your network administrator that the multicast addresses used by the in the client AXIS 2430 Blade are valid for your network Check with your network administrator to
17. for building software applications A good API makes it easier to develop a program by providing all the required building blocks The Axis VAPIX API allows Axis products to be integrated into other applications ARP Address Resolution Protocol This protocol is used to associate an IP address to a hardware MAC address A request is broadcast on the local network to discover the MAC address for an IP address ARTPEC Axis Real Time Picture Encoder A chip designed by Axis for image compression ARTPEC supports a range of CCD and CMOS sensors built in functionality for sharpening backlight compensation noise reduction and white balance support for multiple Motion JPEG streams support for MPEG 4 part 2 up to 30 frames second from 4 simultaneous video sources and real time compression of up to 45 Megapixels second ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit A circuit designed for a specific application as opposed to a general purpose circuit such as a microprocessor Aspect ratio A ratio of width to height in images A common aspect ratio used for television screens and AXIS 243Q Blade Glossary 62 computer monitors is 4 3 High definition television HDTV uses an aspect ratio of 9 16 Autoiris DC Iris This special type of iris is electrically controlled by the camera to automatically regulate the amount of light allowed to enter AVI Audio Video Interleave A video format that supports simultaneous
18. kbit s frame rate Y These are tools for adjusting the MPEG 4 settings and for controlling the video bit rate The MPEG 4 standard provides many different coding tools for various applications in different situations As most MPEG 4 clients do not support all these tools it is usual to instead define and use subsets for different clients or groups of clients These settings allow you to define the type of client to use Under Client Compatibility select the correct combination of Video object type with the ISMA compliant option to use for your viewing client The GOV Settings describe the composition of the MPEG 4 video stream and this format s basic elements The GOV Structure can take two different forms I or IP which describe the type of images included in the video stream as well as their internal order The GOV Length determines how many images of the one type I or P are sent before the next type is sent AXIS 243Q Blade Video amp Image 20 Adjusting the Maximum bit rate and setting it to Variable or Constant helps control the bandwidth used by the MPEG 4 video stream Bit Rate control Adjusting the maximum bit rate and setting it to variable or constant is a good way of controlling the bandwidth used by the MPEG 4 video stream Leaving the Maximum bit rate as unlimited will provide consistently good image quality but at the expense of increased bandwidth usage whenever there is more activity in the image
19. procedure and install the same device driver on the other video input s you wish to use PTZ on Enter the same Authentication key as configured for video input 1 This will prevent unauthorized access to the RS 485 port PTZ devices on inputs 2 4 are configured in the same way as a device on video input 1 See page 26 for information on configuration AXIS 243Q Blade Event configuration 32 Event configuration This section describes how to configure the AXIS 243Q Blade for alarm handling An event in the camera happens when certain conditions are fulfilled and result in specific actions The set of parameters or conditions that define these actions is called Event Type For example an alarm could be the condition that causes the camera to act by uploading images onto a server This section describes how to set up event servers and event types that is how to configure cameras to perform certain actions in response to events Event servers Event Servers are used to receive uploaded image files and or notification messages To set up Event server connections in your camera go to Setup gt Event Configuration gt Event Servers and enter the required information for the required server type Server type Purpose Information required Descriptive name of your choice FTP Server e Receives uploaded images e Network address IP address or host name User name and password for FTP server Descriptive name of
20. rate required others can affect the frame rate and some will affect both If the load on the CPU reaches its maximum this will also affect the frame rate The following factors are among the most important to consider High image resolutions and or lower compression levels result in larger images Bandwidth affected Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG and or unicast MPEG 4 clients Band width affected Simultaneous viewing of different streams resolution compression etc by dif ferent clients Frame rate and bandwidth affected Accessing both Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 video streams simultaneously Frame rate and bandwidth affected Heavy usage of event settings affects the CPU load Frame rate affected Enabled motion detection Frame rate and bandwidth affected Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure Bandwidth affected Viewing on poorly performing client PC lowers perceived performance Frame rate affected Optimizing your system To see the bandwidth and frame rate currently required by the video stream the AXIS 243Q Blade provides a tool that can be used to display these values directly in the video image To do this special format strings are added as part of a text overlay Simply add r average frame Text Overlay Settings rate in fps and or b average bandwidth in Kbps H Imede date L include tme to the overlay Include text r b Place text date time at top x of image Fo
21. recovery procedure does not get the AXIS 243Q Blade up and running again please contact Axis support at www axis com techsup Support If you contact Axis support please help us help you resolve your problems expediently by providing a server report log file and a brief description of the problem Server Report Click the link provided on the page at Setup System Options Support Support Overview The report contains important information about the server and its software as well as a list of the current parameters Log file Go to Setup gt System Options gt Support gt Logs amp Reports The Log file records events within the unit since the last restart of the system and can prove a useful diagnostic tool for troubleshooting AXIS 243Q Blade Troubleshooting Symptoms Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Problems setting the IP address Using ARP Ping IP address must be set within two minutes after power has been applied to the video server Restart the server and try again Ensure also the ping length is set to 408 See the AXIS 2430 Blade Installation Guide The video server is located ona If the IP address intended for the AXIS 2430 Blade and the IP address of your computer are different subnet located on different subnets you will not be able to set the IP address Contact your network administrator for an IP address on the same subnet as the computer you are performing the installation from The IP address i
22. time clock RTC This battery will under normal conditions last for a minimum of 5 years Low battery power affects the operation of the RTC causing it to reset at every power up A log message will appear when battery replacement is required The battery should not be replaced unless required If the battery does need replacing observe the following points Caution Danger of Explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent battery as recommended by the manufacturer Dispose off used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions AXIS 2430 Blade Video Server User s Manual Revision 3 0 Dated July 2008 Part No 32637 Copyright Axis Communications AB 2006 2008 AXIS 243Q Blade Contents Product description seu os sese esee eere e eda de C eaten Ona Re a REA 6 OQVENMIEW Ss 5 5 54 ude an aed ee doe Lae Saat baled a ha wae ae ewes oa Sawa ee ad 6 LED indicators erene eca rite De ied ded nas De ERU SAT LAU Ree 7 Switches Et CONNECTIONS 2 ee enda ete e e se AR d RR ea 7 Accessing the video Server sues a RA E SR REUREGGR XR ede 9 Access froma DIOWSEN s i ota adhd sme aUe vee gow e DER Te DA res e hod 9 Setting the root password oooocococcoccocc ene ene eee 10 The Live View page i e RR RR RA REED Sed A Rr d EE es d 10 ib oiu EL 12 Video stream types 0 eee ee RI e 12 MPEG 4 protocols and communication methods sese eee ees 13 How
23. to stream MPEG 4 ssssssseeese e 13 AXIS Media Control AMC lsseseee RR II 14 Other methods of accessing the video stream 0 eee eee 14 Other MPEG 4 clIents 2 sisse heme sepe eene plo di n 15 Configuring the video server me 16 Accessing the Setup link 0 0 occ cece cece ene e eens 16 Video amp Image 2x ox pru Rv eRENER AA 17 Image settiigs pcos ee ede ie peteretur wee EH NU SI peso RD Decent 17 Advanced MPEG 4 settings 2 0 eee e eens 19 Advanced MJPEG settings 20 cece eee cent ene eae 21 Overlay Mask a gers heed eee newer a oO ee eo ee eta EROR 21 Live View CONFIG sie en eee tmc aet ete oer eoa d ke men a per AR Vra add 23 EN MEER PHI 23 Pan Tilt ZOOM uu cest bc ied areae te eae em tee ED a t UD ido ect ee ea 25 Installing PTZ device RUE ER RAS cious e toe Roe does 25 PTZ configuration scenic br ds dro dadas a 26 l reset posltlOlls iia e DOG HP e did 26 PIZ controls i ciate eti ta Wedd eR AUR Ie a CA GO Reed RO de 27 Preset positions 35 ee See ias Rutuli Races S A eae 29 Guard TOUT is es re bese dan Ep dea Ung iN p Dor ep scares Cid UP 29 Advanced aii ssa deen za tdeo Debo doe de abd cy IH oda eed hoo 29 PTZ control QUEUE do uere a E me en dob at e ec Ste dna 30 Using PTZ on video inputs 2 4 lsssssseleee RII 31 Event configuration iia it apu leone uec ecol 32 Event Servers ciues bm o dea oad deed eda hea 32 Event types ia eue a me ded etes el eo ita od enu aris eta
24. to the switch 4 The switch keeps track of all responses to the validation requests If all certificates are validated the Axis video device is allowed access to the protected network via a preconfigured port RADIUS RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service is an AAA Authentication Authorization and Accounting protocol for applications such as network access or IP mobility It is intended to work in both local and roaming situations AXIS 243Q Blade System options 41 CA servers In cryptography a Certification Authority CA is an entity that provides signed digital certificates for use by other parties and thus acts a trusted third party There are many commercial CAs that charge for their services Institutions and governments may have their own CA and there are free CAs available Date amp time Current server time displays the current date and time 24h clock The time can be displayed in 12h clock format in overlay images New server time Select your time zone from the drop down list and check the daylight saving time changes if you want From the Time Mode section select the preferred method for setting the time e Synchronize with computer time sets the time from the clock on your computer e Synchronize with NTP Server the video server will obtain the time from an NTP server every 60 minutes Specify the NTP server s IP address or host name e Set manually this option allows you to manual
25. under Installed Certificate The Create Certificate Request option generates a PEM Privacy Enhanced Mail formatted request which you copy and send to a CA for signing When the signed certificate is returned click Install signed certificate to install the certificate in the AXIS 243Q Blade 4 Set the HTTPS Connection Policy for the administrator Operator and Viewer to enable HTTPS connection set to HTTP by default Note Privacy Enhanced Mail PEM is an early IETF proposal for securing email using public key cryptography Please refer to the home page of your preferred CA for information on where to send the request For more information please see the online help IEEE 802 1x IEEE 802 1x is an IEEE standard for port based Network Admission Control It provides authentication to devices attached to a network port wired or wireless establishing a point to point connection or if authentication fails preventing access on that port 802 1x is based on EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol There are many EAP methods available to access a network protected by 802 1x EAPOL Extensible Authentication Protocol Over Lan The one used here is EAP TLS EAP Transport Layer Security In a 802 1x enabled network switch clients equipped with the correct software can be authenticated and allowed or denied network access at the Ethernet level Clients and servers in an 802 1x network may need to authenticate each other In the Axis
26. 15 Other MPEG 4 clients Although it may be possible to use other clients to view the MPEG 4 stream this is not guaranteed by Axis For some other clients such as QuickTime the Video Object Type must be set to Simple It may also be necessary to adjust the advanced MPEG 4 settings To assess the video stream from QuickTime the following path can be used rtsp lt ip gt mpeg4 media amp This path is for all supported methods and the client will negotiate with the AXIS 2430 Blade to determine exactly which transport protocol to use Note ip IP address AXIS 243Q Blade Configuring the video server 16 Configuring the video server This section describes how to configure the AXIS 243Q Blade and is intended for administrators who have unrestricted access to all the Setup tools The AXIS 243Q Blade is configured from the Setup link in a standard web browser For more information on supported browsers see Technical specifications on page 57 Note that each video input must be configured separately Accessing the Setup link Follow the instructions below to access the Setup link from a web browser 1 Start the browser and enter the IP address or host name of video input on the AXIS 243Q Blade you wish to configure in the location address field 2 The Live View page is now displayed Click the Setup link The menu that appears helps you configure your network camera Setup link AXIS a AXIS 243Q Blade Video Serve
27. AXIS 243Q Blade can be used with most standard operating systems and web browsers The recommended browser is Internet Explorer with Windows and Firefox with other operating systems See also the Technical specifications on page 57 Note To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer you must set your browser to allow the AXIS Media Control AMC to be installed on your computer The first time an MPEG 4 video stream is accessed AMC also installs an MPEG 4 decoder for viewing the video streams As a license is required for each instance of the decoder the product administrator may have disabled the installation See Viewer Settings on page 23 for more information If your computer restricts the use of additional software components the camera can be configured to use a Java applet for viewing JPEG images See the online help for more information Access from a browser 1 Start a browser such as Internet Explorer Firefox Live view AXIS 2430 Blade Video Server Windows Internet G E p 192 168 0 125 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help 2 Enter the IP address or host name of the video input on the AXIS 243Q Blade you wish to configure in the Location Address field of your browser de e Live view AXIS 243Q Blade Video Server 3 If this is the first time the camera is accessed see Setting the root password on page 10 Otherwise enter your user name and password as set by the administrator 4 Th
28. Blade Product description Product description Overview The AXIS 243Q Blade Video Server is a fully featured video server intended for security surveillance and remote monitoring needs It is designed for mounting in the AXIS 291 Video Server Rack which provides power and network connectivity DIP switches Control button Video inputs 1 4 LED Indicators The AXIS 243Q Blade video server is a four in one solution which means that each physical blade unit contains four separate video servers one for each video input The individual video servers display as AXIS 243Q 1 Blade AXIS 243Q 2 Blade AXIS 243Q 3 Blade and AXIS 243Q 4 Blade The descriptions that follow apply to all four video servers except where otherwise indicated Each input has its own IP address The four BNC inputs on AXIS 243Q Blade are for connecting analog video devices The video server digitizes up to four analog video sources and makes them available on the network as real time full frame rate MPEG 4 and or Motion JPEG video streams Each video input provides one alarm input and one alarm output that can be used to connect various third party devices such as door sensors and alarm bells The AXIS 243Q 1 Blade provides an RS 485 port for connecting to third party PTZ systems PTZ devices can also be used on AXIS 243Q 2 Blade AXIS 243Q 3 Blade and AXIS 243Q 4 Blade by creating an internal conne
29. COMMUNICATIONS AXIS 243Q Blade Video Server User s Manual About This Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS 243Q Blade Video Server with firmware release 4 46 The manual includes instructions for using and managing the AXIS 243Q Blade on your network Previous experience of networking will be of use when installing and using this product Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux based systems would 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 Safety Notices Used In This Manual Caution Indicates a potential hazard that can damage the product Important Indicates a hazard that can seriously impair operation Do not proceed beyond any of the above notices until you have fully understood the implications Intellectual Property Rights Axis Communications AB has intellectual property rights relating to technology embodied in the product described in this document In particular and without limitation these intellectual property rights may include one or more of the patents listed at http www axis com patent htm and one or more additional patents or pending patent applications in the US and other countries This product contains licensed third party software See the menu item About in the product s user interface for
30. La te deti 32 Port Status usas as Matas aA PUER AG Ge Ua CURAR eda eed edad 37 System OPLIONS ec tetopietee sha Scien bene ee ee 38 A ccce ce eR Ce ER dae besa Rad GERA CEA PRA RA ER ER 38 Date Ctlme ius tot are de ape eee oeste acte ted te exeat aoa ates etd 41 Network 42 4 AXIS 243Q Blade SOCKS kis ped ed EE dps Ure a Ec ap ERROR ATE cet M 45 Das Quality of SERIEE sidra 45 SMP emaili seare O TEE 45 AAPP dee acd ded aa a hea hey Ande wae anda adds a ER 46 UPRP ots datas nd A E E bk ew EE ae AE La e cdas ew AR as 46 RTE MPEG Aae A O E E et ee ERE 46 BONJOU ge RE 46 Ports devices i ss nieron bes cde ERR edad eR xU enc CER RR Eb ERA 46 Maintenance ua cuire a ROC SEWER ROPA UR CAE a ae I e RR 47 SUPOT Dc c 47 Advanced des ev aa uw Sau ead bob tees Shek cee be qu pibe uer ee eis 48 DoD DET 48 Resetting to the factory default settingS 0 cece cece eects 49 I O Terminal Connector 50 Schematic diagram I O terminal connector 4 224 iS 51 RS 485 COM port x2 acad o ds 52 Troubleshooting 2 2 n A RN aaa 53 Checking the firmware 25 cree dme obe x ata 53 Upgrading the firmware lsseseleeee IRR et 53 SUDDOFEt aria 54 Technical specifications exis kae xn RR ERR REGE CORRER Re RS e RR GER ERG Eds 57 General performance considerations lisse eee 60 Optimizing yoursystem sseleseeeee III EE Ea 60 Bandwidth sas Gee ze Am neta DELETE Goes aed Pada Nerve xL de ees 61 A ON 62 A 1 5 AXIS 243Q
31. MP RTCP SMTP FTP ICMP DHCP UPnP Bonjour ARP DNS DynDNS SOCKS IEEE802 1X More information on protocol usage available at www axis com This product includes software developed by the Open SSL Project for use in the Open SSL Tool kit www openssl org Accessories included Installation Guide CD with installation and management tools software and User s Manual e MPEG 4 licenses 1 encoder 1 decoder e MPEG 4 decoder Windows Accessories not included e AXIS 295 Video Surveillance Joystick Multi user decoder license pack Video management software not included e AXIS Camera Station Surveillance application for viewing recording and archiving up to 25 cameras See www axis com partner adp_partners htm for further software applications from partners 58 AXIS 243Q Blade Technical specifications 59 Item Specification Approvals EN 61000 6 1 EN 61000 6 2 EN 55024 EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B AS NZS CISPR 22 ICES 003 VCCI Class B ITE EN 60950 1 Dimensions HxWxD and 30 x 130 x 255 mm 1 2 x 5 1 x 10 0 weight 270g 0 6 Ib AXIS 243Q Blade Technical specifications 60 General performance considerations When setting 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
32. Network video camera A network camera is a camera and computer combined in one intelligent unit It captures and sends live video directly over an IP network such as a LAN intranet or the Internet Users can view and or manage the camera using a standard web browser or application software from any local or remote computer on a network The camera allows multiple authorized viewers from different AXIS 243Q Blade Glossary 66 locations to simultaneously access images A network camera is sometimes known as an IP camera Network connectivity The physical wired or wireless and logical protocol connection of a computer network or an individual device to a network such as the Internet ora LAN Network video Network video often referred to as IP Surveillance for specific applications within security surveillance and remote monitoring is a system that gives users the ability to monitor and record video over an IP network LAN WAN Internet NTSC National Television System Committee NTSC is an analog color encoding system used in television systems in Japan the United States and other parts of the Americas NTSC defines the video signal using 525 TV lines per frame at a refresh rate equal to 30 frames per second See also PAL NVR Network Video Recorder A dedicated Network Video Recorder NVR can be used to gather data streams from remote network cameras and video servers and store them on a hard disk An NVR can b
33. Processors and memory e CPU 4 x ETRAX 100LX 32bit Video processing and compression 4 x ARTPEC 2 RAM 4 x 32 MB Flash 4 x 8 MB Battery backed up real time clock Operating conditions e 0 45 C 32 113 F e Humidity 20 80 RH non condensing Installation management and maintenance e AXIS Camera Management tool on CD and web based configuration e Configuration of backup and restore Firmware upgrades over HTTP or FTP firmware available at www axis com Video access from web browser Camera live view for up to 20 clients per video input Video recording to file ASF Sequence tour for up to 20 PTZ presets Customizable HTML pages Minimum Web browsing requirements e Pentium III CPU 500 MHz or higher or equivalent AMD 128 MB RAM DirectX 9 compatible graphics board Direct Draw Windows XP 2000 Vista Internet Explorer 6 x or later For other operating systems and browsers see www axis com techsup System integration support e Open API for application integration including the VAPIX API AXIS Media Control SDK event trigger data in video stream Quality of Service QoS Layer 3 DiffServ Model Watchdog ensures continuous operation event notifications can be monitored by other systems Embedded Linux operating system Available at www axis com Supported protocols IPv4 v6 HTTP HTTPS SSL TLS TCP QoS SNMPv1 v2c v3 MIB II RTSP RTP UDP IG
34. The Enable MPEG 4 decoder installation option helps the administrator to enable or disable the installation of the MPEG 4 decoder included with AMC This is used to prevent the installation of unlicensed copies Further decoder licenses can be purchased from your Axis dealer AXIS 2430 Blade Live View Config 24 The Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode option enables the display of a crosshair in the video image when the PTZ mode is set to joystick Enabling the Use PTZ joystick mode as default option sets the PTZ mode to joystick The mode can be changed temporarily on the PTZ Control Panel but will default to joystick if this is selected The Enable recording button option allows you to start an MPEG 4 recording directly from the Live View page Action Buttons The manual trigger buttons can be used to manually start and stop an event from the Live View page See Event configuration on page 32 The snapshot button allows you to take a snapshot of the video stream and save it to a computer User defined Links Enter a descriptive name for the link and enter the URL in the field provided The link appears on the Live View page User defined CGI links can be used to issue HTTP API requests such as PTZ commands For example 1 Check Show custom link 1 2 Enter a descriptive name for example CAMI Start PTZ 3 Enter the cgi link http 192 168 0 125 axis cgi com ptz cgi camera 1 amp continuouspantiltmove 30 30 4 Check Show
35. The scripting function is a very powerful tool Improper use may cause unexpected behavior or even loss of contact with the unit If a script does cause problems reset the unit to its factory default settings in which case a previously saved backup file will be useful for returning the unit to its latest configuration Axis recommends that you do not use this function unless you fully understand its consequences Axis support provides no assistance for customized scripts For more information please visit the Developer pages at www axis com developer Plain Config this function is for the advanced user with previous experience of configuring Axis cameras All parameters can be set and modified from this page Help is available via the links on the standard setup pages About Third Party Software Licenses click View Licenses for a list of the licensed software used in the AXIS 243Q Blade AXIS 243Q Blade Resetting to the factory default settings 49 Resetting to the factory default settings This will reset all the parameters in all 4 units including all four IP addresses to the factory default settings 1 Disconnect power 2 Press and hold the Control button and reconnect power 3 Release the button when the Status Indicator displays red this may take up to 15 seconds When the Status Indicator changes to Green may take up to 1 minute the process is complete and the AXIS 243Q Blade has been reset 4 Re assi
36. acing DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a protocol that lets network administrators automate and centrally manage the assignment of Internet Protocol IP addresses to network devices in a network DHCP uses the concept of a lease or amount of time that a given IP address will be valid for a computer The lease time can vary depending on how long a user is likely to require the network connection at a particular location DHCP also supports static addresses for e g computers running web servers which need a permanent IP address DNS Domain Name System DNS is used to locate and translate Internet domain names into IP Internet Protocol addresses A domain name is a meaningful and easy to remember name for an Internet address For example the domain name www example com is much easier to remember than 192 0 34 166 The translation tables for domain names are contained in Domain name servers Domain server Domains can also be used by organizations that wish to centralize the management of their Windows computers Each user within a domain has an account that usually allows them to log in to and use any computer in the domain although restrictions may also apply The domain server is the server that authenticates the users on the network Dome network camera A remotely controllable camera mounted in a special housing characterized by the dome shaped glass or plastic covering behind which the camera res
37. allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static host name allowing your computer to be more easily accessed from various locations on the Internet Outside users can always access your server using the associated DNS name regardless of the WAN IP The DNS server used by the user and or the DNS server responsible for the domain in use must support RFC2136 and allow updates from the camera The TTL Time To Live value determines how long in seconds the reply from the DNS server should be remembered when checking that the domain name for the registered IP address is still valid AXIS 243Q Blade System options 44 Link Local IPv4 address Link Local Address is enabled by default and assigns the network camera with an additional IP address for the UPnP protocol The network camera can have both a Link Local IP and a static DHCP IP address at the same time these will not affect each other See UPnP on page 46 HTTP The default HTTP port number 80 can be changed to any port within the range 1024 65535 This is useful for simple port mapping HTTPS The default HTTPS port number 443 can be changed to any port within the range 1024 65535 This is useful for simple port mapping NAT traversal port mapping for IPv4 Use NAT traversal when the AXIS 243Q Blade is located on an intranet LAN and you wish to make it available from the other WAN side of a NAT router With NAT traversal properly configured all HTTP traffic to an e
38. andwidth by 1 15 for each frame This parameter has no effect when the resolution is set to lower than 4CIF although there is a risk of increased bandwidth usage In this case the parameter should be set to bandwidth For more information on MPEG 4 settings refer to the online help AXIS 243Q Blade Video amp Image 21 Advanced MJPEG settings Sometimes the image size may be large due to low light or complex scenery Adjusting the Maximum frame size is a good way of controlling the bandwidth and storage used by the MJPEG video stream in these situations Defining the frame size as Unlimited will provide consistently good image quality at the expense of increased bandwidth and storage usage during low light Limiting the frame size helps optimize bandwidth and storage usage but gives poor image quality To prevent increased bandwidth and storage usage the maximum frame size should be set to an optimal amount Overlay Mask Overlay Mask Settings When using an image overlay select the Overlay Mask Type from the following options Uploaded image as overlay usually used to provide extra information in the video image e Configurable areas as privacy masks up to three black areas are used to conceal parts of the video image The difference between an overlay O O and a privacy mask is that a privacy mask cannot be bypassed by accessing the video stream with the help of the AXIS HTTP API whereas an overlay can
39. cation e g requested a web page file is divided into and when all packets have arrived at their destination it reassembles them to re form the complete file TCP is a connection oriented protocol which means that a connection is established between the two end points and is maintained until the data has been successfully exchanged between the communicating applications advantages in using this particular mode of recording UDP User Datagram Protocol UDP is a communications protocol that offers limited service for exchanging data in a network that uses the Internet Protocol IP UDP is an alternative to the Transmission Control Protocol TCP The advantage of UDP is that it is not required to deliver all data and may drop network packets when there is e g network congestion This is suitable for live video as there is no point in re transmitting old information that will not be displayed anyway Unicast Communication between a single sender and a single receiver over a network A new connection is established for each new user See also Multicast UPnP A set of computer network protocols that allows the automatic peer to peer detection of devices on the network UPnP is promoted by the UPnP Forum URL Uniform Resource Locator An address on the network Video camera See Network camera and CCTV video camera Video encoder video server A video encoder server digitizes analog video signals and sends d
40. check that the correct firmware is loaded to the correct unit Upgrading the firmware When you download firmware from the Axis Web site your Axis product will receive the latest available functionality Always read the upgrade instructions and release notes available with each new release before updating the firmware New firmware can be downloaded to the AXIS 2430 Blade over the network Note Pre configured and customized settings will be retained after the new firmware is installed provided the features are available in the new firmware although this is not guaranteed by Axis Communications 1 Save the firmware file to your computer The latest versions of the firmware files for the AXIS 2430 Blade are available free of charge from the Axis Web site at www axis com techsup 2 Go to Setup System Options Maintenance in the video server s Web pages 3 In the Upgrade Server section and browse to the desired firmware file on your computer Click Upgrade Upgrade Server Upgrade the AXIS 2430Q 1 Blade with the latest firmware Specify the firmware to upgrade to Browse and click Upgrade Note Do not disconnect power to the unit during the upgrade The unit restarts automatically after the upgrade has completed 1 10 minutes Notes Always read the upgrade instructions available with each new release before updating the firmware After starting the process you should always wait at least 20 minutes before restarti
41. components to interact with one another in a networked environment regardless of the language s used to create them Web browsers may come into contact with ActiveX controls ActiveX documents and ActiveX scripts ActiveX controls are often downloaded and installed automatically as required AF Autofocus A system by which the camera lens automatically focuses on a selected part of the subject AMC AXIS Media Control AMC is the ActiveX component required to view moving images from an Axis video device in Internet Explorer The component is installed automatically on the viewing computer on first use Once installed AMC can be configured from Windows Control Panel Analog video camera The signal from an analog video camera is viewed directly on e g a monitor in the analog system which depends on traditional analog cabling Alternatively the signal can be digitized with the use of a video server and can then be made available over a data IP network Angle The field of view relative to a standard lens in a 35mm still camera expressed in degrees e g 30 For practical purposes this is the area that a lens can cover where the angle of view is determined by the focal length of the lens A wide angle lens has a short focal length and covers a wider angle of view than standard or telephoto lenses which have longer focal lengths API Application Programming Interface An API is a set of routines protocols and tools
42. ction to these from AXIS 243Q 1 Blade 6 AXIS 243Q Blade Product description Up to 20 viewers can access each video input on the AXIS 243Q Blade simultaneously when using Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 unicast The number of simultaneous viewers can be increased by using multicast MPEG 4 When using AXIS Media Control AMC to view MPEG 4 video streams each MPEG 4 viewer requires a separate MPEG 4 decoder license One license is included and further licenses can be purchased separately from your Axis dealer If using other clients to view the MPEG 4 video stream no further MPEG 4 decoder licenses are required Video can be viewed in five resolutions up to 4CIF and image compression is configurable The AXIS 243Q Blade contains support for video motion detection which allows the unit to trigger activity in the video image and advanced scheduling tools which can also be used to trigger an event As the AXIS 243Q Blade is designed for use in security systems it is equipped with several security features such as IP address filtering user levels with passwords and HTTPS Each video input on the AXIS 243Q Blade has a built in web server providing full access to all features through the use of a standard web browser The built in scripting tool allows basic applications to be created providing basic surveillance solutions For advanced functionality the video server can be integrated via the use of the VAPIX API see www axis com developer f
43. d overlays will affect the performance of the video server depending on usage and the available bandwidth e High resolution generates larger files Selecting the Aspect ratio correction option improves the appearance of images from analog video sources that are displayed on computer monitors When using MPEG 4 as video format any aspect ratio correction for the image is applied by the viewing client the correct aspect ratio is contained in the MPEG 4 stream Resolution 4CIF de interlacing Showing interlaced video on a computer monitor may produce distortion when there is movement in the image Selecting this option reduces the distortion Lower compression improves image quality but generates larger files e Rotating the image 90 or 270 degrees will lower the maximum frame rate e Black amp White uses less bandwidth than Color For more information on all these options please check the online help Text overlay settings Include date time and or text of your choice to be viewed on the image The color of the text may be set to white or black while background color may be set to white black transparent or semitransparent The position of the text is set either to the top or the bottom of the image Video stream The Maximum video stream time can be set as Unlimited or set a maximum stream time per session in seconds minutes or hours When the set time has expired a new stream on the Live View page can be started by refres
44. des e Generic TCP IP enables the video server to receive status data and send com mands via TCP IP e Generic HTTP enables the video server to receive status data and send com mands via HTTP e Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ for controlling a PTZ device A PTZ device requires a driver for its function Drivers can be obtained from www axis com Please see page 25 for information on how to connect PTZ devices While the RS 485 can be used to connect a PTZ device it is necessary that the device s protocol supports daisy chaining in order to connect and control more than one camera up to four Chaining the units allows them to share a single serial port The protocol then decides which unit to address and sends commands to it specifically The diagram below explains how the devices are connected AXIS 243Q Blade Troubleshooting 53 Troubleshooting Checking the firmware Firmware is software that determines the functionality of the AXIS 2430 Blade When troubleshooting a problem check the current version The latest version may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem The current firmware version in your AXIS 2430 Blade can be seen under Setup gt Basic Configuration Important Please note that the AXIS 2430 Blade uses two different firmware types at the same time The first of these is intended for video input 1 which includes features not supported by the other inputs 2 3 and 4 Please
45. door switch is used as an input device opening the door could trigger the upload of video images and the sending of notification messages An output might for example be used to automatically start a siren when there is a motion detection trigger ISMA Internet Streaming Media Alliance ISMAs goal is To accelerate the adoption and deployment of open standards for streaming rich media content such as video audio and associated data over Internet protocols I VOP See VOP JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group Together with the GIF file format JPEG is an image file type commonly used on the web A JPEG image is a bitmap and usually has the file suffix jpg or jpeg When creating a JPEG image it is possible to configure the level of compression to use As the lowest compression i e the highest quality results in the largest file there is a trade off between image quality and file size kbit s kilobits per second A measure of the bit rate ie the rate at which bits are passing a given point See also Bit rate LAN Local Area Network A LAN is a group of computers and associated devices that typically share common resources within a limited geographical area Linux Linux is an open source operating system within the UNIX family Because of its robustness and availability Linux has won popularity in the open source community and among commercial application developers Lux A standard unit of ill
46. dress The Internet Protocol ensures that the data packets all arrive at the intended address As IP is a connectionless protocol which means that there is no established connection between the communication end points packets can be sent via different routes and do not need to arrive at the destination in the correct order Once the data packets have arrived at the correct destination another protocol Transmission Control Protocol TCP puts them in the right order See also TCP IP address An IP address is simply an address on an IP network used by a computer device connected to that network IP addresses allow all the connected computers devices to find each other and to pass data back and forth To avoid conflicts each IP address on any given network must be unique An IP address can be assigned as fixed so that it does not change or it can be assigned dynamically and automatically by DHCP An IP address consists of four groups or quads of AXIS 243Q Blade Glossary 65 decimal digits separated by periods e g 130 5 5 25 Different parts of the address represent different things Some part will represent the network number or address and some other part will represent the local machine address See also IP Internet Protocol Inputs Outputs I Os The digital I Os on for example a network camera can be used to connect any device that can toggle between an open and a closed circuit For example if a
47. e e the boot protocol DHCP or static e the static IP address e the default router e the subnet mask e the system time e Default The default button should be used with caution Pressing this will return all of the video server s settings to the factory default values including the IP address Upgrade Server See Upgrading the firmware on page 53 Backup Click this button to take a backup of all parameters and any user defined scripts It would then be possible to return to a previous configuration if settings are changed and there is unexpected behavior e Restore click the Browse button to locate the saved backup file see above and then click the Restore button The settings will be restored to the previous configuration Note Backup and Restore can only be used on the same unit running the same firmware This feature is not intended for multi configurations or for firmware upgrades Otherwise you can use the Axis Camera Man agement to download the latest firmware Support Support Overview The Support Overview page provides valuable information on troubleshooting and contact information should you require technical assistance System Overview The System Overview page provides an overview of the current network security event and camera settings Logs amp Reports When contacting Axis support please be sure to provide a valid Server Report with your query The Access Log is automatically included in the
48. e GOV contains different types and numbers of VOPs I VOPs P VOPs as determined by the GOV length and GOV structure See also VOP GOV length The GOV length determines the number of images VOPs in the GOV structure See also GOV and VOP GOV structure The GOV structure describes the composition of an MPEG 4 video stream as regards the type of images I VOPs or P VOPs included in the stream and their internal order See also GOV and VOP HTML Hypertext Markup Language HTML is the set of markup symbols or codes inserted in a file intended for display in web browser The markup tells the browser how to display the page s words and images for the user HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP is the set of rules for exchanging files text graphic images sound video and other multimedia files on the web The HTTP protocol runs on top of the TCP IP suite of protocols HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL HTTPS is a protocol used by web browsers and servers to encrypt and decrypt user page requests and the pages returned by the server The encrypted exchange of information is governed by the use of an HTTPS certificate issued by a Certificate Authority which guarantees the authenticity of the server Hub A network hub is used to connect multiple devices to the network The hub transmits all data to all devices connected to it whereas a switch will only transmit the data to the device it is specifica
49. e Live View page is displayed in your browser Notes If your computer restricts the use of additional software com ponents the AXIS 2430 Blade can be configured to use a Java applet for viewing JPEG images Please see the online help for more information AXIS 2430 Blade Video Server Live View Setup Help When using a browser other than Microsoft Internet Explorer with AMC instead of a stop a snapshot and a full screen but ton there is a stop and a play button in the bottom left corner of the Live view page For a description of these buttons see The Live View page below 9 AXIS 243Q Blade Accessing the video server Setting the root password When accessing the camera for the first time the ee AXISA Configure Root Password dialog is displayed on the 55 Certificate Screen uet configuration of the root password via HTTPS requires a self signed eate self signed certificate 1 Enter a password and re enter to confirm the spelling Click OK Cannigiute Root Password User name root Passwor d Note Before you enter your password at this point you can secure Ak configuration of the root password via HTTPS by creating a oK self signed certificate To do so click the Create self signed i i ree pl The pa atras pre configured administrator root must be changed certificate button in the Create Certificate window and before the product can b pith a ord for s lost the product mustbe
50. e Video Server Live View Setup Help Preset Positions o Preset Position Setup Current position gt Basic Configuration gt Video amp Image Live View Config PTZ Configuration O use current position as Home fj Preset Positions Guard Tour Advanced Control Queue Available positions Event Config E System Options About Playing Motion JPEG 000 PAN Left Right ZOOM wide Tele Ctrl panel FOCUS Near Far IRIS Close Open Preset positions Many PTZ devices provide Preset positions which are pre defined camera views that can be used to quickly move the camera to a specific location Under Preset Position Setup use the Pan Tilt and Zoom PTZ controls to steer the camera to the required position When satisfied with the camera s position enter a descriptive name The camera position iris and focus settings are then saved as a preset position The position can be assumed at any time by selecting the preset s name from the Preset positions drop down list Preset positions can be selected in Live View and by events One position can be set as the Home position which is readily accessible by clicking in the box beside Use current position as Home The position s name will then have H added at the end Office Entrance H AXIS 243Q Blade Pan Tilt Zoom 27 PTZ controls If the AXIS 243Q Blade has been appropriately configured the Live View page displays the controls available for the insta
51. e a standard networked PC or a dedicated video recording hard disk server with its own software application PAL Phase Alternating Line PAL is an analog color encoding system used in television systems in Europe and in many other parts of the world PAL defines the video signal using 625 TV lines per frame at a refresh rate equal to 25 frames per second See also NTSC PEM Privacy Enhanced Mail An early standard for securing electronic mail The PEM format is often used for representing an HTTPS certificate or certificate request Ping Ping is a basic network program used diagnostically to check the status of a network host or device Ping can be used to see if a particular network address IP address or host name is occupied or not or if the host at that address is responding normally Ping can be run from e g the Windows Command prompt or the command line in Unix Pixel Picture Element A pixel is one of the many tiny dots that make up a digital image The color and intensity of each pixel represents a tiny area of the complete image PoE Power over Ethernet Power over Ethernet provides power to a network device via the same cable as used for the network connection This is very useful for IP Surveillance and remote monitoring applications in places where it may be too impractical or expensive to power the device from a power outlet PPP Point to Point Protocol A protocol that uses a serial interface for com
52. e address changes Other networking problems Test the network cable by connecting it to another network device then Ping that device from your workstation See instructions above Cannot send notifications uploads alarms to a destination outside the local network Firewall protection The video server can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a firewall proxy server Your AXIS 2430 Blade is accessible locally but not externally Firewall protection Check the Internet firewall with your system administrator Default routers required Check if you need to configure the default router settings The Internet site is too heavily Use a script on your web server to relay images from the AXIS 2430 Blade to the Internet loaded The Status indicator shows red and the server is inaccessible A firmware upgrade has been A rescue firmware is running in the product First set the IP address using AXIS IP utility or ARP interrupted or the firmware has and Ping See the AXIS 2430 Blade Installation Guide Then using a web browser access the been damaged in some other unit and download the latest firmware to the product see Upgrading the firmware on page 53 way No images displayed in the Web interface Problem with AMC To enable the updating of images in Microsoft Internet Explorer set your browser to allow Internet Explorer only ActiveX controls Also make sure that AXIS Media Control AMC component is installed on yo
53. e when operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his her own expense will be required to take measures required to correct the interference Eu rope This digital equipment fulfills the requirements for radiated emission according to limit B of EN55022 1998 and the requirements for immunity according to EN55024 1998 residential commercial and light industry Australia This electronic device meets the requirements of the Radio communications Electromagnetic Compatibility Standard AS NZS CISPR22 2006 Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Japan This is a class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference from Information Technology Equipment VCCI If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment it may cause radio interference Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual Liability Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual Please inform your local Axis office of inaccuracies if any Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to change the product and manuals without prior notice Axis Communications AB makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the material contained within this document including but not limited t
54. elected for use with different viewing clients The supported video object types are e Simple sets the coding type to H 263 as used by e g QuickTime e Advanced Simple sets the coding type to MPEG 4 Part 2 as used by AMC AXIS Media Control When using MPEG 4 it is also possible to control the bit rate which in turn allows the control of bandwidth CBR Constant Bit Rate is used to achieve a specific bit rate by varying the quality of the MPEG 4 stream When using VBR Variable Bit Rate the quality of the video stream is kept as constant as possible at the cost of a varying bit rate Notes eMPEG 4 is licensed technology The AXIS 2430 Blade includes one viewing client license Installing additional unlicensed copies of the viewing client is prohibited To purchase addi tional licenses contact your Axis reseller eAll clients viewing the MPEG 4 stream must use the same set of coding tools AXIS 243Q Blade Video streams 13 MPEG 4 protocols and communication methods To deliver live streaming video over IP networks various combinations of transport protocols and broadcast methods are employed e RTP Real Time Transport Protocol is a protocol that allows programs to manage the real time transmission of multimedia data via unicast or multicast e RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol serves as a control protocol to negotiate which transport protocol to use for the stream RTSP is thus used by a viewing client to start
55. etwork router or switch the DSCP value in the IP header tells the router or switch which type of treatment to apply to this type of traffic for example how much bandwidth to reserve for it Note that DSCP values can be entered in decimal or hex form but saved values are always shown in decimal For more information on Quality of Service please see the Axis support web at www axis com techsup SMTP email Enter the host names or addresses for your primary and secondary mail servers in the fields provided to enable the sending of event and error email messages from the camera to predefined addresses via SMTP AXIS 243Q Blade System options 46 SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP allows the remote management of network devices Select the version of SNMP to use depending on the level of security required Select the version of SNMP to use by checking the appropriate box The three levels of security are e SNMP V1 includes no security e SNMP V2c uses very simple security e g community name as password e SNMP V3 provides encryption and secure passwords Use with HTTPS If using V1 and V2c enter the community name for read only access to all supported SNMP objects except the root password and other objects that require write access Default value public You can also specify the community name for read write access to all supported SNMP objects except read only objects Default value pass If u
56. ge 50 Go to Setup link when you view your AXISA AXIS 243Q Blade Video Server Live View Setup Help camera online and gt Basic Configuration COM Port RS485 Q then System Options gt video 1mase nmn gt Ports amp Devices gt tive view config Geneve HTTP HANS i Event Configuration pe System Options from the Usage drop down list Maintenance t gt Advancec other video inputs About enter an Authentication key to prevent unauthorized access to the RS 485 port See Using PTZ on video inputs 2 4 on page 31 Click Upload to install a PTZ driver PTZ drivers are available from the Axis Web site at www axis com Click Port Options to modify the port settings The default values correspond to the values specified by the PTZ driver Select the video source to use with the device If required click the Advanced Options button to make further settings See the online help for more details Advanced users and application developers can also use the Axis Application Programming Interface and HTTP specification for generic control of PTZ devices using CGI commands or a TCP IP client Please refer to the Axis Website at www axis com for further information AXIS 243Q Blade Pan Tilt Zoom 26 PTZ configuration When PTZ has been installed for the AXIS 243Q Blade the menu item PTZ Configuration appears to the left along with sub menus AXISA AXIS 243Q Blad
57. gn the IP addresses using one of the methods described in this document LED Indicators Control button To reset an individual unit to the original factory default settings use the button provided in that unit s web interface For more information please see the online help AXIS 243Q Blade 1 0 Terminal connector 1 0 Terminal connector The inputs and outputs on the AXIS 243Q Blade are accessed via the 12 pin I O terminal connector on the AXIS 291 1U Video Server Rack The following are available 4 digital transistor outputs 1 per video input 4 digital inputs 1 per video input RS 485 interface AXIS 243Q 1 Blade only auxiliary power and GND The terminal connector is used in applications for motion detection event triggering time lapse recording alarm notification via email and image storage to FTP locations among others Inputs used for a push button for example If the button is pressed the state changes and the input is active shown under Event Configuration Port Sta tus Outputs an alarm device that can be activated from Output buttons on the Live View page or as an action to an Event Type The output shows as active in Event Configuration gt Port Status if the device is activated Pin Function Description 1 12V DC Power output This pin can be used to power auxiliary equipment 12V DC max 100mA per blade 2 GND Ground 3 Input
58. gs check the corresponding checkboxes to enable Anonymous viewer login allows viewers direct access to the Live View page Anonymous PTZ control login allows any viewer access to the Pan Tilt Zoom controls on the Live View page if Pan Tilt Zoom is available IP Address Filter Checking the Enable IP address filtering box option enables the IP address filtering function Up to 256 IP address entries may be specified a single entry can contain multiple IP addresses Click the Add button to add new filtered addresses When the IP address filter is enabled addresses in the list are defined as allowed or denied addresses Other IP addresses not in this list will be allowed or denied access accordingly if the addresses in the list are allowed then others are denied access and vice versa See also the online help for more information Users from IP addresses that are allowed must also be registered with the appropriate access rights User Operator or Administrator This is done from Setup System Options Security Users Referrals to prevent unauthorized sources including the video stream from the AXIS 2430 Blade into external Web pages check the Referrals option and enter the IP address or Host name of the computer hosting the Web pages with the included video stream Multiple IP addresses host names can be defined and are separated by semicolons Notes If the referrals feature is enabled and you wish to also al
59. he trigger buttons trigger an event directly from the Live View page These buttons are configured under Setup Live View Config Layout Click these buttons to manually start and stop events AXIS 243Q Blade Accessing the video server 11 snapshot The Snapshot button saves a snapshot of the image currently being displayed Right click on the video image to save it in JPEG format on your computer This button is intended for use when the AMC viewer toolbar is not available The AMC viewer toolbar AXIS Media Control is available in Microsoft Internet Explorer only and displays the following buttons Q O The Play Stop buttons start and stop the media stream O The Snapshot button saves a snapshot of the video image currently being displayed The Snapshot function and the target directory for saving snapshots can be configured from the AMC Control Applet in the Windows Control Panel Internet Explorer only O Click the View Full Screen button and the video image will fill the entire screen area No other windows will be visible Press Esc Escape on your keyboard to cancel full screen view O The record button is used to record the current MPEG 4 video stream The location where the image file is saved can be specified using the AMC control panel To enable recording Select Live View Config gt Layout gt Viewer Settings gt Enable recording button Note that these AMC toolbar functions can also be accessed by right clicking i
60. hen checking to see what happened immediately before and after a trigger for example two minutes before and after a door is opened Check the Upload images checkbox under Event Types gt Add Triggered gt When triggered to expand the web page with the available options The maximum length of time of the pre post buffer depends on the selected image size and frame rate The Include pre trigger buffer option refers to images stored in the server from just before the trigger Check this option to enable the pre trigger buffer enter the desired length of time and specify the required image frequency 33 AXIS 243Q Blade Event configuration 34 The Include post trigger buffer option contains images from the time immediately after the trigger Configure as for pre trigger Note If the pre or post buffer is too large for the AXIS 2430 Blade s internal memory the frame rate is reduced and individual images may be missing If this occurs an entry will be created in the unit s log file The Continue image upload unbuffered option enables the upload of images for a fixed length of time Specify the length of time for the uploaded recording in seconds minutes or hours or for as long as the trigger is active Finally set the desired image frequency to the maximum the maximum possible or to a specified frame rate The frame rate will be the best possible but might not be as high as specified especially if uploading via a slow c
61. hing the page in the web browser Note that the maximum video stream time does not apply to clients connecting via multicast To avoid bandwidth problems on the network the frame rate allowed to each viewer can also be limited Select either Unlimited or define a maximum frame rate per viewer Test For a preview of the image and overlay settings before saving click Test When you are satisfied with the settings click Save Video source settings AXIS 243Q Blade Video amp Image 19 These settings allow you to eliminate black borders surrounding the image by making Offset adjustments By entering values in these fields you can change the horizontal and vertical synchronization for the image See the online help for more information Advanced MPEG 4 settings AXISA gt Basic Configuration v Video amp Image Image Video Source v Advanced MPEG 4 MJPEG Overlay Mask gt Live View Config PTZ Configuration Event Configuration System Options About AXIS 2430 Blade Video Server MPEG 4 Settings Client Compatibility Video object type O ISMA compliant GOV Settings Structure Length Bit Rate Control Maximum bit rate Target bit rate Priority Video Stream Optimize the video stream for View Image Settings View image after saving Live View Setup Help Advanced Simple Y IP Y 8 1 150 O unlimited O Limited to kbit s O Variable bit rate O Constant bit rate
62. ideo images can be sent as an attachment with the email AXIS 243Q Blade Event configuration Triggered Event A triggered event is activated by one of the following a signal on an input port from a connected push button detected movement in a configured motion detection window when the video signal is lost a manual action such as clicking the trigger button in the web interface on restart reboot after power loss a camera tampering alarm pan tilt zoom How to set up a triggered event This example describes how to set the AXIS 243Q Blade to upload images when a door is opened 8 1 Click Add triggered on the Event Types page 2 Enter a descriptive name for the event such as Main door 3 4 5 Set the priority High Normal or Low see the online help Enter the minimum time interval between triggers Set the Respond to Trigger parameters to define when the event is to be active for example only after office hours Select the trigger alternative from the Triggered by drop down list for example an input port with a connected sensor if the door is opened Set the When Triggered parameters that is what the video server should do if the door is opened upload images to an FTP server Click OK to save the event in the Event Types list Please see the online help for descriptions of each available option Pre trigger and post trigger buffers This function is very useful w
63. ides Usually mounted on a ceiling and looking downwards a dome camera can often rotate up to 360 degrees thus providing excellent coverage of large areas Duplex See Full duplex DVD Digital Versatile Disc An optic disc with the same physical size as a CD but with significantly greater storage capacity DVR Digital Video Recorder A DVR records analog video to a hard disk in digital format Most DVRs use the MPEG 2 format for encoding analog video signals Encoder See Video encoder Ethernet Ethernet is the most widely installed local area network technology An Ethernet LAN typically uses special grades of twisted pair wires The most commonly installed Ethernet systems are 1OBASE T and 100BASE T10 which provide transmission speeds up to 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps respectively ETRAX Ethernet Token Ring AXIS The ETRAX chip is the cornerstone of Axis technology and the brain in nearly all Axis products A multipurpose Linux chip with integrated Ethernet networking and extremely flexible I O options Factory default settings These are the settings that originally applied for a device when it was first delivered from the factory If it should become necessary to reset a device to its factory default settings this will for many devices completely reset any settings that were changed by the user Firewall A firewall works as a barrier between networks e g between a Local Area Network and the Internet The
64. igital images directly over an IP network such as a LAN intranet or the Internet In effect it turns an analog video system into a network video system and enables users to view live images using a web browser or application software on any local or remote computer on a network Video management software Video management software supplies the means for monitoring analyzing and recording network video In its simplest form it offers live viewing storage and retrieval of video sequences Advanced applications may also provide support for recording of live video from multiple devices different recording modes search functions remote access via a web browser control of PTZ devices etc VMD Video Motion Detection Video Motion detection defines activity motion in a monitored scene by analyzing image data and differences in series of images This detection can for example be used to trigger an alarm event in a network camera and start the upload of images from the camera Video switcher An analog video switcher sequentially displays full screen images from one camera after another typically at 3 5 seconds intervals Other camera sources are not recorded while the image source from one VOP Video Object Plane A VOP is an image frame in an MPEG 4 video stream There are several types of VOP An I VOP is a complete image frame An P VOP codes the differences between images as long as it is more efficient to do s
65. information in one direction See also Full duplex SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Used for sending and receiving e mail However as it is simple it is limited in its ability to queue messages at the receiving end and is usually used with one of two other protocols POP3 or IMAP These other protocols allow the user to save messages in a server mailbox and download them periodically from the server SMTP authentication An extension of SMTP where the client is required to log into the mail server before or during the sending of email It can be used to allow legitimate users to send email while denying the service to unauthorized users such as spammers SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP forms part of the Internet Protocol suite as defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force The protocol can support monitoring of network attached devices for any conditions that warrant administrative attention Sockets Sockets are a method for communication between a client program and a server program over a network A socket is defined as the endpoint in a connection Sockets are created and used with a set of programming requests or function calls sometimes called the sockets application programming interface API SSL TSL Secure Socket Layer Transport Layer Security These two protocols SSL is succeeded by TSL are cryptographic protocols that provide secure communication on a network SSL is commonly u
66. lled Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ device The administrator can enable disable the controls for specified users AXISA AXIS 243Q Blade Video Server Live View Setup Help Video format Source Motion JPEG Video Position 2 Tilt bar relative Playing Motion JPEG PAN Left Right ZOOM Wide Tele Ctrl panel FOCUS Near Far IRIS Close Open The exact controls shown depends on the make and model of PTZ device The most common controls are the Pan bar moves the camera to the right and left the Tilt bar tips the camera up and down the Zoom bar zooms the view in and out Note that this is only available if the camera is fitted with a zoom lens the Iris bar adjusts the brightness of the image Clicking on the bars themselves or on the arrows at the end of the bars will move the camera to a new position The type of movement and the location of this new position depends on the type of PTZ driver When controlling the camera using a relative PTZ driver see the bars in the illustration above the new position is relative to the previous position that is left of below above and so on Clicking the bar further from the center results in a larger movement AXIS 243Q Blade Pan Tilt Zoom 28 In contrast when using an absolute driver each position on the bar see right represents a defined position in the device s range of movement with the center of the bar representing the point midway between the t
67. lly intended for IEEE 802 11 A family of standards for wireless LANs The 802 11a standard supports 1 or 2 Mbit s transmission on the 5 GHz band IEEE 802 11b supports data rates up to11 Mbit s on the 2 4 GHz band while 802 11g allows up to 54 Mbit s on the 2 4 GHz band Image compression Image compression minimizes the file size in bytes of an image Two of the most common compressed image formats are JPEG and GIF See also MPEG and Motion JPEG Interlacing Interlaced video is video captured at 50 pictures known as fields per second of which every 2 consecutive fields at half height are then combined into 1 frame Interlacing was developed many years ago for the analog TV world and is still used widely today It provides good results when viewing motion in standard TV pictures although there is always some degree of distortion in the image To view interlaced video on e g a computer monitor the video must first be de interlaced to produce progressive video which consists of complete images one after the other at 25 frames per second See also Progressive scan IP Internet Protocol The Internet Protocol is a method transmitting data over a network Data to be sent is divided into individual and completely independent packets Each computer or host on the Internet has at least one address that uniquely identifies it from all others and each data packet contains both the sender s address and the receiver s ad
68. low normal access to the Live View page the product s own IP address or host name must be added to the list of allowed referrers Restricting referrers has no effect on an MPEG 4 video stream To restrict an MPEG 4 stream IP address fil tering must be enabled Restricting referrers is of greatest value when not using IP address filtering If IP address filtering is used then the allowed referrers are automatically restricted to those allowed IP addresses AXIS 243Q Blade System options 39 HTTPS For greater security the AXIS 2430 Blade can be configured to use HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL Secure Socket Layer That is all communication that would otherwise go via HTTP will instead go via an encrypted HTTPS connection Certificate to use HTTPS for communication with the AXIS 2430 Blade a Certificate must be created using one of these methods e A self signed certificate can be created in the video server but this does not guar antee the same level of security as an official certificate e An official certificate issued by a CA Certificate Authority A CA issues and manages security credentials and public keys for message encryption To create a certificate 1 Click either Create self signed certificate or Create Certificate Request and enter the required information in the provided fields 2 Click OK 3 The Create self signed certificate option generates and installs a certificate that is displayed
69. ly set the time and date Note If using a host name for the NTP server a DNS server must be configured under TCP IP settings See Net work Advanced TCP IP Settings below Date amp time format used in images specify the formats for the date and time 12h or 24h displayed in the Live View video streams Use the predefined formats or use your own custom date and time formats See File Naming amp Date Time Formats in the online help for information on how to create your own date and time formats AXIS 243Q Blade System options 42 Network Basic TCP IP settings Network Settings Click the View button to see current network settings IPv4 and IPv6 Address Configuration The AXIS 2430 Blade supports both IP version 4 and IP version 6 Both versions may be enabled simultaneously and at least one version must always be enabled When using IPv4 the IP address can be set automatically via DHCP or a static IP address can be set manually If IPv6 is enabled your camera will receive an IP address according to the configuration in the network router There are also options for setting up notification of changes in the IP address and for using the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service For more information on setting the IP address please see the online help Notes DHCP is a protocol for automatic IP address assignment on a network IP address assignment via DHCP may lead to the situation where the IP address changes
70. more information Legal Considerations Camera and audio surveillance can be prohibited by laws that vary from country to country Check the laws in your local region before using this product for surveillance purposes This product includes one 1 MPEG 4 decoder license To purchase further licenses contact your reseller Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna increase the separation between the equipment and receiver connect the equipment to an outlet on a different circuit to the receiver Consult your dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded STP network cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with EMC standards USA This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interferenc
71. munication between two network devices For example a PC connected by a phone line to a server PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol A protocol set of communication rules that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private tunnels over the public Internet In this way a corporation can effectively use a WAN Wide Area Network as a large single LAN Local Area Network This kind of interconnection is known as a virtual private network VPN Pre post alarm images The images from immediately before and after an alarm These images are stored in a buffer for later retrieval Progressive scan Progressive scan as opposed to interlaced video scans the entire picture line by line every sixteenth of a second In other words captured images are not split into separate fields as in interlaced scanning Computer monitors do not need interlace to show the picture on the screen but instead show them progressively on one line at a time in perfect order i e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 etc so there is virtually no flickering effect In a surveillance application this can be critical when viewing detail within a moving image such as a person running A high quality monitor is required to get the best from progressive scan See also Interlacing Protocol A special set of rules governing how two entities will communicate Protocols are found at many levels of communication and there are hardware protoc
72. n ISO The MPEG standards are an evolving series each designed for a different purpose MPEG 2 The designation for a group of audio and video coding standards and is typically used to encode audio and video for broadcast signals including digital satellite and Cable TV MPEG 2 with some modifications is also the coding format used by standard commercial DVD movies MPEG 4 MPEG 4 is a group of audio and video coding standards and related technology The primary uses for the MPEG 4 standard are web streaming media and CD distribution conversational videophone and broadcast television Most of the features included in MPEG 4 are left to individual developers to decide whether to implement them or not This means that there are probably no complete implementations of the entire MPEG 4 set of standards To deal with this the standard includes the concept of profiles and levels allowing a specific set of capabilities to be defined in a manner appropriate for a subset of applications Multicast Bandwidth conserving technology that reduces bandwidth usage by simultaneously delivering a single stream of information to multiple network recipients See also Unicast Multiplexer A multiplexer is a high speed switch that provides full screen images from up to 16 analog cameras Multiplexers can playback everything that happened on any one camera with no interference from the other cameras on the system Network camera
73. n the image For information on using Pan Tilt Zoom controls please see Pan Tilt Zoom on page 25 AXIS 243Q Blade Video streams 12 Video streams The AXIS 243Q Blade provides several different video stream formats You select the type depending on your requirements and on the properties of your network The Live View page in the AXIS 243Q Blade provides access to Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 video streams as well as to single JPEG images Other applications and clients can also access these video streams images directly without going via the Live View page Video stream types Motion JPEG This format uses standard JPEG still images in the video stream These images are then displayed and updated at a rate sufficient to create a stream that shows constantly updated motion The Motion JPEG stream uses considerable amounts of bandwidth but also provides excellent image quality and access to every individual image contained in the stream Note also that multiple clients accessing Motion JPEG streams can use different image settings MPEG 4 This is a video compression standard that makes good use of bandwidth and which can provide high quality video streams at less than 1 Mbit s The MPEG 4 standard provides scope for a large range of different coding tools for use by various applications in different situations and the AXIS 243Q Blade provides certain subsets of these tools These are represented as Video object types which are s
74. ng live video from the AXIS 243Q Blade is to use the AXIS Media Control AMC in Microsoft Internet Explorer in Windows This ActiveX component is automatically installed on first use after which it can be configured by opening the AMC Control Panel applet from the Windows Control Panel Alternatively right click the video image in Internet Explorer Other methods of accessing the video stream Video images from the AXIS 243Q Blade can also be accessed in the following ways e If supported by the client the AXIS 2430 Blade can use Motion JPEG server push to display video This option maintains an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as and when required for as long as required e As single JPEG images in a browser Enter the path http lt ip gt axis cgi jpg image cgi Note To specify other parameters refer to the VAPIX API in the Developer pages at the Axis web site www axis com developer e Windows Media Player This requires AMC and the MPEG 4 decoder to be installed The paths that can be used are listed below in the order of preference e Unicast via RTP axrtpu lt ip gt mpeg4 media amp e Unicast via RTSP axrtsp lt ip gt mpeg4 media amp e Unicast via RTSP tunneled via HTTP axrtsphttp lt ip gt mpeg4 media amp e Unicast via RTSP tunneled via HTTPS axrtsphttps lt ip gt mpeg4 media amp e Multicast axrtpm lt ip gt mpeg4 media amp Note ip IP address AXIS 243Q Blade Video streams
75. ng the AXIS 243Q Blade even if you suspect the procedure has failed Your dealer reserves the right to charge for any repair attributable to faulty updating by the user AXIS 243Q Blade Troubleshooting 54 Emergency recovery procedure If power or the network connection to the AXIS 2430 Blade is lost during the upgrade the process will fail and the unit will become unresponsive A red Status LED indicates a failed upgrade To recover the unit follow the steps below The serial number can be found on the label supplied with the product 1 UNIX Linux From the command line type the following arp s IP address of AXIS 2430 Blade serial number temp ping s 408 IP address of AXIS 243Q Blade gt Windows From a command DOS prompt type the following arp s IP address of AXIS 2430 Blade Serial number ping 1 408 t IP address of AXIS 2430 Blade 2 If the unit does not reply within a few seconds restart it and wait for a reply Press CTRL C to stop Ping 3 Open a web browser and type in the AXIS 243Q Blade s IP address In the page that appears use the Browse button to select the upgrade file to use e g axis243q bin Then click the Load button to restart the upgrade process 4 After the upgrade has completed 1 10 minutes the unit will automatically restart and show a steady green on the Power and Status LEDs and a green flash on the Network LED 5 Reinstall the AXIS 2430 Blade If the emergency
76. nterface A specification for communication between a web server and other CGI programs For example a HTML page that contains a form might use a CGI program to process the form data once it is submitted CIF Common Intermediate Format CIF refers to the analog video resolutions 352x288 pixels PAL and 352x240 pixels NTSC See also Resolution Client server Client server describes the relationship between two computer programs in which one program the client makes a service request from another program the server which fulfils the request Typically multiple client programs share the services of a common server program A web browser is a client program that requests services the sending of web pages or files from a web server CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor A CMOS is a widely used type of semiconductor that uses both negative and positive circuits Since only one of the circuit types is on at any given time CMOS chips require less power than chips using just one type of transistor CMOS image sensors also allow processing circuits to be included on the same chip an advantage not possible with CCD sensors which are also much more expensive to produce Coaxial cable Coaxial cable is the standard means of transmitting analog video in a CCTV system Coaxial is also used by cable companies to distribute television in residential buildings Codec In communications engineering a codec is usually a
77. ntil the first functioning one is found RTP RTSP This method actually RTP over UDP and RTSP over TCP should be your first consideration for live video especially when it is important to always have an up to date video stream even if some images do get dropped This can be configured as multicast or unicast Multicasting provides the most efficient usage of bandwidth especially when there are large numbers of clients viewing simultaneously Note however that a multicast broadcast cannot pass a network router unless the router is configured to allow this It is thus not possible to multicast over the Internet AXIS 243Q Blade Video streams Unicasting should be used for video on demand broadcasting so that there is no video traffic on the network until a client connects and requests the stream However as more and more unicast clients connect the traffic on the network will increase and may cause congestion Although there is a maximum of 20 unicast viewers note that all multicast users combined count as 1 unicast viewer RTP RTSP This unicast method is RTP tunneled over RTSP This can be used to exploit the fact that it is relatively simple to configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic RTP RTSP HTTP or RTP RTSP HTTPS These two methods can also be used to traverse firewalls Firewalls are commonly configured to allow the HTTP protocol thus allowing RTP to be tunneled AXIS Media Control AMC The recommended method of accessi
78. o Otherwise it codes the whole image which may also be a completely new image Web camera Webcam A camera that requires a constant connection via e g USB to a PC for its operation See also Network camera Web server A program that allows web browsers to retrieve files from computers connected to the Internet The Web server listens for requests from browsers and upon receiving a request for a file sends it back to the browser The primary function of a Web server is to serve pages to other remote computers Zoom lens A zoom lens can be moved zoomed to enlarge the view of an object to show more detail AXIS 2430 Blade Glossary 69 Index A Access from a browser 9 Accessing the Setup tools 16 Action buttons 24 Active Inactive 24 Administrators 16 38 Advanced Simple Profile 12 Advanced TCP IP settings 43 Alarm 32 36 50 Allowed IP addresses 38 AMC Viewer Toolbar 11 Anonymous viewers 38 ARP Ping 42 AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service 42 AXIS Media Control AMC 9 14 B Backup 47 Bandwidth 12 61 Basic TCP IP settings 42 Bit Rate 12 bit rate 12 Bonjour 46 Buffers 33 C Camera tampering 35 CGI links 24 28 Click in image 28 COM Port RS 485 52 Constant Bit Rate 12 Control button 8 D Date amp Time 41 DC power 50 DC Iris 62 default button 47 Default video format 24 Default Viewer 23 Digital input 50 DIP switch 7 DNS configuration 43 DNS server 43 Domain Name 43 Domain name
79. o the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Axis Communications AB shall not be liable nor responsible for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Trademark Acknowledgments Ethernet Internet Explorer Linux Microsoft 0S 2 UNIX Windows WWW are registered trademarks of the respective holders QuickTime is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States and other countries Axis Communications AB is independent of Sun Microsystems Inc UPnP is a certification mark of the UPnP Implementers Corporation Support Services Should you require technical assistance please contact your Axis reseller If your questions cannot be answered immediately your reseller will forward your queries to ensure a rapid response If you are connected to the Internet you can download user documentation and firmware updates find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database search by product category or phrases report problems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private support area Visit the Axis Support Web at www axis com techsup Safety Notice Battery Replacement The AXIS 2430 Blade uses a 3 0V CR2032 Lithium battery as the power supply for its internal real
80. ols and software protocols Proxy server In an enterprise that uses the Internet a proxy server acts as an intermediary between a workstation user and the Internet This provides security administrative control and a caching service Any proxy server associated with a gateway server or part of a gateway server effectively separates the enterprise network from the outside network and the local firewall It is the firewall server that protects the enterprise network from outside intrusion PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom A PTZ enabled camera can be remotely controlled so as to change the view from the camera Panning is the movement of the camera along its horizontal axis tilting is the movement of the camera along its vertical axis and zooming is the adjustment of the zoom lens to magnify the view P VOP See VOP Resolution Image resolution is a measure of how much detail a digital image can hold the greater the resolution the greater the level of detail Resolution can be specified as the number of pixel columns width by the number of pixel rows height e g 320x240 Alternatively the total number of pixels usually in megapixels in the image can be used In analog systems itis also common to use other format designations such as CIF QCIF 4CIF etc RS 232 A long established standard that describes the AXIS 2430 Blade Glossary 67 physical interface and protocol for low speed serial data communication between de
81. onnection Scheduled event A Scheduled event can be activated at pre set times in a repeating pattern on selected weekdays How to set up a scheduled event This example describes how to set the video server to send an email notification with saved images from a set time 6 1 Click Add scheduled on the Event Types page 2 Enter a descriptive name for the event such as Scheduled email 3 4 Set the Activation Time parameters 24h clock when the event should be active Set the priority High Normal or Low for example start on Sundays at 13 00 hours with a duration of 12 hours Set the When Activated parameters which determines what the video server should do at the specified time for example send uploaded images to an email address Click OK to save the Event in the Event Types list Please see the online help for descriptions of each available option AXIS 243Q Blade Event configuration 35 Camera tampering The camera tampering application generates an alarm whenever the camera is repositioned or when the lens is covered sprayed or severely defocused You must create an event see How to set up a triggered event on page 33 for the camera to send an alarm AXISA AXIS 243Q Blade Video Server Live View Setup Help Basic Configuration Camera Tampering O Settings gt Video amp Image 1 Minimum duration 20 seconds Live View Config V Alarm for dark image
82. or further information LED indicators After the startup and self test routines are complete the multi colored LED indicators signal the following conditions Network Green Steady green no network activity Flashes green network activity Status Green Steady green normal operation Red One flash one or more units starting up Two flashes a unit is resetting to factory default settings Steady red hardware error on one or more units Green red Flashes for no connection to AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service Power Green Normal operation Green Amber Flashes for unit upgrade Switches t connectors DIP switches A corresponding line termination switch is supplied for each video input Unit that is with the DIP switch set in the down position AXIS 243Q Blade Product description 8 Control Button Press this button to restore the factory default settings as described in Resetting to the factory default settings on page 49 or to install using AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service see the Installation Guide Video Input Each video input is connected using a coax BNC connector Physical connections made using 75 ohm coaxial video cable have a recommended maximum length of 250 meters 800 feet AXIS 243Q Blade Accessing the video server Accessing the video server For information on installing the video server please refer to the Installation Guide The
83. pat to ds face wv default then proceed as follows Inge res sing the b aut on located in the pro educ 2 The Enter Network Password dialog appears Enter the User name root Note The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted or altered 3 Enter the password as set in step 2 above and click OK If the password is lost the camera must be reset to the factory default settings See Resetting to the factory default settings If required click Yes to install the AXIS Media Control AMC You will need administrator rights on the computer to do this The Live View page If your AXIS 2430 Blade has been customized to meet specific requirements the buttons and other items described below may or may not be displayed on the Live View page The following provides an overview of each available button Video format The Video Format drop down list allows the video format on the Live motion PES View page to be temporarily changed Motion JPEG MPEG 4 The Output buttons Pulse and Active Inactive below control the output directly from the Live View page These buttons are configured under Setup gt Live View Config gt Layout output i Pulse click this button to activate the port for a defined period of time e g Q to switch on a light for 20 seconds Sutpur2 Active Inactive click these buttons to manually start and stop a connected Qo device such as to switch a light on off T gge 2 T
84. playback of audio and video AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service This free service provides an Axis network product with a unique DNS or domain name URL address which can then be used instead of an IP address to access the product from a web browser AXIS IP Utility A tool for discovering and setting IP addresses for Axis network devices AXIS IP Utility is supplied free of charge by Axis AXIS Camera Management A powerful and efficient installation and management tool for Axis network video products The tool can automatically find and set IP addresses show connection status and manage firmware upgrades of multiple devices Bitmap A bitmap is a data file representing a rectangular grid of pixels It defines a display space and color for each pixel or bit in the display space This type of image is known as a raster graphic GIFs and JPEGs are examples of image file types that contain bitmaps Because a bitmap uses this fixed raster method it cannot easily be rescaled without losing definition Conversely a vector graphic image uses geometrical shapes to represent the image and can thus be quickly rescaled Bit rate The bit rate in kbit s or Mbit s is often referred to as speed but actually defines the number of bits time unit and not distance time unit Bonjour Also known as zero configuration networking Bonjour enables the automatic discovery of computers devices and services on IP networks Bonjour allow
85. quirements Test Overlay Mask Settings Test after saving Test Save Reset Image Formats Image Size e Windows 24 bit BMP full color e Windows 4 bit BMP 16 colors The height and width of the overlay image in pixels must be exactly divisible by 4 Overlay image limitations e The maximum overlay image size supported by the AXIS 243Q Blade is the same as the maximum image resolution See Technical specifications on page 57 e When a text overlay is also used this reduces the amount of space available to the overlay image To keep the text readable at lower resolutions the text overlay occupies proportionally more of the image at lower resolutions e If the overlay is initially positioned so that part of it is outside the video image it will be relocated so that it appears over the video image that is it is always the entire image that is displayed Please see the online help for more information AXIS 243Q Blade Live View Config 23 Live View Config Layout The settings on this page help determine the features to include in the Live View page such as buttons and links AXIS a AXIS 243Q Blade Video Server Live View Setup Help gt Basic Configuration Live View Layout Q Default Video Format Video amp Image Video format Motion JPEG Live View Config V Show video format selection Layout Default Viewer FPTZ Configuration Windows Internet Explorer AMC
86. r Live View Setup Help Video format Motion JPEG y Video amp Image AXIS 243Q Blade Video amp Image 17 The following descriptions show examples of the available features in the AXIS 243Q Blade For details of each setting please refer to the online help available from each page Click to access the online help Image settings Basic Configuration v Video amp Image Image Video Source Advanced Overlay Mask gt Live View Config Event Config gt System Options About Image appearance AXIS 243Q Blade Video Server Live View Setup Help Image Settings O Image Appearance Resolution Aspect ratio correction V 4C1F de interlacing 4CIF 704 x 480 704 x 576 Y nrsc paL Compression so 0 100 Rotate image o M degrees Color setting Color v Text Overlay Settings Include date Include time O include text Text color white W Text background color black v Place text date time at top of image Video Stream Maximum video stream time O unlimited O Limited to 1 seconds Y per session Maximum frame rate O unlimited Limited to 1 30 fps per viewer Test Test settings using Motion JPEG before saving Test Modify the Image Appearance to optimize the video images according to your requirements AXIS 243Q Blade Video amp Image 18 All configuration of images an
87. r detailed instructions please see the online help for Video amp Image gt Overlay Settings and the help for File Naming amp Date Time Formats Important eThe figures displayed here are the values as delivered by the server If other restrictions are currently in force e g bandwidth limitation these values might not correspond to those actually received by the client eFor Motion JPEG these values will only be accurate as long as no frame rate limit has been specified AXIS 243Q Blade Technical specifications 61 Bandwidth As there are many factors affecting bandwidth it is very difficult to predict the required amounts The settings that affect bandwidth are the image resolution the image compression the frame rate the MPEG 4 object type the MPEG 4 GOV structure the analog cameras connected to the video server There are also factors in the monitored scene that will affect the bandwidth These are the amount of motion the image s complexity the lighting conditions For MPEG 4 if there is only limited bandwidth available and if this is more important than the image quality using a constant bit rate CBR is recommended Use a variable bit rate VBR if the image quality needs to be maintained at a higher level If supported on the network consider also using MPEG 4 multicasting as the bandwidth consumption will be much lower Glossary ActiveX ActiveX is a standard that enables software
88. river Specific Settings for Video Source 1 The Control settings window contains tools for creating and saving short command buttons that are located under the Control panel These buttons provide direct access to various built in auxiliary commands provided by the PTZ driver and are displayed in the PTZ Panel Limits Define the pan tilt zoom and focus limits for the AXIS 243Q Blade Movements to the left and right up and down can be restricted to narrow the area under surveillance The near focus limit can be set to avoid focusing on objects too close to the camera Note To be able to set limits the driver needs to be an absolute driver AXIS 243Q Blade Pan Tilt Zoom 30 OSD Menu If the PTZ unit supports an internal configuration menu this can be accessed using the On Screen Display OSD Configure the analog camera by opening and navigating through its internal menu in this display AXIS a Basic Configuration Video amp Image Audio Live View Config PTZ Configuration Preset Positions Guard Tour OSD Menu Control Queue Event Configuration System Options About PTZ control queue AXIS 2430 Blade Video Server On Screen Display Menu Yideo Sensormatic Ultra 7 w SET UP MENU PRESET i1 3 MAP 1 HOME POSITION 1 SELF RETURN OFF AUTO MODE OFF AUTO PAN ON LOCAL AUTO PAN KEY DIGITAL FLIP LOCAL REMOTE SPECIAL1 CAMERA 1 RS485 SET UP 1 PTZ Control Queue
89. rol command Event The AXIS 243Q Blade can be set up to take control of the queue and move to a specific position for 20 seconds when triggered by an alarm The event will immediately be placed first in the queue except when an administrator is in control For more information see Triggered Event on page 33 3 Operator Same as administrator but with lower priority Guard Tour A guard tour has PTZ control for an indefinite period of time It may be overridden by Operator Event or administrator Guard Tour will resume when higher priority groups leave the queue For more information see Guard tour on page 29 Viewer Multiple viewers must wait for their turn The viewer has 60 seconds PTZ control before control is passed to the next viewer in queue Note In order to identify different users in the viewer group cookies must be enabled on the client Using PTZ on video inputs 2 4 Although the AXIS 243Q Blade supports an RS 485 port on video input 1 only it is still possible to use PTZ devices on video inputs 2 4 by creating virtual connections to these inputs from video 1 See RS 485 COM port on page 52 To do this follow these steps 1 Configure PTZ on video input 1 and install the required PTZ driver This step is always required whichever video input you intend to use for PTZ and is described in detail in Installing PTZ devices on page 25 Refer also to RS 485 COM port on page 52 2 Repeat this
90. s gt PTZ Configuration Event Configuration Instructions Event Servers Event Types Camera Tampering Motion Detection Port Status System Options About AXIS 243Q Blade Event configuration 36 Motion detection In the Motion Detection menu you can configure the video source s for motion detection The motion detection feature is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs or stops in the image The AXIS 243Q Blade can use a maximum of 10 Include Exclude windows per video input Include windows target specific areas within the image e Exclude windows are areas to be ignored within the Include window Once configured the motion detection windows appear in a list when motion detection is selected to trigger an event See How to set up a triggered event above Note Using the motion detection feature may decrease overall performance in the video server AXISA AXIS 2430 Blade Video Server tiveview setup Help 2 Configure Included Configure Excluded Windows Windows Basic Configuration Video amp Image Live View Config Event Configuration Instructions Event Servers Event Types Motion Detection Port Status gt System Options About View All Windows C View Selected Window How to configure Motion Detection This example describes how to configure motion detection 1 Click Motion Detection in the Event Config menu 2 Click the Add Window button 3 Select the Incl
91. s devices to automatically discover each other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers Bonjour is developed by Apple Computer Inc BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol A protocol that can automatically configure a network device give it an IP address BOOTP is the basis for a more advanced network management protocol the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP CCD Charged Coupled Device This light sensitive image device used in many digital cameras is a large integrated circuit that contains hundreds of thousands of photo sites pixels that convert light energy into electronic signals Its size is measured diagonally and can be 1 4 1 3 1 2 or 2 3 CCTV Closed Circuit Television A CCTV system is a closed private video system usually constructed with coaxial cabling and used within a single building group of buildings It is used to visually monitor the location for security or industrial purposes Video from the CCTV system can be recorded and viewed on site or remotely CCTV video camera A traditional CCTV video camera is an analog camera available in both monochrome black and white and color Cameras can be set in fixed positions or placed on Pan Tilt Zoom devices which allow the camera to be maneuvered Using a zoom lens provides a closer view of the object being viewed CCTV analog video cameras can be viewed over a computer network by using a video server CGI Common Gateway I
92. s being used by Disconnect power from the AXIS 2430 Blade another device Run the Ping command in a Command DOS window type ping lt IP address of unit gt If you receive Reply from IP address gt bytes 32 time 10 ms this means that the IP address may already be in use by another device on your network You must obtain a new IP address and reinstall the unit If you receive Request timed out this means that the IP address is available for use with your video server In this case check all cabling and reinstall the unit The AXIS 2430 Blade cannot be accessed from a web browser Cannot log in If the AXIS 2430 Blade has been configured to use HTTPS check that the protocol in the URL used to access the unit is correct You may need to type this in manually http or https in the browser s address field The IP address has been changed 1 Move the AXIS 2430 Blade to an isolated network or to one with no DHCP or BOOTP server by DHCP Set the IP address again using the ARP Ping command 2 Access the unit and disable BOOTP and DHCP in the TCP IP settings Return the unit to the main network The unit now has a fixed IP address that will not change 3 As an alternative to 2 if dynamic IP address via DHCP or BOOTP is required select the required service and then configure IP address change notification from the network settings Return the unit to the main network The unit will now have a dynamic IP address but will notify you if th
93. sed over HTTP to form HTTPS as used e g on the Internet for electronic financial transactions SSL uses public key certificates to verify the identity of the server Subnet amp subnet mask A subnet is an identifiably separate part of an organization s network Typically a subnet may represent all the machines at one geographic location in one building or on the same local area network LAN Having an organization s network divided into subnets allows it to be connected to the Internet with a single shared network address The subnet mask is the part of the IP address that tells a network router how to find the subnet that the data packet should be delivered to Using a subnet mask saves the router having to handle the entire 32 bit IP address it simply looks at the bits selected by the mask Switch A network device that connects network segments together and which selects a path for sending a unit of data to its next destination In general a switch is a simpler and faster mechanism than a router which AXIS 243Q Blade Glossary 68 requires knowledge about the network and how to determine the route Some switches include the router function See also Router TCP Transmission Control Protocol TCP is used along with the Internet Protocol IP to transmit data as packets between computers over the network While IP takes care of the actual packet delivery TCP keeps track of the individual packets that the communi
94. see if there is a firewall preventing viewing Multicast MPEG 4 only accessi Check if your router supports multicasting or if the router settings between the client and the ble by local clients server need to be configured The TTL Time To Live value may need to be increased Poor rendering of MPEG 4 Color depth set incorrectly on clients Set to 16 bit or 32 bit color images If text overlays are blurred or if there are other rendering problems you may need to enable Advanced Video Rendering This is done on the MPEG 4 tab in the AMC control panel applet Ensure that your graphics card is using the latest device driver The latest drivers can usually be downloaded from the manufacturer s web site Color saturation is different in Modify the settings for your graphics adapter Please see the adapter s documentation for more MPEG 4 and Motion JPEG information For further assistance please contact your reseller or check the product s support pages on the Axis Website at www axis com techsup AXIS 243Q Blade Technical specifications Technical specifications Item Specification Model AXIS 2430 Blade Video Server Requires the AXIS 291 1U Video Server Rack Video compression Motion JPEG MPEG 4 Part 2 ISO IEC 14496 2 Profiles ASP and SP Resolutions e ACIF 2CIFExp 2CIF CIF QCIF Max 704x480 NTSC 704x576 PAL Min 160x120 NTSC 176x144 PAL Frame rate Up to 30 25 per channel in all resolu
95. server report Information This page gives you access to the following log files and reports that may prove useful when troubleshooting a problem or when contacting the Axis support web System Log Provides information about system events AXIS 243Q Blade System options 48 Access Log The Access Log may be used for various purposes e Security Tracking all access to your the camera The access log lists the IP addresses users and networking protocols used to access the camera e Simple web attraction tracker e System analysis and trouble shooting Server Report Information about the server status required when requesting support Parameter List Shows the unit s parameters and their current settings Connection List Lists all clients currently accessing video and audio It is also used for system analysis and trouble shooting Configuration From the drop down lists select the size and level of information to be added to the System and Access Log files Default information level for the Access Log is set to Critical amp Warnings In an error situation and when requesting support set it to the lowest information level Critical amp Warnings amp Info For the Log Level for Email select from the drop down list the level of information to send as email and enter the destination email address Advanced Scripting is an advanced function that provides the means for customizing and using scripts Caution
96. side of a firewall proxy server This functionality is useful if the video server is located on a local network behind a firewall but notifications uploads alarms etc need to be sent to a destination outside the local network e g to the Internet QoS Quality of service Quality of Service QoS provides the means to guarantee a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network Quality can be defined as e g a maintained level of bandwidth low latency no packet losses etc The main benefits of a QoS aware network can be summarized as e The ability to prioritize traffic and thus allow critical flows to be served before flows with lesser priority e Greater reliability in the network thanks to the control of the amount of band width an application may use and thus control over bandwidth races between applications The QoS in Axis network video products marks the data packets for various types of network traffic originating from the product This makes it possible for network routers and switches to e g reserve a fixed amount of bandwidth for these types of traffic The following types of traffic are marked live video e event alarm traffic e management network traffic QoS Settings For each type of network traffic supported by your Axis network video product enter a DSCP Differentiated Services Codepoint value This value is used to mark the traffic s IP header When the marked traffic reaches a n
97. sing HTTPS enter the password if it has not already been set To set the password again the AXIS 243Q Blade must be reset to the factory default settings uPnP The video server includes support for UPnP UPnP is enabled by default and the video server then is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol RTP MPEG 4 These settings are the IP address port number and Time To Live value to use for the media stream s in multicast MPEG 4 format Only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used for multicast streams For more information please see the online help Bonjour The AXIS 2430 Blade includes support for Bonjour When enabled the video server is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol Ports amp devices I O Ports the pinout interface support and control and monitoring functions provided by this connector are described in I O Terminal connector on page 50 RS485 The COM port on the AXIS 243Q Blade supports several operational modes For more information please see RS 485 COM port on page 52 AXIS 243Q Blade System options 47 Maintenance e Restart The video server is restarted without changing any of the settings Use this method if the unit is not behaving as expected e Restore The video server is restarted and most current settings are reset to factory default values The settings that are not affected ar
98. st names to IP addresses on your network Obtain DNS server address via DHCP automatically use the DNS server settings provided by the DHCP server Click the View button to see the current settings Use the following DNS server address enter the desired DNS server by specifying the following Domain name enter the domain s to search for the host name used by the AXIS 243Q Blade Multiple domains can be separated by semicolons The host name is always the first part of a Fully Qualified Domain Name e g myserver is the host name in the Fully Qualified Domain Name myserver mycompany com where mycompany com is the Domain name Primary DNS server and Secondary DNS server enter the IP addresses of the primary and secondary DNS servers NTP configuration Obtain NTP server address via DHCP use a DHCP server to automatically find an NTP server to synchronize clock of the AXIS 243Q Blade with the other devices on the network Use the following NTP server address use the host name or IP address of a specific NTP server for time synchronization Host Name Configuration The AXIS 243Q Blade can be accessed using a host name instead of an IP address The host name is usually the same as the assigned DNS Name It is always the first part of a Fully Qualified Domain Name and is always one word with no period For example myserver is the host name in the Fully Qualified Domain Name myserver mycompany com Enabling dynamic DNS updates
99. tiating transports such as RTP multicast and Unicast and for negotiating codecs RTSP can be considered a remote control for controlling the media stream delivered by a media server RTSP servers typically use RTP as the protocol for the actual transport of audio video data Router A device that determines the next network point to which a packet should be forwarded on its way to its final destination A router creates and or maintains a special routing table that stores information on how best to reach certain destinations A router is sometimes included as part of a network switch See also Switch Security surveillance Network video s advanced functionality makes it highly suited to the applications involved in security surveillance The flexibility of digital technology enhances security personnel s ability to protect people property and assets Such systems are therefore an especially attractive option for companies currently using CCTV Server In general a server is a computer program that provides services to other computer programs in the same or other computers A computer running a server program is also frequently referred to as a server In practice the server may contain any number of server and client programs A web server is the computer program that supplies the requested HTML pages or files to the client web browser Simplex In simplex operation a network cable or communications channel can only send
100. tions NTSC PAL Motion JPEG or MPEG 4 Video streaming Simultaneous Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 Controllable frame rate and bandwidth Constant and variable bit rate MPEG 4 Image settings Compression levels 11 Motion JPEG 23 MPEG 4 e Rotation 90 180 270 Aspect ratio correction Color color black amp white Overlay capabilities time date text image privacy mask De interlace filter Pan Tilt Zoom A wide range of analog PTZ dome cameras is supported drivers available free of charge at www axis com 20 presets camera Guard tour PTZ control queue e Supports Windows compatible joysticks Security Multiple user access levels with password protection P address filtering HTTPS encryption e EEE 802 1X authentication Alarm and event management Events triggered by video motion detection tampering detection external input PTZ presets product restart video loss or according to a schedule Image upload over FTP email HTTP Notification over TCP email HTTP and external output 9 MB of pre and post alarm buffer channel approx 4 min of CIF resolution video at 4 fps Connectors 4 BNC Analog composite video inputs NTSC PAL autosensing RJ 45 for Ethernet 10BaseT 100BaseTX 4 alarm inputs 4 alarm outputs e RS 485 half duplex port 57 AXIS 243Q Blade Technical specifications Item Specification
101. ttons 10 Troubleshooting 53 U UDP 13 Unicasting 13 Upgrade Server 47 UPnP 46 User defined links 24 Users 38 V Variable Bit Rate 12 Video input 8 Video source 19 Video streams 12 14 18 Viewer settings 23
102. ude or Exclude option to define an Include or Exclude window and enter a descriptive name in the field below 4 Adjust the size drag the bottom right hand corner and position click on the text at the top and drag to the desired position 5 Adjust the Object Size History and Sensitivity profile sliders see table below for details Any detected motion within an active window is then indicated by red peaks in the Activity window the active window has a red frame 6 Click Save AXIS 243Q Blade Event configuration If there are parts of the Include window that you wish to exclude click the Configure Excluded Windows radio button and perform steps 3 7 above trigger motion detection trigger motion detection for only a very short period Parameter Object Size History Sensitivity High Only very large objects An object that appears in the region will Ordinary colored objects against ordinary trigger motion detection trigger the motion detection for a long backgrounds will trigger the motion period detection Low Even very small objects An object that appears in the region will Only very bright objects against a dark background will trigger motion detection Default values Low Medium to High Medium to High e Avoid triggering on small obj Port status Under Event Configuration gt Port Status there is a list that shows the status for the connected inputs and outputs of the AXIS
103. umination measurement MAC address Media Access Control address A MAC address is a unique identifier associated with a piece of networking equipment or more specifically its interface with the network For example the network card in a computer has its own MAC address Manual iris This is the opposite of an autoiris i e the camera iris must be adjusted manually to regulate the amount of light allowed to reach the image sensor Mbit s Megabits per second A measure of the bit rate ie the rate at which bits are passing a given point Commonly used to give the speed of a network A LAN might run at 10 or 100 Mbit s See also Bit rate Monitor A monitor is very similar to a television set but lacks the electronics to pick up regular television signals Motion JPEG Motion JPEG is a simple compression decompression technique for network video Latency is low and image quality is guaranteed regardless of movement or complexity of the image Image quality is controlled by adjusting the compression level which in turn provides control over the file size and thereby the bit rate High quality individual images from the Motion JPEG stream are easily extracted See also JPEG and GIF Megapixel See Pixel MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group The Moving Picture Experts Group develops standards for digital video and audio compression It operates under the auspices of the International Organization for Standardizatio
104. ur workstation Installation of additional ActiveX Configure your AXIS 2430 Blade to use a Java applet for updating the images under component restricted or prohib Live View Config Layout Default Viewer for Internet Explorer See the online help for more ited information Video Image Problems 55 AXIS 243Q Blade Troubleshooting Image too dark or too light Check that the termination dip switch for the video source is set to the correct position See also the online help on Video Source Settings Black borders around the video Adjust the X and or Y offset in the Video Source Settings See the online help for information image Problems uploading own files There is only limited space available for the upload of your own files Try deleting one or more existing files to free up space Missing images in uploads This can occur when trying to use a larger image buffer than is actually available Try lowering the frame rate or the upload period Slow image update Configuring pre buffers motion detection high resolution images and high frame rates will reduce the performance of the video server Slow performance Slow performance may be caused by heavy network traffic multiple users accessing the unit low performance clients and features such as Motion Detection Event handling Image rota tion Bad snapshot images Display incorrectly configured on In Display Properties configure your display to show at least 65000 colors i
105. vices This is the interface that e g a computer uses to talk to and exchange data with a modem and other serial devices RS 485 An upgraded version of RS 422 that supports up to 32 devices on the same connection RS 485 is an electrical specification of a two wire half duplex multipoint serial connection It enables the configuration of inexpensive local networks and multidrop communications links It offers high data transmission speeds up to 10Mbit s and as it uses a differential balanced line over twisted pair like RS 422 it can span relatively large distances 4000 feet or 1200 meters RS 485 only specifies the electrical characteristics of the driver and the receiver It does not specify or recommend any data protocol RTCP Real Time Control Protocol RTCP provides support for real time conferencing of groups of any size within an intranet This support includes source identification and support for gateways like audio and video bridges as well as multicast to unicast translators It offers quality of service feedback from receivers to the multicast group as well as support for the synchronization of different media streams RTP Real Time Transport Protocol An Internet protocol for the transport of real time data e g audio and video It can be used for media on demand as well as interactive services such as Internet telephony RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol A control protocol and a starting point for nego
106. wo extremes of movement Left Right Clicking a position directly on the bar moves the camera directly to the new position in one smooth movement Clicking on the arrows at the ends of a bar causes a stepped incremental change Using CGI links to control PTZ devices User defined CGI links on the Live View page help issue HTTP API requests for example PTZ commands These links are configured in the Live View Layout settings see The Live View page on page 10 PTZ control modes The PTZ device can also be controlled using click in image movement which has two types of navigation Center and Joystick The Center mode means that when clicking in the image the camera view will center on the absolute position that was clicked The Joystick mode moves the camera in the direction of the mouse pointer By clicking and holding the mouse button down in the image the PTZ device moves the camera in that direction relative to the center of the image The further from the center the image is clicked the greater the movement The camera stops moving when the button is released Note There is also joystick support in AXIS Media Control AMC Control panel The focus and iris image brightness can be adjusted manually by using the control bars or they can be set for automatic adjustment by clicking the Auto iris and Auto focus buttons Note These buttons appear only if the PTZ driver installed supports them To access the Auto iris and
107. xternal HTTP port in the NAT router will be forwarded to the network camera FTP The FTP server running in the AXIS 243Q Blade enables the upload of new firmware user applications and so on Check this box option to enable the service RTSP The RTSP protocol allows a connecting client to start an MPEG 4 stream Check the box to enable the RTSP server and enter the RTSP port number to use The default setting is 554 and the allowed port range is 1024 65535 Note that MPEG 4 streams will not be available if this is not enabled Network traffic Connection type The default setting is Auto negotiate that is the correct speed is automatically selected If necessary the connection speed can be set by selecting it from the drop down list Maximum bandwidth Specify in Mbit s or kbit s the maximum bandwidth that the camera is allowed to use on the network This is a useful function when connecting the camera to busy or heavily loaded networks The default setting is Unlimited Note When using MPEG 4 as the video format remember that setting a maximum bandwidth value here may create problems for individual video streams if the maximum value is less than the sum of the bit rates set for the video streams For more information please see the online help AXIS 243Q Blade System options 45 SOCKS SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol The AXIS 243Q Blade can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other
108. your choice URL IP address or host name User name and password for HTTP server Receives notification messages HTP sere e Receives uploaded images Descriptive name of your choice TCP Server e Receives notification messages Network address IP address or host name Port number For details on each setting refer to the online help available from each web page Note The images in pre trigger and post trigger buffers will be lost if the connection to the event server fails When the setup is complete the connection can be tested by clicking the Test button the test takes approximately 10 seconds Event types AXISA AXIS 243Q Blade Video Server Live View Setup Help An event type is a set of gt Basic Configuration Event Types 9 v3 9 Event Type List parameters describing how Video amp Image om dla GE EA A Gta the video server is to ide PTZ Configuration perform certain actions i gu Event Configuration Instructions Event Servers E tT Example If somebody walks past Camera Tampering Moti Detecti the connected camera If an event Mri E de Add triggered Add scheduled J _ Copy Medi Remeve i i System Options te ee eee eee pae has been configured to act on this the video server can record and send Phom video images to an FTP server or send a notification email to a pre configured email address with a pre configured message V

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