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1. Note Using the motion detection feature may decrease overall performance in the camera Motion detection will not function while the lens is moving i e pan tilt zoom Configuring motion detection This example describes how to configure motion detection 1 Click Motion Detection in the Event Configuration menu 2 Click the Configure Included Windows radio button 3 Click New 4 Enter a descriptive name of your choice under Windows name 5 Adjust the size drag the bottom right hand corner and position click on the text at the top and drag to the desired position 27 6 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 7 Click Save AXIS 213 PTZ If there are parts of the Include window that you wish to exclude click the Configure Excluded Windows radio button and repeat steps 1 8 above Please see the online help for descriptions of each available option Parameter Size History Sensitivity High Only very large objects trigger motion detection An object that appears in the region will trigger the motion detection for a long period Ordinary colored objects against ordi nary backgrounds will trigger the motion detection Low Even very small objects trigger motion detection An ob
2. P address hostname Descriptive name of your choice Port number For details on each setting please refer to the online help files available from each web page Note 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 connection test will take approximately 10 seconds AXIS 213 PTZ 26 Event Types An Event Type is a set of parameters describing how and when the AXIS 213 PTZ is to perform certain actions The Event Type List shows the event types currently configured in the camera AXISA AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera Live View Setup Help Event Types 2 Event Type List Hame Status Enabl Priority Trig Sched Actions Basic Configuration Video amp Image filter off Inactive No Normal sched filter Inactive Yes Normal Time frame IS Audio Live View Config PTZ Configuration y Event Configuration Instructions Event Servers Event Types Motion Detection Add triggered Add scheduled Copy Modify Remove Port Status Fu FTP upload Hu HTTP upload Eu Email upload O Output port En Email notification Hn HTTP notification Tn TCP notification P PTZ preset IS IR sensor System Options About Example If somebody passes a connected sensor and an event type has been configured to act on this the camera can e g record and save im
3. Requires AXIS 213CM Connection Module optional accessory AXIS 213 PTZ Item Specification Connectors e Ethernet 10BaseT 100BaseTX RJ 45 26 pin multi connector to optional accessory AXIS 213CM Connection Module Casing Plastic Processors memory clock e CPU ETRAX 100LX 32 bit Video processing and compression ARTPEC 2 RAM 32 MB Flash memory 4 MB Real time clock backed up by battery Power 11 5 14V DC max 13W Operating conditions e Temperature 5 40 C 41 104 F Humidity 20 80 RH non condensing Installation management and maintenance AXIS Camera Management tool on CD and web based configuration e Configuration of backup and restore e Firmware upgrades over HTTP or FTP firmware available at www axis com Video access from web browser Camera live view Sequence mode for up to 20 PTZ presets or Axis video sources Customizable HTML pages Minimum web browsing requirements e Pentium IIl CPU 500 MHz or higher or equivalent AMD e 128 MB RAM AGP graphics card with 32 MB RAM Direct Draw Windows XP 2000 DirectX 9 0 or later nternet 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 AXIS VAPIX API AXIS Media Control SDK event trigger data in video stream Embedded Linux operating system Available at www
4. 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 bi directional communication but only in one direction at a time as in a walkie talkie system See also Simplex 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 GI
5. 802 11b specifies an 11 Mbit s data rate on the 2 4 GHz band AXIS 213 PTZ 48 while 802 11a allows up to 54 Mbit s on the 5 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 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 address 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 establishe
6. Frame rate and bandwidth affected Accessing both Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 video streams simultaneously Frame rate and band width 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 Access by large number of audio clients using full duplex mode Bandwidth affected AXIS 213 PTZ 45 Optimizing your system To see the bandwidth and frame rate currently required by the video stream the AXIS 213 PTZ 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 rate in fps and or b average bandwidth in Kbps to the overlay Overlay Settings Include overlay image at the coordinates IV Include date IV Include tir For detailed instructions please see the online help for Video amp 5 Include text e Hb 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 camera If other restrictions are currently in force e g bandwidth limitation these values might not correspond to those actually received by the client For Motion JPEG these values wi
7. Help Output 1 Source e ame Playing Motion JPEG 00099 PAN Left Right User defined links f ZOOM Wide Tele Ctrl panel FOCUS Near Far IRIS Close Open CAM START CAM STOP Example 1 Check Show custom link 1 2 Enter a descriptive name e g CAM START 3 Select the Use as cgi link radio button and enter the cgi link in the field http 192 168 0 125 axis cgi com ptz cgi continuouspantiltmove 30 30 4 Check Show custom link 2 5 Enter a descriptive name e g CAM STOP 6 Select the Use as cgi link radio button and enter the cgi link in the field http 192 168 0 125 axis cgi com ptz cgi continuouspantiltmove 0 0 7 These links will appear in the web interface and can be used to control the PTZ camera For more information on the Axis HTTP API see the Support Developer pages on the Axis Website at http www axis com Action Buttons These buttons can then be used to manually trigger and stop an event from the Live View page See Event Servers on page 25 The snapshot button allows users to take a snapshot of the video stream and save it on a computer Output Buttons These buttons can then be used to manually start and stop an event from the Live View page e g switch a light on off The Pulse button activates the port for a defined period e Active Inactive displays 2 buttons one for each action on off Default Video Format Select default video format from
8. NTSC 176x144 PAL Frame rate NTSC PAL Motion JPEG Up to 30 25 fps in all resolutions e MPEG 4 Up to 21 17 fps at 4CIF 2CIFExp up to 30 25 fps at 2CIF CIF OCIF Video streaming e Simultaneous Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 e Controllable frame rate and bandwidth e Constant and variable bit rate MPEG 4 Image settings e Compression levels 11 Motion JPEG 23 MPEG 4 e Rotation 90 180 270 Backlight compensation e Manual IR cut filter Day Night White balance e Color BW Brightness Noise reduction Exposure control Overlay capabilities time date text image Aspect ratio correction De interlace filter 4CIF resolution Pan Tilt Zoom 20 preset positions Sequence mode Control queue e Supports Windows compatible joysticks e Designed for operator control Not for continuous PTZ movements e g Guard tour Audio Requires AXIS 213CM Connection Module optional accessory Full duplex half duplex or simplex e Audio compression G 711 PCM 64kbit s G 726 ADPCM 32 or 24 kbit s Security Multiple user access levels with password protection P address filtering Alarm and event management e Events triggered by built in motion detection PTZ preset position external inputs audio detection or according to a schedule e Image upload over FTP email and HTTP Notification over TCP email HTTP and external outputs Pre and post alarm buffer of 6 MB
9. The AXIS 213 PTZ can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a firewall proxy server This functionality is useful if the AXIS 213 PTZ 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 Network SMTP email Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Enter the host names or addresses for your primary and secondary mail servers in the fields provided to enable event and error email messages from the AXIS 213 PTZ to predefined addresses via SMTP Network UPnP The AXIS 213 PTZ includes support for UPnP in Windows Millennium and Windows XP UPnP is enabled by default Note UPnP must be installed on your workstation To do this open the Control Panel from the Start Menu and select Add Remove Pro grams Select Add Remove Windows Components and open the Networking Services section Click Details and then select UPnP as the service to add Network RTP MPEG 4 These RTP settings concern the IP addresses and port numbers to use for video and audio streams and are only valid when MPEG 4 is used as the video format Port Range The RTP Port range defines the range of ports from which the video audio ports are automatically selected This is useful if the camera is connected to a NAT router with manually configured port mapping Multicast Set the IP addresses and port numbers and the Time To Live
10. 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 A pixel is one of the many tiny dots that make up a digital image The colour and intensity of each pixel represents a tiny area of the complete image AXIS 213 PTZ 49 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 communication between two network devices For example a PC connected by a phone line to a server PPTP Point to Point Tunnelling 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 interlace
11. 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 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 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 or a LAN NTSC National Television System Committee NTSC is the television and video standard in the United States NTSC delivers 525 lines at 60 half frames second OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer This is a designation for companies that manufacture equipment which is then marketed and sold to other companies under their own names PAL Phase Alternating Line PAL is the dominant television standard in Europe PAL delivers 625 lines at 50 half frames second 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
12. a wireless local area network that uses radio waves as its carrier where the network connections for end users are wireless The main network structure usually uses cables Web server A Web server is a program which allows Web browsers to retrieve files from computers connected to the Internet The Web server listens for requests from Web 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 consequently it needs to be installed on a computer that is permanently connected to the Internet It also controls access to the server whilst monitoring and logging server access statistics WEP Wireless Equivalent Privacy A wireless security protocol specified in the IEEE 802 11 standard which is designed to provide a wireless local area network WLAN with a level of security and privacy comparable to that usually expected of a wired LAN Security is at two different levels 40 bit and 128 bit encryption The higher the bit number the more secure the encryption WINS Windows Internet Naming Service Part of the Microsoft Windows NT Server WINS manages the association of workstation names and locations with IP addresses without the user or administrator having to be involved in each configuration change WPA PSK Wi Fi Protected Access Pre Shared Key This wireless encryption method uses a pre shared key PSK for key man
13. and enter the IP address or Host name of the allowed computer s that host the web pages with the included video stream Several IP addresses host names can be defined and should be separated by semicolons AXIS 213 PTZ 30 Date amp Time Settings Current Server Time Displays the current date and time 24h clock If this has not been configured the time displayed is the default setting The time can be displayed in 12h clock format in the Overlay Images see below New Server Time Select your time zone from the drop down list and check the daylight saving time changes if desired From the Time Mode section select the preferred method to use for setting the time e Synchronize with computer time sets the time from the clock on your computer e Synchronize with NTP Server the AXIS 213 PTZ will obtain the time from an NTP server every 60 minutes Specify the NTP server s IP address or host name Note that if using a host name for the NTP server a DNS server must be configured under TCP IP settings See Network gt TCP IP below Set manually this option allows you to manually set the time and date 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 Advanced File Naming amp Date Time Formats in the help files for information on how to create your own file for
14. be found here includes the camera s firmware version IP address security event and image settings as well as recent log items Many of the captions are also links to the Setup pages so that you can quickly and easily make adjustments to the camera s settings Support Logs amp Reports Information The Logs Server report and the Parameter List provide valuable information for troubleshooting and when contacting Axis support service Please include a recent Server Report with your query when contacting Axis support Configuration Log Level for Log Files from the drop down list select the level of information to be added to the Log file Log Level for Email from the drop down list select the level of information to send as email and enter the destination email address Advanced Scripting Scripting is an advanced function that provides the possibility to customize and use scripts This function is a very powerful tool Caution Improper use may cause unexpected behavior or even cause loss of contact with the unit If a script does cause problems reset the unit to its factory default settings A backup file may be of use to return the unit to its latest configuration Axis strongly recommends that you do not use this function unless you fully understand the consequences Axis support does not provide assistance for problems with customized scripts For more information please visit the Developer pages at www
15. com apsl The source code is available from http developer apple com darwin projects bonjour Legal Considerations Camera 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 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC USA This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause interference to radio communications It 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 interference 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 whatever measures may be required to correct the interference Shielded cables should be used with this unit to ensure compliance with the Class B limits Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Europe C 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 Japan This is a class B product based on the standard of the Voluntar
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17. drop down list 5 Click Save 6 Go to Setup gt Video amp Image and modify the parameters under Overlay Settings Overlay image requirements Image Formats Image Size e Windows 24 bit BMP full color The height and width of the overlay image in e Windows 4 bit BMP 16 colors pixels must be exactly divisible by 4 There are a number of limitations when using overlay images such as the size and positioning of images Please see the online help for more information Video Stream Define the maximum video stream time per session in seconds minutes or hours When the set time has expired a new stream can be started by refreshing the page in the browser Define the maximum frame rate fps frames per second allowed for each viewer to avoid bandwidth problems on the network Test For a preview of the image and overlay settings before saving click Test The Brightness setting does not affect the Test image When satisfied with the settings click Save Please note that the preview image will be in JPEG format even though the settings are valid both for Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 AXIS 213 PTZ Overlay image To use your own image as an overlay it must first be uploaded to the AXIS 213 Enter the name of the file in the field provided or click the Browse button and locate it Then click the Upload button Once your own image has been uploaded it will be available for selection from the drop down list For more
18. exactly which transport protocol to use Audio transmission methods The audio stream can be accessed in the Live View page when viewing either Motion JPEG or MPEG Using Motion JPEG The basic transmission method of audio used in conjunction with Motion JPEG video streaming is transmission over HTTP The video and audio streams are not synchronized when using Motion JPEG so the streams may be slightly out of sync The latency in any stream should be low but this will depend on the network infrastructure Using MPEG 4 When using MPEG 4 audio is streamed using the same protocol as the video stream When audio is transmitted using MPEG 4 the Axis product sends synchronization information along with the streams to the client that is performing the synchronization Audio is streamed from the client to the server over HTTP when using Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 Accessing the Audio Streams In addition to accessing audio in the Live View page using AMC audio from the Video Server can also be accessed in the following ways HTTP API You can read about accessing audio for the other protocols through the HTTP API at http www axis com techsup QuickTime Windows Media Player It is possible to use QuickTime and Windows Media Player to listen to the audio stream using the same methods to access video streams AXIS 213 PTZ 14 Setup The AXIS 213 PTZ is configured from the setup tools which are available from the link in the web interface
19. from Live View Config gt External Video Triager2 The Manual trigger buttons trigger an action directly from the Live View page These buttons are configured under Setup gt Live View Config gt Layout Click these buttons to manually start and stop events Snapshot Use the Snapshot button to capture a snapshot of the image currently being displayed in the window Right click on the image to save it in JPEG format on your computer Pan Tilt Zoom controls The Live View page also displays the Pan Tilt Zoom controls These are enabled disabled up for specified users by the administrator under System Options gt Security gt Users gt User List PAN Left Right ZOOM Wide Tele Ctrl panel FOCUS Near Far IRIS Close Open Down Note Setting the iris and focus manually will disable Auto iris Auto focus 8 AXIS 213 PTZ Control panel Click the Ctrl panel button to display the control panel which provides the following settings Control panel Auto focus e Auto focus Automatically adjusts the image focus on e Auto iris Automatically adjusts the amount of light reaching the cam era and gives the best results This also protects the image sensor from a strong light Backlight comp On off e Backlight comp Enabling backlight compensation makes the subject clearer if the image background is too bright or if the subject is too dark e IR cut filter when set to off the camera will be able to see inf
20. 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 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 Standardization ISO The MPEG standards are an evolving series each designed for a different purpose MPEG 2 MPEG 2 is 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
21. level should be set higher than the background noise but lower than the useful audio The noise canceller threshold value can be set to High Medium High Medium low and Low A lower threshold will accept most of the audio to pass Only the weakest background noise will be reduced A higher threshold will make the noise canceller act on even stronger background noise At the maximum level High there is a risk of reducing useful audio as well There is a trade off between noise canceling and sound quality In other words increasing the noise canceller attenuation deteriorates sound quality Adjust the threshold and the attenuation to an optimum by listening and changing the levels Live View Config Live View Layout These are the tools for deciding the layout of the Live View page The layout can be set in 3 ways Use Axis look the layout is unchanged Use custom settings modify the default page with your own colors images etc Click the Con figure button and see the following page e Own Home Page Upload and use a custom page as the default web page Click the Configure button and see below Use custom settings Adjust the settings under Modify the Axis look to change the background picture banner colors etc To use your own file for e g a banner check the Own radio button and select your own uploaded file from the drop down list or select External and enter the path to the file See below for instructions
22. mode the speaker connected to the AXIS 213 PTZ s connection module will play audio but no audio will be transmitted from the AXIS 213 PTZ to other web clients This could be used to e g provide spoken instructions to a person seen in the network camera This mode requires you to use the push to talk button Simplex AXIS 213 PTZ microphone only mode transmits audio from the microphone connected to the AXIS 213 PTZ s connection module to any web clients It will not receive audio from any other web clients This can be used in remote monitoring web attractions etc to provide live audio as well as video of a monitored situation AXIS 213 PTZ 20 When using half duplex the Send the sound from the active client to all other clients option transmits the audio signal from the client that is talking to all the other clients Audio Input If there are problems with the sound input being too low or high it is possible to adjust the input gain for the microphone connected to the AXIS 213 PTZ Audio Output If the sound from the speaker is too low or high it is possible to adjust the output gain for the active speaker connected to the connection module When satisfied with the settings click Save or click Reset to revert to the previously saved settings Audio Advanced The advanced audio settings allows you to tune the external microphone connected to the AXIS 213 PTZ connection module to suit your environment AXIS a AXIS 21
23. the local authority responsible for waste disposal in your area Business users should contact the product supplier for information on how to dispose of this product correctly This product should not be mixed with other commercial waste Safety Notice Battery Replacement The AXIS 213 uses a 3 0V CR2032 Lithium battery as the power supply for its internal real 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 log message will appear when battery replacement is required The battery should not be replaced unless required If the battery does need replacing please 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 of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions AXIS 213 User s Manual Revision 4 0 April 2007 Copyright Axis Communications AB 2005 2007 AXIS 213 PTZ Table of contents Product Description oes Paw oko a eka Io e bani aad Patna athe guests 5 AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera 000 cece cee eee sr 5 ACCESSING ThE Calera iuis nuce dee creme seamen rte oe e tne ek e caet be ee wee ae oett oun dde E 7 Access from a DrOWS l 2 tenn eee nn 7 Setting the PassWord pe ginga ie bn taeda ME UR enel ete aed adh cadets cL E
24. 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 cer tain other settings The Operator does not have access to the Systems Options configuration pages e Administrator an administrator has unrestricted access to the Setup Tools and can determine the registration of all other users User Settings Check the required boxes to enable the following fucntions e Enable anonymous viewer login allows any viewer direct access to the Live View page e Maximum number of simultaneous viewers enter a value here to restrict the number of unicast viewers accessing the unit This is useful if you need to save on bandwidth Note that all multicast viewers count as 1 viewer e Enable anonymous PTZ control login allows any viewer access to the Pan Tilt Zoom controls on the Live View page Security IP Address Filter General Enable IP Address Filtering When enabled the IP address filter will allow or deny access to the AXIS 213 PTZ to the IP addresses in the list The administrator can add up to 256 IP address ranges or single IP addresses to the Allowed IP Addresses list See the IP address filtering help files for information on how to add IP address ranges Referrals To prevent unauthorized sources from including the video stream from the AXIS 213 PTZ into external web pages check the Referrals checkbox
25. there is a trade off between image quality and file size kbit s kilobits per second A measure of the bit rate i e 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 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 to 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 i e 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 standard television set but lacks the electronics to pick up regular television signals Motion JPEG Motion JPEG is a simple compression decompression technique for networked video Latency is low and image quality is
26. value to use for the video and audio stream s in MPEG 4 format Only IP addresses within certain ranges can be used for multicasting The camera has been pre configured with an address from these ranges and this does not normally need to be changed Please contact your network administrator if you have special requirements Notes Viewers do not need to know this IP address or port number but simply the main IP address or host name otherwise used for accessing the camera eSetting the video port number to O means a random port number will be used For more information on these settings please see the online help AXIS 213 PTZ 33 Network Bonjour The AXIS 213 PTZ includes support for Bonjour When this is enabled the camera is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this protocol Ports amp Devices The pinout interface support and the control and monitoring functions are described in the section on the Connection Module on page 35 LED Settings When the LED on the front of the AXIS 213 PTZ is Enabled the LED will remain lit when the AXIS 213 PTZ is on and flash when there is any network activity If Disabled the LED will remain off except when there is a hardware problem and the LED will flash red Maintenance Maintain Server e Restart The unit is restarted without changing any of the settings Use this method if the unit is not behaving as expected e Restore The unit is res
27. 3 PTZ Network Camera Live View Setup Help gt Basic Configuration Advanced Audio Q Audio Quality Settings Video amp Image M Enable speech filter v Audio IV Enable echo cancellation Advanced Noise canceller threshold value Low x Live View Config Noise canceller attenuation U zj dB gt PTZ Configuration Save Reset Event Configuration System Options About Audio Quality Settings Enable speech filter improves the sound quality when the microphone is placed close to the person talking and can also help reduce background noise The filter cuts the lowest and the highest frequencies The bypass frequency range is approximately 250Hz to 3700Hz measured at 10dB cut off break points Enable echo cancellation reduces acoustic echoing if sound from the speaker is captured by the microphone Noise canceling is a way of reducing the background noise when there is no useful audio present A typical application could be that the camera is set up in a noisy environment and you are only interested in hearing the sound from the AXIS 213 PTZ when someone is speaking close to the microphone There are two adjustable parameters available to optimize this function e Noise canceller threshold value e Noise canceller attenuation When the incoming sound is louder than the threshold it will pass without any changes When lower than the threshold the incoming sound will be reduced by a certain attenuation factor The threshold
28. Advanced TM tS hy scart seca ees iaa ce anche E a A a etu Eu E a EAE US aoe ee 24 Advanced Ctrl Panel isis p EE owe nee prex eke dey ek es Gee gad ha dace Rae Pra 24 Advanced Control Queue resica ses ate es i bra s ehe Pc mudi ne X RE added Rd Wa wok e Re the n 24 Event Configurations 2 mes mcer E DM RIS AIERNUPSRE REQUE REA RE A 25 Event SEVE Skeci pea AA ead ea dein Pease RAE ade EE KR KE KR Ra 25 SUMI E 26 Motion Detection n nannaa annann nanenane hh n 27 POM Status vs set e ices E ane be a ILI a ele gan E E urpis 28 System OPIO Sas ea at gone nae ek aoa bee aided hae Edd Base RE 29 Security S USES xerunt ba drain eb eee E id Dac een 29 3 AXIS 213 PTZ 4 Security IP Address Filter 0 0 00 ccc cect eee ha 29 Date amp Time Settings iie ile emere eign mh pine pg eee e RR RO XU EUR TUR pone Res 30 Network Basie TCP IP Settings sabes a o x aci n ded ld dot taxis Gyon ii 30 Network Advanced TCP IP Settings ua d bn b tate sac wed Fc Publ Pda d go o E 31 Network SOCKS 0 00 donna a eat Pia ERES On de aes ota RE URERA Ene eis 32 Network SMTP email 32 Network UPRP io meae eere egeo e tio ure etos Pr E err o p CR Deed ere e 32 Network RTP MPEG 4 0 000 ccc eee RR RR ras 32 Network BOnjOUr 2 2 eee ees Rm a rh aaa aaa 33 Ports Et DEVICES sag acta gin Reha ae BER Sod RR eek ag ads Maan Deke Seka d peels 33 dpa ID C s 33 Mairitenahiee siia oue iae eee xir bebo anne canos dee nena ax ed
29. COMMUNICATIONS AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera User s Manual About This Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera and is applicable for software release 4 35 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 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 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 more information This product contains source code copyright Apple Computer Inc under the terms of Apple Public Source License 2 0 see http www opensource apple
30. F file A GIF89a can also be specified for interlaced presentation GOV Group Of VOPs A group of VOP s is the basic unit of an MPEG 4 video stream The GOV contains different types and numbers of VOP s I VOP s P VOP s etc as determined by the GOV length and GOV structure See also VOP GOV length The GOV length determines the number of images VOP s 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 VOP s or P VOP s included in the stream and their internal order See also GOV and VOP Half duplex See Full duplex 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 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 specifically intended for IEEE 802 11 A family of standards for wireless LANs The 802 11 standard supports 1 or 2 Mbit s transmission on the 2 4 GHz band IEEE
31. Le och 7 Accessing the camera from the Internet 0 cece 7 The live View Page escoria cerrara faa E i s 8 Video and Audio Streams 1 0 2 0 ccc hn 11 Video Stream Types ixosss2sseweu Reg Xe er A NER REN E RR RU RR ER 11 MPEG 4 protocols and communication methods cece eect ananena 12 AXIS Media Control his ter prr ta tiren bE CE ar EU RDEPEERE eee a wee a Te 12 How to stream MPEG 4 00s e e008 ERE Ge ede ge OR eR eR Kd ba doe Ra ORE e Ea 12 Other methods of accessing the video stream 2 0c eee 13 SetU usce uen e phribiu gu xA Resphe o M NUT PRAPRREOE ER DE EI I E Lem ed LERNEN 14 Accessing the setup tools from a browser 1 cece eee eee eens 14 AXIS Media Control isc ive cede cies stari bageae years de nae dae tea ae Hage kn die eee ee 14 VICO EMMA DEUM 15 JuED EMEN EERRTREE Mx 15 Overlay IMMagE caninas T de de ai ia 16 Advanced Camera eii dd a dd bee ene 16 Advanced MPEG 4 ua a Re e ei e e a a a a dl eee d 17 O 19 Audio Bain rs A PRO dia 19 Audio Advanced occ 20 EVE View CONT Orat a a A eens LI ELM 21 Live View LayOUtsec ius duckie ede ERR ae Reed Rn e Cx ee bee kee Pee ee PORE RR 21 HTML Exambples nre ae rw E Wel Wed ee dae CREE UE 23 External Video ita ee Sey Ee NE REX ARR IER ob dak Hee deeded idem E EE 23 PIZ Configuration 24 Preset Positions neret e meiste E a RE E Eri iu eed aed ee det aE eric gence ES dea 24 Seguente Mode ns eerte Reinas e 24
32. PTZ Accessing the camera The AXIS 213 PTZ can be used with most standard operating systems and supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 x or later Netscape 7 x or later and Mozilla 1 4 or later Note To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows 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 stream As a license is required for each instance of the decoder the product administrator may have dis abled the installation If your workstation restricts the use of additional software components the camera can be configured to use a Java applet for updating JPEG images See the online help for more information Access from a browser 1 2 3 4 Notes eUser functions in the AXIS 213 PTZ may have been customized to meet the specific require ments of the application Consequently many of the examples and functions in this section may differ from those displayed in your Live View page e f the AXIS 213 PTZ is to be placed upright on a Start a browser Internet Explorer Mozilla Netscape Navigator Enter the IP address or host name of the AXIS 213 TTT Lin x PTZ in the Location Address field of your eo browser Address http 192 168 0 125 Go Enter the user name and password set by the administrator n E F A AXI
33. S 213 PTZ Network Camera Live View Setup Help A video image is displayed in your _ browser Q Shortcuts IRlighton IR light off Playing Motion JPEG desktop the image must be rotated 00099 Go to Setup gt Video Et Image and set Rotate pai stake eM Close panel image to 180 degrees zoom Wide Tele cul panel FOCUS Near Far IRIS Close Open Setting the Password 1 When accessing the camera for the first time the Configure Root Password dialog will be displayed on AXIS Configure Root Password the screen eden ud password f 2 Enter a password and then re enter it to confirm conim password the spelling Click OK ok 3 The Enter Network Password dialog will appear Enter the User name root Note The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted or altered 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 page 34 If required click Yes to install the AXIS Media Control AMC You will need administrator rights on the computer to do this Accessing the camera from the Internet Once installed the camera is accessible on your local network LAN To access the camera from the Internet you must configure your router firewall to allow incoming data traffic For security reasons this is usually done on a specific port Please refer to the documenta
34. SIC 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 computer monitors is 4 3 High definition television HDTV uses an aspect ratio of 9 16 Autoiris or 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 playback of audio and video 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 GIF s and JPEG s 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 Bluetooth Bluetooth is an open standard for wireless transmission of voice and data between mobile devices PCs handheld computers telephones and printers Bonjour Also kn
35. T e RS 232C serial port AUDIO IN OUT 1 Connect an electret microphone not supplied to the AUDIO IN socket 2 Connect a loudspeaker not supplied to the AUDIO OUT socket amplified speakers only Inputs and outputs 1 Os The I Os are used in applications for e g event triggering time lapse recording alarm notification via email and image storage to FTP locations e Input for e g a pushbutton If the button is pressed the state changes and the input will be active shown under Event Configuration gt Port Status Output for e g an alarm device that can be activated from output buttons on the Live View page or as an action for an Event Type If the alarm device is activated the output will show as active under Event Configuration gt Port Status 1 0 Description Alarm In 1 2 Connect to GND to activate or leave floating unconnected to deactivate Alarm GND Alarm Out Active output electrical connection between A and B Non active output no connection 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B between A and B Imax 100mA VMax 24V VIDEO IN This input can be used to connect an external analog camera It will then be possible to display the images from this camera in the AXIS 213 s web pages Only one image source at a time can be displayed This is selected from System Options gt Advanced gt Plain Config Open the group ImageSource and then set the ImageSource IO Video Connector to BNC for the extern
36. 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 communication 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 Telnet Telnet is a simple method with which to access another network device e g a computer The HTTP protocol and the FTP protocols allow you to request specific files from remote computers but do not allow you logon as a user of that computer With Telnet you log on as a regular user with whatever privileges you may have been granted for specific applications and data residing on that computer TVL TV Lines A method of defining resolutions in analog video 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 v
37. The setup tools can be used by e Administrators who have unrestricted access to all the Setup tools Operators who have access to the Video amp Image Live View Config and Event Configuration settings See the section on Security users on page 29 for more information on user access control Accessing the setup tools from a browser Follow the instructions below 1 Start the browser and enter the IP address or host name of the AXIS 213 PTZ in the location address field Ele Edit View Favorites Tools Help 1E G Address http 192 168 0 125 y Go 2 The Live View page is now displayed Click Setup to display the Setup configuration tools Wj Live view AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera version asso JP Setup tools AXIS a AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera Live View Setup Help Video format Output 1 Source motion JPEG v Q Camera zl Control panel Auto focus Up On of Auto iris On off Backlight comp On off TILT IR cut filter On off Shortcuts IR light on IR light off Playmg Motion JPEG Down Speakers 0 Close panel PAN Left Right ZOOM Wide Tele Ctrl panel FOCUS Near Far IRIS Close Open AXIS Media Control The AXIS Media Control AMC is installed automatically the first time the camera is accessed from Microsoft Internet Explorer The AMC control panel can be opened by right clicking on the video image in the Live View web page The AMC control panel can be used to configure v
38. Visit the Axis Support Web at www axis com techsup About AXIS 213 PTZ Symptoms Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Problems setting the IP address When using ARP Ping The camera is located on a different subnet The IP address is being used by another device Try the installation again The IP address must be set within two minutes after power has been applied to the camera Ensure the Ping length is set to 408 See the Installation Guide If the IP address intended for the camera and the IP address of your computer are located on different sub nets you will not be able to set the IP address Contact your network administrator to obtain an appropriate IP address Disconnect the camera from the network Run the Ping command In a Command DOS window type ping and the IP address of the unit 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 see Request timed out this means that the IP address is available for use with your camera In this case check all cabling and reinstall the unit Possible IP address conflict with another device on the same subnet The static IP address in the camera is used before the DHCP server sets a a dynamic address This means that if the same default static IP address is also used by another device there
39. agement Keys can usually be entered as manual hex values as hexadecimal characters or as a Passphrase WPA PSK provides a greater degree of security than WEP Zoom lens A zoom lens can be moved zoomed to enlarge the view of an object to show more detail AXIS 213 PTZ 51 Index A Accessing the video stream 13 Action 25 Action Buttons 22 Active Inactive 22 Administrators 14 Advanced Simple profile 11 Alarm 25 27 AMC 9 12 Audio 19 Audio input 20 Audio mode 19 Audio output 20 AXIS Media Control 19 B Backup 33 Bandwidth 11 46 Bit rate 11 Buffer Size 26 Buffers 26 C CGI links 22 Connection Module 6 35 Constant bit rate 11 Control Panel 9 D Date amp Time 30 Default 33 Default Video Format 22 Default Viewer 23 DNS Configuration 31 DNS Server 31 Domain Name 31 E Event 25 Event Servers 25 Event Types 26 F Factory Default 34 File Sizes NTSC 44 File Sizes PAL 44 Frame Rate 15 Frame rates 45 FTP Server 25 Full duplex 19 H Half duplex 19 AXIS 213 PTZ 52 Host Name 31 HTML Examples 23 HTTP 31 HTTP API 22 HTTP Server 25 1 Include windows 27 IP Address Filtering 29 IR Light 5 IR light 9 L LED Settings 33 Live View 14 Live View Config 21 Logs amp Reports 34 M Motion Detection 27 Motion JPEG 11 MPEG 4 5 11 17 32 MPEG 4 protocols 12 Multicasting 12 N NAT Traversal 31 Network 30 Network Connector 5 Network Indicator 5 New Server T
40. ages to an FTP server and or send a notification email to a pre configured email address with a pre configured mes sage Images can be sent as email attachments Triggered Event A triggered event is activated by e g e aswitch connected to an input port on connection module attached to the AXIS 213 PTZ e a manually activated action e g from an action button in the web interface e on restart reboot after e g power loss Setting up a triggered event This example describes how to set the AXIS 213 PTZ to upload images when the main door is opened Click Add triggered on the Event types page Enter a descriptive name for the event e g Main door 1 2 3 Set the Priority High Normal or Low see online help files 4 Set the Respond to Trigger parameters when the event is to be active e g only after office hours 5 Select the trigger alternative from the Triggered by drop down list e g an Input port with a connected sensor if the door is opened 6 Set the When Triggered parameters i e set what the AXIS 213 PTZ is to do if the main door is opened e g upload images to an FTP server or send an e mail 7 Click OK to save the Event in the Event Types list Please see the online help O for descriptions of each available option Image file names can be formatted according to specific requirements such as time date or type of triggered event See File Naming amp Date Time Formats under Event Configuration Pre tri
41. ain Name myserver mycompany com The enable dynamic DNS updates 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 Link Local Address Link Local Address is enabled by default and assigns the AXIS 213 PTZ an additional IP address for the UPnP protocol The AXIS 213 PTZ can have both a Link Local IP and a static DHCP IP address at the same time these will not affect each other See Network UPnP on page 32 HTTP The default HTTP port number port 80 can be changed to any port within the range 1024 65535 This is useful for e g simple security port mapping NAT Traversal Use NAT traversal when your AXIS 213 PTZ 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 external HTTP port in the NAT router will be forwarded to the network camera Enable Disable When enabled the AXIS 213 PTZ will
42. al camera Setting this to YC will instead show the images from the AXIS 213 itself VIDEO OUT Via the standard BNC connector this output allows the AXIS 213 to be connected directly to a traditional CCTV system Note that to display the image from VIDEO OUT with the correct orientation the AXIS 213 must be ceiling mounted RS 232C This port can be used for generic TCP IP or HTTP communication and is intended for use by advanced applications and users only The port can configured in the Serial group set Port 1 Usage to the required protocol in System Options gt Advanced gt Plain Config Schematic Diagram Connection Module 3 3 V Alarm In 1 o 3 3 V Alarm In 1 GND Alarm In 2 Alarm In 2 GND 3 3 V Alarm Out 1A Alarm Out 1B Alarm Out 2A Alarm Out 2B Alarm Out 3A Alarm Out 3B f 7 1 Fe push button AXIS 213 PTZ 36 AXIS 213 PTZ 37 Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware Firmware is software that determines the functionality of the AXIS 213 PTZ One of your first actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the currently installed firmware version The latest version may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem The current firmware version in your camera can be seen on the page Setup gt Basic Configuration Upgrading the Firmware When you upgrade the firmware with a file from the Axis website your camera will receive the latest availa
43. and Motion JPEG Modify the settings for your graphics adapter Please see the adapter s documentation for more information 39 AXIS 213 PTZ Lower frame rate than expected Reduce number of applications running on the client computer Limit the number of simultaneous viewers This is done in System Options gt Security gt Users Check with the system administrator that there is enough bandwidth available See also the online help Check in the AMC control panel applet MPEG 4 tab that video processing is not set to Decode only frames Lower the image resolution Why don t get 30 frames per second See the section General performance considerations on page 56 Lost or poor images in pre trigger buffer MPEG 4 video stream Make sure that Cyclic refresh under Setup gt Video amp Image gt Advanced gt MPEG 4 is disabled Image degeneration Decrease the GOV length see the online help for more information The Power indicator is not constantly lit Faulty power supply Check that you are using an AXIS PS L power supply The Status and Network indicator LEDs are flas hing red rapidly Hardware failure Contact your Axis dealer The Status indicator LED is flashing red and the camera is inaccessible A firmware upgrade has been interrupted or the firmware has otherwise been damaged See the Emergency Recovery Procedure above No images disp
44. and other clients one for receiving audio and one for transmitting audio Each audio channel can be turned on or off which means that there are four audio mode options that can be used Full duplex mode means that you can transmit and receive audio talk and listen at the same time without having to use any of the controls This is just like having a telephone conversation The only controls you may wish to use in this mode are the mute buttons to turn the sound off and the sliders to adjust the input output volume levels This mode requires that the client PC has a sound card with support for full duplex audio If your available bandwidth is 0 2 Mbit s or less it is recommended that you use half duplex mode instead Half duplex mode also transmits and receives audio in both directions but only in one direction at a time This means that you must select when to receive or transmit audio with the help of the push to talk button To speak press and hold the button check that the microphone is not muted When finished speaking release the button You will now be receiving audio from the other end of the connection Note that the push to talk button is configured from AMC see AXIS Media Control on page 12 It is also possible to configure the Push to talk button so that it toggles between speaking and listening modes Half Duplex mode is best if you only have limited bandwidth available When you select Simplex AXIS 213 PTZ speaker only
45. arious video and audio settings Please see the readme file included in the tool for more information AXIS 213 PTZ 15 Video amp Image Image Image Appearance Use these settings to change the image as required The image can be rotated the image resolution and compression can be adjusted and the white balance can be changed The configuration of the video image will affect the camera s overall performance depending on how it is used and on the available bandwidth Setting higher resolution and lower compression improves video image quality but increases the amount of bandwidth required Please see the online help for further information on these settings Overlay settings AXIS a AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera Use these settings to include image text date and time See overlays morons O The text date and time overlay is included on one line at the Date time TF AXIS top or bottom of the video image An image can be i A superimposed over the video image for extra information ae Follow these instructions to upload and use an overlay image 1 Go to Setup gt Video amp Image gt Overlay Image Playing Motion JPEG 2 To upload the image to the AXIS 213 PTZ click the 00099 E Browse button and locate it on your computer or PAN Lat tig server zoom wide re FOCUS Near Far 3 Click the Upload button and follow the on screen instructions 4 The image is now available in the Use overlay image
46. ated from the AXIS 213 PTZ web page 2 Network indicator the multi colored network indicator flashes as follows EY N Amber flashes for activity on a 10 Mbit s network Green flashes for activity on a 100 Mbit s network Red flashes for a failed firmware upgrade None no connection or disabled by the administrator 3 Network Connector The AXIS 213 PTZ connects to the network via a standard RJ 45 connector and detects the speed of the local network segment 10BaseT 100BaseTX Ethernet 4 Output Input Connector For connection of the connection module cable See below for further information 5 Power Connector For connection of the supplied power adapter Ethernet JUTPU 100 10BT INPUT The Reset button is located on the underside of the unit This is used to restore the factory default settings as described in Resetting to Factory Default Settings on page 34 The Serial number is located on the label on the underside of the unit AXIS 213 PTZ 6 Connection module optional accessory This module provides the physical interface to 3 relay outputs 2 digital inputs audio in out video in out and the RS 232C serial port See Connection Module on page 35 for more information RS 232C 3 Relay Outputs 2 Digital Inputs Connector to Audio In Out AXIS 213 Video In Out Note For information on installing the AXIS 213 PTZ please refer to the Installation Guide AXIS 213
47. attempt to configure port mapping in a NAT router on your network using UPnP Use manually selected NAT router Select this option to manually select a NAT router Enter the IP address for the router in the field provided If a router is not manually specified the AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera will automatically search for NAT routers on your network If more than one router is found the default router will be selected Alternative HTTP port Select this option to manually define an external HTTP port Enter the port number in the field provided If no port is entered here a port number will automatically be selected when NAT traversal is enabled AXIS 213 PTZ 32 RTSP The RTSP protocol allows a connecting client to start an MPEG 4 stream Enter the RTSP port number to use The default setting is 554 Network Traffic The default setting is Auto negotiate which means that the correct speed is automatically selected If necessary you can set the connection speed by selecting it from the drop down list 10BaseT Half Full Duplex 100BaseTX Half Full Duplex Maximum bandwidth Specify in Mbit s or Kbit s the maximum bandwidth that the AXIS 213 PTZ is allowed to use on your network This is a useful function when connecting the AXIS 213 PTZ to busy or heavily loaded networks The default setting is Unlimited For more information please refer to the online help files Network SOCKS SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol
48. axis com Supported protocols IP HTTP TCP ICMP RTSP RTP UDP IGMP RTCP SMTP FTP DHCP UPnP Bonjour ARP DNS DynDNS SOCKS NTP More information on protocol usage available at www axis com Included accessories Video management software not included Accessories not included Installation Guide CD with User s Manual demo software installation and management tools Ceiling and desktop mount kit Power supply 13V DC MPEG 4 licenses 1 encoder 1 decoder e MPEG 4 decoder Windows 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 via partners AXIS 213CM Connection Module Provides duplex audio I O and analog video output Housings for adverse indoor outdoor environments AXIS 292 Network Video Decoder e AXIS 295 Video Surveillance Joystick e IR Illuminators MPEG 4 Decoder multi user license pack 43 AXIS 213 PTZ 44 Item Specification Approvals e EN 55022 Class B EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 EN 55024 FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B VCCI Class B C tick AS NZS 3548 CES 003 Class B EN 60950 Power supply EN 60950 UL cUL Dimensions HxWxD and weight e 130 x 104 x 130 mm 5 12 x 4 09 x 5 12 700g 1 55 Ib excl power supply The AXIS 213 PTZ PAL delivers the following file size
49. axis com developer Advanced Plain Config This function is for the advanced user with experience of Axis network camera configuration All parameters can be set and modified from this page Help is available from the standard help pages Resetting to Factory Default Settings To reset the AXIS 213 PTZ to the original default settings go to the System Options gt Maintenance web page described in Maintenance on page 33 or use the Reset button on the AXIS 213 PTZ as described below Using the Reset Button Follow the instructions below to reset the AXIS 213 PTZ to factory default settings using the Reset Button 1 Switch off the AXIS 213 PTZ by disconnecting the external power supply 2 Using a suitably pointed object press and hold the Reset button while you reconnect the power connector 3 Keep the Reset button pressed for approximately 15 seconds 4 Release the Reset button Note Resetting to the factory default settings using the Reset Button will cause all parameters including the IP address to be reset Refer to Maintenance on page 33 for other methods that do not reset the IP address AXIS 213 PTZ 35 Connection Module The connection module is an optional accessory configured and controlled via the camera user interface When connected to the camera it provides the following connections e SERVER for the connection to the AXIS 213 e AUDIO IN OUT e 2 Digital inputs e 3 Relay outputs e VIDEO IN e VIDEO OU
50. ble functionality Always read the upgrade instructions and release notes available with each new release before updating the firmware Note Preconfigured and customized settings will be saved when the firmware is upgraded providing the features are available in the new firmware although this is not guaranteed by Axis Communications Always read the instructions and release notes avail able with each new release before upgrading the firmware 1 Save the firmware file to your computer The latest version of the firmware is available free of charge from the Axis Web site at www axis com techsup 2 Go to Setup System Options Maintenance in the camera s web pages 3 In the Upgrade Server section browse to the desired firmware file on your computer Click Upgrade Notes eAfter starting the upgrade process always wait at least 5 10 minutes before restarting the camera even if you sus pect the upgrade has failed eYour dealer reserves the right to charge for any repair attributable to faulty upgrading by the user eThe AXIS Camera Management software tool can be used for multiple upgrades Please see the Axis Web site at www axis com for more information AXIS 213 PTZ 38 Support If you contact the Axis support desk 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 go to Setup gt System Options gt Support Overview The
51. 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 until 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 e g the Internet 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 This method can also be used to traverse firewalls Firewalls are commonly configured to allow the HTTP protoc
52. d 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 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 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
53. d 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 protocols and software protocols Proxy server In an organisation 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 organisation s network from the outside network and the local firewall It is the firewall server that protects the network against outside intrusion A proxy server receives requests for Internet services such as web page requests from many users If the proxy server is also a cache server it looks in its local cache of previously downloa
54. ded web pages If it finds the page it is returned to the user without forwarding the request to the Internet If the page is not in the cache the proxy server acting as a client on behalf of the user uses one of its own IP addresses to request the page from another server over the Internet When the requested page is returned the proxy server forwards it to the user that originally requested it 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 it is also common to use other format designations such as CIF QCIF 4CIF etc 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 RTCP 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 RTP is an Internet protocol for the transport of real time data e g audio and video It can be used for media on demand as w
55. ed Note that a maximum bit rate can be used for both variable and constant bit rates AXIS 213 PTZ 18 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 thus using a lot of bandwidth for a lot of activity in the image and less for lower activity in the monitored area AXIS 213 PTZ 19 Audio This section describes how to configure the basic audio settings for the AXIS 213 PTZ e g set the communication mode and adjust the sound levels in the microphone and speaker connected to the connection module AXIS a AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera Live View Setup Help gt Basic Configuration Audio Settings Q Enable Audio gt Video amp Image 9 V Enable audio Audio Audio Channels Advanced Audio mode Simplex AXIS 213 speaker only si gt Live View Config send the sound from the active client to all other clients Audio Input ontiguration g Input gain o z dB 60 30 0 medium default level Event Configuration Audio Output Output gain z dB 60 30 O medium default level gt System Options Save Reset About Audio Basic Enable Audio Enable audio transmission to and from the AXIS 213 PTZ using the connection module which is an optional accessory See AUDIO IN OUT on page 35 for more information Audio Channels There are two mono audio channels between the AXIS 213 PTZ
56. ed especially if uploading via a slow connection Scheduled Event A Scheduled event can be activated at pre set times in a repeating pattern on selected weekdays Settin up a scheduled event This example describes how to set the AXIS 213 PTZ to send an email notification with saved images from a set time 1 Click Add scheduled on the Event types page 2 Enter a descriptive name for the event e g Scheduled email 3 Set the Priority High Normal or Low 4 Set the Activation Time parameters 24h clock when the event is to be active e g start on Fridays at 18 00 with a duration of 62 hours 5 Set the When Activated parameters i e set what the AXIS 213 PTZ is to do at the specified time e g send uploaded images to an email address 6 Click OK to save the Event in the Event Types list Please see the online help files O for descriptions of each available option Motion Detection In the Motion Detection menu you can configure the AXIS 213 PTZ for motion detection The motion detection feature is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs or stops in the image The AXIS 213 PTZ can use a maximum of 10 Include Exclude windows 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 will appear in a list when motion detection is selected to trigger an event See Setting up a triggered event above
57. ell as interactive services such as Internet telephony RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol RTSP is a control protocol and a starting point for negotiating 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 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 browser Sharpness This is the control of fine detail within a picture This feature was originally introduced into color TV sets that used notch filter decoders This filter took away all high frequency detail in the black and white region of the picture The sharpness control attempted to put some of t
58. er the time to display each position Click Save The Sequence buttons will appear on the Live View page to enable the viewer to start and OO stop the sequence mode Advanced Limits Define the pan tilt and zoom limits for the AXIS 213 PTZ Movements to the left and right up and down can be restricted to narrow the area under surveillance See the online help for more information Advanced Ctrl Panel This allows you to add shortcut command buttons to the control panel This requires the URL path to an auxiliary command provided by the PTZ driver or to some other command accessed via the HTTP API See the online help for more information Advanced Calibration The area zoom functionality available on the Live View page can be calibrated from here Advanced Control Queue PTZ Control Queue The administrator can set up a queue for the PTZ controls Once set up the PTZ Control Queue buttons will appear on the Live View page offering one viewer exclusive control for a limited amount of time Other users will be placed in the queue See the online help for more information PTZ Control Queue ot in queue Position in queue Time remaining seconds Request control Status in queue AXIS 213 PTZ 25 Event Configuration This section describes how to configure the AXIS 213 PTZ for alarm and event handling The AXIS 213 PTZ can be configured to perform certain actions when certain types of events occur Terminol
59. et position is a pre defined camera view than can be quickly and easily moved to and viewed simply by selecting the preset From Preset Position Setup use the Pan Tilt and Zoom PTZ controls to ASA AES eee ere Pee eee I aii steer the camera to the required Basic Configuration Preset Positions o lx x A a Preset Position Setup position When satisfied with the basis us eas Audio camera s position enter a descriptive EE z A eur 2 gt Live View Config Use current position as Home name This camera position is then Neon E eae Preset Positions Available positions saved as a preset position Sequence Mode ey te Control Queue xem RITU The AXIS 213 PTZ will assume the NAMEN exact position when the preset s name system Options is selected from the Preset positions About drop down list on the Live View page PAN Left Right or by events or Sequence modes see mm tae C caa below FOCUS Near Far IRIS Close Open Any one position can be set as the Home position which is readily accessible by clicking on the Home button in both the Preset Position Setup window and the Live View window The position s name will have H added e g Office Entrance H Sequence Mode The Live View page can be configured to rotate through selected preset positions in a set order or randomly External video sources can also be included in these sequences Select the desired preset positions and or external video sources and ent
60. gger and Post trigger buffers This function is very useful when checking to see what happened immediately before and after a trigger e g 2 minutes before and after a door has been opened Check the Upload images checkbox under Event Types gt Add Triggered gt When Triggered to expand the web page with the available options Note The buffer size is up to 9 MB buffer The maximum length of time of the pre post buffer depends on the image size and selected frame rate AXIS 213 PTZ Include pre trigger buffer images stored internally in the server from the time immediately preceding the trigger Check the box to enable the pre trigger buffer enter the desired length of time and specify the required image frequency Include post trigger buffer 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 internal memory the frame rate will be reduced and individual images may be miss ing If this occurs an entry will be created in the unit s log file Continue image upload unbuffered enable 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 available or to a specified frame rate The frame rate will be the best possible but might not be as high as specifi
61. hat detail back in the picture Sharpness controls are mostly superfluous in today s high end TVs The only logical requirement for it nowadays is on a VHS machine Simplex In simplex operation a network cable or communications channel can only send information in one direction SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP is 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 is an extension of SMTP whereby 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 ap
62. ideo 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 URL Uniform Resource Locator An address on the network USB Universal Serial Bus A plug and play interface between a computer and peripheral devices e g scanners printers etc Varifocal lens A varifocal lens provides a wide range of focal lengths as opposed to a lens with a fixed focal length which only provides one VPN Virtual Private Network This creates a secure tunnel between the points within the VPN Only devices with the correct key will be able to work within the VPN The VPN network can be within a company LAN Local Area Network but different sites can also be connected over the Internet in a secure way One common use for VPN is for connecting a remote computer to the corporate network via e g a direct phone line or via the Internet 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 complete image frame A P VOP codes the differences between images as long as it is more efficient to do so Otherwise it codes the whole image which may also be a completely new image WAN Wide Area Network Similar to a LAN but on a larger geographical scale W LAN Wireless LAN A wireless LAN is
63. idth available as the image quality of the video stream will be better than at level 3 The viewing client must support the profile used for the video stream otherwise the MPEG 4 stream cannot be viewed Note The Axis Media Control supports all the configuration possibilities described on this page GOV Settings The GOV structure can be set to either I or IP which describes the type of images included in the video stream as well as their internal order The IP structure generally sends the differences compared to the previous image and far fewer complete images so this method uses much less bandwidth than the I structure The I structure gives higher frame rates when using a high resolution but requires more bandwidth The GOV length determines the sum total of P images and I images in a GOV Setting the GOV length to a high value saves considerably on bandwidth However there may be noticeable decay in the image at high values Notes eGOV Group of VOPs VOP Video Object Plane Video Object Plane image Bit Rate Control Limiting the maximum bit rate 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 bandwith usage whenever there is more activity in the image Limiting the bit rate to a defined value will prevent excessive bandwidth usage but images will be lost when the limit is exceed
64. ime 30 NTP Configuration 31 NTP Server 30 O Other MPEG 4 clients 13 Output Buttons 22 Overlay Image 16 Overlay Settings 15 Own Home Page 21 Own web files 21 P Pan Tilt Zoom Control Queue 10 Password 7 Pinout 33 Port Status 28 Ports amp Devices 33 Post trigger Buffer 26 Power Connector 5 Pre trigger Buffer 26 PTZ Commands 22 Pulse 8 22 Push to talk 19 Q QuickTime 23 R Referrals 29 Reset Button 5 34 Restart 33 Restore 33 RTP 12 RTP multicast 32 RTSP 12 S Scheduled Event 25 27 Security 29 Security Users 29 Sequence Mode 8 Serial Number 5 Services 30 Setup 14 Shortcuts 9 Simple profile 11 SMTP 32 Snapshot 8 SNMP 32 SOCKS 32 Streaming MPEG 4 12 Support 33 System Options 29 System Overview 34 T TCP Server 25 Time Mode 30 Triggered Event 25 26 Troubleshooting 37 U UDP 12 Unicasting 12 Upgrade Server 33 UPnP 32 User Defined Links 22 User List 29 V Variable bit rate 11 Viewer settings 23 AXIS 213 PTZ 53
65. information see also the online help Advanced Camera To optimize the lighting settings according to your requirements modify the following settings Lighting Conditions e White balance the white balancing system in the AXIS 213 PTZ can automatically detect white in the image and intelligently use this as a reference for other colors e Exposure control this setting is used to adapt to the amount type of light being used If set to Manual select the desired Shutter speed from the drop down list e IR cut filter turn the IR filter on or off To light up the IR lamp on the front of the AXIS 213 PTZ turn the IR cut filter Off and click Save The Set IR Lamp buttons will then appear e Use backlight compensation this setting is used to make the subject appear clearer against e g a bright background Image Settings e Auto focus enabled default setting e Noise reduction sets the level of noise reduction in the image i e sharpens the image Setting the noise reduction to high will cause a drop in frame rate fps For more information on all of the above settings please see the online help Notes elf configured by the administrator under Live View Config gt Layout gt IR Buttons the viewer will be able to switch the IR lamp and IR filter on and off directly from the Live View page eln certain situations the white balancing system will not operate effectively Problems may occur if the image contains no white c
66. inistrators 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 who 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 Duplex See Full duplex 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 10BASE T and 100BASE T10 which provide t
67. ject that appears in the region will trigger motion detection for only a very short period Only very bright objects against a dark background will trigger motion detec tion Default val ues Low Medium to High Medium to High Examples e Avoid triggering on small objects 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 To only detect flashing light low sensitivity can be selected In other cases a high sensitivity level is recommended Port Status Under Event Configuration Port Status there is a list that shows the status for the connected inputs and outputs of the AXIS 213 PTZ for the benefit of the Operator who cannot access the System Options section Example If the Normal state for a push button connected to an input is set to Inactive 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 28 AXIS 213 PTZ 29 System Options Security users User access control is enabled by default the administrator sets the root password on first access Other 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 User List The user list displays the currently configured authorized users and their access levels e Viewer
68. layed on web page Problem with AMC Internet Explorer only To enable the updating of video images in Microsoft Internet Explorer set your browser to allow ActiveX controls Also make sure that AXIS Media Control AMC component is installed on your workstation Installation of additional ActiveX component restricted or prohibited Configure your camera to use a Java applet for updating the video images under Live View Config gt Layout gt Default Viewer for Internet Explorer See the online help for more information Video Image problems general Image too dark or too light Check the video image settings See the online help on Video and Image Settings 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 Poor performance Poor quality snapshot images Screen incorrectly configured on your work station Configuring e g pre buffers motion detection high resolution images high frame rates etc will reduce the performance of the camera Poor performance may be caused by e g heavy network traffic multiple users accessing the unit low perfor mance clients use of features such as Motion Detection Event handling Image rotation other than 180 degrees In Display Properties configure your screen to show at least 65000 colors i e at least 16 bit Using only 16 or 256 c
69. le 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 of Terms ActiveX A standard that enables software 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 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 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 This chip is used for image compression A
70. le for Microsoft Internet Explorer With this method the AXIS 213 PTZ maintains and controls an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data as and when required for as long as required QuickTime For use with MPEG 4 only Note that in the settings for Video amp Image gt Advanced gt MPEG 4 the Video object type must be set to Simple Java applet This alternative uses a Java applet to update the images in the browser No download is required Note that when this alternative is selected external video sources will not be available on the live view page and audio will be mono directional only to the client only Still Image Displays still images only Click your browser s Refresh button to view a new image PTZ Control Queue Only one user can use the Pan Tilt Zoom controls at any one time When multiple users are accessing the AXIS 213 PTZ s Live View page they must be placed in a queue and assigned a set period of time during which they have the use of the PTZ controls Use the buttons to request or release control of the PTZ controls PTZ Control Queue ot in queue Position in queue Time remaining seconds Request control Status in queue The PTZ Control Queue is set up by the administrator under PTZ Configuration Control Queue AXIS 213 PTZ 11 Video and Audio Streams The AXIS 213 PTZ provides several different image and video formats The type to use depends on your requirements and on the pro
71. ll only be accurate as long as no frame rate limit has been specified Frame rates Motion JPEG The following test results show the frame rates in frames second fps for Motion JPEG streams from the AXIS 213 PTZ using a compression level of 50 Note that these values are guidelines only actual values may vary fps 4CIF 25 30 2CIF expanded 25 30 2CIF 25 30 CIF 25 30 QCIF 25 30 Frame rates MPEG 4 The following test results show the frame rates in frames second fps for MPEG 4 streams from the AXIS 213 PTZ Note that these values are guidelines only actual values may vary The MPEG 4 test conditions e Compression level 50 e Video Object Type Advanced Simple e GOV structure IP fps 4CIF 17 21 2CIF expanded 17 21 2CIF 25 30 CIF 25 30 QCIF 25 30 Note that setting the GOV structure to use I frames only will increase the frame rate AXIS 213 PTZ 46 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 audio settings 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 availab
72. mats Network Basic TCP IP Settings IP Address Configuration The IP address of the AXIS 213 PTZ can be set automatically via DHCP or a fixed IP address can be set manually A host name can be used and there are options for setting up notification of changes in the IP address DHCP is enabled by default Note Automatic IP address assignment via DHCP may lead to the situation where the IP address is changed and you lose contact Configure the options for notification of IP address change under Services to receive notification from the AXIS 213 PTZ when the IP address has been changed Alternatively if your DHCP server can update a DNS server you can access the AXIS 213 PTZ by host name which is always the same regardless of the IP address Services Options for notification of IP address change if the IP Address for the AXIS 213 PTZ is changed automatically e g by DHCP you can choose to be notified Click Settings and enter the required information AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service If the AXIS 213 PTZ 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
73. may be problems accessing the camera To avoid this set the static IP address to 0 0 0 0 The camera cannot be accessed from a browser The IP address has been changed by DHCP Other networking problems 1 Move the camera to an isolated network or to one with no DHCP or BOOTP server Set the IP address again using the AXIS IP Utility see the Installation Guide or the ARP Ping commands 2 Access the unit and disable 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 the address changes Test the network cable by connecting it to another network device then Ping that device from your worksta tion See the instructions above Camera is accessible locally but not externally Broadband router configuration To configure your broadband router to allow incoming data traffic to the camera Enable the NAT traversal feature which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the camera This is enabled from Setup gt System Options gt Network gt TCP IP Advanced Firewall protection Check the Internet firewall with your system administrato
74. nk 1 Use as cgilink web link Name Custom link 1 URL http if Show custom link 2 Use as O cgilink web link Name Custom link 2 URL http Show custom link 3 Use asi egilink web link Name Custom link 3 URL http Show custom link 4 Use asi cgilink web link Name Custom link 4 URL httpi Action Buttons Show manual trigger button Show snapshot button Output Buttons output e Y Output 0 cd bd Output3 wen Y Default Video Format Video format v Y Y Y Windows Internet Explorer Other Browsers Motion JPEG v Show video format selection Default Viewer AMC Activex v Server push Y Viewer Settings Show viewer toolbar Enable MPEG 4 decoder installation Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode 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 Z Live View Config Custom Settings Custom Settings Upload Own Web Files Modify the Axis Look Background color Text color Loge link Description IV show setup link Preview the page before saving evi Tome Page T use own home page To upload or remove your own web files click Upload Remove administrator only Default C own Default C own Black y Background picture None Cow ld C external p o Banner G None feci z C exte
75. ogy e Event Type A set of parameters describing how and when the AXIS 213 PTZ should perform cer tain actions An event type may result in a single event or it may result in many all depending on how often the conditions governing its behavior are met e Triggered Event Type An event that is activated by a specific internal or external trigger condi tion For example by motion detection or by an external device such as a door switch or a sensor e Scheduled Event Type An event that runs at a pre programmed time e Action What occurs when the event triggers e g the upload of video images to an FTP server email notification etc Event Servers Event Servers are used e g for receiving uploaded image files and or notification messages To set up Event server connections in your AXIS 213 PTZ go to Setup gt Event Configuration gt Event Servers and enter the required information according to the selected server type Server type Purpose Required information IP address hostname Descriptive name of your choice User name and password to FTP server Upload path e g images Port number Use passive mode if there is a firewall between the camera and the FTP server FTP server Upload of saved images HTTP server e Notification messages Upload of saved images Descriptive name of your choice URL User name and password to HTTP server Proxy address proxy port Proxy user name and password TCP server
76. ol thus allowing RTP to be tunneled AXIS 213 PTZ 13 Other methods of accessing the video stream Video images from the AXIS 213 PTZ can also be accessed in the following ways e If supported by the client the AXIS 213 PTZ 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 e g the path http lt IP address gt axis cgi jpg image cgi res olution CIF 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 IP address mpeg4 media amp e Unicast via RTSP axrtsp lt IP address gt mpeg4 media amp e Unicast via RTSP tunneled via HTTP axrtsphttp lt IP address gt mpeg4 media amp e Multicast axrtpm lt IP address gt mpeg4 media amp 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 e g 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 e g QuickTime the following path can be used rtsp lt IP address gt mpeg4 media amp This path is for all supported methods and the client will negotiate with the AXIS 213 PTZ to determine
77. olor at all or if the dominant color is not white In these circumstances the white balance may incorrectly be based on another visible color in the image and colors may become distorted A pale background picture with reddish or blue foreground objects is very symptomatic of this condition In such cases it is recommended that a fixed white balance setting is selected AXIS 213 PTZ 17 Advanced MPEG 4 AXIS a AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera Live View Setup Help gt Basic Configuration MPEG 4 Settings 2 Client Compatibility 7 Video amp Image Video object type Advanced Simple l Image Overlay Image FT isma compliant v Advanced GOV Settings Camera MPEG 4 Structure IP y Length 8 1 150 Audio ais Bit Rate Control Live View Config Maximum bit rate Unlimited gt PTZ Configuration C Limited to kbit s Use variable bit rate Event Configuration C Constant bit rate Target bit rate kbit s System Options About Priority Nor View Image Settings View image after saving View Save Reset Client Compatability The AXIS 213 PTZ supports the following different MPEG 4 profiles and levels Profile Level Properties Advanced Simple Profile Level 3 Max bit rate 768 kbit s ISMA compliant Advanced Simple Profile Level 5 Max Bit rate 8 Mbit s To use Advanced Simple Profile Level 3 select ISMA compliant and click the Save button Level 5 is preferred if there is enough bandw
78. olors will produce dithering artifacts in the image Browser freezes Netscape 7 x or Mozilla 1 4 or later can sometimes freeze on a slow computer Lower the image resolution Problems uploading files Limited space There is only limited space available for the upload of your own files Try deleting existing files to free up space Motion Detection triggers unexpectedly Changes in luminance Motion detection is based upon changes in luminance in the image This means that if there are sudden changes in the lighting motion detection may be triggered mistakenly Lower the sensitivity setting to avoid problems with luminance 40 AXIS 213 PTZ Audio No audio Check that e PC sound card speakers and microphone are correctly connected e the Mute button is not pressed the volume in and volume out settings are correct e all cabling is connected e the value of the Post Content Length in your proxy server is 1MB or more You may need to contact your system administrator to do this No full duplex function Incorrect configuration Check the setting in the camera s Setup pages Sound card does not support full duplex For information on how to check if your sound card supports full duplex please visit www axis com and see the support section for Axis camera products Poor performance Too many users clients connected Try limiting the number of clients allowed to connec
79. on uploading your own files Own Home Page To use a previously uploaded web page see below as the default page check the checkbox select the page from the drop down list and click OK Upload Own Web Files Your own web files background pictures etc must first be uploaded to the AXIS 213 PTZ in order to be available for selection in the Custom Settings setup dialog Once uploaded the files are shown in the drop down list 1 Enter the path to the file or click the Browse button 2 Select the user level for the uploaded file Setting the user access level means that you have complete control over which pages can be viewed by which users 3 When the path is shown correctly in the text field click the Upload button All uploaded files are shown in the list in the lower section of the page To remove a file check the box provided next to it and then click the Remove button Note Unchecking the box for Show setup link will remove the setup link from the camera s Home Page The setup tools will AXIS 213 PTZ 21 AXIS a AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera Live View Setup Help Basic Configuration Live View Layout o O use Axis look Video amp Image o Audio y Live View Config Layout HTML Examples External Video PTZ Configuration Event Configuration System Options About Use custom settings User Defined Links Show custom li
80. own as zero configuration networking Bonjour enables devices to automatically discover each other on a network without having to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers Bonjour is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc Broadband In network engineering terms this describes transmission methods where two or more signals share the same carrier In more popular terminology broadband is taken to mean high speed data transmission 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 CGI Common Gateway Interface 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 AXIS 213 PTZ 47 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
81. perties of your network The Live View page in the AXIS 213 PTZ 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 and audio 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 each and 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 213 PTZ provides certain subsets of these tools These are represented as Video object types which are selected 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 al
82. plication 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 used 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 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 switch is 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 requires knowledge about the network and how to determine the route Some switches include the router function See also Router AXIS 213 PTZ 50 TCP Transmission Control Protocol
83. r Default routers required Check if you need to configure the default router settings Problems with the MPEG 4 format No MPEG 4 displayed in the client Check that the correct network interface is selected in the AMC control panel applet network 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 in the client Check with your network administrator that the multicast addresses used by the camera are valid for your network Check with your network administrator to see if there is a firewall preventing viewing Multicast MPEG 4 only accessible by local clients Check if your router supports multicasting or if the router settings between the client and the server need to be configured The TTL Time To Live value may need to be increased Poor rendering of MPEG 4 images Color depth set incorrectly on clients Set to 16 bit or 32 bit color If text overlays are blurred or if there are other rendering problems you may need to enable Advanced Video Rendering from 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 MPEG 4
84. ransmission speeds up to 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps respectively ETRAX Ethernet Token Ring AXIS Axis own microprocessor 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 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 Focal length Measured in millimetres 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 An application protocol that uses the TCP IP protocols It is 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 form a 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
85. rared light e g at night thus making the image clearer The image is shown in black amp white when the IR cut filter is off e Shortcuts These buttons can be configured to provide direct access to various built in auxiliary commands provided by the PTZ driver See Advanced Ctrl Panel on page 24 Close panel IR cut filter On Off Shortcuts IR light on IR light off Viewer controls The default viewer to use for displaying moving images is selected from Setup gt Live View Config gt Layout The AMC viewer toolbar is available in Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows only See AXIS Media Control on page 12 for more information The AMC viewer toolbar displays the following buttons O Q O O O o 6 The Play Stop buttons start and stop the live video stream The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the currently displayed image The Snapshot function and the target directory for saving snapshots can be configured from AMC AXIS Media Control which is available from the Windows Control Panel Internet Explorer for Windows only 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 the computer keyboard to cancel full screen view These buttons change the navigation mode Selecting Center will move the camera view to center on the position that was clicked Joystick mode will move the camera in the direction indica
86. rnal e Banner link G None Cow p SOS Logo None Camur Com Hi C mema eme C None Default C own Title C None Default C Own C None Default C own Caution Unchecking the box for Show setup link will remove the setup link from the product s Home Page The Setup Tools will then only be accessible by entering the full setup address into the address URL field of a browser The setup address for this product is http 10 92 148 11 operator basic shtml AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera version 4 12beta2 Microsoft Int White http Title text above image Description text below image Preview oK Cancel 3 Custom Settings File Upload AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera Micro Upload Remove Own Web Files Upload Own Web Files Upload your own web files and use these as custom settings for the AXIS 213 File to upload Browse User level Viewer Operator Administrator Upload Remove Uploaded Files Remove then only be accessible by entering the full setup address into the address URL field of a browser i e http lt ipaddress gt opera tor basic shtml AXIS 213 PTZ User Defined Links Enter a descriptive name and enter the URL in the provided field The link will appear on the Live View page User defined CGI links can be used to issue HTTP API requests e g PTZ commands AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera Live View Setup
87. ry of T nms fsnecce cae tinain nia ade 47 AXIS 213 PTZ 5 Product Description The AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera is a fully featured PTZ network camera for security surveillance and remote monitoring The images from the camera are made available on the network as real time full frame rate Motion JPEG streams and or MPEG 4 video streams The AXIS 213 also has an infrared IR lamp and a removable IR filter for day and night operation The AXIS 213 PTZ can optionally be equipped with a connection module that provides 2 inputs and 3 outputs which can be connected to external devices e g door sensors The connection module also provides Audio IN OUT connections thus providing support for 2 way audio For more information on the connection module see page 35 Video can be viewed in 5 resolutions up to 768x576 Up to 20 viewers can access the AXIS 213 PTZ simultaneously when using Motion JPEG and MPEG 4 unicast The number of simultaneous viewers can be increased by using multicast MPEG 4 The AXIS 213 PTZ contains advanced scheduling tools that can be used to trigger an event As the AXIS 213 PTZ is designed for use in security systems it is equipped with security features such as IP address filtering and multilevel passwords The AXIS 213 PTZ has a built in Web server providing full access to all features through the use of a standard Web browser AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera D IR lamp infrared lamp for night vision Activ
88. s PAL aspect ratio corrected Resolution Min Max KB Resolution Min Max KB 4CIF 704x576 10 300 4CIF 768x576 11 330 2CIF expanded 704x576 10 250 2CIF expanded 768x576 11 270 2CIF 704x288 5 150 2CIF 768x288 5 5 160 CIF 352x288 2 5 80 CIF 384x288 2 7 90 QCIF 176x144 1 20 QCIF 192x144 1 1 22 The AXIS 213 PTZ NTSC delivers the follow ing file sizes NTSC NTSC aspect ratio corrected Resolution Min Max KB Resolution Min Max KB 4CIF 704x480 8 250 4CIF 640x480 7 230 2CIF expanded 704x480 8 200 2CIF expanded 640x480 7 180 2CIF 704x240 4 125 2CIF 640x240 3 5 110 CIF 352x240 2 70 CIF 320x240 1 8 60 QCIF 176x120 0 8 15 QCIF 160x120 0 7 14 General performance considerations When setting up the camera it is important to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth the bit 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 Bandwidth affected Simultaneous viewing of different streams resolution compression etc by many clients
89. s a certification mark of the UPnP Implementers Corporation Axis Communications AB is independent of Sun Microsystems Inc Axis Customer Services Should you require any technical assistance please contact your Axis reseller If your questions cannot be answered immediately your reseller will forward your queries through the appropriate channels 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 earch 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 RoHS This product complies with both the European RoHS directive 2002 95 EC ig and the Chinese RoHS regulations ACPEIP key WEEE Directive The European Union has enacted a Directive 2002 96 EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive This directive is applicable in the European Union member states The WEEE marking on this product see right or its documentation MEN indicates that the product must not be disposed of together with household waste To prevent possible harm to human health and or the environment the product must be disposed of in an approved and environmentally safe recycling process For further information on how to dispose of this product correctly contact the product supplier or
90. s 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 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 e Multicast is bandwidth conserving technology that reduces bandwidth usage by simultaneously deliver ing a single stream of information to multiple network users This technology is used primarily on delim ited networks intranets as each user needs an uninterrupted data flow and should not rely on network routers AXIS Media Control The recommended method of accessing live video MPEG 4 and or Motion JPEG and audio from the AXIS 213 PTZ is to use the AXIS Media Control AMC in Microsoft Internet Explorer for 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 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
91. server 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 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 AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera Live View Setup Help Basic Configuration Support Overview Troubleshooting gt Video amp Image If you have problems please try the troubleshooting quide before contacting your local supplier Audio Server Report E Always attach the Server Report when contacting your support channel gt Live View Config Axis Support Services PTZ Configuration Should you require any technical assistance please contact your Axis reseller If your questions cannot be answered immediately your reseller will forward your queries Event Configuration through the appropriate channels to ensure a rapid response v System Options If you are connected to the Internet you can Security Date amp Time Download user documentation and firmware updates Net k Find answers to resolved problems in the FAQ database Search by product etwor category or phrases gt Ports amp Devices Report problems to Axis support staff by logging in to your private support area LED settings Maintenance Support Support Overview System Overview Logs amp Reports Advanced
92. so possible to control the bit rate which in turn allows the amount of bandwidth usage to be controlled 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 213 PTZ includes one viewing client license Installing additional unli censed copies of the viewing client is prohibited To purchase additional licenses contact your Axis reseller eAll clients viewing the MPEG 4 stream must use the same image settings AXIS 213 PTZ 12 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 Realtime Transport Protocol is a protocol that allows programs to manage the real time transmis sion 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 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 i
93. t Low bandwidth Reduce the Speed setting on the Audio settings page Setting lower speed will reduce any break up in the sound but will also increase the transmission delay If running in Full Duplex mode try switching to Half Duplex mode Feedback whining screeching sound from speakers Poor positioning of speakers and or microphone Relocate the speakers or microphone so that they do not point towards each other and or lower the volume For further assistance please contact your reseller or check the product s support pages on the Axis website at http www axis com techsup 41 AXIS 213 PTZ 42 Technical Specifications Item Specification Models AXIS 213 PTZ PTZ 50Hz PAL AXIS 213 PTZ PTZ 60Hz NTSC Supports both desktop and ceiling mounting Image sensor 1 4 Interlaced CCD Lens e 3 5 91 mm F1 6 F4 0 Motorized zoom lens Autofocus Manual day night Angle of view Zoom Minimum illumination Horizontal 1 7 42 26x optical e 12x digital Color mode 1 lux F1 6 R mode 0 1 lux F1 6 using built in IR lamp in complete darkness up to 3 m 9 8 ft Pan range 170 Tilt range 10 to 90 Max speed Pan 1 90 sec e Tilt 1 70 sec Video compression e Motion JPEG e 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
94. tarted and most current settings are reset to factory default values The settings that will not be reset are as follows e the boot protocol DHCP or static e the static IP address e the default router the subnet mask e the system time e Default The Factory default button should be used with caution Pressing this button will reset all of the AXIS 213 PTZ s settings to the factory default values including the IP address Upgrade Server See Upgrading the Firmware on page 37 Backup Click the Backup button to take a backup of all of the parameters and any user defined scripts If necessary it will then possible to return to the previous settings if the settings are changed and there is unexpected behavior Note The root password will also be reset to the password saved in the backup file 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 config urations or for firmware upgrades Support Support Overview The support overview page provides valuable information on troubleshooting and contact information should you require technical assistance AXIS 213 PTZ 34 Support System Overview This provides a quick look at the status and settings for the camera Information that can
95. ted HTML Examples You can add live video from the AXIS 213 PTZ to your own web site The camera can transmit a Motion JPEG stream to up to 20 simultaneous connections although an administrator can restrict this to fewer Select the preferred Video Format from the drop down list The available options are Motion JPEG MPEG 4 using AMC and MPEG 4 using QuickTime If MPEG 4 is set as the video format note that a separate MPEG 4 license is required for each viewer The Motion JPEG selection has additional settings for Image Type Image size and other optional settings to configure the video stream to suit your Web page Click Update once satisfied The camera generates the required source code for your configuration Copy this code and paste it into your own Web page code External Video The AXIS 213 PTZ can also display video images from other Axis network cameras and video servers directly on the Live View page These are known as External Video sources Once configured these external video sources are available from the drop down list on the Live View page Click the Add button to open the External Video Source Setup dialog which is used to make all the necessary settings Enter the IP address or host name of the external video source you wish to add Depending on the external source select either MPEG 2 MPEG 4 or Motion JPEG as the type of video stream to receive AXIS 213 PTZ 24 PTZ Configuration Preset Positions A pres
96. ted by a mouse click relative to the center of the image The further from the center the image is clicked the greater the movement These modes can also be selected by right clicking in the image Click the Mute amp Microphone buttons to switch the sound off and on These are only available if audio is enabled and the connection module with a loudspeaker microphone is connected Use the sliders to control the volume on the speaker and microphone The volume can be set between O and 100 When using Half duplex mode this button toggles between allowing you to speak and listen The first icon indicates that you can talk and the speaker attached to the camera will play your voice The second indicates that you will hear audio from the camera but no audio will be sent to web clients When in Simplex talk mode the icon toggles between allowing you to speak and is dimmed when you do not want other clients to receive any audio 9 AXIS 213 PTZ 10 Area Zoom This allows you to draw a box over a desired area to zoom into To activate click the Center button described in the AMC viewer toolbar or in other Internet browsers select PTZ gt Center Using your mouse click in the image and while holding down the left mouse button draw a square over the area you would like to zoom into This functionality may need to be calibrated before use This is done from Setup gt PTZ Configuration gt Advanced gt Calibration Server push not availab
97. 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 Codec In communications engineering a codec is usually a 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 Compression See Image Compression Contrast Defines the degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of an image or video stream DC Iris This special type of iris is electrically controlled by the camera to automatically regulate the amount of light allowed to enter DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a protocol that lets network adm
98. the drop down list Check the box to enable video format selection on the Live View Page 22 AXIS 213 PTZ 23 Default Viewer Select your preferred method of viewing moving images The options are Browser Viewer Description AMC Recommended viewer in Windows Internet Explorer MPEG 4 Motion JPEG Might not be possible on computers that have restrictions on the installation of additional software QuickTime MPEG 4 only Java applet A slower imaging alternative to AMC Requires one of the following installed on the client e JVM J2SE 1 4 2 or higher e JRE J2SE 5 0 or higher Windows Internet Explorer Still image Displays still images only Hit the Refresh button in your browser to view a new image Server Push Recommended viewer for other browsers Motion JPEG QuickTime MPEG 4 only Other browsers Java applet A slower imaging alternative to Server Push Motion JPEG only Still image Displays still images only Hit the Refresh button in your browser to view a new image Please see the online help for more information Viewer settings Show viewer toolbar Uncheck to remove the viewer toolbar from the Live View page Enable MPEG 4 decoder installation enables disables the installation of the MPEG 4 decoder included with AMC Show crosshair in PTZ joystick mode enables disables a red position indicator on the Live Vlew page when the joystick navigation mode is selec
99. the online help files C AXIS 213 PTZ 31 Network Advanced TCP IP Settings DNS Configuration DNS Domain Name Service provides the translation of host 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 213 PTZ 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 e Primary DNS server enter the IP address of the primary DNS server e Secondary DNS server will be used if the primary DNS server is unavailable NTP Configuration The AXIS 213 PTZ can obtain the correct time from an NTP server The address for the NIP server can either be obtained via the DHCP server or it can be entered manually Host Name Configuration The AXIS 213 PTZ 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 Dom
100. tion for your router firewall for further instructions For more information please visit the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service at www axiscam net or for Technical notes on this and other topics visit the Axis Support Web at www axis com techsup 7 AXIS 213 PTZ The Live View page The following provides an overview of each button on the Live View page If the AXIS 213 PTZ has been customized the buttons will be displayed accordingly The Video Format drop down list allows the video format on the Live View page to be Video format t ily ch d Motion seal POY Change Motion JPEG MPEG 4 The 2 types of Output button each 5 5 i Pulse click this button to activate the output for control the output directly from Q a defined period of time e g to switch on a light the Live View page These are for 20 seconds S Mu QU ze ouputz Active Inactive click these buttons to manually Rud Aor SY HE Qo start and stop a connected device e g switch a light on off These buttons start stop the Sequence Mode which automatically displays the view from preset E O positions at set intervals Sequence mode is configured in Setup gt PTZ Configuration gt Sequence Mode Source The source list is used to select preset positions already configured in the camera These Camera Door z are created in Setup gt PTZ Configuration gt Preset Positions The list will also show video from external video sources which are configured
101. y 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 Australia This electronic device meets the requirements of the Radio communications Electromagnetic Compatibility Standard 1998 AS NZS 3548 Liability Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual Please inform your local Axis office of any inaccuracies or omissions Axis Communications AB cannot be held responsible for any technical or typographical errors and reserves the right to make changes to 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 to 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 Macintosh Microsoft Mozilla Netscape Navigator UNIX Windows WWW are registered trademarks of the respective holders Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States and other countries UPnP i

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