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AXIS Q17 Series Table of Contents About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solution overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Find the device on the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AXIS Q17 Series About this manual About this manual This User Manual provides information on the product regarding: • Access • Main use cases • Troubleshooting • Specifications Note The User Manual may include more than one product. Part of the content, e.g. some use cases or specifications, may only apply to some of them. For more information on the exact feature set and specifications, see the product’s web page and datasheet at www.axis.
AXIS Q17 Series Solution overview Solution overview 4
AXIS Q17 Series Product overview Product overview 1 IR illumniation 2 Status LED indicator 3 ? 4 Control button 5 ? 6 Lid 7 Network connector (PoE) 8 Mounting bracket 9 SD card slot 10 I/O connector 5
AXIS Q17 Series Product overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Network connector Part nu mber (P/N) & Serial number (S/N) Safety wire Power connector I/O connector Audio connector Control button microSD card slot Function button Status LED indicator 1 2 3 4 IDC network connector Foot Grounding screw Mounting plate 6
AXIS Q17 Series Find the device on the network Find the device on the network To find Axis devices on the network and assign them IP addresses in Windows®, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager. Both applications are free and can be downloaded from axis.com/support. For more information about how to find and assign IP addresses, see the document How to assign an IP address and access your device on the device page at axis.com. Access the device 1.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings Additional settings Webpage overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 Live view control bar Live view Product name User information, color themes, and help Video control bar Settings toggle 8
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings 7 Settings tabs Need more help? You can access the built-in help from the device’s webpage. The help provides more detailed information on the device’s features and their settings. Long-distance connections This product supports fiber-optic cable installations through a media converter.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings • High speed • Long lifetime • Large capacity of data transmission • Electromagnetic interference immunity Find out more about fiber-optic cable installations on axis.com/technologies/fiber-optics. For information about how to install the media converter see the Installation Guide for this product. Image quality Capture modes Capture mode defines the maximum frame rate available in the Axis product.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings Benefit from IR light in low-light conditions using night mode Your camera uses visible light to deliver color images during the day. As the available light diminishes, you can set the camera to automatically shift to night mode, in which the camera uses both visible light and near-infrared light to deliver black-and-white images. Since the camera uses more of the available light it can deliver brighter, more detailed, images. 1.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings Image without WDR. Image with WDR. Note WDR might cause artifacts in the image. 1. Go to Settings > Image > Wide dynamic range. 2. Turn on WDR. 3. If you still have problems, go to Exposure and adjust the Exposure zone to cover the area of interest. Find out more about WDR and how to use it at axis.com/web-articles/wdr.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings 1. Go to Settings > Image > Image correction. 2. Turn on Barrel distortion correction (BDC). 3. Use the slider to improve the image. Monitor long and narrow areas Use corridor format to better utilize the full field of view in a long and narrow area, for example a staircase, hallway, road, or tunnel. 1. Depending on your device, turn the camera or the 3-axis lens in the camera 90° or 270°. Note Make sure to aim IR LEDs away from walls or weathershields. 2.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings • Zoom Optimize the image for traffic surveillance To get the best possible image for traffic surveillance, use the AXIS Traffic Wizard in combination with the Traffic overview scene profile. 1. Go to Settings > Apps > AXIS Traffic Wizard. 2. Start the application if it is not already running. 3. To set up the application, click Open. 4. Select units (metric or imperial). 5. Enter the values for Road distance, Camera height, Vehicle distance and Max speed. 6.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings Show an image overlay To add an image as an overlay in the video stream: 1. Go to Settings > Overlay. 2. Click Image list. 3. Upload an image and click Done. 4. Click Create overlay. 5. Select Image and click Create. 6. Select the image from the drop-down list. 7. To position the image overlay, choose Custom or one of the presets. 8. Click Create.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings Pan, tilt, and zoom (PTZ) Limit the zoom movements If there are parts of the scene that you don’t want the camera to be able to zoom in on, you can limit the maximum zoom level. For example, you want to protect the privacy of residents in an apartment building, which is located close to a parking lot that you intend to monitor. To limit the maximum zoom level, go to Settings > PTZ > Limits.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings Maximum bitrate (MBR) With maximum bitrate, you can set a target bitrate to handle bitrate limitations in your system. You may see a decline in image quality or frame rate when the instantaneous bitrate is kept below the specified target bitrate. You can choose to either prioritize image quality or frame rate. We recommend that you configure the target bitrate to a higher value than the expected bitrate.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings kbit/s 1 2 s 1 2 Target bitrate Actual average bitrate You can also turn on maximum bitrate and specify a target bitrate within the average bitrate option. kbit/s 1 2 s 1 2 Target bitrate Actual average bitrate Video compression formats Decide which compression method to use based on your viewing requirements, and on the properties of your network.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings H.264 can, without compromising image quality, reduce the size of a digital video file by more than 80% compared to the Motion JPEG format and by as much as 50% compared to the MPEG-4 standard. This means that less network bandwidth and storage space are required for a video file. Or seen another way, higher video quality can be achieved for a given bitrate.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings The Stream tab contains settings for video streams. You get these settings if you request a video stream from the product and don’t specify for example resolution, or frame rate. When you change the settings in the Stream tab, it doesn’t affect ongoing streams, but it will take effect when you start a new stream. The Stream profiles settings override the settings from the Stream tab.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings 3. Make sure you have set up the application according to your needs. Create a rule: 1. Go to Settings > System > Events and add a rule. 2. Type a name for the rule. 3. In the list of conditions, under Application, select AXIS Video Motion Detection (VMD). 4. In the list of actions, under Recordings, select Record video while the rule is active. 5. Select an existing stream profile or create a new one. 6. Set the prebuffer time to 5 seconds. 7.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings 1. Go to Settings > System > I/O ports. 2. Select Input in the Port 1 drop-down list. 3. Give the input module a descriptive name. 4. To make the PIR detector send a signal to the camera when it senses motion, select Closed circuit in the drop-down list. To trigger the camera to start recording when it receives a signal from the PIR detector, you need to create a rule in the camera’s webpage.
AXIS Q17 Series Additional settings 2. Type a name for the rule. 3. In the list of conditions, under Device status, select Shock detected. 4. Click + to add a second condition. 5. In the list of conditions, under Scheduled and recurring, select Scheduled event. 6. In the list of schedules, select After hours . 7. In the list of actions, under Recordings, select Record video while the rule is active. 8. Select a Camera. 9. Set the prebuffer time to 5 seconds. 10. Set the postbuffer time to 60 seconds. 11.
AXIS Q17 Series Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, try the troubleshooting section at axis.com/support. Reset to factory default settings Important Reset to factory default should be used with caution. A reset to factory default resets all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values. To reset the product to the factory default settings: 1. Disconnect power from the product. 2. Press and hold the control button while reconnecting power.
AXIS Q17 Series Troubleshooting 1. Download the firmware file to your computer, available free of charge at axis.com/support/firmware. 2. Log in to the product as an administrator. 3. Go to Settings > System > Maintenance. Follow the instructions on the page. When the upgrade has finished, the product restarts automatically. AXIS Device Manager can be used for multiple upgrades. Find out more at axis.com/products/axis-device-manager.
AXIS Q17 Series Troubleshooting Problems with streaming Multicast H.264 only accessible by local clients Check if your router supports multicasting, or if the router settings between the client and the device need to be configured. The TTL (Time To Live) value may need to be increased. No multicast H.264 displayed in the client Check with your network administrator that the multicast addresses used by the Axis device are valid for your network.
AXIS Q17 Series Specifications Specifications To find the latest version of the product’s datasheet, go to the product page at axis.com and locate Support & Documentation. LED Indicators Note • The Status LED can be configured to be unlit during normal operation. To configure, go to Settings > System > Plain config. Status LED Indication Unlit Connection and normal operation. Green Steady green for 10 seconds for normal operation after startup completed. Amber Steady during startup.
AXIS Q17 Series Specifications Function button The function button is used for: • Leveling assistant – This function helps to ensure the camera is level. Press the button for about 3 seconds to start the leveling assistant and press again to stop the leveling assistant. The buzzer signal assists leveling of the camera, see Buzzer signal for leveling assistant on page 27. The camera is level when the buzzer beeps continuously.
AXIS Q17 Series Specifications Audio input 1 Tip 2 Ring 3 Sleeve Unbalanced microphone (with or without electret power) or line Electret power if selected Ground For audio in, the left channel is used from a stereo signal. I/O connector Use the I/O connector with external devices in combination with, for example, motion detection, event triggering, and alarm notifications.
AXIS Q17 Series Specifications 1 2 3 4 DC ground DC output 12 V, max 50mA I/O configured as input I/O configured as output Power connector 2-pin terminal block for DC power input. Use a Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) compliant limited power source (LPS) with either a rated output power limited to ≤100 W or a rated output current limited to ≤5 A.
User Manual AXIS Q17 Series © Axis Communications AB, 2017 - 2020 Ver. M11.2 Date: August 2020 Part No.
