User's Manual

AXISQ17Series

Additionalsettings

Pan,tilt,andzoom(PTZ)

Limitthezoommovements

Iftherearepartsofthescenethatyoudon’twantthecameratobeabletozoominon,youcanlimitthemaximumzoomlevel.For

example,youwanttoprotecttheprivacyofresidentsinanapartmentbuilding,whichislocatedclosetoaparkinglotthatyou

intendtomonitor.Tolimitthemaximumzoomlevel,gotoSettings>PTZ>Limits.

Guardtours

Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositionseitherinapredeterminedorrandomorder,andforcongurable

periodsoftime.Oncestarted,aguardtourcontinuestorununtilstopped,evenwhentherearenoclients(webbrowsers)viewingthe

images.

Createaguardtourwithpresetpositions

Aguardtourdisplaysthevideostreamfromdifferentpresetpositionseitherinapredeterminedorrandomorder,andforcongurable

periodsoftime.

1.GotoSettings>PTZ>Guardtours.

2.Click+.

3.Toedittheguardtour’sproperties,click

4.Typeanamefortheguardtourandspecifythepauselengthinminutesbetweeneachtour.

5.Ifyouwanttheguardtourtogotothepresetpositionsinarandomorder,turnonShufe.

6.ClickDone.

7.ClickAddtoaddthepresetpositionsthatyouwantinyourguardtour.

8.ClickDonetoexittheguardtoursettings.

9.Toscheduletheguardtour,gotoSystem>Events.

Streamingandstorage

Bitratecontrol

Withbitratecontrol,youcanmanagethebandwidthconsumptionofyourvideostream.

Variablebitrate(VBR)

Withvariablebitrate,thebandwidthconsumptionvariesbasedonthelevelofactivityinthescene.Themoreactivityinthescene,

themorebandwidthyouneed.Youareguaranteedconstantimagequalitybutitrequiresstoragemargins.