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AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Table of Contents About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solution overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Get started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Find the device on the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series About this manual About this manual This user manual describes several products. This means you may find instructions that aren’t applicable to your product.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Solution overview Solution overview 4
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Get started Get started 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.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Get started • Use a password with at least 8 characters, preferably created by a password generator. • Don’t expose the password. • Change the password at a recurring interval, at least once a year.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Get started 7 Settings tabs 7
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Additional settings Additional settings Adjust the image To find out more about what you can do with the image, see Learn more on page 14. Select capture mode Which capture mode to choose depends on the requirements of frame rate and resolution for the specific surveillance setup. For specifications about available capture modes, see the product’s datasheet. To find the latest version of the datasheet, go to axis.com.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Additional settings 1. Go to Settings > System > Orientation and click . 2. In the camera’s live view, adjust the size and placement of the rectangle around the area of interest, for example, where the faces of passing persons are expected to appear. You can then see the number of pixels represented by the sides of the rectangle. Note You can use an object of a known size in the view as a reference to decide how much resolution is needed for recognition.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Additional settings 2. If required, turn on WDR. Image without WDR. Image with WDR. Note WDR may cause artifacts in the image. Find out more about WDR and how to use it at axis.com/web-articles/wdr. Maximize details in an image Important If you maximize details in an image, the bitrate will probably increase and you might get a reduced frame rate. • Make sure to select the capture mode that has the highest resolution. • Set the compression as low as possible.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Additional settings 1. Go to live view and select H.264. 2. Go to Settings > Stream. 3. Do one or more of the following: - Turn on the Zipstream functionality and select the desired level. - Turn on dynamic GOP and set a high GOP length value. - Increase the compression. - Turn on dynamic FPS. View a live video stream on a monitor Your camera can transmit a live video stream to an HDMI monitor even without a network connection.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Additional settings Trigger an action 1. Go to Settings > System > Events to set up a rule. The rule defines when the camera will perform certain actions. Rules can be setup as scheduled, recurring, or for example, triggered by motion detection. 2. Select the Condition that must be met to trigger the action. If you specify more than one condition for the rule, all of the conditions must be met to trigger the action. 3.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Additional settings 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. Set the postbuffer time to 60 seconds. 8. In the list of storage options, select SD card. 9.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Learn more Learn more View area A view area is a cropped part of the full view. You can stream and store view areas instead of the full view to minimize bandwidth and storage needs. If you enable PTZ for a view area, you can pan, tilt and zoom within it. By using view areas you can remove parts of the full view, for example, the sky. When you set up a view area, we recommend you to set the video stream resolution to the same size as or smaller than the view area size.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Learn more Motion JPEG, or MJPEG, is a digital video sequence that is made up of a series of individual JPEG images. These images are then displayed and updated at a rate sufficient to create a stream that shows constantly updated motion. For the viewer to perceive motion video the rate must be at least 16 image frames per second. Full motion video is perceived at 30 (NTSC) or 25 (PAL) frames per second.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Learn more kbit/s 1 s 1 Target bitrate Applications AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) is an open platform that enables third parties to develop analytics and other applications for Axis products. To find out more about available applications, downloads, trials and licenses, go to axis.com/applications. To find the user manuals for Axis applications, go to axis.com.
AXIS M30 Network Camera 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.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Troubleshooting Upgrade the firmware Important Preconfigured and customized settings are saved when the firmware is upgraded (provided that the features are available in the new firmware) although this is not guaranteed by Axis Communications AB. Important Make sure the product remains connected to the power source throughout the upgrade process.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Troubleshooting The IP address has been changed by DHCP IP addresses obtained from a DHCP server are dynamic and may change. If the IP address has been changed, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager to locate the device on the network. Identify the device using its model or serial number, or by the DNS name (if the name has been configured). If required, a static IP address can be assigned manually. For instructions, go to axis.com/support.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Troubleshooting ‘Error reading video stream’ message in browser when using the Java applet the same resolution, frame rate, compression, video format, rotation etc. For more information see the white paper “Max number of unique video stream configurations”, available at axis.com. Performance considerations When setting up your system, it is important to consider how various settings and situations affect the performance.
AXIS M30 Network Camera 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.
AXIS M30 Network Camera Series Specifications 6 7 Network connector (PoE) Focus ring LED Indicators Note • The Status LED can be configured to flash while an event is active. • The Status LED can be configured to flash for identifying the unit. 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 M30 Network Camera Series Specifications Network connector RJ45 Ethernet connector with Power over Ethernet (PoE).
User Manual AXIS M30 Network Camera Series © Axis Communications AB, 2017 - 2020 Ver. M12.2 Date: February 2020 Part No.
