AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera User Manual
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera Table of Contents Solution overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Find the device on the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Browser support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera Solution overview Solution overview 3
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera Product overview Product overview 1 2 3 4 5 Control button SD card slot Network connector (PoE) Status LED indicator Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N) For technical specifications, see Specifications on page 19.
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera 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.
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera Access the device Access the device 1. Open a browser and enter the IP address or host name of the Axis device. If you have a Mac computer (OS X), go to Safari, click Bonjour and select the device from the drop-down list. To add Bonjour as a browser bookmark, go to Safari > Preferences. If you do not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager to find the device on the network. 2. Enter the username and password.
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera 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 7
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera 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.
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera Additional settings Image quality Select exposure mode There are different exposure mode options in the camera that adjusts aperture, shutter speed, and gain to improve image quality for specific surveillance scenes. Go to Settings > Image > Exposure and select between the following exposure modes: • For most use cases, select Automatic exposure. • For environments with certain artificial lighting, for example fluorescent lighting, select Flicker-free.
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera Additional settings 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. 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°. 2.
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera Additional settings Find out more at axis.com/axis-corridor-format. Streaming and storage Bitrate control With bitrate control, you can manage the bandwidth consumption of your video stream. Variable bitrate (VBR) With variable bitrate, the bandwidth consumption varies based on the level of activity in the scene. The more activity in the scene, the more bandwidth you need. You are guaranteed constant image quality but it requires storage margins.
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera Additional settings • To calculate the average bitrate, based on available storage and required retention time, use the target bitrate calculator. 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.
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera 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 M2025-LE Network Camera Additional settings 1. Go to the camera’s live view. 2. To start a recording, click Record. Click again to stop the recording. Watch video 1. Click Storage > Go to recordings. 2. Select your recording in the list and it will play automatically. Events Set up rules and alerts You can create rules to make your device perform an action when certain events occur. A rule consists of conditions and actions. The conditions can be used to trigger the actions.
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera 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 M2025-LE Network Camera 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 M2025-LE Network Camera 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 M2025-LE Network Camera Troubleshooting • Heavy usage of event settings affects the product’s CPU load which in turn affects the frame rate. • Using HTTPS may reduce frame rate, in particular if streaming Motion JPEG. • Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure affects the bandwidth. • Viewing on poorly performing client computers lowers perceived performance and affects frame rate.
AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera 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 Status LED Indication Unlit Connection and normal operation. Green Shows steady green for 10 seconds for normal operation after startup completed. Amber Steady during startup. Flashes during firmware upgrade or reset to factory default.
User Manual AXIS M2025-LE Network Camera © Axis Communications AB, 2016 - 2019 Ver. M7.2 Date: January 2020 Part No.
