AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series AXIS P3245–V AXIS P3245–VE User Manual
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Table of Contents About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solution overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Find the device on the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Browser support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series About this manual About this manual This user manual describes multiple products. Some of the instructions may not be relevant for your product.
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Solution overview Solution overview 1 2 3 AXIS P3245–V AXIS P3245–VE Surveillance center 4
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Product overview Product overview AXIS P3245–V 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mounting bracket Camera unit Cover view Dome Lid Dome cover 5
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Product overview 1 2 3 4 Network connector (PoE) SD memory card slot Status LED indicator Control button AXIS P3245–VE 1 2 3 4 5 Mounting bracket Camera unit Cover view Lid Dome 6
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Product overview 1 2 3 4 Network connector (PoE) SD memory card slot Status LED indicator Control button 7
AXIS P3245 Network Camera 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.
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series 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 on 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 P3245 Network Camera Series Setup Setup 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 10
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Setup 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 P3245 Network Camera Series Setup Image quality Capture modes Capture mode defines the maximum frame rate available in the Axis product. Depending on which capture mode you select, you may not be able to use WDR. Capture mode defines the maximum resolution and maximum frame rate available in the Axis product. If using a capture mode with a smaller resolution than the maximum resolution, the angle of view is reduced. The capture mode also affects light sensitivity.
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Setup Left: no zoom. Right: remote zoom applied. 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 P3245 Network Camera Series Setup 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. Compensate for barrel distortion Barrel distortion is a phenomenon where straight lines appear increasingly bent closer to the edges of the frame. A wide field of view often creates barrel distortion in an image. Barrel distortion correction compensates for this distortion.
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Setup 1. Depending on your device, turn the camera or the 3-axis lens in the camera 90° or 270°. 2. If the device doesn’t rotate the view automatically, log in to the webpage and go to Settings > System > Orientation. 3. Click . 4. Rotate the view 90° or 270°. Find out more at axis.com/axis-corridor-format. Improve facial recognition To better recognize the face of a person passing by the camera, you can set the optimal pixel resolution with the camera’s pixel counter.
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Setup 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 P3245 Network Camera Series Setup 8. Click Create. Streaming and storage How do Image, Stream, and Stream profile settings relate to each other? The Image tab contains camera settings that affect all video streams from the product. If you change something in this tab, it immediately affects all video streams and recordings. 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.
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Setup Average bitrate (ABR) With average bitrate, the bitrate is automatically adjusted over a longer timescale to meet the specified target and provide the best quality on the video stream based on available storage. Image quality is decreased uniformly. You can still get good image quality when there is activity in the scene.
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Setup To watch your recording: 1. Click on 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. For example, the device can start a recording or send an email when it detects motion, or show an overlay text when it records.
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Setup 5. Select Create overlay and select Text overlay. 6. Enter #D in the text field. 7. Choose text size and appearance. 8. To position the text overlay, choose Custom or one of the presets. Create a rule: 9. Go to System > Events > Rules and add a rule. 10. Type a name for the rule. 11. In the list of conditions, select AXIS Video Motion Detection. 12. In the list of actions, select Use overlay text. 13. Select a view area. 14. Type “Motion detected”. 15.
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Setup Create a recipient 1. Go to Settings > System > Events > Recipients and add a recipient. 2. Type a name for the recipient, for example “SIP client”. 3. In Type, select SIP. 4. In To SIP address, type the SIP address. 5. In From SIP account, select Registered. 6. To test the connection, click Test. 7. Click Save. Set up the camera to make a SIP call when it detects movement 1. Go to Settings > System > Events > Rules and add a rule. 2.
AXIS P3245 Network Camera Series Setup Note • Several applications can run at the same time but some applications might not be compatible with each other. Certain combinations of applications might require too much processing power or memory resources when run in parallel. Verify that the applications work together before deployment. AXIS People Counter AXIS People Counter is an analytic application that can be installed on a network camera.
AXIS P3245 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 P3245 Network Camera 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 P3245 Network Camera 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 P3245 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. 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 P3245 Network Camera Series © Axis Communications AB, 2019 Ver. M2.2 Date: September 2019 Part No.
