USER MANUAL AXIS M1025 Network Camera
About this Document Regulatory Information This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS M1025 Fixed Dome Network Camera, and is applicable to firmware 5.4 and later. It includes instructions for using and managing the product on your network. Previous experience of networking will be of use when using this product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems may also be beneficial, for developing shell scripts and applications.
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AXIS M1025 Network Camera Table of Contents Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connectors and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access from a Browser . . . . . . . . . . .
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Hardware Overview Hardware Overview 4 1 5 2 6 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Status LED indicator Focus ring Lens Network connector (PoE) Power connector Lock ring Control button SD card slot Power LED Network LED Wireless indicator LED (activated on wireless models only) Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N) HDMI connector - Video out compatible with DVI Connectors and Buttons For technical specifications, see page 52.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Hardware Overview NOTICE To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should be unmounted before removal. To unmount, go to Setup > System Options > Storage > SD Card and click Unmount. Control Button The control button is used for: • Resetting the product to factory default settings. See page 46. • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 39. To connect, press and hold the button for about 1 second until the Status LED flashes green.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Accessing the Product Accessing the Product To install the Axis product, refer to the Installation Guide supplied with the product. The product can be used with most operating systems and browsers. The recommended browsers are Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See Technical Specifications, on page 52. To view streaming video in Internet Explorer, allow installation of AXIS Media Control (AMC) when prompted.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Accessing the Product Access from the Internet Once connected, the Axis product is accessible on your local network (LAN). To access the product from the Internet you must configure your network router to allow incoming data traffic to the product. To do this, enable the NAT-traversal feature, which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the product. This is enabled from Setup > System Options > Network > TCP/IP Advanced.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Accessing the Product Select the desired capture mode from the drop-down list and click OK. Note The default capture mode is 1080p @ 30/25 fps. To connect the product to a video source using a standard HDMI® cable, select 720p (HDMI) @ 30/25 fps . See also Capture Mode, on page 18. Set Power Line Frequency Power line frequency is set the first time the Axis product is accessed and can only be changed from Plain Config (see page 45) or by resetting the product to factory default.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Accessing the Product 4. From the second drop-down list, select Manual Trigger. 5. Select the desired action and configure the other settings as required. For more information about action rules, see Events, on page 31. To show the manual trigger buttons in the Live View page: 1. Go to Setup > Live View Config. 2. Under Action Buttons, select Show manual trigger button. AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Accessing the Product Pan and Tilt bars – Use the arrows to pan and tilt the camera view, or click on a position on the bar to steer the camera view to that position. The PTZ controls can be disabled under PTZ > Advanced > Controls, see Controls, on page 24.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Media Streams Media Streams The Axis product provides several video stream formats. Your requirements and the properties of your network will determine the type you use. The Live View page in the product provides access to H.264 and Motion JPEG video streams, and to the list of available stream profiles. Other applications and clients can access video streams directly, without going via the Live View page. How to Stream H.264 H.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Media Streams The AMC Control Panel can be used to configure various video settings. Please see the AXIS Media Control User’s Manual for more information. The AMC Control Panel is automatically installed on first use, after which it can be configured. Open the AMC Control Panel from: • Windows Control Panel (from the Start menu) • Alternatively, right-click the video image in Internet Explorer and click Settings.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Media Streams Note • = IP addess • The Axis product supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later. • QuickTime adds latency to the video stream. • It may be possible to use other players to view the H.264 stream using the paths above, although Axis does not guarantee this.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Setting Up the Product Setting Up the Product The Axis product can be configured by users with administrator or operator rights. To open the product’s Setup pages, click Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. • Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings. • Operators have access to all settings except System Options See also the online help .
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Setting Up the Product Video It is possible to configure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 16. • Stream profiles. See page 18. • Camera settings. See page 18. • View area. See page 19. • Overlay image. See page 20. • Privacy mask. See page 21. Video Stream You can define the following video stream settings from Video > Video Stream: • Image. See page 17. • H.264. See page 17.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Setting Up the Product Image The default image settings can be configured under Video> Video Stream. Select the Image tab. The following settings are available: • Resolution. Select the default resolution. • Compression. The compression level affects the image quality, bandwidth and file size of saved images; the lower the compression, the higher the image quality with higher bandwidth requirements and larger file sizes. • Rotate image. If required, the image can be rotated.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Setting Up the Product Stream Profiles A stream profile is a set of predefined stream settings including resolution, compression, frame rate and overlay settings. Stream profiles can be used: • When setting up recording using action rules. See Events, on page 31. • When setting up continuous recording. See Continuous Recording, on page 34. • In the Live View page – select the stream profile from the Stream profile drop-down list.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Setting Up the Product The image Brightness can be adjusted in the range 0–100, where a higher value produces a brighter image. Increasing the Sharpness can increase bandwidth usage. A sharper image might increase image noise especially in low light conditions. A lower setting reduces image noise, but the whole image will appear less sharp. The Contrast changes the relative difference between light and dark. It can be adjusted using the slidebar.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Setting Up the Product Note The PTZ functionality is useful during installation of the Axis product. Use a view area to crop out a specific part of the full view. Overlay Overlays are used to provide extra information, for example for forensic video analysis or during product installation and configuration. Overlays are superimposed over the video stream. An overlay text can display the current date and time, or a text string.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Setting Up the Product Privacy Mask A privacy mask is an area of solid color that prohibits users from viewing parts of the monitored area. Privacy masks cannot be bypassed via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API). The Privacy Mask List (Video > Privacy Mask) shows all the masks that are currently configured in the Axis product and indicates if they are enabled.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Live View Config Live View Config You can customize the Live View page and alter it to suit your requirements. It is possible to define the following features of the Live View page. • Stream Profile. See page 18. • Default Viewer for Browser. See page 22. • Viewer Settings. See page 23. • Action Buttons. These are the buttons described in Controls on the Live View Page, on page 9 . • User Defined Links. See page 23.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Live View Config Browser Viewer Description Windows Internet Explorer AMC Recommended viewer in Internet Explorer (H.264/Motion JPEG). QuickTime H.264. Java applet A slower imaging alternative to AMC (Motion JPEG). Requires one of the following installed on the client: • JVM (J2SE) 1.4.2 or higher. • JRE (J2SE) 5.0 or higher. Still image Displays still images only. Click the Refresh button in your browser to view a new image.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) The PTZ menu is available if digital PTZ (pan, tilt and zoom) is enabled in the selected view area. For more information on view areas, see View Area, on page 19. Preset Positions A preset position is a predefined view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specific location. Preset positions can be accessed in several ways: • By selecting the preset from the Source drop-down list in the Live View Page.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Note Disabling PTZ controls will not affect preset positions. For example, if the tilt control is disabled, the product can still move to preset positions that require a tilt movement.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Detectors Detectors Camera Tampering Camera Tampering can generate an alarm whenever the camera is repositioned, or when the lens is covered, sprayed or severely defocused. To send an alarm, for example an email, an action rule must be set up. To configure tampering: 1. Go to Detectors > Camera Tampering. 2. Set the Minimum duration, that is, the time that must elapse before an alarm is generated. Increase time to prevent false alarms for known conditions that affect the image. 3.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Detectors Note • Using the motion detection feature may decrease the product’s overall performance. • The position of the Motion Detection Window is relative to the orientation of the Camera. Changing the orientation of the camera will also change the position of the Motion Detection Window. Set Up Motion Detection Windows To set up a motion detection Include Window, follow these instructions: 1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection. 2.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Detectors Low level (0%) Even very small objects trigger motion detection. An object that appears in the window triggers motion detection only for a very short time before it is considered as non-moving. Only very bright objects on a dark background trigger motion detection.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Applications Applications Third party applications can be uploaded to and installed on the Axis product. Applications add functionality to the product, for example video analytics and intelligent video capabilities such as recognition, tracking, detection and counting. For information about available applications, downloads, trials and licenses, go to www.axis.com/applications Note • It is recommended to run one application at a time.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Applications If the Axis product is reset to factory default, installed applications and their settings are removed. For information about factory default, see Reset to Factory Default Settings.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Events Events The Axis product can be configured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording when motion is detected. The set of conditions that defines how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule. Available action rule triggers and conditions include: • Applications – Use installed applications to trigger the rule. See Applications, on page 29. • Detectors • - Motion Detection – Trigger the rule when motion is detected.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Events • Send Images – Send images to a recipient. • Send Notifications – Send a notification message to a recipient. • Status LED – Flash the LED indicator. This can for example be used to validate triggers such as motion detection during product installation and configuration. Setting Up an Action Rule An action rule defines the conditions that must be met for the product to perform an action, for example record video or send an email notification.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Events HTTP Send Images Send Notification HTTPS Send Images Send Notification Network Share2 Send Images TCP Send Notification 1. 2. Some email providers have security filters that prevent users from receiving or viewing large amount of attachments, from receiving scheduled emails and similar. Check the email provider’s security policy to avoid delivery problems and locked email accounts. A network share can also be used as a storage device for recorded video.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Recordings Recordings The Axis product can be configured to record video continuously or according to an action rule: • To start a continuous recording, see page 34. • To set up action rules, see page 32. • To access recordings, see Recording List, on page 34. • To configure camera controlled storage, see Storage, on page 43. Recording List Recorded videos are listed on the Recordings > List page.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera System Options System Options Security Users User access control is enabled by default and can be configured under System Options > Security > Users. An administrator can set up other users by giving them user names and passwords. It is also possible to allow anonymous viewer login, which means that anybody may access the Live View page.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera System Options IEEE 802.1X IEEE 802.1X is a standard for port-based Network Admission Control providing secure authentication of wired and wireless network devices. IEEE 802.1X is based on EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol). To access a network protected by IEEE 802.1X, devices must authenticate themselves.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera System Options A Server/Client certificate can be self-signed or issued by a Certificate Authority (CA). A self-signed certificate offers limited protection and can be used before a CA-issued certificate has been obtained. To install a self-signed certificate: 1. Go to Setup > System Options > Security > Certificates. 2. Click Create self-signed certificate and provide the requested information. To create and install a CA-signed certificate: 1.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera System Options IPv4 Address Configuration By default, the Axis product is set to use IPv4 (IP version 4) and to obtain the IP address automatically via DHCP. The IPv4 settings are configured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) allows network administrators to centrally manage and automate the assignment of IP addresses.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera System Options 5. Close the command prompt when the product responds with Reply from 192.168.0.125:... or similar. 6. Open a browser and type http:// in the Location/Address field. For other methods of assigning the IP address, see the Installation and Management Software CD or the document Assign an IP Address and Access the Video Stream on Axis Support web at www.axis.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera System Options NTP Configuration NTP (Network Time Protocol) is used to synchronize the clock times of devices in a network. The NTP settings are configured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced. Select Obtain NTP server address via DHCP to use the NTP settings provided by the DHCP server. To make manual settings, select Use the following NTP server address and enter the host name or IP address of the NTP server.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera System Options Use manually selected NAT router - Select this option to manually select a NAT router and enter the IP address for the router in the field. If no router is specified, the product automatically searches for NAT routers on your network. If more than one router is found, the default router is selected. Alternative HTTP port - Select this option to manually define an external HTTP port. Enter the port number in the field.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera System Options The Axis product can be configured to support SNMP on the System Options > Network > SNMP page. Depending on the level of security required, select the version on SNMP to use. SNMP v1/v2 provides the lowest level of security. The community name can be specified as a password for read or read/write access to all supported SNMP devices. The default password for the Read community is public and the default password for the Write community is write.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera System Options Storage SD Card The Axis product supports SD cards with up to 64 GB of storage. For best recording performance, use an SDHC or SDXC card with speed class 10. NOTICE To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should always be unmounted before it is ejected. The Axis product supports SD cards with the following file systems: • ext4 — recommended due to its resilience against data loss if the card is ejected or if there is abrupt power loss.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera System Options 4. Enter the name of the share in the Share field. Sub folders cannot be used. 5. If required, select The share requires login and enter the user name and password. 6. Click Connect. To clear all recordings and data from the Axis product’s folder on the designated share, click Clear under Storage Tools. To avoid filling the share, it is recommended to remove recordings continuously.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera System Options Logs & Reports The System Options > Support > Logs & Reports page generates logs and reports useful for system analysis and troubleshooting. If contacting Axis Support, please provide a valid Server Report with your query. System Log - Provides information about system events. Access Log - Lists all failed attempts to access the product. The Access Log can also be configured to list all connections to the product (see below).
AXIS M1025 Network Camera System Options Reset to Factory Default Settings Important Reset to factory default should be used with caution. A reset to factory default will reset all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values. Note The installation and management software tools are available on the CD supplied with the product and from the support pages on www.axis.com/techsup To reset the product to the factory default settings: 1. Disconnect power from the product. 2.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware Firmware is software that determines the functionality of network devices. One of your first actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the current firmware version. The latest version may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem. The current firmware version in the Axis product is displayed in the page Setup > Basic Setup and in Setup > About.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Troubleshooting Emergency Recovery Procedure If power or network connection is lost during the upgrade, the process fails and the product becomes unresponsive. Flashing red Status indicator indicates a failed upgrade. To recover the product, follow the steps below. The serial number is found on the product’s label. 1.
AXIS M1025 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 Camera Management to locate the product on the network. Identify the product 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.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Troubleshooting Lower frame rate than expected See Performance Considerations, on page 54. Reduce the number of applications running on the client computer. Limit the number of simultaneous viewers. Check with the network administrator that there is enough bandwidth available. Check in the AMC Control Panel (H.264 tag) that video processing is NOT set to Decode only key frames. Lower the image resolution. Set a Capture Mode that prioritizes frame rate.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Troubleshooting ‘Error reading video Stream’ message in browser when using the Java applet If 1080p capture mode without HDMI support is selected the following streams are available: Stream 0: Fixed resolution - 1920 x 1080, fixed, cannot be changed Stream 1: Fixed resolution - 1920 x 1080, can use lower resolution.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Camera Model AXIS M1025 Image sensor 1/2.7” progressive scan RGB CMOS Lens 3.6 mm, F2.8, fixed iris, adjustable focus Horizontal angle of view: 94.3° Vertical angle of view: 50.2° Diagonal angle of view: 110° Light sensitivity 1.5 - 10000 lux, F2.8 Shutter time 1/8000 s to 1/6 s Pan/Tilt/Zoom Digital PTZ Video compression H.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications System Integration Application Programming Interface Open API for software integration, including VAPIX®, specifications at www.axis.com AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS) with One-Click Camera connection ONVIF Profile S, specifications at www.onvif.org AXIS Camera Application Platform; specifications at www.axis.
AXIS M1025 Network Camera Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Included accessories Power supply, stand and clamp, Installation Guide, Installation and Management Software CD, Windows decoder 1-user license Video management software AXIS Camera Companion (included) AXIS Camera Station and video management software from Axis’ Application Development Partners (not included) For more information, see www.axis.
User Manual AXIS M1025 Network Camera © Axis Communications AB, 2014 Ver. M2.4 Date: February 2014 Part No.
