USER MANUAL AXIS M1054 Network Camera
About this document This manual is intended for administrators and users of AXIS M1054 Network Camera, and is applicable to firmware 5.40 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. Later version of this document will be posted to the Axis website, as required.
on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is applicable in the European Union member states. To prevent potential harm to human health and the environment, the product must be disposed of in an approved and environmentally safe recycling process. For information about your nearest designated collection point, contact your local authority responsible for waste disposal. Businesses should contact the product supplier for information about how to dispose of this product correctly.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Table of Contents Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access from a Browser . . . . . . .
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Table of Contents Emergency Recovery Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performance Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Hardware Overview Hardware Overview 6 1 10 7 2 8 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 4 9 11 12 13 14 5 Lens with Status LED indicator Microphone Light (white illumination LED) PIR sensor Speaker Network connector (RJ-45) Lock ring Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N) Power connector I/O terminal connector Control button Power LED indicator Network LED indicator Wireless LED indicator (activated on wireless models only) Connectors For technical specifications, see page
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Hardware Overview • Connecting to AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service. See page 41. To connect, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds. Power connector - Mini DC connector. Use the supplied adapter. I/O terminal connector - Use in applications for e.g. motion detection, event triggering, time lapse recording and alarm notifications.
AXIS M1054 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 M1054 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 M1054 Network Camera Accessing the Product When using 50 Hz, the maximum frame rate is limited to 25 fps. Note Power line frequency is different in different geographic regions. In the Americas, 60 Hz is usually used; most other parts of the world use 50 Hz. Local variations may apply, always check with the local authorities. The Live View Page The controls and layout of the Live View page may have been customized to meet specific installation requirements and user preferences.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Accessing the Product AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only. See AXIS Media Control (AMC), on page 13 for more information. The toolbar displays the following buttons: The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream. The Stop button stops the media stream. The Snapshot button takes a snapshot of the video image.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Accessing the Product Click the Ctrl panel button to open the PTZ control panel which provides additional PTZ controls. User-defined buttons can also appear in the Control panel. See Controls, on page 27. Select a PTZ preset position to steer the camera view to the saved position. See Preset Positions, on page 26. The PTZ controls can be disabled under PTZ > Advanced > Controls, see Controls, on page 27.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Media Streams Media Streams The Axis product provides several audio and 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, audio streams and to the list of available stream profiles. Other applications and clients can access video and audio streams directly, without going via the Live View page. How to Stream H.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Media Streams The AMC Control Panel can be used to configure various video and audio 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 M1054 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 M1054 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 M1054 Network Camera Video and Audio Video and Audio The video and audio settings can be used to optimize video and audio quality. You can configure the following: • Video stream settings. See page 17. • Stream profiles. See page 18. • Camera settings. See page 19. • View area. See page 19. • Overlay image. See page 20. • Privacy mask. See page 21. • Audio settings. See page 21. • Audio clips. See page 22.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Video and Audio • Video & Audio > Video Stream. Under Preview, click Open and select the Show pixel counter option to enable the rectangle in the image. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle, or enter the number of pixels in the Width and Height fields and click Apply. • The Live View page in Internet Explorer in Windows. Right-click in the image and select Pixel counter. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Video and Audio • When setting up recording using action rules. See Events, on page 33. • When setting up continuous recording. See Continuous Recording, on page 37. • In the Live View page – select the stream profile from the Stream profile drop-down list. For quick setup, use one of the predefined stream profiles. Each predefined profile has a descriptive name, indicating its purpose.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Video and Audio When setting up a view area it is recommended that the video stream resolution is the same size as or smaller than the view area size. Setting the video stream resolution larger than the view area size implies digitally scaled up video after sensor capture, requiring more bandwidth without adding image information. To enable a view area, go to Video & Audio > Camera Settings and select Enable View Area. To configure the view area: 1.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Video and Audio 3. Click Upload. 4. Select the image to use from the Use overlay image list. 5. Click Save. To display the overlay image: 1. Go to Video & Audio > Video Stream and select the Image tab. 2. Under Overlay Settings, select Include overlay image at the coordinates and enter the X and Y coordinates. 3. Click Save. For information about supported image formats, see the online help .
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Video and Audio Use the Input gain to control the volume (dB Full Scale) of the audio input. If the sound is too low, choose a higher dB, to amplify the sound. If the sound is too high, choose a lower dB. The Level bar gives a visual representation of the audio signal level in dB relative to the full-scale input level. • Green — the signal is at a good level. • Yellow — the signal is becoming distorted. • Red — the signal is distorted.
AXIS M1054 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 23. • Viewer Settings. See page 24. • Action Buttons. These are the buttons described in Controls on the Live View Page, on page 10. • User Defined Links. See page 24. • Light Buttons. See page 24. • Output Buttons.
AXIS M1054 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 M1054 Network Camera Live View Config • Slider controls the brightness of the built-in light, slide left to dim and slide right do to brighten. Output Buttons External I/O devices connected to the Axis product’s output ports can be controlled directly from the Live View page. To display output buttons in the Live View page: 1. Go to Setup > Live View Config. 2. Under Output Buttons, select the type of control to use: - Pulse activates the output for a defined period of time.
AXIS M1054 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 M1054 Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) 3. Specify the pause length between runs. 4. Select an available preset position and click Apply. 5. Specify the View Time in seconds or minutes. 6. Specify the View Order or select the Random view order option. 7. Click Save. To modify or remove guard tours, go to PTZ > Guard Tour, select the guard tour in the Guard Tour List and click Modify/Remove. For more information see the online help .
AXIS M1054 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. This can help prevent false alarms for known conditions that affect the image. 3.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Detectors Note Using the motion detection feature may decrease the product’s overall performance. Set Up Motion Detection Windows To set up a motion detection Include Window, follow these instructions: 1. Go to Detectors > Motion Detection. 2. Select the Configure Included Windows option and click New. Select the new window in the list of windows and enter a descriptive name. 3.
AXIS M1054 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 M1054 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 M1054 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 M1054 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: • • Detectors - Audio Detection — trigger the rule when audio is detected, see Audio Detection, on page 30.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Events • Output Port — activate an I/O port to control an external device. • Play Audio Clip — see Audio Clips, on page 22. • PTZ Control - Preset Position — go to a preset position. - Guard Tour — start a guard tour, see Guard Tour, on page 26. • Record Video — record video to a selected storage. • Send Images — send images to a recipient. • Send Notifications — send a notification message to a recipient. • Status LED — flash the LED indicator.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Events To add additional criteria, select the Additional conditions option and add additional triggers. To prevent an action from being triggered repeatedly, a Wait at least time can be set. Enter the time in hours, minutes and seconds, during which the trigger should be ignored before the action rule can be activated again. The recording Duration of some actions can be set to include time immediately before and after the event.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Events To use the schedule in an Action Rule, select the schedule from the Schedule drop-down list in the Action Rule Setup page. Recurrences Recurrences are used to trigger Action Rules repeatedly, for example every 5 minutes or every hour. To set up a recurrence: 1. Go to Events > Recurrences and click Add. 2. Enter a descriptive name and recurrence pattern. 3. Click OK.
AXIS M1054 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 37. • To set up action rules, see page 34. • To access recordings, see Recording List, on page 37. • To configure camera controlled storage, see Storage, on page 44. Recording List Recorded videos are listed on the Recordings > List page.
AXIS M1054 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 M1054 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 M1054 Network Camera System Options To change the date and time settings, select the preferred Time mode under New Server Time: • Synchronize with computer time sets date and time according to the computer’s clock. With this option, date and time are set once and will not be updated automatically. • Synchronize with NTP Server obtains date and time from an NTP server. With this option, date and time settings are updated continuously.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera System Options AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS) AVHS used in conjunction with an AVHS service, provides easy and secure Internet access to live and recorded video accessible from any location. For more information and help to find a local AVHS Service Provider go to www.axis.com/hosting AVHS is enabled by default. The settings are configured under System Options > Network > TCP IP > Basic.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera System Options Link-Local IPv4 Address Link-Local Address is enabled by default and assigns the Axis product an additional IP address which can be used to access the product from other hosts on the same segment on the local network. The product can have a Link-Local IP and a static or DHCP-supplied IP address at the same time. This function can be disabled under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera System Options Note This FTP server has nothing to do with the product’s ability to transfer images via FTP to other locations and servers. RTSP The RTSP server running in the Axis product allows a connecting client to start an H.264 stream. The RTSP port number can be changed under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced. The default port is 554. Note H.264 video streams will not be available if the RTSP server is disabled. SOCKS SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera System Options The following traps are available: • Cold start • Warm start • Link up • Authentication failed SNMP v3 provides encryption and secure passwords. To use traps with SNMP v3, an SNMP v3 management application is required. To use SNMP v3, HTTPS must be enabled, see HTTPS, on page 38. To enable SNMP v3, check the box and provide the initial user password. Note The initial password can only be set once.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera System Options 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. Under Recording Settings, select Remove recordings older than and select the number of days or weeks. To stop writing to the share and protect recordings from being removed, select Lock under Recording Settings.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera System Options System Overview To get an overview of the Axis product’s status and settings, go to System Options > Support > System Overview. Information that can be found here includes firmware version, IP address, network and security settings, event settings, image settings and recent log items. Many of the captions are links to the proper Setup page.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera System Options Plain Config Plain Config is for advanced users with experience of Axis product configuration. Most parameters can be set and modified from this page. Help is available from the standard help pages. To open Plain Config, go to System Options > Advanced > Plain Config. Axis Support does not provide assistance. Reset to Factory Default Settings Important Reset to factory default should be used with caution.
AXIS M1054 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 M1054 Network Camera Troubleshooting In Windows, type the following from a command/DOS prompt (this may require that you run the command prompt as an administrator): arp -s ping -l 408 -t 2. If the product does not reply in 30 seconds, restart it and wait for a reply. Press CTRL+C to stop Ping. 3. Open a browser and type in the product’s IP address. In the page that appears, use the Browse button to select the upgrade file to use.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Troubleshooting The product is accessible locally but not externally Router configuration To configure your router to allow incoming data traffic to the Axis product, enable the NAT-traversal feature which will attempt to automatically configure the router to allow access to the Axis product, see NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4, on page 42. The router must support UPnPTM. Firewall protection Check the Internet firewall with your network administrator.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Troubleshooting Video and image problems, general Image unsatisfactory Check the video stream and camera settings under Setup > Video & Audio > Video Stream and Setup > Video & Audio > Camera Settings. Motion Detection triggers unexpectedly Changes in luminance Motion detection is based on changes in luminance in the image. This means that if there are sudden changes in the lighting, motion detection may trigger mistakenly.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Camera Model AXIS M1054 Image sensor 1/4" Progressive scan RGB CMOS Lens 2.9 mm, F2.0 fixed iris, fixed focus Horizontal angle of view: 84° Vertical angle of view: 48° Minimum illumination 1.2 lux, F2.0 0 lux with illumination LED on Shutter time 1/24500 s to 1/6 s Video compression H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC, Main profile) Motion JPEG Resolutions 1280x800 to 160x90 Frame rate H.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications System Integration Application Programming Interface Open API for software integration, including VAPIX® from Axis Communications*, AXIS Media Control SDK, event trigger data in video stream* Includes the ONVIF specification available at www.onvif.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Weight Camera: 0.2kg (0.3 lb.) Included accessories Power supply, stand and clamp, Installation Guide, CD with installation tools, recording software and User Manual, Windows decoder 1-user license, extension for stand: 100 mm [4.0”] Video management software (not included) AXIS Camera Station — Video management software for viewing and recording up to 50 cameras See www.axis.
AXIS M1054 Network Camera Technical Specifications Performance Considerations When settings up your system, it is important to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance. Some factors affect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others can affect the frame rate, and some affect both. If the load on the CPU reaches its maximum, this will also affect the frame rate.
User Manual AXIS M1054 Network Camera © Axis Communications AB, 2009 - 2013 Ver. M2.6 Date: April 2013 Part No.