USER MANUAL AXIS M3004-V Network Camera
About this Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of AXIS M3004–V 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.
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. This product complies with the requirements of Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS).
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera Table of Contents Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access from a Browser . . . . . .
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera Hardware Overview Hardware Overview 5 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2 3 4 Dome cover Control button microSD Card slot Network connector (PoE) Focus ring Connectors For technical specifications, see page 49. Network connector - RJ45 Ethernet connector. Supports Power over Ethernet (PoE). NOTICE The product shall be connected using a shielded network cable (STP). All cables connecting the product to the network switch shall be shielded (STP) and intended for their specific use.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera Hardware Overview Amber/red Flashes amber/red if network connection is unavailable or lost. Red Flashes red for firmware upgrade failure. Green Shows steady green for 10 seconds for normal operation after restart. 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 Setup > System Options > Maintenance .
AXIS M3004-V 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 49. To view streaming video in Internet Explorer, allow installation of AXIS Media Control (AMC) when prompted.
AXIS M3004-V 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 M3004-V Network Camera Accessing the Product 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 44) or by resetting the product to factory default. Select the power line frequency (50 Hz or 60 Hz) used at the location of the Axis product. Selecting the wrong frequency may cause image flicker if the product is used in fluorescent light environments.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera Accessing the Product The Manual Trigger button is used to trigger an action rule from the Live View page. For information about how to configure and enable the button, see Manual Trigger, on page 10. Click Snapshot to save a snapshot of the video image. Right-click the video image to save it in JPEG format on your computer. This button is primarily intended for use when the AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is not available.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera Accessing the Product Note These controls are available if digital PTZ is enabled in the selected view area, see View Area, on page 18. Click the Emulate joystick mode button and click in the image to move the camera view in the direction of the mouse pointer. Click the Center mode button and click in the image to center the camera view on that position. The center mode button could also be used to zoom in on a specific area.
AXIS M3004-V 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 The video compression standard H.
AXIS M3004-V 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 M3004-V 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 M3004-V 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 M3004-V Network Camera Video Video It is possible to configure the following video features in your Axis product: • Video stream. See page 16. • Stream profiles. See page 17. • Camera settings. See page 17. • View area. See page 18. • Overlay image. See page 19. • Privacy mask. See page 19. Video Stream You can define the following video stream settings from Video > Video Stream: • Image. See page 17. • H.264. See page 17.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera Video 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 M3004-V Network Camera Video Image Appearance Increasing the Color level increases the color saturation. The value 100 gives maximum color saturation. The value 0 gives a black and white image. 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.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera Video 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. When using a text string, modifiers can be used to display information such as the current bit rate or the current frame rate.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera Video 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. You can add a new mask, re-size the mask with the mouse, choose a color for the mask, and give the mask a name. For more information, see the online help Important Adding many privacy masks may affect the product’s performance.
AXIS M3004-V 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 17. • Default Viewer for Browser. See page 21. • Viewer Settings. See page 22. • Action Buttons. These are the buttons described in Controls on the Live View Page, on page 9 . • User Defined Links. See page 22.
AXIS M3004-V 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 M3004-V 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 18. 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 M3004-V Network Camera PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) 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 M3004-V 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 M3004-V 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 M3004-V 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 M3004-V 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 M3004-V 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 M3004-V 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 28.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera Events • 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 email notifications. If multiple conditions are defined, all must be met to trigger the action.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera Events Network Share Send Images TCP Send Notification Note A network share can also be used as a storage device for recorded video. Go to System Options > Storage to configure a network share before setting up a continuous recording or an action rule to record video. See Storage, on page 41 for more information about storage devices. To add a recipient: 1. Go to Events > Recipients and click Add. 2. Enter a descriptive name. 3. Select a recipient Type. 4.
AXIS M3004-V 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 33. • To set up action rules, see page 31. • To access recordings, see Recording List, on page 33. • To configure camera controlled storage, see Storage, on page 41. Recording List Recorded videos are listed on the Recordings > List page.
AXIS M3004-V 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 M3004-V 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 M3004-V Network Camera System Options If using a host name for the NTP server, a DNS server must be configured. See DNS Configuration, on page 38. • Set manually allows you to manually set date and time. If using an NTP server, select your Time zone from the drop-down list. If required, check Automatically adjust for daylight saving time changes. The Date & Time Format Used in Images is the date and time format displayed as a text overlay in the video stream.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera System Options Linux/Unix syntax arp -s temp ping -s 408 Linux/Unix example arp -s 192.168.0.125 00:40:8c:18:10:00 temp ping -s 408 408 192.168.0.125 Windows syntax (this may require that you run the command prompt as an administrator) arp -s ping -l 408 -t Windows example (this may require that you run the command prompt as an administrator) arp -s 192.168.0.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera System Options Advanced TCP/IP Settings DNS Configuration DNS (Domain Name Service) provides the translation of host names to IP addresses. The DNS settings are configured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced. Select Obtain DNS server address via DHCP to use the DNS settings provided by the DHCP server.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera System Options NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4 A network router allows devices on a private network (LAN) to share a single connection to the Internet. This is done by forwarding network traffic from the private network to the “outside”, that is, the Internet. Security on the private network (LAN) is increased since most routers are pre-configured to stop attempts to access the private network (LAN) from the public network (Internet).
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera System Options QoS (Quality of Service) QoS (Quality of Service) guarantees a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network. A QoS-aware network prioritizes network traffic and provides a greater network reliability by controlling the amount of bandwidth an application may use. The QoS settings are configured under System Options > Network > QoS.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera System Options RTP/H.264 The RTP port range and multicast settings are configured under System Options > Network > RTP. The RTP port range defines the range of ports from which the video ports are automatically selected. For multicast streams, only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used. Select Always Multicast Video to start multicast streaming without opening an RTSP session. Bonjour The Axis product includes support for Bonjour.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera System Options Network Share Network share allows you to add network storage such as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) or any server that uses CIFS (Common Internet File System) and use them for storage of recordings. To add a network share: 1. Go to System Options > Storage. 2. Click Network Share. 3. Enter the IP address, DNS or Bonjour name to the host server in the Host field. 4. Enter the name of the share in the Share field. Sub folders cannot be used. 5.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera System Options See also Troubleshooting, on page 45. 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 M3004-V Network Camera System Options Uploaded files are accessed through http:///local// where is the selected user group (viewer, operator or administrator) for the uploaded file. 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 M3004-V 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 M3004-V Network Camera Troubleshooting arp -s temp ping -s 408 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.
AXIS M3004-V 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 located 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 M3004-V Network Camera Troubleshooting Lower frame rate than expected See Performance Considerations, on page 51. 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.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Camera Model AXIS M3004–V Image sensor 1/4" Progressive scan RGB CMOS Light sensitivity 1.5 - 100000 lux, F2.8 Lens M12 mount, fixed iris, megapixel resolution 2.8 mm, 80° horizontal angle of view, F2.8 Vertical angle of view: 50° Shutter time 1/8000 s to 1/6 s Camera angle adjustment Pan +-175°, tilt +-52 °, rotation +-175° Video compression H.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications System Integration Application Programming Interface Open API for software integration, including VAPIX® and AXIS Camera Application Platform*, AXIS Media Control SDK*, event trigger data in video stream ONVIF, specification available at www.onvif.org Quality of Service (QoS) layer 3, DiffServ Model Embedded Linux operating system AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS) with One-Click Camera Connection *Available at www.
AXIS M3004-V Network Camera Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specifications Included accessories Quick Installation Guide, Installation and Management Software CD, Windows decoder 1-user license, drill hole template, L-Key Torx10 Accessories (not included) AXIS PoE Midspan Video management software (not included) AXIS Camera Companion (software included on CD) - Basic surveillance, for small businesses, where video is recorded to edge storage AXIS Camera Station (sold separately) - Full
User Manual AXIS M3004-V Network Camera © Axis Communications AB, 2012 Ver. M5.8 Date: December 2012 Part No.
