USER’S MANUAL AXIS P1311 Network Camera
AXIS P1311 User’s Manual Notices This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS P1311 Network Camera, and is applicable for firmware release 5.01 and later. It includes instructions for using and managing the camera 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.
AXIS P1311 - Table of contents Contents Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Key features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AXIS P1311 - Product Description Product Description Key features • • • • Superior image quality AXIS P1311 offers superior image quality with progressive scan, providing crisp and clear images of both illuminated and dark areas. Multiple H.264, MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG streams AXIS P1311 can provide several independent H.264, MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG streams for different quality needs and bandwidth constraints.
AXIS P1311 - Product Description LED indicators LED Color Indication Network Green Steady for connection to a 100 Mbit/s network. Flashes for network activity. Amber Steady for connection to 10 Mbit/s network. Flashes for network activity. Unlit No network connection. Green Steady green for normal operation. Note: The Status LED can be configured to be unlit during normal operation, or to flash only when the camera is accessed. To configure, go to Setup > System Options > LED settings.
AXIS P1311 - Accessing the Camera Accessing the Camera To install the AXIS P1311 network cameras, refer to the installation guide supplied with your product. The network camera can be used with most standard operating systems and browsers. The recommended browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer with Windows, Safari with Macintosh and Firefox with other operating systems. See Technical Specifications, on page 43.
AXIS P1311 - Accessing the Camera Setting the root password To gain access to the product, you must set the password for the default administrator user - ‘root’. This is done in the ‘Configure Root Password’ dialog, which appears when the network camera is accessed for the first time. To prevent network eavesdropping the root password can be set via an encrypted HTTPS connection, which requires an HTTPS certificate.
AXIS P1311 - Accessing the Camera Adjust focus To focus AXIS P1311 follow the instructions below. 1. Open the product’s home page in a web browser. 2. Loosen the focus puller and turn the lens gently to focus the camera. Check the quality of the image in the Live View window. Note: If the camera is mounted so that one cannot look at the image and turn the lens at the same time, use the Focus Assistant instead. See below. 3. Retighten the focus puller.
AXIS P1311 - Accessing the Camera The Live View page How you customize the Live View page determines which buttons are visible. Not all the buttons described below will show up unless configured to do so. General controls The Stream Profile drop-down list allows you to select a customized or pre-programmed stream profile on the Live View page. Stream profiles are configured under Video & Audio > Stream Profiles, see Stream Profiles, on page 14 for more information.
AXIS P1311 - Accessing the Camera Click the Microphone button to switch the sound off and on to your computer's microphone. In Simplex - Network Camera speaker only mode, you can click this button to stop sending audio to the network camera. See note below. Use this scale to control the volume of the speakers and the microphone. Note: In Simplex – speaker only or microphone only mode, you can use either the Microphone button or the half duplex Talk button to stop sending audio to the network camera.
AXIS P1311 - Video Streams Video Streams The network camera provides several image and video stream formats. Your requirements and the properties of your network will determine the type you use. The Live View page in the network camera provides access to H.264, Motion JPEG, and MPEG-4 video streams, and to the list of available stream profiles. Other applications and clients can also access these video streams/images directly, without going via the Live View page. How to stream MPEG-4/H.
AXIS P1311 - Video Streams AXIS Media Control (AMC) AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Microsoft Internet Explorer in Windows is the recommended method of accessing live video from the network camera. The AMC control panel can be used to configure various video and audio settings. Please see the AMC User Manual included in the tool for more information. The AMC control panel is automatically installed on first use, after which it can be configured.
AXIS P1311 - Video & Audio settings Video & Audio settings This section describes how to configure the camera, and is intended for product Administrators, who have unrestricted access to all settings; and Operators, who have access to the settings for Basic Setup, Video & Audio and Events. You can configure the camera by clicking Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. Click access the online help that explains the setup tools.
AXIS P1311 - Video & Audio settings MPEG-4 & H.264 GOV Settings The GOV structure describes the composition of the video stream and setting the GOV-length to a higher value saves considerably on bandwidth but may have an adverse effect on image quality. Bit Rate Control The bit rate can be set as Variable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR).
AXIS P1311 - Video & Audio settings whilst the value 100 gives maximum color saturation. Brightness - The image brightness can be adjusted in the range 0-100, where a higher value produces a brighter image. Sharpness - Controls the amount of sharpening applied to the image. A sharper image might increase image noise especially in low light conditions. A lower setting reduces image noise, but the image would be less sharp. Contrast - Adjust the image's contrast by raising or lowering the value in this field.
AXIS P1311 - Video & Audio settings Privacy mask Privacy masks are up to three configurable areas of solid color that allow concealment of parts of the image that are not to be viewable. Privacy masks cannot even be bypassed via the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API). The Privacy Mask List shows all the masks that are currently configured in AXIS P1311 Network Camera and indicates if they are enabled. To define a new mask: 1. Click Add. A rectangle appears on the image. 1.
AXIS P1311 - Video & Audio settings If the sound input is too low or too high, adjust the input gain for the microphone attached to the network camera. Select the desired audio Encoding format, AAC, G711, G726. Select the required Sample rate (number of times per second the sound is sampled). The higher the sample rate, the better the audio quality and the greater the bandwidth required. Depending on the selected encoding, set the desired audio quality (Bit rate).
AXIS P1311 - Live View Config Live View Config Layout Stream Profile From the Stream Profile drop-down list, select the stream profile to be used for the Live View page. Listed are the standard stream profiles as well as the ones created under Video & Audio > Stream Profiles. See the online help files on this page for more information Default Viewer From the drop-down lists, select the default method for viewing video images for your browser.
AXIS P1311 - Live View Config Viewer Settings Check the Show viewer toolbar box to display the AXIS Media Control (AMC) or the QuickTime viewer toolbar under the video image in your browser. The administrator can disable the installation of the H.264, MPEG-4, and AAC decoders included with AMC. This is used to prevent the installation of unlicensed copies. Further decoder licenses can be purchased from your Axis dealer. Check the Enable recording button to enable recording from the Live View page.
AXIS P1311 - Events Events Pre-defined parameters, known as an event or Event Type can trigger certain actions in the camera. A common event type is an alarm that causes the camera to upload images. Many event types use an Event Server, to receive uploaded images. An event that is triggered by a signal, such as a door switch, motion detection, or system event, is called a triggered event, see page 21. A scheduled event runs at pre-programmed times. An Action refers to what happens when the event occurs.
AXIS P1311 - Events Triggered Event A triggered event could be activated by: • • • • • • • a push button connected to the camera’s input port a manually activated action, such as from an action button in the web interface detected movement in a configured motion detection window sound at a certain decibel level on restart (reboot), after power loss camera tampering a recording storage disk that becomes full How to set up a triggered event The following example describes how to set up the camera to upload
AXIS P1311 - Events Scheduled Event A Scheduled event can be activated at preset times, in a repeating pattern on selected weekdays. Configuration example: Click Add scheduled... on the Event Types page. Enter a descriptive Name for the event, such as Scheduled e-mail upload. Set the Priority (High, Normal or Low). Set the Activation Time parameters (24h clock) for the event - start on Sundays at 13.00 with a duration of 12 hours. Set the When Activated...
AXIS P1311 - Events Motion Detection Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs (or stops) in the video image. It is possible to configure a total of 10 Include and/or Exclude windows for motion detection.
AXIS P1311 - Events Configuring Motion Detection 1. Click Motion Detection in the Events menu. 2. Click the New button against Windows Name. 3. Select the Configure Included Windows or the Configure Excluded Windows option to define an Include or Exclude window, and enter a descriptive name in the field below. 4. Adjust the size (drag the bottom right-hand corner) and position (click on the text at the top and drag to the desired position) of the active window. 5.
AXIS P1311 - Recording List Recording List The Recording List window contains a list of recordings made to the memory card. It shows each recording's start time, length, the event type used to start the recording, and indicates if the recording is locked so that it can neither be deleted nor recorded over. To view a recording, select it from the list and click the Play button. For detailed recording and video information, select an individual recording from the list and click the Properties button.
AXIS P1311 - System Options System Options Security Users User access control is enabled by default. 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, as described below: The user list displays the authorized users and user groups (levels): Viewer Operator Administrator Provides the lowest level of access, which only allows access to the Live View page.
AXIS P1311 - 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 P1311 - System Options From the Time Mode section, select the preferred method to use for setting the time: • • • Synchronize with computer time - sets the time from the clock on your computer. Synchronize with NTP Server - the camera will obtain the time from an NTP server every 60 minutes. Set manually - this option allows you to manually set the time and date. Note: If using a host name for the NTP server, a DNS server must be configured under TCP/IP settings.
AXIS P1311 - System Options Notes: • The ARP/Ping service is automatically disabled two minutes after the unit is started, or as soon as an IP address is set. In order to reset the IP address, the camera must be restarted to activate ARP/Ping for an additional two minutes. • Pinging the unit is still possible when this service is disabled. AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service - Use AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service to assign a host name for easy access to your network camera (requires Internet access).
AXIS P1311 - System Options Use NAT traversal when your network cameras are located on an intranet (LAN) and you wish to make it available from the other (WAN) side of a NAT router. With NAT traversal properly configured, all HTTP traffic to an external HTTP port in the NAT router is forwarded to the camera. LAN (intranet) WAN (internet) Broadband (NAT) router ISP Notes: • For NAT traversal to work, this must be supported by the broadband router.
AXIS P1311 - System Options QoS (Quality of Service) Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees a certain level of a specified resource to selected traffic on a network. Quality can be defined as a maintained level of bandwidth, low latency, and no packet losses. The main benefits of a QoS-aware network can be summarized as: • The ability to prioritize traffic and thus allow critical flows to be served before flows with lesser priority.
AXIS P1311 - System Options There are four types of traps available for the AXIS P1311. • Cold start • Warm start • Link up • Authentication failed SNMP v3 SNMP V3 - provides encryption and secure passwords. HTTPS must be enabled. To use traps with SNMP v3 an SNMP v3 management application is required. If the Enable SNMP v3 option is enabled, provide the Initial user password. Note that the initial password is activated only when HTTPS is enabled and can only be set once.
AXIS P1311 - System Options Maintenance • Restart - The camera is restarted without changing any settings. • Restore - The unit is restarted and most current settings are reset to factory default values. The settings that do not reset are: • • the boot protocol (DHCP or static) • the static IP address • the default router • the subnet mask • the product interface language • the system time • the IEEE 802.1x settings Default - The default button should be used with caution.
AXIS P1311 - System Options Advanced Scripting is an advanced function that enables you to customize and use scripts. This function is a very powerful tool. Caution! Improper use may cause unexpected behavior or even cause loss of contact with the unit. If a script does cause problems, reset the unit to its factory default settings. A backup file may be of use to return the unit to its latest configuration. Axis recommends that you do not use this function unless you understand the consequences.
AXIS P1311 - About About Here you can find basic information about your network camera. You can also view third party software licenses.
AXIS P1311 - Unit connectors Unit connectors Network connector - RJ-45 Ethernet connector. Supports Power over Ethernet. Using shielded cables is recommended. Power connector - 2-pin terminal block used for power input. Function Pin number Description GND DC Power 1 2 Ground Power input 8-20V DC, max 2.8 W. 1 2 Audio in - 3.5 mm input for a mono microphone, or a line-in mono signal (left channel is used from a stereo signal).
AXIS P1311 - Unit connectors I/O terminal connector - Used in applications for e.g. motion detection, event triggering, time lapse recording and alarm notifications. In addition to an auxiliary power and a GND pin, it provides the interface to: • • 1 transistor output - For connecting external devices such as relays and LEDs. Connected devices can be activated by the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface, output buttons on the Live View page or by an Event Type.
AXIS P1311 - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the firmware Firmware is software that determines the functionality of the network cameras. 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 your camera is displayed on the page Setup > Basic Setup or under About.
AXIS P1311 - Troubleshooting Axis Support If you contact Axis support, please help us resolve your problem expediently by providing a Server Report and a detailed description of the problem. The Server Report contains important information about the server and its software, as well as a list of the current parameters. The Access Log is also included in the Server Report. Go to Setup > System Options > Support > Support Overview to generate a Server Report.
AXIS P1311 - Troubleshooting Symptoms, possible causes, and remedial actions Problems setting the IP address Try the installation again. The IP address must be set within two minutes after power has been applied to the camera. Ensure the Ping length is set to 408. See the Installation Guide. The camera is located on a different If the IP address intended for the camera and the IP address of your computer are subnet located on different subnets, you will not be able to set the IP address.
AXIS P1311 - Troubleshooting Color depth set incorrectly on clients. Set to 16-bit or 32-bit color. If text overlays are blurred, or if there are other rendering problems, you may need to enable Advanced Video Rendering from the MPEG-4/H.264 tab in the AMC control panel applet. Ensure that your graphics card is using the latest device driver. The latest drivers can usually be downloaded from the manufacturer's web site. Color saturation is different in Modify the settings for your graphics adapter.
AXIS P1311 - Troubleshooting Browser freezes Netscape 7.x or Mozilla 1.4 (or later) can sometimes freeze on a slow computer Lower the image resolution. Problems uploading files Limited space There is only limited space available for the upload of your own files. Try deleting existing files to free up space. Motion Detection triggers unexpectedly Changes in luminance Motion detection is based on changes in luminance in the image.
AXIS P1311 - Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Function/group Item Camera Models Image sensor Lens Light sensitivity Shutter time Video Video compression Resolutions Audio Network Specification AXIS P1311 ¼” Progressive scan RGB VGA CMOS • 4.0 mm, F1.2, fixed iris • Angle of view, horizontal: 48°, vertical 36° 0.6 - 30 000 lux, F1.2 1/5000 - 1/4 s • H.264 Baseline profile • Motion JPEG • MPEG-4 Part 2 (ISO/IEC 14496-2) 160x120 to 640x480 Frame rate H.
AXIS P1311 - Technical Specifications Function/group Item 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 Quality of Service (QoS) layer 3, DiffServ Model Embedded Linux operating system *Available at www.axis.
AXIS P1311 - Technical Specifications General performance considerations When setting 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.
AXIS P1311 - Glossary of Terms Glossary of Terms CCD (Charged Coupled Device) - This light-sensitive image device used in many digital cameras is a large integrated circuit that contains hundreds of thousands of photo-sites (pixels) that convert light energy into electronic signals. Its size is measured diagonally and can be 1/4", 1/3", 1/2" or 2/3".
AXIS P1311 - Glossary of Terms DNS (Domain Name System) - DNS is used to locate and translate Internet domain names into IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. A domain name is a meaningful and easy-to-remember name for an Internet address. For example the domain name www.example.com is much easier to remember than 192.0.34.166. The translation tables for domain names are contained in Domain name servers. simultaneously. In an audio system this would describe e.g. a telephone systems.
AXIS P1311 - Glossary of Terms 802.11 standard supports 1 or 2 Mbit/s transmission on the 2.4 GHz band. IEEE 802.11b specifies an 11 Mbit/s data rate on the 2.4 GHz band, while 802.11a allows up to 54 Mbit/s on the 5 GHz band. image quality and file size. kbit/s (kilobits per second) - A measure of the bit rate, i.e. the rate at which bits are passing a given point. See also Bit rate. Image compression - Image compression minimizes the file size (in bytes) of an image.
AXIS P1311 - Glossary of Terms video streams at less than 1 Mbit/s. on one line at a time in perfect order, i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 etc., so there is virtually no ‘flickering’ effect. In a surveillance application, this can be critical when viewing detail within a moving image, such as a person running. A high-quality monitor is required to get the best from progressive scan. See also Interlacing.
AXIS P1311 - Glossary of Terms the media stream delivered by a media server. RTSP servers typically use RTP as the protocol for the actual transport of audio/video data. certificates to verify the identity of the server. Subnet/subnet mask - A subnet is an identifiably separate part of an organization's network. Typically, a subnet may represent all the machines at one geographic location, in one building, or on the same local area network (LAN).
AXIS P1311 - Glossary of Terms VPN (Virtual Private Network) - This creates a secure "tunnel" between the points within the VPN. Only devices with the correct "key" will be able to work within the VPN. The VPN network can be within a company LAN (Local Area Network), but different sites can also be connected over the Internet in a secure way. One common use for VPN is for connecting a remote computer to the corporate network, via e.g. a direct phone line or via the Internet.
AXIS P1311 - Index Index IEEE 802.
AXIS P1311 - Index U Upgrade Server 33 UPnP 29, 32 Users 26 V Video Stream 13 W WDR 15 53
