USER’S MANUAL AXIS P5532-E PTZ Dome Network Camera AXIS P5534-E PTZ Dome Network Camera
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E User’s Manual Notices This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E PTZ Dome Network Camera, and is applicable for firmware release 5.20 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 advanced users, for developing shell scripts and applications.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Table of contents Contents Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Key features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Product Description Product Description This manual applies to the following products: • • AXIS P5532-E PTZ Dome Network Camera. AXIS P5534-E PTZ Dome Network Camera. The information provided here applies to both models, except where otherwise indicated. Key features • • • • • • • • • HDTV 720p AXIS P5534-E offers HDTV 720p in compliance with SMPTE 296M standard of 1280 x 720 pixel resolution, full frame rate, high color fidelity and a 16:9 format.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Product Description Overview Network connector Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N). The serial number may be required during the installation. Status indicator SDHC memory card slot Restart button Control button Note: To insert and remove an SD card, or access the camera’s control and restart buttons, the sunshield and top cover must first be removed; for instructions please refer to the Installation Guide. Network connector - RJ-45 Ethernet connector.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Product Description Control button - The control button is used for • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service, see page 33. To connect, press and hold the button until the Status LED flashes green. • Connecting to AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service, see page 33. To connect, press the button once. • Restoring the camera to factory default settings, see Resetting to Factory Default Settings, on Resetting to the Factory Default Settings, on page 39.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Accessing the Camera Accessing the Camera To install the network camera, refer to the Installation Guide supplied with your product. The network camera 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 45.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - 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 is displayed when the network camera is accessed for the first time.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - 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. These are configured under Setup > Live View Config > Layout. View size – Click to scale the image down to 800 pixels wide or to full scale. Only available in MJPEG. The Stream Profile drop-down list allows you to select a customized or pre-programmed stream profile on the Live View page.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Accessing the Camera Pan/Tilt/Zoom Controls The Live View page also displays the Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) controls. The administrator can enable/disable controls for specified users under System Options > Security > Users. With the PTZ Control Queue enabled the time each user is in control of the PTZ settings is limited. Click the buttons to request or release control of the PTZ controls. The PTZ Control Queue is set up under PTZ > Control Queue.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - 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 and Motion JPEG 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 H.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Video Streams AXIS Media Control (AMC) AXIS Media Control (AMC) in 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 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.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Setup Tools Setup Tools AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E can be configured by users with administrator or operator rights. To access the product’s Setup tools, click Setup in the top right-hand corner of the Live View page. • • Administrators have unrestricted access to all settings. Operators have access to Video & Audio, Live View Config, PTZ, Events and Recording List. See also the online help available by clicking on each Setup page.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Video Video Click to access the online help that explains the Setup tools. Video Stream Setup link The video stream settings appear under in three different tabs: • • • Image H.264 MJPEG Preview For a preview of the image before saving, select the Video format and click Open. The pixel counter shows the number of pixels in an area of the image and can be used to ensure that the size of the image fulfills certain requirements, for example for face recognition.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Video 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). VBR adjusts the bit rate according to the image complexity, using up bandwidth for increased activity in the image, and less for lower activity in the monitored area.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Video Stream Profiles There are four pre-programmed stream profiles available for quick set-up. These settings can be adjusted and new, customized profiles can be created. Each profile has a descriptive name, describing its usage and/or purpose. The profiles can be accessed from the Live View page. • To create a new stream profile, click Add to bring up the Stream Profile Settings dialog. 1. Enter a unique name and a description for your profile. 2. Select a Video encoding type (H.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Video IR cut filter - Set the filter to Off to allow the camera to “see” infrared light; it increases the light sensitivity, for example at night. The image is shown in black & white when the IR cut filter is off. Set to Auto to automatically switch between On and Off according to the lighting conditions. Max gain - Measured in decibels (dB). A high level of amplification may provide a better image in very low light situations. A high gain will also increase the amount of image noise.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Live View Config Live View Config Layout Stream Profile From the Stream Profile drop-down list, select the stream profile that is to be used for the Live View page. Listed are the pre-programmed stream profiles as well as the ones created under Video > Stream Profiles. See Stream Profiles, on page 16, for more information Default Viewer From the drop-down lists, select the default method for viewing video images for your browser.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - 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 decoder included with AXIS Media Control. This is used to prevent the installation of unlicensed copies. Further decoder licenses can be purchased from your Axis dealer.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Preset Positions A preset position is a pre-defined camera view than can be used to quickly move the camera to a specific location. From Preset Position Setup, use the Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) controls to steer the camera view to the required position. When satisfied with the camera's position, enter a descriptive name and click Add. The camera position, iris and focus settings are then saved as a preset position.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Advanced Limits Define the pan, tilt, zoom and focus limits for the network camera. Movements to the left and right, up and down, can be restricted to narrow the area under surveillance. The near focus limit can be set to avoid focusing on objects too close to the camera.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Applications Applications The Application packages feature allows you to upload third party application packages for use on the network camera. Listed under Applications > Packages are the packages that have already been installed. Click on the name to open the menu options Settings, License and About. See the online help for more information. Settings - Application-specific settings. License - Some applications require a license.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - 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 detection of motion or system event, is called a triggered event, see page 24. A scheduled event runs at pre-programmed times. An Action refers to what happens when the event occurs.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Events Triggered Event A triggered event can be activated by: • • • • • • • • A manual trigger - using the manual trigger button on the Live View page or through the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface (API) An application trigger - a third party application installed on the camera.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Events Continue image upload (unbuffered) - Upload video images for a fixed length of time or for as long as the trigger is active. Select type - Upload images to an FTP or HTTP server, send images by e-mail or save the video stream to the local storage disk. Create folder - Images uploaded to FTP and HTTP servers can be saved to designated folders. Folders can for example be named using the current date and time, see File Naming & Date/Time formats in the online help .
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Events Motion Detection Motion detection is used to generate an alarm whenever movement occurs (or stops) in the video image. Up to 10 Include and Exclude windows can be configured.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Events Please see the online help Object Size for descriptions of each available option.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Recording List Recording List The Recording List web page contains a list of recordings made to the SD memory card. It shows each recording's start time, length, the event type, 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 Play. For detailed recording and video information, select an individual recording from the list and click Properties.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Recording List Recording time - Filter out a group of recordings based on their start and end dates or times. The recording date and time is listed according to the device's time zone. If the local time zone is different than the device's time zone, you will need to consider that the filter is done by the local time zone. First recording/Now are the default settings. Use Date if you want to specify a certain date or date and time for when the recording started.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - 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 Provides the lowest level of access, which only allows access to the Live View page.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - 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 P5532-E/P5534-E - System Options Date & Time Current Server Time Displays the current date and time (24h clock). The time can be displayed in 12h clock format in the overlay (see below). New Server Time Select your time zone from the drop-down list. If you want the server clock to automatically adjust for daylight savings time, select the Automatically adjust for daylight saving time changes option. Note: The time zone setting only apply when the device’s time is synchronized with an NTP server.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - System Options Use the following IP address - To use a static IP address for the network camera, check the radio button and then make the following settings: • IP address - Specify a unique IP address for your network camera.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - System Options Use the following DNS server address - Enter the desired DNS server by specifying the following: • Domain name - Enter the domain(s) to search for the host name used by the network camera. Multiple domains can be separated by semicolons (;). The host name is always the first part of a Fully Qualified Domain Name, for example, myserver is the host name in the Fully Qualified Domain Name myserver.mycompany.com where mycompany.com is the Domain name.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - System Options Enable/Disable - When enabled, the network camera attempts to configure port mapping in a NAT router on your network, using UPnP™. Note that UPnP™ must be enabled in the camera (see System Options > Network > UPnP). 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 provided.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - System Options For more information on Quality of Service, please see the Axis support web at www.axis.com/techsup SMTP (email) Enter the host names (or IP addresses) and port numbers for your primary and secondary mail servers in the fields provided, to enable the sending of notifications and image email messages from the camera to predefined addresses via SMTP.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - System Options Bonjour The network camera includes support for Bonjour. When enabled, the camera is automatically detected by operating systems and clients that support this. Storage SD Card The Disk Management window is used to set up and manage local storage. it is used to connect memory cards for recording video, monitoring a disk’s status, enabling automatic cleanup and preventing a memory card’s memory from being overwritten.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - System Options Logs & Reports When contacting Axis support, please be sure to provide a valid Server Report with your query. The Access Log is automatically included in the server report. Information the Server Report and Parameter List may prove useful when troubleshooting a problem or when contacting the Axis support. • • • • • • System Log - Provides information about system events.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - About Plain Config Plain Config is for the advanced user with experience of Axis network camera configuration. All parameters can be set and modified from this page. Help is available from the standard help pages. About Here you can find basic information about your network camera. You can also view third party software licenses.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware Firmware is software that determines the functinality of 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 in your camera is displayed on the page Setup > Basic Setup or under About.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Troubleshooting AXIS Support If you contact Axis Customer Services, please help us to resolve your problems expediently by providing a Server Report and a brief 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 files are also included in the Server Report. Go to Setup > System Options > Support > Support Overview to generate a Server Report.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Troubleshooting Symptoms, possible causes and remedial actions Problems setting the IP address When using ARP/Ping 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.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Troubleshooting Lower frame rate than expected Reduce number of applications running on the client computer. Limit the number of simultaneous viewers. Check with the system administrator that there is enough bandwidth available. See also the online help. Check in the AMC control panel applet (H.264 tab) that video processing is not set to Decode only I frames. Lower the image resolution.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Troubleshooting LED Indicator flash routine Case Color Description Normal boot sequence Unlit Unlit Power on RFL check* Kernel booting System initiating Shows steady green for 10 sec. for normal operation after restart. Steady connection/normal operation Power on RFL check* Steady - Kernel booting Flashes - Firmware restore Steady - System initiating Shows steady green for 10 sec. for normal operation after restart.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Function/group Item Camera Models AXIS P5532-E 60 Hz, AXIS P5532-E 50 Hz AXIS P5534-E 60 Hz, AXIS P5534-E 50 Hz Image sensor AXIS P5532-E: 1/4” Progressive scan CCD AXIS P5534-E: 1/3” Progressive scan CCD 1.3 Megapixel Lens AXIS P5532-E: • Zoom 3.6 mm — 104.4 mm • F1.4 — 3.7 • Autofocus • Automatic day and night functionality • Horizontal angle of view: 53.1° — 2.0° AXIS P5534-E: • Zoom 4.7 mm — 84.6 mm • F1.6 — 2.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Technical Specifications Function/group Item Network Security Password protection, IP address filtering, HTTPS encryption, IEEE 802.1X network access control*, digest authentication, user access log *This product includes software developed by the Open SSL Project for use in the Open SSL Tool kit (www.openssl.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Technical Specifications Function/group Item Specification Approvals • EN 55022 Class B, EN 61000-3-2 • EN 61000-3-3 • EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2, EN 55024 • FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B • ICES-003 Class B • VCCI Class B • C-tick AS/NZS CISPR 22 • KCC Class B • IP66 • NEMA 4X • IEC 60721-4-3 Class 3K3, 3M3, EN/IEC 60068-2 • EN 60950-1 (IEC 60950-1) • Midspan: EN 60950-1, GS, UL, cUL, UL-AR, CE, VCCI, CB, KCC Dimensions (HxWxD) 195 mm x 210 mm x 210 mm (7.7” x 8.4”. x 8.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Glossary of Terms Glossary of Terms that convert light energy into electronic signals. Its size is measured diagonally and can be 1/4", 1/3", 1/2" or 2/3". ActiveX - A standard that enables software components to interact with one another in a networked environment, regardless of the language(s) used to create them. Web browsers may come into contact with ActiveX controls, ActiveX documents, and ActiveX scripts.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Glossary of Terms remember than 192.0.34.166. The translation tables for domain names are contained in Domain name servers. gain of an amplifier. Gateway - A gateway is a point in a network that acts as an entry point to another network. In a corporate network for example, a computer server acting as a gateway often also acts as a proxy server and a firewall server.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Glossary of Terms Interlacing was developed many years ago for the analog TV world and is still used widely today. It provides good results when viewing motion in standard TV pictures, although there is always some degree of distortion in the image. storage, an SD card can be inserted into the SD card slot to locally record and store a video stream.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Glossary of Terms check the status of a network host or device. Ping can be used to see if a particular network address (IP address or host name) is occupied or not, or if the host at that address is responding normally. Ping can be run from e.g. the Windows Command prompt or the command line in UNIX. from another server over the Internet. When the requested page is returned, the proxy server forwards it to the user that originally requested it.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Glossary of Terms SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) - SMTP is used for sending and receiving e-mail. However, as it is ‘simple,’ it is limited in its ability to queue messages at the receiving end, and is usually used with one of two other protocols, POP3 or IMAP. These other protocols allow the user to save messages in a server mailbox and download them periodically from the server. another network device, e.g. a computer.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Glossary of Terms designed to provide a wireless local area network (WLAN) with a level of security and privacy comparable to that usually expected of a wired LAN. Security is at two different levels; 40-bit and 128-bit encryption. The higher the bit number, the more secure the encryption. WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access - Pre-Shared Key) - This wireless encryption method uses a pre-shared key (PSK) for key management.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Index Index H H.264 14, 15 Heater 9 Host Name 34 HTTP Server 23 HTTPS 8, 30, 34 A Access Log 38 Action Buttons 9, 19 Administrator 13, 30 Alarm 26 AMC 7 ARP/Ping 33 Axis Media Control viewer Toolbar 9 I IEEE 802.
AXIS P5532-E/P5534-E - Index Recovery 40 Referrals 30 Restore 37 RTSP 35 S Scheduled Event 25 Security 30 Self-signed certificate 8 Server Report 38 Server Time 32 Sharpness 16 SMTP 36 Snapshot button 9 SNMP 36 Storage 37 Storage Device 37 Support 37, 41 System Log 38 System Options 30 T TCP Server 23 TCP/IP Settings 32 Time Mode 32 Troubleshooting 40 U Upgrade Server 37 UPnP 34, 36 Users 30 V Variable Bit Rate 15 Video Stream 14 Viewer 30 W White balance 16 Wide dynamic range 16 55
