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USER MANUAL AXIS P7210 Video Encoder.
About this Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS P7210 Video Encoder, and is applicable to rmware 5.50 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.
The battery should not be replaced unless required, but if the battery does need replacing, contact Axis support at www.axis.com/techsup/ for assistance. WARNING • Risk of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. • Replace only with an identical battery or a battery which is recommended by Axis.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Table of Contents Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Connectors and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Hardware Overview Hardware Overview 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 1 1 12 1 3 14 1 5 1 Power connector 2 microSD card slot 3 I/O connector 4 RS-485/RS-422 5 Control button 6 Network con.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Hardware Overview NOTICE NOTICE 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 specic use. Make sure that the network switch is properly grounded.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Hardware Overview LED Indicators LED Color Indication Green Steady for connection to a 100 MBit/s network. Flashes for network activity. Amber Steady for connection to a 10 MBit/s network. Flashes for network activity. Network Unlit No network connection.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder 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.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder 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 congure your network router to allow incoming data trafc to the product.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Accessing the Product 2. Enter a password and then re-enter it to conrm the spelling. 3. Click OK . The password has now been congured. The Live View Page The controls and layout of the Live View page may have been customized to meet specic installation requirements and user preferences.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Accessing the Product AMC Audio Controls AMC audio buttons control the speakers and microphone connected to the client computer. The buttons are only visible when audio is enabled. Speaker button — Click to turn the speakers on or off.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Accessing the Product The PTZ controls can be disabled under PTZ > Advanced > Controls , see Controls, on page 28 . 12.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder 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.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Media Streams The AMC Control Panel can be used to congure 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 rst use, after which it can be congured.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Media Streams Note • <ip>= 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 P7210 Video Encoder Setting Up the Product Setting Up the Product The Axis product can be congured 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.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Video and Audio Video and Audio The video and audio settings can be used to optimize video and audio quality. You can congure the following: • Video stream settings. See page 17 . • Stream proles. See page 19 . • Camera settings.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Video and Audio Pixel Counter The pixel counter shows the number of pixels in an area of the image. The pixel counter is useful in situations where there is a requirement that the image is a certain size, for example in face recognition.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Video and Audio size optimizes bandwidth and storage usage, but may give poor image quality. To prevent increased bandwidth and storage usage, the maximum frame size should be set to an optimal value.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Video and Audio to be connected in parallel with other equipment, for optimum video quality, it is recommended that termination be enabled for only the last device in the video signal chain. Image Settings Noise reduction - Set to On to enable noise reduction.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Video and Audio 2. Under Overlay Settings , select Include overlay image at the coordinates and enter the X and Y coordinates.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Video and Audio Audio Settings The audio functionality for each video stream is enabled under Video & Audio > Video Stream > Audio .
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Video and Audio For more information about these settings, please see the online help . Audio Output An external speaker can be connected to the Audio-out connector (a built-in amplier is required for this). The output can be connected to another amplier with speakers.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Live View Cong Live View Cong You can customize the Live View page and alter it to suit your requirements. It is possible to dene the following features of the Live View page. • Stream Prole. See page 19 . • Default Viewer for Browser.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Live View Cong Default Viewer for Browsers From Live View Cong > Default Viewer select the default method for viewing video images in your browser. The product attempts to show the video images in the selected video format and viewer.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Live View Cong 1. Go to Setup > Live View Cong . 2. Under Output Buttons , select the type of control to use: - Pulse activates the output for a dened period of time. The pulse time can be set from 1/100 second to 60 seconds.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) The PTZ menu is available if a PTZ driver has been uploaded. See Installing a PTZ driver, on page 29 . Preset Positions A preset position is a predened view that can be used to quickly steer the camera to a specic location.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Guard Tour A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions, one-by-one, in a predetermined order or at random and for congurable time periods. The enabled guard tour will keep running after the user has logged off or closed the browser.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) Deselect the options under Enable/Disable controls to disable the pan, tilt, zoom, focus and iris controls. 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 P7210 Video Encoder 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.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder 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.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Detectors Medium level (50%) A large difference in luminance is required to trigger motion detection. 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.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Events Events The Axis product can be congured to perform actions when different events occur, for example, start a recording when motion is detected. The set of conditions that denes how and when the action is triggered is called an Action Rule .
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Events • Time - Recurrence — trigger the rule periodically, see Recurrences, on page 36 . This can for example be used to upload an image every 5 minutes. - Use Schedule — trigger the rule according to the selected schedule, see Schedules, on page 36 .
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder 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.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Events Setting Up an Email Recipient Email recipients can be congured by selecting one of the listed email providers, or by specifying the SMTP server, port and authentication used by, for example, a corporate email server.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Recordings Recordings The Axis product can be congured 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 .
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Languages Languages Multiple languages can be installed in the Axis product. All web pages including the online help will be displayed in the selected language. To switch languages, go to Setup > Languages and rst upload the new language le.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder System Options System Options Security Users User access control is enabled by default and can be congured under System Options > Security > Users . An administrator can set up other users by giving them user names and passwords.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder System Options 2. Select an HTTPS certicate from the list of installed certicates. 3. Optionally, click Ciphers and select the encryption algorithms to use for SSL. 4. Set the HTTPS Connection Policy for the different user groups.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder System Options To install a self-signed certicate: 1. Go to System Options > Security > Certicates . 2. Click Create self-signed certicate and provide the requested information. To create and install a CA-signed certicate: 1.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder System Options Network Basic TCP/IP Settings The Axis product supports IP version 4 and IP version 6. Both versions can be enabled simultaneously, and at least one version must always be enabled.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder System Options To register the Axis product with AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service, go to System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic . Under Services , click the AXIS Internet Dynamic DNS Service Settings button (requires access to the Internet).
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder System Options To enable HTTPS, go to System Options > Security > HTTPS . For more information, see HTTPS, on page 39 . NAT traversal (port mapping) for IPv4 A network router allows devices on a private network (LAN) to share a single connection to the Internet.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder System Options QoS (Quality of Service) QoS (Quality of Service) guarantees a certain level of a specied resource to selected trafc on a network. A QoS-aware network prioritizes network trafc and provides a greater network reliability by controlling the amount of bandwidth an application may use.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder System Options The RTP port range denes the range of ports from which the video/audio ports are automatically selected. For multicast streams, only certain IP addresses and port numbers should be used.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder 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.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder System Options Maintenance The Axis product provides several maintenance functions. These are available under System Options > Maintenance . Click Restart to perform a correct restart if the Axis product is not behaving as expected.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder System Options Parameter List - Shows the product's parameters and their current settings. This may prove useful when troubleshooting or when contacting Axis Support. Connection List - Lists all clients that are currently accessing media streams.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder System Options 3. Keep the control button pressed for about 15–30 seconds until the status LED indicator ashes amber. 4. Release the control button. The process is complete when the status LED indicator turns green. The product has been reset to the factory default settings.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware Firmware is software that determines the functionality of network devices. One of your rst actions when troubleshooting a problem should be to check the current rmware version.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Troubleshooting arp -s <IP address> <serial number> temp ping -l 408 <IP address> In Windows , type the following from a command/DOS prompt (this may require that you run the command prompt as an administrator): arp -s <IP address> <serial number> ping -l 408 -t <IP address> 2.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder 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.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Troubleshooting Lower frame rate than expected See Performance Considerations, on page 59 . 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.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Troubleshooting Storage and disk management problems Storage disruption A storage disruption alarm is sent if a storage device is unavailable, removed, full, locked or if other read or write problems occur.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Technical Specications Technical Specications Function/group Item Specications Model AXIS P7210 (16 channels) Video Encoder Pan/Tilt/Zoom Wide range of analog PTZ cameras supported (drivers available for download at www.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Technical Specications Function/group Item Specications Application Programming Interface Open API for software integration, including VAPIX® from Axis Communications available at www.axis.com Includes the ONVIF Prole S; specication at www.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Technical Specications Connectors I/O Connector 6-pin congurable terminal block for: • Auxiliary power (DC output) • Digital Input • Digital Output • 0 V DC (-) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Function Pin Notes Specications 0 V DC (-) 1 DC output 2 Can be used to power auxiliary equipment.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Technical Specications Power Connector 2-pin terminal block for power input. Use a Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) compliant limited power source (LPS) with either a rated output power limited to ≤ 100 W or a rated output current limited to ≤ 5 A.
AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Technical Specications The following factors are among the most important to consider: • High image resolution and/or lower compression levels result in images containing more data. Bandwidth affected. • Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG and/or unicast H.
User Manual Ver. M3.8 AXIS P7210 Video Encoder Date: October 2013 © Axis Communications AB, 2013 Part No. 54164.
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