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    AXIS 231D/232D Network Dome Camera User’s Manual ...

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    AXIS COMMUNICATIONS <Product Name> Quick U ser’s Guide 2 About This Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS 231D/232D Network Dom e Camera, and is applicable for Firmware release 4.30. It includes instructions for using and managing the AXIS 231D/232D on your network. Previous experience of networking will ...

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    3 AXIS 231D/232D Table of contents AXIS 231D/232D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 AXIS 232D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hardware Inventory . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    4 AXIS 231D/232D SMTP (email) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 UPnP™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    5 AXIS 231D/232D - AXIS 231D/232D AXIS 231D/232D Ideal for demanding surveillance and remo te monitoring appl ications, the AXIS 231D/232D Network Dome Camera features precis e pan/tilt/zoom control, superior quality Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video, advanced event management functionality, 4 alarm inputs/4 alarm outputs (i.e. door sensors, alar m bell ...

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    6 AXIS 231D/232D - AXIS 231D/232D Hardware Inventory Check the items supplied with your networ k dome camera against the following list: Item Title/variant Notes Network Dome Camera AXIS 231D/232D Printed user documentation AXIS 231D/232D Installation Guide Warranty Warranty document Connection module Connection module Power/alarm connections Cable ...

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    7 AXIS 231D/232D - AXIS 231D/232D Network Connector - The AXIS 231D/232D connects to the network via a standard RJ45 connector. The AXIS 231D/232D detects th e speed of the local network segment (10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet). Connection Module - The connection module provides the physical interface to 4 transistor outputs, 4 digital inputs and is th ...

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    8 AXIS 231D/232D - Using the Network Dome Camera Using the Network Dome Camera This document includes instructions fo r using and managing the AXIS 231D/232D. Instructions on how to install the AXIS 231D/232D on your network are provided in the AXIS 231D/232D Installation guide which is available on the Axis Web site. The AXIS 231D/232D can be used ...

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    9 AXIS 231D/232D - Using the Network Dome Camera The Live View page If the dome camera has been customized, the buttons and other item s described below will be displayed accordingly on the Live View page. The following pr ovides an overview of each button: The Video Format drop-down list allows the video format on the Live View page to be temporar ...

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    10 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Using the Network Dome Camera Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls The controls ava ilable for the Pa n/Tilt /Zoom (PTZ) are displayed on the Live View by default. These are enabled/ disabled for specified users by the administrator under System Options > Security > Users > User List . The Pan Tilt and Zoom bars control thei r respe ...

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    11 AXIS 231D/232D - Using the Network Dome Camera Joystick mode moves the camera in the directio n of the mouse pointer. By clicking and holding the mouse button down in the image, the PTZ device moves the camera in that direction, relative to the center of the ima ge. The further from th e center the image is clicked, the greater the moveme nt. Th ...

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    12 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Using the Network Dome Camera • IR cut filter - when set to off, the camera will be able to “see” infrared light, e.g. at night, thus making th e image cleare r . The image is shown in black & white when the IR cut filte r is off. Set to Auto to automatically turn the filter off when the available visible lig ht falls ...

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    13 AXIS 231D/232D - Video Streams Video Streams The AXIS 231D/232D provides seve ral different image and video stream formats. The type to use depends on your requirements an d on the properties of your network. The Live View page in the AXIS 231D/232D provides access to Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 video streams, as well as to single JPEG ima ges. Other ...

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    14 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Video Streams MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods To deliver live streaming video over IP netw orks, vario us combinations of transport protocols and broadcast methods are employed. • RTP (Realtime Transport Protocol) is a prot ocol that allows programs to manage the real-time transmission of multimedia data, via unica ...

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    15 AXIS 231D/232D - Video Streams RTP/RTSP This unicast method is RTP tunneled over RTSP. This can be used to exploit the fact that it is relatively simple to configure firewalls to allow RTSP traffic. RTP/RTSP/HTTP or RTP/RTSP/HTTP S These two methods can also be used to tr averse firewalls. Firewalls are commonly configured to allow the HTTP prot ...

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    16 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Video Streams Other MPEG-4 clients Although it may be possible to use other clie nts to view the MPEG-4 stream, this is not guaranteed by Axis. For some other clients, e.g. QuickTime™ the Video Obje ct Type must be set to Simple . It may also be necessary to adjust the advanced MPEG-4 settings. To assess the video stream from ...

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    17 AXIS 231D/232D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera Configuring the Network Dome Camera This section describes how to configure th e AXIS 231D/232D and is intended for the product Administrator who has unrestricted access to all Setup to ols and Operator who has access to Video & Image, L ive View Config and Event Configuration. See the se ...

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    18 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera Video & Image Settings The following descriptions offer examples of the available features in the AXIS 231D/232D. For details of each setting, please refer to the online help files which are available from each page. Click to access the help files. Image Settings To optimize the video ima ...

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    19 AXIS 231D/232D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera Overlay Settings Use these settings to include a) an image as an overlay, and/or b) the date and time, along with text of your own. Text overlays are all included on one line at the top or bottom of the video image. Image overlays can be placed anywhere in the video image. To upload an overlay ...

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    20 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera Overlay image requirements : Image Formats Image Size The height and width of the overlay image in pixels must be exactly divisible by 4. Overlay image limitations: Please use th e online help file s for more information. Advanced A dvanced Camera Settings - To optimize the lighting settings ...

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    21 AXIS 231D/232D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera Note: In certain situations, the white ba lancing system will not operate effectively. Problems may occur if the image contains no white color at all, or if the domin ant color is not white. In these circumstances, the white balance may incorrectly be based on another vi sible color in the ima ...

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    22 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Live View Config Live View Config Layout These are the tools for deciding the layout of the Live View page. The layout can be set in 3 ways: • Use Axis look - the layout is unchanged. • Use custom settings - modify the default page with your own colors, images etc. Click the Configure button and see the Custom Settings page ...

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    23 AXIS 231D/232D - Live View Config Upload Own Web Files - Your own web files, ba ckground picture, color etc. must first be uploaded to the AXIS 231D/232D in order to be available for selection in the Custom Settings dialog. Once uploaded, the file s are shown in the drop-down list. 1. Enter the path to the file, e.g. a file located on your work ...

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    24 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Live View Config 6. Select the Use as cgi link radio button and enter the cgi link in the field: http://192.168.0.125/axis-cgi/com/p tz.cgi?continuouspantiltmove=0,0 7. These links will appear in the web interface and can be used to control the dome camera. Please use th e online help file s for more information. For more infor ...

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    25 AXIS 231D/232D - Live View Config When using any other browser than Internet Explorer, select the appropriate method from the drop-down list for viewing images. The av ailable options are similar to Internet Explorer except for Server Push. With this method, the camera maintains and controls an open HTTP connection to the browser and sends data ...

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    26 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Dome Configuration Dome Configuration Preset Positions A preset position is a pre-defined camera vi ew 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 ste er the camera to the required position. When satisf ied with the camera's ...

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    27 AXIS 231D/232D - Dome Configura tion Ctrl Panel - Panel view Settings is a list of configured Shortcut command buttons . Follow the online help for instructions to configure buttons to provide direct access to various built-in auxiliary commands provided by th e PTZ driver and other programmable commands. Shortcut buttons are then displayed on t ...

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    28 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Event Configuration Event Configuration This section describes how to configure the AXIS 231D/232D for alarm handling. The AXIS 231D/232D can be configured to perform actions when defined types of events occur. Event type A set of parameters describing how and when the Network Dome Camera is to perform certain actions the circu ...

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    29 AXIS 231D/232D - Event Configura tion Event Types An Event Type is a set of parameters describing how and when the Network Dome Camera is to perform certain actions. Example: If a door is opened, and an event has been configured to act on this, the Network Dome Camera can e.g. record and save video images to an FTP server or send a notification ...

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    30 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Event Configuration Pre-trigger and Po st-trigger buffers This function is very useful when checking to see what happened immediately before and after a trigger, e.g. 2 minutes befo re and after a door has been opened. Go to Event Types > Add Triggered... > When Triggered ... and check the Upload images checkbox to expand ...

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    31 AXIS 231D/232D - Event Configura tion Scheduled Event A Scheduled event can be activated at pre-set times, in a repeating pattern on selected weekdays. How to set up a scheduled event This example describes how to set the Network Dome Camera to send an email notification with saved images from at a set time: 1. Click Ad d s c h e d u l e d on th ...

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    32 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Event Configuration Motion Detection Motion detection is used to generate an alar m whenever movement oc curs (or stops) in the video image. A total of 10 Include and/or Exclude windows can be configured. • Include windows target specific area s within the whole video image • Exclude windows define areas within an Incl ude ...

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    33 AXIS 231D/232D - Event Configura tion Please use the online help for desc riptions of each available option. High Only very large objects trigger motion detection An object that appears in the region wil l trigger the motion detection for a long period Ordinary colored objects against ordinary backgrounds will trigger the motio n detection Low E ...

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    34 AXIS 231D/23 2D - System Options System Options Security User access co ntrol is enable d by default, the administra tor sets th e r oot password on first access. Other users are authoriz ed with user names and passwor ds, or the administrator can choose to allow anonymous viewer login to the Live View page, as described below: Users - the user ...

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    35 AXIS 231D/232D - System Options Notes: • If the referrers feature is enabled and you wish to also allow normal access to the Live View page, the product's own IP address or host name must be added to the list of allowed referrers. • Restricting referrers has no effect on an MPEG-4 vi deo stream. To restrict an MPEG-4 stream, IP address ...

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    36 AXIS 231D/23 2D - System Options From the Time Mode section, select the preferred me thod to use for setting the time: • Synchronize with computer time - sets the time from the clock on your computer . • Synchronize with NTP Server - the network camera will obtain the time from an NTP server every 60 minutes. Specify the NTP server 's I ...

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    37 AXIS 231D/232D - System Options Network - Basic TCP/IP Settings IP A ddress Configurati on- the IP address of the Networ k Dome Camera can be set automatically via DHCP, or a fixed IP addre ss can be set manually. DHCP is enabled by default. To use a fixed IP address, you must al so enter the correct subnet mask and default router. Notes: • DH ...

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    38 AXIS 231D/23 2D - System Options Network - Advanced TCP/IP Settings DNS Configuration DNS (Domain Name Service) provides the transl ation of host names to IP addresses on your network. Obtain DNS server a ddress via DHCP - automatically use the DNS server settings provided by the DHCP server. Click the View butt on to see th e curren t se ttings ...

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    39 AXIS 231D/232D - System Options Link-Local Address This is enabled by default and assigns the AX IS 231D/232D an additional IP address for use with UPnP™. The AXIS 231D/232D ca n have both a Link-Local IP and a static/DHCP-supplied IP address at the same time - thes e will not affect each other. HTTP The default HTTP port number (80) can be ch ...

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    40 AXIS 231D/23 2D - System Options Maximum bandwidth - Specify, in Mbit/s or kbit/s , the maximum bandwidth that the network camera is allowed to use on your ne twork. This is a useful function when connecting your network camera to busy or heav ily loaded networks. The default setting is Unlimited . Note: When using MPEG-4 as the video format, re ...

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    41 AXIS 231D/232D - System Options UPnP™ (Universal Plug and Play) The Network Dome Camera includes support for UPnP ™ in Windows ME and Windows XP. UPnP ™ is enabled by default. Note: UPnP must be installed on your workstation. To do th is, open the Control Panel from the Start Menu and select Add/Remove Programs . Select Add/Remove Windows ...

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    42 AXIS 231D/23 2D - System Options Restore - click the Browse button to locate the saved backup file (see above) and then click the Restore button. The settings will be restor ed to the previous configuration. Note: Backup and Resto re can only be used on the same unit running the same firmware. This feature is not intended for multi-configuration ...

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    Advanced Scripting is an advanced function that provides the possibility 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 th e unit. If a script does cause problems, reset the unit to its factory default settings. A backup file may be of use t ...

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    44 AXIS 231D/23 2D - System Options 1. Switch off the AXIS 23 1D/232D by disconnecting the power . 2. Press and hold the Control button while you reconnect the power . 3. Keep the Control button pressed until the Po w e r I n d i c a t o r flashes amber (this may tak e up to 15 seconds). 4. Release the Control button. 5. When the Power Indicator ch ...

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    45 AXIS 231D/232D - Connection Module Connection Module This section describes the pinout provided by the Connection module consisting of: 24V AC Power used 4 transistor outputs (see table be low) 4 digital inputs not • 4 transistor outputs • 4 digital inputs • power and GND (ground) The inputs/outputs are us ed in applications for, e.g. even ...

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    o ! ! ! o 3.3V e.g. doorbell o o o ! ! o o o o Switch Mode o GND IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 OUT 1 OUT 2 OUT 3 OUT 4 24VAC GND 24VAC Power ~ ~ supply PS GND o 46 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Connection Module Schematic Diagram - AXI S 231D/232D I/O connectors and power Note: Unmarked I/O connectors on the connection module can not be used. ...

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    47 AXIS 231D/232D - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checking the Firmware One of your first acti ons when troubleshooting a problem should be to check t he curr ently installed firmware version. Th e latest version may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem. See the support section at http://www.axis.com/techsup for information on ...

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    48 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Troubleshooting Emergency Recovery Procedure If power or the network connection to the AXIS 23 1D/232D is lost du ring the upgrade, the process will fail and the unit will become unresponsive. A flashi ng red Network LED indicates a failed upgrade. To recover the unit, follow the steps below. The serial number is found on the l ...

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    49 AXIS 231D/232D - Troubleshooting Symptoms, Possible Causes and Remedial Actions Problems se tting the IP address Using ARP Ping The IP address must be set within two minutes after the power has been applied to the AXIS 231D/232D, restart the server and try again. Also, make sure the ping length is set to 408. See the ARP ping description in the ...

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    50 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Troubleshooting For additional assistance, please contact you r reseller or check the product’s support pages on the Axis Website at http://www.axis.com/techsup Installation of additional ActiveX component restricted or prohib - ited Configure yourAXI S 231D/232D t o use a Ja va applet for updating the images under Live View ...

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    51 AXIS 231D/232D - Technical Specifica tions Technical Specifications Item Specification Models • AXIS 231D 50Hz/PAL • AXIS 231D 60Hz/NTSC • AXIS 232D 50Hz/PAL (Automatic Day/Night fun ctionality) • AXIS 232D 60Hz/NTSC (Automatic Day/Night functionality) Image Sensor • 1/4” So n y EXview HAD CCD Lens • Autofocus with 18x optical zoom ...

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    52 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Technical Spec ifications Connectors • Ethernet 10BaseT/100BaseTX, RJ-45 • 4 alarm inputs, 4 outputs Processors and memory • CPU: ETRAX-100 LX 32-bit • Video processing and compression: ARTPEC-2 • RAM: 32MB • Flash memory - 8 MB • Battery backed up real-time clock Power • 24V AC or DC, max 25W Operating conditio ...

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    53 AXIS 231D/232D - Technical Specifica tions Included Accesso ries • Power supply 24V AC • Hard ceiling mounting bracket • Drop ceiling mounting bracket • CD with installation tool, Software,Us er manual,MPEG-4 license s ( 1 encoder, 1 decoder) and MPEG-4 decoder (Windows) • Transparent bubble • Quick installation guide • Connection ...

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    54 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Technical Spec ifications General performance considerations When setting up your system, it is importa nt to consider how various settings and situations will affect performance. Some fact ors affect the amount of bandwidth (the bit rate) required, others ca n affect the frame rate, and some w ill affect both. If the load on t ...

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    55 AXIS 231D/232D - Technical Specifica tions Frame rates - Motion JPEG The following test results show the frame ra tes in frames/second (fps) for Motion JPEG streams from the AXIS 231D/232D, using a co mpression level of 50%. Note that these values are guidelines only - actual values may vary. Frame rates - MPEG-4 The following test results show ...

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    56 AXIS 231D/23 2D - Technical Spec ifications There are also factors in the monitored scene that will affe ct the bandwidth. The se are: • the amount of motion • the image’s complexity • the lighting conditions. For MPEG-4, if there is only limited bandwidth available, and if this is more important than the image quality, using a constant ...

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    57 AXIS 231D Index A Accessing the video stream 15 Action Buttons 9 Action buttons 24 Active/Inactive 9, 24 Administrator 17, 34 Advanced TCP/IP settings 38 Alarm 28, 45 AMC 9, 15 B Backlight Compensation 20 Backup 41 Bandwidth 13, 55 Buffer Size 30 Buffers 30 C CGI links 11, 23 Click-in-image 10 Connection Module 45 Constant bit rate 13 Control Bu ...

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    58 AXIS 231D Night Vision 20 NTP Configuration 38 O Operator 34 Output Buttons 9 Output buttons 24 Overlay Image 19 Overlay Settings 19 Own home page 23 Own web files 23 P Pan/Tilt/Zoom Controls 10 Port Status 32, 33 Ports & Devices 41 Post-trigger Buffer 30 Preset Positions 11 Preset positions 11 Pre-trigger Buffer 30 PTZ commands 11, 23 PTZ c ...

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    AXIS COMMUNICATIONS <Product Name> Quick U ser’s Guide AXIS 231D/232D User’s Manual Rev. 2.10 Part no: 25788 ...

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