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AXIS 221 Network Camera
User’s Manual
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Japan - This is a class B product based on the standard of the About this Document Voluntary Control Council for Interference from Information This manual is intended for administrators and users of the Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this is used near a radio or AXIS 221 Network Camera, and is applicable for software television receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause radio release 4.15. It includes instructions for using and managing interference. Install and use the equipment a
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AXIS 221 3 Contents Product Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Accessing the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Access From a Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 221 4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 The I/O Units Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 The D-Sub Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 221 - Product Features 5 Product Features The AXIS 221 is part of the latest generation of fully featured Axis Network Cameras, based on the AXIS ARTPEC-2 compression chip. The AXIS 221 features a DC-Iris and supports Power over Ethernet. The AXIS 221 has a metal casing and an infrared (IR) filter so it can operate day and night. The video from the camera is made available on the network as a real-time, full frame rate Motion JPEG stream and/or full frame rate MPEG-4 video stream. The
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AXIS 221 - Product Features 6 The AXIS 221 can be powered from the network cabling and supports Power over Ethernet (PoE) network transformers conforming to IEEE 802.3af. Overview Status Zoom puller indicator (Tele/wide) Focus puller Serial number on underside DC-Iris label DC-Iris control cable Rear panel RS-485 Reset 10-pin I/O terminal Power indicator connector button connector Network indicator Network connector (also PoE) Power connector block DC-Iris control cable RS-232 Power ad
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AXIS 221 - Product Features 7 Network Connector - The camera connects to the network via a standard RJ-45 connector. Supporting NWAY, the camera detects the speed of the local network segment (10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet). This socket can also be used to power the AXIS 221 via PoE (Power over Ethernet). The camera can also negotiate the correct power level when using PoE. RS-232 Connector- Single 9-pin D-SUB RS-232 connector, max 115 kbit/s, half-duplex. Serial Number - This number is used
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AXIS 221 - Accessing the Camera 8 Accessing the Camera Follow the instructions in the AXIS 221 Installation Guide to install the camera. The camera can be accessed with most standard operating systems and browsers. The recommended browser is Internet Explorer with Windows, and Mozilla with other operating systems. See also the Technical Specifications, on page 48. Note: To view streaming video in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you must set your browser to allow ActiveX controls and allow the
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AXIS 221 - Accessing the Camera 9 Setting the Password 1. When accessing a camera for the first time, the ‘Configure Root Password’ dialog will be displayed on the screen. 2. Enter a password and then re-enter it, to confirm the spelling. Click OK. 3. The ‘Enter Network Password’ dialog will appear. Enter the User name: root Note: The default administrator user name root is permanent and cannot be deleted or altered. 4. Enter the password as set in step 2 above, and click OK. If the passw
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AXIS 221 - Accessing the Camera 10 The Live View Page Depending on whether or not the Live View page has been customized, the buttons described below may or may not be visible. From the Video Format list, select the required video stream format. Note that Multicast has to be enabled if MPEG-4 is selected. This is configured under Setup > System Options > Network > RTP (multicast). The Output buttons control the output directly from the Live View page. These buttons are configured under Se
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AXIS 221 - Accessing the Camera 11 Click the View Full Screen button to make the video image fill the entire screen area. No other windows will be visible. Press Esc (Escape) on the computer keyboard to exit full screen.
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AXIS 221 - Configuration 12 Configuration This section describes how to configure the camera, and is intended for product Administrators, who have unrestricted access to all the Setup tools, and Operators, who have access to the settings for Video & Image, Audio, Live View Config and Event Configuration. The camera is configured under Setup from a standard browser (see Supported Web Browsers, on page 49). Accessing the Setup tools Follow the instructions below to access the Setup Tools fro
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AXIS 221 - Configuration 13 Overview of the Setup tools Basic Configuration The links under Basic Configuration are shortcuts providing a convenient way of making the basic settings the first time the unit is configured. Tools Description Instructions General Instructions. Users See System Options > Security > Users below. TCP/IP See System Options > Network > TCP/IP below. Date & Time See System Options > Date & Time below. Video & Image See Video & Image below. Focus For help, see the Focu
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AXIS 221 - Configuration 14 Tools Settings / Options / Description Motion Detection Set up areas in the video image where an alarm is activated whenever movement occurs there. Each motion detection window can be moved, re-sized, or disabled at any time. The behavior for each window is defined by adjusting the Object size, History, and Sensitivity profile sliders. Exclude windows can be used to mask areas where motion should not activate alarms. Port Status Shows the status for the camera's
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AXIS 221 - Configuration 15 Video and Image The following descriptions offer examples of the features available in the AXIS 221. For details of each setting, please refer to the online help available from the setup tools. Click to access the online help. Image Settings Use the Image Appearance settings to change the image as required. The configuration of the video image will affect the camera’s overall performance, depending on how it is used and on the available bandwidth. Lower compress
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AXIS 221 - Configuration 16 Video Stream Define the maximum video stream time per session in seconds, minutes or hours. When the set time has expired, a new stream can be started by refreshing the page in the Web browser. For unlimited video stream time, set this value to 0. This setting is only applicable to Motion JPEG. The frame rate allowed to each viewer can also be limited, to avoid bandwidth problems on the network. Test For a preview of the image before saving, click Test. When s
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AXIS 221 - Configuration 17 Overlay image/privacy mask requirements: Image Formats Image Size • Windows 24-bit BMP (full color) The height and width of the overlay image in pixels must be exactly divisible by 4. • Windows 4-bit BMP (16 colors) • OS/2 4-bit BMP (16 colors) There are a number of limitations when using overlay images and privacy masks, such as the size and positioning of images/masks. Please refer to the online help for more information . Advanced Settings These web pages incl
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AXIS 221 - Configuration 18 MPEG-4 Settings The MPEG-4 standard provides many different coding tools for various applications in different situations. Usually, subsets are defined and used, as it is not reasonable to expect all MPEG-4 clients to support all of these tools. The viewing client must support the subset used for the video stream or the MPEG-4 stream cannot be viewed. The subset used is commonly referred to as profile@level, where the profile defines the syntax and semantics of
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AXIS 221 - Configuration 19 AXIS Media Control The AXIS Media Control (AMC) is installed automatically the first time the camera is accessed from a browser. The AMC control panel can be opened by right-clicking on the video image in the Live View web page. The AMC control panel can be used to configure various video and audio settings, such as push to talk. Please see the readme file included in the tool for more information.
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AXIS 221 - Live View Config 20 Live View Config The features on the camera Live View page can be customized to suit your requirements, or you can upload and use your own custom web page. This is done by the administrator from Setup > Live View Config > Layout. Custom Settings To use your own custom web page, click the radio button Use custom settings and click Configure. Upload Own Web Files Your own web files, background pictures, etc., must first be uploaded to the camera in order to be
