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AXIS 231D/232D
Network Dome Camera
User’s Manual
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commercial, and industry. Warning! This is a Class A product. In a About This Document 2 domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which This manual is intended for administrators and users of the case the user may be required to take adequate measures. AXIS 231D/232D Network Dome Camera, and is applicable Japan - This is a class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary for Firmware release 4.30. It includes instructions for using Control Council for Inte
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AXIS 231D/232D 3 Table of contents AXIS 231D/232D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 AXIS 232D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hardware Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Hardware Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 231D/232D 4 SMTP (email) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 SNMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 UPnP™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 RTP (Multicast)/MPEG-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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AXIS 231D/232D - AXIS 231D/232D 5 AXIS 231D/232D Ideal for demanding surveillance and remote monitoring applications, the AXIS 231D/232D Network Dome Camera features precise 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, alarm bells), 20 preset positions, Sequence Mode and Guard Tour. With security features such as HTTPS and IP address filtering, the AXIS 231D/232D is perfect
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AXIS 231D/232D - AXIS 231D/232D 6 Hardware Inventory Check the items supplied with your network 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 22-pol connection cable 24V AC, 3A power connection I/O connections Power supply Country specific Hardware Description Connection module Control b
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AXIS 231D/232D - AXIS 231D/232D 7 Network Connector - The AXIS 231D/232D connects to the network via a standard RJ45 connector. The AXIS 231D/232D detects the 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 the connection point for AC power. See Connection Module, on 4 outputs page 45. 4 inputs AC Power Connection module connector For inst
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AXIS 231D/232D - Using the Network Dome Camera 8 Using the Network Dome Camera This document includes instructions for 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 with most standard operating systems and supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x or later, Netscape 7.x or later and Mozilla 1.4 or later. Acce
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AXIS 231D/232D - Using the Network Dome Camera 9 The Live View page If the dome camera has been customized, the buttons and other items described below will be displayed accordingly on the Live View page. The following provides an overview of each button: The Video Format drop-down list allows the video format on the Live View page to be temporarily changed. The Output buttons control an output directly from the Live View page. These buttons are configured under Setup > Live View Config
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AXIS 231D/232D - Using the Network Dome Camera 10 Pan/Tilt/Zoom controls The controls available for the Pan/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 their respective functions in two different ways. Clicking anywhere on the bar's gradient allows for a 'smooth' adjustment of the camera's position, while clicking on the
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AXIS 231D/232D - Using the Network Dome Camera 11 Joystick mode moves the camera in the direction 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 image. The further from the center the image is clicked, the greater the movement. The camera stops moving when the button is released. Focus and Iris Controls The Focus and Iris (image brightness) can be adjusted manually by using th
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AXIS 231D/232D - Using the Network Dome Camera 12 • IR cut filter - when set to off, the camera will be able to “see” infrared light, e.g. at night, thus making the image clearer. The image is shown in black & white when the IR cut filter is off. Set to Auto to automatically turn the filter off when the available visible light falls below the minimum requirement. • Shortcuts - These buttons can be configured to provide direct access to various built-in auxiliary commands provided by the P
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AXIS 231D/232D - Video Streams 13 Video Streams The AXIS 231D/232D provides several different image and video stream formats. The type to use depends on your requirements and 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 images. Other applications and clients can also access these video streams/images directly, without going via the Live View page. Stream Types Motion JPEG This
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AXIS 231D/232D - Video Streams 14 MPEG-4 protocols and communication methods To deliver live streaming video over IP networks, various combinations of transport protocols and broadcast methods are employed. • RTP (Realtime Transport Protocol) is a protocol that allows programs to manage the real-time transmission of multimedia data, via unicast or multicast. • RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) serves as a control protocol, to negotiate which transport protocol to use for the stream. RTSP
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AXIS 231D/232D - Video Streams 15 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/HTTPS These two methods can also be used to traverse firewalls. Firewalls are commonly configured to allow the HTTP protocol, thus allowing RTP to be tunneled. The AXIS Media Control The recommended method of accessing live video (MPEG-4 and/or Motion JPEG) from the
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AXIS 231D/232D - Video Streams 16 Other MPEG-4 clients Although it may be possible to use other clients to view the MPEG-4 stream, this is not guaranteed by Axis. For some other clients, e.g. QuickTime™ the Video Object Type must be set to Simple. It may also be necessary to adjust the advanced MPEG-4 settings. To assess the video stream from e.g. QuickTime™ the following path can be used: rtsp:///mpeg4/1/media.amp This path is for all supported methods, and the client will neg
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AXIS 231D/232D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera 17 Configuring the Network Dome Camera This section describes how to configure the AXIS 231D/232D and is intended for the product Administrator who has unrestricted access to all Setup tools and Operator who has access to Video & Image, Live View Config and Event Configuration. See the section on Security, on page 34 for more information on user access control. The AXIS 231D/232D is configured under Setup from a standard browser. Accessin
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AXIS 231D/232D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera 18 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 images according to your requirements, modify the following settings under Image Appearance. Each setting is described in the online help files All con
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AXIS 231D/232D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera 19 Overlay Settings Use these settings to include a) an image as an overlay, and/or b) the Date & date and time, along with text of Time your own. image Text overlays are all included on Overlay 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 image, see below. Video Stream The Maximum video stream time can be set as Unlimited, or a maximum stream tim
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AXIS 231D/232D - Configuring the Network Dome Camera 20 Overlay image 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) Overlay image limitations: • If the image overlay and text overlay are larger than the video image, no overlay will be displayed. When also using a text overlay, this will occupy 16 pixels in height and as m
