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  • Page 1 AXIS P3707-PE Network Camera User Manual...
  • Page 2 This manual is intended for administrators and users of • Low Voltage (LVD) Directive 2014/35/EU. See Safety on page 3 . AXIS P3707-PE Network Camera, and is applicable to firmware 6.50 and • Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2011/65/EU.
  • Page 3 223 69 Lund Sweden Battery The Axis product uses a 3.0 V BR2032 lithium battery as the power Tel: +46 46 272 18 00 supply for its internal real-time clock (RTC). Under normal conditions Fax: +46 46 13 61 30 this battery will last for a minimum of five years.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    About AXIS Media Control (AMC) ........
  • Page 5 AXIS P3707-PE Network Camera Table of Contents LED Indicators ..........

  • Page 6: Safety Information

    AXIS P3707-PE Network Camera Safety information Safety information Hazard levels DANGER Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury. WARNING Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

  • Page 7: Hardware Overview

    AXIS P3707-PE Network Camera Hardware overview Hardware overview For specifications of the hardware components, see Technical specifications on page 52. Mounting bracket Dome cover Camera head Network connector Status LED Restart button Control button microSD card slot...
  • Page 8 AXIS P3707-PE Network Camera Hardware overview The overview shows where the camera streams end up in the quad view on the live view page.

  • Page 9: How To Access The Product

    If you do not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility to locate the product on the network. For information about how to discover and assign an IP address, see the document Assign an IP Address and Access the Video Stream on Axis Support web at www.axis.com/support...

  • Page 10: How To Set The Root Password

    See also About capture modes on page 20. Set Power Line Frequency Power line frequency is set the first time the Axis product is accessed and can only be changed from Plain Config (see page 48) or by resetting the product to factory default.
  • Page 11 2. Under Action Buttons, select Show manual trigger button. About the AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar The AXIS Media Control viewer toolbar is available in Internet Explorer only. See About AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 13 for more information. The toolbar displays the following buttons: The Play button connects to the Axis product and starts playing a media stream.
  • Page 12 AXIS P3707-PE Network Camera How to access the product Click the View Full Screen button and the video image will fill the entire screen. Press ESC (Escape) on the computer keyboard to cancel full screen view. The Record button is used to record the current video stream on your computer. The location where the recording is saved...

  • Page 13: About Media Streams

    Note also that all multicast viewers count as one unicast viewer in the maximum total of 10 simultaneous connections. AXIS Media Control negotiates with the Axis product to determine the transport protocol to use. The order of priority, listed in the AMC Control Panel, can be changed and the options disabled, to suit specific requirements.

  • Page 14: Alternative Methods Of Accessing The Video Stream

    AXIS P3707-PE Network Camera About media streams 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. Open the AMC Control Panel from: •...
  • Page 15 • The Axis product supports QuickTime 6.5.1 and later. • QuickTime may add 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.

  • Page 16: How To Set Up The Product

    How to set up the product How to set up the product The Axis product can be configured 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 window.

  • Page 17: About Video Settings

    Width and Height fields and click Apply. • When accessing the Live View page in Internet Explorer with AXIS Media Control (AMC) in Windows. Right-click in the image and select Pixel counter. Use the mouse to move and resize the rectangle.
  • Page 18 A low GOP-length value increases the video quality but requires more bandwidth. About H.264 profiles The Axis product supports the following H.264 profile(s): • Baseline: Use the Baseline profile if the client does not support CABAC entropy coding.
  • Page 19 Image details that are important for forensic video analysis, for example faces and license plates, are preserved with enough number of bits. Axis’ Zipstream Technology for H.264 conforms to the H.264 standard and is compatible with third-party clients and VMS solutions that decode H.264 video.

  • Page 20: About Stream Profiles

    About capture modes Capture mode defines the maximum resolution and maximum frame rate available in the Axis product. A capture mode with a large maximum resolution has a reduced maximum frame rate and vice versa. The capture mode setting also affects the camera’s field of view as the effective size of the image sensor differs between capture modes.
  • Page 21 To change this setting go to Setup > Video > Camera Settings White balance is used to make colors in the image appear the same regardless of the color temperature of the light source. The Axis product can be set to automatically identify the light source and compensate for its color. Alternatively, select the type of light source from the drop-down list.

  • Page 22: About Overlays

    AXIS P3707-PE Network Camera About video settings 2. Use the slider to set the Priority between Low motion blur and Low noise. When prioritizing low motion blur (slider all the way to the right) the camera automatically increases gain as brightness decreases. When the gain reaches the set maximum gain for low light, the camera will decrease shutter speed until the set maximum shutter for low light is reached.
  • Page 23 An overlay image is a static image superimposed over the video stream. The image, for example a company logo, is first uploaded to the Axis product and then used to provide extra information or to mask a part of the image.

  • Page 24: About Privacy Masks

    Privacy masks cannot be bypassed using the VAPIX® application programming interface (API). The Privacy Mask List (Video > Privacy Mask) shows all the masks that are currently configured in the Axis product and indicates if they are enabled.

  • Page 25: How To Configure The Live View Window

    Select Enable recording button to enable recording from the Live View page. This button is available when using the AMC viewer. The recordings are saved to the location specified in the AMC Control Panel. See About AXIS Media Control (AMC) on page 13.

  • Page 26: About User-Defined Links

    AXIS P3707-PE Network Camera How to configure the live view window About user-defined links To display user-defined links in the live view window, select the Show custom link option, give the link a name and then enter the URL to link to. When defining a web link do not remove the 'http://' from the URL address. Custom links can be used to run scripts or activate external devices connected to the product, or they can link to a web page.

  • Page 27: About Detectors

    AXIS P3707-PE Network Camera About detectors About detectors About camera tampering Camera Tampering can generate an alarm when the camera is repositioned, or when the lens is covered, spray-painted or severely de-focused. To send an alarm, for example via email, an action rule must be set up.

  • Page 28: About Applications

    Manual installation — obtain the license key from the application vendor and upload the key to the Axis product To request a license, the Axis product serial number (S/N) is required. The serial number can be found on the product label and under System Options >...

  • Page 29: About Events

    How to set up motion detection and add a network share: 1. Go to Applications to start and configure AXIS Video Motion Detection. See the online help. 2. Go to System Options > Storage and set up the network share. See page 46.

  • Page 30: How To Add Recipients

    Recording – Triggers the rule when the Axis product records to the storage device. The recording status trigger can be used to notify the operator, for example by flashing LED lights, if the product has started or stopped to record to the storage device.
  • Page 31 Secure (HTTPS). Send Notification Specify login information for the HTTPS server and validate Send Video Clip the server’s certificate. If there is a proxy between the Axis product and the HTTPS server, also specify the proxy settings. Network Share Send Images A network share can also be used as a storage device for recorded video.

  • Page 32: How To Create Schedules

    Optionally, select Use encryption to send emails over an encrypted connection. The server certificate can be validated using the certificates available in the Axis product. For information on how to upload certificates, see About certificates on page 37.

  • Page 33: About Recordings

    Note The recording’s start date and time is set according to the Axis product’s date and time settings. If the Axis product is configured to use a time zone different from the local time zone, make sure to configure the Recording time filters according to the product’s time zone.

  • Page 34: How To Export A Video Clip

    About continuous recording The Axis product can be configured to continuously save video to a storage device. For information about storage devices, see Storage on page 44. To prevent the disk from becoming full, it is recommended to configure the disk to automatically remove old recordings.

  • Page 35: About Languages

    About 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 first upload the new language file. Browse and locate the file and click the Upload Language button.

  • Page 36: About System Options

    IP address filtering is enabled on the System Options > Security > IP Address Filter page. Once enabled, the listed IP address are allowed or denied access to the Axis product. Select Allow or Deny from the list and click Apply to enable IP address filtering.
  • Page 37 4. Set the HTTPS Connection Policy for the different user groups. 5. Click Save to enable the settings. To access the Axis product via the desired protocol, in the address field in a browser, enter https:// for the HTTPS protocol and http:// for the HTTP protocol.

  • Page 38: Date & Time

    Date & Time The Axis product’s date and time settings are configured under System Options > Date & Time. Current Server Time displays the current date and time (24h clock). The time can be displayed in 12h clock in the text overlay (see below).

  • Page 39: Network

    IPv4 Address Configuration By default, the Axis product is set to use IPv4 (IP version 4) and to obtain the IP address automatically via DHCP. The IPv4 settings are configured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Basic.
  • Page 40 5. Close the command prompt when the product responds with Reply from 192.168.0.125:... or similar. 6. Open a browser and type http://<IP address> in the Location/Address field. For other methods of assigning the IP address, see the document Assign an IP Address and Access the Video Stream on Axis Support web at www.axis.com/support Note •...
  • Page 41 Host Name Configuration The Axis product can be accessed using a host name instead of an IP address. The host name is usually the same as the assigned DNS name. The host name is configured under System Options > Network > TCP/IP > Advanced.
  • Page 42 SOCKS is a networking proxy protocol. The Axis product can be configured to use a SOCKS server to reach networks on the other side of a firewall or proxy server. This functionality is useful if the Axis product is located on a local network behind a firewall, and notifications, uploads, alarms, etc need to be sent to a destination outside the local network (for example the Internet).
  • Page 43 Note All AXIS Video MIB traps are enabled when SNMP v1/v2c traps are enabled. It is not possible to turn on or off specific traps. SNMP v3 provides encryption and secure passwords. To use traps with SNMP v3, an SNMP v3 management application is required.

  • Page 44: Storage

    To prevent corruption of recordings, the SD card should always be unmounted before it is ejected. The SD card is automatically mounted when the card is inserted into the Axis product or when the product is started. A manual mount is only required if the card has been unmounted and not ejected and re-inserted.
  • Page 45 If autoformat is enabled, only use new or empty SD cards. Any data stored on the card will be lost when the card is inserted into the Axis product. To enable automatic formatting, follow these steps: 1. Open the Axis product’s webpages and go to Setup > System Options > Storage. 2. Click SD Card. 3. Under General Settings, select Autoformat to.

  • Page 46: 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. This will not affect any of the current settings.

  • Page 47: Support

    System Overview To get an overview of the Axis product’s status and settings, go to System Options > Support > System Overview. Information that can be found here includes firmware version, IP address, network and security settings, event settings, image settings and recent log items.

  • Page 48: How To Reset To Factory Default Settings

    About system options File Upload Files, for example webpages and images, can be uploaded to the Axis product and used as custom settings. To upload a file, go to System Options > Advanced > File Upload. Uploaded files are accessed through http://<ip address>/local/<user>/<file name> where <user> is the selected user group (viewer, operator or administrator) for the uploaded file.

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    The latest version may contain a correction that fixes your particular problem. The current firmware version in the Axis product is displayed in the page Setup > Basic Setup and in Setup > About.
  • Page 50 Axis product. Check all cabling and reinstall the product. Possible IP address conflict The static IP address in the Axis product is used before the DHCP server sets a dynamic address. with another device on the...
  • Page 51 AXIS P3707-PE Network Camera Troubleshooting Poor rendering of H.264 Ensure that your graphics card is using the latest driver. The latest drivers can usually be images downloaded from the manufacturer’s website. Modify the settings for your graphics adapter. Refer to the adapter’s documentation for more Color saturation is different in H.264 and Motion JPEG...

  • Page 52: Technical Specifications

    Resetting the product to factory default settings. See page 48. • Connecting to an AXIS Video Hosting System service. See page 40. To connect, press and hold the button for about 3 seconds until the Status LED flashes green. •...
  • Page 53 Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure affects the bandwidth. • Viewing on poorly performing client computers lowers perceived performance and affects frame rate. • Running multiple AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) applications simultaneously may affect the frame rate and the general performance.
  • Page 54 User Manual Ver. M3.3 AXIS P3707-PE Network Camera Date: March 2017 © Axis Communications AB, 2016 - 2017 Part No. 1557646...

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