User manual AXIS 25896R3

[. . . ] AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera User's Manual About This Document This manual is intended for administrators and users of the AXIS 213 PTZ Network Camera, and is applicable for software release 4. 30. Previous experience of networking will be of use when installing and using this product. Some knowledge of UNIX or Linux-based systems would also be beneficial, for developing shell scripts and applications. Later versions of this document will be posted to the Axis Website, as required. Australia - This electronic device meets the requirements of the Radio communications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Standard 1998 AS/NZS 3548. Liability Every care has been taken in the preparation of this manual; Please inform your local Axis office of any inaccuracies or omissions. [. . . ] The AXIS 213 can be configured to perform certain actions when certain types of events occur. Event Type Triggered Event page 37 Scheduled Event page 39 Action A set of parameters describing how and when the AXIS 213 is to perform certain actions the circumstances that start an event the circumstances that start an event what occurs when the event triggers e. g. at a signal from an external device, such as a door switch or a sensor e. g. uploaded video images to an FTP server, email notification, etc. Event Servers Event Servers are used, e. g. To set up Event server connections in your AXIS 213, go to Setup > Event Configuration > Event Servers and enter the required information according to the selected server type. Server type FTP Server Purpose · used for uploading saved images Requires information · · · · · · HTTP Server · · used for notification messages used for uploading saved images · · · · · · · · Descriptive name of your choice User Name and Password (to FTP server) Upload path e. g. images/ Port number Use passive mode if there is a firewall between the PTZ camera and the FTP server Use temporary file if your FTP server doesn't allow an existing file to be overwritten by a new file with the same name Descriptive name of your choice URL User Name and Password (to HTTP server) Proxy address/Proxy port (if required) Proxy User Name and Password (if required) Descriptive name of your choice User Name and Password (to TCP server) Port number TCP Server · used for notification messages For details on each setting, please refer to the online help files available from each web page. which are Note: Pre-trigger and Post-trigger buffers will be lost if the connection to the event server fails. When the setup is complete, the connection can be tested by clicking the Test button (the connection test will take approximately 10 seconds). AXIS 213 - Event Configuration 37 Event Types An Event Type is a set of parameters describing how and when the AXIS 213 is to perform certain actions. Example: If somebody passes a connected sensor and an event type has been configured to act on this, the camera can e. g. record and save images to an FTP server, and/or send a notification email to a pre-configured email address with a pre-configured message. Images can be sent as email attachments. Triggered Event A Triggered event is activated from, e. g: · a switch connected to an input port on the AXIS 213 · a manually activated action e. g. from an action button in the web interface · on restart (reboot) after e. g. power loss How to set up a triggered event This example describes how to set the AXIS 213 to upload images when the main door is opened: 1. Image file names can be formatted according to specific requirements, such as time/date or type of triggered event. See File Naming & Date/Time Formats under Event Configuration. 38 AXIS 213 - Event Configuration Please use the online help files for descriptions of each available option. Pre-trigger and Post-trigger buffers This function is very useful when checking to see what happened immediately before and after a trigger, e. g. Check the Upload images checkbox under Event Types > Add Triggered. . . The maximum length of time of the pre-/post-buffer depends on the image size and selected frame rate. Include pre-trigger buffer - images stored internally in the server from the time immediately preceding the trigger. Check the box to enable the pre-trigger buffer, enter the desired length of time and specify the required image frequency. Include post-trigger buffer - contains images from the time immediately after the trigger. Note: If the pre- or post-buffer is too large for the internal memory, the frame rate will be reduced and individual images may be missing. If this occurs, an entry will be created in the unit's log file. Continue image upload (unbuffered) - enable the upload of images for a fixed length of time. Specify the length of time for the uploaded recording, in seconds, minutes or hours, or for as long as the trigger is active. Finally, set the desired image frequency to the maximum (the maximum available) or to a specified frame rate. [. . . ] IP address - A unique number used by a network 66 AXIS 213 - Glossary of Terms device, to allow it to be identified and found on the network. The 32-bit IP address is made up of four groups (or quads) of decimal digits separated by periods. An example of an IP address is: 192. 168. 0. 1 ISMA - Internet Streaming Media Alliance JPEG - A standard image format, used widely for photographs. LAN - A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that typically share common resources within a limited geographical area. [. . . ]