AXIS Q1700-LE (03) PDF DOCUMENT

Preview mode is ideal for installers when fine-tuning the camera view during installation. No login is required to access the camera view in preview mode. It is available only in a factory defaulted state for a limited time after powering up the device.

You can use the AXIS Q1700-LE with the following browsers:

	Chrome™	Firefox®	Edge™	Safari®
Windows®	recommended	recommended	✓
macOS®	recommended	recommended	✓	✓
Linux®	recommended	recommended	✓
Other operating systems	✓	✓	✓	✓*

*To use the AXIS OS web interface with iOS 15 or iPadOS 15, go to Settings > Safari > Advanced > Experimental Features and disable NSURLSession Websocket.

To open the device’s web interface and create an administrator account:

1. Open a browser and type the IP address or host name of the Axis device. If you do not know the IP address, use network tools like AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager to find it.

2. If you are accessing the device for the first time, you must create an administrator account. The first time you log in, follow these steps:

1. Enter a username.

2. Enter a password. Remember to follow secure password practices.

3. Re-enter the password.

4. Accept the license agreement.

5. Click Add account.

Important: The device has no default account. If you lose the password for your administrator account, you must reset the device.

The device password is the primary protection for your data and services. To protect your data, we strongly recommend that you:

• Use a password with at least 8 characters, preferably created by a password generator.

• Don’t expose the password.

• Change the password at a recurring interval, at least once a year.

Important: Axis devices send the initially set password in clear text over the network. To protect your device after the first login, set up a secure and encrypted HTTPS connection and then change the password.

This procedure requires both physical access to the camera and access to its web interface.

1. Go to the camera’s web interface.

2. Click the settings icon and select Legacy device interface.

3. The License plate capture assistant starts automatically when you start the camera for the first time. To start it manually, go to Settings > System > Orientation > License plate capture assistant and click Configure.

4. Type the distance between the camera and the ground and click Next.

5. Type the distance between the camera and the center of the lane.

6. Type the typical speed of the vehicles and click Next.

7. Align the camera:

7.1. Loosen the screw in the arm.

7.2. Aim the camera at the road 20–50 m (66–164 ft) away. With additional IR illumination you can aim it up to 100 m (328 ft) away. The assistant calculates and displays the Car distance.

7.3. The camera measures and displays how it is tilted and rotated. Minimize the Roll angle to keep the license plates horizontal in the image.

7.4. Tighten the screw in the arm.

8. Go to the camera’s webpage and click Next.

9. The assistant suggests Image settings that provide good images for your installation. To save these settings, click Done.

10. In the live view, zoom in so that the view covers the lane or lanes that you want to monitor. The camera focuses automatically when you change the zoom level. If the image is still out of focus, switch to manual focus and then back to autofocus.

11. To verify the settings, record a few vehicles passing by and look at the license plates in the recording.

The AXIS Q1700-LE can have four focus modes:

• Auto: The camera automatically adjusts focus based on the entire image.

• Area: The camera automatically adjusts focus based on a selected area of the image.

• Manual: The focus is set manually at a fixed distance.

• Spot: The focus is set to a fixed area in the center of the image.

To turn off autofocus and adjust the focus manually:

1. In the live view window, if the Zoom slider is visible, click Zoom and select Focus.

2. Click the manual focus icon and use the slider to set the focus.

Your camera uses visible light to deliver color images during the day. As visible light diminishes, you can switch to night mode to use both visible and near-infrared light for bright and detailed black-and-white images. To set the camera to switch to night mode automatically:

1. Go to Video > Image > Day-night mode, and make sure that the IR-cut filter is set to Auto.

2. To set the light level at which you want the camera to switch to night mode, move the Threshold slider toward Bright or Dark.

3. To use the built-in IR light when the camera is in night mode, turn on Allow illumination and Synchronize illumination.

Note: If you set the switch to night mode to occur when it’s brighter, the image remains sharper as there is less low-light noise. If you set it to occur when it’s darker, the image colors are maintained for longer, but there is more image blur due to low-light noise.

To reduce noise in low-light conditions, you can adjust one or more of the following settings:

• Adjust the trade-off between noise and motion blur. Go to Video > Image > Exposure and move the Blur-noise trade-off slider toward Low noise.

• Set the exposure mode to automatic.

• To slow down the shutter speed, set max shutter to the highest possible value. Note that a high max shutter value can result in motion blur.

• Set the max gain to a lower value. Reducing max gain can make the image darker.

• If there is an Aperture slider, move it towards Open.

• Reduce sharpness in the image, under Video > Image > Appearance.

Wide dynamic range (WDR) makes both dark and bright areas of the image visible in scenes with a large difference in light levels. To enable and configure WDR:

1. Go to Video > Image > Wide dynamic range.

2. If you still have problems, go to Exposure and adjust the Exposure zone to cover the area of interest.

Image stabilization is suitable for environments where the AXIS Q1700-LE is mounted in an exposed location where vibrations can occur, for example, due to wind or passing traffic. The feature makes the image smoother, steadier, and less blurry. It also reduces the file size of the compressed image and lowers the bitrate of the video stream.

Note: When you turn on image stabilization, the image is slightly cropped, which lowers the maximum resolution.

1. Go to Video > Installation > Image correction.

2. Turn on Image stabilization.

To verify that a defined part of the image contains enough pixels to, for example, recognize license plates, you can use the pixel counter:

1. Go to Video > Image.

2. Click the settings icon.

3. Click the icon for Pixel counter.

4. In the camera’s live view, adjust the size and position of the rectangle around the area of interest, for example where you expect license plates to appear.

5. You can see the number of pixels for each of the rectangle’s sides and decide if the values are enough for your needs.

You can create one or several privacy masks to hide parts of the image.

1. Go to Video > Privacy masks.

2. Click the plus icon (+).

3. Click the new mask and type a name.

4. Adjust the size and placement of the privacy mask according to your needs.

5. To change the color for all privacy masks, click Privacy masks and select a color.

Important: Reducing the bandwidth can lead to loss of detail in the image.

1. Go to Video > Stream.

2. Click the settings icon in the live view.

3. Select Video format H.264.

4. Go to Video > Stream > General and increase Compression.

5. Go to Video > Stream > Zipstream and do one or more of the following:

– Select the Zipstream Strength that you want to use.

– Turn on Optimize for storage. This can only be used if the video management software supports B-frames.

– Turn on Dynamic FPS.

– Turn on Dynamic GOP and set a high Upper limit GOP length value.

To store recordings on the network, you need to set up your network storage.

1. Go to System > Storage.

2. Click the plus icon (+) to Add network storage under Network storage.

3. Type the IP address of the host server.

4. Type the name of the shared location on the host server under Network share.

5. Type the username and password.

6. Select the SMB version or leave it on Auto.

7. Select Add share without testing if you experience temporary connection issues, or if the share is not yet configured.

8. Click Add.

This example explains how to pair a camera with a radar through edge-to-edge to detect the speed of approaching vehicles.

Requirements:

• AXIS Q1700-LE and AXIS D2210-VE Radar, installed close to each other, and connected to the same network.

Before you start:

• Make sure the camera and radar are directed towards the same area of interest.

• Measure the capture distance. This is the distance from your installed camera (and radar) to a spot on the road where you expect to capture license plates. Measure the distance along the ground and be as accurate as possible.

• Make sure the camera and radar are synced to the same time source. To check the time sync status, go to Installation > Time sync status in each device.

Note: The camera’s image can’t be rotated when you pair the camera with a radar. Go to Video > Installation > Rotate and make sure the orientation is set to 0°.

Validate the radar detections:

1. Log into the camera and open the live view in the web interface.

2. Log in to the radar and open the live view in the web interface.

3. When a vehicle appears in the camera’s live view at the measured capture distance, check that it also appears as a track in the radar’s live view at the same distance. Use the grid lines in the radar’s live view for reference.

Pair the camera with the radar:

1. In the camera’s web interface, go to System > Edge-to-edge > Radar pairing.

2. Enter the host name, user name, and password of the radar.

3. Click Connect to pair the devices. When the connection is established, the radar settings will be available in the camera’s web interface.

Configure the radar:

1. In the camera’s web interface, go to Radar > Scenarios.

2. Set up a radar scenario for each lane where you intend to capture license plates. You can either modify the shape of the scenarios so they cover each lane, or add a crossline for each lane.

3. Trigger on Vehicles, and set a Speed limit.

Shock detection allows the camera to detect tampering caused by vibrations or shock. This example explains how to record a video clip if someone is throwing rocks at the camera after hours.

Turn on shock detection:

1. Go to System > Detectors > Shock detection.

2. Turn on shock detection, and adjust the shock sensitivity.

Create a rule:

3. Go to System > Events > Rules and add a rule.

4. Type a name for the rule.

5. In the list of conditions, under Device status, select Shock detected.

6. Click + to add a second condition.

7. In the list of conditions, under Scheduled and recurring, select Schedule.

8. In the list of schedules, select After hours.

9. In the list of actions, under Recordings, select Record video while the rule is active.

10. Select where to save the recordings.

11. Select a Camera.

12. Set the prebuffer time to 5 seconds.

13. Set the postbuffer time to 50 seconds.

14. Click Save.

The Status LED can be configured to be unlit during normal operation. To configure this, go to Settings > System > Plain config.

Status LED	Indication
Unlit	Connection and normal operation.
Green	Steady green for 10 seconds for normal operation after startup completed.
Amber	Steady during startup. Flashes during firmware upgrade or reset to factory default.
Amber/Red	Flashes amber/red if network connection is unavailable or lost.

The function button can be used as a leveling assistant to ensure the camera is level. Press the button for about 3 seconds to start the leveling assistant and press again to stop. The status LED and buzzer signal assist in leveling the camera. The camera is level when the buzzer beeps continuously.

Color	Buzzer	Camera position
Fixed green	Continuous beep	Level
Flashing green	Fast beeps	Almost level
Flashing orange	Medium beeps	Not level
Flashing red	Slow beeps	Far from level

WARNING: Possibly hazardous optical radiation is emitted from this product. It can be harmful to the eyes. Don’t stare at the operating lamp.

Important: Reset to factory default should be used with caution. A reset to factory default resets all settings, including the IP address, to the factory default values.

To reset the product to the factory default settings:

1. Disconnect power from the product.

2. Press and hold the control button while reconnecting power.

3. Keep the control button pressed for 15–30 seconds until the status LED indicator flashes amber.

4. Release the control button. The process is complete when the status LED indicator turns green. If no DHCP server is available on the network, the device IP address will default to one of the following:

– Devices with AXIS OS 12.0 and later: Obtained from the link-local address subnet (169.254.0.0/16)

– Devices with AXIS OS 11.11 and earlier: 192.168.0.90/24

5. Use the installation and management software tools to assign an IP address, set the password, and access the device.

You can also reset parameters to factory default through the device’s web interface. Go to Maintenance > Factory default and click Default.

Important:

• Preconfigured and customized settings are saved when you upgrade the device software (provided that the features are available in the new AXIS OS) although this is not guaranteed.

• Make sure the device remains connected to the power source throughout the upgrade process.

Upgrade Steps:

1. Download the AXIS OS file to your computer from the official support page.

2. Log in to the device as an administrator.

3. Go to Maintenance > AXIS OS upgrade and click Upgrade.

When the upgrade has finished, the product restarts automatically.

If the IP address intended for the device and the IP address of the computer used to access the device are located on different subnets, you cannot set the IP address. Contact your network administrator to obtain an IP address.

When HTTPS is enabled, ensure that the correct protocol (HTTP or HTTPS) is used when attempting to log in. You may need to manually type http or https in the browser’s address field.

If the password for the root account is lost, the device must be reset to the factory default settings.

To check focus, record a video of a car passing, play the video and pause when the license plate is visible.

• To focus the camera, switch to manual focus and then back to autofocus. If it is difficult to get a good focus, use a focus window at the position of the road where the license plate will be.

• To remove motion blur, change Max shutter to a smaller value, for example 1/1000 s instead of 1/500 s.

If license plates appear overexposed at night, lower the Max gain, for example from 21 dB to 18 dB.

If the camera does not switch to night mode at night, you should:

• Make sure that Exposure mode is set to Automatic and that IR-cut filter is set to Auto.

• Make sure Allow illumination and Synchronize illumination are turned on.

When setting up your system, it is important to consider how various settings and situations affect performance. If the load on the CPU reaches its maximum, this also affects the frame rate. The most important factors to consider are:

• High image resolution or lower compression levels result in images containing more data which in turn affects the bandwidth.

• Rotating the image in the GUI can increase the product’s CPU load.

• Access by large numbers of Motion JPEG or unicast H.264 clients affects the bandwidth.

• Simultaneous viewing of different streams (resolution, compression) by different clients affects both frame rate and bandwidth. Use identical streams wherever possible to maintain a high frame rate.

• Accessing Motion JPEG and H.264 video streams simultaneously affects both frame rate and bandwidth.

• Heavy usage of event settings affects the product’s CPU load which in turn affects the frame rate.

• Using HTTPS may reduce frame rate, in particular if streaming Motion JPEG.

• 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.