AXIS M42 Network Camera Series AXIS M4206–LV AXIS M4206–V User Manual
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Table of Contents About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Product overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Find the device on the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Access the device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About secure passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series About this manual About this manual This user manual describes multiple products. Some of the instructions may not be relevant for your product.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Product overview Product overview AXIS M4206–V 1 2 3 4 5 6 Network connector (PoE) SD memory card slot Control button Status LED indicator HDMI connector Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N) 4
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Product overview AXIS M4206–LV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Network connector (PoE) IR illumination SD memory card slot Control button Status LED indicator HDMI connector Part number (P/N) & Serial number (S/N) 5
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Find the device on the network Find the device on the network To find Axis devices on the network and assign them IP addresses in Windows®, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager. Both applications are free and can be downloaded from axis.com/support For more information about how to find and assign IP addresses, see the document How to assign an IP address and access your device on the device page at axis.com Access the device 1.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Setup Setup Webpage overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 Live view control bar Live view Product name Controls Video control bar Settings toggle 7
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Setup 7 Settings tabs Need more help? You can access the built-in help from the device’s webpage. The help provides more detailed information on the device’s features and their settings.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Setup Image quality About capture modes A capture mode consists of a resolution and the corresponding frame rate available in the product. The capture mode setting affects the camera’s field of view and aspect ratio. The lower resolution capture mode is cropped out from the highest resolution. In the table below, you can see the available capture modes and additional available buffers for this product.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Setup Left: no zoom. Right: remote zoom applied. Optimize IR illumination In most cases, the exposure of the image is automatically adjusted to obtain optimal image quality. Sometimes if the camera is placed close to a wall or a corner, it might result in saturating parts of the image. When this happens, the LED’s closest to the wall or corner are automatically dimmed to avoid saturating the image.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Setup • Increase shutter speed and gain. Go to Settings > Image > Exposure and set Max shutter to a shorter time, and Max gain to a higher value. If you are still experiencing motion blur, you can try one of the following: • Increase the light level in the scene. • Mount the camera so that objects move toward it or away from it rather than sideways. Handle scenes with strong backlight Dynamic range is the difference in light levels in an image.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Setup 1. Depending on your device, turn the camera or the 3-axis lens in the camera 90° or 270°. 2. If the device doesn’t rotate the view automatically, log in to the webpage and go to Settings > System > Orientation. 3. Click . 4. Rotate the view 90° or 270°. Find out more at axis.com/axis-corridor-format Improve facial recognition To better recognize the face of a person passing by the camera, you can set the optimal pixel resolution with the camera’s pixel counter. 1.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Setup View area A view area is a cropped part of the full view. You can stream and store view areas instead of the full view to minimize bandwidth and storage needs. If you enable PTZ for a view area, you can pan, tilt and zoom within it. By using view areas you can remove parts of the full view, for example, the sky. When you set up a view area, we recommend you to set the video stream resolution to the same size as or smaller than the view area size.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Setup 3. Make sure you have set up the application according to your needs. Add the overlay text: 4. Go to Settings > Overlay. 5. Enter #D in the text field. 6. Choose text size and appearance. Create a rule: 7. Go to System > Events > Rules and add a rule. 8. Type a name for the rule. 9. In the list of conditions, select AXIS Video Motion Detection. 10. In the list of actions, select Use overlay text. 11. Select a view area. 12. Type “Motion detected”. 13. Set the duration.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Setup Reduce bandwidth and storage Important If you reduce the bandwidth it can result in loss of details in the picture. 1. Go to live view and select H.264. 2. Go to Settings > Stream. 3. Do one or more of the following: - Turn on the Zipstream functionality and select the desired level. Note The zipstream settings are used for both H.264 and H.265. - Turn on dynamic GOP and set a high GOP length value. - Increase the compression. - Turn on dynamic FPS.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Setup 1. Click on Storage > Go to recordings. 2. Select your recording in the list and it will play automatically. Events Rules and alerts You can create rules to make your device perform an action when certain events occur. A rule consists of conditions and actions. The conditions can be used to trigger the actions. For example, the device can start a recording or send an email when it detects motion, or show an overlay text when it records. Trigger an action 1.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Setup Send an email automatically if someone spray paints the lens 1. Go to System > Detectors. 2. Turn on Trigger on dark images. This will trigger an alarm if the lens is sprayed, covered, or rendered severely out of focus. 3. Set a duration for Trigger after. The value indicates the time that must pass before an email is sent. Create a rule: 1. Go to Events > Rules and add a rule. 2. Type a name for the rule. 3. In the list of conditions, select Tampering. 4.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, try the troubleshooting section at axis.com/support Reset to factory default settings 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. Note For products with multiple IP addresses channel 1 will have the address 192.168.0.90, channel 2 will have the address 192.168.0.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Troubleshooting 3. Click About. Upgrade the firmware Important Preconfigured and customized settings are saved when the firmware is upgraded (provided that the features are available in the new firmware) although this is not guaranteed by Axis Communications AB. Important Make sure the product remains connected to the power source throughout the upgrade process.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Troubleshooting The device cannot be accessed from a browser Cannot log in 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 user root is lost, the device must be reset to the factory default settings. See Reset to factory default settings on page 18.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Troubleshooting ‘Camera not available’ displayed in AXIS Camera Station, or ‘Error reading video stream’ message in browser when using the Java applet • An installed and running application, such as AXIS Video Motion Detection, will always consume a video stream, whether it is used or not. A stopped application does not consume a video stream.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Specifications Specifications To find the latest version of the product’s datasheet, go to the product page at axis.com and locate Support & Documentation. LED indicators Status LED Indication Unlit Connection and normal operation. Green Shows steady green for 10 seconds for normal operation after startup completed. Amber Steady during startup. Flashes during firmware upgrade or reset to factory default.
AXIS M42 Network Camera Series Specifications • 720p 4:3 format (50/60 Hz) Network connector RJ45 Ethernet connector with Power over Ethernet (PoE).
User Manual AXIS M42 Network Camera Series © Axis Communications AB, 2019 Ver. M2.2 Date: April 2019 Part No.
