0/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera Solution overview 1. Thermal camera with AXIS Perimeter Defender 2. Horn speaker 3. Flashing beacon 4. PTZ network camera 5. Door controller 6. Surveillance center https://help.axis.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM Perimeter AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual protection For areas in need of intrusion detection, you can set up perimeter protection using thermal AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera cameras with analytics. The main objective for perimeter protection is to detect a threat or an actual intrusion at the earliest possible stage. To set up perimeter protection, you need to install an analytics application for perimeter surveillance and protection on your thermal camera.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual macOS® recommended Other operating systems x x x AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera If you need more information about recommended browsers, go to axis.com/browsersupport. Access the device 1. Open a browser and enter the IP address or host name of the Axis device. If you do not know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager to find the device on the network. 2. Enter the username and password.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Support tip: Password security confirmation check AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera Support tip: Password security confirmation check 1. Type a password. Follow the instructions about secure passwords. See Secure passwords. 2. Retype the password to confirm the spelling. 3. Click Create login. The password has now been configured. Secure passwords Important Axis devices send the initially set password in clear text over the network.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Change the password at a recurring interval, at least once a year. AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera Webpage overview 1. Live view control bar 2. Live view 3. Product name 4. User information, color themes, and help 5. Video control bar 6. Settings toggle https://help.axis.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera 7. Settings tabs Configure your device Adjust the image This section includes instructions about how to configure your device. If you want to learn more about how certain features function, go to Learn more. Hide parts of the image with privacy masks You can create one or several privacy masks to hide parts of the image. https://help.axis.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Configuration tip: Using polygonal privacy masks AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera How to create a privacy mask 1. Go to Settings > Privacy mask. 2. Click New. 3. Adjust the size, color, and name of the privacy mask according to your needs. https://help.axis.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Configuration tip: Privacy mask properties AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera How to change the appearance of the mask Show an image overlay You can add an image as an overlay in the video stream. Monitor long and narrow areas Use corridor format to better utilize the full field of view in a long and narrow area, for example a staircase, hallway, road, or tunnel. 1.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual 4. Rotate the view 90° or 270°. Find out more at axis.com/axis-corridor-format. AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera Stabilize a shaky image with Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) can be used in environments where the product is mounted in an exposed location and subject to vibrations, for example, wind or passing traffic. Turn on EIS to get a smoother and steadier image without blur.
/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Note The zipstream settings are used for both H.264 and H.265. AXISTurnQ1952-E Thermal Camera on dynamic GOP and set a high GOP length value. Increase the compression. Turn on dynamic FPS. Note Web browsers do not support H.265 decoding. Use a video management system or application supporting H.265 decoding. Set up network storage To store recordings on the network, you need to set up your network storage. 1. Go to Settings > System > Storage.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual 2. Select your recording in the list and it will play automatically. Set upQ1952-E rules and Thermal alerts AXIS Camera 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 while the device is recording.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual You need to connect the flashing beacon to the camera in the camera’s webpage. 1. Go to System > I/O ports. 2. Under Port 2, enter a name for the output module, for example “Flashing beacon”. AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera 3. To make the beacon start flashing when an event occurs, select Open circuit (NO) as normal state. .
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Connect the devices 1. Go to System > Accessories. 2. Under Network speaker pairing, enter the IP address, username, and password for the AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera speaker. You need to use an administrator or operator account. 3. Click Connect. Upload audio clip to the camera 1. Go to Audio > Audio clips and click . 2. Click +. 3. Locate and add the audio clip. 4. Click Close.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual How to send an email notification when someone ta… AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera ta… How to send an email notification when someone tampers with the input signal 1. Go to Settings > System > I/O Ports and turn on Supervised I/O. Create a rule: 1. Go to Settings > System > Events and add a rule. 2. Type a name for the rule. 3. In the list of conditions, select Digital input and then select a port. 4.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual How to send an email notification if someone spray … AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera How to send an email notification if someone spray paint the lens 1. Go to Settings > 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.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Audio AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera Add audio to your recording Turn on audio: 1. Go to Settings > Audio and turn on Allow audio. 2. Go to Input > Type and select your audio source. Edit the stream profile which is used for the recording: 3. Go to Settings > Stream and click Stream profiles. 4. Select the stream profile and click Audio. 5. Select the checkbox and select Include. 6. Click Save. 7. Click Close.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Learn more Thermal Camera AXIS Q1952-E Color palettes Color palettes applied to thermal images help the human eye distinguish image details. The colors in the palette are artificially created pseudocolors that emphasize temperature differences. The product has several color palettes to choose from. If an operator watches the video stream, you can choose any of the palettes.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Note To ensure support for the Opus audio codec, the Motion JPEG stream is always sent over RTP. AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera Motion JPEG, or MJPEG, is a digital video sequence that is made up of a series of individual JPEG images. These images are then displayed and updated at a rate sufficient to create a stream that shows constantly updated motion. For the viewer to perceive motion video the rate must be at least 16 image frames per second.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual The Stream tab contains settings for video streams. You get these settings if you request a video stream from the product and don’t specify for example resolution, or frame rate. When you change the settings in the Stream tab, it doesn’t affect ongoing streams, but it will take effect when you start a new stream. AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera The Stream profiles settings override the settings from the Stream tab.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera 1. Target bitrate Average bitrate (ABR) With average bitrate, the bitrate is automatically adjusted over a longer timescale. This is so you can meet the specified target and provide the best video quality based on your available storage. Bitrate is higher in scenes with a lot of activity, compared to static scenes. You are more likely to get better image quality when needed when using the average bitrate option.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera 1. Target bitrate 2. Actual average bitrate Applications AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP) is an open platform that enables third parties to develop analytics and other applications for Axis products. To find out more about available applications, downloads, trials and licenses, go to axis.com/applications. To find the user manuals for Axis applications, go to axis.com.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual How to download and install an application on an AX… AX… AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera How to download and install an application AXIS Perimeter Defender AXIS Perimeter Defender is an application for perimeter surveillance and protection. It is ideal for high-security perimeter protection where there is a need to strengthen the physical access control system with reliable intrusion detection.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera AXIS Q1951-E and AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Cameras can run the application in calibration mode, AI mode, or both modes in combination. If you choose to run it in AI mode only, camera mounting is more flexible and you don’t need to calibrate the cameras. AXIS Perimeter Defender consists of a desktop interface (B), from where you install and set up the application on the cameras (A).
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Loitering: triggers an alarm when a person or a vehicle remains in a zone defined on the ground for more than a predefined number of seconds. Zone-crossing: triggers an alarm when a person or a vehicle passes through two or more zones defined on the ground in a given sequence.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual 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. The product has been reset to the factory default settings. If no DHCP server is available on the network, the default IP address is 192.168.0.90 . AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera 5.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual 3. Click About. Upgrade the firmware AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera 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.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Support tip: Automatic firmware rollback verification AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera How to upgrade the firmware 1. Download the firmware file to your computer, available free of charge at axis.com/support/firmware. 2. Log in to the product as an administrator. 3. Go to Settings > System > Maintenance. Follow the instructions on the page. When the upgrade has finished, the product restarts automatically.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM Problems after firmware upgrade AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual If you experience problems after a firmware upgrade, roll back to the previously installed version from the Maintenance page. AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera Problems setting the IP address The device is If the IP address intended for the device and the IP address of the located on a different subnet computer used to access the device are located on different subnets, you cannot set the IP address.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM The IP address has been AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual IP addresses obtained from a DHCP server are dynamic and may change. If the IP address has been changed, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager to locate the device on the network. Identify the device using its model or serial changed number, or by the DNS name (if the name has been configured). AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera by DHCP If required, a static IP address can be assigned manually.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM Lower frame rate than expected AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual See Performance considerations. Reduce the number of applications running on the client computer. AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera Limit the number of simultaneous viewers. Check with the network administrator that there is enough bandwidth available. Lower the image resolution. The maximum frames per second is dependent on the utility frequency (60/50 Hz) of the Axis device. Can't select H.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual 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. AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera Heavy network utilization due to poor infrastructure affects the bandwidth. Viewing on poorly performing client computers lowers perceived performance and affects frame rate.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera 1. Mounting bracket 2. Connection lid 3. Camera unit 4. Network connector (PoE) 5. Power connector 6. Part number (P/N) & serial number (S/N) 7. Status LED indicator 8. Control button 9. Audio connector 10. I/O connector 11. SD memory card slot LED indicators Status LED Indication https://help.axis.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Unlit Connection and normal operation. Green Connection and normal operation. Amber Steady during startup. Flashes during firmware upgrade or reset to factory default. Amber/Re d Flashes amber/red if network connection is unavailable or lost. Red Firmware upgrade failure. AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera SD card slot NOTICE Risk of damage to SD card.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Control button The control button is used for: AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera Resetting the product to factory default settings. See Reset to factory default settings. Connectors Network connector RJ45 Ethernet connector with Power over Ethernet (PoE). Audio connector Audio in – 3.5 mm input for a digital microphone, an analog mono microphone, or a linein mono signal (left channel is used from a stereo signal).
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual Digital input – For connecting devices that can toggle between an open and closed circuit, for example PIR sensors, door/window contacts, and glass break detectors. Supervised input – Enables possibility to detect tampering on a digital input. Digital output – For connecting external devicesCamera such as relays and LEDs.
10/18/21, 1:55 PM AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera User manual AXIS Q1952-E Thermal Camera 1. DC ground 2. DC output 12 V, max 25 mA 3. Supervised input 4. Digital output Power connector 2-pin terminal block for DC power input. Use a Safety Extra Low Voltage (SELV) compliant limited power source (LPS) with either a rated output power limited to ≤100 W or a rated output current limited to ≤5 A. ©2021 Axis Communications AB. All rights reserved. Support pages https://help.axis.
