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AXIS P72 Video Encoder Series

Full-featured, cost-effective video encoders with H.264

> Full frame rate

> Simultaneous
H.264 and
Motion JPEG streams

> Edge storage

> High resolution

quad-view

> Two-way audio

> Power over Ethernet

AXIS P72 Video Encoder Series offers powerful, full-featured and efficient integration of ana-
log cameras into an IP-based video surveillance system and is ideal for locations such as gas
stations, convenience stores and small offices.
AXIS P72 Series enables a cost-effective way to gain AXIS P72 Series offers two-way audio and intelligent
all the benefits of professional network video without video capabilities such as video motion detection, active
discarding existing analog investments. The video en- tampering alarm and audio detection.
coders offer advanced network capabilities with great
video performance and excellent audio quality. AXIS P72 Series includes support for Power over Ethernet
(IEEE 802.3af), which enables the encoders to receive
AXIS P72 Video Encoder Series comprises two 4-channel power through the network cable. The encoders also
models: the standalone AXIS P7214 Video Encoder and provide pan, tilt and zoom support, enabling control of
AXIS P7224 Video Encoder Blade for use with an Axis analog PTZ cameras. AXIS P7214 also has a memory card
video encoder chassis. slot for edge storage.

AXIS P72 video encoders offer one H.264 and one

Motion JPEG stream per channel at full frame rate in all
resolutions up to D1 (720x576 50 Hz or 720x480 60 Hz).
Dimensions - AXIS P7214 Video Encoder
1. Video inputs
2. Audio in
3. Audio out
4. Memory card
5. I/O
6. RS-485/RS-422 serial port
7. Power
8. Network connector

Dimensions - AXIS P7224 Video Encoder Blade

1. Video inputs
2. Audio in
3. Audio out

Accessories
1. AXIS T91A02 Din Rail Clip
86 mm (AXIS P7214 only)
2. AXIS P7701 Video Decoder
3. AXIS P8221 Network I/O Audio Module
4. AXIS T8310 Video Surveillance Control
Board
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Technical Specifications - AXIS P7214 Video Encoder
Video System integration
Video H.264 Baseline and Main Profiles (MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC) Application Open API for software integration, including VAPIX®,
compression Motion JPEG Programming specifications at www.axis.com
Resolutions 720x576 to 176x120, 1536x1152 to 176x120 for quad view Interface ONVIF Profile S, specifications at www.onvif.org
Frame rate H.264: 25/30 fps (50/60 Hz) Intelligent video Video motion detection, Active tampering alarm, Audio detection
15 fps in quad view in full resolution Event triggers Intelligent video, External inputs, Video loss, Edge storage events
Motion JPEG: 25/30 fps (50/60 Hz)
15 fps in quad view in full resolution Event actions File upload: FTP, HTTP, network share and email
Notification: email, HTTP and TCP
Video streaming One individually configured H.264 and one Motion JPEG stream Video and audio recording to edge storage
per channel at full frame rate Pre- and post-alarm video buffering
More streams if identical or limited in frame rate/resolution PTZ preset, Play audio clip, External output activation
Controllable frame rate and bandwidth
VBR/CBR H.264 Data streaming Event data

Image settings Compression, Color, Brightness, Contrast, Text and image overlay, Built-in Pixel counter
Mirroring of images, Privacy mask, Aspect ratio correction, installation aids
Enhanced deinterlace filter, Video termination, Antialiasing, General
Temporal noise filtering Casing Standalone, metal casing, wall mount
Rotation: 90°, 180°, 270°
Memory 512 MB RAM, 128 MB Flash
Pan/Tilt/Zoom Wide range of analog PTZ cameras supporteda
100 presets/camera, Guard tour, PTZ control queue Power 8–20 V DC, max. 8 W; Power over Ethernet
Supports Windows compatible joysticks IEEE 802.3af/802.3at Type 1 Class 3
Audio Connectors DC input terminal block
4x analog composite video BNC inputs
Audio streaming Two-way, full duplex and half duplex (2 mic/line inputs, 1 line RJ45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX PoE
output) Terminal block for four configurable external inputs/outputs
Audio In: Terminal block for RS-485/RS-422 (full duplex)
compression AAC-LC 8 or 16 kHz 8–64 kbit/s 2x 3.5 mm jacks for microphone or line input (mono)
G.711 µ-law PCM 8 kHz 64 kbit/s 3.5 mm jack for audio output (mono)
G.726 ADPCM 8 kHz 32 kbit/s or 24 kbit/s Edge storage MicroSD/microSDHC/microSDXC slot supporting memory card up
Out: to 64 GB (card not included)
G.711 µ-law PCM 8 kHz 64 kbit/s, µ-law PCM 16 kHz 128 kbit/s Support for recording to dedicated network-attached storage
G.726 ADPCM 8 kHz 32 kbit/s or 24 kbit/s (NAS)
Audio External microphone input or line input Operating 0 °C to 50 °C (32 °F to 122 °F)
input/output Line level output conditions Humidity 20–80% RH (non-condensing)
Audio streaming, record (AU) and play uploaded (WAV, AU) clips
AU (G.711 µ-law 8-bit 8/16 kHz mono), WAV (PCM 16-bit Approvals EN 55022 Class B, EN 55024, IEC/EN/UL 60950-1,
8/16 kHz mono) EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2,
FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B, ICES-003 Class B, VCCI Class B,
Network
C-tick AS/NZS CISPR 22 Class B, KCC KN22 Class B, KN24
IP address One IP address for four channels
Weight 570 g (1.26 lb)
Security Password protection, IP address filtering, HTTPSb encryption,
IEEE 802.1Xb network access control, Digest authentication, User Included Installation Guide, Installation and Management Software
access log accessories CD, Windows decoder licenses, Power supply, Mounting and
connector kits
Supported IPv4/v6, HTTP, HTTPSb, SSL/TLSb, QoS Layer 3 DiffServ, FTP,
protocols CIFS/SMB, SMTP, Bonjour, UPnP™, SNMPv1/v2c/v3 (MIB-II), DNS, Video AXIS Camera Companion (included), AXIS Camera Station
DynDNS, NTP, RTSP, RTP, TCP, UDP, IGMP, RTCP, ICMP, DHCP, management and video management software from Axis’ Application
ARP, SOCKS software Development Partners (not included). For more information, see
www.axis.com/products/video/software
Warranty Axis 3-year warranty, see www.axis.com/warranty

a. Drivers available for download at www.axis.com

b. This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the
OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/), and cryptographic software written by
Eric Young ([email protected]).

©2014 Axis Communications AB. AXIS COMMUNICATIONS, AXIS, ETRAX, ARTPEC and VAPIX are registered trademarks or
trademark applications of Axis AB in various jurisdictions. All other company names and products are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies. We reserve the right to introduce modifications without notice.
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Technical Specifications - AXIS P7224 Video Encoder Blade
Video System integration
Video H.264 Baseline and Main Profiles (MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC) Application Open API for software integration, including VAPIX®,
compression Motion JPEG Programming specifications at www.axis.com
Resolutions 720x576 to 176x120, 1536x1152 to 176x120 for quad view Interface ONVIF Profile S, specifications at www.onvif.org
Frame rate H.264: 25/30 fps (50/60 Hz) Intelligent video Video motion detection, Active tampering alarm, Audio detection
15 fps in quad view in full resolution Event triggers Intelligent video, External inputs, Video loss, Edge storage events
Motion JPEG: 25/30 fps (50/60 Hz)
15 fps in quad view in full resolution Event actions File upload: FTP, HTTP, network share and email
Notification: email, HTTP and TCP
Video streaming One individually configured H.264 and one Motion JPEG stream Video and audio recording to edge storage
per channel at full frame rate Pre- and post-alarm video buffering
More streams if identical or limited in frame rate/resolution PTZ preset, Play audio clip, External output activation
Controllable frame rate and bandwidth
VBR/CBR H.264 Data streaming Event data

Image settings Compression, Color, Brightness, Contrast, Text and image overlay, Built-in Pixel counter
Mirroring of images, Privacy mask, Aspect ratio correction, installation aids
Enhanced deinterlace filter, Video termination, Antialiasing, General
Temporal noise filtering Casing Compatible with AXIS 291 1U Video Server Rack and
Rotation: 90°, 180°, 270° AXIS Q7920 Video Encoder Chassis
Pan/Tilt/Zoom Wide range of analog PTZ cameras supporteda Memory 512 MB RAM, 128 MB Flash
Support for one PTZ driver
Multiple camera presets supported, Guard tour, PTZ control queue Power 12 V DC, max. 6 W
Supports Windows compatible joysticks Connectors 4x analog composite video BNC inputs
Audio 1x Terminal block for four configurable external inputs/outputs
(on back of rack)
Audio streaming Two-way, full duplex and half duplex (2 mic/line inputs, 1 line 1x Terminal block for RS-485/RS-422 (2–wire)
output) 2x 3.5 mm jacks for microphone or line input (mono)
Audio In: 1x 3.5 mm jack for audio output (mono)
compression AAC-LC 8 or 16 kHz 8–64 kbit/s Edge storage Support for recording to dedicated network-attached storage
G.711 µ-law PCM 8 kHz 64 kbit/s (NAS)
G.726 ADPCM 8 kHz 32 kbit/s or 24 kbit/s
Out: Operating 0 °C to 45 °C (32 °F to 113 °F)
G.711 µ-law PCM 8 kHz 64 kbit/s, µ-law PCM 16 kHz 128 kbit/s conditions Humidity 20–80% RH (non-condensing)
G.726 ADPCM 8 kHz 32 kbit/s or 24 kbit/s Approvals EN 55022 Class B, EN 55024, EN 61000-3-2, IEC/EN/UL 60950-1,
Audio External microphone input or line input EN 61000-3-3, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2,
input/output Line level output FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B, ICES-003 Class B,
Audio streaming, record (AU) and play uploaded (WAV, AU) clips VCCI Class B, C-tick AS/NZS CISPR 22 Class B, KCC KN22 Class A,
AU (G.711 µ-law 8-bit 8/16 kHz mono), WAV (PCM 16-bit KN24
8/16 kHz mono) EN 55022 Class B for AXIS 291 1U Video Server Rack and
AXIS Q7920 Video Encoder Chassis
Network
IP address One IP address for four channels Weight 210 g (0.46 lb)
Security Password protection, IP address filtering, HTTPSb encryption, Included Installation Guide, Installation and Management Software CD,
IEEE 802.1Xb network access control, Digest authentication, User accessories Windows decoder licenses
access log Video AXIS Camera Companion (included), AXIS Camera Station
Supported IPv4/v6, HTTP, HTTPSb, SSL/TLSb, QoS Layer 3 DiffServ, FTP, management and video management software from Axis’ Application
protocols CIFS/SMB, SMTP, Bonjour, UPnP™, SNMPv1/v2c/v3 (MIB-II), DNS, software Development Partners (not included). For more information, see
DynDNS, NTP, RTSP, RTP, TCP, UDP, IGMP, RTCP, ICMP, DHCP, www.axis.com/products/video/software
ARP, SOCKS Required AXIS 291 1U Video Server Rack or AXIS Q7920 Video Encoder
hardware Chassis
Warranty Axis 3-year warranty, see www.axis.com/warranty

a. Drivers available for download at www.axis.com

b. This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the
OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/), and cryptographic software written by
Eric Young ([email protected]).

More information is available at www.axis.com

©2014 Axis Communications AB. AXIS COMMUNICATIONS, AXIS, ETRAX, ARTPEC and VAPIX are registered trademarks or
trademark applications of Axis AB in various jurisdictions. All other company names and products are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies. We reserve the right to introduce modifications without notice.