AXIS W401 Body Worn Activation Kit - User manual

Axis body worn system

AXIS OS version 12.3 or later

For more information on how to install the AXIS W401 Body Worn Activation Kit, see the installation guide on the product’s support page.

1. Connect the recording activation device to the I/O connector. See Product overview.

2. NOTICE

   We recommend that you install a 2 A fuse between the positive terminal of the battery and AXIS W401 Body Worn Activation Kit. If you are unsure of how to install the hardware, contact a professional car upfitter to do the installation.

3. Connect power to the power connector, or use PoE to power the device. See Product overview.

4. Note

   If both power connector and PoE are connected, the network will be connected via ethernet cable.

   The device will switch to the wireless connection when you disconnect the ethernet cable.

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, go to How to assign an IP address and access your device.

You can use the device with the following browsers:

✓: Recommended
*: Supported with limitations

1. Open a browser and type the IP address or host name of the Axis device.

   If you don’t know the IP address, use AXIS IP Utility or AXIS Device Manager to find the device on the network.

2. Type the username and password. If you access the device for the first time, you must create an administrator account. See Create an administrator account.

For descriptions of all features and settings in the web interface of devices with AXIS OS, see AXIS OS web interface help.

The first time you log in to your device, you must create an administrator account.

1. Enter a username.

2. Enter a password. See Secure passwords.

3. Re-enter the password.

4. Accept the license agreement.

5. Click Add account.

The device password is the primary protection for your data and services. Axis devices do not impose a password policy as they may be used in various types of installations.

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.

1. To make sure that the device has its original AXIS OS, or to take full control of the device after a security attack:

2. Reset to factory default settings. See Reset to factory default settings.

   After the reset, secure boot guarantees the state of the device.

3. Configure and install the device.

This section covers all the important configurations that an installer needs to do to get the product up and running after the hardware installation has been completed.

To learn more, see Get started with rules for events.

1. Go to System > Events and add a rule. The rule defines when the device will perform certain actions. You can set up rules as scheduled, recurring, or manually triggered.

2. Enter a Name.

3. Select the Condition that must be met to trigger the action. If you specify more than one condition for the rule, all of the conditions must be met to trigger the action.

4. Select which Action to perform when the conditions are met.

This example explains how to send an email when the input signal is cut or short-circuited. For more information about the I/O connector, see I/O connector.

1. Go to System > Accessories > I/O ports and turn on Supervised for the relevant port.

1. Add an email recipient:

2. Go to System > Events > Recipients and add a recipient.

3. Type a name for the recipient.

4. Select Email as the notification type.

5. Type the recipient’s email address.

6. Type the email address that you want the camera to send notifications from.

7. Provide the login details for the sending email account, along with the SMTP hostname and port number.

8. To test your email setup, click Test.

9. Click Save.

1. Create a rule:

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

3. Type a name for the rule.

4. In the list of conditions, under I/O, select Supervised input tampering is active.

5. Select the relevant port.

6. In the list of actions, under Notifications, select Send notification to email and then select the recipient from the list.

7. Type a subject line and message for the email.

8. Click Save.

This example explains how to connect a window contact to a Body Worn Activation Kit, and how to set up an event to activate a lamp when a window with a contact on it is opened.

• Prerequisites

• Connect a 2-wire cable (ground, I/O) to the window contact and to the I/O connector on the Body Worn Activation Kit.

• Connect the lamp to power and to the relay connector on the Body Worn Activation Kit.

1. Configure the I/O ports in the Body Worn Activation Kit

2. Go to System > Accessories.

3. Enter the following information in Port 1:

4. • Name: Window sensor

   • Direction: Input

   • Normal state: Closed circuit

5. Enter the following information in Port 2:

6. • Name: Lamp

   • Direction: Output

   • Normal state: Open circuit

1. Create two rules in the Body Worn Activation Kit

2. Go to System > Events and add a rule.

3. Enter the following information:

4. • Name: Window sensor

   • Condition: Digital input

     Select Use this condition as a trigger

   • Port: Window sensor

   • Action: Toggle I/O while the rule is active

   • Port: Lamp

   • State: Active

5. Click Save.

• Prerequisites

• Configure a device for the I/O port 1 in the Body Worn Activation Kit.

• Set up an MQTT broker and get the broker’s IP address, username and password.

• Set up AXIS Motion Guard in the camera.

1. Set up the MQTT client in the camera

2. In the camera’s device interface, go to System > MQTT > MQTT client > Broker and enter the following information:

3. • Host: Broker IP address

   • Client ID: For example Camera 1

   • Protocol: The protocol the broker is set to

   • Port: The port number used by the broker

   • The broker Username and Password

4. Click Save and Connect.

1. Create two rules in the camera for MQTT publishing

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

3. Enter the following information:

4. • Name: Motion detected

   • Condition: Applications > Motion alarm

   • Action: MQTT > Send MQTT publish message

   • Topic: Motion

   • Payload: On

   • QoS: 0, 1 or 2

5. Click Save.

6. Add another rule with the following information:

7. • Name: No motion

   • Condition: Applications > Motion alarm

   • • Select Invert this condition.

   • Action: MQTT > Send MQTT publish message

   • Topic: Motion

   • Payload: Off

   • QoS: 0, 1 or 2

8. Click Save.

1. Set up the MQTT client in the Body Worn Activation Kit

2. In the Body Worn Activation Kit’s device interface, go to System > MQTT > MQTT client > Broker and enter the following information:

3. • Host: Broker IP address

   • Client ID: Port 1

   • Protocol: The protocol the broker is set to

   • Port: The port number used by the broker

   • Username and Password

4. Click Save and Connect.

5. Go to MQTT subscriptions and add a subscription.

   Enter the following information:

6. • Subscription filter: Motion

   • Subscription type: Stateful

   • QoS: 0, 1 or 2

7. Click Save.

1. Create a rule in the Body Worn Activation Kit for MQTT subscriptions

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

3. Enter the following information:

4. • Name: Motion detected

   • Condition: MQTT > Stateful

   • Subscription filter: Motion

   • Payload: On

   • Action: I/O > Toggle I/O while the rule is active

   • Port: I/O 1.

5. Click Save.

This example explains how to connect a relay to the Body Worn Activation Kit and how to set up an event to open a lock when someone presses a button connected to the Body Worn Activation Kit.

• Prerequisites

• Connect a 2-wire cable (COM, NO) to the lock and to the relay connector on the Body Worn Activation Kit.

• Connect a 2-wire cable (ground, I/O) to the button and to the I/O connector on the Body Worn Activation Kit.

1. Configure the I/O ports in the Body Worn Activation Kit

2. Go to System > Accessories.

3. Enter the following information in Port 1:

4. • Name: Button

   • Direction: Input

   • Normal state: Open circuit

5. Enter the following information in Port 9:

6. • Name: Lock

   • Normal state: Open circuit

1. Create a rule in the Body Worn Activation Kit

2. Go to System > Events and add a rule.

3. Enter the following information:

4. • Name: Open lock

   • Condition: I/O > Digital input is active

     Select Use this condition as a trigger

   • Port: Button

   • Action: I/O > Toggle I/O once

   • Port: Lock

   • State: Active

   • Duration: 10 s

5. Click Save.

To read about all the features and settings available in the web interface of devices with AXIS OS, go to AXIS OS web interface help.

• The control button is used for:

• Resetting the product to factory default settings. See Reset to factory default settings.

• Connecting to a one-click cloud connection (O3C) service over the internet. To connect, press and release the button, then wait for the status LED to flash green three times.

RJ45 Ethernet connector.

Input: RJ45 Ethernet connector with Power over Ethernet (PoE).

Output: RJ45 Ethernet connector with Power over Ethernet (PoE).

Use the I/O connector with external devices in combination with, for example, motion detection, event triggering, and alarm notifications. In addition to the 0 VDC reference point and power (12 V DC output), the I/O connector provides the interface to:

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 devices such as relays and LEDs. Connected devices can be activated by the VAPIX® Application Programming Interface, through an event or from the device’s web interface.

6-pin terminal block

Example

1. DC ground
2. DC output 12 V, max 50 mA
3. I/O configured as supervised input
4. I/O configured as output
5. Configurable I/O
6. Configurable I/O

3-pin terminal block for 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.

DC power input:

Delayed shutdown

1. Connect to ignition control on the 3-pin terminal block.

2. Go to the device’s web interface.

3. Go to System > Power settings and turn on Delayed shutdown.

4. Set a delay time between 1 and 60 minutes.

The following configuration explains how the AXIS Body Worn Activation Kit receives a Bluetooth beacon signal.

1. Configure the Body Worn Activation Kit

2. Go to System > Events and add a rule.

3. In the list of conditions, select Bluetooth beacon signal received.

4. In System ID, enter the body worn system’s ID. You can find it in the About menu in AXIS Body Worn Manager.

5. Select the port that the device is connected to.

6. In the list of actions, select one of the actions.

1. Configure the Body Worn System

2. Install the body worn system according to the Axis body worn solution user manual.

3. In AXIS Body Worn Manager, go to Camera profiles and select the camera profile you want to use for the onboard system.

4. Under Recording activation, select Broadcast wireless signal.

The following configuration explains how the AXIS Body Worn Activation Kit broadcasts a Bluetooth beacon signal.

1. Configure the AXIS Body Worn Activation Kit

2. Configure the recording activation input:

3. 1. Go to System > Accessories.

   2. On the port where you connected the device, click to set the direction to input.

4. Create a rule:

5. 1. Go to System > Events and add a rule.

   2. In the list of conditions, select Digital input is active.

   3. Select the port that the device is connected to.

   4. In the list of actions, select Broadcast signal.

   5. In System ID, enter the body worn system’s ID. You can find it in the About menu in AXIS Body Worn Manager.

   6. In Message type, enter 1 to broadcast the message lightbar active.

1. Configure the Body Worn System

2. Install the body worn system according to the Axis body worn solution user manual.

3. In AXIS Body Worn Manager, go to Camera profiles and select the camera profile you want to use for the onboard system.

4. Under Recording activation, select Receive wireless broadcast.

To make camera users aware that they enter a sensitive area where they should not record, you can set up a privacy zone. When the user enters the sensitive area, the camera vibrates and beeps three times, or plays a voice clip. If the user stays in the privacy zone for two minutes without stopping an ongoing recording, they get a new notification.

Prerequisites

AXIS W401 Body Worn Activation Kit installed in the sensitive area.

In this example, we set up AXIS W401 Body Worn Activation Kit to broadcast a wireless signal every three seconds.

1. In AXIS Body Worn Manager, go to Camera profiles.

2. Open the camera profile that you want to edit and go to Privacy zone.

3. In Privacy zone broadcast response, select Alert.

4. To get alerts only when you’re recording, set Alert settings to Alert when recording. To get alerts even when you’re not recording, set it to Always alert.

5. Go to Settings > Camera > Wireless broadcast.

6. Click Show key.

7. Enter the Super admin passphrase and click Confirm.

8. Copy the key.

9. In the web interface of AXIS W401, go to System > Events > Schedules and add a schedule.

10. Give the schedule a name, for example Every 3 seconds.

11. Under Type, select Pulse.

12. In Recurrence, type 3.

13. Click Save.

14. Click Rules and add a rule.

15. Give the rule a name, for example Privacy zone.

16. In the list of conditions, under Scheduled and recurring, select Pulse.

17. In Pulse, select the schedule you created.

18. In the list of actions, under Wireless, select Broadcast signal.

19. In the list of protocols, select Wireless broadcast key.

20. Paste the key from the body worn system in Wireless broadcast key.

21. In Message type, select Activate privacy zone.

22. Click Save.

23. To adjust the reach of the wireless broadcast:

24. • In the web interface of AXIS W401, go to System > Plain config.

    • In the list of groups, select Wireless.

    • In Range, set a number from 0 to 30.

      Set a lower number if the privacy zone is small or if the walls are thin.

    • Click Save.

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. See Product overview.

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:

5. • 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

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

   The installation and management software tools are available from the support pages on axis.com/support.

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

Axis offers device software management according to either the active track or the long-term support (LTS) tracks. Being on the active track means continuously getting access to all the latest product features, while the LTS tracks provide a fixed platform with periodic releases focused mainly on bug fixes and security updates.

Using AXIS OS from the active track is recommended if you want to access the newest features, or if you use Axis end-to-end system offerings. The LTS tracks are recommended if you use third-party integrations, which are not continuously validated against the latest active track. With LTS, the products can maintain cybersecurity without introducing any significant functional changes or affecting any existing integrations. For more detailed information about Axis device software strategy, go to axis.com/support/device-software.

AXIS OS determines the functionality of our devices. When you troubleshoot a problem, we recommend that you to start by checking the current AXIS OS version. The latest version might contain a correction that fixes your particular problem.

To check the current AXIS OS version:

1. Go to the device’s web interface > Status.

2. Under Device info, see the AXIS OS version.

1. Download the AXIS OS file to your computer, available free of charge at axis.com/support/device-software.

2. Log in to the device as an administrator.

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

4. When the upgrade has finished, the product restarts automatically.

Problems upgrading AXIS OS

Problems setting the IP address

Problems accessing the device

Problems with MQTT

Problems with operating the device

If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, try the troubleshooting section at axis.com/support.

If you need more help, go to axis.com/support.