Axis Communications 2400, 2401 manual Serial Port Settings, Preset Positions

24 Configuring the Video Server AXIS 2400/2401 Admin Manual

Preset Positions

To enable quick and accurate camera PTZ positioning to known camera hotspots, the Administrator can control and record any camera orientation as a named entity - creating up to twenty Preset Positions that can be used at any time.

Defining Preset Positions

The camera orientation for the selected video source is controlled by Pan Tilt and Zoom control bars. Follow the instructions below to define a preset position:

1.Click the Preset Position button. An image from the selected source (at its current position) is displayed in a new window.

2.By clicking in the image or by using the Pan Tilt and Zoom control bars, move the camera to the desired position.

3.Enter a descriptive name in the Current Position field.

4.Click Save to register the new preset position with the AXIS 2400/2401 and then check that the new name is included in the Preset Positions drop-down list. You can alternatively choose to save the position as a new Home position. Setting Home positions for several video sources (AXIS 2400/01 only) will cause these to be named as Home1, Home2, etc.

5.Click Remove to remove this or any other preset position in the list.

Established preset positions are selected from the Preset Positions drop-down list in the application viewing environment, or when viewing a specific video source.

Serial Port Settings

The AXIS 2400/2401 is supplied with two internal serial ports that are managed directly from the user interface:

•Serial Port 1- Typically used for controlling PTZ devices, this port can be logically connected to the RS-232 COM 1 port or the RS-485/422port on the Terminal Block Connector, and is configurable as either an RS-232 or RS-485/422 port.

Click the COM1 icon in the graphic interface to determine the Purpose, Interface Mode and Communication Settings for the port.

•Serial Port 2 - logically connected to COM2, this port is used for connecting a PTZ device, a modem, or the AXIS 2191 Audio Module. Click the COM2 icon in the graphic interface to set the Purpose and Communication Settings for the port.