Chapter 4 Viewing and Live Video

Viewing Video through the Home Window Overview

Home Window Controls

The Home window provides controls for several IP camera features. Table 4-1describes the controls in the Home window.

Note The IP camera administrator and users with the administrator or monitor privilege can access all IP camera, video display, and audio controls. Users with the viewer privilege can access video display and audio controls only.

Table 4-1 Home Window Controls

Control

Description

IP camera controls

On button

Changes the state of the designated IP camera output port (1 or 2) as defined by the

 

Definition Mappings option in the I/O Ports window.

 

For information about the Definition Mappings option, see the “Alarm I/O Ports

 

Window” section on page 3-27.

 

 

Off button

Changes the state of the designated IP camera output port (1 or 2) as defined by the

 

Definition Mappings option in the I/O Ports window.

 

For information about the Definition Mappings option, see the “Alarm I/O Ports

 

Window” section on page 3-27.

 

 

Preset Camera

When you choose a preset position from this list, the camera immediately goes to

View drop-down

that preset position.

list

If the camera is executing a patrol sequence, choosing a preset position from this

 

 

list cancels the sequence.

 

This button appears only if you enabled external PTZ for the camera. For

 

information about enabling external PTZ and configuring preset positions, see the

 

“PTZ (RS-485) Window” section on page 3-28.

 

 

Patrol Sequence

Click this button to execute the sequence that is configured for this IP camera.

button

For information about configuring a sequence, see the “PTZ (RS-485) Window”

 

 

section on page 3-28.

 

 

Zoom Out button

Use these buttons to control optical zooming.

 

The optical zoom function requires that the IP camera be installed with a motorized

 

zoom/focus lens in a pan/tilt mount that supports the Pelco D protocol and that PTZ

 

functions are enabled. For more information, see the “PTZ (RS-485) Window”

Zoom In button

section on page 3-28.

 

 

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