Applications

 

 

CAUTION

 

[Camera Settings for Device Name]

It is highly recommended that you use a unique camera

window

 

number for each camera.

The [Camera Settings for Device Name] window lets you

• “Camera Name” is not the name which is set to the

 

camera itself, the name is set to identify the cameras on

specify certain information about cameras. The number of

 

 

VR-N900U.

settings available in the [Camera Settings for Device Name]

 

window may be limited if cameras are not PTZ cameras or

 

 

device connected to a network encoder (IP video server).

Camera Type:

To access the [Camera Settings for Device Name] window,

Lets you select whether the camera on the selected

click the [Camera Settings] button in the [Edit device

camera number is [Fixed] or [Moveable]:

settings] window.

Fixed:

 

 

Camera mounted in a fixed position

 

Moveable:

[Camera Settings for Device Name] window

The following items can be specified.

[P/T/Z Camera Selection] SectionSome of the connected cameras are Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras:

Select check box if any of the cameras attached to the network encoder (IP video server) device is a PTZ camera.

If the check box is not available, PTZ is not supported for the device.

P/T/Z type controlled through COM1:

If a PTZ camera is controlled through the COM1 port on the network encoder (IP video server), select the control method which conforms to the required PTZ camera from the list.

If no PTZ cameras are controlled through the COM1 port, select [None].

[Camera List]

The camera list contains a line for each camera number on the device.

First line from the top corresponds to camera number 1, second line from the top corresponds to camera number 2, etc.

To change camera settings, select the required camera number from the list, specify required information in the following fields, and click the [Apply] button:

Camera Name:

PTZ camera

Device Port:

Available only if [Moveable] is selected in the [Camera Type] field.

Lets you select which control port on the network encoder (IP video server) should be used for controlling PTZ functionality on the camera.

Port Address:

Available only if [Moveable] is selected in the [Camera Type] field.

Lets you specify port address of the camera. The port address would normally be 0 or 1.

If using daisy chained PTZ cameras, the port address will identify each of them, and you should verify your settings with those recommended in the camera manuals.

[CAMERA CONTROL] terminal on the rear panel

The VR-N900U is considered a network encoder (IP video server) in the system and a device name [N900] has been set. The [CAMERA CONTROL] terminal on the rear panel is displayed as [COM1] on the [Camera settings for N900] screen.

Name used to identify the selected camera. Camera names must be unique for each device.

Camera Number:

Let you specify the camera number.

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