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Understanding the Lock Button
The Lock button is used to lock and unlock the camera, and also provides information on whether the camera is currently locked, whether you can
take the lock, and whether you can control the camera.
Color: The color of the padlock in the Lock button indicates whether you can control the camera. When the padlock is green, you can control the
camera. When the padlock is yellow or red, you cannot control the camera. To control a particular camera, you must belong to, and log in under,
a user group that allows you to control that camera. If you do not have permission to control the camera, the padlock will always be red or yellow.
Table E summarizes the meanings of the different lock colors.
Table E. Different Lock Colors
Position: The position of the Lock button indicates whether or not you can lock the camera. When the button is out, the camera either isn’t locked,
or it is locked, but you can take the lock from the user or script that placed the lock. When the Lock button is in, the camera is locked and you
cannot take the lock from the user or script that placed the lock. To lock a particular camera, you must belong to, and log in under, a user group
that allows you to lock that camera. If you do not have permission to lock the camera, the Lock button will always be in.
Permissions override priority. No matter how high your priority, you will never be able to lock or control a camera unless you have the necessary
permissions.
Location of Lock Buttons: The Lock button is located in the Pelco PTZ gadget and on the Control tab of the Device Control dialog box.
Figure 44. Lock Button Locations
If you have the Control tab and the camera gadget open at the same time, you see two different instances of the Lock button. These two Lock
buttons are independent of each other:
•Lock from Gadget: If you locked the camera from the gadget, the Lock button on the Control tab is red/in, indicating that you cannot take
the lock or control the camera from the Control tab. The Lock button on the gadget is green/in, indicating that you have locked the camera
and can control it using keyboard controls or by clicking a custom window.
•Lock from Device Control: If you locked the camera from the Control tab, the Lock button in the gadget is red/in, indicating that you
cannot take the lock through the gadget or control the camera using keyboard controls or by clicking a custom window. The Lock button on
the Control tab is green/in, indicating that you have locked the camera and can control it through the Control tab.
When you do not have the lock, the different instances of the Lock button are always in the same state.
Table F summarizes the different states of the Lock button.
LOCK
COLOR INDICATES
Green The camera is unlocked.
Yellow A script has locked the camera.
Red A user has locked the camera.