Setting the Home Preset Position
The H4 PTZ dome camera supports self-learning video analytics from the home preset position. The home
preset position is typically the field of view the PTZ dome camera returns to after being used for investigations.
Before you can configure the camera's home position, you must connect the camera to a site in the ACC™ Client
software. For more information about adding cameras to a site and the following steps, see the
Avigilon Control
Center Client User Guide
.
To set the home preset position, display the live video from the PTZ camera then complete the following steps:
Tip:
Name the preset position "Home" so that it will be easy to find when configuring the camera for other
applications.
1. Move the camera's field of view into position.
2. In the
Presets
drop down list, select a number then click
.
3. In the dialog box, enter a name for the preset.
4. Select the
Set as home preset
check box if you want this to be the camera's Home preset.
5. Click
OK
.
After you've set the camera's home preset position, you can configure the required video analytics events in the
ACC Client software.
Manually Returning to the Home Position
After the home preset position has been configured, you can set the PTZ camera to return to the configured
field of view by clicking
.
Automatically Returning to the Home Position
You can also configure the PTZ camera to automatically return to the home preset position after the camera is
left idle for a set amount of time. This can be configured in two ways: through a PTZ tour or a rule.
A PTZ tour can be configured from the camera web interface or in the ACC Client software. To configure the
PTZ camera to automatically return to the home position, create a new tour and add only the home position to
the preset list. Next, select the
Set as default tour
check box and use the
Default Tour Idle Start Time (Minutes)
field to define the expected amount of idle time before the camera returns to the home position.
To use the rule method, you must have an Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition version of the Avigilon Control
Center system. To configure the PTZ camera to automatically return to the home position, create a rule that
includes the following settings:
l
On the Select Rule Event(s) page, select
PTZ idle
.
l
On the Select Rule Action(s) page, select
Go to home preset
.
Setting the Home Preset Position
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