
AXIS 2400/2401
Administration Manual
Appendix D -
The RS232 Interface
47
Installing Pan/Tilt Devices
The diagram below illustrates how the AXIS 2400/2401 connects to your workstation, video
cameras and relative Pan Tilt Device.
➀
A fixed camera can be positioned remotely by using an
External Pan Tilt device.
➁
A PTZ-supported camera is connected directly to the COM 1 or
COM 2 ports directly.
Follow the instructions below to install a Pan/Tilt device:
1. Attach the Pan/Tilt device to the Pan/Tilt port of the AXIS 2400/2401 using an RS232 cable.
Note:
It is also possible to connect a Pan Tilt device via the RS485 por t. See
Appendix F - The IO Termi-
nal Block
for details.
2. On the AXIS 2400/2401 Home Page, click
Settings
. You will be prompted to supply a
username and password. By default, these are set to
root
and
pass
.
3. Click
Pan/Tilt
.
4. Click
Driver
. Select the driver that corresponds to your Pan/Tilt device from the drop-down
menu. Click
Store driver.
Web Browser
Computer
Administration Tools
Pan Tilt
Device Driver
AXIS 2400
RS485
RS232
RS232
COM 1
COM 2
Camera
Pan Tilt
Device
Camera
Pan Tilt
Device
Fixed
External
2
1