AXIS M31 Series
Setup
13. Set the duration.
14. Click
Save
.
Pan, tilt, and zoom (PTZ)
Limit the pan, tilt, and zoom movements
If there are parts of the scene that you don’t want the camera to reach, you can limit the pan, tilt, and zoom movements. For
example, you want to protect the privacy of residents in an apartment building, which is located close to a parking lot that you intend
to monitor. To limit the movements, go to
Settings > PTZ > Limits
.
See above the horizon
In some cases, you might want to look above the default upper tilt limit to see above the horizon.
1. Go to
Settings > PTZ > Limits
2. Set the upper limit to the maximum value and click
Save
.
Guard tours
A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions either in a predetermined or random order, and for configurable
periods of time. Once started, a guard tour continues to run until stopped, even when there are no clients (web browsers) viewing the
images.
Create a guard tour with preset positions
A guard tour displays the video stream from different preset positions either in a predetermined or random order, and for configurable
periods of time.
1. Go to
Settings > PTZ > Guard tours
.
2. Click
+
.
3. Select
Preset position
.
4. To edit the guard tour’s properties, click
.
5. Type a name for the guard tour and specify the pause length in minutes between each tour.
6. If you want the guard tour to go to the preset positions in a random order, turn on
Shuffle
.
7. Click
Done
.
8. Click
Add
to add the preset positions that you want in your guard tour.
9. Click
Done
to exit the guard tour settings.
10. To schedule the guard tour, go to
System > Events
.
Autotracking
Streaming and storage
Bitrate control
With bitrate control, you can manage the bandwidth consumption of your video stream.
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