OnSSI NetDVMS Rev 6.5
Administration
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set Positions for [Device Name] [Camera Name] Window
Note: Access to features in the Administrator application, including those described in the following, may
require administrator rights.
Available only when dealing with a PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) camera supporting PTZ preset positions, the PTZ
Preset Positions for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window lets you view and—for many, but not all, PTZ
cameras—define preset positions for the PTZ camera.
The PTZ Preset Positions for [Device
Name] [Camera Name] window
Access: To access the PTZ Preset Positions for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window, click the PTZ
Preset Positions... button in the
Camera Settings for [Device Name [Camera Name] window
. The button
is only available if the camera supports PTZ preset positions. Note that if the Recording Server service is
running, the button will not be available; see the description of the Camera Settings for [Device Name
[Camera Name] window for information about how to make the button available.
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Why Use Preset Positions?
Defined preset positions can be used for making the PTZ camera automatically go to particular
preset positions when particular events occur, and for specifying PTZ patrolling schemes.
Defined preset positions will also become selectable in the
NetGuard
/
NetGuard-EVS
, allowing
users of these applications to move the PTZ camera to the preset positions.
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Absolute and Relative Positioning PTZ Cameras
Your configuration options depend on whether the PTZ camera in question is of the absolute
positioning or relative positioning kind:
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Absolute:
For an absolute positioning PTZ camera, you are able to define up to 50 preset
positions.
You define a preset position by moving the PTZ camera to the required position with the
controls in the PTZ View section, then naming the position in the window's Preset
