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Configure PTZ controls
For MediaRacer 152 and 250 units to support PTZ, the units must be configured in the Mavix
Configurator, and the serial port must be associated manually with the camera when the unit is
added in Omnicast.
1
Open the Mavix Configurator and enter
Administrator
as the default username and
Admin
as the password.
2
Click the
Configure
icon.
3
In
List A
, select the MediaRacer unit to configure.
4
Click the
RS232/RS485
tab.
5
From the
Port
drop-down list under
Unit A
, select the COM port used with the PTZ cam-
era.
6
Under
Settings
, configure any other serial port settings required for the camera.
7
Click
Apply
.
8
Do one of the following:
If the unit is already part of your Omnicast system, select the unit in the entity tree.
If the unit is not part of your Omnicast system, add the unit using the specified serial
port, and select the unit in the entity tree. For more information about adding video
units, see “Adding Video Units” in the
Omnicast Administrator Guide
.
9
In the
Physical view
of the Config Tool, click
Add
(
), and click
PTZ
.
10
In the
Create PTZ
dialog box, select the MediaRacer camera.
11
Select the
Serial port(s) on the same unit
option, and select the serial port specified in
12
From the
Protocol
drop-down list, select the protocol for the camera.
13
Click
OK
.
