PTZ

The PTZ object is displayed in the object tree as a child object to the camera if it is a PTZ camera.

To configure the PTZ device of the camera, do the following:

1. Go to the Devices tab.
2. Select the PTZ object in the object tree. If necessary, you can change the values of the parameters that are listed in the table:
   

   Parameter	Value	Description
   Object identification
   Enable	Yes	By default, PTZ is enabled. To disable it, select the No value
   	No
   Name	PTZ	Enter the name of the PTZ device
   Patrol	Yes	By default, patrolling is disabled. To enable it, select the Yes value. If patrolling is enabled, you can stop it on the PTZ control panel (see Patrolling). After you finish the PTZ control session, patrolling resumes automatically
   	No
   Save presets	Yes	By default, the parameter is disabled. In this case, the presets are only stored on the server. To save the created presets to the IP device, select the Yes value Note This parameter is available only for the devices that support Absolute Positioning.
   	No
   Switch interval	1	Specify the time interval in seconds at which the PTZ device switches between the presets in the patrol mode. The value must be in the range [1, 600000]
   Tag & Track
   Priority	None	Select the control priority (see Setting PTZ mode for Tag&Track Pro)
   	Manual
   	Automatic
   	User priority
   	Manual PTZ control
   Switch Frequency	3	Specify the switch frequency in seconds
   Other Attention! Depending on the camera, you can find other parameters in the Other group. To configure them, refer to their description in the interface or in the official documentation.
   Discrete control via continuous control	Yes	By default, the parameter is disabled. If you need to use the step buttons to control the PTZ camera even if the camera doesn't support this mode, select the Yes value (see Control using step buttons and virtual joystick). In this case, the discrete PTZ control is emulated via the continuous control commands
   	No
   Home preset	0	Select the home preset by specifying the required identifier
   Home preset timeout	0	The return to the home preset is performed automatically after the time specified in the parameter Attention! If the Home preset timeout value is greater than the Operator idle time value (see Configuring PTZ control), the Operator idle time value is used.
   Multiple control	Yes	By default, the parameter is enabled, which allows multiple users with the same priority to control the PTZ device at the same time. To disable multiple control, select the No value. In this case only one user at a time can have control (see Controlling a PTZ сamera)
   	No
   New PTZ interface	Yes	By default, the parameter is disabled. To use the existing presets on the device in Axxon One, select the Yes value. The presets created on the device automatically appear in the PTZ control panel Attention! If the use of the existing presets is disabled, they can be lost if the following conditions are met: In Axxon One, the recording of the presets to the device is enabled in the Use device presets parameter. The preset with the same ID is created in Axxon One (see Creating and editing presets).
   	No
   Patrol speed	100	Specify the transition speed from one preset to another in conditional units from 0 to 100
   Use device presets	Yes	By default, the parameter is disabled. To create the presets with the same ID in Axxon One (see Creating and editing presets), select the Yes value
   	No
   Camera
   Camera	{Short name.Name}	If necessary, select the camera to which this PTZ device must be assigned (see Camera). As a result, the object becomes a child object to the selected camera

3. Click the Apply button.

As a result, the PTZ device is switched to the specified operating mode.
To check the operation of the PTZ device, click the Test button. If the PTZ device is configured correctly, it turns one step and returns to its original position.