Configuring the Hikvision DS-1200KI control device before adding it to Intellect
Configure the Hikvision DS-1200KI PTZ control device as follows before creating the corresponding object in Intellect:
- Set the control device address: Select System - Network in the device internal menu, then disable DHCP and set IP address and gateway.

Set the Intellect server IP address and port on the device: Open the device web interface by entering the above set IP address in the web browser, then select Platform Access - Third-Party Platform.
The web interface is only available on https by default, so please use https prefix before the IP address. |

- Set the 8. Private VMS mode in the device's internal interface.

- Transfer the PTZ control device to operating mode by one of the following actions:
- Select any monitor MON (monitor) [integer in the range 1-9999], any camera CAM (camera) [integer in the range 0-999999]; in this mode all keys will work, including the WIN (subwindow of video wall) and MULT (layout size) keys for the monitor and camera.
- Select any camera CAM (camera) [integer number in the range 1-999999 (number 0 is available only when setting the monitor)]; the WIN, MULT and CAM-G keys will not work in this mode.
Select any monitor MON (monitor) [integer in the range 1-9999] and any group of cameras CAM-G (camera group) [integer in the range 1-999999]; in this mode, only the MULT, OK keys and the rotations of the joystick axes will work.

To select these parameters, enter a number on the device keypad, then press the corresponding key (MON / WIN / CAM / CAM-G). If the the server IP address and/or port is not accessible from the PTZ control device, the "Connect failed" message will be displayed on the control device screen after pressing the MON / WIN / CAM / CAM-G keys. |
The Hikvision DS-1200KI PTZ control device is now preconfigured.
Configuring the Hikvision DS-1200KI control device in Intellect
To configure the connection of the Hikvision DS-1200KI control device to the Intellect software package, proceed as follows:
- Create the Control device object under the Computer object on the Hardware tab of the System settings dialog window (1).

- Select Hikvision-joystick from the Vendor dropdown list (2).
- Select DS-1200KI from the Model drop-down list (3).
- Select V1.2.2 build20051 from the Firmware drop-down list (4).
- In the Address field, enter the IP address of the control device (5).
- In the Port field, enter the port of the control device (6).
- In the User field, enter the username to access the device (7).
- In the Password field, enter the password to access the device (8).
- Click the Apply button (9).
Configuring the connection of the Hikvision DS-1200KI control panel to the Intellect software package is now complete.
Features of the Hikvision DS-1200KI control device operation in Intellect
When the MULT, PRESET, PATROL, or PATTERN keys are pressed on the device, the following actions are performed:
- when entering a number in the range 1-99 and pressing MULT for each number, Intellect receives a message about pressing the corresponding separate key with a number in the range 23-121 (B22-B120);
- when pressing PresetRec for the first time, Intellect receives a message about pressing key 13 (B12), and the device displays Record started;
- after pressing PresetRec for the second time, Intellect receives a message about pressing key 12 (B11), and Record ended appears on the device display;
- when entering a number in the range 1-65535 and pressing PresetRec, Intellect receives a message about pressing key 22 (B21), and the device displays PRESET:;
- when entering a number in the range 1-65535 and pressing Patrol, Intellect receives a message about pressing key 17 (B16), and the device displays PATROL:;
- when entering a number in the range 1-65535 and pressing PatternPlay, Intellect receives a message about pressing key 18 (B17), and the device displays PATTERN:;
- when entering a number in the range 65536-999999 and press any of the PresetRec / Patrol / PatternPlay buttons, nothing happens: such numbers are not processed.