Ports & Devices; Maintenance - Axis Q7401 User Manual

Ports & Devices
I/O Ports -
the pinout, interface support and the control and monitoring functions provided by this connector are described
in Unit connectors, on page 46.
COM Port
The COM port and serial connector allow you to connect legacy and auxiliary equipment to the Q7401. After consulting the
auxiliary device's user documentation, select the appropriate settings for connecting to the Q7401. The COM port can enable
the video encoder to receive status/data and send commands via either generic HTTP or IP/TCP applications, or control a PTZ
device.
The serial port can be selected as either RS422 2/4 wire, RS485 2-wire or RS485 4-wire. For more information about the serial
connector see RS-422/RS-485 connector, on page 47.
Setting up COM Port for a PTZ device
A PTZ driver needs to have been uploaded and installed before setting up the COM port. If this step has not been completed
click the link Upload and select driver and complete this step before continuing.
1. Using an appropriate cable, connect the device to your selected port (RS-422 or RS-485). These ports are available
via the RS-422/RS-485 connector. See RS-422/RS-485 connector, on page 46.
2. Go to Port Settings, check Enable port and Pan Tilt Zoom.
3. In Serial Port Settings > Port mode, select either port RS-485 2 wire, RS-485 4 wire, or RS-422 2/4 wire.
4. For any additional settings that might be necessary, consult the driver's user documentation. Click the link Specify
advanced device settings to gain access to driver specific settings for the PTZ device.
5. Click Save activate settings.

Maintenance

•Restart - the video encoder is restarted without changing any setting.
•Restore - the unit is restarted and most current settings are reset to factory default values. The settings that do not reset
are:
• the boot protocol (DHCP or static)
• the static IP address
• the default router
• the subnet mask
• the system time
• 802.1X settings
•Default - the default button should be used with caution. Pressing this returns the video encoder's settings to the fac-
tory default values (including the IP address).
Upgrade Server -
See Upgrading the Firmware, on page 50.
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