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5.3 Device
You can set up the setup mode and register PTZ cameras, network cameras, network video transmitters, network receivers, DVRs
and MMXs to control by using a network keyboard.
General
Setup
The setup screen differs depending on the setup type set during the Device – General setup.
General – Basic Mode
You can control devices only via RS-485 connection when registering the devices in the Basic mode. You do not register DVRs but set up the RS-485 port
information only when controlling the DVRs. Refer to 5.3 Device, General for details on setting up the RS-485 port information of DVRs.
• Setup type: Select Basic or Advanced when controlling devices via RS-485 connection
only, or select Advanced when controlling devices via network and RS-485 connections.
– Port: Select the device to control via RS-485 connection from the drop-down list, and set
up the port information for RS-485 communication. The port information is set up
separately for PTZ cameras and DVRs. If the PTZ cameras to register have different port
information from each other, you can register the cameras in the Advanced mode only
and not in the Basic mode. Refer to the following Setup, General – Advanced Mode
for details on registration in the Advanced mode.
• Number of CAMs: Set up the number of connected cameras.
• 485 ID: Set up the RS-485 ID of PTZ cameras for RS-485 communication. The RS-485
ID will be used to distinguish the camera from other cameras when controlling it by using
a network keyboard, so each camera should have its own unique RS-485 ID.
You can change the RS-485 ID by clicking the field and adjusting the number.
• Model: Click the field and select the PTZ camera's model from the PTZ camera list.
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