Camera Control - Vivotek VS8102 User Manual

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Camera Control

This section explains how to control the Network Camera's Pan/Tilt/Zoom operation by
connecting to a PTZ driver or scanner via RS485 interface�
RS485 Settings
Disable: Select this option to disable this function�
PTZ camera: Select this option to enable PTZ operation�
To utilize this feature, please connect the Network Camera to a PTZ driver or scanner via RS485
interface first. Then you can configure the PTZ driver and RS485 port with the following settings.
VIVOTEK offers three PTZ drivers: DynaDome/SmartDOME, Lilin PIH-7x00, and Pelco D protocol�
If none of the above PTZ drivers is supported by your PTZ scanner, please select Custom camera
(scanner)� Please refer to the user's manual of your PTZ scanner to determine the Camera ID, PTZ
driver, and Port settings� The Camera ID is necessary to control multiple cameras� If you click Save to
enable this function, the camera control panel will be displayed on the main page� Please refer to the
illustration on page 64�
Transparent HTTP Tunnel: If you want to use your own RS-485 device, you can use UART commands to
build a Transparent HTTP Tunnel� The UART commands will be sent through HTTP tunnel established
between the RS-485 device and the linked camera� For detailed application notes, please refer to URL
Commands on page 96 or http://www.vivotek.com/downloadfiles/faq/videoserver/UART_HTTP_Tunnel.
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