Instruction manual

Appendix D - The RS232 Interface AXIS 2400 Administration Manual

Camera Positioning

The AXIS 2400 can control the position of connected cameras in three different ways:

• Pan Tilt Control using the Web Administration Tools: where, the position of the selected video

camera is controlled using a standard Web browser.

• Generic Control using CGI parameters: enter the positioning data as a CGI command directly

into your Web browser Location/Address (URL).

• Generic control using a TCP client: using a TCP client-application to control the position of

the chosen camera.

Installing Pan/Tilt Devices

The diagram below illustrates how the AXIS 2400 connects to your workstation, video cameras

and relative Pan Tilt Device. ➀ A fixed camera can be positioned remotely by using an External

Pan Tilt device. ➁ A PTZ-supported camera is connected directly to the COM 1 or COM 2 ports

directly.

Follow the instructions below to install a Pan/Tilt device:

1. Attach the Pan/Tilt device to the Pan/Tilt port of the AXIS 2400 using an RS232 cable.

Note:

It is also possible to connect a Pan Tilt device via the RS485 port. See Appendix F - The IO Termi-

nal Block for details.

2. On the AXIS 2400 Home Page, click Settings. You will be prompted to supply a username and

password. By default, these are set to

root

and

pass

3. Click Pan/Tilt.

4. Click Driver. Select the driver that corresponds to your Pan/Tilt device from the drop-down

menu. Click Store driver.

Web Browser

Computer

Administration Tools

Pan Tilt

Device Driver

AXIS 2400

RS485

RS232

COM 1

COM 2

Camera

Pan Tilt

Device

Camera

Pan Tilt

Device

Fixed

External