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VPort 251 User’s Manual System Configuration
Setting Description Default
Camera ID
Each PTZ camera has an ID to identify
which PTZ camera is in the multi-drop
connection. To connect to the PTZ
camera, the VPort should first identify its
ID.
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Interface mode
Setting Description Default
Select the serial
interface
The PTZ COM port supports 2 serial
interfaces, although only one interface
can be used at a time. Depending on the
interface used by the attached device,
administrators must set the Interface mode
to either RS-232 or RS485/ RS-422.
RS485
Port Settings
Setting Description Default
Baud rate (bps)
The baud rate specified by the PTZ
camera’s serial communication specs.
2400
Data bits 8
Stop bits 1
Parity bits
The parameters used to define the serial
communication.
N
one
PTZ Camera Drivers
VPort products come with PTZ camera drivers for some of the popular PTZ cameras.
Administrators can select the correct PTZ driver in Select the camera driver menu. If the attached
PTZ camera is not supported by the VPort, administrators can use the Custom Camera function to
enter the proprietary commands for pan, tilt, zoom, and focus control.
Setting Description Default
Select the camera
driver
Use the built-in PTZ drivers, including
1. Transparent PTZ control
2. Custom Camera
3. Pelco D
4. Pelco P
5. Dynacolor DynaDome
N
one
NOTE
For Transparent PTZ control, please refer to Chapter 2.
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