Configure Patrol

A patrol is a scanning track specified by a group of user-defined presets (including virtual presets), with the scanning speed between two presets and the dwell time of the preset separately programmable.

Two or more presets for one PTZ camera need to be added. Refer to Configure Preset for details about adding a preset.

  1. In the top left corner of the Client, select > All Modules > Video > Video Application > Video Application.
  2. Start live view of the PTZ camera.
  3. Click to enter the PTZ Control mode.
  4. Optional: You can click to get device PTZ configuration.
  5. Click to enter the PTZ patrol configuration panel.
  6. Add presets to the patrol.
    1. Click on the right side of a patrol.
    2. Select Device Preset or Virtual Preset as the preset type.
    3. Click to add a configured preset, and set the dwell time and patrol speed.
      Note:

      • The preset dwell time ranges from 15 to 30s.

      • The patrol speed ranges from 1 to 40.

      • The unconfigured patrol is gray.

      • The configured patrol is highlighted.

    4. Repeat the above steps to add other presets to the patrol.
      Note:

      By default, the first preset is added to the patrol list. Double-click the preset, speed, and dwell time to access a drop-down configuration list.

      Figure 1 Configure Patrol
  7. Optional: Perform the following operations after you add the preset.
    Option Description

    Edit Added Preset

    Double-click the corresponding field of the preset to edit the settings.

    Remove Preset from Patrol

    Click to remove the preset from the patrol.

    Adjust Preset Sequence

    Click or to adjust the presets sequence.
  8. Click OK to save the patrol settings.
    Note:

    Up to 8 patrols can be configured.

  9. Optional: After setting the patrol, you can do one or more of the followings:
    Option Description

    Call Patrol

    Click to start the patrol.

    Note:

    When the patrol is working, it will stop if you start performing PTZ control including direction button control, zoom in/out, focus +/-, iris +/-, etc. The patrol will continue working after you have stopped PTZ control for 15 seconds.

    Stop Calling Patrol

    Click to stop the patrol.