Milestone - Configuring and using PTZ cameras
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Configuring and using PTZ

Milestone Xprotect supports the following PTZ features within the EdgeVis system

  • Pan Tilt and Zoom using the on-screen controls

  • Iris up, down and Reset

  • Focus controls

  • Recall of first 50 EdgeVis PTZ Presets

The current EdgeVis PTZ features are not currently supported from Milestone XProtect

  • Setting of PTZ Presets

  • PTZ Aux commands

Import PTZ Presets

To import the presets from the EdgeVis Encoder

  1. Open the Milestone Xprotect Management Server and open the Recording server. Expand the EdgeVis encoder and select the camera

  2. Navigate to the Presets Tab

  3. Choose the Get option, this will retrieve the first 50 EdgeVis PTZ Preset Names

  4. This is a one-way import, it is not possible to set PTZ presets from the Milestone XProtect client.
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    Note: If the import does not work, ensure that the EdgeVis PTZ channel is not is use by another user.
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