3rd Party VMS/Milestone/Setup PTZ Presets
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Milestone: How to Setup Presets
Description
These instructions will show you how to setup a PTZ Preset using Milestone Management Client. You can then activate the presets from the XProtect Smart Client.
Prerequisites
- Dahua IP PTZ
- Milestone XProtect (For this example we used Milestone XProtect Corporate 2017 R3)
- Dahua IP PTZ ONVIF credentials
- Ability to login to XProtect Management Client
- Dahua IP PTZ added to Milestone via ONVIF
- Established Pre-Sets from the PTZ interface. Either from SmartPSS, WebUI, or SystemUI from a recorder.
Important!
If you are unable to control your PTZ from Milestone XProtect Smart Client, please ensure that PTZ controls are enabled under, "Recording Server" when using Milestone Management Client. image
Relaunch XProtect Smart Client after making these changes. Otherwise you will still be unable to control the PTZ.
Video Instructions
Step by Step Instructions
1. Login to Milestone XProtect Management Client.
2. Expand the PTZ device listed, and click the, "Camera Feed" listing.
3. In the lower right-hand section, click, "Presets"
4. Check the box for, "Use presets from device" and then click, "Get"
5. In the pop-up window, click, "Yes" to pull the existing Presets from the PTZ.
6. From this page, you can test the Preset functionality, and establish a default preset.
