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Milestone XProtect ® Go 2014 Administrator's Manual
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following), verify that their names do not contain other characters. If they do, change the preset
position names before you import them.
Cameras that do not support multiple simultaneous video streams cannot connect to the surveillance
server and the Management Application at the same time. Therefore, Milestone recommends that you
stop (see "Start and stop services" on page 170) the Recording Server service when you configure
such devices for motion detection and PTZ. See also View video from cameras in Management
Application (on page 39).
Name Description
PTZ type
Your configuration options depend on the type of PTZ camera in
question:

Type 1 (stored on server): You define preset positions by
moving the camera using the controls in the upper half of
the window, then storing each required position on the
system server. You can define up to 50 preset positions this
way.

Type 2 (imported from camera): You import preset positions
which have previously been defined and stored on the PTZ
camera itself through the camera's own configuration
interface. The number of allowed preset positions depends
on the PTZ camera and driver used.

Type 3 (stored on camera): You define preset positions by
moving the camera with the controls in the upper half of the
window, then storing each required position in the camera's
own memory. You can define up to 50 preset positions this
way. If preset positions have already been defined for the
camera, you can simply import them for use with the
system.
Import / Refresh
Only available when you have selected PTZ type 2 or 3. Lets you
import already defined preset positions from the camera's memory
for use with XProtect Go. If you have already imported preset
positions this way, and preset positions have since then been
added or changed on the camera, you can use this button to refresh
the imported preset positions.
Add New
Only available when you have selected PTZ type 1. When you have
move the camera to a required position using the controls in the
upper half of the window, type a name for the position in the blank
field, then click the button to add the position to the list of defined
preset positions.
Remember that names of preset positions must contain only the
characters A-Z, a-z and the digits 0-9.
Set New Position
Only available when you have selected PTZ type 1 or 3. Lets you
change an already defined preset position. In the list, select the
preset position you want to change. Then move the camera to the
new required position using the controls in the upper half of the
window. Then click the button to overwrite the old position with the
new one.