Set Keyboard and Joystick Shortcuts
Connect a keyboard or joystick to the client and assign shortcuts for quick access to commonly used PTZ camera control actions.
The keyboard can be connected to the client and be used to control the PTZ cameras. You can set the shortcuts for keyboard and joystick to get quick and convenient access to the commonly used actions.
Perform this task when you need to set keyboard and joystick shortcuts.
Steps
This configuration page will display after enabling keyboard and joystick in General Settings. For details, refer to Set General Parameters.
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Enter the System Configuration module.
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Click Keyboard and Joystick to show the Keyboard and Joystick Shortcut Settings area.
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Select the COM port from the drop-down list for keyboard if the keyboard is connected to the PC installed with the client.
You can enter the Device Manager of the PC to check the COM port, which the keyboard is connected to.
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Set shortcuts for keyboard and joystick.
- Select a certain function name on Function column.
- Double-click the item field under the PC Keyboard, USB Joystick or USB Keyboard column.
- Select the compound keys operation or number from the drop-down list to set it as the shortcuts for the function of the keyboard or USB joystick.
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Click Save.
Example
For the Focus (+) function, if you set Home, 1, and F1 as the shortcuts of the PC Keyboard, USB Joystick and USB Keyboard, you can press the Home key on PC keyboard, control the joystick to the 1 direction, or press F1 key on USB keyboard to zoom in.
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