Moxa VPort P16-1MP-M12-CAM80-CT [47/64] Serial port not supported by all vports

VPort ONVIF Profile S System Configuration

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Serial Port (not supported by all VPorts)

Some VPorts have RS-485 serial ports for connecting to an external PT scanner. Check your product’s quick

installation guide for information on how to wire the connection between the VPort and the PT scanner.

Interface mode

Setting Description Default

Select the serial

interface

The serial port interface: RS232, RS422, RS485 RS485

Control mode

The VPort supports 2 PTZ control modes: “Transparent PTZ” control and “PTZ driver.”

• Transparent PTZ Control:

Select Transparent PTZ Control to control the PTZ camera with a legacy PTZ control panel or joystick

connected to the CCTV system. The application is illustrated in the following figures.

In Transparent PTZ Control mode, the serial data from the legacy PTZ control panel or joystick will be

transformed into IP packets for transmission over a TCP/IP network, and once the VPort video encoder

receives these IP packets, the PTZ control commands will be transformed back to serial data format for

controlling the PTZ camera’s action. You do not need to install a PTZ driver to control the PTZ camera’s

(Real COM driver required)

PTZ camera

Joystick and

control panel

RS-485

VPort 461

Video Encoder

Ethernet

PC RS-232 or RS-485

VPort D361

Video Decoder