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Product
Security Center
Content type
FAQs
Version
5.13
Release
5.13.2.0
Language
English
Last updated
2025-09-02

How do I rename PTZ presets and patterns?

The PTZ widget controls the displayed camera's pan, tilt, and zoom operations. In the advanced mode, you can rename PTZ presets and patterns for easier identification and customization.

Before you begin

Renaming presets or patterns requires privileges to edit presets, edit patterns, and modify camera properties. For information, see About privileges.

What you should know

PTZ presets and patterns help users save and quickly return to specific camera positions and movements. Presets save the current position, including the pan, tilt, and zoom level, while patterns record movement sequences for automatic scanning. For information about the PTZ widget, see PTZ widget.

Procedure

  1. In the Security Desk Monitoring task, drag the camera with the PTZ preset or pattern you want to rename into a tile.
  2. In the PTZ widget, click Toggle to advanced mode ().
    PTZ widget showing the toggle button for advanced mode

To rename a preset:

  1. Click the Presets drop-down and select the preset you want to rename.
  2. Next to the Go to PTZ preset button (), click the drop-down arrow.
    PTZ widget in advanced mode, showing the Preset options
  3. Click Save to open the Save preset dialog
  4. In the dialog box, either update the current name or enter a new, meaningful name, then click Save to apply the change.

To rename a pattern:

  1. Click the Patterns drop-down and select the pattern you want to rename.
  2. Next to the Run pattern button (), click the drop-down arrow.
    PTZ widget in advanced mode, showing the Pattern options
  3. Click Rename to open the Pattern dialog.
  4. In the dialog box, either update the current name or enter a new, meaningful name, then click Rename to apply the change.

How do I extend the manual recording length for a camera?

You can set the manual recording duration for a camera in the advanced settings section of the camera’s Recording page.

What you should know

CAUTION:
  • The recording settings of cameras affect your disk space.
  • Recording settings defined for an individual camera supersede the settings defined for the Archiver role.
  • If you turn on Custom settings per server in the Camera default settings page of your Archiver, and disable archiving for one of the servers assigned to the role, recording stops for all cameras when the role is running on that server. Any recording schedule configurations or custom recording settings are ignored, and the cameras are used only for live viewing. For more information, see Configuring different retention periods for each Archiver server.

Procedure

  1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the Video task and select Roles and units.
  2. Locate the camera that you wish to configure, then click the Recording tab.
  3. In Recording setting, select Custom settings.
  4. Click Show advanced settings.
  5. In the advanced settings section, set the Default manual recording length to desired duration.
    Slider for setting the default manual recording length to 7,200 minutes.
    There are important considerations that you must pay attention to when changing a camera’s recording settings. For more information, see Configuring recording settings for cameras.
  6. Click Apply.