The following table lists what you can do while remotely monitoring a Security Desk from the Remote task.
If you want to find out more information about these commands, click the See also links.
| Command | Description | Default keyboard shortcut | See also |
|---|---|---|---|
| Controlling cameras | |||
| View live video | You can view video in the Monitoring task. NOTE: You cannot
hear audio from the remote monitor on your local Security
Desk.
|
Live and playback video modes | |
| Change the stream selection | Change the video stream on the selected camera. | Changing the video stream | |
| Switch to playback | Switch to playback video when you are currently viewing live video. | P | Live and playback video modes |
| Pause/play | Pause or play the video recording. | G | Live and playback video modes |
| Previous frame | When your playback video is paused, go to the previous video frame. | N | Camera widget |
| Next frame | When your playback video is paused, go to the next video frame. | M | Camera widget |
| Jump backward | Jump backwards in the recorded video according to the seek time specified in the Video options tab. | Ctrl+Shift+N | Camera widget |
| Jump forward | Jump forward in the recorded video according to the seek time specified in the Video options tab. | Ctrl+Shift+M | Camera widget |
| Go to specific date/time | Jump to a specific time in the video recording. | Switching between video modes | |
| Switch to live | Switch to live video. | L | Switching between video modes |
| Controlling PTZ cameras | |||
| PTZ pan left | Pan the PTZ camera image to the left. | Left arrow | PTZ widget |
| PTZ pan right | Pan the PTZ camera image to the right. | Right arrow | |
| PTZ tilt down | Tilt the PTZ camera image down. | DOWN ARROW | |
| PTZ tilt up | Tilt the PTZ camera image up. | UP ARROW | |
| PTZ zoom in | Zoom in the PTZ camera image. | Hold the PLUS SIGN (+) | |
| PTZ zoom out | Zoom out the PTZ camera image. | Hold the HYPHEN (-) key | |
| Go to preset | Go to preset position. | ||
| Rename preset/pattern/auxiliary | Rename a preset, pattern, or auxiliary. | ||
| Save preset | Save preset position. | ||
| Go to home position | Go to PTZ home (default) position. | ||
| Adjust PTZ motor speed | Adjust the speed of the PTZ motor. | ||
| Lock/unlock PTZ motor | Lock the PTZ controls from other users. | ||
| Focus near/far | Manually focus the image near or far. | ||
| Flip horizontally/vertically | Flip the PTZ motor 180 degrees. | ||
| Start PTZ pattern | Start a PTZ pattern. Click any preset of PTZ button to stop the pattern. | ||
| Record new PTZ pattern | Record a new PTZ pattern. | ||
| Set/clear auxiliary | Start or stop the PTZ auxiliary command. | ||
| Controlling remote Security Desk layout | |||
| Close all open tasks | Close all open tasks on the remote Security Desk workstation. | Opening tasks | |
| Save the workspace | Save the task list so that it is automatically restored the next time same user logs on to the remote Security Desk. | Saving tasks in Security Center | |
| Start task cycling | Automatically switch between all loaded tasks in the Security Desk. By default, a 4 second dwell time for each task is used. | Opening tasks | |
| Stop task cycling | Stop the task cycling rotation. | Opening tasks | |
| Full screen | Toggle between displaying Security Desk in full screen and windows mode. | Opening tasks | |
| Rename task | Rename the selected task. | Opening tasks | |
| Change tile pattern | Change the tile pattern in the canvas. | Ctrl+P | |