ThermovisionFLIR PTSeries Installation Manual

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The Live Video page will be displayed, with a live image from the camera on the left part of the 
screen. Next to the FLIR logo along the top of the screen are some menu choices, including Live 
Video (the red text indicates it is selected), Help and Log Off. 
On the right side are some control buttons, and possibly an image of a joystick (if the camera has pan/
tilt capability). 
If the live video is not displayed, refer to...

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If a command is sent to the camera when the user does not have control, the command will not be 
executed, and it is necessary to send the command again once the light is green.
2.4.3 Web Control Panel
The control buttons on the right side of the page provide a way to control the 
camera. When the mouse cursor is positioned over a button, a screen tip is 
displayed which explains the function of the button. 
This same web...

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St o p  S c a n  L i s t
This button causes the camera to stop (discontinue) the scan list.
Toggle Video Source
For a multi-sensor system with more than one video source (for example, a PT-Series 
camera with a thermal IR camera and a daylight camera), this button causes the “active” 
video source to be switched from one camera to the next. If the thermal IR camera is 
active and the button is selected, it causes the daylight...

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When the Goto Preset button is selected, the keypad changes to a numeric 
keypad. As digits are selected, they are displayed below the keypad. To 
cause the camera to go to the entered preset, select the Goto Preset button 
again.
 To return to the Control Panel, select the Back button (left arrow). 
Other buttons on the control panel may be disabled if not available for the 
camera. In the control panel, a disabled button is...

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Click on the Accept button to acknowledge the notification.
The FLIR Sensors Manager uses a “client/server” architecture. The FSM 
software is considered a client, and the cameras are considered servers or 
sensors. The Sensors Panel in the upper left of the window indicates no 
sensors have been discovered and added to the list of Active Sensors.
Click on Setup, if required, then the Discovery button on the side panel to bring...

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Click on Video Wall 0 and confirm that video is streamed to the monitor and it is possible to control 
the camera using the pan/tilt/zoom controls in the Control Panel. For example, click on the zoom 
button (magnifying glass with +), and the video will zoom to 2X. Once operation of the camera has 
been confirmed, the camera can be configured to an IP address that matches the installation network. 

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2.6 Basic Camera Configuration
The following procedures describe how to do the most common basic camera configuration steps, 
such as setting the camera IP address and hostname and changing the user passwords. To make 
these changes, it is necessary to login using the admin user account.
Note
2.6.1 Expert and Admin Accounts
When a user logs in as expert, an additional menu called Setup is available. The 
Setup menu can be used...

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2.6.2 Maintenance Menu
Initially, when the Maintenance page is selected, the Server Status page is displayed. The page 
provides an indication of the current server status (either running or stopped) and buttons for starting 
or stopping the server or for rebooting the system. 
Note, In order to make some configuration changes through the Maintenance menu, it is necessary 
to save the changes, then stop and restart the server...

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2.6.3 LAN Settings
The LAN Settings page can be used to set the hostname, default gateway, and IP address for the 
camera. The default IP Address mode is static; the mode can also be set to DHCP.
Once the IP address of the camera is changed, the PC may no longer be on the same network and 
therefore may not be able to access the camera until the IP address on the PC is changed also. For 
that reason, you may wish to change the...

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2.6.4 Services (Date and Time Settings)
The Services page is used to configure the date and time settings. The date, time, and time zone can 
be obtained from an NTP server, or can be entered manually. If the NTP mode is selected, the NTP 
server information can be entered. The NTP server address can be entered as a static address or can 
be obtained via DHCP. 
If the Custom mode is selected, a pop-up window allows the...