If you want your camera to return automatically to monitor a certain place, e.g. your garden after it has panned or tilted to face other directions, you could resort to setting up a monitor point. 

Applies to: E1 Zoom, E Series E340, E1 Outdoor, E Series E540, E1 Outdoor PoE, E Series E560P, E1 Outdoor Pro, E Series E560, E1 Outdoor CX, E Series E530X, RLC-81PA, P330P, RLC-830A, P830, RLC-523WA, RLC-823 Series (RLC-823A, RLC-823A 16X, RLC-823S1, P840, RLC-823S2, P850, RLC-823S1W), Reolink TrackMix PoE, TrackMix Series P760, TrackMix WiFi and TrackMix Wired LTE (Wired connection)

This article will show you how to set up the monitor point for the camera on a web browser. You can follow the guide step by step.

Step 1. Input the IP Address of your camera on a web browser and log in to your camera.

See how to find the IP address of your camera.

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Note: Make sure your PC is connected to the same router as your camera.

Step 2. Click the drop-down arrow to unfold the PTZ menu on the live-view page, and use the pan/tilt/zoom function to aim your camera's view at a specific area that you want to set as a monitor point. Then click Monitor Point. 

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Step 3. Now you will enter the monitor point settings page.

  • The image is the place your camera is directed at. If not, click it to refresh the image.
  • Click Reset Monitor Point to set the current position as the monitor point.
  • Return to Monitor Point: Click it and your camera will return to the monitor point immediately.
  • Auto: Enable it so that your camera will return to the monitor point after the camera stops panning or tilting.
  • Intervals: Time interval (10-300 seconds) between the camera stopping pan/tilt and the camera returning to the monitor point.

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