scousegitt 0 Posted November 16, 2010 Hi is it possible to connect a dennard 2050wp dome to a laptop to use software to control the cameras ptz it is the dell xps m1710, which doesn't have a com port, it has fire wire ethernet and usb2 if it is possible to do then how do i go about it thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloret 0 Posted January 5, 2011 Yes. You need RS232 to RS485 convetor. If you don't have the DVR card, you may need a small testing software to send the command to the PTZ dome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites