Configuring IndigoVision Control Center. Configuring IndigoVision Control Center

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1 Control Center Prerequisite: IndigoVision Control Center 4.7 build 25 or later Sightlogix Firmware: or later Control Center Note: This functionality is only available if you have administrator privilege. There are two types of administrator users in Control Center: Administrators with full permissions: these users have access to all Control Center functionality. Administrators with restricted permissions: these users can carry out the same functions as users with full permissions, except that they cannot create, edit or delete user accounts permissions. You can add devices that are not currently visible on the network to a site. A site is a set of cameras, analog monitors, VCRs and NVRs, typically in a common location or region. Sites can also contain alarm sources, relays, sequences, salvos and guard tours, as well as devices which have already been discovered.

2 To add Sightlogix SightSensor/SightTracker > Make sure you are in the Setup view. Also be sure there is already an NVR added to the site. 1. Click the Video tab in the Site Explorer. The Site Explorer enables you to locate cameras from which you want to display video. It only displays those cameras which you are authorized to view. 2. Right-click the site in the Site Explorer and select Add Devices. Select Camera as the devices type from the list and click OK. 3. If third party cameras are not being discovered, there may be a problem with the network. You can only add Sightlogix devices when they are online. 4. To add a device that is not currently visible on the network, select Enter device details and type the name and IP address of the device. Select Third Party Camera as the Device Type.

3 5. Click OK. The Camera device icon should appear underneath the site icon in the site explorer window. 6. You will also need to disable any default authentication if your site had been enabled with a default authentication policy for all devices. 7. Right mouse click on the device for the property menu. 8. Select Device Access tab and uncheck the option for Use setting as parent site

4 9. Click OK to save the setting. To verify the setting had been enabled correctly, select the device and right mouse click to select the View video menu item.

5 Enable Recording Create continuous recording 1. Highlight the Sightlogix device in the site explorer window 2. Select the Recording Schedule Tab 3. Right mouse click to create a new Recording Job 4. Define a recording schedule if no default schedule is available.

6 Create a new zone Zones are use to manage alarms. An Alarm server must be be accessible before Control Center can receive alarm from any Sightlogix device. 1. In the Setup view, right-click a site. Select the Alarms tab of the Site Explorer. Select New Zone... The New Zone dialog opens.

7 2. Enter a name for the zone. 3. Edit the Matrix Number if required. 4. Select the Alarm Server the zone will use. 5. Select a schedule for the zone. The schedule defines when the zone will be active. If no schedules are available, you will need to create one. Please consult your Control Center manual for details on priority. The priority determines the order in which alarms appear in the Events Window, and how alarms in the zone are escalated. 6. Click OK. The new zone is displayed as unset in the Site Explore. Before the zone can be used, you need to add detectors to the zone. Create a new Detector Detectors comprise an activation event and a deactivation event. Use the New Detector wizard to create detectors for Analytics events for the Sightlogix SightSensor. Sightsensors should be already configured and calibrated. 1. In the Setup view, select the zone you want to add detectors to from the Alarms tab of the Site Explorer.

8 2. Click the Detectors tab in the main window.

9 3. Right-click in the main window and select the New Detector... The New Detector wizard opens. 4. Enter a name for the new detector, and select Analytics as the type of event that will activate the detector. 5. Select Allow detectors to put zone into alarm to enable the detector to trigger an alarm, then click Next. The Activation Event page opens. 6. Define the properties for the activation event, Select the No Credentials radio button in the Authentication field.

10 7. Click Next. The Deactivation page opens 8. For information about configuring event properties, consult the manual for information on activation and deactivation 9. Specify the Dwell time before the detector can be activated again 10. Activate the Zone/Detector via the set option

11 Verify alarm/alert in video playback Select the Playback tab in the Site explorer window to review video and alarms

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