Organize Genetec cameras

HOW-TO GUIDEGenetec plugin · Config Tool and Security Desk

Group cameras by the places operators recognize, then choose the views needed for an investigation.

Genetec plugin: start with a new area at its defaults, enter a name, add a camera relationship, apply, and verify the tree.

0:00 Create an area0:02 Name the area0:05 Apply the name0:07 Choose a relationship0:10 Select the camera0:13 Save the relationship0:14 Verify the tree

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Create an area

1. In Config Tool, open Area view.
2. Choose Add an entity → Area.
3. Enter the area’s Name, such as Campus walkthrough, and apply the change.
4. Check its position in the entity tree. Create child areas for locations such as Campus, Entrances, and Walkways as needed.
5. Under Relationships, select Cameras and choose +.
6. Select the intended camera in the picker and choose Select. Apply the change.
7. Expand the area in the entity tree and verify the camera beneath it.

The documentation setup keeps eight sample cameras together in Documentation examples. For a larger campus hierarchy, place the entrance and science-entrance views under Entrances, and the walkway and library-plaza views under Walkways. Check the resulting tree before using it to scope searches.

Genetec plugin: the sample cameras are enrolled together in Documentation examples. Add child areas when the camera collection needs more structure. Enlarge image

Select cameras for a search

In EyesOnIt Investigation or the Search tab of EyesOnIt Monitoring, expand the camera tree or use Search cameras…. Check the individual cameras you want to search. Leave every camera unchecked only when you intend to search all cameras available to the plugin.

The plugin uses Genetec entities for this tree. The EyesOnIt web UI’s camera folders are configured separately; verify the native tree when following a web UI example.

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