alarm
An alarm entity describes a particular type of trouble situation
that requires immediate attention and how it can be handled in Security Center. For example, an alarm can indicate
which entities (usually cameras and doors) best describe the situation, who must be
notified, how it must be displayed to the user, and so on.
area
In Security Center, an area
entity represents a concept or a physical location (room, floor, building, site, and so
on) used for grouping other entities in the system.
bookmark
A bookmark is an indicator of an event or incident that is used
to mark a specific point in time in a recorded video sequence. A bookmark also contains a
short text description that can be used to search for and review the video sequences at a
later time.
camera (Security Center)
A camera entity represents a single video source in the system.
The video source can either be an IP camera, or an analog camera that connects to the
video encoder of a video unit. Multiple video streams can be generated from the same
video source.
Camera events
The Camera events task is an
investigation task that reports on events pertaining to selected cameras within a
specified time range.
camera sequence
A camera sequence is an entity that defines a list of
cameras that are displayed one after another in a rotating fashion within a single tile
in Security Desk.
door
A door entity represents a physical barrier. Often, this is an
actual door but it could also be a gate, a turnstile, or any other controllable barrier.
Each door has two sides, named In and Out by default. Each side is an
access point (entrance or exit) to a secured area.
entity
Entities are the basic building blocks of Security Center. Everything
that requires configuration is represented by an entity. An entity can represent a
physical device, such as a camera or a door, or an abstract concept, such as an alarm, a
schedule, a user, a role, a plugin, or an add-on.
entity tree
An entity tree is the graphical representation of Security Center
entities in a tree structure, illustrating the hierarchical nature of their
relationships.
event
An event indicates the occurrence of an activity or incident, such
as access denied to a cardholder or motion detected on a camera. Events are
automatically logged in Security Center. Every
event has an entity as its main focus, called the event source.
hot action
A hot action is an action mapped to a PC keyboard function key
(Ctrl+F1 through Ctrl+F12) in Security Desk for quick access.
map
A map in Security Center is a two-dimensional diagram that helps you
visualize the physical locations of your security equipment in a geographical area or a
building space.
Maps
The Maps task is an operation task that
heightens your situational awareness by providing the context of a map to your security
monitoring and control activities.
threat level
Threat level is an emergency handling procedure that a Security Desk operator can enact on one area or the entire system to deal promptly with a
potentially dangerous situation, such as a fire or a shooting.
user
A user is an entity that identifies a person who uses Security Center applications and defines the rights
and privileges that person has on the system. Users can be created manually or imported
from an Active Directory.