Adding OPTEX Redscan Pro lasers as tracking systems in Security Center - Restricted Security Area Surveillance

Before you can monitor the restricted areas secured by your OPTEX Redscan Pro lasers in Security Center, you must add each OPTEX device as a tracking system in Config Tool. If you are using the Inter-System Gateway (IS Gateway), you must first add your device to a driver container in the IS Gateway, and then add the driver container as a tracking system in Config Tool.

To add an OPTEX Redscan Pro laser as a tracking system to Security Center with the IS Gateway:

1. Log on to the IS Gateway web portal:
   1. Open a web browser and enter the URL https://<GatewayServer>:4242.
      <GatewayServer> is the name or IP address of the server hosting the IS Gateway service. The default port is 4242. Use the port you configured at installation.
   2. Accept the security certificate.
   3. On the logon page, enter the Username and Password and click Sign in.
      The username and password were assigned during the Inter-System Gateway Configuration step of the IS Gateway service installation.
2. Add a driver container for the tracking system that you want to add to Security Center:
   1. On the homepage of the IS Gateway, click the Container () tab.
   2. Click the button besides the docker engine label, and then click Add driver container.
   3. In the Add Driver Container window that opens, enter the following information:
      

      Driver

      Select the driver that you want to install.

      Version

      Select the driver version that you want. The latest version is selected by default.

      Label

      Label used to identify this driver container in the list of containers on the left.

      Port

      Port used to communicate with the driver.

      Network adapter

      Select the network adapter used by the driver to communicate with the IS Gateway service.

      Show advanced

      Some drivers require other communication ports to be open. If necessary, click here to add those ports.

   4. Click Add.
      The IS Gateway immediately downloads the required driver container image from the repository. A notification is shown in the upper right corner of the browser page during the download process.

      

      After the download completes, the new driver container is displayed in the list of containers on the left, under the selected docker engine.

      
   5. Start the driver container. To do so, click the button beside the driver container label and click Start.
   NOTE: If you are adding multiple driver containers, make sure that each driver container has a unique port number. This will prevent any port conflicts if multiple driver containers are running at the same time.
3. Select the driver container corresponding to the tracking system that you want to add to Security Center.
4. In the Communication section, click Add ().
   
5. In the Add/Edit device window that opens, enter the following information:
   

   Name

   Enter a unique name for this device.

   Model

   Select Redscan Pro.

   IP Address

   The IP address of the laser.

   Secure connection

   Turn this option on if you want to establish a secure connection between the plugin and the tracking system.

   Port

   The TCP/IP port that the plugin and the tracking system use to communicate. By default, the port is set to 80. If you opt for a secure connection, the default port changes to 443.

   Username and Password

   The administrator-level credentials required to log on to the device.

   Orientation

   Select Horizontal if your device is positioned horizontally or Verticalto simulate an invisible laser wall.

   Create target on candidate

   If it cannot be determined whether a detected target is a live object or not, then the target can be tagged as a "candidate." Turn this option on if you want to activate this functionality.

   Invert X axis and Invert Y Axis

   OPTEX devices can be positioned in different ways. Turn one or both of these options on to change the orientation of the target if it is not in its default position. For example, the device can be pointed up instead of down or left instead of right.

6. Click OK.
   The OPTEX device is listed under Devices in the Communication section.
7. In the Events section, turn on the custom events that you want to monitor for this tracking system.
   
8. Click Save.
9. Add your driver container as a tracking system to Security Center:
   1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the Plugins task.
   2. From the entity tree, select the Restricted Security Area Surveillance plugin role.
   3. Click Add an entity (), and select Tracking system.
      The Add tracking system dialog box opens.
   4. From the Type drop-down, select Inter-System Gateway.
   5. In the Name field, enter a name for your tracking system.
   6. From the Model drop-down, select the driver container you are adding and click Next ().
   7. If applicable, configure the specific settings for your driver and click Next ().
   8. If applicable, import the map from the third-party application and click Finish.
   9. Open the Area view task.
      After a few seconds, your tracking system () should be added to the area view.

To add an OPTEX Redscan Pro laser as a tracking system to Security Center without the IS Gateway:

1. Click Add an entity (), and then select Tracking system.
   The Add tracking system wizard opens.
2. On the Tracking system information page, enter the following information:

   Type

   Select OPTEX.

   Name

   Enter a unique name for this tracking system.

   Model

   Select Redscan Pro.

3. On the Communication page, enter the following information:

   IP address

   The IP address of the laser.

   Port

   By default, port 80 is used for unsecured connections and port 443 for secured connections.

   User and Password

   The administrator-level credentials required to log on to the device.

   Connection type

   Choose between a secured or unsecured connection. Make sure to set the correct port depending on the connection type.

4. Click Refresh connection status () to connect.
5. When the connection status turns Online (), click Next page ().
6. On the Specific configuration page, enter the following information:

   Detection area

   Specify the detection area of the device, as listed by the manufacturer. For example, the 50100 has a detection area of 180 degrees.

   Refresh rate

   Specify how often detected targets are updated on the map. The minimum is 1 second (default), and the maximum is 5 seconds. If you have many targets, you might prefer that targets are refreshed on the map less often.

7. On the RSA configuration page, enter the following information:

   Import on map

   Select the map that you want to use to display the devices in Security Center.

   Events

   Turn on the custom events that you want to monitor for this tracking system.

   NOTE: You can modify this later on the Properties page of the tracking system.

   Change color on intrusion

   Turn on this option if you want the perimeter to change color when an intrusion is detected, and then choose the color for the perimeter.

   This option is available when the laser is set to vertical mode. You set the mode on the device's configuration web page. In vertical mode, the laser creates an invisible wall.

8. If you selected vertical mode on the web portal of the OPTEX device, configure the following on the Vertical configuration page:

   Enable

   Set the toggle to ON to enable vertical mode in the RSA Surveillance plugin.

   Vertical view

   Select the vertical map on which you want vertical intrusions to be displayed. Only non-georeferenced maps are displayed in this list. The map is previewed in the wizard. Clicking the map preview places the device on the map.

   X Axis length

   Enter the distance represented by the horizontal axis. Click and drag the point to change the length of the axis.

   Y Axis length

   Enter the distance represented by the vertical axis. Click and drag the point to change the length on the axis.

9. Click Finish.
   The OPTEX device is listed in the Area view entity tree.