Omnicast™ Federation™ configuration tabs - Security Center 5.10

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.10

Applies to
Security Center 5.10
Last updated
2023-06-12
Content type
Guides > Administrator guides
Language
English
Product
Security Center
Version
5.10

You configure the settings of the Omnicast™ Federation™ role from the Roles view of the System task in Security Center Config Tool.

Omnicast™ Federation™ - Identity tab

Click the Identity tab to view descriptive information about this role and jump to the configuration page of related entities.
Role group
An advanced setting that is only necessary if you plan on hosting more than 40 Omnicast™ Federation™ roles on the same server.
NOTE: This setting is hidden by default. To show it, click the Name field, and type Ctrl+Shift+A.

Omnicast™ Federation™ - Properties tab

Click the Properties tab to configure the connection parameters to the remote Omnicast™ system, and the default video stream and events you want to receive from it.
Connection status
Shows the connection status of the Federation™ role to the remote Omnicast™ system. Click Reset to force the Federation™ role to reconnect to the remote system.
Directory
Name of the Omnicast™ Gateway connecting you to the remote Omnicast™ system.
Version
Version of the federated Omnicast™ system. This list only contains Omnicast™ versions that you have installed a compatibility pack for.
Username and password
Credentials used by the Federation™ role to log on to the remote Omnicast™ system. The rights and privileges of that user determine what your local users can see and do on the federated remote system.
Default live stream
Default video stream used for viewing live video from federated Omnicast™ cameras (default=Remote).

If your workstation does not require specific video stream settings for Federation™, you can use the default stream settings from Security Desk instead.

Enable playback requests
When this option is turned on, users can view playback video from federated Omnicast™ cameras.
Federate alarms
When this option is turned on, alarms are received from the federated Omnicast™ system.
Federated events
Select the events you want to receive from the federated Omnicast™ system. Events are necessary if you plan to monitor the federated entities in Security Desk, or to configure event-to-actions for the federated entities.

Omnicast™ Federation™ - Resources tab

Click the Resources tab to configure the servers assigned to this role.The Omnicast™ Federation™ role does not require a database.
Servers
Servers hosting this role.