To display a camera feed in a Security Desk monitoring tile when an elevator event occurs, such as Floor accessed or Access
denied, you can assign cameras to elevator entities.
Before you begin
To monitor elevators with cameras, you must have one of the following Security Center configurations:
- An Archiver role with available cameras.
- A Security Center
Federation™ role to connect to an external Security Center system with cameras.
Procedure
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From the Config Tool homepage, open the Area
view task.
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Select the elevator entity to configure, and click the Floors
tab.
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In the Cabin section, click Associate a
camera ().
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From the Camera list, select a camera.
If the camera has a PTZ motor, you can also include the PTZ preset number to ensure
that the camera points towards the elevator.
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To add another camera to the elevator, click Associate a camera
()
again.
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To assign a camera to each elevator floor:
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In the Floors section, select a floor and click
Edit the item ().
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In the Floor properties dialog box, click Associate
a camera ().
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From the Camera list, select a camera.
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Click OK.
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Repeat the steps for all elevator floors.
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Click Apply.