Common configuration tabs - Some configuration tabs are commonly used across most Security Center entities. - Security Center 5.12

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.12
Product
Security Center
Content type
Guides > Administrator guides
Version
5.12
Release
5.12
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en-US
Last updated
2026-01-29

Some configuration tabs are commonly used across most Security Center entities.

Identity tab

The Identity tab provides descriptive information about the entity, such as its name, description, logical ID, and relationships. It also lets you access the configuration pages of related entities.
Type
The type of entity.
Icon
The icon assigned to the entity in the Area view, Identity tab, on maps, and in other views.

Click the Change icon drop-down to change the icon settings:

  • Click Browse... to navigate to and select your own preferred custom icon.
  • Click Reset to restore the default icon.
NOTE: Doors have two icons to indicate whether they are open or closed.
Name
The name of the entity in Security Center. The name cannot exceed 100 characters. It is recommended to use a unique and descriptive name. In some cases, a default name is assigned, which you can change. Entity names are editable, except in the following cases:
Server entities
The name matches the machine name and cannot be changed.
Federated entities
The name is defined on the original system and cannot be changed on the Federation.
Description
Optional information about the entity. Cannot exceed 100 characters.
Logical ID
A unique number assigned to the entity to help identify them in the system, mainly for CCTV keyboard operations.
Relationships
A list of relationships between this entity and other entities in the system.

Use the command buttons at the bottom of the list to manage relationships.

  • To add a relationship, click .
  • To remove a relationship, select an entity and click .
  • To open a related entity’s configuration page, select the entity and click .
Specific information
Some entity types, such as video units, may display additional information in this tab.

Cameras tab

The Cameras tab allows you to associate cameras to the entity so that when it is viewed in Security Desk, the cameras are displayed instead of the entity icon.

From this tab you can perform the following actions:

  • To add a camera, click .
  • To remove the selected camera, click .

Custom fields

The Custom fields tab lets you view and modify the custom fields defined for the entity. The example below shows the tab for a cardholder entity.

This tab is only displayed when custom fields have been created for that type of entity.

Custom fields are disabled when your user profile is set to read-only mode.
Custom fields tab of a cardholder entity in Config Tool.
In the example above, five custom fields are defined for the cardholder entity, grouped as follows:
  • Employee information
    • Hire date (marked as mandatory)
    • Department (marked as mandatory)
    • Office extension
  • Personal information
    • Gender (marked as mandatory)
    • Home number
    • Mobile number

Location tab

The Location tab provides information regarding the time zone and the geographical location of the entity. It does not affect the actual location of entities on maps.
Time zone
The time zone is used to display the entity events in the entity’s local time zone. In Security Center, all times are stored in UTC in the databases, but are displayed according to the local time zone of the entities. The local time of the entity is displayed below the time zone selection.
Location
The geographical location (latitude, longitude) of the entity.
This location setting is only used for the following types of entities:
  • For video units, the location is used for the automatic calculation of the time the sun rises and sets on a given date.
  • For fixed ALPR units that are not equipped with a GPS receiver, the geographical location is used to plot the ALPR events (reads and hits) associated to the ALPR unit on the map in Security Desk.
Associated maps
The Associated maps section shows the maps on which this entity is displayed.