To use a hotlist in Security Center, you must create the hotlist, map it to its source
text file, and configure it for your enforcement scenario.
Before you begin
Create the hotlist source as a
.txt or .csv text file.
What you should know
- Hotlists can be used with any type of AutoVu™
fixed or mobile system.
- The source text file must be located on a drive that is
accessible from the computer hosting the ALPR Manager.
- You
can configure Security Center to prompt the Genetec Patroller™ operator to add extra
license plate hit details that are not included in the hit metadata sent by the Sharp
camera. For more information, see Adding enforced hit attributes in Patroller.
Procedure
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From the Config Tool homepage, click , and then click Hotlist ().
The Creating a hotlist wizard opens.
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Click the Basic information tab, type a name for the hotlist in
the Entity name field, and click Next.
You can enter an optional entity description.
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Set the priority of the hotlist using the Priority slider.
Zero (0) is the highest priority setting and 100 is the lowest. If a plate read
matches more than one hotlist, the hotlist with the highest priority is displayed first in
the list of hotlist matches.
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Enter the Hotlist path on the computer where the hotlist source
text file is located.
If you start typing a path to a network drive, you might have to enter a username and
password to access the network drive.
NOTE: The Windows credentials that you enter must have read/write access to the hotlist
file.
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If the attribute fields in the source text file vary in length, turn on the
Use delimiters option, and enter the type of character
(delimiter) used to separate each field.
By default, the option is turned on, and the delimiter specified is a semi-colon (;).
If your source text file is made up of fixed-length fields, turn off the Use
delimiters option. Security Center supports the following delimiters:
- Colon (:)
- Comma (,)
- Semi-colon (;)
- Tab (type “Tab”)
IMPORTANT: If your source list file uses tab as a delimiter, only use one tab
space. Do not use more than one Tab space to align columns in your file, or Security Center might be unable to parse the
hotlist.
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(Optional) To limit how long hits generated from this
hotlist can remain in the database, turn on Hotlist retention and
configure the maximum duration in days.
NOTE: Hotlist retention cannot exceed the hit retention period defined in the ALPR Manager
settings. For more information on the ALPR Manager hit retention period, see
Configuring the ALPR Manager role.
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(Optional) To prohibit users from editing this hotlist in Security Desk, turn off the Visible in
editor option.
To edit a hotlist in Security Desk,
users require the Hotlist and permit editor privilege.
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Configure the hotlist Attributes options and click
Next.
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On the ALPR Manager assignment page, choose an ALPR Manager, and
then click Next.
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All ALPR Managers: All ALPR Managers, and any entities
configured to inherit hotlists from them, synchronize the new hotlist.
NOTE: Future ALPR
Managers do not automatically synchronize the new hotlist.
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Specific ALPR Managers: Only the selected ALPR Managers, and
the entities that inherit hotlists from them, synchronize the new hotlist.
NOTE: Entities
created in the future that are configured to inherit hotlists from one of the selected
ALPR Managers also synchronize the hotlist.
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Assign later: No existing ALPR Managers or associated
entities synchronize the new hotlist. For more information on how to
assign a hotlist to an ALPR Manager at a later time, see Selecting which hotlists and permits a patrol vehicle monitors.
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On the Unit specific assignment page, select the specific patrol
vehicles and Sharp units that will synchronize the new hotlist, and click
Next.
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(Optional) If your hotlist has custom fields, enter the appropriate values on the
Custom fields page and click Next.
The Custom fields page only appears if there are custom fields in
your hotlist.
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In the Creation summary window, verify that your hotlist
information is correct and click Next.
In the Entity creation outcome window, you receive a
notification indicating whether or not your operation is successful.
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(Optional) Edit or create a second hotlist:
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Edit this hotlist: Open the Hotlist and permit
editor task so you can edit the hotlist if you have the Hotlist and
permit editor privilege.
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Create a hotlist based on this hotlist: Create a new
hotlist that uses the same settings as the hotlist you just created. You only need to
specify the Entity name, Entity
description, and Hotlist path.
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Click Close.
Results
The hotlist entity is configured and enabled in Security Center.