Monitoring the status of your Security Center system - Security Center 5.12

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.12

Product
Security Center
Content type
Guides > Administrator guides
Version
5.12
Language
English
Last updated
2024-09-13

Using the System status task, you can monitor the status of different types of entities and investigate any health issues they might have.

Before you begin

When monitoring Routes, a Redirector must be configured on each network to enable detection of network capabilities and to display the current status.
NOTE: You can’t view Federated Access control units and Federated ALPR units in the System status task.

What you should know

Using the System status task you can monitor your system live and filter results using the search box.

You can generate a health report for further investigation as well as launch the Health history task from the System status task.

Example: If you have a camera that is not working, you can select the camera entity in the System status task, and then diagnose why it is offline.

Procedure

  1. In the Config Tool, open the System status task.
  2. From the Monitor list, select an item.
  3. If applicable, select an area in the Selector pane.
  4. Enter a keyword in the Search box to start searching.
    The search engine starts searching after the first three characters are entered. If the selector includes member entities, you can search for them within nested areas.
    1. (Optional) Filter by Areas or Roles and units from the Selector view list.
    The related entities, roles, applications, and items are listed in the report pane.
    Search option in the System status task
  5. (Optional) Depending on the entity selected, you can perform other actions as needed:
    • To launch a Health history report, click .
    • To print the report, click .
    • To save the report, click .
    • To change the configuration of an entity, right-click the entity in the report pane, and click Configure entity ().
    • To troubleshoot an entity, click .