Report pane columns for the Hardware inventory task in Security Center - Security Center 5.12

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.12

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Security Center
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5.12
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Last updated
2024-09-13

After generating a report, the report pane lists the results of your query. The following columns are available for the Hardware inventory task.

Unit
Name of the unit or device connected to the unit.
NOTE: If you are filtering on access control units and have selected one of the advanced search options, the downstream device names are displayed in this column using the following format: {UnitName} > {InterfaceModuleName} > {ReaderName}.
Unit type
Type of unit: access control, ALPR, intrusion detection, or video.
Manufacturer
Manufacturer of the unit.
Product type
Model of the unit.
Role
Role that manages the unit.
Firmware version
Firmware version installed on the unit.
IP address
IP address of the unit or computer.
NOTE: The IP address is not shown for units enrolled with the hostname and units that belong to an ACaaS system.
Physical address
The MAC address of the equipment's network interface.
Time zone
Time zone of the unit.
User
The user name used to connect to the unit.
Password strength
Strength of the password on the unit. When you hover over the password strength value, a tooltip gives you more information. "Unknown" is shown for federated units. Intrusion detection units are not supported by this feature.
Authentication scheme
Indicates the type of authentication being used by the camera unit, such as basic, digest, anonymous, or third-party. If the unit suddenly requests to connect using a less secure authentication scheme, the Archiver rejects communication and the camera goes offline. For example, the Archiver expects the camera to use digest authentication, but the camera tries to connect using basic authentication. The connection is rejected and the camera goes offline.
Security protocol
The security protocol used by the Access Manager: TLS or Wiegand.
Upgrade status
Status of the firmware upgrade: None, Scheduled, Started, Completed, or Failed.
Next upgrade
The date for the next upgrade based on the units' Delay upgrade until setting.
Reason for upgrade failure
Reason that the firmware upgrade failed. For example, unit offline or firmware upgrade path not respected.
Proposed firmware version
The recommended version required for the upgrade. This column is blank for federated units.
Proposed firmware description
The description of the required upgrade. This column is blank for federated units.
Up to date
No firmware upgrade is necessary.
Optional
The firmware upgrade is not urgent.
Recommended
The firmware upgrade is recommended.
Critical
The firmware upgrade fixes a security vulnerability issue and is highly recommended.
NOTE: This information is only available if Genetec Update Service is running.
State
State of the unit: Online, Offline, Warning.
Platform version
The current platform (cumulative security rollup) version installed on the unit.
Proposed platform version
The recommended version required for the upgrade. This column is blank for federated units.
Proposed platform description
The description of the required upgrade. This column is blank for federated units.
Up to date
No platform upgrade is necessary.
Optional
The platform upgrade is not urgent.
Recommended
The platform upgrade is recommended.
Security vulnerability
The platform upgrade fixes a security vulnerability issue and is highly recommended.
NOTE: This information is only available if Genetec Update Service is running.
Password
Password shown as a series of '*'.

If you have the View/export unit passwords privilege, click to show the password.

Right-click the Password column to copy your password to the clipboard.

Last successful password update
Time of the last password update.
Certificate expiration
Certificate expiration date. The date is shown only if the certificate is managed by the system. To view the certificate details in a separate window, select the unit and click View certificate () at the bottom of the screen.
Certificate status
Certificate management status of the unit.
Managed
The certificate is managed by the system and is valid.
Expired
The certificate is managed by the system but has expired.
Unmanaged
The certificate is not managed by the system but can be. To enroll the unit for certificate management, select the unit and click Update certificate () at the bottom of the screen.
Unsupported
The certificate cannot be managed by the system. The reason might be that the unit model or extension does not support this feature, or that the unit firmware is outdated.
Last certificate update result
Success or failure of the last certificate update carried out by the system.
Last password change result
Indicates whether or not the password change was successful.
Type of reader
Type of reader connected to the unit. Select the Show readers option in the advanced search filter to see values in this column.
Reader encryption status
The encryption status of the reader: Unavailable, Unsecured, Secure, or Unknown. Select the Show readers option in the advanced search filter to see values in this column.
NOTE:
  • The status is considered Secure only if the reader encryption (ReaderKc) and signature (ReaderKs) keys are updated in the Synergis™ Appliance Portal.
  • The status Unavailable is shown for units running on Synergis™ Softwire version 11.4 or earlier.
Related
The corresponding door, elevator, or zone to which the reader is assigned. This column is blank if an entity is not associated to any readers.
Parent
The direct parent of the interface module or downstream panels. If the direct parent is the access control unit, only the Parent unit column is filled.
Parent unit
The parent access control unit.
Secure mode
(HID units only) Indicates whether secure mode is enabled or disabled.
Custom fields
Predefined custom fields for the entity. The columns only appear if custom fields are defined for the entity and were made visible to you when they were created or last configured.