Security Center Federation configuration tabs - Security Center 5.12

Click the Identity tab to view descriptive information about this role and jump to the configuration page of related entities in addition to the general options.

Role group

An advanced setting that is only necessary if you plan on hosting more than 100 Security Center Federation™ roles on the same server.

NOTE: This setting is hidden by default. To show it, click the Name field, and type Ctrl+Shift+A.

Click the Properties tab to configure the connection parameters to the remote Security Center system, the default synchronization behavior, and the default video stream and events you want to receive from it.

Connection status

Shows the connection status of the Security Center Federation™ role to the remote Security Center system.

State

Shows the current state of the Security Center Federation role.

Allow untrusted connections

(Stratocast™ system only) Allow connections to Security Center servers using legacy authentication.

Directory

Name of the main server for the remote Security Center system.

Username and password

Credentials used by the Security Center Federation role to log on to the remote Security Center system. The rights and privileges of that user determine what your local users can see and do on the federated remote system.

Resilient connection

Turn this option on for the Security Center Federation role to reconnect to the federated Security Center Directory server after a connection interruption. After a specified period of attempting to reconnect, the connection is considered lost and the role goes into a warning state.

NOTE: Activating Resilient connection is highly recommended for remote systems that might have an unstable connection to the cloud.

Reconnection timeout

Specify the number of seconds that the Security Center Federation role attempts to reconnect to the Directory before the connection is considered lost.

Forward Directory reports

Turn this option on to view user activities (viewing cameras, activating the PTZ, and so on) and configuration changes performed at the federated site. This information is provided from the Activity trails and Audit trails reports on the Federation host, provided the Federation user has the privileges and access rights to view them. You can also view the federated units in the Hardware inventory task.

IMPORTANT: To return federated entities in reports generated on the Federation host, Forward Directory reports must be turned on.

Default live stream

The default video stream that is used for viewing live video from federated Security Center cameras. Remote is selected by default.

If your workstation doesn’t require specific video stream settings for Federation, you can use the default stream settings from Security Desk instead.

Enable playback requests

Turn this option on for users to view playback video from federated Security Center cameras.

Enable Record Fusion queries

Turn this option on to synchronize data sources, in order to allow the Record Fusion Service role to forward queries to the federated Security Center systems. Record types are configurable on the Properties page of the Record Fusion Service role.

Federate map providers

Turn this option on to synchronize map providers from the remote Map Manager, therefore allowing users to display federated online maps. Note that this is not necessary to display image maps.

Federate custom icons

Turn this option on for federated entities to share custom icons with the Federation host. Entity icons in the Federation host appear identical to the icons on the federated system. It can take a few minutes to synchronize custom icons.

Federated events

Select the events that you want to receive from the federated Security Center system. Events are necessary if you plan to monitor the federated entities in Security Desk, or to configure event-to-actions for the federated entities.

Federated entity types

Select the entity types that you want to monitor from the federated Security Center system.

Enable inbound alarm acknowledgement source

Get the Acknowledgement source on the host system for alarms that are acknowledged on the federated system. Acknowledgement source is available in the Report pane columns for the Alarm report task.

Enable outbound alarm acknowledgement source

Send the Acknowledgement source to the federated system for alarms that are acknowledged on the host system. Acknowledgement source is available in the Report pane columns for the Alarm report task.

Click the Resources tab to configure the servers assigned to this role.The Security Center Federation™ role does not require a database.

Servers

Servers hosting this role.