Creating hotlists - To use a hotlist in Security Center, you must create the hotlist and configure it for your enforcement scenario. - Security Center 5.13

To use a hotlist in Security Center, you must create the hotlist and configure it for your enforcement scenario.

1. From the Config Tool homepage, click ALPR > Hotlists, and then click Hotlist ().
   The Creating a hotlist wizard opens.
2. In the Basic information tab, type a name for the hotlist in the Entity name field.
   You can enter an optional entity description.
3. For the Owner field, select the required ALPR Matcher you want to assign the hotlist to.
4. (Optional) Select Location and Partition.
5. 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.
6. (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.
7. (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.
8. Select the required template to accurately create the columns and split the fields in your hotlist.
   NOTE: In the current release, the Default and NCIC templates are available by default.
9. Configure the hotlist Attributes options and click Next.
   For more information, see Configuring hotlist and permit attributes.
10. On the Import tab, select the Import mode and follow the respective steps.
11. If you selected Hotlist path, enter the Hotlist path on the computer where the 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.
12. If you selected SFTP, do the following:
    1. Enter the Hotlist path where the source file is located.
    2. Enter a Username to access the file.
    3. (Optional) If there is a specific credential that needs to be used, turn on the Use credential and enter password.
    4. (Optional) If there is private key that needs to be used, turn on the required toggle button between path and value. Accordingly enter the path or value to be used.
    5. (Optional) Turn on Validate server public key fingerprint.
13. If you selected FTPS, do the following:
    1. Enter the Hotlist path where the hotlist source text file is located.
    2. Enter a Username to access the file.
    3. (Optional) If there is a specific credential that needs to be used, turn on the Use credential and enter password.
    4. (Optional) If there is certificate that needs to be used, turn on the required toggle button between path and store. Accordingly enter the path or value to be used.
14. 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 a 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.
15. In the Scheduling section, select how often the hotlist needs to be updated.
    The hotlist is always updated from the source file. Any modifications made in the Security Center are automatically deleted each time the source file is imported.
16. To import only a specific type of hotlist records, enter a Category filter in the Extra configuration section.
    If your source hotlist contains both stolen and wanted records, and you want to create the hotlist only for Stolen record, you can specify S in the Category filtering field.
17. On the ALPR Manager assignment page, choose an ALPR Manager, and then click Next.
    • All ALPR Managers: All ALPR Manager roles, and any entities configured to inherit hotlists from them, synchronize the new hotlist.
      NOTE: Future ALPR Manager roles do not automatically synchronize the new hotlist.
    • Specific ALPR Managers: Only the selected ALPR Manager roles, 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 Manager roles also synchronize the hotlist.
    • Assign later: No existing ALPR Manager roles or associated entities synchronize the new hotlist. For more information on how to assign a hotlist to an ALPR Manager later, see Selecting which hotlists and permits a patrol vehicle monitors.
18. On the Unit specific assignment page, select the specific patrol vehicles and Sharp units that synchronize the new hotlist, and click Next.
19. 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.
20. (Optional) Edit or create a second hotlist:
    • 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.
    • 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.
21. Click Close.