Replacing unit settings from one entity to another - To simplify unit replacement, you can copy settings between different units, models, and manufacturers. You can also link the video recordings from the source unit to the destination, and relink doors, alarms, event-to-actions, automations, and maps. - Security Center 5.13

Security Center Administrator Guide 5.13
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Security Center
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5.13
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Last updated
2025-04-11

To simplify unit replacement, you can copy settings between different units, models, and manufacturers. You can also link the video recordings from the source unit to the destination, and relink doors, alarms, event-to-actions, automations, and maps.

Before you begin

  • Ensure that the unit being replaced is offline before starting the Unit replacement tool.
  • Ensure that you have the correct privileges and roles.
  • Ensure that you’ve backed up the database.

If the destination unit is the same model as the source, all supported settings are copied to the new unit.

If the destination unit is from a different manufacturer or model, the replacement process copies some settings and adapts others depending on compatibility.

What you should know

When replacing a camera, the video unit associated with the camera can’t be replaced if either of the video units associated to the new or old camera are linked to other cameras.

For older setups with multiple cameras per video unit, you can replace the camera, but the video unit remains the same.

Example: If "Video Unit A" is connected to "Camera A1" and "Camera A2," replacing either camera changes the camera but not the video unit.

Procedure

  1. From the Config tool homepage, click Tools > Unit replacement.
    Unit replacement displaying the supported unit types
  2. On the Source page, choose the unit type, access control unit, camera, or ALPR unit.
    All entities corresponding to that unit type are displayed.
  3. Select the source unit and click Next.
    This unit is the source to copy the settings from.
  4. On the Destination page, choose the destination unit type.
    Only one selection is available because unit replacement allows one-to-one replacement.
  5. On the Options page, select the associations and settings that you want to copy and click Replace.
  6. On the Outcome page, check for warnings and results:
    The status of the unit replacement is displayed with results for each category.
    1. If there are any warnings, click More details to view information with the results.
    2. (Optional) Click Export results.
      The error log is exported as a .CSV file and contains detailed results.
  7. Click Close.
Parent topic: Copying configuration settings from one entity to another