You can configure the settings of the Security Center Federation™ role from the System task in Security Center Config Tool.
Security Center Federation - Identity tab
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.
Security Center Federation - Properties tab
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 sign in 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
- Enable this option for the Security Center Federation role to reconnect to the
federated Security Center Directory server after a connection interruption. After
attempting to reconnect for a specified period, the connection is considered lost and
the role enters 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
-
Enable this option 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 enabled.
- Network
- Select the gateway network to establish the connection:
- Auto-detect
- This is the default option. The system automatically selects the appropriate local network for the connection.
- Specific
- Choose a specific gateway network from the federated system. This option prevents conflicts that might occur when the local and federated networks have overlapping private IP address ranges.
- Reclaim ownership of local entities
- Enable this option to reclaim ownership of entities that were released to your local Security Center system when a previous Federation role was deleted. For more information, see About releasing or reclaiming ownership of entities from a role.
- Default live stream
- Select 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
- Enable this option for users to view playback video from federated Security Center cameras.
- Enable Record Fusion queries
- Enable this option to synchronize data sources. This option allows 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
- Enable this option to synchronize map providers from the remote Map Manager, which allows users to view federated online maps. This isn’t necessary to display image maps.
- Federate custom icons
- Enable this option 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.
- Enable inbound alarm acknowledgment source
- Gets the Acknowledgment source on the host system for alarms that are acknowledged on the federated system. Acknowledgment source is available in the Report pane columns for the Alarm report task.
- Enable outbound alarm acknowledgment source
- Sends the Acknowledgment source to the federated system for alarms that are acknowledged on the host system. Acknowledgment source is available in the Report pane columns for the Alarm report task.
- 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.
Security Center Federation - Resources tab
Click the Resources tab to
configure the servers assigned to this role.The Security Center
Federation™ role doesn’t require a database.
- Servers
- Servers hosting this role.