The Security Center Directory role manages your entire system and without it you cannot log on to the system. If the Directory role is disconnected from the rest of the system, Security Desk starts to operate in a degraded mode.
If you were viewing a camera, you remain connected to that camera’s live video stream even
after you are logged out of the system. You can also view playback video if the live video
was cached to your local workstation. Cached video is indicated by the orange bar at the
top of the timeline.
Security
Desk continuously attempts to
reconnect to the Directory. When reconnected, the operating mode reverts to normal. While
Security
Desk is offline, you can still
control your PTZ cameras through the widgets displayed in the dasboard. The following
figure shows what the degraded mode looks like after a Directory failure.
| A | Connection state icon shows that you are disconnected. |
| B | Pop-up message indicates that the Security Desk is trying to reconnect. |
| C | Use the tile widget to select which camera's PTZ you wish to control. |
| D | On-tile PTZ control does not work. You must use the PTZ widget, with the
following limitations:
|
| E | The area view is unavailable. |
| F | Previously displayed cameras remain connected. |