When an entity is displayed in a tile that has other entities associated with it, you
can unpack the entity and view all the attached entities in separate tiles.
What you should know
Entities that have two or more entities attached to them are called
composite
entities (for example, a door that has multiple cameras associated to it). If
you are monitoring the door and an event occurs at the door, only the first camera is
displayed because the multiple cameras are
packed. If you unpack the door, you
can view all the cameras in separate tiles.
Limitation: Limited to a maximum
of 16 unpacked elements.
Procedure
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Select a tile that is displaying a composite entity.
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Beside the entity name in the tile toolbar, click .
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From the drop-down menu, click one of the following:
- An attached camera (in the example, Main Entrance or Front
Hallway).
- Unpack
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View all entities attached to the selected entity in separate
tiles.
- Start cycling
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Rotate through the entities that are attached to the
composite entity within the tile. The amount of time each entity is displayed can be
configured from the Options dialog box.
NOTE: If there is a
PTZ camera attached to the composite entity and you start controlling the PTZ, the
cycling stops. You can click Start cycling again once you are
done controlling the PTZ.
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To repack the tiles when you have finished viewing what you need to see, click
Pack () in the upper-left corner of the tile.
Example
The
Main Entrance door has two cameras associated to it: the
Main
Entrance camera and the
Front Hallway camera. An
Access denied
event occurs at the main door, and the event is displayed in a tile. Because the tile is
packed, only the first camera is displayed (Main Entrance), until you unpack the tile
content.