Setting entities to maintenance mode in Security Center - Security Center 5.9

Security Center User Guide 5.9
Applies to
Security Center 5.9
Last updated
2020-08-10
Content type
Guides
Guides > User guides
Language
English
Product
Security Center
Version
5.9

If you must change the configuration of an entity or perform maintenance on a device, such as a camera or access control unit, you can put the device in maintenance mode to avoid affecting health statistics.

What you should know

  • When an entity goes offline while it is in maintenance mode, the downtime is considered expected. Expected downtime is not used to calculate the availability of the entity in the Health statistics report.
    NOTE: Health events for entities in maintenance mode are reported with Information severity.
  • You can set the following entities to maintenance mode:
    • Roles
    • Video units
    • Cameras
    • Access control units
    • Intrusion detection units
    • Hardware zones
    • Alarms
    • Patrol vehicles
    • ALPR units
  • You can unlock a door for maintenance purposes from the Properties page of the door.
  • You can only trigger alarms in maintenance mode through a manual action. An alarm in maintenance mode cannot be triggered by event-to-actions.
    NOTE: Setting an active alarm to maintenance mode does not acknowledge it.

Procedure

  1. Open the appropriate task in Security Desk
  2. Right-click the entity in the entity tree, select the entity from the list, and then select Maintenance mode ().
    You can also select maintenance mode from right-clicking a tile or map entity.
  3. In the Maintenance mode dialog box, click Turn ON.
  4. Select how long you want the entity to be maintenance mode for.
    Select one of the following options:
    Manually
    Maintenance mode must be manually turned off.
    Duration
    Maintenance mode is turned on for the number of days that you select.
    Specific end-time
    Maintenance mode is turned on until the date that you select.

    You can modify the duration while the entity is in maintenance mode.

  5. In the Reason field, enter the reason you are setting the entity in maintenance mode.
  6. Click Save.
    If Federation™ role icons are not refreshed right away, press F5 to refresh the entity tree.

Results

The entity is in maintenance mode for the duration you specified.

While the entity is in maintenance mode, the maintenance mode icon () is displayed over the entity icon in the area view, in tiles, and on maps when applicable. When you hover over the entity icon in the area view or on maps, the reason the entity is in maintenance mode is displayed.