Integrating an SDS Guardian system in Security Center consists of a series of steps that must be followed in sequence.
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Understand prerequisites and key issues before deploying | ||
1 | Before installing the plugin, read the release notes to learn about new features and to understand the requirements and known issues. | |
2 | Learn about the different components and how they connect together. | |
3 | Learn what you can do using the plugin. | |
Deploy and configure your SDS Guardian system | ||
4 | Ensure that the Guardian sensors and Guardian Gateway are compatible with the SDS Guardian plugin version 3.1. | |
5 | Ensure that your SDS Guardian system is operating as required by your organization, and that all of its devices are operating as expected and are available in Guardian Gateway. |
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Prepare Security Center | ||
6 | Verify that your Security Center license has a valid certificate for the SDS Guardian plugin. From the Config Tool home page, click to confirm that Guardian Gun Shot is on the list. |
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7 | Ensure that the expansion server on which you install the plugin meets the recommended system requirements and is running a compatible version of Security Center. | |
8 | In Security Center, add an image of your floor plan as a map. | |
9 | If you have video surveillance cameras, ensure that the Omnicastâ„¢ features are enabled, and that all cameras are added to Security Center and are functioning as required. | |
10 | Grant users the privileges that they need to use Security
Center. NOTE: Administrators need
access to the privileges for plugins. However, there are no special
privileges for the SDS Guardian plugin.
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For a list of all available privileges, refer to the Security Center privileges spreadsheet for your version. |
Deploy the plugin | ||
11 | Ensure the Security Center server on which you install the plugin meets the recommended system requirements and is running a compatible version of Security Center. | |
12 | On the Security Center server, download the plugin and install it. | |
13 | In Config Tool, create the SDS Guardian plugin role. | |
14 | (Optional) Configure the SDS Guardian plugin to automatically bookmark video when a gunshot is detected and to trigger an alarm when a sensor health warning occurs. | |
Connect the plugin to the Guardian Gateway | ||
15 | Connect Security Center to the Guardian Gateway server. | |
16 | Ensure the TCP connection timeout is properly configured. | |
Add Guardian sensors to Security Center | ||
17 | Import Guardian Sensors into Security Center. | |
18 | (Optional) Link cameras to Guardian Sensors in Security Center, so you can view video when gunshot events and alarms are triggered. | |
19 | Add Guardian Sensors to the map to match the physical position of the sensors. | |
20 | In the Security Desk Monitoring task, add the sensor entities to the Event monitoring list and enable alarm monitoring. | |
Confirm that the integration works as expected | ||
21 | Confirm that the sensors work as expected. |
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22 | In Security Desk, confirm that you see the gunshot icons on the floor plan map, and that you can acknowledge the gunshot alarms. | |
23 | Confirm that you see gunshot events listed in the event pane of the Monitoring task and in the SDS Events Report task. | |
Set up operator workstations | ||
24 | Install the plugin on each Security Center client workstation from which operators will monitor gunshots. | |
25 | In the Monitoring task of Security Desk, add the sensors to the Event monitoring list and enable alarm monitoring. | |
26 | Confirm that your workstation works as expected. If it does, you have successfully completed the integration. |
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