Navigating the Client

Once you log in, the Avigilon Control Center Client application window is populated with all the features that are available to you.

NOTE: Some features are not displayed if the server does not have the required license, or if you do not have the required user permissions.

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Figure 1: The Avigilon Control Center Client application window

Application Window Features

  Area Description

1

System Explorer

Displays all the elements in your surveillance system.

Use the Search… bar to quickly locate anything that is available in the System Explorer. You can search for items by name, and devices can also be searched for by location, logical ID, serial number and IP address.

Tip: The content of the System Explorer changes depending on the tab you have open. For example, servers are not listed in the View tab.

2

View tab

Allows you to monitor video and organize image panels. You can have multiple Views open at once.

Click to open a new View tab.

3

Image panel

Displays live or recorded video from a camera. The video control buttons are displayed when you move your mouse into the image panel.

4

Toolbar

Provides quick access to commonly used tools.

5

Task tabs

Displays all the tabs that are currently open.

New Task menu

Opens the New Task menu so you can select and open new task tabs. You can access advanced tools like Search and Export, or system administrative features like Site Setup.

The Application Menu menu

This menu gives you access to local application settings like Client Settings. You can also open a new window from this menu.

System message list

The highlighted number shows the number of system messages that need your attention. Click the number to display the list of messages.

The highlight color indicates the severity of the most recent message.

  • Red = Error

  • Yellow = Warning

  • Green = Information

System Explorer Icons

Icon Description

A site. Listed under a site are all the connected devices and linked features in the system.
A virtual folder. Used to group and organize items in the View tab.
An Access Control Manager™ appliance. Only visible when an ACM appliance is connected to a site.

A server. Only visible from system administration tabs and dialogs.

A fixed camera.

A PTZ camera.
An Avigilon Presence Detector sensor.

An encoder.
An analytic channel (requires a Rialto device)

A Virtual Matrix monitor.

A saved View.

A map.

A web page.

 

 

Avigilon Control Center 6.6 | 20170922