Purpose of the Control Panel

The Control Panel is intended for quickly assessing the current status of video surveillance components (Fig. 2.1—1).
Fig. 2.1—1 Objects in the Control Panel
Each object has a corresponding graphic element shown as a rectangle. It contains the object's identification area (at the top) and a configurable number of alarm indication buttons arranged in groups by source type:

1. Communication Channel
2. Hardware
3. Video System Software
4. Size of Archives
5. Cameras
6. ACS
7. FSA
8. Detection tools/Detectors
9. Thermal Sensors

The number of shown alarm groups can change from 4 (Fig. 2.1—2) to 9 (Fig. 2.1—3), depending on the Monitoring object settings on the Interfaces tab.
Fig. 2.1—2 Four alarm groups
Fig. 2.1—3 Nine alarm groups
You can learn the meaning of the icons by clicking the button (Legend information). When you click this button, the Definitions window opens (Fig. 2.1—4).
Fig. 2.1—4 Definitions of alarm group icons