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Genetec Security Center Integration

IRIS+ Professional allows for integration with the Genetec Security Center (Genetec SC) application suite in order to receive and review IRIS+ Professional generated events in Genetec SC. Configuration is done via both the Genetec Security Center Config Tool and IRIS+ Professional - follow the steps laid down below for complete integration.

Order the SDK connection from Genetec with the integration part number GSC-1SDK-Irisity-Professional to enable integration with IRIS+ Professional.

Genetec Security Center configuration

User management and access control

IRIS+ Essential requires access for integration with the Genetec Security Center, for which a new user should be created with administrator privileges.

  1. In the Genetec Security Center Config Tool, click the button in the upper left corner of the window.

  2. In the Administration category, select User Management.

  1. On the left sidebar, right click Administrators Add an entity User. Set the username, then type a password. The first and last names are optional. Click Next, then click Create. Close the user creation window.
  2. Click the Config Tool button in the upper left corner of the window.
  3. Click System Roles Add an entity select Web-based SDK. In the upper button bar, select Properties.

  • Port (4590 by default): The port that the Web-based SDK will listen on. Make sure to note it down, as it will be needed in the next step.

  • Streaming port (4591 by default): Not used by IRIS+ Professional.

  • Base URL (WebSdk by default): You may leave this as default, or change it to a custom value. Make sure to note it down, as it will be needed in the next step.

  • Use SSL connection (off by default): If you want to use SSL, tick this box and make sure to configure the SSL certificate in the Genetec Security Center Config Tool.

Camera registration

  1. Click the Config Tool button in the upper left corner of the window.

  2. In the Administration category, select Video.

  1. On the left sidebar, right click Archiver Add an entity Video unit.

  1. In the popup window, fill in the properties of the camera of your choosing. When done, click Add and close.

Note

You may also try automatically discovering all connected cameras in your network by clicking the button on the bottom left button bar, then clicking Start discovery - Note that this may take a long time.

  1. In the left sidebar, select your newly added camera under Archiver and go to the Video tab Network settings select RTSP stream over TCP as the Connection type.

  1. Click Apply.

Custom event configuration (optional)

Custom events

IRIS+ Professional can send events to Genetec Security Center, which can be used to trigger alarms or other actions. Both custom events and Genetec Security Center's built-in events can be used. By using custom events, you can create a more tailored integration, e.g. to better differentiate between different types of events.

If you do not need custom events configured, you may skip this section and proceed to Alarm configuration.

  1. Click the Config Tool button in the upper left corner of the window.

  2. In the Administration category, select System General settings.

  1. Select Events on the left sidebar. Click the green + button on the bottom of the screen to add an Event.

  2. In the pop-up window, fill in the Event data according to the following:

  • Name: Give your Event a custom name; in this example, Intrusion.
  • Entity type: You may select any type - its only function is to help you recognise your Event by its icon/type.
  • Value: The unique identifier of your Event. You may leave it as default or assign a new unique number.

Make sure to note down or copy the Event value number to clipboard, as it is going to be needed in a later step.

  1. Click Save.

Alarm configuration

  1. Click the Config Tool button in the upper left corner of the window.
  2. In the Administration category, select Alarms.

  1. Click the + Alarm button on the bottom left corner of the window.
  2. Type any name, in this example, Intrusion.
  3. Open the Alarm's Properties tab. Click the green + button under the Recipients field and select the irisity user created above. Click Add.
  4. Click the green + button under the Attached entities field. Select the camera added in step 3, then click Add.
  5. Click Apply in the lower right corner of the window.

Automation configuration

  1. Click the Config Tool button in the upper left corner of the window.

  2. In the Administration category, select Automation.

  3. In the bottom left corner of the window, click +Add an entity Automation.

  4. Type a name for your Automation. In the upper button bar, select the Properties tab.

  1. Select Event as the Trigger type. In the When field, select any Event, or the custom event, if you created one in step 4 of Custom event configuration. Select the camera you added in step 3 of Camera registration as the Source.

  2. Click the green + button in the lower left corner of the window select Trigger an alarm.

  3. Click Apply in the lower right corner of the window to save the Automation.

  4. In the bottom button bar, click Activate to activate the Automation.

All set - Your camera and associated Event is now ready to be viewed in Genetec Security Center - Security Desk.

IRIS+ Professional configuration

Queries can be configured to send detections to Genetec Security Center, appearing as a Genetec event type of your choice.

  1. Go to Settings Genetec.

  2. Tick the button to Enable the integration, then fill in the fields:

The base URL should be in the format http(s)://<server>:<port>/<WebSdk>/:

  • <server>: The hostname or IP address of your Genetec Security Center server. Make sure to use the correct protocol (http or https), depending on your SSL configuration.

  • <port>: The port number configured for the Web-based SDK in the Genetec Config Tool, step 5. (4590 by default).

  • <WebSdk>: Type the value you set for the Web-based SDK in the Genetec Config Tool, in step 5. (WebSdk by default).

Fill in the rest of the fields as follows:

  • RTSP port (654 by default): The RTSP port Genetec SC uses to stream video. This is necessary to allow IRIS+ Professional to get video data streams registered in Genetec Security Center. If you have not changed the default port in Genetec SC, you may leave it as is.

  • User name: The username of the Genetec Security Center user that will be used to authenticate with the server.

  • Password: The password of the Genetec Security Center user, above.

  1. Click Update configuration to save the settings.

Query configuration

  1. Go to Queries + Set up New Query and select the Query Type you want to use.

  2. Select the Alarm Integration tab in the query editor.

  3. Under Genetec Security Center Integration, tick Enabled, then fill in the following fields:

  • Genetec event type: Select the event type used in the Automation step. If this is a custom event you set in step 4 of Custom event configuration, select Custom Event.

  • Custom event ID: If you created a custom event and used it to trigger alarms in the Automation step, type the Value you set in step 4 of Event configuration. Otherwise, leave this field empty.

  • Custom event description (optional): A description of your event.