The system Monitoring modue allows receiving and processing alarms from geographically dispersed sites, as well as monitoring hardware health and status. System health and status information can dramatically improve operations of large, geographically dispersed systems.
THE SYSTEM MONITORING MODULE IS DESIGNED TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING TASKS:
- Effective surveillance of many sites from a single control center
- Viewing of video captured at any site (still frames and video fragments)
- Automation of routine work performed by employees of maintenance companies at distant system sites
- Analysis of past alarms and hardware failures with detailed reports
- Quality control of work by security operators
MODULE INTERFACE
The special interface of the System Monitoring module displays site hardware in visual form, with badges indicating the status of key system components and alarms. Each site is labeled with a rectangle: the upper part contains the site name and the lower part contains a configurable number of alarm indicators grouped by source type.
In case of an alarm or failure in a system component, or if monitored parameters are outside of The allowable range, the operator is immediately informed via a red pictogram. If display of video or still frames has been configured as the response to the alarm, the video/still frames are visualized on screen. By clicking the badge, the operator can get detailed information on the alarm event, take necessary actions, and leave text comments. The operator’s time-to-reaction is logged by the system, which allows measuring and rating the results of operators’ work.
The interface provides access to site video, reporting options, video search of local archives, and recorded video and stills from these systems/cameras. The monitoring module can adapt to low-bandwidth conditions if they prevent receiving video from sites in real time.
MODULE FUNCTIONS
The System Monitoring module receives, records, and visualizes messages about the state of security system components, based on the following key parameters:
- Camera operability
- Network functioning
- Operability of video subsystem software
- Amount of recorded video
- Hard disk operability
- Operability of fire/security and access control systems UPS signals 32
In addition, filtering options allow fine-grained selection of the system events that should be logged and visualized by the module. This means that administrators can select key alarms for sites that, when activated, will be immediately received by operators. Events can be passed to Intellect itself, so that Intellect reacts in a user-specified way to events generated by the monitoring module (SMS message or email sent to response team, audio alert, etc.).
The built-in statistics and reporting system allows generating various general and detailed reports on functioning of the distributed security system:
- Report on technical faults
- Report on alarm situations
- Video report
- Various statistical reports, including alarms and hardware failures
Benefits of the System Monitoring module
- Centralized monitoring of large numbers of geographically distant sites, even in low-bandwidth conditions
- Rapid receipt and processing of alarms
- Immediate notification of hardware failures and repair status
- Support for unlimited number of operator workstations
MODULE FUNCTIONS
The System Monitoring module receives, records, and visualizes messages about the state of security system components, based on the following key parameters:
- Camera operability
- Network functioning
- Operability of video subsystem software
- Amount of recorded video
- Hard disk operability
- Operability of fire/security and access control systems UPS signals 32
In addition, filtering options allow fine-grained selection of the system events that should be logged and visualized by the module. This means that administrators can select key alarms for sites that, when activated, will be immediately received by operators. Events can be passed to Intellect itself, so that Intellect reacts in a user-specified way to events generated by the monitoring module (SMS message or email sent to response team, audio alert, etc.).
The built-in statistics and reporting system allows generating various general and detailed reports on functioning of the distributed security system:
- Report on technical faults
- Report on alarm situations
- Video report
- Various statistical reports, including alarms and hardware failures
Benefits of the System Monitoring module
- Centralized monitoring of large numbers of geographically distant sites, even in low-bandwidth conditions
- Rapid receipt and processing of alarms
- Immediate notification of hardware failures and repair status
- Support for unlimited number of operator workstations
