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Drawing walls to block the cameras' fields of view
For cameras that share their field‑of‑view information, you can create a more realistic effect in the Maps task or Monitoring task in Operation desktop by drawing walls and other obstacles on your map to block their fields of view.

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    Use the Map designer task to create and edit maps that represent physical locations of your equipment to Security Center SaaS users.
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    To make your maps interactive, you must add map objects. Map objects graphically represent system entities, such as cameras, doors, and intrusion detection areas, as clickable objects on maps. They let you monitor and interact with your system without leaving the map.
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  - Adding cameras to your maps
    You can add cameras to your maps to help Security Center SaaS operators monitor live video and camera events, manage alarms, and control PTZ cameras and recordings directly from the map.
    - Drawing walls to block the cameras' fields of view
      For cameras that share their field‑of‑view information, you can create a more realistic effect in the Maps task or Monitoring task in Operation desktop by drawing walls and other obstacles on your map to block their fields of view.
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  - Showing mobile users on maps
    To show mobile users on maps, you must enable location sharing on Security Center SaaS Operation devices and grant the View mobile users privilege to Security Center SaaS users.
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    You can export or print your Security Center SaaS maps to PNG or PDF, or print physical copies to share important information outside Security Center SaaS.
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Glossary

Drawing walls to block the cameras' fields of view

2026-03-25

For cameras that share their field‑of‑view information, you can create a more realistic effect in the Maps task or Monitoring task in Operation desktop by drawing walls and other obstacles on your map to block their fields of view.

What you should know

Only lines, rectangles, and polygons, can be used to block the field of view (FOV) of cameras. Text, images, and elliptical shapes cannot be used for blocking.

Procedure

From the Configuration desktop homepage, open the Map designer task.
Select a recent map or click Browse all maps to open an existing map.
The selected map fills the Map designer workspace.
In the toolbar, click one of the following tools to insert a graphical object:

Draw line

Click and drag to draw a single-line segment to represent a wall.

Draw rectangle

Click and drag to draw a rectangle. Drag a handle to change its size. You cannot change a rectangle into a different type of polygon.

Draw polygon

Click once for each endpoint, and click the first endpoint to close the polygon. Use Shift+click to add or remove a point between two points. Double-click a point to complete the polygon without closing it.

The widgets for configuring the map object appear in the right panel. The map object always takes on the identity of the entity it represents.
From the Physical widget, select Block field of view and set the Elevation of the wall. Using this elevation in conjunction with the elevation that is configured in the camera's Field of view widget provide a visual representation on the map of the blind spot created by the wall.

Test the blind spot created by the object by selecting the camera and clicking Start test field of view in the camera widget.


Example	Configuration
A	Block field of view is not selected for the rectangle representing the parking garage.
B	Block field of view is selected for the rectangle representing the parking garage.
C	Block field of view is selected for the rectangle representing the parking garage and the Elevation is defined for both the parking garage and the camera.

Tip:

To test the coverage of all the cameras, click Map > Show field of view coverage .

In the Map designer toolbar, click Save ().