Monitoring events using the watchlist

2026-07-21Last updated

Using the watchlist in Security Center SaaS, you can monitor access control and camera-related events in real-time.

Before you begin

Select which event types to monitor.

What you should know

  • Your watchlist can be accessed from any task using the Watchlist () button in the notification tray.
  • The Watchlist icon displays the number of missed events since the side pane was last closed. Up to 250 events can be displayed. Opening the Watchlist pane resets the tray number to zero.
  • Events are visible in the watchlist for a maximum of 15 minutes. To view older events, generate a unified report in the Reports task.

Procedure

  1. Add entities to your watchlist.
    1. Click Watchlist in the notification tray.
    2. Click Add items.
    3. From the Select entities to watch dialog box, select the entities related to the events you want to monitor.
    4. Click Add.
  2. (Optional) To display the events related to a specific entity at the top of the list, select the Flag checkbox next to the entity.
  3. Click the back arrow.
    The watchlist starts populating with events as they occur.
  4. To view details of an event, click the event in the watchlist.
    The details pane opens.
  5. Clear the watchlist in one of the following ways:
    • To remove an event from the watchlist, hover over the event and click Dismiss ().
    • To clear the whole watchlist, click > Dismiss all.