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Adding cameras to your maps
Add cameras to a map so operators can monitor live video, camera events, alarms, recordings, and PTZ activity directly from the map.

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  - Overview of the Map designer task
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  - Configuring maps as floors of a building
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  - Adding map objects
    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.
  - Adding quick actions to map objects
    To let operators trigger an action directly from a map, you can add a double-click quick action to a map object represented by an icon.
  - Adding areas to your maps
    To let operators navigate between maps and monitor occupancy information, you can add areas to your maps and configure them as map links, people-count monitoring areas, or custom map objects.
  - Adding cameras to your maps
    Add cameras to a map so operators can monitor live video, camera events, alarms, recordings, and PTZ activity directly from the map.
    - Camera field-of-view properties
      Camera field-of-view (FOV) properties define how a camera’s viewing area is represented on a map and provide information used for fixed-camera and PTZ calculations.
    - Blocking camera fields of view on maps
      To create realistic camera coverage simulations in the Maps task or Monitoring task in Genetec™ Operation, you can configure map objects to block camera fields of view and display blind spots caused by walls and other obstacles.
  - Adding text, images, and shapes to your maps
    To mark points of interest, represent entities with custom graphics, or create map links, you can add text, images, rectangles, polygons, and ellipses to your maps.
  - Configuring mobile-user visibility on maps
    To display Security Center SaaS Operation users on georeferenced maps, grant Security Center SaaS users permission to view mobile users and enable location sharing on each mobile device.
  - Exporting or printing maps
    To share map information outside Security Center SaaS, you can export the current map view as a PNG, save it as a PDF, or print a physical copy.
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Glossary

Adding cameras to your maps

2026-09-29

Add cameras to a map so operators can monitor live video, camera events, alarms, recordings, and PTZ activity directly from the map.

Before you begin

Make sure the cameras are available in your Security Center SaaS system.

Procedure

In Genetec™ Configuration, open the Map designer task.
Select a recent map or click Browse all maps to open an existing map.
In the toolbar, click Area view (), select the camera ( or ) you want to add, and drag it to the desired location on the map.
The widgets for configuring the map object are displayed in the right panel. The map object always inherits the identity of the entity it represents.
Click Preview video to show a live video preview in a tile bubble.
If the camera can share its field-of-view (FOV) information, select Show field of view, and configure the Camera field-of-view properties.
You can also adjust the camera’s direction and the length of its FOV with the mouse. To display blind spots created by other objects on the map, click Start test field of view.
Select the camera events that you wish to monitor on the map.

Show motion

Shows the camera icon with a green ripple effect () on Motion on event.

Show recording

Shows the camera icon with a red button () when recording is on.
In the Map designer toolbar, click Save ().