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Install and connect your Security Center SaaS application.
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Adding devices
To add your devices you can scan a QR code, enter the information manually, or automatically discover devices on the local network.
Adding Genetec Cloudlink appliances
After initially starting a Genetec Cloudlink™ appliance and connecting it to the network, you must add it to Security Center SaaS before it becomes operational.
Connecting a spot monitor
To improve situational awareness, you can connect an external display directly to a Cloudlink appliance and monitor live video from a camera in Security Center SaaS.

Pre-deployment guide
Review requirements, order, and activate your Security Center SaaS system.
Setup guide
Install and connect your Security Center SaaS application.
- Getting started
- User management
- Device management
  - Adding devices
    To add your devices you can scan a QR code, enter the information manually, or automatically discover devices on the local network.
    - Adding Genetec Cloudlink appliances
      After initially starting a Genetec Cloudlink™ appliance and connecting it to the network, you must add it to Security Center SaaS before it becomes operational.
      - Applying a static IP to Genetec Cloudlink appliances
        If DHCP isn’t available, you must apply a static IP before using a Genetec Cloudlink™ appliance.
      - Adding cameras to a Genetec Cloudlink appliance using automatic discovery
        Use automatic discovery to add cameras on the local network to a Genetec Cloudlink™ appliance in Security Center SaaS.
      - About camera read-only mode
        In Security Center SaaS, camera read-only mode is an option for adding cameras managed by an external Video Management System (VMS). Using camera read-only mode, you can view video without affecting external camera configurations.
      - Adding cameras to a Genetec Cloudlink appliance manually
        If automatic discovery doesn’t work or isn’t available, you must add cameras to a Genetec Cloudlink™ appliance manually in Security Center SaaS.
      - Connecting a spot monitor
        To improve situational awareness, you can connect an external display directly to a Cloudlink appliance and monitor live video from a camera in Security Center SaaS.
    - Adding Synergis Cloud Link appliances
      After initially starting a Synergis™ Cloud Link appliance and connecting it to the network, you must add it to Security Center SaaS before it becomes operational.
    - Adding Axis direct-to-cloud cameras
      Before you can view, record, and upload video to cloud storage, you must add your Axis direct-to-cloud (D2C) cameras in Security Center SaaS.
    - Adding Bosch direct-to-cloud cameras
      Before you can view, record, and upload video to cloud storage, you must add your Bosch direct-to-cloud (D2C) cameras in Security Center SaaS.
    - Adding Hanwha direct-to-cloud cameras
      Before you can view, record, and upload video to cloud storage, you must add your Hanwha Vision direct-to-cloud (D2C) cameras in Security Center SaaS.
    - Adding i-PRO direct-to-cloud cameras
      Before you can view, record, and upload video to Cloud Storage, you must add i-PRO direct-to-cloud (D2C) cameras in Security Center SaaS.
    - Adding Axis Powered by Genetec devices
      After unpacking and connecting the Axis Powered by Genetec device to your network, you must add the device to Security Center SaaS before it can be used.
    - Adding Mercury controllers
      To enable communication between Security Center SaaS and Mercury controllers, add the controllers to a Genetec Cloudlink™ appliance in Genetec™ Configuration desktop.
  - How firmware and software updates work
    To keep your devices secure and up-to-date, Security Center SaaS automatically updates the firmware and software applications for various appliances and video units.
  - About firmware updates for access control appliances
    To keep your access control appliances secure and up to date, you must have the latest firmware installed.
  - Updating camera capabilities manually
    To take advantage of new camera features as they become available, you can manually update camera capabilities. This is useful when a system integrator or end-user changes the camera configuration or when features are added after camera enrollment.
  - Filtering and sorting devices
    To facilitate device management, you can filter and sort devices by specific criteria on the Devices page in Genetec™ Configuration.
  - Deleting devices
    Delete a device that is no longer required or is in an error state, or delete a device to enroll it again.
  - About recording profiles
    A recording profile is a configuration for multiple cameras containing predefined camera settings, including settings for retention period, storage location, resolution, frame rate, and bit rate.
  - Adding recording profiles
    To remove friction during large-scale camera deployments and for consistent configurations across multiple cameras, you can use recording profiles to specify video, storage, and retention settings.
  - Configuring custom camera settings
    To manage camera-specific settings and disassociate specific cameras from recording profiles, you can configure custom settings for a camera.
  - Configuring sensor-specific custom camera settings
    To manage sensor-settings and disassociate from recording profiles, you can configure custom settings for sensors on a multisensor camera.
  - How fisheye cameras work in Security Center SaaS
    Security Center SaaS supports the enrollment of fisheye cameras and can dewarp live and playback video from direct-to-cloud and managed Archiver cameras.
  - How video timeline thumbnails work in Security Center SaaS
    In Security Center SaaS, video thumbnails on the timeline help you navigate and review a video. To quickly and easily find a person or object of interest, you can scrub the timeline to visually scan thumbnails from hours of video footage.
  - How privacy protection works in Security Center SaaS
    In Security Center SaaS, privacy protection anonymizes video by pixelating parts of a video stream where movement is detected. The identity of individuals or moving objects is protected, without obscuring movements and actions or preventing monitoring.
  - How camera analytics events work in Security Center SaaS
    An event is a record of an activity or incident that occurred in the system. Security personnel can monitor events in real time and investigate them later. Events can also trigger automations in the system.
  - How camera metadata works in Security Center SaaS
    A camera analytics event is part of the camera metadata stream. Camera metadata is used by intelligent search to help identify people or vehicles that match specific characteristics.
  - Adding Axis direct-to-cloud intercoms
    To enable operator communication with Axis direct-to-cloud (D2C) intercoms, add them to Security Center SaaS.
  - Configuring Axis direct-to-cloud intercoms
    After you add an Axis direct-to-cloud intercom to Security Center SaaS, you can configure the intercom's camera and intercom sensors.
  - Preparing a Bosch intrusion panel to add to Security Center SaaS
    Configure the settings on your Bosch intrusion panel before adding the panel to Security Center SaaS.
  - Adding Bosch intrusion panels
    To monitor, control, and report on a Bosch intrusion panel, you must add it to a Genetec Cloudlink™ appliance in Security Center SaaS.
  - Configuring Bosch intrusion panel settings
    If you modify the settings on a Bosch intrusion panel, you must update the corresponding settings to ensure proper synchronization.
  - Configuring advanced settings on intrusion panels
    After you add an intrusion panel, you can configure its advanced settings in Genetec Configuration desktop.
  - Enabling intrusion panel monitoring
    To enable operators to monitor an intrusion panel in Security Center SaaS, you must add the intrusion panel entities to maps.
  - Configuring event-to-actions and scheduled tasks
    You can create event-to-actions to automatically trigger an action based on system events. You can also configure an action to run automatically on system startup or according to a schedule by creating a scheduled task.
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Glossary

Connecting a spot monitor

2026-01-14

To improve situational awareness, you can connect an external display directly to a Cloudlink appliance and monitor live video from a camera in Security Center SaaS.

Before you begin

Make sure you can access a Security Center SaaS system.
Make sure that the Cloudlink 210 appliance has been added to it, as well as the camera you want to view.
Connect the monitor to video output 1 on the appliance. If the monitor isn't natively compatible with DisplayPort, you need an active adapter.

What you should know

You can connect to one external display at a time.
You can view a single camera or sensor at a time.
Spot monitoring only supports live streams, not video playback.
After setup, you can view the live stream without having to sign in to Security Center SaaS.

Limitations:

If you monitor a fisheye or 360° lens, the video stream isn't dewarped.
Privacy protection isn't applied to the monitor, even if it's enabled on the camera in Security Center SaaS.
The monitor resolution may differ from the camera resolution set in Security Center SaaS, resulting in minor visual differences.

Procedure

In a web browser, sign in to Security Center SaaS and go to Configuration.
On the Devices page, select the appliance.
In the side pane, click the Spot monitor tab. If the monitor isn't displayed in Output, check the connection.
In Input, select a camera or sensor.
Select a monitor resolution. The recommended native resolution is listed, along with alternative options.
Click Save.
The selected live video stream is displayed on the spot monitor.