Setting up spot monitoring on a Cloudlink appliance

2026-09-04Last updated

To improve situational awareness, you can connect an external display directly to a Cloudlink appliance to act as a spot monitor. It can display live video from a single camera or sensor in your Security Center SaaS system at a time.

Before you begin

What you should know

  • The Cloudlink can connect to one external display at a time.
  • Spot monitoring only supports live streams, not video playback.
  • Streams from fisheye or 360° lenses are not dewarped on the monitor.

Procedure

  1. In a web browser, sign in to Security Center SaaS and go to Configuration.
  2. On the Devices page, select the appliance.
  3. In the side pane, click the Spot monitor tab. If the monitor isn't displayed in Output, check the connection.
    No monitor detected in the spot monitor tab in Security Center SaaS.
  4. In Input, select a camera or sensor.
  5. Select a monitor resolution. The recommended native resolution is listed, along with alternative options.
    The monitor resolution may differ from the camera resolution set in Security Center SaaS, resulting in minor visual differences.
  6. Click Save.
The selected live video stream is displayed on the monitor and in the Spot monitor tab.