How 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.
Camera events include motion events and object analytics and are configured at the individual camera level. When camera events are enabled, events and analytics information is sent to Security Center SaaS or the web application. When camera events are disabled, no events or analytics information is sent to Security Center SaaS or the Genetec Operation web application.
Supported event types
Supported event types vary depending on how the camera is hosted, the manufacturer, features that the camera supports, and devices that Security Center SaaS supports.
- Motion events
- Object analytics
- Axis cameras: Axis Object Analytics (AOA)
- Axis cameras: FenceGuard analytics
- Bosch cameras: Firearm detection
Security Center SaaS supports Bosch firearm detection for all Bosch integrations, provided the cameras have firmware 9.40 or later (CPP14 and AI) and the required Bosch licenses. In Security Center SaaS, the firearm detection event is named “Object detected in field” with the description “Detect firearm in hand”.
Licensing
The Bosch camera must have a valid license for “IVA Pro Visual Gun Detection” installed. To configure the camera for Visual Gun Detection, use the Bosch Configuration Manager application and follow the Manufacturer instructions in the Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA) Pro Configuration Manual.
Monitoring events
- Watchlist example: Camera events could be used with Bosch cameras to monitor for events of interest: Object detected in Field, Detect firearm in field, and so on.
- Reports example: Generate a customized query about specific events using the Reports task. For example, to generate a report about camera events for specific event types of interest: Motion on, Motion off, Object detected in field, and so on.