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Learn how to monitor the state of your entities and manage their functions from the Tiles task in Genetec™ Operation web.
Monitoring entities in tiles
Using the Tiles task in Genetec™ Operation web, you can monitor the state of your entities and manage their functions.

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- Maps
  Learn how to view and interact with cameras, doors, events, and incidents from the Maps task in Genetec™ Operation web.
- Tiles
  Learn how to monitor the state of your entities and manage their functions from the Tiles task in Genetec™ Operation web.
  - Tiles task process overview
    Monitor and interact with entities using the Tiles task in Genetec™ Operation web.
  - Monitoring entities in tiles
    Using the Tiles task in Genetec™ Operation web, you can monitor the state of your entities and manage their functions.
  - Creating a reusable tile layout
    To provide users with quick access to a consistent view of certain entities, you can create reusable tile layouts.
  - Modifying a reusable tile layout
    In the Tiles task, you can modify the properties and tiles of a reusable tile layout, and then overwrite the existing tile layout or save it as a new tile layout.
  - Exporting video from tiles
    To play video files outside of Security Center SaaS, you must export the video from a tile to your local hard drive.
  - Controlling PTZ cameras
    To monitor or control your PTZ cameras, use the Monitoring task in Genetec™ Operation desktop or Genetec™ Operation web.
- Reports
  Generate customized queries about entities, activities, and events for investigation or maintenance purposes from the Reports task in Genetec™ Operation web.
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Glossary

Monitoring entities in tiles

2025-07-08

Using the Tiles task in Genetec™ Operation web, you can monitor the state of your entities and manage their functions.

What you should know

Your system administrator must apply privacy protection to video. Privacy protection can only be applied at the system level and not for individual cameras or videos.
You can configure the entity state information that is displayed in the tile overlay in Options > Tiles > Tile overlay .

Procedure

From the vertical navigation bar, click Tiles.
Click Browse () to find the entity or layout you want to monitor.
Double-click or drag the entity or layout to a tile.

Note:
Only cameras, doors, and federated virtual zones are supported. Selecting an unsupported entity does not populate the tile.
Hover over the tile to display the camera controls.
Right-click a tile to display the entity controls.
To clear entities from the canvas, do one of the following:
- Right-click a tile, and then click Clear ().
- Select a tile, and then press the Backspace key.
- To empty all tiles, press Ctrl+Backspace.