Monitoring events using the watchlist

2024-04-05Last updated

Using the watchlist in Genetec™ Operation web, you can monitor access control and camera-related events in real-time.

Before you begin

Selecting event types to monitor.

What you should know

  • To monitor specific events, add the entities that trigger these events to the watchlist.
  • To access your watchlist from any task, click the Watchlist () button in the notification tray.
  • The Watchlist icon displays the number of missed events since the side pane was last closed. Up to 250 events can be displayed. Opening the Watchlist pane resets the tray number to zero.
  • Events are visible in the watchlist for a maximum of 15 minutes. To view older events, generate a unified report in the Reports task.

Procedure

  1. Add entities to your watchlist.
    1. Click Watchlist in the notification tray.
    2. Click Add items.
    3. From the Select entities to watch dialog box, select the entities related to the events you want to monitor.
    4. Click Add.
    The entities display in the watchlist.
  2. (Optional) To display the events related to a specific entity at the top of the list, select the Flag checkbox next to the entity.
  3. Click the back arrow.
    The watchlist starts populating with events as they occur.
  4. To view details of an event, click the event in the watchlist.
    A pane opens, displaying details of the event and entity commands.
  5. Clear the watchlist:
    • Hover over an event and click Dismiss () to remove it from the watchlist.
    • Click > Dismiss all to clear the whole list.