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Tiles
Learn how to monitor the state of your entities and manage their functions from the Tiles task in Genetec™ Operation web.
About video timeline navigation
In Security Center SaaS, you can navigate the video timeline in a variety of ways while performing monitoring tasks, reviewing video, or using the investigation task or intelligent search functions.
Selecting a time from the video timeline
To view live or playback video from a specific date and time, you can scroll or jump to a specific time from the video timeline.

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Perform daily operations and monitor your facilities in the Security Center SaaS application.
- Introduction
  Learn about 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.
  - Monitoring entities in tiles
    Using the Tiles task in Security Center SaaS, 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.
  - About video timeline navigation
    In Security Center SaaS, you can navigate the video timeline in a variety of ways while performing monitoring tasks, reviewing video, or using the investigation task or intelligent search functions.
    - Selecting a time from the video timeline
      To view live or playback video from a specific date and time, you can scroll or jump to a specific time from the video timeline.
  - Navigating to a specific time in playback video
    To view playback video from a specific date and time, you can navigate to a timestamp from the video tile.
  - Controlling PTZ cameras
    To monitor or control your PTZ cameras, use the Monitoring task in Security Center SaaS or in Genetec™ Operation desktop.
- Maps
  Learn how to view and interact with cameras, doors, events, and incidents from the Maps task in Genetec™ Operation web.
- Investigation
  Use natural language search and filters to investigate and quickly find relevant video footage, objects, or events from the Investigation task in Genetec™ Operation web.
- Front desk
  Learn how to set your work location, view a schedule of planned and upcoming events, review a list of expected visitors, view visitor check-in or check-out status, check-in walk-in visitors and perform security screening.
- Reports
  Generate customized queries about entities, activities, and events for investigation or maintenance purposes from the Reports task in Genetec™ Operation web.
- Access control
  Learn how to manage cardholders, cardholder groups, visitors, and access rules from the Access control task in Genetec™ Operation web.
- Alarms, hot actions, and critical events
  Learn how to respond to alarms, trigger hot actions, and set a system threat level to help notify your security personnel of a threatening situation.
- Event monitoring
  Learn how to monitor events in Genetec™ Operation web.
- Working with video files
  Learn how to share video files, manage the shared files, view shared video clips, and control video access permissions in Genetec™ Operation web.
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Glossary

Selecting a time from the video timeline

2026-01-16

To view live or playback video from a specific date and time, you can scroll or jump to a specific time from the video timeline.

Procedure

In the Tiles task, double-click or drag a camera from the area view into a tile.
To select a time from the video timeline, do one of the following:
- Hover your mouse over the video timeline and drag the cursor to a specific time.
- Hover your mouse over the video timeline and use the scroll wheel to zoom in or out to reduce or expand the time range, then drag the cursor to a specific time.
  For example, you might move the cursor to a green motion event in the timeline.
The tile displays live or playback video from the selected date and time.