Search Tab

This page describes the Search tab overview and functionality description. The Search tab comprises a wide range of filters that enable quick sorting of the required search results.

Overview

To access search results, on the Navigation Panel:

  1. Click the "+" button
  2. Select Search in the context menu
  3. See the Search tab

Use and Functionality

The Search tab interface comprises:

  1. Search filter panel for quick search results sorting
  2. Thumbnail grid displaying filtered search results with frames
  3. Additional parameters for customizing the search results grid view
  4. Block containing all the necessary search result details

Search Filters

The search filter panel allows to:

  1. Select the required time frame for the search results in the Time field
  2. Click the Cameras field to choose the required cameras. In the Select Cameras pop-up window:
    • Fill in the Search field with the camera name or ID
    • Select multiple required cameras from the list
    • Click the Confirm button
  3. Select the search category:
    • Bookmarks
    • Alarms
    • Motion
  • To collapse or expand a filter block or section, click the Arrow icon next to its name.
  • To clear filters, click the Reset icon next to the desired filters or entire sections.
  • To close a section and cancel filtering by its specific filters, click the "x" icon.

The selected search category is displayed as a separate section with its specific filters. Only one category can be searched at a time. To change the search category, close the section of the currently selected category and choose another one.

Alarms Filters

The Alarms section allows to:

  • Enter the alarm ID to filter alarms by a specific ID
  • Enter the rule name to filter alarms by a specific rule
  • Select multiple required servers from the drop-down list to filter alarms by a specific server
  • Select multiple required users from the drop-down list to filter alarms by a specific alarm owner
  • Check the required boxes in the Type block to filter alarms by a specific type:
    • Generic Alarm
    • Camera Disconnected
    • License Issue
    • Server Failure
    • Server Started
  • Check the required boxes in the Priority block to filter alarms by a desired priority:
    • High
    • Medium
    • Low
  • Check the required boxes in the State block to filter alarms by a desired state:
    • New
    • In Progress
    • On Hold
    • Closed

Bookmarks Filters

The Bookmarks section allows to:

  • Check the My Bookmarks Only box to filter bookmarks created by the current user
  • Enter the bookmark name or characters in the name to filter bookmarks by a specific name
  • Enter the full bookmark description or characters in the description to filter bookmarks by a description text
  • Select the required color in the Color block to search bookmarks by a specific bookmark color

Motion Filters

The Motion section allows the selection of the desired camera in the list. In the Motion Search pop-up window:

  1. Set the motion detection zone:
    • Hold and drag the mouse cursor over the frame to set the zone borders
    • Hold and drag the mouse cursor with pressed Ctrl on the keyboard to continue expanding the current zone in any desired directions
  2. Click the Confirm button to apply the motion search filter
The Reset icon clears the motion detection zone.

Search Results

Search results are available for viewing in the thumbnail grid. The thumbnail grid allows to:

  • View the frame preview, search result category and camera name, date, and time of each search result in the grid
  • Click the required tile in the grid to view the search result details

To customize the thumbnail grid view, set the additional parameters as required:

  1. Select the bounding box display mode from the drop-down list:
    • Show
    • Hide
  2. Choose the order of displaying the search results in the thumbnail grid from the drop-down list:
    • Newest First
    • Oldest First
  3. Select the desired number of tiles for each thumbnail grid row from the drop-down list; the possible range is from 1 to 8

Once the required search result is selected in the thumbnail grid, the extended information is displayed in the information block. It comprises:

  1. View window, which allows to:
    • Play/pause the playback of the recorded video segment by clicking the Play/Pause button
    • Open the recorded video segment in the new tab on a separate single-camera layout
  2. Details tab, which shows all related information to the selected search result
  3. Location tab, which shows the related camera's location on the interactive map
  • The information in the Details tab changes based on the selected search category in the filters: alarms, bookmarks, or motion.
  • The View window and Location tab in the information block are available only for search results related to cameras. For other results, only the Details tab will be accessible.