Search Tab

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

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

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, allowing:

1. Use video management tools to interact with the video fragment associated with the selected search result:
   • Navigate through the recording using the playback controls below the video frame:
     • Play or pause the video
     • Skip forward or backward by 10 seconds
     • Step forward or backward frame by frame
   • Use the camera management tools available in the upper-right corner of the video frame:
     • Show on Layout, to open the camera view in a separate tab on the navigation panel
     • Motion
     • Bookmark
     • Information
     • Snapshot
     • Camera Settings
     • Full Screen
   • Click the Zoom icon below the video frame to:
     • Zoom the frame in and out using the mouse wheel or the "+" and "-" buttons
     • Move across the zoomed-in frame by holding and dragging it
   • Use the timeline on the right of the video frame to browse through the video:
     • Scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in or out on the timeline for more or less detail
     • Click and drag the timeline to navigate earlier or later in the footage
     • Click the date field at the top of the timeline to open a calendar and select a specific date
     • Use the Go to Live button at the bottom of the timeline to jump to the real-time video stream
2. See the search result details in the Details tab
3. View the camera location on the map in the Location tab