Basic map commands

In Security Desk, you can interact with your maps and security devices represented on your maps using standard commands, such as clicking and dragging to move the map, or clicking on the map objects. The shape of the mouse cursor indicates what action you can take.

Overlaid command buttons

You can perform the most common map commands using the command buttons overlaid on the top-right of the map.

Button	Name	Alternative inputs
	Zoom in	You can also use the following: Roll the mouse wheel Double-click Press the '+' key
	Zoom out	You can also use the following: Roll the mouse wheel Double-right-click Press the '-' key
	Select preset	Click the button, then select a map preset to reposition the map. You can also use Ctrl+preset number.
	Select map	(Security Desk canvas only) Click the button, then select an area with a map to display the associated map. NOTE: The button icon matches the the icon of the selected area.
	Smart click	Click to enable the Smart click mode. The button turns blue and the cursor changes to a cross. When Smart click is on, click anywhere on the map to cause all PTZ cameras that support position feedback to turn to that location if their field of view is not obstructed by walls. To zoom your PTZ cameras, draw a rectangle around the area to zoom in to. You can also hold the Shift key while clicking to achieve the same result asSmart click. If you are in the Monitoring task, all cameras whose field of view includes the location you clicked are displayed in the remaining tiles in the canvas.

Floor controls

When maps are configured as floors of a building, you can quickly navigate the building using the overlaid controls (bottom right).

All floors in the same building are linked. You can navigate between floor maps by pressing the button for the floor you want to see. Floors are labeled with a configurable abbreviation of the area name.

NOTE: If Display alarms from linked maps is enabled in the map options, the number of active alarms on other floors is shown on the floor controls.

When the same area is included in multiple buildings, like a shared parking lot, the floor controls can be used to navigate between buildings by following the arrow.

If the floor maps are georeferenced, navigation between floors uses the same view by default. Press and hold the Ctrl key while changing floors to restore the default view.

Maps toolbar and keyboard commands

Other map commands are available from the Maps toolbar or as keyboard commands. Specific commands related to each type of map objects are described in Supported map objects.

Result	Action
Move the map	Drag.
Zoom in on a section of the map	Hold the Ctrl key and draw a rectangle around the section of the map you want to zoom in on.
Span the map across all monitors	(Maps task only) In the Maps toolbar, click Settings > Span map across all monitors .
Switch to your default map	(Maps task only) In the Maps toolbar, click Default map.
Switch to a different map	Do one of the following: Click a map thumbnail. Click a map link, which is typically a colored semi-transparent polygon. Click a floor in the floor controls. (Maps task only) In the Maps toolbar, click Select map or click a map name. (Security Desk canvas only) Click the Select map button overlaid on the current map. To synchronize map positions, hold the Ctrl key while switching maps. The new map opens at the same GPS location. Map positions are automatically synchronized between floors. NOTE: The map must be a geographic map, or a map image that is georeferenced.
Show information about any map object	Do one of the following: For map objects representing Security Center entities, point to the map object, or press and hold the Ctrl+Alt keys to display the names of all map objects at the same time. For KML objects and ESRI objects, click the map object to show all available information in a text bubble. If objects overlap, a list of the layers is displayed so that you can select the layer that contains the object you want to see.
Find an entity on a map	Do one of the following: In the Maps task: In the Maps toolbar, click Search and enter an entity name. In the Monitoring task: Right-click an entity displayed in a tile and click Locate me. If the entity is displayed on more than one map, the map icons are displayed in a pop-up, and you must select which map to view the entity on.
Show or hide information on a map	Do one of the following: From the Maps task: In the Maps toolbar, click Layers. From the Monitoring task: Right-click anywhere on your map and click Layers. In the dialog box that opens, select the layers you want to show on your map, and then click OK.
Select a map object	By default, click the map object. This only applies to Security Center entities. When applicable, this action also: Displays the related entity in a tile bubble. Displays the related widgets in the Controls pane.
Show the contextual menu of a map object	Right-click the map object. This only applies to Security Center entities.
Configure an entity	Right-click the map object, and click Configure entity to open the configuration page of the entity it represents. NOTE: You need the privileges to run Config Tool and to view entity configurations.
Display map object in the Monitoring task	By default, double-click the map object. This only applies to Security Center entities.
View multiple map objects in the Monitoring task	By default, hold the Alt key and draw a rectangle around the map objects to display in the Monitoring task. This only applies to Security Center entities.