When an entity is displayed in a tile that has other entities associated with it, you
can unpack the entity and view all the attached entities in separate tiles.
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What you should know
Entities that have two or more entities attached to them are called composite
entities (for example, a door that has multiple cameras associated to it). If
you are monitoring the door and an event occurs at the door, only the first camera is
displayed because the multiple cameras are packed. If you unpack the door, you
can view all the cameras in separate tiles.
To unpack content in a tile:
Select a tile that is displaying a composite entity.
Beside the entity name in the tile toolbar, click .
From the drop-down menu, click one of the following:
An attached camera (in the example, Main Entrance or Front
Hallway).
Unpack:
View all entities attached to the selected entity in separate tiles.
Start
cycling:
Rotate through the entities that are
attached to the composite entity within the tile. The
amount of time each entity is displayed can be configured from the
Options dialog box.
NOTE: If there is a PTZ camera attached to the
composite entity and you start controlling the PTZ, the cycling
stops. You can click Start cycling
again once you are done controlling the PTZ.
To repack the tiles when you have finished viewing what you need to see, click
Pack () in the upper-left corner of the
tile.
Example
The Main Entrance door has two cameras associated to it: the Main
Entrance camera and the Front Hallway camera. An Access denied
event occurs at the main door, and the event is displayed in a tile. Because the tile is
packed, only the first camera is displayed (Main Entrance), until you unpack the tile
content.
Next topics
Customizing entity cycling options
You can select how many seconds Security Desk dwells on each entity when rotating through composite entities (such as an alarm, area, or a camera sequence) in a tile.
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tile.
