Event Search in Command Station BETA

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Event Search in Command Station allows users to search for multiple event types across multiple recorders from the desktop client.

NOTE: This version of Event Search in Command Station is currently available as a beta. If you would like to have this feature before its official rollout, please contact your OpenEye Sales Representative for additional details. For instructions on available versions of Command Station, please see Event Search in Command Station.

Types of Event Search

In Command Station, click Search.
Click the search type you want to perform on the displayed video panes:

NOTE: Click the three dots to see more Event Search types.

	Person	Search person detection events.
	Vehicle	Search vehicle detection events.
	License Plate	Search video for LPR events. Contains additional filters and settings.
	Analytics	Search Area Motion, Person Detected, Line Crossed, Device Tampering, Area Exited, Face Detected, Vehicle Detected, Area Entered, Loitering, and Change in Area.
	Motion	Search video for motion events.
	Sensor	Search video for sensor events.
	Access Control	Search for Access Denied to Area not Exited, Access Denied to Area Outside Schedule, Door Held Open, Door Opened, Access Denied to Unauthorized Area, Access Denied to Armed Area, Access Denied to Door, or Door Forced Open. Has many additional filters and settings.
	Intrusion	Search video for Intrusion Sensor and Sensor Activated events.

NOTE: The information icon Event Search 3rd Party Info Icon.png next to each event search type will display the same notice about third-party sources. Notice: These results may contain events from third-party sources which differ in accuracy and performance from our own analytic solutions.

Person

Click on Person Event Search Person button.png to search person detection events.

Select a Date / Time from the dropdown.

NOTE: If you select Custom Range, enter a Start Date / Time and End Date / Time in the fields, or click the calendar Event Search Calendar button.png and set Start and End Date / Time, then choose Location Time (Default) or My Time (UTC) from Timezone Preference. From the Duration dropdown, select greater than > or less than < and enter numerical values for hr : min : sec or click the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the Duration. Duration arrows.png

Select Cameras from the dropdown or click Search Cameras to select from a list of cameras.
Click Search to to display the list of Events that match the search criteria. Click Reset Search Filters to start over with a new search.

Vehicle

Click on Vehicle Event Search Person button.png to search vehicle detection events.

Select a Date / Time from the dropdown.

Select Cameras from the dropdown or click Search Cameras to select from a list of cameras.
Click Search to to display the list of Events that match the search criteria. Click Reset Search Filters to start over with a new search.

License Plate (LPR - License Plate Recognition)

Click on License Plate Event Search LPR button.png to search video for LPR events.

Select a Date / Time from the dropdown.

Select Cameras from the dropdown or click Search Cameras to select from a list of cameras.
Enter License Plates numbers to search license plates that match the letters and numbers entered into the field.
Check Include Visually Equivalent Characters to include results with plate numbers and letters that are close in appearance.

NOTE: More than one license plate number can be entered. Separate each entry with a comma. Up to 100 plate numbers can be entered.

NOTE: Add a Wildcard asterisk (*) to a license plate to return specific results.

Examples:

WH89K* will return all license plates that start with WH89K

WH*KR will return all license plates that start with WH and end with KR

W*MK* will return all license plates that start with W and contain MK

Click Search to to display the list of Events that match the search criteria. Click Reset Search Filters to start over with a new search.

Analytics

Click on Analytics Event Search Analytics button.png to search Area Motion, Person Detected, Line Crossed, Device Tampering, Area Exited, Face Detected, Vehicle Detected, Area Entered, Loitering, and Change in Area events.

Select one or more of the Analytics Event Types: Area Motion, Person Detected, Line Crossed, Device Tampering, Area Exited, Face Detected, Vehicle Detected, Area Entered, Loitering, and Change in Area.
Select a Date / Time from the dropdown.

Select Cameras from the dropdown or click Search Cameras to select from a list of cameras.
Click Search to to display the list of Events that match the search criteria. Click Reset Search Filters to start over with a new search.

Motion

Click on Motion Event Search Motion button.png to search video for motion events.

Select a Date / Time from the dropdown.

Select Cameras from the dropdown or click Search Cameras to select from a list of cameras.
Click Search to to display the list of Events that match the search criteria. Click Reset Search Filters to start over with a new search.

Sensor

Click on Sensor Event Search Sensor button.png to search video for sensor events.

Event Search Person Filters.png

Select a Date / Time from the dropdown.

Select Sensors from the dropdown or click Search Sensors to select from a list of sensors.
Click Search to to display the list of Events that match the search criteria. Click Reset Search Filters to start over with a new search.

Access Control

Click on Access Control Access Control Icon.png to search for Access Denied to Area not Exited, Access Denied to Area Outside Schedule, Door Held Open, Door Opened, Access Denied to Unauthorized Area, Access Denied to Armed Area, Access Denied to Door, or Door Forced Open.

Select a Date / Time from the dropdown.

Select one or more of the Event Types: All Events Selected, Access Denied to Area not Exited, Access Denied to Area Outside Schedule, Door Held Open, Door Opened, Access Denied to Unauthorized Area, Access Denied to Armed Area, Access Denied to Door, or Door Forced Open.
Select Cameras from the dropdown or click Search Cameras to select from a list of cameras.
Select Cardholders from the dropdown or click Search Cardholders to select from a list of cardholders.
Select Sensors from the dropdown or click Search Sensors to select from a list of sensors.
Select Readers from the dropdown or click Search Readers to select from a list of readers.
Click Search to to display the list of Events that match the search criteria. Click Reset Search Filters to start over with a new search.

Intrusion

Click on Intrusion to search video for Intrusion Sensor and Sensor Activated events.

Select a Date / Time from the dropdown.

Select Cameras from the dropdown or click Search Cameras to select from a list of cameras.
Select Cardholders from the dropdown or click Search Cardholders to select from a list of cardholders.
Select Sensors from the dropdown or click Search Sensors to select from a list of sensors.
Select Areas from the dropdown or click Search Areas to select from a list of areas.
Click Search to to display the list of Events that match the search criteria. Click Reset Search Filters to start over with a new search.

Search Results

Results that match the search criteria will be displayed. Video with playback is displayed in Details to the right of the list.

	Details	View the search result as a list details including event, details, source, and date and time.
	Thumbnail	View the search results list as thumbnails.

Thumbnail Search Options

Image Offset	Changes the image offset of the thumbnail images in a range between -4 seconds to 4 seconds.
Size	Use the Size dropdown to adjust the size of the thumbnail images to Small, Medium, or Large.
OSD	Select OSD to display the On-Screen Display on the thumbnail images.

NOTE: To view recorded video or listen to recorded audio on a search result, select the clip and click the Video tab.

NOTE: Use keyboard or mouse controls to digitally zoom in and out of a thumbnail image.

Details Controls

	Playback Speed	Control the speed of video playback. Click on 1x speed dropdown to select from 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x, Normal 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x, 2x, or 4x.
	Jump Backward	Jump paused video backward in 10 second intervals.
	Skip Backward	Move to the previous frame of recorded video.
	Play Backward	Play recorded video backward (click again to pause).
	Play Forward	Play recorded video forward (click again to pause).
	Skip Forward	Move to the next frame of recorded video.
	Jump Forward	Jump paused video forward in 10 second intervals.
	Play Events	Displays only event video.