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  • Genetec Security Centre v5.9 or later

  • The Witness installation needs to be licensed to use the Genetec Plugin and the required number of cameras

  • The Genetec Plugin needs to be installed

  • At least one camera must be configured to generate alarms or bookmarks

  • The Mobile Server must be installed and licenced to use the AdvanceGuard Web UI or the Sea360® Web UI within the Genetec Client

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Configuring the Genetec Plugin in Witness

The Genetec Plugin will appear as a node under the Integration Configurations folder within the Configuration Tree.

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Selecting the Genetec Plugin will display the following screen in the Configuration Control:

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Plugin Enabled: Select to enable the Genetec Plugin.

Name: The unique name of the plugin.

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Once the plugin has successfully connected to the Genetec Server it will retrieve a list of configured cameras. The mapping configuration is required to map each of the cameras configured in Witness to the corresponding cameras in Genetec. This process ensures that Witness creates bookmarks for the correct camera in response to an alarm in Witness. To map the cameras:

  1. Select Edit on the plugin configuration.

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  2. Click the ➕ icon to add a Camera to be mapped.

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  2. Select the Navtech Camera which will be used with the Genetec Client.

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  2. Select the appropriate Genetec camera from the drop down list.

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  2. Select Save when complete.

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Note that you can assign multiple Genetec cameras to a single Witness camera. This has the advantage of using a single camera to create bookmarks in multiple video feeds on the VMS. This is required for specific camera models that support dual optics.

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