Avigilon Picture Perfect 4 Integration - Manual (Page 7)

Avigilon Control Center System Integration Guide with UTC Picture Perfect
4
Configuration
The Avigilon PP4 Gateway software is used to direct alarm communication between the Picture
Perfect and Avigilon Control Center software. Configure the two applications for their connection
to the Avigilon PP4 Gateway software.
Adding an Integration User in Avigilon
To protect the security of the Avigilon Control Center Server, add a user to the Avigilon software
specifically for connecting to the integration. See the Avigilon Control Center Client User Guide
for details about how to add users.
This user must have the following permissions to enable all the integration features:
• View Live Images
The Avigilon PP4 integration user name and password is required to add Avigilon Servers to the
Avigilon PP4 Gateway configuration application.
Picture Perfect Alarm Configuration
Alarms are manually created in the Picture Perfect software. Create the alarms needed for the
integration, and route the alarms as required. See the alarms configuration section in the Picture
Perfect 4 User Manual for more information.
Avigilon Alarm Configuration
Alarms are manually created in the Avigilon Control Center Client software. Create the Avigilon
alarms you want mapped to the alarms in the Picture Perfect software, then assign the required
cameras and settings for the alarm.
1. In the Avigilon Control Center Client software, select Tools > Setup then select the
Avigilon Server to define the alarm on.
2. On the server Setup dialog box, click Alarms.
3. On the Add Alarm dialog box, click Add.
4. On the Select Alarm Trigger Source page, select External Software Event from the
Alarm Trigger Source drop down list and click Next.
5. On the Select Linked Cameras page, select the cameras to link to this alarm, and set
the Pre-Alarm Record Time and the Recording Duration. Click Next.
6. Select the groups or users who should receive alarm notifications, then click Next.
7. (Optional) If you would like to trigger an action when an alarm is acknowledged, select
the Activate selected digital output(s) on alarm acknowledgement check box.
a. Select the digital outputs to be activated and specify the duration.