MOBOTIX CLOUD - How to implement Floor Plans

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Floor Plans are excellent to visualize buildings and camera layouts by organizing cameras into locations or by
floor level. This report outlines the main advantages of using Floor Plans, the initial
steps that need to be taken by the Reseller’s VMS user to enable this feature for end
users, and the use and setup of Floor Plans by the end customer of the MOBOTIX Cloud VMS.

Note: Floor Plans are included as part of both the Professional and Enterprise Editions.

Floor Plans offer end users a way to monitor larger, more complex sites or even
multiple locations by presenting cameras in a visual manner on a floor plan within the MOBOTIX Cloud VMS. With Floor Plans you can benefit from the following advantages:

• Upload as many floor plans as needed. The Floor Plans feature allows users
  to upload multiple floor plans of a location to the VMS. This is especially useful
  for larger locations with multiple floors or more complex layouts.

• Map all cameras of a location on a floor plan. By doing so, you can see the exact location of cameras and their previews, which helps to better visualize their coverage areas. This can aid the more profound understanding of the overall layout of a site, making the surveillance more convenient.

• Easily access live video streams from each camera on the floor plan or through the history browser with ease, while always staying in context.

Tip: You can show or hide the map in each view according to your needs.

• Seamlessly switch between cameras, floor plans and locations at any time.
  Quickly navigate to different areas of a location or to a different location.
  Follow targets easier, identify potential security threats, and respond quicker

Prerequisites
Before you begin with configuring and using Floor Plans, make note of the following:

• You have either the Professional or the Enterprise edition already enabled.
• Locations are set up in the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS, including the address fields.
  Note: The address fields are not required by default when adding a new location.
  • If your Locations are not set up, see this in ‘How to implement Locations’.
  • Even if you have already set up Locations, it’s best to still perform the following check:

1. Go to Locations

2. Click the next a location to edit it.

3. Check if all of the Address fields are filled.

** What to do next**

• If the address fields are properly filled, you can proceed to Configuring Floor Plans.
• If the address fields are not properly filled, see Step 4 of Setting up Locations for Floor Plans.

Locations
Locations provide a way to manage and group cameras. Organizing cameras with Locations is incredibly helpful for accounts with a larger number of cameras dispersed across several locations. The dashboard of each location provides useful insights to the status of a location’s cameras. The feature also makes it possible to control user access to cameras based on their location.

The next section describes how to properly fill the Address fields in the Locations settings of the VMS so that Floor Plans can function properly.

Setting up Locations for Floor Plans

1. Go to Locations

2. Click the button to add a new location

3. In the Add new location window’s location detail tab, add a custom name to the location
   Tip: We recommend thinking proavtively about and following a naming convention across other locations in your enviroment if future growth is anticipated.

4. Make sure to have the following address data entered:

• Street address
• City
• State
• zip code
• Country

Example:

Configurating Floor Plans
The following sections describe how to add new floor plans and map cameras onto floor plans.

Adding a floor plan

1. Go to Floor Plans

2. Add a new floor plan by doing either of the following:

   • Click the button and choose Add new floor plan
   • Clock the Add floor plan button.
     Note: The following screen only shows up if no floor plan has been added to the chosen location yet:

Tip: You can go forward in the Add new floor plan page by clicking next, and go back to double-check your settings by clicking the icon above each completed step. Note that if you make changes in previous steps, some of your more recent settings updates may be lost.

3. Select the location from the drop-down list.

4. Select the floor level from the drop-down list.
   Note: You can choose a floor level between -5 and 100

5. Upload your floor plan either by dragging and dropping it to the screen, or by clicking Browse files.
   Note: The file format of the floor plan has to be .png or .svg. The file size limit is 10 MB. You can only select and upload one file at a time.

Tip: We suggest using larger images with minimal white space around the floor plan. This helps to maximize the available space for camera placement, and improve the overall visual clarity of the image. If you are working with a large number of cameras, consider uploading images that allow for proper placement of cameras without overcrowding the floor plan.

6. (Optional) Rename your floor to something more descriptive.

For example:

Note: You can always change the name of the floor plan later in Settings.

7. Set the location on the map.

8. Click Confirm to finalize your setup, or Cancel to exit the page. Important: If you exit, all your changes are lost.

Result: Your floor plan has been added to the location.
What to do next: Either continue by Adding cameras to a floor plan, or repeat the same procedure for the rest of your floor plans.

Adding cameras to a floor plan

1. Go to Floor Plans

2. Select the location from the first drop-down list, then do either of the following:

   • Select the floor plan from the second drop-down list.
     
   • Search for the floor plan in the search box on the left.
     

Note: Only the floor plans of the selected location will show up in the search.

3. Click the button, and choose Edit floor plan.

4. Click the button to add a new device.

5. Choose the camera to add from the Add devices panel.
   Note: Browse through the list of devices, or search for the exact device you want to add.
   Once you’ve found the device you want to add, drag and drop it onto the floor plan.

6. Choose how to display the camera on the floor plan.
   Tip: The icon indicates a regular camera, the icon indicates that it is a fisheye camera.

7. (Optional) To move a device on the floor plan, click the device pin and drag it to the desired location. You can also adjust the range that the camera covers by dragging the dot until you achieve the desired size.

8. Repeat this process until you’ve added all the devices to the floor plan, then click
   Done.
   Tip: You can always come back later, add more cameras, remove cameras, or make changes.

Using Floor Plans

1. Go to Floor Plans

2. Select the location from the first drop-down list, then do either of the following:

   • Select the floor plan from the second drop-down list

• Search for the floor plan in the search box on the left.

Note: Only the floor plans of the selected location will appear in the search results.

Here you can see the cameras on a floor plan with their names and their coverage areas.

Tip: By using the icons on the bottom right corner, you can Zoom in, Zoom out, or view the floor plan in Fullscreen mode.

Managing floor Plans
The following sections describe how to:

• Change the name of a floor plan
• Show/hide camera names on a floor plan
• Remove cameras from a floor plan
• Delete floor plans

Changing the name of a floor plan

1. Click the button, and choose Settings.

2. Change the name of the floor plan

3. Click Save Changes

Showing/hiding camera names on a floor plan
You have the option to show or hide camera names on floor plans.

1. Click the button, and choose Settings

2. Toggle the **Show camera names on floor plan switch on or off.

3. Click Save Changes.

Removing cameras from a floor plan

1. Click the button, and choose Edit floor plan.

2. Select the camera, then click the button to remove it from a floor plan.

3. Click Done to finalize the change.

Deleting a floor plan

1. Click the button, and choose Delete floor plan

Updating a floor plan
If there is any change in a floor plan, you have to delete then re-add it.

1. Click the button, and choose Delete floor plan.

2. Add the new floor plan as described in Adding a floor plan.

3. Add the cameras to the floor plan again as described in Adding cameras to a floor plan.