Run a search

The search workspace is available on the Search tab. To configure and run a search, follow these steps:

Overview of the Search tab.

  1. Select a timespan, or define your own Custom interval .

  2. Add the cameras by using the search function or selecting the cameras in the tree structure .

    To add all the cameras within a view, click the name of the view.

  3. Select the search categories . You can only use multiple search categories if you are using XProtect Corporate or XProtect Expert.
  4. Apply filters to narrow down the search results .
  5. To preview video from a search result, select the search result and click Play forward in the preview area . To view the search result in full-screen mode, double-click the search result.
  6. To make the search result actionable, for example to export or bookmark the video, hover over the search result and select the blue check box that appears . The blue action bar appears .
  7. To select all your search results at one time, click any of them and press Ctrl+A.

Bounding boxes

The yellow bounding boxes help you identify objects or motion. To turn them on or off, select Show or Hide in the Bounding boxes list.

Turn bounding boxes on or off while searching.