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Getting started with SV Control Panel
Configure your Streamvault appliance to work with Security Center access control and video surveillance.
About the SV Control Panel
SV Control Panel is a user interface application that you can use to configure your Streamvault™ appliance to work with Security Center access control and video surveillance.

Introduction to your Streamvault appliance
Learn how to deploy your Streamvault appliance.
Getting started with SV Control Panel
Configure your Streamvault appliance to work with Security Center access control and video surveillance.
- About the SV Control Panel
  SV Control Panel is a user interface application that you can use to configure your Streamvault™ appliance to work with Security Center access control and video surveillance.
  - Setting up your appliance in the SV Control Panel
    The first time you log on to your Streamvault™ appliance, the SV Control Panel opens the Streamvault Control Panel setup wizard to guide you through the initial setup.
- Activating your Security Center license on an appliance
  The Streamvault Control Panel activation wizard helps you activate your Security Center license on your Streamvault™ appliance.
- Activating a license manually from Server Admin
  If your Streamvault™ appliance does not have Internet access, you must activate your Security Center license manually from Server Admin.
- Activating System Availability Monitor
  To monitor your system availability and health issues on GTAP, you can set the System Availability Monitor to collect data about your appliance, and send it to Health Monitoring Services.
- Enabling Security Center video and access control features
  The Security Center installer assistant wizard guides you through setting up the main features of video surveillance and access control.
- About the Unit enrollment tool
  Unit enrollment is a tool that you can use to discover IP units (video and access control) connected to your network, based on their manufacturer and network properties (discovery port, IP address range, password, and so on). After you discovered a unit, you can add it to your system.
- Configuring default camera settings
  From the Camera default settings, you can modify the default recording and video quality settings applied to all cameras controlled by the Archiver. Initially, these settings are configured on the Camera quality settings page in the Security Center installer assistant.
- Creating custom recording schedules
  Create custom recording schedules from the Security Center installer assistant to have cameras record in different recording modes for a specific time range.
- About backup and restore
  Using the SV Control Panel, you can securely back up your Directory database and configuration files. Later, you can restore them to the same System ID in the event of a system failure or hardware upgrade.
- Choosing the method for creating Archiver roles and partitions
  To set up your appliance for the expected number of cameras and bandwidth usage, you need to create enough Archiver roles. Depending on the type and state of your appliance, you can choose between two methods.
Getting started with Streamvault Maintenance plugin
Configure your Streamvault Maintenance plugin to work with Security Center.
SV Control Panel reference
These reference pages help you understand the SV Control Panel.
Additional resources
Get more insight on your appliance.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshoot common issues that can occur.
Technical support
Genetec™ Technical Assistance Center (GTAC) assists customers with Streamvault issues related to software and hardware.
Glossary
Where to find product information
You can find our product documentation in the following locations:

About the SV Control Panel

2023-09-07

SV Control Panel is a user interface application that you can use to configure your Streamvault™ appliance to work with Security Center access control and video surveillance.

CAUTION: Configuration changes made in the SV Control Panel overwrite configuration changes made outside of the SV Control Panel, including custom Windows settings.

The SV Control Panel can be run in the following ways:

Expansion mode for setups running on an expansion server.
Client mode for setups running on Workstation appliances.
Directory mode for setups running on the main server.

The SV Control Panel includes the following features:

Streamvault Control Panel setup wizard to help you set up your appliance quickly.
Streamvault Control Panel activation wizard to help you activate your appliance.
Security Center installer assistant that you can use to configure Security Center.
Streamvault Control Panel Backup and Streamvault Control Panel Restore wizards to help you create backups of your Directory database and configurations and restore these files to your system if necessary.
The Genetec™ Update Service (GUS) that regularly checks for software updates.
Shortcuts to commonly used tasks in Config Tool and Security Desk.
The option to enable and disable Genetec™ Mobile and Synergis™ Softwire from the Features section of the Configuration page, if they are installed on the appliance.
Links to GTAP and product documentation.
CylancePROTECT communication configuration page to choose the mode in which your Streamvault™ appliance communicates with the cloud Console.
The ability to create additional Archiver roles and partitions for setups on expansion servers.

Note: Guide applicable to Streamvault Control Panel version 2.8 and earlier.