Lab 3-12: Safety and Security Desktop (SASD)

Activity Objective
In this lab, will explore the features of the SASD application for windows on your local machine

Task 1: Installer SASD

Activity Procedure

Complete these steps:

1. Open Internet Explorer and connect to the VSOM at https://192.168.1.X/VSOM.

2. If you see a security warning, accept the warning and continue to the login page.

3. Click Operations > Software > Safety and Security Desktop.

4. This opens a windows installer. Follow the instructions for this installation wizard to install the
SASD application on your windows laptop.

5. Once installation has completed, open the application by double-clicking the desktop shortcut named
SASD.

6. Login to the SASD application using the admin credentials:

a. Server: 192.168.1.X
b. Domain: localhost

c. Username: admin
d. Password: Cisco123

7. Click the Video button on the upper left-hand corner.

8. Expand the Locations menu to see all of the existing locations for your surveillance network.

9. In the Layouts menu at the top of the screen, click Select View and choose Building 28 Default View.
10. When all of the cameras have loaded and stopped buffering, the view should resemble Figure 1 below
 Figure 1. Building 28 Default View in SASD

11. Next, click Select View and choose Building 32 Default View.

12. This view should load showing just two video feeds as in Figure 1 below.

Figure 2. Building 32 Default View in SASD

13. We will now create a custom layout in SASD. Click the 2 x 1 icon [ ] at the top under the Layouts
section.
14. Click Locations > HQ > Mn2 > Building 32 > Bldg 32 1st Floor.

15. Click and drag the Bldg 32 HealthPresence and Bldg 32 Outdoor cameras into the available view
panes.
16. We will now load a video wall by clicking the Wall button at the top of the page.
17. Click Select Wall > Bldg 28 Video Wall to load the video wall we created in Scenario 11.

18. Click Select View > Bldg 28 Default View. You should see a 2x2 view with Bldg 28 cameras showing.
19. Next, we will look at the Alerts view. Click the Alert button at the top of the page. This brings up a
list of events that have happened in your surveillance network. See Figure 2 below.

Figure 3. SASD Alerts

20. Click any of the alerts to get details on the notification.

21. Click the Map button at the top of the page.
22. Expand all of the Locations arrows while the Map feature is loading.
23. Zoom in on the buildings location by clicking + button and then click on Building 32 to load the floor
plan with the cameras.
24. Double-click the Bldg 32 Hallway camera.
25. This will load a video view of the camera stream. See Figure 4 below.
Figure 4. Bldg 32 Hallway Camera Stream