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Senstar Symphony Server
The Senstar Symphony Client includes functionality to manage devices, security, rules, sites, and settings.
Devices
Symphony supports cameras, digital input/output devices, and access control devices.
Integrations
The Integrations tab in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface is where you add security solutions to the Senstar Symphony Server.
Senstar Symphony Access Control introduction
Senstar Symphony Access Control is a standalone application that integrates with the Senstar Symphony Server to manage hardware controllers used for access control, intrusion, and HVAC systems.
Connect to Senstar Symphony Access Control
Connect the Senstar Symphony Server to the Senstar Symphony Access Control to use events from the Senstar Symphony Access Control to trigger actions.

Introduction
Senstar Symphony is award-winning, intelligent video surveillance software that offers a single, innovative, and open IP video platform for video management, video analytics, system integration, and alarm management.
Senstar Symphony Server
The Senstar Symphony Client includes functionality to manage devices, security, rules, sites, and settings.
- Log in to the server configuration interface
  You can open the server configuration interface in a browser.
- Senstar Symphony Server services
  The Senstar Symphony Server runs the following services.
- Devices
  Symphony supports cameras, digital input/output devices, and access control devices.
  - Cameras
    Symphony is compatible with analog and IP cameras from a wide variety of manufacturers.
  - Templates
    A template is a collection of configuration settings that you can apply to cameras.
  - Hardware
    Hardware can provide data Symphony can use data from digital input and output devices to trigger events.
  - Integrations
    The Integrations tab in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface is where you add security solutions to the Senstar Symphony Server.
    - Senstar Symphony Access Control introduction
      Senstar Symphony Access Control is a standalone application that integrates with the Senstar Symphony Server to manage hardware controllers used for access control, intrusion, and HVAC systems.
      - Connect to Senstar Symphony Access Control
        Connect the Senstar Symphony Server to the Senstar Symphony Access Control to use events from the Senstar Symphony Access Control to trigger actions.
        Senstar Symphony Access Control settings
    - Senstar Network Manager introduction
      The Senstar Network Manager connects Senstar security networks to the Senstar Symphony Server. The Senstar Symphony Server supports the Senstar Network Manager 2.32 and later.
  - Access control devices
    Symphony can use data from access control devices to trigger events.
  - Device tree
    The device tree organizes and displays devices in the client interface.
  - Carousels
    Carousels are configurations for video panels in the client interface that can loop through multiple cameras and display video for a set time.
- Security
  Security settings in Symphony allow you to configure authentication for users, set and change permissions for users and groups quickly, and add watermarks to video.
- Rules
  Symphony can generate alarms from rules. Rules include events, action sets, and schedules.
- Licenses
  License settings in Symphony allow you to view and refresh licenses.
- Settings
  Settings in Symphony allow you to configure servers, general settings, email notifications, health monitoring, Enterprise Manager, updates, and backup and restore.
- Analytics
  Senstar Symphony video analytics provide real-time alerts, smart video search, and reporting.
Senstar Symphony Client
The Senstar Symphony Client includes functionality to monitor cameras, manage video, generate reports, and configure alarms.
Senstar Symphony Web Client
The Senstar Symphony Web Client includes functionality to monitor cameras, manage video, generate reports, and configure alarms.
Senstar Symphony Player
The Senstar Symphony Player is an application that can view video files created in the Senstar Symphony Client.
Legal information
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Connect to Senstar Symphony Access Control

Connect the Senstar Symphony Server to the Senstar Symphony Access Control to use events from the Senstar Symphony Access Control to trigger actions.

In the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface, click Devices > Integrations.
Click Add Hardware.
In the Device Type list, select Symphony AC.
In the Name field, type a meaningful name for the Senstar Symphony Access Control.
This name will appear in the device list in the Senstar Symphony Server configuration interface and the device tree in the Senstar Symphony Client interface.
In the Database Server field, type the full address of the Microsoft SQL Server instance for the Senstar Symphony Access Control.
For example, COMPUTER1\SQLEXPRESS2012.
In the Database Name field, type the name of the Senstar Symphony Access Control database.
In the Username field, type the username that the Senstar Symphony Server uses to access the Senstar Symphony Access Control database.
In the Password field, type the password that the Senstar Symphony Server uses to access the Senstar Symphony Access Control database.
Click Connect to Device.
In the Sources list, select the nodes that you want to add to the Senstar Symphony Server.
If you want your selection to apply to all child nodes, click the Cascade Selection toggle switch to turn it on. To prevent your selection from affecting other nodes, click the Cascade Selection toggle switch to turn it off. To search for a node, type the terms in the Search field—the source list is filtered by the search terms.
In the Groups list, select the device tree folder in which the Senstar Symphony Access Control appears.
Click Save.