Using Facial Recognition in FortiCentral

Entering Individuals into the Facial Database

There are a variety of methods to enter individuals into the facial database.

You could Take a track and create a person entry based on that track: 

1. Select the track and then select New. The New Person dialog box appears with a snapshot of the suggested picture. 
2. Enter the individuals’ first and last name.
3. Select their class of guest in the Class dropdown menu.
4. Select OK.

Verifying an Individual’s Identity

What if an individual of interest has been seen before on camera and you want to know the identity of the individual?

1. Select the pane gear button.
2. Select Computer Vision Query.
3. Select Search without enabling the face recognition checkbox.
4. Select the track that contains the subject of interest in the returned tracks section.
5. Check face recognition and select the Search button. The search results will now be sorted according to similarity with the person of interest.
6. Drag a video from the query pane to a video pane to play the video from one of the tracks. This initiates playback from the time of detection.

 Viewing a Recently Seen Individual

What if you know a particular individual has been to your building and you want to find out the exact time and day they arrived? To view a recently seen individual

1. Open the Computer Vision Query from the pane gear menu.
2. Select the individual in the People list on the left side.
3. Enable the face recognition checkbox.
4. Select Search. The result window shows tracks of the selected person and all individuals who resemble the selected person.
5. Switch to the table view and sort by time.