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 AI People Detection Integration with i-PRO Active Guard for Genetec

Last update: April 2026

 

Scenario:
This page explains how to integrate AI People Detection with i-PRO Active Guard, enabling quick searches for detected objects by filtering them using various attributes:
  1. Camera Settings
  2. Installation of i-PRO Active Guard
  3. Watchlist and Action Configuration
  4. Monitoring and Searching Watchlist Events
  5. Searching for People by Attribute

 

AI People:
AI People Detection is an AI application provided by i-PRO.
AI People Detection extracts and classifies human facial features and clothing characteristics into useful categories such as gender, age, and clothing color.
AI People Detection/AI Vehicle Detection/AI Face Detection | i-PRO Products


 

1. Camera Settings

This section explains the procedure for configuring AI People Detection on the camera.

Open the camera settings screen and go to [Ext. software] > [AI People detection].

 

1.1 Adjust the Camera Angle

Adjust the camera angle using [Best shot confirmation] to check the best shot images.

For details, please refer to Section 3.2 [Checking the people detection status] and the subsequent descriptions in the manual below.
AI People Detection - Web Guide (PDF)

 

1.2 Schedule Settings

Select [Ext. software] > [Operation sched.].
Select [AI People detection], and check that the schedule is enabled.

 

2. Installation of i-PRO Active Guard

Refer to the i-PRO Active Guard Setup Instructions for Genetec to complete the installation.

 

3. Watchlist and Action Configuration

3.1 Creating a Watch List

Select [Security Desk] > [Task] > [i-PRO Active Guard Search].

i-PRO Active Guard Search

 

Select [Setup watchlists].

Setup watchlists

 

Select [People] and click [Create a new watchlist].

People

 

Select the attributes you want to add to the watchlist.
You can also register an image and automatically select attributes from the image.
To select attributes from a person's image, select the image to be registered from [Search by photo].
After selecting the attributes, click [Save watchlist].

Create People Watchlists

 

3.2 Action Settings

Select [Config Tool] > [System] > [General settings] > [Actions].
Click the [+] button.

Add Action

 

Under [When], select [Registered People Detection(i-PRO)].
Under [Action], select the action to be performed when the event occurs. In this example, [Play a sound] is selected.
Click [Save].

Set Action

 

4. Monitoring and Searching Watchlist Events

4.1 Monitoring Watchlist Events

Select [Security Desk] > [Tasks] > [Monitoring].
Click [Monitoring] in the bottom left menu. Click the [+] button to add the target camera.

Monitoring watchlist events

 

When a registered watchlist is detected, [Registered People Detection(i-PRO)] will be displayed. 

Monitoring watchlist events

 

 

4.2 Searching Watchlist Events

Select [Security Desk] > [Tasks] > [i-PRO Active Guard Event].

Select i-PRO Active Guard Event

 

Select conditions such as [Entities], [Event], [Time range], and click [Generate report] to display the reports.
In [Registered people detection] filter, filtering is possible using the created watchlists.

Select Conditions

 

 

4.3 Registered People Detection Filter

With this filter enabled, all matching people in the People watchlist are shown.
Also, using the filter panel, you can select specific registered items from the People watchlist.

Registered people detection

 

4.4 Display Search Result

After clicking [Generate report] to display the reports, a list of events that match the conditions will be shown.

Display Search Result

 

You can play it by clicking on the thumbnail.

Click to Play

 

5. Searching for People by Attribute

Select [Security Desk] > [Tasks] > [i-PRO Active Guard Search].

i-PRO Active Guard Search

 

Select the date, cameras, and  People filter options, then click Search.

Select Conditions

 

With the People filter enabled, only the thumbnails of people detected by the AI Camera using the people detection app are shown.
Also, using the filter panel, you can apply the search condition.

People Filter

 

Features and ControlsDescription
Detected objectUploading people picture
If a picture is uploaded, features are automatically detected.
GenderMale, Female
AgeChild (0–10), Young Adult (11–20), Adult (21–60), Senior (61+)
Hair typeLong-hair, Short-hair, Hat
Hair colorBlack, Gray, White, Brown, Gold
Top typeShort-sleeves, Long-sleeves
Top colorBlack, Gray, White, Brown, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink, Red
Bottom typeLong, Short
Bottom colorBlack, Gray, White, Brown, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink, Red
SunglassesSunglasses, No Glasses
BeardBeard, No Beard
MaskMask, No Mask
BagBag, No Bag
Bag colorBlack, White, Brown, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink, Red
Shoes colorBlack, White, Brown, Yellow, Green, Blue, Red
Moving DirectionUp, Up right, Right, Down right, Down, Down left, Left, Up left
Additional filtersRecognizable face can only show person thumbnails with clearly visible faces.
 Color image only
Note: Black & white images may show in the search results even if [Color image only] is specified.
ThresholdLow, Average, High
Exclude searched colorIf selected, the color will be excluded from search results.
Include similar colorIf selected, colors similar to the specified color will be automatically included.

 

You can also search by photo. Click [Detect object].

Click "Detect object"

 

Upload a photo and select a detected person from the list.
Click [OK]. Features are automatically detected.

Select people from list

 

The search results matching the criteria will be displayed in a list.

Display Search Result

 

You can play it by clicking on the thumbnail.

Click to Play

 

 

Genetec Security Center 5.13 / Driver Pack 13.5
i-PRO Active Guard Server v3.03 / Plug-in for Genetec v3.00