vis|ability Web Portal

The vis|ability Web Portal extends the reach of the vis|ability platform by allowing organizations to securely publish curated operational content through a standard web browser. Rather than requiring every viewer to have a vis|ability user account, the Web Portal provides a controlled way to share selected information with internal teams, executives, field personnel, partner agencies, customers, or the public.

Web Portal is designed for content distribution. Administrators create portal pages containing approved visual content and publish them through a dedicated URL, allowing viewers to access only the information intended for them.

The Web Portal extends situational awareness beyond the walls of the control room, enabling organizations to securely deliver real-time operational information to virtually any authorized user with a web browser.

The Web Portal is commonly used to distribute operational information to users outside the primary control room, including:

• Cross-agency collaboration during emergency response and incident management.
• Field personnel, such as utility linemen, service technicians, inspectors, or first responders, requiring live operational awareness while working remotely.
• Dispatch centers sharing information with satellite offices, remote operators, or supporting facilities.
• Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) publishing incident dashboards for supporting organizations.
• Executive dashboards providing leadership with live operational metrics and key performance indicators.
• Customer and partner portals displaying approved operational information.
• Public information portals providing weather, traffic, emergency messaging, or approved camera views.

By publishing information through a standard web browser, organizations can quickly extend operational awareness to remote users without deploying additional client software.

Security is a fundamental component of the Web Portal.

Administrators determine exactly what content is published and who is permitted to view it. Depending on organizational requirements, portal pages may be available only to users on an internal network, shared securely with external organizations, or made publicly accessible when appropriate.

The Web Portal operates within the organization's existing security architecture and network policies, allowing organizations to safely extend operational awareness beyond the vis|ability user community without exposing the full platform.

The Web Portal is hosted on a dedicated Web Portal Server running within the organization's infrastructure. This server hosts the web application and serves published content to authorized viewers through a standard web browser.

Depending on deployment size and expected usage, the Web Portal may be installed on either physical or virtual server infrastructure that meets vis|ability's recommended hardware specifications.

For organizations with larger numbers of concurrent viewers or higher availability requirements, multiple Web Portal Servers can be deployed to increase capacity, improve performance, and provide redundancy.

The Web Portal communicates with the vis|ability platform over the organization's network and serves content using standard web protocols.

Client access is typically provided using:

• HTTPS (TCP 443) – Recommended for secure production deployments.
• HTTP (TCP 80) – Supported where organizational policies permit.

The Web Portal offers flexible deployment options to accommodate a variety of network architectures:

• Internal Network Deployment – Publish operational information exclusively to users connected to the organization's private network.
• DMZ Deployment – Securely provide access to both internal and external users while maintaining network separation.
• Internet-Facing Deployment – Publish approved content to remote personnel, partner agencies, customers, contractors, or the public through secure internet access.

This flexibility allows organizations to deploy the Web Portal entirely within a dedicated operational network or securely extend situational awareness beyond the control room based on their operational and cybersecurity requirements.