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Tableofcontents
1 UsingtheHelp 14
1.1 Findinginformation 14
1.2 PrintingtheHelp 14
2 Introduction 16
3 Systemoverview 19
3.1 Hardwarerequirements 19
3.2 Softwarerequirements 20
3.3 Licenserequirements 20
3.4 Supportedsystemstructures 20
4 Concepts 22
4.1 ConfigWizard 22
4.2 EnterpriseSystem 22
4.2.1 Scenarios 22
4.2.2 Permissions 25
4.2.3 Typesofusergroups 26
4.2.4 Licensing 26
4.3 ServerLookup 26
4.3.1 ServerList 28
4.4 Remoteaccess 28
4.5 iSCSIstoragepool 31
4.6 AutomatedNetworkReplenishment(ANR) 31
4.7 Dual/failoverrecording 33
4.8 VRMrecordingmodes 34
4.9 PlaybackofVRMrecordingsources 37
4.10 Alarmhandling 44
4.11 DVRdevices 46
4.12 MobileVideoService 46
4.13 AddingVideoIPdevicesfromBosch 47
4.14 RegionofInterest(ROI) 47
4.15 IntelligentTracking 48
4.16 Inactivitylogoff 48
4.17 Malfunctionrelay 49
4.18 Textdata 50
4.19 AllegiantCCLcommands 50
4.20 OfflineOperatorClient 50
4.20.1 WorkingwithOfflineMode 51
4.21 VersionindependentOperatorClient 53
4.21.1 WorkingwithCompatibilityMode 54
4.22 ONVIFevents 54
4.23 Recordingsettings 55
4.23.1 Basicstreamsettings(schedule-independent) 55
4.23.2 StreamassignmentforLive 55
4.23.3 ScheduledRecordingSettings 55
4.24 Viewingmodesofapanoramiccamera 58
4.24.1 360panoramiccamera-floor-orceilingmounted 58
4.24.2 180panoramiccamera-floor-orceilingmounted 60
4.24.3 360panoramiccamera-wallmounted 61
4.24.4 180panoramiccamera-wallmounted 62
4.24.5 Croppedviewonapanoramiccamera 63
5 Supportedhardware 64
5.1 Installinghardware 65
5.2 InstallingaKBDUniversalXFkeyboard 65
5.3 ConnectingaBoschIntuiKeykeyboardtoBoschVMS 65
5.3.1 ScenariosforBoschIntuiKeykeyboardconnections 65
5.3.2 ConnectingaBoschIntuiKeykeyboardtoadecoder 67
5.3.3 UpdatingBoschIntuiKeykeyboardfirmware 68
5.4 ConnectingBoschAllegiantMatrixtoBoschVideoManagementSystem 69
5.4.1 BoschAllegiantConnectionOverview 69
5.4.2 Configuringthecontrolchannel 71
5.4.3 BoschAllegiantSatelliteSystemConcept 73
5.5 AllegiantCCLcommandssupportedinBoschVMS 73
6 Gettingstarted 76
6.1 Installingthesoftwaremodules 76
6.2 Scanningfordevices 76
6.3 UsingConfigWizard 80
6.4 Accessingthesystem 90
6.5 UsingServerLookup 91
6.6 Configuringremoteaccess 91
6.6.1 ConfiguringwithoutEnterpriseSystem 91
6.6.2 ConfiguringwithEnterpriseSystem 91
6.7 Activatingthesoftwarelicenses 92
6.8 StartingConfigurationClient 93
6.9 ConfiguringthelanguageofConfigurationClient 93
6.10 ConfiguringthelanguageofOperatorClient 93
6.11 Addinganewlicense 93
6.12 MaintainingBoschVMS 94
6.13 Replacingadevice 95
6.13.1 ReplacingaMS/EMS 95
6.13.2 ReplacingaVRM 96
6.13.3 Replacinganencoderordecoder 97
6.13.4 ReplacinganOperatorClient 100
6.13.5 Finaltests 100
6.13.6 RecoveringDivarIP3000/7000 100
6.14 Configuringtimesynchronization 100
6.15 Configuringthestoragemediaofanencoder 100
6.16 CreatinganEnterpriseSystem 101
6.16.1 ConfiguringtheServerListforEnterpriseSystem 101
6.16.2 CreatinganEnterpriseUserGroup 103
6.16.3 CreatinganEnterpriseAccount 104
6.17 Configuringthemountingpositionofapanoramiccamera 105
7 CreatinganEnterpriseSystem 107
7.1 ConfiguringtheServerListforEnterpriseSystem 107
7.2 CreatinganEnterpriseUserGroup 109
7.3 CreatinganEnterpriseAccount 109
8 ConfiguringtheServerListforEnterpriseSystem 112
9 ConfiguringServerLookup 114
9.1 ExportingtheServerList 115
30 UserGroupspage 317
30.1 NewUserGroup/EnterpriseAccountdialogbox 318
30.2 UserGroupPropertiespage 319
30.3 UserPropertiespage 320
30.4 AddNewDualAuthorizationGroupdialogbox 320
30.5 LogonPairPropertiespage 321
30.6 SelectUserGroupsdialogbox 321
30.7 CameraPermissionspage 322
30.8 ControlPriorities 323
30.9 CopyUserGroupPermissionsdialogbox 324
30.10 DecoderPermissionspage 324
30.11 EventsandAlarmspage 325
30.12 LDAPServerSettingsdialogbox 325
30.13 Credentialspage 327
30.14 LogicalTreepage 328
30.15 OperatorFeaturespage 328
30.16 Prioritiespage 330
30.17 UserInterfacepage 331
30.18 ServerAccesspage 332
31 Troubleshooting 333
31.1 ConfiguringthedesiredlanguageinWindows 335
31.2 ReestablishingtheconnectiontoaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard 335
31.3 ReducingthenumberofAllegiantcameras 335
31.4 Usedports 336
31.5 EnablingloggingforONVIFevents 341
Glossary 342
Index 353
1 UsingtheHelp
TofindoutmoreabouthowtodosomethinginBoschVMS,accesstheonlineHelpusingany
ofthefollowingmethods.
TousetheContents,Index,orSearch:
4 OntheHelpmenu,clickHelp.Usethebuttonsandlinkstonavigate.
Togethelponawindowordialog:
4 Onthetoolbar,click .
OR
4 PressF1forhelponanyprogramwindowordialog.
1.1 Findinginformation
YoucanfindinformationintheHelpinseveralways.
TofindinformationintheOnlineHelp:
1. OntheHelpmenu,clickHelp.
2. Iftheleft-handpaneisnotvisible,clicktheShowbutton.
3. IntheHelpwindow,dothefollowing:
Click: To:
Contents DisplaythetableofcontentsfortheOnlineHelp.Clickeachbookto
displaypagesthatlinktotopics,andclickeachpagetodisplaythe
correspondingtopicintheright-handpane.
Index Searchforspecificwordsorphrasesorselectfromalistofindex
keywords.Double-clickthekeywordtodisplaythecorrespondingtopic
intheright-handpane.
Search Locatewordsorphraseswithinthecontentofyourtopics.Typethe
wordorphraseinthetextfield,pressENTER,andselectthetopicyou
wantfromthelistoftopics.
Textsoftheuserinterfacearemarkedbold.
4 Thearrowinvitesyoutoclickontheunderlinedtextortoclickanitemintheapplication.
RelatedTopics
4 Clicktodisplayatopicwithinformationontheapplicationwindowyoucurrentlyuse.
Thistopicprovidesinformationontheapplicationwindowcontrols.
Concepts,page22providesbackgroundinformationonselectedissues.
Caution!
Mediumrisk(withoutsafetyalertsymbol):Indicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituation.
Ifnotavoided,thismayresultinpropertydamageorriskofdamagetotheunit.
Cautionarymessagesshouldbeheededtohelpyouavoiddatalossordamagingthesystem.
Notice!
Thissymbolindicatesinformationoracompanypolicythatrelatesdirectlyorindirectlytothe
safetyofpersonnelorprotectionofproperty.
1.2 PrintingtheHelp
WhileusingtheOnlineHelp,youcanprinttopicsandinformationrightfromthebrowser
window.
ToprintaHelptopic:
1. Right-clickintherightpaneandselectPrint.
ThePrintdialogboxopens.
2. ClickPrint.Thetopicisprintedtothespecifiedprinter.
2 Introduction
ClickthelinktoaccesstheOpenSourceSoftwarelicensesusedbyBoschVMSandtheMobile
App:
http://www.boschsecurity.com/oss/
1 Menubar Allowsyoutoselectamenucommand.
2 Toolbar Displaystheavailablebuttons.Pointtoanicontodisplayatooltip.
3 Playbackcontrols Allowsyoutocontrolinstantplaybackoracamerasequenceor
alarmsequence.
4 Performancemeter DisplaystheCPUusageandthememoryusage.
5 Timezoneselector Selectanentryforthetimezonetobedisplayedinmosttime
relatedfields.
OnlyavailableifatleastoneManagementServerintheLogical
TreeislocatedinanothertimezoneasyourOperatorClient.
6 ControlsforImagepanes AllowsyoutoselecttherequirednumberofImagepanesandto
closeallImagepanes.
7 Imagewindow DisplaystheImagepanes.AllowsyoutoarrangetheImagepanes.
8 Imagepane Displaysacamera,amap,animage,adocument(HTMLfile).
9 Displaysallalarmsthatthesystemgenerates.
Allowsyoutoacceptorclearanalarmortostartaworkflow,for
AlarmListwindow example,bysendinganE-mailtoamaintenanceperson.
TheAlarmListisnotbeingdisplayed,whentheconnectiontothe
ManagementServerislost.
10 Displaystheconfiguredanalogmonitorgroups.
Allowsyoutoswitchtothenextorpreviousanalogmonitorgroup
Monitorswindow(only ifavailable.
availableifatleastoneanalogmonitor Note:
grouphasbeenconfigured) TheMonitorstabisnotvisibleifyourOperatorClientis
connectedtomorethanoneManagementServer.
AllowsyoutocontrolaPTZcamera.
PTZControlwindow
11 Displaysthedevicesyourusergrouphasaccessto.Allowsyouto
selectadeviceforassigningittoanImagepane.
LogicalTreewindow
AllowsyoutoorganizethedevicesoftheLogicalTreeasrequired.
FavoritesTreewindow
Allowstomanagebookmarks.
Bookmarkswindow
Displaysasitemap.Allowsyoutodragthemaptodisplaya
particularsectionofthemap.
Mapwindow Ifactivated,amapisdisplayedautomaticallyforeachcamera
displayedinanImagepane.Inthiscase,thecameramustbe
configuredonamap.
Thismanualguidesyouthroughthebasicstepsoftheconfigurationandoperationwith
BoschVMS.
Fordetailedhelpandstep-by-stepinstructionsreadtheConfigurationManualandthe
OperatorsManualorusetheOnlineHelp.YoufindthemanualsasPDFfilesonyour
SetupCD.
BoschVMSintegratesdigitalvideo,audioanddataacrossanyIPnetwork.
Thesystemconsistsofthefollowingsoftwaremodules:
ManagementServer
VRMrecording(VideoRecordingManager)
OperatorClient(VRMrecording/DiBosDVRs/iSCSIrecording/VIDOSNVRs/local
recording)
ConfigurationClient
Toachievearunningsystem,youmustperformthefollowingtasks:
Installservices(ManagementServerandVRM)
InstallOperatorClientandConfigurationClient
Connecttonetwork
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Connectdevicestonetwork
Basicconfiguration:
Adddevices(e.g.bydevicescan)
Buildlogicalstructure
Configureschedules,cameras,events,andalarms
Configureusergroups
BoschVMSArchivePlayerdisplaysexportedrecordings.
3 Systemoverview
IfyouplantoinstallandconfigureBoschVMS,participateinasystemtrainingonBoschVMS.
RefertotheReleaseNotesofthecurrentBoschVMSversionforsupportedversionsof
firmwareandhardwareandotherimportantinformation.
SeedatasheetsonBoschworkstationsandserversforinformationoncomputerswhere
BoschVMScanbeinstalled.
TheBoschVMSsoftwaremodulescanoptionallybeinstalledononePC.
Importantcomponents
ManagementServer(selectableinSetup):Streammanagement,alarmmanagement,
prioritymanagement,Managementlogbook,usermanagement,devicestatemanagement.
AdditionalEnterpriseSystemlicense:ManagingEnterpriseUserGroupsandEnterprise
Accounts.
ConfigWizard:Easyandfastsetupofarecordingsystem.
ConfigurationClient(selectableinSetup):Systemconfigurationandadministrationfor
OperatorClient.
OperatorClient(selectableinSetup):Livemonitoring,storageretrievalandplayback,
alarmandaccessingmultipleManagementServercomputerssimultaneously.
VideoRecordingManager(selectableinSetup):DistributingstoragecapacitiesoniSCSI
devicestotheencoders,whilehandlingloadbalancingbetweenmultipleiSCSIdevices.
StreamingplaybackvideoandaudiodatafromiSCSItoOperatorClients.
MobileVideoService(selectableinSetup):Providesatranscodingservicethat
transcodestheliveandrecordedvideostreamfromacameraconfiguredinBoschVMSto
theavailablenetworkbandwidth.ThisserviceenablesvideoclientslikeaniPhoneora
Webclienttoreceivetranscodedstreams,forexampleforunreliablenetwork
connectionswithlimitedbandwidth.
WebClient:YoucanaccessliveandplaybackvideosviaWebbrowser.
MobileApp:YoucanusetheMobileApponiPhoneoriPadtoaccessliveandplayback
video.
BoschVideoStreamingGateway(selectableinSetup):Providestheintegrationof3rd
partycamerasandNVR-likerecording,e.g.inlow-bandwidthnetworks.
CameoSDK(selectableinSetup):TheCameoSDKisusedtoembedBoschVMSliveand
playbackImagepanestoyourexternalthird-partyapplication.TheImagepanesfollowthe
BoschVMSbaseduserpermissions.
TheCameoSDKprovidesasubsetoftheBoschVMSOperatorClientfunctionalitiesthat
enablesyoutocreateapplicationssimilartotheOperatorClient.
ClientEnterpriseSDK:TheClientEnterpriseSDKismeanttocontrolandmonitorthe
behaviourofOperatorClientofanEnterpriseSystembyexternalapplications.TheSDK
allowstobrowsedevicesthatareaccessiblebytherunning,connectedOperatorClient
andtocontrolsomeUIfunctionalities.
ClientSDK/ServerSDK:TheServerSDKisusedtocontrolandmonitortheManagement
Serverbyscriptsandexternalapplications.Youcanusethoseinterfaceswithavalid
administratoraccount.
TheClientSDKisusedtocontrolandmonitortheOperatorClientbyexternal
applicationsandscripts(partoftherelatedserverconfiguration).
3.1 Hardwarerequirements
SeethedatasheetforBoschVMS.DatasheetsforplatformPCsarealsoavailable.
3.2 Softwarerequirements
SeethedatasheetforBoschVMS.
BoschVMSmustnotbeinstalledonacomputerwhereyouwanttoinstallBoschVMSArchive
Player.
3.3 Licenserequirements
SeethedatasheetforBoschVMSfortheavailablelicenses.
3.4 Supportedsystemstructures
Anoperatororinstallercanberesponsibleforthefollowingsystemstructures:
Singleserversystem
Multiserversystem(EnterpriseSystem)
Multisystemenvironment
Systemwithaccesspointforlogon
Singleserversystem,
Systemaccesspoint:ManagementServer
EnterpriseSystem,
Systemaccesspoint:EnterpriseManagementServer
1 Multisystemenvironment 4 Systemaccesspoint:
Serveronwhichlogonrequestofanoperatoror
installerisprocessed.
2 Singleserversystem 5 ManagementServer
3 Multiserversystem 6 EnterpriseManagementServer
Usecasesformultisystemaccess
TwoBoschVMSfeaturesvalidformultisystemenvironmentsareavailable:
EnterpriseSystem
ServerLookup
Anoperatormightwanttoaccessamultisystemenvironmentforthefollowingreasons:
Configuremultiplesystems(ServerLookup)
Maintenanceandmonitoringofmultiplesystems(ServerLookup)
Alert(SMS,Email3rdparty)drivenon-demandmonitoringofmultiplesystems(Server
Lookup)
Simultaneousconnectiontomultipleserversforseamlessoperationofonedistributed
system(EnterpriseSystem)
Seealso
EnterpriseSystem,page22
ServerLookup,page26
4 Concepts
Thischapterprovidesbackgroundinformationonselectedissues.
4.1 ConfigWizard
IntendeduseforConfigWizardisthequickandeasyconfigurationofasmallersystem.Config
WizardhelpsyoutoachieveaconfiguredsystemincludingVRM,iSCSIsystem,MobileVideo
Service,cameras,recordingprofilesandusergroups.
YoumustaddiSCSIsystemsmanuallyonastandardsoftwareinstallation.
Usergroupsandtheirpermissionsareconfiguredautomatically.Youcanaddorremoveusers
andsetpasswords.
ConfigWizardcanaccessManagementServeronlyonthelocalcomputer.
Youcansaveanactivatedconfigurationforbackuppurposesandimportthisconfiguration
later.Youcanchangethisimportedconfigurationafterimport.
ConfigWizardaddsthelocalVRMautomaticallybothonastandardsoftwareinstallationand
onDIVARIP3000andDIVARIP7000.
OnaDIVARIP3000andonaDIVARIP7000thelocaliSCSIdeviceisalsoaddedautomatically
ifnotalreadyavailable.
OnaDIVARIP3000andonaDIVARIP7000,alocalMobileVideoServiceisadded
automaticallyifnotalreadyavailable.
Notice!
Ifyouwanttousedecodersinyoursystem,makesurethatallencodersusethesame
passwordfortheuserauthorizationlevel.
Seealso
UsingConfigWizard,page80
4.2 EnterpriseSystem
ThetargetofaBoschVMSEnterpriseSystemistoenableauserofOperatorClientto
simultaneouslyaccessmultipleManagementServers.
Seealso
CreatinganEnterpriseSystem,page101
ConfiguringtheServerListforEnterpriseSystem,page101
Configuringusers,permissionsandEnterpriseAccess,page183
Accessingthesystem,page90
4.2.1 Scenarios
Thefollowingthreescenariosarecovered.
Scenario1:AdedicatedserverplaystheroleofEnterpriseManagementServer.This
serverhastheonlytasktomanagethesimultaneousaccessofanOperatorClient
workstationtomultipleManagementServers.
AnOperatorClientworkstationlogsontoEnterpriseManagementServer.Aftersuccessful
logontheuserofOperatorClienthasaccesstothedevicesofallconfigured
ManagementServersaccordingtothepermissionsinhisEnterpriseUserGroup.
Figure4.1:EnterpriseScenario1
ManagementServer
OperatorClient
ConfigurationClient
IPcamera/encoder
EnterpriseManagementServer
Scenario2:CombinationofEnterpriseManagementServerandManagementServerrole.
InthiscasetheownManagementServermustalsobepartoftheEnterpriseManagement
Serverconfiguration.
Figure4.1:EnterpriseScenario2
ManagementServer/EnterpriseManagementServer
OperatorClient
ConfigurationClient
IPcamera/encoder
Scenario3:Theclassicclient-serverarchitectureremainssupported.
Figure4.2:ClassicScenario3
ManagementServer
OperatorClient
ConfigurationClient
IPcamera/encoder
4.2.2 Permissions
PermissionsonanEnterpriseSystem
ForanEnterpriseSystemyouconfigurethefollowingpermissions:
OperatingpermissionsofOperatorClientdefiningtheuserinterfaceforoperatinginthe
EnterpriseSystem,forexampletheuserinterfaceofthealarmmonitor.
UseanEnterpriseUserGroup.ConfigureitontheEnterpriseManagementServer.
DevicepermissionsthatshouldbeavailableforoperatinginanEnterpriseManagement
ServeraredefinedoneachManagementServer.
UseEnterpriseAccounts.ConfigureitoneachManagementServer.
PermissionsonasingleManagementServer
FormanagingtheaccesstooneoftheManagementServers,usethestandardusergroup.You
configureallpermissionsonthisManagementServerinthisusergroup.
YoucanconfiguredualauthorizationusergroupsforstandardusergroupsandforEnterprise
UserGroups.
4.2.3 Typesofusergroups
Type Contains Availableconfiguration Wheredoyou
settings configure?
4.2.4 Licensing
BoschVMSEnterprise(MBV-BENT)versionlicenseisrequiredateachEnterpriseManagement
Servertoenablethefeature.
ForeachManagementServerassignedtooneormoreEnterpriseUserGroups,1license
(MBV-XSUB)isrequired.
ToupdateanexistingMBV-BPROBaselicensetoanEnterpriseSystem,youneedan
EnterpriseUpgradelicense(MBV-FEUP).
EachWorkstationconnectingtoanEnterpriseManagementServerrequestsoneMBV-XWST
thatislicensedatEnterpriseManagementServer.NoadditionalMBV-XWSTlicenseisrequired
oneachManagementServerifaccessedviaEnterpriseManagementServer.
4.3 ServerLookup
AsingleuserofConfigurationClientorOperatorClientmaywanttoconnecttomultiple
systemaccesspointssequentially.ThisaccessiscalledServerLookup.Systemaccesspoints
canbeManagementServerorEnterpriseManagementServer.
ServerLookupsupportsyouinlocatingsystemaccesspointsbytheirnamesordescriptions.
Theuserretrievesthelistofsystemaccesspointsduringlogon.Heneedstoconnecttothe
serverhostingtheconfigurationwithServerList/AddressBook.
WhenauserofOperatorClientlogsonusingServerLookupinofflinestate,theServerListof
thelastsuccessfullogonisdisplayed.OfflinestateheremeansthattheOperatorClient
workstationdoesnothaveanetworkconnectiontotheservercontainingtheServerList.
AsofBoschVMS5.5:
AuserofOperatorClientcanlogontoaManagementServerwithanotherversion.The
operatorcandisplaytheServerList/AddressBookofthisserver.
Iftheserverhasanewerversionthantheclient,theclientisupdatedautomaticallybyNo-
touchdeploymentifthelastsuccessfulconnectionoftheclienthasbeenestablishedtothis
serverbeforeitsupgrade.
YoucanaddfurthercolumnsintheServerListaccordingtoyourrequirements.Theuserthen
hasmoresearchcriteriatofindaspecificserverintheServerLookupdialogbox.Theadded
columnsarealsovisibleontheServerAccesspage(Mainwindow> UserGroups>
EnterpriseUserGroupstab> >ServerAccesstab).
ThefollowingimageshowsanexampleforServerLookupinamultisystemenvironment:
1 Multisystemenvironment ManagementServer
2 Singleserversystem EnterpriseManagementServer
3 Multiserversystem OperatorClient
4 Systemaccesspoint: ConfigurationClient
Serveronwhichlogonrequestof
OperatorClientorConfigurationClientis
processed.
WhenaclientlogsontoEnterpriseManagementServer,itispossibletogetaccesstoall
ManagementServersofthisEnterpriseSystemsimultaneously.
RelatedTopics
ConfiguringServerLookup,page114
ServerList/AddressBookpage,page207
UsingServerLookup,page91
ExportingtheServerList,page115
ImportingaServerList,page115
4.3.1 ServerList
YoucanexportorimportacsvfilewithaServerListandallconfiguredproperties.Ifyou
importacsvfilewithaServerList,allpreviouslyconfiguredserversintheServerList/
AddressBookpageareoverwrittenwiththeserversinthecsvfile.Butifyouimportaserver
withthenameofanalreadyconfiguredserver,thesettingsoftheServerAccesspageare
4.4 Remoteaccess
Caution!
TopreventunauthorizedaccesstovideodatathroughtheInternet,westronglyrecommend
thatyouprotectallusersanddevicesinthesystemwithanappropriatepassword.
Protectalllevelsofacamera/encoder(service/user/live)withapassword.
RelatedTopicsforchangingpasswords
UserPropertiespage,page320
Changingthepasswordofanencoder/decoder,page129
ChangingthepasswordofaVRMdevice,page122
ThetargetofremoteaccessinBoschVMSistoconnectdifferentprivatenetworkstopublic
networks.
Multiplenetworkswithprivate(local)networkaddressescanbeaccessedsimultaneouslyor
sequentiallybyOperatorClientcomputersviapublicinterfaces(routers).Taskoftherouteris
totranslatetheincomingpublicnetworktraffictothecorrespondingprivatenetworkaddress.
TheusersofOperatorClientcanaccessManagementServerorEnterpriseManagementServer
andtheirdevicesviaremoteaccess.
Youcannotaccessthefollowingdevices/featuresviaremoteaccess:
Playbackoflocalstorage
ONVIF
DiBos
DirectiSCSIreplay
ThefollowingimageshowsanexampleofremoteaccesstoBoschVMSdevicesinasingle
system:
1 Firewall 6 IPcamera/encoder
2 Router 7 EnterpriseManagementServer
3 ManagementServer 8 Decoder
4 OperatorClient 9 DynDNSServer
5 ConfigurationClient 10 WorldWideWeb
A Remotenetwork B Localnetwork
ThefollowingimageshowsanexampleofremoteaccessfromprivatenetworkwithEnterprise
SystemtoremoteBoschVMSsystems:
1 Firewall 6 IPcamera/encoder
2 Router 7 EnterpriseManagementServer
Portforwarding Enterpriseserverlist
3 ManagementServer 8 Decoder
Portmapping
4 OperatorClient 9 DynDNSServer
Logonto Dynamicnaming
5 ConfigurationClient 10 WorldWideWeb
Logonto
ToenabletheremoteaccessofanOperatorClienttodevicesinaremotenetwork,each
deviceisassignedapublicportnumberinadditiontothepublicnetworkaddressofthe
router.Foraccess,OperatorClientusesthispublicportnumbertogetherwiththepublic
networkaddress.Intheprivatenetworktheincomingtrafficforthepublicportnumberis
forwardedtotheprivatenetworkaddressandportnumberofthecorrespondingdevice.
YouconfiguretheportmappinginConfigurationClientforusebyOperatorClient.
Notice!
Additionallythenetworkadministratormustconfiguretheportforwardingontherouterof
theprivatenetwork.Thenetworkadministratormustensurethatremoteaccessviathese
portsisrunningoutsideofBoschVMSenvironment.
Seealso
Configuringremoteaccess,page91
RemoteAccessSettingsdialogbox,page204
PortMappingTabledialogbox,page204
4.5 iSCSIstoragepool
AsofVRMv.3.0,iSCSIstoragepoolsareintroduced.Astoragepoolisacontainerforoneor
moreiSCSIstoragesystemsthatsharethesameloadbalancingproperties.Theencoders/IP
camerasthatareassignedtoastoragepool,arerecordedwiththesecommonloadbalancing
settings.
AstoragepoolcanbeusedtohavealogicalmappingofthenetworktopologytotheVRM,for
exampleifyouhavetwobuildings,bothcontainingstorageanddevices,youwanttoavoid
routingthenetworktrafficfromonebuildingtotheother.
Storagepoolscanalsobeusedtogroupcamerasandstoragesystemsbyanimportantaspect
ofview.Forexampleasystemcontainsofsomeveryimportantcamerasandalotofless
importantones.Inthiscaseitispossibletogroupthemintotwostoragepools,onewithalot
ofredundancyfeaturesandonewithlessredundancy.
Youcanconfigurethefollowingloadbalancingpropertiesforastoragepool:
Recordingpreferences(AutomaticorFailover)
Secondarytargetusage
SecondarytargetisusedincaseofFailovermodeiftheassignedprimarytargetfails.If
thisoptionisturnedoff,therecordingstopsonalldevicesassignedtothisfailedprimary
target.
IncaseofAutomaticmode:ifonetargetfails,VRMServerperformsanautomatic
reassignoftherelateddevicestootherstorages.IfVRMServerisdownwhileatarget
fails,therecordingisstoppedonthedevicescurrentlyrecordingonthefailedtarget.
Blockreservationfordowntime
Sanitycheckperiod
Notice!
AsofBoschVMSv.4.5.5,multiplestoragepoolsperVRMaresupported.
Seealso
Poolpage,page239
4.6 AutomatedNetworkReplenishment(ANR)
Intendeduse
Whenafailureofthenetworkorthecentralstorageoccurs,theANRfunctionensuresthatthe
encodertransmitsthelocallybufferedrecordingofthemissingtimeperiodtothecentral
storageafterthefailureisfixed.
Thefollowinggraphicshowsthetransmissionofvideodataafteranetworkorstoragefailure
isfixed.
1 Video 5 IPnetwork
2 Encoder 6 iSCSItarget(centralstorage)
3 Writetobufferimmediately
4 SDcard(ringbuffer)
Example:Workaroundnetworkfailure
Ifthenetworkfailsunexpectedly,theANRfunctioncompletesthecentralstoragewiththe
locallybufferedrecordingwhenthenetworkisavailableagain.
Example:Storevideodatawhennetworkisnotavailable
Asubwayhasnonetworkconnectiontothecentralstoragewhenlocatedbetweenstations.
Onlyduringregularstopsthebufferedrecordingcanbetransmittedtothecentralstorage.
Ensurethatthetimeperiodthatisrequiredfortransferringthebufferedrecording,doesnot
exceedthetimeperiodofastop.
Example:ANRforalarmrecording
Thepre-alarmrecordingisstoredlocally.Onlyincaseofanalarm,thispre-alarmrecordingis
transmittedtothecentralstorage.Ifnoalarmoccurs,theobsoletepre-alarmrecordingisnot
transmittedtothecentralstorageand,hence,doesnotburdenthenetwork.
Limitations
Notice!
Youcannotuseplaybackfromthelocalstoragemediawhenthepasswordsfor`user`and
`live`aresetontheencoder.Removethepasswordsifrequired.
TheANRfunctiononlyworkswithVRMrecording.
YoumusthaveconfiguredthestoragemediaofanencodertousetheANRfunction.
TheencoderforwhichyouconfiguretheANRfunctionmusthavefirmwareversion5.90or
later.NotallencodertypessupporttheANRfunction.
YoucannotusetheANRfunctionwithdualrecording.
YouriSCSIstoragesystemmustbeproperlyconfigured.
ThefollowinglistcontainsthepossiblereasonsifyoucannotconfiguretheANRfunction:
Encoderisnotreachable(wrongIPaddress,networkfailure,etc.).
Storagemediaoftheencodernotavailableorread-only.
Wrongfirmwareversion.
EncodertypedoesnotsupporttheANRfunction.
Dualrecordingisactive.
Seealso
ConfiguringaniSCSIdevice,page120
ConfiguringtheANRfunction,page170
Configuringthestoragemediaofanencoder,page100
4.7 Dual/failoverrecording
Intendeduse
APrimaryVRMmanagesthenormalrecordingofthecamerasofyoursystem.Youusea
SecondaryVRMtoachievedualrecordingofyourcameras.
Dualrecordingallowsyoutorecordvideodatafromthesamecameratodifferentlocations.
Dualrecordingisusuallyperformedwithdifferentstreamsettingsandrecordingmodes.Asa
specialcaseofdualrecordingyoucanconfiguremirroredrecording:thesamevideosignalis
recordedtwicetodifferentlocations.
Dualrecordingisrealizedbyusing2VRMserversmanagingmultipleiSCSIdevicesthatcanbe
locatedatdifferentlocations.
ASecondaryVRMcanmanagethesecondaryrecordingformultiplePrimaryVRMs.
TheusercanselectbetweentherecordingsmanagedbythePrimaryVRMandthosemanaged
bytheSecondaryVRM.Forasinglecamera,theusercanswitchovertotherecordingsofthe
Secondary/PrimaryVRM.Theusercanalsodisplaytherecordingsofthesamecamera
managedbyPrimaryVRMandSecondaryVRMsimultaneously.
Fordualrecording,youmustinstallaSecondaryVRMduringSetup.
AFailoverVRMisusedforcontinuingtherecordingofafailedPrimaryVRMorafailed
SecondaryVRMcomputer.
Thefollowinggraphicshowsanexampleofadualrecordingscenario:
1 2 3
1 Site1 Encoder
2 Centralsite iSCSIstoragedevice
3 Site2 Controlconnection
PrimaryVRM Videostream
SecondaryVRM
Limitations
YoucannotusedualrecordingtogetherwithANR.
Youcannotexport,deleteorprotectrecordingsmanagedbyaSecondaryVRM.
CameoSDKonlysupportstheplaybackofprimaryrecording.
Seealso
ConfiguringdualrecordingintheCameraTable,page170
AddingaPrimaryVRMmanually,page117
AddingaSecondaryVRMmanually,page117
AddingaMirroredVRMmanually,page118
AddingaFailoverVRMmanually,page118
Cameraspage,page298
4.8 VRMrecordingmodes
ThischaptershowsgraphicstoillustratethepossibleVRMrecordingmodes.
ListofpossibleVRMrecordingmodes:
PrimaryVRMrecording
MirroredVRMrecording
SecondaryVRMrecording
FailoverVRMrecording
ForANRrecording,seechapterAutomatedNetworkReplenishment(ANR),page31.
PrimaryVRMrecording
PrimaryVRM Controlconnection
iSCSIstoragedevice Videostream
Encoder
MirroredVRMrecording
PrimaryVRM SecondaryVRM
iSCSIstoragedevice Controlconnection
Encoder Videostream
SecondaryVRMrecording
PrimaryVRM SecondaryVRM
iSCSIstoragedevice Controlconnection
Encoder Videostream
FailoverVRMrecording
PrimaryVRM SecondaryVRM
iSCSIstoragedevice PrimaryFailoverVRM
Encoder SecondaryFailoverVRM
Controlconnection Videostream
4.9 PlaybackofVRMrecordingsources
ThefollowinggraphicsshowImagepaneswithplaybackfromallpossibleVRMrecording
sources.Eachgraphicdisplaysthestoragedevice,theVRMinstance(ifavailable),anda
sectionofanImagepaneasexampleoftheplayback.Ifapplicable,therecordingsourceis
indicatedbyanappropriateiconontheImagepanebar.
Playbackofsinglerecording,page37
PlaybackofdualVRMrecording,page39
PlaybackofPrimaryVRMrecordingwithoptionalFailoverVRM,page40
PlaybackofSecondaryVRMrecordingwithoptionalFailoverVRM,page42
AutomaticNetworkReplenishment,page44
Playbackofsinglerecording
ThisImagepaneisdisplayedwhenonlyaPrimaryVRMisconfigured.Youcannotselect
anotherrecordingsource.
:Ifconfiguredforthisworkstation,playbackisprovideddirectlybytheiSCSIstorage
device.
iSCSIstoragedevice
PrimaryVRM
PlaybackofdualVRMrecording
APrimaryVRMandaSecondaryVRMareconfigured.Clicktherecordingsourceiconto
displayprimaryorsecondaryplayback.
Ifconfiguredforthisworkstation,playbackisprovideddirectlybytheiSCSIstoragedevice.
iSCSIstoragedevice
PrimaryVRM
SecondaryVRM
PlaybackofPrimaryVRMrecordingwithoptionalFailoverVRM
WhilethePrimaryVRMisworking,itprovidesplayback.TheFailoverVRMrunsinidlestate.
Ifconfiguredforthisworkstation,playbackisprovideddirectlybytheiSCSIstoragedevice.
IfaSecondaryVRMorANRrecordingisconfigured,youcanswitchtherecordingsource.
WhenthePrimaryVRMisnotconnected,theconfiguredFailoverVRMprovidesplayback.
ClosetheImagepaneanddisplaythecameraagaininanImagepane:
WhenthePrimaryVRMandtheoptionalPrimaryFailoverVRMarebothnotconnected,the
encoderprovidesplayback.ClosetheImagepaneanddisplaythecameraagaininanImage
pane:
iSCSIstoragedevice
PrimaryVRM
PrimaryFailoverVRM
Encoder
Encoderplaybackcanonlyaccessalimitedrecordingperiod.
PlaybackofSecondaryVRMrecordingwithoptionalFailoverVRM
WhiletheSecondaryVRMisworking,itprovidesplayback.TheFailoverVRMrunsinidlestate.
Ifconfiguredforthisworkstation,playbackisprovideddirectlybytheiSCSIstoragedevice.
WhentheSecondaryVRMisnotconnected,theconfiguredFailoverVRMprovidesplayback.
ClosetheImagepaneanddisplaythecameraagaininanImagepane:
WhentheSecondaryVRMandtheoptionalSecondaryFailoverVRMarebothnotconnected,
theencoderprovidesplayback.ClosetheImagepaneanddragthecameraagaintoanImage
pane:
X
X
iSCSIstoragedevice
PrimaryVRM
SecondaryFailoverVRM
Encoder
Encoderplaybackcanonlyaccessalimitedrecordingperiod.
AutomaticNetworkReplenishment
ANRisconfigured.Clicktherecordingsourceicontodisplayprimaryplayback(primary
failoverplayback,primaryencoderplayback)orANRplayback.
Ifconfiguredforthisworkstation,playbackisprovideddirectlybytheiSCSIstoragedevice.
iSCSIstoragedevice
PrimaryVRM
SDcard
4.10 Alarmhandling
Alarmscanbeindividuallyconfiguredtobehandledbyoneormoreusergroups.Whenan
alarmoccurs,itappearsintheAlarmListofallusersintheusergroupsconfiguredtoreceive
thatalarm.Whenanyoneoftheseusersstartstoworkonthealarm,itdisappearsfromthe
AlarmListofallotherusers.
Alarmsaredisplayedonaworkstationsalarmmonitorandoptionallyonanalogmonitors.This
behaviorisdescribedinthefollowingparagraphs.
Alarmflow
1. Analarmoccursinthesystem.
2. AlarmnotificationsappearintheAlarmListsofallusersconfiguredforthisalarm.Alarm
videoisimmediatelydisplayedonconfiguredmonitors.Ifitisanautomaticallydisplayed
alarm(autopop-up),thealarmvideoisalsoautomaticallydisplayedonthe
OperatorClientworkstationsalarmmonitors.
Ifthealarmisconfiguredasanauto-clearalarm,thealarmisremovedfromtheAlarmList
aftertheauto-cleartime(configuredintheConfigurationClient).
Onanalogmonitors,anyquadviewsfromVIPXDsaretemporarilyreplacedbyfull-screen
displays.
3. Oneoftheusersacceptsthealarm.Thealarmvideoisthendisplayedonthisuser's
workstation(ifitisnotalreadydisplayedviaautopop-up).Thealarmisremovedfromall
otherAlarmListsandalarmvideodisplays.
4. Theuserwhoacceptedthealarminvokesaworkflowthatcanincludereadinganaction
planandenteringcomments.Thisstepisoptional-requirementsforworkflowcanbe
configuredbytheadministrator.
5. Finally,theuserclearsthealarm.ThisremovesthealarmfromhisAlarmListandalarm
display.
Onananalogmonitorgroup,themonitorsreturntothecamerasthatweredisplayed
beforethealarmoccurred.
AlarmImagewindow
1. Todisplayalarmvideo,theAlarmImagewindowreplacestheLiveorPlaybackImage
windowonthemonitorthathasbeenconfiguredforalarmdisplay.
2. EachalarmgetsarowofImagepanes.Upto5Imagepanescanbeassociatedwitheach
alarm.TheseImagepanescandisplaylivevideo,playbackvideo,ormaps.
Onananalogmonitorgroup,eachalarmcancallupcamerasonarowofanalogmonitors.
Thenumberofcamerasintherowislimitedbythenumberofcolumnsintheanalog
monitorgroup.Monitorsintherowthatarenotusedforalarmvideocanbeconfiguredto
eithercontinuewiththeircurrentdisplayortodisplayablankscreen.
3. Higherpriorityalarmsaredisplayedabovelowerpriorityalarmsonbothanalogmonitor
rowsandtheOperatorClientworkstationdisplayalarmrows.
4. IftheAlarmImagewindowiscompletelyfullofAlarmImagerowsandanadditionalalarm
mustbedisplayed,thelowestpriorityalarms"stackup"inthebottomrowoftheAlarm
Imagewindow.Youcanstepthroughthestackedalarmswiththecontrolsattheleftside
ofthealarmrow.
Youcanstepthroughthealarmstacksonanalogmonitorgroupswithcontrolbuttonsin
theMonitorswindowoftheOperatorClientworkstationdisplay.Analogmonitorsin
alarmareindicatedbyrediconswithblinking"LEDs".
Thealarmtitle,time,anddatecanbeoptionallybedisplayedonallanalogmonitors,or
onlythefirstmonitorinthealarmrow.
5. Forequalpriorityalarms,theadministratorcanconfiguretheorderbehavior:
Last-in-First-out(LIFO)mode:inthisconfiguration,newalarmsareinsertedabove
olderalarmsofthesamepriority.
First-in-First-out(FIFO)mode;inthisconfiguration,newalarmsareinsertedbelow
olderalarmsofthesamepriority.
6. Analarm'sImagerowcanappearintheAlarmImagewindowinoneoftwoways:
Whenitisgenerated(autopop-up).Thisoccurswhenthealarmpriorityishigher
thandisplaypriority.
Whenthealarmisaccepted.Thisoccurswhenthealarmpriorityislowerthan
displaypriority.
Autopop-upalarms
Alarmscanbeconfiguredtoautomaticallydisplay(popup)intheAlarmImagewindow,based
onthealarmpriority.Eachusergroup'sliveandplaybackdisplaysarealsoassignedpriorities.
Whenalarmsarereceivedwithpriorityhigherthanthatoftheuser'sdisplay,thealarm
automaticallydisplaysitsalarmrowintheAlarmImagewindow.IftheAlarmImagewindowis
notcurrentlydisplayed,itautomaticallyreplacestheLiveorPlaybackImagewindowonthe
alarm-enabledmonitor.
Althoughautopop-upalarmsaredisplayedintheAlarmImagewindow,theyarenot
automaticallyaccepted.Theycanbedisplayedonmultipleusers'displayssimultaneously.
Whenauseracceptsanautopop-upalarm,itisremovedfromallotherusersAlarmListsand
alarmdisplays.
Seealso
Configuringthepre-andpost-alarmdurationforanalarm,page178
4.11 DVRdevices
ThischaptergivesbackgroundinformationontheDVRdevicesthatyoucanintegratein
BoschVMS.
SomeDVRmodels(e.g.DHR-700)supportrecordingfromencoders/IPcameras.OtherDVR
modelssupportonlyanalogcameras.
Anencoder/IPcamerashouldnotbeintegratedintotheconfigurationoftwovideosystems
(DVRsorvideomanagementsystems).
Ifencoders/IPcamerasareconnectedtoaDVRwhichisalreadyintegratedinBoschVMS,
theseencoders/IPcamerasarenotdetectedbytheBoschVMSnetworkdevicescan.This
holdstrueforthenetworkscanstartedfromwithinConfigurationClientorstartedfrom
withinConfigWizard.
IfaDVRwithconnectedencoders/IPcamerasisintegratedinBoschVMSandthese
encoders/IPcamerasarealreadyaddedtoBoschVMS,awarningisdisplayed.Removethese
encoders/IPcamerasfromtheDVRorfromBoschVMS.
ConfigWizarddoesnotaddDVRdeviceswithconflictingIPcamerastotheconfiguration.
DVRdevicessupportalimitednumberofsimultaneousconnections.Thisnumberdefinesthe
maximumnumberofOperatorClientusersthatcansimultaneouslydisplayvideosfromthis
DVRwithoutblackImagepanesbeingdisplayed.
RelatedTopics
DVR(DigitalVideoRecorder)page
4.12 MobileVideoService
MobileVideoServiceistranscodingvideostreamsfromthesourcetotheavailablebandwidth
ofconnectedclients.TheinterfacesoftheMobileVideoServicearedesignedtosupport
clientsonmultipleplatforms,forexampleMobiledevices(IOS;iPad,iPhone)andWindows
InternetExplorerHTMLclient.
MobileVideoServiceisbasedonMicrosoftInternetInformationService.
Onemobileservicemayserveseveralclientssynchronously.
ForlimitsrefertodatasheetandtheTechnicalNoteMobileVideoServiceavailableinthe
OnlineProductCatalogforBoschVMS.
InternetInformationService
ConfigurethesettingsforInternetInformationServiceonthecomputerwhereyouplanto
installMVSforBoschVMS.
Installationnotes
YoucannotaddaMobileVideoServiceinConfigurationClientwhenthetimebetweenthe
ConfigurationClientcomputerandtheMobileVideoServicecomputerisnotsynchronized.
Pleaseensurethatthetimeissynchronizedbetweentheaffectedcomputers.
InstallandconfigureInternetInformationService(IIS)beforeyouinstallMobileVideoService
(MVS).IfIISisnotinstalled,BoschVMSSetuptoinstallMobileVideoServiceaborts.
YouselecttheMobileVideoServicecomponentforinstallationduringBoschVMSSetup.
YoucannotinstallVideoRecordingManager(VRM)andMobileVideoServiceonthesame
computer.
WerecommendthatyoudonotinstallMobileVideoServiceonthesamecomputerwhereyou
installManagementServer.
WithMobileAppyoucanperformthefollowingtasks:
Displayingvideo
Live
Playback
Sendinglivevideo
Recordingandsendingrecordedvideo
Alarmrecording
Monitoringnetworkandserver
RelatedTopics
AddingaMobileVideoService,page149
MobileVideoServicepage,page235
4.13 AddingVideoIPdevicesfromBosch
AsofBoschVMSversion4.5.5andfirmwareversion5.70youcanaddallVideoIPdevices
fromBoschtoyoursystem.Youusethe<AutoDetect>selectionforaddingthesedevices.An
encoderthatyouaddwiththe<AutoDetect>selection,mustbeavailableinthenetwork.The
devicecapabilitiesoftheencoderareretrievedanddefaultstreamqualitiesareapplied.
Notice:
Youcannotaddadevicewiththe<AutoDetect>selectiontoanNVR.
RelatedTopics
Addingdevices,page138
Updatingthedevicecapabilities,page127
AddEncoder/AddDecoderdialogbox,page218
EditEncoder/EditDecoderdialogbox,page219
4.14 RegionofInterest(ROI)
Intendeduse
IntendeduseofROIistosavenetworkbandwidthwhenzoomingintoasectionofthecamera
imagewithafixedHDcamera.ThissectionbehaveslikeaPTZcamera.
Functionaldescription
TheROIfeatureisonlyavailableforstream2.
FixedHDcamerasprovideROIstreamswithSDresolution.
WhenaTCPconnectionisusedinLiveMode,theencoderadaptstheencodingqualitytothe
networkbandwidth.Thebestadaptedqualityneverexceedstheconfiguredqualityofthe
stream.
Inadditiontothattheencoderstreamsonlytheareaselectedbytheuser(throughzooming
andpanningactions).
TheusageofROIhasthefollowingadvantages:
Decreasednetworkbandwidthusage
Decreaseddecodingperformancerequiredontheclient
AuserwithahigherpriorityforPTZcontrolcantakeoverthecontrolofROIandcanchange
theimagesection.Therecordingofstream2hasthehighestpriority.Thismeansthata
continuousrecordingofstream2makesthecontrolofROIimpossible.Ifalarmrecordingof
stream2isconfigured,youcannotcontrolROIwhenaneventoccursthattriggersalarm
recording.
Limitations
YoucanuseROIonlywithfixedHDcameras.
YoucanuseROIonlyinLiveMode.
TheROIfeatureisavailableontheNevadaandA5HWplatformwithfirmwareversion5.60or
higher.
EnableTCPmodeforthiscameratoadaptthenetworkbandwidth.Theencoderadaptsthe
encodingqualitytothenetworkbandwidth.Wheneverasecondclientisrequestingthesame
stream(forexampleforrecording),thebandwidthadaptionisturnedoff.
Additionallytherequiredperformanceofthedecodingprocessontheclientisdecreased.
Ifstream2isconfiguredtoH.264MPSDROIontheCamerasandRecordingpagebutnotyet
setontheencoder,thePTZcontroldoesnotwork.Activatetheconfigurationtosetthis
propertyontheencoder.
Seealso
Cameraspage,page298
CameraPermissionspage,page322
4.15 IntelligentTracking
Intendeduse
IntendeduseofIntelligentTrackingistoenableacameratofollowaselectedobject.Youcan
configurewhethertheselectionofanobjectisautomaticallyormanually.Thecameracanbea
PTZcameraorafixedHDcamera(onlywithROIenabled).
Thefollowing3modesareavailable:
Off:IntelligentTrackingisturnedoff.
Auto:IntelligentTrackingturnedon,thelargestobjectisautomaticallyselectedfor
tracking,recommendeduse:rarelymovingobjectsintheimage.
Click:Userselectsobjecttobetracked.
Afterselectingtheobjecttobetracked,aPTZcameramovestofollowtheobjectuntilthis
objectleavesthevisibleareaofthecameraortheoperatorstopstracking.
AfixedHDcamerawiththeIntelligentTrackingfeatureenableddefinesasurroundingregion
closetothebordersoftheselectedobjectandzoomsintotheimagetodisplayonlythe
region.Thentheregionismovedaccordingtothemovementoftheobject.
Limitations
IntelligentTrackingcanonlybeusedforLiveoperations.YoucannotuseIntelligentTracking
laterinrecordedvideos.
ForaPTZcameratobeusedforIntelligentTracking,werecommendconfiguringtoreturnto
adefinedprepositionafteralongerperiodofinactivity.OtherwiseitcanhappenthataPTZ
camerafollowsanautomaticallyselectedobjectandaftertheobjecthavingdisappeared,the
PTZcamerashowsanirrelevantimage.
4.16 Inactivitylogoff
Intendeduse
IntendeduseofinactivitylogoffistoprotectanOperatorClientorConfigurationClientduring
theabsenceoftheoperatororadministrator.
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YoucanconfigureperusergroupthatOperatorClientshallbeloggedoffautomaticallyaftera
specifiedtimeperiodwithoutactivity.
ForConfigurationClientnousergroupsareavailable.Theinactivitylogoffsettingisvalidonly
fortheadminuser.
Alloperationswithkeyboard,mouseandCCTVkeyboardaffectthespecifiedtimeperiodfor
inactivitylogoff.AutomaticactivitiesofOperatorClientdonotaffectthetimeperiod.
AutomaticactivitiesofConfigurationClientlikefirmwareuploadoriSCSIsetuppreventthe
inactivitylogoff.
YoucanalsoconfiguretheinactivitylogoffforaBoschVMSWebClient.
Shortbeforeaninactivitylogoff,adialogboxremindstheusertoactivelypreventthe
inactivitylogoff.
TheLogbookrecordsanoccurredinactivitylogoff.
Example
Ifaworkstationislocatedinapublicarea,theinactivitylogoffminimizestheriskthatonan
unattendedworkstationOperatorClientisaccessedbyanunauthorizedperson.
Anadministratorgroupmembershalllogoffautomaticallyafterinactivitybutadeskofficer
(operatorgroup)mightjustwatchvideowithoutoperatingthesystemanddoesnotwantan
inactivitylogoff.
Limitations
ClientSDKactivitydoesnotsupporttheinactivitylogoff,thismeansthattheactivityof
ClientSDKdoesnotaffectthespecifiedtimeperiod.
Seealso
Optionsdialogbox,page203
OperatorFeaturespage,page328
4.17 Malfunctionrelay
Intendeduse
Amalfunctionrelayisintendedtoswitchincaseofanyseveresystemerrortotriggeran
externalalert(strobe,siren,etc.).
Theusermustresettherelaymanually.
Themalfunctionrelaycanbeonefromthefollowinglist:
BVIPencoderordecoderrelay
ADAMrelay
Example
Ifsomethinghappensthatseverelyaffectsthesystemfunctioning(forexampleaharddisk
failure)oranincidentoccursthatendangersthesecurityofasite(forexampleafailing
referenceimagecheck),themalfunctionrelayisactivated.Thiscanforexampletriggeran
audiblealarmorcanclosedoorsautomatically.
Functionaldescription
Youcanconfigureasinglerelaytoactasamalfunctionrelay.Themalfunctionrelaygets
activatedautomaticallywhenaneventfromasetofuser-definedeventsistriggered.
Activationofarelaymeansthatacommandwillbesenttotherelaytocloseit.The
subsequentRelayClosedeventisdecoupledfromthecommandandwillonlybegenerated
andreceivediftherelaystateisphysicallychanged!Forexamplearelaybeingclosedbefore,
willnotsendthisevent.
Apartfrombeingautomaticallytriggeredbythesetofuser-definedevents,themalfunction
relayistreatedlikeanyotherrelay.Therefore,theuserisabletodeactivatethemalfunction
relayinOperatorClient.TheWebClientalsoallowsdeactivatingthemalfunctionrelay.
Becausetheregularaccesspermissionsapplytothemalfunctionrelayaswell,allclientsneed
toconsiderthepermissionsofthelogged-onuser.
Seealso
MalfunctionRelaydialogbox,page295
4.18 Textdata
Intendeduse
Theoperatorcansearchfortextdatatofindthecorrespondingrecordings.Thetextdatamust
bestoredintheLogbook.
Textdataisdeliveredbysystemslikefoyercardreaders,automatictellermachinesorpointof
sales.Textdatacontainstextualtransactiondatalikeaccountnumbersandbankrouting
codes.
Functionaldescription
Textdataofadeviceisrecordedtogetherwiththecorrespondingvideodata.
Limitations
Forsearchingrecordingswithtextdata,thetextdatamustbeconfiguredtobestoredinthe
Logbook.
Theencoderforwhichyouconfiguretherecordingtextdatafunction,musthavefirmware
version5.92orlater.
Thetextdataofmaximum32differentdevicescanberecordedsynchronouslyforonecamera.
Maximum3000bytesoftextdatacanbestoredonanencoderperevent.
Seealso
Triggeringalarmrecordingwithtextdata,page178
TextDataRecordingdialogbox,page310
4.19 AllegiantCCLcommands
YouuseCCLcommandsforswitchingIPcamerasorencoderstoIPdecodersbothconfigured
inBoschVMS.YoucannotuseCCLcommandstodirectlycontrolanalogcamerasorthe
Allegiantmatrixitself.
TheAllegiantCCLemulationstartsaninternalBoschVMSservicethattranslatesCCL
commandsoftheMatrixSwitchintoBoschVMS.YouconfigureaCOMportofthe
ManagementServertolistentotheseCCLcommands.TheCCLemulationhelpstoexchange
existingAllegiantdeviceswithBoschVideoManagementSystemortouseBoschVideo
ManagementSystemwithapplicationsthatsupporttheAllegiantCCLcommands.Old
AllegianthardwareconfiguredinBoschVMScannotbecontrolledwiththesecommands.
4.20 OfflineOperatorClient
WiththefeatureoftheOfflineOperatorClientthefollowingusecasesarepossible:
OperatorClientcontinuesoperationforLive,PlaybackandExportwithoutconnectionto
theManagementServercomputer.
IfaworkstationwasconnectedoncetotheManagementServercomputer,itcanlogon
offlineanytimewithanyuser.
ForOfflineModeBoschVMSmusthaveversion3.0orlater.
IfanOperatorClientworkstationisdisconnectedfromtheManagementServercomputer,itis
possibletocontinueworking.Somemainfunctionsarestillavailable,forexampleliveand
playbackvideo.
AsofBoschVMSV5.5anOperatorClientworkstationcanworkofflinewithaconfigurationof
BoschVMSV5.0.5.
Caution!
WhenapasswordchangeontheManagementServeroccursduringtheperiodwhen
OperatorClientisoffline,thispasswordchangeisnotpropagatedtothisOperatorClient.
WhenOperatorClientisonline,theusermustlogonusingthenewpassword.
WhenOperatorClientisoffline,theusermustagainusetheoldpasswordforlogon.Thisis
notchangeduntilanewconfigurationisactivatedandtransferredtotheOperatorClient
workstation.
Caution!
Whenacameraiscalledupfordisplayinananalogmonitorgroupwithaworkstation
connectedBoschIntuikeykeyboard,andtheworkstationisoffline,thekeyboarddoesnot
sendanerrortone.
4.20.1 WorkingwithOfflineMode
WhenOperatorClientisdisconnectedfromaManagementServer,arespectiveoverlayiconis
displayedintheLogicalTreeonthedisconnectedManagementServer.Youcancontinue
workingwithOperatorClientevenifthedisconnectionlastslonger,butsomefunctionsare
notavailable.
IftheconnectiontotheManagementServerisreestablished,arespectiveoverlayiconis
displayed.
IfanewconfigurationonaManagementServerhasbeenactivated,arespectiveiconis
displayedintheLogicalTreeontheiconoftheaffectedManagementServerandadialogbox
isdisplayedforsomeseconds.Acceptorrefusethenewconfiguration.
IfyourOperatorClientinstanceisscheduledtologoffataspecificpointintime,thislogoff
occursevenwhentheconnectiontotheManagementServerisnotreestablishedatthispoint
intime.
WhenauserofOperatorClientlogsonusingServerLookupinofflinestate,theServerListof
thelastsuccessfullogonisdisplayed.OfflinestateheremeansthattheOperatorClient
workstationdoesnothaveanetworkconnectiontotheservercontainingtheServerList.
Functionsnotavailableduringdisconnection
WhendisconnectedfromManagementServerthefollowingfunctionsarenotavailablein
OperatorClient:
AlarmList:
Thisincludeshandlingalarms.Thealarmlistisemptyandwillautomaticallybefilledon
reconnection.
Allegiant:
Thetrunklinehandlingisnotavailable.Inearlierversions,Allegiantcameraswere
automaticallyclosedwithamessage-boxwhenatrunklinehandlingwasunavailable.With
BoschVMSV3.0wewillshowamoreuserfriendlyImagepaneinformingtheuserabout
theimpossibilitytodisplaythiscamerarightnow.
AMG:
ItisnotpossibletodragcamerasontheAMGcontrol.Thecontrolisdisabledandwill
automaticallybeenabledonreconnection.
PTZpriorities:
WithoutaconnectiontoManagementServer,anofflineOperatorClientcanconnecta
PTZcameraaslongasthePTZcameraitselfisnotlocked.Thedomeprioritieswill
automaticallybeupdatedonreconnection.
Input:
Inputcannotbeswitched.
Logbook:
TheLogbookisnotavailableandcannotbeopened.AnopenedLogbooksearchwindow
isnotclosedautomatically.Existingsearchresultscanbeusedandexported.
OperatorClientSDK:
OperatorClientSDKfunctionswithIServerApicannotbeprocessed.
CreatingaRemoteClientApiisnotpossible.
SomemethodsthatareonlyavailableatclientAPIdonotwork,forexample
ApplicationManager(tryGetUserName()).
Passwordchange:
Theoperatorisnotabletochangehispassword.
Relay:
Relayscannotbeswitched.
ServerScript:
TheservermethodsoftheIServerApiwillbeprocessedbutcannotbesenttotheClient
whichare:
AlarmManager
AnalogMonitorMananger
CameraManager
CompoundEventManager
DecoderManager
DeviceManager
DomeCameraManager
EventManager
InputManager
LicenseManager
Logbook
MatrixManager
RecorderManager
RelayManager
ScheduleManager
SendManager
SequenceManager
VirtualInputManager
Stateoverlays:
Nostateoverlaysofcameras,inputsorrelaysareavailable.
StatesofOperatorClient
ABoschVMSOperatorClientgivesyouavisualandtextualfeedbackofitsstates.
FollowingOperatorClientstatesarepossible:
TheOperatorClientisconnectedtotheManagementServer.
TheOperatorClientisnotconnectedtotheManagementServer.Onereasoncanbea
physicaldisconnectionfromtheManagementServertothenetwork.
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ThisstatecanonlybedisplayedafterareestablishedconnectiontotheManagement
Server.Allaffectedfunctionsareback,buttheconfigurationoftheOperatorClientis
outdatedduetoanewerconfigurationavailableinthesystem.Logonagaintoupdatethe
configuration.
ThisstateiconisdisplayedwhentheManagementServerhasanearlierBoschVMS
versionthantheOperatorClientworkstation.
Devicestateoverlay
Thedevicestates(recordingdot,toonoisy,toodark,...)areprocessedbytheManagement
Server.OndisconnectionbetweenClientandServerthestatescannotbeupdatedinthe
Client.Anewstateoverlaywillgiveyouavisualfeedbackthatalldevicestatesarenot
availableatthemoment.Iftheclienthasanestablishedconnectiontotheserveragain,the
stateoverlaysareupdatedautomatically.
Stateunknown
ThestateoverlayofadeviceintheLogicalTreeoronamapwhenclientisdisconnected
fromtheManagementServercomputer.
Reasonsfordisconnection
ReasonsfordisconnectionbetweenOperatorClientandManagementServercanbe:
Physicalconnectionisbroken.
Passwordofloggedonuserhaschangedduringofflinetime.
ManagementServerhasgivenawayfloatingworkstationlicensetoanotheronline
OperatorClientwhilethenowdisconnectedOperatorClientwasoffline.
OperatorClientandManagementServerhavedifferentversions(ManagementServer
earlierthanversion5.5).
4.21 VersionindependentOperatorClient
ForCompatibilityModebothOperatorClientandManagementServermusthavea
versionlaterthan5.5.
AuserofOperatorClientcansuccessfullylogontoaManagementServerwhereaprevious
softwareversionisrunning.
IftheserverprovidesanewerconfigurationthanavailableontheOperatorClientworkstation,
thisconfigurationisautomaticallycopiedtotheOperatorClientworkstation.Theusercan
decidetodownloadthenewconfiguration.
OperatorClientprovidesareducedfeaturesetandisconnectedtothisManagementServer.
ThefollowingManagementServerrelatedfeaturesareavailableafterlogontoaManagement
Serverwithapreviousversion:
Userpreferences
Startmanualrecording
Displayofdevicestates
Togglingrelaystates
SearchingtheLogbook
Searchforeventsisnotpossible.
ServerLookup
Remoteexport
4.21.1 WorkingwithCompatibilityMode
Thisfeatureisavailableinversionslaterthan5.5.
ABoschVMSOperatorClientgivesyouavisualandtextualfeedbackofitsstates.
FollowingOperatorClientstatesarepossible:
TheOperatorClientisconnectedtotheManagementServer.
TheOperatorClientisnotconnectedtotheManagementServer.Onereasoncanbea
physicaldisconnectionfromtheManagementServertothenetwork.
ThisstatecanonlybedisplayedafterareestablishedconnectiontotheManagement
Server.Allaffectedfunctionsareback,buttheconfigurationoftheOperatorClientis
outdatedduetoanewerconfigurationavailableinthesystem.Logonagaintoupdatethe
configuration.
ThisstateiconisdisplayedwhentheManagementServerhasanearlierBoschVMS
versionthantheOperatorClientworkstation.
4.22 ONVIFevents
Intendeduse
IntendeduseisthemappingofONVIFeventstoBoschVMSevents.ONVIFeventscanthen
triggerBoschVMSalarmsandrecording.
YoucandefinedefaulteventmappingsvalidonlyforaspecificONVIFdevice,forallONVIF
devicesofthesamemanufacturerandmodel,orforallONVIFdevicesofthesame
manufacturer.DefaulteventmappingsareautomaticallyassignedtoallaffectedONVIF
encodersthatareaddedusingtheBoschVMSScanWizard.
WhenyouaddanONVIFencodertotheBoschVMSconfigurationwithoutaconnectiontothis
ONVIFencoder,noeventmappingsareassigned.YoucanupdatesuchanONVIFencoderwith
eventmappingsfromanONVIFencoderofthesamemanufacturerand/ormodelthatyou
alreadyhaveadded.
Youdefineeventmappingsspecificforeachofthefollowingsources:
ONVIFencoder
CamerasofthisONVIFencoder
RelaysofthisONVIFencoder
InputsofthisONVIFencoder
Example
InanONVIFcameraamotiondetectioneventoccurs.ThiseventshalltriggeraMotion
DetectedeventinBoschVMS.
Toachievethis,youconfigureforthisONVIFcamera:
ONVIFtopic(MotionDetection)
ONVIFdataitem(motion)
ONVIFdatatype(boolean)
ONVIFdatavalue(true)
Note:ItisnotsufficienttoonlyconfiguretheMotionDetectedevent.Pleaseconfigurealso
theMotionStoppedevent.Youalwaysmustconfigureapairofevents.
ImportorexportofaMappingTable
YoucanexportaMappingTableonacomputerwhereyouhavecreateditandimportthis
Mappingtableonanothercomputerwheretherequiredmappingtableisnotavailable.
Troubleshooting
Youcancreatelogfilesfortroubleshooting.
Seealso
ConfiguringONVIFevents,page131
EnablingloggingforONVIFevents,page341
ONVIFEncoderEventspage,page253
4.23 Recordingsettings
RecordingsettingsinBoschVMSconsistofbasicsettings(non-scheduled)andscheduled
recordingsettings.
Usethebasicsettingsfortheinitialconfigurationofstreams.
Usethescheduledrecordingsettingsforassigningthesestreamstodifferentuse-cases,such
ascontinuousrecording,pre-alarmrecording,oralarmrecording.Therecordingsettingsare
arrangedintheScheduledRecordingSettingsdialogboxaccessibleontheCamerasand
Recordingpage.
4.23.1 Basicstreamsettings(schedule-independent)
YoucanconfiguredifferentcodecprofilesintheCamerasandRecordingpageof
ConfigurationClient.
CodecsandHDresolution
Codecsarepartofthebasicstreamsettings.BoschVMSgivesyoudefaultsettingsforall
codecsandqualities.Youcanchangethesesettings.
Itdependsonthecameradevicetypewhichcodecyoucanselect.
4.23.2 StreamassignmentforLive
Youcanassigneitherstream1orstream2forLive.Thequalityandcodecofthebasicstream
settingsareused.
4.23.3 ScheduledRecordingSettings
TodisplaytheScheduledRecordingSettingsdialogbox,clickEditscheduledrecording
settingsinthetoolbaroftheCamerasandRecordingpage.
Camerasaretypicallygroupedbylocationand/orschedule(e.g.AlarmRecordingNightand
Weekend),andnotbytechnicaldifferencesbetweencameramodels.
YoucanmapthesegroupsastemplatesintheScheduledRecordingSettingsdialogbox.You
performallrecordingconfigurationsinthisdialogbox.
Continuous,AlarmRecordingisthedefaultsettingforacamerathatisaddedtoBoschVMS.
Inthedialogyouconfigureforadevicefamilyandaschedulewhichstreamfortheselected
recordingmodeistobeused.Usuallyyoushouldnotconfigurethequalityfordevicesof
DeviceFamily2orDeviceFamily3inthisdialogbox.Selectthequalityforeachcamera
individuallyintheRecordingTable.Thequalitysettingsofthedialogareonlyactivefor
SecondaryRecording,whenonthestreamnoPrimaryRecordingisactive.ForDeviceFamily1
werecommendconfiguringaqualitysettinginthedialog,notintheRecordingTable.
IntheScheduledRecordingSettingsdialogbox,youconfiguretherecordingsettingsofthe
devices.BoschVMSdisplayspre-definedrecordingsettings(templates).Youcanmodifythese
templatestoyourneedsoryoucanaddtemplates.
Youcanconfiguretherecordingsettingsperdevicefamilyindependentlyperschedule.
Possiblerecordingsettingsare:
RecordingSettings
Recording On/Off(settingvalidforalldevicefamilies)
ContinuousorPre-alarmRecording
AlarmRecording
EnteradescriptivenameforyourconfigurationwhichisthendisplayedintheAvailable
RecordingSettingslist.
YoucanselectallconfiguredrecordingsettingsintheRecording-Settingcolumn.Assignone
recordingsettingpercamera.Youcancopyandpasteonesettingtoallcamerasforfast
configuration.
Changingqualitiesinschedules
Youcanconfigurestreamqualitiesperrecordingschedule.Dependingontheuseddevice
family,youcanmodifythequalityproperties.
DeviceFamily1 DeviceFamily2orDeviceFamily3
Streams AlarmRecording
Youcanchangerecordingqualities(incl. Youcanmodifytheexistingstreamwiththe
resolutionchange)foralarmrecording. settingsofanotherstreamquality.Butonlythe
ImageencodingintervalvalueandtheTargetbit
rate[Kbps]valuearemodified.Othersettings
liketheresolutionarenotmodified.
DeviceFamily1 DeviceFamily2orDeviceFamily3
Notes
FortheXFM4platformpossible Possiblerecordinggapscanbeupto12frames,
recordinggapscanbeupto4frames, with1IPSupto12secondsonschedulechange
133/160ms(NTSC/PAL)onalarm ifactiverecordingqualitydiffersfromoldtonew
recordingandschedulechangeifactive schedule.
recordingqualitydiffers.
Examples
Stream2isselectedfornormalrecordingand
configuredwithNormalquality.Foranalarm,the
Excellentqualityisselected.Whenanalarm
occurs,allsettingsoftheNormalqualityare
usedexcepttheImageencodingintervalvalue
andtheTargetbitrate[Kbps]valuewhichare
modifiedwiththevaluesofExcellent.
4.24 Viewingmodesofapanoramiccamera
Thischapterillustratestheviewingmodesofapanoramiccamerawhichareavailablein
BoschVMS.
AllviewingmodesarecreatedbythedewarpingprocessinBoschVMS.Edgedewarpingisnot
used.
Theadministratormustconfigurethemountingpositionofapanoramiccamerain
ConfigurationClient.
Thefollowingviewingmodesareavailable:
Panoramaview
Croppedview
YoucanresizetheImagepaneofacameraasrequired.TheImagepaneratioisnotrestricted
tothe4:3or16:9aspectratio.
Seealso
Configuringthemountingpositionofapanoramiccamera,page105
4.24.1 360panoramiccamera-floor-orceilingmounted
Thefollowingfigureillustratesthedewarpingofa360camerawhichisfloor-orceiling
mounted.
1 Fullcircleimage 3 Dewarping
2 Snippingline(operatorcanchangeitsposition 4 Panoramaview
whennotzoomedin)
4.24.2 180panoramiccamera-floor-orceilingmounted
Thefollowingfigureillustratesthedewarpingofa180camerawhichisfloor-orceiling
mounted.
1 Fullcircleimage 3 Dewarping
2 Snippingline(operatorcanchangeitsposition 4 Panoramaview
whennotzoomedin)
4.24.3 360panoramiccamera-wallmounted
Thefollowingfigureillustratesthedewarpingofa360camerawhichiswallmounted.
1 Fullcircleimage 3 Panoramaview
2 Dewarping
4.24.4 180panoramiccamera-wallmounted
Thefollowingfigureillustratesthedewarpingofa180camerawhichiswallmounted.
1 Fullcircleimage 3 Panoramaview
2 Dewarping
4.24.5 Croppedviewonapanoramiccamera
Thefollowingexamplefigureillustratesthecroppingofa360camerawhichisfloor-orceiling
mounted.
Therectilinearsectionusedforcroppingisfixed.Youcanchangethesectioninthecropped
ImagepaneusingtheavailablePTZcontrols.
1 Fullcircleimage 4 Panoramaview
2 Snippingline(operatorcanchangeitsposition 5 Cropping
whennotzoomedin)
3 Dewarping 6 CroppedImagepane
5 Supportedhardware
Caution!
DonotconnectadevicetomorethanoneBoschVMS!Thiscanleadtorecordinggapsand
! otherundesiredeffects.
YoucanconnectthefollowinghardwaretoBoschVMS:
MobilevideoclientslikeiPhoneoriPadviaDynDNS
VariousIPcameras.encodersandONVIFcameras(liveonlyorviaVideoStreaming
Gateway)
Connectedvianetwork
Liveonlyencoderswithlocalstorage
Connectedvianetwork
iSCSIstoragedevices
Connectedvianetwork
VIDOSNVRcomputer
Connectedvianetwork
Analogcameras
Connectedtoencoders,BRS/DiBosdevices
Decoders
Connectedvianetwork
Analogmonitors
Connectedtoadecoder,toaBoschAllegiantmatrix,toaBoschVMSClientworkstation
BRS/DiBosdevices(seethedatasheetforBoschVMSforsupportedsoftwareversions)
Connectedvianetwork
BoschAllegiantmatrix(Firmwareversion:8.75orgreater,MCSversion:2.80orgreater)
ConnectedtoaCOMportoftheManagementServerortoaremotecomputerandtoan
IPencoderonthenetwork.
KBDUniversalXFkeyboard
ConnectedtoaUSBportofaBoschVMSworkstation.
BoschIntuiKeykeyboard
ConnectedtotheCOMportofaBoschVMSworkstation(Firmwareversion:1.82or
greater)ortoahardwaredecoder(VIPXD).
Ifyouconnectthekeyboardtoaworkstation,theusercancontrolthecompletesystem
withthekeyboard.IfyouconnectthekeyboardtoaVIPXDdecoder,theusercanonly
controlanalogmonitorswiththekeyboard.
SMSdevice
ConnectedtoaCOMportoftheManagementServer
SMTPE-mailserver
Connectedvianetwork
POS
Connectedvianetwork
ATM
Connectedvianetwork
Networkmonitoringdevice
Connectedvianetwork
I/Omodules
Connectedvianetwork
OnlyADAMdevicesaresupported.
Alldevicesconnectedvianetworkareconnectedtoaswitch.Thecomputersofthe
BoschVMSarealsoconnectedtothisdevice.
5.1 Installinghardware
BoschVMSsupportsthefollowinghardwarecomponents:
KBDUniversalXFkeyboard
BoschIntuiKeykeyboard
BoschAllegiantmatrixwithcamerasandmonitor:ConnectedtoaCOMportofoneofthe
computersofthenetworkandtoIPencodersconnectedtothenetwork
Encoderswithanalogcameras
Localstorageencoders
IPcamerasandIPAutoDomes
Monitorsconnectedtoadecoder(analogmonitorgroupsforalarmprocessingare
possible)
DiBosSystemswithcameras
DVRSystemswithcameras
ATM/POSdevices
I/Omodules
OnlyADAMdevicesaresupported.
5.2 InstallingaKBDUniversalXFkeyboard
RefertotheInstructionsManualdeliveredwithyourKBDUniversalXFkeyboardavailableat
thefollowingwebsite:www.videotec.com/dcz.
Installmanufacturer'sdriverbeforeattachingthekeyboard.
5.3 ConnectingaBoschIntuiKeykeyboardtoBoschVMS
ThischapterprovidesbackgroundinformationonconfiguringaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard.
5.3.1 ScenariosforBoschIntuiKeykeyboardconnections
YoucanconnectaBoschIntuiKeykeyboardtotheCOMportofaBoschVMSworkstation
(scenario1)ortoahardwaredecoder(e.g.VIPXD,scenario2).
IfyouconnectthekeyboardtoaBoschVMSworkstation,youcancontrolthecomplete
system.Ifyouconnectthekeyboardtoadecoder,youcanonlycontroltheanalogmonitorsof
thesystem.
IfyouconnectthekeyboardtoanEnterpriseOperatorClient,youcancontrolthecamerasofa
specificManagementServerbyfirstpressingtheserverkeytotypeinthenumberofthis
serverandthentypethecameranumber.
Notice!
ForconnectingtheBoschIntuiKeykeyboardwithaBoschVMSworkstation,usethespecified
Boschcable.
ForconnectingtheBoschIntuiKeykeyboardwithaVIPXDdecoder,youneedacablewhich
connectsaserialCOMportofthekeyboardwiththeserialinterfaceofthedecoder.See
ConnectingaCCTVkeyboardtoadecoderforconnections.
BoschIntuiKeykeyboardconnectedtoaBoschVMSworkstation
Figure5.1:Scenario1:BoschIntuiKeykeyboardconnectedtoaBoschVideoManagementSystem
workstation
1 Variouscamerasconnectedtonetworkviaencoders
2 BoschVMSworkstation
3 BoschIntuiKeykeyboard
4 BoschVMSnetwork
5 Decoder
6 Analogmonitors
BoschIntuiKeykeyboardconnectedtoadecoder
Figure5.1:Scenario2:BoschIntuiKeykeyboardconnectedtoadecoder
1 Variouscamerasconnectedtonetworkviaencoders
2 BoschVMSworkstation
3 BoschVMSnetwork
4 BoschIntuiKeykeyboard
5 Decoder
6 Analogmonitors
Followthesereferencestogetdetailedinformationontheavailablewindows:
AssignKeyboardpage,page233
Followthesereferencestogetdetailedinformationontheavailablestep-by-stepinstructions:
ConfiguringaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard(workstation),page148
ConfiguringaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard(decoder),page148
ConfiguringadecoderforusewithaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard,page142
Seealso
AssignKeyboardpage,page233
5.3.2 ConnectingaBoschIntuiKeykeyboardtoadecoder
Configuringthedecoder
SeeConfiguringadecoderforusewithaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard,page142fordetails.
ConnectionsbetweenCOMportandVIPXDdecoder
ThefollowingtableliststheconnectionsbetweenanRS232adapterandaserialinterfaceofa
VIPXDdecoder:
RS232adapter SerialinterfaceofaVIPXDdecoder
1
BoschSicherheitssystemeGmbH ConfigurationManual 2015.05|V1|ConfigurationClient
68 en|Supportedhardware BoschVideoManagementSystem
RS232adapter SerialinterfaceofaVIPXDdecoder
2 TX
3 RX
5 GND
7 CTS
8 RTS
ThefollowingillustrationshowsthepinoutofastandardRS232adapter(1)andthepinoutof
thedecodersserialadapter(2):
1 2
5 4 3 2 1
9 8 7 6
5.3.3 UpdatingBoschIntuiKeykeyboardfirmware
1. OnanyPC,installtheIntuiKeydownloader.
2. StartIntuiKeyFirmwareUpgradeUtility.
3. Connectthekeyboardwithavalidserialcable(refertoBoschSupportifsuchacableis
notavailable)tothisPC.
4. Onthekeyboard,pressKeyboardControlsoftkey,thenFirmwareUpgrade.
5. Enterthepassword:0and1simultaneously.
Thekeyboardisinbootloadermode.
6. OnthePC,clickBrowsetoselectthefirmwarefile:forexamplekbd.s20
7. SettheCOMport.
8. ClicktheDownloadbuttontodownloadthefirmware.
Onthekeyboarddisplay,Programmingisdisplayed.
DonotpresstheClrkeynow.Otherwisethekeyboardisnotusableafterrestart(see
Noticebelow).
9. ClickBrowsetoselectthelanguage:forexample8900_EN_..82.s20
Onthekeyboarddisplay,Programmingisdisplayed.
10. CloseIntuiKeyFirmwareUpgradeUtility.
11. Onthekeyboard,pressClrkeytoexit.
Thekeyboardrestarts.Waitsomesecondsuntilthemenuforselectingthekeyboard
languageappears.
12. Selectthedesiredlanguagewithasoftkey.
Thedefaultstartdisplayappears.
Notice!
Forstartingthebootloadermodedirectly,youcanunplugthepowersupplyfromthe
keyboard,press0and1simultaneously,plugInthepowersupplyagain,release0and1.
5.4 ConnectingBoschAllegiantMatrixtoBoschVideo
ManagementSystem
TheBoschVMSAllegiantMatrixinterfaceprovidesseamlessaccesstoanalogmatrixcameras
intheOperatorClientinterface.AllegiantcamerasappearalmostidenticaltoIPcameras.The
onlydifferenceisasmallgridsymbolonthecameratoindicatethatitisaAllegiantcamera.
YoucandisplaycamerasusingthesametasksasforIPcameras.Theyareincludedbothinthe
LogicalTreeandthesitemaps,anduserscanaddthemtotheirFavoritesTrees.In-video-
windowcontrolforAllegiant-connectedPTZcamerasissupported,andyoucaneasilydisplay
AllegiantcamerasonanalogmonitorsconnectedtoIPdecoders.
BoschVMSprovidesaninterfacetothematrixswitchviatheAllegiantMCS(MasterControl
Software)application).TheMCS,inthiscase,runsinvisiblyinthebackground.Thissoftware
providesanefficient,event-driveninterfacetotheAllegiant.Itprovidesfast,real-timeevent
responsefromtheAllegianttoBoschVMS.So,forexample,ifadefectivecoaxcableresultsin
videolossintheAllegiant,animmediatenotificationissenttoBoschVMS.Also,youcan
programBoschVMStorespondtoAllegiantalarms.
5.4.1 BoschAllegiantConnectionOverview
ToachieveaconnectionbetweenBoschVMSandanAllegiantmatrixswitchingsystem,you
configureacontrolchannelbetweentheBoschVMSandtheAllegiantmatrix.
Twoscenariosarepossible:
Localconnection
TheManagementServercontrolstheAllegiantmatrix.
Remoteconnection
AdedicatedBoschAllegiantPCconnectedtothenetworkcontrolstheAllegiantmatrix.
Localconnection
Figure5.1:BoschVideoManagementSystemlocalconnectiontoaBoschAllegiantmatrixswitch
1 BoschVMSClientworkstations
2 ManagementServerwithMasterControlSoftware
3 RS-232connection
4 Allegiantmatrix
5 encoders
6 Network
Remoteconnection
Figure5.1:BoschVideoManagementSystemremoteconnectiontoaBoschAllegiantmatrixswitch
1 BoschVMSClientworkstations
2 ManagementServerwithMasterControlSoftware
3 Network
4 AllegiantPCwithMasterControlSoftware
5 RS-232connection
6 encoders
7 Allegiantmatrix
5.4.2 Configuringthecontrolchannel
Performthefollowingtaskstoconfigurethecontrolchannel:
Wiring
Installingthesoftware
CreatingAllegiantconfigurationfile
AddingtheAllegiantmatrixtoBoschVMS
Configuringusernames
Wiring
ToconfigurethecontrolchannelbetweenBoschVMSandtheAllegiantmatrix,connectone
PCthroughanRS-232serialporttotheAllegiant'sconsoleport(usethespecifiedBoschcable
forconnection).ThiscanbetheBoschVMSManagementServer,oranyotherPConthe
network.
InstallingAllegiantMasterControlSoftware
1. StoptheManagementServerserviceifrunning(Start>ControlPanel>Services>Right-
clickBoschVMSManagementServer>Stop)
2. InstalltheAllegiantMasterControlSoftwareontheManagementServerandonthe
AllegiantPC(ifpresent).
3. OnanremoteAllegiantPCconfigureittostarttheAllegiantNetworkHostprogram
(ld_alghw.exe)onstartup.ThisstartsthenecessaryAllegiantservicestoallowotherPCs
onthenetworktoaccesstheAllegiant.Thesoftwarerunsinvisibly.Itisnotnecessaryto
haveadongleattachedtothiscomputer.
Tohavetheservicestartedoncomputerstartupautomatically,copyalinkto
ld_alghw.exetotheStartupfolderofyourcomputer.
CreatingaBoschAllegiantconfigurationfile
1. UsingtheAllegiantMasterControlSoftware,createaAllegiantconfigurationfilethat
specifiesthecomputerattachedtotheAllegiantmatrix.Forthistask,theMasterControl
dongleisrequired.
2. OntheTransfermenu,clickCommunicationSetup.IntheCurrentHostlist,enterthe
DNSnameofthecomputerconnectedtotheAllegiantmatrix,andentertheserialport
parameters(COMportnumber,baudrate,etc.)oftheAllegiant-connectedserialport.
ThisallowstheMasterControlSoftwareontheManagementServerorPCtogoon-line
withtheAllegiantsystem.Ifthisisnotsuccessful,ensurethateithertheMasterControl
SoftwareortheAllegiantNetworkHostprogramisrunningonthecomputerattachedto
theAllegiantmatrix,andthatthenetworksecurityisconfiguredtoallowremoteaccess
tothiscomputer.
3. OntheTransfermenu,clickUpload.SelectalltablesandclickUpload.Tosavethe
configurationfile,selectadirectory.
4. ExittheMasterControlSoftware.
AddingtheBoschAllegiantmatrixtoBoschVMS
1. StarttheBoschVMSManagementServerservice,starttheConfigurationClient,andadd
theAllegiantdevicebyaddingthisconfigurationfile(seeAddingdevices,page138forthe
step-by-stepinstruction).
2. EnsurethattheAllegiantMasterControlSoftwareconfigurationfileusedinBoschVMS
matchesthecurrentAllegiantconfiguration.
BoschVMSrunstherequiredcomponentsofMasterControlSoftwareinvisiblyinthe
background.
ConfiguringtheusernameforloggingontheAllegiantservices
IftheAllegiantmatrixisconnectedtoaPCinthenetworkandnottotheManagementServer,
ensurethattheAllegiantservicesonthisPCandontheManagementServerlogonwiththe
sameuseraccount.Thisusermustbememberofanadministratorsgroup.
Furthernotesinthedocumentation
Followthesereferencestogetdetailedinformationontheavailablewindows:
MatrixSwitchespage,page214
Followthesereferencestogetdetailedinformationontheavailablestep-by-stepinstructions:
ConfiguringaBoschAllegiantdevice,page144
Seealso
MatrixSwitchespage,page214
5.4.3 BoschAllegiantSatelliteSystemConcept
TheAllegiantmatrixswitchallowsmultipleAllegiantsystemstobetiedtogetherusingthe
Satelliteconcept.Inthiscase,multipleAllegiantsystemscanappeartotheBoschVMSasone
largesystem,providingaccesstoallcamerasonallsystems.
InanAllegiantSatelliteSystem,monitoroutputsofaslaveAllegiantaretiedtovideoinputson
themasterAllegiant.Thisconnectioniscalledatrunkline.Inaddition,acontrolchannelis
establishedbetweenthemasterandtheslave.WhenacamerafromaslaveAllegiantis
requestedfromthemasterAllegiant,acommandissenttotheslaveinstructingittoswitch
therequestedcameratoatrunkline.Atthesametime,themasterAllegiantswitchesthe
trunkinputtotherequestedmasterAllegiantmonitoroutput.Thiscompletesthevideo
connectionfromtherequestedslavecameratothedesiredmastermonitor.
Figure5.1:BoschAllegiantsystemextendedwithSatelliteswitches
1 BoschVMSClientworkstations
2 ManagementServerwithMasterControlSoftware
3 Network
4 AllegiantPCwithMasterControlSoftware
5 RS-232connection
6 encoders
7 Allegiantmatrix
8 AllegiantSatellitematrix
YoucanapplytheSatelliteconceptsuchthatanAllegiantcanbebothamasterandaslave.In
thisway,eachAllegiantcanviewcamerasfromtheothers.Itisonlynecessarytoconnect
trunklinesandcontrollinesinbothdirections,andtoproperlyconfiguretheAllegianttables.
Theconceptcanbefurtherextended,withnopracticallimit,tomultipleAllegiantsystems.An
Allegiantcanhavemanyslaves,anditcanbeaslavetomanymasters.Youcanprogramthe
Allegianttablestoallowordisallowuseraccesstocameraviewsasrequiredbysitepolicies.
5.5 AllegiantCCLcommandssupportedinBoschVMS
TousetheCCLcommandsyouneedtheCCLUserGuide.Thismanualisavailableinthe
OnlineProductCataloginthedocumentsectionofeachLTCAllegiantMatrix.
LCMP SwitchLogicalCamerato
MonitorwithPre-position
Call
MON+CAM SwitchPhysicalCamerato
Monitor
MON-RUN RunSequencebyMonitor
Number
MON-HOLD HoldSequencebyMonitor
Number
SEQ-REQ SequenceRequest
SEQ-ULD SequenceUnload
Receiver/Driver
R/D BasicControlcommands
REMOTE-ACTION SimultaneousPan/Tilt/
ZoomControlcommands
REMOTE-TGL TogglePan/Tilt/Zoom
Controlcommands
PREPOS-SET SetPre-position
PREPOS CallPre-position
AUX-ON AuxiliaryControl
AUX-OFF commands
AuxiliaryOn
AuxiliaryOff
VARSPEED_PTZ VariableSpeedControl
commands
Alarm Usedtocontrolvirtualinputs.For
example"+alarm1"closesvirtual
input1,"-alarm1"opensvirtual
input1
System
TC8x00>HEX SetHexadecimalMode
TC8x00>DECIMAL SetDecimalMode
6 Gettingstarted
ThischapterprovidesinformationonhowtogetstartedwithBoschVMS.
6.1 Installingthesoftwaremodules
Caution!
CloseConfigurationClientbeforeyoustarttheBoschVMSSetup.
Caution!
DonotinstallDiBosWebclientonanyBoschVMScomputer.
Installeverysoftwaremoduleonthecomputerthatissupposedtobeusedforthismodule.
Toinstall:
1. InserttheproductCD-ROM.
2. StartSetup.exeorstarttheBoschVMSSetupontheWelcomescreen.
3. Inthenextdialogbox,selectthemodulestobeinstalledonthiscomputer.
4. Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
6.2 Scanningfordevices
Mainwindow> Devices
YoucanscanforthefollowingdevicestoaddthemwiththehelpoftheBoschVMSScan
Wizarddialogbox:
VRMdevices
Encoders
Liveonlyencoders
LiveonlyONVIFencoders
Localstorageencoders
Decoders
VideoStreamingGateway(VSG)devices
DVRdevices
VIDOSNVRs
Seealso
ToaddVRMdevicesviascan:,page76
Toaddencodersviascan:,page77
ToaddBoschliveonlydevicesviascan:,page77
ToaddONVIFliveonlydevicesviascan:,page78
Toaddlocalstorageencodersviascan:,page78
ToaddVSGdevicesviascan:,page78
ToaddDVRdevicesviascan:,page79
ToaddVIDOSNVRsviascan:,page79
ToaddVRMdevicesviascan:
1. Right-click andclickScanforVRMDevices.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectthedesiredcheckboxesforthedevicesthatyouwanttoadd.
3. IntheRolelist,selectthedesiredrole.
ItdependsonthecurrenttypeoftheVRMdevicewhichnewroleyoucanselect.
IfyouselectMirroredorFailover,thenextconfigurationstepisadditionallyrequired.
4. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
5. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
6. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
Toaddencodersviascan:
1. Right-click andclickScanforEncoders.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selecttherequiredencoders,selectthedesiredVRMpoolandclickAssigntoassign
themtotheVRMpool.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
ToaddBoschliveonlydevicesviascan:
1. Right-click andclickScanforLiveOnlyEncoders.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectthedesiredcheckboxesforthedevicesthatyouwanttoadd.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
ToaddONVIFliveonlydevicesviascan:
1. Right-click andclickScanforLiveOnlyONVIFEncoders.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectthedesiredcheckboxesforthedevicesthatyouwanttoadd.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
Toaddlocalstorageencodersviascan:
1. Right-click andclickScanforLocalStorageEncoders.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectthedesiredcheckboxesforthedevicesthatyouwanttoadd.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
ToaddVSGdevicesviascan:
1. Right-click andclickScanforVideoStreamingGateways.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. SelecttherequiredVSGdevices,selectthedesiredVRMpoolandclickAssigntoassign
themtotheVRMpool.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
ToaddDVRdevicesviascan:
1. Right-click andclickScanforDVRDevices.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectthedesiredcheckboxesforthedevicesthatyouwanttoadd.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
ToaddVIDOSNVRsviascan:
1. Right-click andclickStartVidosNVRScan.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectthedesiredcheckboxesforthedevicesthatyouwanttoadd.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
BoschVMSScanWizard,page256
6.3 UsingConfigWizard
TostartConfigurationWizard:
4 ClickStart>AllPrograms>BoschVMS>ConfigWizard.
TheWelcomepageisdisplayed.
RelatedTopics
ConfigWizard,page22
Availablepages
Welcomepage,page81
Networkpage,page82
Timepage,page83
Basicpage,page84
Devicespage,page85
Authenticationpage,page86
Recordingpage,page87
Storagepage,page88
Userspage,page89
Finishpage,page90
Welcomepage
4 ClickNextbuttontocontinue.
Networkpage
Notice!
OnlyavailableonDIVARIP3000andDIVARIP7000.
Youconfigurethenetworksettingsoftheoperatingsystem.
AssoonasyouclickNextbutton,thesettingsareactivated.
Timepage
Notice!
OnlyavailableonDIVARIP3000andDIVARIP7000.
Youconfigurethetimesettingsoftheoperatingsystem.
Note:
Wehighlyrecommenddefiningatimeserverinavideosurveillanceenvironment.
Basicpage
Thispagedisplaysthelatestsavedconfiguration.YoucanimportaBoschVMSfileasachange
totheexistingconfiguration.ThischangeissavedbutnotactivatedwhenyouclickNext.
Youcanselectthenetworkadapterofyourcomputerthatisconnectedtothevideodevices
(IPcameras,encoders,decoders,iSCSIstoragesystems)ofyoursystem.TheIPaddressof
thisnetworkadapterisusedasIPaddressoftheVRM,theVSGandthelocaliSCSIstorage
system.
ClickPortMappingtospecifythepublicIPaddressorDNSnameifthesystemshallbe
accessedviaInternet.
Devicespage
Note:
Thescanfordevicescantakeatime.Youcancancelthescan.Alldevicesthatwerealready
scanned,aredisplayedinthetable.
Thispagedisplaysallvideodevicesthatarenotincludedinthelatestsavedconfiguration.
Deselectthedevicesthatshouldnotbeaddedtotheconfiguration,thenclickNext.
IftheselecteddevicesarenotlocatedinthesameIPrangeastheDIVARIPsystem,thedevice
IPaddresscanbechangedbyspecifyingastartaddressforthedeviceIPrange.
Authenticationpage
Thispageisusedtoauthenticateatvideodevicesprotectedbypassword.Foreasy
authenticationwiththesamepasswordformultipledevicesyoucanusetheclipboard(CTRL
+C,CTRL+V):
4 Selectarowwithasuccessfullyauthenticateddevice(greenlockisdisplayed),press
CTRL+C,selectmultiplerowsdisplayingaredlockandpressCTRL+V).
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterinthe
passwordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Recordingpage
Onlythosecamerasaredisplayedonthispagewhichwerenewlyadded.Assoonasyou
activatethisconfiguration,youcannotchangetheprofileassignmentofthesecameras.
Storagepage
ThispageallowstheadditionoffurtheriSCSIstoragedevices
Userspage
Youcanaddusersandpasswords.UseConfigurationClienttoaddusergroupsandtochange
permissions.
Finishpage
Beforeyoucanactivateyourconfigurationyoumustperformthefollowingtasks:
Provideaglobaldefaultpasswordforalldevicesthatarenotcurrentlyprotectedbya
password.
Activateyourlicensepackageifrequired.
Globaldefaultpassword
IfinConfigurationClienttheoptionEnforcepasswordprotectiononactivation(Settings->
Options)isdisabled,youarenotforcedtoprovideaglobaldefaultpasswordtoactivate.
Licensing
ExpandLicensingandclickLicenseWizardtocheckoractivateyourlicensepackage.
AfterclickingSaveandactivate,theconfigurationisactivated.
Aftersuccessfulactivation,theFinishpageisdisplayedagain.Nowyoucanstoreabackupof
theconfigurationifdesired:ClickSavebackupcopy.
Thispageisusedforprovidingaglobaldefaultpasswordforalldevicesthatarenotcurrently
protectedbyapassword.
AfterclickingSaveandactivate,theconfigurationisactivated.
Aftersuccessfulactivation,theFinishpageisdisplayedagain.Nowyoucanstoreabackupof
theconfigurationifdesired:ClickSavebackupcopy.
6.4 Accessingthesystem
Youaccessasystemperformingthefollowingsteps:
1. Performoneofthefollowingstepstoselectthenetworkaddressofthedesiredsystem:
Clickapreselectedlistentry.
Enteranetworkaddressmanually.
SelectanetworkaddressusingServerLookup.
2. Logontothedesiredsystem:
Singleserversystem
EnterpriseSystem
6.5 UsingServerLookup
AsingleuserofConfigurationClientorOperatorClientmaywanttoconnecttomultiple
systemaccesspointssequentially.ThisaccessiscalledServerLookup.Systemaccesspoints
canbeManagementServerorEnterpriseManagementServer.
ServerLookupsupportsyouinlocatingsystemaccesspointsbytheirnamesordescriptions.
Theuserretrievesthelistofsystemaccesspointsduringlogon.Heneedstoconnecttothe
serverhostingtheconfigurationwithServerList/AddressBook.
Toaccess:
1. StartOperatorClientorConfigurationClient.
Thelogondialogboxisdisplayed.
2. IntheConnection:list,select<Browse...>forConfigurationClientor<AddressBook...>
forOperatorClient.
IfprivateandpublicIPaddresshasbeenconfiguredforaserver,thisisindicated.
Ifyouselect<Browse...>or<AddressBook...>forthefirsttime,theServerLookup
dialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Inthe(Enterprise)ManagementServerAddress:field,typeinavalidnetworkaddressof
thedesiredserver.
4. Enteravalidusernameandpassword.
5. Ifrequired,clickRememberSettings.
6. ClickOK.
TheServerLookupdialogboxisdisplayed.
7. Selectthedesiredserver.
8. ClickOK.
9. Iftheselectedserverhasbothaprivateandapublicnetworkaddress,amessageboxis
displayedaskingwhetheryouareusingacomputerlocatedintheprivatenetworkofthe
selectedserver.
TheservernameisaddedtotheConnection:listinthelogondialogbox.
10. SelectthisserverintheConnection:listandclickOK.
IfyouhaveselectedtheRememberSettingscheckbox,youcanselectthisserverdirectly
whenyouagainwanttoaccessthisserver.
6.6 Configuringremoteaccess
YoucanconfigureremoteaccesseitherforasinglesystemwithoutEnterpriseSystemorfor
anEnterpriseSystem.
6.6.1 ConfiguringwithoutEnterpriseSystem
Toconfigure:
1. ConfigureremoteaccesssettingsintheRemoteAccessSettingsdialogbox.
2. Configuretherouter.
RelatedTopics
RemoteAccessSettingsdialogbox,page204
6.6.2 ConfiguringwithEnterpriseSystem
Toconfigure:
1. ConfiguretheServerList.
2. ConfigureEnterpriseUserGroupsandEnterpriseAccounts.
3. ConfigureremoteaccesssettingsintheRemoteAccessSettingsdialogbox.
4. Configuretherouter.
RelatedTopics
ConfiguringtheServerListforEnterpriseSystem,page101
Creatingagrouporaccount,page184
RemoteAccessSettingsdialogbox,page204
6.7 Activatingthesoftwarelicenses
Mainwindow
WhenyouinstallBoschVMSforthefirsttime,youmustactivatethelicensesforthesoftware
packagesthatyouhaveordered,includingthebasepackageandanyexpansionsand/or
optionalfeatures.
ToobtaintheActivationKeyforalicense,youneedtheAuthorizationNumber.Thisnumberis
includedinyourproductbox.
WithaBundleInformationfileyoucaneasetheprocessofactivating.
Caution!
Thecomputersignatureisusedforlicensing.Thiscomputersignaturecanchangeafter
exchanginghardwareontheManagementServercomputer.Whenthecomputersignatureis
changed,thelicenseforthebasepackagebecomesinvalid.
Toavoidlicensingproblems,finishthehardwareandsoftwareconfigurationbeforeyou
generatethecomputersignature.
Thefollowinghardwarechangescanmakethebaselicenseinvalid:
Exchangingthenetworkinterfacecard.
AddingaVMWareorVPNvirtualnetworkinterface.
AddingoractivatingaWLANnetworkinterface.
SwitchoverofaStratusservermainboardwithoutteamingsettings.
Toactivatethesoftware:
1. StartConfigurationClient.
2. OntheToolsmenu,clickLicenseManager....
TheLicenseManagerdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Clicktochecktheboxesforthesoftwarepackage,thefeatures,andtheexpansionsthat
youwanttoactivate.Fortheexpansions,enterthenumberoflicenses.
IfyouhavereceivedaBundleInformationfile,clickImportBundleInfotoimportit.
4. ClickActivate.
TheLicenseActivationdialogboxisdisplayed.
5. Writedownthecomputersignatureorcopyandpasteitintoatextfile.
6. OnacomputerwithInternetaccess,enterthefollowingURLintoyourbrowser:
https://activation.boschsecurity.com
IfyoudonothaveanaccounttoaccesstheBoschLicenseActivationCenter,either
createanewaccount(recommended)orclickthelinktoactivateanewlicensewithout
loggingon.Ifyoucreateanaccountandlogonbeforeactivating,theLicenseManager
keepstrackofyouractivations.Youcanthenreviewthisatanytime.
FollowtheinstructionstoobtaintheLicenseActivationKey.
7. ReturntotheBoschVMSsoftware.IntheLicenseActivationdialogbox,typetheLicense
ActivationKeyobtainedfromtheLicenseManagerandclickActivate.
Thesoftwarepackageisactivated.
Seealso
LicenseManagerdialogbox,page202
LicenseActivationdialogbox,page203
6.8 StartingConfigurationClient
OnlytheusercalledAdmincanlogontoConfigurationClient.
Note:
YoucannotstartConfigurationClientwhenanotheruseronanothercomputerinthesystem
hasalreadystartedConfigurationClient.
TostartConfigurationClient:
1. FromtheStartmenu,selectPrograms>BoschVMS>ConfigClient.
Thedialogboxforloggingonisdisplayed.
2. IntheUserName:field,typeyourusername.
Whenyoustarttheapplicationforthefirsttime,enterAdminasusername,nopassword
required.
3. InthePassword:field,typeyourpassword.
4. ClickOK.
Theapplicationstarts.
6.9 ConfiguringthelanguageofConfigurationClient
YouconfigurethelanguageofyourConfigurationClientindependentlyofthelanguageofyour
Windowsinstallation.
Toconfigurethelanguage:
1. OntheSettingsmenu,clickOptions....
TheOptionsdialogboxisdisplayed.
2. IntheLanguagelist,selectthedesiredlanguage.
IfyouselectSystemlanguage,thelanguageofyourWindowsinstallationisused.
3. ClickOK.
Thelanguageisswitchedafterthenextrestartoftheapplication.
6.10 ConfiguringthelanguageofOperatorClient
YouconfigurethelanguageofyourOperatorClientindependentlyofthelanguageofyour
WindowsinstallationandofyourConfigurationClient.Thisstepisperformedinthe
ConfigurationClient.
Toconfigurethelanguage:
1. ClickUserGroups> .ClicktheUserGroupPropertiestab.
2. IntheLanguage:list,selectthedesiredlanguage.
3. Click tosavethesettings.
4. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
RestartOperatorClient.
6.11 Addinganewlicense
Mainwindow
HavetheActivationLetterathandthatyoureceivedfromBosch.
Toaddanewlicense:
1. OntheToolsmenu,clickLicenseManager....
TheLicenseManagerdialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectthesoftwarepackagethatyouwanttoactivate.
3. ClickActivate.
TheLicenseActivationdialogboxisdisplayed.
4. TypetheLicenseActivationKeythatyoufindintheActivationLetter.
5. ClickActivate.
Thesoftwarepackageisactivated.
6. Repeatthisprocedureforeachsoftwarepackagethatyouwanttoactivate.
RelatedTopics
LicenseManagerdialogbox,page202
LicenseActivationdialogbox,page203
6.12 MaintainingBoschVMS
ThischapterprovidesinformationonhowtomaintainajustinstalledorupgradedBoschVMS.
Performthefollowingtasksformaintainingthesystem:
ExportBoschVMSconfigurationandusersettings.Theversionhistory(allversionsofthe
configurationthatwereactivatedearlier)isnotexported.Itisrecommendedtoactivate
yourconfigurationbeforeexporting.
SeeToexportconfigurationdata:,page94fortheprocedure.
Or
Performabackupoftheelements.bvms.Thisisrequiredifyouwanttorestorean
(Enterprise)ManagementServerincludingtheversionhistory.Usersettingsarenot
included.
SeeToperformabackup:,page94fortheprocedure.
SaveVRMconfigurationfile(config.xml)
SeeTosaveVRMconfiguration:,page95fortheprocedure.
Thisexportedconfigurationdoesnotkeepthesystemshistory.Norollbackispossible.
Theentiresystemconfigurationincludingthecompletehistoryofsystemchangesisstoredin
onefile:
C:\ProgramData\Bosch\VMS\Elements.bvms.
Toexportconfigurationdata:
1. OntheSystemmenu,clickExportConfiguration....
TheExportConfigurationFiledialogboxisdisplayed.
Note:Ifyourcurrentworkingcopyconfigurationisnotactivated( isactive),you
exportthisworkingcopyandnottheactivatedconfiguration.
2. ClickSave.
3. Enterafilename.
Thecurrentconfigurationisexported.A.zipfilewithdatabaseanduserdataiscreated.
Toperformabackup:
1. StoptheserviceBoschVMSCentralServeronthe(Enterprise)ManagementServer.
2. Copythefileelements.bvmstothedesireddirectoryforbackup.
3. StarttheserviceBoschVMSCentralServeronthe(Enterprise)ManagementServer.
TheVRMconfigurationisstoredinasingleencryptedfileconfig.xml.
ThefilecanbecopiedandstoredforbackupwhiletheVRMserviceisupandrunning.
ThefileisencryptedandcontainsallVRMrelevantdatasuchas:
Userdata
AllsystemdevicesandtheirVRMrelevantsettings
PartsoftheVRMconfigurationarealsostoredintheBoschVMSconfiguration.Whenyou
changesomethingwithinthesedata,itiswrittentoconfig.xmlafteractivatingtheBoschVMS
configuration.
ThefollowingsettingsarenotstoredintheBoschVMSconfiguration:
VRMSettings>MainSettings
Network>SNMP
Service>Advanced
Recordingpreferences
LoadBalancing
Whenyouchangesomethingononeofthesepages,itiswrittenimmediatelytotheVRM
ServerandnotsavedintheBoschVMSconfiguration.
TosaveVRMconfiguration:
4 CopyConfig.xmltosafelocation.
YoucanfindthisfileinthefollowingdirectoryforaPrimaryVRM:
C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\Bosch\VideoRecordingManager\primary\VRMServer
YoucanfindthisfileinthefollowingdirectoryforaSecondaryVRM:
C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\Bosch\VideoRecordingManager\secondary\VRMServer
6.13 Replacingadevice
Thischapterprovidesinformationonhowtorepairthesystemforexamplewhendevicesfail
andmustbereplaced.
Prerequisite
Themaintenancetaskshavebeenperformed.
Seealso
MaintainingBoschVMS,page94
6.13.1 ReplacingaMS/EMS
ThereisnodifferencebetweenManagementServerandEnterpriseManagementServer
replacement.
YoucaneitherrestoretheconfigurationoftheoldManagementServerorEnterprise
ManagementServeroryoucanimporttheexportedconfiguration.
Whenyourestoretheconfiguration,theServerIDremainsunchanged.
Whenyouimporttheconfiguration,theServerIDofthenewsystemisused.Youneedanew
ServerIDifyouwanttocreateanEnterpriseSystemusinganexportedconfigurationthatyou
importineachManagementServerasatemplate.EachManagementServerinthisEnterprise
SystemmusthaveauniqueServerID.
Youcanimportanexportedconfigurationandtheusersettingsofthisconfiguration.Theuser
settingscontaintheusersthatwereaddedinthisconfigurationandtheirsettingsin
OperatorClientlikewindowsizesandfavorites.
Note:Importingaconfigurationdoesnotrestoretheversionhistoryoftheoldconfiguration.
Whenyouimportaconfiguration,nousersettingsareimported.Youmustmanuallyrestore
theexportedusersettings.
Toimporttheconfiguration:
1. OntheSystemmenu,clickImportConfiguration....
TheImportConfigurationFiledialogboxisdisplayed.
2. SelectthedesiredfileforimportandclickOpen.
TheImportConfiguration...dialogboxisdisplayed.
3. EntertheappropriatepasswordandclickOK.
TheConfigurationClientisrestarted.Youmustlogonagain.
TheimportedconfigurationisnotactivatedbuteditableinConfigurationClient.
Torestoretheexportedconfiguration:
Youcanonlyaccess(copy,delete)thisfilewhentheBoschVMSCentralServerserviceis
stopped.
1. StoptheserviceBoschVMSCentralServeronthe(Enterprise)ManagementServer.
2. Ifrequired,renamethebackupfiletoElements.bvms.
3. ReplacetheexistingElements.bvms.
4. StarttheserviceBoschVMSCentralServeronthe(Enterprise)ManagementServer.
Note:Toresetthesystemtoanemptyconfiguration,stoptheserviceanddeletethe
Elements.bvms.
Furtherconfigurationfiles:
Elements.bvms.bak(fromV.2.2on):Automaticbackupfileofthelastactivationincluding
versionhistory.Laterchangesoftheconfigurationbeingnotactivated,arenotincluded.
Elements_Backup******.bvms:Configurationfromanolderversion.Thisfileiscreated
afterasoftwareupdate.
Torestoretheexportedusersettings:
1. Extractthezipfilethatwascreatedduringthemaintenanceexport.
Theexport.bvmsfileandtheUserDatadirectoryareextracted.
2. Onthedesired(Enterprise)ManagementServer:CopytheUserDatadirectorytoC:
\ProgramData\Bosch\VMS\.
6.13.2 ReplacingaVRM
ToreplacetheVRMdevicefromwithinBoschVMS:
PrerequisiteisaninstalledOSwithcorrectnetworksettingsandthecorrectversionofVRM
(forexamplefromthesuitableBoschVMSSetupDVD).
1. StartBoschVMSConfigurationClient.
2. IntheDeviceTree,selecttheVRMdevice.
3. Performthesettingsonthefollowingpages,thensaveandactivatetheconfiguration:
2. Copyconfig.xmltothenewserver.
3. StarttheVideoRecordingManagerservice.
ToreplaceaniSCSIdevice(plannedfailover):
1. AddthenewiSCSIdevice.
2. UsingConfigurationManager,ontheiSCSIdevicetobereplaced,configureallLUNsas
read-only.
Note:YoucanremovetheoldiSCSIdevicewhentheoldrecordingsarenolongerrequired.
6.13.3 Replacinganencoderordecoder
Caution!
DonotremoveadevicefromtheDeviceTreeifyouwanttoretainitsrecordings.For
replacingthisdevice,exchangethehardware.
Replacinganencoder/decoderofthesametype
Prerequisiteisafactorydefaultdevice(IPAddress=192.168.0.1).
1. Disconnecttheolddevicefromthenetwork.
2. DonotdeletethedevicefromtheDeviceTreeintheBoschVMSConfigurationClient!
WhendeletingthedevicefromVRM,recordingislost.
3. Connectthenewdeviceofthesametypetothenetwork.
Caution!
ThenextstepsrequiretheabovementioneddefaultIPaddress.WithDHCPassignedIP
addressesyoucannotperformtheinitialdevicescan.
4. ConfigurationClient:OntheHardwaremenu,clickInitialDeviceScan....
TheInitialDeviceScandialogboxisdisplayed.
5. Clickacelltochangethedesiredaddress.Forchangingmultipledevices,selectthe
desiredrows.YoucanselectmultipledevicesbypressingtheCTRL-ortheSHIFT-key.
Thenright-clicktheselectedrowsandclickSetIPAddresses...orclickSetSubnet
Mask...tochangethecorrespondingvalues.
YoumustenterthecorrectsubnetmaskandIPaddress.
SubnetmaskandIPAddressmustbeidenticaltothereplaceddevice.
6. ClickOK.
7. AfterafewsecondsyoucanaccessthedevicesettingintheDeviceTree.
8. ChangeallrequireddevicesettingsthatarenotcontrolledbyBoschVMS(referto
informationbelow).
9. Saveandactivate.
Notes:
TheinitialdevicescanonlyfindsdeviceswithdefaultIPaddresses(192.168.0.1)or
duplicateIPaddresses.
DonotusetheVRMorNVRscantoscandefaulteddevicessinceyouwillnotbeableto
changetheIPaddressafterwards.
ReplacinganencoderwithDHCPassignedIPaddress:
Prerequisiteisafactorydefaultencoder(DHCPassignedIP).
1. ConnecttheencodertotheEthernetportofyourcomputerdirectly.
2. WritedownthenetworkadapterconfigurationforTCP/IPv4torestoreitlater.
3. Onthenetworkadapterofyourcomputer,configurethefollowingfixedIPaddressand
subnetmaskforyournetworkadapter:
192.168.0.2
255.255.255.0
4. StartInternetExplorer.
5. IntheAddressbar,typein192.168.0.1.
TheWebpageofthedeviceisdisplayed.
6. ClickSettings,thenclickNetwork.
7. OntheNetworkpage,intheDHCPlist,selectOff.
8. IntheIPaddressfield,intheSubnetmaskfieldandintheGatewayaddressfield,type
intherequiredvaluesvalidforyournetwork.
9. ClickSetandReboot.
10. Restorethenetworkadapterconfiguration.
Replacinganencoder/decoderofanotherdevicetype
Disconnecttheolddevicefromthenetwork.
DonotdeletethedevicefromtheDeviceTreeintheBoschVMSConfigurationClient!
WhendeletingthedevicefromanNVR,recordingislost.
Connectthenewdeviceofthenewtypetothenetwork.
Toupdate:
1. ClickOK.
Amessageboxisdisplayedwiththefollowingtext:
Ifyouapplythedevicecapabilities,therecordingsettingsandtheeventsettingsfor
thisdevicemaychange.Checkthesesettingsforthisdevice.
2. ClickOK.
Thedevicecapabilitiesareupdated.
ReplacingaVSGcamera
WhenyoureplaceaVSGcamera,ensurethatthereplacedcamerahasthesametype,the
sameIPaddressandthesameONVIVprofileastheoldcamera.
AdditionallyyoumustperformthefollowingsettingsonanewAXIScameraviatheWeb
interfaceoftheVSGcamerabeforereplacingtheoldAXIScamera:
Setapasswordforuserroot
Configuretimesynchronization
Disablelink-localaddress
CreateanONVIFuser
Disablereplayattackprotection
SettingscontrolledbyBoschVMS
EncodersanddecodersconfiguredinaBoschVMSsystemarecontrolledbytheBoschVMS
Serverandthuscannotbesharedwithotherapplications.
YoucanusetheBoschVMSDeviceMonitortocheckwhichdeviceshowamismatching
configurationdeviatingfromtheBoschVMSconfiguration.
BoschVMSConfigurationClientoffersconfigurationpagesforallBVIPdevices.
ThescaleofsettingsdependsontheparticularBVIPmodel(e.g.VIPX1600XFM4).
BoschVMSkeepscontrolofallBVIPsettingsrequiredforaseamlessintegrationintoa
BoschVMSsystem.
SettingscontrolledbyBoschVMS:
Cameraname
Timeserversettings
RecordingManagement(profiles,retentiontimes,schedules)
Definitionsofqualitysettings
Passwords
StoredintheBoschVMSconfigurationbutnotchangedonthedevices:
IPaddress(youcanchangeIPaddresseswithBoschVMSIPDeviceConfiguration)
Relay/inputnames(differencebetweennamesinthedeviceandnamesconfiguredin
BoschVMSisdisplayed)
Systemeventsformismatchingdeviceconfiguration
SystemInfoeventsaregenerated,oncetheconfigurationofadevicehasbeenfixed
duringaperiodiccheck.
SystemWarningeventsaregenerated,onceamismatchingconfigurationhasbeen
detectedonadeviceforthefirsttime.Subsequentchecksdonotraisethiseventuntil
theconfigurationhasbeencorrectedbyanactivationoraperiodicfix.
SytemErroreventsaregenerated,onceanerrorregardingconfigurationhasbeen
detectedduringactivationorperiodicchecks.Subsequentchecksdonotraisethisevent
untiltheconfigurationhasbeencorrectedbyanactivationoraperiodicfix.
6.13.4 ReplacinganOperatorClient
ToreplaceanOperatorClientworkstation:
1. Replacethecomputer.
2. StarttheBoschVMSSetuponthenewcomputer.
3. Inthelistofcomponentstobeinstalled,selectOperatorClient.
Ifrequired,selectothercomponentsthatwereinstalledonthereplacedcomputer.
4. Installthesoftware.
6.13.5 Finaltests
TocheckMS/EMSreplacementandOperatorClientreplacement:
1. Activatetheconfiguration.
2. StartOperatorClient.
3. ChecktheLogicalTreeinOperatorClient.
ItmustbeidenticalwithLogicalTreeinConfigurationClient.
TocheckVRMreplacement:
4 StartVRMMonitorandchecktheactiverecordings.
6.13.6 RecoveringDivarIP3000/7000
RefertotheInstallationManualsofDIVARIP3000orDIVARIP7000.Inthechapteron
recoveringtheunityoufindhowtoproceed.
6.14 Configuringtimesynchronization
Notice!
EnsurethatthetimeoftheallcomputersofBoschVMSissynchronizedwithManagement
Server.Otherwiseyoucanlooserecordings.
ConfigurethetimeserversoftwareonManagementServer.Ontheothercomputers,
configuretheIPaddressofManagementServerastimeserverusingstandardWindows
procedures.
6.15 Configuringthestoragemediaofanencoder
5. Click .
Formattingisstarted.
Afterthesuccessfulformattingprocessthestoragemediaisreadyforusewiththe
ANRfunction.
Seealso
RecordingManagementpage,page271
ConfiguringtheANRfunction,page170
6.16 CreatinganEnterpriseSystem
PerformthefollowingtaskstocreateanEnterpriseSystemonanEnterpriseManagement
ServerandonmultipleManagementServercomputers:
1. ConfiguringtheServerListforEnterpriseSystem,page101
2. CreatinganEnterpriseUserGroup,page103
3. CreatinganEnterpriseAccount,page104
ThisexamplecoverstheScenario1describedintheEnterpriseSystem,page22chapter:
Figure6.1:EnterpriseScenario1
YouneedvalidlicensesforusinganEnterpriseSystem.
6.16.1 ConfiguringtheServerListforEnterpriseSystem
Mainwindow> Devices>EnterpriseSystem>ServerList/AddressBook
YouconfiguremultipleManagementServercomputersintheServerListofanappropriate
ManagementServer.
ForsimultaneousaccessyoumustconfigureoneormoreEnterpriseUserGroups.This
changesthisManagementServertoanEnterpriseManagementServer.
AuserofOperatorClientcanlogonwithausernameofanEnterpriseUserGrouptoget
simultaneousaccesstotheManagementServercomputersconfiguredintheServerList.
OperatingpermissionsareconfiguredontheEnterpriseManagementServerin User
Groups,EnterpriseUserGrouptab.
DevicepermissionsareconfiguredoneachManagementServerin UserGroups,
EnterpriseAccesstab.
1. Click tosavethesettings.
2. Click toundothelastsetting.
3. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
Toaddservers:
1. ClickAddServer.
TheAddServerdialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Typeinadisplaynamefortheserverandtypeintheprivatenetworkaddress(DNSname
orIPaddress).
3. Ifrequired,typeinapublicnetworkaddress(DNSnameorIPaddress)forremote
access.
4. ClickOK.
5. RepeatthesestepsuntilyouhaveaddedalldesiredManagementServercomputers.
Toaddcolums:
4 Right-clickonthetableheaderandclickAddcolumn.
Youcanaddupto10columns.
Todeleteacolumn,right-clickthedesiredcolumnandclickDeletecolumn.
P WhenyouexporttheServerList,theaddedcolumnsarealsoexported.
TheManagementServercomputersforyourEnterpriseSystemareconfigured.
NowconfigurethedesiredEnterpriseUserGroupsandtheEnterpriseAccess.
Thefollowingscreenshotshowsanexample:
RelatedTopics
EnterpriseSystem,page22
ServerList/AddressBookpage,page207
UserGroupspage,page317
UsingServerLookup,page91
6.16.2 CreatinganEnterpriseUserGroup
Mainwindow> UserGroups
YouperformthetaskofcreatinganEnterpriseUserGroupforanEnterpriseManagement
systemontheEnterpriseManagementServer.
YoucreateanEnterpriseUserGroupwithuserstoconfiguretheiroperatingpermissions.
TheseoperatingpermissionsareavailableonanOperatorClientthatisconnectedtothe
EnterpriseManagementServer.Anexampleofanoperatingpermissionistheuserinterfaceof
thealarmmonitor.
TocreateanEnterpriseUserGroup:
1. ClicktheEnterpriseUserGroupstab.
2. Click .
TheNewEnterpriseUserGroupdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Typeinthenameandadescription.
4. ClickOK.
TheEnterpriseUserGroupisaddedtothecorrespondingtree.
5. ConfiguretheoperatingpermissionsandserveraccessfortheconfiguredManagement
Servercomputersasrequired.
Thefollowingscreenshotshowsanexample:
Seealso
UserGroupPropertiespage,page319
OperatorFeaturespage,page328
Prioritiespage,page330
UserInterfacepage,page331
ServerAccesspage,page332
6.16.3 CreatinganEnterpriseAccount
Mainwindow> UserGroups
Caution!
AtleastonedevicemustbeconfiguredintheDeviceTreebeforeyoucanaddanEnterprise
Account.
YouperformthetaskofcreatinganEnterpriseAccountonaManagementServer.Repeatthis
taskoneachManagementServerthatisamemberofyourEnterpriseSystem.
YoucreateanEnterpriseAccounttoconfigurethedevicepermissionsforanOperatorClient
usinganEnterpriseSystem.
TocreateanEnterpriseAccount:
1. ClicktheEnterpriseAccesstab.
2. Click .
TheNewEnterpriseAccountdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Typeinthenameandadescription.
4. ClickOK.
TheEnterpriseAccountisaddedtothecorrespondingtree.
5. Configurethecredentialsandthedevicepermissionsasrequired.
Thefollowingscreenshotshowsanexample:
Seealso
Credentialspage,page327
LogicalTreepage,page328
EventsandAlarmspage,page325
ControlPriorities,page323
CameraPermissionspage,page322
DecoderPermissionspage,page324
6.17 Configuringthemountingpositionofapanoramiccamera
2. IntheCalibrationfield,setthemountingposition.
Seealso
Viewingmodesofapanoramiccamera,page58
7 CreatinganEnterpriseSystem
PerformthefollowingtaskstocreateanEnterpriseSystemonanEnterpriseManagement
ServerandonmultipleManagementServercomputers:
1. ConfiguringtheServerListforEnterpriseSystem,page107
2. CreatinganEnterpriseUserGroup,page109
3. CreatinganEnterpriseAccount,page109
ThisexamplecoverstheScenario1describedintheEnterpriseSystem,page22chapter:
Figure7.1:EnterpriseScenario1
YouneedvalidlicensesforusinganEnterpriseSystem.
7.1 ConfiguringtheServerListforEnterpriseSystem
Mainwindow> Devices>EnterpriseSystem>ServerList/AddressBook
YouconfiguremultipleManagementServercomputersintheServerListofanappropriate
ManagementServer.
ForsimultaneousaccessyoumustconfigureoneormoreEnterpriseUserGroups.This
changesthisManagementServertoanEnterpriseManagementServer.
AuserofOperatorClientcanlogonwithausernameofanEnterpriseUserGrouptoget
simultaneousaccesstotheManagementServercomputersconfiguredintheServerList.
OperatingpermissionsareconfiguredontheEnterpriseManagementServerin User
Groups,EnterpriseUserGrouptab.
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DevicepermissionsareconfiguredoneachManagementServerin UserGroups,
EnterpriseAccesstab.
1. Click tosavethesettings.
2. Click toundothelastsetting.
3. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
Toaddservers:
1. ClickAddServer.
TheAddServerdialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Typeinadisplaynamefortheserverandtypeintheprivatenetworkaddress(DNSname
orIPaddress).
3. Ifrequired,typeinapublicnetworkaddress(DNSnameorIPaddress)forremote
access.
4. ClickOK.
5. RepeatthesestepsuntilyouhaveaddedalldesiredManagementServercomputers.
Toaddcolums:
4 Right-clickonthetableheaderandclickAddcolumn.
Youcanaddupto10columns.
Todeleteacolumn,right-clickthedesiredcolumnandclickDeletecolumn.
P WhenyouexporttheServerList,theaddedcolumnsarealsoexported.
TheManagementServercomputersforyourEnterpriseSystemareconfigured.
NowconfigurethedesiredEnterpriseUserGroupsandtheEnterpriseAccess.
Thefollowingscreenshotshowsanexample:
RelatedTopics
EnterpriseSystem,page22
ServerList/AddressBookpage,page207
UserGroupspage,page317
UsingServerLookup,page91
7.2 CreatinganEnterpriseUserGroup
Mainwindow> UserGroups
YouperformthetaskofcreatinganEnterpriseUserGroupforanEnterpriseManagement
systemontheEnterpriseManagementServer.
YoucreateanEnterpriseUserGroupwithuserstoconfiguretheiroperatingpermissions.
TheseoperatingpermissionsareavailableonanOperatorClientthatisconnectedtothe
EnterpriseManagementServer.Anexampleofanoperatingpermissionistheuserinterfaceof
thealarmmonitor.
TocreateanEnterpriseUserGroup:
1. ClicktheEnterpriseUserGroupstab.
2. Click .
TheNewEnterpriseUserGroupdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Typeinthenameandadescription.
4. ClickOK.
TheEnterpriseUserGroupisaddedtothecorrespondingtree.
5. ConfiguretheoperatingpermissionsandserveraccessfortheconfiguredManagement
Servercomputersasrequired.
Thefollowingscreenshotshowsanexample:
Seealso
UserGroupPropertiespage,page319
OperatorFeaturespage,page328
Prioritiespage,page330
UserInterfacepage,page331
ServerAccesspage,page332
7.3 CreatinganEnterpriseAccount
Mainwindow> UserGroups
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Caution!
AtleastonedevicemustbeconfiguredintheDeviceTreebeforeyoucanaddanEnterprise
Account.
YouperformthetaskofcreatinganEnterpriseAccountonaManagementServer.Repeatthis
taskoneachManagementServerthatisamemberofyourEnterpriseSystem.
YoucreateanEnterpriseAccounttoconfigurethedevicepermissionsforanOperatorClient
usinganEnterpriseSystem.
TocreateanEnterpriseAccount:
1. ClicktheEnterpriseAccesstab.
2. Click .
TheNewEnterpriseAccountdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Typeinthenameandadescription.
4. ClickOK.
TheEnterpriseAccountisaddedtothecorrespondingtree.
5. Configurethecredentialsandthedevicepermissionsasrequired.
Thefollowingscreenshotshowsanexample:
Seealso
Credentialspage,page327
LogicalTreepage,page328
EventsandAlarmspage,page325
ControlPriorities,page323
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CameraPermissionspage,page322
DecoderPermissionspage,page324
8 ConfiguringtheServerListforEnterpriseSystem
Mainwindow> Devices>EnterpriseSystem>ServerList/AddressBook
YouconfiguremultipleManagementServercomputersintheServerListofanappropriate
ManagementServer.
ForsimultaneousaccessyoumustconfigureoneormoreEnterpriseUserGroups.This
changesthisManagementServertoanEnterpriseManagementServer.
AuserofOperatorClientcanlogonwithausernameofanEnterpriseUserGrouptoget
simultaneousaccesstotheManagementServercomputersconfiguredintheServerList.
OperatingpermissionsareconfiguredontheEnterpriseManagementServerin User
Groups,EnterpriseUserGrouptab.
DevicepermissionsareconfiguredoneachManagementServerin UserGroups,
EnterpriseAccesstab.
1. Click tosavethesettings.
2. Click toundothelastsetting.
3. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
Toaddservers:
1. ClickAddServer.
TheAddServerdialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Typeinadisplaynamefortheserverandtypeintheprivatenetworkaddress(DNSname
orIPaddress).
3. Ifrequired,typeinapublicnetworkaddress(DNSnameorIPaddress)forremote
access.
4. ClickOK.
5. RepeatthesestepsuntilyouhaveaddedalldesiredManagementServercomputers.
Toaddcolums:
4 Right-clickonthetableheaderandclickAddcolumn.
Youcanaddupto10columns.
Todeleteacolumn,right-clickthedesiredcolumnandclickDeletecolumn.
P WhenyouexporttheServerList,theaddedcolumnsarealsoexported.
TheManagementServercomputersforyourEnterpriseSystemareconfigured.
NowconfigurethedesiredEnterpriseUserGroupsandtheEnterpriseAccess.
Thefollowingscreenshotshowsanexample:
RelatedTopics
EnterpriseSystem,page22
ServerList/AddressBookpage,page207
UserGroupspage,page317
UsingServerLookup,page91
9 ConfiguringServerLookup
Mainwindow> Devices>EnterpriseSystem>ServerList/AddressBook
ForServerLookup,theuserofOperatorClientorConfigurationClientlogsonwithauser
nameofanormalusergroup,notasauserofanEnterpriseUserGroup.
1. Click tosavethesettings.
2. Click toundothelastsetting.
3. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
Toaddservers:
1. ClickAddServer.
TheAddServerdialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Typeinadisplaynamefortheserverandtypeintheprivatenetworkaddress(DNSname
orIPaddress).
3. Ifrequired,typeinapublicnetworkaddress(DNSnameorIPaddress)forremote
access.
4. ClickOK.
5. RepeatthesestepsuntilyouhaveaddedalldesiredManagementServercomputers.
Toaddcolums:
4 Right-clickonthetableheaderandclickAddcolumn.
Youcanaddupto10columns.
Todeleteacolumn,right-clickthedesiredcolumnandclickDeletecolumn.
P WhenyouexporttheServerList,theaddedcolumnsarealsoexported.
TheManagementServercomputersforServerLookupareconfigured.
Thefollowingscreenshotshowsanexample:
RelatedTopics
ServerLookup,page26
ServerList/AddressBookpage,page207
UsingServerLookup,page91
9.1 ExportingtheServerList
Mainwindow> Devices>EnterpriseSystem>ServerList/AddressBook
YoucanexporttheServerListwithallconfiguredpropertiesforeditingandlaterimport.
Whenyouedittheexportedcsvfileinanexternaleditor,notethelimitationsdescribedinthe
ServerList,page28chapter.
Toexport:
1. Right-clickonthetableheaderandclickExportServerList....
2. TypeinanamefortheexportfileandclickSave.
P AllcolumnsoftheServerListareexportedasacsvfile.
RelatedTopics
ServerLookup,page26
ServerList,page28
ServerList/AddressBookpage,page207
9.2 ImportingaServerList
Mainwindow> Devices>EnterpriseSystem>ServerList/AddressBook
Whenyouhaveeditedtheexportedcsvfileinanexternaleditor,notethelimitations
describedintheServerList,page28chapter.
Toimport:
1. Right-clickonthetableheaderandclickImportServerList....
2. ClickthedesiredfileandclickOpen.
RelatedTopics
ServerLookup,page26
ServerList,page28
ServerList/AddressBookpage,page207
10 ManagingVRMstorage
Mainwindow> Devices>
ThischapterprovidesinformationonhowtoconfiguretheVRMstorageinyoursystem.
1. Click tosavethesettings.
2. Click toundothelastsetting.
3. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
10.1 ScanningforVRMdevices
Mainwindow> Devices>
Inyournetwork,youneedaVRMservicerunningonacomputer,andaniSCSIdevice.
Caution!
WhenyouaddaniSCSIdevicewithnotargetsandLUNsconfigured,startadefault
configurationandaddtheIQNofeachencodertothisiSCSIdevice.
WhenyouaddaniSCSIdevicewithtargetsandLUNspre-configured,addtheIQNofeach
encodertothisiSCSIdevice.
SeeConfiguringaniSCSIdevice,page120fordetails.
Thesystemsupportsyouwithascanfordevices.
ToaddVRMdevicesviascan:
1. Right-click andclickScanforVRMDevices.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectthedesiredcheckboxesforthedevicesthatyouwanttoadd.
3. IntheRolelist,selectthedesiredrole.
ItdependsonthecurrenttypeoftheVRMdevicewhichnewroleyoucanselect.
IfyouselectMirroredorFailover,thenextconfigurationstepisadditionallyrequired.
4. ClickNext>.
5. IntheMasterVRMlist,selecttheMasterVRMfortheselectedMirroredorFailoverVRM.
6. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
7. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
8. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
Seealso
BoschVMSScanWizard,page256
VRMDevicespage,page237
ConfiguringaniSCSIdevice,page120
Dual/failoverrecording,page33
10.2 AddingaPrimaryVRMmanually
Seealso
AddVRMdialogbox,page237
Dual/failoverrecording,page33
10.3 AddingaSecondaryVRMmanually
Notice!
ForconfiguringaSecondaryVRMyoumustfirstinstalltheappropriatesoftwareonthe
desiredcomputer.RunSetup.exeandselectSecondaryVRM.
YoucanaddaSecondaryVRMdevicemanuallyifyouknowtheIPaddressandpassword.
ToaddaSecondaryVRMdevice:
1. MaketherequiredsettingsforyourVRMdevice.
2. IntheType:list,selecttheSecondaryentry.
3. ClickOK.
TheVRMdeviceisadded.
YoucannowconfiguretheSecondaryVRMlikeanyPrimaryVRM.
Seealso
AddVRMdialogbox,page237
Dual/failoverrecording,page33
10.4 AddingaMirroredVRMmanually
Notice!
ForconfiguringaSecondaryVRMyoumustfirstinstalltheappropriatesoftwareonthe
desiredcomputer.RunSetup.exeandselectSecondaryVRM.
OnlyaSecondaryVRMcantakeovertheroleofaMirroredVRM.YouaddaMirroredVRMtoa
PrimaryVRM.
YoucanaddaMirroredVRMdevicemanuallyifyouknowtheIPaddressandpassword.The
initiallyselectedVRMistheMasterVRMforthisMirroredVRM.
ToaddaMirroredVRMdevice:
1. MaketherequiredsettingsforyourVRMdevice.
2. EnsurethatthecorrectMasterVRMisselected.Ifnot,cancelthisprocedure.
3. ClickOK.
TheMirroredVRMdeviceisaddedtotheselectedPrimaryVRM.
Seealso
AddVRMdialogbox,page237
Dual/failoverrecording,page33
10.5 AddingaFailoverVRMmanually
Notice!
ForconfiguringaSecondaryVRMyoumustfirstinstalltheappropriatesoftwareonthe
desiredcomputer.RunSetup.exeandselectSecondaryVRM.
EitheraPrimaryVRMoraSecondaryVRMcantakeovertheroleofaFailoverVRM.Youadda
PrimaryFailoverVRMtoaPrimaryVRMoryouaddaSecondaryFailoverVRMtoaSecondary
VRM.
YoucanaddaFailoverVRMdevicemanuallyifyouknowtheIPaddressandpassword.The
initiallyselectedVRMistheMasterVRMforthisFailoverVRM.
YoucaneffectivelyassignaFailoverVRMtoaMasterVRMonlywhenbothareonlineandare
successfullyauthenticated.Thepasswordsarethensynchronized.
ToaddaFailoverVRMdevice:
1. MaketherequiredsettingsforyourVRMdevice.
2. EnsurethatthecorrectMasterVRMisselected.Ifnot,cancelthisprocedure.
3. ClickOK.
P TheFailoverVRMdeviceisaddedtotheselectedMasterVRM.
Seealso
AddFailoverVRMdialogbox,page238
Dual/failoverrecording,page33
10.6 AddingaVRMpool
Mainwindow> Devices>Expand
ToaddaVRMpool:
4 Right-click or andclickAddPool.
Anewpoolisaddedtothesystem.
Seealso
iSCSIstoragepool,page31
10.7 AddinganiSCSIdevice
1. Right-click andclickAddiSCSIDevice.
TheAddiSCSIDevicedialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Typethedesireddisplayname,thenetworkaddressofaniSCSIdevice,andthedevice
typeandclickOK.
TheiSCSIdeviceisaddedtotheselectedVRMpool.
Ifrequired,addtargetsandLUNs.
10.8 Configuringautomaticrecordingmodeonapool
10.9 AddingaDSAE-SeriesiSCSIdevice
Toadd:
1. Typeinadisplayname,themanagementIPaddressandthepassword.
2. ClickConnect.
Ifconnectionisestablished,thefieldsintheControllergroupandthe2ndController
grouparefilled.
3. ClickOK.
Thedeviceisaddedtothesystem.
RelatedTopics
AddDSAE-SeriesDevicedialogbox,page244
10.10 ConfiguringaniSCSIdevice
AfteraddingVRMdevices,iSCSIdevices,andencoders,performthefollowingtasksto
ensurethatvideodataofencodersisstoredontheiSCSIdevicesorvideodatacanbe
retrievedfromtheseiSCSIdevices:
ExecutethedefaultconfigurationtocreateLUNsoneachtargetoftheiSCSIdevice.
Thisstepisoptional.YoudonotneedtoperformthissteponaniSCSIdevicewithLUNs
pre-configured.
ScantheiSCSIdevicetoaddthetargetsandLUNstotheDeviceTreeafterdefault
configuration.
Note:
NotalliSCSIdevicessupportthedefaultconfigurationandautomaticIQNmapping.
ToperformthedefaultconfigurationofaniSCSIdevice:
.
2. ClicktheBasicConfigurationtab.
LUNsarecreatedonthetargetsoftheiSCSIdevice.
3. FormattheseLUNs.
SeeFormattingaLUN,page122.
4. Whentheprocesshasfinished,click tosavethesettings.
5. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
ToscantheiSCSIdevice:
2. Right-click andclickScanforiSCSIDevice.
Theprocessisstarted.
TargetsandLUNsaredetectedandaddedtotheDeviceTreebelowtheiSCSInode.
3. Click tosavethesettings.
4. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
ToperformIQNmapping:
2. Right-click andclickMapIQNs.
Theiqn-Mapperdialogboxisdisplayedandtheprocessisstarted.
TheencodersthatareassignedtotheselectedVRMdeviceareevaluatedandtheirIQNs
areaddedtothisiSCSIdevice.
3. Click tosavethesettings.
4. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
Seealso
BasicConfigurationpage,page245
LoadBalancingdialogbox,page245
iqn-Mapperdialogbox,page247
FormattingaLUN,page122
10.11 MovinganiSCSIsystemtoanotherpool
1. Right-click andclickChangePool....
TheChangePoolforisdisplayed.
2. IntheNewPool:list,selectthedesiredpool.
3. ClickOK.
Thedeviceismovedtotheselectedpool.
Seealso
ChangePoolfordialogbox,page243
10.12 AddingaLUN
1. Right-click andclickAddTarget.
TheAddTargetdialogboxisdisplayed.
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2. EnterthedesiredtargetnumberandclickOk.
Thetarget isadded.
3. Clickthenewtarget.
TheLUNspageisdisplayed.
4. ClickAdd.
TheAddLUNdialogboxisdisplayed.
5. EnterthedesiredLUNnumberandclickOk.
TheLUNisaddedasanewtablerow.
RepeatthisstepforeachdesiredLUN.
Notes:
ToremoveaLUN,clickRemove.
ThevideodataremainsonthisLUN.
ToformataLUN,clickFormatLUN.
AlldataonthisLUNisremoved!
Seealso
LUNspage,page247
10.13 FormattingaLUN
>
YouformataLUNtoprepareitforthefirstuse.
Notice!
AlldataontheLUNislostafterformatting.
Toconfigure:
1. OntheLUNspage,selectthedesiredLUNand,intheFormatcolumn,clicktocheck.
2. ClickFormatLUN.
3. Readthedisplayedmessagecarefullyandconfirmthemessageifdesired.
TheselectedLUNisformatted.AlldataonthisLUNislost.
Seealso
LUNspage,page247
10.14 ChangingthepasswordofaVRMdevice
1. Right-click andclickChangeVRMPassword.
TheChangePassworddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. IntheOldPasswordfield,typeintheappropriatepassword.
3. IntheNewPasswordfield,typeinthenewpasswordandclickandrepeatthisentryin
thesecondNewPasswordfield.
4. ClickOK.
5. Confirmthenextdialogbox.
P Thepasswordischangedimmediatelyonthedevice.
10.15 ConfiguringdualrecordingintheDeviceTree
1. Right-click andclickAddEncoderfromPrimaryVRM.
TheAddEncodersdialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Clicktoselectthedesiredencoders.
WhenyouselectapooloraVRM,allchilditemsareautomaticallyselected.
3. ClickOK.
TheselectedencodersareaddedtotheSecondaryVRM.
Seealso
ConfiguringdualrecordingintheCameraTable,page170
ConfiguringtheANRfunction,page170
Dual/failoverrecording,page33
AddingaSecondaryVRMmanually,page117
11 Managingencoders/decoders
Mainwindow> Devices
Thischapterprovidesinformationonhowtoconfigurethedevicesinyoursystem.
ChangingtheDeviceTreeimpactsotherpagesoftheConfigurationClient:
MapsandStructure
WiththedevicesoftheDeviceTreeyoucreateauserdefinedstructurecalledLogical
Tree.Hence,ifyouremoveadevicefromtheDeviceTree,thisdeviceisautomatically
removedfromtheLogicalTree.ButaddingadevicetotheDeviceTreedoesnotaddthis
devicetotheLogicalTree.
CamerasandRecording
AllcamerasoftheDeviceTreeareavailableintheCameraTableandtheRecording
Tables.YoucannotmodifyDiBosorBoschAllegiantcameras.
Events
AlldevicesoftheDeviceTreeareavailableinthecorrespondingEventTables.
UserGroups
Youcanreducethefunctionalrangeofthedevicesonseveralpermissionpages(peruser
grouporEnterpriseAccount).
Thischapterprovidesinformationonhowtoconfiguretheencodersanddecodersinyour
system.
1. Click tosavethesettings.
2. Click toundothelastsetting.
3. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
11.1 AddinganencodertoaVRMpool
1. Right-click andclickScanforEncoders.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selecttherequiredencoders,selectthedesiredVRMpoolandclickAssigntoassign
themtotheVRMpool.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
Seealso
BoschVMSScanWizard,page256
11.2 Movinganencodertoanotherpool
1. Right-click andclickChangePool....
TheChangePoolforisdisplayed.
2. IntheNewPool:list,selectthedesiredpool.
3. ClickOK.
Thedeviceismovedtotheselectedpool.
Seealso
ChangePoolfordialogbox,page243
11.3 Addingaliveonlyencoder
Mainwindow> Devices>
Thesystemsupportsyouwithascanfordevices.
ToaddBoschliveonlydevicesviascan:
1. Right-click andclickScanforLiveOnlyEncoders.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectthedesiredcheckboxesforthedevicesthatyouwanttoadd.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
ToaddONVIFliveonlydevicesviascan:
1. Right-click andclickScanforLiveOnlyONVIFEncoders.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectthedesiredcheckboxesforthedevicesthatyouwanttoadd.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
Seealso
BoschVMSScanWizard,page256
LiveOnlypage,page252
11.4 Addingalocalstorageencoder
Mainwindow> Devices>
Thesystemsupportsyouwithascanfordevices.
Toaddlocalstorageencodersviascan:
1. Right-click andclickScanforLocalStorageEncoders.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectthedesiredcheckboxesforthedevicesthatyouwanttoadd.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
Seealso
BoschVMSScanWizard,page256
LocalStoragepage,page256
11.5 Configuringanencoder/decoder
Toconfigureanencoder:
SeetheOnlineHelpforthe pagesfordetails.
Notice!
IPdevicescanbeconnectedthatdonothaveallconfigurationpagesthataredescribedhere.
Seealso
BoschEncoder/Decoderpage,page259
11.6 Updatingthedevicecapabilities
2. ClickOK.
Thedevicecapabilitiesareupdated.
Seealso
EditEncoder/EditDecoderdialogbox,page219
11.7 Configuringfailoverrecordingmodeonanencoder
11.8 Configuringmultipleencoders/decoders
Mainwindow
Youcanmodifythefollowingpropertiesofmultipleencodersanddecodersatonce:
Displaynames
IPaddresses
Firmwareversions
Notice!
ChangingtheIPaddressofanIPdevicecanmakeitunreachable.
ToconfiguremultipleIPaddresses:
1. OntheHardwaremenu,clickIPDeviceConfiguration....TheIPDeviceConfiguration
dialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selecttherequireddevices.YoucanselectmultipledevicesbypressingtheCTRL-orthe
SHIFT-key.
3. Right-clicktheselecteddevicesandclickSetIPAddresses....TheSetIPAddresses
dialogboxisdisplayed.
4. IntheStartwith:field,typethefirstIPaddress.
5. ClickCalculate.IntheEndwith:field,thelastIPaddressoftherangefortheselected
devicesisdisplayed.
6. ClickOK.
7. IntheIPDeviceConfiguration...dialogbox,clickApply.
ThenewIPaddressesareupdatedintheselecteddevices.
Toconfiguremultipledisplaynames:
1. OntheHardwaremenu,clickIPDeviceConfiguration....TheIPDeviceConfiguration
dialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selecttherequireddevices.MultipleselectionispossiblebypressingtheSHIFTkey.
3. Right-clicktheselecteddevicesandclickSetDisplayNames...TheSetDisplayNames
dialogboxisdisplayed.
4. IntheStartwith:field,typethefirststring.
5. ClickCalculate.IntheEndwith:field,thelaststringoftherangefortheselecteddevices
isdisplayed.
6. ClickOK.
7. IntheIPDeviceConfiguration...dialogbox,clickApply.
Thecalculatednamesareupdatedintheselecteddevices.
Toupdatefirmwareformultipledevices:
1. OntheHardwaremenu,clickIPDeviceConfiguration....TheIPDeviceConfiguration
dialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selecttherequireddevices.
3. ClickUpdateFirmware.
4. Selectthefilecontainingtheupdate.
5. ClickOK.
11.9 Changingthepasswordofanencoder/decoder
1. Right-click andclickChangepassword....
TheEnterpassworddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. IntheEnterusernamelist,selectthedesireduserforwhichyouwanttochangethe
password.
3. IntheEnterpasswordforuserfield,typeinthenewpassword.
4. ClickOK.
P Thepasswordischangedimmediatelyonthedevice.
Seealso
Enterpassworddialogbox,page221
11.10 Providingthedestinationpasswordforadecoder
Seealso
Enterpassworddialogbox,page221
11.11 Configuringthestoragemediaofanencoder
5. Click .
Formattingisstarted.
Afterthesuccessfulformattingprocessthestoragemediaisreadyforusewiththe
ANRfunction.
Seealso
RecordingManagementpage,page271
ConfiguringtheANRfunction,page170
11.12 ConfiguringONVIFevents
> >ONVIFEncoderEventstab
or
Click toupdateONVIFencodersthatwereaddedofflinewiththeeventmappingofan
alreadyaddedONVIFencoderwiththesamemanufacturerand/ormodelname.
Formultichannelencodersyoucanconfiguretheeventsources,forexampleaspecificcamera
orarelay.
TocreateaMappingTable:
1. Click .
TheAddMappingTabledialogboxisdisplayed.
2. TypeinanamefortheMappingTable.
3. IntheManufacturerandtheModellists,selecttheentriesifdesired.
Whenyouselect<none>inbothlists,theeventmappingisonlyvalidforthisdevice.
Whenyouselect<none>intheModellistandthemanufacturernameinthe
Manufacturerlist,theeventmappingisvalidforalldeviceswiththesamemanufacturer.
Whenyouselecttheavailableentriesinbothlists,theeventmappingisvalidforall
deviceswiththesamemanufacturerandmodel.
4. ClickOK.
YoucannowedittheMappingTable,forexampleaddarowtotheMotionDetected
event.
ToeditaMappingTable:
1. Click .
TheRenameMappingTabledialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Changethedesiredentries.
Toaddorremoveeventmappings:
1. IntheMappingTablelist,selectthedesiredname.
2. Toaddarow:ClickAddrow.
3. Intherow,selectthedesiredentries.
Whenmultiplerowsareavailable,aneventistriggeredwhenonlyoneoftherowsistrue.
4. Toremovearow:ClickRemoverow.
ToremoveaMappingTable:
1. IntheMappingTablelist,clickthenameoftheeventmappingsthatyouwanttoremove.
2. Click .
Toconfigureaneventsource:
1. Expand andclick or or .
2. ClicktheONVIFEventSourcetab.
3. IntheTriggerEventcolumn,activatetheeventconfiguredinthisrow.
4. Selectthedesiredeventdefinitions.
Seealso
EnablingloggingforONVIFevents,page341
ONVIFevents,page54
ONVIFEncoderEventspage,page253
ONVIFEventSourcepage,page255
12 ManagingVideoStreamingGateway
Mainwindow> Devices
Thischapterprovidesinformationonhowtoconfigurethedevicesinyoursystem.
ChangingtheDeviceTreeimpactsotherpagesoftheConfigurationClient:
MapsandStructure
WiththedevicesoftheDeviceTreeyoucreateauserdefinedstructurecalledLogical
Tree.Hence,ifyouremoveadevicefromtheDeviceTree,thisdeviceisautomatically
removedfromtheLogicalTree.ButaddingadevicetotheDeviceTreedoesnotaddthis
devicetotheLogicalTree.
CamerasandRecording
AllcamerasoftheDeviceTreeareavailableintheCameraTableandtheRecording
Tables.YoucannotmodifyDiBosorBoschAllegiantcameras.
Events
AlldevicesoftheDeviceTreeareavailableinthecorrespondingEventTables.
UserGroups
Youcanreducethefunctionalrangeofthedevicesonseveralpermissionpages(peruser
grouporEnterpriseAccount).
ThischapterprovidesinformationonhowtoconfiguretheVSGdeviceinyoursystem.
1. Click tosavethesettings.
2. Click toundothelastsetting.
3. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
Seealso
VideoStreamingGatewaydevicepage,page247
AddBoschEncoderdialogbox,page249
AddONVIFEncoderdialogbox,page250
AddJPEGCameradialogbox,page251
AddRTSPEncoderdialogbox,page252
12.1 AddingaVideoStreamingGatewaydevice
1. Right-click andclickScanforVideoStreamingGateways.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. SelecttherequiredVSGdevices,selectthedesiredVRMpoolandclickAssigntoassign
themtotheVRMpool.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
ToaddaVSGdevicemanually:
1. Right-click andclickAddVideoStreamingGateway.
TheAddVideoStreamingGatewaydialogboxisdisplayed.
2. MaketherequiredsettingsforyourVSGdevice.
3. ClickAdd.
P TheVSGdeviceisaddedtothesystem.ThecamerasassignedtothisVSGdeviceare
recorded.
Seealso
AddStreamingGatewaydialogbox,page243
AddBoschEncoderdialogbox,page249
AddONVIFEncoderdialogbox,page250
AddJPEGCameradialogbox,page251
AddRTSPEncoderdialogbox,page252
12.2 MovingaVSGtoanotherpool
1. Right-click andclickChangePool....
TheChangePoolforisdisplayed.
2. IntheNewPool:list,selectthedesiredpool.
3. ClickOK.
Thedeviceismovedtotheselectedpool.
Seealso
ChangePoolfordialogbox,page243
12.3 AddingacameratoaVSG
YoucanaddthefollowingdevicestoyourVSG:
EncodersfromBosch
ONVIFcameras
JPEGcameras
RTSPencoders
IfyouaddedVSGencodersoffline,youcanrefreshtheirstate.
Toadd:
1. Right-click ,pointtoAddEncoder/cameraandclickthedesiredcommand.
2. Maketherequiredsettingsinthedialogboxforaddingthedevice.
3. ClickOK.
Thedeviceisadded.
Torefresh:
4 Right-clickthedesiredencoderandclickRefreshstate.
Thepropertiesofthedeviceareretrieved.
Seealso
AddBoschEncoderdialogbox,page249
AddONVIFEncoderdialogbox,page250
AddJPEGCameradialogbox,page251
AddRTSPEncoderdialogbox,page252
12.4 Configuringmulticast
Seealso
Multicasttab(VideoStreamingGateway),page248
12.5 Configuringlogging
Seealso
Advancedtab(VideoStreamingGateway),page248
12.6 AssigninganONVIFprofile
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording>
YoucanassignanONVIFMediaProfiletokentoanONVIFcamera.
Youcanassigneitherforlivevideoorforrecording.
Toassignalivevideotoken:
4 IntheLiveVideo-Profilecolumn,selectthedesiredentry.
Toassignarecordingtoken:
4 IntheRecording-Profilecolumn,selectthedesiredentry.
Seealso
Cameraspage,page298
12.7 ConfiguringONVIFevents
> >ONVIFEncoderEventstab
or
Click toupdateONVIFencodersthatwereaddedofflinewiththeeventmappingofan
alreadyaddedONVIFencoderwiththesamemanufacturerand/ormodelname.
Formultichannelencodersyoucanconfiguretheeventsources,forexampleaspecificcamera
orarelay.
TocreateaMappingTable:
1. Click .
TheAddMappingTabledialogboxisdisplayed.
2. TypeinanamefortheMappingTable.
3. IntheManufacturerandtheModellists,selecttheentriesifdesired.
Whenyouselect<none>inbothlists,theeventmappingisonlyvalidforthisdevice.
Whenyouselect<none>intheModellistandthemanufacturernameinthe
Manufacturerlist,theeventmappingisvalidforalldeviceswiththesamemanufacturer.
Whenyouselecttheavailableentriesinbothlists,theeventmappingisvalidforall
deviceswiththesamemanufacturerandmodel.
4. ClickOK.
YoucannowedittheMappingTable,forexampleaddarowtotheMotionDetected
event.
ToeditaMappingTable:
1. Click .
TheRenameMappingTabledialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Changethedesiredentries.
Toaddorremoveeventmappings:
1. IntheMappingTablelist,selectthedesiredname.
2. Toaddarow:ClickAddrow.
3. Intherow,selectthedesiredentries.
Whenmultiplerowsareavailable,aneventistriggeredwhenonlyoneoftherowsistrue.
4. Toremovearow:ClickRemoverow.
ToremoveaMappingTable:
1. IntheMappingTablelist,clickthenameoftheeventmappingsthatyouwanttoremove.
2. Click .
Toconfigureaneventsource:
1. Expand andclick or or .
2. ClicktheONVIFEventSourcetab.
3. IntheTriggerEventcolumn,activatetheeventconfiguredinthisrow.
4. Selectthedesiredeventdefinitions.
Seealso
EnablingloggingforONVIFevents,page341
ONVIFevents,page54
ONVIFEncoderEventspage,page253
ONVIFEventSourcepage,page255
13 Managingvariousdevices
Mainwindow> Devices
Thischapterprovidesinformationonhowtoconfigurethedevicesinyoursystem.
ChangingtheDeviceTreeimpactsotherpagesoftheConfigurationClient:
MapsandStructure
WiththedevicesoftheDeviceTreeyoucreateauserdefinedstructurecalledLogical
Tree.Hence,ifyouremoveadevicefromtheDeviceTree,thisdeviceisautomatically
removedfromtheLogicalTree.ButaddingadevicetotheDeviceTreedoesnotaddthis
devicetotheLogicalTree.
CamerasandRecording
AllcamerasoftheDeviceTreeareavailableintheCameraTableandtheRecording
Tables.YoucannotmodifyDiBosorBoschAllegiantcameras.
Events
AlldevicesoftheDeviceTreeareavailableinthecorrespondingEventTables.
UserGroups
Youcanreducethefunctionalrangeofthedevicesonseveralpermissionpages(peruser
grouporEnterpriseAccount).
1. Click tosavethesettings.
2. Click toundothelastsetting.
3. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
13.1 Addingdevices
Mainwindow> Devices
YouaddthefollowingdevicestotheDeviceTreemanually:
VideoIPdevicefromBosch
ONVIFcamera
BoschRecordingStation/DiBossystem
Analogmatrix
ForaddingaBoschAllegiantdevice,youneedavalidAllegiantconfigurationfile.
BoschVMSworkstation
AworkstationmusthavetheOperatorClientsoftwareinstalled.
Communicationdevice
BoschATM/POSBridge,DTPdevice
Virtualinput
Networkmonitoringdevice
BoschIntuiKeykeyboard
VideoTecDCZkeyboard
Analogmonitorgroup
I/Omodule
AllegiantCCLemulation
IntrusionpanelfromBosch
YoucanscanforthefollowingdevicestoaddthemwiththehelpoftheBoschVMSScan
Wizarddialogbox:
VRMdevices
Encoders
Liveonlyencoders
LiveonlyONVIFencoders
Localstorageencoders
Decoders
VideoStreamingGateway(VSG)devices
DVRdevices
VIDOSNVRs
Notice:
Afterhavingaddedadevice,click tosavethesettings.
Notice:
IfyouaddaVideoIPencoderordecoderfromBoschwiththe<AutoDetect>selection,this
devicemustbeavailableinthenetwork.
ToaddaVideoIPdevicefromBosch:
Right-click .
Or
Right-click .
2. ClickAddEncoder.
TheAddEncoderdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. EntertheappropriateIPaddress.
4. Inthelist,select<AutoDetect>.
5. ClickOK.
Thedeviceisaddedtothesystem.
ToaddaDiBossystem:
1. Right-click .
2. ClickAddBRS/DiBosSystem.
TheAddBRS/DiBosSystemdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Entertheappropriatevalues.
4. ClickScan.
TheDiBossystemisaddedtoyoursystem.
5. Inthedisplayedmessagebox,clickOKtoconfirm.
Caution!
AddtheDVRusingtheadministratoraccountofthedevice.UsingaDVRuseraccountwith
! restrictedpermissionscanresultinfeaturesthatarenotusableinBoschVMS,forexample
usingthecontrolofaPTZcamera.
ToaddaBoschAllegiantdevice:
1. Right-click andclickAddAllegiant.
TheOpendialogboxisdisplayed.
2. SelecttheappropriateAllegiantconfigurationfileandclickOK.
TheBoschAllegiantdeviceisaddedtoyoursystem.
Note:YoucanaddonlyoneBoschAllegiantmatrix.
ToaddaBoschVMSworkstation:
1. Right-click andclickAddWorkstation.
TheAddWorkstationdialogboxisdisplayed.
2. EntertheappropriatevalueclickOK.
Theworkstation isaddedtoyoursystem.
Toaddananalogmonitorgroup:
1. Expand ,click .
Thecorrespondingpageisdisplayed.
2. ClickAddInputs.
Arowisaddedtothetable.
3. Maketheappropriatesettings.
4. ClickAdd.
Thevirtualinputisaddedtoyoursystem.
Toaddanetworkmonitoringdevice:
1. Expand ,click .
Thecorrespondingpageisdisplayed.
2. ClickAddKeyboard.
Arowisaddedtothetable.
3. IntheappropriatefieldoftheKeyboardTypecolumn,selectthedesiredkeyboardtype:
IntuiKey
VideoTecDCZ
4. IntheappropriatefieldoftheConnectioncolumn,selecttheworkstationthatis
connectedwiththekeyboard.
5. Maketheappropriatesettings.
Thekeyboardisaddedtoyoursystem.
ToaddanI/Omodule:
Notice!
YoucanalsoperformascanforADAMdevices(ScanforADAMDevices).TheIPaddressesof
thedevicesaredetected.Ifavailablethedevicetypeispreselected.Youmustconfirmthis
selection.
ToaddanAllegiantCCLemulation:
1. Expand ,click .
TheAllegiantCCLEmulationtabisdisplayed.
2. ClicktocheckEnableAllegiantCCLEmulation.
3. Maketherequiredsettings.
TheAllegiantCCLemulationserviceisstartedontheManagementServer.
Toaddanintrusionpanel:
3. ClickOK.
Theintrusionpanelisaddedtoyoursystem.
Seealso
AddEncoder/AddDecoderdialogbox,page218
AddDiBosSystemdialogbox,page212
E-mail/SMTPServerdialogbox,page225
AddSMSDevicedialogbox,page225
AddBoschATM/POS-Bridgedialogbox,page228
DTPSettingspage,page229
AddVirtualInputsdialogbox,page231
AddSNMPdialogbox,page231
AssignKeyboardpage,page233
I/OModulespage,page234
AllegiantCCLEmulationpage,page235
AddIntrusionPaneldialogbox,page236
13.2 AddingaVIDOSNVR
1. Right-click andclickStartVidosNVRScan.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectthedesiredcheckboxesforthedevicesthatyouwanttoadd.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
Seealso
BoschVMSScanWizard,page256
13.3 ConfiguringadecoderforusewithaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard
PerformthefollowingstepstoconfigureaVIPXDdecoderthatisconnectedtoaBosch
IntuiKeykeyboard.
Toconfigureadecoder:
1. ClicktheappropriatedecoderwhichisusedforconnectingaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard.
2. ClickthePeripherytab.
3. Ensurethatthefollowingsettingsareapplied:
Serialportfunction:Transparent
Baudrate:19200
Stopbits:1
Paritycheck:None
Interfacemode:RS232
Half-duplexmode:Off
Seealso
ScenariosforBoschIntuiKeykeyboardconnections,page65
ConnectingaBoschIntuiKeykeyboardtoadecoder,page67
UpdatingBoschIntuiKeykeyboardfirmware,page68
COM1,page284
13.4 ConfiguringtheintegrationofaDiBossystem
Notice!
YoudonotconfiguretheDiBossystemitselfbutonlytheintegrationintoBoschVMS.
ToscanfornewDiBosdevices:
4 Right-click andclickRescanBRS/DiBosSystem.
TheDiBossystemisscannedfornewdevicesandtheyareadded.
Toremoveanitem:
1. ClicktheCamerastab,theRelaystab,ortheInputstab.
2. Right-clickanitemandclickRemove.Theitemisremoved.
TorenameaDiBosdevice:
1. Right-clickaDiBosdeviceandclickRename.
2. Typethenewnamefortheitem.
13.5 ConfiguringtheintegrationofaDVR
Caution!
AddtheDVRusingtheadministratoraccountofthedevice.UsingaDVRuseraccountwith
! restrictedpermissionscanresultinfeaturesthatarenotusableinBoschVMS,forexample
usingthecontrolofaPTZcamera.
Notice!
YoudonotconfiguretheDVRitselfbutonlytheintegrationoftheDVRdeviceinto
BoschVMS.
ToaddDVRdevicesviascan:
1. Right-click andclickScanforDVRDevices.
TheBoschVMSScanWizarddialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectthedesiredcheckboxesforthedevicesthatyouwanttoadd.
3. ClickNext>>.
TheAuthenticateDevicesdialogboxofthewizardisdisplayed.
4. Typeinthepasswordforeachdevicethatisprotectedbyapassword.
Passwordcheckisperformedautomatically,whenyoudonotenterafurthercharacterin
thepasswordfieldforafewsecondsoryouclickoutsidethepasswordfield.
Ifthepasswordsofalldevicesareidentical,youcanenteritinthefirstPasswordfield.
Thenright-clickthisfieldandclickCopycelltocolumn.
IntheStatuscolumn,thesuccessfullogonsareindicatedwith .
Thefailedlogonsareindicatedwith .
5. ClickFinish.
ThedeviceisaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
Toremoveanitem:
1. ClicktheSettingstab,theCamerastab,theInputstab,ortheRelaystab.
2. Right-clickanitemandclickRemove.Theitemisremoved.
Notice!
Torestorearemoveditem,right-clicktheDVRdeviceandclickRescanDVRDevice.
TorenameaDVRdevice:
1. Right-clickaDVRdeviceandclickRename.
2. Typethenewnamefortheitem.
Seealso
BoschVMSScanWizard,page256
DVR(DigitalVideoRecorder)page,page213
13.6 ConfiguringaBoschAllegiantdevice
AddinganinputtoaBoschAllegiantdevice:
1. ClicktheInputstab.
2. ClickAddInputs.Anewrowisaddedtotable.
3. Typetherequiredsettingsinthecells.
Deletinganinput:
1. ClicktheInputstab.
2. Clicktherequiredtablerow.
3. ClickDeleteInput.Therowisdeletedfromthetable.
Seealso
ConnectingaBoschIntuiKeykeyboardtoBoschVMS,page65
Connectionpage,page214
Cameraspage,page215
Outputspage,page215
Inputspage,page216
13.7 ConfiguringastartupCommandScript
Seealso
Workstationpage,page216
13.8 Changingthenetworkaddressofaworkstation
Mainwindow> Devices>Expand
TochangetheIPaddress:
1. Right-click andclickChangeNetworkAddress.
TheChangeNetworkAddressdialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Changetheentryinthefieldaccordingtoyourrequirements.
13.9 EnablingForensicSearchonaworkstation
ToenableForensicSearch:
4 ClicktoselecttheEnableForensicSearchcheckbox.
13.10 Assigningananalogmonitorgrouptoaworkstation
Seealso
Optionsdialogbox,page203
Workstationpage,page216
13.11 Configuringananalogmonitorgroup
Caution!
YoucannotcontrolananalogmonitorgroupfromwithinOperatorClientwhentheconnection
totheManagementServerislostorwhenOperatorClientwithEnterpriseSystemisused.
Youconfigurethemonitorsinananalogmonitorgrouplogicallyinrowsandcolumns.This
arrangementdoesnothavetomeetthephysicalarrangementofthemonitors.
Toconfigureananalogmonitorgroup:
1. IntheName:field,typeanamefortheanalogmonitorgroup.
2. IntheColumns:andRows:fields,enterthedesiredvalues.
3. Drageachavailabledecodertoananalogmonitorimageontheright.
Thelogicalnumberofthedecoderisdisplayedasablacknumberonthemonitorimage
andthecolorofthisimagechanges.
Ifnodecoderisavailable,unassignadecoderfromanotheranalogmonitorgroupor
repeatnetworkscan.
4. ClicktheAdvancedConfigurationtab.
5. Changethelogicalnumbersoftheassigneddecodersasrequired.Ifyouenteranalready
usednumber,amessageboxisdisplayed.
6. ClickQuadViewtoenablequadviewforthisdecoder.
Note:
WedonotrecommendconfiguringquadviewforH.264cameras.
7. IntheInitialCameracolumn,selectthedesiredcamera.
8. IntheOSDrelatedcolumns,selectthedesiredoptions.
13.12 Addingamonitorwall
Afterhavingaddedthemonitorwall,theuserofOperatorClientcancontrolthismonitorwall.
Theusercanchangethemonitorlayoutandassignencoderstomonitors.
Toadd:
1. Selectthedesireddecoder.
2. Ifrequired,enterthemaximumnumberofcamerasandconfigurethumbnails.
3. Click .
4. Click MapsandStructure.
5. DragthemonitorwalltotheLogicalTree.
6. Ifrequired,configuretheaccesstothemonitorwallwithcorrespondingusergroup
permissions.
Seealso
AddMonitorWalldialogbox,page224
13.13 Configuringacommunicationdevice
1. Clicktherequireddevice: or .
2. Maketheappropriatesettings.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
Seealso
E-mail/SMTPServerdialogbox,page225
SMTPServerpage,page225
GSMSettings/SMSCSettingspage,page226
13.14 Configuringaperipheraldevice
Seealso
ATMSettingspage,page229
BoschSicherheitssystemeGmbH ConfigurationManual 2015.05|V1|ConfigurationClient
148 en|Managingvariousdevices BoschVideoManagementSystem
BoschATM/POS-Bridgepage,page228
DTPSettingspage,page229
13.15 ConfiguringanSNMPtrapreceiver
Mainwindow> Devices>Expand
ToconfiguretheSNMPtrapreceiver:
1. Click todisplaytheSNMPTrapReceiverpage.
2. Maketherequiredsettings.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
Seealso
SNMPTrapReceiverpage,page232
13.16 ConfiguringaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard(workstation)
Seealso
Workstationpage,page216
13.17 ConfiguringaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard(decoder)
Notice!
YoucannotconnectaKBDUniversalXFkeyboardtoadecoder.
ToconfigureaBoschIntuiKeykeyboardconnectedtoadecoder:
1. IntheConnectioncolumn,clickacell,andselecttheappropriatedecoder.
Youcanalsoselectaworkstation,iftheBoschIntuiKeykeyboardisconnectedtoit.
Aworkstationmustbeconfiguredonthe page.
2. IntheConnectionSettingsfield,maketherequiredsettings.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
Seealso
AssignKeyboardpage,page233
ScenariosforBoschIntuiKeykeyboardconnections,page65
ConnectingaBoschIntuiKeykeyboardtoadecoder,page67
13.18 ConfiguringanI/Omodule
Caution!
Donotchangethedevicetypeifnotreallynecessary.
Ifyouforexamplechangethedevicetypetoatypewithfewerinputs,allconfigurationdata
fortheremovedinputsgetlost.
1. ClicktheInputstab.
2. IntheNamecolumn,changethedisplaynameofaninputifrequired.
3. ClicktheRelaystab.
4. IntheRelayscolumn,changethenameofarelayifrequired.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
Seealso
I/OModulespage,page234
13.19 ConfiguringanAllegiantCCLemulation
Seealso
AllegiantCCLEmulationpage,page235
13.20 AddingaMobileVideoService
YoucanaddoneormoreMobileVideoServiceentriestoyourBoschVMS.
Toadd:
1. TypeintheURIofyourMobileVideoService.
2. ClickOK.
P MobileVideoServiceandManagementServernowknoweachotherandtheMobileVideo
ServicecanreceiveconfigurationdatafromManagementServer.
Seealso
MobileVideoServicepage,page235
14 Configuringthestructure
ThischapterprovidesinformationonhowtoconfiguretheLogicalTreeandhowtomanage
resourcefilessuchasmaps.
Notice!
IfyoumoveagroupofdevicesintheLogicalTree,thesedevicesloosetheirpermission
settings.YoumustsetthepermissionsintheUserGroupspageagain.
Followthesereferencestogetdetailedinformationontheavailableapplicationwindows:
ResourceManagerdialogbox,page292
SelectResourcedialogbox,page292
SequenceBuilderdialogbox,page293
AddSequencedialogbox,page293
AddSequenceStepdialogbox,page294
AddURLdialogbox,page294
SelectMapforLinkdialogbox,page294
1. Click tosavethesettings.
2. Click toundothelastsetting.
3. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
14.1 ConfiguringtheLogicalTree
Seealso
MapsandStructurepage,page291
14.2 AddingadevicetotheLogicalTree
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure
Toaddadevice:
4 DraganitemfromtheDeviceTreetotherequiredlocationintheLogicalTree.
Youcandragacompletenodewithallsub-itemsfromtheDeviceTreetotheLogicalTree.
YoucanselectmultipledevicesbypressingtheCTRL-ortheSHIFT-key.
Seealso
MapsandStructurepage,page291
14.3 Removingatreeitem
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure
ToremoveatreeitemfromtheLogicalTree:
4 Right-clickanitemintheLogicalTreeandclickRemove.Iftheselecteditemhassub-
items,amessageboxisdisplayed.ClickOKtoconfirm.Theitemisremoved.
WhenyouremoveanitemfromamapfolderoftheLogicalTree,itisalsoremovedfrom
themap.
Seealso
MapsandStructurepage,page291
14.4 Managingresourcefiles
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure>
or
Mainwindow> Alarms>
Youcanimportresourcefilesinthefollowingformats:
DWFfiles(2D,mapresourcefiles)
ForuseinOperatorClient,thesefilesareconvertedtoabitmapformat.
HTMLfiles(mapdocumentfiles)
MP3(audiofile)
TXTfiles(CommandScriptsorcamerasequences)
MHTfiles(Webarchives)
URLfiles(linkstoWebpages)
WAV(audiofile)
Theimportedresourcefilesareaddedtoadatabase.Theyarenotlinkedtotheoriginalfiles.
Notice!
Aftereachofthefollowingtasks:
Click tosavethesettings.
Toimportaresourcefile:
1. Click .
TheImportResourcedialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectoneormorefiles.
3. ClickOpen.
Theselectedfilesareaddedtothelist.
Ifafilehasalreadybeenimported,amessageboxisdisplayed.
Ifyoudecidetoimportanalreadyimportedfileagain,anewentryisaddedtothelist.
Toremovearesourcefile:
1. Selectaresourcefile.
2. Click .
Theselectedresourcefileisremovedfromthelist.
Torenamearesourcefile:
1. Selectaresourcefile.
2. Click .
3. Enterthenewname.
Theoriginalfilenameandcreationdatepersists.
Toreplacethecontentofaresourcefile:
1. Selectaresourcefile.
2. Click .
TheReplaceResourcedialogboxisdisplayed.
3. SelectafilewiththeappropriatecontentandclickOpen.
Theresourcenamepersists,theoriginalfilenameisexchangedwiththenewfilename.
Toexportaresourcefile:
1. Selectaresourcefile.
2. Click .
Adialogboxforselectingadirectoryisdisplayed.
3. SelecttheappropriatedirectoryandclickOK.
Theoriginalfileisexported.
Seealso
SelectResourcedialogbox,page292
14.5 AddingaCommandScript
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure
BeforeyoucanaddaCommandScript,youmusthaveCommandScriptfilesimportedor
created.
Ifrequired,seeConfiguringCommandScripts,page180fordetails.
ToaddaCommandScriptfile:
1. SelectafolderwhereyouwanttoaddthenewCommandScript.
2. Click .TheSelectClientScriptdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Selectafileinthelist.
4. ClickOK.
AnewCommandScriptisaddedundertheselectedfolder.
Seealso
SelectResourcedialogbox,page292
14.6 Managingpre-configuredcamerasequences
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure
Youcanperformthefollowingtasksformanagingcamerasequences:
Createacamerasequence
Addastepwithanewdwelltimetoanexistingcamerasequence
Removeastepfromcamerasequence
Deleteacamerasequence
Notice!
Whentheconfigurationischangedandactivated,acamerasequence(pre-configuredor
automatic)usuallyiscontinuedafterrestartoftheOperatorClient.
Butinthefollowingcasesthesequenceisnotcontinued:
Amonitorwherethesequenceisconfiguredtobedisplayedhasbeenremoved.
Themodeofamonitor(single/quadview)wherethesequenceisconfiguredtobedisplayed
hasbeenchanged.
Thelogicalnumberofamonitorwherethesequenceisconfiguredtobedisplayedis
changed.
Notice!
Aftereachofthefollowingtasks:
Click tosavethesettings.
Tocreateacamerasequence:
1. IntheLogicalTree,selectafolderwhereyouwanttocreatethecamerasequence.
2. Click .
TheSequenceBuilderdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. IntheSequenceBuilderdialogbox,click .
TheAddSequencedialogboxisdisplayed.
4. Entertheappropriatevalues.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
4 ClickOK.
Anewcamerasequence isadded.
Toaddastepwithanewdwelltimetoacamerasequence:
1. Selectthedesiredcamerasequence.
2. ClickAddStep.
TheAddSequenceStepdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Maketheappropriatesettings.
4. ClickOK.
Anewstepisaddedtothecamerasequence.
Toremoveastepfromacamerasequence:
4 Right-clickthedesiredcamerasequenceandclickRemoveStep.
Thestepwiththehighestnumberisremoved.
Todeleteacamerasequence:
1. Selectthedesiredcamerasequence.
2. Click .Theselectedcamerasequenceisremoved.
Seealso
SequenceBuilderdialogbox,page293
AddSequencedialogbox,page293
AddSequenceStepdialogbox,page294
14.7 Addingacamerasequence
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure
YouaddacamerasequencetotherootdirectoryortoafolderoftheLogicalTree.
Toaddacamerasequence:
1. IntheLogicalTree,selectafolderwhereyouwanttoaddthenewcamerasequence.
2. Click .TheSequenceBuilderdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Inthelist,selectacamerasequence.
4. ClickAddtoLogicalTree.Anew isaddedundertheselectedfolder.
Seealso
SequenceBuilderdialogbox,page293
14.8 Addingafolder
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure
Toaddafolder:
1. Selectafolderwhereyouwanttoaddthenewfolder.
2. Click .Anewfolderisaddedundertheselectedfolder.
3. Click torenamethefolder.
4. TypethenewnameandpressENTER.
Seealso
MapsandStructurepage,page291
14.9 Addingamap
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure
Beforeyoucanaddamap,youmusthavemapresourcefilesimported.
ToimportamapresourcefileseeManagingresourcefiles,page152fordetails.
Toaddamap:
1. Ensurethatthemapresourcefilethatyouwanttoaddhasalreadybeenimported.
2. Selectafolderwhereyouwanttoaddthenewmap.
3. Click .TheSelectResourcedialogboxisdisplayed.
4. Selectafileinthelist.
Iftherequiredfilesarenotavailableinthelist,clickManage...todisplaytheResource
Managerdialogboxforimportingfiles.
5. ClickOK.
Anewmap isaddedundertheselectedfolder.
Themapisdisplayed.
Alldeviceswithinthisfolderaredisplayedintheupperleftcornerofthemap.
Seealso
SelectResourcedialogbox,page292
14.10 Addingalinktoanothermap
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure
Afteryouhaveaddedatleasttwomaps,youcanaddalinkononemaptotheothersothat
theusercanclickfromonemaptoalinkedone.
Toaddalink:
1. Clickamapfolder intheLogicalTree.
2. Right-clickthemapandclickCreateLink.
TheSelectMapforLinkdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Inthedialogbox,clickamap .
4. ClickSelect.
5. Dragtheitemtotheappropriateplaceonthemap.
Seealso
SelectMapforLinkdialogbox,page294
14.11 Assigningamaptoafolder
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure
Beforeyoucanassignmaps,youmusthavemapresourcefilesimported.
Ifrequired,seeManagingresourcefiles,page152fordetails.
Toassignamapresourcefile:
1. Right-clickafolderandclickAssignMap.
TheSelectResourcedialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Selectamapresourcefileinthelist.
3. ClickOK.Theselectedfolderisdisplayedas .
Themapisdisplayedinthemapwindow.
Allitemswithinthisfolderaredisplayedintheupperleftcornerofthemap.
Seealso
MapsandStructurepage,page291
SelectResourcedialogbox,page292
14.12 Managingdevicesonamap
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure
Beforeyoucanmanagedevicesonamapyoumustaddamaporassignamaptoafolderand
adddevicestothisfolder.
Notice!
Aftereachofthefollowingtasks:
Click tosavethesettings.
Toplaceitemsonamap:
1. Selectamapfolder.
2. DragdevicesfromtheDeviceTreetothemapfolder.
Thedevicesofamapfolderarelocatedontheleftuppercornerofthemap.
3. Dragtheitemstotheappropriateplacesonthemap.
ToremoveanitemintheLogicalTreeonlyfromthemap:
1. Right-clicktheitemonthemapandclickInvisible.
Theitemisremovedfromthemap.
TheitemremainsintheLogicalTree.
2. Tomakeitvisibleagain,right-clickthedeviceintheLogicalTreeandclickVisibleInMap.
ToremoveanitemfromthemapandfromtheFullLogicalTree:
4 Right-clicktheitemintheLogicalTreeandclickRemove.
TheitemisremovedfromthemapandfromtheLogicalTree.
Tochangetheiconfortheorientationofacamera:
4 Right-clicktheitem,pointtoChangeImage,andthenclicktheappropriateicon.
Theiconchangesaccordingly.
Tochangethecolorofanitem:
4 Right-clicktheitemandclicktoChangeColor.Selecttheappropriatecolor.
Theiconchangesaccordingly.
Seealso
MapsandStructurepage,page291
14.13 Addingadocument
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure
Youcanaddtextfiles,HTMLfiles(includingMHTfiles)oranURLfile(containinganInternet
address)asdocuments.Andyoucanaddalinktoanotherapplication.
Beforeyoucanaddadocument,youmusthavedocumentfilesimported.
ToimportdocumentfilesseeManagingresourcefiles,page152fordetails.
Toaddamapdocumentfile:
1. Ensurethatthedocumentfilethatyouwanttoaddhasalreadybeenimported.
2. Selectafolderwhereyouwanttoaddthenewdocument.
3. Click .TheSelectResourcedialogboxisdisplayed.
4. Selectafileinthelist.Iftherequiredfilesarenotavailableinthelist,clickManage...to
displaytheResourceManagerdialogboxforimportingfiles.
5. ClickOK.Anewdocumentisaddedundertheselectedfolder.
Seealso
SelectResourcedialogbox,page292
14.14 Addingamalfunctionrelay
Seealso
MalfunctionRelaydialogbox,page295
15 Configuringschedules
Mainwindow> Schedules
Therearetwoscheduletypesavailable:
RecordingSchedules
TaskSchedules
Youcanconfigureamaximumof10differentRecordingSchedulesintheRecordingSchedule
Table.Inthesesegmentsthecamerascanbehavedifferently.Forexample,theycanhave
differentframerateandresolutionsettings(tobeconfiguredintheCamerasandRecording
page).Ineverypointintime,exactlyoneRecordingScheduleisvalid.Therearenogapsand
nooverlaps.
YouconfigureTaskSchedulesforschedulingvariouseventswhichcanoccurinyoursystem
(tobeconfiguredintheEventspage).
SeeglossaryfordefinitionsofRecordingSchedulesandTaskSchedules.
TheschedulesareusedinotherpagesoftheConfigurationClient:
CamerasandRecordingpage
Usedtoconfigurerecording.
Eventspage
Usedtodeterminewheneventscauselogging,alarms,orexecutionofCommandScripts.
UserGroupspage
Usedtodeterminewhenthemembersofausergroupcanlogon.
Followthesereferencestogetdetailedinformationontheavailableapplicationwindows:
RecordingSchedulespage,page296
TaskSchedulespage,page297
4 Click tosavethesettings.
4 Click toundothelastsetting.
4 Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
15.1 ConfiguringaRecordingSchedule
Mainwindow> Schedules
YoucanaddexceptiondaysandholidaystoanyRecordingSchedule.Thesesettingsoverride
thenormalweeklysettings.
Thesequenceofdecreasingpriorityis:exceptiondays,holidays,weekdays.
ThemaximumnumberofRecordingSchedulesis10.Thefirstthreeentriesareconfiguredby
default.Youcanchangethesesettings.Entrieswiththegrayicon donothaveatime
periodconfigured.
RecordingSchedulessharethesameweekdays.
EachStandardTaskSchedulehasitsownweekdayspatterns.
ToconfigureaRecordingSchedule:
1. IntheRecordingSchedulestree,selectaschedule.
2. ClicktheWeekdaystab.
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3. IntheScheduleTablefield,dragthepointertoselectthetimeperiodsfortheselected
schedule.Theselectedcellsaredisplayedinthecoloroftheselectedschedule.
Notes:
YoucanmarkatimeperiodonaweekdayofaRecordingSchedulewiththecolorof
anotherRecordingSchedule.
Seealso
RecordingSchedulespage,page296
15.2 AddingaTaskSchedule
Mainwindow> Schedules
ToaddaTaskSchedule:
1. ClickAdd.
Anewentryisadded.
2. Entertheappropriatename.
3. ClickStandardforastandardTaskScheduleorRecurringforarecurringTaskSchedule.
Ifyouchangethesetting,amessageboxisdisplayed.ClickOKifyouwanttochangethe
scheduletype.
AstandardTaskScheduleisdisplayedas ,arecurringTaskScheduleas .
4. Maketheappropriatesettingsfortheselectedschedule.
Seealso
TaskSchedulespage,page297
15.3 ConfiguringastandardTaskSchedule
Mainwindow> Schedules
EachstandardTaskSchedulehasitsownweekdayspatterns.
ToconfigureastandardTaskSchedule:
1. IntheTaskSchedulestree,selectastandardTaskSchedule.
2. ClicktheWeekdaystab.
3. IntheScheduleTablefield,dragthepointertoselectthetimeperiodsfortheselected
schedule.
Seealso
TaskSchedulespage,page297
15.4 ConfiguringarecurringTaskSchedule
Mainwindow> Schedules
EachrecurringTaskSchedulehasitsowndaypattern.
ToconfigurearecurringTaskSchedule:
1. IntheTaskSchedulestree,selectarecurringTaskSchedule .
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2. IntheRecurrencePatternfield,clickthefrequencywithwhichyouwanttheTask
Scheduletorecur(Daily,Weekly,Monthly,Yearly)andthenmakethecorresponding
settings.
3. IntheStartdate:list,selecttheappropriatestartdate.
4. IntheDayPatternfield,dragthepointertoselecttheappropriatetimeperiod.
Seealso
TaskSchedulespage,page297
15.5 RemovingaTaskSchedule
Mainwindow> >SelectanitemintheTaskSchedulestree
ToremoveaTaskSchedule:
1. IntheTaskSchedulestree,selectanitem.
2. ClickDelete.
TheTaskScheduleisdeleted.Allitemsthatareassignedtothisschedule,arenot
scheduled.
Seealso
TaskSchedulespage,page297
15.6 Addingholidaysandexceptiondays
Mainwindow> Schedules
Caution!
Youcanconfigureemptyexceptiondaysandholidays.Exceptiondaysandholidaysreplace
thescheduleofthecorrespondingweekday.
Example:
! Oldconfiguration:
Weekdayscheduleconfiguredtobeactivefrom9:00to10:00
Exceptiondayscheduleconfiguredtobeactivefrom10:00to11:00
Result:activityfrom10:00to11:00
Samebehaviorisvalidforholidays.
YoucanaddholidaysandexceptiondaystoaRecordingScheduleortoaTaskSchedule.
RecordingSchedulessharethesameholidaysandexceptiondays.
EachstandardTaskSchedulehasitsownholidaysorexceptiondayspatterns.
Toaddholidaysandexceptiondaystoaschedule:
1. IntheRecordingSchedulesorTaskSchedulestree,selectaschedule.
2. ClicktheHolidaystab.
3. ClickAdd.
TheAddHoliday(s)dialogboxisdisplayed.
4. SelectoneormoreholidaysandclickOK.
TheselectedholidaysareaddedtotheScheduleTable.
5. Dragthepointertoselecttheappropriatetimeperiod(thisisnotpossibleforRecording
Schedules).
Theselectedcellsareclearedandviceversa.
6. ClicktheExceptionDaystab.
7. ClickAdd.
TheAddExceptionDay(s)dialogboxisdisplayed.
8. SelectoneormorespecialdaysandclickOK.
TheselectedexceptiondaysareaddedtotheScheduleTable.
9. Dragthepointertoselecttheappropriatetimeperiod(thisisnotpossibleforRecording
Schedules).
Theselectedcellsareclearedandviceversa.
Thesortingorderoftheaddedholidaysandexceptiondaysischronological.
Notes:
YoucanmarkatimeperiodonaholidayorexceptiondayofaRecordingSchedulewith
thecolorofanotherRecordingSchedule.
Seealso
RecordingSchedulespage,page296
TaskSchedulespage,page297
15.7 Removingholidaysandexceptiondays
Mainwindow> Schedules
YoucanremoveholidaysandexceptiondaysfromaRecordingScheduleoraTaskSchedule.
ToremoveholidaysandexceptiondaysfromaTaskSchedule:
1. IntheRecordingSchedulesorTaskSchedulestree,selectaschedule.
2. ClicktheHolidaystab.
3. ClickDelete.
TheSelecttheholidaystodeletedialogboxisdisplayed.
4. SelectoneormoreholidaysandclickOK.
TheselectedholidaysareremovedfromtheScheduleTable.
5. ClicktheExceptionDaystab.
6. ClickDelete.
TheSelecttheexceptiondaystodelete.dialogboxisdisplayed.
7. SelectoneormoreexceptiondaysandclickOK.
TheselectedexceptiondaysareremovedfromtheScheduleTable.
Seealso
RecordingSchedulespage,page296
TaskSchedulespage,page297
15.8 Renamingaschedule
Mainwindow>
Torenameaschedule:
1. IntheRecordingSchedulesorTaskSchedulestree,selectanitem.
2. Click .
3. EnterthenewnameandpressENTER.Theentryisrenamed.
Seealso
RecordingSchedulespage,page296
TaskSchedulespage,page297
16 Configuringcamerasandrecordingsettings
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording
ThischapterprovidesinformationonhowtoconfigurethecamerasinyourBoschVMS.
Youconfigurevariouscamerapropertiesandtherecordingsettings.
Followthesereferencestogetdetailedinformationontheavailableapplicationwindows:
Cameraspage,page298
ScheduledRecordingSettingsdialogbox(onlyVRMandLocalStorage),page301
StreamQualitySettingsdialogbox
COM1,page284
PTZ/ROISettingsdialogbox,page305
CopyRecordingSettingsdialogbox(NVRonly)
4 Click tosavethesettings.
4 Click toundothelastsetting.
4 Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
16.1 Copyingandpastingintables
YoucanconfiguremanyobjectssimultaneouslywithinaCameraTable,anEventConfiguration
Table,oranAlarmConfigurationTable.
Youcancopytheconfigurablevaluesofatablerowinotherrows:
Copyallvaluesofarowtootherrows.
Copyonlyonevalueofarowtoanotherrow.
Copythevalueofonecelltoacompletecolumn.
Youcancopythevaluesintwodifferentways:
Copyintotheclipboardandthenpaste.
Directcopyandpaste.
Youcandetermineinwhichrowstopaste:
Copyinallrows.
Copyinselectedrows.
Tocopyandpasteallconfigurablevaluesofarowintoanotherrow:
1. Right-clicktherowwiththedesiredvaluesandclickCopyRow.
2. Clicktherowheadingoftherowthatyouwanttomodify.
ToselectmorethanonerowpresstheCTRLkeyandpointtotheotherrowheadings.
3. Right-clickthetableandclickPaste.
Thevaluesarecopied.
Tocopyandpasteonevalueofarowintoanotherrow:
1. Right-clicktherowwiththedesiredvaluesandclickCopyRow.
2. Right-clickthecellthatyouwanttomodify,pointtoPasteCellto,andclickCurrentCell.
Thevalueiscopied.
Tocopyallconfigurablevaluesdirectly:
1. Clicktherowheadingoftherowthatyouwanttomodify.
ToselectmorethanonerowpresstheCTRLkeyandpointtotheotherrowheadings.
2. Right-clicktherowwiththedesiredvalues,pointtoCopyRowto,andclickSelected
Rows.
Thevaluesarecopied.
Tocopyonevaluedirectly:
1. Clicktherowheadingoftherowthatyouwanttomodify.
ToselectmorethanonerowpresstheCTRLkeyandpointtotheotherrowheadings.
2. Right-clickthecellwiththedesiredvalue,pointtoCopyCellto,andclickSelectionin
Column.
Thevalueiscopied.
Tocopyavalueofacelltoallothercellsinthiscolumn:
4 Right-clickthecellwiththedesiredvalue,pointtoCopyCellto,andclickComplete
Column.
Thevalueiscopied.
Toduplicatearow:
4 Right-clicktherowandclickAddDuplicatedRow.
Therowisaddedbelowwithanewname.
Seealso
Cameraspage,page298
ScheduledRecordingSettingsdialogbox(onlyVRMandLocalStorage),page301
Eventspage,page307
Alarmspage,page311
16.2 ExportingtheCameraTable
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording
Or
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording>ClickanicontochangetheCameraspage
accordingtothedesiredstoragedevice,forexample
DisplaysvariousinformationonthecamerasavailableinyourBoschVMS.
YoucanexporttheCameraTableintoacsvfile.
Toexport:
1. Right-clickanywhereintheCameraTableandclickExporttable....
2. Inthedialogbox,typeinanappropriatefilename.
3. ClickSave.
TheselectedCameraTableisexportedinacsvfile.
16.3 Configuringstreamqualitysettings
Toaddastreamqualitysettingsentry:
1. Click toaddanewentryinthelist.
2. Typeinaname.
Toremoveastreamqualitysettingsentry:
4 Selectanentryinthelistandclick todeletetheentry.
Youcannotdeletedefaultentries.
Torenameastreamqualitysettingsentry:
1. Selectanentryinthelist.
2. EnterthenewnameintheNamefield.
Youcannotrenamedefaultentries.
3. ClickOK.
Toconfigurestreamqualitysettings:
1. Selectanentryinthelist.
2. Maketheappropriatesettings.
16.4 Configuringcameraproperties
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording>
Tochangecameraproperties:
1. IntheCameracolumn,clickacellandtypeanewnameforthecamera.
Thisnameisdisplayedinallotherplaceswherecamerasarelisted.
2. Maketheappropriatesettingsintheothercolumns.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
Seealso
Cameraspage,page298
16.5 Configuringrecordingsettings(onlyVRMandLocalStorage)
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording>
YoucanconfiguretherecordingsettingsofalldevicesthatareaddedtotheVRMDevicesitem
intheDeviceTree.
Note:Forrecording,ensurethatthecorrespondingVRMorlocalstorageisproperly
configured.
VRM:Devices>Expand >
LocalStorage:Devices>Expand >
Toaddarecordingsettingsentry:
1. Click toaddanewentryinthelist.
2. Typeinaname.
Toremovearecordingsettingsentry:
4 Selectanentryinthelistandclick todeletetheentry.
Youcannotdeletedefaultentries.
Torenamearecordingsettingsentry:
1. Selectanentryinthelist.
2. EnterthenewnameintheName:field.
Youcannotrenamedefaultentries.
3. ClickOK.
Toconfigurerecordingsettings:
1. Selectanentryinthelist.
2. MaketheappropriatesettingsandclickOK.
3. Click or .
4. IntheRecordingcolumn,selectthedesiredrecordingsettingforeachencoder.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
Seealso
ScheduledRecordingSettingsdialogbox(onlyVRMandLocalStorage),page301
16.6 Configuringrecordingsettings(NVRonly)
tab(forexample )
Beforeyouconfiguretherecordingsettings,configurethestreamqualitylevels.
Note:Forrecording,ensurethatthecorrespondingNVRisconfiguredproperly(Devices>
Notice!
Forallencoders,liveviewsettingsarealsousedforpre-eventrecording.
Forencodersthatsupportdual-streaming,thesettingsforlive/pre-eventrecording,motion
recording,andalarmrecordingareallconfiguredindependently.
Forencodersthatsupportonlyasinglestream(e.g.,theVideoJet8004),liveviewingand
recordingusethesamestream.Inthiscase,therecordingsettingstakepriority,sothelive
viewusesthestreamqualitysettingsforcontinuous,motion,andalarmrecording.Youcan
enterasettingforlive/pre-eventonlyifcontinuousrecordingisdisabled.
Youcanswitchthelivestreamfromstream2(default)tostream1foraworkstation(Devices
Toconfigurerecordingsettings:
1. Inthe columnofContinuousRecording,selectthedesiredstreamqualityordisable
continuousrecording.
2. Inthe column,selectacheckboxtoactivateaudio.
3. Inthe columnofLive/Pre-eventRecording,selectthedesiredstreamqualityor
selectstream1.
4. Inthe column,selectacheckboxtoactivateaudio.
5. Inthe columnofMotionRecording,selectthedesiredstreamqualityordisable
motionrecording.
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6. Inthe column,selectacheckboxtoactivateaudio.
7. InthePre-event[s]column,clickacellandtypetheappropriatetime.
8. InthePost-event[s]column,clickacellandtypetheappropriatetime.
9. Inthe columnofAlarmRecording,selectthedesiredstreamqualityordisablealarm
recording.
Notice!
Ifpre-eventtimeformotionrecordingandpre-eventtimeforalarmrecordingdiffer,the
highervalueisusedforboth.
Iftheconfiguredpre-eventtimewouldoverlapaprecedingalarmormotionrecording,the
pre-eventrecordingstartsaftertheprecedingrecordingisfinished.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
Seealso
Cameraspage,page298
16.7 ConfiguringPTZportsettings
Seealso
Peripherypage,page284
16.8 ConfiguringPTZcamerasettings
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording>
FirstconfiguretheportsettingsofyourPTZcamerabeforeyoucanconfigurethePTZcamera
settings.OtherwisethePTZcontrolisnotworkinginthisdialogbox.
Toconfigurethecontrolofacamera:
1. IntheCameraTable,selecttherequiredencoder.
2. Toactivatethecontrolofacamera:Inthe column,selectthecheckbox.
3. Clickthe button.
ThedialogboxforconfiguringPTZsettingsisdisplayed.
4. Maketheappropriatesettings.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,followthelinktotheappropriateapplication
windowbelow.
1. ClickOK.
Seealso
PTZ/ROISettingsdialogbox,page305
ConfiguringPTZportsettings,page168
16.9 ConfiguringtheROIfunction
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording>
YoucanenabletheROIfunctionforafixedHDcamera.
Youmustconfigurestream2forlivevideoandyoumustconfiguretheH.264MPSDROI
codecforstream2.
Ensurethatstream2isusedforlivevideooneachworkstationwhereROIistobeused.
ToenableROI:
1. IntheStream2-Codeccolumn,selecttheH.264MPSDROIcodec.
2. IntheLiveVideo-Streamcolumn,selectStream2.
3. IntheLiveVideo-ROIcolumn,clicktoselectthecheckbox.
TodisableROI:
1. IntheLiveVideo-ROIcolumn,clicktodisablethecheckbox.
2. IntheStream2-Codeccolumn,selectthedesiredcodec.
Seealso
Cameraspage,page298
16.10 ConfiguringpredefinedpositionsfortheROIfunction
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording>
YoucanconfigurethepredefinedpositionsforusingROIlikeforaPTZcamera.Youcannot
configureAuxcommandsforROI.
Toconfigure:
1. IntheCameraTable,selectthedesiredcameraforwhichROIisenabled.
2. Click .
ThePTZ/ROISettingsdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. InthePredefinedPositionstab,definepredefinedpositionsasrequired.
4. ClickOK.
Seealso
PTZ/ROISettingsdialogbox,page305
16.11 ConfiguringtheANRfunction
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording>
BeforeyouenabletheANRfunction,youmustaddthestoragemediaofanencodertothe
desiredencoderandconfigurethisstoragemedia.
YoumustdisabledualrecordingfortheencodertoconfigureANR.
TheANRfunctiononlyworksonencoderswithfirmwareversion5.90orlater.Notallencoder
typessupportANRevenifthecorrectfirmwareversionisinstalled.
Toenable:
4 Intherowofthedesiredcamera,intheANRcolumn,selectthecheckbox.
Seealso
ConfiguringdualrecordingintheCameraTable,page170
Cameraspage,page298
Configuringthestoragemediaofanencoder,page131
16.12 ConfiguringdualrecordingintheCameraTable
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording>
YoumustdisabletheANRfunctiontoconfiguredualrecording.
Ifyouconfiguredualrecordingforonecameraofamulti-channelencoder,thesystemensures
thatthesamerecordingtargetisconfiguredforallcamerasofthisencoder.
Toconfigure:
1. IntheSecondaryRecording-Targetcolumn,clickacellofthedesiredencoderandthen
clickthedesiredpoolofaSecondaryVRM.
Automaticallyallcamerasoftheaffectedencoderareconfiguredtoberecordedtothe
selectedSecondaryVRM.
2. IntheSettingcolumn,selectascheduledrecordingsetting.
Seealso
ConfiguringdualrecordingintheDeviceTree,page123
ConfiguringtheANRfunction,page170
Dual/failoverrecording,page33
Cameraspage,page298
17 Configuringeventsandalarms
Mainwindow> Events
or
Mainwindow> Alarms
Thischapterprovidesinformationonhowtoconfigureeventsandalarmsinyoursystem.
Theavailableeventsaregroupedbeyondtheircorrespondingdevices.
IntheEventspage,youconfigurewhenaneventinyourBoschVMStriggersanalarm,
executesaCommandScript,andislogged.
Example(partofanEventConfigurationTable):
Thisexamplemeans:
Ifthevideosignaloftheselectedcameragetslost,analarmistriggered,theeventislogged,
andnoscriptisexecuted.
InAlarms,youdefinehowanalarmisdisplayed,andwhichcamerasaredisplayedand
recordedincaseofanalarm.
Somesystemeventsareconfiguredasalarmsbydefault.
Followthesereferencestogetdetailedinformationontheavailableapplicationwindows:
CommandScriptEditordialogbox,page308
CreateCompoundEvent/EditCompoundEventdialogbox,page309
SelectScriptLanguagedialogbox,page310
AlarmSettingsdialogbox,page312
SelectImagePaneContentdialogbox,page312
AlarmOptionsdialogbox,page313
4 Click tosavethesettings.
4 Click toundothelastsetting.
4 Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
17.1 Copyingandpastingintables
YoucanconfiguremanyobjectssimultaneouslywithinaCameraTable,anEventConfiguration
Table,oranAlarmConfigurationTablewithafewclicks.
Fordetailedinformation,seeCopyingandpastingintables,page164.
17.2 Removingatablerow
Mainwindow> Alarms
Youcanonlyremoveatablerowthatyouoranotheruserhaveadded,i.e.youcandelete
duplicatedeventsorCompoundEvents.
CompoundEventsarelocatedintheEventTreeunderSystemDevices>CompoundEvents.
Toremoveatablerow:
1. Selecttherow.
2. Click .
Seealso
Eventspage,page307
17.3 Managingresourcefiles
Fordetailedinformationsee:
Managingresourcefiles,page152.
17.4 Configuringanevent
Mainwindow> Events
Toconfigureanevent:
1. Inthetree,selectaneventoreventstate,forexampleSystemDevices>Authentication
>OperatorAuthenticationRejected.
ThecorrespondingEventConfigurationTableisdisplayed.
2. IntheTriggerAlarm-Schedulecolumn,clickacellandselecttheappropriateschedule.
Thescheduledetermineswhenthealarmistriggered.
SelectoneoftheRecordingSchedulesorTaskSchedulesthatyouhaveconfiguredinthe
Schedulespage.
3. IntheLog-Schedulecolumn,clickacellandselecttheappropriateschedule.
Thescheduledetermineswhentheeventislogged.
4. IntheScript-Scriptcolumn,clickacellandselectanappropriateCommandScript.
5. IntheScript-Schedulecolumn,clickacellandselecttheappropriateschedule.
ThescheduledetermineswhentheeventtriggersthestartoftheCommandScript.
Seealso
Eventspage,page307
17.5 Duplicatinganevent
Mainwindow> Events
Youcanduplicateaneventtotriggerdifferentalarmsforaparticularevent.
Toduplicateanevent:
1. Inthetree,selectaneventcondition.ThecorrespondingEventConfigurationTableis
displayed.
2. Selectatablerow.
3. Click .Anewtablerowisaddedbelow.Ithasthedefaultsettings.
Seealso
Eventspage,page307
17.6 Logginguserevents
Mainwindow> Events>ExpandSystemDevices>UserActions
Youcanconfiguretheloggingbehaviorofseveraluseractionsforeachavailableusergroup
individually.
Example:
Tologuserevents:
1. Selectausereventtoconfigureitsloggingbehavior,e.g.OperatorLogon.
ThecorrespondingEventConfigurationTableisdisplayed.
EachusergroupisdisplayedintheDevicecolumn.
2. Ifavailable:IntheTriggerAlarm-Schedulecolumn,clickacellandselectthe
appropriateschedule.
Thescheduledetermineswhenthealarmthatissupposedtonotifytheuseristriggered.
YoucanselectoneoftheRecordingSchedulesorTaskSchedulesthatyouhave
configuredinSchedules.
3. IntheLog-Schedulecolumn,clickacellandselecttheappropriateschedule.
Thescheduledetermineswhentheeventislogged.
Intheexample,theOperatorlogonoftheAdminGroupandthePowerUserGroupare
notloggedwhereastheOperatorlogonoftheLiveUserGroupareloggedduringDay
schedule.
Seealso
Eventspage,page307
17.7 Configuringusereventbuttons
Mainwindow> Events
YoucanconfiguretheusereventbuttonsavailableintheOperatorClient.Youcanconfigure
thatoneormoreusereventbuttonsarenotdisplayedintheOperatorClient.
OntheUserGroupspage,youconfigurethattheusereventbuttonsareonlyavailableinthe
OperatorClientofthecorrespondingusergroup.
Toconfigureusereventbuttons:
1. Inthetree,selectSystemDevices>OperatorClientEventButtons>EventButton
Pressed.
ThecorrespondingEventConfigurationTableisdisplayed.
2. Selectausereventbuttontoconfigureitsbehavior.
3. IntheTriggerAlarm-Schedulecolumn,clickacellandselecttheappropriateschedule.
Thescheduledetermineswhenthealarmthatissupposedtonotifytheuseristriggered.
4. IntheLog-Schedulecolumn,clickacellandselecttheappropriateschedule.
Thescheduledetermineswhentheeventislogged.
SelectingNevermakestheusereventbuttonunavailableintheOperatorClientofalluser
groupsthathavetheusereventbuttonpermission.
5. IntheScript-Scriptcolumn,clickacellandselectanappropriateCommandScript.
6. IntheScript-Schedulecolumn,clickacellandselecttheappropriateschedule.
ThescheduledetermineswhentheCommandScriptisexecuted.
Seealso
Eventspage,page307
17.8 CreatingaCompoundEvent
Mainwindow> Events>
YoucreateaCompoundEvent.Youcancombineonlystatechangesandtheirobjects.Objects
canbeforexampleschedulesordevices.Youcancombineboththestatechangesandtheir
objectswiththeBooleanexpressionsANDandOR.
Example:YoucombinetheconnectionstatesofanIPcameraandadecoder.TheCompound
Eventshallonlyoccurwhenboththedevicesloosetheirconnection.Inthiscaseyouusethe
ANDoperatorforthetwoobjects(theIPcameraandthedecoder)andforthetwoconnection
statesVideoSignalLostandDisconnected.
TocreateaCompoundEvent:
1. IntheEventname:field,enteranamefortheCompoundEvent.
2. IntheEventStates:field,selectaneventstate.
TheavailableobjectsaredisplayedintheObjects:field.
3. IntheObjects:fieldselectdeviceasrequired.
ThecorrespondingeventandtheselecteddevicesareaddedtotheCompoundEvent
pane.
4. IntheCompoundEvent:field,right-clickaBooleanoperationandchangeitwhere
required.
ABooleanoperationdefinesthecombinationofitsimmediatechildelements.
5. ClickOK.
ThenewCompoundEventisaddedtotheEventConfigurationTable.Youfinditinthe
EventTreebelowSystemDevices.
Seealso
Eventspage,page307
17.9 EditingaCompoundEvent
Mainwindow> Events
YoucanchangeapreviouslycreatedCompoundEvent.
ToeditaCompoundEvent:
1. IntheEventTree,expandSystemDevices>CompoundEventState>CompoundEvent
isTrue.
2. IntheEventConfigurationTable,intheDevicecolumn,right-clicktherequired
CompoundEventandclickEdit.
TheEditCompoundEventdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Maketherequiredchanges.
4. ClickOK.
TheCompoundEventischanged.
Seealso
Eventspage,page307
17.10 Configuringanalarm
Mainwindow> Alarms
BeforeconfiguringanalarmyoumustconfigurethetriggerinEvents.
Toconfigureanalarm:
1. Inthetree,selectanalarm,forexampleSystemDevices>Authentication>Operator
AuthenticationRejected.
ThecorrespondingAlarmConfigurationTableisdisplayed.
2. InthePrioritycolumn,click...inacelltotypethealarmpriorityfortheselectedalarm
(100islowpriority,1ishighpriority).
IntheTitlecolumn,click...inacelltotypethetitleofthealarmtobedisplayedin
BoschVMS,forexampleintheAlarmList.
IntheColorcolumn,click...inacelltodisplayadialogboxforselectingacolorforthe
alarmtobedisplayedintheOperatorClient,forexampleintheAlarmList.
3. Inthe1-5columns,click...inacelltodisplaytheSelectImagePaneContentdialogbox.
Maketherequiredsettings.
4. IntheAudioFilecolumn,click...inacelltodisplayadialogboxforselectinganaudio
filethatisplayedincaseofanalarm.
5. IntheAlarmOptionscolumn,click...inacelltodisplaytheAlarmOptionsdialogbox.
6. Maketherequiredsettings.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
Seealso
Configuringanevent,page173
Alarmspage,page311
SelectImagePaneContentdialogbox,page312
AlarmOptionsdialogbox,page313
17.11 Configuringsettingsforallalarms
Mainwindow> Alarms
YoucansetthefollowingalarmsettingsthatarevalidforthisManagementServer:
NumberofImagepanesperalarm
Auto-cleartime
Manualalarmrecordingtime
Configurethebehaviorofallanalogmonitorgroups
Toconfigureallalarms:
1. Click .
TheAlarmSettingsdialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Maketheappropriatesettings.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
4 ClickOK.
Seealso
AlarmSettingsdialogbox,page312
17.12 Configuringthepre-andpost-alarmdurationforanalarm
Forconfiguringpre-alarmandpost-alarmdurationsettingsyouneedacamerathatsupports
ANRandfirmware5.90orlatermustbeinstalled.
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording>
4 Forthedesiredcamera,clicktoenableANR.
Mainwindow> Events
4 ConfigurethedesiredeventfortheANRactivatedcamera.
Mainwindow> Alarms
1. Configureanalarmforthisevent.
2. Select or
3. IntheAlarmOptionscolumnclick...
TheAlarmOptionsdialogboxisdisplayed.
4. IntheRecordcolumn,selectthecheckboxoftheANRenabledcameratoenablealarm
recording.
ThecheckboxintheDeviatingAlarmDurationSettingscolumnisselected
automatically.
5. ClicktheDeviatingAlarmDurationSettingstab.
6. Configurethealarmdurationsettingsasrequired.
Seealso
AlarmOptionsdialogbox,page313
17.13 Triggeringalarmrecordingwithtextdata
Mainwindow> Alarms
Youcantriggeralarmrecordingwithtextdata.
Beforeconfiguringanalarmyoumustconfigureaneventthatcontainstextdata.
Notice!
Configurethedebouncetimefortheselectedeventto0.
Thisensuresthatnotextdataislost.
Toconfigurealarmrecording:
1. Inthetree,selectanalarm,forexampleATM/POSDevices>ATMInput>DataInput.
ThecorrespondingAlarmConfigurationTableisdisplayed.
2. Maketherequiredsettings.
3. IntheAlarmOptionscolumn,click...inacelltodisplaytheAlarmOptionsdialogbox.
4. ClicktheCamerastabandclicktoselecttheRecordcheckbox.
Seealso
AlarmOptionsdialogbox,page313
TextDataRecordingdialogbox,page310
17.14 Addingtextdatatocontinousrecording
17.15 Protectingalarmrecording
Mainwindow> Alarms
BeforeconfiguringanalarmyoumustconfigureaneventinEvents.
Toconfigurealarmrecording:
1. Inthetree,selectanalarm,forexampleATM/POSDevices>ATMInput>DataInput.
ThecorrespondingAlarmConfigurationTableisdisplayed.
2. Maketherequiredsettings.
3. IntheAlarmOptionscolumn,click...inacelltodisplaytheAlarmOptionsdialogbox.
4. ClicktheCamerastabandclicktoselecttheRecordcheckbox.
5. SelecttheProtectRecordingcheckbox.
Seealso
AlarmOptionsdialogbox,page313
18 ConfiguringCommandScripts
ThischapterdescribeshowtoconfigureCommandScripts.CommandScriptsappearat
variousplacesofBoschVMS.
1. Click tosavethesettings.
2. Click toundothelastsetting.
3. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
Notice!
ServerScriptsgetsactivatedduringrestartofManagementServerserviceevenifnot
activatedfromwithinConfigurationClient.
18.1 ManagingCommandScripts
Mainwindow
YoucancreateaCommandScriptusingthefollowingscriptinglanguages:
C#
VB.Net
YoucannotchangethescriptinglanguageofanexistingCommandScript.
YoucancreateaClientScriptoraServerScript.
Youcanaddscriptletstoeveryscript.
Togethelponenteringcode,click intheCommandScriptEditordialogbox.The
BoschScriptAPIhelpisdisplayed.
Toaddaserverscriptlet:
1. OntheToolsmenu,clicktheCommandScriptEditor...command.
TheSelectScriptLanguagedialogboxisdisplayedifnoCommandScriptwascreated
yet.
2. IntheScriptLanguage:list,selecttherequiredentry.
TheCommandScriptEditordialogboxisdisplayed.
3. IntheleftpaneoftheCommandScriptEditordialogbox,right-clickServerScriptand
clickNewScriptlet.
Anewscriptletisadded.
4. Enteryourcode.
Toaddaclientscriptlet
1. OntheToolsmenu,clicktheCommandScriptEditor...command.
TheSelectScriptLanguagedialogboxisdisplayedifnoCommandScriptwascreated
yet.
2. IntheScriptLanguage:list,selecttherequiredentry.
TheCommandScriptEditordialogboxisdisplayed.
3. IntheleftpaneoftheCommandScriptEditordialogbox,right-clickClientScriptand
clickNewScriptlet.
Anewscriptletisadded.
4. Enteryourcode.
Todeleteascriptlet:
1. OpentheCommandScriptEditordialogbox.
2. ClicktheServerScripttabortheClientScripttabasrequired.
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3. IntheEventTree,right-clicktherequiredeventandclick .
Thescriptletisremoved.
ToexittheCommandScriptEditordialogbox:
4 Click .
Seealso
CommandScriptEditordialogbox,page308
18.2 ConfiguringaCommandScripttobestartedautomatically
Seealso
AlarmOptionsdialogbox,page313
18.3 ImportingaCommandScript
Mainwindow
YoucanimportCommandScriptsthathavebeendevelopedonanothercomputer.Thefile
mustbewritteninthesamescriptinglanguagethatyouusedonyoursystem.
ToimportaCommandScript:
1. OntheToolsmenu,clicktheCommandScriptEditor...command.
TheCommandScriptEditordialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Click .
Thedialogboxforopeningafileisdisplayed.
3. SelecttherequiredscriptfileandclickOK.
Seealso
CommandScriptEditordialogbox,page308
18.4 ExportingaCommandScript
Mainwindow
YoucanexportCommandScriptsthathavebeendevelopedonanothercomputer.
ToexportaCommandScript:
1. OntheToolsmenu,clicktheCommandScriptEditor...command.
TheCommandScriptEditordialogboxisdisplayed.
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2. Click .
Thedialogboxforsavingafileisdisplayed.
3. TypetherequiredscriptfilenameandclickOK.
Seealso
CommandScriptEditordialogbox,page308
18.5 ConfiguringastartupCommandScript
Seealso
Workstationpage,page216
19 Configuringusers,permissionsandEnterpriseAccess
Mainwindow> UserGroups
Thischapterprovidesinformationonhowtoconfigureusergroups,EnterpriseUserGroups
andEnterpriseAccess.Youmakeallsettingsperusergroupandnotperuser.Ausercanonly
bethememberofoneusergrouporEnterpriseUserGroup.
Youcannotchangethesettingsofadefaultusergroup.
ThisusergrouphasaccesstoallthedevicesoftheFullLogicalTreeandisassignedthe
Alwaysschedule.
ForaccessingtheWindowsusergroupsofadomain,LDAPusergroupsareused.
Followthesereferencestogetdetailedinformationontheavailableapplicationwindows:
UserPropertiespage,page320
NewUserGroup/EnterpriseAccountdialogbox,page318
UserGroupPropertiespage,page319
AddNewDualAuthorizationGroupdialogbox,page320
LDAPServerSettingsdialogbox,page325
CopyUserGroupPermissionsdialogbox,page324
SelectUserGroupsdialogbox,page321
LogicalTreepage,page328
EventsandAlarmspage,page325
OperatorFeaturespage,page328
Prioritiespage,page330
CameraPermissionspage,page322
DecoderPermissionspage,page324
UserInterfacepage,page331
1. Click tosavethesettings.
2. Click toundothelastsetting.
3. Click toactivatetheconfiguration.
19.1 Creatingauser
Mainwindow> UserGroups>UserGroupstab
or
Mainwindow> UserGroups>EnterpriseUserGroupstab
YoucreateauserasanewmemberofanexistingusergrouporEnterpriseUserGroup.
Notice!
AuserwhowantstooperateaBoschIntuiKeykeyboardconnectedtoadecoder,musthavea
number-onlyusernameandpassword.Theusernamecanhavemaximum3numbers;the
passwordcanhavemaximum6numbers.
Tocreateauser:
1. Selectagroupandclick .
AnewuserisaddedtotheUserGroupstree.
2. Right-clickthenewuserandclickRename.
3. EnterthedesirednameandpressENTER.
4. OntheUserPropertiespage,entertheusernameandthepassword.
Seealso
UserGroupspage,page317
19.2 Creatingagrouporaccount
Mainwindow> UserGroups
Youcancreateastandardusergroup,anEnterpriseUserGrouporanEnterpriseAccount.
Foradaptingtheusergrouppermissionstoyourrequirements,createanewusergroupand
changeitssettings.
YouperformthetaskofcreatinganEnterpriseUserGroupforanEnterpriseManagement
systemontheEnterpriseManagementServer.
YoucreateanEnterpriseUserGroupwithuserstoconfiguretheiroperatingpermissions.
TheseoperatingpermissionsareavailableonanOperatorClientthatisconnectedtothe
EnterpriseManagementServer.Anexampleofanoperatingpermissionistheuserinterfaceof
thealarmmonitor.
YouperformthetaskofcreatinganEnterpriseAccountonaManagementServer.Repeatthis
taskoneachManagementServerthatisamemberofyourEnterpriseSystem.
YoucreateanEnterpriseAccounttoconfigurethedevicepermissionsforanOperatorClient
usinganEnterpriseSystem.
Tocreateagrouporaccount:
1. Clickthedesiredtabforthegrouporaccountthatyouwanttoadd:
-UserGroups
-EnterpriseUserGroups
-EnterpriseAccess
2. Click .
Theappropriatedialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Typeinthenameandadescription.
4. ForanEnterpriseAccountenterapasswordandconfirmthispassword.
5. ClickOK.
Anewgrouporaccountisaddedtothecorrespondingtree.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
Seealso
EnterpriseSystem,page22
CreatinganEnterpriseSystem,page107
UserGroupPropertiespage,page319
Credentialspage,page327
ServerAccesspage,page332
NewUserGroup/EnterpriseAccountdialogbox,page318
AddNewDualAuthorizationGroupdialogbox,page320
19.3 Creatingadualauthorizationgroup
2. Click .
Theappropriatedialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Selectagroupineachlist.
Itispossibletoselectthesamegroupinthesecondlist.
4. Foreachgroup,selectForcedualauthorizationifrequired.
Whenthischeckboxisselected,eachuserofthefirstgroupcanonlylogontogether
withauserofthesecondgroup.
Whenthischeckboxiscleared,eachuserofthefirstgroupcanlogonalonebutheonly
hastheaccessrightsofhisgroup.
RelatedTopics
LogonPairPropertiespage,page321
AddNewDualAuthorizationGroupdialogbox,page320
SelectUserGroupsdialogbox,page321
19.4 ConfiguringLDAPsettings
Caution!
DonotassignanLDAPgrouptodifferentBoschVMSusergroups.Thiscanresultinnot
intendedpermissionsfortheseusers.
Notice!
Typethesearchpathsaccurately.WrongpathscanmakethesearchonanLDAPserververy
slow.
YouconfigureLDAPgroupsinstandardusergroupsorEnterpriseUserGroups.
ToconfigureLDAPsettings:
1. ClicktheUserGroupPropertiestab.
2. IntheLDAPPropertiesfield,maketheappropriatesettings.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
19.5 AssociatinganLDAPgroup
19.6 Schedulinguserlogonpermission
YoucanlimitthemembersofausergrouporEnterpriseUserGrouptologontotheir
computersatspecifiedtimeperiods.
Youcannotchangethesesettingsforadefaultusergroup.
Toscheduleloggingon:
1. ClicktheUserGroupPropertiestab.
2. IntheLogonschedule:list,selectaschedule.
19.7 Configuringoperatingpermissions
Seealso
UserGroupPropertiespage,page319
UserInterfacepage,page331
OperatorFeaturespage,page328
ServerAccesspage,page332
Prioritiespage,page330
19.8 Configuringuserinterfacesettings
2. Inthe4monitorlist,selecttherequiredentries.
IfyouclickRestoreDefault,alllistentriesareresettotheirdefaultsettings.
3. Ifrequired,selecttheSavesettingswhenshuttingdowncheckboxtoenabletheuserto
savehisindividualsettingswhenshuttingdowntheOperatorClient.
19.9 ConfiguringpermissionsforLogicalTree
Mainwindow> UserGroups>UserGroupstab>DevicePermissionstab
or
Mainwindow> UserGroups>EnterpriseAccesstab>DevicePermissionstab
YoucansetthepermissionsforalldevicesoftheLogicalTreeindependently.
InanEnterpriseSystem,thesepermissionsarevalidfortheaccessofEnterpriseUserGroup
userstothedevicesofalocalManagementServer,controlledbyEnterpriseAccounts.
Afteryouhavemovedpermitteddevicestoafolderthatisnotpermittedforthisusergroup,
youmustsetthepermissionsforthefoldertograntaccesstoitsdevices.
Youcannotchangethesesettingsforadefaultusergroup.
YouconfiguredevicepermissionsinstandardusergroupsorEnterpriseAccounts.
Toconfigurepermissions:
1. IntheUserGroupstree,selectausergrouporaccount.
2. ClicktheLogicalTreetab.
3. Selectorclearthecheckboxesasappropriate.
Selectinganitembelowanode,automaticallyselectsthenode.
Selectinganode,automaticallyselectsallitemsbelow.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
19.10 Configuringpermissionsforeventsandalarms
Mainwindow> UserGroups>UserGroupstab>DevicePermissionstab
or
Mainwindow> UserGroups>EnterpriseAccesstab>DevicePermissionstab
Youconfigurewhicheventstheusergrouporaccountisauthorizedtoprocess.
Youcannotchangethesesettingsforadefaultusergroup.
YouconfigurepermissionsforeventsandalarmsinstandardusergroupsorEnterprise
Accounts.
Toconfigurepermissionforeventsandalarms:
1. IntheUserGroupstree,selectausergrouporaccount.
2. ClicktheEventsandAlarmstab.
3. Selectthecheckboxtoenableallavailableeventsandalarms.
Or:
Selecttherequiredcheckboxestoenabletheappropriateeventsandalarms.
Seealso
EventsandAlarmspage,page325
19.11 Configuringcamerapermissions
Mainwindow> UserGroups>UserGroupstab>DevicePermissionstab
or
Mainwindow> UserGroups>EnterpriseAccesstab>DevicePermissionstab
Youcanconfigurevariouspermissionsforcameras,e.g.PTZcontrol.
Youcannotchangethesesettingsforadefaultusergroup.
YouconfigurecamerapermissionsinstandardusergroupsorEnterpriseAccounts.
Toconfigurecamerapermissions:
1. IntheUserGroupstree,selectausergrouporaccount.
2. ClicktheCameraPermissionstab.
3. Selectorclearthecheckboxesasappropriate.
Fordetailedinformationonthevariousfields,seetheOnlineHelpfortheappropriate
applicationwindow.
19.12 Configuringdecoderpermissions
Mainwindow> UserGroups>UserGroupstab>DevicePermissionstab
or
Mainwindow> UserGroups>EnterpriseAccesstab>DevicePermissionstab
Youcanconfigurepermissionsfordecoders.
Youcannotchangethesesettingsforadefaultgroup.
YouconfiguredecoderpermissionsinstandardusergroupsorEnterpriseAccounts.
Toconfiguredecoderpermissions:
1. IntheUserGroupstree,selectausergrouporaccount.
2. ClicktheDecoderPermissionstab.
3. Selectorclearthecheckboxesasappropriate.
Seealso
DecoderPermissionspage,page324
19.13 Configuringvariouspriorities
Mainwindow> UserGroups>UserGroupstab
or
Mainwindow> UserGroups>EnterpriseUserGroupstab
or
Mainwindow> UserGroups>EnterpriseAccesstab
Youcanconfigurethefollowingpriorities:
ForstandardusergroupsandEnterpriseUserGroups:Youcanconfigurethealarm
prioritiesforLiveModeandPlaybackMode.
ForstandardusergroupsandEnterpriseAccess:Youcanconfiguretheprioritiesfor
acquiringPTZcontrolsandBoschAllegianttrunklines.
YoucanconfigureatimeperiodforPTZlocking,i.e.auserwithhigherprioritycantake
overthecameracontrolfromauserwithalowerpriorityandlocksitforthistimeperiod.
Toconfigureliveandplaybackpriorities:
1. SelectastandardusergrouporanEnterpriseUserGroup.
2. ClickOperatingPermissions.
3. ClickthePrioritiestab.
4. IntheAutomaticPopupBehaviorfield,movetheslidersasrequired.
ToconfigureprioritiesforPTZandBoschAllegianttrunklines:
1. SelectastandardusergrouporanEnterpriseAccount.
2. ClickDevicePermissionstab.
3. ClicktheControlPrioritiestab.
4. IntheControlPrioritiesfield,movetheslidersasrequired.
5. IntheTimeoutinmin.list,selecttherequiredentry.
19.14 Copyingusergrouppermissions
Mainwindow> UserGroups>UserGroupstab
or
Mainwindow> UserGroups>EnterpriseUserGroupstab
or
Mainwindow> UserGroups>EnterpriseAccesstab
Youcancopypermissionsfromonegrouporaccounttoanother.Youmusthaveconfiguredat
least2groupsoraccounts.
Tocopypermissions:
1. IntheUserGroupstree,selectagrouporaccount.
2. Click .
TheCopyUserGroupPermissionsdialogboxisdisplayed.
3. Selecttheappropriatepermissionsandtheappropriatetargetgrouporaccount.
4. ClickOK.Thegrouppermissionsofthisgrouparecopiedtotheothergrouporaccount.
Thedialogboxisclosed.
20 Managingconfigurationdata
Mainwindow
YoumustactivatethecurrentconfigurationtomakeitvalidfortheManagementServerand
OperatorClient.ThesystemremindsyoutoactivatewhenexitingtheConfigurationClient.
Everyactivatedconfigurationissavedwiththedateandwithadescriptionifrequired.
Ateverypointintimeyoucanrestorearecentlyactivatedconfiguration.Allconfigurations
savedinthemeantimegetlost.
Youcanexportthecurrentconfigurationinaconfigurationfileandimportthisfilelater.This
restorestheexportedconfiguration.Allconfigurationssavedinthemeantimegetlost.
20.1 Activatingtheworkingconfiguration
Mainwindow
Youactivatethecurrentlyworkingconfiguration.TheOperatorClientusestheactivated
configurationafterthenextstartiftheuseracceptedit.Iftheactivationisenforced,allopen
instancesoftheOperatorClientinthenetworkexitandstartagain.Theuserofeach
OperatorClientinstanceusuallydoesnothavetologonagain.
Youcanconfigureadelayedactivationtime.Ifyouconfigureadelayedactivationtime,the
workingconfigurationisnotactivatedatoncebutatthetimeconfigured.Ifyouconfigure
anotheractivationtimelater(delayedornotdoesnotmatter),thistimeisactivenow.The
firstconfiguredactivationtimeisremoved.
WhenyouexittheConfigurationClientthesystemremindsyoutoactivatethecurrentworking
copyoftheconfiguration.
Youcannotactivateaconfigurationthatcontainsadevicewithoutpasswordprotection.
Notice!
Iftheactivationisenforced,eachinstanceofOperatorClientrestartswhentheconfiguration
isactivated.Avoidunnecessaryactivations.Performactivationspreferablyinthenightor
duringtimeperiodswithlowactivities.
Notice!
Ifyoursystemcontainsdevicesthatarenotprotectedbyapassword,youmustsecurethese
devicesbeforeyoucanactivate.Youcandeactivatethispasswordenforcement.
Toactivatethecurrentlyworkingconfiguration:
1. Click .
TheActivateConfigurationdialogboxisdisplayed.
Ifyourconfigurationcontainsdevicesthatarenotprotectedbyapassword,youcannot
activate.InthiscasetheProtectDeviceswithDefaultPassword...dialogboxis
displayed.
FollowtheinstructionsinthisdialogboxandclickApply.
TheActivateConfigurationdialogboxisdisplayedagain.
2. Ifappropriate,enteradelayedactivationtime.Bydefault,thepresentpointintimeis
configuredasactivationtime.Ifyoudonotchangethedelayedactivationtime,the
activationisperformedimmediately.
Ifappropriate,clicktocheckForceactivationforallOperatorClients.
3. TypeadescriptionandclickOK.
Thecurrentconfigurationisactivated.
EachOperatorClientworkstationisinstantlyrestarted,ifconnectedtothenetworkand
theactivationisenforced.Ifaworkstationisnotconnected,itisrestartedassoonitis
connectedagain.
Ifyouconfiguredadelayedactivationtime,theconfigurationwillbeactivatedlater.
Seealso
ProtectDeviceswithGlobalDefaultPassworddialogbox,page202
ActivateConfigurationdialogbox,page201
20.2 Activatingaconfiguration
Mainwindow
Youcanactivateapreviousversionoftheconfigurationthatyouhavesavedearlier.
Toactivateaconfiguration:
1. OntheSystemmenu,clickActivationManager....
TheActivationManagerdialogboxisdisplayed.
2. Inthelist,selecttheconfigurationyouwanttoactivate.
3. ClickActivate.
Amessageboxisdisplayed.
4. ClickOK.
TheActivateConfigurationdialogboxisdisplayed.
5. Ifappropriate,clicktocheckForceactivationforallOperatorClients.Each
OperatorClientworkstationisautomaticallyrestartedtoactivatethenewconfiguration.
Theusercannotrefusethenewconfiguration.
IfForceactivationforallOperatorClientsisnotchecked,oneachOperatorClient
workstationadialogboxappearsforsomeseconds.Theusercanrefuseoracceptthe
newconfiguration.Thedialogboxisclosedafterafewsecondswithoutuserinteraction.
Inthiscasethenewconfigurationisnotaccepted.
Seealso
ActivateConfigurationdialogbox,page201
ActivationManagerdialogbox,page200
20.3 Exportingconfigurationdata
Mainwindow
YoucanexportthedeviceconfigurationdataofBoschVMSina.zipfile.This.zipfilecontains
thedatabasefile(Export.bvms)andtheuserdata(.datfile).
Youcanusethesefilesforrestoringasystemconfigurationthathasbeenexportedbeforeon
thesame(Enterprise)ManagementServerorforimportingitonanother(Enterprise)
ManagementServer.Theuserdatafilecannotbeimportedbutyoucanuseittomanually
restoretheuserconfiguration.
Toexportconfigurationdata:
1. OntheSystemmenu,clickExportConfiguration....
TheExportConfigurationFiledialogboxisdisplayed.
Note:Ifyourcurrentworkingcopyconfigurationisnotactivated( isactive),you
exportthisworkingcopyandnottheactivatedconfiguration.
2. ClickSave.
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3. Enterafilename.
Thecurrentconfigurationisexported.A.zipfilewithdatabaseanduserdataiscreated.
Seealso
Importingconfigurationdata,page193
20.4 Importingconfigurationdata
Mainwindow
Thefollowingusecasesarecovered:
Importingaconfigurationthathasbeenexported(backuphasbeenperformed)beforeon
thesameserver
Importingaconfigurationtemplatethathasbeenpreparedandexportedonanother
server
ImportingtheconfigurationofanearlierBoschVMSversion.
Youcanonlyimportaconfigurationifthelatestchangesofthecurrentworkingcopyaresaved
andactivated.
Forimportingtheconfigurationdatayouneedtheappropriatepassword.
Youcannotimportuserdata.
Toimporttheconfiguration:
1. OntheSystemmenu,clickImportConfiguration....
TheImportConfigurationFiledialogboxisdisplayed.
2. SelectthedesiredfileforimportandclickOpen.
TheImportConfiguration...dialogboxisdisplayed.
3. EntertheappropriatepasswordandclickOK.
TheConfigurationClientisrestarted.Youmustlogonagain.
TheimportedconfigurationisnotactivatedbuteditableinConfigurationClient.
Notice!
Ifyouwanttocontinueeditingtheconfigurationthathasbeenactivatedforyour
ManagementServer,performarollbackintheActivateConfigurationdialogbox.
Seealso
Exportingconfigurationdata,page192
20.5 ExportingconfigurationdatatoOPC
Mainwindow
YoucanexportthedeviceconfigurationdataofBoschVMSinanXMLfiletoimportitinan
OPCServerapplication.ThefilemustbestoredinthebindirectoryofyourBoschVMS
installation.
ForconfiguringaBoschVMS-BISconnectiontheBoschVMS-BISInterfaceConfiguration
Manualisavailable.
Caution!
InstallOPCserverandBoschVMSManagementServerondifferentcomputers.
Ifboththeserversrunonthesamecomputer,theperformanceofthesystemsisreduced.
Additionallyserioussoftwarecrashescanappear.
Toexportconfigurationdata:
1. OntheSystemmenu,clickExportDeviceInformationforOPC....
TheExportDeviceInformationFiledialogboxisdisplayed.
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2. EnterafilenameandclickSave.
Thefileissaved.
YoucanimportthisfileinyourOPCserverapplication.
20.6 Checkingthestatusofyourencoders/decoders
Mainwindow>Hardwaremenu>DeviceMonitor...command>DeviceMonitordialogbox
Youcancheckthestatusofallactivatedencoders/decodersintheDeviceTree.
Seealso
DeviceMonitordialogbox,page205
20.7 ConfiguringSNMPmonitoring
Mainwindow
Toconfigure:
1. OntheSettingsmenu,clickSNMPSettings....
TheSNMPSettingsdialogboxisdisplayed.
2. MaketherequiredsettingsandclickOK.
TodisableSNMPGetRequest:
4 IntheSNMPGETportfield,deletethecontentofthefield.
BoschVMSnolongerlistenstoSNMPGetRequest.
Seealso
SNMPSettingsdialogbox,page205
21 Configurationexamples
ThischaptercontainsexamplesonhowtoconfigureselecteddevicesinBoschVMS.
21.1 AddingaBoschATM/POSbridge
ThisexampledescribeshowtosetupaBoschATM/POSbridge.
ConfiguringtheATM/POSbridge
1. Ensurethatthedeviceispowered.
2. ToconfiguretheIPaddressandsubnetmaskofthedeviceconnectittoaCOMportof
yourcomputerwithaRS232cable(usethespecifiedBoschcableforconnection).See
theInstallationManualoftheBoschATM/POSbridgefordetails.
3. Onthiscomputer,startaHyperterminalsession(usually:Start>Programs>
Accessories>Communications>HyperTerminal).
4. TypeanameforthesessionandclickOK.
5. SelecttheCOMportnumberandclickOK.
6. EnterthefollowingCOMportsettings:
9600bits/s
8databits
noparity
1stopbit
hardwareflowcontrol
ClickOK.
7. PressF1fordisplayingthesystemoptionsmenuofthedevice.
8. Enter1tosettheIPaddressandthesubnetmaskasrequired.
9. Leavethedefaultsettingsfortheports:
port1:4201
port2:4200
AddingtheATM/POSbridgetoBoschVMS
1. ConnectthedevicetoyourBoschVMSnetwork.
2. StartConfigurationClient.
6. Click tosavethesettings.
7. Click Events.
8. Expand ,expandPOSBridgeInput,clickDataInput.
9. IntheTriggerAlarmlist,selectAlwaystoensurethatthiseventalwaystriggersanalarm.
Ifyouwanttheeventtriggeranalarmonlyduringacertaintimespan,selectaschedule.
21.2 AddingaBoschAllegiantinputalarm
AfteraBoschAllegiantdeviceisaddedtoBoschVMS,youaddAllegiantalarminputs.
1. OntheDeviceTree,clicktheAllegiantdeviceentry.
2. ClicktheInputstabandclickAddInput.
3. Addthedesiredinputalarms.
4. ClickEvents.
5. IntheEventTree,expandAllegiantDevices,expandAllegiantInput,andclickInput
ClosedorInputOpened(dependsonyourapplication).
6. IntheTriggerAlarmlist,selectAlwaystoensurethataneventalwaystriggersanalarm.
Ifyouwanttheeventtriggeranalarmonlyduringacertaintimespan,selectaschedule.
21.3 Addingandconfiguring2DinionIPcameraswithVRM
recording
Thissectiondescribeshowtoadd2DinionIPcamerasforVRMrecording,howtoconfigure
differentrecordingsettingsandhowtoconfigureForensicSearchforthesecameras.
Prerequisite:
VRMandiSCSIdevicesareproperlyconfigured.
Thismeans:
TheVRMisaddedtotheDeviceTree.
AniSCSIdevicewithconfiguredtargetandLUNisassignedtothisVRM.
ToaddtheIPcamerastoanexistingVRM:
Mainwindow> Devices>Expand
1. Right-click andclickAddEncoder.
TheAddEncoderdialogboxisdisplayed.
2. TypetheIPaddressoftheIPcameraandselecttheencodertype(DinionIP).
ClickOK.
RepeatthisstepfortheotherIPcamera.
ToaddtheIPcamerastotheLogicalTree:
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure
4 DragthecamerastotheLogicalTree.
Tochangecameraproperties:
1. Clickascheduletab,forexample .
2. Inthe column,clickacellandselecttheappropriatestreamquality.
3. UnderContinuousorPre-alarmRecording,intheSelectcolumn,selectthedesired
recordingmode.
IfyouclickPre-alarm:ClickacellintheDurationcolumntoselectthealarmrecording
timebeforethealarminseconds.
4. UnderAlarmRecording,intheDurationcolumn,clickacellandtypethedesired
recordingtime.
5. Repeatthepreviousstepstoconfiguretherecordingsettingsfortheothercamera.
ToenableForensicSearchonaworkstation:
Mainwindow> Devices>Expand
1. Clickthe iconofyourworkstation.
2. ClicktheSettingstab.
3. ClicktoselecttheEnableForensicSearchcheckbox.
PerformingaForensicSearch
2. Click .
TheForensicSearchdialogboxisdisplayed.
TheselectedtimeperiodiscopiedtotheStart:andEnd:fields.
Ifrequired,changethevalues.Click .
3. IntheAlgorithm:list,selectanIVAentry.
4. IntheSurveillanceTasksfield,configureyourForensicSearch.
YoucanfindinformationonthisintherelevantdocumentsontheproductCDsupplied.
5. ClickSearchtostarttheForensicSearch.
The windowwiththematchingentriesisdisplayed.
22 GlobalConfigurationClientwindows
ThischaptercontainsinformationonsomebasicapplicationwindowsavailableinBoschVMS
ConfigurationClient.
22.1 Configurationwindow
Mainwindow
Allowsyoutoconfigureyoursystem.Thebuttonsinthetoolbarrepresentthevariouspages
whichyoumustconfiguretogetarunningsystem.Theirsequencerepresentsthe
recommendedworkflowofconfiguration.
4 Clickatreeitemtodisplaytheavailablepropertypages.
Devices
ClicktodisplaytheDevicespagewithalldevicesconnectedtothesystem.
MapsandStructure
ClicktodisplaytheMapsandStructurepagewithLogicalTree,DeviceTree,andmaps.
Schedules
ClicktodisplaytheRecordingSchedulesandTaskSchedulespage.
CamerasandRecording
ClicktodisplaytheCamerasandRecordingpagewiththeCameraTableandtherecording
settingsofallcameras.
Events
ClicktodisplaytheEventspage.
Alarms
ClicktodisplaytheAlarmspage.
UserGroups
ClicktodisplaytheUserGroupspagewithallusers.
Clicktosavethechangedsettingsofthecurrentwindow.
Clicktorestorethesavedsettingsofthecurrentwindow.
ClicktodisplaytheActivateConfigurationdialogbox.
Clicktodeletetheselecteditem.(Notavailableoneverypage).
Clicktorenametheselecteditem.(Notavailableoneverypage).
Clicktodisplayhelpinformationonthecurrentwindow.
Clicktorefreshthestateinformationforalldevices(notavailableoneverypage).Youcan
refreshthestateofasingledevice:Right-clickthedeviceandclickRefreshstate.
Note:Whenyouhavealargesystemwithseveral1000devicesconfigured,theprocessof
refreshingstatescantakealongtime.
22.2 Menucommands
Systemmenucommands
SaveChanges Savesallchangesmadeonthispage.
UndoAllChangesonPage Restoresthesettingsofthispagesincethelast
saving.
ActivationManager... DisplaystheActivationManagerdialogbox.
ExportConfiguration... DisplaystheExportConfigurationFiledialogbox.
ImportConfiguration... DisplaystheImportConfigurationFiledialogbox.
ExportDeviceInformationfor Displaysadialogboxforcreatingaconfiguration
OPC... filethatyoucanimportina3rdpartymanagement
system.
Exit Exitstheprogram.
Hardwaremenucommands
InitialDeviceScan... DisplaystheInitialDeviceScandialogbox.
ProtectDeviceswithDefault DisplaystheProtectDeviceswithGlobalDefault
Password... Passworddialogbox.
NVR&DecoderScan... DisplaystheNVR&DecoderScandialogbox.
IPDeviceConfiguration... DisplaystheIPDeviceConfigurationdialogbox.
DeviceMonitor... DisplaystheDeviceMonitordialogbox.
FailoverNVRManager... Displaysadialogboxforre-assigningcamerastoa
fixedNVR.
Toolsmenucommands
CommandScriptEditor... DisplaystheCommandScriptEditordialogbox
ResourceManager... DisplaystheResourceManagerdialogbox.
SequenceBuilder... DisplaystheSequenceBuilderdialogbox.
ResourceConverter DisplaystheResourceConverterdialogboxifold
mapresourcesinDWFformatareavailable.
RRASConfiguration... DisplaystheRRASConfigurationdialogbox.
LicenseManager... DisplaystheLicenseManagerdialogbox.
LicenseInspector... DisplaystheLicenseInspectordialogbox.
Reportsmenucommands
RecordingSchedules DisplaystheRecordingSchedulesreportdialog
box.
TaskSchedules DisplaystheTaskSchedulesreportdialogbox.
CamerasandRecording DisplaystheCamerasandRecordingParameters
Parameters reportdialogbox.
StreamQualitySettings DisplaystheStreamQualitySettingsreportdialog
box.
EventSettings DisplaystheEventSettingsreportdialogbox.
CompoundEventSettings DisplaystheCompoundEventSettingsreport
dialogbox.
AlarmSettings DisplaystheAlarmSettingsreportdialogbox.
ConfiguredUsers DisplaystheConfiguredUsersreportdialogbox.
UserGroupsandAccounts DisplaystheUserGroupsandAccountsreport
dialogbox.
OperatingPermissions DisplaystheOperatingPermissionsreportdialog
box.
Settingsmenucommands
AlarmSettings... DisplaystheAlarmSettingsdialogbox.
SNMPSettings... DisplaystheSNMPSettingsdialogbox.
SetRecordingQualities... DisplaystheStreamQualitySettingsdialogbox.
Options... DisplaystheOptionsdialogbox.
RemoteAccessSettings... DisplaystheRemoteAccessSettingsdialogbox.
Helpmenucommands
DisplayHelp DisplaystheBoschVMSApplicationHelp.
Help Displaysadialogboxcontaininginformationonthe
installedsystem,e.g.,theversionnumber.
22.3 ActivationManagerdialogbox
Mainwindow>Systemmenu>ActivationManager...command
Allowsyoutoactivatethecurrentconfigurationortorollbacktoapreviousconfiguration.
Activate
ClicktodisplaytheActivateConfigurationdialogbox.
Seealso
Activatingtheworkingconfiguration,page191
Activatingaconfiguration,page192
22.4 ActivateConfigurationdialogbox
Mainwindow>
Allowsyoutotypeadescriptionfortheworkingcopyoftheconfigurationtobeactivated.
SetDelayedActivationtime
Clicktoselectadelayedactivationtime.
ForceactivationforallOperatorClients
Ifchecked,eachOperatorClientworkstationisautomaticallyrestartedtoactivatethenew
configuration.Theusercannotrefusethenewconfiguration.
Ifnotchecked,oneachOperatorClientworkstationadialogboxappearsforsomeseconds.
Theusercanrefuseoracceptthenewconfiguration.Thedialogboxisclosedafterafew
secondswithoutuserinteraction.Inthiscasethenewconfigurationisnotaccepted.
ConfigureRRASservicebeforeActivation
OnlyavailableifyouhaveenabledtheEnablePortMappingoptionintheRemoteAccess
Settingsdialogbox.
Ifchecked,theRRASConfigurationdialogboxisdisplayedbeforeactivationisperformed.
Seealso
Activatingtheworkingconfiguration,page191
22.5 ProtectDeviceswithGlobalDefaultPassworddialogbox
Mainwindow>Hardwaremenu>ProtectDeviceswithDefaultPassword...command
or
Mainwindow>
Thisdialogboxappears,ifanactivationispendingandifyourconfigurationcontainsdevices
thatarenotprotectedbyapassword.Itallowsyoutoenteraglobaldefaultpasswordthatis
appliedonallaffecteddevices.
RefreshStates
Clicktorescanthenetworkfordevicesthatarenotprotectedbyapassword.
Globaldefaultpassword
Typeinapasswordthatisusedforallcurrentlynotprotecteddevices.
Showpasswords
Clicktoenablethatallpasswordsinthisdialogarevisible.
Enforcepasswordprotectiononactivation
Clicktoselectthischeckbox.Ifenabled,youmustapplyaglobaldefaultpasswordfordevices
thatarenotprotectedbyapassword.
Apply
Clicktoapplytheglobaldefaultpassword.
TheChangingPasswordsdialogboxisdisplayed.Thechangesofpasswordsarelisted.
ClickOKtoclose.
Ifyoustartedwithactivatingyourconfiguration,theActivationManagerdialogboxis
displayed.
Seealso
Activatingtheworkingconfiguration,page191
22.6 LicenseManagerdialogbox
Mainwindow>Toolsmenu>LicenseManager...command
AllowsyoutolicensetheBoschVMSpackagethatyouhaveorderedandtoupgradewith
additionalfeatures.
BasePackages
Displaystheavailablebasepackages.
TypeNumber
DisplaystheCommercialTypeNumber(CTN)oftheselectedpackage,featureorexpansion.
Status
Displaysthelicensingstatusifapplicable.
OptionalFeatures
Displaystheavailablefeatures.
Expansion
Displaystheavailableexpansionsandtheircount.Tochangethecountpointrightfroma
checkboxandclicktheupordownarrow.
Activate
ClicktodisplaytheLicenseActivationdialogbox.
ImportBundleInfo
ClicktoimportanXMLfilecontainingaBundleInformationthatyoureceivedfromBosch.
AddNewPackage
Clicktodisplayadialogboxforselectinganewlicensefile.
Seealso
Activatingthesoftwarelicenses,page92
22.7 LicenseActivationdialogbox
Mainwindow>Toolsmenu>LicenseManager...command>LicenseManagerdialogbox>
Activatebutton
AllowsyoutolicensetheBoschVMSpackagesthatyouhaveorderedandtoupgradewith
additionalpackages.
ForobtainingtheLicenseActivationKeyyoumustcontacttheBoschActivationCenterand
specifythedesiredpackageandthecomputersignatureoftheManagementServer.
AdditionallyyouneedtheAuthorizationNumber.Thisnumberisincludedinyoursoftwarebox.
LicenseActivationKey:
AllowsyoutotypetheLicenseActivationKeyreceivedfromtheBoschActivationCenter.
Seealso
Activatingthesoftwarelicenses,page92
22.8 AlarmSettingsdialogbox
SeeAlarmSettingsdialogbox,page312fordetails.
22.9 Optionsdialogbox
Mainwindow>Settingsmenu>Options...command
Language
AllowsyoutoconfigurethelanguageofyourConfigurationClient.IfyouselectSystem
languagethelanguageofyourWindowsinstallationisused.
ThissettingisenabledafterrestartingConfigurationClient.
AnalogMonitorGroup(AMG)Settings
Allowsyoutoconfigurethattheuserscancontrolallanalogmonitorgroupswitheach
BoschVMSclientcomputer.Itisthennotrequiredtoconfigurethiscomputerasa
workstationintheDeviceTree.
Thissettingisenabledafteractivatingtheconfiguration.
Decodersautomaticallyselectthestreamwhenconnectingtocamera
Allowsyoutoconfigurethatalldecodersinyoursystemuseacompatiblestreamandnot
necessarilytheLivestream.
Thissettingisenabledafteractivatingtheconfiguration.
LogbookConfiguration
AllowsyoutoconfiguretheconnectionstringfortheLogbookdatabase.Changethisstring
onlywhenyouwanttoconfigurearemoteSQLserverfortheLogbookandonlywhenyouare
familiarwithSQLservertechnology.
Thissettingisenabledafteractivatingtheconfiguration.
EnforceautomaticlogoffofConfigurationClientafterthistimeofinactivity
Thissettingisenabledafteractivatingtheconfiguration.
Seealso
Assigningananalogmonitorgrouptoaworkstation,page146
22.10 RemoteAccessSettingsdialogbox
Mainwindow>Settingsmenu>RemoteAccessSettings...command
Allowsyoutoconfiguretheportmappingforremoteaccess.
Youaddoneormoreportranges.BoschVMSautomaticallyassignseachprivateIPaddressof
aconfigureddevicetoadifferentpublicportnumberofonetheseranges.
Intherouterthatconnectsyourprivatenetworkwiththepublicnetwork,youconfigurethe
sameportmapping.Therouterthenforwardseachpacketwithpublicportnumberfromthe
publicnetworktotheprivateIPaddressandportnumber.PrivateIPaddressandportnumber
havebeenconfiguredintheportmappingtableforthispublicportnumber.
Notice!
Additionallyintherouteryoumustmanuallyconfiguretheportforwardingaccordingtothe
settingsintheportmappingtable.
EnablePortMapping
Clicktoenable/disableportmapping.
Add
ClicktoaddaportrangeinthePortrangeslist.
Edit
ClicktochangeaselectedentryinthePortrangeslist.
Remove
ClicktoremoveaselectedentryinthePortrangeslist.
PrivateIPaddress(foraccesswithintheLAN)
SelecttheprivateIPaddressofyourManagementServerlocalnetworkadapter.
Publicnetworkaddress(foraccessfromexternal,e.g.viaInternet)
Typeinthepublicnetworkaddressofthisprivatenetwork.TheremoteOperatorClientlogs
onwiththispublicnetworkaddresstogetaccesstothedevicesofthisManagementServer.
ShowPortMapping...
ClicktodisplaythePortMappingTabledialogbox.
Seealso
Remoteaccess,page28
22.10.1 PortMappingTabledialogbox
Mainwindow>Settingsmenu>RemoteAccessSettings...command>ShowPortMapping...
button>PortMappingTabledialogbox
DisplaystheportmappingfortheIPaddressesoftheconfigureddevicesinyourBoschVMS.
Youcancopythetableintotheclipboardandyoucanaddentriesthatarenotmanagedby
BoschVMS.
CopytoClipboard
Clicktocopythemappingtabletotheclipboard.Thishelpsyouincreatingaconfiguration
scriptforaportmappinginarouter(forexampleaRRASservice).
Protocol
Displaystheusednetworkprotocolforthisdevice.
Youcanchangethevaluemanually.
PrivatePort
Displaystheprivateportnumberusedintheprivatenetworkforthisdevice.
Youcanchangethevaluemanually.
PublicPort
DisplaysthepublicportnumberusedbyOperatorClientfrompublicnetworkstoaccessthis
device.
Youcanchangethevaluemanually.
Fixed
Clicktochecktofixthemanuallyassignedportnumber.
Clicktounchecktoenabletheautomaticassignmentofaportnumber.
22.11 DeviceMonitordialogbox
Mainwindow>Hardwaremenu>DeviceMonitor...command>DeviceMonitordialogbox
Allowsyoutocheckthestatusoftheencoders/decodersinyourDeviceTreethatareactivein
yourBoschVMS.
DisplayName
DevicenamethatwasconfiguredinBoschVMS.
NetworkAddress
IPaddressofthedevice.
State
Thefollowingstatescanbedisplayed:
Configured:Configurationofthisdeviceisactivated.
Configurationmismatch:Configurationofthisdeviceisnotactivated.
Unknown:Statuscouldnotbedetermined.
NotConnected:Notconnected.
LastCheck
Dateandtimewhenthedialogwasstartedandthecheckwasperformed.Aslongasthe
dialogboxisdisplayed,thedevicesarenotcheckedagain.
Seealso
Checkingthestatusofyourencoders/decoders,page194
22.12 SNMPSettingsdialogbox
Mainwindow>Settingsmenu>SNMPSettings...command
AllowsyoutoconfigureSNMPmonitoringonyourManagementServercomputer.Youspecify
forwhicheventanSNMPtrapissent,someadditionalinformationonyoursystem,andtheIP
addressesofthecomputerswhichareplannedtoreceiveSNMPtrapsfromBoschVMS.
TheserversendsSNMPtrapswheneventsoccur.YoucanreceivethesetrapswiththeSNMP
receiverinConfigurationClientusingtheSNMPTrapLoggertool.Youcanalsouseanother
softwarethatcanreceiveSNMPtraps.
TheSNMPagentinBoschVMSsupportsSNMPGetRequest.WhenanSNMPmanagersoftware
(forexampleiReasoningMIBBrowser)sendsanSNMPGetRequesttotheBoschVMS
ManagementServerthentheManagementServersendsacorrespondingresponsemessage.
TheMIBfileislocatedinthefollowingfile:
<installation_directory>\Bosch\VMS\bin\BVMS.mib
OnlySNMPv1andv2aresupported.
Note:SNMPv1andSNMPv2arenotcompletelycompatible.Hencewerecommendnotusing
SNMPv1andSNMPv2together.
SNMPGETport
TypeintheportnumberforSNMPGetRequest.ThisistheportwheretheSNMPagentofthe
BoschVMSManagementServerlistensforSNMPGetRequest.
Note:BoschVMSdoesnotusethestandardportnumber161forSNMPGetRequest,because
thisportispossiblyusedbytheSNMPagentofthecomputerwheretheBoschVMS
ManagementServerisinstalledon.
Thedefaultvalueis12544.
Systemcontact
TypeincontactdataforyourBoschVMS.YoucanretrievethisinformationwithanSNMP
GetRequestusingtheOID.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.4.
Systemdescription
TypeinadescriptionofyourBoschVMS.YoucanretrievethisinformationwithanSNMP
GetRequestusingtheOID.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5.
Systemlocation
TypeinthelocationofyourBoschVMS.Thisstringshouldspecifythephysicallocationofthe
servercomputer,forexamplebuilding,roomnumber,rack-number,etc.
YoucanretrievethisinformationwithanSNMPGetRequestusingtheOID.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.6.
Trapreceivers
TypetheIPaddressofthecomputerwhereBoschVMSissupposedtosendSNMPtrapsto.
Trapfilter
ClicktoselecttheeventsintheEventTreetofiltertheSNMPtrapsthataresent.
Seealso
ConfiguringSNMPmonitoring,page194
22.13 LicenseInvestigatordialogbox
Mainwindow>Toolsmenu>LicenseInspector...command>LicenseInspectordialogbox
YoucancheckwhetherthenumberofinstalledBoschVMSlicensesexceedsthenumberof
purchasedlicenses.
23 Devicespage
Mainwindow> Devices
DisplaystheDeviceTreeandtheconfigurationpages.
Thecountofitemsbelowanentryisdisplayedinsquarebrackets.
Allowsyoutoconfiguretheavailabledevices,suchasmobilevideoservices,ONVIFencoders,
BoschVideoStreamingGatewaydevices,encoders,decoders,VRMs,localstorageencoders,
analogmatrices,orperipheraldeviceslikeATM/POSbridges.
ToaddNVRs,decoders,andencoderstothesystem,click .Thenetworkisscannedfor
newdevices.NVRsanddecodersareautomaticallyaddedtoyoursystem.Encodersmustbe
manuallyassignedtoNVRs,eveniftheyarenotrecorded.
ToaddVRMs,iSCSIstorage,encoders(liveonly,localstorage,recorded),clickVRM&iSCSI
DevicesScan.
UnassignedencodersdonotappearintheDeviceTree.Theyarenotpartofyoursystemuntil
youassignthemtoaVRMorNVR.
Note:
VideodatafromencodersthatareassignedtoanNVR,isalwaysencodedwithMPEG-4.
Devicesarerepresentedinatreeandgroupedbythephysicalnetworkstructureandthe
devicecategories.
VideosourceslikeencodersaregroupedunderVRMs.DigitalvideorecorderssuchasDiBos
arelistedseparately.
NVR&DecoderScan
ClicktodisplaytheNVR&DecoderScandialogbox.
ScansthenetworkforNVRs,decoders,andencoders.Whenthescanprocessisfinished,a
dialogboxforassigningthedetectedencoderstoNVRsisdisplayed.
FailoverNVRManager
ClicktodisplaytheFailoverNVRManagerdialogbox.
IPDeviceConfiguration
ClicktodisplaytheIPDeviceConfigurationdialogbox.
TypeinastringandpresstheENTERkeytofilterthe
displayeditems.Onlyitemscontainingthestringandtheircorrespondingparentitems(only
intrees)aredisplayed.Thecountoffiltereditemsandthetotalcountofitemsisprovided.An
activefilterisindicatedby .Enclosestringswithdoublequotestofindthemexactly,for
example"Camera1"exactlyfiltersthecameraswiththisname,notcamera201.
Tocancelfiltering,click .
4 Clickatreeitemtodisplaythecorrespondingpage.
23.1 ServerList/AddressBookpage
Mainwindow> Devices>EnterpriseSystem>ServerList/AddressBook
YoucanaddmultipleManagementServercomputersforsimultaneousaccessinBoschVMS
EnterpriseSystem.YoucanalsoaddmultipleManagementServercomputersforsequential
accessforServerLookup.
YoucanaddadditionalcolumnsintheServerList.Thisletsyouaddfurtherinformationthat
theusercansearchforwhenusingServerLookup.Theaddedcolumnsarealsovisibleonthe
ServerAccesspage(Mainwindow> UserGroups>EnterpriseUserGroupstab>
>ServerAccesstab).
AddServer
ClicktodisplaytheAddServerdialogbox.
DeleteServer
ClicktoremovetheManagementServerentries.
ManagementServer
DisplaysthenamesofalladdedManagementServercomputers.Youcanchangeeachentry.
PrivateNetworkAddress
DisplaystheprivatenetworkaddressesofalladdedManagementServercomputers.Youcan
changeeachentry.
PublicNetworkAddress
DisplaysthepublicnetworkaddressesofalladdedManagementServercomputers.Youcan
changeeachentry.YouneedthepublicnetworkaddressforaccessingthisManagement
Servercomputerviaremoteaccess.
ServerNumber
DisplaysthelogicalnumbersofalladdedManagementServercomputers.Youcanchange
eachentry.
ServerDescription
TypeinadescriptionforthisManagementServer.Youneedthisdescriptiontofinditinthe
listofallavailableserverswhenyouwanttoaccesstheManagementServerexclusively,for
exampletoclarifyanalarmcomingfromanothermanagementsystem.
Clicktogetastep-by-stepinstruction:
ConfiguringtheServerListforEnterpriseSystem,page112
ConfiguringServerLookup,page114
ExportingtheServerList,page115
ImportingaServerList,page115
23.1.1 AddServerdialogbox
Mainwindow> Devices>EnterpriseSystem>ServerList/AddressBook
ServerName:
TypeinthedisplaynameoftheManagementServer.
PrivateNetworkAddress:
TypeintheprivateIPaddressorDNSnameoftheManagementServer.
PublicNetworkAddress:
TypeinthepublicnetworkaddressorDNSnameusedforroutedaccess.
ServerDescription:
TypeinadescriptionfortheManagementServer.
23.2 InitialDeviceScandialogbox
Mainwindow>Hardwaremenu>InitialDeviceScan...command
DisplaysthedeviceswhichhaveduplicateIPaddressesoradefaultIPaddress(192.168.0.1).
AllowsyoutochangesuchIPaddressesandsubnetmasks.
YoumustenterthecorrectsubnetmaskbeforechanginganIPaddress.
23.3 NVR&DecoderScandialogbox
Notice!
Onlydevicesinthelocalsubnetaredetectedautomatically.Ifadeviceislocatedinanother
subnet,additmanuallytotheDeviceTree.Toperformthis,right-clicktherequirednode(for
exampleanNVR),clickAddEncoder,typetheIPaddressofthedevice,clicktheNetworktab
andenterthesubnetmaskofthedevice.
UnassignedEncoders
Displaystheunassignedencodersthatweredetected.
AssignedEncodersandNVRs
DisplaysassignedencodersandNVRs.NVRsareautomaticallyassignedwhentheyare
detected.ForassigningencodersyoumustdragthemfromtheUnassignedEncoderslistto
anNVR.
Decoders
Displaysthedetecteddecoders.
ConfigureDevices
ClicktodisplaytheIPDeviceConfigurationdialogbox.
Next>
Clicktodisplaythenextpageofthisdialogbox.Ifthedevicenamesdifferfromtheirnamesin
BoschVMS,adialogboxisdisplayedforchangingthenamesasrequired.
Finish
Clicktoconfirmthescanresultsandtheassignmentsofencodersandclosethedialogbox.
23.4 IPDeviceConfigurationdialogbox
Mainwindow> Devices>
DisplaysthefollowingpropertiesoftheavailableIPdevices:
Devicenameandtype
Connectiontype(BVIPorONVIF)
IPaddress
Subnetmask
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210 en|Devicespage BoschVideoManagementSystem
Systempassword
Firmwareversion
GatewayIPaddress
AllowsyoutosetthefollowingpropertiesoftheavailableIPdevices:
Displayname
IPaddress
Firmwareversion
Youcanconfiguredisplaynames,IPaddressesandfirmwareversionsformultipledevicesat
once.
Clicktorefreshthestateinformationforalldevices(notavailableoneverypage).Youcan
refreshthestateofasingledevice:Right-clickthedeviceandclickRefreshstate.
Note:Whenyouhavealargesystemwithseveral1000devicesconfigured,theprocessof
refreshingstatescantakealongtime.
UpdateFirmware
Clicktoupdatethefirmwareversionoftheselecteddevice.
Showpasswords
Clicktoclearwhenyouwanttheconfiguredpasswordsbeingdisplayedinreadableform.
TypeinastringandpresstheENTERkeytofilterthe
displayeditems.Onlyitemscontainingthestringandtheircorrespondingparentitems(only
intrees)aredisplayed.Thecountoffiltereditemsandthetotalcountofitemsisprovided.An
activefilterisindicatedby .Enclosestringswithdoublequotestofindthemexactly,for
example"Camera1"exactlyfiltersthecameraswiththisname,notcamera201.
Tocancelfiltering,click .
Apply
Clicktoconfigurethedeviceswiththeenteredvalueswithoutclosingthedialogbox.
Seealso
Configuringmultipleencoders/decoders,page129
23.5 SetIPAddressesdialogbox
Seealso
Configuringmultipleencoders/decoders,page129
23.6 SetDisplayNamesdialogbox
Seealso
Configuringmultipleencoders/decoders,page129
23.7 VidosNVRspage
Seealso
Scanningfordevices,page76
23.8 DiBospage
Notice!
YoudonotconfiguretheDiBossystemitselfbutonlytheBoschVMSrelatedproperties.
4 Clickatabtodisplaythecorrespondingpropertypage.
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
ConfiguringtheintegrationofaDiBossystem,page143
23.8.1 AddDiBosSystemdialogbox
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
23.8.2 Settingspage
Seealso
ConfiguringtheintegrationofaDiBossystem,page143
23.8.3 Cameraspage
Seealso
ConfiguringtheintegrationofaDiBossystem,page143
23.8.4 Inputspage
Seealso
ConfiguringtheintegrationofaDiBossystem,page143
23.8.5 Relayspage
Seealso
ConfiguringtheintegrationofaDiBossystem,page143
23.9 DVR(DigitalVideoRecorder)page
Notice!
YoudonotconfiguretheDVRitselfbutonlytheintegrationoftheDVRdeviceinto
BoschVMS.
Caution!
AddtheDVRusingtheadministratoraccountofthedevice.UsingaDVRuseraccountwith
! restrictedpermissionscanresultinfeaturesthatarenotusableinBoschVMS,forexample
usingthecontrolofaPTZcamera.
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
ConfiguringtheintegrationofaDVR,page143
23.9.1 AddDVRdialogbox
23.9.2 Settingstab
Mainwindow>Devices> > >Settingstab
DisplaysthenetworksettingsoftheDVRconnectedtoyoursystem.Allowsyoutochangethe
settingsifrequired.
23.9.3 Camerastab
Mainwindow>Devices> > >Camerastab
DisplaysallvideochannelsoftheDVRascameras.Allowsyoutoremovecameras.
AvideoinputthatisdisabledinaDVRdeviceisdisplayedasanactivecamerainBoschVMS
becauseearlierrecordingscouldexistforthisinput.
23.9.4 Inputstab
Mainwindow>Devices> > >Inputstab
DisplaysallinputsoftheDVR.
Allowsyoutoremoveitems.
23.9.5 Relaystab
Mainwindow>Devices> > >Relaystab
DisplaysallrelaysoftheDVR.Allowsyoutoremoveitems.
23.10 MatrixSwitchespage
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
ConfiguringaBoschAllegiantdevice,page144
ConnectingBoschAllegiantMatrixtoBoschVideoManagementSystem,page69
23.10.1 Connectionpage
Seealso
ConfiguringaBoschAllegiantdevice,page144
23.10.2 Cameraspage
Seealso
ConfiguringaBoschAllegiantdevice,page144
23.10.3 Outputspage
Seealso
ConfiguringaBoschAllegiantdevice,page144
23.10.4 Inputspage
Seealso
ConfiguringaBoschAllegiantdevice,page144
23.11 Workstationpage
ToaddaBoschIntuiKeykeyboardthatisconnectedtoadecoder,expand ,click .
Seealso
ConfiguringastartupCommandScript,page182
Configuringananalogmonitorgroup,page146
23.11.1 Settingspage
AllowsyoutoconfigurewhichstreamofanIPdeviceisusedforlivedisplay.
AllowsyoutoenableForensicSearchforthisworkstation.
Andyoucanconfigurethekeyboardthatisconnectedtothisworkstation.
Networkaddress:
TypetheDNSnameortheIPaddressofyourworkstation.
Startupscript:
SelectthedesiredscriptthatyouwanttobestartedwhentheworkstationsOperatorClient
isstarted.YoucreateorimportsuchascriptontheEventspage.
Defaultcameraprotocol:
SelectthedefaulttransmissionprotocolusedforallcamerasthatareassignedtotheLogical
Treeofthisworkstation.
Overriderecordingsettings
Selectthecheckboxtoenableselectingthedesiredstreamforliveview.Theotheroneis
usedforcontinuous,motion,andalarmrecordingforthisworkstation.
Seedualstreamingintheglossary.
EnableForensicSearch
ClicktoenableForensicSearchforthisworkstation.
Usedirectplaybackfromstorage
Selectthecheckboxtosendthevideostreamdirectlyfromthestoragedevicetothis
workstation.NowthestreamisnotsentviaVRM.Theworkstationstillneedsconnectionto
theVRMtoensurecorrectplayback.
RetrieveLivevideofromStreamingGatewayinsteadofcamera
DisplaysthelistofVideoStreamingGatewaydevices.Selectthedesiredentriestoenablethe
transmissionofvideodatavialowbandwidthsegmentsbetweenthevideosourceandthis
workstation.
Keyboardtype:
Selectthetypeofthekeyboardthatisconnectedtoyourworkstation.
Port:
SelecttheCOMportthatisusedtoconnectyourkeyboard.
Baudrate:
Selectthemaximumrate,inbitspersecond(bps),thatyouwantdatatobetransmitted
throughthisport.Usually,thisissettothemaximumratesupportedbythecomputeror
deviceyouarecommunicatingwith.
Databits:
Displaysthenumberofdatabitsyouwanttouseforeachcharacterthatistransmittedand
received.
Stopbits:
Displaysthetimebetweeneachcharacterbeingtransmitted(wheretimeismeasuredinbits).
Parity:
Displaysthetypeoferrorcheckingyouwanttousefortheselectedport.
Porttype:
DisplaystheconnectiontypethatisusedtoconnecttheBoschIntuiKeykeyboardwiththe
workstation.
23.11.2 AssignedAnalogMonitorGroupspage
Seealso
Assigningananalogmonitorgrouptoaworkstation,page146
23.12 Decoderspage
Notice!
Ifyouwanttousedecodersinyoursystem,makesurethatallencodersusethesame
passwordfortheuserauthorizationlevel.
Seealso
Scanningfordevices,page76
23.12.1 AddEncoder/AddDecoderdialogbox
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
23.12.2 EditEncoder/EditDecoderdialogbox
Allowsyoutocheckandupdatethedevicecapabilitiesofadevice.Onopeningthisdialogbox
thedeviceisconnected.Thepasswordischeckedandthedevicecapabilitiesofthisdevice
arecomparedwiththedevicecapabilitiesstoredinBoschVMS.
Name
Displaysthedevicename.WhenyouaddaVideoIPdevicefromBosch,thedevicenameis
generated.Ifrequiredchangetheentry.
Networkaddress
Typeinthenetworkaddressofthedevice.
Username
Displaystheusernameusedforauthenticatingatthedevice.
Password
Typeinthevalidpasswordforauthenticatingatthedevice.
Showpassword
Clicktoenablethattheenteredpasswordisdisplayed.Becarefulthatnobodycanspyout
thispassword.
Authenticate
Clicktoauthenticateatthedevicewiththecredentialsenteredabove.
DeviceCapabilities
Youcansortthedisplayeddevicecapabilitiespercategoryoralphabetically.
Amessagetextinformsyouwhetherthedetecteddevicecapabilitiesmatchthecurrentdevice
capabilities.ClickOKtoapplythechangesofthedevicecapabilitiesafteranupgradeofthe
device.
Seealso
Updatingthedevicecapabilities,page127
23.12.3 Enterpassworddialogbox
>Changepassword...command
Seealso
Changingthepasswordofanencoder/decoder,page129
Providingthedestinationpasswordforadecoder,page130
23.13 AnalogMonitorGroupspage
aBoschVMSworkstationin .
Caution!
YoucannotcontrolananalogmonitorgroupfromwithinOperatorClientwhentheconnection
totheManagementServerislostorwhenOperatorClientwithEnterpriseSystemisused.
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
Configuringananalogmonitorgroup,page146
23.13.1 Settingspage
Seealso
Configuringananalogmonitorgroup,page146
23.13.2 AdvancedConfigurationpage
Notice!
WedonotrecommendconfiguringquadviewforH.264cameras.
Notethefollowinghintsonswitchingthedecoderbetweenquadviewandsingleviewinthe
OperatorClient:
Theusercanmanuallyswitchthedecoderbacktosingleviewwhenitisconfiguredas
quadview.
Whenthedecoderisswitchedtosingleviewortoquadviewandasequenceisjust
running,onlythelastvideostreamremainsvisible.
Whentheuserswitchestoquadview,thelastcamerasthathavebeendisplayedon
Imagepane2-4arereconnected.
Thisisalsovalidfortrunklines.Thereisonlyonelimitation:Ifthematrixcameracannot
bereconnected,thisisignoredwithoutanerrormessage.AblackImagepaneisvisible.
Whenswitchingtosingleview,alltrunklinesthataredisplayedonImagepane2-4are
disconnected.Onlythecameranumberisstoredforalaterswitchtoquadview.
DecoderName
Displaysthedisplaynameofthedecoder.
NetworkAddress
DisplaystheIPaddressofthedecoder.
LogicalNumber
Enterthelogicalnumberofthedecoder.Ifyouenteranalreadyusednumber,amessageis
displayed.
Quad
Displaysthepositionofthedecoderonthequadview.1isleftuppercorner,4isrightlower
corner.
QuadView
Selectthecheckboxtoenablequadviewforthisdecoder.OntheSettingspage,the
correspondinganalogmonitorimagedisplaysthequadview.Logicalnumbersarecreated
automatically.IfyouwanttheOperatorClientusertobeabletoswitchbetweenquadview
andsingleview,thencheckQuadView.IfyouclearQuadView,theOperatorClientuser
cannotswitch.
AMG
Displaystheanalogmonitorgroupthatthedecoderinthisrowisassignedto.
InitialCamera
Clicktoselectthecamerathatisdisplayedinitiallyonthemonitorafterhavingstartedthe
OperatorClient.Thelogicalnumberoftheinitialcameraisdisplayedasthewhitenumberon
themonitorimageintheSettingspage.
OSDCameraName
ChecktodisplaythecameranameasOSD.
OSDCameraNo.
ChecktodisplaythelogicalnumberofthecameraasOSD.
OSDPosition
TosetthelocationofanOSD,selectthedesiredentry.
Seealso
Configuringananalogmonitorgroup,page146
23.14 MonitorWallpage
Mainwindow> Devices>
Allowsyoutoaddamonitorwallapplication.Thisapplicationallowsforcontrollingthe
monitorwallhardwarefromwithinOperatorClient.Noserverisinvolvedincontrollingthe
monitorwall.ThisensuresthattheuserofOperatorClientisalwaysabletocontrolthe
monitorwalleveniftheManagementServerisoffline.
Seealso
Addingamonitorwall,page146
23.14.1 AddMonitorWalldialogbox
Seealso
Addingamonitorwall,page146
23.15 CommunicationDevicespage
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
Configuringacommunicationdevice,page147
23.15.1 E-mail/SMTPServerdialogbox
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
23.15.2 AddSMSDevicedialogbox
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
23.15.3 SMTPServerpage
SMTPServerName:
Typethenameofthee-mailserver.Yougettheinformationabouttherequiredentryfromyour
provider.UsuallythisistheIPaddressorDNSnameofyoure-mailserver.
Port:
Typetherequirednetworkportnumberforoutgoingmails.Yougettheinformationaboutthe
requiredentryfromyourprovider.
Connectiontime-out[s]:
Typethenumberofsecondsofinactivityuntiltheconnectionisdisconnected.
Authentification:
Selectacheckboxfortherequiredauthenticationmethod.Yougettheinformationaboutthe
requiredentryfromyourprovider.
Username:
Typetheusernameforauthenticatingatthee-mailserver.Yougettheinformationaboutthe
requiredentryfromyourprovider.
Password:
Typethepasswordforauthenticatingatthee-mailserver.Yougettheinformationaboutthe
requiredentryfromyourprovider.
SendTestE-mail
ClicktodisplaytheSendTestE-maildialogbox.
Seealso
Configuringacommunicationdevice,page147
23.15.4 SendTestE-maildialogbox
Seealso
Configuringacommunicationdevice,page147
23.15.5 GSMSettings/SMSCSettingspage
AllowsyoutoconfiguretheSMSsettingsofyourBoschVMS.OntheEventspage,youcan
assignaneventtoashortmessage.Whenthiseventoccurs,thesystemsendsashort
message.Ifthenumberofenteredcharactersexceedsthehighestpermittednumber(usually
160),anSMSisdividedintomultipleparts.
Device:
SelecttherequiredCOMportwheretheexternalmodemisconnectedto.Ifyourcomputer
hasaninternalmodem,selectthecorrespondingentry.
Speed:
Selecttherequiredtransferrate.
Pin:(forGSMdeviceonly)
Typethepersonalidentificationnumberforauthenticatingatthedevice.
Dataformat:(forSMSCdeviceonly)
Selecttherequireddataformat.Yougettheinformationabouttherequiredentryfromyour
provider.
Unicode(forGSMdeviceonly)
Selectthecheckboxtoenableunicodecharacters.Thisreducesthehighestnumberof
permittedcharactersto80.
Dialstring:(forSMSCdeviceonly)
TypethenumbertoconnecttotheSMSCdial-upprovider.Yougetthisnumberfromyour
provider.
Password:(forSMSCdeviceonly)
TypethepasswordthatthedeviceneedstoconnecttotheSMSCdial-upproviderifrequired.
Yougettheinformationabouttherequiredentryfromyourprovider.
Protocol:(forSMSCdeviceonly)
SelecttherequiredprotocolthatthedeviceusestoconnecttotheSMSCdial-upprovider.
Yougettheinformationabouttherequiredentryfromyourprovider.
Recipient:
Typethemobilephonenumberoftherecipientoftheshortmessages.Includethecountry
prefixwithout+sign(e.g.0049170123456).
Message(max.160chars):
Typethetextfortheshortmessage.
SMSTestMessage
Clicktosendatestshortmessage.
Seealso
Configuringacommunicationdevice,page147
23.16 POS+ATMpage
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
AddingaBoschATM/POSbridge,page195
BoschSicherheitssystemeGmbH ConfigurationManual 2015.05|V1|ConfigurationClient
228 en|Devicespage BoschVideoManagementSystem
Configuringaperipheraldevice,page147
23.16.1 AddBoschATM/POS-Bridgedialogbox
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
AddingaBoschATM/POSbridge,page195
23.16.2 BoschATM/POS-Bridgepage
Seealso
Configuringaperipheraldevice,page147
AddingaBoschATM/POSbridge,page195
23.16.3 Inputspage
Seealso
Configuringaperipheraldevice,page147
AddingaBoschATM/POSbridge,page195
23.16.4 DTPSettingspage
Seealso
ATMSettingspage,page229
Configuringaperipheraldevice,page147
23.16.5 ATMSettingspage
Seealso
Configuringaperipheraldevice,page147
23.17 FoyerCardReaders
Thelistmaycontainentrieswithwildcards:
?:Indicatesanyornocharacteratthisposition.
*:Indicatesasequence(oneormorecharacters)ofanyornocharacters(exception:*onits
ownmeansthatallbanksortcodesarelockedout).
IgnorecountrycodeonECcards
ClicktoenablethatBoschVMSdoesnotanalyzecarddatathatisusedtoidentifyinwhich
countrythecardwasissued.Accessispossibleforcardswithadifferentcountrycode.
23.17.1 AddFoyerCardReaderdialogbox
23.17.2 SettingsforFoyerCardReaderpage
23.18 VirtualInputspage
Allowsyoutoaddnewvirtualinputsandtodeleteexistingones.
AddInputs
Clicktodisplayadialogboxforaddingnewvirtualinputs.
DeleteInputs
Clicktodeleteaselectedvirtualinput.
Number
Displaysthenumberofthevirtualinput.
Name
Clickacelltomodifythenameofthevirtualinput.
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
23.18.1 AddVirtualInputsdialogbox
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
23.19 SNMPpage
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
ConfiguringanSNMPtrapreceiver,page148
23.19.1 AddSNMPdialogbox
Seealso
ConfiguringanSNMPtrapreceiver,page148
23.19.2 SNMPTrapReceiverpage
Notice!
YoumustentertheIPaddressoftheBoschVideoManagementSystemManagementServer
asthetrapreceiverinyourdevicesthatyouwanttomonitor.
SNMPTrapSendingDevices:
AllowsyoutoenterarangeofIPaddressesofthemonitorednetworkdevices.Tomonitora
singledeviceenterthecorrespondingIPaddressintheRangeFromcell.
Becarefulwhenchangingtheseaddresses.Enteringawrongaddressstopsnetwork
monitoringofthisdevice.
SNMPTrapFilterRules:
AllowsyoutoenterOIDsandcorrespondingvalues.Youcanusewildcardsas*and?to
enhancethefilterrange.IfyouenterOIDsandvaluesinmorethanonerow,thesefilterrules
mustmatchsimultaneouslytotriggeranevent.Inbothcolumns,youcanenteraregular
expressionin{}.Iftherearecharactersoutsidethebrackets,theregularexpressionisnot
evaluated.
ShowTrapLoggerTool
ClicktodisplaytheSNMPTrapLoggerdialogboxfortracingSNMPtrapOIDs.
Seealso
ConfiguringanSNMPtrapreceiver,page148
23.19.3 SNMPTrapLoggerdialogbox
ClicktoremoveallentriesintheReceivedTrapsfield.
TrapDetails
Displaysthetrapdetails.YoucancopytheOIDandtheValueentrytotheSNMPTrapFilter
Rules:table.
Seealso
ConfiguringanSNMPtrapreceiver,page148
23.20 AssignKeyboardpage
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
ConfiguringadecoderforusewithaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard,page142
ConfiguringaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard(workstation),page148
ConfiguringaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard(decoder),page148
23.21 I/OModulespage
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
ConfiguringanI/Omodule,page149
23.21.1 ADAMpage
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
23.21.2 Inputspage
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
23.21.3 Relayspage
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
23.22 AllegiantCCLEmulationpage
Seealso
ConfiguringanAllegiantCCLemulation,page149
23.23 MobileVideoServicepage
Mainwindow> Devices>
AllowsyoutoaddoneormoretranscodingserviceentriestoyourBoschVMS.This
transcodingserviceadaptsthevideostreamfromacameraconfiguredinBoschVMStothe
availablenetworkbandwidth.ThisenablesmobilevideoclientslikeaniPhone,iPadorWeb
Clienttoreceiveliveorplaybackvideodataviaunreliablenetworkconnectionswithlimited
bandwidth.
Seealso
AddingaMobileVideoService,page149
23.23.1 AddMobileVideoServicedialogbox
https://www.MyDomain.org/mvs
Youmuststarttheentryalwayswithhttps://,evenwhenyoudidnotconfigureanencrypted
accesstoyourWebserver.
Seealso
AddingaMobileVideoService,page149
23.24 IntrusionPanelspage
Notice!
Allalarmeventsthatcanoccuratapoint,areautomaticallyconfiguredasaBoschVMSalarm.
Example:Firealarm
Warning!
Ifadoorisnotassignedtoapointintheconfigurationofanintrusionpanelthatisaddedto
! yourBoschVMS,analarmfromthisdoordoesnottriggeraBoschVMSeventandhenceno
BoschVMSalarm.
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
23.24.1 AddIntrusionPaneldialogbox
AllowsyoutoaddanintrusionpanelfromBosch.
Networkaddress:
TypeintheIPaddressofthedevice.
NetworkPort:
Selecttheportnumberconfiguredinthedevice.
AutomationPasscode:
Typeinthepasscodeforauthenticatingatthedevice.
23.24.2 Settingspage
23.25 VRMDevicespage
Caution!
AfteryouhaveaddedaniSCSIdevicewithrespectiveencoderstoyourBoschVMS,youmust
addtheIQNofeachencodertothisiSCSIdevice(validforsomeiSCSIdevicetypes).
SeeConfiguringaniSCSIdevice,page120fordetails.
Caution!
EnsurethatthetimeoftheVRMcomputerissynchronizedwiththeManagementServer.
Otherwiseyoucanlooserecordings.
ConfigurethetimeserversoftwareontheManagementServer.OntheVRMcomputer,
configuretheIPaddressoftheManagementServerastimeserverusingstandardWindows
procedures.
Seealso
VRMSettingspage,page238
Poolpage,page239
iSCSIdevicepage,page244
ChangingthepasswordofaVRMdevice,page122
23.25.1 AddVRMdialogbox
Name
Typeinadisplaynameforthedevice.
NetworkAddress/Port:
TypeintheIPaddressofyourdevice.
Type:
Selectthedesireddevicetype.
UserName:
Typeintheusernameforauthentication.
Password:
Typeinthepasswordforauthentication.
Showpassword
Clicktoenablethatthepasswordisvisible.
Test
Clicktocheckwhetherthedeviceisconnectedandauthenticationissuccessful.
Properties
Ifrequired,changetheportnumbersfortheHTTPportandfortheHTTPSport.Thisisonly
possiblewhenyouaddoreditaVRMthatisnotconnected.IftheVRMisconnected,the
valuesareretrievedandyoucannotchangethem.
TheMasterVRMtablerowshowstheselecteddeviceifapplicable.
Seealso
AddingaPrimaryVRMmanually,page117
AddingaSecondaryVRMmanually,page117
AddingaMirroredVRMmanually,page118
AddingaFailoverVRMmanually,page118
23.25.2 AddFailoverVRMdialogbox
23.26 VRMSettingspage
System-wideCHAPpassword
EnterthepasswordthatyouhaveconfiguredintheiSCSIstoragedevice.TheCHAPpassword
isvalidfortheVRMandissenttoalldevicesautomatically.Replayclientsdonotneed
additionalconfiguration.YoumustconfiguretheiSCSIsystemsmanuallywiththeCHAP
password.IfyouareusingaCHAPpassword,allstoragesystemshavetobeconfiguredtouse
theCHAPpassword.OnlyonesystemwideCHAPpasswordissupportedbytheVRMsystem.
23.26.1 SNMPpage
23.26.2 Advancedpage
Caution!
ExtensiveloggingrequiresconsiderableCPUpowerandHDDcapacity.
Donotuseextensiveloggingincontinuousoperation.
23.27 Poolpage
Recordingpreferencesmode
Failover
Recordingsaresavedonlytoprimarytarget.Ifitisnotpossibletosavetothistarget,the
recordingwillbesavedtothetargetenteredundersecondarytarget.
Afailuresituationisreachediftheprimarytargetdoesnotprovidestorageblocksdueto
whateverreason:systemdown,networkerror,nocapacityleft.
Youcanleavethesecondlistempty.Inthiscasenofailoverispossiblebutthenumberof
requirediSCSIsessionsisreducedandnodiskspaceonsecondarytargetisallocated.
Thisreducessystemoverheadandextendsthesystemretentiontime.
Automatic
Loadbalancingisconfiguredautomatically.Eachencoderisautomaticallyassigned
2iSCSItargetsandblocksonthese2iSCSItargetsareassignedtotheencoder.
Sanitycheckperiod(days)
Movetheslidertoconfiguretherequiredtimeperiod.AfterthistimeperiodtheiSCSItargetis
checkedandblocksarereassignedifneeded.
Secondarytargetusage
Enableordisabletheuseofasecondarytarget.
Blockreservationfordowntime
Enterthenumberofdaysthattheassignedencoderswillberecordedalthoughthe
VRMServerisdown.
Forexample,ifyouset4,theencoderswillberecordedduringapproximately4daysof
VRMServerdowntime.
Ifyoursystemhasencoderswithlowbitrate,youcansignificantlyreducethepre-allocated
diskspace.Thisensuresaproperdistributionofstoragecapacityandextendstheretention
time.
Seealso
AddingaVRMpool,page119
23.27.1 AddEncoder/AddDecoderdialogbox
Seealso
Addingdevices,page138
23.27.2 EditEncoder/EditDecoderdialogbox
Allowsyoutocheckandupdatethedevicecapabilitiesofadevice.Onopeningthisdialogbox
thedeviceisconnected.Thepasswordischeckedandthedevicecapabilitiesofthisdevice
arecomparedwiththedevicecapabilitiesstoredinBoschVMS.
Name
Displaysthedevicename.WhenyouaddaVideoIPdevicefromBosch,thedevicenameis
generated.Ifrequiredchangetheentry.
Networkaddress
Typeinthenetworkaddressofthedevice.
Username
Displaystheusernameusedforauthenticatingatthedevice.
Password
Typeinthevalidpasswordforauthenticatingatthedevice.
Showpassword
Clicktoenablethattheenteredpasswordisdisplayed.Becarefulthatnobodycanspyout
thispassword.
Authenticate
Clicktoauthenticateatthedevicewiththecredentialsenteredabove.
DeviceCapabilities
Youcansortthedisplayeddevicecapabilitiespercategoryoralphabetically.
Amessagetextinformsyouwhetherthedetecteddevicecapabilitiesmatchthecurrentdevice
capabilities.ClickOKtoapplythechangesofthedevicecapabilitiesafteranupgradeofthe
device.
Seealso
Updatingthedevicecapabilities,page127
23.27.3 ChangePoolfordialogbox
Seealso
Movinganencodertoanotherpool,page125
MovinganiSCSIsystemtoanotherpool,page121
MovingaVSGtoanotherpool,page134
23.27.4 AddStreamingGatewaydialogbox
Right-click >AddVideoStreamingGateway>AddVideoStreamingGatewaydialog
box
YoucanaddVSGdevicestoaVRMpool.
Name:
Typeinthedesireddisplaynameforthedevice.
Networkaddress
Typeinthenetworkaddressofthedevice.
UserName:
Typeintheusernameusedforauthenticatingatthedevice.Usually:service
Password:
Typeinthevalidpasswordforauthenticatingatthedevice.
Showpassword
Clicktoenablethattheenteredpasswordisdisplayed.Becarefulthatnobodycanspyout
thispassword.
Test
Clicktoauthenticateatthedevicewiththecredentialsenteredabove.
Seealso
VideoStreamingGatewaydevicepage,page247
23.28 iSCSIdevicepage
YoucaneitheraddaE-SeriesiSCSIdeviceoranyothersupportediSCSIdevice.
Seealso
AddinganiSCSIdevice,page119
AddingaDSAE-SeriesiSCSIdevice,page119
ConfiguringaniSCSIdevice,page120
AddingaLUN,page121
FormattingaLUN,page122
23.28.1 AddiSCSIDevicedialogbox
23.28.2 AddDSAE-SeriesDevicedialogbox
DSAE-Seriestype
Displaysthedevicetype.
NetworkaddressiSCSICh3
DisplaystheIPaddressoftheiSCSIportofthedevice.IfavailableyoucanselectanotherIP
address.
Managementaddress
DisplaystheIPaddressforautomaticconfigurationofthesecondcontrollerifavailable.If
availableyoucanselectanotherIPaddress.
NetworkaddressiSCSICh3
DisplaystheIPaddressoftheiSCSIportofthesecondcontrollerifavailable.Ifavailableyou
canselectanotherIPaddress.
Connect
Clicktodetectthesettingsofthedevice.
Ifconnectionisestablished,thefieldsintheControllergroupandthe2ndControllergroup
arefilled.
RelatedTopics
AddingaDSAE-SeriesiSCSIdevice,page119
23.28.3 LoadBalancingdialogbox
>LoadBalancing...command>LoadBalancingdialogbox
Prerequisite:ConfiguretheAutomaticrecordingmode.
SettheupperlimitsforthepermittedbitrateandthenumberofsimultaneousiSCSI
connectionsforeachiSCSIsystem.Iftheselimitsareexceeded,dataisnolongerbeing
writtentotheiSCSIsystemandislost.
Forsupportedsystems(forexampleBoschRAID,NetApp,DLA),usethedefaultvalues.For
anotherdeviceseethedocumentationofthisdevice.Starttestingwithsmallvalues.
23.28.4 BasicConfigurationpage
Notice!
AfterthebasicconfigurationofanE-Seriesthesystemneedsmanyhours(orevendays)to
initialize.Inthisphasethefullperformanceisnotavailableandinphase1.5formattingcan
fail.
Physicalcapacity[GB]
Informationonthetotalcapacityofthestoragesystem.
NumberofLUNs
YoucanchangethenumberofLUNs.
Notice!
IfyouchangethenumberofLUNs,theentireiSCSIsystemisreorganizedandanysequences
savedonthesystemarelost.
Therefore,beforemakingchanges,checktherecordingsandbackupanyimportant
sequences.
CapacityfornewLUNs[GB]
ThisoptionisonlydisplayedforE-Series.
As256isthemaximumnumberofLUNsofastoragearray,theLUNsizeshouldnotbesettoa
toosmallvalue(otherwisenomoreLUNscanbecreatedinthefuture,ifanadditionalshelfis
installed).
Targetsparedisks
Numberofsparediskstheuserwantsthesystemtohave.
Actualsparedisks
Numberofsparediskswhicharecurrentlyinthesystem.Thisnumbercandifferfromthe
numberabove,e.g.ifthestoragesystemisreconfiguredmanuallyorifdisksarebroken.
Initializationstatus(%)
Additionalinformationisdisplayedduringinitialization.Wheninitializationiscomplete
(100%),youwillalsohavetheopportunitytodeleteallLUNsagain.
Note:OnFASstoragesystems,itcantakeseveralhoursbeforeLUNsarefullydeleted.During
thattime,thetotalcapacityofnewlycreatedLUNscanbereduced.Youcanonlycreatenew
LUNswithfullcapacityaftertheoldLUNshavebeencompletelydeleted.
RAID-DP(reliabilityfocused)
ActivatethisoptionifyoudonotwishtousethespecifiedRAIDtypeRAID-4,butwouldprefer
tousethemorereliableRAIDtypeRAIDDP.
RAID6(reliabilityfocused)
ActivatethisoptionifyoudonotwishtousethespecifiedRAIDtypeRAID-5,butwouldprefer
tousethemorereliableRAIDtypeRAID6.
Clear
Clearstheconfiguration,i.e.deletingallLUNs.
Defaults
Setsthestoragesystembacktoitsfactorydefault.Additionallytoclearthestoragesystem
nameandalliSCSIIPaddressesaredeleted.Onlymanagementaddressesandthe
configurationpasswordareretained.
Serialnumber
Theserialnumberneededforsupportcases.Itisonlycorrectifthecontrollerisnotmovedto
adifferentshelf.
DeleteallLUNs
AsalreadystatedabovetheusershouldwaitsomehoursbeforehecreatesnewLUNs.
Additionalinformation
Additionalinformationisdisplayedhere,forexampleinformationthatthestoragesystemis
notconfiguredcorrectlyandthatthereforenosetupispossible.
23.28.5 iqn-Mapperdialogbox
>MapIQNs
AllowsyoutostarttheIQNmappingprocess.
Seealso
ScanningforVRMdevices,page116
ConfiguringaniSCSIdevice,page120
23.28.6 LUNspage
>
Allowsyoutoadd,remove,orformatLUNs.
Add
ClicktodisplaytheAddLUNdialogbox.
Remove
ClicktoremovetheselectedLUNs.Amessageboxisdisplayed.
FormatLUN
ClicktoformattheselectedLUN.Amessageboxisdisplayed.
Note:
IntheFormatLUNcolumn,clickthecheckboxforthedesiredLUN.
Seealso
ScanningforVRMdevices,page116
23.28.7 AddLUNdialogbox
> >ClickAdd
AllowsyoutoaddaLUN.
Id
EntertheIDofthedesiredLUN.
Seealso
ScanningforVRMdevices,page116
23.29 VideoStreamingGatewaydevicepage
Allowsyoutoaddandconfigurethefollowingencodertypes:
Boschencoders
ONVIFencoders
JPEGencoders
RTSPencoders
Seealso
AddingaVideoStreamingGatewaydevice,page133
23.29.1 Multicasttab(VideoStreamingGateway)
Seealso
Configuringmulticast,page135
23.29.2 Advancedtab(VideoStreamingGateway)
RTPlogging
ClicktoenableRTPlogging.
Retentiontime(days)
Selectthedesirednumberofdays.
Completememorydumpfile
Onlyactivatethisoptionifnecessary,forexampleiftheTechnicalCustomerServiceteam
requestsacompletesummaryofthemainmemory.
Telnetsupport
ActivatethisoptionifaccesswiththeTelnetprotocolistobesupported.Onlyactivateif
necessary.
Caution!
ExtensiveloggingrequiresconsiderableCPUpowerandHDDcapacity.
Donotuseextensiveloggingincontinuousoperation.
Seealso
Configuringlogging,page135
23.29.3 AddBoschEncoderdialogbox
>AddEncoder/camera>BoschEncodercommand
YoucanaddanencoderfromBoschtoyourVSGdevice.
Name:
Typeinthedesireddisplaynameforthedevice.
Networkaddress
Typeinthenetworkaddressofthedevice.
Type:
Displaysthedetecteddevicetype,ifsupported.
UserName:
Typeintheusernameusedforauthenticatingatthedevice.Usually:service
Password:
Typeinthevalidpasswordforauthenticatingatthedevice.
Showpassword
Clicktoenablethattheenteredpasswordisdisplayed.Becarefulthatnobodycanspyout
thispassword.
Test
Clicktoauthenticateatthedevicewiththecredentialsenteredabove.
Properties
Clicktoenablethedesiredfeaturesavailableforthisdevice.
Audio Clicktoactivateaudioifavailableforthisdevice.
PTZ ClicktoactivatePTZifavailableforthisdevice.
Cameraprotocol TCP
UsedfortransmissionintheInternetand/orforlosslessdata
transmission.Ensuresthatnodatapacketgetslost.Bandwidth
requirementcanbehigh.
UseifthedeviceislocatedbehindaFirewall.Doesnotsupport
multicast.
UDP
Usedforconnectionlessandlightweightdatatransmissionin
privatenetworks.Datapacketscangetlost.Bandwidth
requirementcanbelow.
Supportsmulticast.
Usevideoinput1-Use Clicktoselectthevideoinputsifyouconfigureamultichannel
videoinput4 device.
Seealso
AddingacameratoaVSG,page134
23.29.4 AddONVIFEncoderdialogbox
>AddEncoder/camera>AddONVIFEncodercommand
or
YoucanaddanONVIFencodertoyourVSGdeviceorasaliveonlyencoder.
YoumustconfiguretheusedprofileforrecordingandliveintheCameraTable.
Name:
Typeinthedesireddisplaynameforthedevice.
Networkaddress
Typeinthenetworkaddressofthedevice.
UserName:
Typeintheusernameusedforauthenticatingatthedevice.Usually:service
Password:
Typeinthevalidpasswordforauthenticatingatthedevice.
Showpassword
Clicktoenablethattheenteredpasswordisdisplayed.Becarefulthatnobodycanspyout
thispassword.
Test
Clicktoauthenticateatthedevicewiththecredentialsenteredabove.
Properties
Devicetype Displaystheretrieveddevicetype.
Manufacturer Displaystheretrievedmanufacturername.
Model Displaystheretrievedmodelname.
Numberofvideoinput Enterthenumberofdesiredvideoinputs.
channels
Numberofaudioinput Enterthenumberofdesiredaudioinputs.
channels
Numberofalarminputs Enterthenumberofdesiredalarminputs.
Numberofrelays Enterthenumberofdesiredrelays.
Seealso
AddingacameratoaVSG,page134
23.29.5 AddJPEGCameradialogbox
>AddEncoder/camera>JPEGcameracommand
YoucanaddaJPEGcameratoyourVSGdevice.
Name:
Typeinthedesireddisplaynameforthedevice.
URL
EntertheURLofyourJPEGcamera/RTSPcamera.
ForaJPEGcamerafromBosch,typeinthefollowingstring:
http://<ipaddress>/snap.jpg?jpegCam0<channel_no.>
ForanRTSPcamerafromBosch,typeinthefollowingstring:
rcpp://<ipaddress>/rtsp_tunnel
UserName:
Typeintheusernameusedforauthenticatingatthedevice.Usually:service
Password:
Typeinthevalidpasswordforauthenticatingatthedevice.
Showpassword
Clicktoenablethattheenteredpasswordisdisplayed.Becarefulthatnobodycanspyout
thispassword.
Test
Clicktoauthenticateatthedevicewiththecredentialsenteredabove.
Properties
Numberofvideoinput Enterthenumberofavailablevideoinputsifavailable.
channels
Framerate[ips] Enterthedesiredframerate.
Seealso
AddingacameratoaVSG,page134
23.29.6 AddRTSPEncoderdialogbox
>AddEncoder/camera>RTSPcameracommand
YoucanaddanRTSPencodertoyourVSGdevice.
Name:
Typeinthedesireddisplaynameforthedevice.
URL
EntertheURLofyourJPEGcamera/RTSPcamera.
ForaJPEGcamerafromBosch,typeinthefollowingstring:
http://<ipaddress>/snap.jpg?jpegCam0<channel_no.>
ForanRTSPcamerafromBosch,typeinthefollowingstring:
rcpp://<ipaddress>/rtsp_tunnel
UserName:
Typeintheusernameusedforauthenticatingatthedevice.Usually:service
Password:
Typeinthevalidpasswordforauthenticatingatthedevice.
Showpassword
Clicktoenablethattheenteredpasswordisdisplayed.Becarefulthatnobodycanspyout
thispassword.
Test
Clicktoauthenticateatthedevicewiththecredentialsenteredabove.
Properties
Numberofvideoinput Enterthenumberofavailablevideoinputsifavailable.
channels
Seealso
AddingacameratoaVSG,page134
23.30 LiveOnlypage
Seealso
Addingaliveonlyencoder,page125
BoschEncoder/Decoderpage,page259
Scanningfordevices,page76
23.31 ONVIFEncoderpage
> >ONVIFEncodertab
DisplaysinformationonaliveonlyONVIFencoderaddedtoyourBoschVMS.
Name
DisplaysthenameoftheONVIFdevice.YoucanrenameitintheDeviceTreedirectly.
NetworkAddress
DisplaystheIPaddressofthedevice.
Manufacturer
Displaysthemanufacturername.
Model
Displaysthemodelname.
VideoInputs
Enterthenumberofcamerasconnectedtothisencoder.
AudioInputs
Enterthenumberofaudioinputsconnectedtothisencoder.
AlarmInputs
Enterthenumberofalarminputsconnectedtothisencoder.
Relays
Enterthenumberofrelaysconnectedtothisencoder.
Seealso
ONVIFEncoderEventspage,page253
Addingaliveonlyencoder,page125
ConfiguringONVIFevents,page136
23.32 ONVIFEncoderEventspage
> >ONVIFEncoderEventstab
or
MappingTable
YoucancreateoreditaMappingTable.
Click todisplaytheAddMappingTabledialogbox.
Click todisplaytheRenameMappingTabledialogbox.
Click toremovetheMappingTablewithallrows.
Click or toimportorexportanONVIFMappingTable.
EventsandAlarms
SelectaBoschVMSeventformappingwithanONVIFevent.
Addrow
ClicktoaddarowtotheMappingTable.
Whenmultiplerowsareavailable,aneventoccursifonerowistrue.
Removerow
ClicktoremovetheselectedrowfromtheMappingTable.
ONVIFTopic
Typeinorselectastring,forexample:
tns1:VideoAnalytics/tnsaxis:MotionDetection
ONVIFDataName
Typeinorselectastring.
ONVIFDataType
Typeinorselectastring.
ONVIFDataValue
Typeinorselectastringornumber.
Seealso
ONVIFevents,page54
ConfiguringONVIFevents,page136
23.32.1 Add/RenameONVIFMappingTabledialogbox
> >ONVIFEncoderEventstab> or
or
AllowsyoutoaddaMappingTable.IfthisMappingTableshallserveasatemplateforfuture
ONVIFencodersofthesamemanufacturerandmodel,selectthecorrectentries.
MappingTablename
Typeinnameforeasyidentification.
Manufacturer
Selectanentryifrequired.
Model
Selectanentryifrequired.
23.33 ONVIFEventSourcepage
ONVIFSourceName
Typeinorselectastring.
ONVIFSourceType
Typeinorselectastring.
ONVIFSourceValue
Typeinorselectastring.
Seealso
ONVIFevents,page54
ConfiguringONVIFevents,page136
23.34 LocalStoragepage
Seealso
Addingalocalstorageencoder,page126
BoschEncoder/Decoderpage,page259
Scanningfordevices,page76
23.35 BoschVMSScanWizard
Type(notavailableforVSGdevices)
Displaysthetypeofthedevice.
DisplayName
DisplaysthedevicenamethatwasenteredintheDeviceTree.
NetworkAddress
DisplaystheIPaddressofthedevice.
UserName
Displaystheusernamethatisconfiguredonthedevice.
Password
Typeinthepasswordforauthenticatingwiththisdevice.
Status
Displaysthestatusofauthentication.
:Succeeded
:Failed
Notice!
ForconfiguringaSecondaryVRMyoumustfirstinstalltheappropriatesoftwareonthe
desiredcomputer.RunSetup.exeandselectSecondaryVRM.
Role
Inthelist,selectthedesiredentry.
ThefollowingtablelistswhichroleseachVRMtypecanhave:
Primary(Normal) X
Secondary(Normal) X
PrimaryFailover X
SecondaryFailover X
Mirrored X
ToaPrimaryVRMyoucanaddaVRMdevicewiththefollowingroles:
FailoverVRM
MirroredVRM
ToaSecondaryVRMyoucanaddVRMdeviceswiththefollowingrole:
FailoverVRM
MasterVRM
Inthelist,selectthedesiredentry.
UserName
DisplaystheusernamethatisconfiguredontheVRMdevice.
Youcantypeinanotherusernameifrequired.
Seealso
ScanningforVRMdevices,page116
AddinganencodertoaVRMpool,page124
Addingaliveonlyencoder,page125
Addingalocalstorageencoder,page126
Scanningfordevices,page76
24 BoschEncoder/Decoderpage
Thecountofitemsbelowanentryisdisplayedinsquarebrackets.
Toconfigureanencoder/decoder:
.Ifyouclickanothertabwithoutclicking andchangeshaveoccurred,two
correspondingmessageboxesaredisplayed.Confirmthembothifyouwanttosave.
Tochangethepasswordsofanencoderright-clickthedeviceiconandclickChange
password....
TodisplaythedeviceinaWebbrowserright-clickthedeviceiconandclickShowWebpagein
Browser.
Note:
Dependingontheselectedencoderorcamera,notallpagesdescribedhereareavailablefor
eachdevice.Thewordingusedherefordescribingthefieldlabelscandeviatefromyour
software.
4 Clickatabtodisplaythecorrespondingpropertypage.
Seealso
Scanningfordevices,page76
Configuringanencoder/decoder,page127
24.1 Enterpassworddialogbox
>Changepassword...command
Seealso
Changingthepasswordofanencoder/decoder,page129
Providingthedestinationpasswordforadecoder,page130
24.2 UnitAccesspage
24.2.1 Identification/Cameraidentification
Devicename
Typethenameofthedevice.
Thenamesimplifiesthemanagementofmultipledevicesinlargesystems.Thenameisused
foridentificationofadevice.Useanamethatmakesitaseasyaspossibletoidentifyits
location.
Donotuseanyspecialcharactersinthename.Specialcharactersarenotsupportedandmay
causeproblems,e.g.withplayback.
Click toupdatethenameintheDeviceTree.
Eachdeviceshouldbeassignedauniqueidentifierthatcanbeenteredhereasanadditional
meansofidentification.
Initiatorname
DisplaystheiSCSIinitiatorname.Theinitiatornameisautomaticallydisplayedaftera
connectionisestablished.
Initiatorextension
TypeyourowntexttomaketheuniteasiertoidentifyinlargeiSCSIsystems.Thistextis
addedtotheinitiatorname,separatedfromitbyafullstop.
24.2.2 Cameraname
Camera
Typethenameofthecamera.EnsurethatCamera1isallocatedtoVideoInput1,Camera2to
VideoInput2,etc.
Thecameranamefacilitatestheidentificationoftheremotecameralocation,forexamplein
caseofanalarm.Useanamethatmakesitaseasyaspossibletoidentifythelocation.
Donotuseanyspecialcharactersinthename.Specialcharactersarenotsupportedandmay
causeproblems,forexampletheplaybackofrecordings.Thesettingsonthispageapplytoall
camerainputs.
Click toupdatethenameintheDeviceTree.
24.2.3 Versioninformation
Hardwareversion
Displaystheversionofthehardware.
Firmwareversion
Displaystheversionofthefirmware.
24.3 Date/Timepage
DevicedateformatDevicedateDevicetime
Iftherearemultipledevicesoperatinginyoursystemornetwork,itisimportantto
synchronizetheirinternalclocks.Forexample,itisonlypossibletoidentifyandcorrectly
evaluatesimultaneousrecordingswhenalldevicesareoperatingonthesametime.
1. Enterthecurrentdate.Sincethedevicetimeiscontrolledbytheinternalclock,itisnot
necessarytoenterthedayoftheweekitisaddedautomatically.
2. EnterthecurrenttimeorclickSynctoPCtoapplythesystemtimefromyourcomputer
tothedevice.
Note:
Itisimportantthatthedate/timeiscorrectforrecording.Anincorrectdate/timesettingcould
preventcorrectrecording.
Devicetimezone
Selectthetimezoneinwhichthesystemislocated.
Daylightsavingtime
SetbyBoschVMSManagementServer.
TimeserverIPaddress
SetbyBoschVMSManagementServer.
Timeservertype
SetbyBoschVMSManagementServer.DefaultsettingisSNTP.
24.4 VideoInputpage
75Ohmterminationinput%s
SelectOffifthevideosignalistobeloopedthrough.
Sourcetypeinput%s
ToallowtheconnectionofVCRsasavideosource,youcanchangethevideosource
characteristicsfromthedefaultCameratoVCR.VCRsrequireamoretolerantsettingforthe
internalPLLasaresultofjittereffectscausedbythemechanicalcomponentsofaVCR.
Notice!
Insomecases,selectingtheVCRoptioncanleadtoanimprovementinthevideoimageeven
withacameraconnected.
24.4.1 Cameranamestamping
Selectthepositionofthecameranameoverlayinthedrop-downbox.Itcanbedisplayedat
theTop,attheBottom,oratapositionofchoiceusingtheCustomoption,oritcanbesetto
Offfornooverlayinformation.
IftheCustomoptionisselected,entervaluesintheXandYpositionfields.
24.4.2 Timestamping
Selectthepositionofthetimeanddateoverlayinthedrop-downbox.Itcanbedisplayedat
theTop,attheBottom,oratapositionofchoiceusingtheCustomoption,oritcanbesetto
Offfornooverlayinformation.
IftheCustomoptionisselected,entervaluesintheXandYpositionfields.
24.4.3 Displaymilliseconds
Ifnecessary,displaymillisecondsforTimestamping.Thisinformationcanbeusefulfor
recordedvideoimages;however,itdoesincreasetheprocessor'scomputingtime.SelectOff
ifdisplayingmillisecondsisnotneeded.
24.4.4 Alarmmodestamping
SelectOninthedrop-downboxforatextmessagetobedisplayedintheeventofanalarm.It
canbedisplayedatapositionofchoiceusingtheCustomoption,oritcanbesettoOffforno
overlayinformation.
IftheCustomoptionisselected,entervaluesintheXandYpositionfields.
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24.4.5 Alarmmessage
Enterthemessagetobedisplayedontheimageintheeventofanalarm.Themaximumtext
lengthis31characters.
24.4.6 Transparentstamping
Checkthisboxtomakethestampontheimagetransparent.
24.5 PicturesettingsScenemode
Ascenemodeisacollectionofimageparametersthataresetinthecamerawhenthat
particularmodeisselected(installermenusettingsareexcluded).Severalpre-definedmodes
areavailablefortypicalscenarios.Afteramodehasbeenselected,additionalchangescanbe
madethroughtheuserinterface.
24.5.1 Currentmode
Selectthemodeyouwishtousefromthedrop-downmenu.
24.5.2 ModeID
Thenameoftheselectedmodeisdisplayed.
24.5.3 Copymodeto
Selectthemodefromthedrop-downmenutowhichyouwishtocopytheactivemode.
24.5.4 RestoreModeDefaults
ClickRestoreModeDefaultstorestorethefactorydefaultmodes.Confirmyoudecision.
24.5.5 Scenemodefactorydefaults
Outdoor
Thismodecoversmostsituations.Itshouldbeusedinapplicationswherethelightingchanges
fromdaytonight.Ittakesintoaccountsunhighlightsandstreet(sodiumvapor)lighting.
Motion
Thismodeisusedformonitoringthetrafficmovementonroadsorparkinglots.Itcanalsobe
usedforindustrialapplicationswherefastmovingobjectsaretobemonitored.Motion
artifactsareminimized.Thismodeshouldbeoptimizedforasharpanddetailedpicturein
colorandblack/whitemode.
Lowlight
Thismodeisoptimizedforsufficientdetailsatlowlight.Itrequiresmorebandwidthandcan
introducemotionjudder.
BLC
Thismodeisoptimizedforsceneswithpeoplemovinginfrontofabrightbackground.
Indoor
Thismodeissimilartotheoutdoormodebutitavoidsthelimitationsimposedbythesunor
streetlighting.
Vibrant
Thismodehasenhancedcontrast,sharpnessandsaturation.
24.5.6 Scenemodefactorydefaults
Outdoor
Thismodecoversmostsituations.Itshouldbeusedinapplicationswherethelightingchanges
fromdaytonight.Ittakesintoaccountsunhighlightsandstreet(sodiumvapor)lighting.
Motion
Thismodeisusedformonitoringthetrafficmovementonroadsorparkinglots.Itcanalsobe
usedforindustrialapplicationswherefastmovingobjectsaretobemonitored.Motion
artifactsareminimized.Thismodeshouldbeoptimizedforasharpanddetailedpicturein
colorandblack/whitemode.
Lowlight
Thismodeisoptimizedforsufficientdetailsatlowlight.Itrequiresmorebandwidthandcan
introducemotionjudder.
IntelligentAE
Thismodeisoptimizedforsceneswithpeoplemovinginfrontofabrightbackground.
Indoor
Thismodeissimilartotheoutdoormodebutitavoidsthelimitationsimposedbythesunor
streetlighting.
Vibrant
Thismodehasenhancedcontrast,sharpnessandsaturation.
24.5.7 Scenemodefactorydefaults
Indoor
Thismodeissimilartotheoutdoormodebutitavoidsthelimitationsimposedbythesunor
streetlighting.
Outdoor
Thismodecoversmostsituations.Itshouldbeusedinapplicationswherethelightingchanges
fromdaytonight.Ittakesintoaccountsunhighlightsandstreet(sodiumvapor)lighting.
Lowlight
Thismodeisoptimizedforsufficientdetailsatlowlight.Itrequiresmorebandwidthandcan
introducemotionjudder.
Night-optimized
Thismodeisoptimizedforsufficientdetailsatlowlight.Itrequiresmorebandwidthandcan
introducemotionjudder.
Lowbitrate
Thismodereducesthebitrateforinstallationswithrestrictednetworkbandwidthandstorage.
IntelligentAE
Thismodeisoptimizedforsceneswithpeoplemovinginfrontofabrightbackground.
BLC
Thismodeisoptimizedforsceneswithpeoplemovinginfrontofabrightbackground.
Vibrant
Thismodehasenhancedcontrast,sharpnessandsaturation.
Sportsandgaming
Thismodeisforhigh-speedcapture,andimprovedcolorrenditionandsharpness.
Motion
Thismodeisusedformonitoringthetrafficmovementonroadsorparkinglots.Itcanalsobe
usedforindustrialapplicationswherefastmovingobjectsaretobemonitored.Motion
artifactsareminimized.Thismodeshouldbeoptimizedforasharpanddetailedpicturein
colorandblack/whitemode.
Traffic
Thismodeisusedformonitoringthetrafficmovementonroadsorparkinglots.Itcanalsobe
usedforindustrialapplicationswherefastmovingobjectsaretobemonitored.Motion
artifactsareminimized.Thismodeshouldbeoptimizedforasharpanddetailedpicturein
colorandblack/white.
Retail
Thismodehasimprovedcolorrenditionandsharpnesswithreducedbandwidthrequirements.
24.6 PicturesettingsColor
Contrast(0...255)
Adjustthecontrastwiththesliderfrom0to255.
Saturation(0...255)
Adjustthecolorsaturationwiththesliderfrom0to255.
Brightness(0...255)
Adjustthebrightnesswiththesliderfrom0to255.
24.6.1 Whitebalance
Indoor:Allowsthecameratocontinuallyadjustforoptimalcolorreproductioninan
indoorenvironment.
Outdoor:Allowsthecameratocontinuallyadjustforoptimalcolorreproductioninan
outdoorenvironment.
InManualmodetheRed,Green,andBluegaincanbemanuallysettoadesiredposition.
Hold
ClickHoldtoputATWonholdandsavethecurrentcolorsettings.Themodechangesto
manual.
R-gain
InManualwhitebalancemode,adjusttheredgainslidertooffsetthefactorywhitepoint
alignment(reducingredintroducesmorecyan).
G-gain
InManualwhitebalancemode,adjustthegreengainslidertooffsetthefactorywhitepoint
alignment(reducinggreenintroducesmoremagenta).
B-gain
InManualwhitebalancemode,adjustthebluegainslidertooffsetthefactorywhitepoint
alignment(reducingblueintroducesmoreyellow).
Note:
Itisonlynecessarytochangethewhitepointoffsetforspecialsceneconditions.
Default
ClickDefaulttosetallvideovaluestotheirfactorysetting.
24.6.2 Whitebalance
Basicautomodeallowsthecameratocontinuallyadjustforoptimalcolorreproduction
usinganaveragereflectancemethod.Thisisusefulforindoorlightsourcesandfor
coloredLEDlightillumination.
Standardautomodeallowsthecameratocontinuallyadjustforoptimalcolor
reproductioninanenvironmentwithnaturallightsources.
SON/SOXautomodeallowsthecameratocontinuallyadjustforoptimalcolor
reproductioninanenvironmentwithsodiumvaporlightsources(streetlighting).
InManualmodetheRed,Green,andBluegaincanbemanuallysettoadesiredposition.
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Hold
ClickHoldtoputATWonholdandsavethecurrentcolorsettings.Themodechangesto
manual.
R-gain
InManualwhitebalancemode,adjusttheredgainslidertooffsetthefactorywhitepoint
alignment(reducingredintroducesmorecyan).
G-gain
InManualwhitebalancemode,adjustthegreengainslidertooffsetthefactorywhitepoint
alignment(reducinggreenintroducesmoremagenta).
B-gain
InManualwhitebalancemode,adjustthebluegainslidertooffsetthefactorywhitepoint
alignment(reducingblueintroducesmoreyellow).
Note:
Itisonlynecessarytochangethewhitepointoffsetforspecialsceneconditions.
Default
ClickDefaulttosetallvideovaluestotheirfactorysetting.
24.6.3 Whitebalance
Standardautomodeallowsthecameratocontinuallyadjustforoptimalcolor
reproductioninanoutdoorenvironment.
InManualmodetheRed,Green,andBluegaincanbemanuallysettoadesiredposition.
Hold
ClickHoldtoputATWonholdandsavethecurrentcolorsettings.Themodechangesto
manual.
R-gain
InManualwhitebalancemode,adjusttheredgainslidertooffsetthefactorywhitepoint
alignment(reducingredintroducesmorecyan).
G-gain
InManualwhitebalancemode,adjustthegreengainslidertooffsetthefactorywhitepoint
alignment(reducinggreenintroducesmoremagenta).
B-gain
InManualwhitebalancemode,adjustthebluegainslidertooffsetthefactorywhitepoint
alignment(reducingblueintroducesmoreyellow).
Note:
Itisonlynecessarytochangethewhitepointoffsetforspecialsceneconditions.
Default
ClickDefaulttosetallvideovaluestotheirfactorysetting.
24.6.4 Whitebalance
Basicautomodeallowsthecameratocontinuallyadjustforoptimalcolorreproduction
usinganaveragereflectancemethod.Thisisusefulforindoorlightsourcesandfor
coloredLEDlightillumination.
Standardautomodeallowsthecameratocontinuallyadjustforoptimalcolor
reproductioninanenvironmentwithnaturallightsources.
SON/SOXautomodeallowsthecameratocontinuallyadjustforoptimalcolor
reproductioninanenvironmentwithsodiumvaporlightsources(streetlighting).
Dominantcolorautomodetakesintoaccountanydominantcolorintheimage(for
example,thegreenofafootballpitchorofagamingtable)andusesthisinformationto
obtainawellbalancedcolorreproduction.
InManualmodetheRed,Green,andBluegaincanbemanuallysettoadesiredposition.
Hold
ClickHoldtoputATWonholdandsavethecurrentcolorsettings.Themodechangesto
manual.
RGB-weightedwhitebalance
Inanautomode,RGB-weightedwhitebalancecanbeswitchedOnorOff.WhenOn,
additionalfinetuningoftheautomaticcolorreproductioncanbemadewiththeR,GandB
weightsliders.
R-gain
InManualwhitebalancemode,adjusttheredgainslidertooffsetthefactorywhitepoint
alignment(reducingredintroducesmorecyan).
G-gain
InManualwhitebalancemode,adjustthegreengainslidertooffsetthefactorywhitepoint
alignment(reducinggreenintroducesmoremagenta).
B-gain
InManualwhitebalancemode,adjustthebluegainslidertooffsetthefactorywhitepoint
alignment(reducingblueintroducesmoreyellow).
Note:
Itisonlynecessarytochangethewhitepointoffsetforspecialsceneconditions.
Default
ClickDefaulttosetallvideovaluestotheirfactorysetting.
24.7 PicturesettingsALC
24.7.1 ALCmode
Selectthemodeforautomaticlight-levelcontrol:
Fluorescent50Hz
Fluorescent60Hz
Outdoor
24.7.2 ALClevel
Adjustthevideooutputlevel(-15to0to+15).
SelecttherangewithinwhichtheALCwilloperate.Apositivevalueismoreusefulforlow-
lightconditions;anegativevalueismoreusefulforverybrightconditions.
24.7.3 Saturation(av-pk)
Thesaturation(av-pk)sliderconfigurestheALClevelsothatitcontrolsmainlyonscene
averagelevel(sliderposition-15)oronscenepeaklevel(sliderposition+15).Scenepeak
levelisusefulforcapturingimagesthatcontaincarheadlights.
24.7.4 Exposure/framerate
Automaticexposure
Selecttoletthecameraautomaticallysettheoptimumshutterspeed.Thecameratriesto
maintaintheselectedshutterspeedaslongasthelightlevelofthescenepermits.
4 Selecttheminimumframerateforautomaticexposure.(Thevaluesavailabledependon
thevaluesetfortheBaseframerateintheInstallerMenu.)
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Fixedexposure
Selecttosetafixedshutterspeed.
4 Selecttheshutterspeedforfixedexposure.(Thevaluesavailabledependonthevalueset
fortheALCmode.)
Defaultshutter
Thedefaultshutterimprovesthemotionperformanceinautoexposuremode.
4 Selectadefaultshutterspeed.
24.7.5 Day/night
Auto-thecameraswitchestheIRcut-offfilteronandoffdependingonthesceneillumination
level.
Monochrome-theIRcut-offfilterisremoved,givingfullIRsensitivity.
Color-thecameraalwaysproducesacolorsignalregardlessoflightlevels.
Switchlevel
SetthevideolevelatwhichthecamerainAutomodeswitchestomonochromeoperation(-15
to0to+15).
Alow(negative)valuemeansthatthecameraswitchestomonochromeatalowerlightlevel.A
high(positive)valuemeansthatthecameraswitchestomonochromeatahigherlightlevel.
Note:
ToensurestabilitywhenusingIRilluminators,usethealarminterfaceforreliableDay/Night
switching.
Switchlevel
SetthevideolevelatwhichthecamerainAutomodeswitchestomonochromeoperation(-15
to0to+15).
Alow(negative)valuemeansthatthecameraswitchestomonochromeatalowerlightlevel.A
high(positive)valuemeansthatthecameraswitchestomonochromeatahigherlightlevel.
IRfunction
SelectthecontrolsettingforIRillumination:
Auto:thecameraautomaticallyswitchestheIRillumination.
On:theIRilluminationisalwayson.
Off:theIRilluminationisalwaysoff.
Intensitylevel
SettheintensityoftheIRbeam(0to30).
Day-to-nightswitchover
AdjusttheslidertosetthevideolevelatwhichthecamerainAutomodeswitchesfromcolor
tomonochromeoperation(-15to+15).
Alow(negative)valuemeansthatthecameraswitchestomonochromeatalowerlightlevel.A
high(positive)valuemeansthatthecameraswitchestomonochromeatahigherlightlevel.
Night-to-dayswitchover
AdjusttheslidertosetthevideolevelatwhichthecamerainAutomodeswitchesfrom
monochrometocoloroperation(-15to+15).
Alow(negative)valuemeansthatthecameraswitchestocoloratalowerlightlevel.Ahigh
(positive)valuemeansthatthecameraswitchestocoloratahigherlightlevel.
(Theactualswitch-overpointmightchangeautomaticallytoavoidinstableswitching.)
Note:
ToensurestabilitywhenusingIRilluminators,usethealarminterfaceforreliableDay/Night
switching.
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24.8 PicturesettingsEnhance
24.8.1 WDR
SelectAutoforautomaticWideDynamicRange(WDR);selectOfftodisableWDR.
Note:
WDRcanonlybeactiveifAutoexposureisselected,andthereisamatchbetweenthebase
framerateselectedintheinstallermenuandtheALCfluorescentmodefrequency.Ifthereisa
conflict,apop-upwindowwillsuggestasolutionandadjusttheappropriatesettings.
24.8.2 Sharpnesslevel
Theslideradjuststhesharpnesslevelbetween-15and+15.Zeropositionoftheslider
correspondstothefactorydefaultlevel.
Alow(negative)valuemakesthepicturelesssharp.Increasingsharpnessbringsoutmore
detail.Extrasharpnesscanenhancethedetailsoflicenseplates,facialfeaturesandtheedges
ofcertainsurfacesbutcanincreasebandwidthrequirements.
24.8.3 BacklightCompensation
SelectOfftoswitchoffbacklightcompensation.
SelectOntocapturedetailsinhigh-contrastandextremelybright-darkconditions.
SelectOfftoswitchoffbacklightcompensation.
SelectOntocapturedetailsinhigh-contrastandextremelybright-darkconditions.
SelectIntelligentAEtocaptureobjectdetailinsceneswithpeoplemovinginfrontofabright
background
24.8.4 Contrastenhancement
SelectOntoincreasethecontrastinlowcontrastconditions.
24.8.5 IntelligentDNR
SelectOntoactivateintelligentDynamicNoiseReduction(DNR)whichreducesnoisebased
onmotionandlightlevels.
Temporalnoisefiltering
AdjuststheTemporalnoisefilteringlevelbetween-15and+15.Thehigherthevalue,the
morenoisefiltering.
Spatialnoisefiltering
AdjuststheSpatialnoisefilteringlevelbetween-15and+15.Thehigherthevalue,themore
noisefiltering.
SelectOntoactivateintelligentDynamicNoiseReduction(DNR)whichreducesnoisebased
onmotionandlightlevels.
24.8.6 Intelligentdefog
SelectIntelligentdefogtoactivatetheautomaticintelligentdefog(iDefog)feature.This
featurecontinuouslyadjustsimageparameterstoprovidethebestpicturepossibleunder
foggyormistyconditions.
24.9 EncoderRegionspage
1. Selectoneoftheeightavailableregionsfromthedrop-downbox.
2. Usethemousetodefinetheareaforthatregionbydraggingthecenterorsidesofthe
shadedwindow.
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3. Selecttheencoderqualitytobeusedforthedefinedarea.
(ObjectandbackgroundqualitylevelsaredefinedontheExpertSettingssectionofthe
EncoderProfilepage.)
4. Ifrequired,selectanotherregionandrepeatsteps2and3.
5. ClickSettoapplytheregionsettings.
Preview
Click toopenaviewingwindowwherea1:1liveimageandthebitratefortheregion
settingscanbepreviewed.
24.10 PicturesettingsScenemodescheduler
Thescenemodeschedulerisusedtodeterminewhichscenemodeshouldbeusedduringthe
dayandwhichscenemodeshouldbeusedduringthenight.
1. SelectthemodeyouwishtouseduringthedayfromDaymodedrop-downbox.
2. SelectthemodeyouwishtouseduringthenightfromNightmodedrop-downbox.
3. UsethetwosliderbuttonstosettheDaytimerange.
24.11 Installer/Initializationmenu
24.11.1 Applicationvariant
Thecamerahasachoiceofapplicationvariantsthatsetupthecameraforoptimum
performanceinaspecificenvironment.Selecttheapplicationvariantbestsuitedtoyour
installation.
Theapplicationvariantmustbeselectedbeforeanyotherchangesaremade,asthecamera
rebootsautomaticallyandresetsthefactorydefaultswhentheapplicationvariantischanged.
24.11.2 Baseframerate
Selectthebaseframerateforthecamera.
Note:
Shuttertimesandframerates,andtheanalogoutput(ifpresent)areaffectedbythisvalue.
24.11.3 CameraLED
DisabletheCameraLEDonthecameratoswitchitoff.
24.11.4 Mirrorimage
SelectOntooutputamirrorimageofthecamerapicture.
24.11.5 Flipimage
SelectOntooutputanupsidedowncameraimage.
24.11.6 Menubutton
SelectDisabledtopreventaccesstotheinstallwizardviathemenubuttononthecamera
itself.
24.11.7 Heater
SelectAutotoletthecameradeterminewhentheheatershouldbeswitchedon.
24.11.8 Rebootdevice
24.11.9 Factorydefaults
ClickDefaultstorestorethefactorydefaultsforthecamera.Aconfirmationscreenappears.
Allowseveralsecondsforthecameratooptimizethepictureafterareset.
2015.05|V1|ConfigurationClient ConfigurationManual BoschSicherheitssystemeGmbH
BoschVideoManagementSystem BoschEncoder/Decoderpage|en 271
24.11.10 LensWizard
ClickLensWizard...toopenaseparatewindowwhichcanbeusedtofocusthecameralens
(notforallcameras).
24.12 RecordingManagementpage
Activerecordingsareindicatedby .
Pointtotheicon.Detailedinformationabouttheactiverecordingsaredisplayed.
Recordingsmanuallymanaged
Therecordingsaremanagedlocallyonthisencoder.Allrelevantsettingsmustbecarriedout
manually.Theencoder/IPcameraactsasaliveonlydevice.ItisnotberemovedfromVRM
automatically.
Recording1managedbyVRM
TherecordingsofthisencoderaremanagedbytheVRMsystem.
DualVRM
Recording2ofthisencoderismanagedbyasecondaryVRM.
iSCSIMediatab
ClicktodisplaytheavailableiSCSIstorageconnectedtothisencoder.
LocalMediatab
Clicktodisplaytheavailablelocalstorageonthisencoder.
Add
Clicktoaddastoragedevicetothelistofmanagedstoragemedia.
Remove
Clicktoremoveastoragedevicefromthelistofmanagedstoragemedia.
Seealso
Configuringthestoragemediaofanencoder,page131
24.13 Recordingpreferencespage
TheRecordingpreferencespageisdisplayedforeachencoder.Thispageonlyappearsifa
deviceisassignedtoaVRMsystem.
Primarytarget
OnlyvisibleiftheRecordingpreferencesmodelistonthePoolpageissettoFailover.
Selecttheentryfortherequiredtarget.
Secondarytarget
OnlyvisibleiftheRecordingpreferencesmodelistonthePoolpageissettoFailoverandif
theSecondarytargetusagelistissettoOn.
Selecttheentryfortherequiredtargetforconfiguringfailovermode.
Seealso
Poolpage,page239
24.14 VCApage
ThedevicecontainsanintegratedVideoContentAnalysis(VCA),whichcandetectandanalyze
changesinthesignalusingimageprocessingalgorithms.Suchchangesaretriggeredby
motioninthecamera'sfieldofview.
Ifthereisnotenoughcomputingpower,priorityisgiventoliveimagesandrecordings.This
canleadtoimpairmentoftheVCAsystem.Observetheprocessorloadandoptimizethe
settingsofthedeviceortheVCAsettings,ifnecessary.
YoucanconfigureprofileswithdifferentVCAconfigurations.Youcansaveprofilesonyour
computer'sharddriveandloadsavedprofilesfromthere.Thiscanbeusefulifyouwantto
testanumberofdifferentconfigurations.Saveafunctioningconfigurationandtestnew
settings.Youcanusethesavedconfigurationtorestoretheoriginalsettingsatanytime.
4 SelectaVCAprofileandchangethesettingsifnecessary.
TorenametheVCAprofile:
4 Click .TheEditdialogboxisdisplayed.Typethenewname,andthenclickOK.
Alarmstatus
Displaysthecurrentalarmstatetochecktheeffectsofyoursettingsimmediately.
Aggregationtime[s]
Setanaggregationtimeofbetween0and20seconds.Theaggregationtimealwaysstarts
whenanalarmeventoccurs.Itextendsthealarmeventbythevalueset.Thispreventsalarm
eventsthatoccurinquicksuccessionfromtriggeringseveralalarmsandsuccessiveeventsina
rapidsequence.Nofurtheralarmistriggeredduringtheaggregationtime.
Thepost-alarmtimesetforalarmrecordingsonlystartsoncetheaggregationtimehas
expired.
Analysistype
Selecttherequiredanalysisalgorithm.Motion+offersamotiondetectorandessential
recognitionoftampering.
Metadataisalwayscreatedforavideocontentanalysis,unlessthisisexplicitlyexcluded.
Dependingontheanalysistypeselectedandtherelevantconfiguration,additionalinformation
overlaysthevideoimageinthepreviewwindownexttotheparametersettings.Withthe
Motion+analysistype,forexample,thesensorfieldsinwhichmotionisrecordedaremarked
withrectangles.
Note:
Forsuitabledevices,additionalanalysisalgorithmswithcomprehensivefunctions,suchas
IVMDandIVA,arealsoavailable.RefertotheIVAdocumentationformoreinformationon
usingthese.
Motiondetector
SeeMotiondetector(MOTION+only),page273.
MotiondetectionisavailablefortheMotion+analysistype.Forthedetectortofunction,the
followingconditionsmustbemet:
Analysismustbeactivated.
Atleastonesensorfieldmustbeactivated.
Theindividualparametersmustbeconfiguredtosuittheoperatingenvironmentandthe
desiredresponses.
Thesensitivitymustbesettoavaluegreaterthanzero.
Note:
Reflectionsoflight(fromglasssurfaces,etc.),lightsswitchingonandoff,orchangesinthe
lightlevelcausedbycloudmovementonasunnydaycantriggerunintendedresponsesfrom
themotiondetectorandgeneratefalsealarms.Runaseriesoftestsatdifferenttimesofthe
dayandnighttoensurethatthevideosensorisoperatingasintended.Forindoor
surveillance,ensureconstantlightingoftheareasduringthedayandatnight.
Tamperdetection
SeeTamperdetection,page274
Load...
Clicktoloadasavedprofile.TheOpendialogboxisdisplayed.Selectthefilenameofthe
profileyouwanttoload,andthenclickOK.
Save...
Clicktosavetheprofilesettingstoanotherfile.TheSavedialogboxisdisplayed.Typethe
filename,selectthefolderwheretosavethefile,andthenclickOK.
Default
Clicktoreturnallsettingstotheirdefaultvalues.
24.14.1 Motiondetector(MOTION+only)
Motiondetector
Forthedetectortofunction,thefollowingconditionsmustbemet:
Analysismustbeactivated.
Atleastonesensorfieldmustbeactivated.
Theindividualparametersmustbeconfiguredtosuittheoperatingenvironmentandthe
desiredresponses.
Thesensitivitymustbesettoavaluegreaterthanzero.
Caution!
Reflectionsoflight(offglasssurfaces,etc.),switchinglightsonorofforchangesinthelight
levelcausedbycloudmovementonasunnydaycantriggerunintendedresponsesfromthe
! motiondetectorandgeneratefalsealarms.Runaseriesoftestsatdifferenttimesoftheday
andnighttoensurethatthevideosensorisoperatingasintended.
Forindoorsurveillance,ensureconstantlightingoftheareasduringthedayandatnight.
Debouncetime1s
Thedebouncetimepreventsverybriefalarmeventsfromtriggeringindividualalarms.Ifthe
Debouncetime1soptionisactivated,analarmeventmustlastatleast1secondtotriggeran
alarm.
Selectingthearea
Selecttheareasoftheimagetobemonitoredbythemotiondetector.Thevideoimageis
subdividedintosquaresensorfields.Activateordeactivateeachofthesefieldsindividually.To
excludeparticularregionsofthecamera'sfieldofviewfrommonitoringduetocontinuous
movement(byatreeinthewind,forexample),therelevantfieldscanbedeactivated.
1. ClickSelectAreatoconfigurethesensorfields.Anewwindowopens.
2. Ifnecessary,clickClearAllfirsttoclearthecurrentselection(fieldsmarkedred).
3. Left-clickthefieldstobeactivated.Activatedfieldsaremarkedred.
4. Ifnecessary,clickSelectAlltoselecttheentirevideo-frameformonitoring.
5. Right-clickanyfieldstodeactivate.
6. ClickOKtosavetheconfiguration.
7. Clicktheclosebutton(X)inthewindowtitlebartoclosethewindowwithoutsavingthe
changes.
Sensitivity
SensitivityisavailablefortheMotion+analysistype.Thebasicsensitivityofthemotion
detectorcanbeadjustedfortheenvironmentalconditionstowhichthecameraissubject.The
sensorreactstovariationsinthebrightnessofthevideoimage.Thedarkertheobservation
area,thehigherthevaluethatmustbeselected.
Minimumobjectsize
Specifythenumberofsensorfieldsthatamovingobjectmustcovertogenerateanalarm.
Thissettingpreventsobjectsthataretoosmallfromtriggeringanalarm.Aminimumvalueof4
isrecommended.Thisvaluecorrespondstofoursensorfields.
24.14.2 SelectAreadialogbox
Thisdialogboxdisplaysthecameraimage.Withinthiswindowyoucanactivatetheareasof
theimagetobemonitored.
Toactivateanarea:
Inthecameraimage,dragovertheareayouwanttoactivate.Activatedareasaremarked
yellow.
Todeactivateanarea:
Inthecameraimage,presstheSHIFTkeyandclicktheareayouwanttodeactivate.
Toobtaincommandsinthewindow:
Toseethecommandsforactivatingordeactivatingtheareas,right-clickanywhereinthe
window.Thefollowingcommandsareavailable:
Undo
Undoesthelastcommand.
SetAll
Activatestheentirecameraimage.
ClearAll
Deactivatestheentirecameraimage.
Tool
Definestheshapeofthemousepointer.
Settings
DisplaystheEditorSettingsdialogbox.Inthisdialogboxyoucanchangethesensitivity
andtheminimumobjectsize.
24.14.3 Tamperdetection
Youcandetecttamperingofcamerasandvideocablesbymeansofvariousoptions.Runa
seriesoftestsatdifferenttimesofthedayandnighttoensurethatthevideosensoris
operatingasintended.
Theoptionsfortamperdetectioncanonlybesetforfixedcameras.Domecamerasorother
motorizedcamerascannotbeprotectedinthismannerasthemovementofthecameraitself
causeschangesinthevideoimagethataretoogreat.
Scenetoobright
Activatethisfunctioniftamperingassociatedwithexposuretoextremelight(forinstance,
shiningaflashlightdirectlyontheobjective)shouldtriggeranalarm.Theaveragebrightness
ofthesceneprovidesabasisforrecognition.
Globalchange(slider)
Sethowlargetheglobalchangeinthevideoimagemustbeforanalarmtobetriggered.This
settingisindependentofthesensorfieldsselectedunderSelectArea.Setahighvalueif
fewersensorfieldsneedtochangetotriggeranalarm.Withalowvalue,itisnecessaryfor
changestooccursimultaneouslyinalargenumberofsensorfieldstotriggeranalarm.This
optionallowsdetection,independentlyofmotionalarms,manipulationoftheorientationor
locationofacameraresultingfromturningthecameramountbracket,forexample.
Scenetoodark
Activatethisfunctioniftamperingassociatedwithcoveringtheobjective(forinstance,by
sprayingpaintonit)shouldtriggeranalarm.Theaveragebrightnessofthesceneprovidesa
basisforrecognition.
Scenetoonoisy
ActivatethisfunctioniftamperingassociatedwithEMCinterference(noisysceneastheresult
ofastronginterferencesignalinthevicinityofthevideolines)shouldtriggeranalarm.
Referencecheck
Saveareferenceimagethatcanbecontinuouslycomparedwiththecurrentvideoimage.If
thecurrentvideoimageinthemarkedareasdiffersfromthereferenceimage,analarmis
triggered.Thisdetectstamperingthatwouldotherwisenotbedetected,forexample,ifthe
cameraisturned.
1. ClickReferencetosavethecurrentlyvisiblevideo-imageasareference.
2. ClickSelectAreaandselecttheareasinthereferenceimagethataretobemonitored.
3. ChecktheboxReferencechecktoactivatetheon-goingcheck.Thestoredreference
imageisdisplayedinblackandwhitebelowthecurrentvideoimage,andtheselected
areasaremarkedinyellow.
4. SelecttheDisappearingedgesorAppearingedgesoptiontospecifythereferencecheck
onceagain.
Triggerdelay[s]
Setdelayedalarmtriggeringhere.Thealarmisonlytriggeredafterasettimeintervalin
secondshaselapsedandthenonlyifthetriggeringconditionstillexists.Iftheoriginal
conditionhasbeenrestoredbeforethistimeintervalelapses,thealarmisnottriggered.This
avoidsfalsealarmstriggeredbyshort-termchanges,forexample,cleaningactivitiesinthe
directfieldofvisionofthecamera.
Sensitivity
Thebasicsensitivityofthetamperdetectioncanbeadjustedfortheenvironmentalconditions
towhichthecameraissubject.Thealgorithmreactstothedifferencesbetweenthereference
imageandthecurrentvideoimage.Thedarkertheobservationarea,thehigherthevaluethat
mustbeselected.
Appearingedges
Selectthisoptioniftheselectedareaofthereferenceimageincludesalargelyhomogenous
surface.Ifstructuresappearinthisarea,thenanalarmistriggered.
Disappearingedges
Theareaselectedinthereferenceimageshouldcontainaprominentstructure.Ifthis
structureisconcealedormoved,thereferencechecktriggersanalarm.Iftheselectedareais
toohomogenous,sothatconcealingandmovingthestructurewouldnottriggeranalarm,then
analarmistriggeredimmediatelytoindicatetheinadequatereferenceimage.
Seealso
SelectAreadialogbox,page274
24.15 PrivacyMaskspage
Privacymaskingisusedtoblockaspecificareaofascenefrombeingviewed.Fourprivacy
maskareascanbedefined.Theactivatedmaskedareasarefilledwiththeselectedpatternin
liveview.
1. Selectthepatterntobeusedforallmasks.
2. Checktheboxofthemaskyouwishtoactivate.
3. Usethemousetodefinetheareaforeachofthemasks.
Notice!
Drawthemask10%largerthantheobjecttoensurethatthemaskcompletelycoversthe
objectasthecamerazoomsinandout.ClickthecheckboxZoomthreshold.
Drawthemaskat50%opticalzoomorlessforimprovedmaskingperformance.
Activemasks
Toactivateamask,selecttheappropriatecheckbox.
Privacymasks
Selecttheprivacymasknumber.Thepreviewwindowdisplaysagrayrectangleinthescene.
Enabled
Selectthecheckboxtoactivatetheprivacymask.Aftersaving,thecontentinsidetheprivacy
maskisnolongervisibleinthepreview.Thisareaisblockedoutfrombeingviewingand
recording.
Pattern
Patternoftheprivacymask.
Previewwindow
Ifnecessary,changethesizeoftheprivacymaskareaandmoveittothepositionyouwant.
24.16 Camerapage
AE-responsespeed
Selectthespeedoftheresponseofautoexposure.OptionsareSuperslow,Slow,Medium
(default),Fast.
Backlightcompensation
Optimizesthevideolevelfortheselectedareaoftheimage.Partsoutsidethisareamaybe
underexposedoroverexposed.SelectOntooptimizethevideolevelforthecentralareaofthe
image.ThedefaultsettingisOff.
BlueGain
Thebluegainadjustmentoffsetsthefactorywhitepointalignment(reducingblueintroduces
moreyellow).Itisonlynecessarytochangethewhitepointoffsetforspecialscene
conditions.
Colorhue
Thedegreeofcolorinthevideoimage(HDonly).Valuesrangefrom-14to14;thedefaultis
8.
FixedGain
Usetheslidetoselectthedesirednumberforfixedgain.Thedefaultis2.
Gaincontrol
Adjuststheautomaticgaincontrol(AGC).Automaticallysetsthegaintothelowestpossible
valueneededtomaintainagoodpicture.
AGC(default):electronicallybrightensdarkscenes,whichmaycausegraininessinlow
lightscenes.
Fixed:noenhancement.ThissettingdisablestheMax.GainLeveloption.
Ifyouselectthisoption,thecameramakesthefollowingchangesautomatically:
NightMode:switchestoColor
AutoIris:switchestoConstant
HighSensitivity
Adjuststhelevelofintensityorluxwithintheimage(HDonly).SelectfromOfforOn.
MaximumGainLevel
ControlsthemaximumvaluethegaincanhaveduringAGCoperation.Tosetthemaximum
gainlevel,choosefrom:
Normal
Medium
High(default)
Nightmode
Selectsnightmode(B/W)toenhancelightinginlowlightscenes.Selectfromthefollowing
options:
Monochrome:ForcesthecameratostayinNighModeandtransmitmonochromeimages.
Color:ThecameradoesnotswitchtoNightModeregardlessofambientlightconditions.
Auto(default):ThecameraswitchesoutofNightModeaftertheambientlightlevel
reachesapre-definedthreshold.
Nightmodethreshold
Adjuststheleveloflightatwhichthecameraautomaticallyswitchesoutofnightmode(B/W)
operation.Selectavaluebetween10and55(inincrementsof5;default30).Thelowerthe
value,theearlierthecamerawillswitchtocolormode.
NoiseReduction
Turnsonthe2Dand3Dnoisereductionfeature.
NoiseReductionLevel
Adjuststhenoiseleveltotheappropriatelevelforshootingconditions.Selectavaluebetween
1and5.
RedGain
Theredgainadjustmentoffsetsthefactorywhitepointalignment(reducingredintroduces
morecyan).
Saturation
Thepercentageoflightorcolorinthevideoimage(HDonly).Valuesrangefrom60%to200%;
thedefaultis110%.
Sharpness
Adjuststhesharpnessofthepicture.Tosetthesharpness,usetheslidertoselectanumber.
Thedefaultis12.
Currentmode
Shutter
Adjuststheelectronicshutterspeed(AES).Controlsthetimeperiodforwhichlightis
gatheredbythecollectingdevice.Thedefaultsettingis1/60secondforNTSCand1/50for
PALcameras.Therangeofsettingsisfrom1/1to1/10000.
ShutterMode
Fixed:Theshuttermodeisfixedtoaselectableshutterspeed.
AutoSensUp:increasescamerasensitivitybyincreasingtheintegrationtimeonthe
camera.Thisisaccomplishedbyintegratingthesignalfromanumberofconsecutive
videoframestoreducesignalnoise.
Ifyouselectthisoption,thecameramakesthefollowingchangeautomatically:
AutoIris:switchestoConstant
Shutter:isdisabled
Stabilization
Thisfeatureisidealforcamerasmountedonapoleormast,oronanotherlocationthat
shakesfrequently.
SelectOntoactivatethevideostabilizationfeature(ifavailableonyourcamera)thatreduces
camerashakeinboththeverticalandhorizontalaxis.Thecameracompensatesforthe
movementoftheimagebyupto2%oftheimagesize.
SelectAutotoactivatethefeatureautomaticallywhenthecameradetectsvibration.
SelectOfftodeactivatethefeature.
Note:Thisfeatureisnotavailableon20xmodels.
WhiteBalance
Adjuststhecolorsettingstomaintainthequalityofthewhiteareasoftheimage.
24.16.1 ALC
ALCmode
Selectthemodeforautomaticlight-levelcontrol:
Fluorescent50Hz
Fluorescent60Hz
Outdoor
ALClevel
Adjustthevideooutputlevel(-15to0to+15).
SelecttherangewithinwhichtheALCwilloperate.Apositivevalueismoreusefulforlow-
lightconditions;anegativevalueismoreusefulforverybrightconditions.
Thesaturation(av-pk)sliderconfigurestheALClevelsothatitcontrolsmainlyonscene
averagelevel(sliderposition-15)oronscenepeaklevel(sliderposition+15).Scenepeak
levelisusefulforcapturingimagesthatcontaincarheadlights.
Exposure
Automaticexposure
Selecttoletthecameraautomaticallysettheoptimumshutterspeed.Thecameratriesto
maintaintheselectedshutterspeedaslongasthelightlevelofthescenepermits.
4 Selecttheminimumframerateforautomaticexposure.(Thevaluesavailabledependon
thevaluesetfortheBaseframerateintheInstallerMenu.)
Fixedexposure
Selecttosetafixedshutterspeed.
4 Selecttheshutterspeedforfixedexposure.(Thevaluesavailabledependonthevalueset
fortheALCmode.)
Defaultshutter
Thedefaultshutterimprovesthemotionperformanceinautoexposuremode.
4 Selectadefaultshutterspeed.
Day/night
Auto-thecameraswitchestheIRcut-offfilteronandoffdependingonthesceneillumination
level.
Monochrome-theIRcut-offfilterisremoved,givingfullIRsensitivity.
Color-thecameraalwaysproducesacolorsignalregardlessoflightlevels.
Note:
ToensurestabilitywhenusingIRilluminators,usethealarminterfaceforreliableDay/Night
switching.
Night-to-dayswitchover
AdjusttheslidertosetthevideolevelatwhichthecamerainAutomodeswitchesfrom
monochrometocoloroperation(-15to+15).
Alow(negative)valuemeansthatthecameraswitchestocoloratalowerlightlevel.Ahigh
(positive)valuemeansthatthecameraswitchestocoloratahigherlightlevel.
(Theactualswitch-overpointmightchangeautomaticallytoavoidinstableswitching.)
Day-to-nightswitchover
AdjusttheslidertosetthevideolevelatwhichthecamerainAutomodeswitchesfromcolor
tomonochromeoperation(-15to+15).
Alow(negative)valuemeansthatthecameraswitchestomonochromeatalowerlightlevel.A
high(positive)valuemeansthatthecameraswitchestomonochromeatahigherlightlevel.
IRfunction
SelectthecontrolsettingforIRillumination:
Auto:thecameraautomaticallyswitchestheIRillumination.
On:theIRilluminationisalwayson.
Off:theIRilluminationisalwaysoff.
Intensitylevel
SettheintensityoftheIRbeam(0to30).
24.16.2 Scenemode
Ascenemodeisacollectionofimageparametersthataresetinthecamerawhenthat
particularmodeisselected(installermenusettingsareexcluded).Severalpre-definedmodes
areavailablefortypicalscenarios.Afteramodehasbeenselected,additionalchangescanbe
madethroughtheuserinterface.
Currentmode
Selectthemodeyouwishtousefromthedrop-downmenu.
ModeID
Thenameoftheselectedmodeisdisplayed.
24.16.3 SceneModeScheduler
Thescenemodeschedulerisusedtodeterminewhichscenemodeshouldbeusedduringthe
dayandwhichscenemodeshouldbeusedduringthenight.
1. SelectthemodeyouwishtouseduringthedayfromDaymodedrop-downbox.
2. SelectthemodeyouwishtouseduringthenightfromNightmodedrop-downbox.
3. UsethetwosliderbuttonstosettheDaytimerange.
Outdoor
Thismodecoversmostsituations.Itshouldbeusedinapplicationswherethelightingchanges
fromdaytonight.Ittakesintoaccountsunhighlightsandstreet(sodiumvapor)lighting.
Vibrant
Thismodehasenhancedcontrast,sharpnessandsaturation.
Motion
Thismodeisusedformonitoringthetrafficmovementonroadsorparkinglots.Itcanalsobe
usedforindustrialapplicationswherefastmovingobjectsaretobemonitored.Motion
artifactsareminimized.Thismodeshouldbeoptimizedforasharpanddetailedpicturein
colorandblack/whitemode.
Lowlight
Thismodeisoptimizedforsufficientdetailsatlowlight.Itrequiresmorebandwidthandcan
introducemotionjudder.
IntelligentAE
Thismodeisoptimizedforsceneswithpeoplemovinginfrontofabrightbackground.
Indoor
Thismodeissimilartotheoutdoormodebutitavoidsthelimitationsimposedbythesunor
streetlighting.
BLC
Thismodeisoptimizedforsceneswithpeoplemovinginfrontofabrightbackground.
24.16.4 WDR
SelectAutoforautomaticWideDynamicRange(WDR);selectOfftodisableWDR.
Note:
WDRcanonlybeactiveifAutoexposureisselected,andthereisamatchbetweenthebase
framerateselectedintheinstallermenuandtheALCfluorescentmodefrequency.Ifthereisa
conflict,apop-upwindowwillsuggestasolutionandadjusttheappropriatesettings.
24.16.5 Sharpnesslevel
Theslideradjuststhesharpnesslevelbetween-15and+15.Zeropositionoftheslider
correspondstothefactorydefaultlevel.
Alow(negative)valuemakesthepicturelesssharp.Increasingsharpnessbringsoutmore
detail.Extrasharpnesscanenhancethedetailsoflicenseplates,facialfeaturesandtheedges
ofcertainsurfacesbutcanincreasebandwidthrequirements.
24.16.6 BacklightCompensation
SelectOfftoswitchoffbacklightcompensation.
SelectOntocapturedetailsinhigh-contrastandextremelybright-darkconditions.
SelectIntelligentAEtocaptureobjectdetailinsceneswithpeoplemovinginfrontofabright
background
24.16.7 Contrastenhancement
SelectOntoincreasethecontrastinlowcontrastconditions.
24.16.8 IntelligentDNR
SelectOntoactivateintelligentDynamicNoiseReduction(DNR)whichreducesnoisebased
onmotionandlightlevels.
Temporalnoisefiltering
AdjuststheTemporalnoisefilteringlevelbetween-15and+15.Thehigherthevalue,the
morenoisefiltering.
Spatialnoisefiltering
AdjuststheSpatialnoisefilteringlevelbetween-15and+15.Thehigherthevalue,themore
noisefiltering.
24.16.9 Intelligentdefog
SelectIntelligentdefogtoactivatetheautomaticintelligentdefog(iDefog)feature.This
featurecontinuouslyadjustsimageparameterstoprovidethebestpicturepossibleunder
foggyormistyconditions.
24.17 Lenspage
24.17.1 Focus
Autofocus
Continuouslyadjuststhelensautomaticallytothecorrectfocusforthesharpestpicture.
Onepush(default):ActivatestheAutoFocusfeatureafterthecamerastopsmoving.
Oncefocused,AutoFocusisinactiveuntilthecameraismovedagain.
Autofocus:AutoFocusisalwaysactive.
Manual:AutoFocusisinactive.
Focuspolarity
Normal(default):Focuscontrolsoperatenormally.
Reverse:Focuscontrolsarereversed.
Focusspeed
ControlshowfasttheAutofocuswillreadjustwhenthefocusbecomesblurred.
24.17.2 Iris
Autoiris
Automaticallyadjuststhelenstoallowthecorrectilluminationofthecamerasensor.Thistype
oflensisrecommendedforusewhentherearelowlightorchanginglightconditions.
Constant(default):Cameraconstantlyadjuststovaryinglightconditions.
Ifyouselectthisoption,forexampletheAutoDomeJuniorHDmakesthefollowing
changesautomatically:
Gaincontrol:switchestoAGC
Shuttermode:switchestoNormal
Manual:Cameramustbemanuallyadjustedtocompensateforvaryinglightconditions.
Irispolarity
Capabilitytoreversetheoperationoftheirisbuttononthecontroller.
Normal(default):Iriscontrolsoperatenormally.
Reverse:Iriscontrolsarereversed.
Autoirislevel
Increasesordecreasesbrightnessaccordingtotheamountoflight.Typeavaluebetween1
and15,inclusive.Thedefaultsettingis8.
Irisspeed
ControlshowfasttheIriswilladjusttheopeningaccordingtotheilluminationofthescene.
Typeavaluebetween1and10,inclusive.Thedefaultsettingis5.
24.17.3 Zoom
Maximumzoomspeed
Controlsthezoomspeed.Defaultsetting:Fast
Zoompolarity
Capabilitytoreversetheoperationofthezoombuttononthecontroller.
Normal(default):Zoomcontrolsoperatenormally.
Reverse:Zoomcontrolsarereversed.
Digitalzoom
Digitalzoomisamethodofdecreasing(narrowing)theapparentangleofviewofadigital
videoimage.Itisaccomplishedelectronically,withoutanyadjustmentofthecamera'soptics,
andnoopticalresolutionisgainedintheprocess.
Off(default):EnablestheDigitalZoomfeature.
On:DisablestheDigitalZoomfeature.
24.18 PTZpage
Autopanspeed
Continuouslypansthecameraataspeedbetweenrightandleftlimitsettings.Typeavalue
between1and60(expressedindegrees),inclusive.Thedefaultsettingis30.
Inactivity
Selectsthetimeperiodthedomemustbenotcontrolleduntiltheinactivityeventwillbe
executed.
Off(default):Cameraremainsonacurrentsceneindefinitely.
Scene1:CamerareturnstoPreset1.
PreviousAux:Camerareturnstothepreviousactivity.
Inactivityperiod
Determinesthebehaviorofthedomewhenthecontrolfordomeisinactive.Selectatime
periodfromthepull-downlist(3sec.-10min.).Thedefaultsettingis2minutes.
Autopivot
TheAutoPivottiltsthecamerathroughtheverticalpositionasthecameraisrotatedto
maintainthecorrectorientationoftheimage.
SettheAutoPivottoOn(default)toautomaticallyrotatethecamera180whenfollowinga
subjecttravelingdirectlybeneaththecamera.Todisablethisfeature,clickOff.
Freezeframe
SelectOn(default)tofreezetheimagewhilethecameramovestoapredeterminedscene
position.
Tiltuplimit
ClickSet,tosettheuppertiltlimitofthecamera.
Tiltlimits
ClickResettocleartheuppertiltlimit.
24.19 PrepositionsandTourspage
Allowsyoutodefinetheindividualscenesandaprepositiontourcomprisedofthedefined
scenes.
Toaddscenes:
Click .
Todeletescenes:
Selectthescene,thenclick .
Tooverwrite(save)scenes:
Click .
Toviewscenes:
Selectthescene,thenclick .
Includeinstandardtour(markedwith*)
Selectthecheckboxifthesceneshouldbepartoftheprepositiontour.Theasterisk(*)on
theleftofthescenenameindicatesthis.
24.20 Sectorspage
Sector
Thepancapability(forexamplefortheAutoDomeJuniorHDcamera)is360andisdivided
intoeightequalsectors.Thisallowsyoutoapplyatitleforeachsectorandtodesignateany
sectorsasaBlankedSector.
Todefineatitleforsectors:
1. Placethepointerintheinputboxtotherightofthesectornumber.
2. Typeatitleforthesector,upto20characterslong.
3. Toblankthesector,clickthecheckboxtotherightofthesectortitle.
24.21 Miscpage
Address
Allowstheappropriatedevicetobeoperatedviathenumericaladdressinthecontrolsystem.
Typeanumberbetween0000and9999,inclusive,toidentifythecamera.
24.22 Logspage
Thispageallowsyoutodisplayandtosavelogfiles.
Download
Clicktoobtainthelogfileinformation.Thelogfilesaredisplayedintheoverview.
Save
Clicktosavethelogfiles.
24.23 Audiopage
Thisfunctionallowsyoutosetthegainoftheaudiosignalstosuityourspecificrequirements.
Thecurrentvideoimageisshowninthesmallwindownexttotheslidecontrolstohelpyou
checktheselectedaudiosourceandimproveassignments.Yourchangesareeffective
immediately.
Thenumberingoftheaudioinputsfollowsthelabelingonthedeviceandtheassignmentto
therespectivevideoinputs.TheassignmentcannotbechangedforWebbrowserconnections.
Audio
Theaudiosignalsaresentinaseparatedatastreamparalleltothevideodata,andsoincrease
thenetworkload.TheaudiodataareencodedaccordingtoG.711andrequireanadditional
bandwidthofapproximately80kbpsforeachconnection.
On:Transmitsaudiodata.
Off:Notransmissionofaudiodata.
LineIn1-LineIn4
Enterthevalueofthegainoftheaudiosignal.Makesurethatthedisplayoftheslider
remainsgreen.
LineOut
Enterthevalueofthegain.Makesurethatthedisplayoftheslider remainsgreen.
Microphone(MIC)
Enterthevalueofthegainforthemicrophone.
LineOut/Speaker(SPK)
Enterthevalueofthegainofthelineandtheloudspeaker.
Recordingformat
Selectaformatforaudiorecording.
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G.711:defaultvalue.
L16:SelectL16ifyouwantbetteraudioqualitywithhighersamplingrates.Thisrequires
approximatelyeighttimestheG.711bandwidth.
24.24 Relaypage
Thisfunctionallowsyoutoconfiguretheswitchingbehavioroftherelayoutputs.
Youcanconfiguretheswitchingbehavioroftherelayoutputs.Foreachrelay,youcanspecify
anopenswitchrelay(normallyclosedcontact)oraclosedswitchrelay(normallyopen
contact).
Youcanalsospecifywhetheranoutputshouldoperateasabistableormonostablerelay.In
bistablemode,thetriggeredstateoftherelayismaintained.Inmonostablemode,youcanset
thetimeafterwhichtherelayreturnstotheidlestate.
Youcanselectdifferenteventsthatautomaticallyactivateanoutput.Itispossible,for
example,toturnonafloodlightbytriggeringamotionalarmandthenturningthelightoff
againwhenthealarmhasstopped.
Idlestate
SelectOpenifyouwanttherelaytooperateasanNOcontact,orselectClosediftherelayis
tooperateasanNCcontact.
Operatingmode
Selectanoperatingmodefortherelay.
Forexample,ifyouwantanalarm-activatedlamptostayonafterthealarmends,selectthe
Bistableentry.Ifyouwishanalarm-activatedsirentosoundfortenseconds,selectthe10s
entry.
Relayfollows
Ifrequired,selectaspecificeventthatwilltriggertherelay.Thefollowingeventsarepossible
triggers:
Off:Relayisnottriggeredbyevents
Connection:Triggerwheneveraconnectionismade
Videoalarm:Triggerbyinterruptionofthevideosignalatthecorrespondinginput
Motionalarm:Triggerbymotionalarmatthecorrespondinginput,asconfiguredontheVCA
page.
Localinput:Triggerbythecorrespondingexternalalarminput
Remoteinput:Triggerbyremotestation'scorrespondingswitchingcontact(onlyifa
connectionexists)
Note:
Thenumbersinthelistsofselectableeventsrelatetothecorrespondingconnectionsonthe
device,Videoalarm1,forexampletotheVideoIn1connection.
Triggeroutput
Clicktherelaybuttontotriggertherelaymanually(forexample,fortestingpurposesorto
activateadooropener).
Therelaybuttondisplaysthestateofeachrelay.
Red:Relayisactivated.
Blue:Relayisnotactivated.
24.25 Peripherypage
24.25.1 COM1
Thisfunctionallowsyoutoconfiguretheserialinterfaceparametersaccordingtoyour
requirements.
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Ifthedeviceisworkinginmulticastmode,thefirstremotelocationtoestablishavideo
connectiontothedeviceisalsoassignedthetransparentdataconnection.However,after
about15secondsofinactivitythedataconnectionisautomaticallyterminatedandanother
remotelocationcanexchangetransparentdatawiththedevice.
Serialportfunction
Selectacontrollabledevicefromthelist.SelectTransparentdatatotransmittransparentdata
viatheserialport.SelectTerminaltooperatethedevicefromaterminal.
Afterselectingadevice,theremainingparametersinthewindowaresetautomaticallyand
shouldnotbechanged.
Baudrate(bps)
Selectthevalueforthetransmissionrate.
Stopbits
Selectthenumberofstopbitspercharacter.
Paritycheck
Selectthetypeofparitycheck.
Interfacemode
Selecttheprotocolfortheserialinterface.
24.26 NetworkAccesspage
Thesettingsonthispageareusedtointegratethedeviceintoanexistingnetwork.
Note:
AfterchangingtheSubnetmaskand/ortheGatewayaddress,restartthecomputer.
DHCP
IfthenetworkhasaDHCPserverforthedynamicassignmentofIPaddresses,selectOnto
automaticallyaccepttheDHCP-assignedIPaddress.
Forcertainapplications,theDHCPservermustsupportthefixedassignmentbetweenIP
addressandMACaddress,andmustbeappropriatelysetupsothat,onceanIPaddressis
assigned,itisretainedeachtimethesystemisrebooted.
Subnetmask
EntertheappropriatesubnetmaskforthesetIPaddress.
Gatewayaddress
Forthedevicetoestablishaconnectiontoaremotelocationinadifferentsubnet,entertheIP
addressofthegatewayhere.Otherwise,thisfieldcanremainempty(0.0.0.0).
IPaddress
EnterthedesiredIPaddressforthecamera.TheIPaddressmustbevalidforthenetwork.
Prefixlength
EntertheappropriateprefixlengthforthesetIPaddress.
ThedeviceiseasiertoaccessifitislistedonaDNSserver.Forexample,toestablishan
Internetconnectiontothecamera,itissufficienttoenterthenamegiventothedeviceonthe
DNSserverasaURLinthebrowser.EntertheDNSserver'sIPaddress.Serversaresupported
forsecureanddynamicDNS.
Videotransmission
SelectTCPasprotocolforunitsusedbehindfirewalls.SelectUDPforunitsusedinalocal
network.
Note:
UDPsupportsmulticast.TCPdoesnot.TheMaximumTransmissionUnit(MTU)valuein
UDPmodeis1514bytes.
BoschVMSNVRonlysupportsUDP.
HTTPbrowserport
SelecttheHTTPbrowserportfromthelist.Thedefaultportis80.Tolimitconnectionto
HTTPS,deactivatetheHTTPport.Todothis,selectOff.
HTTPSbrowserport
Tolimitbrowseraccesstoencryptedconnections,chooseanHTTPSportfromthelist.The
standardHTTPSportis443.SelecttheOffoptiontodeactivateHTTPSportsandlimit
connectionstounencryptedports.
ThecamerausestheTLS1.0protocol.Ensurethatthebrowserhasbeenconfiguredto
supportthisprotocol.AlsoensurethatJavaapplicationsupportisactivated(intheJavaPlug-
inControlPaneloftheWindowsControlPanel).
TolimitconnectionstoSSLencryption,settheOffoptionintheHTTPbrowserport,theRCP+
port,andTelnetsupport.Thisdeactivatesallunencryptedconnectionsallowingconnections
ontheHTTPSportonly.
Configureandactivateencryptionformediadata(video,audio,metadata)ontheEncryption
page.
RCP+port1756
SelectOntoallowunencryptedconnectionsonthisport.SelectOfftoallowonlyencrypted
connections(notsupported).
Telnetsupport
SelectOntoallowunencryptedconnectionsonthisport.SelectOfftoallowonlyencrypted
connections(notsupported).
InterfacemodeETH1/InterfacemodeETH2
Ifnecessaryselectthevaluefortheinterface,forexample100MbpsHD.Thisvalueisdevice
dependentandmustbesetindividually.
NetworkMSS[Byte]
Enterthemaximumsegmentsize(MSS)fortheIPpacket'suserdata.
Thissettingallowsyoutoadjustthesizeofthedatapacketstothenetworkenvironmentand
tooptimizedatatransmission.ObservetheMTUvalueof1514bytesinUDPmode.
iSCSIMSS[Byte]
EntertheMaximumSegmentSize(MSS)foraconnectiontotheiSCSIsystem.
ThemaximumsegmentsizeforaconnectiontotheiSCSIsystemcanbehigherthanforthe
otherdatatrafficviathenetwork.Thesizedependsonthenetworkstructure.Ahighervalueis
onlyusefuliftheiSCSIsystemislocatedinthesamesubnetasthedevice.
MACaddress
DisplaystheMACaddress.
24.26.1 JPEGposting
ThisfunctionallowsyoutosaveindividualJPEGimagesonanFTPserveratspecificintervals.
Then,retrievetheseimagesatalaterdatetoreconstructalarmevents,ifrequired.
Imagesize
SelecttheresolutionfortheJPEGimages.
Filename
Selecthowfilenamesarecreatedfortheindividualimagesthataretransmitted.
Overwrite
Thesamefilenameisalwaysused.Anexistingfileisoverwrittenbythecurrentfile.
Increment
Anumberfrom000to255isaddedtothefilenameandautomaticallyincrementedby1.
Whenthenumberreaches255,thenumberstartsagainfrom000.
Date/timesuffix
Thedateandtimeareautomaticallyaddedtothefilename.Ensurethatthedateand
timeofthedevicearealwayssetcorrectly.Forexample,thefilesnap011008_114530.jpg
wasstoredonOctober1,2008at11.45and30seconds.
Postinginterval(s;0=Off)
EntertheintervalinsecondsatwhichtheimagesissenttoanFTPserver.Enterzeroforno
imagestobesent.
24.26.2 FTPserver
FTPserverIPaddress
TypetheIPaddressoftheFTPserveronwhichtosavetheJPEGimages.
FTPserverlogin
TypeyourloginnamefortheFTPserver.
FTPserverpassword
TypethepasswordfortheFTPserver.
PathonFTPserver
TypetheexactpathwheretosavetheimagesontheFTPserver.
PostJPEGfromcamera
SelectthecheckboxtoactivatethecamerainputfortheJPEGimage.Thenumberingfollows
thelabelingofthevideoinputsonthedevice.
Max.bitrate
YoucanlimitthebitrateforFTPposting.
24.27 Advancedpage
24.27.1 SNMP
ThedevicesupportstheSNMPV2(SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol)formanagingand
monitoringnetworkcomponents,andcansendSNMPmessages(traps)toIPaddresses.The
devicesupportsSNMPMIBIIintheunifiedcode.
SNMP
SelectOntoactivatetheSNMPfunction.
1.SNMPhostaddress/2.SNMPhostaddress
TypetheIPaddressesofoneortwotargetunits.Thedevice(forexampleencoder,camera)
sendsSNMPtrapsautomaticallytothetargetunits.
IfyoudonotenterIPaddresses,thedeviceonlyrepliestoSNMPrequestsanddoesnotsend
SNMPtrapstothetargetunits.
SNMPtraps
Allowsyoutoselectwhichtrapsthedevicesendstothetargetunits.Todothis,clickSelect.
TheSNMPtrapsdialogboxisdisplayed.
SNMPtrapsdialogbox
Selectthecheckboxesoftheappropriatetraps,andthenclickOK.
24.27.2 802.1x
IEEE802.1xallowsyoutocommunicatewiththedeviceifaRADIUSserverisusedina
network.
Authentication
SelectOntoactivate802.1x.
Identity
TypetheusernamethattheRADIUSserverusesforidentifyingthedevice.
Password
TypethepasswordthattheRADIUSserverusesforidentifyingthedevice.
24.27.3 RTSP
RTSPport
Ifnecessary,selectadifferentportfortheexchangeoftheRTSPdata.Thedefaultportis554.
OffdisablestheRTSPfunction.
24.27.4 UPnP
Youcanactivatetheuniversalplugandplayfunction(UPnP).Whenactivatedthecamera
reactsonrequestsfromthenetworkandwillberegisteredautomaticallyasanewnetwork
deviceontheinquiringcomputers.Theaccesstothecameraisthenpossibleusingthe
Windowsfileexplorer,andwithoutknowledgeofthecamerasIPaddress.
Note:
InordertousetheUPnPfunctiononacomputerwithWindowsXPorWindowsVista,the
UniversalPlugandPlayDeviceHostandtheSSDPDiscoveryservicesmustbeactivated.
24.27.5 TCPmetadatainput
ThisfeatureallowsadevicetoreceivedatafromanexternalTCPsender,forexampleanATM
orPOSdevice,andstoreitasmetadata.
TCPport
SelecttheportforTCPcommunication.SelectOfftodeactivatetheTCPmetadatafunction.
SenderIPaddress
TypetheIPaddressoftheTCPmetadatasenderhere.
24.27.6 QualityofService
Qualityofservice
ThepriorityofthedifferentdatachannelscanbesetbydefiningtheDiffServCodePoint
(DSCP).Enteranumberbetween0and252asamultipleoffour.Foralarmvideoyoucanset
ahigherprioritythanforregularvideoandyoucandefineaPostAlarmTimeoverwhichthis
priorityismaintained.
24.28 Multicastpage
Inadditiontoa1:1connectionbetweenanencoderandasinglereceiver(unicast),thedevice
enablesmultiplereceiverstoreceivethevideosignalfromanencodersimultaneously.
Thedeviceeitherduplicatesthedatastreamitselfandthendistributesittomultiplereceivers
(Multi-unicast)oritsendsasingledatastreamtothenetwork,wherethedatastreamis
simultaneouslydistributedtomultiplereceiversinadefinedgroup(Multicast).Youcanentera
dedicatedmulticastaddressandportforeachstream.
Theprerequisiteformulticastoperationisamulticast-capablenetworkthatusestheUDPand
IGMPprotocols.Othergroupmanagementprotocolsarenotsupported.TheTCPprotocol
doesnotsupportmulticastconnections.
AspecialIPaddress(classDaddress)mustbeconfiguredformulticastoperationina
multicast-enablednetwork.ThenetworkmustsupportgroupIPaddressesandtheInternet
GroupManagementProtocol(IGMPV2).Theaddressrangeisfrom225.0.0.0to
239.255.255.255.Themulticastaddresscanbethesameformultiplestreams.However,itis
thennecessarytouseadifferentportineachcasesothatmultipledatastreamsarenotsent
simultaneouslyusingthesameportandthesamemulticastaddress.
Note:Thesettingsmustbedoneforeachencoder(videoinput)andforeachstream
individually.Thenumberingfollowsthelabelingofthevideoinputsonthedevice.
Enable
Toenablesimultaneousdatareceptiononseveralreceiversyouneedtoactivatethemulticast
function.Todothis,selectthecheckbox.Thenenterthemulticastaddress.
MulticastAddress
Enteravalidmulticastaddressforeachstreamfromtherelevantencoder(videoinput)tobe
operatedinmulticastmode(duplicationofthedatastreamsinthenetwork).
Withthesetting0.0.0.0theencoderfortherelevantstreamoperatesinmulti-unicastmode
(copyingofdatastreamsinthedevice).Thedevicesupportsmulti-unicastconnectionsforup
tofivesimultaneouslyconnectedreceivers.
Note:Duplicationofdataplacesaheavydemandonthedeviceandcanleadtoimpairmentof
theimagequalityundercertaincircumstances.
Port
Assignadifferentporttoeachdatastreamiftherearesimultaneousdatastreamsatthesame
multicastaddress.
Entertheportaddressoftherequiredstreamhere.
Streaming
Selectthecheckboxtoactivatemulticaststreamingmodefortherelevantstream.Thedevice
evenstreamsmulticastdataifnoconnectionisactive.
Fornormalmulticastoperation,streamingistypicallynotrequired.
PacketTTL(onlyforDinionIP,Gen4andFlexiDome)
Enteravaluetospecifyhowlongthemulticastdatapacketsareactiveonthenetwork.If
multicastistoberunviaarouter,thevaluemustbegreaterthan1.
24.29 IPv4Filter
TorestricttherangeofIPaddresseswithinwhichyoucanactivelyconnecttothedevice,fill-in
anIPaddressandmask.Tworangescanbedefined.
4 ClickSetandconfirmtorestrictaccess.
Ifeitheroftheserangesareset,noIPV6addressesareallowedtoactivelyconnecttothe
device.
Thedeviceitselfmayinitiateaconnection(forexample,tosendanalarm)outsidethedefined
rangesifitisconfiguredtodoso.
24.30 Licensespage
Youcanentertheactivationkeytoreleaseadditionalfunctionsorsoftwaremodules.
Notice!
Theactivationkeycannotbedeactivatedagainandisnottransferabletootherunits.
24.31 Decoderpage
24.31.1 Decoderprofile
Allowsyoutosetthevariousoptionsforthedisplayofvideoimagesonananalogmonitoror
VGAmonitor.
Monitorname
Typethenameofthemonitor.Themonitornamefacilitatestheidentificationoftheremote
monitorlocation.Useanamethatmakesitaseasyaspossibletoidentifythelocation.
Click toupdatethenameintheDeviceTree.
Standard
Selectthevideooutputsignalofthemonitoryouareusing.Eightpre-configuredsettingsfor
theVGAmonitorsareavailableinadditiontothePALandNTSCoptionsforanalogvideo
monitors.
Caution!
SelectingaVGAsettingwithvaluesoutsidethetechnicalspecificationofthemonitorcan
resultinseveredamagetothemonitor.Refertothetechnicaldocumentationofthemonitor
youareusing.
Windowlayout
Selectthedefaultimagelayoutforthemonitor.
VGAscreensize
Typetheaspectratioofthescreen(forexample4x3)orthephysicalsizeofthescreenin
millimeters.Thedeviceusesthisinformationtoaccuratelyscalethevideoimagefor
distortion-freedisplay.
24.31.2 Monitordisplay
Thedevicerecognizestransmissioninterruptionsanddisplaysawarningonthemonitor.
Displaytransmissiondisturbance
SelectOntodisplayawarningincaseoftransmissioninterruption.
Disturbancesensitivity
Movetheslidertoadjusttheleveloftheinterruptionthattriggersthewarning.
Disturbancenotificationtext
Typethetextofthewarningthemonitordisplayswhenconnectionislost.Themaximumtext
lengthis31characters.
Deletedecoderlogo
ClicktodeletethelogothathasbeenconfiguredontheWebpageofthedecoder.
25 MapsandStructurepage
Thecountofitemsbelowanentryisdisplayedinsquarebrackets.
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure
Permissionscangetlost.Ifyoumoveagroupofdevices,thesedevicesloosetheirpermission
settings.YoumustsetthepermissionsontheUserGroupspageagain.
DisplaystheDeviceTree,theLogicalTree,andthemapwindow.
AllowsyoutointroduceastructureforallthedevicesinyourBoschVMS.Yourstructureis
displayedintheLogicalTree.
Allowsyoutoperformthefollowingtasks:
ConfiguringtheFullLogicalTree
Managingresourcefiles,assigningthemtonodes
Creatinghotspotsonamap
Creatingamalfunctionrelay
Resourcefilescanbe:
Sitemapfiles
Documentfiles
Webfiles
Audiofiles
CommandScripts
Camerasequencefiles
Hotspotscanbe:
Cameras
Inputs
Relays
CommandScripts
Sequences
Linkstoothermaps
Displaysadialogboxformanagingresourcefiles.
DisplaysadialogboxforaddingaCommandScripttotheLogicalTree.
Displaysadialogboxforaddingacamerasequencefile.
Displaysadialogboxforaddinganode.
Displaysadialogboxforaddingmapresourcefiles.
DisplaysadialogboxforaddinganHTMLfile.
Displaysadialogboxforaddingamalfunctionrelay.
TypeinastringandpresstheENTERkeytofilterthe
displayeditems.Onlyitemscontainingthestringandtheircorrespondingparentitems(only
intrees)aredisplayed.Thecountoffiltereditemsandthetotalcountofitemsisprovided.An
activefilterisindicatedby .Enclosestringswithdoublequotestofindthemexactly,for
example"Camera1"exactlyfiltersthecameraswiththisname,notcamera201.
Tocancelfiltering,click .
25.1 ResourceManagerdialogbox
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure>
or
Clicktodisplayadialogboxforimportingaresourcefile.
ClicktodisplaytheAddURLdialogbox.
Clicktoremovetheselectedresourcefile.
Clicktorenametheselectedresourcefile.
Clicktodisplayadialogboxforreplacingtheselectedresourcefilewithanotherone.
Clicktodisplayadialogboxforexportingtheselectedresourcefile.
Seealso
Managingresourcefiles,page152
25.2 SelectResourcedialogbox
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure>
AllowsyoutoaddamapfileinDWFformattotheLogicalTree.
Selectaresourcefile:
Clickafilenametoselectamapfile.Thecontentoftheselectedfileisdisplayedinthe
previewpane.
Manage...
ClicktodisplaytheResourceManagerdialogbox.
Seealso
Addingamap,page155
Assigningamaptoafolder,page156
Addingadocument,page157
25.3 SequenceBuilderdialogbox
Mainwindow> MapsandStructure>
Allowsyoutomanagecamerasequences.
ClicktodisplaytheAddSequencedialogbox.
Clicktorenameacamerasequence.
Clicktoremovetheselectedcamerasequence.
AddStep
ClicktodisplaytheAddSequenceStepdialogbox.
RemoveStep
Clicktoremoveselectedsteps.
Step
Displaysthenumberofthestep.Allcamerasofaparticularstephavethesamedwelltime.
Dwell
Allowsyoutochangethedwelltime(seconds).
CameraNumber
Clickacelltoselectacameraviaitslogicalnumber.
Camera
Clickacelltoselectacameraviaitsname.
CameraFunction
Clickacelltochangethefunctionofthecamerainthisrow.
Data
Typethetimeforthedurationoftheselectedcamerafunction.Toconfigurethis,youmust
haveselectedanentryintheCameracolumnandanentryintheCameraFunctioncolumn.
DataUnit
Selecttheunitfortheselectedtime,forexampleseconds.Toconfigurethis,youmusthave
selectedanentryintheCameracolumnandanentryintheCameraFunctioncolumn.
AddtoLogicalTree
ClicktoaddtheselectedcamerasequencetotheLogicalTreeandtoclosethedialogbox.
Seealso
Managingpre-configuredcamerasequences,page153
25.4 AddSequencedialogbox
Sequencename:
Typeanappropriatenameforthenewcamerasequence.
Logicalnumber:
ForusingwithaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard,enteralogicalnumberforthesequence.
Dwelltime:
Entertheappropriatedwelltime.
Camerasperstep:
Enterthenumberofcamerasineachstep.
Steps:
Entertheappropriatenumberofsteps.
Seealso
Managingpre-configuredcamerasequences,page153
25.5 AddSequenceStepdialogbox
Seealso
Managingpre-configuredcamerasequences,page153
25.6 AddURLdialogbox
Seealso
Addingadocument,page157
25.7 SelectMapforLinkdialogbox
Clickanothermaptoselect.
Select
Clicktoinsertthelinktotheselectedmap.
Seealso
Addingalinktoanothermap,page156
25.8 MalfunctionRelaydialogbox
Seealso
Addingamalfunctionrelay,page158
Malfunctionrelay,page49
26 Schedulespage
Mainwindow>
AllowsyoutoconfigureRecordingSchedulesandTaskSchedules.
ClicktorenametheselectedRecordingorTaskSchedule.
RecordingSchedules
DisplaystheRecordingSchedulesTree.Selectanentryforconfiguring.
TaskSchedules
DisplaystheTaskSchedulesTree.Selectanentryforconfiguring.
Add
ClicktoaddanewTaskSchedule.
Delete
ClicktodeletetheselectedTaskSchedule.
Seealso
Configuringschedules,page159
26.1 RecordingSchedulespage
Mainwindow> >SelectanitemintheRecordingSchedulestree
AllowsyoutoconfigureRecordingSchedules.
Weekdays
ClicktodisplaytheScheduleTableforweekdays.ThetimeperiodsofallconfiguredRecording
Schedulesaredisplayed.
Dragthepointertoselectthetimeperiodsfortheselectedschedule.Allselectedcellsgetthe
coloroftheselectedschedule.
The24hoursofthedayaredisplayedhorizontally.Everyhourisdividedinto4cells.Onecell
represents15minutes.
Holidays
ClicktodisplaytheScheduleTableforholidays.
ExceptionDays
ClicktodisplaytheScheduleTableforexceptiondays.
Add
Clicktodisplayadialogboxforaddingtherequiredholidaysorexceptiondays.
Delete
Clicktodisplayadialogboxforremovingholidaysorexceptiondays.
Seealso
ConfiguringaRecordingSchedule,page159
Addingholidaysandexceptiondays,page161
Removingholidaysandexceptiondays,page162
Renamingaschedule,page162
26.2 TaskSchedulespage
Mainwindow> >SelectanitemintheTaskSchedulestree
AllowsyoutoconfiguretheavailableTaskSchedules.Youcanconfigureastandardora
recurringpattern.
Standard
ClicktodisplaytheScheduleTableforconfiguringstandardTaskSchedules.Ifyouconfigurea
StandardPattern,noRecurringPatternisvalidfortheselectedschedule.
Recurring
ClicktodisplaytheScheduleTableforconfiguringarecurringpatternfortheselectedTask
Schedule.Forexample,youconfigureascheduleforeverysecondTuesdayofeverymonthor
forthe4thofJulyofeveryyear.Ifyouconfigurearecurringpattern,nostandardpatternis
validfortheselectedTaskSchedule.
Weekdays
ClicktodisplaytheScheduleTableforweekdays.
Dragthepointertoselectthetimeperiodsfortheselectedschedule.Theselectedcellsare
displayedinthecoloroftheselectedschedule.
The24hoursofthedayaredisplayedhorizontally.Everyhourisdividedinto4cells.Onecell
represents15minutes.
Holidays
ClicktodisplaytheScheduleTableforholidays.
ExceptionDays
ClicktodisplaytheScheduleTableforexceptiondays.
ClearAll
Clicktoclearthetimeperiodsofallavailabledays(weekdays,holidays,exceptiondays).
SelectAll
Clicktoselectthetimeperiodsofallavailabledays(weekdays,holidays,exceptiondays).
Add...
Clicktodisplayadialogboxforaddingtherequiredholidaysorexceptiondays.
Delete...
Clicktodisplayadialogboxfordeletingholidaysorexceptiondays.
RecurrencePattern
ClickthefrequencywithwhichyouwanttheTaskScheduletorecur(Daily,Weekly,Monthly,
Yearly)andthenselectthecorrespondingoptions.
DayPattern
Dragthepointertoselectthetimeperiod(s)fortherecurringpattern.
Seealso
AddingaTaskSchedule,page160
ConfiguringastandardTaskSchedule,page160
ConfiguringarecurringTaskSchedule,page160
RemovingaTaskSchedule,page161
Addingholidaysandexceptiondays,page161
Removingholidaysandexceptiondays,page162
Renamingaschedule,page162
27 CamerasandRecordingpage
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording
DisplaystheCameraTablepageoraRecordingTablepage.
Allowsyoutoconfigurecamerapropertiesandrecordingsettings.
Allowsyoutofilterthecamerasthataredisplayedaccordingtotheirtype.
ClicktocopyrecordingsettingsfromoneRecordingScheduletoanother.
ClicktodisplaytheStreamQualitySettingsdialogbox.
ClicktodisplaytheScheduledRecordingSettingsdialogbox.
ClicktodisplaythedialogboxforconfiguringaselectedPTZcamera.
Displaysallavailablecamerasregardlessoftheirstoragedevice.
ClicktochangetheCameraTableaccordingtotheselectedstoragedevice.
DisplaysthecorrespondingCameraTable.Norecordingsettings
areavailablebecausethesecamerasarenotrecordedinBoschVMS.
TypeinastringandpresstheENTERkeytofilterthe
displayeditems.Onlyitemscontainingthestringandtheircorrespondingparentitems(only
intrees)aredisplayed.Thecountoffiltereditemsandthetotalcountofitemsisprovided.An
activefilterisindicatedby .Enclosestringswithdoublequotestofindthemexactly,for
example"Camera1"exactlyfiltersthecameraswiththisname,notcamera201.
Tocancelfiltering,click .
27.1 Cameraspage
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording>ClickanicontochangetheCameraspage
accordingtothedesiredstoragedevice,forexample
DisplaysvariousinformationonthecamerasavailableinyourBoschVMS.
Allowsyoutochangethefollowingcameraproperties:
Cameraname
Assignmentofanaudiosource
Logicalnumber
PTZcontrol,ifavailable
Livequality(VRMandLive/LocalStorage)
Recordingsettingsprofile
Minimumandmaximumstoragetime
RegionofInterest(ROI)
AutomatedNetworkReplenishment
DualRecording
4 Clickacolumntitletosortthetablebythiscolumn.
Camera-Encoder
Displaysthedevicetype.
Camera-Camera
Displaysthenameofthecamera.
Camera-NetworkAddress
DisplaystheIPaddressofthecamera.
Camera-Location
Displaysthelocationofthecamera.IfthecameraisnotassignedtoaLogicalTreeyet,
UnassignedLocationisdisplayed.
Camera-Platform
Displaystheplatformnameofthisencoder.
Camera-DeviceFamily
Displaysthenameofthedevicefamilytowhichtheselectedcamerabelongs.
Camera-Number
Clickacelltoeditthelogicalnumberthatthecamerareceivedautomaticallywhenitwas
detected.Ifyouenteranalreadyusednumber,acorrespondingerrormessageisdisplayed.
Thelogicalnumberis"free"againwhenthecameraisremoved.
Audio
Clickacelltoassignanaudiosourcetothecamera.
Ifanalarmoccurswithlowpriorityandwithacamerathathasaudioconfigured,thisaudio
signalisplayedevenwhenanalarmwithhigherpriorityiscurrentlybeingdisplayed.Butthis
isonlytrue,ifthehighpriorityalarmhasnoaudioconfigured.
Stream1-Codec/Stream2-Codec(onlyVRMandLocalStorage)
Clickacelltoselectthedesiredcodecforencodingthestream.
Stream1-Quality/Stream2-Quality
Selectthedesiredqualityofthestreamusedforliveorrecording.Youconfigurequality
settingsintheStreamQualitySettingsdialogbox.
LiveVideo-Stream(onlyVRMandLiveOnlyandLocalStorage)
ClickacelltoselectthestreamforaVRMoralocalstorage/liveonlyencoder.
LiveVideo-Profile(onlyavailableforONVIFcameras)
ClickacelltobrowsefortheavailableliveprofiletokensofthisONVIFcamera.
Ifyouselectthe<Automatic>entry,thestreamwiththehighestqualityisautomaticallyused.
LiveVideo-ROI
ClicktoenableRegionofInterest(ROI).ThisisonlypossibleifintheQualitycolumnthe
H.264MPSDROIitemisselectedforstream2andstream2isassignedtoLiveVideo.
Note:Ifstream1isusedforLiveforaspecificworkstationthentheOperatorClientrunning
onthisworkstationcannotenableROIforthiscamera.
isautomaticallyenabledinthe table.
Recording-Setting
Clickacelltoselecttherequiredrecordingsetting.Youconfiguretheavailablerecording
settingsintheScheduledRecordingSettingsdialogbox.
Recording-Profile(onlyavailableforONVIFcameras)
ClickacelltobrowsefortheavailablerecordingprofiletokensofthisONVIFcamera.Select
thedesiredentry.
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Recording-ANR
SelectacheckboxtoenabletheANRfunction.Youcanonlyenablethisfunction,ifthe
encoderhasanappropriatefirmwareversionandanappropriatedevicetype.
Recording-MaxPre-AlarmDuration
Displaysthecalculatedmaximumpre-alarmdurationforthiscamera.Thisvaluecanhelpyou
incalculatingtherequiredstoragecapacityofthelocalstoragemedium.
Notice!
IfaMirroredVRMisalreadyconfiguredforanencoder,youcannotchangeanysettingsfor
thisencoderintheSecondaryRecordingcolumns.
SecondaryRecording-Setting(onlyavailableifaSecondaryVRMisconfigured)
Clickacelltoassignascheduledrecordingsettingtothedualrecordingofthisencoder.
Dependingonyourconfigurationitcanhappenthattheconfiguredstreamqualityfor
secondaryrecordingisnotvalid.Thestreamqualityconfiguredforprimaryrecordingisthen
usedinstead.
SecondaryRecording-Profile(onlyavailableforONVIFcameras)
ClickacelltobrowseforavailablerecordingprofiletokensofthisONVIFcamera.
(Onlyvisiblewhenyouclick All)
SelectacheckboxtoactivatePTZcontrol.
Note:
ForportsettingsrefertoCOM1,page284.
Port(Onlyvisiblewhenyouclick All)
ClickacelltospecifywhichencoderserialportisusedforPTZcontrol.ForaPTZcamera
connectedtoaBoschAllegiantsystem,youcanselectAllegiant.Forsuchacamerayoudonot
needtouseatrunkline.
Protocol(Onlyvisiblewhenyouclick All)
ClickacelltoselecttheappropriateprotocolforthePTZcontrol.
PTZAddress(Onlyvisiblewhenyouclick All)
TypetheaddressnumberforthePTZcontrol.
Recording-StorageMinTime[days]
SecondaryRecording-StorageMinTime[days](onlyVRMandLocalStorage)
Clickacelltoedittheminimumnumberofdaysthatvideodatafromthiscameraisretained.
Recordingsyoungerthanthisnumberofdaysarenotdeletedautomatically.
Recording-StorageMaxTime[days]
SecondaryRecording-StorageMaxTime[days](onlyVRMandLocalStorage)
Clickacelltoeditthemaximumnumberofdaysthatvideodatafromthiscameraisretained.
Onlyrecordingsolderthanthisnumberofdaysaredeletedautomatically.0=unlimited.
Seealso
ConfiguringdualrecordingintheCameraTable,page170
ConfiguringPTZcamerasettings,page169
ConfiguringPTZportsettings,page168
Configuringstreamqualitysettings,page165
Copyingandpastingintables,page164
ConfiguringtheANRfunction,page170
ExportingtheCameraTable,page165
AssigninganONVIFprofile,page136
ConfiguringtheROIfunction,page169
27.2 ScheduledRecordingSettingsdialogbox(onlyVRMandLocal
Storage)
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording>
Allowsyoutoconfigureschedule-dependentrecordingsettingsforeachavailabledevicefamily
.Adevicefamilyisavailablewhenatleastoneencoderofthisdevicefamilyhasbeenaddedto
theDeviceTree.IntheCamerastable,youassignsucharecordingsettingtoeachcamera.
YouusetheRecordingSchedulesconfiguredontheSchedulespage.
Note:Switchingonoroffthenormalrecordingisvalidforalldevicefamilies.
AvailableRecordingSettings
Selectapre-definedrecordingsettingtochangeitsproperties.Youcanaddordeleteauser-
definedsetting.
Name:
Typeinanameforthenewrecordingsetting.
Selectthedesireddevicefamilytoconfiguretherecordingsettingsvalidforthisdevice
family.
Fortheselecteddevicefamily,selectaRecordingScheduletoconfiguretherecording
settings.
Recording
Switchonoroffthenormalrecording(continuousandprealarm).
RecordingMode
Selectthedesiredrecordingmode.
Thefollowingitemsareavailable:
Continuous
Pre-alarm
Stream
Selectthedesiredstreamusedfornormalrecording.
Note:Itdependsonthedevicefamilywhichstreamsareavailable.
Quality
Selectthedesiredstreamqualityusedfornormalrecording.Theavailablequalitysettingsare
configuredintheStreamQualitySettingsdialogbox.
Duration(Pre-alarm)
Enterthedesiredrecordingtimebeforeanalarm.Youenterthetimeintheformathh.mm.ss.
Note:OnlyenabledwhenPre-alarmisselected.
Notice!
Forpre-alarmsettingsbetween1and10s,thepre-alarmsareautomaticallystoredonthe
RAMoftheencoderifenoughRAMspaceisavailable,otherwiseonthestorage.
Forpre-alarmsettingsgreaterthan10s,pre-alarmsarestoredonthestorage.
Thestorageofpre-alarmsontheRAMoftheencoderisonlyavailableforfirmwareversion5.0
orlater.
AlarmRecording
Allowsyoutoswitchonoroffthealarmrecordingforthiscamera.
MotionAlarm
Allowsyoutoswitchonoroffalarmrecordingtriggeredbymotion.
Stream
Selectthestreamusedforalarmrecording.
Note:Itdependsonthedevicefamilywhichstreamsareavailable.
Quality
Selectthedesiredstreamqualityusedforalarmrecording.Theavailablequalitysettingsare
configuredintheStreamQualitySettingsdialogbox.
OnlyfordevicesbelongingtoDeviceFamily2or3:WhenyouselecttheNomodification
entry,alarmrecordingusesthesamequalityasusedforcontinuous/prealarmrecording.We
recommendusingtheNomodificationentry.Whenyouselectastreamqualityforalarm
recording,onlythevaluesforimageencodingintervalandtargetbitratearemodified
accordingtothesettingsinthisstreamquality.Theotherqualitysettingsareusedthatare
configuredinthequalitysettingassignedtothecontinuous/prealarmrecording.
Duration(Post-alarm)
Enterthedesiredalarmrecordingtime.Youenterthetimeintheformathh.mm.ss.
Seealso
Copyingandpastingintables,page164
Configuringrecordingsettings(onlyVRMandLocalStorage),page166
27.3 Recordingsettingspages(NVRonly)
(forexample )
AllowsyoutoconfiguretherecordingsettingsforallencodersassignedtoyoursystemsNVR.
ThedisplayedRecordingSchedulesareconfiguredinSchedules.
OnlythosecolumnsaredescribedthatarenotpartofaCameraTable.
4 Clickacolumntitletosortthetablebythiscolumn.
ContinuousRecording
IntheQualitycolumn,clickacelltodisablerecordingortoselectthestreamqualityof
stream1.
Inthe column,selectacheckboxtoactivateaudio.
Live/Pre-eventRecording
IntheQualitycolumn,clickacelltoselectthestreamqualityoftheliveview(requiredfor
instantplayback)andthepre-eventrecording(requiredformotionandalarmrecording)mode
ofstream2.Ifdualstreamingisactiveonthisencoder,youcanselectstream1touseforlive
orpre-eventrecording.
Inthe column,selectacheckboxtoactivateaudio.
MotionRecording
IntheQualitycolumn,clickacelltodisablerecordingortoselectthestreamqualityof
stream1.
Inthe column,clickacelltoactivateaudio.
InthePre-event[s]column,clickacelltoselecttherecordingtimebeforethemotionevent
inseconds.
InthePost-event[s]column,clickacelltoselecttherecordingtimeafterthemotioneventin
seconds.
AlarmRecording
IntheQualitycolumn,clickacelltoselectthestreamqualityofstream1.
Toenablealarmrecording,configureacorrespondingalarm.
Inthe column,selectacheckboxtoactivateaudio.
InthePre-event[s]column,clickacelltoselectthetimebeforethealarminseconds.
InthePost-event[s]column,clickacelltoselectthetimeafterthealarminseconds.
Seealso
Copyingandpastingintables,page164
Configuringrecordingsettings(NVRonly),page167
27.4 StreamQualitySettingsdialogbox
Mainwindow> CamerasandRecording>
AllowsyoutoconfigurestreamqualityprofilesthatyoucanlaterassignontheCamerasand
RecordingpagetocamerasorintheScheduledRecordingSettingsdialogbox.
Astreamqualitycombinesvideoresolution,framerate,maximumbandwidth,andvideo
compression.
StreamQualities
Selectapredefinedstreamqualityandclick toaddanewstreamqualityonthe
basisofthepredefinedstreamquality.Whenyouselectasinglestreamandclick ,this
streamqualitysettingiscopiedasachildlesstoplevelnode.
Clicktodeleteaselectedstreamquality.Youcannotdeletethestreamqualitysettings.
Thelistdisplaysallavailablepredefinedstreamqualitysettings.Werecommendassigninga
streamqualitywiththesamenameastheplatformofthecamera.
Thefollowingprofilesforstreamqualitiesareavailable:
ImageOptimized:Thesettingsareoptimizedforimagequality.Thiscanburdenthenetwork.
BitRateOptimized:Thesettingsareoptimizedforlowbandwidth.Thiscanreducetheimage
quality.
Balanced:Thesettingsofferacompromisebetweenoptimalimagequalityandoptimal
bandwidthusage.
Name
Displaysthenameofthestreamquality.Whenyouaddanewstreamquality,youcanchange
thename.
SDvideoresolution
Selectthedesiredvideoresolution.ForanHDqualityyouconfiguretheSDqualityof
stream2.
Imageencodinginterval
Movethesliderortypetheappropriatevalue.
ThesystemcalculatesthecorrespondingvaluesforIPS(PALandNTSC).
Withtheimageencodingintervalyouconfiguretheintervalatwhichimagesareencodedand
transmitted.If1isentered,allimagesareencoded.Entering4meansthatonlyeveryfourth
imageisencoded,thefollowingthreeimagesareskipped-thiscanbeparticularly
advantageouswithlowbandwidths.Thelowerthebandwidththehigherthisvalueshouldbe
toachievebest-qualityvideo.
Targetbitrate[Kbps]
Movethesliderortypetheappropriatevalue.
Youcanlimitthedataratefortheencodertooptimizeusageofbandwidthinyournetwork.
Thetargetdatarateshouldbesetaccordingtothedesiredpicturequalityfortypicalscenes
withnoexcessivemotion.
Forcompleximagesorfrequentchangesofimagecontentduetofrequentmovements,this
limitcanbetemporarilyexceededuptothevalueyouenterintheMaximumbitrate[Kbps]
field.
Maximumbitrate[Kbps]
Movethesliderortypetheappropriatevalue.
Withthemaximumbitrateyouconfigurethemaximumtransmissionspeedwhichcannotbe
exceeded.
Yousetabitratelimittobeabletoreliablydeterminetheappropriatediskspaceforstorage
ofthevideodata.
DependingonthevideoqualitysettingsfortheI-andP-Frames,thisfactcanresultin
individualimagesbeingskipped.
Thevalueenteredheremustbeatleast10%higherthanthevalueenteredintheTargetbit
rate[Kbps]field.Ifthevalueenteredhereistoolow,itwillautomaticallybeadjusted.
I-FrameDistance
ThisparameterallowsyoutosettheintervalsinwhichtheI-Framesarecoded.Click
AutomatictoinsertI-Framesasnecessary.Anentryof1indicatesthatI-Framesare
continuouslygenerated.Anentryof2indicatesthatonlyeverysecondimageisanI-Frame,
and3onlyeverythirdimageetc.TheI-FramesinbetweenarecodedasP-Frames.
FrameQualityLevel
Hereyoucansetavaluebetween0and100forboththeI-FramesandtheP-Frames.The
lowestvalueresultsinthehighestqualityandthelowestframerefreshrate.Thehighestvalue
resultsinthehighestframerefreshrateandthelowestimagequality.
Thelowertheavailabletransmissionbandwidth,thehigheradjustthequalityleveltomaintain
highqualityofthevideo.
Note:
Youadjustthevideoqualitydependentonthemotionandlevelofdetailinthevideo.Ifyou
checktheAutomaticcheckboxes,theoptimumrelationshipbetweenmotionandimage
definitionisautomaticallyadjusted.
VIPX1600XFM4Settings
AllowsyoutoconfigurethefollowingH.264settingsfortheVIPX1600XFM4encodermodule.
H.264deblockingfilter:Selecttoimprovevisualqualityandpredictionperformanceby
smoothingthesharpedges.
CABAC:Selecttoactivatehighefficientcompression.Usesalargeamountofprocessing
power.
Seealso
Configuringstreamqualitysettings,page165
27.5 PTZ/ROISettingsdialogbox
Clicktomovethecameratothepredefinedpositionortoexecutethecommand.
Clicktosavethepredefinedpositionorcommand.
Clicktorenamethepredefinedpositionorcommand.
Clicktoremovethepredefinedpositionorcommand.
PredefinedPositionstab
Clicktodisplaythetablewiththepredefinedpositions.
Nr
Displaysthenumberofthepredefinedposition.
Name
Clickacelltoeditthenameofthepredefinedposition.
AuxCommandstab(onlyforPTZcameras)
Clicktodisplaythetablewiththeauxiliarycommands.
Nr
Displaysthenumberoftheauxiliarycommand.
Name
Clickacelltoeditthenameofthecommand.
Code
Clickacelltoeditthecommandscode.
Seealso
ConfiguringPTZportsettings,page168
ConfiguringPTZcamerasettings,page169
28 Eventspage
Mainwindow> Events
DisplaystheEventTreewithallavailableeventsandanEventConfigurationTableforeach
event.Theeventsaregroupedbytheirtype,forexample,allcamerarecordingeventslike
continuousrecordingoralarmrecordingaregroupedunderRecordingMode.
Theavailableeventsaregroupedbeyondtheircorrespondingdevices.Astatechangeofa
deviceisdisplayedbeyond as .Allothereventsaredisplayedunderdevice
dependantgroupsas .
Youcanconfigureforeachevent:
Triggeranalarmaccordingtoaschedule(notavailableforallevents).
Logtheeventaccordingtoaschedule.AneventisdisplayedintheEventListofthe
OperatorClientifitislogged.
ExecuteaCommandScriptaccordingtoaschedule(notavailableforallevents).
Addingtextdatatocontinuousrecording.
Iftheeventoccurs,yoursettingsareexecuted.
YoucancreateaCompoundEventwhichcombinesseveraleventswithBooleanexpressions.
4 ClickatreeitemtodisplaythecorrespondingEventConfigurationTable.
Clicktoduplicateanevent.Useittogeneratemultiplealarmsforacertainevent.
ClicktodeleteaduplicatedoraCompoundEvent.
ClicktorenametheselectedCompoundEvent.
ClicktodisplayadialogboxforcreatingCompoundEventsusingBooleanexpressions
ofotherevents(maximum10).
CompoundEventsareaddedtotheEventConfigurationTable.
ClicktoedittheselectedCompoundEvent.
ClicktodisplayadialogboxforcreatingandeditingCommandScripts.
TypeinastringandpresstheENTERkeytofilterthe
displayeditems.Onlyitemscontainingthestringandtheircorrespondingparentitems(only
intrees)aredisplayed.Thecountoffiltereditemsandthetotalcountofitemsisprovided.An
activefilterisindicatedby .Enclosestringswithdoublequotestofindthemexactly,for
example"Camera1"exactlyfiltersthecameraswiththisname,notcamera201.
Tocancelfiltering,click .
DebounceSettingstab
Note:ForsomeeventstheDebounceSettingstabisnotavailableduetotechnicallimitations.
Allowsyoutoconfiguredebouncesettingsfortheselectedevent.
DebounceTime:
Duringtheenteredtimeperiodallfurthereventsareignored.
EventStatePriority:
Foraneventstateyoucanassignaprioritysetting.
EditPriorities
Clicktodisplayadialogboxforconfiguringaprioritysetting.
AddSetting
Clicktoaddarowforconfiguringadebouncesettingthatisdeviatingfromthedebounce
settingsforalldevices.
RemoveSetting
Clicktoremoveaselectedrow.Toselectarowclicktheleftrowheader.
Settingstab
Device
Displaysthenameofthedeviceorschedule.
Network
DisplaystheIPaddressofthecorrespondingIPdevice.
TriggerAlarm
ClickacelltoselectaRecordingorTaskSchedulefortriggeringanalarm.
SelectAlwaysifyouwantthealarmtobetriggeredindependentlyfromthepointintime.
SelectNeverifyoudonotwantthealarmtobetriggered.
Log
IntheSchedulecolumn,clickacelltoselectaRecordingorTaskScheduleforlogging.
SelectAlwaysifyouwanttheeventtobeloggedindependentlyfromthepointintime.
SelectNeverifyoudonotwanttheeventtobelogged.
Script
IntheScriptcolumn,clickacelltoselectaCommandScript.
IntheSchedulecolumn,clickacelltoselectaRecordingorTaskScheduleforexecutinga
CommandScript.
SelectAlwaysifyouwanttheCommandScripttobeexecutedindependentlyfromthepoint
intime.
SelectNeverifyoudonotwanttheCommandScripttobeexecuted.
TextDataRecording
Youcanconfigurethattextdataisaddedtothecontinuousrecordingofacamera.
Note:Thiscolumnisavailableonlyforeventsthatcontaintextdata,forexample:ATM/POS
Devices>ATMInput>DataInput
28.1 CommandScriptEditordialogbox
Mainwindow> Events>
AllowsyoutocreateandeditCommandScripts.
Clicktosavethechangedsettings.
Clicktorestorethesavedsettings.
Clicktocheckthecodeofascript.
Clicktocreateascriptletfile.
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Clicktodeleteascriptletfile.
Clicktodisplayadialogboxforimportingascriptfile.
Clicktodisplayadialogboxforexportingascriptfile.
Clicktoconvertanexistingscripttotheotheravailablescriptlanguage.Allexisting
scripttextisdeleted.
ClicktodisplaytheOnlineHelpforBoschVMSScriptAPI.
ClicktodisplaytheOnlineHelpforBoschVMS.
ClicktoclosetheCommandScriptEditordialogbox.
Seealso
ConfiguringCommandScripts,page180
28.2 CreateCompoundEvent/EditCompoundEventdialogbox
Mainwindow> Events>
AllowsyoutocreateormodifyaCompoundEvent.
TypeinastringandpresstheENTERkeytofilterthe
displayeditems.Onlyitemscontainingthestringandtheircorrespondingparentitems(only
intrees)aredisplayed.Thecountoffiltereditemsandthetotalcountofitemsisprovided.An
activefilterisindicatedby .Enclosestringswithdoublequotestofindthemexactly,for
example"Camera1"exactlyfiltersthecameraswiththisname,notcamera201.
Tocancelfiltering,click .
Eventname:
TypetherequirednamefortheCompoundEvent.
EventStates:
SelectthestatechangethatshallbepartofaCompoundEvent.
Objects:
Selectoneormoreoftheavailableobjectsoftheselectedeventstate.Thisstateandthe
selectedobjectappearintheCompoundEventTree,asimmediatechildoftherootoperator.
CompoundEvent:
AllowsyoutobuildcompoundeventsintheCompoundEventTree.Allimmediatechildrenofa
Booleanoperator(AND,OR)arecombinedbythisoperator.
Seealso
CreatingaCompoundEvent,page175
EditingaCompoundEvent,page176
28.3 SelectScriptLanguagedialogbox
Mainwindow> Events>
AllowsyoutosetthescriptlanguageforyourCommandScripts.
YoucannotchangethescriptlanguageforexistingCommandScripts.
ScriptLanguage:
Selecttherequiredscriptlanguage.
Seealso
ConfiguringCommandScripts,page180
28.4 EditPrioritiesofEventTypedialogbox
Mainwindow> Events>DebounceSettingstab>EditPrioritiesbutton
Youcanconfigureprioritiesforthedifferentstatechangesofaneventtypeifapplicable,for
exampleVirtualInputClosedandVirtualInputOpened.Astatechangewithhigherpriority
overridesthedebouncetimeofanotherstatechangewithlowerpriority.
NameofPriority:
Typeinanamefortheprioritysetting.
StateValue
Displaysthenamesoftheeventstatesoftheselectevent.
StatePriority
Enterthedesiredpriority.1=highestpriority,10=lowestpriority.
28.5 SelectDevicesdialogbox
Select
SelectthecheckboxforthedesiredentryandclickOKtoaddarowintheDeviceswith
DeviatingDebounceSettingstable.
28.6 TextDataRecordingdialogbox
Seealso
Triggeringalarmrecordingwithtextdata,page178
29 Alarmspage
Mainwindow> Alarms
DisplaystheEventTreeandanAlarmConfigurationTableforeachevent.Onlytheevents
configuredontheEventspagearedisplayed.
Inthetablesyouconfigureforeacheventhowanalarmtriggeredbythiseventisdisplayed
andwhichcamerasarerecordedanddisplayedwhenthisalarmoccurs.
Someeventsareconfiguredasalarmsbydefault,e.g.,asystemerror.
Forthefollowingeventsyoucannotconfigureanalarm:
Changeofarecordingmode
Changeofanalarmstate
Mostoftheuseractions,e.g.PTZaction
ClicktodisplaytheResourceManagerdialogbox.
DisplaysadialogboxtosetalarmsettingsvalidforthisManagementServer.
TypeinastringandpresstheENTERkeytofilterthe
displayeditems.Onlyitemscontainingthestringandtheircorrespondingparentitems(only
intrees)aredisplayed.Thecountoffiltereditemsandthetotalcountofitemsisprovided.An
activefilterisindicatedby .Enclosestringswithdoublequotestofindthemexactly,for
example"Camera1"exactlyfiltersthecameraswiththisname,notcamera201.
Tocancelfiltering,click .
4 ClickatreeitemtodisplaythecorrespondingAlarmConfigurationTable.
Device
DisplaysthedeviceoftheeventconditionselectedintheEventsTree.
NetworkAddress
DisplaystheIPaddressofthecorrespondingIPdevice.
AlarmIdentity
InthePrioritycolumn,clickinacelltotypethealarmpriorityfortheselectedalarm(100is
lowpriority,1ishighpriority).IntheTitlecolumn,clickinacelltotypethetitleofthealarm
tobedisplayedinBoschVMS,forexampleintheAlarmList.IntheColorcolumn,clickina
celltodisplayadialogboxforselectingacolorforthealarmtobedisplayedinthe
OperatorClient,forexampleintheAlarmList.
AlarmImagePanes
Inoneofthe1-5columns,click...inacelltodisplayadialogboxforselectingacamera.
YoucanonlyselectacamerathatwasaddedtotheLogicalTreeinMapsandStructure.
YoucanconfigurethenumberofavailableAlarmImagepanesintheAlarmSettingsdialog
box.
IntheAudioFilecolumn,click...inacelltodisplayadialogboxforselectinganaudiofile
thatisplayedincaseofanalarm.
AlarmOptions
Click...inacelltodisplaytheAlarmOptionsdialogbox.
Seealso
Alarmhandling,page44
29.1 AlarmSettingsdialogbox
Mainwindow> Alarms>
AlarmSettingstab
Max.Imagepanesperalarm:
EnterthemaximumcountofAlarmImagepanestobedisplayedincaseofanalarm.
Auto-cleartime:
Enterthenumberofsecondsuntilanalarmisautomaticallycleared.
ThisonlyappliesforalarmsthataresettoAuto-clearalarmafterconfiguredtime('Alarm
Settings'dialogbox)intheAlarmspage.
Manualalarmrecordingtime:
OnlyvalidforNVRrecordings.
Enterthenumberofminutesforthedurationofalarmrecordingthatausercanstartmanually
intheOperatorClient.
Theusercanstopthemanualrecordingbeforethistimeiselapsed.
AnalogMonitorGroupstab
Displayorderincaseofsamealarmpriority:
Selectthedesiredentryforsortingalarmsofthesamepriorityaccordingtotheirtimestamp.
Showblankscreen
Clicktoconfigurethatonamonitornotbeingusedforalarmdisplaynothingisshown.
Continuelivedisplay
Clicktoconfigurethatonamonitornotbeingusedforalarmdisplaylivedisplayisshown.
Seealso
Configuringsettingsforallalarms,page177
29.2 SelectImagePaneContentdialogbox
Notice!
AmapdisplayedinanAlarmImagepaneisoptimizedfordisplayandcontainsonlytheinitial
viewofthebasic.dwffile.
SearchItem
EntertexttofindanitemintheLogicalTree.
Find
Clicktofindthecamerawiththeenteredsearchtextinitsdescription.
Live
Clicktodeterminethattheliveimageofthecameraisdisplayedincaseofanalarm.
Instantplayback
Clicktodeterminethatinstantplaybackofthecameraisdisplayed.
TherewindtimeforinstantplaybackisconfiguredintheAlarmSettingsdialogbox,seeAlarm
Settingsdialogbox,page312.
Pauseplayback
Selectthecheckboxtodisplaythealarminstantplaybackcamerawithpausedinstant
playback.Theusercanstartinstantplaybackifneeded.
Recordthiscamera
Selectthecheckboxtoenablealarmrecordingforthiscameraincaseofanalarm.Ifanalarm
istriggered,thiscameraisrecordedinalarmrecordingquality.Thedurationoftherecording
isthedurationofthealarmstatepluspre-andpost-alarmtime.Thissettingdirectlychanges
thesettingforalarmrecordingintheAlarmOptionsdialogboxandviceversa.
Seealso
Configuringanalarm,page177
29.3 SelectResourcedialogbox
Seealso
Configuringanalarm,page177
Managingresourcefiles,page173
29.4 AlarmOptionsdialogbox
Camerastab
Nr
DisplaysthecameranumberasconfiguredontheCamerasandRecordingpage.
Name
DisplaysthecameranameasconfiguredontheCamerasandRecordingpage.
Location
DisplaysthelocationasconfiguredontheMapsandStructurepage.
Record
Selectacheckboxtoenablealarmrecordingforthiscameraincaseofanalarm.Ifanalarmis
triggered,thiscameraisrecordedinalarmrecordingquality.Thedurationoftherecordingis
thedurationofthealarmstatepluspre-andpost-alarmtime.Thissettingdirectlychangesthe
settingforalarmrecordingintheSelectImagePaneContentdialogboxandviceversa.
ProtectRecording
Selectacheckboxtoprotectthealarmrecordingofthiscamera.
DeviatingAlarmDurationSettings
ThecheckboxisautomaticallyenabledwhenyouenabletheRecordcheckboxandwhenthe
camerasupportsANR.
AuxiliaryCommand
Clickacelltoselectanauxiliarycommandtobeexecutedincaseofanalarm.
EntriesinthislistareonlyavailableforaPTZcamera.
PredefinedPosition
Clickacelltoselectapredefinedpositiontobesetincaseofanalarm.
EntriesinthislistareonlyavailableforaPTZcamera.
Notificationstab
E-mail
Selectthecheckboxtosendane-mailincaseofanalarm.
Server:
Selectane-mailserver.
Recipients:
Typethee-mailaddressesoftherecipientsseparatedbycommas(example:
name@provider.com).
SMS
SelectthecheckboxtosendanSMSincaseofanalarm.
Device:
SelectanSMSdevice.
Recipients:
Typethemobilenumbersoftherecipients.
Text:
Typethetextofthenotification.
Information:
Selectthecheckboxtoaddthecorrespondinginformationtothenotificationtext.
Note:Forane-mailthedateofthetimezoneoftheManagementServerisused.
Workflowtab
Recordonlyalarm
Selectthecheckboxtospecifythatthecameraisonlyrecordedandnotbeingdisplayedin
caseofthisalarm.ThischeckboxisonlyactiveiftheRecordcheckboxontheCamerastabis
selected.
Auto-clearalarmafterconfiguredtime('AlarmSettings'dialogbox)
Selectthecheckboxtospecifythatthisalarmisautomaticallycleared.
Auto-clearalarmwheneventstatechangesbacktonormal
Selectthecheckboxtospecifythatthisalarmisautomaticallyclearedwhentheeventthat
triggersthisalarmchangesitsstate.Thealarmwillnotbeclearedautomaticallyifitis
acceptedandunaccepted.
Showactionplan
Selectthecheckboxtoenabletheworkflowthatmustbeprocessedincaseofanalarm.
Resources...
ClicktodisplaytheResourceManagerdialogbox.Selectadocumentwithadescriptionof
thecorrespondingworkflow.
Displayacommentbox
Selectthecheckboxtoenabledisplayingacommentboxincaseofanalarm.Inthiscomment
boxtheusercantypecommentsonthealarm.
Forcetheoperatortoprocesstheworkflow
Selectthecheckboxtoforcetheusertoprocesstheworkflow.Ifselected,theusercannot
clearthealarmuntilhehasenteredacommentonthealarm.
ExecutethefollowingClientScriptwhenalarmisaccepted:
SelectaClientCommandScriptthatisexecutedautomatically,whentheuseracceptsan
alarm.
AnalogMonitorGrouptab
1...10
Inanumberedcolumn,clickacellandselectacamerafromtheLogicalTree.Thiscamerawill
bedisplayedintheassignedmonitorincaseofanalarm.
Cleartable
Clicktoremoveallcameraassignmentstoanalogmonitorgroups.
Alarmtitle
Selectthecheckboxtoconfigurethatthetitleofthealarmisdisplayedontheanalog
monitorsasanon-screendisplay.
Alarmtime
Selectthecheckboxtoconfigurethatthetimeofthealarmisdisplayedontheanalog
monitorsasanon-screendisplay.
Alarmdate
Selectthecheckboxtoconfigurethatthedateofthealarmisdisplayedontheanalog
monitorsasanon-screendisplay.
Alarmcameraname
Selectthecheckboxtoconfigurethatthenameofthealarmcameraisdisplayedonthe
analogmonitorsasanon-screendisplay.
Alarmcameranumber
Selectthecheckboxtoconfigurethatthenumberofthealarmcameraisdisplayedonthe
analogmonitorsasanon-screendisplay.
Onlyon1stmonitor
Selectthecheckboxtoconfigurethatthetitleandthetimeofthealarmisdisplayedonlyon
thefirstmonitoroftheanalogmonitorgroupasanon-screendisplay.
DeviatingAlarmDurationSettingstab
ThesettingsonthistabareonlyavailableifANRisenabledforthiscamera.
UseProfileSettings
Clicktoenablethissetting.Forthiscamerathepre-alarmandpost-alarmdurationsettingsare
usedthatareconfiguredintheScheduledRecordingSettingsdialogbox.
OverrideSettings
Clicktoenablethefollowingsettingsforpre-alarmandpost-alarmduration.
Duration(Pre-alarm)
Availableforallevents.
Duration(Post-alarm)
Onlyavailablefor events.
Seealso
Triggeringalarmrecordingwithtextdata,page178
Configuringanalarm,page177
Configuringthepre-andpost-alarmdurationforanalarm,page178
30 UserGroupspage
Mainwindow> UserGroups
Thefollowingusergroupisavailablebydefault:
AdminGroup(username:Admin)
Allowsyoutoconfigureusergroups,EnterpriseUserGroupsandEnterpriseAccess.
UserGroupstab
Clicktodisplaythepagesavailableforconfiguringtherightsofthestandardusergroup.
EnterpriseUserGroupstab(onlyavailablewithvalidEnterpriselicense)
ClicktodisplaythepagesavailableforconfiguringthepermissionsofanEnterpriseUser
Group.
EnterpriseAccesstab(onlyavailablewithvalidEnterpriselicense)
ClicktodisplaythepagesavailableforaddingandconfiguringEnterpriseAccess.
Clicktodeleteaselectedentry.
Clicktoaddanewgrouporaccount.
Clicktoaddanewusertotheselectedusergroup.Changethedefaultusernameif
desired.
Clicktoaddanewdualauthorizationgroup.
Clicktoaddanewlogonpairfordualauthorization.
Displaysadialogboxforcopyingpermissionsfromaselectedusergrouptoanother
usergroup.
Clicktodisplaythepagesavailableforconfiguringthepermissionsofthisgroup.
Clicktodisplaythepageavailableforconfiguringthepropertiesofthisuser.
Clicktodisplaythepageavailableforconfiguringthepropertiesofthislogonpair.
Clicktodisplaythepagesavailableforconfiguringthepermissionsofthisdual
authorizationgroup.
PermissionsonanEnterpriseSystem
ForanEnterpriseSystemyouconfigurethefollowingpermissions:
OperatingpermissionsofOperatorClientdefiningtheuserinterfaceforoperatinginthe
EnterpriseSystem,forexampletheuserinterfaceofthealarmmonitor.
UseanEnterpriseUserGroup.ConfigureitontheEnterpriseManagementServer.
DevicepermissionsthatshouldbeavailableforoperatinginanEnterpriseManagement
ServeraredefinedoneachManagementServer.
UseEnterpriseAccounts.ConfigureitoneachManagementServer.
PermissionsonasingleManagementServer
FormanagingtheaccesstooneoftheManagementServers,usethestandardusergroup.You
configureallpermissionsonthisManagementServerinthisusergroup.
YoucanconfiguredualauthorizationusergroupsforstandardusergroupsandforEnterprise
UserGroups.
TypeinastringandpresstheENTERkeytofilterthe
displayeditems.Onlyitemscontainingthestringandtheircorrespondingparentitems(only
intrees)aredisplayed.Thecountoffiltereditemsandthetotalcountofitemsisprovided.An
activefilterisindicatedby .Enclosestringswithdoublequotestofindthemexactly,for
example"Camera1"exactlyfiltersthecameraswiththisname,notcamera201.
Tocancelfiltering,click .
30.1 NewUserGroup/EnterpriseAccountdialogbox
Mainwindow> UserGroups>UserGroupstab>
or
Mainwindow> UserGroups>EnterpriseUserGroupstab>
or
Mainwindow> UserGroups>EnterpriseAccesstab>
Allowsyoutocreateastandardusergroup,anEnterpriseUserGrouporanEnterprise
Account.
TheEnterpriseUserGroupstabisonlyavailableiftheappropriatelicenseisavailableandif
oneormoreManagementServercomputersareconfiguredin Devices>Enterprise
System>ServerList/AddressBook.
Name:
Typeinanameforthegrouporaccount.
Description:
Typeinadescriptionforthegrouporaccount.
ForEnterpriseAccounts:
Password:
Typeinapassword.
ConfirmPassword:
Enterthenewpasswordagain.
Seealso
Creatingagrouporaccount,page184
30.2 UserGroupPropertiespage
SearchforGroups
ClicktodisplaytheavailableLDAPusergroupsintheLDAPGroups:list.Tofindusergroups
youmustmaketheappropriatesettingsintheLDAPServerSettingsdialogbox.
Settings
ClicktodisplaytheLDAPServerSettingsdialogbox.
AssociateGroup
ClicktoassociatetheselectedLDAPgroupwiththisusergroup.
ClearGroup
ClicktocleartheAssociatedLDAPgroup:field.TheassociationoftheLDAPgrouptothe
BoschVMSusergroupisremoved.
Seealso
ConfiguringLDAPsettings,page185
AssociatinganLDAPgroup,page186
Schedulinguserlogonpermission,page186
30.3 UserPropertiespage
30.4 AddNewDualAuthorizationGroupdialogbox
Mainwindow> UserGroups>UserGroupstab>
or
Mainwindow> UserGroups>EnterpriseUserGroupstab>
AllowstocreateadualauthorizationforastandardusergrouporforanEnterpriseUser
Group.
ForEnterpriseAccess,adualauthorizationisnotavailable.
Name:
Typeinanameforthegroup.
Description:
Typeindescriptionforthegroup.
Seealso
Creatingadualauthorizationgroup,page185
30.5 LogonPairPropertiespage
Group>
or
DualAuthorizationGroup>
Allowsyoutomodifyapairofusergroupstoadualauthorizationgroup.Theusersofthefirst
usergrouparetheusersthatmustlogoninthefirstdialogboxforloggingon,theusersofthe
secondusergroupconfirmthelogon.
SelectLogonPair
Ineachlist,selectausergroup.
Forcedualauthorization
Selectthecheckboxtoforceeachusertologononlytogetherwithauseroftheseconduser
group.
Seealso
Creatingadualauthorizationgroup,page185
30.6 SelectUserGroupsdialogbox
Group>
or
DualAuthorizationGroup>
Allowsyoutoaddapairofusergroupstoadualauthorizationgroup.Theusersofthefirst
usergrouparetheusersthatmustlogoninthefirstdialogboxforloggingon,theusersofthe
secondusergroupconfirmthelogon.
SelectLogonPair
Ineachlist,selectausergroup.
Forcedualauthorization
Selectthecheckboxtoforceeachusertologononlytogetherwithauseroftheseconduser
group.
Seealso
Creatingadualauthorizationgroup,page185
30.7 CameraPermissionspage
YoucanselectorclearthischeckboxonlywhenplaybackisenabledontheOperator
Featurespage.
PlaybackAudio
Selectacheckboxtoallowusingplaybackaudio.
YoucanselectorclearthischeckboxonlywhenplaybackisenabledontheOperator
Featurespage.
TextData
Selectacheckboxtoallowdisplayingmetadata.
Youcanselectorclearthischeckboxonlywhenthedisplayofmetadataisenabledonthe
OperatorFeaturespage.
Export
Selectacheckboxtoallowexportingvideodata.
Youcanselectorclearthischeckboxonlywhentheexportofvideodataisenabledonthe
OperatorFeaturespage.
PTZ/ROI
SelectacheckboxtoallowusingthePTZcontrolortheROIofthiscamera.
YoucanselectorclearthischeckboxonlywhenthePTZcontrolorROIofthiscamerais
enabledontheOperatorFeaturespage.AdditionallyyoumustconfigurePTZorROIinthe
CameraTable.
Aux
Selectacheckboxtoallowexecutingauxiliarycommands.
YoucanselectorclearthischeckboxonlywhenthePTZcontrolofacameraisenabledonthe
OperatorFeaturespage.
SetPresets
SelectacheckboxtoallowtheusertosetprepositionsofthisPTZcamera.
YoucanalsosetprepositionsfortheRegionofInterestfeature,ifenabledandauthorized.
YoucanselectorclearthischeckboxonlywhenthePTZcontrolofacameraisenabledonthe
OperatorFeaturespage.
ReferenceImage
Selectacheckboxtoallowupdatingthereferenceimageofthiscamera.
Seealso
Configuringcamerapermissions,page189
30.8 ControlPriorities
ControlPriorities
MovetheappropriateslidertotherighttodecreasethepriorityforacquiringPTZcontrolsand
BoschAllegianttrunklines.AuserwithahighprioritycanlockthePTZcontrolsorthecontrol
ofatrunklineforuserswithlowerpriorities.YousetthetimeoutforlockingPTZcontrolon
theTimeoutinmin.field.Thedefaultsettingis1minute.
Timeoutinmin.
Enterthetimeperiodinminutes.
Seealso
Configuringvariouspriorities,page189
30.9 CopyUserGroupPermissionsdialogbox
Seealso
Copyingusergrouppermissions,page190
30.10 DecoderPermissionspage
Mainwindow>UserGroups>UserGroupstab> >DevicePermissionstab>Camera
Permissionstab
or
Seealso
Configuringdecoderpermissions,page189
30.11 EventsandAlarmspage
Seealso
Configuringpermissionsforeventsandalarms,page188
30.12 LDAPServerSettingsdialogbox
LDAPServerSettings
LDAPServer:
TypethenameoftheLDAPserver.
Port:
TypetheportnumberoftheLDAPserver(defaultunencrypted:389,encrypted:636)
Secureconnection
Selectthecheckboxtoactivateencrypteddatatransmission.
LDAPbasisforuser:
Typetheuniquename(DN=distinguishedname)oftheLDAPpathinwhichyoucansearch
forauser.ExampleforaDNoftheLDAPbasis:CN=Users,DC=Security,DC=MyCompany,DC=
com
Filterforuser:
Selectafilterusedtosearchforauniqueusername.Examplesarepredefined.Replace
%username%withtheactualusername.
LDAPbasisforgroup:
TypetheuniquenameoftheLDAPpathinwhichyoucansearchforgroups.
ExampleforaDNoftheLDAPbasis:CN=Users,DC=Security,DC=MyCompany,DC=com
Filterforgroupmembersearch:
Selectafilterusedtosearchforagroupmember.
Examplesarepredefined.Replace%usernameDN%withtheactualusernameandhisDN.
ProxyUser
Username(DN):
Typetheuniquenameoftheproxyuser.Thisuserisrequiredtoallowtheusersofthis
BoschVMSusergrouptoaccesstheLDAPserver.
Password:
Typetheproxyuserpassword.
Test
ClicktotestwhethertheproxyuserhasaccesstotheLDAPserver.
TestUser/UserGroup
TheentriesinthisgroupboxarenotsavedafterclickingOK.Theyonlyservefortesting.
Username:
Typethenameofatestuser.OmittheDN.
Password:
Typethetestuserpassword.
TestUser
Clicktotestwhetherthecombinationofusernameandpasswordiscorrect.
Group(DN):
Typetheuniquegroupnamewithwhichtheuserisassociated.
TestGroup
Clicktotesttheassociationoftheuserwiththegroup.
Groupsearchfilter:
Donotleavethisfieldempty.Ifthereisnoentry,youcannotassignanLDAPgrouptoa
BoschVMSusergroup.
Selectafiltertofindausergroup.
Examplesarepredefined.
Seealso
ConfiguringLDAPsettings,page185
30.13 Credentialspage
Mainwindow>UserGroups>EnterpriseAccesstab> >DevicePermissionstab>
Credentialstab
ConfigurethecredentialsofanEnterpriseAccountonaManagementServer.
YouconfigureEnterpriseAccessoneachManagementServerthatismemberofyour
EnterpriseSystem.TheEnterpriseManagementServerusesthiscredentialtograntaccessto
thedevicesofthisManagementServerfortheOperatorClientthatlogsonasauserofan
EnterpriseUserGroup.
Renamethe itemasdesired.ThisisthenameoftheEnterpriseAccount.
Description:
TypeinadescriptionforthisEnterpriseAccount.
Enternewpassword:/Confirmpassword:
TypeinandconfirmthepasswordforthisManagementServer.
Seealso
NewUserGroup/EnterpriseAccountdialogbox,page318
30.14 LogicalTreepage
Seealso
ConfiguringpermissionsforLogicalTree,page188
30.15 OperatorFeaturespage
InterrupttheWindowsScreenSaverforincomingalarms
Selectthecheckboxtoensurethatanincomingalarmisdisplayedevenwhenthescreen
saverisactive.Ifthescreensaverrequiresausernameandpasswordforbeinginterrupted,
thissettinghasnoeffect.
Alarmdisplay
Selectthecheckboxtoallowalarmdisplay.Ifyouselectthisoption,theAlarmprocessingis
deactivatedsimultaneously.
Playback
SelectthecheckboxtoallowahigherpriorityforPlaybackModeandtoallowtheother
playbackfeatures.
Ifyouclearthischeckbox,theExportvideofiles,Protectvideodata,Deletevideo,and
Accesstovideodatathathasbeenrecordedinperiodswhentheusergrouphasnotbeen
allowedtologonpermissionsandtheLiveVideopermissionsforallavailablecamerasonthe
CameraPermissionspageareclearedanddisabled.
Exportvideofiles
Selectthecheckboxtoallowexportingvideodata.
Ifyouclearthischeckbox,thepermissionsforallavailablecamerasontheCamera
Permissionspagearedisabledalso.
ExportMOV/ASFvideo
SelectthecheckboxtoallowexportingvideodatainASFandMOVformat.
Protectvideodata
Selectthecheckboxtoallowprotectingvideodata.
Deletevideo
Selectthecheckboxtoallowdeletingvideodata.
Accesstovideodatathathasbeenrecordedinperiodswhentheusergrouphasnotbeen
allowedtologon
Selectthecheckboxtoallowaccessingthedescribedvideodata.
Logbookaccess
SelectthecheckboxtoallowaccessingtheLogbook.
Operatoreventbuttons
SelectthecheckboxtoallowusereventbuttonsintheOperatorClient.
CloseOperatorClient
SelectthecheckboxtoallowclosingtheOperatorClient.
MinimizeOperatorClient
SelectthecheckboxtoallowminimizingtheOperatorClient.
AudioIntercom
Selectthecheckboxtoallowtheusertospeakontheloudspeakersofanencoderwithaudio-
inandaudio-outfunction.
ManualAlarmRecording
Selectthecheckboxtoallowmanualalarmrecording.
Ifyouclearthischeckbox,theTextDatapermissionsforallavailablecamerasontheCamera
Permissionspageareclearedanddisabled.
AccessVRMMonitor
SelectthecheckboxtoallowaccesstotheVRMMonitorsoftware.
Setreferenceimage
SelectthecheckboxtoallowupdatingthereferenceimageintheOperatorClient.
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Setareaselectionforreferenceimage
Selectthecheckboxtoallowselectingtheareainthecameraimageforupdatingthe
referenceimageintheOperatorClient.
Changepassword
SelectthecheckboxtoallowauserofOperatorClienttochangethepasswordforloggingon.
Armintrusionpanelareas
SelectthecheckboxtoallowauserofOperatorClienttoarmareasconfiguredinanintrusion
panelthatispartofyourBoschVMSconfiguration.
Forcearmintrusionpanelareas
SelectthecheckboxtoallowauserofOperatorClienttoforcethearmingofareasconfigured
inanintrusionpanelthatispartofyourBoschVMSconfiguration.
Disarmintrusionpanelareas
SelectthecheckboxtoallowauserofOperatorClienttodisarmareasconfiguredinan
intrusionpanelthatispartofyourBoschVMSconfiguration.
Displayorderincaseofsamealarmpriority:
SelecttheappropriatevaluetoconfiguretheorderofAlarmImagepanesintheAlarmDisplay
oftheOperatorClient.
Instantplaybackrewindtime:
Enterthenumberofsecondsforthedurationofinstantplayback.
Repeatalarmaudio:
Selectthecheckboxandenterthenumberofsecondsafteranalarmsoundisrepeated.
Limitaccesstorecordedvideotothelastnminutes:
Selectthecheckboxtolimittheaccesstorecordedvideos.
Inthelist,enterthenumberofminutes.
EnforceautomaticOperatorlogoffafterthistimeofinactivity:
SelectthecheckboxtoenabletheautomaticlogoffofOperatorClientaftertheconfigured
timeperiod.
Seealso
Inactivitylogoff,page48
Configuringoperatingpermissions,page187
30.16 Prioritiespage
AutomaticPopupBehavior
MovetheslidertoadjustthepriorityvalueofLiveImagewindoworPlaybackImagewindow.
Thisvalueisrequiredforincomingalarmstodecidewhetherthisalarmisautomatically
displayedintheAlarmImagewindow.
Forexample:IfyoumovethesliderforLiveImagewindowto50andforthePlaybackDisplay
to70andanalarmcomesinwithapriorityof60,thealarmisonlyautomaticallydisplayedif
theuserhasPlaybackDisplayactive.Thealarmisnotautomaticallydisplayedwhentheuser
hasLiveDisplayactive.
Seealso
Configuringvariouspriorities,page189
30.17 UserInterfacepage
Seealso
Configuringuserinterfacesettings,page187
30.18 ServerAccesspage
(Mainwindow> Devices>EnterpriseSystem>ServerList/AddressBook).
PrivateNetworkAddress
DisplaystheprivateIPaddressorDNSnameoftheManagementServer.
PublicNetworkAddress
DisplaysthepublicIPaddressorDNSnameoftheManagementServer.
ServerNumber
DisplaysthenumberoftheManagementServer.ThisnumberisusedbyanIntuiKeykeyboard
toselectthedesiredManagementServer.
Access
ClicktocheckwhenyouwanttograntaccesstotheManagementServer.ThisManagement
ServerisnowanEnterpriseManagementServer.
EnterpriseAccount
TypeinthenameoftheEnterpriseAccountthathasbeenconfiguredontheManagement
Server.
EnterpriseAccountPassword
ClicktodisplayadialogboxfortypinginthepasswordoftheEnterpriseAccountthathas
beenconfiguredontheManagementServer.
ServerDescription
Displaysthedescriptivetextforthisserver.
FurthercolumnsaredisplayediftheyhavebeenaddedtotheServerList.
Seealso
Creatingagrouporaccount,page184
CreatinganEnterpriseSystem,page107
ConfiguringtheServerListforEnterpriseSystem,page112
31 Troubleshooting
ThischaptercontainsinformationonhowtohandleknownproblemsusingBoschVMS
ConfigurationClient.
ProblemsafterupdatingBoschVideoManagementSystem
Problemsduringinstallation
Thesoftwarecannotbe StartControlPanel>Add/
uninstalledbyexecuting RemoveProgramsand
Setup. uninstallBoschVMS.
Problemsimmediatelyafterstartingtheapplication
Problemswithdisplaylanguage
ProblemswithBoschIntuiKeykeyboard
Problemswiththesettingsintherecordingcontrolofyoursoundcard
CrashingConfigurationClient
CrashingOperatorClient
31.1 ConfiguringthedesiredlanguageinWindows
IfyouwanttochangethedisplaylanguageforthesetupofBoschVMS,youmustswitchthe
languageinyourWindows.Foractivatingthelanguagesettingsthecomputerisrestartedafter
performingthefollowingsteps.
Toconfigurethedesiredlanguage:
1. ClickStart,clickControlPanel,andthendouble-clickRegionalandLanguageOptions.
2. ClicktheAdvancedtab,underLanguagefornon-Unicodeprograms,selectthedesired
language.
3. ClickOK.
4. Ineachofthenextmessageboxes,clickYes.
Yourcomputerisrestarted.
31.2 ReestablishingtheconnectiontoaBoschIntuiKeykeyboard
1. Pluginthecableagainorwaituntiltheworkstationisonline.
TheOffLinemessagedisappears.
2. PresstheTerminalsoftkeytoenterBoschVMS.
31.3 ReducingthenumberofAllegiantcameras
YouneedtheAllegiantMasterControlSoftwaretoedittheAllegiantfile.
ToreducethenumberofAllegiantcameras:
1. StarttheMasterControlSoftware.
2. OpentheAllegiantfile.
3. ClicktheCameratab.
4. Markthecamerasthatarenotrequired.
5. OntheEditmenu,clickDelete.
6. Savethefile.Thefilesizeremainsunchanged.
7. Repeatthelaststepformonitorsthatyoudonotneed.ClicktheMonitorstab.
8. ImportthisfileinBoschVideoManagementSystem(seeAddingdevices,page138).
31.4 Usedports
ThissectionlistsforallcomponentsofBoschVMStheportsthatmustbeopenwithinaLAN.
DonotopentheseportstotheInternet!ForoperationviaInternetusesecureconnectionslike
VPNorRemoteAccess.
Eachtableliststhelocalportsthatmustbeopenonthecomputerwheretheserveris
installedorontherouter/level3switchthatisconnectedtothehardware.
OnaWindows7Firewall,configureanInboundRuleforeachopenport.
AllowalloutgoingconnectionsforallBoschVMSsoftwareapplications.
ExampleforasimpleInboundRuleinWindows7Firewall
ManagementServer/EnterpriseManagementServerports
VideoRecordingManagerports
MobileVideoServiceports
iSCSIStorageSystemports
Configureportforwardingattheconnectedrouterforthisdevice.
BoschVideoStreamingGatewayports
ONVIFcameraports
Configureportforwardingattheconnectedrouterforthisdevice.
BoschVMSOperatorClient/CameoSDKports
Encoderports
Configureportforwardingattheconnectedrouterforthisdevice.
BoschVMSDecoderports
Configureportforwardingattheconnectedrouterforthisdevice.
NVR/RedundantNVR/FailoverNVRports
DiBos/BRSports
Alternative:
DVRports
Configureportforwardingattheconnectedrouterforthisdevice.
BarcoMonitorWall
VIDOS
31.5 EnablingloggingforONVIFevents
YoucanenableloggingforONVIFeventsforexamplewhenyouencounterproblemswith
receivingBoschVMSevents.Loggingthenhelpsyoutofindtheissue.
Toenablelogging:
1. Openthefile%programfiles(x86)%\Bosch\VMS\AppData\Server\CentralServer
\BVMSLogCfg.xmlinanappropriateeditor,forexampleNotepad.RuntheNotepad
applicationasadministrator.
2. Navigatetothelinecontainingthefollowingstring:
Addloggingforonvifeventsofadevicebynetworkaddress
Thecommentedlinescontainabriefexplanation.
3. Astheloggername,typeinOnvifEvents.<Networkaddress>.
TypeinonlyOnvifEventstologtheeventsforallONVIFdevices.
4. Aslevelvalue,typeinDEBUGforallincomingandoutgoingevents.
TypeinINFOforalloutgoingevents.
TypeinWARNorERRORtodisable.
Thefollowinglinesshowanexampleforloggingtheeventsfromdevice172.11.122.22withall
outgoingandincomingevents:
<loggername="OnvifEvents.172.11.122.22"additivity="false">
<levelvalue="DEBUG"/>
<appenderrefref="OnvifRollingFileAppender"/>
</logger>
Seealso
ConfiguringONVIFevents,page136
ONVIFevents,page54
Glossary
802.1x exactlyfillsthegapthatoccurredafterthe
TheIEEE802.1xstandardprovidesageneral networkfailure.Hencethetransceiverneedsany
methodforauthenticationandauthorizationin kindoflocalstorage.Therecordingcapacityon
IEEE-802networks.Authenticationiscarriedout thislocalstorageiscalculatedwiththefollowing
viatheauthenticator,whichchecksthe formula:(networkbandwidthxestimatednetwork
transmittedauthenticationinformationusingan downtime+safetymargin)x(1+1/backup
authenticationserver(seeRADIUSserver)and speed).Theresultingrecordingcapacityis
approvesordeniesaccesstotheofferedservices requiredbecausethecontinuousrecordingmust
(LAN,VLANorWLAN)accordingly. continueduringthecopyprocess.
ActivationKey area
Numberthattheusermustentertoactivatethe Agroupofdetectiondevicesconnectedtothe
purchasedlicenses.YoureceivetheActivationKey securitysystem.
afterenteringtheAuthorizationNumberinthe ASF
BoschSecuritySystemSoftwareLicense AdvancedSystemsFormat;MicrosoftWindows
Manager. mediaaudioandvideoformat.
Alarm ATM
Eventthatisconfiguredtocreateanalarm.Thisis AutomaticTellerMachine
aparticularsituation(motiondetected,doorbell
AuthorizationNumber
rung,signallost,etc.)thatrequiresimmediate
attention.Analarmcandisplaylivevideo, NumberthatyoufindintheAuthorizationLetter.
playbackvideo,anactionplan,awebpage,ora YoumustentertheAuthorizationNumberinthe
map. BoschSecuritySystemSoftwareLicensemanager
toobtaintheActivationKey.Additionallyyoumust
AlarmImagewindow
enterthecomputersignature.
ImagewindowfordisplayingoneormoreAlarm
BIS
Imagepanes.
BuildingIntegrationSystem
AlarmList
Bookmark
WindowinBoschVideoManagementSystemused
todisplayalistofactivealarms. Usedforstoringatimeperiodofliveorrecorded
video.Thisallowsfortaggingparticularscenesfor
Allegiant
laterinvestigation.Additionallyyoucanshareyour
Boschfamilyofanalogmatrixswitchingsystems. investigationresultswithotherusersbyexporting
Analogmonitorgroup abookmark.
Asetofanalogmonitorsconnectedtodecoders. BoschATM/POSBridge
Theanalogmonitorgroupcanbeusedforalarm Receivesstringviaserialcable/COMinterface
processinginagivenphysicalarea.Forexample, andforwardsthesestringsviaEthernetcable
aninstallationwiththreephysicallyseparated (TCP/IP).ThestringsareusuallyPOSdataor
controlroomsmighthavethreemonitorgroups. transactionsfromATMs.
Themonitorsinananalogmonitorgroupare
BRS
logicallyconfiguredintorowsandcolumnsand
canbesettofull-screenorquadview. BoschRecordingStation.Videorecordingand
managementsoftware.
ANR
CCLemulation
AutomatedNetworkReplenishment;integrated
processthatcopiesmissingvideodatafroma EmulationoftheCommandConsoleLanguage
videotransceivertothenetworkvideorecorder usedforcontrollinganAllegiantmatrix.Youcan
afteranetworkfailure.Thecopiedvideodata usethissetofcommandstoswitchaBoschVMS
IPcamera/encodertoaBoschVMSIPdecoder. occurs.TheMotionStoppedeventisnotaccepted
Youcannotcontrololdanalogcamerasorthe asanewevent.Example3alsodealswithevents
Allegiantmatrixitselfdirectly. creatingdifferentstateswiththesamepriority:
CommandScript Thestateofavirtualinputison.Thestate
prioritiesforbothstatechangesareidentical.Ata
Macro,thattheadministratorcanprogramto
specificpointintime,thevirtualinputisswitched
buildanautomaticactionlikepositioningaPTZ
off,thedebouncetimeisstarted.Duringthis
cameraorsendE-mails.Forthatfunctionality
debouncetimethevirtualinputisswitchedon.
BoschVideoManagementSystemprovidesa
Thisstatechangeisnotacceptedasanewevent
specificsetofcommands.CommandScriptsare
becauseithasthesamepriority.Afterthe
dividedintoClientScriptsandServerScripts.
debouncetimehaselapsed,thevirtualinputisin
ClientScriptsareusedonclientworkstationsto
anotherstate.Theswitch-ongetsthetimestamp
executecertaintasksthatcanrunonaclient
oftheendofthedebouncetimeandnonew
workstation.ServerScriptsareexecuted
debouncetimestarts.Example4dealswith
automaticallybyaneventthatwastriggeredinthe
eventswithdifferentprioritiescreatingdifferent
system.Theygetargumentsprovidedbytheevent
states:TheMotionDetectedeventoccursandthe
likedateandtime.ACommandScriptcanconsist
configureddebouncetimestarts.Duringthistime
ofseveralscriptlets.YoucancreateaCommand
theMotionStoppedeventwithahigherpriority
Scriptusingthefollowingscriptinglanguages:C#,
occurs.TheMotionStoppedeventisacceptedas
VB.Net.CommandScriptsareexecutedin
aneweventbutthedebouncetimedoesnotstart
responsetoeventsoralarmsautomatically
again.Example5alsodealswitheventswith
accordingtoaschedule(ServerScriptsonly),
differentprioritiescreatingdifferentstates:The
manuallyfromtheLogicalTree,ormanuallyfrom
stateofavirtualinputisoff.Thestatepriorityfor
iconsoronmaps.
switchedonis"5",forswitchedoffis"2".Ata
CompoundEvent specificpointintime,thevirtualinputisswitched
Combinationofdifferentevents.Thecombination on(prio"5"),thedebouncetimeisstarted.During
usesBooleanexpressions,i.e.ANDandOR.You thisdebouncetimethevirtualinputisswitched
cancombineonlystatechanges,forexamplethe off(prio"2").Thisstatechangeisacceptedasa
changeofaconnectionstatetodisconnectedor neweventbecauseithasahigherpriority.The
theactivationofaschedule. debouncetimeofthefirstswitch-oniscontinued.
Debouncetime Furtherstatechangesarenotacceptedduring
thisdebouncetime.
Timeperiodstartingwiththeoccurrenceofan
event.Duringthistimeperiodusuallynoother Decoder
eventofthesametypeisaccepted.Thisprevents Changesadigitalstreamtoananalogstream,e.g.,
forexamplethataswitchingsensorcreatesa todisplaydigitalvideoonaanalogmonitor.
largenumberofevents.Foreventswithseveral DeviceFamily
states,youcanconfigureadifferentpriority
Boschencoders/IPcamerascanbelongtooneof
settingforeachstate.Thefollowingexamples
thefollowingdevicefamilies:DeviceFamily1,
helpyouingettingadeeperunderstandingofthe
DeviceFamily2,DeviceFamily3.Devicesof
conceptofdebouncetime.Example1dealswith
DeviceFamily1canonlyrecordstream1.Devices
eventscreatingthesamestate:TheSystemInfo
ofDeviceFamily2canrecordstream1orstream
eventoccursandtheconfigureddebouncetime
2.DevicesofDeviceFamily3canrecordstream1,
starts.DuringthistimeanotherSystemInfoevent
stream2orI-Frameonly.
occurs.ThisSystemInfoeventisnotacceptedas
anewevent.Example2dealswitheventscreating DeviceTree
differentstateswiththesamepriority:AMotion Hierarchicallistofalltheavailabledevicesinthe
Detectedeventoccursandtheconfigured system.
debouncetimestarts.Duringthistime,the
MotionStoppedeventwiththesamepriority
Dewarping Dualstreaming
Theuseofsoftwaretoconvertacircularimage Dualstreamingallowsanincomingdatastreamto
fromafisheyelenswithradialdistortiontoa beencodedsimultaneouslyaccordingtotwo
rectilinearimagefornormalviewing(dewarpingis different,individuallyconfiguredsettings.This
thecorrectionofdistortion). createstwodatastreams:oneforliveandpre-
DNS eventrecording,theotherforcontinuous,motion,
andalarmrecording.
DomainNameSystem.ADNSserverconvertsa
URL(www.myDevice.com,forexample)intoanIP Duplex
addressonnetworksthatusetheTCP/IP Termusedtodefinethedirectionofdata
protocol. transmissionbetweentwoparties.Half-duplex
DTP allowsdatatransmissioninbothdirectionsbut
notsimultaneously.Full-duplexallows
ADTPdevice(DataTransformProcessor)
simultaneousdatatransmission.
transformsserialdataofATMdevicestoadefined
dataformatandsendsthesedataviaEthernetto DVR
BoschVMS.Youmustensurethata DigitalVideoRecorder
transformationfilterissetontheDTPdevice.This Dwelltime
taskisperformedwithaseparatesoftwarefrom
Presetamountoftimeacameraisdisplayedinan
themanufactureroftheDTPdevice.
Imagewindowuntilthenextcameraisdisplayed
Dualauthorization duringacamerasequence.
Securitypolicythatrequirestwodifferentusersto DWF
logontotheOperatorClient.Boththeusersmust
DesignWebFormat.Usedtodisplaytechnical
bememberofanormalBoschVideoManagement
drawingsonacomputermonitor.
Systemusergroup.Thisusergroup(ortheseuser
groupsiftheusersaremembersofdifferentuser DynDNS
groups)mustbepartofadualauthorization DynamicDomainNameSystem.ADNShost
group.Adualauthorizationgrouphasitsown servicethatholdsIPaddressesreadyina
accessrightswithinBoschVideoManagement database.DynamicDNSallowsyoutoconnectto
System.Thisdualauthorizationgroupshouldhave thedeviceviatheInternetusingthehostnameof
moreaccessrightsthanthenormalusergroup thedevice.SeeDNS.
thattheuserbelongsto.Example:UserAis Edgedewarping
memberofausergroupcalledGroupA.UserBis
Dewarpingperformedinthecameraitself.
memberofGroupB.Additionallyadual
Encoder
authorizationgroupisconfiguredwithGroupA
andGroupBasmembers.FortheusersofGroup Changesananalogstreamtoadigitalstream,e.g.,
A,dualauthorizationisoptional,forusersof tointegrateanalogcamerasinadigitalsystemlike
GroupBitismandatory.WhenuserAlogson,a BoschVideoManagementSystem.Someencoders
seconddialogboxforconfirmingthelogonis canhavealocalstoragelikeaflashcard,aUSB
displayed.Inthisdialogbox,asecondusercan harddisk,ortheycanstoretheirvideodataon
logonifheisavailable.Ifnot,userAcancontinue iSCSIdevices.IPcamerashaveanencoderbuilt
andstarttheOperatorClient.Hethenhasonly in.
theaccessrightsofGroupA.WhenuserBlogs EnterpriseAccess
on,againaseconddialogboxforloggingonis
ConsistsofoneormoreEnterpriseAccounts.
displayed.Inthisdialogbox,asecondusermust
EachEnterpriseAccountcontainsdevice
logon.Ifnot,userBcannotstarttheOperator
permissionstodevicesofaparticular
Client.
ManagementServer.
EnterpriseAccount GSM
AuthorizationthatenablesanOperatorClientto GlobalSystemforMobileCommunication.
connecttothedevicesofaManagementServer Standardfordigitalmobilephones.
beingpartofanEnterpriseSystem.Inan H.264
EnterpriseAccount,allpermissionsforthe
Standardforencoding(compressing)digitalaudio
devicesofthisManagementServerare
andvideoformultimediaapplications.This
configured.OperatorClientcansimultaneously
standardincludesdifferentprofilesthatcanbe
connecttoallManagementServercomputersthat
manufacturer-dependent.Thefollowingprofiles
arepartofthisEnterpriseSystem.Thisaccessis
areavailable:Baseline,Baseline+,MainProfile.
eithercontrolledbythemembershiptoan
Baseline(notusedinBoschVideoManagement
EnterpriseUserGroup,andiscontrolledbythe
System)supports2CIF.Baseline+supports4CIF
devicepermissionsconfiguredintheEnterprise
andprovidesabetterimagequalitythanBaseline.
AccountforthisManagementServer.
MainProfilesupports4CIFandprovidesahigh
EnterpriseManagementServer efficientcompressionalgorithmcalledCABAC
BoschVMSManagementServerhostingthe (Context-adaptivebinaryarithmeticcoding).This
configurationofEnterpriseUsergroups.Youneed servesforhighqualityencodingforstorage.
oneormoreEnterpriseUsergroupsreferringto Hotspot
oneormoreserverscomputers.Therolesof
Mousesensitiveiconinmapthatisconfiguredin
EnterpriseManagementServerandManagement
ConfigurationClient.Hotspotsarecameras,
Servercanbecombinedinoneconfiguration.
relays,CommandScripts.Theuserusesitfor
EnterpriseSystem localizingandselectingadeviceinabuilding.
FeatureofBoschVideoManagementSystemthat Imagepane
allowsauserofOperatorClienttoaccess
Usedfordisplayingliveandrecordedvideoofa
multipleManagementServercomputers
singlecamera,amap,oranHTMLfile.
simultaneously.
Imagepanebar
EnterpriseUserGroup
ToolbarofanImagepane.
UsergroupthatisconfiguredonanEnterprise
ManagementServer.Definestheusersthatare Imagewindow
authorizedtoaccessmultipleManagementServer ContainerforImagepanes,structuredbyan
computerssimultaneously.Definestheoperating Imagewindowpattern.
permissionsavailablefortheseusers. Instantplayback
Event Playstherecordedimageoftheselectedcamera
Acircumstanceorstatethatislinkedtoanalarm inanImagepaneonthelivescreen.Thestarttime
and/oranaction.Eventscanarisefrommany (numberofsecondsinthepast,orrewindtime)
sourcessuchascameras,archivers,directories, canbeconfigured.
digitalinputs,etc.Theycanincludestart- Intercomfunctionality
recordingstates,lossofsignalstates,diskfull
Usedtotalkontheloudspeakersofanencoder.
messages,userlogons,digitalinputtriggers,etc.
Thisencodermusthaveaudio-inandaudio-out.
EventTree TheIntercomfunctionalitycanbegrantedper
usergroup.
FailoverVRM IPS
SoftwareintheBoschVMSenvironment.Takes Imagespersecond.Numberofvideoimages
overthetaskoftheassignedPrimaryVRMor transmittedorrecordedpersecond.
SecondaryVRMincaseoffailure.
IQN JPEG
iSCSIQualifiedName.TheinitiatornameinIQN JointPhotographicExpertsGroup.Encoding
formatisusedforprovisioningaddressesforboth processforstillimages.
iSCSIinitiatorsandtargets.WithIQNmapping LDAP
youcreateaninitiatorgroupthatcontrolsthe
LightweightDirectoryAccessProtocol.Network
accesstotheLUNsonaniSCSItargetandyou
protocolrunningoverTCP/IPthatallows
writetheinitiatornamesofeachencoderandthe
accessingdirectories.Adirectorycanbefor
VRMintothisinitiatorgroup.Onlythedevices
examplealistofusergroupsandtheiraccess
whoseinitiatornamesareaddedtoaninitiator
rights.BoschVideoManagementSystemusesitto
grouparepermittedtoaccessaLUN.SeeLUN
getaccesstothesameusergroupsasMS
andseeiSCSI.
Windowsoranotherenterpriseusermanagement
iSCSI system.
InternetSmallComputerSystemInterface. LiveMode
ProtocolthatmanagesstorageviaaTCP/IP
network.iSCSIenablesaccesstostoreddata
fromeverywhereinthenetwork.Especiallywith Logbook
theadventofGigabitEthernet,ithasbecome ContainerforloggingalleventsinBoschVideo
affordabletoattachiSCSIstorageserverssimply ManagementSystem.
asremoteharddiskstoacomputernetwork.In Logicalnumber
iSCSIterminology,theserverprovidingstorage
LogicalnumbersareuniqueIDsassignedtoeach
resourcesiscalledaniSCSItarget,whilethe
deviceinthesystemforeaseofreference.Logical
clientconnectingtotheserverandaccessingthe
numbersareonlyuniquewithinaparticulardevice
resourcesoftheserveriscallediSCSIinitiator.
type.TypicaluseoflogicalnumbersareCommand
IVA Scripts.
IntelligentVideoAnalysis.Algorithmthatdetects LogicalTree
specificpropertiesandthebehaviorofobjectsin
Treewithacustomizedstructureofallthe
ascenemonitoredbyavideocameraandfrom
devices.TheLogicalTreeisusedintheOperator
thisgeneratesalarmeventsthat,inturn,canbe
Clienttoselectcamerasandotherdevices.Inthe
processedinaCCTVsystem.RecordingwithIVA
ConfigurationClient,the"FullLogicalTree"is
settingsactivatedisapreconditiontobeableto
configured(ontheMapsandStructurepage)and
selectivelyandquicklysearchthroughvideo
tailoredforeachusergroup(ontheUserGroups
materiallater.IVAmakesitpossibletocapture
page).
andevaluatedirectionalmovementofobjectsin
LUN
suchawaythatfalsealarmsarepreventedtoa
largeextent.IVAadaptsautomaticallytochanging LogicalUnitNumber.UsedintheiSCSI
environmentalconditionsandisthereforelargely environmenttoaddressanindividualdiskdriveor
non-sensitivetoperturbinginfluencessuchasrain avirtualpartition(volume).Thepartitionispartof
andtreemovement.Especiallywhenusedfor aRAIDdiskarray(theiSCSItarget).
forensicsearch,IVAallowsforfilteringmoving ManagementServer
objectsbytheircolorspecifications.Withtheaid
BoschVMSservermanagingdevices.
ofIVAalgorithmextensivevideomaterialcanbe
MasterControlSoftware
searchedselectivelyforobjectswithspecificcolor
properties. SoftwareusedasinterfacebetweenBoschVideo
ManagementSystemandanAllegiantdevice.
JPEG
Version2.8orgreaterisused.
JointPhotographicExpertGroup
MHT deploymentisusedforupdatingtheOperator
Alsocalled'WebArchive'.Fileformatthatcan ClientsfromtheManagementServer.Theupdate
saveallHTMLandimagefilesofanInternetsitein takesplaceifanewversionisstoredonthe
onefile.Toavoidproblemswerecommendto ManagementServerandwheneachuseris
createMHTfileswithInternetExplorer7.0or loggingontotheOperatorClient.Ifyouworkwith
higheronly. oneOperatorClientagainstmultipleManagement
Servercomputers,no-touchdeploymentusesonly
MirroredVRM
thesoftwareversionstoredontheManagement
SoftwareintheBoschVMSenvironment.Special ServerwheretheOperatorClienthaslastlogged
caseofaSecondaryVRM.Ensuresthatthe onsuccessfully.Whenyoutrytologontoanother
recordingperformedbyaPrimaryVRMsis ManagementServerwithadifferentapplication
additionallyandsimultaneouslyperformedto version,thisonedisplaystheManagementServer
anotheriSCSItargetwiththesamerecording asnotonlinebecausethesoftwareversionsdo
settings. notmatch.
MOV NVR
Fileextensionofthedefaultvideoformatusedby BoschNetworkVideoRecorder;computerinthe
QuickTimePlayerfromApple. BoschVideoManagementSystemstoringaudio
MPEG-4 andvideodata,actingasFailoverNVR,oras
MotionPictureExpertGroup.Standardfor RedundantNVR.ThisNVRisdifferentfromthe
encoding(compressing)digitalaudioandvideo VIDOSNVRwhichcanbeintegratedinBosch
formultimediaapplications. VideoManagementSystem.
MSS OID
MaximumSegmentSize.Thelargestamountof ObjectIdentifier.TermintheSNMPenvironment.
data,specifiedinbytes,thatacomputeror DeterminesaMIBvariable.
communicationsdevicecanhandleinasingle, ONVIF
unfragmentedpiece. OpenNetworkVideoInterfaceForum.Global
MTU standardfornetworkvideoproducts.ONVIF
MaximumTransmissionUnit.Describesthe conformantdevicesareabletoexchangelive
maximumamountofdata(inbytes)thatcanbe video,audio,metadata,andcontrolinformation
transferredwithoutbeingfragmented. andensurethattheyareautomaticallydiscovered
andconnectedtonetworkapplicationssuchas
Multicast
videomanagementsystems.
Communicationbetweenasingletransceiverand
OperatorClient
multiplereceiversonanetworkbydistributionof
asingledatastreamonthenetworktoanumber ComponentofBoschVideoManagementSystem
ofreceiversinadefinedgroup.Requirementfor thatprovidestheuserinterfaceforsystem
multicastoperationisamulticastcompliant monitoringandoperation.
networkwithimplementationoftheUDPprotocol OperatorClientworkstation
andtheIGMPprotocol. ComputerintheBoschVideoManagement
Networkmonitoring Systemenvironmentforviewingliveandplayback
Measurementofnetworkrelatedvaluesand videoandforconfigurationtasks.OperatorClient
evaluationofthesevaluesagainstconfigurable isinstalledonthiscomputer.
thresholds. OSD
No-touchdeployment On-screenDisplay:Menusareshownonthe
Methodforautomaticdownloading,installingand displaymonitor.
running.NETapplicationswithoutchangingthe Panoramiccamera
registryorsharedsystemcomponents.With Camerawitha360or180viewangle.
BoschVideoManagementSystem,no-touch
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point connectionsonacomputernetwork.RADIUSis
Adetectiondevice,orgroupofdevicesconnected thede-factostandardforcentralauthenticationof
tothesecuritysystem.Pointsshowonthekeypad dial-upconnectionsviaModem,ISDN,VPN,
individuallyandwithcustomtext.Thetextmight WirelessLAN(see802.1x)andDSL.
describeasingledoor,motionsensor,smoke RAID
detector,oranareasuchasUPSTAIRSor Redundantarrayofindependentdisks.Usedfor
GARAGE. organizingtwoormoreharddisksasiftheywere
Port onedrive.Onsuchadrivedataissharedor
1)Oncomputerandtelecommunicationdevices,a replicated.Thisisusedtoachievegreater
port(noun)isgenerallyaspecificplaceforbeing capacity,reliability,andspeed.
physicallyconnectedtosomeotherdevice, RCP
usuallywithasocketandplugofsomekind. RemoteControlProtocol
Typically,apersonalcomputerisprovidedwith
RecordingSchedule
oneormoreserialportsandusuallyoneparallel
port.2)Inprogramming,aport(noun)isa"logical Usedforschedulingrecordingandforscheduling
connectionplace"andspecifically,usingthe someeventslikestartingbackuporlimitinglog
Internetprotocol,TCP/IP,thewayaclient on.RecordingSchedulescannothavegapsor
programspecifiesaparticularserverprogramona overlaps.Italsodeterminesthevideorecording
computerinanetwork.Higher-levelapplications quality.
thatuseTCP/IPsuchastheWebprotocol, Referenceimage
HypertextTransferProtocol,haveportswith Areferenceimageiscontinuouslycomparedwith
preassignednumbers.Theseareknownas"well- thecurrentvideoimage.Ifthecurrentvideo
knownports"thathavebeenassignedbythe imageinthemarkedareasdiffersfromthe
InternetAssignedNumbersAuthority(IANA). referenceimage,analarmistriggered.Thisallows
Otherapplicationprocessesaregivenport youtodetecttamperingthatwouldotherwisenot
numbersdynamicallyforeachconnection.Whena bedetected,forexampleifthecameraisturned.
service(serverprogram)initiallyisstarted,itis
Rewindtime
saidtobindtoitsdesignatedportnumber.Asany
NumberofsecondsinthepastwhenanImage
clientprogramwantstousethatserver,italso
paneisswitchedtoinstantplayback.
mustrequesttobindtothedesignatedport
number.Portnumbersarefrom0to65535.Ports ROI
1to1023arereservedforusebycertain RegionofInterest.IntendeduseofROIistosave
privilegedservices.FortheHTTPservice,port80 bandwidthwhenzoomingintoasectionofthe
isdefinedasadefaultanditdoesnothavetobe cameraimagewithafixedHDcamera.This
specifiedintheUniformResourceLocator(URL). sectionbehaveslikeaPTZcamera.
Portmapping RTP
Portmappingallowsremotecomputersto Real-TimeTransportProtocol;atransmission
connecttoaspecificcomputerorservicewithina protocolforreal-timevideoandaudio
privatelocalareanetwork(LAN).
RTSP
POS
RealTimeStreamingProtocol.Anetworkprotocol
Pointofsale. whichallowstocontrolthecontinuous
PTZcamera transmissionofaudio-visualdataorsoftwareover
IP-basednetworks.
Camerawithpan,tilt,andzoomfunction.
SecondaryVRM
RADIUSserver
SoftwareintheBoschVMSenvironment.Ensures
RemoteAuthenticationDial-InUserService:a
thattherecordingperformedbyoneormultiple
client/serverprotocolfortheauthentication,
PrimaryVRMsisadditionallyandsimultaneously
authorizationandaccountingofuserswithdial-up
performedtoanotheriSCSItarget.Therecording Textdata
settingscandeviatefromthesettingsofthe DataofaPOSorATMlikedateandtimeorbank
PrimaryVRM. accountnumberstoredwiththecorresponding
ServerLookup videodatatoprovideadditionalinformationfor
AccessmethodforauserofConfigurationClient evaluation.
orOperatorClienttosequentiallyconnectto Timeline
multiplesystemaccesspoints.Asystemaccess PartoftheBoschVideoManagementSystemuser
pointcanbeaManagementServeroran interface.Displayslinesasgraphical
EnterpriseManagementServer. representationsoftherecordingsoftheselected
Skimming cameras.TheTimelineallowsyoutonavigate
Sabotageofafoyercardreader.Askimming throughrecordedvideos.
devicereadsthecarddataofthemagneticstripe Trap
withouttheknowledgeofthecardholder. TermintheSNMPenvironmentforan
SNMP unrequestedmessagefromamonitoreddevice
SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol.IPbased (agent)tothenetworkmonitoringsystem
protocolthatallowstogetinformationfrom (manager)aboutaneventinthisdevice.
networkingdevices(GET),tosetparameterson Trunkline
networkdevices(SET)andtobenotifiedabout Analogoutputsofananalogmatrixthatare
certainevents(EVENT). connectedtoanencoderdevice.Therebymatrix
SNTP videosourcescanbeusedintheBoschVideo
SimpleNetworkTimeProtocolisasimplified ManagementSystem.
versionofNTP(seeNTP).SNTPcanbeusedwhen UDP
theultimateperformanceofthefullNTP UserDatagramProtocol.Aconnectionless
implementationdescribedinRFC1305isnot protocolusedtoexchangedataoveranIP
neededorjustified.SNTPversion4isdescribedin network.UDPismoreefficientthanTCPforvideo
RFC2030(seeRFC). transmissionbecauseofloweroverhead.
TaskSchedule URI
Usedforschedulingeventswhichcanoccurin UniformResourceIdentifier.Stringforidentifying
BoschVideoManagementSystem,forexample anetworkresorce.EachURIconsistsofscheme,
executingaCommandScript.InEventsyouassign authority,path,query,fragment.Onlyschemeand
TaskSchedulestoevents.Forschedulingevents fragmentaremandatory.Example:
youcanalsouseRecordingSchedules.Witha http:<scheme>//example.com<authority>/over/
standardTaskScheduleyouconfiguretime therepath>?name=ferret<query>#nose<fragment>
periodsforeverydayoftheweek,forholidays,
URL
andforexceptiondays.WitharecurringTask
Scheduleyouconfigurerecurringtimeperiods. UniformResourceLocator
Theycanrecureveryday,everyweek,every Usergroup
month,oreveryyear. Usergroupsareusedtodefinecommonuser
TCP/IP attributes,suchaspermissions,privilegesand
TransmissionControlProtocol/InternetProtocol. PTZpriority.Bybecomingamemberofagroup,a
AlsoknownasInternetprotocolsuite.Setof userautomaticallyinheritsalltheattributesofthe
communicationprotocolsusedtotransmitdata group.
overanIPnetwork. Videoresolution
Specificationofhorizontalandverticalpixels
transferredwithvideosignals.PAL:1CIF=352x
2882CIF=704x2884CIF=704x576QCIF=
176x144NTSC1CIF=352x2402CIF=704x
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2404CIF=704x480QCIF=176x120HD720p=
encoded1280x7201080p=encoded1920x
1080
VideoStreamingGateway(VSG)
VirtualdevicethatallowsintegratingBosch
cameras,ONVIFcameras,JPEGcameras,RTSP
encoders.
VIDOSNVR
VIDOSNetworkVideoRecorder.Softwarethat
storestheaudioandvideodataofIPencoderson
aRAID5diskarrayoranyotherstoragemedium.
VIDOSNVRprovidesfunctionsforplaybackand
retrievaloftherecordedvideo.Youcanintegrate
camerasinyourBoschVideoManagementSystem
thatareconnectedtoaVIDOSNVRcomputer.
Virtualinput
Usedforforwardingeventsfromthird-party
systemstoBoschVideoManagementSystem.
VRM
VideoRecordingManager.Softwarepackagein
BoschVideoManagementSystemwhichmanages
storingvideo(MPEG-4SH++andH.264)with
audiodataandmetadataoniSCSIdevicesinthe
network.VRMmaintainsadatabasecontainingthe
recordingsourceinformationandalistof
associatediSCSIdrives.VRMisrealizedasa
servicerunningonacomputerintheBoschVideo
ManagementSystemnetwork.VRMdoesnotstore
videodataitselfbutdistributesstoragecapacities
oniSCSIdevicestotheencoders,whilehandling
loadbalancingbetweenmultipleiSCSIdevices.
VRMstreamsplaybackfromiSCSItoOperator
Clients.
WAN
WideAreaNetwork.
Index
A analogmonitorgroup17,138,140,146,203,218,222
accessdenied
AllegiantCCLemulation 235 ,312,315
accessingtheHelp 14 add 140
acquirePTZcontrol 190 controlledbyworkstations 146,203
activate 191 default 140
BoschVideoManagementSystem 92 initialcamera 146
previousconfiguration 192 OSD 146
activation 93,194 quadview 146
configuration 191 singleview 146
delayed 191,201 startupcamera 146
ActivationKey 203,289 ANR 100,131,300
addBoschAllegiantinputalarm 196 ANSI 28
addBoschATM/POSbridge 195 ASF 329
addBVIPdecoder 139 aspectratio16/9 187
addBVIPencoder 47,139,219,220,241,242 ATMPOSdevice 138
addencoder 77,124 AudioIntercomfunctionality 329
addpool AuthorizationNumber 203
VRM 119 automaticalarmpopupbehavior 45
addtextdatatocontinuousrecording 310 automaticdisplayofalarms 45
addVRM 76,116 automaticlogoff 204
additionaldata automaticrecordingmode 240
textdata 50 automaticrelogon 191
AE-responsespeed 276 automaticrestart 191
alarmmap 312 B
alarmpriority 190 backlightcompensation 276
alarmrecording 178,179,312 basicconfiguration 120
alarmrecordingmode 166,301 BoschIntuiKeykeyboard64,65,68,138,143,216,233
alarmrecordingtime(NVR) 312 BoschScriptAPIhelp 180
alarmsequence 178,312 BoschVideoManagementSystem 17
alarms activate 92
sortorder 312 GUIlanguage 334
Allegiant licensing 92
CCLemulation 138,149 OnlineHelp 14
controlchannel 71,73 overview 17
firmwareversion 64 update 333
NetworkHostprogram 72 BVIPdecoder 98,128
PTZcamera 300 add 139
SatelliteSystem 73 BVIPdevice
toomanycameras 335 password 130,259
AllegiantCCLcommands 73 Webpage 259
AllegiantCCLemulation 50 BVIPencoder 98,128
accessdenied 235 add 47,139
AllegiantCCLEmulationpage 235 BVIPencoder:add 219,220,241,242
Allegiantfile 335
Allegiantmatrix 138,144,214
all-in-onesystem 22
analogmatrix 214
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C D
CABAC 305 datasheet 19
cameraround 291 DCZkeyboard 141,233
cameraround 153,293 decoder
camerasequence 291 BoschIntuiKeykeyboard 143
camerasequence 153,293 decoder:destinationpassword 130
CCLemulation 149 decoupled 51
CCTVkeyboard 141 defaultanalogmonitorgroup 140
connectionloss 334 defaultconfiguration 120
changeIPaddress 129,145,209,210 defaultIPaddress 209
changenetworkaddress 129,145 defaultpassword 191,202
changepassword 122,130,259,320 delayedactivation 191,201
changepool 243 deleteuser 320
Changesinlightlevel 273 destinationpassword 130
CHAPpassword 239 devicecapabilities
characterencoding 28 update 98,128
chatteringsensors 173,177 deviceidentification 261
ClientCommandScript devicemonitor 194
alarmaccepted 315 devicename 261
executedonstartup 145,181,182 devicereplacement 94,95
CLLcommands 50 DeviceTree 207,291
codecs 166 Devicespane 291
CommandScript 291 deviceswithoutpasswordprotection 191
BoschScriptAPIhelp 180 DiBos
export 181 version 64
import 181 DiBosdevice 138
CommandScript 153 digitalkeyboard 141
CommercialTypeNumber 202 digitalvideorecorder 138
CompatibilityMode 53 disableenforcedpasswordprotection 202
CompoundEvents 175,307 disconnected 51
configurationdata domecamera 169,305
export 192 DSAE-Series 120,244
configurationdatatoOPC DTP3N 229
export 193 dualauthorization 321,322
ConfigurationWizard dualrecording 33,123,170
MobileVideoService 22 dualstreaming 217
configureVRMrecording 196 duplicateIPaddresses 209
connecting duplicatinganevent 174
AllegiantmatrixandBoschVMS 69 DVRdevice 46
BoschIntuiKeykeyboardandBoschVMS 65 DynDNS 28
connectionstring 203
controlofacamera 166,197
copyandpaste 164
crash
ConfigurationClient 335
OperatorClient 335
create
CommandScript 180
customizedevents 175,307
E H
E-maildevice 138 H.264 305
emptypassword 191 H.264deblockingfilter 305
encoder HDcameras 187
add 77,124 help 14
Webpage 259 holidays 161
encoder:failoverrecordingmode 128 hotspots 291
encodingonNVRs 207 HTMLfiles 291
enforcedpasswordprotection 202
I
EnterpriseManagementServer 332
I/Omodules 138
EnterpriseSystem 22,102,107,112
identification 261
examples 195
import
addBoschAllegiantinputalarm 196
CommandScript 181
addBoschATM/POSbridge 195
resourcefiles 152
configureVRMrecording 196
inactivity 204
exceptiondays 161
IndependentOperatorClient 51
export
initialcamera 222
ASF 329
Initiatorextension 261
CameraTable 165
Initiatorname 261
CommandScript 181
Intercomfunctionality 329
configurationdata 192
interfacesettings
configurationdatatoOPC 193
VIPXD 143
exportServerList 28
intrusionpanel 236,237
F IntuiKeykeyboard 141
failoverrecordingmode 240 IPaddress
encoder 128 change 129,145,209,210
FailoverVRM 33,118,257 duplicates 209
Falsealarms 273 iPad 150,236
filtering 207,210,291,298,307,309,311,318 iPhone 150,236
finding IQNmapping 120
devices 207,210,291,298,307,309,311,318 iSCSIdevice 120
informationintheHelp 14 iSCSIpassword 239
Firewall 250 iSCSIstoragepool 31,237
firmwareupgrade iSCSIstoragesystem 31
BoschIntuiKeykeyboard 68
K
ForensicSearch 145,197,216,217
KBDUniversalXFkeyboard 64,65,138,216
G
gaincontrol 276
globalalarmsettings 177
globaldefaultpassword 90,191,202
GUIlanguage 334
L P
language 334 panoramiccamera
ConfigurationClient 203 viewingmodes 58
OperatorClient 319 password 130,259
license 93 passwordchange 122,130,259,320
Licenses 289 passwordmissing 191
licensing peripheraldevice 138
BoschVideoManagementSystem 92 permissions 151,291
ConfigWizard 90 pool
Stratusserver 92 change 243
linktomap 156 movedevice 121,125,134
logfileinformation 283 VRM 119,243
Logbookdatabase 203 pooling 31,237
connectionstring 203 portforwarding 28
logging 173,174,177,239 portmapping 28,204
loggingONVIFevents 341 post-alarmtime 301
LogicalTree 151,315 post-eventtime 166,301
post-eventtime 303
M
pre-alarmtime 301
malfunctionrelay 49
pre-eventtime 166,301
ManagementServer 19,22,51
pre-eventtime 303
manualrecording 53,178,312
previousconfiguration 192
manualrecordingtime(NVR) 312
PrimaryFailoverVRM 118
maplink 156
PrimaryVRM 33,117,257
maps 291
printingtheHelp 14
menucommands 199
profile 304
MobileVideoService 22,46
protectalarmrecording 179
movedevice 121,125,134
PTZblocking 190,324,330
multimonitormode 187
PTZcamera 169,305
multicast 250
Allegiant 300
multi-select 151
PTZcontrol
N blocking 190,324,330
networkaddress push-to-talk 329
change 129,145
Q
networkmonitoringdevice 138
quadview 146,223
networkscan 209
QualityofService 288
newDiBosdevices 143,213
nightmode 277
nopassword 191
noisereduction 277
NVR 19
O
offline 51,320
OfflineMode 50
onlineapplicationHelp 14
ONVIFlogging 341
ONVIFMediaprofile 299
OPCServer 333
OperatorClient 17,151
R S
RAMrecording 301 scan
recordingmode acrosssubnets 203
automatic 240 encoders 256
failover 240 insubnets 203
Recordingpreferences 271 liveonlyencoders 256
recordingquality 304 localstorageencoders 256
recordingsettings 55 VRM 257
RecordingTable 298 scanforconflictingIPaddresses 209
redundantrecording 33 scannetwork 209
RedundantVRM 33,118,257 scheduledrecordingsettings 55
Reflectionsoflight 273 SecondaryFailoverVRM 118
refreshstates 199,210 secondaryrecording 123,170
RegionofInterest 47,169,299,323 SecondaryVRM 33,117,257
relay sequence 293
malfunction 49 ServerID 95
ReleaseNotes 19 Serverinitiatorname 238
remoteaccess 28,102,108,112,114,204 ServerList
Remoteexport 53 addcolumns 102,108,112,114
removeuser 320 csvexport 28
replacecontent 152 deletecolumns 102,108,112,114
resourcefiles ServerLookup 114
import 152 ServerNetwork 101,107,112,114,115
resourcefiles 152 sharpness 277
ROI 47,169,299,323 shutter 277
routedaccess 208 SMSdevice 138
SNMPsettings 205
SNMPtraps
get 205
send 205
softwarepackage 93
softwareupdate 333
sortorder
alarms 312
Sourcetype 262
states 199,210
status 194
Stratusserver
licensing 92
stream 302
synchronization 100
systemaccess 21
systemrequirements 19
systemstructures 20
T
Targetdatarate 304
timeserver 100
timesynchronization 100
timezone 16
toomanyAllegiantcameras 335
transcodingservice 150,236
triggertextdatarecording 179
U
unreliablenetwork 236
update 333
devicecapabilities 98,128
user
delete 320
remove 320
usereventbutton 174,175
UTF-8 28
V
VCA 271
VCR 262
VideoStreamingGateway 138
VIDOSNVR 79,142
viewingmodesofpanoramiccamera 58
VIPX1600XFM4 305
VIPXD 64
half-duplexmode 143
interfacesettings 143
quadview 146
virtualinput 138
VPN 28
VRM
add 76,116
addpool 119
Failover 33,118,257
pool 119,243
Primary 33,117,257
PrimaryFailover 118
Redundant 33,118,257
Secondary 33,117,257
SecondaryFailover 118
VRMstoragepool 31,237
W
WAN 28,204
Webclient 150
WLAN 150,236
workstation 146,203