Introduction
Avigilon provides two upgrade kits to upgrade either first-generation AI Appliance 1 model (VMA-AIA1-CG1 or
VMA-AIA1-CG2) to its equivalent second-generation AI Appliance 2 model (VMA-AIA2-CG1 or VMA-AIA2-
CG2). These kits provide a cost-effective way to upgrade your already deployed AI Appliance 1 model and
take advantage of Avigilon's Next Generation Video Analytics and face recognition.
Before You Start
To upgrade:
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An AI Appliance VMA-AIA1-CG1 model, use the upgrade kit with part number VMA-AIA1-CG1-UPGK
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An AI Appliance VMA-AIA1-CG2 model, use the upgrade kit with part number VMA-AIA1-CG2-UPGK
Note:
If the AI Appliance is an operating part of your security system, be aware that it must be shut
down to complete this procedure.
Be aware of the following limitations:
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The site to which the AI Appliance is connected must be using the ACC software Release ACC 7.12.4
or later before the AI Appliance Upgrade Kit is installed.
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All the analytics settings configured on the AI Appliance are not retained. After the upgrade is
completed, you must reconfigure the following:
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Analytics events
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Site rules that depended on these now non-existent analytics events
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Alarms that depended on these now non-existent analytics events
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Analytics self-learning progress
After the upgrade, new analytics features will be available on the AI Appliance:
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Face Mask Detection
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Face Recognition
These are in addition to the Classified Object Detection and Appearance Search features available on the
AI Appliance 1 models.
The camera settings for Classified Object Detection and Appearance Search set in the Server Analytics tab
are retained. After the upgrade, you will be able to enable the video feeds from non-analytics cameras to be
processed for these two analytics as well.
Confirm Package Contents
Confirm that the kit you are installing contains the following:
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