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Configuration Manual

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Page 3: ...perator Client 19 5 9 Adding a new license 19 6 Configuring devices 20 6 1 Detecting NVRs their recorded encoders and decoders 21 6 2 Detecting VRM devices live only and local storage encoders VIDOS NVRs 22 6 3 Adding a device 23 6 4 Configuring an encoder decoder 26 6 5 Configuring a decoder for use with a CCTV keyboard 26 6 6 Configuring multiple encoders decoders 27 6 7 Configuring a DiBos syst...

Page 4: ...1 Configuring the Logical Tree 40 8 2 Adding a device to the Logical Tree 41 8 3 Removing a tree item 41 8 4 Managing resource files 42 8 5 Adding a Command Script 43 8 6 Managing pre configured camera sequences 43 8 7 Adding a camera sequence 44 8 8 Adding a folder 45 8 9 Adding a map 45 8 10 Adding a link to another map 45 8 11 Assigning a map to a folder 46 8 12 Managing devices on a map 46 8 1...

Page 5: ... 2 Configuring a Command Script to be started automatically 66 12 3 Importing a Command Script 66 12 4 Exporting a Command Script 66 12 5 Configuring a startup Command Script 66 13 Configuring user groups 68 13 1 Creating a user 68 13 2 Creating a user group 69 13 3 Copying user group permissions 69 13 4 Creating a dual authorization user group 69 13 5 Configuring LDAP settings 70 13 6 Associating...

Page 6: ...Network Scan dialog box 85 17 3 Bosch VMS Scan Wizard 86 17 4 Failover NVR Manager dialog box 87 17 5 IP Device Configuration dialog box 87 17 6 Set IP Addresses dialog box 87 17 7 Set Display Names dialog box 88 17 8 NVRs Failover NVRs Redundant NVRs page 88 17 8 1 Global Settings page 88 17 8 2 Disk Storage page 88 17 8 3 Camera Storage page 90 17 8 4 Assigned NVRs page 91 17 8 5 Assigned NVR pa...

Page 7: ...rap Receiver page 103 17 18 3 SNMP Trap Logger dialog box 103 17 19 CCTV Keyboards page 104 17 20 I O Modules page 105 17 20 1 ADAM page 105 17 20 2 Inputs page 105 17 20 3 Relays page 105 17 21 Allegiant CCL Emulation page 106 17 22 VRM Devices page 106 17 23 VRM Settings page 107 17 23 1 Advanced page 107 17 23 2 SNMP tab 108 17 23 3 iSCSI System Access page 108 17 23 4 Default Configuration pag...

Page 8: ... page 122 18 12 1 COM1 122 18 13 Network Network page 122 18 13 1 Network 122 18 13 2 DynDNS 124 18 14 Network Advanced page 124 18 14 1 SNMP 124 18 14 2 802 1x 124 18 14 3 RTSP 125 18 15 Network Multicasting page 125 18 16 Network JPEG posting page 126 18 17 Service License page 126 19 Maps and Structure page 127 19 1 Resource Manager dialog box 127 19 2 Select Resource dialog box 128 19 3 Sequen...

Page 9: ...ical Tree page 151 24 8 Events and Alarms page 151 24 9 Permissions page 152 24 10 Priorities page 153 24 11 Camera Permissions page 154 24 12 Decoder Permissions page 155 24 13 User Interface page 155 25 Concepts 156 25 1 Alarm handling 156 25 2 Connecting Bosch Allegiant Matrix to Bosch Video Management System 157 25 2 1 Bosch Allegiant Connection Overview 157 25 2 2 Configuring the control chan...

Page 10: ...tly use This topic provides information on the application window controls Section 25 Concepts provides background information on selected issues 1 2 Printing the Help While using the Online Help you can print topics and information right from the browser window Click To Contents Display the table of contents for the Online Help Click each book to display pages that link to topics and click each p...

Page 11: ...en 11 Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH Configuration Manual Configuration Client V3 2010 07 To print a Help topic 1 Right click in the right pane and select Print The Print dialog box opens 2 Click Print The topic is printed to the specified printer ...

Page 12: ...perator Client Bosch VMS NVRs DiBos 8 DVRs VRM recording iSCSI recording VIDOS NVRs local recording Configuration Client To achieve a running system you must perform the following tasks Install services Central Server and NVR VRM Install Operator Client and Configuration Client Connect to network Connect devices to network Basic configuration Add devices e g by device scan Build logical structure ...

Page 13: ... MPEG 4 SH streams VRM Distributing storage capacities on iSCSI devices to the encoders while handling load balancing between multiple iSCSI devices Streaming playback video and audio data from iSCSI to Operator Clients Manages MPEG 4 SH and H 264 streams Configuration Client System configuration and administration for Operator Client Operator Client Live monitoring storage retrieval and playback ...

Page 14: ...rk Bosch Allegiant matrix Firmware version 8 75 or greater MCS version 2 80 or greater Connected to a COM port of the Central Server or to a remote computer and to an IP encoder on the network CCTV keyboard Connected to the COM port of an Bosch Video Management System workstation Firmware version 1 82 or greater or to a hardware decoder VIP XD If you connect the keyboard to a workstation the user ...

Page 15: ...bsystems to increase storage capacity CCTV keyboard Only Bosch IntuiKey Digital Keyboard is supported I O modules Only ADAM devices are supported Local storage encoders 1 Bosch Allegiant matrix with cameras and monitor Connected to a COM port of one of the computers of the network and to IP encoders connected to the network 2 Central Server 3 Primary NVR 4 Failover NVR Redundant NVR 5 Encoders wit...

Page 16: ...xport you can find it on a computer where Bosch VMS is installed C Installation directory Bosch VMS Update NvrArchivePlayer NvrArchivePlayerSetup exe To install 1 Copy the Setup program file on a computer where Bosch VMS is not installed 2 Start NVRArchivePlayerSetup exe 3 Follow the instructions on the screen 5 3 Activating the software licenses Main window When you install Bosch Video Management...

Page 17: ...osch Video Management System software In the License Activation dialog box type the License Activation Key obtained from the License Manager and click Activate The software package is activated 5 4 Starting Configuration Client Only a user of the default user group Admin can log on to Configuration Client Note You cannot start Configuration Client when another user on another computer in the syste...

Page 18: ...ction list select the IP address or the DNS name of the Central Server 5 Click OK If dual authorization has been configured for your user group the next logon dialog is displayed A user of the configured second user group enters the required information The application starts If dual authorization is optional just click OK again on the second logon dialog box But you then only have the user rights...

Page 19: ...n and of your Configuration Client This step is performed in the Configuration Client To configure the language 1 Click User Groups Click the User Group Properties tab 2 In the Language list select the desired language 3 Click to save the settings 4 Click to activate the configuration Restart Operator Client 5 9 Adding a new license Main window Have the Activation Letter at hand that you received ...

Page 20: ...ce Tree are available in the corresponding Event Tables User Groups You can reduce the functional range of the devices on several permission pages per user group You can configure the following devices Primary NVR and Failover NVR Encoders Encoders with local storage or live only Decoders DiBos systems Analog matrices Workstations Communication devices ATM and POS devices Virtual inputs I O module...

Page 21: ...en you scan the network for the first time NVRs and decoders are automatically assigned to the system You must manually assign detected encoders to NVRs To avoid conflicts with duplicate IP addresses you start the initial device scan This is useful when you integrate new devices in your network which have duplicate IP addresses or the factory default IP address 192 168 0 1 You cannot perform this ...

Page 22: ...e in Bosch Video Management System 4 Click Next If required a dialog box is displayed for changing the device names of the connected devices of the detected IP devices to be used for display Bosch Video Management System names the devices with default names If desired you can use the existing names of the devices 5 Make the required settings For changing the displayed device names of a complete co...

Page 23: ...video data of these encoders will be stored on their local storage devices or their video data will not be stored live only 10 Type all user names and passwords of the listed device in the appropriate cells Click Test all to authenticate all devices Click Test selected to authenticate only the selected devices This is useful when you repeat the device scan and you want only the new ones to be auth...

Page 24: ...iant The Open dialog box is displayed 2 Select the appropriate Allegiant configuration file and click OK The Bosch Allegiant device is added to your system Note You can add only one Bosch Allegiant matrix To add a Bosch Video Management System workstation 1 Right click and click Add Workstation The Add Workstation dialog box is displayed 2 Enter the appropriate value click OK The workstation is ad...

Page 25: ...row is added to the table 3 Make the appropriate settings 4 Click Add The virtual input is added to your system To add a network monitoring device 1 Expand right click and click Add SNMP The Add SNMP dialog box is displayed 2 Type a name for the SNMP device The network monitoring device is added to your system To add a CCTV keyboard 1 Expand click The corresponding page is displayed 2 Click Add Ke...

Page 26: ...es To configure a decoder Main window Devices Expand Expand To configure an encoder or a decoder Make the appropriate settings on the tab pages of the encoder or decoder See the Online Help for the pages for details 6 5 Configuring a decoder for use with a CCTV keyboard Main window Devices Expand Expand Perform the following steps to configure a VIP XD decoder that is connected to a CCTV keyboard ...

Page 27: ...t IP address 5 Click Calculate In the End with field the last IP address of the range for the selected devices is displayed 6 Click OK 7 In the IP Device Configuration dialog box click Apply The new IP addresses are updated in the selected devices To configure multiple display names 1 On the Hardware menu click IP Device Configuration The IP Device Configuration dialog box is displayed 2 Select th...

Page 28: ...or the item 6 8 Configuring a Bosch Allegiant device Main window Devices Expand You do not configure the Bosch Allegiant device itself but only the Bosch Video Management System related properties To assign an output to an encoder 1 Click the Outputs tab 2 In the Usage column click Digital Trunk in the desired cells 3 In the Encoder column select the desired encoder Adding an input to a Bosch Alle...

Page 29: ...stem workstation In the Options dialog box you can configure that all workstations can control analog monitor groups regardless of the setting here To assign an analog monitor group In the Assigned Analog Monitor Groups column select the check box 6 13 Configuring an analog monitor group Main window Devices Expand You configure the monitors in an analog monitor group logically in rows and columns ...

Page 30: ...ing a peripheral device Main window Devices Expand Expand or To configure a peripheral device Change the required settings For detailed information on the various fields see the Online Help for the appropriate application window 6 16 Configuring network monitoring Main window Devices Expand To configure the SNMP trap receiver 1 Click to display the SNMP Trap Receiver page 2 Make the required setti...

Page 31: ...iguring an I O module Main window Devices Expand Expand To configure an I O module 1 Click the ADAM tab 2 In the ADAM type list select the appropriate device type 3 Click the Inputs tab 4 In the Name column change the display name of an input if required 5 Click the Relays tab 6 In the Relays column change the name of a relay if required For detailed information on the various fields see the Onlin...

Page 32: ...rd is displayed 8 Assign the desired IP devices to the VRM 9 Click Next The next step of the wizard is displayed 10 Type the user names and passwords of the devices in the table 11 Click Test all to log on to all devices If required select the desired devices and click Test selected to log on to these devices In the Status column the successful logons are indicated with The failed logons are indic...

Page 33: ... default configuration and automatic IQN mapping To perform the default configuration of an iSCSI device 1 Expand the appropriate VRM device click the appropriate iSCSI device 2 Click the Default Configuration tab LUNs are created on the targets of the iSCSI device 3 Format these LUNs See Section 6 24 Formatting a LUN page 34 4 When the process has finished click to save the settings 5 Click to ac...

Page 34: ...arget dialog box is displayed 2 Enter the desired target number and click Ok The target is added 3 Click the new target The LUNs page is displayed 4 Click Add The Add LUN dialog box is displayed 5 Enter the desired LUN number and click Ok The LUN is added as a new table row Repeat this step for each desired LUN Notes To remove a LUN click Remove The video data remains on this LUN To format a LUN c...

Page 35: ...ocal Storage Encoders The Bosch VMS Scan Wizard is displayed 2 Assign the device If required assign multiple devices 3 Click Next The next step of the wizard is displayed 4 Click Finish The device is connected to your Bosch Video Management System To add a live only device 1 Right click and click Scan live only Encoders The Bosch VMS Scan Wizard is displayed 2 Assign the device If required assign ...

Page 36: ...ed On a Redundant NVR you cannot configure the recording and event settings of the assigned devices independently from the Primary NVR A Redundant NVR just retrieves video and audio streams and forwards them to a database When you change the recording settings on the Primary NVR these settings are synchronized on the Redundant NVR If you remove an NVR from the Device Tree the recordings of this NV...

Page 37: ...ust not have any encoders assigned 2 Click Act as Redundant The NVR is moved to the Redundant NVRs node 7 4 Configuring a Failover NVR Main window Devices Expand Expand Before you can configure a Failover NVR you must switch a Primary NVR to a Failover NVR After having configured a Failover NVR you assign it to one or multiple NVRs You can perform the following tasks to configure a selected Failov...

Page 38: ... Main window Devices Expand Expand or Main window Devices Expand Expand For an NVR you can configure a Failover NVR that takes over the tasks of the NVR if it fails Ensure that an NVR is switched to a Failover NVR You can easily configure several NVRs to have a Failover NVR assigned To assign an NVR to a Failover NVR 1 Expand 2 Select an NVR as required 3 Click the Global Settings tab 4 In the Fai...

Page 39: ...indow Devices Expand Expand You can display the following information on an NVR Network related information Disk usage statistics and the available disk space on the NVR To display information on an NVR Click the Disk Storage tab to view information on the selected NVR 7 9 Changing the network address of an NVR Failover NVR Redundant NVR Main window Devices Expand Expand or Main window Devices Exp...

Page 40: ... to get detailed information on the available application windows Section 19 1 Resource Manager dialog box page 127 Section 19 2 Select Resource dialog box page 128 Section 19 3 Sequence Builder dialog box page 128 Section 19 4 Add Sequence dialog box page 129 Section 19 5 Add Sequence Step dialog box page 130 Section 19 6 Add URL dialog box page 130 Section 19 7 Select Map for Link dialog box pag...

Page 41: ...Device Tree to the appropriate folders You can select multiple devices by pressing the CTRL or the SHIFT key 3 Click to add resource files to your structure 4 Select a folder and click to add maps under the selected folder 5 Right click a folder and click Assign Map to assign a map to the selected folder 6 Select a folder and click to add a Client Command Script under the selected folder 7 Select ...

Page 42: ...ese files are converted to a bitmap format HTML files map document files MP3 audio file TXT files Command Scripts or camera sequences MHT files Web archives URL files links to Web pages WAV audio file The imported resource files are added to a database They are not linked to the original files To import a resource file 1 Click The Import Resource dialog box is displayed 2 Select one or more files ...

Page 43: ...ate directory and click OK The original file is exported 8 5 Adding a Command Script Main window Maps and Structure Before you can add a Command Script you must have Command Script files imported or created If required see Section 12 Configuring Command Scripts page 65 for details To add a Command Script file 1 Select a folder where you want to add the new Command Script 2 Click The Select Client ...

Page 44: ...opriate settings 4 Click OK A new step is added to the camera sequence To remove a step from a camera sequence Right click the desired camera sequence and click Remove Step The step with the highest number is removed To delete a camera sequence 1 Select the desired camera sequence 2 Click The selected camera sequence is removed 8 7 Adding a camera sequence Main window Maps and Structure NOTICE Whe...

Page 45: ...elected folder 3 Click to rename the folder 4 Type the new name and press ENTER 8 9 Adding a map Main window Maps and Structure Before you can add a map you must have map resource files imported To import a map resource file see Section 8 4 Managing resource files page 42 for details To add a map 1 Ensure that the map resource file that you want to add has already been imported 2 Select a folder w...

Page 46: ...Map The Select Resource dialog box is displayed 2 Select a map resource file in the list 3 Click OK The selected folder is displayed as The map is displayed in the map window All items within this folder are displayed in the upper left corner of the map 8 12 Managing devices on a map Main window Maps and Structure Before you can manage devices on a map you must add a map or assign a map to a folde...

Page 47: ...color The icon changes accordingly 8 13 Adding a document Main window Maps and Structure You can add text files HTML files including MHT files or an URL file containing an Internet address as documents Before you can add a document you must have document files imported To import document files see Section 8 4 Managing resource files page 42 for details To add a map document file 1 Ensure that the ...

Page 48: ... Configuration Table or an Alarm Configuration Table You can copy the configurable values of a table row in other rows Copy all values of a row to other rows Copy only one value of a row to another row Copy the value of one cell to a complete column You can copy the values in two different ways Copy into the clipboard and then paste Direct copy and paste You can determine in which rows to paste Co...

Page 49: ...gs entry Select an entry in the list and click to delete the entry You cannot delete default entries To rename a stream quality settings entry 1 Select an entry in the list NOTICE For XFM4 encoders configure the maximum bit rate with the value of the target bit rate plus 10 The maximum bit rate is used when a scene is busy and contains motion NOTICE Bosch Video Management System uses the two strea...

Page 50: ...ings in the other columns For detailed information on the various fields see the Online Help for the appropriate application window 9 4 Configuring recording settings only NVR Main window Cameras and Recording Click Click a Recording Schedule tab for example Before you configure the recording settings configure the stream quality levels Note For recording ensure that the corresponding NVR is confi...

Page 51: ...ate time 12 In the Post event s column click a cell and type the appropriate time For detailed information on the various fields see the Online Help for the appropriate application window 9 5 Configuring recording settings only VRM and Local Storage Main window Cameras and Recording Click Click a Recording Schedule tab for example Note For recording ensure that the corresponding VRM or local stora...

Page 52: ...evices Interfaces tab Periphery tab You can only configure port settings for an encoder where the control of the camera is available and activated When the encoder or PTZ camera is exchanged the port settings are not retained You must again configure them After a firmware update check the port settings To configure the port settings of an encoder 1 Make the appropriate settings The settings are va...

Page 53: ...s from one Recording Schedule to another To copy the recording settings of a selected table row 1 Select a table row you with the desired recording settings 2 Click The Copy Recording Settings dialog box is displayed 3 In the list select a Recording Schedule where you want the settings to copy to 4 Click Copy current selection 5 Click OK The recording settings of the selected table row are copied ...

Page 54: ...d to configure recording Events page Used to determine when events cause logging alarms or execution of Command Scripts User Groups page Used to determine when the members of a user group can log on Follow these references to get detailed information on the available application windows Section 20 1 Recording Schedules page page 131 Section 20 2 Task Schedules page page 131 Click to save the setti...

Page 55: ... is displayed as a recurring Task Schedule as 4 Make the appropriate settings for the selected schedule 10 3 Configuring a standard Task Schedule Main window Schedules Each standard Task Schedule has its own weekdays patterns To configure a standard Task Schedule 1 In the Task Schedules tree select a standard Task Schedule 2 Click the Weekdays tab 3 In the Schedule Table field drag the pointer to ...

Page 56: ... one or more holidays and click OK The selected holidays are added to the Schedule Table 5 Drag the pointer to select the appropriate time period this is not possible for Recording Schedules The selected cells are cleared and vice versa 6 Click the Exception Days tab 7 Click Add The Add Exception Day s dialog box is displayed 8 Select one or more special days and click OK The selected exception da...

Page 57: ...lected holidays are removed from the Schedule Table 5 Click the Exception Days tab 6 Click Delete The Select the exception days to delete dialog box is displayed 7 Select one or more exception days and click OK The selected exception days are removed from the Schedule Table 10 8 Renaming a schedule Main window To rename a schedule 1 In the Recording Schedules or Task Schedules tree select an item ...

Page 58: ... happens if the event lasts at least 500 ms In Alarms you define how an alarm is displayed and which cameras are displayed and recorded in case of an alarm Some system events are configured as alarms by default Follow these references to get detailed information on the available application windows Section 22 1 Command Script Editor dialog box page 140 Section 22 2 Create Compound Event Edit Compo...

Page 59: ...ule The schedule determines when the alarm is triggered Select one of the Recording Schedules or Task Schedules that you have configured in the Schedules page 3 In the Log Schedule column click a cell and select the appropriate schedule The schedule determines when the event is logged Only a logged event is displayed in the Event List of the Operator Client 4 In the Script Script column click a ce...

Page 60: ...es or Task Schedules that you have configured in Schedules 3 In the Log Schedule column click a cell and select the appropriate schedule The schedule determines when the event is logged In the example the Operator logon of the Admin Group and the Power User Group are not logged whereas the Operator logon of the Live User Group are logged during Day schedule During the selected schedule each Operat...

Page 61: ... Button Pressed event is displayed in the Event List of each user 5 In the Script Script column click a cell and select an appropriate Command Script 6 In the Script Schedule column click a cell and select the appropriate schedule The schedule determines when the Command Script is executed 7 In the Minimum Event Time column click a cell and type the number of milliseconds as the minimum time perio...

Page 62: ...ent states as required maximum 10 4 In the Boolean operation between conditions field click AND or OR to associate the selected event states 5 Click OK The new Compound Event is added to the Event Configuration Table You find it in the Event Tree beyond Compound Events 11 9 Editing a Compound Event Main window Events You can change a previously created Compound Event To edit a Compound Event 1 In ...

Page 63: ... a cell to display a dialog box for selecting an audio file that is played in case of an alarm 5 In the Alarm Options column click in a cell to display the Alarm Options dialog box This dialog box allows you to configure the following settings for alarms Cameras that start recording in case of an alarm Enabling protection for these alarm recordings only for NVR recording Triggering PTZ commands in...

Page 64: ...64 en Configuring events and alarms Bosch Video Management System Configuration Client V3 2010 07 Configuration Manual Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH 3 Click OK ...

Page 65: ... menu click the Command Script Editor command The Select Script Language dialog box is displayed if no Command Script was created yet 2 In the Script Language list select the required entry The Command Script Editor dialog box is displayed 3 In the left pane of the Command Script Editor dialog box right click ServerScript and click New Scriptlet A new scriptlet is added 4 Enter your code To add a ...

Page 66: ...is started as soon as a user accepts the selected alarm 12 3 Importing a Command Script Main window You can import Command Scripts that have been developed on another computer The file must be written in the same scripting language that you used on your system To import a Command Script 1 On the Tools menu click the Command Script Editor command The Command Script Editor dialog box is displayed 2 ...

Page 67: ...V3 2010 07 You configure a Command Script to be started when the Operator Client on the selected workstation is started You must create a corresponding Command Script For creating a Command Script see Section 12 1 Managing Command Scripts page 65 To configure a startup script In the Startup script list select the required Command Script ...

Page 68: ...Server Settings dialog box page 148 Section 24 4 Copy User Group Permissions dialog box page 150 Section 24 5 Select User Groups dialog box page 150 Section 24 7 Logical Tree page page 151 Section 24 8 Events and Alarms page page 151 Section 24 9 Permissions page page 152 Section 24 10 Priorities page page 153 Section 24 11 Camera Permissions page page 154 Section 24 12 Decoder Permissions page pa...

Page 69: ...user groups 1 In the User Groups tree select a user group 2 Click The Copy User Group Permissions dialog box is displayed 3 Select the appropriate permissions and the appropriate user groups 4 Click OK The user group permissions of this user group are copied to the other user groups The dialog box is closed 13 4 Creating a dual authorization user group Main window User Groups New Dual Authorizatio...

Page 70: ...server To associate an LDAP group 1 In the User Groups tree select a user group 2 Click the User Group Properties tab 3 In the LDAP Properties field click Settings The LDAP Server Settings dialog box is displayed 4 Enter the settings of your LDAP server and click OK For detailed information on the various fields see the Online Help for the appropriate application window 5 In the LDAP Groups list d...

Page 71: ...r detailed information on the various fields see the Online Help for the appropriate application window 13 9 Configuring permissions for events and alarms Main window User Groups You configure which events the user group is authorized to process You cannot change these settings for a default user group To configure permission for events and alarms 1 In the User Groups tree select a user group 2 Cl...

Page 72: ...mera permissions Main window User Groups You can configure various permissions for cameras e g PTZ control You cannot change these settings for a default user group To configure camera permissions 1 In the User Groups tree select a user group 2 Click the Priorities tab 3 Select or clear the check boxes as appropriate For detailed information on the various fields see the Online Help for the approp...

Page 73: ...guration Client V3 2010 07 3 In the 4 monitor list select the required entries If you click Restore Default all list entries are reset to their default settings 4 If required select the Save settings when shutting down check box to enable the user to save his individual settings when shutting down the Operator Client ...

Page 74: ... start All open instances of the Operator Client in the network exit and start again All users must log on again You can configure a delayed activation time If you configure a delayed activation time the working configuration is not activated at once but at the time configured If you configure another activation time later delayed or not does not matter this time is active now The first configured...

Page 75: ... Video Management System in an XML file to import it in an OPC Server application The file must be stored in the bin directory of your Bosch Video Management System installation For configuring a Bosch VMS BIS connection the Bosch VMS BIS Interface Configuration Manual is available To export configuration data 1 On the System menu click Export Device Information for OPC The Export Device Informati...

Page 76: ...Bosch ATM POS bridge for details 3 On this computer start a Hyper terminal session usually Start Programs Accessories Communications Hyper Terminal 4 Type a name for the session and click OK 5 Select the COM port number and click OK 6 Enter the following COM port settings 9600 bits s 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit hardware flow control Click OK 7 Press F1 for displaying the system options menu o...

Page 77: ...es expand Allegiant Input and click Input Closed or Input Opened depends on your application 6 In the Trigger Alarm list select Always to ensure that an event always triggers an alarm If you want the event trigger an alarm only during a certain time span select a schedule 7 Click to save the settings and click to activate the configuration 8 Perform a test to ensure that the alarm is working as de...

Page 78: ...arm recording time before the alarm in seconds 4 Under Alarm Recording in the Duration s column click a cell and type the desired recording time 5 Repeat the previous steps to configure the recording settings for the other camera To enable Forensic Search on a workstation Main window Devices Expand 1 Click the icon of your workstation 2 Click the Settings tab 3 Click to select the Enable Forensic ...

Page 79: ...ement System Configuration examples en 79 Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH Configuration Manual Configuration Client V3 2010 07 5 Click Search to start the Forensic Search The window with the matching entries is displayed ...

Page 80: ... the available property pages Devices Click to display the Devices page with all devices connected to the system Maps and Structure Click to display the Maps and Structure page with Logical Tree Device Tree and maps Schedules Click to display the Recording Schedules and Task Schedules page Cameras and Recording Click to display the Cameras and Recording page with the Camera Table and the recording...

Page 81: ...x Scan Network Displays the Network Scan dialog box IP Device Configuration Displays a dialog box for configuring IP devices Failover NVR Manager Displays a dialog box for re assigning cameras to a fixed NVR Tools menu commands Command Script Editor Displays the Command Script Editor dialog box Resource Manager Displays the Resource Manager dialog box Sequence Builder Displays the Sequence Builder...

Page 82: ...display a dialog box for entering a name of the configuration file for export Activate Click to display the Activate Configuration dialog box 16 4 Activate Configuration dialog box Main window Allows you to type a description for the working copy of the configuration to be activated Set Delayed Activation time Click to select a delayed activation time 16 5 License Manager dialog box Main window To...

Page 83: ...on Allows you to license the Bosch Video Management System packages that you have ordered and to upgrade with additional packages For obtaining the License Activation Key you must contact the Bosch Activation Center and specify the desired package and the computer signature of the Central Server Additionally you need the Authorization Number This number is included in your software box License Act...

Page 84: ...nd devices with one of these options try the other one Analog Monitor Group AMG Settings Allows you to configure that the users can control all analog monitor groups with each Bosch Video Management System client computer It is then not required to configure this computer as a workstation in the Device Tree Logbook Configuration Allows you to configure the connection string for the Logbook databas...

Page 85: ...n a tree and grouped by the physical network structure and the device categories Video sources like encoders are grouped under NVRs Digital video recorders such as DiBos are listed separately NVR Decoder Scan Click to display the Network Scan dialog box Scans the network for NVRs decoders and encoders When the scan process is finished a dialog box for assigning the detected encoders to NVRs is dis...

Page 86: ... is displayed for changing the names as required Finish Click to confirm the scan results and the assignments of encoders and close the dialog box 17 3 Bosch VMS Scan Wizard Main window Devices VRM iSCSI Devices Scan Allows you to detect the following devices and assign them to Bosch Video Management System VRMs iSCSI storage devices you can assign encoders during the scan process Live only and lo...

Page 87: ...teway IP address Allows you to set the following properties of the available IP devices Display name IP address Firmware version You can configure display names IP addresses and firmware versions for multiple devices at once Update Firmware Click to update the firmware version of the selected device Apply Click to configure the devices with the entered values without closing the dialog box 17 6 Se...

Page 88: ...indow Devices Expand Expand or Main window Devices Expand Expand Displays the property pages of a selected NVR Failover NVR or Redundant NVR Click a tab to display the corresponding property page 17 8 1 Global Settings page Main window Devices Expand Expand Global Settings tab or Main window Devices Expand Expand Global Settings tab Displays the following information DNS name or IP address of the ...

Page 89: ...toring the video data Add Network Path Click to display a dialog box for selecting a network path Add Local Drive Click to display a dialog box for selecting a local drive This button is active only when a not configured local drive is available You cannot select drive C for storage Remove Storage Click to display a dialog box for removing an added storage drive Use Select a check box to select a ...

Page 90: ...this option was configured for a camera that has been removed from the Device Tree afterwards all recordings including protected recordings of this camera are deleted after exceeding the maximum storage time Export on Select the computer where videos are exported for backup You can select the Central Server computer or this NVR computer Exporting on the NVR is faster because exporting on the Centr...

Page 91: ...plays the Primary NVRs in your system and their assignment to the selected Redundant NVR Allows you to assign or un assign the available NVRs as required Click left to the Primary NVR name to configure this Primary NVR to be mirrored by the selected Redundant NVR Backup Click to use the same camera storage settings as the Primary NVR If you clear the Camera Storage tab becomes active and you can c...

Page 92: ... IP address of your VIDOS NVR User Name Type the user name for logging on to the VIDOS NVR Password Type the password for logging on to the VIDOS NVR 17 10 DiBos page Main window Devices Displays the property pages of a selected DiBos system Allows you to integrate a DiBos system into your system You cannot configure DiBos systems from within Bosch Video Management System Click a tab to display th...

Page 93: ...d to your system Allows you to remove items 17 11 Matrix Switches page Main window Devices Displays the property pages of the Bosch Allegiant device You do not configure the Bosch Allegiant device itself but only the Bosch Video Management System related properties For connecting an Allegiant device with Bosch VMS see the Concepts chapter in this Online Help This chapter provides background inform...

Page 94: ...output within Allegiant Bosch VMS Logical No Allows you to change the logical number of the output within Bosch Video Management System If you enter an already used number a message is displayed Name Displays the name of the output Usage Allows you to change the usage of the output If you select Digital Trunk you can assign an encoder to this output in the Encoder field The Allegiant output become...

Page 95: ...ted on startup of the workstation Select the data stream for live display Enable Forensic Search Assign analog monitor groups to a workstation A workstation must have the Operator Client software installed To add a CCTV keyboard that is connected to a decoder expand click To assign an analog monitor group configure such a group in 17 12 1 Settings page Main window Devices Expand Settings tab Allow...

Page 96: ... of data bits you want to use for each character that is transmitted and received Stop bits Displays the time between each character being transmitted where time is measured in bits Parity Displays the type of error checking you want to use for the selected port Port type Displays the connection type that is used to connect the CCTV keyboard with the workstation 17 12 2 Assigned Analog Monitor Gro...

Page 97: ... Channels Drag a decoder to an available analog monitor Monitor image The white number if present displays the logical number of the initial camera The black number displays the logical number of the decoder Right click an analog monitor image to toggle between single view and quad view On the Advanced Configuration page the Quad View column displays the corresponding setting To un assign a decode...

Page 98: ...er on the quad view 1 is left upper corner 4 is right lower corner Quad View Select the check box to enable quad view for this decoder On the Settings page the corresponding analog monitor image displays the quad view Logical numbers are created automatically If you want the Operator Client user to be able to switch between quad view and single view then check Quad View If you clear Quad View the ...

Page 99: ... your system On the Events page you can assign an event to an e mail When this event occurs the systems sends an e mail You cannot receive e mails in Bosch Video Management System SMTP Server Name Type the name of the e mail server You get the information about the required entry from your provider Usually this is the IP address or DNS name of your e mail server Port Type the required network port...

Page 100: ... assign an event to a short message When this event occurs the system sends a short message If the number of entered characters exceeds the highest permitted number usually 160 an SMS is divided into multiple parts Device Select the required COM port where the external modem is connected to If your computer has an internal modem select the corresponding entry Speed Select the required transfer rat...

Page 101: ...hort message SMS Test Message Click to send a test short message 17 16 POS ATM page Main window Devices Expand Allows you to add and configure peripheral devices for example a Bosch ATM POS Bridge If you want to add multiple bridges at one server you must use different ports 17 16 1 Add Bosch ATM POS Bridge dialog box Main window Devices Expand Right click Add Bosch ATM POS Bridge command Allows y...

Page 102: ... In the list select the appropriate port Inputs Select a check box to enable the corresponding input 17 17 Virtual Inputs page Main window Devices Expand Displays the virtual inputs configured in your system Allows you to add new virtual inputs and to delete existing ones Add Inputs Click to display a dialog box for adding new virtual inputs Delete Inputs Click to delete a selected virtual input N...

Page 103: ... Allows you to enter a range of IP addresses of the monitored network devices To monitor a single device enter the corresponding IP address in the Range From cell Be careful when changing these addresses Entering a wrong address stops network monitoring of this device SNMP Trap Filter Rules Allows you to enter OIDs and corresponding values You can use wildcards as and to enhance the filter range I...

Page 104: ...aps field Trap Details Displays the trap details You can copy the OID and the Value entry to the SNMP Trap Filter Rules table 17 19 CCTV Keyboards page Main window Devices Expand Allows you to add a CCTV keyboard connected to a Bosch Video Management System workstation or to a decoder Add Keyboard Click to add a row to the table for configuring a keyboard Delete Keyboard Click to remove the select...

Page 105: ...ab Displays information on the selected ADAM device Allows you to change the display name of an ADAM device ADAM type Select the appropriate device type Inputs total Displays the total number of inputs available with this device type Relays Outputs total Displays the total number of relays available with this device type 17 20 2 Inputs page Main window Devices Expand Inputs tab Allows you to chang...

Page 106: ...ate message To solve this the Central Server must have two different COM ports or connect the Allegiant device to another computer Enable Allegiant CCL Emulation Select the check box to enable the emulation Baud rate Select the value for the transmission rate in bit s Stop bits Select the number of stop bits per character Parity check Select the type of parity check Interface mode Select the desir...

Page 107: ...cified in the system also applies to secondary target memory blocks The number of secondary target memory blocks for a device should be selected in such a way that there is enough memory space to continue recording for the required length of time if the primary target fails Depending on the baud rate you can assume that one block is sufficient for approximately one hour of recording Memory blocks ...

Page 108: ... SNMP host address VRM supports the SNMP V2 Simple Network Management Protocol for managing and monitoring network components and can send SNMP messages traps to IP addresses The unit supports SNMP MIB II in the unified code If you wish to send SNMP traps enter the IP addresses of one or two required target units here All entries in the Event Log list in VRM Monitor are sent as traps with the exce...

Page 109: ...orted devices for example by Bosch NetApp or Infortrend leave the default values unchanged For another device see the documentation of this device Start testing with small values Soft limit Enter a value smaller or equal to the value in Hard limit If the values are not exceeded data is written to the iSCSI device without internal reorganization If they are exceeded but smaller than the values in H...

Page 110: ...the Format column click the check box for the desired LUN 17 23 8 Add LUN dialog box Main window Devices Expand Expand Expand Click Add Allows you to add a LUN Id Enter the ID of the desired LUN 17 24 Live Only page Main window Devices Expand Allows you to add and configure encoders used for live only 17 25 Local Storage page Main window Devices Expand Allows you to add and configure encoders with...

Page 111: ...word To display the device in a Web browser right click the device icon and click Show Webpage in Browser Note Depending on the selected encoder or camera not all pages described here are available for each device The wording used here for describing the field labels can deviate from your software Click a tab to display the corresponding property page 18 1 Main Settings Unit Access page Device nam...

Page 112: ...ere are multiple devices operating in your system or network it is important to synchronize their internal clocks For example it is only possible to identify and correctly evaluate simultaneous recordings when all devices are operating on the same time Synchr PC Click to apply the system time from your computer to the device Device time zone Select your time zone from the list Details Click to dis...

Page 113: ... is displayed at the bottom of the video image Top The camera name is displayed on the top of the video image Custom Enter the position where the camera name is displayed in the video image Time stamping Set the position of the time overlay Click the item you want to select Off No time and date is displayed in the video image Bottom The time and date is displayed at the bottom of the video image T...

Page 114: ...rightness contrast etc and then enter the next camera number and adjust their settings Brightness Enter the value to adjust the brightness of the video image to your working environment Contrast Enter the value to adjust the contrast of the video image to your working environment Saturation Enter the value to adjust the color saturation of the video image on your monitor as realistic as possible L...

Page 115: ... the loudspeaker 18 5 Privacy Masks page Allows you to configure multiple areas on the camera image which are not recorded and cannot be viewed For example you might want to hide public places adjacent to your property 18 6 Advanced Settings Recording Management page Active recordings are indicated by If you point to the icon you see detailed information about the active recordings Management mode...

Page 116: ...h a primary and a secondary target The secondary target is only used while the primary target has no storage capacity available Only if these targets are not available the recordings will be distributed across other targets Primary target Select the entry for the required target if you have selected a setting other than All under Mode Secondary target Select the entry for the required target if yo...

Page 117: ...the relevant configuration additional information overlays the video image in the preview window next to the parameter settings With the MOTION analysis type for example the sensor fields in which motion is recorded will be marked with rectangles Load Click to load a stored profile The the Open dialog box is displayed Select the filename of the profile you want to load and then click OK Save Click...

Page 118: ...ting the areas right click anywhere in the window The following commands are available Undo Undoes the last command Set All Activates the entire camera image Clear All Deactivates the entire camera image Tool Defines the shape of the mouse pointer Settings Displays the Editor Settings dialog box In this dialog box you can change the sensitivity and the minimum object size 18 8 3 Tamper detection Y...

Page 119: ...tion The Select Area dialog box is displayed see Section 18 8 2 Select Area diaog box page 118 Set Reference Click to save the currently visible video image as reference image Sensitivity Move the slider to set the basic sensitivity of the tamper detector The tamper detector reacts to the differences between the reference image and the current video image The darker the observation area the higher...

Page 120: ...threshold using the slide control or alternatively you can move the white line directly in the graphic using the mouse Sensitivity You can use this setting to adapt the sensitivity to the sound environment You can effectively suppress individual signal peaks A high value represents a high level of sensitivity 18 10 Decoder Decoder page 18 10 1 Decoder profile Allows you to set the various options ...

Page 121: ...r You can configure the switching behavior of the relay outputs For each relay you can specify an open switch relay normally closed contact or a closed switch relay normally open contact You can also specify whether an output should operate as a bistable or monostable relay In bistable mode the triggered state of the relay is maintained In monostable mode you can set the time after which the relay...

Page 122: ...rameters according to your requirements If the device is working in multicast mode the first remote location to establish a video connection to the device is also assigned the transparent data connection However after about 15 seconds of inactivity the data connection is automatically terminated and another remote location can exchange transparent data with the device Serial port function Select a...

Page 123: ... UDP supports multicast TCP does not The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU value in UDP mode is 1514 bytes Bosch VMS NVR only supports UDP HTTP browser port Select the HTTP browser port from the list The default port is 80 To limit connection to HTTPS deactivate the HTTP port To do this select Off HTTPS browser port Not supported RCP port 1756 Select On to allow unencrypted connections on this port Se...

Page 124: ...ork Advanced page 18 14 1 SNMP The device supports the SNMP V2 Simple Network Management Protocol for managing and monitoring network components and can send SNMP messages traps to IP addresses The device supports SNMP MIB II in the unified code SNMP Select On to activate the SNMP function 1 SNMP host address 2 SNMP host address Type the IP addresses of one or two target units The device e g encod...

Page 125: ...tings must be done for each encoder video input and for each stream individually The numbering follows the labeling of the video inputs on the device Enable To enable simultaneous data reception on several receivers you need to activate the multicast function To do this check the box You can then enter the multicast address Multicast Address Enter a valid multicast address for each stream from the...

Page 126: ...f the device are always set correctly For example the file snap011008_114530 jpg was stored on October 1 2008 at 11 45 and 30 seconds Posting interval s 0 Off Enter the interval in seconds at which the images is sent to an FTP server Enter zero for no images to be sent FTP server IP address Type the IP address of the FTP server on which to save the JPEG images FTP server login Type your login name...

Page 127: ... in the Logical Tree Allows you to perform the following tasks Configuring the Full Logical Tree Managing resource files assigning them to nodes Creating hot spots on a map Resource files can be Site map files Document files Web files Audio files Command Scripts Camera sequence files Hot spots can be Cameras Inputs Relays Command Scripts Sequences Links to other maps Displays a dialog box for mana...

Page 128: ... dialog box for importing a resource file Click to display the Add URL dialog box Click to remove the selected resource file Click to rename the selected resource file Click to display a dialog box for replacing the selected resource file with another one Click to display a dialog box for exporting the selected resource file 19 2 Select Resource dialog box Main window Maps and Structure Allows you...

Page 129: ...to change the function of the camera in this row Data Type the time for the duration of the selected camera function To configure this you must have selected an entry in the Camera column and an entry in the Camera Function column Data Unit Select the unit for the selected time for example seconds To configure this you must have selected an entry in the Camera column and an entry in the Camera Fun...

Page 130: ...ter the appropriate dwell time 19 6 Add URL dialog box Main window Maps and Structure Allows you to add an Internet address URL to your system You can add this Internet address to the Logical Tree as a document The user can display an Internet page in his Operator Client Name Type a display name for the URL URL Type the URL 19 7 Select Map for Link dialog box Main window Maps and Structure Select ...

Page 131: ...ding Schedules Weekdays Click to display the Schedule Table for weekdays The time periods of all configured Recording Schedules are displayed Drag the pointer to select the time periods for the selected schedule All selected cells get the color of the selected schedule The 24 hours of the day are displayed horizontally Every hour is divided into 4 cells One cell represents 15 minutes Holidays Clic...

Page 132: ... for the selected schedule The selected cells are displayed in the color of the selected schedule The 24 hours of the day are displayed horizontally Every hour is divided into 4 cells One cell represents 15 minutes Holidays Click to display the Schedule Table for holidays Exception Days Click to display the Schedule Table for exception days Clear All Click to clear the time periods of all availabl...

Page 133: ...ay the recording settings for the selected Recording Schedule Displays all available cameras regardless of their storage device Their schedules are not displayed Click to filter the displayed cameras according to their storage device Displays the corresponding Camera Table No Recording Tables are available because these cameras are not recorded in Bosch Video Management System 21 1 Cameras page Ma...

Page 134: ...for NVR recording You can assign one audio source to multiple cameras If an alarm occurs with low priority and with a camera that has audio configured this audio signal is played even when an alarm with higher priority is currently being displayed But this is only true if the high priority alarm has no audio configured Only visible when you click All Select a check box to activate PTZ control Note...

Page 135: ...n select the stream that is recorded in case of an alarm The settings in the next 2 columns are valid for the selected stream Stream 2 is only selectable for encoders running ARM firmware In the Alarm Quality column click a cell to select the stream quality of the selected stream Only for ARM Firmware When you select the No modification entry the same quality is used for continuous and for alarm r...

Page 136: ...k a cell to select the time after the alarm in seconds 21 3 Copy Recording Settings dialog box NVR only Main window Cameras and Recording Click an icon for recording device for example Click a Recording Schedule tab for example Allows you to copy recording settings from one Recording Schedule to another Copy all Click to copy all recording settings of the selected schedule to another schedule Copy...

Page 137: ... the appropriate disk space for storage of the video data Depending on the video quality settings for the I and P Frames this fact can result in individual images being skipped The value entered here must be at least 10 higher than the value entered in the Target bit rate Kbps field If the value entered here is too low it will automatically be adjusted I Frame Distance This parameter allows you to...

Page 138: ...in this dialog box You set predefined positions and auxiliary commands Click to move the camera to the predefined position or to execute the command Click to save the predefined position or command Click to rename the predefined position or command Click to remove the predefined position or command Predefined Positions tab Click to display the table with the predefined positions Nr Displays the nu...

Page 139: ...o a schedule not available for all events If the event occurs your settings are executed You can create a Compound Event which combines several events with Boolean expressions Click a tree item to display the corresponding Event Configuration Table Click to duplicate an event Use it to generate multiple alarms for a certain event Click to delete a duplicated or a Compound Event Click to rename the...

Page 140: ... if you do not want the Command Script to be executed Minimum Event Time Click a cell to enter a number of milliseconds This time period defines the duration of an event If the next event follows within this time period it is not recognized as a new event If the state of the device is changed after this time period a new event is triggered For example you can avoid that a loose contact in a relay ...

Page 141: ...und Event Event States Select the state change that shall be part of a Compound Event Objects Select one or more of the available objects of the selected state change Boolean operation between objects Select a check box to associate two or more objects with AND or OR Resulting Compound Event will be fired IF Displays the conditions for the Compound Event Boolean operation between conditions Select...

Page 142: ...elected in the Events Tree Network Address Displays the IP address of the corresponding IP device Alarm Identity In the Priority column click in a cell to type the alarm priority for the selected alarm 100 is low priority 1 is high priority In the Title column click in a cell to type the title of the alarm to be displayed in Bosch Video Management System for example in the Alarm List In the Color ...

Page 143: ...at alarm audio Select the check box and enter the number of seconds after an alarm sound is repeated Interrupt the Windows Screen Saver for incoming alarms Select the check box to ensure that an incoming alarm is displayed even when the screen saver is active If the screen saver requires a user name and password for being interrupted this setting has no effect Analog Monitor Groups tab Show blank ...

Page 144: ...us pre and post alarm time This setting directly changes the setting for alarm recording in the Alarm Options dialog box and vice versa 23 3 Select Resource dialog box Main window Alarms or Alarm Image Panes column Audio File column Click Allows you to select an audio file that is played in case of an alarm Play Click to play the selected audio file Pause Click to pause the selected audio file Sto...

Page 145: ... an alarm Entries in this list are only available for a PTZ camera Predefined Position Click a cell to select a predefined position to be set in case of an alarm Entries in this list are only available for a PTZ camera Notifications tab E mail Select the check box to send an e mail in case of an alarm Server Select an e mail server Recipients Type the e mail addresses of the recipients example nam...

Page 146: ...epted Select a Client Command Script that is executed automatically when the user accepts an alarm Analog Monitor Group tab 1 10 In a numbered column click a cell and select a camera from the Logical Tree This camera will be displayed in the assigned monitor in case of an alarm Clear table Click to remove all camera assignments to analog monitor groups Alarm title Select the check box to configure...

Page 147: ...ick to add a new logon pair for dual authorization Displays a dialog box for copying permissions from a selected user group to another user group Click to display the pages available for configuring the access rights of this user group Click to display the page available for configuring the properties of this user Click to display the page available for configuring the properties of this logon pai...

Page 148: ...g on to the system in the times defined by this schedule Associated LDAP group Type the name of the LDAP user group that you want to use for your system You can also double click an item in the LDAP Groups list LDAP Groups Displays the available LDAP user groups You configure LDAP groups in the LDAP Server Settings dialog box Search for Groups Click to display the available LDAP user groups in the...

Page 149: ...89 encrypted 636 Secure connection Select the check box to activate encrypted data transmission LDAP basis for user Type the unique name DN distinguished name of the LDAP path in which you can search for a user Example for a DN of the LDAP basis CN Users DC Security DC MyCompany DC com Filter for user Select a filter used to search for a unique user name Examples are predefined Replace username wi...

Page 150: ... name and password is correct Group DN Type the unique group name with which the user is associated Test Group Click to test the association of the user with the group Group search filter Do not leave this field empty If there is no entry you cannot assign an LDAP group to a Bosch Video Management System user group Select a filter to find a user group Examples are predefined 24 4 Copy User Group P...

Page 151: ...roup 24 7 Logical Tree page Main window User Groups Logical Tree tab Allows you to configure the Logical Tree for each user group Logical Tree Select a check box to give the users of the selected user group access to the corresponding devices You can recall the access to a camera on the Priorities page 24 8 Events and Alarms page Main window User Groups Events and Alarms tab Allows to configure th...

Page 152: ...vated simultaneously Playback Select the check box to allow a higher priority for Playback Mode and to allow the other playback features If you clear this check box the Export video files Protect and unprotect video data Delete video and Access to video data that has been recorded in periods when the user group has not been allowed to logon permissions and the Live Video permissions for all availa...

Page 153: ...lect the check box to limit the access to recorded videos In the list enter the number of hours 24 10 Priorities page Main window User Groups Priorities tab Allows you to configure the timeout for explicit PTZ locking You can set the priorities for PTZ control and the display of incoming alarms Control Priorities Move the appropriate slider to the right to decrease the priority for acquiring PTZ c...

Page 154: ...ecording alarm recording You can select or clear this check box only when the manual alarm recording is globally enabled on the Permissions page Playback Video Select a check box to allow using playback video You can select or clear this check box only when playback is globally enabled on the Permissions page Playback Audio Select a check box to allow using playback audio You can select or clear t...

Page 155: ...he check box to give the user group access to this decoder 24 13 User Interface page Main window User Groups User Interface tab Allows to configure the user interface of 4 monitors used by the Operator Client Control Monitor Select the control monitor which displays Live Mode only Alarm Monitor Select the alarm monitor which can display either Live and Alarm Mode or only Alarm Mode Monitor 1 4 In ...

Page 156: ...ed on this user s workstation if it is not already displayed via auto pop up The alarm is removed from all other Alarm Lists and alarm video displays 4 The user who accepted the alarm invokes a workflow that can include reading an action plan and entering comments This step is optional requirements for workflow can be configured by the administrator 5 Finally the user clears the alarm This removes...

Page 157: ... window If the Alarm Image window is not currently displayed it automatically replaces the Live or Playback Image window on the alarm enabled monitor Although auto pop up alarms are displayed in the Alarm Image window they are not automatically accepted They can be displayed on multiple users displays simultaneously When a user accepts an auto pop up alarm it is removed from all other users Alarm ...

Page 158: ...Bosch Video Management System and the Allegiant matrix Two scenarios are possible Local connection The Central Server controls the Allegiant matrix Remote connection A dedicated Bosch Allegiant PC connected to the network controls the Allegiant matrix Local connection Figure 25 1 Bosch Video Management System local connection to a Bosch Allegiant matrix switch 1 Bosch Video Management System Clien...

Page 159: ...een Bosch Video Management System and the Allegiant matrix connect one PC through an RS 232 serial port to the Allegiant s console port use the specified Bosch cable for connection This can be the Bosch Video Management System Central Server or any other PC on the network Installing Allegiant Master Control Software 1 Stop the Central Server service if running Start Control Panel Services Right cl...

Page 160: ... Management System Central Server service start the Configuration Client and add the Allegiant device by adding this configuration file see Section 6 3 Adding a device page 23 for the step by step instruction 2 Ensure that the Allegiant Master Control Software configuration file used in Bosch Video Management System matches the current Allegiant configuration Bosch Video Management System runs the...

Page 161: ...ng CCTV keyboard to Bosch Video Management System This chapter provides background information on configuring a CCTV keyboard 25 3 1 Scenarios for CCTV keyboard connections You can connect a CCTV keyboard to the COM port of a Bosch Video Management System workstation scenario 1 or to a hardware decoder e g VIP XD scenario 2 If you connect the keyboard to a Bosch Video Management System workstation...

Page 162: ...ation Figure 25 4 Scenario 1 CCTV keyboard connected to a Bosch Video Management System workstation CCTV keyboard connected to a decoder Figure 25 5 Scenario 2 CCTV keyboard connected to a decoder 1 Various cameras connected to network via encoders 2 Bosch Video Management System workstation 3 CCTV keyboard 4 Bosch Video Management System network 5 Decoder 6 Analog monitors ...

Page 163: ... 26 25 3 2 Connecting a CCTV keyboard to a decoder Configuring the decoder See Section 6 5 Configuring a decoder for use with a CCTV keyboard page 26 for details Connections between COM port and VIP XD decoder The following table lists the connections between an RS232 adapter and a serial interface of a VIP XD decoder The following illustration shows the pinout of a standard RS232 adapter 1 and th...

Page 164: ...ple kbd s20 7 Set the COM port 8 Click the Download button to download the firmware On the keyboard display Programming is displayed Do not press the Clr key now Otherwise the keyboard is not usable after restart see Notice below 9 Click Browse to select the language for example 8900_EN_ 82 s20 On the keyboard display Programming is displayed 10 Close IntuiKey Firmware Upgrade Utility 11 On the ke...

Page 165: ...plays wrong characters The Windows language settings are not correct Section 26 1 Configuring the desired language in Windows Setup stops with a message that OPC Server cannot be installed OPC Server files cannot be overwrtitten Uninstall OPC Core Components Redistributable and restart Bosch VMS Setup The software cannot be uninstalled by executing Setup Start Control Panel Add Remove Programs and...

Page 166: ...h the desired Windows interface language Do not change this Issue Cause Solution The CCTV keyboard triggers an alarm and the softkey display displays Off Line The connection to the workstation is lost Either the cable is damaged or unplugged or the workstation has been reset Section 26 2 Reestablishing the connection to a CCTV keyboard Issue Cause Solution Feedbacks occur when using a microphone f...

Page 167: ...f Line message disappears 2 Press the Terminal softkey to enter Bosch Video Management System 26 3 Fixing the recording setting for Intercom functionality To fix the recording setting 1 Start Operator Client 2 View the newest Operator Client log file C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data Bosch VMS Log BvmsClientLog 3 Look for a line like the following 2007 09 26 15 39 56 442 26036 GU...

Page 168: ...g file In this example change to number 1 6 Restart Operator Client Now the microphone is used as input source 26 4 Reducing the number of Allegiant cameras You need the Allegiant Master Control Software to edit the Allegiant file To reduce the number of Allegiant cameras 1 Start the Master Control Software 2 Open the Allegiant file 3 Click the Camera tab 4 Mark the cameras that are not required 5...

Page 169: ...ally replaces the Live or Playback Image window on the alarm enabled monitor Allegiant Bosch family of analog matrix switching systems Analog monitor External composite video monitor requiring a video decoder to view video streams and archives Analog monitor group A set of analog monitors connected to decoders The analog monitor group can be used for alarm processing in a given physical area For e...

Page 170: ...specific transmission over a network C Camera control Provides scroll pan tilt and zoom functions It works on the selected Image window Camera sequence A list of cameras that are displayed one after the other Each camera is displayed for a specific time dwell time There are two types of sequences predefined and automatic Predefined sequences are defined by the administrator Icons for these sequenc...

Page 171: ... stream to an analog stream e g to display digital video on a analog monitor Detection zone Motion detection zone A user defined template that watches for motion in a specific part of the video image as opposed to simply detecting motion anywhere in the image Device Hardware component such as encoder decoder NVR DiBos analog matrix ATM POS bridge Device Tree Hierarchical list of all the available ...

Page 172: ...ing a camera sequence DWF Design Web Format Used to display technical drawings on a computer monitor DynDNS Dynamic Domain Name System A DNS host service that holds IP addresses ready in a database Dynamic DNS allows you to connect to the device via the Internet using the host name of the device See DNS E Encoder Changes an analog stream to a digital stream e g to integrate analog cameras in a dig...

Page 173: ...lizing and selecting a device in a building HTML Hypertext Markup Language I I Frame Intra Frame Part of a video compression method Contains the information of a complete image unlike P or B Frames that contain information of the changes compared to the previous or next frame IIS Internet Information Server Image pane Used for displaying live and recorded video of a single camera a map or an HTML ...

Page 174: ...ally when used for forensic search IVA allows for filtering moving objects by their color specifications With the aid of IVA algorithm extensive video material can be searched selectively for objects with specific color properties IVMD Intelligent Video Motion Detection Software algorithm that detects moving objects within an environment monitored by a video camera and generates alarm events that ...

Page 175: ...partition volume The partition is part of a RAID disk array the iSCSI target M Map window Used for displaying either maps or documents it cannot display video content and is not limited to a 4 3 ratio Master Control Software Software used as interface between Bosch Video Management System and an Allegiant device Version 2 8 or greater is used Metadata Data of a POS or ATM like date and time or ban...

Page 176: ...lient against multiple Central Servers no touch deployment uses only the software version stored on the Central Server the Operator Client has last logged on to successfully When you try to log on to another Central Server with a different application version this one displays Central Server not online because the software versions do not match NTP Network Time Protocol is a protocol designed to s...

Page 177: ...ynamically for each connection When a service server program initially is started it is said to bind to its designated port number As any client program wants to use that server it also must request to bind to the designated port number Port numbers are from 0 to 65535 Ports 1 to 1023 are reserved for use by certain privileged services For the HTTP service port 80 is defined as a default and it do...

Page 178: ...t Records the same video and audio data as the Primary NVR A Primary NVR can have maximum one Redundant NVR Reference image A reference image is continuously compared with the current video image If the current video image in the marked areas differs from the reference image an alarm is triggered This allows you to detect tampering that would otherwise not be detected for example if the camera is ...

Page 179: ...d Script In Events you assign Task Schedules to events For scheduling events you can also use Recording Schedules With a standard Task Schedule you configure time periods for every day of the week for holidays and for exception days With a recurring Task Schedule you configure recurring time periods They can recur every day every week every month or every year TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol ...

Page 180: ... transferred with video signals PAL 1CIF 352 x 288 2CIF 704 x 288 4CIF 704 x 576 QCIF 176 x 144 NTSC 1CIF 352 x 240 2CIF 704 x 240 4CIF 704 x480 QCIF 176 x120 VIDOS NVR VIDOS Network Video Recorder Software that stores the audio and video data of IP encoders on a RAID 5 disk array or any other storage medium VIDOS NVR provides functions for playback and retrieval of the recorded video You can inte...

Page 181: ...Manual Configuration Client V3 2010 07 W WAN Wide Area Network WatchDog Application used to monitor the other Bosch VMS services Should a service fail the WatchDog is responsible for re starting services as well as notifying the user by E mail or event log of the reason and time of the crash ...

Page 182: ... functionality 153 167 Authorization Number 83 automatic alarm popup behavior 157 automatic display of alarms 157 B backup NVR 90 basic configuration 33 Bosch IntuiKey Digital Keyboard 14 15 Bosch Script API help 65 Bosch Video Management System 12 activate 16 GUI language 166 licensing 16 Online Help 10 overview 12 update 165 BVIP device password 111 web page 111 C camera mode 136 camera round 43...

Page 183: ...resource files 42 initial camera 97 initial device scan 21 inputs 20 Intercom functionality 153 167 interface settings VIP XD 26 IntuiKey Digital Keyboard 14 IntuiKey keyboard 20 24 25 95 IP address change 21 27 29 39 87 conflict 21 duplicate 21 duplicates 85 IQN mapping 33 iSCSI device 33 K keep protected recordings 90 L language 166 Configuration Client 83 Operator Client 148 LDAP 147 148 licens...

Page 184: ...files 42 import 42 S scan across subnets 83 in subnets 83 scan for conflicting IP addresses 21 85 scan for IP devices 86 scan network 21 22 85 sequence 129 SMS device 23 SNTP 112 software package 19 software update 165 start Operator Client 18 Stratus server licensing 16 Synchronize 112 system requirements 13 T Target data rate 137 timeserver protocol 112 too many Allegiant cameras 168 U update 16...

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