Fike FVA-IP, Installation And Operation Manual

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Installation and Operation Manual FVA-IP Camera
30 P/N 06-523 (Rev. 6) Revision Date: June, 2019
4.0 Video Management System
FVA‐IP cameras do not have any storage capacity on board to capture and replay video images of alarm conditions.
This must be done through use of a video management system. In addition, the video management software user
Interface does not communicate directly to FVA‐IP cameras, but rather through the Fike Video Analytics system video
management equipment, FSM‐IP NVR.
If the Fike Video Analytics system will not be using the FSM‐IP hardware/software package, then an alternative third‐
party video management system must be used. A Software Development Kit (SDK) is available that allows such third‐
party systems to use software modules to gain access to data from Fike Video Analytics FVA‐IP network cameras and to
act as a conduit for control commands from the Fike Video Analytics video management software to the cameras. If
your installation will be using a third‐party video management system, contact Fike Video Analytics Corporation for
further information on the SDK.
5.0 Fike Video Analytics Video Management Software
Now that the cameras are installed, and the FSM‐IP video management system has been placed on the local area
network (LAN), the video management software can be installed on an approved PC workstation. The VMS software is
used to create the organization structure, configure the camera settings and monitor the cameras. The VMS software
should be installed on at least one local workstation located on the same LAN as the cameras. However, additional
copies of the VMS software can be installed on other computers that have network access to the video management
system being used. See appendix C for VMS software system requirements. For more detailed information on the Fike
Video Analytics video management software and its plethora of functions please see the Fike Video Analytics video
management software manual.
6.0 Commissioning
It takes approximately 30 days to properly install, commission, and fill out commissioning paperwork. It is important to
contact the local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) or the facility manager in charge of monitoring the fire protection
system prior to application to ensure all required paper work has been completed.
At a minimum, commissioning includes:
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Testing and stability period – where the system is subjected to fire and nuisance sources to demonstrate
stability and performance.
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Documentation ‐ Documentation of the organizational structure, camera settings, sensitivity settings, zones,
schedules and events archive. (see Appendix D)
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Preliminary Maintenance and service check ‐ The system should be checked according to the service and
maintenance requirements to establish the systems condition upon installation.
Once the system is in place and settings adjusted as necessary to ensure optimum performance, the system can be
handed over to the end user (on‐site security or a remote monitoring facility). The system owner should record any
changes up to one year after commissioning of the system.
NOTE: During the commissioning period the cache file and memory storage on the video management system should
be regularly checked to ensure that adequate memory is available to store events for 30 days.