NETAVIS Observer 4.6 User Manual (October 2015)
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1 Introduction
Thank you for choosing NETAVIS Observer 4.6 as the management software for your video monitoring
system. As you use it, you will find that Observer not only enables you to view live images and record
them, but also provides a full-scale platform for the intelligent utilization of your video data.
This User Manual guides you through the functionality of NETAVIS Observer 4.6.
If you have questions that are not answered in the Observer documentation set, please contact your
NETAVIS partner, or else get in touch with us via the usual channels.
We wish you a great experience with NETAVIS Observer 4.6.
Your NETAVIS Team.
1.1 The Observer documentation set
These documents are available:
NETAVIS Observer User Manual
: It describes how to configure and use the Observer client.
NETAVIS Observer Supported Video Sources
: It provides detailed information on the IP camera
models supported by Observer.
NETAVIS Observer Server Installation and Administration
: It describes how to install and
administrate an Observer system.
NETAVIS Observer Server, Client and Storage Compatibility and Requirements
: It explains the
hardware and software requirements for Observer systems.
NETAVIS Observer Server Customizing
: It provides an overview on how to customize various
aspects of an Observer server.
NETAVIS Observer SNAP XML Interface
: It describes the Simple NETAVIS Access Protocol (SNAP)
that allows bidirectional communication between an Observer server and other applications.
NETAVIS Observer URL Command API
: It explains the URL Command API which is a simple and
effective way for Observer to interface with 3rd party applications.
These documents are available online as PDFs directly on each Observer server via the standard web
interface and also from each client via the
Help - All Documentation
menu.
1.2 What is new with this release
The changes of a release are documented in the
Release Notes
, which you can find on the standard
web interface of each Observer server and also under the following direct link:
http://<your-server>/relnotes
or on the public demo server
showroom.netavis.net/relnotes
There you also find the release information of previous releases.
Additionally, the new features of releases are also documented on
www.netavis.net
.