Security: Video

Follow this step-by-step guide and learn how you can ground the parapet mount for Bosch IP cameras & POE Midspan

This article contains the solution to fix your Z4G4 workstation when "Stop code VIDEO TDR FAILURE. Restart PC" message is displayed

Importing a foreign configuration should recover a RAID configuration (in case the RAID is not corrupt) This option must be performed before creating a new VHD. This option may restore all of the video and data on the drives.

The normal process is to enable Complete memory dump, this will capture in the event there is an Unhandled Exception.

The Windows Storage Server operating system of DIVAR IP all-in-one 7000 is installed on a two SSD drives in redundant (mirrored) configuration. Health status of the mirrored OS drives can be monitored using a tool called Virtual RAID on CPU (formerly known as Rapid Storage Technology). Installation and configuration steps are described below. Step-by-step guide   1. Installation: Download the setup from here Copy the content to a USB drive When the BVMS default screen is shown, press CTRL + ALT + DEL Hold down the SHIFT key while clicking Log off Log in as BVRAdmin Transfer the IATA_CD.exe from the USB drive to the BVRAdmin desktop Double click the IATA_CD.exe executable Follow the installation procedure as shown in the screen shots     2. Email notification: Note: The E-mail notification feature is based on SMTP access without authentication. It is strongly suggested to use this functionality only with a dedicated server in the local network, which is specifically configured for this purpose and doesn’t handle any critical data.

Remote Connect service allows the Customer users to display cameras on Remote Portal Viewer on Video Security App and Video Security Client.

In Cloud-based Services, different 'Actions' can be configured for automatic processing as well as manual action for the operators (Alarm Agents). There are 2 different options how an action is processed: An 'Automatic Action' is processed automatically when the related Service Scenario is performed. An 'Intervention Action' is executed manually by an operator from the Cloud-based Service Operator Interface. This note shows available actions in Cloud-based Services and provides a step by step instruction to configure these actions.   Step-by-step guide   1. Send e-mail "Send e-mail" sends an e-mail notification to the configured recipient(s). The action can be used as manual action for the operators (Intervention Action). The content of the alarm email can be configured to the customer's needs.   To configure a "Send e-mail" action, perform the following steps: 1. Open Cloud-based Services Configuration website (/config), log in as Integrator or Config Agent. 2. Enter the related Account. 3. Click tab 'Actions'. 4. Click '+' button to add an action. 5. Give the action a descriptive name and select 'Email'. 6. Type recipients, CC's, mail subject and message. Use the pull down to enter environment variables to the e-mail text. 7. Click 'Create'. 8. Add the action to a Service Scenario for processing.   2. Execute PTZ Command "Execute PTZ Command" starts an auxiliary command on a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera. The action can be used for automatic processing (Automatic Action) as well as manual action for the operators (Intervention Action). Note the available auxiliary commands in the camera’s manual. To configure an "Execute PTZ Command" action, perform the following steps: 1. Open Cloud-based Services Configuration website (/config), log in as Integrator or Config Agent. 2. Enter the related Account. 3. Click tab 'Actions'. 4. Click '+' button to add an action. 5. Give the action a descriptive name and select 'Execute PTZ Command'. 6. Select PTZ camera, select auxiliary command and type the command No. 7. Click 'Create'. 8. Add the action to a Service Scenario for processing   3. Go to PTZ Preposition "Go to PTZ Preposition" moves a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera to a preposition. The action can be used for automatic processing (Automatic Action) as well as manual action for the operators (Intervention Action). The prepositions (shots) need to be configured via the Device Page upfront. To configure a "Go to PTZ Preposition" action, perform the following steps: 1. Open Cloud-based Services Configuration website (/config), log in as Integrator or Config Agent. 2. Enter the related Account. 3. Click tab 'Actions'. 4. Click '+' button to add an action. 5. Give the action a descriptive name and select 'Go to PTZ preposition'. 6. Select PTZ camera and type the preposition No. 7. Click 'Create'. 8. Add the action to a Service Scenario for processing.   4. Play Audio on Device "Play Audio on Device" replays an audio file directly from the device's loudspeaker. The action is intended to perform standard audio interventions without the need for the operator (alarm agent) to talk. "Play Audio on Device" can be used for automatic processing (Automatic Action) as well as manual action for the operators (Intervention Action). Audio files need to be prepared and installed by CBS development. If you want to use your own audio files, please get in contact with technical support. To configure a "Play Audio on Device" action, perform the following steps: 1. Open Cloud-based Services Configuration website (/config), log in as Integrator or Config Agent. 2. Enter the related Account. 3. Click tab 'Actions'. 4. Click '+' button to add an Action. 5. Give the Action a descriptive name and select 'Play audio on device'. 6. Select the audio device and select the audio file. 7. Click 'Create'. 8. Add the action to a Service Scenario for processing.   5. Switch Relay "Switch Relay" switches a relay of one or more IP devices. The action can be used for automatic processing (Automatic Action) as well as manual action for the operators (Intervention Action). To configure a "Switch Relay" action, perform the following steps: 1. Open Cloud-based Services Configuration website (/config), log in as Integrator or Config Agent. 2. Enter the related Account 3. Click tab 'Actions'. 4. Click '+' button to add an action. 5. Give the action a descriptive name and select 'Relay'. 6. Select activation mode and select one or more relays to switch. 7. Click 'Create'. 8. Add the action to a Service Scenario for processing.   6. Notify Monitoring Center and Log Event Both action types "Notify Monitoring Center" and "Log Event" are obsolete and can not be used in a Service Scenario.  See also: How to add a user to Remote Alert service in Remote Portal?

There is an issue with VRM versions lower than 4.0 where the retention time for recordings from VSG instances is set incorrectly. There are a few things that usually cause the recording mode to be set incorrectly. Find out more details from this article!

Alarm Management has a split user management. The users are created in Alarm Management related to what they are allowed to access in the system.

Flexidome 8000i or other future cameras with WLAN option enabled (default ON) in an IPv6 network environment: no IPv4 possible. What to do?

Cloud VMS provides an AI Snapshot in the Operator Interface > Verification Mode, next to the Alarm Snapshot from the camera and the Smart Event Image.

With fw7.70 a new feature was introduced that allows you to tune the scene for Day and Night separately using 2 custom scene modes. This article explains how to switch the scene modes Custom mode#1 & Custom mode#2 based on Day or Night for Bosch cameras

DIP serial number can be found in 2 ways. IPMI information cannot be found within the software and is provided on the device itself. It can be found next to the BMC/IPMI port on the back of the device.

This article explains the most common way of gathering logs from a SONY camera.

The DIVAR Mobile Viewer App allows you to receive real-time notifications for various alarm events from your DIVAR IP system. This article is a step-by-step guide meant to show you how to activate alarm push notification in DIVAR Mobile Viewer App (Android).

The Clear button on the Configuration Manager is designed to clear the codes that are self-generated by the IP firmware or the Configuration Manager itself. Follow the steps below, if you want the "Clear" button from Configuration Manager to able to erase the Alarm task script that are self created by users themselves.

This step-by-step guide helps you to find how you can configure the email settings for Sony cameras

Follow the steps below from this article to collect the configuration data file and the maintenance log file that might be requested by Central Technical Support team for troubleshoot & support purposes.  

This article describes how to change the communication ports that are used by the Bosch Forensic Search inside a Genetec installation. The default communication port between the Bosch server components is 5051. It may happen that this port is already in use by another process and hence the setting needs to be changed. Such a situation would be exposed to the user as a 'Server error' when trying to execute a search and a log entry would be created, indicating the the FSS validation is not possible.

At some point, the Central Technical Support team could ask you to provide them with a Configuration Manager table view export, for further investigation of your devices, such as a full overview of the installed cameras or with the cameras with a specific problem. This article will help you to learn how to do this export.