Security: Video

Please check which port and protocol have been set on the camera that has the live black image.

This article explains how to control access to restricted video in the BVMS Operator Client. Only users with the correct permissions can view restricted content, and access is managed via standard user groups on the Management Server.

Learn how to customize the BVMS Operator Client to display more than 4 cameras by adjusting the maximum rows of image panes in the User Interface settings within the BVMS Configuration Client.

For connecting the Bosch IntuiKey keyboard with a BVMS workstation, use the specified Bosch cable. For connecting the Bosch IntuiKey keyboard with a VIP XD decoder, you need a cable which connects a serial COM port of the keyboard with the serial interface of the decoder. 

The attached documents should help you to make the upgrade process as smooth as possible. The upgrade itself is not restricted to BVMS software only. The supported software and firmware versions can be found in the release notes of the related BVMS version.

Follow this article and download the Bosch Data Security Guidebooks attached

Want to know how flexible BVMS can assign streaming profiles to cameras?

Find out from this article how many cameras can be opened before the workstation is overloaded.

In this article you can find an overview of the tested and supported ONVIF cameras for BVMS.

This article contains the list of Security Advisories (SA) to inform you about identified security vulnerabilities in our product or service and proposed solutions.

If you forgot the password of your BVMS — Bosch Video Management System and you want to reset its password, the Central Technical Support Team can help you.

The BVMS Project Checklist is an Excel-based tool which makes it easier to design a BVMS system. This article describes how to use the project checklist. Pick the attachment you need, depending on the version of BVMS you have

This article explains why the Live view shows ‘Authentication failed’ in Video Security App.

Aside from configuring the camera using its own browser, there are other tools you can use to setup the camera. The choice when using which tool will come down to the individual installer. Their experience and know-how of the tool will dictate which one they will use. 

Bosch recommends that the operating systems used by the video surveillance system are constantly updated, with a maximum update cycle of 6 months. Windows updates often include fixes for recently discovered security vulnerabilities, such as the Heartbleed SSL vulnerability, which affected millions of computers worldwide.

The Cameo SDK is only backwards compatible, same as the Operator Client. According to the BVMS - Upgrade and Migration guides (boschsecurity.com)

The BVMS Logbook database can be moved to another SQL Server. This article describes the steps that are necessary to migrate the database and describes how to confirm if the migration was successful.   BVMS is using Microsoft SQL Server Express to store its logbook. Based on the information provided by Microsoft (Compare SQL Server 2017 editions), SQL Server Express is limited to a 10GB database size. This could be insufficient for larger installations or installations that require a very long logbook retention time. Additionally, some organizations have a dedicated SQL server environment which should be utilized by all applications. The BVMS Logbook database can be moved to another SQL Server. This guide describes the steps that are necessary to migrate the database and describes how to confirm if the migration was successful.

If you are still using BVMS version <9.0 and you want to replace a faulty device without loosing recording, please follow the steps below.

What happens when you upgrade the SW of your Management Server form e.g. BVMS 10.0 to BVMS 10.1 and you have not prepared a BVMS 10.1 activation key beforehand?

Operator Client helps you display the original full image circle of a panoramic camera, its image dewarped or you can select a point of interest of the image.