Security: Video

This article explains in which conditions the users and Admin user receive Alarms in BVMS Operator Client.

The information regarding the ports can be found in BVMS – Configuration Manual (page 366), should the customer use BVMS as a VMS.

The configured camera TCP port is used from the BVMS Operator Client to the camera. This port is used by the BVMS Operator Client as a destination port. The source port is dynamic and therefore, it cannot be adjusted.

The validity of the SMA date should cover the BVMS version release date you wish to upgrade to. Otherwise, the upgrade will not work and you will get the message "It is not possible to upgrade the software of this System Info file to a newer version". Also, please note that this message could occur in case you are trying to upgrade your BVMS and it is on the latest available version released.

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.

Perform an update in the BVMS setting to pull h265 and the recording should start to show up in the playback cameo from BVMS Operator Client

This article explains the meaning of the arrows in circle at the central logical tree in the BVMS Operator Client list

If you have for example a DIVAR 7000 AIO as central BVMS server and also, on the same network, you have a DIVAR Network Video Recorder (NVR) to which cameras are connected to and recording, the recording is typically handled by the NVR itself. Therefore, in this case the cameras added on the NVR will continue recording only there because the NVR manages the recording and storage of video footage from them.

MVS gets error message “Videoprovider not available” when trying to log on. Also, the BVMS Configuration Client shows the X mark on the MVS. What to do?

This article explain what is the difference between ‘Operator Logon- off’ & ‘Operator Client Logon- off’ events in BVMS.

This article gives you the solution when the link to Remote Portal from BVMS v11.0 License Manage is redirecting to the 404 Not Found page

Please configure the same time zone on the PC, download the Remote Portal activation file again and then you will be able to load it into Config Client and license the system.

Forensic search is a way of searching your recorded video for events that have happened in the past using the metadata that the camera has generated. You can use the metadata embedded in the video to reverse the process and search for events using the same or different tasks that VA provide. But, do you know what is the difference between individual & common search?

Starting with BVMS 12.2, new OpenID Connect (OIDC) login options have been introduced. When closing the Operator Client, the user can decide to completely log off or stay logged-in.

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

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. 

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.

This article explains how to set up a custom tour for Bosch cameras and finally making the custom tour accessible in the BVMS Operator Client.

This issue typically arises when you have installed an incorrect version of BVMS.