Security: Video

This document is valid for all VideoView+ versions. Only the release notes of the latest VideoView+ version are fully updated and contain updates for earlier versions as well.

Starting from July 2024, it will not be possible to commission new devices via MAC address (Device Layer). Running devices remain untouched until end of life of Device Layer, but new commissioning will be only possible with Remote Portal devices from then on.

Bosch Remote Portal provides the VideoView+ Service which allows to display live video, replay of recorded video on the camera, and a forensic search on Video Security Client. Further the Video Security App (on iOS and Android) can receive push alarm notifications triggered by motion in the camera image, for example. This article explains how to configure this service to display live video, replay of recorded video on the camera, and forensic search on Video Security Client via your Remote Portal account.

Let's suppose that the "Customer" user should see 3 cameras in the Video Security App. When logging to the App, he can see only 2 of them. Why?

The Virtual Assistant event is mapped to code 751 in the alarm transmitter. It is not possible to differentiate in the alarm transmitter the different scenarios on which an event code should be customized. The event properties sent from the Alarm Management application to the transmitter contains only if it's a VIRTUAL ASSISTANT or LIVE INTERVENTION etc.

Use Bosch software and apps to connect remotely to your devices for configuration or maintenance simply by logging in with your Remote Portal account

Find out what to do when you enable SingleKey ID and you are no longer able to connect to Remote Portal using the password.

This interface is designed to provide applications an API for controlling Virtual Inputs. To access an existing Virtual Input the application has to know the unique authentication token of the Virtual Input which is used for both authentication and identification.

Remote Connect Lite service enables connection between Divar network/hybrid, cloud and client software.

When a user decides to use SingleKey ID (SKID) or an integrated customer IDP (company account) as the authentication method for Bosch Remote Portal or Alarm Management a technical password will be required to login to other applications that do not support SingleKey ID or any other IDP. In the following, it is explained how to create a technical password and how to use it with an application like for example Bosch Configuration Manager or Bosch Project Assistant app, that does not support SingleKey ID or any other IDP.

For years, we’ve provided a convenient way to view live videos from the Bosch Video Security Client via Remote Portal to complement our products. We’re delighted to share an enhanced service coming in April 2024. VideoView+ is a purchasable license that is simple and user-friendly to access your videos from anywhere.

This article describes how to move one or multiple cameras from one company (account) to another one in Bosch Remote Portal. 

Bosch Remote Portal connects you to your Bosch Security devices from anywhere and lets you perform remote administration and maintenance anytime

In this article it is explained in a step-by-step guide how to activate the needed services in Remote Portal to be able to connect the cameras to Bosch Alarm Management.

Possible causes and solution(s) Cameras which get connected from the customer's site to Bosch Remote Portal use an outgoing connection via TCP port 42000. Outgoing connections usually are not blocked by a router, however in a corporate network with proxy server, firewall, etc. involved, the IT department might open the needed ports. The troubleshooting steps below might help you to connect cameras to Bosch Remote Portal.   Known issues on camera commissioning In most cases when camera commissioning fails, the root cause is: No connection to Bosch Security Cloud from the customer’s site Blocked Internet connectivity (e.g. blocked ports by proxy or firewall) User belongs to more than one Company in Remote Portal The camera is already commissioned to a different cloud instance Known camera firmware issues Known camera date issue Further…  

All multitenant cloud instance migrate to under SingleKey ID (SKID) access management. This means: - One single email/password for login all integrated applications - One digital id for your users - All existed email migrate under single Key id - If you have same email address for system users and company user, it will migrate as system user

Follow the steps below and find out how you can perform the Firmware Upgrade for multiple cameras in bulk

The company & the username on the Assurance Report can be changed from user settings in Remote Portal.

The Advanced Video View+ license doesn’t work at site level or per user basis and can be activated per camera.

Using the Internet Explorer 11, there is video from all 4 channels in configurator and event monitor, but audio from the camera is present only on channel 1. Since Internet Explorer 11 is EoL, this behavior will not be changed/ improved.