Security: Video

Both RJ45 and M12 plug connectors are available with IEC 11801:2002 Cat5 compliance. This further simplifies the concurrent use of both connector types within a single system.

After a power outage/ reboot, all PTZ cameras will get back to their zero-point (home) position. If your PTZ camera was installed looking at a wall, in case of a power outage it will return to its home position where its image is pointing at the wall.

The RCP documentation can be found in the Firmware .zip file on the product page.

Find out from this article if is it possible to get a raw video stream from a Bosch camera

The IEEE standards in computer networks ensure communication between various devices; it also helps to make sure that the network service, i.e., the Internet and its related technologies, must follow a set of guidelines and practices so that all the networking devices can communicate and work smoothly. Depending on the camera model, the PoE IEEE standard used could be different. 

This article explains how to avoid black lines appearing in the live view of Bosch cameras.

Can a stream of a Bosch camera be integrated into the end-user web page via http(s)?   Yes! You can use stream from our Bosch cameras to be displayed in a web page. Bosch IP cameras have a web server embedded and what you see when connecting to a camera with a web browser is a web page.

This article explains the meaning of each color on the Playback timeline in BVMS Operator Client.

This article responds to the following questions: At what temperatures does the factory installed heater turn on and off?  Does the blower turn on and off with the heater or does it run continuously?  What is the power consumption of the heater? What is the power consumption of the blower?

This article shows where  to check how many blocks cameras can be used in VRM.

Due to an error in the software interface to the secure element chip on the cameras, the chip can be permanently damaged. Follow this article and find out the mitigation of this behavior

This article presents what are the limitations of Privacy overlay in BVMS 12 (Pano cameras, h.263 & MPEG, decoder, VSC).

We would kindly ask you to upgrade Configuration Manager to version 7.62 or above. In version 7.62, several VCA issues are fixed.

If the CPP6, 7 and 7.3 cameras no longer have a live image or there is a delay in the image, and the Internet connection has been tested and is within normal parameters, it would be good to check if the cameras have the latest current firmware version 7.86.0020. This firmware version solves a 100% CPU load issue for CPP6, 7, 7.3 from firmware 7.82 to 7.86.19

Using the following command you can reset the result of People counting via SDK: http://<IP_address>/rcp.xml?command=0x0b4a&type=P_OCTET&direction=WRITE&num=1

This Authorization Letter is applicable for all Bosch Security and Safety products & software when a password reset for them is requested by customers, system integrators or by a local sales representative.

For all ONVIF, RTSP and JPEG cameras we only support one live stream, and for ONVIF you can only select which profile to use for this one live stream. 

Using the camera's Dropbox account when doing an export from the VSC app is not possible anymore with the newest version of FW.

Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA) Pro provides application-specific packages for building security and operations (IVA Pro Buildings), perimeter security (IVA Pro Perimeter), and traffic monitoring (IVA Pro Traffic). While some of the IVA Pro variants are included by default on supported cameras, others can be added via licenses. This article is dedicated to describing the license process in full.

By setting a low Frame rate and a long GOP, this affects the replay.  On the flip side high frame rate and short GOP can show pulsing Live video: 30 FPS @ GOP 10 = 3 I-Frames per sec (the video could appear pulsing; the Monitor refresh rate could also play a role here)