Security: Video

This document contains information on what situations might happen if no alarm events from a Live Intervention, Video Verification or Virtual Assistant services appear in the Alarm Management Operator Interface and how to advise.

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!

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

There is no need to disable UDP encryption on FLEXIDOME multi 7000i camera.

The Virtual Guard service allows your operators to perform scheduled video checks of all key areas at the customer site.

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?

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

Answer This guide is meant to explain how you can find the connection state events of a camera in Operator Client - Bosch Video Management System.

Find out from this article what you must verify if multiple VSG instances are installed on the same HW

Welcome to the 3.6 release of Video Security for Windows, Android and iOS. There are new features in this release!

This document is specifically for DIP-71xx as it's the DIP which supports certain versions of BVMS (regular BVMS installer) and must be updated in a certain order. The document details how to upgrade from BVMS v8 to BVMS v12.0.1.

This article will redirect you to the instructions about how to replace HDDs in the NetApp DSA E2800 unit

The Axis cameras can be added to the DIVAR Hybrid system and the Live view can be seen for a moment, but when going back to the settings to see the cameras, they are no longer available and the live view is also paused. What to do?

This article informs you about the way of working of the Central Technical Support when you contact them regarding your faulty  Bosch Security Systems device. 

Find out what can you do when in large parts of the zoom range, the MIC IP starlight 7100i camera simply does not focus; this is the same for manual PTZ and pre-sets.

“Error message” occurs while trying to upgrade the Firmware of VJD-7513 from firmware version 9.51 to 10.23. Configuration Manager 7.61 is used.

The live view of the camera is loading indefinitely in Alarm Management Operator Interface > Live View and Investigation Mode and has no streaming video at all.

This message may occur due to the conflict between the Device access option set for your Videojet and the Security option set in Configuration Manager.

This article shows the blueprints for the three operation modes that the DIVAR IP supports, combined with Remote System Management. They show the capabilities and limitations of Remote System Management in each of the modes.

Camera integrated as NTCIP with SUNGUIDE software works great, but as ONVIF there are issues with the focus. When trying to adjust the focus from the SunGuide software, there are no changes with the camera image.