Security: Video

By checking the Zoom threshold box you will select the current zoom position at which the mask will appear as the camera zooms in or be hidden as the camera zooms out.

This article provides a step-by-step guide about how you can disable UPnP of Bosch IP cameras & multicast scan from Configuration Manager. One of the reason why UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) is enabled in our devices is because ONVIF uses this to scan the ONVIF device in the network.

Find out from this article which Bosch encoders and decoders are compatible with BVMS

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.

This article lists how to configure ANR feature in BVMS and how correctly to set up iSCSI and direct replay.  Configuration   of   ANR in BVMS system Insert SD card into camera and power it on. In Configuration Client, select Devices page. Device password and CHAP password. There are two possible configuration set ups - to configure password for both device and iSCSI connection or to leave both without password. Choose and configure one of them (3.1 or 3..2).    3.1.  Set device user password and CHAP password 3.2.  No CHAP password for ANR Note: Mixing the parameters between the two options 3.1 and 3.2 will lead to issues in direct replay from SD card.

According to the   BVMS 11. Release notes   >   2.2. Removed functionality chapter   > The digital monitor wall functionality has been removed. This removal has impact on the BVMS Viewer →   Decoders are not supported anymore in BVMS Viewer   starting with   version 11.0 Other devices and functions that have been removed to ensure software security: Map migration (removed Autodesk design review installation) SMS gateway Dibos/ BRS Note:   The Monitor Group functionality is still available in BVMS Professional/ Plus/ Lite.

What can be done when 3rd party camera is flashing between image and Bosch logo in Operator Client?

BVMS v10.1 and  BVMS v11.0 come with a checkbox where you can logon to the Operator Client with Windows Credentials. If you want to use this function, you need to set up the BVMS Configuration Client and browse the AD users-groups. Then, the users can sign in to Operator Client with their Windows-Credentials. 

BVMS is a data-driven video management system that supports predictive solutions by establishing a decision center delivering actionable insights to customers. The latest version offers a map-based tracking assistant and improved geographical awareness with online maps. Read on to learn how to configure the map-based tracking assistant. The map-based tracking assistant requires a license. Before beginning, check the license in Configuration Client by accessing the License Inspector, which is found under the Tools menu. The value of the Online map and Map-based tracking assistant licenses must list "True" in the License Limit column.

In order to increase system security in BVMS, it is recommended to set the Global CHAP password. This article contains the configuration steps for an existing fully operational BVMS 11.x system with no CHAP password configured.

The calculation of the storage capacity is done in different way in Configuration Client and VRM Monitor:  In BVMS Configuration Client Capacity (GB) stands for the available physical capacity of the storage, as calculated and provided by the storage vendor (for example NetApp). In VRM Monitor – under Target Overview – Total is listed the number of all available blocks multiplied by the size of the blocks that is by default 1GB. This calculation concerns the logical storage and depends on the way the storage is used (for example how many Luns are imported in the system).     See also:  Video Storage Calculator web site

The firewall configuration dialog is a fixed step in the setup process and will allow automatic configuration of all required firewall settings to run BVMS. The applied rules and settings can be found in the readable command script file "C:\Program Files\Bosch\VMS\bin\FirewallConfig.cmd". The firewall rules that have been applied with the setup cannot be reverted and must be manually changed/removed if required.

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.

he Project Assistant offers two ways of importing existing project data: Option 1)   Importing a   .bpassist   file, which was exported from the app at some point and which contains all information and data ever created/entered inside the app for that specific project. Simply select the "Project Assistant" mode >> click "continue" >> and press "import". Option 2)   Importing from a   tab-separated   text   file. This option may be useful, if you have existing project data, e.g. in an   Excel   spreadsheet, which you want to transfer into the Project Assistant for further use. This article deals with   option 2   and explains the steps potentially needed before you can refer to the steps explained in the following   Youtube video   ("Import from file").

This article guides you through the process of installing the BVMS Logbook Health Checker. The Bosch VMS Logbook Health Checker is a tool that is capable of fixing the overflow of the Bosch VMS Logbook database before it occurs.

You can find it in the   Configuration Client   > Main window >   Settings   menu >   Remote Access Settings... command >   Show Port Mapping... button >   Port Mapping Table dialog box Port Mapping Table dialog box displays the port mapping for the IP addresses of the configured devices in your BVMS. You can find here the private and public ports that are in use in the BVMS system.   Example:     Used ports: All local ports   that must be open on the computer where the server is installed or on the router/ level 3 switch that is connected to the server   can be found in Help section (F1)   from Configuration Client or you can see some useful examples, Q&A and specific cases in the following Knowledge Base article: Which are the ports that must be open within a LAN for all BVMS components?

No. It is not possible to disable the time synchronization function of BVMS. It is only possible to configure a single time server per BVMS system to be used as time source for the VRM encoders.   You can check the article below, if needed: How to configure time services in a BVMS environment?

Intelligent Insights makes use of Bosch cameras’ built-in Video Analytics to interpret video images and collect metadata from cameras. This metadata is collected, aggregated, and displayed using a series of pre-defined widgets within a user defined dashboard to visualize the data. Read on to learn how to add these widgets to the Bosch Video Management System (BVMS) for monitoring. The Intelligent Insights widgets can be visualized in BVMS Operator Client. In this article we are going to show you how to add a widget to Bosch Video Management System (BVMS). Step-by-step guide   1. Access the Use cases menu and select the use case to add to BVMS. In this example we’ll use the “Crowd detection graph”   2. Click the "Copy link" button   3. Next, access the BVMS Configuration Client and select Maps and Structure > Click Manage Resources   4. Click URL > Add a resource name and paste the URL copied from Intelligent Insights > Replace the text "localhost" with the IP address of the Intelligent Insights machine and click OK > OK   5. Click Add Document   6. Select the URL and click OK. The URL should appear under the Logical Tree   7. Click Save and Activate configuration   8. Next, access the BVMS Operator Client and select the tile where you want the widget to be displayed. Double click the widget to assign it 9. After signing in to Intelligent Insights, the widget will be visualized in the tile   Useful links:    YouTube video   Learn more about Intelligent Insights

  What does mean the clock symbol showed in the Operator Client Logical tree?

This article describes how a Tattile camera can be connected to BVMS. We recommend keeping the Tattile camera documentation and BVMS configuration manual at hand to fine tune the system configuration to the specific needs of your project   Configuration: This article helps you to configure three aspects: Match list configuration: the Tattile cameras can load a license plate match list from an FTP server. This article describes how you can enable an FTP server on the BVMS management server and use this as a source of the license plate match list. Camera configuration: the Tattile camera itself requires specific settings before it can be added to BVMS. BVMS Configuration: adding the Tattile camera to BVMS.   Check list configuration Tattile cameras can have up to two check lists: A and B. This article helps you to configure check list A based on an FTP server running on the BVMS management server. The article is written based on Windows Server 2019 but can also be used Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2012 R2 as they look and feel similar.   Step-by-step guide   1. Setting up an FTP server on the BVMS management server Open the Internet Information Services Manager and add an FTP site to the local server. You can give the FTP site an arbitrary name. The physical path needs to be accessible for a user with both read and write access on the file system as well as via the FTP site. The FTP site should not be configured with SSL. The other settings can be adjusted based on the security-level of the installation. The security-level can be increased by applying, for example, IP filtering on the FTP site or in the Windows Firewall. This way, only configured cameras can access the FTP site. The FTP site uses Basic authentication. This means that the FTP authentication uses the Windows authentication mechanisms in the background. Users (cameras) should only have read access on the FTP site. This prevents unauthorized modifications of the match list. Use the computer manager to create a special user, for example, "ftp_user". This user should have read and write access on the FTP site folder and on the file system.   Create a file in the FTP site, for example, BlackList.txt using Notepad. Save the file using UTF8 encoding: The contents of the file should match the following format: License plate; Country;Comments Please be aware that the Country identifier always consists of three letters. ### can be used as a wildcard and represents all countries AB134HK;ITA; Test BS46588;###; Substitute car RS054HG;ITA; President’s car   Test if you can open the file using your favorite browser by entering the FTP address:  ftp://ftpuser:password@x.x.x.x:21/ BlackList.txt. The username and password dialogue should not pop-up and you should have direct access to the content of the BlackList.txt file.   1.1. Synchronizing the check list in the camera with the FTP server Plate Reader => Check List => Check List A You should enable check list A and configure the List Location as FTP. The FTP IP should match the location of the IP address from the BVMS management server. The File Name should match the name of the file storing the check list. When you click Reload List, the List Loaded message should appear, including the number of license plates you have put on the list. Multiple cameras can point to the same check list. The checklist can also be generated by an external application that writes the file considering the required format. 1.2. Configure match list management from BVMS Operator Client BVMS operators can manage the check list from the BVMS Operator Client. The user account the operator uses to login to Windows needs to have read and write access to the file that the FTP server hosts. You can achieve this by creating a new shared folder or by using the existing (hidden) shared folder. In the example below we use an existing (hidden) share folder: c$. Use the BVMS configuration client to open the resource manager. Add a new resource, in our case, an external application. The external application launched notepad.exe and points to the location of the check list using an argument.   Add the external application to the BVMS logical tree. This way operators can access it when they want to adjust the check list. Of course you can also put the external application in a folder.   2. Camera configuration The Tattile camera can handle one admin connection simultaneously. As a result, you can add one camera to one BVMS system.   2.1. Add user System => HTTP Users Change the default usernames and passwords or add an additional admin user that BVMS can use to login to the camera.   2.2. Configure communication protocol System => Protocols => VRC BVMS communicates with the Tattile cameras using a secured protocol (VRCS). Configure the VRC server settings as indicated in the image below. System => Network Configure the IP address from the BVMS management server in the Static hosts section. The Names must state BvmsLpr_Server (case sensitive). If the Names does not match BvmsLpr_Server, in this dialog or in the events / action settings, the BVMS management server will not receive events from the Tattile camera.   2.3 Configure event and action settings Plate Reader => Events Actions The Tattile camera has several events and actions. We use two events: Ocr Read and Match On List A. Configure the Template Message for these events by clicking on the image.   You should configure both events in the same way using the example below. The  Server name/IP  must state  BvmsLpr_Server . The Text Value should state: %EVENT_DESC%PLATE_STRING%PLATE_COUNTRY%SN%UTC_DATE%UTC_TIME   Apply the changes. Plate Reader => Events Actions => Template Configuration (Config, bottom of the page) Additionally, you need to upload a template message. Click the  Upload Page  and load the file   C:\ProgramFiles\Bosch\VMS\Appdata\LPR_Event_Template.txt  on systems where the BVMS configuration client is installed.   2.4. Configure separator plate Optionally you can configure a separator plate for specific countries. This determines how the detected license plates are written into the BVMS logbook. The camera user manual contains more information.   3. BVMS configuration The BVMS configuration manual also describes how to add LPR devices to the BVMS configuration.   3.1. Add LPR camera Add an LPR device by right clicking on the LPR devices node.   3.2. Add video (RTSP) camera Some Tattile cameras also have a video output (Not possible for the basic family). You can add these cameras to the Video Streaming Gateway (VSG) configuration as an RSTP camera. Use the   rstp://x.x.x.x   without authentication to load the video stream into BVMS.   3.3. Configure LPR events You can use the Events and Alarms tab in the BVMS configuration client to configure the events and alarms. BVMS receives License plate detected (Ocr read) and License plate identified (Match On List A) from the camera. We recommend to configure an alarm on the License plate identified event and store the License plate detected event in the BVMS logbook.   3.4. Allow only users in the "Admin" group to manage license plates Some user groups might not be allowed to edit the check list. You can remove the rights by de-selecting the node in the logical tree on the User groups tab in the BVMS configuration client.   4 Operation Alarms from the camera are processed using the normal BVMS alarm management. The check list can be easily edited by an operator by dragging and dropping the Manage License Plates application into an image pane, editing the file, and saving it (either by CTRL+S or by clicking File / Save).   4.1 Alarm Handling If the License plate identified or License plated detected events are configured to trigger alarms, the following information will be displayed in an alarm: The standard BVMS alarm information as timestamp, event type, alarm title, triggering device, etc. The license plate itself The country identified (DEU for Germany, etc.)   4.2 Investigation / Reporting With the LPR events License plate identified and License plate detected stored in the BVMS logbook, it is possible to solve use cases as "When did a car enter and leave the premises". Open the logbook search in the Operator Client, define a search filter for the License Plate detected or License Plate identified event and run the search, if you want to get an overview of all detected plates. If you look for a specific number plate, you can additionally enter the license plate in the Text Data field. The results are listed below and can be exported using the Save results button.