Security: Video

This article provides an ansswer if can I create an Intelligent Insights report containing hourly data for every day.

It is only possible to configure a single time server per BVMS system to be used as time source for the VRM encoders.

The connection of 2N® Helios IP intercom to BVMS and Bosch Access Control System is possible thanks to the implementation of ONVIF and Wiegand protocols, which ensure mutual compatibility.

If replacing a defective camera, the camera must be the same IP address as the defective device, and it cannot contain a GUID from a different VRM.

This article explains what to do when a black image occurs during the selection/ switching between Streams or by selecting the recorded videos (locally) when accessing Camera Trainer in Configuration Manager.

The digital monitor wall functionality was removed since BVMS v11.0, and this is also stated in the release notes.

Find out from this article what you should check when there is a black image of your camera in Operator Client when clicking on the Instant Playback

You can create a Command Script using the following scripting languages: C# and VB.Net You cannot change the scripting language of an existing Command Script. You can create a Client Script or a Server Script. You can add multiple scriptlets to every script.

This article answers the question:  Is there a search limit of results in BVMS Operator Client Logbook for collecting license plate data?

If you would like to exclude certain Events and Alarms from being written in the BVMS logbook you do have the option to exclude such information.  

OPC server is installed on the BVMS server OPC client software is installed (the client used in this article is Softing OPC Toolbox Demo Client), and the user can connect to OPC server that is running on BVMS server, but the user cannot send any command from 3rd party OPC client to BVMS system, for example changing the status of virtual inputs. There are no events coming from OPC to BVMS and the OPC client is not present in the list for third party integrations with BVMS

New menu option "Import from csv file" available when right clicking on a VRM pool within the Device Tree of the Configuration Client. The option is not offered for Live only or Local storage cameras. 

This behavior occurs when you have requested the SMA extension and you didn't upload the Activation file in the BVMS Configuration Client.

You can lock the control of a PTZ camera for other users. A user with a higher priority can take over the control and lock the camera control. A timeout can be configured for this explicit PTZ locking. If you only take over the control without manually locking it before, the control is locked for the user with lower priority for 5 seconds.

At some point of the troubleshooting process, the customers might be asked to force the VRM to do a full initial discovery.

Starting with BVMS version 12.0, the Privacy overlay feature was introduced. This feature can be configured to blur objects of type Person, based on a powerful Bosch Artificial Intelligence (AI) function

Have a look at this article and learn how to fix the Add Scriptlet button which does not become active. It stays grayed out. Same happens with ClientScript and ServerScript.

You should only subscribe directly to this article (Option 1) or to the software_release_notification label (Option 2) and you will receive a notification in your inbox every time when a new Software version is released and added to the lists within this article.

Find out from this article the steps that should be considered for a planned shutting down and powering up of your BVMS system

This behavior is mentioned in the release notes and as a workaround you can separate the cameras into different groups. For example, if you have cameras in 2 different locations, it would be actually better to separate the cameras in 2 groups. But please be informed that by doing so, you will not be allowed to view them all together.