Bosch Remote Portal provides the Advanced Video View 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 can receive Push Alarm Notifications triggered by motion in the camera image, for example.
This article explains how to configure this service.
To get Push Alarm Notifications working, the following steps need to be performed.
Step-by-step guide
1. Configure your cameras in the local network with Bosch Configuration Manager.
1. Download Bosch Configuration Manager from https://downloadstore.boschsecurity.com and install it on your Windows computer.
2. Scan the local network and configure your cameras accordingly (e.g. camera name, stream settings, recording settings, motion detection, etc.)
2. Add your cameras to Bosch Remote Portal in the local network with Bosch Configuration Manager.
1. Create your company in Bosch Remote Portal (if not yet done) according to How to create a company's account in Bosch Remote Portal
2. Multi-select the cameras to be added to Bosch Remote Portal in the camera list > select Connectivity > set Operation to ON and click the Save button.
3. Click Register and enter your Remote Portal credentials.
Hereby, the following articles might further guide you:
How to add Bosch IP cameras to Bosch Remote Portal
Troubleshooting Camera Connectivity & Bosch Remote Portal
3. Group your cameras in Bosch Remote Portal
Group your cameras in Bosch Remote Portal according to your customer's need.
Hereby, the following article might further guide you:
How to organize your devices in Groups in Bosch Remote Portal
4. Activate the Advanced Video View service in Remote Portal
1. In Remote Portal select the Service Licenses tab and add the purchased Advanced Video View licenses.
2. In Account Settings, add the link to your Alarm Management system (contact support.security-cloud@bosch.com if you do not have such account)
3. In Systems tab, select the List view in Systems tab and mark the group or single cameras
4. Click Add Services, mark Advanced Video View, click Next
5. Select with Auto-Renew, the Alarm Management link should be pre-selected (see above), agree to T&C and click Activate.
5. Request access to Bosch Alarm Management
To get push alarm notifications, contact Bosch Central Support to grant you access to Alarm Management.
1. Contact support.security-cloud@bosch.com and provide the following items:
Your user name (first name, last name) and your e-mail address
Installer company name
Account name
Site name
2. Bosch Central Support will create access, and you will receive your credentials to Alarm Management by e-mail.
6. Add your cameras to Bosch Alarm Management and configure the Smart Notification service
1. Logon Alarm Management Configuration with the credentials you received via e-mail.
2. Add the cameras from Remote Portal to the Site:
a. In the Site, click the + icon,
b. Select Remote Portal tab,
c. Enter your Remote Portal credentials and click Login to Remote Portal,
d. Select the cameras which you want to add to your site (note the Group hierarchy displayed), and click Add
3. Create an Account User for the customer > the customer gets an e-mail with credentials from the system.
4. Create a Smart Notification service,
5. Configure the triggers (e.g. motion), schedule and select the recipient(s) of the push alarm notifications.
Hereby, the following articles might further guide you:
How to add Remote Portal cameras to Bosch Cloud VMS
How to set up a Smart Notification service in Bosch Cloud VMS
7. Logon Bosch Video Security Client and receive Push Alarm Notifications
1. Download Bosch Video Security Client from https://downloadstore.boschsecurity.com or Apple Store or Google Play and install on your device.
2. Allow notifications from the VSC app on your device.
3. In Video Security Client, select Cloud Service and add an account
4. Select Alarm Management, enter server address, user name and password and tap Add account
5. Tap the account to connect to the service, then tap Done, your site is displayed
6. Tap the site icon to display your cameras (live video), to replay recordings on the camera and to receive push alarm notifications.
7. Verify the events in the event list
Note: Push Notifications can only be received on Video Security Client running on iOS and Android, not on its Windows version.
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