Some countries known for producing electronic and security equipment include the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and several European countries. Keep in mind that the global supply chain is interconnected, and components from various countries may be used in the production of a single device.

Security Camera Manufacturers

Axis Communication

Origin: Sweden

Made in: China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hungary, Israel, Sweden

All Axis products are compliant with NDAA

Axis Communications AB is a Swedish manufacturer of network cameras. Axis primarily operates in physical security and video surveillance industries.

Axis referred to a statement confirming their “entire product portfolio” is NDAA-compliant. Axis added that past non-compliant products could still be available from resellers, saying: “Previously we used HiSilicon chipsets in a very small number of products (Companion hardware products). It’s possible that some of these products still can be purchased by some of our resellers, but today Axis only offers NDAA-compliant products.”

Best Selling Axis NDAA Products

See the list of Axis NDAA compliant products

Bosch

Origin: Germany

Made in: Germany, China, Vietnam, Israel, Belgium

US-Listed Bosch Products are compliant with NDAA

Bosch, is a German multinational engineering and technology company headquartered in Gerlingen, Germany.

Bosch referred to a statement confirming their US listed products portfolio is NDAA-compliant and moving forward, all products manufactured for the U.S. market will be NDAA compliant as well.

Bosch also shared a list of products that manufactured in Portugal and Mexico. Portugal and Mexico are countries that are included in the Trade Act Agreement. This means that the listed products are TAA compliant.

Best Selling Bosch NDAA Products

See the list of Bosch NDAA compliant products

Mobotix

Origin: Germany

Made in: Germany

All Mobotix products are compliant with NDAA

MOBOTIX is a leading manufacturer of premium-quality intelligent IP video systems. MOBOTIX was founded in 1999 and is based in Langmeil, Germany.

Mobotix referred to a statement confirming their “entire product portfolio” is 100 percent NDAA-compliant.

“MOBOTIX is fully committed to adhering to NDAA Sec 889 (a)(1)(B) guidelines. We are not allowing any substantial or essential component from a supplier that is named in this section. This includes any component necessary for the proper function or performance of a product or system.”

Best Selling Mobotix NDAA Products

See the list of Mobotix NDAA compliant products

Pelco

Origin: United States

Made in: United States

All Pelco products are compliant with NDAA

Pelco Incorporated is an American-based security and surveillance technologies company, founded in 1957 and headquartered in Fresno, California.

“Pelco product lines do not use or incorporate any essential components or critical technology including SoCs produced by NDAA banned component vendors, nor does Pelco OEM any product lines produced by NDAA banned manufacturers. Also, Pelco was acquired by Motorola and Motorola has declared its intention to also make Pelco products in the USA.”

However, Pelco shared list of 4 GFC Professional series products that non-compliant.

Best Selling Pelco NDAA Products

See the list of Pelco NDAA compliant products

Arecont Vision

Origin: United States

Made in: Taiwan

Arecont Vision has mixed of NDAA-Compliant and Non-Compliant Products

Arecont Vision Costar, LLC is a US-based company founded in 2018 to offer complete video surveillance solutions to customers around the world.

The entire MegaIP camera family, all of the Contera NVRs models include both NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act H. R. 2500) and ONVIF compliance. By the Q3/Q4 of 2021 most of the newer Contera line of cameras will be NDAA as well. Here the Arecont Vision Costar’s NDAA compl

Digital Watchdog

Origin: United States

Made in: Korea

Digital Watchdog products are mostly compliant with NDAA

DW is the industry leader in digital recorders, surveillance cameras and management software. Founded 1987 and engineered in the USA and Korea.

Digital Watchdog referred to a statement confirming most of their product portfolio is NDAA-compliant.

“The following Digital Watchdog cameras, encoders, network video recorders (NVRs) and digital video recorders (DVRs) which do not use or deploy critical components, nor include SoCs produced by NDAA banned component vendors, are compliant with the NDAA.

The products listed below are compliant with GSA Schedules and have been deemed TAA compliant as the final products have been manufactured and substantially transformed within the United States and South Korea, both approved signatory countries designated by the TAA.”

Best Selling Digital Watchdog NDAA Products

See the list of Digital Watchdog NDAA compliant products

Speco Technologies

Origin: United States

Made in: Korea

Speco has mixed of NDAA-Compliant and Non-Compliant Products

Speco Technologies is a manufacturer of video surveillance and audio surveillance products for more than 60 years

Speco Technologies referred to a statement confirming some of their product portfolio is NDAA-compliant.

“Speco is actively moving to exclude components from banned companies. Please find below a list of current active models from Speco Technologies that do not contain any components from (NDAA Section 889 Part B) banned companies”

Best Selling Speco NDAA Products

See the list of Speco Technologies NDAA compliant products

Ubiquiti

Origin: United States

Made in: Korea

Ubiquity products are mostly compliant with NDAA

Ubiquiti Inc. (formerly Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.) is an American manufacturer of wireless data communication and wired products and founded in San Jose, California, in 2003.

Ubiquity referred to a statement confirming most of their product portfolio is NDAA-compliant.

“As of the date hereof and to the best of Ubiquiti’s knowledge, the products listed below do not contain a substantial or essential component or use critical technology produced by Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company or Dahua Technology Company (or any known subsidiary or affiliate of such entities).”

Honeywell

Origin: United States

Made in: Korea

Honeywell has mixed of NDAA-Compliant and Non-Compliant Products

Honeywell International Inc. is an American publicly traded, multinational conglomerate headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Honeywell referred to a statement confirming some of their product portfolio is NDAA-compliant.

“The Honeywell 30 Series, 60 Series and Modum IP cameras are designed for use as part of video systems which comply with NDAA 2019, Section 889. In addition to the 30/60/Modum Series cameras, our MAXPRO® and Pro-Watch® VMS/NVR ranges, our 30 Series Embedded NVRs and our ADPRO iFT/iFT-E IP NVRs follow our extensive cyber testing process and do not contain components from any of the companies highlighted in NDAA 2019, Section 889. Together with the Series 30/60/Modum cameras they can be used to provide video systems compliant with NDAA 2019, Section 889”

Panasonic

Origin: Japan

Made in: Japan

Panasonic i-PRO products are mostly compliant with NDAA

In October 2019, i-PRO became independent from Panasonic to establish the Image Sensing Business.

Panasonic i-PRO didn’t share a a public statement on their website and didin’t provide a list of NDAA compliant (or non compliant) products. Here the statements they made in different channels.

“All Panasonic-branded cameras sold in the U.S. are engineered, manufactured and quality assured solely by Panasonic. As such, they are not impacted by the NDAA legislation (federal ban).

For those valued partners that attended our 2019 Partner Summit, we committed to you that, not only will our i-PRO line be 100% non-Hisilicon by the end of March 2021, but many of our products will also be TAA compliant.

The Advidia camera lineup is not fully NDAA compliant at this time. We are working with our 3rd-party manufacturers to ensure full NDAA compliance by March 2021″

Hanwha Vision (Samsung Techwin)

Origin: South Korea

Made in: South Korea

Hanwha Techwwin products are mostly compliant with NDAA

Hanwha Techwin founded 1938 as Samsung Techwin, is a surveillance and optoelectronics company. The company headquartered in South Korea.

Hanwha Techwin referred to a statement confirming most of their product portfolio is NDAA-compliant.

“Hanwha Techwin is committed to complying with all government and international trade regulations. Hanwha Techwin supports NDAA-compliance across its product lines and has a full suite of trade-compliant devices, with many currently used in government, defense and a range of commercial applications.

All Hanwha Techwin manufacturing facilities are located in Vietnam and South Korea, making them compliant with Trade Agreements Act (TAA) terms and qualifying Hanwha Techwin products for sale under GSA guidelines.”

Best Selling Axis NDAA Products

See the list of Hanwha Vision NDAA compliant products

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ACTİ

Origin: Taiwan

Made in: Taiwan

Acti products are mostly compliant with NDAA

ACTi, a leading Taiwan-based IP camera manufacturer, offers a wide range of IP camera models that contain SoC made in either Taiwan, Japan or the United States.

Acti referred to a statement confirming most of their product portfolio is NDAA-compliant.

“ACTi is providing more than 150 different camera models that contain SoC components from very respected and accepted global brands from Taiwan, Japan and the United States. As the technology research company, ACTi has also developed its own SoC, called A1, which can be found in the wide range of ACTi cameras today.”

Best Selling ACTi NDAA Products

See the list of Acti NDAA compliant products

GeoVision

Origin: Taiwan

Made in: Taiwan

GeoVision has mixed of NDAA-Compliant and Non-Compliant Products

GeoVision Inc. is a manufacturer of intelligent video surveillance systems founded in 1998 in Taiwan.

“GeoVision confirms that the listed products are not manufactured by nor utilize components from Hikvision, Dahua or contain HiSilicon SoCs. The NVR units listed below are manufactured in Irvi

Vivotek

Origin: Taiwan

Made in: Taiwan

Vivotek products are mostly compliant with NDAA

VIVOTEK Inc. was founded in February 2000. The Company markets VIVOTEK solutions worldwide, and has become a leading brand in global security surveillance.

Vivotek referred to a statement confirming most of their product portfolio is NDAA-compliant.

“The listed VIVOTEK cameras and network video recorders (NVRs), which do not use or deploy critical components including SoCs produced by NDAA banned component vendors, are compliant with the NDAA. These products will be included in VIVOTEK’s GSA contracts and are recommended for US Government applications that are subject to the NDAA.”

Best Selling Vivotek NDAA Products

See the list of Vivotek NDAA compliant products

Can I use security cameras that are not produced in China?

Yes, you can certainly choose security cameras that are not produced in China if you have concerns about the origin of the products. Many companies around the world manufacture security cameras, and you can find alternatives from various countries.

When selecting security cameras, it’s essential to consider factors beyond just the country of origin. Look for reputable brands and manufacturers that prioritize security, privacy, and quality. Consider reading reviews, checking certifications, and researching the specifications of the cameras to ensure they meet your requirements.

Some countries known for producing electronic and security equipment include the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and several European countries. Keep in mind that the global supply chain is interconnected, and components from various countries may be used in the production of a single device.

1. Installation description
   1. Installation requirement

Hardware environment:

1. > Pentium IV series, CPU frequency above 2.0G

2> 2G or more memory

3 > Hard disk 120G or higher

4> Display resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher

HIP2P Client Setup Manual

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Software environment:

Windows2000 / WindowsXP / Windows2003 / WindowsVista / Windows 7/8/10, Windows XP is recommended.

• 1. Installation step

Double-click the installation package, the following interface pops up:

After selecting the installation path, click “Next” to complete the installation.

After installation, the following icon will be displayed on the desktop:

The following interface is displayed in the program bar:

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* HiF2F Client

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1. CMS client details description
   1. Login and Description

[Login] When login, the default user is admin, password is blank. Click the “Confirm” button

directly to enter the main interface of the CMS client.

[Exit] Only users with admin permissions can exit the CMS client, users with user and guest permissions cannot exit the CMS client.

When exiting the CMS client, you need to enter the user name and login password with administrator permissions to exit the client

• 1. Software interface description

The software interface is shown in the figure above, mainly divided into 6 large blocks:

1 System button bar 2 Tab bar

3 Device tree

4 Real-time preview 5 PTZ Control

6 Alarm information list

♦System button bar:

Help button, click to open client instructions

Hide button, click to hide the software into the system tray

Maximize button, the software covers the entire screen after clicking

Exit button, click the software to pop up the exit prompt

♦Tab bar:

IP CAMERA

LOGO information

Click to switch to the image preview interface

♦Device tree:

[List mode] User-configured list level to display areas, settings, and channels

[Current screen] Display the devices connected to the current screen, only in list mode

♦Real-time preview:

Electronic zoom button, click to draw an area on the screen with the mouse, then the area

can be enlarged

Voice intercom button, select the window that needs to open the intercom and click the

intercom button, the status bar of the window will display , you can implement voice

intercom, only one device of voice intercom can be opened at the same time

Sound monitoring button, click to open sound monitoring, the status bar of the window

will display

, click again to turn off sound monitoring, you can turn on sound

monitoring for multiple devices at the same time

Record button. After selecting the window to be recorded, click the record button to start

manual recording. The window status bar will display

. Click again to close the

manual recording

Picture snapshot button. After selecting the window to snapshot the picture, click the snapshot button to achieve picture snapshot. If you click the snapshot button continuously, you can snapshot max 2 pictures in 1 second.

Multi-screen selection button, click to select multi-screen image display, select 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16 screens

Full screen display button, real-time preview area can be displayed in full screen after

clicking

Alarm information list shrink or expand button, click the alarm information list to shrink,

re-click the alarm information list to expand.

• 1. Device management
     1. Device add

Before using the client software, you need to add and configure the device. Click the “Setting” button in the tab bar to enter the device management page.

[Add list tree]

♦ The software runs initially, the list tree is empty by default. Click the “Add Area” button to pop up the “Add Area” dialog box. Fill in the name in the area name field and click OK to add an area to the list tree. Because the area added this time is the first area, the area does not exist

belonging area, that is, the belonging area is empty.

Note: The list tree can add max 128 regions at present.

[Add device]

♦Search and add devices in LAN:

Click the search button,the client will search out all the devices in the LAN at this time, then select the devices to be added in the search list. After selecting the area, click the button

to add the device, it can add the selected device to the area.

♦ Add devices manually:

Click the button

to pop up a dialog box for adding a device, as shown below:

[UID] Device UID code, each device has a different UID code

[Name] The name of the device can be self-defined. The device name can be entered

max 15 Chinese characters. (Note: After entering the name, only the name of the device is displayed on the device tree in the preview window, not display the UID of the device)

[User name] User name of the device, default is admin

[Password] password of the device, default is admin

[Area] display area of the device

Fill in the required information and click the OK button to complete the device addition.

• 1. Image preview

After configuring the device, click the “Preview” tab in the tab bar to return to the monitoring main interface. The device tree is displayed as a list tree by default. Click “Group” and “List” on the device tree to switch between group and list information.

The display screen defaults to 4 screen division display, and supports maximum 36 screen divisions.

The maximum screen division is optional. There are three screen modes of 16/25/36.The higher the screen, the higher the performance of the host required. The 25 or 36 screen display is

recommended to use an i3 CPU or more and an independent graphics card.

Display screen description:

It indicates that there is no device connected to this channel. If connected, the OSD

information of the device will be displayed

Intercom status, when the icon changes to

indicate that the channel is intercoming,

otherwise the channel is not open intercom;

Monitoring status. When the icon changes to

indicate that the channel is monitoring,

otherwise the channel is not enabled for monitoring;

Recording status. When the icon changes to

indicate that the channel is manually

recording; when the icon changes to

indicate that the channel is plan record;

Double-click the device UID or name in list mode, or drag the UID to the window to display the

image. (When the device is not connected, the offline status is displayed)

After the device is connected, a blue triangle

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displayed on the UID or name.

If displayed ‘ on the

device, means the device is not connected. If

displayed

on the device, means the channel is recording.

Right-click on any area and it will pop up as shown on the right:

[Connect all] Connect the device in the selected area

[Start area manual recording] Enable manual recording of the device in the selected area [Stop area manual recording] Stop manual recording of the device in the selected area [Picture quality]Choose different picture quality according to different network environments:

HD and SD

[All Auto-adjust screens]The selected area device adjusts the screen display ratio automatically

[All Full screen display] The selected area device displays the image according to the size of the split screen

Note: After the image stopped display, the device is still connected. If the device has started the recording function, the device will still keep recording after stopping the display.

• 1. PTZ control
     1. PTZ control

You can control the 8 directions of the PTZ by using the direction keys; select the speed of the PTZ by dragging the slider. “-” indicates that the rotation speed of the PTZ is slower, and “+” indicates that the rotation speed of the PTZ is faster.

Aperture zoom in button, requires lens support to be effective

Aperture zoom out button, requires lens support to be effective

Focus bigger button, requires lens support to be effective

Focus smaller button, requires lens support to be effective

Focus forward button, requires lens support to be effective

Focus backward button, requires lens support to be effective

2.5.2. Preset setting

The client supports maximum 256 presets.

For details on how many presets can be used, please refer to the description of the number

of presets supported by the camera.

[Preset setting] Select the window that needs to

set the preset point, then select the preset point

number, and click the “Preset” button, then the preset

point is set successfully.

[Preset call]Select the window needed to call the preset point, then select the preset point number, and click the “call” button. You must set the preset point before selecting the call.

[Preset delete] Select the window needed to delete the preset point, then select the preset point to be deleted, and click the “Delete” button, then the preset point is deleted successfully.

• 1. Recording management
     1. Plan record

Select “Settings”-“Recording Management”-“Enable Scheduled Recording” in the tab bar as shown above:

SUN to SAT represents a week, in days; 0 to 23 represents a day, in half an hour.

[Enable plan record] Select the channel, and click the left mouse button to drag a green block in the schedule table, as shown in the figure above; the range of the green block is the time period for starting the scheduled recording. After setting the time period, click Save.

[Close plan record] Tick to cancel the enable plan record and click Save; or cancel the green block in the schedule list and click Save. The method of cancel the green block: Just click the left mouse button on the green block and drag the mouse to cancel the green block.

Note: If the plan record time is the same for all devices, just set one device and click Copy and Save, then all devices enabled plan record.

[ Common record length ] The size of a single record file: the system sets the video length to 5 minutes by default. The length of a single video file can be set to 1-30 minutes. If you want to modify the video duration, please modify and save in the normal record length.

[ Alarm duration ] You can set the length of alarm recording, the default is 10 seconds, 5-60 seconds can be set.

[The remaining disk starts to reclaim space] The selectable range is 1G ~ 50G. When the disk space is less than the set range, start to skip to another disk for recording or delete the earliest day’s recording file (the default recovery is 20GB)

[Record type] 264/265 and AVI two record types. When the video type is 264, the playback tool must use the manufacturer’s player to playback the video.

[Full disk overwrite recording]Select “Yes”, when the space of all disks is less than the set disk space, delete the earliest recorded files. Select “No” to stop recording when the space of all drive letters on the disk is less than the set disk space

[Recording path]After the client is installed, the client software detects the hard disk of the machine automatically and displays it in the list. The default recording is to D drive.

• • 1. Manual record

Select the window, click the button

or right-click the window to select the recording. For

the duration and path settings of the recording, please see the plan record.

Note: 1. The client supports maximum 24 drive letters, that is, the memory can connect up to 24 hard disks.

2.The icon i. on the screen indicates that the channel is planning to record; the icon

LJ

on the screen indicates that the channel is manually recording.

• 1. Local record playback
     1. Time search playback

Video playback button, click this button to continue playback after the video playback finished

Stop playback button, click this button to stop playback during video playback

Single-frame playback button. Click this button during video playback to perform

single-frame playback. Each click plays a frame of image screen.

Image snapshot button, click this button after selecting the playback window to save the picture to disk

Electronic zoom button, select this button during video playback, and then draw the area of the enlarged image in the window

Full screen button. Select this button to display the image window area in full screen. For a single window full screen, double-click the corresponding window.

During the video playback process, select the playback speed to play through the drop-down box. Default is normal speed playback.

s Sound button, you can choose whether to turn on the sound during the video playback, the sound is turned off by default.

[Video playback search]

Step 1: Select the video file type and search time

Step 2: Select the window to be played back, select the device channel to be played back in the list tree.

Step 3: If there are eligible video files in the selected time range, they will be displayed on the timeline panel.

Step 4: Double-click the device channel for video playback.

• • 1. Search file playback

Step 1: Select the video file type and device channel

Step 2: Select the search time and click the “Search” button, the system will display the qualified video files in the device tree;

Step 3: Select the playback window and double-click the video file to playback the video file. Playback supports the same video file in four windows at the same time;

• 1. Remote video playback and download
     1. Remote video playback

You can remote playback the timed recording or alarm recording in the SD card, select the playback channel, date, start and end time; then click Search can playback the recordings in the SD card(remote playback requires the device is connected, if not connected, click search button, it will prompt the device is not connected);

P2020U310_U0UU0U_U01U0b P20200310_001006_002012 P20200310_002012_003017 P20200310_003017_004023 P20200310_004023_005029 P20200310_005029_010035 P20200310_010035_011041 P20200310_011041_012047 P20200310_012047_013053 P20200310.013053.014059 P20200310_014059_015105 P20200310-015105-020111 P20200310_020111_021117 P20200310.021117_022123 P20200310.022123.023129 P20200310—023129_024135 P20200310—024135—025141 P20200310—025141—030147 P20200310—030147—031153 P20200310.031153.032159 P20200310—032159.033205 P20200310—033205—034211 P20200310—034211.035217 P20200310.035217-040223 P20200310 040223 041229

Double

|All Record

• • 1. Remote video download

After searching out the remote video file, right-click on the video file to be downloaded, the download file button will appear, click to pop-up download interface, click Start, and the video file will start download.

P2O2OO31O_000000,001006 P20200310.001006,002012 P20200310_002012_003017 P20200310.003017.004023 P20200310_004023_005029 P20200310_005029_010035 P20200310.010035.011041 P20200310.011041,012047 P20200310_012047.

P20200310_013053.

P20200310.014059.015105 P20200310_015105,020111 P20200310-020111,021117 P20200310-021117,022123 P20200310.022123 023129 P20200310,023129,024135 P20200310.024135.025141 P20200310_025141_030147 P20200310-030147-031153 P20200310.031153,032159 P20200310_032159,033205 P20200310-033205,034211 P20200310-034211.035217 P20200310.035217,040223 P20200310,040223,041229

Double cbck the file to play

• 1. Parameter setting

Before modifying device parameters, please connect

related devices, as shown on the right:

Connect the device

• • 1. Video
• Video encoding: frequency and video encoding can be set;
• Video parameters: video resolution, code stream type, bit rate, frame rate, main frame interval, video encoding control and encoding quality can be set;
• OSD settings: You can set the overlay name and overlay time;

Note: If the device is connected to high-definition, the resolution is the resolution of the main stream; if the device is connected to SD, the resolution is the resolution of the sub stream;

• • 1. Image parameter
• WDR: Check the box in front of WDR, it indicates that WDR is on. WDR level is 1-30 optional
• Exposure mode: can set three modes: auto, indoor, outdoor. Default is auto mode.
• Image priority mode: You can set priority of illumination and frame rate;
• Infrared light control: can be set to auto, on, off. Select on is black and white mode; select

off is color mode.

• Intelligent night vision mode: you can choose common night vision, full color night vision and intelligent night vision (requires camera support)
• Intelligent tracking: only cameras with this function can be used

2.9.3. Audio

• Stream type: main stream and secondary stream optional;
• Capture audio: on or off
• Audio format: G.711 or G.726 optional
• Audio input: microphone input, linear input optional

When the audio input is microphone input, the input volume and output volume are 80 and 95, respectively.

When the audio input is linear input, the input volume and output volume are 10 and 95.

2.9.4. Alarm setting

• Motion detection

You can turn on and off the motion detection function: ticking in front of motion detection indicates that motion detection is enabled, and not ticking indicates that motion detection is not enabled;

Sensitivity: sensitivity selectable: low, medium, high; low sensitivity is 25; medium sensitivity is 50; high sensitivity is 75

• Intelligent human shape recognition

The device that support human shape recognition can choose to enable or disable the human shape recognition function, and select the linkage mode, etc.

• Sound alarm

Can set sound alarm on and off; set the volume range, 1-100 can be set, the default is 50;

Note: This function only apply to some models;

♦ External alarm

Can set to open the external alarm ON and OFF; only support the devices with alarm input and

output;

• Alarm linkage

Can set

• Email alarm and send alarm picture;
• Save picture to FTP server;
• Save video to FTP server;
• Relay output
• Save picture to SD card;

❖ Save video to SD card;

❖ Alarm sound

❖ Alarm preset

♦ Email set

Sender mailbox take QQ mailbox as an example:

E-mail Setting X

Smtp server: smtp.qq.com

Server port: 465

Secure connection:SSL

Username and password fill in QQ account and password

Receiving address: Email address to receive alarm pictures

Sending address: sender’s email address, here take QQ mailbox as an example, you need to fill in the QQ email address; (same as filled user name)

Subjects and information can be filled in casually;

After filling in, click the setting button;

♦ FTP setting

FTP setting:

FTP server: Fill in the erected FTP address;

server port: Fill in the FTP port;

Username and Password fill in the username and password

set in the FTP server

Create directory automatically: If selected, the directory will

be created automatically. The directory name is today’s date.

♦ Alarm time setting

SUN to SAT represents a week, in days; 0 to 23 represents a day, in half an hour.

• • 1. Network setting
• Network setting

Please configure the network parameters according to the actual situation. No matter the device is set to manually set IP or obtain IP through DHCP, the client only displays the IP of the current device.

• RTSP port

Set RTSP port and select RTSP permission check

• ONVIF

Set ONVIF related parameters;

ONVIF ON and OFF, ONVIF port, time and time zone settings, image parameter settings, etc .;

• • 1. SD Card

Enable plan record: enable timed recording;

Stream type: video streams have main stream and sub stream optional;

Video length: 15 seconds-900 seconds can be set, the default is 600 seconds;

Format SD card: can format SD card

Recording time can be set; the right picture shows green is the recording time;

• • 1. Timed snapshot

Ticking “Save pictures to SD card”, when the SD card time interval is 60 seconds, it means that every 60 seconds, a picture is captured and saved to the SD card.

Ticking “Save pictures to FTP server”, when the FTP interval is 60 seconds, it means that every 60 seconds, a picture is captured and saved to the specified FTP server.

• • 1. PTZ setting

Can set PTZ protocol, baud rate, data bit, stop bit and other information

Note: The PTZ setting function only apply to some models;

• • 1. Login information

Can modify password of the device

• • 1. System
• Network time synchronization

Set NTP server, synchronization interval, time zone, etc.

• Device information

Can obtain the current information of the device; including the device name, software version, IP address, MAC address, etc .; can restart the device and restore factory settings

• • 1. Wireless connection

The steps to set WIFI:

Step 1: Click on the wireless connection and click search WIFI signal

Step 2: Double-click the SSID of the WIFI you are using.

Step 3: Enter the WIFI password key

Step 4: Click the setting button, then click the WIFI detection button, after prompted setting successfully,

finally unplug the network cable of the device.

• • 1. Motion detection

Can set the area of motion detection for the camera

• • 1. Alarm management

Select the camera to be set, enable the alarm linkage; select the time of the alarm linkage, you can set the alarm linkage recording and sound alarm; select the human shade alarm push, when the

camera is humanoid alarm, the client will push the humanoid alarm prompt

• • 1. User management

The factory default administrator user name is admin and the password is blank. After logging in, the administrator can add users, delete users, and set user permissions. User permissions are: admin, user, guest.

Admin permissions: can perform device management, user management, video monitoring, video playback, map settings, log query, switch users and exit client

User permissions: video monitoring, video playback, map settings, log viewing, user switching, and password change

Guest permissions: Video monitoring, user switching and password change.

• • 1. Add user

Step 1: After logging in with a user of admin permission, select “Settings”-“User Management” in the tab bar

Step 2: Click the “Add” button, enter the username and password, and select the user’s permissions

Step 3: Click the “Save” button, the user is added successfully

• • 1. Delete user

Step 1: After logging in with a user of admin permissions, select “Settings”-“User Management” in the tab bar

Step 2: Select the deleted user and click the “Delete” button

• • 1. Modify user permission

Step 1: After logging in with a user of admin permissions, select “Settings”-“User Management” in the tab bar

Step 2: Select the user and click the “Edit” button

Step 3: Select user permissions and click the “Save” button

• • 1. Modify user password

Step 1: Select “Settings”-“User Management” in the tab bar

Step 2: Select the user and click the “Edit” button

Step 3: Enter the new password and click the “Save” button

• • 1. Log

Log type:

[All logs] Record all system information

[System log]Record user login, logout, and user matching information

[Operation log] Record all operation information of the user

[Alarm log] Record alarm information of the device

• • 1. Log save time

Step 1: Select “Settings”-“Other Settings” in the tab bar

Step 2: Select the time in the log save time, the save time have: one month, two months, three months, six months, and click the “Save” button

• • 1. Log query

Step 1: Select the log type and sub-log type

Step 2: Select the device for viewing logs. The default is all devices.

Step 3: Select the start time and end time of the query log and click the “Search” button

• • 1. Log backup

Step 1: Select the log type and sub-log type

Step 2: Select the device for viewing logs. The default is all devices.

Step 3: Select the start time and end time of the query log and click the “Search” button

Step 4: Click the “Export” button and select the backup path

Note: 1. When backing up the log, you must search the log before backing up

1. .The exported log format is Excel format
2. . If the number of exported logs exceeds 5000, only 5000 records will be saved in each Excel table, and the excess will be converted into another Excel table, and so on.
   1. Other management

[Connection timeout] connection timeout can be set to 5-60 seconds

[Log save time] There are four options: one month, two months, three months, and six months.

The logs in the CMS client will not be deleted within the set time.

[Snapshot format]Refers to the image format captured by the client. There are two formats: JPG and BMP.

[Image snapshot path]Refers to the path where the client snapshots the picture

[System boot to run program automatically]Start WINDOWS to load monitoring software automatically, if not selected, it will not start.

[Number of single screens]can set the maximum number of single screens: 16 screens, 25 screens, 36 screens (requires restarting the software to take effect)

[Display mode]Drect Draw means flat rendering; Drect 3D means 3D rendering

[Password]Can set the default password when adding a device

[Save]Modify the parameters need to click the “Save” button for the settings to take effect

[Export parameter]Export all setting parameters of the client (back up all configuration parameters)

[Import parameter]Import the exported setting parameters to another client and restore all the configuration parameters (the two client versions must be the same, if they are inconsistent, an exception may occur)

[Rebuild video index]Delete the recording database index file and re-establish the recording database index file

1. Video format conversion

Enter the program bar and open “264 Converter”

The following interface appears:

The steps are as follows:

• Select the file: select the video file to be converted;
• Select the path: set the save path after conversion;
• File name: the file name after conversion;
• Conversion type: the type of file to be converted (including H.264 AVI and ASF); After setting the above, click “Transform” to convert;

Cluebase VMS by vCloud.ai User manual

Purpose of the VMS

Cluebase VMS (video management system) is a software product that allows connecting video cameras to the server for further recording, live view and multiple additional functions.
Cluebase VMS is distributed as an open-platform commercial product under End User License Agreement.

System description

Cluebase VMS consists of the following parts:
2.1. Front-end (Web/Lunix/MacOs/Windows)
2.2. Back-end: server-side application that runs in the background
Cameras connect to Cluebase VMS via ONVIF and RTSP protocols.
Users can connect to the cloud unlimited number of cameras individually and set individual recording plans on them.

Hardware requirements

Minimal server requirements: Dual-core ARM or Intel/AMD (32 or 64 bit), 2GB RAM, 2GB HDD/SSD. Desktop client requires a PC or Mac computer with Intel/AMD 32 or 64 bit, Apple Silicon or other ARM CPU with at least 2 cores of 1.5 GHz each. Supported browsers: Google Chrome v.92+, Mozilla Firefox v.90+, Safari v.14+

Compatibility

4.1. Codecs: Cluebase VMS is ready to work with any h.264 video stream though h.265 is supported with limited functionality.
4.2. All IP cameras and DVR/NVR are compliant.,

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Client app installation

Please note that Web client application is available instantly by accessing the server’s IP address via a web-browser. However is you need to install a client application on you desktop they available for downloading at https://vcloud.ai/downloads

a. Installing Linux app
Once you’ve downloaded file Cluebase_VMS_Linux_x_x.deb you can install it from the UI by double-clicking and following the screen instructions or you can do it from the command line:
sudo apt install Cluebase_ VMS_Linux_x_x.deb

b. Installing Windows app
Once you’ve downloaded file Cluebase_VMS_WIN_x_x.exe you can install it from the UI by double-clicking and following the screen instructions.

c. Installing MacOS app
Once you’ve downloaded file Cluebase_VMS_MacOS_x_x.dmg you can install it from the UI by double-clicking and following the screen instructions.

Signing in

After running the application for the first time you should see the Sign in screen.

Please enter your valid login and password and click Sign in. After installation you can use the default credentials: admin/admin.

License activation

Go to Settings->Services->VMS->vCloud.ai VMS->VMS License Request, fill the customer e-mail and name fields, specify the required licenses and click Send License Request. Your request will be delivered to vCloud.ai sales team so, in return, you should receive the License activation key file to your email.

Once received, you can Upload the license file at the screen bottom and click Activate.

Your license activation page should look as on the picture below:

Adding cameras

Watch How to add cameras video in Cluebase VMS Tutorials on YouTube

8.1. Camera search tool
Camera search tool is created to simplify and speed up cameras discovery and connection processes.

Go to Settings->Cameras->Search

All supported cameras in the local network will be found automatically (normally within 5-10 seconds).

After specifying cameras’ credentials (name/login/password) you can add them one by one using the ‘+’ button on the left

Or you can click Add all devices to add all cameras with the specified credentials.

Click Refresh search to search the network again.

You can specify the search range manually.

By default the system will search in the current subnet.

8.2. Add cameras manually

Go to Settings->Cameras->Add camera
Name the camera, select connection type (ONVIF or RTSP) fill the IP address and port for ONVIF or the URL for the RTSP, fill Login and Password with camera’s credentials, select the time zone then click Add.

Your camera should then appear in All cameras/Devices section

8.3 Create a New Layout for the cameras

Watch Creating a New Layout video in Cluebase VMS Tutorials on YouTube

Storage settings

By default the VMS should identify all mounted drives from the system.

To enable a storage volume for recording please select the storage volume and switch it on:

Then select the cameras that are required to be recorded, set archive depth, select quality and click Save. The storage will be activated for recording immediately.

User access management

10.1. Managing roles
Go to Settings->Users->Add role

Name the role and grant access to specific cameras and functions. Click save.
Please note that all users with this role will then have access to the specified cameras and functions.
10.2. Managing users
Go to Settings->Users->Add new user

Specify the new user credentials: Username, Password and the required Role. Access granted to the selected Role is be indicated below but is not available for editing. To edit the permissions you need to edit the Role by clicking the pencil button

Map setup

To be able to locate the camera on the map you can add the coordinates or simply drag the camera across the map and then click Save.

Layout setup

Click New layout in the main menu

The Layout editing page will open

Give your new layout a Name, choose Layout template and drag’n’drop cameras or whole groups to the layout grid on the right-hand side.

Click Save to save your layout.

To edit existing layouts, click the Pencil button in the layout tab menu at the top of the screen:

Camera groups

Go to Settings->Cameras->Add group and fill the group name field. Then click “Add”

To edit a group click the ‘pencil’ icon on the right side of the group.

Now you can edit or delete the group.

To add a camera to a particular group go to camera settings and select the required group.

Technical support

vCloud.ai technical support is operating 24/7, the average reply time is 3 hours. Technical support can be requested via email: support@vcloud.ai

Cluebase VMS Installation Manual

Preparation

Download cluebase.zip from https://vcloud.ai/downloads and unzip the file. Please note that in some versions of Linux the unzip application is not included so you’ll need to install it separately with the following command:

sudo apt install unzip

Now unzip the Cluebase VMS installer with the following command:

sudo unzip cluebase.zip

The above command creates a directory containing the installation files.

Go to CluebaseVMS directory:

cd CluebaseVMS

Now you have to provide permissions to the installation script (install.sh):

sudo chmod +x install.sh

You are all set for the installation.

Automatic installation

Docker container framework and Docker-compose extension are required for Cluebase VMS installation and operation.

Installing on Linux

Please run the install.sh script to automatically install Cluebase VMS on a clean Linux OS.

To run the script, please go to the folder containing “install.sh” and run the following command:

$ sudo sh install.sh

Installing the SSL version

Here are the steps to install Cluebase VMS with SSL encryption:

1. Download Cluebase VMS SSL installer . Please note that it comes as a separate install package and available at https://vcloud.ai/downloads
2. Prepare SSL certificate and public key that are generated for the required domain name.
3. Unzip the installation package.
4. Navigate to ‘certs’ directory in the installation package.
5. Copy the SSL certificate and public key (file should be named as follows: cert.crt – SSL certificate, cert.key – public). The existing files should be replaced or removed before
6. Provide permissions to the installation script by this command:

sudo chmod +x install.sh

7. Run the installation script:

$ sudo sh install.sh

Manual installation

Installing Docker on Linux

Official Docker installation guide: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/

Run the following command:

$ sudo apt-get update && apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

Installing docker-compose on Linux

Run the following command:

$ sudo curl -L “https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)” -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Grant the necessary access rights by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Preparation for manual VMS installation

You will need to edit the environment variable file, the .env file, to successfully install the VMS.

Please note that this file is hidden in the folder by default.

Open the .env file and specify the server’s IP address in the following fields:

APP_HOST=0.0.0.0 (the server’s public IP address) MACHINE_HOST=0.0.0.0 (local IP address of the server)

If the VMS should only be used in the local network, both IP addresses will be the same.

Using a custom port for the VMS

By default the VMS installs and runs on port 80. However you can configure a different port by amending the .env file.

Open the .env file and add NGINX_PORT variable and it’s value (port number) as shown on the screenshot.

Installing and running VMS

Enter the VMS folder and run the following command:

$ sudo docker-compose up -d

This command will automatically download, install and run VMS.

Failover

Description

Cluebase VMS supports failover (hot swap) functionality as the following options:

1. 1 to 1 – every server in the system has a failover server
2. Many to 1 – several servers can be hot-swapped by 1 failover server
3. Many to Many – several servers can be hot-swapped by several failover servers

Important

1. In case of using the failover functionality it’s important to make sure that network storage is being used (Object storage or NAS)
2. Failover server hardware should be able to handle the required number of cameras so the failover servers’ hardware should be precisely calculated and configured.
3. Configuration is automatically sent from main server to failover every 5 minutes
4. Please note that shutting down the main server manually is considered as maintenance and will not initiate the failover process.
5. After switching back from failover server to the main server it is required to reset failover server’s configuration or reboot.

Setup

To set up a failover system you need to have at least 1 main server and 1 failover server.

Go to the main server user interface and open Failover settings: Settings->Failover->Add Failover Server and fill the fields with Failover server credentials. In the Logic field choose the server or servers that should be hot-swapped by the current Failover server. Then click Save.

Sign in

Open a web browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari are recommended), enter the server’s IP address and press Enter.

By default login and password: admin/admin.

Stopping the VMS

Run the following command from the VMS folder to stop the VMS server:

$ sudo docker-compose down

Updating VMS

To update the VMS version:
1.stop the VMS
2.Run the following command from the VMS folder:

$ sudo docker-compose pull

3.Restart VMS:

$ sudo docker-compose up -d

Cluebase VMS Architectural and Engineering Specification

General Description

1. Cluebase video management system (VMS) is an enterprise-level client/server-based smart IP video security solution that provides management of video, audio and other data across an IP network. The video management system is designed to work with various ONVIF compliant 3^rd party products. Video from other sites may be viewed from single or numerous workstations simultaneously at any time.

2. The video management system can be deployed on a single PC for small or medium system applications or on separate interconnected PCs and servers to meet large systems requirements.

3. The server part of VMS compatible with Linux and Windows OS (64-bit). Though recommended OS for server part is Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 versions.

4. The server part compatible with ARM, Intel and AMD CPUs.

5. The server part fully docker container-based.

6. The client part compatible with Linux, Windows and MacOS operating systems.

7. There is web-based client. Supported browsers are Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari.

8. Client part also has desktop Windows, Linux and MacOS applications.

9. The VMS support cameras compliant to ONVIF Profile S. It is possible to scan the network for ONVIF cameras.

10. It is possible to provide basic configuration of ONVIF cameras from within the VMS, such as general camera settings, recording profiles, audio profiles.

11. It is possible to access camera’s web interface from the link in the VMS.

12.  It is possible to use the events provided by an ONVIF camera to trigger events and alarms in the Video Management System.

13.  It is possible for operator to control PTZ camera using virtual joystick.

14.  It is possible to record ONVIF compliant cameras.

15.  It is possible to display ONVIF compliant cameras in live view on a monitor connected to a PC.

16.  It is possible to connect cameras or other video sources via RTSP stream to VMS.

17.  It is possible to live view and record cameras connected via RTSP.

18.  The VMS is designed to use a facility’s existing IT infrastructure.

19.  The VMS is capable to be deployed in Local Area Networks (LAN) as well as in Wide Area Networks (WAN).

20. The VMS allows an operator to control and view live and playback streams of cameras and receive alarms from a remote site (across WAN).

21.  The VMS is capable to be deployed in the cloud environment (containers, VMs).

22. The VMS allows to view transcoded video streams (live and playback).

23. Live video and archive is played via HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) protocol.

24. The VMS shall allow the establishment of user groups that have access rights to specific cameras, layouts, camera settings, storage settings, system settings.

25. The VMS supports export of the video and frame in the avi, mp4 and jpeg formats to a local or network drive.

26. The VMS is designed in such a way that configuration changes to any part of the system will not interrupt operational tasks.

27. The video management system supports enabling an encrypted communication between the server and client workstation.

28. The server part provides management, monitoring, and control of the entire system. The server part maintains stream management, alarm management, central configuration and user management.

29. The client part provides the user interface for system monitoring and operation. The client workstation maintains live monitoring, storage retrieval, and alarm handling.

30. The video management system supports display of alarms in a special alarm panel.

31.  The video management system provides the capability to allow alarms to be filtered by type of the alarm, camera and time.

32. The video management system allows to send an e-mail message in response to an alarm.

33. The video management system allows to send messages to Telegram in response to an alarm.

34. The video management system allows to send messages in the alarm panel, to an email address and Telegram in case of camera disconnection.

35. The video management system supports API that allows for fetching live video streams and archive from 3rd party applications.

36. The video management system provides the user of the client workstation with an option to select the video stream offered by a camera. For cameras configured to use two or more different streams for live view and for recording, operator shall be able to manually switch between the higher resolution stream and the lower resolution stream for a particular camera.

37. The video management system provides the user of the client workstation with an option to enable an automatic switching between a high and a low-resolution stream. The video management system automatically switches to a low-resolution stream, if the user of the client workstation opens multiple cameras on a monitor. The video management system automatically switches to a high-resolution stream, when the user maximizes a camera on the monitor.

38. The video management system support PTZ control with a dedicated graphical (virtual) joystick control, supporting Pan, Tilt, Zoom and Focus commands. For PTZ cameras, the cursor shall change to indicate the Pan/Tilt direction when hovering over the corresponding image pane. The Pan/Tilt speed shall increase as the cursor moves farther from the center of the virtual joystick. An additional control command near the Pan/Tilt command of the joystick shall be used for zoom-in/zoom-out control.

39. The video management system shall support digital zoom of any image pane. The mouse wheel shall control digital zoom when the mouse cursor is hovering over a selected image pane.

40.  The video management system provides an instant playback function. Instant playback supports pause, play forward, play reverse, single step forward, single step reverse, fast-forward.

41.  The video management system shall support a timeline that provides a graphical overview of video stored on the disk for particular camera. The timeline shall display a timescale that can be adjusted.

Video analytics

42. The video management system provides an integration with a server-based analytics platform.

43. The video analytic processing able to scale seamlessly by adding servers.

44. The system should allow the use of a pool of video analytic algorithm on any camera. It should be easy to change an algorithm from a camera to another.

45. The video analytic processing should be able to run on top of a server or to be virtualized using virtualization technologies.

46.The system can offer the following video analytic:

–   Object Detection – identifies people, cars, busses, trucks, motorcycles and animals in a defined area/zone.

–   Face recognition – an algorithm for human identification and verification, based on the facial recognition as well as the age and gender estimation. The algorithm creates a database of all faces captured by video cameras and lets you search the database for similar faces.

–   License plate recognition – an algorithm for license plate recognition. Video streams can be processed to search for and recognize license plate numbers in the frame. These license plate numbers are saved to a database and associated with the relevant recorded video. The database is searchable. License plate numbers can be compared to lists in real time, with actions performed (or not performed) depending on whether or not a license plate is found in the list. Aside from license plates, system can recognize the make, model, and color of vehicle, as well as the country and direction of movement of the car.

–   Traffic Analytics – intended for the calculation of intensity and determination of traffic structure classify the types of vehicles (car, bus, truck, bicycle, motorbike). It also counts people and provides statistical report with graphs and pies by hours, days, weeks, months.

–   Crowd Detection – estimates the number of people within a given area in real time and triggers an alarm when a specified number of people (capacity) or a specified percentage of people (occupancy) is reached.

–   Hard Hat Detection – detects people not wearing helmets, records video and sends alarms.

–   Heat Map – color visual representation of data analysis of customer activity presented by color visual representation of data (warm and cold zones).

–   Age & Gender Detection – determines the gender of customers and their approximate age by detecting and analyzing the faces of visitors.

–   Motion Detection – captures any movement in the scene. The following rules can be applied: line crossing, loitering, intrusion, abandoned object, disappearance of an object.

–   Smoke & Fire Detection – recognizes smoke and fire in the image.

–   Smart Tracking System – search people by attributes (color of clothes, bag, hair, hat, gender, and age).

–   Body Movement Detection – identifies a person in different positions: sitting, standing, walking, lying, getting up.

–   Wagon Identification – detection and recognition of wagon UIC numbers.

–   Smart Parking – management of parking lot, detection of license plates of entering vehicles, recognition of model, direction of movement, and payment status of the car.

47.It is possible to setup several “lists” in the database of the analytics platform. A list contains License plates or faces and related data.

48. The analytics platform detects license plates or faces in the live stream provided by the cameras and shall match them against the license plates and faces stored in data-base of the analytics platform

49. When there is a match, an event should be sent by the system to the video management system. Additional data such as the camera and the time of detection should be included in the event provided to the video management system.

50. When the event provided by the analytics platform triggers an alarm in the video management system, the following content shall appear in the alarm panel of the VMS:

–   A cropped extract of the original image.

–   The corresponding face or license plate taken from the database of the analytics platform to allow the operator to compare the captured image with the reference image from data-base

–   Additional data related to the face or license plate stored in the data-base of the analytics platform (e.g. name of person etc.)

51.  All events and meta-data are displayed in the archive on a timeline of corresponding camera of the video management system as an icon. If pointing the mouse arrow at this icon, a frame with the image of an object that triggered an alarm should appear.

52. System should support own AI-based embedded human and vehicle motion detection algorithm.

User interface elements

53. Video frame elements:

–   Should be able to switch from live video mode to archive mode. If video camera is being recorded switch button should appear as an activate. If not being recorded it should be in inactive status without possibility to click on it.

–   Should have button allowing instantly jump back to archive for a predefined number of seconds.

–   Should be a possibility to pause live video upon request and restart it by clicking on play button.

–   Should have date and time indicator, that allows to access archive at specified date and time.

–   Should have object counter element indicating number of detected objects of specific type.

–   Should have sound volume bar allowing to control sound from the camera with built-in microphone.

–   Should contain video analytics icon allowing to activate embedded AI-based motion detection analytics.

–   While clicking on video analytics “ai” icon, settings should be activated allowing to pre-configure embedded AI-based human and vehicle motion detection analytics.

–   In the pre-configurable settings, it should be possible to set the following parameters: enable video analytics button, sensitivity option in percentage, view zone button, send to alarm panel button, detections frequency in seconds, delay between detection in seconds, object type selection option.

–   If embedded human and vehicle motion detection analytics enabled the “ai” icon should turn green. When disabled it should be of a white color.

–   Stream management icon allowing to choose from lower and higher resolution video stream as well as allowing the system to perform automatic stream selection.

–   Google maps activation icon. If activated it partially overlays on the live video frame with the option to fully overlay on it indicating camera positioning on the map.

–   It should be possible to reload the video stream by clicking on a dedicated icon.

–   In the archive mode it should be possible to increase the video playback speed x2, x4, x8.

–   Video or frame can be exported by clicking on dedicated icons. Video can be exported in mp4 or avi formats. Frame can be exported in jpeg format.

–   It should be possible to expand and narrow down the archive timeline by scrolling the mouse wheel while pointing on a timeline or by clicking on the plus and minus buttons.

54. Upper menu panel:

–   All created layouts should appear in the menu panel. Each of them should have unique name.

–   All layouts displayed in the menu panel should be editable right from the panel.

–   It should be possible to move layouts by holding the mouse cursor and dragging them left and right.

–   I should be possible to hide upper menu panel by clicking on dedicated icon in a such way that it appears whenever user point mouse cursor back at the same area.

–   There should be an icon on menu panel that allows to work in tutorial mode. Once activated is should be possible to point by mouse cursor at any user interface element and receive short explanation what is this element created for.

–   There should be possibility to access expandable main menu from upper menu panel.

–   There should be an alarm indicator that changes the color and creates sound whenever alarm is triggered.

55. Alarm panel:

–   There should be a possibility to expand alarm panel by clicking on dedicated icon in the upper panel menu.

–   Alarm panel should have an option to filter events by: type of event, cameras and time of the event.

–   Each video analytics event should contain the following minimum information: frame (picture of the object), type of the analytics, camera, object type, and time and date of triggering.

–   If alarm is triggered by face recognition or license plate recognition analytics event may also contain the name of the person from the list.

–   There should be “apply” button to filter events and “reset” button to return to default status.

–   The latest triggered event should appear in the top of the list.

–   Alarm panel should have chat field so different users of the system could communicate through this chat.

56. Layout settings:

–   Layout configuration should be accessible from either by editing existing layouts or by accessing expandable main menu.

–   Layout settings should consist of: layout name field, layout templates, camera list, groups of cameras and save and cancel buttons.

–   System should have the following layout templates: 1 camera, 4 cameras, 9 cameras, 16 cameras, 25 cameras, 36 cameras, all cameras.

–   System should allow to add camera by drag and drop method to one of the chosen layouts using mouse cursor.

–   System should allow to drag and drop individual camera or the whole group.

–   Once layout created it should be possible to change position of live streaming cameras by drag and drop method without accessing layout settings.

Camera settings

57. Camera settings should consist of the following elements: name of the server, camera groups, individual cameras, manual camera adding option, adding group of cameras option, option to bind two or more servers,  automatic camera search option.

58. Individual camera setting should consist of the following elements:

–   Unique camera number field.

–   Device name field.

–   Camera ID.

–   Camera group field.

–   Recording schedule field.

–   Camera type field.

–   If camera being added through RTSP then RTSP URL field followed by login and password fields.

–   Receive event check box for events from integrated cameras.

–   Generate RTSP checkbox to create RTSP link.

–   PTZ checkbox for cameras added through ONVIF or native protocols.

–   Option to reset settings.

–   Frame showing camera live stream.

–   Option to set camera location on the google map.

–   Coordinates filed allowing to set camera on the google map by entering precise coordinates of the location.

59. Manual camera adding option should consist of the following fields: device name, camera type, IP and port fields if camera being added through ONVIF, RTSP URL if camera being added through RTSP, login and password fields.

60.Adding group of cameras setting should consist of add group field and add button.

61.  Bind server setting should consist of the following fields: server name, domain or IP address of the server, port, login and password.

62. It should be possible to bind 2 or more servers in the local network or with public IP.

63. It should be possible to bind 2 or more remotely distributed servers each of which is in their own local network using cloud link feature. It should be possible to manage local storage, access camera’s archive, create layouts and receive alarms from all of those binded local servers by 1 or more remote operators.

64.Automatic camera search setting should consist of the following fields: range of IP addresses field, list of discovered cameras including IP address of the camera, camera name field, login, password and ping information in milliseconds, add all devices and refresh the search buttons.

Storage settings

65. Storage setting should consist of the following elements: server name and hard drive discs.

66. Hard drive disk should have the following settings and fields:

–   On and off buttons that activate storage.

–   Individual camera storage settings section.

–   Checkbox allowing to select individual camera.

–   Camera unique umber.

–   Camera name.

–   Archive depths in days field.

–   Recording quality drop down field.

–   Recording logics drop down field allowing to select the following options: full time recording, scheduled recording or recording by triggered alarm.

–   Storage bulk configuration section.

–   General storage limit for the selected hard drive in Gb.

–   Pre-recording and post-recording fields in seconds.

–   Storage capacity bar indicating used space and free space on a hard drive.

Analytics settings

67. Analytics settings should consist of the following elements: server settings, notifications, alarms via emails.

68.Server settings should consist of the following fields:

–   Video analytics server URL or IP address.

–   Video analytics server authorization API token.

–   Option to store metadata in days.

69. Notifications settings should consist of the following fields:

–   Send email upon event occurrence with ability to enable and disable this option with the dedicated buttons.

–    Send event to Telegram messenger upon event occurrence including fields for Telegram bot API token and Telegram chat ID with ability to enable and disable this option with the dedicated buttons.

–   Send notification when camera connection is lost with checkboxes that allow to select where to send. There should be 3 options available: email, Telegram and alarm panel.

70.Alarm via email settings should be available for events from integrated cameras’ edge analytics and should consist of the following fields:

–   Buttons to enable or disable receiving alarms form the camera.

–   Fields to enter: email address, password, IMAP host and IMAP port.

License settings

71.  License settings should consist of two statuses: before the license has been activated and after activation status.

72. License activation status should consist of the following fields:

–   Customer email.

–   Customer name.

–   Number of required camera licenses.

–   Type of license allowing to choose temporary or permanent license.

–   Send license request button.

–    Buttons allowing to upload activation file and activate licenses.

73. After licenses were activated license setting should contain the following information:

–   License type: permanent or temporary.

–   Customer email address.

–   Customer name.

–   Number of activated licenses.

–   License status.

Users settings

74.Users settings menu should consist of created users and roles assigned to the users, option to add new user and option to add new role.

75. By default, there should be admin role and admin user created.

76. For admin user fields to change user name and user role should be disabled. User name should always remain as admin and user role should always remain as Admin.

77. Add new user setting should consist of the following elements:

–   Username filed.

–   Password field.

–   Dropdown menu to select a role.

–   Checkboxes showing cameras that are allowed to be controlled by the user.

–   Checkboxes showing current permissions set for the user: camera settings, storage settings, system settings, user settings, layout settings, analytics settings, camera archive access, exporting and alarm notifications.

–   Buttons that are enabled or disabled depending on set permissions for the user: archive status, access to microphones, access to reports.

78. Add new role setting should consist of the following elements:

–   Role name filed.

–   Checkboxes allowing to select cameras to be controlled by the user by this specific role.

–   Checkboxes setting the following permissions for this specific role: camera settings, storage settings, system settings, user settings, layout settings, analytics settings, camera archive access, exporting and alarm notifications.

–   Buttons that should enabled or disabled the following permissions for the user: archive status, access to microphones, access to reports.

General settings

79. General settings menu should consist of the following settings: video stream, user interface, recording schedules, system information, cloud link, demo mode.

80. Video stream settings should have possibility to set live stream and archive chunk size in seconds.

81.  There should be a possibility to enable and disable pulling both camera streams (lower and higher resolution) at the same time.

82. User interface settings should allow to enable and disable automatic page reload after predefined number of seconds.

83. Recording schedules setting should allow to set day of the week and time to schedule the recording of video in the archive. Possibility to create schedule should be easy and intuitive by double clicking on the schedule indicator and dragging the bar from side to side by holding mouse cursor. It also should include list of created scheduled in the drop-down menu.

84. System information setting should include the following parameters: CPU load, RAM load, UI version and server version.

85. Cloud link setting should allow to create tunnel between the server of the user and client machine of the user that connects to the server. By enabling cloud link system should generate URL that should allow the user without any additional VPN or public IP on a server side to connect to the server using his access credentials from any location. Server and client should have internet access.

86.Demo mode setting should allow to enable four video clips that can be used as virtual cameras.

Localization settings

87. Localization setting should contain list of languages with checkboxes. Once user chooses preferred language user interface language should instantly change to the chosen language.

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