• Timeline colors indicate recording status – normal
recording, alarm recording, motion recording,
protected recording, and audio recording (not for
cameras managed by a VRM)
• Operator Client can be located in another time zone
than Management Server.
Local time zone of Operator Client, UTC or time zone
of the Management Server can be displayed.
• Easy clip selection by dragging hairlines in the
timeline
• Post-recording motion search allows easy locating of
changes in selected areas
• Forensic Search allows the usage of Intelligent Video
Analysis (IVA) algorithms on the recorded video
• Two audio listening options – selected channel only,
or multiple simultaneous channels
• Audio Intercom functionality
• 4:3 and 16:9 Image panes
• Continuous Operation for live, playback and export
while Management Server disconnected
• Live and Playback of the following recording engines:
Video Recording Manager, Local Storage, Direct-
iSCSI-Recording, Bosch Recording Station (BRS),
Video Streaming Gateway (VSG). For legacy purposes
the following recording engines are supported: DVR,
NVR, DiBos, VIDOS (Live only).
• Live and Playback via low bandwidth
• Enable TCP for reliable connection (Live Mode)
Scheduling
• Up to 10 Recording schedules with Holidays and
Exception Days
• Task Schedules with Holidays, Exception Days, and
recurring schedule support
• Per camera settings for minimum and maximum
recording times
• Per camera, per recording schedule frame rate and
quality settings for live, normal recording, motion
recording, and alarm recording
Event Handling
• Compound events (combining events with Boolean
logic)
• Event duplication allowing separate handling
• Event allocation to user groups
• Schedule dependent event logging
• Schedule dependent event-generated Command
Script invocation
Alarm Handling
• Schedule dependent alarm generation
• Alarms can trigger alarm-mode recording for any
cameras
• 100 alarm priorities
• Selective auto-popup on alarm
• Alarms displayed in separate alarm window
• Up to 5 Image panes per alarm with live or playback
video, sitemaps, documents, or web pages displayed
in an “alarm row”, with highest priority alarms on top
• Audio file per alarm
• Workflow with user instructions and user comments,
optionally forced before clearing
• Email or SMS notification on alarm
• Alarm display on Monitor Wall
• Alarm auto clear options either time or state
dependent
User Management
• LDAP compatible for integration with user
management systems such as Microsoft Active
Directory
• Access to system resources individually controlled
per user group
• Logical Tree customized per user group – users only
see devices for which they have access
• User group rights for protecting, deleting, exporting,
and printing video
• User group rights for Logbook access
• User group priority assignment for PTZ control and
Allegiant camera access
• Individual per-camera privileges assignable per user
group for live access, playback, audio, meta data
display, dome control
• Dual-authorization logon – special privileges and
priorities granted when two users log on together
System Monitoring
• System-wide health monitoring, including Bosch
cameras, computers, software, and network
equipment
• Network equipment and other third-party devices
monitored with SNMP
Customization and Interfacing
• Server SDK controls and monitors Bosch VMS
Management Server by scripts and external
applications.
• Client SDK controls and monitors Bosch VMS
Operator Client by external applications and scripts
(part of the related server configuration).
• Client Enterprise SDK controls and monitors the
behavior of Bosch VMS Operator Client of an
Enterprise System by external applications.
• Cameo SDK easily embeds the content of the
Bosch VMS Image pane into clients of 3rd party
Physical Security Information Management (PSIM)
and other management systems.
• Custom Command Scripts can control all system
functionality
• Powerful built in Command Script editor supporting
C# and Visual Basic .Net
• External software can trigger events and send
metadata via “Virtual Inputs”
• Any .Net programming language (for example C#) can
be used to interface Bosch VMS functionalities
• Other systems can control a virtual matrix with
Allegiant CCL commands that can be sent via RS232
• Compatible with Advantech ADAM-6000 series Digital
Input / Output modules
• Compatible with Bosch Building Integration System
Parts included
• The Base Box is delivered with DVD and Quick Start
Manual.
• The DVD contains the following items:
– Installation program that can selectively install all
components (Management Server software, Video
Recording Manager software, Configuration
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