Avigilon Picture Perfect 4 Integration User Manual

Avigilon Control Center System
Integration Guide

with Picture Perfect 4

INT-PP4-A-Rev3

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Table of Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Checking the License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Adding an Integration User in Avigilon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Picture Perfect Alarm Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Avigilon Alarm Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Avigilon PP4 Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Configuring Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Mapping Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Backing Up Mapped Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Restoring Mapped alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Monitoring Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Avigilon Control Center System Integration Guide with UTC Picture Perfect

Introduction

The UTC Picture Perfect® 4 (PP4) and Avigilon Control Center software integration allows for the
two systems to share alarms. The integration enables alarms created in one software to be
mapped to the other software, so alarms can be monitored in both.

Requirements

Vendor Requirements

Avigilon Control Center Server Software 4.10 or later

Avigilon Avigilon Third Party Integration License:

ACC-PP4-NVR

Avigilon Avigilon PP4 Gateway software integration:

AvigilonPicturePerfect4Gateway.exe

The file can be downloaded at

http://avigilon.com/#/support-and-downloads/for­software/integration-and-plug-in-downloads/

UTC Picture Perfect 4 with Service Pack 3

UTC Picture Perfect External Interface (EIF) license

For More Information

For more detailed information about the procedures outlined in this guide, refer to the specific
software documentation.

• Avigilon Control Center Client User Guide

• Avigilon Control Center Server User Guide

• ODBC and JDBC Connection Instructions for the Picture Perfect 4.0 Informix
Database

• Picture Perfect 4 User Manual

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