Bosch Appliances v.4.5.5 User Manual
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Bosch Video Management System v.4.5.5
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u Enterprise-class Client/Server based video
management system
u Superior alarm handling with alarm priorities and
selectable user group distribution
The Bosch Video Management System is a unique
enterprise IP video security solution that provides
seamless management of digital video, audio, and data
across any IP network. It is designed to work with
Bosch CCTV products as part of a total video security
management system. You can integrate your existing
components into one easy-to-manage system, or use
our full-line capabilities and benefit from a complete
security solution based on cutting-edge technology
and years of experience.
The Bosch Video Management System allows a very
flexible system design:
• Compact: Single Site System
1 to 2000 cameras out of the box.
Only this system supports BIS-BVMS connectivity.
• Enterprise: Multi Site-Single Customer
Up to 10,000 cameras.
Supporting multi-site requirements for Metro, Airport
and other large industrial facilities.
Consisting of individually configured servers.
Combined monitoring in Operator Client.
• Enterprise: Multi Site-Multi Customer
Up to 10 subsystems with a total of up to 10.000
cameras.
Up to 30 subsystems for <100 cameras per
subsystem.
Enabled for legally different companies.
u Mobile video client for live and playback
u Edge based intelligent Video Analytics (IVA) and
forensic search
u Support of 3
rd
party cameras that are compliant to
ONVIF Profile S
The Bosch Video Management System is installed on a
Microsoft Windows Operating System.
We recommend using Bosch Workstations and
Servers. They are fully tested and optimized for Bosch
Video Management System.
In addition to the Bosch ST standard terms and
conditions of sale, the Bosch Software Maintenance
Agreement is a great option to keep your VMS always
up-to date.
It can be found in your online CCTV product catalog.
System overview
Bosch VMS contains the following software
components:
• Management Server software provides management,
monitoring, and control of the entire system
• Enterprise Management Server provides access to
multiple Management Servers
• Video Recording Manager (VRM) provides recording
and playback management of video, audio, and data
• Configuration Client software provides the user
interface for system configuration and management
• Configuration Wizard software provides easy and fast
setup of a small recording system
• Operator Client software provides the user interface
for system monitoring and operation
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• Mobile Video Service provides a transcoding service.
It transcodes the live and recorded video stream from
a configured camera according to the available
network bandwidth. This service enables video clients
like an iPhone or a Web client to view high-quality
images via low bandwidth.
• Mobile App: You can use the Mobile App on iPhone or
iPad to access live and playback video.
• Web Client: You can access live and playback videos
via Web browser.
• Bosch Video Streaming Gateway: Provides the
integration of ONVIF cameras.
• Remote access via public networks
Bosch Video Recording Manager (VRM) provides a
Distributed Network Video Recorder solution,
eliminating the need for dedicated NVRs.
VRM provides load balancing and failover for the iSCSI
Storage System and makes it easy to add additional
iSCSI Storage Systems later on. VRM introduces the
concept of a storage virtualization layer. This
abstraction layer enables VRM to manage all of the
individual disk arrays in the entire system as various
“virtual” pools of storage, which are intelligently
allocated as needed.
The usage of multiple client workstations offers great
scalability.
Bosch VMS manages 2,000 IP cameras / encoders per
Management Server (up to 200,000 in Enterprise
Systems). One Bosch VMS supports 100 workstations.
Functions
Cameras
• Supports Bosch MPEG4 & H.264 encoders, MPEG4 &
H.264 IP cameras and IP AutoDome cameras in SD &
HD format, decoders, DVRs, Allegiant, Bosch
Recording Station (BRS)/DiBos, Bosch POS/ATM
Bridge, and DiBos-compatible ATM Bridge
• Supported HD resolutions: 720p and 1080p, 5
Megapixel
Deployment
• Updates of Operator Client and Configuration Client
automatically deployed from Management Server
Configuration
• Support of future BVIP cameras/encoders that are not
supported yet
Bosch VMS retrieves the values of currently known
functions on connection.
Valid for firmware 5.70 or later
• Support of multiple VRM pools
• Enterprise System: Operator Client can access up to
30 Management Servers (maximum 100 cameras per
Management Server) simultaneously
• Remote access: The target of remote access in
Bosch VMS is to connect different private networks to
public networks.
• Support of 3rd party cameras that are compliant to
ONVIF Profile S
• Intelligent Video Analysis (IVA) and Forensic Search
without servers
• Connectivity to mobile clients (iPad and iPhone, App
available in AppStore)
• Automatic scan of IP devices
• Automatic IP address assignment of IP devices
• Batch firmware updates of IP devices
• Configurable Logical Tree
• Pre-configured camera sequences with 25 cameras
with each up to 100 steps with individual dwell times.
• “Automatic Sequences” created by multiple selection
and drag and drop to Image panes
• 4 configurable user-events (can be triggered via menu
command)
User Interface
• Web Client/iOS App for live and playback video
• Server Lookup: Access method for a user of
Configuration Client or Operator Client to
sequentially connect to multiple system access
points. A system access point can be a Management
Server or an Enterprise Management Server.
• Zoomable sitemaps with links, devices, sequences,
and Command Scripts
• Automatic map positioning of a camera in a map
when this camera is selected
• Sitemaps in DWF format are used. DWF format
version 5.0 and 6.0 are supported.
• Up to 4 PC monitors supported per Workstation
• VideoTec DCZ keyboard supported, connected to
Workstation via USB interface
VideoTec DCZ keyboard supports Enterprise System
(select the desired Management Server)
• Bosch IntuiKey keyboard supported, connected to
either Workstation or IP decoder
Bosch IntuiKey keyboard supports Enterprise System
(select the desired Management Server)
• Flexible Image panes allow any combination of video
window sizes and layouts
• Any live Image pane can be switched to instant
playback (not valid for transcoded streams)
• Multiple instant playback Image panes
• Image windows can display live video, instant
playback video, text documents, maps, or web pages
• Device states shown by icons, including networkconnection loss, video loss, and camera deadjustment
• Favorites tree can be individually configured per user
• Favorites tree can include complete views with Image
pane layouts and camera assignments
• Bookmarks in Live and Playback Mode for easy
investigation and export of recordings
Selected clips can be exported to DVD, network
drives, or USB sticks with a few mouse clicks
• Camera selection by double-click or drag and drop
from site maps, Logical Tree, or Favorites Tree
• Decoders can be organized in Monitor Walls from
within Operator Client
• Monitor Walls can be controlled without connection
to Management Server
• Control of analog monitors connected to decoders via
drag and drop
• Sophisticated multi-camera timeline allows easy,
graphical searching of stored video
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• 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, DirectiSCSI-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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