Bosch Video Management System

1 Overview

The basic settings (non-scheduled) have been separated from recording settings (scheduled). Basic settings are for the initial configuration of streams. Recording settings are for assigning these streams to different use-cases, such as continuous recording, pre-alarm recording, or alarm recording. The recording settings are arranged in a new dialog called Scheduled Recording Settings, accessible via the Cameras and Recording page. For more details, see Changing qualities in schedules, page 10.

2 System overview

If you plan to install and configure Bosch VMS, participate in a system training on Bosch VMS. Refer to the Release Notes of the current Bosch VMS version for supported versions of firmware and hardware and other important information.

See data sheets on Bosch workstations and servers for information on computers where Bosch VMS can be installed.

The Bosch VMS software modules can optionally be installed on one PC.

Important components

• Management Server (selectable in Setup): Stream management, alarm management, priority management, Management logbook, user management, device state management.
• Additional Enterprise System license: Managing Enterprise User Groups and Enterprise Accounts.
• Config Wizard: Easy and fast setup of a recording system.
• Configuration Client (selectable in Setup): System configuration and administration for Operator Client.
• Operator Client (selectable in Setup): Live monitoring, storage retrieval and playback, alarm and accessing multiple Management Server computers simultaneously.
• Video Recording Manager (selectable in Setup): Distributing storage capacities on iSCSI devices to the encoders, while handling load balancing between multiple iSCSI devices. Streaming playback video and audio data from iSCSI to Operator Clients.
• Mobile Video Service (selectable in Setup): Provides a transcoding service that transcodes the live and recorded video stream from a camera configured in Bosch VMS to the available network bandwidth. This service enables video clients like an iPhone or a Web client to receive transcoded streams, for example for unreliable network connections with limited bandwidth.
• Web Client: You can access live and playback videos via Web browser.
• Mobile App: You can use the Mobile App on iPhone or iPad to access live and playback video.
• Bosch Video Streaming Gateway (selectable in Setup): Provides the integration of 3rd party cameras and NVR-like recording, e.g. in low-bandwidth networks.
• Cameo SDK (selectable in Setup): The Cameo SDK is used to embed Bosch VMS live and playback Image panes to your external third-party application. The Image panes follow the Bosch VMS based user permissions. The Cameo SDK provides a subset of the Bosch VMS Operator Client functionalities that enables you to create applications similar to the Operator Client.
• Client Multisite SDK: The Client Multisite SDK is meant to control and monitor the behaviour of Operator Client of an Enterprise System by external applications. The SDK allows to browse devices that are accessible by the running, connected Operator Client and to control some UI functionalities.
• Client SDK / Server SDK: The Server SDK is used to control and monitor the Management Server by scripts and external applications. You can use those interfaces with a valid administrator account. The Client SDK is used to control and monitor the Operator Client by external applications and scripts (part of the related server configuration).

2.1 Hardware requirements

See the data sheet for Bosch VMS. Data sheets for platform PCs are also available.

2.2 Software requirements

See the data sheet for Bosch VMS.

Bosch VMS must not be installed on a computer where you want to install Bosch VMS Archive Player.

2.3 License requirements

See the data sheet for Bosch VMS for the available licenses.

2.4 Supported system structures

An operator or installer can be responsible for the following system structures:

• Single server system
• Multi server system (Enterprise System)
• Multi system environment

The following diagram illustrates system structures:

Diagram Description: The diagram shows three main configurations: A 'Multi system environment' encompassing multiple 'Single server systems' and 'Multi server systems'. A 'Single server system' is depicted as a central point with connected elements. An 'Enterprise System' is shown as a larger network structure with multiple interconnected components, including a central 'Enterprise Management Server' and 'Management Servers'.

Key:

• 1: Multi system environment
• 2: Single server system
• 3: Multi server system
• 4: System access point: Server on which logon request of an operator or installer is processed.
• 5: Management Server
• 6: Enterprise Management Server

Use cases for multi system access

Two Bosch VMS features valid for multi system environments are available: Enterprise System and Server Lookup.

An operator might want to access a multi system environment for the following reasons:

• Configure multiple systems (Server Lookup)
• Maintenance and monitoring of multiple systems (Server Lookup)
• Alert (SMS, Email 3rd party) driven on-demand monitoring of multiple systems (Server Lookup)
• Simultaneous connection to multiple servers for seamless operation of one distributed system (Enterprise System).

3 Basic stream settings (schedule-independent)

You can configure different codec profiles in the Camera and Recording page of the Configuration Client.

3.1 Codecs and HD resolution

Codecs are part of the basic stream settings. The Bosch VMS gives you default settings for all codecs and qualities. You can change these settings to your own configuration.

It depends on the camera device family which codec you can select. See the list below for detailed information per device family.

Stream assignment for Live Video

You can assign either stream 1 or stream 2 for Live Video. The quality and codec of the basic stream settings are used.

5 Scheduled Recording Settings

To display the Scheduled Recording Settings dialog box, click Edit scheduled recording settings in the toolbar of the Cameras and Recording page.

Cameras are typically grouped by location and/or schedule (e.g. Alarm Recording Night and Weekend), and not by technical differences between camera models.

You can map these groups as templates in the Scheduled Recording Settings dialog. You perform all recording configurations in this dialog box.

Continuous, Alarm Recording is the default setting for a camera that is added to Bosch VMS.

The following dialog box illustrates the Scheduled Recording Settings:

Dialog Description: The dialog box titled 'Scheduled Recording Settings' allows users to configure recording settings. It includes fields for 'Name' (e.g., 'Alarm Recording'), 'Device Family' selection, and 'Recording Settings' with options for 'Day', 'Night', and 'Weekend'. Under 'Continuous or Pre-alarm Recording', users can set 'Recording Mode' (Continuous, Prealarm), 'Stream', 'Quality', and 'Duration'. For 'Alarm Recording', options for 'Alarm Recording', 'Motion Alarm', 'Stream', 'Quality', and 'Duration (Post-alarm)' are available. Users can enable or disable these settings and click 'OK' to save or 'Cancel' to exit.

The table below shows the recording settings for different device families and schedules:

You should give your configuration a descriptive name which is then displayed in the Available Recording Settings list.

You can select all configured recording settings in the cameras list. Assign one recording setting per camera. You can copy and paste one setting to all cameras for fast configuration.

5.1 Changing qualities in schedules

You can configure stream qualities per recording schedule. Depending on the encoder/camera devices, you can modify the quality properties.

The following table details stream quality modifications:

6 Resolutions

In the following table the resolutions of Bosch cameras are listed: