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1. 91 Glossary offers significantly greater compression than its predecessors IP Internet Protocol The network layer for the TCP IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks LAN Local Area Network A computer network that spans a relatively small area A LAN can connect workstations personal computers and surveillance equipment like edge devices See also WAN MPEG 4 A graphics and video lossy compression algorithm standard that is derived from MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and H 263 MPEG 4 extends these earlier algorithms with synthesis of speech and video fractal compression computer visualization and artificial intelligence based image processing techniques Multicast Communication between a sender and multiple receivers on a network the devices can be located across multiple subnets but not through the Internet Multicast is a set of protocols using UDP IP for transport NTSC National Television Standards Committee The North American standard 525 line interlaced raster scanned video for the generation transmission and reception of television signals In addition to North America the NTSC standard is used in Central America a number of South American countries and some Asian countries including Japan Compare with PAL NTP Network Time Protocol A protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of devices over a network OSD On screen Display Status information displayed on the video
2. In the Video Quality box two boxes are available for a 2V product select the desired video quality The following preset values are available Very Low Low Medium High and Very High Click Save The receives its configuration through the wireless network The devices reboot In the Unit Wireless Configuration window click Close In the SConfigurator window click Exit Unplug the Ethernet cable from the device then put back the dust cap on the network RJ 45 connector Connect the monitor and camera to the devices ensure that RF and video communication works properly in your wireless system To set the parameters for a point to point repeater system In the Unit Name boxes of the Quick Setup window provide a meaningful name to the two devices In the Country box select the country of operation of the pair of devices Assign the proper country to comply to the DFS TPC regulations if applicable to respect the maximum EIRP and to use the proper set of frequency channels In the Repeater Mode box select Enabled In the Passkey box enter two different passkeys one per wireless cell These user supplied passkeys are case sensitive and must have exactly 16 characters In the Video Quality box two boxes are available for a 2V product select the desired video quality Click Save As soon as these settings are saved the devices are not communicating anymore since they have different wireless passkeys The RF and
3. Transmission Power Maximum he Maximum Distance w N BV OI 48 Na Change the parameters as required Click OK To set the wireless parameters for a master S3100 series or S4300 series In the parameter tree expand the Unit gt Network node then click Wireless nit Configuration Default 721692160 Mods scr gt C iaaa SSID SSID can contain from Serial Port License Band jons 2to 32 characters Channel i gem Channel Bandwidth 20MHz Bit Rate Co Starting Order fi x Antenna Gain f2 CB Antenna Selection Integrated X Transmission Power Maximum Sensitivity Threshold Normal pa HammMegn Ts Ensure that the Role box contains Master In SDCF mode set the value of the Maximum Distance box Change the other parameters as required Click OK Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions 29 Configuring Wireless gt To set the wireless parameters for a slave S3100 series or 84300 series In the parameter tree expand the Unit gt Network node then click Wireless In the Role box select Slave Change the other parameters as required Click OK NG IA Configuring Wireless Security Security is very important on a wireless network Security mechanisms must be put in place to avoid eavesdropping and attacks on the network The available security parameters vary dependin
4. User Authentication Type No Authentication User Authentication Password User Privacy Protocol User Privacy Password In the SNMP panel select the Enabled check box enable the SNMP service In the System Location box type the location for the Edge device In the System Contact box type the e mail address of the network administrator In the Primary Trap Destination Address box type the IP address of the primary server that will receive the SNMP Traps In the Backup Trap Destination Address box type the IP address of the backup server that will receive the SNMP Traps in case the primary server is unavailable In the Community Name box type the name of the group where you want the edge device to be a member NOTE The Edge device will only respond to requests from management servers that belong to the same community 10 Inthe SNMPv3 User Name box type the name of the SNMP user Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 22 www verint com video_solutions 23 Setting the SNMP Properties 11 12 13 14 15 16 In the SNMPv3 User Authentication Type list select the authentication algorithm for SNMP requests You can select from the following No Authentication No authentication is used MD5 Authentication The Message Digest Version 5 MD5 hash function is used to determine that the message is from a valid source SHA Authentication The Secure Hash Algorithm SHA has function is used to
5. batch network configuration 59 baud rate serial port 42 Index bias 45 bit rate RF See wireless bit rate video 37 wireless See wireless bit rate bridge See S3100 series brightness 36 broadcast detection method in a device 19 in SConfigurator 4 9 C camera IP See edge device certificate 802 11 32 SSL 67 channel bandwidth 26 52 channel RF 26 CIF resolution 38 CLI Command line interface 87 88 client changing the wireless bit rate 33 list of 33 columns in the Units box 11 COM port 88 command line interface CLI 87 common VSIP port 4 9 Community Name SNMP Setting 22 60 compression audio input 45 video mode 39 computer requirements 2 configuration alarm 55 63 batch network 59 default 15 56 edge device 14 46 point to point repeater 50 point to point system 49 Configuring S1816e SP Encoder 57 connection point to point 63 65 secure See SSL connection Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 93 www verint com video_solutions Index serial port for the CLI 88 SSL See SSL connection transmitter and receiver 63 65 VSIP See VSIP connection console Verint 88 contrast 36 country of operation 15 D data bit 42 default value resetting to 15 56 SSL passkey 67 VSIP port 4 DES Encryption SNMP Setting 23 61 detecting edge devices See discovery process or dis covery IP address device See edge device DFS Dynamic Frequency Selection 15 DHCP Dynamic Host C
6. e SConfigurator can locate configured devices attached to remote networks device 6 provided they share the same VSIP port but not through the Internet e SConfigurator cannot find the APIPA devices devices 1 and 5 since they require the Detect All Units on LAN parameter available only with the broadcast method e The common port helps locate the lost devices devices 3 and 4 With the unicast method e Each configured device is discovered individually Typically you use unicast when the device cannot be located with the broadcast or multicast methods e SConfigurator can detect all devices sharing the same VSIP port even those accessible only through Internet device 9 provided you know their individual IP addresses e SConfigurator cannot locate the APIPA devices devices 1 5 and 8 since they require the Detect All Units on LAN parameter available only with the broadcast method e The common port helps locate the lost devices devices 3 4 and 7 In the Units tab you use the Discover button to find many devices with the broadcast or multicast method depending on the Discovery IP Address parameter in the program options To discover a single device with the unicast method you use the Add function Be aware however that most unicast discovered devices will disappear from the Units box the next time you click Discover since the list is emptied before the broadcast or multicast command is launched Verint Video Intellig
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8. expand the Unit gt Audio node Unit Configuration S1816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 a Unit Unit Audio Network Video Serial Port Bino Sampling Rate 8 kHz 2 Inthe Sampling Rate box select a new value Click OK Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions 44 45 Configuring Audio Configuring an Audio Encoder The audio encoder parameters are Input Type The type of your audio source Depending on the product the following modes may be available m Line in The audio is not amplified it needs a pre amplifier for example a CD reader m Mic with pre amp The audio does not need to be amplified for example an intercom Input Compression The transfer mode for audio data You select your mode depending on your bandwidth and the desired audio quality The following modes are available depending on your device m Uncompressed PCM 128 kbps There is no compression Audio quality is the best at the expense of the bandwidth m ULAW 64 kbps A North American standard for converting analog data into digital form using pulse code modulation PCM default m GSM 13 kbps The first mobile phone standard Since there is a lot of compression audio quality may suffer Gain State The indication of whether audio is amplified Setting it to Disabled corresponds to mute This parameter applies to the S1708e and 51712e with 12 audio inputs only Gain Lev
9. multiplied by 80 seconds Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 52 www verint com video_solutions 53 Configuring the S4100 Series The default starting order is 1 every colocated system should have a different value for this parameter if frequency channel selection is automatic Antenna Gain The gain of the antenna on the device in dBi You need to enter the gain if you use an external antenna with your device this way the device will be able to automatically change its transmission power so that the total power device and antenna does not exceed the maximum value established by your country s regulations If you use the integrated antenna you should also validate that the proper value for the selected RF band is displayed the gain is 8 5 dBi in the 2 4 GHz band and 12 dBi in the 4 9 GHz and 5 GHz bands NOTE Providing a gain lower than the actual gain of the antenna you are using is prohibited Antenna Selection The type of antenna on the device External if you installed a high gain antenna on the device Integrated otherwise Transmit Power Scale The level of emitting power of the device radio The default level is the maximum allowed in your country for the configured antenna If your system operates with a comfortable RF margin 15 dB you may reduce the emitting power to lower the noise generated on the other RF systems located nearby The available values are m Maximum m 50 The power is reduced by 3 d
10. see Chapter 4 Enabling Security 1 Inthe parameter tree expand the Unit gt Network node then click Wireless 2 Click Certificates Certificate Authority CA Certificate leave unchanged Browse Device Certificate Leave unchanged Browse Device Private Key Leave unchanged Browse Private Key Passphrase The private key passphrase must contain between 0 and 63 characters OK Cancel 3 Inthe Certificate Authority CA Certificate box click Browse then select the file holding the certificate provided by the CA Typically it is a pem file 4 Inthe Device Certificate box click Browse then select the file holding the device certificate Typically itis a pem file 5 Inthe Device Private Key box click Browse then select the file holding the private key of the device Typically it is a pem file Certificates a i Certificate Authority CA Certificate D Certificates cacert pem Browse Device Certificate D Certificates device_cert pem Browse Device Private Key D Certificates private_key pem Browse Private Key Passphrase The private key passphrase must contain between 0 and 63 characters Lio co 6 Inthe Private Key Passphrase box enter the passphrase associated to the certificate case sensitive The passphrase must contain between O and 63 characters 7 Inthe Confirmation box enter again the pa
11. then click OK The device is added to the Units box Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 10 www verint com video_solutions 11 Choosing Information to Display Choosing Information to Display You can select the columns that will appear in the Units box The available columns are Be Unit Name A meaningful name given to the device see page 15 Host Name An alias for the IP address of the device as provided in the Network gt IP tab see page 17 Type The function of the device The available values are Receiver Transmitter and Access Point Address The IP address of the device Port The configurable VSIP port of the device Product The type of the Nextiva device for example 51100w S3100 and so on License Status The status of the license that can be installed in the device For more information see Chapter 7 Managing the Licenses The available values are Not Installed The device supports licensing but either the license is not yet installed or the device underwent an upgrade with a new firmware that supports licensing default Not Supported The device does not support licensing m Valid The license is installed properly Firmware The version of the firmware in the device VSIP The type of VSIP connection between the device and SConfigurator The available values are m UDP A connection type used for point to multipoint messaging It is not used anymore and remains for backward co
12. 2 25 3 4 5 6 9 12 and 13 5 10 MHz 3 4 5 6 9 12 18 24 and 27 20 MHz 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 and 54 5 GHz 20 MHz 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 and 54 The Auto value is also available It represents the best possible value with a default RF margin of 15 dB automatically assigned when the device connects to its master to change the margin see the Minimum Margin parameter Once the device is operating properly Verint strongly recommends to change the configured bit rate from Auto to the actual bit rate of the connection Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 26 www verint com video_solutions 27 Configuring Wireless e Starting Order A sequence number used during the boot up process of a master device in a DFS context with automatic frequency channel selection to delay its startup The purpose of this parameter is to ensure that colocated master devices will not start at the same time The default starting order is 1 Every colocated cell should have a different starting order It should be incremented by 1 in each system e Antenna Gain The gain of the antenna on the device in dBi You must enter the gain if you use an external antenna with your device with this value the device will be able to automatically change its transmission power so that the total power device and antenna does not exceed the maximum value established by your country s regulations With the integrated antenna on the S4200 series or S4
13. 2 31 range e Input Filter The level of filtering applied to the video signal before it is encoded helping to remove high frequency noise from lower quality cameras or noisy video feeds The available values are None Low Medium and High e Deblocking Filter The indication of whether the deblocking filter is activated This filter attempts to reduce the blocky artefacts present at the edge of blocks 8x8 pixels Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 54 www verint com video_solutions 55 Configuring the 84100 Series gt To change the video parameters of the devices 1 Inthe Unit Wireless Configuration window click Advanced Setup 2 Scroll down to locate the Video area Input Output 1 aaa E Eze ata LE nare eo fo 3 Change the desired values On a 2V model the second column is available for the second video input output 4 Ifyou are finished with the changes scroll down the window then click Save The devices reboot The audio parameters are e State The purpose of Alarm Input 1 m Full Duplex alarms enabled Data is transferred in both directions simultaneously The Alarm Input 1 wire is available for alarms m PTT PTL alarms disabled A half duplex mode that allows you to control audio communication between two devices by using a button to switch from voice reception to transmission mode Audio Disabled alarms enabled There is no audio tran
14. 23 Changing unit Ip to 172 16 0 151 Done When all devices have been configured click Close The devices will reboot with their new configuration Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 3 Managing Connections Adding a Connec DIIN saat wy we E GL BG 63 Removing a Connection 0 cee eee ee BB 63 Adding a Connection A point to point connection is the association of a transmitter or an IP camera and a receiver to view video coming from an analog camera on an analog monitor is Transmitter aa SConfigurator can manage point to point connections on the IP network It allows you to add or remove connections between a transmitter and a receiver Adding a Connection To create a point to point connection between a transmitter and a receiver both must be part of the Units box in the Units tab NOTE The 51700e and 51800e multiport series transmitters does not support point to point connections The available receivers are the S1970e R and the S1504e R You can connect each of these receivers to up to four transmitters to create a maximum of four different point to point connections In addition to video you can use a point to point connection to transfer audio input output for example alarms and events and serial port like PTZ commands however if one of the two devices does not have one of these features you will not be able to include it in the co
15. 255 255 SSL Trusted Unit List Enable Security o Application SSL Passkey 55000 Authentication Username admin Password 2 Select the IP address of the correct LAN interface from the IP Address of the PC list 3 To change the configurable VSIP port do one of the following steps m In the VSIP Port box type its new value m To reset it to its default value 5510 click Default m To set it to the common value 9541 for troubleshooting click Common 4 Ensure that the Discovery IP Address is 255 255 255 255 otherwise click Reset to Broadcast or click Multicast to set it to 224 16 32 1 5 Inthe S5000 Authentication section type the username and password for the Nextiva S5000 NOTE The default username and password for the Nextiva S5000 is admin 6 Click OK 5 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 1 Getting Started Configuring SSL for SConfigurator You can enable the SSL protocol between SConfigurator and Nextiva devices This way VSIP communication occurring on the IP network will be secure For more information about SSL see Enabling Security on page 66 By default SConfigurator can communicate with devices holding an SSL certificate SSLenabled devices as well as non SSL devices However you can increase security by forcing SConfigurator to communicate only with SSL enabled devices that it trusts and that share the same SS
16. Bridge A link between two networks wired or wireless Wireless Cell A group of wireless devices that communicate together on the same radio frequency channel and share the same wireless passkey Wireless Transmission A technology in which electronic devices send information to receivers using radio waves rather than wiring WPA Wi Fi Protected Access version 1 An authentication method to secure wireless systems It is the successor of WEP WPA implements the majority of the IEEE 802 11i standard WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access version 2 An authentication method that implements the full 802 11i standard but will not work with some older network cards It is also known as 802 11i Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions 92 Index Numerics 802 11 25 29 32 802 11i 30 A address IP See IP address AES Encryption SNMP Setting 23 61 AES CCMP 30 AES OCB 29 alarm configuration 55 63 aligning an antenna 73 antenna alignment 73 antenna gain 27 APIPA addressing 17 APIPA addressing scheme 8 17 86 APIPA device 8 audio mode in a connection 64 audio parameters 44 authentication 30 Authentication Type MD5 Authentication SNMP Setting 23 61 No Authentication SNMP Setting 23 61 Password SNMP Setting 23 61 SHA Authentication SNMP Setting 23 61 SNMP Setting 23 61 B Backup Trap Destination Address SNMP Setting 22 60 band frequency 26 bandwidth channel 26 52
17. Internet SSL works by using a public key to encrypt data that is transferred over the SSL connection The SSL protocol secures the following data I O serial port and VSIP communication it does not apply to audio and video transmission TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol A security protocol used in the WPA authentication method TLS Transport Layer Security A cryptographic protocol that provide secure communications on a wireless network Transceiver Transmitter Receiver A device that both transmits and receives analog or digital signals Transmitter A device sending video signals captured with a connected camera to a receiver The transmitter converts the analog signal into a digital form before transmitting it Also called encoder Glossary TTLS Tunneled Transport Layer Security A cryptographic protocol that creates a secure TLS tunnel VSIP Video Services over IP A __ proprietary communication protocol for sending messages between a computer and a Verint edge device or between two devices WAN Wide Area Network A computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area Typically a WAN consists of two or more local area networks LANs WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A security protocol for wireless local area networks WLANs defined in the 802 11b standard It is designed to afford wireless networks the same level of protection as a comparable wired network Wireless
18. Telnet terminal emulation program On the S1100w 1504e R and multiport 51700e series devices you can access the CLI through an RS 232 serial port For the S1800e series edge devices Verint provides a new Web Interface that has all the same functionality as the CLI but with a simple and intuitive design For more information on the Web Interface refer to the Web Interface User Guide NOTE Verint recommends that you use the new Web Interface to configure and perform troubleshooting tasks for the S1800e series edge devices gt To access the Web Interface of the S1800e series edge devices e Ina web browser type the IP Address of the S1800e edge device gt To access the CLI of an edge device 1 To access the CLI through a serial port a Connect the device to a COM port of the computer using a serial cable b Inthe General tab click Console The Verint Console window appears a 101 x Camect ing com x Disconnected To save the contents of the window to a text file To delete the contents of the window To start or stop the connection to the console c Inthe Connect using list select the COM port used to communicate with the device Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 88 www verint com video_solutions Accessing the CLI d Click Connect The CLI main menu appears OV verint console a o come sg ana Connected 172 16 2 44 23 Create Text File Clear Window Disconnect
19. The information on the devices will change to Unknown in the Units box How come no devices appear in the Units box after clicked the Discover button even though know there are many of them in the same LAN The VSIP port is not the same in SConfigurator and in the devices How come do not see the new devices just connected on my network after clicking the Discover button To be able to view the new devices you must activate the Detect All Units on LAN parameter in the Program Options in the General tab Since the IP addresses of such devices are always 169 254 X Y they are not in the same subnet as the computer running SConfigurator You should also ensure that the VSIP port is the same in SConfigurator and in the devices However you should not leave this parameter activated after configuring your devices since it slows down the discovery process on your network Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions Chapter 8 Troubleshooting an Edge Device How come get an error message specifying that the device cannot be located after entered the correct IP address of a device with the Add button The VSIP port is not the same on SConfigurator and the device to be added How come cannot change the SSL passkey of a device in the Network configuration tab even though know that it has a digital certificate The source of this problem is that the VSIP connection with SConfigurator is not se
20. WPA2 authentication method was selected enter the frequency in days at which the authentication process will be re activated with new keys in the WPA Reauthentication Period box This re authentication process is transparent and will not affect video It increases security and helps prevent eavesdropping 6 Ifa TTLS or PEAP authentication method was selected a Inthe WPA EAP Login Name box enter a login name case sensitive The login name must contain between O and 63 characters b In the WPA EAP Password box enter a password case sensitive The password must contain between O and 63 characters c Inthe Confirmation Password box enter again the password 7 Inthe Encryption Type list select the desired encryption algorithm NOTE The available encryption types vary depending on the authentication method 8 Ifthe encryption type is one of the WEP flavors select the format of the key Text ASCII or Hexadecimal 9 Inthe Passphrase or Passkey box enter the new encryption key case sensitive 10 In the Confirmation box enter again the key 11 To set the key to its default value click Reset 12 Click OK Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices b To set an 802 11 certificate for EAP TLS EAP TTLS or EAP PEAP NOTE To change security parameters you need a secure VSIP SSL connection between the device and SConfigurator for the procedure
21. appear in the Firmware Update Progress window The most frequent include Another program is using the selected com port Try again after the other program completes SConfigurator cannot open the communication port Check that you are using the correct COM port or if it is being used by another application Can t establish a connection to remote device via IP SConfigurator cannot establish a connection with the device The device may be powered down or disconnected from the network Can t receive data via the serial port If this message appears before the update process ensure that you have properly quit the CLI by pressing q in the main menu If this message appears during the process you will need to reboot the device because it is in backup mode Try performing another update using the serial port or IP connection If the problem persists contact customer service Communication established SConfigurator is now communicating with the device Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 5 Updating Firmware Error Invalid firmware file Select a valid file or ensure that the file exists If the problem persists contact customer service to get a valid file Firmware upload done The update process has been completed successfully Firmware upload request sent SConfigurator has made a request to the SmartSight device for update Invalid mih smih file Select a valid file or
22. change it manually to UDP in the CLI no secure connection is possible The SSL passkeys in the device and in SConfigurator must be the same Obviously SConfigurator and the device must have the same VSIP port otherwise the device will not be visible in the Units tab How come a secure VSIP connection can exist between a device and SConfigurator even if security is not enabled in them Enabling security in SConfigurator and in a device only implies that they will not accept insecure connections anymore As long as they share the same SSL passkey and the same VSIP port their connection is secured with SSL just enabled security on a device and added it to the trusted list How come it becomes Unknown in the Units box and its VSIP connection turns to UDP instead of SSL The VSIP connection between the device and SConfigurator is not secure because their SSL passkeys do not match Remember that activating security on a device implies that it does not accept insecure connections anymore As soon as the passkeys are the same the VSIP connection will switch to SSL and SConfigurator will be able to talk to the device and display its information How come can add a device without an SSL certificate in the trusted list There is no link between SSL and the trusted list You can include any device you want in the trusted list However if you enable security in SConfigurator it will not be able to communicate with non SSL devices anymore
23. device see page 21 Repeat steps Step 2 to Step 7 for each device to be part of the secure system with the same SSL passkey and VSIP port Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions Chapter 4 Enabling Security 9 Secure SConfigurator a Change its VSIP port to the value assigned to the devices see page 4 b Assign it the same SSL passkey as the devices then enable its security see page 6 Adding a Device to the Trusted List You can add a configured device to the list of devices that SConfigurator SSLtrusts If the trusted device list is not yet created see page 6 gt To add the device to the trusted list 1 Inthe Units box right click the device 2 From the contextual menu select Security gt Trust Unit The device is added to the trusted list In the Units box its value in the Trusted column turns to Yes V Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 68 www verint com video solutions Chapter h Updating Firmware Performing the Update 0 eee 70 Firmware Update Messages 000 71 Chapter 5 Updating Firmware You can use SConfigurator to update the firmware of SmartSight edge devices NOTE Firmware downgrade is not supported on any device If you perform a downgrade any problem encountered will not be covered by your product warranty Performing the Update You may need to update an edge device to have access to improved firmware or new features Upd
24. have the ability to receive messages on a hard coded VSIP port 9541 called the common port The common port is typically used for troubleshooting when you lost the VSIP port of devices Unless otherwise specified the phrase VSIP port refers to the configurable port and not to the common port e Discovery IP Address The communication method and associated IP address SConfigurator will use to detect Nextiva devices on the network Contact your system administrator to know which method your network supports Possible methods are Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions 4 Changing SConfigurator Parameters m Broadcast Sending a message to all devices physically connected to the same network as SConfigurator it may not reach devices on other LANs The broadcast IP address is 255 255 255 255 Default Multicast Sending a message to a selected group of devices With the multicast method SConfigurator can discover devices located across multiple networks but not through the Internet The current multicast IP address is 224 16 32 1 and should not be changed gt To change the SConfigurator IP network parameters 1 Inthe General tab click Program Options The Program Options window appears Program Options VSIP Discovery IP Address of thepc EEEWA Detect All Units on LAN Show Disabled Capabilities f VSIP Port 9541 Default Common Discovery IP Address 255 255
25. level networking protocols giving higher priority to more important data flows while ensuring that the less important ones do not fail Receiver A device converting a digital video signal into an analog form Also called decoder Repeater A range extender for wireless links RF Radio Frequency Any frequency within the electromagnetic spectrum associated with radio wave propagation When a modulated signal is supplied to an antenna an electromagnetic field is created that is able to propagate through space Many wireless technologies are based on RF field propagation RS 232 A standard interface approved by the Electronic Industries Alliance EIA for connecting serial devices RS 422 A standard interface approved by the Electronic Industries Alliance EIA for connecting serial devices designed to replace the older RS 232 standard because it supports higher data rates and greater immunity to electrical interference RS 485 An Electronics Industry Alliance EIA standard for multipoint communications SConfigurator A proprietary graphical program used to configure and update the firmware of edge devices Serial Port An interface that can be used for serial communication in which only onebit is transmitted at a time A serial port is a general purpose interface that can be used for almost any type of device SSL Secure Sockets Layer A commonly used protocol for transmitting private documents via the
26. monitor connected to a receiver edge device PAL Phase Alternation by Line A television signal standard 625 lines used in the United Kingdom much of western Europe several South American countries some Middle East and Asian countries several African countries Australia New Zealand and other Pacific island countries Compare with NTSC Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions PEAP Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol A method to securely transmit authentication information including passwords over a wireless network Point to Point Connection The association of a transmitter and a receiver to view video coming from an analog camera on an analog monitor PSK Pre Shared Key A mode of the WPA and WPA2 security protocols designed for home and small office networks that cannot afford the cost and complexity of an authentication server It is also known as personal mode PTL Push To Listen In a two way system the communication mode in which the listener must push a button while listening PTT push To Talk In a two way system the communication mode in which the talker must push a button while talking PTZ Camera Pan Tilt Zoom An electronic camera that can be rotated left right up or down as well as zoomed in to get a magnified view of an object or area A PTZ camera monitors a larger area than a fixed camera QoS Quality of Service A set of low
27. not through a USB converter gt To start SConfigurator 1 Each time you have a new software version copy the sconfigurator exe file to the hard disk of your computer 2 Inthe Windows file manager start the sconfigurator exe program Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions 2 Starting SConfigurator The SConfigurator window appears amp SConfigurator Units Connections Application Settings Console 0 unit discovered 2010 Verint Systems Inc All rights reserved 3 To change SConfigurator options access the command line interface CLI and align the antennas of wireless devices click the General tab 4 To get an inventory of the Nextiva edge devices on the IP network configure them and perform firmware updates click the Units tab 5 To manage point to point connections between a transmitter and a receiver click the Connections tab 3 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions Chapter 1 Getting Started Changing SConfigurator Parameters You can change the SConfigurator parameters relative to the IP network and to SSL Configuring the IP Network for SConfigurator The following SConfigurator parameters are mainly used to discover Nextiva devices on the IP network for more information about the discovery process see page 7 The parameters are e P Address of the PC The unique IP address of the computer where SConfi
28. select the format of the passkey Text ASCII or Hexadecimal In the Passkey box enter the new passkey case sensitive The user supplied passkey must be unique and have exactly 16 characters if the format is Text or 32 digits if Hexadecimal 4 Inthe Confirmation box enter again the passkey 5 To set the wireless passkey to its default value click Reset 6 OK 802 11 You can use the 802 11 MAC mode with the 1100w and S4200 series only The parameter values must be the same as those entered in the commercial 802 11 access point In 802 11 the following security mechanisms are available e No security Not recommended WEP Not recommended e WPA and WPA2 also known as 802 11i in personal mode PSK e WPA and WPA2 in Enterprise mode with an 802 1X authentication server The supported 802 11 authentication methods are Authentication Authenticatio Remarks Method n Means PSK pre shared key passphrase A passphrase is required to connect to an personal access point and therefore access the network EAP TLS Enterprise certificate Uses mutual authentication The most secure option available EAP TTLS Enterprise login password Creates a secure TLS tunnel Supports and certificate MSCHAPv2 the Microsoft version of the Challenge Handshake Authentication protocol to validate logins and passwords A certificate is required on the server side EAP PEAP Enterprise login password Creates a secure TLS tunne
29. the IP address of the device belongs A subnet is a portion of a network that shares a common address component Unless otherwise specified by your network administrator it is recommended that you use a subnet mask of 255 255 0 0 Gateway The IP address of your gateway A gateway represents a network point that acts as an entrance to another network Contact your network administrator for the correct gateway information Host Name An alias for the IP address of the device to be used by the DNS server in a DHCP context It is made up of 2 to 24 alphanumerical characters the first one must be a character This parameter is optional NOTE It is up to the DHCP server to register the host name in the DNS server You can perform a batch network configuration if you have many devices to configure For the procedure see page 59 gt To use DHCP to change the IP network parameters 1 In the parameter tree expand the Unit 5 Network node then click IP Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices 2 Check Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP The IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway boxes become unavailable Unit Configuration S1816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 Serial Port 6 Audio 3 4 Click OK gt To use APIPA 1 2 become unavailable Network Interface Configuration mode i Automatic private IP address APIPA Use th
30. until another license is uninstalled on the same device gt To remove a license 1 Inthe Units tab double click the desired device 2 Inthe parameter tree click License The License Status box should indicate Valid 3 Click Remove License The license is removed 4 Inthe message window indicating that the device is rebooting click OK The contents of the Units tab is refreshed The license status of the device becomes Not Installed To get a removal code In the Units tab double click the desired device In the parameter tree click License Click Get Last Removal Code The Last Removal Code window appears Click Save As enter a location and file name for the code then click Save Oo PO ee es Send the file to Verint Customer Service V Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions Chapter 8 Troubleshooting an Edge Device Troubleshooting 0 0 eee eens 83 83 Troubleshooting This chapter contains frequently asked questions relative to security and device discovery using SConfigurator Troubleshooting What exactly is a secure VSIP connection Is it the same as an SSL connection Asecure VSIP connection is a connection that is secured with SSL between SConfigurator and a device This type of connection is also called SSL or TCP secured To have a secure connection you need the following prerequisites e The VSIP connection type must be TCP the default value If you
31. video communication will be re established after the repeater is fully configured The receives its configuration through the wireless network The devices reboot In the Unit Wireless Configuration window click Close In the SConfigurator window click Exit Unplug the Ethernet cable from the device then put back the dust cap on the network RJ 45 connector Configure the two S4300 devices making up the repeater For the procedure refer to the Verint S4300 RP Installation Guide Connect the monitor and camera to the devices ensure that RF and video communication works properly in your wireless system Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 50 www verint com video_solutions 51 Configuring the S4100 Series Performing an Advanced Configuration In addition to the Quick Setup window in SConfigurator you have access to a more elaborate set of parameters general wireless video audio and serial port You can use them to fine tune the configuration of your devices for instance if you are collocating many systems or to troubleshoot your devices with a customer service specialist Unit Wireless Configuration Default 172 16 23 20 Ni Ioj xj LENTEN Verint Video Solutions Verint Video Solutions Product Type S4100 T S4100 R Default JL Default Toma 5 00 build 7 5 00 build 7 Version Seral 00079a 700004 000793 700002 Number Access to advanced parameters 16 3207 16 48 33 Qu
32. 0w One encoder for the single input typical to enable the second video encoder call customer service 1704e 1704e AS Two encoders per input dual encoding S1708e S1708e AS 1712e 1724e One encoder per input single encoding 1800e Series Mulitport Three encoders per input triple encoding 1800e Series Single Four encoders per input quad encoding Dual ports 51900e series Two encoders on the single input dual encoding 51900e Vicon Two encoders on the single input dual encoding 2500e Two encoders on the single input dual encoding S2600e series Two encoders on the single input dual encoding 2700e series Two encoders on the single input dual encoding 2750e series Two encoders on the single input dual encoding 4200 Two encoders on the single input dual encoding 4200 AS Two encoders on the single input dual encoding 4200 2V One encoder per input single encoding 4200 AS 2V Two encoders per input dual encoding You can change the following parameters e Target Bit Rate The maximum number of bits per second that you want the device to generate Valid bit rates range from 9 to 6000 kbps This value depends on many variables like network capacity and the number of devices sending data on the network e Target Frame Rate The maximum number of frames per seconds fps that will be encoded and transferred by the transmitter This parameter can be set to 1 to 7 10 15 or 30 fps in NTSC mo
33. 1900e AS S2600e AS and 2610e AS 1900e Vicon allows you to perform the following operations relative to licensing Creating a license request file e Installing a license on an edge device e Assigning a package to an input e Removing a license Creating a License Request File The easiest way to order a license from Verint Customer Service is to create a license request file You can create such a file for many devices at the same time provided they are of the same product type for example three S1900e AS devices and they require the same packages When you request a license you provide the number of required packages for the edge device For the content analyzer licensable capability three package types are available e Silver E100 Gold E200 e Platinum E1000 The package types represent the sensors that can be assigned on the video inputs of the device For multiport devices you can order as many packages as there are video inputs gt To generate a license request file 1 Inthe Units tab select the devices for which a license is required To select multiple devices of the same type hold down either the Ctrl non contiguous selection or Shift contiguous selection key Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 76 www verint com video solutions if Installing Licenses 2 Right click in the selection then select Licensing gt Generate License Request File The License Request Generator window appea
34. 3 899 US 11 479 056 US 11 529 132 US 11 540 320 US 11 037 604 US 11 529 842 US 11 540 171 US 11 478 714 US 11 529 946 US 11 868 656 US 11 776 659 US 11 090 638 US 11 410 004 US 10 771 315 US 10 771 409 US 11 540 900 US 11 528 267 US 12 118 781 and other U S and International Patents and Patents Pending VERINT the VERINT logo ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE POWERING ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE WITNESS ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS STAR GATE RELIANT VANTAGE X TRACT NEXTIVA ULTRA AUDIOLOG WITNESS the WITNESS logo IMPACT 360 the IMPACT 360 logo IMPROVE EVERYTHING EQUALITY CONTACTSTORE and CLICK2STAFF are trademarks or registered trademarks of Verint Systems Inc or its subsidiaries Other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners Contents Contents Prefaco AA jii Chapter 1 Getting Started naaa aa aaa Starting SConfigurator as cag eal wee eh Belew ew ws hand Reais Wp Sina EEE wale el RRENEAN a ae 2 Changing SConfigurator Parameters 0 ccc cette teens 4 Configuring the IP Network for SConfigurator 0 cece 4 Configuring SSL for SConfigurator teens 6 Discovering Edge Devices 0 es 7 Choosing Information to Display a 11 Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices a a 13 Presenting the Configuration Parameters 00 cee eae 14 Accessing the General Parameters 0 cece tte 15 COMMONS lE we cetera annee ade Sr acayes audi Roa
35. 300 series you should also validate that the proper value for the selected RF band is displayed the gain is 8 5 dBi in the 2 4 GHz band and 12 dBi in the 4 9 GHz and 5 GHz bands NOTE Providing a gain lower than the gain of the antenna used by the device is strictly prohibited e Antenna Selection The type of antenna that will be used on the device The available values are m Integrated To use the antenna coming with the device m External If you installed a high gain antenna e Transmission Power The indication of the level of emitting power of the device radio The default level is the maximum allowed in your country for the configured antenna If your system operates with a comfortable RF margin you may reduce the emitting power to lower the noise generated on the other RF systems located nearby The available values are m Maximum The maximum allowed m 50 The power is reduced by 3 dB m 25 The power is reduced by 6 dB m 12 5 The power is reduced by 9 dB e Maximum Distance In SDCF mode the maximum transmission distance between a master and slave S3100 series or S4300 series in all wireless cells present in the same geographical region and sharing the same frequency channel The two devices making up an SDCF wireless cell must have the same value for this parameter e Sensitivity Threshold The minimum signal level perceived by the radio of the device The default value is Normal The other available va
36. 4 Configuring Video eee 35 Configuring the Serial Port 00 cee 42 Gonfig ring AUCIO s sece ASM aw tatea ea eed ee ek dw bao we 44 Configuring the S4100 Series 0 00 a 47 Configuring the S1816e SP Encoder 0 eee 57 Performing a Batch Network Configuration 05 59 Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices You can perform the following tasks in the Units tab of the SConfigurator window e Configuring edge devices Performing a batch network configuration Presenting the Configuration Parameters SConfigurator allows you to change or display several parameters in the devices n wn E A aN O O 9 O O 0 2 D gt Oo 0 2 Die D me V vV o gt pep o oe ep op O 5L D O z O a HC S ep ete te Hale orga oa OOO Kag 5 LO 5 N O N ON T av es ag es tes Y T N CNAID a gt Oa O O pn ep O Od MW General P P P P P P Network e IP VSIP SSL NTP P P P P P P e Wireless P R e Filters P e Link status P Video P v P P P Serial port P P P P Audio Optiona P P l Typically you will use the edge devices with a video management software In that context you need S1900e Vicon for the initial configuration only other categories of parameters may be overwritten by the software The only exceptions are e The S4100 series uses a different set of pages for configuration For more information see page 47 The S1100 devices use th
37. 4200e series default between the devices and resolve hidden S3100 series default node quality of service range and 4300 series default problems inherent to 802 11 wireless networking products e Role The function of the device in the wireless system This parameter is not used in the 802 11 MAC mode The available values are Role Description Usage Master A device that controls the access over the wireless 1100 medium It takes care of channel selection and slave S3100 series default authentication to provide access to the wireless 4300 series default network In the SPCF MAC protocol the master also allocates bandwidth for all connected slaves Client A device that needs a master to access the wireless 1100 medium to transfer data A client cannot bridge data 1100w default Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices Role Description Usage Slave A device that needs a master to access the wireless 4200 series default medium to transfer data A slave can bridge data 3100 series default 4300 series default SSID The service set ID used on an 51100w when the MAC mode is 802 11 it is a 2 32 character string This value must be the same one as in the access point Band The RF radio frequency band used by the device The available values are m 802 11a 5 GHz OFDM m 802 11g 2 4 GHz OFDM m 4 9 GH
38. 7 Input 1Encoder1 172 22 25 157 Output 1Decoder1 172 22 95 117 Input 1Encoder2 172 22 25 157 Output2Decoder1 172 22 95 117 Input2Encoder1 172 22 25 157 Qutput3Decoder1 172 22 95 117 Input2Encoder2 a 172 22 25 157 Output4Decoder1 1 1177 27 95 117 inrit Fenender 117777 4919Mu4mt1Nararert Video Enable Audio PTT PTL C Forward 1 0 Forward Serial Port Data 3 Selecta transmitter in the left column and a receiver in the right one In the Transmitters column you have access to all the encoders of each input The video stream is the same for both Encoder is always reserved for viewing live video with the web interface therefore you should use Encoder2 for point to point connections however you can use the same encoder for both functions if you want the same resolution and frame rate 4 Inthe Video list select the desired transmission mode for video data Depending on the edge device and the firmware version the following modes may be available RTP UDP A video mode using RTP Real Time Transport Protocol RFC 3550 over the UDP protocol It is the preferred mode for LAN environments however it does not guarantee proper reception of packets default VSIP UDP A legacy mode using the proprietary VSIP video protocol over UDP The preferred UDP mode is RTP UDP m RTP TCP A video mode using RTP Real Time Transport Protocol RFC 3550 over the TCP protocol It can be useful over WANs Internet
39. A properly configured device having the same VSIP port as SConfigurator Configured device e A device in APIPA mode A brand new device a device having been through a factory reset a device with a duplicate IP address or a device unable to receive an address from a DHCP server APIPA device For more information about APIPA see Appendix A DHCP Support and APIPA e A device whose VSIP port and IP address are unknown Lost device The following discovery scenarios are available Detect All Units we 0p ap O m Multicast Common VSIP Port Discovered P P 1 2 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 8 www verint com video_solutions Discovering Edge Devices 5 Te a ep i 0 D 5 5 lt D Q o gt KO iS o O c ED O 2 On D D mM gt NG D a P P 2 3 P P P T23 P n a 2 6 P P n a 2 3 4 6 P n a 2 6 9 P P n a 2 3 4 6 7 9 With the broadcast method e SConfigurator can find devices only on the local network provided they share the same VSIP port device 2 e The Detect All Units on LAN parameter works only in broadcast mode This parameter helps detect the APIPA device device 1 which resides on a subnet different from that of the computer Their VSIP ports need to be the same e The common port is required to find the lost device device 3 since its configured VSIP port is different from SConfigurator s With the multicast method
40. B m 25 The power is reduced by 6 dB m 12 5 The power is reduced by 9 dB Sensitivity Threshold The minimum signal level perceived by the radio of the device Reducing the sensitivity of the radio enables unwanted noise to be filtered out A safe value is 10 dB below the current received signal level this signal level is displayed in the Wireless connection status 83 dBm in the illustration on page 51 The default value Normal represents the most sensitive context You must be careful not to reduce the sensitivity to a level where the device would not hear its legitimate correspondent The available values are Normal 80 dBm 75 dBm 70 dBm and 60 dBm Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices gt To change the wireless parameters of the devices 1 Inthe Unit Wireless Configuration window click Advanced Setup 2 Locate the Wireless area Wireless UNITED STATES 7 Disabled 7 RF Band 802 11a 5GHz OFDM Y Auto pd Channel Bandwidth 20MHz z Auto z Starting Order fi fi2 m Antenna Selection integrated z Extemal gt Transmit Power Scale Maximum Maximum z Sensitivity Threshold Normal Normal 3 Change the desired values 4 Ifyou are finished with the changes scroll down the window then click Save The devices reboot The video parameters are the same for both devices in the
41. D for abnormal behavior You should take into consideration the following facts regarding firmware updates using the IP network Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 70 www verint com video_solutions 71 Firmware Update Messages It can be deactivated in the command line interface CLI Ensure that the IP link is stable before starting the procedure therefore it is not recommended to perform it over the Internet gt To perform the firmware update using a serial port connection NOTE SConfigurator needs a COM port to perform firmware update You need to disable any program using this port prior to starting this procedure Connect the host computer to the SmartSight device via the RS 232 serial port In the Units tab select the device to update In the Firmware Update box select Using a serial port connection fa pt Click Start The Serial Port Configuration window appears Serial Port Configuration Which serial port will you be using to perform the firmware update com1 Select the serial port to use then click OK The Firmware File Selection window appears To open the desired firmware file click Browse then select it Click Next The Perform Update window appears onog Click Start The Firmware Update Progress window appears displaying a progress bar and status messages The update procedure may take several minutes to complete Firmware Update Messages During firmware updates many messages
42. HEH EIR IAAL IA LIA LIA LI ILI III I IIL II SLI ISI ISI ISIS SIS SIS Verint S1712e 172 16 161 13 IH IAEA ILIA LIA LIA LIS LIL IIL II LIISA II SAI SSIS SI SSIS SIS Main Menu 1 Serial Port 2 Access Management 3 System Status 4 Network 5 Ethernet Communication 6 Advanced Commands s Save Settings r Reboot System 1 Load Default Configuration q Quit IE HIKARI REI EERE IIE III II IIE II III IIS IIE Command x 2 To access the CLI with Telnet select the desired device in the Units tab then click Telnet The CLI main menu appears The CLI has a timeout that is triggered after three minutes of inactivity When the timeout occurs m You lose access to the command line m The Thank you for using the Verint CLI message appears at the command line m The Verint Console window becomes disabled m The Disconnect button switches to Connect 3 To reactivate the CLI after a timeout click Connect 4 To work through the CLI menu structure follow these guidelines m To execute a command or open a menu type in the corresponding letter or number then press Enter m To return to the previous menu enter p 5 To end the CLI work session a Save the parameters by entering s at the main menu then pressing Enter b Exit the CLI by entering q at the main menu then pressing Enter c Close the Verint Console window NOTE Do not use the Disconnect button to exit the CLI since it does not save your settin
43. L passkey The SConfigurator SSL parameters are e Trusted Unit List The list of trusted Nextiva devices that SConfigurator will manage in a secure system Enable Security The indication of whether SConfigurator communicate only with SSL enabled devices that are included in the trusted list and share the same SSL passkey e Enter SSL Passkey To change the password shared by SConfigurator and SSL enabled devices to establish a secure VSIP connection gt To change the SConfigurator SSL parameters 1 In the General tab click Program Options The Program Options window appears Program Options VSIP Discovery IP Address of thePc FZEFEWA Detect All Units on LAN Show Disabled Capabilities VSIP Port 9541 Default Common Discovery IP Address 255 255 255 255 SSL Trusted Unit List Enable Security Fi Application SSL Passkey 55000 Authentication Username Password 2 To create an empty trusted unit list a Inthe SSL box click Browse b Select the directory that will hold the list c In the File name box enter a meaningful name then click Open The path and name of the list appear in the Trusted Unit List box 3 Tochange the trusted unit list click Browse then select the desired file 4 To force SConfigurator to communicate only with SSL enabled devices that are part of the trusted list check Enable Security Verint Video Intelligence Solutions w
44. Maes Number of Resolution of Availability Columns Lines NTSC NTS PAL All devices except the multiport S1800e series VGA All devices except the multiport S1800e series Input Filter The level of filtering applied to the video signal before it is encoded helping to remove high frequency noise from lower quality cameras or noisy video feeds The available values are Low Medium High or None NOTE This option is not available for the multiport S1800e series In removing noise from the video signal the filter also reduces the sharpness of the image If the signal is relatively clean use a parameter of None to avoid losing crispness For images with too much noise applying the filter can help clean up the image Keep in mind however that the higher the filter level the blurrier the video image may become Compression Mode The way video is compressed The following modes are available m SM4 The proprietary MPEG 4 based mode m MPEG4 The MPEG 4 ISO 14496 2 compliant mode This mode is available on all devices except the S1100w m H 264 The MPEG 4 Part 10 MPEG 4 AVC ISO 14496 10 compliant mode This mode is only available on the multiport S1800e series Noise Reduction Filter The filtering of small variations in pixels in otherwise motionless sections of the video to be used in all conditions to reduce the bit rate Using this filter also helps reduce the number of false alarms in low light c
45. VERINT POWERING ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE SConfigurator Version 6 0 User Guide September 17 2010 2010 Verint Systems Inc All Rights Reserved Worldwide www verint com videosolutions Revision Notice This is the second release of this manual This manual provides technical and editorial updates and replaces all previous editions Please refer to the Summary of Changes for a complete revision history About This Document Unauthorized use duplication or modification of this document in whole or in part without the written consent of Verint Systems Inc is strictly prohibited By providing this document Verint Systems Inc is not making any representations regarding the correctness or completeness of its contents and reserves the right to alter this document at any time without notice Features listed in this document are subject to change Verint Systems Inc does not warrant guarantee or make any representation regarding the use or the results of the use of the information links tools and materials in terms of the accuracy reliability quality validity stability completeness currentness or otherwise of its content or products The entire risk as to the use results and performance of information links tools and materials provided or referenced herein is assumed by the user Verint Systems Inc shall not be liable for damages resulting from the use misuse or unlawful use of the information links tools and materials con
46. arameter is the output gain that represents the amplification level gt To change the output gain 1 Inthe parameter tree expand the Unit gt Audio node then click Decoder Unit Configuration S1816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 G Audio Encoder 1 Encoder 2 Encoder 3 Encoder 4 Encoder 5 Encoder 6 Encoder 7 Encoder 8 Encoder 9 Encoder 10 Encoder 11 Encoder 12 Encoder 13 Encoder 14 Encoder 15 Encoder 16 Decoder 2 Decoder 3 Decoder 4 Decoder 5 Decoder 6 Decoder 7 Decoder 8 Decoder 9 2 Change the output gain by moving the slider either to the right to increase the volume or to the left to lower it 3 Click OK Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 46 www verint com video solutions 47 Configuring the S4100 Series Configuring the S4 100 Series The S4100 series is a professional video transmission product designed for the CCTV closed circuit television market It consists of a video encoder transmitter T and a video decoder receiver R device This product leaves the Verint factory with preset IP network parameters that cannot be modified The steps to configure this product are 1 Preparing the devices for configuration 2 Assigning initial parameters 3 Performing an advanced configuration if required 4 Resetting the configuration Preparing the Configuration Because the network configuration of the S4100 series is pre assigned you need to temporarily change the IP addre
47. ating the firmware of a device retains its configuration The latest firmware files are available on the Verint Video Intelligence Solutions extranet Quick Links gt Firmware and Applications gt SmartSight Intelligent Edge Devices The preferred method to update the firmware of all devices is through an IP network connection On the 1100w and the 1504e R you can also perform it with a serial port gt To update the firmware using an IP network connection 1 Inthe Units tab select the device to update 2 Inthe Firmware Update box select Using an IP network connection Firmware Update How will you perform the fimware update ger Using an IP network connection ao Using a serial port connection 4 Click Start The Firmware File Selection window appears Firmware File Selection Unit to Update Transmitter 172 22 118 127 Firmware File CAF1800_2 0 0 277 62060 vwf Unknown 5 Click Browse select the desired firmware file then click Open Click Next The Firmware Update window appears 7 Click Start The Firmware Update Progress window appears The update procedure may take several minutes to complete For a list of status messages see Firmware Update Messages on page 71 If the update procedure fails 1 Restart the same procedure immediately 2 Ifthe problem persists reboot the device then restart the update procedure 3 Ifthe problem persists look at the status LE
48. be more stable in the presence of changing atmospheric conditions or other RF interferers If the quality of the RF link degrades severely the actual bit rate could be lower than the manually configured one gt 1 To change the transmission bit rate of a client or slave In the parameter tree of the master device expand the Unit gt Network gt Wireless node then click Link Status Unit Configuration Default 172 16 22 55 FB x Unit Unit Network Wireless Link Status _ El Network IP Clients Slaves vap Bitrate Unit Unit Unit Master Master Master SSL Negotiation Rx BitRate RxLevel RF Margin Rx BitRate RxLevel RF Margin auld Mbps dBm 48 Mbps dBm 48 EF Wireless 52 22 70 w2 172 Default Enabled 54 00 Filters License Force Transmitter Bit Rate J x Configured Bit Rate auto z Mbps Current Bit Rate jas Mbps Mbps Desired Bit Rate Auto v Mbps Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices 3 Inthe Desired Bit Rate box select the new value then click OK The device reboots The new bit rate is then displayed in the list NOTE To change the bit rate of the same device a second time you need to leave the Unit Configuration window re discover the devices then access the configuration parameters of the master selecting Multicast Filters The Network gt Filters node
49. bnet the IP address of the device belongs 5 If required enter the IP address of the gateway in the Gateway box Click OK Configuring VSIP The Network gt VSIP node contains the parameters related to the proprietary VSIP Video Services over IP communication protocol The values of these parameters must be the same in the device and in SConfigurator e VSIP Port The VSIP port used by the device to communicate with SConfigurator The default value of all Verint devices is 5510 NOTE VSIP ports 9541 65500 and those under 1024 are reserved and should not be used not even for serial port video or audio communication The maximum value is 65535 e Discovery Address The IP address used by the device to make its presence known to SConfigurator with the broadcast method With this method S1900e Vicon sends messages to all devices physically connected to its network The broadcast address is 255 255 255 255 e Multicast Discovery Address The IP address used by the device to make its presence known to SConfigurator with the multicast method With multicast only a selected group of devices receives S1900e Vicon messages The current multicast address is 224 16 32 1 and should not be changed Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices gt To change the VSIP parameters 1 In the parameter tree expand the Unit 5 Network node then click VSIP Unit Configura
50. cast 9 Click OK 10 Select the Units tab then click Discover The two devices appear in the Units list 5 sconfigurator General TISA Connections Units iol x 1S arr 2 Default 2 unit s discovered Transmitter 172 16 23 10 5510 S4100 T Not Firmware Update How will you perform the firmware update Using an IP network connection Using a serial port connection ic All rights reserved 3 Exit 11 Select the device then click Configure The Unit Wireless Configuration window appears i unit Wireless Configuration Default 172 16 23 20 I iol x Unit Information Verint Video Solutions S4100 T S4100 R Default 5 00 build 7 Default 5 00 build 7 00079a 700004 00079a 70000a 16 32 07 16 48 33 Advanced Setup Reset Configuration Connection Status Transmitter Receiver 83 dBm Excellent NTSC Video input detected Full Duplex Ulaw 4800 8 N 1 4800 8 N 1 12 Click Quick Setup Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions 48 49 Configuring the S4100 Series Assigning Initial Parameters You can easily set up your radio system by providing a minimal set of parameters The parameters vary depending on your application point to point system or point to point repeater When
51. ce The available values are RS 422 4 Wires RS 485 2 Wires and RS 485 4 Wires If you are finished with the changes click Save The devices reboot If the wireless system does not react the way it should you can load the default configuration in both devices and reboot them This operation will assign the factory default parameters to each device All user defined values will be lost gt To reset the configuration of the 84100 pair 1 2 Unit Information Transmitter Receiver Manufacturer Verint Video Solutions Verint Video Solutions Product a S4100 T S4100 R Default Default Pinaka 5 00 build 7 5 00 build 7 Version pad 000792 700004 00079a 70000a Perey 16 32 07 16 48 33 Quick Setup Advanced Setup Reset Configuration eS ee Recower Wireless 83 dBm Excellent video NTSC Video input detected Full Duplex Ulaw Serial Port 4800 8 N 1 4800 8 N 1 In the Unit Wireless Configuration window click Reset Configuration 5 unit Wireless Configuration Default 172 16 23 20 10 x Resetting the configuration In the confirmation window that appears click OK Both devices receive their default configuration then they reboot Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 56 www verint com video_solutions of Configuring the S1816e SP Encoder Configuring the 1816e SP Encoder The s1816e SP is a cost ef
52. contains the parameters for controlling the flow of data between the wireless and wired Ethernet networks in a multicast environment These parameters are not taken into account for broadcast communication This node appears on wireless devices only The available filters allowing multicast traffic are e From the wireless to the wired network e From the wired to the wireless network By default wireless to wired traffic is enabled allowing data to flow from wireless transmitters to the wired network either Verint video receivers or computers running a video management software gt To select multicast filters 1 Inthe parameter tree expand the Unit gt Network node then click Filters xl Umt Unit Network Filters Network Ethernet Filter Name YSIP Allow Wireless to Ethernet IP Multicast Traffic SSL O Allow Ethemet to Wireless IP Multicast Traffic NTP E Wireless Lo 14 2 Select the desired filters 3 Click OK Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions 34 Configuring Video Configuring Video The Video node in the parameter tree enables you to properly configure video on transmitter and receiver devices You can change The video standard e The treatment of color on each video input e The encoders e The brightness of each video output Configuring the Video Standard You can change the analog display standard gt To change the v
53. cure To solve the problem you need to change the SSL passkey of the device through the CLI As soon as the passkey is the same in the device and in SConfigurator the VSIP connection becomes secure you can then change the passkey in the Network tab How come many devices become unknown after activated security in SConfigurator The following devices will become unknown in the Units box e Those without an SSL certificate e Those not part of the trusted list e Those not sharing the same SSL passkey V Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 84 www verint com video solutions Appendix A DHCP Support and APIPA Understanding DHCP and APIPA 0 00 c cece eee eee 86 Appendix A DHCP Support and APIPA Understanding DHCP and APIPA DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allows devices and computers connected to a network to automatically get a valid IP configuration from a dedicated server The APIPA Automatic Private IP Addressing scheme available on the Windows operating systems enables a device to assign itself a temporary IP address At startup an edge device searches for a valid IP network configuration The device requires this configuration prior to starting its functions The network configuration for Nextiva devices consists of e AnIP address e Asubnet mask e A gateway By default the device tries to contact a DHCP server If DHCP configuration fails if the device does not find a server or if it canno
54. cure system it is strongly recommended to change the default passkey the empty string prior to putting the devices in production Another security measure is the list of devices that SConfigurator trusts If you use that list fake devices with SSL certificates or hacked SConfigurator programs will not be able to break into your secure system gt To build a secure system 1 Create the list of devices that will work in the secure context see page 6 This list is called the trusted list and the enclosed devices the trusted devices 2 Setup the default secure VSIP connection between SConfigurator and a new device a Inthe Program Options window set the SConfigurator VSIP port to 5510 and the SSL passkey to the empty string see page 4 b On the edge device set the VSIP port to 5510 see page 19 and the SSL passkey to the empty string see page 21 If the device is new it already has these factory default parameters c Discover the device see page 7 3 Fora wired transmitter wired receiver IP camera or 54200 series wireless transmitter change its SSL passkey See page 21 and VSIP port see page 19 For an S1100w wireless transmitter change its wireless passkey see page 29 5 For an 53100 series or 54300 series device a Change its SSL passkey see page 21 and VSIP port see page 19 b Change its wireless passkey see page 29 Add the device to the trusted list see page 68 7 Enable security in the
55. d for the following audience e Managers e T system administrators e Engineers e Technicians Verint Video Intelligence Solutions iil www verint com video_solutions Preface Contacting Verint Verint Systems is a leading provider of Actionable Intelligence solutions for enterprise workforce optimization and security intelligence Our solutions help government and enterprises make sense of the vast information they collect in order to achieve their performance and security goals Today our solutions are used by more than 10 000 organizations in 150 countries Verint is headquartered in Melville New York with offices worldwide and 2500 dedicated professionals around the globe You can read about Verint Video Solutions and get marketing material and product information at www verint com videosolutions gt To contact us for sales pricing and general inquiries m The Americas e EMAIL videoinfo verint com TELEPHONE 1 866 639 8482 for Nextiva Enterprise and Nextiva Intelligent Edge Devices TELEPHONE 1 800 638 5969 for Nextiva embedded DVRs m Europe the Middle East or Africa e EMAIL marketing emea verint com TELEPHONE 44 O 1932 839500 m Asia Pacific e EMAIL marketing apac verint com TELEPHONE 852 2797 5678 Contacting Service and Support To request the latest versions of firmware and software or to download other product related documents you need access to the Verint Video Intel
56. de and 1 to 6 8 12 or 25 fps in PAL mode e Minimum Quantizer The high video quality boundary The lower the value the higher the video quality and the file size The available values are in the 2 31 range 37 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices Maximum Quantizer The low video quality boundary A higher quantizer value means less video quality but a smaller file size To maintain the video frame rate that is not to skip any frames you should set the maximum quantizer to 31 If the quality of each frame is more important you should reduce the quantizer value for example a maximum quantizer of 5 keeps a good image quality but skips frames when motion is high The available values are in the 2 31 range Intra Interval The frequency at which a complete video frame called I frame is sent by the encoder The available values are in the O 1000 range A value of O indicates that no I frame will be sent automatically by the device a value of X means that a complete image refresh will occur every X frames Rate Control The mode controlling the bit rate variation The available modes are Constant Frame Rate This mode maintains the target frame rate Video quality may suffer and the bit rate may exceed the target value Constant Bit Rate This mode is the most effective to maintain the target bit rate Video quality may suffer frames may be ski
57. determine that the message is from a valid source In the SNMPv3 User Auth Password box type a password for the user In the SNMPv3 Privacy Protocol list select the privacy protocol to encrypt the contents of the data You can select from the following No Encryption No encryption is used DES Encryption The Data Encryption Standard DES algorithm is used to encrypt the data AES Encryption The Advanced Encryption Standard AES algorithm is used to encrypt the data In the SNMPv3 Privacy Password box type a password for the privacy protocol Click Apply Click Close The devices will reboot with the new configuration Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Configuring NTP Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices The edge device can connect to a Network Time Protocol NTP server to get the current time The main reason to use NTP is to display valid dates in the log files instead of the device uptime NTP uses GMT Greenwich Mean Time to synchronize device clock time The NTP parameters are Enable NTP The indication of whether NTP is used Pr y amp Unit E Network IP VSIP SSL SNMP Video Serial Port Audio 2 Change the desired parameters 3 Click OK To change the NTP parameters In the parameter tree expand the Unit 5 Network node then click NTP Unit Configuration S1816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 Enable NTP Server Address Server Por
58. e Verint Configuration Assistant tool for configuration However you may have to use SConfigurator to change their wireless parameters when the devices are part of a repeater setup For more information refer to the Verint S1100 User Guide e The 51800e Series devices use the new Web Interface for configuration SConfigurator should only be used to obtain the IP address of the devices Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 14 www verint com video solutions 15 Accessing the General Parameters gt To access the configuration parameters 1 In the Units box double click the desired device A Unit Configuration window appears Unit Configuration 51816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 Product Type S1816e A Fimware Version 2 2 0 28 69494 System Uptime 00 46 51 Unit Name 1816e 00079a70002 Country Commands Reboot Unit Load Defaut Settings Identify Unit Parameter tree 2 Inthe parameter tree click the desired node then make the necessary changes You may have to expand a node by clicking the plus sign to its left 3 Click OK Each time you change one or more parameters then click OK a confirmation window appears After you confirm the changes the device may reboot Accessing the General Parameters At the root of the parameter tree in the Unit node system status information on the device is available product type firmware version and uptime You can also change the following param
59. e eee ee Se ee ee ee eee Se ee 90 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Preface Preface The Verint SConfigurator User Guide presents the information and procedures for configuring the Nextiva edge devices using SConfigurator e Wired video receivers and transmitters m 1504e R receiver m Multiport 51700e series transmitters covering the S1704e 51704e AS S1708e 1708e AS 1712e and 1724e Multiport S1800e series transmitters covering the S1808e S1816e and S1816e SP Single Dual port S1800e series transmitters and receivers covering the 51801e 51801e POE S1801e R 1801e R HD S1802e m S1900e series covering the S1900e AS S1950e and 51970e transmitters and the 1970e R receiver e P cameras m 1900e Vicon to create the Nextiva Vicon camera 2500e S2600e series covering the S2600e S2600e AS S2610e and S2610e AS 2700e series covering the S2700e and S2700e VR S52 750e series covering the S2750eN and S2750eP S5000 series covering the SSOO3BX S5003FD 55003FDW S5020BX S5020FD and 55020FDW e Wireless video transmitters m S1100w m S4200 series covering the 54200 S4200 AS S4200 2V and S4200 AS 2V Wireless transmitter receiver system S4100 series covering the 54100 and S4100 2V Multipurpose outdoor wireless devices m 3100 series covering the 53100 S3100 BR and 53100 RP m S4300 series covering the 54300 S4300 BR and S4300 RP Audience This guide has been prepare
60. e following IP address IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Host Name tiboutte If required enter an alias in the Host Name box Unit Configuration S1816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 Video Serial Port Audio In the parameter tree expand the Unit 5 Network node then click IP Check Automatic private IP address APIPA The IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway boxes Network Interface Configuration mode Obt IP add jutomati OF O Use the following IP address IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Host Name 3 If required enter an alias in the Host Name box 4 Click OK Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions 18 19 Configuring VSIP gt To change the IP network parameters without DHCP 1 Inthe parameter tree expand the Unit gt Network node then click IP 2 Select Use the following IP address Unit Configuration S1816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 G Network Network Interface Configuration mode VSIP O Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP SSL SNMP Automatic private IP address APIPA NTP Use the following IP address Video IP Address 172 2 12 Serial Port E Audio Subnet Mask 5 25 0 Gamay KA Host Name tiboutte S 3 Inthe IP Address box enter the IP address of the device 4 Inthe Subnet Mask box enter the binary configuration specifying in which su
61. el The amplification level The level is taken into account only when the gain is enabled This parameter applies to the 51708e and 51712e with 12 audio inputs only Bias State The indication of whether the bias is enabled on the device This parameter applies to the S1708e and 51712e with 12 audio inputs only Bias Level The level of voltage applied to a microphone to set its condition of operation The bias level is taken into account only when the bias is enabled The available values are in the O 9 volt range This parameter applies to the 51708e and 51712e with 12 audio inputs only To change the audio encoder parameters In the parameter tree expand the Unit gt Audio node then click the desired Encoder Unit Configuration S1816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 5 Audio a Unit Audio YE 1 Encoder 2 Input Type Linen v Encoder 3 Encoder 4 Input Compression Uncompressed PCM a 28kb v Encoder 5 Encoder 6 a Encoder 7 Gain Level Ly Encoder 8 Encoder 9 Mute Bias State Encoder 10 Bias Level Encoder 11 Encoder 12 Encoder 13 Encoder 14 Encoder 15 Encoder 16 Decoder 1 Decoder 2 Decoder 3 Decoder 4 Decoder 5 Decoder 6 Decoder 7 Decoder 8 Decoder 9 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices 2 Change the desired parameters 3 Click OK Configuring an Audio Decoder The only audio decoder p
62. ence Solutions www verint com video solutions Chapter 1 Getting Started gt To discover devices with the broadcast or multicast method e Inthe Units tab click Discover The discovered devices appear in the Units box 5 SConfigurator General Units Connections Units Unit Name 4 Host Name Type Address 2 180 1e 00079a020006 180 1e 00079a020006 Transmitter 172 22 30 211 7 51801e 00079a020008 180 1e 00079a020008 Transmitter 172 22 23 150 La 5180 1e 00079a02000d 180 1e 00079a02000d Transmitter 172 22 30 210 7 180 1e 000798020014 180 1e 00079a020014 Transmitter 172 22 118 13 180 1e 00079a020025 180 1e 00079a020025 Transmitter 172 22 115 140 7 180 1e POE 00079a0200 1c 51801e POE 00079a02001c Transmitter 172 22 76 61 El S180 1e R 00079a020039 180 1e R 00079a020039 Receiver 172 22 23 40 lt Fimware Update How will you perform the fimware update Using an IP network connection O Using a serial port connection Discovering device at 172 22 115 140 62 units discovered 2010 Verint Systems Inc All rights reserved If devices of type Unknown appear see Chapter 8 Troubleshooting an Edge Device for the probable causes gt To find a specific device with the unicast method 1 Inthe Units tab click Add The Add Unit window appears Add Unit What is the IP address or hostname of the unit 2 Enter the IP address or host name of the device you want to find
63. ensure that the file exists If the problem persists contact customer service to get a valid file The firmware update failed A problem occurred during firmware update The update process has not been completed successfully V Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions 72 Chapter O Aligning the Antenna Aligning the External Antenna saaana 74 Chapter 6 Aligning the Antenna Aligning the External Antenna SConfigurator supplies a graphical environment to help you align the external antenna of an 51100w 4200 series slave S3100 series or slave S4300 series with that of its connected master NOTE The antenna alignment utility works only with devices whose firmware release is 2 55 or higher gt To align the external antenna 1 Inthe General tab click Antenna Alignment The Antenna Alignment Utility window appears x Connect using com r Link Information Maximum Reached 82 0 dBm Average Signal Level eU Ty f 450 st O 77 0 m On an 81100w device e Connect the device to a COM port of the host computer using a serial cable Minimum Reached 86 0 dBm Status Connected e Inthe Connect using box select the COM port then click Connect m Ona S4200 series slave S3100 series or slave S4300 series e Inthe Connect using box select Telnet then click Connect The Telnet Connection window appears e Enter the IP address of the slave device then c
64. eters e For the S1100 S1100w S3100 series 54200 series and S4300 series you may have to set the country of operation Depending on the country the available frequency bands may differ and the DFS Dynamic Frequency Selection and TPC Transmit Power Control regulations may apply For more information about these regulations refer to the user guide of the device e You should assign a meaningful name to every device This name will be displayed in the Units box under the Unit Name column Finally the Unit node allows you to execute the following operations e Identify the device Makes the status LED of the device flash red rapidly to recognize it among a large set of devices e Reboot the device Performs a warm boot of the device This operation will keep the current device configuration e Load default settings Resets all configuration parameters to their factory settings For a list of these values refer to the Factory Default Configuration appendix in the user guide of the device Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices gt To access the general parameters 1 Inthe parameter tree click Unit Unit Configuration S1816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 Product Type S1816e A Firmware Version 2 2 0 28 69494 System Uptime 00 46 51 Unit Name 51816e 00073a700026 Country Commands Reboot Unt Load Defaut Settings Iden
65. evice at any time therefore you must remove it before an upgrade or to move it to another edge device gt To perform a batch license installation 1 Inthe Units tab perform one of the following operations To install licenses on all discovered devices right click any device then select Licensing gt Install License on All Units m Select the devices for which a license is required right click in the selection then select Licensing gt Install License on Selected Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 7 Managing the Licenses 2 Inthe Open window select the aggregated file then click Open The Install License window appears Product MAC Address Status Default S2610e 4S 00 07 3A B0 0F 3D Default 52610e 4S 00 07 94 94 00 6D Default S2610e 4S 00 07 94 E 4 01 06 o x 3 Click Start The licenses are installed one after the other If the operation is successful the status of the device becomes OK Success and the device reboots If an error occurs the status displays a descriptive message 4 When all licenses are installed click Close The contents of the Units tab is refreshed The license status of the devices becomes Valid gt To install a single license In the Units tab double click the desired device 2 Inthe parameter tree click License Unit Configuration Default 172 22 98 45 e G Unit E Network W Video Serial Port Gi Aao Uni
66. fective encoder with performance of up to 4CIF 15 frames per second The 1816e SP supports H 264 and MPEG 4 video on all 16 ports and can be configured in dual or triple stream modes By default the S1816e SP is configured in single H 264 mode Use SConfigurator to select the mode of the unit Once you have set the mode it will take effect once you have rebooted the unit gt 1 2 3 To change the performance mode for the S1816e SP Double click sconfigurator exe to start SConfigurator Select the Units tab then click Discover Select the S1816e SP encoder and click Configure Unit Configuration S181 6e SP 00079a1 80192 172 17 118 46 Product Type S1816e SP UA 1 1 0 200 52785 Firmware Version 2 days 20 46 53 Serial Port System Uptime ays Unit Name s1 816e SP 00079a180192 Country Performance Mode Single H 264 E Commands Reboot Unit Load Default Settings Identify Unit E Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices 4 Inthe Unit Name box from the Performance Mode list select the streaming mode for H 264 You can select from m Single H 264 One H 264 stream and one MPEG 4 stream per video input m Dual H 264 Two H 264 streams with lower resolution and frame rate and one MPEG 4 stream per video input 5 Click Reboot Unit for the change to take effect Click OK to close the Unit Configu
67. figuration 00 cee 51 Resetting the Configuration 6 0 0 ttt tee ee 56 Configuring the S1816e SP Encoder 0 a 57 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Contents Performing a Batch Network Configuration 0 0 0 000 a 59 Chapter 3 Managing Connections 0c ee eee eee eee 62 Adding a Connection 2 0 tenet tenet ees 63 Removing a Connection 0 0 eee eee eas 65 Chapter 4 Enabling Security 44 4 4ca8e0 oS GS NG NAGADA Bre EES 66 Building a Secure System 0 0 cee eee eee 67 Adding a Device to the Trusted List cc teens 68 Chapter 5 Updating Firmware ad ha idee eae sd KAG ADA es ee eee 69 Periorming the Update Xa a kab kan PAPA hha KG ewok Gen dee o eked ied 70 Firmware Update Messages a 71 Chapter 6 Aligning the Antenna 4X ae wa ERA KAO NA Sean KG GA ee ees 13 Aligning the External Antenna 6 teens 74 Chapter 7 Managing the Licenses cece nes 75 Creating a License Request File a 76 Installing LICENSES ases KNA AW kad ro ee n E ew AA wee KRE Wadd Mal DNA TI Assigning a Package ete eee eee 79 Removing a License 0c eee eee eens 81 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting an Edge Device 82 Troubleshooting seanna 83 Appendix A DHCP Support and APIPA 0 0 cee 85 Appendix B Accessing the CLI a aka hae AA NG Wk WA KAKA e ae x 87 Glossa BAHALA e
68. filtering 34 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 95 www verint com video_solutions 96 Index network 17 34 RF radio frequency 25 34 SConfigurator 4 7 serial port 42 SSL See SSL parameters system status 15 video 35 41 VSIP See VSIP parameters wireless 25 34 parity 42 passkey encryption 31 SSL See SSL passkey WEP 31 wireless 29 WPA 31 PEAP Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol 30 personal mode WPA or WPA2 30 point to point connection 63 65 point to point repeater 50 51 port COM See COM port serial See serial port VSIP See VSIP port power transmission 27 preventing firmware update 21 Primary Trap Destination Address SNMP Setting 22 60 Privacy Password SNMP Setting 23 61 Privacy Protocol AES Encryption SNMP Setting 23 61 DES Encryption SNMP Setting 23 61 No Encryption SNMP Setting 23 61 SNMP Setting 23 61 product type 11 program options 4 7 PSK Pre Shared Key 30 PTT PTL mode 64 push to listen mode 64 push to talk mode 64 Q quality video 50 54 quantizer 37 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions R radio frequency See wireless parameters radio transmission power 27 rate control video 38 rebooting the device 15 removal code for a license 81 repeater point to point 50 51 requirements computer 2 reserved VSIP ports 4 reset to factory default 15 56 resolution video 38 50 RF radio frequency See wirele
69. g on the MAC mode SPCF SDCF or 802 11 of the wireless device All security mechanisms use a key to enable secure and encrypted RF communication between wireless devices This user supplied key is case sensitive For the wireless connection to be secure do no enter a known name like a street name but instead use a mix of digits and letters Do not disclose the key SPCF and SDCF In SPCF and SDCF the wireless devices use a wireless passkey with the AES OCB encryption and automatic key rotation Security is always activated gt To change the wireless passkey in SPCF or SDCF NOTE To change security parameters you need a secure VSIP SSL connection between the device and SConfigurator for the procedure see Chapter 4 Enabling Security 1 Inthe parameter tree expand the Unit gt Network node then click Wireless Set wireless Secunty lt Ahea WPA Authentication Method WPA PSK WPA Negotiation Timeout 5 seconds WPA Reauthentication Period i day s WPA EAP Login Name ke WPA EAP Password a Confirmation Password e r Encryption Encryption Type AES OCE x Format C Text ASCII Hexadecimal Passkey Confirmation a The key must contain exactly 32 hexadecimal digits 0 9 and A F IT Apply changes to connected clients slaves o Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices 2 Inthe Format list
70. gs and does not free the RS 232 connection if applicable V 89 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions Glossary This glossary is common to the Verint line of edge device products Access Point Acommunication hub for connecting wireless edge devices to a wired LAN AES Advanced Encryption Standard An encryption standard used in the WPA2 authentication method APIPA Automatic Private IP Addressing A feature of Windows based operating systems that enables a device to automatically assign itself an IP address when there is no Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server available to perform that function Also known as AutoIP Bridge See Wireless Bridge CCTV Closed Circuit Television A television system in which signals are not publicly distributed cameras are connected to television monitors in a limited area such as a store an office building or on a college campus CCTV is commonly used in surveillance systems CIF Common Intermediate Format A video format that easily supports both NTSC and PAL signals Many CIF flavors are available including CIF QCIF 2CIF and 4CIF Each flavor corresponds to a specific number of lines and columns per video frame CLI Command Line Interface A textual user interface in which the user responds to a prompt by typing a command Codec Coder Decoder A software library that compresses or decompresses a video
71. gt Serial Port node then click the desired serial port Unit Configuration 51816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 Baud Rate a800 bps Party None 9 Stop Bits One NG Data Bits 8 Operation Mode RS 422 4 wires Unit Network Video G Serial Port RS 232 422 485 Parity Audio Ponty Stop Bits Data Bits Operation Mode 3 Change the desired parameters 4 Click OK 43 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices Configuring Audio The Audio node in the parameter tree enables you to properly configure the audio on transmitter or receiver devices It appears in the parameter tree only if audio is supported on your edge device The number of audio encoders or audio inputs and decoders audio outputs varies depending on the device To enable the audio functions in a point to point connection see page 63 For details about the required physical connections for audio refer to the user guide of your device Configuring the Sampling Rate The sampling rate represents the rate in KHz at which the samples of the analog audio signal are taken in order to be converted into digital form The available rates are 8 kHz 16 kHz or 24 kHz This parameter applies to the S1708e and 51712e with 12 audio inputs only gt To change the sampling rate 1 Inthe parameter tree
72. guration SNMP Service System Location System Contact Primary Trap Destination Address Secondary Trap Destination Address Community Name SNMPv3 User Name SNMPv3 Authentication SNMPv3 Auth Password SNMPv3 Privacy SNMPv3 Privacy Password O Enabled Disabled Default Location syscontact domain com 17 0 0 127 0 0 public roadmin No Authentication Cancel NOTE Do not clear the check box to the left of Use DHCP because it sends to the devices the indication of whether or not to use a DHCP server for the batch configuration Typically when selecting only a subset you do not use DHCP so leave the check box to the right of Use DHCP cleared O oN O 11 In the SNMP panel select the Enabled check box enable the SNMP service In the System Location box type the location for the Edge device In the System Contact box type the e mail address of the network administrator In the Primary Trap Destination Address box type the IP address of the primary server that will receive the SNMP Traps In the Backup Trap Destination Address box type the IP address of the backup server that will receive the SNMP Traps in case the primary server is unavailable In the Community Name box type the name of the group where you want the edge device to be a member NOTE The Edge device will only respond to requests from management servers
73. gurator runs You do not normally have to change this value since SConfigurator automatically detects it However you can change the displayed value if m You are using two Ethernet cards on your PC m You are using a virtual private network VPN m The IP address of the computer has changed e Detect All Units on LAN The indication of whether all devices connected to the same LAN as the PC and having the same VSIP port as SConfigurator will be discovered even those whose IP addresses are not part of the same subnet as the computer NOTE This parameter works only with the broadcast detection method If you select it SConfigurator automatically switches to broadcast even if the Discovery IP Address box displays the multicast address You typically activate this parameter to discover the new devices on the network and those in APIPA mode for more information see Appendix A DHCP Support and APIPA When this parameter is activated device discovery takes more time e VSIP Port The communication port used for VSIP Video Services over IP command and control messaging between SConfigurator and Nextiva devices This port number must be the same in SConfigurator and in the devices to be configured The default VSIP port is 5510 NOTE VSIP ports 9541 65500 and those under 1024 are reserved and should never be used not even for serial port video or audio communication The maximum value is 65535 All devices and SConfigurator also
74. ick Setup Advanced Setup Reset Configuration Connection Status 83 dBm Excellent NTSC Video input detected Audio C Full Duplex Ulaw Serial Port 4800 8 N 1 4800 8 N 1 int Systems Inc All rights reserved Also the Connection Status area provides the current state of the device pair e Wireless the signal level and the communication quality e Video the video format and the state of the video signal e Audio the state of the audio signal e Serial Port the bit rate number of data bits parity and number of stop bits You can change the names of the devices gt To change the general parameter of the devices 1 Inthe Unit Wireless Configuration window in SConfigurator click Advanced Setup 2 Locate the General area General lunitname Parking lot North T Parking lot North R 3 Inthe Unit Name boxes enter meaningful names for the devices 4 Ifyou are finished with the changes scroll down the window then click Save The devices reboot The available wireless parameters are e Country The country of operation of the devices You must assign the proper country to comply to the DFS TPC regulations if applicable to respect the maximum EIRP and to use the proper set of frequency channels e Repeater Mode The indication of whether the is part of a point to point repeater system Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 2 Config
75. ideo standard 1 Inthe parameter tree expand the Unit gt Video node Unit Configuration S1816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 Network E Standard Serial Port Audio 2 Inthe Standard list select the analog display standard Possible values are m NTSC Used in North America Central America a number of South American countries and some Asian countries including Japan m PAL Used in United Kingdom much of western Europe several South American countries some Middle East and Asian countries several African countries Australia New Zealand and other Pacific island countries 3 Click OK 35 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices Configuring the Treatment of Color on an Input A series of parameters relative to the treatment of colors is available for each video input NOTE These parameters are not available on the S2500e and S2600e series IP cameras Brightness The total amount of light in a color The values range from 128 no brightness to 127 white e Contrast The range of colors in the image The values range from 128 luminance off to 127 O is the CCIR level Increasing the contrast of a color palette makes different colors easier to distinguish while reducing the contrast makes them appear washed out e Hue The relative amounts of red green and blue in a color The values range from 180 180d
76. in of 15 dB automatically assigned when the connection was established with the other device It is the default value Once the device is operating properly Verint strongly recommends to change the configured bit rate from Auto to the actual bit rate of the connection This way the wireless communication will be more stable in the presence of changing atmospheric conditions or other RF interferers To know the actual bit rate of the connection look in the Advanced gt Communication Status and Statistics gt Wireless Status menu of the CLI If the quality of the RF link degrades severely the actual bit rate could be lower than the manually configured one The available bit rates vary depending on the frequency band Band Channel Bandwidth Bit Rates Mbps 2 4 GHz 20 MHz 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 and 54 4 9 GHz 5 MHz 1 5 2 25 3 4 5 6 9 12 and 13 5 10 MHz 3 4 5 6 9 12 18 24 and 27 20 MHz 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 and 54 5 GHz 20 MHz 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 and 54 Starting Order A sequence number used during the boot up process of a master to delay its startup This value is used in a DFS context when frequency channel selection is automatic see the Channel parameter The receiver device waits a specific number of seconds based on the value of this parameter This wait period will ensure that no two receivers will start at the same time and select the same frequency channel The starting order delay is order 1
77. l Supports and certificate MSCHAPv2 the Microsoft version of the Challenge Handshake Authentication protocol to validate logins and passwords A certificate is required on the server side For more information about the TLS protocol refer to RFC 2246 at http www ietf org rfc rfc2246 txt The supported encryption methods for 802 11 are WEP e AES CCMP e TKIP e Auto select The device automatically chooses the best available encryption scheme Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 30 www verint com video_solutions 31 Configuring Wireless gt To specify the authentication method and the wireless key in the 802 11 mode NOTE To change security parameters you need a secure VSIP SSL connection between the device and SConfigurator for the procedure see Chapter 4 Enabling Security 1 Inthe parameter tree expand the Unit gt Network node then click Wireless 2 Click Set Wireless Security The Set Wireless Security window appears xl pr Authentication WPAAshenicoton Method WPA Negotiation Timeout as second s WPA Reauthentication Period day s WPA EAP Login Name Fe WPA EAP Password e Confirmation Password Pm OK Cancel 3 Inthe WPA Authentication Method list select the desired authentication method 4 Inthe WPA Negotiation Timeout list enter the maximum time in Seconds given for the device to be authenticated 5 Ifa
78. lick OK Wait until the status becomes Connected 2 Move the antenna so as to get the highest signal level possible that is the closest to O dBm The needle in the Average Signal Level dial moves to indicate the current radio signal in dBm A red arc around the dial indicates the best values reached so far The dial automatically adjusts its range in real time to improve reading precision 3 To recalibrate the dial and reset the minimum and maximum values reached click Reset 4 Click Done to exit V Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 74 www verint com video solutions Chapter VA Managing the Licenses Creating a License Request File 76 Installing Licenses eee 77 Assigning a Package 1 0 eee 79 Removing a License 2 0 teens 81 Chapter 7 Managing the Licenses Verint introduces a licensing scheme to allow customers to access specialized features that they bought for their Verint edge devices Currently only the analytics feature is licensable to be more precise the content analyzer VSIP capability however the licensing scheme is generic enough to support other features For more information about the licensing scheme or the analytics feature refer to the Verint Edge Device Analytics SDK Programmer Guide NOTE Licenses are not included in firmware files You need to purchase them separately The analytics ready edge devices are the 51704e AS S 1708e AS S
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80. lues are 80 dBm 75 dBm 70 dBm and 60 dBm Reducing the sensitivity of the radio enables unwanted noise to be filtered out A safe value is 10 dB below the current received signal level displayed in the Network gt Wireless gt Link Status node of the associated 53100 series or S4300 series The default value represents the most sensitive context You must be careful not to reduce the sensitivity to a level where the device would not hear its legitimate correspondent e Minimum Margin The minimum RF margin used when the transmission bit rate is set to Auto It represents the difference in dB between the actual signal received by the device and the minimum signal required by a given bit rate to correctly receive data on the RF link The default minimum margin is 15 dB This parameter is available on the client and slave devices Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices gt To change the wireless parameters for an S1100w S1100 or 84200 series 1 Inthe parameter tree expand the Unit gt Network node then click Wireless Mode SPCF had Role Siave pd Security Settings Cana Saul Serial Port SSID SSID can contain from 2to 32 characters License Band ona Yd Channel Bandwidth 20WHz Bt Rate h Samgode 1 Antenna Gain Ro Bi Antenna Selection Integrated v
81. m E Grecha Ghani GON Spade arp E oe sh ha Ry eh Bea ee 17 COMNGUNNG AA tore hee eee 19 Configuring SSL nee eee eee eee eens 21 Setting the SNMP Properties naana 0000 eee eee eas 22 COMMOUNNGUING ae 6 eb g at cee AA en ee 24 Configuring Wireless naik PAE ORR Mae wee lala we yaa ee aly wee wae alee 25 Configuring Wireless Communication 0c eee 25 Configuring Wireless Security 0 0 0 ett eee ee 29 SPOFANG SDOE aaa a KAG NA fae aus KANG ai due kde Aa EAA Eigse KAG oohh BARA 29 AA a ee ee ee a 30 Accessing the Link Status 2 sssaaa aaea 33 Selecting Multicast Filters eee eee 34 Configuring VIdEO s hina crentes RES HE ee RG Abe CERE EERE PNG PE NAP ERE Reo a R 35 Configuring the Video Standard 0 0 35 Configuring the Treatment of Color on an Input 00 ee 36 Configuring an ENCOGEF s sees an aw Hee AGANG NN Ee eed he Re eae ee LAG 37 Configuring the Brightness of a Receiver 0000 eee 41 Configuring the Serial Port 6 0 0 eee eee eens 42 CCOMMGUMNGAUCIO lt gt fide oye Gh ap sg wee Roa ee ba ie dene a VENEET LETRE ee ee ae 44 Configuring the Sampling Rate tte teens 44 Configuring an Audio Encoder 0 0 ccc tent eeeee 45 Configuring an Audio Decoder 0 00 ttt tte eee 46 Configuring the S4100 Series 0 naaa aaa 47 Preparing the Configuration cet 47 Assigning Initial Parameters 2 20 20 0000 eee 49 Performing an Advanced Con
82. mpatibility only m TCP An error free connection default mg SSL ATCP connection secured with SSL Secured The indication of whether the Enable Security option is enabled in the device see page 21 Trusted The indication of whether the device is part of the trusted list for more information see page 6 Temp C The internal board temperature Uptime The time the device has been running since it was booted MAC Address The hardware address of the device on the network To choose the information to display Click the Units tab In the Units box right click any device Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 1 Getting Started 3 From the contextual menu choose Choose Columns The Choose Columns window appears Choose Columns Column Name Unit Name Host Name Type Address Port Product License Status Firmware VSIP Secured 4 Select the desired columns then click OK Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 12 www verint com video solutions Chapter Configuring the Edge Devices Presenting the Configuration Parameters 14 Accessing the General Parameters 0 0000 ccc eee eee 15 Configuring IP 17 COnGurING VSIP siess Nea AA baie ae 19 COMNGUIING SSL sri 6 ah bab ae Ma AY 21 GOMTIGUING NIP wa aoe FW RG ae BG ARA ee EERE 24 Configuring Wireless 0 0 0 0 0c eee 25 Selecting Multicast Filters 20 0 0 a 3
83. nge SSL Passkey The SSL Passkey window appears b Type the passkey then click OK 3 To restrict the device to secure connections only check Enable Security After its reboot the device will accept only SSL VSIP connections 4 Click OK Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices Setting the SNMP Properties Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is a protocol used by network management systems to manage network equipments from a central location The S1800e devices are SNMP compliant and store data about themselves in Management Information Bases MIBs and return this data SNMP Traps to the SNMP requesters gt 1 2 3 NDAD To set the SNMP parameters Double click SConfigurator exe to start SConfigurator Select the Units tab then click Discover In the Units box right click the S1800e device then select Batch Network Configuration to display the Batch Network Configuration dialog box Unit Configuration S1816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 G Network IP VSIP SSL SNMP System Location Default Location NTP Video Serial Port Primary Trap Destination Address 127 0 0 1 Audio General SNMP Configuration System Contact support vernt com Backup Trap Destination Address r 0 8 1 Read only SNMPv1 amp SNMPv2c Configuration Community Name public Read only SNMPv3 Configuration User Name roadmin
84. nnection gt To create a connection 1 In S1900e Vicon click the Connections tab The existing connections are displayed 5 SConfigurator General Units Connections Active Connections Transmitter Input Encoder Receiver Output Decoder Video ig RS 422 485 Audio 172 22 23 150 172222340 1 1 RTP UDP RTP 172 22 30 210 172 22 30 200 N A N A RTP UDP N L RTP 172 22 30 212 172 22 30 200 N A N A RTP UDP N Disabled 172 22 76 61 172 22 76 70 N A N A RTP UDP N N A Disabled 172 22 112 5 172 22 112 15 2 1 VSIP UDP Disabled RTP 172 22 112 5 1722211216 Ni N A RTP UDP Disabled RTP 172 22 112 5 1722211215 1 1 RTP UDP Disabled RTP 172 22 118 28 1722211821 4 1 RTP UDP Disabled 172 22 118 28 1722211821 3 1 RTP UDP Disabled 172 22 118 28 1722211821 2 1 RTP UDP Disabled 172 22 118 28 1722211821 1 1 RTP UDP 7 Disabled 172 22 118 30 172 22 118 165 N A N A RTP UDP N H Disabled 172 22 118 30 172 22 118 165 N A RTP UDP N Disabled 63 units discovered 2010 Verint Systems Inc All rights reserved Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 3 Managing Connections 2 Click Add The Connection Creator window appears Connection Creator Transmitters Receivers 172 22118 13 nput1Encoderl A 172 22 118 13 Input1Encoder2 172 22 31 15 Output 1Decoder2 172 22 118 13 Input 1Encoder3 172 22 31 15 Output 1Decoder3 172 22 118 13 Input 1Encoder4 172 22 31 15 Output 1Decoder4 172 22 95 11
85. onditions The available values are Low default Medium High and None NOTE This option is not available for the multiport S1800e series On the 51900e Vicon S1950e S2600e S2610e S2700e series and S2750e series devices you need to deactivate the second encoder for that setting to take effect To do this go in the web interface select the Advanced gt Video page then change the value of the Number of Encoders per Video Input parameter to 1 Finally save the settings and reboot the device Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices gt To change the video encoder parameters 1 Inthe parameter tree expand the Unit gt Video gt Input x nodes then click the desired Encoder Unit Configuration S1816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 Unit Network G Video G Input 1 Encoder 2 Encoder 3 Input 2 Input 3 W Input 4 Input 5 Input 6 Input 7 fH Input 8 Input 9 Input 10 Input 11 Input 12 Input 13 w Input 14 Input 15 Input 16 Serial Port Audio Change the desired parameters Video Input Target Bit Rate Target Frame Rate Minimum Quantizer Maximum Quantizer Intra Interval Rate Control Resolution Ingut Filter Compression Mode Noise Reduction Filter Input 1 3400 kbits sec 30 fps 2 Every 32 frames Constant Bit Rate v 4CIF In a poin
86. onfiguration Protocol 17 59 digital SSL certificate 67 discovery IP address in a device 19 in SConfigurator 4 9 discovery process all devices on LAN 4 7 9 83 many devices 7 10 new devices 4 7 9 83 one device 9 10 distance maximum link 27 downgrade of firmware 70 duplex audio mode 64 EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol 30 edge device accessible to SConfigurator iii APIPA 8 available parameters 14 changing the name 15 configuring 14 46 configuring many at the same time 59 discovering 4 7 10 83 identifying 15 information to display 11 list of iii rebooting 15 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions troubleshooting 82 84 emitting power 27 encoder parameters 37 40 encryption 30 Enterprise mode WPA or WPA2 30 error messages during firmware update 71 72 Ethernet parameters in a device 17 in SConfigurator 4 F factory default configuration 15 56 filter IP 34 noise reduction 39 video 39 firmware downgrading 70 version displayed 15 firmware update messages 71 72 performing 69 71 preventing 21 with serial port 71 forced bit rate 33 frame rate 37 50 frequency band 26 frequency channel 26 full duplex audio mode 64 G gain antenna 27 audio 45 gateway IP address 17 general parameters 15 H hue 36 1 0 data 63 identifying a device 15 Iframe 38 information on edge devices 11 input compression 45 input filter mode 39 input
87. or LANs needing more robust or secure connections This mode guarantees proper reception of packets but could slow down the effective frame rate to a level which is not acceptable m VSIP TCP A legacy mode using the proprietary VSIP video protocol over the TCP protocol The preferred TCP mode is RTP TCP 5 Ifyou are not transferring I O data typically alarms between the two selected devices clear Forward I O If you are not transferring serial port data like PTZ commands clear Forward Serial Port Data 7 To enable audio between the devices ensure that Enable Audio is checked then select the mode The available audio modes are Full Duplex Audio data is transferred in both directions simultaneously m PTT PTL The push to talk push to listen mode allows you to control audio communication by using a button to switch from voice reception to transmission mode Audio data will be transmitted only if the PTT or PTL buttons are pressed NOTE On the 51970e R you can activate audio on a single connection only The active audio connection is the last that was performed The audio connection will remain the same even if the S1970e R is in guard tour mode that is the receiver will not switch between the audio streams of its four connected transmitters 8 Click Connect Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 64 www verint com video solutions 65 Removing a Connection You should now have video on the monitor connected
88. pped and the frame rate may decrease This mode should be used when transmitting video over networks that have very limited bandwidths and with an intra interval value of O default m Constant Storage Rate This is the optimized mode to be used only for the Nextiva video management software m Advanced Constant Bit Rate This mode maintains the target bit rate but is less precise than the constant bit rate Video quality may suffer and the frame rate may decrease This mode is preferred for high frame rate contexts NOTE This mode is available only on the S1100w Resolution The measure of how clear and crisp the video image appears Each resolution corresponds to a specific number of pixels columns lines for each picture of the video sequence A high resolution increases picture quality but at the price of raising the bit rate For example the 2CIF and 4CIF modes should not be used with a bandwidth of less than 1000 kbps The available resolutions are Resolution Number of Columns NTSC PAL Number of ince Availability NTS QCIF CIF 2CIF 4CIF All lines 176 352 704 704 352 128 144 All devices except the multiport 1700e and S1800e series 240 288 All devices 240 288 All devices 480 576 All devices 480 576 All devices except the multiport 1800e series Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 38 www verint com video solutions 39 Configuring Video
89. r Security 30 TPC Transmit Power Control 15 transmission distance maximum 27 transmission power 27 troubleshooting a device 82 84 trusted device list adding a device 68 creating 6 indicator in the Units box 11 troubleshooting 83 TTLS Tunneled Transport Layer Security 30 type device 11 U UDP connection 83 unicast detection method 9 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 97 www verint com video_solutions 98 Index up time 11 updating firmware messages 71 72 performing 69 71 preventing 21 with serial port 71 User Name SNMP Setting 22 61 V Verint console 88 version of firmware 15 video bit rate 37 video encoder parameters 37 40 video feed filtering 39 video input 36 video mode in a connection 64 video parameters 35 41 video quality 54 VSIP connection defined 11 secure 67 troubleshooting 83 84 VSIP parameters in a device 19 in SConfigurator 4 VSIP port common 4 9 default 4 in the discovery process 7 9 reserved 4 troubleshooting 83 See also VSIP parameters W WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy 30 wired edge device list of iii wireless bit rate changing for a client or slave 33 1100w 26 slave 26 wireless edge device list of iii wireless link status 33 wireless parameters 25 34 WPA Wi Fi Protected Access 30 WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access version 2 30 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions VERINT POWERING ACTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE
90. ration dialog box 7 Click Exit to close SConfigurator CAUTION Once you have added the 51816e SP encoder to Nextiva VMS changing the mode requires that you delete the encoder from Nextiva VMS and use SConfigurator to change the mode then re add the S1816e SP encoder back to Nextiva VMS Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 58 www verint com video_solutions 59 Performing a Batch Network Configuration Performin a Batch Network Configuration You can configure the IP network and SNMP parameters of a batch of devices belonging to the same subnet in a single operation Two methods are available to set the IP addresses DHCP or manual For more details on DHCP see Appendix A DHCP Support and APIPA gt To perform a batch network configuration 1 Inthe Units box hold down either the Ctrl non contiguous selection or Shift contiguous selection key while selecting the devices to be configured 2 Right click in the selection then select Batch Network Configuration from the contextual menu The Batch Network Configuration window appears E3 Batch Network Configuration This dialog allows you to perform network configuration of a list of units Select the information you want to change using the checkboxes EF Use DHCP O Static Configuration Starting IP Address Ending IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway VSIP Discovery IP VSIP Port out SNMP Configuration SNMP Service Sys
91. ries 2 RS 232 and RS 422 485 ports Single Dual port S1800e 1 RS 232 orRS 422 485 ports series S1900e series 1 RS 422 485 4200 series 1 RS 422 485 The serial port parameters are Baud Rate The data rate that the serial equipment operates at Possible values range from 1200 bps to 230 400 bps transmitters or to 115 200 bps receivers Parity Odd even or no parity check Most communication devices do not use parity Stop Bits The number of stop bits in each transmission Data Bits The number of bits in transmitted data RS 422 485 Mode The way the RS 422 485 serial equipment will interface with the Verint device The supported operating modes are RS 422 4 wires RS 485 2 wires and RS 485 4 wires This parameter only applies to an RS 422 485 port For more information about these parameters refer to the serial equipment documentation or contact your product manufacturer Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 42 www verint com video_solutions Configuring the Serial Port gt To change the serial port parameters 1 Foran51100w device expand the Unit gt Serial Port node in the parameter tree Unit Configuration Michel s YRU 172 16 20 41 Unit Unit Serial Port Network Ethernet YSIP Baud Rate fasoo bps SSL a None z NTP Parity None pa Wireless Stop Bits One Video Decoder Data Bits ek RS 422 485 Mode RS 4224 wires maa ZA 2 For the other device expand the Unit
92. rs License Request Generator i x Content Analyzer Package Count Silver E100 o Gold E200 0 Platinum E1000 fo Devices Name Product MAC Address Default 2610e 4S 00 07 94 B0 0F 3D Default 2610e 45 00 07 94 94 00 6D Default 2610e 4S 00 07 94 4 01 06 Ga Ca 3 Inthe Content Analyzer group box select the desired number of packages for the device If you are requesting licenses for many devices of the same type provide values for a single device for instance enter a single 1 for the three S2610e AS devices in the illustration since each device can receive a single package For multiport devices you may select different package types You must order at least one package Click Save As 5 Specify a location and a name for the license request file then click Save The license request file is generated 6 Send the license request file to Verint Customer Service Installing Licenses You can install many licenses on several devices in a single operation or perform this operation one device at a time To install many licenses in batch mode you need a single aggregated file containing all the desired licenses This file was generated by Verint Customer Service 51900e Vicon will use only the required licenses by comparing the MAC addresses of the edge devices with the contents of the aggregated file remaining licenses may be installed later Only one license can be present in a d
93. selecting the video quality of the device it is recommended to use one of the following five preset video qualities Parameters Medium Low Resolution Frame rate in NTSC PAL frames per second Bit rate kbps Min quantizer Max quantizer Input filter Deblocking filter ACIF 30 25 3000 15 None On All lines 30 25 2046 15 Low On CIF 30 25 1024 15 Low On gt To set the parameters for a point to point system 1 O unit Wireless Configuration Default 172 16 23 20 UNITED STATES z Disabled 7 High z High pe Save Cancel Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions x Ensure that the Repeater Mode value is Disabled CIF 7 6 512 15 Low On CIF 4 3 256 15 Low On In the Unit Name boxes of the Quick Setup window provide a meaningful name for the devices In the Country box select the country of operation of the pair of devices Assign the proper country to comply to the DFS TPC regulations if applicable to respect the maximum EIRP and to use the proper set of frequency channels In the Passkey box enter the wireless passkey common to the transmitter and receiver This user supplied passkey is case sensitive and must have exactly 16 characters o MND 10 11 Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices
94. sfer The Alarm Input 1 wire is available for alarms e Compression The transfer mode for audio data The available values are No Compression The PCM mode m ULaw m GSM 6 10 e Input Type The type of the audio source The only value is Line In gt To change the audio parameters of the devices 1 Inthe Unit Wireless Configuration window click Advanced Setup 2 Scroll down to locate the Audio area Audio State PTT PTL alarms disabled Compression Ulaw x Input Type Line In Line In 3 Change the desired values 4 Ifyou are finished with the changes scroll down the window then click Save The devices reboot The serial port parameters allowing communication with the target equipment camera monitor and so on are e Bit Rate The data rate that the serial equipment operates at in bits per second Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions e Scroll down to locate the Serial Port area Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices To change the serial port parameters of the devices In the Unit Wireless Configuration window click Advanced Setup RS 422 4 Wires x Change the desired values RS 422 4 Wires x Resetting the Configuration Parity The type of parity check The available values are Odd Even or None RS 422 485 Operating Mode The way the RS 422 485 serial equipment will interface with the devi
95. sired device Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 7 Managing the Licenses 2 Inthe parameter tree click License The License Information group box is filled with data coming from the license file Unit Configuration Default 172 22 98 45 G Unit w Network W Video W Serial Port Audio Unit MAC Address License Infomation License Status Valid License ID License Content Package Count Available Time Left Platinum E1000 1 1 Unlimited Get Last Removal Code Remove License The License Content group box contains the information relative to the packages m Package A package type that is available in the device m Count The total number of packages of that type in the license m Available The number of packages of that type that are available for assignment Time Left For a trial license the remaining time The other available values are Expired when the trial period is over or Unlimited for a non trial package Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 30 www verint com video solutions 81 Removing a License Removing a License You need to remove a license from an edge device if you need to upgrade it or move it to another edge device You cannot re use a removed license To move a license to another device you need to send a removal code to Verint Customer Service You can retrieve the removal code at any time
96. ss of the computer running SConfigurator to be able to reach the devices For more information refer to the Verint S4100 Series User Guide gt To prepare the configuration of the S4100 pair 1 Change the IP address of the computer running SConfigurator the recommended temporary IP parameters are m P address 172 16 23 01 m Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 m Default gateway 172 16 23 1 Write down the initial state of the computer to revert to these values after the configuration is finished Power the S4100 R and establish its Ethernet connection Power the S41 00 T Start SConfigurator In the General tab click Program Options The Program Options window appears IP Address of the PC IAUN Detect All Units on LAN I VSIP Port 5510 Default Common Discovery IP Address 25 25 5 200 Reset to Reset to Broadcast Multicast SSL Trusted Unit List Enable Security I Enter SSL Passkey OK Cancel Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices 6 Inthe IP Address of the PC list select 172 16 23 1 If it does not appear in the list it may be because you did not temporarily change the IP address of your computer 7 Ensure that the VSIP Port is 5510 otherwise click Default 8 Ensure that the Discovery IP Address is 255 255 255 255 otherwise click Reset to Broad
97. ss parameters role of the wireless device 25 RS 232 parameters 42 RS 422 485 parameters 42 S S1100 configuration context 14 S1100w See edge device S1504e R See edge device S1708e series See edge device S17XXe series See edge device S1816e SP Encoder Configuring 57 S1900e series See edge device S1900e Vicon See edge device S2500e See edge device S2600e series See edge device S2700e series See edge device S2750e series See edge device S3100 series See edge device S4100 series configuring 47 resetting the configuration 56 S4200 series See edge device S4300 series See edge device saturation video 36 scenarios for device discovery 8 9 SDCF 25 Secure Sockets Layer See the SSL entries secure VSIP connection See SSL connection security defined 66 68 indicator in the Units box 11 parameters for the wireless devices 29 32 in SConfigurator 6 sensitivity threshold 27 53 serial port data in a connection 63 for firmware update 71 method to access the CLI 88 parameters 42 Setting SNMP 22 Authentication Type 23 61 MD5 Authentication 23 61 No Authentication 23 61 Password 23 61 SHA Authentication 23 61 Backup Trap Destination Address 22 60 Community Name 22 60 Primary Trap Destination Address 22 60 Privacy Password 23 61 Privacy Protocol 23 61 AES Encryption 23 61 DES Encryption 23 61 No Encryption 23 61 System Contact 22 60 System Location 22 60 User Name 22 61 Set
98. ssphrase Click OK Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 32 www verint com video_solutions 33 Configuring Wireless Accessing the Link Status The Network gt Wireless gt Link Status node status contains information on the devices client or slave connected to a master S3100 series or S4300 series IP Address The IP address of the device Unit Name The name of the device Bitrate Negotiation The indication of whether there is negotiation for the bit rate between the devices This parameter is set by the RF protocol it is always Enabled Unit Rx Bit Rate The reception data rate in Mbps of the client or slave It corresponds to the transmission bit rate of the master Unit Rx Level The average signal level in dBm indicating the strength of the signal received by the client or slave Unit RF Margin The RF margin in dB used by the client or slave Master Rx Bit Rate The reception data rate in Mbps of the master It corresponds to the transmission bit rate of the client or slave You can manually change this value Master Rx Level The average signal level in dBm indicating the strength of the signal received by the master Master RF Margin The RF margin in dB used by the master Once a client or slave device is operating properly Verint strongly recommends to change its configured bit rate from the default value to the actual bit rate of the connection This way the wireless communication will
99. stream following a specific protocol Glossary Configuration Assistant A proprietary graphical program used to configure and update the firmware of the S1100 edge devices Decoder See Receiver DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A communication protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol IP addresses in a network DVR Digital Video Recorder A device usually a computer that acts like a VCR in that it has the ability to record and play back video images The DVR takes the feed from a camera and records it into a digital format on a storage device which is most commonly the hard drive Edge Device A Verint device transmitting or receiving video signals through an IP network The devices can be wireless or wired some transmitters are IP cameras Encoder See Transmitter Ethernet A local area network LAN architecture using a bus or star topology and supporting data transfer rates of 10 100 and 1000 Mbps It is one of the most widely implemented LAN standards The 802 11 protocols are often referred to as wireless Ethernet Firmware Software stored in read only memory ROM or programmable ROM PROM therefore becoming a permanent part of a computing device H 264 Also known as MPEG 4 AVC Advanced Video Coding is a video compression standard that Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions
100. system On a 2V system you have access to a second set of parameters for the second video input output The parameters are e Standard The video standard either NTSC or PAL Quality A predefined set of video settings Each quality represents a predefined set of video settings Five presets are available Very Low Low Medium High and Very High for their definition see If you select a video quality preset the next parameters in the Video section are unavailable To change these parameters manually you have to select the Custom quality e Resolution The measure of how clear and crisp the video image appears Each resolution corresponds to a specific number of pixels columns lines for each picture of the video sequence e Frame Rate The maximum number of frames per seconds fps that will be encoded and transferred by the transmitter This parameter can be set to 1 to 7 10 15 or 30 fps in NTSC mode and 1 to 6 8 12 or 25 fps in PAL mode e Bit Rate kbps The maximum number of bits per second generated by the device Valid bit rates range from 9 to 6000 kbps e Min Quantizer The high video quality boundary The lower the value the higher the video quality and the file size The available values are in the 2 31 range e Max Quantizer The low video quality boundary A higher quantizer value means less video quality but a smaller file size The available values are in the
101. t GMT Time Offset System Timezone Server Address The IP address of the NTP server Server Port The IP port of the NTP server GMT Time Offset The offset in minutes from GMT in the current time zone o 1180 101 254 110 123 minutes America New_York j Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions 24 25 Configuring Wireless Configuring Wireless The Network gt Wireless node appears only on wireless transmitters S1100w S1100 and S4200 series and multipurpose outdoor wireless devices S3100 series and S4300 series There are two categories of wireless parameters communication and security Configuring Wireless Communication The communication parameters are Mode The MAC Media Access Control mode of the device The available values are Vou Description Usage Mode 802 11 The standard protocol for using 51100w commercial 802 11 compliant access S4200e series points SDCF The proprietary protocol optimizing the RF 51100 in point to point link by providing more data throughput It operations also resolves the range and security 3100 series problems of the 802 11 standard but does not manage the hidden node issue Starting at version 5 30 this protocol is not used anymore SPCF The proprietary protocol that uses AES 1100 in repeater contexts encryption with key rotation over the 1100w default wireless link to secure communication S
102. t MAC Address License ID License Information License Status Valid License Content Package Count Available Time Left Platinum E1000 1 1 Unlimited Get Last Removal Code Remove License 3 Click Install License In the Open window select the license request file then click Open The license is installed 5 In the message window indicating that the device is rebooting click OK The contents of the Units tab is refreshed The license status of the device becomes Valid Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 78 www verint com video solutions 79 Assigning a Package Assigning a Package After installing a license in a device the next step is to assign packages to the video inputs gt 1 2 To assign a package to a video input In the Units tab double click the desired device In the parameter tree expand the Video and the desired Input nodes then click Content Analyzer Unit Configuration Default 172 22 98 45 Network G Video o Input 1 Sensor Type None Ka Encoder 1 Encoder 2 Serial Port Audio License License Status Not Assigned In the Sensor Type list select the package to assign to the content analyzer then click Apply Only unassigned packages will be part of the Sensor Type list The License Status is updated and should read Valid To view the package assignment of a license In the Units tab double click the de
103. t get a configuration from it within one minute the device assigns itself temporary network parameters based on the APIPA addressing scheme This scheme allows a device to find a unique IP address until it receives a complete network configuration either manually or from a DHCP server A device in APIPA mode does not reside on the same subnet as the other devices on the IP network therefore it may not be able to view or be visible by the other devices Devices use the following temporary APIPA configuration e P address 169 254 X Y where X and Y are based on the last two digits of the MAC address of the device e Subnet mask 255 255 0 0 e Gateway 169 254 A device is in APIPA mode e After receiving a duplicate IP address e When the DHCP server does not have any available IP addresses DHCP configuration is automatically enabled after a factory reset V Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 36 www verint com video solutions Appendix 5 Accessing the CLI Accessing the CLI 1 ene 88 Appendix B Accessing the CLI Accessing the CLI For edge devices older than the S1800e series you may need to access the command line interface CLI to perform troubleshooting tasks typically with the assistance of a Verint customer service specialist The CLI is hierarchically organized with menus sub menus and individual options representing configuration parameters You can access the CLI using the serial port or the
104. t to point context to immediately see the changes on the analog monitor except for Rate Control and Resolution without saving them click Apply 4 Click OK Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions 40 Configuring Video Configuring the Brightness of a Receiver You can configure the brightness total amount of light in a color on each video output of a receiver The number of video outputs varies depending on the device gt To change the video decoder parameter 1 Inthe parameter tree expand the Unit gt Video node then click the desired Output Unit Configuration Default 172 22 112 15 Network Video Output 1 Brightness Output 2 Output 3 Output 4 Serial Port Audio OK Cancel 2 If required change the brightness 3 Click OK 41 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices Configuring the Serial Port The Serial Port node in the parameter tree allows you to specify how the device will communicate with the serial equipment PTZ camera keyboard matrix multiplexer or access card Not all devices have a serial port The number and types of serial ports vary depending on the device Device eee Type of Serial Port 1100w 1 Either RS 232 or RS 422 485 auto detected 1504e R 2 RS 232 and RS 422 485 ports Multiport S1700e series 2 RS 232 and RS 422 485 ports Multiport S1800e se
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106. tem Location System Contact Primary Trap Destination Address 255 255 255 255 15510 Secondary Trap Destination Address Community Name SNMPv3 User Name SNMPv3 Authentication SNMPv3 Auth Password SNMPv3 Privacy SNMPv3 Privacy Password address of each device is incremented by one Verint Video Intelligence Solution www verint com video solutions S O Enabled Disabled Default Location syscontact domain com 127 0 0 0 127 0 0 0 public roadmin No Authentication LE SO To assign IP addresses with a DHCP server check Use DHCP The next four boxes become greyed Enter the network information as required In manual mode you do not have to enter the ending IP address since it is automatically assigned according to the number of devices to configure The Chapter 2 Configuring the Edge Devices 5 To change a subset of the parameters click Select Subset then select the desired parameters by checking or clearing boxes to their left For example E3 Batch Network Configuration This dialog allows you to perform network configuration of a list of units Select the information you want to change using the checkboxes Use DHCP O Static Configuration Starting IP Address Ending IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway VSIP Discovery IP 255 255 255 255 VSIP Port 5510 SNMP Confi
107. that belong to the same community Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 60 www verint com video_solutions 61 Performing a Batch Network Configuration 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In the SNMPv3 User Name box type the name of the SNMP user In the SNMPv3 Authentication list select the authentication algorithm for SNMP requests You can select from the following No Authentication No authentication is used m MD5 Authentication The Message Digest Version 5 MD5 hash function is used to determine that the message is from a valid source m SHA Authentication The Secure Hash Algorithm SHA has function is used to determine that the message is from a valid source In the SNMPv3 User Auth Password box type a password for the user In the SNMPv3 Privacy Protocol list select the privacy protocol to encrypt the contents of the data You can select from the following No Encryption No encryption is used m DES Encryption The Data Encryption Standard DES algorithm is used to encrypt the data m AES Encryption The Advanced Encryption Standard AES algorithm is used to encrypt the data In the SNMPv3 Privacy Password box type a password for the privacy protocol To start the batch process click Apply The Batch Action Progress window appears showing the status of each device ioi xi p Unit Name Description Staus Cos 169 254 27 161 Changing unit Ip to 172 16 0 150 Done 172 16 0
108. ther Nextiva user documentation to our documentation feedback team at documentationfeedback verint com V Verint Video Intelligence Solutions Vv www verint com video_solutions Chapter Getting Started Starting SConfigurator sasaa aaa eee 2 Changing SConfigurator Parameters 0 es 4 Discovering Edge Devices sssaaa aaea 7 Choosing Information to Display a saaa 11 Chapter 1 Getting Started SConfigurator is a PC based administration tool for use over any TCP IP network It is built on open standards to provide long term investment protection You use SConfigurator to Configure Nextiva edge devices Add security in your system Get information on the devices connected on the network Connect edge devices together Access the command line interface of the devices Update the firmware of the devices Align the antennas of wireless devices Manage licenses Before starting to configure Nextiva edge devices you need to e Configure the parameters for the IP network and SSL Secure Sockets Layer security e Discover edge devices on the network e Choose information to display Starting SConfigurator The latest version of the SConfigurator tool is available on the Verint web site www verint com manuals The minimum software and hardware requirements for the computer needed to use SConfigurator are e Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or higher or Windows XP e An Ethernet network card e A serial port
109. tify Unit 2 To change the name of the device enter a meaningful name in the Unit Name box To select the country of operation of a wireless device a In the Country list select the country of operation of the device b Inthe confirmation window click Yes 4 To reboot the device or load its default parameters a Click Reboot Unit or Load Default Settings respectively A confirmation message appears b Click Yes 5 To identify the device a Check Identify Unit The status LED flashes red b To reset the LED to its previous state clear Identify Unit 6 Click OK Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 16 www verint com video solutions 17 Configuring IP Configuring IP The Network gt IP node allows you to set a series of IP network parameters Use DHCP The indication of whether a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server will be used to provide a valid network configuration for your device For more details see Appendix A DHCP Support and APIPA DHCP provides the IP address subnet mask and gateway information Use APIPA The APIPA Automatic Private IP Addressing scheme available on the Windows operating systems allows a device to assign itself a temporary IP address until it receives a complete network configuration either manually or from a DHCP server IP Address The unique 32 bit IP address of the device Subnet Mask The binary configuration that specifies the subnet in which
110. ting The Vsip 22 single device discovering 9 10 slave aligning the antenna 73 changing the wireless bit rate 33 list of 33 SNMP Setting 22 Authentication Type 23 61 MD5 Authentication 23 61 No Authentication 23 61 Password 23 61 SHA Authentication 23 61 Backup Trap Destination Address 22 60 Community Name 22 60 Primary Trap Destination Address 22 60 Privacy Password 23 61 Privacy Protocol 23 61 AES Encryption 23 61 DES Encryption 23 61 No Encryption 23 61 System Contact 22 60 System Location 22 60 User Name 22 61 SPCF 25 speed of the wireless link See wireless bit rate SSID service set ID 26 SSL certificate 67 SSL connection defined 67 indicator in the Units box 11 troubleshooting 83 84 SSL parameters Index in a device 21 in SConfigurator 6 SSL passkey defined 67 in a device 21 in SConfigurator 6 troubleshooting 83 84 SSL security See security standard television display 35 starting order 27 52 starting SConfigurator 2 status messages during firmware update 71 72 status system 15 stop bit 42 subnet mask 17 System Contact SNMP Setting 22 60 System Location SNMP Setting 22 60 system status parameters 15 T target frame rate 37 target video bit rate 37 TCP connection 83 television display standard 35 Telnet 21 88 temperature board 11 temporary IP address 17 86 threshold sensitivity 27 53 timeout CLI 89 TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol 30 TLS Transport Laye
111. tion 51816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 S Unit G Network IP VSIP Port 5543 HE Discovery Address 255 255 255 255 SNMP NTP Multicast Discovery Address 224 Video Serial Port Audio as ee 2 Change the desired parameters 3 Click OK Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 20 www verint com video solutions 21 Configuring SSL Configuring SSL Devices with an SSL digital certificate have the option of accepting only secure VSIP connections Once a device is in secure mode you cannot access it anymore with Telnet you cannot perform firmware updates through the IP network on it and you access its web interface if applicable in secure mode only To enable SSL security on the device the parameters are e Enable Security The indication of whether the device only accepts SSL VSIP connections Change SSL Passkey To change the password shared by SConfigurator and all SSL enabled devices to establish a secure system You can change it only if the connection between the device and SConfigurator is secure For more information about SSL see Chapter 4 Enabling Security gt To change the SSL parameters 1 Inthe parameter tree expand the Unit gt Network node then click SSL Unit Configuration S1816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 Network IP Enable Security VSIP SNMP NTP Video Serial Port Audio 2 To change the SSL passkey a Click Cha
112. to 179 179d O is Od Hue corresponds to the common definition of color for example red orange and violet e Saturation The vividness of a color the intensity of the colors in the image The values range from 128 color off to 127 O is the CCIR level The number of video inputs varies depending on the transmitter device gt To change the video input parameters 1 Inthe parameter tree expand the Unit gt Video node then click the desired Input Unit Configuration S1816e 00079a700026 172 22 112 6 amp Unit deo Network F G Video a Encoder 1 Contrast Encoder 2 z Encoder 3 Hue Input 2 Input 3 Saturation W Input 4 W Input 5 fH Input 6 Input 7 Input 8 H Input 9 Input 10 Input 11 Input 12 w Input 13 Input 14 Brightness Input 15 Input 16 Serial Port 4 Audio 2 Change the desired parameters 3 Click OK Verint Video Intelligence Solutions 36 www verint com video solutions Configuring Video Configuring an Encoder You can configure the parameters of each encoder of a video input Most devices support dual encoding that is the sending of the incoming video to two separate encoders in such a context you can customize each encoder to meet your system needs for instance in terms of frame rate and resolution Dual encoding requires more bandwidth The number of encoders varies depending on the product 110
113. to the receiver device Audio 1 0 and serial port can also be transferred Removing a Connection You can remove an existing point to point connection between two devices Removing a connection means that no more data will be transmitted between the two gt To remove a connection 1 Inthe Active Connections box of the Connections tab select a connection then click Remove A confirmation window appears 2 Click OK V Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video solutions Chapter 4 Enabling Security Building a Secure System 2 eee 67 Adding a Device to the Trusted List 0 0 0 0 eee eee 68 67 Building a Secure System You can enable the SSL Secure Sockets Layer protocol in SConfigurator and in the SSL enabled edge devices Therefore the connections between SConfigurator and a device or between two devices can be secure Building a Secure System SSL is a commonly used protocol for managing the security of message transmission on an IP network SSL uses the public and private key encryption system from RSA which also includes the use of a digital certificate therefore each SSL enabled device comes with its own unique SSL certificate The SSL protocol secures the following data I O serial port and VSIP communication It does not apply to audio and video transmission For increased security assign a common SSL passkey to the SmartSight devices and SConfigurator To establish a se
114. type audio 45 input video 36 installation 2 intra interval 38 IP Address APIPA 17 Backup Trap Destination SNMP Setting 22 60 Primary Trap Destination SNMP Setting 22 60 IP address APIPA 17 86 computer 4 discovery 4 edge device 17 gateway 17 SConfigurator 4 subnet mask 17 temporary 17 86 IP camera See edge devide IP filtering parameters 34 IP link securing 67 68 IP parameters in a device 17 in SConfigurator 4 K key encryption 31 SSL See SSL passkey WEP 31 wireless 29 WPA 31 L license 11 76 81 link distance maximum 27 link speed See wireless bit rate link status 33 list of trusted devices adding a device 68 creating 6 Index indicator in the Units box 11 troubleshooting 83 loading default configuration 15 56 lost device 8 M MAC mode 25 29 32 margin minimum RF 27 mask subnet 17 master list of connected clients and slaves 33 maximum link distance 27 messages during firmware update 71 72 minimum RF margin 27 mode MAC 25 29 32 RS 422 485 42 multicast detection method in a device 19 in SConfigurator 4 9 multiport S517XXe series See edge device N name of device 15 51 network configuration batch 59 network parameters for a batch of devices 59 in a device 17 34 in SConfigurator 4 noise reduction filter 39 NTSC 35 O operating mode serial port 42 order starting 27 52 P packages for licensing 76 79 PAL 35 parameters audio 44 filtering 34 IP
115. uring the Edge Devices Passkey A unique 16 character case sensitive identifier enabling secure and encrypted RF communication between the two wireless devices m f the devices form a point to point system enter the passkey common to the transmitter and receiver m f the devices are in repeater mode enter two different passkeys For the wireless connection to be secure do no enter a known name like a street name but instead use a mix of digits and letters Do not disclose the passkey The connection security is based on the secrecy and uniqueness of the passkey Pair Number A unique number to assign to the devices when more than one pair are used with the same S4300 RP repeater RF Band The frequency band used by the device The available values are m 802 11a 5 GHz OFDM m 802 11 2 4 GHz OFDM m public safety 4 9 GHz Channel The RF channel used by the device You can either manually select the channel or use the automatic channel selection default Channel Bandwidth The width of the frequency channel this parameter only applies to the 4 9 GHz public safety band You can change the channel width to be able to install more systems in the same area The available values are 5 MHz 10 MHz and 20 MHz default The list of available channels vary depending on the chosen bandwidth Bit Rate The transmission data rate at which the device operates The Auto value represents the best possible value with an RF marg
116. ww verint com video solutions 6 7 Discovering Edge Devices 5 To change the SSL passkey a Click Enter SSL Passkey The SSL Passkey window appears b Type the passkey then click OK You will need to enter this passkey each time you start SConfigurator in secure mode Click OK Discovering Edge Devices The Units tab displays the devices that have been discovered by SConfigurator on the IP network The number of devices found varies depending on the following parameters for their description see page 4 The communication method used to detect devices on the network m Broadcast A message is sent to all devices physically connected to the same network m Multicast A message is sent by a single sender to multiple receivers m Unicast A message is sent by a single sender to a single receiver The VSIP port The Detect All Units on LAN parameter Regardless of the number of devices to discover you should take into account the SSL security status in SConfigurator described in Configuring SSL for SConfigurator on page 6 Verint Video Intelligence Solutions www verint com video_solutions Chapter 1 Getting Started To present the discovery scenarios consider the following network configuration Configured device APIPA device SConfigurator ADSL router Router Lost device APIPA device Configured device Three types of Nextiva devices are presented e
117. z Public Safety A licensed band for public safety usage in the United States Canada and Mexico Channel The frequency channel within the selected band that the wireless system will use You can perform channel selection on master devices only m Master S3100 series or S4300 series The frequency channel within the selected band that the wireless system will use Two selection methods are available manual selecting a specific channel or automatic with the Auto value m 1100 1100w S4200 series slave S3100 series and slave S4300 series Even though the channel is assigned by the connected master you can specify an initial value for the roaming process by which the device will find its master However this initial channel may not be the one used by the master Channel Bandwidth The width of the frequency channel when the 4 9 GHz public safety band is selected The values can be 5 MHz 10 MHz and 20 MHz default The chosen width influences the number of available channels For more information about channel fragmentation in the 4 9 GHz band refer to the user guide of the wireless device Bit Rate The transmission data rate at which the device operates This parameter is available on the S1100 S1100w slave S3100 series and slave S4300 series The available bit rates vary depending on the band and channel width Band Channel Width Bit Rates Mpbs 2 4 GHz 20 MHz 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 and 54 4 9 GHz 5 MHz 1 5

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