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Guide de l'administrateur de BriefCam

Configuration caméra et VMS

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Version2024r2
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Cette partie n’est pertinente que pour les produits BriefCam connectés à des systèmes VMS externes.

[en] Connecting BriefCam to a VMS Server

  1. [en] Make sure the appropriate VMS plug-ins are installed.

  2. [en] Open the Camera Management section (see image below), which lists all connected VMS servers on the left and the servers’ associated cameras on the right.

    Camera_Management_full_screen.png

  3. [en] Click the Add directory button to add a VMS server. The Add Directory dialog opens.

    Add_directory.png

  4. [en] From the Video Integration field, select the appropriate VMS integration option. Different integrations can be added by installing additional VMS-specific plugins.

  5. [en] In the Directory Name field, enter a display name for the user directory. The directories should have different names.

  6. [en] In the Address field, enter the VMS server’s IP/host address. If you are not using the default port (80), add the communication port (the port number may be specified as a suffix to the address, preceded by a colon).

  7. [en] In the User Name and Password fields, enter the VMS server user name and password. This user must have permissions in the VMS to the cameras exposed for BriefCam. Click Add to add the directory.

  8. [en] If you selected Milestone or Genetec, you will also see an RTSP Settings toggle button. These settings can be used to securely define the RTSP credentials for the integration.

  9. [en] To test the connection to the newly added directory, click the zoom (Camera_zoom_icon.png) icon to the right of a directory (VMS server) name and select the Test Connection option.

    Camera_Management_test_connection.png

[en] To edit the directory, click the Edit Directory option. When changing the Address field, the new value must point to the existing directory.

[en] To completely disable all cameras associated with a directory, click the Disable Directory option. In a disabled directory, it is not possible to enable individual cameras. If you disable and then enable a directory, all of the associated cameras are also enabled.

[en] To completely remove a VMS directory (assuming that none of the cameras associated with it are currently activated), click the Delete Directory option.

Note

[en] Make sure to click the Apply button to retain any configuration changes.

Note

[en] When using a multi-site deployment (comprised of multiple site systems and a central Hub), video sources are set up in the Sites’ Administrator Consoles and not in the Hub Administrator Console.

Sélection et activation de la caméra

À ce stade, vous pouvez sélectionner, puis activer ou désactiver (sous réserve des conditions de licence) des flux de caméras individuels ou multiples qui peuvent ensuite être traités pour générer des synopsis vidéo.

  1. Pour activer les caméras, cliquez sur l’icône de zoom (Camera_zoom_icon.png) à droite du nom d’un répertoire (serveur VMS) et sélectionnez l'option Ajouter / Modifier des caméras.

    Add_Edit_cameras.png

    L'écran Camera Activation (Activation de la caméra) s’affiche, avec une liste des caméras associées au répertoire VMS sélectionné.

    Note

    L’activation de la caméra est un processus irréversible. Une fois fait, le nombre d’activations ne peut pas être réinitialisé à moins qu’une demande approuvée spéciale ne soit ouverte avec le support BriefCam .

  2. Cochez la case dans la colonne Activated (Activée) pour toutes les caméras que vous souhaitez activer et cliquez sur le bouton Activate (Activer) (situé dans le coin inférieur droit). La case à cocher des caméras déjà activées sera grisée.

    Camera_Activation_Activate.png

  3. Contrairement à l’activation d’une caméra, qui est irréversible, vous pouvez désactiver des caméras individuelles en cochant ou en décochant la case Enabled/Disabled (Activé/Désactivé) dans la colonne Status (Statut). Les caméras désactivées n’apparaîtront pas dans le client Web BriefCam . Notez que vous pouvez également activer et désactiver les caméras à partir de l'écran Gestion des caméras.

    Note

    Lorsqu’un serveur VMS devient indisponible, les caméras ne sont pas automatiquement activées à la BriefCam lorsque le serveur VMS redevient disponible. Pour résoudre le problème, redémarrez les AlertProcessingServices.

[en] Camera Configuration

[en] At the top of the screen, you can see the number of active and remaining camera licenses.

Camera_Management_TOP.png

[en] This screen has the following columns:

[en] Overhead

[en] If the camera is set with an overhead angle or is an overhead fisheye camera and the camera is used with the Line Crossing feature, it is recommended to check the Overhead checkbox. This will improve the object extraction accuracy by running the algorithmic engine in a special processing mode that compensates for the warping that overhead cameras introduce. Note that only people are detected on cameras with the Overhead checkbox checked. Vehicles and animals are not detected. In addition, the only metadata generated for people detected in Overhead mode is colors.

[en] Counting

[en] If the camera is set with an overhead angle and is used for people counting, check the Counting checkbox for the cameras. This will improve the people counting accuracy by running the algorithmic engine in a special processing mode that reduces the amount of false object detections, which makes the counting more reliable. This Counting mode, which is available for the OX5 engine, is not the “people counting” feature. Note that vehicles are not detected on Counting cameras.

[en] Processing Weight

[en] The processing weight is how much of the total GPU Processing Capacity is expected to be consumed by this camera. The GPU’s processing capacity is defined in the GPUs screen.

[en] Note that the weighting system only applies to real-time processing. All on-demand tasks are treated as having a processing weight of 1.

[en] Crowd Counting

[en] Crowd counting is only supported for the Linux-based Next-Gen (OX6) engine.

[en] Select the Crowd Counting checkbox to enable the collection of crowd counting data for groups of more than 50 people, by default. This number is configurable using the HeadCount.CrowdCountingThreshold environment setting. The value you enter in this setting appears in the user interface with one more than the entered value (for example, if you enter 60, 61 will appear in the user interface).

[en] By default, crowd counting data is not collected from the camera.

[en] Note that:

  • [en] Only the Area filter is available with the Crowd Counting filter.

  • [en] Enabling Crowd Counting on a camera will cause existing rules for that camera to stop sending alerts. Therefore, it is recommended to disable or delete all existing rules for the camera before enabling Crowd Counting.

  • [en] Disabling Crowd Counting on a camera will turn existing Crowd Counting rules for that camera into People Counting rules. Therefore, it is recommended to disable or delete all existing rules for the camera before disabling Crowd Counting.

  • [en] Instant REVIEW mode is not supported for Crowd Counting cameras.

[en] Camera Management icons

[en] This screen has the following icons:

[en] Icon

[en] Description

Set_permissions_icon.png

[en] Set permissions for the cameras. See: Autorisations de la caméra.

Assign_Tags_icon.png

[en] Assign tags to the camera. See: Attribuer une balise à une caméra.

Set_timezone_icon.png

[en] Set a time zone. This is only for use in multi-site environments. See: Attribuer un fuseau horaire à une caméra.

Set_coordinates_icon.png

[en] Set coordinates for outdoor cameras for use in the Cameras view and Fast Track. You can hover over the icon to see a tooltip with the coordinates. Geo-location available in Milestone (all supported versions) and Genetec (v5.8 and above) are automatically set here. You can override the Milestone and Genetec coordinates by clicking on the icon and editing the coordinates. Coordinates can also be set in the BriefCam client. Note that Synchroniser les caméras avec le VMS will override manually added coordinates.Synchroniser les caméras avec le VMS

Camera_info_icon.png

[en] Hover over this to see the activation time and last modified time information.

[en] Filtering Cameras

[en] There are two ways to filter the list of cameras.

  1. [en] Use the directory tree on the left to drill down to the camera you are searching for.

  2. [en] Use the Search field to narrow the list even further. The search will search the camera name, camera ID, and tags.

    Search_cameras.png

Modifier le nom d’une caméra

Si vous modifiez le nom d’une caméra, vous devez redéfinir et activer à nouveau la caméra.

Remplacement d’une caméra

Vous pouvez remplacer les caméras discontinuées ou cassées comme suit :

  1. Connectez la nouvelle caméra au VMS et donnez-lui le même nom de caméra que la caméra abandonnée ou cassée.

  2. Dans le BriefCam Administrator Console, cliquez sur Sync to VMS (Synchroniser avec le VMS).

    Camera_Management_sync_to_vms.png

    BriefCam identifiera la caméra remplacée et l’activera.

    Replaced_cameras.png

    BriefCam conserve tous les paramètres existants pour les caméras remplacées.

  3. Pour que les règles et les sources avec des tâches en temps réel recommencent à traiter, redémarrez les services Alert Processing Server et VSServer dans le BriefCam Administrator Console.