Bosch VIDOS, Installation And Operating Manual

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Page 3: ...e This document has been compiled with great care and the information it contains has been thoroughly verified The text was complete and correct at the time of printing The ongoing development of the products may mean that the content of the document can change without notice Bosch Security Systems accepts no liability for damage resulting directly or indirectly from faults incompleteness or discr...

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Page 5: ...r 9 The server system concept 9 Configuration using the Configuration Manager 11 Chapter 4 User Administration 13 Groups 13 Users 16 Chapter 5 Server Administration 19 Server 20 User administration server 21 Backup server 22 Chapter 6 Logging 23 Chapter 7 Device Administration 25 Device assignment 25 Privileges 26 Chapter 8 Information on Working on the Client 29 Local access 29 Chapter 9 Contacts...

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Page 7: ...structions where non compliance can result in loss of data are marked with this symbol Note This symbol indicates special features and provides tips and information for easier more convenient use of the software Terms that you can find in the program e g menu options or commands are written in bold References to other documents or other points in this document are written in SMALL CAPITALS If you ...

Page 8: ...on the configuration of your system the following documentation may also be useful Operating system Windows XP Professional Windows 2003 Server CPU Minimum Pentium IV 2 0 GHz RAM Minimum 256 MB Graphics card VGA or SVGA compatible Network adapter 100 MBit Software DirectX 9 0c Hard disk space for installation 75 MB Configuration Manager This configuration program is part of every VIDOS Server inst...

Page 9: ...rograms except Configuration Manager are installed VIDOS Server requires the operating system Windows XP Professional or Windows 2003 Server VIDOS Server can be installed on additional PCs if required These then act as a backup server A backup server provides the user and device configuration in the system if the main server breaks down or the connection fails VIDOS Server is set up using Configur...

Page 10: ... Computer Management window 2 Click on Services and Applications to expand the entry 3 Click on Services All services will be listed on the right hand side of the window Note Alternatively Control Panel Administrative Tools Services 4 Find the entry for Vidos Server Note If the Vidos Server service is not listed VIDOS Server is not installed 5 Right click on the Vidos Server entry and select Start...

Page 11: ...artner to generate the activation keys To do this give them the installation codes and the serial number and inform them which license you require As for all programs in the VIDOS Pro Suite the licenses for VIDOS Server are managed using the License Viewer There are various ways to open the License Viewer On the server PC click on Start All Programs Under VIDOS you will find the option VIDOS Serve...

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Page 13: ... A corresponding icon can be found on your desktop or in the Start menu in the VIDOS program group The server system concept In a VIDOS system the server is responsible for the administration of Users and their authorizations Devices Administration of these resources cannot be accessed from a VIDOS client Additional servers can be set up in a system Server Backup server Server Server VIDOS client ...

Page 14: ...n who always has local access to the VIDOS client Devices in the server system Authorizations for each device and each camera are specified separately for individual user groups on the server In the system users can only see the devices for which they have been assigned the corresponding authorization Server connection information To edit the configuration of the server you must use the Configurat...

Page 15: ...ss of the server 4 The first time you start log in with the following user data User srvadmin Password vidos Note Change the password immediately to prevent unauthorized access to the server See below for details 5 On the left hand side of the Configuration Manager screen select the System tab 6 In the tree structure click on Applications VIDOS Server In the right hand window you can access three ...

Page 16: ...EN 12 Setting up the Server Bosch Security Systems 2006 09 V2 0 Installation and Operating Manual VIDOS Server ...

Page 17: ...e Configuration Manager open the Access tab as described on page 11 This is where you create user groups and users for the entire VIDOS system Groups Every VIDOS user belongs to a user group Authorizations are assigned to a user group If you change the authorizations for a group this changes the authorizations for all users in the group ...

Page 18: ...e the Group dialog box 2 Give the user group a name 3 Select the Priority that you want the group members to have in the system The higher the inserted number the higher is the priority Note Users with a higher priority have the right to take over control of a camera from users with lower priority Incorporating users into a hierarchy of this kind prevents two people from being able to simultaneous...

Page 19: ...r group with an identical name has already been created locally on the VIDOS client this user group retains the authorizations that have been assigned locally under VIDOS User groups that are not created locally are assigned the authorizations created here Close application Permitted to exit VIDOS Close full screen Permitted to close a full screen view This gives the user possibly limited access t...

Page 20: ... dialog box 2 Enter a name for the user 3 Enter the password and confirm it Note During authentication the user must be aware that the user name and password are case sensitive 4 Select a user group 5 Click on OK The dialog box is closed The user is created 6 Click on Set to save the changes in the system Note To change a user s password or group membership select the corresponding user and then c...

Page 21: ...s at least one user Only users that belong to the admin group can edit the server configuration A user or user group does not need to be created on a VIDOS client in order to be able to log in there The entry on the server is sufficient As soon as a user created on the server logs in on the VIDOS client the corresponding group and the user are created on the client The user is created temporarily ...

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Page 23: ...s made to the configuration for the server are automatically transferred to the backup server User administration server You can set up a separate server exclusively for central user administration This user administration server only manages users not devices A user administration server can also be backed up by a user administration backup server Settings assigned to the respective PC by its rol...

Page 24: ...ver currently connected and to which you want this server to connect Connected VIDOS clients have access to devices that are set up on one of these servers 1 Click on Add You will see the Server dialog box 2 Enter the URL of the server you want to add Typically this is the IP address 3 Enter the name and password used for this connection 4 Click on OK 5 Click on Set to save the changes in the syst...

Page 25: ...ter the IP address of the servers that provide a backup for user administration Leave the corresponding fields blank if you are not using a user administration backup server Enter the user name and password The user must belong to the servers group and be created on the user administration server This setting is not made on the user administration server itself There the fields remain blank Note C...

Page 26: ...nected server itself is used as the master server these fields remain blank If the currently connected server itself is used as the backup server enter the IP addresses of the PCs for which you want it to act as backup server Master 1 and Master 2 For each connection enter the password for the user backup The user backup must be created on the master server and belongs to the servers group Note Co...

Page 27: ...iguration Manager To do this open System General Logging as described on page 11 After installation vidospro is entered as the ODBC name and user The password is vidos Note Change the password immediately to prevent unauthorized access to the server Under Minimum number of days to keep log entries the default value is 0 zero This setting means that all logged data is permanently saved If you only ...

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Page 29: ...be accessed simultaneously at any point in the system Only the devices that have been added to the system by a server and for which the logged in user has access authorization are displayed on a VIDOS client Device assignment 1 Start the Configuration Manager on any computer in the VIDOS system 2 Connect to the server details on page 11 The Network list shows all the devices found in the system 3 ...

Page 30: ...Privileges tab All user groups created on the server are listed in the first column of the table 3 Place a check in the Device column if you want users from this group to have access to this device Typically most client users are given access to an NVR 4 Right click in one of the cells and select the authorization for the respective camera for the respective user group from the popup menu 5 You ca...

Page 31: ...e Video data can be displayed and the camera can be controlled The user with this privilege is given access to the camera even if another user is currently using it exclusively However he does not have the option of using the camera exclusively himself This setting can be used to enable a leading security officer with higher priority to control a camera with precedence over a normal user in case o...

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Page 33: ... the server Global settings Server local access is only possible by logging in as admin with the corresponding password You can log in as the admin user on the client PC to Make any necessary changes to the IP address of the server used Create and edit site maps and work areas Configure alarm management Connection information To find out which server is currently being used click on Help About in ...

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Page 35: ...Service Address Installation and User Guide VIDOS Server Contacts and Service Address 9 Contact address Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH Robert Koch Straße 100 85521 Ottobrunn Germany E mail de securitysystems bosch com Internet www bosch sicherheitssysteme de ...

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Page 37: ...g menu 15 Use VIDOS permissions 15 B backup user name 22 Backup server 19 C Configuration Manager 4 Connection information 29 Contact address 31 D Documentation additional 4 I Installation code 7 L License Viewer 7 Local access 29 Logging tab 23 N Network list 25 O Operating system 5 P Priority authorization 14 Privileges tab 26 S Server tab 19 Server connection disconnect 10 establish 10 11 Serve...

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Page 40: ...ity Systems B V Robert Koch Straße 100 P O Box 80002 85521 Ottobrunn 5600 JB Eindhoven Germany The Netherlands www bosch sicherheitssysteme de www boschsecuritysystems com 2006 Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH Subject to change 3504B S 0906 en 2 ...