Milestone Analytics 2.2 BOSCH VCA - Manual (Page 21)

Milestone XProtect Analytics 2.2 – BOSCH VCA; Administrator’s Manual
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Specifying VCA Connections
Once XProtect Analytics has information about which surveillance system server(s) it should
connect to, and hence which cameras are available, you can specify BOSCH VCA connections.
BOSCH VCA connections define the exact analytics configuration for each camera you are going to
use. To specify a BOSCH VCA connection, do the following:
1. In the BOSCH VCA Administrator, right-click the Connection folder, and select Add
Connection.
Tip: Alternatively, press ALT+F2 on your keyboard.
2. Now you are able to specify information about the required surveillance system server.
 Name: Type a descriptive
name for the connection. If
in doubt, choose a name
which refers to the location
of the camera you are going
to use for the connection. Do
not use spaces or the
following special characters:
! \ ? " * : < > [ ]
 Active: Lets you select
whether the connection
should be active or not. A
connection must be active in
order to be used for
analytics.
Tip: You can only use as many connections as allowed by your Connection License
Key (CLK; see page 25), but by making some of your connections inactive, you can
add more connections. In cases where you do not need to use all of your
connections at the same time, this can give you the freedom to switch between
using different active connections.
 Server: Select the required surveillance system server from the list. The list will
reflect the surveillance system servers you have previously specified (see
Specifying Surveillance System Servers on page 19). By selecting a surveillance
system server you are subsequently able to select a camera connected to the
server.
 Camera: Select the required camera.
Tip: Provided you have a working connection to the surveillance system server and
the selected camera, live video from the selected camera will be displayed in the
lower part of the screen.
 Filter VCA version: Lets you filter on various types of BOSCH VCA, so only
cameras supporting a particular analysis type are listed in the Cameras list.
Example: Select a required analysis type, such as BOSCH IVA 3.5, and only devices
supporting the required analysis type will be listed. If in doubt, select [Show all];