A member asked us to build a VMS configuration checklist to help them ensure they set up all the right settings they need. Below is a vendor neutral draft checklist. Let me know what you would add or change:
- By default, when a camera is connected does the VMS automatically start recording? If no, make sure to enable the camera for recording.
- Do you want motion detection enabled?
- Are you going to enable it on the camera side or the VMS server side?
- If you are using motion detection, have you tuned / optimized the sensitivity / zones for it?
- If you are using motion detection, have you set up a schedule on when motion detection should be used?
- What CODEC are you using?
- What resolution are you recording at?
- What frame rate are you recording at?
- What quality / compression level are you using? Have you set it or are you using the VMS default?
- Are you using boost up / speed up recording? If so, have you configured both the continuous / no motion resolution / frame rate and the motion triggered resolution / frame rate?
- Have you named the cameras for display on the VMS interface?
- Do you want to crop or privacy mask any portion of any cameras? (to reduce resolution and/or block out sensitive areas)
- Are you using multiple streams? If so, have you enabled / configured those streams for each camera?
- Have you configured / enabled storage for the VMS?
- What storage duration do you desire? 1 week, 1 month, etc.?
- Does your VMS support configuring storage duration for individual cameras? If so, have you set the duration appropriately for each camera?