How much time is needed for (Avigilon system) experienced engineer/technician to make “VMS programming” - approximately?
The system is composed of 128 Avigilon cameras, 3 Avigilon servers HD-NVR4-STD-48TB, ACC 6 Enterprise, 4 users.
Thank you very much!
Define programing please. Is everything plugged into the network and ready to be setup or is everything in the box and needs to installed first? Do you need analytic events and alarms setup or just standard VM recordering.
This is nearly impossible to answer with the information available, because there are simply too many variables. You could mean "program" in the sense that a technician is going to be responsible for every single aspect of the system from network configuration and initial camera setup to developing naming conventions and naming all cameras to individually programming analytics for all 128 views...or you could mean they're responsible for getting all the cameras functional and recording.
If we assume a couple of baseline items, then we can narrow it down at least a little.
Assuming:
-- All cameras are installed, cabled, connected to the network, powered, properly aimed, and are able to communicate with the servers
-- All servers are racked, powered, and the network is configured properly to allow them to communicate with the cameras,
-- A naming convention has been developed by someone else and the technician is only responsible for implementing that naming convention on all cameras
-- This is a standalone system with no connections to any other Avigilon systems
-- All cameras installed are Avigilon
-- No specific analytics beyond the default-enabled analytics will be enabled
-- Some general direction has been given as to how cameras are to be configured (i.e. indoor 12 FPS, outdoor 15 FPS, X scenario is Y resolution, A scenario is B resolution, etc etc etc
Then I would estimate:
-- ACC "Site" Setup and Configuration, Initial Camera Load Balancing - 2 hours
-- Naming/labeling of all cameras: 3 hours
-- Basic camera setup and configuration: 3 hours
-- You mention 4 users, so I expect this means 4 separate client installs -- assuming all are accessible within the same building or general vicinity
In other words, that right there is a full 10-hour day, assuming literally everything is 100% in order and goes exactly to plan.
Realistically, for it to be done right, there are going to be a number of issues that have to be corrected along the way, some of which will almost certainly require someone in the field with a ladder, which will take a ton of time. There will need to be checks on the system after it "burns-in" for a couple of days to make sure that the way they were balanced initially is correct and potentially rebalanced (FYI -- why the need for 3 servers with 128 cameras is a big question, but I'm assuming there is a reason here).
Based on the inevitable unknowns and assumptions that obviously aren't ever going to happen in the real world, I would allow for a bare minimum of 2 full days for programming the system just to a base level, but that would not include any fine-tuning and adjustments to make sure everything is functioning exactly right after the fact, adjusting for unique light conditions, etc -- literally just getting it working to an acceptable level. Would likely need another 2 days at a minimum to really dial it in and ensure everything is optimized like it should be, and a full week if we start talking significant setup of any analytics.
There's my total ballpark guess. YMMV. :)
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