** *************** **** ****** ** ******* ** video ** ********* ***** ******.
*******, *** **** ********** *** ************ applications ** ***** ********* / *** software. The ******** ******** *** ********* ** ***** and *********'* *** / ***** *** not ***** ** **** ** *********** *** ************* ****.
** **** **** ******, ** ***** results ** *********** ***** *** ********* HD ****** **** **** *** ******** from ********, *****, ******* *** *********. Essentially, ** **** *** **** *** as ******** ******* ***** **** *** VMSes.
**** ************ ******, **** *** ***, and *** ******** * ***.
New **** *******
***** *** ******** ***** ** ****, two *** ************ **** **** **** to *** ******* *** ** ****** recorders:
********* ******** *******
********* ******** *** ******** ******* *** Hikvision/Dahua *********, **** ****** ********* ** device **** *** ****** ****** *********. Previously, ****** ********* *** *******, *** XProtect ***** ***** ******* ****** *** number ** ****** ****** ********.

******* ***** ***/*** ******
******* ******** ****** *** ****** * Dahua ***/*** ****** ***** ********* ** multiple ****** (**** ***** *** *** without *****).

Key ********
**** *** *** *** ******** **** this ****:
- *** ****** **** (*****, *****, ***) tested ******* **** ********* *** ** third ******* ** **** **** *** sub ******* *** **** *******.
- **** ********* ****** **** *** ****** VMSes, ****** ******* ** ************* ** the ****** **** *** *** ******, requiring ***** ** ****** ******** ** the *** *** *********.
- ***** ***** *** ********* ***** **** include ********** ***** *******, **** ***** Device ******* **** ** *******, ******, and ********* **** ** **** ***** ONVIF ******* *** ********.
- ********* ******** *** **** ** ******* to, *********, *** ****** **** ***** and ********* **** *** *** ***** 2-16 ******* ****** ******.
- ******* ******** ****** ******** * ***** DVR/NVR ****** ***** ********* ** ******** models ******* *****. ********* **** *** unsupported.
- ***** *** **** ** ******* ************ to ***** ***** **** *** *** major ****** **** ********** ** ********* HDTVI *** ********* ********** ********, *******, ** reinstallation ** ******.
- ******** ******* ****** **** *** ******* ** either ************'* ***, ********** **** *** first ******* ** ***** ****, *** timing *** **** ********* ** *********.
***************
***** ****** ** **** ** ******** provides *** ******** ** ***** ************ (reusing ******** *****, **** ***** ****** and ******* *****) ***** ******** ***** to ****** *** *** ** ***** choice, *********** *** **** ** **** worlds.
*******, ***** ****** *** ****** ***** ************* of ***** **** **** ***** ****** VMS, *** ******* *** ****** ** most ***** **** ***** ******* *****, with *** ********* ** *********, ***** connected ** **** ***** *** ********* DVRs ******* ***** (*** ***** **** a ****** ******* *** *** ********) and *******, ***** ****** * ***** DVR ******.
** *** **** *****, ******* ** the ***/*** *********** ****** ** **** before **********, ** **** ********* (*** its ********** *********) *******.
Connecting *** ****
****** *** ** *** **** *** NVRs ** **** ****** ** *** past *-* ***** **** ******** **** channel *** *** ****. **** *************(****-***),*********, *** **** ********** *** **** *** ****.
**** ********* ******* ****** *** ******** of ***** ** ******* ** ****** streams **** ***** ********* ****** ** entering *** **** ****** ***. **** simple ******* ** ****** *********, ******* there *** *** *** *********:
- ** ****** ************* ** ********* **** the *** ****** ******** ********** *** ONVIF ** ****** ************. **** ******** the **** ** *** **** *** individual *** ** ****** ***** ********.
- **** ***** *** ******* ******* ******* ****** for ********, **** ** *** ******* per **** ******** ** *** ******* per *** ** ** *******. **** streams ***** *** *** **** ********* in ********* **** ** **** *** seen ** ********** *******.
**** ***** ***** *** ***** ******* for ****** **** **** ** *** VMS:

RTSP ****** ****
*** **** ****** **** *** ****** readily ******* ** ****** *************. ** have ******** ******* *** ********* ***** we **** ****** ***** *** ***** reference.
*****
***** ********* *** *** ********* ****** format:
****://:@/***/***********?*******=*&*******=*
***** * ** *** ******* ******, and * ** ****** ****: * for *** **** **** ********** ******, and * *** *** *** ********** sub ******. ** * ****** *** for ******* *'* **** ********** ****** would ****** **:
****://*****:*****@***.**.***.***/***/***********?*******=*&*******=*
*********
********* ********* *** **** ***:
****://:@/*********/********/***
* ** **** **** ** *** channel ******, ***** * ********** *** stream ****: * *** **** (**** resolution), *** * *** ********* (*** res).
** * ****** *** *** ******* 1, **** ********** ******, *** **** like ****:
****://*****:*****@***.**.***.**/*********/********/***
***** *************
***** *************' **** ******* *** ** available, *** *** ***** ******* ******** for **** **** ******, *** ** have *** ****** ***** ***********. ******* are ***** ****** ********** **************** ***** ****** ******** ** ***** stream **** ***** ********* *** ***'* web *********.
ONVIF *******
*** ****** **** ***** *** ********* also ******* ***-******** ***** ********* *******, allowing **** ***** ** ******* ** them ** **** ***** *** ***** ONVIF ******. ***** ***** ************* ******* (*****, frame ****, **********, ***.) *** ** performed **** *** *** ******* ** requiring ***** ** ****** *** ****** web *********, **** ** ********** ** RTSP *********.
******* ** ***** *************' **** ********** * ************ **** ** *** ******* *****, which ** ******** ** *** *******. However, **** ****** ******* ****** *******, **** *** ****** ** ***** 2.4 *** ***** *** ** ******** and ********** ** *** ***** ***** device.
**** ***** ***** **** ***** ******* through ***** **, ********* ******* *** all ******** ** ********* *****.

VMS *** ***** *******
******* **** ******* *** ********** *** ONVIF ****** *******, *** ******* *** these **** *** ***** ** *******. We ********* ** ******* ******** ***** to ***** ****, ******** *****:
- ***** ********* *-******* ***** ***
- ***** ********* **-******* ******* ***
- ********* **-********-** *-******* ***** ***
Milestone ********
**** ********* ******** *** **** ** connect, ******, *** ********* ***** **** without ***** ** ******* *************. ***** are *** ****** ** ** ***** of **** **** **** *********:
- ******** *** *******:********* "**** *** ********" **** ***** result ** *** ***** ****** ***** selected. *******, ***** ****** ******** *** the *** *** ****** "***** ********** Device (*-** ********)" ** *** ******.
- *** *** **** ******* **** ********: ** **** ******** ** *********, ****** DVRs *** *** *-** ******* ****** added ** ******* ** ******** ********** of ****** ******* *****. **** ******* to ** ***** ** ****** ********, though *** ***** ***** ** ***** releases.
**** ***** ***** * ********* **-********-** TVI *** (***, **** *******) *** a ***** ******** *** *** (******, 8 *******) ***** ** ********, **** cameras, *****, *** ******* *********.

**** ***** ******* *** ******* ** adding ***** **** ** *********:
Genetec: ***** ***/*** ******
******* ******** ****** *** ******** * Dahua ***/*** ******, ***** ******** ********* multiple ***** ********* ** ******.
**** **** ***** **** ******** ****** the **** ** ***** ***** ********'* management **** (********* *****), ******* ** the ******* **** ** **** ** most ******* *******.

**** *****, *** ***** ********, ** well ** */* *** ***** *** available, ** ** ********* ********:

**** **** ******* ******** * ******* per ****** *******, ****** ********. ************, Hikvision **** *** *** *********.
ExacqVision: ********* *** ***** ******* *** *****
*********** ** **** ** ******* ** the ***** **** (*** *** *********, see *****) *** ******** **** ******* ** the *** ** ** ***** ********** using * ************* ****** ** *** device ***, ********* **:
#*******=*
***** * ** *** ******* ******, from * ** **. **** **** unlike ********, **** ******* ******** * camera *******.
**** ***** ***** *** ******* ** adding ***** **** ** *****:

*******: **** ********** ** *** *** ********* DVR ** ***** ***** *** **** method, ** *********** ******** ****** ********* services ** ** ********* ** ****** reboots ** ***** ** ****** *** DVR **** *** ******. ** *** extreme ****, *** **** ****** ****** nearly ********** *** ******** **************. ** such, ** ** *** ********* ****** to *** ***** ****** ** ***********.
Avigilon ** **********
** **** ****** ** *** ****** DVR ** ******** ******* ****** *.* and ******* ******** ****** *.*. ***** VMSes (**** ******* * **********) *** not ********* ***** ****** ** ***** did, *** ****** ***** *** **** trying ** *******.
******* ******** * ***** ***/*** ****** (below), *** ***** *** *** ******* in *** *****.
Firmware/Software ********
***** *** *** *** ******** ******** used ** **** ****:
- ***** *********: *.***.****.*
- ***** *********: *.***.****.*
- ********* **-********-**: **.*.*
*** ********:
- ******** ******* ****** ****: *.*.*.**
- *********** **********: *.*.*.*****
- ******* ******** ******: *.* ** * (5.4.686.18)
- ********* ******** **********: **** ** (**.** , ****** **** *.*)
Comments (25)
Tedor Gligorich
Does un/non-official ONVIF support mean a)product not listed as complicant or b)maker wil not give the support? How did you know to find it out works?
Is this Onvif Vms spec or Onvif JBOC?
About encoder licenser, dont all streams have same ip/mac too?
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Did every camera channel require a lic?
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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Has Milestone officially commented on HD Analog licensing? I know that their stance with traditional analog cameras is one license per IP encoder but did they intend for this to extend to HD Analog? Even though the software allows it, I'd like to make sure that is compliant with the license agreement before bidding any jobs.
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Tango Charlie
Will the Milestone server store the footage locally?
Is there anyway that the camera footage is stored on the DVR, and streamed back through Milestone - so Milestone is ultimately acting as client software?
Have a site with 80 analogs that wants to move to HD solution gradually!
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Chris Powell
I've got four HD-CVI test systems in the field using a mix of 1080p and 720p Dahua DVRs as encoders, tied to Video Insight v5.5. The setup is just like an analog encoder, with a shared IP address feeding separate streams to the VMS.
Pictures are great, with all VMS features intact and fully-functional using server-side motion detection. I'm still playing with optimization of the camera streams by adjusting the DVR settings via Dahua "SmartPSS" interface. There are some camera-local adjustments available via OSD, but so far I've left the cameras' default settings in place. I have yet to test PTZ control via the VMS, but will do so once sample cameras arrive.
Video Insight accepts the streams beautifully. My target market for All Campus Security is small business- and home-owners of out-dated analog systems who are up to swapping out their dusty DVR and cameras on a DIY-basis.
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Joe Nelson
Michael,
Have you had a chance to try the PTZ control?
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Chris Powell
Not yet. Expecting delivery of the PTZ by mid-January.
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Chris Powell
Yes, server-side was the easy part. All cameras are triggering and recording properly in the VI/HD-CVI systems that I have running in customer settings. The server is seeing the RTSP streams like any other camera feed.
I'll test camera-side and let you know. BTW, my PTZ arrived recently, and I should know soon how it performs through the DVR-as-encoder arrangement.
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Joe Nelson
That sounds great. It must just be the difference between VI & Exacq.
I am not sure if maybe I am missing something in the configuration on the Exacq side. The VMS sees the cameras with no problem, but absolutely no option for motion detection. based on the article above, it looks like it all depends on the DVR/FW version, etc.
We have also installed many VI servers, I have not had an opportunity to test with the HD-CVI.
I am anxious to see what you find with the PTZ.
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Michael Miller
We have be able to get ACC to connect to both Hikvisions TVI encoders and TVI DVRs.
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Undisclosed Integrator #3
I have tested the the option to connect Hikvision HD TURBO DVR to OnSSI Ocularis 5.2 and it works great!
(ONVIF Profile S)
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KV Swami
Thanks for posting this article as it triggered me to figure out a way to get a cheap No Name Brand 4 channel DVR enrolled in to Genetec so I can view all 4 channels. Before reading this article I had enrolled it using the ONVIF Profile but was only getting video streams 2 of the 4 channels. I would get the Main and Sub Stream of 2 of the 4 channels only.
After reading this article I used the CAM File Editor for Genetec and created a custom driver in which I was able to identify 4 channels using the RTSP Stream syntax which was provided for the DAHUA DVRs and I was able to enroll the DVR and get both the Main and Sub Streams in H.264 format for all four channels. Thanks again.
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Simon Webster
Would I be wrong in assuming that Xprotect offers access to both Live and Playback when integrating a Hik DVR? Does the same apply to other VMS's? I often see reports of "integration" with the major VMS's, however the detail drops off when it comes to Playback and other functionality, like alarm integration and audio + I/O. I accept that ONVIF doesn't accommodate playback (yet, I guess....Profile-G....), however, having the ability to stream Live and obtain Playback + the vital VMS search functionality is vital to achieving true integration. I suspect that only the VMS's that offer API/SDK integration are those that will be able to truly integrate.
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Ameen Abdul Khader
Hello John, would be great to have an updated test report
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Dave Arnould
does anyone know if this works for any other DVR/NVR? I have 2 Speco NVR that this solution would work great to add them into my Milestone Corporate.
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