Network Optix NxWitness 4.0 Tested

** ****** ******* ***** (and *** ****** ****), and ** **** ******, we ******* *** *** features, *** *******, ************ main ********* *** ******* weaknesses ********* * **-****** screencast:

• *** **** **** *** new ** ********* *** work?
• **** ****** ** ************ were ****?
• **** ****** ** ****** still *****?
• *** ** ****** ******* improved?
• **** ************* ************ **** made?
• **** *** ***** *********** improvements **** ****?
• *** **** ** ******-****** software ********?
• *** **** **** *** mobile *** *******?
• **** ****** *** *********** are ***** **** ****** configuration?
• **** *** ******** *** missing?
• *** **** ****** **** differ **** *********?

Executive *******

******* ***** ********* *.* includes *********** ******* ******* with *********** ** *********** compared ** *.*. *** Events/Alerts ***** ** ****** works **** ** ******* analytic ****** **** *** new **** ******** ******** SDK *******, ***** ** tested **************'***** *********** ******. ************* backend ******** **** ****** encrypted *********** ********* ** expected, *** ********** *** configuration ** *** ************ need ********** ** ***********.

*******, **** ******** ******** are ***** ******* **** could ***** **** ****** count, ******-******** ********** ***** (e.g. *******, ********, ***********, transportation), **** ******* (*** physical ******) ***** ****** grouping, ****** **** *******/*************, mobile ************ ****, *** dynamic *****-***** *******.

******* ***** **** *.* development *** ******* ** increasing ******* ****** **** from ** ******* ** 100, ************* ********, ************/***** panel ************, *** ******** upgrade **********.

Network ***** ********* - ********* *** ****** *******

******* ***** *** ******* strengths ******* ** ***** camera *******, ***** ** design, ****** ************, *** ease-of-upgrade:

• ******** / ***** **** Interface:******* ****** **** ********* has * ***** *** functional ****** ******* ****** menus ** ********* ****** patterns **** ***** ********** and ******** ******** ***** to ******** ***** ******* and *********.
• ******** *** ***** ****:** ******************** **-***** **** ***********, ********** ******** ******* to *** ******** ******. While *** ************* *** complicated, *********** *** *****, with **** *** ***** box ******** ** **** and ******** ****** ******* any ******.
• ****** ****** ******* (***** H.265, *********):******** ************'* ******* **** connected ****** *******, ************ streaming *.*** **** ***** camera ***********. ******** ****** qualities **** ********* *** all ****** ******, ********* manual **** ****-********* *************. Additionally, ***** *** ****** camera ******** *********** **** well.
• ***** *****-***** ****** ****** Connections:******* ********* ******** ** our *****, **** *** playback ********* ******* ****** in *** ***** *** mobile *******, *** ************** and ************* **** **** than * *******. ************, multiple ****** *** ** merged ***** *******. ****** connection ******* *** ** average **** **** *-******.
• ***** ************ / ********:********* *.* ** **** than **** *** ********* in ***** * ******* per ******. **** ** significantly ******* **** ********* and *******'* **********, ********* because ** **** *** use ********* *** ** .NET3/4.x, ** **** *** not ******** ** *** installer. ********* *** ******* also **** ******** ******* and ********** ************, **** stronger *********** ****** **********, compared ** ******* ***** single ****** ****** *********** architecture ******.

Network ***** ******** - ***** ****** ********** / *******

• ** *********** *** ******** Large *******:** ***** * *** limitations ******* ** ********** and *********** *****-****** ************* (No ******/*****-****** ****** ****, Camera ************ ** ******/***** Only). *******, ******* ***** said ****** ******* **** going ** ******* ***** limitations.
• ************* ******** *** ******* Key ********:** **** **** ** quickly ***** ********* ******-****** connections, *** ******** ********* video ****** ** *** supported. *******, ***** ** no *** *********** ********** in *** ****** ** server ************* *** ******, so ***** **** ** visibility ** *** *********** is ****/*******/*********. ************, *** interface ** *** ***** that ******* ********* *********** does *** ******* ******-****** links.
• ****** *** ******* *** Features:***** *** ****** *** performed **** **** ******* live ** ******** *****, and ******** ****** ***** searching, *** ****** ****** bookmarks ** ******* ***** push *************. ******* ***** said **** **** ** addressing ***** *********** ** a ****** *******, *******, a******* ***** ********* **** 2 ***** ******* ********* *** ** their *******.
• ******* **** *******:******* ***** ******* ** limited ** ** ***** file ******** ** * background ** *** ******** video ******* *********. **** do *** ******* ******/*********** dynamic ******* ** *** hyperlinks *** *****-***** ** multi-building ****.

Overview *****

*** ********* **-****** ***** overviews ******* *****, ******** on ******* ********* *** weaknesses ** *** ***, primarily ********* *** *.* features:

Solid ********** ***** ********** ********** / ***** ****** ***********

******* *****'* ***** *** flexible ****** ***** ** *** ***-********** VMS ********** *** ******* live *** ******** *****, **** ** **** tested. ** ***** *** updated *****/****** ***** ** a *********** *********** *** monitoring ******* *** ********* for **** ******. *** filters *** ******* ******* and ***** *** ***** filtering *** ******* ** the ******* ****** ******, or ******** *******, ****** motion ******, ***** ******** the ****** **** *** camera **** ** ********* selected:

***** ***** ** ************ that ** ***** ********* well, *** ********* ******** already ***** ******** **** the ***** ****** *** at *** *** ** the *****-**** **** ******** panel, ******* **** *************** control, *** **** ****** a *** ****** ** a *****-****** ****** ***** is *** * ****** to ****** *** ****** to ******* (********** *** had ** *****-***** ** the ****** ***** ** adding *** ******).

******* ***** ****** ******* for ********** ******** *******, similar ** ****** *********/**** cycles/view ****** ** ***** VMSes, ******** ****** ********** saved ******* ** ** grouped *** ************* ****** the ****** ******. *********, in ***** *****, *** view ****** *** ******* to ***** **** *** currently **** ** *** client, *******, ******** ******* saved ******* **** *** not ******* ****:

*** **** ***** *** significant ********** **** ******** a ***** ****** **** multiple ******* *** **** cameras ** *** ********* to ******* ** ********** the ****** ****:

*** ******* *** *****-*********** listed *** *** ********** with *** ******** ****** they *** ********* **. Layouts *** ** **** to ******** ******* *********, however, *** ****** **** groups ** ******* ** multiple ****** ** ********** logic (******** **** -> Building **** -> ***** Number). **** ******* ************ is ******* ** **** VMSes *** ***** ** less ** * ********** feature *** * ****** server, * - ** camera *** *****.

************, ******* ***** **** not ***** ****** ************* or **** ******* ***** in **********-******* ***** (*.*. Avigilon ***, ******* ******** Center).

Metadata *** ****** - ** ********* / *** ***** ****** ***********

** *** *******, ******* Optix *** "********" *** performed ********, ********** ** a *********'* ** **** detection/recognition ****** *** ******** image ****** *** ******** boxes ******** *** **** monitoring *** ********/******, ********* in *** *** *****/****** panel:

******* ***** **** **** completely ********** *** *** from *.*, *** ******* integration ** ********* ************, including ************* ****** *** Network ***** ******:

** *.* ** **** a ********** *** *** for *****-**********. *********, ** is ******** ** ****** a ****** *** ** Witness *** **** ****** will ******* * ***** frame-by-frame *** *** ******* any **** ** *****-********* on **, **** **** can **** ** ****** or ******** *******.

***** **** *** *** SDK ** ********* ******* features ************ *** ****** detection:

** *** ** ***** with ******* ***** ******* of * ******* *** in *** ********** ****** installer, ***** ******** **** support **** ** **** the *****. ****, ******* Optix **** **** **** be ********* ** ****** for *** *** ********* for ****** ************* ** the *** ** ****.

Cybersecurity ******** / ****** ****** ********** ***********

******* ***** **** ********** cybersecurity *** * *** focus ** *** *.* update, *** ** ***** the ******* ********* ******** issues **** ******* ****** client-server ***********. ******** *** 2 ********** ******* (****** connections ****, ********* ***** traffic) *** ****, **** clicking ** *** * boxes. ***** ******* ****** be ********* ****** *** "Allow **** ****** ***********" option ** ********:

*** ****** ** ******-****** cybersecurity **** ******* ** issue ** *** **** of *** *********** ********** or ********** ******. ******* Optix ******* * ****-****** certificate *** **** ******, which *** ** ******** with * ******** ******* certificate. *******, *** *********** must ** ******** *** managed ******* *** ****** OS, *** ***** ** no ********** ** *** client ** ****** ********** if *** *********** ** trusted, *******, ** *********.

************, *** "******* ***** traffic" ******* **** *** include ****** - ****** streams, **** ******-******. ***** is * ********** ** unencrypted ***** ******* **** a ********* ****** **** video ********** *******:

**** ***** ** ********* for *********** *** ***-*****, given *** ******* ***********. Network ***** **** **** would ******** ******** *** description. ** **** **** to ******** ******* ** cameras, *******, ** ** a ***-****** ************* *** cannot ** ****** ** a ****** *******.

******* ******** ******* ******** we ***** ** ******* was ******** ********* ***** export:

******** ********** ** **** supported **** .*** ******* with ******* ***** ******** video **** ******. ******** versions ** ********* *** not ******* ******** **********. One ********** ** ******* Optix ******** ********** ** a **** ** * minimum ******** **********, *******, this ** ******* ** most *****.

System ************** *********

******* ***** **** * single ****** *** ******* video *** ****** **************. We ******* *** **** **** of ********* *.***** ***** *** *** a ******* ************* **** for ** ****** ******, which *** ********* ** NxWitness *.*. *******, *** System ************** **** ** a ***-**** ****** **** cannot ** ********* ** full-screen, *** *** ****** List/Event *****/***** **** **** as ********** ***-**** *******. From * ** ********** this ** * ******** distracting *** ********* ******, and ** *** ********** with *** *****/** ****** menus **** ********** ***** in *********:

** ***** *** ******* Analytics *** ******* ******** features ********* **** *** the ******** ***** ****** bars *** ****** **** a ***** ****** ********** if ***** **** ******* cameras ********* ************* **** or **** ******* **** expected:

******* ******** ******* ** the ****** ***********, *******, it ** **** ********* when *** ****** ** offline, *** ** ***** are ************ ********** ********, packet **** ** ******* video *********. **** ****** the ********** ***** ** the ****:

**** ** ***** ************* more ****** *** *** "Check ****** ******" ****, which ** ******** ** right-clicking ** * ****** within *** ****** ******. This ************* ******* *** system ***** *** *** camera ****** *** *** selected ****** *** ******** plain **** ************ ** any ******** (*.*. *** packet ****, ** **** received **** ******):

*** ****** **** *** accessed ******* *** ******* Optix ****** *** ******, and *** *** **** to **** ** *** for *********. ***** ** no *****-** ****** ** filter, *** *** **** is ***, *********** *** files:

******* ***** **** **** users ** *********** ** not ********* *** *** logs *** ***************, *** the **** *** ********* used *** ************ ******* engineers. ************, **** **** that *.*, ******* *** early ****, **** ******* more ******** ****** ********** features.

Mobile *** *********** **** / ******* ***** **** *** *********

******* ***** ****** *** performed **** *** **** and ******** *******, ********** secure ****** ******* ******* NxCloud (******* ***** / ****** Cloud ****** ******). ******* ** ** missing * *** ******** offered ** **** *** mobile ****, *****-****** *******, video *********** *** **** event *******. ******* ***** said **** **** ** addressing ***** *********** ** a ****** *******, ** addition ** ****** ******* for ********* * ***** camera **** ** *** server *** *********.

** ******** *******, *** in *.*, **** ** atypical ****** ****** ****** **** ** ******** motion ******, *** ** found **** ** ********* well *** *** **** to ****** *** **** by ******** *** ******** with **** ****** ** draw *** ****:

*** ****** *** ****** a ****** ***** ******, and ********** ****** ***** notifications ** *** ***** timeline:

Virtual ****** (******** ***** *********) ***** ****

******* ***** ***** *** new ******** ***** ****** feature "******* ******", ***** is * ******* *********** typically **** ** ***** VMSes *** ********** ******** camera/video *******.

******* ****** ******* ****** well *** ********* ***** from ********, ***-******** ****** sources (*.*. *****, *****, Body-Wearable). *** ***** ****** to ** ****-******* *** in * ******** **** video ******, *** ********* was ***** *** **** offers ****** *********:

***** **** * ****** of *********** ** ***** during *******. *********, ** the ********* ***** ****-***** is ****** **** *** retention **** ** *** server (*.*. **-****), *** application **** *** **** that *** ***** **** be *********** ******* ***** "successfully" *********. ********, *** motion ********* ** *** useful *** ***-******, **** motion ***** (*.*. ******** phone ***** ***** *******/*******), which ***** ** *** of *** **** **** for ******* ******.

Mapping *******

******* *** *** ******* any *********** ******* ** NxWitness *.*. ******* ***** does *** ***** ******* multi-layer **** ***** ** many *****, *** **** supports ***** **** ********** with ** ****** *******/**** Streets ***********. ************, ******* are *********** ** *** map ** * ***** stream, *** ** *** indicate ***** ********* *** camera ** ******, *** when ***** **** ***** or ************ * ****** to ******** *** ****, it **** ***** ** significant ******* ** *** map:

** **** ***** ****** with *** ******* **** simultaneously ********* * *** layout **** ******** *******, the ****** ***** ***** with *** ******* ******* in *** ****** ** the ****:

******* ***** **** **** do *** **** ***** on ***** ******* ** update *******, ****** **** it ** * *** customer ******* *******. **** is * *********** ******** for ***** ***** ** map **********, ******* ** how ****** *** ******* mapping ******* **.

System ****** ***** *** ** ******* ************ ********

********* ****** ** **** than **** *** ** found ** ******** ******* it ********* ** ***** 5 ******* *** ******. Client *** ****** ******* can ** ******* ******* the "*******" ******* ** System **************, *** ******* Optix **** **** **** 1 ****** ***** ** download * ****** ****** and *** ***** ******* and ******* *** ******** from **** ***** **** (We **** *** **** to **** *** ******** server ******* ******* ** there **** ** ******** updates ****** *******).

******* ***** ** ************* smaller **** ********, ********* and *******'* **********, ********* because ** **** *** use **** ********* *** (it ***********) ** .****/*.*, ** they *** *** ******** in *** *********.

************, **** ** ******* a ****** **** *.* to *.*, ** *** not **** ** ****** our ****** ********* ** reactivate * *** *.* license, ***** ** ******** for **** *****. **** is ******* * ****** process ******* * *** manufacturer's ******* *** *** take **-** ******* *** system.

Remote ***** ************ ******* ******

*** *** *.*, ***********, we **** **** ** successfully ***** * *****-********* systems, ***** ******* * single ****** ***** ** NxCloud ** **** ******* from ****. *** *** not **** ** *** merge ******* (*.*. * cloud ****** **** * local **** ******).

** ********** ************* ***** / ****** Cloud ********* ***** **** ** performed ******** ** **** test, **** *** ******** performed ******* ****** ** the ***** *** ****** clients, *** ************** *** configuration **** **** **** 2 *******.

** ******** * ******* increase ** ******* (* second ** ****) **** connecting ******* *** *****, compared ** ********** ******** to * ***** ******* Optix ***. ** ***** 1-2kbps ** ******* ******* from ******* *** *******, ~1% ** *** ***** VMS ********** **********, ** video ** *********** ******** from *** ****** ** the ******.

*******, **** ******* **** video ** *** ******* web ******, ** ******** a *********** ******* ** 15 - ** *******, which ******* ***** ********* is ** ** ********.

Hanwha **** ******** *******

** **** ****** ****** Wave, ******* * ******* number ** ******* ***********. Hanwha **-****** ********* **** processed **** ** **** systems. ****** ***** **** some ** *** ******** supported ** ****, *** in *********, *** *-****** cameras ***** *********, ******* temperature **** (***** ****** thermal *******), ***** *********, and ****** ****** ***** and ****.

** ***** **** ********* supports ****** ***** *** zoom *** **** ** the ****** ****** ** tested. *******, ** *** not **** ***** ********* or ******* *********** *******.

*******

******* ***** ** **** outside ** *** ** as * *** ****** channel *******, **** ** annual ***, *** $** - $*** *** (*********) which ** **** **** most ***-**** *** ******** (typically $***-*** *** **), such ** *********** ***, ACC ********, ******** *******, etc. ************, **** ******* is **** ******** ****** than **** ***-**** *** licenses, ********* ~$** ***/*******.

** *** **, ** is ********* ******* *** partners, *** * ******* being ****** *** ******* Watchdog. ******* ******** ** Spectrum ***** *** ~$** USD *** ****** *******, while ****** **** ***** for ~$*** *** ****** channel. ******* ******** *** Hanwha **** **** *** appliances ***** ******* ****** licenses.

Features *** ******

******* ***** *** * few ******** ********,****** *** ***** ** this ****, *********, *** not ******* **:

• ****** ********/********** *** ******
• ************ **** *** ** other ******* (*********, ********* detection, *********, ***.)

Additional ******* ***** ***** / *********

******* ***** *** **** featured ** ***** ***** including *** ********* *** the ********** ****** ******* test:

• *** **** ********** ******** - ********, *****, *****, Genetec, *********, *********, ******* Optix
• *** ****** ********** ******** - ********, *****, *****, Genetec, ******, *********, *********, Network *****
• ******* ***** / ****** Cloud ************

Version ******

******* ***** ** ******* / ****** **** *.*.*.*****