VMS/VSaaS Management Guide

Published Jul 12, 2021 14:43 PM

This 30-page guide provides an in-depth explanation of managing VMS and VSaaS systems.

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This is part 3 of our upcoming VMS / VSaaS Course, starting in the fall.

VMS / VSaaS Management Overview

The function of a VMS / VSaaS is to manage the following fundamental aspects:

  • Who can view live and/or recorded video?
  • What cameras are connected to the system?
  • What servers are used to host cameras and record video?
  • Where is the video recorded?
  • What task(s) can users perform?
  • What events or actions need to alert users?
  • What applications are used to notify users of alerts?

Each one of those functions has multiple variables or options based on the VMS / VSaaS, we explain the most common features inside.

VMS ************ / ****** **********

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***** **** ******** ***** *** ******* that ** *** ******* ************, *** the ******** ** **** ********* ***** less ************* **** ***** *******.

VSaaS ************ / ****** **********

******* ****** ***** ** * **** advantage ** ***** **** ***** ** all/most ** *** ***** ********** ******** is ** *** *****.

************, **** ******* ******** *** *** clients, ***** ** *** **** ************ and *** ******** ************* ** *** cloud. **** *** **** *********** ****, depending ** *** ****** ** ****** computers **** ******* ** *** ******, as ***** ****** ******** **** *** need ** ** *******.

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Single ****** **. ******** *******

**** ***** *** * ********* ****** strictly *** ****** **********, ***** ****** use * ****** ****** *** ********** and **********:

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*** ********** ** * ****** ****** are **** ****** * *********** ** install, ******, ******, *** *********. *******, a **** ********* **** ***** **** for ******* **** *** ********* *** video *** *** ** ********* *** configuring *** ******** *** ***.

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User **********

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********** ****** (**** ******* *** ******) provide *** ******* ***** ** ******** and **** ********, *******, ****** ****** for ********** *****, *** *** ***** a ********** **, *** ***** ******.

***** ******* ** ** ***** ** less **** ** ********** **** ***********, most *****/***** ******* **** ****** *** Roles, ***** ********** ********** *********** *** should ******** ************* ******.

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User ******

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*******,**** *****, ************ ***** ******** **** low-cost ****, ** *** ***** ***-******* groups *** ******* *** ************* ** create ****.

User ********** *********** (****/***/****)

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2-Factor / *****-****** **************

******* ***** ******* *-****** ** *****-****** authentication ** **** *** ****** ******** applications, ***** ** ** ******** ******* for *****.

*-****** ************** ******** ** ********** ***** of ******** ** ********* * ********* one-time ******** *** *** ******** *** password ** *** ** ** *** client. **** ***** **** * ******** integrated ************** ******* **** ***** * text ** ***** **** *** ********:

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***** ****** *** **** ******* ***-***** authenticators **** ******** *************** ************** ******** **** * ****** Sign-On *******.

***** *-****** ************** ********* *** *********** to ***** ****** ******* *****, ** only *** **** **** ******* ** have ****** ** *** ***-**** ****. However, ** **** *** ** **** steps ** ******* **** *** ****** to **** *****, ***** ***** ** an ***** *** **** *****. ********, when ***** ****** ***** ******* ** mobile *******, ***** ** ** ***** layer ** ********** ** ******* **** the ****'* ************** ******* ******* *** new ***** ****** ** ******, ***** is ******** *** ****'* *** ********.

Permissions / **********

***/***** *********** (** **********) ******* ***** application ********* ***** *** **** ** access ** *** ******. *********** *** commonly ******* *** **** ** *****.

******************** *** ******* ******* **** **** widely ***** ***/*******. ************, **** ***/***** may ****** ******* ********** ********; *** example, ** * **** *** ****** to ***, **** **** **** ****** to **** * ****** **** ** default, ** ** * **** *** view ******** ***** **** * ******, they *** **** **** *****.

*********** *** ***** *** **** * simplistic ******** *** *********/****:

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*******, **** ******* *** **** ******** layers ** ********** *** ****** *********** with ******** ********** ** ****** ** permissions:

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***** ********** ****** ** ********** *** provide **** *********** *** **** ***** users ***/*** *** ******* ** ******* in *** ****** *** ******* *********** setup *** ******* ******** ** ***** checkboxes.

*********, ***/***** *********** *** ********* **** operation ********** (*.*., ******* ***** ** searching ***** ***********):

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*** *** *****/******* **** ***** *********** from **** ****** *** ******* *** or *** ***** **** * ****** level ** ***********, ***** ******* ************* complexity. *******, **** *****, ******* ******** organizations, **** ******* ****** **** ***********.

*** ****, * **** *** ********* allowing **** ******* **** *** ** created *** ******** ** * ********* Groups **** *** **** *** ********* sets ** *******.

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*** *******, * *****-****** ********** *** have ******** **** ****** **** ******* privileges ** *** ******** *** **** and ******** ******* *** **** ****** to ********* ******* *** **** ******.

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** ***/*******, ********* *** ******** ******** for *********** ***** ************* *** **** login. *** *******, ****** ***** *** a ***** ******** *** ** ******* to ******** *****.

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****, ************* *** ** ******* ** specific ****** ** ******* ****/***** ********* on *** ****'* ****************:

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******* ** ********* ********, *** *********** of **** ***** ** ************* *** be ******** ****** ****** **** ********* VMS/VSaaSes. ********, ********* ** *** ********** of *** *************, **** *** ******* significant ********** ***** **** *** *** VMS/VSaaS.

******* ***** *** ** ********* ********** for ********* ********* ** *** **** of *** ** ****, ********* **** historically **** *** ******* ************. **** is **** ******** **** ** ******* costs **** ********* *************.

*** *******, * ****** *** ****** continuously ****** ******** *****, *** **** record ****** *** ****** ******* ** that ********:

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User ****

***/******* **** **** ** ******* ** each ****, ***** ** ******** ** audit *** ********** ********* (*.*. ****** video, ******* **, ********* *** *****).

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*** ******* **** ****, *** **** VMSes ******* ******* **** ******* ****** (e.g. *** **/***, ******* *******), ** save ******* *****:

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*******, ******* **** *** ********* ****** text *****, *** ******* **** ** minimal, ****** * ****** *** ******** or ********* ** ***** ********** ********* of ***** **************.

**** *** **** *** ******** ** unformatted ** ***-*********** **** *****, ***** may ** ****** *** ************ *******, but *** **** * ********** ** end-user ********** ** ************:

************, ******* ***** ***** ******** ** use * ******* '*****' *******, **** make ******* ************* **** ****** **** needing ** ******** *** ******** * sensitive ***** **** ** ******* * camera's ********* *************.

Hardware **********

* ******** ********** **** *** ***/******* is ******** *********** *** ********** *** hardware (*******, *******) **** ***** ** the **** ** *** ******.

*******

****** ********** ******** ******** * **** range ** *****, **** ****** *******, configuring ******* **********/** *********, **** ***** selection *** ********* *******, *** ******** system *********:

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*******, ****** ********** ***** **** **** widely **** **-******* *******, **** ***-**** NVRs ***** ********* ******* ************* *** advanced ***** ***** ********* ************* ****.

******* **** ******* **** *** ****** servers **** ** **-******* ******** ***** than *******, **** ** *** ******** require *********** ****** ***** ** *************. For ***** **** **-******* **********, ********** is ********* ******* ** *********** ******** connections.

Multi-Server **********

******* **** ******* **** **** **** a ****** ******, *** ********* ****** managing ****** ** ********* ** ******* from * ****** *****:

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*******, *****-****** ********** *** ** ******* to **********-*****, ******-**** ******** ** *** VMS. ******* *** ********** *****-******, ** centralized ********** ** ** *** *****, which ******** ** *** ** ***'* servers.

*** *****, ********** ******** ******** ** a ********** ********* ** ******** ******** that **** ** * ****** ******* users *** *********, *********** *********** **** management. *** ******** ** *** **** of ******** * ****** ***** ** failure *** *** ***** ****** ** the ******/********** ****** ** ******* ** unavailable.

VMS **********

* *** ***** ***** * *****-****** management ******* ****** "**********", ***** ****** sharing ****** ** ********* ****** ********* systems (*.*., ******* *** *** ****** department) **** *** **** ************'* *****. Similar ** *****-****** **********, ******* ****** federation ************* ** * ******* ** having ****** ********** *********** ** *** cloud.

**** ** *** ******** ********* *** typically ******** ********** ********/****, *** ** offers ****** ****-** ***** *********** ** multiple *******, *** ***** *** ********** is ******/****** *********** **** ****** (*.*., security *********, ******* ******, ********* **********).

Recorder ******* **********

******** ******* ******** *********** ** ******* and ****** ***** *** ***** ** stored *** *** **** ** ** stored.

******* ***** ** ****** ** *** correct ****** ****** *** **** ********** of *** ***** ** ****** **** impact *** *** *** **** *******. VMSes ********* ******* ********* ** ******** locations, ********* ******* ** ******** *******:

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**** ***** **** ***** *** ****** to ****** ***** ** * ****** storage ******** *** ****** ********* ** recovery ** *** ********'* ******* ******* fails:

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***** ********* ********** ** ********* **** complex ******* ******* *********, ******, *** backups *** ************* ********** *** ********** by *** ***** ********.

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

*******

****** *****, *************, *** *********** *** the **** ****** ***** **** ******** a ************ ******.

****** ********** ******** ****** ** **** VMSes ******* *********** *** ****** *******, adjusting ****** ********, ****** ****** **********, firmware **********, ****** ***** *******, *** camera *********** *****.

Camera *********

****** ********* *** ****** ******* ** a ***/***** *** *** ***** ***** to ******** * ******. *** ******* varies ********** *** ***** *** *****, primarily ** *** ***** ******** *** party *******.

*** ****** ********* / ******

*** ***** (*** ***** ********** *** party ******* **** ** *********), ** is ********* * ****-********* ******* **** scans *** *** ******* **** *** online *** ******* *** * **********:

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*******, ****** ****** *** ****** ***** must ** **** ******* ********* ********* may *** ****** **** ********* ** the ***/***** *** *******. **** **********, a ******** *** ******** *** ******** to *** *** ****** ** *** VMS/VSaaS.

***** ********* / ******

******* ******** **** "*****-****" ************ ** their ********, ************* ********** ******* *** appliances ** ***** ******* **** ******* into ** ******** **********.

*******, **** ***** ******* *** ********* to ******** **** * ******* ** a ** **** **** *** ************'* mobile *** ** ***** * ****** number ** ******** *** ****** **** their *****:

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************, ** ***** *****, ******* **** VSaaSes ******* *** ***** *******, **** offer ****** ********* ***** ******* ** those ** *********** *****.

Camera ********

***/******* ******* ********* ****** ******** ** ensure ******* ************* (**********, ***** ****, compression), ***** ** ******** *** ****** functioning ***** ** *** ****** ************* for ********* *** ******* ************.

*** ******** ** *** ***/***** *** synchronized **** *** ****** ** **** multiple ******* *** ** ********** **** a ****** *********:

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*** ********* ******** *** ******* **** vary **** **** ***/***** *** ****** manufacturer, ********* ** *** ******* ** the ****** *** *** ***** ** camera *********** *** *** ******:

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******* ******** ****** ***** ****** ******** to ******** *** ********* *** **** experience, *** **** ********** ***** ********** advanced *******:

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Camera ****** **********

******* ***/******* *** **** ********* **** cameras *** ********* *** *********, ****** health ********** ***** ******* * ******** function.

***** ***** ********* *** ** ********** to **** *** ***** ******** ** a ****** ** ******* ** *** recording, ************, **** ***** ******/******* ****** status ******* **** *** ** ********* in ****-****:

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*** ****** * *** **, *** more ********* ** *** ** ** monitor ****** ******, ***** ********** *****-******** camera ******* ****** *** **** ** support ***** ******** ****.

******* ******** ***** * "*********" **** for **************, ***** ******** ******/******* ******, camera ********** ** ***** ***** ******, and ***** ****** *********** *** *** connected *******:

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Camera ***********

**** ******* **** ** *** *******, being **** ** ************* ********* ********** from *** *** ****** **** ***** of *** ****** ****** ** * significant *******-**-**** ******* *** *****. ******* them, * **** ***** **** ** remember ** ****** *** ********* ******* while ************* ** ********, ***** ***** result ** ****** ******** ** **** time.

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************, ****** *********** ***** ************* **** the ************* ** ******** **** *** previously ********* ****** ** *** *** camera, ***** ** * ******* **** for ******* ***********/**********. *******, ****** *********** is **** ****** ** **********-******* *****.

Firmware **********

******** ****** ******** ** ********* ******* it ***** **** * ***/***** *****-******, and ** ***** ******* ****** **** common, ** ******* **** ********* *** as **-**-**** *** ******** ** ********. The ******* ****** *** ***-**-*** ******* or ***** ********** *** ***** *******.

***/***** **** *** ***** *******

*** ***/******* ***** *** ***** *******, firmware ******** *** ********* * ****** process:

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********, ******** ***-***** ****** ******** ******* a ***/***** ** ******** *** ***** requires ***** * **************** ************* *********** *** ****** ************.

***-**-*** ***/*******

***/******* ********* ************* ******** ** ***** own *******, ******* ***** ** ****** from *****:

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*******, ***-********* ******* *** **** ** automatically ******* **** *** ********* ****** is ******* (********* ** ****** ******), while ***** ******* ***** ******* ****** to ******* *******.

Events *** *******

***/******* *** ******** ********/********* ** ****** per ****, ******* ** ******** ******** (server, ******) ******, ******** *************, *********, licensing, ******* ************, *** ******:

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***** ****** *** ********* ****** *** can ** ******** ******** *** ******** purposes. *******, ** **** *********, * user **** **** * ******** ****** to ****** **** ** ***** ** triggered. *** ******* **** *** ** triggered **** ****** *** ********* ***/*******.

*** *******, **** * ****** ******** detects * ******, **** * ************ on *** *******:

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**** *****-**-****** ******* *** ** **** useful ** ********** ****** ***** *** proactively ********** *** ****** *** ****** problems ** ******** *******. *******, ******* of *** ********** ** **** *****, the ****** ***/** ******* ***** *** not ** ******* ******* *** ******* extensive ******* ** *****-***-***** ** ********* properly:

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***/***** ******** ****** *** *********** ***** of *************: ******** ******-***** *** ******** (email/SMS/3rd ***** ***). ************* *** ********* triggered ***** ** ****** **** *** critical ** * ****. ** ****, notifications **** **** ****** *** ******.

******** *************

*** **** ****** ************* *** ***** sent ** * ***/***** ****** ****. VMS/VSaaSes ********* ***** ********* ** ***** events **** ************* ** ***** ************:

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*** **** ** ******* ** ******** notifications ** **** *** ********* **** typically **** ** ****** **** *** application ** ******* *** ************. *******, some ***/***** ****** **** ******* ************ alerts **** ** *** **** **** not **** *** *** ****.

******** *************

******* ***** *** *** ****** ******* a ***/***** ***********, ******** ************* *** useful *** ******** ****** ** *** events. ***** ** *** **** ******** supported ******, ******** ***/**** ******** *** be *********.

***** ************* **** ***** ******* ******* of *** ********** *****, **** *** time *****, *** * ******** ** the ***** **** *** ****** ** a ****** ********* *** ***** (*.*., analytics, * ****** *********, ****** ********):

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***** ********* ******* * *** ***** email ****** ** **** ***** *** sending ****** ******* **** ** *** offer ***** ******** ** *******. ******* VSaaSes *** ********-********* *** *** ***** notifications ** ******* *** **** ******* registration *** ************, **** ** *** require *** ***** *************.

***** ******** ***** ***** *** ************ for ************* ******* ** *******, **** communicate **** *** ********, *** ** is ********* ******* *** * ***** to ******* ** ** ******** *** API *** ************* **** ***** ***** own ************* ******:

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***** ** ** ********* ****** *** an **-******* *** ****** ******* ***** app ************, *** **** *** *** widely *******.

Comments (3)
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Glenn Gauvin
Jul 13, 2021
IPVMU Certified

**: *** ****** ******** ****

*** ***** "** **** ***" ** somewhat ******. *********/**** ******** **** ** key. *** ******* *** ** ***** this ** ** ******** *** *** Setup ********* ***** ** ~** **.

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Sean Patton
Jul 13, 2021

**** *** *** ***** ** ** unfair ** *******, ** ** ****** a ******* ********* ** ******** **** size. *******, ** *********** **** ** an ***** ** * *************** ******** ****** ****, ** ** ** ************* ****** than **** *** ********.

********, ** ********, **** *** ** not **** **** ******** ********** ** available, *** **** ********* ******* *** be ************* **** *********. ** ** experience, *** ******* *** ***** ********* takes **** ****** ** ******* **** using *** **** ********* **** ** locations **** *-****** ******** ****, ***** was ****** ** ****** ********** ********, small ******* ******** *******, **** ***********, etc.

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Mike Chaffee
Jul 15, 2021

**** *** **** ****** ****** ** the ***********. ******

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