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In the Security Management System application, click the Install tab and then click the Digital Video button.
In the dialog box that appears, select 3VR Video Recorder and then click the New button.
In the dialog box that appears, enter the values that identify the VMS Server.
The parameters needed for the integration are: IP Address, Username, Password, and Connection Timeout.
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The Connection Timeout value is used to determine when to stop waiting for a connection with the 3VR VMS Server. A longer timeout value allows for remote connections to wait longer for the connection to the VMS Server to succeed. |
Managing 3VR Cameras
After adding a 3VR VMS Server, you need to add cameras.
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In the Install / Digital Video dialog box, select 3VR Video Camera and then click the New button.
To add a camera, select a Video Recorder (must have been added previously) and then choose a camera from the Video Channel drop-down list.
Watching Live 3VR Video
Perform the steps below to watch live 3VR video through the AMAG Symmetry Security Management System application.
Click the Home tab and then click the Virtual Matrix button.
In the Matrix area, choose (or create) a new view.
From the Cameras and Multimedia tree, drag and drop a camera onto the view.
Watching Recorded 3VR Video
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You can only request playback from cameras that are recording on the 3VR appliance. You can also enable continuous recording on the appliance for specific cameras of interest.
Setting up Triggers
This section provides an example of how to configure an alarm to show video from 3VR cameras.
Setting an Alarm to Show Video from 3VR Cameras
Click the Operation tab and then click the Trigger button.
In the dialog box that appears, click the New button.
Fill in the details as desired. See the example.
Select the desired camera from the Location drop-down menu.
This example causes a “Door Forced” alarm to show an instant replay starting at 30 seconds before the event.
Event Integration
Event integration allows two-way passing of events between the 3VR VMS appliance and the Symmetry system, such that:
Access-control events occurring in the Symmetry system, such as a “Door Forced” alarm, appear as Symmetry event cards in OpCenter with data from the Symmetry system appended to video recorded by the 3VR VMS.
Alerts configured in 3VR OpCenter, such as a watched face or a motion alarm, generate Symmetry device alarms for the 3VR cameras.
Symmetry to 3VR Event Passing
To set up event passing from Symmetry to 3VR, you need to:
Install two software components
Map Symmetry devices to 3VR channels
Set up connection to Symmetry
Set up connections to 3VR Appliances
Event Integration Software Installation
For the Symmetry to 3VR event-passing direction, you need to install two software components:
The XML Open Integration Module available from AMAG.
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This module installs a web service that provides the event/alarm information to third-party integrations. You need to acquire this module from AMAG and install it by referring to the AMAG documentation. You can install this module on the same computer as the Symmetry server or on a different computer. |
The 3VR event adapter, available from 3VR.
You need to have administrator privileges while running the installer.
The installer is called 3VR_Symmetry_EventAdapter_1.2.0.x, where the “x” stands for the build number and can vary.
You can install this adapter on any computer that has Internet access to the Symmetry web service (described above) and the 3VR appliances that are of interest. The recommended place to install it is on the same computer as the Symmetry web services, but this is not necessary.
A new Windows service is installed (called 3VR-Symmetry EventAdapterService). If you do not reboot the computer after the installation, make sure that the service is started using the Windows Services application.
Creating Symmetry Events in 3VR OpCenter
The 3VR event adapter installs a configuration application that you need to use to set up the mapping from Symmetry devices to 3VR channels. This mapping is required to transmit events to 3VR appliances.
Run the 3VR.EventConfiguration.exe application to set up the mapping. You can also use this application later to change/edit the mappings.
The mapping screen looks like the example shown. The main table shows the existing mappings.
Before adding mappings, you need to set up the connection to the Symmetry system and to the 3VR appliances of interest.
Click the Symmetry button to connect to the desired Symmetry system.
Click the 3VR Appliances button to set up the necessary parameters for the 3VR appliances of interest.
Setting Up Connection To Symmetry
Note that the connection is to the web service for the Symmetry system, so you need to know the IP address of the device where the web service is published.
Enter the URL of the computer that has the web service in the box at the bottom, and then click Add to add credentials:
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Users need credentials in order to query the Symmetry system for events and devices. Different credentials provide access to different devices. In many cases, just one username/password combination is enough. If not, enter as many credentials as you need. |