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Page 1: User Manual
User Manual Avigilon Blue™ Connect Device VMA-BLU-8P8... -
Page 2: Important Safety Information
Install or place this product in an area where there is ample air circulation. Do not insert anything into the device ventilation openings. The equipment is not suitable for use in locations where children are likely to be present. Use only accessories recommended by Avigilon. Keep these safety instructions. -
Page 3: Regulatory Notices
Environment A of the IEEE 802.3af standard. Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by Avigilon Corporation or parties authorized by Avigilon Corporation could void the could void the warranty and affect the user’s ability to operate this equipment. - Page 4 Avigilon Corporation or its licensors. Each user must accept the Terms and Conditions of Service and the End User License Agreement for Avigilon Blue as a condition to using the AvigilonBlue cloud platform when they register their account..
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Front Panel LEDs Back Panel LEDs Using the Reset Button Restarting the System Restoring Factory Default Settings Appendix: Using the Device Web User Interface to Configure the Avigilon Blue Connect Device Accessing the Avigilon Blue Connect Dashboard Dashboard Device Network The Corporate and Camera Panes The DNS Pane... - Page 6 About...
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Page 7: Introduction
Avigilon's video analytics engine to enable connected cameras to become smarter. This guide is intended as a reference for the person installing the Avigilon Blue Connect device and contains more technical detail than the in-box installation guide. It fully describes how to install the device and configure the system after the device has been powered and is connected to the Avigilon Blue cloud platform subscriber's local area network. -
Page 8: Rear View
The Avigilon Blue cloud platform administrator can use the Avigilon Blue Connect Dashboard to manage the Avigilon Blue Connect device settings. The Avigilon Blue Connect Dashboard is a web interface that can be accessed from any Windows® or Macintosh® computer using any of the following web browsers: Mozilla Firefox®... -
Page 9: Before Installation
3. Create the site or sites where Avigilon Blue Connect devices will be installed for the subscriber organization. This ensures that the site is available to the Avigilon Blue cloud platform subscriber and their Avigilon Blue cloud platform users. Physical Preparation The network on the customer premises must be DHCP-enabled. -
Page 10: Hardware Installation
1. Note the serial number on the label on the underside of the device. 2. If required, mount the Avigilon Blue Connect device on a wall using the supplied mounting brackets. You may want to do this step before or after you have made all the required connections depending on where you want to mount the device. -
Page 11: Accessing The Avigilon Blue Connect Dashboard
1. Use File Explorer on a Windows computer or Finder® on a Macintosh computer. You are looking for a device labeled "Avigilon Blue Connect" with the serial number of your device appended. 2. Click to open the device in a supported web browser (see Avigilon Blue Connect Device System Requirements on page 2). -
Page 12: Activating The Avigilon Blue Connect Device
6. After you successfully add the device to the cloud platform, click Configure. The Avigilon Blue cloud platform is displayed, opened on the Devices tab. Now you or the Avigilon Blue subscriber can configure the Avigilon Blue Connect device and cameras for daily operation through the Avigilon Blue cloud platform. -
Page 13: Activating With An Activation Code
Activating with an Activation Code If you do not have an Avigilon Blue account, do the following: 1. At the bottom of the Avigilon Blue Sign In dialog box, at the Don't have an account? prompt, click Click here. The Registration: No Account Access dialog box appears. -
Page 14: Supported Network Configurations
Supported Network Configurations NOTE: Camera Uplink Port does not support dynamically switching DHCP servers. Network Camera Web Notes Supported IP Configurations Connections Interface Corporate LAN Camera LAN Access Uplink Uplink Corporate DHCP assigned Unconnected Camera LAN Uplink and LAN Uplink (leave as DHCP) connected cameras will use only... -
Page 15: Port Configuration
Avigilon Blue Connect devices can connect to the Avigilon Blue cloud platform Avigilon Blue cloud platform users can connect to the platform Avigilon Blue cloud platform users can view live and recorded video streamed peer to peer from the Avigilon Blue Connect device to their browser or mobile device... -
Page 16: Estimating Analytics Load
Your subscription license specifies the maximum number of channels for your site. Each incoming video stream on the Avigilon Blue Connect device uses one channel. The size of the channel varies by the resolution of the camera. Therefore, the resolution and frame rate of the camera determines the analytics load on the device. For example, the device can support eight cameras with a resolution of 1920 ×... - Page 17 Avigilon (and some ONVIF-compliant) cameras with the Avigilon Blue cloud platform if possible. You can mix and match cameras, and adjust their resolution, but the capacity of the Avigilon Blue Connect device cannot be exceeded.
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Page 18: Led Indicators
LED Indicators The following lists describe what the LEDs on the Avigilon Blue Connect device indicate. Front Panel LEDs Icons LED Status Description Green Device is powered and running. Orange Device is restarting. Orange - blinking Factory restore button pressed. Green - blinking Hard disk drive activity. -
Page 19: Using The Reset Button
Using the Reset Button The reset button is located at the front of the Avigilon Blue Connect device and is the small unlabeled circle to the left of the System Status LED. For more information, see Front View on page 1 The reset button provides two functions: Restart the system —... -
Page 20: Appendix: Using The Device Web User Interface To Configure The Avigilon Blue Connect Device
3. Log in as administrator. The Avigilon Blue Connect Dashboard is displayed in your web browser. To log out of the Avigilon Blue Connect Dashboard, click the Logout icon on the right side of the top banner. Dashboard The Dashboard consists of a navigation bar and five panes displaying status information: Avigilon Blue Connect—Used by your system installer to activate the device. -
Page 21: Device
NOTE: The corporate network uplink port and the camera network uplink port must be on different subnets. For more information about the network connections, see Supported Network Configurations on page 8. In the Corporate and Camera panes, you can set how the Avigilon Blue Connect appliance obtains an IP address for each network: Connect to the network through an automatically assigned IP address—Activate the Automatic button. -
Page 22: The Dns Pane
The DNS Pane In the DNS pane, you can set how the Avigilon Blue Connect device obtains a named address from a DNS server: Automatically select a DNS server and receive a named address—Activate the Automatic button. This is the default setting. -
Page 23: Budgeting Poe Power
Budgeting PoE Power The PoE switch component in the Avigilon Blue Connect device can output a total of 128 W of power to the connected devices. Each PoE port is capable of outputting 16 W to standard PoE devices, and 30 W to PoE+ devices. - Page 24 To filter the list of logs, start typing in the Filter field. The list is filtered as you type. To clear the filter, backspace or delete the text. About From the About page you can find the information needed to access the Avigilon website and contact Avigilon Technical Support. About...
- Page 25 Limited Warranty and Technical Support Avigilon warranty terms for this product are provided at avigilon.com/warranty. Warranty service and technical support can be obtained by contacting Avigilon Technical Support: avigilon.com/contact-us/.
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