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Avigilon VMA-AIA1-CG1 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Guide Avigilon Artificial Intelligence Appliance VMA-AIA1-CG1/CG2...
  • Page 2 The contents of this document and the specifications of the products discussed herein are subject to change without notice. Avigilon Corporation reserves the right to make any such changes without notice. Neither Avigilon Corporation nor any of its affiliated companies: (1) guarantees the completeness or accuracy of the information contained in this document;...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Starting the Avigilon AI Appliance for the First Time Troubleshooting Installation—Cannot Discover the Device Troubleshooting Installation—Networking Installing and Starting the Avigilon Control Center ™ Client Starting Up and Shutting Down the ACC Client Software Starting Up the Client Software Shutting Down the Client Software...
  • Page 4 Enabling Server Analytics Analytic Settings Advanced Features LED Indicators Diagnostic Indicators Power Status Indicators Upgrading the Firmware Restoring to Factory Default Settings...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    High capacity video analytic processing that accepts video sources from 320 × 240 to 3264 × 2448 pixels. This guide describes how to configure the system after the Avigilon AI Appliance has been powered and is connected the local area network.

  • Page 6: Back View

    Two hot swappable redundant power supply. System Requirements Camera Frame Rate The Avigilon AI Appliance can provide analytics for non-analytics cameras. For optimal analytics performance, the source camera should stream a minimum of 10 frames per second (fps). Web Browser Back View...
  • Page 7 Basic administration settings for the Avigilon AI Appliance are managed through its Web Interface. However, most configuration is done with the ACC Client. The Web Interface can be accessed from any Windows®, Mac or mobile device using any of the following web browsers: Mozilla Firefox®...

  • Page 8: Installation

    Installing the Rack Rails and Cable Management Arm If the Avigilon AI Appliance will be kept in a server rack, install the Rack Sliding Rails and the Cable Management Arm provided in the appliance package. Follow the procedures outlined in the Rack Installation Instructions and the CMA Installation Instructions provided in the assembly kits.

  • Page 9: Connecting Cables

    1. Connect the Avigilon AI Appliance to your network using an Ethernet cable. NOTE: It is recommended that the Avigilon AI Appliance follow a similar network configuration to the site NVRs. You can connect up to 4 Ethernet cables.

  • Page 10: Starting The Avigilon Ai Appliance For The First Time

    1. Connect a port on the Avigilon AI Applianceto the local network with an Ethernet cable. 2. Press the power button on the front of the Avigilon AI Appliance and wait for the appliance to start up. . Check that the appliance LED indicators display the correct status. See LED Indicators on page 20 for more information.

  • Page 11: Troubleshooting Installation-Cannot Discover The Device

    Troubleshooting Installation—Networking By default, the Avigilon AI Appliance acquires an IP address on the network through DHCP. If you need to set up the Avigilon AI Appliance to use a static IP address or any specific network configuration, see the Windows Help and Support files for more information.

  • Page 12: Installing And Starting The Avigilon Control Center ™ Client

    Starting Up and Shutting Down the ACC Client Software After you install the ACC Client software, start the application and log in to the Avigilon AI Appliance. The ACC Client software should start automatically when your Windows workstation starts. Refer to the following steps if it doesn't.

  • Page 13: Logging In

    Logging In 1. Open the Site Login tab. The Site Login tab is automatically displayed if you are launching the Client software for the first time. To manually access the Site Login tab, do one of the following: From the top-right corner of the window, select >...

  • Page 14: Moving The Avigilon Ai Appliance To A Site

    Moving the Avigilon AI Appliance to a Site On its own, an Avigilon AI Appliance has no functionality. After you log on to the ACC Client for the first time, you must move it into the site connected to the non-analytics cameras for whose feeds you want the appliance to provide analytics processing.

  • Page 15: Configuring The Appliance

    Configuring the Appliance The Avigilon AI Appliance can be configured through a Web Interface that is accessible from any browser on the network. The Web Interface allows you to configure the Avigilon AI Appliance server settings, set how the server keeps time, and allows you to remotely restart or upgrade the server. Throughout this section, the term device is used to identify the Avigilon AI Appliance.

  • Page 16: Server Panel

    Important: These changes can only take effect after the system restarts. When you are prompted, allow the system to restart. Logs Panel Use the Logs page to view service logs. The logs are typically requested by Avigilon Technical Support to help resolve an issue. By default, the page displays 100 warning messages from the logs.

  • Page 17: Device Panel

    1. In the drop down list, select the type of application log that you need. The options are: Analytics Service Exception Logs Analytics Service FCP Logs Analytics Service Logs Exception Logs FCP Logs Server Logs WebEndpoint Logs 2. In the Maximum Logs drop down list, select the number of log messages you want to display each time. 3.

  • Page 18: Network Panel

    On the Network panel, you can change network connections of the device. Four network connections are supported. Any of the network connections can be used to join the Avigilon AI Appliance to an existing ACC site. The appliance must be on a network where it can be discovered by the ACC Client and can be clustered to other ACC servers.

  • Page 19: System Logs Panel

    System Logs Panel Use the System Logs page to view the device logs. The logs are typically requested by Avigilon Technical Support to help resolve an issue. By default, the page displays 100 warning messages from the Logs. You can filter the logs to display the information that you need: 1.

  • Page 20: Configuring The Avigilon Control Center Software

    Configuring the Avigilon Control Center Software Complete the following procedures to configure the ACC software to work with your newly installed device. For more information about any of the following procedures, see the Help files provided with the ACC Client software.

  • Page 21: Enabling Server Analytics

    The following list include some settings that you can use to further customize your system. After enabling analytics on the Avigilon AI Appliance for a specific camera, you can navigate to the camera setup dialog using the system tree to configure the analytic rules. See the ACC application Help files for details about how to configure these settings.
  • Page 22 Available to cameras that have server-side analytics enabled, and available to other Avigilon video analytics cameras. Use the Analytic Events dialog box to configure classified object motion detection. Once configured, you can receive events, trigger alarms, define rules, and record video when specific object motion requires your attention.

  • Page 23: Advanced Features

    AI Appliance. See the ACC Client application Help files for details about how to use these features. Displaying Site Health To help you monitor the health of your site and Avigilon AI Appliance, you can access a quick overview in the Site Health tab.

  • Page 24: Led Indicators

    LED Indicators The following tables describe what the LEDs on the appliance indicate. Diagnostic Indicators The diagnostic indicators on the front panel highlight system issues during system startup. NOTE: The diagnostic indicators only light-up when the appliance is powered. LED Indicator Description Blinks orange —...
  • Page 25 Additional information about the power supply is provided by the power status indicator on the power supplies at the back. The following table describes what the LEDs indicate: Figure 1: (1) The power status indicator. LED Indicator Description Power is not connected. Green Power is supplied.

  • Page 26: Upgrading The Firmware

    You can upgrade the firmware from: The Web Interface An ACC Client connected to an ACC-based NVR in the same site as the Avigilon AI Appliance. Refer to the procedure for upgrading servers in a site in the Help files provided with the ACCClient.

  • Page 27: Restoring To Factory Default Settings

    To restore the factory settings: 1. Connect a monitor and keyboard to the Avigilon AI Appliance to the connections on the rear of the appliance. ŒVGA connector (for monitor) USB connector (for keyboard)
  • Page 28 Click to open the Avigilon AI Appliance in a supported web browser (see System Requirements on page 2). b. Enter this IP address: https://169.254.100.100. c. Click past any connection messages displayed by the browser. d. When you are prompted, enter a new password for the administrator username.

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