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- Page 1 Milestone XProtect® VMS / IONODES PERCEPT Body Camera Integration Guide Document Date: March 3rd, 2022...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
4.6 Configure the dewarping for the body camera’s Panomorph lens ......... 21 4.7 Configure the sub-components for Milestone Smart Client usage ......... 22 Viewing live and recorded video from the PERCEPT Body Camera inside the VMS ....23 Using two-way audio functionality inside the VMS ..............25... -
Page 3: Introduction
LAN infrastructure and the local VMS (Milestone XProtect in this case). The PERCEPT Body Camera can record data either directly to the local VMS through Wi-Fi or to its internal memory and then use the wired Ethernet via the Docking Station to offload the contents to the local VMS. -
Page 4: Configuring The Body Camera Before Integration
PERCEPT Body Camera. This will remove any unwanted configuration left over from past usage of the device. Make sure to set it up on the same subnet as the Milestone server. For more details, please consult the PERCEPT User Manual and/or PERCEPT Quick Start Guide. -
Page 5: Configure Video Profiles
This role is required to perform firmware upgrades from the VMS. 3.2 Configure video profiles The PERCEPT Body Camera supports two (2) H.264/265 video encoder profiles and one (1) MJPEG profile. Each profile enabled in the PERCEPT web GUI will be accessible by Milestone for configurable usage. -
Page 6: Setup Local Recording On The Body Camera
The Encoder Type (codec) and enabled profiles are detected by the VMS when adding the device. These settings must therefore be configured in the PERCEPT Body Camera before adding the device to the VMS. Changing Encoder Type will reboot the device. -
Page 7: Setup Time Synchronization On The Body Camera
Profile #3 (MJPEG) is not supported for edge/onboard storage recording. To use local recording on the PERCEPT, Profile #1 or Profile #2 must be enabled. Note: The profile configured for local recording on the PERCEPT is not required to be the same as the stream profile used for recording within Milestone VMS. Note: Advanced recording configurations, such as grooming, pre-recording and post-recording, are outside the scope of this integration guide. -
Page 8: Enable Data Transfer Mode On Docking Station
3.5 Enable data transfer mode on Docking Station When using a PERCEPT-DCK docking station for offloading data to the VMS, the user will need to ensure that Online Mode (data transfer via Ethernet) is enabled for the docking station. 1. From the Configuration page 2. -
Page 9: Configuring The Vms Before Integration
4 Configuring the VMS before integration 4.1 Configure the time synchronization on the VMS The Milestone Recording Server uses by default the time that is set on the workstation PC used to host it. To change the time settings on the host PC of the Milestone Recording Server: 1. -
Page 10: Adding The Percept Body Camera To Milestone Xprotect Vms
5 Adding the PERCEPT Body Camera to Milestone XProtect VMS Now that the basics are covered on the PERCEPT Body Camera, it’s time to add it to the Milestone XProtect VMS. 1. In the Milestone XProtect Management Client, click on Recording Servers 2. - Page 11 4. Select Manual 5. Select Add to create a new user for communicating with the body camera 6. Input the credentials for this user (use the ONVIF account created on the body camera) www.ionodes.com | support@ionodes.com...
- Page 12 7. Select ONVIF in order to use the ONVIF generic driver for adding the body camera 8. Input the IP address of the body camera www.ionodes.com | support@ionodes.com...
- Page 13 9. Milestone will show a successful connection to the body camera if the IP address and credentials are ok 10. Select which sub-components of the body camera should be enabled within Milestone www.ionodes.com | support@ionodes.com...
- Page 14 11. Assign each sub-component of the body camera to a group (the group needs to be created inside Milestone VMS if not done already) 12. The Body camera should appear just as a regular IP security camera inside Milestone www.ionodes.com | support@ionodes.com...
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Page 15: Configuring The Percept Body Camera Inside Milestone Vms
4.1 Change the configuration of the profiles on the body camera The Settings tab from the Camera sub-component inside Milestone allows the user to modify the configuration of each video profile that is exposed by the PERCEPT Body Camera. The following parameters can be changed: •... -
Page 16: Assign Different Profiles For Different Tasks
4.2 Assign different profiles for different tasks The Streams page from the Camera sub-component inside Milestone allows the user to assign different streams (from the ones already exposed to Milestone) for different purposes. For example, the user can have a higher quality stream for recording and a lower quality stream for live viewing. -
Page 17: Enable The Recording To The Vms + Edge Storage Retrieval
Live View section, just as explained in the PERCEPT Quick Start Guide and User Manual. Retrieval of remote video (clips stored on the body camera’s internal memory) can be enabled via the option Automatically retrieve remote recordings when connection is restored on the bottom of the page. - Page 18 How does the trickling process (retrieving edge recordings) work? • When the network connection between the body camera and the Milestone Recording server is restored, the VMS will automatically query the body camera for new recordings and start trickling only the clips from the interval where the connection was down •...
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Page 19: Configure The Recording Rules
4.4 Configure the recording rules Recording to the Milestone VMS is governed by rules. Since the PERCEPT Body Camera behaves just like a regular IP camera (with regards to recording to the VMS), it is subject to these rules. The Rules page from the Rules & Events section inside Milestone allows the user to create various rules and assign them to devices. -
Page 20: Configure The Motion Detection
Camera is a mobile device intended to always be on the move, it is recommended to disable motion detection. Note: Enabling Motion Detection also means that the PERCEPT Body Camera is always streaming video to the Milestone XProtect (the VMS requires the video stream in order to perform the motion detection analysis) . www.ionodes.com | support@ionodes.com... -
Page 21: Configure The Dewarping For The Body Camera's Panomorph Lens
4.6 Configure dewarping for the body camera’s Panomorph lens The Fisheye Lens page from the Camera sub-component inside Milestone allows the user to configure the dewarping of the video received from the body camera. In order to do that, please select the following: •... -
Page 22: Configure The Sub-Components For Milestone Smart Client Usage
4.7 Configure the sub-components for Milestone Smart Client usage The Client page from the Camera sub-component inside Milestone allows the user to configure the related sub-components of the device (microphone, speaker and metadata engine) so that they can be used inside the Milestone Smart Client in addition to the video. www.ionodes.com | support@ionodes.com... -
Page 23: Viewing Live And Recorded Video From The Percept Body Camera Inside The Vms
7 Viewing live and recorded video from the PERCEPT Body Camera inside the VMS The user can view live and recorded footage from the body camera using the Milestone Smart Client. When the Panomorph dewarping is enabled, the user will be able to navigate (zoom in/out and move) inside the image using the virtual PTZ controls that appear in the bottom left-hand side. - Page 24 When Panomorph support is disabled, the user will see the full hemisphere captured by the camera (along with the QR Codes in the corners). A digital zoom is still possible, but the presented image will not be dewarped. www.ionodes.com | support@ionodes.com...
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Page 25: Using Two-Way Audio Functionality Inside The Vms
8 Using two-way audio functionality inside the VMS The PERCEPT Body Camera’s two-way audio functionality can be accessed from the Milestone Smart Client. In the Audio section, the user will need to select the body camera’s microphone (in order to listen to it) and speaker (in order to talk to it).