Bosch VIDOS Server Installation And Operating Manual

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  • Page 1 VIDOS Server Installation and Operating Manual...
  • Page 3 Copyright This document is the intellectual property of Bosch Security Systems and is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted for any purpose, by whatever means, electronic or mechanical, without the express written permission of Bosch Security Systems.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

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  • Page 6: Installation And Operating Manual | Vidos Server En

    EN | 2 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server Bosch Security Systems | 2006-09 | V2.0...
  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    References to other documents or other points in this document are written in SMALL CAPITALS If you have any questions about the programs from the VIDOS Pro Suite, you can find further information on the Internet at: www.vidos.net There, you will also find information about new releases or manual versions.
  • Page 8: Vidos Server

    The program can be installed on additional PCs, where it acts as a backup server. In a VIDOS system that is set up with one or more servers, the intention is that users and devices will no longer be managed locally on VIDOS client PCs.
  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Installation And Starting

    VIDOS Server is set up using Configuration Manager. In order to be able to connect a VIDOS client PC to the server, the IP address of the server PC is entered in VIDOS (Global settings, for details refer to the...
  • Page 10: Starting The Program

    EN | 6 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server Starting the program VIDOS Server is a service that is automatically started along with the computer's operating system. If the service is not started automatically, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click on the My Computer icon on the PC's desktop. Select Manage from the popup menu.
  • Page 11: License

    As for all programs in the VIDOS Pro Suite, the licenses for VIDOS Server are managed using the License Viewer. There are various ways to open the License Viewer: –...
  • Page 12 EN | 8 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server Installation and Starting Bosch Security Systems | 2006-09 | V2.0...
  • Page 13: Chapter 3 Setting Up The Server

    A VIDOS Server is set up using the Configuration Manager. By default, this program is installed along with VIDOS Server. A corresponding icon can be found on your desktop or in the Start menu in the VIDOS program group. The server system concept In a VIDOS system, the server is responsible for the administration of: –...
  • Page 14 Users are created on the server using Configuration Manager. Only users that have been set up on the server can log in on the VIDOS client. The only exception to this is the user admin, who always has local access to the VIDOS client.
  • Page 15: Configuration Using The Configuration Manager

    Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server EN | 11 Configuration using the Configuration Manager 1. Start the Configuration Manager on any computer in the VIDOS system. To do this, click on the icon on the desktop: 2. Select File > Connect to server….
  • Page 16 EN | 12 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server Setting up the Server Bosch Security Systems | 2006-09 | V2.0...
  • Page 17: Chapter 4 User Administration

    User Administration In the Configuration Manager open the Access tab, as described on page 11. This is where you create user groups and users for the entire VIDOS system: Groups Every VIDOS user belongs to a user group. Authorizations are assigned to a user group.
  • Page 18 EN | 14 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server You can set up a maximum of 32 groups containing any number of users. 1. Under Groups, click on Add. You will see the Group dialog box: 2. Give the user group a name.
  • Page 19 Permitted to exit VIDOS. Close full screen Permitted to close a full screen view. This gives the user – possibly limited – access to VIDOS. Configuration Has access to the Configuration window. This authorization allows editing of site maps, work areas and salvos.
  • Page 20: Users

    EN | 16 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server Users Once you have created user groups, create users. 1. Under Users, click on Add. You will see the User dialog box: 2. Enter a name for the user. 3. Enter the password and confirm it.
  • Page 21 Only users that belong to the admin group can edit the server configuration. A user or user group does not need to be created on a VIDOS client in order to be able to log in there. The entry on the server is sufficient. As soon as a user created on the server logs in on the VIDOS client, the corresponding group and the user are created on the client.
  • Page 22 EN | 18 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server User Administration Bosch Security Systems | 2006-09 | V2.0...
  • Page 23: Chapter 5 Server Administration

    Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server EN | 19 Server Administration The VIDOS Server program is also installed on PCs that are integrated into the system as backup or user administration servers: – Backup server A backup server replaces the server if it breaks down. Changes made to the configuration for the server are automatically transferred to the backup server.
  • Page 24: Server

    Lists other VIDOS Server that are integrated into the system in addition to the server currently connected and to which you want this server to connect. Connected VIDOS clients have access to devices that are set up on one of these servers.
  • Page 25: User Administration Server

    EN | 21 User administration server If users are to be centrally managed on a server in a VIDOS system, enter the URL (IP address) of the user administration server here. If necessary, enter the IP address of the servers that provide a backup for user administration.
  • Page 26: Backup Server

    EN | 22 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server Backup server A backup server ensures that user data and devices are still available in the system if a main server breaks down or the connection fails. If the currently connected server itself is used as the master server, these fields...
  • Page 27: Chapter 6 Logging

    Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server EN | 23 Logging Events from VIDOS clients are logged on the server, e.g. camera connections. Server events are also logged. By default, the MSDE database used for this purpose is installed along with VIDOS Server and is pre-configured for immediate entry of data.
  • Page 28 EN | 24 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server Logging Bosch Security Systems | 2006-09 | V2.0...
  • Page 29: Chapter 7 Device Administration

    Only the devices that have been added to the system by a server and for which the logged in user has access authorization are displayed on a VIDOS client. Device assignment 1.
  • Page 30: Privileges

    EN | 26 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server Privileges Access to devices is specified separately for each device with reference to each user group. 1. On the left-hand side of the Configuration Manager screen, select the Devices list and select a device.
  • Page 31 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server EN | 27 The following access privileges can be set for cameras: Color Privilege Live viewing - Live video data can be displayed. yellow View and PTZ control - Video data can be displayed and the camera can be controlled.
  • Page 32 EN | 28 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server Device Administration Bosch Security Systems | 2006-09 | V2.0...
  • Page 33: Chapter 8 Information On Working On The Client

    When working on a VIDOS client, note the information listed here. Local access The license for a VIDOS client in a server-based system is different than that for a VIDOS installation with no server. A VIDOS workstation that is integrated into a client/server system only provides limited local access.
  • Page 34 EN | 30 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server Information on Working on the Client Bosch Security Systems | 2006-09 | V2.0...
  • Page 35: Chapter 9 Contacts And Service (Address)

    Installation and User Guide | VIDOS Server EN | 31 Contacts and Service (Address) Contact address Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH Robert-Koch-Straße 100 85521 Ottobrunn Germany E-mail: de.securitysystems@bosch.com Internet: www.bosch-sicherheitssysteme.de Bosch Security Systems | 2006-09 | V2.0 Contacts and Service (Address)
  • Page 36: Service And Support

    EN | 32 Installation and User Guide | VIDOS Server Service and support If you have any questions about the programs from the VIDOS Pro Suite, you can find further information on the Internet at: www.vidos.net Technical support is available from:...
  • Page 37: Index

    Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server EN | 33 Index Access (tab) ......... 13 License Viewer ......7 Access authorizations ....27 Local access ........ 29 Access to devices ......26 Logging (tab) ....... 23 Activation code ......7 Activation key ........
  • Page 38 EN | 34 Installation and Operating Manual | VIDOS Server Bosch Security Systems | 2006-09 | V2.0...
  • Page 40 Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH Bosch Security Systems B.V. Robert-Koch-Straße 100 P.O. Box 80002 85521 Ottobrunn 5600 JB Eindhoven Germany The Netherlands www.bosch-sicherheitssysteme.de www.boschsecuritysystems.com © 2006 Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH Subject to change. 3504B-S/0906/en/2...

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