APACS Universal Video Connecting Video and Access Control

Overview APACS Universal Video Interface allows integration of Digital Video Recorders and cameras – View live video – Start/Stop Recording – Associate Cameras & ACS devices to trigger recording – Retrieve video based on ACS events Supports Various Manufacturers with a common interface – ApolloVideo, ApolloVision, Samsung, Bosch, Panasonic, Vicon

Functions Cameras are added to the system like standard ACS objects – Messages can be received – Can be added to maps – Can be controlled (manually & automatically) DVR/Cameras can also function as standalone system – Majority of configuration is done in

Functions –Viewing DVR Cameras Can be viewed live in Alarm Mode Can be added to maps or accessed via control menu

Functions –Viewing Views can display monitor windows that contain multiple cameras.

Functions –Viewing Each View can display multiple monitors – Permissions for each View – Can mix cameras from multiple DVRs

Functions – Control Cameras can be controlled manually – PTZ – Video Parameters Control can be automatic via reactions

Functions – Messages Messages from the DVR are received in APACS – Motion – Feed Loss – Disk Full – can be used in message masks to trigger reactions

Linking Cameras can be linked to readers and alarm points so that messages from the objects will trigger alarm recording and messages will link to the associated video

Linking - Reporter Linked messages are also available in Reporter for retrieval later

Playback In addition to playback of linked messages, a time/date can be selected manually – Selection method depends on the type of DVR

Local Recording Snapshots of live video as well as video clips can be manually saved using the control menu. Take Snapshot Save Clip Saved on local HDD in directories specified during install. By default: \APACSXX\Pictures \APACSXX\Videos

Local Recording - Playback Clips can only be played back using a viewer with the correct codec – Encoding depends on the DVR in use.

Configuring DVRs Ensure DVR Components are installed and Licensed Add DVR to hardware tree – Added to PC device where server components are installed

Configuring DVRs – cont. Define properties including type, IP, and message cutoff

Configuring DVRs – cont. Add cameras with appropriate names Presets can be named

Configuring DVRs – cont. Messages from the DVR show the status