Release Notes for MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins for Milestone XProtect
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| Publisher: |
MOBOTIX AG |
| Author: |
Jörg Steuerwald |
| Date: |
2023-12-15 |
| Document: |
MxHUBPlug-InsForMilestone_2023-12-15_release-notes_en_v1.html |
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Contents
After installing a Milestone XProtect VMS, the connected Milestone
XProtect Smart Clients can be extended by specific functions such as the
analysis of MOBOTIX IoT camera events with a corresponding MOBOTIX license
by additionally installing MOBOTIX plug-ins on the Management Client
computer.
Overview of the functions and the corresponding licences:
- MOBOTIX Forensic
Search
- MOBOTIX Thermal
Dashboard
- Mx-SW-XPro-Th-DB-Bas
- Mx-SW-XPro-Th-DB-Dev
- MOBOTIX SYNC
Dashboard
- Mx-SW-XPro-SYNC-DB-Bas
- Mx-SW-XPro-SYNC-DB-Dev
- MOBOTIX Cloud
Layout Support
- Mx-SW-XPro-CLOUD-DB-Bas
- Mx-SW-XPro-CLOUD-DB-Dev
- MOBOTIX Kamera
Konfiguration
- PreVersion MOBOTIX
NurseAssist Dashboard für Sales Demos and Proof of Concept Demo License
- Mx-SW-XPro-NurseAssist-Demo
The following document contains information on the system requirements,
installation, use and special functions of the individual MOBOTIX HUB
Plug-Ins for Milestone versions
Overview of MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins for Milestone Releases
Important Installation Notes
- The system requirements are described in the
release notes of the Milestone XProtect software system, which must be
installed first.
- Additional functions in the Milestone
XProtect Smart Clients:
The MOBOTIX Plug-Ins can be installed after installing the Milestone
XProtect system on the computers on which a Milestone XProtect Smart
Client is installed by running the file
MOBOTIX_HUB_Plug-Ins_<Plug-ins Version>_Installer.exe.
Subsequently, the following functional enhancements are available in
the Smart Clients:
- Forensic Serach with the Search Agent feature
- Thermal Dashboard
- MOBOTIX SYNC Dashboard
- Layout support for MOBOTIX CLOUD Cameras
- PreVersion
NurseAssist (Status Tablaue: first
step of the NurseAssist Dashboard)
- Additional options in the Management Client:
After installing the Milestone XProtect system, the MOBOTIX HUB
Plug-Ins can also be installed on the computer on which the Milestone
XProtect Management Client is installed, by running the
MOBOTIX_HUB_Plug-Ins_<Plug-ins-Version>_Installer.exe file. As a
result, the following functional enhancements are available in the
Management Client:
- De/activation of the individual search function
extensions
- Options for configuring IoT and MOVE
cameras
- Options for using the Thermal Dashboard
in the Smart Clients
- Options for using the MOBOTIX SYNC Dashboard
in the Smart Clients
- Options for using the MOBOTIX CLOUD Cameras
in the Smart Clients
- Support of MOBOTIX SYNC (Helix) and MOBOTIX Cloud
functions:
By additionally installing the MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins on the computer of
the Management Client, these two function extensions are also
available in the Smart Clients.
- Availability of additional features:
- The extension for the Search Filters (Search Agents)
in the Forensic Search (Search Tab) are already available for
customers with the Milestone XProtect version 2022 R3
and higher from the Milestone XProtect
variant Express+ to Corporate. For customers with Milestone
XProtect version 2022 R2 and below, these search filters
(search agents) are only available from Milestone
XProtect version Expert to Coporate.
- The functions for configuring IoT and
MOVE cameras and the Thermal Dashboard
are available with the Milestone XProtect variants
Express+ to Corporate.
- The NurseAssist Dashboard function is available
with the Milestone XProtect variants Express+ to Corporate.
- The functions for supporting MOBOTIX Sync(Helix)
and MOBOTIX Cloud are available from Milestone
XProtect variant Essential
The current value for <Plug-Ins-Version>
is specified specifically for the MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins version described
below that is to be installed.
To install and use each feature, different requirements must be met,
which are described below.
Notes and Requirements for Using the Milestone XProtect Smart Client
Search Agent Function for the Forensic Search
The Search Agent function extension of the Milestone XProtect Smart
Clients, which is available via the MOBOTIX HUB Plug-In, is used to search
for event data of MOBOTIX IoT cameras that have been integrated into the
Milestone XProtect system via a device-specific MOBOTIX driver (select
Mobotix M/D/V/S series).
This
version now supports a large set of
search filters for
data from Apps of the Mx7 camera models and MOBOTIX events within the
Forensic Search of the Milestone XProtect Smart Client:
- MOBOTIX Events (for
cameras of the Mx6 and Mx7 model series)
- Vaxtor ALPR (also
supports MOVE 4K Bullet LPR camera)
- Vaxtor ALPR MMC (also
supports MOVE 4K Bullet LPR camera)
After selecting the VaxLPRMMC search
type, further filter criteria such as brand, color, etc. can be selected
for the search. In addition, it is also possible to select search
criteria and values that should be excluded in the search.
Important:
This feature requires version 1.4.6 or
higher of the Vaxtor ALPR MMC App!
- Vaxtor USDOT
After selecting the VaxUSDOT search
type, you can also search specifically for specific USDOT identification
numbers.
- Vaxtor AIN Aircraft
Identification Number
After selecting the VaxAIN search
type, it is also possible to search for specific ICAO
and FAA identification numbers.
- Vaxtor Containers
Filtering by Container Code ID
- Vaxtor Genesis
Search for the desired number / string of characters of the use case,
e.g. a receipt number
- Vaxtor UIC Railway
Code Recognition
Filter according to internationally valid UIC wagon number.
- AI
- BioDeep
Filters according to recognized faces.
- AI
- Lost
Filters for lost objects.
- AI - Parking
Offers the search for free parking spaces (Parking Lot) and for parking
spot changes (Parking Spot Change)
- AIFacedetect
To search for results of this App, the search type AIFacedetect must
be selected. A further restriction of the search result is not possible
here.
- AIRaod3d
After selecting the AIRaod3d search
type, up to 3 additional filter criteria can be selected for the search.
- AIIncident
After selecting the AIIncident search
type, up to 5 different types of incidents can be selected for search.
- NEW: C71
Camera NurseAssist events for fall detection such as Man
Down, In Bed and Out of the Bed!
Management
Client extensions for configuring the functions:
The
dialog, which can be opened using the MOBOTIX
HUB Configuration > Forensic Search Filter entry
below the Transact area
in the tree structure of the management client, has been extended so that
all additional search filters for the installed Milestone XProtect Smart
Clients can be (de-)activated there.
Note:
The above dialog for (de-)activating the additional search functions in
the Milestone XProtect Smart Clients is available after the Plug-Ins have
been installed on the management client computer.
To do so, the following configuration steps must be performed in the IoT
cameras and the Milestone XProtect beforehand.
Configuration in the MOBOTIX IoT camera
- To search for standard
events of IoT cameras, no special configuration settings for the
Milestone XProtect in the cameras are necessary.
- In
order for the event data of Apps of the MOBOTIX 7 camera series to be
used, the affected Apps must be configured in the Milestone
XProtect Analytic Event area
of the App's configuration dialog (e.g. Vaxtor LPR Settings), by defining the following settings:
- URL: <IP-Adresse
des Milestone XProtect Management Server>:<Port-Nummer>
- Camera
Name: <IP address of the camera or camera name as
defined in the Milestone XProtect>
Configuration in the MOBOTIX HUB
To use the IoT camera events in the Milestone
XProtect and the Milestone
XProtect Smart Clients, the following settings must be made in
the Milestone XProtect
Management Client, depending on the event type:
For MOBOTIX 7 App Events
- Activation of the App events as Analytics Events in
the Tools -> Options dialog.
Attention: The same port number must be used as in the
camera configuration in the URL field (see
above)!
- Setting the desired Retention Time (days) for the
Analytics Events in the Alarms and Events tab of the
Tools -> Options dialog
- Add an Analytics event with the appropriate name (e.g. VaxALPR On
Camera Event) in the Area Rules and Events > Analytics
Events in the tree structure of the Milestone
XProtect Management Client.
- Definition of a rule to start a recording
in the Recording Server for the event in question.
Subsequently, the triggering of an Analytics event configured in this way
leads to a recording in the Recording Server and the result data can be
searched in the Smart Client.
For Standard IoT Events
- Setting
the desired Retention time (days) for the Device Events in the Alarms
and Events tab of the Tools -> Options dialog
- For
each individual IoT camera whose standard events are to be processed
in the Milestone
XProtect:
- Selection
of the camera in the tree structure of the Servers
> Recording Servers area
- Add
and enable the relevant events for this camera in the Events tab
- Definition of rules for
starting recording in the Recording Server for the previously defined
events of the IoT cameras
Subsequently, the triggering of the IoT camera events configured in this
way leads to a recording in the Recording Server and the result data can
be searched in the Smart Client.
Notes and requirements for using the Smart Client Thermal Dashboard
function
The Thermal Dashboard function extension of the
Milestone XProtect Smart Clients, available with the help of the MOBOTIX
HUB Plug-Ins, enables the visualization of measured temperature curves of
MOBOTIX thermal cameras that have been integrated into the Milestone
XProtect system via the device-specific MOBOTIX driver (Mobotix
M/D/V/S series selection).
Supported camera models with thermal sensor are:
- P3 Thermal Camera models: M15 and S15
- Mx6 Thermal Camera models: M16 and S16
- Mx7 Thermal Camera models: M73 and S74
Important: Cameras with ECO Thermal modules
do not support temperature measurement and are therefore not supported.
To display the temperature profiles, the following configuration steps
must first be carried out in the thermal cameras and the Milestone
XProtect.
Configuration in the MOBOTIX Thermal Camera
- Configure the Thermal
Measurement Window or Thermal Spot Meter in the camera.
- Activate general Arming
of the camera.
Thermal
Graphs Extension of the layout elements in the Milestone XProtect Smart
Client
After
installing the MOBOTIX Plug-Ins package, a camera layout with the new Thermal
Graph element can be added to the Milestone
XProtect Smart Client in Setup Mode. After inserting the Thermal
Graph element, the data source for the
thermal temperature data is determined by the corresponding thermal
camera. The user can freely choose from which Hotspot or Thermal Measuring
window the temperature curves should be drawn. Through specific threshold
values, a color visualization can inform the user when the temperature
threshold value is exceeded or undercut.
In
layouts, temperature curves of the Hotspots or Thermal Measurement windows
of a MOBOTIX thermal camera can also be combined with the camera stream in
a layout. This allows the user to monitor the current temperature
condition of his system and he can also analyze the temperature curve in
the past. This evaluation helps to identify and avoid risks.
The
following main features are available to the user:
- Thermal Spot Area:
Visualisation of the image area in which the temperature was detected.
- Dual Image Support:
Better assignment on the image sensor by mirroring the marked area of
the detected temperature from the thermal sensor (small deviations are
possible due to different focal lengths due to the system).
- Display of temperature
graphs in Live and Playback mode
- Playback navigation: a
double-click on the temperature graph to switch to playback view at the
selected time. In the Playback view, the player jumps to the clicked
points in time on the temperature graph.
- Definition of several
threshold values with visual alarming in
case of exceeding and falling below the values
- Export of
temperature data in CSV format with camera reference image and plot of
the selected curve diagram
- Free layout design:
combination of camera and thermal graphs
- Free definition of
the temperature lines to be displayed in
the thermal graph
- Free display
options: legend can be shown, free choice
of line color and designation
Notes and Requirements for Using the MOBOTIX SYNC Dashboard Function
In
the Milestone XProtect Smart Client, the new MOBOTIX SYNC element can be
added to a camera layout in Setup Mode after installing the MOBOTIX
Plug-Ins package. After inserting the MOBOTIX SYNC element, the selected
SYNC (Grafana) dashboard is displayed in the layout. By clicking on the
dashboard, the user can change the size of the display. Clicking on an
entry of the vehicle list or on the displayed graph jumps to the time in
the playback in the corresponding camera. This allows the user to verify
the recorded SYNC Dashboard data with the recorded video. In the
SYNC Dashboard itself, the user has further options available, such as
Inspect License or context menus that can be opened by right-clicking on a
list item or on the graphical view. In principle, the same options are
available to the user as when directly accessing the MOBOTIX SYNC
Dashboards with the browser.
The following main features are available to the user:
- Access to
the MOBOTIX SYNC website via the MOBOTIX SYNC
tab in the Milestone XProtect Smart Client.
- Free dashboard
embedding in the layout of the Milestone
XProtect Smart Client such as:
- Bar charts e.g. showing
the course of the traffic volume
- Curve diagrams showing
e.g. the increase of traffic flow
- Pie charts showing e.g.
the detected car brands
- MOBOTIX Sync lists of
detected number plates
- Double-click to enlarge a
dashboard, except double-click on a list entry in the car list
automatically switches to the playback view at the selected time.
- Playback navigation via
dashboard, e.g. by clicking on a list entry in
the car list.
- Free layout design: combination
of camera image and SYNC dashboards
- Multiple MOBOTIX SYNC
instances can be linked.
Necessary configuration steps besides the basic installation of MOBOTIX
HUB, MOBOTIX HUB Plug IN and MOBOTIX Sync with Grafana extension are:
- Creating MOBOTIX SYNC Dashboards
- Configuring MOBOTIX SYNC user credentials in the Management Client of
the Milestone XProtect.
- Combine camera layout in the Milestone XProtect Smart Client with the
desired dashboards.
Prerequisite:
- MOBOTIX Sync Version 1.0 or newer
- MOBOTIX HUB Plug IN 2023-10-27 or newer
- Activation of Basic Authentication in the MOBOTIX SYNC configuration
Important: If the Milestone XProtect already contains a
SYNC configuration, the admin has to explicitly enable the MOBOTIX SYNC
tab in the Management Client (checkbox Display tab in Smart Client).
MOBOTIX
Cloud function
After
installation and configuration of the MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins, a new register
is available within the Milestone XProtect Smart Client in which the
web-based user interface of an existing MOBOTIX Cloud system can be
operated.
Configuration
and use of the MOBOTIX Cloud function
After
installing the MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins on the Management Client computer of
the Milestone
XProtect system, there is an additional entry MOBOTIX
Cloud in
the tree structure of the Management Client below the Transact area.
In the dialog displayed in this way, a name,
the connection
data to
the existing MOBOTIX Cloud System and optionally desired user
restrictions must
be entered. The name given here is then used to display an additional
register of the same name in the connected Smart Clients of the Milestone
XProtect system, in which the web-based user interface of the
MOBOTIX cloud system is offered. There, the cameras to be used, among
other things, can be configured and the other functions of the system
are available.
The
following main features are available to the user:
- Adding
cloud cameras to the smart client layout
- Support
of multiple sub accounts possible
- Live
and playback support
- Enlarge
the display of a cloud camera with a double click
- MOBOTIX
CLOUD Tab allows direct access to the CLOUD web interface in the Smart
Client
In
addition to the installation of Milestone XProtect and MOBOTIX HUB Plug
IN, the necessary configuration steps include access to cameras in a sub
account of the MOBOTIX CLOUD.
Prerequisite:
- Access
to the MOBOTIX CLOUD with a Sub Account user with appropriate access
rights to the cameras.
- MOBOTIX HUB Plug IN 2023-10-27 or newer
Important: A
MOBOTIX CLOUD Reseller Account cannot be used because it does not
contain any cameras!
Note on using the MOBOTIX Cloud
function
The connection to the MOBOTIX Cloud System using this function extension
is always established automatically with the access data previously
defined in the Management Client. The additional use of a web browser with
the associated security risks is then no longer necessary to access the
MOBOTIX Cloud System.
Camera
configuration option for IoT and MOVE cameras in the Management Client
After
installing this Plug-Ins version on the Management Client computer, there
is an additional entry MOBOTIX
HUB Configuration > Device Configuration in
the tree structure of the Management Client under the Transact area.
There, additional options for configuring IoT and MOVE camera models can
be (de-)activated. By default, all options are enabled there. As a result,
after selecting an IoT or MOVE camera in the Devices
> Cameras area
or in the Server
> Recording Server area
in the tree structure of the Management Client, additional tabs are
available to set the corresponding camera parameters for the selected
camera.
For
the IoT
models,
the following configuration tabs are offered:
- Admin
- Setup
- Image
- Event
- App (for
Mx7 models only)
- Status
By
selecting one of these tabs, the associated web browser page of the
camera is opened in the Management Client and the various settings can
be made directly in it.
For MOVE cameras,
the following additional tab is available:
Selecting
this tab opens the web browser page for configuring all adjustable
parameters of the MOVE camera in the Management Client.
Notes
and requirements for using the pre-version of the MOBOTIX NurseAssist
Dashboard function
In the Milestone XProtect Smart Client, a camera layout with the new
MOBOTIX NurseAssist element can be added as required in setup mode after
installing the plug-in package. After inserting the MOBOTIX NurseAssist
element, the "case status" of the linked "C71 NurseAssist" is displayed
with a coloured icon tile in the layout. This allows the nursing staff in
the "nurses' room" to have an overview of the "case situation" on their
floor WITHOUT disturbing their privacy with a permanent live display. The
tile view of the status tab can be switched to a live image if required.
The following main features are available to the user:
- Free dashboard embedding in the layout of the
NurseAssist Smart Client element to graphically display the status of
the C71 NurseAssist camera ("case status") and thereby build a status
tablaue of the conditions in the patient rooms
- In the standard view, only the status changes are displayed with
coloured tiles to ensure maximum privacy for the patients Curve
diagrams.
- If required, e.g. to assess a recognised fall, it is possible to
switch the corresponding status tile to live bid mode.
- The nursing staff can also switch the status tile to live mode at
the touch of a button during the night shift, for example, to protect
the patient's sleep and carry out their rounds with a virtual view of
the patient's room. The display of the "case status" is also shown in
the live image mode using coloured bars. The mode can be cancelled by
pressing a button.
- Free layout design: Combination of camera image and
NurseAssist elements for a customised dashboard combination for e.g.
live display of the emergency room entrance and the "case status" status
of the patient rooms.
In addition to the basic installation of Milestone XProtect, MOBOTIX HUB
Plug IN and MOBOTIX C71 NurseAssist, the following configuration steps are
required:
- Configure the case detection in the MOBOTIX C71 NurseAssit camera and
also configure the MOBOTIX HUB Analytic Event in the camera
- Combine the camera layout in the Milestone XProtect Smart Client with
the desired dashboards (NurseAssist elements)
Prerequisite:
- MOBOTIX NurseAssist version 1.0 or newer
- MOBOTIX HUB Plug IN 2023-12-15 or newer
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New
Function:
Forensic
Search (Search Agents)
- NEW: C71
Camera NurseAssist Events for fall detection
like Man Down, In Bed and Out of the Bed!
PreVersion
of the MOBOTIX NurseAssist Dashboard function
In
the Milestone XProtect Smart Client, a camera layout
with the new MOBOTIX NurseAssist element can be added
as required in setup mode after installing the plug-in package. After
inserting the MOBOTIX NurseAssist element, the "fall
status" of the linked "C71 NurseAssist" is displayed with a coloured icon
tile in the layout. This allows the nursing staff in the "nurses' room" to
have an overview of the "fall situation" on their floor WITHOUT disturbing
their privacy with a permanent live display. The tile view of the status
tab can be switched to a live image if required.
The following main features are available to the user:
- Free dashboard embedding in the layout of the Smart Client of the
NurseAssist element to graphically display the status of the C71
NurseAssist camera ("case status") and thereby build a status tablaue of
the conditions in the patient rooms
- In the standard view, only the status changes are displayed with
coloured tiles to ensure maximum privacy for the patients Curve
diagrams.
- If required, e.g. to assess a recognised fall, it is possible to
switch the corresponding status tile to live bid mode.
- The nursing staff can also switch the status tile to live mode at
the touch of a button during the night shift, for example, to protect
the patient's sleep and carry out their rounds with a virtual view of
the patient's room. The display of the "case status" is also shown in
the live image mode using coloured bars. The mode can be cancelled by
pressing a button.
- Free layout design: Combination of camera image and NurseAssist
elements for a customised dashboard combination for e.g. live display of
the emergency room entrance and the "case status" status of the patient
rooms.
Improvements
/ bug fixing:
None!
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HUB Plug In for Milestone XProtect VMS - November 2023
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Verbesserungen
/Fehlerbehebung
It's the first version!
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