Installation Guide

Illustra Pro Gen 4 2MP, 4MP and 8MP Domes Installation and Configuration Guide
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• Video Intelligence events create entries in the victor Application Server database. It is
important to ensure that the Video Intelligence parameters are accurate to avoid
generating false log entries.
• Exclude the Time Stamp region from the region of interest, because the time stamp
changes constantly and could register as movement.
• Try not to point cameras into sunlight, because high brightness will prevent detection of
movement of bright objects such as a person with a white shirt.
• Avoid areas with persistent motion, such as trees, blinking lights, or spinning signs, by
using an appropriate region of interest.
• Choose your Video Intelligence alarms selectively. You do not want to create alarms
that will trigger a high number of alerts, making the important alerts more difficult to
identify.
• Situate cameras to provide the best possible views of the areas of interest, objects and
people. It is best to ensure camera views separate objects from people, ensure objects
and people take up a larger portion of the camera view, and keep the entire region of
interest within the camera’s view.
• Use staff to help identify regions of interest to monitor based on their observations, for
example, of missing merchandise or missing fixtures. Video Intelligence alarms can
therefore be configured to monitor areas of potential activity.
• Use searches frequently and watch activity leading up to an alarm being triggered. This
may give an indication of suspicious activity and other areas to monitor.
• Tune your alarms regularly to ensure the alarms reflect changes to the environment, for
example, objects being rearranged or replaced. Monitoring these changes and re-tuning
your alarms will ensure maximum effectiveness of the Video Intelligence alarms and
searches.
• Use the new information that Video Intelligence provides to learn and adapt. Use it to
implement changes that will improve surveillance and reduce losses, for example,
eliminate blind spots, make staff aware of suspicious behavior, or re-design the
environment and alarms
Creating a Video Intelligence Camera Alarm
To create a Video Intelligence camera alarm you must have Video Intelligence enabled on the
camera.
Procedure 90 Enable/Disable Video Intelligence
Step Action
1 Select Setup on the Web User Interface banner to display the setup menus.
2 Select Analytics from the Events and Actions menu.
3 Select the Video Intelligence tab.
4 Select the Enable Video Intelligence check box to enable Video Intelligence on the
camera.
OR
Deselect the Enable Video Intelligence check box to disable Video Intelligence on the
camera.
5 Select Save to save your changes.