Avigilon Control Center 5 System Integration Guide Video and Event Viewer for Lenel OnGuard INT-LENEL-E-Rev1
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Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Upgrading from Avigilon Control Center 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Avigilon Control Center 5 System Integration Guide with Lenel OnGuard Introduction The Avigilon Control Center 5.0 Video and Event Viewer integration with the Lenel OnGuard® software allows users to use the Lenel OnGuard interface to access Avigilon Control Center 5.0 features. Specifically, users can view live and recorded video, export video, view video events and control PTZ devices from the Avigilon Control Center through the OnGuard software.
Avigilon Control Center 5 System Integration Guide with Lenel OnGuard For More Information For more detailed information about the procedures outlined in this guide, refer to the specific software documentation.
Avigilon Control Center 5 System Integration Guide with Lenel OnGuard Installation The required MIcrosoft® software can be found on Microsoft.com or by contacting Avigilon Technical Support – http://avigilon.com/support-and-downloads/. Servers • Add the Lenel Integration NVR licence (ACC5-LENL-ONGRD) to an Avigilon Control Center Server in the Site. The integration will be able to access all cameras in the Site that the server is connected to. • Install Microsoft DirectX® 9.
Avigilon Control Center 5 System Integration Guide with Lenel OnGuard Avigilon Configuration Once the required licence and software have been installed, configure the Avigilon cameras for use in the OnGuard software. All Avigilon camera settings are configured in the Avigilon Control Center Client software. See the Avigilon Control Center Client User Guide for more information. Assigning Logical IDs to Cameras In the Avigilon Control Center Client software, assign a logical ID to each camera.
Avigilon Control Center 5 System Integration Guide with Lenel OnGuard Adding an Integration User in Avigilon To protect the security of the Avigilon Control Center Server, add a user to the Avigilon software specifically for connecting to the integration. See the Avigilon Control Center Client User Guide for details about how to add users.
Avigilon Control Center 5 System Integration Guide with Lenel OnGuard OnGuard Configuration After the Avigilon cameras have been configured for use in the OnGuard software, configure OnGuard to interact with the Avigilon Control Center servers and add the Avigilon cameras into the OnGuard software. Adding Avigilon Servers 1. Open the OnGuard System Administration software. 2. Select Video > Digital Video. 3. Select the Video Recorder tab. 4. Select Add to configure a new server. 5.
Avigilon Control Center 5 System Integration Guide with Lenel OnGuard 10. Enter the server’s User Name and Password. Use the Avigilon username and password you created for the integration. See Adding an Integration User in Avigilon on page 5 for more information. 11. In the World Time Zone drop down list, select a time zone. 12. Click OK to save the settings. 13. When the Full Download dialog box appears, click OK. 14.
Avigilon Control Center 5 System Integration Guide with Lenel OnGuard 2. Click Add. 3. Enter a Name for the camera and select the server it will use from the Recorder drop down list. 4. In the Channel field, enter the logical ID you assigned to the camera in the Avigilon Control Center Client software. See Assigning Logical IDs to Cameras on page 4 for more information. 5. If you want motion alarm events to be displayed, select the Display Motion Detection Alarms check box. 6.
Avigilon Control Center 5 System Integration Guide with Lenel OnGuard 3. o Click a camera on the Available list to add it to the Import list. o Or, click Select all to add all available cameras to the Import list. o Click Deselect all to empty the Import list. When you’ve added all the cameras you want to the Import list, click OK. You will see a confirmation dialog box when all the cameras have imported successfully. The Camera tab now displays all the imported cameras.
Avigilon Control Center 5 System Integration Guide with Lenel OnGuard Viewing Live and Recorded Video Once the Avigilon Lenel integration has been successfully installed and configured, you can view, record and export video from Avigilon cameras in the OnGuard® Alarm Monitoring software and the OnGuard® VideoViewer™ software. For more information, see the OnGuard Alarm Monitoring User Guide and the OnGuard VideoViewer User Guide.
Avigilon Control Center 5 System Integration Guide with Lenel OnGuard Troubleshooting If the following troubleshooting solutions do not resolve your issue, contact Avigilon Technical Support – http://avigilon.com/support-and-downloads/ Avigilon Lenel Integration Fails When you run the Avigilon Lenel installation fails. • Run the Avigilon Lenel Accessory Add-on.msi executable file the first time, the Accessory Add-on.msi executable file again. Installation succeeds the second time.
Avigilon Control Center 5 System Integration Guide with Lenel OnGuard No Video Display in the Alarm Monitoring Software When you attempt to view video from an Avigilon camera in the Alarm Monitoring software, no video is displayed. However, when you test the connection in the System Administration software, video successfully displays. The OnGuard Communications Server may be down or closed. • To resolve the issue, open the Communications Server.
