How to Disable/Enable exacqVision Watchdog Timer

Description  Built by Exacq “BBE” NVRs utilize a watchdog timer, which during normal operation is reset every second. If the watchdog timer has not been reset within 60 seconds it will trigger a system reboot. The assumption being that machine is in a bad state. For various troubleshooting reasons you may need to disable/enable the… Continue reading How to Disable/Enable exacqVision Watchdog Timer

exacqVision Enterprise Manager Spamming the Audit Trail and Causing Choppy Video

Description  Live video freezes and is very choppy and upon further investigation the Audit Trail is being spammed with EntMgr Configuration entries Product  Steps to Reproduce  Expected Results  Actual Results  Solution Note:  The Enterprise Manager Team feels this may have been resolved in the EM version 22.03.3 or higher, but this has not been confirmed.… Continue reading exacqVision Enterprise Manager Spamming the Audit Trail and Causing Choppy Video

exacqVision Default Ports

Description  The following is a list of default port numbers used by exacqVision software. NOTE: Many ports listed below may only used with certain configurations or by optional services and integrations. Products Port List PortDescription25Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)80exacqVision Web Server/exacqVision Enterprise Manager (HTTP)How to change Web Service portsHow to change EM web ports389LDAP (Lightweight… Continue reading exacqVision Default Ports

MegaRAID Definitions and Drive States

Description  Common definitions and drive states used in relation to MegaRAID RAID Controllers. Product  Virtual Drive A virtual drive is a partition in a drive group that is made up of contiguous data segments on the drives. A virtual drive can consist of these components: Drive Group A drive group is a group of physical… Continue reading MegaRAID Definitions and Drive States

Accessing More Than 100 Servers on the exacqVision Enterprise Manager Manage Licenses Page

Description  You can use the Manage Licenses page to assign channels from the exacqVision Enterprise Manager CHANNEL POOL to one or more servers. In addition, you can move an existing channel or channels from one server to another server. For example, you can move existing camera channels from an old server to a newly acquired… Continue reading Accessing More Than 100 Servers on the exacqVision Enterprise Manager Manage Licenses Page

Enabling both HDMI and VGA via the BIOS

Description  How to configure an ASRock system board if HDMI Output has been lost and both HDMI & VGA monitors are being used.   Product  Steps to Reproduce  Expected Results Both monitors display video  Actual Results Video is lost on both monitors  Solution

Live Chat – Overview

Live Chats Live chats are being introduced to provide our customers “users” another method to quickly access technical support.  It provides a more rigorous and regimented vetting process, quickly guiding users to the information they need before requiring the assistance of a Live Chat operator. An automated Bot will guide Users through a series of… Continue reading Live Chat – Overview

Expanding a MegaRAID Virtual Drives Capacity using LSA  – Empty Slots Available

Title Expanding a MegaRAID Virtual Drives Capacity using LSA  – Empty Slots Available Description  Expanding a virtual drive means increasing its capacity. Existing data on the virtual drive is not impacted by the expansion. Follow these instructions to add a physical drive and expand the virtual disk size using LSI Storage Authority.   Expanding a RAID volume… Continue reading Expanding a MegaRAID Virtual Drives Capacity using LSA  – Empty Slots Available

Resizing a Partition on Microsoft Windows

Title Resizing a Partition on Microsoft Windows Description  If the capacity of a virtual drive has been increased; once the reconstruction has successfully completed, then it will be necessary to resize existing partitions before the operating system can utilize the additional space. Product  Microsoft WindowsexacqVision Server Overview Restart the NVRStop exacqVision Server ServiceLaunch Disk ManagementResize… Continue reading Resizing a Partition on Microsoft Windows

Live Chat – Access and Settings

Title Live Chat – Access and Settings Description  This Knowledge Base Article contains information regarding the recommended intercom account settings for Exacq Live Chat operators. Accessing Intercom https://app.intercom.com Note:  You should have received an invite to initially setup an account, if not please contact your manager. Intercom Support Forum For answers to questions and information… Continue reading Live Chat – Access and Settings