What is it? A critical vulnerability has been reported in the GNU Bourne-Again Shell (also known as Bash), the common command-line shell used in many Linux/UNIX operating systems and Apple’s Mac OS X. This flaw could allow an attacker to remotely execute shell commands by attaching malicious code in environment variables used by the operating… Continue reading Shellshock Bash Vulnerability
Category: exacqVision Webservice
Updating exacqVision S-Series in Response to Heartbleed Threat
In April 2014 a Security Advisory was issued by the OpenSSL project notifying the public of a serious vulnerability in the encryption software used by a large number of companies. (For detailed information, visit http://heartbleed.com/.) Exacq Technologies took immediate action to assess how its products might be affected by this vulnerability. <br> The exacqVision S-Series uses… Continue reading Updating exacqVision S-Series in Response to Heartbleed Threat
Hiding a Web Server from Internet Searches (Legacy)
NOTE: This document only applies to exacqVision Web Service 2.4.0 to 8.8. Web Service 9.0.0 replaced Apache with proprietary WFE service. If your exacqVision Web Service is connected to the Internet, the server could be located using certain search parameters in a search engine. To hide the server from an Internet search engine, complete the… Continue reading Hiding a Web Server from Internet Searches (Legacy)
Motion Frames Out of Order on Bosch Cameras
If you see motion images from a Bosch camera that appear to be out of order, the issue can often be resolved by selecting a different setting for the camera’s GOP Structure. To change the setting, complete the following steps: <br> Open the camera’s web configuration page by entering it’s IP address in an Internet… Continue reading Motion Frames Out of Order on Bosch Cameras
Using SSL with exacqVision Web Service (Linux)
Version 8.4 and Higher Follow the instructions in Article 1002 to configure HTTPS support in the Web Service. <br> Version 8.2 and Lower SSL, a security system combining authentication and encryption, is used to protect communication between a web server and client. Enabling SSL on a web server allow all clients connecting to that server two key… Continue reading Using SSL with exacqVision Web Service (Linux)
Changing Web Server Default Image Quality (Legacy)
Instructions These instructions only apply to web services 9.4 and earlier. The changes described only affect the default image quality in “simple” mode and this process is not upgrade safe. You must perform this process again each time you upgrade Web Server. <br> <br>
What type of video does the exacqVision Web Service transmit?
The codec used to transmit video will depending on the plugin used. In many cases the exacqVision Web Service performs transcoding and transmits a compressed JPEG stream of images to the Web Client or Exacq Mobile 3 app. Some plugins are capable of forwarding the H.264 stream without the need to transcode. <br>
How do I update my exacqVision software?
exacqVision Applications exacqVision software can be thought of as a suite of applications that work together to provide different services. The primary application is the exacqVision Server, which records video, audio, and event data. The exacqVision Client provides an interface to view live and recorded video as well as to configure the server application. A… Continue reading How do I update my exacqVision software?
Can ExacqVision Server run on Linux?
Yes, ExacqVision Server has been tested on the following: Ubuntu 22.04 (64-bit)Ubuntu 20.04 (64-bit)Ubuntu 18.04 (64-bit)Ubuntu 16.04 (64-bit)Ubuntu 14.04 (64-bit or 32-bit with PAE1)Ubuntu 12.04 (32-bit with PAE1)2Ubuntu 10.04 (32-bit with PAE1)2 Version numbers are listed as YY.MM. ExacqVision supports Ubuntu LTS releases only. Canonical provides LTS releases every two years. Long Term Support (LTS)… Continue reading Can ExacqVision Server run on Linux?
iSCSI on Ubuntu
Retrieved From HowtoForge <br> Setting Up The Initiator Install the initiator: sudo apt-get install open-iscsi <br> Next we open /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf… sudo nano /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf … and set node.startup to automatic: <br> Then we restart the initiator: sudo /etc/init.d/open-iscsi restart <br> Now we connect to the target (server2) and check what storage devices it has to offer:… Continue reading iSCSI on Ubuntu