Title
Using the Exacq Software Updates Packaging Utility
Description
Systems which are not connected to the internet can be updated using the exacqVision Software Updates Packaging Utility in conjunction with exacqVision Enterprise Manager to deploy software updates (Server, Client and Web Service) throughout the VMS infrastructure.
Solution
Creating the Updates Package
- Access the Software Updates Packaging Utility page at https://exacq.com/webapps/packaging-utility/
- Choose either Upload License File or Recent Software Versions
Upload License File
The advantage of using a license file is it will provide relevant versions if any of your systems have an expired SSA “Software Subscription Agreement”. Older versions of exacqVision Server are not available when Recent Software Versions is selected.
Note: A CSV file must be created for each NVR, follow the steps displayed.
- Click Upload License File, a file explorer will appear
- Navigate to, and select the license.csv created earlier, click Open, the file will upload and the file explorer will close
- The license.csv will be processed and the Software Selection window will appear
- See Software Selection Window to continue
Recent Software Versions
A list of all the most recent versions of exacqVision client, server, and webserver software for various platforms.
- Click Recent Software Versions, the Software Selection window will appear
- See Software Selection Window to continue
Software Selection Window
- Select each software package needed
- Click Zip Selected Files
- In a few moments a “Zipping Files” icon will appear
- When complete a notification that the zip is now available for download will appear
- WARNING: Depending on the number of packages selected, site traffic, and various other factors it can take a LONG time before the package will be available.
- Click the Click to Download Packaged Files hyperlink to download the packaged updates zip file.
- Transfer the zip file to the EM Server
exacqVision Enterprise Manager
exacqVision Enterprise Manager can be used to manage the exacqVision Server, exacqVision Client and exacqVision Web Server version software on NVRs or Web Servers.
- From the exacqVision Enterprise Manager Dashboard
- Navigate to Available Versions
- Hover over the refresh icon , select Refresh from Zip File
- A file manager window will appear, navigate to, and select the saved zip file, click Open
- The file manager window will close and the “Please wait, updating versions list” banner will appear
- When complete the “New installers are available” banner will appear
- The versions selected in the Software Selection Window earlier should now be present as a Recommended Version.