Tag: Live Stream

Live video streaming is available in Enterprise Manager (EM), formerly known as Enterprise System Manager (ESM). This is useful for examining camera stream quality through the EM interface but also used for EM’s Camera Inspection feature.

Older versions relied on the ExacqVision Web Service to stream video, but beginning in ESM version 5.12, the ExacqVision Web Service is no longer required. Video is now directly streamed from the ExacqVision Server.

To accomplish this, the user account logged into Enterprise Manager must have specific privileges and permissions enabled.

NOTE: It is normally understood that Administrator accounts have privileges to perform everything possible. However, within Enterprise Manager live video streaming while logged in ad admin is prevented. This is both a function of the fact that EM admin accounts have no server account as well as a privacy feature. Instead, you will need to log into EM as a user other than the EM administrator. This account must have Live Viewing privileges to the cameras of interest.

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Creating a User Account for Live Viewing

As mentioned above, the user you log into Enterprise Manager with must have Live Viewing privileges to the cameras of interest on each server involved. If you wish to provide access to existing users, be sure that they have Live Viewing Privileges enabled for any video inputs they need to view.

1. Click on Users from the navigation menu.<br><br>
2. Click on the Add User icon from the Users toolbar.
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3. If creating a new user account, select a Server User Role with Live Viewing privileges. The pre-configured roles with Live Viewing privileges include:
   • Admin
   • Power User
   • Live Only
   • Live + Search<br><br>
4. If you choose to create a Custom User Role, either on the server itself or through EM’s User Role’s page, enable Allow Live Viewing Privileges, and provide access to the specific video inputs under Permissions.
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5. Select a role, as needed, for each ExacqVision Server or server group listed.<br><br>
6. After making changes, allow some time for the changes to sync across your systems. <br><br>

Configuring a New Server for Live Viewing

1. Click on Servers from the navigation panel.<br><br>
2. Click the Add Server link.<br><br>
3. Complete the information about the server as needed.<br><br>
4. Enable the check box next to Enable Live Streaming.
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5. Click Save to save your changes when done.<br><br>

Configuring an Existing Server for Live Viewing

1. Click on Servers from the navigation panel.<br><br>
2. From the Server List, locate the server of interest and click it to reach the system information page.<br><br>
3. Click the Edit icon from the system toolbar.
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4. Enable the check box next to Enable Live Streaming.
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5. Click Apply to save your changes when done.<br><br>

Viewing Live Streams

1. Login to Enterprise Manager as the non-Admin EM user.<br><br>
2. Navigate to a camera, by one of the following:
   • Use the Cameras link from the navigation menu on the left, then click the Camera name from the Cameras List
   • From the Servers List, open the server details page of a particular server and scroll to the list of Cameras on that server, then click the link to the Camera name.<br><br>
3. Once on the Camera details page, scroll to the Video Feed section.<br><br>
4. Click on the Play Video icon to start streaming.
   
   NOTE: If the account you are logged into EM with does not have privileges to view live video a “No live privilege on the server” message will be displayed. See above information on creating or logging in with an appropriate account.<br><br>
5. Selecting the link, Use current image as camera image, below the video feed will set the current view as a reference thumbnail at the top of the camera details page as well as provide a reference image when using the Camera Inspection tool within EM.
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