Release Notes for MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins
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| Publisher: |
MOBOTIX AG |
| Author: |
Bernd Wilhelm |
| Date: |
2022-07-01 |
| Document: |
MxHUBPlug-Ins_2022-06-30_release-notes_en_v1.html |
| Confidentiality: |
public |
Contents
After installing a MOBOTIX HUB system, by installing MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins
on the computer with MOBOTIX HUB Management Client, the connected Desk
Clients can be extended by specific functions for e.g. the analysis of
MOBOTIX IoT camera events
The following document contains information on the system requirements,
installation, use and special functions of the individual MOBOTIX HUB
Plug-Ins versions
Overview of HUB Plug-Ins Releases
Important Installation Notes
- The system requirements are described in the
release notes of the MOBOTIX HUB software system, which must be
installed first.
- The use of the HUB Plug-Ins extensions for Desk Clients requires a
MOBOTIX HUB variant L4 or L5.
- After installing the MOBOTIX HUB system, the HUB Plug-Ins are
installed on the computer on which a HUB Management Client is installed
by running the file MOBOTIX_HUB_Plug-Ins_<Plug-Ins-Version>_Installer.exe.
The function enhancements described below are then available in the
system's Desk Clients.
The current value for <Plug-Ins-Version>
is specified specifically for the MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins version described
below that is to be installed.
With the help of the above-mentioned installer, various function
extensions for the Desk Clients of a MOBOTIX HUB system are installed:
- Search Agent function (included in all Plug-Ins versions)
- Vaxtor-Helix function (included as of Plug-Ins version 2022-07-01)
- MOBOTIX Cloud function (included as of Plug-Ins version 2022-07-01)
To install and use each feature, different requirements must be met,
which are described below.
Notes and requirements for using the Desk Client Search Agent function
The
function extensions of the HUB Desk Clients available using the HUB
Plug-Ins are used to search for event data from MOBOTIX IoT cameras that
have been integrated into the MOBOTIX HUB system via a device-specific
MOBOTIX driver (selection Mobotix M/D/V/S series).
For
this purpose, the following configuration steps must first be carried
out in the IoT cameras and the MOBOTIX HUB.
Configuration in the MOBOTIX IoT camera
- To search for
standard events of IoT cameras, no special configuration settings for
the MOBOTIX HUB in the cameras are necessary.
- In
order for the event data of Apps of the MOBOTIX 7 camera series to be
used, the affected Apps must be configured in the
MOBOTIX HUB Analytic Event area
of the App's configuration dialog (e.g. Vaxtor LPR Settings), by defining the following settings:
- URL: <IP-Adresse
des MOBOTIX HUB Management Server>:<Port-Nummer>
- Camera
Name: <IP address of the camera or camera name as
defined in the HUB>
Configuration in the MOBOTIX HUB
To use the IoT camera events in the MOBOTIX HUB and the HUB Desk Clients,
the following settings must be made in the HUB Management Client,
depending on the event type:
For MOBOTIX 7 App Events
- Activation of the App events as Analytics Events in
the Tools -> Options dialog.
Attention: The same port number must be used as in the
camera configuration in the URL field (see
above)!
- Setting the desired Retention Time (days) for the
Analytics Events in the Alarms and Events tab of the
Tools -> Options dialog
- Add an Analytics event with the appropriate name (e.g. VaxALPR On
Camera Event) in the Area Rules and Events > Analytics
Events in the tree structure of the HUB Management Client.
- Definition of a rule to start a recording
in the Recording Server for the event in question.
Subsequently, the triggering of an Analytics event configured in this way
leads to a recording in the Recording Server and the result data can be
searched in the Desk Client.
For Standard IoT Events
- Setting
the desired Retention time (days) for the Device Events in the Alarms
and Events tab of the Tools -> Options dialog
- For
each individual IoT camera whose standard events are to be processed
in the HUB:
- Selection
of the camera in the tree structure of the Servers
> Recording Servers area
- Add
and enable the relevant events for this camera in the Events tab
- Definition of rules for
starting recording in the Recording Server for the previously defined
events of the IoT cameras
Subsequently, the triggering of the IoT camera events configured in this way
leads to a recording in the Recording Server and the result data can be
searched in the Desk Client.
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MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins 2022-06-30
Published: 2022-07-01
<Plug-Ins-Version>
= '2022-06-30'
New feature enhancements
In addition to the Search Agent function to extend the Desk Client with
additional functions for searching for MOBOTIX IoT camera-specific events
and App data, this version of the HUB Plug-Inss contains two new
additional function enhancements. The functions of the existing Search
Agent feature enhancement are unchanged in this release.
Vaxtor-Helix function
After installation and configuration of the present HUB Plug-Ins, a new
register is available within the MOBOTIX HUB Desk Client in which the
web-based user interface of a connected Helix-6 system can be operated.
Helix-6 is a back-office system from Vaxtor (a subsidiary of MOBTIX AG),
with which, among other things, parking and access control applications
based on the license plates automatically identified by special cameras,
such as an MOBOTIX 7, can be implemented.
Configuration and use of the Vaxtor Helix function
After installing the HUB Plug-Ins on the Management Client computer of the
MOBOTIX HUB system, there is an additional entry MOBOTIX Helix
in the tree structure of the Management Client below the Transact
area. In the dialog displayed in this way, a name, the connection
data to the installed Helix 6 system and optionally desired user
restrictions must be entered. The name given here is then
used to display an additional register of the same name in the connected
Desk Clients of the MOBOTIX HUB system, in which the web-based user
interface of the Helix 6 system is offered. There, among other things, the
cameras to be used can be configuredand the other functions of the system
can be used.
Note on using MOBOTX 7 cameras with Vaxtor LPR apps
To connect the camera and transmit identified license plates to a Helix 6
system, the configuration dialogs of the individual Vaxtor Apps contain a
Vaxtor Helix6 section. There, the necessary settings for
the Helix 6 server to be used are made.
MOBOTIX Cloud function
After installation and configuration of the HUB Plug-Ins, a new register is
available within the MOBOTIX HUB Desk client in which the web-based user
interface of an existing MOBOTIX Cloud system can be operated.
Configuration and use of the MOBOTIX Cloud function
After installing the HUB Plug-Ins on the Management Client computer of the
MOBOTIX HUB system, there is an additional entry MOBOTIX
Cloud in the tree structure of the Management Client below
the Transact area. In the dialog displayed in this way, a
name, the connection data to the existing
MOBOTIX Cloud System and optionally desired user restrictions
must be entered. The name given here is then used to display an
additional register of the same name in the connected Desk Clients of the
MOBOTIX HUB system, in which the web-based user interface of the MOBOTIX
cloud system is offered. There, the cameras to be used, among other things,
can be configured and the other functions of the system are available.
Note on using the MOBOTIX Cloud function
The connection to the MOBOTIX Cloud System using this function extension
is always established automatically with the access data previously
defined in the Management Client. The additional use of a web browser with
the associated security risks is then no longer necessary to access the
MOBOTIX Cloud System.
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MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins 2022-03-09
Published: 2022-03-10
<Plug-Ins-Version>
= '2022_03-09'
Specific functions for MOBOTIX IoT cameras (Search Agent function)
Search for default and App events
With this version, the search functions of the HUB Desk Client have been
significantly expanded. Overall, the following search areas can now be used
in the search for data from standard events and App result data for MOBOTIX
IoT cameras:
- Here you can search for specific event types in the following
categories:
- Environment Event
- Image Analysis Event
- Message Event
- Meta Event
Several event categories and types as well
as event profile names can be selected simultaneously for a search. It
then searches for all events that match one of the specified search
criteria.
- VaxALPR
The search can also be restricted with a part of the license plate to be
entered.
- VaxContainers
The search can also be restricted with a part of the Contaimer ID to be
entered.
- VaxUIC
The search can also be restricted with a part of the UIC identifier to
be entered.
It is also possible to define several search areas at the same time and
determine whether the criteria must then be met at the same time (Match
all criteria setting) or alternatively used (Match any criteria setting).
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MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins 2021-12-16
Published: 2021-12-17
<Plug-Ins-Version>
= '2021-12-16'.
Specific functions for MOBOTIX IoT cameras (Search Agent function)
Search for default and App events
After installing this Plug-Ins version, a MOBOTIX Events
search area is now available in the Search dialog of the
Desk Client in addition to the VaxALPR search area. This
allows IoT cameras to be searched specifically for events in the following
categories:
- Environment Event
- Image Analysis Event
- Message Event
- Meta Event
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MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins 2021-05-21 (Search Agent function)
Published: 2021-08-18
<Plug-Ins-Version>
= '2021_05-21'.
This version is functionally identical to the
'2020_R3' version.
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MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins 2020_R3
Pubished: 2021-05-26
<Plug-Ins-Version>
= '2020_R3'.
Specific functions for MOBOTIX IoT cameras (Search Agent function)
Search for app events
An additional VaxALPR search area can then be displayed in
the Search dialog of the Desk Client. This allows the
result data of the App of the same name for MOBOTIX 7 camera to be searched
for a license plate to be entered. By displaying this search area several
times, it is also possible to search for several licenses at the same time.
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