Release Notes for MOBOTIX HUB Plug-Ins

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Publisher: MOBOTIX AG
Author: Bernd Wilhelm
Date: 2022-08-01
Document: MxHUBPlug-Ins_2022-08-01_release-notes_en_v2.html
Confidentiality: public

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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

Release Version

Release Date

HUB Plug-Ins 2022-08-01
2022-08-01
HUB Plug-Ins 2022-06-30
2022-07-01
HUB Plug-Ins 2022-03-09
2022-03-10
HUB Plug-Ins 2021-12-16
2021-12-17
HUB Plug-Ins 2021-05-21
2021-08-18
HUB Plug-Ins 2020_R3
2021-05-26


Important Installation Notes

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:

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

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

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

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 2022-08-01

Published: 2022-08-01

<Plug-Ins-Version> = '2022-08-01'

New feature enhancements

Activation option in the Management Client

After installing this Plug-Ins version on the Management Client's computer, there is an additional entry MOBOTIX HUB Configuration > Forensic Search Filter in the tree structure of the Management Client below the Transact area. In the dialog displayed in this way, the display of the additional search options of the Search Agent function extension in the HUB Desk Clients can be (de-)activated individually.
Search for event data from other Apps
With this version, the search functions of the HUB DeskClient are extended by further options for searching for result data of the following MOBOTIX 7 Apps.
Important:
This feature requires version 1.4.6 or higher of the Vaxtor ALPR MMC App!


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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:
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.
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:


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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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