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How to playback the SD card recordings in OC from a camera added as Local Storage in BVMS?

Preconditions for local storage playback to work:

  1. Secure Connection must be disabled for the camera.

    • With that the UDP encryption in the camera is also turned off.

  2. Video should not be stored encrypted

  3. global CHAP password must be configured in BVMS.

    • If there is an existing User level password set on the camera the same password needs to be configured for the CHAP password.

    • The background is that with setting that password on the camera, a CHAP password is also set on the SD card.

  4. Network services - HTTP and iSCSI needs to be active in the camera

Note

Please avoid using "%' character when assigning passwords. By using the "%" character could result in no recording on the SD card.

Step-by-step guide

  1. You can set the same password for "service" and "user" from Configuration Manager by accessing the camera > General > User Management > click on the settings wheel icon for both users: "service" and "user"

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  1. Set the same password for both users: "service" and "user"

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  1. Save these changes

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  1. Be sure that the "Access protection enforcement" and "Password policy enforcement" are enabled. Go to Service > Compatibility > Tick the boxes if they have not already been ticked

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  1. Open Configuration Client > Add your camera in the Local Storage if it hasn't already been added > Go to Hardware > Change device passwords 

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  1. Here you have to add the same password for both users "service" and "user", same password as you added before in Configuration Manager.

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  1. Now, go to Hardware > Protect iSCSI storages with CHAP password and add the same password in the CHAP password field and click Apply.

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Note: Be sure that the recording is activated on your camera → the red dot button has to blink → In Configuration Client select your camera > Recording > Recording Management:

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  1. Now, disable the Secure Connection on the camera. Right click on your camera > select Edit Encoder

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  1. Ensure that HTTP & iSCSI service is enabled for the cameras
    Note: CPP14 devices, HTTP & iSCSI is disabled by default.

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  2. Uncheck the box next to the "Secure Connection" > click OK

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  1. Do not forget to Add the cameras in the “Logical Tree” from “Maps and Structure”.

Drag and drop the camera from Device Tree to Logical Tree:

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  1. Save and Activate the changes.

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  1. Open Operator Client > select Playback Mode (1) > drag and drop the camera from Logical Tree to the Image Pane area (2) > you will see the SD card recordings (3) > click Play forward (4) and see the recorded video from your camera

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