Configuring intrusion detector general settings in KiwiVision™ video analytics - KiwiVision™ 4.0 GA

Before you can monitor KiwiVision™ video analytics in Security Desk, you must configure intrusion detector general settings for your camera.

1. In Config Tool select your intrusion detector.

   

2. In the General tab, General section enter or select the following as required:

   Name

   The name of the intrusion detector.

   Tip: Give the intrusion detector a meaningful name so that it can be easily identified.

   Units

   Specifies the unit type. Select either Imperial or Metric units of measurement.

   Imperial

   Specifies the Imperial unit type. For example, 3 ft.

   Metric

   Specifies the metric unit type. For example, 1 m.

   When switching between imperial and metric units, the conversion is rounded to two decimal places. For example, 0.2 m is shown as 0.66 ft.

   NOTE: The region that is set on the machine is read to determine the default setting. The Units setting is saved on the machine and will apply to all video analytics on this machine.

3. In the General tab, Analysis section enter or select the following as required:

   Alert cooldown

   Specifies that after an alert is triggered for an intrusion detector analytic, additional alerts for the analytic are suppressed until the specified time period has elapsed. The default is 5 seconds. You can specify values in the range 0 - 300 seconds.

   Filters

   Enable or disable the filters that you require for the following:

   Rain filter

   Removes small, fast moving objects from the image, such as rain or snow.

   Haze filter

   Estimates the haze density in the image based on the image brightness. The image contrast then changes to remove the haze.

4. In the General tab, Overlays in Security Desk section enable or disable the following as required:

   Detections

   Displays a green rectangle overlay to highlight the current detections in a video analytic.

   Alerts

   Temporarily displays the triggered zone and the associated alarm region.

   Areas

   Permanently displays the outline of the areas.

   Area names

   Permanently displays the area names.

5. (Optional) Click Import from file... to import previously saved configuration settings.

   Import from file

   Imports a KiwiVision™ settings file (.ks). The imported file will overwrite all current settings.

   Tip: You can also import settings from a legacy KiwiVision™ settings files (.xml).
6. (Optional) Click Export to file... to backup or make a copy of a configuration file for reuse.

   Export to file

   Exports the settings to a KiwiVision™ settings file (.ks).

7. Click Apply to save the General settings.