Nx Witness v4.0

Nx Witness VMS v4.0 – with 18 new key features and dozens of improvements – is stronger and more full-featured than ever before. And it’s available now.

Nx Witness v4.0 Overview

 

 

New Features in 4.0

With 18 new key features Nx Witness v4.0 is more powerful than ever.

 

 

C2P Integration

Nx Witness v4.0 includes integration with C2P (Convergence to Pixels) – an Open Platform Integration Framework enabling dozens of integrations with 3rd party systems.

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Dual RTSP / UDP / HTTP Streams

Administrators can now create dual-streaming “cameras” using RTSP / HTTP / UDP to enable adaptive scaling in Nx Witness clients.

Failover on Storage Failure

Automatic Camera Failover will now be activated when all storage on a Server has failed.

Metadata SDK

Enables seamless,  semantic integrations between Nx Witness VMS and 3rd party AI-powered video analytics like VisionLabs.

Open Layout as an Action

Administrators can now create Rules in the Rules Engine to open any user-defined Layout as an action for roles or specific users.

Staged System Updates

The upgrade process has been optimized to be more dependable and give System Administrators more control over when and how they upgrade System Servers.

Cloud System Merge

System Owners can now merge Systems together in the Nx Cloud interface.

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Encrypted Connections

Administrators can now require all connections in a System to utilize HTTPS with SSL/TLS encryption.

H.265 Support for ONVIF Cameras

H.265 support has been extended to include all ONVIF-compliant devices.

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Minimum Layout Grid

Users have the option to set a minimum Viewing Grid size (initial number of Viewing Grid items) in Layout Settings dialog.

Plugins

Plugins allow seamless integration between Nx Witness VMS and 3rd party Systems, pulling in object data and associated bounding boxes, paths, and metadata tags.

Virtual Camera

Users can create a virtual camera and import offline video from wearable cameras, phones, and other devices to archive which can then be viewed by other System users like a regular IP camera / video stream.

Custom Watermark over Video

Administrators can add Operator Names to live, recorded, and exported video as an option to prevent / discover leaked video.

Encrypted Video

Administrators can now encrypt video between Servers and Nx Desktop / Mobile / Web clients.

Launch Desktop Client with CLI

The Desktop client can now be launched using the Command Line Interface.

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Notifications Panel Revamp

The Notifications Panel has been extended to allow operators to quickly view and search video using Notification, Motion, Bookmarks, Events, and detected Objects.

Secure Export

Users with Export rights can now password protect exported videos using .exe or .nov formats in the Multi-Video export tab.

Webcam Support

USB Webcams, Laptop Cameras, and even the Raspberry Pi camera module will all now be auto-discovered and can be recorded and streamed.

Improvements in Nx Witness v4.0

Improved System scalability, Video Wall updates, Rules Engine updates, and new device support.

 

 

SYSTEM SCALABILITY

The maximum number of recommended servers, resources, and users in a single System has been increased significantly.

  • Maximum Recommended Servers in a System:100 
  • Maximum Recommended Resources (Cameras, NVR Channels, I/O Modules) in a System: 10,000 
  • Maximum Recommended total amount of Users in a System: 1,000
* If approaching Maximum recommended System size please consult with Support for scalability planning. The maximums outlined are based on lab testing results and could vary significantly based on the project’s real-world environment.
RULES ENGINE UPDATES

New Actions and Events in the Nx Witness Rules Engine

  • Set to Full Screen and Exit Full Screen actions added to Event Rules engine allowing video items to be displayed in full screen mode based on events.
  • Omit Logging added to Generic Event. When checked, a Generic Event will not be added to the event log. This allows operators to program display values as a text overlay from Generic Events without making database calls.
  • Storage Failure has been renamed to Storage Issue in the event log/rules.
  • Added Pre-recording option to Device Recording action.
  • Added System is Updated event logging to the Audit trail when system is….updated.
  • Do HTTP Request action now supports HTTPS urls.
  • Added a new event System time was tuned at Server. Event shows only if server time was changed for more than 5 seconds after synchronization.
  • Added Plugin Event – Plugins can generate events which can be used to create Rules in the Rules Engine.
  • Added notification if all servers in the system are not connected to the Internet and time cannot be synchronized with the Internet time.
NEW DEVICES SUPPORTED WITH ANALOG ENCODER LICENSE
ACTi
  • V24
Bosch
  • VIP X1600 XFM4, VIP X1600 M4S, VIDEOJET MULTI 4000
Costar
  • CRT1200en
Dahua
  • DH-XVR encoder line, DHI-NVR5832, DH-NVR4232, DH-NVR4216, DHI-NVR52a16, IPC-PDB4830-b360, IPC-hdbw13a0e, DHI-NVR5832-16p-4ks2, DH-NVR4232-4k, DH-NVR4216-8p-4k, DHI-NVR52a16-16p-4ks2, X52a3a, DH-xvr5108hs-x, DH-xvr4108hs-x, DHI-nvr4416-16p-4ks2, DH-xvr5108hs-4kl-x, DH-xvr5108hs-x, DHI-nvr4432-4ks2, DH-xvr7104he-4kl-x, DH-xvr5116he-x, DH-xvr7108e-4kl-b-x
Digital Watchdog
  • DW-ENHD16x
ENEO
  • MAM-6me1012mta,
Epcom
  • EV1016turbox
Hikvision
  • DS-6708, DS-7208HQHI-K2+, DS-8116, DS-9016, DS-6701HFI, DS-9804, DS-7732, DS-7708, DS-6708HQHI-SATA, DS-7116hqhi-k1, DS-7208hthi-k2, DS-7204hqhi, DS-6716huhi, DS-7216hqhi
HiWatch
  • DS-h116g
Hunt Electronics
  • HAR324-16
LTS
  • LTN8716K-HT
Novicam
  • TR2116A
RVI
  • Rvi-hdr16lb-m_v.2
Sharp
  • YC-r0814.
Sony
  • SNT-EP104, SNT-EP154, SNT-EX101E
Swann
  • DVR16-4500
Uniview
  • DVS4101, DVS4104, EC1504-HF, NVR304-16EP, NVR308-64E, NVR308-32R-B, NVR304-32E*, NVR302-16S-P16, NVR302-08S-P8, NVR201-04U, NVR-301-08S, NVR301-081-P8, NVR201-041P
Vivotek
  • VS8100, VS8102
Vicon
  • VLR-ENC-16
Vista CCTV
  • VIPER-HDA encoders
Visualint
  • VI-M-4-1000
Zynek
  • zkd408a, zkd608a, zkd408b
VIDEO WALL IMPROVEMENTS

Add Backgrounds

  • It is now possible to add backgrounds to layouts on Video Wall screen.

Disable Timeline

  • It is now possible to enable/disable the Timeline on Video Wall.
NEW IN-CAMERA ANALYTICS SUPPORT

Digital Watchdog (tested)

  • cross line people counting
  • crowd density
  • intruding people detection
  • object status changed
  • ’Video Cast detection’ also renamed to ‘Abnormal color detection’

Dahua (tested)

  • Motion detection
  • Face detection
  • Alarm detection
  • Storage absence detection
  • Storage failure detection
  • Storage low space detection
  • Video blind detection
  • Scene change detection (Video abnormal detection)
  • Audio anomaly detection (Audio input abnormal detection)
  • Login error detection
  • Automatic Local Files Refresh in Resource Panel
PTZ IMPROVEMENTS

Standard PTZ Improvements

  • PTZ Movement controls improved for ONVIF devices.

iSAPI for Hikvision

  • PTZ support implemented via ISAPI for Hikvision cameras
NEW ADVANCED PTZ
Bosch
  • VG5-7230-EPC5
Dahua
  • SD50225U-HNI, DH-SD49225T-HN, PDN6CT230HN, SD50225U-HNI
Flir
  • CP-6302, FC-644ID
Hikvision
  • DS-2DF8836IV-AEL, DS-2DE4A320IW-DE
LTS
  • PTZIP762X20IR
Uniview
  • IPC6252SR-X22U,IPC6252SL-X33UP, IPC6322SR−X22P−C
Videotec
  • UCHD-30x-VT
Vivotek
  • SD9365/SD9366
NEW MULTI-SENSOR CAMERA SUPPORT (SINGLE LICENSE)
Axis
  • P3707, P3709, Q3708, Q3709, Q6000, P3717, F34, FA54
Avigilon
  • 9W-H3-3Mxxx
Dahua
  • IPC-HDBW7233X-AS-E2-0280B, IPC-PDBW8800xxx, IPC-PDBW5831P-B360, PSD81602-A360, IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M, IPC-hdbw4233x, IPC-hdbw7233x
FLIR
  • DH-390
Geovision
  • GV-SV48000
Hikvision
  • DS-2PT3326IZ-DE3, DS-2cd6d24fwd, DS-2TD2636, DS-2CD6924F*, DS-2CD6D54* and DS-2CD6D24 camera families
Secubest
  • NVM3-A16
Vivotek
  • MA8391, MA9321