FAQs

In Nx Witness, users can create custom events and actions to tailor the system to their needs. Key types of custom events and actions that can be created include:

Custom Events

1. User-Defined Events: These are custom events programmed by the user. They can include:
1. Analytics Events: Events triggered by in-camera analytics such as people counting or object detection.
2. HTTP Generic Events: Events triggered by HTTP requests from third-party systems.
2. Motion Detection: Events triggered by motion detected on a camera. Users can define specific areas within the camera’s view to monitor for motion.
3. Input Signals: Events triggered by input signals from connected devices.

Custom Actions

1. Send Email: An action to send an email notification when a specific event occurs.
2. Create Bookmark: An action to create a bookmark in the video archive for easy retrieval and review of specific events.
3. Trigger HTTP Request: An action to send an HTTP request to a third-party system, enabling integration with other software or devices.
4. Show Notification: An action to display a notification to users when an event occurs.
5. Live Video Text Overlay: An action to create custom text overlays on live video feeds to alert operators to critical events.
6. Soft Triggers: Actions that allow users to create button overlays on video feeds, which can be manually triggered to perform specific actions, such as activating an alarm or opening a door.

Event Rules Engine

The Event Rules Engine in Nx Witness allows users to configure these custom events and actions. Each event-action pair is defined as a rule, and users can create multiple rules to handle different scenarios. The rules can be configured to:

• Aggregate actions for a group of events (e.g., notifying about multiple camera disconnections in a single alert).
• Schedule events to be active only during specific times or days.
• Enable or disable notifications for specific events.

By leveraging these custom events and actions, users can create a highly customized and responsive video management system tailored to their specific operational requirements.

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Customers in New Zealand call 0800 345 677 or email [email protected].

Nx Witness is an advanced, cross-platform IP video management system (VMS) developed by Network Optix. Designed to facilitate discovering, viewing, recording, and managing IP cameras and other video surveillance devices.

Key Features

Seamless Integration

Nx Witness integrates effortlessly with existing systems and devices, including IP cameras, IoT devices, and third-party applications, providing a unified security solution.

Advanced Analytics

The system leverages cutting-edge AI analytics to transform data into actionable insights, enhancing security decision-making processes.

Customizable Control

Users can personalize their surveillance setup with customizable layouts, camera settings, and user permissions, optimizing the monitoring experience to fit specific needs.

Scalability

Nx Witness supports unlimited scalability, from single-camera setups to large enterprise deployments. It includes advanced health monitoring and failover capabilities to ensure continuous operation.

Cross-Platform Support

The system is compatible with all major operating systems, including Windows, Ubuntu Linux, and Mac OS. It also supports mobile applications for iOS and Android devices, allowing users to manage their systems on-the-go.

Cloud Integration

Nx Witness can connect to the Nx Cloud, enabling remote management, live streaming, and access to video feeds from anywhere. It supports features like cloud system merging, proxying video streams, and secure, encrypted video transmission.

Developer-Friendly

The platform offers powerful APIs and SDKs, allowing developers to create custom solutions and integrate Nx Witness with other systems. This includes support for third-party AI analytics and other advanced integrations.

Components

Nx Witness Server

A lightweight media server responsible for discovering, connecting to, and managing system devices and data. It supports IP camera auto-discovery, manual stream addition, and flexible storage options.

Nx Witness Desktop Client

A thick client application for Windows, Ubuntu Linux, and Mac OS that allows users to connect to, view live and recorded video, and manage system configurations.

Nx Witness Web Interface

A browser-based interface for connecting to the Nx Witness Media Server, providing basic system configuration and live video viewing without the need for installation.

Nx Witness Mobile Clients

Mobile applications for iOS and Android that enable users to view live or recorded video from their Nx Witness system, ensuring accessibility from anywhere.

Use Cases

Security and Surveillance

Nx Witness is widely used in various security and surveillance applications, including corporate security, public safety, and critical infrastructure monitoring. Its advanced analytics and customizable controls make it suitable for real-time monitoring and incident response.

Enterprise Deployments

The system’s scalability and integration capabilities make it ideal for large-scale deployments across multiple locations. Organizations can manage extensive video surveillance networks efficiently using Nx Witness.

Custom Solutions

Developers and integrators can leverage the open API and SDKs to build tailored solutions that fit specific operational needs, from custom user interfaces to automated surveillance tasks.

The Server Hive Architecture in Nx Witness offers several significant benefits that enhance the video management system (VMS) ‘s overall performance, reliability, and scalability.

Key Benefits include:

High Redundancy

• No Single Point of Failure: Each server in the Nx Witness system synchronises user and configuration data in real-time, ensuring that there is no single point of failure. If one server fails, another can take over its duties without disrupting the system.
• Automatic Camera Failover: The architecture supports automatic camera failover, which ensures that camera feeds are redirected to another server in case of a server failure, maintaining continuous surveillance.

Scalability

• Almost Unlimited Scalability: The Server Hive Architecture allows the system to scale almost indefinitely by adding more servers. This makes it suitable for both small installations and large, complex systems.
• Flexible Deployment: Servers can be located in different networks, behind NAT, or even in various geographical locations, and they will still function as a single cluster. This flexibility allows for easy expansion and management of the system.

Performance

• Load Distribution: By distributing the load across multiple servers, the system can handle many video streams and user requests efficiently. This ensures high performance and prevents any single server from becoming a bottleneck.
• Adaptive Scaling: The architecture supports adaptive scaling, optimising network and CPU usage to prevent dropped frames during viewing and ensure smooth and reliable video playback.

Simplified Management

• Unified Management Interface: Administrators can connect to any available server, locally or remotely, to view and manage the entire system. This simplifies system management and reduces the need for interacting with each server individually.
• Centralised Health Monitoring: Built-in health monitoring allows administrators to view the health of all systems connected to the Nx Witness Cloud service, providing a centralised way to monitor and manage system performance.

Secure and Efficient Communication

• Real-Time Synchronisation: Servers constantly synchronise all data between each other, ensuring that data is always available where and when it is needed. This real-time synchronisation enhances both security and efficiency.
• Secure Connections: The architecture supports secure, encrypted communications using technologies like OPEN SSL and TLS/SSL, ensuring that data is protected during transmission.

Cost-Effectiveness

• No Special Hardware Required: The failover and redundancy features do not require special hardware or software, making it a cost-effective solution for ensuring system reliability.

Developer-Friendly

• Integration Capabilities: The architecture supports integration with third-party devices and systems using built-in APIs and SDKs, allowing for extensive customisation and expansion of system capabilities.

In summary, the Server Hive Architecture in Nx Witness provides a robust, scalable, and efficient foundation for managing video surveillance systems, ensuring high availability, performance, and ease of management.

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Customers in New Zealand call 0800 345 677 or email [email protected].

Smart Motion technology in Nx Witness significantly enhances the efficiency of video search by intelligently analyzing and categorizing motion events. Traditional video searches may require users to sift through hours of footage manually, but Smart Motion allows for quick and precise retrieval of relevant video clips. By focusing only on frames where motion occurs, the technology reduces the volume of data to be reviewed. This is particularly useful in scenarios where you’re looking for specific motion-based events, like someone entering a restricted area or a vehicle pulling into a parking lot.

Moreover, some implementations of Smart Motion technology offer the ability to fine-tune search parameters. This could include specifying the type of motion (e.g., human, vehicle), the area within the frame where motion occurred, and the time period for the search. These features make it possible to find the exact footage needed for incident verification or investigation in just a matter of seconds, thereby saving time and effort for security professionals.

Smart Motion technology not only enhances operational efficiency but also improves the speed and accuracy of security responses. By quickly isolating relevant events, security personnel can make more informed decisions in real-time scenarios.

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Customers in New Zealand call 0800 345 677 or email [email protected].