Senstar

This section provides information on how to integrate QbProtect with Senstar Symphony. Please refer to the ONVIF section beforehand for general information on using ONVIF with QbProtect.

The following Senstar Symphony components have been used in the examples below:

  • Senstar Symphony Analytics Pack - Version 8.6.2.9

  • Senstar Symphony Server - Version 8.6.2.9

  • Senstar Symphony Server Device Pack - Version 3.6.1.16

Add Device

Events originating from dynamic event sources (e.g., security zones) have to be correctly exposed to the VMS each time a new zone configuration is introduced via WebGUI. Please either pre-configure all the required security zones in WebGUI before adding the QbProtect into the VMS or re-add the existing QbProtect to the Senstar Symphony server to re-expose events from newly configured dynamic sources.

The WebGUI of Senstar Symphony Server is used to add QbProtect into Senstar Symphony VMS, as shown in the Figure below.

The procedure includes the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the IP address of Senstar Symphony Server in the Web Browser of choice

  2. Navigate to Devices → Cameras → Add Camera Manually.

  3. Enter the FQDN or IP of QbProtect in the address field

  4. Select the ONVIF_Legacy driver in the driver section

  5. Provide ONVIF credentials in user name and password fields correspondingly

    Please refer to the User authentication subsection to find out how to obtain valid ONVIF credentials required for QbProtect VMS integrations.

  6. Click Connect

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    Figure 1. Adding QbProtect into Senstar Symphony

  7. If the connection was successful, the QbProtect device should be detected with OK status

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    Figure 2. QbProtect successfully added to Senstar Symphony

  8. Click Next → Give a meaningful name to the device (e.g., QbProtect) → Click Add 1 Selected Camera → Wait untill the device is added

The General device view should depict the general information about the device, current video stream settings, and the video stream preview, as shown in the Figure below.

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Figure 3. QbProtect general view and video stream preview in Senstar Symphony

The perspective of the RTSP video stream in VMS can be synchronized with the one configured in the WebGUI. For that, navigate to the Viewer page of the QbProtect WebGUI, configure the desired view perspective, and apply the keyboard shortcut Shift+V.

The live video stream of the QbProtect point cloud can be accessed and observed in Symphony Client or its web version after successfully completing the required steps above.

Events

The example below shows how QbProtect events can be used in Senstar Symphony.

Please refer to the Events subsection to learn about the available ONVIF event topics.

Configure Events Handling

In this example, a single security zone called Security Zone 1 has been configured using QbProtect WebGUI. Supported events can be found in the corresponding Events view of Senstar Server, as shown in the Figure below.

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Figure 4. ONVIF events exposed by QbProtect to Senstar Symphony and the corresponding viewer of the WebGUI

The event handling configuration consists of the following steps:

  1. Navigate to Devices → Cameras → Select QbProtect → Click Edit → Navigate to Events

  2. Toggle Blickfeld IntrusionZoneSecurityZone1 activated event → Give it an alias name (e.g. SecurityZone1) → Click Save to subscribe to the selected event

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    Figure 5. The subscription to the exposed dynamic ONVIF event

  3. Navigate to Rules → Events → Click New Event

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    Figure 6. Create new event in Senstar Symphony

  4. Click Add Sources → Camera Events → Devices → Toggle QbProtect → Click Ok

  5. Toggle the previously created event alias SecurityZone1 → Give a meaningful name to the event Security Zone 1 Event → Click Save

  6. Navigate to Rules → Events → Click New Event

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    Figure 7. Select event source in Senstar Symphony

  7. The created event should be shown in the event list

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    Figure 8. Created event Security Zone 1 Event in Senstar Symphony

Configure Alarm Rule Chain

The rule chain consists of event, action, and schedule. It allows mapping of a dedicated action (e.g., manual alarm action, etc.) to the event of the particular type (e.g., intrusion in a security zone). This mapping operates according to the pre-configured time schedule (e.g., daily). The rule chain configuration procedure consists of the following steps:

  1. Navigate to Rules → Rules → Click Add

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    Figure 9. Create a new rule chain in Senstar Symphony

  2. Give a meaningful name to the rule chain (e.g. Zone Intrusion) in the Properties subsection

  3. Add previously configured Security Zone 1 Event in the Events subsection

  4. Select Manual Alarm Action in the Actions subsection

  5. Click Edit Manual Action → Alarm → Devices → Toggle QbProtect → Toggle Raise Alarm → Select QbProtect in Choose a Camera drop down → Click Save

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    Figure 10. The manual action configuration in Senstar Symphobny

  6. Select Manual Alarm Schedule in the Schedule subsection

  7. Click Save

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    Figure 11. Rule chain configuration in Senstar Symphobny

  8. The configured and enabled Zone Intrusion rule chain should be shown in the Rules list

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    Figure 12. Configured Zone Intrusion rule chain in Senstar Symphony

The zone intrusion event in the Security Zone 1 from QbProtect and the configured intrusion event rule chain will be generating an alarm in Senstar Symphony Client, as shown in the Figure below.

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Figure 13. The intrusion alarm raised in Senstar Symphony Client when intrusion is detected in the corresponding QbProtect security zone