One of the greatest strengths of the Intellect platform is its powerful, functional video management system, which offers a number of impressive features for distributed systems:
- Unlimited number of video servers and cameras
- Remote monitoring and administration
- Ability to install any number of local or remote workstations
- Integration of video surveillance with other capabilities
STABILITY
Any video surveillance system is judged by its reliability, resiliency, and uptime 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To meet this key standard, special features have been developed for Intellect:
- System health and performance monitoring
- On-the-fly recovery in case of subsystem failure
INTEGRATION
Video systems need to “play nice” with other systems. In Intellect, data received from one system can be passed to other systems and used to trigger automatic reactions. Here is one simple example of a script: whenever a security sensor goes off, video from the camera located in the area of the sensor is displayed on a separate monitor. Even a simple script like the one described can quickly provide the operator with scene footage and help react to alarms right away.
SUPPORT FOR ANALOG AND IP DEVICES
Intellect supports both analog cameras (using video capture cards, including with hardware video compression) and IP cameras and video servers: over 8,500 models from various manufacturers are supported, including approximately 2,750 IP devices integrated via proprietary manufacturer interfaces. (The list of supported hardware is constantly growing, with new Drivers Pack updates released every month.) This allows creating optimized, efficient systems that use precisely the equipment that is most appropriate for the site and user requirements.
INDUSTRY STANDARDS
Intellect is compliant with all key industry standards: ONVIF device connection protocol, GB/T28181 and RTSP, and the widely used MJPEG, MPEG-4, JPEG2000, H.264, and H.265 codecs. Intellect also supports General Device protocols from such brands as Axis, Bosch, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and VIVOTEK. Intellect also uses its own Motion Wavelet codec, with powerful features for efficiently adapting video streams based on bandwidth loads and CPU capacity.
ONVIF
Clickasure is a member of ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum), an organization dedicated to developing and popularizing interface standards for IP security and surveillance systems. As a contributing member of ONVIF, Clickasure actively participates in shaping the direction of the industry. The importance of an open protocol for data exchange, one that is standard between manufacturers and devices, can hardly be overstated. This protocol dramatically simplifies integration of new IP devices and implementation of new functionality. ONVIF-compliant IP devices can be plugged in to an Intellect system and used as-is, without any device-specific integration required. Simply connect the device to a TCP/IP network and add it to the system using the Intellect wizard. Intellect is the first PSIM in the world to make it to the ONVIF Profile G compatibility. ONVIF Profile G defines the requirements for onboard video storage and retrieval.
VIDEO ANALYTICS
Rich tools for video analytics in Intellect automate video surveillance and reduce the room for human error inherent to traditional methods. Over 10 video detection tools allow configuring video management systems to automatically recognize and monitor situations of concern. Forensic Search makes it possible to find video nearly instantly based on user-set criteria regarding object behavior in the field of view. Compared to the traditional method – rewinding hours of video to find an event of interest – this is a massive timesaver. Intellect also supports edge (on-camera) video analytics and specialized video analytics devices. Using situational analytics, Intellect can create an unlimited number of detection tools.
