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Overview
What is VAST 2
VIVOTEK’s VAST 2 is an easy to use IP video management software (VMS). To meet the real-world needs of users, it comes with exciting advancements such as easy operation on single or multiple monitors, custom layout to accommodate both corridor and panorama orientations, rapid export of multi-channel video and the acquisition of VCA analytics & cybersecurity attack events from VIVOTEK cameras and substations (such as NVRs) in a hierarchical system structure.
VAST 2 is integrated with VIVOTEK’s Cybersecurity Management Solution, Smart VCA and Smart Search II. Cybersecurity attack and Smart VCA events can be searched and replayed in Event Search and be set as triggers in Alarm Management. In addition, Smart Search II allows users to search for specific object or people related videos. It also provides the option to draw a custom zone to focus on any critical area. To efficiently solve users’ problems and system bugs, VAST 2 provides an automatic problem feedback mechanism to directly connect to VIVOTEK’s FAE system. Any feedback will be handled instantly.
Utilizing automatic configuration wizards, VAST 2 can significantly reduce the time and cost of installing multiple camera surveillance systems. With more advanced setup features such as logical tree, camera configuration, archive management and recording schedule backup solutions, VAST 2 provides easy and intuitive UI with rich functionality to meet the needs of any customer. For efficient video management, VAST 2 also provides multi-layered, interactive 2.5D maps, and sophisticated alarm management. Furthermore, VAST 2’s add-on solutions include failover protection, a transportation solution with GPS coordinates, transaction solutions with POS integration and Data Magnet integration solutions. All of these features combine to make VAST 2 the perfect VMS for use in retail, banking, transportation, and industrial applications.
Press Release – VIVOTEK Delivers Enhanced User Experience with New Video Management Software VAST 2
Successful Case – VIVOTEK Providing Top Digital Communications, Entertainment, and Information Services to SBB in Serbia and Montenegro
SBB is a part of the United Group, which operates in six countries of the former Yugoslavia, with sibling companies Telemach, Total TV, NetTV Plus, and more. Their services bring the most popular news, sports, films, children’s programs, and a variety of other content to their growing audiences.
Features
What’s New in VAST 2 (V2.5)
- Smart Search II
- Event Search: General, Smart VCA and Trend Micro IoT Security Events
- Alarm Management: Smart VCA, Trend Micro IoT Security and New General Events Integration
- Alarm List Enhancement: Thumbnail View, Status and Comment
- Manually Export Alarm Clips
- Automatically Lock Video Clips when Alarm Triggered
- Send Http Requests to All Selected Cameras by Setting One Alarm.
- Manually Refresh Devices to Obtain the Newest Settings
- View Cell with Embedded E-Map
- Standalone Player Improvement
Key Features
- Multiple Monitor Support with Tabbed Windows
- Supports Windows Active Directory
- Automatic Problem Feedback Mechanism
- Add-on Solutions: Failover, Transportation, Transaction and Data Magnet
- Auto Streaming Size for Clients, Saving Decoding and Streaming Bandwidth
- Multiple Fisheye Dewarp Modes
- Customizable Layouts
- Video Event Bookmarks with Evidence Lock
- Log/Alarm Search and Export
- New Matrix for Video Wall Solution
- System Overview Dashboard
- macOS Supported for Client
- Enhanced User Management
- Customized Viewing Information
- Instant System Status Display
Intuitive UI Design
Direct intuitive custom layout adjustment and fisheye ROI control for better security management experience.
Auto Setup
Easy configuration through a fully automated process. Saves user’s time and cost to install surveillance devices.
Problem Feedback Mechanism
Quick detect system problem and feedback to VIVOTEK’s FAE system via automatic popup or manual operation.
Multi-Monitor & Tabs
Manage unlimited tasks with multiple screens for intuitive and easy surveillance.
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| Screen 1 | Screen 2 |
Advanced Search
Efficiently search suspicious video and specific events with thumbnail view and smart search.
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| Thumbnail Search | Smart Search |
Evidence Lock
Manually extend the retention time for video recordings and manage a high number of investigation scenarios.
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2.5D Visualization eMap
Multiple layers and camera’s FOV views allow users instantly to pinpoint a selected camera located on the map.
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Export Evidence
Easily export multiple video recordings with custom layouts in a specific time period or instant snapshot with a fast click.
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| Snapshot | Video |
Schedule Backup
Automatically backs up the recording video clip to another network storage device.
Data Magnet
Data Magnet offers the capability to integrate third-party data source into VAST 2, which provides quick access to data along with video. This supports simultaneous display with live event monitoring. All events will be stored for later searches.
All New Matrix
New Matrix provides a video wall feature to view cameras streaming from a VAST 2 server. Users can manage the matrix client(s) directly through the VAST 2 server.
Cybersecurity Management Solution
Integrate cybersecurity attack events from VIVOTEK cameras and NVR to VAST 2 alarm management. In addition to alarm action and notification, VAST 2 becomes the central management site to recognize attack trends and status, as well as acquire attack information.
Smart Search II
Allow users to search for objects or people related videos according to the VCA (Video Content Analysis) metadata from camera videos. Users can quickly sort through large amounts of evidence to find precisely what is needed.
License
VAST 2 License Protection Mechanisms
The software license is verified by identifying unique characteristics of the user’s PC. Its file contains data on the basic configuration (Motherboard, CPU Processor, Graphics Card, RAM and Network Card) of all servers in order to ensure efficiency. If the user changes any three of these basic hardware components, the software license will become invalid.
Calculation of License
Camera License
Users can connect up to 32 channels of VIVOTEK IP devices for free.
* The amount of cameras that an NVR can connect depends on each NVR model’s capability and no extra camera licenses are required.
Scenario:
The user adds 50 cameras to a single server.
How many licenses need to buy?
Formula:
• Camera license = Total channel of cameras minus free 32 channels.
• Total number of cameras: 50
• Free channel for VIVOTEK camera: 32
• The user needs to buy 18 camera licenses for this scenario. (50-32)
Scenario:
CMS server connect with 50 cameras.
Substation 1 connect with 32 cameras.
Substation 2 connect with 30 cameras.
The user adds two substations to CMS server.
How many licenses need to buy?
Formula:
• Camera license = Total channel of cameras minus free 32 channels.
• Total number of cameras: 50+32+30=112
• Free channel for VIVOTEK camera: 32
• The user needs to buy 80 camera licenses for this scenario. (112-32)
Note:
• If connection of more than 32 channels of VIVOTEK IP devices or connection with any third-party IP devices are required, please upgrade your VAST 2 software through the license purchase option.
Failover License
Number of channels on the active server hosting the largest number of cameras multiplied by the number of redundant servers.
Scenario:
In this case, the user used 3 active-servers for recording. The channel of each active-server is 32, 40 and 50. The user uses 2 redundant-servers for backing up their servers.
How many licenses do they need to buy?
Formula:
• Camera license = Total channel of cameras minus free 32 channels.
• Failover license = The number of channels on the active server hosting the largest number of cameras multiplied by the number of redundant servers.
• The channel of cameras for each active server: 32, 40 and 50.
• The free channel for VIVOTEK camera: 32
• The number of redundant-servers: 2
• The user needs to buy 90 (32 + 40 + 50 – 32) camera license and 100 (50 x 2) failover licenses for this scenario.
Note:
• These licenses do not come with a hardware dongle.
• M x N structure supported.
• The CMS station will be the main station for the control and monitoring of all the active and redundant servers.
• The Failover license needs to be imported to the CMS server.
Transportation License
Transportation License is including camera normal usage licenses.
Scenario:
The server connects with 50 cameras.
How many licenses need to buy?
Formula:
• Transportation license = Total channel of cameras.
• Total number of cameras: 50
• The user needs to buy 50 transportation licenses for this scenario.
Scenario:
The CMS server connects with 50 cameras.
The substation 1 connects with 32 cameras.
The substation 2 connects with 30 cameras.
The user adds two substations to CMS server.
How many licenses need to buy?
Formula:
• Transportation license = Total channel of cameras
• Total number of cameras: 50+32+30=112
• The user needs to buy 112 transportation licenses for this scenario.
Note:
• Users are required to show their mobile server on the Google map.
• Users can deploy generic GPS device or VIVOTEK’s mobile NVR (with a built-in GPS)
• If using a generic GPS, only IP-based devices are supported.
Transaction Solution
POS License and Camera Licenses are charged separately.
Scenario:
The single server connect with 50 cameras.
The user adds two POS to single server.
How many licenses need to buy?
Formula:
• POS license = Total number of POS terminal(s).
• Camera license = Total channel of cameras minus free 32 channels.
• Total number of POS terminals: 2
• Total number of cameras: 50
• Free channel for VIVOTEK camera: 32
• The user needs to buy 2 POS Licenses and 18 [50 – 32(free)] Camera Licenses.
Note:
• Please confirm the POS brand/model compatibility in the datasheet before purchasing.
Solutions
Empower Your Solution with VAST 2
Add extra value and functionality to your video installation by extending your system with VAST 2. The Add-ons allow you to create custom surveillance solutions for specific industry needs as below. (Additional charge might apply.)
Failover Solution
Support
• N x M System Structure
Transportation Solution
Support
• Google Map and User-Defined Maps Support
• Vehicle GPS Tracking
Transaction Solution
Support
• POS Terminal Integration (Series Port or Network)
• Transaction Data Live Printing
• Transaction Corresponding Video Search
Learn
Tutorials – Auto Setup
Tutorials – Multi-Monitor & Tabs
Tutorials – Layout, Custom Layout & View Tour
Tutorials – Digital Zoom & PTZ
Tutorials – Fisheye Dewarp
Downloads
Notes
* VAST 2 provides two installation versions, including Free Standard Version (32-CH, support VIVOTEK Cameras) and Trial Version (256-CH, support VIVOTEK & ONVIF Cameras, and all advanced license features are available).
* The Trial Version will become to the Free Version after 60 days. Users can purchase the license to remove the limitation.
[ Upgrade Statement ]
* Only VAST v.1.12.5.301 and later versions are supported for this upgrade. Because the features in VAST and VAST 2 are quite different, only Recordings & Camera List will be kept after upgrading to VAST 2. Once upgraded to VAST 2, users will also need to reset alarm settings, user permissions, recording schedules, etc.
* The installing/upgrading in embedded system is not a recommendation. Due to the current version isn’t optimized for embedded system usage, there might be some issues occurred when users install/upgrade VAST 2 in embedded system (e.g. NR-series)
Software Downloads
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VAST 2 Windows (64-bit) V2.5.0.6666 (Disable VCA Report Feature) Included VAST2 and Matrix installer (64-bit) | VAST 2 Windows (32-bit) (Disable VCA Report Feature) | VAST 2 MAC Client only |
File Downloads
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| User’s Manual | Datasheet (EN) | Device Pack |
System Requirement
• VAST 2 Server
Operating System | Windows 10, 7 Windows Server 2012, 2016 | ||
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| Server (Recording Channels) | Up to 64-CH | Up to 128-CH | Up to 256-CH |
| CPU | 6th Generation Intel ® Core™ i3 Processors or above | 4th Generation Intel ® Core™ i5 Processors or above | |
| RAM | 4GB or above | 8GB or above | 8GB or above |
| Hard Drive (Enterprise Model Only) Suggestion | 1 Volume Group* | 2 Volume Group* | 4 Volume Group* |
| Recording Throughput | 1 Volume Group: 200 Mbps (Max.)** | ||
| Network Interface Card | Ethernet, 1Gbit recommended*** | ||
** The combined maximum bitrate of cameras cannot exceed the total recording throughput.
*** Please consider the throughput of viewing, recording and server’s network bandwidth when designing your surveillance deployments.
• VAST 2 LiveView & Playback
Operating System
| Windows 10, 7 Windows Server 2012, 2016 macOS Mojave 10.14 | |||
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| Client (Display Channels) | H.264, 720P, 2Mbps for Each Channel* | 8-CH | 16-CH | 32-CH |
| H.264, 1080P, 4Mbps for Each Channel** | 6-CH | 10-CH | 18-CH | |
| H.265, 1080P, 4Mbps for Each Channel | 3-CH | 5-CH | 9-CH | |
| CPU | 6th Generation Intel ®Core™ i3 Processors | 6th Generation Intel ®Core™ i5 Processors | 6th Generation Intel ®Core™ i7 Processors | |
| RAM*** | 8GB or above | 8GB or above | 16GB or above | |
| Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)**** | Support Direct3D Acceleration with 1GB Video RAM | |||
| Network Interface Card | Ethernet, 1Gbit recommended*** | |||
** Display requirements of a 5MP fisheye camera is equal to a 1080P camera.
If you plan to install both VAST 2 Server & Client on the same PC, please remember to consider the combined loading when evaluating system requirements.
• 60-day trial includes 256-channel camera license and all advanced license features.
