Video gateway or video vault enrollment

When the video gateway or video vault receives an outbound connection, it receives the following incoming information from the DVRs:

  • Name
  • Serial number
  • IP address

The incoming information remains in wait mode, ready for assignment to a hattrix account or a defined Corporate Edition, or Global Edition system. In the workstation, the enrollment pending count displays on the lower right section of the status bar. Double click the Enrollment pending label to open the following report:

Table 1. Enrollment report
Column Description
Request date Date request received
Account Identifies if the account is selected or assigned.
Icon Video server
Model exacq model
MAC adress MAC address of the DVR unit.
Request received from IP address of the DVR that sent the request.

When you select an enrollment, double-click the enrollment to bring up the shortcut menu. The following options are available:

Table 2. Enrollment shortcut menu
Column Description
Define Opens the video server window that EntraPass pre-populates with information received from the outbound connection, which is the active account. Rename the DVR and save it.

Assign account

Adds the selected DVR to the enrolment list of a specified account; the operator can use EntraPass workstation or Web to define the DVR.
Delete Prompts to confirm and remove the unit from the list.

When you define a DVR using enrollment, the Video Server window opens, with fields pre-filled with information received from the outbound connection. When you define a DVR unit, EntraPass removes it from the list.

If you input the incorrect log in credentials, an error message is displayed. If the import is successful, a confirmation window is displayed. When you click the Save button, the camera details are automatically called. You can then rename the DVR in the Server Parameters tab. To maintain the name of the imported cameras, select the Override Camera name from DVR check box, if you clear the check box, operators can change the name of imported camera.