Install Dahua Plugin

Description

This guide will show how to install the Dahua Thermal Plugin for Milestone

Prerequisites

Click to download the Dahua Thermal Plugin

• Dahua Thermal Plugin
• Milestone Corporate 2019 R3, device pack 10.8a

Video Instructions

Step by Step Instructions

1. Double click Dahua Thermal Plugin.msi - Dahua Thermal Plugin to run the installer

2. Click Next

3. Select the installation path.

This should be chosen under the "MIPPlugins" folder which is inside the directory of the Milestone installation folder.

4. Proceed through the installer by clicking Next

Click Close once the installation is complete

Setup and Configure Camera

Description

This guide will show how to initialize and configure the Dahua Thermal camera in preparation for use with Milestone

Prerequisites

• Dahua Thermal camera powered on and connected to network

Step by Step Instructions

Initialize Camera

Please reference this guide for initial setup of the Thermal camera:

Stand Alone Thermal Camera Initial Setup

Configure Camera

1. Log into the Web interface of the camera

Click Setting

2. Click Smart Thermal > Smart Plan

Click to enable the Thermal Temperature Monitoring and click Save

3. Click Thermal Temperature > Thermal Temperature Monitoring

• Check the box to enable
• Check the box to enable High Temperature Warning

Note: If you select 'Temperature report' , we will get all alarm notifications when camera detects any body temperature, no matter if it's higher or lower

• Check Snapshot
• Click Save

4. Click Smart Thermal > Smart Channel

Click to enable Crop Images

Click Save

Add Camera To Milestone and Configure Alarm Event

Description

This guide will show how to add the camera to the Milestone server and configure the alarm event for Temperature Monitoring

Prerequisites

• Milestone Corporate 2019 R3, device pack 10.8a

Step by Step Instructions

Add device in Milestone XProtect Management Client

1. Add Device to Recording Server by left clicking Recording Servers

Right click the server

Select Add Hardware

2. Select Manual Add

Click Next

3. Click Add

Enter the username and password for the camera

Click Next

4. Select ONVIF for device driver

Click Next

5. Enter the IP address of the camera

Select (Auto-detect)

Click Next

The software will automatically detect the camera

Click Next

Click Next

6. Check the box to enable all Hardware for the camera

Click Next

Click Finish

The camera will appear in the list

Add event in Milestone XProtect Management Client

1. Select Cameras

Then left click to select the Thermal camera in the list

Click the Events tab

2. Click Add to create a new Event

3. Find and select Temperature Detection Started in the list

Click OK

4. Repeat the process again to create a new Event

• Click Add
• Select Temperature Detection Stopped
• Click OK

5. Left click to select the 2nd channel of the Thermal camera

Repeat the previous steps on the 2nd channel to configure both events

Temperature Detection Started / Temperature Detection Stopped Event configured on 2nd channel:

Add rules for event

1. Select Rules

Right click Rules

Select Add Rule

2. Enter a name for the Rule

Click event

3. Select Devices > Configurable Events

Find Temperature Detection Started in the list and click to select

Click OK

4. Click devices/recording/server/managementserver

5. Left click to select the Thermal camera in the list

Click Add

6. Repeat the process for the 2nd channel

Click OK

7. Click Next

8. Configure the schedule for the event

In this example we select All days by clicking Day of week is then selecting all Days

9. Click Next

10. Select action to perform when the event is triggered

In this example we select

• Record - Start recording on <devices>

• Log - Make new <log entry>

Click logentry

11. Click to add each type of System Information to the log template

Click OK

Click Next

12. Select Perform stop action on <event>

Click Next

13. Click Finish

Alarm configuration

1. Select Alarm Definitions

Right click Alarm Definitions

Select Add New

2. Check to Enable

Enter a name - Temperature Detection Start

3. Use the dropdown box next to Triggering event to select Device Events

Use the dropdown box to select TemperatureStart

4. Click Select to select which devices for use with the alarm

5. Select the Thermal camera in the list, click Add

6. Repeat the process for the 2nd channel of the camera

Click OK

7. Click Save

8. Another rule must be created for the event end

Right click Alarm Definitions

Select Add New

9. Click to Enable

• Enter a name - Temperature Detection Stopped
• Use the dropdown box next to Triggering event to select Device Events
• Use the dropdown box to select TemperatureEnd
• Click Select to select which devices for use with the alarm
  • Select the Thermal camera in the list, click Add
  • Repeat the process for the 2nd channel of the camera

Both Alarms created

Temperature Detection Started Temperature Detection Stopped