OpenEye Web Services | Licensing (2024)

Installation

Max Channels Per Server*

Choose the right license to fit your business needs with the number of video channels supported per server. *Dependent on hardware capabilities. For more information visit https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements/

24

128

128

128

Cloud Camera Support

Streamline your security system with cloud cameras that deliver an all-in-one video solution with onboard recording and advanced analytics processing, providing all the benefits of OpenEye Web Services (OWS) in a flexible, serverless architecture.

-

VM Support

View the virtual machine requirements here: https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements

-

VMware Windows / Hyper-V

VMware Windows / Hyper-V

VMware Windows / Hyper-V

Server OS

View the complete OpenEye System Requirements here: https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements/

Linux

Windows / Linux

Windows / Linux

Windows / Linux

Install on Third-Party Hardware

Install OWS on any third-party server or appliance.

-

Licenses required per Recording Channel (Multisensor Devices)

The ratio of licenses required to support the number of recording channels when deploying third-party multisensor devices.

1:1

1:1

1:1

1:4

Licenses required per Recording Channel (OpenEye Multisensor Devices)

The ratio of licenses required to support the number of recording channels when deploying an OpenEye device.

1:4

1:4

1:4

1:4

Setup & Configuration

Macro Support

OpenEye Web Services supports generating macros based on camera analytic events.

-

Camera Link**

**Camera Link allows OpenEye users to remotely access the firmware on their cameras directly through the OWS platform. This gives users the ability to configure the camera and update settings without needing to open any ports or change any network security settings.

Sensor & Relay Support

Use sensors or relays to actively manage your business remotely. With the ability to respond to OWS alerts when monitoring video, OWS makes your surveillance system more actionable.

-

Live View

PTZ & Joystick Control

Manipulate video from your PTZ camera with your cursor or the virtual joystick in the OWS. Save your most commonly used views with PTZ Presets.

-

Relay video stream connection timeout

The number of minutes upon which the relay stream will timeout when viewing live video.

10 minutes

10 minutes

20 minutes

30 minutes

Search

Event Search

Search for specific events tied to supported analytic types in the desktop or cloud web client to quickly find the video that matters the most.

Object Search

With OWS Object Search, you can easily find when objects are added or removed from a defined area using our free-form tool in the web and desktop client.

-

Recording

Set maximum storage retention per recorder

OWS allows you to set the maximum storage retention per recorder as required by certain industries and governments.

Set minimum storage retention per camera

OWS allows you to set minimum storage retention per camera for both continuous and motion streams to better manage and optimize your storage.

-

Cloud Recording

Priority Event Cloud Recording

Record video tied to intrusion alarm events to the cloud automatically, further protecting you from video loss.

-

-

-

Additional Event Types and Storage

Additional storage for priority events further protects you from video loss by triggering event cloud recording for all event types without expiration of the clip.

-

-

-

Upgrade

Management

Cloud Management

OWS Cloud Management tools provide flexibility while making it easier to manage and secure your business.

Standard

Advanced

Advanced

Advanced

User Permissions & Groups

OpenEye Web Services simplifies user management and permissions by moving them to the cloud. Changes are instantly pushed to all users and user groups making management of large numbers of users simple and pain-free.

Default Groups Only

Recorder Groups

Recorder groups simplify the user management process even further, allowing you to manage alerts, reports and user access for multiple locations, by making changes instantly to all associated accounts.

-

Remote Client and IP Approved List Controls

Strengthen your cybersecurity practices and create better ease-of-use when users connect from remote clients with approved IP addresses.

-

Ability to Add Non-Email Users

Create non-email-based user credentials when IT or operational policies prohibits the use of emails.

-

3rd Party Identity Management

Integrate your third-party, cloud-based identity management with OWS ensuring that the same user access policies and rules are applied consistently across your organization.

-

-

Ability to create local users

Following cybersecurity best practices, with OWS all users are based in the cloud to ensure your system is secure while making it easier to manage.

-

-

-

-

Health Monitoring

OpenEye Web Service's real-time health monitoring functions keep you abreast of critical issues and potential problems with your video system including pending hard drive failure, changes in recording retention, network outages, and camera failure or tampering.

Networking

Advanced Network Tools

OWS provides flexible options that fit your surveillance system needs while making it easier to manage and secure your business.

Some

All

All

All

LAN Smart Forwarding

With OWS LAN Smart Forwarding, the remote clients will communicate to the cloud to see if it should attempt to connect to the local IP of the recorder before trying other methods. Each recorder will also send up its local IP to the OWS cloud to be saved in the database to connect locally in the future.

Proxy Support

OWS supports the use of network proxy services to securely aggregate HTTP communication in corporate environments. OWS requires an HTTP 1.2 compliant proxy and can accommodate null or basic authentication.

-

Bandwidth Management

Optimize your bandwidth usage based on internet speed and camera counts while not sacrificing on video quality.

-

Audio

IP Audio Recording

OpenEye supports IP audio recording for OpenEye and other supported camera manufacturers.

-

Two-Way Audio

OpenEye supports two-way audio in select clients to allow users to listen and talk down to individuals seen on camera remotely.

-

Mobile App

Immediately respond to mobile push alerts and provide audible deterrence to would be vandals or provide important information to a delivery driver on site after normal business hours.

-

Cloud Web Client

View live video, search and share video using smart searches all from a web browser – no software to install or update.

-

Apex Web Client

Two-way audio is not available in the Apex Web Client (via Web Connect).

-

-

-

-

Desktop Client

Respond to alerts within the Command Station Desktop Client by listening and talking down to individuals seen on camera remotely.

-

Alerts & Reports

Alerts

OpenEye Web Services Alerts allow you to create alerts based on a broad range of events generated by your system or collected from third-party devices such as alarm panels or external sensors. Alerts are fully customizable with unique filters including duration or frequency and can be scheduled based on hours of operation or days of the week. All license types have access to health and motion alerts. Additional alerts are dependent on analytics or integrations; see the Analytics and OWS Ecosystem Integrations sections for more information.

Health

Monitor a wide range of health events from your recorder and set alerts for notifications in OWS, email or mobile if an issue occurs to help prevent downtime.

Motion

Motion events allow for you to easily find activity when reviewing video. Motion alerts can be set for specific areas and times, making it easier to get notified when it matters most.

Notification Types

With OWS, you can set alert rules for both who should receive them on your team and how they should be received: whether through mobile push notifications, email or within the client.

Some

All

All

All

Push

Receive mobile push notifications of OWS alerts with event details and through the OpenEye iOS or Android mobile app.

Email

Receive email notifications with event details and thumbnail previews based on OWS alerts.

Client

Receive real-time alert notifications within the Command Station Desktop Client with a link to open the live view or playback video for visual verification, ideal for active monitoring.

-

Alert History

With OWS, you can access your Alert History for six months up to one year based on your license type.

6 Months

1 Year

1 Year

1 Year

Active Alerts

Make your alerts more actionable with the Active Alerts in OWS, helping you differentiate important events. Easily manage alerts in the Active Alert dashboard in the web and desktop clients.

-

Reports

OWS Reports provide information about the health and status of your video surveillance system as well as valuable business intelligence that can be used by different teams across the organization to improve day-to-day operations.

Some

Some

Some

All

System Summary

Get details on all of your systems in a single report that includes a recorder list, recorder details and an overview of the location, usage and connected devices all in one place.

Inventory

Quickly see details for your recorders and camera settings to identify potential anomalies, out-of-date software or improperly configured systems and cameras, saving time and money on security and policy compliance audits.

Thumbnail (Image Verification)

View thumbnail images from one or more cameras or recorders on specific days and times, on a predefined interval or cadence you set to allow for you to quickly view important areas. Email reminders to view reports can be sent to specific individuals in your organization.

Trend (Alerts Visualization)

The Trend Report shows alerts, generated by one or more Alert Rules, in graphical form to help users more effectively identify patterns or anomalies.

-

-

-

Export & Sharing

Export video to the cloud

Initiate video clip exports to your OWS cloud account directly from supported clients.

Clip Storage Per Cloud Camera

Available cloud clip storage per OpenEye Cloud Camera; upgrade options available.

0.5 GB

0.5 GB

1 GB

Clip Storage Per Recorder

Available cloud clip storage per OpenEye Recorder; upgrade options available.

2 GB

4 GB

4 GB

6 GB

Share clips with others via email

Share clips via email to specific recipients from OWS or directly from the remote client.

Track views and downloads

Monitor how many views or downloads each clip has and track individual usage by person shared with. See if a specific user has not viewed a clip or has downloaded it a large number of times.

-

Share and Manage Groups of Video Clips

Manage and share multiple video clips at once. View, delete, and share multiple clips from anywhere and more easily collaborate with others.

-

-

-

Export video on local system

With OWS you can define what video is saved to your local system to meet your business and storage needs.

Clients

Concurrent Remote Connections*

Maximum concurrent remote connections across clients allowed by license. *Dependent on hardware capabilities. For more information visit https://www.openeye.net/requirements

5

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Mobile App

Receive real-time push notifications of alerts with links to event video, pull up a live feed from your cameras, search and export video using smart searches from your mobile device. Available for both iOS and Android.

Cloud Web Client

View live video, search and share video using smart searches all from a web browser – no software to install or update.

Legacy Web Client

View live video, update recorder settings and search and export video using smart searches from a web browser – no software to install or update.

Desktop Client

Designed for multi-site active monitoring, Command Station Desktop Client lets you view and search video from multiple recorders simultaneously using as many as 4 monitors. Features such as maps, search in live and an alert notification manager help security staff quickly respond to events as they happen.

-

Analytics

OpenEye Native Analytics

OpenEye Web Services' native analytics provides server-side intelligence without the need for processing at the edge.

-

Some

Some

All

Smart Motion

Analytics-enabled smart motion detects motion events tied to persons and vehicles while eliminating false positives created by reflections, shadows, moving foliage and other items in the environment.

-

Person / Vehicle

Get notified and quickly view video of events tied to persons and vehicles through OWS server-side analytics.

-

-

-

Line Crossing / Intrusion

Configure your system to be alerted of line crossing or intrusion events with OWS server-side analytics.

-

-

-

3rd Party Edge Video Analytics***

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

-

Some

Some

All

Area Entered / Area Exited

-

Area Motion / Change in Area

-

Camera Out of Focus / Camera Tampering

-

Line Crossed

-

Loitering

-

Person / Vehicle

-

Queue

-

Face Detection

-

Mask Detection

-

Elevated Skin Temperature

-

Fog / Smoke

-

License Plate

-

-

-

3rd Party Edge Audio Analytics***

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Gunshot

-

Glass Break

-

Scream

-

Explosion

-

OWS Ecosystem Integrations

Central Station / Monitoring

View our ecosystem partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Alarm.com

Learn more about the cloud-to-cloud integration between OWS and Alarm.com here: https://www.openeye.net/integrations/adc

Intrusion

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

-

Access Control

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

-

Environmental Sensors

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

-

Identity Management

View our ecosystem partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

-

3rd Party OWS Data Feed Access

Send OWS alerts to third-party systems, including central stations, to make your video more actionable. View our integration partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

-

OWS Point-of-Sale (POS) Connect

Monthly Subscription Fee

An additional fee may be required for POS Connect based on your OWS license type.

Per Terminal (Register)

Per Terminal (Register)

Per Terminal (Register)

Included with Plus

Transaction History

View transaction history for six months or up to one year depending on your OWS licensing type.

6 months

6 months

6 months

1 year

Transaction Search

Customizable transaction data searches allow you to quickly locate fraud and operational issues impacting profitability. Search for events based on specific transaction criteria including product, tender type, discounts, teller, quantity or dollar value. Save frequently used searches to further streamline the loss prevention investigation process.

Receipt Export

Export and share security video and transaction data with others inside or outside of the organization to streamline investigations.

Client Receipt View

View point-of-sale transaction data and video together in one seamless interface to visually verify and add context to events.

POS Alerts

Set alert rules to receive automatic notifications based on specific transaction criteria such as refunds, voids or discounts.

Standard

Standard

Standard

Advanced

Operational Analytics

Recorder Processing Subscription License

An additional fee is required for Operational Analytics

Per Channel / Per Analytic 720 hours per month

Per Channel / Per Analytic 720 hours per month

Per Channel / Per Analytic 720 hours per month

Per Channel / Per Analytic 720 hours per month

Cloud Processing Subscription License

An additional fee is required for Operational Analytics

Per Channel / Per Analytic Up to 300 hours per month

Per Channel / Per Analytic Up to 300 hours per month

Per Channel / Per Analytic Up to 300 hours per month

Per Channel / Per Analytic Up to 300 hours per month

Installation
Max Channels Per Server*

Choose the right license to fit your business needs with the number of video channels supported per server. *Dependent on hardware capabilities. For more information visit https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements/

24

Cloud Camera Support

Streamline your security system with cloud cameras that deliver an all-in-one video solution with onboard recording and advanced analytics processing, providing all the benefits of OpenEye Web Services (OWS) in a flexible, serverless architecture.

-

VM Support

View the virtual machine requirements here: https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements

-

Server OS

View the complete OpenEye System Requirements here: https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements/

Linux

Install on Third-Party Hardware

Install OWS on any third-party server or appliance.

-

Licenses required per Recording Channel (Multisensor Devices)

The ratio of licenses required to support the number of recording channels when deploying third-party multisensor devices.

1:1

Licenses required per Recording Channel (OpenEye Multisensor Devices)

The ratio of licenses required to support the number of recording channels when deploying an OpenEye device.

1:4

Setup & Configuration
Macro Support

OpenEye Web Services supports generating macros based on camera analytic events.

-

Camera Link**

**Camera Link allows OpenEye users to remotely access the firmware on their cameras directly through the OWS platform. This gives users the ability to configure the camera and update settings without needing to open any ports or change any network security settings.

Sensor & Relay Support

Use sensors or relays to actively manage your business remotely. With the ability to respond to OWS alerts when monitoring video, OWS makes your surveillance system more actionable.

-

Live View
PTZ & Joystick Control

Manipulate video from your PTZ camera with your cursor or the virtual joystick in the OWS. Save your most commonly used views with PTZ Presets.

-

Relay video stream connection timeout

The number of minutes upon which the relay stream will timeout when viewing live video.

10 minutes

Search
Event Search

Search for specific events tied to supported analytic types in the desktop or cloud web client to quickly find the video that matters the most.

Object Search

With OWS Object Search, you can easily find when objects are added or removed from a defined area using our free-form tool in the web and desktop client.

-

Recording
Set maximum storage retention per recorder

OWS allows you to set the maximum storage retention per recorder as required by certain industries and governments.

Set minimum storage retention per camera

OWS allows you to set minimum storage retention per camera for both continuous and motion streams to better manage and optimize your storage.

-

Cloud Recording
Priority Event Cloud Recording

Record video tied to intrusion alarm events to the cloud automatically, further protecting you from video loss.

-

Additional Event Types and Storage

Additional storage for priority events further protects you from video loss by triggering event cloud recording for all event types without expiration of the clip.

-

Management
Cloud Management

OWS Cloud Management tools provide flexibility while making it easier to manage and secure your business.

Standard

User Permissions & Groups

OpenEye Web Services simplifies user management and permissions by moving them to the cloud. Changes are instantly pushed to all users and user groups making management of large numbers of users simple and pain-free.

Default Groups Only

Recorder Groups

Recorder groups simplify the user management process even further, allowing you to manage alerts, reports and user access for multiple locations, by making changes instantly to all associated accounts.

-

Remote Client and IP Approved List Controls

Strengthen your cybersecurity practices and create better ease-of-use when users connect from remote clients with approved IP addresses.

-

Ability to Add Non-Email Users

Create non-email-based user credentials when IT or operational policies prohibits the use of emails.

-

3rd Party Identity Management

Integrate your third-party, cloud-based identity management with OWS ensuring that the same user access policies and rules are applied consistently across your organization.

-

Ability to create local users

Following cybersecurity best practices, with OWS all users are based in the cloud to ensure your system is secure while making it easier to manage.

-

Health Monitoring

OpenEye Web Service's real-time health monitoring functions keep you abreast of critical issues and potential problems with your video system including pending hard drive failure, changes in recording retention, network outages, and camera failure or tampering.

Networking
Advanced Network Tools

OWS provides flexible options that fit your surveillance system needs while making it easier to manage and secure your business.

Some

LAN Smart Forwarding

With OWS LAN Smart Forwarding, the remote clients will communicate to the cloud to see if it should attempt to connect to the local IP of the recorder before trying other methods. Each recorder will also send up its local IP to the OWS cloud to be saved in the database to connect locally in the future.

Proxy Support

OWS supports the use of network proxy services to securely aggregate HTTP communication in corporate environments. OWS requires an HTTP 1.2 compliant proxy and can accommodate null or basic authentication.

-

Bandwidth Management

Optimize your bandwidth usage based on internet speed and camera counts while not sacrificing on video quality.

-

Audio
IP Audio Recording

OpenEye supports IP audio recording for OpenEye and other supported camera manufacturers.

-

Two-Way Audio

OpenEye supports two-way audio in select clients to allow users to listen and talk down to individuals seen on camera remotely.

-

Mobile App

Immediately respond to mobile push alerts and provide audible deterrence to would be vandals or provide important information to a delivery driver on site after normal business hours.

-

Cloud Web Client

View live video, search and share video using smart searches all from a web browser – no software to install or update.

-

Apex Web Client

Two-way audio is not available in the Apex Web Client (via Web Connect).

-

Desktop Client

Respond to alerts within the Command Station Desktop Client by listening and talking down to individuals seen on camera remotely.

-

Alerts & Reports
Alerts

OpenEye Web Services Alerts allow you to create alerts based on a broad range of events generated by your system or collected from third-party devices such as alarm panels or external sensors. Alerts are fully customizable with unique filters including duration or frequency and can be scheduled based on hours of operation or days of the week. All license types have access to health and motion alerts. Additional alerts are dependent on analytics or integrations; see the Analytics and OWS Ecosystem Integrations sections for more information.

Health

Monitor a wide range of health events from your recorder and set alerts for notifications in OWS, email or mobile if an issue occurs to help prevent downtime.

Motion

Motion events allow for you to easily find activity when reviewing video. Motion alerts can be set for specific areas and times, making it easier to get notified when it matters most.

Notification Types

With OWS, you can set alert rules for both who should receive them on your team and how they should be received: whether through mobile push notifications, email or within the client.

Some

Push

Receive mobile push notifications of OWS alerts with event details and through the OpenEye iOS or Android mobile app.

Email

Receive email notifications with event details and thumbnail previews based on OWS alerts.

Client

Receive real-time alert notifications within the Command Station Desktop Client with a link to open the live view or playback video for visual verification, ideal for active monitoring.

-

Alert History

With OWS, you can access your Alert History for six months up to one year based on your license type.

6 Months

Active Alerts

Make your alerts more actionable with the Active Alerts in OWS, helping you differentiate important events. Easily manage alerts in the Active Alert dashboard in the web and desktop clients.

-

Reports

OWS Reports provide information about the health and status of your video surveillance system as well as valuable business intelligence that can be used by different teams across the organization to improve day-to-day operations.

Some

System Summary

Get details on all of your systems in a single report that includes a recorder list, recorder details and an overview of the location, usage and connected devices all in one place.

Inventory

Quickly see details for your recorders and camera settings to identify potential anomalies, out-of-date software or improperly configured systems and cameras, saving time and money on security and policy compliance audits.

Thumbnail (Image Verification)

View thumbnail images from one or more cameras or recorders on specific days and times, on a predefined interval or cadence you set to allow for you to quickly view important areas. Email reminders to view reports can be sent to specific individuals in your organization.

Trend (Alerts Visualization)

The Trend Report shows alerts, generated by one or more Alert Rules, in graphical form to help users more effectively identify patterns or anomalies.

-

Export & Sharing
Export video to the cloud

Initiate video clip exports to your OWS cloud account directly from supported clients.

Clip Storage Per Cloud Camera

Available cloud clip storage per OpenEye Cloud Camera; upgrade options available.

Clip Storage Per Recorder

Available cloud clip storage per OpenEye Recorder; upgrade options available.

2 GB

Share clips with others via email

Share clips via email to specific recipients from OWS or directly from the remote client.

Track views and downloads

Monitor how many views or downloads each clip has and track individual usage by person shared with. See if a specific user has not viewed a clip or has downloaded it a large number of times.

-

Share and Manage Groups of Video Clips

Manage and share multiple video clips at once. View, delete, and share multiple clips from anywhere and more easily collaborate with others.

-

Export video on local system

With OWS you can define what video is saved to your local system to meet your business and storage needs.

Clients
Concurrent Remote Connections*

Maximum concurrent remote connections across clients allowed by license. *Dependent on hardware capabilities. For more information visit https://www.openeye.net/requirements

5

Mobile App

Receive real-time push notifications of alerts with links to event video, pull up a live feed from your cameras, search and export video using smart searches from your mobile device. Available for both iOS and Android.

Cloud Web Client

View live video, search and share video using smart searches all from a web browser – no software to install or update.

Legacy Web Client

View live video, update recorder settings and search and export video using smart searches from a web browser – no software to install or update.

Desktop Client

Designed for multi-site active monitoring, Command Station Desktop Client lets you view and search video from multiple recorders simultaneously using as many as 4 monitors. Features such as maps, search in live and an alert notification manager help security staff quickly respond to events as they happen.

-

Analytics
OpenEye Native Analytics

OpenEye Web Services' native analytics provides server-side intelligence without the need for processing at the edge.

-

Smart Motion

Analytics-enabled smart motion detects motion events tied to persons and vehicles while eliminating false positives created by reflections, shadows, moving foliage and other items in the environment.

-

Person / Vehicle

Get notified and quickly view video of events tied to persons and vehicles through OWS server-side analytics.

-

Line Crossing / Intrusion

Configure your system to be alerted of line crossing or intrusion events with OWS server-side analytics.

-

3rd Party Edge Video Analytics***

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

-

Area Entered / Area Exited

-

Area Motion / Change in Area

-

Camera Out of Focus / Camera Tampering

-

Line Crossed

-

Loitering

-

Person / Vehicle

-

Queue

-

Face Detection

-

Mask Detection

-

Elevated Skin Temperature

-

Fog / Smoke

-

License Plate

-

3rd Party Edge Audio Analytics***

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

-

Gunshot

-

Glass Break

-

Scream

-

Explosion

-

OWS Ecosystem Integrations
Central Station / Monitoring

View our ecosystem partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Alarm.com

Learn more about the cloud-to-cloud integration between OWS and Alarm.com here: https://www.openeye.net/integrations/adc

Intrusion

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

-

Access Control

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

-

Environmental Sensors

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

-

Identity Management

View our ecosystem partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

-

3rd Party OWS Data Feed Access

Send OWS alerts to third-party systems, including central stations, to make your video more actionable. View our integration partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

-

OWS Point-of-Sale (POS) Connect
Monthly Subscription Fee

An additional fee may be required for POS Connect based on your OWS license type.

Per Terminal (Register)

Transaction History

View transaction history for six months or up to one year depending on your OWS licensing type.

6 months

Transaction Search

Customizable transaction data searches allow you to quickly locate fraud and operational issues impacting profitability. Search for events based on specific transaction criteria including product, tender type, discounts, teller, quantity or dollar value. Save frequently used searches to further streamline the loss prevention investigation process.

Receipt Export

Export and share security video and transaction data with others inside or outside of the organization to streamline investigations.

Client Receipt View

View point-of-sale transaction data and video together in one seamless interface to visually verify and add context to events.

POS Alerts

Set alert rules to receive automatic notifications based on specific transaction criteria such as refunds, voids or discounts.

Standard

Operational Analytics
Recorder Processing Subscription License

An additional fee is required for Operational Analytics

Per Channel / Per Analytic 720 hours per month

Cloud Processing Subscription License

An additional fee is required for Operational Analytics

Per Channel / Per Analytic Up to 300 hours per month

Installation
Max Channels Per Server*

Choose the right license to fit your business needs with the number of video channels supported per server. *Dependent on hardware capabilities. For more information visit https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements/

128

Cloud Camera Support

Streamline your security system with cloud cameras that deliver an all-in-one video solution with onboard recording and advanced analytics processing, providing all the benefits of OpenEye Web Services (OWS) in a flexible, serverless architecture.

VM Support

View the virtual machine requirements here: https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements

VMware Windows / Hyper-V

Server OS

View the complete OpenEye System Requirements here: https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements/

Windows / Linux

Install on Third-Party Hardware

Install OWS on any third-party server or appliance.

Licenses required per Recording Channel (Multisensor Devices)

The ratio of licenses required to support the number of recording channels when deploying third-party multisensor devices.

1:1

Licenses required per Recording Channel (OpenEye Multisensor Devices)

The ratio of licenses required to support the number of recording channels when deploying an OpenEye device.

1:4

Setup & Configuration
Macro Support

OpenEye Web Services supports generating macros based on camera analytic events.

Camera Link**

**Camera Link allows OpenEye users to remotely access the firmware on their cameras directly through the OWS platform. This gives users the ability to configure the camera and update settings without needing to open any ports or change any network security settings.

Sensor & Relay Support

Use sensors or relays to actively manage your business remotely. With the ability to respond to OWS alerts when monitoring video, OWS makes your surveillance system more actionable.

Live View
PTZ & Joystick Control

Manipulate video from your PTZ camera with your cursor or the virtual joystick in the OWS. Save your most commonly used views with PTZ Presets.

Relay video stream connection timeout

The number of minutes upon which the relay stream will timeout when viewing live video.

10 minutes

Search
Event Search

Search for specific events tied to supported analytic types in the desktop or cloud web client to quickly find the video that matters the most.

Object Search

With OWS Object Search, you can easily find when objects are added or removed from a defined area using our free-form tool in the web and desktop client.

Recording
Set maximum storage retention per recorder

OWS allows you to set the maximum storage retention per recorder as required by certain industries and governments.

Set minimum storage retention per camera

OWS allows you to set minimum storage retention per camera for both continuous and motion streams to better manage and optimize your storage.

Cloud Recording
Priority Event Cloud Recording

Record video tied to intrusion alarm events to the cloud automatically, further protecting you from video loss.

-

Additional Event Types and Storage

Additional storage for priority events further protects you from video loss by triggering event cloud recording for all event types without expiration of the clip.

-

Management
Cloud Management

OWS Cloud Management tools provide flexibility while making it easier to manage and secure your business.

Advanced

User Permissions & Groups

OpenEye Web Services simplifies user management and permissions by moving them to the cloud. Changes are instantly pushed to all users and user groups making management of large numbers of users simple and pain-free.

Recorder Groups

Recorder groups simplify the user management process even further, allowing you to manage alerts, reports and user access for multiple locations, by making changes instantly to all associated accounts.

Remote Client and IP Approved List Controls

Strengthen your cybersecurity practices and create better ease-of-use when users connect from remote clients with approved IP addresses.

Ability to Add Non-Email Users

Create non-email-based user credentials when IT or operational policies prohibits the use of emails.

3rd Party Identity Management

Integrate your third-party, cloud-based identity management with OWS ensuring that the same user access policies and rules are applied consistently across your organization.

-

Ability to create local users

Following cybersecurity best practices, with OWS all users are based in the cloud to ensure your system is secure while making it easier to manage.

-

Health Monitoring

OpenEye Web Service's real-time health monitoring functions keep you abreast of critical issues and potential problems with your video system including pending hard drive failure, changes in recording retention, network outages, and camera failure or tampering.

Networking
Advanced Network Tools

OWS provides flexible options that fit your surveillance system needs while making it easier to manage and secure your business.

All

LAN Smart Forwarding

With OWS LAN Smart Forwarding, the remote clients will communicate to the cloud to see if it should attempt to connect to the local IP of the recorder before trying other methods. Each recorder will also send up its local IP to the OWS cloud to be saved in the database to connect locally in the future.

Proxy Support

OWS supports the use of network proxy services to securely aggregate HTTP communication in corporate environments. OWS requires an HTTP 1.2 compliant proxy and can accommodate null or basic authentication.

Bandwidth Management

Optimize your bandwidth usage based on internet speed and camera counts while not sacrificing on video quality.

Audio
IP Audio Recording

OpenEye supports IP audio recording for OpenEye and other supported camera manufacturers.

Two-Way Audio

OpenEye supports two-way audio in select clients to allow users to listen and talk down to individuals seen on camera remotely.

Mobile App

Immediately respond to mobile push alerts and provide audible deterrence to would be vandals or provide important information to a delivery driver on site after normal business hours.

Cloud Web Client

View live video, search and share video using smart searches all from a web browser – no software to install or update.

Apex Web Client

Two-way audio is not available in the Apex Web Client (via Web Connect).

-

Desktop Client

Respond to alerts within the Command Station Desktop Client by listening and talking down to individuals seen on camera remotely.

Alerts & Reports
Alerts

OpenEye Web Services Alerts allow you to create alerts based on a broad range of events generated by your system or collected from third-party devices such as alarm panels or external sensors. Alerts are fully customizable with unique filters including duration or frequency and can be scheduled based on hours of operation or days of the week. All license types have access to health and motion alerts. Additional alerts are dependent on analytics or integrations; see the Analytics and OWS Ecosystem Integrations sections for more information.

Health

Monitor a wide range of health events from your recorder and set alerts for notifications in OWS, email or mobile if an issue occurs to help prevent downtime.

Motion

Motion events allow for you to easily find activity when reviewing video. Motion alerts can be set for specific areas and times, making it easier to get notified when it matters most.

Notification Types

With OWS, you can set alert rules for both who should receive them on your team and how they should be received: whether through mobile push notifications, email or within the client.

All

Push

Receive mobile push notifications of OWS alerts with event details and through the OpenEye iOS or Android mobile app.

Email

Receive email notifications with event details and thumbnail previews based on OWS alerts.

Client

Receive real-time alert notifications within the Command Station Desktop Client with a link to open the live view or playback video for visual verification, ideal for active monitoring.

Alert History

With OWS, you can access your Alert History for six months up to one year based on your license type.

1 Year

Active Alerts

Make your alerts more actionable with the Active Alerts in OWS, helping you differentiate important events. Easily manage alerts in the Active Alert dashboard in the web and desktop clients.

Reports

OWS Reports provide information about the health and status of your video surveillance system as well as valuable business intelligence that can be used by different teams across the organization to improve day-to-day operations.

Some

System Summary

Get details on all of your systems in a single report that includes a recorder list, recorder details and an overview of the location, usage and connected devices all in one place.

Inventory

Quickly see details for your recorders and camera settings to identify potential anomalies, out-of-date software or improperly configured systems and cameras, saving time and money on security and policy compliance audits.

Thumbnail (Image Verification)

View thumbnail images from one or more cameras or recorders on specific days and times, on a predefined interval or cadence you set to allow for you to quickly view important areas. Email reminders to view reports can be sent to specific individuals in your organization.

Trend (Alerts Visualization)

The Trend Report shows alerts, generated by one or more Alert Rules, in graphical form to help users more effectively identify patterns or anomalies.

-

Export & Sharing
Export video to the cloud

Initiate video clip exports to your OWS cloud account directly from supported clients.

Clip Storage Per Cloud Camera

Available cloud clip storage per OpenEye Cloud Camera; upgrade options available.

0.5 GB

Clip Storage Per Recorder

Available cloud clip storage per OpenEye Recorder; upgrade options available.

4 GB

Share clips with others via email

Share clips via email to specific recipients from OWS or directly from the remote client.

Track views and downloads

Monitor how many views or downloads each clip has and track individual usage by person shared with. See if a specific user has not viewed a clip or has downloaded it a large number of times.

Share and Manage Groups of Video Clips

Manage and share multiple video clips at once. View, delete, and share multiple clips from anywhere and more easily collaborate with others.

-

Export video on local system

With OWS you can define what video is saved to your local system to meet your business and storage needs.

Clients
Concurrent Remote Connections*

Maximum concurrent remote connections across clients allowed by license. *Dependent on hardware capabilities. For more information visit https://www.openeye.net/requirements

Unlimited

Mobile App

Receive real-time push notifications of alerts with links to event video, pull up a live feed from your cameras, search and export video using smart searches from your mobile device. Available for both iOS and Android.

Cloud Web Client

View live video, search and share video using smart searches all from a web browser – no software to install or update.

Legacy Web Client

View live video, update recorder settings and search and export video using smart searches from a web browser – no software to install or update.

Desktop Client

Designed for multi-site active monitoring, Command Station Desktop Client lets you view and search video from multiple recorders simultaneously using as many as 4 monitors. Features such as maps, search in live and an alert notification manager help security staff quickly respond to events as they happen.

Analytics
OpenEye Native Analytics

OpenEye Web Services' native analytics provides server-side intelligence without the need for processing at the edge.

Some

Smart Motion

Analytics-enabled smart motion detects motion events tied to persons and vehicles while eliminating false positives created by reflections, shadows, moving foliage and other items in the environment.

Person / Vehicle

Get notified and quickly view video of events tied to persons and vehicles through OWS server-side analytics.

-

Line Crossing / Intrusion

Configure your system to be alerted of line crossing or intrusion events with OWS server-side analytics.

-

3rd Party Edge Video Analytics***

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Some

Area Entered / Area Exited
Area Motion / Change in Area
Camera Out of Focus / Camera Tampering
Line Crossed
Loitering
Person / Vehicle
Queue
Face Detection
Mask Detection
Elevated Skin Temperature
Fog / Smoke
License Plate

-

3rd Party Edge Audio Analytics***

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

All

Gunshot
Glass Break
Scream
Explosion
OWS Ecosystem Integrations
Central Station / Monitoring

View our ecosystem partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Alarm.com

Learn more about the cloud-to-cloud integration between OWS and Alarm.com here: https://www.openeye.net/integrations/adc

Intrusion

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Access Control

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Environmental Sensors

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Identity Management

View our ecosystem partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

3rd Party OWS Data Feed Access

Send OWS alerts to third-party systems, including central stations, to make your video more actionable. View our integration partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

OWS Point-of-Sale (POS) Connect
Monthly Subscription Fee

An additional fee may be required for POS Connect based on your OWS license type.

Per Terminal (Register)

Transaction History

View transaction history for six months or up to one year depending on your OWS licensing type.

6 months

Transaction Search

Customizable transaction data searches allow you to quickly locate fraud and operational issues impacting profitability. Search for events based on specific transaction criteria including product, tender type, discounts, teller, quantity or dollar value. Save frequently used searches to further streamline the loss prevention investigation process.

Receipt Export

Export and share security video and transaction data with others inside or outside of the organization to streamline investigations.

Client Receipt View

View point-of-sale transaction data and video together in one seamless interface to visually verify and add context to events.

POS Alerts

Set alert rules to receive automatic notifications based on specific transaction criteria such as refunds, voids or discounts.

Standard

Operational Analytics
Recorder Processing Subscription License

An additional fee is required for Operational Analytics

Per Channel / Per Analytic 720 hours per month

Cloud Processing Subscription License

An additional fee is required for Operational Analytics

Per Channel / Per Analytic Up to 300 hours per month

Installation
Max Channels Per Server*

Choose the right license to fit your business needs with the number of video channels supported per server. *Dependent on hardware capabilities. For more information visit https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements/

128

Cloud Camera Support

Streamline your security system with cloud cameras that deliver an all-in-one video solution with onboard recording and advanced analytics processing, providing all the benefits of OpenEye Web Services (OWS) in a flexible, serverless architecture.

VM Support

View the virtual machine requirements here: https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements

VMware Windows / Hyper-V

Server OS

View the complete OpenEye System Requirements here: https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements/

Windows / Linux

Install on Third-Party Hardware

Install OWS on any third-party server or appliance.

Licenses required per Recording Channel (Multisensor Devices)

The ratio of licenses required to support the number of recording channels when deploying third-party multisensor devices.

1:1

Licenses required per Recording Channel (OpenEye Multisensor Devices)

The ratio of licenses required to support the number of recording channels when deploying an OpenEye device.

1:4

Setup & Configuration
Macro Support

OpenEye Web Services supports generating macros based on camera analytic events.

Camera Link**

**Camera Link allows OpenEye users to remotely access the firmware on their cameras directly through the OWS platform. This gives users the ability to configure the camera and update settings without needing to open any ports or change any network security settings.

Sensor & Relay Support

Use sensors or relays to actively manage your business remotely. With the ability to respond to OWS alerts when monitoring video, OWS makes your surveillance system more actionable.

Live View
PTZ & Joystick Control

Manipulate video from your PTZ camera with your cursor or the virtual joystick in the OWS. Save your most commonly used views with PTZ Presets.

Relay video stream connection timeout

The number of minutes upon which the relay stream will timeout when viewing live video.

20 minutes

Search
Event Search

Search for specific events tied to supported analytic types in the desktop or cloud web client to quickly find the video that matters the most.

Object Search

With OWS Object Search, you can easily find when objects are added or removed from a defined area using our free-form tool in the web and desktop client.

Recording
Set maximum storage retention per recorder

OWS allows you to set the maximum storage retention per recorder as required by certain industries and governments.

Set minimum storage retention per camera

OWS allows you to set minimum storage retention per camera for both continuous and motion streams to better manage and optimize your storage.

Cloud Recording
Priority Event Cloud Recording

Record video tied to intrusion alarm events to the cloud automatically, further protecting you from video loss.

-

Additional Event Types and Storage

Additional storage for priority events further protects you from video loss by triggering event cloud recording for all event types without expiration of the clip.

-

Management
Cloud Management

OWS Cloud Management tools provide flexibility while making it easier to manage and secure your business.

Advanced

User Permissions & Groups

OpenEye Web Services simplifies user management and permissions by moving them to the cloud. Changes are instantly pushed to all users and user groups making management of large numbers of users simple and pain-free.

Recorder Groups

Recorder groups simplify the user management process even further, allowing you to manage alerts, reports and user access for multiple locations, by making changes instantly to all associated accounts.

Remote Client and IP Approved List Controls

Strengthen your cybersecurity practices and create better ease-of-use when users connect from remote clients with approved IP addresses.

Ability to Add Non-Email Users

Create non-email-based user credentials when IT or operational policies prohibits the use of emails.

3rd Party Identity Management

Integrate your third-party, cloud-based identity management with OWS ensuring that the same user access policies and rules are applied consistently across your organization.

Ability to create local users

Following cybersecurity best practices, with OWS all users are based in the cloud to ensure your system is secure while making it easier to manage.

-

Health Monitoring

OpenEye Web Service's real-time health monitoring functions keep you abreast of critical issues and potential problems with your video system including pending hard drive failure, changes in recording retention, network outages, and camera failure or tampering.

Networking
Advanced Network Tools

OWS provides flexible options that fit your surveillance system needs while making it easier to manage and secure your business.

All

LAN Smart Forwarding

With OWS LAN Smart Forwarding, the remote clients will communicate to the cloud to see if it should attempt to connect to the local IP of the recorder before trying other methods. Each recorder will also send up its local IP to the OWS cloud to be saved in the database to connect locally in the future.

Proxy Support

OWS supports the use of network proxy services to securely aggregate HTTP communication in corporate environments. OWS requires an HTTP 1.2 compliant proxy and can accommodate null or basic authentication.

Bandwidth Management

Optimize your bandwidth usage based on internet speed and camera counts while not sacrificing on video quality.

Audio
IP Audio Recording

OpenEye supports IP audio recording for OpenEye and other supported camera manufacturers.

Two-Way Audio

OpenEye supports two-way audio in select clients to allow users to listen and talk down to individuals seen on camera remotely.

Mobile App

Immediately respond to mobile push alerts and provide audible deterrence to would be vandals or provide important information to a delivery driver on site after normal business hours.

Cloud Web Client

View live video, search and share video using smart searches all from a web browser – no software to install or update.

Apex Web Client

Two-way audio is not available in the Apex Web Client (via Web Connect).

-

Desktop Client

Respond to alerts within the Command Station Desktop Client by listening and talking down to individuals seen on camera remotely.

Alerts & Reports
Alerts

OpenEye Web Services Alerts allow you to create alerts based on a broad range of events generated by your system or collected from third-party devices such as alarm panels or external sensors. Alerts are fully customizable with unique filters including duration or frequency and can be scheduled based on hours of operation or days of the week. All license types have access to health and motion alerts. Additional alerts are dependent on analytics or integrations; see the Analytics and OWS Ecosystem Integrations sections for more information.

Health

Monitor a wide range of health events from your recorder and set alerts for notifications in OWS, email or mobile if an issue occurs to help prevent downtime.

Motion

Motion events allow for you to easily find activity when reviewing video. Motion alerts can be set for specific areas and times, making it easier to get notified when it matters most.

Notification Types

With OWS, you can set alert rules for both who should receive them on your team and how they should be received: whether through mobile push notifications, email or within the client.

All

Push

Receive mobile push notifications of OWS alerts with event details and through the OpenEye iOS or Android mobile app.

Email

Receive email notifications with event details and thumbnail previews based on OWS alerts.

Client

Receive real-time alert notifications within the Command Station Desktop Client with a link to open the live view or playback video for visual verification, ideal for active monitoring.

Alert History

With OWS, you can access your Alert History for six months up to one year based on your license type.

1 Year

Active Alerts

Make your alerts more actionable with the Active Alerts in OWS, helping you differentiate important events. Easily manage alerts in the Active Alert dashboard in the web and desktop clients.

Reports

OWS Reports provide information about the health and status of your video surveillance system as well as valuable business intelligence that can be used by different teams across the organization to improve day-to-day operations.

Some

System Summary

Get details on all of your systems in a single report that includes a recorder list, recorder details and an overview of the location, usage and connected devices all in one place.

Inventory

Quickly see details for your recorders and camera settings to identify potential anomalies, out-of-date software or improperly configured systems and cameras, saving time and money on security and policy compliance audits.

Thumbnail (Image Verification)

View thumbnail images from one or more cameras or recorders on specific days and times, on a predefined interval or cadence you set to allow for you to quickly view important areas. Email reminders to view reports can be sent to specific individuals in your organization.

Trend (Alerts Visualization)

The Trend Report shows alerts, generated by one or more Alert Rules, in graphical form to help users more effectively identify patterns or anomalies.

-

Export & Sharing
Export video to the cloud

Initiate video clip exports to your OWS cloud account directly from supported clients.

Clip Storage Per Cloud Camera

Available cloud clip storage per OpenEye Cloud Camera; upgrade options available.

0.5 GB

Clip Storage Per Recorder

Available cloud clip storage per OpenEye Recorder; upgrade options available.

4 GB

Share clips with others via email

Share clips via email to specific recipients from OWS or directly from the remote client.

Track views and downloads

Monitor how many views or downloads each clip has and track individual usage by person shared with. See if a specific user has not viewed a clip or has downloaded it a large number of times.

Share and Manage Groups of Video Clips

Manage and share multiple video clips at once. View, delete, and share multiple clips from anywhere and more easily collaborate with others.

-

Export video on local system

With OWS you can define what video is saved to your local system to meet your business and storage needs.

Clients
Concurrent Remote Connections*

Maximum concurrent remote connections across clients allowed by license. *Dependent on hardware capabilities. For more information visit https://www.openeye.net/requirements

Unlimited

Mobile App

Receive real-time push notifications of alerts with links to event video, pull up a live feed from your cameras, search and export video using smart searches from your mobile device. Available for both iOS and Android.

Cloud Web Client

View live video, search and share video using smart searches all from a web browser – no software to install or update.

Legacy Web Client

View live video, update recorder settings and search and export video using smart searches from a web browser – no software to install or update.

Desktop Client

Designed for multi-site active monitoring, Command Station Desktop Client lets you view and search video from multiple recorders simultaneously using as many as 4 monitors. Features such as maps, search in live and an alert notification manager help security staff quickly respond to events as they happen.

Analytics
OpenEye Native Analytics

OpenEye Web Services' native analytics provides server-side intelligence without the need for processing at the edge.

Some

Smart Motion

Analytics-enabled smart motion detects motion events tied to persons and vehicles while eliminating false positives created by reflections, shadows, moving foliage and other items in the environment.

Person / Vehicle

Get notified and quickly view video of events tied to persons and vehicles through OWS server-side analytics.

-

Line Crossing / Intrusion

Configure your system to be alerted of line crossing or intrusion events with OWS server-side analytics.

-

3rd Party Edge Video Analytics***

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Some

Area Entered / Area Exited
Area Motion / Change in Area
Camera Out of Focus / Camera Tampering
Line Crossed
Loitering
Person / Vehicle
Queue
Face Detection
Mask Detection
Elevated Skin Temperature
Fog / Smoke
License Plate

-

3rd Party Edge Audio Analytics***

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

All

Gunshot
Glass Break
Scream
Explosion
OWS Ecosystem Integrations
Central Station / Monitoring

View our ecosystem partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Alarm.com

Learn more about the cloud-to-cloud integration between OWS and Alarm.com here: https://www.openeye.net/integrations/adc

Intrusion

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Access Control

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Environmental Sensors

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Identity Management

View our ecosystem partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

3rd Party OWS Data Feed Access

Send OWS alerts to third-party systems, including central stations, to make your video more actionable. View our integration partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

OWS Point-of-Sale (POS) Connect
Monthly Subscription Fee

An additional fee may be required for POS Connect based on your OWS license type.

Per Terminal (Register)

Transaction History

View transaction history for six months or up to one year depending on your OWS licensing type.

6 months

Transaction Search

Customizable transaction data searches allow you to quickly locate fraud and operational issues impacting profitability. Search for events based on specific transaction criteria including product, tender type, discounts, teller, quantity or dollar value. Save frequently used searches to further streamline the loss prevention investigation process.

Receipt Export

Export and share security video and transaction data with others inside or outside of the organization to streamline investigations.

Client Receipt View

View point-of-sale transaction data and video together in one seamless interface to visually verify and add context to events.

POS Alerts

Set alert rules to receive automatic notifications based on specific transaction criteria such as refunds, voids or discounts.

Standard

Operational Analytics
Recorder Processing Subscription License

An additional fee is required for Operational Analytics

Per Channel / Per Analytic 720 hours per month

Cloud Processing Subscription License

An additional fee is required for Operational Analytics

Per Channel / Per Analytic Up to 300 hours per month

Installation
Max Channels Per Server*

Choose the right license to fit your business needs with the number of video channels supported per server. *Dependent on hardware capabilities. For more information visit https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements/

128

Cloud Camera Support

Streamline your security system with cloud cameras that deliver an all-in-one video solution with onboard recording and advanced analytics processing, providing all the benefits of OpenEye Web Services (OWS) in a flexible, serverless architecture.

VM Support

View the virtual machine requirements here: https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements

VMware Windows / Hyper-V

Server OS

View the complete OpenEye System Requirements here: https://www.openeye.net/support/system-requirements/

Windows / Linux

Install on Third-Party Hardware

Install OWS on any third-party server or appliance.

Licenses required per Recording Channel (Multisensor Devices)

The ratio of licenses required to support the number of recording channels when deploying third-party multisensor devices.

1:4

Licenses required per Recording Channel (OpenEye Multisensor Devices)

The ratio of licenses required to support the number of recording channels when deploying an OpenEye device.

1:4

Setup & Configuration
Macro Support

OpenEye Web Services supports generating macros based on camera analytic events.

Camera Link**

**Camera Link allows OpenEye users to remotely access the firmware on their cameras directly through the OWS platform. This gives users the ability to configure the camera and update settings without needing to open any ports or change any network security settings.

Sensor & Relay Support

Use sensors or relays to actively manage your business remotely. With the ability to respond to OWS alerts when monitoring video, OWS makes your surveillance system more actionable.

Live View
PTZ & Joystick Control

Manipulate video from your PTZ camera with your cursor or the virtual joystick in the OWS. Save your most commonly used views with PTZ Presets.

Relay video stream connection timeout

The number of minutes upon which the relay stream will timeout when viewing live video.

30 minutes

Search
Event Search

Search for specific events tied to supported analytic types in the desktop or cloud web client to quickly find the video that matters the most.

Object Search

With OWS Object Search, you can easily find when objects are added or removed from a defined area using our free-form tool in the web and desktop client.

Recording
Set maximum storage retention per recorder

OWS allows you to set the maximum storage retention per recorder as required by certain industries and governments.

Set minimum storage retention per camera

OWS allows you to set minimum storage retention per camera for both continuous and motion streams to better manage and optimize your storage.

Cloud Recording
Priority Event Cloud Recording

Record video tied to intrusion alarm events to the cloud automatically, further protecting you from video loss.

Additional Event Types and Storage

Additional storage for priority events further protects you from video loss by triggering event cloud recording for all event types without expiration of the clip.

Upgrade

Management
Cloud Management

OWS Cloud Management tools provide flexibility while making it easier to manage and secure your business.

Advanced

User Permissions & Groups

OpenEye Web Services simplifies user management and permissions by moving them to the cloud. Changes are instantly pushed to all users and user groups making management of large numbers of users simple and pain-free.

Recorder Groups

Recorder groups simplify the user management process even further, allowing you to manage alerts, reports and user access for multiple locations, by making changes instantly to all associated accounts.

Remote Client and IP Approved List Controls

Strengthen your cybersecurity practices and create better ease-of-use when users connect from remote clients with approved IP addresses.

Ability to Add Non-Email Users

Create non-email-based user credentials when IT or operational policies prohibits the use of emails.

3rd Party Identity Management

Integrate your third-party, cloud-based identity management with OWS ensuring that the same user access policies and rules are applied consistently across your organization.

Ability to create local users

Following cybersecurity best practices, with OWS all users are based in the cloud to ensure your system is secure while making it easier to manage.

-

Health Monitoring

OpenEye Web Service's real-time health monitoring functions keep you abreast of critical issues and potential problems with your video system including pending hard drive failure, changes in recording retention, network outages, and camera failure or tampering.

Networking
Advanced Network Tools

OWS provides flexible options that fit your surveillance system needs while making it easier to manage and secure your business.

All

LAN Smart Forwarding

With OWS LAN Smart Forwarding, the remote clients will communicate to the cloud to see if it should attempt to connect to the local IP of the recorder before trying other methods. Each recorder will also send up its local IP to the OWS cloud to be saved in the database to connect locally in the future.

Proxy Support

OWS supports the use of network proxy services to securely aggregate HTTP communication in corporate environments. OWS requires an HTTP 1.2 compliant proxy and can accommodate null or basic authentication.

Bandwidth Management

Optimize your bandwidth usage based on internet speed and camera counts while not sacrificing on video quality.

Audio
IP Audio Recording

OpenEye supports IP audio recording for OpenEye and other supported camera manufacturers.

Two-Way Audio

OpenEye supports two-way audio in select clients to allow users to listen and talk down to individuals seen on camera remotely.

Mobile App

Immediately respond to mobile push alerts and provide audible deterrence to would be vandals or provide important information to a delivery driver on site after normal business hours.

Cloud Web Client

View live video, search and share video using smart searches all from a web browser – no software to install or update.

Apex Web Client

Two-way audio is not available in the Apex Web Client (via Web Connect).

-

Desktop Client

Respond to alerts within the Command Station Desktop Client by listening and talking down to individuals seen on camera remotely.

Alerts & Reports
Alerts

OpenEye Web Services Alerts allow you to create alerts based on a broad range of events generated by your system or collected from third-party devices such as alarm panels or external sensors. Alerts are fully customizable with unique filters including duration or frequency and can be scheduled based on hours of operation or days of the week. All license types have access to health and motion alerts. Additional alerts are dependent on analytics or integrations; see the Analytics and OWS Ecosystem Integrations sections for more information.

Health

Monitor a wide range of health events from your recorder and set alerts for notifications in OWS, email or mobile if an issue occurs to help prevent downtime.

Motion

Motion events allow for you to easily find activity when reviewing video. Motion alerts can be set for specific areas and times, making it easier to get notified when it matters most.

Notification Types

With OWS, you can set alert rules for both who should receive them on your team and how they should be received: whether through mobile push notifications, email or within the client.

All

Push

Receive mobile push notifications of OWS alerts with event details and through the OpenEye iOS or Android mobile app.

Email

Receive email notifications with event details and thumbnail previews based on OWS alerts.

Client

Receive real-time alert notifications within the Command Station Desktop Client with a link to open the live view or playback video for visual verification, ideal for active monitoring.

Alert History

With OWS, you can access your Alert History for six months up to one year based on your license type.

1 Year

Active Alerts

Make your alerts more actionable with the Active Alerts in OWS, helping you differentiate important events. Easily manage alerts in the Active Alert dashboard in the web and desktop clients.

Reports

OWS Reports provide information about the health and status of your video surveillance system as well as valuable business intelligence that can be used by different teams across the organization to improve day-to-day operations.

All

System Summary

Get details on all of your systems in a single report that includes a recorder list, recorder details and an overview of the location, usage and connected devices all in one place.

Inventory

Quickly see details for your recorders and camera settings to identify potential anomalies, out-of-date software or improperly configured systems and cameras, saving time and money on security and policy compliance audits.

Thumbnail (Image Verification)

View thumbnail images from one or more cameras or recorders on specific days and times, on a predefined interval or cadence you set to allow for you to quickly view important areas. Email reminders to view reports can be sent to specific individuals in your organization.

Trend (Alerts Visualization)

The Trend Report shows alerts, generated by one or more Alert Rules, in graphical form to help users more effectively identify patterns or anomalies.

Export & Sharing
Export video to the cloud

Initiate video clip exports to your OWS cloud account directly from supported clients.

Clip Storage Per Cloud Camera

Available cloud clip storage per OpenEye Cloud Camera; upgrade options available.

1 GB

Clip Storage Per Recorder

Available cloud clip storage per OpenEye Recorder; upgrade options available.

6 GB

Share clips with others via email

Share clips via email to specific recipients from OWS or directly from the remote client.

Track views and downloads

Monitor how many views or downloads each clip has and track individual usage by person shared with. See if a specific user has not viewed a clip or has downloaded it a large number of times.

Share and Manage Groups of Video Clips

Manage and share multiple video clips at once. View, delete, and share multiple clips from anywhere and more easily collaborate with others.

Export video on local system

With OWS you can define what video is saved to your local system to meet your business and storage needs.

Clients
Concurrent Remote Connections*

Maximum concurrent remote connections across clients allowed by license. *Dependent on hardware capabilities. For more information visit https://www.openeye.net/requirements

Unlimited

Mobile App

Receive real-time push notifications of alerts with links to event video, pull up a live feed from your cameras, search and export video using smart searches from your mobile device. Available for both iOS and Android.

Cloud Web Client

View live video, search and share video using smart searches all from a web browser – no software to install or update.

Legacy Web Client

View live video, update recorder settings and search and export video using smart searches from a web browser – no software to install or update.

Desktop Client

Designed for multi-site active monitoring, Command Station Desktop Client lets you view and search video from multiple recorders simultaneously using as many as 4 monitors. Features such as maps, search in live and an alert notification manager help security staff quickly respond to events as they happen.

Analytics
OpenEye Native Analytics

OpenEye Web Services' native analytics provides server-side intelligence without the need for processing at the edge.

All

Smart Motion

Analytics-enabled smart motion detects motion events tied to persons and vehicles while eliminating false positives created by reflections, shadows, moving foliage and other items in the environment.

Person / Vehicle

Get notified and quickly view video of events tied to persons and vehicles through OWS server-side analytics.

Line Crossing / Intrusion

Configure your system to be alerted of line crossing or intrusion events with OWS server-side analytics.

3rd Party Edge Video Analytics***

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

All

Area Entered / Area Exited
Area Motion / Change in Area
Camera Out of Focus / Camera Tampering
Line Crossed
Loitering
Person / Vehicle
Queue
Face Detection
Mask Detection
Elevated Skin Temperature
Fog / Smoke
License Plate
3rd Party Edge Audio Analytics***

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

All

Gunshot
Glass Break
Scream
Explosion
OWS Ecosystem Integrations
Central Station / Monitoring

View our ecosystem partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Alarm.com

Learn more about the cloud-to-cloud integration between OWS and Alarm.com here: https://www.openeye.net/integrations/adc

Intrusion

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Access Control

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Environmental Sensors

View our ecosystem partners and the supported events here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

Identity Management

View our ecosystem partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

3rd Party OWS Data Feed Access

Send OWS alerts to third-party systems, including central stations, to make your video more actionable. View our integration partners here: https://www.openeye.net/ows/integrations/

OWS Point-of-Sale (POS) Connect
Monthly Subscription Fee

An additional fee may be required for POS Connect based on your OWS license type.

Included with Plus

Transaction History

View transaction history for six months or up to one year depending on your OWS licensing type.

1 year

Transaction Search

Customizable transaction data searches allow you to quickly locate fraud and operational issues impacting profitability. Search for events based on specific transaction criteria including product, tender type, discounts, teller, quantity or dollar value. Save frequently used searches to further streamline the loss prevention investigation process.

Receipt Export

Export and share security video and transaction data with others inside or outside of the organization to streamline investigations.

Client Receipt View

View point-of-sale transaction data and video together in one seamless interface to visually verify and add context to events.

POS Alerts

Set alert rules to receive automatic notifications based on specific transaction criteria such as refunds, voids or discounts.

Advanced

Operational Analytics
Recorder Processing Subscription License

An additional fee is required for Operational Analytics

Per Channel / Per Analytic 720 hours per month

Cloud Processing Subscription License

An additional fee is required for Operational Analytics

Per Channel / Per Analytic Up to 300 hours per month

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