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GeorgeB · ‎Apr 18 2019

We are looking at updating the site, but we don't have a date yet.

GeorgeB · ‎Apr 16 2019

Today the mobile app doesn't support the video wall, but we are looking at it for future updates. However, we have optimized dashboard for videowall use in mobile browsers and I find it works really well.

GeorgeB · ‎Apr 15 2019

So I think I've just been too impatient, thinking that when I click the blue bar I'll see something, when in fact there has been something, I just have to wait a full minute or so until it shows up. The way the indexing of the video files and people detector meta data works means there could be offset from the actual event by +/- 30 seconds. A little patients normally pays off 🙂 Alternatively just press number 2 or number 3 on your keyboard to watch the playback sped up.

GeorgeB · ‎Apr 15 2019

From your description it sounds like your confusing two camera detection mechanisms. The blue bars under the analytics page are only generated from people detection data, not motion. The heat map below this is generated from motion, not people detection data. If you are seeing blue bars representing people it maybe the model is detection something as a person which is not a person. In this case click the blue bar to go to the video at that time and make sure the "Show People" button is active. If you see a yellow box around something that is not a person then this is a bad detection and we can train that behavior out of the model if we are given a sample clip (<60 seconds in length) with no other people in. All analytics for all types (people & data) is computed for the entire scene always. When you want it search for a motion event, draw the smallest selection you can that meets your target area to get the results returned. Motion Alert zones only impacts e-mail alerts based off motion in a zone.

GeorgeB · ‎Apr 2 2019

When moving cameras from one network to another, we now have the option of choosing to either retain to delete the video. The default option is to not retain the video which is inline with how this feature used to work. The historical video is retained if "Retain Video" is set to "Yes". This update was created in response to customers wanting cross network video walls which are not currently available. This allows cameras to be put in one large network or moved out of one large network, based on the video wall requirements. Updated video wall capabilities to provide a more seamless experience are planned for a future release. There are three settings and functionality that are affected by the network move: 1. Recording schedule from the initial network is not retained. The destination camera will need the scheduled to be re-applied. On the other hand, if the camera was using motion based retention, it will continue to do so after the move. 2. Motion Alerts will have to re-enabled. 3. Motion Search - While the historical video exists after the move, the historical video from the earlier network will not be motion searchable. The video after the move will continue to be motion searchable. Other settings on the camera are retained after the network move. Documentation can be found here

GeorgeB · ‎Apr 2 2019

You can now verify the integrity of a video clip by saving a copy of the original export's calculated SHA-256 checksum provided on the dashboard and referring to it every time you need to compare a copy to the original. To use this, click on the export under Recent Exports and then Calculate checksum. The 256-bit checksum will be printed underneath. Take a screenshot or copy-paste to save this in a safe place. Every time you want to verify that any copy of the exported video is legitimate, you can calculate this copy's checksum and compare it to the one provided on the dashboard. If they match, the video is identical. Otherwise, it has been corrupted or tampered with. Documentation for this can be found here

GeorgeB · ‎Feb 8 2019

This is not possible today but is on our long term development list. Thank you for the feedback, it is helpful to hear additional customer demand for this type of feature.

GeorgeB · ‎Jan 21 2019

MV cameras use 850nm for their built in illuminators and that would be the wavelength I would recommend. We have deployed and tested PoE devices from https://www.rayteccctv.com/ and https://www.iluminarinc.com/ External IR illuminator makes a huge difference to all camera deployments and I would advise their use in any long range situation.

GeorgeB · ‎Jan 10 2019

Sorry, I don't have an update at the moment. We are still looking into it.

GeorgeB · ‎Dec 19 2018

If you are sure this is not an admin, then I suggest you raise a support case in the event that this is not a user interaction, but an issue with the internal camera configuration which is reverting to a previous state and undoing the 0/180 degree rotation setting.

GeorgeB · ‎Dec 3 2018

@MichelRueger the motion alerts feature is not intended for real time response as there is an expected delay in receiving the e-mail. If you want to have a sub second alert then I recommend you use the real time MQTT people detection feed to get sub second updates for some one touching the rugs. You could use this to trigger many actions such as an alarm, an e-mail, an app notification, etc.

GeorgeB · ‎Dec 3 2018

Hey @PeterJames 1. You can only supply the start. 2. Yes, you need valid Dashboard credentials with permissions which would allow you to view that camera and historical video. 3. Not via the API, this must be done in the Dashboard export UI.

GeorgeB · ‎Dec 3 2018

This will be coming at the start of next year.

GeorgeB · ‎Nov 27 2018

When assembled correctly the camera is water tight. I ran one for a few days in a bucket of water.

GeorgeB · ‎Nov 27 2018

There is now a video that goes through how to assemble the MV72 cable connection. This is the companion to the written documentation available here. Following this guide will help ensure your camera is able to meet it's IP67 rating for the prevention of water ingress.

GeorgeB · ‎Nov 27 2018

There is a new site survey tool available to help you design a camera deployment. It can be found here: https://meraki.cisco.com/public/mv-site-survey/index.html [MOD NOTE: Updated link June 2021]

GeorgeB · ‎Oct 16 2018

We know this is annoying and are looking at allowing Camera Only Admins to be treated differently some time in the future.

GeorgeB · ‎Sep 30 2018

Motion Search is available on all MV cameras (MV21/MV71/MV12). Only the MV12 family contains Machine Learning (ML) for Computer Vision (CV) analytics due to the fast Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC. At this time the ML CV is used for object detection, object classification, and object tracking of people

GeorgeB · ‎Sep 13 2018

This already exists and was added a short while back. https://xx.meraki.com/xxx-xxxxx-xxxxxx/n/AXdkNdV/manage/nodes/new_list/13803404165546?timespan=86400&timestamp=1536854003108

GeorgeB · ‎Sep 12 2018

Returns video link for the specified camera. If a timestamp is supplied, it links to that time. This is useful for programmaticlly retrieving a video link in dashboard.This negates the need to determine the unique camera URL manually and protects applications from any changes we make to the formatting of this link as API will return the updated URL. HTTP REQUEST GET /devices/[serial]/cameras/video_link PARAMETERS timestamp The video link will start at this timestamp. The timestamp is in UNIX Epoch time (milliseconds). SAMPLE REQUEST curl -L -H 'X-Cisco-Meraki-API-Key: <key>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -X GET 'https://api.meraki.com/api/v0/devices/[serial]/cameras/video_link' SAMPLE RESPONSE Successful HTTP Status: 200 "https://nxx.meraki.com/office-cameras/n/bs0a1k/manage/nodes/new_list/29048243992402"

GeorgeB · ‎Sep 12 2018

12X Digital Zoom is now available on all MV cameras. To use go to an individual camera and scroll in and out using your mouse wheel or track pad. Click and drag to change the area you have zoomed in on. Things to note: Works on live and historical video. Will not affect the recorded video. Digital zoom is not available on the video wall, only on an individual camera page. Screenshots are not currently affected by digital zoom.

GeorgeB · ‎Aug 29 2018

https://community.meraki.com/t5/Security-Cameras/Wireless-on-MV12-now-generally-available/td-p/26918/

GeorgeB · ‎Aug 27 2018

Privacy windows are now available for testing. If your camera is on beta firmware you can find the configuration under Settings > Privacy Windows. Privacy Windows work on MV12, MV21, & MV71 You can have up to 10 Privacy Windows per camera Privacy Windows are implemented very early in the imaging pipeline. This means no motion search or people count data will be captured for these areas. Please leave your feedback in this thread, and thanks for helping us test it!

GeorgeB · ‎Aug 23 2018

Thanks @CarolineS !

GeorgeB · ‎Aug 22 2018

This doesn't sound right. Please message me your case number so I can take a look.

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