Hanwha Vision, an international provider of vision solutions, has introduced ConfigPro, a tool designed to streamline device management and configuration in expansive security installations.
Targeted towards enterprise and multi-site settings, ConfigPro empowers integrators and system designers to efficiently handle and maintain vast numbers of devices through a central interface.
Optimised device management for large projects
ConfigPro's server-client architecture accelerates installation by enabling offsite device configuration, reducing the chances of errors during setup. The system shifts processing tasks to a server, thereby optimising workstation resources and enhancing performance and scalability for extensive projects.
Streamlined surveillance system management
According to Kevin Choi, product manager at Hanwha Vision, "Configuring devices one at a time is inefficient and impractical, especially in large-scale deployments. ConfigPro is a dedicated, enterprise-grade tool that allows multiple devices to be configured simultaneously, dramatically improving speed and eliminating the headaches typically associated with surveillance system management."
Enhanced user experience and security
ConfigPro supports bulk configuration as a standalone desktop application or via client workstations
Offering an intuitive user experience, ConfigPro supports bulk configuration as a standalone desktop application or via client workstations linked to a server for remote site management.
It communicates securely over local networks or remotely via VPNs or port-forwarded setups, integrating seamlessly with existing network infrastructure. Moreover, the platform’s hardened security foundation, with updated code and libraries, bolsters system resilience.
Key features of ConfigPro
- Bulk Device Configuration: Facilitates efficient handling of repetitive tasks via batch configuration frameworks for cameras and security devices.
- Advanced Device Management: Offers advanced access to detailed settings and device management functionalities, including support for WiseAI applications.
- Firmware Management: Allows for manual and scheduled updates without disrupting ongoing processes.
- Enterprise-grade Stability: Designed to sustain high device volumes and multi-site operations.
- Comprehensive Configuration Controls: Encompasses network, security, streaming, and system settings, alongside backup and certificate functions.
- Direct Web Viewer Access: Facilitates seamless access to device web interfaces within ConfigPro.
Comprehensive support throughout device lifecycle
ConfigPro supports the complete device lifecycle, from pre-sales through long-term operations. It aids in swift bulk configuration and management of numerous devices, serving as a central platform for enterprise and multi-site deployments.
Future enhancements and integrations
Planned updates will broaden ConfigPro's capabilities, offering integration with Hanwha Vision’s DesignPro for streamlined product importation during planning, thus enhancing bulk configuration efficiency. Integration with HealthPro will enable continuous device health monitoring. Additionally, template-based configurations will be introduced, allowing for rapid application of customised settings across multiple devices.
Overall, ConfigPro is set to revolutionise the deployment and management of large-scale surveillance systems, aiding organisations in reducing risks and effectively scaling their operations.
Hanwha Vision, a global vision solution provider is releasing ConfigPro, a new device management and configuration tool for simplifying large-scale security installations. Engineered for enterprise and multi-site environments, ConfigPro lets integrators and system designers efficiently configure, manage, and maintain thousands of devices simultaneously from a centralised interface.
Built on a server-client architecture, ConfigPro reduces installation time and minimises on-site configuration errors by enhancing device configuration prior to deployment. Processing tasks are offloaded to a server, freeing workstation resources while improving system performance and scalability across large projects.
Surveillance system management
“Configuring devices one at a time is inefficient and impractical, especially in large-scale deployments,” said Kevin Choi, product manager at Hanwha Vision. “ConfigPro is a dedicated, enterprise-grade tool that allows multiple devices to be configured simultaneously, dramatically improving speed and eliminating the headaches typically associated with surveillance system management.”
ConfigPro delivers an intuitive user experience optimised for bulk configuration. Users can operate ConfigPro as a standalone desktop app or connect client workstations to a centralised server for remote configuration across multiple sites.
Hardened security foundation
Client-server communication can be established over a local area network (LAN) or securely across remote networks via VPN or port-forwarded connections. Remote connectivity is enabled through the organisation’s existing network infrastructure.
The platform is built on a hardened security foundation, with updated code and a modernised set of libraries to enhance overall system resilience.
Key Capabilities of ConfigPro Include:
- Bulk Device Configuration: Simplifies repetitive tasks through tag- and group-based batch configuration of cameras and security devices.
- Advanced Device Management: Provides expanded access to detailed device settings, a multi-device viewer, enhanced automatic and manual device discovery and support for installing open platform applications such as WiseAI.
- High-Efficiency Firmware Management: Supports manual and scheduled firmware updates that can run without interrupting ongoing configuration tasks.
- Enterprise-grade Stability: Engineered to reliably support high device counts and large-scale, multi-location deployments.
- Comprehensive Configuration Controls: Includes security settings, network configuration, streaming profiles, device system settings, certificate handling, backup and restore functions, and centralised log search and backup.
- Direct Web Viewer Access: Provides a seamless connection to individual device web interfaces from within ConfigPro.
Supporting the full device lifecycle
ConfigPro supports the entire device lifecycle from pre-sales planning through long-term operations, allowing integrators to efficiently configure and manage large numbers of devices at scale. ConfigPro streamlines bulk configuration and device management during installation, providing a centralised platform for deploying and maintaining enterprise and multi-site environments.
Future enhancements will extend ConfigPro’s role both earlier and later in the lifecycle. Upcoming capabilities will allow integrators to import selected products from Hanwha Vision’s DesignPro during the design and planning phases to accelerate bulk configuration.
Template-based configurations
Upcoming integration with Hanwha Vision’s HealthPro will enable ongoing device health monitoring and lifecycle services after installation. Template-based configurations will also be introduced, allowing users to save and apply custom configurations simultaneously across devices.
With ConfigPro, Hanwha Vision is transforming how large-scale surveillance systems are deployed and managed, helping organisations reduce risk and scale efficiently.
