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Unicorn Enterprise Video Management System offers powerful scalability and analytics to help manage your corporate video assets. With a secure cloud-storage platform, seamless integration capabilities, and advanced reporting, you can ensure your videos are accessible, safe, and delivering maximum return on investment.
Key Features
Parameter | Description | |||
Product | Type | Software and hardware integration | ||
Performance | Management | Total devices | 1,000 devices, 2,000 channels | |
Cloud device | 256 | |||
Access control device | 128 | |||
Smart device | 100 smart encoding devices and entrance & exit devices, 256 channels. | |||
Decoder | 30 | |||
EZAgent | 20 | |||
Security gateway | 128 | |||
Alarm control | 50 | |||
Access control | 50 | |||
Network keyboard | 50 | |||
Replica server | 10 (including hot spare devices) Support primary/replica deployment to expand management, forwarding, and storage performance. Up to 2,000 devices, 4,000 channels, linearly increasing forwarding and storage capacity. | |||
Decoding | Video | U-Code, H.265, H.264 | ||
Resolution | 12MP/8MP/6MP/5MP/4MP/3MP/1080P/960P/720P/960H/D1/2CIF/CIF/QCIF | |||
Output(standard) | 2xHDMI, 1xVGA (independent output). HDMI supports 4K resolution. | |||
Decoding (standard) | 4x4K@30, 16x1080p@30, 36x720p@30, or 64xD1@30 | |||
Audio | G.711A, G.711μ, ACC | |||
Storage | HDD slot (standard) | 16 x SATA HDD slots; hot-swappable | ||
RAID mode | RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID6, RAID10, RAID50, RAID60 | |||
Expansion (optional) | Max 2 disk enclosures; up to 48 disks with 672TB storage. Models: DE-S108 and DE-S116. | |||
DE-S108 disk enclosure | Up to 8 SATA HDDs, each with up to 14TB. | |||
DE-S116 disk enclosure | Up to 16 SATA HDDs, each with up to 14TB. | |||
Incoming bandwidth | 512Mbps | |||
Storage bandwidth | 512Mbps | |||
Forwarding bandwidth | 384Mbps | |||
Alarm receiving and forwarding | 100 alarms/s | |||
Playback channels | Max. 24-ch central recording playback (16-ch playback on single client). | |||
User management | Up to 1,000 users. Up to 300 concurrent online users. | |||
Map resources | Max. 20MB per image, max. 800MB storage space, and no limit on the number of map resources; Supported image format: PNG, BMP, and JPEG. | |||
Personnel management | Max. 10,000 persons, max. 100 departments; Max. 6 library images for each person; JPG image only, each 10KB-500KB, max. resolution 1672*1080. Max. 16 vehicles can be added for each person. | |||
Image processing performance | Receive 100 vehicle/face images per second (1 original image and 1 thumbnail image are counted as 2 images). Note:Â For example, if each device uploads 1 image per second, then 100 devices can be connected; if each device uploads 5 images per second, then 20 devices can be connected. | |||
Face library | Up to 128 face libraries, each with up to 50,000 faces. | |||
Vehicle library | Up to 16 vehicle libraries, each with up to 10,000 vehicles. | |||
People/vehicle image storage | Up to 256 channels. | |||
Alarm logs | Max. 200,000 | |||
Operation logs | Max. 200,000 | |||
Face snapshots | Max. 3000,000 | |||
Face alarms | Max. 3000,000 | |||
Vehicle pass-thru records | Max. 3000,000 | |||
Mixed-traffic detection records | Max. 3000,000 | |||
Access records | Max. 3000,000 | |||
Basic function | Device management | IPC, NVR, smart device, access control device, entrance & exit device, cloud device, decoder, network keyboard, access control, alarm control, expansion disk enclosure, etc. | ||
Live view | 1/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/13/16/17/25/32/36/64 window display; custom window layout; 3/7 window layout in corridor mode; Max 3 auxiliary monitors; Supports view, sequence, snapshot, digital zoom, audio control, PTZ control, patrol, fisheye, 5ePTZ, panoramic linkage, instant playback, recording, etc. | |||
Playback | Supports central recordings (on VMS) and device recordings (on NVR); Supports normal playback, tag playback, lock playback, smart recording playback, event playback, VCA recording playback; Normal playback supports 1/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/13/16 window layout; Supports up to 16-ch synchronous playback on single client (depending on NVR playback streaming performance); Multiple playback speeds: -256x, -128x, -64x, -32x, -16x, -8x, -4x, -2x, -1x, 1/4x, 1/2x, 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x, 128x, 256x (depending on NVR playback streaming performance); Supports snapshot, digital zoom, clipping, audio control, locking, tagging, rewinding/forwarding 30 seconds, zooming in/out on the timeline, playback by frame, synchronous playback, recording preview on the timeline, etc.; Download recordings by file, time, tag, lock. | |||
Alarm | Supports alarm subscription, custom alarm level, alarm time template, and contacts management (B/S client); Add, delete, edit, search, enable/disable alarm plan, and configure linkage actions for the alarm plan, for example, live view, go to preset, alarm output, alarm to video wall (B/S client also supports recording, email, buzzer, snapshot); View realtime and history alarm records; search history alarms by alarm source, time, alarm status, alarm type, and alarm level. | |||
Audio | Two-way audio: supports two-way audio with IPCs and NVRs; allows up to one channel; Broadcast: allows up to 128 audio channels. | |||
E-map | Supports local and online map (Amap); supported formats: JPG, PNG, BMP; Add, delete, edit, search map, hot spot (video channel, alarm input, door), and hot zone; Select or customize icons for hot spots; Max. 4 channels of live video and 16 channels of recordings on maps; Supports flashing alarms, and allows user to view and acknowledge alarms on the map; Max. 800MB storage space of map resources; up to 7 layers of maps are allowed. | |||
Video wall | Supports multi-model decoding devices. Add, delete, edit, and search video walls; set parameters including video wall name, specification, resolution, binding/unbinding decoding channel. Supports live view, playback, sequence on video wall. One-click to save settings as a scene for quick recall and restoration of the layout. Play signal source on video wall, turn on/off the screen, and virtual LED configuration. | |||
Local file | View local videos and images of video channels. | |||
 Smart function | Face recognition | Face library management | Add, delete, edit, search face libraries; supports 128 face libraries. Add, delete, edit, search, import, export person information; supports batch operation. Search face information by name, ID number, gender. | |
Monitoring task | Face match alarm and face not match alarm. | |||
Realtime monitoring | View live video, snapshots, and comparison records of monitoring cameras. View body temperature and mask status. Supports up to 4 channels of live video. | |||
People counting | Realtime statistics | View live video of monitoring cameras. Add, delete, edit, search people counting areas; up to 8 areas are allowed, each area allows up to 32 channels. Set thresholds for people present alarms (critical/major/minor); Add, delete, edit, search crowd density monitoring areas; up to 16 areas are allowed, each area allows up to 1 channel. Set thresholds for crowd density alarms (critical/major/minor); View people counting statistics of the monitored area and access status. | ||
Report statistics | Supports people counting statistics by minute/hour/day/month. Use line chart or column chart to view the number of people in/out/present separately or combined. View the number of people in/out/present, channel details for a certain time, and export report. | |||
Behavior search | On VMS | Search alarm information on the VMS by pedestrian/non-motor vehicle/motor vehicle, time range, and alarm type (cross line detection, intrusion detection, enter area, leave area); View alarm information including original and closeup images, attribute details, and alarm videos (10s). | ||
On devices | Search alarm snapshots and recordings saved on NVRs/IPCs by time and alarm type (cross line detection, intrusion detection). | |||
Access control | Permission management (B/S) | Set time template; Assign permissions to access specified doors. | ||
Manual control | View door status, open/close doors manually. | |||
Visitor management | Sign in/out visitors, search visitor information by his/her name or the name of the visited; Set visitor permission group/blocklist. | |||
Monitoring management | Add, delete, edit, search a blocklist library and its person information; Add blocklist to a monitoring task and block persons on the blocklist. | |||
Search records | Search and export access records by time, door name, person name, card number, body temperature, direction, person type, mask status; view information such as body temperature, mask status, and authentication status; Search and export attendance information by time, name, and person ID; view date, name, person ID, department, door, first in time, last out time, duration, access records, etc.; Search and export blocklist alarms by time, name, and alarm source. | |||
LPR | Vehicle library management | Add, delete, edit, search vehicle libraries; supports 16 vehicle libraries; Add, delete, edit, search, import, export license plate information; supports batch operation; Search vehicles by plate number, plate type, plate color, and vehicle color. | ||
Monitoring task | Sync vehicle information classified by robbed vehicle, stolen vehicle, suspect vehicle, traffic violation, emergency control to device(s) for comparison; Select one vehicle library or up to 32 vehicles for a monitoring task. | |||
Realtime monitoring | View live video, snapshots and comparison records of monitoring cameras; View up to 4 channels of live video. | |||
Parking lot | Vehicle library management | Add, delete, edit, search vehicle libraries; supports 16 vehicle libraries; Add, delete, edit, search, import, export license plate information; supports batch operation; Search vehicles by plate number, plate type, plate color, and vehicle color. | ||
Realtime monitoring | View live video of monitoring cameras; Open gate remotely. | |||
Pass-thru records | Search pass-thru records by time, plate number, owner name, vehicle color, and entrance & exit. | |||
Mixed-traffic detection | Realtime monitoring | View two channels of live video; View motor vehicle/non-motor vehicle/pedestrian/face snapshots in real time. | ||
Data search | Face search | Search by attribute, event, and image. By attribute: search by channel name, snapshot time, gender, age, glasses type, mask status, body temperature, and search images by the search results; view alarm images, alarm videos, object features, and export data; By event: search by monitoring type (match/not match alarm), alarm source, alarm time, name, ID number, gender, mask status, body temperature; view alarm images, alarm videos, object features, and export data; By image: use a face image to search pass-thru records and face libraries on the NVR; view alarm snapshots and videos. | ||
Pedestrian search | Search criteria include channel name, snapshot time, gender, age, hair style, clothes style and color, shoe style, and bag style; view alarm snapshots, object features, and export data. | |||
Motor vehicle search | Search by attribute and event. Search by attribute: search criteria include channel name, snapshot time, plate number, vehicle type, plate color, plate type, vehicle logo, direction, speed, and vehicle color; view alarm snapshots, alarm videos, object features; and export data; Search by event: search criteria include monitoring type (match/not match alarm), alarm source, alarm time, plate number, plate color, vehicle color, and cause of monitoring; view alarm images, alarm videos, object features, and export data. | |||
Non-motor vehicle search | Search criteria include channel name, snapshot time, vehicle type, direction, speed; view alarm snapshots and object features; export data. | |||
Attendance (B/S) | Component management | Install/uninstall attendance service at System Configuration > Component Management > Attendance Service Set temperature unit (°C/°F); View attendance service version information; | ||
Attendance management | Manage attendance at Access Control > Attendance Management Set attendance rules: set the attendance automatic calculation time. 1. Staff schedule: period settings, shift management and schedule management; Period settings: supports normal period (set work start and end times, valid sign-in&out time range, absence rules) and flexible period (set the flexible duration calculation method, daily attendance duration, and the time of switching to the next attendance day); Shift management: set and view shift information; Schedule management: assign shifts to persons; add, delete staff schedule. 2. Attendance handling: leave, re-sign in&out, search re-sign in&out records. Add, edit, delete leave information; set leave type including casual leave, sick leave, paternity leave, maternity leave, child care leave, annual leave, family leave, funeral leave)/out for business; Perform re-sign in&out operations; Search re-sign in&out records by person, time, and type; edit, delete re-sign in&out records. 3. Attendance statistics: original data, attendance summary, and attendance details. Original data: view original data of people coming in and out; filter data by department, person, time, mask status, body temperature, and export data; Attendance details: view information such as shifts and corresponding persons, sign-in/out time, attendance status, attendance duration, absent duration, etc.; filter data by department, person, time, attendance status and export data; Attendance summary: view attendance results and details; filter data by department, person, time, and export data. | |||
O&M management (BS)  | Homepage | Displays operation & maintenance information and smart data in real time, including device/channel online statistics, realtime alarm statistics, central recording storage status, server performance, live face snapshot, live plate snapshot, people counting, visitor management, etc.; support custom homepage. | ||
Basic configuration | Manage organizations, users, person information, devices, and servers; Change device passwords, shut down NVRs, scramble streams, set encoding parameters, and upgrade devices in batches; Add, edit, enable, disable, delete recording schedule; Enable/disable CDN management, and select CDN protocol. | |||
Recording backup | Automatically back up recordings from NVRs or IPCs to the VMS according to the created backup task; Manually back up recordings to a USB storage device. | |||
System configuration | Set RAID, capacity, full storage, and cloud storage policy; manage hard disk and network disk; Set TCP/IP parameters, EZCloud, DDNS, port, port mapping, custom route, email, protocol interconnection (UNP, VSS, VIID), etc.; 802.1x client, ARP protection, enable/disable HTTPS, enable/disable SSH, enhanced password, IP address filtering (enable/disable, blocklist/allowlist configuration). | |||
Maintenance statistics | Server statistics: view server status, network status, online users, bandwidth statistics, packet loss statistics, server performance, HDD, storage capacity, recording status; Device statistics: view device status, channel status, hard disk status; Log management: view operation logs, view and acknowledge alarm logs. | |||
Hardware | CPU | Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU N3160@1.60GHz, 64-bit, 4-core processor | ||
RAM | 4GB | |||
Operating system | Linux | |||
Network interface | 4×10M/100M/1000M Base-T adaptive copper interfaces; 2×1000M SFP optical interfaces | |||
USB interface | 4×USB3.0 | |||
Serial interface | 1×RS232 (RJ45), 1xRS485 (RJ45) | |||
Alarm input/output | 24 alarm inputs, 8 alarm outputs | |||
Power output | DC 12 V | |||
Audio alarm | Buzzer | |||
Expansion interface | 1×eSATA interface, 2×miniSAS interfaces, 2×other expansion interfaces. | |||
Power supply | 100Â to 240V AC, with power button, redundant power (optional). | |||
Expansion power module slot | 1×300W power module (standard), 1+1 redundancy (optional) . | |||
Power consumption | ≤ 50W (not including HDD), ≤ 165W (including HDD) | |||
Operating temperature | -10°C to 55 °C | |||
Operating humidity | 10% to 90% (non-condensing) | |||
Weight | ≤ 10.0 Kg (without expansion card, power module, and HDD) | |||
Dimensions (H×D×W) | Height: 3U; supports mounting in standard 19" rack. 130.5mm×492mm×481.6mm (with removable front panel for HDD installation) | |||
PC requirements | 64-bit version | OS: MS Windows 7/8/10, 64-bit CPU: Intel core i5 3.1 GHz or higher RAM: 4GB or higher | ||
32-bit version | OS: MS Windows 7/8/10, 32/64-bit CPU: Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or higher, 4 cores, 3.0GHz is recommended RAM: 2GB or higher Note: 64-bit operating system must be compatible with 32-bit software | |||
Mac version | OS: Mac OS 10.11 or higher CPU: Intel core i5 3.1 GHz or higher RAM: 4GB or higher |