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Forensic Search

Select target object (people, vehicle) and search for the similar object through all the channels

Overview

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Product Matrix

Comparison

Overview

What is Forensic Search?
Forensic Search is the AI technology capable of finding similar looking objects accross multiple video channels of the VMS. The operator of the VMS would first select the object of interest by marking a bounding box around the object, such as the suspicious person entering the building and then initiate the Forensic Search. The VMS would then find all the video clips that might contain that suspicious person accross multiple video channels.

What type of objects can be found by Forensic Search?
You can search for either people or vehicles. The VMS will find the similar matches instantly.

Search on Live View of Playback?
You can launch the Forencing Search either from the live view or playback page.

What parameters can be used for the Forensic Search?

Selected target object by the bounding box
Selected time period of interest
Similarity level
Channels to be searched from

Applications

Forensic Search is a great tool for the investigation. It saves so much time by not needing to go through all the channels manually to find out where the suspect went once it passed one of the camera views. As the suspect goes though the premises, appearing in the view of multiple video channels, the Forensic Search can combine the results of all those channels into one dashboard where they can be reviewed conveniently and exported as an evidence.

Solutions

Several ACTi's VMS products contain the built-in Forensic search. The model list is provided below.

NVR

Product Matrix

Maximum Recording Channels	Bundled Licenses		Built-in PoE Connectors	Mini Standalone NVR
Maximum Recording Channels	IP Devices	Analog Devices	Built-in PoE Connectors	1 Bay(s)
16	16	0	0	KNR-121

Maximum Recording Channels	Bundled Licenses		Built-in PoE Connectors	Tower Standalone NVR
Maximum Recording Channels	IP Devices	Analog Devices	Built-in PoE Connectors	4 Bay(s)	6 Bay(s)
100	32	0	0	BNR-300	GNR-350

Maximum Recording Channels	Bundled Licenses		Built-in PoE Connectors	Rackmount Standalone NVR
Maximum Recording Channels	IP Devices	Analog Devices	Built-in PoE Connectors	2 Bay(s)	2 Bay(s) (RAID)	4 Bay(s)	4 Bay(s) (RAID)	8 Bay(s) (RAID)	12 Bay(s) (RAID)	16 Bay(s) (RAID)
16	16	0	16	ZNR-222P	KNR-220P
32	32	0	0	ZNR-224		ZNR-425	KNR-420	ZNR-429-32ch
64	64	0	0					ZNR-429
144	64	0	0					INR-406 INR-416
256	64	0	0					INR-407 INR-960	INR-401 INR-417 INR-490	INR-413 INR-418 INR-930

Comparison

Model	BNR-300	GNR-350	INR-401	INR-406	INR-407
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Product Type	Tower Standalone NVR	Tower Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR
Max. Channels	100	100	256	144	256
Free License	32 (32 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)	32 (32 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)	64 (64 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)	64 (64 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)	64 (64 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)
Rack Space	-	-	2U	2U	2U
Storage Bay(s)	4 Storage Bay(s)	6 Storage Bay(s)	12 Storage Bay(s)	8 Storage Bay(s)	8 Storage Bay(s)
Hot Swappable Drive	-	-	Yes	-	Yes
RAID	Software RAID 0, 1, 5, 10	Software RAID 0, 1, 5, 10	Hardware RAID (Add-on Card) 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Hardware RAID (Add-on Card) 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Hardware RAID (Add-on Card) 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Redundant Power Supply	-	-	Yes, 550W x 2	-	-
Processor	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i3-14100	Intel Core i7-6700	Intel Core i7-7700	Intel Core i7-8700
RAM	16GB, DDR4, 3200MT/s	16GB, DDR5, 4800MT/s	-	16GB, DDR4, 2400MT/s	16GB, DDR4, 2400MT/s
Server Operating System	Windows 11 IoT Enterprise Value	Windows 11 IoT Enterprise Value	Windows 10 IoT	Windows 10 IoT	Windows 11 IOT Enterprise LTSC
Smart Search	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Metadata Search	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Object Visual Tracking	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cyber Security	-	-	-	-	TAICS, CNS-16120
NDAA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Model	INR-413	INR-416	INR-417	INR-418	INR-490
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Product Type	Rackmount Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR
Max. Channels	256	144	256	256	256
Free License	64 (64 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)	64 (64 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)	64 (64 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)	64 (64 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)	64 (64 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)
Rack Space	3U	2U	2U	3U	2U
Storage Bay(s)	16 Storage Bay(s)	8 Storage Bay(s)	12 Storage Bay(s)	16 Storage Bay(s)	12 Storage Bay(s)
Hot Swappable Drive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
RAID	Hardware RAID (Add-on Card) 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Hardware RAID (Add-on Card) 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Hardware RAID (Add-on Card) 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Hardware RAID (Add-on Card) 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Hardware RAID (Add-on Card) 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Redundant Power Supply	Yes	-	-	Yes	Yes
Processor	Intel Core i7-7700	Intel Core i7-8700	Intel Core i7-8700	Intel Core i7-8700	Intel Xeon Silver 4309Y
RAM	16GB, DDR4, 2400MT/s	16GB, DDR4, 2400MT/s	16GB, DDR4, 2400MT/s	16GB, DDR4, 2400MT/s	16GB, DDR4, 3200MT/s
Server Operating System	Windows 10 IoT	Windows 11	Windows 11 IOT Enterprise LTSC	Windows 11	Windows Server 2022
Smart Search	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Metadata Search	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Object Visual Tracking	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cyber Security	-	CNS-16120	CNS-16120	CNS-16120	-
NDAA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Model	INR-930	INR-960	KNR-420	ZNR-425	NVR 3 Business
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Product Type	Rackmount Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR	-
Max. Channels	256	256	32	32	100
Free License	64 (64 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)	64 (64 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)	32	32	32 (32 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)
Rack Space	2U	2U	1U	1U	-
Storage Bay(s)	16 Storage Bay(s)	8 Storage Bay(s)	4 Storage Bay(s)	4 Storage Bay(s)	-
Hot Swappable Drive	Yes	Yes	-	-	-
RAID	Hardware RAID (Add-on Card) 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Hardware RAID (Add-on Card) 0, 1, 5, 10, 50	Hardware RAID (on Board) 0, 1, 5, 6, 10	-	-
NVR Built-in Analytics	-	-	Yes	Yes	-
Redundant Power Supply	-	Yes, 550W x 2	-	-	-
Processor	Intel Core i7-7700	Intel Xeon E-2324G	ARM-based embedded SoC	ARM-based embedded SoC	-
RAM	16GB, DDR4, 2400MT/s	16GB, DDR4	-	-	-
Server Operating System	Windows 11	Windows 11 loT Ent MultiLang ESD OLC High End	Embedded Linux	Embedded Linux	Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Smart Search	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Metadata Search	Yes	Yes	-	-	Yes
Object Visual Tracking	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NDAA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	-

Model	NVR 3 Corporate	KNR-121	KNR-220P	ZNR-222P	ZNR-224
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Product Type	-	Mini Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR
Max. Channels	200	16	16	16	32
Free License	1 (1 channels for ACTiand 1 channel for third-party video device)	16	16	16	32
Rack Space	-	-	1U	1U	1U
Storage Bay(s)	-	1 Storage Bay(s)	2 Storage Bay(s)	2 Storage Bay(s)	2 Storage Bay(s)
RAID	-	-	Hardware RAID (on Board) 0, 1	-	-
NVR Built-in Analytics	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NVR Behavior Analytics	-	-	-	-	Yes
Processor	-	ARM-based embedded SoC	ARM-based embedded SoC	ARM-based embedded SoC	ARM-based embedded SoC
PoE Ports	-	-	16	16	-
Server Operating System	Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Embedded Linux	Embedded Linux	Embedded Linux	Embedded Linux
Smart Search	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Metadata Search	Yes	-	-	-	Yes
Object Visual Tracking	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NDAA	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Model	ZNR-429	ZNR-429-32ch
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Product Type	Rackmount Standalone NVR	Rackmount Standalone NVR
Max. Channels	64	32
Free License	64	32
Rack Space	2U	2U
Storage Bay(s)	8 Storage Bay(s)	8 Storage Bay(s)
RAID	Hardware RAID (on Board) 0, 1, 5, 6, 10	Hardware RAID (on Board) 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
NVR Built-in Analytics	Yes	Yes
Processor	ARM-based embedded SoC	ARM-based embedded SoC
Server Operating System	Embedded Linux	Embedded Linux
Smart Search	Yes	Yes
Metadata Search	Yes	Yes
Object Visual Tracking	Yes	Yes
NDAA	Yes	Yes