DSS | DSS Express V8.1.

DSS Express V8.1.1

Video Management System

• Integrates All Management Functions into One Client

• Allows Device Initialization and Management
• Live Video Playback from Edge Device
• Supports Access Control and Video Intercom Integration
• Configure Video Wall Layout and Scheme
• Offers Fisheye Camera Dewarping on Live View

Access Control and Video Intercom

System Overview DSS Express V8 offers full support and integration for access control and
DSS Express is a flexible Dahua VMS for scalable, reliable and powerful video intercom products to support a complete security and surveillance
central management. DSS Express provides central management, system. The server monitors door status and events, manages access
information sharing, convenient connections, and multi-service rights, and support advanced rules management. In addition to access
cooperation. The software supports up to 256 cameras with a license. DSS controls, the server supports two-way communication between
Express integrates with access control devices, video intercom terminals intercom and control center.
and offers analytic functions such as object detection. Video Wall
Offers settings to configure all aspects of a video wall application.
Functions The application supports video wall layout, live preview, scheme
configuration, and tour setup. In addition, the application supports
Compatibility
video wall splicing and roaming.
DSS Express V8 is compatible with all Dahua IP-enabled devices: network
cameras, NVRs, DVRs, video intercom devices, and access control devices. Management Operations
The software manages the devices and the user accounts for an entire
Fisheye Camera Support
organization. Operators can assign different camera ranges, active use
The software features full support for Dahua Fisheye cameras. The
periods, and business roles for each user. The server also supports
software supports options for the Fisheye camera installation and offers
different schemes for various events, including IVS, to record and view
dewarp modes. Dewarping solves the problem of distortion in the circular
all event history information.
panoramic view in both live or playback modes.

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System Features Service Management
• Delete the subserver
• Release text information to VTH, release address book to VTO
Business Configuration • View, delete, and freeze DSS Mobile users
Device Management
• Bind cameras for alarm configuration
• Initialize Dahua devices
Control Client
• Add devices via auto search, IP, IP Segment, Domain, Auto-register (for 3G, 4G, DHCP)
Live View
• Manage Dahua devices
• Display device tree; show/hide offline devices.
• Add third-party devices via ONVIF
• Display device IP address or device name on the device tree
• Modify Dahua device IP address and password
• View real-time video
• Import Intercom Devices
• Apply a common layout (1, 4,6, 8, 9, 13, 16, 20, 25, 36, 64 ) or a customized layout
Role and User Management* • Control PTZ cameras
• Manage user permissions and roles for devices and control • Set manual recording (PC or central storage)
• Assign user to defined roles • Take Snapshots
• Assign appropriate permissions to specific users • Perform instant playback and digital zoom
• Set user PTZ permissions • Apply Fisheye dewarping
• Lock users • Control smart tracking for fisheye, speed dome, and panoramic cameras
• Import domain user and assign roles to the user • Audio talk
Event Management • Decode to a video wall
• Set alarm type: device, video channel, alarm input, IVS alarm, thermal, vehicle block • Turn on/off the audio in live view
list • Set Region of Interest: divide one window into 4 or 6 parts, one shows whole image
• Set alarm scheme: all day, weekday, weekend, or custom template • and others show details
• Set alarm priority: Low, Medium, High • Display map in Live View and save current split as a view
• Link recordings, snapshots, live video, alarm output, PTZ actions, or e-mail • Switch to Playback mode
• Supports NKB1000 keyboard to control cameras in the Live View
Storage • Adjust the video image and the display mode (full screen or original)
• Set edge storage and central storage • Electronic focus
• Extend central storage via iSCSI
• Create recording plan by time template: all day template, weekday template, Playback
weekend • Playback recording from front-end devices or from central storage
• template, and custom template • Apply video filters: normal, motion, alarm, video loss,video tampering
• Backup video from edge storage devices (EVS, NVR, DVR, etc.) by schedule • Sync play
• Backup video from MDVR, NVR, EVS, DVR via Wi-Fi • Reverse playback
• Allocate disks and cameras to different groups to main disk quotas • Supports up to 64x fast play and 1/64x slow play
• Playback frame-by-frame
Note: Video and image recordings cannot be on the same physical hard drive. • Lock or mark important recording segments for central storage
Separate physical drives are required for video and image storage. System hard drives • Supports .avi, .dav, .flv, .mp4, and .asf video output
are only for DSS software installation. • Decode to a video wall
Map • Apply Fisheye dewarping
• Use Google online or offline maps, or raster maps • Take a snapshot
• Supports 8-level sub-map • Switch to the Live View
• Configure camera, alarm input, and intelligent channel, and sub-map hot spots. • Apply a common layout (1, 4,6, 8, 9, 13, 16, 20, 25, 36) or a customized layout
• Adjust the video image and the display mode (full screen or original)
Video Wall
• Display/Hide the screen ID Event
• Supports screen combinations • View real-time and historical alarm information
• Bind the decode channel with the corresponding screen • View detailed alarm information (live video, record and pictures from related camera,
Vehicle Block List • alarm source location on the map)
• Manage vehicle block lists • Acknowledge alarms
• Arm and disarm vehicle block lists • Arm control for alarm source
• Import and export vehicle block lists • Forward alarms to relevant users
• Manually send alarm email to a relevant user
Video Intercom
• Search by alarm source, alarm time, status, handle user, and priority
• Manage communication between intercom devices via SIP protocol or command
• Search alarm events and export the alarm list
• center.
• Release text information to VTH, release address book to VTO
Video Wall
• View, delete, and freeze DSS Mobile users
• Manually/Automatically decode real-time video to a video wall
• Manage video wall split
System Maintenance • Change the video channel stream type
• Add box, turn screen on/off, and deliver video stream to control client
Backup and Restore
• Tour the video channel in one screen
• Automatically backup system database (daily, weekly monthly
• Set running task on the timeline for schedule plan
• Manually backup system database
• Loop different tasks and set duration time for tour plan
• Restore system database from a server or a local file
• Supports NKB1000 keyboard to control the video wall.
System Dashboard
• View overview and detailed system information Map
• Check CPU, storage, and bandwidth running status • View live video or playback video on the map
• View device health report for service, device, and user online information • Calculate area or length of a GIS map
• View event information statistics: total and processed events • Supports visible range and initial angle (for PTZ cameras only)
• View video and alarm channel source information • Displays visible alarm trigger on the map
Logs Other Functions
• View system, administrator, and client logs • Decode GPU
• Search and export logs • Connect NKB via USB
Other Functions Personnel Management
• Support HTTPS • Add, edit, and delete personnel and departments
• Set device time calibration • Program card or fingerprint via USB or other readers
• Set log and alarm information • Authorize access by door or by door group
• Set private passwords and face authentication
• Manage guest, VIP, and employee access
* A remote client login to a DSS server is supported only via an IP address. DSS does not
support remote login via DDNS.

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Access Control
• Monitor door status and events
System Features
• Set door groups and door levels
• Manage access rights Mobile Client
• Use one key to lock/unlock doors
History Record
• Link to fire control system
• Show recently viewed channels, open live video or playback via history recordings
• Set advanced door rules (passback, first card unlock, for example)
• Saves up to 20 history recordings before replacing the oldest recording
Video Intercom
• Manage communication between intercom devices via SIP protocol or command Live View
center • Open more than one channel at the same time, up to 16 channels
• Release text information to VTH, release address book to VTO • Supports high-definition (HD), standard-definition (SD), and Fluency (FL)stream types
Object Detection • Supports PTZ control
• Take real-time snapshots and record information about human, motorized, and • Supports horizontal screen play
nonmotorized vehicles. • One-key switch to playback
• Extract attributes from snapshots • Take snapshots, record locally, and talk
• Search targets in database by criteria searching
• Generate daily, weekly, or monthly attribute reports Playback
• Replay device recordings and center recordings (up to 8x and as slow as 1/8x)
Thermal • Marks the calendar to indicate whether there is a video on a particular day
• Supports monocular and binocular thermal imaging devices • Supports snapshot
• Reads temperature values from video frame • Manually record to local device
• Supports 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 1/2x, 1/4x, and 1/8x playback speeds
Vehicle Entry
• Edit parking lot information, including total and available spaces and parking lot name Alarm Center
• Manage vehicles, owners, and cards • Subscribe to an alarm
• Bind LED screen with ITC or spot detector device • Process alarms
• Open barriers via VTO with card or remotely • View alarm video and picture
• Force vehicles to leave parking lot • Search alarms
• Search historical pass records and export data
Map
• Generate daily, weekly, monthly, and annual vehicle entry statistics
• Supports Google Maps
Traffic • Displays the video channel on the map
• Search violations by time, license plate number, violation type. • View video and perform playback
• Supports daily, weekly, monthly, and annual traffic flow statistics Other Functions
• Query data for vehicle data based on location, time period, license plate number, • View video from a channel and add channel as a favorite
color, average speed. • View picture and video via a local file.

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People
Technical Specification 5,000

Personnel Cards 10,000

Hardware – Server Management Finger Prints 10,000
Windows 10 20H2 (64-bit) Vehicles 5,000
Operating System
Windows 11 (64-bit)
Vehicle Watch List 8
Recommended Intel® Core™ I7-9700K CPU @ 3.60 GHZ
CPU Vehicles per Watch List 5,000
Minimum Intel® Core™ I5-9400 CPU @ 2.90 GHZ People Counting Groups 4
Memory 8 GB Intelligent Analysis People Counting Rules per
20
7200 RPM Enterprise Class HDD 1 TB Group
Recommended
500 GB free for DSS Vehicles 5,000
System Disk
7200 RPM Enterprise Class HDD 1 TB Vehicle Groups 8
Minimum
200 GB free for DSS Parking Lot Parking Lots 1
Storage Disk 7200 RPM Enterprise Class HDD Management Number of Entrances and
4 (2 Entrance, 2 Exits)
Exits
Network Connection One (1) 1000 Mbps Ethernet Port
Entrance and Exit Points 4
English (United States), Simplified
Languages People per Group 5,000
Chinese
Access Control Access Permission Group 50
Hardware – PC Client Door Groups 50
Windows 7 (64-bit) Rooms 1,000
Operating System Windows 10 20H2 (64-bit) Video Intercom Persons per Room 10
Windows 11 (64-bit)
VDP Accounts 5
Recommended Intel® Core i7-11700 @ 2.50 GHz Notification Center Messages 1,000
CPU
Minimum Intel® Core i5-9500 @ 3.00 GHz Events 2,000,000
Memory 16 GB Face Detection+ 2,000,000
Recommended NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060
Graphics Card ANPR 2,000,000
Minimum Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Metadata 2,000,000
Recommended 100 GB free space for DSS Client
Storage Access Control 2,000,000
Minimum 50 GB free space for DSS Client
Video Intercom 2,000,000
Network Connection One (1) 1000 Mbps Ethernet Port
Visitors 2,000,000
Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, English Data Records
(United states), Finnish, French, German, Entrances 2,000,000
Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Exits 2,000,000
Languages Korean, Macedonian, Polish, Portuguese,
Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Historical Count 2,000,000
Thai, Traditional Chiese, Turkish,
In-Area Statistical 2,000,000
Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Heat Map 2,000,000
Hardware – DSS Mobile Client Operator Logs 2,000,000
Model: iPhone 5S or later Service Logs 2,000,000
iPhone
OS: iOS 10.0 or later
Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher
Android RAM: 2 GB or more
OS: Android 5.0 or later
Arabic, English (United States), French,
Language
Russian, Simplified Chinese

Total System Management Functions

10 levels
Organization
999 Total Organizations
Roles 20 User Permissions
Organization, User,
Roles* 10 Online Users
Users
50 Total Users
50 Online Users
Video Intercom Mobile App
500 Total Users
General Recording Plans Up to 256 plans
Record and Event
Plan Motion Detection
Up to 256 plans
Recording Plans
Hierarchies 8
Raster Maps Up to 32
Map Raster Map Size 15 MB
Raster Map Resolution 8,100 x 8,100
Resources per Raster Map Up to 300

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Server Specifications Thermal Temperature Monitoring Solution Functions
Per Server 400
Single Server Thermal Cameras
In Total 2,000
Devices 512
Total Devices¹ Per Server 150 pictures per second
Auto-registered Devices 32 Images
256 Devices In Total 350 pictures per second
Video²
256 Channels
P2P 32 Devices
Eight (8) channels (Four (4) for • Online License Activation
ANPR
Video Devices and entrance) Supported Functions • Picture Storage/Snapshot
Channels② • Record/Playback
Face Recognition Devices
8 Devices; 8 Channels
and Channels
Add Devices by ONVIF 256 Devices; 256 Channels
Video Metadata Channels 8 Channels
Access Control Access Control Devices 64 Devices; 64 Doors Ordering Information
Devices Video Intercom 256 Devices License Name Description
Alarm Devices Alarm Controllers 16 Devices; 160 Zones One (1) Video Channel License.
DSS8EXV
People Counting Channels 16 Channels Use for a network camera, NVR, or ANPR channel
Intelligent Analysis
Heat Map Channels 16 Channels One (1) Door Channel License.
DSS8EXD Note: An access control device with video requires one (1) door
Total Incoming Bandwidth
200 Mbps channel license and one (1) video channel license.
per Server
Incoming Video per Server 200 Mbps One (1) Video Intercom Device License.
DSS8EXVDP
Use for one (1) VTO or one (1) VTH device.
Incoming Picture per
50 Mbps Vehicle Parking Management Module License.
Server DSS8EXVEM
This license also requires a video license.
Total Outgoing Bandwidth
200 Mbps
Media per Server
Transmission The mobile client app supports
Server Outgoing Video per Server 200 Mbps
DSS version 8 and offers
Outgoing Picture per DSS Agile 8 monitoring center, event
50 Mbps
Server center, intelligent search and
Optional Mobile access management.
Total Storage Bandwidth
100 Mbps Applications
per Server
Video Storage per Server 100 Mbps (available via the
Picture Storage per Server 50 Mbps Apple App Store The mobile app is designed
and the Google for residential video intercom
Prerecording Bandwidth Play Store)
50 Mbps installations. The app allows
Playback, Storage, for Alarm Recordings DSS Agile
resident to respond to video
Download Capacity VDP
Maximum Capacity per calls, unlock a door, call the
2 TB
Storage Server (Local) management center, and
Total Events⁴ 60/s review messages.

Events without Pictures 60/s

Access Control Events 60/s
Total Events with Pictures⁵ 60/s (50 Mbps)
Events³ 12/s
ANPR Events
(4 per 3 sec for entrance and exit)
(500 KB per picture)
Events with Pictures 12/s (500 KB per picture)
Face Capture 12/s (500 KB per picture)
Object Detection 6/s (1024 KB per picture)

1. The total number of devices must not exceed the total number of video devices, access control devices,
video intercom devices, and other devices.
2. The total number of video devices and channels must not exceed the total number of network cameras,
NVRs, ITCs, and other video devices and channels.
3. Event concurrency is peak concurrency: 20 minutes of peak concurrency test, 3 times a day, and
30% peak concurrency for the remaining time of the day. Event concurrency: Event concurrency is in
accordance with database concurrent writes. Concurrency of event with pictures must take picture write
capacity of the disk into account.
4. Total event concurrency: The ability to write all events to system records concurrently.
5. For concurrency of events with pictures, picture write concurrency should also be taken into
consideration. The picture write concurrency of an individual server is up to 200 Mbps, so the
concurrency of events with pictures is limited by picture write capacity.

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