Configure the plugin

This page gives instructions on how to configure basic operations of the AI Manager Plugin

This page gives instructions on how to configure basic operations of the AI Manager Plugin

Configure the Mediaserver

After the Mediaserver and desktop client are installed, the Integrations tab is visible in a camera's settings:

AI Manager Integration tab: plugin disabled

The plugin can be enabled/disabled per device on the Integrations tab.

Once the plugin is enabled and started (toggle on, then click Apply), the settings panel shows the active AI pipeline and model controls directly in the Integrations tab:

AI Manager Integration tab: plugin enabled with default pipeline

To change a model, use the AI Pipelines dropdown to select from the models available on the server.

Plugin active: AI pipeline and model settings

When using a custom pipeline managed via the AI Manager Cloud, a Manage Device button is shown instead. Clicking it opens the AI Manager device panel to manage the model pipeline.

Manage Device button: available when using a custom cloud pipeline

Device model pipeline management: opened via the Manage Device button

For specific settings see the model settings.

Visualizing Bounding Boxes

If a model that outputs compatible bounding boxes is selected and running, view bounding boxes on the Objects tab in the right pane of the desktop client:

Visible bounding boxes in the desktop client

The objects tab is missing

The Objects tab might not be available after a fresh install of the Mediaserver.

Restart the desktop client to make the Objects tab appear.

Adding Event Rules

The AI Manager plugin can generate several different types of events. Nx Meta gives control over what these events do, from sending an email to showing a notification. This example shows a text overlay on the video.

Rules can be added by navigating to the Camera Rules menu:

On the Event Rules window, click the Add button to add a new rule.

From here, several options are available. First, on the left side, select Analytics Event from the When context menu. This is the type of event the AI Manager plugin generates.

Select any, or multiple, camera(s) in the At context menu.

The Event Type context menu lists the event types the AI Manager plugin can generate, from alarms to counting objects. This example selects the Objects Counted type.

On the right side, configure what happens when one of these events triggers, such as an email or notification. This example selects Show text overlay in the Do context menu, at the source camera.

If set up correctly, with a model generating counts selected and running, an overlay on the camera feed shows the object counts:

Example of Objects Counted text overlay

Confirming It Works

Once the plugin is configured and a model pipeline is active, switch to the Objects tab in the right pane of the desktop client. Bounding boxes and other model output only appear when the Objects tab is the active tab.

Objects tab active: bounding boxes are visible on the camera feed

If the Objects tab is not visible after enabling the plugin, restart the desktop client; this refreshes the tab list.

If no detections appear after a few seconds, check the Troubleshooting section.