SOW-S Series
Network Video Management Software – Standard Edition
Overview
Simple, easy-to-use, network video management software for monitoring systems with up to 288 cameras
This simple, easy-to-use video management software supports monitoring systems with up to 288 cameras, which is ideal for common applications such as retails and banks.
The SOW-S Series is the first 4K-ready VMS application from Sony with 4K recording and playback capability. It’s ideal for use with Sony 4K cameras, supporting unique image output functions like Intelligent Cropping. Recording 4K image data with four times the resolution of Full HD, the SOW-S Series supports more effective, efficient video monitoring by providing excellent situational awareness plus the ability to recognise fine details in a scene and quick, accurate searches.
Multiple users can simultaneously and securely access live or recorded video via their smartphone or tablet from any location. In addition remote PC clients can securely access system functions via a web browser, with no need to install application software.
Multi-vendor support allows easy expansion through the addition of a growing choice of third party cameras and other devices to create a powerful, versatile monitoring system. Regular software updates give monitoring professionals the reassurance of top-flight performance and the addition of new features to expand system capabilities even further.
Monitoring workflow is enhanced with support for a wide range of smart analytical and automation functions. This software-based solution gives system designers and integrators the freedom to select server hardware from the marketplace with CPU and operational specifications to meet their customers’ precise needs.
Note
The SOW-S and SOW-E Series network video management software and HAW-S and HAW-E Series network video recorders are not compatible with each other and cannot be used in the same system.
Features
Technical Specification
System components (software modules)
| Recording Server | Yes |
| Number of connected cameras per system | 288 |
| Maximum number of cameras per recording server | 32 |
| Recording Server manager | Yes |
| Management Application (local management) | Yes |
| Event Server (for handling of events and alarms) | Yes |
| NVMS Mobile Client | Yes |
| Network Video Management System Smart Client | Yes |
| Network Video Management System Web Client | Yes |
| Network Video Management System Smart Client – Player (local playback/export) | Yes |
Device support
| Support for ONVIF™ compliant devices | Yes |
| Generic device support via universal driver | Yes |
| Number of IP device brands supported via dedicated device integration | 149 |
| Number of supported IP camera models | 4738 |
| Number of supported video encoder models | 319 |
| Number of dedicated IP input/output models | 14 |
| Number of supported DVRs | 74 |
| Number of supported IP audio devices | 8 |
| Number of supported perimeter detectors | 18 |
| Secure HTTPS camera connectivity (on supported devices) | Yes |
Video processing
| MJPEG, MPEG-4, MPEG-4 ASP and MxPEG support | Yes |
| H.264 support | Yes |
| Dual stream (live and recording) per camera | Yes |
| Client video stream down sampling (resolution and FPS) option | Yes |
| Send camera pre-alarm images (pre-recording buffer) to recording server | Yes |
| Video recording speed up on motion, event or time schedule | Yes |
| Built-in Video Motion Detection (VMD) | Yes |
| Auto adjustable VMD sensitivity | Yes |
| Motion metadata generated during VMD analysis | Yes |
| VMD exclusion zones | Yes |
| Video motion detections per server | All connected cameras |
Audio
| One-way audio support | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Two-way audio support | Yes (Smart Client) |
| One-way audio recording | Yes |
| Maximum number of supported audio channels | 32 |
Pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ)
| Preset positions per camera | 25 |
| Go-to preset on event | Yes |
| Preset patrolling | Yes |
| Combine patrolling and go-to preset on event | Yes |
| Number of PTZ priority levels for prioritized PTZ control | 1 |
I/O and events
| Hardware configurable events (such as I/O input,motion,tampering,temperature,communication failure) | Yes |
| Motion detection events (VMD in Recording Server) | Yes |
| System error events (for example disk full) | Yes |
| Manual / User defined events | Yes |
| Event-based notification | Yes |
| Event-based output control | Yes |
| Event-based device start/stop | Yes |
Alarm Manager
| View triggered alarms | Yes |
| Number of alarm priority levels | 32000 |
| Redundancy option for high availability | Yes |
| Alarm logging | Yes |
| Alarm handling reporting | Yes |
| Customizable alarm categories | Yes |
| Customizable alarm priority levels | Yes |
Storage and archiving
| Video retention time | Unlimited |
| Recording capacity per device/day | >1 TB |
| Archiving schedules | Hourly |
| Archiving of recordings | Yes |
| Archiving to network drives | Yes |
| Dynamic archiving (disk spanning) | Yes |
| Online access to archives | Yes |
| Automatic storage distribution | Yes |
| Storage definition and retention time per device | Yes |
Support for Add-on products
| Supports Screen Recorder | Yes |
Management
| Automatic initial configuration wizard | Yes |
| Configuration wizards for aided system setup | Yes |
| Automatic camera discovery | Yes |
| Device scanning with device model detection | Yes |
| On-the-fly configuration changes | Yes |
| Run servers as Windows Services | Yes |
| Scheduled start/stop of devices | Yes |
| System configuration restore points | Yes |
| Export and import of configuration data | Yes |
| Offline license activation | Yes |
Viewing clients
| Maximum number of clients | 20 |
| Customizable access port with NAT support | Yes |
| Basic User (Network Video Management System application accounts) | Yes |
| Windows User (local Windows accounts) | Yes |
| Single step installer (installs Smart Client together with server) | Yes |
System Alarms and notification
| Email notification | Yes |
| SMS notification | Yes |
Logging
| System logging | Yes |
| Event logging | Yes |
| Audit logging | Yes |
Languages (Management Interface)
| English | Yes |
| French | Yes |
| German | Yes |
| Spanish | Yes |
General view handling (Client)
| Number of view layouts | 2 (Mobile/Web Client), 41 (Smart Client) |
| Maximum view Items per view | 100 (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Optimized view layouts for 4:3 and 16:9 display ratios | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Corridor optimized view layouts | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Optimized view layouts for landscape and portrait displays | Yes (Smart/Mobile Client) |
| Cameras from multiple servers | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Support for Shared Views and Private Views | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Images in views | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Active HTML pages in views | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Hotspot in views | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Carousel in views (controllable) | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Full screen mode | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Display views as floating window | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Display views on multiple monitors | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Advanced multi window support with synchronized or independent operation | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Switch to view by number | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Initial default view | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Camera search | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Automatic restore views and windows at login | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
Live view (Client)
| Update on motion only | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Share video image | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Start recording in view | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Independent playback in live mode | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Replace cameras in view without changing view setup | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Switch to camera by number | Yes (Smart Client) |
PTZ support (Client)
| Define presets in the client application | Yes (Smart Client) |
| View who have PTZ control and time to automatic release | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Go to preset position | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Pause patrolling at manual operation | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Auxiliary commands (wash and wipe) | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Assign commands to keyboard shortcuts and joystick buttons | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Joystick support | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Immervision Enables® panomorph lens support | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Grandeye 360° Quad View | Yes (Smart Client) |
I/O and events control (Client)
| Camera overlay buttons | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Manually activate events and trigger outputs | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
Playback (Client)
| Maximum view items per view | 1 (Mobile/Web Client), 100 (Smart Client) |
| Playback mode | Multi Camera(Smart/Web Client), Single Camera(Mobile Client) |
| Recording search | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Recent history of recording sequences per camera | Yes (Mobile Client) |
| Time/date search | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Independent playback in playback mode | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Event/alert list in recording | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Graphical timeline | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Adjust playback speed | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Single frame step (forward/backward) | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Digital zoom | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Print report with comments | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Privacy masking | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
Smart Search (Client)
| Smart Search based on VMD analysis | Yes (Smart Client) |
Sequence Explorer (Client)
| Listing of sequences | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Listing of time intervals | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Dedicated Sequence Explorer tab that can be displayed as floating window | Yes (Smart Client) |
Alarm Manager (Client)
| Alarm list and alarm preview view items in normal camera views | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Sort and filtering functions | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Instant preview of primary and related cameras | Yes (Smart Client) |
Map function (Client)
| Standard graphical file formats supported for maps | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Number of linked map layers supported | 64 (Smart Client) |
| Video preview | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Integrated control of speakers, microphones and I/O devices | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Drag-and-drop and point-and-click definition of map elements | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Integrated PTZ control | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Real-time system integrity overview and system performance | Yes (Smart Client) |
Export (Client)
| Export in still image format (JPEG) | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Export in media player format (AVI) | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Export with audio in media player format (AVI) | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Export with audio in media player format (MKV) | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Export in Network Video Management System format | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Server side export | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Encrypted export with password | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Digital signing of exported video | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Re-export prevention | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Auto-export of Smart Client – Player | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Preserve system defined privacy masks | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Additional export specific privacy masks | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Direct export to optical media | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Flexible camera selection for export | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Bulk export to multiple media formats | Yes (Smart Client) |
| General and camera specific export comments | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Pre/post comment slides (media player format only) | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Verification of digital video signatures in Smart Client – Player | Yes (Smart Client) |
Video Push (Client)
| Video Push | Yes (Mobile Client) |
Installation (Client)
| Run without installation | Yes (Web Client) |
| Optional browser plug-ins for enhance viewing performance | Yes (Web Client) |
| Single step installer (installs client together with server) | Yes (Smart Client) |
| Initial and update installations from Management Server | Yes (Smart Client) |
System access (Client)
| Auto-login | Yes (Smart/Mobile Client) |
| Dynamic bandwidth adaptation | Yes (Mobile/Web Client) |
| Bandwidth threshold | Yes (Mobile/Web Client) |
Authorization (Client)
| Restrict user access by devices (cameras, microphones, I/O devices, etc.) | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Restrict access to live view | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Restrict access to PTZ | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Restrict access to playback | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Restrict access to export | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Restrict access to setup | Yes (Smart Client) |
Personalization (Client)
| Centralized management of application options | Yes (Smart/Web Client) |
| Application theme support | Yes (Smart Client) |
System (Client)
| Hardware accelerated video decoding (Intel Quick Sync video) | Yes (Smart Client) |
Languages (Installation, UI and help function) (Client)
| Arabic | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| English | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| French | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| German | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Japanese | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Spanish | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
| Turkish | Yes (Smart/Web/Mobile Client) |
Computer running Standard Edition Products (System Requirements)
| CPU | Intel® Pentium® 4, 2.4 GHz |
| RAM | Minimum 4 GB |
| Network | Ethernet 100 Mbit |
| Graphics adapter | AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1024 x 768, 16-bit colors |
| Hard disk space | Minimum 10 GB free hard disk space available, excluding space needed for recordings |
| Operating system | Microsoft® Windows® 10 Pro (64 bit)*
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise (64 bit)* Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (64-bit) Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise (64-bit) Microsoft Windows 8 Pro (64-bit) Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise (64-bit) Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (64-bit): Standard and Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit): Standard and Datacenter Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit): Standard, Web, High Performance Computing (HPC), Enterprise and Datacenter |
| Software | Microsoft .NET 4.5.1 Framework
DirectX 9.0 or newer Windows Installer 4.5 |
Computer running Mobile Server (System Requirements)
| CPU | Intel® Pentium® 4, 2.4 GHz |
| RAM | Minimum 4 GB |
| Network | Ethernet 100 Mbit |
| Graphics Adapter | Onboard GFX, AGP, or PCI-Express, minimum 1024 x 768, 16-bit color |
| Hard Disk Space | Minimum 10 GB free hard disk space available (When using server-side export additional storage space is needed) |
| Operating system | Microsoft® Windows® 10 Pro (64 bit)*
Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise (64 bit)* Microsoft Windows 8 Pro (64 bit) Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise (64 bit) Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (64 bit) Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise (64 bit) Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64 bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (64 bit): Standard and Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit): Standard and Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit): Standard, Web, High Performance Computing (HPC), Enterprise, and Datacenter |
| Software | Microsoft® .NET 4.5.1 Framework |
Computer running Smart Client, Smart Client - Player and Smart Wall - Using Software Decoding
| CPU | Intel® Core™2 Duo |
| RAM | Minimum 1 GB |
| Network | Ethernet 100 Mbit |
| Graphics Adapter | Onboard GFX, AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1280 x 1024, 16-bit colors, DirectX 9.0 or newer |
| Hard Disk Space | 1 GB free |
| Operating system | Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit) *
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit) * Microsoft® Windows® 7 Ultimate SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit) * Microsoft® Windows® 8 Pro (32-bit or 64-bit) Microsoft® Windows® 8 Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 Pro (32-bit or 64-bit) Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) Microsoft® Windows® 10 Pro (32-bit or 64-bit) Microsoft® Windows® 10 Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) |
| Operating system (contd) | Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 R2 (32-bit or 64-bit): Standard, Web, High Performance Computing (HPC), Enterprise, and Datacenter
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012 (32-bit or 64-bit): Standard and Datacenter Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012 R2 (32-bit or 64-bit): Standard and Datacenter Microsoft® Windows® 7 and Server 2008 R2 are only supported on physical PC’s not on virtual machines |
| Software | Microsoft® .Net 4.5.1 Framework
Requires Operating System and Graphic Adaptor support for DirectX 9.0 or newer |
Computer running Smart Client, Smart Client - Player and Smart Wall - Using Hardware
| CPU | Intel CPU supporting Intel QuickSync, Intel GPU enabled in BIOS |
| RAM | Minimum 1 GB |
| Network | Ethernet 100 Mbit |
| Graphics Adapter | AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1280 x 1024, 32-bit colors, DirectX 11.0 or newer |
| Hard Disk Space | 1 GB free |
| Operating system | Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 Pro (32-bit or 64-bit)
Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) Microsoft® Windows® 10 Pro (32-bit or 64-bit) Microsoft® Windows® 10 Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012 (32-bit or 64-bit): Standard and Datacenter Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012 R2 (32-bit or 64-bit): Standard and Datacenter |
| Software | Microsoft® .Net 4.5.1 Framework
Requires Operating System and Graphic Adaptor support for DirectX 11.0 or newer |
Computer running Web Client (System Requirements)
| CPU | Intel Core2 Duo, 2.0 GHz
Intel Core i3-5010U 2.1 Ghz* |
| RAM | 1 GB
4 GB* |
| Network | Ethernet 100Mbit / WiFi 2Mbit |
| Graphics Adapter | AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1280 x 1024, 16 bit colors |
| Hard Disk Space | 500 MB free |
| Operating System | Any capable of running the below browsers |
| Browser | Microsoft Internet Explorer® 9 or later**
Safari® 5 or later** Google Chrome™ 16 or later Google Chrome™ 48 or later (recommended)* Mozilla® Firefox® 11 or later Mozilla® Firefox® 43 or later (recommended)* |
Device running Mobile Client (System Requirements)
| RAM | 2GB* |
| Operating System | Android 4.0 or higher
iOS 9.2 or higher |
| Network | 2G/3G
(4G or WiFi)* |
Notes
| * | Required for using Direct Streaming |
| ** | Not supported when using Direct Streaming |
Resource
Specification Document
SOW-S Series Specification Document
