Network Optix Nx Witness Wasabi Plugin

The Wasabi object storage plug-in utilizes Network Optix’s storage SDK to integrate Wasabi’s object storage solution, for live archiving or backup of existing captured video. The plug-in connects to a Wasabi object storage bucket and integrates the bucket inside the Nx Witness VMS using the S3 protocol. Enabling the user to save their video recordings on the Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage platform.

Prerequisites

• Active Wasabi Cloud Storage Account

• Wasabi Bucket (see our Bucket Creation Guide)

• Access & Secret Key Pair (see our Access Keys Guide)

• Network Optix Nx Witness v5.1 or later

• Valid and Active Nx Licensing applied 

• Supported Environments - Linux Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, Windows - 10, 11, Server 2019, ARM processors

Architecture

Installation

After successfully creating a Wasabi Object Storage account and creating a set of access and secret keys. Next you will install the plugin software. 

Linux Installation

1. Copy the install-storage-sdk.tar version corresponding to the version of Linux you are running either 20.04 or 22.04.

2. Extract the .tar file.

3. Go inside the install-storage-sdk folder and open terminal and make sure you are in the correct directory.

4. Run the sudo su command to enter into administrator mode.

5. Run the ./install.sh command to begin the installation process.

Windows Installation

1. Copy the Nx_Wasabi_Windows_1.0.3.zip over to the machine running Nx Witness.

2. Extract the .zip file contents.

3. Navigate inside of the install-storage-sdk-window folder and you will see the install.bat file.

4. Run command prompt as admin.

5. Navigate the directory to where the install-storage-sdk-window folder is located.

6. Run the install.bat file.

Configuration

Following the completion of installation, the plugin is now attached inside of the Network Optix Media Server. 

To configure the plugin to connect to your Wasabi bucket follow the below instructions.

1. Within Nx Witness make sure that you have recording turned on for the cameras in your environment. 

2. To do this you will need to right-click on the cameras name and then select Camera Settings from the options list.

3. In order to save the recordings you will need to make sure you click on the Recording tab and move the slider to the right. Then highlight and select the schedule you want to apply to that particular camera. You can also adjust the recording parameters such as Frames per Second and Quality of Recording to apply to the schedule. 

4. Make sure to also adjust your archive settings to set the overall retention period for what you want to achieve on that camera.

5. Click on Apply and then Ok.

6. Now you will need to right-click on the server name and then click on Server Settings

7. Click on the Storage Management tab and then click on Add External Storage.

Note - the plugin detects whether the license is valid and active. If the license is not active/valid, the Wasabi storage plugin is not accessible and will display an UNKNOWN alert while configuring the storage. 

The plugin will show S3 as the Protocol when the display box pops up by default. 

8. Enter the following information:

• URL - Wasabi Service Endpoint / bucket name (s3.us-east-1.wasabisys.com/testbucket)
• Login - Wasabi Access Key
• Password - Wasabi Secret Key

Note - bucket names should be unique for each server to avoid potential overlap

9. After entering the information click on Ok.
10. Click on Apply to initialize the Wasabi bucket as the new storage target

11. Click on OK to close out of the Window.

Logs Location

For troubleshooting purposes you will need to attach the logs generated by the plugin. The logs can be found in the following locations per OS that you are running.

Linux

The logs for the plugin can be found in the following directory:

/opt/networkoptix/mediaserver/bin/logs

Windows

The logs for the plugin can be found in the following directory:

C:\ProgramFiles\Network Optix\Nx Witness\MediaServer\logs

Additional Information

Network Optix Nx Witness Documentation

For a more in-depth look at Nx Witness VMS navigate to the following link:

https://support.networkoptix.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006863413-Access-the-Nx-Witness-User-Manual