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Affected Roles: Administrator, Owner
Related Digital Watchdog VMS Apps: DW Spectrum® IPVMS, myDW®
Complexity: Low
Last Edit: February 16, 2021
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The MEGApix® IVA/IVA+™ camera line feature an intelligent analytic engine that allows users to:
While MEGApix® IVA™ cameras come preloaded with a base IVA™ license, users can acquire and apply an IVA+™ license to the camera to upgrade to advanced IVA+™ analytic capabilities.
This article will outline the difference between IVA™ and IVA+™, how to purchase an IVA+™ license, and where to apply the license to activate it on the camera.
**NOTE: It is recommended that users have an active myDW account to purchase and manage IVA/IVA+™ licenses.
**NOTE: You can delete an IVA+™ license from an IVA™ camera to use it on a different IVA™ camera, but cannot be used on two different IVA™ cameras simultaneously. The IVA+™ license cannot be deleted if it is in use and must be deactivated before deletion.
The MEGApix® IVA™ and MEGApix® IVA+™ models feature analytic features that can be used to detect when people cross into a designated area, keep count of how many times a drawn line is crossed, and more.
It is worth knowing the difference between the IVA™ and IVA+™ options. Cameras can be purchased pre-loaded with options of either IVA™ or IVA+™.
The difference between the two options has to do with the types of analytic events that can be used.
See the table below for the difference between IVA™ and IVA+™.
To purchase an IVA+™ license:
The Purchase IVA+ License window will then display. Enter the following:
If the order has been placed successfully, a confirmation message will display onscreen to summarize your purchase, and an email will be sent to your contact email.
The license keys will display at the bottom of the License > IVA tab in your myDW account.
After purchasing an IVA+™ license, there are two ways to apply and activate the license on a MEGApix® IVA™ camera.
MEGApix IVA Training Video - Activating Analytic License from Digital Watchdog on Vimeo.
If you are choosing to activate the license for the camera using a license key:
Under General Setting, set the Enable setting to ON and click the Apply button to enable the IVA options.
Copy the IVA+™ license from the myDW License List, then paste it in the License Key box.
Repeat this process for any additional IVA™ cameras that you will be upgrading to IVA+™.
If the IVA™ camera does not have an Internet connection, you will need to activate the license key using an Activation Code:
Under General Setting, set the Enable setting to ON and click the Apply button to enable the IVA options.
Select the Activation Code option. An HW GUID will then be generated.
Click the Download button to the right of the HW GUID box and save the file to your computer.
Click the Activate button under the Manage column of the list.
Click the Activate button. The Activation Code box will then generate a code. Either copy or download the generated Activation Code from myDW.
Select the activated license, then click the Assign button to enable the IVA+™ features.