Inventory Reports
Common use cases include: check crucial information such as online status, storage retention or software/firmware versions that may need updated; the IT department may require MAC and IP addresses for all security devices on the network; Finance or Accounting may use as an asset list for inventory audits.
Best Practices
- Set reminder emails to align with inventory audits and add users from supporting teams to receive reports.
- Download to a spreadsheet for advanced filtering.
- Add user groups so new employees can be easily added and get access to important reports.
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Creating an Inventory Report
- Click Reports in the top navigation bar.
- Click Add New Report.
- Select the Inventory report and then click Next.
- Enter a Report Name and Report Description.
- Click Create.
Add Recorders to an Inventory Report
- Click Reports on the top navigation bar.
- Click on a Day / Night report.
- Click Recorders on the left-hand menu.
- Click Add Recorders or Add Recorder Group if available.
- Check the box next to each recorder you want to include in this report.
Note: To apply the report to every recorder connected to the OWS account, select the checkbox next to Include all recorders in this Report. This includes all existing and future recorders.
- Click Add when finished.
Adding Users to an Inventory Report
Only the report creator is added automatically to the report. If any additional users/user groups need access to the report, they must be added here.
Recorders
The Recorders tab on the Inventory Report includes the following information:
| Status | Channels Available | Accounts |
| Recorder Name | Channels Used | City |
| Software Version | Web Services Access Start Date | State / Province |
| Operating System | Web Services Access Renewal Date | Device ID |
| Model Name (Generation / Revision) | Serial Number | Location ID |
| CPU | MAC Address | Recorder Custom ID |
| Memory | Last Connection Time (Recorder) | Recorder Device ID |
| License |
NOTE: Model Name includes the Model Name of the Recorder, Generation, and Revision.
NOTE: Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the Inventory Report screen to view more columns.
NOTE: An asterisk * next to Web Services Access Renewal Date denotes recorders with varying renewal dates for channels and will appear when any subscription recorder has any channels with paid through dates which are past the indicated Renewal Date.
NOTE: You can customize the Recorder Inventory Report table. See Table Functionality for more information.
Cameras
The Cameras tab on the Inventory Report includes the following information:
| Recorder Name | Total Storage | PTZ |
| Camera Name | Total Retention (Days) | Audio |
| Manufacturer | Event Resolution | 360 |
| Model Name (Generation / Revision) | Event FPS | Analytics |
| Serial Number | Event Bitrate | IP Address |
| Firmware | Event GOP | MAC Address |
| Total Retention (Days) | Continuous Bitrate | Integration ID |
| Event FPS | Recording Mode | Recorder Device ID |
NOTE: Model Name includes the Model Name of the Camera, Generation, and Revision.
NOTE: On the Cameras tab, the Total Storage Available and IP Address columns are locked to prevent users from attempt to sort.
NOTE: Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the Inventory Report screen to view more columns.
NOTE: You can customize the Recorder Inventory Report table. See Table Functionality for more information.