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Overview
Rhombus has two Relay solutions available, Relay Core and Relay Lite.
Relay Core (N100) is physical hardware that integrates existing third-party cameras for a phased migration to cloud-managed physical security. The N100 lets organizations easily upgrade their existing cameras and gain the benefits of the Rhombus platform.
Relay Lite is ideal for mixed camera environments. Relay Lite is a no-hardware solution that uses Rhombus cameras to integrate third-party cameras for seamless, extended visibility. Rhombus Relay Lite enables organizations to incorporate select third-party cameras into their existing Rhombus deployment for complete visibility.
Note: Third-party cameras currently need to have h.264 encoding format to integrate with Rhombus.
Relay Core (N100)
Relay Core transforms third-party RTSP streaming cameras into a smart camera on the Rhombus console.
Third-party cameras that are ONVIF Compliant or listening on the standard RTSP port (554) are able to be auto-discovered. Otherwise, the camera can be manually entered using the RTSP URL as detailed in step 6.
Installation and Console Setup
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1. Power on the relay and connect it to the same network the third-party cameras are on. Note: The first time the relay boots up, it needs to update which can take up to 20 minutes. Once this update is complete, the registration should go through. |
| 2. Navigate to "Settings" and select "Third-Party Cameras." |
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| 3. Select the "Rhombus Relay Cores" tab. Any pre-registered devices will show up in this section. If a device needs to be registered, click "Register Relay Core." |
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4. While the relay core is updating, click "Manage Usernames & Passwords." Usernames and passwords are needed for the third-party camera streams to be validated. Storing them allows for the Rhombus to automatically validate any streams and reduces the need to manually validate. |
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5. Input the Username, Password, and any additional Notes you want to use to identify the third-party camera that has been inputted. Click "Add." |
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6. Click on the name of the relay core. This will take you to the page where you can assign cameras, remove cameras, reboot, unregister, and edit the name/location. Assign Validated Cameras - These are cameras that the core has already validated and can automatically detect. Add Camera - Manually validate by adding the camera's RTSP URL and then add a camera that is not showing up under validated cameras. If the camera cannot be validated, you may need to log into the camera stream and adjust the encoding format to h.264. |
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Console Navigation
Once cameras have been assigned to a Relay Core, the camera streams will be available to view under "Cameras" in the Devices tab.
You can differentiate these from Rhombus cameras because "Third-Party" will be displayed in place of a serial number.
You can set a policy, use AI analytics, and share a stream as you would with other Rhombus cameras.
An Enterprise license can be applied by navigating to "Settings" and clicking "Manage" under Licenses & Features. For more information on how to apply and toggle on features for an enterprise license, please review the Console Features & Licensing article.
Note: You cannot set a static IP address, as the Relay Core is the IP address.
Image Settings
Currently, image settings for third-party streams will need to be changed directly through that camera's UI. Once the changes are made, they will be reflected in the Rhombus Console.
Relay Lite
Relay Lite provides a simple path for consolidating existing cameras into the Rhombus Console for unified live viewing and management. One third-party camera stream is supported per Rhombus camera.
The third-party camera can be manually entered using the RTSP URL.
Console Setup
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1. Power on the third-party camera and connect it to the same network the Rhombus cameras are on.
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| 2. Navigate to "Settings" and select "Third-Party Cameras." |
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| 3. Click on the "Third-Party Cameras" tab. |
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4. Here you can Manage Usernames & Passwords for the third-party camera streams, add a new third-party camera, and validate and assign any streams to a Rhombus Core. Adding Usernames and Passwords under "Manage Usernames & Passwords" will allow the associated RTSP streams to be automatically connected by Rhombus. |
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5. If a camera stream has not auto-populated, click "Add Third-Party Camera." |
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6. Assign the camera to a location and enter the RTSP URL. If the username and password has been saved under "Manage Usernames & Passwords", toggle on the Authentication to auto-connect. Otherwise, toggle this selection off to manually enter the Username and Password for the third-party camera. Click "Validate." Once the validation has completed, you will be able to give the camera a name and assign it to Relay Lite. Click "Assign" to finish the process. |
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| 5. To assign an auto-validated camera to Relay Lite, click "Assign." |
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| 6. Provide the camera with a name and select "Relay Lite" from the "Assign To" dropdown menu. Click "Assign" when finished. |
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Console Navigation
The assigned camera will now be available for viewing under cameras in the "Devices" tab.
For Rhombus Lite, only the livestream is available. To use features with the stream, the third-party camera needs to be assigned to a Rhombus Core.
You can edit the name/location as well as unassign the camera.
Image Settings
Currently, image settings for third-party streams will need to be changed directly through that cameras UI. Once the changes are made, they will be reflected in the Rhombus console.
Helpful Links
- Creating and Assigning Alert Policies
- Cut & Save, Share, and Delete Video Clips
- Console Features and Licensing
- End User License Agreement
Contact Support or Sales
Have more questions? Contact Rhombus Support at +1 (877) 746-6797 option 2 or support@rhombus.com.
Interested in learning more? Contact Rhombus Sales at +1 (877) 746-6797 option 1 or sales@rhombus.com.
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