Face Database
In the Face Database tab, you can add, edit, and delete user profiles, organize user profiles into groups, and assign groups to event lists such as VIP, Allowed, or Blocked. When a recognition task detects a profile in a list, administrators will be notified.
User Profiles
Important:
Before adding any user profiles to the Face Database, please note the following:
- The Face Database can contain up to 10,000 user profiles in total.
- The user profile Account and Name can include 1 to 128 and 256 Unicode characters respectively, but cannot contain the following symbols: ~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) = + [ { ] } \ | ; : ' " < > / ?
- Supported image formats: BMP, JPG, PNG.
- Faces in profile photos must cover 100x100 pixels.
- When uploading profile photos in batches, please make sure each photo only contains a single face, and upload multiple image files instead of folders.
To create a single user profile:
- Click Create.
- Fill in the Account, Name, and Description.
- Click Upload to upload a photo, and click Next.
- Select groups from the list or click Add to create new ones.
- Click Finish to complete.
- If you would like to run a comparison between the profile photo and the currently unknown results to identify the matching results as the person afterwards, you can come back and tick Identify similar faces in the unknown results as this person.
To import customized user profiles in batches:
- Click Import.
- Select Import a customized list of members.
- Prepare the profile photos, download a user profile list template, and fill in the required information in the file. When done, click Next to continue.
- Click the Browse buttons to select and upload the photos and user profile list. If you wish to overwrite the user profiles in the Face Database if any conflicts are detected, tick Overwrite existing user profiles.
- Click Import.
- Check the information in the summary window, and click Finish to complete.
To import local DSM, domain, or LDAP users in batches:
- Click Import.
- Select Local DSM user, Domain user, or LDAP user from the drop-down menu.
- If you wish to import the existing user groups to the Face Database, tick Import existing groups.
- If you tick Import new users only, only users that have not been registered in the Face Database will be imported.
- Click the Browse buttons to select and upload the photos and user profile list. If you wish to overwrite the user profiles in the Face Database if conflicts are detected, tick Overwrite existing user profiles.
- Click Import.
- Check the information in the summary window, and click Finish to complete.
Note:
- Only users belonging to the administrators group can import local DSM, domain, and LDAP users.
- The original hierarchy of local DSM, domain, and LDAP groups will no longer exist once they are imported into the Face Database.
To edit a single user profile:
- Select a user profile and click Edit.
- Edit the information in the General and Group tabs.
- Click Save to complete.
To edit user profiles in batches:
- Click Edit > Edit batch.
- Download the list of your current user profiles and edit the information.
- Click Next to continue.
- Click the Browse buttons to select and upload the photos and profile list.
- Click Apply.
- Check the information in the summary window, and click Finish to complete.
Note:
- To avoid data comparison errors, do not edit the Account cells in the downloaded user profile list.
- The Photo file name cells will be left blank in the downloaded user profile list. If none of the profile photos require modifications, you do not need to edit the cells or upload the original photos again.
To delete user profiles:
- Select the user profile you wish to delete and click Delete.
- Click Yes to confirm the deletion.
Note:
- If you delete a user profile, the recognition results identified as the person will be changed to Unknown.
Groups
Important:
Before adding any groups to the Face Database, please note the following:
- The Face Database can contain up to 1,000 groups in total.
- The groups in the Face Database are not equal to local DSM user groups or Surveillance Station user groups.
- The group name can include 1 to 64 Unicode characters, but cannot contain the following symbols: ~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) = + [ { ] } \ | ; : ' " < > / ?
To create a group:
- Click Create.
- Select the user profiles you wish to include and click Finish to complete.
To edit a group:
- Select the group you wish to edit and click Edit.
- Modify the general and user information and click Save to complete.
To delete a group:
- Select the group you wish to delete and click Delete.
- Click Yes to confirm the deletion.