58 en | Using the IP AutoDome VG4 Modular Camera System
F.01U.133.268 | 6.0 | 2010.03 User’s Manual Bosch Security Systems, Inc.
8.5 Installing the Required Software
To view live video, you must install Bosch MPEG ActiveX, DirectX, and Java Virtual Machine.
To view live video from an IP-enabled VG4 AutoDome in Microsoft Internet Explorer or to
change VG4 AutoDome configurations, you must install the following software in this order:
1. Sun Java
2. Microsoft .NET
3. Microsoft DirectX
4. MPEG-ActiveX
5. Bosch Configuration Manager
You can find the latest versions of the required software on the Bosch Security Systems, Inc.
Web site. To locate the software, follow these directions:
1. Launch a Web browser and navigate to one of the following URLs:
– For customers in the United States: http://www.boschsecurity.us
– For customers outside of the United States: http://www.boschsecurity.com, then
click your region and finally click the link for your country (if available).
2. Click the CCTV or Products link (depending on the country Web site) in the left pane of
the Web page.
3. Click the Software link under the Download Library section in the left pane.
4. Click OK to agree to the Bosch Software License Agreement.
5. Click the CCTV link under the Software heading in the center frame.
6. Click the Cameras, PTZ link to access the software for Bosch PTZ cameras.
After you click Cameras, PTZ the browser opens the Software Download page for VG4
and VEZ AutoDomes.
7. Scroll down the page to the AutoDome TCP/IP Communications Module heading.
8. Right-click the appropriate language selection and choose Save Target As from the pop-
up menu for these software packages:
– Sun Java
– Microsoft .NET
– Microsoft DirectX
–MPEG-ActiveX
– ConfigManager
9. Save each software package to the computer that contains the Microsoft Internet
Explorer you will use to view the live video images from an IP-enabled VG4 AutoDome.
You should now have the following software packages stored on the computer:
– MPEG-ActiveXXX_enUS_E3366678923.zip (MPEG-ActiveX)
– DirectXXXX_enUS_E2352554507.zip (DirectX)
– dotnetfx_enUS_T5007298827.exe (.NET)
– jre-XXXX-windows-i586-p-s_xxXX_XXXXXXXXX.exe (Java)
– SetupConfigManagerXXXXXXXXX_enUS_F4155139595.exe (ConfigManager)
Note: The XXX denotes the software version number. This number changes as updates
are made to the software packages.