topic Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall in Smart Cameras

Setting up Persistent Video Wall

DCayeaBHSN — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:51:11 GMT

I'm looking to come up with a solution for healthcare type environment where 24/7 monitoring is required. Has anyone set this up already and if you did what did you do? The goal would be to have a large monitor with a video wall on it.

I am familiar with the video wall and how to build accounts.

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

Philip D'Ath — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:35:19 GMT

There is no good solution for this.

I used to use the "AXIS T8705 Video Decoder" (which uses RTSP) - but Axis deprecated the product. The replacement product is not compatible with Meraki MV.

https://www.axis.com/products/axis-t8705-video-decoder

There is "Meraki Display" which you can run on an Apple TV.

https://documentation.meraki.com/MV/Viewing_Video/Meraki_Display_Introduction

BUT, it currently requires someone to actually log into the display each time it restarts. There has been talk about changing this so it automatically logs on on a power cycle, but I haven't head of anything being delivered in this space.

It is also only available via co-termination licencing, so if you are using PDL or something else you can't add the licence to the dashboard.

You could probably do something like using a tiny PC/NUC, and use a keyboard playback tool and have it open the web browser and log into the Meraki Vision portal and display a video wall.

https://documentation.meraki.com/MV/Viewing_Video/Vision_Portal%3A_Introduction

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

DCayeaBHSN — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:00:02 GMT

Can I ask why you stopped using the T8705, was it just because it became unsupported? How well did it work?

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

BHC_RESORTS — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:40:21 GMT

The Apple TV is not viable - it doesn't support HLS (or LL-HLS can't remember which) so the lag is anywhere between 5-15 seconds in real time.

We deploy mini/NUC computers and that works wonderfully.

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

BHC_RESORTS — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:41:16 GMT

Not the OP, but we couldn't use it because of insurance and regulatory requirements. Can't have unsupported hardware in the mix. Otherwise, the T8705 will work just fine.

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

Philip D'Ath — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 23:07:41 GMT

Because you can no longer buy the T8705. It worked great. Very reliable.

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

BlakeRichardson — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 02:38:16 GMT

To be honest you are probably better using an on prem NVR solution. I have problems with session time out. It's great for ad-hoc but I would not recommend it for healthcare and 24/7 monitoring.

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

DurVision — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 14:00:09 GMT

Are you still looking for a video wall and would all the cameras be cisco... here is a sample videowall setup for multiple cisco cameras.. also what do you monitor from these cameras as part of the video wall..any specific analytics?

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

DCayeaBHSN — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:08:26 GMT

Are there NVR's that work with the MV series cameras?

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

DCayeaBHSN — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:09:40 GMT

What we are leaning towards are 50" TV's with Intel Compute Sticks setup on the back that in kiosk mode automatically go to vision.meraki.com and give people account information for their locations.

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

DCayeaBHSN — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:11:53 GMT

I did find it available on the reseller's market but the price point was a little high for us.

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

Philip D'Ath — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:38:14 GMT

Are you saying you have a suitable product that you sell?

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

DCayeaBHSN — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:39:46 GMT

I'm saying, you can still find T8705 but from 3rd party resellers and not AXIS.

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

DurVision — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:50:13 GMT

its a complete VSAAS/VMS solution that can integrate meraki cameras as well

Re: Setting up Persistent Video Wall

TomMc — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:59:57 GMT

Hi, on the above, are there any updated products/solutions to keeping the video wall up and running 24x7? Our video wall stops once or twice a day and we have to log out and log back in each time. Any new fixes for this?

Also saw in the comments the AppleTV solution lags 5-15 seconds behind on live video, has this been fixed at all? Is the AppleTV solution more reliable than a PC based video wall? (works well but with a lag? or hopefully now works well but without a lag?)

Thank you