Bosch VG4 User Manual

AutoDome Modular Camera System

VG4 Firmware Updates via a TCP/IP Network | en

Bosch Security Systems, Inc.

Firmware Update Manual

F.01U.097.269 | 1.06 | 2011.09

The IP AutoDome® incorporates a network video server in the IP module. The primary function 

of the server is to encode video and control data for transmission over a TCP/IP network. The 

IP AutoDome also allows an operator to update the AutoDome firmware via the TCP/IP 

network. This chapter applies to a VG4 100, 200, 300, or 500i Series AutoDome with an IP 

Communications Module. Two versions of the IP Communication Module exist and you must 

identify the module your application uses. The hardware version of the IP Communications 

Module used in your IP camera determines which service pack you must use to update the 

camera firmware.

Refer to the AutoDome Modular Camera System Installation Manual, the 100 Series User’s Manual 

and the 200, 300, 500i Series User’s Manual for specific instructions on configuring the IP 

AutoDome camera.

The latest VG4 service pack is available on the Bosch Security Systems Web site. To download 

the service pack from the Web, navigate to www.boschsecurity.us, click the CCTV link, then 

click Cameras, PTZ and navigate to the product page for your AutoDome. Then click the 

Software tab on the product page.

To update firmware on a non-IP AutoDome see Section 2 VG4 Firmware Updates via the CTFID, 

page 13.

Each IP AutoDome contains a communication module that encodes the video signal for 

transfer over an IP network. Two versions of the IP Communication Module exist:

–

VG4-MTRN-E: older module that uses MPEG-4 encoding

–

VG4-MTRN-E1: current module that uses H.264 encoding

Separate service packs exist for the MPEG-4 and the H.264 module. You must first determine 

the IP Communications Module used in your AutoDome before updating the firmware using an 

AutoDome Service Pack. 

CAUTION! If a service pack contains an upgrade to the IP firmware file (Vip_x_app1.fw), you 

must upgrade the IP firmware before you perform any other firmware update. (For example, 

before uploading SCBootApp.g4i or SCMain.g4i).