VAST Security Station (VSS) v1.7 helps security teams respond faster and maintain greater control over their systems. This release focuses on four areas: sharing live video to the Matrix screen of your choice, turning alarms into guided actions, giving administrators clearer oversight of user access, and making fisheye evidence easier to review and share. Together, these updates reduce manual steps during an incident and make it easier to preserve clear evidence afterward.

Push to Matrix: Display Live Video on a Selected Monitor

During an incident, the right camera needs to reach the right people quickly. With Push to Matrix, operators can send live video from VSS Live View directly to a Matrix screen of their choice.

• Push a Camera Feed or Full Layout: Operators can send a single live camera or the current view layout to the Matrix screen they select, so others see exactly what the operator sees.
• Temporary Display with Automatic Return: The pushed content temporarily replaces what is shown on the target monitor. Either the VSS operator or the Matrix operator can close it, and the monitor then returns automatically to its preconfigured content.
• Clear Status at a Glance: The “Active on Matrix” panel lists content pushed from VSS, allowing operators to review the items and clear them individually or all at once.

From Alarm to Action

VSS v1.7 improves the full alarm workflow, from how an alarm is triggered to how operators respond to it.

• Multiple VCA Rules per Trigger: A single alarm can now be triggered by several VCA rules on the same camera. You can choose all rules, including those added in the future, or select only the specific rules you need. You can also set a time window to prevent repeated triggers.
• Clearer Alarm Tab Information: When an alarm uses the Send live streaming action, the alarm tab displays the alarm name, event information, and trigger time together with the live video, helping operators quickly identify which camera requires attention.
• One Video Cell per Camera: When several alarms are triggered by the same camera, VSS keeps the live video in the same video cell and updates it with the latest alarm information. This reduces duplicate views, and previous records remain available in Alarm list/search.
• Expanded Automated Camera Actions: Alarm actions now work with more cameras managed through substations, including digital output (DO) control, bookmarking, and automatic Smart Tracking from a preset, where supported.
• Built-in Alarm Instructions: Administrators can attach step-by-step instructions, such as an SOP, to each alarm. Operators see the guide in the alarm list, update the alarm status, add comments, and review the alarm history.

Monitor Active Sessions and Control User Access

VSS v1.7 gives administrators more visibility and flexibility in managing who can access the system.

• Active Session Monitoring: The new Active Sessions page shows the user account, role, client type, login time, session duration, and IP address where available. Administrators can force a selected client session to log out when necessary.
• Dedicated Permission for User Management: The new “Manage users and roles” permission lets organizations assign user and role management to selected staff without giving them full administrator rights. Combined with the Accessible devices and Accessible views settings, this supports clear separation of duties.

Fisheye Evidence Bundle for Clearer Exports

Fisheye footage captures a wide area but can be hard to review in its original form. When exporting a video clip, operators can now choose the Fisheye camera evidence bundle. It exports the original fisheye video together with a dewarped quad-view video, so reviewers have both the full context and a clearer view of each area. The dewarped quad-view video can be played in common third-party media players, making it easier to share evidence with recipients who do not have VSS Standalone Player.

Additional Enhancements

• Alarm Configuration Search by Folder Name: Administrators can search by folder name when selecting cameras for alarm triggers or actions, making it easier to locate devices in large systems.