Dahua and AxxonSoft — Integrated Video Surveillance, Metadata Intelligence & Access Control

AxxonSoft is an early participant in Dahua’s Integration Partner Program (DIPP), reinforcing a long-term commitment to creating unified, scalable, and technically advanced security solutions. The partnership spans camera-side analytics, metadata-driven intelligence, access control, and thermal screening, ensuring a deeply integrated environment within both Axxon One VMS and Axxon PSIM.

AxxonSoft developed one of the earliest full metadata-integration layers for the Dahua Open Platform (DHOP). The AxxonSoft DHOP application runs directly on Dahua surveillance cameras , extracting object coordinates, direction, speed, size, color, and other attributes. This metadata is transmitted along with the video stream, enabling powerful Axxon One analytics, multi-camera tracking, digital zoom-driven object following, and near-instant Smart Event Search.

Quick Overview and Key Benefits of the AxxonSoft + Dahua Tech Integration

What Makes the Partnership Unique

AxxonSoft and Dahua Tech deliver a unified, metadata-enhanced surveillance and access ecosystem designed for efficiency, scale, and operational clarity. Through DHOP, analytics run directly on the camera rather than relying on central servers, and AxxonSoft’s platforms transform incoming metadata into real-time scene interpretation, rapid event correlation, and high-precision search. For integrators and end users, this results in an architecture that is cost-effective, extremely flexible, and performance-optimized for deployments ranging from small commercial sites to highly distributed enterprise and public-sector installations.

Key Advantages — What Makes the Partnership Unique

Edge intelligence for higher system efficiency
Reduce central server load and enable more channels to be processed on the same hardware while maintaining responsiveness across single-site and distributed deployments.
Metadata-enabled automation and scene analytics
Apply advanced analytics and dynamic event handling. This approach expands what operators can interpret in real time and supports flexible, criteria-based investigations without predefined detection rules.
Accelerated forensic search and continuous tracking
Use incoming metadata to rapidly locate objects in large archives and to support seamless multi-camera following. Identify targets based on color, direction, or behavior and reconstruct movement paths with minimal effort.
Unified access control and video-driven decision support
Create a centralized operational interface where access events, alarms, and verification video are reviewed together. Enhance situational awareness and streamline incident response across diverse facility types.
Thermal screening integrated into security workflows
Feed readings, events, and verification video into Axxon One for automated handling. Strengthen health and safety controls by consolidating thermal events with video and access scenarios inside the unified monitoring environment

How It Works

The integration between Dahua devices and AxxonSoft solutions is based on a combination of camera-side metadata processing, flexible server-side analytics, and unified access and event management.

DHOP Metadata Processing.
Dahua cameras running the AxxonSoft DHOP application analyze motion and objects directly at the edge. The devices extract detailed metadata describing each object’s position, movement, size, and color, then stream this metadata to Axxon One. This eliminates the need for server-side decoding and dramatically improves system scalability.
Distributed Computing Architecture.
Metadata extraction and preliminary analysis occur inside the camera, reducing the computational burden on the server. This allows significantly more cameras per server and ensures smooth operation in distributed, multi-site environments.
Server-Side Analytics and Scene Interpretation.
Raw metadata allows Axxon One to apply its own analytics — such as line-crossing detection, loitering analysis, or zone entry detection — without being limited to on-camera capabilities. The use of metadata makes server-side processing more efficient.
Digital Zoom and Multi-Camera Tracking.
AxxonSoft technologies such as Autozoom and Tag&Track use incoming metadata coordinates to follow moving objects, automatically adjusting zoom levels or switching cameras for continuous tracking. This improves situational awareness in large or complex monitoring zones.
Unified Event and Alarm Handling.
All metadata, alarms, access events, and device statuses are consolidated in the AxxonSoft platform. Operators can correlate video, alarms, and access events to make immediate decisions or trigger automation rules.

Feature Integration Details

DHOP-Based Metadata Engine

AxxonSoft was the first to develop a solution based on the Dahua Open Platform (DHOP). An application installed on the camera collects information about moving objects in the frame, including coordinates, direction of movement, size, speed, color, and so on. This metadata is transmitted to the Axxon One VMS server along with the video stream. The data is then:

used for powerful scene analytics in the Axxon One VMS,
saved in the archive for quick criteria-based video search.

The joint solution by Dahua Technology and AxxonSoft has multiple advantages over systems with server-side video analytics, since it allows the server to process about 10 times more video feeds. And passing raw metadata (instead of events) makes the system very flexible. Users are not limited to the detection tools available on a camera, since they can use any of the Axxon One VMS video analytics tools — detection of line-crossing, motion and stopping in a restricted area, loitering, abandoned objects, etc.

Metadata is essential for tracking an object with digital zooming or multiple cameras. The AxxonSoft’s fast video search system is also based on metadata and does not require pre-configuring detection tools. The video search criteria are set on the fly (for example, find a red car in the parking lot), which makes it truly interactive.

Thermal Body-Temperature Screening

The Dahua Thermal Body Temperature Solution integrates directly into Axxon One. Temperature readings, alerts, and verification images flow into the platform, where operators can review them alongside associated video footage. AxxonSoft enables threshold-based automation and supports alarm escalation and notification workflows for large public or private facilities.

Dahua and AxxonSoft Joint Solution Brochure Dahua Thermal Body Temperature Solution

Access Control Integration

AxxonSoft provides full support for Dahua access control terminals and related hardware. The unified environment centralizes monitoring of access events, door states, and alarm conditions, allowing operators to manage physical security processes efficiently. Permissions, schedules, and roles are synchronized via the integration module and can be scaled across multiple locations.

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Use Cases

Retail and Shopping Centers

Operators can quickly identify incidents, review customer movement, and analyze behavioral patterns with high accuracy.

Transportation Hubs & Urban Surveillance

Metadata-based analysis enables object identification across wide-area deployments, improving monitoring and incident response.

Industrial Sites and Logistics Operations

Metadata enhances the tracking of people and vehicles within production and storage environments.

Enterprise and Multi-Site Facilities

The distributed architecture ensures responsive performance even with high camera counts.

Education and Corporate Campuses

Metadata improves investigative efficiency during incident review.

How-To Installation Guide for Dahua Access Control Integration

Configure the parent object by specifying network adapter and using Device Search, then sync time and write access settings.
Configure the access controller by entering network parameters, credentials, enabling dynamic update, writing access settings, and clearing logs.
Configure the door object — define all door parameters precisely per the documented fields.

Installation Guide & Documentation

Full documentation is available for integrators, including hardware compatibility lists, licensing information, and step-by-step instructions for Dahua Technology device configuration.

Dahua Integration Module Guide

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AxxonSoft provides personalized integration consultations for complex deployments, multi-site architecture planning, and large-scale metadata-driven surveillance systems. To explore the full capabilities of the Dahua integration or discuss specific project requirements, complete the form below.

FAQ — AxxonSoft Integration with Dahua Technologies

Which Dahua cameras support metadata integration through DHOP?

Metadata integration is supported on Dahua surveillance cameras capable of running DHOP applications. These models can host the AxxonSoft metadata engine directly on the device, allowing enriched scene information — coordinates, movement direction, size, and color attributes — to be transmitted along with the video stream. Compatibility depends on the specific series, firmware, and guidance provided by Zhejiang Dahua.

How does AxxonSoft improve server efficiency when using devices from Dahua?

AxxonSoft improves server efficiency by running analytics directly on devices supported by Dahua Tech. This reduces the need for server-side decoding and tracking, significantly lowering CPU consumption. As a result, servers can process a larger number of channels and maintain high performance across distributed deployments.

Can Dahua access control devices be centrally managed inside Axxon PSIM?

Yes. Dahua access control hardware — including readers and door components — integrates smoothly with Axxon PSIM. This enables centralized management of permissions, access events, video verification, and alarm monitoring within a unified operational environment maintained by Dahua Technology Support. Learn more about integration

Does the integration support Dahua thermal body-temperature screening solutions?

Yes. AxxonSoft supports Dahua thermal screening devices through metadata and event processing. Temperature measurements, alerts, and verification images are delivered directly into the Axxon One interface. Integrators should refer to Dahua Support documentation for specific configuration steps and recommended deployment practices.

How does AxxonSoft use metadata for forensic search with Dahua devices?

AxxonSoft’s Smart Event Search engine uses metadata generated by Security Cameras Dahua to enable fast, criteria-based video search. Operators can filter historical footage based on attributes such as color, size, movement direction, or object type without requiring predefined detection rules, greatly accelerating investigation workflows.

Is the AxxonSoft integration suitable for multi-site or large-scale environments?

Yes. The distributed architecture, metadata-driven processing, and reduced server load make the joint AxxonSoft and Dahua Company solution suitable for enterprise campuses, logistics networks, wide-area surveillance deployments, and multi-facility operations.

Where can integrators access Dahua technical support resources for the integration?

Integrators can access guidelines, configuration manuals, firmware notes, and compatibility lists through Dahua Support and Dahua Technology Support. AxxonSoft also provides integration documentation covering supported device models, metadata capabilities, access control modules, and recommended deployment procedures.