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Hardware guidelines |
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dedicated mainly for running this application |
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'clean' Windows installation with all the
latest service packs and security upgrades installed |
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designed for continuous 24/7 operation at high
CPU and hard disk load |
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located in an environment with sufficient
cooling |
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| Note: Standard desktop
office computers/laptops are not recommended for 24/7
operation. |
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Minimum requirements |
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Hardware Client PC |
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Windows Vista Business, XP Professional (SP2),
Windows Media Player 11 |
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CPU: Intel Pentium 4 or higher, 2 GHz
(Intel Core 2 Quad recommended for larger systems) |
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RAM: 1 GB (4 GB recommended for larger
systems) |
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Screen: 1024 x 768 |
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Graphic card with DirectX 9.0c; Real video
memory of 256 MB
Important! Use latest graphic card driver. |
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Microsoft .NET runtime environment (included
in installation package) |
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Hardware Server PC |
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Windows Vista Business, XP Professional
(SP2), 2003 Server (SP2) |
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CPU: Intel Pentium 4, 2 GHz (Intel Xeon
recommended for larger systems) |
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RAM: 1 GB (4 GB recommended for larger
systems) |
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Microsoft .NET runtime environment (included
in installation package) |
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| Note: Minimum recommended
requirements for a full 50 camera system: |
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Intel Xeon Quad processor |
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2 GB Ram |
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1 Gbit network adaptor |
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4 x 7200 rpm Hard drives with NTFS files
system |
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Windows XP Professional SP2 or Windows Vista
Business |
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XVGA (1024x768) graphics card with 512 Mb
memory and DirectX 9.0c compliant |
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Microsoft .NET 3.5 and Microsoft Media Player
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Notes |
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For best performance and stability, use local
hard disks or high performance NAS for storage.
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The disk drive (normally C:) where Windows and
AXIS Camera Station are installed should have enough disk
space for the AXIS Camera Station log files. Allow at least
1 GB free disk space for the log files.
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It is recommended that the recordings are
saved on a different drive letter than the operating system,
e.g. the recordings are preferably saved on D: if Windows is
installed on C: etc. For smaller installations, two different
partitions can be made on the same physical disk to achieve
this.
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For the best long term reliability and
performance, it is recommended that the recordings are saved
on separate hard disks. For a system recording 10 cameras
continuously at 25 fps in CIF (320/240) format, one hard
disk could be sufficient, while a system recording at 25 fps
should have maximum 10-15 cameras on the same hard disk.
Software based RAID systems should not be used, as such a
solution could result in performance bottlenecks.
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The
AXIS Design Tool can be used to estimate
the storage space required for the recordings. Be sure to
verify that the amount of remaining storage space is
sufficient when the system has been running for the
specified number of days (Save recordings for days setting).
Increased activity will result in larger image files, thus
requiring more storage space.
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The system should be designed taking future
expansion into consideration (see recommendations above).
Adding too many cameras to a small system may result in an
overall decrease in performance and stability and even loss
of recordings due to limited storage space.
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It is recommended that defragmentation is
regularly run on the hard disks used for AXIS Camera Station
recordings as this will improve performance, storage
capacity and long term stability.
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If a true PC server is used for AXIS Camera
Station, it is recommended that AXIS Camera Station Client
is installed on an ordinary desktop PC for viewing and
playback as PC servers do not normally have a high
performance graphics interface.
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