User manual

ARECONT VISION USER MANUAL 6
Arecont Vision 425 E Colorado St, 7
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Floor Glendale, CA 91205 8/1/2012
www.arecontvision.com
Inspect the package and its contents for visible damage. If any components are damaged or missing, do not
use the unit; contact the supplier immediately. If you need to return the unit, you must ship it in the original
box.
Server Requirements
We recommend a dedicated PC to receive the image streams from cameras for archiving and display. The
suggested minimum computer requirements are detailed for standard and high performance installations.
Standard Performance
Minimal Requirement, for low-to-medium system load
 CPU: Core 2 Duo 2Ghz
 RAM: 2 GB
 Video Card: NVIDIA, 128 MB RAM
 Network card: 100 base-T
 OS: Windows XP
 Storage Space: use storage/bandwidth calculator
Recommended Requirement, for medium-to-high system load
 CPU: Core 2 Quad 2Ghz
 RAM: 4 GB
 Video Card: NVIDIA, 512 MB RAM
 Network card: 1000 base-T
 OS: Windows 7 64bit
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Storage Space: use storage/bandwidth calculator
A PC with a single, slower CPU is sufficient in the case when images are to be archived, but not viewed live.
HDD size depends according to the desired capacity of the video archives (approximately 200Kbytes/image).
As an example, two 400GB drives will yield approximately 6 days of archiving capacity for an 8 camera
system recording at 1 frame per second in JPEG mode, or over 30 days recording in h.264 mode.
Network PoE Switch or PoE Router
Using a 100 Mbps Ethernet Switch with PoE ports or a Router with PoE ports is recommended. A gigabit
Ethernet Switch with PoE ports for multiple camera connections is highly recommended, especially in the
case of a multi-camera installation. Simple hubs do not provide collision management and are not suitable for
a multi-camera Arecont Vision system.