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7.3 Installation use cases & recommendations
Installation type
Minimum recommended hardware
Small IP/DVR installation
1 to 4 IP cameras and/or 1 Mitsubishi
DVR
Single PC, server + client architecture
Intel Core 2 Duo
2 Gb RAM
Standard graphics card with 256 Mb video memory.
10/100 Mbps Network card
Medium IP installation
Up to 16 IP cameras
Single PC, server + client architecture
Intel Core i5
4 Gb RAM
ATI graphics card with 256 MB video memory.
10/100 Mbps Network card.
Large IP installation
More than 16 IP cameras
Single PC, server + client architecture
Intel Core i7
4 Gb RAM
ATI graphics card 256 MB video memory.
10/100/1000 Mbps Network card.
This is not a recommended installation if the IP cameras continuous recording is
critical. Video play or live operations and also exports may damage recorded video. Be
careful.
Medium-Large DVR installation
More than 3 DVR
Single PC, server + client architecture
Intel Core 2 Quad
4 Gb RAM
ATI graphics card ATI 256 MB video memory.
10/100/1000 Mbps Network card.
Medium-Large DVR & IP installation
Various IP cameras & DVR (undefined)
Client-Server architecture
Server :
Intel Core 2 Quad with any graphics card.
4 Gb RAM
10/100/1000 Mbps Network card or multiple cards depending on amount of devices
Thin clients :
Only monitor and administration tasks: settings, scheduling, …
Intel Core 2 Duo with any graphics card.
4 Gb RAM
10/100/1000 Mbps Network card or various depending on amount of devices and network
topology
Powerful clients :
Displaying lots of simultaneous cameras in live or play
Intel Core i5
4 Gb RAM
ATI graphics card 256 MB video memory.
10/100/1000 Mbps Network card.
Recommended architecture for high performance installations.
This configuration allows you to connect dynamically many clients to a single server
without affecting the IP recording.
Reliable server – client architecture
IP recording on server (NVVR)
Server:
Server machine with redundancy on hardware mechanical parts. (Fan, Hdd, etc)
Same CPU, memory and network as Medium-large installations (see previous points)
Clients:
Since on the client machine is not possible to loose information, it is not really necessary to
make it redundant or safer than a standard powerful PC.
Follow the previous recommendations points.
Recommended architecture for high performance & reliable installations.
NOTE
The operating system Windows® XP takes less cpu usage than Windows® 7 while showing footage. So, it is recommendable to install
Windows® XP whenever possible (mainly on NHClient PCs).