Installation guide

Installation And Software Manual
p.4
System Requirements
Dedicated PC
A dedicated PC is needed to receive image streams from cameras for archiving and display. The suggested minimum
computer requirements are as follows.
• Standard Performance, 16-17 FPS (frames per second) of full-resolution video
CPU: 3.4 GHz
RAM: 512 MB
Video Card: 1600x1200, 64 MB RAM
Hard Disk
7 MB for application
Extra storage for image archives
Network card: 100 base-T
• High Performance, 24FPS at full resolution for AV2100
CPU: Dual 3.2 GHz
RAM: 512 MB
Video Card: 1600x1200, 64 MB RAM
Hard Disk:
7 MB for application
Extra storage for image archives
Network card: 100 base-T, 2 network cards – one for cameras and one for remote viewing
A PC with single, slower CPU is sufficient in the case when images are to be archived, but not displayed.
HDD size 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
Network Switch or Router
Using a 100 Mbps network switch or router is recommended. Simple hubs do not provide collision management and
are not suitable for multi-camera AV system. Suggested models:
• Netgear ProSafe 8PT 100Base-TX Switch with POE #FS108PNA
• 10/100Base-TX w/4 POE 100Base-TX
• MSRP $110 (www.netgear.com
)
• Netgear ProSave 16PT 100Base-TX Switch with PoE #FS116P
• 10/100Base-TX w/8 PoE 100Base-TX
• MSRP $210 (www.netgear.com
)
• Netgear ProSafe 24+2 Gigabit Switch with POE
• 1 Gigabit output w/12 POE 100Base-TX
• MSRP $380 (www.netgear.com
)
• D-Link Web Smart #DES-1316
• 10/100Base-TX w/8 POE ports and 8 non-POE ports
• MSRP $388 (www.compuplus.com
)
• TRENDnet #TPE-S88
• 10/100Base-TX w/8 POE ports and 8 non-POE ports , POE Single port hub
• MSRP $250 (www.provantage.com
)