User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Revision History
- Chapter One Hardware Installation and Initial Configuration
- Chapter Two VAST2 Software Configuration and Management
- Log in
- Introducing VAST2
- Charged Add-on Features
- Installation Option - OpenVPN
- Chapter 2-1 Basics: Control and Elements
- Hot Keys
- View Cell Elements
- VAST Server and Client Components
- Minimum System Requirements
- Chapter 2-2 Starting Up
- 2-2-1. Selecting Devices
- 2-2-2. Recording Options
- 2-2-3. Storage
- 2-2-4. Starting Up - Main Page
- 2-2-5. Saving a View
- 2-2-6. Add More Live Views
- 2-2-7. Save Your Preferences
- 2-2-8. Customizable Layout
- 2-2-9. Dashboard
- 2-2-10. E-Map
- Placing DI/DO Devices
- Configuring Google Map and GPS
- 2-2-11. Event Search
- 2-2-12. PTZ Control
- 2-2-13. Playback
- 2-2-14. Alarm
- 2-2-15. Search Panel
- 2-2-16. Smart search
- 2-2-17. Tour
- 2-2-18. Thumbnail search
- Chapter 3 Applications:
- 3-1. I/O DI/DO Devices: IO Box and Related Configuration
- Configuring I/O Box DI/DO as a Trigger or Action in Alarm
- 3-2. Configuring Redundant Servers - Failover
- Failover Configuration Process
- 3-3. VCA (Video Content Analysis)
- 3-4. VAST Software License
- Updating Licenses for VAST on Virtual Machines
- Reminders for VAST Software License
- Chapter 4 Settings:
- 4-1. Settings > System > Preferences
- 4-2. Settings > Device > Cameras
- 4-3. Logical Folders
- 4-4. Settings > Recording > Recording Options
- 4-5. Settings > Recording > Backup
- Storage
- 4-6. Settings > Device > Sites
- 4-7. Settings > Device > POS
- 4-8. Settings > Device > Local DB
- 4-9. Settings > System > SMTP
- 4-10. Settings > IO Box and Related Configuration
- 4-11. Settings > User Management
- Add a New User Account - Windows AD Account
- Appendix A: VAST Service Control Tool
- Appendix B: Matrix
- Appendix C: Joystick Support
- Appendix D: Upload Device Pack
- Appendix E Database Merge Function
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Minimum System Requirements
Before installing the VAST software, please make sure your system meets the following
recommended minimum system requirements.
VAST 2 Liveview & Playback
Operating System
Windows Server 2012, 2016 / Windows 10, 7 / MacOS Mojave
10.14
Clients
(Display
Channels)
720P,2Mbps,
H.264,* each CH
8 CH 16 CH 32 CH
1080P,4Mbps,
H.264**, each CH
6 CH 10 CH 18 CH
1080P,4Mbps,
H.265, each CH
3 CH 5 CH 9 CH
CPU
6th Generation Intel
®
Core™ i3 Processors
6th Generation Intel
®
Core™ i5 Processors
6th Generation Intel
®
Core™ i7 Processors
RAM*** 8GB or above 8GB or above 16GB or above
Network Interface Card Ethernet, 1Gbit recommended
Graphics Card****
Direct3D acceleration with 1GB RAM graphics card
VAST2 Server
Operating System Windows 10, 7, Windows Server 2012, 2016
Server (Recording
Channels)
Up to 64 CH Up to 128 CH Up to 256 CH
CPU
6th Generation Intel
®
Core™ i3 Processors
or above
6th Generation Intel
®
Core™ i5 Processors or
above
RAM**** 4 GB or above 8GB or above 8GB or above
Hard Drive (Enterprise
model only), suggestion
1 Volume Group* 2 Volume Group* 4 Volume Group*
Recording throughput 1 Volume Group: Max. 200Mbps (Max.)**
Network Interface Card Ethernet, 1Gbit recommended***
* The size of volume group depends on the total recording server throughput.
** The maximum combined bit rate of cameras cannot exceed the total recording throughput.
*** Please consider the combined throughput of viewing, recording, and server's network
bandwidth when designing your surveillance deployments.
**** Please use a dual-channel memory configuration.