Installation Guide
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Installing the software
Server requirements
Hardware requirements
Actual hardware requirements vary considerably based on each user's application:
CPU requirements increase greatly when hosting multiple concurrent web clients.•
The Server application requires a maximum of 4GB, although additional memory is required for the operat-•
ing system, web hosting, or any other server applications.
The storage system is often the performance limitation because of the large amount of read and write proc-•
esses. Your storage system should be capable of sustained reads/writes at least twice the maximum data
rate from all cameras. Panasonic highly recommends using RAID 5 or RAID 6 for all video storage to reduce
the likelihood of catastrophic failure.
Enterprise-grade hard drives are highly recommended to handle constant video recording.•
The server operating system and this software should be installed on a dedicated, mirrored operating sys-•
tem drive.
Servers should always be UPS-powered to avoid data corruption during power failure.•
IMPORTANT:
In regard to the time synchronization of this software, the performance of the PC clock function may gener-•
ate variation in the time of the recording image. It may cause a problem in the operation. Use an NTP server
when the more accurate time & date setting is required for the system operation.
Operating system requirements
This system must be installed on Windows Server 2012. In addition:
If automatic updating is enabled, your server might stop recording video when the operating-system •
restarts.
To prevent this, disable the automatic updating.
Anti-virus programs should scan only the operating system and this software drives. Virus scanning should •
be disabled on all video storage drives to avoid large decreases in drive performance.
Port blocking is not recommended because many edge devices use multiple or dynamic port assignment.•
MAC addressing requirements
This software is licensed based on MAC addressing. Servers with teamed NICs or other arrangements that
obscure the MAC require an additional USB-based NIC to provide a licensing MAC.
Networking
For the greatest system reliability and performance, the network administrator should observe the following
best practices:
A dedicated VLAN and NIC port for all cameras.•
A dedicated VLAN and NIC port for storage networks (if used).•
A separate VLAN and NIC for all client connections.•
Cameras and Servers should use fixed IP addresses. Clients can use DHCP.•
Camera-to-server network capacity should be twice to maximum video data rate.•
Server-to-thick-client network capacity should be 1.5 times the maximum total data rate of all simultane-•
ously viewed cameras.