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.