System Requirements; Standard Performance; Network Switch Or Router - CBC MP3 User Manual

2 USER MANUAL
Inspect the package and contents for visible damage. If any components are
damaged or missing, do not use the unit; contact the supplier immediately. If
you need to return the unit, you must ship it in the original box.

System Requirements

We recommend a dedicated PC to receive the image streams from cameras for
archiving and display.
detailed for standard and high performance installations.

Standard performance

24FPS at full resolution for MP2:
• OS: Windows XP Pro, Vista, Windows 2003 server, or Windows 2008
server
• CPU: Core 2 Duo 2Ghz
• RAM: 1 GB
• Video Card: NVIDIA, 128 MB RAM
• 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
Using a 100 Mbps network switch or router is recommended. Simple hubs do not
provide collision management and are not suitable for multi-camera MP system.
Suggested models:
Power-over-Ethernet routers:
• Netgear ProSafe 8PT 100Base-TX Switch with PoE #FS108PNA,
10/100Base-TX w/4 PoE 100Base-TX
• Netgear ProSafe 24+2 Gigabit Switch with POE #FS726TP, 2 Gigabit
output w/12 PoE, 100Base-TX, Street Price $300
• Netgear ProSafe 24+4 Gigabit Switch with POE # FS728TP, 4 Gigabit
output w/24 PoE, 100Base-TX, Street Price $400
The suggested minimum computer requirements are
or router
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