Table Of Contents - Canon VK-16 v2.1 Administrator's Manual

Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ ii
Purpose of This Manual ............................................................................................................ iv
About Manuals ..........................................................................................................................xii
Important: Before Starting Operations .....................................................................................xiii
Chapter 1 System Overview
Chapter Overview ...................................................................................................................1-2
Preparation Flow .....................................................................................................................1-4
System Operation Overview ...................................................................................................1-6
VK-64/VK-16 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 1-6
Communication Mechanism of VK-64/VK-16 ..........................................................................1-8
Typical System Configuration ............................................................................................................... 1-8
Operating Environment .........................................................................................................1-10
Supported Camera Servers ................................................................................................................ 1-10
System Environment ............................................................................................................................ 1-10
Viewer .................................................................................................................................................. 1-11
Storage Server .................................................................................................................................... 1-11
Notes on Operating Environment ..........................................................................................1-12
Windows XP ........................................................................................................................................ 1-12
Windows Server 2003/Windows Server 2008 ..................................................................................... 1-12
Windows Server 2008 ......................................................................................................................... 1-14
Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008 ................................................................................................. 1-15
System Design Concept .......................................................................................................1-16
System Configuration Example ........................................................................................................... 1-16
When using multiple Storage Servers ................................................................................................. 1-18
When using Viewer alone .................................................................................................................... 1-18
Server Sizing Concept ........................................................................................................................ 1-19
Approximate Video Data Volume per Second .................................................................................... 1-19
Required Hard Disk Capacity ............................................................................................................. 1-20
Sensor Event Recording and Motion Detection Recording Concept ................................................. 1-23
Storage Server Performance ............................................................................................................... 1-24
Notes on Viewer Sizing ....................................................................................................................... 1-25
Network Bandwidth Concept .............................................................................................................. 1-26
VK-Lite ..................................................................................................................................1-27
Specification Comparison of VK-64/VK-16 and VK-Lite ........................................................1-29
Chapter 2 Installation
Chapter Overview ...................................................................................................................2-2
Installation Procedures ...........................................................................................................2-3
Start up the Installer .............................................................................................................................. 2-3
Upgrade from Version 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, and 2.0 ........................................................................... 2-6
Preparation and Precaution .................................................................................................................. 2-7
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