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8 Appendices
8.1
8.1.1
Installing Monitor Station
Minimum Requirements
Running one instance of the Monitor Station on the same machine as the IP Server will used approximately 300 MB
of memory and 30-50% of the CPU. For this reason, we recommend that the Monitor Station be installed on a
separate machine from the IP Server. The disk requirements for Monitor Station are minimal, 100 MB. The total
memory required for the Monitor Station is dependent on several factors, most notably the number of cameras to be
viewed as well as the method of compression. We recommend a minimum of 1 GB memory for the Monitor
Station. If you are using H.264 or MPEG4 compression, the memory requirements for the Monitor Station increase
because CPU is required to decompress the images. Obviously, if you view more compressed images, you will need
more CPU.
Another factor in running the Monitor Station is Direct Show. The Monitor Station uses a video component called
Direct Show to display full resolution images. If the client PC’s graphics card supports Direct Show (9 or higher),
the Monitor Station will use this and not the PC’s CPU for displaying the images. If the PC’s graphics card does not
support Direct Show, the PC compensates for this by using the CPU. Another factor in
8.1.2
Installing Monitor Station
Browse the CD and run the Setup.exe.
On the License Agreement screen click “I Agree” or “Cancel”
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