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System & Requirements
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RC-P User Manual
Which Devices Require a License?
You need licenses for the number of device channels—typically cameras or dedicated input/out
boxes—you want to run on your RC-P system. One device channel license enables you to run one
camera or one dedicated input/output box. You can use and define an unlimited number of
microphones, inputs, and outputs.
Depending on your current number of licenses you might be able to get more licenses as your
surveillance system grows. See Getting Additional Licenses in the following.
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Replacing Cameras
You can replace a camera licensed in the RC-P system with a new camera and have the new
camera activated and licensed instead.
The total number of purchased device channels corresponds to the total number of cameras able to
run on the surveillance system simultaneously. If you remove a camera from a recording server,
you also free a license.
When replacing a camera, you must use the Management Application's Replace Hardware Device
wizard to map all relevant databases of cameras, microphones, inputs, outputs, etc. When done,
remember to activate the license.
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Viewing Your License Information
You get an excellent overview of your RC-P licenses from the Management Application's navigation
pane. Expand Advanced Configuration and select Hardware Devices. This presents you with the
Hardware Device Summary table:
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Hardware Device Name: Hardware devices (typically cameras but could also be
dedicated input/output boxes).
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License: Licensing status of your hardware devices. Can be either Licensed, [number of]
day(s) grace, Trial, or Expired.
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Video Channels: Number of available video channels on your hardware devices.
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Licensed Channels: Number of video channels—on each of your hardware devices—for
which you have a license.
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Microphone Channels: Number of available microphone channels on your hardware
devices.
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Address: http addresses of your hardware devices.
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WWW: Links to http addresses of your hardware devices.
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Port: Port used by your hardware devices.
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Device Driver: Names of device drivers associated with your hardware devices.
You can activate licenses online or offline. On the Management Application's toolbar, click File and
either Activate License Online or Manage License Offline.
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Getting Additional Licenses
Want to add—or have already added—more device channels than you currently have
licenses for? In that case, you must buy additional licenses before the cameras will be able to
send data to your RC-P system.
To get additional licenses for your RC-P system, contact your integrator or dealer.
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On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc.