When designing a video surveillance system, special attention must be given to the selection of components in your future video surveillance system. The most important aspects of the system are listed below.
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Processor. The processor is a video server key component. It is recommended to use modern multicore processors with high clock frequency to ensure smooth and stable system operation. The preference should be given to the single-processor configurations (the motherboards with 2 or more processors are not recommended).
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Video card. If you plan to display video directly on the surveillance server, you should use a discrete video card. TRASSIR works with almost all modern ATI Radeon and nVidia video cards. You can find recommendations for video card selection at our knowledge base.
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Disk subsystem. The disk array for archive recording must be selected based on both the total volume of disk space and the required archive recording speed. During simultaneous recording, reading, and deleting of archives, the actual speed of an array of hard disks may differ significantly from the manufacturer's claimed maximum speed. You can read more about this in the subsection of the manual entitled Selecting the number of disks for an archive.
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Operating system. TRASSIR works with the majority of modern Microsoft Windows operating systems. A full list of the supported operating systems can be found in the subsection of the manual entitled Compatible operating systems. Note that for proper server operation, several changes must be made to the operating system settings.
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Monitors. It is recommended to use monitors with a resolution of at least 1280x1024 pixels for optimal TRASSIR operation. It provides a sufficiently high image clarity and is necessary for effective video surveillance. The optimal number of monitors to be connected depends on the specification of the video card used, but in general does not exceed 8 to ensure convenient display and control of video streams.
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You can use one of the ready-made video server configurations published on our website. You should also review the lists of equipment that we recommend and do not recommend.
