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Example of system configuration and settings for simple recording (minimum configuration with only one PC)

This section explains an example of a system configuration for simple recording using only one PC.

If you are performing simple recording using only one PC, please set the network camera and recording settings to a low fps value. Simple recording is intended for up to 5 cameras, with a SVGA resolution and a recording frame rate of about 2 fps.

Key points of this configuration

•A server (Panel Server), video recorder (Panel Browser), and monitoring screen (Panel Browser) run on a single PC.

•The destination for recording data and the destination for viewing are both set on the server side, and no transfer settings are used.

•Limit the number of cameras connected simultaneously to around five, and set the frame rate low for both the camera itself and the recording settings.

Expected specifications

item	Setting values etc.	supplement
Video Compression Method	MJPEG	Connection is also possible with "H.264".
Camera Image Resolution	SVGA (800*600)	Set on the camera.
Camera quality	usually	Set on the camera.
Camera Frame Rate	1fps	Set on the camera. Set to 5fps or less.
Recording Frame Rate	2fps	Set from the recording settings when registering the camera.
Number of cameras connected simultaneously	Up to 5 units	If you wish to record on more than the number listed above, this can be achieved by distributing the recorder terminal PCs.

The recording process of the video recorder may increase the processing load on the PC. Therefore, if you configure a system with only one PC, it may affect the various server processes run by Panel Server. When configuring a system with only one PC, be sure to actually verify the operation and confirm that other functions such as alarms and logging are not affected. If you determine that the processing load is too high or if you need to record at a high frame rate, please refer to "Recommended system configuration" and consider distributing the load using multiple PCs.

System configuration image

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Components

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This is configured to run all of the following functions on one PC.

Server functions (Panel Server)

Panel Server executes various server functions such as tags, alarms and logging.

Video Recorder (Panel Browser)

Prepare a client configuration file that runs only the video recorder and run it in Panel Browser. This Panel Browser will perform the recording process. Note that this Panel Browser should be dedicated to recording, and it is usually a good idea to keep it minimized as an icon.

setting

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Recorder registration settings

Set the recorder registration as follows:

❖Recording destination: Server side

❖Forwarding settings: Do not forward (uncheck)

❖Viewing destination: Server side

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If the recording destination is set to the server side, the recording file is first saved in a cache folder and then automatically transferred to a public folder on the server side (the transfer is performed internally regardless of whether the transfer settings above are checked).

Camera registration/frame rate

Please set the recording frame rate to around "2" fps (please try to keep the load down so as not to affect other server processes).

Camera registration/file division unit

The recording file will be divided into 5 minute increments.

Automatic Maintenance

The number of days for automatic deletion (the number of days for which data is saved) should be determined based on the period for which you actually want to save the data and the amount of disk space available. For an estimate of the size of recorded data, please refer to "Recorded Data File Size and Disk Space".

If you want to run multiple clients on one PC using direct login, register each published project for running each client in Panel Server and log in to each published project from a separate Panel Browser.

As in the example above, by setting the recording and viewing destination to the server side, you can smoothly add more client PCs later. On the other hand, if you are only using one PC, you can also set it up as follows.

❖Prepare a folder for recording on your PC's local disk, separate from the project folder.
Example) C:\videorecorder

❖When registering the recorder, specify the recording destination as a folder on the local disk rather than a server (C:\videorecorder).

❖Specify the above folder as the destination for viewing recorded files (C:\videorecorder).

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However, with the above settings, the local disk is set as the viewing destination, so viewing from other client PCs will not be possible. If there is a possibility of adding more clients after installation, we do not recommend the above settings.

Monitoring screen display (Panel Browser)

Prepare a client setting file for displaying graphic screens, etc., and run it on a Panel Browser separate from the client for the video recorder. Viewing/playing back recorded data, displaying graphic screens, and other screen displays for various functions (alarms, trends, etc.) should be performed on this client side.

It is not impossible to run a video recorder and a monitoring screen on only one Panel Browser, but if the recorder's recording process becomes overloaded, it may affect the display updates of other graphic screens. Therefore, we recommend that you run the video recorder that performs recording and the monitoring screen and other displays on separate Panel Browser as much as possible.

Please pay attention to the number of client licenses. Even if you only have one PC, a client license will be consumed for each Panel Browser running on the PC.

Network Camera

Below is an example of camera body settings. For details on tuning the camera body, please refer to "About camera body settings and tuning".

setting	explanation
Video Compression Method	If you can choose the compression method, we recommend using "MJPEG".
Frame rate	Set the frame rate of the camera body to "5" fps or less (please set it low to reduce the processing load on your PC).
resolution	Keep it at around SVGA (800*600). The higher the resolution, the greater the processing load and data size.
image quality	Please select the image quality that suits your purpose. Try from the "Normal" level and tune according to the situation. The higher the image quality, the larger the processing load and data size will be.

Points to note about this configuration

Important points to note

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How many cameras can be connected at the same time?

When recording with the minimum configuration like this configuration, the number of cameras that can be connected simultaneously should be limited to about "5", and the frame rate of the camera itself should also be set to 5 or less. When configuring a system with only one PC, be sure to actually test the operation and confirm that there is no impact on other functions such as alarms and logging. If the processing load is deemed too high, refer to "Recommended system configuration" and consider distributing the load using multiple PCs.

When server duplication is required

If you are using only one PC, please do not duplicate the server. For details on using the video recorder function in a duplicated server configuration, please refer to the description in "When operating a duplicated server".

If the recording destination for the recorder is set to the server side as in this configuration, the recording data will be saved in the server's public folder.Because the file size of the saved recording data can be very large, if you duplicate the servers in this configuration, the recording data files will be subject to the server duplication synchronization process, which may have a negative impact on the entire server duplication process.

For simple recording (minimum configuration)

For simple recording (minimum configuration)