VideoSpider Installation Guide
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Table of Contents
1.
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 5
1.1
H
OW TO USE THIS MANUAL
............................................................................................................ 5
2.
GETTING STARTED ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.1
I
NSTALLATION CONCEPTS AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
............................................................... 9
2.1.1
System requirements for Video Spider software ................................................................. 10
2.1.2
Networked servers: Set up user access and security rights................................................. 10
2.1.3
Client stations: Set up access to Spider servers .................................................................. 11
2.1.4
Setting up and configuring Spider software ........................................................................ 11
3.
THE INSTALLATION PROCEDURE IN DETAIL ..................................................................... 13
3.1
S
ETTING UP USER ACCOUNTS AND ACCESS RIGHTS
...................................................................... 13
3.1.1
Creating user accounts and group using standard Windows tools ..................................... 13
3.1.1.1
Creating a new user group .............................................................................................. 14
3.1.1.2
Creating a new user account ........................................................................................... 15
3.1.2
Adding Spider stations to the Windows network domain .................................................... 19
3.2
S
PIDER SOFTWARE
PVE
400
SETUP PROGRAM IN DETAIL
............................................................ 22
3.2.1
The Client component and its subcomponents .................................................................... 23
3.2.2
The Server component and its subcomponents ................................................................... 24
3.2.3
Spider service access properties ......................................................................................... 25
3.2.4
Spider resource parameters ................................................................................................ 28
3.2.5
File Storage settings ........................................................................................................... 30
3.2.6
Finalizing the installation ................................................................................................... 32
4.
INITIAL SPIDER CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 35
5.
UNINSTALLING AND UPGRADING SPIDER ........................................................................... 39
5.1
U
PGRADING
S
PIDER SOFTWARE
................................................................................................... 39
5.1.1
Common upgrading procedure ........................................................................................... 39
5.2
U
NINSTALLING
S
PIDER SOFTWARE
.............................................................................................. 41
6.
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................................... 42
6.1
R
EMOTE ACCESS PROBLEMS
........................................................................................................ 42
6.1.1
Verifying generic accessibility of the Spider Server system ................................................ 42
6.1.2
Checking/modifying the DCOM properties in Windows XP ............................................... 43
6.2
M
ISCELLANEOUS ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS
.......................................................................... 44
6.2.1
Setup/maintenance program issues ..................................................................................... 44
6.2.2
Storage space considerations for video recording .............................................................. 46
7.
APPENDIX ........................................................................................................................................ 47
