
RC-E User Manual
Introductions
System Requirements
IMPORTANT:
RC-E no longer supports Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP (however, clients can still be run/accessed from
computers with Windows XP Professional).
It is recommended to have the Microsoft Active Directory
(see "
Manage Users and Groups
" on page 145)®
in place before you
install RC-E. If you add the management server to the Active Directory after installing RC-E, you must re-install the
management server, and replace users with new users defined in the Active Directory.
The following are
minimum
requirements for the computers used in an RC-E solution:
Computer Running Management Server
CPU:
Intel
®
Xeon
®
, minimum 2.0 GHz (Dual Core recommended)
RAM:
Minimum 1 GB (2 GB or more recommended)
Network:
Ethernet (1 Gbit recommended)
Graphics Adapter:
Onboard GFX, AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1024 x 768, 16-bit color
Hard Disk Type:
E-IDE, PATA, SATA, SCSI, SAS (7200 RPM or faster)
Hard Disk Space:
Minimum 50 GB free (depends on number of servers, cameras, rules, and logging settings)
Operating System:
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2008 R2 (64 bit), Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2008 (32 or 64
bit), Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2003 (32 or 64 bit).
Furthermore, to run clustering/failover servers, a Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2003/2008 Enterprise or Data
Center edition is needed.
Software:
Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 and .NET 4.0 and Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 or newer.
Computer Running Recording Server or Failover Server
CPU:
Dual Core Intel Xeon, minimum 2.0 GHz (Quad Core recommended)
RAM:
Minimum 1 GB (2 GB or more recommended)
Network:
Ethernet (1 Gbit recommended)
Graphics Adapter:
Onboard GFX, AGP, or PCI-Express, minimum 1024 x 768, 16-bit color
Hard Disk Type:
E-IDE, PATA, SATA, SCSI, SAS (7200 RPM or faster)
Hard Disk Space:
Minimum 100 GB free (depends on number of cameras and recording settings)
Operating System:
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7 Ultimate (32 bit or 64 bit), Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7 Enterprise (32 bit or
64 bit), Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7 Professional (32 bit or 64 bit), Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2008 R2 (64 bit),
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2008 (32 or 64 bit), Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Vista
®
Business (32 or 64 bit), Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Vista Enterprise (32 or 64 bit), Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Vista Ultimate (32 or 64 bit) or Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2003 (32 or 64 bit).
Software:
Microsoft .NET 4.0 Framework.
On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc.
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