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How to install Araani Fire Guard
System requirements
CAMERA REQUIREMENTS
The Araani Fire Guard software is compatible with a broad range of Axis
cameras. To run the Araani Fire Guard, a
camera with recent chipset and firmware is required. For proper detection, the camera needs to have sufficient
resolution and light sensitivity.
The camera needs to comply with the following characteristics:
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Brand: Axis
).
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Chipset: Artpec-6 or Artpec-7.
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Firmware: Latest qualified Axis
LTS (= long-term support) firmware.
https://www.axis.com/support/firmware.
Refer to your camera manual on how to install firmware on the device or follow the steps under Camera
firmware.
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Resolution: 1920 x 1080 or higher.
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Framerate
:
12 fps or higher.
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Aspect ratio: 16:9 or 19:6 (*).
Notice: Check the Araani Fire Guard release notes to verify what Axis software versions are compatible with your
Araani Fire Guard software version. Using an incompatible or untested version may result in malfunction, errors or
detection performance issues.
(*)
Attention: After changing the aspect ratio, a restart of the Araani Fire Guard software is required.
Additional requirements may be applicable, depending on site- and cabling specifics. such as:
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External power supply availability or power over Ethernet (PoE).
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Environmental requirements, e.g., temperature, humidity, etc.
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Safety requirements, e.g., protected zone, ATEX, etc.
•
Etc.
Consider all these requirements when selecting the appropriate camera type. Axis
offers a wide range of camera
models to comply to specific field needs.
An up-to-date list of compatible cameras is available online:
https://www.araani.com/en/solutions/surveillance/araani-fire-guard/fire-guard-camera-compatibility/
AXIS
STREAMING LIMITATIONS
In setting up your system, pay attention to the fact that total streaming video capacity of an Axis
camera may be
limited. For Araani analytics to work properly, the camera should be capable of delivering an application-specific
video stream at HD (1920 x 1080) resolution. In combination with other video streams for recording, visualization,
etc., the total computational capacity of the camera could be exceeded which will result in failure of the analytics.
The amount and complexity of video streams that can be delivered simultaneously by an Axis camera is limited by
the performance of the processor. The computational load of a stream is expressed in megapixels per second (mps)
and is calculated using the following formula:
P
stream
= horizontal resolution (pixels) x vertical resolution (pixels) x frame rate (fps = frames per second) /1.000.000
