Step 1:

• Description: Optional description field.
• Quantity: Enter the quantity of cameras used for each model and configuration. For example, identical models with different recording duration and days of storage should be entered on two different lines.
• Model: Select appropriate camera model.
• Compression: Supported compression varies per model.
• Resolution: Select the video resolution for each camera.
• Frame Rate (FPS): Enter the frame rate the camera will be configured to send.
  • For NVRs and Fisheye Cameras: Multi-imager cameras should be entered with the cumulative image size and frame rate per camera, not per imager.
• Data Rate (Mbps): This field is calculated, but if required, enter the recommended data rate.
• Motion Percentage : Enter the number of hours/day recording for the average camera. For continuous recording enter 100. For analytics streams, enter 0. Typical school/office settings frequently average 25%-35% recording system wide, assuming all cameras constantly have enough lighting to avoid low-light data degradation.
• Days of Storage: Enter the number of days of video storage required for the camera(s). For motion based recording, do not include any days for which no motion is expected such as holidays.
• Analog Cameras: Displays the total number of configured analog cameras
• IP Cameras: Displays the total number of configured IP cameras. This count does not include all IP Channels (e.g. Illustra Flex 16MP Multi Sensor camera is counted as a single IP camera despite having 4 total IP channels).
• IP Channels: Displays the total number of IP Channels including sensors (e.g. Illustra Flex 16MP Multi Sensor camera is a single IP camera and requires 1 camera IP license, but will use up 4 device slots on a VideoEdge NVR, thus counting as 4 IP Channels).
• Storage Data Rate: Displays the instantaneous camera data rate to be written to the server(s). This value is calculated from the above camera fields.
• Camera Data Rate: Displays the peak instantaneous camera data rate to be sent over the network. This field is calculated from the above camera fields.
• Storage Required: Total amount of storage required for all cameras on the row.
• Compatible Servers: The number of server configurations that meet the camera specifications. If this number is 0, increase the maximum number of servers.
• Add Stream: For cameras that support multi-streaming, this button will appear. Click to configure an additional stream. The number of cameras, make, and model will be pre-populated and cannot be modified.

Step 2:

• Select the desired server with the select button.

Step 3:

• VideoEdge external storage solutions are displayed. Select the desired storage solution(s) by increasing the quantity.
• A storage summary showing the required and selected storage is visible at the bottom of this page

Step 4:

• Available options for the server(s) and camera(s) selected are displayed. Select option(s) by increasing the quantity.

Step 5:

• Project Name, Dealer Name, Project Location, and Project Description are optional fields that may be used to identify the project on your exported report.
• Export Configuration: This provides the option of exporting your configuration in .pdf format.