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Getting Started with DX8100 Client Software
This section describes the system requirements, software installation, and working with security. The following topics are included:
• Description of DX8100 Client Software
• Recommended System Requirements
• Windows XP Display Properties Configuration Requirements
• Installing the Client Application
• Enabling IPSec Security Services
• Disabling IPSec Security Services
DESCRIPTION OF DX8100 CLIENT SOFTWARE
The DX8100 Client application allows operators and DVRs to be geographically dispersed. One PC client application can connect with up to 100
DVR servers simultaneously. Up to one hundred DX8100 server sites can be added to the Connection List. For more information on the connection
list, refer to Connecting to the DX8100 DVR Server Sites on page 22.
The Client application facilitates
• Remote viewing of live and playback video
• Index, thumbnail, POS, and pixel searching
• Exporting to a variety of media and formats
• Printing still images from video
• Limited remote control and administration
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum recommended system requirements for the DX8100 Client, Emergency Agent, and DX8100 Viewer software applications include
• Processor: Intel
®
Pentium
®
III, or Pentium 4 with 800 MHz minimum processor speed
• Memory: 128 MB of RAM
• Video: AGP VGA card with minimum of 64 MB of video RAM, 1024 x 768 display resolution, 32-bit color, and DirectX
®
8.1 or later hardware
acceleration
• 500 MB of free disk space
• Monitor: SVGA or XGA with 1024 x 768 resolution, 32-bit color
• Operating system: Windows 2000 (SP4) or Windows XP only
WINDOWS XP DISPLAY PROPERTIES CONFIGURATION REQUIREMENTS
Pelco recommends that the fade effect and shadow option for menus and tooltips be deselected. Any time these display effects are active, the
CPU usage increases and impacts system performance.
