Installation

To install Axxon Next, regardless of the type of installation, you must perform the following steps:

1. Insert the Axxon Next installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. A dialog box will display the disk content
   
   
   

   Note

   The ITV Group website provides access to a leaner Axxon Next distribution package that does not include installation packages for .NET Framework 2.0 or .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. In this case, you must manually install that software prior to installing the Axxon Next software package

2. Run the Setup.exe file.

3. In the dialog box, choose the desired language from the list and click OK.

   

   This setup wizard will now prepare for installation.
   

   If .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is not installed already, you will be asked to install it. To do this, you must agree with the license agreement in the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 installation program and then follow its interactive instructions.

   Note

   The .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 software is automatically bundled only with Windows 7

   Attention!

   In some cases when installing .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, an error may cause installation of Axxon Next to close. If this happens, manually install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (see the guide) and try again to install Axxon Next
   

4. Click Next on the setup wizard's welcome screen.
   
5. To proceed with installation, accept the terms of the license agreement by selecting the radio button next to I accept the terms of the License Agreement and click Next.
   
6. Select the Axxon Next software installation type in the dialog box by clicking the appropriate option button and click Next.
   

7. Indicate the destination folders for installation of Axxon Next components and click Next. Components include both Axxon Next and the databases used in its operation: the log database and the object trajectory database.

   Attention!

   You are advised to place the log database and object trajectory database on a disk that has sufficient space. If you will be using only a log database, the disk capacity must be at least 5% larger than the archive size. If you will also be using a trajectory database, the disk must be at least 15% larger than the archive.

   The following formulas can help to determine the required disk size for the trajectory database:

   Size of object trajectory database = N×T×(0,5Gb / day)– sufficient disk size;

   Size of object trajectory database = N×T×(1Gb / day)– sufficient disk size plus reserve space;

   Size of object trajectory database = N×T×(5Gb / day)– sufficient disk size plus a large reserve.

   N equals the number of video cameras in the system actively recording metadata; T equals the period of time (number of days) that metadata will be stored. By default, T = 30 days.

   Note

   By default, the software will be installed to the directory C:\Program Files\AxxonSoft\Axxon Smart\. By default, the log database and the object trajectory database will be placed in the directory C:\Program Files\AxxonSoft\Axxon Smart\Metadata (in the pg_tablespace and vmda_db subdirectories, respectively)

   Note

    To add quick launch shortcuts or desktop shortcuts, select the corresponding check boxes

   

8. Select a user account in the file browser:

   Note

   The file browser helps to navigate through the Server's file system (such as when choosing disks for log volumes). The user account for the Windows file browser will be created with administrator privileges.

   Attention!

   After installation of Axxon Next, make sure that a file browser account has been created in Windows and belongs to the Administrators group.

    

   1. Create a new account; the default name selected will be AxxonFileBrowser.

   2. Select the LocalSystem account.

   3. Create a new account; the user name and password are set independently.

   

9. Create a new Axxon Domain with the name Default (for the definition of an Axxon Domain see Appendix 1. Glossary). If you want to add the computer to an Axxon Domain at a later time, select Server will be manually added to already existing Axxon-domain later. Click the Next button.

   Note

   When reinstalling Axxon Next, you have the option of using the previous Axxon Domain (select Use existing configuration)

   Note

   Using the same Axxon Domain name does not guarantee that the Servers will be in the same Axxon Domain. To place all Servers into one Axxon Domain, you must use the Axxon Next interface to add each Server to the necessary Axxon Domain. Axxon Domain configuration is described in detail in the section titled Configuring Axxon domains

   
   

   A dialog box then appears, showing the installation parameters corresponding to the selected type of installation.

   

10. To install the driver for Guardant hardware dongles, select the corresponding check box. Verify the selected installation options and click the Next button to start installation of Axxon Next. The software pre-requisites are installed first, including the PostgreSQL 9.2.2 database server. If an earlier version of PostgreSQL is installed on the computer, it is updated to version 9.2.2 in the background. A new log database is created automatically, with the name "ngp", user name "ngp", and password "ngp".

    

    Then Axxon Next itself is installed.

    

    A message indicating the completion of Axxon Next installation will appear in a new dialog box.
    

11. Click Finish to confirm completion of the installation.

Installation of Axxon Next is now complete.