Documentation for Axxon Next 4.6.0. Documentation for other versions of Axxon Next is available too.

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To install the Axxon Next VMS, run the Setup.exe  file with administrator rights.

The following three types of installations are available when installing Axxon Next to a personal computer:

  1. Client – this type of installation is used for installing the software's user interfaces, which enable any user to connect to any Server within a single security system and to perform administration/management/monitoring of a guarded location based on the permissions granted by the administrator.

  2. Server and Client – installs Client and Server services. Axxon Next Server: 

    1. Interacts with devices (cameras, microphones, sensors, relays, etc.) that constitute a security system.

    2. Writes video footage to archives on system disks; interacts with archives on NAS.

    3. Hosts VMDA database.

    4. Employs detection tools to analyze live video.

    5. Keeps configurations of the security system, user settings, custom layouts, macros, etc.

  3. Failover Server and Client – installs Client and Server services enhanced with the FailOver capability. In emergency (power outage, network problems), the FailOver technology restores the Server configuration on another Server.

The following required software is installed, if necessary:

  1. PostgreSQL database Server. A new log database is automatically created with the name – ngp, the username – ngp, and the password – ngp.
  2. .NET Framework 2.0, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and .NET Framework 4.0.
  3. Acrobat Reader, which is necessary for exporting in PDF format and printing freeze frames (see Frame export).