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•  Establish the connection between each server and a UPS.
•  Perform initial Windows configuration.
•  Specify date and time.
•  For each Server, specify a unique Windows hostname.
•  Specify a new password for the account of local administrator.
•  Synchronize the time of all Servers and IP devices.
•  Create another administrator account for backup. Specify a password for it.
•  Configure anti-virus settings Set up the required antivirus parameters for servers and workstations clients (see Appendix 4. Using Axxon Next with anti-virus software).

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•  Сhange root password (see Working with users).
•  For server only: add auto-logout after 1 hour (see Configuring automatic exiting and locking of the Client).
•  Create the archive before adding cameras (see Creating archives).
•  Activate the licenses licenses (see Creating an activation request, Activation by applying license file).

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•  Connect the cameras to the servers.
•  Ensure that the time of all cameras and servers is synchronized.
•  Add the cameras to the system system (see Adding and removing IP devices, Bulk creation of IP devices). Preferred protocol: ONVIF generic.
•  Green stream: sub stream settings should be lower than the main stream.
•  Codec type: do not use MJPEG*.
•  FPS: sub stream fps >= 6.
•  Resolution:
  1. Aspect ratio should be the same for main and sub streams*.
  2. Sub stream resolution >= 640x360.
  3. Sub stream resolution <= 1280x720.
•  Bitrate:

  1. Recommended type*: VBR + limit.

  2. Recommended bitrate: 1 mbps per 1 MP.

  3. Critical: >2 mbps per 1 MP.
•  GOV (also known as GOP, I Frame, etc): fps x2 (2 sec) is recommended.
•  Protocol: TCP* is recommended.
•  Buffer: 500* is recommended.
  
  *May differ for different camera models.

Archive configuration (see Configuring Archives):

•  Each archive should consist of more than one volume.
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  The size of one volume should not exceed 20 TB.

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  Link each camera to at least one archive.

•  Configure recording to the archive (permanent or triggered by detection tools) for each camera.
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  Configure pre-recording > 1 sec.

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  Note that after you re-create the archive, it is necessary to re-create all recording rules in the detection tool settings or program settings.

Detection tool configuration (see Configuring detection tools):

•  The motion detection tool should operate on a low quality stream (see Configuring VMD).
•  Add privacy masks:
  1. For the time indicator.
  2. For uninformative areas of the frame (for example, for a TV).
•  Create automatic rules for recording to the archive (see Automatic Rules).
•  Use a GPU for the detection tools operation if there is one.

Macros (see Configuring Macros):

•  Create and configure an email notification (see E-mail notification).
•  Configure a cyclic macro command (once a day) to check if all cameras are recording (see Checking for archive video recordings, Cyclical macros).
•  Configure event macros based on statistical data (CPU load, free disk space, see Triggering macros by statistical data).

Users and roles (see Configuring user permissions):

•  Create and configure the roles (see Creating and configuring roles).
•  Create the users (see Working with users).
•  Create the layouts and distribute share them to users (see Configuring Layouts).
•  Check your setup by logging in under different user accounts and verifying the interface and permissions.

Backups (see Backing up a configuration):

•  Create a new backup:
  1. After you complete the system configuration.
  2. Before you update to a new version.
  3. After you update to a new version.
  4. Periodically (recommended period is 1 month).
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  To restore the configuration, use the backup created on the same version of software (see Restoring a configuration). Example: if backup was created on v. 4.3 then restore it only on v. 4.3; if you also need to update to 4.5 then first restore it on 4.3 and then update to 4.5.

Web Client (see Working with Axxon Next Through the Web Client):

•  Do not use H265 in camera settings — it will cause the stream recoding on the server side. It is recommended to use H264 for such cameras.
•  Change the HTTP port from 80 to a custom port (see Configuring the web server).

System check:

•  Monitor the CPU load.
•  Monitor the RAM load.
•  Monitor the disk load:
  1. Active time is lower than 50%.

  2. Average response time is lower than 1 sec.

•  Monitor free disk space: system drive has not less than 20 GB.
•  Use the statistics panel in Web client (see Viewing Camera and Archive Statistics).