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Preparations for start-up of the Intellect Axxon PSIM software package consist of installing the hardware and software components of the software package.

The requirements for computers onto which the Intellect Axxon PSIM software package will be installed are as follows:

1. Select the processor in accordance with the computer configuration using the on-line calculator: https://sale.axxonsoftAxxonSoft.com/calc/calculator.jsf. Documentation on the calculator is available here.
2. RAM – at least 2 Gb.
3. HDD space available for Intellect Axxon PSIM installation – 10 Gb for installation of Intellect Axxon PSIM software + 20Gb for installation of SQL Server 2014 Express Edition (SP3) (for Server and RAW).
4. HDD space available for storing video footage – as per requirements to the video archive capacity (for Server and RAW).
5. Video card:
   1. Discrete: NVIDIA GeForce GT520 1GB RAM or more productive.
   2. On-board: Intel HD Graphics 530 or more productive.
6. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Small Business Server 2011 SP1, Windows Home Server 2011 SP1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Storage Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2019, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise.

Installation of the Intellect Axxon PSIM software package includes the following stages:

1. connect the video capture cards to the Servers;
2. connect the video cameras and microphones to the video capture cards;
3. connect pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) devices to the Servers;
4. install the Intellect Axxon PSIM software package to the Servers, RAW and Clients.

The first stage of the Intellect Axxon PSIM software package installation involves installing equipment for digitizing video and audio signals on the PC. The Intellect Axxon PSIM installation kit includes one or several video capture cards (depending on the type of license) intended to digitize video and audio signals. To install the video capture cards, perform the following steps:

1. Cut off power to the computer onto which the video capture card will be installed.
2. Remove the case cover from the system unit.
3. Install the video capture card into a free PCI (PCI Express) slot.
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4. Restore the case cover back onto the system unit.

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1. Connect the interface cables to the appropriate connectors on the video capture card.
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2. Connect the video cameras to any of the 16 (8, 4) BNC connectors of the interface cable in the numerical order.

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3. Connect the microphones to any of the RCA connectors of the interface cable with numbers in the range of 1 to 8.

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The fourth and final stage of Intellect Axxon PSIM installation involves installing the software provided in the installation kit. You must have Windows OS administrator rights to proceed with installation.

You can install the Intellect Axxon PSIM software package in one of the following configurations:

1. Server – the full-featured Intellect Axxon PSIM software kernel (the intellectAxxon PSIM.exe software module). The video surveillance system based on INTELLECT™ Axxon PSIM™ software uses Servers to receive and process video signals from analog and IP surveillance cameras.
2. Remote Administrator Workstation (RAW) – the full-featured Intellect Axxon PSIM software kernel (the intellectAxxon PSIM.exe software module). The video surveillance system based on INTELLECT™ Axxon PSIM™ software uses Remote Administrator Workstations for remote administering of INTELLECT™ Axxon PSIM™ software installed on Servers and other Remote Administrator Workstations of the distributed video surveillance system, as well as the specialized platforms: videogate, remote archive server, remote web server etc.
3. Client – the software kernel with limited functionality intended for an operator workstation (the slave.exe software module). Client provides remote video surveillance and audio monitoring, i.e. acts as a Client.

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1. Power up the PC and load the operating system.
2. Unpack the installation kit downloaded from the official website.
3. Start the Intellect Axxon PSIM software installation.
4. Install the required configuration of Intellect Axxon PSIM (Server/Client/RAW) by following the setup prompts.

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Intellect Axxon PSIM is now installed.