Documentation for Axxon Next 3.0.1. Documentation for other versions of Axxon Next is [available too].

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

  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.

    When determining the required disk size, the size of the trajectory database can be calculated with the following formulas:

    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\Axxon Next\. By default, the log database and the object trajectory database will be placed in the directory C:\Program Files\AxxonSoft\Axxon Next\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. Enter an Axxon Domain name to create a new group of computers based on the computer. If you want to add the computer to an Axxon Domain at a later time, select Do not add to Axxon Domain. Click the Next button.

    Note

    When reinstalling Axxon Next, you have the option of using the previous Axxon Domain

    Note

    Assigning the same Axxon Domain name to several Servers does not guarantee that those 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


    This will launch the search for or installation of a PostgreSQL 8.3.6 database server. If there is an earlier version of PostgreSQL installed on the computer, it will be updated to version 8.3.6 in the background. A new log database will be created automatically, with the name "ngp", user name "ngp", and password "ngp".

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

  9. Verify the selected installation options and click Install to launch the installation of Axxon Next.

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

  10. Click Finish to confirm completion of the installation.

Installation of Axxon Next is now complete.