VBrick Systems EtherneTV NVR Installing an NVR, Topics in this document, NVR v4.2 Release Notes

NVR v4.2 Release Notes

The Network Video Recorder (NVR) is a component of VBrick's Media Control Server Suite and provides a dedicated platform to perform multiple simultaneous recordings of live streams coming from VBrick encoders. The NVR lets you off-load all recording tasks from the ETV Portal Server machine to one or more separate "recorder server" machines. The NVR is available in two versions—one that supports 10 simultaneous records and one that supports 40—and is ideal for environments that require large scale recording on a robust and reliable platform. The NVR is tightly integrated with the Portal Server, the Scheduler, and VBrick's Video-on-Demand servers. See the ETV Portal Server Administrator Guide for related information.

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Installing an NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Configuring an NVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

NVR Hardware Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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Installing an NVR

The NVR is sold as a hardware/software combination or as software-only product. If you purchased the hardware/software combination from VBrick, the Standard or Standalone NVR software will be pre-installed and your server license(s) will be activated. You will still need to configure the NVR as explained in the Portal Server Admin Guide.

If you purchased only the software from VBrick, you must install the NVR software as explained below and then configure it using the instructions in the Admin Guide. If you are using server hardware not purchased from VBrick, be sure to read NVR Hardware Recommendations on page 2.

Installing a Standard NVR

TTo install a standard NVR:

1.Go to the "Network Video Recorder" page on the Product CD and double-click on the Standard NVR setup file.

2.Follow the prompts and exit the window when done.

3.Then open the Portal Server Admin Console and configure the NVR: see "Configuring a Standard NVR" in the Portal Server Admin Guide.

Installing a Standalone NVR

TTo install a standalone NVR:

1.Go to the "Network Video Recorder" page on the Product CD and double-click on the Standalone NVR setup file.

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