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The Eagle
Eye Networks Product Wizard was designed to help
determine which Bridge/CMVR and switches are needed based the type and
quantity of cameras.
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Navigation
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Click "Next" at top or bottom of page to move to and from
"How to Use the Wizard" and the "Product Wizard Results"
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Product Wizard Results
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The results are very accurate
if all the information about each camera group is fully entered. Additional
Features & Options can be selected. The Local Display via Monitor feature
uses additional resources. This is represented in the Product Wizard as
"Local Display HDMI".
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A "reset" button is
available to reset the wizard to default.
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Camera Groups
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There are 4 groups of cameras
in order to use multiple types, each with different settings. This will
provide a more accurate recommendation. Set each group. Leave a group at 0
(zero) for Camera Quantity to remove it from the estimate.
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Camera Types
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IP ONVIF - the main
setting for supported IP Cameras which is dual stream: Preview=MJPEG and
Full=h.264
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IP (Single Stream) -
Cameras that cannot provide dual stream can be manually set to single stream.
This requires 3x the resources because the preview video has to be created
from the h.264 full video stream.
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IP Dual h.264 - These
cameras require "dual-h264" - they cannot provide the second stream
of MJPEG at the required frame rate. This requires approximately 30% more
resources because the preview video has to be created from a second low
resolution h.264 full video stream.
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IP LPR - select if enabling LPR support for any
ONVIF camera and subscribing to VSP (Vehicle Surveillance Pacakge). This
requires GPU resources and only works with specific Bridge and CMVR models.
Do not select if using a supported LPR camera that provides LPR within the
Camera.
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Camera Resolution (MegaPixels)
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Set this to the total
Megapixels of a camera. Megapixels = width * height in pixels. For best
accuracy, enter decimal numbers. For example, 1920x1080= 2.1 MP
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1MP = 1
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1MP = 1 (1MP camera is also
known as HD1 and is usually 1280x720)
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2MP = 2
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2MP is usually 1920x1080
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Number of Cameras with Bridge
Analytics Active
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Set how many of the cameras in
each group that will have Bridge based Analytics. Bridge based Analytics
require more Bridge/CMVR resources. At minimum, 5 Cameras of Analytics are
used in the estimate per camera group.
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Preview Resolution
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Set the preview resolution to
be used for each camera group. Preview resolution affects bandwidth and
resources. The Product Wizard uses "1" as the update rate for
previews which is 1 fps. HD Coax cameras should be set to CIF (320x240).
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Days of Retention
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Set to the desired days of
retention for each camera group. For the Bridge this is Cloud Retention. For the CMVR, it is local retention. A CMVR
may be used as a Bridge for Cloud Retention and to allow a larger buffer to synchronize full video to the
Cloud.
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Image Quality
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Set the image quality used for
Full Video recording. This affects the bandwidth and storage. Medium is the default. Low is approximately half of Medium. High
is approximately 2x Medium. This also accounts
for frames per second
(fps). Low = 10fps, Medium = 12fps, High=15fps.
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Scene Type
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This relates to the duty cycle
of the camera, which is the percentage of time the camera will be recording
based on motion. Set the type of scene the camera will view. This affects
bandwidth and storage. Outdoor cameras produce the highest duty cycle.
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Indoor (not busy) - A
back door or hallway camera with only a small amount of activity. 25% duty
cycle
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Indoor (medium) -
This is the default and assumes activity 50% of the time.
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Indoor (busy) - A
lobby or entrance that has high activity. 75% duty cycle.
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Outdoor - Any camera
that is outdoors has a much higher amount of activity than indoor cameras.
100% duty cycle. If for a 24 hour business with high activity, set to
Outdoor.
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Selection of type of Bridges
and CMVRs to be used in the Results
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Narrow the results to types of
Bridges and CMVRs by checking the following:
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All - results of all
Bridges and CMVRs are included. Depending on the Camera Group information,
this could be a long list. Each row is an independent matching result.
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Compact Bridges -
results are limited to compact bridges that are wall or shelf mounted
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Rack Bridges -
results are limited to rack mountable Bridges
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Compact CMVRs -
results are limited to compact CMVRs that are wall or shelf mounted
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Rack CMVRS - results
are limited to rack mountable CMVRs (but not Enterprise CMVRs)
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CMVR Only - results
are limited to CMVRs including multiple CMVRs.
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CMVR as Bridge (Cloud Retention Only) - results are limited to CMVRs and also using a CMVR in
"bridge" mode for Cloud Only retention if Local Storage is not
possible for the Camera Group information entered.
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Enterprise CMVRS -
results are limited to enterprise level CMVRs
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Additional Features
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Set the features based on
intended use.
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Local Display HDMI -
The Local Display via Monitor feature is where a physical monitor connected
to the video output of the Bridge/CMVR. The number of cameras shown on the
monitor each take additional resources. Set the grid to the approximate
number of cameras to be used for Local Display via Monitor.
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· Resource Threshold - this is the % of resources (CPU & RAM) to show matching
results. For example, set to 80% to leave room for future camera
installations or additional analytics.
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CMVR Hard Drive Threshold - this is in % and allows adjusting the threshold for how
full to allow the hard drive for results.
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Results
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Switches and Bandwidth
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A summary is shown first with
the total number of cameras, total megapixels, and total days of retention
used for the estimated results.
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Recommended Switch – The result here may be multiple switches. The largest managed
switch available is 24 ports.
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Cloud Bandwidth Needed Daily
Average (Mbps) - This is the amount of upload bandwidth
in Megabits Per Second that are needed to get all the video synchronized to
the Cloud. This also includes metatdata and previews.
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Suggested Bandwidth for Live
Viewing - In order to live view cameras, at least double
the amount of bandwidth is needed that the camera's full video is set
to. For example, a camera at 1MP set
to medium quality (which is the default) needs 2 Mbps upload to allow 1Mps
for video and the needed overhead for continued previews and metadata.
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Approximate Utilization - this is an estimate of the CPU and RAM resources needed.
Note that you can set the Resource Threshold under Additional Features &
Options.
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Selection of type of Bridges
and CMVRs to be used in the Results
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Narrow the results to types of
Bridges and CMVRs by checking one of the following:
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All - results of all
Bridges and CMVRs are included. Depending on the Camera Group information,
this could be a long list. Each row is an independent matching result.
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Compact Bridges -
results are limited to compact bridges that are wall or shelf mounted
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Rack Bridges -
results are limited to rack mountable Bridges
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Compact CMVRs -
results are limited to compact CMVRs that are wall or shelf mounted
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Rack CMVRS - results
are limited to rack mountable CMVRs (but not Enterprise CMVRs)
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CMVR Only - results
are limited to CMVRs including multiple CMVRs.
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CMVR as Bridge (Cloud Retention Only) - results are limited to CMVRs and also using a CMVR in
"bridge" mode for Cloud Only retention if Local Storage is not
possible for the Camera Group information entered.
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High Capacity CMVRS -
results are limited to High Capacity level CMVRs
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