PLANET CV3P Series - Manual (Page 3)

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Chapter 1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the IP surveillance application program. The
Cam Viewer 3 Pro is a multi-camera video surveillance application
that enables you to set up a comprehensive and effective surveillance
system quickly and easily. It works with PLANET network cameras
and video servers to provide video monitoring, recording and event
management functions.
1.1 Before Installation
Before installation, please be sure to read this quick installation guide
and user’s manual (CD) carefully to complete machine installation.
This QIG includes the following chapter:
Chapter 1. Cam Viewer 3 Pro Introduction
Chapter 2. Cam Viewer 3 Pro Installation
1.2 System Requirements
The system consumes huge of computation power to decode and record
multiple video streams from IP cameras. Therefore, bear in mind that
much faster CPU speed and higher system memory will be very useful
to handle and process multi-channel video streams. Here is a minimum
recommendation of system requirement as below:
The Minimum system requirement
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo or above
RAM Minimum 1GB, 2GB or above is recommended
HDD SATA 200GB or above is recommended
Display card
Independent display card suggested
 Make sure your display DPI setting is set to
default at 96DPI
 To set DPI value, right-click on desktop, choose
“Settings” tab >> “Advanced” >> “general”
Ethernet interface 10/100Mb Ethernet card or above
Operating System
Windows 2000 (SP4), Windows XP, Windows
2003, Windows Vista (32-bit) and Windows 7
(32-bit)