Setting Up The Camera Servers - Canon VK-16 Setting Manual

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When using multiple Storage Servers and Viewers
One or more Storage Servers can be used on a network and Viewer applications can be
configured to play video from more than one Storage Server. For each Viewer, a Master
Storage Server (→ P. 18) needs to be defined for saving information such as zones and
locations of cameras, as well as saving Viewer layouts created by the user.
Receive video and control
camera
Storage
Server
Receive and
record video
● You can operate VK-64/VK-16 with up to ten Storage Servers
using any combination of VK-64 Storage Server and VK-16
Note Storage Server. Up to 192 Camera Servers can be operated.
● Up to ten Viewers can connect to the Storage Servers at the
same time.
● If the Storage Server and/or Viewer are installed on multiple
PCs, you'll need to purchase the necessary licenses
separately (➝ P. 7).

Setting up the Camera Servers

First make sure the firmware is the required version or later (as specified in the table
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➝ P. 12).
Receive and record video
Play back recorded
video
Viewer
View playback video from Storage Server #1
Viewer
Play back recorded
video
Record video to
the Storage Server #2
Storage Server
Before you begin installation...
Record video
to the Storage Server #1
Storage
Server
Storage Server
View live and recorded events
Viewer
Storage
Server
Record video to
the Storage Server #3
Storage Server
Viewer
View playback video from
Storage Server #2 and #3
More than one Storage Server can be
added to a network. Viewers can receive
playback video from more than one
Storage Server.
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