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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
The PelcoNet™ NET4001A multimedia transmission system allows live video transmission to be viewed over TCP/IP-based networks. This
section is intended to help the network administrator know what is involved with installing this product and how it will affect the network.
The person installing the product will need the following information about the network to make the product function properly.
THE TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER
•A valid IP address* for each PelcoNet NET4001A transmission system unit
• Subnet mask*
• Default gateway (if applicable)
• E-mail server’s IP address (if applicable)
• Dedicated maximum allowable amount of bandwidth for live video**
*Required for the PelcoNet NET4001A transmission system to function properly.
**The PelcoNet NET4001A Transmission System requires a continuous amount of bandwidth to display true live video. Pelco recommends
using switches with the product so the amount of bandwidth available to each unit is constant and reliable.
THE BROWSER
If you plan to use a web browser to view live video across the network, there are procedures to complete before you can use the browser.
If you installed Internet Explorer
®
6.0 from the CD that came with the PelcoNet NET4001A transmission system, you can skip the
following. Otherwise, complete the following before trying to use the browser.
1. Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher must be installed before continuing.
2. Set the computer’s display settings to use 16- or 32-bit color. (This is required for the live video feature to function properly.)
3. Click the Start menu in Windows
®
.
4. Click Run.
5. In the Open box, type D:\ACTIVEX\SETUP.EXE (where D:\ = your CD ROM drive letter).
6. Click OK.
7. Follow the on-screen setup instructions to finish installing the plug-in.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• PC (Pentium
®
4 microprocessor, 1.6 GHz) with Windows 98/2000/XP or higher
• Gateway to the network
• Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer 5.5 (or higher) or free serial interface and terminal program or PelcoNet NET4001A (acting as receiver)
and video monitor
• Screen resolution of 800 x 600 pixels or higher, 16- or 32-bit pixel color resolution
MPEG ACTIVEX
®
PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS
RAM: 256 Mbyte
Graphic Card: ATI RADEON
™
7500 or 8500, Matrox G 550 or Parhelia
™
, or NVIDIA
®
GeForce 3 or 4 with direct show compatible MPEG-2
playback capability (DVD player)
Ethernet Card: 100 Mbit
ISDN Card: Not required
Sound Card: Recommended
Software: DirectX
®
8.1 or 9.0 application programming interface