VBrick Systems EtherneTV NVR Release Notes - Installing An Nvr

Network Video Recorder Release Notes

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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

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

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To 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

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To 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.