Web Client
When connecting to OWS through a web browser
(whether connecting to Live and Search via the OWS Video Player or Web Connect)
Minimum Requirements
- 64-bit Windows ® 10 or 11, macOS
- 6th Generation Intel ® Dual Core™ i3 processor (or equivalent)
- 8 GB system memory
- 1366 x 768 minimum display resolution
- Latest versions of Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Opera, Mozilla Firefox or Edge
- Broadband internet connection (25 Mb/s download, 5 Mb/s upload)
Recommended Requirements
- 64-bit Windows ® 10 or 11, macOS
- 6th Generation Intel ® Quad Core ™ i7 (or better)
- AMD Radeon RX590
- 8 GB system memory
- 1920 x 1080 (1080p) optimal display resolution
- Latest versions of Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Opera or Edge
- Broadband internet connection (25 Mb/s download, 8 Mb/s upload or better)
NOTE: 4K monitor resolutions are currently supported in the Web Client and Console if the hardware supports it.
Desktop Client
(Command Station)
Minimum Requirements (up to 1 monitor)
- 9th Generation Intel Dual Core i3 processor (or equivalent Xeon ®)
- 8 GB system memory
- Video decoding: Intel UHD graphics 630 onboard (1 GB video memory)
- Network connection (gigabit or 300mbps or greater WiFi required for megapixel)
- 64-bit Windows ® 10 or 11 with DirectX support
- 1366 x 768 minimum display resolution
- 1 GB of available disk space
Recommended Requirements (up to 4 monitors)
- 12th Generation Intel Octa Core i7 processor (or equivalent Xeon ®)
- 16 GB system memory
- For quad monitor: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3060 (2 GB+ video memory)
- Network connection (gigabit required for megapixel)
- 64-bit Windows ® 10 or 11 with DirectX support
- 1920 x 1080 (1080p) optimal display resolution
- 1 GB+ of available disk space
Server Software
(Apex)
Operating System Requirements
- Windows ® 10 Professional 64-bit
- Windows ® Server 2012/2016/2019 64-bit
Hardware Configuration Based on Channel Count
| Channel Count | CPU | Memory | Multi-Drive Storage | Throughput |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-24 | i3 | 4 GB | Single Drive | 100 Mbps |
| 25-64 | i5 | 8 GB | JBOD | 300 Mbps |
| 65-80 | i5 | 16 GB | JBOD | 300 Mbps |
| 81-96 | i7 | 16 GB | JBOD | 300 Mbps |
| 97-128 | i7 | 16 GB | RAID 5 | 400 Mbps |
Virtual Machine Requirements
Recommended Requirements
(up to 400 Mbps throughput)
- VMWare ESXi 7.0+ or Hyper-V 6 (Windows ® Server 2016)
- Intel ® Xeon ® Silver or higher
- 4 cores with an additional core for every 16 channels
- 16 GB virtual RAM
- 1 GbE network connection
- RAID5+ iSCSI/SAS attached
- Windows ® 10 64-bit or newer or Windows ® Server 2012/2016/2019 64-bit
- SSD
Hardware Requirements
- Intel ® 4th to 11th Generation i3, i5, i7 or equivalent Xeon ®
- 4-16 GB of memory based on channel count (see table)
- 1-2 GbE Network Adapters
I/O Throughput for Apex
- Single-drive 100 Mbps
- Multi-drive JBOD 300 Mbps
- 400 Mbps with appropriate RAID card
- IP audio supporting G.711 codec at 64 Kbits and AAC codec based on camera configuration
Spot Monitor System
Minimum Requirements
- 6th Generation Intel ® Quad Core i5 processor (or equivalent Xeon®)
- 4 GB system memory
- Video decoding: Intel HD 530 graphics (1GB video memory)
- Network connection (gigabit required for megapixel)
- 64-bit Windows ® 8.1 or 10 with DirectX support
- 1366 x 768 minimum display resolution
- 200 MB of available disk space
Recommended Requirements
- 7th Generation Intel ® Quad Core i7 processor (or equivalent Xeon ®)
- 8 GB system memory
- Video decoding: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2 GB video memory)
- Network connection (gigabit required for megapixel)
- 64-bit Windows ® 8.1 or 10 with DirectX support
- 1920 x 1080 (1080p) optimal display resolution (or up to 4K)
- 200 MB+ of available disk space