What is a Server Computer?


Server and Client Computers

You can set up clients on many computers or workstations. A typical site would have many client computers connecting to a dedicated Server Computer.

Server Computer

The Server Computer functions as the intelligence management system that computes the most complicated and intricate tasks. At larger surveillance sites, the server computer may actually be multiple computers linked together to form a Server Farm.

Small Deployments

For small deployments, the server and client computer can be one computer. However, you must consider the following:

  • You cannot use multi-views.
  • The server must be able to handle the additional load, that is, there server has enough CPU and a good video card.
  • Ideally, we do not recommend installing the server on client on one computer.
  • Regular users should not have access to the server machine because someone might turn off the machine, change the software or configuration on the machine or even inadvertently crash it.
  • Also, using the machine for other tasks may take up a lot of CPU/RAM/network/disk bandwidth and prevent the Symphony server components from working efficiently.

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