OWS Client Application System Requirements Here are the minimum and recommended hardware, software, and network specifications required to effectively run the OpenEye Web Services (OWS) platform. Web Client Desktop Client Server Software Spot Monitor System Web Client When connecting to OWS through a web browser (whether connecting to Live and Search via the OWS Video Player or Web Connect). NOTE: 4K monitor resolutions are currently supported in the Web Client and Console if the hardware supports it. 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) 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® 11 Professional Windows® 10 or 11 IoT Enterprise Windows® Server 2012/2016/2019 64-bit Windows® Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) Hardware Configuration Based on Channel Count Channel Count CPU Memory Multi-Drive Storage* Throughput 1-24 i5 16 GB Single Drive 100 Mbps 25-64 i5 16 GB JBOD 300 Mbps 65-80 i5 32 GB JBOD 300 Mbps 81-96 i7 32 GB JBOD 300 Mbps 97-128 i7 32 GB RAID 5 400 Mbps *NOTE: Apex Server Software requires a minimum storage drive of 100GB. Virtual Machine Requirements Minimum Requirements (up to 250 Mbps throughput) VMWare ESXi 6.7 or Hyper-V 5 (Windows® Server 2012 R2) Intel® Xeon® Silver or higher 4 cores 8 GB virtual RAM 1 GbE network connection SATA Windows® 10 64-bit or newer or Windows® Server 2012/2016/2019 64-bit SSD Hardware Requirements Intel® 8th to 12th Generation i3, i5, i7 or equivalent Xeon® 16-32 GB of memory based on channel count 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 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 Spot Monitor System Minimum Requirements 8th Generation Intel® i5 processor (or equivalent Xeon®) 8 GB system memory Video decoding: Intel HD 530 graphics Network connection (gigabit required for megapixel) 64-bit Windows® 10 or Windows® 11 1920 x 1080 minimum display resolution 200 MB of available disk space Recommended Requirements 7th Generation Intel® Quad Core i7 processor (or equivalent Xeon®) 16 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 OWS Resources Live Webinar Built To Last: Designing A Security System That Grows With Your Business Today’s businesses need flexible surveillance solutions that can expand over time while ensuring people and assets are secure. 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