Hardware Guide

Hardware Recommendations

icatchercctv is in use from small 2 camera system to large 100+ camera installations. Suitable hardware is essential to a reliable system

Given the range of cameras available, differing storage requirements, numbers of viewers, activity in the scene and other variables it’s impossible to give exact system recommendations without a knowledge of the system. Here we try to give guidelines to act as a starting point when speccing a system

For systems over 32 cameras we recommend you contact us directly for system design advice.

4 Cameras

Summary

Typical settings for a small office or home system, with up to 4 cameras and moderate amounts of motion

OS: Windows 7 or newer

CPU: Intel i5 or better

GPU: Intel HD 4000 or better

Storage: 4TB

Network: Gigabit Ethernet

16 Cameras

Summary

Typical settings for a small to medium office or outside area, with 16 cameras, large amounts of motion and several remote viewers

OS: Windows 7 or newer

CPU: Intel i5 or better

GPU: nVidia GTX750 or better

Storage: 16TB+

Network: Gigabit Ethernet

32 Cameras

Summary

Typical settings for a medium size office or monitored area, with 32 cameras, large amounts of motion and several remote viewers

OS: Windows 7 or newer

CPU: Intel i5 or better

GPU: nVidia GTX750 or better

Storage: 32TB+ provided via external storage ( NAS )

Network: Dual Gigabit Ethernet, with dedicated NIC for NAS

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