Introduction

EdgeVis Server is the heart of the EdgeVis infrastructure and is required for all installations.

It is a software application that can installed on everything from a laptop for small single-digit encoder installations, to a clustered Linux environment in AWS (Amazon Web Services) to support thousands of encoders.

Getting your server infrastructure online

Step 1 - Size and plan your infrastructure

EdgeVis Server is a scalable application that can local installations for a small number of encoders and viewers, to a cloud-based infrastructure that can support thousands of users.

Review our server sizing guide to obtain system requirements - this will allow you to plan and obtain the necessary resources to install EdgeVis Server.

Step 2 - Install your server

EdgeVis Server is officially supported on Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu and Red Hat.

Native, virtual machine, and cloud-based installation is supported.

Step 3 - Configure your router and port-forwarding

If you are running EdgeVis Server inside your own infrastructure, you will probably need to expose EdgeVis Server to the internet.

You will have to open the appropriate ports on your firewall and forward them onto your server machine.

Step 4 - Log onto your server

You should now log into your server using a web browser using the following address:

https://<your server's IP address>:9443/

The default username is Administrator

The default password is password (Linux) or as set during installation (Windows)

Step 5 - Authenticate your server with the licensing server

Your next step will depend on whether...

You are just utilising v8 hardware devices

You can skip this step
You are also utilising v8 Android mobile encoders OR
You have purchased v9 SaaS EVVR Container licences

You must authenticate your server with the Central Licensing Server (CLS). If you already have access to a licensing pool, then authenticate your server, otherwise review the link below for more information on how to gain access to a licensing pool.

More info: Getting started with EdgeVis v9 licensing.