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 - License your server

In EdgeVis v9.1 there are currently two types of licence:

EVVR Container licences (for v9 containers)
For every camera you attach to an EdgeVis Container, you must have an EVVR Container licence. These will be stored in a licence pool which is held on our cloud-based Central Licensing Service (shortened to CLS).
EdgeVis Legacy licences
These are granted automatically by EdgeVis Server for v8 encoders (including body worn devices and Android mobile encoders), and allow full use of any product features. There is no longer a need to contact Digital Barriers for licences for these encoders, as they are automatically free-issued by EdgeVis Server.

Your next step will depend on whether...