Pelco VxPro Power 2 Series - Quick Start Guide quick-start-guides

VideoXpert Professional

Power Series

QuickStart Guide

Initial System Configuration

Your Video Management System (VMS), VideoXpert Professional (VxPro), comes
fully prepared for use, with all drives and software installed. Just plug-in your system,
and you are ready to begin using VxPro. For more information about your VxPro hard­ware and software, go to www.pelco.com/vxpro.

About VxPro

l Your system comes with the server-side components of VxPro installed.

VxOpsCenter is not installed; you should not use this system as a client work­station. See Using VxOpsCenter with VxPro for more information.

l VxPro Server records video, routes media, administers users and permissions,

and performs all the server-side operations that you would expect from your
VMS.

l VxToolbox is the administrative application for VxPro; from VxToolbox, you can

configure VxPro servers and find cameras.

Locating Connections on the Back Panel

1 Serial port 6 iDRACdedicated network port

2 Drive (rear) 7 USB ports

3 Videocontroller, use instead of VGA(8) 8

4 Power supply units (PSU) 9 CMApower port

5 Ethernet ports 10 System identification button

Do not use

(VGAport)

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Locating Connections on the Front Panel

1 USB ports 3

2 Power button and indicator 4 iDRACdirect port

Do not use

(VGAport)

Setting Up Your System

1. Unpack the server.

2. Connect the system and its peripherals.

l Connect the monitor to an independentvideo controller (item 3 in Locating

Connections on the Back Panel); onboard VGA is disabled.

l Connect the VxPro system to the network using one of the Ethernetports

(item 5 in Locating Connections on the Back Panel).

l You can also connect to the iDRACport (item 6 in Locating Connections

on the Back Panel) to configure and monitor the system remotely; however,

the iDRAC port will not connect the VxPro system to the network.

3. Connect both power supply units (item 4 in Locating Connections on the Back

Panel) to an electrical outlet.

4. Power on the system by pressing the power button or using iDRAC.

Getting Started with VxPro

Upon starting your VxPro system, you will start a fully-functional 60-day trial of the
VxPro software. You must install a license before the 60-day period is over to continue
using VxPro.

1. Start your VxPro hardware.

This launches VxToolbox.

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