The NVR, Server and Client surveillance components can be installed and run under Windows 7 using the following procedure.

The NVR, Server and Client surveillance components can be installed and run under Windows 7 using the following procedures.

These steps assume the following:

• Actions are performed when logged in as a local administrator level user.
• The PC is not part of a Windows Domain.
• The local system's group policies are set to their defaults.

This section is based on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition version. The procedure for other versions may differ slightly.

NVR Component

1. Install Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005SP3 (use the 64-bit version if installing on a Windows 7 - 64bit), if not already present.
2. Install Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1, if not already present.
3. Locate the setup.exe file for the Quorum NVR in Windows Explorer.
4. Right-click setup.exe and select Run as Administrator.
5. If you have user account control (UAC) switched on, click Yes in response to the message box "Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer?"
6. The NVR component installer dialog, and under certain circumstances, the Program Compatibility Assistant dialog are displayed. If this occurs, leave the Program Compatibility Assistant window open, and follow NVR component installation instructions for Windows XP and Windows 2003R2 Server, as described in the user guide.
7. If the Program Compatibility Assistant was started by Windows 7, then once the setup program has completed, close the Compatibility Assistant.

NVR Licensing

The NVR Component needs to be licensed. If this was not done during installation then it should be carried out before attempting to start the NVR. To license the NVR component:

1. Locate the NVR licensing helper shortcut in the Start menu.
2. Right-click the shortcut, and choose Run as Administrator.
3. Follow the instructions for licensing in the Quorum NVR user guide.

Note: You may have to switch off or add the licensing application name to the list of programs allowed to interact with the Internet in Windows 7 Firewall. See the relevant section detailing this in the user guide.

Starting the NVR
You cannot start or stop the NVR component using the Start menu shortcuts. If you attempt this, the following window appears:

Instead, you must use Windows Services' Administrative Tools Control Panel>System and Security>Administrative Tools>Services.

If UAC (User Account Control) is switched on, click Yes to continue. The Services control panel applet will open.

To manually start the Quorum NVR service, select the NVR service, right-click and choose Start.

Note: The NVR service name can differ from the one shown in the example. Please refer to the installation section of the NVR component for Windows XP and 2003 R2 to obtain the name of the service as it appears in the Services list.

• To start the Quorum NVR service now and every time the PC is booted, choose Properties, change start-up type to Automatic, click Start, then click OK.
• To stop the NVR service, locate the entry Quorum NVR service, select, right-click and choose Stop. If the service was set to automatic, then the next time the PC is rebooted the service will start. To prevent this choose Properties, change startup type to manual, click Stop, then click OK.

Server Component

1. Install Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005SP3 (use the 64-bit version if installing on a Windows 7 - 64bit), if not already present.
2. Install Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1, if not already present.
3. Locate the setup.exe file for the Server component in Windows Explorer.
4. Right-click setup.exe and select Run as Administrator.
5. If you have user account control (UAC) switched on, click Yes in response to the message-box "Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer?"
6. The Server component installer dialog and the Program Compatibility Assistant dialog are displayed. At this stage leave the Program Compatibility Assistant window open, and follow Server component installation instructions for Windows XP and Windows 2003R2 Server.
7. Once the installation is complete, close the Program Compatibility Assistant.
8. Use the Start menu entry to license the server.

Starting the Server
You cannot start or stop the Server component using the Start menu shortcuts. If you attempt this, the following window appears:

Instead, you must use the services administrative tools Control Panel>System and Security>Administrative Tools>Services. Click Yes to open the services program if you have UAC switched on.

To manually start the Quorum Server service, select, right-click and choose Start.

• To start the Quorum Server service now and every time the PC is booted, select Properties, change start-up type to Automatic, click Start, then click OK.
• To stop the Server service, locate the entry Quorum Server service, select, right-click and choose Stop. If the service was set to automatic, then the next time the PC is rebooted the service will start. To prevent this choose Properties, change startup type to manual, click Stop, then click OK.

Client Component

1. Install Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1, if not already present.
2. Locate the setup.exe file for the Client component in Windows Explorer.
3. Right-click setup.exe and select Run as Administrator.
4. To configure the client so that it always starts in administrator user, see "Configuring Client Startup" below.
5. If you have user account control (UAC) switched on, click Yes in response to the message-box "Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer?"
6. The client installer dialog and (possibly) the Program Compatibility Assistant dialog are displayed. At this stage, leave the Program Compatibility Assistant window open, and follow Client component installation instructions for Windows XP and Windows 2003R2 Server.
7. Once the installation is complete close the Program Compatibility Assistant (if it is open).

Configuring Client Startup
To configure the client so that it always starts as an administrator level user:

1. Locate the start-menu shortcut for the Client Component.
2. Right-click the short-cut and choose Properties to open the Properites dialog.
3. Click the Compatability tab.
4. Under Privilege Level, check the Run this program as an administrator box.
5. Click OK.

Firewall Usage
You may need to disable the Windows 7 firewall in order to access your devices, server component or NVR component.

If you are unable to configure the Windows 7 Firewall this is most likely to be due to an attached domain controller; if so, you can disable the whole firewall as follows:

1. Locate the Windows Firewall service in Services program launched from Control Panel>System and Security>Administrative Tools.
2. Right-click Windows Firewall service and select Properties.
3. In the Properties dialog click the General tab.
4. Click Stop, if enabled, to stop the firewall service.
5. You must restart your computer for this change to take effect.

To ensure that the firewall service does not restart when the computer is rebooted, change the start-up type to Disabled and click Apply, then click OK.

Caution: If you choose to run the Windows firewall (not recommended) be aware that by default the notification when the firewall blocks a new program is NOT switched on. This means that you will be unaware that communications between surveillance components and devices is being blocked.

To enable this notification, select Control Panel>System and Security>Windows Firewall. Select "Change notification settings" in the actions pane to the left of the Control Panel>System and Security>Windows Firewall.

You must also add the Server, NVR and Client components to all profiles (Domain, Home/private, public networks). To do this:

1. Select "Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall" in the actions pane to the left of the Control Panel>System and Security>Windows Firewall.
2. Click "Allow another program", then in the Add a Program dialog click Browse to open an Explorer window and locate the executable for the installed surveillance component. The executable name and location for this component is described in the Firewall section in the installation section of your surveillance suite manual.
3. Once added, locate the added file in the Allowed programs and features list, click Change Settings, then make sure that there are checks against the Domain, Home/Work and Public columns.
4. When done, click OK.

This illustrates how to add the Server to all domains - the procedure is similar for the Client and NVR.