What are the recommended hardware specifications for Wave
Desktop Client?
The Wave Client Desktop can be installed on most modern computers with a 64-bit
architecture. That being said, Wave Client, and all software in general, is only as stable as the hardware it is installed upon.
Although Wave Client Desktop is an extremely lightweight application that uses a minimum amount of hardware resources, we do recommend using the following hardware specifications for most situations.
Prerequisites
In order to use the Wave Desktop application, a computing device needs to have at least the following prerequisites:
- A supported 64-bit Operating System
- OpenGL 2.1 Support or better
- An Intel or AMD CPU
| Note: The recommendations below are based on the assumption that the computer being used is dedicated to the Wave Client application with the default settings and is not used to run additional applications concurrently as this may impact the performance and stability of your System. |
Hardware Recommendations
We recommend using the following specifications and prerequisites mentioned above to have a smooth user experience when using the Wave Desktop client with up to 64 devices in a layout.
Single Monitor Workstation:
| Type | Requirement |
| CPU | Intel i5 8th gen or AMD Ryzen 5 3000 Quad-Core or better |
| RAM | 8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz or better |
| Network Interface | 1 Gbit or better |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics onboard GPU or better |
| Storage | Dedicated SSD or NVMe disk for the OS, 128 GB or larger |
Dual Monitor Workstation:
| Type | Requirement |
| CPU | Intel i7 8th gen or AMD Ryzen 7 3000 Quad-Core or better |
| RAM | 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz or better |
| Network Interface | 1 Gbit or better |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics onboard GPU or better |
| Storage | Dedicated SSD or NVME disk for the OS, 128 GB or larger |
Quad Monitor Workstation:
| Type | Requirement |
| CPU | Intel i9 or AMD Ryzen 9 Quad-Core or better |
| RAM | 32 GB or better |
| Network Interface | 1 Gbit or better |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1650 or better |
| Storage | Dedicated SSD or NVME disk for the OS, 128 GB or larger |
Note 1: Wave Client Desktop uses only the CPU for video decoding and can display up to 64 items on the viewing grid. The GPU is used for dewarping on the fly, drawing animations, controls, and rendering UI elements in the client.
Note 2: We assume that one instance of Wave Desktop runs on one monitor. If you want to run two instances of Wave Client Desktop on one monitor, use the recommended specs of the “Dual Monitor Workstation”. For three or four instances of Wave Desktop, use the recommended specs for the “Quad Monitor Station”.
Note 3: Please take notice that dewarping a fish-eye camera will set its resolution to “High”. As a result, the specifications as mentioned above might not apply and are dependent on the camera settings (e.g., resolution, framerate, etc). It is better to take the suggestions mentioned below in the decoding capabilities paragraph.
Decoding Capabilities
Although it is difficult to offer reliable recommended specifications with regard to the decoding capabilities of a system due to multiple variables of a stream, we tried to provide some guidance to select the right workstations for your requirements.
The following camera settings were taken into consideration when creating these recommendations:
- Resolution of 1920 x 1080 or less
- Framerate of 15 fps or less
- Bandwidth of 2 Mbps or less
- Group of Pictures (GOP) of 15 (IBBBBPBBBBPBBBBI)
- H.264 compression method
Up to 8 high-resolution streams:
| Type | Requirement |
| CPU | Intel i5 8th gen or AMD Ryzen 5 3000 Quad-Core or better |
| RAM | 8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz or better |
| Network Interface | 1 Gbit or better |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics onboard GPU or better |
| Storage | Dedicated SSD or NVMe disk for the OS, 128 GB or larger |
Up to 16 high-resolution streams:
| Type | Requirement |
| CPU | Intel i7 8th gen or AMD Ryzen 7 3000 Quad-Core or better |
| RAM | 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz or better |
| Network Interface | 1 Gbit or better |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics onboard GPU or better |
| Storage | Dedicated SSD or NVME disk for the OS, 128 GB or larger |
Up to 32 high-resolution streams:
| Type | Requirement |
| CPU | Intel i9 or AMD Ryzen 9 Quad-Core or better |
| RAM | 32 GB or better |
| Network Interface | 1 Gbit or better |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 1650 or better |
| Storage | Dedicated SSD or NVME disk for the OS, 128 GB or larger |
Note 1: Please keep in consideration that most monitors have a native resolution of 1920×1080. As a result, there is no benefit of displaying more than 1 Full HD camera in High Resolution on such a screen. The same applies to displaying more than 4 Full HD cameras on a 4K screen or more than 16 Full HD cameras on an 8K screen.
Why No Minimum Hardware Requirements?
Although Wave Desktop is a very lightweight application that can run on an Atom Powered Intel Compute stick there are too many variables and use cases to determine viable minimum requirements.
A user who only reviews footage based on events/notifications and exports only small sections of footage would have very different requirements than a professional operator that interacts with many cameras/resources at the same time.
Do You Have Different Requirements?
Every project has its unique needs, but the recommendations above will fulfill the needs of most projects. If you have special requirements like displaying many high-resolution streams, using more than four monitors for a video wall, or other project-specific requirements, please reach out to your local Hanwha Wave distributor/reseller to discuss these requirements and possible solutions.
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