Installing Wasabi Surveillance Cloud

Installing WSC for any VMS involves three basic steps, as described below:

• Account Creation
• Installing WSC
• Configuring WSC

Account Creation

WSC can be installed on a live Windows server. It does not require a reboot and there is no need to stop your VMS software from recording.

1. Sign up for a WSC 30-day 1 TB free trial account at https://billing-service.wasabisys.com/CommunitiesSelfReg?pid=WSC.

   

2. Once you enter the necessary information and click Get started on the signup page, you will receive an email to complete the setup of your storage account.

   

3. Click the Create Account link in this email to be redirected to a page where you will set a password for your Console access.

   

4. Configure the password and click Sign in.
5. Click the Continue your trial button. You will be redirected to a page where you can download the WSC software.

   

6. Download the WSC software to the Windows machine where you intend to deploy it.

Installing WSC

1. You begin the software installation by running the Wasabi Surveillance Cloud installer file as Administrator.
2. Click Next to continue the installation:

   

3. Click the checkbox to agree to the license terms and conditions. Click Next.

   

4. Select the appropriate VMS (Video Management System) you are using or plan to use from the list of profiles. If your VMS application is not listed here, select Other.
   Important: For Milestone XProtect users, select Milestone-XProtect to install the WSC plugin that integrates directly with Milestone.

   This does not add/modify/delete any configuration on your VMS. This step only ensures the WSC software is optimized to work with your VMS application. 

   

5. The following WSC components are available for installation.

   

   Select the applications to install. Then, click Install to continue the installation process.

   

   The installation takes a few minutes.

6. Click Finish once the installation is completed successfully.

   

WSC is now installed and ready for you to configure the software.

Configuring WSC

1. A login screen is presented where you have to enter your WSC Console credentials that you created in the Account Creation, Step 4 above.

   

   For example:

   

   If you previously installed WSC software on a different server, you can click the Skip to Manual configuration link to enter the S3 API keys manually.
2. Once you click Submit and the credentials are validated, a Configuration Wizard window pops up. This wizard helps with quick configuration of WSC so you can begin using the application instantly.

   VMS Location — Click on Browse to navigate to your VMS recordings directory and select it. This will be set as the source which needs to be replicated to Wasabi.

   Region — Select the appropriate region where the server is located

   Wasabi Service URL — Based on the region selected above, the appropriate service URL is automatically selected.

   Bucket Name — A new bucket is created with the prepopulated name. You can change this to a different and unique bucket name. Follow bucket naming conventions explained when you move the cursor around the question mark.

   

3. Once you have entered all the information, click Configure.

   

4. Finally, a Configuration Summary is displayed. Click Finish to close the Configuration Wizard.

   

Wasabi Surveillance Cloud is now running and replicating data from the set source to your target Wasabi bucket.