Wasabi Surveillance Cloud - Download and Installation Instructions

Installation

This article will walk you through the Wasabi Surveillance Cloud installation prerequisites and basic configuration steps.

Prerequisites

You can install WSC on a computer that meets these minimum system requirements:

• PC with 64-bit (x64) processor
  Note: WSC client actively uses the APIs the target provider provides. These APIs may take a significant amount of CPU depending on the connection and the amount of data moved. Refer also to the minimum CPU requirements of your target provider.

• 64-bit Microsoft Windows® 7/Server 2008 R2/Windows® 8/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Windows® 10/Server 2016/Server 2019/Windows® 11/Server 2022
  Important: Microsoft Windows® 7/Server 2008 R2 computers must run at least Service Pack 1 and have the KB976932 and the KB3033929 security updates installed.

• 4 GB of physical RAM (at the minimum)

• 100 MB of available hard disk space for installation (at the minimum)
  Note: WSC maintains a database in the product installation folder to track the files it manages. The database size is directly proportional to the number of managed files. For example, if WSC manages 1 million files, the database size will be approximately 100 MB. Insufficient free space for the database will hinder WSC functionality.

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 installed

• The firewall on the computer responsible for managing inbound and outbound network traffic must not impede the transmission of data via the following TCP ports:  

  • 80 - outbound rule only (for communication with object storage target over HTTP connection)

  • 443 - outbound rule only (for SaaS activation and/or communication with object storage target over HTTPS)
    Note: The Wasabisys domain must be accessible through the network firewall, and the application should have the capability to connect to the license server and object storage endpoints.

  • 445 - outbound rule only (for communication with SMB network share target)

A. Account Creation

1. You can sign up for a Wasabi Surveillance Cloud 30 day 1 TB free trial account at this sign-up page.

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

3. Click on 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 on "Sign in".

5. Then, click on 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.

   B. Software Installation

1. Now we can begin the software installation by running the Wasabi Surveillance Cloud installer file as Administrator.

2. Click 'Next' to continue the installation

3. Click on the checkbox to agree to the License terms and conditions, and 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 please select 'Other'.

   Important - For Milestone XProtect users, please select Milestone - XProtect to install the WSC plugin that integrates directly with Milestone.

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

5. For Milestone XProtect VMS, the following components of WSC are available for installation. If your XProtect elements are installed on different machines, you will need to install WSC software on the appropriate server and choose the right application shown below.

For all other VMS, the following components of WSC are available for installation.

Click Install to initiate installation.

6. Click on Finish once the installation is successfully completed.

This completes the installation of Wasabi Surveillance Cloud.

C. Software Activation

For Milestone XProtect installations -

Wasabi Surveillance Cloud installs as a plugin within the Milestone XProtect application.

1. Start the XProtect Management Client software, and once loaded you will notice Wasabi Surveillance Cloud in the Site Navigation Menu at the bottom, see screenshot below -

Click on Administration to activate the software license. Enter your WSC Account Email address and password (Console login), and hit Submit.

If the license is successfully activated you will see the following information -

For Configuration instructions, please refer to the How do I use Milestone XProtect with Wasabi Surveillance Cloud Knowledge Base article.

For all other VMS installations -

1. A login screen is presented where you have to enter your WSC Console credentials created in step A.4 above.

Note - If you have previously installed WSC software on a different server, you can click on the Skip to Manual configuration link to enter the S3 API keys manually.

2. Once you hit 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 app 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. Please follow bucket naming conventions explained when you move the cursor around the question mark.

Once you have entered all the information, click Configure as shown below on the sample screenshot.

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.