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Guardian downloads

The latest release of each part of Guardian, and how to install it. Guardian watches a site's existing cameras for the things that cause incidents, on the site's own hardware, and proves itself in shadow mode on your footage before it is allowed to alarm.

Get the latest release How upgrades work
  • Signed by Alphalogix
  • Works on air-gapped sites
  • Every node upgraded from one portal

On the cameras you already have

Guardian runs on the site's own hardware and watches its existing cameras. Nothing new on the poles, and footage stays on site unless your policy says otherwise.

Latest releases

A site runs one Operations node, and may add Recognition and Sage nodes. Each is released on its own. Every release is signed by Alphalogix, and a node checks that signature before it installs anything, so a download that has been tampered with, or built by somebody else, is refused. You can also check the file you downloaded against the SHA-256 on its card.

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How an upgrade flows

  1. Download The release for the node, here, on any computer.
  2. Check Its SHA-256 matches the card, if you want to be sure.
  3. Add it to Guardian Settings → Software. Guardian checks it is genuine.
  4. Every node upgrades One at a time, each showing its progress. Any can go back.

Upgrading a node you already have

Operations node

  1. Download the latest Guardian Operations release above. Any computer that can reach this page will do; the node itself does not need the internet.
  2. Sign in to Guardian as a site administrator and open Settings → Software.
  3. Drop the file on Add a new version. Guardian checks it is genuine, shows what will change, and asks you to confirm.
  4. Watch it install, step by step. Alerting and playback pause for a few minutes; your own VMS keeps recording throughout.

Recognition and Sage nodes

  1. Download the release for that node above.
  2. Add it on the Operations node's Settings → Software, the same way. It is kept there for the nodes it is for.
  3. On that node's card, press Upgrade. It fetches the release from the Operations node over the site network, checks the signature itself, and installs. With several nodes, Upgrade all does one at a time.
  4. Each card shows its progress, and its new version when it is done.

Something wrong after an upgrade? Every node can go back to the version it ran before, from its card on the Software screen.

Adding a new node

A new node is installed by your Guardian installer, who prepares the hardware, encrypts its disks and installs the release. What your site provides, and what happens after:

Operations node

  • A server with an NVIDIA GPU, in a rack or cabinet with power and cooling.
  • A connection to the camera network, and one to the site's management network.
  • The cameras' addresses, and a read-only account on them or on your VMS.
  • Afterwards: a site administrator account, and your licence installed under Settings → Licence.
Step-by-step installation guide →

Recognition node

  • A server with an NVIDIA GPU, on the same management network as the Operations node.
  • Afterwards: on the Operations node, Settings → Site → Nodes → Add a node finds it on that network. Confirm it, and it joins the site.
  • Your licence must include recognition, and name the node.

Sage node

  • A server with a dedicated NVIDIA GPU for Review, on the same management network.
  • Afterwards: added from the Operations node's Nodes screen, the same way.
  • Your licence must include Sage, and name the node.

Check a download

Optional, and a good habit: before copying a release to site, check it is the file Alphalogix published. Run this where you downloaded it, and compare the result with the SHA-256 on the release's card above. If they differ, do not use the file; download it again. The node checks Alphalogix's signature itself either way.

In PowerShell, in the folder you downloaded to:

Get-FileHash .\guardian-operations-<version>.tar -Algorithm SHA256

Use the name of the file you downloaded, with its version in place of <version>.

Support

If an install or upgrade does not go as it should, raise a ticket or call us. Guardian's own error screens include a Copy details button: paste those details into your ticket so we can help straight away.

Raise a ticket support@alphalogix.com.au Call the helpdesk 02 8043 6550 Our office Suite 104, 235 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000