Some testing today has confirmed that it is possible to run a basic version of DynaView direct from an installation on a USB Key. The complete installation is well under 100 Megabytes so just about any key will work. Once this installation is made to the key (or copied to the key from any other running machine’s /nvr folder) it can be used by inserting it into any windows XP or better machine. Then, navigate to vMaster.exe and double click to start. Any module configurations and cameras licensing that were present will be lost but the system will work in 4-camera demo mode.
You will need to “re-configure” including resetting all module IP addresses which takes a minute or so. But, if your source for the install was a running machine on the same network, even the cameras data will be intact and valid except for the machine names and configurations of vCapture and other modules.
It is also possible to set up file-based demo cameras on such a USB key or even run VGen for live images.
Do bear in mind that some of the special facilites like CamPatrol and Scheduler depend on installation of windows services and may not run.
This is by far the quickest and easiest way to do a live demo short of bringing in a working machine.
