Add Hybrid Storage Area Network

You can add the Hybrid Storage Area Network (hereafter simplified as Hybrid SAN) as a recording server to the HikCentral Professional for storing the video files and pictures.

1. In the top left corner of Home page, select > Basic Management > Device.
2. Click Device and Server > Recording Server on the left panel.
3. Click Add to enter the Add Recording Server page.
   Note:

   If the NTP server is not configured, a prompt will appear on the top of the page. You can click Configure to set the time synchronization.

4. Select Hybrid Storage Area Network.
5. Enter the network parameters.

   Address

   The server's IP address in LAN that can communicate with SYS.

   Control Port

   The control port No. of the server. If it is not changed, use the default value.

   Network Port

   The network port No. of the server. If it is not changed, use the default value.

   File Transmission Port

   The file transmission port No. of the server. If it is not changed, use the default value.

   Proxy Port

   The proxy port No. of the server. If it is not changed, use the default value.

6. Optional: Enable picture storage function for storing pictures in this Hybrid SAN.
   1. Switch on Enable Picture Storage.
   2. Set picture downloading port number for downloading pictures via the Control Client. If the picture downloading port No. is not changed, use the default value.
   3. Set signaling gateway port number. If the picture downloading port number is not changed, use the default one.
   4. Enter the access key and secret key.
   Note:

   The access key and secret key are used to download pictures via the Control Client. If required, you can contact the technical support to get them.

7. Optional: Switch on Enable WAN Access to access the server via WAN.
   Note:

   When enabled, you should set the corresponding parameters including IP address of the server, the control port No., the network port No., etc.

8. Enter the name, user name, and password of the server.
   CAUTION:

   The password strength of the device can be automatically checked. We highly recommend you change the password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three kinds of following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend you change your password regularly, especially in the high security system, changing the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.

   Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the installer and/or end-user.

9. Optional: In the Storage Information field, switch on Custom Video Copy-Back and set the start time and end time for copy-back.
10. Finish adding the server.

    • Click Add to add the server and go back to the server list page.

    • Click Add and Continue to save the settings and continue to add other servers.

11. Optional: Perform the following operations after adding the server.

    Option	Description
    Edit Server	Click the Name field of the server to edit the basic information, and storage information including video expiration and storage usage: You can switch on Video Expiration, select a configuration mode (configure by server / storage pool), and set the corresponding video expiration day(s). Note: The oldest videos will be deleted automatically after the specified expiration day(s). If the added storage server supports configuring video expiration by camera, the current video expiration configuration is invalid; after Video Expiration is enabled, the previous configuration will be invalid and the expired data will be cleared according to the current one. You can view the used space and free space for each storage pool.
    Delete Server	Select the server(s) from the list, and click Delete to remove the selected server(s).
    Configure Server	Click in the Operation column, and the login interface of the Hybrid SAN displays. You can log in and configure the Hybrid SAN.
    One-Touch Configuration	If the Hybrid SAN has not been configured with storage settings, click in the Operation column to perform one-touch configuration before you can store the video files of the camera on the Hybrid SAN.
    Search for Server	Enter a key word in the search box in the top right corner, and click (or press the Enter key) to search for the target server(s).
    N+1 Configuration	Click in the top left corner to enter to N+1 configuration page. See details in Set N+1 Hot Spare for Hybrid SAN.