Add Remote Sites in a Batch

When you want to add multiple Remotes Sites at a time for convenience, you can edit the predefined template by entering the sites' parameters and import the template to the Central System to add them.

Note:

  • When adding Remote Site, the site's cameras and logical area information are imported to the Central System by default.

  • When you perform the following steps, the progress of the whole task will be displayed on the upper right side.

  1. On the top navigation bar, select > Security Monitoring > Video.
  2. On the left pane, click Remote Site Management.
  3. Enter the Add Remote Site page.

    • If no Remote Site added, click Add Site to enter the Add Remote Site page.

    • If you have already added Remote Site, click on the left to enter the Add Remote Site page.

    Figure 1 Add Remote Site
    Note:

    If you did not set the NTP server which is used for synchronizing the time between the SYS and the NTP server, a message will be displayed on the top of this page. If you need, click the button to go to the System Configuration page.

  4. Select Batch Import as the adding mode.
  5. Click Download Template and save the predefined template on your PC.
  6. Open the exported template file and input the required information of the Remote Sites to be added on the corresponding column.
  7. Click and select the template file.
  8. Back up the Remote Sites' database in the Central System and you can set the maximum number of backups and view the database saving path in the Central System.
    Max. Number of Backups

    Define the maximum number of backup files available on the system.

  9. Optional: Back up the Remote Site's database in schedule.
    1. Set the Scheduled Database Backup switch to ON to enable the scheduled backup.
    2. Select how often to back up the database.
      Note:

      If you select Weekly or Monthly for running the backup task, select which day to run.

    3. Select what time of the day to start backup.
  10. Click Add to add the Remote Site and go back to the Remote Site list page.