Configure Recording for Cameras on Remote Site

You can set recording schedule to record the video of cameras on Remote Sites and stores in the Central System's Recording Servers (Hybrid Storage Area Network, Cloud Storage Server, pStor or pStor Cluster Service).

1. Go to the Recording Settings tab.
   1. In the top left corner of the Home page, select > Basic Management > Device > Area.
   2. Select the added Remote Site form the drop-down list.
      Note:

      The icon indicates that the site is Remote Site.

   3. Select an area to show the cameras added to it.
   4. Select a camera and click its name to enter the camera settings page.
   5. Select Recording Settings tab.
2. In the Recording Settings area, turn on Storage in Central System.
3. Select the storage location for storing the recorded video file.
4. Select the storage type and configure the required parameters.

   • Select Real-Time Storage as the storage type to store the recorded video files in the specified storage location at the real time.

     Note:

     You can select Hybrid Storage Area Network, Cloud Storage Server, pStor, or pStor Cluster Service, specify a server and (optional) select a Streaming Server to get the video stream of the camera via it.

     Recording Schedule Template

     Set the template which defines when to record the camera's video.

     All-Day Time-Based Template

     Record the video for all-day continuously.

     All-Day Event-Based Template

     Record the video when alarm occurs.

     Add New

     Set the customized template. For details about setting customized template, refer to Configure Recording Schedule Template.

     View

     View the template details.

     Stream Type

     Select the stream type as main stream, or sub-stream.

     Pre-Record

     Record video from periods preceding detected events. For example, when someone opens a door, you can see what happens right before the door opened.

     This field displays when the storage location is set as Cloud Storage Server, pStor, or pStor Cluster Service, and it is available for the camera that is configured with event-based recording.

     Post-Record

     Start recording the video from periods following detected events.

     This field displays when the storage location is set as Hybrid Storage Area Network, and it is available for the camera that is configured with event-based recording.

     Streaming Server

     Optionally, select a Streaming Server to get the video stream of the camera via it.

     Enable ANR

     If you select the Storage Location as Hybrid Storage Area Network, check Enable ANR to turn the automatic network replenishment on to temporarily store the video in the camera when network disconnects and transport the video to Hybrid Storage Area Network when network recovers.

   • Select Scheduled Copy-Back as the storage type and specify period, main/auxiliary storage, recording type and uploading speed to upload the recorded video files from the device local storage or pStor on the Remote Site to the specified storage location according to scheduled period.

     Note:

     Make sure you have configured recording schedule stored on encoding device or pStor for the camera on the remote site.

5. Click Save.