Set Recording Parameters

For cameras on the current site and Remote Site, the platform provides storage locations such as Hybrid Storage Area Network, Cluster Storage, and pStor for storing the video files of the cameras according to the configured recording schedule. You can get device's recording settings when adding a camera to an area.

1. Enter the Recording Setting page.
   1. In the top left corner of the Home page, select > Basic Management > Device > Area.
   2. Select an area to show its cameras.
      Note

      refers to the current site and refers to Remote Site.

   3. Select a camera and click its name to enter the camera settings page.
   4. Select the Recording Settings tab.
2. On the editing camera page, click Recording Settings on the top.
3. In the Recording Settings area, switch on Main Storage (for the current site) or Storage in Central System (for Remote site).
4. Select the storage location for storing the recorded video files.
5. Select the storage type and configure other required parameters.
   Note

   The parameters vary according to the site (current site or Remote Site) you selected previously.

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

     Note

     • If you select Encoding Device as the storage location, you needn't select the storage type, but configure the following parameters as real-time storage settings by default.

     • If you select Hybrid Storage Area Network, Cluster Storage, pStor, or pStor Cluster Service, specify a server and (optional) select a Streaming Server to get video streams from cameras via it.

     Recording Schedule Template

     Set the template which defines the time periods 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.

     View

     View the template details.

     Note

     The event-based recording schedule can not be configured for the Cluster Storage, and the command-based recording schedule can not be configured for the Cluster Storage and pStor.

     Stream Type

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

     Note

     For storing on Hybrid Storage Area Network, Cluster Storage, pStor or pStor Cluster Service, dual-stream is not supported.

     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 Encoding Device, Cluster Storage, pStor, or pStor Cluster Service. And it is available for the camera that is configured with event-based recording.

     Post-Record

     Record video from periods following detected events.

     This field displays when the storage location is set as Encoding Device or Hybrid Storage Area Network. It is available for the camera that is configured with event-based recording.

     Video Expiry Time

     If you select Encoding Device as the storage location, switch onVideo Expiry Time and enter expiration day(s).

     Automatically delete the oldest videos after the specified retention period. This method allows you to define the longest time period to keep the videos as desired and the actual retention period for the videos depends on the allocated quota.

     Enable ANR

     If you select the Encoding Device or Hybrid Storage Area Network as the storage location, check Enable ANR to turn the automatic network replenishment on to temporarily store the video in the camera when network fails and transport the video to storage device when network recovers.

   • Select Scheduled Copy-Back as the storage type to copy the recorded video files from the encoding device or pStor to the specified storage location according to scheduled period.

     Note

     The recordings can be copied only from the encoding device to Hybrid Storage Area Network, Cluster Storage, pStor or pStor Cluster Service, or from pStor to another pStor.

     Upload Time

     Specify the time period to copy the recorded video files to the specified storage location.

     Recording for Copy-Back

     Select the type of recorded video file to backup.

     Max. Copy-Back Speed (KBps)

     Enter the maximum copy-back speed.

6. Optional: Set the Auxiliary Storage switch to ON and configure another storage location for the video files.
   Note

   • If Cluster Storage, Hybrid Storage Area Network, pStor, or pStor Cluster Service is set as the auxiliary storage location, you can select Real-Time Storage to store recorded video files or select Scheduled Copy-Back to copy recordings from the encoding device or pStor (main storage) to specified auxiliary storage location according to the scheduled period.

   • Before setting Scheduled Copy-Back, make sure you have configured real-time recording schedule stored in device local storage or pStor for the main storage.

   • The recordings can be copied only from the encoding device to Hybrid Storage Area Network, Cluster Storage, pStor or pStor Cluster Service, or from pStor to another pStor.

7. Click Save.