Recording schedule is time arrangement for video recording. You can configure the recording schedules to record video in a certain period. Two default recording schedules are available: All-day Time-based Template and All-day Event-based Template. All-day Time-based Template can be used for recording videos for all day continuously, and All-day Event-based Template is for recording videos when alarm is triggered. You can also customize the recording schedule.

1. Click System on the home page and enter Schedule > Recording Schedule Template page.
2. Click Add to enter the adding recording schedule page.
   Note:

   Up to 32 templates can be added.

   Figure 1. Adding Recording Schedule Template Page
3. Set the required information.

   Name

   Set a name for the template.

   Copy from

   Optionally, you can select to copy the settings from other defined templates.

4. Select a recording type and drag on the time bar to draw a time period.
   Note:

   By default, the Time-based is selected.

   Time-based

   Continuous recording according to the time you arranged. The schedule time bar is marked with blue.

   Event-based

   The recording triggered by the alarm (e.g., alarm input alarm or motion detection alarm). The schedule time bar is marked with orange.

   Command-based

   The recording triggered by the ATM command. The schedule time bar is marked with green.

   Note:

   Up to 8 time periods can be set for each day in the recording schedule.

5. Optional: Click Erase and click on the time bar to clear the drawn time period.
6. Finish adding the template.

   • Click Add to add the template and back to the recording schedule template list page.

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

7. Optional: Perform the following operations on the recording schedule template list page.

   Option	Description
   View Template Details	Click the template to check the detailed settings.
   Edit Template	Click in the Operation column to edit template details (except the template(s) in use).
   Delete Template	Click in the Operation column to delete the template.
   Delete All Templates	Click Delete All to delete all the schedule templates (except the default templates and the template(s) in use).