You can add the Hybrid Storage Area Network (hereafter simplyfied as Hybrid SAN) as Recording Server to the HikCentral Professional for storing the video files and pictures.

1. Click Physical View > Recording Server to enter the recording server page.
2. Click Add to enter the Add Recording Server page.
3. Select Hybrid Storage Area Network.
4. 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.

5. Optional: Enable picture storage function for storing pictures in this Hybrid Storage Area Network.
   1. Set the Enable Picture Storage switch to ON.
   2. Set picture downloading port No. for downloading pictures via Control Client. If the picture downloading port No. is not changed, use the default ones.
   3. Set signaling gateway port No.. If the picture downloading port No. is not changed, use the default ones.
   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 our technical support to get them.

6. Optional: If you need to access the server via WAN, set the Enable WAN Access switch to ON and set the corresponding parameters which are available when you access the server via WAN.
7. Enter the alias, 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.

8. Optional: Set the storage Information.

   Custom Video Copy-back

   After enabled, the video footage (if exists) recorded within the defined Start Time and End Time on cameras or NVRs managed by the Hybrid SAN will be automatically copied back to the Hybrid SAN.

   Note:

   • The time for starting copy-back could be any time when there exists video footage which meets the above mentioned condition.

   • The time period within the start time and end time should be longer than 24 hours, and the end time should NOT be later than 2 hours before.

   For example, if the current time is "10:00:00, Oct. 31st", and you have enabled custom video copy-back ( in which you set "2 days before copy-back" as the start time, "2 hours before copy-back" as the end time), the video footage recorded from "10:00:00, Oct. 29th" to "8:00:00, Oct. 31st" on cameras or NVRs managed by the Hybrid SAN will be backed up to the Hybrid SAN.

   Video Expiration

   Set the expiration time to retain the video footage stored on the Hybrid SAN.

   For example, if you set 30 days as the expiration time, the video footage stored on the Hybrid SAN for longer than 30 days will be automatically deleted.

9. Finish adding the server.

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

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

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

    Option	Description
    Edit Server	Click Alias field of the server and you can edit the information of the server and view its storage and camera information.
    Delete Server	Select the server(s) from the list, and click Delete to remove the selected server(s).
    Configure Server	Click , and the login interface of the Hybrid Storage Area Network displays. You can log in and configure the Hybrid SAN.
    One-Touch Configuration	If the Hybrid Storage Area Network has not been configured with storage settings, click to perform one-touch configuration before you can store the video files of the camera on the Hybrid Storage Area Network.