Configure Recording Server

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A Recording Server is a server right under the control of the Management Server to control one or more “video device(s)” that further controls one or more camera(s) or camera DI/DO.

 

There are two service types of Recording Server: recording and failover. When choosing failover type on Recording Server Properties, the server will become Recording Failover Server.

 

To access the setting of a Recording Server:

 

1. Access the Physical Config as described in Physical Config (Management Server)

The physical configuration opens onscreen, and the Tree Console shows the topics: Management Server, Recording Server, Recording Failover Server, Metadata Server, and Matrix.

 

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The Properties tabbed page then opens at the Configuration Pane to configure the selected Recording Server while the other five tabbed pages are hidden.

 

2. Access one of these tabbed pages to configure the Recording Server.

 

A function overview of these tabbed pages:

Tab

Description

Properties

1.Enables/disables the Recording Server.
2.Choose the service type of the Recording Server, including Recording and Failover.

Once choose Failover mode, the server will be moved to Recording Failover Server category on Tree list.

3.Enters a brief description of the Recording Server for the better identification of it.
4.Launches an application to detect and install the available cameras within the network.
See Properties for the settings.

Hardware Setting

Complete and change hardware settings about RAID & File System, Network Setup, Management,and System.

See Hardware Setting for the settings.

Device Overview

Delivers a general view of the cameras connected to the Recording Server.

Volume Group

Allocates the RAID disk volume for a camera to save the recorded videos to.(One or more disk drives are working for the Recording Server as a logical drive.)

Video recording requires a volume.
For RAID setting please go to RAID and File System.

Recording Schedule

Delivers a general view of the video recording schedules of all the video devices (i.e. cameras) connected to a Recording Server.

See Schedule to set the video recording schedule.

Auto Backup

Manages the backup for the videos recorded on the selected period.

The Auto Backup requires two major settings, one is the backup schedule and the other is FTP server setting.

Event Action

Sets the events and actions for the Recording Server.

Local Display

Directly stream out live view video from the Recording Server to the monitor which is connected to Crystal VGA port.