To store video archives in the cloud, you must first activate Cloud storage in Security Center, and select one or more Archiver roles that
will upload data.
Before you begin
- You must have a Cloud storage subscription.
NOTE: To activate a Cloud storage
subscription, your representative of Genetec Inc. must confirm that a purchase order for
the product has been received. After the confirmation, you will be notified that you can
activate the product. You do not need to change your Security Center license to activate
the subscription.
- Your user account must be a member of the Administrators group or have the Cloud
storage privilege.
- Security Center must have access to the Internet
and connectivity with the following:
- *.blob.core.windows.net
- *.cloudarchives.geneteccloud.com
- *.video.geneteccloud.com
- login.genetec.com
Procedure
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Open the Video task and click the Cloud
storage view.
The Cloud storage
Status page opens.
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Click Activate product.
Cloud storage is activated after a few seconds and is ready to
configure.
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If a Cloud Playback role has not been created yet, click Create
role to create one.
The Cloud Playback role is used by Cloud storage to stream
video archives from the cloud to clients and federated users connected to the system. Cloud Playback
supports the Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) locally and uses TLS to retrieve video
sequences from the cloud.
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Apply your Cloud storage polices.
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Click the Archivers tab and select one or more Archiver roles
that will upload video archives to the cloud.
CAUTION:
After activating Cloud storage, all video archives that meet your
criteria for upload to the cloud are transferred immediately, starting with the oldest
files. The selected Archiver roles will consume all available bandwidth until the
uploads are complete unless a bandwidth limit is specified.
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Click Apply.
Results
Cloud storage is ready to use.
After you finish
For Archiver roles that use Cloud storage, we recommend setting the
Maximum
length of video files to 5 minutes and the
Maximum size
to 100 MB in the advanced settings. This will optimize bandwidth usage and ensure smooth
playback of video sequences from the cloud. These settings are found in .