Configuring camera recording settings for an Auxiliary Archiver - Security Center 5.12

You can use the Camera recording tab to configure the recording settings for all cameras controlled by an Auxiliary Archiver.

1. From the Config Tool homepage, open the Video task and click the Roles and units view.
2. Select the Auxiliary Archiver to configure, and click the Camera recording tab.
3. From the Video stream list, select the default video stream that the Auxiliary Archiver should record for each camera. The video streams are configured for each camera.
4. From the Recording modes list, select one of the following recording modes:

   Continuous

   Records continuously. Recording cannot be stopped by the user ().

   Manual

   Records only when a user or a system action, such as Start recording, Add bookmark, or Trigger alarm, requests it. In this mode, the Record button in Security Desk indicates the recording status:

   • Grey () when the system is not recording. Clicking the button starts the recording.
   • Red () when the system is recording. Clicking the button stops the recording.
   • Red with a lock () when the system is recording and cannot be stopped by the user, such as on alarm.

   Custom

   Recording is specified by custom schedules.

   CAUTION:

   Two recording schedules of the same priority level, for example two daily schedules, cannot overlap, regardless of the recording mode configured for each. When a scheduling conflict occurs, the Archiver role and the video units are displayed in yellow in the entity browser and they issue entity warning messages. For more information, see Schedule conflicts.

   Off

   Recording is not permitted (), even when alarms are triggered.

5. Enable Automatic cleanup and specify a retention period for recorded video (in days).
   Video archives older than this period are deleted.
6. (Optional) Click Show advanced settings and configure the advanced options.

   Record audio

   Switch ON to record audio with your video. A microphone entity must be attached to your cameras.

   NOTE: It is not necessary for the attached devices to belong to the same unit as the video encoder. However, for audio recording to work, ensure that the microphone belongs to a unit managed by the same Archiver, with the same Archiver extension, as the video encoder.

   Record metadata

   Switch ON to record metadata with your video. Recording metadata is useful for analytics and for filtering recorded video.

   Time to record before an event

   Use the slider to set the duration (in seconds) recorded before an event. This buffer is saved whenever the recording starts, ensuring that whatever prompted the recording is also captured on video.

   Time to record after a motion

   Use the slider to set the duration (in seconds) recorded after a motion event. During this time, the user cannot stop the recording.

   Default manual recording length

   Use the slider to select the duration (in minutes) the recording lasts when it is started manually by a user, or when the Start recording action is triggered.

7. Click Apply.