You can use the Camera recording tab to configure the recording
settings for all cameras controlled by an Auxiliary Archiver.
Before you begin
If you use multiple disk groups for archive
storage, temporarily turn off recording mode and then re-enable it at the end of the process
to avoid creating video files on the wrong disk group.
What you should know
- The recording settings of cameras affect your disk space.
- Recording settings defined in the Recording tab of an individual
camera supersede the settings defined on the Camera recording tab
of the Auxiliary Archiver.
Procedure
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From the Config Tool homepage, open the Video task and click the
Roles and units view.
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Select the Auxiliary Archiver to configure, and click the Camera
recording tab.
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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.
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From the Recording modes list, select one of the
following recording modes:
- Continuous
- Records continuously. Recording can’t be stopped by the user (
).
- Manual
- Records only when a user or a system action, such as Start recording,
Add a bookmark, or Trigger an alarm, requests it. In this mode, the
Record button in Security Desk indicates the
recording status:
- Grey (
) when the system isn’t 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, can’t
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 isn’t permitted (
), even when alarms are triggered.
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Enable Automatic cleanup and specify a retention period for
recorded video (in days).
Video archives older than this period are deleted.
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(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 isn’t 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.
NOTE: If you set the Time to
record before an event parameter to a high value, it increases the
memory resources (RAM) required by the Archiver. This reduces the number of cameras
that the Archiver can handle. Setting a higher resolution on cameras has the same
effect on the Archiver memory resources.
- 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 can’t stop the recording.
- Default manual recording length
- Use the slider to select the duration (in minutes) the recording lasts when it’s
started manually by a user, or when the Start recording action is triggered.
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Click Apply.