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 set the recording mode to
OFF, 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 home page, open the
Video task.
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Select the Auxiliary Archiver to configure, and click the Camera
recording tab.
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From the Video stream drop-down 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 drop-down list, select one of the
following recording modes:
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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 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.
- Time to record before an event
- Use the slider to set the durantion (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 durantion (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.
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Click Apply.