From the Camera default settings, you can modify the default
recording and video quality settings applied to all cameras controlled by the Archiver.
Initially, these settings are configured on the Camera quality settings
page in the Security Center installer assistant.
What you should know
You can also apply video and recording settings for a camera in Config Tool using the
Video and
Recording tab of the unit. Settings made for an individual camera take
precedence over the settings that are applied in the Security Center installer assistant or on the
Camera default settings page.
Procedure
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From the Config Tool homepage,
open the Video task.
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Select the Archiver role, and then click the Camera default
settings tab.
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Under Video quality (Same across all archivers),
configure the following:
- Resolution
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High: 1280x720 and higher
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Standard: More than 320x240 and less than 1280x720
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Low: 320x240 and lower
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Default: Manufacturer’s default settings
The camera always uses the highest resolution that it can support from the chosen
category. If the camera does not support any resolutions from the chosen category, it
uses the highest resolution that it can support from the next category. For example,
if the camera cannot support a High resolution, it uses the highest resolution it can
support from the Standard group.
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Under Recording, click
to add a
schedule.
The schedules that are available include schedules that were created using the
Schedules view in the System
task or the custom schedule if one was created in the Security Center installer assistant.
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From the Mode drop-down, select a mode for the recording
schedule:
- Off
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Recording is off.
- Continuous
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Cameras record continuously. This is the default
setting.
- On motion/Manual
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Cameras record when triggered by an action (such
as Start recording, Add bookmark, or Trigger alarm), by motion detection, or manually
by a user.
- Manual
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Cameras record when triggered by an action (such as Start recording, Add bookmark,
or Trigger alarm), or manually by a user.
NOTE: When the
Manual setting is used, then motion does not trigger any
recording.
- Custom
- You can set a schedule for when recording occurs.
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Configure the following options:
- Record audio
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Turn this option on when you want to record audio along with
video. A microphone entity must be attached to your cameras for this option to
work.
- Redundant archiving
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Turn this option on when you want both primary and
secondary servers to archive video at the same time. This setting is only effective
when failover is configured.
- Automatic cleanup
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Turn this option on when you want to delete video after
a specified number of days. Video is deleted whether the archiver storage is full or
not.
- Time to record before an event
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Use the slider to set the number of seconds that
you want to be 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
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Set the number of seconds that you want recording
to continue after a motion event. During this time, the recording cannot be stopped by
the user.
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Default manual recording length
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Set the number of minutes that you want to record
when recording is started by a user. The user can stop the recording any time before
the duration expires. This value is also used by the Start recording action, when the
default recording length is selected.
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Click Apply.
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If you want to apply the new settings to all existing cameras, click
Yes.