ACTi NVR 3 Corporate - Manual (Page 80)

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NVR 3 Corporate System Administrator ’s Manual
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Schedule the Recording
Unlike the traditional analog surveillance system, IP surveillance system provides a more
flexible recording schedule for devices; the video streams captured by individual device can be
recorded based on your required time segments and event types. For example, you may have
a camera installed on the office ceiling perform continuous recording during work hours, and
record only upon triggers (integrated digital inputs such as the PIR sensor) during the night. In
this way, the system does not waste disk space storing meaningless parts of footage, and you
save lots of effort browsing playback for specific events.
NVR 3 supports schedule recording for and Event recording modes, which are set up on a
week-based timetable; the event-handling schedule can also be configured on it. This section
describes how to setup the recording schedule for the IP cameras/video servers.
Configure the Recording File Properties
Before setting the recording schedule, you may define (1) where the recordings are stored, (2)
how long an event recording is and (3) how long a recording file will be kept in the system.
1. To set the saved recordings folder, go to Setup page Storage tab, make sure you have
assigned the disk drives to store recorded files. For related recording settings, please refer
to Storage Management on page 105.
2. To define how long an event recording is and the recording’s lifecycle, go to Setup
page Schedule tab, and select the device from Camera List , and then a week schedule
will appear on the right. Configure the recording file related settings. The settings below
will make an event recording as long as 5+30 seconds, which will be kept on server for 30
days.