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General information

Video and audio streams are recorded to an archive synchronously. 

You can configure recording to the an archive both for one video camera , and for several cameras, using the same parameters.

Configuring recording to an archive for a camera

To configure recording to the an archive of for one video camera, do the following:

  1. Go to the Archive tab.
  2. Select the created archive.
  3. Set the checkbox next to the camera for which you want to configure the
    4. archive recording (1)
  4. recording to an archive.
    Image Modified
    5. Configure the parameters for archive recording:
  5. From the Constant recording list
    6. (2)
  6. , select the mode for recording to an archive
    7. recording mode
  7. .
    1. If you select No
    8. is selected
    1. ,
    9. the
    1. a video stream
    10. will be
    1. is recorded to
    11. the
    1. an archive only when an operator manually initiates an alarm or an automatic rule is run.
    2. If you select Always
    12. is selected
    1. , a video
    13. will be
    1. stream is constantly recorded to
    14. the
    1. an archive
    15. non-stop
    1. .
    2. If you select a time schedule
    16. is selected
    1. (
    17. see
    1. see Configuring schedules), a video
    18. will be recorded non-stop to the archive during
    1. stream is constantly recorded to an archive within the selected time
    19. period
    1. schedule. Recording to
    20. the
    1. an archive can also be initiated by the operator or an automatic rule.

  21. In the Depth, days field

    22. (3)

  22. , specify the maximum archive depth of the given camera in days. If you set the 0 value

    23. is set

  23. ,

    24. the

  24. archive depth is unlimited. As a result, the archive will only contain recordings within the specified depth. The recordings that are outside of the specified archive depth

    25. won’t be available

  25. are unavailable for viewing. 

    Note
    titleAttention!
    • If you set an unlimited archive depth for one or several cameras, at some point the archive
    26. will become
    • becomes full, and FIFO based re-recording
    27. will be
    • is automatically started—the oldest recordings in the archive will be replaced with the new ones, regardless of the depth setting. In this case, the set archive depth for other cameras
    28. may not
    • cannot be maintained and can be reduced
    • . Therefore, if you set an unlimited archive depth for at least one camera, limiting the archive depth for other cameras
    30. may be
    • is unnecessary.
    • When
    31. configuring
    • you configure the archive depth for each camera,
    32. it is recommended to calculate
    • we recommend calculating the storage
    33. capacity
    34. the
    • situations when
    35. the
    • an archive is stored for fewer days than specified.
    • When
    36. specifying
    37. ,
    • and the total archive depth is 10 days, the archive depth of a camera won't exceed 10 days.
    • Later, if you change the available archive depth of a camera upwards or to 0, the setting will apply only to new recordings. Earlier recordings outside the initial archive depth don't become available.

  38. In the Prerecord, sec

    39.  field (4)

  39. field, enter the prerecord time in seconds of a video stream. This value

    40. should

  40. must be in the range [0; 30].

    Note
    titleAttention!
    • Prerecord is a period of prerecording that
    41. will be
    • is added to the beginning of an alarm event recording.
    • If recording to an archive is initiated by a macro
    42. starts recording
    • , the prerecord time
    43. may
    • can be longer, according to the specified settings (see
    44. Record
  45. If it is necessary to use decimation when recording to the archive, select the required value from the Recording frame
    46. key only
  46. rate list
    47. (5)
  47. :
      • By keyframes (for all video streams except MJPEG)
    48. , or 1/0,5/0,25 FPM (frames per minute).
      • ;
      • 1 frame per 240/120/60 seconds;
      •  specific value of frames per second (for MJPEG video stream).
        Decimation reduces the size of
    49. the
      • an archive, but
    50. the
      • a video
    51. will be
      • is less "smooth".
    52. Select

  52. In the Camera stream parameter, select a stream for

    53. archive recording (6)

  53. recording to an archive.

    Info
    titleNote

    This setting is relevant for cameras that support multistreaming.

  54. Click the Apply Image Added button.

Configuration of recording to an archive for a camera is complete.

Configuring recording to an archive for several camera

To configure recording to the an archive of for several cameras, do the following:

  1. Set the checkboxes next to the cameras for which you want to configure recording to an archive
    2. recording
  2. . To select all cameras, set the Select all checkbox.
    3. Image Removed
  3. Image Added
  4. Configure the
    5. settings for the
  5. archive recording
    6. for a group of cameras (marked with yellow)
  6. parameters in the group setting form that is highlighted in yellow. The specified settings
    7. will be
  7. are automatically applied to all cameras.
  8. Perform custom configuration of camera recording settings, if necessary.
  9. Click the Apply Image Added button.

The camera is now bound to the archiveConfiguration of recording to an archive for several cameras is complete.