Using network disks

To use network disks as an archive, set UNC paths to them in Axxon PSIM. Details of working with network disks in Axxon PSIM installed as a Service are given in Using network disks of Axxon PSIM™ installed as a Service section.

While working in Windows Vista and Windows 7 OS consider the following features:

1. For Windows Vista and Windows 7 OS with UAC enabled, it is necessary to connect network disks via command prompt with Administrator’s rights. The way of connecting is described in Connecting network disks in Windows Vista and Windows 7 OS.
2. Access to network disks on computers with Windows Vista or Windows 7 OS can be forbidden when the user account control (UAC) is switched on. To enable access create the EnableLinkedConnections key of the DWORD type with 1 value in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System registry. Details of working with registry keys are in Working with Windows OS registry.

To add a network disk by specifying the UNC path, do the following:

1. Go to the last line in the disk list and click the down key.
   

2. Specify the path to a network disk in the appeared line in the Disk column. UNC path is set in \\server_name\share_name format where server_name is the name of file server and share_name is the network name of the general folder.

   Note

   If there are any problems with storing video/audio archive at network disks, then use the net use command of Windows command prompt:

   net use disk_name: \\server_name\share_name  /delete

   net use disk_name: \\server_name\share_name  /USER:user_name

   Where user_name is a user that has rights to store to selected network disk and on whose behalf the video module is launched;

   disk_name: is the name of the disk drive. This is to be performed after every Windows OS restart.

   Details about the net use command are in Microsoft official documentation (www.microsoft.com).

3. Set a checkbox for created disk in the Video column.
4. Click the Apply button.

A network disk by specifying the UNC path is now added.