VBrick Systems VB5000, VB6000, VB4000 manual FTP Server Enable

Recorder File Name	The root name of the file to be recorded. The VBStar recorder can
	automatically use current date, current time, and/or host name
	when it creates a new file. Use this feature by configuring the
	filename to contain any of the following strings in any order.
	• >h or >H – Host Name.
	• >d or >D – Current Date.
	• >t or >T – Current Time.
Recorder Source	Defines the source of video for record. When Dedicated is selected
	as the Recorder source, the Network option screen appears as a
	selection. The Network selections allow the user to set parameters
	necessary to record video from a particular Receive IP address and
	Port. If a slot is selected as the Recorder Source, the Network
	screen does not appear and whatever video is being received by the
	designated decoder is recorded.
	• Dedicated – Indicates that the settings are read from the VBStar
	settings on the Configuration: Recorder > Network page is IWS.
	• Decoder Slot # – Indicates that the settings are set for a specific
	Decoder Network Configuration. When a Slot # is specified, the
	Network option does not appear since it has no affect.
Recorder Schedule	Format: mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm. Date and time to start an Ethernet
	recording.
Record Duration	The length in seconds of the entire recording session, or
	Continuous.
Batch Enable	Disabled or Enabled. If enabled, the recorder will create a series of
	files and the files will be numbered incrementally.
Batch Duration	The length of each batch file in seconds or Maximum. The
	minimum length is 30 seconds.
Batch Wrap Point	Sets the number of batch files (1–999) that will be recorded before
	"wrapping over" the previously recorded files (from lowest to
	highest batch number).
Auto FTP after	Disabled or Enabled. If enabled, the file is automatically FTPed
Record	when the recorded file is completed.
New File on Channel	Determines whether or not the Hard Drive starts a new file upon
Change	channel change while recording.
OSD Recorder	Selecting will show indictors that will appear on the attached TV
Indicators	screen indicating a record session is in progress. This is a decoder
	function.

FTP Server Enable

1 to 8 servers are available for FTP. The parameters for these servers are set in the Configuration: FTP File Transfer > Server menu screen of IWS. When more than one server is enabled, the appliance will transfer the newly recorded file to each of the enabled severs, up to a maximum of eight.

Since FTP transfer can be a slower process than the recording process, it is possible to overrun the FTP queue, especially if many servers are enabled. Also, if operating in Batch

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