Max. records in database:

Select this option to limit the database size based on a maximum allowed number of records in the database. Specify required maximum number of records in the neighboring field.

If [Automatic archive when database is full] is turned off and when the maximum number of records in the database is reached, the oldest record in the database will be automatically overwritten.

Max. time span in database:

Select this option to limit the database size based on a total recording time in the database. Specify required total recording time in the neighboring field, and select required unit (Minutes, Hours, or Days) from the list.

If [Automatic archive when database is full] is turned off and when the total recording time in the database is reached, the oldest record in the database will automatically be overwritten.

Automatic archive when database is full:This setting automatically archives data when the database becomes full.

When the capacity of the hard disk decreases, the oldest archive will be deleted.

Database path:Do not change this setting.

Note

The database can store up to 600,000 records.

The default size for the database is 108,000 records. Do not change this setting as it may reduce the recording time and lower the recording performance.

When using archiving (Page 57), it is possible to store images beyond the capabilities of the camera’s database.

Depending on the settings, the following window may appear. In this case, click [No].

In case of database failure the following action should be taken:

Select which action to take if the database becomes corrupted. The number of available actions depends on whether archiving has been enabled. (Page 57)

Normally, select [Archive (No repair)]. Any other selection may in the event of a problem even result in the deletion of the database.

Repair, Scan, Delete if fails:

Two different repair methods will be attempted: a quick repair and a complete repair. If both repair methods fail, the contents of the database will be deleted.

Repair, Delete if fails:

A fast repair will be attempted. If the fast repair fails, the contents of the database will be deleted.

Repair, Archive if fails:

Available only if archiving is enabled for the camera. A fast repair will be attempted. If the fast repair fails, the contents of the database will be archived. This action is recommended if archiving is enabled for the camera.

Delete (no repair):Do not select this item.Archive (no repair):

Available only if archiving is enable for the camera. The contents of the database will be archived.

CAUTION

Recommended setting when an UPS is not used. The largest time span in the database is selected, it is recommended to set it as 60 minutes.

Archiving

With the archiving feature, you are able to keep recordings for as long as required, limited only by the available hard disk storage capacity. By default, images received from cameras are stored in a database for each camera. The database for each camera which is configured in Database Settings (click the [Camera Record Setting] [Device Manager] [Camera Name] [Camera Settings] window) is capable of containing a maximum of 600,000 frames or 40 GB and the oldest records in the database are overwritten. With daily archiving, the amount of records you are able to store is limited only by the available hard disk storage capacity.

You can specify how many times a day the contents of the camera database will be moved to the archiving directory.

The archiving location for each camera is automatically selected. Automatically selects a hard disk drive with a larger amount of free space.

You are able to use the browsing features for archived images; just like you would with recordings stored in a camera’s regular database.

1 Click the [Archive Setup] button in the [Camera Record Setting] window.

[Archive Setup] window

2 In “Delete databases in the backup directory older than:”, specify how many days you want to keep archived images.

3 Use the [Add] and [Delete] buttons to add or remove an archiving time in the Daily archiving times list.

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