HDD

Advanced

Configuring Recording Group Settings

Use recording group settings if you want to specify which hard drive group your cameras will record to.

NOTE: You must have a second hard drive (not included) installed to use recording group settings.

To configure recording group settings:

1Right-click and then click Menu.

2Enter the system user name (default: admin) and password (default: 000000) and click Yes.

3Click HDD>Advanced.

4Under Record on HDD Group, select the hard drive group you would like to configure.

Select hard drive group

Select cameras to record to selected group

NOTE: To assign your hard drives to groups, see “Configuring Hard Drive Type or Group” on page 45.

5Check the cameras you would like to record to the selected hard drive group.

6Click Apply to save changes. Right-click repeatedly to return to live view.

HDD Detect

NOTE: The options in the HDD Detect sub-menu are for advanced users. It is recommended to leave all settings on their default values.

Setting S.M.A.R.T. Settings and Running S.M.A.R.T. Checks on the Hard Drive

The device supports S.M.A.R.T. and Bad Sector Detection. S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for hard drives that detects and reports potential reliability issues to help anticipate hard drive failure.

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