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Archiving
Archive Backup to FTP
A schedule for data backup to a local or
remote FTP can be configured on the
System.
1. Choose FTP from the ‘Select Device’
dropdown menu.
2. Press the FTP Button to access the FTP
Settings:
• User ID: Enter the User ID used to log
into the FTP site.
• Password: Enter the Password used to
log into the FTP site.
• Address: Enter the IP Address of the
FTP site
• Port: Enter the Port used to connect to
the FTP Site.
Press the FTP Test button to test the
connection to the FTP site. A ‘Success’ or
‘Fail’ message will appear.
Once a successful connection has been
made, the FTP Configuration Menu will be
displayed:
• Operation: Set the FTP Backup to ON
or OFF.
• Device: Set to FTP (as shown in
previous instructions).
• Mode: Set the mode to Once (one time
backup only) or Daily (data backup
occurs every day at the time specified
in the Start Time setting).
• Start Time: Set a time to begin the
backup process.
• From: Set the starting time for the data
archive.
• To: Set the ending time for the data
archive.
For example, to back-up a retail sales day,
set the ‘From’ time to 7am, and the ‘To’ time
to 10pm. Start the backup at 10:30pm.This
will archive 15 hours worth of data to the
FTP site.