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NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER MANAGEMENT
You can use the matrix system and the CM9700MDD-EVS as an NVR (network video recorder) management tool.
Sample NVR management scenario:
This sample system includes the following components:
•Cameras connected to the matrix switcher
•NVRs connected to the Endura network (through Endura encoders)
If an NVR goes off line a matrix system alarm can trigger a macro that you have configured to switch the video to a backup NVR (through backup
Endura encoders, through matrix outputs). This ensures that no video will be lost as a result of an NVR failure.
To configure your system for the sample scenario, complete the following tasks:
•Add the CM9700MDD-EVS units and cameras to the matrix system configuration, as described in the previous sections.
•Add the NVRs to the matrix system configuration. Refer to Add a Network Video Recorder (NVR) to the Matrix System Configuration on
page 34.
•Configure a macro to switch the video to a backup NVR (through backup Endura encoders). Refer to the CM9700-MGR Software Guide for
instructions on configuring a macro.
•Add soft alarms, and then configure the alarms to start the backup macro when the alarm is triggered. Refer to Associate a Macro with a
Soft Alarm on page 37.
•Specify the alarm that will be triggered if the NVR goes off line. Refer to Associate a Soft Alarm with an NVR on page 37.

ADD A NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER (NVR) TO THE MATRIX SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

1. Click Wizards > Add Device Wizard in the CM9700-MGR (or click the tree view section, and then click Add Device). The Add Device wizard
opens.
2. Specify Endura Device in the Select Device Type drop-down box, and then click NVR in the Select Model drop-down box.
Figure 35. Adding an NVR
3. Click Next. The Number of Devices page opens.
Figure 36. Number of Devices Page
4. Select the number of NVRs to add, and then click Next.