Pelco C2631M-A DATA BACKUP SETUP, WORKING WITH BACKED UP VIDEO ON CLIENT

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DATA BACKUP SETUP
The DX8100 Client application allows you to see backup configuration settings, but not change them. To configure and perform backups, you
must physically log in to a local DX8100 Series DVR as an Administrator or Power User. For more information about configuring a backup
schedule, refer to the Data Backup Setup section in the DX8100 DVR Operation and Programming manual.
For more information about viewing backed up video, refer to Viewing and Searching backed up Video.
WORKING WITH BACKED UP VIDEO ON CLIENT
The DX8100 Client application provides Standard Users and higher the ability to view, search, export, and print previously backed up video data.
Moreover, the DX8100 Client machine does not have to be connected to the DX8100 server to work with backed up video. Archived PDB data
refers to files stored in the DX8100’s native backup format. PDB is used to represent data stored in Pelco’s engineered Data Base format.
This section describes how to view, search, export, and print backed up video, and is organized into the following sections:
•Viewing and Searching backed up Video
•Exporting and Printing backed up Video
VIEWING AND SEARCHING BACKED UP VIDEO
To view and search backed up video data:
1. Ensure that you have the correct backup device connected directly to your client PC. Example devices include
• CD-ROM/R/RW drives
• DVD-ROM/R/RW drives
• External drives
• Shared network storage
2. Insert the backup media into the device.
3. On the DX8100 Client toolbar, click .
4. From the DX8100 Client menu bar, choose File > Backup Search. The backup search screen appears.
Figure 134. Backup Search Screen
5. Click “Update list” or “Browse” to search backup storage devices for DX8100 backup files.
6. Select a file from the list to view.
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