Administrating the Camera
Setting the Edge Storage — Edge Storage Menu 85

Recording time

Set the recording time for the Pre-alarm image/audio
and Post alarm image/audio.
Pre-alarm duration
Type the recording time of the image/audio before alarm
detection.
Post-alarm duration
Type the recording time of the image/audio after alarm
detection.

Recording mode

Always recording: The recording is always active.
Alarm recording: The recording will start when a
condition as below is detected.
Condition: The recording will start under the condition
selected from the pull-down menu.
You can select the alarm type indicated below for
each number.
Conditions to detect the alarm are as follows:
or: detect when either condition happens.
and: detect when both conditions happen within a
specified interval regardless of the sequence.
then: detect when each of the conditions happen within
a specified interval in sequence.

Interval

Specify the interval time used when condition is set to
and, then.
In the case the condition is set as 1 and 2, the system
sounds an alarm when either 1 or 2 happens, and the
other happens within the specified interval.
In the case the condition is set as 1 then 2, the system
sounds an alarm when 1 happens, and then 2 happens
within the specified interval.
If you select “or” condition, this setting will be ignored.
The maximum duration to be set is 7200 seconds.
Alarm to be linked with Edge Storage.
Sensor input 1: The external sensor that is connected to
sensor input 1 of the camera I/O port.
Camera tampering detection: An alarm that is
triggered if the camera detects tampering, such as
direction shifting or spray.
VMF: An alarm of the VMF detection function. Click
Detection, and the Motion detection menu is
displayed to allow you to set the motion detection
function (page91).
Motion detection: The alarm detected by the motion
detection function.
Click Detection, and the Motion detection menu is
displayed to allow you to set the motion detection
function (page91).
Audio detection: The alarm detected by the audio
detection function.
Click Detection, and the audio detection menu is
displayed to allow you to set the audio detection
function (page91).
Network disconnection: The alarm detected by
disconnection to a specific IP address.

IP address monitoring

Set the specific IP address of which the network
connection status is to be monitored.
IP address monitoring is not available for IPv6.
Effective period
Set the effective period of Edge Storage
Always: Recording period is always effective.
Schedule: You can specify the period during which
Recording period is effective.
Click Schedule and the menu to display the effective
period. (“Setting the Schedule — Schedule Menu”
on page 90)
OK/Cancel
See “Buttons common to every menu” on page32.
Folder structure of Edge Storage
When the Edge Storage function is used, images are
recorded with the following folder structure
A represents a folder created automatically. Every
recording event creates a folder named with recording
date and time.
Folders with maximum storage of 1,000 files are created
in sequence. If more than 1,000 files recorded within one
event, a new folder is created automatically to continue
recording.
For the details about the extension of a file, See “About
the extension of a file” on page83.
aaaaa_001.maf
aaaaa_002.maf
aaaaa_003.maf
Root
ch1
Edge Storage
Recording
date&time
1
2
3
Recording
date&time