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Cisco Video Surveillance 8620/8630 IP Camera Reference Guide
Chapter 5 Configuration
System > Maintenance
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Custom Language—Select this option to retain the Custom Language settings.
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VADP—Retain the VADP modules (third-party software stored on the SD card) and related settings.
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Focus position—Retain the lens focus position using the previously saved position parameters.
If none of the options is selected, all settings will be restored to factory default. A status message and
progress bar is displayed during the restoring process.
Import/Export files
This feature allows you to Export / Update daylight saving time rules, custom language file,
configuration file, and server status report.
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Export daylight saving time configuration file—Click to set the start and end time of DST (Daylight
Saving).
To export, follow these steps:
1.
In the Export files column, click
Export
to export the daylight saving time configuration file
from the camera.
2.
In the File Download dialog box that pops up, click
Open
to review the XML file or click
Save
to store the file for editing.
3.
Open the file with a text editor such ac Microsoft Notepad and locate your time zone; set the
start and end time of DST.
4.
When completed, save the file.
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Update daylight saving time rules—Click
Browse…
and specify the XML file to update.
If the incorrect date and time are assigned, you will see a warning message when uploading the file
to the camera.
The message “The file must have a .xml filename suffix” displays when attempting to upload an
incorrect file format.
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Export language file—Click to export language strings.
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Update custom language file—Click
Browse...
and specify your own custom language file to
upload.
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Export configuration file—Click to export all parameters for the device and user-defined scripts.
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Update configuration file—Click
Browse...
to update a configuration file. The model and firmware
version of the device should be the same as the configuration file. If you have set up a fixed IP or
other special settings for your device, it is not suggested to update a configuration file.
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Export server status report—Click to export the current server status report, such as time, logs,
parameters, process status, memory status, file system status, network status, kernel message, and
so on.
Tip
If a firmware upgrade is accidentally disrupted, for example, by a power outage, you still have a last
resort method to restore normal operation. See the following for how to bring the camera back to work:
Applicable scenario:
- Power disconnected during firmware upgrade.
- Unknown reason causing abnormal LED status, and a Restore cannot recover normal working
condition.
