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Chapter 5 Recording and Playback
The GV-Video Server can record down video/audio directly to the attached USB mass
storage device. And you can play back the recorded files on the GV-System or over the
TCP/IP network.
5.1 Recording
To enable the recording function:
1. Attach the USB mass storage device to the GV-Video Server. See
4.8.3 Storage
Settings
.
2. If you like to set up the pre-recording, post-recording or audio recording, see
4.1.2
Video Settings
.
3. If you like to set up the schedule for video recording or I/O monitoring, see
4.5
Recording Schedule
.
4. If you like to configure the areas and sensitivity values for motion detection, see
4.1.3
Motion Detection
.
5. If you want the recording to be triggered by input device, configure the operation of I/O
devices. See
4.2.2 Input/Output Settings
.
6. To start recording and I/O monitoring, see
4.4 Monitoring
.
The GV-Video Server will start recording in case of motion detection, I/O trigger, or during
the scheduled time.
5.2 Playback
Two methods are available to play back the video files recorded at the GV-Video Server:
•
Playback using the USB mass storage device by attaching it directly to the GV-
System
•
Playback using the Remote ViewLog function over the TCP/IP network