OnSSI NetDVR 6.5a, User Manual

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On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. NetDVR 6.5
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Logging
About Logging
Various types of log files can be generated by NetDVR:
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Log File Types, Locations and Names
NetDVR is able to generate the following types of log files:
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Administrator Application Log Files
These files log activity in the
Administrator
application. A log file is created for each day the
Administrator
is used.
Administrator
log files are by default placed in the folder containing the NetDVR software. Note,
however, that the location as well as the number of days to log can be changed in the
General
Settings window
's
Logfile Settings
section.
Administrator
log files are named according to the structure AdminYYYYMMDD.log, e.g.
Admin20070615.log
.
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Recording Server Service Log Files
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Event Log Files
These files log information about registered events (read more about events in
About Input, Events
& Output ... ). A log file is created for each day on which events have occurred.
Event log files are by default placed in the folder containing the NetDVR software. Note, however,
that the location as well as the number of days to log can be changed in the
General Settings
window 's Event Recording Settings section.
Event log files should be viewed using NetGuard-EVS: or the
Viewer :
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NetGuard-EVS: In the Browse tab's Alerts section, select the required event, then click the
Get List button to see when the event in question was detected.
•
Viewer: Select the Viewer ’s Alarm Overview control panel, then click the Events button to
view the events log.
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Image Server Service Log Files
These files log activity on the
Image Server
service. A log file is created for each day the
Image Server
is used.
Image Server
log files are by default placed in the folder containing the NetDVR software.
Image Server
log files are named according to the structure ISLog_YYYYMMDD.log, e.g.
ISLog_20070615.log
.