Chapter 15: Storage management
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To set up the e-SATA device:
1. From the menu toolbar, click
Storage Management
>
HDD Information.
2. Under
eSATA
, select the desired eSATA.
3. Under
Usage
, select the
Record/Capture or Archive
.
4. Click
Apply
to save the settings.
Storage mode
To ensure an efficient use of the storage space available on HDDs, you can control an
individual camera’s storage capacity using HDD quota management. This function lets
you allocate different storage capacities for both recordings and snapshots to each
camera.
Note
: If the overwrite function is enabled, the maximum capacity for both recordings
and snapshots is set to zero by default.
To set the HDD quota for a camera:
1. From the menu toolbar, click
Storage Management
>
Storage Mode.
2. Under the Mode option, select
Quota
.
3. Select a camera whose storage capacity you want to change and enter the values in
GB for the maximum record capacity and snapshot capacities. The available quota
space available is displayed on screen.
4. Click
Apply
to save the settings.
5. If you want to copy these values to other cameras, click
Copy
and select each
camera individually. Click
OK
. Click
Apply
to save the settings.
