AXIS M3106-L Network Camera
System Options
4. The card can now be removed.
Format SD Card
NO
NO
NOTICE
TICE
TICE
Formatting the SD card will remove all data and recordings stored on the card.
The Axis product can be configured to automatically format SD cards that are inserted into the product. If autoformat is enabled and
an SD card is inserted, the product will check if the SD card has the ext4 file system. If the card has a different file system, the
card will automatically be formatted to ext4.
Important
If autoformat is enabled, only use new or empty SD cards. Any data stored on the card will be lost when the card is inserted
into the Axis product.
To enable automatic formatting, follow these steps:
1. Open the Axis product’s webpages and go to
Setup > System Options > Storage
.
2. Click
SD Card
.
3. Under
General Settings
, select
Autoformat to
.
4. Click
OK
to save settings.
An SD card inserted into the product can be manually formatted to one of the supported file systems. To manually format the
SD card, follow these steps:
1. Insert the SD card in the SD card slot.
2. Open the Axis product’s webpages and go to
Setup > System Options > Storage
.
3. Click
SD Card
.
4. Click
Format
and select the desired file system.
5. Click
OK
to start formatting the card.
Encrypt SD Card Data
To prevent unauthorized individuals and systems from accessing recorded video, the SD card content can be encrypted. Encryption
can only be enabled when the card is unmounted. After enabling encryption, the SD card must be formatted so that no unencrypted
data remains on the card. The card must also be mounted before it can be used.
Note
If autoformat is enabled, the card will be formatted and mounted automatically when encryption is enabled. The format and
mount steps below should then be skipped.
To encrypt the SD card content:
1. Open the Axis product’s webpages and go to
Setup > System Options > Storage
.
2. Click
SD Card
to open
Storage Management
.
3. If the SD card is mounted, click
Unmount
to unmount the card.
4. Click
Encrypt
.
5. Select
Enable SD card encryption
and enter a passphrase.
6. Back in Storage Management, click
Format
to format the SD card.
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