VGADVI Broadcaster User Guide
5-3 File and Recording Transfer
Table 25
One-Time Transfer/Copy to External USB Drive Options
Name
Description
create subfolder with
serial number (<serial>)
If checked, the transfer process creates a sub-folder with the device’s
serial number on the USB drive. This is useful if you are using the same
drive to collect recordings from multiple devices and want to know which
device they came from.
remove after copying
If checked, the file(s) are removed after being copied to the USB drive.
Checking this box makes the transfer a move instead of a copy.
mark file as downloaded If checked, the files that are downloaded are marked with a downloaded
icon when viewing file lists. This has no effect if remove after copying is
checked.
ignore already
downloaded files
If checked, files that were previously marked as downloaded are not
included in subsequent downloads.
6. Click
Apply
; the changes are saved.
If a conflict is reported regarding the Automatic file upload, go to the Automatic File Upload
configuration page and disable automatic file upload or switch it to a non-USB based
upload type. Repeat the steps above.
7. Insert the properly formatted USB drive into one of the device’s USB ports; the drive is recognized and
the transfer begins. If the drive has an activity indicator light, it flashes during the transfer.Additionally,
the VGADVI Broadcaster's green LED blinks to indicate copy/move operations.
8. When the activity light stops flashing, remove the USB drive.
9. If your USB drive does not have activity indicators:
a. Check the
Files Archive
for each channel and the
Recorded Files
list for each recorder to verify if
there are files that have yet to be copied.
b.
Safely Eject the USB Drive
when you are satisfied all files have been copied, or if you see the USB
drive is out of storage space (
View Available USB Storage Space
).
Manually Copy Recorded Files to USB Drive
You can manually copy recorder files to a USB drive connected to the VGADVI Broadcaster.
This procedure is separate from automatic file upload and does not need any pre-configuration in the
automatic file upload page.
To manually copy recorded files to a USB drive:
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