On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc.
NetDVR 6.5
Administration
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Database Settings
The database for each camera is capable of containing a maximum of 600,000 records or 40 GB per day.
Note that camera databases also store recorded audio from associated audio sources; see
for more information.
Tip:
By using
it is possible to store recordings beyond the capabilities of the camera's database.
The
Database settings
section lets you specify where the database containing the camera's recordings
should be kept, how much data to store, etc. You specify this information in the following fields:
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Max records in database:
Select this option to limit the database size based on a
maximum
allowed number
of records in the database. Specify required maximum number of records in the
neighboring field.
When the database reaches the maximum number of records, the oldest record in the database will
automatically be overwritten. A database can contain up to 600,000 records.
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Max timespan in database:
Select this option to limit the database size based on the
age
of
records in the database. Specify the required number in neighboring field, and select required unit
(
Minutes
,
Hours
, or
Days
) from the list.
When records become older than the specified number of minutes, hours, or days, they will
automatically be deleted.
Note:
A database can contain no more than 600,000 records, regardless of what maximum age
has been defined.
Tip:
You will receive a message if based on the recording frame rate you have specified for the
camera NetDVR detects that the maximum number of allowed records in the database is likely to
be reached before the end of the specified time span.
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Clear Database... :
Click button to delete all records stored in the database for the camera in
question.
WARNING:
Use with caution; all records in the database for the camera will be permanently
deleted. As a security measure, you will be asked to confirm that you want to permanently delete
all stored records for the camera.
Records stored in archived databases will not be affected.
Note:
If the
OnSSI Recording Server
service is running, the button will not be available. To make
the button available, pause the
OnSSIRecording Server
service by clicking the
's
Service Manager
button, then clicking the
Pause
button or by stopping the service from
the
IMPORTANT:
No video or audio will be recorded while the
OnSSIRecording Server
service is
paused or stopped.
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Archive automatically when database is full:
Select this check box if you wish to automatically
archive the database when it is full.
Note:
For this feature to work, you should first enable archiving in the
.
