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Initializing HDDs
Purpose:
A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be
initialized before it can be used with your NVR.
Steps:
1. Enter the HDD Information interface.
Menu > HDD> General
HDD Information Interface
2. Select HDD to be initialized.
3. Click the Init button.
Confirm Initialization
4. Click the OK button to start
initialization.
Status Changes to Formatting
5. After the HDD has been initialized, the
status of the HDD will change from
Uninitialized to Normal.
HDD Status Changes to Normal
Note: Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.
Managing Network HDD
Purpose:
You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN
to your NVR, and use it as a network HDD.
Steps:
1. Enter the HDD Information interface.
Menu > HDD>General
2. Click the Add button to enter the Add
NetHDD interface.
HDD Information Interface
3. Add the allocated NetHDD.
4. Select the type as either NAS or IP SAN.
5. Congure the NAS or IP SAN settings.
• Add NAS disk:
1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the
text eld.
2) Enter the NetHDD Directory in the
text eld.
3) Click the OK button to add the
congured NAS disk.
Note: Up to 8 NAS disks can be added.
Add NAS Disk
• Add IP SAN:
1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in
the text eld.
2) Click the Search button to view
available IP SAN disks.
3) Select the IP SAN disk from the
list shown.
4) Click the OK button to add the
selected IP SAN disk.
Note: Only 1 IP SAN disk can be added.
AddIP SAN Disk
6. After successfully adding the NAS or IP
SAN disk, return to the HDD Information
menu. The added NetHDD will now be
displayed in the list.
Note: If the added NetHDD is
uninitialized, please select it and click the
Init button for initialization.
Initialize Added NetHDD
Managing HDD Group
Setting HDD Groups
Purpose:
Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video
from specied channels can be recorded onto a
particular HDD group through HDD settings.
Steps:
1. Enter the Storage Mode interface.
Menu > HDD > Advanced
2. Set the Mode to Group.
Storage Mode Interface
3. Click the Apply button and the following
message box will pop up;
Attention for Reboot
4. Click the Yes button to reboot the device
and activate the changes.