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Pearl-2 User Guide Configure AFU to CIFS server parameters
4. Specify a username for the RSync Server in the Login field. The user must have write permissions for
the module.
5. Specify the password for the user in the Password field; the value is masked by dots.
6. If desired, select the Checksum check box to add a checksum validation to the transfer between the
system and the recipient server.
7. Click Apply.
Configure AFU to CIFS server parameters
You can automatically upload recordings to a CIFS server (also known as SMB or samba) when you select CIFS
as the AFU protocol transfer type using the Admin panel.
The following table describes the parameters to configure AFU to a CIFS server.
Table 63 CIFS Automatic FileUpload ConfigurationParameters
Name Description
Server Port
The CIFS server port. Leave blank to use the default port, or enter the port used for your
CIFS server.
Server
address
The IP address (or fully qualified domain name) of the CIFS server.
Server share The name of the shared folder on the CIFS server.
Domain
The CIFS server's Windows domain or Work Group name . Needed if the server is part of
Active Directory or a DomainController.
Login Username for the CIFS server.
Password Password for the CIFS user.
Use temp file
Causes files to be named with .part extension on the server during active upload. When
the upload completes, the file is renamed to the appropriate extension (.mov, .mp4, .ts or
.avi).
Prerequisites
l Channels and recorders are already added for AFU, see Choose files to include in AFU
l AFU is enabled and the parameters configured, see Enable AFU and set parameters.
To configure upload using CIFS:
1. From the Automatic File Upload configuration page, select CIFS Client as the protocol transfer type.
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