User Manual

13BChapter 14: Device management
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Using an eSATA recording device
You can use an external storage device, such as an eSATA HDD, to backup video or to add its
recording capacity to that of the recorder itself. If you change this option, you must reboot the
recorder to implement the change.
To define how the eSATA device is used:
1. From the menu toolbar, click Configuration > Remote Configuration >Device
Management > General Settings.
2. Under eSATA, select one of the two options:
Record: Extend the recording capacity of the recorder.
Archive: Backup data onto an eSATA backup device.
Note: If the external storage device is part of the total internal capacity of the recorder, then
it is no longer available for backing up video.
3. Click Save to save the settings.
Configuration files
You can export and import configuration settings from the recorder. This is useful if you want to
copy the configuration settings to another recorder, or if you want to make a backup of the
settings.
This menu also allows you to reboot the unit, and restore default factory settings
Restart the recorder
To restart the recorder:
1. From the menu toolbar, click Configuration > Remote Configuration > Device
Management > Configuration Files.
2. Click the Restart button.
Note: Only the administrator can reboot the unit.
3. In the pop-up window, enter your admin password and click OK.
The system reboots.
Restore default settings
The administrator can reset the recorder to the factory default settings. Network information
such as IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode, server port, and default
route are not restored to factory default settings
Note: Only the administrator can restore factory default settings.