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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.
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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, as shown in Figure
10. 5.
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.