User Guide

TRENDnetUser’sGuide TV‐IP420P
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NetworkStorage
NetworkStorage
Network Storage must be setup before it can be managed. For storage
management,pleaserefertothenextsection.
TheTV‐IP420Psupportstwoformatsofnetworkstoragefilesystems:NFSand
CIFS.NFS,NetworkFileSystem,isnativelysupportedbyLinuxcomputersand
mostNAS,NetworkAttachedStorage.CIFS,Common
InternetFileSyste m,is
nativelysupportedbyWindows®systemsandnowisgenerallysupportedby
Linux. (OS X® file sharing is not standard SMB and not compatible as a
networkstoragediskhere.)
Youcanaddupto8networkstoragesforyourcamera.Therecordingswill
subsequentlybestored
inthesespaces. Savevideofromthefirststorageand
then the next when the first one is full. Click on the entry to change the
settingsandclickSavetosavethesettings.
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No: Thesequentialnumberofthenetworkstorage.
Type: Thetypeofstorage.
Server
Address:
EntertheIPaddressofyournetworkstorage.
FilePath: Enterthesharedfolderasfilepathfornetworkstorage.You
cancreatea folderunder thesharedfolderand makeita
networkvolumehere.Justcreatethefolderandenterthe
correctpathnamehere.
Capacity: Enterthesizeofthediskspaceyouwanttoassignforthis
storage.Theminimumdiskspacerequirementis8GB.Ifyou
donotwanttolimitthesizeandusethefullphysicaldisk
space,putnumber0inthisfield.
FileSystem: ChoosebetweenNFSorCIFSforfilesystem.Ifyouassignthe
networkstorageonaWindows®computer,setittoCIFS.
UserName: Enter the user name if the network storage requires user
name and password. Enter any non‐blank letters if no
authenticationisrequired.
Password: Enterthepasswordtoaccessthenetworkstorage.Enterany
non‐blanklettersifnoauthenticationisrequired.
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ClickSavetosavethechanges.Thecameramayreboottomakethe
networkstorageavailable.Gotothenextsectiontoformatandmanage
yournetworkstorage.
Tip:TocreateanetworkstorageonyourWindows®basedsystem,createa
sharedfolderandthentestyoursetupwith
another
computer.EntertheIPaddressofthecomputerhere
and enter the shared folder name with a leading
forwardslash.Forexample,ifyouhavea sharedfolder
named“SMB”,enter“/SMB”intheFilePath.