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12.3 Managing eSATA
Purpose:
When there is an eSATA device connected to NVR, you can configure the eSATA to record and capture directly on
the eSATA disk or you can configure it for export the record data on the local HDD for backup, and the
management interface is provided in the NVR.
Note: The eSATA configuration interface is only provided in the iVMS-4200 Client Software.
Steps:
1. Enter the HDD Information interface.
Device Management> Remote Configuration> HDD
2. Click the button.
3. Select the eSATA number in drop-down list of eSATA, and click to select type to Export or Record/Snapshot.
Export: use the eSATA for backup. Refer to Chapter 7.4 Backup for operating instructions.
Record/Snapshot: use the eSATA for record/capture. Refer to the following steps for operating instructions.
Figure 12. 6 Set eSATA Mode
4. When the eSATA type is selected to Record/Capture, the eSATA device will be displayed in the HDD list, as
shown in the figure below.
Note: Two storage modes can be configured for the eSATA when it is used for Record/Capture. Please refer
to chapter12. 1 Local HDD Settings for details.