Camera and database action

On the last page of the Replace Hardware wizard, decide what to do with the camera and the database containing recordings from the camera attached to the old hardware device. For multi-camera devices, such as video encoders, you must decide what to do for each video channel on the new hardware device.

The table in the left side of the wizard page lists available video channels on the new hardware device. For a regular single-camera hardware device, there are only one video channel. For video encoders, there are typically several video channels.

For each video channel, use the table's Inherit column to select which camera from the old hardware device should be inherited by the new hardware device.
Decide what to do with camera databases. You have three options:
- Inherit existing database(s): The cameras you selected to be inherited by the new hardware device inherit camera names, recordings databases as well as any archives from the old hardware device. Databases and archives are renamed to reflect the new hardware device's MAC address and video channels. The rights of users with access to the inherited cameras are automatically updated so they can view both old and new recordings. Users do not notice the hardware device replacement since camera names remain the same.
- Delete the existing database(s): The databases of the cameras you selected to be inherited by the new hardware device are not deleted. New databases are created for future recordings, but it is not possible to view recordings from before the hardware replacement.
- Leave the existing database(s): The databases of the cameras you selected to be inherited by the new hardware device are not deleted. New databases are created for future recordings, but even though the old databases still exist on the System server, it is not possible to view recordings from before the hardware replacement. Should you later want to delete the old databases, you must delete this manually.
If the new hardware device has fewer video channels than the old hardware device, it is not possible for the new hardware device to inherit all cameras from the old hardware device. When that is the case, you are asked what to do with the databases of cameras that could not be inherited by the new hardware device. You have two options:
- Delete the databases for the cameras that are not inherited: The databases of the cameras that could not be inherited by the new hardware devices are deleted. It is not possible to view recordings from before the hardware replacement. New databases are, of course, created for future recordings by the new hardware devices.
- Leave the databases for the cameras that are not inherited: The databases of the cameras that could not be inherited by the new hardware devices are not deleted. Even though the old databases still exist on the System server, it is not possible to view recordings from before the hardware replacement. Should you later want to delete the old databases, you must delete this manually. New databases will, of course, be created for future recordings by the new hardware devices.
Click Finish. When you are ready, restart the Recording Server service. The hardware replacement is not evident in clients until you restart the Recording Server service.