Configure storage: Live and recording settings (motion JPEG cameras)

Available functionality depends on the system you are using. See the Product comparison chart for more information.

This wizard page only appears if one or more of your cameras use the MJPEG video format.

Select pre- and post-recording, which allows you to store recordings from the time before and after detected motion and/or specified events. Also specify which frame rates to use for each camera.

Pre-recording	You can store recordings from periods preceding detected motion and/or start events. Select the check box to enable this feature. Specify the relevant number of seconds in the neighboring column.
Seconds [of pre-recording]	Specify the number of seconds for which you want to record video from before recording start conditions (that is motion or start event) are met. Usually, only some seconds of pre-recording is required, but you can specify up to 65535 seconds of pre-recording, corresponding to 18 hours, 12 minutes and 15 seconds. However, if specifying a very long pre-recording time, you can potentially run into a scenario where your pre-recording time spans scheduled or unscheduled archiving times. That can be problematic since pre-recording does not work well during archiving.
Post-recording	You can store recordings from periods following detected motion and/or stop events. Select check box to enable this feature. Specify the required number of seconds in the neighboring column.
Seconds [of post-recording]	Specify the number of seconds for which you want to record video from after recording stop conditions (that is motion or stop event) are met. Usually, only some seconds of post-recording is required, but you can specify up to 65535 seconds of post-recording, corresponding to 18 hours, 12 minutes and 15 seconds. However, if specifying a very long post-recording time, you can potentially run into a scenario where your post-recording time spans scheduled or unscheduled archiving times. That can be problematic since post-recording does not work well during archiving.
Frame Rate	Required average frame rate for video from the camera. Select the number of frames, then select the time unit interval (second, minute or hour).
Live Frame Rate	Required average frame rate for live video from the camera. Select the number of frames, then select the time unit interval (second, minute or hour). If the camera supports dual stream and you have enabled dual stream, the Live Frame Rate column is read-only with the value Dual streaming. You cannot change this.
Recording Frame Rate	Required average frame rate for recorded video from the camera. Select the number of frames, then select the time unit interval (second, minute or hour). The frame rate must be higher than the frame rate specified under normal mode.

The template can help you configure similar properties quickly. For example, if you have 20 cameras and you want a particular frame rate on all of them, you can enter it once in the template, and then apply the template to the 20 cameras.

Apply Template	Select which cameras you want to apply the template for. Use one of the two Set buttons to actually apply the template.
Select All	Click button to select all cameras in the Apply Template column.
Clear All	Click button to clear all selections in the Apply Template column.
Apply template on selected cameras	Apply the value from the template to selected cameras.