Backing up footage on an NVR using a USB Drive
If you need to back up footage on an NVR/DVR, you will need a USB flash drive to store the files. Backing up footage is relatively easy and allows you to view the footage anywhere using your own software. Here’s how to do it:
- From the main menu, click the ‘Back Up’ icon.
- Plugin your USB drive on one of the USB ports of the NVR.
- A pop-up window will appear. Select the ‘File Back-Up’ option.
- Click ‘Browse’ and choose a folder for the destination of the file once it’s saved.
- Choose ‘Type’ such as Motion Detect (MD) or Alarm.
- Choose the Start and End time of the footage you wish to backup.
- Select ‘Channel’ to add what you’ve selected.
- Start the backup process by clicking ‘Start’.
- Your chosen video footage should now be backed up.
Backing up via Smart PSS
If you wish to backup footage on Smart PSS, then you will need a different approach. The process is pretty straightforward and here’s how to do it:
- From the Main Menu, click the ‘Playback’ button.
- From the left side of the window, click ‘Device’ then ‘Camera/s’. You can add more than one device if you so choose.
- Select the Record type. The drop-down menu allows you to check the boxes based on the type of footage like All Records, General, Alarm, Motion Detection (MD) and Intelligent Analysis.
- Choose the stream type (Main Stream or Sub Stream)
- Choose the date and time.
- Choose the timeframe and click on the time clip.
- Select the Start and End time of the footage you want to backup.
- Click on the time clip again and choose the destination folder for the file.
- Select ‘OK’.
- The backup process should start now.
- Once completed, you can now view the backup file on the designated folder.