Standalone VGA Grid User Guide
Control recording with a mouse
The table below describes the options available for recording file configuration.
Table 21
Recording File Configuration Fields
Label
Description / Options
Time limit
Specifies the length of time the system waits before the recording file is saved and a
new one is started (assuming the size limit has not yet been reached). Values range
from 5 minutes to six hours.
Size limit
Specifies the file size a recording can become before it is saved and a new one is started
(assuming the time limit has not yet been reached). Values range from 50 MB to 64 GB.
File type
Specifies the recording file type. Select from AVI, MP4, MPEG-TS, or MOV. Choose
MPEG-TS for UPnP playback.
- MP4 and MOV are fragmented formats with fixed 10 s intervals.
- MPEG-TS does not support PCM audio encoding.
Filename prefix
Specifies how the recordings are named. Recording files start with the given prefix
followed by the date and time. The channel or recorder name is used if no prefix is
given. Allowed characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, , #, -, [], ().
Automatic file
upload
Select this if you want this channel or recorder to be part of any scheduled automatic
uploads. (See
for information on automatic uploads.)
Share via UPnP
Select this if you want this channel or recorder to be avialable via UPnP. If global UPnP
is not enabled when you select this checkbox, a link appears to let you to fix it. Click the
link and click
Apply
to make the global UPnP change save your recording configuration
changes.
Control recording with a mouse
You can physically control recording start/stop by connecting a USB mouse to your Standalone VGA Grid.
To control recordings with a mouse:
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