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Figure 7.1 Archive Options Screen
The Archiving Process
Archiving is the process of getting Net-Log to automatically
and continuously create audio files (.wav, .mp2 or .g7a files)
on a selected drive or device. Long recordings can be re-
formatted into smaller files of a fixed duration for ease of
use.
Typically, this is so that a long-term archive of recorded
material can be stored on a separate hard-drive, such as on
a server, where many people can access historic files
without interfering with the operation of the Net-Log.
Additionally, the server could then be used to make
permanent archives on to CD-R, DAT, or DVD-R, using
conventional low-cost IT technology.
Configuring Archival To A
Networked PC
Enter the Options screen and select the “Archive” tab
(
Figure 7.1
). To configure the options correctly you need to
know the IP Address of the networked PC and the
designated share name of the folder to which you want to
archive to. You must also have write access to this folder.
Archiving is configured for individual recording channels, or
pairs of channels, depending on the recording options
settings. For each channel, the following settings should be
configured:
Alarm Enabled
This option allows you to disable the archive warnings and
alarms. It is primarily for users who don’t wish to use
Archiving and therefore don’t want the distraction of having
the archive warnings and alarms activating when data is
overwritten.
Buffer Size
The buffer size (5-1000Mbytes for MPEG, 1–200Mbytes for
G.729A) is the amount of un-archived data stored on the
Net-Log before archiving will start. If you set the buffer to
150MB, the Net-Log waits until it has that much data before
it archives to the selected destination. The size of the buffer
you select is really dependent on network activity. If your
network is quite busy you might want to set the buffer at a
relatively low size (5-50MB).
Warn Time
In normal operation, the Net-Log records continually,
overwriting information initially recorded on the drive when
it reaches the end. The warn time is the amount of time
prior to data loss on the Net-Log (5 mins to 14 days) and
provides a warning that data will soon be overwritten which
has not been archived. Once data is overwritten, the archive
alarm will activate. Please note that if you have a busy
network you should set this time quite high to give enough
time to archive the data. This option has no effect if the
Alarm Enabled option is disabled.
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