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To clear a unit’s storage
1. Using View, run a
Maintenance Session.
2. On the Statistics tab, click Clear Storage. See figure
8–1, above. A password dialog box
appears.
3. Either:
• There is a password on the Administrator account: type that password.
• There isn’t a password. Do nothing and go to the next step.
4. Click Yes. All video, audio, alarms and other data stored on the Multi-Media unit is
erased. The time needed to clear storage is about fifteen (15) seconds for each gigabyte
of storage.
Clearing storage cannot be stopped or reversed, even by turning the unit off.
Turning the Multi-Media unit off only suspends the process; storage continues to clear when the
unit is powered again. It is an irreversible process.
Clearing a stream
A stream is the information from one camera or data device. You may need to clear one or more
streams, if there is ever:
• A move or transfer of a camera or unit to another location.
• Some testing of a new camera, or training operator’s in PTZ use
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To change the name of a stream
Different names can be assigned to cameras on the Video tab (see
Cameras, on p. 65); the name
of a customer-device is assigned on the Serial Devices tab (see Customer Data and Customer-
Device Events,
on p. 143).
Preventing Users from Clearing Storage
• Add or change the password to the Administrator account. The Administrator password acts
as a safety, to prevent the error of triggering a “clear storage” by mistake. To set this password,
see
Administrator Password, on p. 176.
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• Right to view Statistics tab. Your Multi SA can remove the right to use and view the statistic
tab from a View operator account. See
Right to Use Maintenance, on p. 180.
Multi SAs who refuse to add a password to the Administrator account also remove a
safeguard to prevent inadvertent use of the Clear storage feature.