Preventing Users From Clearing Storage; To Trace The Clearing Of Storage - Honeywell rapid eye System Administrator Manual

Configuring Other Hardware
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
- And so on. -
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
Device Events,
on p. 145).

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
- and -
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
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.

To Trace the Clearing of Storage

Track the moment it happens by making this event an alarm. See
and Events
Prevent future attempts by changing the Administrator account password.
132
Administrator Password, on p. 183.
Defined, on p. 193.
Customer Data and Customer-
Right to Use Maintenance, on p. 186.
Tracing Events, on p. 197,