Hot Spare Device Backup; Setting Hot Spare Device - HIKVISION iDS-9632NXI-I8/16S User Manual

8.3 Hot Spare Device Backup

Purpose:
The device can form an N+1 hot spare system. The system consists of several working devices and a
hot spare device; when the working device fails, the hot spare device switches into operation, thus
increasing the reliability of the system.
Please contact dealer for details of models which support the hot spare function.
Before you start:
At least 2 devices are online.
A bidirectional connection shown in the figure below is required to be built between the hot spare
device and each working device.
Set a hot spare
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8.3.2 Setting Hot Spare Device

 The camera connection will be disabled when the device works in the hot spare mode.
 It's highly recommended to restore the defaults of the device after switching the working
mode of the hot spare device to normal mode to ensure the normal operation afterwards.
Step 1 Go to Menu >Configuration >Hot Spare.
Step 2 Set the Work Mode as Hot Spare Mode and click the Apply button to confirm the settings.
Step 3 Reboot the device to make the change take effect.
Step 4 Click the Yes button in the pop-up attention box.
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Add a hot spare
device on normal
device
device
Figure 8-13 Building Hot Spare System
Figure 8-14 Reboot Attention
Add the normal
device on the hot
spare device
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