Protect Recorded Files; Lock/Unlock Recorded Files; Set Hdd To Read-Only - HIKVISION DS-7604 User Manual

Protect Recorded Files

Two methods are provided to prevent recorded files from being deleted from the HDD or overwritten during cycle
recording: set the recorded files to be locked or set the HDD that the files reside on to be read-only.

Lock/Unlock Recorded Files

To lock or unlock a recorded file:
1. Click Menu > Video Search to enter the Video Search dialog box, shown in Figure 6.
Figure6. Video Search Menu
2. Search for desired recording by entering search parameters. Search parameters include Camera ID,
Video/File Type, and Start/End Time.
3. Click the Search button. A list of record files (see Figure 7) matching the search parameters will be
displayed.
4. Select the file you want to lock/unlock.
5. Click the Lock button to lock file. If the file is already locked, click the Unlock button to unlock
file. Locked files will be shown with a closed lock while unlocked files, opened lock.
6. Click Cancel to exit the Video Search menu.
Figure7. Video Search Result List

Set HDD to Read-Only

To set a HDD to read-only:
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