Chapter 4: Using the DVR
4.5 Setting Up Cloud Storage
Your DVR supports direct uploading of snapshots to the cloud storage. Perform the procedures below to setup the
cloud storage of your DVR.
Note:
At present, your DVR supports the Dropbox cloud storage (Dropbox website: www.dropbox.com). You must create a
Dropbox account as your cloud storage account before setting it up on your DVR.
4.5.1 Enabling Cloud Storage
1
In preview mode, right-click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu.
2
Select Main Menu > CLOUD.
3
Enable Cloud Storage.
4
On Interval, select the interval time between uploading snapshots to the cloud storage.
5
Check the channels (CH1 ~ CH8) to upload the channel snapshots.
6
Enable Motion Detection if you want the DVR to upload snapshots when motion is detected.
Note:
Motion Detection must be configured first in Device Settings to use this feature (see
Detection" on page
7
Click Cloud E-MAIL SETUP (see
4.5.2 Setting Up Cloud E-mail Account
Note:
Before setting up the cloud storage on the DVR, make sure your Dropbox account has been created and active and
the Network settings of your DVR has been configured properly, see
1
In preview mode, right-click on the mouse to display the Pop-up menu.
2
Select Main Menu > CLOUD. Click Cloud E-MAIL SETUP.
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45).
"4.5.2 Setting Up Cloud E-mail Account" on page
"4.4.5 Setting Motion
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"4.2 Setting the Network" on page
34.