Configuration page of the SV Control Panel
Use the Configuration page of the Streamvault™ Control Panel to modify general settings such as the regional settings, network settings, and System Availability Monitor settings.
For systems running on an expansion server or in Client mode, the System Availability Monitor and Backup/restore directory and configurations sections are unavailable.
General information settings
Use the General information section to change general settings, such as the name of your Streamvault appliance.
- Machine name
- Displays the name of the SV machine.
- Description
- Enter a meaningful description to help identify the machine.
- Date and time
- Click in the field to configure the date and time values displayed on the machine. Alternatively, you can click the calendar or clock icon in the field to configure the settings.
- Time zone
- Select a time zone from the drop-down.
Regional settings
Use the Regional settings section to change the language settings of your system keyboard layout.
- Product language
- Select a language from the list to change the language of Config Tool and
Security Desk.Important: For changes to take effect, you must restart your Security Center applications.
- Change keyboard layout in Windows
- Click this option to open the Windows Language & region settings page to change the layout of your keyboard.
Backup and restore
Use the Backup/Restore Directory and configurations section to access the Backup wizard and Restore wizard.
Backup and restore is an SV Control Panel feature. It allows you to securely back up your Directory database and configuration files, and later restore them to the same System ID. Backup and restore can be used in the event of a system failure or hardware upgrade. This feature doesn’t back up your license file, video archives, or other databases.This section is unavailable for systems running on an expansion server or in Client mode.
- Backup wizard
- Click Backup wizard to create a backup of your Directory database and configuration files.
- Restore Wizard
- Click Restore Wizard to restore a backup of your Directory database and configuration files to your system.
Network settings
Use the Network section to change network settings such as the IP address of your Streamvault appliance.
- Automatic (DHCP)
- By default, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is used to
automatically assign the IP address, Subnet, Gateway, and DNS server. Turn
this option off if you don't want the IP address assigned dynamically by
your DHCP server.
Click Refresh (
) to refresh your DHCP settings and obtain a new IP
address. - IP address
- The IP address of the machine.
- Subnet
- The subnet mask of the machine.
- Gateway
- The IP address of the gateway.
- DNS server
- The IP address of the DNS server.
Archiver roles and partitions
Use the Archiver roles and partitions section to configure systems that require more than the maximum number of cameras and throughput supported by a single Archiver.
This section is available for systems running Security Center 5.9 and later on an expansion server.
- An Archiver role can support:
- Displays the maximum number of cameras, amount of throughput, and partition size supported by a single Archiver role.
- Your model supports:
- Displays the maximum number of cameras and amount of throughput supported by your Streamvault appliance model.
- Suggested scenario
- Automatically calculates the number of roles, partitions, and partition size needed for your desired number of cameras and throughput.
- Custom scenario
- Choose the number of roles, partitions, partition size desired for your systems configuration.
For more information on using this feature, see Adding Archiver roles in the SV Control Panel.
System Availability Monitor settings
Use the System Availability Monitor section to configure the settings for the System Availability Monitor Agent on your Streamvault appliance. For example, setting the data collection method and activating the Agent.
You can also check the following:- If the appliance is communicating with Security Center
- When the last check point occurred
- What recent errors and warnings were reported in the Applications and Services logs
This section is unavailable for systems running on an expansion server or in Client mode.
Streamvault Maintenance plugin settings
Use the Streamvault maintenance plugin section to enroll the plugin in Security Center, if it hasn't already been enrolled.