Edge Recording Configuration and Remote Data Retrieval

Last update: April, 2024

<Camera Settings>

This section describes the procedures for SD card recording on the camera.

 1. Click [SD memory card] from [Setup] - [Basic]  to open it.

 2. Set [SD memory card] to [Use] in the [Operating mode].

 3. Set [Overwrite] in the [On]. 

 4. Set [Recording format] in the [Recording stream]. 

 5. Set [Save trigger] to [Schedule] and finally click [Set].

 

 6. Select [Schedule] from [Setup].

 7. Set [Schedule mode] to [Recording to SD] in the [Schedule1].

 8. Set [Time range] as appropriate in the [Schedule1] and finally click [Set].

 

9. Check the [SD REC] icon in the upper of the screen is red in [Live]. 

 

<VMS settings>

 1. Open the X Protect Management Client.
[Recording Servers] - [Camera] - [Record]
Open the [Record] tab of the target camera and check Automatically retrieve remote recording when connection is restarted under.
 [Remote recordings] to enable it. (Default is disabled)

 2. Select the download speed.
[Recording Servers] - [Camera] - [Settings]
The download speed for Edge can be specified within a range of 1x to 10x. (Default: 1x)

*As per the camera specifications, when set to high-quality settings, it operates at a slower speed than the settings due to exceeding the maximum playback magnification.
*Milestone does not support audio downloads.

3.Please launch the Milestone XProtect Smart Client and specify the target camera.

3-1. Automatic download
After the network connection is restored, data will be automatically downloaded from the camera's SD card.Recording data fills in the missing sections, making it possible to play back.

 

 

3-2. Manual download
In addition to automatic downloads, you can also manually download data using the following steps:Click the button outlined in red, then display [ ] on the timeline to specify the date and time.


Click on the red-framed icon located at the top right corner of the screen.

 

Specify the target camera and click the [Start retrieval] button.


A message saying "In progress" appears in the top right corner of the screen. Once the message "Completed" is displayed, the data download is finished.

 

Milestone 2023 R3 / Driver Pack 13.1