If you have replaced a failed/failing hard drive, or added an additional hard drive to your Windows system in a JBOD (non-RAID) configuration, the steps below will guide you through setting up the drive for recording using Windows OS tools. NOTE: It is best practice to make hardware changes with the system powered off.<br><br> <br>
Category: exacqVision Hardware
PTZ Surge Protector for Video and RS-485
If you are looking to add a surge protector between an analog PTZ camera and your ExacqVision server, some options that provide both BNC video connections as well as RS-485 terminals such as the following: Transtector 1101-613 Ditek DTK-DP4P
Enumerating more than Four Serial Ports in Linux
If a system is built with the Radisys motherboard or has two or more eDVR boards, there are more then four serial ports. However, Ubuntu 8.04 enumerates only four serial ports by default. To change the number of serial ports enumerated, complete the following steps: <br> Edit menu.lst by typing sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lstFind the line that… Continue reading Enumerating more than Four Serial Ports in Linux
Disabling Automatic Login in Linux
To disable automatic login on Linux, complete the following steps: Log in to the Admin account.Run Start -> System -> Administration -> Login Window.After you enter the admin password, the Login Window Preferences dialog appears. On the Security tab, deselect Enable Automatic Login. You can also change the User to admin if you want to… Continue reading Disabling Automatic Login in Linux
Manually Checking a Drive for Errors in Linux
Run fsck On Linux systems, if a disk encounters a filesystem error, the physical drive may still be good but require a file system consistency check. Perform the following steps to attempt to correct this. If the affected volume is a video storage volume: <br> Appendix If drive fails to unmount, you will need to… Continue reading Manually Checking a Drive for Errors in Linux