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Exporting Video to a Network Share

In order to export to a network drive, you first have to Map it.

To Map a Network drive go to File Explorer in Windows.

1. Open File Explorer from the taskbar or the Start  menu, or press the Windows logo key  + E.

2. Select This PC from the left pane. Then, on the Computer tab, select Map network drive. 

Screenshot of File Explorer

3. In the Drive list, select a drive letter. (Any available letter will do.)

4. In the Folder box, type the path of the folder or computer, or select Browse to find the folder or computer. To connect every time you log on to your PC, select the Reconnect at sign-in check box.

5. Select Finish.

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Auto Export to a Network Share from Linux-based Exacq Server

To configure auto export from a Linux-based Exacq Server to a network share, complete the following steps: (Windows procedure here)<br><br>

NOTE: For Linux-based systems, this procedure is available in exacqVision Server/Client version 6.6 and later.<br><br>

  1. On the Archiving page in exacqVision Client, add a new archiving target with appropriate credentials and verify that it successfully connects. Do NOT configure an archiving task for this target.
  2. On the Auto Export page in exacqVision Client, click the Refresh Status button once to ensure that the configured target will be presented as an available auto export location.
  3. When you configure an Auto Export profile (or click the Auto Export Now! button), your network target will be available in the Export Path or Partition drop-down list.<br><br>

To remove the network target, complete the following steps:

  1. On the Archiving page in exacqVision Client, delete the archive target.
  2. On the Auto Export page in exacqVision Client, click the Refresh Status button once. The target will no longer be available as an Auto Export location.

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Auto Export to Windows Network Share from Windows-based Exacq Server

On a Windows system, exacqVision Server runs as a service. This is desirable because the service starts recording video without user interaction when the system is started. However, this creates an issue with the management of credentials for access to network storage, as the exacqVision Server does not run from a normal user account that requires credentials, but runs from the System account.

If you would like to use the Auto Export feature to export video to a network share in Windows, please follow the steps below. (Linux instructions here):

  1. On the Exacq NVR, log into the Windows operating system as an admin user.<br><br>
  2. Download PsTools and extract PsExec.exe from the zip file.<br><br>
  3. From the Start menu, select All Programs and then Accessories. Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator.<br><br>
  4. Change the directory to the location where you extracted PSExec.exe.<br><br>
  5. At the prompt enter: psexec -i -s cmd.exe
    If necessary, agree to the SysInternals license agreement.<br><br>
  6. In the new command window, type
    net use z: \\192.168.1.23\SHARE /persistent:yes
    The mapped drive letter (z: in this example) and the network share location (192.168.1.23\SHARE) can vary as desired your installation. Replace SHARE with your own directory path.<br><br>
    • If the above should fail, you may need to provide credentials to connect to this share directory, these may be added to the command, like so:
      net use z: \\192.168.1.23\SHARE /persistent:yes /user:"USERNAME" "PASSWORD"
    • Additionally, in some environments you may need to provide the domain name:
      net use z: \\192.168.1.23\SHARE /persistent:yes /user:"DOMAIN\USERNAME" "PASSWORD"
      or in the case of a local user account:
      net use z: \\192.168.1.23\SHARE /persistent:yes /user:"local\USERNAME" "PASSWORD"<br><br>
  7. If credentials are required to access this network share, you should be prompted. Enter the username and password.
  8. Once the command completes successfully, close both command prompt windows.
  9. In exacqVision Client, open the Auto Export page under Config. Click Refresh Status to display the newly configured drive in the Export Path drop-down list.<br><br>

The network share mapped to the Z:\ drive is now available for use in an export profile for event-driven exports or for user-initiated Auto Export.

If you desire to remove this share from the machine in the future, use CMD run as Administrator to run PsTools again:
psexec -i -s cmd.exe

At the new prompt, enter:
net use DRIVE: /delete
where DRIVE is replaced with the letter of the mapped drive to remove.<br>