For cameras connected to an NVR, you can configure different recording settings for them, including pre-motion recording time, post-motion recording time, overwriting strategy, and pack duration.
Applies to: RLN8-410 (hardware version H3MB18/N2MB02/N3MB01/N7MB01), RLN16-410 (hardware version H3MB18/N6MB01), RLN36, NVS36 and RLN12W, NVS12W.
The following guides describe how to set up the recording settings for cameras connected to Reolink NVR (with the hardware version N2MB02, N3MB01, N7MB01, H3MB18, N6MB01, and N5MB01). Please scroll down and follow them step by step.
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Step 1. Log in to your Reolink NVR on a monitor. Go to Settings > Surveillance, and enable Record.
Step 2. Click Settings to enter the Record Settings page.
Overwrite: The NVR HDD Overwrite function ensures continuous recording by automatically managing hard drive storage. When the HDD becomes full or reaches the time you set, the NVR will overwrite the oldest video footage, allowing for uninterrupted recording.
Notes:
- No overwrite: The camera stops recording new videos when the HDD is full.
- Oldest: The camera will start to overwrite the oldest video with the newest video when the HDD is full.
- 1/2/3/7/14/30 days: The camera will start to overwrite videos after the corresponding time intervals, even though the HDD may be far from full.
Post-motion recording: The camera could be set to keep recording for a certain time after the recording-triggering motion event ends. You can choose 1/2/5/10 mins. The default post-motion recording time is 2 mins.
Pack Duration: Refers to the time period for which video footage is retained and stored on a NVR or a similar recording device. It defines how long the recorded video will be kept before the system starts overwriting the oldest footage.
If you set the camera to record constantly, the recording file is packaged on HDD every 30/45/60 minutes according to your pack duration settings. The default pack duration is 60 minutes.