Specifications

Search and Retrieve

Perform Searches

Perform a Basic Search

You can use the Search and Retrieve Wizard to specify parameters in order to perform a Basic

Search. Basic Searches only consider Time and Date parameters.

Procedure 12-1 

Perform a Basic Search

Step Action

1 Select Search and Retrieve from the Home tab

2 Select Execute Search Wizard. The Search and Retrieval Wizard launches

3 Select the search type required from the Type of Search drop down menu. Available

options are:

•Date and Time

•Thumbnail Search

•Motion Detection

Note

On VideoEdge NVR 4.2+ recorders, available options will vary if Video

Intelligence is enabled on the camera selected. Refer to

Perform a Video

Intelligence Search.

4 If required, select the Download Audio button to download associated audio stream(s)

5 Drag and drop camera(s) from the Device, Site or Vault list onto the Camera Selector

Pane

Note

If selecting cameras from the Vault List, Date and Time parameters are

automatically populated

6 Specify Date and Time parameters in the Date and Time Pane

Note

Selecting Specific Range also allows selection of Time Filter options. Time Filter

options can be used to specify a sub-set of time to search. For example, only

search between 9am and 5pm. Select the Time Filter checkbox to enable

7 Select Next. The Confirmation screen displays. Confirm your search criteria are correct.

Select Previous to return to the previous screen to make changes. Select Finish to

execute the search