NVR configuration Page 29 FortiRecorder 2.4.2 Administration Guide
Setting the sunrise and sunset time
When specifying schedules, you can use specific day and time, or the sunrise and sunset time.
To get the sunrise and sunset time
1. Go to Schedule > Schedule > Settings.
2. Enter the latitude and longitude values of the FortiRecorder and camera location.
3. Click Calculate to retrieve the sunrise and sunset time. A few days’ sunrise and sunset time
will be displayed.
Advanced/optional NVR configuration
After you have a basic working setup, depending on your specific requirements, you may want
to configure some advanced or optional settings.
• Configuring system timeout, ports, and public access
• Configuring FortiRecorder system appearance
• Configuring logging
• Alert email
Configuring system timeout, ports, and public access
Go to System > Configuration > Options to configure the system idle timeout, the HTTP, HTTPS,
SSH, Telnet, and FortiRecorder Central access ports, and the host name for public/remote
access.
If you want remote access — connecting from a home or a branch office through the Internet to
your FortiRecorder NVR— for either using the web UI or snapshot notification video clips while
you are out of the office, you must configure both your network and the NVR.
Days and Time Select the days you want the camera to begin recording if you have
selected the Recurring schedule type.
All day Select this option if you want to record all day long.
Start time/End
time
Select the start and end time for the recurring recording or the start
and end date for the one-time recording.
You can use the sunrise and sunset time for the start and end time.
The sunrise and sunset time is calculated by the FortiRecorder’s
latitude and longitude location. For details, see “Setting the sunrise
and sunset time” on page 29.
When using sunrise and sunset time, you can a plus or minus two
hour offset to compensate for lighting conditions specific locations.
Setting name Description
When using a combination of sunrise/sunset and the specific time, if the time cross the
boundary of sunrise/sunset, the schedule has no effect. For example, if the sunrise is at 8:00AM
and you set the schedule from sunrise to 7:00AM, the schedule has no effect.