Patent ID: 9571800
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N

Claim:
1. A method of configuring a network video recorder in a network of at least one surveillance camera, comprising: storing, in a surveillance camera, a configuration data archive relating to a first network video recorder; determining, by a second network video recorder whether the surveillance camera has stored therein the configuration data archive relating to the first network video recorder, the second network video recorder being distinct from the first network video recorder; and in response to a determination that the surveillance camera has stored therein the configuration data archive relating to the first network video recorder, transferring data from the configuration data archive stored in the surveillance camera and relating to the first network video recorder to the second network video recorder to enable configuration of the second network video recorder as a replacement for the first network video recorder, based on the data from the configuration data archive stored in the surveillance camera and relating to the first network video recorder.