Interface overview
The GUI of FortiRecorder contains the following main areas and common controls:
Settings are often grouped into a reusable, named item. Instead of repeatedly configuring the same settings, you configure settings once, give them a name, and then reference it by selecting it in other parts of the configuration. For example, multiple cameras often use the same settings. You can configure those settings once — in a camera profile — and then simply select that camera profile when you add each camera.
While referenced by another part of the configuration, an item cannot be deleted. If you need to trace references to it, then:
- Use the navigation menus to go to the list of items.
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In the item's row, click the green references dot.
A list of item names or index numbers that reference the item are displayed.
When an item is not referenced, you can either delete it ,or temporarily disable it. Disabling the item keeps it in the configuration file for later use, but it is not loaded into memory. This optimizes RAM usage, improving performance.
The Help button is context-aware. When you click it, it jumps to the part of the documentation that matches your current location in the GUI.