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title: "How do I use Videonetics IVMS with Wasabi?"
slug: "how-do-i-use-videonetics-ivms-with-wasabi"
updated: 2024-08-28T14:15:44Z
published: 2024-08-28T14:15:44Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wasabi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Videonetics IVMS With Wasabi

[Videonetics IVMS (Intelligent Video Management Software)](https://www.videonetics.com/video-management-system) is validated for use with Wasabi. Videonetics’s IVMS provides video surveillance solutions with native S3 protocol support and direct to Wasabi tiering option.

### Configuration

1. Login to the Videonetics IVMS Client application -

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1. After logging in, click the **Configuration** tab at the top, and then '**Storage & Server**' sub menu option to access the **Storage** options.

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1. Now, within the **Storage** settings, click on '**Add New Network Storage**'

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1. From the drop down box select '**Object Storage WASABI**' as the **Storage Type** as shown below -

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1. Enter a new bucket name along with a valid set of access and secret key as shown below. Click on **Get Drive Info** to confirm the connectivity. Click **Save** when done.

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Note - **Bucket Name** should be a globally unique name. Select the appropriate region for the new bucket.

1. The **Object Storage** configuration should be displayed as shown below. Set **Action** to **Use** (by right clicking on it, and selecting **Use**).

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1. Now, in order to set the Retention settings click on **Media Server** (under **Storage & Server**) and select **Storage -**

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Below is an example of an environment where the VMS stores recordings up to 1 hour on local storage and then uploads rest to object storage (Wasabi).

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Note - **Local Storage Cleaning Process** settings shown below indicate 1 day Retention time. After 1 day the recordings on local storage are erased. (These are only example settings. Production deployments should be set according to corresponding requirements.)

1. In order to set **Retention Time** for recordings in Wasabi, click on Cameras, and set **Specific Retention Period** to number of days. Click on **Save Changes** when done. You can apply this on a per Camera level or apply to all Cameras.

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1. You can verify Videonetics IVMS recording data in the Wasabi bucket by logging to the Wasabi console and viewing the bucket contents, as shown below -

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Camera recordings are located within separate folders (based on number of Cameras) inside the *VP_Recording* sub folder.

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The video recordings are stored as 20MB object sizes.

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