On VI MonitorPlus, click Administration > Servers > Setup and Configuration from the Main Menu.
You can also access the Server Setup interface by right-clicking the Server name in the Left Navigation pane and selecting Properties from the pop-up menu.
Select the desired Failover Server from the Left Navigation pane.
Select the Advanced tab.
Check the Designate Server as Failover Server box.
Avoid selecting a server that is actively monitoring cameras.
During an IP Server failure, the transfer of the video recording functionality to the Failover Server will take 5 to10 minutes.
Upon recovery from the outage, video files recorded on the Failover Server will not be transferred to the original IP Server.
The Failover Server will be accessed via VI MonitorPlus while the main IP Server is down.
Once the Failover Server is accessed by VI MonitorPlus, it will show all cameras and images from the offline server. Recording will continue onto the Failover Server or a previously configured Network Share location, if available.