Hello everyone,
I currently have four Aqara G5 Pro PoE cameras installed in my home, and I am recording the footage to my NAS.
However, I am unable to rename the folders created for each camera. The recordings are automatically saved into folders named after the device IDs.
Is there any way to customize or rename these folder names?
Thank you in advance for your help.
I believe that even if you rename the folders, the next time you upload the file to the NAS, they will be overwritten. Some time ago it worked like that with the Hub G3. I haven’t tried it again since.
Interestingly I thought the same thing here
I guess the main issue is you would need to ensure the end user still retains unique names as if there is any overlap your videos are screwed. Maybe a custom name with an added unique suffix would be an idea.
I did think you could label mapped drives to these folders as a work around but never really explored the issue since I can just click into either as only have a couple of cameras myself
You could also create another folder, for example “videos”, alongside the “aqara_video” folder. In this folder, you can create symbolic links with “friendly” names that point to the cryptic folder names (Device IDs).
If you have a Linux-based NAS, you will need to log in via SSH. You can then create the symbolic link for a camera like this, for example:
ln -s "/volume1/video/aqara_video/lumi3.123dee987654e4a6" "/volume1/video/videos/Doorbell"
What kind of NAS do you have?
Hello
I am using a QNAP TS-431p2 device.
Thank you for your interest. I believe the situation remains the same.
Thank you for your interest. It seems that as the number of cameras increases, so does the potential for confusion.
I have a Synology NAS myself, but it should work in a similar way with QNAP. Both are Linux-based. Are you familiar with Linux and SSH, or do you need help?
https://docs.qnap.com/operating-system/quts-hero/6.0.x/en-us/enabling-secure-shell-ssh-BAC456DC.html