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Formatting through the Local Web UI
As of software version V9.0.0.144.3, the Videon Node/EdgeCaster (not supported by the Videon Max) supports the ability to format external storage devices (SD cards or USB drives) to FAT32 file system using the Node/EdgeCaster's web UI.
- From the Videon Node/EdgeCaster web UI, navigate to the Advanced tab.
- Scroll down to Storage Device Management and click Open.
- If you have an external storage device attached, it should be recognized under the dropdown menu
- Select the desired storage device and select Format
- With the following prompt, be sure to select Yes.
- When finished formatting, you will see the following prompt.
- Click OK, select the storage device and click Safely Remove then it can be removed and reinserted into the Node/EdgeCaster.
- Voila! Your external storage device has been formatted to FAT32 and now it is ready to be used with your Videon Node/EdgeCaster!
Formatting through LiveEdge Cloud
As of software version V9.0.0.144.3, the Videon Node/EdgeCaster (not supported by the Videon Max) supports the ability to format external storage devices (SD cards or USB drives) to FAT32 file system using LiveEdge Cloud.
Navigate to LiveEdge Cloud. Go to your Videon device’s page from Dashboard or Devices.
Select the “COMMANDS“ button on the top right.
From the dropdown menu, select “Storage Devices“.
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Select the SD card or USB drive you wish to format. Then, a “FORMAT DEVICE“ button would show up.
The FORMAT DEVICE button is unavailable for Internal Storage for safety reasons (as shown in the picture) A pop-up window would appear to double-check if you wish to format the device. Type the word “FORMAT,” then click FORMAT, and storage device formatting will begin. While formatting the storage device, you will see a scrolling bar and then a pop-up notification as follows:
Voila! Your external storage device has been formatted to FAT32. Click CLOSE, and after rebooting your Node/EdgeCaster, it is ready to be used with your Videon device!