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AXIS Camera Station User Interface
Green light = background recording service is running.
Red light = background recording service is not running.
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The background recording service retrieves images from the connected cameras and stores them to hard disk. From AXIS Camera Station you can start or stop the background service, click File > Start Server or Stop Server or
When the service is running there is a flashing green indicator in the upper right corner of the window. A flashing red indicator means the service was stopped, for example by the operator. When the service is running there is also a green icon in the task bar, a red icon means the service was stopped and a yellow icon indicates that the service is starting up or experiencing problems connecting to one of the cameras.
Recording is only possible if the background service is running, and will continue even after logging out from the PC where AXIS Camera Station is installed.
The background service will automatically start running upon system