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Recording and streaming states

The Configuration groups
streaming state is included in the channels configuration group. This means that if a channel is streaming or
a channel (or recorder) is recording at the time you create a configuration preset, it will immediately start
recording (or streaming) when you apply that preset. Similarly, if a configuration preset is saved when
channels or recorders are not recording (or streaming), those channels and recorders will not be recording
(streaming) when the preset is applied
This means a channel or recorder may stop recording or streaming as a result of applying the
preset.
For example, when applying a preset with channel 3 set to record (the same example applies for streaming):
If channel 3 exists prior to applying the preset and is already recording, the file will continue recording
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uninterrupted unless the recording file type is different in the preset (in which case a new file is started).
If channel 3 exists prior to applying the preset and is not already recording, it immediately begins
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recording.
If no channel with index 3 exists prior to applying the preset, the channel is created and it immediately
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begins recording.
Recorded files (in channels and recorders)
Channels and recorders keep a list of files recorded in their Recordings section of the Admin panel. These
files remain on the system even if the channel or recorder configuration is changed or removed as a result of
applying a configuration preset.
For example, prior to applying your configuration preset, you have channels with indexes 1, 2 and 3; each of
these has five recording files. When you apply a configuration preset that has channels with index 1 and 2
only, you'll notice those channels each still have the same 5 recording files. Channel with index 3 is no longer
present, but the files are not lost!
Overwritten channel files are still available. To access and download/delete these recorded files, enter the
following into the address bar: http://<deviceIP>/admin/channelN/archive or
http://<deviceIP>/admin/recorderN/archive, where N is the index of the removed channel/recorder.
For example, if a Channel with index 3 is no longer present, its corresponding files can be accessed by
entering the following into the address bar:
http://192.168.0.183/admin/channel3/archive
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section of this chapter shows that each channel and recorder's recording and
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