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AXIS Camera Station S1296 Rack Recording Server

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Note

For systems with over 100 video channels or a recording bitrate over 1 Gbit/s, we recommend setting the size allocated for

recording to 95%. See Adjust storage capacity on page 14.

The standard workflow to configure an AXIS Camera Station recording server is:

1. Install your device

2. Initial Windows® setup: After installing your device, you are guided through a few steps to set up the region, language,

keyboard layout, an administrator account and its password.

3. Initial Axis recorder setup: After the initial Windows setup, AXIS Recorder Toolbox is opened and you are guided through a

few steps to set up basic and necessary settings, for example, computer name, date and time, and network. See Initial Axis

recorder setup on page 13.

4. Configure Windows. We recommend to:

Update Windows to the latest version. See Update Windows® on page 24.

Create a standard user account. See Create a user account on page 19.

5. Update AXIS Camera Station to the latest version.

If your system is online: open the AXIS Recorder Toolbox app and click Update AXIS Camera Station.

If your system is offline: go to axis.com and download the latest version.

6. Configure AXIS Camera Station

7. Register your AXIS Camera Station licenses.

License a system online on page 16

License a system offline on page 17

8. Connect your system to the AXIS Camera Station mobile viewing app. See Connect to AXIS Camera Station server.

To watch this video, go to the web version of this document.

help.axis.com/?&piaId=76462&section=about-your-device

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