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XProtect Management Client

Install a failover recording server through Download Manager

Last Updated: 2 minute read
Version2026r1
LanguageEnglish

Important

If you run workgroups, you must use the alternative installation method for failover recording servers (see Installation for workgroups).

You can download the component from Download Manager, see Install new XProtect components.

  1. Run the installer you have downloaded from Download Manager.

  2. Select the language you want to use during the installation.

  3. On the Select an installation type page, select Failover to install a recording server as a failover recording server.

  4. On the Specify recording server settings page, specify the different recording server settings. The name of the failover recording server, the address of the management server, and the path to the media database.

  5. On the Select service account for recording server page and when installing a failover recording server, you must use the particular user account named This account. This creates the failover user account. If needed, enter a password and confirm this.

  7. On the Select file location and product language page, select the File location for the program files. If any Milestone XProtect VMS product is already installed on the computer, this field is disabled. The field displays the location where the component will be installed.

  8. In the Product language field, select the language in which to install your XProtect product.

The software now installs. When the installation completes, you see a list of successfully installed system components.

When you have installed the failover recording server, you can check its state from the Failover Server service tray icon and configure it in Management Client.