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XProtect Management Client

Install a recording server silently

Last Updated: 2 minute read
Version2026r1
LanguageEnglish

When you install silently, you are not notified when the installation is completed. To get notified, include the ‑‑showconsole command line option in the command. The Milestone XProtect recording server tray icon appears when the installation is completed.

In the command examples below, the text inside square brackets ([ ]) and the square brackets themselves must be replaced with real values. Example: instead of "[path]" you could enter d:\program files\, d:\record\, or \\network‑storage‑02\surveillance. Use the ‑‑help command line option to read about the legal formats of each command line option value.

  1. Log in to the computer where you want to install the recording server component.

  2. Open an internet browser and enter the address of the management server's download web page that is targeted at the administrators into the address field and press Enter.

    The address is typically http://[management server address]:[port]/installation/Admin/default‑en‑US.htm.

  3. Download the recording server installer by selecting All Languages below Recording Server Installer.

  4. Open your preferred command line shell. To open Windows Command Prompt, open the Windows Start menu and enter cmd.

  5. Navigate to the directory with the downloaded installer.

  6. Continue the installation depending on one of the two scenarios below:

Scenario 1: Upgrade an existing installation, or install on server with the management server component with default values

  • Enter the following command and the installation starts.

    MilestoneXProtectRecordingServerInstaller_x64.exe ‑‑quiet

Scenario 2: Install in a distributed system

  1. Enter the following command to generate an arguments file with command line parameters.

    MilestoneXProtectRecordingServerInstaller_x64.exe ‑‑generateargsfile=[path]

  2. Open the arguments file (Arguments.xml) from the specified path and modify the command line parameter values if needed.

  3. Make sure that you give the command line parameters SERVERHOSTNAME and SERVERPORT valid values. If not, the installation cannot complete.

  4. Save the arguments file.

  5. Return to the command line shell and enter the command below to install with the command line parameter values specified in the arguments file.

    MilestoneXProtectRecordingServerInstaller_x64.exe ‑‑quiet ‑‑arguments=[path]\[filename]