diff --git a/src/components/Recorder.vue b/src/components/Recorder.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b79a6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Recorder.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+<!-- components/Profile.vue -->
+<template>
+    <div>
+        <section class="hero is-primary">
+            <div class="hero-body">
+                <div class="container has-text-centered">
+                    <div class="clearfix">
+                        ID: {{recorder_id}}
+                        <b-img left style="margin-right: 20px;" src="https://picsum.photos/125/125/?image=58"
+                               alt="Left image"></b-img>
+                        <h2 class="title" v-if="recorder.name">{{recorder.name}}</h2>
+                        <h2 class="title" v-else-if="recorder.name">
+                            {{recorder.name}}&nbsp;{{recorder.name}}</h2>
+                        <h2 class="title" v-else>{{recorder.name}}</h2>
+
+                        <p>
+                            <font-awesome-icon icon="envelope"/>&nbsp;{{recorder.name}}
+                            <a class="badge badge-pill badge-info">
+                            <font-awesome-icon icon="pencil-alt"/></a>
+                        </p>
+
+
+                    </div>
+
+                    <hr/>
+
+                    <p><strong>{{$t('first_name')}}:&nbsp</strong>{{recorder.name}}</p>
+                    <p><strong>{{$t('last_name')}}:&nbsp</strong>{{recorder.name}}</p>
+
+
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </section>
+        {{recorder}}
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+    import {EventBus} from '@/utils';
+    import {getRemainingJwtValiditySeconds} from '../utils';
+    import getRepository from '@/api/RepositoryFactory';
+
+    const userRepository = getRepository('user');
+
+    export default {
+        props: ['recorder_id'],
+        data() {
+            return {
+                email: '',
+                errorMsg: '',
+                tokenValidity: -1,
+                refreshTokenValidity: -1,
+                formEditField: {},
+                languages: [
+                    {flag: 'us', language: 'en', title: 'English'},
+                    {flag: 'es', language: 'es', title: 'Español'},
+                    {flag: 'de', language: 'de', title: 'Deutsch'},
+                ],
+                form: {
+                    first_name: '',
+                    last_name: '',
+                    nickname: '',
+                    email: '',
+                },
+            };
+        },
+        methods: {
+            authenticate() {
+                this.$store.dispatch('login', {email: this.email, password: this.password})
+                    .then(() => this.$router.push('/'));
+            },
+            updateProfile(fieldName) {
+                this.$parent.$data.isLoading = true;
+                this.$set(this.formEditField, fieldName, false);
+                const data = {};
+                data[fieldName] = this.form[fieldName];
+                this.$log.debug(this.form);
+                userRepository.updateProfile(data)
+                    .then(() => {
+                        this.$store.dispatch('loadProfile')
+                            .then(() => {
+                                this.$parent.$data.isLoading = false;
+                            });
+                    });
+            },
+            changeLocale(locale) {
+                this.$i18n.locale = locale;
+                // Vue.$moment.locale(locale);
+            },
+        },
+        mounted() {
+            console.log('recorder_id: ' + this.id);
+            this.$store.dispatch('loadRecorders');
+            this.$store.dispatch('loadRecorderModels');
+        },
+        beforeDestroy() {
+            EventBus.$off('failedLoadingProfile');
+        },
+        computed: {
+            recorder() {
+                return this.$store.state.recorders;
+            },
+            recorderModels() {
+                return this.$store.state.recorderModels;
+            },
+            access_token() {
+                return this.$store.state.access_token;
+            },
+        },
+    };
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+    .error-msg {
+        color: red;
+        font-weight: bold;
+    }
+    .lang-btn {
+        padding: 15px;
+        border: 2px solid green;
+        font-size: 18px;
+        margin: 15px;
+    }
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/RecorderState.vue b/src/components/RecorderState.vue
index dcf6889..337f5cc 100644
--- a/src/components/RecorderState.vue
+++ b/src/components/RecorderState.vue
@@ -4,8 +4,24 @@
             v-bind:key="recorder.id">
         <b-card-text>
             <h5 class="card-title">
-                <strong>{{ $t('name') }}:&nbsp;{{recorder.name}}</strong>&nbsp
-
+                <strong>{{ $t('State') }}:</strong>&nbsp;<span v-if="recState.state_ok" style="color: green;">OK</span>
+                <span v-else-if="recState.time_stamp!==''" style="color: red;">ERROR</span><span v-else style="color: orange;">Unknown</span>&nbsp;
+                <a class=" badge badge-pill badge-info" @click="forceUpdate()">
+                    Update <font-awesome-icon icon="sync"/>
+                </a><br/>
+                <span v-if="recState.time_stamp"><strong>{{$t('time stamp')}}:</strong>&nbsp;{{recState.time_stamp}}<br/></span>
+                <strong v-if="!recState.state_ok">{{$t('Problem')}}:&nbsp;{{recState.msg}}</strong>
+                <span v-else><strong>{{$t('Message')}}:&nbsp;</strong>{{recState.msg}}</span>
+                <hr/>
+                <div v-if="recState.previous"><small>
+                    <strong>{{ $t('Previous State') }}:</strong>&nbsp;<span v-if="recState.previous.state_ok">OK</span>
+                    <span v-else-if="recState.previous.time_stamp!==''">ERROR</span><span v-else>Unknown</span>&nbsp;
+                    <br/>
+                    <span v-if="recState.previous.time_stamp"><strong>{{$t('time stamp')}}:</strong>&nbsp;{{recState.previous.time_stamp}}<br/></span>
+                    <strong v-if="!recState.previous.state_ok">{{$t('Problem')}}:&nbsp;{{recState.previous.msg}}</strong>
+                    <span v-else><strong>{{$t('Message')}}:&nbsp;</strong>{{recState.previous.msg}}</span>
+                </small>
+                </div>
                 <!--<router-link :to="{ name: 'recorders'}"> ({{$t('recorders')}}&nbsp
                     <font-awesome-icon icon="external-link-alt"/>
                     )
@@ -30,18 +46,24 @@
         data() {
             return {
                 connectedWebsocket: false,
+                recState: {
+                    state_ok: false,
+                    msg: 'unknown (please wait for server update, might take a few minutes)',
+                    time_stamp: '',
+                    previous: false,
+                },
             };
         },
 
         mounted() {
-            this.$socket.client.on('connect', function(msg) {
+            this.$socket.client.on('connect', (msg) => {
                 this.$log.debug('We are connected!');
                 this.$log.debug(msg);
-                this.$socket.client.emit('request_recorder_state_' + this.recorder.id, msg);
-                // this.$socket.client.on('request_recorder_state_' + this.recorder.id, function(msg) {  # non arrow function might be necessary!
-                this.$socket.client.on('request_recorder_state_' + this.recorder.id, (msg) => {
-                    // TODO: refresh state!
-                    this.$log.debug(msg);
+                this.$socket.client.emit('request_recorder_state_updates', this.recorder.id);
+                this.$socket.client.emit('', "unnamed msg!?!");
+                console.log('recorder_state_update_' + this.recorder.id);
+                this.$socket.client.on('recorder_state_update_' + this.recorder.id, (payload) => {
+                    this.handleReply(payload);
                 });
             });
             this.$log.info('mounted called');
@@ -49,8 +71,15 @@
                 this.$log.info('connecting websocket...');
                 this.connectWebsocket();
                 this.connectedWebsocket = true;
+            } else {
+                this.$socket.client.emit('request_recorder_state_updates', this.recorder.id);
+                this.$socket.client.emit('', "unnamed msg!?!");
+                console.log('recorder_state_update_' + this.recorder.id);
+                this.$socket.client.on('recorder_state_update_' + this.recorder.id, (payload) => {
+                    this.handleReply(payload);
+                });
             }
-
+            this.forceUpdate();
         },
 
         beforeDestroy() {
@@ -61,10 +90,23 @@
         },
 
         methods: {
+            forceUpdate() {
+                if (this.$socket.connected){
+                    this.$socket.client.emit('force_recorder_state_update', this.recorder.id);
+                    this.$socket.client.emit('', "unnamed msg!?!");
+                    this.$socket.client.on('recorder_state_update_' + this.recorder.id, (payload) => {
+                        this.handleReply(payload);
+                    });
+                }
+            },
             connectWebsocket() {
                 this.$socket.client.connect();
             },
 
+            handleReply(state_reply) {
+                this.recState = JSON.parse(state_reply);
+            },
+
             disconnectWebsocket() {
                 if (this.$socket.connected) {
                     this.$socket.client.disconnect();
diff --git a/src/components/Recorders.vue b/src/components/Recorders.vue
index fe7fc6a..0c3341d 100644
--- a/src/components/Recorders.vue
+++ b/src/components/Recorders.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
                             <font-awesome-icon icon="list"/>&nbsp;<font-awesome-icon icon="circle"/>
                             <strong>{{$t('Recorders')}}</strong>&nbsp;{{$t('list')}}
                         </template>
+                        <div class="mt-3">
+                            <b-button-group>
+                                <b-button variant="success" @click="filterShowAllRecorders()">{{$t('All recorders')}}</b-button>
+                                <b-button variant="info" @click="filterOnlyShowOfflineRecorders()">{{$t('Offline recorders')}}</b-button>
+                                <b-button variant="warning" @click="filterOnlyShowNonOfflineRecorders()">{{$t('Non offline recorders')}}</b-button>
+                            </b-button-group>
+                        </div>
                         <p>{{ $tc('recorders_defined', recorders.length, {num: recorders.length})}}:</p>
                         <b-card-group deck>
                             <b-card class="mb-2" style="max-width: 30rem; min-width:20rem;"
@@ -639,6 +646,8 @@
         props: [],
         data() {
             return {
+                onlyShowOfflineRecorders: false,
+                onlyShowNonOfflineRecorders: false,
                 tabIndex: 0,
                 updateValues: {},
                 formEditField: {},
@@ -713,6 +722,18 @@
                 this.$parent.$data.showAlert = true;
                 this.$parent.$data.alertMessage = msg;
             },
+            filterShowAllRecorders(){
+                this.onlyShowOfflineRecorders = false;
+                this.onlyShowNonOfflineRecorders = false;
+            },
+            filterOnlyShowOfflineRecorders(){
+                this.onlyShowOfflineRecorders = true;
+                this.onlyShowNonOfflineRecorders = false;
+            },
+            filterOnlyShowNonOfflineRecorders(){
+                this.onlyShowOfflineRecorders = false;
+                this.onlyShowNonOfflineRecorders = true;
+            },
         },
         mounted() {
             this.$parent.$data.isLoading = true;
@@ -731,6 +752,16 @@
                 return this.$store.state.rooms;
             },
             recorders() {
+                if(this.onlyShowOfflineRecorders){
+                    return this.$store.state.recorders.filter((item) => {
+                        return item.offline;
+                    });
+                }
+                else if(this.onlyShowNonOfflineRecorders){
+                    return this.$store.state.recorders.filter((item) => {
+                        return !item.offline;
+                    });
+                }
                 return this.$store.state.recorders;
             },
             recorderModels() {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index b1d9360..5f6da81 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   faAt,
   faUser,
   faEnvelope,
+  faSync,
   faUserTag, faExternalLinkAlt,
 } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
 import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome';
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ import 'bootstrap-vue/dist/bootstrap-vue.css';
 const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
 
 library.add(faCoffee, faTrash, faPencilAlt, faScroll, faCheck, faCircle, faList, faPlus, faDoorOpen, faCogs, faAt,
-  faUser, faEnvelope, faUserTag, faExternalLinkAlt);
+  faUser, faEnvelope, faUserTag, faExternalLinkAlt, faSync);
 
 Vue.component('font-awesome-icon', FontAwesomeIcon);
 
diff --git a/src/router.ts b/src/router.ts
index 26ecc87..d0bb59e 100644
--- a/src/router.ts
+++ b/src/router.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import Group from '@/components/Group.vue';
 import Permission from '@/components/Permission.vue';
 import Rooms from '@/components/Rooms.vue';
 import Recorders from '@/components/Recorders.vue';
+import Recorder from '@/components/Recorder.vue';
 import Commands from '@/components/Commands.vue';
 import store from '@/store';
 
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ export const router = new Router({
             path: '/recorders',
             name: 'recorders',
             component: Recorders,
+        }, {
+            path: '/recorder/:recorder_id',
+            name: 'recorder',
+            component: Recorder,
         }, {
             path: '/test',
             name: 'test',
diff --git a/src/views/Home.vue b/src/views/Home.vue
index 7167f91..ddc1e14 100644
--- a/src/views/Home.vue
+++ b/src/views/Home.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
                 </div>
             </section>
         </div>
+
+        <router-link :to="{name: 'recorder', params: {recorder_id: 1}}">rec 1</router-link>
     </div>
 </template>