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Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Target Audience for this Document This document covers Milestone XProtect Basis+ from a surveillance system administrator’s perspective. It is solely aimed at XProtect Basis+ system administrators, and administrator rights are likely to be required in order to be able to access the majority of features described in this document. This document provides detailed descriptions of XProtect Basis+ system administration features.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Copyright, Trademarks and Important Information Copyright © 2009 Milestone Systems A/S. Trademarks XProtect is a registered trademark of Milestone Systems A/S. Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are trademarks of their respective owners. Disclaimer This document is intended for general information purposes only, and due care has been taken in its preparation.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Contents INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 13 Product Overview ............................................................................... 13 Several Targeted Components in One .................................................. 13 Updates .......................................................................................... 13 REQUIREMENTS AND PREREQUISITES....................................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Editing Settings for Cameras .......................................................... 27 Renaming Cameras ................................................................... 27 Assigning Shortcut Numbers to Cameras ...................................... 27 Editing Settings for Audio Sources ................................................... 27 Disabling/Enabling Cameras and Audio Sources.................................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Noise Sensitivity ............................................................................... 46 Motion Sensitivity ............................................................................. 47 Define Exclusion Regions Window ...................................................... 47 Defining Areas in which Motion Detection Should Be Disabled.................. 48 Output Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] Window .............
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Resuming the Milestone Recording Server Service ................................. 63 What to Do if the Milestone Recording Server Service is Stopped ............. 63 SCHEDULING .......................................................................... 64 Camera/Alert Scheduler Window........................................................ 64 How to Set or Clear Periods in the Calendar.......................................... 66 Colored Bars ..........
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual I/O Setup Window ............................................................................ 74 Using the I/O Setup Window’s Defined Events List and Buttons............ 75 Add New Event Window (for Devices Capable of Handling One Input Only) 77 Multiple Input Events Window............................................................. 78 Add New Event Window (for Devices Capable of Handling Several Inputs).
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual How to Add a Manually Controlled Output............................................. 95 How to Add a Motion-Triggered Output ................................................ 98 ARCHIVING .......................................................................... 101 Benefits of Archiving ........................................................................ 101 How Archiving Works .......................................................................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual How to Remove an Existing User........................................................114 What Information to Provide to Users .................................................114 Define User Rights Window .............................................................. 115 End-User Documentation .................................................................. 117 DOWNLOAD MANAGER..........................................................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual If Running Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 ................132 If Running Windows 2008 Server or Windows Vista...............................132 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ...................................................... 134 VIEWER ................................................................................ 135 MONITOR.............................................................................. 136 ACCESS CLIENTS ................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual GLOSSARY ............................................................................ 147 INDEX................................................................................... 151 www.milestonesys.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Introduction Product Overview XProtect Basis+ is an essential single-server video system managing up to 25 cameras per server, including flexible remote access tools. Designed with all the basic features required for small implementations, it is an inexpensive entry-level product.
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Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Graphics Adapter AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1024 x 768 (1280 x 1024 recommended), 16 bit colors. Hard Disk Space Minimum 100 MB free. Software Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework and DirectX 9.0 or newer. * Running as a 32 bit service/application.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual • Port 20 and 21 (inbound and outbound): Used for FTP traffic. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard for exchanging files across networks. FTP uses the TCP/IP standards for data transfer, and is often used for uploading or downloading files to and from servers. • Port 25 (inbound and outbound): Used for SMTP traffic. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a standard for sending e-mail messages between servers.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Administrators’ Getting Started Checklist This chapter outlines the tasks typically involved in setting up a working XProtect Basis+ system. The information in this chapter is primarily aimed at system administrators. Note that although information in this chapter is presented as a checklist, a completed checklist does not in itself guarantee that the XProtect Basis+ system will match the exact needs of your organization.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual even though the cameras are connected through a single device—therefore a fully used four-port video server will use four licenses. ● Click Submit. The device is added to a list of devices under your SLC. ● If more devices are required, click the Add New MAC link and repeat the process. ● When ready, click the Get DLKs by e-mail link to have DLKs for all the devices registered under your SLC e-mailed to you.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual You configure scheduling in the Administrator application’s Camera/Alert Scheduler window, described in detail on page 64. Configure Archiving. By default, video received from cameras is stored by XProtect Basis+ in a database for each camera. However, the camera databases are each capable of containing a maximum of 40 GB or 600,000 records before the oldest records are deleted.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Installation Microsoft® Windows® Vista® Information If you wish to install, configure and run XProtect Basis+ on a Windows Vista computer, it is important that you have administrator rights. If you only have standard user rights, you will not be able to configure the software. These restrictions are a part of the User Account Control, a security component in Windows Vista. Note, however, that it is possible to disable the User Account Control.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual 7. Click the Install button to begin the software installation. During the process, all the necessary components will be installed one after the other. ● XProtect Basis+’s Administrator window may appear on your screen during installation. When this is the case, the window will automatically close again after a short while.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual 3. Copy the following files and folders into your Backup folder: • All configuration (.ini) files • All scheduling (.sch) files • The file users.txt (not found in most installations) • The folder SmartClientViewGroups and all of its content • The folder RemoteClientViewGroups and all of its content Note that some of the folders may not exist if upgrading from old software versions. Removing the Current Version XProtect Basis+ versions 6.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual • XProtect Basis+’s Administrator window (see page 26) may appear on your screen during installation. When this is the case, the window will automatically close again after a short while. • In the most recent software version, a Download Manager (see page 118) is introduced, and you will have the option of opening the Download Manager during installation.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Using the Built-in Help System To use XProtect Basis+’s built-in help system, simply press the F1 key on your keyboard whenever you are working with the Administrator application or Image Server Administrator. When you press F1, the help system will open in a separate window, allowing you to easily switch between help and XProtect Basis+ itself. The help system is context sensitive.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Clicking an expanding drop-down link will display detailed information. The detailed information will be displayed immediately below the link itself; the content on the page simply expands. Expanding drop-down links thus help save space. Tip: If you wish to quickly collapse all texts from expanding drop-down links in a help topic, simply click the title of the topic on the help system’s Contents tab.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual The Administrator Application Administrator Login Window For users without administrator rights, access to certain features in XProtect Basis+ may in some organizations have been restricted. When this is the case, you will be asked to specify the administrator password in the Administrator Login window in order to get access to the restricted features.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Adding Devices You add devices through an intuitive Device Setup Wizard, available by clicking the Administrator window’s Add Device button (see also How to Add a Device on page 32). When devices have been added, they will be listed in the Device Manager section. Clicking the plus sign next to a device in the Device Manager section will list cameras attached to the device.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual XProtect Basis+—provided that the cameras are marked as online in the Camera/Alert Scheduler Window (also default) – see page 64 . Note: On some devices, audio can also be enabled/disabled on the device itself, typically through the device’s own configuration web page. If audio on a device does not work after enabling it in the Administrator application, you should thus verify whether the problem may be due to audio being disabled on the device itself.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Button Archive Setup... Description • Administrator password • User rights for the Administrator application • E-mail settings (for alerts sent via e-mail) • Log file settings • Other advanced settings Opens the Archive setup window (see page 105), in which you specify XProtect Basis+’s archiving settings. Archiving lets you keep recordings for as long as required, limited only be the available hardware storage capacity. Import DLKs...
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Button Description events based on input events (for example when a door sensor detects that a door is opened) and VMD (Video Motion Detection). The I/O Setup window also lets you specify output (e.g. a siren). When defined, events can be used for a variety of purposes.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Device License Keys (DLKs) How to Import Device License Keys You must have a Device License Key (DLK) for every device (IP network camera or IP video server) installed on your XProtect Basis+ surveillance system. Remember that you are allowed to install and use only the number of cameras listed on your organization’s license sheet; regardless of you number of available DLKs.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual IP Device Administration How to Add a Device In XProtect Basis+ you add devices (IP video camera devices, IP video encoder devices) rather than actual cameras. This is because devices have their own IP addresses or host names. Being IPbased, XProtect Basis+ primarily identifies units on the surveillance system based on their IP addresses or host names. You are able to add up to 25 cameras.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Specifying the IP address of a device Note: By default, HTTP port 80 and FTP port 21 will be used for the device. If the device you are adding uses other port numbers, click the Port Setup button and specify required port numbers. The need for specifying different ports may often apply if the device is located behind a NAT-enabled router or a firewall.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Tip: In the Administrator application’s Device Manager section (the white area in the middle of the window), cameras are listed for each device with default names, such as Camera 1, etc. If you want to change the name of a camera, click the plus sign next to the required device, right-click the camera name in question, then select Edit from the menu that appears.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field, Button, ... Description Camera Settings...
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field Description Use DNS host name By selecting the check box you are able to use a DNS host name for identifying the device instead of using the device’s IP address. When check box is selected, the IP-address field changes its name to DNS/Host Name, ready to accommodate a DNS host name rather than an IP address. Default Http Port When selected, HTTP traffic to the device will go through the default port, port 80.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field Description type from the list. If no PTZ cameras are controlled through the COM1 port, select None. P/T/Z type controlled through COM2 Field available only if Some of the connected cameras are Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras check box is selected. If a PTZ camera is controlled through the COM2 port on the video encoder device, select the required PTZ camera type from the list. If no PTZ cameras are controlled through the COM2 port, select None.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field Description Device Port Available only if Moveable is selected in the Camera Type field. Lets you select which control port on the video encoder should be used for controlling PTZ functionality on the camera. Port Address Available only if Moveable is selected in the Camera Type field. Lets you specify port address of the camera. The port address would normally be 0 or 1.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Camera Administration Adding and Configuring Cameras In XProtect Basis+ you do not have to worry about having to add individual cameras to the system: Cameras are connected to devices, so once you have added the required devices to your XProtect Basis+ system (see How to Add a Device on page 32), all cameras connected to the devices are connected to the system as well.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Tip: When you specify a frame rate, the interval between images is automatically calculated and displayed to the right of the frame rate fields. Specifically for cameras using MPEG: For MPEG cameras you can select predefined frame rates, and it is not possible to select unit. The number of seconds between each image is still calculated.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual certain conditions only. Select the check box to store all video in which motion is detected. On event: Available only when the option Conditionally is selected, i.e. when video received from the camera should be stored in the database on certain conditions only.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual IPIX Note: Functionality in the IPIX section is only available if the use of IPIX technology has been enabled for the device to which the camera is attached. For dedicated IPIX cameras, the use of IPIX technology is automatically enabled.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual specified number of minutes, hours, or days, they will automatically be deleted. Note: A database can contain no more than 600,000 records or 40 GB per day, regardless of what maximum age has been defined.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual archiving is enabled for the camera. o Delete (no repair): If the database becomes corrupted, the contents of the database will be deleted. o Archive (no repair): Available only if archiving is enabled for the camera. If the database becomes corrupted, the contents of the database will be archived.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Note: The use of event notifications requires that at least one event has been specified for a device on your XProtect Basis+ system; the event does not have to be specified for the particular camera. Read more about events in About Input, Events & Output .... on page 73 Outputs… The Outputs... button opens the Output Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window (see page 49), in which you are able to specify which outputs (e.g.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Note: As cameras are separate units which may have separate timing devices, power supplies, etc., camera time and XProtect Basis+ system time may not correspond fully, and this may occasionally lead to confusion. As all images are time-stamped by XProtect Basis+ upon reception and exact date and time information for each image is thus already known, it is recommended that you keep the Include Date and Time in Image check box cleared.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual The Noise Sensitivity slider determines how much each pixel must change before it is regarded as motion. Insignificant changes, which should not be regarded as motion, are considered acceptable noise, hence the name of the slider. With high noise sensitivity, very little change in a pixel is required before it is regarded as motion.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Defining Areas in which Motion Detection Should Be Disabled The Define Exclusion Regions window features a preview image from the camera. You define the areas in which motion detection should be disabled in the preview image, which is divided into small sections by a grid. To define areas in which motion detection should be disabled, drag the mouse pointer over the required areas in the preview image while pressing the mouse button down.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Output Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] Window In the Output Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window you are able to associate a camera with particular external outputs, defined in the I/O Setup window (see page 74), for example the sounding of a siren or the switching on of lights.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual To remove an output from the On Manual Control list, simply select the required output, and click the << button located between the All Outputs list and the On Manual Control list. Selecting Output for Use on Motion Detection You are able to select outputs to be triggered automatically when motion is detected in video from the camera.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Tip: The other two indicators serve the following purposes: The red indicator lights up when motion has been detected, and the green indicator is used for indicating that video is received from a camera. Specifying Events for which Event Indication Should Be Used To specify which events should trigger an event indication for the camera, do the following for each required event: 1. In the Available Events list, select the required event.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual • Absolute: For an absolute positioning PTZ camera, you are able to define up to 25 preset positions. You define a preset position by moving the PTZ camera to the required position with the controls in the PTZ View section, then naming the position in the window’s Preset Positions section. • Relative: For a relative positioning PTZ camera, the number of preset positions will depend on the camera/video encoder and PTZ driver used.
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Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Button, Check Box Description Delete Lets you delete a preset position selected in the list. When a preset position name is deleted, it will appear as undefined in the list. [Move up] Lets you move a preset position selected in the list up and down respectively. The selected preset position is moved one step per click.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Note: To use preset positions on events, you must have specified input or VMD events (see page 74), or event buttons (see page 84) Only one PTZ preset position can be defined per event per camera.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual You are able to set the ellipse’s X-radius, Y-radius, X-center, and Y-center, either by specifying the required values directly in the four fields or by using the following buttons to adjust the ellipse: Button Description R- Decreases the radius of the IPIX view field. The ellipse’s horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) radiuses are changed at the same time, keeping the aspect ratio. R+ Increases the radius of the IPIX view field.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Moves the IPIX-rendered view to the right Moves the IPIX-rendered view down and to the left Moves the IPIX-rendered view down Moves the IPIX-rendered view down and to the right Zoom out (one zoom level per click) Zoom in (one zoom level per click) Ceiling Mounted Cameras If the camera is mounted on a ceiling, you can adjust the behavior of the navigation buttons to reflect this by selecting the Ceiling Mount check box.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual eight digits. Examples of correct camera shortcut numbers: 3, 12345678. Examples of incorrect camera shortcut numbers: A*3, 123456789. Note: Camera shortcut numbers are only used in the Smart Client (see page 140). In other applications, such as the Remote Client, the camera shortcuts cannot be used. Tip: More information about using the keyboard shortcuts is available in the documentation for the Smart Client. www.milestonesys.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Audio Source Administration Important Information about Using Audio If you use audio sources (i.e. microphones and/or speakers) on your XProtect Basis+ system, note the following: • Audio from microphones is recorded even when video is not: When a microphone is enabled (see Microphone Settings Window described on page 59), audio from the microphone will be recorded whenever the associated camera is online (i.e.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual You access the Microphone Settings window from the Administrator window (see page 26): Select a microphone in the Administrator window’s Device Manager section, then click the Settings button. • Device name: Displays the name of the microphone. If required, you are able to overwrite the existing audio microphone name with a new one. • Enabled: Lets you enable/disable use of the microphone.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Recording Server Service Management Using the Recording Server Manager The Recording Server service is a vital part of the surveillance system; video streams are only transferred to XProtect Basis+ while the Recording Server service is running. The Recording Server Manager informs you about the state of the Recording Server service. It also lets you manage the service. A notification area (a.k.a.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual • • Gray indicates that the camera (not the server) is not running. Typically, a camera will be indicated in gray in the following situations: o The camera has been set offline in the Camera/Alert Scheduler window (see page 64) o The Recording Server service has been paused from the Service Manager window (see page 63) o The Recording Server service has been stopped. Red indicates that the server or camera is not running.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Viewing Information about Your XProtect Basis+ Version 1. Right-click the notification area’s Recording Server icon. 2. In the menu that appears, select About... Knowing the version number can be useful in case you require support from your Milestone vendor. Exiting the Recording Server Manager 1. Right-click the notification area’s Recording Server icon. 2. In the menu that appears, select Exit Recording Server Manager.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Scheduling Camera/Alert Scheduler Window The Camera/Alert Scheduler window lets you specify when each camera should be online. A camera is online when it is transferring video to the XProtect Basis+ server for processing. IMPORTANT: The fact that a camera is online (i.e. transferring video to the XProtect Basis+ server) will not necessarily mean that video from the camera is recorded (i.e. stored in the camera’s database on the XProtect Basis+ server).
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field, Check Box Description Online Check the Online box when you want to set or clear online periods for the selected camera. Speedup Check the Speedup box when you want to set or clear when the camera should always/never speedup recording. Note: The Speedup check box is only available if you have enabled speedup in the Camera Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window (see page 39).
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Zoom Feature When placing your mouse pointer inside the day band in the top part of the calendar section you get access to the calendar’s zoom feature. With the zoom feature you are able to toggle between the calendar’s default seven-day view and a single-day view. The single-day view provides you with five-minute interval indications, allowing you to specify periods precisely.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Button Description Paste Schedule Lets you paste a copied schedule for use with the selected camera. The same copied schedule can be pasted to several cameras simply by selecting and pasting to, one camera after the other. Tip: If you want to use a schedule for all cameras, specify a schedule for one camera, then use the Copy and Paste to All button to copy the schedule and paste it to all cameras in one go.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual General Settings General Settings Window The General Settings window lets you manage a variety of settings, such as user rights, e-mail settings, logging, etc. To access the General Settings window, click the General Settings... button in the Administrator window (see page 26). Administrator Settings The Administrator Settings section lets you password protect access to the Administrator application.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual activity is always logged, even with a value of 0 in the Days to log field. The maximum number of days to log is 9999. Tip: Read more about logging on page 123. Event Recording Settings As opposed to the general log files, which contain information about activity on the surveillance system itself, event log files contain information about registered events (for more information about events, see About Input, Events & Output ... on page 73).
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Check Box Description Create default schedule for new cameras If selected (default), a schedule specifying that the camera is always online (i.e. transferring video to XProtect Basis+) will automatically be created in the Camera/Alert Scheduler window (see page 64). The automatically created schedule can be edited manually at any time.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Enabling E-mail Alerts You enable the use of e-mail alerts separately for the Milestone Recording Server (see page 61) and—if applicable—the Viewer application (see page 135): Note: When enabling e-mail alerts, also consider the e-mail alert schedules configured for each camera in the Camera/Alert Scheduler window (see page 64).
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Specifying Default Subject and Message Texts • Subject text: Specify required subject text for e-mail alerts. • Message text: Specify required message text for e-mail alerts. Note that camera information as well as date and time information is automatically included in e-mail alerts.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Input, Events & Output About Input, Events & Output … Input received from a wide variety of sources can be used to generate events in XProtect Basis+. Events can in turn be used for automatically triggering actions in XProtect Basis+, such as starting or stopping recording on cameras, triggering e-mail notifications, making PTZ cameras move to specific preset positions, etc. Events can also be used for activating output.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Note: Before you specify use of external input and output units on a device, verify that sensor operation is recognized by the device. Most devices are capable of showing this in their configuration interfaces, or via CGI script commands. Also check the Milestone release notes to verify that input and output controlled operations are supported for the device and firmware used.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual for example, lights are switched on when a door is opened or when motion is detected on a camera. Outputs may also be triggered by motion detection on a specific camera—even without a defined VMD event—or manually through the Smart Client (see page 140); both are configured in the Output Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window (see page 88).
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Button Description after one minute, and another timer event switches the lights off after two minutes Add new output event... Opens the Add New Output window (see page 82), in which you are able to specify a name for the required output event, which of the device’s output ports to use, and how long to keep the output for.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Button Description Remove selected Lets you remove an event selected in the Defined events list. Advanced... Opens the Advanced window (see page 83), in which you are able to specify network settings to be used in connection with event handling: which ports to use for FTP, alerts and SMTP input/output events as well as which polling frequency to use on devices requiring polling. Note: The selected event will be removed without further warning.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field, Check Box Description External event name Lets you specify a name for the input event. Note: Event names must not contain the following characters: < > & ‘ " \ / : * ? | [ ]. Some camera devices only support event names of a certain length and/or with a certain structure. Refer to the camera’s documentation for exact details. Send e-mail if this event occurs Select check box to send an e-mail alert when the input occurs.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field, Button Description kind of detection are configured on the device itself; typically by accessing a browser-based configuration interface on the device’s IP address. For more information, refer to the documentation for the device in question. Enabled Input Event(s) Lists enabled input events for the device. You enable an event by selecting it in the Available Input Event(s) list, then clicking the >> button. See description in the following.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field, Check Box Description Send email if this event occurs Select check box to send an e-mail alert when the input occurs. In order to be able to use e-mail alerts, the e-mail alert feature must have been set up in the E-Mail setup window (see page 70). Include image from camera Available only if the Send e-mail if this event occurs check box is selected.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field Description Send e-mail if this event occurs Select check box to send an e-mail alert when the input occurs. In order to be able to use e-mail alerts, the e-mail alert feature must have been set up in the E-Mail setup window (see page 70). Include image from camera Available only if the Send e-mail if this event occurs check box is selected.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field Description amount of time in either seconds or minutes. Example: • The timer event should occur 15 seconds after the event under which it is defined has occurred • The timer event should occur 2 minutes after the event button under which it has been defined has been clicked Add New Output Window The Add New Output window lets you specify the settings for an output on a device.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Testing the Defined Output When you have defined settings for the output in question, you are able to test the output by clicking the Test Output button. Edit Output Window The Edit Output window lets you specify the settings for an output on a device. You access the Edit Output window by selecting the required output in the I/O Setup window (see page 74), then clicking the Edit selected... button.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Port Numbers and Polling Frequency Field Description Ftp Server Port Lets you specify port number to use for sending event information from the device to the surveillance system via FTP. Default port is port 21. Alert Port Lets you specify port number to use for handling event-based alerts. Default port is port 1234. SMTP Port Lets you specify port number to use for sending event information from the device to the surveillance system via SMTP.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual • In combinations. For example, the clicking of an event button could make a camera start transferring video to the surveillance system while two outputs are triggered and an e-mail alert is sent to relevant people. Event buttons can be global (available for all cameras) or tied to a particular camera (only available when the camera in question is selected). Event Buttons Window The Event Buttons window lets you specify event buttons.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Event window (for adding event buttons), you are returned to the Events window (for specifying event buttons), in which your new event button will appear in the Defined Events list. Specifying Timer Events When you have specified an event button, you are able to associate timer events with the event button. Timer events are separate events, occurring a specified number of seconds or minutes after the event button has been clicked.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field Description Manual event name Lets you specify a name for the event button. Send e-mail if this event occurs Select check box to send an e-mail alert when the event button is clicked. In order to be able to use e-mail alerts, the e-mail alert feature must have been set up in the E-Mail setup window (see page 70). Include image from camera Available only if the Send e-mail if this event occurs check box is selected.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Input/Output Control I/O Control Window In the I/O Control window you are able associate particular events and event buttons with one or more particular outputs. This way you are able to define that when a selected event occurs, or when a particular event button is clicked, one or more selected outputs will be triggered.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual You access the Output Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window from the Camera Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window (see page 39), by clicking the Outputs... button. Associating Outputs with Manual Control and Detected Motion Note: Use of features in the Output Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window requires that output has been defined in the I/O Setup window (see page 74).
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual How to ... How to Add an Input-Based Event Events can be used for automatically triggering actions in XProtect Basis+, such as starting or stopping recording on cameras, triggering e-mail notifications, making PTZ cameras move to specific preset positions, activating output, etc. Several types of events exist (see About Input, Events & Output ... on page 73).
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Click OK to close the I/O setup window and return to the Administrator window (see page 26). For system administrators defining actions to be triggered by events, the event will now be selectable in line with other events defined on XProtect Basis+.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual ● Manual event name: Specify a name for the event button. Note that event names must not contain the following characters: < > & ‘ " \ / : * ? | [ ● (Optional) If requiring an e-mail alert to be sent automatically when the event occurs, select the Send e-mail if this event occurs check box. Note that in order to be able to use e-mail alerts, the e-mail alert feature must have been set up in the EMail setup window (see page 70).
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual To add a VMD event, do the following: 1. In the Administrator window (see page 26), click the I/O Setup button. This will open the I/O Setup window (see page 74). 2. In the I/O Setup window, first select the device on which motion must be detected in order for the event to occur, then click the Add VMD Event (Motion Detection) button.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual event under which they are defined has occurred or the event button under which they have been defined has been clicked. Timer events may be used for a wide variety of purposes; the following are examples only: • A camera starts recording based on an input event, e.g. when a door is opened; a timer event stops the recording after 15 seconds • Lights are switched on and a camera starts recording based on a VMD event, i.e.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Timer event (associated with an event button) listed in Event Buttons window (see page 85). You may have to click the expand icon in front of the name of the required device as well as the required main event to see the timer event. Click OK to return to the Administrator window (see page 26).
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual case simply select Output 1. • Keep output for: Specify the amount of time for which the output should be active when triggered, in either 1/10 seconds or seconds. Note: Some devices are only able to apply outputs for a relatively short time, for example max. five seconds. Refer to the documentation for the device in question for exact information. • External output name: Specify a name for the output.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual This will open the Output Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window (see page 88). 7. In the All Outputs list in the window’s left side, select the required output, then click the >> button located between the All Outputs list and the On Manual Control list: This will copy the selected output to the On Manual Control list, which lists all outputs available for manual control when viewing live video from the camera in question.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual described in How to Add a Motion-Triggered Output on page 98. 8. When ready, click the Output Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window’s Exit button to return to the Camera Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window (see page 39). 9. In the Camera Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window, click OK to return to the Administrator window (see page 26). 10. Close the Administrator.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual case simply select Output 1. • Keep output for: Specify the amount of time for which the output should be active when triggered, in either 1/10 seconds or seconds. Note: Some devices are only able to apply outputs for a relatively short time, for example max. five seconds. Refer to the documentation for the device in question for exact information. • External output name: Specify a name for the output.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual This will open the Output Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window (see page 88). 7. In the All Outputs list in the window’s left side, select the required output, then click the >> button located between the All Outputs list and the On Motion Detected list: This will copy the selected output to the On Motion Detected list, which lists all outputs to be automatically triggered when motion is detected by the camera.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Archiving With the daily archiving feature in XProtect Basis+, you are able to keep recordings for as long as required, limited only by the available hardware storage capacity. You enable and configure archiving in the Archive setup window (see page 105). The Archive setup window also lets you specify where archives should be stored for each camera.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual If the device to which the camera is attached is not a video encoder device with several channels, the video encoder channel indication in the sub-directory named after the device’s MAC address will always be _1. Example: (e.g. 00408c51e181_1) Storing Archives at Other Locations than the Default Archiving Directory You are of course also able to store archives in other directories than the default archiving directory.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Different Drives: Automatic Archiving if Database Drive Runs Out of Disk Space In case the XProtect Basis+ server is running out of disk space, and • • the archiving drive is different from the camera database drive, and archiving has not taken place within the last hour, archiving will automatically begin in an attempt to free up disk space.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual ● the available disk space goes below 75 MB plus 10 MB per camera (example: with ten cameras, the server would be running out of disk space if the remaining available disk space went below 175 MB (75 MB plus 10 MB for each of the ten cameras)) The difference ensures that very large disks will not necessarily be considered to be running out of disk space just because they have less than 5% disk space left.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual New Database if Archiving Fails Under extremely rare circumstances archiving may fail. For example, a database may be full and ready for archiving, but the operating system may lock content in the database if a content file is open. This would prevent archiving. In practice, this situation would only occur if somebody attempted to view a database file (e.g. a .
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field, Button Description Delete databases in the backup directory older than Lets you specify how many days you want to keep archived recordings for. Archived recordings older than the specified number of days will automatically be deleted. In the Camera Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window (see page 39) you can overwrite this setting for a specific camera.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field, Button Description is disabled. To check if a camera is disabled, look for the camera in the Administrator window’s (see page 26) Device Manager section. A disabled camera will be clearly indicated by an icon , and can be enabled if you right-click the camera name. Specifying that Archiving Should Apply for Specific Cameras To specify that archiving should apply for a specific camera, select the check box next to the name of the required camera.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Field, Button Description not be on the list the next time you access the Archive setup window. However, the Archives folder at the target destination will remain available for viewing recordings. Tip: Milestone’s Storage Calculator, found in the support section of the Milestone website, www.milestonesys.com, can help you easily determine the storage capacity required for your surveillance system.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Image Server Administration Image Server Administrator Window The Image Server provides access to the surveillance system for remote users logging in with a Remote Client (see page 142) or a Smart Client (see page 140). The Image Server itself does not require separate hardware; it runs as a service on the surveillance system server (i.e. the computer running the XProtect Basis+ software).
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Local IP Ranges... Opens the Define local IP ranges window (see page 112), in which you are able to define IP address ranges which the Image Server should recognize as coming from a local network. Background: When a Remote Client or Smart Client connects to a surveillance system, an amount of initial data communication, including the exchange of contact IP addresses goes on in the background, completely automatically and transparent to users.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Full Access for All Users To give all users access to all features and all available cameras, select Full access for all users. Restricted Access To use restricted access, select Restrict user access. Then click the User Access... button to open the Define User Rights window (see page 115), in which you define access rights for each user.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Define Local IP Ranges Window The Image Server Administrator’s Define local IP ranges window lets you define IP address ranges which the Image Server should recognize as coming from a local network. You access the Define local IP ranges window by clicking the Local IP Ranges... button in the Image Server Administrator window (see page 109). To define a local IP address range in the Define local IP ranges window, do the following: 1.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual How to Add a New Windows User or Group Prerequisites: The users you want to add must have been defined as local PC users on the server. Simple file sharing must be disabled on the server. To disable simple file sharing, right-click Windows' Start button and select Explore. In the window that opens, select the Tools menu, then select Folder Options..., then the View tab.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual How to Remove an Existing User To remove a user from the User administration window’s list of users, select the user in the list and click the Delete button. When removed from the list, the user will no longer be able to log in. What Information to Provide to Users The information you need to provide in order to enable users to effortlessly log in to the surveillance system depends on whether the users are using Remote Clients or Smart Clients.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual o If using Windows-based authentication based on the currently logged-in Windows user, tell users that the required authentication is Windows authentication (current user). o If using Windows-based authentication which should not necessarily be based on the currently logged-in Windows user, tell users that the required authentication is Windows authentication. • User name: Only required if using Basic authentication or Windows authentication.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual separate Remote Client or Smart Client documentation). If a user does not have this right, shared groups in the Remote Client/Smart Client will be protected, indicated by a padlock icon. Note: Views created in a Remote Client can only be shared with other Remote Client users. Views created in a Smart Client can only be shared with other Smart Client users. It is not possible to share views across the two types of client.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual • Browse: Ability to browse recorded video from the selected camera. • AVI/JPG Export: Ability to generate and export evidence as movie clips in the AVI format and as still images in the JPG format. • Sequences: Ability to use the Sequences feature for browsing video from a selected camera.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Download Manager The Download Manager lets you manage which XProtect Basis+-related features your organization’s users will be able to access from a targeted welcome page on the surveillance system server. You access the Download Manager from Windows’ Start menu: Select All Programs > Milestone XProtect Download Manager > Download Manager. Examples of user-accessible features: • The Smart Client (see page 140).
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual • If you have installed a Japanese-language version of XProtect Basis+, the two access clients will initially be in Japanese. This initial look of the welcome page is automatically provided through the Download Manager’s default configuration—for more information, see Default Configuration of Download Manager in the following.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual The third level (3) refers to the features which are—or can be made—available to users. In the example, these features are limited to the Smart Client and the Remote Client. The fourth level (4) refers to particular versions of each feature, such as version 3.5, which are— or can be made—available to users. The fifth level (5) refers to the language versions of the features which are—or can be made— available to users.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Then: Making New Features Available through Download Manager When you have installed new features—such as Smart Client language versions, language packs, etc.—they will by default be selected in the Download Manager, and thus immediately be available to users via the welcome page. You can always show or hide features on the welcome page by selecting or clearing check boxes in the Download Manager’s tree structure.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual organization is not going to use certain features—typically non-relevant language versions. See Removing Installation files for End-User Features on page 145 for more information. Virus Scanning If you are using virus scanning software on the XProtect Basis+ server, it is likely that the virus scanning will use a considerable amount of system resources on scanning data from the Download Manager.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Logging Various types of log files can be generated by XProtect Basis+. Most log files generated by XProtect Basis+ use a shared structure complying with the W3C Extended Log File Format. Each log file consists of a header and a number of log lines: • The header outlines the information contained in the log lines. • The log lines consist of two main parts: the log information itself and an encrypted part.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Event log files should be viewed using the Smart Client (see page 140) or the Viewer (see page 135): • Smart Client: In the Browse tab’s Alerts section, select the required event, then click the Get List button to see when the event in question was detected. • Viewer: Select the Viewer’s Alarm Overview control panel, then click the Events button to view the events log.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual LogCheck_20070615.log. The log check file is by default placed in the folder containing the XProtect Basis+ software, typically C:\Program Files\Milestone\MilestoneSurveillance\. Any inconsistencies will be reported in the form of error messages written in the log check file.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Video Device Drivers Updating Video Device Drivers Video device drivers are small programs used for controlling/communicating with the camera devices connected to an XProtect Basis+ system. The XProtect Video Device Drivers should therefore be installed on your XProtect Basis+ system. Video device drivers are installed automatically during the initial installation of your XProtect Basis+ system.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual 4. On the wizard’s first step, click the Next button. 5. On the wizard’s second step, an installation path is automatically suggested. Simply click Next to continue. 6. On the wizard’s third step, select Device drivers for Basis+ systems from the menu, and click Next. 7. The wizard is now ready to install the video device drivers. Click the Install button to complete the installation of the video device drivers. 8.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Virus Scanning Information Virus scanning on the XProtect Basis+ server, and computers to which data is archived, should if possible be avoided: • If you are using virus scanning software on the XProtect Basis+ server, or on a computer to which data is archived, it is likely that the virus scanning will use a considerable amount of system resources on scanning all the data which is being archived. This may affect system performance negatively.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Protecting Databases from Corruption In the Administrator application’s Camera Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] window (see page 39) you are able to select which action to take if a camera database becomes corrupted. The actions include several database repair options.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual • Strong magnetic fields (avoid) • Power outages (make sure you use a UPS; see more information in the previous) • Static electricity (make sure you ground yourself if you are going to handle a hard disk drive). • Fire, water, etc. (avoid) www.milestonesys.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Using 3 GB Operating System Virtual Memory Microsoft Windows 32-bit operating systems can address 4 GB of virtual memory. The operating system kernel reserves 2 GB for itself, and each individual running process is allowed to address another 2 GB. This is Windows’ default setting, and for the vast majority of XProtect Basis+ installations it works fine. In XProtect Basis+ 6.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Windows 2008 Server, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise or Windows Vista Ultimate. If Running Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 IMPORTANT: Improper modification of boot.ini can render the operating system inoperable. Milestone Systems do not assume any responsibility for changes you make to the operating system. Adding the 3 GB Switch The following technique can be used to add the 3 GB switch to the boot.ini file.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual BCDEDIT /SET INCREASEUSERVA 3072 Where USERVA Specifies an alternate amount of user-mode virtual address space for operating systems. 3072 Specifies 3 GB (3072 MB). A reboot is required after editing the boot configuration data store for the changes to take effect. Removing the /3GB Switch Select Start > All Programs > Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, select Run as … administrator, then click Continue.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Daylight Saving Time Daylight saving time (DST, also known as summer time) is the practice of advancing clocks in order for evenings to have more daylight and mornings to have less. Typically, clocks are adjusted forward one hour sometime during the spring season and adjusted backward sometime during the fall season, hence the saying spring forward, fall back. Note that use of DST varies between countries/regions.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Viewer The Viewer is a standalone application which lets you browse and play back video recordings. The Viewer also lets you print still images, send still images via e-mail, and export entire video and audio sequences in a variety of formats. The Viewer can be accessed in two ways: • If you work on the surveillance system server: On the surveillance system server, the Viewer is automatically installed as part of the XProtect Basis+ installation.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Monitor Where Is the Monitor Application? If you have used previous versions of XProtect Basis+, you may note that the Monitor application for viewing of live video on the surveillance system server itself has been discontinued as from XProtect Basis+ version 6.5. When you want to view live video, use a Smart Client (see page 140).
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Access Clients Access Client Overview Remote users can access an XProtect Basis+ surveillance system in different ways: • With a Remote Client – see page 142 (run straight from server, good selection of standard features) Example of Remote Client • With a Smart Client – see page 140 (installed locally, very feature-rich, based on the .NET platform and thus highly flexible for future integration of plugins, etc.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual • Download Manager: In order to get hold of a Remote Client or Smart Client, users connect to the surveillance system server which will present them with a welcome page. The welcome page will list the available clients and language versions. The system administrator uses the Download Manager (see page 118) to control which clients and language versions should be available to users on the welcome page.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Differences between Remote Client and Smart Client The following table outlines the main differences between the two solutions, i.e. the Remote Client and Smart Client: The Two Access Clients at a Glance Remote Client Smart Client Remote User’s Installation None; the client is accessed from server through a browser. Client must be installed on remote user’s computer. .NET Framework is required on computers running the Smart Client.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Smart Client In the following, the Smart Client is briefly introduced. For detailed information about the Smart Client, see the Milestone XProtect Smart Client User’s Manual, available on the XProtect Basis+ software DVD as well as from www.milestonesys.com. Once installed, the Smart Client also has its own built-in help system The Smart Client provides users with extremely featurerich access to the surveillance system.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual software? or similar; exact wording depends on your browser version). When this is the case, accept the security warnings (by clicking Run or similar; exact button names depend on your browser version). 5. The Smart Client Setup Wizard begins. In the wizard, click Next, and follow the installation instructions.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual copied\SmartClientInstaller.msi" /quiet where msiexec calls the Windows Installer, the parameter /i indicates that you want to install, and the parameter /quiet indicates a silent installation. On the target computer, the Smart Client is by default installed in C:\Program Files\ Milestone\Milestone Smart Client. With the TARGETDIR property, you are able to specify a different installation folder.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual 3. Specify your login information in the following fields: ● Previous Logins: Only available if you have logged in before. Lets you reuse previously specified login details (except any password, which you must always type yourself). This can greatly speed up the login process. ● Address: Type the URL or IP address of the surveillance system server, as specified by your system administrator.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Removal Removing the Entire Surveillance System To remove the entire XProtect Basis+ surveillance system (i.e.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Removing Video Device Drivers Video device drivers are small programs used for controlling/communicating with the camera devices connected to an XProtect Basis+ system. To remove the video device drivers, do the following: 1. Open Windows’ Control Panel, and select Add or Remove Programs. 2. In the Add or Remove Programs window, select the Video Device Pack Vx.x entry (where x.x indicates the relevant version number), and click the Remove button. 3.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual 2. Select the required language sub-folder, then delete the unwanted installation (.exe) files. In the following example, we are about to delete a French Smart Client language pack installation file from the surveillance system server: www.milestonesys.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Glossary A Administrator: 1) System administrator. 2) The main application used by surveillance system administrators for configuring the surveillance system server, upon installation or whenever configuration adjustments are required, e.g. when adding new cameras or users to the system. API: Application Program Interface; a set of tools and building blocks for creating or customizing software applications.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual of motion is created. The higher the FPS, the smoother the motion will appear. Note, however, that a high FPS may also lead to a large file size when video is saved. Frame Rate: A measure indicating the amount of information contained in motion video. Frame rate is typically measured in FPS (Frames Per second). The higher frame rate, the smoother motion in video sequence will appear.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual M MAC Address: Media Access Control address, a 12-character hexadecimal number uniquely identifying each device on a network. Monitor: An application used in previous versions of XProtect Basis+ for recording and displaying video. The Monitor application has from XProtect Basis+ version 6.5 been superseded by the Milestone Recording Server Service.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual SLC: Software License Code; a product registration code required for using the surveillance system software. If you do not have system administration responsibilities, you do not have to deal with SLCs. System administrators use SLCs when installing and registering the software.
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Index —.— .Net ............................................................................................................................. 138 —3— 3 GB Switching .............................................................................................................. 131 —A— About Adm, Feature in Administrator Application .................................................................. 26 Absolute Positioning, PTZ ..............................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Browse Tab, Client ......................................................................................................... 115 Buffer, Pre/Post ............................................................................................................... 41 —C— Calendar, Scheduler’s ....................................................................................................... 65 Camera Administration, In Administrator .......................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Device Password.........................................................................................................33, 36 Device Serial Number ...................................................................................See MAC Address Devices, Detection of Motion, Objects, etc. on ...................................................................... 78 DirectX..................................................................................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Events. Input .............................................................................................................78, 79 Exclude Regions, Motion Detection Settings ......................................................................... 47 —F— F1 Key ........................................................................................................................... 24 Falling Signal ......................................................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual IPIX ......................................................................................................................... 42, 55 IPIX Camera Configuration Window .................................................................................... 55 —L— Language Packs............................................................................................................. 118 Language packs, Server-Side Installation of...........................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Motion, Recording on........................................................................................................ 40 Motion, Recording Video from Before .................................................................................. 41 Motion-Triggered Output, How to Add ................................................................................. 98 Multiple Input Events Window .........................................................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual PTZ Preset Positions for [Device Name] [Camera Name] Window ............................................ 51 PTZ Preset Positions from Device, Using .............................................................................. 53 PTZ, Absolute and Relative Positioning ................................................................................ 51 Public IP Address ......................................................................................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Service Manager Window .................................................................................................. 63 Setup Notifications on Events Window................................................................................. 50 Setup Tab, Client ........................................................................................................... 116 Shared Groups, Client............................................................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual Time Server .................................................................................................................... 46 Timer Events........................................................................................................ 75, 81, 86 Timer Events, How to Add ................................................................................................. 93 Timestamp in Image ....................................................
Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual The Americas: Milestone Systems Inc. 9805 SW Nimbus Avenue, Suite 400 Beaverton, Oregon 97008 USA Tel.: +1 503 350 1100 Fax: +1 503 350 1199 Headquarters (Denmark): Milestone Systems A/S Banemarksvej 50 G, DK-2605 Brondby, Copenhagen Denmark Tel.: +45 88 300 300 Fax: +45 88 300 301 Phone toll-free +1 877 350 1101 United Kingdom: Milestone Systems UK 118 Codnor Gate, Ripley Derbyshire DE5 9QW England Tel.