Milestone Systems XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide Copyright, trademarks and disclaimer Copyright 2014 Milestone Systems A/S. Trademarks XProtect is a registered trademark of Milestone Systems A/S. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide Guide contents This guide briefly explains how to install your XProtect system as well as how to configure some of its basic features. The guide is valid for: XProtect® Enterprise XProtect® Professional XProtect® Express XProtect® Essential XProtect® Go Check the Milestone website at www.milestonesys.
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide Installation Minimum system requirements For information about system requirements for the various components of your system, read the release notes available on the software DVD as well as on www.milestonesys.com.
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide Getting started About the Getting started page The Getting started window is always shown when you open the Management Application. The Getting started page provides you with an easy way to go through wizards and serves as a place of reference for users.
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide Note: By default, all manufacturers are selected. If you want to reduce the scanning time or know the specific manufacturers of your cameras, only select the checkboxes that represents these manufacturers.
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide Configure via Management Application The Management Application is the server-side user interface. All management of your system is handled here. Licensing You purchase licenses per device channel (typically cameras or dedicated in- and output boxes).
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide Under Advanced Configuration > Users in the navigation pane, configure settings and rights for client access. You can add users from Active Directory, which allows you to use your organization's existing user data.
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide Clients You can use these three client applications with your system: XProtect Smart Client XProtect Web Client Milestone Mobile client XProtect Smart Client is installed automatically when you install your system.
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide 2. Open an Internet browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Safari) or click Open XProtect Web Client in the Mobile Server Manager. 3. Type in the IP address (that is, the external address and port of the server on which the Milestone Mobile server is running.
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide Additional features XProtect Download Manager Manage which system features your organization's users can access from a targeted welcome page on the surveillance system server. Access XProtect Download Manager from Windows' Start menu.
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide Upgrade from a previous version You can upgrade your entire system configuration from one version to another. The following information applies if you upgrade from one version of a product to another version of the same product and if you upgrade to one XProtect product from another streamlined XProtect product.
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide Upgrade video device drivers Video device drivers are installed automatically during the initial installation of your system. New versions of video device drivers, known as XProtect Device Pack, are released from time to time and made available for free on the Milestone website (within the same product version).
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide For more information For information about how to back up and upgrade your system as well as how to change advanced settings in your system, read the Administrator's Guide for your relevant XProtect product. You can always find the latest Administrator's Guides at www.milestonesys.com. www.milestonesys.
Valid for: XProtect® Enterprise 2014, XProtect® Professional 2014, XProtect® Express 2014, XProtect® Essential 2014, XProtect® Go 2014 Administrator's Getting Started Guide Upgrade video device drivers • 13 Index A About the Getting started page • 5 Add hardware devices • 7 Additional features • 11 Automatic configuration wizard • 5 Continue after scan • 6 First page • 5 Scanning for hardware devices • 6 Scanning options • 5 Select hardware manufacturers to scan for • 6 C Clients • 9 Configure a Mobile s
About Milestone Systems Founded in 1998, Milestone Systems is the global industry leader in open platform IP video management software. The XProtect platform delivers powerful surveillance that is easy to manage, reliable and proven in thousands of customer installations around the world.
