Milestone Systems XProtect® Transact Users Manual
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Contents TARGET AUDIENCE .........................................................................3 INTRODUCTION................................................................................5 INTERACTION WITH SOURCES AND SURVEILLANCE SOLUTIONS ................................ 5 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BROWSE TRANSACTIONS AND VIDEO TOGETHER? ......... 6 VIEWING TRANSACTIONS IN THE XPROTECT SMART CLIENT ..
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Target audience This document is intended for end users who solely use Milestone XProtect Transact for browsing transaction data and video recordings. This document describes how to browse transaction data and video recordings together using the the XProtect Smart Client. This document does not explain how to install and configure Milestone XProtect Transact as an add-on to a Milestone XProtect surveillance system.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Copyright, trademarks and disclaimer Copyright 2012 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. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are trademarks of their respective owners.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Introduction Milestone XProtect Transact is a powerful tool for tracking transactions linked with video recordings of the transactions taking place. Milestone XProtect Transact is an add-on to Milestone's IP video surveillance solutions XProtect Basis+, XProtect Professional, XProtect Enterprise and XProtect Corporate.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Video recordings are stored independently on your surveillance server, as defined through the configuration of your XProtect surveillance solution. Example only: The blue arrows outline video recordings from the surveillance system, while the red arrows outline transaction data from sources.In addition to an ATM, transaction data may also come from a cash register or any other RS-232-enabled device.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual The time-linking of the transaction data and video recordings enables you to view and browse the transaction data and video recordings simultaneously. The current transaction is highlighted with a yellow bar. If you are viewing more than one transaction, the transactions that don't match the time stamp exactly are displayed highlighted in gray. Browsing of transactions and video recordings in the XProtect Smart Client. www.milestonesys.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Viewing transactions in the XProtect Smart Client Create a view with transactions in the XProtect Smart Client If your XProtect Smart Client user rights permit you to create views, you can create views with transactions together with recordings. Simply create the required view with XProtect Transact content on the XProtect Smart Client's Setup tab. Creating a view may not be necessary if views in shared groups are used in your organization.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Example of available layouts; more layouts may be available in your version. Depending on requirements and user rights, you may create the view in a shared or private group. Tip: For further information about how to create views, see separate documentation for your XProtect Smart Client. 1. Drag the required cameras from the Setup tab's System Overview section to the view's camera slots. 2.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual 4. Once the required server connection is OK, click the source you wish to display in the transaction Data Position: Repeat if your view should contain more than one XProtect Transact source. The view is now ready for use. Tip: You can change the font size used for displaying the transaction data as well as the line width. You change these settings in the Setup tab's Properties section.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Consult your system administrator if in doubt about which views contain XProtect Transact content. 2. The selected view will be displayed on the Browse tab: The transaction that is time-linked with the currently shown video is highlighted with a yellow bar.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Suspended: Your XProtect Transact administrator has temporarily suspended the transaction source. Contact your administrator and ask for resumed access to transaction data from this source. Not connected: The XProtect Transact service is not running. Contact your administrator and ask for access to transaction data from this source. Undefined: The defined source in the XProtect Smart Client view has been deleted in Transact.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Lines in which the specified phrase appears will immediately be highlighted by blue squares in front of the lines in the transaction window: The next 10 occurrences containing the required search phrase are also immediately displayed in the [Search Result Window] to the right of the search panel. Tip: With the search panel's other features, such as the Case Sensitive check box, you are able to narrow your search criteria.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Example: If you specify the search phrase gloves, only occurrences of the phrase in lower case will be highlighted. [Search Result Window]: Displays the next 10 occurrences of the defined search phrase. You can quickly jump to one of the occurrences in the [Search Result Window] by clicking on the date and time of the occurrence.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Case sensitive: When you select the Case sensitive check box, only occurrences matching the case used in the specified phrase will be highlighted. Example: If you specify the search phrase gloves, only occurrences of the phrase in lower case will be highlighted.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Printing transactions from the XProtect Smart Client With the Browse tab's Print section, you are able to print transaction data. The current transaction receipt (till receipt or other) is printed. The current transaction is highlighted with a yellow bar in the transaction view slot. If you are viewing more than one transaction, the transactions that don't match the time stamp exactly are displayed highlighted in gray.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Exporting data and recordings in the XProtect Smart Client You can export database files containing the transaction data and recordings included in the selected view using the export feature of the XProtect Smart Client. Make sure the item in the view containing transaction data is included in your export. As part of the database export, you can include the Smart Client – Player application.
® Milestone XProtect Transact Users Manual Viewing transactions in the XProtect Smart Index Client • 8 W B What happens when you browse transactions Browsing transactions in the XProtect Smart and video together? • 6 Client • 10, 16 C Copyright, trademarks and disclaimer • 4 Create a view with transactions in the XProtect Smart Client • 6, 8 E Exporting data and recordings in the XProtect Smart Client • 17 I Interaction with sources and surveillance solutions • 5 Introduction • 5 P Printing transa
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