Upgrading smart clients, Getting device license keys – Milestone Basis+ 6.5 User Manual

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Upgrading Smart Clients

Smart Client users should now remove their old Smart Client

versions and install the new one:

1. On the required computers, open Windows’ Add or

Remove Programs dialog (Start > Control Panel > Add
or Remove Programs
).

2. In the Add or Remove Programs dialog, select the

Milestone XProtect Smart Client entry, and click the
Remove button. A wizard window will open. Follow the

wizard’s steps, and click Finish when ready.

3. Now open a browser and connect to XProtect Basis+ at

the following address: http://[IP address or hostname

of server]:[Image Server port number; default is 80].

Example: http://123.123.123.123:80.

4. From the welcome page that appears, download and

install the latest Smart Client version. If required, also

download and install any Smart Client plugins needed.

Getting Device License Keys

You must have a Device License Key (DLK) for each device (IP

network camera or IP video encoder) to be installed. To get
Device License Keys, do the following:

1. Go to the Milestone website at www.milestonesys.com,

and click the Software Registration link.

2. Log in to the online registration system.

If you do not have a login, click the New To The

System? link, and follow the instructions. When ready,
log in using the registered e-mail address and

password. The DLKs will be e-mailed to the e-mail

address specified in your login, so it is a good idea to

use a single e-mail account for all persons who should
be able to retrieve DLKs.

3. If you have not yet registered your SLC (Software

License Code; listed on your product license sheet), do

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