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Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual
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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.
Smart Client: Advanced client application for letting remote users access the surveillance system
in order to view live video, play back recorded video, activate outputs, print and export evidence,
etc. (access to features depend on individual user rights). The Smart Client offers considerably
more features than its sister application, the Remote Client. Such extra features include live and
playback audio, digital zoom, timeline browsing, etc. The Smart Client should always be
downloaded from the surveillance system server and installed locally on remote users’ PCs.
SMS: Short Message Service, a system for sending text messages to mobile phones.
SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a standard for sending e-mail messages between mail
servers.
Subnet: A part of a network. Dividing a network into subnets can be advantageous for
management and security reasons, and may in some cases also help improve performance. On
TCP/IP-based networks, a subnet is basically a part of a network on which all devices share the
same prefix in their IP addresses, for example 123.123.123.xxx, where 123.123.123 is the shared
prefix. Network administrators use so-called subnet masks to divide networks into subnets.
T
TCP: Transmission Control Protocol; a protocol (i.e. standard) used for sending data packets across
networks. IP is often combined with another protocol, IP (Internet Protocol). The combination,
known as TCP/IP, allows data packets to be sent back and forth between two points on a network
for longer periods of time, and is used when connecting computers and other devices on the
internet.
TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol; a combination of protocols (i.e.
standards) used when connecting computers and other devices on networks, including the internet.
Telnet: A terminal emulation program used on TCP/IP networks. With Telnet, you can connect to a
server from a computer on the network, and execute commands through Telnet as if you were
entering them directly on the server. Windows includes a client for use with Telnet.
Transact: Product available as an add-on to this surveillance system. Transact handles loss
prevention through video evidence combined with time-linked Point-of-Sale or ATM transaction
data.
U
UDP: User Datagram Protocol; a connectionless protocol for sending data packets across networks.
Primarily used for broadcasting messages. UDP is a fairly simple protocol, with less error recovery
features than e.g. the TCP protocol.
URL: Uniform Resource Locator; an address of a resource on the world wide web. The first part of
a URL specifies which protocol (i.e. data communication standard) to use when accessing the
resource, whereas the second part of the URL specifies the domain or IP address at which the
resource is located. Example: http://www.milestonesys.com.
V
Video Encoder: Also known as Video Server. A device, typically a standalone device, which is able
to stream video from a number of connected client cameras. Video encoders contain image
digitizers, making it possible to connect analog cameras to a network.
Video Server: Other name for Video Encoder.
VMD: Video Motion Detection.