Milestone Basis+ 6.5 - Manual (Page 23)

Milestone XProtect Basis+ 6.5; Administrator’s Manual
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• 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. The
Download Manager is used for managing which features your organization’s users will be
able to access from a targeted welcome page on the surveillance system server. You can
open the Download Manager if you like, but you can just as easily make changes through
the Download Manager once installation is completed.
Restoring a Configuration Backup (if Required)
If for some reason after installing the new software version you have lost your old configuration,
you can easily restore your configuration, provided you have created a backup of your
configuration prior to upgrading the software:
1. Drag and drop the backed-up configuration files and folders into the new installation
directory, which by default is still C:\Program Files\Milestone\Milestone Surveillance\.
2. When asked if you wish to overwrite the existing files, click Yes.
3. Restart your server.
Updating Video Device Drivers
Video device drivers are small programs used for controlling/communicating with the camera
devices connected to an XProtect Basis+ system.
Video device drivers are installed automatically during the initial installation of your XProtect
Basis+ system. However, new versions of the video device drivers, so-called Device Packs, are
released and made available for free on the Milestone website from time to time.
We therefore recommend that you visit the Milestone website ( www.milestonesys.com ; look under
Support > Downloads) and download the latest Device Pack.
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.
5. If required, download and install any Smart Client plugins needed.