Milestone XProtect Advanced VMS 2014 - Manual (Page 6)

Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
VMS 2014
Administrator's Getting
Started Guide
www.milestonesys.com 6 Product overview
Product overview
This XProtect system is a fully distributed solution, designed for large multi-site and multiple server
installations requiring 24/7 surveillance, with support for devices from different vendors. The solution
offers centralized management of all devices, servers, and users, and empowers an extremely flexible
rule system driven by schedules and events.
Your system consists of the following main elements:
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The management server - the center of your installation, consists of multiple servers
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One or more recording servers
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One or more Management Clients
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The Download Manager
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One or more XProtect ® Smart Clients.
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One or more XProtect Web Clients and/or Milestone Mobile clients if needed
Your system also includes fully integrated Matrix functionality for distributed viewing of video from any
camera on your surveillance system to any computer with XProtect Smart Client installed.
Your XProtect system installation can take place on virtualized servers or on multiple physical servers
in a distributed setup.
The system also offers the possibility of including the standalone XProtect ® Smart Client – Player
when you export video evidence from the XProtect Smart Client. XProtect Smart Client – Player allows
recipients of video evidence (such as police officers, internal or external investigators, etc.) to browse
and play back the exported recordings without having to install any software on their computers.
Your system can handle an unlimited number of cameras, servers, and users and across multiple sites
if required. Your system can handle IPv4 as well as IPv6.