Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2013 - Manual (Page 172)

Milestone XProtect ® Smart Client
2014
User's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 172 Glossary of Terms
A predefined layout for an individual monitor in
a Smart Wall (a.k.a. monitor wall or video wall).
Private View
A Smart Client view (on page 173) which is
only visible by the user who created it.
PTZ
Pan/Tilt/Zoom; a highly movable and flexible
type of camera.
R
Recording
In IP video surveillance systems, the term
recording means saving video and, if
applicable, audio from a camera in a
database on the surveillance system. In
many IP surveillance systems, all of the
video/audio received from cameras is not
necessarily saved. Saving of video and audio
in is in many cases started only when there is
a reason to do so, for example when motion is
detected, when a particular event occurs, or
when a specific period of time begins.
Recording is then stopped after a specified
amount of time, when motion is no longer
detected, when another event occurs or
similar. The term recording originates from
the analog world, where video/audio was not
taped until the record button was pressed.
S
SCS
File extension (.scs) for a script type targeted
at controlling the Smart Client.
Sequence Explorer
Key feature in the Smart Client: The Sequence
Explorer lists thumbnail images representing
recorded sequences from an individual camera
or all cameras in a view. The fact that you are
able to compare the thumbnail images side-by-
side, while navigating in time simply by
dragging the thumbnail view, enables you to
very quickly assess large numbers of
sequences and identify the most relevant
sequence, which you can then immediately
play back.
Shared View
A Smart Client view (on page 173) shared by
several users.
Smart WallSolution for managing collections of
wall-mounted monitors (a.k.a. monitor walls or
video walls), often used by command centers,
city surveillance operators, traffic control
centers, etc.
SMS
Systems Management Server, a Microsoft tool
which lets system administrators build up
databases of hardware and software on local
networks. The databases can then
—among
other things —be used for distributing and
installing software applications over local
networks.
Speakers
In the Smart Client context: Loudspeakers
attached to a camera device, allowing Smart
Client users to talk to audiences at the physical
location of a camera.
T
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol; a protocol (i.e.
standard) used for sending data packets
across networks. TCP 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.