Milestone XProtect Enterprise 2014 - Manual (Page 137)

Milestone XProtect ® Enterprise
2014
Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 137 Advanced configuration
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Automatic triggering: Video is sent to the relevant Matrix-recipient automatically when a
predefined event occurs, for example when a door sensor detects that a door is opened, or
when the surveillance system detects motion in the video from a camera.
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For more information about Matrix-recipients, refer to the XProtect Smart Client User's Manual,
available from
www.milestonesys.com , or the XProtect Smart Client's own built-in help system.
Configure Matrix
1. Expand Advanced Configuration, right-click Matrix and select Properties.
2. Enable the use of Matrix by selecting the Enable Matrix check box.
3. Specify required properties (see "Matrix recipients" on page 137), or, for automatically
triggered video sharing, select Matrix Event Control and configure Matrix Event Control
properties (see "Matrix event control" on page 138). When ready, click OK.
4. Save your configuration changes by clicking Save in the yellow notification bar in the upper-
right corner of the Management Application.
Matrix properties
Matrix recipients
The Matrix Recipients tab is used to enable Matrix functionality and to define which computers to
display Matrix-triggered live video. A computer on which Matrix-triggered video can be displayed is
known as a Matrix-recipient. Being able to view Matrix-triggered video requires that you have installed
XProtect Smart Client on the user's computer.
Name Description
Enable Matrix Select check box to enable Matrix functionality.
[List of Defined Matrix
recipients]
Lists any already defined Matrix recipients, that is computers on
which Matrix-triggered video can be displayed.
To change the properties of an already defined Matrix recipient,
select the required Matrix recipient, make the changes in the fields
below the list, then click the Update button.
To remove a Matrix recipient from the list, select the unwanted
Matrix recipient, then click the Delete button.
Name
Name of the Matrix-recipient. Used when you add a new Matrix-
recipient or edit the properties of an existing one. The name
appears in various day-to-day usage situations. Therefore, is a
good idea to use a descriptive and unambiguous name.
Names must be unique, and must not contain any of these special
characters: < > & ' " \ / : * ? | [ ]
Address
IP address of the Matrix recipient, used when adding a new Matrix
recipient or editing the properties of an existing one.