Milestone XProtect Advanced VMS 2014 - Manual (Page 37)

Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
VMS 2014
Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 37 Installation
Configure the system in Management Client
Here are the tasks typically involved in setting up the system.
Even if information is presented as a checklist, a completed checklist does not in itself guarantee that
the system matches the exact requirements of your organization. To make the system match the
needs of your organization, Milestone recommends that you monitor and adjust the system
continuously.
For example, it is a good idea to test and adjust the motion detection sensitivity settings of individual
cameras under different physical conditions (day/night, windy calm weather, and so on) once the
system is running. The setup of rules, which determines most of the actions performed by the system
(including when to record video), is another example of configuration which to a large extent depends
on your organization's needs.
You have finished the initial installation of your system.
See Install the system (on page 30).
Change the trial SLC to a permanent SLC (if required).
See Change Software License Code (on page 38).
Log in to the Management Client.
Authorize use of your system's recording servers.
See Authorize a recording server (on page 60).
Verify that each recording server's storage areas meets your needs.
See About storage and archiving (on page 63).
Verify that each recording server's archiving settings meets your needs.
See Archive settings properties (on page 66).
Detect the hardware (cameras or video encoders) to add to each recording server.
See Add hardware (on page 75).
Configure each recording server's individual cameras.
See About camera devices (on page 88).
Enable storage and archiving for individual cameras or a group of cameras. This is done
from the individual cameras or from the device group.
See Attach a device or group of devices to a storage (on page 67).
Enable and configure devices.
See Working with devices (on page 87).
The behavior of the system is to a large extent determined by rules, such as when cameras
should record, when PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras should patrol, when notifications should
be sent.
Create rules.
See About rules and events (on page 134).