Milestone XProtect Advanced VMS 2014 - Manual (Page 51)

Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
VMS 2014
Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 51 First time use
Panes overview
The illustration outlines a typical window layout. You can customize the layout so it may look different
on your computer.
1. Site Navigation pane and Federated Sites Hierarchy pane
2. Overview pane
3. Properties pane
4. Preview pane
Site Navigation pane: This is your main navigation element in the Management Client. It reflects the
name, settings and configurations of the site that you have logged in to. The site name is visible at the
top of the pane. The features are grouped into categories that reflect the functionality of the software.
Federated Site Hierarchy pane: This is your navigation element that displays Milestone Federated
Architecture sites and their parent/child links.
The parent server that you are logged in to, your home site, is always at the top. If you adopt its point
of view, you can view all its linked children and downwards in the parent/child hierarchy.
Overview Pane: Provides an overview of the element you have selected in the Site Navigation pane,
for example a detailed list. When you select an element in the Overview pane, it typically displays the
properties in the Properties pane. When you right-click elements in the Overview pane you get
access to the management features.
Properties pane: Displays properties of the element selected in the Overview pane. Often, properties
are displayed across a number of tabs:
Example of properties displayed on tabs