Milestone XProtect Advanced VMS 2014 - Manual (Page 63)

Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
VMS 2014
Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 63 Management Client elements
Info tab properties
Name Description
Name
Used when the recording server is listed in the system and clients.
The name does not have to be unique.
When you rename a recording server, the name is changed globally
in the Management Client.
Description
The description appears in a number of listings within the system. A
description is not mandatory.
Host name Displays the recording server's host name.
Web server URL
Displays the URL of the recording server's web server. You use the
web server, for example, for handling PTZ camera control
commands, and for handling browse and live requests from
XProtect Smart Client. The URL includes the port number used for
web server communication (typically port 7563).
Time zone Displays the time zone in which the recording server is located.
Storage tab (recording server)
On the Storage tab, you can setup, manage and view storages for selected recording servers.
About storage and archiving
When a camera records video or audio, all specified recordings are per default stored in the storage
defined for the device, in the default recording database named Recording. A storage has no default
archive(s), but you can create these.