Milestone XProtect Advanced VMS 2014 - Manual (Page 73)

Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
VMS 2014
Administrator's Manual
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Name Description
Source IP address for all
multicast streams
You can only multicast on one network interface card, so this field is
relevant if your recording server has more than one network
interface card or if it has a network interface card with more than
one IP address.
To use the recording server's default interface, leave the value
0.0.0.0 (IPv4) or :: (IPv6) in the field. If you want to use another
network interface card, or a different IP address on the same
network interface card, specify the IP address of the required
interface.
 IPv4: 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.
 IPv6, the range is described on http://www.iana.org .
Specify datagram options
Specify the settings for data packets (datagrams) transmitted through multicasting.
Name Description
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit, the largest allowed physical data
packet size (measured in bytes). Messages larger than the
specified MTU are split into smaller packets before they are sent.
The default value is 1500, which is also the default on most
Windows computers and Ethernet networks.
TTL
Time To Live, the largest allowed number of hops a data packet
should be able to travel before it is discarded or returned. A hop is a
point between two network devices, typically a router. Default value
is 128.
Enable multicasting for individual cameras
Multicasting only works when you enable it for the required cameras:
1. Select the recording server and select the required camera in the Overview pane.
2. On the Client tab, select the Live multicast check box. Repeat for all required cameras.
Network tab (recording server)
You define a recording server's public IP address on the Network tab.
Why use a public address?