Milestone XProtect Advanced VMS 2014 - Manual (Page 77)

Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
VMS 2014
Administrator's Manual
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Edit basic hardware settings
You can edit basic settings, such as IP address/host name, for added hardware:
1. Expand recording server, right-click the hardware you want to edit.
2. Select Edit Hardware. This opens the Edit Hardware window, where you can edit relevant
properties.
3. Click OK.
Enable/disable individual devices
Cameras are by default enabled.
Microphones, speakers, metadata, inputs and outputs are by default disabled.
This means that microphones, speakers, metadata, inputs and outputs must be individually enabled
before you can use them in the system. The reason for this is that surveillance systems rely on
cameras, whereas the use of microphones and so on is highly individual depending on the needs of
each organization.
You can see if devices are enabled or disabled (the examples show an output):
Disabled
Enabled
The same method for enabling/disabling is used for cameras, microphones, speakers, metadata,
inputs, and outputs.
1. Expand the recording server and the device. Right-click the device you want to enable.
2. Select Enabled to clear or select it.
Set up a secure connection to the hardware
You can set up a secure HTTPS connection using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) between the hardware
and the recording server.
Consult your camera vendor to get a certificate for your hardware and upload it to the hardware,
before you continue with the steps below: