Milestone XProtect Advanced VMS 2014 - Manual (Page 79)

Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
VMS 2014
Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 79 Management Client elements
Manage hardware
Info tab (hardware)
For information about the Info tab for remote servers, see Info tab (remote server) (on page 82).
Info tab (hardware)
Name Description
Name
Enter a name. The system uses the name whenever the hardware
is listed in the system and in the clients. The name does not have to
be unique.
When you rename hardware, the name is changed globally in the
Management Client.
Description
Enter a description of the hardware (optional). The description
appears in a number of listings within the system. For example,
when pausing the mouse pointer over the hardware name in the
Overview pane:
Example from a camera.
Model Identifies the hardware model.
Version
Displays the firmware version of the system as specified by the
manufacturer.
Serial number
Hardware serial number as specified by the manufacturer. The
serial number is often, but not always, identical to the MAC
address.
Driver Identifies the driver that handles the connection to the hardware.
IE
Opens the default home page of the hardware vendor. You can use
this page for administration of the hardware.
Address The host name or IP address of the remote system.
MAC address
Specifies the Media Access Control (MAC) address of the system
hardware. A MAC address is a 12-character hexadecimal number
uniquely identifying each piece of hardware on a network.
Settings tab (hardware)
On the Settings tab, you can verify or edit settings for the hardware.