Milestone Central 3.7 - Manual (Page 31)

Milestone XProtect 3.7; Administrator’s Manual
Client: Suggested Configuration
Sequence
Having installed the XProtect Central Server and Client, you use the XProtect Central Client to
configure the XProtect Central system before inviting operators to use it.
It is recommended that you perform configuration tasks in the following order:
1. Specify your XProtect Central license key. The number of XProtect XProtect Corporate,
XProtect Enterprise or XProtect Professional server installations you are able to cover in
your XProtect Central solution depends upon your XProtect Central license key. See page
32 for more information.
2. Define the XProtect XProtect Corporate, XProtect Enterprise or XProtect Professional
servers you want to include in your XProtect Central solution. See page 34 for more
information.
3. Define XProtect Central users/groups and their roles (roles determine users'/groups'
rights). See page 39 for more information.
4. Optional: Define alarm time profiles. Alarms (see 5 below) are by default always active, but
by defining time profiles (for example covering Monday-Friday or every Saturday between
16.00 and 18.00), you can limit alarms to specific periods of time. See page 55 for more
information.
5. Define alarms. Alarms in XProtect Central are based on events registered on XProtect
Corporate, XProtect Enterprise or XProtect Professional installations: When a particular
event is registered, an alarm will appear in XProtect Central. See page 49 for more
information.
6. Define maps. Maps are visual representations allowing an intuitive overview of all your
surveillance system installations in the XProtect Central Client’s Map section. See page 59
for more information.
7. Define other settings as required, for example logging settings and video destinations
(settings related to optional integration with XProtect Matrix). In some organizations,
plugins may be used for integrating additional functionality, for example an access control
system, with XProtect Central; this may also require additional configuration.
8. Optional: It is recommended that you create a backup copy of the configuration you have
created in steps 1-6.
9. Distribute XProtect Central Clients to operators. Remember to inform operators about the
IP address/hostname of the XProtect Central Server, as well as any port number to be
used; they will need this information when logging in with their clients.
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