Milestone Central 3.7 - Manual (Page 36)

Milestone XProtect 3.7; Administrator’s Manual
Tip: You are able to test the connection to the Image Server by clicking the Test button; a
Test Result dialog will list the cameras you are able to access.
6. Optional: If wishing to log all registered events on the server, select Enabled in the Event
logging section. Logged events will be written in a log file stored on the XProtect Central
Server (under ...\Program Files\Milestone\Milestone XProtect Central Server\logs). The log
file is shared by all servers for which event logging has been enabled, but logged events
are clearly labelled to identify which server they belong to. A new log file is generated
every day, named after the day it covers (e.g. Event2007-06-15.log).
Tip: Event logging can provide very useful information; it allows you to see which events
are generated on the server, and hence which events may be relevant to use for triggering
alarms in XProtect Central. Furthermore, logged events can be valuable for statistical
purposes; for example for determining network problems based on the number of logged
Not responding events.
7. When ready, click the Save button to save the server definition.
Your server definition will be listed in the Client’s Navigation section. You will now be able
to drag indicators representing the server as well as each of its associated devices
(cameras, etc.) onto maps in the Client’s Map section. Remember that the Lock check box
(see page 63) must be cleared before you are able to drag such indicators onto maps.
Troubleshooting tips:
• If the server listing in the Navigation section indicates that there is no license for
the server, there may be two reasons: Either you have not yet specified an
XProtect Central license code (see page 32), or you have exceeded the number of
servers allowed with your existing XProtect Central license code.
Disabling/Enabling Connection to a Server
Before you are able to edit the details of a server definition in XProtect Central, the connection to
the server must be disabled. The same applies if you want to delete a server definition.
• Disabling a Server: To disable the connection to a server, right-click the required server
entry in the Client’s Navigation section, then select Disable server.
IMPORTANT: While the connection to a server is disabled, other clients will not be able to
access the server, and no alarm information will be received from the server in question.
• Enabling a Server: To enable a previously disabled connection to a server, right-click the
required server entry in the Client’s Navigation section, then select Enable server.
Editing a Server Definition
Before you are able to change the details of an existing server definition, such as the server’s IP
address, etc., the connection to the server must be disabled (see previous). When the connection
to the server has been disabled, right-click the required server entry in the Client’s Navigation
section, and select Edit... This will open the Server Connection dialog, in which you are able to
make changes to the server definition. The Server Connection dialog’s fields are described on page
34.
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