Milestone Central 3.7 - Manual (Page 60)

Milestone XProtect 3.7; Administrator’s Manual
Example of red map hierarchy indicator
indicating alarms on underlying maps
To move to a higher level in a map hierarchy, operators click the button in the Map section’s
title bar.
Placing Server, Camera and Device Indicators on Maps
You can easily place indicators representing servers, cameras, and other devices (for example
input/output devices or entities capable of generating system events, such as XProtect
Enterprise/XProtect Professional event buttons) on any map. This way, you can allow operators to
quickly pair alarms with exact physical locations.
To place a server, camera or other device indicator on a map, make sure the Navigation section’s
Lock check box (see page 63) is cleared, then drag the required server, camera or other device
from the Navigation section onto the required map in the Map section.
Dragging a camera indicator onto a map in the Map section
Indicators will change color according to the operational state of servers, cameras or devices they
represent. Indicators will also show if new alarms are present on a server/device. For an overview
of server and device indicators, including their colors and alarm indications, see Map Indicator
Overview on page 63.
Tip: You can make the indicators animated by right-clicking the Maps entry in the Client’s
Navigation section, then selecting Edit Map Settings... This will open the Map settings dialog, in
which you are able to select animated indicators for alarm and operation error indications
respectively.
Editing General Map Settings
Map settings are general settings shared by all maps. To edit map settings, right-click the Maps
entry in the Client’s Navigation section, then select Edit Map Settings... This will open the Map
Settings window.
Loading Map Background Images
Before you can use a background image in a map, the background image must be loaded onto the
XProtect Central Server. Loading the background image onto the XProtect Central Server ensures
that all XProtect Central Clients will be able to see it.
To load a background image onto the XProtect Central Server, do the following:
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