Document Outline

• Target Audience for this Document
• Copyright, Trademarks and Important Information
• Contents
• Introduction
  • Product Overview
    • Several Targeted Components in One
    • Updates
• Requirements and Prerequisites
  • System Requirements
    • Surveillance System Server
    • Smart Client 
    • Remote Client
  • Important Port Numbers
  • Time Server Recommended
• Administrators’ Getting Started Checklist
• Installation
  • Microsoft® Windows® Vista® Information
  • Installing the Server Software
  • Upgrading from a Previous Version
    • Prerequisites
    • Backing Up Your Current Configuration
    • Removing the Current Version
    • Installing the New Version
    • Restoring a Configuration Backup (if Required)
    • Updating Video Device Drivers
    • Upgrading Smart Clients
• Using the Built-in Help System
  • Navigating the Built-in Help System
    • Contents Tab
    • Search Tab
    • Glossary Tab
    • Links in Help Topics
  • Printing Help Topics
• The Administrator Application
  • Administrator Login Window
  • Administrator Window
    • Device Manager Section
      • Adding Devices
      • Editing Settings for Devices
      • Editing Settings for Cameras
        • Renaming Cameras
        • Assigning Shortcut Numbers to Cameras
      • Editing Settings for Audio Sources
      • Disabling/Enabling Cameras and Audio Sources
    • Administrator Window’s Buttons
• Device License Keys (DLKs)
  • How to Import Device License Keys
• IP Device Administration
  • How to Add a Device
  • Edit Device Settings Window
    • Identify Video Device Section 
    • Network Settings for Video Device Section
  • Camera Settings for [Device Name] Window
    • P/T/Z Camera Selection Section
    • Camera List and Fields
• Camera Administration
  • Adding and Configuring Cameras
  • Camera Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] Window
    • Speedup Settings
    • Recording Settings
    • Live Settings
    • Audio
    • IPIX
    • Motion Detection Settings
    • Database Settings
      • Database Resizing
    • Image Quality…
    • Event Notification
    • Outputs…
    • PTZ Present Position… (PTZ Cameras Only)
  • Configure Device Window
    • Camera Settings Section 
      • Include Date and Time in Image
    • Preview Image
  • Adjust Motion Detection Window
    • Noise Sensitivity
    • Motion Sensitivity
  • Define Exclusion Regions Window
    • Defining Areas in which Motion Detection Should Be Disabled
    • Define Exclusion Regions Window’s Buttons and Check Boxes
  • Output Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] Window
    • Associating Outputs with Manual Control and Detected Motion
      • Selecting Output for Manual Control
      • Selecting Output for Use on Motion Detection
  • Setup Notifications on Events Window
    • What is an Event Indication?
    • Specifying Events for which Event Indication Should Be Used
  • PTZ Preset Positions for [Device Name] [Camera Name] Window
    • Why Use Preset Positions?
    • Absolute and Relative Positioning PTZ Cameras
    • How to Define a Preset Position
      • PTZ View Section 
      • Preset Position Section
      • Preset Position on Event Section
  • Event Window (for PTZ Preset Positions on Events)
    • Associating Preset Positions with Particular Events
  • iPIX Camera Configuration Window
    • IPIX View Adjustment
    • Previewing the IPIX View
      • Ceiling Mounted Cameras
      • Setting a View as Home Position
    • Image Resolution
  • Camera Name and Number Window
• Audio Source Administration
  • Important Information about Using Audio
  • Microphone Settings Window
• Recording Server Service Management
  • Using the Recording Server Manager
    • Starting and Stopping the Recording Server
    • Opening the Administrator Application 
    • Monitoring System Status
    • Viewing Recording Server & Image Server Log Files
    • Accessing the Built-in Help System 
    • Viewing Information about Your XProtect Basis+ Version
    • Exiting the Recording Server Manager 
  • Service Manager Window
    • Pausing the Milestone Recording Server Service
    • Resuming the Milestone Recording Server Service
    • What to Do if the Milestone Recording Server Service is Stopped
• Scheduling
  • Camera/Alert Scheduler Window
    • Camera/Alert Scheduler Window’s Fields and Check Boxes
    • Camera/Alert Scheduler Window’s Calendar Section
      • Set and Clear Modes
      • Zoom Feature
    • How to Set or Clear Periods in the Calendar
      • Good to Know when You Set Online Periods
      • Colored Bars
    • How to Copy and Paste Schedules
• General Settings
  • General Settings Window
    • Administrator Settings
      • Changing the Administrator Password
    • Manual Start Recording Settings
    • Logfile Settings
      • Logfile Path
      • Days to Log
    • Event Recording Settings
      • Path
      • Days to Keep
    • Advanced
    • Email Settings
  • Change Password Window
    • How to Change the Administrator Password
  • E-Mail Setup Window
    • Enabling E-mail Alerts
    • Specifying Recipients 
    • Specifying Sender Settings 
    • Specifying Default Subject and Message Texts 
    • Specifying Image and Interval Options 
    • Testing Your E-Mail Alert Configuration
• Input, Events & Output
  • About Input, Events & Output …
    • Types of Events
    • Specifying Input, Events and Output
  • Using Dedicated I/O Devices
  • I/O Setup
    • I/O Setup Window
      • Using the I/O Setup Window’s Defined Events List and Buttons
    • Add New Event Window (for Devices Capable of Handling One Input Only)
      • Add New Event Window’s Fields
    • Multiple Input Events Window
      • Multiple Input Events Window’s Fields and Buttons
    • Add New Event Window (for Devices Capable of Handling Several Inputs)
      • Add New Event Window’s Fields
    • Edit Event Window (for Editing Input Events)
      • Edit Event Window’s Fields
    • New Timer Window
      • New Time Window’s Fields
    • Add New Output Window
      • Add New Output Window’s Fields
      • Testing the Defined Output
    • Edit Output Window
      • Edit Output Window’s Fields
      • Testing the Defined Output
    • Advanced Window
      • Port Numbers and Polling Frequency
  • Event Buttons
    • What Is an Event Button?
    • Event Buttons Window
      • Defined Events List
      • Specifying Event Buttons and Timer Events
        • Specifying Global Event Buttons
        • Specifying Camera-Specific Event Buttons
        • Specifying Timer Events
      • Editing Event Buttons and Timer Events
      • Associating Event Buttons with External Outputs
    • Add New Event Window (for Adding Event Buttons)
      • Add New Event Window’s Fields
    • Edit Event Window (for Editing Event Buttons)
      • Edit Event Window’s Fields
  • Input/Output Control
    • I/O Control Window
      • Associating Event with Particular Outputs
    • Output Settings for [Device Name] [Camera Name] Window
      • Associating Outputs with Manual Control and Detected Motion
        • Selecting Output for Manual Control
        • Selecting Output for Use on Motion Detection
  • How to ...
    • How to Add an Input-Based Event
    • How to Add an Event Button
    • How to Add a VMD Event
    • How to Add a Timer Event
    • How to Add a Manually Controlled Output
    • How to Add a Motion-Triggered Output
• Archiving
  • Benefits of Archiving
  • How Archiving Works
    • Storing Archives at Other Locations than the Default Archiving Directory
    • Archiving Audio
    • Storage Capacity Required for Archiving
    • Automatic Response if Running Out of Disk Space
      • Different Drives: Automatic Archiving if Database Drive Runs Out of Disk Space
      • Same Drive: Automatic Moving or Deletion of Archives if Running Out of Disk Space
    • Backing Up Archives
    • Viewing Archived Recordings
      • Archives Stored Locally or on Network Drives
      • Exported Archives
    • Virus Scanning and Archiving
    • New Database if Archiving Fails
  • Archive Setup Window
    • Archive Setup Window’s Fields and Buttons
    • Static Archiving
    • Archiving Audio
• Image Server Administration
  • Image Server Administrator Window
    • Server Configuration Section
    • User Administration Section
      • Defining Users
      • Defining User Access Rights
        • Full Access for All Users
        • Restricted Access
  • Good to Know: Client Access to Stopped Cameras
  • Define Local IP Ranges Window
  • User Administration Window
    • How to Edit an Existing User Name or Password
    • How to Remove an Existing User
    • What Information to Provide to Users
      • Remote Client Users
      • Smart Client Users
  • Define User Rights Window
  • End-User Documentation
• Download Manager
  • The Welcome Page
    • Initial Look
  • Download Manager’s Default Configuration
    • Download Manager’s Tree Structure
  • Making New Features Available
    • First: Installing New Features on Server
    • Then: Making New Features Available through Download Manager
  • Hiding and Removing Features
  • Virus Scanning
• Logging
  • Administrator Application Log Files
  • Recording Server Service Log Files
  • Event Log Files
  • Image Server Service Log Files
  • Image Server Audit Log Files
  • Image Import Service Log Files 
  • Integrity Checks and Possible Error Messages
• Video Device Drivers
  • Updating Video Device Drivers
    • Removing Old Version of Video Device Drivers
    • Installing New Version of Video Device Drivers
• Virus Scanning Information
• Protecting Databases from Corruption
  • Power Outages: Use a UPS
  • Windows Task Manager: Be Careful when Ending Processes
  • Hard Disk Failures: Protect Your Drives
• Using 3 GB Operating System Virtual Memory
  • When Is 3 GB Switching Relevant?
  • What to Do
    • If Running Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003
      • Adding the 3 GB Switch
      • Removing the 3 GB Switch
    • If Running Windows 2008 Server or Windows Vista
      • Adding the 3 GB Switch
      • Removing the /3GB Switch
• Daylight Saving Time
  • Spring: Switch from Standard Time to DST
  • Fall: Switch from DST to Standard Time
• Viewer
• Monitor
  • Where Is the Monitor Application?
• Access Clients
  • Access Client Overview
  • Deciding Which Access Client to Use
    • Differences between Remote Client and Smart Client
  • Smart Client
    • Download and Installation from Server
    • Installation from DVD
    • Silent Installation
  • Remote Client
    • Accessing a Remote Client 
• Removal
  • Removing the Entire Surveillance System
  • Removing Individual Components
    • Removing the Surveillance Server Software
    • Removing Video Device Drivers
    • Removing the Download Manager
    • Removing the Viewer
    • Removing the Smart Client
    • Removing Installation Files for End-User Features
• Glossary
• Index