Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2013 - Manual (Page 55)

Milestone XProtect ® Smart Client
2014
User's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 55 Defining your views
Typically only a few people in an organization are able to create and edit shared views. Your
surveillance system administrator may create and maintain a number of shared views. When you log
in, the shared views will automatically be available to you, so you will not need to create further views.
How can I see which views I have access to?
Typically, your surveillance system administrator will have told you if you have access to shared views.
If not, you can quickly determine if any shared views are available to you.
On the Live or Playback tab, the Views pane will always contain a top-level folder called Private. The
Private top-level folder is for accessing private views, and its content depends upon which views
—if
any —you have created for yourself.
Any other top-level folders in the Views pane are for accessing shared views. The names of these top-
level folders depend on what has been configured.
The fact that the Views pane contains one or more top-level folders for accessing shared views does
not in itself guarantee that shared views are actually available. To verify if any shared views are
available under the top-level folders, expand the folders.
How can I see which views I can edit?
If a folder has a padlock icon, it is protected and you cannot create new views or edit existing views to
it.
Can I see my views on different computers?
Your user settings, including information about your views, are stored centrally on the surveillance
system server. This means that you can use your views, private as well as shared, on any computer
that has a XProtect Smart Client installed, provided you log in to the XProtect Smart Client with your
own user name and password.
Can I add an overlay button for an action if I do not have rights to perform the action myself?
Yes. This enables you to make buttons available on shared views, where colleagues with the
necessary rights will be able to use the buttons, even if you do not have rights to use them yourself.
When you add a button for an action you do not have rights for, the button will appear dimmed in setup
mode and will not appear when you use the Live tab. Colleagues with the necessary rights will be able
to use the button on the Live tab.
What if my rights change after I have added an overlay button?
Changes to your rights will affect the way you can use any buttons and they will either appear dimmed
or available depending on whether or not you have user rights for those actions. For example, if you
add a button for an action you do not have rights to perform and then your user rights change so that
you do have the necessary rights, the button will change to available.
How do I delete an overlay button?
In setup mode, right-click the button, and select Delete.
Will overlay buttons appear in exported video?
No, if you export (see " The XProtect Smart Client window " on page 13) video, overlay buttons are not
included in the export.
Cameras
Some of the following features are only available in certain surveillance systems (see "Surveillance
system differences" on page 42).