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Milestone XProtect ® Express 1.1Administrator's ManualThe Camera access settings check boxes work like a hierarchy of rights. If the Access check box is cleared,everything else is cleared and disabled. If the Access check box is selected, but, for example, the Live check boxis cleared, everything under the Live check box is cleared and disabled.Depending on the selected column, the following default features for live or playback from the selected camera(s)will give you the ability to:LivePTZPTZ preset positionsOutputEventsIncoming audioManual recordingPlaybackFeaturesUse navigation features for PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) cameras.A user/group will only be able to use this right if the user has access to oneor more PTZ cameras.Use navigation features for moving a PTZ camera to particular presetpositions. A user/group will only be able to use this right if having access toone or more PTZ cameras with defined preset positions.Activate output (lights, sirens, door openers, etc.) related to the selectedcamera(s).Use manually triggered events related to the selected camera(s). Thisfeature is available in the XProtect Smart Client only.Listen to incoming audio from microphones related to the selectedcamera(s). This feature is available in the Smart Client only.Manually start recording for a fixed time (defined (see "Manual recording"on page 85) by the surveillance system administrator).FeaturesAVI/JPEG exportDatabase exportSequencesSmart searchRecorded audioExport evidence as movie clips in AVI format and as still images in JPEGformat.Export evidence in database format. This feature is available in the SmartClient only.Use the Sequences feature when playing back video from the selectedcamera.Use the smart search feature, with which users can search for motion inone or more selected areas of images from the selected camera. Thisfeature is available in XProtect Smart Client only.Listen to recorded audio from microphones related to the selectedcamera(s).You cannot select a feature, if the selected camera does not support the relevant feature. For example, PTZrelatedrights are only available if the relevant camera is a PTZ camera. Some features depend on theuser’s/group’s General Access (on page 141) properties.Square-filled check boxes can appear in the lower part of the window if you have selected several cameras and afeature applies for some but not all of the cameras. Example: For camera A, you have selected that use of theEvents is allowed, for camera B, you have not allowed this. If you select both camera A and camera B in the list,the Events check box in the lower part of the window will be square-filled. Another example: Camera C is a PTZcamera for which you have allowed the PTZ preset positions feature whereas camera D is not a PTZ camera. Ifyou select both camera C and camera D in the list, the PTZ preset positions check box will be square-filled.www.milestonesys.com 108 Advanced configuration
Milestone XProtect ® Express 1.1Administrator's ManualMicrophonesAbout microphonesMicrophones are attached to hardware devices, and therefore typically physically located next to cameras. Theycan typically record what people near a camera are saying. Operators, with the necessary rights, can then listento these recordings through their Smart Clients (provided the computer running the Smart Client has speakersattached).When you manage microphones in XProtect Express, you can always manage the microphones attached tocameras; not microphones attached to Smart Client operators' computers.If you have added more microphones to your XProtect Express system than you need, you can hide the ones youdo not need by right-clicking the relevant microphone and select Hide. If you need the hidden microphone again,you can right-click the overall microphone icon and select Show Hidden Items.Configure microphones1. In the Management Application's navigation pane, expand Advanced Configuration, expand HardwareDevices, and expand the hardware device to which the relevant microphones is attached.2. Right-click the required microphones, and select Properties.3. Specify properties as required.Configuration of microphones in XProtect Express is very basic. Settings such as volume, etc. are controlled onthe microphones units themselves.Show or hide microphoneIf you have added more microphone to your XProtect Express system than you need, you can hide the ones youdo not need by right-clicking the relevant microphone and select Hide. If you need the hidden microphone again,you can right-click the overall microphone icon and select Show Hidden Items.Microphone propertiesWhen you configure video and recording (see "About video and recording configuration" on page 75) for specificcameras, you can determine when audio should be recorded or not. Your choice applies for all cameras on yourXProtect Express system.Microphone propertiesEnabledMicrophone nameMicrophones are by default enabled, meaning that they are able to transferaudio to XProtect Express. If required, you can disable an individualmicrophone, in which case no audio will be transferred from themicrophone to XProtect Express.The name as it appears in the Management Application as well as inclients. You can overwrite the existing name with a new one. Names mustbe unique, and must not contain any of these special characters: < > & '" \ / : * ? | [ ]On some hardware devices, audio can also be enabled/disabled on the hardware device itself, typically throughthe hardware device's own configuration web page. If audio on a hardware device does not work after enabling itwww.milestonesys.com 109 Advanced configuration
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