XProtect Express 1.1; Administrator's Manual - Milestone

Milestone XProtect ® Express 1.1Administrator's ManualServiceMilestone Recording ServerserviceMilestone Image Server serviceMilestone Image Import serviceDescriptionA vital part of the surveillance system. Video streams are only transferredto XProtect Express while the Recording Server service is running.Provides access to the surveillance system for users logging in with aSmart Client.Note: If the Image Server service is configured in Windows Services to login with another account than the Local System account, for example as adomain user, Smart Clients on other computers than the surveillanceserver itself will not be able to log in to the server using the server's hostname. Instead, those users must enter the server's IP address.Used for fetching pre- and post-alarm images, and storing the fetchedimages in camera databases. Pre- and post-alarm images is a featureavailable for selected cameras only; it enables sending of images fromimmediately before and after an event took place from the camera to thesurveillance system via e-mail. Pre- and post-alarm images should not beconfused with the XProtect Express pre- and post-recording feature (see"Recording" on page 96).Milestone Log Check serviceMilestone Event Server serviceMilestone Mobile servicePerforms integrity checks on XProtect Express log files. For moreinformation, see Overview of Logs.Manages all alarms and map-related communication. It stores events,image files and map configurations, and makes status information aboutthe surveillance system available.Manages the communication between the Recording Server and mobiledevices (such as smartphones and tablets) and between the RecordingServer and web browsers.If you run a Custom installation, you can choose not to install the Mobile server and/or the Event Server. If you doso, the Mobile service and/or the Event Server service will not be seen in your Services overview.Start and stop servicesOn an XProtect Express server, several services (see "About services" on page 143) by default run in thebackground. If you need to, you can start and stop each service separately:1. In the Management Application's Navigation pane, expand Advanced Configuration and selectServices. This will display the status of each service.2. You can now stop each service by clicking the Stop button. When a service is stopped, the buttonchanges to Start, allowing you to start the service again when required.Tip: Occasionally, you may want to stop a service and start it again immediately after. The Restartbutton allows you to do just that with a single click.www.milestonesys.com 144 Advanced configuration