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Milestone XProtect ® Express 1.1Administrator's ManualRestore system configuration1. If XProtect Express is used on a server running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, copy the contentof the backed-up Milestone Surveillance folder into C:\Documents and Settings\AllUsers\Application Data\Milestone\Milestone Surveillance.If XProtect Express is used on a server running any other supported operating system, copy the contentof the backed-up Milestone Surveillance folder into C:\Program Data\Milestone\MilestoneSurveillance.2. If you backed up the file devices.ini, copy the file into C:\Program Files\Milestone\MilestoneSurveillance\devices.Export and import management applicationconfigurationYou can export the current configuration of your XProtect Express Management Application, either as a safetymeasure in order to have a backup file of your configuration, or as a clone allowing you to use a similarManagement Application configuration elsewhere. You can subsequently import previously exported ManagementApplication configurations.Export Management Application configuration as backupWith this option, all relevant XProtect Express Management Application configuration files will be combined intoone single .xml file, which can then be saved at a location specified by you. Note that if there are unsavedchanges to your configuration, they will automatically be saved when you export the configuration.1. In the Management Application's File menu, select Export Configuration - Backup.2. Browse to the location at which you want to store the exported configuration, specify a suitable file name,and click Save.If you intend to set up an identical version of your surveillance system elsewhere, do not export yourconfiguration as backup, since this may lead to the same device information being used twice, in which caseclients may get the following error message: Application is not able to start because two (or more) camerasare using the same name or ID. Instead, export your configuration as a clone. When you export as a clone, theexport takes into account the fact that you will not use the exact same physical cameras, etc. even though yournew system may otherwise be identical to your existing one.What is the difference between this Management Application configuration backup and the systemconfiguration backup done from the Milestone Surveillance folder? Those are two different things. Thebackup described here is limited to a backup of the Management Application configuration. The type of systemconfiguration backup done from the Milestone Surveillance folder is a backup of your entire surveillance systemsetup (including, among other things, log files, event configuration, restore points, view groups, and ManagementApplication, and Smart Client configuration).When you install the new version of XProtect Express, it inherits the configuration from your previous version.We recommend that you make regular backups of your server configuration as a disaster recovery measure. Youshould also do this when you upgrade your server. While it is rare that you lose your configuration (cameras,schedules, views, etc), it can happen under unfortunate circumstances. Fortunately, it takes only a minute to backup your existing configuration.Export Management Application configuration as cloneWith this option, all relevant XProtect Express Management Application configuration files will be collected, andGUIDs (Globally Unique IDentifiers; unique 128-bit numbers used for identifying individual system components,such as cameras) will be marked for later replacement.www.milestonesys.com 160 Backup and restore configuration
Milestone XProtect ® Express 1.1Administrator's ManualWhy are GUIDs marked for replacement? GUIDs are marked for later replacement because they refer tospecific components (cameras, etc.). Even though you wish to use the cloned configuration for setting up a newsimilar system using similar types of cameras, the new system will not use the exact same physical cameras asthe cloned system. When the cloned configuration is later used in a new system, the GUIDs will therefore bereplaced with GUIDs representing the specific components of the new system.After GUIDs have been marked for replacement, the configuration files will be combined into one single .xml file,which can then be saved at a location specified by you. Note that if there are unsaved changes to yourconfiguration, they will automatically be saved when you export the configuration.1. In the Management Application's File menu, select Export Configuration - Clone.2. Browse to the location at which you want to store the exported configuration, specify a suitable file name,and click Save.Import previously exported Management Application configurationThe same import method is used regardless of whether the XProtect Express Management Applicationconfiguration was exported as a backup or a clone.1. In the Management Application's File menu, select Import Configuration.2. Browse to the location from which you want to import the configuration, select the required configurationfile, and click Open.3. Only relevant if the system into which you import the configuration contains devices (cameras, etc.) whichare not present in the imported configuration: You will be asked whether you want to delete or keeprecordings from affected devices. If keeping the recordings, note that they will not be accessible until youadd the affected devices to XProtect Express again. Select the required option, and click OK.4. In the Management Application's navigation pane, expand Advanced Configuration, and selectServices.5. For the Recording Server and Image Server services respectively, click the Restart button. When the twoservices are restarted, the imported Management Application configuration is applied.Import changes to configurationIt is possible to imported changes to a configuration. This can be relevant if installing many similar XProtectExpress systems, for example in a chain of shops where the same types of server, hardware devices, andcameras are used in each shop. In such cases, you can use an existing configuration—typically a clonedconfiguration (see "Export and import management application configuration" on page 160)—as a template for theother installations. However, since the shops' installations are not exactly the same (the hardware devices andcameras are of the same type, but they are not physically the same, and therefore they have different MACaddresses), there needs to be an easy way of importing changes to the template configuration.This is why XProtect Express lets you import changes about hardware devices and cameras as commaseparatedvalues (CSV) from a file (see "CSV file format and requirements" on page 54):1. From the menu bar, select File > Import Changes to Configuration...2. Select Online verification if the new hardware devices and cameras listed in your CSV file areconnected to the server and you want to verify that they can be reached.3. Then point to the CSV file, and click the Import Configuration from File button.www.milestonesys.com 161 Backup and restore configuration
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