XProtect Express 1.1; Administrator's Manual - Milestone

Milestone XProtect ® Express 1.1Administrator's ManualDefault configuration of Download ManagerThe Download Manager has a default configuration. This ensures that your organization's users can accessstandard features without the surveillance system administrator having to set up anything.The Download Manager configuration is represented in a tree structure.Download Manager's Tree Structure ExplainedThe first level of the tree structure simply indicates that you are working with a XProtect Expresssystem.The second level indicates that this is the default setup.The third level refers to the languages in which the welcome page is available. In the example, thewelcome page is available in a dozen languages (English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, French, and more).The fourth level refers to the features which are—or can be made—available to users. For example,these features could be limited to the Smart Client.The fifth level ( 5 ) refers to particular versions of each feature, for example, version 4.0, 32-bit, etc.which are—or can be made—available to users.The sixth level ( 6 ) refers to the language versions of the features which are—or can be made—available to users. For the Smart Client, which is only available with all languages embedded, the onlyoption is All Languages.The fact that only standard features are initially available helps reduce installation time and save space on theserver. There is simply no need to have a feature or language version available on the server if nobody is going touse it.You can, however, easily make more features and/or languages available as required. See Making new featuresavailable in the following for more information.Making new features availableMaking new features—plug-ins or special language versions—available to your organization's users involves twosteps: first install the required features on the surveillance system server and then use the Download Manager tofine-tune which features you want available on the various versions of the welcome page.Installing new features on the server1. If the Download Manager is open, close it before installing new features on the server.2. Download the relevant installation file(s) to to C:\Program Files\Milestone\MilestoneSurveillance\[relevant subfolder, often Installers or relevant language folder]. Double-click the requiredinstallation (.exe) file.3. When a new feature has been installed on the surveillance system server, you will see a confirmationdialog. If required, you can open the Download Manager from the dialog.Making new features available through the Download ManagerWhen you have installed new features, by default they will be selected in the Download Manager, andimmediately be available to users via the welcome page.You can always show or hide features on the welcome page by selecting or clearing check boxes in the treestructure.Tip: You can change the sequence in which features and languages are displayed on the welcome page bysimply dragging items and dropping them in the required position.www.milestonesys.com 18 Introduction