XProtect Express 1.1; Administrator's Manual - Milestone

Milestone XProtect ® Express 1.1Administrator's ManualThe wizard suggests an installation path. Normally, you can use the suggested installation path. However, if youhave previously used add-on products, such as XProtect Analytics or XProtect Transact, this path might not bevalid anymore (see "Install from a DVD" on page 13).Install from a DVD1. Verify that your computer meets the XProtect Smart Client's minimum system requirements.2. Insert the surveillance system software DVD, select the required language, and then click InstallXProtect Smart Client.3. If you receive a security warning (Do you want to run or save this file?, Do you want to run thissoftware? or similar), accept this (by clicking Run or similar—the exact name depends on your browserversion).4. The XProtect Smart Client installation wizard starts. In the wizard, follow the installation instructions.MIP Plug-insYour XProtect Smart Client may contain a MIP Plug-ins pane. The pane is used for handling plug-in functionality,typically for third-party applications, for example an access control system or similar, which can be controlledthrough the XProtect Smart Client. If your MIP Plug-ins pane has no content, it is because your XProtect SmartClient has no plug-in functionality.On some surveillance systems, you can add more types of content to views in your XProtect Smart Client. Thismay be the case if your organization uses add-on products for increasing the capabilities of its surveillancesystem.Examples:XProtect Transact, which is used for tracking transactions from cash registers, ATMs, etc. linked withvideo recordingsXProtect Analytics, which provides video content analysis tasks such as license plate recognition,perimeter protection, left-objects detection, etc.The XProtect Express plug-in for XProtect Analytics can only run on a 32-bit version of the XProtect Express. Theplug-in cannot run on a 64-bit installation. By default, in XProtect Express versions earlier than 4.0a, the XProtectExpress is installed in:C:\Program Files\Milestone\Milestone XProtect Express\and plug-ins for add-on products are installed in:C:\Program Files\Milestone\Milestone XProtect Express\pluginBy default, in XProtect Express version 4.0a and later, the XProtect Express is installed in:C:\Program Files\Milestone\XProtect Express\and plug-ins for add-on products are installed in:C:\Program Files\Milestone\XProtect Express\pluginThe change to the default installation path means that if you have plug-ins for add-on products for XProtectExpress versions earlier than 4.0a, these plug-ins will not work with your new XProtect Express because yournew XProtect Express will look for plug-ins at a different location.If you want your new XProtect Express to work with older plug-ins for add-on products, the solution is thereforeeither:to copy the existing plug-ins from the old default installation path for plug-ins to the new default installation pathfor plug-ins- or -www.milestonesys.com 21 Introduction