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Milestone XProtect ® Express 1.1Administrator's ManualIn the address bar of your browser, type: http://127.2.3.4:8081/XProtectMobile/Web/ orhttps://127.2.3.4:8082/XProtectMobile/Web/, depending on whether you want to use a standard HTTPconnection or a secure HTTPS connection. You can now begin using the XProtect Web Client.4. Add the address as a favorite in your browser for easy future access to the XProtect Web Client. If youuse the XProtect Web Client on the local computer on which you installed the XProtect Mobile server,you can also use the desktop shortcut created by the installer. When you click the shortcut, this launchesyour default browser and opens the XProtect Web Client.Clear your Internet browser's cache upon upgradeNote that Internet browsers running the XProtect Web Client must have their cache cleared before a new versionof the XProtect Web Client can be used. System administrators must ask their XProtect Web Client users to clearout their browser's cache upon upgrade or force this action remotely (this action can only be done in InternetExplorer in a domain).Recording Server ManagerThe Recording Server service is a vital part of the surveillance system. Video streams are only transferred toXProtect Express while the Recording Server service is running. The Recording Server Manager informs youabout the state of the Recording Server service. It also lets you manage the service.In the notification area (the system tray), the Recording Server Manager's icon indicates whether the RecordingServer service is running or not. Green indicates running (default), red indicates not running.By right-clicking the icon, you can open the Management Application, start and stop the Recording Server service,view log files, and view version information.A green icon in the notification area indicates that the Recording Server service is running.A red icon in the notification area indicates that the Recording Server service has stopped.Monitor System StatusBy right-clicking the notification area's Recording Server icon and then selecting Show System Status, you getaccess to the Status window.Tip: Alternatively, simply double-click the icon to open the Status window.The Status window lets you view the status of the image server(s) and connected cameras. The status of eachserver/camera is indicated by a color:Green indicates that the server or camera is running correctly.Gray indicates that the camera (not the server) is not running. Typically, a camera will be indicated ingray in the following situations:ooThe camera is not online (as defined in the camera's online period schedule (see "Online period" onpage 126)).The Recording Server service has been stopped.Red indicates that the server or camera is not running. This may because it has been unplugged or dueto a network or hardware error. Errors are listed in the Recording Server log file.Place your mouse pointer over a camera in the status window to view details about the camera in question. Theinformation appears as a pop-up and updates approximately every 10 seconds.www.milestonesys.com 24 Introduction
Milestone XProtect ® Express 1.1Administrator's ManualNameResolutionFPSResolutionFrame countReceived KBOfflineDescriptionThe resolution of the camera.The number of frames per second (frame rate) currently used by thecamera. The number updates each time the camera has received 50frames.The resolution of the camera.The number of frames received from the camera since the RecordingServer service was last started.The number of kilobytes sent the by camera since the Recording Serverservice was last started.Indicates the number of times the camera has been offline due to an error.Download ManagerThe Download Manager lets you manage which XProtect Express-related features your organization's users canaccess from a targeted welcome page on the surveillance system server. You access the Download Managerfrom Windows' Start menu: Select All Programs > Milestone XProtect Download Manager > DownloadManager.Examples of user-accessible featuresThe Smart Client. With a regular Internet Explorer browser, users connect to the surveillance serverwhere they are presented with a welcome page. From the welcome page, users download the SmartClient software and install it on their computers.Language packs, which let users add additional language versions to their existing Smart Clients. Usersdownload such language packs from the welcome page.Various plug-ins. Downloading such plug-ins can be relevant for users if your organization uses add-onproducts with the XProtect Express system.The welcome pageThe welcome page has links to downloads of various features. It is available in a number of languages; usersselect their required language from a menu in the top right corner of the welcome page.To view the welcome page, simply open an Internet Explorer browser (version 6.0 or later) and connect to thefollowing address:http://[surveillance server IP address or hostname]If the Image Server service has been configured with a port number other than the default port 80 (you configurethis as part of the server access properties), users must specify the port number as well, separated from the IPaddress or hostname by a colon:http://[surveillance server IP address or hostname]:[port number]The content of the welcome page is managed through the Download Manager; therefore the welcome page willoften look different in different organizations.www.milestonesys.com 25 Introduction
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