XProtect Express 1.1; Administrator's Manual - Milestone

Milestone XProtect ® Express 1.1Administrator's ManualConfigure hardware devicesOnce you have added hardware devices (see "The Add Hardware Devices wizard" on page 47), you canspecify/edit device-specific properties, such as the IP address, which video channels to use, which COM ports touse for controlling attached PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) cameras, whether to use 360° lens technology, etc.1. In the Management Application's navigation pane, expand Advanced Configuration, expand HardwareDevices, right-click the required hardware device, and select Properties.2. Specify Name & Video channels, Network, Device type and license (see "Network, device type, andlicense" on page 73), PTZ device (on page 74), and 360° Lens (see "Fisheye" on page 104) properties asrequired.3. Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button on the ManagementApplication toolbar.Delete hardware devicesIMPORTANT: If you delete a hardware device you will not only delete all cameras and microphones attached tothe hardware device. You will also delete any recordings from cameras on the hardware device.1. In the Management Application's navigation pane, expand Advanced Configuration, expand HardwareDevices, right-click the hardware device you want to delete, and select Delete Hardware device.2. Confirm that you want to delete the hardware device and all its recordings.3. Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button on the ManagementApplication toolbar.4. Restart (see "Start and stop services" on page 144) the Recording Server service.If deleting a hardware device is not the right thing to do, consider disabling the individual cameras or microphonesconnected to the hardware device:1. In the Management Application's navigation pane, expand Advanced Configuration, expand HardwareDevices, and expand the hardware device in question.2. Right-click the camera or microphone that you want to disable, and select Disable.3. Save your configuration changes by clicking the Save Configuration button on the ManagementApplication toolbar.4. Restart (see "Start and stop services" on page 144) the Recording Server service.Replace hardware devicesIf required, you can replace a hardware device—which you have previously added to and configured on yoursurveillance system—with a new one. This can typically be relevant if you replace a physical camera on yournetwork.Open the Replace Hardware Device wizard (see "About the Replace Hardware Device wizard" on page69), which helps you through the entire replacement process on the surveillance system server,including:oooDetecting the new hardware deviceSpecifying license for the new hardware deviceDeciding what to do with existing recordings from the old hardware devicewww.milestonesys.com 72 Advanced configuration