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Last update: June, 2023

Camera registration to Milestone XProtect


 

1. Start the XProtect Management Client.

 


2. Enter the username and password, then click the [Sign in] button.

 

Milestone Sign in

3. Left-click the [Recording Servers].

 Right-click the [DESKTOP-********] and select "Add Hardware...".
 

4.  There are three methods for adding hardware:

 A. Express (recommended)
 B. Address range scanning
 C. Manual

 

A. Express (recommended)

 A-1. Check [Express (recommended)] on the hardware addition screen and click the [Next] button.


 A-2. Select "HTTP (Unsecure)", enter the camera's "User name" and "Password", and click the [Next] button.
     Camera detection may fail if started with the default HTTPS (secure) setting.

 

 A-3. Start the detection, and when the status column displays "Success" click the [Next] button.


  A-4. When information collection starts and "Success" is displayed in the status column, click the [Next] button.

 

B.  Address range scanning

 B-1. Check [Address range scanning] on the hardware addition screen and click the [Next] button.

 

 B-2. Enter the camera's "User name" and "Password", and click the [Next] button.

 

 B-3. Check the [i-PRO/Panasonic] driver used for the hardware and click the [Next] button.

 

 B-4. Specify the network range by entering the start and end IP addresses.

 

 B-5. When the detection starts and "Success" is displayed in the status column, click the [Next] button.

 
 B-6. When information collection starts and "Success" is displayed in the status column, click the [Next] button.

 

C. Manual

 C-1. On the screen for adding hardware, check [Manual] and click the [Next] button.


 C-2. Enter the camera's "User name" and "Password" in the added line for the new registration, and click the [Next] button.


  C-3. Check the [i-PRO/Panasonic]  driver to use for the hardware and click the [Next] button.


 C-4. Enter the IP address of the camera to be registered and click the [Next] button.
     Reference: When registering multiple cameras simultaneously,
     clicking the [Add] button increases the address input line.
     After entering the IP address of each registered camera, click the [Next] button. 


 C-5. Camera detection will start, and the status will show as "Running".


 C-6. Once detection is complete, when "Success" is displayed in the status column, click the [Next] button.


 C-7. Information collection for the detected camera will start, and the status will show as "Running".


 C-8. When information collection is completed and "Success" is displayed in the status column, click the [Next] button.


5. Enable the device. Check the necessary devices such as microphones
(checking the checkbox at the top will select all devices), and click the [Next] button.

6. Click the [Finish] button.

 

7. The registered camera is added to [DESKTOP-********] on the recording server and registration is complete.

 

 

Milestone XProtect Management Client 2023 R1 /DP 12.8a