Milestone XProtect Smart Client 2013 - Manual (Page 17)

Milestone XProtect ® Smart Client
2014
User's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 17 First time use
Examples:

XProtect Transact, which is used for tracking transactions from cash registers, ATMs, etc.
linked with video recordings.
By default, in XProtect Smart Client versions earlier than 4.0a, the XProtect Smart Client is installed
in:
C:\Program Files\Milestone\Milestone XProtect Smart Client\
and plug-ins for add-on products are installed in:
C:\Program Files\Milestone\Milestone XProtect Smart Client\plugin
By default, in XProtect Smart Client version 4.0a and later, the XProtect Smart Client is installed in:
C:\Program Files\Milestone\XProtect Smart Client\
and plug-ins for add-on products are installed in:
C:\Program Files\Milestone\XProtect Smart Client\plugin
The change to the default installation path means that if you have plug-ins for add-on products for
XProtect Smart Client versions earlier than 4.0a, these plug-ins may not work with your new XProtect
Smart Client because your new XProtect Smart Client might look for plug-ins in an incorrect location.
If you want your new XProtect Smart Client to work with older plug-ins for add-on products, the
solution is therefore either:
to copy the existing plug-ins from the old default installation path for plug-ins to the new default
installation path for plug-ins
- or -
to change the XProtect Smart Client installation path to the old default, C:\Program
Files\Milestone\Milestone XProtect Smart Client\, during the installation of your new XProtect Smart
Client.
The login process
About the Login window
The first time you log in, you need to determine whether any views exist. Views determine how video
is displayed and are required in order to be able to use the XProtect Smart Client. One or more views
may already have been created for you, or you may need to create views yourself. Read more about
views
—including how to determine if views have already been created for you—in Views (on page 14).
Your user settings (including views) are stored centrally on the surveillance system. This means that
your login can be used on any computer that has a XProtect Smart Client installed and that you can
restore views from your last log-in.
If you encounter a second dialog during login, you need additional login authorization (see "About
login authorization" on page 19) to get access to the XProtect Smart Client.
Log-in settings