Milestone XProtect Advanced VMS 2014 - Manual (Page 117)

Milestone XProtect ® Advanced
VMS 2014
Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 117 Management Client elements
Name Description
Related microphone
Specify from which microphone on the camera, that XProtect Smart
Client users by default receive audio. The XProtect Smart Client
user can manually select to listen to another microphone if needed.
The related microphones record when the camera records.
Related speaker
Specify through which speakers on the camera, that XProtect Smart
Client users speak by default. The XProtect Smart Client user can
manually select another speaker if needed.
The related speakers record when the camera records.
Related metadata
Specify one or more metadata devices on the camera, that XProtect
Smart Client users receive data from.
The related metadata devices record when the camera records.
Shortcut
To ease the selection of cameras for the XProtect Smart Client
users, define keyboard shortcuts to the cameras.
 Create each shortcut so it uniquely identifies the cameras.
 A camera shortcut number cannot be longer than four digits.
Privacy mask tab (devices)
About the Privacy Mask tab
The following devices have a Privacy Mask tab:

Cameras
On the Privacy Mask tab, you can enable and configure privacy masking for the selected camera.
You can define which areas of the image to mask before distribution. For example, if a surveillance
camera covers a street, in order to protect residents privacy, you can mask certain areas of a building
(could be windows and doors) with privacy masking.