Milestone XProtect Professional 2014 - Manual (Page 207)

Milestone XProtect ® Professional
2014
Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 207 Glossary of Terms
T
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol —protocol (or
standard) used for sending data packets
across networks. TCP is often combined with
another protocol, IP (Internet Protocol). The
combination, known as TCP/IP, allows data
packets to be sent back and forth between two
points on a network for longer periods of time,
and is used when connecting computers and
other devices on the internet.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol
—combination of protocols (or
standards) used when connecting computers
and other devices on networks, including the
internet.
Telnet
Terminal emulation program used on TCP/IP
networks. With Telnet, you can connect to a
server from a computer on the network and
execute commands through Telnet as if you
were entering them directly on the server.
Windows includes a client for use with Telnet.
Transact
An add-on to your XProtect VMS system.
XProtect Transact can help you prevent loss
and shrinkage through video evidence
combined with time-linked POS or ATM
transaction data.
U
UDP
User Datagram Protocol —connectionless
protocol for sending data packets across
networks. Primarily used for broadcasting
messages. UDP is a fairly simple protocol, with
less error recovery features than, for example,
the TCP protocol.
UPS
A UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) works
as a battery-driven secondary power source,
providing the necessary power for saving open
files and safely powering down your system in
the event of power irregularities. UPSs vary in
sophistication, but many UPSs include
software for automatically saving open files, for
alerting system administrators, etc.
V
VCA
Video content analysis (VCA) is a system that
detects various types of previously specified
behavior, both of humans and vehicles. A
VCA-based system provides third-party video
content analysis, spanning from face
recognition, over advanced motion detection,
to complex behavioral analysis. VCA systems
and their output can seamlessly be integrated
with the Alarms feature and used for, for
example, triggering alarms. Here, the events
resulting from VCA systems are called
analytics events.
Third-party VCA tools are developed by
independent partners delivering solutions
based on an a Milestone open platform. These
solutions can impact performance on XProtect
Professional.
Video encoder
A device, typically a standalone device, that
can stream video from a number of connected
client cameras. Video encoders contain image
digitizers, making it possible to connect analog
cameras to a network.
Video server
Another name for a video encoder.
View
In XProtect Professional, a collection of video
from one or more cameras, presented together
in the Smart Client. A view may include other