Milestone XProtect Express 2014 - Manual (Page 138)

Milestone XProtect ® Express 2014 Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 138 Advanced configuration
Central
About Central
Central Settings lets you specify the login settings required for an XProtect Central server to access
the surveillance system in order to retrieve status information and alarms. If you are a user of the
Milestone Integration Platform, this is also the dialog that lets you specify the login settings for the
Milestone Integration Platform to access the surveillance system.
Enable XProtect Central
1. Expand Advanced Configuration, right-click Central and then select Properties.
2. Enable the use of Central connections by selecting the Enable Milestone XProtect Central
check box.
3. Specify required properties.
4. Save your configuration changes by clicking Save in the yellow notification bar in the upper-
right corner of the Management Application.
Central properties
Name Description
Enable Milestone XProtect
Central connections Enables the use of Central connections, allowing you to specify
further properties.
Login Name
Type the name used for the connection between the XProtect
Express and Central servers or the Milestone Integration Platform.
The name must match the name specified on the Central server or
in the Milestone Integration Platform.
Password
Type the password used for the connection between XProtect
Express and Central servers or the Milestone Integration Platform.
The password must match the password specified on the Central
server or in the Milestone Integration Platform.
Port
Type the port number to which the XProtect Central server or the
Milestone Integration Platform should connect when accessing the
XProtect Express server. The port number must match the port
number specified on the XProtect Central server or in the Milestone
Integration Platform. Default port is 1237.