Milestone XProtect Essential 2014 - Manual (Page 13)

Milestone XProtect ® Essential 2014 Administrator's Manual
www.milestonesys.com 13 System overview
System overview
System overview
Your video surveillance system is affordable video management software for small businesses,
especially retail, that want to video enable their surveillance installation with support for up to 26
cameras. Through an open platform environment, businesses can seamlessly integrate solutions,
building management systems and third-party applications directly into your system.
Your system consists of a number of components, each targeted at specific tasks and user types:
Name Description
Management Application
The main application for configuring the surveillance system server,
for example when you add new cameras, set up users or change
configuration on the system.
Recording Server service
A vital part of the surveillance system. The Recording Server
service runs to ensure that devices transfer video streams to your
system. The Recording Server service installs automatically and
runs in the background on the surveillance system server. You
manage the service through the Management Application.
Event Server service
Used for handling Milestone plug-in related data. The event server
is automatically installed on, and runs in the background of, your
XProtect Essential surveillance system server.
Microsoft SQL Server Express
Database
Will in the future be used for storing Milestone plug-in related data.
The SQL Server Express database is a lightweight, yet powerful,
version of a full SQL database which is automatically installed on,
and runs in the background of, your XProtect Essential surveillance
system server.
Image Server service
Handles access to the surveillance system for users logging in with
clients. The Image Server service is automatically installed and runs
in the background on the surveillance system server. You can
manage the service through the Management Application.
XProtect ® Download Manager
Manages the system-related features your organization's users can
access from a targeted welcome page on the surveillance system
server.
XProtect ® Smart Client
Designed for Milestone XProtect surveillance systems, XProtect
Smart Client is a client application for the daily operations of
security installations. Its streamlined interface makes it easy to
monitor installations of all sizes, manage security incidents and
access and export live and recorded video.
Milestone recommends that you always use the latest version of
XProtect Smart Client to best use new features and functions
included in your surveillance system.