Milestone Central 3.7 - Manual (Page 33)

Milestone XProtect Central 3.7; User’s Manual
Maps
The Client’s Map section displays maps, the visual representations allowing an intuitive overview of
your organization’s Milestone XProtect Corporate, XProtect Enterprise or XProtect Professional
installations.
Maps may use simple colored backgrounds or imported background images, such as street plans,
building plans, photographs, etc. Maps are defined by your Milestone XProtect Central
administrator; you cannot create or change maps yourself.
Your access to the Client’s features is determined by your user rights, see page 13. Therefore, you
may not have access to some of the features described in this manual. User rights are assigned by
the system administrator; consult your system administrator if in doubt.
If you cannot see the Map section, read Display of Client’s Sections Can Be Turned On and Off on
page 13.
Map Hierarchies
If your organization uses several maps, they are often—but not always—placed in hierarchies.
Example: An organization may use a hierarchy of maps allowing users to “zoom” from state level
to city level, to neighborhood level, to building level, and vice versa.
Indicators Highlight Attention Areas on Maps
Map Hierarchy Indicators
When map hierarchies are used, you will typically see map hierarchy indicators on maps. Most
maps also display indicators representing servers, cameras, and other devices. The indicators allow
you to quickly pair alarms as well as underlying maps with exact physical locations.
Map hierarchy indicators show you if there is a map level below the level you are currently viewing:
• To move to a lower level in a map hierarchy, you simply click map hierarchy
indicators on the maps themselves:
• To move to a higher level in a map hierarchy, click the button in the Map section’s title
bar.
Tip: Alternatively, use the Client’s Navigation section to move between maps.
Map hierarchy indicators may have different colors: Green map hierarchy indicators indicate that
no alarms are present on underlying maps; red map hierarchy indicators indicate that operational
errors on underlying maps require attention. Map hierarchy indicators may also have small
envelope icons; these indicate that alarms are present on underlying maps.
The indicator in illustration to the right is placed on the map immediately next
to the town of Guildford. This serves as a visual indication that you have
access to one or more underlying levels in the map hierarchy; levels on which
you will be able to see more detailed information about the Guildford area.
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