Milestone Mobile 2014 (Server) - Manual (Page 8)

Milestone Mobile 2014 (Server)
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About Mobile server
A Mobile server handles log-ins to the system from Milestone Mobile client from a mobile device or
XProtect Web Client.
Upon correct login, the Mobile server distributes video streams from relevant recording servers to
Milestone Mobile client. This offers an extremely secure setup, where recording servers are never
connected to the Internet. When a Mobile server receives video streams from recording servers, it also
handles the complex conversion of codecs and formats allowing streaming of video on the mobile
device.
You must install the Mobile server on any computer from which you want to access recording servers.
Before you begin the installation of the Mobile server, make sure you are logged in with an account
that has administrator rights. Installation cannot be successful if you use a standard user account.
About Video push
Video push is feature in your Milestone Mobile client that allows you to use your mobile device's
camera to, for example, collect evidence when you investigate an alarm or event. You do this by
sending a video stream from your mobile device to your system. In the Mobile server settings, you can
set up how many users should be able to use the Video push feature in the system.
About Milestone Federated Architecture and
master/slave servers
If your system supports Milestone Federated Architecture and/or master/slave servers, you can
access such servers with your Milestone client. Use this functionality to gain access to all cameras on
all slave servers by logging in to the master server.
This means that when users of the Milestone client log in to a server to see cameras from all servers
in your system, they must connect to the IP address of the master server. Users must have
administrator rights on all servers in the system in order for the cameras to show up in the Milestone
client.
If you use XProtect Enterprise or any other streamlined software version (that is XProtect Professional,
XProtect Express, XProtect Essential or XProtect Go), you should only install the Milestone server on
the master server and not on any slave servers. System administrators must make sure that client
users only connect to a master server.
About actions
You can manage the availability of the Actions tab in the Milestone Mobile client by enabling or
disabling this on the Mobile server tab. Actions are by default enabled, and all available actions for
the connected devices are shown here.