Designed for small businesses, XProtect™ Essential is out-of-the-box IP video management software supporting up to 26 cameras and up to five concurrent users.
This gives you immediate access to all the benefits of Milestone's open platform - true hardware and software integration independence to future-proof your investment - at a very competitive price.
XProtect Essential offers unbeatable value by combining advanced video surveillance capabilities and ease-of-use. And the flexible licensing model ensures seamless upgrades and system expansion as your needs expand.
Single-server video surveillance solution that supports up to 26 IP cameras, IP video encoders with analog cameras.
Cost-efficient solution for small business installations.
Unique data storage and archiving solution that combines superior performance and scalability and cost efficient long-term video storage.
Optimized recording storage management
Supports connection of more than 839 IP cameras, IP video encoders and selected DVR models from over 79 different vendors through dedicated device integration
Wide IP camera and device support ensures flexibility and future-proof hardware independence.
ONVIF™ and PSIA compliant
Support for industry standards
Supports new compression methods: MPEG4 ASP, MxPEG and H.264 in addition to MJPEG and MPEG4.
Wide compression technology support
System configuration wizards that guides the user through the process of adding cameras, configuring video and recording, adjustment of motion detection and user configuration.
Fast, efficient installation and maintenance.
Sequence Explorer displays sequences and time intervals in thumbnail pre-views
Gives unparalleled visual overview of recorded video combined with smooth navigation.
Instant and independent playback function lets you independently play back recorded video for one or more cameras, while in live viewing or playback mode.
Greater convenience.
Built-in video motion detection independent of camera model and supporting up to 26 cameras simultaneously per server.
Reduces resource usage.
Multiple language support
Let operators use the system in their native language with support for 20 different languages.
Overlay buttons
Intuitive control of cameras, camera-integrated devices and other integrated systems- directly from the camera view.
Quickly deliver authentic evidence to public authorities by exporting video to various formats, including video from multiple cameras with viewer, logs, and user notes included.
Fast evidence export speeds up investigative process
XProtect Essential Servers
XProtect Essential Recording Server 1.0
HW Platform:
Minimum 2.4 GHz CPU and 1 GB RAM (2.4 GHz dual core processor and 2 GB RAM or more recommended). Minimum 1 GB disk space available, excluding space needed for recordings.
OS:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Server 2003 (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Server 2008 R1/R2 (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Vista™ Business (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Vista Enterprise (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows 7 Professional (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows 7 Enterprise (32 bit or 64 bit*) and Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit or 64 bit*).
Software
Microsoft .NET 3.5 Framework SP1, or newer. DirectX 9.0 or newer required to run Playback Viewer application.
XProtect Essential Clients
XProtect Smart Client 5.0
HW Platform:
Minimum 2.4 GHz CPU, 1 GB RAM (more powerful CPU and higher RAM recommended for Smart Clients running high number of cameras and multiple views and displays).
Graphics Card: AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1024 x 768 (1280 x 1024 recommended), 16 bit colors.
OS:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Server 2003 (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Server 2008 R1/R2 (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Vista Business (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Vista Enterprise (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows 7 Professional (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows 7 Enterprise (32 bit or 64 bit*) and Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit or 64 bit*).
Software:
DirectX 9.0 or newer required to run Playback Viewer application. Microsoft .NET 3.5 Framework SP1, or newer.
XProtect Remote Client 3.6
HW Platform:
Minimum 2.4 GHz CPU, RAM 1 GB (2 GB or higher recommended on Microsoft Windows Vista).
OS:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Server 2003 (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Server 2008 R1/R2 (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Vista Business (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows Vista Enterprise (32 bit or 64 bit*) and Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows 7 Professional (32 bit or 64 bit*), Windows 7 Enterprise (32 bit or 64 bit*) and Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit or 64 bit*).
Software:
DirectX 9.0 or newer required to run Playback Viewer application. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, or newer, 32 bit version required.
Supported Languages
XProtect Essential Management Application 1.0
English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.
• An XProtect Essential base server license is mandatory for installing the product. • The XProtect Essential base server license includes 2 camera licenses. • The base server license contains the Essential server modules: Recording Server, Viewer, Recording Server Manager, Image Server, plus the client modules: Smart Client and Remote Client.
Camera License
To connect to a camera, a license per camera channel is required. In total, for all copies of the product installed under this license, the product may only be used with as many cameras as you have purchased camera licenses for. • Video encoders connected to multiple analog cameras require a camera license per channel to operate. • Camera licenses can be purchased in any numbers. To extend the installation with additional camera licenses, the SLC is required when ordering.
Clients - Unlicensed
The XProtect Smart Client and Remote Client are not licensed and can be installed and used on any number of computers.
*) Running as a 32 bit service/application.
System overview
1. Recording server
The recording server is the core of XProtect Essential. It has several functions:
Connection to each IP camera and IP video encoder
Recording of video and audio
Receive events and activate pre-defined alerts and actions
Host and control access from XProtect clients
Logging of activity
Management is done directly on the recording server in an included administrator module.
2. Management application
The management application provides a clear overview and easy access to configuration data, device settings, user definitions, etc. It offers system configuration wizards, automated device discovery, and smart bulk configuration. You can also export/import system and user configuration data and automatic system restore points.
3. XProtect Smart Client
This advanced and full-featured access client provides operators with all daily functions, such as live view and playback from 26 cameras, intelligent Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) functions, advanced search functions and export of evidence material.
There is also a browser-based Remote Client offers live view and playback of up to 16 cameras. This lets operators perform most daily operations via almost any web browser.
