Setting up smart map with Milestone Federated Architecture

When you use smart map in a Milestone Federated Architecture, all the cameras from the connected sites appear on the smart map. The overall steps in this topics describe how to set up smart map in a federated architecture.

For general information about Milestone Federated Architecture, see Milestone Federated Architecture (explained).

Before connecting the mainsite with the subsites, make sure that GPS coordinates have been specified on all cameras on all sites. GPS coordinates are added automatically when a camera is positioned on the smart map through XProtect Smart Client, but you can also add them manually in Management Client in the camera properties. For more information, see Set camera position, direction, field of view, and depth.
You must add the Smart Client operators as Windows users on the mainsite and all the subsites. At least on the mainsite, the Windows users must have smart map editing rights. This allows them to edit the smart map for the mainsite and all subsites. Next, you need to determine whether the Windows users on the subsites need smart map editing rights. In Management Client, first you create the Windows users under Roles, and then you enable smart map editing. For more information, see Enable smart map editing.
On the mainsite, you must add the subsites as Windows users to a role with administrator rights. When you specify the object type, select the Computers check box.
On each of the subsites, you must add the mainsite as a Windows user to the same administrator role that is used on the mainsite. When you specify the object type, select the Computers check box.
On the mainsite, make sure that you can view the Federated Site Hierarchy window. In Management Client, go to View and select Federated Site Hierarchy. Add each of the subsites to the mainsite. For more information, see Add site to hierarchy.
Now you can test that it works in XProtect Smart Client. Log into the mainsite as administrator or as an operator, and open a view that contains the smart map. If the setup has been done correctly, all cameras from both the mainsite and all the subsites will appear on the smart map. If you log into one of the subsites, you will see only the cameras from that site and its subsites.

To edit cameras on a smart map, for example the camera position and angle, users need camera editing rights.