In your system, Microphones are typically attached to hardware devices, and therefore physically located next to cameras. Operators, with the necessary rights, can listen to recordings through XProtect Smart Client if the computer running XProtect Smart Client has speakers attached. You manage microphones on your system, meaning you can always manage the microphones attached to cameras, not microphones attached to XProtect Smart Client operators' computers.
If you have added more microphones to your system than you need, you can hide the ones you do not need by right-clicking the relevant microphone or speaker and select Hide. If you need the hidden microphone again, you can right-click the overall microphone icon and select Show Hidden Items.
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