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Milestone Husky™ Network Video Recorders (NVRs)
The Milestone Husky M Series is the perfect combination – The world’s #1 VMS plus a recording platform purpose-built for video surveillance
THE MILESTONE HUSKY™ M SERIES
THE MILESTONE HUSKY™ M SERIES
M20
THE MILESTONE HUSKY™ M SERIES
M50
THE MILESTONE HUSKY™ M SERIES
M500A
THE MILESTONE HUSKY™ M SERIES
M550A
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Why choose a Milestone Husky M Series NVR?
The no. 1 video management software
Each Milestone Husky comes pre-installed with our award winning XProtect® video management software
Designed by the surveillance experts
We know video surveillance, and we’ve put all of our know-how into these units, so you get an NVR you can count on
Full mobile
experience
experience
Get anytime, anywhere access to your video feeds with Milestone Mobile, the industry’s most feature-rich security app
Total investment protection
Each Husky unit comes with a 3-year hardware warranty
Get your surveillance system today
You’re one step away from an all-in-one surveillance system. Pick the Milestone Husky M Series that fits your needs and contact one of our authorized resellers today.
MILESTONE HUSKY
M20
32
max.
cameras
Concurrent users
12 TB
max.
storage
- Integrated Power over Ethernet (PoE) managed switch
- The latest 6th-generation Intel® Skylake technology
- Customer replaceable hard drives
- Smart Start plug-and-play features for effortless setup
MILESTONE HUSKY
M50
128
max.
cameras
Concurrent users
64 TB
max.
storage
- Supports third-party integrations
- Easy transition to IP with integrated support for analog and IP cameras
- Optional RAID 5/10 for data protection and system performance
MILESTONE HUSKY
M500A
512
HD
cameras
Concurrent users
64 TB
max.
storage
- Guaranteed 600 Mbit/s recording rate
- Western Digital™ Purple hard drives optimized for video surveillance
- Lowest power consumption in its class
MILESTONE HUSKY
M550A
768
HD
cameras
Concurrent users
64 TB
max.
storage
- Guaranteed 1200 Mbit/s recording rate
- Western Digital™ Purple hard drives optimized for video surveillance
- 1+1 redundant dual power supply
- Intel® X550 Converged Network Adapter
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fits your needs. Just download our Husky Calculator
and find the NVR that’s right for you.
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Which Milestone Husky is right for you?
Find the Milestone Husky that meets your needs
| Milestone Husky NVR key capabilities |
M20
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M50
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M500A
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M550A
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| NVR Class - Maximum number of cameras | 32 | 128 | 5125 | Up to 7685 |
| Form factor | Standalone, 2U rack-mount option | 2U rack-mount | 2U rack-mount | 2U rack-mount |
| All-in-one single unit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-unit | Unlimited units Master/slave | Unlimited units Master/slave |
Unlimited units Centrally managed |
Unlimited units Centrally managed |
| Extension recording unit to VMS systems | XProtect Professional | XProtect Professional | XProtect Expert & XProtect Corporate |
XProtect Expert & XProtect Corporate |
| Dimensions | 43(W)x33(D)x8.8(H) cm 16.9(W)x13(D)x3.5(H) in | 43(W)x40(D)x8.8(H) cm 17(W)x16.4(D)x3.5(H) in |
43(W)x40(D)x8.8(H) cm 17(W)x16.4(D)x3.5(H) in |
43(W)x40(D)x8.8(H) cm 17(W)x16.4(D)x3.5(H) in |
| Maximum power consumption | 250~500W | 90-120 W | 90-120W | 90-120 W |
| Camera licenses included | 8 / 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Add-on camera licenses | 4 pack | 4 pack | Individual | Individual |
| Integrated Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch | IEEE 802.3at | -- | -- | -- |
| Hybrid option | -- | 32 analog 16TB video storage |
-- | -- |
| Milestone Interconnect™ | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Milestone Federated Architecture™ | -- | -- | Supported | Supported |
| Compute system | ||||
| CPU | Skylake i3-6100 | i7-3610QE 2.3Ghz | i7-3610QE 2.3Ghz | i7-3610QE 2.3Ghz |
| CPU passmark | 5475 | 6193 | 6193 | 6193 |
| Operating system (OS) | Windows 10 IoT Enterprise | Windows 10 | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| Hardware accelerated decoding for local viewing and playback | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16GB | 16GB | 16GB |
| Storage system | ||||
| Maximum recording rate | 200 Mbit/s | Up to 544Mbit/s | 600 Mbit/s | Up to 1200 Mbit/s |
| Video storage | 2TB / 4TB / 12TB 2 HDD bays, SATA |
8TB / 16TB / 32TB / 48TB / 64TB 8HDD bays, SATA |
8TB / 16TB / 32TB / 48TB / 64TB 8HDD bays, SATA |
8TB / 16TB / 32TB / 48TB / 64TB 8 HDD bays, SATA |
| RAID storage | -- | RAID 5/10 optional | RAID 5, 10, 50 included | RAID 5,6 10, 50 included |
| Hot plug disk drives | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Drive type | Western Digital Purple Drives | Western Digital Purple Drives | Western Digital Purple Drives | Western Digital Purple Drives |
| VMS/OS storage | 128GB mSATA SSD | 64GB mSATA SSD | 128GB mSATA SSD | 128GB mSATA SSD |
| Software recovery image | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Network system | ||||
| Dual network interface cards | Yes, GbE, RJ45 | Yes, GbE, RJ45 | Yes, GbE, RJ45 | Yes, 2x10GbE, 2x1GbE, RJ45 |
| Multicast support | Yes | -- | Yes, both camera and XProtect Smart Client | Yes, both camera and XProtect Smart Client |
| Video management system - General | ||||
| Video management software (VMS) | XProtect Professional | XProtect Professional | XProtect Expert (XProtect Corporate) |
XProtect Expert (XProtect Corporate) |
| Milestone Care™ Basic | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Milestone Care Plus | Optional | Optional | 3 years included | 3 years included |
| Hardware warranty | 3 years included | 3 years included | 3 years included | 3 years included |
| Updates to newer VMS versions | With Care Plus | With Care Plus | With Care Plus | With Care Plus |
| VMS software upgrades | -- | -- | Yes to XProtect Corporate | Yes to XProtect Corporate |
| Setup wizards | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic camera discovery | Yes | Yes | -- | -- |
| Camera replacement wizard | Yes | -- | Yes | Yes |
| Smart Start plug-and-play: Automatic IP address assignment1, time synchronization1 and storage allocation | Yes | -- | -- | -- |
| VMS and camera audio | ||||
| Supports ONVIF cameras | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Codecs supported | H.264, MPEG-4, M-JPEG | H.264, MPEG-4, M-JPEG |
H.265, H.264, MPEG-4,M-JPEG | H.265, H.264, MPEG-4, M-JPEG |
| Pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audio support | 2-way | 2-way | 2-way | 2-way |
| Video management system - Clients | ||||
| Maximum number of concurrent users | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Supports XProtect® Smart Client | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Supports XProtect®Web Client | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Supports Milestone Mobile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware accelerated decoding in XProtect Smart Client | Yes Intel Quick Sync Video |
Yes Intel Quick Sync Video |
Yes Intel Quick Sync Video |
Yes Intel Quick Sync Video |
| Video push support2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Push notification support3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video management system - Core features | ||||
| Smart Search | Yes | Yes | Yes, motion metadata based | Yes, motion metadata based |
| Alarm Manager | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Archiving to network storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Map function | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multiple video export formats | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Third-party application support4 (video analytics, data storage) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Active Directory support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Versatile rule engine | -- | -- | Yes | Yes |
| Centralized management of multiple units | -- | -- | Yes | Yes |
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