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System communication and data flow

Server communication

	Component	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	Management server - Recording server	9000	TCP	1 kbit/call
2	Recording server - Media database	-	-	-
3	Management server - Internal	8080	UDP	1 kbit/call
4	SQL database communication	1433	TCP	1 kbit/call
5	Management server - Mobile server	80	HTTP	1 kbit/call

Login from XProtect Smart Client

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	XProtect Smart Client connects to the management server and attempts to log in	Configurable. Typically port 80 for an AD user and port 443 for a basic user	HTTP for an AD user and HTTPS for a basic user	Low 1 kbit/call
2	The management server contacts Active Directory to authenticate the user	OS- and AD-dependent	OS- and AD-dependent	Low 5 kbit/call
3	User-specific configuration is retrieved from the SQL database	1433	TCP	Depends on configuration
4	Login is granted and the configuration is sent to XProtect Smart Client	Configurable. Typically port 80 for an AD user and port 443 for a basic user	HTTP for an AD user and HTTPS for a basic user	Depends on configuration, Typically 1-10 MByte

Live video and audio

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	Live streams from cameras retrieved by the recording server	Configurable. Typically port 80	Configurable. Typically RTSP, UDP, TCP/IP	Device configurable. Typically 1-10 Mbit/s
2	Streams are sent to XProtect Smart Client on request	Configurable. The default port is 7563	Configurable, TCP/IP, UDP Multicast. The default is TCP/IP	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed

Live video multicasting

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	Live streams from cameras retrieved by the recording server	Configurable. Typically port 80	Configurable. Typically RTSP, UDP, TCP/IP	Device configurable. Typically 1-10 Mbit/s
2	Recording server sends multicast stream to the multicast enabled network. This requires that all switches handling the data traffic between the XProtect Smart Client and the recording server must be configured for multicast	Configurable. The default port range is 6000-7000	UDP IGMP Multicast	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed
3	The multicast stream is received by all XProtect Smart Clients on request	Configurable. The default port range is 6000-7000	UDP IGMP Multicast	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed

Matrix

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	XProtect Smart Client user selects to send a camera to a Matrix-recipient	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	Information is sent to management server	Configurable. Typically port 80 for an AD user and port 443 a for basic user	HTTP for AD user and HTTPS for basic user	Low 1 kbit/call
3	Management server sends request to Matrix-recipient on specified IP address and port (XProtect Smart Client B)	Configurable. The default port is 12345	TCP/IP	Low 1 kbit/call
4	Streams are sent to XProtect Smart Client from recording server on request	Configurable. The default port is 7563	Configurable, TCP/IP, UDP Multicast. The default is TCP/IP	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed

Management server – view update

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	View updated on XProtect Smart Client	Configurable. Typically port 80 for an AD user and port 443 for a basic user	HTTP for an AD user and HTTPS for a basic user	Low 1 kbit/call
2	The system configuration is stored in the SQL database	1433	TCP	Low 1 kbit/call
3	The management server sends notification about view update to XProtect Smart Clients	Configurable. Typically port 80 for an AD user and port 443 for a basic user	HTTP for an AD user and HTTPS for a basic user	Low 1 kbit/call + constant low use
4	XProtect Smart Clients retrieves and applies the new view	Configurable. Typically port 80 for an AD user and 443 for a basic user	HTTP for an AD user and HTTPS for a basic user	Low 1 kbit/call

XProtect Smart Wall

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	An XProtect Smart Client user updates the XProtect Smart Wall view	Configurable. The default is 5432 (disabled by default)	TCP/IP	Low 1 kbit/call
2	The XProtect Smart Wall view configuration is updated and stored in the SQL database	1433	TCP	Low 1 kbit/call
3	The management server sends a notification to the XProtect Smart Client running the XProtect Smart Wall	Configurable. Typically 80 for an AD user and 443 for a basic user	HTTP for an AD user and HTTPS for a basic user	Low 1 kbit/call
4	The XProtect Smart Client running the XProtect Smart Wall retrieves and applies new layout	Configurable. Typically 80 for an AD user and 443 for a basic user	HTTP for an AD user and HTTPS for a basic user	Low 1 kbit/call

Play back video and audio

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	Recording stream from cameras retrieved by the recording server	Configurable. Typically port 80	Configurable. Typically RTSP, UDP, TCP/IP	Device configurable. Typically 1-10 Mbit/s
2	The stream is recorded in the recording server database based on rules	N/A	N/A	Device configurable. Typically 1-10 Mbit/s
3	The recorded stream is retrieved by XProtect Smart Client on playback request	Configurable. The default port is 7563	TCP/IP	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed

Login from XProtect Web Client and XProtect Mobile

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	Login request from XProtect Web Client or XProtect Mobile received on the mobile server	Configurable. Typically 8081 for HTTP and 8082 for HTTPS	HTTP or HTTPS	Low 1kbit/call
2	The mobile server forwards request to the management server	Configurable. Typically 80 for an AD user and 443 for a basic user	HTTP for an AD user and HTTPS for a basic user	Low 1kbit/call
3	The management server contacts Active Directory to authenticate the user	OS- and AD-dependent	OS- and AD-dependent	Low 1kbit/call
4	User-specific configuration is retrieved from the SQL database	1433	TCP	Configuration dependent
5	Information returned to the mobile server	Configurable. Typically 80 for an AD user and 443 for a basic user	HTTP for an AD User and HTTPS for a basic user	Configuration dependent, typically 1-10 MByte
6	The login is granted and configuration is sent to XProtect Web Client or XProtect Mobile	Configurable. Typically 8081 for HTTP and 8082 for HTTPS	HTTP or HTTPS	Configuration dependent, typically < 100 kByte

Live video for XProtect Web Client and XProtect Mobile

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	Live stream(s) from cameras retrieved on the recording server	Configurable. Typically port 80	Configurable. Typically RTSP, UDP, TCP/IP	Device configurable. Typically 1-10 Mbit/s
2	Streams are sent to the mobile server for transcoding or as direct streaming	Configurable. The default is 7563	Configurable, TCP/IP, UDP Multicast. The default is TCP/IP	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed
3	Video is streamed to the clients	Configurable. Typically 8081 for HTTP and 8082 for HTTPS	HTTP or HTTPS	Transcoding: typically 50–200 kbit/s Native: device configurable. Typically 0.05-1 Mbit/s

Recording and playback video for XProtect Web Client and XProtect Mobile

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	Recording stream from cameras retrieved on the recording server	Configurable. Typically port 80	Configurable. Typically RTSP, UDP, TCP/IP	Device configurable. Typically 1-10 Mbit/s
2	The stream is recorded in the recording server database based on rules	Configurable. The default is 7563	Configurable. TCP/IP, UDP Multicast. The default is TCP/IP.	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed
3	Recordings are sent to the mobile server for transcoding or as direct streaming	Configurable. Typically 8081 for HTTP and 8082 for HTTPS	HTTP or HTTPS	Transcoding: typically 50–200 kbit/s Native: device configurable Typically 1-10 Mbit/s
4	Video is streamed to clients	-	-	-

Video push

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	Video push stream from a device running XProtect Mobile is sent instantly to the mobile server	Configurable. Typically port 8081 for HTTP and port 8082 for HTTPS	HTTP or HTTPS	Usage dependable, resolution and frame-rate set up in the mobile device. Typically 0.05 – 1 Mbit/s
2	The video push stream is retrieved by recording server using the specific video push device driver	Configurable. Typically port 40001 (40002, 40003, if many devices are present)	TCP/IP	Usage dependable, resolution and frame-rate set up in the mobile device. Typically 0.05 – 1 Mbit/s

Milestone Interconnect live

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
	This illustrates how XProtect Smart Client users, specified for the interconnected system, only need to log into the management server on the central site to view video
1	Live stream(s) from the remote site cameras retrieved by the remote site recording server	Configurable. Typically 80	Configurable. Typically RTSP, UDP, TCP/IP	Device configurable. Typically 1-10 Mbit/s
2	Live streams from the remote site recording server retrieved by the central site recording server	Configurable. The default is 7563*	TCP/IP	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed
	* In XProtect Professional VMS the default port is 80, events 22331, central 1237 must be open. The recording server on the central site connects to the remote site in the same way as a XProtect Smart Client
3	Stream(s) are sent to XProtect Smart Client on request	Configurable. The default is 7563	Configurable, TCP/IP, UDP Multicast. The default is TCP/IP	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed

Milestone Interconnect recording options

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
	This highlights some of the different options when configuring your system recording settings
	No recording	-	-	-
	Record at remote site only	-	-	-
	Retrieve recordings from remote site on request	-	-	-
	Retrieve recordings from remote site based on rule (time profile)	-	-	-
	Record at central site only	-	-	-
	Retrieve recordings from remote site after site link down	-	-	-
	Record at both sites	-	-	-
	Combinations of above and other options	-	-	-
	These options could also be combined with cameras that have edge storage capabilities

Milestone Interconnect play back

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
This illustrates when recording is done on both sites. Recordings can be retrieved to the central site based on schedule, event or request. XProtect Smart Client users, specified for the interconnected system, only need to log into the management server on the central site to view video
1	Recording stream from the remote site cameras retrieved by the remote site recording server	Configurable. Typically 80	Configurable. Typically RTSP, UDP, TCP/IP	Device configurable. Typically 1-10 Mbit/s
2	The stream is recorded in the remote site recording server database based on rules	N/A	N/A	-
3	Recording stream from the remote site recording server retrieved by the central site recording server	Configurable. The default is 7563*	TCP/IP	Sum of camera streams viewed
* In XProtect Professional VMS the default port is 80, events 22331, central 1237 must be open. The recording server on the central site connects to the remote site in the same way as a XProtect Smart Client
4	The stream is recorded in the central site recording server database based on rules. Recordings not available due to remote site link downtime can be retrieved automatically or based on schedule, event or request		N/A	Configurable by remote retrieval settings
5	The recorded stream(s) are retrieved by XProtect Smart Client on playback request	Configurable. The default is 7563	TCP/IP	Sum of camera streams viewed

XProtect DLNA Server

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	The XProtect DLNA Server connects to the management server to authorize itself with the provided credentials	Configurable. Typically port 80 for an AD user and port 443 for a basic user	HTTP for an AD user and HTTPS for a basic user	Low 1 kbit/call
2	A DLNA device scans the network and connects to the XProtect system via the XProtect DLNA Server and requests a live camera video stream	Configurable. The default port is 9100	HTTP	Low 1 kbit/call
3	XProtect DLNA Server retrieves the requested camera video stream from the recording server	Configurable. The default port is 7563	TCP/IP	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed
4	XProtect DLNA Server sends the live video stream from the requested camera to the DLNA device	Configurable. The default port is 9200	HTTP	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed
	Only H.264 encoded camera streams are supported. If a camera supports multiple streams, only the default stream is sent. The system administrator manages the entire XProtect DLNA Server configuration from the Management Client. For example, selecting cameras available

Milestone ONVIF Bridge

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	Login, stream or PTZ request from ONVIF client received on the Milestone ONVIF Bridge server. The Milestone ONVIF Bridge is a gateway for non-Milestone clients to the Milestone VMS	Configurable. The default is 580	HTTP for an AD user and HTTPS for a basic user	Low 1 kbit/call
2	The Milestone ONVIF Bridge forwards the login request to the management server to authenticate the user. Access to the Milestone VMS is granted and sent to the Milestone ONVIF Bridge server	Configurable. Typically 80 for an AD user and 443 for a basic user	HTTP for an AD user and HTTPS for a basic user	Low 1 kbit/call
3	Requested live or playback stream from the recording server is retrieved by the Milestone ONVIF Bridge server	Configurable. The default port is 7563	TCP/IP	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed
4	Video is streamed to the ONVIF client	Configurable. The default port is 554	RTSP	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed

Management Client configuration update

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	Configuration updated on the Management Client	-	-	-
2	Changes are stored on the management server	Configurable. Typically 80 for an AD user and 443 for a basic user	HTTP for an AD user and HTTPS for a basic user	Low 10 kbit/call
3	Configuration update sent to relevant components. In this case, the recording server	9000	TCP/IP	Low 1 kbit/call
4	If updates concern cameras, the recording server applies new settings	Configurable. Typically 80 for HTTP and 443 for HTTPS	HTTP or HTTPS	Low 1 kbit/call

Log server

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	The Management server or recording server creates a log message	9000	TCP	Low 1 kbit/call
2	The log message is forwarded to the log server	22337	HTTP	Low 1 kbit/call
3	The log message is stored in the log server's SQL database	1433	TCP	Low 1 kbit/call

Event server

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
	Data about alarms, access control or map updates are received by the event server	-	-	-
	Third-party integrations MIP message communication	22333	TCP/IP	Low 1 kbit/call
	Access control integrations	Depends on the integration	TCP/IP	Low 1 kbit/call
	XProtect Access. The event server Plug-in is a client to the access control system	Random or fixed. Paxton 8025	TCP/IP	Low 1 kbit/call
	Analytics events	Configurable. The default port is 9090	TCP/IP	Low 1 kbit/call
	Generic events	Configurable. The default ports are 1234 and 1235	TCP/IP, UDP	Low 1 kbit/call
	Recording server	7563	TCP	Low 1 kbit/call
	The event server sends data to XProtect Smart Client to show in alarm list, XProtect Access or the map overview. The XProtect Smart Client user responds to the notification and returns data to event server	-	-	-

XProtect Transact

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	Transaction data generated by the transaction source is sent to the event server and stored	Configurable. Typically 80	TCP/IP	Low 10 kbit/call
2	The event server sends transaction data to XProtect Smart Client. View items containing transaction data and the associated video is updated	Configurable. The default is 22331 22333	TCP/IP	Low 1 kbit/call
	The system administrator manages the entire XProtect Transact configuration from the Management Client. For example, setting up transaction sources, associated cameras, definitions and events	-	-	-

XProtect LPR

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	Live streams from cameras configured for LPR (License Plate Recognition) retrieved by the recording server	Configurable. Typically 80	Configurable. Typically RTSP, UDP, TCP/IP	Device configurable. Typically 1-10 Mbit/s
2	Streams from the recording server retrieved by the LPR server	Configurable. The default is 7563	TCP/IP	Usage dependable, sum of camera streams viewed
3	The LPR server recognizes license plates by comparing them with the license plate characteristics of the installed country modules. Found license plates are compared with the license plate match list requests from the event server LPR plug-in	22334	TCP/IP	Low 1 kbit/call
4	The event server sends events and alarms to XProtect Smart Client when there is a match	Configurable. The default is 22331 22333	TCP/IP	Low 1 kbit/call
	The system administrator manages the entire XProtect LPR configuration, for example, setting up events, alarms, and match lists from the Management Client. To be able to configure XProtect LPR from the Management Client you must install the LPR plug-in on the Management Client computer

View and manage alarms

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	XProtect Smart Client requests an alarm list from event server	Configurable. The default port is 22331	TCP/IP	Low 1 kbit/call
2	The alarm list is retrieved from the SQL database and returned to XProtect Smart Client	1433	TCP	Low 100 kbit/call
3	The alarm is handled and its state/details is updated by the user	-	-	-
4	New state/details stored in the SQL database	1433	TCP	Low 1 kbit/call

Data collector

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	System status received on management server delivered by: log server, event server, recording server, failover recording server and mobile server	7609	HTTP	Low 10 kbit/call
2	The collected data is stored in an SQL database on a SQL Server	1433	TCP	Low 1 kbit/call
3	XProtect Smart Client or the Management Client requests status via System Monitor	80	HTTP	Low 1 kbit/call
4	Requested data is collected from an SQL database on a SQL Server	1433	TCP	Low 100 kbit/call
5	Data returned to clients	80	HTTP	Low 100 kbit/call

Recording server failover

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	Video streamed from the recording server	Configurable. The default port is 7563	Configurable. TCP/IP, UDP Multicast. Default TCP/IP	Sum of camera streams viewed
2	Alive messages exchanged between recording and failover recording server	Configurable. Default is 11000	Configurable, TCP/IP	Low 1 kbit/call
3	Cold standby: failover message sent, configuration retrieved, start failover Hot standby: failover message sent, start failover	80	HTTP	Configuration dependent
4	Configuration updated with active failover recording server	1433	TCP	Low 1 kbit/call
5	Update configuration message sent to the management server	80	HTTP	Low 1 kbit/call
6	Update message distributed to all clients	Configurable. Typically 80 for an AD user and 443 for a basic user	HTTP for an AD user and HTTPS for a basic user	Low 1 kbit/call
7	Video streamed from failover recording server	Configurable. The default port is 7563	Configurable. TCP/IP, UDP Multicast. Default TCP/IP	Sum of camera streams viewed
	Media retrieved from failover recording server when recording server is available	5210	TCP	-

Evidence lock

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	The user creates an evidence lock in XProtect Smart Client. XProtect Smart Client sends the information to the management server	Configurable. Typically port 80 for an AD user and port 443 for a basic user	HTTP for AD User and HTTPS for a basic user	Low 1kbit/call
2	The management server informs the recording server to store and protect the locked recordings in the Media database	9000	TCP	Low 1kbit/call
3	The management server stores information about the evidence lock in the SQL database	1433	TCP	Low 1kbit/call

Move hardware

	Process	Port	Protocol	Bandwidth
1	The user moves hardware from recording server 1 to recording server 2 in Management Client	-	-	-
2	The management server receives the update in the system configuration and stores it in the SQL database	1433	TCP	Low 1kbit/call
3	The management server sends update to recording server 1	9000	TCP	Low 1kbit/call
4	The management server sends update to recording server 2	9000	TCP	Low 1kbit/call
5	Recording server 2 connects to Hardware. All new recordings are stored in the recording server 2 database	-	-	-
	Old recordings are still available on recording server 1. The system deletes them when the retention time expires. Recordings marked with evidence lock are not deleted until the evidence lock's retention time expires	5210	TCP	-
	Clients connect to recording server 2	-	-	-

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