Milestone Open Network Bridge interoperability

The Milestone Open Network Bridge is comprised of the following components:

  • Milestone Open Network Bridge server
  • Milestone Open Network Bridge 32-bit plug-in for Management Application
  • Milestone Open Network Bridge 64-bit plug-in for Management Client

The following illustration shows a high-level view of the interoperability between an ONVIF client, the Milestone Open Network Bridge, and XProtect VMS.

Milestone recommends that you install the Milestone Open Network Bridge server in a demilitarized zone (DMZ).

XProtect VMS ONVIF clients
  1. An ONVIF client connects to the XProtect VMS via the Milestone Open Network Bridge server through the Internet. To do this, the ONVIF client needs the IP address or domain name (domain/host name) of the server where the Milestone Open Network Bridge is installed, and the ONVIF port number.
  2. The Milestone Open Network Bridge server connects to the management server to authorize the ONVIF client user.

  3. After authorization, the recording server starts sending H.264 video streams from the cameras to the Milestone Open Network Bridge server.

    If a camera supports multiple streams, only the default stream is sent.

  4. The Milestone Open Network Bridge server sends the video as RTSP streams to the ONVIF client.
  5. If available, the ONVIF client user can pan-tilt-zoom PTZ cameras.