Install XProtect DLNA Server

To access the installation web page:

  1. Log into the computer where you want to install the XProtect DLNA Server and open an Internet browser.
  2. Enter the following URL in your browser: http://[management server address]/installation/admin

    [management server address] is the IP address or host name of the management server.

  3. Select All Languages below the DLNA Server installer.
  4. Click Save to save the installer somewhere appropriately and run it from here or click Run to run it directly from the web page.

Run the installer:

  1. Accept all warnings and select the language you want to use. Click Continue.
  2. Read and accept the license agreement. Click Continue.
  3. Select the installation type, as follows:
    • In a single-computer system select Typical
    • In a distributed system select Custom

Typical installation

  1. To install all XProtect DLNA Server components on one computer, and apply default settings, click Typical.
    • Verify that the login as either Network Service or a domain user account with User name and Password is correct
    • Click Continue

      • To change or edit the service account credentials at a later stage, you will have to reinstall XProtect DLNA Server.

  2. Specify the URL or IP address, and the port number of the primary management server. The default port is 80. If you omit the port number, the system will use port 80. Then, click Continue.
  3. Select the file location and the product language, and then click Install.

    When the installation is complete, a list of successfully installed components appears. Click Close.

  4. Restart Event Server service and then the Management Client.

Custom installation

  1. To install XProtect DLNA Server components on separate computers, click Custom.
  2. To install the server, select the XProtect DLNA Server checkbox, and then click Continue.
  3. Establish a connection to the management server by specifying the following:
    • Verify that the login as either Network Service or a domain user account with User name and Password is correct. Then click Continue

      • To change or edit the service account credentials at a later stage, you will have to reinstall XProtect DLNA Server.

    • Specify the URL or IP address, and the port number of the primary management server, and the connection ports for communication with the XProtect DLNA Server:
      • The default port of the management server is 80. If you omit the port number, the system will use port 80
      • The default port numbers are: DLNA video 9200 and DLNA device 9100

    Click Continue.

  4. Select the file location and the product language, and then click Install.

    When the installation is complete, a list of successfully installed components appears.

  5. Click Close, and then install the XProtect DLNA Server plug-in on the computer where the Management Client is installed. To install the plug-in, run the installer again on that computer, select Custom and select the plug-in.
  6. Restart the Event Server service and then the Management Client.