Configure smart map with Milestone Federated Architecture

When you use smart map in a Milestone Federated Architecture, all the devices from the connected sites appear on the smart map. Follow the steps below to set up smart map in a federated architecture.

For general information about Milestone Federated Architecture, see Configuring Milestone Federated Architecture.

  1. Before connecting the top site with child sites, make sure that geographic coordinates have been specified on all devices on all sites. Geographic coordinates are added automatically when a device is positioned on the smart map in XProtect Smart Client, but you can also add them manually in Management Client in the device properties. For more information, see Define device position and camera direction, field of view, depth (smart map).
  2. You must add the Smart Client operators as Windows users on the parent site and all the federated sites. At least on the top site, the Windows users must have smart map editing permissions. This allows the users to edit the smart map for the top site and for all child sites. Next, you need to determine whether the Windows users on the child sites need smart map editing permissions. In Management Client, first you create the Windows users under Roles, and then you enable smart map editing. For more information, see Enable smart map editing.
  3. On the top site, add the child sites as Windows users to a role with administrator permissions. When you specify the object type, select the Computers check box.
  4. On each child site, add the top site as a Windows user to the same administrator role that is used on the top site. When you specify the object type, select the Computers check box.
  5. On the top site, make sure that you can view the Federated Site Hierarchy window. In Management Client, go to View and select Federated Site Hierarchy. Add each of the child sites to the top site. For more information, see Add site to hierarchy.
  6. Now you can test that Milestone Federated Architecture works in XProtect Smart Client. Log in to the top site as an administrator or as an operator, and open a view that contains the smart map. If the setup has been done correctly, all devices from the top site and the child sites appear on the smart map. If you log in to one of the child sites, you will see only the devices from that site and its child sites.

To edit devices on a smart map, for example the camera position and angle, users need device editing permissions. For more information, see Enable editing devices on smart map.