Buttons in XProtect Smart Client (overview)

XProtect Smart Client has multiple buttons that allow you to perform different actions. The buttons are located in the following places:

  • In the upper-right corner

    Upper buttons in XProtect Smart Client showing the help, the log-out, and the Setup buttons.

    Hidden buttons in the upper-right corner of XProtect Smart Client.

  • In the lower-right corner

    Buttons in the lower-right corner of XProtect Smart Client.

The buttons available vary depending on the tab you are standing on. For example, Setup is not available on all tabs.

Button

Description

Time zone

Set up time zone. See Timeline settings.

Evidence lock list

View evidence lock. See also View evidence locks.

User profile - Login information

The status of your XProtect VMS servers that your XProtect Smart Client is connected to through Milestone Federated Architecture. See also Check the status of your server connection.

Log out

Log out of XProtect Smart Client. See also Log out.

Settings

Configure XProtect Smart Client settings and behavior, joysticks, keyboard shortcuts, language, and more. See also Settings in XProtect Smart Client.

Toggle theme

Switch the XProtect Smart Client theme to dark or light.

Server jobs

Depending on your rights to retrieve data from interconnected hardware devices or cameras that support edge storage, you can view the server jobs created for each data retrieval request for these devices. See Server jobs.

Help

Access the help system, play online video tutorials, or view version number and plug-in information. See also View version and plug-in information.

Video tutorials

Opens the Milestone Learning Portal.

Help

Access the help system, play online video tutorials, or view version number and plug-in information.

About

Information about the latest XProtect Smart Client plug-ins and versions.

Setup

Enter setup mode. See also Setup mode (overview).

Toggle full screen mode

Toggle between full screen and a smaller window that you can adjust to the size you want.

Export

Export video evidence. See also Export video, audio, and still images.

Evidence lock

Create an evidence lock to prevent evidence from being deleted. See also Create evidence locks.

Retrieve

Retrieve recordings from interconnected hardware devices or cameras that support edge storage.

Lift privacy masks

Users with sufficient rights can temporarily lift privacy masksClosedA blurred or solid color that covers an area of the video in the camera view. The defined areas are blurred or covered in live, playback, hotspot, carousel, smart map, smart search, and export modes in the clients.. See also Lift and apply privacy masks.