Buttons

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

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 Specify whether to show or hide the current time and date (of the computer running the XProtect Smart Client) in the title bar..
Evidence lock list	View evidence lock. See also View evidence locks.
User menu - 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 in and log out.
Toggle theme	Switch the XProtect Smart Client theme to dark or light.
Server jobs	Depending on your user permissions 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 View all edge retrieval jobs.
Settings	Configure XProtect Smart Client settings and behavior, joysticks, keyboard shortcuts, language, and more. See also Settings in XProtect Smart Client.
Help	Access the help system, play online video tutorials, or view version number and plug-in information.
Video tutorials	Opens the Milestone Learning Portal.
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 user permissions can temporarily lift privacy masksA 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.