What's new?

In XProtect Web Client 2023 R1

There is a new timeline bar in playback mode:

  • The new timeline bar has a modern, user-friendly design that enables you to quickly search and identify recordings. The feature is available in both single-camera and multiple-camera views.

  • The new timeline controls provide a quick transition between live and playback mode. In live mode, the timeline bar is hidden. In playback mode, you can do the following:

    • Play backward or play forward recordings from one or multiple cameras.

    • Go to the beginning of the previous or the next recording.

    • Use the playback slider to go to a specific place in the recordings.

    • Use the speed slider to specify the playback speed of the recordings.

    • Use the time slider to define the time span for playing back the recordings.

  • Bookmarks are now visible on the timeline bar. In playback mode, you can find a bookmark directly on the timeline bar and click its icon to view the bookmark details or play the bookmark video clip.

For more information, see Using the playback timeline (explained).

Top menu bar:

  • The Live tab has become the Views tab. The new name matches the content in the left pane containing lists with views and cameras. To view live video, click on a camera view. By default, the video starts playing in live mode.

Left pane:

  • In the Views section of the pane, the All cameras folder has been removed.

Log in with an external IDP:

  • You can log in to XProtect Web Client with an external IDP. With this alternative login method you can be authorized to access the app without the required login credentials of a basic user or a Windows user. For more information, see External IDP and XProtect Web Client (explained).

Login screen:

  • The Login screen has a new and simplified user interface. For more information, see Logging in.

New left pane:

  • The left pane is collapsible and resizable.
  • The new search functionality filters out the irrelevant items from the lists of views and highlights the matches.
  • In the Views section of the pane, you can see the All cameras, Private, and Public folders that contain lists with folders and subfolders with views inside. From there, you can navigate to different views and view video from one camera or multiple cameras.
  • In the Cameras section of the pane, you can see the camera groups and the related devices in a list with folders and subfolders with camera groups inside. From there, you can also view video from one camera in live or playback mode.
  • To use the entire screen of your computer when presenting cameras in a view, you can open the renewed Grid view.
  • If you are on the Live tab and navigate to a specific group of cameras or a view and then go to another screen or log out, when you log in again and return to the Live tab, you can see the same group of cameras or view.

For more information, see Home page overview, Navigate to camera and Viewing live video (explained).

Notifications on alarms:

  • You can receive notifications on alarms regardless of the screen on which you are in the app. By clicking the notification, you'll navigate to the alarm details.
  • This functionality requires a Milestone Care Plus subscription package.

Top menu bar:

  • On the Home page, you can find all functional tabs grouped on the left of the top menu bar. The user menu and the More menu are on the right-hand side of the top menu bar (see Home page overview).

Audio:

  • On the Live tab, when you view live video or play a video recording with audio from a specific camera and then you navigate to another tab, the audio automatically starts when you return to the Live tab and continue playing the video from that camera.

Bookmarks:

  • To find a specific bookmark, you can search and use filtering. There are three options for filtering bookmarks:
    • You can enter a keyword from the headline or description of the bookmark or enter the complete bookmark ID.
    • You can select specific cameras.
    • You can select a predefined time interval. You can also customize the time interval that you want to apply as a filter.
  • If there is audio, you can listen to it in the video sequences that you have bookmarked.

Direct streaming:

  • The feature is also available in XProtect Professional+ and XProtect Express+.

Adaptive streaming:

  • The feature is also available in XProtect Professional+ and XProtect Express+.