Global toolbar

From the Global toolbar, in the upper-right corner of the XProtect Smart Client, you have access to:

  • Evidence lock list
    The Evidence lock list shows evidence locks with devices that you have permissions to access. You can sort, filter, and search the evidence locks list and see detailed information about the evidence locks. See also View evidence locks.
  • User menu
    From your User menu, you can see your Login information, and you can log out from the XProtect Smart Client. See Log in and log out. Login information contains information about the status of the XProtect VMS servers that your XProtect Smart Client is connected to. This is useful if you are connected to an XProtect VMS system that is configured to use Milestone Federated Architecture. Milestone Federated Architecture enables organizations to connect related but physically separate XProtect VMS systems. For example, such a setup can be relevant for chains of shops.

    A red circle on the User menu indicates that one or more servers are unavailable.

    Select Login information to view the server status.

    • Available servers are displayed in green.

    • Unavailable servers are displayed in red.
      If servers are not available at the time you log in, you cannot use cameras or features belonging to those servers. When you have viewed the status, the red button will stop flashing even if the server is still unavailable.

    The number of servers you see reflects the number of servers retrievable from the XProtect VMS system at the time you logged in. Particularly if you connect to large hierarchies of servers, occasionally, more servers may become available after you log in. The server list is a static representation of server status. If a server is unavailable, it will display a reason in the Status field when you click it. To connect to the server, click the Load Server button. The server status for that server will then be updated. If a server continues to be unavailable for longer periods of time, contact your system administrator for advice.

  • Settings and more
    The Settings and more window covers Toggle theme, Server jobs, XProtect Smart Client Settings, Help, Video tutorials, and the About button. See also Buttons.