Milestone Open Network Bridge interoperability

The Milestone Open Network Bridge is comprised of the following components:

  • Milestone Open Network Bridge server
  • Milestone Open Network Bridge 64-bit plug-in for Management Client

The following illustration shows a high-level view of the interoperability between an ONVIF client, the Milestone Open Network Bridge, and XProtect VMS.

Milestone recommends that you install the Milestone Open Network Bridge server in a demilitarized zone (DMZ).

A high-level view of the interoperability between an ONVIF client, the Milestone Open Network Bridge, and XProtect VMS, where the Milestone Open Network Bridge is isntalled in DMZ.

  1. An ONVIF client connects to the XProtect VMS via the Milestone Open Network Bridge server through the Internet. To do this, the ONVIF client needs the IP address or domain name (domain/host name) of the server where the Milestone Open Network Bridge is installed, and the ONVIF port number.
  2. The Milestone Open Network Bridge server connects to the management server to authorize the ONVIF client user.

  3. After authorization, clients can retrieve available cameras and retrieve streams via RTSP service.

  4. The Milestone Open Network Bridge server sends the video as RTSP streams to the ONVIF client.
  5. If available, the ONVIF client user can pan-tilt-zoom PTZ cameras.