Smart map settings

Enter the Bing Maps key or Google Maps client ID or key for the Bing Maps API or Google Maps API that you use.

You can edit these settings only if your administrator has allowed you to in XProtect Management Client.

Name

Description
Milestone Map Service

Specify whether Milestone Map Service can be used as a geographic background. If you select Unavailable, XProtect Smart Client does not display it as an option.
OpenStreetMap server

To use a different tile server (see Change OpenStreetMap tile server) than the one specified by your system administrator, enter the server address here.
Create location when layer is added

Specify whether to create a location when a user adds a custom overlayClosedA user-defined, graphic element that users can add to a smart map, for example to illustrate a floor plan in a building, or to mark borders between regions. A custom overlay can be an image, a CAD drawing, or a shapefile.. For more information, see Add custom overlay on smart map.
Bing Maps key

Enter or edit the private cryptographic key that you generated for the Bing Maps API.
Client ID for Google Maps

Enter or edit the client ID that you generated for the Google Static Maps API.
Private key for Google Maps

Enter or edit the private cryptographic key that you generated for the Google Static Maps API.
URL signing secret for Google Maps Enter the signing secret that you retrieved for the Google Static Maps API.
Remove cached smart map files

If you are using Google Maps as your geographic background, files are not cached.

Smart map saves to the cache folder on your local computer so that it can load faster. Use this setting to specify how often you want to remove the cached files.