Configuring Milestone Federated Architecture
Prerequisites
To simplify the creation of the hierarchy, it is strongly recommended that all sites belong to the same domain, and that the management server service run under the same domain account on all sites.
In cases where the sites are on different domains or the management server service does not run under the same account, please refer to the XProtect VMS administrator manual for further information on how to set up the Milestone Federated Architecture or alternatively, use Milestone Interconnect.
For information about Milestone Interconnect, see the Milestone Interconnect white paper.
Adding site to a hierarchy
Once the XProtect VMS sites are installed according to the prerequisites, creating a Milestone Federated Architecture hierarchy or adding a site to an existing hierarchy can be done simply by adding a sub-site to an XProtect Corporate system using the XProtect Management Client.
This is done in the following way:
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Right-click the current site in the ‘Federated Site Hierarchy ’ pane
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Select ‘Add Site to Hierarchy…’ in the context menu
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Enter the address of the new site (including http:// or https://) and click ‘OK’
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The Management Client will now connect to the site and add it to the hierarchy
Once added, the site will be shown in the ‘Federated Site Hierarchy ’ pane (5) under the parent server. The site is now included in the hierarchy.
Note:
The functionality and features available on the sites in the Milestone Federated Architecture hierarchy is determined by the product and version used on the individual sites.
Network traffic between sites
The Milestone Federated Architecture hierarchy has a scheduled synchronization task that runs between the sites every 10 minutes, as well as every time a new site is added to or removed from the hierarchy.
The synchronization communicates site identity information only and uses less than 1 MB each time.
In addition to the data sent during scheduled synchronization, video or configuration data will be sent when a user or administrator views live or recorded video, logs in to a site, or configures a site. In these cases, the amount of data transmitted depends on what is being accessed.