External IDP user limitations

Milestone Federated Architecture

Milestone XProtect VMS supports a Milestone Federated Architecture setup with an option to use an external IDP to log in from sites within the federated hierarchy. This allows users of XProtect Smart Client to log in from a federated site via an external IDP. XProtect Smart Client and the VMS on the main and sub-sites must be version 2024 R2 or newer.

Refer to this Knowledge Base article for information on how to set up an external IDP to log in from sites within the federated hierarchy: How to set up External IDP in a Milestone Federated Architecture.

For more information: White Paper - Milestone Federated Architecture.

Milestone Interconnect

When attaching a remote XProtect VMS site to a central XProtect Corporate installation via Milestone Interconnect, the authentication towards the remote XProtect site must be done using Microsoft AD users, Windows users or basic users. External IDP users cannot be used for interconnecting remote XProtect sites.

For more information: White paper - Milestone Interconnect