Mobile server settings

Enter the name of the XProtect Mobile server.

Enter an optional description of the XProtect Mobile server.

See the name of the currently selected XProtect Mobile server.

Enable access to XProtect Web Client. This feature is enabled by default.

This view displays all the cameras that a user is allowed to view on a recording server. This feature is enabled by default.

Enable access to actions in XProtect Mobile client and XProtect Web Client. This feature is enabled by default.

If you disable this feature, the client users are not able to see output and events, even if these are configured correctly.

Enable this to prevent users assigned to the built-in administrator role from accessing video on XProtect Mobile client or XProtect Web Client.

See where the system saves log files.

See the number of days to keep logs for. The default is three days.

Import an XML file with a new XProtect Mobile server configuration.

Export your XProtect Mobile server configuration. Your system stores the configuration in an XML file.

Set a time frame for how often the XProtect Mobile client and XProtect Web Client must indicate to the XProtect Mobile server that they are up and running. The default value is 30 seconds.

Milestone recommends that you do not increase the time frame.

This makes the XProtect Mobile server discoverable on the network by means of the UPnP protocols.

The XProtect Mobile client has scanning functionality for finding XProtect Mobile servers based on UPnP.

When the XProtect Mobile server is installed behind the firewall, a port mapping is required in the router, so clients can still access the server from the internet.

The Enable automatic port mapping option enables the XProtect Mobile server to do this port mapping by itself, provided that the router is configured for it.

Smart Connect enables you to verify that you have configured the XProtect Mobile server correctly without logging in with a mobile device or a tablet to do the validation. It also simplifies the connection process for the client users.

Provide the IP address or hostname and the port number to use for the connection. For example, you might do this if your router does not support UPnP or if you have a chain of routers.

• HTTP

• HTTPS

Select the check box, if your IP addresses often change.

Lists all the URL addresses that are connected to the mobile server.

Enter the email address for the recipient of the Smart Connect notification.

Specify the language used in the email.

A unique identifier that users of mobile devices can use to connect to the XProtect Mobile server.

A link that users of mobile devices can use to connect to the XProtect Mobile server.

Shows the time and date when the XProtect Mobile server was last started.

Shows current CPU usage on the mobile server.

Shows the current bandwidth in use between the XProtect Mobile client or XProtect Web Client and the mobile server.

Shows the user name for each XProtect Mobile client or XProtect Web Client user connected to the mobile server.

Shows the current relation between the XProtect Mobile server and the XProtect Mobile client or XProtect Web Client user in question. Possible states are:

• Connected: An initial state when the clients and the server exchange keys and encrypting credentials
• Logged In: The XProtect Mobile client or XProtect Web Client user is logged into the XProtect system

Shows the total bandwidth of the video streams that are currently open for each XProtect Mobile client or XProtect Web Client user.

Shows the total number of transcoded video streams that are currently open for each XProtect Mobile client or XProtect Web Client user.

After you enable the adaptive streaming feature, you can select the type of the streaming mode from the list:

• Optimize video quality (default) - selects the stream with the lowest available resolution that is equal to or higher than the requested resolution

• Optimize server performance - reduces the requested resolution and then selects the stream with the lowest available resolution that is equal to or higher than the reduced request

• Optimize resolution for low bandwidth - selects the stream with the lowest available resolution (recommended if you use 3G or an unstable network)

Select the check box to enable the first level of limitations to XProtect Mobile server performance.

Set a limit for the maximum number of frames per second (FPS) to send from the XProtect Mobile server to clients.

Set a limit for the image resolution to send from the XProtect Mobile server to clients.

Select the check box to enable the second level of limitations to XProtect Mobile server performance.

Set a threshold for the CPU load on the XProtect Mobile server before the system enforces video stream limitations.

Set a threshold for bandwidth load on the XProtect Mobile server before the system enforces video stream limitations.

Set a limit for the maximum number of frames per second (FPS) to send from the XProtect Mobile server to clients.

Set a limit for the image resolution to send from the XProtect Mobile server to clients.

Select the check box to enable the third level of limitations to XProtect Mobile server performance.

Set a threshold for the CPU load on the XProtect Mobile server before the system enforces video stream limitations.

Set a threshold for bandwidth load on the XProtect Mobile server before the system enforces video stream limitations.

Set a limit for the frames per second (FPS) to send from the XProtect Mobile server to clients.

Set a limit for the image resolution to send from the XProtect Mobile server to clients.

Shows where your video exports are saved on your hard drive.

Select this check box to allow users to access investigations that they did not create.

Select this check box to set a size limit on the investigations folder and enter the maximum number of megabytes that the investigations folder can contain. The default size is 2000 MB.

Select the check box of the export format that you want to use. The available export formats are:

• AVI format
• XProtect format
• MKV format

By default, the check boxes are cleared.

Select this check box to include the date and time that the AVI file was downloaded.

Select the compression format to use when preparing AVI packages for download.

The codecs that you can choose from can differ depending on your operating system. If you do not see the codec you want, you can add it to the list by installing it on the computer where the XProtect Mobile server is running.

Lists the investigations that have been set up so far in the system. Use the Delete or Delete all buttons if you no longer want to keep an investigation. This can be useful if, for example, you want to make more disk space available on the server.

To delete individual video files that were exported for an investigation, but keeping the investigation, select the investigation in the list. In the Investigation details group, select the delete icon to the right of the XProtect, AVI, or MKV fields for exports.

Enable Video Push on the mobile server.

Shows the number of enabled Video Push channels in your XProtect system.

Shows the channel number for the relevant channel. Non-editable.

Port number for the relevant Video Push channel.

MAC address for the relevant Video Push channel.

Enter the user name associated with the relevant Video Push channel.

Shows the name of the camera if the camera has been identified.

Select this check box to turn on notifications.

Select this check box to store information about the devices and users who connect to this server. The system sends notifications to these devices.

If you clear this check box, you also clear the list of devices. For users to start receiving notifications again, you must select the check box, and the users must connect their devices to the server again.

Select this check box to start sending notifications to the device.

A list of the mobile devices that have connected to this server.

You can start or stop sending notifications to specific devices by selecting or clearing the Enabled check box.

Name of the user that will receive notifications.

Enter the IP address or host name of the simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server for two-step verification emails.

Specify the port of the SMTP server for sending emails.

The default port number is 25 without SSL and 465 with SSL.

Select this check box if your SMTP server supports SSL encryption.

Specify the user name for logging in to the SMTP server.

Specify the password for logging in to the SMTP server.

Select this check box if your SMTP server supports SPA.

Specify the email address for sending verification codes.

Specify the subject title for the email. Example: Your two-step verification code.

Enter the message you want to send. Example: Your code is {0}.

If you forget to include the {0} variable, the code is added at the end of the text by default.

Specify the period within which XProtect Mobile client users do not have to reverify their login in case of, for example, a disconnected network. The default period is three minutes.

This setting does not apply to XProtect Web Client.

Specify the period within which the user can use the received verification code. After this period, the code is invalid, and the user has to request a new code. The default period is five minutes.

Specify the maximum number of code entry attempts before the provided code becomes invalid. The default number is three.

Specify the number of characters for the code. The default length is six.

Specify the complexity of the code that you want the system to generate. You can select among:

• Latin uppercase (A-Z)
• Latin lowercase(a-z)
• Digits (0-9)
• Special characters (!@#...)

Lists the users and groups added to the XProtect system.

If a group is configured in Active Directory, the mobile server uses details, such as email addresses, from Active Directory.

Windows groups do not support two-step verification.

Select a verification setting for each user or group. You can select among:

• No login: the user cannot log in
• No two-step verification: the user must enter user name and password
• Email: the user must enter a verification code in addition to the user name and password

Enter the email address to which each user will receive codes.