Install Milestone Open Network Bridge

When you install Milestone Open Network Bridge, you install a server and a plug-in for the Management Client. For example, you use these components to manage cameras, set up users, grant permissions, and so on.

You can install and add one or more Milestone Open Network Bridges to your system. However, this increases the load on the network, and can impact performance. Typically, only one Milestone Open Network Bridge is added to a system because multiple ONVIF clients can connect via one bridge.

Download the installation file:

  1. On the computer where you want to install Milestone Open Network Bridge, go to the Milestone website (https://www.milestonesys.com/downloads/) and locate the Milestone Open Network Bridge product.
  2. Click the Milestone Open Network Bridge installer file.
  3. Run the installer and follow the instructions.

Run the installer:

  1. Select the language you want to use, and then click Continue.
  2. Read and accept the license agreement, and then click Continue.
  3. Select the installation type, as follows:

To install the Milestone Open Network Bridge server and plug-in on one computer, and apply default settings, click Typical.

  1. Verify that the login as either Network Service or a domain user account with User name and Password is correct. Then, click Continue.

    2. To change or edit the service account credentials at a later stage, you will have to reinstall the Milestone Open Network Bridge server.

  2. Specify the URL or IP address, and the port number of the primary management server. The default port is 80. If you omit the port number, the system will use port 80. Then, click Continue.
  3. Select the file location and the product language, and then click Install.

    When the installation is complete, a list of successfully installed components displays. Click Close.

To install the Milestone Open Network Bridge server and plug-ins on separate computers, click Custom. Use this method if you have a distributed system.

  1. To install the server, select the Milestone Open Network Bridge Server checkbox, and then click Continue.
  2. Establish a connection to the management server by specifying the following:
    • Verify that the login as either Network Service or a domain user account with User name and Password is correct. Then click Continue
    • Specify the URL or IP address, and the port number of the primary management server. The default port is 80. If you omit the port number, the system will use port 80

    Click Continue.

  3. Select the file location and the product language, and then click Install.

    When the installation is complete, a list of successfully installed components displays.

  4. Click Close, and then install the Milestone Open Network Bridge plug-in on the computer where the Management Client is installed. To install the plug-in, run the installer again on that computer, select Custom and select the respective plug-ins.

The following components are now installed:

  • Milestone Open Network Bridge server
  • Milestone Open Network Bridge plug-in that is visible in Management Client in the Servers node
  • Milestone Open Network Bridge Manager that is running and accessible from the notification area on the server with the Milestone Open Network Bridge server installed and from the tray icon
  • Milestone Open Network Bridge service that is registered as a service

You are ready for initial configuration (see Configuring the Milestone Open Network Bridge).