Target audience and purpose

This document is primarily aimed at system integrators and IT administrators. It gives insight on the benefits and simplicity of using Milestone XProtect as a VMS and you can use it for assistance in the process of selecting, deploying, administrating, maintaining, and expanding a Milestone XProtect VMS.

Read the document for guidance on the following subjects:

• Overall system architecture
• Primary system components and their functions
• Data flow and communication through the system
• Basic system design

To benefit from the information in this document, you should have a general experience with administrating an IT installation.