Install XProtect components through Download Manager
If you want to install system components on computers other than where the management server is installed, you must install these system components through the Management Server's download website Download Manager.
With XProtect 2025 R3, XProtect Smart Client is not included in the VMS installation package and must be downloaded separately. To download the latest version of XProtect Smart Client, go to the https://www.milestonesys.com/download/ site.
- From the computer where Management Server is installed, go to the Management Server's download web page. In Windows' Start menu, select Milestone > Administrative Installation Page and write down or copy the internet address for later use when installing the system components on the other computers. The address is typically http://[management server address]/installation/Admin/default-en-US.htm.
- Log in to each of the other computers to install one or more of the other system components:
- Recording Server (For more information, see Install XProtect components through Download Manager or Install a recording server silently)
- Management Client (For more information, see Install XProtect components through Download Manager )
- Event Server Remember to restart the API Gateway after installation. If you rename the computer at a later date, you must also restart the API Gateway.
If you are installing the Event Server in a FIPS-compliant environment, you must disable Windows FIPS 140-2 mode before installation.
- Mobile Server
- Open an internet browser, enter the address of the Management Server's download web page into the address field, and download the relevant installer.
- Run the installer.
See Install some system components (Custom option) if in doubt about the selections and settings in the different installation steps.