Deployment overview
There are several steps in installing and configuring the integration between XProtect VMS, Milestone AI Bridge, and your IVA applications.
Some of the steps are configuration tasks in XProtect Management Client or installations on computers with XProtect Management Client. The administrator of the XProtect VMS typically handles these steps, if necessary with help from the IVA app integrator, for example when installing and configuring a new integration.
Other steps are performed on systems outside of XProtect Management Client and the XProtect VMS installation and are typically handled by the IVA app integrator.
Some steps are independent of each other, while others need some degree of coordination between the XProtect VMS administrator and the IVA app integrator.
This is how we recommend that the steps are completed and typically by whom:
Step | Roles | Action |
|---|---|---|
1 | Integrator and administrator | Based on the analytics requirements and the size of the XProtect VMS installation, determine the most applicable Milestone AI Bridge integration solution. Learn more Architecture overview and system components Communication and ports between Milestone AI Bridge and XProtect VMS |
2 | Administrator | If the XProtect VMS is secured using certificates, share the certificates with the IVA app integrator. Learn more Secure the connection between XProtect VMS and Milestone AI Bridge |
3 | Administrator | Create a basic user forMilestone AI Bridge and share its user credentials with the IVA app integrator. ImportantRemember to add the basic user to the Administrators role. Learn more |
4 | Integrator | Depending on the decision for the Milestone AI Bridge integration made in step 1, create a Linux-based processing server and install all required IVA applications. |
5 | Administrator | Install a certificate and a plug-in on all computers with XProtect Management Client so Milestone AI Bridge configuration can be performed from these machines. ImportantFor XProtect VMS product versions 2022 R1 or R2, you must also install a patch. Learn more Secure the connection computers with XProtect Management Client and Milestone AI Bridge |
6 | Administrator | Ensure compliance with existing legislation and common practices concerning personal and private data, for example the GDPR regulations. Learn more |
7 | Administrator | Subscribe to analytics topics and perform any additional configuration tasks in XProtect Management Client. Learn more Analytics data types and formats View the status of processing servers View available IVA applications and their analytics topics Subscribe for video analytics and receive analytics data back |
8 | Integrator and administrator | Test the integration before deploying to a production environment or initiating daily operations. Learn more |