Devices (Devices node)
The devices appear in the Management Client when you add hardware with the Add Hardware wizard. See Add hardware.
You can manage devices via the device groups if they have the same properties, see Device groups.
You can also manage the devices individually.
Enabling/disabling and renaming of individual devices take place on the recording server hardware. See Enable/disable devices via device groups.
For all other configuration and management of cameras, expand Devices in the Site Navigation pane, then select a device:
Cameras
Microphones
Speakers
Metadata
Inputs
Outputs
In the Overview pane, you group your cameras for an easy overview of your cameras. Initial grouping is done as part of the Add hardware wizard.
Note
For information about supported hardware, see the supported hardware page on the Milestone website (https://www.milestonesys.com/support/tools-and-references/supported-devices/).
Status icons of devices
When you select a device, information about the current status appears in the Preview pane.
The following icons indicate the status of the devices:
Camera | Microphone | Speaker | Metadata | Input | Output | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  | Device enabled and retrieving data: The device is enabled and you retrieve a live stream. |
 |  |  |  | Device recording: The device is recording data on the system. | ||
 |  |  |  |  |  | Device temporarily stopped or has no feed: When stopped, no information is transferred to the system. If it is a camera, you cannot view live video. A stopped device can still communicate with the recording server for retrieving events, setting settings etc., as opposed to when a device is disabled. |
 |  |  |  |  |  | Devices disabled: Cannot be started automatically through a rule and cannot communicate with the recording server. If a camera is disabled, you cannot view live or recorded video. |
 | |  |  | Device database being repaired. | ||
 |  |  |  |  |  | Device requires attention: The device does not function correctly. Pause the mouse pointer over the device icon to get a description of the problem in the tooltip. |
 |  |  |  |  |  | Status unknown: Status of the device is unknown, for example, if the recording server is offline. |
 |  |  |  | Some icons can be combined, as in this example where Device enabled and retrieving data is combined with Device recording. |