License types
There are several license types in the XProtect licensing system.
Base licenses
As a minimum, you have a base license for one of the XProtect VMS products. You may also have one or more base licenses for XProtect extensions.
Device licenses
As a minimum, you have several device licenses. Generally, you need one device license per hardware device with a camera that you want to add to your system. But this can differ from one hardware device to another and depending on the hardware device being a Milestone supported hardware device or not.
Supported hardware devices
Generally, you need one device license per hardware device with a camera that you want to add to your system. But a few supported hardware devices require more than one device license. You can see how many device licenses your hardware devices require, in the list of supported hardware on the Milestone website (https://www.milestonesys.com/support/tools-and-references/supported-devices/).
For video encoders with up to 16 channels, you need only one device license per video encoder IP address. A video encoder can have one or more IP addresses.
However, if the video encoder has more than 16 channels, one device license per activated camera on the video encoder is required - also for the first 16 activated cameras.
Unsupported hardware devices
An unsupported hardware device requires one device license per activated camera using a video channel.
Unsupported hardware devices do not appear in the list of supported hardware on the Milestone website (https://www.milestonesys.com/support/tools-and-references/supported-devices/).
If you want to use the video push feature in XProtect Mobile, you also need one device license per mobile device or tablet that should be able to push video to your system.
Device licenses are not required for speakers, microphones, or input and output devices attached to your cameras.
Camera licenses for XProtect Interconnect™
To run XProtect Interconnect, you need XProtect Interconnect camera licenses on your central site to view video from hardware devices on remote sites. The number of required XProtect Interconnect camera licenses depends on the streaming activity on the remote sites that you want to receive data from. The requirement is one license per stream. Only XProtect Corporate can act as a central site.
Licenses for XProtect extensions
Most XProtect extensions require additional license types. The software license file also includes information about your extension licenses. Some extensions have their own separate software license files. You can find more information about extension licenses here:
XProtect Access (see XProtect Access licenses)
XProtect LPR (see XProtect LPR licenses)
XProtect Transact (see Before you start)
Test licenses
Test licenses for the XProtect VMS are used for demonstration and training purposes. You can obtain a test license in one of the following ways:
From Milestone Customer Dashboard
From your reseller
From your local Milestone representative.
Note
A test license supports a limited number of cameras. A test license is valid for 365 days to use with the XProtect VMS and six months for XProtect Remote Manager.