Using Milestone XProtect VMS for Casinos
This collection of short courses help operators use XProtect Smart Client to address common daily tasks and workflows for casino surveillance.
BEGINNER
Configuring Milestone Interconnect™
Milestone Interconnect can connect multiple XProtect installations across the globe. This course covers how to configure Milestone Interconnect in XProtect Corporate.
INTERMEDIATE
Adding Cameras and Device Groups in XProtect VMS Products
Adding cameras and devices to the XProtect VMS is a fundamental task in the Management Client. This eLearning course covers the basics of how to prepare and connect your cameras to the system, and how you can organize and structure your cameras and devices with device groups.
Configuring and Using Alarms and Notifications
Alarms and notifications can be configured to alert personnel to internal system-related and external integrated events. This eLearning course covers how to configure and use Alarms and Notifications.
After completing this course, partners and integrators will be able to:
- Enable desktop notifications.
- Configure alarm data settings.
- Create an alarm definition.
- Associate a map with an alarm.
- Create a time profile to determine when an alarm is active.
- Specify which roles see which alarms.
- Assign an alarm to another team member.
- Open and close an alarm.
Configuring and Using Edge Storage in XProtect VMS
Edge Storage refers to the ability of modern IP cameras to record video and audio to embedded or removable onboard media storage devices instead of, or in addition to, streaming media to a centralized recording server. Milestone XProtect VMS supports the retrieval of edge storage recordings and features several ways to maximize system reliability, flexibility, and performance when using edge storage to complement centralized recording.
Configuring and Using Enhanced PTZ
XProtect PTZ enhancements help end customers recognize, react to, and investigate incidents as a coordinated team more effectively than ever. This course describes how to set up, select, and use presets and patrolling profiles for a PTZ camera in the XProtect Smart Client. It also describes how to take and release control of a PTZ camera in a reserved session and adjust the timeout for manual and reserved PTZ sessions.
After completing this course, system integrators will be able to:
- Set up presets and patrolling profiles for a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera in the Smart Client.
- Select and Use PTZ presets and patrolling profiles.
- Take and release control of a PTZ camera in a reserved session.
- Adjust the timeout for manual and reserved PTZ sessions.
Configuring and Using Maps
XProtect® Smart Client Maps help you find cameras by location, alert you to locations of problems or alarms, and provide an overall view of a site. This course covers how to configure and use Smart Client Maps.
Configuring and Using Push Notifications
Push notifications provide the occasional user, as well as patrolling officers, notifications about incidents that require their attention. This course covers how to enable push notifications on the Mobile Server.
Configuring and Using XProtect Smart Map
XProtect Smart Map is a new XProtect Smart Client feature that allows operators to view camera and other device locations on different types of geographic information system (GIS) world maps. This course covers the configuration and use of the XProtect Smart Map feature.
Configuring Storage and Archiving for XProtect VMS
Milestone XProtect VMS offers flexible storage options enable you to choose the most cost-effective, secure, and reliable storage and archive solutions for your customers' business. This course covers the architecture and configuration of storage in XProtect.
Configuring XProtect Mobile with Smart Connect
The Milestone Mobile Server can automatically identify network addresses and configuration of consumer-grade routers. This course covers how to connect to the Mobile Server from any location and demonstrates how to send an email directly from within the administration interface to the end-user.
Getting Started with Rules in XProtect VMS
The rules engine in XProtect VMS allows you to automate and tailor the surveillance system to match specific needs and conditions. By implementing rules, you can increase operational efficiency and automate standard security tasks at the same time. Furthermore, you can reduce the number of manual activities around the system. This course covers concepts and tasks to help you benefit from the rules engine in XProtect Express+, XProtect Professional+, XProtect Expert, and XProtect Corporate.
Installing and Testing the Open Network Bridge
The Milestone Open Network Bridge is an interface between an XProtect system and an external surveillance system. This course covers installation, configuration, and testing of the Open Network Bridge.
ADVANCEDMoving Hardware Devices
The Move Hardware feature allows customers to load balance, replace hardware, and replace a defective recording server without interruption of the playback or exporting of video. This eLearning course covers the benefits of moving hardware and how to move hardware between different Recording Servers.
Configuring and Using Video Push
Milestone Video Push Driver turns a mobile device into an XProtect camera that can be viewed, heard, and recorded like any other device in your system. In the course you configure and use Video Push in XProtect VMS.
After completing this course, system integrators will be able to:
- Ensure the role using video push is authorized to log into the mobile server and can read the video push camera and mic.
- Add a video push channel on the Mobile Server.
- Add a video push device on the Recording Server.
- Download, set up, and use XProtect Mobile app from a mobile device.
Deploying XProtect on AWS
XProtect on AWS (Amazon Web Services) reduces hardware on-premises and leverages AWS Infrastructure and Platform as a Service to remove the friction involved in setting up and maintaining on-site VMS systems. In this course, you deploy the bring-your-own-license (BYOL) version of XProtect on AWS Marketplace in an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
After completing this course, system integrators and engineers will be able to:
- Generate key pairs required for deploying XProtect on AWS.
- Select the appropriate XProtect on AWS Marketplace product.
- Configure CloudFormation stack parameters to initialize XProtect on AWS.
- Connect to XProtect on AWS instances and activate XProtect VMS licenses.
- Connect on-premises cameras to XProtect on AWS.
- Connect on-premises clients to XProtect on AWS.
- Adjust Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) instance parameters to re-dimension resources for XProtect on AWS.
Configuring AWS FSx for XProtect on AWS
Amazon FSx is one of several storage services available on AWS that are suitable for long-term storage. In this course, you learn how to implement and configure an Amazon FSx for Windows file system to act as archive storage for an XProtect on AWS deployment.
After completing this course, system integrators will be able to:
- Describe what the Amazon FSx service is, how it functions, and what prerequisites it has.
- List the benefits of using Amazon FSx as an archiving system for XProtect on AWS.
- Determine ideal use cases for Amazon FSx based on Milestone recommendations.
- Consider Amazon FSx configuration options and how they apply to XProtect VMS deployments.
- Deploy, configure, and verify an Amazon FSx file share for an XProtect on AWS deployment.
Role-based alarm notifications in XProtect Smart Client
This course shows how System Administrators can assign an alarm to a particular role, and how role-based alarms improve alarm management for different roles in XProtect Smart Client.
Emergency Alerts in XProtect Mobile Client
This course shows System Administrators how to create an Emergency Alert alarm definition in XProtect Management Client, and how XProtect Mobile Client users interact with Emergency Alerts.
Configuring Evidence Lock and Video Restrictions
Evidence locks allow authorized users to manually or automatically protect video sequences, audio, and other data from being deleted. With the restricted video functionality, authorized users can limit access to video, audio, and device metadata.
After you have finished this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the reasons for needing evidence lock and video restrictions enabled.
- Enable / disable permissions for different roles.
- Create evidence locks and video restrictions in Smart Client.