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Milestone is a Video Management System that can store recordings and manage multiple cameras. The Witness Plugin for Milestone enhances the Canary Milestone plugin capabilities and allowing operators to take seamless control of both systems.

With the client plugin, operators can:

  • View Alarm recordings
  • Request playback of alarm recording from Sentinel
  • Display currently active Sentinel alarms 
  • Override camera control

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Milestone Version Requirements

  • Minimum requirement: Milestone XProtect 2016 Professional
  • Version must be 2016 or 2016 R2
  • Edition must be higher than Professional or higher

Installing the Client Plugin

  • Copy the Witness.Milestone.Clientplugin folder with full contents to the Milestone Client MIPPlugins folder for every Milestone Client.
  • You should have a folder with 3 files as below:

Adjust the Client Plugin Setting

  • Log in to Milestone Client to configure settings
  • Click Milestone Options
  • Navigate to Witness Plugin Settings tab
  • Update the settings as required

Client Settings

SerSettingDescription
1Video BufferThis is the number of seconds that a recorded video will play before and after the recorded alarm time
2Allow Sentinel ReplayEnables Witness to trigger automatic playback within the Milestone client
3Show Current Target OverlayEnables an overlay on the video feed which displays details of the target being tracked
4Show Manual Override ButtonEnables the manual override button on each camera control. This is used by the operator to force manual override which prevents Witness from automatically controlling a camera
5Open Witness Alarms View on StartupEnables the Milestone client to display the default, pre-configured Witness View when the application starts

 

 

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