Milestone Systems

XProtect® Video Management Software

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December 15, 2015
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Contents
Introduction 3
XProtect VMS products 4
High-level XProtect VMS product comparison ........................................................................................................................ 5
Detailed XProtect VMS products comparison chart ................................................................................................................. 6

Clients for XProtect VMS products 12

High level XProtect client comparison .................................................................................................................................12
Detailed XProtect client comparison ....................................................................................................................................13

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Introduction
As the world’s leading provider of open platform IP video management software (VMS), Milestone
Systems offers a wider range of VMS products optimized for different types of deployment and usage.
This document provides an in-depth comparable outline of Milestone’s XProtect VMS products and the
associated clients.

The document is intended as a technical sales tool with two primary purposes:

 Provide an overview of the features that each XProtect product provides

 Support the selection of the optimal product by offering a visible comparison between the
various products in the XProtect product range

The document presents separate comparison charts for the XProtect VMS platform products and the
XProtect clients, where each product category has an overview comparison chart, followed by a more
detailed and comprehensive chart.

The following XProtect VMS platform products are covered:

 XProtect® Go
 XProtect® Essential
 XProtect® Express
 XProtect® Professional
 XProtect® Enterprise
 XProtect® Expert
 XProtect® Corporate

The following XProtect clients are covered:

 XProtect® Smart Client
 XProtect® Web Client
 Milestone Mobile

The document does not cover XProtect add-on products or Milestone Utilities.

The information in this document only provides basic information. Refer to the individual product
specification sheets for a complete listing of all features for a given XProtect product.

Milestone reserves the right to change the product specifications without prior notice.

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XProtect VMS products

Milestone offers the market’s widest portfolio of IP VMS solutions spanning from easy-to-use small,
single-server solutions to fully scalable advanced solutions for high-security surveillance and alarm
centers. All products in the XProtect portfolio are designed based on the same powerful open
architecture, which makes the XProtect products compatible with more IP cameras and video encoders
than any other VMS manufacturers.

Each of the XProtect VMS products has been optimized to meet the specific needs in the different market
segments in terms of:

 Ease of deployment
 Ease of use
 Scalability (number of cameras and single server to fully distributed deployment)
 Functionality level
 Integration of third-party applications

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High-level XProtect VMS product comparison

The table below gives an overview of Milestone’s XProtect VMS products and their key capabilities.

Professional

Enterprise

Corporate
Essential
XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect
XProtect VMS Products/

Express

Expert
Version

Go
Key Features 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016
Centrally
Centrally
managed
Single- Single- Single- managed
Type of deployment server server server
Multi-server Multi-site
and multi-
and
distributed
server
sites
Number of connected cameras per system 8 26 48 Unlimited(1) Unlimited(1) Unlimited Unlimited
Number of supported cameras per recording
8 26 48 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
server
Number of supported recording servers 1 1 1 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Maximum numbers of users 1 5 5 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

Multiple video export formats No(2) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Supports XProtect Smart Client, XProtect Web
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Client and Milestone Mobile
Alarm Manager - Yes(3) Yes(3) Yes Yes Yes Yes

Map function - Yes(4) Yes(4) Yes Yes Yes Yes

Archiving to network storage - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Third-party application integration
- - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
and support for video analytics (5)
Video out via Milestone ONVIF Bridge - - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Microsoft Active Directory support - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes

Metadata support - - - - - Yes Yes

Centralized management - - - - - Yes Yes

Flexible event rule engine - - - - - Yes Yes

Edge Storage - - - - - Yes Yes

Failover Recording Servers - - - - - - Yes

Evidence Lock - - - - - - Yes

Supports XProtect Smart Wall - - - - - Option Included

Central/
Milestone Interconnect™ - Remote site Remote site Remote site Remote site Remote site
Remote site
Central/
Milestone Federated Architecture™ - - - - - Remote site
Remote site
(5)
Customer Dashboard - Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported

Connected Services(5) - Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported

Notes:
(1) For most installations larger than 250 cameras, Milestone recommends using XProtect Expert or XProtect Corporate
(2) Media Player (AVI) format only
(3) Not full alarm management functionality
(4) Supports a single-layer, interactive map, without alarm integration
(5) Using Milestone Integration Platform (MIP)
(6) Requires active Milestone Care Plus

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Detailed XProtect VMS products comparison chart

The table below gives a detailed listing of all major features in the different XProtect VMS products. The
features are organized in to categories for increased readability.

Professional

Enterprise

Corporate
Essential
XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect
Express
XProtect VMS Products

Expert
Go
Features 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016
System components (software modules)
Recording Server ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Failover Recording Server - - - - - - ✓

Hot-standby Failover Recording Server - - - - - - ✓

(1) (1)
Number of connected cameras per system 8(4) 26 48 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Maximum number of recording servers per system 1 1 1 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Maximum number of cameras per recording server 8(4) 26 48 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Recording Server manager ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Management Server - - - - - ✓ ✓

Management Failover Server (redundant cluster) - - - - - ✓ ✓

Management Application (local management) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - -

Management Client(2) (dedicated client application for local or
- - - - - ✓ ✓
remote management)
Event Server (for handling of events and alarms) - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Failover Event Server (redundant cluster) - - - - - ✓ ✓

Milestone Mobile (server and client) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

XProtect Smart Client(2) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

XProtect Web Client ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

XProtect Smart Client - Player (2)

(local playback/export) - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Distributed operation
Central/
Remote Remote Remote
Milestone Interconnect™ - Remote site Remote site Remote
site site site
site
Central/
Remote
Milestone Federated Architecture™ - - - - - Remote
site
site
Remote camera connection via Remote Connection Service - - - - - - ✓
Device support
Support for ONVIF™ compliant devices ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Support for PSIA compliant devices ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Generic device support via Milestone universal driver ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Metadata from camera embedded analytics - - - - - ✓ ✓

Number of IP device brands supported via dedicated device
147 147 147 147 147 129 129
integration(3)
Number of supported IP camera models (3) 4481 4481 4481 4481 4481 4225 4225
Number of supported video encoder models (3) 313 313 313 313 313 262 262
Number of dedicated IP input/output models (3) 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
Number of supported DVRs (3) 31 31 31 31 31 29 29
Number of supported IP audio devices (3) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Number of supported perimeter detectors (3) 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
Secure HTTPS camera connectivity (on supported devices) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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Professional

Enterprise

Corporate
Essential
XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect
Express
XProtect VMS Products

Expert
Go
Features 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016
Video processing
MJPEG, MPEG-4, MPEG-4 ASP and MxPEG support ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

H.264 support ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Metadata support - - - - - ✓ ✓

Dual stream (live and recording) per camera - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Multi-live streaming - - - - - ✓ ✓
Client video stream down sampling (resolution and FPS)
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
option
Adjustable GOP size (MPEG4/H.264) - - - - - ✓ ✓

Browse DVR recordings - - - - ✓ - -

Edge Storage support with flexible retrieval - - - - - ✓ ✓

Send camera pre-alarm images (pre-recording buffer) to
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
recording server
Video recording speed up on motion, event or time schedule - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Built-in Video Motion Detection (VMD) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Auto adjustable VMD sensitivity ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Motion metadata generated during VMD analysis - - - - - ✓ ✓

VMD exclusion zones ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Video motion detections per server All connected cameras
Audio
One-way audio support ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Two-way audio support - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

One-way audio recording ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Two-way audio recording - - - - - ✓ ✓

Maximum number of supported audio channels 8 26 48 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ)
Preset positions per camera 25 25 25 50 50 Unlimited Unlimited
Go-to preset on event ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Preset patrolling - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Combine patrolling and go-to preset on event - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Scanning/transition speed - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Number of PTZ priority levels for prioritized PTZ control 1 1 1 1 1 32,000 32,000
I/O and events
Hardware configurable events (such as I/O input, motion,
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
tampering, temperature, communication failure)
Motion detection events (VMD in XProtect Recording Server) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

System error events (for example disk full) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Manual / User defined events ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Generic events from external systems - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Event-based device configuration - - - - - ✓ ✓

Event-based notification ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Event-based output control ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Event-based device start/stop ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

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Professional

Enterprise

Corporate
Essential
XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect
Express
XProtect VMS Products

Expert
Go
Features 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016
Event-based matrix control - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Flexible event rule engine for definition of actions on events - - - - - ✓ ✓

Bookmark function
Manual bookmarking (quick bookmarking and bookmarking
- - - - - ✓ ✓
with details)
Rule-based bookmarking - - - - - - ✓
Evidence Lock
Lock video for on or multiple cameras - - - - - - ✓

Retrieve overview of locked video sequences - - - - - - ✓

Define available retention times - - - - - - ✓

Alarm Manager
Alarm description and work instructions - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Ability to assign initial owner of an alarm - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Time profiles for alarms - - - - - ✓ ✓

View triggered alarms - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Manage alarms (reassign, change status, comment) - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Push alarms to users of Milestone Mobile(6) - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Maximum number of related cameras in alarm preview
- - - 15 15 15 15
window
Number of alarm priority levels - 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000
Customizable alarm priority levels - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Customizable sound notification - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Customizable alarm categories - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Customizable alarm statuses - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Customizable alarm result codes - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Alarm handling reporting - - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Alarm logging - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Redundancy option for high availability - - - - - ✓ ✓

Storage and archiving
Max. 5
Video retention time Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
days
Recording capacity per device/day >1 TB(5) >1 TB(5) >1 TB(5) >1 TB(5) >1 TB(5) Unlimited Unlimited
Archiving of recordings ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Archiving to network drives - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Dynamic archiving (disk spanning) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - -

Online access to archives ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Archiving schedules Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly
Storage definition and retention time per device ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Storage definition and retention time that can be applied to
- - - - - ✓ ✓
individual cameras or common for multiple devices
Multi-stage video storage and data grooming - - - - - - ✓
Storage overview (used vs. available space) of available
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
storage drives
Event on premature deletion of video due to insufficient
- - - - - ✓ ✓
physical storage

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Professional

Enterprise

Corporate
Essential
XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect
Express
XProtect VMS Products

Expert
Go
Features 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016
Evidence Lock - - - - - - ✓

Video data encryption - - - - - - ✓

Digital video database signing - - - - - - ✓

Integration
Plug-in, Protocol, Component integration via MIP SDK - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

System Configuration via MIP SDK - - - - - ✓ ✓

Metadata integration - - - - - ✓ ✓

Event integration - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Event and action rule engine integration via MIP SDK - - - - - ✓ ✓

Support for XProtect Add-on products
Supports XProtect Access - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Supports XProtect LPR - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Supports XProtect Smart Wall - - - - - Option Included
Supports XProtect Transact - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Supports XProtect Retail - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Supports XProtect Screen Recorder - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Supports Milestone ONVIF Bridge - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Management
Automatic initial configuration wizard ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - -

Configuration wizards for aided system setup ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Automatic camera discovery ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - -

Device scanning with device model detection ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Device replacement wizard ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Move device wizard for moving hardware devices (e.g.
- - - - - ✓ ✓
cameras) between recording servers in runtime
Centralized device management - - - - - ✓ ✓

Device group support - - - - - ✓ ✓

Centralized recording server management - - - - - ✓ ✓

Centralized user management - - - - - ✓ ✓

Tiered management rights - - - - - - ✓

Inheritance of user rights - - - - - - ✓

Time schedule controlled user access to devices and
- - - - - - ✓
functions
Management Client profiles - - - - - - ✓
Centralized management of XProtect Smart Client application
- - - - - 3 Unlimited
options (Number of supported XProtect Smart Client profiles)
Day length time profile - - - - - ✓ ✓

On-the-fly configuration changes - - - - - ✓ ✓

Run servers as Windows Services ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Scheduled start/stop of devices ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Configuration reporting - - - - - ✓ ✓

System configuration restore points ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - -

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Professional

Enterprise

Corporate
Essential
XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect
Express
XProtect VMS Products

Expert
Go
Features 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016
Export and import of configuration data ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - -

Built-in backup-restore support - - - - - ✓ ✓

Automatic license activation of online systems ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Offline license activation - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Add/replace devices without reactivation in offline
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
systems(7)
Dual authorization (Smart Client users) - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Dual authorization (Management Client users) - - - - - ✓ ✓

System Monitoring
Customizable dashboard for task or component specific live
monitoring
- - - - - ✓ ✓
Customizable event trigger thresholds for Normal, Warning
and Critical levels
- - - - - ✓ ✓

Real-time and historical system status of Management Server - - - - - ✓ ✓

Real-time and historical system status of Recording Servers - - - - - ✓ ✓
Real-time and historical system status of other XProtect
servers
- - - - - ✓ ✓

Real-time and historical system status of individual cameras - - - - - ✓ ✓

Dedicated System Monitor tab that can be displayed as
floating window
- - - - - ✓ ✓
Viewing clients
Maximum number of clients 1 5 5 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Customizable access port with NAT support ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Multicast support - - - - - ✓ ✓

Basic User (XProtect application accounts) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Windows User (local Windows accounts) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Microsoft Active Directory User (central Active Directory
- - - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
accounts)
Single step installer
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
(installs XProtect Smart Client together with server)
®
XProtect Smart Wall
Supports XProtect Smart Wall video wall add-on - - - - - Option Included
Number of XProtect Smart Walls and XProtect Smart Wall
- - - - - Unlimited Unlimited
displays
Number of concurrent video streams - - - - - Unlimited Unlimited
Maximum number of content positions per display - - - - - 100 100
Presets for display layouts and camera content - - - - - ✓ ✓

Live video stream content - - - - - ✓ ✓

XProtect Smart Client controlled playback of video - - - - - ✓ ✓

Support for rich video wall content, including: maps, still
images, http pages, alarms, texts, bookmarks, system - - - - - ✓ ✓
monitor, etc.
Rule-based control of layout and content (including text
- - - - - ✓ ✓
messages)
System alarms and notification
Email notification - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

SMS notification - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - -

Multiple notification profiles - - - - - ✓ ✓

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Professional

Enterprise

Corporate
Essential
XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect

XProtect
Express
XProtect VMS Products

Expert
Go
Features 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016
SNMP trap - - - - - ✓ ✓

System Watch support ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - -

Customer Dashboard - ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Logging
System logging ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Event logging ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - (8) - (8)

Audit logging ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Rule logging - - - - - ✓ ✓
Languages (Management Interface)
Chinese (Simplified) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Chinese (Traditional) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9)

Danish ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9)

English ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

French ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

German ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9)

Italian ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9)

Japanese ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Korean ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Portuguese (Brazilian) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Russian ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9)

Spanish ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9) ✓(9)

Notes:
(1) For most installations larger than 250 cameras, Milestone recommends using XProtect Enterprise, XProtect Expert or XProtect Corporate
(2) Client application are under normal circumstances backwards compatible with the two earlier versions of the VMS products
(3) Supported via dedicated device integration. The figure does not include different device variations in vendor’s device series and non-listed
OEM devices, or devices that are supported via ONVIF and PSIA drivers and Milestone’s universal driver. Information is based on the support
in Device Pack 8.2. Please refer to Milestone’s website (www.milestonesys.com) for latest figures
Includes various devices in series and non-listed OEM devices.
(4) No more than four USB cameras can be added
(5) Actual effective storage available will vary dependent on the stored video format and resolution
(6) Requires Milestone Care Plus service coverage
(7) For details on actual allowed number device changes without activation, please refer to: https://www.milestonesys.com/device-change-
calculation/
(8) It is possible to create a rule log entry for events that shall be logged
(9) Installation and user interface localized. Help system and manuals in English only

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Clients for XProtect VMS products

For easy access to video surveillance, Milestone offers three flexible user interfaces: XProtect Smart
Client, XProtect Web Client and Milestone Mobile. Compatible with all XProtect VMS products, the clients
enable users to access live and recorded video to gain real-time situational awareness and investigate
incidents. XProtect clients share common design and basic functionalities so users can seamlessly switch
between the interfaces as needs require.

XProtect Smart Client is the primary user interface for security operators and other daily users. Its
adaptable user interface provides both basic and advanced users with an interface optimized for their
particular tasks. XProtect Web Client provides flexible access to video surveillance from any browser and
can be used as the simplified daily viewing client for users with basic needs. Users can access
surveillance on-the-go with Milestone Mobile, an application for viewing, playing back and exporting
video from smartphones and tablets. Available for download on the App Store℠ and Google Play™, the
application gives instantaneous access to XProtect systems via Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G connections.

High level XProtect client comparison

The table below gives an overview of the different XProtect clients that can be used together with
Milestone’s XProtect VMS products.

XProtect client/ Milestone XProtect XProtect

Mobile Web Client Smart Client
Version
Key Features 2016 2016 2016
Smartphones and
User platform Web browsers Windows PC
tablets
User mobility High Medium Low
Installation required Yes No Yes
User authentication Yes Yes Yes
Dual authorization - - Yes
Secure (HTTPS) client-server connection Yes Yes -
Camera search Yes Yes Yes
View live video Yes Yes Yes
Control PTZ cameras Yes Yes Yes
Advanced PTZ camera control - - Yes
Alarm handling Yes - Yes
Push Notification Yes - -
Interactive maps - - Yes
Trigger I/O events Yes Yes Yes
Playback Single camera Multi camera Multi camera
Sequence Explorer - - Yes
Advanced video search (Smart Search) - - Yes
Evidence Lock - - Yes
Export/share video from one camera Yes Yes Yes
Export video from multiple cameras - Yes Yes
Storyboard function in export - - Yes
Include XProtect Smart Client – Player in
- - Yes
export
Video Push Yes - -
Dynamic bandwidth adaptation Yes Yes -
Hardware accelerated video decoding
- - Yes
(Intel Quick Sync video)

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Detailed XProtect client comparison

This section provides a detailed comparison between the different XProtect clients, both in relation to each
other, and the particular XProtect VMS platforms. The latter is important because some functionality and
support of the clients are determined by the specific XProtect product or product version. The features are
organized into categories for increased readability.

XProtect Client 2016 Milestone Mobile XProtect Web Client XProtect Smart Client
2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016
2016
Current client version

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional
XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise
XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate
XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential
XProtect Express

XProtect Express

XProtect Express
Feature set when used with XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert
specific
XProtect Go

XProtect Go

XProtect Go
XProtect VMS platform

General view handling

Number of view layouts 2 2 41
Maximum view Items per view 100 100 100
Optimized view layouts for 4:3 and 16:9
- - ✓
display ratios
Corridor optimized view layouts - - ✓
Optimized view layouts for landscape
✓ - ✓
and portrait displays
Cameras from multiple XProtect servers - ✓ - ✓ - ✓
Support for Shared Views and Private
✓ ✓ ✓
Views
XProtect Smart Wall views - - - ✓

Images in views - - ✓

Active HTML pages in views - - ✓

Hotspot in views - - ✓

Carousel in views (controllable) - - ✓

Virtual Matrix in views - - - ✓

Display bounding boxes based on
- - - ✓
metadata
Full screen mode ✓ ✓ ✓

Display views as floating window - - - ✓

Display views on multiple monitors - - - ✓

Advanced multi window support with - - - ✓
synchronized or independent operation
Switch to view by number - - - ✓

Initial default view ✓ ✓ ✓ -

Camera Navigator - - - ✓

Camera search ✓ ✓ ✓
Automatic restore views and windows at
✓ ✓ ✓
login
Live view
Update on motion only - - ✓

One-way audio support - - ✓

Two-way audio support - - - ✓

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XProtect Client Milestone Mobile XProtect Web Client XProtect Smart Client

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016
2016
Current client version

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional
XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise
XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate
XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential
XProtect Express

XProtect Express

XProtect Express
Feature set when used with

XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert
specific
XProtect Go

XProtect Go

XProtect Go
XProtect VMS platform

Start recording in view - - ✓ -

Start/stop recording in view - ✓

Independent playback in live mode - - ✓

Replace cameras in view without
- - ✓
changing view setup
Send camera to Virtual Matrix - - - ✓
Via locally installed Print, copy to
Share video image communication applications - - clip-board and
(such as email) save to file
Switch to camera by number - - ✓
PTZ support
Define presets in the client application - - ✓
Define and control patrolling schemes in
✓
the client application
View who have PTZ control and time to
✓
automatic release
Lock PTZ control ✓

Go to preset positions ✓ ✓ ✓

Pause patrolling at manual operation - ✓ - ✓ - ✓

Grandeye 360° Quad View - - ✓

Immervision Enables® panomorph lens
- - ✓
support
Joystick support - - ✓
Assign commands to keyboard shortcuts
- - ✓
and joystick buttons
Auxiliary commands (wash and wipe) - - ✓
I/O and events control
Camera overlay buttons - - ✓
Manually activate events and trigger
✓ ✓ ✓
outputs
Playback
Maximum view items per view 1 1(2) 100
Playback mode Single camera Multi camera Multi camera
Recording search ✓ ✓ ✓
Recent history of recording sequences
✓ - -
per camera
Time/date search ✓ ✓ ✓

Independent playback in playback mode - - ✓

Event/alert list in recording - - ✓

Graphical timeline - ✓ ✓

Adjust playback speed ✓ ✓ ✓

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XProtect Client Milestone Mobile XProtect Web Client XProtect Smart Client

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016
2016
Current client version

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional
XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise
XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate
XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential
XProtect Express

XProtect Express

XProtect Express
Feature set when used with

XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert
specific
XProtect Go

XProtect Go

XProtect Go
XProtect VMS platform

Single frame step (forward/backward) ✓ ✓ ✓

One-way audio support - - ✓

Two-way audio support - - - ✓

Digital zoom ✓ ✓ ✓
Via locally installed
Print, copy to clip-board
Share video image communication applications Single JPG image export -
and save to file
(such as email)
Print report with comments - - ✓

Privacy masking ✓ ✓ ✓
Smart Search
Smart Search based on VMD analysis - - - ✓ -

Smart Search based on VMD metadata - - - ✓

Sequence Explorer
Listing of sequences - - ✓

Listing of time intervals - - ✓

Listing of bookmarks - - - ✓
Smart Search integrated with Sequence
- - - ✓
Explorer
Dedicated Sequence Explorer tab that
- - ✓
can be displayed as floating window
Bookmark function
Manual bookmarking (quick
bookmarking and bookmarking with - - - ✓
details)
Instant preview of bookmarks in timeline - - - ✓
Listing and previewing of bookmarks in
- - - ✓
recording search
Print bookmark report - - - ✓

Direct video export of bookmark - - - ✓

Alarm Manager
Alarm list and alarm preview view items
- - - ✓
in normal camera views
Sort and filtering functions - ✓ - - ✓
Instant preview of primary and related
- - - ✓
cameras
Manage alarms (reassign, change - ✓ - - ✓
status, comment)
Integration with map function - - - ✓

Alarm description/work instructions - ✓ - - ✓

Escalation and forwarding handling - - - ✓

Print alarm report - - - ✓

Alarm location maps in alarm list - - - ✓

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 Product Comparison Chart

XProtect Client Milestone Mobile XProtect Web Client XProtect Smart Client

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016
2016
Current client version

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional
XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise
XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate
XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential
XProtect Express

XProtect Express

XProtect Express
Feature set when used with

XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert
specific
XProtect Go

XProtect Go

XProtect Go
XProtect VMS platform

Combined access to live and playback

- - - ✓
video
Audio notification at new alarm
- - - ✓
(configurable per priority level)
Alarm handling reporting - - - ✓
Dedicated Alarm Manager tab that can - - - ✓
be displayed as floating window
Push Notification - ✓ - -
Map function
Standard graphical file formats
- - - ✓
supported for maps
Number of linked map layers supported - - - 1 Unlimited
Video preview - - - ✓
Integrated control of speakers,
- - - ✓
microphones and I/O devices
Drag-and-drop and point-and-click - - - ✓
definition of map elements
Integrated PTZ control - - - ✓
Real-time system integrity overview and
- - - ✓
system performance
(1)
XProtect Smart Wall support
User control of layout and content - - - ✓
User control playback of video in
- - - ✓
XProtect Smart Wall
Local subscription to XProtect Smart
- - - ✓
Wall views for local display
Push rich content to XProtect Smart
Wall, such as maps, still images,
✓
http pages, alarms, bookmarks,
system monitor, etc.
Send manual text messages to XProtect
✓
Smart Wall
Evidence Lock
Lock video for one or multiple cameras - - - ✓
Retrieve overview of locked video
- - - ✓
sequences
Export
Export in still image format (JPEG) ✓ ✓ - ✓

Export in media player format (AVI) ✓ ✓ ✓(3) ✓

Export with audio in media player format
- - ✓
(AVI)
Export with audio in media player format
- - - ✓
(MKV)
Export in XProtect format - ✓ - ✓

Server side export ✓ ✓ -

Storyboard function in export - - ✓

Encrypted export with password (4) - - - ✓

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 Product Comparison Chart

XProtect Client Milestone Mobile XProtect Web Client XProtect Smart Client

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016
2016
Current client version

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional
XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise
XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate
XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential
XProtect Express

XProtect Express

XProtect Express
Feature set when used with

XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert
specific
XProtect Go

XProtect Go

XProtect Go
XProtect VMS platform

Digital signing of exported video (4) - - - ✓

Re-export prevention (4) - - - ✓

Auto-export of XProtect Smart Client –
- - - ✓
Player(4)
Preserve system defined privacy masks ✓ ✓ ✓

Additional export specific privacy masks - - - ✓

Direct export to optical media - - ✓

Flexible camera selection for export - - ✓

Bulk export to multiple media formats - - - ✓

General and camera specific export
- - - ✓
comments (4)
Pre/post comment slides
- - ✓
(media player format only)
Verification of digital video signatures in
- - - ✓
XProtect Smart Client – Player (4)
Video Push
Video Push ✓ - -
Include location metadata with Video
- ✓ - -
Push
System Monitoring
Access real-time and historical system
performance information (refer to
✓
System Monitor section for the VMS for
details)
Installation
Run without installation - ✓ -
Optional browser plug-ins for enhance
- ✓ -
viewing performance
Single step installer (installs client
- - ✓
together with server)
Initial and update installations from
- - ✓
Management Server (5)
Notify about new updates ✓ - ✓ -

Interactive splash screens - ✓ ✓ -

Smart Connect (Automatic server
- ✓ - -
setup)
System access
Auto-login ✓ - ✓

Dual authorization - - - ✓
Secure (HTTPS) client-server
✓ ✓ -
connection
Dynamic bandwidth adaptation ✓ ✓ -

Bandwidth threshold ✓ ✓ -

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 Product Comparison Chart

XProtect Client Milestone Mobile XProtect Web Client XProtect Smart Client

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016
2016
Current client version

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional
XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise
XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate
XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential
XProtect Express

XProtect Express

XProtect Express
Feature set when used with

XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert
specific
XProtect Go

XProtect Go

XProtect Go
XProtect VMS platform

Authorization
Restrict user access by devices
(cameras, microphones, I/O devices, ✓ ✓ ✓
etc.)
Time schedule controlled user access to
- ✓ - ✓ - ✓
devices and functions
Restrict access to live view ✓ ✓ ✓

Restrict access to PTZ ✓ ✓ ✓

Restrict access to playback ✓ ✓ ✓

Restrict access to export ✓ ✓ ✓

Restrict access to setup - - ✓

Personalization
Application options ✓ - ✓
Centralized management of application
✓ ✓ - ✓
options
Application theme support - - ✓

Task oriented tabs - - ✓

System
Hardware accelerated video decoding
- - ✓
(Intel Quick Sync video)
Languages (Installation, UI and help function)
Arabic ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Bulgarian ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓(7)

Croatian ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓(8)

Chinese (Simplified) ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Chinese (Traditional) ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Czech ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Danish ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Dutch ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

English ✓ ✓ ✓

Finnish ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓(7)

French ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

German ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Hebrew ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓(7)

Hindi ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓(7)

Hungarian ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓(7)

Icelandic ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓(7)

Italian ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

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 Product Comparison Chart

XProtect Client Milestone Mobile XProtect Web Client XProtect Smart Client

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016

2016
2016
Current client version

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional

XProtect Professional
XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise

XProtect Enterprise
XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate

XProtect Corporate
XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential

XProtect Essential
XProtect Express

XProtect Express

XProtect Express
Feature set when used with

XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert

XProtect Expert
specific
XProtect Go

XProtect Go

XProtect Go
XProtect VMS platform

Japanese ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Korean ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Norwegian (Bokmål) ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓(7)

Polish ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Portuguese (Brazilian) ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Russian ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Serbian ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓(8)

Slovak ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓(7)

Spanish ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Swedish ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Thai ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓(7)

Turkish ✓(6) ✓(6) ✓

Notes:
(1) XProtect Smart Wallis included in XProtect Corporate 2014 and newer versions, and subject to separate application license when used with
XProtect Expert 2014 and newer versions
(2) One camera available as main view item, additional view items available as thumbnails
(3) Exported AVI files have Milestone logo watermark.
(4) Feature only applicable to exports in XProtect format
(5) Image Server in XProtect Go, XProtect Essential, XProtect Express, XProtect Professional and XProtect Enterprise
(6) Milestone Mobile server localized to same languages as the management interface and documentation is only available in English
(7) Only the user interface is localized; user's manual and online help is not localized

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