- #MILESTONE XPROTECT ESSENTIAL CAMERA LICENSE SOFTWARE LICENSE#
- #MILESTONE XPROTECT ESSENTIAL CAMERA LICENSE UPGRADE#
- #MILESTONE XPROTECT ESSENTIAL CAMERA LICENSE LICENSE#
#MILESTONE XPROTECT ESSENTIAL CAMERA LICENSE LICENSE#
Generally, you need one device license per hardware device with a camera that you want to add to your system.
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.ĭevice licenses are not required for speakers, microphones, or input and output devices attached to your cameras. For more information, see Supported hardware devices and Unsupported hardware devices. But this can differ from one hardware device to another and depending on the hardware device being a Milestone supported hardware device or not. Device licensesĪs a minimum, you have several device licenses. You may also have one or more base licenses for XProtect add-on products.
Base licensesĪs a minimum, you have a base license for one of the XProtect VMS products. There are several license types in the XProtect licensing system. You can open the License Information window in the Site Navigation pane -> Basics node -> License Information. Here you can also see an overview of your licenses for all installations on the same SLC. You activate your licenses from the License Information window in Management Client. Once the installation is complete and you have added some cameras, you must activate your licenses (see License activation (explained).
#MILESTONE XPROTECT ESSENTIAL CAMERA LICENSE SOFTWARE LICENSE#
While you are installing (see Install a new XProtect system) the software, you are asked to provide the software license file. To get started, you download the software from our website ( ). Overall process for installation and licensing You can open the License Information window in the Site Navigation pane -> Basics node -> License Information.You may need the software license file or your SLC when you, for example, create a My Milestone user account, contact your reseller for support, or if you need to make changes to your system. You can also see your SLC in the License Information window in Management Client. Milestone recommends that you store the information about your SLC and a copy of your software license file in a safe place for later use. The software license file contains all information about your purchased VMS products, add-on products, and licenses.
#MILESTONE XPROTECT ESSENTIAL CAMERA LICENSE UPGRADE#
Only when you upgrade to a more advanced XProtect product and need to change your SLC (Software License Code) (see Change the Software License Code), the rest of this topic and the other licensing-related topics in this documentation could be relevant for you. Automatic license activation is enabled, and hardware will be activated as you add it to the system. If you have installed XProtect Essential+, you can run the system and eight device licenses for free. Licenses (explained) Free XProtect Essential+