Milestone Systems XProtect Video Management Software Product Comparison Chart September 21, 2012

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1 Milestone Systems Video Management Software Product Comparison Chart September 21, 2012

2 Contents Introduction 3 VMS products 4 High level VMS product comparison... 5 Detailed VMS products comparison chart... 6 clients 10 High level client comparison...10 Detailed client comparison...11 September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 2 of 16

3 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 indepth comparable outline of Milestone s VMS products and the associated clients. The document is intended as technical sales tool with two primary purposes: Provide an overview of the features that each product provides Support the selection of the optimal product by offering a visible comparison between the various products in the product range The document presents separate comparison charts for the VMS platform products and the clients, where each product category has an overview comparison chart, followed by a more a more detailed and comprehensive chart. The following VMS platform products are covered: Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate The following clients are covered: Smart Client Web Client Remote Client Mobile The document does not cover the addon products or Milestone utilities. The information in this document should be seen as information only, where Milestone refers to the individual product specific sheets for complete listing of all features for a given product. Milestone reserves the right to change the product specifications without prior notice. September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 3 of 16

4 VMS products Milestone offers the markets widest portfolio of IP VMS solutions spanning from easy to use small single site solutions to advanced solutions for high security surveillance and alarm centers. All products sin the portfolio are designed based on the same powerful open architecture, which makes the products compatible with more IP cameras, encoders and digital video recorders than any other VMS manufacturer. Each of the VMS products has been optimized to meet the specific needs in in the different market segments in terms of: Ease of deployment Ease of use Scalability (number of cameras and single or multisite deployment) Functional level Integration of third party applications September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 4 of 16

5 High level VMS product comparison The table below gives an overview of Milestone s VMS products and their key capabilities. VMS Products/ Version Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate Key Features Federated Type of deployment Singlesite Singlesite Singlesite Singlesite Singlesite Multisite site Number of connected cameras /16 64 (1) Unlimited (2) Unlimited Number of supported servers Unlimited Unlimited Maximum numbers of users Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Video export formats Media player, Media player, still images Supports Mobile Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supports Web Client Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Smart Search Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Alarm Manager Yes (3) Yes (3) Yes (3) Yes Yes Thirdparty application integration (4) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Support for video analytics (5) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Archiving to network storage Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Scalable multiserver solution Yes Yes Yes Map function Yes Yes Microsoft Active Directory support Yes Yes Centralized management Yes Milestone Federated Architecture Yes Flexible event rule wizard Yes Failover Recording Servers Yes Edge Storage Yes Supports Smart Wall Yes Where: (1) Professional supports up to 64 cameras per server and up to five servers (2) For most installations larger than 250 cameras, Milestone recommends using Corporate (3) Not full alarm management functionality (4) Using Milestone Integration Platform (MIP) or the previous version of the SDK (5) Using Analytics or MIP September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 5 of 16

6 Detailed VMS products comparison chart The table below gives a detailed listing of all major features in the different VMS products. The features are organized in to categories for increased readability. VMS Products Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate Features System components (software modules) Recording Server Failover Recording Server Number of connected cameras /16 64 Unlimited (2) Unlimited Maximum number of recording servers per system (3) Maximum number of cameras per recording server 8 (4) / (3) Recording server manager Management Server Management Failover Server (redundant cluster) Management Application (local management) Management Client (dedicated client application for local or remote management) Event Server (for handling of events and alarms) Failover Event Server (redundant cluster) Mobile (server and client) Smart Client Remote Client (web client) Web Client Smart Client Player (local playback/export client) Device support Support for ONVIF compliant devices Support for PSIA compliant devices Generic device support via Milestone universal driver Number IP device brands supported via dedicated device integration (1) Number of supported IP camera models (1) Number of supported video encoder models (1) Number of dedicated IP input/output models (1) Number of supported DVRs (1) Number of supported IP audio devices (1) Secure HTTPS camera connectivity (on supported devices) Remote camera connection via Remote Connection Service Video processing MJPEG support MPEG4 support MPEG4 ASP support MxPEG support H.264 support Dual stream (live and recording) per camera Multilive 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 prealarm images to recording server Video recording speed up on motion, event or time schedule Builtin Video Motion Detection (VMD) September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 6 of 16

7 VMS Products Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate Features VMD exclusion zones Video motion detections per server Audio All connected cameras Oneway audio support Twoway audio support Oneway audio recording Twoway audio recording Maximum number of supported audio channels / Unlimited (2) Unlimited PTZ Preset Positions per camera Goto preset on event Preset Patrolling Combine patrolling and goto preset on event Scanning/transition speed Number of PTZ priority levels for prioritized PTZ control ,000 I/O and events Hardware configurable events (such as I/O input, motion, tampering, temperature, communication failure) Motion detection events (VMD in Recording Server) System error events (for example disk full) Generic or User defined events from external systems Eventbased device configuration Eventbased notification Eventbased output control Eventbased device start/stop Eventbased matrix control Versatile rule engine for definition of actions on events Bookmark function Manual bookmarking (quick bookmarking and bookmarking with details) Ruledbased bookmarking 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) Maximum number of related cameras in alarm preview window Number of alarm priority levels 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 Video retention time Max. 5 days Recording capacity per device/day >1 TB (5) >1 TB (5) >1 TB (5) >1 TB (5) >1 TB (5) >1 TB (5) Archiving of recordings September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 7 of 16

8 VMS Products Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate Features 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 Common storage definition and retention time for multiple devices (can be defined per individual camera) Multistage video storage Storage overview (used vs. available space) of available storage drives Video data encryption (live database and archives) Digital video database signing (live database and archives) Integration Video content analysis support (via addon or MSP product) Recording server API/SDK Smart Client plugin support Milestone Integration Platform SDK User defined events via TCP/IP Generic events via TCP/IP Management Configuration wizards for aided system setup Automatic device scanning with device model detection Device replacement wizard Centralized device management Device group support Centralized recording server management Centralized user management Centralized management of Smart Client application options ( Smart Client profiles) (only Active Directory) System monitor Time schedule controlled user access to devices and functions Day length time profile Onthefly configuration changes Run Servers as Windows Services Scheduled start/stop of devices Configuration reporting System configuration restore points Export and import of configuration data Builtin backuprestore support Online activation Offline activation Viewing clients Maximum number of clients Customizable access port with NAT support Multicast support Basic User ( application accounts) Windows User (local Windows accounts) Microsoft Active Directory User (central Active Directory accounts) Single step installer (installs Smart Client together with server) September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 8 of 16

9 VMS Products Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate Features Smart Wall application addon (6) Supports Smart Wall video wall addon Number of Smart Walls and Smart Wall displays Number of concurrent video streams Maximum number of video streams per display 100 Presets for display layouts and camera content Rule based control of layout and content User control of layout and content Alarms and notification notification SMS notification Multiple notification profiles SNMP trap System Watch support Logging System logging Event logging Audit logging Rule logging Languages (Management Interface) Portuguese (Brazilian) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8) Chinese (Simplified) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8) Chinese (Traditional) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8) Danish (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8) English French (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8) German (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8) Italian (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8) Japanese (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8) Russian (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8) Spanish (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8) Where: (1) Supported via dedicated device integration. The figure does not include different device variations in vendor s device series and nonlisted OEM devices, or devices are supported via ONVIF and PSIA drivers and Milestone s universal driver. Information is based on the support in Device Pack 6.2. Please refer to Milestone s webpage ( for latest figures (2) Plus various devices in series and nonlisted OEM devices. (3) For installations with more than 250 cameras, Milestone recommends Corporate (4) No more than 4 USB cameras can be added (5) Actual effective storage available will vary dependent on the stored video format and resolution (6) Smart Wall subject to separate application license (7) Help system and in English only (8) Installation and UI. Help system and in English only September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 9 of 16

10 clients Milestone offers a number of flexible ways for users to view surveillance: the Smart Client, Mobile and the new Web Client, where all clients are compatible with all VMS platforms. In addition to these clients Milestone also offers the Remote Client. The Web Client is replacing the Remote Client, where the Remote Client currently is a part of the standard software package of Corporate and NVR. Being compatible with all VMS platforms, the new Web Client can be downloaded separately and used with Corporate. Milestone recognizes that users need access to video from various locations as well as computers and mobile devices. Adaptable for different skill levels, the Smart Client has superior features for instant control of installations. The new Web Client allows users to view installations from the most commonly used computers and web browsers, while Mobile allows users to access their video surveillance systems from almost anywhere via smartphones or tablets. High level client comparison The table below gives an overview of the different clients that can be used together with Milestone s VMS products. client/ Version Mobile Web Client (1) Remote Client (1) Smart Client Key Features 3.7 User platform Smartphone Web browser Web browser Windows PC Tablet User mobility High Medium Low Low Installation required Yes No Yes (2) Yes User authentication Yes Yes Yes Yes Secure (https) clientserver connection Yes Yes View live video Yes Yes Yes Yes Control PTZ cameras Yes Yes Yes Yes Advanced PTZ camera control Yes Alarm handling Yes Interactive maps Yes Trigger I/O events Yes Yes Playback Yes Yes Yes Yes Sequence Explorer Yes Advanced video search (Smart Search) Yes Export/share video from one camera Yes Yes Yes Export video from multiple cameras Yes Include Smart Client Player in export Yes Video Push (send video to the system) Yes Dynamic bandwidth adaptation Yes Yes Where: (1) The Web Client replaces the Remote Client. The Web Client is not delivered together with NVR or Corporate 5.0 as a part of the standard installation package. The new Web Client is however compatible with all VMS platforms, including Corporate 5.0. (2) ActiveX browser plugin required to be installed. September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 10 of 16

11 Detailed client comparison This section provides a detailed comparison between the different clients, both in relation to each other, and visàvis the particular VMS platforms. The latter is important as some functionality and support of the clients are determined by the specific product or product version. The features are organized in to categories for increased readability. Client Mobile Web Client Remote Client (1) Smart Client Current Client Version Feature set when used with specific VMS Platform Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate Go Essential Express NVR (1) Professional Enterprise Corporate (1) Corporate Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate Live View Number of view layouts Maximum View Items per view 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 servers Support for Shared Views and Private Views Smart Wall views (2) Images in views Active HTML pages in views Hotspot in views Carousel in views (controllable) Virtual Matrix in views Full screen mode Display views as floating window Display views on multiple monitors Initial default view Camera Navigator Automatic restore views and Windows at login Update on motion only Oneway audio support Twoway audio support Audible alerts by VMD or event Start recording in view Independent playback in live mode Change camera online in view Send camera to Virtual Matrix Share video image Via locally installed communication applications ( , etc.) Single JPG image export Copy to clipboard Switch to camera by number PTZ support Go to preset positions September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 11 of 16

12 Client Mobile Web Client Remote Client (1) Smart Client Current Client Version Feature set when used with specific VMS Platform Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate Go Essential Express NVR (1) Professional Enterprise Corporate (1) Corporate Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate 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 Recording search Recent history of recording sequences per camera Time/date search Smart search Independent playback in playback mode Event/alert list in recording Graphical timeline Adjust playback speed Single frame step (forward/backward) Oneway audio support Twoway audio support Digital zoom Share video image Via locally installed communication applications ( , etc.) Single JPG image export Copy to clipboard Print report with comments Privacy masking Sequence Explorer Listing of sequences Listing of time intervals Listing of bookmarks 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 September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 12 of 16

13 Client Mobile Web Client Remote Client (1) Smart Client Current Client Version Feature set when used with specific VMS Platform Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate Go Essential Express NVR (1) Professional Enterprise Corporate (1) Corporate Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate Direct video export of bookmark Alarm Manager Alarm list and alarm preview view items in normal camera views Extensive 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 Combined access to live and playback video Alarm handling reporting Dedicated Alarm Management tab that can be displayed as floating window Map function Standard graphical file formats supported for maps Number of linked map layers supported Video preview at mouse over Integrated control of speakers, microphones and I/O devices Drag and drop and point and click definition of system components and hot zones Integrated PTZ control Realtime system integrity overview and system performance Smart Wall support (2) User control of layout and content Local subscription to Smart Wall views for local display Export Export in still image format (JPEG) Export in media player format (AVI) Export with audio in media player format (AVI) (3) Export in format Encrypted export w/password (4) Digital signing of exported video (4) Reexport prevention (4) Autoexport of Smart Client Player (4) September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 13 of 16

14 Client Mobile Web Client Remote Client (1) Smart Client Current Client Version Feature set when used with specific VMS Platform Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate Go Essential Express NVR (1) Professional Enterprise Corporate (1) Corporate Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate 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 Smart Client Player (4) Video Push Video Push (send video to the system) System Monitoring Realtime and historical system status of Management Server Realtime and historical system status of Recording Servers Realtime and historical system status of other servers Realtime and historical system status of individual cameras Dedicated System Monitor tab that can be displayed as floating window Installation Run without installation Single step installer (installs client together with server) (5) n/a Initial and update installations from management server (6) n/a Notify about new updates n/a Interactive splash screens System Access Autologin Secure (https) clientserver connection Dynamic bandwidth adaptation 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 September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 14 of 16

15 Client Mobile Web Client Remote Client (1) Smart Client Current Client Version Feature set when used with specific VMS Platform Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate Go Essential Express NVR (1) Professional Enterprise Corporate (1) Corporate Go Essential Express NVR Professional Enterprise Corporate Personalization Application options Centralized management of application options Application theme support Task oriented tabs Languages (Installation, UI and help function) Arabic (8) (8) (7) Bulgarian (8) (8) Portuguese (Brazilian) (8) (8) (7) Chinese (Simplified) (8) (8) (9) Chinese (Traditional) (8) (8) (7) Czech (8) (8) (7) Danish (8) (8) (9) Dutch (8) (8) (7) English Finnish (8) (8) French (8) (8) (9) German (8) (8) (9) Hebrew (8) (8) (7), (9) (7), (9) (7), (9) (9) (9) (9) Hindi (8) (8) Hungarian (8) (8) (7), (9) (7), (9) (9) (9) Italian (8) (8) (9) Japanese (8) (8) (9) Korean (8) (8) (7) Norwegian (Bokmål) (8) (8) (7), (9) (9) Polish (8) (8) (7) Russian (8) (8) (7) Slovakian (8) (8) (7), (9) (9) Spanish (8) (8) (9) Swedish (8) (8) (9) (7) Thai (8) (8) (7), (9) (9) Turkish (8) (8) (7) September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 15 of 16

16 Where: (1) The Web Client replaces the Remote Client. The Web Client is not delivered together with NVR or Corporate 5.0 as a part of the standard installation package. The new Web Client is however compatible with all VMS platforms, including Corporate 5.0. (2) Smart Wall subject to separate application license (3) Exported AVI files have Milestone logo watermark. (4) Feature only applicable to exports in format (5) ActiveX browser plugin required to be installed (6) Image Server in Go, Essential, Express, Professional and Enterprise (7) Language not included in single step installer, but only available as addon installation (8) Mobile server localized to same languages as the management interface and documentation is only available in English (9) Only UI is localized; user's manual and online help is not localized September 21, 2012 Copyright 2012 Milestone Systems Page 16 of 16