XProtect

Recommendations

v1.17a
 Question: YES NO

Do you have more than 300

Use SQL standard Use SQL Express
cameras?

Record locally , then archive to NAS,

Do you have NAS No need for Archiving unless specified
don't record to NAS directly

Do you have SAN? No need for Archiving unless specified

All drives used for recording must be All recording drives must be
formatted as 64 K formatted as 64 K

Indexing must be disabled on all Indexing must be disabled on all

recording drives recording drives
Divide cameras based on resolution
and bit rate equally among drives, and Use Live without archive in case of
Do you have more than one partition
use Live without archive in case of SAN SAN (Unless specified),AVOID
per Recording server?
(Unless specified),AVOID MULTILAYER MULTILAYER ARCHIVING
ARCHIVING
Use same username and password
Use domain local admin users for all
which is local admin for services ,and
services ,and make sure that the user
Do you have Domain? make sure to edit the hostnames so
has admin privilege on the servers and
that all servers are reachable through
the SQL
server name.
 Question: YES NO

Sync all servers, workstations, and Make sure all servers, cameras, and
Do you have NTP
cameras. workstations are time synced
Make sure to apply all patches and
Did you apply the latest patches and
hotfixes on all servers and
hotfixes
workstations
A new and fully updated Microsoft
Windows® installation Microsoft®.NET
Framework 4.7 or higher installed Make sure that you are using the
New servers
Assign static IP addresses or make supported windows version
DHCP reservations to all system
components
Make sure that the cameras are
Make sure that the cameras are
supported with our device pack
supported with our device pack (Check
New cameras (Check device pack as well as camera
device pack as well as camera
firmware),you might need to have
firmware)
Legacy device pack

Virus scanning and Firewall Exclude specific file types and folders

The domain server must be on

Domain on the CCTV servers
separate VM or server
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Use the Milestone Analyzer, once finished from installation as a best practice to
make sure that our recommendations are met
https://supportcommunity.milestonesys.com/s/article/About-Using-XProtect-
Analyzer?language=en_US

Use the Deployment Assistant to go through the checklist of best practice step-by-
step guide
https://learn.milestonesys.com/tools/deployment-assistant/

How to configure the anti-virus to work together with XProtect

https://supportcommunity.milestonesys.com/s/article/Configure-anti-virus-software-
on-XProtect-systems?language=en_US

System Hardening
https://doc.milestonesys.com/sysarch/pdf/latest/en-
US/Milestone_HardeningGuide_en-US.pdf

Storage Architecture
https://content.milestonesys.com/media/?mediaId=E3DC3554-0E90-47B9-
85C39AB5D670AA43