Why XProtect® Essential+?
Whether you need effective surveillance of a small shop with a few cameras or an airport with an extensive surveillance system and thousands of devices, Milestone has a solution perfectly suited to your needs.
What's important, if changes, extensions or upgrades are needed, the system can be easily modified and supplemented with completely new functions.
Build your surveillance system on a solid foundation with Milestone XProtect®.
XProtect® Clients
Anytime, anywhere access to your system with support for all three XProtect® Clients.
Data storage
Recorded video is stored indefinitely and is always available to you.
Simplicity and no limits
No additional requirements - just download and get started.
Device support
With support for the widest range of different hardware devices, you can connect any camera that fits your needs and budget, including ONVIF compatible devices.
Device Packs
Access bi-monthly device packs that contain drivers to help connect VMS to other and newer devices.
Integration with third-party applications
The ability to directly integrate and embed third-party applications such as access control, people counting and video analytics into the software for a single, unified and easy-to-use system.
Scalability
For more capacity, more capabilities, or more locations, simply upgrade your license to a more powerful XProtect® variant. A system that scales with your needs.
Opportunities
The ability to easily develop and expand your system by adding devices (up to 8) or third-party applications.
Search tools
The ability to search recordings containing only motion or to search for only motion in a selected area.
Export
When something happens, video is often the best witness. You can export recorded footage as still images, video files, and in native database format.
Local languages
The interface is available in 30 different languages.
Password protection
To prevent evidence from falling into the wrong hands, you can password protect video files and restrict access to authorized users.
HTTPS
Supports HTTPS communication between recording servers, connected cameras and other security devices.
Encryption
Certificate-based encryption to secure data communication (video, audio, metadata) originally applied to the recording server and then forwarded to connected components.
Key features
| Performance and scalability |
Centralized Management Microsoft Active Directory support Pre-alarm buffer in RAM Hardware-assisted video decoding (Quick Sync) |
|---|---|
| Integration |
Integration with third-party apps XProtect® Screen Recorder Meta data |
| Cybersecurity and user permissions |
Kerberos authentication Encryption of communication (registration, management and mobile services server) Restricting User Permissions by Client Type (XProtect® Clients) |
| Monitoring and investigations |
Map function Centralized search |
| Failover and redundancy |
Failover event server Failover management server |
milestone |XProtect Products®
Find the product you need
Choose the best variant:
| XProtect VMS Products / Versions |  XProtect Essential+ |
 XProtect Express+ |
 XProtect Professional+ |
 XProtect Expert |
 XProtect Corporate |
| Key features | 2022 R3 | 2022 R3 | 2022 R3 | 2022 R3 | 2022 R3 |
| Type of deployment | Single-server | Single-server | Centrally managed, multi-server | Centrally managed, multi-server | Centrally managed, distributed sites |
| Licensing | Free | Perpetual | Perpetual | Perpetual | Perpetual |
| Maximum number IP devices(1) per recording server | 8 | 48 | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
| Number of recording servers per system | 1 | 1 | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
| Maximum numbers of users | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Unrestricted |
| Customer Dashboard and Connected Services(2) | - | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| Alarm Manager | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video out via Milestone Open Network Bridge | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dual authorization (Smart Client users) | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Supports XProtect Smart Client, XProtect Web Client and XProtect Mobile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Secure HTTPS camera connectivity (on supported devices) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Adding devices on HTTPS(3) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Single device firmware(4) upgrade | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk device firmware(4) upgrade | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Map function | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Third-party application integration and support for video analytics(5) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in Video Motion Detection (VMD) with Auto adjustable VMD sensitivity | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| H.264, MJPEG, MPEG-4, MPEG-4 ASP & MxPEG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| H.265(6) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Adaptive streaming | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Direct streaming (mobile server) | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Active Directory support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kerberos authentication | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Metadata support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Centralized management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Flexible event rule engine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware accelerated video decoding for Video Motion Detection (Quick sync) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware accelerated video decoding for Video Motion Detection (NVIDIA) | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware accelerated video decoding in the Mobile Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Support for live video play without recording storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edge Storage and Scalable Video Quality Recording™ | - | - | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Smart Map functions | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Media database encryption and digital signing | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Recording Server communication encryption | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Management Server communication encryption | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile Server communication encryption | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| XProtect Management Server Failover(7) | - | - | - | Add-on license | Add-on license |
| Hot- & cold-failover recording server | - | - | - | Yes | Yes |
| Evidence lock | - | - | - | - | Yes |
| XProtect Incident Manager | - | Add-on license | Add-on license | Add-on license | Yes |
| Supports XProtect Smart Wall | - | - | - | Add-on license | Yes |
| Milestone Federated Architecture™ | - | - | - | Remote site | Central/ Remote site |
| Milestone Interconnect™ | - | Remote site | Remote site | Remote site | Central/ Remote site |