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Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR
Getting started guide
April 2019

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  • Page 1 Milestone Systems Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR Getting started guide April 2019...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR Contents Copyright, trademarks, and disclaimer Your new Milestone Husky™ X8 Front view Back view Getting started checklist Before you install Prepare network and devices Obtain a software license code Prepare your unit...

  • Page 3: Copyright, Trademarks, And Disclaimer

    Any risk arising from the use of this information rests with the recipient, and nothing herein should be construed as constituting any kind of warranty. Milestone Systems A/S reserves the right to make adjustments without prior notification. All names of people and organizations used in the examples in this text are fictitious. Any resemblance to any actual organization or person, living or dead, is purely coincidental and unintended.

  • Page 4: Your New Milestone Husky™ X8

    (SLC) Milestone Husky X8 exists in two models: the HX8RC and the HX8R, with or without a CNA card with 2 x 10Gb/s LAN ports. This guide covers both models. The following sections will take you through the minimum steps to get...

  • Page 5: Front View

    Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR Front view Connectors LED status indicators LED colors 1-8. Data hard drive bays 10. Hard drive activity Flashing orange 9. 2 x USB 3.0 ports 11. Unit power Blue means ON 12. Data hard drive failure 13.

  • Page 6: Back View

    Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR Back view Connectors 1. Clear alarm button (power 7. LAN port 1 (Intel AMT) 13. QR code for support and information supply) 2. Power supply 1 (hot 8. 4 x USB 3.0 ports 14.

  • Page 7: Getting Started Checklist

    Getting started checklist This guide applies to all models of the Milestone Husky X8. Follow the checklist below to ensure that you carry out the steps of your installation in the right order. Each step is detailed in the subsequent sections.

  • Page 8: Before You Install

    Milestone website to find out which product matches your needs. The SLC is printed on your order confirmation, and the software license file is named after your SLC. Milestone recommends that you register your SLC on the Milestone website (https://online.milestonesys.com/) before installation.

  • Page 9: Prepare Your Unit

    SLC on the Basics > License Information node in the Management Client. Milestone recommends that you activate your licenses before you make the final adjustments. For online activation, log in to the Software Registration page with your My Milestone account on the Milestone website (https://online.milestonesys.com/).
  • Page 10 Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR 2. Use the supplied screws to fasten the hard drive to the tray. 3. Slide each of the trays into the hard drive bays located on the front of your unit. Pinch the buttons inside the tray before you insert the tray.

  • Page 11: Turn On The Unit And Complete The Husky Assistant Wizard

    Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR Turn on the unit and complete the Husky Assistant wizard Turn on your Milestone Husky unit and wait for Windows to boot for the first time. Windows first run Configure the country, language, keyboard, and account information: 1.

  • Page 12: Complete The Husky Assistant Wizard

    Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR Complete the Husky Assistant wizard The Husky Assistant now starts automatically. This wizard helps you check, select, and configure your Milestone Husky X8 with: Computer name and domain or workgroup Intel AMT local management...
  • Page 13 Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR 1. Select your preferred language and click Next. 2. Click Computer name / Domain changes to configure computer name and domain or workgroup settings. When completed, Windows will require a restart to apply the changes.
  • Page 14 Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) provides the user and administrator with the ability to monitor the status of the management and security technologies that are built into the Intel chips inside your Milestone Husky X8. Only users and administrators connected via LAN port 1 can use this feature.
  • Page 15 Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR 8. You have three options: To install a standalone system with the pre-loaded XProtect version, select Install pre-loaded Milestone XProtect and click Next. To use your unit as a recording server, select Install from Management Server and click Next.

  • Page 16: Install Xprotect Vms

    Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR Install XProtect VMS The XProtect VMS installer installs all server and client components on your Milestone Husky unit. The recording server is authorized, so you are ready to use the system after installation.
  • Page 17 3. In the Select your media database location field, select the location where you want to save your video recording. Milestone recommends that you save your video recordings in a separate location from where you install the software and not on the system drive. The default location is the drive with the most space available.

  • Page 18: Install A Recording Server

    Finally, when the Husky Assistant completes the setup process, click Finish. Install a recording server If you chose to use your Milestone Husky unit as a recording server in the Husky Assistant wizard, the recording server installation starts automatically while the Husky Assistant wizard runs in the background. When prompted:...

  • Page 19: Install A Failover Recording Server

    Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR 1. Select the language that you want to use during the installation. Click Continue. 2. Select: Typical to install a recording server with default values Failover to install a recording server as a failover recording server, complete the steps described in...

  • Page 20: Download The Xprotect® Device Pack

    A device pack is a set of drivers that is installed with your XProtect system to interact with your devices. A device pack is installed on the recording server. Milestone adds support for new devices and firmware versions on an ongoing basis, and releases device packs every two months on average.

  • Page 21: Update Windows

    Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR Update Windows To update your Windows operating system with all the latest Windows updates, go to Windows Update settings and check for updates. Make sure to install all available updates and restart the Husky unit if required.

  • Page 22: Install Clients On Other Computers

    Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR Install clients on other computers For best performance, you can access your XProtect system from other computers via dedicated clients: XProtect Smart Client used for viewing video XProtect Management Client used for configuring and managing the system Install XProtect Smart Client The XProtect system has a built-in public installation web page.

  • Page 23: Xprotect Smart Client Interface

    Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR 11. Add a camera to one of the view items by dragging and dropping it into a view item and click Setup again. Check that you can see live video and that the round video indicator in the upper right corner of the camera view is either green or red.

  • Page 24: Install The Management Client

    Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR In XProtect Smart Client, you view live video on the Live tab, and recorded video on the Playback tab. When you select the Live tab, your XProtect Smart Client connects to the surveillance system server and displays live video from cameras in the selected view.

  • Page 25: Management Client Interface

    Getting started guide | Milestone Husky™ X8 NVR To read in details about the features in the Management Client and what you can accomplish with your system, click Help in the tools menu. Management Client interface 1. Tools menu 2. Shortcut icons 3.

  • Page 26: System Scaling

    To be able to scale to thousands of cameras across multiple sites, the system consists of components that handle specific tasks. If you have installed all components on a standalone Milestone Husky X8, you can instead install the components on separate dedicated servers in a distributed system to scale and distribute the load.
  • Page 27 150,000 sites worldwide. Founded in 1998, Milestone Systems is a stand-alone company in the Canon Group. For more information, visit https://www.milestonesys.com/.

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